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CAMPUS LIFE CouNCIL Poorman stands firm on alcohol changes

ments to the alcohol policy a who sit on the council. By JASON McFARLEY week after announcing them to Comments throughout the News Writer students. He spoke in front of meeting reflected the division. hundreds of undergraduate stu­ "With the amount of effort we As nearly 200 students sur­ dents who filled the chairs in the put into alcohol awareness, edu­ rounded him on three sides LaFortune Ballroom after the cation, discipline, we could be Monday, the man behind pro­ crowd had packed another room doing so many other things," posed changes to the University to capacity. said Keenan Hall rector Father alcohol policy welcomed student On a day when CLC members Gary Chamberland, who asked input into the writing of the revi­ and several students at the 2 1/2- Poorman why he hadn't taken sions but closed the door on hour meeting directed frank the more drastic action of ban­ reversing the planned crack­ comments and questions to ning all alcohol on campus. down on campus drinking. Poorman for the first time pub­ Poorman, a former Dillon Hall "I don't want to build false licly, the council's defeat of a rector, restated his belief that hope," Father Mark Poorman, Student Senate resolution also alcohol abuse is a problem at vice president for Student thwarted hopes for an eleventh­ Notre Dame but said his pro­ Affairs, said, receiving grumbles hour stand against the policy posed changes to outlaw "hard" from the student audience."This changes. liquor in undergraduate resi­ does appear to be a definitive The CLC voted 11-7 in closed dence halls, ban in-hall dances direction we're moving in. If we ballot in favor of the resolution to and loosen tailgating rules look at that again, it'll be down overturn the proposed ban on in­ address the issue. the road." hall dances. leaving the measure Poorman announced the NELLIE WILLIAMS/The Observer Poorman's words came at a one vote short of passage. The changes March 18, after a two­ Father Mark Poorman, vice president for Student Affairs, divisive Campus Life Council vote likely reflected a split year study into abusive drinking reacts to Mark Garafola's speech to the Campus Life Council meeting, where the administra­ between the students and the and the students present at the meeting Monday. tor formally introduced amend- rectors and lone administrator see ALCOHOL/page 4 NO raises Quadruplets call SMC home Eldred

tuition By THERESA FRALISH News Writer recovers 4.9 percent Most people enter college expecting to leave their family from and close friends behind. They By LAUREN BECK generally make new friend­ News Writer ships and are often hundreds of miles apart from loved ones. throat University officials recently But for the Taylor sisters, announced an increase in junior Lynn, and freshmen undergraduate tuition that rais­ Katie, Julie and Laura, a face es average costs to $32,020 for to face conversation is only a surgery the 2002-03 academic year and short stroll away. Katie, Julie, matches last year's 4.9 percent, Laura and David, who attends By EMILY FORD touting the two as the lowest Purdue, are quadruplets, and News Writer percentage increases in more Lynn is their older sister. than 40 years. Staying together was not an It may have been quieter than ' The 4.9 percent hike, which issue for the sisters of New University President Father Palestine, Ind.; rather each usual in the Office of the Edward Malloy revealed in a happened to choose Saint President at Saint Mary's the recent letter to the parents of Mary's for separate reasons. past two weeks. President freshman. sophomore and "We definitely made the Marilou junior students, translates to a choice on our own," said Julie Eldred $1,490 total increase in current Tayor. recently costs. It raises tuition to While each sister made her underwent $25,510 and room and board to own decision, they were all throat $6,510. looking for similar characteris­ surgery that The Board of Trustees has tics in a college. Saint Mary's rendered approved annual increases in small and welcoming atmos­ her unable to speak tuition for the past four phere was a main reason for decades. The past two years' above a low their choices. rasp. Earlier Eldred percent increases have been the "It's a Jot like our high CHRISTINA REITANOfThe Observer in the year, lowest since 1959, when there school: small and Catholic," Three quadruplets, freshmen Katie, Julie and Laura Taylor was no increase from the previ­ said Laura Taylor. "Saint and their sister, junior Lynn Taylor, attend Saint Mary's. Eldred had been experiencing hoarseness in her voice, and it ous year. Mary's just seemed to fit with The tuition hike was primarily me - academically and social­ liked it here because I've "When I came to visit Lynn, I was discovered that her vocal due to growing expenses and a ly," said Lynn. "There were always been in small Catholic felt like I really got to know cords had sustained damage. slowing economy, officials said. schools," said Julie Taylor. "I [Saint Mary's] and really liked "As you know, this job involves just a lot of benefits to coming talking all the time, and my voice "When we consider every­ here." liked the atmosphere." it," said Katie Taylor. had been sounding very raspy, thing taking place at this The women did apply to While the sisters did not all The four sisters share close and so when I went back to see University in order for it to other schools, but simply found purposefully choose to attend bonds while maintaining indi­ [the doctor]. he said my vocal grow and become better, we Saint Mary's to be a good Saint Mary's together, oldest vidual interests and friends. cords were deteriorating from see some extraordinary expens- match. sister Lynn did play a role in "We definitely all have our "I also applied to [Indiana their coming to the same see TUITION/page 6 University] and Dayton, but I school. see SISTERS/page 6 see ELDRED/page 4 page 2 The Observer+ INSIDE Tuesday, March 26, 2002

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"The SYR is a major part of "To come back and go 'This is about dorm unity. Breaking barriers Notre Dame tradition, and lifetime-best after being This is about a hell of a lot it's a huge part of the out for a year is pretty more than hard alcohol. " Halle Berry won the Oscar for Best Actress, Denzel Washington won Best Actor and Sidney residential community that incredible." Poitier received a lifetime achievement award. we try to foster here at Notre Joe Muto Then, of course, all is well with race relations in the Dame." Bailey Weathers O'Neill Hall president-elect at a film industry- or so some would like to think. women's swimming head coach on student demonstration in protest of Monday's Washington Post boasted about the proposed changes to the University's "golden night for black Brian Moscona Carrie Nixon's seventh-place finish alcohol policy actors," and many people are student body vice president on after she sat out last year because of talking about the Oscar year proposed alcohol policy changes shoulder surgery that made history by break­ ing down the race barrier. that will ban in-dorm dances However, the way some quickly have jumped on the "black actor wave," is actual­ ly a perpetuation of that bar­ BEYOND CAMPUS Compiled from U-Wire reports rier. There is no doubt that the success of this trio of film Helena Payne stars does represent a unique University of Kentucky allocates funds for scholarships moment in Oscar history, but more than another moment News Editor LEXINGTON, Ky. to hear about it. to tack onto the month of Part of the money allotted for "It shows their (the deans, associ­ February for a black history raises to University of Kentucky's ate provost and provost) level of fact. The 2002 Oscars, the "golden night for black provost, associate provosts and interest and willingness to sacrifice actors," show that Berry, Washington and Poitier­ undergraduate deans now will go to for these scholarships," he said. all of whom have completely different ethnic back­ support scholarships for prospec­ The contribution from roughly 20 grounds - are still seen as just black actors tive students. different individuals will amount to (emphasis on "black") in the eyes of too many. UK Provost Mike Nietzel said a more than $20,000, Nietzel said. The three actors represent various branches on decision has been made to con­ Nietzel added the potential schol­ this racial tree that has taken root through history: tribute 1 percent of the individual's arships are a strong appeal to UK's Berry is actually biracial, Washington is an African 3 percent merit raise to UK's new best prospects when they are mak­ American. and Poitier, a Caribbean American Governor's Scholars/Governor's glad to give part of it back. ing decisions about what college to whose parents are from the Bahamas. School for the Arts scholarships. "I felt great about reinvesting a attend. Granted, Berry, who was raised by her mother, "This example is an excellent ges­ portion of what I would have Todd said not enough money has has primarily identified herself as African American ture to faculty and students about received in scholarship support for been raised yet for the GSP/GSA or black rather than biracial. Berry's self-identifica­ the importance that administrators students," Smith said. "That's a key scholarships, which are set to begin tion as an African American is not surprising con­ place on undergraduate education," to building a better university." next year. The decision to donate sidering she grew up in an era when mixed identity he said. UK President Lee Todd, who in this money, in addition to help fund meant the "other" box on the census and the stan­ Scott Smith, dean of the College February announced that he would additional scholarships, could dardized test form. Even in her acceptance speech, of Agriculture, said UK's adminis­ decline a possible $100,000 perfor­ prove to have a much greater Berry paid homage to former African-American tration dug deep in a difficult bud­ mance bonus, said this decision impact, he said. actresses who came before her. Yet this notion that get year to give raises, and he is was not his idea but he was thrilled Kentucky Kernel the former African-American actresses like Dorothy Dandridge and Lena Horne have paved the way, acknowledges the idea that there is a separate path for black actors in the film industry. CORNELL UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA On the contrary, there is no separate path. So­ called "black actors" win awards for great perfor­ Officials probe forged application Tuition increases loom over school mances just as so-called "white actors" do. Unfortunately, there are few highlights in the CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Academy's history that demonstrate this fact, but it ITHACA, N.Y. While students at Virginia's colleges and universities is getting better. This is not to minimize the histori­ Cornell University's "open doors" closed for a senior at face mounting tuition costs, institutions of higher learn­ cal significance of this year's Oscars, but it is to the Culver City High School in Culver City, Calif., March ing throughout the country also are charging their stu­ refute the fixed ideas that many of us have about 13, as the admissions office for the College of Engineering dents more money to attend school. Tuition increases the differences between whites and blacks in all reported the applicant to Cornell Police for submitting a have averaged 4 percent at public colleges over the past fields. forged application. The student, whose name remains five years, according to the Chronicle of Higher Ideally, Berry should never have had to choose undisclosed, a young male, sent an application to the Education. Yet next year's tuition is expected to between identifying herself as "white" or "black." College of Engineering, "and in reviewing his documents, increase by a much larger percentage at many colleges She should be able to be an actress, a talented the admissions officers discovered some of the material and universities. These problems have caused many Oscar recipient who won not for the "black race" had been altered," said Unda Grace-Kobas, director of public schools to raise tuition due to a lack of state but for her individual talent. There should not have Cornell News Service. In the complaint recorded by inves­ funding, Sheehy said. Two schools most affected by been 74 years of history that she must represent tigator Scott Hamilton of Cornell Police, the admission offi­ tuition increases are University of North Carolina­ when she stood at the podium to accept her award. cers noted the high school guidance counselor's signature Chapel Hill and University of Iowa. North Carolina's I'd like to see people recognize the varying ethnic­ was forged on the application. In addition to this, the sub­ tuition will increase by 20.9 percent for in-state stu­ ity among blacks and whites while recognizing the mitted transcript also was forged. The incident then was dents, while Iowa will charge 19 percent more for in­ beauty in those differences rather than broadly reported to the U.S. Attorney's Office for consultation, to state students next year. Last week Texas A&M grouping people in the vague categories of "white" decide what measures should be taken against the high University announced it will charge $30 more per credit and "black," which leave many people out and per­ school senior. hour, the largest tuition increase in the school's history. petuate the historical racial divisions. Cornell Daily Sun Cavalier Daily The Academy has honored Berry, Washington and Poitier with awards that hold great value in the performing arts. Berry has spoken out against the limited roles for women of color. Now that she is "legitimately" one LOCAL WEATHER NATIONAL WEATHER of the best actresses in Hollywood, I wonder if this will change. After playing a widow, a crack addict, and several other demeaning and pathetic charac­ The AccuWeather.com forecast for noon, Tuesday, March 26. ters, (which I realize she did decide to portray) 40 maybe Berry will get more offers for the roles that, 50 say, Julia Roberts, gets? After all, Roberts won Best Actress last year for playing the girl-next-door role that makes her so agreeable to the American audience. If Julia can just be Julia, can't Halle just be Halle?

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BOARD OF GOVERNANCE Group agrees to Series investigates Pass~ver By KIFLIN TURNER struggles of the past and the pre­ Associate News Editor sent, said Arnold. "It's about inscribjng yourself sponsor 2 events into the tradition," said Hindi It only takes an idea, and the Najman, assistant professor and ------cover will be charged. BOG rest is history -literally. Kapson Chair in Jewish studies. By SARAH RYKOWSKI This is the first year that a "Everyone shares the bloodshed." agreed to donate $600 to the series focusing on the Passover News Writer senior class to help defray the She identified the Torah as an and Judaism will take place at influential text used to bring the costs of bringing the band to Notre Dame, and on Monday On the day when the 2001- campus. Hebrew historical experience to 02 Board of Governance offi­ night an informal talk bringing the forefront in initiating unity In her last presentation to faculty and students together to cially handed the reins of stu­ BOG as student body presi­ · among present-day Jews. dent government to the new address issues relating to "We all share that text, we KYLIE CARTERffhe Observer dent, Nagle encouraged BOG Judaism from cultural, religious Board, it was business as members and the rest of the share the same origins," said Professor Hindy Najman, usual in Haggar Student and scientific perspectives came Najman. Kapson Chair in Jewish student body to participate in to campus. Center. BOG agreed to co­ the Center for Women's Arnold also related to the unify­ Studies reads from a sponsor two events, one for After noting a surprising dis­ ing and inspiring ceremonial tra­ Haggadah, the order of ser­ Intercultural Leadership's crepancy of interpretations of the Flipside and another for the Intercultural Living dition of the Passover. vice for Passover. senior class. Old Testament by his fellow "Passover reminds me, too, of Experience program, living classmates in one of his Program "We have a dance coming with students of different eth­ that personal struggle that all of up on April 6," Shannon of Liberal Studies classes, sopho­ us have," said Arnold. Maintaining this connection to nic backgrounds starting next more C. Spencer Beggs initiated the past and continuing to hold Maloney, Saint Mary's Flipside year. Saint Mary's Leadership Located at the center of representative, told BOG. "Our the first steps in organizing a Passover is the Seder feast, a these beliefs in the present, how­ Commission ceremony will be forum to openly question, debate ever beneficial to those of Jewish funds are running low. We held on April 29, at either 7 symbolic meal that represents the want to have more events at and perhaps dispel common mis­ time of Jewish slavery in Egypt. origin, has unfortunately created p.m. or 7:30 pm. Nagle also conceptions about the Passover a rift of separation between Saint Mary's, and we are hop­ thanked BOG and the student For Najman, Passover embod­ ing BOG could help us out." and Judaism. ies above all the importance and Christians and Jews. body for their participation in "My real goal in the whole "I think that Jews have object­ Flipside will be hosting a Midnight Madness. immediacy of family. She series is to make Christians better ed to the Christian interpretation toga party in Haggar Parlor, "I was very proud of that described it as an "ordinary" ·Christians, Jews better Jews, and of the Old Testament in that it from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. The night," Nagle said. event in terms of the little things Atheists better Atheists," said tended to be subsumed," said $350 BOG agreed to donate Elizabeth Jablonski-Diehl, that are capable of bringing the will go to purchase a keg of Beggs, who is Jewish. community together and in edu­ Henry Weinfield, associate pro­ student body vice-president­ Passover, as told from the book fessor of the Program of Liberal root beer, among other things. elect, and outgoing sophomore cating future generations. "I think it's a great idea," of Haggadah, is a response to Responding to a question about Studies. class president, made a report four questions asked by children Sponsored by the College of Erin Casey, BOG's representa­ from the committee currently whether Judaism could be about the plight of the Jews from Arts and Letters, the second night tive to Notre Dame's Student studying security on Saint defined on an ethnic, religious or Senate, said. Egypt in the Exodus. In re-telling hereditary basis, Arnold pointed of the three-day series will cover Mary's campus. this historical event, one is able to "The Symbolism and Meaning of Meghan Meyer, the presi­ "I encourage calling security out that Judaism is non-denom­ dent of this year's senior class, transcend historical boundaries inational and is flrst and foremost Passover" tonight at 8 p.m. in the whenever you see suspicious in symbolically becoming a slave Morrissey Manor Chapel. also came forward asking BOG people on campus or in the a commitment to living an ethical to co-sponsor a concert at and experiencing the freedom and moral life. As a closing activity, the tradi­ dorms," Jablonski-Diehl said. from oppression, according to tional Seder dinner will take Alumni.Senior Club for Saint "Construction workers should "What binds us together is far government professor Peri place Wednesday at 7:04 p.m. Mary's and Notre Dame not be in any buildings on more deep," said Arnold refer­ seniors. Arnold, who is Jewish. ring the historical experience. (sundown) in Greenfield's Cafe. campus. Please spread this to "It's evocative of one's own The dinner is free and ·seats are "Senior Board is bringing your friends. Security will be Instead of accepting a pre­ Cupajo to Senior Bar," Meyer past," said Arnold. "It involves a scribed set of beliefs, Najman still available through the PLS able to come and take care of set of stories that intertwine: the said. "We do have money now, it." argued that Judaism does not office in 215 O'Shaughnessy Hall. but we need to save some for story of freedom and liberation." require a dogmatic confirmation. SPninr W!'Pk." Becoming a storyteller and "It's important to say there is The concert is free and will Contact Sarah Rykowski at remembering Passover allows the no doctrine of beliefs in Contact Killin Turner at be held on April 13, although [email protected]. participants to reflect on the Judaism," said Najman. [email protected].

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page 4 The Observer+ CAMPUS NEWS Tuesday, March 26, 2002 Alcohol Students travel to capital for social work continued from page 1 ule," Kominkiewicz said. "She By SARAH RYKOWSKI worked hard to get all those on campus. Approval by News Writer individuals in one place at the University officers of the same time." changes likely will be a for­ Indianapolis isn't really that Incidentally, Kominkiewicz mality, and the revised policy far away, but to the students and her students received assis­ will take effect in the fall. and professor traveling from tance in scheduling from a Saint Students were critical of Saint Mary's to speak to legisla­ Mary's alumna, Megan Murphy, the changes and decried tors and advocates, it might as who is Kernan's chief of staff. being left out of the policy­ well have been the moon. "Wherever we go there is an making process. After two earlier trips were alum to pave the way," Chris Manuel, co-chair of cancelled due to bad weather, "It the Hall Presidents Council. Kominkiewicz said. always members of Saint Mary's social helps." said Poorman should release work department ventured to Kernan also has ties to the survey and focus group the Indiana state capital to South Bend area. Before he results that were part of the speak to Lt. Gov. Joe Kernan became lieutenant governor, he study. and Annette Craycraft, director was the mayor of South Bend "I know that you feel that they are private, but l feel of the Indiana Commission for from 1987 to 1996. According to women, as well as several other junior Laura Porto, Kernan told entitled to them," said The students on the social work trip visited with Indiana Lt. state leaders. students that he never thought Manuel, a member of the Gov. Joseph Kernan on March 21. CLC's alcohol use and abuse "It was nice to go after build­ he would end up in government­ ing up those expectations three elected office. According to Indianapolis. "He is one of the task force, who sat next to the educational accessibility of times," Esther O'Connell, a Porto, Kernan also spoke his vis­ higher-ups in government, and Poorman at the meeting. all Hispanic students across the . sophomore, said. "The first time itors about Indiana's tax struc­ state," Kominkiewicz said. "Your report loses a consid­ he spoke to us about specific we were one-third of the way ture, calling for a reevaluation issues," she said. "That was The students completed a sur­ erable amount of credibility there and we had to turn of the system, which he declared really impressive. He took his vey after their trip, which they without these statistics." around. It was so disappointing outdated. lunch hour to meet with us. Poorman said the data was He turned in to Kominkiewicz. both times." "He talked a lot about how he took time to explain why money Based on those results, the stu­ best used for internal plan­ ning and "wouldn't advance According to O'Connell's pro­ intends to run for governor," was being taken away from dents learned about intercultur­ fessor, Fran Kominkiewicz, who Kominkiewicz said. "A lot of parts of the budget." the discussion at this point." al leadership, state leadership, led the group, the first trip was their questions had to do with Poorman compiled and dis­ According to Kominkiewicz, and intercultural communica­ economic and social justice. The tributed a one-page list of cancelled due to an ice storm O'Brien asked Kernan about tion. and the second trip was called budget was also put back to the taxation issues and the Indiana "Saint Mary's College and the what he believed were the off in the early morning hours of executive branch, and they have tax structure and Tebbe asked Social Work Program encour­ questions students have one of the South Bend area's to make some very hard deci­ asked him most in the week what effect the current economy ages student leadership in our biggest snowstorm of the year. sions." and legislation has on rural community," Kominkiewicz said. since he announced the But both spells of bad weather Originally, the students were farmers. "It is only one of twelve social changes in a campus-wide e­ made the actual trip all the bet­ only given 15 to 30 minutes with "The students modeled great work programs national select­ mail. In the document, he ter, she said. the lieutenant governor, but leadership in speaking with the ed to participate in the "Through the bad weather, we when they arrived at his office, lieutenant governor," Intergenerational Program Pilot answered concerns about were able to add more speak­ Kominkiewicz said. Project, through social work enforcing the liquor ban, he pulled chairs from three dif­ ferent offices, learned all of their Rios, saying hall staff won't search ers," Kominkiewicz said. In Smith and Summers all ed.ucation, which has provided addition to speaking with names and spoke with them for for and seize the contraband spoke to the students about support to the Social Work Kernan and Craycroft, students over an hour. intercultural leadership. Program, infusing gerontology unless individual rooms or also met with Pat Rios, director "I took it as a vote of confi­ gatherings draw undue According to Kominkiewicz, throughout the social work cur­ of the Hispanic and Latino dence in Saint Mary's and our Rios mentioned the presence of riculum. Students are working attention to themselves. Commission of Indiana; Joseph ability to turn out leaders," a very active Hispanic communi­ with REAL Services in South He also responded to sug­ din~ctor ty in gestions that the changes Smith, of the Kominkiewicz said. "He gave us South Bend. As a result, Bend in conducting policy Commission on Community so much knowledge. I felt like the students plan to invite mem­ assessments in the community, would drive more students to Service and \ ,lunteerism; Rep. the students also gave much bers of this community to the and are using the results to plan consume alcohol off campus Peggy Welch. chair of the back. He was trying to get their Community Legislative Forum and increase drunk-driving the Community Legislative Indiana Women's Caucus; and opinions of what was happening they will hold on campus April Forum." cases. Rep. Vanessa Summers. 15. "We can't be held hostage in their home states to compare "Commissioner Rios by threat of students drink­ "Annette Craycroft got [the to Indiana." encour­ other speakers] set up around O'Connell thought Kernan was aged the students to become Contact Sarah Rykowski at ing and driving because the the liel).tenant governor's sched- the highlight of their day in involved in working to improve [email protected]. alcohol policy isn't liberal enough," he said. Poorman acknowledged that he considered student "Somebody from the office "I would show it to people and cedure again because they just safety played a role in the came over everyday with the they would read this and say, don't know ... frequently it has changes. He linked incidents Eldred mail and I just wrote notes, 'Oh, that's too bad,' and then to be done twice," Eldred said. of sexual assault and alcohol continued from page 1 thousands of pages of notes and they would start screaming at This has been a learning expe­ poisoning to abusive drinking e-mail," Eldred said. me or they whispered," Eldred rience for Eldred who has and said the changes would overuse and the straining, so According to Eldred, it is rare said. gained a new appreciation for have a "huge impact" on cre­ that's why I had the procedure," for her to be absent from her Eldred will have to use this speaking and sensitivity in com­ ating a campus culture that Eldred said. office for such a lengthy period. card for approximately a month munication. isn't alcohol-focused. According to Eldred, the pro­ She credits her staff for helping when it is projected that she will "I feel that I have more respect Freshman Adam Istvan cedure involves taking a piece of her work while recovering. . regain more complete usage of for my voice maybe than I did said the changes were the fat from the stomach that is uti­ To relate to those who were her voice. Even then, it may be before,"Eidred said. result of the University want­ lized to rebuild the vocal cords. not aware of her condition, determined that she has not fully ing to disown liability for stu­ It left her without an incision but Eldred constructed a card that healed and may require more dents' well being. with ample recovery time, stated in large print that she had surgery. Contact Emily Ford at But Poorman said, "If we requiring her to completely rest throat surgery and was unable "I might have to have the pro- [email protected]. were interested in liability, her voice the entire week follow­ to speak. She used this when we would have gone 'dry.' ing the surgery. Eldred did not she had to run errands and go to The thing that would have allow the vocal restriction to the grocery store. She found the reduced or eliminated our keep her from communicating or responses of others to be amus­ liability was going dry." from business as usual. ing. Following the meeting, Libby Bishop, student body president-elect, said Poorman hadn't fully ·answered students' ques­ ophomore tions. "l still have a problem with the process of how this policy was formed," she said. "After the CLC meeting, Trip [Foley, student body vice president­ elect] and I realized we need a new way to empower stu­ dents. We want to channel the energy we saw today from students are working on a new way to do that." Bishop, who enters office April 1, said she would con­ tinue to contest the in-hall dance ban. She and Foley expect to meet with Poorman in early April.

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Poland defends War on Terror: Poland's president urged Europe to mute its criticism of Washington's War on Terror, telling a summit of prospective NATO mem­ bers Monday that American lives were the first ones lost in the fight against "the evil" threatening the world. The meeting is one of a series being held before a NATO summit in November in Prague, where the U.S.-led alliance will decide which countries to admit. Illness delays Milosevic war trial: The trial of Slobodan Milosevic will not resume for two weeks to allow the former Yugoslav leader to recover from the flu, the war crimes tribunal said Monday. The disrup­ tion meant the trial. which began Feb. 12, will be well behind schedule when it resumes April 8.

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Kava could lead to liver damage: The popular herbal supplement kava may be linked to serious liver injury, the Food and Drug Administration warned Monday, urging consumers to see a doctor at the first sign of symptoms. People who already have liver problems, or who take medications that can harm the liver, should ask a doctor before taking kava, the FDA said. Blood vessels made from stem cells: Cells extracted from a human embryo have been nurtured into tiny blood vessels, a key step toward someday using embryonic stem AFP Photo cells to aid ailing hearts or fix blocked arter­ North Korean leader Kim Jong II waves goodbye at a railroad station. North and South Korea agreed Monday to ies, researchers say. For the first time, reopen discussion about improving relations between the two countries. researchers have demonstrated that human embryonic stem cells can be coaxed to spon­ taneously form blood vessels and organize Koreas agree to reopen dialogue themselves so they could nourish tissue in the body. adviser to President Kim Korean President Kim the communist country's Associated Press Dae-jung for diplomacy Dae-jung and North alleged development of SEOUL and national security, will Korean leader Kim Jong II nuclear weapons. North South Korea is sending a visit North Korea in the in 2000. Kim Dae-jung Korea rejected the offer. INDIANA NEWS BRIEFS presidential envoy to first week of April, said won that year's Nobel South Korean President North Korea next week to Park Sun-sook, a chief Peace Prize for his effort Kim expressed disappoint­ Volunteer parents patrol mall: discuss improving rela­ presidential spokes­ to reconcile with the ment at the rejection, but tions, the rival nations said woman. North. said that his country Several parent groups, equipped with radios Monday, moving to resume In a report carried by its In January, relations should do its best to help and parents' intuition, have started patrolling dialogue and ease tensions foreign news outlet, dipped again when Bush mediate between the two the Circle Centre mall in downtown in one of the world's most Korean Central News said North Korea was part sides. He said that inter­ lndianaoplis to keep an eye on the youths who militarized regions. Agency, North Korea con­ of "an axis of evil" along Korean ties were closely descend there each weekend. The patrols, the The joint statement firmed Lim's scheduled with Iran and Iraq, accus­ related to progress in U.S.­ result of a task force created in 1999, are marks a resumption of the visit and said the two sides ing them of trying to North Korea relations. aimed at eliminating problems before they reconciliation process on will discuss "the grave sit­ develop weapons of mass "The United States wel­ start -- a change from the late 1990s, when the Korean peninsula, uation facing the nation destruction. comes and supports dia­ fights and other problems were common which stalled last year and issues of mutual con­ During a visit to South logue between South and among youths at the complex. Drawn to shop­ after President Bush cern related to the inter­ Korea in February, Bush North Korea," said State focused criticism toward Korean ties." said his view of North Department spokeswoman ping, shows and restaurants, about 200 teens the North's communist Inter-Korean relations Korea had not changed Jo-Anne Prokopowitz in are at the mall on a typical weekend night. regime. warmed after a historic but he offered to start Washington after hearing Lim Dong-won, a special summit between South talks aimed at resolving the announcement.

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Secretary of State Colin Powell NYSE: 592.43 -7.66 Arafat join an Arab League summit The Saudi offer to Israel of "full pressed the point in telephone con­ S&P 500: 1,131.70 - 17.00 where the U.S.-backed initiative may normalization" of relations with Arab versations with Sharon Saturday and TOP 5 VOLUME LEADERS be considered. governments depends on Israel giv­ Sunday, saying also that Arafat "The president believes it is time ing up the West Bank, Gaza and the ~hould be permitted to go back to the COMPANY /SECURITY %CHANGE $GAIN PRICE for Arab nations in the region to Golan Heights and accepting a West Bank after the Arab League W..SDAQ-100 INDEX (!m) -3 . 05 -1.12 35.56 seize the moment, to create a better Palestinian state with its capital in meeting. CISCO SYSTEMS (CSCO) -2.35 -0.39 16.18 environment for peace to take root," Jerusalem. U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan SUN MICROSYSTEM (SU~ -3.27 -0.29 8.57 White House spokesman Ari Leaning on Israel to drop its con­ also urged Sharon to let Arafat WJRLDCQ\1 INC-V.O (\\CQ\1) -6. 59 -0.46 6.52 INTEL CORP (INTC) -1. 93 -0.59 30.00 Fleischer said of the meeting that finement of Arafat to his West Bank attend the Arab summit. page 6 The Observer+ NEWS Tuesday, March 26, 2002 Tuition LEBANON continued from page 1 es," said Dennis Moore, univer­ Arab ministers agree on formula sity spokesman. Moore cited the new Center for Performing believes that Prime Minister Arts as an example of an addi­ Associated Press Sharon and the Israel govern­ tional expense to the operating ment should give serious con­ Arab summit for peace budget. Alumni donations BEIRUT sideration to allowing Yasser financed the construction of the Members attending the Arab League summit in Beirut, Lebanon, Arab foreign ministers dis­ Arafat to attend." will take up a Saudi peace proposal calling on Israel to withdraw Center. but the University's cussed an Israeli-Palestinian Secretary of State Colin Powell from occupied territories and returning the land to 1967 prewar annual budget must now cover peace initiative Monday that has pressed the point in telephone maintenance, staffing and other captured the world's attention, conversations with Sharon boundaries in return for ''full normalization" of relations between operations expenses. but said they did not go into Saturday and Sunday, saying Arab lands and Israel. The league was formed in 1945 to promote "We are a tuition-driven insti­ details and were waiting to hear also that Arafat should be per­ political, economic and military cooperation among its members. tution ... and if the operating what Saudi Crown Prince mitted to go back to the West budget is to grow - and this Abdullah has to say about his Bank after the Arab League SAUDI inc! udes increases in salary, proposal. meeting. ARABIA additional operating costs - As they wrapped up six hours An aide to Palestinian 1945 that necessitates an increase in of consultations in preparation Planning Minister Nabil Shaath, tuition," Moore said. for a summit Wednesday that speaking in Beirut on condition According to Scott Malpass, Abdullah will address, the min­ of anonymity, said Shaath had vice president for finance and isters also said they had agreed spoken with Arafat on Monday MAURIT. chief investment officer, tuition on a formula for supporting the evening and was told things 1973. -OMAN and fee revenue make up about Palestinians but did not offer were looking "positive" for the 1971 55 percent of the total budget, specifics. Palestinian leader to attend YEMEN so in effect students pay 55 per­ On Iraq, they expressed oppo­ Wednesday's summit. Earlier, 1945 cent of the actual cost. sition to any U.S. military strike Shaath had assessed the Revenues from the bookstore on a fellow Arab state, which is chances of Arafat showing up as SOMALIA and athletic programs as well widely viewed as potentially slim. 1974 as earnings from the endow­ destabilizing for the region. The Kuwaiti minister of state ment make up for the differ­ I COMOROS Still unclear as the summit for foreign affairs, Sheik I 1993 ence. approached was whether Israel Mohammed AI Sabah, told Notre Dame's endowment, would allow Palestinian leader reporters that ministers "did not which is among the 18 largest Yasser Arafat to attend. Arafat discuss the (Saudi) initiative in educational endowments in the has been under an Israeli travel detail and did not enter into for­ Arab League member nation, is valued at approxi­ ban and Israel has said the mulas." ·Palestinian Authority headquarters are Date joined mately $3 billion. Most of this price for his freedom of move­ "We are eager to listen to his in Rama/lah and Gaza City. money is donated for a specific ment is a cease-fire that's highness directly," Sheik OURCES: Associated Press; ESRI AP purpose and cannot be used to proven elusive. An Israeli deci­ Mohammed told a small group defray tuition costs. Only about sion on whether Arafat could go of reporters at the Phoenicia (for the Saudi initiative) - there constants .... It aims to defend 10 percent of the endowment is was expected Tuesday or possi­ Hotel summit site. are ideas, a vision and a frame­ and protect Arab rights, asking comprised of unrestricted funds bly even Wednesday morning. Lebanese Foreign Minister work," Hammoud said. "We for what we all want." that may be used freely. Leaning on Israel to drop its Mahmoud Hammoud, host of should not make predictions "Assuming that Israel does A downturn in the economy confinement of Arafat to his the meeting, concurred at a sep­ and jump the gun." what is required of it, then the presented an added challenge West Bank headquarters in arate news conference held Pressed for further details, level of normal relations to the budget this year. as Ramallah, White House with Arab League Secretary­ Hammoud said: "Our under­ between the Arab countries and growth in the endowment Spokesman Ari Fleischer said in General Amr Moussa. standing (of the initiative) is that Israel would be looked into," he slowed. Washington, "the president "There is no specific formula it has to do with Arab rights and added. "We're operating in a differ­ ent economic environment now, and this may affect the endowment and the budget. attending college did bring tain a close friendship with their and enjoy sharing the field Nobody is certain what will some changes for them com­ brother, who attends Purdue together. "I think we get to see happen in the next few months, Sisters pared to high school. University. Though Julie Katie each other a lot more," said so we have to account for that," continued from page 1 "We hung out a lot more and Laura are used to seeing Katie Taylor. "[Lynn's] just Moore said. because we had to drive togeth­ him every day, they do think another teammate, but more In his letter to parents, own group of friends, and we'll er, but we each still had our being separated has its benefits. than that." Malloy acknowledged that all go to the same parties and own close friends," said Laura "I think it's been good for him At heart, the women couldn't other private institutions see each other at the same Tyalor. "In high school, it was to get away from the stereotype imagine not being sisters. increased their rate of tuition places," said Lynn Taylor. " very blown out of proportion. [of being quadruplets]," said "We don't really know any growth to respond to the slow­ Julie Taylor said, "It's been That's why I like Saint Mary's Julie Taylor. different, there is nothing to ing economy, while Notre Dame really nice. We've all done our -because it hasn't been a huge While each sister has a dis­ compare it to," said Julie maintained its previous percent own thing and been our own deal. I've only had one person tinct personality, they do share Taylor. "We go through the increase. Instead, University people, but we still have each come up to me and say, 'Hey, some interests in common. Both same things. We understand officials would respond by lim­ other as friends." you're in a quad, right?'" Lynn and Laura are interested each other, we share clothes, iting salary increases and bud­ The sisters periodically plan Though they have been in medicine, although Lynn we share friends, we share get additions. events together, such as going stereotyped as sisters, the girls intends to enter medical school birthdays," said Laura Taylor. While increasing tuition, the out to dinner. try to take a carefree attitude and Laura is a nursing major. "I wouldn't change it for the University strove to maintain its "We try to have sister night, toward their relationship. "We're similar, but I think world." dedication to financial aid. where we all catch up on "We haven't made it a big we're going in different paths," In the past decade, the infla­ things," said Katie Taylor. deal," said Katie Taylor. said Lynn Taylor. tion rate has been in the 2 to 3 While all four sisters have A brother completes the set of Katie and Lynn both play for Contact Theresa Fralish at percent range, while tuition has lived together while at home, quadruplets. The sisters main- the Saint Mary's soccer team [email protected]. increased in the 5 to 6 percent range, said Malpass. Students often raise this criticism, but Moore called it an inaccurate comparison. "Inflation takes into account the normal cost of living and maintaining a household. 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Tuesday, March 26, 2002 The Observer+ NATIONAL NEWS page 7 Cad bury buys Nantucket Nectars Internet filtering Associated Press trial begins in Penn. BOSTON Thirst-quenching deal .~ Associated Press Candace Morgan, a British beverage giant British beverage giant Cadbury Schweppes pic is buying C _ Washington state librarian for Cadbury Schweppes is buying the Nantucket Nectars brand from Ocean Spray 37 years. the Nantucket Nectars brand Cranberries inc. PHILADELPHIA The law requires that from Ocean Spray, the grower's Cadbury Schweppes Ocean Spray A trial over the constitution­ libraries receiving certain types cooperative whose signature ality of a federal law requiring of federal technology funding product is cranberry juice. The candy maker is also The company controls libraries to screen out Internet use filters to block access to Terms of the deal. announced the world's No. 3 soft drink about 50 percent of the pornography opened Monday objectionable Web sites. by both companies Monday. firm. Its main brands U.S. cranberry drinks include 7Up, A&W Root market and is owned by a/; with librarians complaining the Opponents say the software were not disclosed. The transac­ government is trying to turn can also block access to sites tion still requires regulatory Beer, Canada Dry , Dr marketing cooperative of ~ Pepper and Hawaiian 900 cranberry and citrus ~ them into the "thought police." providing valuable information approval. Punch. growers. The case is being heard in on topics such as breast cancer Nantucket Nectars, which ~T~ Lakeville- , federal court by a three-judge and sexually transmitted dis­ makes a variety of fruit juices ~ W'I-1-UCI London Headquarters Middleboro, Mass. ; NECI'J\1 panel. The trial is expected to eases while failing to block and drinks, now joins Snapple, last for nine days. pornographic sites. Mistic and Yoo-hoo in Cadbury's $6.8 billion 2001 sales $1.3 billion @-~ Leading the challenge to the "Librarians are uniquely Snapple Beverage Group. $742 million 2001 net income n/a 'J!(f!l · ' ... Children's Internet Protection qualified to teach library Nantucket Nectars was started 36,460. Employees 2,20.0 , . . ·... _I Act of 2000 are the American patrons how to find the content in 1990 on Nantucket Island by Library Association and the they want and avoid inappro­ college buddies Tom First and Selected market share for shelf-stable bottled "· '" . juices, 52-weeks ending Feb. 24 ~t;~~!:~l~£.~~; Multnomah County, Ore., priate content without the gov­ Tom Scott, known in their ads as Public Library. They contend ernment trying to deputize the "Juice Guys." Ocean Spray 'rti4<-it£4!i~!pl·fp;;c:i:<:: omer::;49J3% (> ''"'' 1 the law puts unconstitutional them into the thought police," bought the company, known for­ restraints on free speech. said Ann Beeson for the mally as Nantucket Allserve Inc., Private Ocean Motts Tropicana/ Snapple Nantucket \ label Spray 6.4% Dole 3.2% 0.3% : Th'ey want to offer patrons a American Civil Uberties Union, for about $70 million in 1997 18.7% 16.2% 5.6% choice between filtered and which is arguing the case ·for but now wants to focus on its unfiltered Internet access, con­ the plaintiffs. core cranberry juice business, SOURCES: Hoover's Online; Information Resources Inc. AP tending that parents and chil­ Sally Garner Reed, former said Ocean Spray spokesman dren should be the ones who director of the Norfolk, Virginia Chris Phillips. determine what content they Public Library, said libraries Ocean Spray has about 16.2 demand and raise prices for Nantucket Nectars would benefit find unacceptable. are reflective of their commu­ percent of the $3.6 billion bot­ growers who are suffering from access to Cadbury's distrib­ "There are some 5-year-olds nities and could be stifled by a tled juice market, with $57 4 mil­ through a cranberry glut. ution channels and would now whose parents do not want one-size-fits-all approach from lion in sales in the 52 weeks "For Ocean Spray, it's purely a likely be able to expand beyond them to know where babies the government. ending Feb. 24, according to matter of focus," said Phillips. the East Coast. Ocean Spray come from and there are some The government argues that Information Resources Inc., "This will allow us to continue to recently suffered a setback that do," testified Ginnie filtering has vastly improved which tracks sales at supermar­ focus wholeheartedly on build­ when it lost a distribution agree­ Cooper, director of the since the law was enacted, kets. drug stores and mass mer­ ing the Ocean Spray brand ment with Pepsi. Multnomah County library, making fewer mistakes and chandisers excluding Wal-Mart. which has made substantial "It takes Ocean Spray back to which serves 500,000 people. allowing libraries to unblock Ocean Spray, which it has gains over the last 18 months." their roots of focusing on its own "We don't try to presume the sites that were blocked in been looking for a buyer for the "We're really thrilled to have trademark," Sicher said. "It values of parents." error. The government also brand since last fall. said it can the 'Juice Guys' on board," said gives Cadbury an additional, Libraries stock numerous contends that printed porno­ now turn its attention to its tra­ Cadbury chief executive Jack albeit small brand, which really materials, ranging from sex graphic materials are not in ditional cranberry juice and new Belsito. rounds out their (non-carbonat­ education manuals to Playboy, many library collections. so white cranberry juice product, John Sicher. editor of industry ed drinks) portfolio in a positive that would probably not get there is no reason why online which it hopes will increase newsletter Beverage Digest, said way," he said. past filtering software, testified obscenity should be.

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Confirmation Program Stations of the Cross & Sacrament of Reconciliation Stations of the Cross v 7:00p.m. 7:00p.m. Easter Sunday Starting at the Grotto Basilica of the Sacred Heart 8:00 am, 1 O:OOam & 12:00 noon Basilica of the Sacred Heart Campus Bible Study/CBS Via Crucis 7:00p.m. Pilsen, Illinois 114 Coleman-Morse Center Sacrament of Good Friday Fr. AI D' Alonzo, esc, Director 3:00p.m. IWiiiiiiii Reconciliation Eucharistic Adoration Basilica of the Sacred Heart • Basilica of the Sacred Heart Monday through Tuesday Tuesday 11:00 p.m.- 11:00 p.m. 11:00 am, 5:00pm & 7:00p.m. Fisher Hall Chapel Wednesday 11:00 am, 5:00pm, 7:00pm & 9:30pm RCIA-Morning Retreat Holy Thursday 10:00 a.m. 11:00 am & 7:00p.m. lflnesdav Coleman-Morse Center Sant' Egidio Community Good Friday 11:00 am, 12 noon, 1:OOpm & 7:00 p.m. 6:00p.m. Easter Vigil Holy Saturday Log Chapel 9:00p.m. 11 :00 am & 7:00 p.m. Basilica of the Sacred Heart THE OBSERVER VIEWPOINT page 8 Tuesday, March 26, 2002 THE OBSERVER Notre Dame students got what P.O. Box Q. Notre Dame, IN 46556 024 South Dining Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556

EDITOR IN CHIEF Jason McFarley they deserve MANAGING EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER Kate Nagengast Kevin Ryan Notre Dame students don't deserve alcohol in their dorms dents will go have a sit-in while the rest of the campus AsST. MANAGING EDITOR OPERATIONS MANAGER or alcohol period for that matter. Let's look at this how it mocks them because they themselves are too frightened to Andrew Soukup Bob Woods ought to be seen. About six years ago, with the administra­ stand up for what they believe. Maybe someone will take a tion's blessing, bars around town started getting busted. dump on the porch of the Main Building. I'm sure someone NEWS EDITOR: Helena Payne Notre Dame students did nothing, just moved on to the next is going to send an "Oooh, oh so nasty" letter to the editor. VIEWPOINT EDITOR: Lauren Beck bar. This was understandable at the You go get 'em pal. I'm sure they'll care what you have to SPORTS EDITOR: Chris Federico time. Later, the administration John Litle say if you think it out real hard and write it to The SCENE EDITOR: C. Spencer Beggs banned the football ticket distribution Observer. (Note hypocrisy here.) SAINT MA.Rv's EDITOR: Sheila Egts campout. Notre Dame students did And here's the problem with the impromptu student gov­ PHOTO EDITOR: Nellie Williams nothing. They just rolled over like the Frankly ernment sponsored "protest": a herd of sheep, no matter GRAPHICS EDITOR: Andy Devoto sheep they are and accepted the plate Obnoxious how large, is not frightening. Standing up on a podium and ADVERTISING MANAGER: Matt Lutz they were given. The next year, the complaining to a bunch of passive students is no protest. AD DESIGN MANAGER: Alex Menze Graffiti Dance was cancelled. Notre Try perhaps holding a no-class day, a sit-in in the ResLife SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR: Pahvel Chin Dame students had nothing to say because it didn't affect office or painting horns, a tail and a bifurcated tongue on WEB ADMINISTRATOR: Scott Brodfuehrer them, only upcoming freshmen. And last year, out of the touchdown Jesus -that's protest. I am in no way advocat­ CONTROll.ER: Lori Lewalski blue, a tailgating task force of power-tripping rent-a-cops ing this sort of activity. DEVELOPMENT MANAGER: Amanda Greco started busting everyone they could see at tailgates under a Is there going to be any sort of civil disobedience to new ResLife edict. You, Notre Dame students, whined in the protest the administration's decision? No. Is there going to CONTACT Us Viewpoint. be any organized effort to stop what is happening? No. Will OFFICE MANAGER/GENERAL INF0 ...... 631-7471 Now, the administration is banning hard liquor in the there even be a campus petition opposing the proposed FAX ...... 631-6927 dorms. Let me tell you what Notre Dame students are going changes to du Lac? Nope. Why? Because ND students are ADVERTISING ...... 631-6900/8840 to do- nothing. You're just going to take it. Why? Because one of five things: a.) Convinced they don't matter and their [email protected] upper-classmen are going to say, ''I'm moving off campus opinion won't be heard by the administration (probably EDITOR IN CHJEF ...... 631-4542 anyway," or, "''m only here for next year." Without a criti­ true); b.) Convinced that any sort of opposition to University MANAGING EDITOR/AssT. ME ...... 631-4541 cal mass of students, anything anyone else does won't mat­ policy undermines the University's ability to function as a BusiNESS 0FFICE ...... 631-5313 ter. And you know what's best - you deserve it. I'm not private institution Uust plain stupid); c.) Mindless little NEWS ...... 631-5323 going to sit here and say this policy change is bad. It's not. sheep that have yet to question any authority known to observer .obsnews.l @nd.edu It's just a continuation of a consistent policy move over the them; d.) So morally self-righteous that they condemn any­ VJEWPOINT ...... 631-5303 one for caring about their own living situation when there observer. viewpoint.! @nd.edu last six years that Notre Dame students have ratified with SPORTS ...... 631-4 543 their apathy. are poor people in some other country; or e.) So sick and observer.spotts.l @nd.edu Oh sure, student government is making a grand hulla­ tired of trying to get people to care that they have decided SCENE ...... 631-4540 baloo about getting back the SYR. This is because it specifi­ maybe this is a just punishment for student apathy. observer.scene.l @nd.edu cally serves their and the administration's goals. When the So go ahead, write your mean-spirited letters to the edi­ SAINT MARv's ...... 631-4324 administration "gives" us back the SYR, student government tor, sit in your room and drink beer while complaining to observer.smc.l @nd.edu will get to claim a victory, students will think they have a your friends about the big bad administration, but by no PHOT0 ...... 631-8767 voice (so they shut up) and the administration will have car­ means take any steps that might show you are displeased SYSTEMS/WEB ADMINISTRATORS ...... 631-8839 ried out its carefully crafted plan to herd its sheep. You with the situation being shoved at you. Remember not to think you've won so you don't protest, your stupidity earns care at all about the future of the school you attend, and THE OBSERVER ONLINE you your liquor ban. above all, hold true to that most sacred of Notre Dame tra­ Visit our Web site at http://o.bserver.ndedu for daily What's next after hard liquor? Beer and underage drink­ ditions: Conformity. updates of campus news, sports, features and opinion ing are next. And the sooner the better. If students aren't columns, as well as cartoons, reviews and breaking news willing to stand up for what they want now, then they John Litle is a Junior MIS major who would love to receive from the Associated Press. deserve what they get in the future as far as I am con­ your mail [email protected]. His column runs every other SURF TO: cerned. Tuesday. weather for up-to-the movies/mwic for Of course, I could be wrong. Maybe there will be some The views expressed in this column are those of the minute forecasts weekly student reviews sort of student push to stop this legislation. Maybe 15 stu- author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

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TODAY'S STAFF NDTODAY/OBSERVER POLL QUESTION QUOTE OF THE DAY News Scene Scott Mike Schmuhl Brodfuehrer Graphics To what extent do student protests affect Justin Krivickas Andy Devoto administrators' decisions? "We must learn to welcome and not fear the Elizabeth Lee Production voices of dissent." Sports Katie McVoy Vote at NDToday.com by Thursday at 5 p.m. Katie Hughes Lab Tech James William Fulbright Viewpoint Amanda Greco former senator Kristin Yemm ------

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Students' role in University policy examined In need of a true voice in If you don't like it, you're campus affairs free to leave

There's something rotten on the cam­ lence. Try jumping up and down in the rotunda of the Main Building. That seemed to pus of Notre Dame. Festering beneath Alas, we are left with the question: get the administration's attention in 1984. But it didn't change anything. The the surface of the University's ideal exte­ What can we do to assert our voice and alcohol policy was implemented anyway. rior is a force more frightening than pull the curtain back from the eyes of Fight as hard as you want, as hard as you can -you will not change a single anyone realizes. For years, Notre Dame those blinded by the notion that Notre mind. has given us fleeting gifts of bread and Dame is a picturesque institution? Remember, at this private- very important word, private- institution, the circuses while denying us what is far Robert Pazornik's idea for a coali- only due process you receive is that which the administration grants you. The from our grasp: a voice. tion to "Change ND" is a step only voice you may raise in opposition is that which the administration Father Poorman's naive proposal to in the right direction, but allows. You may think that what you do behind closed doors is your change the alcohol policy on the campus we need so much more. business, but you'd be wrong. The doors and everything behind is merely a symptom of a terrible plague We need to frighten them are the property and/or responsibility of the administration. which afflicts the University. Though his the trustees with OUR MOIIEY The hardest thing of all to reconcile is that you agreed to proposal may seem to be madness, there more than a peti­ abide by every single restriction over which you are now is slight method to his decision. tion not to donate whining. However, we should not overexert our­ money in the Perhaps this will make it clearer: "As long as you live in selves with this one small battle and for­ future. After all, my house, you'll obey my rules." Sound at all familiar? get that we have a greater conflict right how many will How about the corollary: "If you don't like it, you're free to beneath our eyes. The student's voice succumb and leave." was largely absent from the proposal donate money The University has the option to dismiss anyone it and soon enforcement of the new policy, to obtain foot­ chooses for violations of the alcohol policy. For any of you and Father Poorman knows it. ball tickets if who think they won't, you are probably right. But is he the one to blame? Does not we ever return If you think they are more interested in curtailing the the Board ofTrustees. already known to to the status of social life on campus than in stopping binge drinking, perpetuate its own archaic "vision" for a football pow­ don't lose sight of this fact: There are, annually, many, Notre Dame, bear the bulk of the erhouse? many, many more qualified applicants than there are avail­ responsibility for treating us as inferi­ I challenge able openings for incoming students at Notre Dame. ors? I certainly got this sense when I everyone who You and your tuition payments can be replaced. Easily scanned the hallway wall at the Morris realizes that the replaced. By students who will follow the rules, or again be Inn, splattered with portraits of current call to "Change ND" recycled, should the administration so choose. trustees. I could almost see the thought, should really be "Save MIKES YOI POSSIBlE If you had wanted to spend your college years at a place where "our money makes you possible," ema­ ND" to act on this press­ you could deposit your excess alcohol consumption in the hedges nating from their eyes. ing issue. Once we pull beside the business school, you wouldn't be at Notre Dame. At some point, they forgot that our back the curtain and discover Remember why you chose this place. annual tuition should cover more than the source of our discontent, we Or choose another. the cost of attending classes and eating must develop a true student voice. And another thought- the rotunda has been refurbished since back then. It quarter dogs. The ability to make a may stand up to the abuse even better than the adminstration. change as we see fit is a modest propos­ Bill Rinner al to say the least, but the trustees sophomore Patrick Grady would rather eat their own children Siegfried Hall class of'88 than grant it from their own benevo- March 25, 2002 March 25, 2002 Mauritanian grandmother offers example of a well-lived life My relationship with my Mauritanian any of these positions always verges on terms and is a fairly large house in and had rambling conversations during grandmother is interesting. My American disaster for her. Despite this she is always American terms. There are high ceilings, their moments of wakefulness. Their life and her Mauritanian life have almost shuflling around somewhere within our marble floors, a refrigerator and furni­ grandson woke them up one by one when no similarities. She speaks no French or compound getting the food ready, which ture. Her son built the house for her and their tea was ready. After my grandmoth­ English and I am just now starting to is an ali-day activity. Whoever walks by also as a place to come back to on vaca­ er drank her three rounds of tea we slow­ speak Pulaar. greets her so she is always talking. and if tion. Despite the relative luxury inside, all ly walked home. Despite this, our no one is walking by she talks to herself. of these women are more comfortable I realize this is what l want when I am relationship over Maite Uranga Or possibly to me - I am not quite sure. sleeping, eating and living outside. The her age. She has no 401K retirement the last six months Despite this we have an affection for each irony of the situation hits me as I join plan, health insurance or life insurance. has developed other. them on their bed. She was not thinking at 28 if her stock through non-verbal Life in Africa Every day since I arrived in my village We talk about normal things: food, portfolio would allow her to retire at 60. communication. she scuffles off to her older sister's house weather and family. Their 60-year-old Yet everyday she lives the life she wants. She loves banana for lunch and dinner. Each time she tells friend brings the food awhile later. We all She gets to eat lunch and dinner with her and egg, and I can me where she is going. After about four start arranging ourselves around the food friends that she has known all her life. afford them. Often she becomes my body­ months she began inviting me to go with bowl. My grandmother's sister yells at her She lives in her own house. If something guard. Kids follow me home on a fairly her. A week ago the guilt built up and I to hurry up and my grandmother yells were to happen her family would mobilize regular basis, but once they enter a cer­ told her I would go with her. Her wrinkles back, "Slowly, slowly ... I'm old." They around her in support and money would tain space she tells them to leave. She is smiled and her eyes glowed. Anyone she both tell me how crazy and old the other be found for medical care. She is not a my Pulaar teacher. I have taught her to saw for the next few hours was told that I one is and continue to bicker until we are burden for her family and instead is play Frisbee, listen to a walkman, hold a was going to eat with her that night. all arranged and start eating. looked up to with much respect. I hope I pen for the first time and develop a taste At 9 p.m. she yelled at me from across Despite living here for nearly a year, on will have that. for candy canes. the compound to tell me it was time to go. some days eating with my hands still pre­ She is around 83-years-old but does not The normally two-minute walk took about sents a major challenge. These 80-plus Maite Uranga graduated from Notre know exactly. Her face shows every line 25. The whole time my grandmother year-old women were my peers as we all Dame in 2000 as an anthropology and of 83 years as her eyes nearly disappear. talked to people passing by or to me. periodically dropped food all over our­ government major. She is currently a She wears a headscarf, a long robe and a When we reached a certain section she selves. Although I think I was the only one Peace Corps volunteer in the Islamic wrap skirt underneath. Some days all of warned me about a major dip so I would with vision good enough to notice. We fm­ Republic of Mauritania. these match and some days they do not. not fall. We fmally got there and her sister ished eating and one of their grandsons The views expressed in this column are Her remaining teeth are brown and can and three of her friends were all asleep from the next house came over, cleared those of the author and not necessarily fall out at any moment. on a bed (a raised wooden platform). the plates away and started making tea those of The Observer. Life here involves sitting, eating and The house that they were all sleeping in for them. sleeping on the ground. Getting up from front of is a mansion in Mauritanian Everyone lay down, drifted into sleep THE OBSERVER

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ALBUM REVIEW Multi-dimensional Gorillaz experiment on G-Sides

likeable mix. At con­ lyrics. "Hip Albatross" is a By TOM O'CONNELL certs, the human G-Sides casual song with a smooth, Scene Music Critic musicians would electric guitar-led melody. appear backlit behind "Ghost Train" is the best Gorillaz is a band that exists on two a series of translucent new song on the album. It planes of reality. The first is that of the screens while the ani­ Gorillaz starts out stripped down, slow characters who make up the band: lead mated frontmen were and creepy with a hollow cho­ singer 2-D. drummer and rapper Russel, projected in different rus backing up 2-D. Soon the bassist and mastermind Murdoc and two and three-dimen­ Virgin Records drumbeat enters and the song child guitar prodigy Noodle. Their self­ sional ways. This is takes a techno turn. New titled debut album has sold millions of not just a concept sounds and instruments are copies worldwide since this summer. album; it is a com­ Rating added periodically, and the They are currently in the middle of their pletely conjured con­ eventual arrival of the electric first world tour, have appeared at cept band. guitar turns the song into a numerous press conferences and have G-Sides is a nine full-blown rock anthem. experienced the same successes and song B-side album "1203," the album's final problems that a normal band would. that contains re­ song, slows down the pace to a There is only one thing about them that mixes, alternate versions and original A new version of last summer's hit stroll. Led by acoustic guitar and piano, is different. The four members of Gorillaz music that had previously only been "Clint Eastwood" is one of the most inter­ this song and puts the album to bed on a are cartoon character fabrications; each available in the U.K. There are two ver­ esting songs on the album. The familiar good note. with their own invented story and per­ sions of the current single "19-2000." harmonica, bass and drum beats that The world tour is reportedly experienc­ sonality. In other words, they do not real­ The first is a light, upbeat, pop version of made up the melody is all present, but ing some technical and stylistic problems, ly exist. the· original, while the second is a fast­ acoustic guitar and additional electronic and the people behind Gorillaz are still In the second plane of reality, Blur lead thumping techno remix. "It's the music sound effects have been added. Missing is working out the kinks of how to present singer Damon Albarn, beat producer Dan that we choose" is repeated again and the memorable hook and chorus sung by the visual aspect of their concept to the "The Automator" Nakamura, animator again during the chorus, and it tells a bit 2-D, and replacing it are two new rap­ world. However, the musical side of Jamie Hewitt and several other human about what this song, as well as the pers who trade fast-paced rhymes back Gorillaz is still a breath of fresh air and collaborators invented Gorillaz as a way whole album is meant to accomplish. and forth. The result is a catchy song that has the ability to entertain fans of almost to take the concept album to new heights. Both songs are interesting in their ability is as good if not better than the original. any musical genre. Blending many genres of music, including to make completely different songs with The new song "Faust" tends to get rock, rap, pop, techno and jazz, Gorillaz opposite moods out of the same original repetitive because it stays instrumental Contact Tom O'Connell at debut album was an eclectic, original and material. for several minutes before bringing in toconnel @nd.edu

ALBUM REVIEW Eels squirm with optimism on new album fan. the Eels do not really pen By JOE lARSON any songs about how alternative Scene Music Critic they are on their new album. This album is chock-full of groov­ On the back of the Eels' new album, Souljacker, ing trip-hop beats on some songs appears an essay entitled "Do You Like Rock Music?" by and also crunching electric gui­ OJ Killingspree. In this essay, DJ Killingspree welcomes tar on others. the listener to the fourth studio album from the Eels, call­ Like their other albums, this ing it "the hardest rocking substance known to man." album is a conglomeration of Although this boast may be a bit hyperbolic, the album alternative music. They jump does lend itself to some pretty hard rockin' moments. from heavy rockers like The Eels first appeared with their 1996 album, "Souljacker Part 1" and "Dog Beautiful Freak, which featured their most popular song Faced Boy" to smooth, hip songs to date, "Novocaine for the Soul." That album was like "Fresh Feeling" and drenched in sarcasm towards all things pop and commer­ "Friendly Ghost" without batting cial that guitarisVsinger, E. could get at. It was an ambi­ an eyelid. Overall, the album tious album that established the Eels as a truly original plays like a freaky rollercoaster band with their own distinct sound. Two more albums, ride over and around all kinds of Electro-Shock Blues and Daisies of the Galaxy, followed alternative music. Some songs Beautiful Freak sound like Beck while others and were well sound more punk-influenced like s 0 u 1 j a c k e r received by early Spoon. critics but did The Eels strength is in their Photo courtesy of Dreamworks Records not have a softer, slower songs where E's The Eels (from left to right, Butch, E and Adam) try and live up to the radio-friendly lyrics and the smooth jams of the originality of their earlier albums with Souljacker. hit like band are in full swing. The best "Novocaine for song on this album is "Fresh the Soul" and Feeling." After one listen, it gets in your head and stays some rocking slide guitar. It tells the story of a character whose mother had hoped he was a girl and is now living were not very there. It couples a bouncing bass line and a beautifully successful com­ arranged string section with upbeat and optimistic lyrics in a tree. He asks, "Send me some Iovin'/ Send it now/ mercially. that stress hope and love. The song is so uplifting it Send it by giraffe/ Or jungle telegraph." But, that's almost sounds like a pat on humanity's back. E sings, Another powerful song is "World of S***," in which the kind of the "Some people are good/ Babe in the 'hood/ So pure and so narrator tells his lover "In this world of s***/ Baby you whole point for free/ I'd make a safe beV You're gonna get whatever you are it." The song is a sad and slow cry about solitude and the band. They need." depression. The narrator is begging for his partner to rebel against The albums follows up the optimistic "Fresh Feeling" marry him and begin a new life that will change the way he looks at the world and his place in it. the Backstreet with the downtrodden tale of a couple trying to make it Boys and through hard times in "Woman Driving, Man Sleeping." Although the Eels delve into some dark and harrowing Britney Spears The acoustic guitar and drumbeat provide a mellow, places in their songs. the message is always a move and they've melancholic backdrop for the story of a mundane exis­ towards a more positive life. They discuss the darkness of never been tence and faded dreams. life with a reverence and an optimism that makes their Dreamworks afraid to talk Although the soft songs are the most powerful, the Eels stories not only tolerable, but also hopeful. They do so about it in their make a case for themselves as a band that knows how to either with hard and heavy guitar and strained vocals or Records songs. rock. "Souljacker Part 1" tears through the story of con­ with a softer keyboard arrangement and acoustic guitar Though cer­ fused and angry youth with a thumping lead guitar riff with jumping bass and drum beats, but either way, their Rating tainly not and some seriously strained vocals. craft is evident and this is an album that gets better each time it is played...... catering to the They also bring almost a Moby-esque kind of jam in : . ·... ·~ . ., : : . . ; .,, average 15- "Jungle Telegraph," which is a song that you could easily .... year-old TRL dance to. It samples a horn section and follows up with Contact Joe Larson at [email protected] THE OBSERVER

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ALBUM REVIEW Uncle Tupelo recollects influential career

By BRIAN KORNMANN Their first album, No Depression, mixed classic country and folk songs such as Scene Music Critic "Whiskey Bottle" and "John Hardy" with 89/93: An Perhaps no band in the past 10 years has had as much melodic guitar based tracks, "Screen Anthology Door" and twang-laced punk rock, influence on their genre of music as Uncle Tupelo. The St. "Graveyard Shift." The end result is an Louis threesome innovated the popular alt-country album considered by many to be the defm­ Uncle sound, which many other bands now emulate. One can­ ing work of the alt-country musical move­ not listen to the Old 97's, Jayhawks or Whiskeytown with­ ment. Tupelo out thinking of the revolution in sound Uncle Tupelo As time passed, the group expanded started in 1989. Sony Records their sound range from the hard-hitting Jay Farrar on guitar and Jeff Tweedy on bass mixed a album Still Feel Gone, to the Peter Buck sound consisting of punk, blues, rock and country influ­ (REM) produced all acoustic March 16-20. Rating ences that quickly gained a following in and around the The band added members, namely Brian Midwest. Hanneman, later of The Bottle Rockets, to play mandolin and acoustic guitar. The album captured a more soulful sound, and quickly became a favorite of many Tupelo fans. Following the 1992 release of March 16-20, additional songs, either unreleased, live or from obscure the band began to grow apart as the style and direction EP's are also included on the album. The songs on the of Tweedy and Farrar began to drift apart. album are represented chronologically on the album, Despite the troubles, the band was picked up on which helps paint a picture of the way the sound and Sire/Reprise records in late 1993 and released their last presence of the band evolved over time. album, Anodyne. The album was a perfect accumulation The album itself is fantastic; sound is clear and sharp of the entire scope of the bands history, capturing all and the album flows from beginning to end quickly, leav­ aspects of Uncle Tupelo's diverse sound. The band ing you wanting more. Because Anthology is a greatest played their last shows in a two-night set at Mississippi hits album, it is difficult to find any weak songs through­ Nights in St. Louis. out the entire disc, however fan's of the band will proba­ Following the break-up, Farrar and Tweedy went their bly question the inclusion/exclusion of certain songs on separate ways. Farrar became the lead singer/guitarist the album. That being said, "Screen Door," "Whiskey for Son Volt and Tweedy assumed the bass and vocal Bottle," "Still Be Around," "Moonshiner," "Effigy," duties for Wilco. The band's presence lived on however, "Chickamunga" and "New Madrid" can be considered the and due to popular demand, the decision was made to highlights of the album. re-master and re-release the entire Uncle Tupelo cata­ Taken as a whole, the album is very strong and music Photo Courtesy of www.sony.com log, beginning with the Anthology album. The 21-track fans who enjoy blues, grassroots, punk, country and rock, Uncle Tupelo live in concert in London. The band's Anthology album captures a perfect sampling of Uncle will find this album as an ideal purchase. new album 89/93: An Anthology recaps the group's Tupelo's sound, as all of the bands albums are repre­ career. sented on the album in a fully re-mastered edition. Five Contact Brian Kornmann at [email protected]

ALBUM REVIEW Kweller's youth creates crafty melodies

change between quiet introspection: chirping background vocals, "Family catchy rhythm that bleeds into a quiet By JULIE BENDER 'Til continue to be my worst enemy/ It's Tree" is an easy listener. Amidst a ram­ first verse. The songs take on a crescen­ Scene Music Critic easy but it seems so hard! You're near bling piano filler at the end, Kweller do and build to every chorus eventually but you seem so melodiously leading to an ending that filters out. Just when you thought music with a far," to loud mock- "bops" his way out One song on the album that veers melody could only be contrived by paid ery: "She is a slut of the song and from this pattern is the quiet "Lizzy." pop songwriters and spit out through but X thinks it's Sha Sha leaves you nod­ This track opens with some bluesy gui­ prepped and primed teens with slick sexy/ Sex reminds ding your head tar picking which reiterates itself peri­ dance moves, there comes a savior. He her of eating and tapping your odically throughout the song. Tackling has arrived out of Greenville, Texas, spaghetti/ I am foot. the issue of being far away from a girl­ and brings with him an album full of wasted but I'm As much as friend, this song is softly touching. humorously modern lyrics and master­ ready." With no Kweller tinges his Kweller sings reassuringly, "Telephone/ ful melodies that linger on your tongue apparent mean­ album with irony Tellin' you/ I'll be home soon/ Dienu/ I for days. His name: Ben Kweller. On his ing, the lyrics of and humor, he love you." second solo record, Sha Sha (released this song actually also reveals his The final song, "Falling," closes the on Dave Matthews label), Kweller dis­ evolve from the ability to pen album on a high note. A beautiful piano plays his slightly punk-flavored charm movie Doom songs of a more melody that all at once seems new and on both the guitar and piano. If you can Generation, in somber and seri­ somehow nostalgic is central to the imagine a combined effort of Ben Folds which one of the ous nature. "In song. Kweller sings of a fast paced Five, Dashboard Confessional and a characters com­ Other Words" is a world where all he wants to do is slow modern-day Buddy Holly, the result ments "Sex is like quietly chilling down and enjoy the pleasure of love: would be Sha Sha. eating spaghetti." song that winds its "We could talk if days weren't so fast/ Opening the album is a bouncy piano Perhaps the best lyrics around a And mistakes just leave it so unsure/ number entitled "How it Should Be (sha song on the haunting piano Wauna hold you like never before/ sha)." As the song proceeds, it slowly album, "Family Ben Kweller melody. The song 'Cause we're falling and I love you more fills with bopping background vocals, Tree" has Kweller offers up ques­ and more." The perfect ending, this the twinkling of keyboard effects and a harmonizing with ATO Records tions about what song leaves you softly humming and punching drumbeat. Kweller seems to himself beautifully is beautiful and anxious to press the repeat button. be singing his lyrics straight-faced and in his Texan what is real in life. Sha Sha, though by no means a mas­ serious when really they are quite drawl. With this Rating Kweller speaks of terpiece, shows promise for the future laughable: "And don't bother me when song, Kweller con­ an unidentified career of Kweller. Only 20-years-old, I'm watching Planet of the Apes on TV/ fesses his depen­ . , ...... , "he" and touches this musician has lots of time to perfect That's right/ That's how it should be/ dency on his lover •, ._.<:: ... '·:·· ._<. on the ambiguity his musicianship and song-writing abili­ Sha shal Sha doo." The quite sudden as he struggles to .. of the movement ties. A wonderful musician, Kweller's ending of this song in a blast of silence give advice to oth- of time. He sings: knack for melodies promises us this leads right into the next track, "Wasted ers attempting to "In his eyes I see won't be the last we hear of him. Catch and Ready." make it on their own: "But who am I to the fear/ That only time can disappear/ him on tour this spring and also as an A more-guitar oriented song, preach a word or two/ When I can't lift If only time could reappear/ Now is the opening act for both Dashboard "Wasted and Ready" oscillates between my own head without you.?/ ... A broken time." Confessional and Dave Matthews Band. acoustic strumming backed by a French branch I'd be if you weren't grown to If there is any complaint about this horn and an angry, grunge-like guitar mel Oh, you are my family tree/ Be good album, it's that the songs are all struc­ chorus. In the same manner, the lyrics to me." With a countrified guitar and a turally very similar. They all start with a Contact Julie Bender at [email protected] ~------

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MEN'S NCAA TOURNAMENT WOMEN'S NCAA TOURNAMENT Jayhawks will Huskies dethrone Old Monarchs

MILWAUKEE only nest at top Sue Bird and the unbeaten Connecticut Huskies bounced the party crashers right out of the locker, along with the message: NCAA Tournament. Associated Press "What did you do to get here Bird scored a career-high 26 today?" points and dished out 11 assists KANSAS CITY, Mo. "It was just kind of a as UConn advanced to its third This much the Kansas reminder every day when you Jayhawks know: don't feel like practicing," straight Final Four and fifth in Their season will end in Collison said. "You see that and eight years by beating Old Dominion 85-64 on Monday Atlanta, at the Georgia Dome, rea.l,ize what you're playing in their first Final Four since for. night. 1993. What Kansas (33-3) did to get The Lady Monarchs (28-6), But you have to look five to Atlanta was sweep the Big miffed at their No. 7 seeding, years back from then, to a 12 regular season, 16-0, and had used the perceived slight to March night at Kansas City's win its first two conference fuel upsets of second-seeded Kemper Arena, to see what tournament games before Purdue and third-seeded Kansas really drives this team. being beaten in the finals by State. "Our goal wasn't to reach the Oklahoma - another Final But they could only watch Final Four. It was to win the Four team. helplessly as the top-ranked and national championship," said Seeded No. 1 despite that top-seeded Huskies (37 -0) made junior forward Nick Collison, loss, the their first 13 shots and sank who scored Jayhawks their first five free throws in rac­ 25 points and "Our goal wasn't to reach held off Holy ing to a 34-14 lead less than 10 had 15 minutes into the Mideast the Final Four. It was to Cross 70-59, rebounds on blew out Regional fmal. Sunday as win the national Stanford 86- Over the weekend, Old Kansas beat championship. , 63 and Dominion coach Wendy Larry, Oregon 104- scored a whose team lost to the Huskies 86 in the hard-fought by 14 in December and had won finals of the Nick Collison 73-69 win 21 in row, said: "We're in a posi­ Midwest forward over Illinois tion now to ruin parties." Regional. before run- To which UConn coach Geno The other ning over the Auriemma jokingly retorted: "Party crashers usually get beat Kansas players echoed that Ducks on Sunday. BRIAN PUCEVICHfThe Observer sentiment: Now, nothing short Along the way, they weath­ up or arrested, don't they? At Senior Sue Bird blocks a shot by Irish freshman Allison least they did where I come of the Jayhawks' first national ered injury (guard Kirk Bustamante during a UConn win against Notre Dame in January. title since 1988 - the year Hinrich's ankle sprain), foul from." before Roy Williams took over trouble (Hinrich and Collison They were turned away at the as coach- will do. played just 37 total minutes door Monday night. the top recruiting class in the UConn responded with four "It was joy out there," cele­ against Illinois) and crowd hos­ With a dominating display of game's history. free throws, two by sophomore brating the win over Oregon, tility (Wisconsin fans have crisp passing and accurate Old Dominion was seeking its Diana Taurasi, who scored 22, freshman point guard Aaron never forgiven Williams for shooting, the Huskies jumped first Final Four trip since losing and two by Bird, and the Miles said. "But we know it's comments they thought dispar­ out to a 20-4 lead in less than to Tennessee in the 1997 cham­ Monarchs were done. not done. We don't want it to aged the Badgers' 2000 Final five minutes and sank 19 of their pionship. Bird broke her previous care~r stop here. It feels good to be Four team and coach Dick first 21 shots from the field But Lucienne Berthieu, the high of 25 points with an eight­ one of the four teams that can Bennett.) before "settling" for a 75 percent Monarchs' leading scorer and foot jumper from the left base­ possibly win the championship, And in the end, they put to mark (21-of-28) at halftime, second-leading rebounder, got line with 1:09 remaining. but we want to be the ones to rest- for this year, anyway­ when they were up 55-33. into early foul trouble and fin­ The Huskies finished with 25 do it. Kansas' recent reputation for Their lead never dipped below ished with just six points and assists, the first of which broke "We want to do it for coach underachievement in the NCAA 14 in the second half. four rebounds in 17 minutes. their own NCAA record of 786 in Williams, because of all the tournament. They'll play the Vanderbilt­ She had no points and one a season. things people have said about "This means a lot," said All­ Tennessee winner in San rebound after halftime. UConn has been the top­ him, but we also want to do it American forward, Drew Antonio next weekend in search She didn't check into the game ranked team all season, beating for ourselves as a team," Miles Gooden, who had 20 rebounds of their third national title and in the second half until 11:33 opponents by an average of said. against Oregon. "I knew there second unbeaten season under remained with the Monarchs nearly 37 points - a pace that The Jayhawks, who meet were a lot of doubters out Auriemma, who won champi­ trailing 68-50. would break its own NCAA Maryland in the national semi­ there. I know people have given onships in 1995 and 2000. Old Dominion got within 14 record of 33.2 set in 1994-95. finals on Saturday, have held Coach some heat in the past for It's the third Final Four points at 72-58 with 6:12 left The Huskies also are on pace to that goal since the preseason. not reaching goals. But coach appearance for seniors Bird, when Okeisha Howard, who led challenge the mark for lowest Williams taped pictures of the Williams is a great coach. This Asjha Jones, Swin Cash and the Monarchs with 20 points, average points allowed, 51.1 set Georgia Dome in each player's is his year. Tamika Williams - considered made two free throws. by Utah last season.

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NO SOFTBALL ving home seven runs in the sixth and seventh innings on Baseball their way to a 13-6 victory. continued from page 20 The three losses over the weekend overshadowed a mile­ Irish head into Big East left fielder Dan Trubia knocked stone weekend for the senior a grand slam to tie the score at captain and centerfielder Stanley. The four-year starter the season, particularly from leads the team with three eight runs apiece. By JOE HETTLER The score would remain the surpassed 1989 graduate Pat freshman Steffany Stenglein round trippers. Pesavento to set all-time Assistant SportS Editor same until the bottom of the and Carrie Wisen. According to Gumpf, the records at Notre Dame for "Stef has improved and older players have a major 11th inning when Connecticut's David Tokarz reached base on career hits and consecutive Notre Dame softball coach improved and improved," influence on the younger starts, with 297 and 205, Deanna Gumpf believes that said Gumpf. "She's gotten players and have helped a throwing error by third base­ man Andrew Bushey and then respectively. the softball season is divided better every day that she's them adjust to college soft­ "I felt wonderful to become a into three parts. been out there. Both the ball. advanced to second. After mov­ ing to third on part of the In the first part of their sea­ freshman jumped right into "Jenny [Kriech] and Jarrah r e c o r d son, Notre Dame's softball the fire and I think it took [Meyers] are returning All­ a sacrifice fly, Burnham "I felt wonderful to books," team battled through a tough them both a couple of games Americans so their leadership Stanley early schedule to an 8-12 just to figure it all out. They is pretty much on the field," slapped a two­ become a part of the out RBI single said. "But, record. needed it. It was great for Gumpf said. "They're there to record books. But I really I really The team now heads into both of those girls to play the play ball, and they lead by to bring home the game-win­ wanted to get those out wanted to the second best teams example. Kas [Hoag] is a get those part of their in the great leader because she's ner. of the way so we could "I think we're hitting Even though out of the schedule country the one the girls can go to at really focus in on the way so we tonight better than we have in because any time. She's there for the Irish lost both games, team goals." could really against the past. I think that if now they everybody on the team and focus in on Western know what she's got a lot of heart." they outhit we hit the ball, we'll win. Connecticut 19- the team Michigan it takes and The team hopes to correct Steve Stanley goals." looking to The pitchers know what that's a its early-season problems and 12, but left 15 centerfielder runners on After the improve and they need to do .. " tough to put together a string of victo­ slow Big take control figure out." ries before Big East play base in the los- ing effort. East start, of the Big So far opens Saturday against it is important for the Irish to East. Deanna Gumpf this season, Pittsburgh. "The biggest thing we have to work on as a team is sowing up rebuild quickly with a double­ "I definitely head coach Stenglein "I think that we're hitting header Thursday at West think the has a 7-8 better than we have in the our infield defense and hitting in the clutch," O'Connor said. Virginia and another Saturday season is record with past," Gumpf said."! think at Georgetown. divided into a 2.52 ERA that if we hit the ball, we 'II "It's not that we don't have any opportunities to score; we do. "We need some of our players three sections: our presea­ and has struck out 81 bat­ win. The pitchers know what to step up a little bit coming son, our Big East season and ters. She also leads the teams they need to do. We had a lot We're just not taking advantage of them right now." into this weekend," O'Connor the post-season," said Gumpf. in games pitched with 19. of walks early in the season, said. "We need to stick together "Right now, we have gone The Irish offense has been pitching around a lot of hit­ In the final game Sunday, the Irish again fell behind early, as a team and try to get every­ through the first part and led by unanimous preseason ters, and now we can go right one healthy. I believe when that said 'OK, where do we need All-Big East selection, Andrea at them." suffering a 5-0 deficit after four innings. O'Toole cut happens, we'll be in a great to get better? We need to not Loman who is hitting a team­ position." walk as many batters and we leading .327 batting average Connecticut's four-run lead to need to hit the ball.' That as well as a .422 on-base per­ two in the fourth inning with pretty much sums it up." centage. Freshman outfielder his second homerun of the series and fourth of the season. The Irish have relied on Megan Ciolli is second on the Contact Joe Hettler at Contact Chris Federico at young pitching throughout team with a .308 average and hettler.l @nd.edu. The Huskies would put the game away, however, by dri- [email protected]. If you were a Notre Dan1e professor, what: vvould you say in your ... Last Lecture? Alexander Hahn Department of MathetTJatics Director, AL/SC Honors Program Tuesday, March 26 7pm Welsh Family Hall Lounge

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Current Volunteer Needs Easter Celebration for local children - Jim Baumgartner - 235-5709 Senior Send Off Plannin~: Staying for Easter? If you want to participate in a worthwhile cause, come The Senior Send Off is held on the Saturday of Commencement to the College Football Hall of Fame Easter Celebration on Sat. March 30, Weekend to celebrate with approximately 10% of the Class of from noon-4:00. You can hide eggs, play games, and help bring a happier 2002 who are committing to Post-graduate Service Programs. If Easter to children coming from disadvantaged backgrounds. Volunteers you are interested in helping to plan the event, please come to the with also receive lunch and a complimentary ticket to tour the Hall of Fame. meeting TONIGHT, March 26th at 7:00P.M. at the Center for Social Concerns. Tutor for 12 yr old - Reading help Ken Stacy- 287-2316 x 334- [email protected] He is looking for a tutor to help his son Joshua with his reading skills. Time commitment would be about 3 hours a week. He can bring Joshua to campus if the tutor would like. Tutor for 6 yr old & 10 yr old- need help in reading- Wendy- 254-7652 STATIONS OF THE CROSS She would like a tutor for her children who are struggling with reading. She can bring the IN CHICAGO children to ND on Tues and/or Thurs after 5 pm.

1 LA VIA CRUCIS Thtor for 7 h grader - Loise Treft - 256-5070 She is looking for a tutor to help her 7m grade son Raymond with his science and english skills, (The Way of the Cross) including sentence structure. He can come to campus if the tutor prefers. McKinley Elementary after school program- Tom Werge- 631-7679 In Chicago's Pilsen Neighborhood Starting an after school program that will take place on Weds. from 2:30-3:30 and looking for "The heart of Chicago s Latino Community" some students to assist the kids with their homework, especially Math & Reading. Transportation from ND to the school can be provided. Good Friday, March 29th Female Mentor for 12 yr old softball pitcher- Carol Gropp- 237-4007 (w) 234-3395 (h) Do you like to throw a softball around? If so, a 12 yr old girl Nikki would love to spend some Join Campus Ministry and the Center for Social time with you. She is a good student in school, but needs a role model in her life to give her Concerns as we celebrate with over 2000 faithful some encouragement and improve her self-esteem. the traditional Latin reenactment of our Lord's Passion and Death in the streets of Pilsen, fol­ LOGAN Camp Amigo Trip- Marissa Runkle 289-4831 x1043- [email protected] lowed by reflection and a simple lunch. Several students are needed to accompany adults with disabilities on the annual camping trip to Michigan. We will leave in the morning on Sat., April 6th and return in the afternoon on Sun., April 7th. Transportation, meals, and lodging are provided free. Volunteers will assist the Logan Please sign up at 114 Coleman-Morse by campers in basketball and volleyball games as well as games using the pool table, ping-pong, Wednesday, and foosball tables. March 27th Library Program at St. Joseph County Jail- Jane Ragle- 245-6578 They are trying to improve their library program for inmates and need help with computerized Seats are limited! entry of reading material, physical help arranging books, and distribution and pick-up of reading Cost is $5 materials. Volunteers wouldn't have to have inmate contact; they will work with the comfort level (includes transportation of the students. and simple lunch) *If you have any questions about these volunteer projects feel free to email cscvols@ nd.edu. *

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WOMEN'S lACROSSE No. 15 Irish look to rebound from loss

game will be fresh on "We need to be aggressive," By CHRIS COLEMAN Delaware's mind. said Moser, who has scored the Sports Writer "Delaware is a traditional first Irish goal twice this sea­ lacrosse powerhouse," said son. "We are ready to take it to When the Irish women's captain Alissa Moser. "Even them in the first couple minutes lacrosse team matches up though they are not as good and keep pounding away." today against Delaware, both this year, they are still a threat. Offensively, the Irish have teams will be coming off similar We need to be on our toes." been scoring goals in bunches heartbreaking one-goal losses. The Irish look to play for a throughout the season, and The No. 15-ranked Irish look to complete game after a subpar these scoring bursts have been improve their record to 5-1 first half in a one-goal loss to able to carry them to wins. The while the normally top-tier Cornell last week. Cornell went Irish also have scoring depth, Blue Hens will be searching for up 8-3, and despite a strong as six girls have recorded five just their third win in seven second half, the Irish lost 10-9. or more goals in as many games. "We all knew we weren't games. "Last year they were the first playing [in the first half1 the The Irish have been off since ranked team we beat, it was a way Notre Dame lacrosse their March 19 game and have really tight game," said senior should be played. We realize used this time to work on their Natalie Loftus. "They are defi­ what we did wrong and defi­ fundamentals. nitely going to come out ready nitely have corrected it," said "We are really excited to play to play tomorrow." Moser. "That was only our first again," said Loftus. "We've had Delaware played Ohio State loss of the season, but we really time to work some kinks out on Monday. The Buckeyes, don't want to lose. We are out and get ready for Delaware." ranked No. 20, jumped out to for a win tomorrow." The Irish will face Delaware an 8-4 first half lead. Delaware The Irish expect to come out at 4 p.m. at Meyo Field. played a strong second half but strong, but be patient in the almost delivered an upset, first half today. They hope to BRIAN PUCEVICH!The Observer before losing 12-11. Like Notre take immediate control of the Contact Chris Coleman at The Notre Dame lacrosse team will face off against Delaware Dame's loss to Cornell, this game. ccolemal @nd.edu. in hopes to revenge a recent loss to Cornell.

SMC BASKETBALL MEN'S GOLF Belles earn MIAA honors Irish go south,

Conference first team, while Miller ran the Belles Special to The Observer sophomore Katie Miller and offense for most of the sea­ The MIAA recently honored freshman Emily Creachbaum son and averaged 6.2 points play moves north three players from the Saint were named to the Honorable and 3.1 assists per game. Mary's basketball team, fol­ Mention team. Creachbaum, second in lowing the Belles' 9-17 sea­ Blair, a three-year captain, Belles scoring, averaged 9.2 "But I think that's something By KEVIN BERCHOU that comes as the season pro­ son. averaged 12.8 points, 6.0 points per contest and also Sports Writer Senior Anne Blair was rebounds and 1.2 blocks per excelled defensively, grab­ gresses." named to the MIAA All- game. bing 5.2 boards per game. While the unfavorable weath­ The men's golf team traveled er conditions make practice south last weekend, but the and the task of finding one's same cannot be said for its short game touch difficult, scores. Jasinski said it's a skill issue as After firing a collective total well. of 913, the Irish finished sev­ "I think for some of our guys enth in the 13-team field at the it's a matter of learning some Pepsi-Cola Invitational. different shots," Jasinski said. Michigan State's Eric "It's a mental thing too. When Jorgenson won the event with a par is in question you need to 212 total, held at the have the grit and the skill. It's ATTENTION JUNIORFINANCE, Tanglewood Resort Golf Course about having the right mental in Texas. approach and the confidence in ECONOMICS, OR ACCOUNTING MAJORS The rela- the shot." tively high While the team score "I thought we moved in cumulative that placed a the right direction ... The s c o r e s staggering 44 play was substantially weren't shots behind much better tournament better." than the ones champions posted a Michigan John Jasinski week ago, State was the Irish did reminiscent head coach enjoy some of last week's better play rather dismal from one effort in Florida, but misleading player. Freshman K.C. according to John Jasinski, Wiseman pieced together three first-year head coach. rounds in the 70s to finish tied --A National Economic/Financial Consulting Firm Is Looking For YOU! "I thought we moved in the for 20th in the 74-player field, right direction," Jasinski said, the best finish of his young col­ "The scoring was similar to last legiate career. week but the conditions were "K.C. played well," Ratay Information Session: much tougher. The play was said. "HeOs one of the guys really substantially better. It that's really coming along." When: Tuesday March 26 was windy out there and very Jasinski sees the team tough to score well." improving in the coming weeks. @7:00PM However, senior Steve Ratay, "We have a couple more who finished 13th to once again events left before the Big East led the squad, captured his Championships," he said. "We Where: The Mendoza College of Business Room 162 coach's favor for the second just need to keep getting bet­ week in a row. ter." "Steve is the only player who Getting better and scoring -The information session will discuss what really seems to have a handle lower will be the focus of the INTECAP does & the opportunities available. on getting the ball into the team when they travel to hole," Jasinski said. "The rest Lexington, Kentucky to com­ really need to make some pete in the Johnny Owens improvement in their short Invitational this weekend. games." Ratay agreed. "Certainly we need to work Contact Kevin Berchou at Sponsored by the Notre Dame Finance Club .•n our short games," he said. [email protected]. page 16 The Observer+ SPORTS Tuesday, March 26, 2002

MEN'S NCAA TOURNAMENT Terrapins won't stop until they reach the top

they entered the NCAA tournament coming Associated Press off a deflating loss to North Carolina State Juan Dixon and Lonny Baxter already in the semifinals of the Atlantic Coast have done their share to lift Maryland to Conference tournament. elite status, taking the Terrapins to the "Along those four years we've won over Final Four not just once, but twice. 100 games, but we also had some tough The seniors now plan to attach a spectac­ losses. Yet we've always been able to come ular ending to their productive college back," Williams said. "We've never let any­ careers. body take us off of what we were trying to Dixon and Baxter are the first players in do. I think our seniors - Juan, Lonny and the rich history of the Maryland basketball Byron - have had a lot to do with that. program to take part in at least 100 wins. Over a four-year period, they have been Dixon has played a part in 108 victories, mentally tough." Baxter in 105. As juniors, the trio guided the Terrapins They won't be satisfied until they get two to where no Maryland team had gone more - Saturday night against Kansas in before. Maryland lost to eventual champion the NCAA semifinals and in the champi­ Duke in the national semifinals, but virtual­ onship game next Monday night. ly everyone ass<;>ciated with the program "It's my last time doing this, and I'm still considered the season a rousing suc­ going to do whatever it takes to win," said cess. Dixon, a multifaceted shooting guard and This time, there will be no moral victo­ an integral part of the most successful ries. Only a national championship will do, senior class in Maryland history. even though the Terrapins (30-4) have Dixon scored 27 points and Baxter had 29 accomplished plenty, capturing their first points and nine rebounds Sunday as top­ regular season ACC title since 1980 and seeded Maryland won the East Regional winning 30 games for the first time. and advanced to the Final Four for a sec­ "This year's team is much more mature ond straight year with a 90-82 victory over than last year's," Mouton said. "I think Connecticut. that's why we are the situation we are in." The Terrapins already had a run of five After reaching the Final Four last year, straight NCAA tournament appearances the three could have focused on potential when Dixon and Baxter began their fresh­ NBA careers. Instead, they channeled their man seasons in 1998. But Maryland never energy toward going out with a national before reached the Final Four until the duo, championship. with aid from Tulane transfer Byron "Our seniors did a tremendous job this Mouton, lifted the program even higher. year. because going to the Final Four last Maryland coach Gary Williams says the year only made them work harder," best part of their game is resiliency. Williams said. "That isn't always the case. Last year, the Terrapins rebounded from They've done a great job with the other Getty a home loss to lowly Florida State to reach players, trying to get them up to the level Maryland's Juan Dixon celebrates a 3-point shot in the final three minutes the Final Four for the first time. This year, we can play at." of Maryland's victory during the East Regional Final. Price is right for Sooners Perry to cover

Associated Press pointers. He had 22 of the are things much more impor­ Sooners' 33 points at halftime, tant than to waste your life." keeping them close enough to Like any youngster, Price for Coverdale NORMAN, Okla. Oklahoma guard Hollis Price rally in the second half. occasionally got out of line, but "I've never seen that kid have he never got into any serious needs extra time to warm up Associated Press er Tim Gar! said the second before games. When he's on any fear," Oklahoma coach trouble. injury was in a different spot. the sideline, a heating pad Kelvin Sampson said. "You didn't need a whip or a Davis said the Hoosiers helps keep his injured right After scoring 18 points in switch. He's the kind of kid BLOOMINGTON, Ind. would not know until arm loose. Saturday's regional final who comprehends," said While starting point guard Thursday whether Coverdale It must be working. against Missouri, Price shared Carraby, a counselor at a drug Tom Coverdale hobbled could play. The Sooners are back in the a long hug with Sampson, then rehab center. "He looks you around campus on crutches Even if does, Coverdale Final Four for the first time called his grandfather in New dead in your eyes when you Monday, Indiana practiced wouldn't be 100 percent. since 1988 in large part Orleans -just as he does after talk to him, so that when you with Coverdale's likely So at their first practice because of Price, who went every game. talk to him, you can get a good replacement, freshman since advancing to the Final down with a gruesome elbow Price's grandparents. George read on whether or not you're Donald Perry. Four, Perry, from Tallulah, injury in the first round of last Carraby and Ann Dennis, connecting. Hollis and I could Coverdale, the Hoosiers' La., was playing with the year's tournament. raised him and his two siblings always connect." second-leading scorer and Hoosiers' starters. He's averaging 18.2 points in because their single mother Price played several sports, the player most responsible Perry has started five the NCAAs this year, a remark­ was often in jail. and excelled at basketball. At for getting his teammates games this year and has able turnaround for a player Price grew up in New St. Augustine High School, he into the right spots, sprained steadily improved. who needed three operations. Orleans' Desire neighborhood, averaged 25 points as a senior his left ankle Saturday during Davis and his players Price tore the triceps tendon which Sampson called "one of and led his team to the Class Indiana's 81-69 regional final expressed confidence in and had nerve damage after the toughest projects in that 5A state title. He also led his victory over Kent State. Perry's abilities even though coming down hard on an city." under-17 AAU summer team to Two days after being he appeared rattled at first Indiana State player's lower But with his grandparents a national title. wheeled off the court, Saturday when Coverdale teeth during a drive in the providing guidance, Price was He started 22 games at Coverdale wore a boot over was injured with about 9:30 Sooners' loss. Price ended up drawn to sports and stayed Oklahoma as a freshman, aver­ the injured ankle but still remaining. with a piece of the opponent's clear of trouble. aging 7.2 points and 3.5 assists could not put any weight on "Donald Perry is ready to tooth in his arm. "He had a beautiful home," at point guard. He played the the leg. go," Davis said. "It's been a "I didn't know it was that Sampson said. "He lived in a first 16 games at the point the "It's 10 times better than it team game since Day 1. We severe when it happened, but it project apartment, but he had next season before moving to was yesterday, hopefully it depend on him (Coverdale). turned out to be it was," Price a beautiful home because of his shooting guard, and wound up will keep improving," but we'll do it by committee if said. "I thank the Lord he got grandfather and grandmother. averaging 11.8 points and 4.7 Coverdale said. they press us and spread us me through that. Coach always Hollis was brought up the right assists. Coach Mike Davis said he out." says that adversity makes a way, and that was his con­ With the arrival of his high expected Coverdale to play Perry acknowledged man, and I think it made a man stant." school teammate, Quannas Saturday against Oklahoma Monday that he was nervous out of me and a better player, The "right way" meant com­ White, at point guard, Price has in the first of the two national when he first replaced too." ing home straight from school, been able to stay at shooting semifinals Coverdale, but said that he He's been outstanding for doing homework before going guard this season and was an "He couldn't even walk would be prepared to do Oklahoma (31-4) all season. out to play, and being home on All-Big 12 pick after averaging before we played North whatever is asked this week­ At 6-foot-1 and just 165 time at night. It meant going to 17 points. Carolina-Wilmington and he end. pounds, Price looks almost frail church on Sunday, being The elbow still hasn't healed, played," Davis said about the "Saturday was different on the court. But he has thankful for little things and but Price's game is perfectly original injury Coverdale suf­ because I looked up and I tremendous speed, a sweet respecting others. healthy. fered in the Hoosiers' first­ was getting ready to cele­ jumper and toughness, too. "The distractions were "I don't think it'll ever be 100 round game against Utah. "I brate," Perry said. "When he While other Sooners strug­ there," Carraby said. "But he percent," Price said. "But I think he'll definitely play went down, it caught me off­ gled in the first half of the was always above that fray haven't had many problems because I know Tom." guard. It's like my dad always regional semifinal against because he had folks who with it. Once I get into a game, Coverdale sprained his left said, you have to be ready for Arizona, Price made six 3- impressed on him that there I really don't think about it." ankle against Utah, but train- anything." page 17 The Observer+ SPORTS Tuesday, March 26, 2002

FENCING Fencers take individual NCM honors

received) to miss out on first • McCullough, team All-American honors. Crompton, Viviani Knowing a win might put Sobieraj, Debic­ him in the top four, Crompton battled back to win his final notch strong bout 5-4. finishes for Irish "I was down 4-2 in my last collegiate bout ever. ·[I thought] just relax and pull it By MATT LOZAR together," Crompton said. "It Sport Wrirer was the last touch of my colle­ giate career and I just wanted Several Notre Dame fencers to finish strong." earned individual honors at A 10-4 record on day one the NCAA Championships this put Crompton in fifth. He past weekend. made an inspired run on Senior women's sabre cap­ Sunday, losing only to two­ tain Carianne McCullough, a time champion Ivan Lee of St. former walkon, achieved third John's. team All-American honors in "I fenced better and stronger her final NCAA competition. than [Saturday]." Crompton Her 12-11 record put said. "I think what really McCullough in 12th place and helped was the six of us [male made her an All-American for fencers] had a meeting and we the first time. talked about what we needed "It was really more to help to do to win." the team than to get All­ Crompton and junior Matt American," she said. "I mean Fabricant combined to win 27 sure it was in the back of your bouts and finish fourth overall. head. We had the last six Junior epee captain Jan bouts to try and get the most Viviani finished fifth to earn wins." All-American honors for the After finishing the first day third consecutive year. He fin­ in ninth place, McCullough ished 17-6 and missed first won four matches on day two team All-American by one vic­ to accomplish her goal of tory. earning All-American status. After starting Satu-rday by McCullough finished in 19th going undefeated in his first in 2000 and 15th in 2001 at two rounds, Viviani did not the NCAA Championship. In have energy to keep up the 2002, she compiled a 42-9 strong start in the last four regular season record and a rounds. 161-38 career record. At the "I got a little tired. I think Midwest Conference things were going so well, that Championships, McCullough you stop thinking about took third and she finished things," Viviani said. second at the regional compe­ "Sometimes it helps, but I tition. think it hurt a little. In certain Teammate sophomore situations, I probably should Destanie Milo combined with have been a little different." McCullough to give the Irish In the regular season, MIKE CONNOLLY/The Observer 20 points in women's sabre to Viviani went 42-3 and his win­ Junior epee captain Jan Viviani took home All-American honors for the third year In a row with a finish sixth overall. ning percentage of .933 was fifth-place finish at the NCAA Championships. In men's sabre, senior cap­ third best in epee history. His tain Andre Crompton used an career record of 118-14 gives 8-1 record on the second day him a winning percentage of freshman Michal Sobieraj him to finish fifth at last year's the fourth Irish fencer in 2002 of the sabre competition to fin­ .894 and is the best in career rebounded after a tough first NCAA Championships, junior to earn that honor, the most in ish in fifth and was second epee winning percentage. day to finish with 12 wins and foil captain, Ozren Debic, fin­ Irish history. team All-American for the sec­ Viviani won the conference earn third team All-American. ished fourth this year, return­ Debic went 18-5 in pool play ond straight year. Crompton championship for the first time Sobieraj and Viviani combined ing to the first team All­ but expended so much energy went 18-5 and lost the this season and finished sec­ to win 29 bout:; and finish in a American status he attained as attempting to earn as many tiebreaker on indicators ond at regionals. tie for second overall. a freshman. By earning first points for the team as possi­ (touches earned minus touches Midwest Regional champion After a foot injury caused team All-American, Debic was ble, he ran out of gas in his semifinal and third-place match. "I did not have the energy to compete with those guys on a high level," Debic said. "Both University of Notre Dame of them [St. John's Jonathan Department of Mathematics Tiomkin and Stanford's Steve MATH CLUB SEMINAR Gerberman] are· good fencers. But if I was not even 90 or 100 percent, if I was fencing well, then I would have won at least Laszlo Lempert one." Purdue University Freshman Derek Snyder joined Debic on the men's foil Will give the lecture entitled: team this year. Snyder went Fixed point theorems 15-8 at the NCAA On Championship, including 7-2 on the second day. His efforts Tuesday, March 26, 2002 earned him second team All­ at 8:00 pm in Room 129 American. of Hayes-Healy Hall ''I'm somewhat satisfied. My goal was to make top four, but Abstract I missed that by a little bit," Fixed point theorems say that an equalion of form f(x)=x must have a solution, provided the function (or map) f on the leh hand side satisfies appropriate Snyder said. "I think the first conditions. The talk will be about Brouwer's fiXed point theorem, whose proof ' day we kind of lost our cool as brings together combinatoncs and analysis. We shall also discuss studying mathematics on the graduate level. 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CLUB SPORTS Irish gymnasts find luck at Clover Classic

Sailing with Rockville. dropped the opener to host South Driscoll at Cox, the Irish finished Special to The Observer A cold St. Joe Lake was host The Irish came out gunning Bend, 8-3, and then lost the sec­ behind two crews from Michigan again to the Notre Dame against Rockville, riding the arm ond game to Purdue, 12-4. as and a third from Western The Notre Dame-St. Mary's Freshman Icebreaker, an apt of Jay Deimel to a 3-1 lead. But winds continued to intensify. The Ontario. The final B race saw Gymnastics club hosted its annu­ name for the weekend. Despite as the game wore on. fatigue set Irish jumped on an overmatched Western Ontario cross the fmish al Clover Classic at Gymnastics cold temperatures. the event was in and Rockville clawed back to Michigan B team, 11-2, before first, trailed by Michigan. Grand Michiana with the women claim­ again well run and a huge suc­ eventually tie the game at four, dropping their third game of the Valley State and Notre Dame. ing first place and the men taking cess for all competing teams. The with 17 seconds left. Mike Doyle's day to No. 1 seed, Michigan A, This crew consisted of Margaret second. Competing schools Irish entered two boats and backhand attempt at the buzzer 11-5. included Purdue, Indiana, Durant. Cox. Chris Ban at Stroke, claimed second and fifth place. was just short of outright victory. Sunday's action found four Minnesota. Ohio State and Terence Fitzgibbon at Bow, and Michigan garnered first place, Rather than play the usual over­ starters lost with injuries as the Kevin Sibbernsen, Ross Bartels. Xavier. with Ohio and Michigan State time period. the tournament for­ Irish managed to defeat Oberlin Emily Smith paced the John Martell, Ryan Carlson, Chris placing between the two Notre mat called for a shoot-out, and 11-9 before dropping a much Reilly and Chris Szefc. women's squad, as her 9.35 on Dame crews. Wisconsin, Western despite goalie Devlin closer rematch with Purdue, also bars captured first, and an 8. 7 In the Men's JV 8+, the men Michigan, John Carroll, and McCormick's great effort, the by an 11-9 score. for fourth on beam propelled her tied Michigan State for second Indiana completed the order of Irish fell 4-3. The women's squad placed to third all around. Caitlin behind Michigan in heat one, finish. Deimel and Doyle paced the sixth overall in the tournament, O'Brien also finished in the top Christina Aune at Cox, before Commodore Jack Gaither's attack throughout the weekend. second in the B division. five all-around, with third place dropping to fifth in the Final A. club will next race April 5-7 at with 10 goals each, while Pat Standout players for the weekend on both the vault and floor. Mary with Katie Fiorda at Cox. Nick Miami's April Fool's Regatta. Watts and Steve "The Enforcer" included Mia Stephen as top Petrella was Stroke. Patrick Ross Blazewicz' 8.~as good for fifth Schrantz scored two goals defensive player and a reliable on floor, edging teammate Katie at Bow, with a crew of Matt Men's Water Polo apiece. Danny Wiederkehr domi­ handler in the wind, Karen Chu, Zatorski, Steve Kettler, Sean Bonchonsky who placed sixth, nated in the defense. With four whose speed and athleticism contributing vital points to the A depleted men's water polo Dennis. James Hill and Brad starters missing, freshmen Mike established the zone defense, and team score. The women narrow­ club reached the finals of the filth Voller. Grow and Jack Spittler played Naoi Cordell, the top offensive ly edged Purdue and Minnesota annual Gobbler Classic at Men's Novice 8+ placed third in Virginia Tech last weekend. very well in their first extensive player for the Irish this weekend. heat one, with Porscha Radcliffe for the title. game action. Guido DiStefano claimed sixth Playing after an eleven-hour trek at Cox, and then went on to cap­ all around for the men, with top and with no reserves, the Irish Men's Rowing ture first in the fmal B, with Katie six finishes on pommel horse, opened with a 9-5 win over Ultimate The men's rowing club was Fiorda at Cox, and crewed by rings, parallel bars and floor. The Virginia and then notched wins Strong winds made play unable to defend the Lubber Cup Alex Schaefer, Stroke, Mike Irish closely followed Purdue in over North Carolina State, 8-4, extremely difficult this weekend it had captured last year as the Sanchez, Nic Iverson, Rich the standings. with Ohio State and Charlotte, 7-5, in building to at the South Bend Invitational. varsity 8+ placed fourth in both Mciver, Mike Gibek, Andrew Jaco placing third. a dramatic championship game The Irish women's squad its races. In heat one, with Tara and Andy Hronick at Bow. Going beyond that restraining line

I've been to one lacrosse game times, but it's not like I regularly there a lot of trash-talking in ly. It's kind of like everything. check, which is like checking in my life, which left me with an do it. I can go across ... in transi­ women's lacrosse? Every time the draw goes, that's their stick towards their face. inescapable conclusion: I didn't tion or if I'm up ahead of every­ TINA: (Laughs) Not really. I going to be my ball. Every If you check them in the head. really get it. body else. really wouldn't trash-talk when I ground ball, I think, 'I'm getting that's the yellow card. (Both Sure, I could tell there was a TED: Do you think that's the scored a goal because it doesn't to that.' When I don't get it, I get laugh) Then you get kicked out. ball being most unique lacrosse rule ... or is happen that often. And the next a little frustrated, but it makes Yeah, I've got a few of those. thrown at a there anything else that, just time down, I'd probably get me work harder. TED: [Lacrosse] isn't an net, and looking at it, is kind of goofy? pounded. TED: If you could change any Olympic sport yet, is it? when the TINA: I think the things that I say some things on the field one rule [in). lacrosse, what TINA: No. Curling is an ball went in, are the most confusing are that I shouldn't say; I get frus­ would you change? Olympic sport but not lacrosse. the team whenever there's a whistle, you trated with the referees really TINA: I would change the stop­ It's very silly. shooting got have to stop. So everyone easily because there's a lot of ping on the whistle. It would TED: When you're watching a point. But freezes. And that's kind of weird, whistles and I think they're silly. change the game a lot, but it's any other sport, can you identify beyond that, because like in soccer, you can Our team - we talk to each just such a frustrating rule. more with the player who is on I might as just wander around. But in other a lot ... I think that's intimi­ TED: Do you basically have to defense who doesn't get the well have Ted Fox [women's] lacrosse you have to dating to other teams. stop dead in your tracks? credit? been Keanu stop. TED: If you had to pick a car­ TINA: [Yes.] When the whistle TINA: Definitely ... when Reeves at TED: The differences between toon character that represented blows, you stop, no matter Charles Woodson got the an acting Fox Sports men's and women's [lacrosse]­ you, that you think that you play where you are, if you're out of Heisman Trophy, I was all about class, I [are] there differences in terms like, [who would it be)? position, if your girl is like 10 that. [It was) 'Yes. defense!' I couldn't ... Almost of the amount of contact? TINA: I don't have the best feet past you, you have to stop. always identify with them. appreciate TINA: Everything- it's like a speed, so I can't go with any of TED: What are some of the dif­ the art on different sport. Men can body the speedy cartoon characters. I ferent types of fouls that they Contact Ted Fox at display. check. Women, it's kind of like like the Tasmanian Devil, I can call? [email protected]. The opinions So what better way to learn soccer, shoulder-to-shoulder. guess, because sometimes I get TINA: Empty-stick check, you expressed in this column are about the game and the athletes You can have contact ... but it's very wound up and wrapped up can't hit their stick when they those of the author and not nec­ who play it than asking Notre not as aggressive. in the game. I'll do dumb things, don't have a ball in it; dangerous essarily those of The Observer. Dame senior defensive standout It's more of a finesse [game], dumb fouls, and then Coach will Tina Fedarcyk about the finer that's what they say. You can have to yell at me. Once I'm in it, points of the sport? turn that into being pretty rough, I'm very aggressive. Well, the finer points were: still. TED: When someone you're what cartoon character she's TED: So we established that marking scores ... do you take like on the field, which lacrosse it's rare for you to score a goal, that pretty personally? rule should get the boot and why so when you do score a goal is TINA: Yeah, I take it personal- a Michigan cornerback deserved the 1997 Heisman Trophy. I just asked the essentials, starting RecSports has openings for this with an explanation of which players can go where. summer and the 2002-2003 academic TINA: I play third man, which is defense. Basically, you have year in the following positions: attackers, midfielders and defenders. 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FENCING Bednarski still No. 1 on the list

interested in the job while assistant coach with the Irish increase the fencing budget to He coached the Polish Olympic By MIKE CONNOLLY Auriol reiterated his support since 1996 is also the popular include training trips if the team from 1978-88 before Sports Writer for his current assistant. choice among current Irish Irish are going to win the moving to the United States in "Coaching is my life," fencers. national championship. 1988. In addition to his duties The search for a new fencing Bednarski said. "Notre Dame is Foil captain Ozren Debic If Bednarski is selected as the with the Irish. he is also the head coach should be complet­ the place where everyone believes Bednarski will be a next head coach, he plans on head coach at the Indiana ed within the next few weeks wants to be. Of course I am strong head coach ·but hopes strengthening recruiting and Fencing Academy in as current assistant coach interested." that first-year assistant coach building on Auriol's already Mishawaka. In his seven years Janusz Bednarski remains Muir said that Auriol's rec­ Zoltan Dudas is retained as strong foundation. at Notre Dame. he has coached retiring head coach Yves ommendation would play a well. Bednarski's expertise lies "It is not easy but you can two national sabre champions. Auriol's preferred replacement. large part in choosing the next in sabre while Dudas is primar­ always improve on something," Luke LaValle in 1998 and "I plan to do something in the coach. ily an epee and foil coach. he said. "You are learning from Gabor Szelle in 2000. His next couple of weeks," Bernard "Yves is going to be a key "I think Janusz is a great the past. We can improve a lit­ squads have also produced Muir, associate athletic direc­ part," Muir said. "What he's coach especially if Zoltan stays tle bit in recruiting but the seven All-Americans - most tor. said after the 2002 NCAA done is tremendous and cer­ on," Debic said. "I think the most important thing is to keep recently Cari McCullough and Fencing Championship. tainly we are going to use his two of them are a good combi­ the kids together and make Andre Crompton in 2002. "Hopefully we'll solidify some­ expertise in choosing what nation." them into champions." thing after we talk to a few direction we head with this Debic, however, believes the Bednarski was born in more people." program." Notre Dame needs to hire addi­ Poland, where he was a mem­ Contact Mike Connolly at Bednarski said he was very Bednarski who has been an tional assistant coaches and ber of the national sabre team. [email protected].

BASEBALL Huskies shock Irish with sweep + Stanley has milestone jumped out to a 3-0 lead on the Irish freshman Grant Johnson through the weekend, breaks 2 strength of a Cy Hess' RBI double and career records a two-run home run by left fielder Peter Soteropoulos. By CHRIS FEDERICO In its half of the fourth, Notre Dame Spores Editor got back within one run as centerfield­ er Steve Stanley led off with a single and senior Matt Bok followed with a The Notre Dame baseball team suf­ walk. An RBI single by Macri scored fered one of its most disappointing Stanley and a throwing error on right­ series in Big East history this weekend fielder Brian Stavisky's single allowed as the team dropped three consecutive Bok to score the team's second run. games to conference rival Connecticut In the next inning, the Irish plated in Storrs, Conn. the tying run as Sanchez scored on The Irish. who entered conference Bok's double down the left field line. play as a favorite to defend their. regu­ The Huskies broke the tie in the bot­ lar-season league title, are still reeling tom of the fifth when Hess drew a from the effect of injuries to several leadoff walk and then advanced to sec­ key starters. The injuries forced sever­ ond on a bunt and to third on a ground al major changes in the Irish infield as out. The go ahead run came as third baseman/catcher Paul O'Toole Johnson's pitch got past Bok, allowing returned to his former high school Hess to scurry home. position at second base and sophomore The conclusion of the doubleheader Javier Sanchez started at shortstop in provided for an even more dramatic, place of the injured freshman Matt 11-inning 9-8 victory for the Huskies. Macri, who has been relegated to the Once again, it was Connecticut who designated hitter position most of the took the early lead, moving on top of season. the Irish 3-0 after four innings. "There were such high expectations In the fifth, the Irish surged back, on our team going into the year." plating five runs on the strength of RBI Notre Dame associate head coach singles by first baseman Joe Thaman, Brian O'Connor said. "The injuries that Sanchez. Stavisky and O'Toole to grab we've suffered really show when you their first lead of the series. go on the road and play in the confer­ The Irish added three more in the ence." seventh inning on O'Toole's three-run The Irish fell on some rough luck homerun to take an 8-3 lead. during the road trip, dropping each The five-run advantage would not be game of the Saturday doubleheader by enough for the Irish. however. as one run, before being dismantled Niese! ran into trouble in the bottom of Sunday by the Huskies, 13-6. the seventh after six solid innings of "It was a tough weekend," O'Connor work. said. "Those are the kinds of things After surrendering a pair of one-out that happen on the road, and it's tough hits, Niese! hit second baseman Brett to win on the road. That's why you've Burnham to load the bases. After a got to be that much better. We just bases-loaded walk by Soteropoulos, didn't get the job done." ENRESTO LACAYO!The Observer In the series opener, Connecticut The Irish baseball team opened the Big East season to disappointment, dropping see BASEBALL/page 13 three consecutive games to the Huskies.

+Women's Lacrosse vs. Delaware, today, 4 p.m. SPORTS + ND Softball at Western Michigan, today, 2 p.m. +Baseball at West Virginia, Thursday, 1 p.m. AT A GLANCE + NO Track at Purdue Invitational, Friday-Saturday