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CLAP members will Campus rally part avvarded try to conduct sit-in of May Day event top honor By KAREN LANGLEY By RYAN SYDLIK A•sociate News Editor News Writer Double major chosen Almost two weP.ks after As May Day rallies broke out as 2006 valedictorian Executive Vice President John across the nation Monday to Affleck-Graves issued a state raise awareness about immi ment firmly backing current gration rights and fair By MAUREEN MULLEN University wage policies, on incomes, nearly 100 students, News Writer Monday members of the workers and professors staged Campus Labor Action Project their own demonstration at During the week of spring ICLAP) reiterated their Clarke Memorial Fountain - break - while most students demands- a $12.10 per bringing the national debate to enjoyed a vacation from academic hour wage l'or campus work a local level. rigor - senior Catherine Distler ers and the formation of a The "America Needs a spent every free moment writing task force to address campus Raise" rally was planned to her valedicto labor conditions. address workers' rights both ry address. Their statement. made "here on campus and around As one of Monday morning at a press the world," sophomore Joseph more than a conference in front of Murphy said. dozen exem LaFortune, also called for LAURIE HUNTtThe Observer The rally came after a morn- plary seniors Members of the Campus Labor Action Project rally for fair wages for nominated to see CLAP/page 4 campus workers at a press conference Monday outside Lafortune. see MAY DAY/page 3 give the class of 2006 com mencement speech, Distler Distler said she and the others selected were given Catnpuses attract students over sununer break three and a half weeks to write and submit a valedictory address. On April 24, Distler learned her housing. speech was chosen as the May 21 By KATIE KOHLER Notre Dame junior Kyle graduation ceremony address. News Writer Miller said he worked on "I was thrilled to find out, but campus last year as a hall it's also a very humbling experi South Bend's appeal sky manager for the Office of ence because with the honor rockets once you remove the Residence Life and Housing comes the realization that so school factor - at least in and is planning on doing the many people were instrumental," the eyes of the Notre Dame same this year. He lived in Distler said. "I wouldn't be here if and Saint Mary's students Pasquerilla East, which it wasn't for friends and profes preparing to spend their housed graduate students sors who helped along the way. summers working on cam primarily for the Ernst & I'm incredibly grateful to them." pus at various opportunities Young program, a weekly Distler, a double major in offered through their program sponsored by the anthropology and pre-profession respective school. Center for Continuing al studies, will graduate with a Students have taken jobs Education (CCE). 3.94 overall GPA and a 4.0 major doing anything from service "It was a fun and interest GPA. She recently decided to projects to volunteering as ing job," Miller said. "The attend Johns Hopkins University tour guides this summer. social life was a little more for medical school following grad Most of the summer employ relaxed, but there is plenty uation. Distler said she wants to ees will live on campus in to do as far as going to the study medicine because it is "the reserved dorms provided by movies, baseball games and pragmatic and compassionate KERRY O'CONNORiThe Observer their school. Not all students other things. Most of the practice of medicine that can Prospective students tour campus in April. Some students pay room and board, howev stay on campus over the summer and work as tour guides. er, as some jobs include see SUMMER/page 4 see DISTLER/page 3
CAMPUS LIFE COUNCIL Antennas to go up over sutntner Packets to w-arn new Cell phone reception students of penalties should be improved By PETER NINNEMAN News Writer of the Task Force on Social By KAITLYNN RIELY Concerns - was amended Beginning next year, students News Writer before it could pass with the will not have to worry about not council's support. Campus Life Council (CLC) being able to make a cellular Kozlow and Nguyen pre call on the day of a home foot members passed a resolu sented a design for an insert ball game or searching their tion Monday supporting the that warns freshmen the dorm room for a miraculous addition of cautionary infor Office of Residence Life and mation regarding third spot where they get sufficient Housing has the right to use cell phone reception. party Web sites and illegal pictures and language on downloading of files into the Office of Information Web sites like Facebook and Technologies (OIT) chief tech booklets distributed by each MySpace for disciplinary officer Dewitt Latimer said that residence hall to incoming purposes. the "distributed antenna sys freshmen. The insert also cautions tem" designed to enhance cell But the original resolution JESSICA LEE!The Observer - introduced by Liz Kozlow Megan Black talks on her cellular phone Monday. OIT said work and Jacques Nguyen, chairs see CLC/page 3 see PHONES/page3 will be done over the summer to improve reception on campus. -~-----
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INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MEMORY FROM THIS SCHOOL YEAR? Catholic Scientology In a recent debate over such important issues as religion and whether or not "Mission Impossible Joel Steiner Elizabeth Elliot Katie Shakour Katie McCullough Erin Greenberg Christina Shakour Ill" will suck, my friend and I ended up discussing the next logical issue: sophomore sophomore freshman sophomore sophomore freshman Catholic Stanford Welsh Family Welsh Family Welsh Family Welsh Family Welsh Family Scientology. I know what you're think ing: Catholieism'? "The 1 o person "Late night "Using jazz "The second my "When I got my "Waking my Scientology'? spoon train singing at the hands in lips touched kiss from Katy sister up at Together'? Can at the echo spot in Bookstore her face.,, McCullough.,, 5 a.m. for some such a religion ,, global night front of Bond.,, Basketball.,, water. exist'? Are the two ,, philosophies too commute. far removed from each other'? We Brian Doxtader considered all the evidence and Scene Editor decided that Catholicism and Scientology can, in fact, exist in tandem; nay, they belong togethnr like Brad and Angelina, Derni and Ashton, even Torn and Katin themselves. IN BRIEF And of course, we all know the Biblical implications of the ever The Notre Dame softball important silmlt birth. The histori team will faee Loyola-Chieago 1 cal and scientific evidence indicates today at 5 p.m. at Ivy Field. a startling yet telling trend. Among those who had silent births: Moses, Notre Dame baseball will David and Jesus. Among those who take on Cleveland State today didn't have silent births: Cain, at 5:05 p.m. in the Frank Eck Goliath and Judas. Coincidence'? I Stadium. think not. Furtlwrmore, a lot of people may The Notre Dame Jazz Band 1 have failed to rnalizn that will hold its Spring Concert Scientology's founder, science l'ic today at S p.m. in thP tion writer and all-around guru L. Leighton Concert Hall of the Hon llubbard, may have actually DeBartolo Pnrforming Arts been the StH:ond corning. The signs Center. The public is weleome an~ all then~: a birth in an obscure to this free event, but must place ( Bnthltdwrn for Jesus, Tilden, reserve tickets by calling the Nebraska for llubbard), preaching Tieket Office at (>31-2SOO. in a place that starts with ".J" (.lnrusalnm and Jersey, New). and a Unehained Melodies will h igh-prof'ile arrest (II u bbard for hold their Spring Concert felony fraud). And perhaps above tonight at S p.m. in the all, the most telling sign -you LaFortune Ballroom. t:an't spell "Lord" without 1.. Hon Admission is $2. lluhbard. JEt:iSil-A Ll:oEn he Ubserver Runners are cheered on by an onlooker Monday as they take advantage of Tlwrn is of course the argument The End of The School Year that Catholidsm is a church for the the spring weather by participating in the Clary Murphy Thomas Run. Gospel Bash will take plaee poor and that Scion to logy is a Wednesday at 7 p.m. in chun:h for tlw rich. But that just Washington Hall. The event means they n~presnnt the yin and costs $4 for students and $5 yang of religiosity. And did you for the general public. know that Tom Cruise, the face of OFFBEAT Scientology. once aspired to be a The Saint Mary's music Catholic priest? Obviously tlwre is a Woman claims her husband ther he nor his lawyer ing his burger. department will host a spring connection here- the link botwenn kept her as a slave would speak to the A spokeswoman for TGI choral concert Thursday from lwing a Catholic priest and !.wing a CIIICAGO ~ A woman Chicago Sun-Times for an Friday's says a kitchen 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Little Scientologist disciple of Xnnu and suing her wealthy hus interview. manager accidentally cut Theater in the Moreau Center the Galactic Confederat:y is thus band for divoree in Anderson has one his finger just before the for tho Arts. The eoncert will clearly and undeniably strong. Chicago claims she spent dornestie violenee-related meal was served, and no feature performances by the But maybe, just maybe, it's possi the last six years as a tnr conviction on his record one noticed that a pince of Collngiate Choir, Bellacapella bln that Catholicism is a legitimate rified slave Pnduring from Oet. 4, 2005, in flesh was missing until he and the Women's Choir. religion and Scientology is just a sadornasoehistic assaults. whieh he originally was got to the hospital. load of bull. Maybe, just maybe, Kimberley O'Brien, 45, charged with battery. In Spokeswoman Amy Household and misePlla Cruise doesn't actually know what has also filed a separate March, he pleaded guilty Freshwater says the neous items will be for saln to he's talking about (though he does suit against Kevin to the lesser charge of dis restaurant knows "the students and· general public at know the history of psychiatry. You Anderson, 50, aecusing orderly conduct. seriousness of this inei the ND-Surplus sale on don't). And maybe, just maybe, the him of cheating her on dent" and it's contaeted Saturday from 8 a.m. - noon two religions don't really belong joint business dealings, Man finds finger in his the customer. at 925 N. Eddy Street (next to together, that there isn't really a photographing her bound burger at T.G.I Friday's Police say they also the Hobinson Center). eomparison to a religion founded by and-gagged body, and BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - heard from the diner, but a scienee lietion writPr. Maybe we causing a wrongful death A restaurant in an officer told him it's not To submit information to be shouldn't be listening to a religion by forcing her to abort a Bloomington, Indiana says a criminal offense. included in this section of The advoeated by Torn Cruise, Katie child against her will. it's "very, very sorry" that Observer. e-mail detailed llolmes and John Travolta. After Anderson denies all of one of its patrons found a Information compiled information about an event to all, you ean't spell "ThP Bible" with her allegations, but nei- piece of a finger garnish- from the Associated Press. obsnews@nd. edu "Battlefield Earth Blows."
TODAY TONIGHT WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Contact Hrian Doxtader at c:: [email protected] UJ The views expressed in the Inside :::1: Column are those of the author and not ~ necessarily those of The Obsenwr. UJ ==..... < CORRECTIONS (,) .....0 HIGH 69 HIGH 53 HIGH 79 HIGH 69 HIGH 61 HIGH 58 Due 10 an editing error, the May I arricle LOW 51 LOW 49 LOW 50 LOW 49 LOW 40 LOW 40 "Kernan ends first term as University professor" reponed Governor Joe Kernan graduated from Notre Dame in 1964. Kernan is actually Atlanta 79 I 57 Boston 48 I 45 Chicago 70 I 53 Denver 75 I 45 Houston 86 I 71 Los Angeles 72 I 58 Minneapolis 75 I 52 a 1968 graduate of the University. New York 65 I 51 Philadelphia 73 I 50 Phoenix 97 I 71 Seattle 63 I 41 St. Louis 81 I 56 Tampa 85 I 65 Washington 76 I 57 Tuesday, May 2, 2006 The Observer + CAMPUS NEWS page 3
were crucial in the incredible vic American idea that if you work have met so many Notre Dame tory for tomato pickers," she hard you will get ahead. students who blow me away." MayDay said. "Now we encourage the Healy said paying workers a Distler Distler's commitment to service continued from page 1 same for McDonald and higher wage raises the quality of continued from page 1 and the relationships she formed Chipotle." goods and services. with her peers have rooted her ing press conference by the Theology professor Father "If people are treated terribly bring about social change." valedictory speech in a theme that Campus Labor Action Project Daniel Groody spoke to the audi and underpaid, it hurts morale," Her interest in medicine is very calls her fellow graduates to fur reaffirmed the group's commit ence about the struggle of immi he said. much connected to her dedication ther action. ment to instituting a $12.10 per grants in America. And that's what CLAP has to social service, a devotion her "Everyone can make a change hour wage for Notre Dame work "Immigrants have a right to focused on over the past few time at Notre Dame reflects. and leave something worthwhile ers. On Monday morning, CLAP look for work months. Distler said she was a member of behind," she said. members - many of whom were from where they Sophomore Katie student government her first two Distler said her speech centers involved in the rally - come from ... "If people are McHugh said the years at Notre on the special, announced a sit-in of University but when they getting arrested for labor vision of Dame and became unique Notre Dame President Father John Jenkins' can't find work Notre Dame stu very involved in education. "It's office, planned for this morning. in their coun giving a cup of dents is not deter the Center for 'Tll be nervous, but about coming to But the issue reaches far tries, [they] have water to an illegal mined "by a mar Social Concerns I think more than Notre Dame and beyond Notre Dame - and so do a right to come immigrant ... then ket wage, a mini (CSC) during her meeting peers and the concerns of the Notre Dame to countries mum wage, or junior and senior anything I'll be professors who community. where they can we have bigger even a Notre Dame years. She traveled caught up in the change you and History professor Dan Graff find work," he problems than wage [but by a liv to Calcutta, India excitement and influence you," she said internationally recognized said. illegal immigration. '' ing wage]." in 2005 where she said. "It's also about May Day allows for the reflection Groody said Monday's rally participated in an nostalgia of going out and on political gains and losses sur nations have a allowed the International commencement encountering the rounding labor issues. "right to control Father Daniel Groody Campus Labor Summer Service weekend." world through the "Workers in American history borders, but not theology professor Action Project Project working lens of Notre Dame, have made gains when they an absolute (CLAP) to use this for nine weeks at encountering the made alliances with others sup right." ideal as a model Mother Teresa's Catherine Distler world and your porting them," he said. When immigrants come to for change at Notre Dame as it Missionaries of valedictorian community in a sin- Notre Dame junior Danielle America "they shouldn't be dis works to implement a living Charity home for cere way. Nunez spoke to the crowd about couraged against because of the wage for all University employ the destitute and Fundamentally, it's another battle over wages, the color of their skin" or because ees. sick. She has also about the greatness McDonald's campaign on behalf they don't speak English, he said. CLAP committee member served as co-organizer of Notre and uniqueness of the Notre of the Student Farmworker "If people are getting arrested sophomore Brian Klein and Dame's World AIDS Day Dame experience." Alliance. for giving a cup of water to an Murphy addressed the audience Campaign and as a member of Distler said she is more than Nunez compared the current illegal immigrant ... then we about their campaign for a living VOICE, the CSC's student advisory prepared to give her speech. McDonald's campaign to the have bigger problems than illegal wage for all Notre Dame employ board. "I think it will be such an excit recent Taco Bell boycott. She immigration," he said. ees. Distler said her experiences ing day," she said. 'Til be nervous, said McDonald's and Chipotle Junior Mark Healy of the "CLAP stands for justice," Klein from student government and but I think more than anything I'll have refused to sign an agree College Democrats rallied to raise said, "This is a Catholic universi social service activities were be caught up in the excitement ment similar to the one Taco Bell minimum wage in America. ty, not a corporation. If we don't largely "formative because of all and nostalgia of commencement signed last year when it agreed "You can have a minimum stand for justice, who will?" the peers [she] has met." weekend." to raise the buying price of a wage job and work to the bone "They have been such impor pound of tomatoes by one cent. and not have enough," he said. Contact Ryan Sydlik at tant parts of my education," she Contact Maureen Mullen at "Last year, students and youth This, he said, contradicts the [email protected] said. "I am impressed and lucky to mmullenl @nd.edu
concentrated near the Joyce Lewis and Sister Susan nent to this topic" into its Center and Notre Dame Dunn, the rector of Lyons freshman orientation book Phones Stadium, since those are areas CLC Hall, both suggested pre- lets. Each residence hall continued from page 1 where more "capacity" is neces continued from page 1 senting this maintains the sary because of situations like information to discretion to phone reception on Notre football home games, Latimer that the most frequent Office new students decide Dame's campus should be fin said. of Residence Life and when they "While I see the whether to add ished by August 1. Fewer antennas will be Housing violation is the ille attend their merit in passing it this informa "Unlike cell towers, where placed on the quads and near gal downloading and upload first section out in the first tion and in you have one or two cell towers, classroom buildings, Latimer ing of files. meetings with what form to the distributed antenna system said, but they will still improve Kozlow said the Social their RAs. section meeting ... I present it if it has more numerous, smaller reception quality as much as Concerns committee felt it But student really think it's chooses to do antennas closer to the ground ... the more concentrated anten was important to warn body president important to include so. [that are I stealth in appear nas since they are required to incoming students of the Lizzi Shappell Knott Hall ance," Latimer said. "They don't carry a lesser amount of calls. consequences of such behav defended the this in the Frosh-0 rector Brother stick out." Director of Residence Life and ior before they arrive at resolution to booklet." Jerome Meyer OIT had hoped Housing Jeff Notre Dame. add the insert, and SUB man for antenna Shoup said the "We decided that maybe citing her own Lizzi Shappell ager Jimmy installation to "Unlike cell towers, improvements giving this to freshmen and experience as Flaherty both begin this past were necessary working with freshman ori an inc 0 min g student body president expressed April since snow where you have one because the entation staff in the dorms is freshman eager worry that would have melt or two cell towers, "ResNet system the best way," Kozlow said. ly flipping future addi ed off roofs, but the distributed was becoming Some rectors on the coun through the pages of Badin's tions to the orientation book the contract with outdated." cil voiced opposition to the orientation booklet. lets could take away from Cingular took antenna system has "We can't take addition of the insert into Each dorm's freshman ori the uniqueness of each one. longer than more numerous, out the phones their Frosh-0 booklets, say entation booklet is a good "I think we have to be expected. smaller antennas without working ing it would not mesh well venue to disperse the infor careful of having cookie cut Latimer said the on cell phone with the welcoming message mation, Shappell said, since ter booklets going out," deadline would closer to the ground reception," of the rest of the booklet. students are already enthu- Meyer said. "I think each still be met. ... [that are] stealth Shoup said, Carroll Hall siastic about hall has its own booklet and "We are a little in appearance. referring to the rector Father reading it. there's a little bit of differ- bit behind removal of land Jim Lewis said "I think we have to "It is essential ence in each one." [butl we will line phones from he does not be careful of to have this The resolution, in its hopefully start Dewitt Latimer dorm rooms feel the insert information in amended form, will be sent within the next OIT chief tech officer starting next is appropriate having cookie whatever to Vice President for Student three to four academic year for the booklet cutter booklets going capacity," Affairs Father Mark weeks," Latimer unless students his dorm sends out. I think each hall Shappell said. Poorman. said. choose to pay to its incoming has its own booklet "While I see the So far Cingular is the only extra. freshmen. merit in passing In other CLC news: company to have committed to "Students will be informed "This feels and there's a little it out in the +Since it was the council's the investment, but Latimer about what's going with the more like a bit of first section final meeting, former stu said there are talks underway phones again, if they want to duLac refer- difference in meeting I dent body president Dave with another carrier popular opt in," Shoup said. "They'll ence as really think it's Baron asked members to with students. although he also be informed about which opposed to each one." important to rate the success of the CLC could not specify which one it companies have gotten into this 'Welcome to include this in this year and make recom is. Talks are also underway with service, so they should all have Carroll Hall, Brother Jerome Meyer the Frosh-0 mendations for items to smaller carriers, who are decid very good connections on cam welcome to the Knott Hall rector booklet." focus on when the group ing whether or not they have pus." University - Before voting, reconvenes in the fall. enough customers on campus to As for other dorm improve oh by the way the council Members suggested topics make their investment in the ments, Shoup said that besides here's this cautionary infor amended the resolution to including extending move project profitable. However, cable and wireless Internet, mation,"' Lewis said. give each dorm more flexi out days at the end of the Latimer said the antennas are only minor upgrades will be Welsh Family rector bility regarding the insertion year, addressing the prob "carrier independent." made to dorms - with the Candice Carlson said while of information about third lems of alcohol abuse and "The previous way of doing it exception of Farley Hall, which she has dealt with privacy party Web sites and illegal gambling and making the was proprietary to a specific will require more renovation. issues regarding Facebook in downloading, rather than Office of Information carrier ... We have typically not Shoup also said eight more her own dorm, she agreed use the insert designed by Technologies more student allowed cell towers on campus, dorms require cable and wire with Lewis' assessment. the Task Force on Social user friendly. which is why we haven't had less installation. "I don't necessarily think Concerns. good reception," Latimer said. the freshman orientation The resolution was There will be 16 antennas dis Contact Peter Ninneman at booklet is the place for this," changed to suggest that each Contact Kaitlynn Riely at creetly placed around campus, [email protected] Carlson said. hall add "information perti- [email protected] -----,------~------
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Jenkins with a report on the servative" and explained that a she said. from other employees so living wage - defined by the person with wages of 125 per Krafft emphasized the need frightened of retribution that CLAP report as "the hourly rate of cent of the poverty line quali for an objective taskforce, cit they hide in "crooks and cran continued from page I income that a worker in a spe fies for food stamps. ing the example of the Harvard nies" to speak with her. cific area must make in a 40- "We are a Catholic university, Living Wage Campaign and In his statement, Affleck hour workweek to support a not a corporation," McHugh Harvard University's subse- Graves said CLAP's assertion further response from family of four." said. "Currently, quent raise in that workers "fear reprisal" if University administrators. Jenkins and other top admin Notre Dame employee wages. they speak out against their CLAP members plan to occu istrators, including Affleck pays a poverty "We are a Catholic He said the wage and conditions was py University President Father Graves, met with CLAP mem wage." university, not a structures cur "deeply disturbing." John Jenkins' oflice this morn bers March 31 to discuss the Former corporation. rently in place to Owens drew from personal ing in an effort to meet with administration's response to University cleri address workers' experience as a SAC member Jenkins and present him with the report. In his April 19 cal employee Currently, Notre needs the to express strong dissatisfac petitions signed by more than statement. Affleck-Graves Julie Ferraro Dame pays a poverty Office of tion with SAC as a venue for 1,300 workers, alumni, faculty, backed existing University poli contested the wage. Institutional dialogue between employees students and parents who sup cies, saying they provide a "fair administration's Equity and the and the University. port CLAP's demands. The sit and just" wage for employees. assertion that Staff Advisory "I saw it as a means for the in is scheduled In the Monday employees are Katie McHugh Council (SAC) - administration to tell us what to last an hour. press confer paid a fair CLAP organizing member are inadequate they wanted us to know," she "!The adminis ence, three wage. The lack to address the said. "But it never went the tration I is going "/The administration] CLAP members of local jobs issues and inca other way. We never had the to have to is going to have to -two of whom paying a living wage precludes pable of examining them objec oppor~~nity to discuss !con address our con address our conerns. were student the market wage from being a tively. cerns]. cerns," said Nick We're demanding body senators fair indicator of what The task force - comprised Brian Klein, CLAP organizing Krafft. CLAP for the 2005-06 University employees should be of workers, students, adminis member and former Morrissey organ i..z i ~ g real dialogue. " term - as well paid, she said. trators, faculty and alumni - senator, said CLAP has been member. We re as one current Ferraro also argued against would examine labor issues thus far disappointed in its demanding real Nick Krafft and one former Affleck-Graves' statement that including working conditions, attempts to engage the admin dialogue." campus employ employee benefits make up the treatment and wages, Krafft istration in real dialogue. While he said CLAP organizing member ee spoke in difference between actual said. It would then make rec "Administrators have cate the group has no defense of the wages and the area living ommendations to Jenkins, gorically dismissed our claims "hard deadline," proposal. wage. Affleck-Graves and Director of and concerns Iandi have called Kraff't said a lack of action CLAP organizing member "No amount of access to Human Resources Robert us inappropriate, arrogant and from the administration would and former Lewis senator recreational facilities, [nor] the McQuade, "who would act on presumptuous for speaking out force the group to "take more Katie McHugh reiterated the prospect of sending one's chil these recommendations in on [the] workers' behalf," he drastic measure." group's proposal of a $25,164 dren here for their college edu good faith." said. CLAP originally called for yearly wage. At 130 percent of cation at no cost" enables North Dining Hall supervisor these two changes March 8 the poverty line for a family of employees to pay for essentials Janice Owens said she has Contact Karen Langley at when members presented four, she called the figure "con- such as rent, utilities and food, received support and thanks klanglel @nd.edu
Assistant Director of Stuifbergen said there are summers. She also worked as being at Notre Dame." External Events Jessica some easy jobs on campus for a research assistant, a desk Saint Mary's junior Allison SuDlDler Stuifbergen said room and busy students. She said she clerk and Office of Residence Beyer will be working at the continued from page I board cost an average of $40 hires four "lockouts," which Life and Housing hall staff Immigrant and Hefugee per night over the summer. are students on-call to unlock member. Center in South Bend this time we would be grilling Stuifbergen said she typically doors for people who are "Staying on campus was an summer through a service behind one of the dorms for hires 25 to 30 girls over the staying on campus. amazing experience, especial program with the Office of our meals." summer to manage events "Some of the jobs are good ly during the weeks that there Civic and Social Engagement Saint Mary's junior Hache! that occur on campus but are for students who are taking were no conferences or sum (OCSE). Sokolowski has worked at the not College summer courses mer camps," she said. "It felt "The service program I College's Fine Arts Summer sponsored. in South Bend," like the few hall staffers were applied to was the best in Camp for the past three years. Three of these "/ usually have to she said. the only people there and we regards to experience and "I like staying on campus positions include turn people away. And there is formed great friendships." finances and I've heard noth during the summer because of "event man There are lots of never a shortage Notre Dame senior Moira ing but positive feedback from the scenery and weather," she agers," a priv of workers, Madden was an assistant hall the past participants," she said. "I love the camp and iledged position great applicants Peppers said. manager as well as a tour said. working with the campers." that includes and always a good "I usually have guide. She decided to stay on Whether working at camps Lisa Peppers, assistant free room and number of people to turn people campus for the summer after or as a special events coordi director for Internal Events in board. who contact us." away," she said. traveling abroad. nator, students at Notre Dame the Ofl'ice of Special Events at "The 'event "There are lots of "I felt like I missed five and Saint Mary's seem to Saint Mary's, said some stu managers' do all great applicants months of Notre Dame," she appreciate the opportunity to dent employment opportuni the leg-work Lisa Peppers and always a said. "This was my way of work and live on campus over ties include counselors at fine once the organi assistant director good number of making up for lost time." the summer. arts, athletic or academic zations get to Internal Events people who con Brown, originally from "We get nothing but positive camps as well as lifeguarding campus," tact us." northeastern Pennsylvania, feedback," Peppers said. at the campus pool. Camp Stuifbergen said. Some students said she decided to stay on "That is why we keep getting counselors live and dine in "The positions that offer free take volunteering jobs over campus to get better job expe so many applicants every the residence halls with the room and board are highly the summer months. Notre rience. year." campers, but other workers competitive, and we usually Dame senior Mallory Brown "I felt like I could get more typically need to pay for room have ~. large number of appli has been a tour guide at experience here than horne," Contact Katie Kohler at and board. cants. Notre Dame for the past two Brown said. "I just really like kkohleO I @saintmarys.edu
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Day rallies Monday to press But the rebels, suspicious of the govern for better factory conditions ment's intentions, rejected the agreement pro and higher wages in mostly posed by the African Union. They said it did peaceful marches, while not guarantee enough political power for activists in the Philippines Darfur or provide enough detail on how it and Belarus used the holiday would be implemented. to show their opposition to "We are not ready to sign until the Sudanese their governments in tense give concessions to our demands," said protests watched by police. Ahmed Hussein, a spokesman for one of two In Sri Lanka, where vio rebel factions. lence between Tamil Tiger rebels and the military has Fiscal crisis cripples Puerto Rico heightened fears of a return SAN JUAN - Many basic functions of Puerto to civil war, the government Rico's government were unavailable Monday as canceled all May Day rallies the U.S. commonwealth ran out of money and in the capital, Colombo. imposnd a partial public-sector shutdown- put Traditionally, almost all Sri ting nearly 100,000 people - including 40,000 Lankan political parties hold teachers - out of work and granting an May Day rallies. unscheduled holiday to 500.000 public school About 100,000 workers studenl'i. took to the streets across The shutdown- the first in Puerto Rico's histo Indonesia, protesting a labor ry - happened despite last-minute attempts by law that would cut severance members of the legislature and Gov. Anibal packages and introduce Acevedo Vila to agme on a bailout plan. more flexible contracts that would chip away at worker security. NATIONAL NEWS "Don't change the law," thousands of laborers chant ed in downtown Jakarta. Court denies appeal for pro-life ads Fearing violence, about WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on 13,000 police were deployed, Monday ended a decade-long fight over the some carrying riot shields • use by anti-abortion protesters of "wanted" and manning water cannons, posters to identify clinic doctors. said police chief Maj. Gen. AP Activists who created Wild West-style Firman Ganisaid. No inci Thousands of Indonesian workers block traffic on a toll road causing a major posters and a Web site targeting abortion dents were reported. jam during a rally outside the parliament building in Jakarta, Indonesia Monday. doctors had been ordered to pay nearly $5 In Cuba, more than one million in damages, and the court refused million workers in red T ing of a Cuban airliner that grew to about 2,000. Police speeches from trade union without comment to take up their appeal. shirts distributed by the gov killed 7 3 people and has stood on either side of the leaders and the mayor and The 12 activists and two anti-abortion ernment crowded into applied to become a U.S. citi demonstrators as they listen to a concert, the !TAR groups were sued under a racketeering law Havana's Plaza of the zen. walked to the square, warn Tass news agency reported. and the 1994 Freedom of Access to Clinic Revolution and adjacent Most rallies across Europe ing them that they were In Istanbul, Turkey, police Entrances Act, which makes it illegal to avenues, and listened as were peaceful, although ten breaking the law, but did not fired tear gas and pepper incite violence and threaten abortion doc President Fidel Castro said sions were evident in intervene. spray at demonstrators tors. recent U.S. military maneu Belarus, where about 2,000 Police later stopped opposi shouting slogans against the A Portland, Ore., jury had first awarded vers in the Caribbean were opposition supporters tion figure and former parlia United States and the several doctors and clinics $108 million in aimed at intimidating Cuba marched in Minsk in a show ment speaker Stanislav International Monetary Fund, punitive damages, but that was reduced by and its ally, Venezuela. of defiance, days after the Shushkevich, who had organ and detained about 40. In the the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Castro also criticized authoritarian government of ized the march, and sum town of Elazig in eastern Court of Appeals. Washington's handling of the President Alexander moned him to appear in two Turkey, another 30 were court case of Cuban-born Lukashenko tried to stop an days' time at a police station detained following a scuffie Governors push for health programs militant Luis Posada Carriles, unprecedented series of on charges of staging an with police that left four peo NEW YORK - A national campaign by the whom he accuses of being demonstrations by throwing unauthorized rally. ple injured. states' governors is using everything from bike the Western Hemisphere's protest leaders in jail. Hundreds of thousands of In the Philippines, govern rides with the South Carolina governor to anti No. 1 terrorist, and who is The rally began with an people turned out across ment troops and police with smoking statutes to try and get Americans to being held in the United unauthorized march by 800 Russia for more traditional batons and shields turned eat and smoke less and exercise more. States on immigration activists, who walked about 1 May Day celebrations. away hundreds who tried to "Across 50 states, you have innovations tak charges. Posada, a former 1/4 miles from the Academy About 25,000 people gath approach the presidential ing place that are changing the discussion," CIA operative and fervent of Sciences to a square where ered in Moscow opposite the palace to demand a wage Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, this year's Castro foe, is accused of mas authorities had given permis mayor's office in the warm increase and President Gloria chairman of the National Governors terminding the 1976 bomb- sion for the gathering, which spring sunshine to hear Macapagal Arroyo's ouster. Association, said Monday. "The health issue is beginning to eclipse the health care issue." Huckabee, who has explored the possibility of a presidential run in 2008, is visiting with a national advertising group in New York this week to talk about ways to get the message out. Immigrants stage industrial boycott Associated Press America is, legal or illegal, it doesn't hundreds not thousands. LOCAL NEWS matter," said Melanie Lugo, who with In Los Angeles, protesters wearing LOS ANGELES - Hundreds of thou her husband and their third-grade white and waving U.S. flags sang the Concerns surround Indiana primary sands of mostly Hispanic immigrants daughter joined a rally of some 75,000 national anthem in English as tradition INDIANAPOLIS - Election workers skipped work and took to the streets in Denver. "We butter each other's al Mexican dancers wove through the braced for their first test of voters showing Monday, flexing their economic muscle bread. They need us as much as we crowd. In Chicago, illegal immigrants photo ID at the polls amid questions of in a nationwide boycott that succeeded need them." from Ireland and Poland marched whether machine and ballot problems and in slowing or shutting many farms, fac Police estimated 400,000 people alongside Hispanics as office workers poll-worker shortages could also cause tories, markel'> and restaurants. marched through Chicago's business on lunch breaks clapped. In Phoenix, problems and frustration during Tuesday's From Los Angeles to Chicago, district. In Los Angeles, there was no protesters formed a human chain in primary. Houston to New Orleans, the "Day announced count, but one law enforce front of Wal-Mart and Home Depot Secretary of State Todd Rokita said he Without Immigrants" attracted wide ment official put it at about 300,000. stores. A protest in Tijuana, Mexico, was optimistic the election would go rela spread participation despite divisions Tens of thousands more marched in blocked vehicle traffic heading to San tively smoothly. But as a contingency, an among activists over whether a boycott New York, along with about 15,000 in Diego at the world's busiest border Indiana Department of Transportation heli would send the right message to Houston and 30,000 more across crossing. copter would be available to send election Washington lawmakers considering Florida. Smaller rallies in cities from Many carried signs in Spanish that attorneys, technicians or others to polling sweeping immigration reform. Pennsylvania and Connecticut to translated to "We are America" and places if serious problems arose. "We are the backbone of what Arizona and South Dakota attracted "Today we march, tomorrow we vote." ------ page 6 The Observer + NATIONAL NEWS Tuesday, May 2, 2006 Macs are a gro-wing security risk Socially concerned art Experts worry the computers can no longer boast virus immunity featured in exhibition Associated Press from doing much damage. Still, on many different hardware several of his operating system and software platforms. is tending at a cotton mill in SAN FHANCISCO files were deleted, several new -Less than a week after Photos display the Lancaster, S.C. And a 1911 pic Benjamin Daines was browsing Iiles were created and several Daines was attacked in mid darker side of society ture I line took at a mine in South the Web when he clicked on a applications, including a pro February, a 25-year-old com Pitt'iton, Pa., still shocks with the series of links that promised gram for recording audio, were puter security researcher realization that the coal-black pictures of an unreleased crippled. released three benign Mac Associated Press ened miners are young boys. update to his computer's oper Behind the scenes, the virus based worms to prove a seri CHICAGO - It's a simple, stark One of the stars of the exhibi ating system. also managed to hijack his ous vulnerability in Mac OS X image: a fresh mound of earth tion is Margaret Bourke-White, Instead, a window opennd on instant messaging program so could be exploited. Apple asked with a small headstone at one who took many of her pictures thn screen and strange com the rogue file was blasted to 10 the man, Kevin Finisterre, to end and an equally tiny foot stone for Life magazine. One of her mands ran as if the machine people on his buddy list. hold off publishing the code at the other. Instead of vases for earliest in the show is 1937's was under the control of some "A lot of Mac users are in until it could patch the flaw. flowers, there are milk and Coca much-reproduced "World's one - or something- else. denial and have blinders on The Mac's vulnerability could Cola bottles. Highest Standard of Living." In Daines was the victim of a that say, 'Nothing is ever going also increase as Apple transi It's a black-and-white photo the photo, a poster bearing that computer virus. to get to us,"' said Neil Fryer, a tions to a product line that uses graph, but the viewer has no title, plus the slogan "There's no Such headaches arc hardly computer security consultant microprocessors made by Intel problem recognizing its bare way like the American Way," is unusual on PCs running who works for an international Corp., security experts said. earth as red Southern clay. The plastered over a building wall. Microsoft Corp.'s Windows financial institution in Britain. With new Macs running the photo's title, "A Child's Grave, The poster shows a smiling white operating system. Daines, how "I can't say I agree with them." same processor that powers Hale County, Alabama," and its family and their dog enjoying a ever, was using a Mac _ an Fryer, also a Mac user, said Windows-based machines, far date, the Depression year 1936, country ride in their new car. But Apple Computer Inc. machine he has begun taking additional more people will know how to provide enough background to filing past the poster are black often touted as being immune precautions over the past year exploit weaknesses in Apple reconstruct the small tragedy it urban residents waiting patiently to such risks. to make sure he doesn't fall machines than in the past, represents. in a bread line. lie and at least one other victim to an attack. He spends when they ran on the PowerPC The small print by Walker Another Bourke-White photo in person who clicked on the links more time than in the past chips made by IBM Corp. and Evans is in the permanent collec the show is from the liberation of were infected by what seeurity scrutinizing his security logs Motorola Corp. spinoff tion of the Art Institute of the Buchenwald concentration experts call the first-ever virus for signs of intruders, and he Freescale Semiconductor Inc. Chicago, and it is one of 70 pho camp in 1945. That one is har for Mac OS X, the operating uses a firewall and additional "They have eliminated their tos from that collection now on rowing, but even it is not as hard system that has shipped with security applications, just as he genetic diversity," said inde display in an exhibition titled to view as one she shot the next every Mae sold since 2001 and would with a Windows-based pendent security consultant "The Concerned Photographer." year during the Ilindu-Muslim has survived virtu- machine. Rodney Thayer. "The fear is The show gives a tour of the 20th violence that accompanied the ally unscathed Among the that we're going to run into a century's dark side and demon partition of India. Bourke-White from the onslaught other signs new class of attacks." strates how the 15 featured pho went to a slum in Calcutta and of malware "It just shows Macs are a Bud Tribble, Apple's senior tographers transformed the tra came back with a picture of unleashed on the people that no growing target: vice president of software tech ditional objectivity of their art scores of vultures feasting on Internet in recent matter what kind -The SANS nology, disagreed. into a tool for political and social piles of corpses in the streets. years. Institute, a "All the things we've been change. The vulture photo is balanced, "It just shows of computer you computer-secu doing to make Mac OS X secure The curators of the show chose at least in part, by Bourke people that no use you are still rity organiza continue to be relevant on their title in homage to famed Whitc's justly famous portrait of matter what kind open to some tion in Intel," he said. photojournalist Cornell Capa, Mahatma Gandhi at his spinning of computer you level of attack. , Bethesda, Md., Mac OS X, he said, is who has used it for several exhi wheel. use you are still added Mac OS designed to be Internet safe out bitions in the past. Another Life photographer, W. open to some level X to its 2005 of the box, without the need for The concerned photographer, Eugene Smith, is represented by of attack," said Benjamin Daines list of the top- firewalls or additional security the Hungarian-born Capa once pictures from "Man of Mercy," a Daines, a 29-year chemical engineer 20 Internet vul software. He praised Mac OS X explained, "finds much in the photo essay he shot in 1954 old British chemi nerabilities. It for making it easy for users to present unacceptable, which he about Dr. Albert Schweitzer at cal engineer who was the first automatically install.security tries to alter. Our goal is simply to the Nobel peace prize winner's once considered Macs invul time the Mac has been includ patches. let the world also know why it is medical mission in Lambarene, nerable to such attacks. ed since the experts started He noted that the operating unacceptable." Gabon. Smith took several hun Apple's iconic status, growing compiling the list in 2000. system was derived from The earliest photos in the exhi dred photos, and when Life market share and adoption of - This week, SANS updated FreeBSD, open source software bition were taken by Lewis decided to run only 25 of them, same microprocessors used in the list to warn against flaws in that was built from the ground Wickes Hine for the National he tendered his resignation. machines running Windows Safari, the Mac Web browser, up to provide security for com Child Labor Committee, and they The exhibition also features are making Macs a bigger tar which the group said criminals puters networked together. have the distinction of having pictures of the U.S. civil rights get, some experts warn. were able to attack before Since its origins in the early transformed concern into politi struggle by Danny Lyon, Bruce Apple's most recent wake-up Apple could flx it. 1990s, the ·Unix-based cal action. Historians credit them Davidson and the late Gordon call came last week, as a -The number of discovered FreeBSD has continually been with prompting some of the Parks; Susan Meiselas' 1978 pho Southern California researcher Mac vulnerabilities has soared battle-tested by college stu nation's earliest child-labor legis tos of Sandinista revolutionaries reported seven new vulnerabil in recent years, with 81 found dents and computer security lation. in Nicaragua (the only color work ities. Tom Ferris said malicious last year, up from 46 in 2004 specialists. They have lost none of their in the show); and Gilles Peress' Web sites can exploit the holes and 27 in 2003, according to "The bottom line is we still power in the nearly 100 years documentation of Bloody Sunday without a user's knowledge, the Open Source Vulnerability feel more comfortable using a since they were taken. (Jan. 30, 1972). when British potentially allowing a criminal Database, which is maintained Mac than a (Windows) PC," Young Sadie Pfiefer, pho troops killed 14 demonstrators to execute eode remotely and by a nonprofit group that said Alan Paller, director of tographed in 1908, seems and wounded 13 others in gain access to passwords and tracks security vulnerabilities research for SANS. dwarfed by the giant bobbins she Londonderry, Northern Ireland. other sensitive information. Ferris said he warned Apple of the vulnerabilities in TUESDAY, MAY 2@ 5:05PM .January and February and that c'I;:J AN AMERICAN the eornpany has yet to patch VS- Q.uiNNIPIAC R=\IOUJTION the holes, prompting him to compare the Cupertino-based FRE:E: 5ASE:BALL CAP TO THE: FIRST 200 FANS computer maker to Microsoft three years ago, when the world's largest software eom vs. LOUISVILLE pany was criticized for being slow to respond to weaknesses ~~"W FRIDAY, MAY 5@ 6:05 in its products. "They didn't know how to FREE: 5ASE:5ALL GLASS TO EARLY ARRIVING FANS deal with security, and I think Apple is in the same situation now," said Ferris, himself a SATURDAY, MAY 1:05PM Mae user. 6@ Apple ofTieials point to the FRE:E: SUNGLASS CASE: TO eARLY ARRIVING FANS eompany's virtually unvar nished security track record FReE: HAM5URGE:RS/HoTDOGS FOR EARLY ARRIVINc.. ND, SMC,• and disputed claims that Mac OS X is more susceptible to AND HCC SE:NIORS (WHILE: SUPPLIE:S LAST) attaek now than in the past. Apple plans to patch the FIRST 250 SENIORS WILL RECEIVE THE OFFICIAL SENIOR DAY holes reported by Ferris in the SHIRT, SPONSORE:D F>Y CocA-COLA. next automatic update of Mae OS X, and them have bonn no reports of them being exploit nd, spokeswoman Natalie SUNDAY, MAY 7@ 12:05PM fiiiilia Kerris said. She disagreed that Hc>Uerhl(rt'dlt-ntf the vulnerabilities make it pos FREE: MINI-5AT TO EARLY ARRIVING FANS ...... , ... ~ sible fi1r a criminal to run code on a targeted maehinc. In Daines: infndion, a bug in the virus' eode prevented it THE OBSERVER Tuesday, May 2, 2006 USINESS page 7 MARKET RECAP BOLIVIA Stocks Dow Army seizes natural gas fields }ones 11,343.29 -23.85 British, Brazilian, Argentinian oil multinationals brace for severe losses Associated Press LA PAZ - President Evo Morales ordered soldiers to occupy Bolivia's natural gas fields Monday and threatened to evict foreign FTSE IOO(London) 6,023.10 -36.90 companies unless they give Bolivia control over the entire chain of production. COMPANY %CHANGE I $GAIN I PRICE Morales sent soldiers and MICROSOFT CP (MSFT) +0.58 +0.14 24.29 engineers with Bolivia's NASDAQ IOOTR SER I (QQQQ) -0.98 -0.41 41.44 state-owned oil company to installations and fields INTEL CP (INTC) -2.45 -0.49 19.49 tapped by foreign compa SIRIUS SATELLITE R (SIRI) -1.28 -0.06 4.62 nies - including Britain's SUN MICROSYS INC (SUNW) -1.80 -0.09 4.91 BG Group PLC and BP PLC, Brazil's Petroleo Brasileiro Treasuries SA, Spanish-Argentine 30-YEAR BOND + 1.12 +0.58 52.27 Repsol YPF SA, France's Total SA and U.S.-based I 0-YEAR NOTE + 1.22 +0.62 5 1.3 I Exxon Mobil Corp. The 5-YEARNOTE + 1.40 +0.69 49.89 companies have six months 3-MONTH BILL -0.06 -0.03 46.47 to agree to new contracts or leave Bolivia, he said. Commodities Vice President Alvaro LIGHT CRUDE ($/bbl.) + 1.82 73.70 Garcia Linera said troops GOLD ($/Troy oz.) +5.70 655.50 were sent to 56 locations around the country. PORK BELLIES (cents/lb.) -1.48 85.05 Soldiers took over major Excha Rates gas fields and refineries YEN I 13.6350 and, in the eastern city of AP EURO Santa Cruz where much of 0.7946 the industry is based, occu Bolivian soldiers guard the overtaken Gualberto Villarroel refinery operated POUND 0.5482 pied some oil company by Brazilian oil company Petrobras in Cochabamba, Bolivia Monday. CANADIAN$ I. II 57 offices, said Tuffi Are, news editor at the El Deber ern Bolivia operated by extraction of the fossil Morales said. newspaper, one of Bolivia's Petrobras in association fuels. An Army spokesman did largest. He said about 100 with Repsol and Total SA. It comes as Ecuador not immediately return soldiers were guarding the "The looting by the for- argues with Washington telephone requests for IN BRIEF Petrobras refinery just out eign companies has over a new oil royalties law comment. side the city. ended," Morales declared. and less than a month after Multinational companies Report assesses Social Security trust Morales, a leftist allied Brazil is Bolivia's biggest Chavez ordered the seizure that produced 100 million WASHINGTON - The trustees for the gov with Cuba's Fidel Castro natural gas client, followed of oil fields from Total and cubic feet of natural gas ernment's two biggest benefit programs said and Venezuela's Hugo by Argentina, and Brazil's Italy's Eni SpA when the daily last year in Bolivia Monday that the trust fund for Social Security Chavez in seeking to blunt demand has been rising companies failed to comply will be able to retain only will be depleted in 2040, a year earlier than U.S. influence in the rapidly due to power gen with a government demand 18 percent of their produc expected, while Medicare will exhaust its region, had pledged to eration, cooking and auto that operations be turned tion, with the rest being trust fund just 12 years from now. exert greater state control motive needs. over to Venezuela's state oil given to YPFB, he said. The annual report showed deterioration in over the industry since Landlocked Bolivia must company, Petroleos de Morales did not name the the financial condition of both programs winning election in sell to its neighbors Venezuela SA. companies. although the problems in Medicare were December, becoming because it lacks a pipeline Bolivia has South A Repsol spokesman said depicted as far more serious because of the Bolivia's first Indian presi to ship gas to the Pacific America's second largest the company could not skyrocketing costs for health care. dent. Ocean and from there to natural gas reserves after respond because it had not A year ago, the depletion of the Social "The time has come, the Asia, Mexico or the United Venezuela, and all foreign received official word of Security trust fund had been projected to awaited day, a historic day States. companies must turn over the announcement. occur in 2041, one year later than the cur in which Bolivia retakes The announcement fol most production control to Petrobras officials did not rent estimate, and the Medicare hospital absolute control of our nat lows a trend by oil- and Bolivia's cash-strapped immediately return mes insurance fund had been forecast to last until ural resources," Morales gas-rich Latin American state-owned oil company, sages seeking comment on 2020, two years longer than the current esti said in a speech from the nations to exact a larger Yacimientos Petroliferas Monday, a national holiday mate. San Alberto field in south- share of profits from Fiscales Bolivianos, in Brazil. The trustees, who include the head of the Social Security Administration and three members of President Bush's Cabinet, paint ed a sober assessment of the health of the two programs in advance of the looming retirements of 78 million baby boomers. Google, MS clash over search tool Market dips despite sales reports NEW YORK - Wall Street's interest rate anxiety sent stocks moderately lower Monday Associated Press The next version of Internet quality of search services," Marissa after comments from Federal Reserve Explorer, available now in test form, Mayer, Google's vice president of Chairman Ben Bernanke compounded SEATTLE - Google Inc. is hoping includes a box in the corner that search products and user experi investors' inflation concerns amid a surge in to pressure Microsoft Corp. into lets people perform an Internet ence, said Monday. oil prices. changing a new Internet Explorer search without going to a separate Gary Schare, director of product Stocks had traded in positive territory for browser feature that could direct Web page, much like what's avail management for Internet Explorer, most of the session, lifted by an upbeat sales more people to Microsoft's online able from Go ogle's downloadable said Redmond-based Microsoft's report from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and a raft of search engine instead of Google's "toolbar." goal is to let users choose the solid economic data on industrial activity, far more popular offering. Users who download IE 7 will be search engine they want. He also construction and consumer spending. But the Google has informally complained assigned a search engine preference said Microsoft's feedback has shown market took a late-day dive following reports to U.S. and European antitrust reg based on the AutoSearch function that it's not difficult to change to a that Bernanke said he was worried about ulators about what it says are from the previous version of IE, different search engine. media and investor speculation that the Fed is biased settings on Microsoft's latest which is likely to be MSN Search. "MSN has a certain amount of done raising interest rates in its long-running Web browser, marking the latest Google says it's concerned that (market) share. This is not designed battle against inflation. spat between two companies whose Microsoft's own search engine is to change this," Schare said. "This Last Thursday, Bernanke told a congression business models are increasingly getting favored treatment, and said is designed to essentially keep the al panel the central bank could pause - but bumping up against one another. research it has sponsored shows status quo." not necessarily stop - its string of rate hikes Mountain View, Calif.-based that it's difficult to change the set Internet Explorer's main competi while it keeps a close watch on the economy's Google regards Microsoft as the tings in the new browser to a rival tors, Firefox and Opera, both health. However, according to CNBC, biggest threat to its continued suc search engine. include similar boxes with the Bernanke said future increases will depend cess, and Microsoft has conceded "The market favors open choice default search engine set to Google, mostly on economic data; that stand was that Google is a formidable competi for search, and companies should although users can change to anoth troubling to an interest rate-sensitive market. tor as well. compete for users based on their er provider. ------. THE OBSERVER page 8 IEWPOINT Tuesday, May 2, 2006 THE OBSERVER Why are we afraid of freedom? 1~0. Box n9. Notre Dame, IN 46556 024 Soud1 Dining HJII, No~r<· Dame, IN 46556 Well, Notre Dame, the twilight of my blatant hypocrisy of the Hepublican others might think or say, and so we do EDITOR IN CHIEF college career is upon me. It is difficult Party, or the silly quasi-socialism of the our best to control everything we ean. Mike Gilloon to believe that after four short years I Democrats. I have drawn parallels Why do we fear 'The Vagina am on my way out, and after only eight between them, highlighted the lies they Monologues"? Why do we fear the MANAGING EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER short months, Live and Let Live or Die tell us and offered solutions that do not Queer Film Festival? Not beeause out Maddie Hanna Paula Garcia is, well, off to die. involve more government control. siders will suddenly think that the AssT. MANAGING EDITORl Rama Gottumukkala Maybe this column The problem is, of course, that this is Catholic Church is accepting of homo Assl~ MANAGING EDITOR: Robert Griffin has been enough to a college campus. Aside from the hand sexuality, but because we are afraid of set your philosophi ful of students who actually care, poli giving other people that little bit of Nt:ws EI>ITORS: Amanda Michaels cal wheels in motion. tics is a mystical realm that exists out power over their own lives. If we do not Mary Kate Malone Maybe the reader side the hallowed halls of Our Lady. stop them, we are told, the students of SPORTS EDITOR Ken Fowler ship of The Observer Politics more aptly describes the drama Notre Dame will drown themselves in VIEWPOI!Ifl' EDITOR Joey King has taken that first, of room picks, the ND hookup culture or secular humanism. When we say "aca S<:F.NE EJ>ITOR: Brian Doxrader painful step away some kind of drinking game. The things demic freedom," "academic" is a just a SAINT MARY's EDITOR: Kelly Meehan from the Hepublicrat that matter here are much more contextual qualifier. We are really talk PII Tuesday, May 2, 2006 IEWPOINT page 9 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Our own heroes Let students decide I went to "United 93" on Friday night and I was pleased with three things. I am quite happy to see debate occurring on this campus in regards to academic First, it was tastefully done in the format of a documentary rather than a freedom stemming from University President Father John Jenkins' statement. Hollywood thriller. Second, 10 percent of the profits from opening weekend go Whether someone is sitting in a seminar class, attending a lecture or even discussing to the memorial fund. Finally, the vast majority of the people in the theatre fit social issues in a small group, she must confront differing opinions. In such settings, the age range of our generation. it is essential to listen to and discuss the viewpoints in order to make informed deci This is a generation in need of heroes. This movie allows our generation to sions. One cannot remain passive and just assume that those in an administrative come together with the spirit and resolve that we showed in the days after Sept. capacity will dictate how one is supposed to react. Fortunately, a top-tier school like 11, 2001. The experience of those passengers gives our generation a sense of Notre Dame has an administration that is dedicated to critical thinking by allowing purpose. Flight 93 shows us that we have to take the fight to the enemies of discussion of various venues such as "The Vagina Monologues" and the Queer Film freedom. or we will lose that freedom. The terrorists would have taken out a Festival. Granted, not everyone that watches the performance or attends a film great symbol of our democracy that day in Washington if it wasn't for the screening will agree with what he sees, but a typical Notre Dame student should be of courage of ordinary Americans on the flight. Just think what these terrorists the caliber allowing him to formulate an objective opinion on the matter. could do with nuclear weapons instead of commercial airplanes. If the University should bow to pressure from such reactionary views as those of Flight 93 is also special to me because I was serving as a Senate page in the Professor Charles Rice, then many Notre Dame students would be seriously be U.S. Capitol that day. There is not a day that goes by that I do not think of the restricted in their viewpoints and only be further distanced from life outside the aca heroes on Flight 93 and thank them for my life and the lives of my dear friends demic bubble. One should be thankful that former University President Father who worked with me. We went back to work in the Capitol on Sept. 12 and sent Theodore Hesburgh stood up for academic freedom of expression by chartering the the message to the terrorists as 17 -year-olds that we would not be afraid. Land-of-Lakes statement in 1967 that gives schools the right to present and discuss This movie is not meant to be popcorn-munching entertainment. We are still issues in a serious and academic manner. It is through his encouragement that Notre at war, yet some in our nation seem to be losing resolve. "United 93" is a timely Dame has become a top-tier school today that continues to strive for a balance reminder that we are still fighting the same war on terror that these heroes between academic rigor and spiritual development. Those who believe that students died fighting. are merely empty vessels that can be filled with any material and will automatically The two previous generations achieved monumental tasks through much sac equate it with dogma seriously underestimate the academic potential of top-tier stu rifice to preserve our freedoms. This is our task. This is our responsibility. We dents like those attending Notre Dame. Students should be given the chance to hear will move forward in the true spirit of the words of Flight 93 passenger Todd multiple viewpoints and then decide for themselves which one is right. Thanks to the Beamer and win the War on Terror. "Let's roll!" courage of Father Jenkins, students will continue to have these experiences in the future that will allow them to listen, reflect and then decide for themselves. Joe Kippley junior Michael Foster Siegfried Hall alumnus April30 class of 2005 April26 The truth can never die It seems to me that some of my cherished colleagues may that endlessly fruitful encounter, we begin to see through since it is supposed to be made from taped interviews with have missed the most important and most beautiful asser our self-deceptions and through some of the world's real human beings of varied conditions, as a record of their tion in University President Father John Jenkins' closing bewitching illusions; through that encounter we also begin lived experience and of their pain- those glimmers of statement: "Catholic teaching has nothing to fear from to see more deeply into the light of revelation. As Jenkins truth will emerge in the encounter, uncovering beauty in engaging the wider culture, but we all have something to says, citing Pope John Paul II: "grounded in the Gospel of those lives, even in those strident words, and perhaps fear ifthe wider culture never engages Catholic teaching .... Jesus Christ, the Catholic intellectual tradition develops revealing another facet of the light of Catholic understand Like any university, we have a responsibility to foster intel through this dialogue with culture." ing bequeathed by tradition. What is untrue in the play, lectual engagement with various perspectives and forms of We tend to forget that is is not we who defend truth; what derives from a shallow or lifeless understanding of self knowledge, but as a Catholic university, we have the added Truth defends us. Truth is light: it does not need torchbear and the world, will be burned to grey ashes, seen to offer no responsibility of fostering engagement among these per ers. It sets out alone and lights its own way and ours. In the life, no nourishment, no beauty, no truth. If, on the other spectives and forms of knowledge with the Catholic intellec encounter with the world, truth cannot lose. Truth can hand, there should be any elements of untruth in Catholic tual tradition." In other words, a Catholic university is never die. Untruth can never live; it is constantly dying, con teaching as it has been transmitted to us and as we trans where Catholic tradition and teaching encounter everything stantly on the way out, because it is not in harmony with mit it to others - untruth based on limitations oflove and that the world brings to us, and it is where everything that the reality within which, from which, the world has its understanding that restrict our ability to receive the light of the world brings to us must encounter Catholic tradition being. revelation -it is not impossible that those elements of and teaching. To pass over the second half of this assertion We also tend to forget that revelation is not an ideology; it untruth could themselves be burned to ashes in the light is I think gravely to misinterpret what Jenkins is telling us. is not a set of ideas. Revelation neither includes nor and challenge of the play. If this reciprocal encounter is carried out- and Jenkins excludes anything. It transfigures all things, reveals their What is there to fear? Truth or revelation does not need a is telling us that it is our responsibility at Notre Dame to true sense and meaning and allows us freely to see and cudgel to enter the human heart, nor does it need to keep carry it out- we have nothing to fear. Indeed, fearlessness choose the path through the world, through all possibilities, the world at bay in order to clear a space for itself. Truth is in the face of anything the world may bring is the mark of that leads us to felicity, towards fulfilling the limitless poten not in competition with the world. It transforms the world. living in the truth. The Catholic university must be like tial of what a human being is. The impulse to edit, silence, suppress, filter human experi Dante's Comedy: the pilgrim has to look at everything, I do not think my confidence in truth is misplaced. If the ence shows a trace of fear or defensiveness, an inability to touch every possible facet of human behavior and experi slight and ephemeral play that has so exercised our emo encompass the entire world- the entire world- within ence, in his own journey toward understanding and divine tions in recent months encounters Catholic teaching and the light of revelation, within the light of Chri<>tian love and love. Dante doesn't edit, ftlter, suppress, limit, silence. There tradition - encounters it fully, genuinely - the Catholic understanding. lf we ourselves live in the truth, live the is nothing he cannot confront, nothing he does not force his understanding of the human person, in all its beauty, and truth, we will know that it cannot fail. readers to confront, no matter how debased or vulgar or depth and soul-beguiling sweetness, is not likely to be van antithetical to all value. But Dante- and this is the key quished. It will not lose, in that encounter. If the play, on the Christian Moeys makes every facet of human behavior and experience other hand, should contain any glimmers of truth- and it associate professor of romance languages encounter Catholic revelation and understanding. Through may contain a few, and perhaps even more than a few, April27 Faith has nothing to fear from reason Father Jenkins, thank you for reaffirming the spirit of the Land 0' assent to - and hopefully eventually live - the proposition that faith Lakes statement on Catholic universities and academic freedom. It has nothing to fear from reason, and neither do they. Grace builds meant everything to me in my vocation to this place as a noble on nature. Thus, students can live the dialectic fearlessly, even experiment to have a top-notch Catholic university in a non joyfully, and powerfully. To reason is to share in creation. Catholic culture, and I believe your statement is a foundational My concern is that the critics of your reaffirmation are component. Indeed, I am one of those, to paraphrase a rather explicitly or implicitly telling Catholic students that they must uncharitable statement from your critics, who rejoiced most fear reason and substitute obedience for it, that they as in your statement and care most about the Catholic identity Catholic students are not to trust or be trusted with reason, of Notre Dame. and neither are the professors. I think the fides-obedientia There is one aspect of your reaffirmation that I haven't axis is the concern of the Hierarchy; the fides-ratio axis is seen receive emphasis, and I believe it lies at the heart of a. the concern of the University and of maturing intellects and University, the intellectual life of its professors, and the intel consciences of students who then must think about the other lectual-religious lives of its students. If you allow me a biog axis. raphical reference, l was in my mid-20s in the Society of Thank you for continuing the noble experiment that I dis Jesus when I finally, with the help of wonderful Jesuit mentors cerned in former University President Father Theodore and teachers (George Klubertanz, Hobert Henle and others in Hesburgh's vision for Notre Dame way back in 1968. the Philosophate at St. Louis University) was able to dispel fear toward reason in the ratio-fides dialectic. Since then, I see the Andy Weigert fides-ratio dialectic as vivifying, indeed salvific. professor of sociology Now, l bnlieve that your reaffirmation helps Notre Dame students May 1 THE OBSERVER page 10 CENE Tuesday, May 2, 2006 "~:,.. . .r:::- ·- The rising medium of Facing video games se Hoger Ebert once seoll"nd at video cash in on an established fan base. directly lifted from the game, it stands College is a lot like the movies. I erect "Amelie' games, declaring thny are not a valid People who played video games as a tribute to just how powerful don't mean this to invite the easy turned on the art li~rm. More toys than anything weren't the brightest bulbs in the gaming has become as a medium. parallels to movies like "Animal house and len nlso, thny eould not compare to thn drawer, so they didn't deserve a While it can be argued that "Silent House," "Van Wilder" or "Old tently, lea intrieatn art found within lilms or thoughtful picture. Hill" itself was based off of excellent School." On a deeper level, going to for my amu painting. This mentality has changed signifi movies, such as "Jacob's Ladder," just the movies is similar to the entire Hecont history cantly, especially within the past cou watching the movie adaptation is a college experience. In both cases, is proving him ple of months. "Doom" represented a visual treat and shows how far video you go to a place removed from the wrong. Vicino solid e!Tort on Hollywood's part to cre games have come from their incep real world and experience some games are ate a strong adaptation of the video tion. The mature themes and symbol thing wonderful that only lasts for increasingly por game classic. Starring Karl Urban ic imagery reflect this evolution. a short period of time. As is the nwating our and the Hock, it was a science fiction Upcoming movies also hold a great case with both college and the sodety down to action film that mimicked the art deal of promise. For example, the movies, while you don't want the its very nuances. direction of the games, especially the "Halo" movie projected to be released experience to end, you're also From the big "Doom III," incredibly well. While the in 2007 has big Hollywood names like dying to find out what happens screen to the Mark result fell a little flat as- ironically Peter Jackson attached. Studios are next. small ones on Bemenderfer - it tried to be more thoughtful than looking at video games and realizing After four years of working for Molly Griffil cell phones, it's video game parent, it still repre that they can make money if treated Scene, I might have a slightly video games are Assistant sented one of Hollywood's first properly in film format. warped perspective on just how Assistant making their Scene Editor attempts at treating video games seri The simple truth is that garners much life and entertainment inter Scene Editt digital prnsnncn ously. have matured. The same garners who act. The fact that I spend an inordi known. When Another interesting recent example played "Super Mario Bros." nearly 20 nate amount of time watching E!, people c~an go watch Peter Jackson's was the teen horror film "Stay Alive." years ago have grown up and are going to movies or attached to my impact my lifE remake of "King Kong," then play the Starring a cast of relative no-names now creating their own games. With iPod just makes entertainment the the girl who digital monkey as soon as they exit and that kid from "Malcolm in the this comes a new sophistication to the lens through which I view most of football game the theater on their cell phones, the Middle," it centered on a video game medium, lending itself more credence my life. This might explain why of-the-mill " video game's cultural impaet becomes that killed the people who played it. as art. There are now schools that there are - for me, anyway - a turn it into a 1 slightly more evident. While the idea isn't exactly original exist to teach how to craft video number of parallels between my anything Notr Fans of video games have long being a mere mental leap from 'The games. time at Notre Dame and my fan. dedared thnir passion an art, giving Matrix" - it still directly addressed Films arguably became accepted as favorite film, the French import While the til legitimacy to their favorite pastime. video games and proved them a legiti legitimate once schools were devel "Amelie." little more sui While the art wasn't as dear in the mate medium for entertainment, oped that taught the craft, with Beyond the obvious French con Montmartrn days of "Hobotron" and "Pong," it has despite the fact that only garners will Spielberg and Scorsese being famous nection between their names, the shot- when bmm made inernasingly apparent in killed during the unfortunate duration examples of pioneers of film way I stumbled upon what would also managed rnem1t years. Titles such as the con of the film. schools. become two extremely important random place. temporary "Shadow of the Colossus" Once again, the actual results were Games have developed, especially parts of my life is fairly similar. I including the exhibit a dear sense of style and art, less than stellar. "Stay Alive" was fair in the latter part of the past was only vaguely aware of Notre Les 2 Moulins. fnaturing dramatic vistas that typical ly universally panned, but if it had decade. If current trends continue, Dame as a institution for higher stumbled ly llourish in examples of high-class succeeded, it would have spawned a their value as a medium represent learning, much in the same way which seems art. video game based on the movie. ing current society and art will be that I was only vaguely aware of the nature of I lollywood has long reeogniznd the While video games based off of undeniable. the existence of the film "Amelio" Notre Dame value of video games, but only recent movies aren't original either, a video in America. managed to ly have they befm treated with a game based off' a game that played a Contact Mark Bemenderfer at Only by accident did I finally dis my life in spi degrcm of respect. For those who have central role within a movie would mbemende@nd. edu cover both Notre Dame and downs. Notre seen the "Super Mario Bros." movie have set a new precedent. The views expressed in this "Amelie." I discovered Notre Dame our moments, or "Double Dragon," Hollywood's The most successful fllm to this date column are those of the author and when someone from my high commonplace intentions towards video games was would be the recently released "Silent not necessarily those of The school left his email address on my I'm doing · obvious- they were an easy way to Hill." Featuring sights and sounds Observer. biology class whiteboard. I discov- sophomore yc1 poo~ GRAHAM EBETSCH/Observer Graphic VIdeo games have In the past been considered to lack artistic merit. Recent movies and video games have shown Movies and colleges have shared a long rAI::rth'"lnc::hlr'• elements that lend themselves toward the contrary, as they are becoming an increasingly artistic medium. even been described as being a movie, and for ------~----- THE OBSERVER Tuesday, May 2, 2006 CENE page 11 college's American uel royalty hen a friend of the Ty Willingham era of foot ln some countries, Kings and Queens However, America's kings and or terminally second-tier celebrities. It ision at her ball, but it has survived. "Amelie," still exist and reign, not as political queens deviate from the rest of the used to be that after a star had outlived e room inadver in spite of facing a barrage of new leaders, but as figureheads- glam world's most regal in various ways. For her moment in the spotlight and was movie on play movies ~ and the fact that it is orous representations of the country's instance, in many cases royalty is outshone by more vivacious starlets, t while I was wait entirely in French with english culture. Here in the states, on the other called nobility, but we don't make that she would quietly retire to her man ing for her to subtitles~ has remained a con hand, we like to mistake with our royal family. sion, placated by royalties. return. stant favorite. remember how Instead of destroying celebrity Unfortunately, survival of the fittest In much the While I will always be able to we spiritedly careers, stints in rehab, scandalous seems to be wilting in the presence of same way that hunker down with my close com defied the blue pregnancies, affairs and mental melt reality television shows that specifically Amelie (Audrey panion "Amelie" thanks to the blooded grip of downs seem to be just the ticket, espe feature has-beens and never-quite Tautou) isn't magic of DVDs, college isn't quite the British cially if they gamer an exclusive inter have-been stars, reviving and jump aware of the the same. While Notre Dame will monarchy during view with Barbara Walters or Oprah starting their careers. significance of always be here and I can technical the Revolutionary Wmfrey. Sadly, celebrities are presently Sure there are no tea taxes involved, the small tin ly become a double, triple, quadru War. However, marked more by mediocrity and lucky but all this considered, I can't help but box she finds ple Domer through the magic of while our current breaks than any shred of nobility. feel a little like the Colonial Americans hidden in her graduate school, being an under governing body is Mary Britney Spears epitomizes this new, must have when they decided to break bathroom tile. I graduate is a once-in-a-lifetime free from royalty, essential feature to maintaining fame. with King George. wasn't aware of experience. The ultimate question, our culture cer Squillace After all, despite not having released Perhaps, our current culture calls for just how much then, is this ~ If college is like the tainly is not. Assistant any albums recently, she continues to us to revolt against today's reigning Notre Dame and movies, then where does that leave Reigning from Scene Editor bask in the limelight created by her royalty with a good old-fashioned coup the movie a graduating senior like me and their estates in marriage to wife-beater-clad Kevin d'etat. Alternatively, we could simply "Amelie" would many others? the high hills of Federline and her recent pregnancies. stop elevating talent-less figureheads, I went from being If movies have taught us any Hollywood, the Kings and Queens of Then again, given the consistent quality who have very little to contribute to us, never been to a thing, it is that just because a our culture are celebrities. In addition of the music she does produce, perhaps to fame- after all they're just people. 1 your typical, run movie is over doesn't mean it's the to informing us of the latest trends and we should be thanking Kevin for keep Otherwise, in a few years we might find e me a topic, I will end. Film franchises like "Star keeping us entertained while we wait ing Britney otherwise occupied. ourselves sorry to see this ridiculous nversation about Wars," "Harry Potter" and "The in line at the grocery market, the Additionally, it has become more cycle of over-glorification continue. Dame" devout Irish Chronicles of Narnia" have shown celebrities of today represent American lucrative to be a pseudo-celebrity than With all of the stars that stand on the us that there is another way to go ideals with their seemingly flawless to become famous by displaying any brink of insanity today, I shudder to 's influence was a for sequel that opportunities looks and flagrant displays of wealth. merit. Less and less talent is required think what we will be subjected to once ued. I did stay in beyond the original. The story can While celebrities possess no substantial to achieve stardom. Where talent once their careers inevitably crumble. It's where the film was continue in a sequel, and while the power over government (sorry, Martin led to fame which led to fortune, today probably only a matter of time before in France. I bad guys tend to get scarier and Sheen) their latest films, songs and heiresses like Paris Hilton and Nicole we're watching Kasey Kasem, some visit most of the the plot gets a little hairier, some scandals act as virtual ambassadors of Richie work backwards, transforming guy from "The Amazing Race", and featured in the film, times sequels can be better than our culture, communicating to other their inherited fortune into fame. Lindsay Lohan shack up together in ow) famous cafe the original. All that we can do is nations what it means to be American. Fortunately, they have yet to prove that "The Surreal life: 20" while Tom I also, ironically, hope that life in the real world, the like royalty they are worshipped. talent can be bought. Cruise hosts "Cooking with Cruise: 50 that by accident~ sequel to college, will turn out to Their touch is of King Midas' caliber as The explosion of reality television has Ways to Prepare the Placenta". fitting giving be a "Spider-Man 2" instead of they turn everything they endorse to also created a new breed of pseudo Then again, it could be worse. After sinking into a lowly "Deuce gold. Thirteen-year-old girls construct celebrity. Reality stars have effectively all, without our country's colorful court Bigelow: European Gigolo." shrines in their bedrooms as a tribute prolonged their 15 minutes parlaying of celebrities, standing in line at the to their favorite boy bands and hunky their small, often humiliating stints into supermarket would be awfully boring. Contact Molly Griffin at young stars. We are humbled as the lifetime visibility ~ if not entire careers mgrifjin@nd. edu Prince and Princesses of Hollywood - these stars now pepper television Contact Mary Squillace at The views expressed in this condescend to sign autographs, and programs and C-list movies. [email protected] column are those of the author and with the appetite of paupers, we hun Working against natural selection, The views expressed in this column not necessarily those of The grily devour any scrap of celebrity gos reality television has also provided are those ofthe author and not Observer. sip we can get our hands on. opportunities for otherwise washed-up necessarily those of The Observer. GRAHAM EBETSCH/Observer Graphic GRAHAM EBETSCH/Observer Graphic that shows the two as being nearly inseparable. College has Pseudo-celebrities, and outlandish real ones, make up America's royalty. While they have an influential place in rting seniors, the nature of the sequel is still to determined. society, their fame can be bought or extended through artifical means, increasing their time In the spotlight. page 12 The Observer + CLASSIFIEDS Tuesday, May 2, 2006 MLB Yankees lose in Damon's return to Fenway or former Hml Sox player. Mike just really excited about taking Hudson delivers Myors, Boston's lefty spoeialist the field" and he wasn't nerv second one-hitter of last year, entered the game ous. af'tnr the single by Loretta, who career in 2-0 victory had been in a 1-for-17 slump, Braves 2, Rockies 0 and gave up Ortiz's drive on a Tim Hudson gave up a hit to full count into a strong wind. the opposing pitcher, which Associated Press Another returning player was bad 1mough. BOSTON - David Ortiz hit a who had a morn pleasant night It stung even more when that thrnn-run homnr to ruin was Boston eateher Doug turned out to be the only hit of .Johnny Damon's rPturn to Mirabelli, reacquired narlier the game by the Colorado Fnnway !'ark. lnading the Monday from San Diego where Hockies. Boston Bnd Sox over the New he had been traded for Loretta Hudson threw the second York Yanknns 7-3 Monday last Decnmber. Boston one-hitter of his career, lead - night in thn lirst gamn of the obtainnd him to resume his ing the Atlanta Braves past the snason bntween tlw two rivals. role as knucklnballer Tim Hoekies with a dominating per Fans chanted ".Johnny! Wakefield's pnrsonal catcher formance that was marred .Johnny!" af'tnr thn Yanknns after .Josh Bard. who went to only by Jason Jennings' single center fielder watched hnlp the Padres, had 10 passnd with two outs in the third lnssly from a fnw feet away as balls in Wakefield's four previ inning. Ortiz's II th horner sailed into ous starts. "That's kind of tough to tlw Hn d S ox b ull p n n i n t h n Mirabelli also went 0-for-4 take," said Hudson, who also eighth. but didn't havP a passed ball drove in the Braves' first run. l>arnon couldn't do much and threw out a runner trying "He's probably one of the bet with the previous batter eithor. to steal. ter-hitting pitchers out there. lin could only trot in to pick up Mike Timlin (3-0) got the win but he's still a pitcher. lie's Mark Lorntta's single that with help from Jonathan only coming up once every five brokn a tin in thn four-run Papelbon, who retired the side days. It would have been bet inning. in order in the ninth with two ter if it was a cleanup hitter. I Boond nach tirnn hn came to strikeouts. Aaron Small (0-1) could have stomaehed that one tlw plato, Damon. who boltnd took thn loss after going 10-0 better." to thn othnr sidn of baseball's for the Yankoes last soason. Not that Hudson (2-2) was biggnst rivalry as a fn~e agent. Before the game, Damon, complaining too much. Not went 0-for-4. who spent the past four sea after the way he started the It was a bad night for anoth- sons with Boston, said, ''I'm season, lasting only four innings in each of his first two AP starts. lie gave up 14 hits, Yankees' second baseman Robinson Cano hits a two-RBI double in walked six and was charged the 4th inning of the Yankees' 7-3 loss to Boston Monday. with 11 earned runs in those outings. McCann donned a T-shirt that extended his club rneord to 25 Hudson credited first-year said "I Rode Bodacious For straight, dating to last season. pitching coach Roger McDowell Nine" - a reference to the Cubs rookie starter Sean with making a slight change in wicked movement Hudson can Marshall gave up just one hit the right-hander's delivery, get on his pitches, especially in his lirst six innings, throw which is producing big results. his sinker. ing 57 pitches in that span. He threw a three-hitter against "His ball is so tough to The 6-foot-7 Marshall, trying the New York Mets on April 1 CJ, catch," McCann said. to start 3-0, gave up one run and was even more dominating and four hits in 7 1-3 innings, against the top-hitting team in Cubs 2, Pirates 1 his longest outing of the sea the NL. Matt Murton's HBI single in son. lie struck out live, walknd ''I'm getting a lot more down the eighth inning gave the one and threw 91 pitches. ward movement instead of side Chicago Cubs a victory over Wilson and Jason Bay hit to side. That side-to-side stuff the Pittsburgh Pirates on consecutive singles to lead off gets hit a long way," said Monday night. the seventh for thn Pirates. Hudson, who is throwing with With the score tied 1-1, John Wilson moved to third by more of an overhand motion. Grabow (0-1) issued a two-out senmingly avoiding third base "It's not rocket seienee. It was walk to Todd Walker. Salomon man Hamirez's tag on a just a little bitty adjustment, Torres replaced him and gave grounder by Craig Wilson. but that's all it took." up an infield single to Aramis Hamirnz thought he tagged Hudson retired the last 17 Ramirez. Murton then singled Jack Wilson with his glove and Colorado hitters, needing just up the middle past a diving threw Bay out at seeond. Aftl~r 40 pitches after the fifth Jack Wilson to score Jerry arguments from Hamirez and inning. lie threw 103 pitches Hairston Jr, who was running Cubs manager Dusty Baker, overall - 6(> for strikes. for Walker, from second. Wilson then scored on a "lie had a lot of good things The Pirates dropped to 1-13 groundout from .Joe Randa to going on tonight," Hockics on the road and 7-20 overall. tie thn gamn at 1-1. managor Clint Hurdle said. "lie Bob Howry (2-0), the second Marshall walked Honny worked both sides of the plate. of three Chicago pitchers, Paulino and .Josn Castillo He was never behind in the worked 2-3 of an inning for tlw before striking out pinch-hitter AP count." win. Hyan Dempster pitched Chris Duffy in the eighth. Braves' pitcher Tim Hudson throws a pitch Monday during the Afterward in the Braves' the ninth for his seventh save Marshall left a standing ova first Inning of the Braves' 2-0 win over the Rockies. clubhouse, catcher Brian in as many chances. lie tion. The Observer accepts classifieds every business day from 8 a.m. 10 3 r.m. at the Notre Dame office, 024 South Dining Hall. Deadline for next-day classifieds is 3 p.m. AI classifleds must he prepaid. CLASSIFIEDS The charge is 5 cents per character per day, including all spaces. The Observer reserves the right to edit all classifieds for content without issuing refunds. 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Grammy a few years back? .----~------ OUND THE NATION Tuesday, May 2, 2006 CoMPJLED FROM THE OBsERVER'S WIRE SERVICES page 13 NHL NCAA Baseball Top 25 No. team ·record prev. 1 Rice 39-9 2 2 North Carolina 39-8 3 3 Nebraska 36-6 4 4 Cal Slate-Fullerton 33-11 1 5 Oregon State 32·10 5 6 Alabama 34-13 6 7 Texas 31-15 7 8 Clemson 33-13 9 9 Oklahoma 35-11 10 10 NOTRE DAME 35-9 12 11 Kentucky 34-11 13 12 South Carolina 32-12 14 13 Virginia 38-10 20 14 Arkansas 31-14 11 15 Houston 31-16 19 16 Georgia Tech 33·12 8 17 Florida State 35-11 15 18 Mississippi 30·15 23 19 College of Charleston 33-10 17 20 Arizona State 29-16 16 21 Pepperdine 30·16 NR 22 Washington 30·16 NR 23 Vanderbilt 27-18 21 24 Miami 29-16 NR 25 Old Dominion 35·8 25 NCAA Women's Softball Top25 No. team record prev. 1 UCLA 36-4 1 2 Texas 45-5 2 3 Arizona 34-8 3 4 Alabama 40-7 4 AP 5 Stanford 33-10 5 Ethan Moreau of the Edmonton Oilers, right, gets knocked to the ice by the Detroit Red Wings' Mikael 6 Tennessee 47-6 1 Samuelsson during Game 6 of their first round playoff series. The Oilers won the game 4-3 to take the series 4-2. 7 AriZona State 41·7 8 8 California 38-8 6 9 Oregon State 33-7 9 Oilers defeat Red Wings, take series 4-2 10 LSU 44-7 11 11 Georgia 46-11 ': 10 12 La.·LafayeHe 39-8 13 Associated Press scored twice for the Oilers. 3:53 remaining. with a nagging back injury. 13 Michigan 31·12 12 Johan Franzen, Henrik Franzen flicked in a Yzerman's point moved 14 Northweshnn 33-19 16 EDMONTON, Alberta Zetterberg and Robert rebound at 10:07 of the him ahead of Bryan 15 Washington 29-15 14 The Edmonton Oilers sent Lang scored for the Red third period to put the Red Trottier into eighth spot 16 Nebraska 35-8 15 home the NHL's best team Wings. Wings ahead 3-2. Pisani with 18 5 career playoff 17 TetasA&M 32·13 ·.. ···. 11 in the regular season, ral The Oilers tied it 3-3 on had tied it 2-2 when he points. 18 Baylor 33-17 19 lying Monday night to beat a power play, when the deked goalie Manny Zetterberg got the Red 19 Auburn 31-13 18 the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 puck deflected off Legace and scored with a Wings a 1-0 lead late in 20 Fresno State 31-13 20 and win the first round Edmonton's Shawn Horcoff shot through the left side the first period, when the 21 North Carolina 46·13 22 playoff series in six games. to Hemsky at the side of at 6:40 of the third. Oilers outshot Detroit 15- 22 louisville 30-8 23 Ales Hemsky scored the net. He whacked away Pisani's power-play goal 10. The forward scored six 23 Oklahoma 29-18-1 21 twice, including the win at the puck, then Wings 2:56 into the third period times this series. 24 San Diego State 27·8 NR ner with 1:06 left in regu defenseman Nicklas brought the Oilers within The Red Wings have lost 25 Virginia Tech 33-14 NR lation time, capping a Lidstrom pushed Hemsky 2-1. in the first two rounds of comeback from a 2-0 into the net. The puck The Red Wings con the last three playoffs. NCAA Women's Softball deficit after two periods. It went in, too, and the play trolled the second period, The Oilers' last postsea was Edmonton's first play went under video review outshooting the Oilers 17- son victory was in seven Big East Conference off series win since 1998 to determine if the puck 2. Steve Yzerman set up games over Colorado. - and another huge early was kicked in. Lang's power-play goal to Detroit finished the season team conf. overall round disappointment for After a lengthy delay, make it 2-0. Red Wings with 124 points, 11 more NOTRE DAME 14-2 34-15 Detroit. officials eventually award captain Yzerman sat out than any other team. USF 14-2 44-21 Fernando Pisani also ed Hemsky the goal with the previous two games Edmonton had 95. Louisville 11·3 33-8 Syracuse 15-7 34-20 Providence 11-9 29·16 DePaul 9·9 27·19 Pittsburgh 10-12 29-26 IN BRIEF St. John's 8-10 28·24 Seton Hall 6·12 28-24 Duke committee suggests hopes to charge a third person. Glen Waggoner and published by Connecticut 6-14 19-28 reinstatement of lax team Daly discusses gambling HarperCollins. Rutgers 4·14 12·34 DUHI-IAM, N.C.- A Duke University debts in new book: Palace brawl instigator 13-34 Villanova 2·16 committee recommended Monday John Daly says he has lost between sentenced to 30 days m jail that the school's lacrosse team $50 million and $60 million during ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. -----, The resume play next season, but said 12 years of heavy gambling and that man accused of throwing the cup the team needed strict monitoring it has become a problem that could that sparked a 2004 brawl between because of a history of problems tied "flat-out ruin me" if he doesn't bring the Indiana Pacers and Detroit to alcohoL it under controL Pistons fans was sentenced Monday around the dial "Although the pattern of miscon Daly discussed his addiction to to 30 days in jail on an assault and duct in recent years by the lacrosse gambling in the final chapter of his battery charge. team is alarming, the evidence autobiography, "John Daly: My Life John Green also was sentenced to NBA reviewed ... does not warrant sus In and Out of the Rough," to be two years' probation. The 41-year pension of the sport," a committee of released next Monday. old Green was convicted in March of Chicago at Miami, 8 p.m., TNT seven faculty members wrote in a He told one story of earning one count of assault and battery for LA Lakers at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m., TNT report. $750,000 when he lost in a playoff to punching former Pacers player Hon Indiana at New Jersey, 7 p.m., NBATV Duke suspended the highly ranked Tiger Woods last fall in San Artest during the brawl at The Sacramento at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m., lacrosse team from play last month, Francisco at a World Golf Palace of Auburn Hills. Green was Championship. Instead of going found not guilty of a second count of NBATV following allegations that a black woman was raped and beaten by home, he drove to Las Vegas and throwing the cup before Artest three white men at a team party says he lost $1.65 million in five charged into the stands. MLB where she had been hired to strip. hours playing mostly $5,000 slot Judge Lisa Asadoorian ordered Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 12 p.m., A grand jury has indicted two play machines. Green to attend anger management ESPN ers on charges of rape, kidnapping "If I don't get control of my gam classes and Alcoholics Anonymous and sexual assault, and District bling, it's going to flat-out ruin me," meetings and stay away from the Attorney Mike Nifong has said he he says in the book, co-written with Palace while he is on probation. page 14 The Observer+ SPORTS Tuesday, May 2, 2006 MEN'S GOLF NBA PLAYOFFS Irish wait to hear Pistons take series lead vvith vvin Associated Press scorer had 40 in Saturday's fast-break layup by Charlie victory in Milwaukee. Bell cut the Pistons' lead to MILWAUKEE The Milwaukee took a 76-74 44-38. where they'll go Milwaukee Bucks kept missing lead into the fourth quarter shots and mishandling the thanks to 16 third-quarter Notes: ball. Chauncey Billups kept points by T.J. Ford, but Ford +Wallace led the league in Senior Scott Gustafson and jun hitting free throws. picked up his fourth foul with technical fouls with 19 in the By JOE QUINN ior Cole lsban have also taken Billups was 16-of-16 from 1:41 remaining in the period. regular season. He also was Sports Writer much of the responsibility upon the foul line and scored 34 Billups kept pace with Ford called for a technical in Game themselves. points to send the Pistons for most of the quarter, scor 1 .... Hamilton was fined For the third straight year, "Cole, along with Josh was the back to Detroit with a 3-1 ing 11 points. $15,000 by the NBA on Notre Dame won't have to worry most outstanding golfer over the series lead, beating The Pistons led by as many Monday for elbowing Redd in about being on the bubble for past month," Kubinski said. Milwaukee 109-99 in the first as 15 in the first half, but the the mouth during Saturday's the NCAA tournament, as the "The fact that he was overshad round of the NBA playoffs Bucks made a run as Hasheed game. The league upgraded team secured an automatic owed by Mark [in the Big East Monday night. Wallace was whistled for a the flagrant foul from a penal berth to one of three regionals championshipJ just proves how The Pistons can finish off technical foul, his second of ty one to a more severe level with a come-from-behind victo well Mark was able to play. If he the Bucks with a victory in the postseason, after com two. "Hopefully, I can talk to ry in the Big East championship. plays like I know he can play, Game 5 Wednesday night in plaining about a foul call in someone," Hamilton said. Now all the Irish can do is Cole will be right up [at the top Detroit. the second quarter. "$15,000? I don't understand wait and sec where the selection of the leader board) when all is The Bucks had taken an 86- Redd hit the free throw, and that one." ... The Bucks had committee sends them. said and done," Kubinski said. 85 lead on Joe Smith's jump Toni Kukoc hit a 3-pointer on nine turnovers in the first Notre Dame's most likely des Gustafson struggled at times this shot with 5:52 remaining in the ensuing possession. A half, including five by Ford. tination is the Central Regional, year, but according to Kubinski, the game. But the Pistons which is scheduled for May 18- he has started to come around answered with an 8-0 run, 20 in Chardon, Ohio. If the Irish over the past month. including back-to-back 3- aren't selected for the Central "Scott has really been playing pointers by Billups and Hegional, they will travel to well," Kubinski said. "He had Richard Hamilton, to put either the East Regional in some trouble, but he's been Detroit ahead 93-86 with 3:47 Orlando, Fla. or the West striking the ball extremely well remaining. Hegional in Tucson, Ariz. For and I don't doubt that he won't The Pistons led 95-90 when Notre Dame coach Jim Kubinski, be playing his A-game come Antonio McDyess was whistled it's not where the Irish play, it's May 18." for a technical foul - Detroit's how they play. If Kubinski can get all his second technical of the game "We had some stretches were players to play up to their abili -with 2:42 remaining. we didn't play our A-game," ty, he feels they have a good Milwaukee's Michael Redd Kubinski said. "I think we finally shot of advancing. At the same made the free throw and was were able to play our best golf time, however, he knows it will fouled on the ensuing posses in the Big East championship, not be easy as the Irish will face sion, hitting another two free and hopefully we can keep that their toughest competition of the throws to cut the Pistons' lead going." season. to 95-93 with 2:29 remaining. If the Irish hope to continue "In the NCAAs, it's really the But six straight free throws their hot streak, they will most best of the best," he said. "It's by Billups, combined with likely need continued stellar going to be a challenge to missed shots and mishandled play from both freshman Josh advance, but right now I think balls by the Bucks, allowed Sandman and senior tri-captain we're playing as well as anyone the Pistons to put away the Mark Baldwin. Baldwin was one in the country." game. of four Notre Dame golfers that Fresh off their Big East come Redd led the Bucks with 33 shot under par in the final back victory over Louisville, the points, including 15 in the round of the Big East champi Irish were named Golfweek first half to lead all scorers. onship. Sandman was the over National Team of the Week. But The Pistons held Redd to 11 time hero - sinking a birdie to Kubinski emphasized the award points in the first game of the Bucks' guard Michael Redd, center, Is fouled by the Pistons' Ben give the Irish a two-stroke cush meant nothing once the Irish series, but the Bucks' leading Wallace, left, and Antonio McDyess In Monday's playoff game. ion. stepped onto the course, "Mark had an excellent I Big "We're very honored to be East! tournament, and Josh has recognized like that, but at the been just outstanding the past same time, we still have to go month or so," Kubinski said. out and play," Kubinski said. ''I'm really confident that both "They're not going to give us the these guys can keep playing at finals birth just because we the level they've been playing at, were named Golfweek Team of and if they can do that, we'll be the Week. We just have to go out in good shape." and compete against - and Fortunately for Baldwin and hopefully beat - the best teams Sandman, the burden of reach in the country." ing the NCM tinals for the first time since 1966 does not rest Contact Joe Quinn at squarely on their shoulders. [email protected] DeBartolo Hall STUDY DATES AND TIIVIES: lVIay 4, 5, 6: 7am t"o 3:00am lVIidnight" Snacks! lVIay 7-11: 7am t"o 3:00am DELUXE FOOTBALL PACKAGE Finals VVeei •2 GAME TICKETS Coleman-.M:orse: •2 AIRLINE TICKETS (AAJ O'HARE TO LAX 1 s1: Floor Lounge 7:00am-4am daily. •2 r\IGHTS HOTEL RESERVATIOf'\S 2"d floor 7am-3am Same da-tes as list-ed above. •GROLND TRAVH TO/FROM COUSFUM Al""ays! 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Associated Press losses was set by Baltimore and versus Northwestern n't quite enough, as Notre Notre Dame's novice eight matched by Denver. Dame dropped a close defeated Northwestern's two MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Memphis was swept in the Special to the Observer match, 15-14, ending the best novice boats. In the first Dallas Mavericks wanted to get first round by Phoenix last year women's season at 20-6. race, Bryce Chung's crew of this one over quickly. They sure and San Antonio the year The curtain came down The men's squad opened Andrew Matasic, Tom picked the right opponent. before. this weekend on the Notre play against Northern Ohio Mazzacavallo, Brendan Dirk Nowitzki had 27 points Dallas also got 19 points from Dame ultimate club as its and after a slow start, limit McNutt, Ray Schleck, Rob and Josh Howard had 24 to lead Jerry Stackhouse and 12 from season ended at the Great ed their opponents to only Bowen, Johann deSousa, the Mavericks over the Grizzlies Jason Terry. Lakes Regional. one second half score. In Taylor Donaldson and Matt 102-76 on Monday, Dallas' first Dallas began pulling away in The Irish women's squad, second round action, the No. Degnan defeated best-of-seven sweep and an the third period and went up champions of the 4-seed Irish tangled with No. Northwestern's top novice NBA-record 12th consecutive 62-4 7 following an 11-4 run Illinois/Indiana sectional, 5-seed Northwestern, and crew by a margin of 6:34.7 to playoff loss for Memphis. that was sparked by two 3- opened pool play against Notre Dame won, 15-5. 6:49.1. The Irish novice The Mavericks will face the pointers by Nowitzki and steals Western Illinois. After trad This proved to be the faced Northwestern's second winner of the San Antonio by Nowitzki and Terry. Gasol ing the first two points down squad's high point, as the crew later in the day and Sacramento series, which is tied lost the ball during the Dallas wind, the Irish took control Irish dropped two closely won 6:27.4 to 7:00.1 in a at two games apiece, in the run when he bounced the ball and dominated the contested matches to race that was decided early. Western Conference semifmals. off his foot on a dribble. Leathernecks, winning 15-4. Michigan State and The most competitive race "You always want to close it Though trailing Dallas from Notre Dame continued its Michigan, losing the latter of the day was between the out when you have the chance," early in the first period, the roll with another 15-4 victo match 13-12 on the last play Irish's second varsity eight Nowitzki said. "We have some Grizzlies stayed close until the ry over Indiana.· of the game. and Northwestern's "light guys with some injuries, but I final minutes of the half when The Irish next played weight" eight. Julie Lambe think we 'II be all right in the Memphis turnovers helped the Michigan State for the right Sailing coxed the crew of Scotty second round." Mavericks launch a 10-4 run to to advance to the champi Wisconsin hosted the MCSA Campbell, Michael Lucci, Nowitzki, who averaged 32.7 break for intermission with a onship bracket. Although Coed Qualifiers this week Michael Lutkus, William points in the first three games, 48-39lead. MSU struck first, Notre Dame end. Blosky, Brandon Carroll, was 12-of-21 from the floor and Gasol, who had 19 points in tied the score at 2-2 and Notre Dame finished fifth Michael Giordano, Nick made all three of his 3-point the half, committed an offensive then went on to rout the in both the A and B divisions, Kluesner and Andrew Baker shots, while Howard was 9-of- foul late in the second period Spartans 15-3. Aggressive while Minnesota and the host to a come from behind victo 1 7. Howard had nine rebounds. leading to a 22-foot jumper by defense and smart passes Badgers qualified for nation ry against the Northwestern Pau Gasol led Memphis with Howard. Less than a minute from Shannon Morrison als. crew. Only shortly before the 25 points and Mike Miller later, Gasollost the ball by trav highlighted the team's play. Paul Cordes, Chris May and race, the same Notre Dame scored 10. They were the only eling and Shane Battier fouled The Irish next faced Ohio Carlos Abisambra raced in crew was coxed by Radhika Grizzlies in double figures. Howard outside the arc, setting State in the quarterfinals. the A division for the Irish, Deva in a preliminary race The Grizzlies were swept for up three foul shots for Dallas. The two squads traded while Tim Roi, Jacqueline against Notre Dame's first the third time in three consecu Howard, who led Dallas with 15 downwind points as neither Chase, Catherine varsity crew. tive playoff appearances, and points in the half, hit them all. could build a lead. Notre Hoodecheck and May com With Lambe against fans began filing out of As they did in their overtime Dame narrowly edged the peted in the B division. Northwestern, the Irish crew FedExForurn early in the final loss in Game 3, the Grizzlies Buckeyes, 12-11. Michigan and made a strong move in the period. Announced attendance started with an energy that was In the semifinals, the Irish Northwestern finished third middle of the race to take the was 15,104. The Grizzlies put a missing in both games in Dallas. squared off with Ohio. and fourth, respectively. lead and gradually inched sellout at 18,119. Gasol led all scorers in the Despite disc movement The next six spots in order their way into the lead. With The Grizzlies already had the first quarter, going 4-of-6 for 12 among Chrissy Hedges, Lizzy were Ohio, Michigan State, 250 meters to go, the Notre longest losing streak of any points. Nowitzki and Howard Shiel and Rachel Meeks;- the Purdue, St. Thomas, Illinois Dame crew pulled away with playoff team before a first post each had eight points for the Irish were unable to convert and Iowa. a sprint to finish with open season victory. The previous Mavericks, who ended the peri on the upwind point. Chris water on the Northwestern record of 11 consecutive playoff od up 26-23. Dube played her best game Men's Rowing crew, 6:22.4 to 6:26.4. In a fitting completion to The Irish's top crew also the duel-racing season, the bested the Wildcat competi men's crew team ~wept the tion. Julie Lambe coxed the eight-man races against first varsity eight in both the Northwestern on the preliminary race against "straight and narrow" Skokie Notre Dame's second varsity Canal in Chicago. eight and in the race against Saturday's racing was on Northwestern's first varsity the man-made Skokie, which eight. Throughout the season was perfectly straight over the first varsity eight has set the 2000m course, and only the standard for the Irish wide enough to fit two racing crews by being stronger than shells. The race tested the the competition in the second ability of the Irish coxswains, half of the race. who had to negotiate obsta Against Northwestern, cles while avoiding contact however, Lambe's crew of with the competing boat and Teddy Hawks, Nick Mathew, the shore. Jake Teitgen, Karol Grzesiak, The only loss of the day Evan Donoghue, Steve came in the first race as Chip Maher, Kane Pithey and Nick Brady's lightweight crew of Catella took the lead in the Craig Wiborg, Tomas first 500 meters and main Castillo, Dan Murphy and PJ tained a solid lead on McAward was defeated by a Northwestern throughout the Northwestern four-man crew race. The final margin was by a margin of 6:57.7 to fairly close at 6:20.7 to 7:07.8. The same four fin 6:27.2, but the Irish crew ished the day by defeating controlled the race through Lunch and Conversation Marquette's crew in a closely out. 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Notrn Dame was unable to stay to win their eleventh consecutive was given no run support after "But we just didn't bring it to win Notre Dame's offense did show on top of the Big East standings Big East regular the first inning. in the seventh and ended up with some signs of life after the first Monday as it was swept in a dou season title. "Brown and In the top of the the loss." inning with two runs in the top bleheader for the first time this first inning, Notre of the second driven in by second season at No. 21 Louisville. Louisville 2, Ruthrauff were Dame third base Louisville 10, Notre Dame 3 baseman Katie Laing and an The doubleheader was a Notre Dame 1 (8) definitely the most man Meagan Notre Dame was unable to unearned run scored by Sara makeup of Sunday's rain-post The Irish stayed consistent RuthraufT knocked a rebound from the tough loss in Smith. poned games and marks the first close with the hard-hit ground ball game one against the Cardinals, But the run support the Irish time the Irish (34-17, 14-4 Big Cardinals for seven offensively getting through the left side falling behind early and failing to could muster was too little, too East) have lost three consecutive innings in game one, the momentum of the infield to make any comeback in the loss late as the big first inning put the games sinee March 3. but fell short after going. drive in Stephanie Monday. Notre Dame threatened game out of reach and gave "Any time you get swept it Cardinals catcher Brown and open up in the top of the first with the Louisville the sweep over Notre affects the team negatively," Lacey Wood's home the scoring. bases loaded and two outs, but a Dame. Irish coach Deanna Gurnpf said. run over the left Deanna Gumpf Unfortunately for Sara Schoonaert ground out got Brown and Huthraull' especial "We have to move on quickly and field fence won the Irish coach Notre Dame, that Louisville out of the jam. ly shone in the doubleheader. stay focused because this is game for Louisville would be the only Notre Dame righty Brittney "Brown and Ruthrauff were going to be a tough week ahead in the bottom of the eighth. time the Irish would hold a lead Bargar started for the Irish, but definitely the most consistent of us." Louisville was on the verge of all day as they would surrender failed to escape the first inning offensively getting the momen The Cardinals (34-8, 13-3) losing in the bottom of the sev a run in both the seventh and after being shelled for four runs tum going," Gumpf said. "They moved up to second place in the enth, down 1-0 with one out, but eighth innings. on five hits after only two-thirds have been hitting amazingly welt Big East standings and South third baseman Audrey Rendon Booth struck out seven batters on an inning. all year and continued to do so in Florida took over atop the con hit a fielder's choice to second and allowed two runs on five Bargar could not work her way this game." ference lnadnrboard as the Irish base that scored pinch runner hits. But the lack of run support out of any jams in the game, fell to third place. 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He enters the con Vikings test batting .378 with two continued from page 20 homers, 22 RBis and 18 runs scored. Chinn has a .444 on Mattia ready for action at NCAAs But Cleveland State (8-29, 6- base percentage and a .517 14 Horizon) beat Notre Dame slugging percentage. (35-9-1, 16-1-1 Big East) at Notre Dame has seven regu National tournament humble. I am just going to go out and Frank Eck Stadium two years lars hitting at least .300, led by "I couldn't have done it try to play the best I can in ago, in a season in which the first baseman Craig Cooper's will be held at without my teammates' and my last college tournament." Irish lost just 10 games and the .420 batting average. Cooper coach's support," she said. Regardless of how she per Vikings won only 19. What's has nine home runs, 55 runs Florida's El Campeon This spring Mattia won forms in the NCAAs, Mattia's more, the squad topped Big Ten scored and 33 RBis to go along individual contributions power Ohio State 7-5 April 26 with his .516 on-base percent medalist hon to Saint Mary's By BECKI DORNER ors at the "It's very bittersweet will not be in Columbus, Ohio. age. Sporrs Wrirer "They have my attention," Mainieri said he likely would Capital because I am excited quickly forgot Mainieri said. go with one of the team's nor University to be going to the ten. The histo Vikings coach Jay Murphy is mal lineups, as tonight's game Saint Mary's senior Megan Purple and ry/psychology expected to throw freshman is the team's only mid-week Mattia, the MIAA's most valu W h i t e NCAAs, but at the double major right-hander Brian Long game this week. able player last fall, will rep Invitational same time I wish the f r o m tonight. Long is 1-1 with a 9.11 With their two wins against resent the Belles at the NCAA with a two whole team was LaGrange, Ill. ERA in 12 appearances (one Connecticut, the Irish cut their Division III championship at round total of going. was recently start). magic number for clinching the El Campeon Golf Course at 165 and tied named the Mainieri will either throw Big East regular season title to the Mission Inn Golf and for seventh recipient of the left-hander Tom Thornton or five. The team is also bidding to Tennis Resort May 9-11. with a 162 at Megan Mattia Marvin Wood right-hander Brett Graffy. host the first round of the NCAA While proud of her individ the IWU Spring Belles senior Outstanding Thornton hasn't pitched since tournament. ual accomplishment, the Fling. She also Senior Athlete being hit by a sharp ground ball "We have got to be ready to graduating senior was disap posted the Award at the in his start against Rutgers play because we have a lot at pointed that she would be Belles' top score of 160 as Saint Mary's athletic ban- April 23. stake," Mainieri said. "We have playing in her last college Saint Mary's won the Grizzly quet. "I haven't made the decision an NCAA bid on the line [and] tournament without her Invitational April 24. She also has been one of yet," Mainieri said late Monday we have an opportunity to host teammates. Mattia also the most consistently hon afternoon. "But either way, the first round of the regional "It's very bit tied for 20th ored golfers in the program, Graffy is going to play a big role tournament on the line, so we tersweet with a three winning MIAA first team hon in tomorrow's game, whether can not afford to go out there because I am "It's been an round score of ors in 2002, 2003 and 2005 he starts or comes in out of the and play poorly and not get the excited to be amazing four years 243 at the and MIAA second team hon bullpen." job done." going to the and I am going to miss Shamrock ors in 2004, all in addition to Even if Thornton starts. Notre Dame next plays Friday NCAAs, but at Invitational her MIAA MVP this past fall. Mainieri said the southpaw against Louisville at Frank Eck the same time everyone. " and earned Entering her final event, might not throw as many pitch Stadium. The 6:05 p.m. contest I wish the 30th place at Mattia looks forward to the es as he usually does. is the first of a three-game con whole team Megan Mattia the Northern opportunity of representing "I have to kind of see how it ference series that could clinch was going," Belles senior Kentucky the college that has become goes," Mainieri said. the regular season for the Irish. Mattia said. Invitational. her home. "Depending upon if it's a strug Notre Dame has 11 games left Although she As her "It's been an amazing four gle or if it's easy for him deter in its season. garnered career winds years, and I am going to miss mines [how long Thornton will numerous individual accom down, Mattia hopes to finish everyone," Mattia said. pitch]." Contact Ken Fowler at plishments throughout the on a positive note. Cleveland State's top hitter kfowler [email protected] season -including the league "I would love to place in the Contact Becki Dorner at MVP - Mattia has remained top 10," she said. "But really rdorner [email protected] "And you wish him well and weeks. you congratulate him and Florida returns much of its Preston thank him for his service for national championship team continued from page 20 six years." from last season - a group The Notre Dame athletic that defeated UCLA 73-57 on During Preston's six years department said Preston will April 4. Among the returning at Notre Dame, the Irish be missed, and was a huge players are forwards Joakim made the postseason all six asset to the Irish program. Noah, Corey Brewer and AI times, including three NCAA But he added that the move is Horford. tournaments. Notre Dame one that will enhance his for reached the mer assistant's resume for Notes: Sweet 16 in future head coaching posi + Brey said Monday Irish 2003. tions. guard Chris Quinn and for The last "His goal is to become a ward Torin Francis are cur three sea head coach ... and he could be rently working out in prepa sons, howev a head coach probably very ration for the Orlando pre er, the Irish soon," Brey said. "If you learn draft workouts in early June. missed the another system from another Notre Dame forward Rick NCAA tour guy, that certainly can help Cornett is staying in shape as nament and your public relations when well. instead com- you become a head coach." "There is nothing concrete peted in the Preston Brey also said he is excited now until probably late May, National to hire a new coach because where there will be some Invitational Tournament of the freshness it will bring workouts with NBA teams," (NIT). the program. He said he has Brey said. "I think he is excited for received phone calls already this chance ... excited about a and the process should take Contact Bobby Griffin at move to that area," Brey said. place over the next couple [email protected] PHIL HUDELSONIThe Irish third baseman Brett Lilley throws to first base in Notre Dame's 2-1 victory over Purdue April 25 at Frank Eck Stadium. MOTif IIA/If£ Tuesday, May ~'L"'~ Jl: rrrfffll 5pm Tuesday, .2 @ s:oo vs. Loyola·CIIicago First 200 fans will receive a Early arriving fans will receive a FREE ND Notre Dame Baseball Cap Softball throw pillow z:::::I:;;:J AN AMERICAN R:"liOUJTION ------~------ page 18 The Observer + SPORTS Tuesday, May 2, 2006 his role on the team soon, as he leaves for New England in less Wait than two weeks. continued from page 20 "It's going to get a little stress ful," he said. "I found out !that onl The Irish offensive lineman and May 12 I have to leave and I'm Barrington, Ill. native called the pretty much there for the next draft "the longest process." But two months." for Stevenson, who looks forward But he's saving worries for to going to New England, it was later. worth the wait. ''I'm trying to ride the wave of "When the Patriots called me, excitement right now," he said. "I that phone call, it's definitely couldn't be more excited about hands down the team I wanted to this." go to," he said. "I couldn't have The Patriots have won three of been more excited." the past five Super Bowls and fin Irish coach Charlie Weis is a ished la.'it season 11-7 with a loss former offensive coordinator for to Denver in the second round of Patriot'> head coach Bill Belichick, the playolls. Despite his Chieago a connection not lost on heritage, Stevenson thinks his Stevenson. friends and family will start to "The offensive system will be root for New England. very similar to what we ran at "When I came to Notre Dame Notre Dame," he said. "I think it's everybody was all of a sudden a a great situation for myself and Notre Dame fan," he said. "I hope hopefully I can go in there and the same for the Patriot'>." PAMELA LOCK!The Observer help out the Patriots as best I Former Irish receiver Maurice Stovall, right, catches a touchdown pass during Notre Dame's can." Contact Kate Gales at 34-10 victory over Syracuse Nov. 10, 2005. Stovall was drafted by the Buccaneers Saturday. Stevenson will start to develop [email protected] down list (11). touchdowns in 2005) and "I'm feeling excited being Michael Clayton (32 catches, Bucs drafted by Tampa Bay.... It's 372 yards in 2005). Clayton is continued from page 20 the next step in my life," one season removed from a Stovall said. "[Buccaneers) rookie year in which he had notions. coach [Jon) Gruden called me 80 catches for 1,193 yards "I knew that I would be - might have been while they and seven touchdowns. drafted," Stovall said. "I tried were on the clock - and he Ike Hilliard and B.J. not to go in with too high said, 'Welcome to the family."' Johnson also return as Tampa expectations ... bneause tho But Stovall was projected to Bay receivers. draft is funny that way." go higher on many draft ''I'm anxious more so than I lis time finally came in the boards. nervous," Stovall said. "I third round whon the Tampa N F LDraftCoun tdown .com know they have a lot of veter Bay Buccaneers selected him draft analyst Scott Wright said ans, and [they are ani experi with the 90th overall pick. lie Stovall could go as high as the enced group." was the ninth receiver select 15th pick in the second round Stovall was a leading offen ed behind Ohio State's to Philadelphia. ESPN's Mel sive threat for Notre Dame in Santonin llolmes, Florida's Kiper had Stovall as his fifth 2005. The senior had 69 Chad Jackson, Miami's receiver overall behind catches for 1,149 yards and Sino rice Moss, Western Holmes. Jackson. Moss and 11 touchdowns. He had over Michigan's Grog Jennings, Jennings. 100 yards receiving in five Miami's Devin Hester, Stovall said he would report games and went over the 200- Oklahoma's Travis Wilson, to Tampa Bay Thursday to yard mark Oct. 22 against Arizona State's Derek Hagan formally meet his new coach BYU ( 14 catches, 207 yards, and Wisconsin's Brandon ing staff. I le has not spoken to four touchdowns). Williams. Irish coach Charlie Weis He also set a Notre Dame Stovall also became the about his new team, who bowl record for receiving highest Notre Dame receiver Weis coached against during yards when he had nine chosen since Dorriek Mayes his tenure in the NFL catches for 126 yards against was draftnd in 1996 by Grn1m Stovall joins an already Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl Bay in the second round (56th accomplished group of Jan. 2. overall). Mayes and Stovall receivers in Tampa Bay CLAIRE KELLEYffhe Observer share sneond place on Notre ineluding Joey Galloway (83 Contact Bobby Griffin at Former Irish offensive lineman Dan Stevenson celebrates Notre Damn's single-season touch- catches, 1,287 yards, 10 [email protected] Dame's 42-21 victory over Pittsburgh Sept. 3, 2005. • : ~ ' .· ! I .. . . . /J ; i . i / . : , ! ! · ·D mr···· co·; /j j . ) li m.! ' TI'·i §.·} : I ru··i . A.·~ . : . moI :· ' @o: §; §·· m·j I ~· : MINI BOOKS ·----- COKE DIPlOMA fj1 S~3~U~Il~'! 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By MIKE GILLOON Ragone joins highly touted junior season at Camden Sehool. lrisheyes.eom listed Florida Sports Writer quarterback Jimmy Clausen - Catholic High School in Cherry Mike Frank of' Irisheyes.com State, Ohio State, Penn State who verbally committed to the Hill, N.J. lie runs a 4.5 second compared Ragone to Jeremy and Southern California as Tight end Mike Hagone Irish April 22 - in a class that 40-yard dash and has earned a Shockey, the former Miami tight schools which had offered became the fourth verbal eom also includes defensive end 4-star ranking (out of a possible end now playing for the New scholarships to Hagone before mitment of this recruiting sea Kerry Neal of Bunn, N.C. and five) by Scout.eom. York Giants. he gave his word to Notre son as the New .Jnrsey high linebacker Aaron Nagel of Clausen is a 5-star player "[Hagone's] an unbelievable Dame. school star announced his Lemont, Ill. from Westlake Village, Calif. He talent," Frank said. "He's a tight intention to attend Notre Dame Hagone (6-f'oot-5, 230 poundsl has thrown for more than 7,200 end who can run away from Contact Mike Gilloon at Monday morning at a press eaught 30 passes for 800 yards yards and has 88 touchdown defensive backs. He's just a [email protected] NFL DRAFT Time to make a mark Stovall excited to play in Stevenson just waited Tampa under Jon Gruden for a team to call his name By BOBBY GRIFFIN By KATE GALES Sports Writer Associate Sports Editor It's not a glamour job to be an ofl'en Former Notn1 Damn wide receiver sive lineman. Maurice Stovall had a seemingly um~on For former Notre Dame ofl(msive line ventional approach to Saturday's NFL man Dan Stevenson, that's quite all right Draft. - he got his call to go to the NFL, any While he watched players being called way. The New England Patriot.'> selected with his own name still rmnaining on Stevenson Sunday in the sixth round of the draft board, it would have been easy this weekend's NFL Draft with the 205th for Stovall to grow overly anxious. overall pick. But the receiver remained calm - But Stevenson was torn deciding what simply enjoying the time he was spend to do in anticipation of his selection. ing with friends and family waiting for "I told myself I wasn't going to watch his moment. With endless speculation [the draft!," he said Monday. "But I about where Stovall might land - and found myself glued to the television, what team could use his services - the which I would have thought I never receiver avoided any preconceived GEOFF MAITESON!The Observer would do." Former Irish wide receiver Maurice Stovall, left, hauls in one of his four touchdown see BUCS/page 18 catches during Notre Dame's 49-23 victory over BYU Oct. 22, 2005. see WAIT/page 18 BASEBALL MEN'S BASKETBALL Cleveland State hopes for upset Assistant coach Lewis By KEN FOWLER takes job with Gators Sports Editor Notre Dame may be a heavy After six years with Gators to take the head coach favorite in tonight's game ing job at Virginia against Cleveland State - but Brey, Lewis joins Billy Commonwealth. Preston was don't tell that to Irish coach hired as Grant's replacement Paul Mainieri. Donovan at Florida af'ter spending much of his "We have no reason whatso time at Notre Dame working ever to take Cleveland State By BOBBY GRIFFIN with post players ineluding lightly," Mainieri said. "They've Sports Writer Torin Francis and Hick lost a lot of tough games this Cornett. year, and this will probably be Irish assistant coach Lewis "I really thought Billy the biggest gaine of the year for Preston, who spent the last six Donovan established him as them." seasons with the team, his guy right out of the gate," The Vikings travel to Frank accepted a job at the Irish coach Mike Brey said in Eck Stadium tonight at 5:05 to University of Florida under a telephone interview Monday. face the No. 8 Irish, who won head eoach Billy Donovan. the "I kinda had a feeling even two of three games against Notre Dame athletic depart before he went down there Connecticut this weekend and ment said in a statement that if it went well he would offer him a job." PHIL HUDELSONfThe Observer tied the final contest. Friday. Irish catcher Sean Gaston leads off first base in Notre Former Florida assistant Dame's 2-1 win over Purdue April 25 at Frank Eck Stadium. seeVIKINGS/page 17 coach Anthony Grant left the see PRESTON/page 17 <:. SMC GOLF NO SOFTBALL ULTIMATE NBA PLAYOFFS MEN'S GOLF NHL PLAYOFFS U) Ll.l (.) Louisville 2, ND 1 Ohio 15 Mavericks 102 Oilers 4 z Megan Mattia earned Louisville 10, ND 3 Notre Dame 14 Grizzlies 76 After coming from Red Wings 3 =:5 an individual bid to the behind to capture the t: c:s NCAA championship The Irish dropped The Notre Dame Dallas' victory keeps Big East championship, Detroit blew a 3-goal beginning May 9 in both games of a Big East women's team lost in Memphis winless all- the Irish wait to see lead in the third period ~ Florida. doubleheader in the national semifinals time in the playoffs. where they will travel and was eliminated =A. Kentucky Monday. to the Bobcats. for the regional. from the playoffs. U) = page 17 page 16 page 15 page 15 page 14 page 13 ...