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The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOLUME 43: ISSUE 67 THURSDAY, JANUARY 15,2009 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM ND admits 1,733 early Admissions office reports second-highest number of applicants in history

However, while the University which allows students to fill out a By MADELINE BUCKLEY received about 14,000 applications general application that will go to News Writer after the regular action deadline several colleges and universities. passed about two weeks ago, The Admissions Office will be The University was unsure if the exceeding last year's number, the reviewing the regular action appli­ struggling economy would cause a economy could be a factor in the cations through March, but they decline in the number of appli­ decrease in applications from two have admitted 1, 7 33 students cants for the Oass of 2013, but the years ago, Saracino said. early action, 200 more students Office of Undergraduate "Very few schools are reporting than were admitted under early Admissions was pleased to receive record numbers," he said. action last year, Saracino said. the second-highest number of Saracino said he attributes part "We are using the same stan­ applications in history, said Dan of the increase in applications dards we used last year, and we Saracino, assistant provost for from last year to the decision to Undergraduate Admissions. use the Common Application, see ADMISSION/page 4 MARY JESSE I Observer Graphic Students Reish, Schmidt plan for end of term packJACC Student gov't bodies prepare topics to cover during Spring semester"'over Winter Break to cheer on said. ByJENNMETZ Reish told The Observer News Editor COR members also compiled Irish tnen ideas for what their group Student body president Bob will tackle this semester. He Reish and student body vice said most of the suggestions By LIZ O'DONNELL president Grant Schmidt have were not part of the duo's ini­ News Writer quite the agenda to complete tial campaign. before their term ends April Potential topics of discus­ With football season novy over 1. sion in COR in the upcoming and the winter sports season in Over Winter Break, the two weeks include a possible full force, even more students were at work. making lists of increase in the student activi­ have shifted their support of what they hope to accomplish ties fee to provide funding for Irish athletics from the field to in their remaining months in a spring concert of lecture the court. office, including more resolu­ series and a reevaluation of Led by last year's Big East tions passed in the three stu­ the football ticket lottery poli­ Player of the Year, Luke dent government bodies: cies, specifically home game Harangody, the Fighting Irish Campus Life Council (CLC), ticket exchange. men's basketball team has start­ Council of Representafives Reish said the student body ed the 2008-2009 season with QUENTIN STENGERffhe Observer (COR) and Student Senate. can expect progress updates an impressive 12-4 record. Student body president Bob Reish, left, and vice president "If we get a good majority from the numerous student Grant Schmidt, have a few more initiatives to launch before of those done we'll consider see BASKETBALL/page 4 the end of their term in April. ourselves successful," Reish see REISH/ page 6

Fitness classes free for week Activists share stories to Smnple period ends Sunday; RecSports online registration starts today begin MLK celebration

Muhammad, Associate Director of By ALICIA SMITH By KAITLYNN RIELY the South Bend Heritage News Writer Associate News Editor Foundation. Monica Tetzlaff, facilitator and Saint Mary's College director of the Civil Rights Heritage Pedaling up hills and down, MulticUltural Services and Student Center at Indiana University South over straightaways and Programs hosted a discussion Bend (IUSB), led the discussion by through to the finish, 20 stu­ panel Wednesday in order to begin asking the panelists questions. dents completed the Tour de the celebration of Martin Luther Saint Mary's Assistant Professor Rock Wednesday. King, Jr. Day. of History, Amanda Littauer, gave a Though snow covered the The panelists' discussion focused brief presentation about the strug­ ground outside and tempera­ on the importance of nonviolent gles of African American women tures stayed in the single dig­ protest and community organiza­ who fought for civil rights at the its, in the basement of Rockne tions. start of the program. Memorial Gym, there was The panelists included Paula Part of the presentation included more spandex than sweaters. Crisostomo, who is portrayed in the a showing of he trailer for the film Angela Gallagher, a pedi­ movie 'The Walkout," opening in "The Walkout," based ·on atric speech therapist at St. March 2009, Joanne Bland, co­ Cristomo's story. In 1986, she led a Joseph Medical Center in founder and former director of the walkout involving Mexican­ South Bend by day, teaches National Voting Rights Museum American students in five East Los three cycling classes at Notre and Institute in Se!Ipa, Ala., Lynn Angeles high schools protesting Dame, including the "Cycle N JESSICA LEEfThe Observer Coleman, Assistant to the Mayor of their substandard education. Judy Conway leads a 'Fiex-n-tone' class in the Rolfs Sports South Bend, and Gladys Recreational Center Tuesday. see RECSPORTS/page 4 see MLK/ page 4 page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Thursday, January 15. 2009

INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT WAS THE BEST THING YOU RECEIVED FOR CHRISTMAS? Secret life of anNDteen

Look for me Mondays at 8 p.m. and you'll find me plopped on my futon par­ taking in my embarrassing, but com­ Deepali Doddi Eric Fahrenbach Michael Chieffo Richard Roggeveen Tim Ryan pletely necessary guilty pleasure: watch­ ing "The Secret Life of the American Teenager." Second-year law freshman jf'eshman senior freshman Here's a recap for off-campus Knott Siegfried St. Ed's Keenan those of you who , aren't as unhealth­ Sarah Mervosh "A guitar. "Notre Dame "7o-degree "An iPod "Trans-Siberian , ily obsessed as I am sunglasses." weather. Touch." Orchestra (That number is News Wzre probably smaller Editor tickets." than you think). The show revolves around Amy, a painfully na"ive high school freshman who gets knocked up one time at band camp. Ben, an equally na"ive and doubly annoying freshmen, is Amy's boyfriend turned husband, but not the father of Amy's baby. Ricky, the school player, is the father of Amy's baby. He is currently sleeping with the school slut, Adrian while dating Grace, IN BRIEF the ultra-Christian, sworn virgin-until­ marriage cheerleader. Oh, the drama. University President "The Secret Life" is complete with hor­ Emeritus Fr. Theodore M. rendous acting and hard to believe story Hesburgh will speak about lines. It is ABC Family's car accident his friendship with Dr. that I just can't peel my eyes away from. Martin Luther King and his With the start of the second season (How own experiences in the civil did it make it to season two?), I have rights movement today at 7 made a list of the top five most ridicu­ p.m. in the Annenberg lous moments: Auditorium of the Snite 5. When Grace's mentally handicapped Museum of Art. brother calls a prostitute (Stifler's mom) and he pays her $200 to be his date for This week's SUB Movie, the night. Nothing happens, don't "Body of Lies," will be worry ... This is only somewhat ridicu­ shown tonight at 10 p.m and lous because one of the only scenes with Friday and Satruday at 8 decent acting. "" p.m. and 10:30 p.m. in 101 4. When Ben confesses his love for DeBartolo Hall. Amy after about two weeks of dating ... Oh, and he also pictures her in the hall­ Josh Dorfman, the founder ways at school after she drops out hop­ and CEO of Vivavi will deliv­ ing it will make her come back ... How er a lecture titl~d "Peering she doesn't find this freaking creepy is into the Green Future: The beyond me. Trends and Innovations 3. When Ben and his best friend, Forgin an Abundant Society Henry are on the phone with Henry's in Balance with Nature" girlfriend trying to guess who she fanta­ Observer Friday from 10:40 a.m. to sizes about when she flies solo. (They The statues of the late Fr. Ned Joyce and University President Emeritus Fr. 12:10 p.m. in the Jordan think it's Shia Labeouf. Turns out, it's Theodore M. Hesburgh weren't spared from this week's near constant snow­ Auditorium of the Mendoza really Henry.) Meanwhile, she's in the fall. College of Business. car with her mom while she is having this conversation ... This was at least The Student Activities amusing, but still a ridiculous conversa­ Office will host Late Night tion to be having with your best friend, Ice Skating Friday from 9 your girlfriend and her mom. OF'FBEAT p.m - 11 at the Joyce 2. When every single one of the high Center Fieldhouse. The school characters goes to get fake IDs, Police say NJ man posed falsely identifying himself fell out of its holster while event is free to Notre Dame which are being produced out of an as female veterinarian as Dr. Danielle Smith, a he pulled up his pants students with an ID. empty classroom in the high school by a VINELAND, N.J. - graduate of the University after using the bathroom 16-year-old boy with a lisp. Each kid Police say a New Jersey of Pennsylvania veterinary at a Carl's Jr. restaurant "Brian Brushwood: gets his br her picture taken through a man posed as a female school. Tuesday. The gun fired Bizarre Magic" show, which hole in a large cardboard cutout of the animal doctor, ran an ille­ Police say he inoculated · when it hit the floor and will take place Saturday same Nevada driver's license. It actually gal veterinary practice pets and offered small shattered the commode. from 9 p.m. - 11 in passes as an ID so that Amy and Ben can and set up a phony rescue animals for adoption for a A few shards of porce­ Washington Hall, is free and legally get married ... Sorry, just doesn't agency that may have fee. He also solicited lain cut the man's arm, open to students from Notre happen, or all of us underclassmen duped pet lovers out of donations, claiming the and a woman in an adja­ Dame, Saint Mary's and would be buying our own beer for this thousands of dollars. agency was a nonprofit. cent restroom who was Holy Cross. weekend. Vineland police arrested Authorities say it was not. frightened by the noise 1. When Grace and Ricky are baking 26-year-old Daniel C. Tyee reported she was having RecSports is offering a pro­ cookies together and Ricky seductively on Friday and charged Gun goes off in Utah chest pain. Both people motion called "Try it, you'll licks the dough off of Grace's finger. She him with practicing medi­ restroom, shatters toilet were checked at the scene like it." Fitness classes are then nervously asks (on ABC Family cine without a license. He CENTERVILLE, Utah - and released. free until Sunday. mind you), "Does this count as oral is being held on $10,000 The man escaped with a No charges are being sex?" ... Seriously? bail. few cuts to his arm, but filed. To submit information to be Sadly, she was, and so is this show. But Police say he ran a busi­ the toilet made out much included in this section of if you can look past the absolute absurd­ ness called South Jersey worse. Information compiled The Observer, e-mail detailed ity of it, I'll bet that you'll soon be join­ Small Animal Rescue, Police say a man's gun from the Associated Press. information about an event ing me in my pathetic addiction. The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not TODAY TONIGHT FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY necessarily those of The Observer. Contact Sarah Mervosh at smervosh@nd. edu . . . .

CORRECTIONS .... *&..* * ct * *~** There are three errors in the Jan. 14 edition ofThe Observer. (,) *** Due to an editing error, the headline "Meeks drops 54 in Kansas 0 HIGH 4 HIGH -4 HIGH 2 HIGH 20 HIGH 21 HIGH 21 rout" is incorrect. Meek.Yplays for Kentucky. Due to a reporting ..... error, in the arricle titled "Two for the show," Christine Sinclair LOW -6 LOW -20 LOW 2 LOW 13 LOW 15 LOW 13 was said to play for Portland Srate. She played for The University oEPortland. Due to an editing error in the article tided "Incomplete Irish squad impresses," Coach Joe Piane's Atlanta 37 I 14 Boston 15 I 1 Chicago -1 I -12 Denver 43 I 28 Houston 57 I 33 Los Angeles 81 I 49 Minneapolis -3 I -19 name was mispelled. The Observer regrets these errors. New York 20 I 5 Philadelphia 23 I 9 Phoenix 75 I 47 Seattle 55 I 39 St. Louis 13 I 0 Tampa 65 I 38 Washington 29 I 12 Thursday, January 15, 2009 The Observer + CAMPUS NEWS page 3 Ru:m_ Runner's changes na:m_e Popular bar leaves the franchise, becomes J & SPot-of-Gold Bar and Grill

ed by the Tribune saying the Rum It will also continue to offer 75- By LIZ HARTER Runner's franchic;e "required three cent well drinks on Wednesday Saint Mary's Editor to fotrr nights a week of [the duel­ nights and Thursday will be $2.50 ing pianos] to maintain the fran­ You-Call-It with no cover charge. chise name. There will also be karaoke on both Students who tried to head out However, at the 236 S. Michigan nights. ' for 75-cent well drinks at Rum St. location, the dueling pianos The location's hours will remain Runner's last night may have been show only took place on weekends the same: opening at 5 p.m. on surprised to find a plastic sign while there was occasionally other Wednesday, Thtrrsday and Friday reading J & S Pot-of-Gold Bar and local entertainment scheduled for and 6 p.m. on Saturday with a clos­ Grill covering the usual tropical­ Wednesday and Thursday nights. ing time of 2 a.m. The restaurant is themed sign. "In a major metropolitan area closed Sunday, Monday and The Bar and Grill, owned by you could do that every night. But Tuesday night. Shirley and John Witmer of Niles, we see a lot of regulars who go out A new Web site is under con­ Mich., which became a Rum the same night every week so you struction according the voice mes­ Runner's franchise in 2002, is no need to change it up," he told the sage, but anyone interested in the longer associated with the Raleigh, Tribune. entertainment schedule can call N.C. based company. The restaurant is still going to the location at (574) 288-5977. Shortly after the new year, the host a live piano bar show on If you're a diehard Rum Runner's Witmer's dropped the brand name, Saturday and Sunday, with the patron and want to genuine fran­ in favor of their legal business entertainment starting at 8 p.m. chise entertainment, the nearest name, according to a recent article and the doors opening at 5 p.m., location is in Fort Wayne, Ind. in the South Bend Tribune. according to the voice mail mes­ J & S Pot-of-Gold Bar and Grill sage received when calling the Contact Liz Harter at manager Casey Constant was quot- location. eharteO 1 @saintmarys.edu

LIZ HARTERfThe Observer Pot-of-Gold Bar and Grill, formerly part of the Rum Write n. Runner's franchise, will remain in the same location.

Prof. backs Bush on Iran-Israel

Special to The Observer

The reported derision of President Bush to deny Israel's request for assistance in bomb­ ing Iranian nuclear facilities was helpful not only to the stability of the Middle Eastern region, but also to the maintenance of inter­ national law, according to Mary Ellen O'Connell, Robert and Marion Short Professor of Law in the Notre Dame Law School. The New York Times reported on Jan. 10 that President Bush had denied a secret request by Israel last year for specialized bombs to be used for an attack on Iran's main nuclear complex. "The reports say the president acted out of concern that bomb­ ing would further destabilize the Middle East," O'Connell said. "It is important to note that such bombing would also violate international law. The U.S. issue with Iran is over violating the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. "We have been telling Iran it has serious obligations undnr international law. But there is no obligation more serious than the prohibition on the use of force. Supporting that obliga­ tion is the surest way to a more stable Middle East. The presi­ dent acted wisely," she conclud­ ed. O'Connell. author of "The Power and Purpose of International Law," has written and leetured on international legal regulation of the use of force and con11ict and disput(~ resolution, _especially peaceful resolution of disputes prior to an escalation to armed conf1ict. Partieularlv interested in the possibility of a classical revival in international law, she has been active in the American Society of International Law, the International Institute for Humanitarian Law, the International Law Association. and the Council on Foreign Relations. .------

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dents who elect to attend Notre Dame. Adnlission "We are wondering how the RecSports continued from page 1 economy is going to impact the continued from page 1 yield, or the percentage of admit­ found that there were 200 more ted students who say yes to you," Sculpt" class offered students that we wanted to he said. "Our yield has always Wednesday afternoon. admit," he said. "We are pleased been one of the highest in the "It's the most p,ffeetive with the early action applicanl<>." country." workout that I've evp,r dmw," The average ACT score was 33 The desirable size lor the incom­ Gallagher said aftnr tlw hour­ and the average SAT score. com­ ing freshman class is 1,985 stu­ long class had finished. She posed of the combined critical dents, and the Admissions Ofllce taught the cycling elass last reading and math scores, was will not accept more studenl<> than semester for the first time, 1451, Saracino said. These aver­ in past years in anticipation of a but has taught other fitness ages are basically the same as the lower yield rate, Saracino said. classes at Notrn Damn for the averages for early action last year. "We don't want to admit too past eight years. The st-udents accepted under many students and then lind out The class, one of over 50 early action also represent a wide May 1 that we have too many stu­ fitness classes ofl'ered by range of ethnic, geographic and dents confirmed," he said. RecSports, took the group of socioeconomic backgrounds, he The safer course is to put more 20, mostly women, up three said. students on the waiting list and "mountains" in a former rac­ Saracino estimated that the then admit them later if the yield quetball court that has been average SAT score for the accept­ is low, Saracino said. renovated with fans, a sound ed regular action students will be Despite the economy though, the systp,m and pietun~s of bikers JESSICA LEEfThe Observer about 20 points lower. Office of Financial Aid still guaran­ and naturP. scenes on the RecSports fitness classes, like Cardio Boxing shown above, are free for students to sample through Sunday. "With early action we ·are more tees that they will meet the walls. selective, more cautious," he said. demonstrated need of every stu­ RecSports has invitml Notre to experiment with classes stress and keep up their over­ "Unless a student is clearly admis­ dent, so the Admissions Ollice can Dame students to sample all like "Zumba," "Triple all health, including manag­ sible, we don't admit them, we assure admitted students that the courses it offers for frep, Threat," "Yoga" and "Cardio ing weight, Gallagher said. defer them, meaning we will look their need will be met, which will through Sunday. St!Jdents can Funk," Phillips said. Most students at Notre Dame at them again with the regular hopefully keep the yield rate up, sign up to take a elass for the This semester RecSports spend long hours sitting and action pool." Saracino said. semester starting today at added an "Aqua Drills" class, studying, she said, and taking However, Saracino said these Saracino said many colleges and 7:30a.m. which consists of exercises in time off to work out helps the averages give only a small glimpse universities throughout the coun­ Jennie Phillips, the assis­ the deep end of the pool at brain function bettor. to the profiles of accepted stu­ try are accepting more students as tant director for Fitness and Hockne Memorial. The regular fitness sched­ dents. The most important factor a way to increase the college's rev­ Fitness Facilities in the Office The popularity of fitnP.ss ule begins Monday and most in admission to the University, enue, but Notre Dame has no of Recreational Sports, said classes tends to increase in classes will end April 29. For more important than test scores, plans to increase the student body, the University has offered the spring, Phillips said. the past five years, RecSports is academic rigor, he said. despite the construction of new students fitness classes since "Usually second semester has offered a variety of free "We look to see if the student dormitories on campus. the mid-1980s. we see a great number of fitness classes during study has sought out the most demand­ "My understanding is that the Between May 2007 and participants because people days and final exam week at ing course load that their high additional housing spaces will be April 2008, about 3,000 peo­ have New Year's resolutions, the end of the semester, school offers," he said. "The aver­ used to create more comfortable ple participated in fitness they are getting ready for Phillips said. age number of AP courses taken situations in other residence classes, she said. spring break and you can't Online registration begins by admitted students is five." halls," he said. People come to the elasses really go outside. The big today at 7:30 a.m. through Saracino said the uncertain for the quality facilities, the interhall sports like football recsports.nd.edu. Visa and economy could also adversely Contact Madeline Buckley at enthusiastic instructors and a are over," she said. Mastercard are accepted; and affect the number of accepted stu- [email protected] positive environment. The most popular classes cash and checks are accepted "People will come if they last year were toning classes, at the Rolfs Sports are seeing that the classes like "Body Sculpt" or "Flex N Recreational Center front are effective and they are Tone." Yoga was also a popu­ desk. having fun," Phillips said. lar class, Phillips said. The weeklong free trial Classes like "Cycle N Contact Kaitlynn Riely at. period gives people a chance Sculpt" help students manage [email protected] '------,) Reminder <- 2009-2010

MOLLY McGOWANfThe Observer Hundreds of students clad in Leprechaun Legion gr~en cheer at Resident the men's basketball game against SC Upstate on Nov. 13.

Along with the success of this year's team, the Irish currently Irish hold the longest home winning Assistant continued from page 1 streak in men's college basket­ ball (44 games), a fact that con­ For the rest of the regular sea­ tributes to high attendance at the son, the Irish are set to face a games. Applications challenging schedule of oppo­ "It feels like more and more nents including many from the students and fans show up each Big East, one of the nation's pre­ game, maybe to be a part of his­ miere college basketball confer­ tory," freshman Garrett MUST BE SUBMITIED BY ences. Campbell said. With the team's ranking stay­ Currently there are three Big ing consistently in the top 15, the East teams in the top 10 of' the FRIDAY, JANUARY campus atmosphere is hyped AP Top 25 poll. While the Irish with excitement from the team's will face two or these three success. teams on the road, including "Our team is amazing," fresh­ first-ranked Pittsburgh, the Irish 16 man Nathan Feldpausch said. have quality opponents who will "All students should attend the make the trek to the Joyce games because it is especially Center enjoyable to watch a good team These teams include fifth­ APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT: play." . ranked Connecticut, who comes The student section has been to town on the Jan. 24. packed during each home game, ESPN will broadcast the UConn ORLH.ND.EDU with the eager fans cramming in game on College Gameday f'rom to the Joyce Center from court­ the Joyce Center beginning at 11 side to the upper bleachers. a.m. "It's really exciting to go to the With seven remaining home games," Winny 1-Iu said. "The games, it appears that the atten­ team is doing so well." dance at the games will only OFFICE OF RESIDENCE LIFE AND HOUSING Along with the normal cheers increase. 305 Main Building I Notre Dame, Indiana 46556 that students chant during foot­ 'The fans are intense and filled & Phone: 574.631.5878 1 FAX 574.631.3954 I E·Mail: [email protected] with energy," said Campbell, orUNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME ball games, an array of other cheer tactics are also involved at "The student body is there f'or basketball gam~s. the team and everyone's pre­ "You get a cheer sheet that has pared to let them know it." information on players on the other team," Feldpausch said. Contact Liz O'Donnell at "It's usually pretty funny." [email protected] ORLD & NATION Thursday, January 15, 2009 CoMPILED FROM THE OBSERVER'S WIRE SERVICES page 5

INTERNATIONAL NEWS EGYPT Vatican secret confessional opens up ROME - One of the Vatican's most secrecy shrouded tribunals, which handles confes­ Ceasefire negotiations intensify sions of sins so grave only the pope can grant absolution, is giving the faithful a peek into its workings for the first time in its 830-year Deathtoll exceeds 1,000 as Egypt, Hamas work towards a 10-day ceaseftre deal history. The Vatican has long lamented that fewer and fewer Catholics are going to confession, Associated Press the sacrament in which the faithful can receive forgiveness if they sincerely confess CAIRO - Egypt and l-lamas their sins to a priest. are close to a deal for a 10- To combat the decline, the so-called "tri­ day cease-fire between Israel bunal of conscience" invited the public into and the Palestinian militant the frescoed halls of its imposing 16th-centu­ group in Gaza, where the ry palazzo for a two-day conference that death toll from the Israeli ended Wednesday. offensive exceeded 1 ,000, officials said Wednesday. Venezuela severs ties with Isreal Egyptian and llamas offi­ CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela broke cials expressed optimism off diplomatic relations with Israel on that an agreement for a tem­ Wednesday to protest its military offensive porary halt in fighting could in Gaza, the foreign ministry announced. be sealed soon and present­ The decision by President Hugo Chavez's ed to Israel. But even if all socialist government comes about a week sides sign on, further talks after it expelled the Israeli ambassador in will be needed to resolve Caracas and seven embassy staff members contentious disputes over to protest the Jewish state's actions in policing Gaza's borders and Gaza. ensure a longer-term truce. Venezuela "has decided to break off "We're working with diplomatic relations with the state of Israel l-lamas and we're working given the inhumane persecution of the with the Israeli side. We Palestinian people," the foreign ministry hope to reach an outcome said in a statement Wednesday. soon," Egyptian Foreign Israel launched the offensive on Dec. 27, Ministry spokesman Hossam seeking to force the ruling Hamas militant Zaki told the British group to stop rocket attacks into southern Broadcasting Corp. Israel. Palestinian authorities say strikes Nine Israeli human rights have killed more than 1,000 of their peo­ groups accused the army of ple. Thirteen Israelis have been killed, four endangering Gazan civilians by rocket fire from Gaza. and called for a war crimes investigation. The groups wrote to Israeli leaders that the Gaza campaign has left civilians with nowhere to NATIONAL NEWS flee. Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor said Obama's stimulus now $850 billion Israel supports freedom of AP WASHINGTON - Barack Obama's eco­ expression, even if an opin­ An explosion from an Israeli airstrike is seen on the outskirts of Gaza City on nomic recovery bill has grown to $850 bil­ ion "is not based on any solid Wednesday. Israel showed no signs of letting up, striking some 60 targets. lion after negotiations with his evidence and even if it is Democratic allies in Congress, who have tainted with political bias." told the BBC, "I am opti­ the leadership-in-exile, including 300 children and rewritten some of the president-elect's tax Guerrillas in Lebanon sent mistic now because I think which is largely based in teenagers. said Dr. Moaiya proposals and may drive the price tag rockets crashing into north­ there is no other choice for Syria and is seen as more Hassanain of the Gaza even higher. ern Israel on Wednesday for us .... This kind of agreement hard -line. Ham as officials. Health Ministry. The toll For starters, Capitol Hill Democrats are the second time in a week, can be done now, and I think however, insist that the included 68 Palestinians who trying to use the economic recovery bill to drawing an Israeli artillery now there is good progress movement is unified, and it were killed or died of extend a tax cut for middle- to upper­ barrage and threatening to in Egypt. We hope that now was not clear if Hamdan's wounds Wednesday. More income taxpayers despite concerns from drag the Jewish state into a Egypt will contact Israel and tougher tone was a negotiat­ than 4,500 Palestinians have Obama's transition team that it won't second front. talk about all issues." ing tactic or a sign of divi­ been wounded, medical offi­ boost the economy. Egyptian and llamas offi­ But there were signs sion. cials said. Thirteen Israelis cials held intensive talks in l-lamas' leadership-in-exile Israel launched its offen­ have also been killed, four by Apple CEO takes medical leave Cairo. Late Wednesday, Salah had reservations. Osama sive Dec. 27 to halt years of rocket fire from Gaza. SEATTLE - Apple Inc. co-founder and al-Bardawil, a Gaza-based Hamdan, a leading l-lamas Palestinian rocket attacks. It Jakob Kellenberger, head Chief Executive Steve Jobs said Wednesday l-lamas official, stopped short official in Beirut. said there has said it will press forward of the international Heel he is taking a medical leave until June, of saying l-lamas had accept­ were still points l-lamas had until Barnas halts the rocket Cross. welcomed the three­ even though just a week ago the cancer ed the Egyptian proposal. He not agreed to. "We do not fire and receives guarantees hour daily lulls in the fight­ survivor tried to assure investors and told reporters that "we sub­ agree with the initiative as it that llamas will stop smug­ ing set by Israelis to let employees his recent weight loss was mitted our points of view" on stands now," he told Al­ gling weapons into Gaza groups send in aid and assist caused by an easily treatable hormone defi­ the proposed deal. adding, Jazeera TV. through the porous Egyptian the wounded in Gaza. but he ciency. "We hope that this Egyptian The contradictory com­ border. said more time was needed. Apple's stock dropped 7 percent. effort will succeed." ments were the latest sign of The offensive has killed at "You must have access at Jobs, 53, said in a letter last week that he Ghazi Hamad, another cracks between l-lamas lead­ least 1,018 Palestinians, any time to people who are would remain at Apple's helm despite the Gaza-based l-lamas official, ers under fire in Gaza and about half of them civilians, wounded," he said. hormone problem, and that he had already begun a "relatively simple and straightfor­ ward" treatment. But in an e-mail to employees Wednesday, Jobs backtracked. "During the past week I have learned that my health-related issues are more complex Bin Laden message not seen as threat than I originally thought," he wrote. launch a jihad, or holy war, against raise money as part of their ongoing Associated Press Israel and condemned Arab govern­ propaganda campaign. The United ments as allies of the Jewish state. States promotes an alternative, hope­ LOCAL NEWS WASHINGTON - The White House The audiotape, posted on Islamic ful ideology while continuing to part­ said Wednesday that the recent audio­ militant Web sites, was bin Laden's ner with over 90 countries to pursue Man must serve for decapitation tape believed to carry a message from first since May and came nearly three terrorists wherever they are," INDIANAPOLIS - A former racing mechanic Osama bin Laden reflects the "isola­ weeks after Israel started its cam­ Johndroe said. convicted of strangling his estranged wife and tion" of the ai-Qaida leader whose paign against Gaza's militant l-lamas The al-Qaida leader also vowed that decapitating her to make her body hard to iden­ influence over the terrorist network rulers. the terror network would open "new tify must serve the 60 years to which he was sen­ has waned. "It appears this tape demonstrates fronts" against the United States and tenced, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled "Wherever he is, he's in a deep his isolation and continued attempts to its allies beyond Iraq and Afghanistan. Wednesday. hole," Vice President Dick Cheney said remain relevant at a time when al­ He said President-elect Barack Obama Michael G. Albrecht had appealed after a in an interview Wednesday with PBS' Qaida's ideology, mission and agenda has received a "heavy inheritance" Marion Superior Court judge refused to reduce "The Newsl-Iour With Jim Lehrer." "He are being questioned and challenged from President George W. Bush - two his sentence or grant him a new trial in the 1992 does not have much impact on the throughout the world," said Gordon wars and "the collapse of the econo­ murder of 31-year-old Cynthia L. Albrecht. Both organization as best we can tell." Johndroe, a spokesman for the my," which bin Laden said will render Albrechts had been employed by different own­ In a new message aimed at harness­ National Security Council at the White the United States unable to sustain a ers in the now-defunct Championship Auto ing anger in the Mideast over the Gaza House. long fight against the mujahedeen, or Racing Teams. offensive, bin Laden urges Muslims to "This also looks to be an effort to holy warriors. page6 The Observer + NEWS Thursday, January 15, 2009

South Bend because he didn't want Heish said two more as University regulations us to grow up under the Jim Crow installments of the popular outlined in "duLac: A Guide Panel Laws," she said. "I remember dur­ Reish "Last Lecture" series are in to Student Life." continued from page 1 ing the '60s when they were continued from page 1 the works, with one tenta­ Plans for the realization of marching with Dr. Martin Luther tively planned for February. one of He ish's projects - a Another film clip, "Bridge to King [... ] when they were putting government committees, as The dates and speakers will colloquium with other col­ Freedom," described the voting the water hoses on people. I got so well as updates from the ad­ be announced later in the lege and university student rights and segregation in Selma, angry [. .. ] I wanted to knoek the hoc eommittee created by semester. governments - are in the Ala. in the 1960s. African television set on to the floor" University President Fr. John Over Spring Break, student works for a late March or Americans did not have the right to Her father taught Muhammad Jenkins earlier in the year. government plans to issue a early April event. vote in 1965 in Selma, and faced that violence was not the answer. Heish is the student repre­ second student census after He said many other student discrimination. "My father began to tell me, 'You sentative on the suceess of governments have expressed After the clips, the panelists can't beat them like that. You've go that commit- their survey interest in coming to Notre responded to a series of questions, to turn the other cheek.' I learned tee. sent out to stu- Dame to "forge a relation­ describing how they became the non-violent social change." Issues that dents over Fall ship" but Heish said he is involved in nonviolent protests and Bland told the audience the will be raised "A lot of students are Break, Heish still working with the community organizations. activists were fighting for a difler­ in upcoming often misinformed said. This time, specifies of the conference. "As a child, you've got to do what ent kind of freedom. CLC meetings about the legalities however, ques­ Some Heish-Schmidt eam­ your parents do," Bland said. "[MyJ "Abraham Uneoln had signed a include the tions will be paign promises, like a com­ grandmother joined an organiza­ paper that said we were free, and possible about off-campus more extensive, plete online syllabus data­ tion called the Dallas County Voters we were not on the plantation any­ implementa­ parties and and the results base, were too ambitious to League." more. There were other things that tion of a Good off-campus living. " will be left to complete in only one term. Crisostomo followed in the foot­ we still didn't have, that that paper Samaritan the next admin­ "We hope to leave April 1 steps of her parents. Her mother that he signed didn't bring. I had Policy at the istrators of stu­ with a firm outline of the was a community activi'lt. that understanding as early as I University. Bob Reish dent govern­ online syllabus database. We "She started taking me with her can remember," she said. "We've got- student body president ment. realized it would take much to her club meetings and her P.T.A. Panelists ehallenged student<; to ten advice An issue longer time than just one meetings, and then she started graduate and promote nonviolent from other many students year to develop a sustain­ introducing me to people who were protests. Crisostomo also encour­ university have expressed able, online database," Heish also active. Pretty soon I was part aged students to talk to everyone presidents on tho poliey," eoncern... over, He ish said, is said. of a youth group, and in the begin­ around them, Heish said. that of off-campus safety. A Another initiative that will ning we just wanted to do some­ "We were talking to everyone. The CLC will also work to student government ad-hoc be left to their successors is thing to better our community," she We were taking our demands and establish clearer ruins and committee will address the plans for an International explained. on a road show. We were every­ guidelines for students living topic in the eoming semester, Showcase, that will most Coleman grew up in South Bend. where talking to people." off campus, Heish said. with hopes to clarify the likely be put together next Unlike Crisostomo and Bland, his The panelists agreed that their Discount booklets for busi­ legalities pertaining to off­ fall. The Showcase would parents were never involved in actions have had an impact on the nesses in the South Bend campus living. offer student clubs the activism, but he felt drawn to the world today. area, one of the pair's cam­ "A lot of students are often opportunity to perform career path. "Obama," Bland said. "lie and paign platforms, have been misinformed about the legal­ together in one venue. "Oftentimes, you don't get a Hilary [Clinton] are poster ehildren ordered and should arrive ities about off-campus par­ Schmidt told The Observer chance to choose your career. Your for the history that I live. I'm very, this week, Schmidt said. ties and off-campus living," a number of groups have career chooses you," he said. ·very proud that one of them was Student government Heish said. already committed to partici­ Muhammad also grew up in elected. I'm even more proud that ordered 800 discount book­ Schmidt told The Observer pating in the event. South Bend, but saw the violence it was him." lets, but has yet to decide their main goal is raising against the Civil Rights movement how to sell or distribute awareness about the laws of on television growing up. Contact Alicia Smith at them to students, Sehmidt the state of Indiana and the Contact Jenn Metz at "My father, he brought us to asmithO 1 @saintmarys.edu said. City of South Bend, as well [email protected]

Damage in Gaza totals $1.4 billion after Israel attacks

Associated Press seized the coastal strip in June 2007 and ousted the WEST BANK - Israel's forces of Palestinian fierce assault on Gaza 's President Mahmoud Abbas, l-lamas rulers has destroyed who now controls only the at least $1.4 billion worth of West Bank. buildings, roads, pipes, power "You cannot rebuild Gaza lines and other infrastructure without open borders," said in already impoverished terri­ Tor Wennesland, the top tory, Palestinian surveyors Norwegian diplomat in the estimate. Palestinian territories. Arab and Western countries Yet ending Gaza's loekdown will be called on to foot much will require compromises that of the bill to rebuild - whieh seemed impossible before the Palestinian economists say Israeli offensive. could take five years or more. Hamas will have to relin­ The Israeli military says it quish some control by allow­ has bombed over 2,500 ing a buffer force to deploy l-lamas-linked targets since on the crossings, most likely Dec. 27, including 250 tun­ international monitors, nels the militant group used Abbas' troops or both. to smuggle in arms as well as Gatekeepers Egypt and large amounts of weapon Israel say there's no way stockpiles and rocket launch­ they'll agree to give Hamas, er squads. viewed as a violent Iranian Even with the Israeli offen­ proxy, a final say over who sive going full throttle, the and what enters and leaves international community is Gaza. But if they accept a starting to tackle the formida­ new border regime with mon­ ble postwar challenge. itors, that would inevitably Europe's top four fundraisers strengthen the Islamic mili­ AP for the Palestinians - the tants' rule over Gaza. Palestinians sit on the rubble of a destroyed building Wednesday. Violence in Gaza has led to foreign ministers of France In any arrangement, rivals billions of dollars in damage to buildings, water pipes, roads and other structures. and Norway, the European Abbas and Hamas will have Union external relations com­ to find a way to work jointly, Tens of thousands have voys of supply trucks most because of insufficient treat­ missioner and the interna­ not just to run the crossings been displaeed and the vast days during the offensive, but ment facilities. tional Mideast envoy - are but to oversee reconstruction majority of Gazans depend on aid workers say that's not "It was bad before, it's meeting in Paris on Thursday projects. The two have been food handouts. Power cuts enough to alleviate the crisis. worse now, and it's not get­ to discuss Gaza's reconstruc­ unable to come up with a are widespread and at least Even before the fighting, ting any better," said Maxwell tion and the possibility of power-sharing formula since 250,000 Gazans have been the blockade was pushing Gaylard, the U.N. humanitari­ holding a new donors' confer­ Hamas defeated Abbas' Fatah without electricity since Gaza close to the edge. an affairs coordinator for the ence. movement in 2006 parliament Israel launched its offensive, Unemployment had risen to Palestinian territories. The last one, held in elections. aimed at halting Barnas rock­ nearly 50 percent, with an "Civilians are bearing the December 2007 at a time of Working out such under­ et fire at southern Israel. Israeli export ban forcing vir­ brunt of this destruction of renewed Mideast peace standings will take time, Sewage levels are rising tually all of Gaza's 3,900 homes and infrastructure." hopes, secured promises of something Gaza 's 1.4 million precariously in rickety reser­ manufacturers to shut down, Gaylard said that once the $7.7 billion in aid through people may not have. voirs. With nearly 4,000 the U.N. said in December. shooting stops, U.N. erews in 2010. However, donors may Israel says Hamas is using wounded, along with about Cash was scarce because of Gaza could quickly fix press­ have a tougher time con­ civilians as human shields 1,000 killed, hospitals are restrictions on bringing in ing problems, such as distrib­ tributing large sums in the and hiding its weapons in increasingly overwhelmed bank notes, 80 pereent of uting more food and repair­ eurrent global financial crisis. civilian areas. But the and the health system is close drinking water was substan­ ing some power and water Another concern is whether humanitarian crisis is becom­ to collapse, aid groups warn. dard, electricity intermittent lines. However, larger proj­ a cease-fire deal will lift the ing more pressing every day, Thirteen Israelis also have and tens of millions of gallons ects would be harder to blockade Israel and Egypt according to the U.N. and been killed. of sewage were discharged accomplish if access to Gaza imposed on Gaza after Hamas human rights groups. Israel has allowed in con- into the sea every day is restricted, he said. THE OBSERVER

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MARKET RECAP Stocks Madoff continues to avoid jailtime Dow Plea negotiations loom while police must take measures to protect investor's life Jones 8,200.14 -248.42 Up: Same: Down: Composite Volume: Associated Press 486 58 3,330 1,899,048,110 NEW YORK - Bernard Madoff returned to court in a bulletproof. vest NASDAQ 1,489.64 -59.82 Wednesday and won anoth­ er round in his fight to stay fi!YSEm;> ·· ·~~11111! IIII'!Miil 'ml:ll,lll) out of jail. But a larger issue S&P 500 842.62 -29.17 loomed over the court: ,··NIKKEI (Tbl{yd,'\i itljfJ~I!rml!.li;'!';~lf~B negotiations for a potential plea deal. FTSE 100 (London) 4,180.64 -218.51 Bail fights such as this usually carry motivations COMPANY %CHANGE $GAIN PRICE that are never stated on the CITIGROUP (C) -23.22 -1.37 4.53 court record, and the secu­ rities fraud case against S&P DEP RECEIPTS (SPY) -3.15 -2.74 84.37 Madoff appears laden with BJ( OF AMERICA CP (BAC) -4.23 -0.45 10.20 them. Experts say prosecutors FINANCIAL SEL SPDR (XLF) -5.77 -0.64 10.46 may want him in jail to Treasuries increase pressure on him to 10-YEAR NOTE -3.66 -0.084 2.213 cooperate or to reach a plea deal more quickly. Or they 13-WEEK BILL +4.76 +0.010 0.110 might want to punish him 30-YEAR BOND -4.04 -0.120 2.890 for not cooperating enough, 5-YEAR NOTE -4.69 -0.067 1.361 while yielding to public pressure to make an exam­ Commodities ple out of Madoff during the UGHT CRUDE ($/bbl.) -0.05 37.23 nation's economic troubles. "Like any defendant, a GOLD ($/Troy oz.) -11.90 808.80 person who is already in PORK BELLIES (cents/lb.) +0.10 85.10 (prison) has much greater incentive to resolve it than Exchange Rates someone on release who is YEN 89.1950 looking at a significant term if convicted," said Michael 1.3191 EURO Garcia, the U.S. Attorney in CANADIAN DOLLAR 1.2445 Manhattan until days before BRITISH POUND 1.4611 Madotrs arrest. Madoff has become one of the most vilified men in America since he confessed to stealing $50 billion last AP month in what may be the Bernard Madoff, who confessed to stealing $50 billion last month, arrives at Federal IN BRIEF largest Ponzi scheme ever. Court in New York, Wednesday. The scandal has touched Dismal holiday sales continue into '09 every corner of the world, stant watch of armed Beach, Fla., and France. It "The means of communi­ WASHINGTON - After the worst holiday wiping out life fortunes, guards and video surveil­ must be finished .. within a cating in the modern world season in 40 years, retailers face more decimating charities and lance in case he tries to flee. week. are endless and there's no sales declines in the months ahead as the apparently pushing one Madoff did not speak or Prosecutors have been restrictions on any of it," recession deepens, job losses mount and investor to commit suicide. show much emotion during making a strong push to Litt said. consumers retrench further. Investors are furious that the hearing, although he have Madoff jailed for mail­ But defense lawyer Ira Re·tail sales plunged 2. 7 percent in he has been allowed to privately conferred with his ing more than $1 million in Sorkin accused the govern­ December, a record sixth straight monthly remain on free on bail while lawyers. He left the court­ jewelry ·to relatives and two ment of engaging in fall, and the first annual drop on govern­ being accused of such a house and returned to close friends over the holi­ "inflammatory rhetoric and ment records dating to 1992, the sweeping fraud. house arrest in his $7 mil­ days. Assistant U.S. hyperbole," saying he is Commerce Department said Wednesday. So angr.Y that authorities lion Upper East Side pent­ Attorney Marc Litt said already under such extreme Last month's weakness - more than dou­ have taken measures to house after a judge upheld Wednesday the gifts are fur­ restrictions that it would be ble what economists had expected - has protect Madoff's life. He an earlier ruling that ther proof that Madoff "can­ impossible for him to flee or extended into the new year with bank­ arrived in court wearing the Madoff can remain on bail. not be trusted under any set send more valuables. ruptcy filings, store closings and more lay­ bulletproof vest and his Judge Lawrence M. of conditions short of deten­ The defense and prosecu­ offs. apartment is also equipped McKenna did take Madoff tion." tion have been waging an "Consumers are in deep hibernation, with a panic button that lawyer Ira Sorkin up on his Litt noted there were no increasingly bitter battle and there is no sign that they will wake up allows him to notify security offer to provide an invento­ restrictions on Madotrs visi­ over the bail package - this spring or that the retail outlook will guards of anything suspi­ ry of any valuables in the tors, cell phone use, com­ partially a result of Madotrs pick up anytime soon," said C. Britt cious. homes of Madoff and his puter use, e-mails and tex­ perceived lack of coopera­ Beemer, chairman of America's Research He is also under the con- wife in Montauk, N.Y., Palm ting. tion. Group, a consumer research firm in Charleston, S.C.

Oil prices rise to $39 a barrel in Asia SINGAPORE - Oil prices rose to near $39 a barrel Wednesday in Asia after Federal Economy off to weak start in '09 Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said a stimu­ lus package could help revitalize the ailing Associated Press In an unprecedented move last Philadelphia, Atlanta, Kansas City U.S. economy. month, the Fed ratcheted down its and Dallas districts expected contin­ Light, sweet crude for February delivery was WASHINGTON - The U.S. econo­ rate to hover between zero and 0.25 ued weakness or sluggish sales," the up 94 cents to $38.72 a barrel by midday in my started the new year on weaker percent. The Fed will keep rates in report said. "Expectations were Singapore in electronic trading on the New footing as recession-shocked that range at its next meeting on mixed in the Cleveland district, and York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose Americans retren.ched further, forc­ Jan. 27-28 and probably for much - retailers in the Boston district were overnight 19 cents to settle at $37.78. ing retailers to ring up fewer sales if not all - of this year, economists watchful." Bernanke said Tuesday that a $700 billion and factories to cut back production. predict. The Fed also has pledged to This week alone, regional depart­ financial rescue program being discussed by The Federal Reserve's new snap­ use other unconventional tools to ment store chain Gottschalks Inc. put Congress was needed to combat the worst shot of business conditions nation­ revive the economy. itself up for sale and said it had filed financial crisis to hit the U.S. and the global wide, released Wednesday, suggested The recession, which just entered to reorganize in a Chapter 11 bank­ economy since the 1930s. The stimulus pack­ the country's economic picture has its second year, already is the longest ruptcy, discount clothing chain age "could provide a significant boost to eco­ darkened over the last two months. in a quarter-century and appears Goody's Family Clothing also filed for nomic activity," he said. The outlook appears equally dim. likely to be the longest downturn Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Traders said low volumes in early Asian "Overall economic activitY" contin­ since World War II. , and luxury department store retailer trading also helped spur volatility. ued to weaken across almost all of Most retailers reported "generally Neiman Marcus Group Inc. said it "You're seeing a reaction to Bernanke's the Federal Reserve's districts," the negative" holiday sales and are cau- was cutting about 375 jobs. COJTiments and an illiquid market retrace report concluded. . tious about sales prospects in the "Many retailers became convince.d toward $40," said Jonathan Kornafel, Asia To help brace the economy, Fed months ahead, according to the Fed the Grinch did indeed steal director for market maker Hudson Capital Chairman Ben Bernanke and his col­ report based on information collect- Christmas," Charles Plosser, presi­ Energy in Singapore. "We've also come off leagues have signaled that they will ed between late November and Jan. dent of the Federal Reserve Bank of about $12 without a bounce, so it's a combina­ leave a key interest rate at record­ 5. Philadelphia, said in a speech tion of those three factors." low levels for some time. "Many retailers in the Wednesday. THE OBSERVER page 8 IEWPOINT Thursday, January 15, 2009 THE OBSERVER Perfecting a playoff P.O. Box 779. Notre Dame, IN 46556 024 South Dining Hall, Notre Dame. 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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR U-WIRE Diversity needed in m.etal File sharing helps Dear Mr. Miller, between Cannibal Corpse's early "Tomb of Your article in Wednesday's Observer ("A the Mutilated" and the more recent (and simple plea," Jan. 14) piqued my interest. succinctly titled) "Kill." The worst examples more than it hurts You see, like your friend Paul, I, too, am an of industry-based "genre-fication" in metal avid listener of heavy metal. And while I are insignificant compared to the revolting · The thousands of students who illegally download music ofT the agree that there is a cancer growing on the qualities of American Idol and any given Internet should be feeling a little more secure. That's because last month, music industry, your characterization of it song on pop radio stations. the Recording Industries Association of America- a trade group repre­ is wholly inaccurate. At the very worst, you'll hear people at senting the major recording labels in the music industry - announced an You claim that the music industry has concerts discussing whether a band is . end to its relentless campaign of filing expensive lawsuits against college manufactured genres in order to sell terri­ deathcore or death metal, or perhaps you'll students who engage in online me-sharing. Since 2003, the RlAA has ble music to easily malleable music fans. find a sticker on a CD that deman·ds you specifically targeted college students because we b While this may be true, one of the primary purchase it if you like "Slayer, Lamb of God are unlikely to fight the charges in court·and will Ro ert 5 oave laws of economics is that of supply and and Mastodon!" Compare this to the last 20 instead settle out of court for $3,000 per case. demand. Listeners would not be buying this years of pop radio, which have largely been After dozens of lawsuits brought the RlAA bad University of "garbage," as you so subtly referred to it, if based upon bands saying, "Hey, remember press, including cases where the organization was Michigan there were not a demand for it. Hawthorne that Nirvana song with the four chords? found to be suing minors, the deceased, and even Michigan Heights would not write songs like Ohio Is Let's do that for 12 tracks!" people without computers, the RlAA has finally Daily For Lovers (arguably the worst musical In conclusion, dear sir, if you want an changed its tune and is now asking individual abortion ever foisted upon innocent radio example of "genre-fication," avert your Internet service providers to do the policing them- listeners) were it not for the fact that there eyes from metal and stare into the deep, selves. But just because the RlAA is done ripping off college students are thousands of black-wearing, MySpace­ dark recesses of the pop and rap music doesn't mean we should forget that me-sharing is still illegal. It's still pos­ utilizing, poetry-reading Tim Burton-imitat­ industries. Oh, and as for metal being the sible to get in trouble with Internet service providers because they have ing emo fans. "most annoying form of music out there," I the power to slow or stop Internet access for those who are downloading. My second point is this: you say that submit to you every Akon song ever written, And that's a problem because file-sharing shouldn't be illegal, anyway. "genre-fication" is artificial. It may be in which you can frequently hear being blared It's an easy philosophical argument. Stealing music over the Internet some mainstream music, but certainly not at 4 a.m. out of the dorm room next to just isn:t really stealing. Music is only information, and information can't in metal. The reason there are so many mine. be stolen in such a way that the original information is no longer avail­ metal genres is because of the style's rich Now I'll go back to listening to The able. If you take the disc- the physical disc that the information is on­ history and divergent musical paths. A well­ Dillinger Escape Plan (mathcore - yes, it's then you've stolen because the owner no longer has access to that specif­ versed jazz listener can tell you the differ­ a genre), Opeth (progressive death metal) ic disk. ence between early, middle and late-period and Decapitated (technical death metal). But just downloading a song online isn't technically stealing because John Coltrane records, and can discuss the you haven't prevented anyone else from accessing that information. What particulars of the subtle musical arrange­ Patrick Hernandez you did was essentially produce a copy - a copy that is the same as the ments on Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue." freshman original in every single way, but is still available to everyone else. Likewise, an educated metalhead can dis­ Dillon Hall In response to this line of thinking comes a deluge of criticism that all course at length on the variations in style Jan. 14 boil down to this fear: the artists aren't getting credit for their music and they won't be able to make a living anymore, resulting in the demise of the industry. But this fear is unfounded. Despite what the RlAA claims, record sales are not diminishing substantially because of illegal down­ loads. The RlAA contends that every illegally downloaded song is lost rev­ ND a good em.ployer? enue, but just because you downloaded a song doesn't mean you would have purchased it. A 2004 study conducted by economists entitled "The In Dec., Notre Dame received the 2008 person. Effect of File Sharing on Record Sales" concluded that "downloads have Business of the Year Award from the Michiana Pope John Paul II demands (making this not an effect on sales which is statistically indistinguishable from zero." Chapter of the Society for Human Resource an optional choice), "We must pay more atten­ It may even be true that me-sharing is good for the music industry. The Management (SHRM). Those in the adminis­ tion to the one who works that to what the online community is a great place for new artists to gain exposure. You trative offices, the Office of Human Resources, worker does. The self-realization of the may not be willing to buy a CD by a band you've never heard of, but Bob McQuade and members of the Notre human person is the measure of what is right you'd be more likely to download it and listen to it- and then maybe Dame family around the world had reason to and wrong." The question remains then - you'll recommend this band to a friend who will buy the CD or go to the celebrate. does health care (while necessary and impor­ band's concert. You might even buy aT-shirt. Celebration ... we celebrate the victory for tant) make up for the lack of a wage sufficient Aside from the possible benefits of file-sharing, another good indication our University as a good business, and for living a dignified life - does staff develop­ that downloading shouldn't be illegal is that so many people are doing it "among other things, its staff development ment fill in the gaps where food stamps and and very few people think it's wrong. The vast majority of American soci­ and education programs, health care bene­ poor living conditions cannot quite reach? ety does not break laws, and if many people are breaking them it proba­ fits." For this, Notre Dame has reason to be Hence, Congratulations Notre Dame, for bly means the laws are flawed, not the people. A study conducted by the proud and to celebrate. being the Business of the Year of 2008, we are Solutions Research Group in 2006 found that only 38 percent considered However, for just one moment, we must quite proud of you. It is our prayer and hope downloading a copyrighted song to be a "very serious offense." Are the remember, according to Pope Pius XI, "in the to the God of the powerful and of those who people who responded to the survey just immoral thieves? Not really. In first place, the worker must be paid a wage have not yet realized the power within them­ the same study, 78 percent of people surveyed said that taking a CD from sufficient to support him [her] and his [her] selves that in the coming year you might see a store without paying was a very serious offense. Fifty-nine percent con­ family." Beyond health care, beyond staff what those workers you employ actually live sidered parking in a fire lane to be very serious. So it's not that people are development, Pius XI tells us, first, the worker through and experience on a daily basis out­ lawbreakers, it's just that laws against me-sharing are mostly pointless. must be able to support himself/herself and side of your grand buildings, floors perfectly With the RlAA backing off college students, it may be tempting to forget his/her family. Hence, when workers work carpeted and walls freshly painted before about the legal status of file-sharing. Though fewer lawsuits is a welcome mopping floors in office buildings downtown accepting such an honor. change, there's no reason that anyone should be punished for download­ by day and at some building on our campus by We are ND, and are called to a higher stan­ ing, even with a punishment as trivial as a slowed Internet connection. night just to eat, they are not earning enough dard than this. We may not settle for less than Punishing illegal downloading just isn't necessary at all, because· far from their work at our University alone to our best when the quality and dignity of from stealing, file-sharers are actually giving musicians some positive support a family. When mothers barely spend human lives are at stake. press - and that's more than can b~ said for the RlAA. a waking moment with their children because they work the night shift in our academiC Alicia Quiros This column first appeared in the Jan. 13 edition of The Michigan buildings and spend the day standing in lines junior Daily, the daily paper of the University ofMichigan. with food stamps and sleeping when they can, off campus The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not we are not paying attention to the worker as a Jan. 14 necessarily those of The Observer. THE OBSERVER

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MARY JESSE I Observer Graphic a score by Jonathan Bepler, a video killing/destruction ever justified?" Weathermen: the 2002 documentary By ANALISE LIPARI design by Jacob Pinholster (whose credits The show's run at the Decio Mainstage "The Weather Underground," and the Scene Editor include "Wicked" and "Spamalot"), and will also feature a "talk back" session 2008 film "Chicago 10." Audiences look­ frequent use of integrated text, dialogue with David Dorfman after each perform­ ing for more background on the move­ January's offerings at the DeBartolo and protest footage, "underground" ance. Audiences members will have the ment can watch either film to prepare for Performing Arts Center are off to a reflects the company's love of cross-disci­ chance to speak to Dorfman himself the David Dorfman Dance performance. strong start tonight at 7 when the David plinary, collaborative performance art. about the substance and style of "under­ David Dorfman Dance is a New York­ Dorfman Dance opens a three-night run Surprisingly, these diverging elements ground" in based dance com­ of its latest program, "underground." work together to form a cohesive whole. what will likely pany which has First performed at the 2006 American "[They] don't feel like artsy indulgences," be a question­ performed Dance Festival, "under- Joy Goodwin wrote in the and-answer With a score by Jonathan Bepler, a throughout ground" takes its cues from New York Sun after the format. video design by Jacob Pinholster Europe and the the turbulence of 1960s poli­ November 2006 premiere of David (whose credits include "Wzcked" and Americas. In the tics. David Dorfman "underground" at the Dorfman company's twenty­ Black, white and shades of Dance Brooklyn Academy of Music. Dance will no "Spamalot''), andfrequent use of four year history, gray in American activism "underground'' "They feel like building doubt chal­ integrated text, dialogue and protest it has produced inspired the company to take blocks of a lean, highly vis­ lenge, engage, footage, "underground" reflects the both artistic pro­ to the stage with "under­ Tonight ceral theatrical experience." and ductions, includ­ ground," which is now tour­ ?p.m. In a statement on the com­ Founded in company's love of cross-disciplinary, ing 2004's ing nationally. The program Decio Mainstage pany's Web site, Dorfman 1969, the collaborative performance art. "Impending Joy," explores the context and recalls being a young Weather and community- activities of the Weather Theatre teenager during the Underground based dance proj­ Underground with an ener- Weather Underground's high was an ects both in New getic, rock-heavy score and profile series of riots, the activist-turned-terrorist offshoot or the York_City and nationwide. exuberant choreography. "Days of Rage" in Chicago. Students for a Democratic Society. The Performances begin tonight at 7 p.m. in "Underground," through the medium of "Although I was only 13," he says, '~too Weathermen, who took their name from the Decio Mainstage Theatre. There are dance, seeks to ask questions about young to be protesting in the Chicago a line in the Bob Dylan song also show~ on Friday at 7 p.m., and where the lines blur between activism streets, I remember being awed by the "Subterranean Homesick Blues," are best Saturday at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets and terrorism. Does an idealized political audacity of the Weathermen." known for a series of bombings and riots cost $40 for general admission, $32 for end justify violent means? The New York It is in the legacy of the group, however that lasted until the mid 1970s. faculty and staff, $30 for seniors and $15 Times has called the program "a brave, - in its "principles, and also in its foibles The group resurfaced in the media for all students. Contact the box ollice at ambitious departure from the norm," and its regrets" -that Dorfman finds the recently after a connection between the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center at and it is sure to excite and intrigue audi­ inspiration for "underground." "!The then-presidential candidate Barack performingarts.ild.edu for more informa­ ences in the Decio Mainstage Theatre program] will explore the inside world of Obama and William Ayers, a founding tion. tonight. political activism; asking the questions: member, garnered media attention. "Underground" will engage a variety of when can activism become terrorism ... The Browning Cinema also recently Contact Analise Lipari at media throughout the performance. With and is condoned or endorsed aired two films related to the [email protected]

MARY JESSE I Observer Graphic The Golden Globes are awards given out by lacking a Golden Globes ceremony. like the will be Jan. 22 at 8:30a.m. The Academy By STEPHANIE DePREZ the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, or Writer's Guild of America (WGA), SAG has Awards will be held February 22. Assisranr Scene Editor HFPA. Hence all the winners thanking the been threatening to go on strike for pretty The Academy was founded in 1927 by a "Hollywood Foreign Press." But who are much the same rea.<;ons as WGA did la.'lt year, bunch of Hollywood big wigs, and has about It is an honorable thing to celebrate base­ these mad men (and women)? They are a with internet rights and compensation for 6,000 members of producers, directors, ball season. My roommate avidly celebrates group ofabout 90 journali'lts who are based new electronic and alternative forms of distri­ actors, art directors and cinematographers. hockey season. We all gleefully (if not nerv­ out of southern California and write about - bution of their films. So far there ha.'l been no These guys are the cream of the crop in the ously) await football season. But this, my you guessed it - movies and television. They strike, but SAG is not yet content, and with cinema world and have a legacy longer than friends, is the greatest season of all. attend all the usual press conferences and good reason. Keep your eyes on these guys the HFPA or SAG, and therefore command Basketball season? Oh, no! It's awards sea­ screenings surrounding the promotion of a and let's pray it gets resolved nicely so we the most respect when they decide to dole out son! This fabulous time of year comes around picture. At the end of the year they get togeth­ won't have another bleak season of never­ awards. Their awards are strictly motion pic­ every January - the glorious reprieve from er and vote on the best of the best from televi­ ending reruns. ture oriented, so sorry, Tma, you can't pick up the winter doldrums of post-Christmas time. sion and motion pictures and host the Golden The SAG awards are voted on by over anything here. Unless of course they invent a While others are taking down holly and pack­ Globe Awards, which is basically just a big tel­ 100,000 members. This is, for all intent'l and category called We Thought Tma Fey Needed ing up lights, Hollywood is rolling out the red evised charity dinner. The HFPA is mostly purpose, the most democratic award'l cere­ Another Award, which is always possible. But carpet and shopping for diamonds. funded by the Golden Globes, and they donate mony. It is lbr actors by actors. It includes the real question is, why are they called the Competition to win everything from an Oscar the money from the ceremony to various funky little categories like Best Stunt Oscars? Well, legend has it Margaret I Ierrick, to Best Dressed is in the air, and it is the entertainment related charities. The lesson Ensemble. It also ha.'l my personally favorite Executive Secretary of the Academy back in grandest of spectator sports. here? If a bunch of people witl1 the power to categories: Best Comedy Series Ensemble, the day, saw one of the first statuettes and Awards season begins with the Golden control the critical reception of your film toll Best Drama Series Ensemble and Best Motion said it reminded her of her Uncle Oscar. Globes, kicking off the festivities in early you they want to host their own award'> show, Picture Ca.'lt. These air Sunday, January 25th. So there you have it, awards season enthu­ January. They usually do a pretty good job of you go with it. Then comes the Big One, the Mother Load siasts. Go forth, now, and watch knowledge­ pmdicting the heavy hitters of the Hollywood The Screen Actors Guild is thP muon for of Cinema Award'l: the Oscars! Hosted by thn ably, root lien~ely and bask delightedly in all Super Bowl held the last Sunday in February, Actors who, well, do screen work (as opposed Academy of Motion Picture Art'l and Sciences, the glitz and glamour of the next two months. the Academy Awards. In between we have to stage), which ranges from movies to video these award'l arP hi'ltorically the most signifi­ the SAGs, the awards given by the Screen games. They arA the actor's counterpoint to cant and tim ones people dream of winning. Actors Guild. Here's a breakdown of each the lovely a.

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Let the Browning inema Debartolo If you are a fan of "Twilight," this movie Looking for a fast pace thriller with twists be the thing to satisfY your craving for <>nr•thc•" and turns? Check ou•t the latest film by vampire-human love story. Edward Cullen. In award winning director Ridley Scott film,12-year-old Oskar is the victim of u•'"''"'"'ruu ,,_,...,...,,..,.""• American Gangster, Black Hawk bullying from his intimidating and contde~;certdlrtg Down), "Body of Lies." The film pits peers, but that all changes once he befriends operative Roger Ferris (Leonardo DiCaprio) 12-year-old Eli WhO has been Stuck as a nY'D·-TO<>n against his handler Ed Hoffman (Russell for many more years than normal. With the Crowe) when Hoffman goes behind Ferris' of Eli also comes the anival of suspicious back on a counter-terrorist operation in pearances and gruesome murders, an indicator Jordan nearly getting Ferris killed and what might come when she eventually steps up straining the operative's relationship with defend Oskar. Be prepared to find yourself on the head of the Jordanian General emotional rollercoaster as you contemplate Intelligence Department, Bani Salaam complex friendship these two children have (Mark Strong). Things get tense when Ferris and the decisions they make as they figure falls in love with a Jordanian hospital difficulties and their own blossoming love. nurse, Aisha (Golshifteh Farahani), and she are $6, $5 faculty/staff and $3 for all students. is kidnapped. Tickets are $3.

Browning Cinema 3:00 p.m., Elkhart Civic Theatre Philip Seymour Hoffman, a chameleon .of A performance full of danger, humor and a whose recent roles have ranged from a good dose of surprise that will keep audiences officer and division chief for the CIA in intrigued as they follow the story of the famous 's War" to a possibly homosexual priest fictional detective Sherlock Holmes's final "Doubt," steal<; the show as a theater director adventure. When the King of Bohemia is "Synecdoche, New York." The movie's title to be blackmailed by the famous opera with words by rhyming with the location of Irene Adler, Holmes and his trusty ~'"''""'~'~ movie, Schenectady, New York. Director, Caden Doctor Watson jump into the mix solving Cotard (Hoffman) runs into a midlife crisis when and simultaneously trying to win hearts as wife leaves him, his relationship with a new mixed up in this mess of a case. Explore, falls apart and his health deteriorates. To and laugh with these two well-loved past these negative baniers he changes loca­ at the Elkhart Civic Theatre this weflkertd and pours his soul into the production of hi'> an adaptation that promises nothing less masterpiece. Audiences will want to both good dose of quality entertainment. and cry in this tragicomedy that tails the life Tickets are $13 for adults and $11 for stu- a man dealing with the everyday battles of life. and seniors. Tickets are $6, $5 faculty/staff and $3 for all stu-

This is an easy way to diversify refried beans and tortilla. Melt it 3. For the dressing: mix one By MICHELLE FORD ICE your trip to the Mexican bar. in the microwave before wrap­ part ranch dressing with the ~ Assistant Scene Editor Popularized by the ever present ping it around the shell. chipotle sauce found by the Taco Bell chain, double-decker Mexican bar and then drizzle in I Welcome back! Yes, it's time to tacos are a fairly successful Southwestern Chicken Salad a little bit of bar beque sauce. put our noses to the grindstone attempt to jazz up the tried and Some sort of southwestern 4. Top with either a crushed I again and carry on with the rest true entree. Thanks to Charlie salad is featured on a lot of taco shell, or grill a flour tortilla ~ ;t of the year. Soon the work is Vogelheim for submitting this menus in restaurants. Here's one in the Panini maker until it is W going to be piling up like the idea. you can pull off in the dining brown and crispy and shred over -~­ 1: snow outside, so make sure you 1. Head to the Mexican bar hall. the top (or serve on the side). · use your meals totake a real and select a taco shell and one of Thanks to Charlie Vogelheim 1 break from the day. the small flour tortillas. for inspiring this recipe and cre­ Quick Tip School can be stressful; it is 2. Fill it up with your favorite ating the dressing. Crave those chicken poppers f important to take an hour for ingredients: beef or chicken, 1. Fill a bowl with romaine but mRde a New Year's resolu­ , dinner, enjoy time with your cheese, lettuce, tomato, salsa lettuce, chicken (either use the tion to eat a little healthier? Use { friends, and take advantage of and beans. If you want to make diced chicken from the Mexican them as a topping to a salad. ~ the chance to eat something it a bit healthier, try using beans bar or shred your own from You'll get to enjoy them while ;· tasty. Endeavor to make sure from the salad bar rather than some of the grilled chicken getting your vegetables, plus you your meals aren't just another the refried beans (though they breasts), corn, diced tomatoes, won't need as many or the task in the day but something are pretty delicious.). black beans, cheddar cheese and sauces. you can enjoy. And as always, 3. Spread a thin layer of bell peppers (you may have to Dining Hall Dish is here to help. refried beans onto the tortilla. dice these.) llave your own dining hall This week's recipes: 4. Wrap the tortilla around 2. Select a few apple slices, recipe? We would love to feature the taco shell. For another twist, dice them up, and add them to it! E-mail Michelle Fordice at add cheddar cheese on top of the the salad. mfordice@n d. edu. page 12 The Observer + CLASSIFIEDS Thursday, January 15, 2009

NCAA BASKETBALL After delay, Pitt holds on to No.1 at home Spartans survive scare from upset-minded Nittany Lions; Duke overcomes poor shooting to beat Georgia Tech

er, has 50 rebounds in his last three advantage with 8:51 remaining. Associated Press games - an average of more than Fields hit a 3-pointer with 15:18 PITTSBURGH- The game start­ 16pergame. remaining to make it 50-44 and ed late - and, for the second time ''I've been waiting for us to get Biggs scored ahead of Brad in four days, so did top-ranked that going, the 3-point shooting," Wanamaker's 3-pointer that gave Pittsburgh. Dixon said. "We're not going to Pitt its first double-digit lead at 55- Tyrell Biggs was Pitt's leading lead the nation in it, but we're get­ 44. Young's 3 pu..'lhed it to 60-47. · scorer the first time in his career ting better." Biggs' career high was 19 points with 16 points, and the Panthers Dominique Jones and Augustus last season, but he wasn't the lead­ struggled early for the second time Gilchrist scored 22 points each and ing scorer in that game. in as many games since reaching Chris Howard had 13 for South "Is that right?" Biggs, a 6-foot-8 No. 1 before pulling away to beat Florida (6-10, 1-3), which repeat­ senior, said of his. fir§t team-leading South Florida 75-62 on Wednesday edly had trouble getting more than performance. "Well; that's good." night. one shot on any possession. while Among those finally reaching the "Teams are going to play us being outrebounded 37-23. arena was Steelers wide receiver tough," said point guard Levance The Bulls, playing a No. 1 team Santonio Holmes, a former Ohio Fields, who had 11 points and 13 for the third time in school history, State player who sat in the student assists. "Everybody expects us to might have gotten a burst of confi­ section and wore an "Oakland Zoo" win by 20 or 30 points, but the.(Big dence from an 80-58 Win at DePaul T-shirt, like the 1,500 students who East) conference just isn't like on Saturday - only their second ring the courtside section for each that."_ Big East road win. But they could­ game. Sam Young scored 14 points and n't sustain several comebacks and DeJuan Blair had 13 points and 18 finally fell behind by as many as 17. Michigan State 78, rebounds to help Pittsburgh (16-0, "They taught a lesson in how to Penn State 73 4-0) achieve the third-best start in rebound," coach Stan Heath said. Two of the Big Ten's best young school history. The 1927-28 team "We would get a defensive stop, point guards dueled down the went 21-0 and coach Jamie Dixon's you'd think we were in good shape, stretch of a tight game. 2003-04 team was 18-0 during his but Blair would go get it." In the end, Michigan State's Kalin first season. South Florida's other games Lucas stepped up at the free throw The start was delayed 20 min­ against No. 1 teams were a 75-39 line to stave off a furious comeback utes by a rush-hour snowstorm loss to North Carolina on Dec. 12, by Penn State and counterpart AP that clogged city streets and caused 1981, and an 89-72 loss to Talor Battle. Pittsburgh's Tyrell Biggs goes up for a layup in front of of South Florida's South Florida's bus and the game Cincinnati on Jan. 29, 2000. The Lucas went 6-of-8 from the line Mobolaji AJayi in the first half of the PantheiS's 75-63 win Wednesday officials to arrive late. Dixon got Bulls have lost 24 consecutive road in the final 2 minutes and Raymar within two blocks of the Petersen games against ranked teams. Morgan scored 17 points as the the Spartans also outrebounded Gerald Henderson and Kyle Events Center, sat for 30 minutes Pitt plays its next five games seventh-ranked Spartans nearly Penn State 41-24. They controlled Singler scored 19 points each and and finally parked because of the against teams that are or recently gave up a 17-point lead before the lane, especially during a 26-8 the third-ranked Blue Devils over­ standstill traffic. were nationally ranked, starting holding on for a victory Wednesday run over the last 11:10 of the first came their worst shooting game of "We looked a little laid back - Saturday at No. 20 Louisville. The night. half, which included a 7 -minute the season in their seventh straight no more of them Qate starts)," Blair Panthers didn't figure to have "We had our hands full," field goal drought for Penn State. victory, pulling away for a win over said, smiling. "You've got to get much trouble against South Michigan State coach Tom Izzo The Spartans seemingly couldn't sloppy Georgia Tech on Wednesday here on time or something. They Florida, which is 8-46 in Big East said. "We were lucky to win." miss, getting easy drives and hitting night. came out shooting good and our play, 2-25 on the road. Goran Suton added 13 points open jumpers in taking a 42-29 Duke (15-1, 3-0 Atlantic Coast defense was sluggish." But the Bulls hit a succession of and 14 rebounds for the Spartans halftime lead. The lead climbed to Conference) was just 23-of-59 from The Panthers did much the same off-balance and tough-angle shots (14-2, 4-0 Big Ten), who won their 55-38 after Durrell Summers' free the field, a 39-percent performance thing against St. John's on Sunday, to rally from deficits of 7-0, 16-7 1Oth straight and are off to their , throw with 13:39left in the game. 'that would have been enough to leading 41-36 at halftime before and 30-22 to keep the game close, best conference start since 1977- "We stopped defending, I guess," get them beat on many nights. Not going on to win 90-67. and trailed only 41-39 early in the 78. Battle said. "Coach (Ed DeChellis) this one. With Blair constantly helping second half- causing a few nerv­ Down by 17 points with 13:39 was livid at us at halftime." Georgia Tech (9-7, 0-3) turned it them get second-chance Jmints, the ous fans in the late-arriving crowd left, Penn State (13-5, 2-3) mounted DeChellis was a little more sub­ over 18 times, went only 7-of-19 Panthers shot 29-of-59 (49.2 per­ of 12,508 to wonder when the real a furious comeback, getting within dued after the game. from the free throw line and start­ cent)- 10-of-18 (55.6 percent) Panthers would show up. 71-70 With 1:30 left after an off­ "I don't know what word we ed with three straight ACC losses from 3-point range after they came That happened when Pitt went balance 3 from Battle. used, but I just wasn't happy with for the sectnd straight season. in shooting 34.1 percent. Blair, the on a 15-4 run to stretch a 47-44 He fell to the court as the shot our defense in the first half," he Lewis Clinch hit a 3-pointer that nation's leading offensive rebound- lead into a more comfortable 62-48 went through the hoop, whipping said. "I thought we were playing pulled the Yellow Jackets within the crowd into a frenzied chorus of against them instead of them play­ 46-41 with just over 8 minutes "Let's go State!" ing against us." remaining. But Jon Scheyer hit "That run may not have been as Penn State played dreadful twice from beyond the arc and possible without those guys cheer­ spurts of interior defense midway Henderson also swished a 3, ing us on, giving us that little extra through the game before clamping stretching the margin far beyond boost," said Battle, who credited down in the second half, setting up comeback range for a team of the more athletic Spartans for tir­ the tense closing minutes between Georgia Tech's limited offensive ing Penn State out early. Lucas and Battle. skills. "We had them right there on the Battle hit a jumper to close the Zachery Peacock, with 13 points, ropes," Battle said. deficit to four with 3:33 left. was the only player in double fig­ But the Nittany Lions couldn't Then he darted into the lane ures for the Yellow Jackets, who break through as Lucas, who fin­ before hitting Comley for an open were a little more accurate from ished with 15 points, hit four free layup to get within 69-67 with the field (41 percent) than they throws after Battle's 3. about 2:30 left. were from the line (37 percent). Both Battle and Lucas are light­ Izzo said his team suffered from Duke's previous worst shooting ning-quick sophomore guards who offensive lulls, and got frustrated by effort was a 41 percent against can blow by defenders and create Battle down the stretch. Virginia Tech on Jan. 4. But the open shots for teanunates. They're "Yeah, I'm disappointed we're Blue Devils, who also started dis­ two of the top scoring guards in the still not finishing," Izzo said. "We mally at the line, hit enough free Big Ten. have to do a better job of finishing." throws down the stretch to bury Jamelle Comley led the Nittany The loss snapped Penn State's the Yellow Jackets. Lions with a career-high 26 points, seven-game winning streak at Georgia Tech surprisingly led while Battle finished with 20. home against Big Ten opponents. through most of the first half, build­ But Lucas had a little more help, ing its largest lead when Peacock AP with four Spartans scoring in dou­ Duke 70, Georgia Tech 56 laid it in off a nifty pass from Lewis Duke's David McClure and Georgia Tech's Nick Foreman battle for ble figures .. Duke picked the right opponent Clinch to make it 23-15 about 12 a rebound during the second half of Duke's.70-56 win Wednesday. In typical Michigan State fashion, to have a miserable night shooting. minutes into the game.

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Men's Basketball NCAA FOOTBALL USA Today /ESPN Top 25 team points prel,ious 1 Pittsburgh 773 1 2 Duke 729 2 3 Wake Forest 725 4 4 Connecticut 660 5 5 Oklahoma 617 6 6 North. Carolina 611 3 7 UCLA 576 7 8 Syracuse 560 9 9 .Clemson 528 11 10 Michigan Slate 503 12 11 Texas '421 7 12 Georgetown 365 10 13 NOTRE DAME 363 13 14 Marquette 353 15 15 Arizona State 328 16 16 Xavier 279 18 17 Minnesota 262 19 18 Butler 256 20 19 Purdue 182 14 20 Louisville 173 21 21 Baylor 159 23 22 Villanova 110 17 23 California 109 NR 24 Michigan 78 NR 25 St. Mary's {CA) 62 NR

Women's Basketball USA Today /ESPN Top25 team points AP 1 Connecticut 775 Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford drops back to pass during the first quarter of the Sooners' win over Missouri ~ North Carolina 144 in the Big 12 Championship game. The Heisman trophy winner announced that he will return for his junior year. 3 Oklahoma 701 4 NOTRE DAME 656 5 Baylor 638 6 TexasA&M 600 1 · Stanford 580 Bradford staying at Oklahoma •·8 ·· AUburn 559 8 9 California 517 9 Associated Press · Bradford said Wednesday Tebow announced his "Obviously it's frustrating .,, .. 10 10 Duke 516 ..... 12 at a news conference. intentions Sunday and to end with a loss and I 11 Louisville 498 NORMAN, Okla. 'Tm really looking for­ Texas quarterback Colt want to come back and fin­ 12 Virginia 415 14 Heisman Trophy winner ward to coming back and McCoy said he'd be back ish my career the right 13 Ohio State 378 17 Sam Bradford wasn't ready competing for a fourth for his senior season long way: on a win," Bradford 14 Kansas State 340 18 to give up the life of a col­ straight Big 12 champi­ before the Longhorns won said. "I would~ay it had a Tennessee 333 11 15 lege quarterback - not onship and another oppor­ the Fiesta Bowl. little bit of an iiilluence on 16 Maryland 326···· 15 tunity at a national cham­ Bradford led the nation my decision, but I really 17 Texas 292 12 without a national champi­ 18 Vanderbilt 229 24 onship. pionship." with 50 touchdown passes tried to keep that out of my 19 Florida 203 19 The third-year sopho­ His return also means and a quarterback rating mind because that could 20 Iowa State 180 25 more quarterback will another shot at a Heisman of 180.8. He likely would have limited myself to 21 South Dakota State . 133 23 return to Oklahoma next Trophy. Archie Griffin of have been one of the first making the best decision 22 Oklahoma State 95 21 season, passing on a Ohio State is the only play­ quarterbacks taken in for me." 23 Rutgers 75 16 chance to be a high NFL er to win two Heismans. April's draft. Bradford also let it slip 24 Xavier 54 .. NR draft pick. Florida quarterback Tim Instead, Bradford will that tight end Jermaine 25 Georgia Tech 46' 22 "I've dreamed about Tebow, .the 2007 winner, take another run at a Gresham and offensive playing at Oklahoma since finished third behind national championship lineman Trent Williams I was little, and my three Bradford in the Heisman with Oklahoma. . The also decided not to enter years here have been prob­ voting this season. record-breaking quarter­ the draft early. Defensive ably three of the best years For the first time, the back led the Sooners to the tackle Gerald McCoy has MIAA Basketball of my life, and I really feel top-three vote-getters for BCS championship game also said he'll be back for that there's no need to cut the Heisman Trophy will this season, but they lost another season with the Conference Standings this experience short," return to college football. 24-14 to Florida. Sooners. .team

1 SAINT.MARY'S IN BRIEF 2 Hope Jury sides with Burress on Mets' Santana unsure if Irvin calmly chats with 3 Adrian damage to borrowed car he'll pitch in WBC gunman about Cowboys 4 Alma LEBANON, Pa. -A Pennsylvania NEW YORK - Johan Santana is DALLAS - Hall of Fame receiver 5 Cahtin unsure whether he'll be able to pitch Michael Irvin says he calmly chatted 6 Albion jury has sided with Plaxico Burress 7 Olivet in a dispute over how much the New in the World Baseball Classic follow­ with a gunman in another vehicle 8 Trine York Giants star should pay in dam­ ing offseason knee surgery. after the armed passenger turned 9 Kalamazoo ages for a car he borrowed that The two-time Cy Young Award win­ out to be a Dallas Cowboys fan. ended up getting impounded by New ner said Wednesday he'd love to play Irvin, who was not harmed, says York City police. for his native Venezuela in March, he was "very afraid." A jury in Lebanon County civil but the New York Mets will deter­ A Dallas police report says Irvin court decided Wednesday that mine whether to clear him for the was. stopped at a red light Monday Burress owes $1,700 in damages, WBC. night when two men in a truck far less than the $19,000 sought by After a brilliant first season with pulled up next to him. the dealer who loaned the car to the Mets, Santana had arthroscopic The driver rolled down his win­ around the dial Burress. surgery Oct. 1 on torn cartilage in his dow, so Irvin did the same, thinking Burress declined to comment left knee. He said he feels good and the two men recognized the radio afterward and was followed by a he might report about a week early talk show host and television com­ NBA small crowd of fans seeking auto­ to New York's spring training camp mentator. graphs. in Port St. Lucie, Fla., next month. The passenger flashed a gun. Cavaliers at Bulls Burress testified that his agent Several Mets stars are expected to Then the retired NFL star heard one 8:00 p.m., TNT arranged for the Chevrolet take part in the. WBC, including of them call out his name and men­ Avalanche in 2005. Burress disputed David Wright, Jose Reyes, Carlos tioned being a "huge Cowboy fan." that he had agreed to make person­ Beltran, Carlos Delgado, Francisco Irvin says he began talking with Suns at Nuggets al appearances for the dealership. Rodriguez and reliever Pedro the men about the team's disap­ 10:30 p.m., TNT New York police later impounded Feliciano. pointing 9-7 season and Dallas not the truck after it was connected to a Venezuela's first garrie in the WBC making it to the Super Bowl. shooting incident. is March 7 against Italy in Toronto. The pair eventually drove off. ~- 1 I

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NFL NFL Pats' Pioli hired as Chiefs GM Boldin practices, Architect of New England dynasty hopes to resurrect 2-14 team may play Saturday Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Scott Pioli, who helped build and lead a dynasty in New England, is now in charge of a Kansas City franchise which hasn't won a playoff game in 14 years. The 43-year-old Pioli will be introduced on Wednesday as Chiefs gener­ al manager, replacing Carl Peterson. "He will have complete charge of football opera­ tions," Ryan Petkoff, a spokesman for Chiefs chair­ man Clark Hunt, told The Associated Press. "He will report only to Clark." The fate of coach Herm Edwards and his staff was not immediately known. Pioli, who became vice president of player person­ nel for the Patriots in 2002 and spent nine years work­ ing with head coach Bill Belichick, also interviewed for the general manager vacancy in Cleveland. He inherits a young team AP coming off a 2-14 season, Patriots vice president of player personnel Scott Pioli holds the Vince but is stepping into a situa­ Lombardi trophy during New England's 2005 Super Bowl parade. tion that seems ripe for a quick turnaround. personnel executive in the Edwards' status. That may AP The fan base is loyal, NFL, and we look forward have been a point of discus­ Cardinals receiver Anquan Boldin catches passes during practice though restive, and the to his leadership in build­ sion between Pioli and Hunt Wednesday. Boldin may play in Saturday's NFC Championship. team will be playing next ing a championship organi­ when they negotiated their zation." deal. Hunt signed off on the He flew to Dallas on Monday for year in a virtually new sta­ Associated Press dium. Arrowhead, which Patriots owner Robert rebuilding project that treatment from chiropractor opened in 1972 and is noto­ Kraft praised Pioli as an Edwards launched this year TEMPE, Ariz.- Arizona receiv­ Robert Parker, whose patients rious for being loud and "integral part of the many and said in training camp er Anquan Boldin practiced include Boldin's former teammate rough on visiting teams, is championships the New he knew it would be a Wednesday, and says he will play Emmitt Smith. As Boldin undergoing a $325 million · England Patriots have cele­ painful process early on. in Sunday's NFC championship explained, the earlier injury affect­ renovation, which includes brated this decade." And it certainly was. game against the Philadelphia ed the muscles around the hip and new luxury boxes, wider "Scott is a great evaluator Beset by injury, including Eagles. eventually led to the hamstring concourses and enhanced of talent," Kraft said. "He is season-ending mishaps to Boldin, who with Larry problem. amenities in addition to thorough in his evaluations, the top two quarterbacks, Fitzgerald forms arguably the best "Muscles shut off, muscles new practice facilities, an extremely organized and the Chiefs beat only receiving tandem in football, said a around it worked extra hard," enlarged indoor field and a has done a tremendous job Oakland and Denver and trip to a Dallas chiropractor has Boldin said. " ... Correcting that and brand new mining all set a number of team greatly improved his strained left getting everything flowing the way state-of-the- possible records for defensive futili­ hamstring. The injury kept Boldin it's supposed to helped out a lot. He art head­ resources to ty. Their 10 sacks were an out of the Cardinals' 33-13 victory told me once he set it straight it quarters "Scott is a great help coach NFL-low since the stat was at Carolina in Saturday's divisional would be fine." building. Belichick kept beginning in 1981. playoff game. Boldin said he would do "as In addi- evaluator oftalent ... He and his staff Yet, when he announced ''I'll be out there Sunday," he said much as they allow me to" in prac­ tion, the has played an important field the the resignation on Dec. 15 after practice. tice this week. Chiefs are role in building a players of president, CEO and gen­ Boldin said he was able to partic­ "We're just playing it by ear right about $32 championship tradition needed to eral manager Peterson, ipate in all phases of practice, but now," he said. "We're going to be m i l l i o n win consis­ Hunt said he thought in shorter spurts than normal. smart about it because the ultimate under the with players that I am tently. He Edwards was the best man He said he expected to be "real goal is to play on Sunday." salary cap, proud to call Patriots.'' has played for the Chiefs program effective" in what would be the He scoffed at any suggested that extra money an impor­ going forward. But he also biggest game of his career. his participation would be limited. that will tant role in said the new general man­ "I don't see there being any "If I'm out there," Boldin said, come in Robert Kraft building a ager would have "signifi­ problems, no hindrances or any­ ''I'm out there." h a n d y Patriots owner champi­ cant input" into the final thing like that," Boldin said. 'Til Boldin caught 89 passes for because KC onship tra- decision. just be myself and resume my reg­ 1,038 yards and 11 touchdowns in owns the dition with Edwards' first season in ularrole." the regular season, despite missing overall No. players that Kansas City was a hit. The Coach Ken Whisenhunt held out four games with injuries. 3 pick in the draft. Besides I am proud to call Patriots." Chiefs went 9-7 in 2006 final judgment on Boldin's status His facial bones were fractured that, there are a number of Pioli's NFL career started and captured the last wild­ until he sees how the receiver does on a brutal hit from the New York promising young players when Belichick hired him card playoff spot. They as the week progresses, but the Jets' Eric Smith on Sept. 28. Smith who Edwards was counting as a pro personnel assistant were routed by coach was optimistic. was fined $50,000 and suspended on as the foundation of his for the Browns in 1992. Indianapolis, but Edwards "lf he continues to progress like a game because of the hit, rebuilding project. Belichick then brought him was just the fifth man to we think he is, I have no doubts he although Boldin that it was "just Pioli, the son-in-law of to New England shortly take two different teams to would play," Whisenhunt said. football." Miami Dolphins boss Bill after he became head coach the postseason in his first Boldin injured his hamstring on Boldin had seven plates and Parcells, has been honored of the Patriots. year; he also did it in 2001 a 71-yard touchdown pass from more than 40 screws inserted to many times for his contri­ From 2000-08, the with the Jets. Kurt Warner in the second quarter repair the damage. Still, he missed butions to the Patriots' Patriots were an NFL-best He wanted to begin dis­ of Arizona's 30-24 wild card playoff only two games. three Super Bowl champi­ 102-42 in the regular sea­ mantling an aging team and victory over Atlanta. He tested the Such experiences make him onships. With Pioli working son and rang up 14 playoff start rebuilding that next hamstring before the Carolina grateful to be back. with Belichick, the Patriots wins. season, but ran into opposi­ game and said he would have ''I'm thankful for every day I step used an effective mix-and­ "To sum up in words tion from a front office that played if the team's medical staff out on the field," he said. "I've had match of trades, free agent everything Scott Pioli has felt there was enough left hadlethim. a number of injuries that probably signings and draft selec­ meant to this organization for another playoff run. But "Would it have been the smartest could have been career ending, but tions to dominate the and to me personally would after an encouraging 4-3 thing in the world? No," Boldin I've been given a second chance. league. In 2007, six players be difficult, if not impossi­ start, age and ineffective­ said, "but that's just me wanting to Every time I step out I think of drafted by Pioli and ble," said Belichick. "From ness at several key posi­ be on the field." that." Belichick made the Pro the day I met him, he has tions began creating prob­ Boldin said the hamstring prob­ He also cherishes another shot at Bowl. demonstrated a passion for lems. The Chiefs ended lem turned out to be related to a the Eagles, because he felt he did­ "We are very excited to football and respect for the 2007 on a nine-game losing hip injury that sidelined him for n't play well in Philadelphia's 48-20 welcome Scott to the game that is second to streak. Then Hunt agreed it three games last season. Thanksgiving night rout of Chiefs," Hunt said in a none." was time to tear it down "I thought it was just a ham­ Arizona. statement. "With his proven A club spokesman con­ and rebuild. string but the way that my body "It's rare you get a second track record of success, firmed there had been no Now Pioli takes charge of responded told me that it was chance at anything," Boldin said, Scott is the finest player determination made on those efforts. something different," Boldin said. "so I'll make the most of it Sunday." page 16 The Observer + SPORTS Thursday, January 15, 2009

NO WOMEN'S SWIMMING NCAA FOOTBALL No sophon1ore slU111p for Maxvvell Pitt's McCoy will

they also bring great oppor­ season, but it is apparent By MEAGHAN VESELIK tunities for swimmers to rep­ that he is dedicated to help­ Sports Writer resent their ing the girls on our team enter '09 NFL draft programs. When you go to reach their goals and swim Swimming against the top meets like NCAAs and fast," she said. "What is competition in the country is Olympic Trials, people take awesome about Brian and and 21 touchdowns this season, nothing new for sophomore notice of where you are from his relationship with the Associated Press and 2,816 yards and 35 TDs in Samantha Maxwell, who has and its awesome to be able girls on our team is that he PITTSBURGH- Record-setting two seasons, or more yardage and picked up right where she to represent Notre Dame in knows what it takes to get Pittsburgh running back LeSean touchdowns than former Reisman left off at the end of her stel­ larger scale meets." the best out of each person McCoy is passing up his fmal two Trophy winner Dorsett had in his lar freshman season. "Sam is just like any other individually and truly cares seasons of eligibility to enter the first two Pitt seasons. A season after setting the successful athlete," Irish about their success. The NFL draft. This season, McCoy's top games Big East record in the 200- coach Brian Barnes said. girls on the team also makQ McCoy broke several of Tony included 183 yards against West yard breaststroke and swim­ "She is a very hard worker." swimming for Notre Dame Dorsett's schools records while VIrginia, 169 against Notre Dame, ming in five events at the Big Maxwell's love of swim­ great. They are so support­ leading the Panthers to a 9-4 156 against Navy and 149 against East Championship, Maxwell ming started at a young age, ive and work hard to not record and into the Sun Bowl. Syracuse. has led the Irish with her and grew as she did. only push themselves but McCoy told coach Dave McCoy had 331 yards in two times in the 100 and 200- "My parents put me in push their teammates to be Wannstedt of his decision in a games against the Mountaineers, yard breaststroke, and has swimming because I was better." phone call Wednesday. The two including 148 in Pitt's 13-9 upset become a central factor on awful at every other sport I In her sophomore season, met last Friday, but a teary-eyed win in 2007 that kept West the 200 and 400-medley tried," Maxwell said. "When Maxwell has shown no signs McCoy couldn't make up his mind. Vrrginia out of the BCS title game. relays. I started swimming I hated of slowing down. In the Ohio He delayed the decision again "One of my goals in coming here Nationally ranked while it, and my parents had to State Invitational in Monday. was to help my teammates and swimming for her high bribe me just to finish one December, she broke her "I have frequently played both coaches bring Pitt back to its school's swim team in lap without stopping. As I own school records in the choices in my mind. I have consid­ rightful place among the promi­ Chandler, Ariz., Maxwell was grew older and better little 100 and 200-breaststroke, ered my alternatives and I have nent teams in college football," a four-time regional champi­ by little the sport just sort of posting times of 1:01.57 and prayed," McCoy said in a state­ McCoy said. on as well as a Junior stuck. I enjoyed the chal­ 2:12.46, respectively. ment issued by the school. "I have In late November, McCoy said National record holder in the lenge of trying to move up to Maxwell has proved that made my final decision and will he would return to Pitt because he 50-yard breaststroke, and the next big meet or get she is a force that competi­ forego my junior season." felt he needed more time to earned All-American honors another qualifying time." tors should look out for this NFL scouts project the 5-foot- mature and had more to accom­ in each of her four high Maxwell's parents weren't season, and in future sea­ 11, 210-pound McCoy as a late plish in college. school season. the only ones to encourage sons on the Irish team. She first-round to early second-round McCoy changed his mind follow­ In her freshman season at her to pursue her abilities in has swum against the best, pick. ing a 3-0 bowl game loss to Notre Dame, Maxwell's tal­ the pool. She recalls a coach and only hopes to improve. Losing McCoy is a major setback Oregon State on Dec. 31, appar­ ent quickly became evident from home, Dave Tait, as Her goals for the season to Pitt, which played in its first ently after talking to former Pitt to her coaches and team­ being the most influential reflect her commitment to bowl game and had its first win­ receiver Larry Fitzgerald of the mates, swimming in the in person in her swimming her sport, and to her team. ning record in four seasons large­ Arizona Cardinals, among others. the 100 and 200-breast­ career, and who fulfilled the "My goals for this season ly because of his running and a Fitzgerald, a former Reisman stroke, the 200 and 400- role as her mentor as well as are to go to the NCAA cham­ strong defense. Trophy runner-up, also left Pitt medley relays, as well as the coach. pionships and really try to "When you have exceptionally after two seasons. 200-meter individual medly "When I was younger, Dave make an impact there. Last gifted players, you realize the NFL Pitt's staff believes McCoy began (IM). really stepped up and year I competed but didn't can be a reality sooner rather leaning toward leaving when he "First off, [being on the became an awesome coach," make it back for any second than later," said Wannstedt, the got away from his teanm1ates and team] has provided me with Maxwell said. "Through the swims. This year I would like former Bears and Dolphins coach. coaches and returned to his home a group of quality team­ years we worked very closely to be more competitive at "Certainly that is the case with in Harrisburg, Pa. The team's mates that I can not only together as I learned how to that meet and make it back LeSean and we worked to make poor performance - the lowest­ train with, but be close be a better swimmer and he to the finals heats at night." sure he had all the information scoring bowl in 50 years - appar­ friends with outside of the learned how to foster a needed to make the best decision ently did not influence his deci­ athletic scene," Maxwell growing team and help its Contact Meaghan Veselik at about his pro prospects." sion. He ran for 85 yards in the said. "It has also put a lot of swimmers crop their talent mveselO 1 @saintmarys.edu McCoy rushed for 1,488 yards loss. structure and support into and be successful. The my routine that I would not things he taught me never otherwise have." stopped in the pool, and he Last season, Maxwell helped me learn life lessons earned the chance to swim as well along the way. This Coming Soon all five of her events in the kept me wanting to swim Big East Championships, and wanting to be better where she won the 200- outside of the pool as well." PR . ·.... . IONS breaststroke while setting a Swimming may not have league and school record of been Maxwell's favorite 2:12.76. Her 100-yard sport at first, but now the breaststroke won second thought of life without it is place with a 1:01.68, earn­ strange for her to think ing her a second school about. record, and helped her team "Life without swimming place second in the 200 med­ would be weird," Maxwell ley relay with a time of said. "The sport takes a lot 1:48.84. breaking a third of commitment and if I was­ Irish record. Her reign over n't swimming, I would have the pool continued as she all of a sudden have a lot of received an invite to the extra time. I'm not sure NCAA championships, where what I would do with it she placed 30th overall in except maybe sleep." the 100-breast with a time of At least for now, Maxwell 1:02.36 plans on sticking with her Maxwell has also made an sport. Not only does she love impact outside of the Notre the sport itself, but also says Dame sports community, as her coach and teammates she swam the 100 and 200- are what make getting in the breaststroke in the U.S. pool every day worth it. Olympic Trials. "Brian Barnes has stepped "Swimming in these large into this program and meets has been really fun," brought a lot of expertise Maxwell said. "Obviously, and commitment that this these meets bring the best team is really grateful for. It competition available, but hasn't even been an entire

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no-call. Detroit's Tayshaun utes. New York led by only Associated Press Prince missed the technical three before Lee got a layup INDIANAPOLIS - Danny free throw, but Detroit off an inbounds pass and Granger scored 24 points and retained possession because of Richardson followed with a 3- made the tying shot late in the technical. Iverson missed a pointer to make it 119-111 regulation in the Indiana long jumper, but Prince with 1:25 remaining. Pacers' 110-106 overtime vic­ rebounded. Prince missed a Lee, among the league lead­ tory over the Detroit Pistons jumper, and Indiana's Jeff ers in rebounding and field on Wednesday night. Foster rebounded with 11 sec­ goal percentage, added six T.J. Ford scored 23 points, onds left to give Indiana a assists. He was coming off a and Troy Murphy added 18 chance tq tie or win. 24-point performance in the points and 13 rebounds to Granger hit the tying jumper Knicks' surprising victory at help the Pacers snap a three­ from near the free-throw line, New Orleans on Monday. game losing streak. over Prince with 3. 9 seconds Washington's Nick Young Hodney Stuckey led Detroit left. Detroit's Richard scored 33 points, establishing with 30 points, Allen Iverson Hamilton missed an open a career high for the third had 23 points, and Rasheed jumper from the left baseline, time in four games, and Caron Wallace added 17 points and but the ball went out of Butler added 25. Mike James 15 rebounds. The Pistons have bounds off an Indiana player, had 20 points, but the Wizards lost three in a row. and Detroit set up for a final stumbled when he had to It was Indiana's first over­ chance with 0. 7 seconds left. leave with five fouls. time win in five tries this sea­ Wallace threw up an awkward The injury-plagued Wizards son. shot that missed everything, have been without Gilbert Murphy's second 3-pointer of and the game went to over­ Arenas and Brendan Hayward the extra period put the time. all season and then recently Pacers up 103-98 with just lost DeShawn Stevenson (back) under 2 minutes to play. Knicks 128, Wizards 122 and Etan Thomas (torn liga­ Detroit's Antonio McDyess NEW YORK - David Lee had ment in his left knee). But made a layup to cut it 103- 30 points and 10 rebounds, that's meant more time for AP 100, but Ford came back with reserve Al Harrington scored Young, who was 13-of-17. Knicks forward David Lee goes up for a dunk during New York's a jumper that bounced several 27 points, and the New York The Knicks were opening a 128-122 win over Washington Wednesday. times before going in with Knicks handed the Washington stretch where 10 of 13 games 38.5 seconds left to make it Wizards their sixth straight are at home, but they'd better first quarter not even half Bucks squandered several 105-100. The Pacers made five loss with a victory Wednesday get the wins early. The last over. The Knicks led 36-30 opportunities to tie, first when of seven free throws in the night. · three games, all the first week after Harrington banked in a Richard Jefferson, who had 15 final 30 seconds. Quentin Hichardson added of next month at Madison 3-pointer as time expired. points, threw a pass away The Pacers led 78-77 in the 26 points for the Knicks, who Square Garden, are against then was blocked on the ensu­ fourth quarter before Detroit's have piled up the points in the the Lakers, Cleveland and Heat 102, Bucks 99 ing possession by Shawn Arron Afflalo made a 3-point­ first three meetings with the Boston. MILWAUKEE - Reserve Marion. er, then a layup to give Detroit Wizards this season and can Both teams had improved Daequan Cook hit six 3-point­ Cook, meanwhile, went 4- an 82-78 lead. complete a season sweep by defensively lately, but were ers en route to a career-high for-4 from the free-throw line Detroit led 92-87 before grabbing the back end of a back to their old bad habits in 24 points, and Dwyane Wade in the final 21 seconds to give Indiana's Jarrett Jack made home-and-home series Friday this one. The Wizards shot 61 overcame a 5-for-20 shooting the Heat a 102-99 lead with back-to-hack mid-range in Washington. percent and the Knicks 59.5 night with 17 points and 13 6. 9 seconds left. jumpers to cut Detroit's lead to Chris Duhon finished with 17 percent in the first half, which assists in the Miami Heat's win Bucks rookie Joe Alexander, one at 92-91 with just over 2 points and nine assists for the ended with New York leading over the Milwaukee Bucks on who had hit a layup moments minutes left in regulation. Knicks, who averaged 118 6 7-66 behind 21 points from Wednesday night. earlier to finish with 13 points, With Detroit leading 93-91, points in their two earlier vic­ Harrington. The Heat improved to 3-2 on shot an air ball a 3-point Jack drove to the basket and tories over Washington and Washington made eight of its a seven-game trip even as attempt and the Heat ran off missed a layup. He thought he were even better Wednesday. first 12 shots, New York start­ Wade struggled, starting 0-for- the final fraction of a second was fouled, and was issued a But they could never shake the ed 8-of-13, and the Wizards 6 from the field, but contribut­ for the victory. technical foul for arguing the Wizards until the final min- were ahead 20-18 with the ing by distributing the ball. Marion finished with 14 It looked to be easy even points and 10 rebounds. without the NBA's leading Miami also got 21 points from scorer adding his 29.1 average rookie Michael Beasley and 18 when the Heat took an 84-7 4 points from Udonis Haslem. lead with 10:57 to play. But Andrew Bogut scored 12 the Bucks came back thanks to points and had 11 rebounds 25 points by Luke Ridnour and for the Bucks. 16 by Michael Redd. Wade, revered in this town Ridnour's basket cut it to 97- because of his role in taking 93 with 2:09 to play and Wade Marquette to the NCAA Final missed his final four shots Four in 2003, could have got­ with Redd, a fellow Olympian, ten plenty of gear from the hounding him. Bucks' pro shops, which Redd added a putback bas­ stocked No. 3 Heat jerseys, ket to make it 97-95, but the socks and other memorabilia.

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·clear that he would be able to the process of interviewing for a great opportunity it is·to be a run at the college level. a defensive line <>oach and an 'Double Domer,"' he said. "Not 'Rincon "My coaches in high school Verducci offensive coordinator. Former many guys have the opportuni­ continued from page 20 really prepared me, starting continued from page 20 coordinator Mike Haywood ty to walk through the tunnel junior year, to go to the next announced the day before the for nine years at Notre Dame." run together in practice, along level," he said. "That's all we earning his degree from Seton llawai'i Bowl that he would be Jappy Oliver spent four years with two other upperclassmen. really talked about." Hall in 1980. The new coach leaving to take over as head as a coach in South Bend and "Our group is really competi­ Although he went to high was not available for com­ coach at Miami (Ohio). announced last week that he tive," Rincon said. "We all school in Las Vegas, Rincon ment, but is expected to speak Haywood coached the Irish would be leaving to pursue practice together and push grew up in a southwest suburb with the media along with for five seasons and also other coaching opportunities. each other." of Chicago and his family lives other new Irish coaches once played for the blue-and-gold The four met during Rincon's in LaPorte, Ind. Because of all vacancies are fiJled. during the mid-1980s. Contact Dan Murphy at visit to campus last spring, and that, he has been a Notre Notre Dame is currently in "I tell guys all the time what [email protected] he said they made the transi­ Dame fan his entire life. tion to college easier for him. "I grew up watching the Rincon said the 400-meter games," he said. "My family race is one of the most gruel­ has had season tickets since NBA ing events in track. like the '40s. I've gone to "You can't pace yourself like games since I was five." you do for the 800, and you It was easy, then, to agree to can't burn off the first 200," he come run for the Irish, and Celtics abuse Nets in 118-86 win said. "It really takes strength Rincon said he's glad he did. and speed and endurance and 'Tve always wanted to come everything, so it's pretty to Notre Dame," he said. "I night, beating Oklahoma City. utes later. He finished with tough." love it. My dorm's a lot of fun, Associated Press But the only tie Wednesday four points on 1-of-1 0 shoot­ Just like when he runs the we all have a good time. I just BOSTON - Paul Pierce was 0-0. And New Jersey's ing. event, Rincon is determined like the community here at brought the Boston Celtics to only lead was 13-11 on a 3- The Celtics quickly stretched not to fade too early in the sea­ Notre Dame. It's really high on the midpoint of the season pointer by Bobby Simmons. their 10-point halftime lead by son. school spirit, and I really like wHh their third straight win Hay Allen then gave Boston scoring the first seven points "I want to win the Big East in that. I wouldn't want to be and with hope that they've the lead for good with a 3- of the third quarter and 13 of the 400," he said. "It's lofty, anywhere else." regained the rhythm that pro­ pointer that made it 14-13 the first 15. and it will be tough, but that's Except, of course, at the fin­ duced a 27-2 start. with 5:56 left in the first quar­ With the score 58-41. Pierce what I've been set on since I ish line of the Big .East Pierce shook off a cold first ter. made his first 3-pointer of the got here." Championships. half and scored 18 points in "Even when you're winning, quarter, Rajon Rondo hit a Rincon did not begin running the third quarter by going 5- if you're not playing well, or basket and Pierce sank a free until his freshman year of high Contact Laura Myers at for-5 on 3-pointers to lead the right, for a coach it's not that throw. His other 3-pointers school, but it soon became [email protected] Celtics a 118-86 win over the enjoyable," Boston coach Doc put Boston ahead 69-49, 74- New Jersey Nets on Rivers said. "If you keep doing 53, 81-58 and 84-58. Wednesday night. that, when you need to play "I don't get discouraged by offensive or defensive. The current streak follows a well, you won't. But I do think misses," Pierce said of his "The rebounding numbers 2-7 slump and improved the we're turnin-g in the right first-half problems. "When we Boards that he has are staggering given Celtics' record to 32-9, two direction." swung the ball (in the third fewer wins than they had mid­ The Celtics led 51-41 at half­ quarter) I was wide open and continued from page 20 that he's playing against NBA bodies," Brey said. "Our league way through last season when time and opened their biggest stayed aggressive. I thought I rebounding team. We've been has NBA bodies. Other leagues they finished 66-16 and won margin, 112-79, on a basket was a little tentative in the competent and we haven't been don't so I think it's impressive the NBA championship. by Patrick O'Bryant with 3:21 first half." beaten up there too much." what he's doing on the back­ "I thought we had a really remaining. Boston Jed 88-60 after the Then came Louisville, who put board against that kind of big bump in the road these Kevin Garnett scored 20 third period and Pierce rested up 19 second-chance points and length and athletic ability." last eouple of weeks with con­ points for the Cclties. throughout the fourth. out-rebounded the Irish 48-43 Coming up Saturday, Notre sistency," Pierce said, "some­ The Nets were Jed by Devin Both teams were missing big in an 87-73 Cardinals overtime Dame will likely need another thing we didn't have a year Harris with 17 points, while men. Yi is expected to miss win Monday. strong effort from llarangody ago. Maybe it's something we Keyon Dooling and rookies four to six weeks with a bro­ "I think we held our own and the rest of the Irish, as they needed to give us a gut eheek. Hyan Anderson and Brook ken finger and Boston center there," Brey said. "We didn't take on a Syracuse team that's "When you go through Lopez had 13 eaeh. Anderson Kendrick Perkins sat out his out-rebound them, but it was third in the conference in something like that, you really made his second consecutive third straight game with a kind of a draw. But it didn't beat rebounding margin thanks to find ouJ what kind of team you start in place of injured Yi sore left shoulder but is us. The offensive board beat us Paul Harris (8.3 rebounds per are." Jianlian after sitting out the expected to return next week. at St. John's and Ohio State. game) and Arinze Onuaku (7.8). On Wednesday, the Celtics previous four games. The Nets stayed close There's two losses where that That duo gave Notre Dame a were the kind of team that got "We really let them control throughout the first quarter was really the culprit of it all." handful at the Joyce Center last oil' to the best 29-game start in the momentum in the third then lost their shooting touch Louisville grabbed 16 offen­ season, out-rebounding Notre NBA history as they posted quarter," Anders{Jn said. by missing their first 10 shots sive boards, but some of those Dame 51-33. their third most lopsided win "They are a great defensive of the second. That helped came as a result of long "Here we go again Saturday of the season. " . team (and) definitely altered Boston streteh a 30-23 lead rebounds from missed jump with a big front line. Can we do "They kicked us real good," our shots." after one qu_arter to 41-2 5 shots. Twice in the second half, it?" Brey said. "We've got to Nets coach Lawrence Frank Pieree went just 2-for-9 and before Harris hit a layup with Notre Dame was trying to build rebound out of zone, we've got said. "When talent works hard had four points in the first 5:40 left in the period. on a small lead, but long to rebound out of man. Our like tl~.at, you get embar­ half. But New Jersey's Vince The teams meet again on rebounds helped set up three­ guards have to help us. When rassed. Carter was even worse - 1- Saturday night at New Jersey. pointers from Andre McGee and we do that, we always have a Pierce led Boston with 22 for-9 with four points in the "We didn't have too much Jerry Smith that cut into the chance to win." points two nights after getting half. Carter limped off the fight," Harris said. "We've still Irish advantage. a season-high 39 in an over­ court with a sprained right got a lot of work to do and I ankle with 7:09 left in the first look forward to the next "Sometimes you do the job to Contact Chris Hine at time win over Toronto. The bP in position to rebound the [email protected] Nets also won in overtime that quarter b.ut returned 5 min- game." basketball and you don't get a good bounce," Brey E!aid. "And then you've got to scramble out and match up and do the best you can. We've made a living ofT The Office of of offensive rebound threes. When it happens to us, I can Multicultural Student Programs & Services relate. Hopefully, it doesn't hap­ pen too much." would like to applaud the following Harangody said there's still no excuse for allowing these types Multicultural Hall Commissioners for their of boards to get away. outstanding work in promoting diversity "It's not bad luck. We still need to grab loose balls because efforts within the NO residence halls during that's going to be the difference because a couple of those loose the first half of the 2008-2009 school year! balls they grabbed and then hit some threes," Harangody said. Hillesland added: "You've got to focus on every play and it can Brandi Allen - Badin Hall Tej Mudigonda- St Edwards. Hall be tough because sometimes Chelsea Carey·- Badin Hall Lexie Perreras- Badin Hall you're natural instinct on the perimeter is when a guy puts up Danielle Hoehn - Lyons Hall Joseph Scolaro- Morrissey Manor a shot instead of blocking him out you want to go in where you Minyoung Kim- Badin Hall Marissa Villano- Lyons Hall think the action's going to be, which is inside. But a lot of times a ball will come out and Thank you for valuing diversity! Your energy and enthusiasm for diversity and those can be backbreaking multiculturalism is greatly appreciated by your peers, your rector, and the plays on the. road when a team can get an offensive rebound MSPS staff. Keep up the great work! and knock down a three." One constant on the boards this year for the Irish has been Multicultural Student Programs & services (MSPS) Harangody, whether he's grab­ 'Promoting Equity Through Intellectual Exploration and Cultural Celebration" bing long or short rebounds, www.nd.11du/-m · Thursday, January 15, 2009 The Observer+ TODAY page 19

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FOOTBALL Tean1 signs Frank Verducci as new offensive line coach

he served as an assistant offensive two perspectives, having coached aged 170 rush yards per game, recruiting coordinator during part By DAN MURPHY coach for two years under Romeo several years in professional foot­ including three seasons during of his career with the Hawkeyes Sports Editor Crennel. ball and at the Div. I level," Weis which the Hawkeyes rushed for and is known for roping in big tal­ Crennel and said. over 200 yards per game. ented players. Notre Dame announced yester­ Irish coach Verducci has been in the NFL for Notre Dame is hopeful that "In addition, the name Verducci day that veteran Frank Verducci Charlie Weis the past decade with the Cincinnati Verducci can rejuvenate an Irish in New Jersey high school football will be taking over as the new know each Bengals, Dallas Cowboys and the run game that has been dormant is legendary as both his father and - offensive line coach for the Irish. other well Buffalo Bills before joining the in the past few years. This season, uncle were coaching icons," Weis­ Verducci, who has coached for from their Browns. During that time he the team averaged only 109 yards said. "This should aid our recruit­ several colleges and NFL teams in days as coor­ worked primarily with ofl'ensive per game. In 2007, that number ing efforts in New Jersey and in the past 27 years, will replace for­ dinators with linemen and tight ends. dipped down to 75 yards per the Northeast." Verduccl mer line coach John Latina who the New He has also coached at many game, which was 115th out of 119 Verducci grew up in New Jersey resigned after four years with the England Pattiots. major college programs, most FBS schools. and played fullback at U.S. Irish. "Frank provides an excellent notably the ten years he spent at Along with help in the trenches, Merchant Marine Academy before Verducci comes to South Bend background on both the offensive Iowa before leaving for the NFL. In Verducci is also expected to help from the Cleveland Browns where line and run game in general from that time, the Iowa offense aver- on the recruiting trail. He was a see VERDUCCI/page 18

MEN'S BASKETBALL On the rebound

Irish work to improve ~t. John's and a 6 7-62 loss to • Ohio State. In each game, the under the boards Irish were out-rebounded, and dug themselves into a hole by against league foes allowing crucial offensive boards at pivotal moments in the second half. By CHRIS HINE "[The loss to] St. John's was Sports Writer just not paying attention to details," senior Zach Hillesland When Rob Kurz graduated said. "The rebounding was the last spring, he took his 7.3 big thing there. They got to the rebounds per game with him. offensive boards a lot and they Kurz, along with forward Luke got a lot of confidence because Harangody, helped the Irish of that." attain the fourth-best rebound­ After the St. John's loss, Notre ing margin in conference play. Dame recommitted itself to Last season, the Irish out­ rebounding and saw some rebounded Big East opponents improvement. The Irish went by just over three boards per toe-to-toe on the glass with game. This season, Notre Dame Georgetown in a win at the is tenth in the league. Joyce Center and demolished Since Kurz's departure, the Seton Hall on the boards in Irish have tried to replace his another victory. presence on the glass at both "I mean, we're never going to errds of the floor, but at times, be a team where you go, 'We're they have struggled despite hav­ plus-10 in a Big East game.' We ing the league's leading just can't make it be something rebounder in Harangody (14.0 that shreds us," Irish coach per Big East game). Mike Brey said. "For the most The Irish lost two games this part since I've been here, we've season that could have been just not been this crushing IAN GAVLICKfThe Observer avoided with better rebounding Irish junior forward Luke Harangody pulls down a rebound in Notre Dame's 88-79 win over performances - a 71-65 loss to see BOARDS/page 18 Seton Hall Saturday. The Irish are tenth in the Big East in rebounding margin.

MEN'S TRACK SMC BASKETBALL Rincon excels in first Belles fall to Albion, 77-72 season at Notre Dame Squad suffers first MIAA loss at the hands of the rival Brits

myself at practice all the time. 3-3 against conference oppo­ shooting but it was not Middle-distance I mean, I knew I could come Observer Staff Report nnnts. enough. runner has two wins here and compete, which is all Saint Mary's dropped a Albion built a nine-point Albion had a big advantage I wanted to do." league contest for the first lead late in the first half from the foul line as they At the Blue and Gold Meet on time Wednesday night as the after going on a 14-4 run. made 20 free throws to the By LAURA MYERS Dec. 5, Rincon easily won the host Belles fell 77-72 to 13 u t the Belles an s\vered Belles' 12. The Brits made Sporrs Writer men's 400-meter race with a Albion. shortly before halftime. 83.3 percent of their time of 48.34, a full second­ Saint Mary's went on an Seniors Meghan Conaty attempts from the line while Jordan Rincon is off to a fast and-a-half better than the 11-1 run midway through and Erin Nnwsom both eon­ Saint Mary's converted just start- and middle, and finish. mark needed to qualify for the the second half to take a 48- verted layups before inter­ 60 percent. The Irish freshman middle­ Big East Championships. 4 7 lead. But the Belles could mission to cut the Albion Along with Newsom and distance runner h·as won an Rincon followed that with a not maintain the advantage. load to six. Mahoney, senior Nicole Beier event at both of the team's close win in the 600-meter Albion took the lead on its But the Brits came out fir­ and freshman Kelley Murphy meets so far, outrunning sever­ contest Saturday at the Indiana next possession and did not ing after halftime and took a scored in double figurils for al of his upperclassman team­ Opener. He defeated Irish sen­ trail for the remainder of the commanding 46-37 advan­ Saint Mary's. mates. ior Billy Buzaid by .4 seconds game. tage. The Belles remain a half­ ''I'm happy with the early to take the top spot. Buzaid With the loss, the Belles Newsom led the Belles with game ahead of Hope for first success," Rincon said. "I didn't finished second. - fell to 8-7 overall, including 18 points and eight place in the MIAA standings, really expect it, but I'm really Rincon said he and Buzaid a 6-1 mark in MIAA action. rebounds. Freshman guard and will look to rebound competitive and I'm a sore The Brits, meanwhile, Patsy Mahoney added 16 next Wednesday when they loser. I don't like to lose. I push see RINCON/page 18 improved to 8-6 overall and points on 6-of-9 field goal travel to take on Kalamazoo.