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The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's OlUME 38: ISSUE 81 MONDAY. FEBRUARY 2, 2004 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Final three election White, Moran win SMC elections
By ANNELIESE WOOLFORD tickets approved Saint Mary's Editor Sarah Catherine White and any problems with either Mary Pauline Moran were By MAUREEN REYNOLDS the Office of Student Affairs elected as Saint Mary's 2004- Associate News Editor or the Registrar. 05 student body president and "I was not notified of any vice president Friday. White The remaining three tick problems," Mark Healy said. and Moran will take office ets in the student body pres "I went almost every day April 1. ident/vice president elec that the Student The ticket received 58 per tions have received approval Government was open to cent of total votes Thursday, of their petitions to run. The meet with Elliot Poindexter beating out Sarah Brown and tickets of Mark Healy and to see if my petition had Michelle Fitzgerald, whose Mike Healy, Adam Istvan been approved, and he said ticket received 38 percent of and Karla Bell, and Ryan that it wasn't." votes. Four percent accounted Craft and Steve Lynch were Mark Healy said he felt the for abstentions in an election notified last Tuesday of their length of time it took to get where 50 percent of the stu approval for the race. the final three petitions dent body voted, a turnout In order to be approved, approved needed to be considered successful by elec petitions are first verified by explained. tion officials. Judicial Council president "I think that it's something "I am extremely pleased Elliot Poindexter. Petitions that needs to be looked with the student body's · are then sent to the Office of into," he said. "It seems involvement in this election," Student Affairs and to the peculiar that it would take said elections commissioner Registrar. The candidates so long for the rest of us to Nicole Haeberle. "Fifty per must be in good standing be approved, when it didn't cent of the campus voting is with each office. _ take that long for the first well above national averages Petitions were due Jan. ticket to be approved." for colleges and shows that all tion, Haeberle said. and Moran will shadow cur 23, but three tickets were The Istvan-Bell petition of the candidates captivated Both White and Moran rent student body president turned in well before the was turned in on Jan. 21, the attention of Saint Mary's agreed, citing a respectful Elizabeth Jablonski-Diehl to deadline. The Charlie Istvan said, and Craft said women." election with tough competi better understand what their Ebersol-James Leito ticket, he turned in his petition on Haeberle added that this tion. roles will include. The shad which the candidates turned Jan. 23. Neither candidate year's election exemplified the "It's an honor," White said. owing process will consist of in on Jan. 19, was approved said they were notified of strides made by Saint Mary's "We're delighted and thrilled attending both administrative Jan. 20, said Director of any problems in approving student government in recent to see that so much of the stu and student government meet Student Activities Brian their petitions. years .. Most notably, this elec dent body supports us. It's ings and evaluating the lead Coughlin. The three other "It's taking forever to go tion marked the first time in exciting to see the school take ership demonstrated by past tickets, however, were not through the approval three years that more than interest in student government administrations. approved until Jan. 27. process, trying to get every one ticket ran for the student through the election." The ticket said that their Student body presidential thing in," Istvan said. body presidency. In addition to "It really revitalized things first priority upon taking candidate Mark Healy said When asked about the White-Moran and Brown on campus for people to know office is to welcome new he turned in his petition on · a·mount of time it took for Fitzgerald, Shay Jolly and that they have a choice," College president Carol Ann Jan. 20 but was not notified the Healy-Healy and Istvan- Veronica Saabedra rounded Moran said of the competing Mooney on behalf of the stu- of its approval until Jan. 27. out a group of candidates candidates. He said he was unaware of see ELECTION/page 4 going into the primary elec- Before taking office, White see WHITE/page 4
Students seek off-campus housing Lozar named 2004-05 By NICOLE ZOOK Observer editor-in-chief News Writer
Many Notre Dame and Saint Observer Staff Report tor, he helped run the sports Mary's students have already department while coordinat signed their leases for off-campus The Observer General ing a variety of projects. housing next year, said managers Board elected associate sports Lozar's primary responsibili oflocal apartment complexes. editor Matt Lozar as the ties included planning and Officials representing tradition 2004-05 editor in chief on producing the Irish Insider ally popular off-campus options Saturday. special section used to pre confirmed that leasing is pro Lozar, a view multiple sports events. ceedingly strongly for 2004-05. junior MIS He is the fourth editor in Tammy Michaelbrink. the proper major from chief in the last five years to ty manager at Turtle Creek, said Willoughby come from the sports depart many students have chosen to Hills, Ohio ment. renew their leases from this year, who lives in "I have complete confidence wbile the number of new renters Keough in Matt's ability to lead The is about the saine as in previous Hall, joined Observer next year," outgoing years. T h e editor in chief Andrew Soukup "[Students] like it here, and we Observer as Lozar said. "He has a wealth of love to have them," Michaelbrink an interhall great ideas and an excellent said. "Pretty much all of the football reporter during his relationship with the staff." renters here are students, besides freshman year. Since then, he Among the projects Lozar the staff. I live here, and we have has covered a wide variety of hopes to undertake during his on-site maintenance and two sports, including football, tenure include establishing a security officers." men's basketball, softball and recruiting and training system Turtle Creek - drawing 95 Observer F1le Photo the national champion fencing across all departments and percent of its renters from Notre Turtle Creek remains among the most popular off-campus loca getting color into the paper tion for students, as 95 percent of renters attend Notre Dame team. Dame and Saint Mary's students "I look forward to the five days a week. or Saint Marys. - maintains a flexible system opportunity to use the experi "I was excited to see what I and is still taking applications for ence I've gained with the could do to see The Observer next year, Michaelbrink said. attracts many students, sales per apartment," she said. sports department to improve improve next year," Lozar "We had just started leasing in manager Marianne Loftus-He on Notre Dame junior Kathryn the paper as a whole," Lozar said. "And I'm extremely October," she said. "We don't said. Wendel said the mixed atmos said. "It is a tremendous chal ~ager to work with a very tal like to pressure kids three years "Twenty-five percent are stu phere of students and older resi- lenge, but one I am willing to ented staff." in advance to sign to live here." dents, but out of that 25 percent, accept." Lozar officially takes over as Castle Point Apartments also there are three and four students see HOUSING/page 4 As an associate sports edi- editor in chief on March 1.
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INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT QUESTION WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IN THE OBSERVER QUESTION Love and OF THE DAY? Hallmark The countdown has begun. As calendars flipped to February this weekend, moans of absolute agony and squeals of delight were heard echoing off of dorms and Domes alike. Dave Dopller Hope Feher Tad Skotnlckl Shauna Dee Matt Silent Jorge Plstonere Saccharin ely sweet red and. Amanda Michaels Senior Senior Senior Sophomore Junior Sophomore silver heart deco Keenan Lewis Siegfried Cavanaugh Siegfried St. Edward's rations have appeared in the Production most unpre Editor "What is your ·:4re you a "Where do you .. Which member ..Do you believe .. Where have all dictable of locales, favorite bug?,, Mexi-CAN or a see yourself in of Son of Glam in a thing the cowboys including the walls M exi-CAN,T? ,, IO weeks?, would you want called love?, gone?, of South Dining Hall- and never has 24-hour fruit salad been more roman to date?,, tic. Sinatra is stuck solidly on repeat as couples gear up for candlelight dinners and moonlit walks, and singletons simultaneously loathe and revel in ; their solitude. The ultimate Hallmark holiday is within sight. That's right: Looming just beyond Groundhog Day and nestled snugly IN BRIEF between Washington and lincoln's birthdays is Valentine's Day. Feb. 14- Eat free pizza from the Saint the holiday said to honor the patron Mary's Student Activities saint of lovers, when candy, flowers Board when the Belles face off and kisses are exchanged by the tons against Olivet College in bas and the suicide rate rivals that of ketball tonight at 7:30 p.m. in Christmas. the Angela Athletic Center. In Roman times, before St. Valentine was celebrated in its place, Lupercalia Attend the First Year of was the major mid-February holiday. Studies' Honors Convocation During the celebration, the names of from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Roman girls were written on slips of Tuesday on the concourse of paper and placed into jars, and each the Joyce Center. Students young man would draw a name in a earning Dean's List status will kind of "love lottery." The two would be recognized. then be partners for the duration of the festival, and many times they Come see Money Never would go on to marry. Sleeps: Global Financial In the light of modern thought, Markets, the latest film in the though, this impersonal matching sys Higgins Center Labor Film tem may seem like the ultimate in bad Series' "The Working Poor in blind dates to many and a mockery of America: Climbing the Down . the freedom of true love. To those peo Escalator," from 4 to 6 p.m. ple, may I present ... the Notre Dame tonight in the Hesburgh dating scene. Auditorium. A discussion with True couples aside, as they are clear CHUY BENITEZ/The Observer associate professor of econom Students gather In Morrissey's second floor lounge on Sunday night for a section ics Martin Wolfson will follow. ly the minority on campus, dating at Super Bowl party. The closely contested NFL championship game brought students Notre Dame seems to consist of drink ing, dancing, debauchery and dumping together both on and off-campus as they watched the New England Patriots beat The Class Council the Carolina Panthers 32-29. - all in the same night. From my Leadership Summit will be experience, dorm parties are like little held from 8 to 9 p.m. Tuesday Lonely Hearts clubs for students look at Legends. ing for a quick make-out session. Given, there are many of those who go OFFBEAT Learn about a career with just to have fun, but they are quickly the State Department from siphoned off as the music grows louder Techle gives first son who is self-employed with boxers who exchanged vows former Ambassador Curtis and the room steamier. name 2.0 Westshore Design and - and then blows - in Kamman from 4:30 to 5:30 With such an appealing alternative HOLLAND, Mich. Cusack Music, told The what they called the great p.m. Tuesday in 114 Flanner to the single life - who wouldn't want Tacking Jr. or II onto a boy's Holland Sentinel. est experience of their lives. Hall. to be picked up and tossed out in the name is too common, a new He said he had the idea "We decided to have our next breath - why not bring back the father decided, so the self for a few months, and spent wedding party in a boxing Audition for the Not-So lottery of olden times? It certainly puts described engineering geek the better part of that time ring because we first met in Royal Shakespeare the "random" in "random hook-up;' took a software approach to persuading his wife to go the ring and thought it Company's production of King and it would limit ResLife interference, naming his newborn son. along. would be very symbolic," Lear from 6 to 10 p.m. in 204 as beer goggles would no longer be Jon Blake Cusack talked said Nikolai Kibkalo, 40, O'Shaughnessy Hall on necessary to find a partner. Besides, his wife, Jamie, into naming Russian boxers married In who tied the knot with Wednesday. Auditions will con the jar, perhaps in a lovely shade of their son Jon Blake Cusack the ring Natalya Karpovich, 31. sist of cold readings from the pink, would go so well with the rest of 2.0. ST. PETERSBURG, Russia On Saturday night, the script, and additional pre South Dining Hall's decorations. Version 2.0 was born - There's usually a ring in pair of pugilists wore tradi pared monologues are option With 12 days to go before the holi Tuesday at Holland a wedding ceremony, but a tional wedding garments, al. day, as the scramble for a significant Community Hospital, and wedding ceremony in a but donned boxing gloves other reaches a fevered pitch, I send the proud parents took him ring? after the ceremony and To submit information to be out a blanket plea for intelligent date home Friday. The top matchup on the duked it out for a while. included in this section of The choice. When faced with spending "I wanted to find some Saturday night card at a St. Observer, e-mail detailed infor Valentine's Day with a group of friends thing different to name him Petersburg boxing ring was Information compiled mation about an event to or a drunken stranger, go with the for besides Jon Blake," Cusack, the wedding of two Russian from the Associated Press. [email protected]. ~ mer. 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Monday, February 2, 2004 The Observer + NEWS page 3 Movie 'Black Barbie' In Focus conference draws 120
By CLAIRE HEININGER Beauty·piays at SMC Assistant News Editor Despite clashes over the Film depicts African-American's publicity scheme leading up to the third annual AAA In Focus Student-Run Conference, struggles with concepts of beauty executive chair Ryan Leung said the event successfully boosted recognition of Asian was only five minutes in and Asian-American issues at By ANGELA SAOUD length, an hour-long question Notre Dame. News Wrirer and-answer session was held. "I think that, overall, the Many audience members conference was a success," Kareemah El-Amin's "Black provided El-Amin with posi Leung said Sunday. "People's Barbie Beauty," a film that tive feedback on the film. eyes were opened to some portrays a young African Others shared their personal things they weren't aware of American woman struggling experiences with not fitting before." • to fit in with society's image the ideal American image of Leung said the conference of beauty, premiered Friday beauty. was well attended, with 120 night in Carroll Auditorium at One audience member com people present at the closing Saint Mary's. mented on the lack of banquet and most of those ~·I wanted to make this film African-American beauty in also participating in various because, growing up in the mainstream America. workshops throughout the '70s and '80s, I struggled a lot "You just don't see black day. with the image I saw looking magazines on the news stands "Being an all-day Saturday in the mirror," El-Amin said. in the grocery store, and event, it was hard to get peo "I look at young women today, when you do see an image of ple to attend every workshop and I see these women dyeing African-American beauty, it's we had," he said. "But I'm their hair and wearing con someone like Beyonce glad we were able to get peo tacts to tty to fit in." [Knowles] who has a blond ple to come to parts of it." Throughout "Black Barbie hair weave and colored con Prominent Asian-Americans Students take a break from the In Focus conference this Beauty," the lead actress is tacts," the audience member in a variety of career disci weekend to grab lunch. shown staring at herself in said. "This world is too slow plines led workshops at the the mirror. She applies baby still." conference, including actor community. I really hope that standing, the conference did powder to her skin in order to El-Amin and the actors in Parry Shen's presentation of people will continue to chal bring the AAA into the spot lighten her appearance and the film then fielded questions "Personal Journey," which lenge others and themselves." light. wears blue contacts with a and commented on the cre narrated his experiences as While some of the flyers "A lot of people who came blond wig. ation of the movie. one of the few Asian used to promote the event on without any knowledge of the In a voiceover, the audience El-Amin has entered "Black Americans in Hollywood. campus were perceived as fur Asian community gained hears a poem that El-Amin Barbie Beauty" into the film AAA In Focus Public thering anti-Asian stereotypes, knowledge and insight," Liu wrote nearly seven years ago festival circuit in hopes that it Relations chair Sarah Liu said Leung said they were not said. about the pain of looking dif will reach many more young the conference was eye-open intended to be offensive. Leung agreed that the goals ferent from what mainstream women who struggle with the ing, but that students' interest "I didn't get any official com of the weekend were achieved. America calls beautiful. way they look. in Asian-American concerns plaints, but I heard a lot of "The most important mis "I wanted people to leave "I think it's important to should not be confined to a talk," he said. "Some of the sion of the conference was to this film loving themselves for affirm young women," she yearly event. flyers were seen as perpetuat spark that fire in students' who they are," El-Amin said. said. "Don't let the main "I really hope that the ques ing stereotypes, but we saw hearts to promote a better "You should be proud of your stream influence who you are, tions we raised ~ill go beyond them as a method to bring understanding of multicultural_ heritage, proud of the way because you are beautiful." just the conference this week issues Asian-Americans face issues on campus," he said. you look, even if you don't fit end," Liu said. "I hope the stu to the forefront, to get people into the blond-haired, blue dents who came felt empow to discuss them and to pro eyed image." Contact Angela Saoud at ered and will go out to make mote change." Contact Claire Heininger at After the screening, which [email protected] an impact on the Notre Dame Advance publicity notwith- [email protected] We J)o Mondays Like No lPiace Else!
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MISJ~AWAI Halaga: AQur'an Discussion and Con\~~rsation Circle ·TuHdays startiDg Tut.'Sda¥'! Fehruarv 3- 7-- 8:30 pm . .• %. Meditation Room, 102 (~oleman-Mone Center Introduction on the basics of Qur~an & Discusions on Chapter 19, Yerses 1-32 page 4 The Observer + NEWS Monday, February 2, 2004 nished, and we won't have to Registrar's office. When they [were approved] worry about paying rent and util "The Healy ticket and the .. , there was a little note say Housing ities every month." Election Istvan ticket [were faxed] to ing 'Sorry for the delay.' continued from page 1 Saint Mary's director of continued from page 1 the Registrar's office on Jan. They were in the Registrar's Residence Life Michelle Russell 21. We dido 't hear anything office for five days." dents was one deciding factor in believes the apartments are a Bell tickets to be approved, from them," Coughlin said. Coughlin said. her choice to live in Castle Point strong draw. Coughlin said that both were "When the Craft ticket next year. "It's an option to the independ approved by the Office of showed up ... we faxed their "Castle Point is the least expen ence of students without having Student Affairs on Jan. 22, names, and we re-faxed the Contact Maureen Reynolds at sive and nicest of the complexes, to move away," Russell said. but were held up in the Healy and Istvan tickets. [email protected] despite its longer distance from "You're close to class, close to the school," Wendel said. "Also, heart of campus - yet you still because it is not just for students, have your own kitchen, your own I will be able to interact with apartment. You get that free not the only ones who will be Mary's campus. many different types of people, dom. doing all of the work," White "I think Sarah Catherine which is something that I think Saint Mary's Residence Life White said. "It's everyone who is and Mary Pauline will do a many people forget about while reported receiving more applica continued from page 1 interested and wants to get fabulous job transitioning on campus at Notre Dame." tions than there are spaces for involved." into their new roles and tak In preparation for studying the new apartments. There will Confident in their leader ing the lead in furthering stu abroad this semester, Wendel be a lottery for the 12 double and dent body. This goal will be ship capabilities, White and dent government," Haeberle signed her lease in early October. 12 quad apartments on Feb. 3. If followed closely by their sec Moran look forward to repre said. Some students, however, are not a student is not chosen, her room ond priority to form a Board senting students' voices in a so prepared -causing complica deposit will roll over to the regt! • of Governance. year filled with internal and Contact Anneliese Woolford at tions as the signing deadline lar room drawing. "We truly realize that we're external change on Saint [email protected] nears. Firmstone said relying on the College Park property manager dorms as a back-up plan is not an Patty Russworm option for her. said students "We looked attempting to into Castle Lecture to· discuss the 'other' Americas renew their "As students stay here Point and leases later on longer, they know more Turtle Creek, in the year can but as soon as Speical to The Observer reception. The lecture is a con "The Other America: Caribbean create prob and more students who we heard that tinuation of the "Caribbean Literature in a New World lems. live off-campus. They the apart J. Michael Dash, professor of Inventions" conference held last Context," "Libete: A Haiti "Five percent think that means that ments would French and director of the fall at Notre Dame. Anthology" [with Charles of them just everyone wants to be open for Africana Studies Program at Born in Trinidad, Dash previ Arthur]. and "Culture and assume that ,, our senior New York University, will deliv ously served for 21 years as Customs of Haiti." since they're move. year, we kept er a lecture titled "The Relating professor of Francophone liter The event is co-sponsored by already there, that as our Island: The South of the South ature and chair of modern lan Notre Dame's Institute for they automati Jeff Shoup first option," in the Americas" at 4 p.m. today guages at the University of the Scholarship in the Liberal Arts, cally get their director of Notre Dame she said. "If at the Eck Center auditorium. West Indies in Jamaica. He spe Kellogg Institute for apartment next we don't get Presented by the University's cializes in the study of Haitian International Studies. Cushwa year," Residence Life and Housing one, we are Working Group for the literature and French Center for the Study of Russworm said. still moving off Americas, in conjunction with Caribbean writers, especially American· Catholicism, the These students campus." its Institute for Latino Studies Edouard Glissant, whose works Departments of Romance then are left to sign up late or not Jeff Shoup, director of Notre and African and African "The Ripening" and "Caribbean Languages & at all - College Park has been Dame's Residence Life and American Studies Program, the Discourse" he has translated Literatures,English and sold out of apartments since early Housing, said the popular per event is free and open to the into English. He is the author of Anthropology, and French and October. ception of the entire senior class public and will be followed by a numerous books, including Francophone Studies. "We have a list for the [20]05- moving off campus is miscon 06 school year starting already," strued. Russworm said. "One hundred "There actually aren't a lot of percent of all our renters are stu students moving off-campus," dents." Shoup said. "As students stay Some complexes, however, here longer, they know more and have not begun that renting more students who live off-cam process yet. The former Campus pus. They think that means that View Apartments, renamed everyone wants to move." Clover Ridge, has come under Shoup said that on average, 5 new ownership that aims to focus percent of sophomores, 25 per on this year first. cent of juniors and 55 percent of Lisa Donlon, property manager seniors choose to live off-campus. I ..Jafayette Square To"vnhomes of the recently purchased apart Notre Dame had difficulties fmd ments, said the complex is ing space for all the students liv remodeling and does not want to ing on campus this year, he said. begin leasing until the renova "We had more students return • Only !) .Blocks ft~. .)m Campus tions are complete. to campus this year than the year .. · + . t,aundry Ai"Ctt '\\-ith W;isb~ and Dryer . "So far, we're in the middle of before," Shoup said. "We began · • · ·· ·· Fully Fqllipperl Kitthcii Inchtding Dishwasher an4#iarbagc remodeling. We're putting in the year with no openings and Disposal new carpets, dishwashers, wash had 30 people on the waiting list + · Private Patio ers and dryers - all of it," for housing." • ADT AJ:mn S}·s~ (Optional Monitoring) Donlon said. "We're looking to Notre Dame eventually convert + C~tral Air Conditiomng start leasing at the end of ed over 30 lounges into dorm • Assigned Purkin8 February or early March." rooms and now has four or five . + Ent.-rgy Efficient Gas Heating Management hopes that new spaces available on campus. + Profmionally M.a·oagcd rent-covered inclusions such as However, many students are • 24 · .U.our :Emergency On-Call Mal ritcnancc Internet access and basic cable attracted by the freedom that off · will lure students to Clover Ridge. campus housing offers and are Hor 1\Wre Triformnti.O:.n: .R.cat Estai\: Management Corporation Many Saint Mary's students, making the decision to move now. · P .0. Box 540 however, said they will not take "My friends who had lived off South Bend, TN 46624 the bait ·- instead turning to the campus previously really enjoyed ·. 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Box 540 South Bent.~ TN 46624 Telephone: 574-234-9923 Facsimile: 574-234-9925 Jhl ad.\~ichresh&~·ml Monday, February 2, 2004 CoMPILED FROM THE OBSERVER'S WIRE SERVICES page 5 INTERNATIONAL NEWS IRAQ Hundreds killed in hajj disaster MINA, Saudi Arabia - At least 244 people Suicide bombers hit Kurd headquarters were trampled to death and hundreds more hurt Sunday under the crush of worshippers in one of the deadliest disasters during the Associated Press annual Muslim pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. The stampede occurred during the stoning IRBIL - Two suicide of the devil, an emotional and notoriously bombers with explosives perilous ha.ij ritual. Pilgrims frantically throw wired to their bodies rocks, shout insults or hurl their shoes at struck the offices of the three stone pillars - acts that are supposed country's two main to demonstrate their deep disdain for Satan. Kurdish parties in nearly The stampede broke out on one of two simultaneous attacks ramps leading to the 50-foot stone pillars. Sunday, killing at least 56 Tens of thousands of people were on the people and wounding more uppermost ramp, which is about the width of than 235 in the deadliest a five-lane highway. assault in Iraq in six months. The attacks struck in the Islamic leaders now Israeli targets Kurdish heartland and JERUSALEM - The leaders of violent took a heavy toll among Islamic groups are targets for assassination, senior leaders of Iraq's Israel's defense minister said Sunday. raising most pro-American ethnic the possibility of a further escalation in the group. three years of Israeli-Palestinian bloodshed. Elsewhere, an American Shaul Mofaz issued the threat in response soldier was killed and 12 to a declaration by the spiritual leader of were wounded in a rocket Hamas, Sheik Ahmed Yassin, that the group attack on a logistics base plans an all-out effort to kidnap Israeli sol in Balad, 50 miles north of diers. Baghdad, the U.S. com "The statements of Yassin just emphasize mand said. The death the need to strike the heads of Hamas and raised to 523 the number the Islamic Jihad," Mofaz told the weekly of U.S. service members meeting of the Israeli Cabinet, according to who have died since the an Israeli official who attended the meeting. Iraq conflict began in The statements by Mofaz and Yassin March. threaten to inflame an alreadv violent con The Irbil attackers frontation that has led to the d-eaths of more slipped into the offices of than 3,500 people on both sides during three the Kurdistan Democratic years of fighting. Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) along with hundreds of well .. wishers gathering for the Muslim Reuters The blast of a suicide bomber Sunday ripped apart the headquarters of the Patriotic NATIONAL NEWS holiday of Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice. Union of Kurdlstan, one of the primary Kurdish political parties In Iraq. Kurdish television said Bush to order intelligence probe both bombers were marked the first time per poin~ [about who is respon rorism together. WASHINGTON - President Bush, under dressed as Muslim clerics. petrators have worn explo sible]. It could be Ansar al "These terrorist acts are mounting political pressure, will sign an Leaders of both parties, sives rather than using Islam. It could be al-Qaida. against the Islamic religion executive order to establish a full investiga whose militias fought vehicles. It could be any of a n urn and humanity and we shall tion of U.S. intelligence failures in Iraq, a alongside U.S. soldiers Sunday's blasts came a her of foreign terrorist work more seriously senior White House official said Sunday. during the invasion of Iraq day after a car bomb out groups operating in Iraq," toward uniting our The investigation will look at what the last year, were receiving side a police station in the said U.S. Brig. Gen. Mark [Kurdish] government," United States believed it knew before the hundreds of visitors to northern city of Mosul Kimmitt, coalition deputy Talabani said. "We will war against Saddam Hussein's regime and mark the start of the four killed at least nine people. chief of staff for opera work together in order to what has been determined since the inva day holiday when the Hours later, a mortar tions. . live in a democratic, feder sion. Former chief weapons inspector David blasts went off. attack hit a Baghdad U.S. administrator L. al Iraq." Kay has concluded that Iraq did not possess Guards said they did not neighborhood, killing five Paul Bremer pledged to No matter who was weapons of mass destruction, a chief ration search people because of people and wounding four. work with Iraqi security behind them, the blasts ale for the U.S.-led war. the tradition of receiving U.S. officials said foreign forces to capture those may heighten tensions The investigation will examine not only guests during the holiday. militants or Ansar al behind Sunday's bombings. between the Kurds and Iraq but also intelligence issues dealing with Neither party's top leader Islam, an al-Qaida-linked The attackers "are seeking Sunni Arabs. As U.S. and stateless groups such as terrorists and secre - J alal Talabani of the Is!amic militant group to halt Iraq's progress on Iraqi leaders try to map tive regimes such as North Korea, the official PUK and Massoud Barzani based in the north thai has the path to sovereignty and out the country's new form said, insisting on· anonymity. Given the broad of the KDP - was in Irbil frequently clashed with the democracy," Bremer said of government, some mandate of the investigation, it is not likely when the attacks occurred. Kurds, may have carried in a statl1ment. Arabs have sharply to be completed before the November elec Although Iraq has suf out the attacks. There was In statements, the lead opposed Kurdish demands tions. Bush had resisted an investigation of fered numerous suicide no immediate claim of ers of both parties, once to retain or even expand Iraq intelligence but agreed to an inquiry bombings in recent responsibility. bitter rivals, expressed their self-rule region in the amid growing pressure. months, the attack Sunday "We have no proof at this their resolve to fight ter- north. LOCAL NEWS Rovers still plagued by software Ind. Guard members deployed INDIANAPOLIS - About 800 National mation back to Earth. Even with the computer glitch, engi Guard members from Indiana and other Associated Press Once its flash memory is reformat neers believe at least one of the 384- states who are heading to Bosnia LOS ANGELES- NASA said Sunday ted, Adler said, Spirit should be able pound robots may last longer than Herzegovina on peacekeeping duty received its Spirit rover was a week away from to leave the low-power mode, which their warranted 90-day lifetimes. A a warm sendoff at a ceremony attended by rolling on Mars again and that the has restricted nighttime operations, 15-watt heater that's been turning on Gov. Joe Kernan and other dignitaries. software problem vexing the space and begin operating normally again, unnecessarily on Opportunity may About 500 Indiana Guard members were craft may trouble both it and its twin, by Tuesday at the earliest. curtail its extended mission, however. among the group that Kernan ch~racterized Opportunity, for the duration of their "Then I think we can declare we NASA scientists said the solar-pow as "well-trained and up to the task, no mat double-barreled mission. are completely back in our normal ered spacecraft have ample time to ter what the task." Engineers deleted more files from mode," Adler said during a confer roam like no other mission to Mars "Know that you have the unconditional Spirit's flash memory but held off ence call with reporters. ever has. Once underway, the rovers support of every man, woman and child that from reformatting it completely until Engineers will have to keep deleting could cover thousands of yards calls Indiana home," Kernan, a decorated Monday - giving them more time to computer files from Spirit's flash apiece. Navy veteran, told the group Saturday at the diagnose ongoing problems, mission memory to keep their numbers low ··1 don't think the mobility side of Indiana Convention Center. manager Mark Adler said. NASA orig enough for the rover's random-access the equation has hit us in the head The Indiana-based troops being deployed inally planned to perform the task memory to manage. The same will be yet," project manager Pete Theisinger are from the Indianapolis-based 38th Saturday. done for Opportunity. said recently. ·The first time we take Infantry Division, the Terre Haute-based The rover has been hampered by Engineers also may regularly refor a panorama and the lander's not 38th Support Battalion and the 138th problems since Jan. 21, when it mat the robots' flash memory, per there, it will hit home what we've Personnel Services Battalion. stopped transmitting intelligible infor- haps every week or two, Adler said. accomplished." page 6 The Observer + NEWS Monday, February 2, 2004 IRAN Shuttle anniversary One-third of legislators resign commemorated Associated Press Han Ramon. Associated Press TEHRAN - More than one "They were our friends. They are our heroes. Their third of Iran's lawmakers ' loss will not be in vain. We will resigned in protest Sunday over CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - disputed elections and the par One year after Columbia broke come back bigger, better and stronger than ever before, and liamentary speaker charged apart and fell in flaming I can assure you that crew and ruling clerics with trampling on streaks from the Texas sky, the rights of his countrymen. NASA workers who launched their beloved families will Speaker Mahdi Karroubi the shuttle and its seven astro never, ever be forgotten," appealed to Iran's supreme nauts and then gathered up Kennedy said. leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the remains stood united in Almost all of the mourners to help resolve the crisis caused sorrow Sunday at the precise held a long-stemmed rose. by disqualitication of thousands moment of destruction. After the brief outdoor cere of liberal candidates from the The first anniversary of the mony, they tucked the red, yel Feb. 20 vote. catastrophe was a time for low, peach and ivory-colored Some 124 Ia wmakers in the everyone - rocket engineers, roses into the white fence sur 290-seat Majlis, or parliament, debris searchers, school chil rounding the memorial. resigned Sunday in a dramatic dren, space enthusiasts, even Many wiped away tears. gesture intended to force the football fans - to pause and The ceremony began at 9 clerical hierarchy to reinstate remember. a.m., the instant NASA lost the disqualified candidates. "One year ago, at this very communication with Columbia The mass resignation "will hour, the unthinkable over Texas on Feb. 1, 2003. determine Iran's direction: rule occurred," Kennedy Space It ended at 9:16 a.m., the of absolute dictatorship or Center's director, Jim Kennedy, time the spacecraft should democracy," reformist lawmak told the crowd of a few hun have landed on the Kennedy er Mohammad Kianoush-Rad dred who gathered on a gray, Space Center runway. By then, told The Associated Press. drizzly morning at NASA's Columbia had shattered into Karroubi said he and astronauts memorial. tens of thousands of pieces reformist President Mohammad Kennedy quietly recited the that crashed down on Texas Khatami started new efforts to names of the Columbia astro and Louisiana. resolve the crisis, holding dis nauts, carved into the black A piece of fuel-tank foam cussions with Khamenei, who granite monument behind him: insulation had torn a hole in has the final say on all state Commander Rick Husband, co Columbia's left wing during the matters. pilot William McCool, Michael mid-January liftoff and But Khamenei left the capital AFP Anderson, David Brown, allowed hot atmospheric gases . Tehran for an undisclosed loca Iran's reform party head, Mohammad Khataml, attends his parlia Kalpana Chawla, Laurel Clark to enter during atmospheric tion, making it difficult to reach ment's sit-In Saturday. Over 124 legislators resigned yesterday. and Israel's first astronaut, re-entry. him, parliamentary officials said. Khatami's efforts toward Iran's leading reformist party, Karroubi, the parliamentary greater democracy and a relax the Islamic Iran Participation speaker, launched a rare verbal ation of the Islamic social code. Front, has called a meeting attack on the Guardian Council, The council denies political Monday and is expected to Kidnapped woman the unelected body of hard-line motives and argues that the dis announce a boycott of the polls. clerics that disqualified more qualified candidates lacked the President Khatami called an than 2,400 reformist candidates criteria to stand for election, emergency Cabinet meeting to from the legislative elections. even though more than 80 of discuss the dispute Saturday, discovered alive "Are you loyal to Islam if you them were elected in 2000. but was forced to postpone it pray daily, but then trample on Those lawmake·rs resigned when he suffered severe back Associated Press baby sitter Larsen had left them the rights of the people?" said Sunday. pain and was confined to his with. Karroubi, himself a cleric. "An election whose result is house by doctors. WHEELING, Ill.- A woman ··when we got the good news He accused the Guardian clear beforehand is a treason to On Saturday, President was found severely beaten, that Teri had been located, we Council, whose 12 members are the rights and ideals of the Khatami suggested his govern wrapped in duct tape and again rejoiced and we thanked appointed by Khamenei, of "dis nation," resigning legislators ment would call off the elec inside a plastic garbage can in the Lord for all of our prayers respecting democratic values Rajah Ali Mazrouei told the par tions. her ex-husband's storage unit being answered," said Jan and having no faith in a popular liament. "My government will only on Sunday, a day after she Johnson, a friend of Jendusa vote." The leader of the biggest hold competitive and free elec called 911 from the back of his Nickolai's family. The furor began in early reform party in parliament, tions ... the parliament must truck saying he had abducted Multiple jurisdictions are January when the Guardian Mohammad Reza Khatami, represent the views of the her. involved in the case because Council disqualified more than resigned and accused the majority and include all [politi Teri Jendusa-Nickolai, 38, Jendusa-Nickolai apparently 3,600 of the 8,200 people who Guardian Council of killing all cal] tendencies," he said. was in serious but stable condi was abducted in Wind Lake, filed papers to run in the polls. opportunities for resolving the If he follows through, that tion at a Park Ridge hospital, about 50 miles northwest of After protests and an opinion dispute. would leave voting in the hands Wheeling Deputy Police Chief Wheeling. from Khamenei, the council on "There is no hope for a solu of hard-liners most likely rely John Stone said. Authorities said it was not Friday restored 1,160 low-pro tion. We will not participate in ing on elite Revolutionary Jendusa-Nickolai, of Wind immediately clear where official file candidates to the list. this sham election. Even if all Guards and supporting military Lake, Wis., was found in a stor charges against Larsen would Reformists say the council those disqualified are reinstated forces to organize the polls. age facility near the airport be filed. Stone said federal disqualified liberal candidates today, there will be no time for Many hard-line legislators did where her ex-husband, David charges would be filed in the to fix the election in favor of competition. Elections on Feb. not attend Sunday's session, Larsen, works, case, but the U.S. conservatives. Hard-liners lost 20 are illegitimate," said Reza apparently hoping to deny it a Stone said. An attorney's office in control of the parliament in Khatami, the president's quorum. But the quorum of 194 employee of .. We again rejoiced Chicago had no elections four years ago, and younger brother and a deputy of the Majlis' total 290 seats the facility and we thanked comment on the repeatedly have thwarted speaker. was reached. found her after case Sunday and walking past the Lord for all of the FBI could not Larsen's unit our prayers being immediately be and hearing a answered.·· reached. mulled sound, Jendusa-Nickolai he said. had last been heard Jendusa Jan Johnson from when she Inmates surrender as standoff ends Nickolai had family friend made a 911 call been wrapped from her cell phone Associated Press long·est prison hostage situa by prison officials as Ricky in duct tape Saturday after tions in decades. Negotiators Wassenaar, 40, and Steven and placed inside "a big plastic noon, saying Larsen had bound BUCKEYE, Ariz. -A correc had regular contact with Coy, 39. garbage can," Stone said. She her hands and placed her in the tions officer was released inmates throughout the stand Wassenaar is serving 28 had been severely beaten, back of his truck. Sunday from the prison guard off, and at times had seen the years for armed robbery and Racine County, Wis., Sheriff Bob A neighbor said they saw tower where she had been guard or talked to her by tele assault. Carlson said at a news confer Larsen driving away from his held hostage by a pair of phone Steven Coy, who is serving a ence. home in his pickup truck inmates for two weeks, a The standoff at the 4,400- life sentence, has spent the Larsen, 39, was arrested Saturday morning, towing a Corrections Department inmate prison west of Phoenix better part of two decades in Saturday when he reported for trailer with his ex-wife's car on spokeswoman said. began Jan. 18 when an inmate Arizona prisons. His offenses work as an air traffic controller it. Jendusa-Nickolai's empty The inmates surrendered, attacked two guards and include theft, burglary, crimi at Palwaukee Municipal 1994 silver Camry was later corrections spokeswoman Cam another worker in a kitchen nal damage and drug posses Airport. He was in custody found parked on a Milwaukee Hunter said. area. That prisoner and sion. He was sentenced to life Sunday on an initial charge of street, near a rental property Hunter said the guard, another inmate then got into after a 199 3 crime spree in false imprisonment. owned by Larsen, Carlson said. whose name was not released, the observation tower, where Tucson that included armed Jendusa-Nickolai's rescue Jendusa-Nickolai had was receiving medical atten they took the two guards robbery, aggravated assault was a relief to her family, who obtained a restraining order tion. hostage. and rape. were terrified Saturday with the against Larsen for domestic The surrender at the medi One of the correctional offi Both Coy and Wassenaar disappearance not only of her abuse on Jan. 22, and the two um- to high-security Arizona cers - a man - was released have committed numerous but of her two young daughters. were in court recently for a State Prison Complex-Lewis Jan. 24. infractions while in prison, Amanda Larsen, 6, and Holly child custody hearing, accord ended one of the nation's The inmates were identified officials said. 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I myself had had neither a bad drove him right to the front door of the dorm. nor good experience with the NDSP, until last Friday. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the men POST OFFICE INFORMATION .. Upon walking out to the 06 parking lot and finding that and women of the NDSP for doing more than what is snow had been plowed two feet high around my car, I required of them, and to the rest of us students: Cut these knew I would need help getting my car out of the parking guys some slack - they aren't so bad after all. space. After about five minutes of my futile attempts to remove such large quantities of snow by myself, an NDSP Michael Milligan officer drove up and offered to let me borrow a snow )UfllOf shovel. After clearing a path, the officer then helped push O'Neill Hall my car out of the parking space and I was on my way. Feb. I Only a week before, my roommate had suffered a OBSERVER POLL QUOTE OF THE DAY News Graphics>···.· .... · · .Qaire Heininger Mike Harkins Joe Troin.bello Sports What new residence hall options would Matthew Pat Leonard you like to see at Notre Dame? "Politics and the pulpit are terms that have Smedberg .· Matt Puglisi . little agreement.,, Viewpoint Scene Eileen Duffy Maria Smith Vote by 5 p.m. Thursday at Edmund Burke Illustrator www.ndsmcobserver.com author Pat Quill • THE OBSERVER p Monday, February 2, 2004 page 9 Edwards, not Kerry, will depose Bush Governor Howard Dean's barbaric However, it's the later years where Notre Dame's own College Back to Edwards' debating skill. He's yawp, in one fell swoop, derailed his Kerry falters. Democrats, a predominantly female an astonishingly successful attorney, campaign. The conservative strategists, As much as Kerry's recent legislative group, share a strong balance of opti first off; argument is his profession and aiming to paint Dean as an angry liber hijinks worry me, so does his cam mism and outrage. Bush won't serve he's proved to have mastered it. Some al, found in The Scream the fullest paign. If you look at every cam- another term - not on their believe that if Edwards ended"up as the expres~ion of the Roque Strew paign excepting Edwards'. watch. But my handful of Democratic nominee, Bush would sim erstwhile frontrun- Dean's and Kerry's espe experiences with them ply refuse to debate him. The soothing ner's lunatic fury. cially, you'll encounter also suggest to me drawl, the warm smile, the swift intel Luckily for the GOP, Straight, No the inevitable something else: a lect - it'd be over before it started. the press promptly Chaser exchange of criti collective hope Bush, let's be honest, couldn't debate turned The Scream cisms, some even that, after each his way out of a wet paper bag. (Maybe into an Event, and verging on smear. successful he could cheer his way out of one.) that, more or less, is the story of the But Edwards has, debate; Top-dollar schooling evidently failed doctor's self-administered coup de from the outset, Edwards him in that department. So the grace. run a positive will, Mia prospect of our beloved incumbent But how lucky was the GOP? Many campaign. Hamm locking rhetorical horns with Edwards believed, after all, that Dean was less Even conser style, tear - on national television, no less - electable, or more liberal, than Sen. vatives have off his must have Karl Rove shaking in his John Kerry or Sen. John Edwards. In applauded oxford imported loafers. At that same fact, the right-wing National Review Edwards' shirt and prospect, people like me are all but had its fingers crossed for months, serenity. bare his salivating, gleefully imagining the praying Dean would keep ahead of the Add to that sculpted sound thrashing Edwards would deliv other candidates. In other words, with his biography. pectorals er. Dean now (I think) out of the picture, What in all their Let's backpedal and revisit the morn the right now faces a few more formi Edwards Hellenistic ing after The Scream. Because the dable challengers. shares with majesty. media focused nearly all its attentions Let's examine the big two, Kerry and Clark is an Looks on Dean's antics, the more substantial Edwards. Where some sense gravitas, I authentically matter- I story was buried: Edwards' second find in Kerry an affected solemnity. plebeian, not think we place finish. Kerry was·instead lav None of his rhetoric rings true to me, patrician, back have a con ished with attention, which undoubted especially in light of his voting record. ground- he's not sensus here. ly helped in New Hampshire. So the His flip-flopping runs the gamut, which another affluent America simply media, in reality, dealt both Dean and bespeaks either plainjane opportunism Bulldog churned out would rather not Edwards a solid blow. The former's or ideological incoherence, perhaps a by Yale, like Dean, have an unsightly done with, but the latter, as the GOP mix of the two. Kerry, Lieberman and commander-in -chief. knows and fears, is still fighting the After his wins in Iowa and New Bush. (In fact, Bush and The GOP barely passes good fight. With us behind him. Hampshire, "The New Republic" sub Kerry were even members of muster here. Not so the Edwards, not Kerry, will depose Bush, jected Kerry to closer scrutiny. What the same infamous "secret socie- Democrats. The tradition of they found was a man attacked in the ty" of elites at Yale, Skull and Bones.) handsome, youthful Democratic candi Roque Strew is a junior political sci past as a "soft-on-crime, soft-on-wel Edwards, on the other hand, went to dates begins, of course, with JFK. ence major who vehemently denies fare, crazed-on-taxes paleoliberal." North Carolina State. Unlike Bush, he (William F. Buckley, Jr., goes so far as having a so-called man-crush on Sen. Rove will mine that quarry happily - didn't attend an exclusive prep school. to say that JFK's real legacy was his Edwards. His column appears every and more aggressively- but it'll be an And he doesn't hail from a political beauty.) Then Gary Hart in 1984 and other Monday. He can be contacted at uphill battle to gainfully weigh Kerry's dynasty or oil money. On the contrary, Bill Clinton in 1992. And now Edwards [email protected]. "early years as a warrior, protester, his father worked in a textile mill. - deemed by People magazine a few The views expressed in this column prosecutor and legislator" against Which, then, can better relate to years ago the "Sexiest Man Alive" in are those of the author and not neces "Bush's early years as a drinker." Middle America? the politician category. sarily those of The Observer. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Defending 'T~e Vagina Monologues' Exploring play's complexities An equal opportunity I would like to respond to Professor Rice's Jan. explanation for her husband-to-be, she asked that 28 column concerning "The Vagina Monologues" others hear her story and have faith that, production? at Notre Dame. although she did not fit into the mold that society In 2002, when "The Vagina Monologues" first expected her to, she was an important and worthy I am writing to address a grave concern of mine: the trav came to Notre Dame, Professor Rice expressed woman. esty known as "The Vagina Monologues." Oearly, allowing concern and distress for some of the content of the Mary had a vagina. And I bet she would have them to come here will put a blemish in our school's other play, as he did again this week. He worried about, something to say. wise great reputation. I cannot believe that we are allowing the questionable nature of some of the mono Finally, I find it disturbing that Professor Rice ourselves to take such a significant step backwards in the logues and what they would mean for women and refers to the administration's responses to criti development of our atmosphere of sexual equality. for Notre Dame. And he is right to worry. As the cism as "academic banalities." In a University as Where, I ask, are 'The Penis Monologues?" What kind of play says, "We were worried about vaginas." well-respected as Notre Dame, how can any aca- _ equal-opportunity campus are we if we can't even provide "The Vagina Monologues" is not a simple play demic pursuit be considered banal? Have faith, comparable theatre experience for our men and our it is incredibly complex. To attempt to cast the Professor Rice, that the students of Notre Dame women? Now, I don't know much about this monologue entire play in a single light is to miss the point it is will see the play, take it all in, and decide for . play, but I do know that it has vagina in the title, and to me, trying to make. Professor Rice's mistake is that he themselves. I encourage everyone, even the most thatjust exudes discrimination. Clearly, this can only be bal attempts to do just that- classify the entire play steadfast critics, to see the play. Explore the com anced out with a play that has penis in the title. I mean, as an advertisement for immorality and perver plexities of the stories, of the women and of their come on. Men have sex organs, too. We can get onstage and sion. lives, and decide for yourself how you will inter talk about them. Ever think about that? Seriously. It is true that some of the Monologues will make pret them. I hope if you have been reading this far, you are either audience members uncomfortable. Others may Congratulations to the amazing women of V-Day very angry with me, or laughing hysterically. (I will accept cause outrage. Others may cause fear or pity, ND 2004. Your hard work and dedication will no either result.) I wrote this letter as a joke, hoping to prove while still others will create an unwavering sense doubt make this year the most fun and informa the point that you can't really complain about something of hope. The fact is that "The Vagina Monologues" tive yet. Every moment you put into this work, unless you have experienced it. And by "experienced," I is a metaphor for women and an example of every person you talk to about the play or about V don't mean you saw a special on C-SPAN, or you looked up a women's diverse experiences in life. To silence Day, and every time you think about your own few quotes about lesbians to put into an editorial. So before even one of them, no matter how upsetting or out beliefs because of this effort, you are helping to be you throw a fit about administration laxness, school reputa rageous, is to silence us all. And once we get to sure that women everywhere will be able to live tion, or your own inability to deal with the word "vagina," talking, there's no stopping us. happier, safer lives. buy a ticket and see what they have to say. I know I will. Professor Rice chastises the administration for its decision to allow such a play to be performed Kerry Walsh Justin Smith on the campus of Our Lady. I say that Our Lady class of2002 freshman would be proud. She, too, had a story to tell. former V-Day NO organizer Dillon Hall Pregnant out of wedlock with only an incredible Jan. 30 Jan. 30 THE OBSERVER page 10 Monday, February 2, 2004 oc Motion City Soundtrack, Sugarcult, MxPx and Simple Plan hit Chicago Frida ers MxPx and Simple Plan took the instrument). and By MAUREEN BUSH downtown Rivera Theater by storm that Matthew Taylor on Scene Writer night, filling the theater to the brink bass and backup and pleasing the anxious crowd. vocals. Their set The first large pop punk tour of the The show opened with Epitaph flowed beautifully as year breezed though the Windy City recording artist Motion City Soundtrack they finished up Jan. 30, leaving the young adults of from Minneapolis. This excellent blend with fan-favorites, Chicago with a warm feeling despite the of unusual vocals, electric keyboards "The Future Freaks biting cold outdoors. Motion City and beats was a powerful way to start Me Out" and "My Soundtrack, Sugarcult and co-headlin- the night. The band played their much Favorite Accident." too short This band has an eight song set amazing amount of with flare. talent and this was · They began evident as they their set with played their set. The "Cambridge" group could do and contin something spectacu ued by play lar in the future. ing the As Simple Plan majority of lead singer Pierre the songs on Bouvier said later their full that night, "Give it length up .for Motion City album, "I Am Soundtrack. We're the Movie." OK. They are great." Lead singer The next act of the and guitar, night was Santa Justin Pierre, Barbara, California's has an excel own Sugarcult. This lent voice, powerful pop-punk and the qual foursome put ity shone together an excel through to lent set that was Photo courtesy of www.simpleplan. the crowd of very well received The Canadian rockers of Simple Plan headlined last weekend's tour exuberant by the crowd who up-and-coming bands. teenagers. was looking to take Motion City the energy level up a notch. Sugarcult Christian punk act MxPx, hailing from Soundtrack is did just that entering the stage to with Bremerton, Washington. Made up of rounded out popular song, "Stuck in America." Mike Herrera singing and playing bass, by Joshua The high energy continued through Tom Wisniewski on guitar, and Yuri Cain on gui the night as they played songs from Ruley on drums, MxPx has released tars and their full-length album, "Start Stc;ttic," over 11 albums since 1995, the most back-up such as, "Daddy's Little Defect," "She's recent being, "Before Everything & vocals, Tony the Blade," and "Pretty Girl." They also After," released in August on A&M Thaxton on played their new song, "Memory," to Records. They began their set with drums, Jesse supplement the older favorites. This "Play It Loud" and kept up the intensity Johnson on song is on their new full length titled, all night. They played their set like the moog (a "Palm Trees and Powerlines," which is veterans they are. small key scheduled to be released on April 13. The show was an excellent mix, hit board-type Leading the way was singer/guitar ting both old favorites and the newer Tim Pagnotta, with band songs. They played "The Next Big mates Marko 72 on gui Thing," "Southbound," and brought out tar, Airin on bass and the acoustic guitar for "Quit Your Life" vocals, and Ben Davis on among the others. Like Sugarcult, they drums and vocals. Their made two girls' night by bringing them hooks were incredibly up on stage to have the band's first ever catchy and kept the bass-off. The band gave each girl a bass crowd jumping the whole guitar and had them battle it out to see set. Their clever use of who was the best. Neither girl had ever lyrics enhanced the played before, but the use of crowd melodies. The music had participation was a hit with the fans. enough pop credence to After the bass-off, the band finished draw the crowd in and up with a cover song followed by one of was smart enough to their own, having Wisniewski sing keep them excited for the "Should I Stay or Should I Go." They left next song. the stage and came back momentarily Sugarcult played an to break into a cover of "Summer of excellent set and made · '69" and popular song, "Chick Magnet." one lucky fan's night by As always, they finished their set play pulling him out of the ing "Punk Rawk Show" to the delight of crowd to videotape the the crowd. set for their impending The set was perfect length and was DVD they will be releas well planned. Hearing the older songs ing. Members of the band was nice, but it was a surprise that they could also be found out by played only six new songs in a 1 7 song their merchandise booth set list. Still, it was a well played set during the show and after that kept the predominantly Simple the show to take pictures Plan fan crowd happy. and sign autqgraphs for The final act of the night was north the fans. This kind of atti ern neighbor Simple Plan from Canada, tude, supplemented by with Pierre Bouvier on vocals, Chuck their punchy music, will Comeau on drums, Jeff Stinko on lead Photos courtesy of www.sugarcult.com help them continue on guitar, David Desrosiers on bass and California's pop-punk foursome Sugarcult was a hit with crowds at the Riviera Theatre In their path to fame. backup vocals and Sebastien Lefebvre Chicago last weekend. Next in line was veteran on bass and back up vocals. THE OBSERVER Monday, February 2, 2004 E page 11 Aery for the original lY night in one of the year's first big rock tours Viewpoint These French-Canadian punks were the high pose, to see Simple Plan. Simple Plan deserves a light of the night for many of the teens in the lot of credit for realizing this talent and taking crowd whose resounding screams filled the these bands on tour to give them exposure to building as they took the stage to the Star Wars the masses. theme, "The Imperial March." They immediately I come to you today, my thinking that goes on here. ripped into their set, playing many of the songs dear friends, to bring to light Two of the usual suspects off their 2002 debut album, "No Pads, No Contact Maureen Bush at the dire situation we are fac that are attacked here are Helmets .. : Just Balls," includ_ing radio hits, 'Tm [email protected] ing concerning The Observer the Vagina Monologues and --. Just a Kid," "Addicted," and Viewpoint section. Many peo the Keenan Review. I must ''I'd Do Anything." ple turn to the Viewpoint sec say, if This high-energy band is tion in order to explore the you're Tom Raaf very reminiscent of fellow pop various perspectives of fellow going to punk band Good Charlotte. students and faculty, hoping object to Scene Both have catchy hooks and to gain insight on current something Columnist fast paced anthems for disillu issues that are reievant to about the sioned teens who want to the student body and in our Keenan scream their frustrations about world. This, after all, is why Review then you should go growing up. The band played the section exists. off about the annoying girls their songs and made jokes I have noticed, however, in the crowd that sing all of between them in Blink-182 that the scope of the issues the songs between skits. fashion for the captivated cover~d in The Observer by They are simply unbearable. audience. After playing some the student body has become Oh, and that awful head-bob of their songs. the band really increasingly narrow. In fact, bing that accompanies the kicked in covering Pink's, "Get on any given day, there's a singing ... Lord, please make it the Party Started", The Black pretty good chance that most stop. Eyed Peas "Where's the Love", students can name two_ or On a related note to the and also the Turtles' "Happy three of the articles that are previous article, there is the Together". Hearing so many published before even open "offended person's response cover songs in one night was a ing the paper. Because of to the offended person." This bit surprising. this, I have decided to layout is when someone writes a Bouvier and his acoustic gui for you a quick list of what I Viewpoint about something tar provided the second encore believe to be the most that offended them and the 1.com of the night with Simple Plan's played -out Viewpoint articles next day another article r of latest radio hit, "Perfect." of all time. comes out about how offen Bouvier started the song him First of all, I must point out sive the previous article was self, but then stopped and the "obscure political refer to another person. These allowed the thousands of voic ence that no one cares articles can get a little ridicu es in the Rivera to do the work about" article. This is typical lous and are at times hilari for him. Halfway though the ly a full-page article that ous because the writer often song the rest of the band attempts to turn the student ends up looking like a total joined him on stage and they body towards either tree crackpot. Does anyone filled out the rest of the music hugging liberalism or "ostra remember that girl who was in an excellent end to the con cize everyone but the upper fuming about clothing styles cert. middle class" conservatism. on campus? If not, you can Overall, it was a well-crafted Thanks for the effort guys, find her at the first table on tour with an interesting mix of but if I were looking for an the left in North Dining hall, different bands. The talent of article like this I would've according her instructions. some of the bands was over picked up copies of "Common I consulted a classmate of the heads of the kids who were Sense" or the "Irish Rover." mine, fellow women's studies seemingly there for one pur- Second, there's the typical major Dan Block, for a reac "Cherish your time at NO" . tion to lack of diversity in the article that someone is sure Viewpoint's students are sub to send in once a week. This mitting and he had this to · usually comes from a senior say; 'Tm just surprised that who is lamenting over their no one has written on the experiences at Notre Dame plight of the three-toed Sri and talking about anything Lankan tree lemur. This rare from what they think to be a species travels the forests in funny Frosh-0 experience to fear of his life while heartless the last time they got drunk poachers chase him like at the Linebacker. On occa they're playing some kind of sion, these articles can be game. It's a damn shame, tolerable, giving the student Jenkins, a damn shame." body a chance to reflect on Upon hearing this, I shed a their experiences here, but tear then quickly reminded after awhile they start to him that my name was in sound like an NBC "the more fact Tom, not Jenkins. you know" commercial. This I would continue on my lit type of article can also easily tle ramblings about the com be coupled with the "thank mon Viewpoint themes, but God I'm finally 21" article, then my article would look which generally recounts really long on the page and close calls with bar busts or everyone would skip over it. fake ID stories. So. in closing, I must say this; Then, of course, there is if anything I have said hurt the ''I'm ultra-sensitive and your feelings or offended everything offends me" arti you, I'll see you in the cle, carrying the tone of the Viewpoint section tomorrow. movie PCU throughout. This article rants about different The views expressed in· this events going on around cam column are those of the pus that "don't fit in with the author and not necessarily Catholic nature of the those of The Observer. courtesy of www.motioncitysoundtrack.com Contact Tom Raaf at Motion City Soundtrack's excellent vocals, beats and work on the keyboard could bring the band University" and usually tries great success In the future. to stifle much of the creative traaj'@nd.edu. page 12 The Observer+ SPORTS Monday, February 2, 2004 FENCING Irish down slew of challengers at dual meet son of Ohio State freshman Boaz By MATT MOONEY Ellis. Ellis quickly swept aside Sports Writer both freshman Frankie Bontempo and senior All Saturday's dual meet marked American Forest Walton 5-1 and the first time all season the Notre 5-0, respectively. That was when Dame fencing team showcased senior Derek Snyder put the its talent in front of a home team on his back. crowd. The defending national In his first bout against champions did not disappoint. Buckeye sophomore Alexander Ten other teams arrived in Law, Snyder faced a 4-0 deficit South Bend with the hopes of and match point. But he battled b~sting the host Irish teams. back, scoring five unanswered Both the men and the women touches to win in a 5-4 decision. mowed down their opposition, His greatest test, however, finishing the tournament at a came in the team's last match perfect 9-0 and 10-0, respective against Ohio State when he ly. The women improved their fenced Ellis. "Seeing where he season record to 20-0 while the finished in all the world cups he men advanced to an 18 -1 mark. always does really, really well," The dual meet began on he said. "I knew that it was going Saturday with Notre Dame fenc to be the toughest match up to ing against Cleveland State and this point in the season." Air Force. Neither the men nor With both teams and a throng the women had any problem tak .. of Irish fans circling the strip, the ing either match. The men two squared off in one of the topped Cleveland State 24-3 most intense matches of the day. while the women dominated with This time, Snyder jumped out to a 26-1 victory. Air Force didn't the early lead, putting Ellis in a put up much more of a fight, as deep 4-1 hole. Ellis fought back both squads dispatched the and used a furious rally to record Falcons 21-6. The next match the next three points and tie the against Ohio State, as expected, bout at four. Both fencers strug proved to be the most difficult of gled in the deadlock until finally the weekend. Snyder scored the final touch to CHUY BENITEZ/The Observer Against an Ohio State team secure a 5-4 victory. Irish fencer Aaron Adjemlan and the men's team took care of a tough, No. ·2 ranked Ohio State ranked second on both sides, the A roar burst from the Notre team and other opponents this weekend. The men advanced to 18-1 on the season. Irish faced a much steeper chal Dame faithful as the men defeat lenge. Against the Buckeyes, the ed Ohio State by a 15-12 score. Despite the epee team winning Bustamante, who is not on schol rely on the rest of your team and men's epeeists and sabers strug Snyder's win capped a big day as only two of nine matches to Ohio arship, showed just how deep the you fence better when you don't gled to a combined 9-9 record he fmished Saturday with a per State, junior Natalie Irish talent pool goes. have that pressure." leaving the match for the foilists fect 12-0 record. Bustamante's surprising 5-4 vic "It was great because our to decide. But the Irish foilists The women's match was even tory over top Buckeye epeeist walk-on beat their top girl," Contact Matt Mooney at faced a formidable foe in the per- closer. Alexandra Shklar proved critical. Walton said. "You know you can [email protected] ND SWIMMING Michigan spoils near-perfect weekend for Irish women Rolfs Aquatic Center on fly) also chipped in event victo The men's squad won 11 of NO. 16 MICHIGAN 166, By MATT PUGLISI Saturday. ries as the Irish won 11 overall the 13 overall events to wrap NOTRE DAME 134 Sports Writer "Michigan has some of the events in shutting down the up a 5-2 January with a 159- at ROLF'S AQUATIC CENTER top breaststrokers and dis Buckeyes and Spartans Friday. 7 5 thrashing of St. 400 medley relay: Sara Johnson, Kelli What's the deal with tance swimmers in the· coun Notre Dame, however, was Bonaventure (6-5) in the Rolfs Stein, Anne Weilbacher, Lindsey Smith Michigan? try," freshman Katie Carroll unable to repeat the triangular Aquatic Center Saturday. (UM), 4:13.78. 800 freestyle: Susan Gilliam Thus far this year, the said. "Although we lost, as a meet performance Saturday. (UM), 8:43.56. 200 freestyle: Amy Wolverines have managed to team we did great and every While Hulick (1 00-meter McCullough (UM), 2·02.01 100 back NOTRE DAME 159, stroke: Danielle Hulick (ND), 1:03.62. 200 embarrass the Irish football one swam up to their poten backstroke and 50-meter backstroke: Ellen Johnson (ND), 2:15.37. team, to knock the men's soc tial." freestyle), Garcia (200-meter ST. BONAVENTURE 75 200 butterfly: Lisa Garcia (ND), 2:16.87. cer team out of the NCAA tour On Friday, Notre Dame butterfly), Johnson (200-meter ai ROLF'S AQUATIC CENTER 50 freestyle: Danielle Hulick (ND), 26.40. nament, to hand the Irish defeated Ohio State and backstroke), Carroll (200- 100 freestyle: lindsey Smith (ND), 56.71. 400 medley relay: Doug Bauman, Tim 100 backstroke: Kelli Stein (UM), 1·11.77 .. women's soccer team two of Michigan State, 194-105 and meter individual medley) and Randolph, Frank Krakowski, Matt 200 breaststroke: Kelli Stein (UM), their three losses - including 160-138, respectively. Seniors Perry Eaton (1- and 3-meter Obringer (ND). 3:25.79. 1,000 freestyle: 2:34.21. 400 freestyle: Susan Gilliam (ND), a season-ending upset in the Danielle Hulick (100 back board) all posted event victo Ted Brown (ND), 9:30.95. 200 freestyle: 4:15.26. 100 butterfly: Anne Weilbacher NCAA tournament - and to stroke and 50 freestyle), Lisa ries, it wasn't enough as Brown (ND), 1:44.09. 50 freestyle: Tim (UM), 1.02 16. 200 individual medley: Kegelman (ND), 21:40. 200 butterfly: J.R. Katie Carroll (ND), 2:18.37. 400 freestyle top a higher ranked women's Garcia (200 butterfly and 200 Michigan exploded out of the Teddy (ND). 1:55.13. 100 freestyle: relay: McCullough, Smith, Abby Seskevics, tennis squad. individual medley) and gates, winning the meet's first Randolph (ND), 47.31. 200 backstroke: Weilbacher (UM), 3:50.55. 1-meter diving: Add women's swimming to Meghan Perry Eaton {1- and 3- three events on its way to tak Chris Zeches (ND), 1:57.43. 200 breast Meghan Perry-Eaton (ND). 302.63. 3- stroke: Matt Cormier (St Bonaventure), meter diving: Perry-Eaton (ND), 315.38. the list of victims. meter board) and Carroll (1 00 ing 9 of the 16 total events. 2:11.88. 500 freestyle: Jamie Lutkus (ND), A day after taking care of and 500 freestyle) each The Irish women will hit the 4:44.95. 200 individual medley: Jamie both Ohio State (9-4) and recorded a pair of first place water again next Saturday Lutkus (ND), 1:54.51. 400 freestyle relay: Michigan State (1-9) in East finishes. when they host Oakland in Brian Coughlan, Teddy, Patrick Heffernan, Steve Shomberger (ND), 3:18.07. 1-meter Lansing, Mich. 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't '~ -~. ·~ .... ·, ., - ·,, •• • ..,~. , ••• ·~ • .. • 4 .. •• " .. ~ ~~t•. ~·.. --.. ~...... ,, .... _..... · • • Monday, February 2, 2004 The Observer + SPORTS page 13 TENNIS Federer defeats Safin to capture Australian Open title Associated Press No. 1 in the world," Federer with him. I felt that I was miss said. "It means a lot to me." ing just a little bit. Against MELBOURNE, Australia - A day earlier, Justine Henin Roger, you have to do better Roger Federer skipped the sob Hardenrie added another title, than that. I'm not playing a yo bing this time. He is, after all, winning a third all-Belgian yo." getting familiar with the honor: Grand Slam final against Kim Satin lost his last six matches Grand Slam tournament cham Clijsters to remain No. 1. The in 2003, a rough year in which pion. 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 victory was her he struggled with an ailing Playing shrewd and confident third major in eight months. wrist. He entered the tourna tennis that has left him at No. Federer, seeded second, was ment at No. 86 and will 1, Federer won the Australian already ensured the top rank improve to the low 30s on Open 7-6 (3), 6-4, 6-2 Sunday ing by beating third-seeded Monday. against a weary and frustrated Juan Carlos Ferrero in the ''I'm actually very glad to be Marat Safin. semifinals. Roddick's loss in in finals again," he said. ''I'm Federer has captured two of the quarterfinals ended the really glad to play my best ten the last three majors following U.S. Open champion's stay No. nis after the injuries I had last his Wimbledon triumph. 1. year." "I feel like I'm living the In addition to his two major He did get one reward for his game when I'm out there," the titles, Federer also won the marathon effort in Melbourne, Swiss star said. "When a a guy season-ending Masters Cup at matching Harold Solomon's is going to hit the ball, I know Houston. record of 30 sets for a Grand exactly the angles and the "When it gets important, I Slam tournament set in the spins. I just feel that I've got feel like I can raise my game," 1976 French Open. that figured out." he said. Henin-Hardenne, with three It was enough to end Satin's He surely did that against Grand Slams, wants a fourth - great run. The unseeded Safin. The Russian slammed on grass. Russian beat top-seeded Andy his racket to the court and "Wimbledon this year, for Roddick in the quarterfinals, drew a code violation when he sure, is going to be another then stopped defending cham smashed a racket after a dou goal," she said after adding the pion Andre Agassi's 26-match ble-fault. He talked to himself Australian to her wins at the winning streak at the and to the crowd; he shook his French and U.S. Open last year. Australian Open in the semis. head and shrugged after most She's proved too good for But after more than 18 hours of his 41 unforced errors. Clijsters in their last three and 27 sets in six rounds, Satin Against Agassi, one of the meetings in majors following a had little left. Federer clearly best serve returners in the stretch in which the Williams was fresher, having spent just game, Safin had 31 aces and sisters dominated. more than 10 hours on court no double-faults. Against "I still have to improve my and losing only two sets. Federer, the balls kept coming game on grass, especially When Federer won back. against the strong players like Wimbledon last summer, he Federer chased overheads Venus or Serena," Henin responded with sobs of relief. and forehands down the line Hardenne said. "I always lost At Melbourne Park, he was that had the look of winners. against them over there moved, bur far more composed Safin, the 2000 U.S. Open because they're so powerful." and controlled. champion down, was drained. In Melbourne, she didn't "What a great start to the "I was out of energy, my legs have to face Venus Williams, Icon Sports year for me, to win the were just too tired," he said. "I who was upset in the third Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates his victory In the Australian Open and become was a little too tired to keep up round by Lisa Raymond. men's tennis singles championship at the Australian Open. NCAA. BASKETBALL Provid·ence falls to Seton Hall in Big East play Associated Press The plan worked. Sunday. the field and scored 18 points to place tie in the Big East with Gomes got 28 points, but "It was our best defensive lead Seton Hall (14-4, 4-2), No. 7 Pittsburgh. PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Seton Seton Hall never let any of the game from beginning to end which won its the third straight "We didn't play with that Hall decided not to double team other Friars get going, and the since I've been here," said -all in the conference. swagger [we had] in the past Providence's Ryan Gomes, and Pirates held No. 23 Providence coach Louis Orr, in his third Providence (14-4, 5-2) had a three weeks," Providence coach see if anybody else could beat to its lowest point total of the season at Seton Hall. six-game winning streak Tim Welsh said. "We played them one-on-one. season in a 55-46 victory on Andre Sweet was 7 -of-9 from snapped, and fell out of a first- back on our heels and side ways, but they make you play that way. We just didn't have that look." Gomes, who had 13 rebounds, scored 20 points in the second half, including 16 straight for the Friars at one point. Gomes "is a tough guy to stop. I thought we did a good job to make him work for his points, but also did a good job with the other people," Orr said. J.R. Morris scored 13 points The Office of Student Activities is cutTently accepting new club proposals. If you have an idea for Seton Hall, which shot 54 for a club, whose pt~ose is not currently served by an existing club, the Club Coordination percent in the second half, Council encourages the submission of a new club proposal to the Student Activities Oftice for while Kelly Whitney added 10. review. More information can be found at: \.\-"'\.vw.nd.edu!~sao/clubs/newclub.htm Andre Barrett, the Pirates' All requirements must be c.ompleted before the new club proposal ''rill be reviewed, including: leading scorer with an 18.4 Budget List of planned events!acti-vit1es average, was held to a season Advisor List of officers low six points, and had four Bylaws and purpose statement assists. Submit the required information to Amy Geist, 314 LaFortune, by 5pm Frida}' February 13, 2004 for review this year. The next nc:w club review will not occur Wltil January 2005. Contact the Student Activities Office with any questions~ 1·800-648-4849/ www.ststravel.com ... _ AT ION page 14 COJ\1Pl LED HZOM 'fHE OBSERVER'S Willi SERViCES Monday, February 2, 2004 NFL •-- Icon Sports New England Patriots wide receiver David Givens leaps over Panthers cornerback Ricky Manning. Givens, a 2002 Notre Dame graduate, caught the Tom Brady touchdown pass to give the Patriots a 14-7 lead. Brady, Vinatieri fail, then deliver Associated Pn:ss The dependable duo had uncharacteristic mistake. decided it. HOUSTON - With a done it again. Brady, who didn't throw Thirteen yards to Troy chance to put the Patriots With his second Super an interception in any Brown, then 13 more to the ahead early, Adam Bowl title in three years, home game during the same guy. Then, with over Vinatieri missed - not Brady stam.ped himself as regular season, simply time looming and the clock once, but twice. With a one of the game's best threw it and hoped. running down, a perfectly chance to put them in con clutch passers. But he was Reggie Howard's inter tim !tid 17 -yard pass to Deion trol late, Tom Brady threw feeling a lot more like a ception in the end zone left Branch along the right side his worst pass of the play failure after throwing his him hoping for another line. offs. only interception. chance. As Branch tumbled out of When it really counted, The Patriots were Brady ·got it, and deliv bounds with 9 seconds left, New England's two coolest already well within ered twice. He led a pair of another Lombardi Trophy customers were perfect. Vinatieri's range early in scoring drives in the final was within the Patriots' Brady stood up to the fourth quarter when minutes, including a last grasp. All they needed was a Carolina's nasty pass rush, Brady threw one that he second drive that was a 41-yard field goal from making the throws that got immediately knew he bookend to the closing sec Vmatieri, who beat the Rams New England in position to should have just flung onds of the Patriots' win with just such a kick. win another Super Bowl away. over the Rams two years "I looked up and it was on a last-second kick. Instead of letting ago. going down the middle," Vinatieri then delivered Vinatieri make the kick With the score tied and he said. "I've been very again with 4 seconds left and put the Patriots up by 68 seconds left, he made fortunate, very lucky to be for a 32-29 victory Sunday. eight points, he made an three clutch throws that on such great teams." IN BRIEF CBS apologizes for end to Moss, Indiana State's leading scor NASCAR will not penalize halftime sliow er, faces a domestic battery charge Spencer for comments NEW YORK - CBS apologized on for allegedly attacking a woman fol NASCAR will not penalize driver Sunday for an unexpectedly R-rated lowing an argument. Jimmy Spencer for a remark about end to its Super Bowl halftime show, Moss, 20, was arrested early the Japanese bombing of Pearl when singer Justin Timberlake tore ofT Saturday after police responded to Harbor or his hope that Toyota's part of Janet Jackson's top, exposing a 19-year-old student's report that venture into truck racing will be a around the dial her breast. she was being battered at a campus failure. "CBS deeply regrets the incident," residential hall, according to an e "That's Jimmy Spencer," NASCAR spokeswoman Leslie Anne Wade said mail from university spokeswoman spokesman Jim Hunter said Sunday after the network received several Teresa Exline. when asked about comments the COLLEGE BASKETBALL calls about the show. The two singers were performing a The woman, who refused medical outspoken driver made last week Syracuse at Connecticut 7 p.m., ESPN flirtatious duet to end the halftime treatment, reported that she had about Toyota's entry into Craftsman Missouri at Kansas 9 p.m., ESPN show, and at the song's finish, been in an argument with Moss and Truck competition. St. Joseph's at Villanova 8 p.m., ESPN2 Timberlake reached across Jackson's that he had choked her, leaving They "bombed Pearl Harbor, don't leather gladiator outfit and pulled ofT abrasions on her neck. forget," the San Antonio. Express the covering to her right breast. Moss, a sophomore from South News quoted the 46-year-old driver NHL The network quickly cut away from Holland, Ill., was being held without as saying during media day at St. Louis at Minnesota 8 p.m., FOX Sports the shot, and did not mention the inci bond Sunday at the Vigo County Jail Texas Motor Speedway. Tampa Bay at Philadelphia 8 p.m., Comcast dent on the air. pending a Monday morning hearing "As long as it's good for the econ It was unclear whether Timberlake on the misdemeanor charge. omy, I guess it's OK," said Spencer, NBA intended to expose Jackson's breast. Indiana State Athletic Director who but added that he was rooting Andi Myers said the school's for Ford, Chevrolet and Dodge to Golden State at Memphis 8 p.m., NBA TV Indian State's leading Student Judicial Office will look into humiliate Toyota. LA Lakers at Indiana 7 p.m., FOX Sports scorer arrested the matter. "We're going to have to The Associated Press was unable San Antonio at Utah 9 p.m., NBA TV TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - David see how this materializes," she said. to reach Spencer for comment. Monday, February 2, 20q4 The Observer+ PAID ADVERTISEMENT page 15 -·-~ ~ :> ·I ~i --~:-:.... ·-·> --...;.; --~ ...... -·";" .Jo:. :f. '· -~- •. ~. -.•. ''·.• .. • • page 16 The Observer + SPORTS Monday, February 2, 2004 '-- I WOMEN'S TENNIS MEN'S TENNIS : l I I I I I I Notre Dame hits wall I ND tops 2 Big Ten teams I :. I ...... I butterflies before every match, No. 21 NOTRE DAME 5, I By ANN LOUGHERY against No.8 Duke but then your nerves disap No. 48 OHIO STATE 2 I Sports Writer I \ pear later." I l at the ECK PAVILLION I \ Overcoming that feeling of The women's tennis team SINGLES second set. apprehension early on this By KATE GALES illI ) defeated No. 48 Ohio State, 5- No. 1: Alicia Salas (ND) d. Lindsay "Keckley went down in the I weekend proved to be key to Williams (OSU) 7-6 (9-7), 6-0. Sports Writer I 2, then built off its momentum the team's success. third, fourth game of his match to trounce Wisconsin, 7-0, this No. 2: Christian Thompson (ND) d. Erica with a sprained ankle," Bayliss i! Sunday's match against No. Fisk (OSU) 6-2, 6-2. The Irish had no luck at weekend. 64 Wisconsin brought Irish No. 3: Catrina Thompson (ND) d. Jackie said. "We took an injury time :!\ "Winning against Ohio State Leskovar (OSU) 7-5, 6-4. Duke this weekend, as the Blue out- he got taped and tried to I 'I wins across the board begin 1}, helped our confidence a lot" No. 4: Lauren Connelly (ND) d. Lindsey Devils swept them, 7-0, in dual continue but had to end up i \ ning with Salas and Lauren Adams (OSU) 6-3, 2-6, 6-2. match play. ' \ after losing 4-3 to Michigan, Connelly's defeat of Teresa No. 5: Emily DeCamilla d. Sarah Jane defaulting, and that's a blow. said junior Sarah Jane Connelly (ND) 6-4, 6-1. "We had our chances," coach Hopefully next week we'll get ! Gonzaga and Shana McElroy Bobby Bayliss said after the Connelly said. 8-2. Sarah Jane Connelly and No. 6: Kristin Messmer d. Kristina Stastny him back on track." Connelly and sophomore (ND) 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-7). match. "They're a Final Four "We were down 2-0 right off Statsny knocked off Kaylan team, in my opinion, and I Kristina Statsny started the Caiati and Lexi Goldin 8.:5 to the bat, which is a pretty big team off strong on Saturday, DOUBLES expect them to do very well psychological thing to deal clinch the doubles point. [this season]." defeating Ohio State's Lindsey Christian and Catrina No. 1: Thomp'sonffhompson (ND) d. with, but you move on," Bayliss Adams and Sonia Ruzimovsky, Fiskll..eskovar (OSU) 9-7. No. 8 Duke lost just two sets said. Thompson swept doubles with No. 2: No. 2 Connelly/Salas (ND) d. 8-2. The Irish swept the dou in ·singles and swept doubles Despite Scott's defeat, an 8-5 triumph over Lindsay Colville/Williams (OSU) 9-7. against No. 49 Notre Dame. bles with freshmen Christian Martin and Katie McGaffigan. No. 3: Connelly/Sta.<;tny (ND) d. Adams/ Bayless considered his play and Catrina Thompson claim Ruzirnovsky (OSU) 8-2. The box scores, though, do not promising. The Irish swept singles as indicate that many of the ing a 9-7 win over Erica Fisk well over Wisconsin with Salas ·"Matt's foot started to bother and Jackie Leskovar, and the matches were close. him a little bit toward the end remaining unbeaten this "The doubles were pretty No. 2 nationally-ranked sopho spring with a 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 of his match," Bayless said. "I more Lauren Connelly and close; there was a break at No. was really satisfied with the senior Alicia Salas defeated win over McGafligan. Christian 1 early, and we lost No. 1 and Thompson, nationally-ranked way he played; he hit the ball Meaghan Callville and Lindsay No. 3 doubles by one service better than he has since the I~ Williams, 9-7. 88th triumphed over McElroy, No. 21 NOTRE DAME 7, break - both were 8-5," said fall. I hope he's okay for the ·i "[We] played better as [we] who started this season ranked No. 64 WISCONSIN 0 Bayliss. "No. 2 lost 9-8 in a coming weekend - with went," Irish coach Jay 79th. Catrina Thompson at the ECK PAVILLION tiebreaker, and we were actu Ryan's status in question, Matt Louderback said. "The key was clinched the singles point with ally in position to win the oth shaky and Luis gone, we could a win against Martin. Lauren SINGLES ; j to get ahead early in doubles." No. 1: Alicia Salas (ND) d. Katie ers - they were very, very be without three starters." .. Salas, nationally ranked Connelly gained her third win McGaffigan G\17-6 (7-3), 6-3. close." Haddock will be playing in a I ' No. 2: Christian Thompson (ND) d. Shana I I 14th, ·capitalized on the this season, defeating Teresa Duke (3-0) won against Texas tournament in Cuba during McElroy (W) 7-5.6-4. momentum provided. by the Gonzaga 6-4, 6-2. Also suc A&M on Saturday. The Aggies next weekend's match. ' No. 3: Catrina Thompson (ND) d. Lindsay I ~ early doubles victories with a cessful was Sara Jane Martin (W) 6-3, 6-0. beat Notre Dame 5-2 last ' weekend at the Eck Tennis 7-6 (9-7), 6-0 win over Lindsay Connelly, who won 6-0, 7-6 (9- No. 4: Lauren Connelly (ND) d. Teresa No.8 DUKE 7, Williams in singles. Fallowing 7) over Caiati. Statsny swept Gonzaga (W) 6-4, 6-2. Pavilion .. No. 5: Sarah Jane Connelly (ND) d. Kaylan "We had our chances," No. 49 NOTRE DAME 0 suit was Christian Thompson, doubles, beating Goldin 6-0, 6- Caiati C\\'16-0, 7-6 (9-7). at the SHEFFIELD TENNIS Bayliss said of singles play. who posted a 6-2, 6-2 win over 4. No. 6: Kristina Stastny (NO) d. Lexi Goldin CENTER Fisk. Lauren Connelly con The Irish have a two-week (W) 6-0, 6-4. "Matt Scott lost in a match tributed a 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 victory break before their Feb. 13 tiebreaker... [and Brent] SINGLES over Adams. The Irish clinched meet at No. 16 Virginia D'Amico lost in three sets." No. 1: Phillip King (D) d. Luis Haddock DOUBLES Scott, ranked No. 68 coming (ND} 6-1,6-3. the meet when Catrina Commonwealth. During this No. 1: Thompsonffhompson (ND) d. No. 2: No. 7 Ludovic Walter (D) d. No. 68 Thompson edged out Leskovar time, Louderback said the Mart.in/McGaffigan G\18-5. off a recurrent leg injury, took Matthew Scott (ND) 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-4). 7-5, 6-4. team will focus on becoming No. 2: No. 2 Connelly/Salas (ND) d. the first set against Ludovic No. 3: Jason Zimmermann (D) d. Brent Gonzaga/McElroy (W) 8-2. "It was good to play so "match-tough"· by making Walter, 6-3. Playing at number D'Amico (ND) 1-6,6-2, 6-1. No. 3: Connelly/Stastny (ND) d. two, however, Walter - No. 4: Jonathan Stokke (D) d. Stephen quickly after losing to inter-squad matches an inte Caiati/Goldin (W) 8-5. Bass (ND) 6-4, 6-4. Michigan," Louderback said. gral part of practice. ranked No. 7 in the nation - No. 5: Peter Rodrigues (D) d. Barry King "Our kids are really competi "We'll be working really battled back to win the second (ND) 6-3, 6-2. tive and losing their first hard in practice [in the next set and the last set in a No. 6: Christopher Brown (D) d. Ryan .. tiebreaker. Keckley (NO) 6-1, 1-0, ret. 1•: match was tough . weeks]," said Sarah Jane i ~ "They played nervous on Connelly. "Because everyone Contact Ann Loughery at D'Amico came out strong, Thursday," he said. "You have wants to beat Notre Dame." [email protected] taking the first set against DOUBLES Jason Zimmerman 6-1, but he No. 1: No. 2 Walterflimmermann {D) d. then lost 6-2 and 6-1 and Duke No. 18 Haddock/Keckley (ND) 8-5. No. 2: Stephen Armitraj/Rodrigues (D) d. received the point. Luis D' Amic!V'Scott (ND) 9-8 (7 -5) SMC SWIMMING Haddock, Stephen Bass and No. 3: Phillip King/Jonathan Stokke (D) d. Barry King all lost in straight S. Bass/King (ND) 8-5. sets at No. 1, 4 and 5, respec tively. Ryan Keckley, at No. 6, was forced to retire after suf Contact Kate Gales at Belles finish season on high note fering a sprained ankle in the [email protected] Saint Mary's beats 2 00-y ard IM. Stanforth's everyone's spirits." 1:16.62 breaststroke time In their preparations, Saint 2003-0-l Chicago, preps for was her fastest swim in two Mary's will reduce the years. amount of training and begin T H E B E S T 0 F rJ 0 T A E D A M E T H E A T A E championships Other notable highlights tapering for the next few were third place finishes by weeks. The team hopes to go Kelly Nelis in the 200-yard 'jnto the MIAA championships By DAN TAPETILLO freestyle and Julie Feb. 19 well rested. Sports Writer McGranahan in the 1 00-yard "They are not going to see butterfly. a new Saint Mary's at the Prior to the meet, Saint championships," Ramsey The Saint Mary's swimming Mary's viewed Chicago as the said. "They are going to see a I:' team finished its season by most comparable team they more rested one that is ready defeating the University of would meet all season - and to win." Chicago this weekend, 124- after a marginal victory, the 77. Belles still view Chicago as a SAINT MARY'S 123, The Belles beat Chicago in great competitor. CHICAGO 77 both relay events, and four "They were very competi swimmers claimed first place at MYERS-McLORAINE Actors From 'l'l1e Lonclon Stage tive, with a team that is POOL in individual events. Senior slightly smaller than ours," ( Megan Ramsey led the Belles Saint Mary's swimming coach 400 medley relay: Bridget Lebiedz, Katy Romeo and Juliet i to their second win of the Greg Petcoff said. "Our girls Lebiedz, Julie McGranahan, Maureen I Palchak (SMC), freestyle: I year after winning both the 2:02.27. 1,000 ~ y J i I I i It 111 8 h 1t k a s 11 a 1t r a ; left the meet with a great Yang (Chicago), 11:11.05. 200 freestyle: /, 200-yard freestyle in a time deal of respect for them." Palchak (SMC), 2:02.77. 100 backstroke: j of 2:02.77 and the 100-yard As the team prepares for Dingeman (SMC). 1:14.32. 100 \il.leodr.eo5(12'q', Fei::«INY 11 ...... 7'{3.0 pm. FrKI2'q', Febru..•ty 13...... 7'{3.0 I:>JYI. butterfly in 1:01.72. Sarah the MIAA championships, the breaskstroke: Nowak (SMC), 1:12.68. 50 11--.ll'o5(12'L:r; Fel:nny 12 ...... 7'{3.0 p.m. &tl.r won the triple jump with a for the Irish as sophomore leap of 11.79 meters. Kaleb Van Ort and senior Todd Track For the Notre Dame men, Mobley finished second and continued from page 20 Selim Nurudeen continued his third, respectively. QUtstanding season, qualifying In the middle distances, Gunn also finished third in the for the Big East freshman Jordan Powell quali 200-meter, good enough to Championships in the 60- fied for the conference meet in qualify for the Big East meter dash with a time of 6.93 the 500-meter with a winning Championships. seconds. · time of 1:04.49. Sophomore shot-putter The junior has now qualified Senior teammate Kevin Meghan Horn qualified for the for the conference meet in Somok won the 800-meter in Big East meet with a distance three events, the other two 1:53.63. of 12.72 'meters. She also fin being the 200-meter dash and Senior Juan Alba won the ished second in the weight the 60-meter hurdles. weight throw with a heave of throw with a 13.41-meter Junior Dwight Ellick, who 17.7 5 meters. He also quali mark. spends the fall playing on the fied for the conference meet in Ayesha Boyd was a winner in Notre Dame football team, fin the shot put with a toss of the 400 meters, as the senior ished a close second to 15.60 meters. posted a clip of 55.79. She Nurudeen in the 60-meter Justin Oppel won- the pole also came away with a win in dash with a Big East qualifying vault with a height of 4.65 the 60-meter dash in 7.69 sec time of 6.94 seconds. meters while fellow freshman onds. In the 400-meter race, junior Christopher Jacques placed Other winners for the Irish Trevor McClain-Duer came out first in the long jump with a women were senior Kristen on top, running a time of leap of 6.59 meters. Dodd with a time of 24.42 in 48.00 seconds. TIM KACMAR!fhe Observer the 200-meter race and fresh The 3,000 meter produced Contact Mike Gilloon at Notre Dame hosted Its annual lnvltatlol"!al this weekend. man Cassie Gullickson, who two Big East qualifying times [email protected] Numerous Individuals won their respective e\'ents. Irish, which proved to be the the game, and the game almost remains undefeated at home this BOSTON COLLEGE (14-5, 4-4) biggest lead of the game for slipped way from the Irish at the season (9-0). Starter's last name FGM-FGA FTM-FTA Irish TP, Deveny 4-11 4-4 13, Jacobs 4-15 1-2 either team. Notre Dame was end. "We really wanted to take care 10, Ress 5-5 4-6 14, Mecchia 2-3 1-2 5, continued from page 20 also able to force the Eagles into After tying the game at 42 with of our home court this year," Droesch 1-2 2-2 4, Marshall 1-4 0-0 2, 14 first-half turnovers, holding 7:31 to go, Notre Dame missed McGraw said. "I think mental Parham 1-2 0--0 2, Leahy 0-2 0-1 0, them to 22 points despite shoot eight free throws. toughness is something that last spark." 1st 2nd Total ing 43.5 percent from the field. But with 14 seconds left, year people questioned ... and NOTRE DAME 23 29 52 The Irish defense was up to the ''I'm just really pleased with Jacqueline Batteast hit one of this year I think we've proven, BOSTON COLLEGE 22 28 50 challenge against a Boston the way they've come through two free throws to give the Irish time and time again, that we are College team that came into the 3-point goals: Notre Dame 3-5 (Duffy 3- this stretch [of ranked teams]," a two-point lead. Boston College a very, very tough team. That 5), Boston College 2-12 (Deveny 1-2, game averaging 72.3 points per McGraw said. "It's really been a got the rebound on the second was an incredibly physical game, Jacobs 1-6, Marshall 0-3. Droesch 0-1). game. The win marks the sixth great defensive stretch for us." shot, but Jacobs was unable to and I thought we responded very Fouled out: None. Rebounds: Notre Dame victory in seven games for Notre The Irish defense was also able hit an open, possible game-win well." 31 (Borton 6), Boston College 37 (Deveny Dame, and in all six victories, the to hold the Eagles' leading scor ning three-point attempt with NOTRE DAME 52, 12). Assists: Notre Dame 9 (Borton 4), Irish have held opponents to 50 Boston College 12 (Jacobs 6). Total fouls: er, Jessalyn Deveny, to 13 points five seconds to go. BOSTON COLLEGE 50 Notre Dame 18, Boston College 25. points or less. The Irish defense on 4-for-11 shooting. Boston "I thought this game was criti at the JOYCE CENTER has allowed just 171 points in the College's other star guard, cal for us," McGraw said. "It last four games. _ Amber Jacobs, was held to 10 really gave us just an added NOTRE DAME (13-7, 6-2) The score of Saturday's contest Starter's last name FGM-FGA FTM-FTA points on 4-for-15 shooting. bonus going into the postseason. TP. Duffy 6-11 3-5 16, Batteast 1-7 3-6 5, remained close throughout the Kathrin Ress, however, chipped I think we're a top-25 team." Borton 1-7 0-2 2. Severe 5-5 5-8 15, game. Duffy hit a three-pointer in 14 points on 5-for-5 shooting. Courtney LaVere added 11 Hernandez 0-1 0-0 0, LeVere 3·8 5-6 11, Contact Heather Van Hoegarden to make it 14-10 in favor of the The Eagles shot 40 percent for points for Notre Dame, who Flecky 0-4 3-5 3, Erwin 0-2 0-0 0. at [email protected] ND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Duffy, Severe come to play, make .difference Sophomore lefty Megan Duffy But she wasn't the only Irish and Jessalyn Deveny. three assists. The 5'7" Duffy also throws. And the best part about hit a right-handed floater with the guard who came to play on Jacobs, though, was unable to grabbed three rebounds against a Severe's 39 minutes were her shot clock Saturday. Senior captain Le'Tania connect on a three pointer to win team with two 6-foot-4 players in turnovers - or lack thereof. She winding down · Heather Van Severe sparked a stagnant Irish the game and fmished 4-for-15 the posts. didn't turn the ball over once, and 2:02 left HoeGarden offense when they needed it the from the field. Deveny was held to But then there was Severe. She - despite handling the ball a signifi: on the game most. 4-for-11 shooting. consistently slashed and drove to cant amount. clock in the Sports Writer The play of Duffy and Severe Mean\;Vhile, Duffy and Severe the basket against the bigger And it wasn'tjust their offense second half made the difference against made sure the 6,808 Joyce Center Eagles. When the shot clock was that made this duo better than the Saturday, put- Boston College, a team rumored fans knew the Eagles were not winding down and it seemed like backcourt of Boston College. It ting the Irish up 50-48 - a lead to have one of the best back courts the only team with a talented there was nowhere to go, Severe was their defensive effort. they would not relinquish. in the Big East in Amber Jacobs backcourt. found a way to score and found a Severe and Duffy forced Jacobs Duffy played the entire game, way for the Irish to win. and Deveny into tough shots, scoring J6 points on 6-for-11 Severe only took eight shots, but resulting in poor shooting per Energy Comgetition shooting, including 3-for-5 from she made five. She didn't miss a formances. They left Boston 2003/04- Donn . .. ,. behind the arc. She committed free throw, either, going 5-for-5 College searching for ways to only one turnover, while register when the other members of her score, as they helped hold the ing four steals and dishing out team weren't hitting their free Eagles to 50 points, over 20 below The lJ .S. contains 5% o:f the \\'Orld's their 72.3 points per-game aver age. population but accounts for 25% of the But Duffy and Severe weren't looking to be the heroes of the \vorld's energy usc. game. They just wanted to win. 2046 S::uth &:n::l A \e ."I'm just trying to do a good job running the point, keeping every \ J body in the right position," Duffy 272-1766 said. "Some nights I get more shots than other times. Some -- Open for lunch, dinner and late night fun games I have to score, some games I don't. The biggest thing is There is always action at Bookmakers getting these guys' shots and Watch all your favorite sporting events on 14 screens keeping the team together. I feed ofT a lot from playing good defense, and that is kind of my For Lhe 1nonth of February, do your part !=p=ri a1s all d::v krg Man game." to reduce your energy use and your dorn1 BJa:y Tu:s. is NJ Ni.gJt. fP=ri a] s In the Big East, Duffy and Tues Severe may not be regarded as could win $·1 00 for its activitie-s fund. all d:w lay. G3.tlEr at RrkiakEr s the best backcourt tandem just crrl dB::k OJ!: all tlE ~a]s. yet. But they sure are making a case for themselves. **To win, your dorm must decrease ils per capita Wed Im:h a:1 drily f[a:ials energy <:onsmnprion the n1ost from Fchnmry 2003. ** Thurs The views expressed in this Live rrusic with Parrly :Mrrtin column are those of the author Friday Feb 6 Live rrusic with Hi£P Life and not necessarily those of the Sat. Feb 7 Observer. ~ all d:v arl al }U1 CEI1 Eat Contact Heather Van Sun Students for E_nvironme.ntaf Action B.lf fEt. $.95 Hoegarden at ~ [email protected] -- --. --. - ~ -- . . -. . --. - . . - - -- - .....- . ' -~------...- .. I 1 ) li~ I\.'1 page 18 The Observer + SPORTS Monday, February 2, 2004 i, r), \ fully killed four UAF power the third period on a goal by I ... _ plays in the first period and Curtis Fraser after another Hockey took a 2-0 lead into the locker sloppy clearing pass by the room at the first intermission. Irish defense led to an outnum 1\i continued from page 20 UAF came back quickly in bered break by the Nanooks. the second period, with Ryan Lf:~bda would score the game 'l great effort to help us get a big Lang beating Brown for a goal tying goal, but he would not point." at the 1:16 mark of the period. prevent McKay from being Notre Dame has developed a Notre Dame got the game win named the number one star in l:~ habit of taking games to the ner in the third, though, when the game. The Nanook goalie { ...... extra period. The Irish are 0-2- Walsh took a hard shot from made 45 saves, the most any \. 4 in their six overtime contests the slot to beat Bartusch less opponent has made against the )l this season. The Irish have not than five minutes into the third Irish this season. ) won a regular-season overtime period. Notre Dame has eight CCHA game since a 4-3 win over Cam Keith would score a late games remaining, including a l Miami (Ohio) on Jan. 5, 2002. goal in the third for the critical series on the road this The Alaska-Fairbanks series N anooks after pulling weekend against first-place l marks the fourth consecutive Bartusch, but UAF was unable Miami. ~ I series in which the Irish have to get the equalizer. The Irish NOTRE DAME.3, ti played at least one overtime came away with the win ALASKA-FAIRBANKS 2 game, collecting two ties and despite being outsho·t 42-29. at the JOYCE CENTER l two overtime losses in that Brown matched a career best span. with 40 saves in the victory. 1st 2nd 3rd Total TIM KACMAR!The Observer ! "Anytime you score in the Saturday, each team was AlASKA FAIRBANKS 0 1 1 2 Freshman right winger T.J. Jindra looks to pass In an earlier ' last minute of play, it's a good held scoreless in a wild first NOTRE DAME 2 0 1 3 contest against Boston College. tie," Poulin said. period, as UAF's McKay and SCORING SUMMARY The Irish got off to a quick Notre Dame's Brown stymied First Period ND- Jason Paige 6 (Neil Komadoski, UAF- Aaron Voros 11 (Cam Keith), start Friday, leaping out to an several quality chances. Notre ND- Aaron GilllO (Rob Globke, Tom Brett Lebda), PPG, 17:53. 18:49. early 1-0 lead on a goal by Gill, Dame would get on the score Galvin), PPG, 9:30. who pushed a rebound off a board in the second, with the ND- Globke 16 (A. Gill), SHG, 11:42. NOTRE DAME 2, Third Period ALASKA-FAIRBANKS 2 UAF- Curtis Fraser 11 (Keith), 9:56. Globke shot past N anook goalie freshman Paige scoring on a Second Period ND- Lebda 5 (Komadoski, Rob Globke), Kelly Bartusch in the first peri four-on-three Irish power play. UAF- Ryan Lang 7 (Cory Rask), 1:16. at the JOYCE CENTER EX. 19:31. od. The Nanooks would even the Notre Dame made it 2-0 score on the .next shift, howev Third Period 1st 2nd 3rd Total Shots on goal: Notre Dame 4 7, Alaska ND- Mike Walsh 10 (A. Gill, Wes O'Neill), ALASKA FAIRBANKS 0 1 1 2 Fairbanks 31. Power plays: Notre Dame when Gill found Globke spring er, after Cam Keith stole the 4:51. . NOTRE DAME 0 1 1 2 1-of-3, Opponent O-of·3. Goalies: David ing through the neutral zone puck in the Irish defensive UAF - Cam Keith 11 (Ryan Campbell, Brown 29 saves out of 31 shots (ND), f, SCORING SUMMARY Preston McKay 45 saves out of 47 shots l. on an Irish penalty kill, and the zone and slipped it to Aaron Jasion Grinevitch), EX, 19:32. ,/, senior forward flipped the puck Voros, who beat a helpless First Period (UAF.) Shots on goal: Notre Dame 29, Alaska No Scoring. past Bartusch for a shorthand Brown far post. UAF would Fairbanks 42. Power plays: Notre Dame Contact Justin Schuver at ed goal. Notre Dame success- then take the lead at 9:56 of 1-of-4. Opponent 0-of-8. Goalies: David Second Period [email protected] ing screen, his fourth foul, with down 65-57 with 5:04 to play, 13:07 remaining. Rutgers for Rutgers went on an 11-2 run to Rutgers ward Herve Lamizana then go up 76-59 and stifle any hopes continued from page 20 bumped Cornette. Cornette of an Irish comeback. retaliated, getting in the face of Last year, it was former high number of fouls called in Lamizana and pushing Quincy Scarlet Knight Jerome Coleman the second half to make 21-of-25 Douby to the floor. Douby exag connecting on 7-of-12 3-pointers attempts from the line. gerated his fall, and Cornette to help Rutgers cruise to an easy Near the end of that run, was called for a technical foul. win. This year, it was the fresh Notre Dame forward Jordan The technical counts also as a man Douby coming off the bench Cornette, who is usually calm personal foul, and Cornette and making 4-of-6 from behind ! '' and collected on the court, let fouled out. the arc en route to a game-high himself get mentally taken out of The Irish were able to cut the 24 points. the game and let the crowd get large Rutgers lead to eight even rowdier. points twice, but they nev·er got Contact Matt Lozar at Cornette was called for a mov- any closer. 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Please complete the accompa nying form and mail it today to receive The Observer in your home. ---~ -~--~-~------~-~------ THE OBSER\'ER Monday, February 2, 2004 page 20 MEN'S BASKETBALL Irish continue to suffer in torture RAC Scarlet Knights improve to 7-1 all-time versus Irish at home Virginia Tech, who is joining the 43-19 lead in the first half en Over the first 11 minutes of the lack of offense to start the half By MATT LOZAR ACC next year, the Irish lost 81- route to a 95-80 victory, the Irish second half, the Irish (10-7, 4-3 and went on a 26-6 run to take a Associate Sports Editor 70 at the RAC Saturday in a loss were able to stay in this game in the Big East) shot 1-of-12 60-44 lead and effectively put that has the Irish feeling they during the first half, holding a from the field, committed five the game away. In the first half, · The Irish probably wish are cursed when playing in 38-34 advantage after the first turnovers and scored only six Rutgers didn't attempt ·a free Rutgers were switching confer Piscataway, N.J. 20 minutes. points. throw but took advantage of the ences next year. Unlike last season, when the But then the second half start Rutgers (12-6, 4-4 Big East) Eleven days after winning at Scarlet Knights jumped out to a ed. took advantage of Notre Dame's see RUTGERS/page 18 HOCKEY ND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL leers take 3 points against N anooks Defense ages 3.42 goals per game, to By JUSTIN SCHUVER just four goals combined. · Associate Sports Editor "We took three of four holds points from a very good team Now that's more like it. this weekend," coach Dave The Irish (13-9-4, 9-8-3 in Poulin said. "I thought we Eagles . . the CCHA) bounced back from played real well tonight - got ' I a pair of disappointing one ' I good goaltending and some goal losses last weekend help from the special teams." By HEATHER VAN against Northern Michigan by Notre Dame also got much HOEGARDEN taking three of four points needed help on offense Sports Writer from Alaska Fairbanks (12- Saturday, as a player other 13-1, 11-10-1) in a series this than the trio of Mike Walsh, weekend at the Joyce Center. Rob Globke and Aaron Gill Notre Dame (13-7, 6-2 Big Notre Dame won the first scored a goal for the first time East) used another stellar game 3-2 on Friday and came since Jan. 10 against Bowling defensive effort Saturday to back to salvage a 2-2 tie Green. Walsh, Globke and Gill remain undefeated at home against the Nanooks Saturday. scored the goals Friday, and with a 52-50 win over No. 23 The Irish special teams had Jason Paige and Brett Lebda Boston a solid weekend with the scored on Saturday. College (14-4, penalty kill, stopping all 11 Lebda's goal was the key 4-4 Big East). See Also Nanook power plays in the Saturday, as Notre Dame M egan "Duffy, Severe Duffy led the two games, including eight in came back from a 2-1 deficit come ready to the win Friday. Notre Dame's to tie the game in the waning Irish with 16 power play also chipped in seconds. With David Brown points, three play, make with two goals, and Rob pulled for an extra attacker, assists, three difference" Globke scored a shorthanded the Irish won a face-off in· rebounds and goal Friday to really put a their offensive zone. Neil four steals in page 17 40 minutes of damper on UAF's chances at a Komadowski took a shot from TIM KACMAR/The Observer comeback. the center point that was Freshman goalie David Brown turns away a shot against the action. Freshman David Brown con blocked. The puck hopped into Nanooks. Brown recorded 69 saves over the weekend. Le'Tania Severe also scored 15 tinued to shine in net, playing the air. Lebda, who was bar points on 5-for-8 shooting and both games and stopping 71 of ing down the right side, didn't commit a turnover in 39 7 5 shots, a . 94 7 save percent caught the puck with his stick The senior defenseman skat hard tonight. That's why I minutes to lead the Irish to age. Brown helped a Notre and slapped it with a baseball ed over to the bench and leapt went over to celebrate with their sixth victory over a top -25 Dame defense ranked No. 1 in swing into the net past UAF toward his teammates. the team - everyone gave a team this season. the CCHA to hold the league's goalie Preston McKay with "That was a big goal for us," "I thought that Megan and top-rated offense, which aver- 28.5 seconds remaining. Lebda said. "We really worked see HOCKEY/page 18 Le'Tania played especially well today, and I think, coming off the Miami game, they really had great focus and played really well at both ends," Irish NO TRACK coach Muffet McGraw said. "Thankfully, they did score, because we really struggled to score." Irish compete in Notre Dame Invitational Severe, who came into the ,,) game averaging 7.5 points per in· the Notre Dame try this season. The race her in second place national game, was able to slash and By MIKE GILLOON Invitational Friday night at automatically qualifies her for ly. create for the Irish. Sports Writer the Loftus Center. the NCAA championships to Senior Tiffany Gunn won "The drive was there a lot, so Huddle, a sophomore from be held March 12 in the 500-meter with a season I just took what the defense Returning All-American Elmira, N.Y., broke her own Fayetteville, Ark. best mark of 1:13.37. gave me," Severe said. "I think Molly Huddle set the pace for school record in the 3,000- Another outstanding per Teammate freshman Okechi that we were having a little the Irish as the Notre Dame meter race with a time of formance on the women's side Ogbuokiri finished second to trouble scoring, and I knew I track and field teams compet 9:14.13. came from junior Lauren Gunn in a time of 1:16.61. had to provide some type of a ed alongside Michigan State, Huddle's time is the second King. Her time of 4:45.61 Depaul. Marquette and Butler best time posted in the coun- won the inile run and puts see TRACK/page 17 see IRISH/page 17 ND SWIMMING fENCING SUPER BOWl XXXVIII SMC SWIMMING MEN'S TENNIS WOMEN'S TENNIS en LLI u Michiii'n 166 Notre Dame Dual Patriots 32 Saint Ma~s 124 Duke 7 No. 21 Irish take 1- z Notre arne 134 Meet Panthers 29 Chicago Notre Dame 0 weekend The No. 21 women II The Irish sweep Adam Vinatieri hit a The Belles end their The Blue Devils Notre Dame beat ( cc: ::5 could not break the weekend, including vic- game-winning field goal season with a victory. sweep the Irish, who Ohio State, 5-2, and \ ~ I Wolverine curse tories over No. 2 men's to give New England its won just two sets. Wisconsin, 7-0. I c:c ( c and women's Ohio State second title in three I A. !; teams. years. en page 12 page 12 page 16 page 16 page 16 page 16