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The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's OLUME 43: ISSUE 32 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2008 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM ND students vote Obama in mock election Democratic candidate wins 52.6 percent of vote over McCain's 41.1 percent Issue Ticket Former congressman Bob Barr and South Dining Halls, where stu By KAITLYNN RIELY and Wayne Allyn Root, the dents could vote on laptop comput Associate News Editor Libertarian Party ticket, won 2.7 erS throughout the day Tuesday. percent of the votes, or 72 stu As some hurried to and from Students at the University of dents. class Tuesday afternoon, a line of Notre Dame elected Sen. Barack The independent ticket consist students waiting to cast their votes Obama and Sen. Joe Eiden as the ing of Ralph Nader and Matt stretched from the DeBartolo vot next president and vice president Gonzalez drew 1.4 percent of the ing tent down the sidewalk. of the United States in a mock vote, or 37 students. Thirty-nine "I think it could not have gone election Tuesday. students, or 1.4 percent of the vot any better," student body vice With 2,692 undergraduates and ers, chose to abstain and 23 stu president Grant Schmidt said graduate students voting in the dents, or .9 percent, voted other. Tuesday night after the voting sta •Abert .on • Saract Ob3rm I Joe S!Oen liiCM! L~t--~rt said Liz Murdock LaFortune, program," Lafortune said. "A by people employed by the the University for several By EMMA DRISCOLL Assistant Director of OIS and lot of people weighed in on University, is located at the years to consider plans for a News Writer Program Coordinator for the that, including people on the Ecumenical Institute for Jerusalem Program. Jerusalem Summer Program. ground in Jerusalem." Theological Studies at Tantur, "We've actually been in dis Nine years after the In the past, the Jerusalem LaFortune said students which is on the road from cussions with various people at University suspended its study Program was offered as a have continued to express Jerusalem to Bethlehem, the University for at least the abroad program in Jerusalem spring semester program until interest in the program since it LaFortune said. last two years," LaFortune. eight to ten students will once 2000, LaFortune said. was suspended. "Students will live with the She said the Office of again have the opportunity to The program was suspended Although the State Tantur community and take International Studies has live and study in the city. in November 2000 during the Department warning still meals with them and be part worked with both the General The Office of International time of the beginning of the exists today, LaFortune said of the daily prayer," LaFortune Counsel's Office and Risk Studies (OIS) is offering a Second (or al-Aqsa) lnfitada violence has decreased in the said. Management. Jerusalem Summer Program and the "general violence in area and the program's struc According to Tantur's Web The Board of Trustees gave for summer 2009. the area" associated with the ture will enable the University site, it was purchased by the the final approval for the ''I'm really grateful that we Intifada, LaFortune said. to take steps to protect stu Vatican after the Second Jerusalem Summer Program have the opportunity to send The State Department issued dents. Vatican Council and leased to last spring, LaFortune said. students there because there's a warning regarding travel in The summer program will be Notre Dame for fifty years, However, the Program is sub just really nothing quite like it. the area at the time. a lot more structured in order according to the Web site. The ject to cancellation if there are . . . Talking to people there is an "One was planned for Spring to minimize risk to students, Institute was opened in 1971, any changes in security. experience that you can't 2001. At that point, the deci LaFortune said. according to the Web site. duplicate here on campus," sion was made to suspend the The program, which is run OIS has been working with see JERUSALEM/page 4 TCEs replaced vvith Vote can be tampere~ with easily online feedback forms OIT officer says electronic voting software has miniJnum security be a new section titled By TESS CIVANTOS "Detailed Course By MOLLY MADDEN News Writer Information." News Writer This section, known as Beginning this semester, Enhanced Class Search If someone wanted to Notre Danw 's Teacher and (ECS), will include the manipulate the presidential Course Evaluations (TCEs) instructor's description of election in November it will be replaced by the the course, the enrollment would be relatively easy due online Course lnstruetor history and student ratings. to the prevalence of technol Feedback forms (CIFs), The I ast section comes ogy in today's world, Office whieh students will be able directly from questions stu of Information Technologies to consult for advice when dents answer on the CIF (OIT) Officer Mike Chapple n~gistering for classes next evaluation forms. said at Tuesday's "Hacking semester. assistant provost Jacobs said they decided the Vote" lecture in Dennis Jacobs said. to make course evaluation DeBartolo Hall. When students register for information available to stu Election hacking, or using spring semester classes, the dents as a resource to help technology to fraudulently traditional registration students decide which class affect the electoral process, information, such as the es to take. Before this sys has become an unfortunate eourse description and tem, students' sources for reality in American politics, availability, will appear on information about a profes- he said. ZHtBtN DA!ffhe Observer the registration website as Office of Information Technologies Officer Mike Chapple usual, but below them will see FEEDBACK/page 4 see VOTE/page 8 discusses technological security and the election Tuesday. page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Wednesday, October 8, 2008 INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO SOMEONE WHO WASN'T GOING TO VOTE? Hold on for one n1ore day The wise Wilson Phillips once sang, Someday sonwbody's gonna make you vant to turn around and say goodbye I Jimmy Zumit Kathleen Hession Mike Martinson Rob Schaus Taylor Sheppard Jntil tlwn hahy are you going to let l.lwm hold you down and make you sophomore senior freshman freshman freshman cry'? I Don't you know things ean Keough off-campus O'Neill O'Neill LeMans chang~~? I Things'll go your way il' you hold on for one more day." I'm sure Chicago Cubs fans could use "Vote or die. " "If you don't "You need the "Vote... please?" "Vote... it's sort those words of advieo right now. vote. you can't exercise. of the law." Let me prnl'aee my column with this, complain. " I am a Hod Sox fan. !\II that Sam Werner stands between my team and the World Snries is the i\ssistant fonnt~rly hapless .','ports [3'dilor and currently Pplwmeral (Devil) Hays. 1\.s a Hed Sox fan. though, I feel that it is my personal rnsponsibility to tdl Cubs fans to just "hold on for one morn day." It will be worth it, I promise. One IN BRIEF day you'll sn•~ your players spraying nad1 ol.lwr with champagne and it will Free Flu Shots will bo givnn out at lw worth thosn 100-plus ynars. lh~ JoYf.X~ Center today /i·om 9 a.m. I rPmemlwr just four years ago when until 4 p.m. Van~inations are avail my team hadn't won a d~ampionship in able for students. faeulty, staff, S6 years. While not quite a eentury, retirees. and spouses of retirees. let's just say it had been a while. 1\.aron Hedpienl'i mu'it prnsnnt their ND II> Boone, Bul'ky I>Pnt. and Bill Buckner card, wear short slnavns, and sign wPrn tlw nanws that canw to mind informoo consent to mc~eiw tho var when it c~ame to tlw Hed Sox in thn dne. playoiTs . .lust like right now Cubs fans think of Steve Bartman. Leon Durham, Studnnts ean partidpatn in and I tlw lack o() 1\.lfonso Soriano. Mindfulness and Helaxation 1\.ller 2004, though, whiln thosn Training. '11m :{-ses.'iion da...... , will be mPmor·ins still hurt. tlwy hurt a lot less held at Holt's Sports Hecreation with addition ol' Big Papi. Manny, and Center from 4-5 p.m. tonight Come .Josh Beckett to Boston playoff lorn. woaring loose, warm, c:omfiwt.ablo Maybe those rww Cubs legends are on dothing. It is eo-sponson~d by the the roster right now. Maybe Hyan University Counseling Conter and Theriot will turn into a playoll' stud. Hee."lports. Studonts can sign up via The point is that a Cubs champi HecHegistor on rnesports.nd.edu. onship will happen eventually (and it Cost i'i $12.00. probably would help if people didn't write columns promising "an extended "The Mushmom Pieker" a ono gloat" when the Cubs win). When the man play, performed by Patrick Cubs pitehnr drops to his knees at ALLISON AMBROSE/The Observer Dewane in the Philbin Studio Wrigley and is mobbed by his tnam Students vote in Tuesday's mock election organized by the Notre Dame student Theatre, DeBartolo Performing mates, you'n~ going to be glad you did government. Sen. Barack Obama won the election with 52.6 percent of the vote. Arts Center tonight at 7:30 p.m. n't give up hope aftnr 200R. I'm not Sen. John McCain took 41.1 percent of the vote. 'tickets are $10, $8 lor famlty /staJJ: saying all will be fonwnr well in and $5 fhr seniors citizens /veter Wrigleyville, but it enrtainly will be niee ans/ students. It is presented by Tho to have Mighty .Jon Young ofT of your Nanovic Institute for European back. Stuoies and Shakespnare at Notn~ Which brings me to tho most asinine Dame baseball argunwnt I've evnr heard: the OFFBEAT idna that Cubs fans (and previously Hed Angry airline passenger When state police arrested man skipped the jury duty so Economic:'> profPBsor Jim SulliwUJ Sox fans) would be upsnt if thnir team flings foot powder Nicolson, he allegedly had a he could drink himself. will diseuss "And Justiee for All: won thn World Series, bnc~ause they BOSTON - Boston police 7 -ounce container of Dr. Lemons received a sum Economies, the Election and Faith" would lose their "identity" as baseball said a passenger who was Scholl's foot powder. mons to appear as a at lboology on Tap tonight at 9 at fans. angry becausn his flight was Nieolson, 42, pleaded not prospective juror in the ease. Legend'i. Frne ((XJ(I i'> providod wilh I nnjoynd last year's playoll's more delayed tried to get back at guilty and was released on When he didn't show up on aeashbar. than 1 nvor had before. Why'? Bneause the airline by throwing foot personal recognizance Monday, a bailiff called his Rf1 ynars of failure weren't weighing on powder around the plane. Tuesday after his arraign house. Lemons told the "Back's Lunch: A Noontime my back. 1\.rthur Nicolson. of ment on charges induding bailiff he was too busy to Concert," a short da'isieal eoneert Just know this. Cubs fans: you'rn Framingham, was arrested disorderly conduct and inter come to court. f(laturing advaneed studnnL'i from morn inv1~stnd now. Tlw champagno Monday after tho U.S. fering with the operation of Associate Circuit Judge the Dnpartment of Music will take will taste a little hit swnntnr b1~eause of 1\.irways flight from La'i Vegas an aircraft. Scott Thomsen instrueted place Friday at 12:10 p.m. in Penote !\lex (;onzalnz and Mark l>eHosa. I've hu1ded at I.ogan International offieers to bring Lemons to Performer's Hall in DebBartolo alrnady had my moment: Whnn Knith 1\.irport. Authorities say man the courthouse. Deputies say Perfonning At1s Center. The audi Foulke flipped an Edgar Benteria The plane's captain told skipped jury duty to drink they detected a strong odor ence is ,wnlmme to bring thoir lunch ground hall to Doug Minntkiowiez. Your state police that after the .11\.CKSON, Mo. - Curtis of aleohol on him. Lemons to thi'i event. monHmt is still to eome. 1\.nd it will be plane landed, Nicol'ion began Lemons was supposed to was held in custody while better than anyone cvnr told you it throwing the white powder report for jury duty in a the DWI trial went on. 1b submit in:fbrmation to be includ would be. and said, "This is what your drunk driving case. Inst(~ad, ed in this section of The Observer. I "I know that there is pain But if you airline gets for treating me according to authorities, the Information compiled e-mail detailed inJhmzation aboul an hold on for one morP. day, you can bad." 50-year-old Cape Girardeau from the Associated Press. event to obsnews@ndedu. break fren from the chains." The t'iews expressed in the Inside (.'olumn are those of the author and TODAY TONIGHT THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY not necessarily those of The Obser(l(~r. 0::: Contact .'·iam Werner at LLI [email protected]. ::r:: ~ LLI 3: -1 CORRECTIONS c( (.) e l )ue to a reponin!\ error, the arriclc "Group addresses 0 budget concerns" in the Ocr. 7 issue ofThe Observer ...I HIGH 68 HIGH 58 HIGH 70 HIGH 70 HIGH 73 HIGH 73 incorrectly stared rhar rhe Saint Mary's Student LOW 50 LOW 40 LOW 52 LOW 55 LOW 53 LOW 50 ( ;overnmt·nr Executive Board stipend decreased by $30,000. The stipend decreased by $20,000. Also, rhc sub-headline of rhc same article could be Atlanta 68 1 64 Boston 66 I 47 Chicago 68 I 56 Denver 72 I 43 Houston 85 I 60 Los Angeles 94 I 63 Minneapolis 69 I 47 misleading. The Observer regrets these errors. New York 71 148 Philadelphia 71 I 47 Phoenix 100 I 70 Seattle 54 I 44 St. Louis 68 I 58 Tampa 85 I 73 Washington 72 I 48 Wednesday, October 8, 2008 The Observer + CAMPUS NEWS page 3 COR Professors discuss national security Census Another key issue for the promoting rule of law, and erally supportive of the U.N., By TESS CIVANTOS future president is the re backing off out use of force." Bock said. News Writer establishment of America's Joseph Bock, Director of Bock compared the deci likely to international image, External Relations for the sion-making processes of the Notre Dame professors and O'Connell said. Kroc Institute for two candidates, asking, "Who students gathered in the "We have been the rule-of International Studies, direct is a strong decision maker?" Hesburgh Center's Great Hall law country since our found ly addressed the foreign poli Obama takes a "no drama" be out Sun. to discuss foreign policy and ing," she said. "We respect cy and diplomacy strategies approach, while McCain's national security as it relates human rights. The next pres of presidential candidates approach is intuitive, Bock to the upcoming election at ident will John McCain and said. By JOHN TIERNEY the fourth Pizza, Pop and refurbish our Barack Obama. Political science professor News Writer Politics event sponsored by reputation "These conflicts need The two candi Michael Desch agreed with NO Votes '08, which is a part for human dates share Bock that the candidates The student census will of the Center for Social rights." to be resolved. Our many similarities have a lot in common. hopefully be distributed to Concerns, and the O'Connell troops need to be in these areas, "Both McCain and Obama the student body on Sunday, Washington Program. cited the Law brought home. '' he said. are developing very similar student body president Bob Law School professor Mary of the Sea "They both sorts of platforms," although Reish announced at Ellen O'Connell said the convention, a oppose torture, McCain groups foreign policy Tuesday's Council of presidential candidates must treaty which Mary Ellen O'Connell they both want issues together with national Representatives (COR) meet ask themselves how to best defines the Law School professor to close security issues, he said. ing. approach the major issues of rights and Guantanamo "There is a big food fight Faculty members from the the election. responsibili- Bay, they both between the two campaigns marketing department are The future president will ties of support over diplomacy," Desch said. currently reviewing the cen need to work for peace in nations in their use of the increased resources for the "Their strategies for the war sus to make sure that there Afghanistan, Iraq and world's oceans, as an exam military," Bock said. "They on t.~rrorism are very differ are no biased questions, he Somalia, where the United ple of one way the next pres want to talk with Iran, they ent. said. States military is engaged in ident could improve see the need to improve [the Desch compared McCain's One question on the census armed conflicts, she said. American international United States'] image and Obama's strengths and will be dedicated to finding "These conflicts need to be image. abroad." weaknesses as measured by out what students think resolved. Our troops need to "I think the next president At the same time, Bock polls. about football pep rallies, be brought home," O'Connell will sign this one right cited several differences Obama is preferred on Reish said. said. away", O'Connell said. between the two candidates. economy issues, for example, The state of the pep rallies Also, a peace agreement According to the Web site "Obama made a statement while McCain has an advan was also discussed at COR in between Israel and Palestine un.org, however, the United at one point that he would be tage on immigration. regard to Sarin College's has to be very high on the States has already signed the willing to bomb Pakistan if· "Obama has shown surpris boycott of Friday's pep rally. future president's 'agenda, treaty, but the Senate has not the Taliban was found ing strength on foreign poli Hall Presidents Council she said. ratified it. President Bush there," Bock said. "McCain cy," Desch said. "[But] (IIPC) eo-chair Phil Krichner "The problem of weapons has endorsed the treaty and said that is careless." McCain has a slight edge on said he is going to bring up administration has been asked the Senate to support "McCain says we need a handling terrorism and for the boycott at both Tuesday huge" and peaceful solutions it, said the Web site victory in Iraq", while Obama eign policy." night's HPC cabinet meeting must be found, O'Connell America.gov. wants to redirect resources In the end, "domestic poli and with Sarin president said. "Look at South Africa, "I think we need to rethink there, Bock added. tics are sucking the oxygen Aidan McKiernan. Libya [and the] Ukraine. our use of military force in McCain has expressed out of everything else," "There are a whole lot of Countries that have given up the world, rejoin the interna interest in a League of Desch said. mitigating factors [in pep their bombs have done so tional court of law," Democracies that could be a through peaceful means, not O'Connell said. "I think we counterpoint to the United Contact Tess Civantos at see COR/page 4 through force." need to focus on diplomacy, Nations, while Obama is gen- [email protected] 1 ($1UNIVERSITY OF 'WNOTREDAME The Law Sch.ool page 4 The Observer + CAMPUS NEWS Wednesday, October 8, 2008 Bend Police Department. lie said that he will solicit COR advice from COR membnrs continued from page 3 throughout his preparations for the presentation. rally planning, I" Krichncr said. In other COR news: There are many difl'f~rent + The Off-Campus Council constituencies that have a is sponsoring two block par role in planning a pop rally, ties this weekend to encour he said. lin cited IIPC, the age students to get to know football team. tho band, the their neighbors. Alumni Association, the The first block party will .Joyce Center. the ushers and be held on Friday from 4-7 NDSP as having roles in the p.m. at the Lafayette planning. Apartment complex. It will IlPC is responsibln for feature free food and a live planning the portion of the band. pep rally bnforo Chuck This weekend's second Lennon. the nxeeulivn direc block party will be held on tor of the Alumni Assoeiation Sunday from 3-6 p.m. in the Pntnrs. This portion of the field behind Corby How. pep rally was praised by COH N e i g h b o r s o n N o t r e D a me membnrs. Ave. and Corby Blvd. will be "[Thn tinwl before Chuck invited. Lennon has bonn awesomf~ "We're hoping to get a cou this year," CCC President pln more neighbors out," Off .John Burke said. Campus Pn~sident Billy ltnish also said he and stu Lyman said. The Off-Campus dent body vice president Couneil will canvass some of Crant Schmidt will present the area neighborhoods to an in-depth report at the inform residents of the block next Board of Trustees meet parties, according to Lyman. ing in February on tho rela tionship bntween the student Contact John Tierney at body, NI>SP and tho South jtiernel @nd.edu system for three years. Notre Dame has also used Feedback data from other universities continued from page 1 that have implemented an online feedback system, sor or elass were limited to including Harvard, Stanford, anecdotes from upperclass Yale and Northwestern, men who had already taken according to a document the course or to websites like released by ACPET. ndtoday.com, Jacobs said. "When the committee The new system will be looked at the existing TCE, available to all students Oct. there were a lot of concerns. 30, and will continue to be It required a comprehensive updated. redesign," Jacobs said. "One "The data is not going to be of the concerns that has nearly as complete by Oct. always plagued us is that the 30 as we hope it will eventu items, or questions, were the ally become," Jacobs said. same if you were taking a However. to ensure stu science class, an art class, a dents approach the CIFs seminar. It dido 't reflect the seriously, they can only see diversity of classes." Catholic the detailed course informa To address this concern, tion if they have filled out a ACPET sought to create a CIF for each of the previous form with more flexibility, semester's classes, Jacobs Charities Jaeobs said. said. Jacobs said another prob "The primary concern was, lem with the TCEs was pro will students respond'? Will fessors could opt not to par USA® they take the time to go ticipate. In Fall 2006, for online and fill this out'?" he example, TCEs were not col said. lected in 181 class sections Jacobs said the University's that were designated for Advisory Committee to the eva I uation. Fr. Larry Snyder, President of Catholic Provost on the Evaluation of Teaching (ACPET) has been Contact Tess Civantos at Charities USA will discuss: working on the new feedback [email protected] • The mission of Catholic Charities Language goes a long way toward that," LaFortune said. Jerusale01 In addition to language • Getting involved in Catholic Charities continued from page 1 courses, students will also take Middle Eastern History, The six-week program will Ileligion and Culture; • Professional and entry-level positions include required travel International Relations and because a lot of learning will the Arab/Israel Conflict; and take place on-site, LaFortune Holy Land Geography and said. Students may have the Archaeology, according to opportunity to travel to LaFortune. , October 13, 2008 Galilee, Haifa, Jericho, Beer "Living and studying in ~UNIVERSITY OF Sheba, Acre and other archae Jerusalem provides students 5:45-6:45 p.m. ological and religious sites in with a unique opportunity to WNOTREDAME Israel and the other Occupied better understand the Bible, Pizza Provided Palestinian Territories, Middle Eastern history, and Mendoza College of Business according to LaFortune. The the religious, social and politi Faculty Director and On-Site cal situation of the Director will go with students Palestinians and Israelis in the Giovanini Commons, Lower Level on these trips. Holy Land through distinctive Mendoza College of Business The students in the program course offerings and daily will take the same six credit experiences," LaFortune said. hours and be required to take "Simply stated, there is no basi<: introductory courses in other location that offers the For information contact (574) 631-3277 • [email protected] both Arabie and llebrnw, options and resources that are LaForturw said. The language available to University of Notre courses arP integral to stu Damn students in Jerusalem." dents' experienees with the The deadline to apply for the program. Jnrusalem Summer Program is "!Tho courses arn ani impor November 15, 2008. tant part of the program. to be abln to nxperience Israel as Contact Emma Driscoll at wnll as the West Bank .... [email protected] ORLD & NATION Wednesday, October 8, 2008 CoMPILED rRoA,, TI-IE OBSERVER'S WIRE SERVICEs page 5 INTERNATIONAL NEWS Maldives prepares for first election McCain and Obama clash over economy MALE, Maldives - To supporters, President Mamoun Abdul Gayoom is a hero who turned a Candidates debate the economic crisis, taxes, foreign policy, and health care poor nation of fishermen into a tourist paradise and the economic success story of South Asia. Detractors accuse him of ruling the Maldives as Associated Press a dictator, violently suppressing dissent and amassing wealth for his friends and family. NASHVILLE Barack On Wednesday, Asia's longest-serving ruler will Obama and John McCain face his first democratic election, challenged by a clashed repeatedly over the crowded field of opponent<; who say it is time for a causes and cures for the worst change. economic crisis in 80 years "We've had a dictatorship for the last 30 years," Tuesday night in a debate in said Mohamed Nasheed, head of the opposition which Republican McCain called Maldivian Democratic Party. "The people of this for a sweeping $300 billion pro country deserve better." gram to shield homeowners Whoever wins will inherit a stunningly beautiful from mortgage foreclosure. country of 1,190 coral L'llands, about 200 of them "It's my proposal. It's not Sen. inhabited and dozens more developed into tourist Obama's proposal," McCain said resorts, many owned by current and former at the outset of a debate he Cabinet minL'lters. hoped could revive his fortunes The elected president will also confront a grow in a presidential race trending ing heroin problem, increasing fundamentalism in toward his rival. the Sunni Muslim nation and the thnmt of rising In one pointed confrontation sea leveL<; caused by global warming. on foreign policy, Obama blnntly challenged McCain's steadiness. Dark matter physists touted for prize "This is a guy who sang bomb, STOCKHOLM - Scientists who have pur bomb, bomb Iran, who called for sued dark matter, hunted for undiscovered the annihilation of North Korea planets and advanced nanotechnology - that I don't think is an exam were being touted Monday as candidates ple of speaking softly." for the 2008 Nobel Prize in physics. That came after McCain But the prize being announced on accused him of foolishly threat Tuesday is one of the toughest to predict ening to invade Pakistan and given the complexity of science involved for said, ''I'm not going to telegraph an award encompassing a wide latitude of my pnnches, which is what Sen. subjects. Obamadid." Karin Bojs, science editor of Stockholm The debate was the second of daily Dagens Nyheter, predicted the 2008 three between the two major award would honor work to discover plan party rivals, and the only one to ets in other solar systems. feature a format in which voters seated a few feet away posed questions to the candidates. They were polite, but the strain of the campaign showed. NATIONAL NEWS At one point, McCain referred to Obama as "that one," rather AP NYC mayor pushes for third term than speaking his name. Democratic presidential cmdidate Sen. Barack Obama MSWerS a question as Republical presiden NEW YORK Mayor Michael "It's good to be with you at a tial candidate Sen. John McCain listens at a debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. Bloomberg's bid to change the term-limits town hall meeting," McCain also law so that he can campaign for another jabbed at his rival, who has deregulation of the financial homes and let people be able to The two men also competed to four years rests in the hands of the City spurned the Republican's calls industry, predicting that would make those payments and stay demonstrate their qualifications Council, where two competing bills were for numerous such joint appear "let markets run wild and pros in their homes," he said. as reformers at a time voters are introduced Tuesday. ances across the fall campaign. perity would rain down on all of "Is it expensive? Yes. But we clamoring for change. The 51-member council won't vote until They debated on a stage at us. It didn't happen." all know, my friends, until we McCain accused Obama of Oct. 23 at the earliest, and two hearings Belmont University four weeks McCain's pledge to have the stabilize home values in being tl1e Senate's second-high were set for next week on the highly before Election Day in a race government help individual America, we're never going to est recipient of donations from charged issue that could dramatically that has lately favored Obama, homeowners avoid foreclosure start turning around and creat individuals at Fannie Mae and alter the city's political landscape. both in national polls and in sur went considerably beyond the ing jobs and fixing our economy, Freddie Mac, the two now-dis Two-thirds of the council members will veys in pivotal battleground $700 billion bailout that recently and we've got to get some trust graced mortgage industry giants. be forced out of office next year under the states. cleared Congress. While he said and confidence back to "There were some of us who existing term-limits law, which restricts Not surprisingly, many of the bailout money should be used to America." stood up against it," McCain said the mayor, council members and other city questions dealt with an economy help homeowners, the bailout McCain also said it was impor of the lead-up to the fmancial officeholders to two consecutive four-year in trouble. legislation merely gave the tant to reform the giant benefit crisis. "There were others who terms. Obama said the current crisis Treasury Department authority programs such as Medicare, took a hike." was the "final verdict on the to purchase mortgages directly. Medicaid and Social Security. Obama shot back that Ohio court mulls abortion files failed economic policies of the "I would order the secretary of "My friends, we are not going McCain's campaign manager, COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio Supreme Court last eight years" that President the Treasury to immediately buy to be able to provide the same Rick Davis, has a stake in a justices appeared skeptical Tuesday that an Bush pursued and were "sup up the bad home loan mortgages benefit for present-day workers Washington lobbying firm that abortion clinic's medical records on other ported by Sen. McCain." in America and renegotiate at that present-day retirees have received thousands of dollars a patients are relevant to a lawsuit brought He contended that Bush, the new value of those homes at today," he said, although he did month from Freddie Mac nntil by parents of a 14-year-old girl who had an McCain and others had favored the diminished value of those not elaborate. recently. abortion without their consent. Lawyers for the girl's family argued that the information they seek is necessary to prove that Planned Parenthood of Cincinnati had a pattern of violating Ohio's IRAQ parental consent law and failing to report abuse. The unusual case pits a single plain tiff against the privacy interests of a Iraq's FM: "Bold" decisions needed decade's worth of patients. an agreement governing the operations the Americans had submitted new ideas Associated Press of U.S. forces in this country after the and language that "could be acceptable LOCAL NEWS BAGHDAD - The Iraqi foreign minis current U.N. mandate expires at the end or reasonable." He gave no details and ter said Tuesday it will require "bold of the year. cautioned that the government had not Cbargesdrowed for group home ownm; political decisions" to resolve the major Iraqi officials say the draft calls for U.S. accepted them. FORT WAYNE - An Allen County judge has dis issue standing in the way of a deal allow troops to leave the country by the end of "I don't want to give you any false hope missed neglect charges against two group home ing American troops to remain here next 2011 unless the Baghdad government about where we are, but I think we are employees charged in the death of a resident. year - who would try U.S. troops asks them to stay. very close," he told reporters at a press Prosm~utors on Monday asked Judge Fran Gull to accused of crimes. But legal immunity for U.S. soldiers .conferel}ce with U.S. Deputy Secretary of dismbs thn charges of neglect of a dependent caus Neighboring Iran stepped up pressure under Iraqi law has emerged as the State John Negroponte. ing death against Erica K. Wheeler, 23, and Valerie against the proposed agreement, with major obstacle, with neither side able to Zebari said the immunity issue "needs. Mann, 26, alter learning that a private laboratory President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad telling find language to satisfy the other. I think, some bold political decisions. And destroyed a kny piece of evidence in the death of a visiting Iraqi official that Iraq had "a The U.S. wants the exclusive right to we are at that stage." David Beville. duty" to resist the Americans and anoth prosecute soldiers accused of crimes. The "And that's why I suggested that soon "We can't establish, beyond any question, that er Iranian leader warning of unspecified Iraqis want some form of legal jurisdic you and your colleagues will see hectic the original sample wa'l from David Beville," Chief consequences throughout the region. tion over American soldiers as an· affir political meetings here in Baghdad on Deputy Prosecutor Michael McAlexander said. . American and Iraqi negotiators have mation of national sovereignty. this issue to determine the fate of the been working for months to hammer out Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said agreement." page 6 The Observer + CAMPUS NEWS Wednesday, October 8, 2008 SMC hosts lecture on fair trade items thoir own shops, Heimbold said. By MANDl STIRONE Most of thn tags on the clothing News Writer am signed and buyers can go on the website and read the stories of Thme years ago rPprnsPntatives the women who made the cloth from Just (;oods and Ten ing, she said. Thousand Villag!'s nune to Saint Scharier explained why Ten Mary's to discuss purchasing Thousand Villages works fill" fair organic- and fair trade products. trade. Student~ liked tlwrn so much that With fair trade conditions, tlwy werP invitPd baek, said women can work from their Hngina Wilson, tlw assistant dime homes, their children can go to tor of Campus Ministry and organ sehool, and they can make their izPr of thn "What Dillimmen Dons lives better, she said. These fami it Make'!" lectun• snrins. lies can purchasn things like It was lkcky lkirnbold's, of Just health insurance, savings c;oods, semnd visit to Saint Mary's accounts, medical care and other and Clwryl Schairer's, of Tnn things that they have never had Thousand Villagc•s. first whnn thny bnlbre, she said. presented "A SPries on .Justice, These jobs become the "one ContPmporary l.ifn and f<'aith: point of stability in their lives," What llifl'Pn'IH'P flops it Makn to Sdmrior said. Buy (<'air Tradn and Ton Thousand Villages is a not Organic ... Ciothing'!" Tuesday. li>r profit company that works with Wilson said. artisans, she said. Tlw IPcturn series, which olli~rs "Wo marknt quality products two IPrlurns eVPJ)' fall, is f(tr stu from divorse eultures around the dc•nt."i to look at diiJ(•rent aspnc:t.<; of world made by people that we their liws and snP how tlw choices know and care enough about to do t.lwy make afli~c:t tlw world around business in a mannnr that together thPm. slw said. Tlwy also "try to we considnr fair. We strive to oper bring in Catholir social tcmching," ate as a business with a eompas to show how "faith can conw to sionate mission so that we can !war on individual rhoi('.es." provide vital, fair ineomn to arti Hnimhold spokP first about lwr sans," according to the w1~bsite. organization, .Just Coods, a South They have over 150 stores lknd ston~ committed to providing around tho country that are "dothing and products for tlw almost eompletely run by volun honw, made with respoct for tenrs with the exeeption of a few workers and tlw environment," managmnent employees. she said. according to thP website. The important thing is to not ".I ust Coods is kind of f(>eusnd on getting overwhelmed by the clothing," shn said amount of fair trade and organic During hnr talk, Heimbold products out there, both presen passed around some samples of ters said. product.<; that arn sold in tho store. "As a consumer, it's hard They eome from all over the beeause you want to do the right world, and they "resnareh the thing ... [but I you don't have time eompanins that produce our to look it up," Scharier said. goods, a~suring that they pay their Trying to take it one thing as a workers minimum wage or above time, for example purchasing fair and that tlwy use nnvironmnntally trade cotl'ee and making a com l'rinndly matc~rials and methods of mitment to do so, Reimbold said. production," aecording to the web "[The important thing isl know site. ing you're part of something One of the Companies, Global good ... it's really amazing," she Marna's, works with wornnn in said. Chana who own their own busi nesses, have their own sewing Contact Mandi Stirone at machines and some even have astiroO I @saintmarys.edu percent. Of the remaining i.c;sues, 9.8 percent chose energy and the Election environment as the most impor continued from page I tant issue in the election, 9.5 per cent chose other, 7.7 percent chose lions were I)XCt)nded, with morn abortion, 6.2 percent chose the .. than 2.500 people turning out to Iraq War, 3.3 percent chose educa votn. tion, 3.2 percent chose civil liber INFORMATION SESSION: "Evnryonn was talking about it ties and one percent chose immi all around campus, so I think it hl'fation. was ovnrwhelmingly stu:cnssl'ul," When asked how closely they lwsaid. had been following the election, o~bert ...... 8··I .. 2008.. Senate University Afl'airs chair 37.2 percent chose the selection "I Ashloo Wright, who hnlpnd organ eheek the election news once or iznd the event, said she was twice a week," 36.8 percent said "I impmssod by tho turnout. check the headlines once a day," Lr J "I was pn~tty happy with Notre 19.1 percent said "I stalk multiple Dame with how they eame out and news networks daily," 5.1 percent ·a'.··:...... ·l· y··.·.f voted, even though it is not a rnal said "I've heard of the candidates," :·. e·. . . . . ~ ;·~· : ·. : '. ~-1·. nfection," she said. .9 percnnt said "Election? What ay.·.··e·. .. -~·s- ...... She said sho hopes tho nxpnri election'?" and .8 percent gave no nnce will motivate studnnl"i to vote rnsponsn. in the real pn~sidnntial election on Four years ago, student media x,-..... Nov. 4. groups on campus, not including APPLICATION DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 15, 2008 Tho mock 1d1~etion not only The Obsnrver. conducted a mock I MOQEINFORMA.TION AVAILABLE AT www.nd.edu/ -ois Wednesday, October 8, 2008 USINESS page 7 MARKET RECAP Stocks Stocks tumble as worries escalate Dow Concerns about credit markets cause a two-day decline of 875 points 9,447.11 -508.39 Jones Associated Press Up: Same: Down: Composite Volume: NEW YORK - The misery 458 32 3,067 2,867,994,260 worsened on Wall Street Tuesday, with stocks piling on AMEX ·1,550~50 ··~()$;20: losses late in the session and NASDAQ 1,754.88 -108.08 bringing the two-day decline in the Dow .Jones industrials to NYSE 6,388.38 .,:j()();$3 more than 875 points amid S&P 500 996.23 -60.66 p,scalating worries about credit market<> and the fmaneial see ().00 NIKKEI (Tokyo) 10i155.90 tor. FTSE 100 (London) 4,605.22 +16.03 The Dow lost more than 500 point<> and all the major indexes COMPANY %CHANGE $GAIN PRICE slid more than 5 pereent. The S&P DEP RECEIPTS (SPY) -4.48 -4.69 100.03 Standard & Poor's 500 index FIN SEL SPDR (XLF) -10.56 -1.88 15.92 saw its first close below 1,000 in five years. POWERSHARES (QQQQ) -6.34 -2.21 32.65 Steps by the Federal Reserve ULTRA FINANCIALS (UYG) -19.43 -2.86 11.86 to reinvigorate the dormant credit markets ultimately weren't enough to ealm nerv Treasuries ous investors. News about 10-YEAR NOTE +2.34 +0.080 3.5060 financial companies only added to their despondent mood. 13-WEEK BILL +91.46 +0.380 0.7900 "lbe call<> I'm getting- every 30-YEAR BOND +2.16 +0.085 4.0270 money manager I deal with, and every client I talk to - are 5-YEAR NOTE +3.51 +0.084 2.4790 just very emotional. This is a Commodities very, very emotional time, and most of them am taking steps to LIGHT CRUDE ($/bbl.) +2.25 90.06 shore up their defenses, reduc GOLD ($/Troy oz.) +15.80 882.00 ing exposure to stocks just to defend their portfolios," said PORK BELLIES (cents/lb.) +0.30 93.35 Hugh .Johnson, chairman and chief investment officer of .Johnson lllington Advisors. Exchange Rates The magnitude of the stock YEN 101.3900 market's plunge is reflected in the Dow's grim stats: 0.7358 EURO + Tuesday's close was its lowest close in five years, since Sept. 30, 2003. AP +In just five trading days this Traders Matthew Jones, center, and Paul Svachula, left, watch the markets in the IN BRIEF month, and in the fourth quar S&P 500 futures trading pit at the CME Group in Chicago yesterday. ter, it is down about 1,400 Fed makes emergency loans point<>, or 13 percent. Index, which tracks 5,000 U.S. paper. The evaporation of faith lubricate the credit markets WASIIINGTON - Frantically trying to stop the + It has fallen 33.3 percent based companies' stocks. So far that loans will be repaid has stops short of a broad interest bleeding on Wall Street. the Federal Reserve since its record close of this month, the loss has come to lenders weary and is making it rate reduction that some took a first-time step Tuesday to get cash directly 14,164.53, a year ago Thursday. about $2.2 trillion. more difficult and expensive for investors say is necessary to to businesses and hinted that interest rates could + Through Tuesday, it suf Federal Reserve Chairman businesses and consumers to restore confidence in the mar come down soon. Stocks continued their free fall fered its largest five-day point Ben Bernanke warned in a borrow. ket. Other market watchers anyway and hit new five-year lows. decline ever, and its largest five speech Tuesday that the finan The credit markets did show argue, however, that more The central bank invoked emergency powers day percentage drop since the cial crisis could prolong the diffi some slight signs of easing as focused steps like Fed's decision to lend money to companies outside the financial Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. culty the economy is facing. demand for safe-haven invest to buy commercial paper are sector and buy up mounds of commercial paper, The Dow's percentage loss While his remarks were widely ments decreased, though that what's needed. the short-term debt that firms use to pay for Tuesday was 5.11 percent, regarded as a sign that an inter offered little comfort to investors Investors remain worried everyday expenses like salaries and supplies. actually a better performance est rate cut could be in the off highly anxious about the about financial companies like The Fed. which has only loaned money to than the 5.74 percent suffered ing, Wall Street appeared little extremely low lending levels Bank of America Corp., which banks before, made the move as the gravest by the S&P, the market indica comforted and focused on his and their impact on the econo fell after slashing its dividend financial crisis in decades wore on and concern tor most watched by traders downbeat assessment. my. The markets seized up last and reporting that its third spread around the world. and analysts. The Nasdaq com Earlier, the Fed announced month after Lehman Brothers quarter profit fell 68 percent. In a speech to the National Association for posite dropped 5.8 percent. plans to buy massive amounts Holdings Inc. filed for bankrupt The stock fell $8.45, or 26 per Business Economics, Fed Chairman Ben The market's paper loss for of corporate debt to jump-start cy and the government stepped cent, to $23.77 Tuesday. It was Hernanke delivered a strong signal interest rates the session came to about $700 lending in the markets where in to rescue insurer American by far the steepest decliner may need to be cut. And he warned the country billion, as measured by the Dow many companies turn for short International Group Inc. among the 30 stocks that com could be stuck in the economic doldrums for Jones Wilshire 5000 Composite term loans called commercial The Fed's latest move to prise the Dow industrials. some time. "The outlook for economic growth has wors ened," Hernanke said. "The heightened financial turmoil that we have experienced of late may well lengthen the period of weak economic per formance." Bemanke: More economic pain ahead Execs' vacation angers lawmakers Associated Press low rates would aggravate inflation. Consumers - major shapers of eco WASIIINGTON - Less than a week after the fed Since then, financial and economic nomic activity - have buckled under eral government had to bail out American WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve conditions have deteriorated, while the weight of rising joblessness, shrink International Group Inc., the company sent execu Chairman Ben Bernanke warned inflation pressures have calmed, giving ing paychecks, hard-to-get credit, tives on a $440.000 retreat to a posh California Tuesday that the financial crisis has the Fed more leeway to again cut declining net wealth and tanking home resort. lawmakers investigating the company's IIfelt not only darkened the country's cur rates. and stock values. All the strains are down said Tuesday. rent economic performance but also Many believe the country is on the "now showing through more clearly to The tab included $23,380 worth of spa treatments could prolong the pain. brink of, or already in, its first reces consumer spending," Bernanke said. for AIG employees at the coastal St. Regis resort The Fed chiefs more gloomy assess sion since 2001. Meanwhile, worsening sales south of Los Angeles even as the company tapped ment appeared to open the door wider "The outlook for economic growth prospects and a heightened sense of into an $85 billion loan from the government it to an interest rate cut on or before Oct. has worsened," Bernanke said in pre uncertainty have begun to weigh more neP-ded to stave off bankruptcy. 28-29, the central bank's next meeting, pared remarks to the annual meeting heavily on businesses, making them Thp, retreat didn't include anyone from the finan to brace the wobbly economy. here of the National Association for more cautious to hire and to invest in dal products division that nearly drove AIG under, Bernanke said the Fed will "need to Business Economics. their companies, he said. but lawmakers were still enraged over thousands of consider" whether its current stance of All told, economic activity is likely to Employers cut jobs in September at dollars spent on catered banquPts, golf outings and holding rates steady "remains appro be "subdued" during the remainder of the fastest pace in more than five visits to the resort's spa and salon for executives of priate" given the fallout from the worst this year and into next year, Bernanke years, the government reported last AIG's main U.S. life insurance subsidiary. financial crisis in decades. said. "The heightened financial turmoil week. Payrolls were slashed by "Average AmeriCans are suffering economiCally. If the Fed does lower its key rate that we have experienced of late may 159,000 last month alone. It was the They're losing their jobs, their homes and their from 2 percent it would mark an well lengthen the period of weak eco ninth straight month of job losses. A health insurance." House Oversight Committee about-face. The Fed in June had halted nomic performance and further staggering 760,000 jobs have disap Chairman llenry Waxman, D-Calif., scolded the an aggressive rate-cutting campaign to increase the risks to growth," he peared so far this year. company during a lengthy opening statement. revive the economy out of fear those warned. page 8 The Observer + NEWS Wednesday, October 8, 2008 PAKISTAN States had minimum security. "Essentially, it could have Vote less security than your lap continued from page 1 top," Chapple said. Refugees go to homeland He said it is possible, even "The impact of technology on relatively easy in some eases, Government tells 50,000 Afghans to leave war zone, return to country election is huge," Chapple to take votes that were cast said. "There are many ways for one candidate and change that technology can possibly them to another candidate. urged the government to provide communities remain hotbeds of be used to manipulaie the "A' poll worker with access Associated Press transportation for the refugees. militant activity and has been outcome of the election." to the storage media of that ISLAMABAD Afghan "We are poor people, and we pressing for them to be cleared. There are ways to hack the software could modify the bal refugees ordered out of a don't have enough money to pay Militants have responded to secret ballot, especially elec lot definition," Chapple said. Pakistani war zono begged for the buses," Ghulam Jan told the military operations in Bajur tronic ballots, Chapple said. "A voter would push the but Tuesday ((n· bus farns and flowed an AP reporter. and other regions in the north The most vulnerable method ton to votp, for John McCain over tlw border into their home Authoritifls were threatening west with suicide attacks, includ of electronic voting is the but in reality the vote would land, worsening a humanitarian to deport those who resisted and ing the deadly Sept. 20 truck touch screen system, he said. be cast for Obama." crisis rnsulting from an army to demolish their houses. Iqbal bombing at the Marriott Hotel in In touch screen voting, the If an act such as this was oiTensive against Taliban mili Khattak, a government otlicial in Islamabad. voter is given an anonymous ever suspected to be taking tants. ollieials said. Khar, said 45 Afghans had been President Asif Ali Zardari has Smartcard, which authorizes place, very little could be Pakistan has told 50,000 detained by Tuesday and some described the hotel bombing as the holder one vote. The done about it due to the eon Afghans to lrmvn tho Bajur tribal Afghan-owned shops sealed. Pakistan's 9/11 and sought to machine records the votes on struction of the software, hP. region, accusing them of links to Pakistani ollicials say the fight talk his fellow citizens out of the a memory card and when the said. militants that usnd the remote ing in Bajur has displaced up to a widespread belief that the coun polls close, the memory cards "What is most frightening," and impoverished area as a base half-million people - roughly try is fighting "America's war" are retrieved and the votes Chapple said, "is that we do for att ly being blamed for the near lion. Assocjated Press default swap doesn't write sense of security. collapse of insurance giant So what are credit default this insurance for free. It gets "Everyone walked around WASHINGTON - It can be a American International Group swaps and how have they a fee, usually a percentage of saying 'we're insured,"' said l'ine line between investing Inc., the bankruptcy of invest caused all this trouble? the value of the bond. Greenberger, who is a law and gambling. But in Las ment bank Lehman Brothers, The swaps are a form of The transactions are made professor at the University of Vegas, you know the odds. On and the downfall of other insurance, but they aren't "over the counter," meaning Maryland. Wall Street, that's not always investment houses and finan regulated that way. they are not regulated by any As housing prices rose and the case. cial institutions. Say a big investor buys a public exchange. more people could get mort Espeeially when it comes to Members of the House bond from a company. But the And since these contracts gages despite questionable the $62 trillion market in Oversight and Government investor is worried about the are not considered "insur credit records, mortgage arcane financial contracts Reform Committee on company's ability to pay off ance," Greenberger says, the backed securities were an known as "credit default Tuesday accused AIG of open that bond. The investor turns companies that guarantee the attractive place for pension swaps." ing "a casino in London" to a third party like AIG, for bonds are not required to funds and other investors to "Moreovor." adds Michael when it began dealing in example, and buys protection keep enough capital on hand park their money. Greenberger, formp,r director these complex derivative con in the form of a credit default to pay them off in the event of "Were it not for that insur of trading and markets for the traets. The Federal Reserve swap contract. AIG agrees to a default. ance, it certainly wouldn't Commodity Futures Trading came to AIG's rescue three pay the investor the value of The swaps have given those have reached this manic state Commission, "Las Vegas is weeks ago with an $85 billion the bond in the event the invested in all manner of of growth," Greenberger said regulated." line of credit; so far the com company defaults on it. debt, including mortgage of the questionable invest Thosn swaps arp, increasing- pany has tapped it for $61 bil- The issuer of the credit backed securities, a false ments. #15 Men's Soccer at Alumni Field page 9 The Observer + NEWS Wednesday, October 8, 2008 UNITED NATIONS Energy Dept. predicts Peacekeepers face dangers high cost of heating Troops sustaining Sudan's Darfur region cannot be strengthened this year Households will pay $449 more this winter ing some military choppers and Before Canada, he said, the Associated Press more troops. food program relied on security UNITED NATIONS - The In July, the U.N. Security provided by ships from the 11 percent; natural gas, which beleaguered peacekeeping force Council voted to renew the Netherlands, France and Associated Press is used in more than half of in Sudan's violence-wracked peace mission despite a raging Denmark. WASHINGTON - Although the nation's homes, 18 per Darfur region cannot be signifi debate over whether it should "Without escorts, those ships global oil prices have plum cent; and heating oil, used cantly strengthened this year invoke its power to suspend an will not arrive. Without that aid, meted, the cost of heating your widely in the Northeast, 23 because of increased dangers, independent court's efforts to more people will die," Ban said. home this winter will be a lot percent. the U.N. chief said Tuesday. prosecute Sudanese President "Three million people are in more expensive, especially for That's not good news for a Secretary-General Ban Ki Omar Hassan al-Bashir on danger of starving." households that depend on country where people have moon said he has delayed his genocide and war crimes In a move to curb the piracy, fuel oil, the Energy been reeling from a summer of goal of putting 22,000 o'f the charges. the U.N. Security Council unani Department predicted record $4··a-gallon gasoline, a authorized 26,000 troops on the The Darfur conflict began in mously approved a resolution Tuesday. booming credit crisis and a ground by the end of this year. early 2003 when ethnic African Tuesday calling on all nations Households that use fuel oil struggling economy. The African Union-U.N. force rebels took up arms against with a stake in Somalia's mar can expect to spend an aver Energy experts say some known as UNAMID in Darfur Sudan's Arab-dominated cen itime safety to send naval ships age of $2,388 -or $449 more people have yet to pay last currently numbers about tral government, accusing it of and military aircraft to than last year - for the winter's heating bills or the 10,000. Ban said he hopes to discrimination. Many of the Somalia's coastline. October-April heating season. summer's air conditioning reach 17,000 by January and worst atrocities in the war have Ban opened his hour-long Users of natural gas will pay costs. A recent Associated the 22,000 mark around March. been blamed on the janjaweed press conference, his first in a less than half that, $1,010 on Press survey found that utility "I may have to adjust a little militia of Arab nomads allied promised monthly ritual, average, still $155 more than shutoffs because of unpaid bit in view of the circumstances with the government. addressing the global financial last year. bills have been running 17 on the ground," he told Ban and other diplomats say crisis and expressing confi The department's Energy percent to 22 percent higher reporters. "The situation in the only way to end the fighting dence in nations' commitments Information Administration than last year in some parts of Darfur is deteriorating. We are that has killed up to 300,000 this month to donate to the emphasized that the cost fig the country. seeing increasing attacks on people and forced 2.5 million to U.N.'s ambitious goals of notch ures should be viewed as "a The Energy Department said U.N. and international staff." flee their homes is through ing significant reductions in broad guide" comparing this it expects the price of fuel oil Only Monday, a Nigerian political talks and a peace poverty, hunger and disease by year's expected heating costs will average $3.90 a gallon, 60 peacekeeper was killed in an agreement. 2015. to last winter and said actual cents more than last winter. ambush, he noted, becoming On another matter, Ban said "Despite the market turmoil, e~penses can vary depending While the cost of crude oil the ninth U.N. soldier to dfe in he was greatly concerned about we raised $16 billion," he said. on region, local weather and has declined from a high of Darfur in the past three the security of food aid that 3 "I urge world leaders to honor the energy efficiency of indi $147 a barrel in July to just months. million Somalis depend on in these pledges." vidual homes. under $88 a barrel for delivery The force relies heavily on light of increasing piracy in The U.N. chief also said he But across the board, in November, the department African troops, which Sudan waters around the Horn of agreed with comments made by whether one uses heating oil, said "oil markets are expected has insisted on, and has been Africa. World Bank President Robert natural gas, propane or elec to remain relatively tight beset by a critical lack of equip He said there was an Oct. 23 Zoellick a day earlier suggest tricity, costs will be higher, because of sluggish production ment contributions like helicop deadline for nations to replace ing that the Group of Seven said the agency. growth." Barring a worse than ters. Ban said he has been dis a Canadian frigate that has industrialized countries should Users of electricity to heat expected global economic cussing with Ukraine's presi been the only ship escorting the be expanded to include growing homes will see the smallest decline, prices are likely to dent and defense minister the U.N.'s World Food Program food economies in Asia and Latin increase, about 10 percent on edge back up to about $112 a possibility of that nation provid- aid deliveries to Somalia. America. average, followed by propane, barrel, the agency said. 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Fernandez Madeline Nies Mrs. Biden Mrchael Jordan Vote by Thursday at 5 p.m. at www.ndsmcobserver.com THE OBSERVER Wednesday, October 8, 2008 IEWPOINT page 11 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Reactions to the Sorin Boycott Support Sorin · Appreciate the experience I will never forget the most fun I ever The pep rally should serve to get the Once a year my brother, father ing I have knowing I will never be had at a pep rally as an Otter of Sorin players and student body hyped up for the and myself travel over 800 miles able to attend Notre Dame, and College. game, and not the current Disneyland from Burlington, Vt. to attend the yet those who are fortunate It just so happened to be one that we production that we have today. pep rally, watch the game, and enough will look back and hosted. In what ended up being Ty As a student, they felt like nothing more ultimately enjoy the whole ND remember they boycotted pep ral Willingham's final pep rally, Ty proceeded than a huge waste of time. As an alum, I experience. This is a tradition I lies. It makes no sense to me, and to do a role call of the host dorms. In the still do not want to go into the JACC for hope continues for as long as I I feel sorry for those students. usual scripted and expected form, the another one. As a former Otter, I salute all live, and I hope someday I will be Perhaps those students should dorms each tried to make as much noise current Otters in Sorin College for your able to bring my children out to realize that those who are per as possible. However, when Ty called for pep rally manifesto. You have hit the nail ND. forming take what they do just as noise from the Otters of Sorin, he was square on the head. Unable to get in to Notre Dame seriously as the football players. greeted with nothing but dead silence· As a former member of the Norte Dame as an undergrad and still unable Obviously it doesn't gather as from us. Confused. he called us again, but family, I encourage all members of the to get in as a graduate, it shocks much attention, but they also we stood firm in our silence much to the student body to support Sorin in their me to hear of students "boy deserve the respect of the student amusement of the rest of the JACC and effort and to stand with them outside the cotting" the pep rally because of body. the players. Thinking a third time would JACC. This is your pep rally. Take it back. too many Group Performances Enjoy Notre Dame.You have no be a charm, he moved on, called the rest As one of many Notre Dame alumni, I and not enough interaction with idea how lucky you are. of the dorms, came back to the Otters encourage those of you on campus this the players. whom again stood in silence. weekend to support the Otters of Sorin as I truly don't think those student Bryan Fortier Think about that story for a second. My well. understand how lucky they are. Chicopee, Mass. favorite memory of a pep rally was one in Forgo the dog and pony show and let the It's hard to even describe the feel- Oct. 7 which I stood in dead silence. Isn't there current students see your support outside something wrong with this picture? the JACC. We should give them nothing The fact is the pep rallies in the JACC but our support for trying to bring back are a complete joke and we all knew it. true fire and passion to our pep rallies. Sorin standing in silence was the most spontaneous and unexpected act that I Ryan Ritter Pep rallies too formulaic can ever remember actually happening at alum a pep rally (we actually "planned" this on Class of200l OK! Here comes one from a My recommendation is that the the way there). Oct. 3 cranky old alum (Zahm '82) who pep rallies need to be given back believes everything was better to the students. Let's start with an "back in the day." Well, maybe not. utterly bizarre idea. Let's go back I don't believe everything was bet to the Stepan Center. ter in the early '80's. If you really want to attend, get Notre Dame is a much better there early. If you don't get in the academic instition than when I door, your loss. I will guarantee Pep rallies for the students matriculated. Frankly, I probably that it will be spontaneous, erratic, wouldn't get in today. The food's a wild, fun and - get this - inspir This past Friday evening, I attended the that condensation dripped from the ceil lot better in the dining halls. I was ing to both the team and fans. pep rally for the Stanford game at the ing! (Gross, I know, but gives you the true really impressed by South Dining What a great juxtaposition to tick Joyce Center with a Notre Dame classmate flavor of the event). It concluded with the Hall when I dropped my step ets, boring, under-attended and - of mine. It was pitiful. Scripted and spirit fight song. The whole thing took 30 min daughter off for her freshman year get this - unispiring to both the less, the thing was painful to sit (and I do utes. in August. team and fans. Give it some mean sit) through. It was light years from Here's what it didn't include: reserved Now that I've spread some sun thought. I actually feel sorry for the raucous rallies of my undergraduate seating, ushers, players in suits, "host" shine, I feel a need to rail! Pep ral Charlie and the team having to days. I left thoroughly disheartened, and dorms, videos, cheers led by the executive lies have become so sanitized I endure more canned rallies with doubt that I will ever attend one again. director of the Alumni Association, intro can't even attend them any longer. insipid speaches. The team seems Our experience started when our choice duction of non-football folks, or the Alma It sounds to me like the students to be turning it around. Maybe pep of seating was challenged by an usher. Mater. can't stand them either. They are rallies should be re-invigorated as Apparently, we were in a section reserved Listen, I think Chuck Lennon is one of "corporate" beyond recognition. well. for ND parents only if their students were the greatest Notre Dame men alive. Our The last one I attended felt like an with them. (Fortunately, one of my sons Olympians are amazing and a true source annual shareholders meeting - a Jeff Barber was with us.) After being thwarted by our of pride. I love the Alma Mater so much couple of interesting guests, but alum legitimacy, the usher proceeded to eject that I can't hear it without tears coming to far too much hackneyed "blah, Class of 1982 two men and their young sons from the my eyes. But these things have no place at blah, blah." Oct. 6 mostly empty section. A great ND moment a football pep rally! for them, don't you think? The sole purpose of a football pep rally is We were then "treated" to a program of to get the team and students fired up to go pre-fab cheers, videos and introductions of beat the crap out of Saturday's opponent. our Olympic athletes. It seemed like 30 Period. Rally together minutes before the actual football team That's what they were all about when I made it's calm, gentlemanly appearance. attended Notre Dame, and I don't think As a transfer student from together ALL of us who love Notre During the rest of the event, it was some that my classmates or I are any the worse Northwestern, I can assure you that Dame. We go every Friday not just to times difficult to tell the team members for it. And, oh yeah, our teams played with Notre Dame's undying school spirit is support Irish football, but to celebrat from the old, tired alumni who were sitting passion on Saturday. one of the things that make our school ing everything that makes Notre on their hands behind them. That's how I concur entirely with Sorin College men wonderfully unique. Even though Dame, Notre Dame. bored they looked and justifiably so. Aidan McKiernan and Tristan Hunt who . Northwestern is a.Big Ten school with I know that Sorin and those who The momentary exception was when wrote in Friday's Letter to the Editor enti a Division I football team, the year I chooses not to go are just as spirited Jimmy Clausen, Terrail Lambert, Pat tled Our Pep Rally Manifesto, "Pep rallies was there the school had only one pep as everyone else, so please go to the Kuntz and Kyle McCarthy got up to talk. should involve only three groups - the rally for the season in a venue similar rallies and scream your hearts out for They were terrific, but could not rescue students, the band and the team. Pep ral to our Washington Hall. what you and I know is the best school the event from the stranglehold of civility, lies should be of the students, by the stu The enthusiasm at that rally was in the country. I agree that it would be or from their own head coach's passion dents and for the students. This means forced and the spectacle was awk great to have more interaction with less, stupefying remarks. Charlie sounded parents, alumni and outside visitors aren't wardly confined to a proscenium the football team. The fact that they more like he was offering a statement to invited. If they want to come, they're more stage. I can understand how you got out of their seats and started a few the media than attempting to inspire any than welcome - but they'll be one of us, might see our pep rallies as formulaic cheers this season is a small step in one. not a polite guest at our show." Amen, and more of a show than a rally, but the right direction. If you think that the In days of yore, when I was an under brothers! I am both ND alumnus and ND that is no excuse for turning your back rallies' formal'> need to be changed, graduate, rallies were held in the Stepan parent. on a very special Notre Dame hall talk to the administration and the rally Center. There was no sitting down because What I want to see when I come to a mark. Keep in mind that much of the coordinators to find ways to make the there were no chairs! The rally began football pep rally is a team and student pomp and circumstance that come rallies better, but please show up .. when the band, cheerleaders and team body ready to tear it up on Saturday. before the football team, like speeches By boycotting you are hurting the entered the building. Lots of jumping, Nothing else. That's the way it used to be, by former players, video clips, and team, you are hurting our university, screaming, fist pumping and cheering. and that's the way it should always be. cheerleader performances, is to and you are missing out on a once in a ·Girls held up on guys' shoulders. The pro- Return the pep rallies to the students! remind us that the Irish football team lifetime opportunity for yourself that gram was led by the leprechaun, and fea Go Irish! that we cheer for on Saturdays comes you are incredibly fortunate to have. tured short, impassioned talks by two cur from a long tradition of greatness. rent players and two ND legends, either Mike Schafer Hopefully that reminder will inspire us Connor Kobeski • ex-players or other fiery notables like alum to cheer them on to become another junior Digger Phelps. Sometimes Stepan Center Class of 1982 one of those immortal teams. 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Happy-Go-Lucky - 9/27 Slumdog Millionaire - 11/19 Rachel Getting Married- 10/3 Defiance- 12/12 Flash of Genius- 10/3 Seven Pounds- 12/19 Body of Lies- 10/10 . Frost/Nixon- 12/26 :,, w.- 10/17 Valkyrie- 12/26 page 14 The Observer + CLASSIFIEDS Wednesday, October 8, 2008 PRESEASON N BA Raptors blowout Cavaliers in preseason opener Nowitzki leads Mavericks over hurting Wizards; McGrady sits out in Rockets narrow victory over Grizzlies in 26 minutes. The Cavs have Associated Press craved a point guard for years CLEVElAND - LeBron James and feel Williams can fill that spent a rare night relaxing on void while giving James some the bench, Mo Williams showed one to share the scoring load. why Cleveland traded for him When he had the chance, this summer. and the Cavaliers Williams pushed the ball up the opened th(·lir exhibition season floor and he wasn't shy about with a 104-X4 loss to the Toronto directing his teammates. Haptors on Tunsday night. "It's just great to be here," said .lames playnd just X minutes in Williams, who has been smiling thn first quartnr before he raised since his arrival in Cleveland. "I his hand for a substitutn and think we can do some big things coach Mike Brown pulled his this year." superstar for the remainder of Brown has tried to cut James' Cleveland's preseason debut. minutes before. However, it's James, who won an Olympic been tough to get him rest in gold medal this summer at the games the Cavs needed to win. Bnijing Garnes, missed his only James averaged 40.4 minutes thrne shots from the field, made per game last season, nearly a one free throw and added two half-minute less than in 2006- rPbounds and two assists. 07. llis minutes-per-game aver "It was good to play another age has dropped the past three team," James said. "We're kind years, but except for his rookie of tired of beating up on each year (39.5), James has averaged other. We did some good things more than 40 minutes per game and some bad things." each season. The wear and tnar on James is a major concern for the Mavericks 108, Wizards 82 Cavaliers. lie has had little time Dirk Nowitzki and Brandon away from the floor since last Bass each scored 17 points to season ended because of his lead the Dallas Mavericks to a commitment to USA Basketball. victory over the injury-depleted AP Brown intends to reduce James' Washington Wizards on Tuesday Toronto Raptors guard Jason Kapono, right, drives past Cleveland Cavaliers guard Mo Williams, playing time - the 23-year-old night in the preseason opener left, during their preseason game in Cleveland Tuesday. The Raptors won 104-84. has been among the league lead for both teams. ers in minutes played through Wizards forward Antawn on to lead by as many as 36 seven rebounds in 2007-08. light-reel dunks in the fourth out his career - with the idea of Jamison left in the first quarter points in the fmal quarter. "I expect him to play well," quarter. Hakim Landry led keeping him as fresh as possible with a right knee injury and did An dray Blatche 's 18 points Carlisle said. "As far as any Memphis with 15, including a for the grinding, 82-game sched not return. paced the Wizards. other stuff (adverse fan reaction dunk that tied it at 92. ule and playoffs. Jamison's leg appeared to Dallas' Josh Howard, who fm to Howard), I don't expect much Artest got the loudest ovation Toronto's Jermaine O'Neal, buckle while playing defense ished with 15 points, was greet if any of that. I think his (apolo of the night when he was intro acquired from Indiana in a July midway through the first quar ed by a mixture of cheers and gy) was sincere and heartfelt ... duced with the starting lineup. trade, scored 11 points in his ter, and he had to be helped to boos from the crowd when he As you progress through this He deflected a pass and made a Haptors debut. O'Neal missed 40 the locker room by teammates. was introduced with the starting business, your skin thickens a steal on the Grizzlies' first pos games last season because of A team spokesman at first said lineup following a controversy little." session, but missed his first shot lingering knee problems and the knee was sprained, but later filled offseason. as a Rocket, a 3-point try from dropped weight over the sum changed the diagnosis to a less In a video posted on YouTube Rockets 96, Grizzlies 93 the top of the key. He sank a 3- mer to ease the pressure on his serious-sounding strain. that was widely viewed on the Ron Artest scored 12 of his 15 pointer from the same spot a joints. Jamison will have an MRI and Internet, Howard was shown at points in the first quarter of his minute later. Will Solomon scored 17 points, be evaluated on Wednesday. The a summer charity flag football Houston debut and the Rockets Gay scored five points, includ Andrea Bargnani 15 and Kris two-time NBA All-Star averaged game disrespecting the national beat the Memphis Grizzlies in ing a driving dunk past Yao, to Humphries 14 for the Raptors, 21.4 points and 10.2 rebounds in anthem. Howard apologized on the preseason opener on help Memphis build an early who didn't attempt a 3-pointer 79 games for the Wizards last the first day of training camp. Tuesday night. lead. Artest scored seven points, in the first half but dropped six season. Howard held his hand over his Tracy McGrady sat out to rest including another 3-pointer, dur from long range after halftime. Wizards center Brendan heart while the national anthem his sore left knee. The Rockets ing a 9-0 run that put the Toronto's reserves outplayed Haywood missed the game with was sung prior to the game. star had offseason surgery to Rockets up 18-13. Cleveland's during the second a sprained right wrist, which he Howard had another off-court remove loose tissue in the knee Yao had a quiet start and half. when the Raptors will have examined by a hand incident during the offseason and said last week that it was came out with 1 :44 left in the outscored the Cavs 57-37. specialist in New York City on when he was arrested in July healing slower than expected. quarter. He had five rebounds, "We've got a lot of work to do, Wednesday. Haywood sustained after police said he was drag Yao Ming had 10 points and but only two points, in 10 min it's the first preseason game," the injury last week at training racing at 94 mph in a 55 mph nine rebounds in less than two utes before he was replaced by Haptors coach Sam Mitchell camp. zone. quarters of action. Houston Landry. said. "We got better as the game The Wizards are already with Last season Howard was criti coach Rick Adelman has said Artest also sat out the second progressed. We made a lot of out high-scoring guard Gilbert cized for saying in a radio inter he'll be careful with Yao during quarter. Brent Barry, the mistakes defensivley, especially Arenas, who's expected to miss view during a first-round playoff the preseason to try to keep the Rockets' other big offseason in that first quarter. You can't several months with a left knee series against New Orleans that six-time All-Star fresh and acquisition, hit a 3-pointer with give up 28 points in the first injury. he occasionally smokes marijua injury-free. 10:12 left in the first half to tie quarter. We carried out our prin Dallas shot 52 percent from na. Later in the same series, he Carl Landry, Yao's backup, had the game at 27. dples as good as any time we've the field and built a 55-40 half drew the ire of then-coach Avery 18 points and nine rebounds. Adelman only used reserves in done it so far in training camp time edge behind Nowitzki's 10 Johnson by throwing himself a Houston led 71-70 after three the second quarter and Houston and practice." points. birthday party after a Game 4 quarters, and Artest and Yao took a 46-43 halftime lead. Zydrunas Ilgauskas scored 16 Nowitzki's layup and 3-pointer Joss to the Hornets. were done for the night. Artest Warrick had nine points and O.J. points and Williams, acquired in on consecutive possessions mid New Mavericks coach Rick played 24 minutes and Yao Mayo had eight for Memphis in an August trade from way through the third quarter Carlisle said he anticipates a played just over 22. the first half. 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OUND THE NATION Wednesday, October 8, 2008 CoMPILED FROM THE OBsERVER's WIRE SERVICEs page 15 NBA NCAA Women's Volleyball AVCA Top 25 team points record 1 Penn State 1500 14·0 2 Nebraska 1440 12·0 3 Texas 1366 8·2 4 usc 1286 7-2 5 UCLA 1230 10·2 6 Stanford 1218 11-2 7 Hawaii 1126 11-2 8 California 1106 12·1 9 Washington 1033 11-1 10 Florida 929 10-1 11 Oregon 826 11·3 12 Colorado State 807 11-1 13 Minnesota 774 12·2 14 Witchita State 707 14-0 15 Pepperdine 642 12·0 16 San Diego 612 10·2 17 Kansas State 554 13·2 18 Purdue 474 10·4 19 Illinois 409 10-3 20 Wisconsin 249 10-4 21 BYU 224 9·3 22 Michigan 204 13·1 23 Santa Clara 147 8·3 24 Cal Poly 108 7-6 25 Arizona 89 11·2 Big East Women's AP Utah guard Ronnie Brewer, right, goes up for a lay-up against Los Angeles' Pau Gasol during the Jazz's 99-90 win Volleyball Standings in their preseson opener. Brewer tied Paul Millsap for a team-high 13 points in the game. ·team record 1 NOTRE DAME 5-0-0 Jazz dance on L.A. in opener 2 Rutgers 4-1-0 3 Georgetown 3-0-0 Associated Press Williams and Utah team on Monday by a team million contract as a 4 Marquette 3-1-1 mate Carlos Boozer. doctor. Jackson remained restricted free agent in 5 Villanova 3-2-0 ANAHEIM, Calif. - The Lakers got as close home and watched the July after deciding to 6 Louisville 2-1-2 Ronnie Brewer and Paul as 89-84 on Andrew game on TV with his legs remain with the Lakers 7 West Virginia 2·1-2 Millsap each scored 13 Bynum's short hook shot elevated. and not play in Europe, 8 Cincinnati 2·2-1 points, Deron Williams with 5:34 to play, but "We don't anticipate was sidelined because of 9 USF 2-2-1 had 11 points and eight Kevin Lyde capped an 8-2 that it's anything serious a sprained left ankle. 10 Connecticut 1-2·2 assists, and the Utah Jazz run with a short hook at all," team spokesman Luke Walton, who under 11 Syracuse 1-2-1 beat the Los Angeles shot to give Utah its John Black said. went surgery on July 18 12 Seton Hall 1-3-1 Lakers 99-90 on Tuesday biggest lead, 97-86, with Jackson has undergone to remove bone spurs and 13 Providence 0-2-3 14 Pits burgh 1-4-0 night in the preseason 2:24 left. Byn urn and two hip replacement scar tissue and clean up opener for both teams. 15 St. John's 0•2-2 Jordan Farmar each had operations since October some cartilage debris 16 DePaul 0-5-0 Kobe Bryant played 24 15 points for Los Angeles 2006- the second one in from his right ankle, also minutes for the Lakers, and Bynum grabbed eight June 2007. He used a didn't dress. finishing with eight rebounds. cane for four months, The Jazz were missing points, five rebounds and Lakers coach Phil including the preseason Boozer because of a sore five assists after sitting Jackson missed the game last year. His nine NBA left hamstring. Matt -MIAA Women's out the entire second and because of soreness and titles as a head coach are Harpring also is sidelined fourth quarters. Bryant, swelling in his lower legs. tied with fellow Hall of due to complications from Volleyball Standings who won the league's Assistant coach Kurt Farner Red Auerbach. surgery in June to remove MVP last season for the Rambis ran the team in Last June, Jackson got a bone spur from his right conference overall first time in his career, place of the 63-year-old the Lakers within two vic team ankle. Last year, Harpring record record was on the gold medal Hall of Farner; who has tories of the fr-anchise's missed training camp and 1 Hope 10-0 19-3 winning U.S. Olympic been experiencing dis 15th championship. the entire preseason 2 Calvin 7-2 13-4 team at the Beijing comfort for the past few Sasha Vujacic, who schedule following knee 3 Alma 7-2 15-6 Olympics along with days and was examined signed a three-year, $15 surgery. 4 SAINT MARY'S 5·5 12-7 5 Adrian 6-5 10-9 6 Albion 4-6 1HO Luke Walton brings 34- Buffaloes' Hawkins Bonds enioys times 7 Trine 3-7 6-12 year-old stalker to court signs contract extension away from fhe ball field 8 Kalamazoo 2-8 5-15 MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. - A BOULDER, Colo. - Colorado coach SAN FRANCISCO - Barry Bonds 9 Olivet 0-9 4-15 woman has been charged with stalk Dan Hawkins and the university made a rare public appearan.ce ing Los Angeles Lakers forward agreed to a contract extension that Tuesday and said he is enjoying Luke Walton. could keep him with the Buffaloes life away from baseball. Stacy Elizabeth Beshear of El through 2012. ''I'm happy now that I have more Segundo was arrested Sept. 18 aft.er The new contract was announced time," Bonds told the crowd at the she pulled up to his car and pretend Tuesday and takes effect July 1. kickoff event of the Macy's ed to fire gunshots at him with her "Everybody else seems to worry Christmas tree lighting. 'Tve actu hand, police Sgt. Steve Tobias said. about that more than I do," ally enjoyed myself immensely." The 34-year-old Beshear has Hawkins said of his new deaL 'The Bonds, honorary chair of this pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor way I was raised, you've got to year's lighting, did not talk to count of stalking. A Nov. 6 trial date show up, put your boots on and go reporters and left quickly after around the dial has been set in the case. She faces to work every day." giving a brief speech during the up to a year in county jail if convict Hawkins originally signed a five 30-minute ceremony. Lights ed, district attorney spokeswoman year, $4.25 million contract, not adorning the large tree in Union Jane Robison said Tuesday. including incentives, that was to Square are sold to benefit the CLASSIC BOXING A phone number for Beshear was run through Dec. 31, 2010. He's UCSF Children's Hospital palliative not in service. scheduled to earn $951,720 this care program, and nearly 1992 Heavyweight Title Fight Walton said Beshear has been season prior to incentives. $700,000 has been raised during Evander Holyfield vs. Riddick Bowe harassing him since late last year. With his new deal, Hawkins can the past five years. He told the Orange County Register earn incentives for winning seven 8:30 p.m., ESPN Bonds was questioned by a she waited outside his Manhattan games ($50,000), being Big 12 young patient about potentially Beach home numerous times and coach of the year ($25,000) and returning to baseball. wrote on his car with a marker after national coach of the year "I had fun," Bonds said. "But I he refused to sign an autograph. ($50,000). like my freedom. n ~------ page 16 The Observer+ SPORTS Wednesday, Ocrober 8, 2008 NBA Baylor out as Clipper VP a seventh game in the second were going to name me the Associated J>n:ss round bnfore being eliminated. general manager and Neil LOS ANGELES - Elgin The Clippers also announced Oshley the assistant general Baylor is out as vice president that Neil Oshley, the team's manager." of basketball operations with director of player personnel, Dunleavy said he hadn't seen tlw Los Angeles Clippers, and will be elevated to the position Baylor for nearly a month, eoaeh Mike Dunleavy will of assistant general manager. since the funeral of longtime assume his responsibilities as "In Mike and Neil, we're for Clippers physician Dr. Anthony general manager. tunate to already have talent F. Daly, who died Sept. 5. l>unlnavy said Baylor had ed people in place to make this "I enjoyed my time working decided to resign after spend transition a seamless one," with Elgin, it was a good work ing 22 years as an exeeutive Clippers president Andy ing relationship," Dunleavy with tlw team. Hoeser said. "Going forward. said. "I wish him all the best. "Wp, greatly appreciate we have high expectations for The way we've done business Elgin's efTorts during his time our team. From a basketball the last couple of years, we've with tlw Clippers, and we wish standpoint, these arc the peo all worked together to go for him the very best," Clippers ple we're counting on to make ward with whatever made the owrwr and chairman of the those expectations a reality." best sense for us, and we'll board Donald T. Sterling said Dunleavy, about to start his continue to move forward." in a statemP.nt issued Tuesday. sixth season as coach of the The Clippers have 10 new Tho 74-year-old Baylor Clippers, has manned dual players under contract this became vice president of bas roles before; he was the coach season, led by Baron Davis, ketball operations with the and vice president of basket Marcus Camby, Ricky Davis Clippers in 1986 after an out ball operations with the and first-round draft pick Eric standing 14-year playing Milwaukee Bucks from 1992- Gordon. They will join eareP.r with the Lakers and a 96. holdovers Chris Kaman, brief stint as coach of thP. New "About a week or 10 days Cuttino Mobley and AI Orleans Jazz. ago, I was approached by the Thornton. lie was inducted into the team about being named the "I think we've got a really Baskdball llall of Fame in general manager," Dunleavy good group and they'll play I Additional 2008 Ths Sari Soldiers • Nepali language with English subtitles • Friday. November 14 • Join director Julie Bridgham Fall Semester Events know no boundaries World VIew is an initiative from the Office of the President to promote constructive ~UNIVERSITY OF ADEBARTOLO dialogue about issues of race, class, ethnicity, religion, and gender through the arts. WNOTREDAME v PERFORM NGARTSCENltR Office of the President Wednesday, October 8, 2008 The Observer + SPORTS page 17 CYCLING Cycling threatened by latest doping allegations IOC vice president worries that continuous doping violations could jeopardize future credibility of sport even worse." Associated Press The head of the Tour de France LONDON- The future of men's on Tuesday hailed a new lab test road cycling in the Olympics that has exposed the three riders. could be threatened unless the "It's very good. It allows us to sport cleans up its doping record. confound the cheaters," Christian Thomas Bach. vice president of Prudhomme told the AP. "What's the International Olympic being done at the Tour de France Committee, said Tuesday the lat has never existed in the world of est Tour de France doping revela sport, in no competition." tions have further damaged the Prudhomme said it took more sport's credibility and called its than two months for the positive Olympic status into question. tests to emerge. While blood sam If the entire sport doesn't pull ples from riders were taken dur together to improve the situation, ing the race, testing them for "then you have to consider giving CERA was not yet authorized. men's road cycling a pause" from · In another development, Olympic participation. Baeh told Luxembourg's anti-doping agency The Associated Press in a tele expanded an investigation against phone interview. cyelist Frank Schleck, who wore The head of world cycling the yellow jersey for three days called Bach's suggestion "com during the Tour and was sus pletely unacceptable" and said pended by his team last week. the sport was weeding out the Schleck said he transferred drug cheats. money to a Swiss bank account Anti-d,lping and cycling officials held by a Spanish doctor at the said Monday that Leonardo heart of a major doping scandal. Piepoli of Italy and Stefan Schleck denied direct contact Schumacher of Germany had with the doctor and reiterated he tested positive during this year's never engaged in doping. AP Tour de Prance for CERA, an Bach, a German lawyer, said Italian rider Riccardo Ricco celebrates after winning the 6th stage of the 2008 Tour de France. advanced version of the blood the international cycling union, or Ricco was banned for two years after admitting to doping during this year's Tour. booster EPO. Italian cyclist UCI, had begun effective anti-dop Riccardo Riceo previously admit ing programs but blamed the ity of men's road race cycling is at hand in hand," he said. "They "It is completely unacceptable ted to CERA use. sport's riders, race organizers, stake." have made an effort, but it's not for Thomas Bach to be saying "This is a hard blow for the team owners and sponsors. Bach said the sport should be enough if you have no real collab this," he told the AP. "I don't like erndibility of men's road eyeling," "I hope that now these ·stake given more time and did not face .oration and cooperation. The UCI talking about other sports, but Bach said. "Obviously, the riders holders realize that they have to any immediate sanctions. has to be the leader." there are other sports with per have not ehanged their mentality. join this program and work "I am confident that UCI will UCI president Pat McQuaid sistent problems. Instead of firing They had a ehance to do so, but seamlessly together," he said. react and will call upon the other reacted strongly to Bach's com guns at cycling he should fire they did not and this makes it "They have to react. The credibil- stakeholders to join and to work ments. guns equally at them as well." Welcome to 21st century student apartments. ONE BLOCK EAST OF NOTRE DAME Brand new, contemporary, furnished apartments now leasing for Fall 2009. • Two bedrooms • Private, full bath in each bedroom • Furnished • Includes 42" flat panel HDTV • Laundry room with washer & dryer • FREE Internet & 200+ TV stations • Walk to campus II Irish luxury apartments ROW page 18 The Observer + SPORTS Wednesday, October 8, 2008 TENNIS Venus In• F,;@w upset UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME COLLE<>E OF SCIENCE opening round Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium match." Associated Press Thursday, October 9, 6- 9 p.m. Davydenko beat Florent Serra MOSCOW - Venus Williams of France 6-1, 7-5, and seventh Jordan Hall of Science was bnatm1 in the opening round seeded Saf'in struggled past I(Jr tho sneond time in 12 tourna Israeli qualifier No am Okun 7-6 nwnts this snason. losing 6-4, 2- ( 5). 3-6, 6-4 to begin his 12th 6, 6-4 to Flavia l'nnnetta of Italy attnmpt to win tho homntown at the Kn~mlin Cup on Tun11day. nvent. Thn Wimbledon champion, l>avydenko, who also won the who also lost in the lirst round at Litle in 2004. improved to 16-2 in Memphis in Man:h, droppnd to 1- Moscow. ;{ against Pnmwtta. "I would like to defend my title "I totally carne lwrn because I horn, but as usual I'm my worst love winning," thn nighth-ranknd nnmny," he said. American said. "I have nnvnr Hobby Ginepri of the United won this Litln, but I just had a day States beat Jiri Vanek ol' the whnrn I eould not eontrol my Czneh Hepublic 6-3, 6-4 and garnn. She playnd well." eighth-seeded Janko Tipsarevic Svntlana Kuznntsova and Vnra ol' Serbia held oil' Hussian qualili Zvonareva. two snndnd Hussian er Alexandre Kudryavtsev 4-6, 6- who have nnvnr nmdwd the final 3, 7-6 (6). of tlwir lwnw 1went, won tlwir Former U.S. Open champion first-round matehes. Kuznntsova earned a 6-4, 7-5 vie On t.he nwn's side, whern tory over Li Na of China, who Hussians have won nino of the ended Snrnna Williams' reign as last 11 Cups, tlw winnnrs indud No. I last week in Stuttgart. nd two-tinw defnnding champion "Li Na beat many serious oppo Nikolay Davydnnko and Mar NASCAR N a scar to use softer tires turn one of the series' signa three series, after the disas Associated Press ture races into a series of 10- trous race in July when INDIANAPOLIS - Goodyear to 12-lap sprints because of NASCAR officials continually may have an answer for one of tire wear. NASCAR officials called competition cautions. Indianapolis Motor Speedway's even apologized to fans for the The longest stretch of green toughest challenges: softer fiasco. flag racing lasted just 13 laps, tires. Kyle Petty was the only driv and points leader Jimmie As driv~rs took a break dur er on the track two weeks ago. Johnson won the race in a ing Tuesday's latest testing The latest testing session seven-lap sprint to the finish. session at the speedway, comes in the midst of more It was the second-slowest race NASCAH and Goodyear offi tire questions for Goodyear. in NASCAR's 15-year history at cials explained they had seen Sunday's race at Talladega Indy. dramatic improvement in tire was marred by four tire fail Drivers were disgusted with wear, prompting optimism ures and a fifth occurred dur the tire problems as dust par they could avoid a repeat of ing practice. One of the fail ticles constantly flew around the Allstate 400 debacle in ures sent Denny Hamlin, who the track surface and into the July. drives for Joe Gibbs Racing, stands. Some complained "We're not all the way there, hard into the wall. He was afterward that Goodyear need but we're pretty close to it," hospitalized overnight before ed to look seriously at improv said Hobin Pemberton, being released Monday. ing the tires because they had NASCAH vice president of com Hamlin is one of 12 drivers in been having trouble with them petition. "We were in about an the Chase for the Cup. for several years at the speed eight or nine-lap window Stu Grant, general manager way. before (during testing), and of worldwide racing for Grant seemed to acknowl that got up to 10, and now Goodyear, said early assess edge as much Tuesday when we're in the mid-20 range. So ments indicated all of the tires he said testing in 2005 and it's improved 300 percent at Talladega were punctured, 2006 also showed tires were already. We walked the track though they are still undergo wearing out after about 10 last night, and the track was ing analysis, and Pemberton laps. taking on rubber, so that's a believes the problem had to The difference this time was good sign." more do with debris than tires. that on race day, the rubber Things got even better after "At Talladega, we went never stuck to the track as it Pemberton's midday news con clean, then we had a few tires had in the past. Some won ference. that lost air for a while and dered whether the cars con Speedway officials said one then we were clean again," he tributed to the problem since it driver made a 33-lap run on said. "So my guess is there was the first race at Indy with the tires and another put in a may have been debris on the the Car of Tomorrow. full fuel run. generally 35 to track and it wasn't all cleared Grant said studies showed 40 laps on Indy's 2.5-mile oval, off. But that's just specula the cars did have heavier loads before it started raining tion." and more slippage than previ Tuesday afternoon. The problems at Talladega ous years, and Pemberton It was the second testing ses caused yet another image explained that finding the sion at Indy since NASCAR problem for Goodyear, the sole right combination will always officials were forced in July to supplier of tires for NASCAR's be a work in progress. CATHOLIC VOTERS AND THE 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION A DISCUSSION FEATURING VINCENT ROUGEAU GERARD BRADLEY Notre Dame Associate Professor of Law Notre Dame Professor of Law c:::bama's Catholic Natimal Advisory Council Catholics for N\cCain Steering Committee National Steering Committee Moderated by : JOHN T. MCGREEVY I. A. O'Shaughnessy Dean College of Arts and Letters WEDNESDAY, OCTOBERS 6:30PM MCKENNA HALL AUDITORIUM Reception to follow This event is free and open to the public The central question for discussion will be: What, for an otherwise pro-life voter, constitutes a sufficient "proportionate" reason to justify a vote for a pro-abortion candidate? Sponsored by the Notre Dame Center for Ethics & Culture and Funded by the Notre Dame Fund to Protect Human Life page 20 The Observer + SPORTS Wednesday, October 8, 2008 they're well-coached - they'll Clark said it could be the Irish be out make this a special year defense that decides this game, Propn~tors Streak Warren & Linda for !coach Joe Baum, who is though. Y?occo's continued from page 24 retiring after 32 years!." Notre Uame gave up five Restaurant The recent scoring slowdown goals in the two losses after that long(," said Irisb coach has not been for lack of oppor allowing just three goals - and ?rrsl Orijpruz/:A-zza in ?own/ Bobby Clark, who was unaware tunity, Clark said. never more than one in a single Since 195t of the statistic. "When you're "Last week's game against game - in the previous seven playing, you're not aware of Michigan, we made a lot of half games. The Irish went 6-0-1 in Specializing in lt;J/ian Entrees those things. llaving said that, chances, but you've got to stop those contests. Turs. -Thurs.: 5:00 PM - l1 :00 PM these are good habits that we and take some of them," he "You hope that (tonight( we Fri. ~ Sat.: 5:00 PM - 1:00AM ereate records like that. We said. "You just go out, hope you get back in among the goals, 537 North St. Louis • S.Outn Bt-r'!d, IN want to get back into those kind play well and do the right but it's also important we don't 574-233-2464 of habits." things. If you're doing the right lose goals," Clark said. "We've To do so, Notre Dame will things, there's a good chance just got to take care of business likely need its attack to return you'll make some chances - - that's the important message to form af't11r a pair of disap but the thing is you've got to for our guys. pointing one-goal efforts. take these chances." "Our guys know the impor 'WVaiJc..Liste~n.Lear~n.Aot.:toos. Before their two losses, the Near-goals and just-misses tance of this game, especially Irish had won their previous can be the most frustrating having lost two last week. It's a two games 3-0 - against moments in soccer, and the 'set the record straight' game." Syracuse on Sept. 21 and at team that wins isn't necessarily Cincinnati on the one with Note: Sept. 26. the most + An outbreak of the But while "If you're doing the right opportunities norovirus on the Georgetown tlw team will to score, Clark campus caused Sunday's home look to snap things. there's a good said. game against the Hoyas to be its slide, sen chance you'll make some "It's not like postponed. ior forward chances - but the thing basketball, Georgetown released a state Bright Diko is you've got to take where if you ment Monday that said 212 OCTOBER 1 2» 2008 will bn looking have a lot of patients, mostly undergradu 1::00 p~m. to 1~ontinun a these chances." possessions ates, had sought treatment for Indiana University South Bend streak of his and you takfl a the norovirus. A Friday release own. Dike has Bobby Clark lot more shots described the norovirus as "a scornd a goal than your highly contagious group of Joi#t the Sourt:lt Dea:ad eoan...-.unit;y in ead1 of Irish coach opponent, viruses" spread through food :in a 2 nt~."ille. ._-aile. iiR solidarity "''I'Vith th any girl I've seen out here," he PW appeared better pre said. pared than Lyons (3-2) for the Interhall Howard reclaimed the lead rainy conditions, incorporating continued from page 24 on their next drive, as Bishop an effective man-to-man again found Jeffries for a 20- defense without much blitzing, "!be Quest Project Fall Lecture Series Howard 26, McGlinn 19 yard touchdown, and the which led to three key inter Howard put itself in prime Ducks led 20-13. ceptions. The Quest Continues... position for a playoff spot with With five minutes to go, Although they ran only a few a 26-19 victory over MeGiinn Howard was still within strik designed blitzes, defensive on Tuesday night. ing distance, but Howard's lineman Jordan Johnson was a Thn Shamrocks (3-2) burst Laura Giezeman intercepted a bulldozer at the line, at times The Quest out of the gates as quarter tipped ball, and the Ducks put easily breaking through three back Sarah deGroot connected the game out of reach on the blockers to make a play in the for the Living God with Kathlnen Stanley on a following drive with another backfield. She finished the fadn route from 15 yards. touchdown. game with two sacks. In addi But on the resulting s1~ries, Carter was especially happy tion, PW ran an effective run Thursday, October 9 the Dueks (2-2-1) would with the Ducks' performance, ning and short passing offense, 7:30P.M. answer. On which he thinks with quarterback Cara Davies fourth- and -1 8, they can ):wild running for numerous first Little Theatre quarterback upon going into downs. Moreau Center for the Arts Kayla Bishop the playoffs. Lyons struggled throughout complnted a "She's got the best "This is the much of the game to put any touchdown pass, hands of any girl I've best we've thing together on offense. With knotting the played the long passes out of the question game at seven. seen out here. " on tire year," he due to the weather, they Elizabeth Johnson, CSJ Throughout said, "This is turned to the short pass game Distinguished thn game, both the first of our and incorporated some runs Kyle Carter Professor ofTheology at teams relied Howard coach big games that into the mix, but not as effec !wavily on tlwir we didn't make tively as PW. Fordham University aerial attacks to any mental mis In the end three intercep move the ball. takes." tions, especially a late red Bishop was McGlinn man zone pick, ended Lyons hopes especially happy with her aged to score late but didn't of overcoming their single reenivers who wnre consistent have the time to muster a sec touchdown deficit. ly able to make erueial catch ond half rally. Heading into Tuesday's CENTER JDR SPIRffiJAl.ITY es. Although the Shamrocks game, PW found itself in a do --.sAiNT MARY'S COU.EGE "Our offense definitely did a moved the ball well in the mid or-die situation. saimmarys ..,dul spirituality good job executing," she said. dle of the field throughout the "We came out here knowing (574) 284-4636 "Our rnceivnrs did a really game, they struggled in the what our situation was and we Supported by the Saint Mary's College Endowed Fall lecture Series good job of catching the ball." red zone, an issue Coach Keith did exactly what we needed to and the John Templeton Foundation As thn first half eamn to a Crnasy knows will need to be do," Purple Weasel coach close; Bishop connected with addressed for the playoffs. Justin Betz said. Free and open to the public KristPn JnfTries for a 55-yard "That's been our struggln all "Now we're in the playoffs as touchdown. Tlw PAT was year long," he said. "That's an underdog and we like our unstu~e•!ssful, and thn Ducks going to be our main focus in position. We've been underes l1!d 13-7 at halftime. pral:tice and I in I getting ready timated by our opponents, but On MeCiinn's first drive after for the playoffs." we only lost one game this Read the weekly "That's the brnak, dnGroot and Stanley season which was a tight didn't wait long to 1~onnnct yet Pasquerilla West 8, Lyons 0 game. We're looking forward 1 what she said" at ... again. This tinw it was a 1 ) With the rain pouring down, to proving ourselves," PW yar·d grab by Stanley tu lin tlw a lirst half touchdown catch by coach Derek Woznicki said. ganw at I]. rnc1!iver Alyssa Moya proved lloward coach Kyln Cartnr to be the difference as Contact Charlie Spokes at was blown away by Stanley's l'asquerilla West clinehnd a [email protected], Kyle Smith at talnnt. playoff spot with an 8-0 win [email protected], and Shane observersportsb log.21 cr.info "Siw 's got tlw hnst hands of over Lyons. Steinberg at [email protected] . ------~ Wednesday, October 8, 2008 The Observer+ SPORTS page 22 The Observer + SPORTS Wednesday, October 8, 2008 SMC VOLLEYBALL 4o,ooo+ reasons Hope takes down to think about starting your own venture ... Belles in three sets Register today for the 2oo8-2oog and junior Andrea Helminiak University of Notre Dame Team can't handle spearheaded the defensive high-powered Dutch nffort with 11 and 15 digs, respectively. Business Plan Co!llpetitions On the offensive side of the By PAT STYNES ball, the Flying Dutch had their MCCLOSKEY BUSINESS SOCIAL VENTURE PLAN Sports Wri rer way with the Belles, as they PLAN COMPETITION COMPETITION were able to convert 40 kills on Saint Mary's showed some 101 attempts, posting an Focuses on new ventures that Fosters collaboration potnntial in thn later sets impressive .396 average. Saint against MIAA-powerhouse Mary's sophomore Meghann have not yet been launched between business and social llopn Collnge, but it wasn't Hose valiantly tried to stem the or are in the earliest stages ventures-business plans with a enough for the upset as they assault, posting 10 digs, yet lost in straight sets Tuesday due to the offense's inability to of launch. social mission/purpose. night at home. put any pressure on the Hope "If they ean eomn together as defense, the Duteh proved to a team and play as one cohe be too much for the Belles. Teams compete for $40,000+ in prize money. sive unit, we will be in position Saint Mary's did show some to bn a top team in the league," life in the second and third sets Submission Deadline: November 3, 2oo8 Bolles eoaeh .Julie Sehroeder when they fought back for Biek said following the Belles respectable 25-22 and 25-16 losses. The Belles never :{-1 victory over Trine OPEN TO ND STUDENTS & ALUMNI Univnrsity last week. baeked down, but in the end The Flying I>uteh. who could not muster the firepower ALL PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE FREE Notre Dallle improved to 11-0 in conference to come away with a victory. BUSINESS PLAN PRO SOFTWARE play with the victory, dominat The loss dropped Saint business plan ed thn opening sP! with a 25-4 Mary's to 5-6 in the MIAA and FEEDBACK, NETWORKING AND win. Ol'f'ensive standouts junior 12-8 overall so far this season. MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES competitions Lorna Slupezynski and senior The Belles will look to move Kania llellmann could not back above .500 in conference TRAINING SESSIONS AVAILABLE 2008 ... 2009 withstand thn stout dnl'ensive play with a pair of games niTort by llope, as they were against Alma and Olivet FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE GIGOT CENTER WEBSITE AT only able to eonvert a paltry College at Olivet this Saturday six pnreent ol' their kill starting at 11 a.m. attempts - finishing only five gigot.nd.edu ol' S 1 attl~mpts. Contact Pat Stynes at llop!~ senior Meghan Winer [email protected] Questions? Contact us by telephone at 631-3042 or by email at [email protected]. ishing 39th with a Hl-over 226 (78-72-76). Fellow sophomore Gridiron Connor Alan-Lee carded a 17- continued from page 24 over 227 (76-75-75) to end up in 46th place overall, while over 911, while the 'B' team freshman Max Scodro rebound linished last in the field of six ed after a first-round 84 to fin tmm with a 76-over 916. ish in 78th place with a 239 On the back of a third disap (84-77 -78). Sophomore Dustin pointing tournament showing, Zhang rounded out the 'A' Notre Dame head coach Jim squad with a 240 (78-81-81), Kubinski is not worrying. The slipping to 80th. Irish arc a young team, with no For the Irish 'B' team, active senior playnrs and only English import and freshman three juniors. Tom Usher carded a "To be successful, we'll just respectable 16-over 226 (78- n1wd a little time for the young 7 4-7 4) to tie Chen in finishing players to learn on the job and 39th overall. Junior Carlos grow," Kubinski said. "My job Santos-Ocampo turned in a 20- will be to build their confi over 230 (82-72-76, 57th), dence. They have a great deal while junior Olavo Batista shot of physical talent. Tlwy just a plus-22 232 (73-79-80) to fin- nned to realize ish in 62nd. and believe it. Sophomore That takes time. "7b Tyler Hock also Wlwther it's fall be successful, tallied a 232 or spring, this we'[[ just need a little (80-73-79), plac team will begin time for the young ing him along to show its tal players to learn on side Santos ent level at some Ocampo in 62nd point this year. the job and grow." place. Freshman I'm very confi Chris Walker dent in that." Jim Kubinski ended in 78th .Junior Doug place, shooting a Irish coach Fortner, coming 239 (80-81-78). ofT a sixth-plan~ Kubinski real- n Jl is h a t t lw izes the difficul Saint Mary's (California) ties facing his young team mov Invitational last week. led the ing forward. but is conlident in Notre Damn nfTort with a plus- its taiPnt. 15 225 (75-76-74). Ilis score "We need to play smart golf was good enough to til~ for :Hth out there. maybe beyond our overall. Fortiwr tallied nine experience level at this point," birdies against eighteen bogeys Kubinski said. "We can do it, and two double bogeys, an though. If we play intelligently inconsistent performance in and allow our talent to come stark eontrast with the mostly out, there's no reason why we shining play that has marked ean't be in the mix." his season. Notre Dame returns to action "Doug is really rounding into Monday morning at the form," Kubinski said. "!He] Prestige Tournament in La gave us an outstanding effort at Quinta, California. Play begins Poppy Hills last week and is at 8:30 a.m. on the PGA West really becoming a top player Golf Course. nationally." .e Observer. 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Please complete the accompa nying form and mail it today to receive The Observer in your home. ~------ THE OBSERVER Wednesday, October 8, 2008 PORTS page 24 MEN's SoccER HOCKEY • Getting back on track Irish lose Phillips Clark's team has lost back-to-back contests for season for the first since 2001 Observer Staff Report By MATT GAMBER No. 3 Notre Dame found out A,.sociarc Sports Editor earlier this week that they would be without the services of sopho Thn No. 14 Irish mturn home more goalie Brad Phillips this tonight to host Michigan State, season. looking to snap a two-game los Phillips played live games last ing streak - something Notre season backing up starter Damn (6-3-1, 3-1-1 Big East) Jordan Pearce and was expected hasn't had to do in seven years. to play a similar role in the Not since cons11cutive losses 2008-09 campaign. The highly to No. 5 Furman and No. 16 recruited netminder finished his Clemson at the Umbro/Spinx freshman campaign with a 1.53 Furman Invitational on S11pt. 7- goals against average. 9, 2001, had the Irish lost back Irish coach Jeff Jackson said to-hack regular season games. Phillips injured himself during Notre Dame fell 2-1 in overtime pre-camp training two weeks at No. 7 Louisville on Sept. 28 ago, but his situatioJ1 was not and 3-1 against Michigan in certain until an MRI earlier this Ypsilanti, Mich., on Oct. I. week. "Considering the schedule we Pearce will be baeked up by play, lit's surprising it's been junior Tom O'Brien. JESSICA LEE!The Observer "I have confidence in Tom," Junior Michael Thomas, right, fights for a ball in Notre Dame's 5-0 win over South Florida on Jackson said. "lie has benn wait see STREAK/page 20 Sept. 7 to clinch the Bertlcelll Tournament. Thomas scored the fourth goal in the game. ing for this kind of opportunity." INTERHALL fOOTBALL Pyros co111e up just short of first vvin against the Chaos nn route to a 7-yard touch halftime after a final "The defense stepped up because Cavanaugh is a good By CHARLIE SPOKES, KYLE down scramble. Cavanaugh drive to end the tonight and made some key team," Pillai said. "But we're SMITH, and SHANE STEIN Pasquerilla East (0-4-1) half. stops," Pyros captain Tara looking forward to our last BERG responded with a methodical An uneventful second half Pillai said. "It was great to game on Sunday and hopefully Spores Writers touchdown drive led by quar came to an end as Cavanaugh hold them to six points." we get the win." terback Caitlyn Lynch that turned the ball over at the 8- Dunn pointed to the Chaos' Afterwards, Dunn was quick Arter a game of tough defen inefuded a key fourth down yard line with eight seconds stingy defense as the reason to stress the importance of sive football, Cavanaugh and conversion around midfield. remaining. for their success. remaining foeusnd. Pasquerilla East ended up just "All they could do was throw "We tried to put in a couple "The defense played well, led "We're going to take one wherP they started - all tied little shovel passes," Dunn of new plays before the game, by Gina Paitta with two sacks," game at a time and next up is up. said. "We'll give that to them but they just didn't work out," Dunn said. the position games on Sunday Cavanaugh (2-1-2) opened all day." Dunn said. Both teams were eontnnt to deeide the four teams that the scoring in the first half as A failed 2-point conversion PE was happy with its strong after the game, but ready to go to the playoff's," Dunn said. captain and quarterback Katie by the Pyros left the score at defensive showing in its first move forward. Dunn completed thren passns 6-6 as the game headed into non-loss of the season. "A win would've been great see INTERHALL/page 20 MEN's GoLF SMC SocCER Irish finish in last at home Belles stay vvinless in Teams shows youth MIAA against Adrian at Gridiron Classic Belles' senior Lauren Hinton, By ALEX BARKER the leading scornr on tho sea By MICHAEL BLASCO Sports Writer son with four goals, and junior Sports Writer ,. Bridget Honayne recorded the only shots of the game. Youthful dPlPrmination and Saint Mary's dropped tlwir Dospite the losing streak, thP honw-litdd advantagn wPrP not fifth straight game Tuesday Belles are not overmatdwd by nnough for thn Irish this wnnk with· a 1-0 defeat at the hands any means. In the past five nnd. of conference foe Adrian. gamns. the Belles have sull'ered The Bulldogs' stilling dd'ense Notn• l>anw's two squads lin four 011!~-goal losses, orw ·com ishnd at thP bottom of' t(lP held the Belles to only two ing in double-ovnrtime. standings of tlw third anriual shots throughout the entire This loss drops Saint Mary's Fighting Irish Gridiron Classic game compared with 10 of to 1-8-1 on tho stmson and 0-3 at tho University's WarrPn Coif their own. in MIAA eonf'ernnce play. Cnursn. Adrian received all thn The Belles will look to bre1tk No. 4 Arkansas rlainwd first offense it would need early in through and notch a conference plan~ with a 2:~-ovnr X6:~. whiln the game netting the lone goal win when tlwy rnturn home to Michigan Statn snnior Handy in the sixth minute. Junior facn Calvin on Saturday. Thn Hutchison took home thP goalkeeper Patty Duffy tried to gamn is scheduled to kick-oil' at nwdalist honors with an nver koep thn Bolles in the gamo 12 p.m. at Saint Mary's. par 210. recording three savns to main No members of tlw tnam Tlw Irish 'A' squad finished tain the onn goal dPikit. were available for eomnwnt. in fil'tnPnth placP with a 71- IAN GAVLICK/The Observer However, the Bolles just Irish junior Doug Fortner finishes a swing during last year's couldn't find their ol'l'enso in Contact Alex Barker at see GRIDIRON/page 22 Gridiron Classic. Fortner led the Irish with a 225 this year. time to spark a comeback. abarker I @nd.edu