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cation and lifn," llurley said. By liZ ZANONI Whnre computing gradn point News Writer averages, resnarehing aeademie his­ tory and finding appropriate coursns Notre Dame is finalizing new soft­ ean take up thn majority of mneting ware that will enable faculty and stu­ limn with students, advisors will now dents to have access to information have the freedom to advise students on degree requirements for gradua­ on eareer possibilities and graduatn tion, said Charles Hurley, the work. University's assistant registrar. The eurrent system requin~s stu­ The new software is designed to dents who want to reenive rt~ports make professors experts on the charting their progress toward ment­ requirements within their depart­ ing degree requirements to go, in ments so they can better assist stu­ person. to the registrar's offien and dents with advice. This will be espn­ request the writtnn report. Many uni­ cially useful for Notre Dame's diverse versities such as Notrn Dame are undergraduate program which often abandoning these more outdatnd and experiences quick changes and inconvenient ways of finding and dis­ expansions in required elasses, tributing information, Hurlny said. Hurley said. I Ie said that ereating the new pro­ The Web version of the degree­ gram involved the partnership audit program will enable students between Notre Dame and Software to have access to their personal aca­ Heseareh Northwest (SHN), a soft­ demic records. Students who are ware manufacturing eompany who thinking about changes in their has had a long history of working majors can compute which credits with Notre Dame software programs. will count toward completing new The partnership between SHN and requirements. Notre Dame has ereated a way to "It will be flexible enough for com­ revoal an abundance of dntailnd puting requirements as striet as in information on a single Wnh 'screen the College of Seienee and liberal without making tlw program nxcr~s­ enough for ones in the College of sively eomplicatnd. 1\rts and Letters," Hurley said. Ilurley pointed out that tlw rww Faeulty will be able to use Notre sol'twarn will still dmnand communi­ Dame's new degree-audit system to cation with advisors and faculty compute grade point averages and about degree-rnquirmnnnts. degree requirements "within split "The software is rnnant to lwlp seeonds," Hurley said. The pro­ with advising, not rnplacn it." hn gram's ability to grab information said. The deans will make final deci­ and data off the mainframe will be sion over who has ful!illed tlw proper five times faster than thn eurrent requirements for graduation. software. "No eomputt~r program will tnll a Professors can then use this infor­ dean what thn eurrieulurn is and who mation to advise students on regis­ graduates," Hurley addt~d. tering for courses. Tho "self serve" degree audit pro­ ERNESTO LACAYO!The Observer "The software will free up the advi­ gram is currently being tested by fae­ Speaker Roberto Job persuades the c;:rowd, delive~ing his seminar, "Bring_ Your sor so that they can help students out ulty members and should be avail­ Culture to the Corporation" Tuesday mght. The semmar touched on culture m the not just with course requirements. business world and was held in LaFortune's Ballroom. able for student aeeess through Irish but with information on overall edu- Link sometime next year.

BOG sponsors gift Lightbulb causes fire in Lyons

gated the seene and cleaned Lyons hall staff ealled Notrn giving service project By TIM LOGAN up. Dame Seeurity/l'oliee and News Editor Hall staff discovered the began evaeuating residents. blaze when tiHJy noticed Other women found out projnet. "It reaehes out to a A small fire eaused by a smoke in the hallway outside when they smelled smokn or By COURTNEY BOYLE larger rangn of' ehildren in thn light bulb prompted an evac­ the room. heard pen­ News Writer world. not just in the United uation of Lyons Hall Tuesday F i r e pin ovaeu­ States," evening. alarms did "J think it's ironic that ating. Mirarln on the 1\vnntw, also Pitsch learnnd ol' the project No one was hurt by the not go off M y through Marge Kalkstine, who twice in the past week known as Opci·ation Christmas fire. It causnd minimal dam­ right tiway, roommate startPd Oporation Christmas Child. is wtdl on its way to age, mostly to the clothes in aecording we've had two .fires and walked in !wiping undPrprivilngnd chil­ Child in Grand Hapids. Shn the closet when~. it started. to Lyons the alarm hasn't and said launched the projoct in her drPn in povnrty-strickPn coun­ The fire was reported at rector 'Thorn's triPs. high srhool. gone off" 7:35 p.m. af'lnr some towt1ls s i s t () I' smoke, WP "I start.Pd it my senior yPar VolunlPPrs an• askl'd to fill a in a first-floor room's doset Kathlnen have to gPt shot>lwx wi l h hygi P n P i tn m s, as a way to bring sorviee into caught fire from the heat of Beatty, but Mary-Claire Jarvis out."' said toys, srhool supplins and $5 my town. I just wanted to bring a light bulb directly over­ the smoke sophomore junior l.iza l'or shipping. Tlwsn boxos will thn awarnnoss lol' underprivi­ head. It spread through the was so Naticrhia. n leged childnml. This is a way tlw b n ship p P d Nov. 19 to eloset and may havn eaused heavy it was Sunday rountrios surh as Bosnia, for people nverywhnre to gnt damage in the room above. obvious there was a l'irn. morning thnre was anotlwr Albania. Kosovo, llonduras involvnd and reeognizing nneds Fire personrwl arrived at "We went into the room small fin~ caused by a light. throughout the world," said and Nicaragua. the scene within a few min­ and you could taste it," slw bulb in Lyons. Tlw room "OpPration Christmas Child l'i tsch. utns and put out the names said. alarm did not go ofT in that raisns shotdwxns full of' gifts Pitsch also got .Jacque shortly then~after. The hall Dorm ofl'icials pulled llw firn either, according to for childn~rr of' ollwr countrios l.autwnheisnr involvnd in this was evacuated until 8:25 fire alarm when smokt~ who art• rwPding morn," said p.m. while firemen investi- detectors did not sound. Kimlwrly Pitsch, hnad of' the see GIFTS/page 4 see FIRE/page 4 page 2 The Observer+ INSIDE Wednesday, November 17, 1999

INSIDE COLUMN THIS WEEK IN SOUTH BEND Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Spring break + Country dance lessons: + Theatre: Meet Me in St. + Comedy: The Amazing + Arts and crafts show: North Liberty Community Louis; Round Barn Jonathan; The Funny Cook Energy Information scams Building; 7 to 8 p.m. Theatre; Nappanee; 2 & 8 Bone Club; 8 & 10:15 p.m. Center; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. + Concert: Jim Gill; Main p.m. + Theatre: The Odd + Thanksgiving stories and It is that time of year when many students will return home to ask their parents a burning Library Auditorium; 6:30 + Museum: Nickol Fine Couple; John Glenn High crafts: Borders; 4230 question: "Can you help me out with spring break?" p.m. Arts; 100 Center; 11 a.m. school; 7:30p.m. Grape Road; 4:30 p.m. When my roommates and to 5 p.m. I asked our parents this Brian Hobbins question last year, a resounding "no" echoed across the Midwest. assistant Salvation to our escapist viewpoint editor blues came in the form of Compiled from U.Wire reports an ad, hidden discreetly in OUTSIDE THE DOME The Observer. Student Express was promoting trips to exotic locales in Mexico at cut-rate prices including free trips for "campus repre­ Students protest governor's proposal sentatives." It seemed too good to be true! And it was. GAINSVILLE, Fla. "We can't go down without a between now and Friday. First, SG The surprisingly low prices gave way to one A telephone conference with State and other student organizations will of the biggest nickel-and-dime scams I have University System Chancellor Adam fight, so to speak. This is the mass e-mail a letter to more than ever fallen into. Deposits, "meal plans" and Herbert on Monday failed to allay all point for us to show 1 ,000 students urging them to call or "perk" packages put a slow suction on student of student body president Brent ourselves." fax members of the Board of Regents bank accounts well before the ides of March Gordon's concerns with Gov. Jeb with a request to table the measure began to blow. Number crunching let us figure Bush's One Florida Initiative. until student input can be heard. out where that free trip was coming from: our "This plan that he's proposing Jocelyn Moore Moore encouraged students to for­ own wallets. should work, but it probably won't University of Florida ward the e-mail to everyone they However, as the winter snow drifts piled, the work," Gordon said. "Even if it's the student body vice president know. thought of the beaches and open-air bars acted best plan in the world, if students Second, Moore said students as a salve to our financial wounds. Finally, the don't understand it, we're going to should call their local regent to big day arrived. Students poured into Chicago's fight it." Regents meet to vote on One Florida. oppose the plan. Finally, Moore said O'Hare airport by the hundreds for our 2 a.m. Students Monday night planned a The plan would bar race- and gen­ two buses of students would travel to check-in Sunday morning. hastily organized campaign to do just der-based preferences in state uni­ Jacksonville on Friday morning to A flight delay and a few hours later, there that at a meeting of the SUS Board of versity admissions policies. protest at the University of North was another flight delay. Finally, we boarded Regents in Jacksonville on Friday. "We can't go down without a fight, Florida board meeting. our charter plane approximately 10 hours late. Also on Monday night, UF Student so to speak," student body vice presi­ Moore said students riding the bus True, we would lose a whole day in Mexico, but Government, the Hispanic Student dent Jocelyn Moore said. "This is the would spend Thursday night at the at least we would be there in time to shower, Association and the Black Student point for us to show ourselves." Institute of Hispanic Culture on change clothes and hit the bars, right? Union were arranging a letter-writing Moore and others plan a three­ University Avenue making signs and Student Express had other plans; they decid­ campaign and a trip to protest as the pronged attack on One Florida posters. ed to put the luggage for their trip to Jamaica on our plane to Mexico and vice versa. It was comically surreal to see my friends' luggage with Jamaica tags come in on the luggage rack. Surely Student Express would make everything alright by the time we would need our swim­ Stanford fights illegal use of name Champion will disclose factories suits for a Monday morning dip, right? Our luggage was delivered to us on STANFORD, Calif. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Wednesday, and not a moment too soon. The In another example of the Internet's relentless abil­ Champion Products Inc., Harvard University's ity to revolutionize everything in its path, Stanford swimsuits we had to buy at "el mercado" were largest licensed apparel manufacturer, announced not proportioned for gringos altos and the sea University officials are now fighting a difficult battle yesterday that it will comply with University demands water was shrinking them. Additionally, the against increasing illegal uses of the Stanford name to disclose all locations of its factories producing colle­ few threads we had were getting a little gamy on the Web. While the law still protects trademark giate clothing. The announcement marked an abrupt after three nights partying. Aside from lost lug­ ownership in cyberspace, it is the ease of infringe­ reversal for Champion, which for six months refused gage, a lost day and an errant reservation at ment on the Internet that forces trademark owners Harvard's request to release the names and locations the hotel it would seem nothing else could go to be more vigilant, University General Counsel of the company's overseas factories. "We thought wrong, right? Michael Roster said. "The speed with which abuses [Champion] had to do it and they came around and During our week stay in Cancun, the sinister might occur on the Internet is pretty fast. You used saw things our way," said University attorney Allan Student Express never ceased to amaze me. to have to rent a room, hire a sign-painter. You Ryan Jr. The company pledged to release the sites by Our meal plan provided us with $2 worth of wouldn't be up and running for at least 60 to 90 ear~y January 2000. The announcement came barely food for, you guessed it $2. The open bar was a days," Roster said. Web sites using the Stanford two weeks after a similar commitment by Gear for chaotic madhouse that yielded beer to the name illegitimately, he said, can be built within Sports, Harvard' s second largest licensee. Champion highest tipper. There was zero accountability hours. According to Roster, it's not only the ease and decided on a policy of full disclosure after student anywhere in the organization and whenever a speed of infringement in the wired world that make activists across the country accused the company of problem developed our fluent Mexican hosts trademark owners nervous, but the global nature of manufacturing clothing in sweatshop conditions, said the Internet. "In the U.S. we can sort [trademark Peggy Carter, a Champion spokesperson. "They made quickly picked up the phrase, "no ingh~s." The stressful week came to an end back at infringement] out pretty quickly," Roster said, but this an issue for our customers," Carter said. "We the airport. We rolled in at 2 p.m. for our pre­ suddenly the University is looking at a global prob­ wanted to reassure them of our commitment to fair flight check-in. A delay and a few hours later, lem. practices." their was another delay. Sanity in the hot air­ port was limited. Rumors of a gate change and an overbooked plane gave way to a running of the bulls of sorts across the concourse. ., 1 Fighting, sweating and swearing will be my last LOCAL WEATHER NATIONAL WEATHER memories of Mexico and Student Express. These memories I share with you not as a sob story, but as a warning. If a travel plan seems 5 Day South Bend Forecast to good to be true, it probably is. My advice is AccuWeather® forecast for daytime conditions and high temperatures Lines separate high temperature zones for the day. pay the extra money and go the extra mile stateside to have a blast beachside.

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Lautzenheiser said. Boxes need to be filled and GOP and Clinton debate budget Gifts dropped off in Haggar by Nov. continuecl from page 1 18 with the a proper,Jabel. described by members of both began Oct. 1, have already Labels can be picked up in Associated Press parties speaking on condition become law. project. Lautzenheiser was so Haggar also. of anonymity, would save the The White House crowed touched by the Operation A total of 71 boxes have WASHINGTON government more than $3 bil­ about winning money for hir­ Christmas Child video that she been turned in, including 11 Republicans pressed the lion on its fiscal 2000 books, ing teachers, police officers, decided to bring this project from Saint Mary's and 60 White House on Tuesday to even though the same amount land purchases and United to her church at home in from Lautzenheiser's church. accept a small across-the-· of money would be spent. Nations dues, as well as GOP Bluffton, Ind. This event is also sponsored board cut in federal spending The hunt for about $6.5 bil­ retreats on provisions helping "I really want to get by Board of Governance. as the two sides edged to the lion in fiscal 2000 savings the oil, mining and other involved in mission work and Pitsch commended the help brink of a near-$400 billion loomed as the major remain­ industries that Clinton consid­ this is a start for me," and support of all Saint budget deal. ing hurdle to a budget pack­ ered anti-environmental. Lautzenheiser said. Mary's clubs. President Clinton vetoed a 1 age that would all but finish But at the Capitol, many While Lautzenheiser's Pitsch said that the most percent reduction in agency Congress' work for the year. Democrats seemed under­ church only rewarding budgets two weeks ago, and The savings whelmed had two time for this Democrats have accused the are· aimed at as lawmak­ weeks to put "Some day I would like to project will GOP of pursuing mindless, letting "/ don't think most e r s these boxes be there when they [the be on excessive cuts ever since. returned to Republicans members have figured together, the children] open the boxes. " Thursday Eager for political cover, claim they the Capitol response when -the Republican negotiators have honored out how they're going to en masse was very boxes arc offered a 0.42 percent reduc­ their pledge vote on it." from a good. Jacques Lautzenheiser all together. tion, and House Speaker Veterans not to spend "I wasn't student participant "Some day Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., pur­ Social Day break. sure what to I would like sued such a cut in a telephone Sec uri toy­ Dick Gephardt "I don't think. They to be there talk with Clinton. who is in surpluses­ House Minority Leader think most were really when they Turkey. a contention members excited !the chil- "I talked to the president rejected by have fig­ about it. If we would have had dren! open the boxes. This last night, he didn't reject it," Democrats and the ured out how they're going to more time we would have got­ [Operation Christmas Child] is Hastert said. Congressional Budget Office. vote on it," House Minority ten more boxes. I was really a way I know they are getting But Tuesday's bargaining Another possible problem Leader Dick Gephardt, D-Mo., happy with what we got for something for Christmas," session ended after White· was a demand by Sen. Robert said after a meeting of House the short amount of time," said Lautzenheiser. House budget chief Jack Lew Byrd, D-W.Va., to let coal Democrats. refused to accept an across­ mines continue stripping He cited "some real victo­ the-board cut, GOP negotia­ mountaintops and dumping ries," but said the year was tors said. the waste into valleys and ending with "a· mixed picture" Aides said a frustrated streams. because of no action on gun gone off." said sophomore Hastert would try reaching The administration was control, a minimum wage Mary-Claire Jarvis. Clinton once again, and votes threatening to veto such a increase or enhanced rights Fire Beatty said that University on a compromise package measure on environmental for patients in managed care continued from page 1 electricians would be check­ were now not expected until grounds, but offered tempo­ programs. ing the fire alarms in the hall Thursday. rary relief as a compromise. House Republican leaders Beatty, although there was today. Each room has an To keep agencies open Byrd has proposed letting the tried to rally their own mem­ not as much smoke as in alarm, and there are alarms while talks continue, practice continue for two bers to support the package. Tuesday's fire. in the hallways. Republicans planned years nationwide, according They boasted about protect­ "I think it's ironic that twice Wednesday to push through to documents obtained by The ing Social Security, boosting in the past week we've had Christine Kraly contributed the sixth short-term spending Associated Press, prompting defense spending, curtailing two fires and the alarm hasn't to this report. bill since the Oct. 1 start of protests from environmental Clinton's spending requests, fiscal 2000. This one would groups. winning more flexibility for run through Nov. 24. The emerging budget deal states using federal education Resorting to gimmickry, would combine five spending funds, and administration bargainers agreed to delay bills financing seven Cabinet concessions on abortion activ­ CLARIFICATION the scheduled Sept. 30, 2000, departments, dozens of agen­ ities overseas. pay day for the military and cies and the budgets for the "Our negotiators did as On Nov. 16, 1999, The Observer printed an article titled some civilian federal workers District of Columbia and for­ good a job as possible," said "Students for Clean Plates to protest" stating that Students for Clean Plates is a University group. Students for Clean Plates is not to the next day - the first day eign aid. The other eight mea­ House Majority Whip Tom of fiscal 2001. That plan, sures for fiscal 2000, which DeLay, R-Texas. an official group. It is a coalition of students funded by the World Hunger Coalition, Students for Environmental Action and the Women's Running Club. 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Baptists expel churches with homosexual leaders

MACON. Ga. c;c~orgia's Southnrn Baptists votnd over­ wlwlmingly Tunsday to c~xpel two churches that IPt homosPxuals snrvn as leaders and allownd a gay wndding. The ouster of' Oakhurst Baptist of' Decatur and Vi1·ginia llighland Baptist of' Atlanta marknd the first timn in the 177 -ynar history of the Georgia Baptist Convention that it. has taken such action. Thn c~onvnntion changed its constitu­ tion last ynar to nxdudn congregations that "affirm. approve or nndorse homosexual IH~havior. It's a lwartbrnaking thing to bn put in a situation whnrn you have to make a deei­ sion likn this," said the Hew. Gerald Harris, prnsidnnt of' tlw (;c~orgia Baptist Convention. "Wn just dneidnd to draw tlw line."

Taliban executes woman KABUL. Afghanistan In a stadium packPd with thousands of' onlookPrs, a woman drnssnd in an all-envnlop­ ing hurqa was shot to dc~ath Tw~sday in the first puhlir nxneution of' a woman since Afghanistan's Talihan rulnrs took control throe ynars ago. Tho woman. who was identifind only as Zarncma. a motlwr of snven childrc~n. was c~onvict('(( of' bnating lwr husband to death with a st1~1'1 hamnwr as lw slept. A Taliban soldier said tlw n~ason for thn slaying two years ago was a "family dispute~." A young Tali han sol­ dinr. his hnad wrappnd in the traditional tur­ ban, stood bnhind hnr and took aim with his AFP Photo Kalashnikov rille. Suddcmly Zareena stood up Police handcuff Jesse Jackson following his arrest at a Decatur, Ill., protest. Jackson's Rainbow Coalition/PUSH was and tried to !lee, hut was slopped by a police­ protesting the expulsion of six students involved in a riot at a football game. woman. who forced her to sit down again. The soldinr movnd dosnr and shot her three times. AftPr thP killing. shouts of "God is gmat!" werP heard in the stadium. whieh was packnd with nHm and women. many of whom had brought Police arrest Jackson, protesters thnir c:hildn~n. Four other demonstra­ "We want the youth to chanting, "Let the chil­ Associated Press tors were arrested, stand still knowing that dren in, let the reverend Jackson's aides said. their parents and their out." Serb charged with DECATUR, III. Police would not say who ministers would cross the Jackson had spnnt killing AI banians Leading a made-for-TV they were and what line for them," Jackson Tuesday morning 111 demonstration that charges Jackson or the declared. "The parents closed-door talks with BELGHADE. Yugoslavia evoked the style of the others faced, and it was will fight for their chil­ school officials but made A Snrhian prosecutor has charged a civil rights movement, the unclear whether he would dren. And that is a good no headway. Kosovo Serb with killing three ethnic Rev. Jesse Jackson was post bail or remain in jail. and noble thing." An emnrgency school Albanians during the NATO airstrikes, a arrested Tuesday as he The arrests came nine Jackson inched toward board meeting was set for rwwsJHLpnr reported Tuesday. An nstimated stepped onto the grounds days after Jackson's the school through a pha­ Tuesday night, but school I 0.000 Kosovar Albanians were killed by of a high school to protest arrival in Decatur brought lanx of reporters, photog­ officials indicated they SPrh paramilitary troops during President the expulsion of six stu­ national attention to raphers and TV crews were unlikely to offer fur­ Slohodan Milosevic's security sweep, but dents for a brawl at a school officials' decision to holding boom micro­ ther compromises. Bohan Petkovic was the first Serb to be football game. expel the students for phones high overhead. The six students were charged in any of the deaths. Petkovie, 32. Jackson was taken away their part in the Sept. 17 At one point, he asked expelled after in a brawl was charged with gunning down three ethnic in handcuffs after leading fight. the media throng to move in the stands at a football Albanians near the contra! Kosovo town of a throng of ministers and Jackson had indicated out of the way so he could game. A seventh student Oralrovae on May 9, the independent Blic other protesters to earlier he would try to approach the police line was threatened with daily rnportnd. It said Petkovie was angered Eisenhower High. He had bring the students back to and get arrested. expulsion but withdrew by reports that a Serb soldier had been promised to force his own school, but the teenagers At thli I~w enforcement first. Three of the seven injurnd in dashes with ethnic Albanian arrest to dramatize the did not approach the center where he was held, also face criminal students' cause. n~bels lighting for independence for Kosovo, police line. about 75 people gathered, charges. a southern provincn within the Yugoslav n~puhlic of Serbia. '•'ii'MIDMmtil Congress appropriates late U.N. dues Dow AMEx: !!27.01 that Congress appears Associated Press 31 percent to 25 percent. billion - or 60 percent of }ONES -3·65 ready to approve over The tentative accord also all the money owed to the three years to pay back depends on no increase in Unitnd Nations. + 17 I .58 Nasdaq: 3293.115 WASHINGTON dues. Another $250 million U.N. spending, and it relies She said U.S. payments +-73.51 Despite conditions in a will come from appropria­ on merit as the qualifica­ would permit reimburse­ pending deal with NYSE tions for the Commerce, tion for securing a job at ment to countries that Congress, the United States Justice and State depart­ the United Nations - not have borne the cost of U.N. 647.62 will be able to pay $350 + I 0.31 ments, said James Rubin, a family or other personal peacekeeping, including million in owed dues to the State Department spokes­ connections. Britain and France, as well S&J> 500: Composite United· Nations this year man. Catherine O'Neill, direc­ as developing countries 141!!.8!! Volume: and hold on to its seat in n + 24.49 Except for the $100 mil­ tor of the U.N. office in such as Fiji, Nepal and 10,932.33 18,798,980,242 the General Assembly, a lion, the deal tentatively Washington, said U.N. Bangladesh. VOLUME LEADERS State Department worked out with congres­ spending had not Hubin called the deal spokesman said Tuesday. '~I:Ul: :Z:Is;:&ll liS:IMSil I CI&IUII IIIICI sional leaders contains increased in dollar terms that was worked out C&N'l"URA .-BOJ'TWU CN'I'O +1U..81 +3. 8750 7.25 The U.N. charter calls for GLOBAL CII.O&SING OI!ILX +ll.U ., • 3100 U.81 certain conditions. Among since 1994. Sunday as "thn best possi­ MICROSOFT COJII.P .. ,.,. -:I.U ~2.1875 87.00 taking away the vote of them, an agreement by the O'Neill also said in a ble under terrible condi­ DJ;LL COMI'OT&II. D&LL -2.25 -o.uoo f. D. 81 IN'nL CORP III'I'C -2.79 -l.ll75 7(.06 any country behind two ITAPL&B INC SPLS +12. 82 +l.8125 2,, 75 United Nations to reduce statement Monday that the tions." AIIIIJ:RITI\ADII: HLDN AMTD +20. 52 .... 50:15 26.U years in its dues. QULCOKII Ute QCOM -2.65 -10.0000 lU.OO the U.S. share of dues from United States owes the lie said a minority in QUINTIL&S TRANS QTRN ..... 76 +1.0000 :u.oo The $350 million will be DilDY WALT +1.26 +0.8175 l5.88 25 percent to 20 percent, United Nations $1.6 billion Congress had compelled raised by using $100 mil­ and the U.S. share of - the Clinton administra­ the administration to make lion from the $926 million peacekeeping costs from tion's estimate is under $1 a "false choice" page 6 The Observer+ NEWS Wednesday, November 17, 1999 TURKEY Officials delay crash investigation

disengaged and the plane showed Batouty apparently Rain, cold torment Associated Press dived from 33,000 feet - came in at some point, "said NEWPORT, R.I. raised suspicions that Flight he wanted to fly" and his Officials prepared Tuesday 990 was deliberately request was accepted. earthquake survivors to turn over the investigation brought down. In Washington, Hall said fur­ of the crash of EgyptAir Flight The words apparently came ther analysis of the cockpit do everything we can until your from someone in the co-pilot's voice recorder was needed on Associated Press 990 to the FBI - indicating lives have returned to normal." suspicions of a criminal act - seat, but not necessarily the the meaning of the utterance. Clinton said after a rain­ but delayed the move at co-pilot. "As long as there are differ­ DUZCE drenched tour of the tent city of Egypt's request. A source close to the investi­ ences in the interpretation - Incessant rain swept through Dogukisla. The development came amid gation told and there quake-striken northwestern In Duzce, Nubiye Cakmak said indications someone in the the AP that are signifi­ Turkey on Tuesday, adding the past four nights were so cold cockpit made a religious utter­ Egyptian '1t is only prudent for the cant differ­ new misery to people living that she fell asleep with her ance just before the jet went airline offi­ NTSB to fully evaluate this ences in the without shelter in the freezing teeth cha:ttering. But the rain is into its fatal plunge - and that cials tenta­ information prior to any cultural cold. even worse. a relief co-pilot may have tively identi­ interpreta­ The 7.2-magnitude quake hit "Once it gets in your clothes, taken over before the crash, fied the per­ final decision on whether tions of Friday, killing at least 549 your bones, you never get it The Associated Press learned. son in the the ... investigation should s 0 m e out," said the 6 7 -year-old, who people, toppling at least 300 Jim Hall, chairman of the co-pilot's transfer to the FBI. " expressions buildings, and leaving thou­ lives with her brother and sis­ National Transportation Safety seat as the on the sands of people homeless. The ter-in-law under a nylon sheet Board, said in Washington that relief co­ recorder - earth shut- propped up additional Egyptian experts P i I o t • Jim Hall I think it is . tered violent- by planks of were joining the investigation. Gameel El NTSB chainnan unfair ... for ly yet again "Once it [rain] gets in wood. Rain "Given this further develop­ Batouty, 59. us to char­ Tuesday s e e p e d ment, it is only prudent for the They identi- acterize it," evening, your clothes, your bones, through the National Transportation Safety fied his voice after listening to he said. when an you never get it out." plastic, drip­ Board (NTSB) to fully evaluate the cockpit voice recorder at Although the phrase heard aftershock ping onto this information prior to any NTSB headquarters. on the recorder was charac­ rocked the beds covered Batouty was scheduled to terized as a prayer, that Nubiye Cakmak final decision on whether the city of Bolu by several responsibility for this investi­ take over much later in the doesn't necessarily mean it and the sur­ homeless earthquake victim donated blan­ gation should transfer to the flight from co-pilot Adel was related to the cause of the rounding kets. Federal Bureau of Anwar. Another source close plunge. area. Throughout Investigation," Hall said. to the invest'tgation, also Arabic speakers commonly Measuring this hard-hit The timing of the prayer - speaking on condition of make references to God in 4.8 in magni- plains town, before the jet's autopilot was anonymity, said the tape everyday statements. tude, Tuesday night's temblor men shored up the sides of tents was the strongest of a dozen with grass and dirt, hoping to aftershocks during the day in keep out the mud, while others the area. Bolu is 35 miles west huddled under balconies. of Kaynasli, the town hardest hit Bedri Bilge, a doctor adminis­ by Friday's earthquake. tering first aid in a garden The latest aftershock col­ crammed with some 50 families, lapsed some already damaged said had already treated several buildings in Bolu, but there flu cases. were no reports of injuries. "Also, the quake may have Policemen warned people broken parts of the sewage sys­ through loudspeakers not to tem, which could mix with rain­ seek shelter in their damaged water and spread gastrointesti­ homes from the driving rain. nal diseases," said Bilge. Clean About 5,000 residents blocked drinking and bathing water was the main east-west highway to crucial for the newly homeless, protest the government's relief who are exposed to the ele­ efforts in the town. ments and temperatures that "Nobody cares about Bolu," dip below freezing each said Sungur, who lost his house evening. in Friday's quake. "We're living Men argued with volunteers at in makeshift tents covered with the crisis center, demanding nylon sheets." that local authorities distribute President Clinton toured a government-issue canvas tents. temporary encampment on Ebru Izgin, a volunteer, urged Tuesday to see firsthand how them to move into tent cities, thousands of homeless survivors saying the aftermath of the Aug. of a devastating earthquake in 17 quake taught authorities to August are making do. About organize people into encamp­ 17,000 people died in that ments. quake. "If not, the people spread Clinton, who is in Turkey as around, and we can't distribute part of a 10-day European tour, aid," said Izgin. promised continued U.S. money The catch: the assignment of and supplies for rebuilding. the tents is up to the neighbor­ "We in the United States will hood mukhtar or leader.

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labor market," said Allen direct loans to banks, by a policy directive, which is because of the view that the Associated Press Sinai, chief economist at quarter point to 5 percent. intended to signal future central bank did not want to Primark Global Economics in It marked the third time this interest rate moves, back to boost rates at its Dec. 21 WASIIINGTON New York. "The door is still year the central bank has neutral. The directive had meeting because of a desire Tho Federal Hesnrve pushed open for more rate hikes, just increased the federal funds been switched to a bias not to be changing policy so borrowing costs higher for not before early February." rate as it has tried to engineer toward raising rates at the close to the Year 2000 com­ millions of Americans for the In a one-page announce­ a soft landing, slowing the last meeting in October. ' puter date change. third timn this year on ment issued after its closed­ economy W a I I But analysts also said the Tunsday. boosting a key short­ door deliberations, the central enough to Street central bank apparently was term interest ratP by a quar­ bank said, "Although cost keep infla­ staged a still worried that the eeonomy tr.r-point to 5.5 pr.rcent. pressures appear generally tion pres­ 'The J

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If our delicious, flame-broiled lawyers remain opposed to Associated Press any compensation. But they double cheeseburger were any bigger, say if something must lw WASIIINGTON paid. a fair value would be Thousands of dollars for no more than $2.2 million. we'd need to buy more ad space. President Nixon's handwrit­ "The court should put an ten self-critiques. Several end to this attempt by thn hundred thousand for his "I Nixon estate to obtain a have never been a quitter" windfall from the taxpay­ resignation speech. Millions ers," the government said in more for his secret tape its post-trial brief. recordings. Add it all up. To undersc.ore the materi­ lawyers representing the al's historical value, former president's estate Mortenson replayed a video told a court Tuesday. and it of Nixon making his resig­ is worth $35.5 million plus nation speec.h. The teary­ millions more in compound­ eyed president's words to ed interest. the nation on Aug. 8. I 974, Not so, the government broke the silence in the said. The Nixon estate courtroom: "I have never lawyers' estimated values of been a quitter. To Ieavn Nixon items are based on a offic.n before my term is "mythical, magical, make­ complete is abhorrent to believe world of their every instinct in my body .... dreams," Neil Koslowe, a Therefore I shall resign tlw Justice Department lawyer, presiden­ told U.S. cy effec­ District "No, [Nixon/ would not tive at .J u d g 0 II 0 0 ll J o h n have sold those tomor­ Garrett conversations, but he row." Penn. sure could have." Drafts Tuesday and th<\ was the actual linale of a R. Stan Mortenson eopy of lengthy Nixon's estate lawyer t h ~~ trial to speech in determffie -- Nixon· s how much - if anything - hand as he announend his the government should pay resignation would have sold Nixon's heirs for the more for $200,000 to $300,000, than 40 million pages of aceording to appraisers documents, 3,700 hours of hired by thn estate. tape recordings, photos and "What does the govern­ other items it confiscated ment say?" Mortenson when Nixon resigned. asked. "The government Former White House says it's worth nothing - Counsel John Dean and zip, zero, nada, nothing." Alexander Butterfield, the lie recalled testimony by Nixon aide who spilled the appraisers who valued beans about Nixon's secret Nixon's tape recordings at tape-recording system, tes­ $12 million and priced Nothing beats our big, juicy Double Cheeseburger. It's got the tified at the trial, as did papers on which the presi­ scores of historians and dent scribbled his personal great taste of flame broilir..g and has 75°;,) more beef than archivists. 111 goals at $20.000. Even McDonald's Cheeseburger. The estate says it wants tapes containing Nixon's $35.5 million, plus millions (Price and participation may vary.) · embarrassing ethnic slurs in interest. If the judge would have been valuable, The Huddle- .. aFom one Student Cen!er placed a $30 million value he said. on the materials, for exam­ "No. he would not have ple. the total compensation, sold those conversations. including interest. com­ but he sure could have," pounded annually, would be Mortenson said. "There cer­ roughly $210 million. tainly would have been a according to Nixon estate market for them. In fact, his .. lawyer R. Stan Mortenson. It just tastes better. enemies would have made Justice Department C 1998 Burger King Corporation. Burger King Corporation is the exclusive licensee of the up that market." Bun Halves logo tradamarl<. McDonald's Is a registered trademark of the McDonald's Corporation. VIEWPOINT THE page 8 OBSERVER Wednesday, November 17, 1999

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LETTERS. TO THE EDITOR Cowboy Mouth is washed up "Jenny says turn ofT the radio, Jenny says ble to book a decent band that students are turn ofTthc light." interested in seeing, I have another sugges­ In less than 24 hours, Cowboy Mouth will tion. It seems to me that if we are going to be rock Notn~ Dame's Stepan Center "to its subjected to a struggling washed up one hit foundations," aceording to the Student Union wonder, we should at least invite one that is Board. Lr~t the countdown begin! more fun to pick on. I think my fellow stu­ Aft1w seeing the first posters advertising dents would enthusiastically join me in a trek the much antieipatnd sequel to last year's out to Stepan Center to see Snow perform Third Eyn Blind and Evn 6 concerts, I spent a "Informer," Right Said Fred perform ''I'm eouple of hours struggling to find out just Too Sexy" or maybe even some good old 80s who exactly Cowboy Mouth is. hair metal bands perform those songs that About 20 "I don't know's" preceded the sound all too familiar on the "Monster brief explanation that they sang "that song." Ballads" commercial. Which song? "umrnrn ... ya know, 'Jenny says Considering how rare it is that a rock band blah blah blah blah, Jenny says blah blah comes to play Notre Dame, it is truly unfortu­ blah ... "' That was all I needed to bring me nate that this is the best that the Student back to the surnmnr of 1996, which led me to Union Board can do. If my words here have my nnxt question: If tlwse guys had one hit failed in my goal to inspire you to skip the Core courses create bdore my junior ynar in high school, why are Cowboy Mouth concert, keep in mind these tlwy headlining a concert at Notre Damn in three other reasons: thn fall of 1999'? 1) Dawson's Creek is not a rerun that night. 'intellectuals' In tlw two wnnks that have passnd sincn 2) If Stepan Center is really "rocked to its thnn. I havn been unsuccessful in my search foundations," it would be safer and more Late in the summer of 1999, I drove to the post office in the after­ to find a Notre Dame student who owns. or at entertaining to kick back and watch that big noon to pick up the mail. That day yielded yet another letter from the lnast will admit to owning, any "Cowboy ugly golf ball crumble from outside than from University, a sight I had become accustomed to. This time it was from Mouth" CD. The only nxplanation I have been within. the school of Arts and Letters, my highly respected college. Little did I ahln to come up with as to why SUB went out 3) Though unconfirmed, certain sources know I had been waiting for this letter all my life, for it would truly of tlwir way to bring Cowboy Mouth to the claim to have evidence that Cowboy Mouth's mark a turning point. I got horne thinking nothing of the letter as I had studrmts of Notre Dame is that an influential music is written by 8-year olds in sweatshops received much of the same throughout the summer months. After an nwmbnr ol' the board must have a family in Honduras. hour or two, I decided I should probably look at what I was going to nHnnbN in the band. throw away. I opened the letter and saw the Core. The previous spring Far l'rorn being an avid Third Eye Blind fan, Patrick McKeever I had DARTed into this class, as it was required by my college. All I had I was able to rdrain from writing a similar Sophomore heard about it was that it was a Jot of reading and writing, and I fig­ h~ttm· last ynar beeause I knew that at least a Morrissey Manor ured I could deal with that. I just figured the material was whatever good portion of my li~llow students were November 10, 1999 the particular teacher chose to teach. However, what this Iotter told me ~~xdtr~d to son tlw band. If it is truly irnpossi- was beyond my wildest dreams. It had finally happcm1d- I was to become an Intellectual. I think the rest of the Core students would support me in their extreme and unabashed excitement at learning about this news. Whnn I was a little kid, my morn told me about this elite group- the God gave us a sex drive Intellectuals. She said few were chosen to even attempt this grand honor. First, they must go through approximately nine months of rigor­ 'obs testing organized by a committee of only the highest Intellectuals for a reason the actual testing conducted by their family and friends. The task of the pre-Intellectual was a daunting one- they were to gather together I would like to writo in rnsponse to a lettr,r stupid. until I met my girlfriend. I have been articles, novels, memoirs, lectures, nude drawings, ete. and synthesize to tho IHiitor in last wonk's Observer entitlnd with hnr for a while now. She changed my them into one. They were to figure out why the commitlrH~ figured all "Follow your lwart, reclaim your purity." mind on chastity, and as much as I would like these should be studied together. Furthermore, they were only given a In it. tlw author wrotn. "We don't sex, I feel now that it is better to wait few days for each source. always know what wn mean until marriage. However, I don't This was vital, however, for to an intellectual the meaning of with our !warts." I low can see why that entails no other "Frankenstein" and "The Autobiography of Maleolrn X" were as clear slw say that'? I am MADLY sexual contact. We as as their relation to Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain was. The in lov1~ with my girl- / human beings were pre-Intellectual's progress was vigorously monitored by thn instructors friend. and I would do made to interact in and reported regularly to the committee. There were Wl1ekly meetings, ANYTIIIN(; for lwr. · that manner. which often lasted hours due to the fact that instructors are made to Slw is thn high­ We were given a bow to the comrnittne upon entrance. Also, every meeting a report light of my dis­ sex drive for a would be made of an unenlightened infiltrator trying to end the age of mal ~~xistPtH~I~ at reason. I don't the Intellectual. These people were required to attend a Shaknsprmre this horrible think God is at the Movies lecture and were always quiet thereafter. Only the uniwrsity. cruel and strongest survived. and I. would would give us I guaranteed my morn I'd be one of them. do anything this urge To be honest, I could barely contain my excitement thn first day of to makP her simply as a class. I eagerly looked around the room at the other I 5-17 faces in the happy. I test and discussion room. What an intimate and personal atmosphere, I thought ran not never give to myself. This would prove great for intellectual discussion. I enjoyed even us any just saying the word, even spelling it: 1-N-T-E-L-L-E-C-T-U-A-L. lwgin to viable I dreamed Q~.t,qp~~.when I would be an Intellectual and people ox plain option to would be able to tell'sfmply from the way I talked. My mom sure would tho depth escape its be proud. I would be able to relate any piece of popular culture to of my influence. another with ease. Bolden Caulfield would be the literary soulmate of lovp for In dos­ Hester Prynne, Malcolm X would be the alter ego of lleinrieh llimmler, lwr. WP ing. I want and Victor Frankenstein would be a Christ figure. No onn would lw an• not to thank abln to stop me. As these things ran through my mind, I received the "imnra- the author syllabus and was amazed. Everything was there. I could plan my whole turn for her snrnester of Core so as to get all my other work done to have plenty of tonnagnrs opinion, as time to read the books, attend the lectures, go to the scrnenings and who just well as for attend a play. rt was even better than I imagined. I could already liwl want a the possible myself becoming enlightened. relationship loss of my It is now November and, needless to say, Core has been an absolute for tho sakt~ girlfriend. treat. I don't know what my life would be without it. I never imagined I ol' a relation­ She has would be able to dig so deep into a book only reading portions of it. I ship." become have begun only reading portions of books in all my classes, and I lind No ono can extremely upset it a true art. My comprehension is through the roof, and I am pulling dnlirw "purr~" of late over this out ideas that are over most of my tpaeher's heads- I guess t.hoy'ro and "good;" tlwy sort of issue. just not Intellectuals. As it is now, I think I've boen getting good reports an• both open to Long- distance to the committee, and I honestly fed that I am ready to move on to tho intnrpn~tation. Onn relationships arc second semester of the Con1 program - the last stop before the gold at can go by what the hard enough. This has the end of the rainbow. llihln says, but I do not just thrown another Only a few of those who go to Notre Dame, those stmhmts of the Core l'onl that one needs to fol­ wrench in the gears. program, truly experience the luck of tho Irish and their reward: low tho path of tho good becoming an Intellectual. hook to bo accepted by (;od. Braden McGrath Who is to say that two people in love Freshman Dustin Park should not fePI frnn to do what they want to Case Western Reserve Sophomore oach ol.lwr'? Cleveland, Ohio Morri~ry Manor I usml to feel that virginity was somothing November 14, 1999 Nov.e.mher 16. 199'J THE page 10 OBSERVER Wednesday, November 17, 1999

MARY CALASHfThe Observer Erin Luttderbach (left) stars in this weekend's "The Water Engine," which tells the story of a female inventor during America's industrial revolution. The production starts tonight at Washington Hall, and ends its run Sunday. 'The Water Engine' prepares for campus debut When the committee asked her to submit several titles nal Broadway production was run. She believes it allows By KRISTIN FITZPATRICK of plays she wanted to direct, "The Water Engine" was the audience to use more of its imagination, but still Scene W ri £er at the top of her list. retains enough action to hold its interest. "I was really drawn to the themes presented by Costumer Jane Paunicka shopped at Chicago's vintage Would industry do anything to squash an invention Mamet and the many different ways that this play can clothing stores and borrowed from the University's that could potentially ruin it? This is just one of the be presented," she said. Casady Costume collection for the simple, yet complete themes proposed by David Mamet in his play "The The play encompasses many different elements from a outfits that allow fast costume changes. The changes Water Engine," presented by the film, television and traditional main stage production, each of which pre­ must also be done rather inconspicuously so that atten­ theatre , "~I,<,TT) sented a specific challenge for Bonifield. The cast is tion is not taken away from the action onstage. Paunicka The Water Engine department this composed of 10 actors - five men decided to dress most of the actors week. and five women - who Bonifield with a base costume that could Set in the back­ thought provided a nice balance for "/hope the audience walks have items added or subtracted to • Where: Washington Hall ground of the the show. However, the play uses suggest a change in character. 1930's Chicago 40 different characters, so each away from this with a sense The lighting concept was • When: Tonight to Friday, 7:30p.m.; World's Fair and actor must work to develop four or of the many themes that are designed by senior Patrick Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2:30p.m. the celebration of five distinct personalities on stage. presented in this show. Caraher, who does a brilliant job "The Century of "I think that that was the most of changing the mood of the story • Tickets: $9, available at door or at especially the theme that 'all Progress," the challenging portion for the actors," from the darkness of the Chicago Lafortune box office play presents the said Bonifield. "We stressed this a people are connected' ... " streets to the cheer of the World's story of a young lot in rehearsal. It's difficult Fair. Caraher has emerged as one woman named enough to develop one character Elaine Bonifield of the most experienced students Lang, played by senior Erin Luttderbach, who invents an for a show. It's even harder to in technical theater this season. engine that uses water for its fuel. The oil industry dis­ come up with four." director, "The Water Engine" When on break from school, covers this and attempts to buy her plans for the engine. Another challenge for the set Caraher works at the When Lang refuses, the industrialists show their designer and the costumer was Westhampton Beach Performing determination to stop her by trashing her laboratory that all the costume changes take place on stage and Art Center in New York. and destroying her prototype. She soon finds herself that the actors seldom leave the stage. Kevin Dreyer, Overall, Bonifield is pleased with her work. Although racing against businessmen, mobsters and lawyers in an who designed the set, had the challenge of making a she has done some directing in the past, she has never attempt to save her invention and her life. As the story nonspecific set that suggests a locale and also allows done a complete production on her own. unfolds, she discovers she is not the only person in dan­ enough room for the actors to be on stage during the "I never realized how each little decision affects the ger. entirety of the production. whole show," said Bonifield. She is pleased by how In an effort to keep her design, her life and her loved Dreyer also designed a set that would accommodate smoothly the production went and how helpful everyone ones safe, she must find a way to beat the oil industry Bonifield's directing style for the play. Because the play else was. She said she has surmounted the challenge and to keep her love of invention alive. was originally written as a radio show, Mamet gives presented before her and is eager to tackle more. This production of "The Water Engine" is the director­ directors the freedom to play with this throughout the Bonifield anticipates that this show will touch the ial debut of senior FTT major Elaine Bonifield. Bonifield production. audience in some way. "I hope that the audience walks was chosen by the theater committee to direct because "In the director's notes, Mamet states that the show away from this with a sense of the many themes that of her excellence in several theater classes and because can be run as a radio show, a play or a combination of are presented in this show, especially the theme that 'all of the success of "Three Tall Women," a laboratory the­ the two," said Bonifield. Bonifield chose the latter for the people are connected' which is stated in the play several ater production last season .. direction of her show, which was also the way the origi- times." added Bonifield. ------.~.---~--~--~----~.. ~~------~

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TV ANALYSIS How will Mulder and Scully evolve?

By MICHAEL VANEGAS Seem· Editor

Tlu1 nnd. In many minds, thn end is just around tlw cornnr. in the year 2000. In rnality. thn end of humanity as most pnopln know it is not in the ncar futurn. In llollywood. though. the end is dif­ fnrPnl. It can be wlwrwvnr llollywood nxnrulivns want it to lw. And with the limited schizophrenia that is sun1 to be rampant come Dec. :lt. llollywood is laying elaim to all storins having to do with all things nsc·hatolc1gical. With thP conclusion of the season 0 pI' II (' I' (J f .. T h n X - fi I (1 s.. a i r i n g t h is past Sunday night. it is clear that MuldPr and Srully will hn fighting thn m i liP nn i 11111 madness com c1 Nnw YPar's. Or is it'! ThP mantra of "Thn X-Files" has always hPPn, since its cn1ation six yPars ago, to doubt what is bnlinvnd to hP truP. "Trust no one" was the motto h y w h i c- h Fox M u I d 11r ( David IJ.uc-hovny) livnd to make Fridays and Sundays tnrjPyahiP for millions of tele­ vision watc-lwrs out thllre, somc­ whnrP. So dPspitl' tlu• !wavy mythological buildup from tlw two-part pr11minre, titiPd "Tiw Sixth Extinction." in which tlw Pnd of humanity was oncl' again fon•shadownd as a )iktdy possibility for tlw SPrins r.limnx. onn must qtws­ tion the valun of the teasing images prPsPntnd. Is this a stnp toward some kind of milltmnial nxplosion? Or is it the first major hint that "The X-filns" is in its final snason, which praetically forces tlw show's creator. Chris Carter, to find some kind of spectaeularly satis­ Photo courtesy of Fox f'ying climax and resolution to put the Gillian Anderson (left) and David Duchovny star as special agents Dana Scully and Fox Mulder in the 1998 summer block­ show to rest for good. buster "The X-Files." With Its seventh season under way, Mulder and Scully find themselves battling potential millennia! Bnsides this quandary Carter put destruction and human extinction. viewnrs in, there are several other qunstions brought up by the informa­ a primitive African native and a In the second part of the premiere, saving humanity? But where arc the tion-packml snason debut. Navajo elder. Albert Hosteen (seen in when all goes back to "normal," aliens? an episode last season), propelled Mulder tells Scully that despite all the Is "The X-liles" a bedtime story an Scully into questioning her own mis­ craziness that he's witnessed and Yeah, where are the aliens? elder Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) sion and role in the X-files. experienced, she is the one constant, The aliens were rampant in "The X­ is telling to her grandkids'! Together, the imaginations of his one true friend. Scully said to files" movie, and then the first half of Tho 11ntirn length of the series' run Mulder and Scully force viewers to Mulder, ditto. But then, there was a the season following the summer of has lwon marknd by thn voico-over wonder how much of the past six sharing of lips at least on Scully's 1998. Where did they go? Are they work of Scully, in a diary-like ques­ years has been "real" or simply imag­ part. But the location on Mulder's simply in hibernation, waiting to tioning of tho evnnts that go on in the ined. For the sake of this television face was cinematographically warped. strike humanity when it expects it the fktional sd-fi world. season, it's best to believe only visual Did they kiss mouth to mouth? Or was least? Are they still running around in Is this men1 omniscienc11 taken by fuzziness means something is not it mouth to eye? Arizona, reproducing inside the stom­ llw show's writors? Or is it a sign that real. But who knows in Mulder-Scully Wherever it is, one senses these two achs of human beings? Are they sub­ in thn nnd, Scully is the only one left world? to be soul mates. Perhaps they will tly mating with humans, producing a standing'! Docs Mulder eventually die never actually do the deed. But their super-race of humans that will live lmcaUSI1 or tht) X-files? And if Scully is Is the cigarette-smoking man real­ love is evident, and this episode only beyond the coming "extinction?" ttdling this story to her grandkids, are ly Mulder's father? made that clearer. Or did they just all become visions thny Muldor's grandkids as well? And Or was that just a cheap, viewer­ of spacecraft? This seems to be the what kind of grandmother would tell attracting allusion to the most famous Is Mulder the savior? most common image on "The X-files" lwr grandkids stories about death. paternal revelation in sci-fi circles - All signs say yes. But it seems there this season. The final episode last sea­ dostruction and eonspiraey? Mr. Vader and his son, Luke'? Note may be several "saviors" out there. son and the first this season were that this revelation came at a point in Until now, though, the Christ heavily into the codes found on vari­ llow do viewers know "The X-files" the episode where Mulder was begin­ imagery has been limited. But with ous spacecraft. Mulder's imagination isn't going to end with Mulder or ning to enter his imagination phase. the vision of Mulder sprawled out on a included making a spacecraft out of Seully waking up from a dream, But remember, cigarette-smoking lab table in a loincloth, with a crown sand with the boy he visits in his thinking, "llcy, that was weird"? man was also Agent Spender's dad. on his head, it is clear Mulder was dreams. But is it really a spacecraft'? If anything, tho show's promiere Pnrhaps he is everyone's dad. Of intended as some kind of Christ fig­ Or simply some kind of ancient piece suggnstod that tlw imagination works course. that would make Mulder and ure. of humanity that was simply rediscov­ in mystnrious ways. Viewers were Scully brother and sister, which would This, of course, makes one realize ered? a h !11 to p n a k into tho vast m in d of totally deflate the series into the Mulder will die for the X-files - Muldm·. lnarr1ing hn visits a young boy realm of The Hardy Boys or "Will and something already hinted at by Really, there are too many questions oftpn in his droams - perhaps him­ Grace." But it would answer the next Scully's voice-over. to ask after "The Sixth Extinction" sp(f as a child. Thn 11pisodn also took question ... ended. And though "The X-f'iles" has vinwers on a trip into an altnrnato Can viewers count on human been shrouded in mystery since its u n i v n r s 11 in w h i 1: h M ul do r e h o o s n s Are Mulder and Scully going to extinction within the show'! inception, hopefully, in what seems to "nnaturn c.omforts" ov11r thn X-filos. hook up'? As the episode's title suggests, some be the last season of the series, there This trip was ontirely in Mulder's The show has been praised for its kind of extinction will occur. Past will be some more sweeps spectacu­ hnad. lack of willingness to throw the main episodes, including the 1998 film, lars that will "shed light" on these For St:ully. it was an episode of hal­ eharacters into the love sack. Critics imply that aliens will destroy humani­ mysteries. Until that happens, keep lucinations, as seioneo would label have called Mulder and Scully the ty. So if it does happen, how are questioning the truth, trust no one tlwm. or spiritual visits, as a spiritual­ sexiest couple never to have sex. Will Mulder and Scully involved? Will they and wait for whatever end may be ist would. In tho end, thesn visits from this go on much longer? stop it? Is this how Mulder will die, coming. ~r--.. --~.. ----~-- ..·~--~~---~:------~------~------~~------~--~------·

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NBA Iverson's 35lead Sixers over hapless Wizards, 95-73 Hamilton helped close the turnovers, three of which led half, 79-77, on Voshon Lamar Odom had 22 points Associated Press deficit to 47-35 at halftime. to dunks by Williams. Lenard's 3-pointer. Conse­ and 10 rebounds for the Iverson made 13 of 27 shots, cutive 3-pointers by Dan Clippers, who were already WASHINGTON including three straight Trailblazers 101, Heat 96 Majerle put Miami ahead 85- without starting forward Allen Iverson scored 39 jumpers in an 11-2 run after 82 with 7:27 to go. Maurice Taylor because of a points as the Philadelphia Rasheed Wallace scored 22 Washington closed to 49-42 in points and Portland ran off sprained foot. Brian Skinner 76ers handed the Washington the third period. had 10 points and 17 Wizards their seventh straight nine consecutive points down Bucks 101, Clippers 93 Billy Owens scored 18 points the stretch to beat the Miami Glenn Robinson scored 24 rebounds for Los Angeles. loss, 95-73 Tuesday night. for the 76ers. Los Angeles pulled within The 76ers raced to a 21-3 Heat. points and Sam Cassell had 20 Howard, who had 13 points, The teams came into the points and nine assists as the 96-91 with 2:38 left, but lead and went on to win their was the only starter in double Milwaukee took a six-point third game in a row. game tied for the best record Milwaukee Bucks beat the Los figures for the Wizards, who in the NBA at 6-1. The defeat Angeles Clippers. lead into the final minute, and The Wizards, who haven't shot 10 percent in the first the Clippers elected not to foul won since opening night, are snapped the Heat's five-game The Bucks, who began the quarter and 34 percent for the winning streak. year with five of seven games intentionally as the Bucks off to their worst start in 33 game. grabbed a pair of offensive years and their reserves Wallace's final basket start­ on the road, remained unbeat­ ed the Trail Blazers' 9-0 run en at home. Ray Allen added rebounds and eventually ran outscored their ineffective out the clock. starters for the third consecu­ Raptors 89, Pistons 85 and put them ahead 88-87 - 19 points and six assists for Antonio Davis had 24 points the eighth and last lead Milwaukee as the Clippers, Los Angeles was hurt by tive game. poor shooting. Starters Tyrone Washington missed its first and 15 rebounds and Charles change. Scottie Pippen made playing the second game of a Oakley hit two jumpers in the two free throws, then hit a 3- five-game road trip, fost their Nesby and Troy Hudson were 14 shots and had five a combined 6-for-26 from the turnovers before Rod closing minutes as the Toronto pointer to make the score 95- fourth straight. Raptors beat the Detroit 87 with 2 1/2 minutes to go. Derek Anderson had 27 floor. and Odom was 3-for-7 Strickland made the team's from the free-throw line. first field goal, an 11-foot Pistons. Miami was never closer than points for Los Angeles before jumper with 1:58 left in the After Oakley hit a 12-foot five points the rest of the way. getting hurt in a collision with first quarter that closed the jumper to tie the game 85-85 Alonzo Mourning scored 23 Milwaukee's Danny Manning Mavericks 114, Rockets 95 gapto21-5. with 1 :_30 remaining, Davis points for the Heat, but they early in the fourth quarter. Michael Finley scored 28 Wizards coach Gar Heard blocked a layup attempt by fell shy of 100 points for only After laying on the court for points and reserve Cedric threatened wholesale changes Jerome Williams, who scored the third time. Jamal three minutes, Anderson was Ceballos had 19 as the Dallas in the starting lineup because a career-high 28 points for Mashburn added 21 points, helped to the locker room and Mavericks stopped Houston's the backups had outscored the Detroit. and Tim Hardaway had 17 didn't return. six-game winning streak at starters two games in a row. Following a steal by points and 10 assists. Clippers coach Chris Ford Reunion Arena. Instead, he stuck with the Toronto's Doug Christie, Pippen had 20 points and 13 returned to Milwaukee for the Dirk Nowitzki, the victim of usual starting five of Muggsy Bogues pushed the rebounds for the Blazers, who first time since being fired by a flagrant foul that touched off Strickland, Juwan Howard, ball up court and passed to shot 51 percent. the Bucks and replaced by a mid-court shoving match in Mitch Richmond, Michael Oakley, who sank a 12-footer Their starting front line of George Karl last year. He was the second quarter, scored 16 Smith and Isaac Austin, but all to give Toronto the lead. Pippen, Wallace and Arvydas greeted with indifference from points and Robert Pack had 12 were on the bench seven min­ Jerry Stackhouse missed a Sabonis was a combined 19- the Bradley Center crowd, points and 10 assists for the utes into the game. jumper for Detroit before for-31. which saw Karl return the Mavericks. Richmond, in particular, Bogues made two free throws Wallace beat P.J. Brown Bucks to the playoffs last sea­ Rockets rookie point guard continued to struggle. He was to seal the victory. twice for acrobatic alley-oop son for the first time in seven Steve Francis was ejected 3-for-13 with eight points in Stackhouse also scored 28 dunks, including the game's years. after he pulled down Nowitzki, 17 minutes. His backup, rook­ points for the Pistons, who lost first basket off the opening tip. The lead changed hands 25 who was attempting a layup, ie Richard Hamilton, scored to the Raptors by 17 points at Miami shot 63 percent to times and neither team was with 2:57 left in the first half -- 17 points before fouling out home last week. take a 45-37 lead. Portland ahead by more than six points and the Mavericks ahead 48- with 5:36 remaining. With four guards and Davis then scored 12 points in a until Cassell stole the ball 43. Washington's reserves on the floor in the second row, including back-to-hack 3- from Eric Murdock and drove Nowitzki fell to the ground, outscored the team's starters quarter, Davis scored 12 pointers by Pippen, to go the length of the court for a scrambled to his feet and 39-34. points as Toronto took a 3- ahead 49-45. layup that gave Milwaukee an reacted angrily. Both teams The 76ers' biggest first-half point halftime lead. The Heat missed nine of 10 80;:73 advantage rriom·ents converged and began pushing lead was 31-10, but nine sec­ The Raptors led by eight shots during one stretch, then after Anderson left. The bas­ and shoving, with Francis tak­ ond-quarter points from points in the second quarter, warmed up again and took ket was part of a 12-2 run that ing a shove at Pack in the mid­ but Oakley committed five their first lead of the- second put the Bucks up 86-75. dle of the tangle.

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NCAA BASKETBALL NCAA Minnesota basketball faces trying times CBS, ABC Przybilla left Sunday's prac­ and I hope that everybody else • Monson denies tice early to attend to what does. He's going to be at prac­ + More academic Przybilla transfer Monson called "personal tice tomorrow at 3:30, like scandals emerge vie for issues" and wasn't at Williams every other kid now, and he's Arena on Monday night for the said that everything is Associated Press Gophers' 84-69 exhibition vic­ resolved." Associated Press contract tory over Ural Great of Russia. A team spokesman said MINNEAPOLIS llis father, Doug, said his Przybilla would issue a state­ MINNEAPOLIS New Minnesota basketball son's absence concerned a ment before Wednesday's Recent interviews with c:oarh Dan Monson says 7 -foot­ family problem. Athletic direc­ workout but wouldn't address several Minnesota men's Associated Press ] sophomore renter Joel tor Mark Dienhart said he was the matter until then. basketball players have l'rzybilla isn't considering a told by Monson that Przybilla The Gophers open their sea­ changed what investigators NEWYOHK transfer to anotlwr school and was worn out and had asked son Saturday against Texas­ know about alleged miscon­ After being left out of last will return to practice for a day off. Arlington. duct, the Star Tribune week's NASCAH TV deal, Wednesday. That led to speculation that The university has banned reported Tuesday. CBS and Disney's ABC­ Przybilla is the Golden Przybilla was considering leav­ the team from postseason play Jason Stanford, Antoine ESPN are the front-runners Goplwrs' top rnturning scorer ing the program, something this season, but that doesn't Broxsie and Miles Tarver for the NCM men's basket­ and tlw only star in a program Monson denied Tuesday. include the Big Ten tourna­ were originally questioned ball tournament. rocknd by an academic fraud ''I've got to respect Joel, and ment. before they and a fourth Formal presentations will scandal that led to coach Clem he's asked this to be a person­ The NCAA is widely expected player were suspended be made Wednesday and llaskins' departure last sum­ al issue," Monson said. "llis to add at least a year's proba­ from the Golden Gophers' Thursday at the NCAA's - mer. situation is one that I respect tion when it issues its findings. opening game of the NCAA Indianapolis headquarters, tournament in March in and an announcement ...... •.•..•••••••..•.•...•...... ••.••.••••...•••••••.•••.• Seattle. The Gophers lost to 0 could eome by the end of .0 Gonzaga. the week. The new deal is . An unidentified source expected to be worth about TODAY 0 with direct knowledge of •0 $400 million a year . . The Kellogg Institute presents: . the questions that investiga­ CBS, the incumbent, is in . 0 tors have been asking told the fourth year of a seven­ . • the newspaper that some year, $1.73 billion contract Democratic Jransition and Civil Society in Bangladesh: recent questions have that expires after 2002. focused on w)lether former However, the NCAA has Musings ofa lAtin Americanist on Asia coach Clem Haskins urged elected to negotiate a new players not to tell "the deal, which is to begin in Raymond Offenheiser, President, OXFAM America whole truth" when they 2003 and expeeted to were first questioned eight include marketing rights. months ago about alleged The marketing rights to tho fraud. tournament are held by 4:15p.m. Haskins resigned under Host Communications, and pressure in June and took a CBS and Host are expected Auditorium, Hesburgh_ Center for International Studies $1.5 million contract buyout to present the NCAA with a in the face of the allega­ combined offer. tions. He denied knowing "The presentations will about any wrongdoing. A be on a broad range of top­ -- message left Tuesday at ics. There is no timetable Haskins' home in for when a decision will be Minnetonka wasn't made," NCAA spokesman returned. Wally Renfro said. Minnesota president The NCAA ended CBS' Mark Yudof said last Friday exclusive negotiating period that a draft of the investiga­ in August. The network has tive report, which he had broadcast the event since read, could change because 1982, when it aequired the of "an important witness." tournament from NBC. It He wouldn't elaborate added the early rounds, except to say that the wit­ which had been broadcast ness was not Alonzo by ESPN, in 1990. Newby, a former academic "We remain interested adviser for basketball play­ and feel the college basket­ ers who has been implicat­ ball fan would be best ed in the investigation but served with an ESPN-ABC has refused to be inter­ package," ESPN spokesman viewed. Mike Soltys said Monday. Broxsie is considered an ESPN has said the advan­ important witness because tage of having Disney he allegedly worked closely broadcast the tournament with Jan Gangelhoff, a for­ is that viewers could watch mer office manager in the all the games nationally. academic counseling unit. CBS, which declined to She has said she complet­ comment, doesn't show all ed about 400 pieces of the games nationally in the Join ND students and faculty for a simple meal of beans and rice course work for at least 20 early rounds, but it could players, including the four team with a cable partner followed by a presentation by NO Alum Ray Offenheiser who were suspended, to do so. between 1993 and 1998. CBS' primary competition She has shown reporters may be ABC-ESPN, but Fox about 30 papers with and its cable partners, Fox .,·- 7:00p.m. Broxsie's name on them. Sports Net and FX, remain Gangelhoff continued to interested even after land­ Admission is a $3 donation work with Broxsie even ing a share of the NASCAR 0 after Newby, who allegedly package. NBC, which has coordinated the work, was ·················~···················································· the NBA, is not interested told she wasn't supposed to. in the NCAA tournament. "The results of NASCAR makes CBS clearly the favorite to renew its rights," said former CBS ·" OOWBOYMOUTH sports president Neal Pilson, who runs a consult­ ing firm. "They already have it and they lost NASCAR." One of Pilson's dients is the Swiss marketing firm, ISL, which has positioned TOtilG itself with Fox in the bid­ ding process. ISL vice president Jim Wheeler said in August that his company would be pre­ Co~Mi"~ Ol.\t- ~ "'ew OYleC'\\\S wit\.\ hit-s '~e""Y ~C'\ys" pared to offer the NCAA $4 rl~yi"~ C'\t- $te~" CateY billion for 10 years to C'\\\~ ''How Do Yo14 "Tell ~o~o"e?", Cowboy 1-\ol.\t\.o. 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NHL NFL Pens beat Sabres, Cowher vents frustration his players, especially Stewart, all year, notably· an offense Associated Press or more tolerant of mistakes that has been held to three lose Jagr to injury and penalties. touchdowns in four home PITTSBURGH Flames. "I am who I am," Cowher games. The starting offense Associated Press Bill Cowher finally bared the Bob Essensa made 34 saves said, his voice rising with hasn't had a sustained touch­ emotion he has hidden all sea­ nearly every word. "I haven't down drive at home, scoring PITTSBURGH for the Coyotes to improve to 3- son on Tuesday, saying he is 0-1 as Mikhail Shtalenkov's changed. My fire has never only on drives of 11 and 8 Jaromir Jagr's season-long frustrated with the uneven been greater. I don't think I've yards that followed turnovers. scoring streak ended with a backup. Letowski's goal was the play of Kordell Stewart and Coyotes' first in 17 chances with changed my approach for the Stewart, who hasn't thrown groin injury, but the P~ttsburgh the rest of the Pittsburgh the man advantage. game and my passion for the for more than 140 yards in a Penguins got three qmck goals Steelers. game. month, repeatedly underthrew in the first period and made Roenick gave Phoenix a 2-0 Until now, Cowher has been lead 28 seconds into the second "When that day comes, it his receivers or forced the ball them hold up Tuesday night to unusually calm and contem­ will be time for me to move on, into double coverage. His beat Buffalo 3-2. period. Tommy Albelin scored a plative during an up-and-down shorthanded goal with 5:54 left and that time hasn't come." interception late in the fourth Jagr, the NHL scoring leader season. But he hinted he will He paused for a moment, quarter led to a Browns touch­ with 33 points in 16 games, left for the Flames, whose five victo­ make changes unless the ries have all come in overtime. then interrupted the next down and, ultimately, their with a strained groin just after Steelers (5-4) play more con­ question by asking, "Is that the game-winning field goal. the Penguins scored three goals The Coyotes were last in the sistently. NHL in power-play success at me you're used to?" Cowher has long been pro­ in a span of 3:04 midway ~o Cowher was spurred by a home, scoring on 10 percent of Last year, Cowher signed a tective of Stewart and his frag­ chase rookie goaltender Martm 16-15 loss to the expansion $2 million a year contract ile ego, even when the quar­ Biron. their opportunities. Cleveland Browns that he But the average went up late extension that begins next terback failed to throw a Jagr missed four games of the called "as frustrating and as year. Since then, the exten­ touchdown pass during the Penguins' first-round playoff in the first period, when Flames disappointing as any since I've goalie Fred Brathwaite tried to sion, the Steelers missed the final month of last season. But upset of New Jersey last spring been the coach of this team." playoffs for the first time since Cowher was unusually critical with the same injury. His status clear the puck and flipped it His remarks were echoed by over the glass, incurring a his hiring in 1992, and they Tuesday, saying the Steelers for Thursday's game at Tampa team president Dan Rooney, are threatening to sit them out can't afford for Stewart to Bay was not immediately delay-of-game penalty with who said last week's loss seven seconds left in a penalty again this season. keep playing so erratically. known. ranks either first or second Cowher admitted to being "I am dissatisfi'ed with the Jagr's 2.2 points per game on Calgary's Jarome Iginla. among the worst in his nearly Calgary was able to kill the tougher on some players than consistency we're getting ... scoring pace is the highest over half-century with the team. others, but only because, he not just with him, but the a sustained stretch since Wayne first penalty, but Letowski m~de The Browns were 1-8 and had good during the second, takmg reasoned, a coach can't expect other players as well," Cowher Gretzky averaged 2.3 over a 25- lost 43-0 to the Steelers in all players to have the same said. "You can say, "Well, he's game span in 1990-91. He had a pass from Radoslav Suchy and September. firing a low shot through traffic talent or emotional makeup. a young player with a new at least one point in each of the "This team can play with "Certainly to some extent, I offense,' but I don't want to Penguins' first 15 games and with 1:29left in the period. anybody. But we haven't Roenick opened the second have changed since I came have excuses for failure. was on a Gretzky-like pace to shown ability to do it for 60 here, and the scrutiny is such People don't want to hear it." score 180 points. with his eighth goal when a shot minutes, and that's the hurdle from the blue line by bounced that you're darned if you do As for possible lineup German Titov, Alexei Kovalev we have to get over. A lot of it and darned if you don't," he changes, Cowher said, "You and Matthew Barnaby scored out to him just outside the is up in the mind,'' Co"';:her crease. Roenick easily put the said. "But I don't want the have to continue to have faith for the Penguins, who won their said, pointing demonstratively focus to be on me. At the same in what we're doing, trust in it third in a row at home despite puck behind Brathwaite into an to his head. empty net. time, I haven't lost the ability and apply hard work, and being shut out for the final 2 1/2 Cowher, who in recent sea­ to convey to the players how I [make] the changes that need periods by Sabres backup goal­ Phoenix's Greg Adams had a sons has toned down the emo­ goal disallowed later in the sec­ feel, and they know that." to be. At this point, I don't tender Dwayne Roloson. tional sideline outbursts that Cowher blamed Sunday's foresee any, but we'll continue The Penguins have won three ond period because he crashed once were his trademark, into the net before the puck defeat on the inconsistency to look at it from week to of four since a 2-7-3 start and denied he has become soft on that has dogged the Steelers week." are unbeaten in nine home crossed the goal line. games (7 -0-2) against Buffalo Albelin got to the rebound of a since March 1996. shot by Travis Brigley and fired Goaltender Jean-Sebastien a wrist shot from the circle that Aubin stopped 19 of 21 shots as cost Essensa his first shutout in Buffalo lost its third in a row on nearly three years. a four-game road trip after win­ ning four straight. 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recording a perfect 4-0 have." MIAA AWARDS record on the month to get Instead of practicing on Football their season back to a Monday night on the field, continued from page 20 respectable 5-3 record. the Irish used the four-hour Bill, Barger honored A week ago, at Tennessee, time block to watch both ed about playing. the Irish were matched up Pittsburgh and Boston "After that game in against a more talented College game footage. After Knoxville, the atmosphere in team. In other words, an the film session, they walked as first team. All-MIAA the stadium, the caliber of opponent that the Irish knew through the routine they had would be tough to beat. set up for Monday. Campe, Rachel Egger and that game, it being a night Special to The Observer Then came Saturday Though his players' lack of Heather Murth received coach­ game-all those things [moti­ against Pittsburgh. Granted, passion concerned Davie, he es' honorable mentions. vated us]," Davie added. "But the Panthers were playing also believes some responsi­ Agnes Bill, a senior captain This is the first season that for whatever reason we their final game at Pitt bility lies on the coaching for the Belles volleyball team, the Belles' soccer team has had weren't quite as passionate Stadium, so the emotions staff. was named to the Michigan a player named to the Michigan in the Pittsburgh game." Intercollegiate Athletic Davie could sense some­ were on the side of the home "The bottom line is your Intercollegiate Athletic team. But the Irish still felt responsibility to have them Association's first team for the Association's first team. Barger thing going amok in the week they had they had enough ready to play and to get that 1999 season. was a coaches' honorable men­ prior to the Pittsburgh game. Bill was named All-MIAA for At last Tuesday's practice firepower to combat the [lack of passion] solved," he tion nominee last season. Panthers. They were wrong. said. "I don't think we did a the 1998 volleyball season as Erin Killian, from Kalamazoo and again on Thursday, well as being named to the Davie believed his players "I thought we took a step good job of that. That is College was named most valu­ back against Pittsburgh," something we addressed [on Association's first team and able player for soccer in the were not in their normal player of the week's honor roll state. Even prior to the game, Davie said. "Did we play hard Monday]. You hate to learn a MIAA enough to win? Probably. But lesson the hard way but this for that season. Golfers Natalie Cook and Davie felt a lack of passion Saint Mary's freshman Emily from his team. not as passionate as we had football team did." Molly Lee recieved second team to play in that environment In order to be eligible for Nyhill received an honorable honors for the Belles. This is "I think everyone in this mention in volleyball. program would say that you to win. And that bothers me." bowl considerations. the Irish - the first time in the golf team's More than a physical prob­ must win their final two Rhonda Volkers, from Calvin history that players from Saint kind of see it [the lack of pas­ College, was named most valu­ sion] coming," Davie said. lem, Davie believes the lack games against Boston College Mary's have received honors of passion emanates above and Stanford. able player for the 1999 volley­ from the MIAA. Ellen "And then not to be able to ball season. get it solved during the week the shoulders. Though the rocord may not Colenbrander, from Hope "I think it [passion] is a be where hP- envisioned, Saint Mary's junior Katy College, was named golfs most [is frustrating]. Barger pulled in first team hon­ "Not every week are you mindset," Davie said. "That Davie believes his to am's valuable player for the 1999 responsibility falls on all of attitude will proeipitate a ors for the women's soccer season. going to be at the same team, and teammates Mary level," he added. "But for us. us. But the bottom line is it strong finish of the 1999 right now, we have to be at falls on the players to be campaign. that level to win. That both­ emotionally ready to play." "Hight now the attitude of ers me. It bothers me that I "Was that [the lack of pas­ this football team is that thny felt like we had been making sion] the main reason we take it very seriously," he MAJOR LEAGUE' BASEBALL continual progress." didn't win?" he said. "I can't said. "Their pride is hurt; Early in the season, the say that. But I think we could they're a little bit embar­ Irish lost two close road have won the game if we rassed right now. But I think games at Michigan and at would have just been burning we'll respond favorably to it." Martinez wins Purdue, then another a week up. "Maybe like we were at "I think in the end, when later at home against the end of the USC game. I all this is said and done, that Michigan State. But they think the first step is to we'll be better off maybe for second Cy Young showed resiliency in October, address it and I think we having gone through this," Martinez, 23-4 with a 2.07 Associated Press ERA for the Boston Red Sox, ~NEWS AMERICA - received all 28 first-place votes 'W MARKETING NEW YORK for 140 points in balloting by AN~ CoftPOAATitlN Cot.m!.:o..'\' Pedro Martinez pitched the Baseball Writers' another shutout. winning the Association of America. American League Cy Young Baltimore's Mike Mussina Award in a unanimous vote. was next, getting 16 seconds Now the question is whether and six thirds for 54 points, fol­ he'll be elected Most Valuable lowed by New York Yankees Player, too. reliever Mariano Rivera with 27 Great Career "It would mean a lot. proba­ points, and Cleveland pitcher bly more than this Cy Young Bartolo Colon with 14. alone," Martinez said Tuesday "I pretty much expected it," Opportunities after the Cy Young voting was Martinez said, expressing a announced. "I've already view held by virtually everyone in Sales and Marketing achieved that, so the MVP in the sport. would be something different, The only previous unanimous especially to a pitcher." 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ing a 9-0 reeord and a No. 2 The Buckeyes now stand at 6- Wildcats, after that season the first three all dropping out national ranking. 5 -their most recent defeat opening loss to the Nittany at some point in their last twtJ Fox The Nittany Lions are now coming at home to the Illinois Lions, really haven't been games. Penn State has fallen · from No. 2 and prime natiom~l continued from page 20 9-2 after suffering two Fighting Illini by 26 points. heard from since that sunny straight home losses to the Miami has fallen victim to its August afternoon. Their title contender to No. 13 in 14 trend that has emerged among Minnesota Gophers and the grueling schedule, struggling national title hopes have long days. Llwm - espedally the hig Michigan Wolverines, blowing along just above .500 and since moved back to the bas­ "I think it was, just in this four. leads in both games. dropping from the top 25 this ketball program. [Pittsburgh] football game, I Penn State started out by Ohio State, one of the best week after getting pounded by Is playing in some early sea­ sensed a little laek of passion pummeling then top live teams in the eountry last year, the llokies of Virginia Tech. son "classic" what's causing by our team," Davie said. Arizona on the way to eompil- has struggled since day one. The aforementioned Arizona these programs to lose, espe­ The coaches and players on cially in November? all live of these teams would No, and I think Davie spoke~ be the first ones to tell you for all the coaches involved that this is unaeceptable and when he said: "Don't misinter­ how, in the words of Davie, On Wednesday, November 17 from pret- I'm not trying to make "We certainly have enough left a safety net for us. We fully [to win games!." 2:30 to 3:30, Mr Bill Shore will expeet to play our best game Still, that is an awful long of the season this Saturday." time to be here. give a presentation at the Obviously, there are many I don't even want to know other factors involved in loss­ how I'd feel waking up in my Hesburgh Center for International es. dorm room nvllry day since It is interesting, though. to last year, no mattnr how many Studies Auditorium. Following this see the progression of these times they served Neapolitan five teams particularly what spaghetti in the dining hall. presentation, Mr. Shore will do a has happened in the last two book signing for his latest book, weeks. The views expressed in this Four of them - Notre Dame, column are those of lhf! author Miami, Ohio State and Arizona and not necessarily those of The Cathedral Within. -no longer crack the top 25, The ObserDer.

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page 18 The Observer+ SPORTS Wednesday, November 17, 1999 8-ball PRESEASON NIT continued from page 20 Utes cruise past just under two minutes remain­ ing. Troy Murphy then made two free throws to give the Irish a four·point cushion. but two Wildcats, 76-43 turnovers in the final minute first round of the Preseason allowed Ohio State to pull even. Observer Staff Report NIT. Penn made two free throws Gardner scored 1 0 points in SALT LAKE CITY and then converted a three­ the. first half and linished tlw The swarming Utah defense point play after a Murphy foul to game with nine assists and tie the game at 57 with 18.4 sec­ was in midseason form and three steals. Arenas, who had onds remaining. The stage was center Nate Althoff looked narrowed his college choices great for a guy who wasn't set for Graves dramatic shot. to Kansas State and Arizona supposed to be available until The Irish were able to over­ before deciding to come to come their 23 turnovers and after Thanksgiving. Tucson, scored 12 points in Althoff had 14 points and won. despite only four players the first half and finished with Jeff Johnsen added 10 scoring. six assists and !iVf) steals. Tuesday night and No. 16 Murphy finished with a game­ Arizona took control with a high 21 points and 12 rebounds. Utah allowed six points 22-0 run late in tlw first half through the first 13 minutes of Ingelsby addPd 14 and and led by as many as 32 in Swanagan had six. the second half in a 76-43 vic­ the second half to win its :Brd Senior Jimmy Dillon was held tory over Arkansas State in the consecutive home game and first round of the Preseason - '' scoreless but played with poise, goes for No. 34 against New NIT. committing just four turnovers Mexico State. which beat Althoff, expected to be out in 36 minutes. He had a game­ Hofstra 69-55, in the second until late this month with a high four steals. round Friday night. back strain, scored Utah's first "I wanted to go with experi­ All five startl)rs scored in two baskets. The injury never ence and concentrate on ball double figures for Arizona. bothered him, even when he handling," Doherty said to the Loren Woods. a 7 -foot-1 went down hard four minutes AP. "That's why we went with transfer from Wake Forest. into the second half on an Martin Ingelsby and Jimmy scored 15 points. Hiehard intentional foul. Dillon )two point guards] on the Jefferson had 15 points and 10 "Nate played pretty well," floor together. I was concerned rebounds and Michael Wright said Utah coach Hick Majerus, we had 14 turnovers in the first had 11 points and I 0 boards. half." who didn't let Althoff speak Galen Morrison and Cortez with reporters afterward. "He The Irish were 20-of-40 as a Groves each scored 13 points JOHN DAIL YfThe Observer was hurt. We weren't sand­ team and connected on 8-of-16 for Kansas State, which com­ Point guard Jimmy Dillon, shown here in an exhibition against bagging. He just knows his from downtown. Ohio State, mitted 24 turnovers against way around because he's been however. struggled from the Marathon Oil, started in the Irish backcourt in win over the Ohio the quick Arizona defense. there for you." field. shooting just 22-of-66 and State Buckeyes. Dillon tallied seven assists in the victory that including a zon() that has The Utes advanced to the 5-of-23 from behind the arc. advanced the Irish to the second round of the Preseason NIT. rarely been used by coach second round and on Friday "We missed more shots than Lute Olson. missed a wide open lay-up with State didn't have its best game, night will play the winner of they took," Ohio State head Tony Kilt and Quentin under 30 seconds left. but those things are going to Wednesday night's game coach Jim O'Brien told the AP. Buchanan each added 11 "We just wanted to come out happen. We're lucky to be mov­ between Penn and No. 14 "That, plus their turnovers, indi­ points for KSU. and not worry about Ohio State, ing on in the NIT." Kentucky. cates that we should've won but Arizona built its biggest lead but worry about Notre Dame," The Irish advance to play The Indians started the they w.~re very efficient on at 69-37 on Gardner's layup Doherty said. "We wanted to Sienna Thursday in the second 1999-00 season the same way offense. with 11:59 to play. Kansas compete and play hard. I wasn't round. they ended the last one: with a Penn led the Buckeyes with 15 State scored 11 straight points concerned with the outcome of Sienna defeated Davidson 89- lopsided loss to Utah. The Utes points and Redel added 11, to cut the lead to 70-50 with the game, I just wanted our guys 79. The game will be held in beat Arkansas State 80-58 in despitP 4-of-16 shooting. He also to play hard. Fortunately, Ohio the Joyce Center at 8 p.m. 7:55 to play. An 11-4 Arizona the first round of the NCAA spurt endf!d any faint KSU tournament last March. comeback hopes. Arkansas State point guard Chico Fletcher had four points, Second-round Preseason NIT tickets for breaking a string of 33 games Sienna 89, Davidson 79 scoring in double figures. Sienna blocked seven shots "They took us out of every­ and shot 35 JH'rcent from Thursday's game against Sienna are now on thing we wanted to do," three point land to defeat Fletcher said. "That's why Davidson in the lirst round of sale at the JA~C an~: ..,Jrt .. the>,~ining halls during they're one of the best teams the preseason NIT and in the country. If I got by one advance to play Notn~ DamP in lunch and dinner. Sludent'l:ickets are $4. guy, there was another wait­ the second round. Dave ing for me." Deeters Jp,d the Saints with 15 Jamie Rosser added 13 points while Corey Osinski and points to lead the Indians Isiah Stewart each scored I 4. while C.J. Pepper had 11. "We came out and double­ New Mexico 69, Hofstra 55 NCAA BASKETBALL EXHIBITIONS teamed the pick and then New Mexico out scort)d denied Fletcher after that," Hofstra 35-27 in tlw second Johnsen said. "We wanted half to turn a six-point half~ someone else to try and beat time lead into a 14-point rout Bearcats defend No. 1 ranking us besides Fletcher and as the Aggies advancml to tlw Hosser." second round of the pn~ason Utah extended its homecourt NIT with a victory ovnr the boards. David Wood's long 3-pointer winning streak to 36 games, Associated Press Statesmen. AlA combined two of its tied it 64-all with 5:57 left. the third-longest streak in the Sophomore Eric Channing teams, a challenge that coach AlA missed a 3-pointer and a nation. ''lRh"' led the Aggics with 26 points CINCINNATI Bob Huggins welcomed. He layup in the final 2 minutes, Arizona 88, Kansas State 69 on 8 of 11 shooting. Last year. In its first appearance as a wanted to see how his unbal­ wasting its final chance to Arizona's freshman back­ Channing averaged just 10.9 No. 1 team, Cincinnati had anced team - a deep and catch up. court of Jason Gardner and points in his !irst year of colle­ problems playing up to its experienced front line, three Gilbert Arenas scored 14 giate play. ranking. fn1shmen in the backcourt - Connecticut 73, Down Under points apiece in their debut as A day after it rose to the top handled a heavy dose of pres­ of the poll, Cincinnati over­ Bandits 52 the lOth-ranked Wildcats The Associated Press con­ sure. routed Kansas State in the tributed to this story. came slipshod defense and a Huggins crouched at court­ Senior center Souleymane second-half lapse to beat side, not moving or saying a Wane had 12 of his career­ Athletes in Action 82-70 word, as he got the answer he high 16 points in the first half University of Notre Dame Department of Music presents Tuesday night in its final exhi­ feared in the first half. to lead No. 8 Connecticut to a bition. 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- .. In other NIT action ... Sabres knock out Jagr The Irish weren't the only college basketball team in The Pittsburgh Penguins lost action last night. the NHL 's leading scorer last Check out complete night in a 3-2 win over the coverage of the Buffalo Sabres. Preseason NIT. PORTS page 18 page 14

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MEN'S BASKETBALL You'd Graves' last-second shot upsets OSU be tired Columbus, Ohio. continued. "You dream of some­ 27-241Pad at the intermission. By BRIAN KESSLER ''I'm so happy. We drew it up thing like that when you're in A 9-0 run by the Buckeyes Sports Editor that play where we fumbles the your backyard, it's 10 at night midway through the second half too ball," Doherty said jokingly in a and you're under the lights." gave Ohio State a 41-33 lead, I lead coach Matt Doherty cel­ post-game interview. "David Graves but the Irish scratched and I saw a guy out on South ebrated his first victory in excit­ made the shot just like I called it wound up Preseason clawed their way back into the Quad spontaneously com­ ing fashion Tuesday night with a in the huddle." under a pile NIT game. Graves' third three point­ bust yesterday after study­ 59-57 upset victory over Ohio Graves, who finished with 18 of his team­ er of the night cut the Buckeye ing for a calculus test for 10 State (No. 6 ESPN/USA Today, points, didn't even see his game­ mates. Notre Dame 59 lead to 45-42 with seven min­ straight hours. No. 4 AP) winning shot go down. "I didn't Ohio State 57 utes left. OK, in the first "I thought Coach would call a want to cele­ Notre Dame then stepped up maybe round of timeout. I thought we would try brate on the its defense holding the nation's not, but t h e to get it inside, but Ohio State court," Doherty said, referring best backcourt at bay. Redd and after just Preseason took that away," he told the to the dog pile that followed first team AP All-American three NIT. Associated Press. Graves' buzzer-beater. "l want­ Scoonie Penn were held to just weeksrof With 10 "When they threw me the ball, ed to wait until we got to the seven points on 1-of-11 shooting being seconds I looked at the clock and there locker room, but they didn't lis­ in the final 20 minutes. back left. sopho­ was no time to pass. They were ten. I can't wait to get in there "We didn't want Scoonie Penn from fall giving me my left hand, so I though and do some chest beating us and I didn't want break, m o r e Graves D a v i d used Harold [Swanagan] as a bumping." Michael Redd beating us," we're all Ted Fox Graves shield and shot it. I never saw it Notre Dame grabbed the Doherty told the AP. "We want­ ready for dribbled from the back court to go in because I was falling to the momentum from the opening ed to put the focus defensively a nice the left wing, fumbled the ball floor. tip, leading for the first 16 min­ on them." four day Fox Sports ... and drained a 15-footer as time "It was a great feeling- 3, 2, utes of the contest. However, The Irish eventually regained weekend expired to seal the victory for 1, then shoot it with 18,000 Ohio State guard Michael Redd the lead with back-to-hack three for Almost the Irish and stun the 17,402 screaming fans and one of the scored four of his nine first-half pointers by Martin lngelsby with Thanks- fans on hand at the best players in the country points in the closing minutes of giving. Schottenstein Center in [Scoonie Penn] on you," Graves the half to give the Buckeyes a see B-BALLI page 18 Can you imagine what it would be like if we hadn't had a break since we got - here at the end of August? I'm sure quite a few col­ FOOTBALL lege football players could give you an answer. The Notre Dame squad and a small group of others Davie: Irish injured, mentally exhausted - Kansas, Arizona, Penn State, Ohio State and Miami are especially qualified to By TIM CASEY respond. These six teams Sports Writer started play at least a week before most other pro­ grams, back during that As the Pitt fans stormed the first week when you still field, tore down a goal post went to all your tutorials. and destroyed the Astroturf You have to think that of their stadium on Saturday, they're feeling the effects Notre Dame could only be left now, three months later, no to wonder where their season matter how hard they come is headed. out and play. An inconsistent running Take the Irish for game, a secondary that yield­ starters. Not only did they ed 231 yards through the air start play against Kansas on only 10 completions, an on Aug. 28 in the Eddie offense that turned the ball Hobinson Classic, they over on three occasions and a never went home for the rash of injuries all caused summer. They were here concern for the now 5-5 Irish practicing and conditioning But paramount among the whole time. these concerns for head They really haven't gone coach Bob Davie was a lack home since everyone else of passion and improvement came back, either. Oh sure, by his team against they got two days off during Pittsburgh. fall break, but I don't think "The thing I focus on every l had woken up once by the week is to show improvement time the team was back and as a football team," Davie practicing. said at Tuesday's press con­ In light of Saturday's dis­ ference. "I think that's an appointing 37-27 loss to important thing because that Pittsburgh, which dropped is something you can control. the Irish to 5-5, Bob Davie "But in the last two weeks, addressed this issue at his it's hard for me to say we've Tuesday press conference, made improvement," Davie saying: "I think this football ad.ded. "If you look at the team's a little drained emo­ Tennessee game, I thought tionally." that there were some positive He also pointed to those things in that game. The big other five teams that playnd thing was that we were exeit- JOHN DAIL Yfrhe Observer the early games and tlw Junior inside linebacker Anthony Denman, one of the emotional leaders of the defense, will not see FOOTBALL/page 16 practice this week due to injury and may miss the Boston College game Saturday. see FOX/page17

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