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The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOLUME 43: ISSUE 110 THURSDAY. MARCH 26.2009 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Reish gives last State of Union address Coalition condetnns Impro-vement of student body-student gov't. relations emphasized Obama's invitation

By MADELINE BUCKLEY "In response to the University's By MADELINE BUCKLEY News Editor decision, we pledge ourselves to News Editor acts of witness that will be char­ acterized by respect. prayerful­ Student body president Bob A coalition of student groups ness, outspoken fidelity to the Reish said improving the relation­ formed an ad hoc committee to Church and true conr:em for the ship between students and their "lead student response" in con­ good of our University," the state­ representatives in student govern­ demning the University's invita­ ment said of the coalition's pur­ ment was a central focus and an tion to President Barack Obama pose. accomplishment of his term in to deliver Notre Dame's 2009 Although outside religious and ollice during his final State of the Commencement address, pro-life groups have been out­ Student Union address to Student according to a press release. spoken against the University, Senate Wednesday. The coalition - including this coalition is the first formal Reish will step down from his Notre Dame Right to Life, Notre student response. position on April 1, and student Dame College Republicans, the But several Facebook groups body president-elect Grant Schmidt Irish Rover student newspaper have sprung up with the purpose will fill the role. and six other campus groups - of garnering support for Jenkins' Although the student body presi­ created a Web site, decision. The largest group, titled dent generally delivers the final ndresponse.com, and released a "We will be honored to have State of the Student Union in formal statement Wednnsday President Obama at Notre February, Reish said he preferred ALLISON AMBROSEffhe Observer denouncing University President Dame," claims 3,453 members Student body president Bob Reish gestures during his last Fr. John Jenkin's choice of speak­ see UNION/page 4 state of the student union address. er. see PROTEST/page 4 Author explains hwnans' relation to God Econ prof

as many ways as there are us," By JOHN TIERNEY he said. dies at 73 News Writer The personal nature of religion manifests itself in the blending of By AARON STEINER Human beings cannot be Christianity with traditional Igbo News Writer understood without understand­ religion. according to Achebe, ing their relationship with God, who added a Christian eonclu­ Charles Craypo, professor emeritus according to Igbo novelist and sion to a traditional prayer. of economics at Notre Dame, died poet Chinua Achebe, who deliv­ "It's something that is happen­ Sunday, March 22. He was 73. A pri­ ered his second lecture of a ing in Nigeria in the Igbo lan­ vate memorial service was held on three-part series titled "The Igbo guage," Achebe said. "Some peo­ March 24. and their Perception of God, , pie don't like it-they think their Craypo was the former chair of the Human Beings and Creation" religions and their prayers department of economics and the Wednesday. should stand apart." first director of the Higgins Labor "Chi [the creator] gives each "But there's no point in making Studies one of us a meaning," Achebe, rules," Achebe continued. "It's Program on the author of the 1958 novel people who make prayers." campus. 'Things Fall Apart," said. The primary Igbo deity, Current It is impossible to generalize Chukwu, whose name literally department AP the relationship between God means "Great Creator," is the chair Professor Novelist and poet Chinua Achebe speaks about lgbo tribe's and humans, according to Jennifer understanding of human beings on Wednesday. Achebe. "God reveals himself in see AUTHOR/page 4 Warlick called Craypo's death "an enormous loss for the department." Campus sponsors 'PostSecret,' Irish style "He was a wonderful role model," Warlick said. "He walks the talk in terms of working for social justice. In Anonymous messages of students' troubles to be displayed for mental health awareness particular he worked very hard for the rights of working people." A native of Jackson, Mich., Craypo Sophomore Class Council, the NAMI's mental health mission. whole, and decided to try to By LIZ O'DONNELL joined the Notre Dame faculty in Psychology Club and the Although the event targeted start one here. 1978 as an associate professor of eco­ News Writer Senate Social Concerns students living on campus, stu­ "NAMI is a national group nomics. After leaving to teach at ·Committee also helped with dents living off campus were with state and local chapters," Cornell University in 1982, he If you have checked your sponsorship duties. welcome to participate in the Howard said. "It is an impor­ returned to Notre Dame in 1984 mailbox lately, you probably "This was a way for student's event. tant organization, often refer­ when he became the department received a postcard blank on to get the word out and share Howard said his fellow enced by top political figures. chair. one side except for the words their stores of not just mental organizers were hopeful that According to NAMI's Web In 1993, he became the director of . "Write it down ... " illness, but anything that's students would share their site, the group is "the nation's the Higgins Labor Studies Program, These postcards were part of been on their mind," Howard personal struggles to help build largest grassroots organization which supports research. teaching, Notre Dame's first "PostSecret" said. a stronger sense of c_ommunity for people with mental illness discussion and publication on political event: Students have the The postcards were filled and a better support system. and their families. Founded in theory oflabor and the economy. opportunity to mail secrets or with thoughts ranging from "If they don't have support in 1979, NAMI has affiliates in Frank Connolly, a professor of personal troubles to be pub­ concern over a mental illness the community, dealing with every state and in more than mathematics and longtime friend of lished anonymously. to worries about friends to issues for many students is 1,100 local communities across Craypo's, said that Craypo "never for­ Spencer Howard, a co­ feelings of panic. challenging," Howard said. the country." got where he came from." founder of Notre Dame's chap­ The event had to go through "People will want to talk about The mission of the Notre "He had a real sense of loyalty to ter of the National Alliance on a series of SAO activities as it, and others will be able to Dame chapter is to work the blue collar people of Michigan Mental Illness (NAMI) that well as print off over 6,000 learn more about it." toward ending the stigma that he grew up with, and in his work helped to sponsor the event, postcards and fliers to publi­ NAMl-ND was co-founded directed at mental illness on he tried to work for them." Connolly said the group's goal was to cize the event. this year by Howard and Katie campus through alliance, said. raise awareness and advocate Dorm mailboxes were stuffed Dunn. Howard said he read a advocacy and awareness. "He tried always to remind people for better mental health. with the postcards, along with New York Times article in 2006 The College Democrats, the a blue slip of paper describing about the organization as a see SECRETS/page 4 see CRAYPO/page 4 page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Thursday, March 26, 2009

INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHO WOULD BE YOUR IDEAL COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER? Magna Cafeteria

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Then if the per­ son behind you doesn't have cat­ IN BRIEF like reflexes, food and silverware will go flying, and it creates a sit­ uation more awkward than A lecture hosted by the watching American Pie with your Theology department titled grandparents. "The lgbo and their 2. Do not talk on your cell Perception of God, Human phone and try and get food at the Beings and Creation," will same time. Judging from every take place today at 7:30 p.m. time I've seen this attempted, it in the Jordan Auditorium of is not possible. You need a hand Mendoza College of Business. for your tray and a hand to get Nigerian novelist and poet any food, so I'm having a hard Chinua Achebe will deliver time where this secret phone the Third Biennial Blessed hand is supposed to come from. Pope John XXIII Lecture Anyways, no one in line behind Series in Theology and you should be subjected to your Culture. The talk Thursday conversation about that guy that will focus on "Creation." spilled your beer at Fever, its not a big deal. The Department of Africana 3. Don't invade people's space. Studies will host a symposium If you have a lot of people eating titled "Change, Hope and with you, way to go, you're more Expectation: The Obama popular than weed at a Pink Presidency in Global Floyd laser show. Just don't sit Perspective" today at 6:00 down at a table with people p.m. in the Eck Visitors' already there, and make them Center Auditorium. ~ panel feel bad or move because you VANESSA GEMPISffhe Observer consisting of the Erskine Students paint up to support freshman pitcher Steve Sabatino during Notre Dame's Peters Dissertation Fellows suddenly can't fit all your bud­ baseball game vs. Oakland on Wednesday. dies. will speak. 4. Do not ever take more than two cups. Three is just too many. The Hawaii Club will be 5. Do not try and be Rachael kicking off "Hula Le'a: Ray. You do not have to travel the Celebrating the Evolution of entire circumference of the din­ Hula" on Saturday at with a ing hall in order to find some­ OFFBEAT dinner at 5:00 p.m. in the thing to eat. What's in the home­ Stepan Center. The show will style section? Shocker buddy, it's Mich. baseball park to offer That's a lot of dough! Huntington Beach police start at 6:30 p.m. Costs for the same thing that's there every­ 4,800-calorle burgers The Grand Rapids Press said Monday that a 30-year­ students is $10 at the door. day, bad burgers and hot dogs GRAND RAPIDS - Well, reports that anyone who old woman opened a line of and a lot of grilled cheese and at least the salsa is low­ eats the entire 4,800-calo­ credit in someone else's The Black Cultural Arts some fries. It's like when parents cal. 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New York 50 I 31 Philadelphia 49 I 31 Phoenix 81 I 53 Seattle 50 I 40 St. Louis 59 I 46 Tampa 81 I 60 Washington 51 I 33 Thursday, March 26, 2009 The Observer + CAMPUS NEWS page 3 LipstadtexannUnes STUDENT SENATE Senate reinstates 'Chief of Staff' title Holocaust denial solved the staff. Board meetings and sit on Student By MADELINE BUCKLEY "There wasn't any staff so the Senate, Council of Representatives News Editor name was inappropriate· at the and the Campus Life Council as a By LAURA McCRYSTAL deniers because it is like trying to nail a glob of jelly to the - time," Coughlin said. non-voting member. News Writer wall," she said. "You cannot Student Senate passed a resolu- Ian Secviar, chair of the Oversight The Chief of Staff will also be tion to amend the constitution of the Committee, which oversees changes responsible for Student Senate press New forms of Holocaust debate liars." During the libel trial, it was undergraduate student body to to the constitution, said the switch releases and general publicity, denial and anti-Semitism pres­ important to defeat Irving's restore the title of Chief of Staff at was for practical reason<>. according to the resolution. ent an increasing challenge, the last meeting of the term "People usually have a hard time Emory University Professor arguments, Lipstadt said. Researchers helped her find Wednesday. explaining what the CEA is," he said. In other Senate news: Deborah Upstadt said in a lec­ historical documents to dis­ The position is currently called the Secviar said current chief execu- +Student body vice president ture at Notre Dame Wednesday prove his statements in court. Chief Executive Assistant (CEA) and tive assistant Karen Koski usually Grant Schmidt said he has been night. "How do you fight these peo­ is the number three positions in stu- referred to the title of Chief of Staff preparing for the transitions that Lipstadt, who delivered the ple without building dent government, serving under the when discussing her job with stu­ will occur when he takes his position 2009 Provost Distinguished them up in importance?" she asked. "The student body president and vice dent government outsiders because as student body president on April 1, Women's Lecture, is a president. the title is mo,re descriptive of the along with student body vice presi­ Holocaust scholar and the one way I know ,how to fight is to show the facts." Student body vice president Grant job. dent-elect Cynthia Weber. author of several books about Schmidt officially announced that The resolution passed with 25 +Chair of the Academic Affairs the Holocaust. She is known for Lipstadt related Holocaust denial views to new forms of Ryan Brellenthin, current chair of votes for the amendment, two committee Ryan Brellenthin said his discrediting Holocaust .denier the Academic Affairs Committee, against and zero abstaining votes. committee has been working with David Irving in court when he Anti-Semitism, which has increased in recent years. It is will take the position of Chief of Staff Alumni Hall senator Zach Reuvers professors to obtain ISBN numbers sued for libel in 1996. onAprill. and Fisher Hall senator Jon Vu for texts booKs required for Upstadt spoke about that trial most prevalent in Europe, and is more worrisome than it was Assistant Vice President for opposed the amendment. University courses in order to lower in relation to the larger battle Student Affairs Brian Coughlin said The resolution states that the the cost of books. He said the project against anti-Semitism and in the past, she said. "It is less directed at individ­ the title Chief of Staff was changed to Chief of Staff will assist the student will continue into the next term. Holocaust denial. Chief Executive Assistant because body president and vice president There are two types of ual Jews," Upstadt said. "It is more directed at Jews as a changes made to the format of stu- with daily tasks and committee Contact Madeline Buckley at Holocaust denial, Upstadt said. dent government essentially dis- efforts, attend all Executive Policy [email protected] The first, which group. And she called sometimes it "hardcore "How do you fight can be lethal." denial," denies these people without A n t i - the very exis­ Semitism is building them up in equally as diffi­ tence of the Lecture discusses Jesus' humanity Holocaust. She importance? The one cult to respond defined David to as Holocaust "To attribute laughter to Jesus, jokes aimed at Catholicism. way I know how to denial, Lipstadt Irving as a By MEGAN LONEY we cannot go straight from 'he "One function of humor is to fight is to show the said. News Writer "hardcore" was human' to 'he had to have build community,'~ Houck said. facts.,, ·"When you denier. laughed.' We have to add the Inside jokes bring people together. come to The other "We know that Jesus ate and premise that it is good for humans But humor has had a bad repu­ form of respond to drank, and put up with exasperat­ to laugh," said Houck. tation with religion, since the Deborah Lipstadt these preju­ Holocaust ing apostles, but we do not know if To support her claim that laugh­ occasional mean-spirited intent Emory University dices you're denial, or "soft­ Jesus laughed," said Anita Houck, ter is good, Houck listnd a variety clashes with virtue. This is one professor already in a dif­ core" denial, is Saint Mary's College Associate of reasons centering around its reason why it is difficult for us to ficult position," more difficult to Professor of Religious Studies who importance to relationships: old­ accept that Jesus laughed, said she said. fight against, Lipstadt said. spoke Wednesday for a lecture fashioned joy, comic relief, inside Houck. "You're immediately crediting Examples of this type of denier titled "Did Jesus Laugh?" at 4:30 jokes, laughter as a sign of com­ "It would be dishonest to say an irrational sentiment. You're include people who refuse to p.m. in the Student Center. mon humanity and as a way to that laughter is always put to good trying to respond to it rational­ hear more information about We know that there have been ward of evil and as a way to use," Houck said. ly. You're never going to win." the Holocaust and seek to can­ stories of Jesus' laughter, but none express the human side of the "Despite humor's negative repu­ Lipstadt said that anti­ cel Holocaust remembrance that were accepted into the Canon church. tation, it is worth remembering Semitism is like all other kinds days, she said. with the church follows. We can­ like Jesus, Houck gracticed the that there are all kinds of laughter, of prejudice. "You see [softcore denial] not turn to the Bible to fmd the lessons she preached: While "It's the same thing as fight­ and they can express all types of accepted by many people who answer, Houck continued. speaking about the benefits of relationships," she continued. ing racism, sexism, whatever you would think would reject The talk was the second install­ laughter, she entertained the audi­ Houck used quotes from G.K you might be fighting," she said. this kind of view, this kind of ment in a three-part spring lec­ ence by feeding them opportuni­ Chesterton, Mark Twain, Albert It is a nearly impossible task attitude," she said. "You begin ture series called "Hope Hard ties for humor throughout the lec­ Einstein, Thomas Aquinas and to convince Holocaust deniers to see this trend, and it's a very Times" sponsored by the Center ture. William James to transition of the truth, Lipstadt said. disturbing trend." for Spirituality. The topic focuses Using a video clip of MIT mathe­ Instead, she said she dedicates through her points. It is difficult to decide on the benefits of spirituality amid matician Tom Lehrer's satirical She concluded her lecture with whether to debate Holocaust her time, to spreading facts the uncertainty of the current eco­ "Vatican Rag," a humorous list because she hopes to prevent a quote from G.K. Chesterton: deniers because doing so gives .nomic crisis. titled "Why God Never Received the expansion of prejudice. "You must have mirth or you will credence to their arguments, One thing is undisputed: Jesus Tenure at Any University," and have madness." Upstadt said. was human. And to be fully several cartoons, Houck demon­ "1, as a principle, do not Corttact Laura McCrystal at human, Jesus had to laugh like strated the capacity for laughter, Contact Megan Loney at believe in debating Holocaust [email protected] people, Houck said. as the room erupted at inside mloneyO [email protected]

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actual cards we have collected," tion amongst the groups and after groups that have offered help. Howard said. debating, we decided it was best "This is an issue that's much Secrets The group is still awaiting Protest to collaborate on the basis of our bigger than this University to be continued from page 1 approval from the SAO before continued from page 1 common ground based on our honest, and so it affects every­ they can construct a wall, which belief.~." she said. "We thought it body and everyone associated in While this event has no affilia­ will display the more than 20 as of press time. would be most effective if we any remote way with the tion with the PostSecret event postcards collected so far. Despite the controversy, Shin worked together on the issue." University," she said. "Even peo­ held on other college campuses, Howard, a senior, will not be Inouye, a White House Daly said she cannot comment ple who have never stepped on Howard said it earned the same on campus next year, but he spokesperson, said the president specifically about the coalition's campus." name because of the use of the wants to see the event next is honored to speak to Notre plans becausn tl1ey are in the very However, Daly said the coalition postcard for spreading a per­ year. Dame students. beginning stages, but the group's has not reached out to or made sonal message. "This is a good event to con­ "Notre Dame is one of the first Web site lists an event slated for any formal alliances with any out­ While the location where the tinue annually," he said. "I universities President Obama will March 31 in which the coalition side groups or individuals. anonymous messages will be believe that it will help students visit as president," Inouye said. will deliver red envelops to "Outside groups have been in posted has yet to be decided, feel more welcome and no one "He is honored to address the Jenkins representing abortions. contaet with us, but we have not Howard said that he hopes it will feel isolated." graduating class, their families According to the site, the letters reached out to anyone because will be centrally located. and the faeulty of a school with will say: "Fr. Jenkins, This enve­ we think it's important that we "We are looking to make a Contact Liz O'Donnell at sueh a rich history of fostering the lope represents one child who are expressing a student voice," wall where people can read the [email protected] exchange of ideas." died because of an abortion. It is she said. "We have been receiving Mary Daly, president of Notre empty because the life that was a barrage of e-mails, but we Dame Hight to Life, said the coali­ taken is now unable to be a part aren't at a point to formally coop­ tion's Web site has already gotten described as a game of hide­ of our world. This envelope was erate or organize anything." a huge response. and-seek in search for the dead going to be sent to President Assistant Vice President for Author person. "I personally have gotten over Obama on March 31st. However, News and Information Dennis 55 pages of e-mails, and the e­ "An aged group goes around as he is scheduled to receive an Brown told The Observer student continued from page 1 mail of the coalition just today has Honorary Doctorate of Laws town singing calling on their groups can sponsor these kinds of received a massive response very god who receives the least member to come out from hid­ Degree from Notre Dame on May events .i.Lnd the University sup­ quickly," Daly said. 17th, we ask that you deliver it to ing and join them," Achebe ports the engagement of dialogue. amount of praise, Achebe said. him on our behalf at that time." said. "They pretend they no Daly said the coalition is the "It's important to hear a variety "There are many deities for result of a meeting on Tuesday Daly said the coalition aims to of opinions on a college campus," the lgbo, but Chukwu is infi­ longer know where their friend is, that he is playing games." that was organized by Right to "provide concrete, solid leader­ he said. nitely greater and different ship" and have students primarily These searches last through life but extended to all interested from the others," he said. "The leading the protests, but will tap Contact Madeline Buckley at the night, until at dawn, the vil­ groups and individuals. others may be powerful and "It initiated some communica- into the resources of outside [email protected] may be troublesome and may lagers are forced to concede demand to be at peace with that their friend did pass away. shrines and worshipers which These customs are manifesta­ Chukwu does not generally tions of the Igbo believe that have. "death has a place in the Igbo ment administrations that have Reish said the DVD rental "In lgbo cosmology, Chukwu land," according to Achebe. been around for a while tend to program his administration has a primary function that he "It is Chukwu who made Union lose their connection with the implemented this year also has does and that is creation," death," Achebe said. "The lgbo continued from page 1 student body. increased the visibility of stu­ Achebe said. "Making people, believe that the world of living "[Student government's] job is dent government among stu­ making the world, making us." and world of the dead are con­ to speak during the last week of to serve the students," he said. dents. The lgbo word for "create" is nected in circular and unending his term. "This year, we've laid the foun­ Because the rentals are avail­ "ke," according to Achebe. manner. The finality of death is Reish said his transition to dation. Most work this term has able in the student government "There is a second meaning of not known to the lgbo." leading the student body last been connecting to student office on the second floor of 'ke' -to share, to distribute, to Achebe understands that April was difficult because he body." LaFortune Student Center, allow." Ache be said. there are "people who want did not come to office with the Heish cited the creation of the Reish said the program brought Because of the second mean­ nothing to do with death, who experience of being student ad hoc committee, the Student students up to the second floor ing of "ke," Chukwu "is also want to resurrect those who body vice president or chief · Outreach Committee, as a to get to know the members of creating the attributes," Achebe died," he said. "They think they executive assistant, which is measure he took to bridge the student government. said. "A person is -only made are doing something which god traditionally the pattern. gap between students and stu­ "We brought people to the when he has received their approves." But because Reish and stu­ dent government. However, he second floor of LaFortune," he share of human attributes." However, for the Igbo, death dent body vice president Grant noted the committee will not said. "We changed that and The perception of death is an is not an evil. "The Igbo people Schmidt "broke the trfldition" of continue in its current form that's pretty cool." important way to understand would say it is god who made the succession of power in stu­ when Schmidt takes office on Heish said he hopes the DVD the relationship between death," Achebe said. "He wants dent government, Reish said April1. rental program will continue to humanity and the divine in the us to appreciate the value of the team brought new ideas to Reish said the student sur­ be a vehicle to increase dia­ lgbo culture, Achebe said. just the sheer complexity of their respective roles. veys - administered by the logue between the student body "It shows the complexity of things around us." "It took us time to get used to Student Outreach Committee - and student government. how the lgbo people compre­ Achebe will present his third all the administrators," he said. -have allowed students to offer Reish thanked the senators hend the complexity of God's lecture, on "Creation," "But it allowed us to get a fresh their input to student govern­ and committee chairs for their presence," he said. "Death is Thursday evening at 7:30 p.m. perspective." ment. work in helping to reach the part of this complexity." in the Jordan Auditorium of This perspective led him to "The student survey, kind of goal of strengthening the con­ "When a person dies, the Igbo Mendoza College of Business. question the disconnect like my little baby, has helped nection between student gov­ search for the dead among the between the student body and us further projects along," he ernment and the student body. living," Achebe said. student government, Reish said. said. "Students saw their efforts "For all of you, I wish the best The young people in the vil­ Contact John Tierney at As a result, he said he sought to make a difference." of luck," he said. "Thanks for a lage play what Achebe jtiemel @nd.edu create a perception among stu­ Student input helped student good year." dents that student government government to make strides in is working for the student body. revising the University's sexual Contact Madeline Buckley at Reish said student govern- assault policy, Reish said. [email protected] Craypo continued from page 1 at Notre Dame of the needs of ordi­ nary laboring people, as Notre Dame grew wealthier and tended to look in that direction less often," Connolly said of Craypo's work. Former economics department chair Professor Charles Wilber said in a University press release that Craypo did "path-breaking research on labor relations within the context of industrial organiza­ tion." "He was a great mentor to our doctoral students, directing many dissertations and aiding the new graduates to obtain excellent posi­ tio~~in academia, government and labor organizations," Wilber said. Craypo most recently taught a one-credit course on Wal-Mart, which Warlick said "lent itself to our curriculum of social justice issues." "We will miss having that course very much," she said. Craypo served for two years in the Marines before attending Michigan State University where he earned bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in economics.

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS fRANCE 'Most-wanted' trafficker captured MEXICO CITY - Soldiers captured one of Mexico's most-wanted smugglers, a man French workers protest, burn tires accused of controlling the flow of drugs through the northern city of Monterrey for 3M manager held hostage as laid-off employees demonstrate against AIG the powerful Beltran-Leyva cartel, the Mexican army said Wednesday. The announcement came hours before Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Mexico promising to do more to PARIS - French workers help Mexico crack down on drug violence burned tires, marched on that is spilling over into the U.S. the presidential palace and Gen. Luis Arturo Oliver said Hector held a manager of U.S. Huerta was detained Tuesday in a manufacturer 3M hostage Monterrey suburb, along with four men Wednesday as anger identified as his bodyguards. Soldiers also mounted over job cuts and seized assault rifles and four grenades. executive bonuses. Huerta was arrested on an outstanding Rising public outrage at homicide warrant; the other four suspects employers on both sides of were being held pending charges. the Atlantic has been trig­ gered by executives cash­ US journalists possibly led by guide ing in bonus checks even as SEOUL, South Korea - Two American their companies were kept journalists being held by North Korea may afloat with billions of euros have been led across the border from (dollars) in taxpayers' China by a guide promising them exclusive money and unemployment footage of human trafficking or drug soars. deals, an activist who helped organize As the U.S. administra­ their trip said Wednesday. tion seeks ways of recoup­ The Rev. Chun Ki-won says he repeated­ ing some of the $165 mil­ ly warned Laura Ling and Euna Lee by lion in bonuses paid to phone not to stray into North Korean terri­ executives at insurance tory in the days before their March 17 giant American detention. International Group Inc., Chun, who said he helped arrange their kept afloat by $170 billion trip to China to report on North Korean in taxpayer bailout money, refugees living in border towns, said the French President Nicolas reporters kept in close contact, calling him Sarkozy is threatening new twice daily. They followed his advice to the laws on bonuses and gold­ word, and never mentioned wanting to en parachutes. sneak into North Korea, he said. Sarkozy is also trying to deflect anger against his government's failure to ward off the job losses and NATIONAL NEWS economic hardship that comes with recession. The €3.2 million ($4.3 F-22 fighter jet crashes in desert million) exit bonus paid to EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - One the former head of Valeo AP of the Air Force's top-of-the-line F-22 fight­ SA, an auto parts maker Employees of the Clairoix tire plant in northern France burn tires in protest on er jets crashed Wednesday in the high tB.at received state aid, has Wednesday. Many workers were laid off due to lowered production levels. desert of Southern California. There was no fueled outrage in France. immediate word on whether the pilot eject­ Controversy also grew with a long tradition of Continental AG, whose auto bank SEB have been forced ed. Wednesday over bonuses at labor unrest. parts factory in Clairoix, to withdraw compensation The F-22A Raptor crashed 35 miles brokerage company A French 3M executive northeast of Paris, plans to schemes for top executives northeast of Edwards Air Force Base, Cheuvreux, a unit of a was being held hostage for shut down in 2010. amid public outrage. Pentagon spokesman Gary Strassburg said. ·French bank that got state the second day at a plant in Similar resentment is And in Switzerland, top The Bureau of Land Management identifies handouts. Pithiviers, south of Paris, as emerging in many parts of executives at UBS AG, the area as Harper Dry Lake, a vast and "The risks of repercus­ workers protested layoffs. Europe. Vandals smashed which is benefiting from a empty expanse of sometimes marshy flat sions of ill-feeling from The situation was calm, windows early Wednesday $60 billion government land. employees and from a however, with labor talks at the homp of the former bailout, have given up their Rescue crews were at the site in the after­ political backlash are real taking place there CEO of the Royal Bank of 2008 bonuses. noon but there was no information on the if execs continue to be com­ Wednesday. Scotland. Sir Fred Godwin Henri Guaino, a top aide status of the pilot, said Lt. Col. Karen Platt, pensated at pre-crisis lev­ Detaine'd 3M manager resigned in disgrace but to Sarkozy, issued an ulti­ an Air Force spokeswoman at the Pentagon. els," said Cubillas Ding, a Luc Rousselet told an AP waltzed out at age 50 with matum to French employ­ senior analyst at financial reporter "Everything's fine" an annual pension of about ers, saying in a radio inter­ N.D. mayor 'optimistic' about flooding research firm Celent. and workers planned to 700,000 pounds ($1.2 mil­ view Wednesday that the BISMARCK, N.D. -Demolition crews "Bonus and pay cuts are bring him mussels and lion). government will step in and blasted a huge ice jam in the Missouri now seen as the politically French fries for dinner. Bonus payments are legislate if France's main River in a bid Wednesday to open a chan­ correct thing to do." In Paris, rage boiled over dominating headlines in employers' federation, nel, like pulling out a giant plug to drain a Rising public outrage at into an angry march on the Sweden, which prides itself Medef, doesn't come up flood threatening the city. employers has led to kid­ presidential palace and a on a relatively egalitarian with proposals setting "We are cautiously optimistic," Bismarck nappings, marches and bonfire of tires set alight by society. Big companies like guidelines on executive pay Mayor John Warford said after the string of strikes in France, a country workers from Germany's truck maker Volvo and by March 31. explosives went off. He said officials would ha,ve a better assessment Wednesday night, but said water appeared to be moving. Water backing up behind the dam of car­ size ice blocks already had forced the evac­ uation of about 1, 700 people from low­ lying areas in North Dakota's capital city. N.H. votes to repeal death penalty

warranted," Lynch said after the vote. penalty. After his father's murder, LOCAL NEWS Associated Press Michael Addison was sentenced to Cushing founded Murder Victims' death in December for killing Families for Reconciliation. Lawsuit targets major polluters CONCORD, N.H. -Three months Manchester police Officer Michael "No matter how many times you CROWN POINT, Ind. -A Crown Point after a man was sentenced to die for Briggs in 2006. No execution date has kill, that doesn't bring anybody back," father is suing 11 of Lake County's largest killing a police officer - New been scheduled because Addison is he said. Cushing asked the House to industries, claiming the air pollution they Hampshire's first death sentence in appealing the sentence. repeal the law "in the name of my emit endangers the long-term health of the 50 years - the House voted Law enforcers have lined up against father." region's children. Wednesday to repeal capital punish­ the repeal, led by Attorney General But Wolfeboro Republican Stanley Ron Kurth is seeking class action status for ment. Kelly Ayotte, who prosecuted Stevens, who supports the death the suit filed Wednesday in Lake Superior The chamber voted 193-17 4 to send . Addison. But the New Hampshire penalty, listed law enforcement offi­ Court. the repeal bill to the Senate, where its Association of Criminal Defense cers killed in the line of duty over the The complaint cites a study that appeared fate is uncertain. Gov. John Lynch, a Lawyers says death penalty sentences years. The law is a covenant with in USA Today earlier this year that reported Democrat, said he would veto the bill are unfairly applied. them that their deaths would be children in the heavily industrialized county if it reached his desk. Hampton Democrat Renny Cushing, avenged, he said. are exposed to higher levels of airborne tox­ "There are some crimes so heinous whose father was shot to death in "We ask them to stand between us ins than elsewhere in the United States. that I believe capital punishment is 1988, led the fight to repeal the death and lawlessness," Stevens said. page 6 The Observer + NEWS Thursday, March 26, 2009 Two hundred killer Obama makes first call to space the amount of power available "You guys still drink Tang up Associated Press for science experiments and there?" Obama asked with a whales seen in Gulf CAPE CANAVEHAL, Fla. - will help support a larger crew laugh. He said Sen. Bill Nelson, President Barack Obama in a few months, the astro­ 0-Fla., who flew on a space determine if his hunch is right. seemed to have as much fun nauts said. shuttle in 1986, told him Tang Associated Press Scientists believe the whales Tuesday talking to the 10 The half-hour call came as had been taken off the menu. It was a fish story that even have been in the Gulf for years, astronauts in orbit about e­ the astronauts were enjoying Nelson was one of several veteran boat captains found fas­ Mullin said, and that their pres­ mailing, fitness and Tang as their last full day together. members of Congress who took cinating: As many as 200 killer ence - though startling to some the children who surrounded Shuttle Discovery departs with part in the call. whales feeding on tuna in the anglers - isn't a sign of climate him at the White House and its crew of seven Wednesday Obama also wanted to know warm waters of the Gulf of change or other manmade con­ took part in the call. afternoon. about the astronauts: e-mail Mexico. dition. Their relatively small Obama, making his first call Obama made sure the middle system and whether it works "It was like being at Sea World population and the speed at to space, even asked the only school students got first crack up there like it does on Earth. because they'd come right up to which pods move make them woman aboard the shuttle-sta­ at the astronauts. Several Space station commander Mike the boat," said Eddie Hall, cap­ difficult to count, which could tion complex whether she was members of Congress in atten­ Fincke explained it's not as tain of the Shady Lady, the 60- have led to lower estimates. tempted to cut her long hair dance - "who are like big kids instantaneous; they get it foot charter boat that spotted the ''I've got good records of them while she was up there. She when it comes to talking to synched up just once, twice shiny black sea beasts with in the Caribbean. We see them said no, and the president astronauts," according to maybe three times a day. white eye patches and under­ almost exclusively in deep water, called her flyaway curls "a real Obama - had to wait their The president was interested sides. "It was pretty neat." 600 feet and more," Mullin said. fashion statement." turn. in the fitness requirements of It was also hard for some "I think they've always been He started the call off joking One boy asked whether the the job, too. "Some of us skeptics to believe: Orcas, as there. It's just in the last 15 to 20 with the astronauts. astronauts can play video remember watching 'The Right killer whales are also known, years that we've been trying to ''I'm told that you're cruising games in space. The answer: Stuff,"' he said. The 1983 typically are thought to live in study them." at about 17,000 mph, so we're They can, but there isn't much movie depicts how the seven cold water and eat seals. Hall told The Associated Press glad that you are using the free time. Other children want­ original Mercury astronauts But Hall's description of what on Monday that the Shady Lady handsfree phone," he said. ed to know what the astronauts competed strenuously for their he saw last Oct. 31 was no tall was 95 miles off the coast of After getting a big laugh in eat and whether they have jobs. tale: A government biologist who Alabama when anglers and orbit and on the ground, the found any life forms up there. Fincke flexed his muscles for saw video taken from Hall's boat crew saw scores of the marine president got right down to The astronauts said they the president. "That's pretty confirmed the captain had spot­ mammals feeding near an on·­ business, telling the astronauts haven't found anything yet. "I impressive," Obama said. ted the creatures. And last week shore rig in water more than a that he was extraordinarily think we'll have much more Later in the day, Magnus told that same scientist, Keith Mullin, mile deep. proud of them for their work at success at finding new types of reporters she can't. wait to go explained at a public meeting in "There were four different the international space station life and different structures outside when her 4 1/2-month Orange Beach, Ala., that yes, pods. We estimated there were over the past week. 1le wanted when we go to places like mission at the space station contrary to common percep­ about 200 maximum. One pod to know how they installed the moon and Mars," said astro­ ends. She will return to Earth tions, killer whales really do live had 75 in it," said Hall, who runs new solar panels and what the naut Sandra Magnus, the only aboard Discovery. in the Gulf. far from land. charters out of Zeke's Landing in impact of that green power woman aboard. "You just can't get tired of Mullin, whose outfit has been Orange Beach, about 40 miles would be. One of two former middle looking at the views" of Earth, working for years to get an accu­ east of Mobile. "We're investing back here school teachers who flew up on Magnus said. "But part of you rate count of the Gulfs whale People on the boat took video on the ground a whole array of Discovery, Hichard Arnold II, wants to be down in the view, population, said it may be time and photos, including some with solar and other renewable said the food was pretty good, in nature, walking through the to dramatically increase esti­ the offshore rig in the back­ energy projects and so to find consisting mostly of dehydrat­ woods or enjoying the breeze mates on how many killer ground to identifY their location. out that you're doing this up at ed fare and military-style ~r e~joying the sun on your whales are lurking in the deep But Hall said they got laughed the space station is particularly ready-to-eat meals "that a few lace. waters off the Gulf Coast. He's off the dock when they returned. • exciting," Obama said. of us ate last year when the She's also yearning for sushi, taking part in a research expedi­ "It was a joke because no one Last week's addition of the hurricane came through pizza and a chocolate milk­ tion this summer that could would believe us," he said. last set of solar wings doubled Houston." shake.

The Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture Presents the 24th Annual Philip and Doris Clarke Family Lecture on Medical Ethics

A Moral Foundation for the Helping Professions: Medicine, Law, Ministry, and Teaching

Edmund Pellegrino, M.D. ~. Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Medical Ethics Center for Clinica{ Bioethics, Georgetown University Medical Center

Friday, March 27, 2009 4:00PM McKenna Hall Auditorium

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BRUSSELS - The head of the European Neither house included the The House and Senate ceptable over time if the Budget Committee added Union slammed President Barack Obama's $250 billion that the adminis­ plans both call for spending economy is to recover and that Democrats were mask­ plan to spend nearly $2 trillion to push the tration seeks for any future $3.6 trillion in the year that remain healthy. ing the true deficits left by U.S. economy out of recession as "the road to financial industry bailout. begins Oct. 1, according to Given the strong their plans by leaving out the hell" that EU governments must avoid. Additionally, Senate the Congressional Budget Democratic congressional cost of legislation that is The blunt comments by Czech Prime Democrats assume in their Otlice, compared with $3.7 majorities in both houses, politically essential, such as Minister Mirek Topolanek to the European version that Obama's middle trillion for Obama's plan. there is little or no doubt the funding to shelter doctors Parliament on Wednesday highlighted sim­ class tax cuts will expire The House plan foresees a spending blueprints can from payments they receive mering European differences with Washington after 2010, and the House deficit of $1.2 trillion for clear both houses bv the end for serving Medicare ahead of a key summit next week on fixing the blueprint allocates $200 bil­ 2010 but would cut that to of next month. But patients. world economy. lion less to tax cuts over five $598 billion after five years. Republicans greeted them In th~ House, Rep. Paul It was the strongest pushback yet from a years than the president. The comparable Senate esti­ with criticism nonetheless. Ryan, R-Wis., said Democrats European leader as the 27 -nation bloc bristles But none of that means the mates are $1.2 trillion in Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., were advancing "the presi­ from U.S. criticism that it is not spending tax cuts can't be kept in 2010 and $508 billion in who was briefly Obama's dent's high-cost, big-govern­ enough to stimulate demand. place in 2011 and beyond, 2014. choice to become commerce ment agenda in camouflage .. Shocked by the outburst, other European only that lawmakers would Obama's budget would secretary earlier in the year, ... Instead of simply righting politicians went into damage control mode, have to find offsetting rev­ leave a deficit of $1.4 trillion said the president had laid the ship, this budget steers it with some reproaching the Czech leader for enue to pay for them, said in five years' time, according out a "blueprint to move the in a radically different direc­ his language and others reaffirming their good Kent Conrad of North to congressional estimates, a government dramatically to tion straight into the tidal diplomatic ties with the United States. The Dakota, chairman of the level that is viewed by the left ... hard left." The sen­ wave of spending and debt leaders of EU's major nations - France, Senate Budget Committee. numerous experts as unac- ior Republican on the Senate that is already building." Britain and Germany, among others - largely ignored Topolanek and his remarks. Not out of the worst yet, economists say WASHINGTON - Glimmers of hope for the economy - better home sales and higher Post o~fice proposes major cutbacks demand for goods, plus optimism from the White House and a nearly 20 percent rally in Associated Press If the Postal Service does run out the American expectation of afford­ stocks - have some people wondering if the of money, the lingering question, able six-day mail delivery." worst is over. WASHINGTON - The post office Potter told the House Oversight post Even if the agency succeeds in Not so fast, say many economists. Layoffs will run out of money this year office subcommittee, is which bills reaching its planned cost cuts of are still mounting and home prices are still unless it gets help, Postmaster will be paid and which will not. $5.9 billion, there could still be a $6 falling in an economy shrinking at an alarm­ General John Potter told Congress Ensurjng the payment of workers' billion deficit in 2010, Potter said. ing rate. A recovery anytime soon doesn't on Wednesday as he sought permis­ salaries comes first, he said, but "Without a change we will seem likely. sion to cut delivery to five days a other bills may have to wait. exhaust our cash resources," he "We may be seeing the end of the beginning week. Potter first raised the possibility said. "We can no longer afford busi­ of this recession, but it is not the beginning of "We are facing losses of historic of delivery cutbacks in January, but ness as usual." the end of the downturn," said David Wyss, proportion. Our situation is criti-· the idea has not been warmly Asked if layoffs would occur. chief economist at Standard & Poor's in New cal," Potter told a House panel. received in Congress. Potter said it is possible but he York. The agency lost $2.8 billion last "With the Postal Service facing hopes avoidable. Still, the recent news has been better than year and is looking at much larger budget shortfalls, the subcommittee Last week, the post office said it expected. On Wednesday, the Commerce losses this year. Reducing mail will consider a number of options to planned to offer early retirement to Department said demand for big-ticket manu­ delivery from six days to five days a restore financial stability and exam­ 150,000 workers and is eliminating factured goods, which had fallen for six week could save $3.5 billion annu­ ine ways for the Postal Service to 1 ,400 management positions and months in a row, actually rose by 3.4 percent a1ly, Potter said. continue to operate without cutting closing six of its 80 district offices in February.Lev L. Dassin. Potter also urged changes in how services," subcommittee chairman in cost-cutting efforts. Potter said And reports this week have shown sales of the post office pre-pays for retiree Stephen F. Lynch, D-Mass., said. he expects 10,000 to 15,000 work­ both new and existing homes rising by about 5 health care to cut its annual costs Lynch said the financial stability ers to accept the early retirement percent last man: '1. bv $2 billion. of the Postal Service is "critical to offer. page 8 The Observer+ NATIONAL NEWS Thursday, March 26, 2009 Pharmaceutical residue ~ Priest found guilty of theft The Hev. John Skehan, 81, item without reporting it to the Associated Press was sentenced Tuesday to 14 diocese. found in fish across U.S. WEST PALM BEACH. Fla. - A months in prison after pleading Palm Beach County Circuit Florida priest convicted of steal­ guilty to stealing more than Judge Krista Marx said it was tion. Associated Press ing money from his church was $370,000 from the same "extremely troubling ... that a Earlier research has con­ sentenced Wednesday to four church. He will also serve seven reasonable person" could Fish caught near wastewater firmed that fish absorb medi­ years in prison, the second cler­ years probation and will pay believe spending the church's treatment plants serving five cines because the rivers they ic to be imprisoned for taking more than $700,000 in restitu­ money was justified. major U.S. cities had residues of live in are contaminated with thousands of dollars from the tion. "You must be punished for pharmaceuticals in them, traces of drugs that are not same congregation. Authorities claimed the two your egregious abuse of authori­ including medicines used to removed in sewage treatment The Rev. Francis Guinan, 66, priests took the money to fund ty," Marx said. treat high cholesterol, allergies, plants. Much of the contamina­ was found guilty in February of lavish lifestyles, including She sentenced Guinan to four high blood pressure, bipolar dis- tion comes from the unmetabo­ second-degree grand theft. upscale homes, gambling trips years in state prison, less the order and depression, lized residues of pharmaceuti­ Prosecutors had charged him and rare coin collections. They time he has already served in researchers reported cals that people have taken and with stealing $488,000 from St. believed the money stolen over jail, plus $99,999 restitution. We-dnesday. excreted; unused medications Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church the years was in the millions, Before his sentence, five peo­ Findings from this first nation­ dumped down the drain also in Delray Beach, a first-degree but a statute of limitations kept ple testified in support of wide study of human drugs in contribute to the problem. felony punishable by up to 30 them from pursuing charges on Guinan, noting that he has suf­ fish tissue have prompted the The researchers, whose work years in prison. But jurors found the larger theft. fered enough by the church hav­ Environmental Protection was funded by a $150,000 EPA him guilty on the lesser charge An anonymous parishioner ing revoked his ability to prac­ Agency to significantly expand grant, tested fish for 24 different of stealing under $100,000. tipped prosecutors in April tice as a priest. similar ongoing research to pharmaceuticals, as well as 12 Guinan had faced up to 15 2005, prompting police to con­ "He has been denied of the more than 150 different loca­ chemicals found in personal years in prison. tact the church, which was priesthood which is everything tions. care products. ''I'm deeply sorry," Guinan already conducting its own to him," the Hev. Anthony 'The average person hopefully They found trace concentra­ told the judge Wednesday, investigation. Mulderry told the judge. "I will see this type of a study and tions of seven drugs and two adding that his month in jail Guinan argued at his trial that would ask you ... to think that see the importance of us think­ soap scent chemicals in fish at since his conviction should be he believed a priest could spend he has already suffered ing about water that we use all five of the urban river sites. considered "sufficient time." as much as $50,000 on any one enough." every day, where does it come The amounts varied, but some from, where does it go to? We of the fish had combinations of need to understand this is a lim­ many of the compounds in their ited resource and we need to livers. learn a lot more about our The researchers didn't detect impacts on it," said study co­ anything in the reference fish Teen arrested in radio reporter n1urder author Bryan Brooks, a Baylor caught in rural New Mexico. University researcher and pro­ In an ongoing investigation, Wednesday that the meeting er's attorney was not immediate­ fessor who has published more The Associated Press has Associated Press than a dozen studies related to reported trace concentrations of between the suspect and Weber, ly available. pharmaceuticals in the environ­ pharmaceuticals have been NEW YORK -A teenager with 4 7, involved "an exchange of On a MySpace page, Katehis ment. detected in drinking water pro­ a Web site describing him as a money." has posted a series of photos A person would have to eat vided to at least 46 million sadomasochist and featuring A law enforcement official, with various knives, one with the hundreds of thousands of fish Americans. photos of a knife collection was speaking on condition of caption, "Love this blade." He dinners to get even a single ther­ The EPA has called for addi­ arrested Wednesday in the stab­ anonymity because charges were describes himself as "a very easy apeutic dose, Brooks said. But tional studies about the impact bing death of a veteran New still being drawn up, later said person to talk to," but also as "an researchers including Brooks on humans of long-term con­ York City radio reporter he met the suspect claimed Weber had Extremist, an Anarchist and a have found that even extremely sumption of minute amounts of on the Internet. offered him $60 to have rough Sadomasochist." diluted concentrations of phar­ medicines in their drinking Police officials said that John sex. He cautions, "As long as you maceutical residues can harm water, especially in unknown Katehis, 16, confessed to killing Police found Weber's bound show respect for me i will show fish, frogs and other aquatic combinations. Limited laborato­ George Weber shortly after being body Sunday in the bedroom of respect for you, if you disrespect species because of their constant ry studies have shown that taken into custody late Tuesday this Brooklyn apartment after his me, then i will ... break your exposure to contaminated water. human cells failed to grow or in Middletown. N.Y., where he boss reported him missing. He neck." The research was published took unusual shapes when was hiding out at a friend's had been stabbed at least 50 Weber had his first contact online Wednesday by the journal exposed to combinations of home. times and bound at the ankles with Katehis on Craigslist some­ Environmental Toxicology and some pharmaceuticals found in Police Commissioner Haymond with duct tape. time last week before the pair Chemistry and also was present­ drinking water. Kelly said at a news conference A name for the Queens teenag- arranged a meeting, Kelly said. ed at a meeting of the American "Thi'i pilot study is one impor­ Chemical Society in Salt Lake tant way that EPA is increasing City. its scientific knowledge about Brooks and his colleague the occurrence of pharmaceuti­ Kevin Chambliss tested fish cals and personal care products THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2009 caught in rivers where waste­ in the environment," said EPA 6:30 & 9:30p.m., Browning Cinema water treatment plants release spokeswoman Suzanne treated sewage in Chicago, Budzinski. She said the complet­ DeBartolo Performing Arts Center Dallas, Phoenix, Philadelphia ed and expanded EPA sampling and Orlando, Fla. For compari­ for pharmaceuticals and other son, they also tested fish from compounds in fish and surface New Mexico's pristine Gila Hiver water is part of the agency's Wilderness Area. aa area i'iolat­ National Hivers and Stream ed from human sources of poilu- A'isessment.

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"I sup­ Supreme Court case that out­ doing something to try to make Clinton awarded Franklin the Florida Teen USA Kayla Collier pose we could say the same lawed public school segrega­ this a better world, a better Presidential Medal of Freedom, was 15 when she first visitnd a thing and outlaw tanning on tion, died Wednesday. lie was place to live," Franklin told The the nation's highest civilian tanning salon so the stage the beach." 94. Associated Press in 2005. prize, two years later, and gave lights at a local pageant would­ Persuading teens to stop tan­ David Jarmul, a spokesman In November, after Barack him the role for which he was n't make her fair skin look ning co:ttld be a hard sell. at. Duke University, where Obama broke the ultimate perhaps best known outside ghostly white. According to onn study Franklin taught for a decade racial barrier in American poli­ academia, as chairman of Later that year, as she tried released in 2002. a quarter of and was professor emeritus of tics, Franklin called his ascen­ Clinton's Initiative on Race. It on homecoming dresses, her those ages 15 to 18 had used history, said he died of conges­ sion to the White House "one of was a job of which Franklin mother noticed what looked indoor tanning in the past year. tive heart failure at the school's the most historic moments, if said, "I am not sure this is an like a scab on her back. It Florida already requires hospital in Durham. not the most historic moment, honor. It may be a burden." turned out to be skin cancer. parental approval before Born and raised in an all­ in the history of this country." As he aged, Franklin spent And though she can't defini­ minors can use tanning salons. black community in Oklahoma Obama's achievement fit with more time in the greenhouse tively link the tanning to the If the new law passes. it would where he was often subjected Franklin's mission as a histori­ behind his home, where he cancer, Collier, now 18 and be among the strictest in the to humiliating racism, Franklin an, to document how blacks nursed orchids, than in healthy, won't be back under nation. Only one state, was later instrumental in bring­ lived and served alongside libraries. He fell in love with the bulbs. On Wednesday, her Wisconsin, bans teens 16 and ing down the legal and histori­ whites from the nation's birth. the flowers because "they're voice catching, she asked under from using tanning beds, cal validations of such a world. Black patriots fought at full of challenges, mystery" - Sunshine State lawmakers to though a handful of others - As an author, his book "From Lexington and Concord, the same reasons he fell in love ban people under 16 from California, New York and New Slavery to Freedom" was a Franklin pointed out in "From with history. using tanning beds. Jersey among them - ban the landmark integration of black Slavery to Freedom," published In June, Franklin had a small "I know teenagers that go under-14 crowd. At least 29 history into American history in 194 7. They crossed the role in the movie based on the every day, every week, twice a states have some regulations that remains relevant more Delaware with Washington and book "Blood Done Signed My day sometimes to tanning governing tanning by minors. than 60 years after being pub­ explored with Lewis and Clark. Name," about the public slaying beds," said Collier, who wore Even more restrictive propos­ lished. As a scholar, his The book sold more than 3.5 of black man in Oxford in 1970. her sash and a sunshine yellow als in Texas and Vermont research helped Thurgood million copies and remains Tyson, the book's author, said jacket. "I do believe that it did would prohibit anyone under Marshall and his team at the required reading in college at the time he wanted Franklin play a part in my skin cancer." 18 from using a tanning bed NAACP win Brown v. Board of classrooms. It was based on in the movie "because of his Florida is among 17 states, without a doctor's notn. Education, the 1954 case that research Franklin conducted in dignity and his shining intelli­ including Hawaii, considering Texas state Rep. Burt barred the doctrine of "sepa­ libraries and archives that did­ gence." laws this year that would Solomons, a Republican, says it rate but equal" in the nation's n't allow him to eat lunch or Franklin attended historically restrict indoor tanning by makes sense to ban minors public schools. use the bathroom because he black Fisk University, where he minors. Proposals would ban from tanning just like they're "It was evident how much the was black. met Aurelia Whittington, who teens from tanning salons or prohibited from buying ciga­ lawyers appreciated what the "He was working in a profes­ would be his wife, editor, help­ require them to get notes from rettes because both are known historians could oll"er," Franklin sion that more or less banned mate and rock for 58 years, parents or doctors. carcinogens. And Democratic later wrote. "For me, and I sus­ him at the outset and ended up until her death in 1999. lie After the Florida bill passed a Vermont state Rep. Janet pect the same was true for the its leading practitioner," said planned to follow his father into Senate committee, Collier's Ancel, who introduced her bill others. it was exhilarating." Tim Tyson, a history professor law, but the lively lectures of a mother, Claire, who had si~-,rned after having skin cancer her­ Franklin himself broke at Duke. "And yet, he always white professor, Ted Currier, the permission form that self, said just requiring numerous color barriers. He managed to keep his grace and convinced him history was his allowed her daughter to tan, parental consent isn't good was the first black department his sense of humor." field. Currier borrowed $500 to said she hopes the full enough. chair at a predominantly white Late in life, Franklin received send Franklin to Harvard Legislature will approve it. "It isn't healthy for a young institution, Brooklyn College; more than 130 honorary University for graduate studies. "Do you really realize that person to be in a tanning the first black professor to hold degrees and the National Franklin's doctoral thesis was your daughter or son - after booth, so allowing it with a par­ an endowed chair at Duke; and Association for the on free blacks in antebellum just a few times in the tanning ent's consent isn't going to pro­ the first black president of the Advancement of Colored North Carolina. His wife spent bed- could have melanoma? I tect them," she said. American Historical People's Spingarn Award. In part of their honeymoon in didn't," she said. Many of the bills being debat­ Opponents say the tanning ed in state legislatures this year beds are safe for teens and were promoted by California­ their use should be up to par­ based Aim at Melanoma, which ents, not states. supports research and educa­ "I gotta tell you. you cannot tion on the most serious form of regulate everything in this skin cancer. 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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Not on m.y cam.pus Unity, please I feel like it was only a few weeks ago that I was sitting and cannot do on the Notre Dame Campus. If I may in LaFortune writing thank you letters to alumni for direct you specifically to page 145 of our ,most recent Frankly, Obama as a Commencement speaker has done their generous donations. While their donations have edition, the Office of Residence Life and Housing has little but divide Notre Dame. Whether or not you believe it is been very helpful I've now resigned myself to the fact been kind enough to include a little section on campus a scandal or an honor, the only effect I have seen is in the that the only good to come out of the experience was the demonstrations. The section begins stating, "All demon­ student body's behavior. All I overhear, in conversations free shirt and pizza I was bribed with to participate. strations must be registered in writing with the from the dining hall or on campus, are people's strong views Upon reading the Viewpoint section in Monday's Associate Vice President for Residence Life." I bet you've on how ignorant or disrespectful the other half of the stu­ Observer I found myself actually longing for the typical "I already looked into that you seem like a very well dent body is, based solely on this issue. I've heard scoffs, don't care if it's Lent I want meat in the dining hall on informed gentleman. But wait there's more! All demon­ heated arguments between friends, and all manner of disre­ Friday" editorials. Instead I found myself staring at strations "also must observe the following rules: A All spectful behavior ... towards fellow students. pages - yes multiple pages - condemning Notre demonstrations must be peaceful and orderly. B. Only We say we want dialogue, yet the judgments made by the Dame's recent selection of President Obama as our 2009 members of the University community may organize or stronger personalities in a group are preventing students Commencement speaker. lead a demonstration on campus. C. Demonstrators may who do not want to be labeled by their friends, even mental­ I'm not completely upset with this criticism. I love that not impede the freedom of the University community." ly, from speaking out. There are, of course, exceptions, and I we're actually using our paper to promote a dialogue on So there it is, laid out to us by good ol' "duLac," a docu­ applaud them. I might have a moderate to strong view on something other than the wave at home football games. ment I've come to know quite well in my four years here. the issue. In fact, I do. But if I told you what it was and why I What upsets me are the threats that some alumni are Mr Keane as well as any other alumni who might be believed it, would it change your· mind? No. You would insinuating. Mr. Kevin Keane~ class of 1988 ("Obama outraged at who's speaking at my graduation, I'm sorry either agree with me because I said something you already choice unacceptable," March 23), I dare you to try and for you. But please if you do wish to ruin what will be liked, or disagree with me and think me ignorant. Why? protest my graduation. Strike that, I triple dog dare you. "The happiest day of my life" with your shouts of hate Simply because you place a lower priority on the things that I just don't see it happening. Do you really want to ruin and graphic displays, keep it off my campus, because _ are dear to me, and care deeply about things I fmd false or "the happiest day of my life," or the happiest day of my here at Notre Dame we play by the rules. irrelevant. And as Joey Kulm ("Just embrace it," March 24) 2000 fellow classmates by showing us pictures of dead so astutely said, nothing is going to change about it. babies? Really? Do you? Not even that, I'd like to see you Matthew Degnan This speech has implications for the University (you may try. seruor disagree on what they are), but they will ehoose to handle I issue this to all alumni - you probably remember a Sarin College them or not. Enough sentiment has been expressed on both little book called· "duLac." It basically says what you can March24 sides for the administration to know how the student body feels. So if we really plan on acting like a unified or Christian institution we should probably stop calling each other igno­ rant, disrespectful and calloused. But if there were no scandals or divisive issues, Viewpoint Outside appearances would be a lot less fun for everyone, I suppose.

Unfortunately, this is another letter to respond to the from across the country or even a Saint Mary's student, Laura Berlage response to the president's upcoming visit to Notre why should this be such a big deal? Stop trying to take sophomore Dame. However, I have noticed something underlying the over our Commencement, I thought. Please do not come McGlinn Hall general uproar I might not have fully appreciated before. marching on Notre Dame Ave. and give the rest of the March24 My initial reaction was horror and dread when I saw world an idea about Notre Dame students that does not news stories right on the Google News home page about actually represent most of us. Our Lady's University, many of which seemed to project However, I have concluded that the hundred thousand the diverse and colored opinions of various groups of signatures and general interest across the country can Defending the people from outside Notre Dame onto her student body only mean one thing. Notre Dame makes a difference and our institution as a whole. Yes, there are 100,000 outside the bubble too - a significant one, and to a lot signatures on an Internet petition protesting the more people: Catholic people, pro-life people, any politi­ University's decision, but that, along with any other state-1 cally or religiously engaged people. There is no explana­ senior legacy ments, demonstrations or fiercely worded articles from tion for the passionate uproar and concern other than the media, other colleges or even Catholic bishops, do not that hundreds of thousands of people see our University In her Letter to the Editor ("Money talks," March 24), necessarily represent what we as the students actually as symbol and stronghold of the Catholic faith, or of the Kelly Kapshandy expressed her shock and disappoint­ believe. I know this, but will Chicago Tribune and pursuit of truth, or morality. ment at President Obama's inclusion in the 2009 Washington Post readers? With that in mind, maybe I should be less annoyed that Commencement ceremony and stated that she will not Hence my horror and dread; they are getting the mes­ everyone else is freaking out over what we are up to, and donate to the University after graduation. sage that we at Notre Dame are polarized, radical, fren­ think about whether I fully appreciate and recognize my As members of the Notre Dame community know, our zied and scandalized. In fact, I have noticed that the vast privileged role as a student of this institution. They think alumni are famously gtmerous in their support of the majority of students are openly considering various opin­ Notre Dame is important; I actually get to live here. Do I University, and the student experience is made possible ions, engaged in conversation and primarily concerned make any effort to consider or live up to the high (though through their continued donations. The students of the that the Commencement actually honor the seniors. diverse) expectations of so many who find us worthy of senior class will be asked in the upcoming weeks to join (Could this have been the goal of our administration in their own passionate concern? in this tradition by making a gift to th~ University. As a the first place?) member of the Student Development Committee, I All of this made me wonder why the rest of the world Joseph VanderZee helped establish the Class of 2009's Senior Legacy, a cannot seem to leave Notre Dame alone. If you are a freshman fund that will assist future Notre Dame students. If sen­ Bishop, one of my high school friends who did not even Keough Hall iors would prefer not to give to the Senior Legacy, they will have the option to donate instead to a favorite pro­ apply to Notre Dame, an alumnus, a random Catholic March23 gram or cause on campus, another opportunity to direct­ ly impact student life. I urge the senior class to remember that pledges to the Senior Legacy, to the Annual Fund, or to the resi­ Politics, not religion dence hall or club of your choosing benefit the stlldents of Notre Dame. This is our class's opportunity to make a lasting impact, and I hope each senior will contribute to The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Notre Dame has a long history of presenting this this tradition despite his or her opinion on the 2004 statement, "Catholics and Political Life," states honor to people who have in opposition to the University's choice of Commencement speaker. that Catholic institutions, like Notre Dame, "should Catholic Church, from General Sherman in 1865, not honor those who act in defiance of our fundamen­ whose total war strategies in his "March to the Sea" Lauren Bennett tal and moral principles," and that those who do clearly violate the Catholic standards of jus in bello, senior "should not be given awards, honors or platforms to President George W. Bush, who as governor of off campus which would suggest support for their actions." Texas presided over 155 executions. I'm willing to bet March 24 On May 17, I will be honored with a Bachelor's that the pro-life activists who are turning this event Degree from Notre Dame. In my four years attending into a scandal were silent when President George W. this university I have been awarded wtth over Bush delivered the commencement speech eight $100,000 in scholarships and financial aid froin Notre years ago. Which leads to me to believe that this Dame, and have always been offered a platform to protest movement has nothing to do with "protecting Take a stand speak my mind, as I would in any credible University. Notre Dame's Catholic identity" and everything to do On the day that I graduate, President Obama will be with politics. I read a letter entitled,"Don't Hijack Our Day" (March 24). presented with an honorary law degree from Notre I have no problem with staging a political protest. I would counter, "Don't be so self-absorbed." Just because it Dame and have the privilege to be the Class of 2009's It's our right as Americans to do so. What I do have a may not be your hot-button issue, protesting is all we can do Commencement speaker. Both Barack Obama and I problem with is hypocrisy. If you disagree with at this point. Absolutely; the University giving President have acted in defiance of the Church's fundamental Obama's politics, you have the right to stage a politi­ Obama an honorary award is saying the University is not and moral principles in the past, but no one is cal protest, but don't turn it into something it's not. taking a stand nor supporting the opposition to Embryonic protesting me receiving my degree. Don't hide behind the Church unless you plan to Stem Cell Research. I'm just a simple mom with five children The idea that by inviting President Obama to deliv­ protest every speaker we have in the future that does that graduated in 1991. I want Notre Dame to remain er the commencement address, Notre Dame is in any not conform to Catholic principles. You are staging a Catholic. This is the time to take a stand. Thank you. way supporting his position on abortion is ludicrous. political protest, nothing more. In presenting him this honor, Notre Dame is reward­ Bill Sanchez Barbara Volmen ing him for his achievements, just as Notre Dame will semor alum be rewarding me for mine. There is no Catholic lit­ Knott Hall Class of 1991 mus test to decide whether you are fit for this honor. March 25 March24 THE OBSERVER

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MARY JESSE I Observer Graphic to find the affection that his wife, Nan, mysterious note in his mailbox, minded believers in Christianity, it By ERIC PRISTER has for God, whom she affectionately requesting his presence at the shack, likely does just that. Scene Writer calls "Papa." His life is happy, for the and signed "Papa." Despite reason Unfortunately, for conservative most part, until he decides to take his telling him not to, Christians, and especially for Wm. Paul Young's bestselling novel three youngest children on a camping Mack journeys to those who are truly struggling "The Shack" claims to "[wrestle] with trip that will forever change his life. the shack and is Young clearly with the question of evil in the the timeless question: Where is God in On the final day of the camping trip, thrown into a world world, it seems that "The a world so filled with unspeakable Mack's pre-teen daughter, Missy, is of self-discovery led means for "The Shack" does very little. For pain," but seems to fall short of its abducted while Mack is distracted sav­ by the three per­ Shack" to have a conservative Christians, the goal for many people. ing his son who has fallen into a near­ sons of the similar effect on his characters of the Trinity are "The Shack" tells the supposedly by river. Mack and the rest of the Christian Trinity - too anti-religious and too anti­ true story of a man named Mackenzie Phillips family later learns that she God, in the form of readers as the establishment. For those who Allen Phillips, who lives with a wife, has been taken by a serial killer a large black experience had on have suffered pain and are five kids and the memory of an abusive named the Little Ladykiller, who tar­ woman known only Mack, or at least doubtful as to the existence of father. Mack, as he is called by Young, gets young girls, leaving only a lady­ as "Papa," Jesus, in God, the theology of "The a real-life friend of Mackenzie's, lives bug pin behind as evidence. The only all of his humanity, for it to open the Shack" is simply too powerful a content life, though he cannot seem trace of Missy that the police can dis- and the Holy Spirit, eyes of the readers without giving any evidence as cover is a blood­ who takes the form to the reality in to why one should believe in stained dress in an of a mysterious His existence at all. If one is to The Shack abandoned shack in Asian woman who which he believes. glean anything from the novel, the wilderness outside goes by the name of he must grant Young his spe­ Wm. Paul Young of the campground. Sarayu. cific beliefs about the state of Missy's death Throughout his time at the shack, the universe and try to look for the 10 Words or Less: Tries to tackle universal truths throws Mack into Mack comes to understand many underlying message that he is attempt­ and doubts but falls short "The Great Sadness," things about himself, about religion, ing to put forward. a term Young bor­ and most importantly, about what it "The Shack" is a heart-wrenching rows from Mack him­ truly means to be in a relationship. but enjoyable novel that is easy to self to describe the Young clearly means for "The Shack" read. It is by no means, however, life­ empty feeling of to have a similar effect on his readers changing for those who are actually worthlessness that as the experience had on Mack, or at wrestling with the important question now surrounds his least for it to open the eyes of the for which it claims to answer. everyday life. That is, readers to the reality in ""hich he until Mack receives a believes, and for extremely open- Contact Ere Prister at [email protected]

MARY JESSE I Observer Graphic which features an infectious yet unforget­ As a whole, "Living Thing" is a slight tiona! musicality typical to mainstream By PATRICK GRIFFIN table whistling track, Peter, Bjorn and departure from the band's familiar indie collections has clearly been neglected on Scene Writer John have been riding the popularity of territory. With the frequent use of effected the album, Peter, Bjorn and John salvage this single for two years. Since their last percussion tracks, along with the hollow the audience's attention with their dedica­ For a trio who "don't care about our album, "Writer's Block," was released in aura present in most of th~ songs, "Living tion to the distinct ambience of their style. own faults," as they proclaim in their hit 2006, "Young Folks" has been featured in Thing" calls to mind the sparsely visited At times, the tracks sound as if they were "Young Folks," the release of their new popular television, major films, and was '80s music atmosphere. The band recorded within a tin can. The wandering album could not come sooner for Peter, even sampled by Kanye West. It has not acknowledges the '80s influence on the of Moren's trembling voice accompanied Bjorn and John. The Swedish pop group's always been underground success for the album, citing bands such as Autolux, A­ only by the curious beats begs for appreci­ latest full-length offering, "Living Thing" Swedish trio. Since 1999, the amalgam of ha, Fleetwood Mac and Depeche Mode ation, but in actuality is not sufficiently drops next Tuesday, March 31. Peter Moren's vocals and guitar, Bjorn from the era as major influences. whole. On other instances, the songs blos­ Famous for the song "Young Folks" Yttling's bass, keyboard and vocals, and The leisurely pace of the album incites som and soar as if performed in concert John Eriksson's percussion and vocals varying moods throughout its duration. At hall proportions. have been striving for musical recogni­ times during "Living Thing," the cadence As a complete album, "Living Thing" is Living Thing tion. of the tracks is deliberate and enjoyable, rather inconsistent. At times, Peter, Bjorn Recently, however, the trio's fortune · evoking the necessary foot-tapping. "It and John effortlessly transcend the simple Peter, Bjorn and John has begun to run out. The single's cult Don't Move Me," "Lay It Down" and genius that has been brooding over the popularity has begun to wane and at the "Living Thing" remind the listener of the airwaves since "Young Folks." Regardless, Label: Sony BMG recent SXSW festival in Austin, Texas, glory that continues to ripple from Peter, a decade of effort has resulted in a foot in Recommended Tracks: "It Donl Peter, Bjorn and John suffered through a Bjorn and John's infamous "Young Folks." the door for Peter, Bjorn and John. set that was referred to as "an awful Other instances leave the audience ques­ Whether the album has the staying power Move Me," "Living Thing," "Lay It show," by Moren. tioning where the band's direction went. of their previous work remains to be seen. Down" Peter, Bjorn and John's latest effort Several songs drag, offering nothing more For now, "Living Thing" exhibits enough arrives in a timely matter, and with criti­ than mundane beats and aimless vocals. musical ingenuity to keep listeners waiting cal acclaim to boot. The album is recog­ While the album as a whole lacks conti­ for the next earworm. nized by all of the major music and nuity, "Living Thing" nevertheless pres­ entertainment publications as a sw.eep­ ents the keen indie fan with plenty of Contact Patrick Griffin at ing success. appreciable music. Though the conven- [email protected] THE OBSERVER

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The Animated Films of Georges Schwizgebel; Latin Expressions 2009: "Ritmo Latino;" "From Glass to Celluloid;" Browning Cinema; 'Century Center; 7-9 p.m. 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. Awaken your inner Latino/a this Friday Recognized as one of the most important_. night as the rhythmic movements of the Swiss animated filmmakers ever, Georges · · First Class Steppers, Project Fresh dancers Schwizgebel will make a stop at the University_·.· _and sounds of mariachi music and the ND of Notre Dame to introduce the screening of a-~· - Brass Band drill intense beats combined piece that delves into 12 of his short films. His~with intricately choreographed moves unique approach to creating each individual :, throughout the Century Center in downtown frame involves painting images directly onto--'< South Bend. Tickets are on sale at the acetate film, a talent that has won him awards .LaFortune Box Office and more information at both the Cannes and the Zagreb Film; ·.·can be found on the "Latin Expressions Festivals. Visit Browning Cinema for an inspir- . :2009" Facebook page. Kick off your week­ ing introduction to the man who brought inno- .. end with a high-energy performance that vation to animation and for a unique opportuni- ~- will keep you dancing into Saturday morn- ty to follow him on his creative journey. 'ing.

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MARY JESSE I Observer Graphic chefs and cerebral menus. To invite the in the food. The "breakfast all day" shtick brewed coffee will suit a casual or serious By Rees J.J. judgment to lie on just one ingredient, the can be easily phoned in, but as Roux would drinker, and the bagels aren't haphazardly Scene Writer egg, is a potentially dangerous game. If the have it, Lutz seems to have devoted himsPlf presnnted, like so many Midwestern offer­ "When I hold an egg in my hand I feel eggs aren't prepared just right, the chefs to it. The three "House Specialties" indicat­ ingf:.. Simply offering lox with the bagels that it represents the image of the universe, (or at least decorators) look like fools. Even ed on the menu are the Stuffed French shows that Lutz, raised in Chicago and and it awakens and increases my respect if the eggs are worthy of reference, it could Toast ($8.49), the Breakfast Burrito ($8.99) infhumced by San Francisco culinary arts, for life." This citation, taken from the undermine dishes without it. and the House Made Corned Beef Hash has some qualification. world-renowned chef Michel Roux, is the Fortunately, the eggs at Uptown Kitchen ($8.79). This burrito's size gives Chipotle a The decor was fitting for Lutz' organic, first thing to greet customers at Uptown stood up to Roux's vision. In fact, .the eggs run for its money. With spicy chorizo, per­ fresh locus. Soft, faded colors covered walls Kitchen, located in the new Toscana Park were perfectly prepared - scrambled and fect scrambled eggs, avocado, potato, and paintings that surrounded a well-lit Shopping Center, just off Gumwood and cooked not a minute too early or late. jalapeno, red onion and melted cheese, all dining area and a clean, surprisingly small north of Cleveland StJI-Iighway 23. Furthermore, just about everything was stuffed in a jalapeno tortilla, this dish is open kitchen. The lofty ceilings gave a Welcoming patrons in with such a com­ well-executed throughout the restaurant. everything many people would want out of sensn of open space. prehensive quotation, painted onto the wall The biggest indicator was the owner, a breakfast - any time of day. The salsa on The room would be a sight to see in can­ in front of the door, is a bold move. The Jonathan Lutz. It is not incredibly uncom­ the side was a fine addendum to the taste, dlelight, and there's an excellent opportuni­ words give the impression of intellectual mon to see owners or managers chatting but really only got in the way of this amaz­ ty coming up. On Saturday, March 29 at with patrons every once ing burrito. 8:30 p.m., Uptown Kitchen will be one of in a while, but Lutz Non-egg dishes are positively satisfactory. the few restaurants participating in Earth Uptown Kitchen maintains a steady pres- The 12-inch pizza made for a tasty but Hour. Besides the changed menu specials, 303 Florence Ave. (574) 968-3030 ence in the restaurant overwhelming appetizer. The soup was the the restaurant will also adopt a more envi­ and visited almost every kind that is too difficult to hold off ori until ronnwntally friendly lighting system with Hours: 7a-2p Su-T, 7a-9p W-Sa table. On top of that, it's cooled down. But not ordering some candles. Prices: Breakfast $5-11 , Entrees $5-15 within a one-hour span, dish with eggs here would be like being a \\

NBA Clippers knock out Knicks 140-135 In• OT Parker scores 42 in defeat over Hawks; Nuggets end Hornets winning streak; Young puts up 29 in Sixers win

onds left in regulation but was too little help as the Hawks suf­ Associated Press called for a tech for slapping the fered their first loss at Philips NEW YORK - Mike Taylor backboard. Arena since March 1. No other more than doubled his career Taylor knotted it with a jumper Atlanta player scored in the peri­ high with 35 points, Zach with 2 1/2 minutes left in the od until Mike Bibby's 3-pointer Randolph added 33 against his extra period, Randolph followed with 1:54 remaining and Josh former team, and the Los with a bucket and Taylor banked Smith added a jam 30 seconds Angeles Clippers outlasted the in a runner in the lane for a 137- later to cut the Spurs' lead to 96- New York Knicks 140-135 in 133 lead with 1:35 left. 90. . overtime Wednesday night. The Clippers had lost three Parker, who had 10 assists, Al Thornton scored 21 and Eric straight overall and averaged answered with six straight points Gordon had 19 for the Clippers, only 76.5 points in the last two. for the Spurs. who snapped a nine-game road They passed that less than 4 min­ Spurs coach Gregg Popovich losing streak. Seemingly on the utes into the second half against rested Duncan the day after a way to being run off the floor a Knicks team that recently home win over Golden State. while surrendering 44 points in absorbed home losses against Duncan already sat out back-to­ the first quarter, they quickly sub.-500 teams New Jersey and hack games earlier this month to erased a huge early deficit and Sacramento by a combined 53 rest his knees. ended two games worth of dis­ points. Roger Mason had 18 points and mal offensive efforts, shooting 58 The Knicks made 13 of their Michael Finley added 13 for the · percent from the field. first 15 shots and were up 27-8 Spurs. And for the second time this after Chandler's jumper with still Flip Murray, who had a season­ Hornets' Chris Paul, left, fights with Nuggets' Johan Petro season, they benefited from a 5:59 remaining in the first quar­ high 30 points against Minnesota for a loose ball in the second half of Wednesday's game. late technical foul on New York's ter. New York led 44-28 after on Monday, stayed hot by scoring Al Harrington after a dunk that one, shooting 79 percent (19-of- 13 points in his first 8 minutes ofl' a mid-range jumper early the night. had given the Knicks a three­ 24) in its best period of the sea­ the bench in the !'irst half. fourth quarter. Then Smith, a for­ The Sixers are the worst 3- point lead in the final half-minute son. Murray, who finished with 15 mer Hornets' first-round draft point shooting team in the NBA of regulation. The Clippers wasted no time points, helped the Hawks stay choice, nailed a 3 to give Denver and hadn't made one all game Harrington finished with 38 coming back behind Taylor, who close early, despite Parker's 20 a 94-73lead with 7:38left. until the fourth quarter. Andre points for the Knicks, who became the first player drafted first-half points. Fans began getting up and Iguodala and Royal lvey hit two matched a season high with their directly from the NBA. With Parker making 10 of 13 heading for the exits, while one apiece in the quarter to open up sixth straight loss. Development League when shots, the Spurs led 53-48 at yelled, "you never should have let a double-digit lead and led New York raced to a 19-point Portland took him in the second halftime and stretched the lead him go," in an apparent refer­ Philadelphia to its third straight lead in the first 6:01, heard boos round in 2008. His jumper to double figures at 72-61. Mason ence to Smith, who had 16 win. . after blowing all of it before half­ capped a 13-2 spurt to open the had back-to-back 3-pointers in a points. Rodney Carney scored 21 time, and ended up with another second quarter and got Los 12-3 run in the third period. Hilton Armstrong and Rasual points and Craig Smith had 20 embarrassing loss against one of Angeles within five. The Hawks answered with a Butler each scored 10 points for for the Timberwolves, whose new the NBA's worst teams as it limps Taylor scored 17 in the quarter 13-2 run to pull even at 74 enter­ New Orleans, which played an lineup couldn't help them avoid to the finish of its eighth straight - surpassing his previous career ing the fmal period. unusually sloppy game. Paul their sixth straight loss. losing season. Wilson Chandler high of 15 for a game. He blew Manu Ginobili had two points turned the ball over six times, Iguodala, who scored 15, hit backed Harrington with 22 by the Knicks for a layup that in 13 minutes as he returned in a and Denver wound up converting the go-ahead 3-pointer early in points. gave the Clippers a 63-62 edge limited role for the Spurs after 19 Hornets turnovers into 18 the fourth for a rare bright spot The Knicks know Randolph with 1:50 remaining, eliciting missing 19 games with a right points. in an otherwise horrid game well, having traded him to the loud groans from the Madison ankle injury. ln the second half, Anthony from the floor. lvey made back­ Clippers in November in a deal Square Garden crowd, but the and Billups combined for 33 to-hack 3-pointers for a 76-69 that helped them clear salary­ Knicks recovered for a 66-65 Nuggets 101, Hornets 88 points. lead and the Sixers started to pull cap space for the summer of advantage at halftime. Carmelo Anthony scored 29 Anthony started quickly, scor­ away from the lowly 2010 but weakened them for The Knicks shot 64 percent in points and the Denver Nuggets ing Denver's first four points of Timberwolves. now. He was their leading scorer the first half and the Clippers beat New Orleans 101-88 on the game on a jumper and a Young, who went 9-for-18, at the time and had helped New made 59.5 percent of their Wednesday night, snapping the dunk. He had 13 points in the made a fadeaway 21-foote-r and York get off to a promising start, attempts. They picked right up Hornets' three-game winning first quarter alone, with his 3- made a layup to cap an 11-0 run fitting in better than expected where they left off after the streak. pointer giving Denver a 24-14 and give Philadelphia a double­ under Mike D'Antoni. break, with Los Angeles hitting Chauncey Billups scored 26 lead. digit lead. Ivey's 3s were his only Taylor is much less known, six of its first eight shots and New points, hitting four of his five 3- Smith's 3-pointer to open the two baskets arid points of the coming into the game averaging York starting 6-of-9. Thornton pointers in the second half to second quarter gave Denver a game. 3.9 points in his rookie season. scored nine points as the Clippers help the Nuggets pull away after 31-21 lead. Then the Hornets Carney kept Minnesota in the Yet he was so good Clippers brought a 95-93 lead into the the game was tied with a little clawed back into the game with game and one of his seven 3- · coach Mike Dunleavy used him fmal quarter. over 7 minutes to go in the third mostly reserves on the floor and pointers late in the game instead of the struggling Baron quarter. Chris Paul on the bench. Morris trimmed the deficit to seven. Davis to open the second half, Spurs 102, Hawks 92 Chris Paul had 19 points and Peterson's 3 ignited a 12-2 run, Young, though, punctuated the and he played 37 minutes. Tony Parker scored 42 points 13 assists, and David West scored capped by Antonio Daniels' 3- win with a thunderous dunk to Neither team led by more than and the San Antonio Spurs, play­ 18 points for New Orleans (44- pointer, which tied tM game at make it 94-85 and send the fans five in the second half and ing without Tim Duncan, ended 26), which dropped a game 33. toward the exits. Harrington's driving dunk gave Atlanta's eight-game home win­ behind Denver (46-26) in the New Orleans briefly took a 44- Coach Kevin McHale spun his the Knicks a 127-124 lead with ning streak with a 102-92 victory Western Conference standings. 43 lead on Julian Wright's three­ decision to start five reserves in 27 seconds left. But he was called on Wednesday night. The score was tied at 55 when point play, a fast-break under­ place of the regular lineup as a for hanging on the rim, and Despite the loss, the Hawks Anthony scored six quick points handed f1ip off the glass as he reward for the way they helped Gordon hit the technical free clinched their second straight on two free throws and a pair of was being held by Anthony fuel a late comeback against throw to make it a two-point playoff spot, after losses by transition jumpers. The f1urry Carter. Billups responded with Oklahoma. game. Randolph tied it with two Milwaukee, Charlotte and New began a 17-6 run that lasted late his first 3-pointer of the game, The Sixers closed the quarter free throws with 13 seconds Jersey. into the third quarter, putting and Denver led 46-45 at half­ on a 9-0 run, thanks to five free remaining, and Chandler was Parker enjoyed his second-best Denver up 72-61. Billups drained time. throws, to give them a 65-62 lead short on a potential winning 3- scoring total of the season. He set his third 3 of the game during the 76ers 96, Timberwolves 88 into the fourth. pointer. a career high with 55 points at spurt, while Kenyon Martin Thaddeus Young scored 29 Minnesota didn't quite get the The Knicks lost in overtime at Minnesota on Nov. 5. dunked and J.R. Smith converted points and Andre Miller had 15 boost from its reserves-turned­ Los Angeles last month after Joe Johnson had 30 points, a tough driving layup into a to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to starters McHale wanted and shot Harrington gave them a three­ including Atlanta's first 11 points crowd. a 96-88 win over the Minnesota only 36 from the floor with 15 point lead on a dunk with 25 sec- of the fourth quarter, but he had Billups added two more 3s and Timberwolves on Wednesday turnovers.

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team points 1 Northwestern 89 2 Georgia 81 3 NOTRE DAME 74 4 Baylor 71 5 Miami (Fla.) 68 6 Georgia Tech 68 7 Duke 68 8 California 67 9 UCLA 60 10 Southern California 57 11 Stanford 54 12 Clemson 52 13 Tennessee 49 14 Florida 48 15 Fresno St. 46 16 Michigan 40 17 Alabama 39 18 North Carolina 39 19 Kentucky 38 20 Arizona St. 37 21 LSU 37 22 Virginia 34 23 Arkansas 34 24 SMU 33 25 Florida St. 29

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team record points UConn coach Jim Calhoun gives a stern look as he watches his team play in the second half of a game against 1 Virginia 10-o 200 Pittsburgh on March 7. Pitt defeated UConn 70-60. 2 Syracuse 5-1 190 3 NOTRE DAME 6-6 175 4 Cornell 5-1 175 5 Princeton 5-1 156 UConn looks into NCAA violations 6 Hofstra 4-1 137 7 Johns Hopkins 3-3 125 8 UMBC 5-2 123 relationship between the and after Miles' recruit­ by his uncle, Thomas 9 Maryland 6-2 119 Associated Press player and the agent. The ment in 2006 and early Pettigrew of Toledo, Ohio, 10 Duke 7-3 118 Connecticut coach Jim story cited interviews, 2007. Calhoun had 16 of who said the NCAA needs 11 Harvard 4-1 96 Calhoun said he and the documents obtained those communications, to do more to prevent 12 North Carolina 7-3 89 university are looking into under Freedom of Yahoo reported. recruiting violations. 12 Brown 5-1 82 a Yahoo! Sports report Information laws and Miles was expelled from "I just think he got 14 Massachusetts 4-3 55 claiming the school broke other sources. UConn in October without mixed up with the wrong 15 Loyola (Md.) 5-3 49 NCAA rules during the Nochimson, a former ever playing a game for people," Pettigrew said. 16 Navy 6-3 39 recruitment of former student manager for the Huskies after he was "There was a whole 17 Hobart 5-1 36 basketball player Nate UConn, was considered a charged with violating a bunch of adults who 18 Colgate 4-3 36 19 Villanova Miles, but added Miles is representative of UConn's restraining order in a should have been doing 5-3 17 not at UConn and his athletic interests by the case involving a woman their job instead of doing 20 Albany (N.Y.) 4-1 15 team remains focused on NCAA and was prohibited who claimed he assaulted what they did. the NCAA tournament. from having contact with her. He is now attending "That's how society is," Yahoo reported Miles or giving him any­ the College of Southern he said. "They chew you Wednesday that Miles, a thing of value, Yahoo Idaho and plays·-for the up and spit you out. If USCHO Men's Ice Hockey 6-7 guard from Toledo, reported. school's basketball team. they can use you, they Ohio, was given lodging, Records also show that Miles could not be use you. I think the whole Division I Top 1.5 transportation, meals and five UConn coaches called reached for comment. A situation is funny, representation by sports Nochimson and text-mes­ cell phone number used because I'm sure there agent Josh Nochimson, saged him at least 1,565 by The Associated Press are people who are sup­ team record and a UConn assistant times during a nearly to contact him in the past posed to be looking over 1 Boston U. coach knew about the two-year period before was answered Wednesday that." 2 NOTRE DAME 3 Michigan 4 Denver 5 Yale 24-7-2 IN BRIEF 6 Northeastern 25-11-4 Pacers Murphy injures Armstrons;! still recovering College Hall of Fame 7 North Dakota 24-14-4 MCL, misses game from colrarbone surgery inducts ten players 8 Minn. Duluth 21-12-8 INDIANAPOLIS Indiana AUSTIN - Lance Armstrong was LUBBOCK, Texas - Former World 9 Cornell 21,9-4 Pacers forward Troy Murphy recovering Wednesday from sur­ Series star Joe Carter of Wichita State 10 Pri n§eton 22·11-1 missed Wednesday night's game gery on his broken collarbone. and Mississippi State's Rafael Palmeiro, 11 Vermont 20·W5 against Miami because of a Surgeon Doug Elenz inserted a who hit 569 home runs in the major 12 New Hampshire 19-u~s,:;; 13 Miami (Ohio) 20·12-5 sprained ligament in his left knee. steel plate and 12 screws to stabi­ leagues, are among 10 inductees into 14 OhioSt. 23-14-4 Coach Jim O'Brien said Murphy lize the collarbone, which was the College Baseball Hall of Fame. 15 St. Lawrence 21-12-5 injured his MCL at the end of a broken in four pieces. Rating the Carter was a two-time MVP of the shootaround earlier in the day. surgery on a scale of one to 10, Missouri Valley Conference with the "We think it's a mild sprain, but from easiest to most difficult, Shockers. The outfielder won the 1993 it's not my knee," O'Brien said. Elenz called Armstrong's proce­ World Series for Toronto with a home "It's very painful and he can't cut. dure an 8. run in the bottom of the ninth inning of He tried to go, he tried to warm "This was a challenge. It was a Game 6 against Philadelphia closer around the dial up, but he couldn't do it." hard case," Elenz said in a confer­ Mitch Williams. The 6-foot-11 Murphy, who is ence call with reporters. Other 2009 inductees announced averaging 14.1 points and is third Armstrong broke the collarbone Tuesday include pitchers Darren NCAA Basketball in the NBA at 11.8 rebounds, will Monday when he crashed during Dreifort tJf Wichita State and Kirk have an MRI on the knee the first stage of the Vuelta of Dressendorfer of Texas; shortstop Connecticut vs. Purdue Thursday. Castilla and Leon race in northern Barry Larkin of Michigan; second 7:07 p.m., CBS O'Brien said the injury would not Spain. He flew home to Austin on baseman Todd Walker of LSU and affect the team's workout routine Tuesday and went straight to visit catcher Keith Moreland of Texas. Villanova vs. Duke on days of games. Elenz. Longtime coach Ron Polk also made 9:57 p.m., CBS "You've got to practice if you The 37 -year-old American cyclist the list. He's the only coach to lead want to get better, and you have to has said he still hopes to ride in three teams to the College World practice to get ready for games. the Giro d'Italia, which begins May Series: Mississippi State, Georgia and That's what we do," he said. 9, and the Tour de France in July. Georgia Southern. page 16 The Observer + PAID ADVERTISEMENT Thursday, March 26, 2009 Thursday, March 26, 2009 The Observer+ SPORTS page 17

NFL MLB Vick accused by Dept. of Labor Pirates' prospect Suspended NFL star allegedly spent his pension plan funds illegally cleared by police or former MV7 employees. southeastern Virginia jail until Associated Press "This action sends a message the hearing, but it wasn't that the Labor Departm€Jnt will known which one. Newport manager Neal Huntington RICHMOND, Va. -The U.S. Associated Press Department of Labor filed com­ not tolerate the misuse of plan News Sheriff Gabe Morgan said said. "Jose will return to the plaints Wednesday accusing . money and will take whatever he had not been notified that BRADENTON, Fla. field in the coming days when suspended NFL star Michael steps necessary to recover the Vick would be staying in the city Pittsburgh Pirates prospnct he and we feel the timing is Vick of illegally spending about assets owed to eligible work­ jail, but it was possible Vick and Jose Tabata is not involved in right. Jose has been a pleas­ $1.3 million in pension plan ers," Secretary of Labor Hilda federal marshals could show up any wrongdoing in a bizarre ure for our staff to work with funds for his own benefit, L. Solis said in a prepared unannounced. case in which his much-older and we will continue to work including paying restitution statement. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Frank wife is charged with abducting closely with him with respect ordered in his dogfighting con­ The department also accused Santoro earlier this month a 2-month-old baby girl from to his development and growth spiracy case. two of Vick's former financial rejected the idea of allowing a Florida couple, police told in all areas." The department filed the advisers, Mary R. Wong and testimony by video hookup, say­ the team. The infant, Sandra Cruz­ complaints in federal district David A. Talbot, of participating ing he needed Vick in the court­ Tabata, a 20-year-old out­ Francisco, was taken from her and bankruptcy courts the in some of the transfers. room so he could assess his fielder who is one of the mother, Rosa Sirilo-Francisco, same day Vick left a federal The filing further complicates demeanor and credibility. Pirates' top minor leaguers, about 3 p.m. Monday by a lockup in Kansas, apparently Vick's bankruptcy case, which Vick's plan for paying his said in a statement Wednesday woman her family only knew bound for Virginia to appear at has gradually moved along in creditors is based largely on his that he is "hurt, frustrated, as "Janet," according to police a bankruptcy hearing next Newport News while Vick intention to resume his NFL and confused" that his 43- in Plant City, about 60 miles week. Vick was at the Federal serves a 23-month prison term career. Vick was suspended year-old wife, Amalia Tabata from Bradenton. The mother Transfer Center in Oklahoma in the federal penitentiary in indefinitely after his 2007 Pereira, is accused of taking had taken her baby for a City late Wednesday afternoon. Leavenworth, Kan. The judge indictment, and NFL the girl from a woman at a checkup at the Plant City Mark Lichtenstein, one of presiding over the bankruptcy Commissioner Roger Goodell health clinic in Plant City, east Health Department, where she Vick's bankruptcy attorneys, case has ordered Vick to testify has said he will review Vick's of Tampa, on Monday night. met Janet, who said she was declined to comment on both in person at next week's hear­ status after he is released. Tabata's wife was turned an immigration official. The the Labor Department allega­ ing on confirmation of his The Falcons still hold the con­ over Wednesday to authorities woman told Sirilo-Francisco tions and the details of Vick's Chapter 11 plan. tract rights to Vick but have in Hillsborough County after there were officers at her apparent temporary move to U.S. Bureau of Prisons said they will try to trade him. she was held Tuesday night in home waiting to deport her Virginia for the April 2 hearing. spokeswoman Felicia Ponce Vick's bankruptcy plan would a Bradenton jail in lieu of and the child's father to The Labor Department said said Wednesday that Vick was allow him to keep the first $750,000 bond. She was Mexico. Vick made a series of prohibited at the Oklahoma transfer facili­ $750,000 of his annual pay. arrested after handing over The woman known as Janet transfers from a pension plan ty but added that she could not After that, a percentage would the girl to authorities in a offered to help, but said she sponsored by MV7, a celebrity disclose the inmate's ultimate. go to his creditors based. on a Bradenton shopping center had to take the baby. The two marketing company owned by destination until it he arrives. sliding scale. parking lot, less than 24 hours women drove with the infant the former Atlanta Falcons ·There was no indication of Vick is eligible to move into after the infant was taken. to a farm where the child's quarterback. The department when Vick left Leavenworth or home confinement no earlier Jose Tabata was questioned father works and Janet told. alleges that Vick violated his when he would arrive in than May 21 and is scheduled by Manatee County authorities him the same story, and the duties as trustee of a pension Virginia. to be released from custody on Tuesday night following his mother later handed the child plan that covered nine current Vick will likely be kept in a July 20. wife's arrest, but they later over. told the Pirates the outfielder Authorities in Manatee is not involved in the case. County said Pereira was "Jose was as shocked as the detained after an anonymous rest of us upon hearing the tipster called police to report a news and has cooperated fully woman in downtown with law enforcement offi­ Bradenton had information cials," Pirates president Frank about the missing baby. The Coonelly said Wednesday in a baby was handed over when statement. "The Pirates organ­ police responded to that call. ization will continue to do Tabata was considered one anything and everything we of the New York Yankees' top can to assist and support Jose prospects last year, only to during this difficult personal walk out of a game involving time." their Double-A Trenton farm Tabata, who spent part of club early last season. Tabata spring training with the apparently was frustrated by Pirates, did not take part in his slow start. workouts at their minor The incident partly led to the league complex Wednesday Yankees including Tabata in and declined to talk to the July trade in which the reporters. Pirates dealt outfielder Xavier "I was shocked to be told Nady and left-bander Damaso that my wife was arrested for Marte to New York for Tabata kidnapping," Tabata said in a , and right-banders Hoss statement issued by the team. Ohlendorf, Jeff Karstens and "I am hurt, frustrated and Daniel McCutchen. . confused by her actions. I After the trade, Tabata hit have and will continue to .348 in 22 games with Altoona cooperate with law enforce­ - or 100 points higher than ment officials in any way that he hit in 79 games for Trenton I can. Until I have all of the - and had three homers and facts, I cannot comment any 13 RBis in 89 at-bats. Tabata. further." a native of Venezuela, also The Pirates also said they impressed the Pirates this could not further discuss the spring with his line-drive incident. power, throwing arm and abil­ "Due to the nature of this ity to learn quickly. ongoing investigation, we can­ Upon making the trade, the not discuss any specifics of the Pirates apparently were case, other than to say that, unaware that Tabata was Styx Concert STOMP South Bend The Clean Up like Jose, we are extremely married to a woman more thankful the young child was than twice his age who, with Kansas Rhythm & Dance Symphony Orchestra Woman safely returned to her family," according to the St. Rock Doubleheader Broadway Musical Sacred Spring By JD Lawrence Coonelly said. "Our hearts go Petersburg Times, spent more Friday, March 27 Sat..Sun, March 28-29 Saturday, April4 out to her and her family for than two years in a state Sunday, AprilS the pain they must have prison about 10 years ago for endured during the hours that an arson case. Family mem­ she was missing." bers told the newspaper that UP£()mina 'h()W§ The incident probably won't Pereira, a native of Puerto keep Tabata off the field for Hico, has four children of her an extended period. He is own, all of them teenagers or expected to begin the season older. with Double-A Altoona of the The woman apparently has Eastern League, where he was used at least four names in the optioned last week after hit­ past, and the name given to ting .407 in 27 exhibition at­ police does not match the one bats with the Pirates. - Mayita - in the Pirates' "We continue to he enthusi­ media guide. astic about Jose Tabata as a Tabata and the woman were person, player and member of married in January 2008 in the Pirates' famil}." general Ilillsborough County. ------

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NFL MLB Goodell looking for Smoltz pitches in Red Sox uniform more season games Right -handed pitcher throwing for first time from mound since surgery scheduled to for another a while that happens. It's Associated Press bullpen session Saturday with never happened in a game. think we want to make sure that FOHT MYEHS, Fla. - Hight­ approximately the same num­ Thankfully Josh said I made a Associated Press the right dialogue takes place hander John Smoltz pitched ber of pitches, but h(~ should nice adjustment on the next DANA POINT, Calif. - More before we make any final votes." from the mound in a Hed Sox add his offspeed pitches to pitch, probably the best games that count, perhaps as DeMaurice Smith, ibn NFLPA's uniform for the first time the workout. adjustment he's ever seen early as August 2011? That's incoming executive director, Wednesday, testing his surgi­ "It was more a matter of anyone make." exactly what NFL commissioner wants any decision that affects cally repaired shoulclor by repeating his delivory, con­ Smoltz said he was throw­ Roger Goodell wants. the players to happen eollabora­ throwing 40 pitchns in tho trolling his intensity lnveJ, ing with about 70 percent of There are several hurdles tively. bullpen. which I think he did very his normal intensity. before the league can expand its "His hope is that the concerns Smoltz, who turns 42 in well," Farrell said. ''I think he "Not that that bothers me," regular season from 16 to 17 or and interests of the players will May, threw to a ··r.rouching felt good coming away from he said. "I intentionally did it. 18 games. Among them is be seriously considered," said catcher for just the second it, and he's dealing with the And even if I wanted to turn reaching a new collective bar­ George Atallah, a director at the time since having surgnry to subtletins it up, I had already gaining agreement with the public relations firm Qorvis ropair a torn Labrum on June in thn set my brain in players' union. Communications and a 10. Ilis first mound snssion adjust­ "All I cared about was motion that I was­ Still, the commissioner hopes spokesman for Smith during his was in December for Heel Sox ments in getting the ball to the n't going to go to present a proposal to the transition. "He was elected by pitching coar.h John Farroll. his deliver­ after it. That's for owners in May after the matter the players to be their advocato Smoltz then signnd with ins, but catcher. But in my time to come." was discussed at length this on such issues and is more than Boston in January. ending his today was mind I was trying to lie had to remind week at the owners meetings. ready to serve them." 2 0-year tenure with t lw the first hit the outside himself. he said, day he's "It's possible that we could Among the issues team own­ Braves. He has playnd r.atch corner. the inside that hi purpose in vote in May, but we want to ers must discuss is when the off a mound this spring, thrown a this session was to have core discussions on this," regular season would begin; throwing to a standing catch­ bullpen of corner. throw, and not to Goodell said Wednesday. how many bye weeks would bn er. this strul:- think like a pitch­ "Anytime you have change, scheduled; how deep into "This was the first time I'm turn since John Smoltz er. February the playoffs and Supor throwing down to a catcher," e a r I y "All cared there is some reluctance. But it's Red Sox Pitcher dear we don't need four presea­ Bowl would go;. and when the he said. "(It's) totally diiTnrent December. about was getting son games anymore." offseason programs - including than throwing to a eatcher So there's the ball to the Goodell said the league has the combine and the draft - standing up. I didn't think it going to be catcher," he said. not seriously discussed the sub­ would be held. was going to be that big a some familiarity to regain "But in my mind I was trying ject with its broadcast partners. Plus, where would the extra deal and it was. It's just gnt­ with the mound. and the to hit the outside corner. the lie couldn't imagine them not games be played, pardeularly ting used to it all ovor again. intricacies of his delivery." inside corner. That's for times being interested in more mean­ with 17 of them? Now I'm getting used to all With Dusty Brown catching, to come, I got to remind ingful games. One possibility, an idea the components, the mound, teammates Josh Beckett, Jon myself." "I think the quality of NH Goodell and senior vice presi­ the height of the mound, all Lester and George Kottaras For the next two weeks, programming, that every one of dent of sales and marketing those things that you tah for watched Smoltz's. Farrell said, Smoltz will our network partners would say, Mark Waller first mentioned granted. On what would havn beon throw bullpen sessions every if they have the chance to have several years ago, would be 17 "I can't explain the awk­ Smoltz's 12th pitch, the ball third day, leading into throw­ more regular-season program­ neutral-site games, including wardness. I didn't think it slipped from his grip during ing batting practice and sim­ ming, they'd be interested in it," some aboard. That would would be that awkward," his windup and fell behind ulated games before a poten­ Goodell said. "A key point is the enable the league to step up its Smoltz said. ''I've been doing him, initially giving Farrell tial rehab assignment. fans also recognize players they eil'orts internationally, a particu­ this for a long time, but it reason for pause - until he "I think every day he has want to see are not in those pre­ lar goal of Goodell's. was awkward. But, I've not saw the look on Smoltz's face. the ball in his hand there's season games; that's why they "There's been some discussion gone that long without being "I probably have that hap­ excitement," Farrell said. are not attractive. They want to about that," Goodell said. on the mound." pen once a side session," "But, I think today signifies in see those players play." "That's been one of the appeal­ Smoliz, who threw 30 pitch­ Smoltz said. ''I'm trying to not his mind the light at the end As for those players and their ing features of converting pre­ es from a windup and 1 0 grip the ball, trying to gip it of the tunnel's getting union, Goodell recognizes an season games into regular-sea­ from the stretch position, is as light as I can, and once in brighter." expanded schedule will be part son games is it gives you more of CBA negotiations. Owners inventory, more games that you opted out of the current deal can take to neutral sites, either last year, and it expires after the internationally or domestically. New Ownership 2010 schedule, which would be So that is a compelling feature." an uncapped season. Another option would be hav­ Ready for "Under the current agree­ ing one conference play nine ment, additional regular-season home games during a season, Fall2009 games would not be covered," and the other conference do s Goodell said. "I think our most the next year. 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MLB Mets' pitching struggles in 10-6 loss to Tigers Pavano bounces back in Indians' defeat over Padres; Reyes pitches scoreless relief in Cardinals loss to Astros Left-handed reliever Ron adjustments on the mound, but I The Padres had 11 hits, the Houston Astros. Associated Press Villone also struggled felt really good today," said including three singles by R(lyes, who is with his lOth PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Oliver Wednesday allowing four hits Pavano, who complimented his Eckstein, who raised his Cactus club after signing a two-year Perez's outing Wednesday and four runs in one inning. defense - in particular two League batting average to .462 deal with the Cardinals earlier alarmed his manager, not Three of the four hits were by sparkling plays from second (18-for-39) before departing in this month, showed little signs because he gave up six runs but left-handed batters. baseman Asdrubal Carerra in the fifth inning. Eckstein is one of rust after having not thrown because he walked six in 3 2-3 There were bright. spots for the fifth inning. of two former Arizona since making three appearances innings of the New York Mets' Manuel's staff, though. "I was getting frustrated with Diamondbacks second basemen for Mexico in the World Baseball 10-6 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Bobby Parnell tossed another some things, but I spoke with who will start at that spot for NL Classic. Mexico was eliminated Wednesday. scoreless inning, lowering his our pitching coach ( Carl Willis ) West Division rivals this season in the second round March 16. Tigers starter Nate Robertson spring ERA to 2.61 and Brian and he simplified some things - Orlando Hudson in Los On Wednesday, he nntered the left the game with a sprained Stokes worked two perfect that gave me piece of mind," he Angeles is the other. game in the top of the eighth thumb on his pitching hand. innings with two strikeouts. said. "I was rushing my delivery "I've done stuff like this before with the score tied at 3 and Hobertson, competing for the No. Carlos Beltran went 2-for-3 a bit and he got me back in in the spring, but maybe not this faced four batters, surrendering 5 spot in the rotation, was hit by with a double, an RBI and a run sync. I feel good to go out there hot," Eckstein said. "I was very only a double to llunter Pence . a throw while trying to cover scored in his return to the Mets' and do a job like this." disappointed with my swing last "I wanted to throw strikes," first base in the bottom of the lineup. Carlos Delgado went 0- Indians manager Eric Wedge year, and that's what I work on said the 31-year-old Heyes, who first inning. for-2. has penciled in Pavano as the with my brother during the spent the last three seasons with Mets manager Jerry Manuel Tigers' shortstop Adam Everett No. 3 starter in the rotation this whole offseason. I've tried to the Minnesota Twins. said he will watch Perez, who also left the game in the top of season, and was happy to see simplify my approach and it's "It was the perfect situation, gave up five hits, carefully in his the first after spraining his ankle the positive results. been going well." just like during the rPgular sea­ next couple of outings. sliding into second base. "I thought he threw well. He San Diego starter Knvin son in the eighth inning of a tie "I think when you don't have was on line with his pitches all Correia pitched into the sixth game. You have to go out there command. and you don't have Indians 8, Padres 4 day and did a good job moving inning, but wasn't happy after and throw strikes and I concen­ that extra velocity, you're going Carl Pavano rebounded from a his fastball around," Wedge said allowing nine hits and six runs. trated on that and on locating to struggle and that's what hap­ rough outing with six strong "He came up in the zone that "I felt like I threw the ball well, my pitches over the plate." pened today," Manuel said. innings Wednesday, and the one inning, but he was able to but I'm looking for some results This game was a showcase for "(Perez) had neither. We have Cleveland Indians beat the San get it back down and it was at this point," Correia said. "We pitchers on both sides. some things to work out." Diego Padres 8-4. good to see him make the reset to zero when the season Houston's starter Russ Ortiz is Perez's outing comes a day Pavano, who appeared in only adjustment." starts, but any time you go out competing for the fifth spot in after Mike Pelfrey gave up six 26 games in four seasons for the After allowing a home run to there you want to pitch well. the starting rotation and had a earned runs and 10 hits, and fel­ Yankees after signing a $39.95 Henry Blanco, a double to Luis "You're not always going to two-hit shutout going into the low starter John Maine has million contract in 2005, has had Rodriguez and an RBI single to feel good out there. I got to 90 fourth inning bnfore giving up struggled, too. He has a 10.38 his share of struggles this spring. David Eckstein in the third, pitches (actually 92) and now I back-to-back, two-out doubles EHA this spring coming off He entered the game with a 9.82 Pavano rebounded with three need to get some kind of a to Hyan Ludwick and Khalil September surgery to shave a ERA, but threw 53 of 77 pitches scoreless innings. springboard into the season." Greene. Ortiz left aftnr the fifth bone spur in his right shoulder. for strikes Wednesday and was Andy Marte hit a two-run inning, having allow1~d one run "Pelfrey I think is OK," Manuel the first Indians pitcher to go six homer in the fourth, and Kelly Astros 4, Cardinals 3 on five hits with two walks and said. "He sinks the ball real well, innings this spring. He gave up Shoppach and Trevor Crowe Dennys Reyes made his debut four strikeouts. I lis delivery and so he's always one pitch away. six runs over four innings in his ·each homered in the eighth to in a St. Louis Cardinals uniform routine on the mound were Maine, it's a big day for him last start. pace a 12-hit attack for Wednesday, pitching a scorPiess hampered because of a stomach (Thursday) for his confidence." "I still have to make some Cleveland. inning of relief in a 4-3 loss to illness.

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NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL SMC SOFTBALL Aztecs hold on to Belles face struggling Grizzlies

against Manchester last week. games," Sullivan said. "I am By CHRIS MASOUD The Spartans held off a Saint hoping today's games were a defeat St. Mary's Sporrs Writer Mary's comeback in the sev­ good wake-up call for us to enth to win the first game by a make sure we play our game With only two losses to their score of 7-5. and play the sport with pas­ the ball out of bounds. name midway through the sea­ But showing the importance sion, the way it is meant to be Associated Press Mills drew his fifth foul and son, the Belles will head into of a short memory, the Belles played." SAN DIEGO - The fans Williams again made the sec­ their match against Franklin came back in the second game For better or for worse, the stormed the court and Frank ond of two free throws for a today hoping to continue their to jump on the Spartans in the Belles have had a full week off Sinatra's "New York, New 70-66 lead. torrent pace early innings. to recover and to prepare for a York" blared over the sound The Aztecs were just 4-of-8 towards the MIAA Stingy pitch­ Grizzlies team that can be dan­ system. from the line in the final 1:42. playoffs. ing and gerous when underestimated. The biggest game in San SDSU had lost to Saint Saint Mary's "I was proud of our strong Saint Mary's will look for Diego State hoops history Mary's in consecutive appear­ (12-2) will travel pitchers for staying defense strong performances in the ended with Steve Fisher's ances in the John Wooden to face non -con­ in two tight games." helped the lineup from freshman Lauren Aztecs earning a trip to the Big Classic, including 67-64 on ference opponent Belles hang Enayati and senior Ashley Apple and sending Patrick Dec. 13. Grizzlies (3-11) in on for a 5-4 Fusaro, who have been instru­ Mills into his offseason. SDSU jumped to leads of 13- a doubleheader. Erin Sullivan victory. mental in the Belles' success The Aztecs· raced to a huge 0 and 18-3 as Mills and the Franklin is com­ Belles coach A 2004 thus far. But in the end, strong lead at noisy Cox Arena, blew Gaels started cold. Saint ing off a late­ alumna in pitching and solid defense will it all, then rallied to beat Mills Mary's pulled within five late inning, come­ her fourth play a dominant factor in and the Saint Mary's Gaels 70- in the first half before SDSU from-behind vic- season as the today's outcome. 66 on Wednesday night to took a 39-28 halftime lead. tory against Transylvania, one head coach of the team, Erin Saint Mary's takes the field reach the semifinals of the NIT. "We were letter perfect," of the top teams in the IICAC, Sullivan knowsjw.w good her at 3:00 p.m. at American "It's an understatement for Fisher said of the opening to split a doubleheader. players can be when they play Legion Field in Franklin, Ind. me to say that this was an salvo. "We were making every The Belles are also rebound­ to their full potnntial. important victory for our pro­ shot. We were turning them ing from a doubleheader split "I was proud of our pitchers Contact Chris Masoud at gram," said Fisher, who over. They were on their heels. in their previous matchup for staying in two tight [email protected] arrived at SDSU in 1999 and "We jumped off to a phenom­ revived its sad-sack program. enal start," Fisher added. "We Billy White scored 17 for the owe our crowd. In the 10 years Aztecs (26-9), I've been here, I who will play have not heard a Mon., March 30th Baylor (23- "In I o years I've been louder crowd for 14) in the the duration." 11AM-7PM semifinals on here, I have not heard The game drew Tuesday night a louder crowd for a sellout crowd of The Gillespie at Madison the duration." 12,414 to Cox Center at the Hilton Square Arena, including Garden. former SDSU and Garden Inn Fisher was Steve Fisher NFL football star Located on SR 933 and Dou~J!as Rd. on the campus of St. Mary's part of two Aztecs coach Marshall Faulk, NIT champi- who sat courtside, onships while next to San Diego Delicious chocolate Photos with the at Michigan, as an assistant to Chargers coach Norv Turner. Bill Frieder in 1984 and as "I didn't think we were quite samples from some of the ., Easter Bunny head coach in 1997. Fisher ready for the storm that hit us finest local restaurants, coached Michigan to the NCAA to start that game," Saint Prizes title in 1989. Mary's coach Randy Bennett shops & bakeries. SDSU and Saint Mary's (28-7) said. "They are not used to not both felt they should have been wi'nning. As a coach, you can't in the NCAA tournament. As it ask for anymore than to have a Cookir1q demonstrations is, the Aztecs are the last chance to win that game down Mountain West Conference the stretch." TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR - $5 Each team still playing in the post­ The Aztecs were up 46-33 Cllildren under 5 FREE season. early in the second half before This is the deepest SDSU has Saint Mary's started closing Prese.nted By: SAINT((flt)SEPH advanced in a national post­ the gap. Saint Mary's tied it at f\l-~l F ing fouled out with 10.8 sec­ ~ _R_ E, _A._ E, onds to go. He scored a game­ C> 'T I:> lVI high 18 points but had a horri­ C <> L I...... E.<;;. .E. <> F ble night shooting, going 7 -for- 24 overall and 4-for-13 on 3- .A. .R.."'" S .A. :N' I> L.E"'" 'I" .E. .R.. S pointers. "It was one of those days," I :r~.·'V"·i 1: e s "N" <> -...... i. :rt. a 1: i c::> -.-. s said Mills, the Australian Olympic star who is widely £<>r the expected to turn pro following his sophomore season. Mills - who came in shoot­ ing 86.7 percent from the free­ throw line - missed the front end of a one-and-one with 34.9 E~~cl-. ye.c.:"lr, tJ-.e s·l'"le~.;.:'!'(:..-:ly -Avv-.t.::tJ:•<...-i., ·~-=."':\'1"')''\eci f<.>r ~~ fc..:>·a·t--.,er c.-teC'\1- seconds left and the Gaels c::>.f t:.l"'lC'.i~ C::::c:·.>.ll<~s"-'~ c::,f A rt:s t'l<:>t·s <>•,_e r.,:-'1.<.••-:r-..bos•r trailing 66-64. SDSU's Kyle <>:f t:l'lc .Arts anc1 l--<"t:t:C'.i~rs t'acL<:y fc:.:.1· c·n... ttsta.nctiJ·-..g t<'.i.,ac.J--.ing Spain rebounded and Mills l3c.:>th. st"Ll.cier"t:s ~'lnci f"n<~ulty <.'u·co• i..rtvih;~d h:> SL&brn.i.t fouled Williams, who made n<.>.n:-t.l.&:-'!..n·tic:;.:>a-. .lr tl-.i.s y<.~a.r's m·w~'lrc::.:l t<.:>: both ends of a one-and-one for a four-point lead. Stt-1.art: Gree.t:"'e Mills made a layup with 14.9 Assc:::>cia tOE~ L.:>ea:n. £c::>r U:t~<..-:IE~rgra<..'"i 1-.1.a.t:e St:Lt.clies seconds left and Williams ~104 C:>'Shaugh.t-.essy .1-,:.l.al.l answered by making the sec­ ond of two free throws to make I.:> ea. d. I i :rae it 69-66. After a timeout, the ~.on.da.y .... April "1.3, .2009 Gaels inbounded the ball to Mills but he inexplicably lost .------~------

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The dwindling time before postsea.son play is set to begin Ho01ers Hoosiers has Louderback anxious to continued from page 24 continued from page 24 see improvements from his team over the next few weeks. slow pitchers," Gumpf said. Katya Zapadalova, who com­ "1 think our doubles has "But what was really impor­ peted in the NCAA singles improved, but we need to get tant was when their pitch_ers tournament last year as a where all three teams are missed, they took advantage." freshman. more consistent," he Jorgensborg sparked the Notre Dame enters tho final said. "We still have some big offense twice more with an stretch of its regular season matches coming up, including RBI single in the third inning schedule with only seven two top-four teams in and a home run to left center games remaining until the Big Northwestern and Baylor, in the sixth to cap the scoring East championship tourna­ where I think we can do for the Irish. ment. After the Irish host that." Notre Dame came out fast Baylor next week at home, Notre Dame's in-state in the second game of the they will head on a four-game matchup with the Hoosiers is doubleheader as well. road trip where they will play scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. Fleury began the bottom of four games in five days, simi­ in Bloomington. the first with a walk and lar to the pace they will run advanced to second on a sac­ into at the NCAA tournament Contact Alex Barker at rifice bunt. Junior third base­ Freshman infielder Dani Miller bats during a 4-3 loss to Big in May. abarker 1 @nd.edu men Heather Johnson and East opponent St. John's on March 22. Lux then walked to load the bases for freshman second third inning on a walk and an The Irish added an extra basemen Dani Miller, who error. four runs in the bottom of the NBA promptly placed the ball Sophomore pitcher Jody sixth. Jorgensborg began the behind the left field fence for Valdivia (5-5) allowed just inning with a single and a grand slam. one hit and an unearned run advanced to third on a walk Miller, who went from little in her seven innings of work. and a wild pitch. Fleury then Pacers stymie Wade, playing time at the beginning She struck out eight batters. batted her in with a single. of the season to a starting "It was one of [Valdivia's] The Irish added three more job, has been an offensive best outings," Gumpf said. on two walks, a sacrifice fly force for the Irish during "She had good stuff and it and an error. squeak out home win their current homestand. W.{LS really moving. She kept Notre Dame will have two "She really deserves it," the other team guessing." days' rest before traveling to Gumpf said. "There isn't any­ Gumpf said the early runs Georgetown and South on despite going scoreless for one who works harder than for the Irish were helpful for Florida this weekend to play Associated Press nearly the final 4 minutes. The Dani. She fires me up, the both pitchers. in their first conference road INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana's 17 straight wins, including way she approaches the "It takes all the pressure games. home-court mastery of cold­ three in the playoffs, go back game." off," she said. "I know Bargar shooting Dwyane Wade and the more than seven years, and The Broncos scored their and Jody really appreciate Contact Laura Myers at Miami Heat came down to one Wade has never- won in only run of the game in the it." [email protected] possession, one last shot and Conseco Fieldhouse. one big scare. "I don't know why we are so The 90-88 victory Wednesday dominant here against them, I Morrissey Manor night- was Indiana's 17th really don't," Granger said. straight home win against the "But it's a good streak." Medallion Hunt Heat, but it wasn't certain until Granger had seven points, Wade's desperation 3-point and T.J. Ford six during shot went halfway down and Indiana's big run, and a 3- rimmed out at the buzzer. pointer by Granger gave the "I thought it was (going in) Pacers their biggest lead at 90- for a quick second, then I saw 80. Former Pacer Jermaine he shot it a little to the left and O'Neal had two baskets during that's why it rolled out," said an 8-0 run that brought Miami Danny Granger, who led within two. The Heat then had Indiana with 28 points. two chances to tie, but neither "Fortunately, he missed it." Udonis Haslem nor Wade could Wade, the NBA scoring convert in the closing seconds. leader at almost 30 points a "It's just one of those nights, game, had 21 points but was man," Wade said. "Naw, I got a Abandon all hope just 5-of-24 from the field, lot of good shots. I've played including 2-of-11 in the second against the Pacers many times, half. so I know how to play against The Medallion has been found "I think it was good defense them. I just missed a lot of collectively," Granger said. "A shots I normally hit. It's just player like Dwyane Wade, he one of those nights." scores out of this world, he Haslem finished with 18 does it on a regular basis." points and 14 rebounds, and Indiana trailed by four early O'Neal had 13 points and three in the fourth but took control blocks but only two rebounds. Thanks for playing with a 13-1 run midway Ford added 20 points and through the quarter and held Jarrett Jack 13 for the Pacers. Jeff Foster, starting in· place of injured Troy Murphy, had a season-high 16 rebounds. The bulk of the defense on Wade throughout the game was Thinking about Grad School? by Indiana rookie Brandon Rush. "I just tried to challenge him on every shot he took and tried to stay in front of him," Rush said. "I tried to contest every­ thing he put up and make sure I got a hand up every time he left his feet." Wade hit only three of 13 shots in the first half but kept Miami close from the free­ throw line. He hit all six of his first-half foul shots, including the first two during a 10-2 run that erased an early seven-point Pacers lead. A 3-pointer by James Jones and a basket by Michael Beasley put the Heat _ up 29-27 early in the second period. Wade pushed Miami's lead to 49-45 with two more free throws with 13 seconds left in the half, but a 3-pointer by Jack with 2 seconds to go got the Pacers within one. Miami took its biggest lead at 7 4-70 on two free throws by Mario Chalmers before a bas­ ket by Ford started Indiana's decisive run. ------

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four." Williams scored with 4:11 Oakland scored two in the Bellarmine scored the first play in the half to make the third inning. Geschke singled GWLL goal of the game at the 12:47 score 6-4 at the break. Walks to lead off and senior center continued from page 24 mark when Knights sopho­ Doyle scored his second continued from page 24 fielder Justin' Wilson walked. more Jarrett Davis tallied his goal of the game to narrow Jarrad bunted the runners to Corrigan was not pleased first of two scores on the the gap to one just 50 sec­ Shane McCatty, but he fared no second and third, and sopho­ with offensive execution in day. The Irish responded onds into the third quarter. better. Senior shortstop Jeremy more second baseman Tommy particular. nearly two minutes later The Irish responded as Barnes hit a triple to the warn­ Jablonski's sac fly drove in "In the first half we were with Swezey's first goal off Krebs scored his third goal ing track that scored Grosso Geschke. Stafford singled in too quick offensively and not an assist from sophomore of the game at the 7:59 mark and tied the game at five. Wilson and Oakland led 3-1. very good," Corrigan said. midfielder David Earl at the to put the Irish up two. Spano struck out two in the Spano replaced Sabatino in "We didn't take advantage of 10:49 mark. Swezey would score two of top of the eighth, but also the top of the fifth, but the opportunities from the out­ The teams remained tied his three straight goals in walked sophomore catcher struggles continued. Stafford set." until Irish sophomore mid­ the final 1:15 of the quarter Brett Greschke. The Grizzlies singled and advanced to sec­ The Knights remained fielder Zach Brennenman to put the Irish up 9-5 head­ pinch-ran freshman Tim Ryan ond when Spano was called for within striking distance for scored with 2:35 left in the ing into the final period. for Greschke and Ryan stole a balk. Sophomore first base­ much of the day, and the. first quarter. Senior mid­ Swezey scored his fourth second and third on two con­ man Aaron Wick walked, and Irish (7 -0, 1-0 GWLL) only fielder Dan Gibson scored 50 goal with 14:37 left in the secutive pitches. When junior an error on freshman second had a 7-5 lead with 1:15 left seconds later to make the game to give the Irish a five­ righty Steven Mazur came in to baseman Tommy Chase in the third quarter. score 3-1, but a goal by goal cushion. Davis added face the right-handed Jarrad, allowed Stafford to score. However, senior attack Bellarmine sophomore his second tally for the Grizzly singled to left to Sophomore left fielder Eric Ogg Duncan Swezey scored three Dereck Hopcroft made the Bellarmine almost a minute give Oakland a 6-5 lead. singled in Wick and the of his four goals in just over score 3-2 at the end of the later to make it a 10-6 game, "We don't really start scoring Grizzlies led 5-1. 1 1/2 minutes at the end of period. but that would be as close runs until the fifth inning," The Irish got one back in the the third and the start of the Bellarmine tied the game the Knights would get, as Schrage said. "If I could put sixth. Casey doubled down the fourth period to give the at three with a goal from Irish junior attack Neal my finger on it and figure out left-field line, advanced to Irish a 10-5 lead and squan­ junior Brian Doyle nearly Hicks concluded the scoring why ... I don't know if it's coin­ third on a passed ball and der ~ny hopes of a two minutes into the second with 9:20 left in the contest. cidence or what." sophomore third baseman Bellarmine rally. quarter. However, two goals Notre Dame improved to 4- Oakland got on the board in Greg Sherry's groundout Corrigan thought that from junior midfielder Grant 0 all time against Bellarmine the top of the second. Stafford scored him to make the score Swezey should have had an Krebs put the Irish on top 5- and 15-1 in GWLL openers. doubled off the wall in center 5-2. even stronger performance, 3 with just over 11 minutes The Irish return to action on field and advanced to third on "As a team, we just need to but was pleased with it to play in the half, and a Tuesday for a non-confer­ a wild pitch. Sophomore desig­ work on getting ready to go off nonetheless. tally from junior attackman ence tilt at home against nated hitter Dan Gliot popped the get-go," Grosso said. "Duncan was like a lot of Matt Ciambella put the Irish Villanova. out in foul territory near first "Jumping on teams early, our guys," Corrigan said. on top by three halfway base, but Stafford scored after that's something that we've "He should have had seven through the second quarter. Contact Mike Gotimer at tagging up. talked about as a team all goals, but I'm glad he had Knights sophomore Chase [email protected] Notre Dame tied the score at year." one in the bottom of the The Irish play a three-game inning. Two walks and a single series at Pittsburgh beginning loaded the bases, and sopho­ Friday. an early lead it never relin­ Meeks and the Wildcats battled more catcher Matt Scioscia quished as he scored 11 of the back, cutting the deficit to single lined out to right field to drive Contact Bill Brink at Seniors team's first 14 points. He also digits. When Meeks hit a 3-point­ in Barnes. [email protected] continued from page 24 helped hold Kentucky forward er to make it 64-55, the thou­ Patrick Patterson to just six first­ sands of Kentucky fans in atten­ Kyle McAlarney said. " ... It's half points. The hot start pro­ dance rose to their feet. But the obviously very special to go out pelled Harangody to a final stat Notre Dame fans responded, like that and the fans were great, line of 30 points and 11 helping the team stave off the and we can't thank them rebounds. comeback. enough." "It was good to·get off to a "What a great atmosphere in The Irish improved their all­ good start for myself, inside and there," Brey said. "One thing time record against Kentucky to outside," said Harangody, who about the Kentucky fan base, 18-41. hit two 3-pointers in the contest. man, they travel. And they made Notre Dame led by as many as "Coming into this game, our fans compete tonight so it 17 points in the second half but [Patterson] is one of the best post was really a great atmosphere in Kentucky fought back to make it players in ,the country so just there." 6 7-62 with 2:41 left. Wildcats getting in a rhythm like that was A dunk by Ayers in the final junior Jodie Meeks, who scored key for me." minute put an exclamation point just three points in the first half, The Irish made 7 -of-14 3-point on the Irish victory. exploded for 18 after intermis­ attempts in the first half as they "To go out with a win as a sen­ sion to lead the comeback. built a 34-26 halftime lead. ior, playing with these guys that "It looked like we were on the McAlamey and Ryan Ayers com­ you love to play with every day verge of putting them away but bined to go 7-of-16 from behind [is] really special, and we're just he is such a potent guy," Irish the arc in the contest. thankful for everyone coming coach Mike Brey said of Meeks. "Zach [Hillesland] and Ty Nash out and being a part of our four "You know, two threes and all of really screening really freed us years here," Ayers said. a sudden it's a game again. And up a little bit but I think we were After closing the Joyce Center he kept the game pressure on ready [to shoot]," McAlarney with a win, the Irish now look us. We just couldn't get away." said. "We wanted to get some ahead to a semifinal matchup But the Irish responded to the good looks in transition ... They against Penn State Tuesday. The Wildcats run as McAlarney and were really coming in on NIT final will be played junior Luke Harangody hit 9-of- [Harangody] tonight so credit Thursday. 10 free throw attempts in the him for his kickouts. It's our job "We're extremely excited and final two minutes. to be ready and take those shots we're looking to cut down the "We were poised offensively, but credit our teammates for nets there in the Garden, so it's made big free throws," Brey getting us open." not over yet," McAlarney said. said. "I think we're excited to get Midway through the second to New York." half, the Irish went on a 10-4 Contact Fran Tolan at Harangody led Notre Dame to run to take a 62-45 lead. But [email protected]

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MEN'S BASKETBALL MEN'S lACROSSE Big Apple Bound No.3 Irish

Team advances to NIT net victory semis, seniors get win in final game at JACC vs. Knights

By FRAN TOLAN By MIKE GOTIMER Senior StaffWriter Sports Writer

For the four Notre Dame sen­ The No. 3 Irish put their iors who led the Irish to a 52-3 undefeated record on the line record at home the past three on Wednesday at the Loftus seasons, the final game at the old Center in its GWLL opener Joyce Center could not have been against Bellarmine and need­ any better. ed a late run to defeat the The hosts never trailed and Knights 11-6. held off a late Kentucky rally to Irish coach Kevin Corrigan beat the Wildcats 77-67 on was thankful for the win after Wednesday night. The Irish what he thought was a lack­ advance to the semifinals of the luster performance by his NIT, which will be played in New team, who was playing its York City's Madison Square second game in four days. Garden starting next Tuesday. "I wasn't real pleased with "What a way to go out. our effort," Corrigan said. Kentucky, probably the most sto­ "Our execution wasn't good, ried program in college basket­ our preparation wasn't good, ball, and to get a 'W,"' Irish senior PAT COVENEY /The Observer and that's on me." Senior guard Kyle McAiamey high fives members of the Leprechaun Legion Wednesday after Notre see SENIORS/page 22 Dame's 77-67 win over Kentucky, the last home game before the Joyce Center renovation. . see GWLL/page 22

BASEBALL Eights walks, hit batter doon1 ND in 6-5 loss to Oakland

Grizzlies (6-11). going two­ allowed three runs on two hits. D.J. Jarrad went 2-for-4 with out rally. Freshman second By BILL BRINK thirds of an inning and giving Sabatino had trouble locating an RBI. Junior designated hit­ baseman Tommy Chase Sports Writer up no runs. on one hit. his breaking pitches, some­ ter Matt Grosso and sophomore reached after he got hit by a Oakland's starter, sophomore thing Schrage said allowed the first baseman David Casey pitch and junior center fielder Eight walks and a hit bats­ Greg Welke, went 6 2-3 Grizzlies to wait for their pitch. each had two hits for the Irish. A.J. Pollock's double down the man doomed Notre Dame (14- innings, giving up five runs on "When our pitchers can only "I've been pretty spotty the third-base line scored him. 8), who lost 6-.5 to Oakland at six hits. Freshman Matt throw one pitch for a strike, last couple weeks now," Grosso Pollock advanced to third on a Eck Stadium Wednesday. LaMothe picked up his first obviously they're sitting on a said. "I was just getting up passed ball and scored on "That's the difference in the save. fastball and they're going to there trying to get something in Grosso's single to make the ballgame," Irish coach Dave ~Freshman Joe Spano took the drill it," Schrage said. the zone and swing at it. I just score 5-4. Schrage said. "We talk about it loss for the Irish, dropping his Senior Grizzlies shortstop tried to be a little more patient The Grizzlies took Welke out all the time." record to 0-1. Spano relieved Andrew Stafford went 3-for-5 today." and replaced him with seilior Junior Andrew Estes (2-0) freshman starter Steve with two runs and an RBI, and Down 5-2 in the seventh, the picked up the win for the Sabatino after four innings and sophomore second baseman Irish tied the game with a two- see WALKS/page 22

NO WOMEN'S TENNIS NO SOFTBALL Team hits courts at Long balls propel two victories

By LAURA MYERS local rival Indiana Sports Writer It was a windy evening, but and Tennessee, especially at By ALEX BARKER the Irish bats didn't need any Tennessee," he said. "Getting extra help to clear the fences Sports Writer the win at Tennessee [playing at Melissa Cook Stadium. outdoors] really helps our Notre Dame (14-11) hit five No. 3 Notre Dame will try to team's confidence." home runs to fuel its 6-1 and continue to rebound from a Even with all of their expe­ 8-1 victories over Western loss to Georgia Tech and rience playing and beating Michigan (6-12) on stretch its win streak to three high-ranked opponents this Wednesday. "The-y crushed today when the Irish travel to season, the Irish are making those balls," Irish coach Bloomington, Ind., to take on sure they aren't overlooking Deanna Gumpf said. "Every No. 37 Indiana. the lower profile foes like single one was legit." This past weekend, the Irish Indiana. The Broncos jumped on were able to bounce back "Indiana has had a solid senior pitcher Brittany from their second loss of the year and is always a tough Bargar (9-6) early, scoring season against the Yellow team to play. They make you one run on two singles in the Jackets to defeat No. 12 .finish points in doubles and top of the first. However, it· Tennessee and No. 29 don't give away any free was all they would get, as

Vanderbiit, posting scores of ones," Louderback said. "We Bargar gave up only four hits LA!The 5-2 in each match to push have played a tougher sched­ for the rest of the game. Senior Irish pitcher Brittany Bargar delivers against St. John's their record to 16-2 on the ule than Indiana up to this The Irish answered with during a 4-3 loss at Melissa Cook Stadium on Mar. 22. season. point and so I think we will be one of their own in the bot­ Irish coach Jay Louderback tough to beat." tom of the frame on a sacri­ Irish started in the bottom of more second baseman Katie touted the wins as steps in the The Hoosiers are led by fice fly by junior first base­ the second with a one-out Fleury added another run right direction fo.r his t~am. two-time all-Big Ten selection men Christine Lux. walk. Junior catcher Alexia with a solo homer. "They were very big wins Alba Berdala and sophomore Then the show really began. Clay followed with a two-run "We usually struggle with for us because we always So ph om ore left fielder blast to left that put the Irish have trouble with both Vandy see HOOSIERS/page 21 Brianna Jorgensborg got the on top. One out later, sopho- see HOMERS/page 21