THE bserver OThe Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Marys VOLUME 42 : ISSUE 91 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20. 2008 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Memorial held for Aher, McGrath Cell towers University community fills Basilica to remember students; Jenkins presides over Mass increase stories of Aher and McGrath By CHRIS HINE delivered by law professor News Writer Father John Coughlin and reception Keough Hall rector Father Peter University President Father McCormick. John Jenkins called Sunday, the Aher, who was from OIT receives fewer day he learned Timothy Aher Brookfield, Conn., and received AT&T complaints and Connor McGrath died, his a Bachelor’s degree in linguis­ “worst day as president of Notre tics from the University of Dame.” Chicago, died Sunday in the Jenkins presided over a Mass town of Ilford, a suburb of By MADELINE BUCKLEY Tuesday at the Basilica of the London. He was studying in the News W riter Sacred Heart held in memorial Law S c h o o l’s L ondon of Aher, a 25-year-old Law Programme. AT&T’s two new cell anten­ School student, and McGrath, a McGrath, from Oklahoma City, nas atop the Morris Inn have 20-year-old sophomore, who died Sunday in Dillon. McGrath reduced the number of com­ died in unrelated incidents over was a resident of Siegfried Hall plaints from students on the weekend. this semester but lived in Dillon South Quad about dropped Students and faculty nearly his freshman year and had DUSTIN MENNELLA/The Observer calls, Chief Technology filled the Basilica and shared People gather in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart before a memo­ Officer Dewitt Latimer said. laughter and tears listening to see MASS/page 4 rial service began for Connor McGrath and Timothy Aher Tuesday. The antennae, Latimer said, have been operational since the middle of January and have improved service. “We have noticed a lack of complaints with AT&T cus­ Hollywood writer discusses strikes tomers,” Latimer said. The towers, Latimer said, were specifically directed at South Quad residents. Stepakoff who worked on 'Wonder Years / 'Dawson's Creek/ shares opinions on industry “AT&T just bought their 17th antenna on campus Despite the efforts of the strikers, particularly to address some By KARA COYLE Stepakoff said people thought the coverage concerns over at News Writer strike itself was unsuccessful. the Alumni and Dillon area,” “The gains that were made for Latimer said. “The cus­ Jeffrey Stepakoff spoke about the the writers were not really that far tomers in that area were rise, fall and rebirth of scripted from what was on the table before complaining about dropped entertainment in a speech in the strike,” he said. calls. Students in the area of Browning Cinema Tuesday night. Stepakoff took a different stance Alumni and Dillon Halls who Stepakoff, who for 18 years on the success of the most recent use AT&T should notice a wrote for television programs writer’s strike, which last several significant improvement in including “The Wonder Years” and months and ended last week. signal reach and strength.” “Dawson’s Creek,” as well as devel­ “I propose that this event was The initiative to improve oped two animated films for different not just because of the cell phone coverage on cam-" Disney, said his career did not financial gains but because the pus began two years ago begin with success. writers stuck together,” said with the removal of landlines After he moved to Los Angeles in Stepakoff, contrasting it to the from the dorm rooms, the late 1980s, Stepakoffs debut as 1988 strike that ended due to Latimer said. The movement a Hollywood writer coincided with internal struggles. from landlines to cell the 1988 Writer’s Guild strike. Stepakoff said he isn’t sure phones, he said, presented a This strike, Stepakoff said, result­ whether the most recent strike was problem for the University. ed in $500 million worth of dam­ worth the loss of revenue for “We know how much stu­ age to the Los Angeles economy Hollywood. dents rely on cell phones,” and a nine percent decrease in “I think we could not have gotten Latimer said. “We also know JESS LEE/The Observer viewers. the renewed strength without hav- that over the years there has Jeffrey Stepakoff, who wrote and produced episodes of “[The strike] was the beginning “Dawson’s Creek,” speaks in Browning Cinema Tuesday. of audience erosion,” he said. see HOLLYWOOD/page 4 see CELL/page 4

Professors weigh Democrats' obstacles to winning

think they would do as well as and political parties, said she By LINDSAY SENA [Hillary] Clinton. thinks the two candidates News Writer “There are unique features need to pay attention to how about Clinton and [Barack] they market themselves to the In a Democratic presidential Obama that make both of public. race that will most likely pro­ them extremely appealing, but “I think both candidates are duce either a black or a I think it would be a mistake walking a fine line where you woman nominee, Notre Dame to think that just because want to appeal to people of all political science professors they’re both doing well in the races or genders,” Wolbrecht are debating which is more primaries that America is said. “You need to be a presi­ electable. ready for a black president.” dent who is going to represent Professor Darren Davis said Still, the current political and serve the entire popula­ while America is not com­ climate gives the two candi­ tion.” pletely ready for either, condi­ dates a chance, Davis said. Dianne Pinderhughes, tions in the country make it “We’re at war; the economy whose teaching focuses on possible. and the particular features of racial and ethnic politics in “America is not ready for Clinton and Obama makes it the U.S., as well as voting just any woman or any black right,” he said. rights policy and American person,” said Davis, who spe­ Despite the factors working urban politics, said that may cializes in public opinion and in Clinton and Obama’s favor, be the case, but the candi- political psychology. “You Christina Wolbrecht, who spe­ Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. Hillary Clinton stand together before a can’t run just any woman and cializes in American politics see DEMOCRATS/page 6 Democratic presidental debate in Los Angeles on Jan. 31. page 2 The Observer ♦ PAGE 2 Wednesday, February 20, 2008

In sid e C olumn Question of the Day: W hats the b est excuse you've used when you've forgotten your hom ew ork ? Who we fight for

Every weekday afternoon since the sec­ ond day back at Notre Dame from fall break, I have made the long trek from Trey Mohr Carlos Padilla Ashley Cunningham Michael Bruns Stacey Gill Sorin College to the JACC for Bengal Bouts practice. junior senior senior freshman sophomore Going into John Tierney Alumni off campus off campus Stanford Farley training tor the ______Bouts, I had absolutely no News Wire Editor “Reckers food “I couldn’t find “It froze and “I spilled 7 was too busy boxing experi­ gave me food it in the Charlie shattered on the chemical acid saving the ence. poisoning. " Pad." ground." on it, but had world ." Currently, just days before I fight in the preliminary round next Monday night. I’ve no base to been in the ring six times. neutralize it. ” Needless to say. I’m not Muhammad All. However, I will say that Bengal Bouts has been one of the best experiences in my two years at Notre Dame. It's taught me a lot about myself and it’s given me a really good way to let loose some aggres­ sion. It’s also gotten me in pretty good shape, In B rief especially compared to last winter’s lazy plan to stay in shape by going to the Rock. As part of the fireside chat Ever since the first practice, the Bengal series “Telling HERstory,”theol­ Bouts captains have insisted that the ogy professor Catherine Hilkert Bouts are about more than getting in will speak today at noon in the shape. Instead, we fight for something big­ Coleman-Morse Center lounge. ger than any one of the approximately 230 individuals in the program, bigger than Eucharistic Exposition will the 230 individuals put together, and even take place tonight a t 9:30 in bigger than Notre Dame. Holy Spirit Chapel in LcMans Bengal Bouts are about raising money llali at Saint Mary’s. Exposition and awareness for the Holy Cross Mission takes place every Wednesday in Bangladesh. night and Friday at 12:30 p.m. The I loly Cross missionaries work with in Regina Chapel. the tribal people of Bangladesh, who are the poorest of the poor in a country in The Call of the which 45 percent of the population lives Entrepreneur' will be shown on below the poverty line, according to the Thursday at 5:00 in the Jordan CIA World Factbook. Auditorium, Mendoza College The missionaries have established med­ of Business. ical and educational resources for the peo­ ple of Bangladesh over the years, with The men’s basketball team substantial help from the Bengal Bouts will play against No. 22 program. The Bouts are the largest single Pittsburgh Thursday at 7 p.m. supporter of the missions on a yearly in the Joyce Center. basis. As part of the Ten Years Every year is a rough one for BRITT BURGESON/The Observer Bangladesh, but 2007 was tough even by Notre Dame freshman Justin Schneider is featured in this ad from popular clothing Hence lecture series, professor Bangladesh standards. store Abercrombie & Fitch. His ads will be seen around the nation and online Karen Hunt Ahmed from the Cyclone Sidr made landfall in throughout the spring season. department of finance at DePaul Bangladesh on Nov. 15, 2007 as a catego­ University will speak at 10:40 ry 4 storm, stronger than Hurricane a.m. Friday in th e Jordan Katrina when it devastated New Orleans. Auditorium of th e M endoza The cyclone was responsible for the College of Business. ffbeat deaths of at least 3,113 people. According O to UNICEF, 3.2 million people were affect­ There will be Stations of the ed by Sidr, which also destroyed approxi­ DVD in firefighter’s coat pocket. He suffered a southwest Florida church Cross Friday at 7:15 p.m. in the mately 750,000 homes in Bangladesh. blocks bullet bruise but didn’t realize he issued a challenge for its Basilica of the Sacred Heart. More than ever, the people of WALTERBORO, S.C. — A had been shot. As he told a married members: Hanky Stations will be held each Friday Bangladesh need the support of the Notre South Carolina man is police officer what hap­ panky every day. Relevant during Lent. Dame family. In Bangladesh, the money of thankful for a DVD that pened he noticed a bullet Church head pastor Paul supporters from Notre Dame can go a ended up taking a bullet hole in his jacket, the shat­ Wirth issued the 30-day The 50th Annual Collegiate long way. $40 can pay one month’s salary for him. Colleton County tered DVD case and a piece sex challenge to take on Jazz Festival will begin Friday for a teacher in the Holy Cross Missions, Fire and Rescue Director of the bullet. high divorce rates. at 7 p.m. with a concert featur­ and $2,000 is enough money to build a Barry McRoy says he was “I was saved by a DVD,” “And that’s no different ing at least four different bands. school for that teacher. leaving a Waffle House McRoy says. “How lucky for people who attend The festival will conclude So this year, and throughout your time restaurant in Walterboro can you get?” church,” Wirth said Saturday with an afternoon con­ at Notre Dame, make sure to support the on Saturday morning when The DVD w as nicked. It Sunday. “Sometimes life cert at 1 p.m. and an evening Bengal Bouts. Just as importantly, make two men ran in fighting was a gift from an employ­ gets in the way. Our jobs concert at 7 p.m. All events will sure to remember who we fight for. over a gun. Police say a ee who had recorded a TV get in the way.” be in Washington Hall. The Bouts begin with the preliminaries bullet hit one of the strug­ show about fire extinguish­ The challenge doesn’t on Monday and the quarterfinals on gling men, shattered a ers. extend to unwed congre­ To submit information to be Thursday. The semifinals and the finals window and then hit gants, however. included in this section of The continue the week we return from spring McRoy. Church urges hanky Observer, e-mail detailed break. The bullet hit a DVD panky among members Information compiled by information about an event to Please buy tickets, and please make McRoy was carrying in his YBOR CITY, Fla. — A the Associated Press. [email protected] donations, even small ones of a couple of dollars. Those small donations add up. And even one small donation can go a long way in Bangladesh. 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Representatives schedule forum, hope to unite residence halls self-sufficiency. Special to The Observer “I was happy to learn that A $282,000 appropriations the Robinson Community By ASHLEY CHARNLEY request for Notre Dame’s Learning Center will receive News Writer Robinson Community Learning the funding it deserves to con­ Center (RCLC) by Rep. Joe tinue and expand its opera­ Donnelly, D-Ind., and Sen. tions,” Donnelly said. “The out­ Body image — and two forums Evan Bayh, D-Ind., has been standing work done at the cen­ on the subject — was the main funded in a bill that recently ter contributes to area revital­ focus of Tuesday’s Board of became law. ization and provides employ­ Gvemance (BOG) meeting. Donnelly will present a cere­ ment opportunities for South Residence Hall Association monial check at a celebration Bend-area residents.” (RHA) president Cassie Quaglia to mark the seventh anniver­ Founded by Notre Dame in announced that communications sary of the RCLC at 5:30 p.m. 2001, the RCLC is a communi­ professor Terri Russ will be hold­ Friday (Feb. 22) at the center. ty-driven education center. In ing a body image forum, “Get it University President Father addition to Robinson Girl,” sponsored by the RHA today John Jenkins also will be in Enterprises, the center spon­ at 7 p.m. in Holy Cross Parlor. attendance at the event, which sors a number of programs “Body image at an all-women’s will feature an awards ceremo­ and activities and hosts others college is definitely a big issue,” ny and musical entertainment. led by local agencies and Quaglia said. “One of the goals of The RCLC will receive the organizations. These include

RHA is uniting the residence halls, ANNIE HARTON/The Observer funding to support and develop violence prevention initiatives, and this will help do that.” Student body president Kim Hodges speaks during the Board Robinson Enterprises, a com­ health education and screen­ The forum will have door prizes of Governance Meeting Tuesday. prehensive training, entrepre­ ings, GED and English-as-a- and food will be provided. neurship and business promo­ second-language classes, chil­ Two representatives from Notre and the objectification of women be on campus beginning Thursday tion initiative. The program dren’s programming, youth Dame’s Health and Body Image in the media. She also runs the evening at the Belles’ home bas­ will specifically promote busi­ tutoring, and after-school pro­ Conference, Brenna Doyle and non-profit organization Media ketball game, student body presi­ ness success for at-risk youths grams. It also features a Patrick Tighe, came to present the Watch International. Tighe said dent Kim Hodges said. The game and young adults (ages 16 to Computer Teaching and, other conference to Saint Mary’s students interested in learning is in Angela Athletic Facility at 24) through training, mentor­ Learning Center, which is student government. The forum, more about Simonton could look 7:30 p.m. ing and start-up incubation for equipped with 20 computers “Live as You Are,” will be held at the Web site mediawatch.org. ♦ Hodges also announced that the launch of for-profit enter­ and provides instruction and March 11-13 in McKenna Hall. the new director for the Center for prises. Internet and e-mail access. Doyle and Tighe came to give In other BOG news: Career Opportunities, Stacie “We are grateful to Some 500 residents and vol­ posters and registration forms to Jeffirs, is working on publicity for Congressman Donnelly and unteers participate each week BOG in order to help publicize the ♦ Saint Mary’s will celebrate the Center. She will be holding two Sen. Bayh for their leadership in on-site RCLC programming, conference at the College. Women’s Appreciation Week from forums open to the student body in funding this innovative ven­ and as many as 250 Notre The keynote speaker for the March 10-13, Student Diversity tonight at 5:30 and Thursday from ture,” said Jay Caponigro, Dame students, faculty and Notre Dame event will be Ann Board president Abby Hinchy said. 2-3 p.m. in Conference Room A in director of the RCLC. staff volunteer with center pro­ Simonton, a former model who There will be fundraisers and the Student Center basement. “Robinson Enterprises will grams. Some 35 University has been on the covers of maga­ guest speakers throughout the enable the University and com­ departments and residence zines such as Vogue. She is now an week. Contact Ashley Charnley at munity to work together to cul­ halls are involved in RCLC activist who discusses body image ♦ The Board of Trustees will acharnO 1 @saintmarys.edu tivate entrepreneurship and partnerships.

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pulpit-ready.” “Not only did he enjoy learn­ before applying to law school, his death is a deep loss for him One “pulpit-ready” story ing to speak a language,” where he hoped to keep pursu­ personally, for Notre Dame, and Mass McCormick did share with those Coughlin said, “but he also ing his love of language by the legal profession. continued from page 1 gathered involved a time he immersed himself in the study becoming an international “To love deeply is to suffer asked McGrath if he ever con­ of the culture and society in lawyer. deeply,” Coughlin said. “Tim attended the University of sidered entering the priesthood. which the language was spo­ Aher also had a summer was no stranger to emotional Central Oklahoma this fall. “Connor kind of gave me that ken.” internship in New York City suffering in his own life, and he The University has not look and then proceeded to Aher also had a deep appreci­ w here he helped AIDS patients struggled mightily to cope with released information about the avoid me for the next week,” ation for music, Coughlin said. deal with their legal problems. it.” causes of either death, but McCormick said. “1 figured he Aher served as station manager “Although Tim was neither a Father Mark Boorman, vice police investigators said Monday had other plans.” at WHPK-FM, a student-run Catholic nor, from what I know, president of student affairs, that diabetes may have played a McCormick said McGrath was radio station at the University of a person of obvious religious delivered the homily and said role in McGrath’s death. a “fun-loving social young man Chicago, and wrote reviews of conviction, he was a man with a members of the Notre Dame McCormick, who lived next to who took the time to get to popular music groups. deep and refined spirit that led community are “blessed” to McGrath last year when he was know others” and hoped people “Although I have to acknowl­ him to devote his considerable have each other to cope with the an assistant rector in Dillon remember McGrath as a edge that I have little apprecia­ intellect to service to some of deaths of Aher and McGrath. Hall, said he got to know him respectful, outgoing person. tion of this repertoire,” Coughlin the most poor and powerless of “Tim and Connor’s lives have well when the two “shared a Coughlin, who spoke about said, “I enjoyed reading Tim’s our society,” Coughlin said. “In been wonderful, further expres­ wall. ” Aher’s death, talked about the well-written and clearly expert my opinion, Tim’s example rep­ sions of |God’s] love and we are “After living in such close law student’s accomplishments reviews.” resents the best of what it grateful for the time we spent proximity to him, I certainly and mentioned that Aher devel­ After graduating from the means to be a law student at with them," Boorman said. have plenty of stories to tell oped a proficiency in Russian University of Chicago in 2002, Notre Dame.” about Connor,” McCormick said. and studied German, French Aher worked for two years at Coughlin said Aher also dealt Contact Chris Mine at “But only some that would be and Uzbek. the Bank of America Securities with much pain in his life and [email protected]

is ultimately up to them to would like them to hook up nies is the work of writers.” service the campus. to Notre Dame’s distributed Hollywood Stepakoff also discussed the rise Cell “To date we have been suc­ antenna system,” he said. of reality television and its implica­ continued from page 1 cessful in getting both Verizon is the second continued from page 1 tions on I lollywood writers. Verizon and AT&T on cam­ largest provider on campus, “Reality television is not a fad. It been a general disdain for pus,” he said. “Even though but has only six antennae, ing this labor unrest,” he said. is not something that popped up having cell towers on or near the system is capable of han­ compared to AT&T’s 17. OIT One of the main issues of this arbitrarily, ” he said. cam p u s.” dling any operator, those two is pursuing a new contract writer’s strike was how to evaluate He said reality television is OIT installed antennas on are the only operators that with Verizon to install four a writer’s work, a question that becoming a popular genre not various buildings on campus have developed the business more antennas. Latimer Stepakoff says he has asked him­ because people enjoy it, but that were painted to blend case for investment.” hopes that those will be self numerous times. because the networks in the stu­ in, Latimer said. Since then, OIT has since made efforts installed before the fall “The value of writers, the dios are able to use writers that are he said, OIT lias worked in to contract other providers sem ester. lifeblood of writers, was really not in the guild. conjunction with the service on campus such as T-Mobile, “We are getting close,” he what this conflict was about,” Reality television is used as an providers to offer the best Nextel and Sprint, Latimer said. “Verizon wants it and Stepakoff said. “What is the price intimidation device against writers, coverage possible. said. Those efforts have not we want it.” of a writer’s blood? How do you Stepakoff said. The service providers, and yet been successful. Those antennae will signif­ evaluate what we do? Are we “A lot of this stuff is being pro­ not the University, are large­ Students with these service icantly improve the service worth the billions of dollars for the grammed as a threat to writers,” ly responsible for the quality providers “complain very of Verizon customers on shows we make?” he said. “It’s cheap to make and it of coverage on campus, loudly,” Latimer said. He did, campus, Latimer said. The answers to these questions keeps writers in check.” Latimer said. OIT has the job however, offer a solution. differ greatly from studio execu­ of negotiating contracts with “If your cellular provider is Contact Madeline Buckley at tives to writers, Stepakoff said, Contact Kara Coyle at the providers, he said, but it not on campus, tell them you [email protected] “IbutJ the lifeblood of these compa­ [email protected] Dining Wkh The

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International N e w s C uba Bush calls for action to stop violence KIGALI, Rwanda — On ground haunted by one of the worst atrocities of modem times, President Castro retires after half century of rule Bush pleaded with the global community Tuesday for decisive action to stop grisly ethnic violence now plaguing other African nations like Kenya Dictator's younger brother Raul to take over after sewing as acting president since July 2006 and Sudan. “There is evil in the world and evil must be con­ Associated Press fronted,” said Bush, shaken by his visit to a muse­ um that tells the story of Rwanda’s 1994 genocide HAVANA — Now that Fidel in which more than 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Castro has retired, many Ilutus were slaughtered in just 100 days by Cubans are looking to his extremist Hutu militias. Bush, who once wrote “not on my watch” in the brother to let more people margin of a report on the Rwanda massacre, has open businesses, own homes responded to the atrocities that have raged in and even travel abroad. But Sudan’s western Darfur region by imposing sanc­ it will probably fall to a new tions, applying diplomatic pressure, and training generation of leaders to ulti­ and transporting other nations’ soldiers for peace­ mately fulfill or frustrate keeping. But he decided not to send U.S. troops their dreams of prosperity. into Sudan, and it took three years after the crisis During his time as acting began in 2003 to announce sanctions against a president, 76-year-old Raul few of people, prompting renewed criticism that Castro has hinted at reform his actions don’t match his impassioned rhetoric but made few major changes on the topic. — a reticence many see as a sign of respect for his Opposition parties win Pakistan election beloved, more doctrinaire ISLAMABAD — A top opposition leader called older brother, who survived Tuesday on President Pervez Musharraf to step despite the efforts of 10 U.S. aside after his ruling party conceded defeat in presidents to bring him parliamentary elections. The vote was also a slap down. to Islamist parties, which lost control of a province And while hoping that Raul where al-Qaida and Taliban fighters have sought and his likely No. 2, Carlos refuge. Lage, will advocate for With counting from Monday’s election nearly change, they wonder how complete, the two main opposition parties won a that will tly with Fidel, who total of 154 of the 268 contested seats, according stepped down but isn’t going to the Election Commission. away. “There has to be some change, more freedom with Raul,” said Andres, 63, who N ational N ew s like many Cubans wouldn’t give his last name for fear of reprisal when talking about New missile to be shot at crippled satellite the Castro brothers. “The WASHINGTON — An attempt to blast a crippled other one always nipped that U.S. spy satellite out of the sky using a Navy heat- seeking missile — possibly on Wednesday night — off at the bud.” would be the first real-world use of this piece of The resignation, Images of longtime Cuban leader Fidel Castro decorate the side of a bicycle cart in the Pentagon’s missile defense network. But that announced Tuesday, should Havana. Castro announced Tuesday he will not accept another term as president. is not the mission for which it was intended. give Raul Castro the autono­ The attempted shootdown, already approved by my he lacked as the govern­ 2006. he sees his revolution going generation younger than the President Bush, is seen by some as blurring the ment’s caretaker since Fidel Many Cubans want to hear astray. Castros. He’s among the lines between defending against a weapon like a was sidelined by intestinal more such talk from their “This is not my farewell to most experienced leaders in long-range missile and targeting satellites in surgery in July 2006. next leader. Inspired by Raul, you,” he wrote. “My only a power structure dominated orbit. The younger Castro raised some leading Cuban cultural wish is to fight as a soldier in by septuagenarian former The three-stage Navy missile, designated the expectations of openings in figures have called recently the battle of ideas. I shall rebels, and he has built a SM-3, has chalked up a high rate of success in a the state-controlled economy for dropping onerous visa continue to write under the reputation as a reformer. series of tests since 2002 — in each case targeting with his reported fascination requirements and other lim­ title, ‘Reflections of Comrade A less likely possibility a short- or medium-range ballistic missile, never with Chinese-style capital­ its on their freedoms, a mes­ Fidel.’ It will be another could emerge from a handfrd a satellite. A hurry-up program to adapt the mis­ ism, calls for unspecified sage that resonates with weapon you can count on. of leaders in their 30s and sile for this anti-satellite mission was completed “structural changes,” and ordinary Cubans. Perhaps my voice will be 40s, such as Foreign Minister in a matter of weeks; Navy officials say the acknowledgment that gov­ “This is what we needed. I heard.” Felipe Perez Roque, whose changes will be reversed once this satellite is ernment wages averaging hope to God people have As the Council of State’s Communist fervor earned down. $19 a month do not satisfy more freedom — the free­ first vice president, Raul them the collective nickname Beef industry, animal groups in dispute basic needs. He also encour­ dom to have opinions and Castro has been his brother’s of “Young Talibans.” always speak their minds,” constitutionally designated DENVER — The cattle industry and anim al aged Cubans to open a fear­ While no less loyal to the less and critical debate, as 37-year-old Lydis Perez said successor for decades, so the elder Castro, Lage was the rights groups bickered over the treatment of beef long as they remember that after dropping her son off at big question is who will take architect of reforms that destined for U.S. dinner plates a day after secret the final decisions will be school. “People talk in the his place as No. 2 on Sunday saved the island from eco­ video triggered the nation’s largest meat recall. made by the island’s hallways or the back rooms. when the National Assembly nomic collapse in the early Undercover video taken at the Communist leaders. ... There’s a lot of fear.” selects Cuba’s new leader­ 1990s. His moves allowed Westland/Hallmark Meat Co. of Chino, Calif., ship. shows workers shocking, kicking and shoving “That way we reach deci­ Fidel Castro, however, foreign investment in state sions, and I’m talking about insisted in his resignation let­ A leading candidate is enterprises, a measure of debilitated cattle with forklifts, prompting the big decisions,” he told stu­ ter Tuesday that he won’t Lage, the de-facto prime self-employment, and legal government to pull 143 million pounds of the dent leaders in December disappear — or stay quiet if minister, who at 56 is a full use of the U.S. dollar. company’s beef.

Local N ew s Supreme Court turns down wiretapping appeal Lawmakers sign antigay marriage petition INDIANAPOLIS — A majority of law m akers Associated Press court,” said Jameel Jailer, director of the could not prove they had been harmed in the Indiana House have signed a petition ACLU’s national security project. “In our by the program. showing their support for a constitutional view, it shouldn’t be left to executive The government has refused to turn amendment banning gay marriage — despite a WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court branch officials alone to determine the over information about the closely guard­ decision by House leaders not to give the pro­ dealt a setback Tuesday to civil rights limits.” ed program that could reveal who has posal a hearing this year. and privacy advocates who oppose the The Terrorist Surveillance Program no been under surveillance. Rep. Jim Buck, R-Kokomo, said Tuesday that Bush administration’s warrantless wire- longer exists, although the administra­ ACLU officials described the situation representatives wanted to do something to tapping program. tion has maintained it was legal. as a “Catch-22” because the government show voters that they support the amendment. The justices, without comment, turned The ACLU sued on behalf of itself, says the identities of people whose com­ He said some lawmakers, both Republicans down an appeal from the American Civil other lawyers, reporters and scholars, munications have been intercepted is and Democrats, have been criticized for not Liberties Union to let it pursue a lawsuit arguing that the program was illegal and secret. But only people who know they doing enough to push for the proposal. against the program that began shortly that they had been forced to alter how have been wiretapped can sue over the “We could demonstrate with our signatures after the Sept. 11 terror attacks. they communicate with foreigners who program. our reaffirmation to those in our districts that The action underscored the difficulty of were likely to have been targets of the A lawsuit filed by an Islamic charity we do support it,” he said. mounting a challenge to the eavesdrop­ wiretapping. met a similar fate. The 9th U.S. Circuit Democrats hold a 51-49 majority in the ping, which remains classified and was A federal judge in Detroit largely Court of Appeals last year ruled against House. Most Republicans and seven Democrats confirmed by President Bush only after a agreed, but the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of the Oregon-based U.S. arm of the Al- signed the petition, which had 55 signatures newspaper article revealed its existence. Appeals dismissed the suit, saying the Haramain Islamic Foundation, conclud­ Tuesday. Buck said more representatives could “It’s very disturbing that the president's plaintiffs could not prove their communi­ ing that a key piece of evidence is pro­ sign onto the petition later if they chose. actions will go unremarked upon by the cations had been monitored and thus tected as a state secret. page 6 The Observer ♦ NEWS Wednesday, February 20, 2008

referred to themselves in dif­ ferent ways throughout the 4 killed in school bus crash Democrats campaign, Davis said. continued from page 1 “Whereas in several debates, Clinton has referred Classes cancelled at Minnesota public schools after highway accident to herself as the first female dates do appeal to certain candidate for a presidential its side on the hood and cab of Granite Falls, he said. groups of people. nomination, Obama never Associated Press a pickup truck. They were being taken, one She said she sees Clinton as frames or considers himself to COTTONWOOD, Minn. — A The bus was on its regular by helicopter and the other by a candidate who “appeals to be a black person running for school bus and several other route, carrying children from ambulance, to Avera McKennan women as a group, across president,” Davis said. vehicles crashed in southwest­ kindergarten through 12th Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D., to racial lines.” Davis said he is unsure how ern Minnesota Tuesday, killing grade. undergo orthopedic surgery, “Generally, women respond Clinton referring to herself as lour students and forcing the Initial reports said the bus Gerlach said. to her candidacy in a positive the first female candidate will first-arriving motorists to rush was carrying 40 people, but it Gov. Tim Paw lenty issued a way,” she said. “In terms of impact her campaign, but said some of the injured to nearby actually carried 28 students statement calling it “a sad night how Igenderl hurts her, men Obama would hurt his cam­ hospitals. and a driver, Minnesota Public for Minnesota.” tend not to support her paign if he brought up his The bus was hit by a van Safety spokeswoman Christine “It is especially heartbreaking strongly. It’s almost as if race. around 3:25 p.m. on a highway Krueger said. when young lives are lost,” he they’re judging that it’s not Pinderhughes pointed out north of Cottonwood. The bus Parents were asked to gather said. “Our thoughts and appropriate to have a woman the conflict within Obama’s then hit a pickup and tipped on at Lakeview School to await prayers are with the families of as a president.” campaign over his race. its side. State Patrol I t. Mark word on their children. those who were killed or Wolbrecht agreed, noting “Some of his campaign man­ Peterson said. At least 14 peo­ Of the 11 victims taken to injured in this tragic accident.” the stereotypes associated agers want him to deempha- ple were hurt. Avera Marshall Regional The victims weren’t immedi­ with the female gender. size his race, some of his Rescue squads and ambu­ Medical Center, two were in ately identified, and their ages “When people look at candi­ black campaign aids want him lances from many nearby cities critical condition while one had weren’t immediately given. dates and they see a woman to address the black commu­ arrived at the crash site. The already been treated and News of the crash swept they make certain assump­ nity,” she said. “So that is a Marshall Independent reported released, spokeswoman Deann through Cottonwood, a small tions, consciously or uncon­ tension for him, in terms of that the first motorists on the Holland said. town of about 1,000 people sciously, whether negative or strategy.” scene were asked to take some Others were being treated for about 121 miles southwest of positive,” Wolbrecht said. Overall, Pinderhughes said, children to the hospital. back and neck injuries, lacera­ Minneapolis. About 40 people Women may seem less cor­ more people are ready for a "I parked my car and called tions, bumps and bruises, she attended an evening press rupt or more experienced in black male president than a 911, and ran to the school bus said. briefing at Swan Lake health care and education, female president. and the driver was handing Two of the victims were taken Evangelical Free Church. Wolbrecht said, but less quali­ “It seems as if people are kids out the door as fast as I by ambulance to Granite Falls When Fire Chief Dale fied in areas like economics. more able to say ‘yes, I think could take them,” Karen Hospital, which is about 15 Louwagie was asked what the Davis said while Clinton’s we’re ready for an African- Mahlum told the newspaper. miles north of the accident community could do, he said gender could help her, American man to be presi­ Other motorists also stopped scene. Hospital CEO George simply, “Pray.” Obama’s race could hurt him. dent,”’ she said. “[Americans] and took kids from the driver. Gerlach said one was 11 years Classes were canceled “Race is never an advantage can handle a male across race “You just wanted to make sure old and the other 14. Wednesday at Lakeview, which to begin with,” Davis said. better than they can handle a it was safe,” she said. “They “They were treated and stabi­ serves about 585 students in “There have been people who fem ale, who is also w hite. So were screaming and screaming lized in our ER,” Gerlach said. Cottonwood and Wood Lake, talk about race helping him, in this case, gender trumps on the bus. There were so Neither had life-threatening and plans were made to have but race is still an incredible ra c e .” many kids.” injuries, but had fractures that grief counselors and clergy disadvantage within American Pictures from the scene required a higher level of care available to students, a school society.” Contact Lindsay Sena at showed the school bus lying on than could be provided in official said. Clinton and Obama have [email protected] Obama increases lead after winning Wisconsin

in a speech in which he also working class voters in the blue In a clear sign of their relative moment of every day in this cam­ Associated Press pledged to end the war in Iraq in collar battleground that was prel­ standing in the race, most cable paign to make sure that WASHINGTON — Barack his first year in office. ude to primaries in the larger television networks abruptly cut Americans are not deceived by an Obama cruised past a fading “I opposed this war in 2002. I industrial states of Ohio and away from coverage of Clinton’s eloquent but empty call for Hillary Rodham Clinton in the will bring this war to an end in Pennsylvania. rally when Obama began to speak change.” Wisconsin primary Tuesday night, 2009. It is time to bring our troops Clinton made no mention of her in Texas. McCain's nomination has been gaining the upper hand in a home,” he declared. defeat, and showed no sign of sur­ McCain won the Republican pri­ assured since Super Tuesday three Democratic presidential race for Sen. John McCain, the render in an appearance in mary with ease, dispatching for­ weeks ago, as first one, then the ages. Republican front-runner, won a Youngstown, Ohio. mer Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee another of his former rivals has It was Obama’s ninth straight pair of primaries, in Wisconsin and “Both Senator Obama and I and edging closer to the 1,191 del­ dropped out and the party estab­ victory over the past three weeks Washington, to continue his march would make history,” the New egates he needs to clinch the GOP lishment has closed ranks behind — with results unknown from the toward certain nomination. York senator said. “But only one of nomination at the party convention him. night’s I la wall caucuses — and left In a race growing increasingly us is ready on day one to be com­ in St. Paul, Minn, next summer. Not so in the Democratic race, the former first lady in desperate negative, Obama cut deeply into mander in chief, ready to manage The Arizona senator also won the where Obama and Clinton cam­ need of a comeback in a race she Clinton’s political bedrock in our economy, and ready to defeat primary in Washington, with 19 paign seven days a week, he the long commanded as front-runner. Wisconsin, splitting the support of the Republicans. Only one of us delegates at stake. strongest black presidential candi­ “The change we seek is still white women almost evenly with has spent 35 years being a doer, a In scarcely veiled criticism of date in history, she bidding to months and miles away,” Obama her. According to polling place fighter and a champion for those Obama, the Republican nominee- become the first woman to sit in told a boisterous crowd in I louston interviews, he also ran well among who need a voice.” in-waiting said, “I will fight every the White House.

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Wednesday, February 20, 2008 page 7 M arket R ec a p Oil futures spike to record high Stocks Dow Refinery explosion, falling dollar, potential OPEC production cut blamed for price increase Jones 12,337.22 -10.99 Associated Press Up: Same: Down: Composite Volume: 1,899 71 1,440 3, 614, 306,671 NEW YORK — Oil AMEX 2,246.99 +2.49 futures shot higher NASDAQ 2,306.20 -15.60 Tuesday, closing above $100 for the first time as NYSE 9,023.04 +52.28 investors bet that crude S&P 500 1,348.78 +0.75 prices will keep climbing NIKKEI (Tokyo) 13,660.33 -97.58 despite evidence of plen­ tiful supplies and falling FTSE 100 (London)5.966.90 +20.30 demand. At the pump, COMPANY %CHANGE $GAIN PRICE gas prices rose further S&P DEP RECEIPTS (SPY) -0 .0 2 + 0 .3 8 1 3 5 .5 2 above $3 a gallon. There was no single POWERSHARES (QQQQ) + 1.59 -0 .0 8 4 3 .7 4 driver behind oil’s sharp FINANCIAL SEL SPDR (XLF) -0 .3 4 -0 .0 4 2 6 .7 9 price jump; investors CISCO SYS INC (CSCO) -1 .7 9 -0 .4 2 2 2 .8 8 seized on an explosion at a 67,000 barrel per day refinery in Texas, the falling dollar, the possi­ 10-YEAR NOTE + 2 .5 1 + 0 .0 9 5 3 .8 7 5 bility that OPEC may cut production next month, 13-WEEK BILL + 1 .8 8 + 0 .0 4 0 2 .1 7 and continuing tensions 30-YEAR BOND + 1 .3 1 + 0 .0 6 0 4 .6 5 5 between the U.S. and 5-YEAR NOTE + 4 .9 2 + 0 .1 3 6 2 .9 0 V enezuela. Gasoline and heating oil prices appeared to be LIGHT CRUDE ($/bbl.) + 4 .5 1 100.01 leading the advance, ris­ ing faster in percentage + 2 3 .7 0 GOLD ($/Troy oz.) 9 2 9 .8 0 terms than oil due to the PORK BELLIES (cents/lb.) + 1.23 9 5 .5 3 explosion Monday at Alon USA’s Big Spring, Texas, refinery, which could be Exchange Rates shuttered for two YEN 10 7 .8 8 5 0 m onths. EURO 0 .6 7 8 9 “The refinery fire in Texas is making people a 1 .0 1 5 4 CANADIAN DOLLAR little concerned,” said BRITISH POUND 0 .5 1 3 5 Michael Lynch, president of Strategic Energy & Fires bum after an explosion at an Alon USA oil refinery in Big Springs, Texas, on Monday. The Economic Research Inc. explosion could close the refinery for two months and is one factor in Tuesday’s rise in oil prices. in Amherst, Mass. Light, sweet crude for in the range of inflation- put aside concerns about OPEC could move to cut In B rief March delivery rose adjusted highs set in the economy that have production in the second $4.51 to settle at a record early 1980. Depending on sent oil prices down into quarter, typically a peri­ Toshiba ready to abandon HD DVD $100.01 a barrel on the how the adjustment is the mid-$80 range twice od of low demand, TOKYO — Sony’s Blu-ray technology is emerg­ New York Mercantile calculated, $38 a barrel since crude peaked above though many analysts ing as the likely winner in the format battle for Exchange after earlier then would be worth $96 $100 last month. Traders feel that’s unlikely. In the next generation of DVD players after Toshiba rising to $100.10, a new to $103 or more today. are instead focused on Venezuela, Chavez said appeared ready to ditch its I ID DVD business. trading record. It was the The dollar fell Tuesday, the Organization of he was not serious about Such a move would help consumers know first time since Jan. 3 giving investors another Petroleum Exporting an earlier threat to cut which system to invest in and would likely boost that oil had been above reason to buy oil. Crude Countries, which will oil sales to the U.5., but sales in Blu-ray gadgets, analysts say. But it will $100. futures offer a hedge meet early next month to also threatened to sue disappoint the 1 million people around the world March gasoline jumped against a falling dollar, map out production Exxon Mobil. The world’s estimated by Toshiba who have already bought 10.93 cents to settle at and oil futures bought plans, and Venezuela, largest oil company is III) DVD players. $2.6031 a gallon, and and sold in dollars are where President Hugo fighting Venezuela’s Toshiba Corp. said Monday no decision has March heating oil rose more attractive to foreign Chavez made conflicting nationalization of an oil been made but acknowledged it had started a 11.45 cents to settle at investors when the statements this weekend project, and recently con­ review of its HD DVD strategy. The comments fol­ $2.7614 a gallon, also a greenback is falling. about the country’s legal vinced several courts to low a flurry of weekend Japanese media reports record. For the moment, dispute with Exxon Mobil freeze $12 billion in that the company was close to pulling the plug on Oil prices are still w ith- investors appear to have Corp. Venezuelan oil assets. the business. A company official, speaking on condition of anonymity because she isn’t authorized to speak on the matter, said a board meeting could be held as soon as Tuesday, where a decision is likely. Bush has no plans to lift Cuban embargo Supreme Courtwon’t help Katrina victims WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court refused

Tuesday to offer help to Hurricane Katrina vic­ Associated Press Fidel Castro,” Bush told a news confer­ “I can’t imagine that happening any tims who want their insurance companies to pay ence in Rwanda. “They’re the ones who time soon,” said Deputy Secretary of for flood damage to their homes and businesses. WASHINGTON — The Bush adminis­ were put in prison because of their State John Negroponte. The justices rejected appeals from Xavier tration is ruling out any changes in its beliefs. They’re the ones who have The ailing Castro, 81, who has called University and 68 other individuals and business­ Cuba policy — including lifting a five- been denied their right to live in a free the embargo “criminal” and claims its es seeking to allow their lawsuits against the decade trade embargo — deriding Fidel society. So I view this as a period of impact has run into the tens of billions insurers to go forward. Castro's brother and heir apparent, transition and it should be the begin­ of dollars, announced earlier Tuesday Xavier asked the court to step in after the 5th Raul, as “dictator lite.” ning of the democratic transition in he would not accept another term in U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the poli­ Despite having openly wished for Cuba.” office when parliament meets to elect a cies did not cover damage from floods, even those Castro’s demise and the end of his rule “Eventually, this transition ought to new president this weekend. that resulted from man-made failures such as the for years, U.S. officials said Tuesday lead to free and fair elections — and I Castro outlasted nine U.S. presidents collapsed levees in New Orleans. that Castro’s decision to step down on mean free, and I mean fair — not these who, with some minor policy adjust­ Other cases working their way through state his own terms leaves little hope for real kind of staged elections that the Castro ments, have steadily ramped up pres­ courts have so far reached differing conclusions. democratic transition in communist brothers try to foist off as true democ­ sure on Cuba. At least two Secretaries A Louisiana appeals court has said that language Cuba during Bush’s final year in office, racy,” Bush said. “The United States of State, Madeleine Albright and Colin excluding water damage from some insurance although it may open options for his will help the people of Cuba realize the Powell, said publicly while in office that policies was ambiguous. The Louisiana Supreme successor in the White House. blessings of liberty.” they hoped “the actuarial tables” would Court will hear arguments in that case on Feb. Led by President Bush, a chorus of Even as U.S. law m akers suggested catch up with the aging Cuban leader 26. officials expressed hope that Castro’s Castro’s retirement should set off a who was a persistent thorn in Xavier and the other plaintiffs had asked the departure would spark fundamental review of U.S. policy, senior State Washington’s side. federal court to allow the state Supreme Court to changes for the Cuban people. But they Department officials in Washington said Long-standing U.S. irritation with rule on their suits as well. The 5th Circuit refused also said they doubted that would hap­ there would be no lifting of the embar­ Castro was evident on Tuesday with and the U.S. high court upheld that ruling on pen under Raul Castro and said there go, which has been the centerpiece of officials stressing they were not opti­ Tuesday. was little chance the nearly 50-year-old American policy toward Cuba since it mistic for any kind of quick change The cases are Xavier University of Louisiana v. U.S. embargo on Cuba would be lifted. was first imposed in 1960 and strength­ under Raul Castro, to whom Fidel Travelers Casualty Property Company of “They’re the ones who suffered under ened in 1962. ceded power temporarily in July 2006. page 8 The Observer ♦ PAID ADVERTISEMENT Wednesday, February 20, 2008

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Kosovo S w itzerland Serbs protest independence Two stolen paintings Militants set off small bombs, torch U.N. border checkpoints found in backseat of car checkpoints separating Kosovo government minister for Associated Press from Serbia and flames Kosovo, Slobodan Samardzic, absolutely impeccable shape.” KOSOVSKA MITROVICA — engulfed several U.N. vehicles hailed the attacks, saying Associated Press The other two paintings taken Thousands of Serbs chanting set ablaze in protest against “today’s action is in accor­ ZURICH — A frantic search for from the E.G. Buehrle Collection “Kosovo is Serbia” marched Kosovo’s weekend proclama­ dance with the general four stolen Impressionist paint­ — by Paul Cezanne and Edgar Tuesday to a bridge dividing tion of independence and [Serbianl government poli­ ings led to a most unlikely place: Degas — remain missing, police them from ethnic Albanians anger over international cies.” the parking lot of a mental hospi­ said. Together, the four paintings while others torched U.N. bor­ recognition of the new nation. “Belgrade has the intention tal just a few hundred yards from are worth an estimated $163 mil­ der checkpoints and cars to For two days, Kosovo’s Serbs to take over the customs in the scene of the crime. lion. protest Kosovo’s declaration of have shown their determina­ northern Kosovo,” Samardzic There, in the back seat of an Art experts have suggested that independence. tion to shun the declaration by told private B92 television. unlocked car, a painting by the robbers took advantage of NATO troops later closed destroying U.N. and NATO “The customs points were Claude Monet and another by what appeared to be an easy down the roads leading to the property, setting off small intended to become part of Vincent van Gogh were found mark — a low-security museum checkpoints, cutting off the bombs and staging noisy ral­ [Kosovo’s] state border and we Monday in perfect condition, — without knowing much about only link between northern lies through the Serb strong­ are not going to let that hap­ authorities said Tuesday. art or how difficult it can be to Kosovo and Serbia, said Besim hold of Kosovska Mitrovica. pen.” The paintings, worth $64 mil­ sell such well-known works. Hoti, a U.N. spokesm an. The The attacks on U.N. border Kosovo has not been under lion combined, were still under “The robbery was not done move appeared to be due to crossings showed the protest­ Belgrade's control since 1999, the display glass used by the pri­ with knowledge about art,” Gloor fears that the reduction of U.N. ers’ willingness to use violence when NATO launched vate museum from which they said. control of the border could to hold onto Kosovo — and airstrikes to halt a Serbian were stolen in a Feb. 10 armed The robbers took the first four allow Serbian militants to could clear the way for crackdown on ethnic Albanian robbery, museum director Lukas paintings they came across when return to fight in Kosovo, a Serbian militants to return to separatists. A U.N. mission Gloor said. they raided the museum shortly land Serb nationalists consider fight in Kosovo, a land Serb since has governed Kosovo, “I am incredibly relieved that before closing on a Sunday after­ the cradle of their state and nationalists consider the cra­ with more than 16,000 NATO two paintings have returned,” noon. Although they managed to religion. dle of their state and religion. troops and a multiethnic police Gloor said. “We’re very happy take the most valuable painting Smoke billowed from two In Belgrade, the Serbian force policing the province. that both the paintings are in in the collection — Cezanne’s “Boy in the Red Waistcoat” — they passed over the second-most valuable picture, another Cezanne. Gloor said he suspected the robbers abandoned the two I V A E M “A paintings, which were the largest of the four, because their size complicated transporting them. 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This erence to any controlling role of God and (574) 631-6900 [email protected] In contrast, their “encounter with ...vision... shapes the present-day crisis His law. Instead, each person creates his E d i t o r i n C h i e f Christ” gives Christians their “distin­ of faith which is ... a crisis of Christian own moral truth. He is his own god. The (574)631-4542 guishing mark” which is “the fact that hope. Thus hope too... acquires a new result is not neutrality but an estab­ M a n a g i n g E d i t o r (574) 631-4541 [email protected] they have a future: it is not that they form. Now it is called: faith in lished agnosticism devoid of ultimate A s s i s t a n t M a n a g i n g E d i t o r know the details... but they know in gen­ progress.... [TJhrough the interplay of hope. (574) 631-4324 eral term s that their life will not end in science and praxis... a totally new world “Spe Salvi” is part of Benedict's ongo­ B u s i n e s s O f f i c e emptiness. Only when the future is cer­ will emerge, the kingdom of man.” No. ing project to rescue reason by integrat­ (574)631-5313 tain as a positive reality does it become 17 ing it with faith and objective morality, N e w s D e s k possible to live the present as well.” No. Benedict affirms the achievements and so that it can address questions beyond (574) 631-5323 [email protected] V i e w p o i n t D e s k 2 . potential of science, but he cautions that the empirical. He would have told the (574) 631-5303 [email protected] A point of interest to a university com­ “[i]f technical progress is not matched by Sapienza students that “if reason, out of S p o r t s D e s k munity is the relation between the lack ... progress in man's ethical formation... concern for its alleged purity, becomes (574) 631-4543 [email protected] of hope and what Benedict had it is not progress at all, but a threat for deaf to the great message that comes to S c e n e D e s k described at Regensburg in 2006 as “the man and for the world.” No. 22. The it from Christian faith and wisdom, then (574) 631-4540 [email protected] self-imposed limitation of reason to the problem is that ethical formation is it withers like a tree whose roots can no S a i n t M a r y ' s D e s k [email protected] empirically verifiable” so that “questions impossible unless reason can offer longer reach the waters that give life to P h o t o D e s k of religion and ethics no longer concern answers on moral right and wrong. But it.” (574) 631-8767 [email protected] it.” When reason is so limited, affirma­ reason cannot do that if it is limited to Fr. Schall described Benedict XVI as S y s t e m s & W e b A dministrators tions of God and objective morality are the empirical, without “integration “the only universal voice in the world.” (574) 631-8839 dismissed as non-rational. No one can through... openness... to the differentia­ He is that. His vindication of reason know anything about God. And “justice” tion between good and evil... 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Wednesday, February 20,2008 V▼ ie w p o in t ' page 11 Rethinking unnecessary consumption

Restrain yourself: wipe your hands on No. 6 included the word indulgence, ary.com: that provides comfort and pleasure in your jeans which takes a negative connotation in 1. Something necessary or indispen­ your life. A form of self-indulgence. “Confirm thy soul in self-control" — our American society that emphasizes sable: food, shelter, and other necessi­ Here is the point where we need to America the Beautiful, 2nd verse. prudence and self-restraint. ties of life. Necessities, just like ameni­ reflect upon our lifestyles. We are Does anyone ever sing the second Hmm, America. Negative view on ties and luxuries, are material. Well, choosing to indulge, to use more than is verse of that song, , self-indulgence, yet positive view of considering we are made of materials, necessary, in order to uphold our val­ anyways? Maybe Jack,e M-randola luxury. How to mitigate this conflict of just like everything on this earth, this ues of drying our hands with paper we should start. Mullen values? I decided to turn to my too- makes sense. But the catch, “the rub,” towels? A few dorms on campus have How is it that, in ------often forgotten arsenal of SAT vocab as Bill Shakespeare would say, lies in considered getting rid of paper towels o ur morals that Reusable Feet w ords. Synonym for luxury ... luxury ... the word indispensable. in their bathrooms all together. This derived so heavily Lexus? No, those are car ads speaking Try to think of w hat in your life is proposition has been met with criti­ from Puritanism, through me. Ah, amenity, that’s close. indispensable. The word “indispensa­ cism, sarcasm and flippancy by many we overlook the virtue of self-restraint Definition of amenity from my reliable ble” in itself makes this question tricky: decent and upstanding individuals on when it comes to the economy, to our source? with what in our lives do we not dis­ our campus. material lives? 1. An agreeable way or manner; pense? (“dispense with”: to do without, If paper towels are really that impor­ As Americans, we have had a long courtesy; civility: the graceful amenities forgo). What did you throw into the tant in the pleasure we find in life, then history of ideologically lighting for val­ of society. No, that’s not what I was trash yesterday? How many food wrap­ so be it. We can continue to order them ues. If we are going to insist upon looking for. Second? pers? Styrofoam cups? Napkins, paper in droves so that everyone on campus upholding our rights, however, we need 2. Any feature that provides comfort, towels, toilet paper, tissues? Granted, can be comfortable and indulge them­ to reconcile the excess of our culture convenience, or pleasure: The house some of those last few can be neces­ selves. But maybe self-restraint really with the self-restraint that we simulta­ has a swimming pool, two fireplaces, sary. But take a step back: why are should not be that hard for us as a cul­ neously preach. and other amenities. More like it. The they necessary? Because we define ture when it comes to something as 1 wanted to start out this column by definition of amenity does not explicitly them as so in our lives. We certainly simple as drying your hands. Confirm defining luxury. Going to use the word “material,” but as the cannot classify them as indispensable; thy soul in self-control. Be an dictionary.com was, of course, my first example sentence implies, “comfort, we dispense of them daily! Plus, life Am erican. and most reliable means to find such a convenience or pleasure” certainly would assuredly continue were we to Wipe your hands on your jeans. definition (a true product of my genera­ comes from material goods. “go without, forgo” use of them. tion, I am). The first definition given But after assigning a word to gener­ I’m not advocating that you stop Jackie Mirandola Mullen is a sopho­ was as follows: “a material object, ally classify the comforts and pleasures using toilet paper. That you use less, more German and History major. She service, etc., conducive to sumptuous of life, I wanted to explore what comes well, maybe. Think about your personal would like to thank Dr. Peter Burns for living, usually a delicacy, elegance, or before them . So, opposite of am enity ... use of paper towels and napkins. How his ENVG 10101 lecture that included refinement of living rather than a necessity (didn’t even need SAT vocab is drying your hands with four paper the line, “You'd be flat as a pancake. necessity." for that one). towels necessary? It’s not, that’s inar- Flatter! You’d be Nebraska!" She can be The next five definitions rang a bit Necessity: guable; your hands will still dry if you reached at [email protected] more negatively. Definition No. 6 read: 1. The condition or quality of being do not use any paper towels at all. The views expressed in this column “Archaic, lust; lasciviousness; lechery.” necessary. Well thanks, American So if it’s not a necessity, it must be a are those of the author and not neces­ Three of the four definitions preceding Heritage Dictionary. Back to diction­ luxury, right? An amenity. Something sarily those of The Observer.

Letters to the E ditor Catholic faculty maintain 'Monologues' University's identity deserves a fair shot

While I was quite pleased with The Tunstead BurtchaelL, C.S.C. — or to con­ Kim Stoddard (“Letters to the is rated R for “sequences of Observer’s coverage of our townhall meet­ tact the good people at Project Sycamore Editor,” Feb. 19), I would like to graphic sexual dialogue, nudi­ ing this Monday, in light of Mr. Dechant’s for plenty of other academic sources. ask you, first of all, which “part ty/sexuality, and language.” So editorial (“Questioning Quotas,” Feb. 19), It is understandable that Mr. Dechant of the script” of “The Vagina why can’t we have on campus a there are a few further points that ought would assert that “the core of faith at Monologues” did you read? Did play that deals with the sexuali­ to be addressed. Mr. Dechant, after consid­ Notre Dame does not come from the facul­ you read one skit? Half a skit? ty and empowerment of ering the rationale behind support for mis­ ty, and never has.” In the day-to-day life of Because I am baffled as to how women? Notre Dame wants us sion hiring, suggests that “many teachers a student, dorm masses, Campus Ministry, you arrived at the exact oppo­ to expand our minds and our believe departments should hire based and the Center for Social Concerns are site conclusion I did after read­ perspectives. solely on academic merit,” especially as we much more tangibly influential than the ing the entirety of the play. The This debate has been running otherwise risk sending the method that we religious affiliation of one’s chemistry or point of the “Monologues,” in The Observer forever, now, prefer religious faith to rigorous thinking. accounting professors. which you seem to have missed, and has been brought up in But this glosses over two key factors to Furthermore, Arts and Letters Dean is in fact not to reduce women previous years also. If “The consider. Mark Roche has repeatedly and rightly to “one body part,” but to do Vagina Monologues,” and the First, the administration stresses that stressed that every faculty member, no the opposite. discussion of them, isn’t preferential treatment for Catholics would matter their faith or lack thereof, has the The “Monologues” are meant expanding our minds, then I only factor in at the end of a selection potential to contribute to our religious to point out that society has don’t know what is. The process: that, after literally dozens of mission, by thoughtfully engaging the made women into one body “Monologues” may not align applications have been sorted through, if Catholic tradition. And I myself have been part that can be objectified with Catholic teaching, but isn’t there are two or three equally qualified powerfully influenced by Professor David through things like rape and that the point? Seeing things candidates and one is Catholic, the religion Solomon, director of Notre Dame’s Center sexual assault. The from different perspectives? of the applicant should be taken into con­ for Ethics and Culture, who exemplifies the “Monologues” combat this Discussing different perspec­ sideration. way in which a faculty member can build degradation of women, and tives? Second, and crucially, this other factors' up Notre Dame’s identity without being enable and empower us to find Finally, I would like to point approach is already a standard practice Catholic himself. our voices, which have been out that you, Kim, chose to edu­ university- wide: we already grant prefer­ But all such caveats aside, in the long historically silenced because we cate yourself about “The Vagina ential treatment to female and minority run, it is an historical fact that the mean­ were seen for so long (and by Monologues” by reading the applicants in precisely this manner. If the ingful adherence of a university to its reli­ some, still are seen) as the play. Only a portion of it, but faculty as a whole does indeed believe gious founding depends upon the prepon­ “lesser sex.” still, you examined the piece for decisions should be made “solely” on aca­ derant adherence of its faculty to said Furthermore, the yourself. Doesn’t that in and of demic merit, then it ought to be up in arms denomination. “Monologues” are testimonies itself say that students on this against affirmative action. (Lest I be mis­ In recognizing this and taking measures of women reclaiming their bod­ campus should have the choice understood, I should add that I personally to promote Catholic hiring, the administra­ ies and their souls, both of and the right to do the same believe that preferential treatment ought tion is doing no more than seeking to which have been violated. The thing, and go see the to be given for diversity as well as for mis- ensure that when we students become “Monologues" are about “Monologues” for themselves? sion-fulfillment.) alumni with children of our own to send to reclaiming the part of the (And, after all, everyone would There is yet another problem with the college, the Notre Dame we re-visit will female body that has been seen still have the choice NOT to go “academic merit alone” stance. It is that, not be a pale imitation of our secular as a shameful thing, something see it.) I also think that you, as a matter of historical record, the most ‘aspirational peers,’ but a place where it is which makes women objects Kim, should go read or watch critical turn toward the secularization of still the case that, as Father. Hesburgh and not human beings with the entire play before you pass the Ivies and dozens of other schools has often says, “the Church does its thinking.” souls. your judgment on it so entirely. precisely been when hiring of the faculty Now, with regard to this began to be done with an eye exclusively whole debate about whether to prestige. Those who disbelieve me are Brian Boyd the “Monologues” should be Melanie LeMay encouraged to consult "The Dying of the senior allowed on campus, I would sophomore Light," the monumental study of this issue off campus like to point out that we show Pasquerilla West Hall by former Notre Dame Provost James Feb. 19 SUB movies like Closer, which Feb. 19 T h e O bserver

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how i met your mother A compelling comedy

MADELINE NIES I Observer Graphic MADELINE NIES I Observer Graphic “Have you heard of the Lemon Law?” If bars, where in the pilot episode Ted meets Adult comics have made a huge come­ What happens from there defies all not then “Suit up!” because you’re missing Robin Scherbatsky (Cobie Smulders), a back in America. predictions and blazes a new and excit­ “How I Met Your Mother.” news reporter who Ted becomes con­ I don’t know how many people on ing path in popular storytelling. What “How I Met Your Mother” has been run­ vinced is his future wife. As we find out at campus give any attention to comic could have easily devolved into mean­ ning for three years, the end of the episode, she isn’t. In fact, as books and their “adult counterpart, ingless gender pandering becomes an but until last month I future-Ted tells his children, she’s actually graphic novels, but intelligent conjecture on what the world knew nothing about it. Mark W itte their aunt. comic books are no would be like if run by women. And it’s Described by a friend But I almost forgot about Barney. longer the stuff of Mychal Stanley done fairly, provocatively and entertain­ as “Seinfeld” with Always in a suit and tie, Neil Patrick adolescent boys. ingly. younger people who Scene & Harris’ character bumps into Ted one day While Japan has Scene & In the first few issues, it deals with frequent a bar instead Heard in the bathroom and decides that they are never forgotten the Heard the rebuilding of the American govern­ of a diner, it piqued going to be best friends. This doesn’t bode appeal comics have ment, a fanatical feminist group called my interest, but not well for Ted. on people of all the Daughters of the Amazon who seek enough to start watching the CBS show. Barney’s favorite game to play at the ages, Americans have delegated comic to destroy every last reminder of men I lowever, my friend finally convinced me bars is “Have you met Ted?” In this game, books to mere kids’ stuff. If you are one (including sperm banks) and an Israeli to sacrifice 20 minutes, and I gave the pilot he taps the shoulder of the nearest girl, of these people, you should be ashamed general seeking to preserve Israel at episode a shot. I have to admit, the first says the tagline, “Have you met Ted?” of what you are missing. I know it’s any cost. time I heard Neil Patrick Harris’ character, before scampering off, leaving Ted in an easy to be caught up in the hip and Meanwhile Yorick finds a world- Barney, tell his friend Ted to meet him at awkward lurch with the girl. socially current comics like Marjane renowned geneticist who seeks to the bar and “Suit up!” I was hooked. Later in the first season Barney comes Satrapi’s “Persepolis,” but comics deal­ understand why Yorick and his monkey I am currently halfway through the first up with a new, revolutionary idea, that he ing in the realm of fantasy still have survived. They are escorted by a gov­ season and my ______calls the “Lemon some great stories to tell. ernment agent from friend has decided Law.” Having nothing Series like Alan Moore’s Washington D.C., to the to set an ambitious to do with lemons, the “Watchmen” deal with Series like Alan doctor’s lab in San goal for me to watch law simply states that how superheroes would Moore’s “Watchmen” Francisco, all while Marshall and Lily make a all 55 episodes in in the first five min­ be viewed in the real deal with how being chased by the first two and a humorous couple if for no utes of a first date, if world. Imagine the sce­ Yorick’s sister — a superheroes would be half seasons to get other reason than their you decide you’re not nario from “The member of the me caught up into your partner, you Incredibles” in which viewed in the real Daughters of the extreme height difference. before the show can evoke the “Lemon superheroes are out­ world. Amazon. resum es its third Law” and ditch them. lawed, but the topic is The story may be season on March The law appalls the dealt with in a darker complex, but it is paced 17. ------others, but Barney tone that is more politi­ in a methodical manner, I hope for the claims it will catch on, cal, serious and adult. Not only that, but like a good action movie. It’s hard not to sake of my grades that I won't make it. saying "It's gonna be a thing!” And it does Watchmen was published a full 20 become attached to the magnificently- The hook of the show is simple, Ted catch on. Before the end of the episode years ago. written characters as they grow and Mosby, played by Josh Radnor in the pres­ one of Barney’s dates use the law on him. Neil Caiman’s “Sandman” series deal mature in the hardships they come to ent and voiced-over by Bob Saget in the My favorite aspect to the show is that with an extended and beautifully-com- face. It’s about human beings coming future, tells a story to his children of how every time Barney and led decide to go plex mythology following the personifi­ face-to-face with the impossible, and he met their mother. Of course, none of the out, Barney instructs his friend to “Suit cations of Dream, Death and others, how they react to the pressure. episodes actually involve Ted meeting his up!” Of course, Ted never does and this and how they operate in the world we Beyond all the breathtaking twists is a future wife, or at least, not so far. drives Barney mad. know. beautifully reserved ending in the after- The show focuses on the lives Ted and “How I Met Your Mother” has grown on But if these two aren’t enough for you, math of a complete resolution. It m akes his four friends, Marshall, Lily, Barney and me in the little time I’ve been watching, I recommend you give “Y: The Last the wacky science explanation bear­ Robin, living in New York City back in and it’s even beginning to influence my Man” a try. able. 2005. Ted and Marshall (Jason Segel) live ways. During Junior Parents Weekend, Written by Brian K. Vaughan, it fin­ After all, it’s not about bad things together and although she has her own my friends and I decided to hit up the bars ished it’s 60-issue run last month, and happening, but how human beings keep place, Marshall's fiance, Lily (Alyson after dinner on Saturday and, oh yes, we now would be the perfect time to pick going anyhow. Hannigan), lives with them too. Marshall suited up. up the graphic novel collections if for and Lily make a humorous couple if for no nothing else than the unbeatable prem­ Contact Mychal Stanley at other reason than their extreme height dif­ Contact Mark Witte at [email protected] ise. One day, every mammal with a Y- wstan ley@n d. edu ference, which turns into hilarity when The views expressed in this column chromosome is killed simultaneously The views expressed in this column Lily meets Marshall’s family. are those of the author and not neces- except for an immature young escape are those of the author and not neces- Together the three frequently go out to sarly those of the Observer. artist named Yorick and his pet monkey. sarly those o f the Observer.

Photo courtesy of insidesocal.com Photo courtesy of thebraxcave.com The cast of CBS’s sitcom series “How I Met Your Mother,” including Alyson Vertigo Comics’ “Y: The Last Man” is one title in the recent wave of adult orient­ Hannigan, second from right, and Neil Patrick Harris, center. ed comic series. T h e O bserver

Wednesday, February 20, 2008 page 13

iel

Where else can you hear a deep-voiced By MYCHAL STANLEY man dejectedly opine, “0 Mr. Mistletoe / Scene Writer wither and die / you useless weed / for no one have I.” It’s this unique kind of pop song- Stephin M erritt, the frontman for The writing mentality that sustains and has main­ Magnetic Fields, has an incredible talent in tained The Magnetic Fields’ relevance. writing pop tunes. This album, however, is much more than It’s strange, then, that he writes some of just the great songwriting that is typical of the most melancholy, self-deprecating pop The Magnetic Fields. The name of the record songs out there. Nothing has changed in his is very literal, and every song is accompanied new release, “Distortion,” by swirling torrents of gui­ where Merritt and co­ tar distortion and noise. It’s vocalist Claudia Gonson This album, however, is much not enough to be distract­ sing about being rejected, more than just the great song- ing, instead providing a lux­ lonely or drunk. urious soundscape to disap­ But if this all sounds too writing that is typical of The pear into when you put on much like a Notre Dame Magnetic Fields. The name of your headphones. winter, a lot of the subject the record is very literal, and Other than the layer of matter is handled with distortion, The Magnetic some humor. In “Too every song is accompanied by Fields’ usual sound has not Drunk to Dream,” Merritt swirling torrents of guitar dis­ changed. Merritt is sings the benefits of being tortion and noise. It’s not obsessed with pop song drunk as opposed to being structure, especially from sober (Sober / nobody enough to be distracting, the 1960s. He specializes in wants you / S***faced / instead providing a luxurious breaking down the formula they’re all undressing), soundscape to disappear into to its most basic and catchy concluding that he needs to components. get too drunk to dream when you put on your head­ Underneath the noise, about a absent lover. phones. minimalist piano plunking, Gonson sings in “The basic guitar chords and Nun’s Litany” as a nun M erritt’s deep bass or thinking about missed opportunities, paths Gonson’s sweet childlike voice don’t revolu­ she could’ve went down and what it would be tionize or advance the sound of the band. like to be a “dominatrix / which isn’t like me The distortion may add a new sheen, but / but I can dream,” among other things. really, the band is just doing what it has been In the best song on the album, Merritt doing for years. And that’s not a bad thing at laments spending Christmas alone in the all. form of a hate letter to that dread plant, The Magnetic Fields provide some of their mistletoe itself. “Mr. Mistletoe” is probably catchiest tunes on this record, and you will the best song about an emotion a lot of peo­ find it difficult not to get swept away by some ple feel on Christmas, and it’s done with a of their indelible hooks. Merritt has perfected brooding humor that you’d be hard-pressed the structure of a good pop song, and he to find anywhere else. knows how to lay down great tunes and words around them in tidy three- minute portions. If you’ve never heard of The Distortion Magnetic Fields, you’re in for a treat The Magnetic Fields because “Distortion” perfectly accom­ panies these gloomy winter days. The Label:Nonesuch Records swirling distortion is the perfect soundtrack to the swirling rain and Recommended Tracks:‘Too Drunk to snow. Dream,” ‘The Nun’s Litany” The distant instruments feel exactly how sound is muffled in the winter air. The Magnetic Fields have put out an album that could very easily become the soundtrack of your life, especially during these sad, cold, lonely days of winter. ______a Contact Mychal Stanley at [email protected] .

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NBA LeBron's triple-double falls short to Houston Rockets win ninth in a row behind balanced scoring; Magic rout Pistons, snapping Detroit's 10-game winning streak

the lane. We got him to settle for Associated Press some jumpers.” CLEVELAND — Shane Battier And James’ shots didn’t start chuckled before revealing falling with regularity until the Houston’s defensive game plan fourth. His 3-pointer with 10:11 to stop LeBron James. left brought the Cavaliers within “Well, we hoped he had a good 70-66. time in New Orleans,” Battier However, Alston sank a long 3, said. reserve Carl Landry converted a It was the Rockets, though, three-point play and Scola did who gave James the headache. too — all in a less than a minute Rafer Alston scored 22 points, — to put the Rockets ahead by Yao Ming added 16 points and 13. 14 rebounds, and Houston tied a James tried to rally Cleveland team record Tuesday night with down the stretch, but every time its ninth straight road win, 93- the league’s best fourth-quarter 85 over the Cleveland Cavaliers, scorer made a big basket, the who wasted a triple-double from Rockets, Alston in particular, James. answered. The Rockets entered the NBAs “I missed too many easy shots unofficial midseason interrup­ that I usually make,” James said. tion as the Western Conference’s Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Larry hottest team and they didn’t cool Hughes had 16 points apiece for off, winning their ninth in a row the Cavs, who never got to improve to 18-3 since Jan. 4. untracked offensively and shot “We don’t want to get tired of just 39 percent as the Rockets winning,” said Tracy McGrady, swarmed them from the start. who added 17 points on just 6- “What we re developing on of-21 shooting. “A lot of people this team is a team like the probably thought the break Pistons,” McGrady said. “Great would be bad for us because we defensive team, going out there had so much momentum, so and playing together and not much swagger. But everybody relying on one or two people to came back and we said. Let’s score the rock. start it off right.”’ “What we really care about is And so they did by digging in playing great defense and play­ on defense. Houston last reeled ing together. And, it showed. off nine victories in a row on the Houston forward Shane Batier, center, and center Yao Ming defend a shot attempt from Cavaliers road in 1993. Magic 103, Pistons 85 guard LeBron James during the Rockets’ 93-85 win Tuesday. Luis Scola added 15 points as A blowout at the Palace of the Rockets, one of the league’s Auburn Hills is nothing new. likes losing like this.” up.” four days later, but couldn’t do it stingiest teams, won for the 12th The surprise Tuesday night The Pistons looked fine early Howard didn’t have a great again Tuesday. time in 13 games. The one con­ was that it was the Pistons get­ in the game. On the first posses­ statistical night, but Van Gundy “We should have played hard­ stant during the spurt has been ting routed. Detroit trailed the sion, Rasheed Wallace blocked a felt he was the difference in the er than this,” said Detroit coach a defensive mind-set that was Orlando Magic by as many as 26 dunk attempt by Howard, his game, especially in Detroit’s 17- Flip Saunders. “We didn’t need missing early this season. points and its 10-game winning All-Star teammate and the new point third quarter. to come out and lay an egg like “It just took time for us to fig­ streak was snapped with a loss. dunk champion. “Dwight had eight points and that in the second half. ” ure it out,” Battier said. “I certainly didn’t foresee that Detroit, though, couldn’t stop eight rebounds, and there’s been Even though they are the only James, who won his second happening, ” Magic coach Stan Orlando’s outside game. The other nights when he’s gone 20- team to beat Detroit in the last All-Star MVP in three years on Van Gundy said. “A lot has to go Magic shot 65 percent on 3- 20, but this might have been his month, and they’ve now done it Sunday in New Orleans, finished right for us to beat the Pistons pointers in the game, hitting 13- best game of the season,” he twice, Van Gundy doesn’t think with 26 points, 13 rebounds and like that, especially on a night of-20. said. “In the third quarter, he the Magic will have any advan­ 11 assists. It was his fifth triple- when Dwight Howard scores “We started the game saying made it virtually impossible for tage in a possible postseason double this season and career eight points and Hedo Turkoglu we didn’t want to let Dwight Detroit to get any offense going matchup. No. 15 — the third youngest to goes 4-for-13.” dunk, but you can’t take away inside. He changed every shot.” “This is big for our guys, reach that mark behind Oscar Detroit extended its win streak dunks and 3-pointers,” Billups Howard said that his 2-of-9 because we know how good that Robertson and Magic Johnson. to double digits with a lopsided said. “You’ve got to give up shooting night, starting with team is,” he said. “But this is Hounded by Battier, who got victory over Indiana on Feb. 13, something. They got hot and Wallace’s blocked dunk in the only the regular season. Detroit help from his teammates, James but knew it would be tough to stayed hot.” first 20 seconds, spurred him to has been through the wars, and missed all seven shots in the first keep its intensity through the The Magic outscored Detroit a better night defensively. we ll have to play at a much half. All-Star break. 63-37 over the second and third “I wasn’t able to get anything higher level than this to beat "Anyone who says he can “You hate having a break periods, shooting 56 percent and going offensively, so I knew I them in the playoffs.” guard him (James) one on one is when you are on a winning holding the Pistons to 24 per­ needed to pick it up on the other Former Piston Maurice Evans lying,” Battier said. “What you streak, because it messes with cent. end,” he said. “I guess it added 16 points for the Magic, have to have is support behind your momentum,” said “We played a good second worked.” including eight in a 14-3 run you, great communication. Every Chauncey Billups. “That’s not an quarter and a great third quar­ The Magic had been the last that helped Orlando put the time LeBron turned the corner, excuse, because we feel like we ter,” Van Gundy said. “We team to beat Detroit, winning game away in the third quarter. one of our big men made him should have come in here and knocked down a lot of shots, but 102-100 at home on Jan. 21. Orlando finished with six players think twice about going down played better than that. No one it was our defense that stepped The Pistons avenged the loss in double figures.

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NCAA Men’s Hockey NBA USCHO.com/CSTV Division I Poll team record last poll 1 Michigan 25-3-4 1 2 North Dakota 19-8-2 3 3 New Hampshire 19-7-2 4 4 Colorado College 21-8-1 5 5 Miami (Ohio) 25-6-1 2 6 Michigan State 20-8-5 8 7 Boston College 16-7-7 7 8 Denver 19-10-1 6 9 NOTRE DAME 21-10-3 9 10 Wisconsin 14-12-6 10 11 Minnesota State 16-11-4 13 12 Clarkson 17-10-3 11 13 Minnesota-Duluth 12-10-6 12 14 Northeastern 14-11-3 15 14 Providence 13-11-4 14 16 St. Cloud State 14-13-3 19 17 Princeton 15-10-0 17 18 Mass.-Lowell 13-11-4 18 19 Quinnipiac 17-9-4 16 20 Niagara 16-8-4 20

NHL Eastern Conference, Atlantic Division team record pts. last 10 New Jersey 34-21-5 73 6-2-2 Pittsburgh 33-21-5 71 6-3-1 NY Rangers 30-24-7 67 6-3-1 Philadelphia 30-24-5 65 2-8-0 NY Islanders 28-25-7 63 4-5-1 Eastern Conference,Northeast Division Mavericks coach Avery Johnson, left, and guard Jason Kidd smile during a news conference announcing the team record pts. last 10 14-year veteran’s trade back to Dallas on Tuesday. Ottawa 34-20-5 73 4-5-1 Montreal 32-19-9 73 5-4-1 Boston 29-23-6 64 5-3-1 6-2-2 All-Star Jason Kidd returns to the Mavericks Buffalo 28-23-8 64 Toronfo 24-27-9 57 4-5-1 reward than to have that first-round draft picks and Kidd wasn’t the answer Associated Press Eastern Conference, Southeast Division championship trophy in $3 million. in Dallas a decade ago, and DALLAS — Jason Kidd is your hand,” said Kidd, who Van Horn and Hassell he was shipped to Phoenix last 10 team record pts. a member of the Dallas lost in the NBA finals twice replace Jerry Stackhouse after 2 seasons. Five years Carolina 30-28-4 64 6-4-0 Mavericks. Again. Finally. with the Nets. “That’s why and Devean George in an later he was traded to the Washington 28-26-6 62 5-4-1 The long-discussed, I’m here. Because Dallas original trade proposal. Nets, who went to back-to- Atlanta 29-28-4 62 6-3-1 once-scuttled and ultimate­ has its eye on that prize.” Stackhouse’s presence in back NBA finals in 2002- Florida 27-28-6 60 5-4-1 ly reconfigured deal to The eight-player deal, in the deal was muddled by 03. Tampa Bay 25-28-6 56 5-4-1 bring Kidd from New the making since before plans to get him back to New Jersey hasn’t made Jersey back to the team the All-Star break and Dallas — within the rules, a long playoff run since, Western Conference, Central Division that drafted him was final­ talked about a lot longer although in a way the and Kidd started talking team record pts. last 10 ized Tuesday. He was rein­ than that, sends Kidd, for­ league frowned upon — trade a year ago, when he Detroit 42-15-5 89 4-5-1 troduced in Dallas 14 years ward Malik Allen and and George used his veto almost went to the Los Nashville 31-23-7 69 6-2-2 after the Mavericks made guard Antoine Wright to power to block his involve­ Angeles Lakers. He went St. Louis 27-22-9 63 5-3-2 him the No. 2 pick. Dallas. ment. public with his latest trade Columbus 27-25-9 63 2-5-3 Back then, Kidd was sup­ The primary piece head­ “It’s been the most amaz­ demand last month. Chicago 27-25-6 60 4-4-2 posed to help turn around ed to New Jersey is point ing, interesting trade we’ve “He’s a once-in-a-lifetime one of the worst franchises guard Devin Harris. The ever done, and we’ve done type of guy to play with Western Conference, Northwest Division in sports. Now, as one of others are center some doozies here,” and coach,” Nets coach team record pts. last 10 the league’s best point DeSagana Diop, swingman Mavericks owner Mark Lawrence Frank said. “He’s guards, he’s seen as a cru­ Maurice Ager, forward Cuban said. “I’ve never had an unbelievable Minnesota 34-21-4 72 7-2-1 cial piece in the Mavs’ pur­ Trenton Hassell and retired seen anything like it, but impact on everyone in this Vancouver 29-22-8 66 4-3-3 suit of a championship. forward Keith Van Horn. all’s well that ends well. We organization and we wish Calgary 29-22-8 66 5-5-0 “There’s no bigger New Jersey also gets two got the right guys.” him nothing but the best.” Colorado 30-25-5 65 4-5-1 Edmonton 27-28-5 59 5-5-0

Western Conference,PacificDivision In B rief team record pts. last 10 Dallas 37-21-5 79 9-1-0 Former MVP Tejada remains Aaron says baseball can sur­ Potential IRL-Cliamp Car mer­ Anaheim 33-23-7 73 6-3-1 silent concerning steroids vive the steroids era ger talks heat up San Jose 31-20-8 70 4-5-1 KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Houston Astros KISSIMMEE, Fla. — He’s no longer the A possible unification of America’s Phoenix 31-25-4 66 4-4-2 pitcher Woody Williams walked into the home run king, but he’s still the Hammer. two open-wheel series is still on track, Los Angeles 25-34-3 53 5-5-0 clubhouse and saw a swarm of reporters Hank Aaron hobbled into Atlanta's spring with both sides saying Tuesday gathered around Miguel Tejada. training camp on Tuesday— he needs knee- progress is being made. “Leave the guy alone!” Williams said replacement surgery - with no opinion on David Higdon, Champ Car World with a smile. whether Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens Series spokesman, said discussions No chance. deserve to be in the Hall of Fame, but saying are “heating up,” but no announce­ Tejada arrived at spring training with he’s confident baseball is on the way to ment was expected Tuesday. “As long his new team on Tuesday, and within recovering from the Steroids Era as everyone is still talking, there’s around the dial minutes faced questions about the “I think baseball is trying to clean up its hope.” Mitchell Report and an FBI investigation act,” Aaron said, sitting in the Braves’ dugout Fred Nation, a spokesman for the looking into his alleged link to perform­ during batting practice. “It’s unfortunate for Indy Racing League, told The ance-enhancing drugs. baseball, but baseball has been through Associated Press “there is no deal NCA A M en ’s B asketball Tejada refiised to answer any of them, some tough times. It went through the White yet.” He said talks “between the prin­ North Carolina at NC State preferring to discuss baseball and his Sox scandal and survived. It went through a cipals from both sides” are continuing 7 p.m., ESPN fresh start with the Astros. lot of things and survived. It’s going to survive and IRL officials remain “optimistic” “1 can’t really talk about that situa­ this, too.” an agreement can be reached, possi­ NBA tion,” he said. “Right now, I just want to Like many baseball fans, Aaron tuned in bly as early as Thursday. talk about baseball, because that’s really when the Mitchell Report was released, and Both sides have struggled for fans, Lakers at Suns my focus.” he was in front of tire television set again lor sponsors and TV ratings since the IRL, 9 p.m., ESPN The Astros acquired the four-time All- Roger Clemens’ testimony before Congress founded by Indianapolis Motor Star shortstop from Baltimore on Dec. last week, when the seven-time Cy Young Speedway president Tony George, 12, the day before the Mitchell Report Award winner denied using human growth began competition in 1995, competing was released. hormone as alleged by his former trainer. against the established CART series. page 16 The Observer ♦ SPORTS Wednesday, February 20, 2008

NBA Shaq ready for Suns debut against former team

for the other team to get back.” Those roles belong to Nash and have energized the Suns fran­ Earthlings must be careful with Associated Press “He’s a jokester, and that’s Am are Stoudemire, he said. chise since last week’s trade, what they say.” PHOENIX — Shaquille O’Neal funny, very funny,” Shaq said “I’m more like a senior adviser with the anticipation building O’Neal is part of a recent says he is ready to run with the without smiling. “Ha-ha. Very so I don’t like to come in here toward Wednesday night’s show­ migration of talent to the Phoenix Suns. Really. funny.” and try to take over,” O’Neal down with Jackson, Kobe already-tough Western “I’m going to be looking to get Suns coach Mike D’Antoni says said. ... “Just like your basic Bryant, newcomer Pau Gasol Conference, with Gasol going to out like Randy Moss and Terrell people will be surprised about karate movie where the young and the rest of the Lakers. the Lakers from Memphis and, in Owens," he said Tuesday alter how well a motivated O’Neal can guys come to the old guys with O’Neal insisted there is nothing a trade finalized on Tuesday, going through his final workout move, and playmaker Steve Nash beards who have them do weird special about the opponent being Jason Kidd to the Dallas before making his debut with the was elated with the trade that stuff to get to the other side. the Lakers, other than the fact Mavericks from New Jersey. Suns on Wednesday night brought O’Neal from Miami for That’s who I am, the old guy with that it’s a tough Pacific Division There will be no time for against his old team, the Los Shawn Marion and Marcus a long beard.” foe. O’Neal to ease into his new role. Angeles Lakers. Banks. Long pause. “We had more great times than After the Lakers, the Suns are The prospect of the 7-foot-l, “We’re going to have to adjust “You like that analogy?” he bad times together, but they’ve home to Boston on Friday night 325-pound O’Neal, at age 35, fit­ slightly to his strengths,” Nash said, obviously pleased with him­ moved on, I’ve moved on,” and Detroit on Sunday. ting in with the high-octane Suns said, “but you know where he’s self. “That was pretty good?” O’Neal said. “I have a new team “We don’t have three cupcakes has been ridiculed across much strong we’ve been weak, and Nash was a willing sidekick. now and I have a new focus.” to start, but that’s all right,” of the NBA. that’s having a big presence in “I think this is his 73rd Asian Still, Jackson’s comments have Nash said. “We’re going to learn The Lakers’ Phil Jackson, the paint, taking up space and martial arts film,” he said. not been brushed aside. a lot about ourselves and where O’Neal’s former coach, said guarding the rim ” “We’re excited to learn from the “I don’t take anything person­ we’re going, and maybe that will Shag’s role would be “taking the O’Neal says he has no desire to great master.” al,” O’Neal said. “1 just have a give us a steeper learning curve ball out of bounds and waiting be a star with his new team. Shaq’s charisma and humor certain file in my head, so to play against terrific teams.”

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W it h a g e n e r o u s g i f t f r o m the Class of 1952, the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture proudly announces the first annual Ralph Mclnerny Essay Contest, held in honor of Ralph Mclnerny, an inspirational professor of philosophy at Notre Dame for over fifty years. Open to current Notre Dame Undergraduates only, the Ralph Mclnerny Essay contest seeks each year to award an exceptional student essay composed on a topic appropriate to Professor Mclnerny's lifelong work.

E s s a y s w i l l b e a c c e p t e d on any aspect of Thomistic philosophy or theology, whether exploring the text of St. Thomas Aquinas, sources of his thought, or his influence upon subsequent thinkers, questions or debates. Essays will also be accepted on topics of the Catholic litarary imagination, and with Catholic culture more generally. Essays must consist of 10-15 typed, double spaced pages. The winner of the contest will recieve a $500 prize, publication in The Catholic Idler, and recognition by the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture.

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S M C B asketball Team looks to improve MIAA mark at home Belles counting on Newsom against Adrian

just like any other player does,” By MEAGHAN VESELIK Newsom said. “So I don’t know Sports Writer if I am a better player each year, but my role has changed The Belles picked up an depending on what our team important victory Saturday needs each new season.” afternoon over an MIAA oppo­ This season, Newsom has had nent, sparked by a revamped the opportunity to play with her defense anchored by junior sister, freshman forward Becky captain Erin Newsom. Newsom. The 71-39 win over “Coming in as a freshman and Kalamazoo Saturday gave Saint having Erin here has made it a Mary’s the boost it needed to much easier transition to col­ move up in MIAA standings. lege, both with basketball and With a conference record of 6- school,” Becky Newsom said. 8, Saint Mary’s moved into a tie “As teammates we push each for fourth place with Adrian, other to do better in practice. Alma and Olivet. She is a great leader for our The Belles play tonight team. She knows when to be against Adrian at 7:30. in serious and when to have fun.” Angela Athletic Center. To take down Adrian, Saint “At the Kalamazoo game we Mary’s will need Erin Newsom’s communicated and worked well rebounding and newly polished together as a team on defense, defensive presence. and it enabled us to pick up “Our focus is still on team easy steals, which led to a defense and rebounds,” Henley stronger offense,” Newsom said. “Both Adrian and Olivet said. are solid teams that present a On Saturday, the Belles challenge for us. The last time knocked down w e p lay ed 44.8 percent of Adrian, we did their field goals “These next two not have a great and 57.1 percent performance in O p o n s o r c of their free games against the first half.” C am pus M inistry, Jnt’i S tudci throws while Adrian and Olivet are Rashid agreed grabbing 46 that the Belles C am $H«& M • r**m ry crucial to the rebounds. must concen­ The Belles’ conference rankings, trate on defense chief focus this and we’d really like to beat Adrian. season has been to host the first round “At times we improving their have played “BELOVED* inconsistent on our home court. ” great team defense and low defense and L e n te n Day off R e fle c tio n rebounding Erin Newsom other times we num bers. Belles center have struggled,” Newsom, the Rashid said. “We tpom ered by the Office of Cross Cultural Ministry Belles captain, is have been work­ central to their effort on the ing on our communication on boards. Newsom not only leads defense in order to improve as February 24, 2008, 2pm-7pm the team with 186 rebounds a team. I think our game on Location; Creek House this season, but also is second Saturday was a good indication in scoring with 242 points. of how well we are capable of Belles coach Jenn Henley said playing on defense if we com­ Do you know that you are beloved by the One who made you? Newsom has also improved on municate with each other.” defense. But Newsom is not satisfied, “We have really been working saying the squad still needs to Do you REALLY know? with Erin on her improve at get­ post defense this “It is nice to know ting stops. season and have “To be honest The office of Cross Cultural Ministry invites you to take a few se e n g re a t that if we take a shot we have been hours this Lent and spend time thinking about who loves you. improvements to from the perimeter playing incon­ Come to the quiet and let that Love soak in. this point,” we will have sistently as a Henley said. “I team, especial­ think she presents somebody inside ly on the defen­ For an application or more information, contact Judy Madden in some defensive fighting for the sive end,” the Cross Cultural Ministry Office - 102 Coleman-Morse Center. problems for rebound. ” Newsom said. opponents “I don’t doubt because of her that our team Email: jmadde n20nd.edu shooting range Katie Rashid is capable of and how well she Belles guard beating any Applications can also be picked up in Retreats Office in 114 runs the floor.” team we come Coleman-Morse Center. Belles junior up against, we guard Katie Rashid credits have the players to do it, we Newsom with being reliable just need to really focus on our *There is no cost for this Day of Reflection. under the basket. team defense and have the *Space is limited to the first 20 people so don't wait. “Erin has always been one of same intensity as we did the leading rebounders for us,” Saturday versus Kalamazoo.” Rashid said. “It is nice to know The conference showdown that if we take a shot from the against the Bulldogs tonight is perimeter we will have some­ the Belles’ penultimate MIAA body inside fighting for the m atchup. CM rebound.” “I hope that we build off of Campus Ministry This season isn’t the first in Saturday’s win and use it to win which Newsom has been a key our last two conference games contributor for Saint Mary’s. In this week,” Newsom said. her freshman season, she “These next two games against grabbed 161 rebounds and Adrian and Olivet are crucial to scored 240 points. She proved the conference rankings, and herself again last season when we’d really like to host the first she ended the year with 212 round on our home court.” rebounds and 281 points. Newsom was named to the Note: - MIAA second team last season. Alison Kessler is 12 points “I don’t know how I have away from tying the school improved this season, if I even record for most career points. have at all, but I do know that with each new season I have to Contact Meaghan Veselik at learn and adapt to a new team, [email protected] page 18 The Observer ♦ SPORTS Wednesday, February 20, 2008

NBA Interested in submitting Suns, Nuggets to a proposal abstract for play outdoor game the University Scholars Conference? Learn m ore rink like most NBA arenas, Welts Associated Press said the game will offer a more INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — The intimate setting. Conference Application* Phoenix Suns and Denver “It’s an NBA-quality facility Nuggets will play the first out­ with no roof on it,” Welts said. Abstract-Writing* door game in more than 35 years Nuggets center Marcus Camby during the 2008-09 preseason. said he may have to work on his and Presentation Workshop The exhibition game on Oct. 11 jumper to make it more wind at the 16,000-seat Indian Wells resistant. Tennis Garden will be televised “I have a high release — it’s Thursday, February 21, 4:30-5:30 by TNT. probably not too good outdoors,” The game follows the Ml lb's Camby said. “It will be fun. I’ve Coleman Morse Center Student Lounge successful outdoor game on New seen hockey have a couple of out­ Year’s Day in Buffalo, N.Y. door games, so it will definitely “What will happen here will be be interesting. I hope the weath­ historic,” Rick Welts, the Suns’ er’s nice.” president and chief operating In the unlikely event the game Writing Center staff will be on hand officer, said Tuesday. “More is rained out. Welts said it would importantly, I think this will be a be played the next day. to provide guidance lot of fun. Most of us learned how Denver coach George Karl liked to play basketball outdoors. This the concept of an outdoor game. for developing conference abstracts. had the perfect circumstances to “I grew up playing outdoors Bring drafts of your papers or proposals. do it in the NBA.” and loved it,” he said. It won’t be the first NBA game Karl was asked if chain-link to be played outdoors. The Suns nets would be a natural fit for the defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in outdoor game. RSVP to [email protected] by NOON, a preseason game on Sept. 24, “Or lopsided balls,” Karl said 1972, at a baseball stadium in with a laugh. “One of the biggest Thursday, February 1 1 San Juan, Puerto Rico. decisions was finding a ball that Welts said the ideal weather in wasn’t lopsided.” October and the facility made it The Suns feature megastars possible to hold the event. The Steve Nash, Amare Stoudemire tennis stadium is home to the and Shaquille O’Neal. The team Don’t forget: Deadline for Pacific Life Open, one of the picked the Nuggets because of major events on the men’s and their marquee players, Allen University Scholars Conference women’s pro tours. Iverson and Carmelo Anthony, Because the seating is built and because there are direct Abstract Submission is Monday, March IO around the parameters of a ten­ flights from Denver to Palm nis court, rather than a hockey Springs.

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NCAA Men’s Basketball No. 15 Indiana bests Hoosier-state rival Purdue White excels despite sprained left knee, picking up 19 points, 15 boards to end Boilermakers' 11-game winning streak

like him for granted,” Sampson Associated Press said. “He’s a horse.” BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Kelvin White said it would have taken Sampson couldn’t understand a more serious injury to keep why he was still being asked if him out of the game. his problems over possible NCAA “At the beginning, I was kind of violations were a distraction for timid,” he said. “It’s always in his team. your head when you have an Eric Gordon scored 22 points injury like that. I got more com­ to lead No. 15 Indiana to a 77-68 fortable as the game went on.” victory over No. 14 Purdue on Armon Bassett added 16 points Tuesday night in the Hoosiers’ and eight rebounds for the last game before the completion Hoosiers. of the school’s investigation into Robbie Hummel had 17 points accusations Sampson committed for the Boilermakers, while Scott major rules violations. Martin added 12. “I think the way our team is University president Michael playing answers all the ques­ McRobbie said last Friday that tions,” he said. “I think our play the school would conduct a new speaks for itself.” investigation into the NCAA’s D.J. White, who had 19 points accusations that Sampson com­ and 15 rebounds despite playing mitted five major rules violations. on a sprained left knee, said the A school investigation last year Hoosiers (22-4, 11-2 Big Ten) revealed Sampson and his assis­ aren’t thinking about what tants made more than 100 Sampson’s future holds. impermissible calls. That “When we’re on the court, occurred while Sampson was on that’s all we’re focused on,” he NCAA probation for making 577 said. “Right now, we’re just try­ improper phone calls between ing to win games.” 2000 and 2004 while coaching The latest win snapped Oklahoma. Purdue’s 11 -game winning Athletic director Rick Indiana guard Eric Gordon tracks down a loose ball in front of Purdue guard Tarrance Crump in a 77-68 streak and brought Indiana with­ Greenspan, university counsel Hoosier win Tuesday. Gordon scored a game-high 22 points to lead the charge in the win. in one-half game of the Dorothy Frapwell and faculty Boilermakers (21-6, 12-2) at the representative Bruce Jaffee were said. “We had so many situations answer for Gordon and White. ond half on a 13-6 run capped by top of the conference standings. asked to run the investigation where if we get a stop, we could “Those guys have got to be the a long 3-pointer by Gordon that Indiana’s fans seemed to move and recommend by this Friday tak e th e lead , and th en w e ’d best 1-2 punch in the country, gave Indiana a 45-35 lead with toward Sampson’s side after a what steps the university should foul.” the best inside-outside combina­ 12:28 left. giving him a lukewarm response take. The Hoosiers shot 47 percent tion,” he said. Indiana led by 12 points before during pregame introductions.- The Hoosiers went 30-of-34 to make up for committing 23 The Boilermakers shot 31 per­ Purdue went on a 7-0 run, Chants of “Kel-vin Samp-son” from the free throw line while turnovers. cent (ll-of-36) in the first half including a 3-pointer and a layup rang out in the game’s final min­ Purdue was just ll-of-21. Sampson said his team played but stayed in the game by forcing by Hummel, that made it 53-48 utes. Purdue coach Matt Painter said a great game aside from the 12 turnovers. and forced the Hoosiers to call a Sampson said he expects to be his team was aggressive in creat­ turnovers. White had 10 points and six timeout. Martin’s 3-pointer with on the sideline Saturday at ing turnovers, but couldn’t turn it “Sometimes you have to bring rebounds in the first half, which just under 7 minutes to go cut Northwestern. If Tuesday’s game down enough to avoid commit­ them into the huddle and remind featured five lead changes and Indiana’s lead to 57-55 but the was his last at Indiana, he has ting fouls. them what color jersey they’re ended with Indiana leading 32- Hoosiers went 17-of-20 from the White to thank for it ending well. “We m ade careless m istakes, wearing,” he said. 29. free throw line the rest of the “You learn not to take a kid putting our hands on guys,” he Painter said there was no The Hoosiers opened the sec­ way. THA TO METANIOSSIS > g i / o ( J c t c e f ( TPiuth bt Oiser) With an Auto Loan from Notre Dame Federal Credit Union, Thursday 0 you'll not only get a great low rate, February 21 you'll also receive a full | % CASH BACK What are you waiting for? e : . Apply today.

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Louisville enters the meet court we gave them a great as the only Big Fast squad game, but I thought we could with a national ranking have won. We missed some and boasts a team that has easy shots and we didn’t do a been steadily gathering good job rebounding.” momentum throughout the Both Notre Dame and season. The Cardinals hold Rutgers struggled to perform the top conference times in in the paint in the first half, 10 events, including all five continually missing shots and relays. combining for 19 turnovers. Pittsburgh is a 19-time The Scarlet Knights looked conference champion, and to turn things around 12 min­ the Panthers placed fourth utes into the game with a 9-0 in last year’s meet. The run to cruise to a 22-14 lead Panthers are likely to chal­ with 6:21 left in the half. But lenge Notre Dame for the that spurt ended Rutgers’ out­ top positions in the diving put in the opening period. The events. Junior Alex Irish rallied to score the next Volovetski holds the Big eight points, with the final two East’s top score in the 1- coming on a buzzer-beater by meter dive, while senior guard Charel Allen to tie the Jeremy Stull/ boasts the game at 22. highest 3-meter score. Notre Dame continued to Notre Dame freshman play tough defense in the sec­ Michael Sullivan swam the ond half, holding Rutgers fastest 200-yard back­ scoreless in the first few min­ stroke in the conference, utes after halftime. while Irish junior diver The Scarlet Knights finally Michael Bulfin holds the managed to put points on the second- and third-best board when junior center Kia scores in the 3-meter and Vaughn’s putback in the 1-meter boards, respec­ fourth minute brought Rutgers AP tively. down only two. Vaughn’s bas­ Irish sophomore center Erica Williamson, center, and senior guard Charel Allen, right, defend Rutgers “1 think people are pre­ ket sparked a 17-5 run over guard Essence Carson during Notre Dame’s 57-51 loss to the Scarlet Knights Tuesday. pared, and I think they’re Notre Dame to give Rutgers a excited to swim their 41-33 lead. The Irish did not defensively to hold them to Sophomore guard struggled to score in the paint. ra c e s,” W elsh said. “This is regain the lead and never 57,” McGraw said. “That was Epiphanny Prince led the “We missed shots, we just as wide open as the meet managed to get closer than our goal, we wanted to keep Scarlet Knights in scoring missed too many shots,” has been in several years, four points for the rest of the the game in the 50s and I fell with 18 points and senior McGraw said. “We had a lot of and places will go to the gam e. we did a really good job of guard Matee Ajavon added 15. opportunities to win the game, teams that swim the McGraw was happy with that, so I was really pleased Allen matched Prince with 18 and we didn’t rebound and we fastest. There is something Notre Dame’s ability to shut with our defense. They’re an points for the Irish and guard missed shots, and that was the very pure about that.” down Rutgers, but said she excellent defensive team as Lindsay Schrader chipped in gam e.” would have liked to see more well, and we really just 10. Contact Chris Doyen at from her offense. missed a lot of shots that we Despite the production from Contact Deirdre Krasula at [email protected] “I thought we did a great job probably could have made.” Allen and Schrader, the Irish [email protected]

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NCAA Men’s Basketball ASSANTE: Williams responds ; ■ - smm to Coach K's words

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Notre Dame junior Lisa ual side of the tournament Maunu led the Irish in scor­ was Georgia State’s Joel Streak Letdown ing for the third time this Sawgrass Sjoholm, who led his team to continued from page 24 continued from page 24 season, shooting a 12-over- continued from page 24 a ninth-place finish. par 228, tied for 15th over­ The tournament also fea­ recruiting," White said. “We the only sub-par score of the all. Her Monday afternoon of the top teams in the tour­ tured some solid individual have a great school and tournament, a four-under 74 was the low round of the nament. But the Gators shot performances by the Irish. some great facilities that 212. Her pair of 70s on week for the Irish. their best score of the event, Sophomore Doug Fortner allow us to bring in some of Monday were the lowest Freshman standout So- 288 — a tournament-best for finished the tournament with the best swimmers out two scores for the week. Hyun Park trailed Maunu the day. a combined score of 224, th e re .” M o n d a y a f t e r n o o n ’s by one stroke, finishing up Meanwhile, no team could which left him in a tie for But White said the most respectable team score of with a 13-over-par 229, tied keep up with No. 4 Alabama, 29th. Fortner’s score was 8- important reason for the 300 indicat­ for 18th over­ who won the tournament by over par on the weekend, but four was still impressive consider­ squad’s success is the ed that the “We put ourselves in a all. Fellow development of swimmers Irish could freshman Katie strokes ing only six players finished that maximize their poten­ rebound good position... but we Conway added over No. 2 below par for the weekend. tial. from their couldn’t continue that a final round UCLA. T he Irish captain and No. 1 golfer “It is really important to slow start, momentum. ” 78 to end the tw o te a m s Josh Sandman finished in a just make people faster,” but a final- tournam ent w e re th e tie with Fortner. White said. “And that is a round 314 with a 17-over- f a v o r i t e s The par-7 2, 6,895-yard product of mental prepara­ on Tuesday Susan Holt par 233, tied c o m in g Sawgrass Country Club is tion, training, environment, dashed any Irish coach for 31st over­ in to a considered one of the hardest coaching, support and first- h o p e s o f all. highly courses on the college tour. rate facilities. And we have m a t c h i n g Sophomores competitive The tournament allowed Sandman all of that here at Notre the team’s earlier success­ Annie Brophy and Kristin w e e k e n d the Irish to shake off some of D am e.” es. Wetzel both shot 80s on with 10 of the rust that has built up The Big East champi­ “I was happy with Tuesday to finish up with the top 50 teams in the over the long break since the onship runs from today to I Monday 1 afternoon because 239 and 243, tied for 50th nation. , . _ , fall season. The team Saturday at the Nassau we held our composure and 61st respectively. No. 5 Charlotte was the improved its score every day County Aquatics Center. after the first round,” Holt Notre Dame next hits the biggest disappointment of the of the tournament. The preliminary heats of said. “Plus we didn’t play links at the Rio Verde tournament, finishing in fifth The Irish will be in action the individual rounds will that bad in the windy and Collegiate Invitational, place, 16 strokes out of the again March 3-4 at the USC be held in the mornings rainy conditions. We put which will be held March 7- lead. Host North Florida Collegiate Invitational in with the finals and the ourselves in a good position 9 in Scottsdale, Ariz. ended the final round at 13- Westlake Village, Calif. relays taking place during heading into today, but we over par and took third place the evenings. The Irish will couldn’t continue that Contact Michael Blasco at overall in the tournament. Contact Peter Reisenauer at look to maximize their m o m en tu m .” [email protected] The winner on the individ­ [email protected] scores by only swimming in their best events, as each participant can compete in a limited amount of events. “We hope to qualify for the |NCAA Championship! with as many girls as possi­ ble,” White said. The Irish have fared well Announcing the Year thus far against Big East foes, taking a 2-1 confer­ ence record into the cham­ 2008 Annual Awards of pionship. Their only Big East dual-meet loss was to Pittsburgh in a 150-148 the Albert Ravarino nail-biter. They dominated Louisville 188-111 and Italian Studies Travel West Virginia 249-116 in dual-meet competition this season. Scholarship This event is the culmina­ tion of a season of hard work for many of the swim­ mers. All the training, early-morning swimming, dry workouts and the daily Thanks to a generous gift from the Albert Ravarino family, the Italian Studies Program grind lead up to the next four days of swimming. is pleased to announce the year 2008 annual competition for travel in support of summer “The secret to success is research and foreign study in Italy. Grants will be made in amounts not to exceed lasting for the entire four S3,000, and will not normally cover all expenses. Notre Dame graduate and days,” W hite said. “It takes a lot of focus. The girls just undergraduate students who are planning to pursue research or a formal program of have to take it one event at summer study in Italy are invited to apply. Students must have completed at least one a tim e.” The wildcard for the Irish year of Italian language. The course work wi ll normally be in Italian; will involve the is the 25-day layoff since study of Italian language, literature, and culture; and must be applicable to a student's their last meet. But the degree program at the University of Notre Dame. Irish traditionally come out of the break very strong. “The girls feel really Recommended programs for foreign study include, but are not limited to: Loyola good,” White said. “I have never seen them looking so University in Rome, Boston University in Padua, UCLA in Pisa, Miami University in fast.” Urbino, Columbia University in Scandiano. Interested students are encouraged to Rutgers, West Virginia consult the materials on Italian foreign study in the Department of Romance Languages, and Pittsburgh have the best chances to upset Notre 343 O'Shaughnessy Hall. Dame in the championship, but the Irish are confident they will add another tro­ Students are invited to submit a letter which should include: phy to their case. 1) an explanation of how the proposed research or foreign study will enhance their “If we just stay focused, degree program at Notre Dame; we will do very well,” White said. 2) a personal statement indicating their background, interests, and long-term goals; Contact Jared Jedick at 3) a description of the research project or the program they intend to follow; [email protected] 4) a budget indicating the costs involved; 5) two letters of recommendation 6) a transcript showing all grades and courses completed 7) a list of other sources of funding (being sought or confirmed) for the same project Recycle (i.e. Office of International Studies, Nanovic Institute, etc.) The Application Deadline: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 Albert Ravarino Italian Studies Travel Scholarship Program in Italian Studies Observer. 343 O'Shaughnessy Hall University of Notre Dame Wednesday, February 20, 2008 The Observer ♦ TODAY page 23

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S w im m in g Scarlet blood Team looks Defense not enough in to continue loss to Rutgers in N.J.

By DEIRDRE KRASULA title streak Sports Writer By JARED JEDICK It was a night about defense Sports Writer from an Irish team known more for its high-scoring Notre Dame is again set to offense. put its stamp on history as it No. 14 Notre Dame — av er­ goes for its 12th consecutive aging 80 points per game — conference title at the Big East was held below the 60-point -championship this week in mark for only the third time East Meadow, N.Y. this season in its 57-51 loss to The current 11-year streak No. 5 Rutgers in Piscataway, is already the longest in Big N.J., Tuesday night. East history in any sport. Rut it wasn’t just the Scarlet “You can’t help but think Knights defense that per­ about a streak like that,” Irish formed well. The Irish kept assistant coach Joel White Rutgers scoreless for 11 min­ said. “But the girls all know utes throughout the course of that they can only take care of the gam e. what they have control over.” “I felt that we really White said a variety of fac­ improved since the last time tors have allowed the team to we played a top-five team ,” sustain its dominance. Irish coach Muffet McGraw “I would have to say that a said. “And on their home AP lot of it comes down to good Irish sophomore center Erica Williamson fights for a loose ball with several Rutgers players during see RUTGERS/page 20 Notre Dame’s 57-51 loss Tuesday in Piscataway, N.J. see STREAK/page 22

N D W o m e n ’s G olf Irish struggle, come in 10th in first competition of spring

opening tournament of the Wilderness Golf Club. a wake-up call.” strokes separated the rest of Coach disappointed spring schedule, finishing Notre Dame coach Susan Host No. 23 Michigan State the top five, rounded out by with unit's effort 10th in a field of 15 at the Holt said she was disappoint­ cruised to a comfortable 10- No. 14 Kent State (912), No. Central District Invitational in ed with the Irish squad. stroke victory, shooting 303 in 37 Ohio State (913), and No. Parrish, Fla. “We beat ourselves,” Holt the final round to lead the 31 Texas (914). By MICHAEL BLASCO The Irish carded a 314 in said. “I was shocked with how field with an overall 892. Michigan State’s Sara Brown Sports Writer the final round en route to a we played. I think we lacked No. 25 Texas A&M made a look home top-golfer honors, season-worst total score of focus and discipline and that final-round push, shooting a finishing the tournament with No. 19 Notre Dame stum­ 929, ending up at 65-over-par hurt us. We didn’t pay atten­ 298, to climb to second over­ bled out of the gate in its in 54 holes at the River tion to detail and hopefully it’s all with a 902. Only two see LETDOWN/page 22

M e n ’s G olf M e n ’s S w im m in g ND finishes strong, falls short Squad aims for Big Team improves every day of tournament East championship

By PETER REISENAUER in its final regular season Sports Writer By CHRIS DOYEN meet, the Shamrock Sports Writer Invitational, when it defeated Notre Dame got the score West Virginia 219-150. In that it was hoping for, but it was After a 24-day layoff filled event, as well as a victory just not enough. with physical and mental over Pittsburgh in November The Irish finished last in a preparation, the Irish enter and a loss to Louisville in field of 15 Tuesday at the the pool in competitive action January, Notre Dame got a John llayt Invitational in today when the Big East chance to see its top confer­ Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. championships start at the ence competition up close. Going into Tuesday’s Nassau County Aquatic Center Those three schools, along action, Irish coach Jim in East Meadow, N.Y. with Notre Dame and Kubinski said he hoped the “It’s been quite a long lay­ Cincinnati — last year’s fifth- team might be able to put up off,” Irish coach Tim Welsh place team — are expected to a score in the 290s. The said. “But the focus has been battle it out for the top spot Irish met that goal, finishing wonderful. I think as we’ve Saturday, the final day of com­ the day with a score of 296, tried to get everything sharp­ petition. 8-over par. The final-round ened up, we’ve made a lot of The defending champion score was an improvement progress. We’re very opti­ Mountaineers will compete on the 301 they shot m istic.” without many of last year’s Monday. The Irish will seek their key performers, but seniors Kubinski thought the score third conference title in four Nick Delic and Kevin Donohue might give his team a years. At last year’s meet, have shown quality leadership chance to climb out of they were dethroned by West this season under the direc­ eighth place. The coach Virginia — who won by only tion of new head coach Vic hoped to catch Florida, one IAN GAVLICK/The Observer 4.5 points. Riggs. Irish sophomore Doug Fortner follows through on a putt at the Notre Dame exacted some see SAWGRASS/page 22 Gridiron Classic on Sept. 30. revenge on the Mountaineers see LEAGUE/page 20