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The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOL XXXV NO. 80 HTTP://OBSERVER.ND.EDU Elections Officials detail bar renovations lack social + New Alumni­ Senior Club to be concerns completed in 2003 candidates By JASON McFARLEY News Editor By ERIN LaRUFFA Associate News Editor The University's top student life official unveiled Monday This year's campaign for plans for major renovations Notre Dame student body to the Alumni-Senior Club, a president is filled with venue whose use for social promises of social events gatherings student groups and policy initiatives aimed had long urged administra­ primarily at improving stu­ tors to expand. dent life. In the first public disclosure What's missing, however, of the renovations, Father are "social conscience can­ Mark Poorman, vice president didates" - candidates with for Student Affairs, told the platforms based on social Campus Life Council that justice issues. Last year, changing the club to a sports­ Yogeld Andre and Demetra themed restaurant and bar Smith ran together with a will allow all students to platform that included a socialize together on campus. living wage for campus "We have heard the mes­ employees, community hot sage loud and clear that we topics forums and leader­ need social venues on campus ship-based scholarships. that bring together underage "Yogeld and I ran last and of-age students," year because we were Poorman said, addressing the approached by a group of CLC for the first time in more students, and we all saw a than two years. The plans for the Alumni-Senior need for a vision that was coming from an outsider's As presented Monday, the Club, above, include space for plans will increase the club's perspective," said Smith, area by some 50 percent, 720 patrons - 400 on the dance now a senior. According to from about 10,000 square floor, 190 in the restaurant, 90 in Smith, that vision was one feet to more than 15,000, the pub and 40 in the game that included both the according to a Jan. 21 project Notre Dame community cost summary from the Office room. Father Mark Poorman, at and the outside world. of the University Architect. right, vice-president for Student "I certainly hope every­ The summary estimated total Affairs, presented the plans for a one running this year will include ideas that look cost for the initiative at more renovated senior bar to the than $2 million. beyond themselves," said The revamped facility will Campus Life Council, including Smith. She added that it be ready for use in fall 2003, Matt Smith, left, and Meghan does not concern her that O'Donnell. see BAR/ page 4 see CONCERNS/page 4 Speaker discusses architecture's role in the Holocaust After pouring over examples tural structure and its dedica­ the workers and German­ so he engineered a deal with the By MEGHAN MARTIN of German households, funerary tion to efficiency and compe­ designed housing for plant Slovakian government in which News Writer architecture, monuments, and tence in the extermination of the administrators. its leaders paid for the reloca­ governmental buildings con­ Jewish in Europe, van Pelt The plans that van Pelt found tion of Jews from Slovakia to There is a connection between structed during the Third Reich, stumbled upon a map contain­ were designs for the re-creation Auschwitz, where those who the architecture and function of van Pelt noticed striking similar­ ing plans for revamping the of medieval Auschwitz, a town were physically able would German concentration camps at ities between the architecture of town of Auschwitz. which Hitler had claimed to work for the Germans, and Auschwitz, according to Robert such structures and the archi­ The strategies for urban revi­ have a German culture as a those who were not would be Jan van Pelt, a full-time profes­ tecture of their ancient Athenian talization were ironic and out of result of its location along the killed. sor at the University of Waterloo counterparts. place in a location built specifi­ border of Austria-Hungary and "Suddenly the history of the in Ontario, Canada. Van Pelt's study of Nazi-era cally to carry out the destruction Russia earlier in German histo­ camp became a part of the larg­ Working with Carroll William structures inevitably led him to of an entire people. The profes­ ry. er picture involving the immi­ Westfall, chair of Notre Dame's the concentration camps. sor discovered from this docu­ With building plans already in gration of Germans" to staff the School of Architecture, van Pelt, According to van Pelt, they ment that Auschwitz was slated place, Heinrich Himmler, officer factory at Auschwitz, ethnic who has studied the relationship became the "garbage bins for to play a prominent role in the in charge of the small concen­ cleansing, and the re-introduc­ for more than a decade and a the contradictions" of a society larger scheme for German dom­ tration camp that had been tion of "German glory," accord­ half verified the normative that believed that the "German ination of eastern Europe. established outside of ing to van Pelt. nature of classical Athenian glory" of the Austro-Hungarian Van Pelt was soon to unearth Auschwitz, was charged with After studying original con­ design. Empire could be re-created by a an agreement between industri­ the task of providing enough centration camp blueprints at "If something is normative," pure Aryan race. al giant I.G. Farbenindustrie workers to build it. As a result the site, van Pelt was appalled van Pelt argued in a lecture at The apex of this German plan and Nazi leaders to build a syn­ of the military conflict that at the seeming efficiency and Notre Dame Monday, "it centered around plans for an thetic gas and rubber plant in Germany was simultaneously premeditation behind the func­ deserves to be repeated." eastern Utopia, in the small, the town, far removed from the engaged in. Himmler turned to tionality of Auschwitz's design. Van Pelt's next task was to unassuming Polish town of threat of British bombers. A Slovakia. Van Pelt learned that the gas determine what society, if any, Oswiecim, better known to west­ deal had been struck between As van Pelt put it, "Himmler chambers and ovens built under had attempted to re-create the ern audiences as Auschwitz. the two entities that, should the got control of the 'Jewish prob­ the structures were only as good structure of ancient Greece. All Through his research of the company build the factory, the lem.' He needed Jewish labor signs pointed to Nazi Germany. concentration camp's architec- Nazi regime would provide both and control over Jewish labor," see ARCHITECTURE/pag~ 4 page 2 The Observer+ INSIDE Tuesday, February 5, 2002

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"We gotta take it back "People started "/ could have swam The perfect to the road where we really congratulating us last week through a brick wall at that like to play ... We don't when the other ticket point because the team was talk about it, but we do have dropped out. They didn't going crazy for me. " road trip a little bit of a road realize that the process was presence. far from over. " Adam Cahill I have high standards. They shouldn't be too sophomore swimmer long, but they definitely shouldn't be too short. Mike Brey Kim Jensen on his Big East qualifying I've had some good, memorable ones, and some men's basketball head coach time in the 50-yard freestyle that were just miserable experiences that I stu"ent body presidential candidate couldn't wait to get to the end of. on the remainder of the season on the lone ticket election You can't have them every weekend or you would get Katie Hughes much too tired. I've come close, but I've never experi- Copy Editor eilced one that I would give a Compiled from U-Wire reports score of a perfect 10. BEYOND CAMPUS Road trips, that is. Sometimes, you gotta bust out. The elements of a good road trip: University of Arizona cuts 128 courses and jobs 1. A Good Shotgun Rider. Compared to shotgun, back seat riders are virtually invisible. They are TUCSON, Ariz. regents met Friday at Arizona State the parasites in the road trip food chain, poking Nearly 130 classes have been can­ University. their necks between the front seats between celed and the same number of jobs cut Northern Arizona University's presi­ naps. as a result of state-mandated budget dent said his university is facing prob­ The basic duties of toll money fmding, CD cuts, University of Arizona President lems similar to UA's, having to elimi­ changing, snack opening, and "can we get over?'' Peter Likins told the Arizona Board of nate employees, classes and eventual­ begging can give the shotgunner a solid score. Regents Friday. ly some departments. But for a perfect 10, major navigation through None of the 128 classes that were "When institutions have been ghettos and never being wrong when answering cut were graduation requirements, through this process before, the net distraught "stay on or get off? what does that sign and it is unclear how many of the 128 effect is that it will increase the time SAY?" spaz-ish question attacks from the driver jobs that were eliminated actually to graduate," NAU President John are also required. were occupied, Likins said. The fact university fulfill all but about $2 mil­ Haeger said. 2. Music. Regardless of any ska or techno ten­ that the two numbers are the same is lion of $15.8 million in state-mandat­ Despite all the doom and gloom, dencies of any or all of the road trippers, "Free coincidental. ed budget cuts. there was one upbeat note for those Fallin," "American Pie," and 'Tiny Dancer" make Likins said he will release a memo Likins and other senior administra­ who support the Integrated Learning even the most machisimo road trippers go all Monday stating the number of people tors still are working to eliminate the Center. Money within the UA budget Thelma-and-Louise-ish, and yet mellow at the who lost their jobs as a result of bud­ remaining $1.96 million from the uni­ will be reallocated to provide for hir­ very same time. Rap songs from Office Space get cuts. Of the jobs cut, 56 were versity's budget. ing four ILC employees. The four new may be interspersed if the driver is in a slump. adjunct faculty positions and the rest This year's budget cuts and concern employees will be hired with the goal Since you are road-tripping from Notre Dame, were temporary, full-time positions, over what funding the state of opening the media center in the entire U2 Greatest Hits album will by unccm­ Likins said. Legislature may cut next year was on January 2003. trollable magnetic force begin to play after 2.6 The job and course cuts helped the everyone's minds and lips when the Arizona Daily Wildcat hours. Do not, I repeat, do NOT play the radio in the rectangle states. Back seaters can gain some respect by making a mix CD. 3. The Destination. The actual destination of the UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN UNIVERSITY OF UTAH road trip is important only because it influences the mood of the road trippers themselves. My in­ depth research has shown that cars full of kids on Baby born in dorm bathroom dies Computer model monitors attacks their way to meet friends, or friends-of-friends who will lead them to out-of-state beer are 57.8 MADISON, Wis. SALT LAKE CITY percent happier than any other road trippers. A baby girl born in a University of Wisconsin-Eau A computer model developed at the University of 4. The Speed. The faster the better. though Claire residence hall bathroom died Sunday. "' Utah will help detect possible bioterrorist attacks finding the balance of cop-avoidance and deliver­ Julienna Marie Hubbard died at the St. Joseph's during the Olympic Games. Using medical records ance from those rectangle states is crucial. This Hospital in Marshfield, reportedly from a lack of from some of Utah's clinics, the model can detect dis­ balance does not actually exist. oxygen at the time of birth, an Eau Claire County ease patterns that resemble a bioterrorist attack. 5.The Flow. No, not that kind of flow, although deputy medical examiner said. She was in critical The model retrieves medical data daily and creates well-timed stops at rest stops where you stumble condition. The full-term baby was born Jan. 29 to reports used to identify an outbreak. Several clini­ in squinting at the array of beef jerky and mullets Karen Hubbard, a UW-Eau Claire freshman who cians and public health specialists will monitor the this nation offers are an important part of a high died after giving birth in a bathroom stall of Oak data and notify state health officials of any suspicious scoring road trip. Ridge Hall, the all-girl dorm in which Hubbard lived. trends. Because the medical records are already in The flow is the deep, philosophical conversa­ An autopsy revealed excessive bleeding caused by electronic form, the surveillance team can perform tions about what it must be like to live in complications with childbirth resulted in Hubbard's its analysis quickly because it does not have to man­ Podunkville. amazing speeding ticket avoidance death. Emergency personnel reportedly found ually enter data. Dr. Kurt Hegmann, one of the pri­ adventure story times. and how cool it would be Hubbard, 19, in a bathroom stall not breathing and mary developers, said they are implementing 50 dif­ to have a nice. car. Like, whoa. with no pulse last Tuesday. When an officer removed ferent analyses that examine a range of symptoms­ It has also been scientifkally proven that obser­ Hubbard from the stall, he found the baby girl. A coughing, runny nose and vomiting. Based on these vations of University absurdities increase expo­ student reportedly began CPR procedures on the data, his team can track a number of infectious dis­ nentially as the distance from South Bend baby while officers attempted to revive Hubbard. eases, such as pneumonia and anthrax. increases. Badger Herald Daily Utah Chronicle 6. The Stories. Though this is technically not part of the road trip itself, it is its most valuable result. When explaining details to those who have not even attempted the perfect road trip, always exaggerate. LOCAL WEATHER NATIONAL WEATHER

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AFGHANISTAN Another casualty in Afghanistan: the environment Russian official Like the stability of its new government, Afghanistan's environmental outlook is unsure. But predictions are dire, given years of war, intense drought and the destruction of infrastructure. Until a United Nations team completes its planned environmental assessment, experts can only speculate on how conditions promises· support in the country have declined. Generally higher than the American Rocky Mountains, the rugged Hindu Kush mountains bisect the country and dictate Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida much of its weather. Associated Press network has been training Chechen rebels and militants KABUL with the Islamic Movement of Russia's foreign minister visit- Uzbekistan, a group active in Woodlands on the ed Kabul on Monday to pledge Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and slopes of the Hindu support for helping Afghanistan Kyrgyzstan. Russia fears that Kush account for recover from 23 years of war instability in those former Soviet most of Afghan­ and instability that began when republics could spread into Irrigation the Soviet Union invaded the Russia proper. canals and istan's 3 percent of country. Since the defeat of the Taliban tunnels forest cover. Up to Igor Ivanov met with interim in November, Russia has channel runoff. half may be gone Prime Minister Hamid Karzai to extended humanitarian aid to from the now, pulverized by discuss rebuilding efforts, and Afghanistan, sending in workers mountains. In U.S. bombing or was to leave to set up a field the parched depleted for fuel. the country hospital and southwest, a A lucrative product due to its later in the leading work to ruined canal "Mr. Karzai and other scarcity, timber has reportedly day. . reopen the could knock been smuggled out of the Tora "Mr. Karzai Afghan Mznisters Salang Tunnel out a town's Bora area into Pakistan for sale. and other assured me that they will between Kabul water supply Afghan do their best to prevent and the north. for weeks. Ministers . The tunnel was The Abi-i-Estada and Dashte-Nawar wetlands host assured me any threats ofterrorzsm, originally built migratory birds, including the rare Siberian crane. that they will extremism, drug-dealing to assist the These important staging areas may have been do their best and so-on for Russia Soviet invasioi?-. destroyed by war or years of drought. to prevent . The Soviet any threats of from Afghanzstan Union invaded A varied landscape Withering dryness Species under pressure terrorism, territory.,, Afghanistan in extremism, December 1979. Afghanistan is defined by Drought magnifies other Snow leopard pelts can fetch drug-dealing, More than extremes, but it's a land on damage. For example, without thousands of dollars. Probably and so-on, for Igor Ivanov 115,0.00 Soviet which its people depend. An water to replenish vegetation, fewer than 100 of the endangered Russia from Russian foreign minister soldiers fought estimated 80 percent rely on overgrazing by livestock could cats survive. Other species are Afghanistan there, and an agriculture. take years to reverse. more valuable as food. estimated ,, _{1, territory,"Ivanov said. "It is very 13,000 were killed and 35,000 --r---..,_,...,1* l-.-:".!J' ·[..~0-::'J. .• . ~ important and principal for us, wounded before the Red Army "" r'!'(·~r:;~·'fr?;j·~<·: ,,. j because we know very well pulled out in February 1989. '.:· .. ('' what those threats are. We have On Monday, Ivanov flew into -~~ ~:1~·,~~Vf1:~~~:_;:~'~t been targets of those terrorist Kabul airport, a battered r• .' ""'&.:~w-"'"~-~" ) '·I" :s,;' ... -»-_, :;. l v : -[; '·•' l organizations based in airstrip still littered with ~ . ': :'~ ·~·;b;.;,J Afghanistan." burned-out remains of military / . /1' ' /.J Russia has supported the U.S.­ transport aircraft, amid tight c: . '' l. led anti-terrorism campaign in security...... /.- J,. ..,..,-'"' part because it is also interested Dozens of soldiers carrying Predominant land use Drought Species' habitat in weakening radical Islamic assault rifles and rocket-pro­ D Desert and oasis Dsevere ri&il Snow leopard groups. Those groups include pelled grenade launchers stood - Irrigated areas llll.l Extremely severe UJllJJ Wild sheep militants fighting in the break­ guard. The plaster facade of one D Oasis and pasture I±ID Gazelle away republic of Chechnya and building near the airport's main 1Bl Rain-fed farming and pasture SOURCES: Peter Zahler, University of Massachusetts; United Nations; International in former Soviet republics of terminal was still pockmarked D Forest and pasture Central Asia. with bullet holes from past fight­ Centre for Integrated Mountain Development; National At/as of Afghanistan Russia is concerned that ing. Hassan Hodges; John Jurgensen; Tony Lugo; /AP

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them," McCord said. held underage dances at "It's a good and easy way the club. Concerns for students to connect with Bar Poorman said the Holocaust continued from page 1 the community in a personal continued from page 1 changes were flexible and continued from page 1 way," she added. pledged to seek student no one is running on social Another part of their plat­ Poorman said. input before work began. as the number of corpses they justice issues this year, as form that incorporates social The plans include several He said the club would like­ could incinerate in a day. long as they're running on concerns, according to key changes to the club: ly close in December for six Van Pelt also noted with hor­ what they believe is best for McCord, is the section about + Expansion of the dance to eight months of renova­ ror the meticulous design of the the Notre Dame community. CSC vans. There is a chance floor to accommodate 400 tions. It would reopen in entrance, "The Gate of Death," Although Smith said she is that the University's risk people August 2003. which was drawn and re­ not formally involved with a management office will be + Expansion of the restau­ Poorman will present the drawn to better accommodate campaign this year, she said taking the vans away from rant area to seat 190 plan to the Board of the trains that transported pris­ she has attended brainstorm­ the center, she said. McCord patrons Trustees at the upcoming oners to their deaths and the ing sessions for the Brian and Williams want to make + Addition of a restaurant­ meeting. large transformers used to elec­ Moscona/Keri Oxley cam­ sure that does not happen. style kitchen Students had lobbied trify the barbed wire surround­ paign. "We don't think any + Addition of offices and a administrators at least the ing the camp. It is not clear why there resources need to be taken storage room past two years to renovate "Here we see a war crime in isn't a ticket like Smith and away from the CSC," McCord + Renovated game room the club. progress, done by an architect," Andre's in this election. said. Poorman's announcement The Student Senate com­ said van Pelt. Previously, candidates had to However, while McCord followed a two-and-a-half­ pleted reports on campus The issue of ethics and get 150 signatures to be stressed that social concerns year study by his office into social space that included morals in architecture became allowed to run. The Judicial are important to many Notre existing revamp­ another point to van Pelt's lec­ Council changed the require­ Dame students, she added s o c i a l ing the ture, in his emphasis on the ment to 300 signatures for that she does· not think it is s p a c e "We've been talking for a club. Last exactness with which each last year's election. This year, the role of student govern­ available long time about how spring, space of Auschwitz was intend­ the council used the identical ment to actually create ser­ to stu­ wonderful that would be. Brooke ed, from the melting room for guidelines as last year, vice opportunities. dents on Norton, extracted gold teeth to the trea­ according to John McCarthy, "There are so many differ­ and off­ It would help so much student sury to the pre-heating mecha­ the council's vice president in ent things going on on cam­ campus. It with programming. It b 0 d y nisms found in gas chambers to charge of elections. pus ... The part the student essentially would change the social presi­ better circulate the poison. Some of this year's candi­ government plays in service is eliminated d e n t , "These architectural plans dates, however, believe they publicity," said McCord. the possi­ life on campus and submitted show everything ... you have incorporate some social jus­ "Student government can bility of perceptions of it. " to the these in your hand and you feel tice concerns into their plat­ help in publicizing the differ­ renovating Board of like you're close to the crime," forms. ent avenues that students can LaFortune Trustees he said. "We have increased student get involved in service." Student Brooke Norton a report As such, Auschwitz has now activism on our platform," For that reason, McCord Center to student body president t h a t become not only a stark symbol said Moscona, who explained said that there is "nothing address touched of the capabilities for human that he and Oxley met with missing" from the student social on the intolerance, but has also inad­ Smith and Andre this year. body election without social space concerns. same issue. vertently placed itself at the Moscona ran against Smith conscience candidates in the "We could wait around to Norton praised center of the "Holocaust denial" and Andre last year, when he race. renovate LaFortune," Poorman's announcement debate. was running for student body "A lot of students are doing Poorman said, "but we'd be Monday to move forward Van Pelt, armed with archi­ vice president with current service. Student government in a queue for building." with the initiative. tectural records to add to the student body president doesn't need to make new ini­ Conversion of the club "We've been talking for a mountains of other evidence, Brooke Norton. tiatives," she said. frees the University to long time about how won­ has made it his duty to refute "We really had a lot of Other tickets are even more change provisions of its derful that would be," she such theories that the respect for Demetra and explicit that they are not liquor license and allow said. "It would help so Holocaust never happened. Yogeld," Moscona said. social justice candidates. students under 21 into an much with programming. It "The Holocaust was not an Norton and Moscona ended "We're very direct about the establishment where alco­ would change the social life accident of history ... it was not up winning the election, but idea that we're a student­ hol is served, Poorman on campus and perceptions a collateral of war," said van the office of the president has based platform," said presi­ said. of it." Pelt. adopted one of Smith and dential candidate Scott Palko, Right now, the facility Andre's ideas during their who is running with P .J. functions mainly as a bar term, Dinner with 7 Mercanti. for drinking-age students Strangers. If he and Oxley are However, Palko added that and alumni. Groups such as elected this year, said because he works at the freshman and sopho­ Contact Jason McFarley at Contact Meghan Martin at Moscona, they would like to NDToday.com, he helped more class councils have mcfarley.l @nd.edu. [email protected]. expand the current dinner make the decision for program. NDToday .com to endorse In addition, Moscona said Smith and Andre last year. he believes student govern­ Another candidate running ment should work with for president, Libby Bishop, groups such as the also questioned whether all of [J][EJ[I]IT.J0[EJ0[]IT.J Progressive Student Alliance Smith and Andre's platform to help those students com­ ideas were reasonable issues municate more effectively for student government to with the administration. The address. nte!l!lacial University tends to view "I think their platform last C-reating an ~ami\y activist groups such as the year was really inspirational, PSA as an unofficial student but it wasn't realistic," said voice, according to Moscona, Bishop, who is running with while student government Trip Foley. Some of Smith and enjoys the status of the offi­ Andre's platform ideas also cial student voice. went beyond the realm of stu­ Moscona and Oxley also dent government, according plan to work with Students to Bishop. For example, she for Environmental Action, he said their idea to start a said, to increase recycling semester abroad program in when fans come to campus third world countries, over­ for home football games. lapped with programs run by Moscona and Oxley's platform the esc. also proposes sample service "We think there already are days once a month to give all these existing resources," busy students a chance to vol­ said Bishop. unteer. However, although Bishop Presidential candidate Nikki said her platform does not McCord similarly said that currently involve many social 1'-· she and running mate Nick justice issues, Bishop said Williams incorporated social that she and running mate concerns into their platform. Trip Foley would consider November 2oo1'1ebruary 2002 Raising Black & Biracial Children For example, McCord and collaborating with existing Williams are proposing a organizations on such "Take a Kid to College" pro­ issues-if students wanted th gram. According to McCord, a them to. Wednesday, Fe b ruary 6 student they were talking to "Our whole theme is to try suggested the idea while the to be more responsive to stu­ 5:30 pn1 ticket was campaigning. dents," she said. The program would involve Another element of past Center for Social Concerns pairing up local school chil­ election that is not in this Please RSVP @ 1-6841 dren with Notre Dame stu­ election, according to Palko, dents on teacher in-service are "joke tickets." There will be a panel discussion. as well as Soul Food served. All arc welcome. days. Domers would take the "All the tickets are strong. children to class, to the dining That's why it's so interesting halls and to their dorms to this year," he said. show them what college is like so that the children Contact Erin LaRuffa at "know that college can be for [email protected]. ATION Tuesday, February 5, 2002 COMPILED FROM THE OBSERVER WIRE SERVICES page 5

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Space station loses power: A comput­ er failure knocked out the international space station's guidance system Monday and pre­ vented the power-generating solar wings from pointing toward the sun. To conserve power, the three men aboard the space sta­ tion turned off secondary equipment as a pre­ caution. Ethnic clashes in Nigeria escalate: Gangs of youths armed with machetes, swords, and bows and arrows took to the streets of Lagos Monday in a third day of ethnic bloodlet­ ting in Nigeria's commercial capital. At least 55 people have been killed. Grabbing what posses­ sions they could, thousands fled as plumes of black smoke rose from the city's slums. The violence was the latest blow to a city still shak­ en by explosions at an army munitions depot that killed at least 1,000 people last week.

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Bush, Blair nominated for Nobels: President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair have been nominated for the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize for fighting terrorism and securing world peace, a Norwegian lawmaker announced Monday. The Nobel Prize winners are named in mid-October and the awards are always presented on Dec. 10, the day their founder, Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel, died in 1896. Police search for Texas inmates: Discarded jail clothing, clumps of black hair AFP Photo and fingerprints from a fugitive were found in Mexican President Vicente Fox shakes hands with Cuban President Fidel Castro in Havana. Castro invited Fox a burglarized house by authorities searching for a one-day visit, where Fox asked for the release of political prisoners. for two convicted murderers and .two murder suspects who escaped from a Texas jail. By midday Monday, one week after the breakout, there was no sign of the escapees -two con­ ·Fox presses Castro on human rights victed of killing a high school cheerleader and two awaiting trial in another killing. office 14 months ago. recognizing the Cuban He said he hoped "Cuba Associated Press The meeting came a day opposition. would come closer to the HAVANA after Fox's foreign minis­ But he was also under standards of human rights Juggling demands to ter said Mexico would not pressure not to fray ties and of democracy that INDIANA NEWS BRIEFS prove he can support U.S.­ challenge Cuba's human with Cuba - valued in day-by-day help make style democracy without rights record in an annual Mexico as a sign of inde­ things more secure, not being controlled by the U.N. vote that Castro's pendence from the United only in Latin America but Bar to end wet T-shirt contests: A United States, Mexican government sees as part of States - and Castro has in the rest of the world." South Bend bar has agreed to stop holding President Vicente Fox met an American-led campaign bristled when high-level Fox said he and Castro wet T -shirt contests after city officials accused with dissidents in Cuba on to isolate the island, under visitors have met with his were able to discuss Monday and said he a U.S. trade embargo for opponents. human rights "precisely the owners of violating an adult business ordi­ pressed Fidel Castro on 40 years. On his flight back to because of the maturity of nance. Assistant City Attorney Ann-Carol human rights issues. Fox's election in 2000 Mexico, Fox told reporters our bilateral relationship Nash filed a lawsuit against the Inferno bar's After lengthy talks ended the 71-year rule of he handed Castro a list of and because of the frank­ owners last month that sought a court order Sunday with Castro, in Mexico's Institutional political prisoners whose ness and closeness that prohibiting activities such as the T -shirt con­ power since 1959, Fox met Revolutionary Party. The cases he hoped would be characterizes our personal tests. Neighborhood residents urged the city briefly with seven of the Mexican leader was under reviewed and "emphasized relationship." to take action after the bar began holding the Cuban leader's most heavy pressure from his that Cuba is not an excep­ He said that he reaf­ contests late last summer. prominent opponents own conservative National tion and that Mexico will firmed to Castro his oppo­ shortly before the end of Action Party and seek to encourage the full sition to the U.S. embargo his first visit to the com­ Washington to prove his observance of human and expressed opposition munist island since taking democratic credentials by rights the world over." to the death penalty.

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He was spending Monday ELAN CORP-ADR (ELN) -50.42 -15 .10 14. 85 the tip of his nose. coloration on his nose two or three night at home. page 6 The Observer + NEWS Thursday, February 5, 2002 Texas A&M won't Panels may subpoena Lay have 2002 bonfire Associated Press Lay's assets WASHINGTON Some of the assets of Kenneth Lay, the Associated Press increased legal liability, would Congressional committees push the costs of building the took steps Monday to subpoe­ former chief executive of Enron Corp., show bonfire to more than $1.5 mil­ na Enron's no-show former he may not be as broke as his wife Linda COLLEGE STATION, Texas lion, compared with about chairman, while the Justice claimed last week during a television Texas A&M University's near­ $65,000 for the student-built Department rejected a interview. The couple says they are in the ly century-old bonfire tradition bonflre. Democratic call for a special process of selling off all of their properties -on hold since a deadly col­ Bowen, who is retiring in June prosecutor to investigate the except the $7.1 million penthouse (right) in lapse in 1999 - will not be res­ to return to teaching, said there collapse of his energy-trading downtown Houston. urrected this fall, the school's are other ways Texas A&M stu­ company. president said Monday. dents can show their school Former chairman Kenneth Stock holdings 'Tm still determined that the spirit. The bonflre traditionally Lay was to have been the star Real estate holdings .horror of that day will never has been lighted on the eve of witness at congressional hear­ Houston Directly held shares visit our campus again," A&M's football game against the ings this week, but he abruptly owned by Lay when President Ray Bowen said. "My University of Texas, its archri­ backed out Sunday night. he was a director or heart wanted to continue the val. The Senate Commerce officer of the bonfire, but I had to let my Hundreds of students gath­ Committee scheduled a vote following companies brain make the decision." ered to watch the announce­ Tuesday on a subpoena to and required to The 90-year-old bonfire tradi­ ment over large-screen televi­ force Lay's appearance. Rep disclose his holdings tion was suspended after 12 stu­ sions. Some cried as Bowen Michael Oxley, R-Ohio, said • Single-family • Fourplex, publicly: dents were killed and 27 others announced his decision. the House Financial Services home, $742,100. $320,760. • Compaq injured on Nov. 18, 1999. The Marc Barringer, a political sci­ Committee would issue a sub­ Computer Corp. • Single-family home $112,800. 59-foot-high, wedding cake­ ence major, said he was disap­ poena to compel Lay's appear­ (resigned style stack of more than 5,000 pointed. "I learned more applic­ ance "at the earliest practical December 2001) logs collapsed while under con­ able life skills in cut, load and date." Galveston, Texas struction. A school commission stack than in all of my classes," Lay, who resigned as chair­ These five properties are in Pirates Cove $4,156,832 blamed flawed construction he said. man on Jan. 23, quit his on the west end of the coastal city. • Eli Lilly & Co. techniques and inadequate Surveys show students and temaining position as a direc­ • Single-family home, $390,570. (resigned supervision of the students alumni overwhelmingly support tor on Monday. • Single-family home, $790,970. December 2001) • Single-family home, $337,810. assembling the stack. continuing the tradition. "It's not possible to figure $2,514,776 Bowen said in June 2000 that At least 11 lawsuits f1led by out what caused this huge • Undeveloped lot, $105,880. the bonfire would return if it families of dead and injured stu­ Enron ship to capsize if you • Undeveloped lot, $101,870. • Enron Corp. were professionally designed dents accuse A&M administra­ can't hear from the captain," Aspen, Colo. (resigned February and built. tors and former bonfire student said Sen. Hon Wyden, D-Ore. • Undeveloped lot, listed at $2.95 million. 2002) But on Monday he said that leaders of negligence in the col­ Sen. Ernest Hollings, D-S.C., • Four-bedroom home, listed at $6.125 $968,450 those conditions, along with lapse. chairman of the Senate million. • Newpower Commerce Committee, said a • Five-bedroom home, listed at $6.15 million. Holdings Inc.* special prosecutor was needed • Three-bedroom cottage, appraised at $4.1 $60,000 because the Bush Justice million. Not listed, sale being negotiated Department could not be privately. 'Lay is still on the board relied on to investigate objec­ of directors. tively. SOURCES: Joshua Saslove of Joshua & Co.; Galveston County Appraisal District; Kansas upholds The Justice Department said Harris County Appraisal District; Thomson Financial/Lancer Analytics in a statement that it sees no AP reason to appoint a special counsel to investigate Enron. ment said. paign donations from Enron in ai;Iti-sodomy law "No person involved in pursu­ Attorney General John his failed 2000 Senate bid. The ing this investigation has any Ashcroft stepped aside from probe is being led by Deputy conflict, or any ties that would the investigation last month Attorney General Larry require a recusal," the depart- because he had received cam- Thompson. The appeals court ruling was Associated Press issued Friday. Limon still may appeal to the Kansas Supreme TOPEKA, Kan. Court. A state appeals court upheld The year before the incident, a Kansas law that allows legislators had enacted what Roundtable: young adults who have sex became known as the "Romeo with underage partners to be and Juliet" law, which was "Cuban Catholicism in the Diaspora" punished more harshly if their designed to separate consen­ partners are of the same sex. sual teen-age sexual relation­ Tuesday, February 5, 2002 A three-judge panel ruled ships from cases in which against Matthew R. Limon, older adults exploited young McKenna Hall, Room 200 who was seeking to overturn children. his sentence of 17 years and It lessened the penalties for PART ONE 4:00pm REFLECTIONS two months in prison for per­ unlawful but consensual sexu­ forming a sex act on a 14- al relations in which one per­ PART TWO 4:45 pm DISCUSSION year-old boy in February 2000. son was under 19 and the Limon was 18 at the time. other was 14 to 16. But the If Limon or the boy had been law only applied when the sex­ 5:30 pm Reception female, Limon's maximum ual partners were of the oppo­ sentence would have been one site sex. Featuring: year and three months in Limon was charged and con­ prison, the appeals court said. victed under a criminal Dr. Gerald E. Poyo, Historian, St. Mary's University, Texas/Visiting The American Civil Liberties sodomy law because the Union argued the law discrimi­ "Romeo and Juliet" law didn't Professor Univ.ersity ofNotre Dame "Cuban Catholics in Exile" nates against homosexuals, apply, the appeals court said. and the DKT Liberty Project, a He had been convicted of a group with a Libertarian phi­ similar offense in 1998, which Dr. Maria de los Angeles Torres, Political Scientist, DePaul University losophy, said the law repre­ made his sentence more sented gender discrimination. severe. "Politics and Exile: The Peter Pan Children"

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Tuesday, February 5, 2002 The Observer+ NEWS page 7 Budget adds $488 for defense PAKISTAN

$1 billion to continue fighter air­ Editor wants to talk to Associated Press craft flights over parts of the United States as a precaution 2003 federal budget WASHINGTON against a repeat of the Sept. 11 Bush's plan reporter's kidnappers The Bush administration's pro­ attacks. posed 2003 Pentagon budget The new budget would pump President Bush on Monday napping. When asked why weaves billions for high-tech money into purchasing a new released full details of his $2.13 Associated Press Steiger addressed his letter to weapons and the war against generation of stealthy fighter jets trillion budget. The 2003 fiscal the National Movement for the terrorism with old-style pay and more precision munitions. It year begins Oct. 1. KARACHI Restoration of Pakistani boosts for the troops, forging a calls for accelerating develop­ After a series of hoax e­ Sovereignty, a Dow Jones' $379 billion spending proposal ment of pilotless planes, convert­ mails, the managing editor of spokesman said the letter that represents the biggest ing four nuclear submarines to The Wall Street Journal issued spoke for itself. Dow Jones increase in two decades. ··'' vessels that can fire cruise mis­ l.,''•t[@lL.··v~'· ··l$!111:,l~~~~~~n.,:·~·~ml.• l@rwi:W'.,.alll% .... ,.,•• ,,,.: an open letter Monday to the publishes the Journal. "We need to defend freedom siles and insert Special Forces group he believes responsible "I have not heard from you with the best equipment possi­ into battle, and investing in new Income Deficit for the kidnapping of reporter for several days and want to ble," President Bush told a combat communications sys­ $2.048 trillion $80 billion Daniel Pearl, asking for a pri­ begin a dialogue that will cheering audience of military tems. Spending vate dialogue to "address your address your concerns and men and women at Eglin Air The budget does not allow for concerns." bring about Danny's safe Force Base in Florida on expanding active-duty forces Discretionary is what the Pearl's wife, meanwhile, release," Steiger's letter said. Monday, speaking hours after his beyond the 1.4 million now in president and Congress decide issued an impassioned appeal "Since your last e-mail I have $2.13 trillion spending plan was uniform, but is supposed to help to spend; mandatory includes for his life and said she was received numerous e-mails sent to Capitol Hill. transform the military into a programs such as Social willing to die in his place. from people who claim that "We need to be agile, we need more versatile force that can Security and Medicaid. This Paul Steiger, the Journal they are holding Danny. to be quick to move .... We need prevail over so-called "uncon­ budget year, a fourth category managing editor, addressed Because of these claims, it has to recruit the best," Bush said, ventional" enemies. was added for emergency the letter to the National become difficult for me to garnering the loudest applause The total earmarked for com­ response. Movement for the Restoration know that I am communicating by mentioning his proposed 4.1 bating terrorism next year is $27 of Pakistani Sovereignty. with the people holding Danny. Emergency response fund 1% percent hike in basic pay for the billion, of which $10 billion is That organization signed the These individuals have caused military. considered a war reserve. $16 billion first e-mail sent on Jan. 27 a great deal of confusion. The proposed defense budget The $27 billion compares with Interest Mand- claiming to have abducted "Also these numerous mes­ for the year starting Oct. 1 would $4.6 billion in anti-terrorism $181 I Pearl who disappeared four sages, which have been made add $48 billion in budget author­ spending in the 2000 defense atory Discre­ 54% days earlier. Attached to that public, detract from your seri­ ity to the Pentagon's spending. budget. Last year, that category claim were photographs of the ous concerns. The world is get­ That would amount to a 14 per­ of spending was $5.2 billion, tionary $1.159 36% trillion journalist - one with a gun ting a mixed message, and cent increase, the biggest boost although it was boosted by $13.7 pointed at his head, another perhaps a negative impression for the military in two decades. billion shortly after Sept. 11. This $773 billion with Pearl holding a newspa­ of the National Movement for Bush would add more each suc­ year's budget has $10.5 billion in per of dated Jan. 27. the Restoration of Pakistani ceeding year, reaching $451 bil­ this category. NOTE: Spending totals are rounded. That communication Sovereignty," the Steiger letter lion in spending authority for The Pentagon says it has spent demanded that Washington said. 2007. about $7 billion so far on the war SOURCE: Office of Management AP and Budget return Pakistani prisoners held He suggested the kidnappers When past years' budgets are in Afghanistan, which began Oct. at the U.S. use the e­ adjusted for inflation, that would 7. The costs have grown so more for remote-controlled air­ naval base m a I be second only to President rapidly, officials say, that craft such as the Predator sur­ i n "Don't harm an innocent account or Ronald Reagan's 1985 budget of Rumsfeld already has decided he veillance plane used extensively Guantanamo man because you're just private tele­ $451.8 billion. In 1981, Reagan's must ask Congress for more in Afghanistan. The budget seeks Bay, Cuba, phone num­ first year in office, the Pentagon money as early as March. 22 new Predators and money to for trial in going to create one more ber of one of budget grew by nearly 25 per­ Rumsfeld said the $10 billion upgrade the existing fleet. He Pakistan. misery. Using Daniel as a two Pearl cent. war reserve fund is "more likely also wants three more Global The Bush symbol and all ofthis is friends, Defense Secretary Donald to be too little than too much," Hawk high-altitude surveillance administra- both best Rumsfeld said Monday the mas­ but it made sense to include at planes operated from computer tion has completely wrong, men at his sive economic losses after the least an estimate for how much terminals on the ground. ruled out completely wrong." wedding, to Sept. 11 attacks show why the war might cost. The Air Force's F-22 Raptor any negotia­ restore spending more on defense is a "The president knows he's in a stealth fighter would be a big tions. communica­ good idea. war that's going to last for a long winner. Though some critics "I know Mariane Pearl tion. "The defense budget is cheap period of time. That's why he put question the need for it, Bush is that the pregnant wife of kidnapped "This line when one compares it to putting a number in there," Rumsfeld seeking $4.6 billion to build 23 F- National reporter of communi­ our security at risk, our lives at said. 22s and begin work on 27 more. Movement cation risk, our country at risk, our Under the proposal, the budget Other major weapons pro­ for the would show freedom at risk," Rumsfeld told for the Army would rise 10 per­ grams recently thought to be in Restoration of Pakistani me that Danny is with you and reporters at a Pentagon briefing. cent to $91 billion; the Navy, trouble would come out winners Sovereignty is very serious and would allow us one-to-one con­ Of the $379 billion in spending including the Marine Corps, if Congress approves Bush's wants others to know about its tact. We are eager to hear authority, only about $361 billion would go up 9.5 percent to $108 plan, including the Joint Strike movement. To assure that this from you soon," Steiger con­ is expected to be paid out next billion; and the Air Force would Fighter, still in development, happens it is important for you cluded. year. increase nearly 13 percent to which would get $3.5 billion. It is to respond to this message," Pearl's abductors last Seven cents of every new dollar $107 billion. intended to replace the Air Steiger's letter said. released a photo of him in the proposed spending plan Missile defense would get $7.8 Force's fleet of F-16s, the Navy's A number groups have been Wednesday, with a threat to would be devoted to the war on billion, the same as this year. F-14s and F/A-18s and the named by Pakistani authorities kill him in 24 hours. terrorism, including more than Bush also wants $1 billion Marine Corps' F/A-18s. as possible suspects in the kid- Mariana Pearl, who is six months pregnant with the cou­ ple's first child, urged the kid­ nappers to contact her. "Don't harm an innocent man because you're just going ' ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' to create one more misery," 1 Nothing Says "I Love You" Like a Valentine's Day Special from 1 she said in Karachi in a BBC television interview. "Using Daniel as a symbol and all of Irish Gardens 1 this is completely wrong, com­ pletely wrong." 1 "If anyone's going to give his life to save him it's me," she • Flower Shop 1 said. "Please make contact •SPECIAL: One Dozen Red Roses and a Vase $50 with me- I'm ready." 1 1 Twelve days into Pearl's kid­ nap ordeal, Pakistan's interior minister said efforts to find the journalist were now "massive 1 •CUPID SPECIAL: Bud Vase with Teddy Bear and 2 Red Roses $15 1 in scale, spread to all parts of Pakistan." "We are hopeful that Daniel VALENTINE'S DAY BOUQUET: Assortment of Roses and other Pearl is alive," said the minis­ 1 • 1 ter, Moinuddin Haider, who is Beautiful Flowers in a Vase responsible for law and order $20 ' in Pakistan. "I can't claim of making any breakthrough 1 though we are getting close to • • BALLOON BOUQUET: 2 Valentine's Day Mylar Balloons 1 the men involved." Pakistan is under pressure to ~ and 3 Latex Balloons $7 find Pearl before President Pervez Musharraf visits Washington next week. 1 Place your orders early- (574) 631-4004 -in the basement ofLafortune 1 Musharraf met late Monday with U.S. deputy Treasury Secretary Kenneth Dam, and U.S. officials said the Pearl case was believed to have been 1 1 1 1 ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 1 amonl! the tonics. THE OBSERVER VIEWPOINT page 8 Tuesday, February 5, 2002 THE OBSERVER Transportation always P.O. Box Q, Nacre Dame, IN 46556 024 Souili Dining Hall, Nacre Dame, IN 46556 EDITOR IN CHIEF Mike Connolly an adventure in Africa MANAGING EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER Noreen Gillespie Bob Woods Transportation in Mauritania is an four-door Mercedes from around the and put it behind our heads in the back adventure. It is like one long and some­ 1970s. Six people is the standard carry­ seat. His friend brought a live mutton and AssT. MANAGING EDITOR OPERATIONS MANAGER times hellish amusement park ride. ing capacity. Four in the back, two in the the driver put it in the trunk with the rest Kerry Smith Par Perers Before even getting into or onto the mode passenger seat and the driver. For short of the luggage. Periodically we could hear NEWS EDITOR: Jason McFarley of transportation, the excitement begins. distances this number increases. If I am it kick. VIEWPOINT EDITOR: Parrick McElwee Getting the one kilo- really lucky sometimes there are two Another trip I had the privilige of sitting SPORTS EDITOR: Noah Amsradrer meter from the mar- Maite Uranga people in the driver's seat which always next to a four-year-old girl who ate the ScENE EDITOR: C. Spencer Beggs ket to my village makes the ride more exciting. The price entire time. By the end of the drive I had SAINT MAlty's EDITOR: Myra McGriff involves first sitting for this all depends on how much yogurt, chocolate, banana and alongside the road I feel like arguing that day. milk all over my left arm. PHOTO EDITOR: Peter Richardson at a seemingly arbi- Life in Africa Once the car actually Every trip we stop at least ADVERTISING MANAGER: Kimberly Springer trary point that leaves the garage the twice for prayer. If the AD DESIGN MANAGER: Alex Menze everyone knows. saga continues. There tape player works, we get to listen to SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR: Pahvel Chin One day the spot are police stops WEB ADMINISTRATOR: Adam Turner moved. Perhaps one day it will move about every half some semblance CONTROLLER: Kevin Ryan back. After a while, the donkey cart an hour; the pur- of Koranic chant­ comes and about 10 people pile on it. pose of which I ing for at least GRAPHICS EDITOR: Andy Devoro Everyone is carrying something: new am not entirely an hour. 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PHOT0 ...... 63!-8767 driver would actually return. She is currently a Peace Corps volunteer SYSTEMS/WEB ADMINISTRATORS ...... 63!-8839 round trip. Each time I go to the taxi garage around 9:30 or 10 a.m. The first Another trip during Ramadan a man in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. time we left at 10:30. The second time we cowered away from me because men and The views expressed in this column are THE OBSERVER ONLINE left at 3 p.m. It all depends on when the women are not supposed to touch during those of the author and not necessarily Visir our Web sire ar http://obsi!I'Ver.nd.rdu for daily taxi gets full. this time. 60 kilometers later the same those of The Observer. updares of campus news, sports, fearures and opinion columns, as well as cartoons, reviews and breaking news My usual choice of transportation is a man bought a goat leg at one of our stops from rhe Associated Press. 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Aaaahh. Refreshing. It's that time of year when ernment in protest of its total lack of relevance on for the effect they have on the administration and on campus urinals fill with the campaign propaganda campus. That's what would get me excited about stu­ student's lives. Actually, that's not accurate. The distributed by over-eager candidates seeking student dent government. Not a laughable flex options plan administration has to send out workers to spray Pax government office, not to benefit us students, but that has the same chance of happening as the book­ Christi's mindless drivel off the sidewalks. Student rather to pad their own resumes. Who will you vote store lowering prices, or Bill Kirk riding around government doesn't even get a cleanup crew. for? The candidate promising air campus on a unicorn. Something needs to change, and I'd like to see a conditioning for all students (he John Litle It amazes me how any campaign can be run with a candidate dedicate themselves to something impor­ might as well promise cheese 150-member staff and still not address a single issue tant and difficult, not something impossible or irrele­ from the moon)? Blah! that matters to students. I guess politicians are the vant. Let's see a student membership on ResLife Who cares about these things? Frankly same at every level of the game .. Heck, I'm not even panels; let's see some academic free speech; let's see I propose that not one candidate running for office and I can come up with better than someone taking a stance for the lack of student input has stated even one relevant Obnoxious these goons who've been planning this since in how our school is run. Who cares about a video issue on their platform. Why? November. game tournament, I can arrange that in my room in Because student government is a Here's another platform I could stand behind. It 10 minutes. total joke. It's a farce. They have no influence on the would be nice to gain some student rights at ResLife administration, they are simply a body instituted by hearings. Right now, they can trample you into the John Litle is a junior MIS major wh_o would really the administration to appease students- you think ground. They can expel you even when you have an appreciate working for your company this summer. you have a voice, so you're quiet. Well, maybe. I e-mail from your assistant rector exonerating you He has researched your company, and it really is the don't even think most of the sheep on this campus from the crime. Wouldn't it be a little more equitable best fit for him. He couldn't imagine being happy any are convinced by this ruse. if there was at least some student representation in a place else. His column runs every other Tuesday. Why can't someone have a legitimate platform? I'll ResLife hearing? Maybe a panel of students and and he can be contacted [email protected] tell you who I'd vote for. I'd vote for whatever candi­ administrators? I realize that it is likely that nothing The views expressed in this column are those of the date brought up a real issue - say academic free can be accomplished here, but wouldn't it be nobler author and not necessarily those of The Observer. speech (we don't have it you know) - and then to fail to help students on a legitimate issue than to promised not to back off the issue. I would vote for fail to deliver a "hip-hop" day? the candidate who promised to dissolve student gov- Student government might as well be Pax Christi

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR US Middle-East policy dangerously unbalanced

President Bush and his foreign policy political leaders. The line separating headquarters of Palestinian television. policies were being carried out in team have done a masterful job thus Israeli assassinations from state-spon­ If Sharon really wanted peace, he Serbia they would go by the name far in waging a complex and multi-lay­ sored terrorism is thin indeed. Israeli could have capitalized on this period of "ethnic cleansing." ered war against terrorism. They have assassinations often target political calm by easing restrictions on If the United States is to maintain conducted a prudent and effective mili­ leaders, rather than militants them­ Palestinians - who live in poverty and credibility in the Muslim world - tary campaign in Afghanistan and have selves, and frequently cause civilian constant fear of Israeli security forces which we will desperately need as our cajoled reluctant allies into our coali­ deaths. They cannot boast even the - or at the very least by showing some war on AI Qaeda widens - we cannot tion. However, the Bush administra­ semblance of due process. And, per­ willingness cooperate with the continue to unquestioningly support tion's slavish support of right-wing haps most importantly, they do not Palestinians. the policies of Sharon's government. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's reduce terrorism. The Israeli policy of Instead, Sharon's actions show that We must demand an end to Israeli government is both a moral and a assassination is in every way counter­ he does not really want peace. This assassinations and continued settle­ strategic blunder, one which risks productive. comes as no surprise to those who ments and we should support the undermining America's ongoing effort In fact, the whole thrust of Israeli have followed the career of Ariel Palestinian call for international to fight terrorism in the Arab and policy toward Arafat is counterproduc­ Sharon. Sharon's right-wing govern­ observers to monitor Israeli abuses - Muslim world. tive. Sharon's government has ment came to power as a result of the a call supported by every member of The Bush administration continues to demanded that Arafat crack down on most recent outbreak of violence in the the UN Security Council except the repeat the mantra of the Israeli right militants and yet it has placed him Middle East and is most likely to stay United States. that the responsibility for stopping the under de facto house arrest and has in power only as long as the fear of Our demand that Arafat crack down recent spate of deadly suicide attacks bombed the offices of the very violence persists within the Israeli on violence must not weaken, nor on Israeli civilians falls solely on the Palestinian security forces that it electorate. He has long opposed a should our belief that the Jewish State shoulders of Palestinian leader Yasser demands combat terrorism. Palestinian state and has encouraged has a right to exist in peace. But if we Arafat. Such a policy of holding only Furthermore, when, in an unprece­ Israeli settlements on lands once occu­ wish to maintain the moral high one side responsible for Middle East dented political and personal gamble,· pied by Palestinians. ground in the war on terror we must violence is almost laughably simple­ Yasser Arafat went on Palestinian tele­ In 1982, as Israeli Defense Minister, also recognize the right of the minded and doomed to certain failure. vision to call for a cessation of violence he colluded with right-wing Lebanese Palestinian people to the same endur­ It fails to account for the role of - even violence in self-defense - and militias - read: terrorists in the mas­ ing freedom for which we now fight. Sharon's government in stoking the by doing so produced a month of rela­ sacre of hundreds of Palestinians in flames of violence. tive calm, Sharon responded by bull­ the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps. Tony Lusvardi Nearly all of the recent suicide dozing the homes of Palestinian civil­ Now he seeks to destroy the semor bombings carried out by Palestinian ians, placing Arafat under house Palestinian Authority and reassert Zahm Hall extremists have been in response to arrest, and ordering more assassina­ Israeli military supremacy over the Feb.4, 2002 Israeli assassinations of Palestinian tions. Last week he destroyed the West Bank and Gaza Strip. If Sharon's CENE.mustc Tuesday, February 5, 2002

ALBUM REVIEW Master P's latest, Game Face, fails to score big play. Sera-Lynn's suburbs," which are novel By LAURA ROMPF hook, "I like the way Game Face and creative. The beat and Scene Music Critic you do me baby. Keep melody flow quite well with it real. I like the way the Isley Brothers singing One might say the most lasting contri­ you feel. Keep it real." Master P background vocals. The song butions Master P has made to the rap flows easily with is one of the best on the industry is the introduction of his son Lil' Master P's lyrics. album. Romeo and the annoying yet catchy "Uh" Both "The Block" No Limits Records The problem with previous sound that is found on each tune he has and "A Woman" are Master P albums is there are participated in since "Make 'em say Uh." short tracks, but are too many filler songs which With a few exceptions, his latest album produced well and decrease the overall quality of Game Face, will not silence the critics. have well written, Rating the album. Gameface is no The first single "Ooooohhhweee" is novel lyrics. Once different. Songs like "I Don't" lighting up the charts on rap stations again, Master P ; and "Hock It" seem mundane across the country, but hasn't quite sounds a bit like ...... and low quality. Simply put, it made it to the mainstream pop stations Tupac, especially in seems like they were rushed yet. If you've heard it, you know. The "The Block" where he through the writing and pro­ chorus starts: "I like the way she shake laments about ghetto life. "Back on Top." Put out a song that duction phases. it in the thong. Oooohhhhweee." The A huge problem with both pop artists shows us why. While the album has some high points, beat is catchy but repetitive. and rappers is once they've been in the "Whoadic Gone," is a good song, which if you're looking for an overall solid rap In "Real Love," with background business for a while, they start writing sounds a little like Master P's former hit album, pi.ck up Jay Z's Blueprint or vocals by Sera-Lynn, Master P raps about their lives as rappers or famous "Ghetto D." Master P speaks of his Ludacris's Word of Mouf. They're a along sounding a bit like Tupac, while people. brother. grandfather and uncle who much safer bet and more likely to make noting another famous rapper, as he On "Back on Top," Master P sings with have all past away. Though the topic of you say "Uh." says, "I ain't Ludacris, but I'm an all­ fellow No Limit-ers Silkk the Shocker, C­ death is often addressed in rap songs, nighter." The song is fun and upbeat, Murder and Lil' Romeo. It's an OK beat. Master P has some new lyrics like, and could be destine for heavy radio but frankly nobody cares that No Limit is "Justice and peace only happens in the Contact Laura Rompf at [email protected]

ALBUM REVIEW Live album showcases Dispatch's diverse talents

volume. By JOHN FANNING The first of the two discs, Peg, is Scene Music Critic appropriately more energetic and relies heavily on Who Are We December of 2001 saw the release of Gut the Van. a Living For?. their most recent double live album showcasing the highpoints of up and album. In fact, the first two tracks coming band Dispatch's 2001 tour. Drawing mainly from "Open Up" and "Passerby" ·come shows in the Northeast. where the band has their from this latest effort. as do five of strongest following. the material comes from all four of the total 12 tracks. However. the the albums the group has put out since forming in 1995. live versions arc notably more The strange album title makes reference to their rick­ energetic and also, in almost every ety but faithful tour vans. Peg and Wimpy, after whom case, longer as the band seems to each of the two discs are named. The record was be treading into the feared "jam released on their label Bomber Records and mixed by band" territory. Brett Eliason (who has also worked with Pearl Jam). The jam segments on the album Dispatch, formerly known as One Fell Swoop, has been do not go on for endless and writing, playing and recording together since it's three debatably pointless minutes as is members Brad Corrigan, Pete Heimbold and Chad common in the live recordings of Urmston met in college. With their self-professed influ­ other bands of the genre, however. ences coming from sources as diverse as Blind Melon, Rather. the multi-talented trio Ben Harper. Sublime and Rage Against the Machine. the simply build~ upon their already band has developed their own very unique sound, and in impressive work, showcasing their Photo courtesy of www.dispatchmusic.com the process, a very large underground following. In fac:t, impressive musical talents and Gut the Van, the new double live album by Dispatch, establishes the group these various influences can easily be traced throughout adding phenomenal build up into as an electrifying and dynamic live act beyond their success in the studio. their successive albums. all released by their label each of their dynamic songs. The Bomber Records. most notable examples of this are In comparison to their previous work, Gut the Van seen in "Here We Go" from Bang Bang, whose two after Peg, the talent still shines through, just a little more iseems the perfect culmination of Dispatch's gradual minute intro slowly draws the listener into the momen­ quietly. The second disc opens with "Elias." which begins progression and experimentation with different genres tum of the song before bowling them over with its rapid­ with an African.chant sung over bongos, and then segues and styles. While many would claim that releasing a live fire lyrics and guitar riff. Moreover, the mediocre "Bullet into an acoustic masterpiece. From here many of their album after only four studio albums and little main­ Holes" from their flrst album, Silent Steeples, becomes as hits are included surh as "Bang Bang," "Steeples" and stream exposure may be a little pretentious. this is not at exciting as anything else Dispatch has done with the "Water Stop," which, while not as drawn out as the elec­ all the case, Dispatch's motives are much more addition of keyboards and funky guitar solos between the tric songs on Peg, are still full of impressive acoustic and respectable. Namely. the album showc:ases the diversity verses. harmonica solos. Overall. where a little energy is lost. of the band's talent and style. and also establishes them So as not to disappoint their less devoted fans, precision and finesse seem to be gained. as a band whose live show is a drastically different expe­ Dispatch also includes more true to form versions of Finally, to tie up the album, the trio linishes with two rience from simply playing their studio albums at high their best known hits such as 'The General" and "Bats in electric songs, the popular closer "Mission," and the the Belfry." The only real addition to these newer "Time Served"- n~taining their focus on forward songs being a little bit of energy and the progress and avoiding the stigma of a live "greatest hits" audible audience singing along to every album. Gut the Van word. All in all. though their experimentation is not flawless. Attending a Dispatr,h show is a truly and works better in some songs than in others. the amazing experience as Heimbold, attempt is always admirable and usually successful. Dispatch Corrigan and Urmston are constantly Hather than allowing themselves to be pigeon-holed into trading instruments. each taking his turn one restrirting genre. Dispatch has gradually expanded on the drums, bongos. harmonir,a, electric its sound to include more and more musical techniques Bomber Records guitar. keyboard and acoustic guitar. And and influences. while managing to tie them all together where Peg demonstrated the more ampli­ nicely into their c:harac:teristic sound. And with Gut the fied aspects of Dispatch's sound, Wimpy Van, Dispatc:h has added their live show to their catalog Rating brings the group back to their roots, of diverse sound and style, and has established them­ exposing the pure power of their three selves as an up and coming musical fon:e to be reckoned part harmonies, acoustic guitar work and with...... song writing. Though Wimpy is a little bit of a downer Contact John Fanning at [email protected] ------.,------~-~------~------~~- ---:------,------,----,--:------

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ALBUM REVIEW Bad Religion find the perfect Process for punk

small enterprise. Eventually the By TOM O'CONNELL band convinced him that their S.:ene Musi<: Critic music would be hollow without his input, and he agreed to go Bad Hrligion is onr. of thr. bands responsible for bringing back into the recording studio. punk rock to the mainstream. In 1980 they scraped Gurewitz's influence definitely tognther tmough monr.y to produce their first album and added songwriting quality, and tlwir reeord label. Epitaph, was born. Since then, they the album shows it with 14 haw grown a reasonably large fan base. which is unique tracks of mostly high quality for a gmm' that is usually morr. on the fringes of main­ punk rock. stn•am. Bad Heligion put forth some quality efl'orts in the "Supersonic" kicks off the I 1JIJ0s. with such moderately successful albums as album with a fast fury and a GPiwrator, No Control and Stranger Than f'iction. While message about the unnatural continuing to make thnir own records. Bad Br.ligion have fast pace of today's society. spent tlw last 20 years grooming and producing other "Everything is alien. how does punk rock acL'i such as NOrX. Minor Threat and their first it feel to be outstripped by the platinum-selling band. The Offspring. pace of cultural change?" This Lnad singr.r/guitarist Greg Graflin and lead guitarist Bret song is a perfect example of Gun~witz arr responsible for most of Bad Religion's song­ Graffin's harmony arrange­ writing. and their uniqur styles reflect well ofl' each other. ments. In many of his songs, GurPwitz is thr. better musician. writing some of the better most notably in the 1992 classic guitar rills. while Graflin 's intelligent lyrics and conflicting "American Jesus," he sets up harmonies give the songs a deep meaning. The vocabulary two different sets of lyrics, both used in Bad Beligion songs is always sophisticated and sung simultaneously, parallel to complex. prompting the listener to occasionally refer to a each other. What is so good APF Photo dictionary to understand just what the hell the song is about this style is that the lyrics Bad Religion continue to bring their brand of furious, intelligent punk rock actually about. do not step on each other, into the mainstream with their latest release, The Process of Belief. In the late 1990s, Brett Gurewitz split with the band so rather they blend into each that he could run Epitaph full time. The band did not take other seamlessly. his departure well, and a small feud followed. Other band Bad Religion are long known for their social messages, lives/ Exactly like the double edge of a cold familiar knife/ members wanted to see him remain a musician. while he and this album is no different. "Materialist" is a song It's never really what you own but what you threw away/ was leaning morr toward the business aspect of their about rejecting the social conformity brought upon us by And how much did you pay?/ In your dreams you saw a advertising and the media. The lyrics steady state! a bounty for eternity." preach about why we find it so hard to dif­ It's good to see Gurewitz back for this album. because fer from the belief system that has been the band definitely reaches equilibrium with his presence. Process of Belief forced upon us. "The process of belief is an While not a masterpiece like No Control, The Process of elixir when you're weak/ I must confess, at Belief certainly has its high points. The band is talented, times I indulge it on the sneak." and they still remain one of the few musical groups that Bad Religion The best song on the album is "Kyoto actually have a decent message. Now!" The song refers to the United Bad Religion is never going to top the charts. You'll Nations conference and the Kyoto Protocol probably never see them on MTV, and Pull' Daddy won't Epitaph Records that were to set emissions standards and be bastardizing any of their songs with a ridiculous cover other guidelines in order to slow pollution any time soon. But quality often lies on the fringes. If and global warming. As of yet, few coun­ you're right in the middle, all you see around you is just Rating tries have made much progress on the like you. If you stand on the edge, it's much easier to see agreed upon changes. The song makes it what's beyond the mainstream . plea from a realistic approach without ...... being preachy. "A brutal sun is rising on our sick horizon! It's in the way we live our Contact Tom O'Connell at [email protected]

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NBA Rockets soar to victory against Jazz

Associated Press started at center .... The Rockets the quarter to complete a 10-2 are 1-3 this season in games run that gave the Nets a 67-56 HOUSTON Cato has missed. lead. After Webber hit consecu­ Steve Francis shot 18-for-22 tive shots, Van Horn hit a 3 to from the line and scored 33 Nets U 7, Kings 83 restore a 10-point lead and points, and Cuttino Mobley Jason Kidd caught the Kenyon Martin took a behind­ added 30 points to lead the Sacramento Kings napping and the-back pass from Kidd and Houston Rockets to a 104-97 vic­ fired a 70-foot baseball pass to turned it into a three-point play. tory against the Utah Jazz on Keith Van Horn for a layup. Two After Kidd hit a pair of free Monday night. seconds later, Kerry Kittles throws to make it 75-60, he Karl Malone had 31 points and picked off Chris Webber's started the decisive sequence 12 rebounds for the Jazz, who inbounds pass and calmly sank a with his diagonal overhand pass had their three-game winning 3-pointer. to Van Horn. streak snapped. The third-quarter sequence Sacramento never rallied in Houston led by 13 points late illustrated how the Nets were a the fourth - even when Nets in the fourth quarter when Utah faster and sharper team Monday coach Byron Scott went with a rallied behind Malone. night, defeating Sacramento lineup that included three rook­ Malone scored seven points in 117-83 in a matchup of the top ies - Richard Jefferson, Jason a 9-3 run that gave the Jazz a teams from the Eastern and Collins and Brian Scalabrine - 90-89 lead with 4:36 remaining. Western Conferences. early in the fourth. Moochie Norris scored five The five-point sequence came points in a 7-0 run, and the as part of a 25-8 run to open the Raptors 100, 76ers 93 Rockets moved out to a 96-90 third quarter as the Nets turned Vince Carter made sure he lead with 2:39 left. a 57-54 halftime advantage into didn't have to win this one at the Francis then hit two free an 82-62 lead. The Kings, play­ buzzer. · throws with 1:19 to play, Mobley ing the second half of a back-to­ Carter scored 13 of his 28 made two free throws with 57 hack set, never threatened the points in the third quarter, lead­ seconds remaining and Terence rest of the way as the Nets ing the Toronto Raptors to a Morris added a pair of free snapped Sacramento's five-game 100-9 3 victory over the throws that gave Houston a 102- winning streak. Philadelphia 76ers on Monday 92lead with 41 seconds left. Sacramento had its lowest night. The last time he played at Kenny Thomas scored the point total and most lopsided the First Union Center, Carter Rockets' first seven points, defeat of the season while being missed a 23-footer as time Mobley scored their next nine held 21.9 points below its expired that would have sent and Eddie Griffin hit a 3-pointer league-leading average of 104.9. Toronto to the Eastern to help Houston to a 19-9 lead in The loss was just the second in Conference finals. · the frrst six minutes. the last 19 games for "That was last season. It's a Mobley scored 11 points on 5- Sacramento, which still owns the different team now," Carter said. of-5 shooting, and Thomas NBA's best record (36-11). But "It was unfortunate we didn't added nine on 4-of-5 shooting as the Kings aren't separating win that game. But we don't the Rockets shot 75 percent and themselves from the pack in the think about it until you guys built a 32-21lead. West like the Nets (32-14) are in bring it up." Photo courtesy of Presslink Malone scored six straight the East, where their nearest Allen Iverson scored 36 points Karl Malone goes for a jump shot In a loss to the Rockets on points in the second quarter and pursuer is now 4 1/2 games and had seven assists, but was Monday. Malone helped the Jazz tie the game, before falling. Utah closed within 4 7-41. behind. ejected after getting his second Mobley shot 9-for-9 from the New Jersey led by as many as technical foul with 6.3 seconds offense the whole game." field and scored 22 first-half 36 in winning its eighth straight left. Toronto broke it open with a points as the Rockets took a 55- home game. "The officials didn't lose con­ The Sixers, who trailed by 15 12-4 run midway through the in the third, cut it to 91-89 on a 45 lead into the break. Kidd had 14 points, seven trol of the game," Iverson said. third quarter that gave them Houston shot 19-for-28 from assists and seven rebounds, Van "They took control of the game. pair of free throws by Eric Snow their biggest lead, 75-60. the field in the opening half. Horn broke out of a scoring On my first technical, I wasn't with 3:08left. Williams hit a 3-pointer to start But Dell Curry nailed a 3- John Stockton scored five slump with 25 points and Todd mad at the referee. I was mad the spurt and fmished it with a points in an 11-4 run as the Jazz MacCulloch outplayed Vlade because I stepped out of bounds, pointer for a 95-89 lead with three-point play on a driving pulled within 62-58 with 7:14 Divac at the center position, so I hit the table." 1:50 left. After Speedy Claxton layup and free throw. and Chris Childs traded jumpers, left in the third. Houston led 77- scoring 10 points and grabbing Alvin Williams had 17 points The Raptors, already missing 73 after three quarters. six rebounds. and Keon Clark added 14 for the Snow made two more free Hakeem Olajuwon, Jerome throws to make it 97-93 with Williams and Morris Peterson, Thomas left the game with a Lucious Harris added 17 and Raptors, who have won eight of strained left calf late in the third Kenyon Martin had 15. 11 to get within a half-game of 1:14left. lost Tracy Murray to a left ankle Derrick Coleman, however, sprain at the end of the first quarter. He finished with 13 Chris Webber had 23 points the Milwaukee Bucks in the missed a 3-pointer that would points and eight rebounds. for the Kings. Sacramento is now Central Division. quarter. Murray had 12 points. have cut the deficit to one with "We were struggling earlier so The Jazz were playing the frrst 9-5 on the second night of back­ The defending Eastern of a nine-game, 28-day road trip to-backs, with four of the losses Conference champion Sixers had just under a minute left, and any win we can get now is a Clark blocked Coleman's 3-point­ great win for us," Williams said. necessitated by the Olympics .... coming by lopsided margins. won nine of 11 to move back into er with 11.7 seconds to play. Utah has won 16 of 19 games The Nets have shown a ten­ the playoff race. Dikembe Mutombo made six of against the Rockets .... Center dency to rally early in the third "They're a pretty good team icing it for Toronto. his eight shots in the first half. "Our guys played with poise," but didn't take a shot in the sec­ Kelvin Cato missed the game due quarter at home, which is exact­ and we dug ourselves a hole," to food poisoning, and backup ly what they did again after hold­ Philadelphia coach Larry Brown Raptors coach Lenny Wilkens ond half. center Kevin Willis was out with ing a five-point halftime lead. said. "When you play from said. "With all that was going on, "I was disappointed Dikembe didn't touch the ball," Brown an excused absence due to per­ Kittles converted a fast-break behind, you have to play perfect. you can't let yourself get too caught up in it because then you said. "That was a huge factor in sonal reasons. Eddie Griffin layup less than four minutes into We never had control of our will be out of sync." the game."

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Social Concern Seminars/SSPis/ISSLPs *Haiti Experiential Seminar: - This May seminar involves learning about how to help the people of Haiti obtain clean drinking water. It also about considering our own lives in the context of service to, and learning from, members of our global community. It involves training in hand-pumps, as well as in the social, political, economic and religious context of living and working in Haiti. It will involve training during the spring semester, plus the seven to ten days in Haiti in May (immediately after finals). ~~ For more information: Please contact Dr. Steve Silliman (si11iman.1 @nd.edu) ~- ! -~ *SSP Internships/ACCION/NYSP: These summer internship applications and information are available at the Center for Social Concerns. All programs offer tuition scholarships and three elective Theology credits. Deadline for applications approaching (SSPI- Due Feb 15, ACCION- Due Feb 22, NYSP- Due Feb 8)! _,...,,..,...... These are three credit courses! $1900.00 Scholarship

*Hispanic Leadership Intern Pro~:ram (HLIP): Applications available at the CSC. An eight-week long summer internship. Interns are exposed to, and experience Latino communities in metropolitan Chicago where they serve as leader and student of the community. Applications due February 15, 2002. *National Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice Internships! (http://www.nationalinterfaith.org/) "The National Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice is a network of people of faith that calls upon our religious values in order to educate, organize and mobilize the religious community in the United States on issues and campaigns that will improve wages,benefits and working conditions for workers, especially low wage workers." Information Session!: Thursday, Feb 7th, 7-8:15 at the CSC! This is a 3 credit, Stu course (THEO), $2500 tuition scholarship. *African American Leadership Intern Pro2ram (AALIP): Spend an 8-week internship at St. Agatha's Parish in a Chicago African American neighborhood. Contact Colleen Knight Santoni at [email protected] with questions. Applications available at the CSC. Deadline: February 15, 2002 ***EXTENDED DEADLINE: Washin2ton Seminar*** Spring Break- March 10-16 Monks, Workers, and Citizens: From Christian Anarchists to Christian Bureaucrats Deadline has been EXTENDED to TODAY Tuesday, February 5! How are we, as followers of God, called to live and work in the world? Through use of our nation's capital, students will explore this question, by visiting a monastery, Catholic Worker, and several public policy organizations. Current Volunteer Needs: Tutoring/Children Activities Vehicle Trainin2 Information St. Joseph Basketball Program 0~ Larry Bauer- BauerL@ lst'!Ource.com Nazareth Conversations Important CSC Vehicle Driver Update Played basketball in high school? An Opporlunity to Reflect and CSC Driver Authorization Certification cards issued prior to Do you want to work with 2nd-4th Integrate Faith and Justice Issues January 2002 will no longer be accepted! Only the actual driver of a vehicle may submit a request for use due to policy and grade boys in a local grade school Come join us in reflec~ing on social intramural program? We are concerns, peace, and faith issues! procedural changes for esc vehicle drivers. looking for students to do clinics First Meeting: ALL STUDENTS WHO PLAN TO DRIVE CSC help referee, coaching duties "Loving the Unbeloved" VEHICLES (be2innin2 January 21. 2002) MUST Saturdays in February and March. February 14th ATTEND A NEW INFO SESSION THIS SEMESTER! This starts February 2nd. 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. at the esc The following hour-long session is the FINAL session Volunteer for Preschooler Soup and bread will be served. that will be offered at the esc this semester: Marissa Runkle- 289-4831 March 3, 6:30-7:30 p.m. marissar@ logancenter.org There is no need to register. A three-year old Russian little boy needs a Bring pen and driver's license to session. play companion at Open Door preschool. The Questions? e-mail: [email protected] j student does not necessarily need to Are YOU ready for ~:----;:::::======::::::======::::::: know Russian. Please be available on the DRAFT? Faculty Opportunities Tuesdays from 9:00-10:00 a.m. Do you know your rights? Do you know about the Gullah People? Big Brothers, Big Sisters Information on military draft law, Over fall break, students traveled to Appalachia, D.C., Call 232-9958 or visit bbbs_sjc.org conscientious objector status, New York City, and elsewhere for a week of experiential Mentors needed for local children and what you can do now ... learning and service, as part of our one-credit seminars. please call or visit the website to Wednesday, February 6, 2002 We are thinking of offering a new seminar next fall with discover the many flexible volunteer 7:00p.m. -8:00p.m. the Gullah people in South Carolina, and are seeking opportunities available. at the esc classroom Faculty members to assist us. If you have some ***If you have any questions about Sponsored by Pax Christi-ND relevant expertise and/or interest, please contact Mary these volunteer projects feel free to Beckman at the Center for Social Concerns. email [email protected].*** ENCUENTRO CHICAGO "Our Call to Mission in Everyday Life" 2/23-2/24 Presented by Fr. Ray Riding Applications are available at the CSC and at Trinity Missions Campus Ministry. Join us for a weekend Thesday, February 5 immersion into the Mexican immigrant 7:00p.m. at the Center for Social Concerns community of Pilsen in Chicago. Applications due: February 8, 2002. Opportunities to serve with Trinity Missions will also be discussed. page 14 The Observer+ SPORTS Tuesday, February 5, 2002

NHL Red Wings melt Avalanche in 3-1 win

Associated Press McCarty flipped it over Roy. The Islanders pulled goalie The Panthers' first-period ahead 1-0 at 1:21 of the first Another rebound goal in a Chris Osgood at that point. goals were by Svehla at 15:24 period. He has 10 goals in 12 DENVER short-handed situation put the Svehla then beat Garth Snow, and Marcus Nilson, who scored games against the Lightning. Darren McCarty and Kirk Red Wings in front. Colorado taking a feed from Pavel Bure. with Florida shorthanded at Tampa Bay has allowed a goal Maltby scored second-period defenseman Martin Skoula New York entered overtime 19:06. in the opening 2 1/2 minutes goals, and Dominik Hasek pre­ turned the puck over at mid-ice, on the power play after Pavel Senators 4, Lightning 4 seven times in 18 games. served the lead by stopping 13 setting up a breakaway by Kris Bure was called for elbowing at Daniel Alfredsson scored two The Lightning tied it at 1 late shots in the third period as the Draper. Roy stopped Draper's 19:12 of the third. goals, including the equalizer in the first on Lecavalier's third Detroit Red Wings beat the shot, but Maltby punched in the In the extra session, Kidd with 40.7 seconds left in regula­ goal in four games. Colorado Avalanche 3-1 Monday rebound at 18:21. made five saves, thwarting a tion, as the Ottawa Senators The teams traded goals in the night. charge by Shawn Bates with tied the Tampa Bay Lightning 4- second period. Prospal had the Nicklas Lidstrom scored into Islanders 6, Panthers 6 less than a minute remaining. 4 Monday night. Tampa Bay goal. and Rachunek an empty net with two seconds Dick Tarnstrom scored the Snow stopped three shots in Alfredsson tied it with his scored for Ottawa. left as the Red Wings raised tying goal with 4:16 left in regu­ overtime, robbing Ollie Jokinen 26th goal from the slot. He also their NHL-best point total to 82. lation Monday night as the New from close range with 40 sec­ had an assist. Bruins 8, Blue Jackets 0 Scott Parker had the lone goal York Islanders salvaged a 6-6 onds remaining and nabbing a The Senators are unbeaten in Bill Guerin had three goals for Colorado. draw with the Florida Panthers Ozolinsh drive with a glove save five games (2-0-3). and an assist and John Hasek finished with 23 saves, after squandering a three-goal with 9.4 seconds left. Tampa Bay took a 4-3 lead Grahame earned his first and Patrick Roy had 31. lead in the third period. Jonsson, back after missing a after Pavel Kubina and Brad shutout of the season as the In one of the NHL's best rival­ Tarnstrom deflected in a pass game with a neck strain, assist­ Richards scored two minutes Boston Bruins beat the ries, Detroit outshot Colorado from Alexei Yashin past Trevor ed on New York's first two apart late in the third period. Columbus Blue Jackets 8-0 12-7 in a scoreless first period. Kidd for his third goal of the goals. In the second period, he Kubina tied it at 3 with 6:12 Monday night. Roy stopped Luc Robitaille on season, as the Islanders rallied scored his first goal in 22 left, and Richards gave the The Bruins moved into a tie two quick shots just right of the from a 6-5 deficit. games, giving New York a 4-2 Lightning the advantage with with idle Philadelphia for the goal. Hasek made a save on New York led 5-2 heading into lead. 4:10 remaining. best record in the Eastern Adam Foote's long shot and the third, but the Panthers Yashin capped a three-goal Alfredsson gave the Senators Conference. Milan Hejduk's rebound scored four times in a 7:13 second period, scoring with the a 3-2 lead with an early third­ It was the most lopsided loss attempt. span. Florida took the lead with Islanders on a 5-on-3 advan­ period goal on the power play. in the Blue Jackets' two sea­ Play intensified in the second 12:14 left in regulation on tage. Ottawa goalie Jani Hurme sons. The Bruins scored their period, with three goals and two Robert Svehla's second goal of Dave Scatchard opened the faced 31 shots and is 6-0-1 season-high in goals against a fights. The Red Wings again the game. scoring with a short-handed against Tampa Bay. The team they had never beaten. outshot Colorado 20-4 and took Yashin and Kenny Jonsson goal, the Islanders' league-lead­ Senators are 7-0-1 in the last All the goals were even­ a 2-llead. each had a goal and two assists ing 14th, at 7:29 of the first eight meetings with the strength, with the Bruins on the The Avalanche went ahead 1- for the Islanders. period. Adrian Aucoin made it Lightning. power play for only one second 0 at 2:31 when Brad Larsen Niklas Hagman, who had two 2-0 with a power-play goal, also Magnus Arvedson and Karel of the game. passed from behind the net to goals and an assist, started with a 5-on-3 advantage, at Rachunek also scored for the Guerin, with 31 goals, moved Parker, who jammed in his first Florida's comeback 33 seconds 14:00 of the first. Senators. into second place in the NHL goal. into the third period. Hagman Kidd replaced Roberto Luongo Vincent Lecavalier and Vaclav behind Calgary's Jarome Iginla. McCarty tied it at 7:07. Jesse scored again with 16:28 left, after Aucoin's goal. Prospal had the other Tampa Guerin has scored in his last Wallin's shot from the left point and Sandis Ozolinsh's wrist shot Jason Blake's wrist shot over Bay goals. three games and ran his points rebounded in front, and tied it at 5 with 14:04 to go. Kidd's shoulder broke a 2-2 tie Arvedson put the Senators streak to four (6-2-8). at 3:56 of the second period.

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Tuesday, February 5, 2002 The Observer+ SPORTS page 15

OLYMPICS Opening with a new feeling

extinguished torch, subbing + Sept. 11 is sure for the yet-to-be identified to affect Olympic actual torch bearer. ceremony Trumpets blared, hot-air balloons floated, and covered wagons were parked. Associated Press Outside, a dozen olive Humvees were parked as sol­ SALT LAKE CITY, Utah diers in combat fatigues milled Don Mischer remembers about. attending the opening ceremo­ Mischer, standing in the ny at the 1984 Summer Games middle of Rice-Eccles Olympic in Los Angeles and leaving Stadium, said there was no with the feeling he had seen question that Sept. 11 would something very special. affect every aspect of the It wasn't until a dozen years opening ceremony. later, when the Emmy Award­ "This is going to feel very winning producer became different," he said. "It's the involved with the Olympics, first gathering of nations since that a high-ranking foreign the war on terrorism .... official told him the California People are going to feel more ceremony was "second only to emotional at what they see. Hitler's in 1936" for jingoism. Something simple, like the Balancing such concerns, raising of the Olympic flag, particularly at the first becomes more meaningful." Olympics since the Sept. 11 Mischer stressed that noth­ terrorist attacks in New York ing in the opening ceremony and Washington, became one was changed after Sept. 11, of the major problems for although there will be men­ organizers of the Friday night tions of the terrorist attacks in opening ceremony. a 45-minute segment before "When you produce some­ the worldwide broadcast of thing like this, you have many the opening ceremony. audiences," Mischer said Sting, the Mormon Monday in a break from Tabernacle Choir, the Dixie rehearsals. "You have to be Chicks and LeAnn Rimes were Photo courtesy of Presslink very careful not to concentrate expected to perform. More Two U.S. soldiers stand guard in front of the Olympic Rings in Salt Lake City. Sept. 11 has too much on the United States. than 5,000 cast members will heightened security and guaranteed a different feeling at the opening ceremonies. "This is a worldwide event." perform in Friday's 2 hour, 15 On a windy Monday after­ minute extravaganza. noon with temperatures in the Much of the opening ceremo­ 800 skaters will be part of the urn," said Kawahara, longtime and show director, estimated low 20s, the show's overseers ny remains a secret just four ceremony, zipping around the choreographer for Olympic that by Friday night, some of conducted a dry run of several days before it kicks off the stadium, said Sarah gold medalist Scott Hamilton. the participants in the show ceremony moments. A teen­ Winter Games. Kawahara, choreographer for "We're not trying to present it will have put in as many as ager in a black winter jacket One thing is certain: There the opening. as an ice show." 100 hours of rehearsal in ran into the stadium with an will be plenty of ice. Nearly "We're reinventing the medi- Kenny Ortega, the artistic often brutal weather.

Salt Lake City makes final preparations

Detectors will go up at Road closed it was intended to be a hoax or "You have a clarity and under­ Associated Press entrances to Temple Square, A suspicious package on the not." standing of sport similar to your SALT LAKE CITY, Utah along with most of the other side of northbound Interstate 15 If it turns out to be a hoax, father," IOC president Jacques Metal detectors will go up this church buildings in the complex. in Ogden briefly closed the free­ "we will me all possible charges Rogge said. week around Temple Square, Guards and hundreds of security way Monday morning. - even federal charges for bomb And while members generally the 35-acre complex owned by volunteers will staff the metal Authorities responded at 10 threat," McCleve said. addressed their colleagues by the Mormon Church in down­ detectors and perform bag a.m. to investigate what last name, the new man was uni­ town Salt Lake City. searches. appeared to be a car battery Your tum, Juanit versally referred to as Juanita, "We walk a really fine line The Church of Jesus Christ of inside an onion sack, with wires Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr., his family nickname. because we want to be as warm Latter-day Saints expects thou­ sticking out of it. the son of the former IOC presi­ The younger Samaranch was and welcoming as possible, but sands of visitors during the next A bomb team was called in dent, sat in his first meeting as elected to the IOC last March at we want everyone to know few weeks. Foot traffic at and the interstate was closed in an International Olympic the general assembly, where his they're safe," church spokes­ Temple Square was already both directions for about ten Committee member Monday and father retired from the commit­ woman Kim Farah said Monday. heavy days before the Feb. 8 minutes while the package was quickly became involved in floor tee after 21 years as president. start of the Games. recovered. There was no explo­ debate. sive device inside the bag and no Samaranch, a 42-year-old Condom controversy one was injured. Spanish businessman, took part A plan to distribute 12,000 free "We don't know for sure why it in a discussion of how sports condoms at the Olympic athletes' was there and what was," said should be added to the Olympic village was condemned by a con­ Sgt. Doug McCleve, spokesman schedules. His participation was servative Utah political group. for the Utah Department of short but did not go unnoticed. "I think it's an outrage that we Public Safety. "We don't know if as a city and state through the Olympics condone immoral sexu­ al activity," said Gayle Ruzicka, president of the Utah Eagle Forum. "They can buy their own condoms if they want them."

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That and Associated Press claiming that the drought is over. the Patriots' win led Bruins fan BOSTON A downtown parade was Dan Nardelli to think their 30-year The New England Patriots' planned for the Patriots on drought also will end. year's favorite improbable Super Bowl victory did Tuesday, and celebratory signs "It's coming, it's coming," more than end this city's major with phrases like "We did it!" Nardelli said while shopping at championship drought: It left fans were posted all around the city. The Souvenir Store across the Associated Press file teams like the feeling that perhaps the string of Drivers jubilantly honked their street from Fenway. "I can feel it." Oakland Raiders and the woe - from Bucky to Buckner to horns throughout the day. And then there's the Red Sox. Broncos to the top of the Brian Codagnone, associate who have not won the World LAS VEGAS Bourque -is a thing of the past. Even as the New betting favorites list. curator of the Sports Museum of Series since 1918. Perhaps no "Boston deserves this," Tom England Patriots cele­ While odds varied New England, said Boston fans team has broken more hearts, and Berry said Monday while standing brated their Super Bowl along the Las Vegas view the title as a reward for their no team has contributed more to outside the brick walls of Fenway title, Las Vegas odds­ Strip on Monday, respect Park. "Boston sports fans are the loyalty. Boston's so-called " Loserville" for the Rams appeared "They're intensely loyal," stereotype. makers are betting there greatest in th{l world." won't be a repeat. solid. Codagnone said. "They follow our Bill Buckner's groundball­ Berry, a 54-year-old Harvard The St. Louis Rams, Bally's-Paris also has teams, win lose or draw .... We've between-the-legs in the 1986 Club masseur, is legally blind, and beaten 20-17 by the the Rams favored but at had our hearts broken. There have World Series is one of sports' watches games through a tele­ Patriots on Sunday, were slightly longer odds. 9-2, been a couple of painful things, biggest all-time gaffes, and so is scope-like apparatus. installed Monday as the to win next year. The but we still stick with them." Johnny Pesky's holding the ball Bedecked in a Patriots hat, shirt favorite to win the 2003 Patriots opened at 10-1. and coat, and clutching three full The Celtics' 16 titles in a 30-year while the winning run raced home The Stardust hotel­ span spoiled Boston fans, said K.C. in the Game 7 of the '46 Series. Super Bowl. bags of newly bought Patriots sou­ "No doubt about it, we casino has the Patriots Jones, who played on eight of In 1978, Bucky Dent's home run venirs, Berry said he felt a new have the Rams by far the at 8-1. those championship teams and over the Green Monster lifted the sense of optimism. clear favorite, at 3-1," The Stardust's future coached two more. New York Yankees over Boston in "Hopefully this will continue said Jay Kornegay race book line opened with He said this year's team can't a one-game playoff for the AL East around town," Berry said. and sports book director the Rams at 3-1, the help but be inspired by the title. Dan Reichgott saw the Patriots' at the Imperial Palace Pittsburgh Steelers at 7- Patriots' victory. On Sunday night, more than 20-17. last-second upset of the St. hotel-casino. 1, and the Raiders at 8- Louis Rams on Sunday as a sign of "If they watched it, they had to 1,000 fans filled Kenmore Square 1. feel euphoric, like, 'We've got a and chanted anti-Yankee slogans. The Patriots are tied better things to come. with the Denver Broncos "The Rams are defi­ chance to win this thing," · Jones From his home in suburban "I have a feeling the next cham­ and Indianapolis Colts nitely looked upon as the said. "It had to motivate them." Swampscott, Pesky said Monday pionship will come down the street on the Imperial Palace team to beat," Joe Lupo, in Kenmore Square," the 19-year­ The Patriots, who joined the the euphoria surrounding the oddsmaker at the American Football League in 1960, Patriots' Super Bowl win can be board at 15-1. old Boston University sophomore "There's just no Stardust said. "That were the oldest team to never win contagious. said, referring to the Red Sox. respect for the Patriots," number wouldn't have Reichgott is too young to remem­ an AFL or NFL title. "This stuff spreads," Pesky said. changed whether they The Bruins haven't won the "When good things happen, it Kornegay said. "And the ber the city's last title team. the Patriots aren't really a won yesterday or not." Stanley Cup since 1972, with Ray spreads .... It's just a feeling you 1986 Boston Celtics of the NBA. public team that people The expansion Bourque symbolizing their frustra­ get. I can't explain it." Last year, none of the region's like to play. We don't get Houston Texans are list­ tion. He played more than two The taste of a football title four major professional sports too much money on the ed at 200-1 by the teams even made the playoffs. decades for Boston before winning doesn't make him any hungrier for Stardust to win next a Cup with Colorado last season. a World Series win, Pesky said. Patriots." With a new Red Sox ownership, Kornegay noted that year's Super Bowl, But the Bruins nearly have the "I've been hungry for 50 years," and with the Celtics and Bruins loyalty pushes high pro- according to Lupo. poised to make the playoffs, many best record in the Eastern Pesky said.

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SPONSORED BY jUDICIAL COUNCIL page 17 The Observer+ SPORTS Tuesday, February 5, 2002 NFL Do refs call it right? Patriots QB's Do referees get the call right and cruised, with a few bumps tumble nature of the Big East most of the time? along the way, to an 89-76 always plays a role in fouls Whoa, not everyone at once, win. stacking up, as Brey acknowl­ and I'll ask the young man What anyone who saw this edged: " I just think that's our wearing the " I Don't Brake game would remember from league. People physically come in question for Zebras" the first half is how well the after everybody in this league. Irish shot the basketball, con­ They like coming after us. We shirt to to a team such as Washington necting on nearly 68 percent talked about it at halftime, I Associated Press please calm or Chicago - contenders who down. of their shots from the floor. fully expected [Pittsburgh going at them]. NEW ORLEANS need a quarterback. The fact Chris Thomas' runner at the "This whole season has been horn summed up what the "We can't back down. We Tom Brady might as well rev of the mat­ about playing as a team," he whole half had shown: this can't throw punches and be up that luxury SUV he won as ter is, if said. "I know my role and I do was Notre Dame's night. lost for a game, but ... we the Super Bowl's MVP and referees do my part to support my team. I In the first 20 minutes, there ain't backing down." drive Drew Bledsoe out of town their jobs really do understand what my right, they were six team fouls called As referees, they had to in style. Brady's role has been." · shouldn't Ted Fox against Notre Dame and nine maintain a sense of order in a Bledsoe's departure wouldn't whistled on the Panthers. game played in a very physical latest suc­ be noticed. be the only change coach Bill Sure, To an observer, it looked conference. cess in foot­ Belichick will make because of like Pittsburgh head coach But what did fans take away ball's sometimes salary cap issues and free Fox Sports ... Ben Howland might have been from this game? More than biggest you'll hear agency. Almost lobbying for some calls from likely, it wasn't the Irish blow­ game left a broad­ ''I'd love to be able to keep time to time, but that comes ing up on a ranked team or little doubt caster com- the team the way it is, but real­ with the territory when you're Pittsburgh's heart in refusing t h a t mend the istically, I don't think that's crew on what a great job having a frustrating night and to go away. Bledsoe, the Bledsoe totally possible," Belichick said your team's getting pasted. best quar­ they've been doing all day. It was the second half whis­ Monday. That usually sounds more And then came the second tle chorus with a couple of terback in half that wouldn't end. technical crescendos. New England Patriots history, Adam Vinatieri, whose 48- forced than a girl telling you yard field goal as time expired " I think they [the referees] Officiating, no matter what will be playing elsewhere next she really wishes she could go won the Super Bowl, is a free to your dance, if only her found out at halftime their sport, is a subjective art. season. agent. So is running back shampoo wasn't calling. plane got canceled," David There are rules that are writ­ Plenty of teams need quar­ Antowain Smith. Several defen­ When any type of referee Graves said after the game, " ten, and it is up to those on terbacks, and the Patriots sive players joined the team does get noticed, it's typically so they had to stay the night, site, sometimes in the blink of could use the salary cap space. because the ever-unbiased they didn't have anywhere to an eye, to decide how the Team owner Robert Kraft said this season on one-year con­ opinion of the mob thinks he go. So they just called every­ rules apply to any particular he'd like to keep both QBs but tracts. Brady is signed through next or she blew a call. This can thing." play. It would be unfair for would consider a blockbuster season, but the Patriots might range anywhere from missing Indeed it seemed that way. players, coaches, or fans to trade. give him an extension rather Those 20 minutes of game Bledsoe is scheduled to make a foul in basketball to the mis­ expect the calls to be right than let him become an unre­ handling of a coin toss in a time in the second half drug every time. $5 million next season, the sec­ stricted free agent. The sixth­ on longer than Lord of the ond of a 10-year, $103 million Steelers-Lions game a few And yet listen to John round draft pick from Michigan Rings, as 34 fouls were called Madden on Sunday, noting contract. He probably won't be years ago. in 2000 hardly seemed that Sometimes, though, when on the two teams. that penalty calls in the Super on the team's unprotected list valuable the day is going just bad Notre Dame only ended up Bowl are much less likely than to be announced when he enough, the impartial third leading the second half foul in other NFL games. ended last party of rules enforcers draws tally 19-15, but, as Graves Watch Major League Tuesday for "I still want to play, and I season as the collective ire of fans pointed out, there was one Baseball umpires struggle to the Houston feel like I can play this Texans draft, the team's (whose ire is often more point when the Irish had been reconfigure their own strike No. 4 quar­ explicit), coaches, and players zones to match that which is because the game at a very high called for 10 infractions to the terback. from both teams. Panthers' one infraction. defined in the rulebook. Patriots level." But he Take, for example, last Coach Mike Brey was sur­ Or count 34 fouls being would get worked called in 20 minutes of basket­ nothing in Wednesday at the Joyce prised it was that close. His Drew Bledsoe hard on his Center, when the Notre Dame response to that foul break­ ball. return. strength, men's basketball team hosted down? " It-was that even?" he It's funny how discretion can "I look for­ quarterback ward to my technique Pittsburgh. The Irish came out asked. change those steadfast rules and ability blazing, led 49-21 at the half, Of course, the rough and from day to day. future," Bledsoe said after Sunday to read defenses and began this night's 20-17 upset of the St. year as Bledsoe's primary Louis Rams. "I still want to backup. He ended it with nine straight wins. CLUB SPORTS play, and I feel like I can play this game at a very high level." "There hasn't been a downer The 29-year-old Bledsoe, a yet," Brady said, "except this three-time Pro Bowler, likes morning at 6 a.m. when the living in New England but feels alarm went off." Irish finish sixth at invite he has many productive years Still, his trip Monday to left. Disney World as the Super He was seriously injured in Bowl MVP was more than he tion as Molly Munsterer contin­ the Midwestern Sectional the second game of the season, could have imagined. More Special to the Observer ued her dominating perfor­ Synchronized Skating suddenly changing the career public appearances and mances in conference competi­ Championships this weekend. of a player who had missed just endorsements should follow for The women's water polo club the photogenic 24-year-old opened its quest for a national tion. Munsterer followed her Miami, Michigan State, and six of 128 games. second place finish in the slalom Illinois claimed the top three Then he watched while with a dimple in his chin and a championship this weekend at twinkle in his eye. the Miami OH Invitational. After with a first place performance in spots. The Irish fourth place fin­ Brady took the team, which fm­ the giant slalom. Danielle ish qualified the club for the ished at the bottom of the AFC "It's new to me," Brady said. finishing last year's regular sea­ ''I'm like a kite in the wind, just son as the number three ranked Clements' fourth in the slalom U.S. National Synchronized East last season, to the top of and 20th in the giant slalom Skating Championships to be the NFL. kind of going with the flow." team, the club is determined to One of his stops probably will climb higher this year. Finding were next best for the Irish, hosted by Lake Placid, NY. But Bledsoe added one while Ellen Block completed the - accomplishment to a career in be the White House. On the right combinations and Monday, President Bush called blending many promising fresh­ team scoring with a 13th in the Gymnastics which he has broken almost all giant slalom and 22nd in the of the team's passing records. Kraft and invited the team men into the lineup for the sea­ With two tiles in the last four there at an undetermined date, son ahead were the primary slalom. Anne Mahoney, Caitliln years, the defending national He came in after Brady Wolf, Leslile Schmidt, Elizabeth sprained his left ankle late in White House spokesman Ari concerns as the club split its four champion men's gymnastics Fleischer said. contests to finish sixth in the Christianson, Jess Bland, and squad and the women's squad, the first half of the AFC cham­ Sarah Coughlin also competed pionship game, threw a touch­ On Monday, Brady recalled tournament. After dropping the coming off it fourth consecutive going to a game in San opener to Purdue, 16-5, the club well, but fmished out of the scor­ top ten finish, opened the season down pass and led the Patriots ing. to a 24-17 win in Pittsburgh. Francisco near his home as a - defeated Wisconsin, 8-2, and this weekend at the Miami OH child. Emory, 6-5, before falling in the On the men's side, Marc Pribaz Invitational. The men's squad ''I'm fortunate to be on a placed seventh in the slalom for team with guys like Drew, or "My parents remind me that I final to Illinois, 10-4. Seniors placed fourth among 10 teams, cried the whole first half Lauren Kuzniar and Liz Paroliln the best finish by the men's while the women fmished fourth else we wouldn't have won the squad in several years. Jason Super Bowl," Brady said because they wouldn't buy me figure to be among the national as well in a twelve team field. one of those dumb little '1' fm­ scoring leaders as they tallied Leucht, 17th, Joe Payne, 20th, Andy Poe and Emily Smith Monday after a few hours of Wes Jacobs, 22nd, and Dan sleep following a team party. gers that stuck up," Brady said, fourteen and six goals respec­ were the meets standouts as "but they finally got me to shut tively. Allison Gienko, Katie Block, 23rd, were the other top they each captured first place in Moments after the win, men in the giant slalom. In the Bledsoe and Brady smiled and up and they bought me one." Kleber, and Jacqee Aragon all All Around competition. Poe fin­ Now the Patriots are No. 1 found the net as well to round slalom, Payne, Block, Eric ished in the top six in each embraced on the field. Hansen, and Wes Jacobs fin­ "There was a lot of emotion," and Brady wants to savor that. out the scoring. Versatile event, while Smilth captured He's acknowledged, though, Brigette Alge has moved to goal ished 17th, 20th, 22nd, and 26th first in both the uneven bars and said Brady. who has credited respectively. Bledsoe for helping him that he has plenty of work to do this year and showed improve­ the balance beam. to improve. ment with each game. Two freshmen showed improve. "He was proud of me and I'm proud of him." "It's been an incredible ride --· Figure Skating promise as Caitlin O'Brien took this year," he said. "I know we Skating to a Latin theme, the first in the floor and Mary Bledsoe ended his season the Ski Club way he spent it: with an always want to talk about get­ Schuss Mountain was this figure skating club placed fourth Blazewicz finished fourth in the ting back next year, but I want in a very strong 12 team field at vault. unselfish attitude, even though week's venue for MCSA competi- he knows he could be headed to appreciate this one."

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• to settle in and go into a road Irish game confident they can, and Notes: should, come out with a victo­ +Joyce, who has missed the continued from page 20 ry. last three games with an "I think that we're kind of Achilles heel injury, suited up getting in a rhythm now where for practice Monday but did not starting gave me a little we're looking forward to the not take the court. McGraw time to focus a little more," games more," McGraw said. says Joyce will make the trip Severe said. "I realize that I "Before, I think we worried need to Pittsburgh, but she is not to be there in the begin­ about a lot of things going into expected to play. ning of the game. I just adjust­ games. Now, we just worry +Freshman forward Katy ed mentally to be effective." about ourselves. We don't Flecky, who started and For Notre Dame, a win worry as much about what the scored Notre Dame's first Tuesday night would be other team's going to do to us seven points Saturday at Seton important in a historical con­ so much as we have to take text as well as within the con­ Hall, could again see signifi­ care of ourselves." cant time tonight. text of this year's Big East sea­ That said, McGraw is not "She's our best high-post son. A win would mark the underestimating her oppo­ SOOth for Notre Dame player, she's a great passer nent, despite its less than stel­ and she can score on the women's basketball, a mark lar record which includes a achieved by only 49 other block," McGraw said of the six-game losing streak enter­ Colorado native. "If Pitt does NCAA programs. ing tonight's game. some things with trapping and A win also would move the "They're playing the defend­ all and we need to get the ball Notre Dame into a tie with ing national champs," McGraw to somebody, I think she'll be Boston College for second said. "This is the Super Bowl somebody who'll get some place in the Big East. for them, that's what I told the time." The Irish host the Eagles on team. This is a game that they Sunday. think they can win. They're For the Irish, who didn't win going to come out and play BRIAN PUCEVICH!The Observer a road game until January this hard for 40 minutes. We have Contact Noah Amstadter at Junior guard Jeneka Joyce is still uncertain for play in tonight's amstadter.l @nd.edu. season, the team is finally able to win the game." matchup against Pittsburgh.

NCAA BASKETBALL 76-64 win snaps Syracuse losing streak

Associated Press Williams keyed the spurt. range, had six assists and led "That's all the media wants to travel on the play - and also Shumpert, still recovering Kansas with seven rebounds as talk about, but we don't talk worried that he might have SYRACUSE, N.Y. from an eye injury, was 7-for- the Jayhawks clinched their about it all that much," Hinrich charged into Kansas State's Preston Shumpert scored 20 20 from the floor and 3-for-11 13th consecutive 20-win sea­ said. "Coach [Roy Williams] Matt Seibrandt - but no call points, and Josh Pace tied a on 3-pointers. son. does bring it up before every was made. career high with 12 points as "Earlier in the season he was game here - but he just says, "The officiating was fine," No. 23 Syracuse beat West Kansas 98, Kansas State 71 struggling from the 3, and 'It's got to end sometime, but Wooldrige said. "It wasn't a Virginia 76-64 on Monday Kirk Hinrich heard the chants every game I said that before let's try to extend it one more combination of things. There night. of "Har-ry Pot-ter!" every time it's over with he's going to start year." was one play I was upset about, The win snapped a two-game he stepped to the free-throw shooting it well," Kansas coach Kansas State (9-11, 3-6), and I reacted." losing streak for the line. Roy Williams said. "He's in the which upset then-No. 9 Boschee hit three of the ensu­ Orangemen (18-6, 7-3 Big Nick Collison gets the sure middle of that right now, and I Oklahoma State 70-61 on ing free throws, giving Kansas a East), who had not lost three two points for Kansas.Kansas' hope it lasts a long time." Saturday, has never beaten two 77-46lead. straight since the 1995-96 sea­ skinny, dark-haired junior Jeff Boschee added 16 points, Top 10 teams in a row. The son. West Virginia (8-13, 1-8) swingman is getting used to and Nick Collison and Drew Wildcats haven't beaten ranked lost for the 11th time in 12 that. What's important to Gooden each had 15 for Kansas teams in consecutive games games despite the return of Hinrich is that he didn't give (20-2, 9-0 Big 12), The since defeating Oregon State Never Down Sized or Laid coach Gale Catlett, who missed Jayhawks won for the 19th (No. 2) and Illinois (No. 19) in Kansas State's fans any reason Off Again the previous two games with a to mock his game. · straight time in Manhattan and the 1981 NCAA Tournament. viral infectiqn. Hinrich shot 10-for-10 from have never lost in Bramlage Larry Reid led the Wildcats Seeking Referral agents. earn $13,600+ Josh Yeager led West Virginia Coliseum, the Wildcats' home with 27 points and Phineas per month starting the first month, can the free-throw line and scored work at home call . 888-407-0077 with 14 points, Chris Moss had 26 points Monday riight as No. since 1988. Atchison finished with 16. 13 and 10 rebounds, Drew 2 Kansas beat Kansas State 98- Kansas State's last home vic­ Freshman Wayne Simien had Schifino had 11 points, and 71 in a game marred by four tory over the Jayhawks came 12 points for Kansas. on Jan. 29, 1983, in Ahearn Wooldridge drew two techni­ A FREE SPRING BREAK! Chaz Briggs 10. technical fouls and the ejection Hottest Destinations/Parties! Lowest Kueth Duany had 17 points of Wildcats coach Jim Fieldhouse, and the Wildcats cal fouls and was ejected with Prices Guaranteed! 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FENCING Irish strong, but not deep

+ Wildcats take Wildcat All-American Katie Rudkin won all three of her advantage of new bouts against the Irish includ­ line-up, win 6-3 ing a 5-2 win against Anna Carnick in the ninth bout. Northwestern, which also By MIKE CONNOLLY competes in the Midwest Sports Writer Fencing Conference with Notre Dame, is probably Notre The No. 2 Notre Dame Dame's biggest rival. Losing a women's fencing team may be match to them is disappointing, one of its most talented in his­ according to Milo. tory, but it sorely lacks depth. "Not only are they in our When freshman foilist Andrea region but they are also very Ament traveled to Germany for good," Milo said. "They are one a World Cup event rather than of our big competitors so it compete with the Irish in does hurt a little more to lose Colorado Springs, head coach because they are next door to Yves Auriol was forced to jug­ use in Chicago. It's definitely a gle his line-up. Midwest rivalry." Sabrewoman Maggie Jordan Although the Irish dropped moved back to foil to take their match with the No. 6 Ament's place while Jesse Wildcats, the posted a 20-7 win Filkins moved into the starting against the No. 4 Stanford line-up at sabre. The No. 6 Cardinal. The women also Northwestern Wildcats took picked up wins against UC-San advantage of this switch to pick Diego, Cal State-Fullerton, up a 6-3 win in sabre and Duke and Air Force. defeat the Irish 15-12 overall. The men sailed through the "It did make us a little weak­ weekend meet unblemished to .... er," said sabrewoman Destanie run their undefeated dual-meet Milo, who went 1-2 against winning streak to 61. The Northwestern. "It may have streak is the third longest in been better if Maggie was at Notre Dame history. sabre." The men were led by an Filkins lost all three of her undefeated meet by Jan bouts against Northwestern in Viviani. Viviani's biggest win of the place of Jordan. Although the day came against Air Force the Irish won the foil bout 5-4, All-American Seth Kelsey. Jordan went only 1-2 against Viviani defeated Kelsey 5-2. the Wildcats. Freshman foilist Alicja Kryzcalo carried the Irish MIKE CONNOLL Yffhe Observer with a 3-0 record in foil. Contact Mike Connolly at Captain Anna Carnlck faces off against an opponent last season. The Irish dropped their meet to In epee, Northwestern won a [email protected]. the Wildcats after a change In the starting line-up. closely contested match.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Severe finds familiar foe in Selwyn

school and I'd like to do contest. "She's improved a lot By NOAH AMSTADTER again." since last year and she's, I Sports Editor But the match-up at the think, the key to their team." point is more than simply old Severe's season has been up When Le'Tania Severe takes friends being reacquainted. and down. After opening the the court at Pittsburgh tonight, While the Panthers have season as the team's starting her assignment on defense will struggled all season long to point guard, the sophomore be a familiar one. the tune of a 6-14 record (1-8 moved to the bench in late The Panthers' point guard, in Big East play), Selwyn has December after a couple of junior Laine Selwyn, played emerged as one of the few sub-par performances. against Severe when the Irish bright spots. She played well off the sophomore was the point She averages 6.80 assists bench, but with classmate guard at Florida's Ft. per game, tops among Big Jeneka Joyce out with an Lauderdale High School and East point guards. Connecticut Achilles heel injury, Severe Selwyn was dishing out passes All-American Sue Bird sits a was forced back into the start­ for rival Coral Springs. The close second with 6.80 assists ing lineup last week against two also played together on an per contest, while Severe is Syracuse. She responded with AAU team one summer and sixth with 5.15. two points and a career-high remain good friends. "She's playing really well," nine assists in 30 minutes. "It'll be a nice match-up," Irish head coach Muffet "That little time that I was BRIAN PUCEVICHffhe Observer Severe said. "It'll be some­ McGraw said of Selwyn, who Sophomore point guard Le'Tania Severe will face off against thing that I got to do in high also averages 14 points per see IRISH/page 18 a high school rival when Notre Dame takes on Pittsburgh.

+Women's Basketball at Pittsburgh, tonight, 7 p.m. SPORTS +Men's Basketball vs. Rutgers, Wednesday, 7:30p.m. +Hockey at Michigan State, Friday, 7 p.m. AT A GLANCE +Men's Swimming vs. Cleveland State, Saturday, 2 p.m.