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The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's OLUME 42: ISSUE 3 THURSDAY. AUGUST 30.2007 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Major issues mark first Senate meeting Brown warns against off Joyce Center and ND Stadium campus student rowdiness will now accept Domer Dollars
By KAITLYNN RIELY By KAITLYNN RIELY Assistant News Editor Assistant News Editor
Student body president Liz Brown Concession stands at Notre Dame Stadium warned student senators Wednesday that and the Joyce Center will now accept unruly off-campus behavior by students Domer Dollars, student body president Liz this weekend could jeopardize ongoing Brown and vice president Maris Braun discussions between student and eity announced Wednesday during the first leaders about the proposed ordinance Student Senate meeting of the academic addressing large parties in South Bend. year. "Many of us have the mentality that by Brown told members of the Student moving oil' campus we are automatically Senate that, after collaboration with Food free from the rules and regulations that Services and Vending Services, Domer govern residence life on campus," she Dollars could now be used in the two loca said. "However. we must realize that tions. although we no longer have to check in "This is obviously a great new program with our rector and RAs. we do have a that we have," Brown said. responsibility to behave as responsible The announcement was a political coup residents of the South Bend community." for Brown and Braun, whose campaign Brown sent an e-mail to the student platform last year included the addition of body on Aug. 4 to notify them of an ordi Domer Dollars at the two largest venues for nance drafted by members of the South Notre Dame athletics. Bend Common Couneil. The ordinance Mike Davy, the manager of continuous requires residents of boarding houses - improvement for Food Services, said the lAURIE HUNT!The Observer Student body president Liz Brown, left, outlines her recommendations for see ORDINANCE/page 4 student action following discussions with South Bend Common Council members. see DINING/page 4
Eddy Street Commons Project awaits tax changes coming in 2009 · Eddy Street complex will include retail, restaurants, office, residences
25 acres developer. out tax issues, Hakanen said. By MARCELA BERRIOS The South Bend Common Developments such as the Eddy 85,000 sq. ft. of shops and restaurants Associate News Editor Council approved the developer's Street Commons, which allow for proposal for the planned unit multi-purpose units, require spe 2 hotels During a time of town-gown development on July 16, authoriz cial permissions from the city, he tension, the construction of the ing the rezoning of the property said. $200 million, 25-acre Eddy Street near the intersection of Edison The Council unanimously 250 apartments Commons may help connect the Road and Eddy Street, said approved the proposal Notre campus to its surroundings with Gregory Hakanen, Notre Dame's Dame and its Indianapolis-based 75,000 sq. ft. of office space blocks of shops, restaurants, resi director of asset management and developer, Kite Realty Group, sub dences and offices. real estate development, said mitted in early May. 120 condominiums "We hope Eddy Commons will Tuesday. Before the Council approved be a place where students and The first phase of the project, Kite's plans, the developer had to 80 town homes South Bend residents alike can go which will include retail, office make concessions to receive the to spend an afternoon shopping and restaurant space, hotels and votes of council members who or enjoy a good dinner," said residential space, will be complet were skeptical about the project's **Information compiled from the Office ot.AsSIR.nagcdfi.,nt David Compton, vice president of ed during 2009. But ground can MATI HUDSON/The Observer Kite Realty Group, the project's not be broken until the city works see EDDY/page 4 Hilton near SMC not set to open this weekend
and Special Events Center, and administrators on Aug. 16, By LIZ HARTER located on the northeast side 2006. News Writer of the hotel site. In order to provide parking The center, which will open without detracting from the The Hilton Garden Inn next by Feb. 1, will be available for College's main entrance, the to Saint Mary's will not open formal dinners, conferences, College and the Sisters bro by this weekend's opening weddings and special events, kered a land exchange to pre football game against Georgia Smeltzer said. It will seat 750 serve the green space in front Teeh. despite advertisements formal dinner guests and up to of the College. that it would. 8,400 J!leople when it is used as The College has opted to The hotel, located on a banquet center. deed one acre of land west of Douglas Hoad. will aeccpt The Hilton was built after Angela Drive to the reservations beginning Nov. 1. the Sisters of the Holy Cross Congregation and will receive But it's possible, said General were approached by the in exchange the land east of Manager Nicole Smeltzer, that Holladay Corporation in late Madeleva Drive in front of the the hotel could open earlier. 2005 about constructing a Welcome Center and Madeleva "We may be able to open for 100-unit Hilton Garden Inn Hall. l the Sept. 22] Michigan State Hotel and a 350-seat confer The Congregation's newly !home game[." Smeltzer said. ence center. . acquired land will allow addi College President Carol Ann tional parking to the north and With that game only a month KATE FENLON!The Observer away, construction is continu Mooney announced the con Cars already fill the parking lot of the Hilton Garden Inn next to ing on the Gillespie Conference struction plans to faculty, staff see HILTON/page 4 Saint Mary's. The hotel will not open this weekend. t
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INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT CLASS ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO? The first -weekend
Tlw WIH~kend is fast approaching, and ((>r freshnwn it's their lirst without dedaring their love for other dorms via 1:hants or late-night runs around earn Charlie Vogelheim Pamela Wyrowski Christina Lee Steph Bendinelli Nick Ward Sue Kippels pus. I've overheard some of them mak junior senior senior junior junior senior ing plans to have parties this weekend, and I was reminded of the good old abroad off campus off campus Welsh Family Sorin off campus days when I attendnd my first dorm party. "German, ''I'm looking "Health ''I'm looking "/ don't have "My Health In retrospect. like many of the bever ages consumed during them, dorm because forward to all of Economics, forward to class with Dr. Economics partins are an acquired tastl). German is my classes, because I like Medical Physics Michelle class, because It was the night sexy. except for Corby's ... and I this year, Whaley; there- I'm recruiting before our first Bill Brink like Sue." honw ((JOtball linear algebra. " because we get fore, I have at Corby's." ganw. I soon real Sports to stick people nothing to look ized that even Production in big machines forward to this though I was mak for fun." year. ing a short trip Editor across the hall. mnsh shorts were not the reeommend ml attire. I walked-no, shoved-my way in to a darkenml room full of sop ping wnt bodies indistinguishablo from mu:h othnr, all moving to the boat of an IN BRIEF unrecognizable song. The guys all fmd some sort of collar on, another memo I The Summer Shakespeare missnd, and the girls all had domwd company will perform somn sort of dub attiro. "Love's Labor Lost" tonight What fun is this? I had known every at 7::H) in the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. OJJP tlwn~ for exactly one week and was in no hurry to entertain myself by Tkkets are $20-35 for facul dandng l(>r tlw nnxt two hours. ty/stal'f/seniors and $12-15 Unfortunately. I had no ehoice, eonsid for all students. nring I was envdoped in tho broiling Performances will run hot mob of pPople and lim:ed to move through Sept. 2. at tlwir disiTPtion. /\ftPr bning violtmtly expdlnd from The DeBartolo Performing thn mosh pit half an hour latnr, I Arts Center will be screening nscapnd into tlw hall. Our HA was thn film "Only Human" thmatlming to shut the party down. I ("Seres Queridos") tonight at went to the bathroom to lind someone 10 p.m. Tieknts are $3 for had thrown up, completdy missing the students and $(, for the gen toilnt hut covnring pretty much every eral public. thing else. What a successful night. Hventually all femalns wero evacuat Thn DeBartolo Performing ed and my friends and I. along with Arts Center will be screening everyone else still awake and on cam Michael Moore's documen pus, dnseendnd on Hm:kers. We ate and tary "Sicko" Friday at 7 and attmnptnd to diseuss thn night, every 10 p.m. Tickets are $3 for one screaming because they had lost LAURIE HUNT!rhe Observer students and $6 for the gen their voice and bncause our ears were Workers continued on Aug. 29 to landscape the former Juniper Road between Notre eral public. still ringing from the nonstop bass they Dame Stadium and the Joyce Athletic and Convocation Center. The old road was had bnen bombarded with. 011'-campus removed during the spring and summer. The Notre Dame women's was starting to look good. soccer team will take on Eventually, the party scene got better. Michigan Friday at 7:30 p.m. We croated traditions for our parties. on Alumni Field. Ono night wo did some crowd-surf ing; anothor night we set up a 'volley OFFBEAT The Notre Dame marching ball net' made of Christmas lighl"i and band will present its playnd volleyball. During one party we Burglar can't escape after and loitering. Red Rover, Red Rover, tag's Drummer's Circle outside the left brielly and returned with two signs Houdini heist Watkins was arraigned all over Main Building Friday night to adorn the walls of the room. Even SCRANTON, Pa. -A man before District Judge COLORADO SPRINGS, at 11:59 p.m. the Hnckers trips became more fun: accused of breaking into the Thomas J. Golden and Colo. - An elementary karaoke nighl"i b1~came quite a speeta Houdini Museum was lodged in the Lackawanna school has banned tag on its The Basilica of the Sacred de to wateh. unable to escape from County Prison in lieu of playground after some chil Heart will offer a Vigil Mass So froshmen, before departing for police. $5,000 bail. It was not dren complained they were 30 minutes after the Georgia your lirst evening experience in one of Oflicers said they appre immediately known if he harassed or chased against Tech game Saturday. our illustrious residence halls, prepare hended the man about 2:30 had an attorney. their will. to leave the premises soaked. Be ready a.m. Tuesday, based on "He's going to need more "It causes a lot of conflict The DeBartolo Performing to be thrnatcned by HAs you've never descriptions by three wit than Houdini to escape from on the playground," said Arts Center will be screening soen. Don't be surprised when the song nesses of two men seen flee this problem," said Dorothy Cindy Fesgen, assistant prin the film "The Night of the changns every eight seconds. But most ing from the museum. One Dietrich, museum co cipal of the Discovery Hunter" Sunday at 4 p.m. of all, make it your own. Find some witness told police he chased founder and director. Canyon Campus school. Tickets are $3 for students friends to enjoy it with. 011'-campus has the men for several blocks. Dietrich said nothing was Hunning games are still and $6 for the general public. its meril"i; make sure to experience One man remained at large. taken or badly damaged in allowed as long as students that too. But don't discount dorm par Charles Watkins. 25, of the break-in, and the muse don't chase each other, she To submit information to be tins too quickly. Mimic the upperclass Scranton, was charged with um devoted to early 20th said. included in this section of men. Create themes for your parties. a felony count of attempted century escape artist Harry The Observer, e-mail detailed Invite hundreds more people than can burglary and misdemeanor Houdini was open on Information compiled from information about an event to lit in the room. charges of criminal trespass Tuesday. the Associated Press. obsnews@nd. edu. /\nd most importantly, to avoid car rying your phone and keys around for two hours likn I did, wear shorts with TONIGHT FRIDAY GAME DAY SUNDAY MONDAY pockets. TODAY a:: The oiews expressed in the Inside LLI Column are those of the author and :::1: not necessarily those of The Observer. !ci: Contact Bill/Jrink at [email protected] LLI ~_, meals, which have been debate Oct. 13, said chair 85,000 square feet of retail and restau Dining pre-loaded into their meal Callie Pogge. The debaters rant businesses, 75,000 square feet of plan and which are now will address immigration Eddy office space, two hotels, 250 deluxe continued from page 1 available for use, with Flex issues. continued from page 1 apartments, 120 condominiums and 80 Points, Domer Dollars or Residence Life commit town homes. guest meal exchange pro cash. Students can pay tee chair Mariana Montes impact on traffic, downtown businesses Although a University news release gram will continue on a the monitor at the front of said she and her commit and the environment. said the hotels would be a 248-room trial basis for the next the dining halls for the tee plan to discuss lower Some of the commitments included Marriott and a 123-room Springhill year or so as Food meals on an as-needed ing laundry prices in the Kite's promises to use environmentally Suites, 1-Iakanen said he could not talk Services studies how it basis. residence halls and adding friendly building materials and designs, about potential tenants of the retail and afreets its budget. "We had a lot of great printers to more dorms. include bike lanes and relocate the ani oflice spaces yet. The program, Davy said, collaboration, a lot of help mals that lived in the wooded property Compton similarly said he would not allows student who live on from Food Services to find In other Senate news: before clearing it for construction, a discuss possible retail or restaurant campus the opportunity to out what is the most feasi University news release said. tenants until the tax increment financ purchase up to five guest ble plan for Notre Dame," +Chief executive assis Compton told WNDU earlier this ing was finalized and the developer meals, for five dollars Brown said. tant Sheena Plamoottil month more than 1 00 small animals could move forward with its plan, which flach, per semester. The If students use up the said the student govern have been relocated since mid-June, includes negotiations with interested live meals, which remain five meals, they can pur ment Web site should and that 60 percent of the evacuated renters. separate from a student's chase more dining hall launch next week. wildlife is made up of raccoons. "We're in preliminary discussions regular meal plan, are meals at regular guest +Academic Affairs chair Once the animal eviction is complete, with different types of interested ten prieed at a significant dis meal prices, Davy said. Carol Hendrickson said Kite will be allowed to clear the woods. ants, but we will only move on to the count for any guests who After the guest meal that because of the But before construction can begin on next stage in the development of the visit students and want to program was explained, increase in the cost of USA the site, the developer will also have to Commons once the TIF is completely eat at a dining hall, Davy Senate committee chairs Today over the summer, obtain a second permit, Hakanen said. finalized," Compton said. said. briefed senators on plans the College Readership "The tax increment financing [TIF] is He said the University and Kite have Adult guest meal tickets for the upcoming semes Program, which supplies still working its way through the city," agreed on certain types of businesses for dining hall meals range ter. copies of USA Today, the he said. they would like to see along Eddy from $5.50 for the conti Oversight committee Chicago Tribune and the Tax increment fmancing refers to the Street. nental breakfast to $12.25 chair Ian Secviar New York Times to cam additional tax revenues the city expects "We are looking for an lrish-themed for dinnor. Spocial dinners announced his commit pus locations five times a to receive from the finalized project - restaurant, a bookstore and a cafe," he cost $15.75. The guest teo's intention to make a week, will have to make money that can be used to cover South said. "And we want these shops to keep meal exchange program comprehensive appraisal budget adjustments. The Bend's costs throughout the develop the street lined with old-style painted dons not inelude special of the Student Body newspapers will no longer ment, which may include road improve signs." dinnors, such as any meals Constitution, which was be provided free of charge ments, additional power lines and I le said there would be no bars in the on tho Friday, Saturday amended several times on campus during study sewer modifications, Hakanen said. Commons, or any other type of business and Sunday of football last year for clarity. days or on Fridays before "You take the additional taxes that - such as funeral homes - that could woekends and meals for Secviar said grammatical breaks. would come from the new construc detract from the project's mission to Junior Parents Woekend, and spelling mistakes +Thomas Noble, the tions, and you use them to pay for the strengthen the University's ties to South Eastor and Thanksgiving, remain in the current director of the Medieval bonds that built the roads, the parking Bend in an amenable spaco. Davy said. The exdusion Constitution. He said he Institute and a history pro garage, and the improvements to the "llopefully the University and the city of these days from the pro intends to introduce a fessor, is the new Faculty water and sewer systems," he said. will have a college town kind of setting gram is not necessarily series of amendments to Senate liaison to the Once the city works out the project's that will benefit everyone," Compton pnrmanent, Davy said, but remedy these errors. Student Senate. tax increment financing this fall, said. will be assessed at the end The University Affairs 1-Iakanen said, Kite Healty will be able of tho trial program. committee will hold its Contact Kaitlynn Riely at to begin constructing the first phase of Contact Marcela Berrios at Studonts can pay for the first student-faculty issue [email protected] the Commons, which is slated to include [email protected] Brown said. ordinance, which would apply have another week now to dis Community relations chair to many students living off cuss further developments that Hilton Ordinance Colin Feehan reiterated campus and would levy stiff would bring us closer to our continued from page 1 continued from page 1 Brown's stance during his fines against residents who did goal of moving away from this committee report, saying that not submit applications. restrictive ordinance," Brown oast of the hotel. The sharp bend defined as residences occupied that student behavior during The Common Council decid said. in Madolnva Drive has been soft by more than two unrelated the first full weekend of the ed Monday to delay the public Brown said she plans to con ened in preparation for the people - to submit an applica fall semester and for the next hearing for the ordinance, for tinue to meet with city and ehango. tion to the city 10 business few weeks could have a decid the third time, until Sept. 17. University officials during the Whnn the construction of the days before holding any gath ing effect on the outcome of The mayor's oflice also drafted next few weeks. She said she Hilton broke ground near Saint erings in which more than 25 the ordinance. a revised version of the ordi has a meeting planned for Mary's eampus last fall, students people would have access to "Our ability to negotiate is nance with what Brown called Friday with city council mem voicod concerns that adding aleohol. dependent on student behav "major changes." bers, the mayor and Vice anothnr hotel would detract from Brown urged the senators to ior," Feehan said. "So this The mayor's proposal would President for Student Affairs thn natural beauty of the campus. tell their friends and class weekend, especially, encour require individuals living in Father Mark Poorman. Now, questions focus on mates that student govern age your friends and class boarding houses to notify the Brown's address was deliv whnther the hotel will provide ment alone cannot change the mates to be respectful to their police department 24 hours in ered from the podium - a set somo of the same services as The ordinance. She said the stu neighbors." advance of a gathering of 25 ting she said should emphasize Inn at Saint Mary's, which is dent body must contribute to Brown said South Bend or more non-residents. the importance of her message unaffiliated with the new hotel. their efforts, because student Mayor Stephen Luecke's oflice "This change is major," about good behavior by stu "I want to know whether or not behavior during the next few told her the South Bend Police Brown said, "because it is a. dents. llwy will offer packages for grad weeks could affect the out Department will actively notification, rather than a reg "I don't like to take the podi uation !like the Inn at Saint come of the eventual hearing. enforce the disorderly house istration process." um except for the three times Mary's!," junior Emily Croft said. Brown called the ordinance ordinance, the existing ordi Under the mayor's proposal.. a year that I address you in Smeltzer said she didn't know a "huge wake-up call for Notre nance that addresses noise there is no application to a city regard to the state of the stu of any dnlinitive package deals. Dame students." She told sen violations. administrative office, only dent union," Brown said, "but "We haven't decided yet," she ators she is not recommending Brown and student body vice notification to the police I wanted to come up here said. "It's been discussed, but a an end to off campus student president Maris Braun began department. Fines will, howev today to draw some attention decision has not been made." parties, but rather encourag discussing the ordinance with er, still be charged to individu to an issue that has obviously The llilton will also contain a ing students to be respectful or city officials before most stu als who do not observe the been on the forefront of stu bar, a restaurant and a name their neighbors and other dents returned to schools. stipulations of the ordinance, dent minds for the past sake garden. South Bend residents. They have met with members Brown said. month." "We need to see some of the Common Council, the "This new version is at least. Contact Liz Harter at improvements in student mayor and other city officials a step in the right direction, Contact Kaitlynn Riely at eharteO [email protected] behavior - it's just a fact," to discuss alternatives to the and I am encouraged that we [email protected] CBS sending Couric on reporting trip to Iraq Associated Press age Iraqis, spending most of her September. theirs back to add extra protec network anchor to travel to Iraq time outside of Baghdad. CBS "You can't help but get a very tion to the sides. since ABC News' Bob Woodruff NEW YOHK- Katie Couric News would not reveal many detached perspective when To break the tension as was nearly killed by a roadside plans to leave Wednesday for an specifics of you're not there and you're not Couric's armor was pulled tight bomb. NBC's Brian Williams ambitious reporting trip to Iraq her plans in witnessing things firsthand," ly around her, Kaplan smacked went to Iraq in March; and Syria - the CBS anchor's advance Couric told The Associated Press her on the shoulder. Woodruff's successor Charles first time in the war zone - in because or on Tuesday. ''I'm curious about Safety is a sobering concern Gibson has not been there. anticipation of a crucial military competitive very basic questions regarding for all reporters in Iraq. The CBS News cameraman Paul report on progress of the and safety living conditions, about how Committee to Protect Journalists Douglas and sound-man James Ameriean efl"ort. concerns. much fear there is in the street, said 112 journalists have been Brolan were both killed by a Courie will anchor the "CBS The trip, in about how the soldiers really killed in Iraq since March 2003. bomb while on assignment in Evoning News" from Baghdad the works are doing." An additional 41 media workers Iraq in May 2006. rwxt Tuesday and Wednesday, for six Couric and her traveling part have been killed, the latest Correspondent Kimberly Dozier, then from Damascus on w e e k s . Couric ner, evening news executive being CBS News Iraqi translator who was with them, survived Thursday and Friday. anticipates producer Rick Kaplan, were fit Anwar Abbas Lafta, whose body but has endured 25 operations Couric will travel throughout the surge progress report by ted with 30-pound body armor was found over the weekend in in her recovery; Couric Iraq to talk to military and civil Gen. David Petraeus that is vests in Kaplan's office on Sadr City. anchored a special this spring ian leaders, soldiers and aver- expected the second week of Tuesday. Both needed to send Couric is the second major on the bombing's aftermath. ORLD & NATION Thursday, August 30, 2007 CoMPILED FROA,, THE OBSERVER'S WIRE SERVICES page 5 INTERNATIONAL NEWS Taliban releases 12 South Koreans Frustration lingers for New Orleans QALA-E-KAZI - Taliban militants released 12 captives in a series of handovers Bush visits battered city on two-year anniversary of Katrina as residents protest Wednesday, part of a deal with Seoul to free all 1 <) South Korean hostages that one Afghan Associated Press minister warned would embolden the insur gents. The South Koreans, Christian aid workers NEW ORLEANS who were kidnapped nearly six weeks ago, Prayers, protests and a lin were turned over to the International gering disgust with the gov Committne of the Rnd Cross at three locations ernment's response to in central Afghanistan. None of the 12 spoke to Hurricane Katrina marked roportors. the disaster's second The remaining South Koreans will be freed anniversary Wednesday, over the next 48 hours, Taliban commanders with a presidential visit have said. doing little to mollify those Thn first three women freed came to Qala-E still displaced by the storm. Kazi in a single car. their heads covered with Clarence Russ, 64, took a rnd and gronn shawls. Heel Cross officials dim view of politicians' quickly took them to their vehicles and set out promises as he tried to put for the ollice of the N'ghan Hed Crescent in the the finishing touches on his town of Ghazni, witnesses said. repaired home in the city's devastated Lower 9th Ward. Pakistan president quits army post "There was supposed to LONDON- Pakistan's President Gen. Pervez be all this money, but Musharraf has agreed to step down as army where'd it go? None of us chief, exiled Prime Minister Benazhir Bhutto got any," said Russ, whose said Wednesday, a move that would be a key house was the only restored stop toward a power-sharing deal aimed at res home on an otherwise deso ruing thn U.S. ally's bid for another presidential late block. tnrm. Not far away, President Bhutto. who is expectnd to return to her Bush visited a school. "We're homeland and contest parliamentary elections still paying attention. We dun by January, also said corruption charges understand," he said before would bn dropped against her and dozens of heading to the Mississippi othnr politicians as part of ongoing negotiations Gulf Coast, also devastated to restorn civilian rule. by Katrina. Musharraf and Bhutto have been in talks for But Gina Martin, who is months about a pact that would protect the still living in Houston after general's rn-election bid from legal challenges Katrina destroyed her New and public disenchantment with military rule. Orleans home, was uncon vincecl. "Bush was clown here again making more promises he isn't going to NATIONAL NEWS keep. The government has AP failed all of us. It's got to Marion Bryan holds a sign at the memorial service for Joyce and Shanai Green on the sec stop," she said. ond anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans Wednesday. Republicans call for Craig to resign Martin was among an esti WASliiNGTON - Idaho Sen. Larry Craig's mated 1,000 people taking nation saw miles of wrecked doubled since the storm, and than two dozen unclaimed political support eroded by the hour on part in a protest march that homes, mud and debris from many of those squat in an bodies. Wednesday as fellow Hepublicans in started in the Lower 9th one of the worst natural dis estimated 80,000 vacant "The saddest thing I've Congress called for him to resign and party Ward. It was a uniquely New asters in its history. dwellings. Violent crime is seen here is that there are leaders pushed him unceremoniously from Orleans-style protest: There In New Orleans, recovery also on the rise, and the 30 human beings who will senior committee posts. were signs accusing the has been spotty at best. The National Guard and state be buried here one day that The White House expressed disappoint Bush administration of mur historic French Quarter and troopers still supplement a nobody ever called about," ment. too - and nary a .word of support for der and angry chants about neighborhoods close to the diminished local police force. David Kopra, a volunteer the 62-year-old lawmaker, who pleaded the failure of government. Mississippi River did not Bells pealed amid prayers, from Olympia, Wash., said, guilty earlier this month to a charge stem But marchers also danced in flood and have bounced song and tears at the holding back tears. "It says ming from an undercover police operation in the street accompanied by back fairly well. The city's groundbreaking for a something to my heart. This an airport men's room. two brass bands. population has reached an planned Katrina memorial city needs so much care, and Craig "represents the Hepublican Party," Katrina was a powerful estimated 277,000, about 60 at a New Orleans cemetery. that's why I'm here." said Rep. Pete Hoekstra of Michigan, the first Category 3. hurricane when percent its pre-storm level of "We ring the bells for a Churches throughout the in a steadily lengthening list of GOP mem it hit the Gulf Coast the 455,000. Sales tax revenues city that is in recovery, that region, including historic St. bers of Congress to urge a resignation. morning of Aug. 29, 2005, are approaching normal, is struggling, that is per Louis Cathedral in the The senator's spokesman declined com broke through levees in New and tourism and the port forming miracles on a daily French Quarter, held servic ment. "They have a right to express them Orleans and flooded 80 per industry are recovering. basis," said Mayor Hay es. At the Claiborne Avenue selves," said Sidney Smith. He said he had cent of the city. But vast stretches of the Nagin, who famously cursed bridge over the Industrial heard no discussion of a possible resignation. By the time the water city show little or no recov the federal response in a Canal, mourners tossed a dried up weeks later, more ery. A housing shortage and radio interview days after wreath into the water near Airport screening targets Sikhs than 1,600 people across high rents have hampered the storm. the spot where a levee WASIIINGTON - A new airport screening Louisiana and Mississippi business growth. The home The memorial will be the breach led to the inundation policy for turbans and other headwear has were dead, and a shocked less population has almost final resting place for more of the Lower 9th Ward. the country's Sikhs concerned they are being unfairly targeted. The federal policy change went into effect Aug. 4. subjecting travelers to secondary scrnening at security ehnekpoints if they are IRAQ wearing head coverings, such as cowboy hats. berets or turbans. The screenings could ineludn a pat-down snarch of the head cover" ing if the screener finds it necessary. Al-Sadr to overhaul Shiite militia Associated Press powerfW roadside bombs that remain the Army members and security forces LOCAL NEWS chief killer of U.S. troops. American offi linked a rival Shiite militia, the Badr BAGHDAD - Anti-American cleric cials, meanwhile, reacted with skepticism Brigade. Muqtacla al-Sadr took his Mahdi Army and urged al-Sadr to show tangible steps The battles are part of wider power School bus drives off 1-164; 8 injured out of action for up to six months to rein in his fighters. struggles by armed Shiite groups f(:>r con ELBERFELD - A school bus carrying a Wednesday to overhaul the feared Shiite The announcement by al-Sadr - who trol of the Shiite heartland of southern middle school girl's volleyball team drove militia - a stunning move that under formed the militia after the fall of Iraq, which includes major religious off Interstate 164 and into a cornfield scores the growing struggles against Saddam Hussein in 2003 - appeared shrines and most of the country's vast oil Tuesday afternoon, injuring several of the breakaway factions with suspected ties to aimed at distancing himself from suspect riches. The splintering of the Mahdi Army girls, police said. Iran. ed Iranian-backed Mahcli factions he ean has opened new fronts across the south. About ·ts seventh- and eighth-graders A spokesman tor al-Sadr said the order no longer control. It also sought to dellect In a statement, al-Sadr said he would from Owensville Community School were also means the Mahdi Army would sus critici'>m lor his followers' perceived role "freeze" the Mahdi Army "for a period on the bus, with eight to 10 being taken to pend attacks against U.S. and other coali in this week's fighting in Karbala that not exceeding six months." The goal, the a hospital for injuries that ranged from tion forces. aborted a Shiite religious festival and statement said, is to reorganize the force bruises to a broken leg, said David But it's unclear how much influence al claimed more than 50 lives. "in such a manner that would maintain Wedding, chief deputy of the Vanderburgh Sadr still wields over Shiite groups Thousands of pilgrims fled in terror as and preserve the prestige of this symbol County Sheriff's Department. blamed for waves of attacks, including fighting erupted Tuesday between Mahdi of the faith." page 6 The Observer + NATIONAL NEWS Thursday, August 30, 2007 FBI investigates string of store bon1b threats Harding's market in Buchanan, Mich. affected ollicer to make his threat more Associated l'ress believable. NEWI'OHT, ttl. - Large gro The railer has not gotten every Try Our cery and diseount storns aeross store he's called to give up money, the eountry have bmm targeted by but the FBI on Wednesday did not BtGndNew a 1·.aller who threatlms to blow up provide the total amount taken. shoppers and workers with a On Tuesday, at a Dillons grocery bomb if mnploynns fail to wirfl store in Hutchinson, Kan., thn money to an aceount overseas, callnr ordered customers and authorities said. employees to disrobe. Employee Frightnnml worknrs hav11 wired Marilyn Case told The Hutchinson thousands of dollars - and in om1 News that store manager Mike ease took off Piros argued their clothes - to with the caller, placate a caller "The maximum that but they relented who said he was Western Union can when he contin watching them send through its ued to make but may havn threats and bnm1 thousands service is $3 ,ooo . ... instructed them of miles away. This individual was to "do it now." The FBI and obviously aware He then police said demanded that Wndrwsday tlwy of that." one of Piros' lin are investigating gers be cut off similar bomb Kim Kapin for every hour thrPats at mon~ Prescott, Ariz. his demands than I !i storos in were not met, police and city spokesman Availa~le after 9pm at least I I states and another - all in tlw p Thursday, August 30, 2007 USINESS page 7 MARKET RECAP Stocks Bernanke calls for mortgage choices Dow Federal Reserve chief believes Federal Housing Administration could help Jones 13,289.29 +247.44 Associated Press Up: Same: Down: Composite Volume: 444 67 2,832 3,078,093,429 WASHINGTON Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is suggest NASDAQ 2,563.16 +62.52 ing that policymakers look for ways to encourage a wider range of mortgages S&P 1,463.76 +31.40 500 geared for low income and other borrowers who have FTSE 100 (London) 6,132.20 +30.00 been hard hit by the hous ing slump and credit COMPANY %CHANGE ~GAIN PRICE crunch. S&P DEP RECEPIPTS (SPY) +1.96 +2.82 146.54 Bernanke, in a letter to Sen. Charles Schumer, D POWERSHARES (QQQQ) +2.87 +1.34 48.08 N.Y., that was released NTEL CP (INTC) +4.72 +1.13 25.09 Wednesday, said the Fed is SUN MICROSYS (JAVA) +2.17 +0.11 5.17 keeping close tabs on financial markets and is "prepared to act as need Treasuries ed" to ensure spreading 10-YEAR NOTE +0.51 +0.023 4.553 credit problems that have 13-WEEK BILL -9.84 -0.420 3.850 rocked Wall Street in recent weeks don't hurt 30-YEAR BOND +0.35 +0.017 4.879 the economy. It's a mes 5-YEAR NOTE +0.82 +0.035 4.283 sage the central bank has been sending as the mar Commodities kets have grown more tur bulent. LIGHT CRUDE ($/bbl.) +1.78 73.51 Foreclosure and late GOLD ($/Troy oz.) + 1. 90 675.40 payments have spiked PORK BELLIES (cents/lb.) +0.58 91.58 especially for "subprime" borrowers with blemished credit histories or low Exchan e Rates incomes. Higher interest YEN rates and weak home val 115.5850 ues have made it impossi EURO 0.7325 ble for some to pay or to POUND 0.4965 keep up with their monthly CANADIAN$ 1.0611 mortgage payments. Some overstretched homeowners AP can't afford to refinance or Eileen Griffen is trying to sell her house in Cheshire, Conn. Uke many Americans, Griffen BRIEF even se"il their home. is having trouble finding a buyer due to the troubled mortgage market. IN Bernanke said the devel opment of "a broader expected to worsen in the to help. owners with low incomes DaimlerChrysler profits down 14% range of mortgage prod next year and a half as low "The Congress might or tarnished credit histo FHANKFUHT - DaimlerChrysler AG said ucts which are appropriate "teaser" rates that lured in wish to consider FHA ries. Wednesday that its second-quarter profit fell for low- and moderate borrowers reset to higher reforms that allow the Sen. Chris Dodd, a 14 percent and disclosed plans to spend income borrowers, includ rates, socking homeown agency more flexibility to Connecticut Democrat who about $10.2 billion buying back nearly 10 ing those seeking to refi ers. Some 2 million design new products and is seeking his party's presi percent of its shares as it moves forward nance" might help the sit adjustable rate mortgages to collaborate· with the pri dential nomination, has without its Chrysler division. uation. "Such products are expected to reset to vate sector in facilitating urged the administration DaimlerChrysler's profit decline excluding could be designed to avoid higher rates this year and the refinancing of credit to enable the FHA to "pro results from Chrysler and its finance arm - or mitigate the risk of pre next. Steep penalties for worthy subprime borrow vide more affordable loans which did better in the latest quarter than a payment shock and to be prepaying mortgages have ers facing large resets," to American homeowners year ago - was a steeper 20 percent. more transparent with added to some homeown Bernanke said. in danger of foreclosure The automaker said it earned 1.44 billion respect to their terms," ers' headaches. The Bush administration due to bad lending prac euros ($1. 91 billion) excluding the opera Bernanke wrote in the let Bernanke said the is looking into ways that tices." Dodd, chairman of lions it sold, compared to 1.8 billion euros a ter, which was dated Federal Housing the FHA, part of the U.S. the Senate Banking year earlier. Monday. Administration, a govern Department of Housing Committee, also is inter It now expects a charge of 2.5 billion Mortgage foreclosures mimt agency that insures and Urban Development, ested in legislation to euros for the year from the sale of Chrysler and late payments are home loans, might be able may help troubled home- reform the FHA. group and its financing arm, less than it had previously thought. DaimlerChrysler also said it expects vehi cle sales to be in line with the 2.1 million it sold in 2006, with revenue on par with the 99 billion euros it reported last year. The company sold the Chrysler group and Stocks up amid possible interest rate cuts North American financial services units to Cerberus Capital Management LLC earlier Associated Press this month in a $7.4 billion deal that saw bulence hurts the economy helped Though the safest assets, Treasurys, the private equity group take an 80.1 per pad the market's gain. are not seeing the same frantic buy NEW YORK - Stocks rebounded cent stake in Chrysler. The Fed, although it has not yet ing they saw a couple weeks ago, sharply Wednesday as investors, indicated that it will indeed lower assets with a bit more risk, like com growing more optimistic about the benchmark fed funds rate, has mercial paper, are having some Hackers unlock iPhone from AT & T chances for an interest rate cut, been adding cash to the banking sys trouble attracting buyers. NEW YOHK - Hackers have figured out sought bargains after the previous tem in an attempt to keep the credit "Everyone's waiting for the dust to how to unleash Apple's iPhone from AT&T's session's huge tumble. The Dow markets liquid. The Federal Reserve settle there," said Steven Goldman, cellular network, but people hoping to make Jones industrials gained almost 250 Bank of New York said Wednesday it chief market strategist at Weeden & money from the procedure could face legal points. would inject $5.25 billion through a Co. "We're on a little bit better foot problems. Many investors believe the Federal one-day repurchase agreement, ing, but we're in a healing process At least one of the companies hoping to Reserve will cut interest rates at its where it buys that amount in collat that takes time." He added that he make money by unlocking iPhones said it is next meeting on Sept. 18 or even eral from dealers who then deposit regards a Fed rate cut as "mandato hesitating after calls from lawyers repre sooner and were preparing for Fed the money into commercial banks. ry." senting the phone company. Chairman Ben Bernanke to hint at Wall Street was also enthusiastic The Dow rose 247.44. or 1.90 per Unlocking the phone for one's own use, for such a move on Friday at a speech in about signs of corporate muscle. A cent, to 13,289.29, near its highs of instanee to place calls with a different carri Jackson Hole, Wyo. The possibility of jump in oil prices fed a rally in ener the sAssion. The blue chip index er, appears to be legal. But if it's done for a rate cut has given Wall Street gy company stocks, and positive tumbled 280 points on Tuesday amid financial gain, the legality is less certain. some hope that the stock market will news from technology companies pessimism about the Fed's inten "Whnther people can make profits from recover from its summer volatility, including Seagate Technology gave tions. software that hacks the iPhone is going to and that right now, it's a good strat that sector a boost. Meanwhile, Broader stock indicators also depend very much on exactly what was done egy to buy while the buying is cheap. Altria Group Inc. spun off its Philip jumped. The Standard & Poor's 500 to develop that software and what does that News that Bernanke said in a let Morris International cigarette busi index added 31.40, or 2.19 percent, software do," said Bart Showalter, head of ter to Sen. Charles Schumer, 0-N.Y., ness. to 1,463.76, while the Nasdaq com the Intellectual Property practice group at that Fed policymakers are "prepared Stock investors kept an eye on the posite index gained 62.52, or 2.50 law firm Baker Botts in Dallas. to act as needed" if the market's tur- credit markets for signs of loosening. percent, to 2,563.16. page 8 The Observer+ INTERNATIONAL NEWS Thursday, August 30, 2007 Statue erected in honor of Mandela in ·London Monument stands near other historical heroes in Parliament Square; British prime minister among attendees up arms against the white minori dan. Associatela's ean~er as South Thn concert will support his British Hmpim's gn•at and good. Africa's first post-apartlwid presi foundation, which is called Tlw ligurP of South African statPs dent, which saw tlw painful- but "46664"- the number he wore in man .Jan Smuts raughl tlwir nyn. largnly pnaeeful - transition from prison. "Wiwn WP saw tlw statui' of a white supremacist state to a The Nobel laureate recalled the CPn. Smuts rwar WPstminstnr multiracial demo1Tacy, won most time he and Tambo toured the Abbey, OlivPr and I joked that pnr of his opponents over. square, looking ambivalently at haps sonwday llwrt> would lw a Conservative loader David the symbols of British power. stallu• of us in its stl'ad." MaiHIPla Cameron said last year that "The history of the struggle in wrol!~ in his autobiography, "Long Thatdwr had bmm wrong to label South i\friea is rich with the sto Walk to l."rnPdom." the i\NC a terrorist organization, ries of heroes and heroines, some l."orly yt>ars lalPr, MandPia calling Mandela "one of the great of them leaders, some of them fol rt>tunwd to t.lrn squarP Wndrwsday est nwn alivn." lowers. /\II of them deserve to bn to watch tlw tmveiling of his own Nnvnrtlwless, tho nfl'ort to erect remembered," Mandela said. AP statui' across from Smuts' - and a statue to Mandela in London "Oliver would havn bonn proud British prime minister Gordon Brown greets former South African join t.lw ranks of Britain's most was not without eontrovorsy. today if he were here." president Nelson Mandela during a statue unveiling Aug. 29. nwPrnd lwroPs. London Mayor Ken "Nnlson MaJHIPia is one of llw Livingstone campaignnd for the most 1:ouragl'ous and bnst-loved Mandela sculpturn to be plaend men of all limn," Prime Minister in Trafalgar Square - home to (lordon Brown said of the H9- thwn statues of British military year-old Nobel l'nan~ l'rizn win herons and King George IV. But rwr. who has romP to pnrsonify his Wnstminstnr Council's planning country's struggln to nnd eommittne, which had the final apartlwid. say, doeided on Parliament Brown said it was fitting that Square, saying it was a more Mand1~la. whom he called "tlw suitable location. gn~al libnrator," joined statuns of In the end, though, the tower /\braham Lincoln and Winston ing bronze statue of Mandnla, Chun:hill in t.lw squaro. its polished brown hands But Mand1.Ja was not always stretching toward London's considen~d a lwro. Britain main !louses of Parliament, was tairwd dosP tins with South Africa mom than his British support through thP apartlwid nra, helping nrs had hoped for. to insulatP tlw former colony's "I never even thought we govnrnmnnt from international would live to see Mandela frond isolation at tlw UnitPd Nations. from prison - much less this," British l'rinw Minister Margaret said Eddie Fennings, a 43-year Thatdwr rderrt>d to Mandela's old eneq.,ry broknr, as the crowd African National Congress as a around him broke into South terrorist organization. i\frkan anthnms. "l\v1m whnn my fri1md (~ordon, Ola Onanuga, 44, said she the primP ministl'r, was paying had protested and marehed as vPry warm tributn to him, it was Mandela languished in jail. Now not always thus," British lawmak shn said she was bringing her nr Nigt>l (lrifliths said, Pxplaining daughtnr to the square to give that many British politicians eriti the 1:hild a glimpsP at what she dznd MandPia's dndsion to take eallnd a "one of a kind" politi- Clashes, arrests 111ark Chilean day of protest to oppose free-market eeonomics Associated Press and thn government's social poli S/\NTJ/\(10 - l'oliee used tear des. gas, watPr cannons and clubs Badwlet's government "is doing against dPmonstrators staging things very badly," said union nationwide protnsts Wmlnesday leader Arturo Martinez, another ovPr governnwnt soda! and Peo Socialist Party membt-w backing nomir policies. thn protesL'i. Authorities said X? pPoph~ had Tho eenter-loll government has bPen d.-tairwd, but accompanying astronauts as they The safety chief toured crew Associated Press suit up for launch. O'Connor also quarters at space centers in both WASIIINGTON - After finding recommended that excessive Houston and Cape Canaveral, no evidence of astronauts drink drinking be added to NAS~s list of Fla., as the astronauts were in ing before launching into space, risky activities forbidden for astro quarantine days before launch of NASA said Wednesday it is con nauts in the year before launch, the shuttle Endeavour earlier this sidering limited alcohol testing of along with motorcycle racing, month. its employees, including astro parachuting and frrefighting. "I saw one half-empty bottle of nauts. A 1991 law directs NASA to tequila in one of the cupboards," An internal investigation recom come up with a policy for alcohol O'Connor wrote. He also said beer mended alcohol testing while at testing of employees as recom and wine are available from non the same time clearing astronauts mended by O'Connor, but it never flying astronauts making booze of much-publicized drinking alle has done so before, Griffin said at runs. gations. In response, NASA a news conference. He said the Still, beer and wine consump Administrator Michael Griffin said agency will now start the long tion now seems less than what he would come up with a policy process of coming up with a test was reported in the 1980s and for testing after a mishap or when ing policy. early 1990s, O'Connor reported. there are suspicions of substance 'The issue is just how far we It's usually moderate amounts of abuse. It would, he said, be fur go," he said after the conference. wine or beer at dinner, during off ther validation of a sober space The chairman of the independ duty times, and a far higher per agency. ent panel, Air Force Col. Richard centage of current astronauts are The review released Wednesday E. Bachman Jr., commander and teetotalers these days, he wrote. could not verify two drinking alle dean of the U.S. Air Force School He also noted that "the lack of gations described by an independ of Aerospace Medicine, declined privacy on launch day makes it AP Bryan O'Connor, former astronaut and shuttle accident investigator, ent panel last month, and Griffin comment on the internal review nearly impossible to hide alcohol speaks at a news conference at NASA headquarters Aug. 29. said they just didn't happen. The through a military spokesman. use or alcohol-induced impair report did acknowledge the avail O'Connor's review looked back ment." claimed had had too much to ny" before cosmonauts go to the ability of alcohol in crew quarters, 20 years and involved interviews "There are reasonable safe drink; the colleague alerted others launch pad in Kazakhstan, noting that non-flying astronauts with 90 NASA officials, astronauts guards in place to prevent an only after the launch was delayed O'Connor wrote. He reported that made booze-buying runs for their and flight surgeons. Twenty flight impaired crew member from ever because of mechanical problems. one non-drinking American wor quarantined colleagues. surgeons signed an e-mail to boarding a spacecraft," O'Connor O'Connor, using the clues in that ried about not imbibing, but was The 45-page report by NASA O'Connor saying they have never said at the news conference. report, focused on three missions told by Russian flight surgeons it safety chief Bryan O'Connor, a for seen any drunken astronauts The careful look at astronaut between 1990 and 1995. He was OK not to drink. mer astronaut and shuttle acci before a launch or training jet health issues grew out of the spoke to at least two astronauts In both cases - in which no dent investigator, was initiated flight. scandal earlier this year involving on each of those missions and the names were given - the July after the July report on astronaut O'Connor looked through astronaut Lisa Nowak, accused of astronaut chiefs at the time and report said that flight surgeons health by eight medical experts. 40,134 government and contrac the assault and attempted kidnap no one verified the claims. and/or fellow astronauts raised "I was unable to verify any case tor reports of mishaps and prob ping of a romantic rival. The other alleged incident safety worries with nearby ofTI in which an astronaut spaceflight lems dating back through 1984 - The first report, by the inde involved an astronaut drinking cials in charge, yet "the individu erewmnmber was impaired on many of them anonymous - and pendent panel in July, said: alcohol before flying on a Russian als were still permitted to fly." launch day" or any ease where a none of them involved alcohol or "Interviews with both flight sur Soyuz capsule to the international Griffin and O'Connor said they manager disregarded warnings drug abuse by astronauts. geons and astronauts identified space station. Griffin said he had were convinced no such thing from another NASA employee Both O'Connor and Griffin said some episodes of heavy use of the opportunity to look at the pri happened. O'Connor said the that an astronaut not fly, said in their decades of work in the alcohol by astronauts in the vate medical records involved in independent panel was conveying O'Connor's report. space program they have never immediate preflight period, which the Soyuz incident and said there information given to them under However, O'Connor said NASA seen a NASA employee report for has led to safety concerns." was no drunken astronaut. the protection of anonymity. The doctors should play a stronger duty under the influence of alco One instance involved a shuttle Drinking small champagne panel would not reveal its "oversight" role on launch day, hol. astronaut that a colleague toasts is part of a "special ceremo- sources, he said. Sikhs oppose changes Gov. previews Tech report in turban screenings Kaine troubled that violent essays weren't shared with law enforcement his life, that that information him a threat to himself more change was not a result of any Associated Press Associated Press specific threat information about was unknown to anybody on than a year before the shoot WASHINGTON - A new air hiding explosives or weapons in RICHMOND, Va. - Seung-Hui the Tech campus," Kaine said. ings? And why didn't Virginia port screening policy for turbans head coverings, she said. And all Cho's violent essays- including Kaine said he read about the Tech alert the campus more and other headwear has the travelers have the right to one similar to the Vrrginia Tech writings in an earlier draft of quickly and cancel classes after country's Sikhs concerned they request a private screening. massacre he carried out - the report. He is to publicly dis the frrst two shootings in a dor are being unfairly targeted. "Head coverings do not weren't widely shared with law cuss details in the final report mitory, two hours before the The federal policy change went 'require' a search under the new enf'orcement, the governor said for the first time Thursday. main massacre in a classroom into effect Aug. 4, subjecting trav policy," Kudwo said in an e-mail. Wednesday in a preview of a Virginia Tech turned over a building? elers to secondary screening at "Individuals MAY be referred for key report on the shootings. compilation of Cho's writings to "I know that some parents of security checkpoints if they are additional screening if the securi Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said the review panel, including the deceased are focusing on wearing head coverings, such as ty officer cannot reasonably officers' lack of access to the plays and other student writ the mental health aspect of how cowboy hats, berets or turbans. determine that the head area is student gunman's class compo ings so bloody that they horri Cho through all his life slipped The screenings could include a free of a detectable threat item." sitions before the attack is "a fied teachers and classmates. through the cracks, and I pat-down search of the head cov The Sikh Coalition has docu significant fea- One 2006 understand that," said Suzanne ering if the screener finds it nec mented 40 incidents when Sikhs ture" in the fictional Grimes, whose son Kevin Sterne essary. were subjected to these searches report, due for 'Tm troubled that a account of was shot in the leg and sur The New York-based Sikh since Aug. 4. And some of these release student who had talked a planned vived. "My focus is why they Coalition believes the new policy travelers were not offered a pri- Thursday by campus didn't cancel the classes that singles out Sikh~ and others who vate area for screening, Singh the panel about Columbine at an shooting day." wear religious head coverings. said, adding, "This is going to Kaine appoint earlier point in his life, previewed Grimes' 22-year-old son was More than 25 ethnic and religious lead to profiling." ed to review that that information was Cho's dead shot in Norris Hall, where 30 organizations, such as the TSA will not disclose the details Cho's killings ly attack, people were slain and Cho com American-Arab Anti of new policy for security rea of himself and unknown to anybody on T h e mitted suicide. Sterne has Discrimination Committee and sons. It broadly explains the 32 others. the Tech campus." Washington returned to Virginia Tech to the Asian American Justice screening procedures on its Web "There's a p 0 s t earn a master's degree in elec lot of instances reported trical engineering, but a bullet Center, have signed the coalition's site with a picture of a white cow Timothy M. Kaine petition against the policy boy hat and another picture of where infor Wednesday. remains in his body and he still change. three young women laughing and mation was Virginia governor T h a t receives physical therapy. In the Sikh religion, the turban wearing winter hats. out there or piece was "If the panel report does con is considered private, and remov The Sikh community was not different people had informa not given to the review panel tain some accountability in it, it ing a turban would be like notified of the screening changes tion where it needed to be put until recently because of an will offer some closure to the removing a woman's blouse, as it has been in the past, the together," Kaine said. oversight by school officials, families," Grimes said. Neha Singh, the coalition's advo advocacy group said. The organi The governor said it was hard Tech spokesman Larry Hincker Cathy and Peter Read, whose cacy director, said Wednesday. zation met with TSA ofTicials on to understand why more was said. daughter Mary Karen Read was Since 2001, federal policy has Aug. 22 and has another conf'er not done about a student who Some of the families of those killed in Norris Hall, said they required screeners to search tur ence call scheduled next week to had shown a fascination with killed and injured have want the panel to hold responsi bans only if they do not clear a discuss the issue, Singh said. TSA the 1999 Columbine High demanded frank answers about ble parties accountable for the metal detector. told the coalition the airport School shooting spree and, in how Cho was able to commit shootings. They also want the The Transportation Security screeners decide to perform sec his video manifesto mailed in the worst mass shooting on an report to include recommenda Administration denies any use of ondary screening on turbans at the middle of the Blacksburg American college campus tions on privacy and mental racial or religious profiling in its their own discretion. slayings, said he considered the despite behavior that had health laws, gun availability security screening practices. The If the policy remains broad and two students who committed it alarmed fellow students, faculty and the safety of students at recent policy change applies to all unregulated, it could lead to pro martyrs. and police. universities. And they want the head coverings that could be used filing, said David Harris, a racial ''I'm troubled that a student Among those questions: Why panel to reconvene at periodic to conceal something, said TSA profiling expert at the University who had talked about wasn't Cho monitored more intervals to review and ensure spokeswoman Amy Kudwo. The of Toledo College of Law. Columbine at an earlier point in closely after a judge deemed progress. ------ THE OBSERVER page 10 IEWPOINT Thursday, August 30, 2007 THE OBSERVER The flaw in Rudy's abortion stance 1~0. Box 779, Notre Dame, IN 46556 024 South Dining Hall, Notro Dame, IN 46556 If nothing else, Budy Giuliani has faith for me and legislate it for someone though he is pro-choice, he tries to speak EDITOR IN CHIEF courage. Say the name "Budy" to any non who doesn't share that article of faith." the same moral language as docs the bao;;e Maddie Hanna Notre Dame fan and the first image that Surely, the list does not stop there; to which he is trying to appeal. I can only MANAGING EDITOR BliSINt:SS MANAGER comes to mind is Giuliani, in a dust mask, Democrats (and, in Giuliani's case, the hope, though, that America stops lauding Ken Fowler Kyle Wesr walking the streets of lower Manhattan on occasional courageous Republican) fre politicians for their "courageous" igno Sept. 11. While quently take the "personally opposed, rance a11d rndaims some critieal intelli Ass1: MANAGING EDITOR: Kyle Cassily Prnsident Bush and but. .. " position. gence as a nation of voters. AssT. MANAGING EDITOR: Mary Kate Malone Vicf~ President But thio;; position on abortion has a sig The very fact that he is being seriously NEWS EDITOR: Karen Langley Cheney jetted nificant flaw. No matter where on the ide eonsiden~d suggeslo;; an even scarier reali Vlt:WPOINT EDITOR: Joey King around the country ological spectrum you fall, you eannot ty for the so-ealled Heligious Hight: SI•ORTS EDI'IORS: Chris Khorey to undisclosed, honestly and logieally maintain that abor Perhaps, for most people, abortion is not Chris Hine secure locations, tion is both a moral wrong and ought to as black and white as they want- and SCENE EDITOR: 'lae Andrews Hudy walked into the be legal. Simply put. a person ean't have a prodaim- it to be. It isn'tjust that soeie heart of the problem. right to do a definitive moral wrong, and ty on the whole is confused about the SAINT MARY'S EDITOR: Katie Kohler Hecently, though, that seems to be precisely what Cuomo, morality of abortion. Many people arc I'IIOTO EDITOR: Dustin Mennella Hudy's couragA has Andrew Nesi Kerry and Giuliani lind abortion to be. eonflicted about whether abortion is GI!AI'IIIC.~ EDITOR: Madeline Nies bmm manifested in a Presumably, Hudy believes abortion "morally wrong." Most pflople don't "hate" ADVERTISING MANAGER: Jessica Cortez very different, but destroys a human life. His Catholic bark abortion in the absolute sensn that "hate" very dangerous. way. Spicy Sea ground, together with his lack of any implies. AD DESIGN MANAGER: Kelly Gronli After obscuring his Nuggets ~~quivocation or eonfusion about tlw They weigh tl1n circumstances of the CONTROL.l.ER: Tim Sobolewski view on abortion in morality of abortion, suggeslo;; that this abortion to determine il'i morality and our SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR: Christian Sagardia the first Hepublkan destruction is the reason he finds it moral fnnlings toward it. 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A number of people are helping istry, has accepted a wonderful new with our student leaders and with all to campus for a new academic year. All us to develop our team, including opportunity in McLean, Va., working of you to build up the vibrant commu of us hope that this will be a great year Father Frank Murphy. for a foundation that nationally sup nity of faith that is one of our wonder for all of you and we Father Lou DelFra has joined our ports African American students. Since ful mission values at Notre Dame. look forward to being Richard staff and will share writing opportuni this development only took place in with you in some of Warner, C.S.C ties for this column with Kate Barrett. July, we did not have an opportunity to This week's FaithPoint is written by our many Campus He will also assist us in developing a invite Judy Madden to join our staff to Richard V. Warner, director of the Ministry activities. FaithPoint new series of Bible studies. replace Johnson until recently. I look Office of Campus Ministry. Once again this Finally, a long-term member of the forward to working with Madden as The views expressed in this column yPar, we will offer an Ignatian Campus Ministry staff, Chandra she serves our African American stu are those of the author and not neces Weekend Retreat early in October and Johnson, who served as associate dents. sarily those of The Observer. LETTER TO THE EDITOR Better seats, a better football experience Sure, I appreciated the practice Coach ic department, if it may be possible to So let's do that. Let's get some better zone opposite the Notre Dame student Weis put on for us on Sunday, and I want have the Notre Dame student body student seats. We don't have to earn body. to thank him. I like how he wants to get spread out goal line to goal line in order those seats - they were earned by our I again want to thank you, Coach Weis. the student body more involved. to better support our team? admission into the University. I believe, no matter where I'm sitting, At Texas A&M, they have a power We could have our sea of green. We I know that's a lot to ask. I'm not sure that you are a fantastic coach with a house of a student section. In part, it is could be a part of the team rather than where previous years have sat at the wonderful holistic approach that makes due to being spread from goal line to apart from it by half of the stadium. We games, but I think having better seats me feel, win or lose, that I've had a great goal line so that no matter where the could be behind our players, literally, will give the student body, as well as the time. players are, they are always close to the cheering them on. As Coach Weis said football team, that much more encour student body, that sea of maroon. during the Sunday practice, he considers agement by being able to see our support Robert McKeon J know where the students sit probably the student body a part of the football for our team. This would especially be graduate student isn't decided by our coach, but I thought team in the same way he considers the true when the away team has a large Fischer Graduate Residence I'd ask not only our coach, but our athlet- football team a part of the student body. contingency, which is usually at the end Aug. 28 U-WIRE Stick it to the tnan, avoid high-priced books At the start of each semester I head ones that took centuries to figure out, all making seheme. There is also the Internet. Two sourees down to the basement of the Nebraska of a sudden ehanged in the past four So, how do they get away with it? Well, that I've heard particularly good things Union, and the sight I'm faced with is months while you were sitting in class? for starters, there are in faet some classes about are Arnazon.com and Half.com. The enough to make Chuck Norris cry. Dozens Of course they haven't. But there is in whieh you do need the books assigned if availability of the books you will be looking of students. no more deserving than me of money to be made, and students are high you hope to suceeed. These classes are far for is quite good, and more often than not, the punishment we're ly susceptible to the exploitation. Quite fewer in number than the professors here the price will be significantly lower than all about to receive, Dan Halverson frankly, I think it is a seam. And pardon on eampus would have you believe when what you could hope to find down in the apprehensively stand in me if this sounds like hyperbole, but it is they hand out syllabi on the first day of bookstore. line and await the Daily arguably one of the greatest ones this class, but they are out there nonetheless. So long as you aren't a spoiled only child opportunity to spend a Nebraskan eountry has ever seen. The Mob eould For most of us, all the classes we sign up and can wait a couple days for the U.S. eouple hundred well never pull off something this good. for are classes we will be taking for the mail system to do its job and get you your earned American dollars on their text It is not uncommon for a student to first time, and therefore we are unable to purchases, I'd recommend this route. books for the upeoming semester. spend upward of 500 dollars on textbooks know whieh ones we will need books for IdentifYing the "necessary" books from On the surface, it seems like a fair trade; at the start of the semester. For many of and which we won't; we usually just play it the "probably ought to have" books is no dead trees with ink on them for some dif us, this seems exeessive. By the time the safe and buy them all. Combine this with easy task. But one thing I have learned ferent dead trees with more ink on them. semester is over and half the books the relative ease and availability of books that you should keep in mind - the far But I'm not eon tent with surfaee appear haven't even been craeked (or is that just at the bookstore, and you see a system ther down the list a book is, the less ances here, because I'm getting ripped off. me?), it seems even more so. that profits tremendously from a revolving important to the class it probably is. Much I presumably could do some kind of real I walk down the stairs, ealrnly wait in door of naive college students convineed like a fantasy football drafter has his own investigative journalism into just how line, show the cashier my NCard, and lo that they not only need every single text style in selecting players, you too will have much money the University Bookstore and behold, they will be using the 23 edi book assigned to them, but that the book to develop your own style of selecting aetually makes off us, but those findings tion next semester in place of the 22 edi store is the best plaee for them to pur books. would likely just further depress me. For tion that I now feel like practieing my shot ehase these books. So there you have it. Three suggestions my purposes here, I'll just assume the putting skills with. I begin to wonder why I The truth is, there are other places you for beating the system. Or, at least, for giv answer "a lot" is sufficient, and eontinue didn't just provide the bookstore a blank ean go to get your books, and I recom ing it a kidney shot as it drags you into a on. eheek and free reign over my credit cards mend you give one or more of them a try. pit of financial despair. The point that needs to be made, howev four months ago. After all, they couldn't For starters, there is the library. Books, Good luck and happy reading. er, is that the bookstore sells thousands of possibly screw me over fmancially all that at the library? I'm a source of immeasura dollars of books to students at the start of mueh more, could they? ble amounts of knowledge, insight and This column originally appeared in the the semester, and four months later, at the I paid hundreds of dollars for some wisdom, I know. But seriously, so long as it Aug. 28 edition of the Daily Nebraskan, a end of it, those books are worth little more books, and now that I want to sell them isn't a textbook that you'll need every day publication of the University of Nebraska. than a Snickers or a six paek - if that baek in just as good of shape, I'm of the semester, it is worth a try (middle of The views expressed in this column are much. Do books really lose their value that informed that begging for change on the campus, just west of the union, if you those of the author and not necessarily quickly? Have the laws of physics, the eorner of 14th and 0 is a superior money- come to CBA, you've gone too far). those of The Observer. EDITORIAL CARTOON THE OBSERVER page 12 CENE Thursday, August 30, 2007 Rats serve of Pixar animated helping mag1c• prevents him from following his brilliance is breathtaking. The rats By CHRIS McGRADY dreams. That is until a series of events themsnlves arn very well animatod, and Pixar Perfect Assistant Scene Editor leads to Horny finding himself in Paris, the animators do a knock-up job of France, and he ends up in the kitchen making the ral<>' personalities tit with This summer was a silver tray cov- of one of the most famous rostauranl<> their form. ered with delectable films and flicks, in the world. The story follows Berny's Ratatouilln is ratod G and is a perf(~ct and one of the main courses was the secret ascent into chef-stardom, and film for the whole family. However, it culinary-based "Hatatouille." The Pixar the perils it entails. features sovnral dimmmt subplol'i that film, relea<;ed in June, was a box olfico Overall the lim is one of Pixar's best, are wovon togother and the youngest sma'ih hit. and rightfully so. and can easily be mentioned in the audionces might have a dillicult time "Batatouille," named alter a ,------,R=-a--,t=-a-t=-o-U-.I·""'"'II=-e------, following all tho details. Tho French dish, is a coming-of- film. while probably not age film that fully nxemplilies Pixar's best, is certainly a very the qualities that make Pixar good film indeed. Written by creations so highly regarded. Directed by: Brad Bird and Jan Pinkava Brad Bird, the plot is beyond With a perfect blend of slap- Starring: Patton Oswalt, Lou Romano, Peter the usual fluff that can be stick comedy, subtle adult O' d G found in so many summer humor, and a hefty dash of Toole and Bra arrett movins. Hather, the dialO!-,'lJe is the "life-lessons" we have sharp and dover and keeps come to expect from so many tlw film moving at fast pace. animated movies, Dt~spite some unrnalistic holes "Hatatouille" is a cinematic in the plot (it is a cartoon alter success story from the start. all) the films main story is The film follows the tale (or most in the rnalm of reality- if is it tail'?) of Remy (Patton you can overlook the talking Oswalt), a rat with a passion for food same breath as other Pixar classics. rat issue. that is unappreciated and unwanted by Pixar has in fact become so good at The film, while made for children, his peers. While his family feasts on what they do. they are leaving the com- will please twnn the most discerning of garbage and other leftovers, Hemy petitors in the dust. It seems these movie-goers. kids and adults alike. finds pleasure in stealing a bit of cheese days, every Pixar film is good, and Overall, Hatatouille is one of the best of from the cottage near his rat nest. Ratatouille docs not disappoint. the summer and a film that will be a Hemy is not satisfied to have garbage The animation L'i beyond great. Every must-buy when it hil'> IND. as his main course, but seeks greater detail of the French kitchen is accurate fare. Hemy's life goal is to become a down to the la<>t grain of salt. A'i Hemy Contact Chris McGrady at chef, but his heritage (i.e. being a rat) sprints through the scenes, the passing cmcgrad I @nd.edu DPAC fall theatre season kicks off with tales fro111 the Bard embellishments. "Macbeth" By MICHELLE FORDICE depicts the slow descent into A~sistant Scene Editor madness of a general and his wife after they kill the king of Scotland A'i the summer theatre season wraps up. the fall sea for his throne. "Macbeth" will run son is rnady to begin. Summer Shakespeare's production in Washington llall Sept. 12-14. of "Lovn's Labor's Lost" is in its final days, but Actors The FTT Department's "Savage From tl11• London Stage will soon conw to campus with in Limbo: A Concert Play," written its takP on "Macbeth" to uslwr in the fall. by John Patrick Shanley, is the In addition to tlwse Shakespearean comedies and story of live elementary school tragedins, thn I>PBartolo Performing Arts Center and the classmates that meet by chance ()(~partnwnt of Film. Television and Tlwatre arn bringing in a bar sometime after their .John Patrick Shanlny's "Savage in Limbo: A Concert 32m! birthday. All are experienc Play" and Tony Kushnnr's "A Bright Hoorn Called Day." ing serious disappointment in "Lovn's Labor's Lost" concludes Summer their lives, and the encounter and Shaknsppar·n's film and play stmson theme of "smart their circumstances force them to nwn and smarter wonwn." This commly by William face their shortcomings and fail ShaknspnarP tells tlw story of four young nobles who, urns. "Savage in Limbo: A af'tnr swearing to spnnd thrne years living aesthetically Concert Play" will run in the and studiously without evnn the company of wonwn, are Philbin Studio Theatre Oct. 8-12. ternptml away from t.lwir task by the love they develop The core of "A Bright Hoom photo courtesy of nd.edu!-aftls for three ladies-in-waiting and the French princess they Called Day," written by Tony Actors From the London Stage will perform "Macbeth" in Washington Hall serve. Kushner. is set during Germany's Sept. 12-14. The theatre company has been touring the world for 32 years. Sumnwr Shakespnare, the professional theatre in resi Weimar Hepublie. Five artists dence at Notre Damt\ produces excellent plays every wateh. declaring various stances and ideologies, but do today. "A Bright Hoom Called Day" will run in the Dedo year, and shouldn't be missed in the rush to move on to little as Adolf Hitler rises to pow(~r. In the original, an Mainstage Theatrn Nov. 13-1 S. campus. "Lovt~'s Labor's Lost" began running on the American woman named Zillah interrupts the primary The fall theatm season on campus should be an excel l>neio Mainstagn Theatre Aug. 21 and will continue action and criticizes the rise of the Hepublican Party in lent one consisting of a strong set of works that ranges through Sunday. America during the 1980s, to the point of eomparing from the lesser known to the vnry famous. The compa The Actors From the London Stage will respond to President Ronald Heagan with Hitler. In subsequent nies have plnnty of room to explore the evnr-relnvant Summer ShakPspearn's comedy with a Shakespearian plays, the directors have chosen to perform both parts, and demanding themes of these four plays, and eaeh Thursday, August 30, 2007 CENE page 13 Like the Transformers themselves, cial at a French restaurant than the By TAE ANDREWS the film has a lot of moving parts. leading man of a multi-million dollar Scene Editor Shepherding us in the midst of all this film - adapts to the role of movie star wild mechanical mayhem is director well, delivering his lines with good First there was Superman. Then Michael Bay, the previous driver timing and coming across as a gen there was Spider-Man. behind the wheel of such massively uinely likable guy. And now there is Optimus Prime - successful (if not critically-acclaimed) Alongside LaBoeuf is the foxy the latest red, white and blue-clad films as "The Rock," "Armageddon," Meghan Fox, a stunning beauty and a hero to dedicate costume and cause to "Pearl Harbor" and "Bad Boys II." stunningly bad actress. The only thing the defense of this great nation during Bay's cinematic flair for the explo more unlikely than alien robots a big screen summer blockbuster. sive, the high-octane and the destruc descending upon our planet to wage Prime, in case you happen to have tive is matched only by his ever quick war with one another over us is prob never played with toy action figures as ening pacing and ably the fact that a child, is undoubtedly the George disdain for character Bay's cinematic flair for the the baby-faced Washington of robots - a founding development. He LaBoeuf ends up father and freedom fighter who scores again with explosive, the high-octane getting with Miss arrives on earth to defend all of "Transformers," and the destructive is Fox in the end, but humankind from vicious attacks from delivering the sum matched only by his ever with a movie such the evil Decepticons. mer blockbuster red as "Transformers," Optimus Prime doubles as a tricked blooded Americans quickening pacing and a person has to out semi with more knick-knacks and waited for, without disdain for character suspend his disbe doodads than the friendly folks at much success, after development. lief for a few hours "Pimp My Ride" could ever hope to a relatively disap to enjoy himself. customize. Like Prime, the rest of the pointing May with the releases of Opening on July 4, a day in which Autobots (the shape shifting robots "Spider-Man 3" and "Pirates of the American founding forefathers such dedicated to saving us all) arrive with Caribbean: At World's End." as Samuel Adams, Thomas Jefferson a flurry of whirring clicks and grind Bay's massive, loud and fun (if stu and John Hancock declared American ing gears as a series of mechanized pid) film could not succeed without its independence from tyranny, director metal minions pop, lock and drop in humans, despite all of the flashy gear Michael Bay puts his own signature on and out of their covert and battle porn on display. He paints them in the the pages of Americana with his sig modes. typical Michael Bay aesthetic. The nature tendency of blowing things up. .------~----~------.reels are chock In the end, the titanic, shape-shifting Transformers fun of dirt and fascist titanium-clad forces of evil streaked, grimy fmd themselves defeated by truth, jus faces and lots of tice and the American Way. What Directed by: Michael Bay sweat and squint could possibly be a more perfect Starring: Shia LaBoeuf, Megan Fox, Josh ing. Hollywood ending? Shia LaBoeuf of As he sees the Transformers for the Duhamel and Jon Voight the Disney first time, Shia LaBoeuf exclaims that Channel's "Even they are "probably Japanese." So in Stevens" and, the words of that great and technolog more recently, ically proficient people, domo arigato, "Disturbia" fame - Mr. Bay. That was one fun ride. an actor whose photo courtesy of movieweb.com name sounds Contact Tae Andrews at Optimus Prime defends truth, justice and the '------' more like the spe- [email protected] American way while shapeshifting into battle. ..------ page 14 The Observer + CIASSIFIEDS Thursday, August 30, 2007 MLB- AMERICAN LEAGUE Angels sweep Mariners, increase lead in West Clemens gives up only two hits in win over Boston; Han nahan hits walk-off single in 12th for Athletics more series, Sept. 20-23 at Associated Press Anaheim. SJo:A'I'TLJo: - If this wasn't how The Mariners, who entered tlw West was won, it certainly one game ahead of the New York seenwd like it. Yankees in the wild-eard stand Jen~d Weaver won for the ings, weren't conceding the divi fourth time in five decisions, sion raee. (;arret Andnrson had four hits "It's too early for wild-card and Los Angeles beat the Sfmttle stull'," Adrian Bnltre said. Marinnrs H-2 Wednesday to eom Tho Mariners have lost Jive in plntn a three-ganw sweep and a row after winning 13 of 17 to op1~n a live-game lead in the AL dose to within a game of the West. Angels last week. Vladimir GuerrPro homered "It's serious," said Seattle and went H-for-14 in the series starter Jarrod Washburn, who as the Anglds moved a season won the World Series with the high 25 games over .500. Los Angels in 2002 and will start Angeles outscored Seattle 24-8, Friday at Toronto. "There's no outhil the Mariners 43-23 and room for error." had 17 extra-base hits to Jell' Mathis hit his third career Seattle's live. home run, a fourth-inning drive No wonder th1~ Angels opened oil' Felix Hernandez (1 0-7), who their biggest lead since before lost from the first time in seven play on June 30. starts since July 22. Hernandez "I think this series probably allowed six runs and a season put in their head that they have high 13 hits in seven innings, AP to worry about the wild card, not dropping to 0-3 with a 7.30 ERA Athletics third baseman Jack Hannahan, center right, Is congratulated by teammates after hit the division," the Angels' Orlando against the Angels this season. ting the game-winning single in Oakland's 5-4 victory over Toronto Wednesday. Cabrera said after he went 2-for- Eight of the Angels' first 16 5 and scornd twice. "(We're) just batters got hits ofT him. leaving no doubt we're a better "I don't know what happened. Sox more than a decade ago. On four meetings. The teams play Hannahan hit a game-ending team at this moment." Everything I threw, they hit Wednesday night, he left them four more times this year, single with two outs in the 11th Los Angeles, seeking its third hard," the 21-year-old ace said. scratching their heads. including Thursday afternoon. inning off Downs to help the division title in four years, Clemens shut down his origi New York will go for a series Oakland Athletics snap a five improved to 11-4 against Seattle New York 4, Boston 3 nal team, allowing only two hits sweep when 15-game winner game losing streak with a victo this season. The teams have one Hoger Clemens left the Hed and outpitching a much younger Chien-Ming Wang faces Boston's ry over the Toronto Blue Jays on ace in leading the New York Curt Schilling. Wednesday. Yankees to a victory over Kevin Youkilis also homered Hannahan grounded out with Boston. for the Hed Sox, who played runners on second and third Alex Hodriguez hit his major without injured star Manny and two outs in the eighth league-leading 44th home run, Hamirez. The slugger sat out inning of a tie game against and the Yankees got another big with a strained muscle on his Downs in Oakland's 6-2, 12- hit from Johnny Damon to earn left side and probably will be inning loss Monday night. lie their seeond consecutive win in sidelined for several days. was waiting for a fastball this the series. New York trimmed "I don't know. Maybe a time and delivered when he got Boston's cushion to six games in week?" Hamirez said. it in his 62nd major league at the AL East and moved within a Youkilis' two-run shot ofT Kyle bat. percentage point of Seattle for Farnsworth in the eighth cut it "I had an opportunity to do it the wild-eard lead. to 4-3. Hivera entered with a the other night against the same Josh Beckett was tagged for a runner on first and retired Coco pitcher and didn't get the job career-high 13 hits by the Crisp on a sort comebaeker to done. You're always looking to Yankees, who turned to end the inning. be in that spot to win the game Mariano Hivera in the eighth Hivera worked a perfect ninth for your tflam. I got it done this inning for a four-out save. for his 22nd save in 25 chances time," llannahan said. "I just Clemens (6-5) held the Hed this season and second in two waited for a fastball and I was Sox hitless until David Ortiz nights against Boston, often a lucky enough to get one out connected for an upper-deck personal nemesis. over the platn and put a bat on homer with one out in the sixth. it." The Hoeket worked around a Oakland 5, Toronto 4 {12 inn.) Hannahan's big hit eame al'tnr season-high five walks and Jack Hannahan has so little Huston Strnet blflw a 4-2 lead in improved to 9-5 in his career experience in the major leagues the ninth by allowing solo against Boston, a team he last that most of the pitehers he homers to Lyle Overbay and faced in Game 7 of the 2003 AL faces are new to him. Given a pinch-hitter Matt Stairs - the AP championship series. second chance against Scott first time the closer has allowed Los Angeles first baseman Casey Kotchman avoids ball four to draw a The Yankees tied the season Downs this week, Hannahan two homers in an outing in his bases-loaded walk during the Angels 8-2 win Wednesday over Seattle. series 7 -all after losing the first showed he's a quick learner. career. The Observer accepts classifieds every business day from 8 a.m. ro 3 r.m. at the Notre Dame office, 024 South Dining Hall. Deadline for next-day classifieds is 3 p.m. AI classifieds must be prepaid. 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N.St. Louis. 232-0875. 360-8240. 574-251-1570 knew joe peris would be in Spain ---~------~------ Thursday, August 30, 2007 The Observer + SPORTS page 15 MLB- NATIONAL LEAGUE Dodgers rally from five down to complete sweep Phillies top Mets on controversial call at second base; Rockies stay in wild-card hunt with win over Giants pulling on the same side of the Associated Press rope, so we'll see how good we LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles are." has resuscitated Shea Washington wasted an 8-3 Hillenbrand's big league career, lead and lost its sixth straight and the seven-year veteran is game. Nook Logan drove in doing his best to recharge the three runs for the Nationals Dodgers' season. and Ryan Church had four hits. Hillenbrand hit a two-run Hobert Fick homered and drove homer in the sixth inning and a in two runs, but also grounded sacrifice fly in the 12th as the into a pair inning-ending dou Dodgers rallied from a live-run ble plays with runners in scor deficit to beat the Washington ing position. Nationals 10-9 on Wednesday "We just ran into a team and complete a three-game that's real hungry, and they sweep. showed it - especially today," "''ve been through a bit of Fick said. adversity this season that I never even thought would hap Phillies 3, Mets 2 pen in my career - especially Marlon Anderson went a little with the success I've had," said too wide with his slide. I !illenbrand, who was reunited Anderson's hard takeout with former Boston manager attempt might have been Grady Little on Aug. 13 in L.A. enough to bust up a double after getting released by the play in the ninth inning and Angels and Padres. "The game allow the tying run to score for is very humbling, so you've got the New York Mets. Instead, to takn advantage of every Anderson went far outside sec opportunity you can and every ond base, knocked down situation you gnt put in." Philadelphia's Tadahito Iguchi James Loney drove in four and was ruled out on a game runs for the Dodgers, who also ending interference call in the AP got homers from Hussell Martin Phillies' victory Wednesday Rockies pitcher Jeff Francis is congratulated by catcher Chris !annetta after Francis pitched a and Matt Kemp. Jeff Kent had night. six-hit shutout in Colorado's 8-0 win Wednesday over San Francisco. four hits, including a leadoff Jimmy Rollins and Pat single that started the winning Burrell homered, and Brett Myers when pinch-hitter ager Willie Randolph also San Diego for the wild-card rally. Myers survived a wild ninth to Shawn Green hit a slow roller rushed out to argue. spot. Los Angeles, which won its help the Phillies win their third to Rollins, who shoveled the "I know it shouldn't have "We still think we're in it," fourth straight, began the day 4 straight game against New ball to Iguchi at second. been a double play, but at the reliever Matt Herges said. "It's 1/2 games back of NL West York and close within three Anderson made a rough slide same time we have to abide by feasible." leading Arizona, the closest the games of the NL East leaders. . at Iguchi outside the line and the rule of the umpire," Francis' big outing sure Dodgers had been to first place ''I'm just glad the umpire knocked the second baseman Anderson said. helped matters. in three weeks. made the call and took care of down as he threw to first. The left-bander (14-6) struck "We're excited about being it," Iguchi said through an Second base umpire CB Rockies 8, Giants 0 out three and walked one in his able to come home and win interpreter. "I think we were Bucknor ruled interference and Jeff Francis provided exactly second career complete game. three games, because we know fortunate he was right on the a double play, sending the kind of performance the The other was a two-hit we've got to play some catch play." Anderson into a fit. Colorado Rockies so desperate shutout against St. Louis on up and make up some ground The Mets had runners on the He ripped off his helmet and ly needed as they head into a July 24 last year. here," Kent said. "We're all corners with one out against jumped up in protest, and man- key weekend series at first He matched his career high place Arizona. with his 14th win - also Francis pitched a six-hitter accomplished in 2005 - and for his second career shutout, had two hits while making his Garrett Atkins homered twice 100th career start. Francis, and the Rockies beat the San who became just the sixth Francisco Giants on Wednesday pitcher in franchise history to avoid a three-game sweep. with 100 starts, allowed only Despite their yearslong repu two batters to reach second tation for losing, the Rockies base on the way to ending a believe that this year they are three-start winless stretch. He clearly in the chase for the NL is 12-2 since May 7 - and has West going into the final won at least 13 games in each month. Colorado came into of his three full major league Wednesday 5 games behind seasons. ND Freshman Ladies: Cheerleading .,. Tryouts Coffee and Conversation For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Questioning Students at Notre Dame September 2, 2007 @ 9 a.m. Tuesday, September 4 in the Joyce Center- Gym 2 7:30- 9:30 p.m. (above Gate 10) 316 Coleman-Morse The Core Council for Gay and Lesbian Students invites gay, lesbian, and bisexual members of the Notre Dame family, their friends, and supporters to an informal coffee at the Co-Mo. Questions: email Gold Squad Captain Everyone 1s welcome and conhdenl1alrty IS assured Nicole Villano at: [email protected] or Blue Squad Captain Sami Mainieri at: CURE C!JUMC!l [email protected] FOR GAY &LESBIAN STUDENTS ------~------~------ OUND THE NATION Thursday, August 30, 2007 CoMPILED FROM THE ()nsr:RVER'S WJRF srRVJCES page 16 NCAA FOOTBALL NCAA Women's Soccer NSCAA/ adidas Poll team record prec•ious 1 North Carolina 27-1-0 1 2 NOTRE DAME 25-1-1 2 3 UCLA 21-4·0 3 4 Portland • 17-4·3 6 5 Texas A&M 17-6·1 5 6 Florida State 18-4·4 4 7 Penn State 18-5·3 7 8 Santa Clara 15-5·1 9 9 Texas 18-4·3 8 10 Stanford 15-6·2 16 11 BC 12-7·3 11 12 Rutgers 16-3·4 20 13 Florida 14-6-5 10 14 Colorado 14-6-4 23 15 Purdue 14-6-3 NR 16 UConn 11-7·4 21 17 Virginia 12-8·2 18 18 Cal 12-5·5 NR 19 Clemson 11-8·5 25 20 Illinois 16-8-0 17 21 West Virginia 14-4-3 8 22 Wake Forest 16-6-1 18 23 Oklahoma State 17-3-3 7 24 usc 11-5·5 25 25 Tennessee 12-7·4 25 AP NCAA Volleyball A trainer helps University of Southern California quarterback John David Booty stretch during football practice in Los CSTVI AVCA Coaches Poll Angeles on Aug. 10. Summer workouts helped Booty beat recurring back problems. team record pts. pre!Jiou.s 1 Nebraska 2·0 1495 1 Back injury resolved for USC's Booty 2 Stanford 1-0 1438 2 Penn State 3 2-0 1382 3 Associated Press ing last season after sitting his sophomore or junior "The fact that he ean just 4 usc 3-0 1247 6 and watching Matt Leinart year in high school, John work out regularly with 5 UCLA 1-1 1230 5 LOS ANGELES - The star at quarterback for David felt comfortable, and coach Carlisle in the pro 6 Texas 0-2 1208 4 back problems that bugged three years. He made the it opened up his ability to gram where he couldn't do 7 Florida 2-0 1158 7 John David Booty for years most of it, passing for train the way we've trained that a year ago makes all 8 Washington 3-0 1086 8 are finally behind him. quarterbacks here before," the difference in the world Minnesota 3,347 yards and 29 touch 9 1-0 1054 9 That being the case, the Carlisle said. "We did a lot 10 Wisconsin 3-0 downs with nine intercep in his confidence and ath 978 11 Southern California quar tions. of core work - abdominal, leticism," Carroll said. 11 California 3·0 883 12 terback was able to partici For a while, it appeared lower-back work. "John David has had an 12 San Diego 1-0 798 15 13 Ohio State 3-0 693 16 pate in a rigorous training Booty might not get his "He has more zip on the incredible run since the 14 Duke 3-0 657 18 program administered by shot. lie underwent back ball as a result because he springtime." 15 BYU 2-0 546 17 strength and conditioning surgery in March 2006 has more power coming Offensive coordinator 16 Hawal'i 1-2 475 10 coach Chris Carlisle this after experiencing prob from the core and his legs. Steve Sarkisian said Booty 17 Purdue 2-1 455 13 summer. lems since his junior year His body weight went up to reminds him of four-time 18 Cal Poly 2-1 409 14 The results are obvious. in high school because of a 220 (pounds). He stands in Cy Young Award winner 19 Santa Clara 3-0 350 24 "I think the offseason herniated disc, and had to the pocket now and knows Greg Maddux because of 20 Michigan 3-0 343 NR program made a big difl'er beat out freshman Mark he can take a shot without his accuracy. 21 Oklahoma 3-0 271 22 ence," Booty said. "The SC Sanchez for the starting worrying about it. lie's "I think the thing that 22 LSU 3-0 258 23 program, you see guys job last summer although pain-free and confident in jumps out at you is his 23 Ohio 2-0 229 25 year after year looking like he still wasn't in tiptop what he can do." ability to lit the ball in tight 24 Long Beach State 0-2 156 19 NFL players." condition. Trojans coach Pete quarters," Sarkisian said. 25 Kansas State 3-0 148 NR1 Booty, a fifth-year senior, He is now. Carroll has noticed a big "You ever watch Greg finally got his shot at play- "For the first time since difference. Maddux? He doesn't miss." ..,. IN BRIEF DeForf.(e now lead scorer in Montoyjl dominates several Jagodzinski to begin as BC's around the dial the WNBA NASCAR races head coach INDIANAPOLIS -Anna DeForge, not NASCAR's Juan Pablo Montoya is Boston College's Jeff Jagodzinski Tamika Catchings, was the Indiana $25,000 rieher, thanks to some good ean't wait for the first kickoiT of his rever's top scorer in their playoff finishes at the right races. head coaching career. Miami's NCAA FooTBALL series win over the Connecticut Sun. Raybestos, which normally pays Handy Shannon is trying to keep LSU at Mississippi State In fact, DeForge leads the entire $1,500 to the top rookie at each cool - if only for a short while 8 p.m., ESPN WNBA in playoff' scoring. The shooting Nextel Cup race, increases that longer. guard averaged 25 points against the amount to $5,000 at seven designated It's finally game week for the two events throughout the 2007 season. rookie coaches in the Atlantic Coast NCAA FOOTBALL Sun, a surprise from someone who averaged 8. 7 points in the regular sea Montoya wound up taking top rookie Conference, and the neweomers are Tulsa at Lousiana son. She hopes to continue her success honors at five of them, including Las approaehing their debuts differently. "It's not so much bein·g nervous, 7 p.m., ESPN2 against Detroit in Game 1 of the Vegas, Darlington, lnfineon, Chicagoland and last Saturday night it's being anxious," Jagodzinski said Eastern Conference finals Friday. at Bristol. Wednesday. "Everything I've done TENNIS DeForge was content with a second Overall, his 17th-place finish at the up to this point in my career has led Day 4 U.S. Open ary ofl'ensive role this season before Tennessee track was the 11th time me to this ball game, so I'm really 11 :00 a.m., USA Catchings, an early favorite for the this season the former open-wheel excited about it, and I'm excited MVP award, suffered a left foot injury star from Colombia has been the top about getting out there and playing that kept her out for a month. While NCAA FOOTBALL rookie in a Cup race. Montoya leads a football game." Catchings healed. DeForge started David Ragan by 25 points. 216-191, Jagodzinski, 43, spent 22 years as Mets at Phillies looking to shoot. Even with Catchings in the rookie standings heading into an assistant with live college teams 1 :05 p.m., Comcast back for the playoffs, DeForge put up Sunday's race at California Speedway. and Atlanta and Green Bay of the a scoring spree that brought back Montoya is 18th in the season stand NFL, leaving the Packers to take memories of her college days at ings, also the best of any first-year over at BC when Tom O'Brien left Nebraska. driver. for North Carolina State. Thursday, August 30, 2007 The Observer+ SPORTS page 17 PGA FIBA Boston ready for playoffs Unsung Canadians Adam Seott is the other - have winning the PGA Championship one vvin fron1 finals FedEx Cup will won at the TPC Boston. That at Southern Hills, he spent resume with Woods doesn't mean much if the first about two hours on the practice week was any indication. Plus, range and putting green before to make his debut the course has gone through going to a Presidents Cup meet another round of changes, this ing with Jack Nicklaus. time by architect Gil Hanse and David Toms was among the Associated Press Brad Faxon. first and most vocal about the Among the most signif'icant courses used for the PGA Tour NOHTON, Mass. - The PGA changes: playoffs. lie grew up in the Tour Playoffs figured to be + No. 4 now plays at 298 South, and won his only major somewhat of a homefield yards, which will tempt players in the PGA Championship at advantage for someone like to drive the green. Atlanta Athletic Club. That Vijay Singh, a three-time win + The par-S seventh now has doesn't mean he is incapable of ner at Westchester and a past a massive cross bunker some winning anywhere, but he ques eham pion at Tl'C Boston and 135 yards short of the green, tioned the equity of going to the J•:ast Lake. with the face same courses. Then he shot 40 on his open built up so "If you're going ing nine holes and missed the steeply that "! think for the most to make guys eut in the first event of the play players won't part, players feel like play, are their niTs. be able to see ifthey're playing guys from the Steve Stricker had not played the green. West Coast who at Westchester since 1995, + On the well, they can would normally when he tied for 60th and par-3 16th, the compete at any go to Chicago or , promptly told his wife, "Take a green has been course. New York? picture because we're not com moved forward Maybe, maybe ing baek." He had little choice and to the not," Toms said but to return under the FedEx right, closer to Steve Stricker Wednesday. "You Cup format, and Stricker the pond play PGA golfer might have vari warmed to the place rather ers must carry. ety throughout quickly when he won The + A new the year, but Bardays for his first victory in green on the 412-yard 17th, you're talking about four more than six years. along with a 70-yard bunker in straight weeks. For anyone, you "I think for the most part, front of the green. do the best you can." AP Canada forward Olu Famutimi, left, pump fakes two Mexican most players feel like if they're Two pot bunkers in the And Toms realizes his + defenders during Canada's 97-80 win over Mexico Wednesday. playing well, they ean compete middle of the 18th fairway, and chances aren't necessarily hurt at any eourse," Stricker said another one in the lay-up area by going to the same four Wednesday. on the 528-yard closing hole. courses. He recalls hating Associated Press games," Canada coach Leo The next stop in the playoffs Ilanse and Faxon also Kingsmill the first time he Rautins said. "This format, this is the TPC Boston for the reshaped the bunkers to give played the old Michelob LAS VEGAS - Canada, the marathon format of so many Deutsche Bank Championship, them a New England feel, Championship, and it wasn't team without a star, needs one games means you need those whieh starts Friday to aeeom rugged and unkempt. long before he won there in more win to reach the semifi other players. modate its annual Labor Day The routing is the same, but consecutive years. nals of the FIBA Americas tour "We've been very conscious of finish. it's not quite the same eourse "It's OK, as long as the golf nament. depth and the players have The defending champion .is where Woods closed with a 63 courses are suitable for every Levon Kendall and Denham been responding to that and Tiger Woods, who will be mak last year to turn a three-shot body," he said. "I guess if you Brown, two former Big East that's what you're asking for." ing his playoff debut after sit deficit into a two-shot victory look at past experience, there players, both had double-dou The loss was the sixth straight ting out the first round, which over Singh. might be guys that definitely bles Wednesday in Canada's 97- for Mexico since a win over eaused him to fall from No. 1 to Woods won't see these have an advantage. But that's 80 victory over Mexico. Puerto Rico on the opening day No. 4 in the standings. changes until his pro-am round. usually some of the best play A victory over Puerto Rico on of the tournament. Coach Nolan Thme of the top 1 0 players - Playing for the first time since ers, anyway." Thursday in the final game of Richardson's uptempo, pressure the second round would mean a style seemed to have caught up semifinal spot for Canada and a with his team. chance to play for one of this "We got here and played our tournament's two berths in the 20th game in a month and with Beijing Olympics. the style I play it's very difficult. The third-, fourth- and fifth We're a trapping team, a run place finishers receive bids to ning team and we're not an Olympic qualifying tourna blessed with big people so I was ment next July. just hoping we would survive," "This was huge because we said Richardson, who led gave ourselves a chance to get Arkansas to the NCAA champi there," said Kendall, who had onship in 1994 and is in his first 14 points and 11 rebounds. "We year with the Mexico national knew we dinched at least fifth program. "To play the first today with the win and now it's game against Puerto Rico the the same tomorrow, another way we did, we still had it when must win to get to the semifi we got here. But between the nals." wear and tear and travel it Kendall, who played in the backfired in that we didn't have CORE COUNCIL NCAA tournament all four of his legs." years at Pittsburgh, got Canada Brown, who played on FOR GAY & LESBIAN (3-3) going in the second quar Connecticut's national champi ter- again. onship team in 2004, had 11 The 6-foot-10 forward had six points and 11 rebounds. Canada STUDENTS points, six rebounds and two had six players score in double assists in the 22-5 run that gave figures and it finished with a Canada a 4 7-29 lead with 31 61-30 rebound advantage. University Resources for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Questioning Students seconds left before halftime. It "We take pride in rebound was the third straight game ing," Rautins said. "Our wings Kendall came into the game and can really get on the glass. We The Core Council for Gay and Lesbian Students gave his teammates a lift. did a great job today and 26 (Information, education, and resources) "That's what my role has offensive rebounds puts a lot of Contact: Sr. Sue Dunn, OP, 1-5550, or Melanie (Mel) Bautista, [email protected] become the last few games, pressure on people, especially come in and be active if we on a team like Mexico who Office of Campus Ministry start a little slow," he said. wants to run and get into tran (Annual retreat for gay/lesbian/questioning students and their friends; pertinent library resources Canada's rough first quarter sition." in 304 Co-Mo; discussion and support) against Mexico {1-5) was Mexico's Rome! Beck, who Contact: Fr. Joe Carey, CSC, at 1-7800 because of poor shooting. played at UNLV, entered the Canada made seven of 25 shots game tied with Brazil's Leandro in the opening 10 minutes and Barbosa as the tournament's University Counseling Center trailed 22-21. Kendall came in, leading scorer with a 23.3 aver (Individual counseling) tied it right away with a shot in age. He was 1-f'or-6 from the Contact: Dr. Maureen Lafferty at [email protected] the lane and after an exchange field against Canada and fin of baskets, the deciding run ished with two points. Visit our web site at started and it was all Canada "It was fatigue, fatigue. I the rest of the way as it led by · couldn't even feel my legs in as many as 27 points. warmups," Beck said. "I was http://corecouncil.nd.edu/ "You have to have different trying to run the pick-and-roll players in different games step to get shots like I had been all up and Levon has been a dou tournament but today it wasn't ble-double guy the last throe there." page 18 The Observer + SPORTS Thursday, August 30, 2007 NFL Jets will aim high Giant concerns raised in New York -Can Manning have a consis The receiving corps is dnep Coughlin on hot-seat tent season and avoid the big with Plaxico Burress, Amani with 'Mangenius' despite two straight mistakes? T"oomer, rookie Steve Smith and - Can big, bruising Brandon Sinorice Moss on the field along playoff appearances Jacobs do as well as Barber, and with Pro Bowl tight end Jemmy offensive coordinator Brian stay healthy? Shockey. The eoncflrn is Burress, Associated Press Schottenheimer said. "The No. Associated Press - Will Strahan end a holdout who missed much or training HEMPSTEAD, N.Y.- Eric 1 thing was bringing in and play a 15th season, and can camp with ankle and back prob Mangini had quite a rookie Thomas and just trying to get a EAST HUTIIEHFOHD, N.J. - the defense survive without him? h~ms. season. l'nel for the second year in the Despite making the playoffs the The Strahan question was tho "This tnam camn a long way," lie went from being known sys~nm and the things we can past two seasons, expectations most unexpected. I lours before said Toomer, who has returned as Bill Beliehiek's ingenious do. for the New York Giants aren't training camp opened, the NFI;s from major knee surgnry. "There assistant to becoming the Pennington bounced back that high. active sacks leader announced wnre times early in camp where "Mangenius," a suceessful and from career-threatening Tiki Barber, the Giants' all-time he was holding out while he it was touch and go, but thn popular coach who could count injurins last year to being voted leading rusher and ollimsive cat mulled retirement. Five weoks young guys stepped up and our Tony Soprano among his fans. the league's Comeback Player alyst, retired for a television later, and just a little mom than a dnfense playnd mal wnll." Clever nicknames and televi of the Year after throwing for a career. Thn wait lbr Eli Manning week before the opener at Aftnr a dismal pnrlilrmanen in sion eameos aside, the ever career-high 3,352 yards. to live up to expectations contin Dallas, he was still mulling his the preseason opnnnr, the focused Nnw York Jets coach "What we've done in the past ues. And who knows what to options. defense improved undnr new faces a big challenge following has no bearing on the future," expect from seven-time Pro Bowl On the field, the offensn has coordinator Stevn Spagnuolo, a I 0-6 snason and a surprising said Pennington, nchoing defensive end Miehad Strahan, if shown the potential to carry tho allowing one touchdown in the playoff appear- Mangini's anything. Giants, especially if Manning ean next two games. anee. thoughts. "It's a . Then there's the Tom Coughlin avoid a third straight second-half Justin Tuck, who likn Strahan "Each ynar is new season factor. The no-nonsense coach is slump. Having former quarter missnd a good part of last season its own entity," "What we've done in with so many on the hot seat after failing to get backs coach Kevin Gilbridl·l as with a serious foot injury, has Mangini said the past has no changes in the past the first round of the play the oflfmsive coordinator should betm oul<;tanding filling in at left early in training bearing on the league: new offs two straight years amid all hnlp Manning, who is also being end. Osi Umenyiora has been a eamp. "You haw~ , coaches, new kinds of turmoil. tutored by Chris Palmer, another force on the other side. to do the same fiuture. players, free If the path gets bumpy again, longtime quarterbacks guru. Mathias Kiwanuka has been things every agency and things could get ugly fast. One thing that has changnd is adnquate making the transition camp, every step Chad Pennington drafts. You can't That's the Gianl<>, though. They Manning has emerged as one of from def(msive end to strongside or the way, to Jets quarterback bank on what were the defending NFC East the leaders of the Giants, thanks linebacker, and fren agent achieve the you did last sea- champs and considered a legiti in part to Barber. Kawika Mitchell has looknd good samn level that son happening mate Super Bowl contender a Barber criticized the quartnr as weakside linebackor. With Pro you did. Prior again. You have year ago. They got big heads, back's leadership a few weeks Bowler Antonio Pierce in the results don't prediet future to start all over from scratch. suffered a couple of injuries, ago during halftime on Sunday middh~. the linebackors are solid. results, kind or like the stock New year, new team, new pointed lingers and went 8-8 to night football and Manning fired The weakness is the seeond market." goals." barely squeeze into the playoffs. right back at his former team ary, especially with veteran Sam While Mangini's waistline has And at some positions, new "One of the things we are striv matn. Madison battling a hamstring been steadily shrinking since faces. Aftnr trading veteran left ing for this year is playing Not only did the retort prop injury. Hookie eornerback Aaron last year- he's lost at least 40 guard Pete Kendall to together as a team," center him up in the eyes of his team Boss should provide help at some pounds - tlw hopes for this Washington last wenk after a Shaun O'Hara said. "I think last mates, but Manning followed point. season are signilkantly higher. bittnr eontraet disputn, New year we had a lot of individual that with good stints against "This is going to bo a tnam you "Every season, there are York is giving rookie Jacob talent, but l don't know if we Baltimore and the Jets. can be proud of." Piercn said. "I teams that were disappointing Bnndnr, Adrien Clarke and played well as a team every Manning should have plenty of know one thing you love in Nnw that suddenly had very good Adrian Jones - and anyonn Sunday. That's our overall goal help this season. York is defense. When I came seasons and teams that expnc nlsn who can play the position as a. team, to complement each David Diehl's ability to move lwre from that other team tations wnn~ high for that did -a shot at winning the job. other in every phase and make it from left guard to left tackle has (Washington) I saw the (tradi n't," a guarded Mangini said. "We all know the NFL is a collective eflort." strengthened the oflimsive line. It tion) at linebacker: Carl Banks, "Yo~ sen it ynar in and ynar about change," Pennington Whether the Giants can get also should help Jacobs use his Lawrence Taylor and Harry out. said, downplaying Kendall's back to being a title contender 6-foot-4, 260-pound frame to run Carson. But this ~:,rroup is going to Thomas Jones, acquired from dnparturn. "There's constant depends on three key issues: over defenses. work hard and play some ball." Chicago in Mareh, should play ehange and anytime you look a major role in determining or read or hear something, New York's fate. lie helped thnre's change_ going on." · make the Bears a Super Bowl The Jets' defense was trans contender, and the Jets are formed last season as Mangini hoping for the same sort of and eoordinator Bob Sutton impact from the installed a 3-4 Auditions veteran running system. It got back. mixed reviews "Thomas has as Bryan been a really "You don't get to start Thomas and positive influ where you finished, Victor Hobson ence and it goes good or bad. " thrived, while ND Liturgical Choir back to what perennial play our res1~arch makers showed on Bob Sutton Jonathan Vilma ND Women's Liturgical Choir him," Mangini Jets coordinator and Eric Barton said. "Every struggled. The team that he key will be get was on had ting those four great things to say about him linebaekers, along with rookie and that has been our experi David Harris and veteran ence." David Bowens, on the same Jones givos the Jets a true page to bolster the run defense No. 1 running back after they and help a struggling pass struggled with a four-man rush. rotation that contributed to "You don't get to start where their offense being ranked in you finished, good or bad," the bottom portion of the Sutton said. "You can never league. . count on things being exactly "This is a totally different as you ended them." team, totally different situa The secondary should be tion," Jones said. ''I'm the type improved with the addition of of person to just play football. I speedy cornerback Darrelle don't get too mueh into peo Hevis, drafted 14th overall. ple's personalities and how Following a long training camp SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 people coach. I just do what holdout, Hevis has already I'm asked to do." showed signs of being a poten Jonns has benn sidelined tial game-changing playmaker. 4PM-6PM sincn Aug. 12 with a strained Combined with standout safety calf, but should be ready by the Kerry Hhodes, the Jets could 329 Coleman-Morse Center opnner against New England. have two of the league's most lle'll giv1~ quarterback Chad exciting defensive backs. Pennington anotlwr wnapon to "It's the challenge that will For more information please call 631-7800 f"urt.hnr opnn thn passing game, faen us every year, and that's which thrivnd with Laveranues !wing able to have foeus," Coins and .lerrieho Cotchnry Mangini said. "To focus on the having earner years despite the task at hand, communication, strugglns with thn run. havn good finish in everything C-M "Th1~ running game is some we do and build that trust Campus Ministry thing we wanted to address," between all the players." Thursday, August 30, 2007 The Observer+ SPORTS page 19 NFL Lowly Lions hope 2007 is turnaround season Detroit franchise has bumbled, bickered its way to the worst record in the league over the past six years - and I think that's going to Associated Press make a difference. The Detroit Lions have "We have so many winners been the target of relentless on this team that are tired of verbal and written shots losing." while compiling the NFL's Detroit has won just 24 worst record the last six times - an average of four a years. year - against those 7 2 It turns out, their own play defeats since team president ers were delivering some of Matt Millen was given con the worst blows. trol. "There were knockdown, Tampa Bay's 12 straight drag-out fights all the time seasons of double-digit losses last year," defensive tackle from 1983-94 is the only Cory Redding said. "There other stretch of futility in were cheap shots with guys league history that compares. getting leg-whipped and hit Detroit was 3-13 last year, in the helmet." Marinelli's first as a head Jeff Backus, who has coach, and only Oakland had endured each of the 72 losses fewer wins. since 2001. said last season's Quarterback Jon Kitna pre team-crumbling behavior dicts this year will be differ wasn't new. ent, claiming the Lions will "It's happened as long as win at least 10 games. I've been here," the offensive If he's right, they likely will tackle said. "My first couple be in the playoffs for the first of years, there were lazy vet time since 1999. erans that didn't want to be "[ was talking like that touched in practice. If you because of what I saw in the blocked them, they would try offseason," Kitna said. "We AP to get you back in a dirty way have great team cama Detroit Lions wide receiver Shaun McDonald rubs his head during training camp. The Lions have for the rest of that practice." raderie. We don't have a the worst record in the NFL over the past six seasons heading into Rod Marinelli's second year. In his second year, coach whole bunch of individuals Rod Marinelli seems to have out here, and that's what Rod gotten rid of the destructive preaches. tory to take every snap in a duction nor worried about because there are questions culture that infested a fran "That's what wins in this season. jokes, Detroit used the No. 2 from the front to the back of chise with one playoff victory league, not the greatest tal Opponents probably will overall pick to draft Calvin the unit. since winning the 1957 NFL ent. New England has proven have a tough time slowing Johnson, marking the fourth Detroit gave free agent title. that." down Detroit if a reshaped time in five years the Lions defensive end Dewayne White Marinelli's players believe The Lions seem to have line, with at least two new used their top selection on a about $13 million guaran that finally pulling in the enough ability on offense to starters, can protect Kitna wide receiver. The 6-foot-5, teed, despite a resume with same direction will produce live up to Kitna's projection, after he was sacked a league 239-pound Johnson has a just 13 starts in 60 games in positive results for a change. but their defense will have to high 63 times last season. unique blend of size, speed, Tampa Bay and no more than "We had no fights in train exceed expectations to vali Roy Williams had an NFC leaping ability and soft six sacks in a season. ing camp because Rod date it. best 1,310 yards receiving, hands. And unlike his experi The Lions made Redding changed the whole attitude Kitna led the NFL with 372 earning a spot in the Pro ence at Georgia Tech, he the highest-paid defensive around here," Redding said. completions last season in Bowl, and Mike Furrey led shouldn't face double-team tackle in football, with "We know we have to fight, Mike Martz's pass-happy the conference with 98 coverage. reportedly up to $20 million scratch, claw and kick our offense and was the first receptions. "There's a lot of talent in guarantees, after he had a opponents - not teammates quarterback in franchise his- Not content with that pro- here," Johnson said. breakout season that includ Detroit also added depth at ed eight sacks. Shaun running back in the offsea Rogers, a two-time Pro Bowl son, bringing in Tatum Bell tackle who struggled last and T.J. Duckett, because it season with injuries and was A bit of Ireland in was unclear when Kevin suspended for using a Jones would return from a banned supplement. has to serious foot injury that side prove he's an elite player lined him for the final four again. your own backyard. games of 2006. The linebacking corps has Two new faces with starting potential with Ernie Sims and experience will be counted Boss Bailey, but production on to open up holes for the from the group has been running game and give Kitna spotty. time to find his talented Standout cornerback Ore' wideouts. Guard Edwin Bly was dealt to Denver for Mulitalo and tackle George Bell and Foster, and the Foster will try to bolster a Lions are confident their unit that has been consistent scheme will negate the loss. ' ly shaky in recent years. After defensive coordinator "I don't think we can score Donnie Henderson tried to s 40 points a game, but aver teach the "Tampa Two" for aging 28 is realistic," the first time, Marinelli fired Williams said. "But the key is him and hired his own son going to be our defense, in-law, Joe Barry, away from which I think is going to sur the Buccaneers to implement prise people." the two-deep zone that has If the Lions are effective on been emulated throughout defense, it will startle some the league. Just seconds from campus. With it<; many choice beverages, hearty food and lively conversation, Brigid's is the place to be. Plus there's Notre Dame and Saint Mary's Students live music on weekends, overstuffed leather chairs to cozy up by the fireplace and lots of big screen TVs to watch all the games. Atria Salon, will be giving away 100 complimentary Haircuts & styles to the students And we're open seven night<; a week, too. of Notre Dame and Saint Mary's. 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Success Despite his solid contribu took one touch and baek continued from page 24 tions the past two seasons, heel!1d the ball to an Martin has been stuck onrushing Martin, who !"ired while no season outcome is behind upperclassmen. This a first-time shot over the determined in August, this year, with seven points in top of the goal. While the weekend's games should two preseason games, play will show up as nothing show whether Notre Dame Martin is ready to make his more than a statisti(~. it can play with the top teams mark. indicates a developing part in the country. What makes the partner rwrship that will lik11ly give Judging by their 3-0 victo ship of Martin and Lapira so Notre Dame a healthy scor ry over No. 14 dangerous is ing average this season. Northwestern that their Though Clark is being on Monday "/think there's a lot of styles mesh cautious with his words night, the talent on this team. perfectly. regarding tim potential of Irish certainly Martin is this year's team, the per possess the This could be a fun best at formances of Lapira, Martin attacking tal team, but it's too early receiving the and the entire Irish squad ent to com to say anything." ball with his Monday night have tho 9 pete with the back to the coach guardedly optimistic. very best. goal so that "I think there's a Jot of tal Seniors Bobby Clark he can use unt on this team," Clark Joseph Lapira Irish coach his deft first said. "This eould boa fun and Kurt touches to team. but it's too early to Martin put on beat defend say anything." a show, combining for all ers and slot through balls. With two top-1 0 opponE~nts three Notre Dame goals and Lapira's top-end speed is on deck for this weekend. setting up many other prom sure to allow him to run we'll be talking soon ising chances. onto a few of Martin's pass nnough. Lapira's impressive play is es. no surprise. After all, he Lapira and Martin aln~ady The views expressed in won last year's Hermann appear to be developing a this column are those of the Trophy- the equivalent of rapport. Take Monday author and not necessarily a lleismann Trophy in foot night's game against those of The Observer. ball. Northwestern, for example. Contact Greg Arbogast at Martin, however, has the In the second half', Lapira garbogas@nd. edu. Irish outside hitter Megan Fesl taps the ball over the net in Notre Dame's 3-2 loss to Missouri on Sept. 2, 2006. Freshman Kellie Seiacea got into thP fold as well with 12 Losses kills. improving on her six continued from page 24 from the Minnesota match. Thn Gators (2-0) were lnd tallying 17 kills. while sPnior by sPnior Angie McGinnis' 59 JPssy Jorws addPd 13 kills assists and snnior Marcie and four blocks. llarnpton's 20 kills. Sophomore Elyse Cusack led Florida 3, Notre Dame 1 the match with 25 digs while While tlw Irish fnlt thny senior Amber MeCray helped playPd better Aug. 26 with H> kills. TONS OF FREE FOOD INC~LUDING ··· against thP Gators, the The Irish are set to play PHILLY CHEESESTEAK BUFFALO WINGS rnsult was the sanw. Notre two games this weekend at Danw endured a frustrating the Tiger Invitational in NEW ORLEANS JAMBALAYA CHIC,AGO PIZZA home loss Columbia, to a top Mo. Notre GEORGIA PEACH COBBLER TEX MEX FAJITAS tn am. this Dame takes CINCINNATI SKYLINE CHILl SEATTLE COFFEE limn by a "We need to stabilize our on No. 20 3-1 (30-25, Missouri Aug. 30-24. 30- fundamental skills and 31 and .•• AND MUCH MORE :l2. 30-2 3) play with a strong desire. Florida lodger. We will be able to bounce International "Wn canw Sept. 1. out morn back easily. " "We need to preparnd stabilize our against Megan Fesl fundamental Flor·ida," Irish outside hitter skills and frnshman play with a middle strong b I o (~ k e r desire," Fesl K n I I i e said of the Sciacca said. "I felt more upcoming match against comfortable getting the first Missouri. "We will be able to mat dr I against Min n n sot a I bounce baek easily. [The out of the way." first two games[ were a good Notre Damn (0-2) had four test of character." players score double-digit Seiaeca agreed. kills in tim loss. "We talked about keeping Fest had II digs and 11 our energy high !against kills. whiln both Stasiuk and Missouri[," she said. sophomore Snrinity Phillips tiod for a team-high 14 kills. Contact Pat O'Brien at Stasiuk also added 12 digs. [email protected] Write sports. Call Chris at IOPM 631--4543. NOR,.R QUAD 11UDEIIT ACTI111111 IAD.ND.EDUSAD ~------ Thursday, August 30, 2007 The Observer + SPORTS page 21 tion. conference. Big Ten schools. ly would love to add the Big Any geographic expansion The Big Ten Network, But Ruggiero said the Ten Network to our channel Coincast of the channel outside the which launches today under $1.10 charge was tanta lineup .... But we want to do continued from page 24 three initial states would the leadership of former mount to a "13 dollar-a-year it in the way that's best for have to come by mutual ABC Cable Networks General tax that people are going to all of our customers. When vide video broadcasts of all agreement. Manager Mark Silverman, pay to Fox and the Big Ten." you look at the entirety of Notre Dame home sports "This is a great example of wants all Comcast sub- Ruggiero said he had a the year, and you look what games, with the exception of what hap- scribers to simple message for Notre the Big Ten's going to offer those teams - like football pens when receive Dame fans in Indiana and [on the network]. especially and men's and women's bas entities - in 'This is a great example of the net Michigan: "You're already compared to what's avail ketball - that have third this case what happens when entities work and paying to support public able on other channels, we party television agreements Comcast and - in this case Comcast and pay $1.10 universities like Indiana think the best way to do that limiting what Notre Dame t h e e a c h University, Michigan State is to make it part of ... the and Comcast can provide. As University of the University of Notre month for University. Do you really sports entertainment pack a general rule, Notre Dame Notre Dame Dame - enter a situation the net want to further subsidize age .... cannot broadcast video of - enter a with mutual interest and work. the athletic programs at uni "That way any customer away contests in sports situation work together. .. ,, In a versities that are competing who wants it, can absolutely because the home team's with mutual release with Notre Dame?'" get it. But the vast majority conference controls the interest and posted on Comcast wants to put the of customers, who are prob broadcast rights to those work togeth Rich Ruggiero the net channel on its sports enter ably not going to want the games. er to come Comcast regional vice president work's tainment package, which Big Ten programming, Corrigan said much of the up with for communications and public Web site, customers can add for an aren't going to be paying for content will be what is something it argues additional cost, because it it." available on the "all-access" that's a affairs that its believes the network's lack Comcast's sports enter portion of the official Notre great solu- inclusion of marquee football games tainment package includes Dame athletics Web site, tion for both fans of the of nearly 400 live events and and dominance of non-rev the NFL Network and NBA und.com. He said the athlet University, or alumni, cur 600 hours a year of original enue sports will minimize its TV. ic department is trying to rent students, et cetera - programming should earn it appeal. provide 40 hours a week of and for us in terms of our a spot on basic cable in the "With Big Ten, we've been Contact Ken Fowler at original programming dur customers," Ruggiero said. eight states that are home to very clear that we absolute- [email protected] ing the academic year, an The deal between Notre increase of more than 50 Dame and Comcast provides percent from last year. something of a counter-bal The major drawback of the ance to the most important television programming is sports issue facing Comcast. that Notre Dame is still The company, which pro working on its Web-to-TV vides cable service to 3 5 technology. Corrigan said percent of the Big Ten the athletic department Conference's regional foot hopes for a turnaround time print, is currently in the bdween 24 and 48 hours for midst of a public battle with all content, though it will the Big Ten Network, the continue to work on increas television arm of the ing the speed of the transi- Midwest's premier athletic Todd accirJentaily took Histort tor the first time in college. Todd eventually began binging on History, taking it History was cheaper on half com. Which ied to Todd A prankster slipped it into his bowling cla'lS. whenever possible. getting so into History that he would run around naked, yeliing "The British are coming ... " He tlmught being naked wou!d ·::.:.'.l ? ..,. This d;d not reflect well on the school anti Todcl was I ------_,I torced to !eave and join the circus. L[ARN moM TODD. ..lust because llalf.com is cheaper doesn't mean I I you need to buy twice as much History. 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Kuntz will enter the coordinator Corwin Brown's Georgia Tech game as the :3-4 defense. Laws has by starting nose tackle, one of far the most experience of the most important posi tho linemen remaining on tions in the 3-4 defense. the Irish roster. having Oliver said that Kuntz spent started the last two seasons the summer bulking up in at dnfensive tac:kle. order to play the position But this season, Laws has effectively. had to start "I just ate from square a lot more, one along and I ate a with tho rest "Basically [Laws has] lot better of the dnfonse been the leader of our stuff." Kuntz - a challenge said of his defensive line group and when things summer coach .Jappy might be down he gets us workout. OlivPr says hack up and ready to "Definitely l,aws con go. hitting the quered easily. weight room "More than harder than anything else Pat Kuntz I've ever hit it's attitude. Irish nose guard before and Trevor did a trying to be nien job over in the best tho summer shape condi coming back in shape." tioning-wise I can possibly Olivnr said. "IIis attitude be." was second to none in tp,rrns Because Kuntz was able to of willingness to learn this bulk up effectively, Oliver new package. lin just did a said, the job was his to lose great job in terms of the corning into camp. other guys too in terms of "You just have to know knoping them motivated and Pat," Oliver said. "He's a telling thorn what to do in warrior and you have to be certain eir- a warrior 1" u Ill to play stances." nose tackle L a w s in a 3-4 DUSTIN MENNELLA!The Observer "Trevor did a great job Notre Dame defensive linemen Neil Kennedy, left, and Andrew Nuss, right, go through drills at teammate system, and over the summer coming football practice Tuesday as defensive coordinator Corwin Brown watches on. on the linn, he's just nose tackle hack in shape. His attitude that." Pat Kuntz. was second to none in Another Justin Brown will both see ful." They're just a good group to agreed that terms of willingness to strength of playing time. Although Oliver was work with," he said. Laws has this year's One reason the Irish brought to Notre Dame to After spending the entire been crucial learn the new package." defensive defensive linemen have coach in the 4-3 defense, he camp playing against them for tho line is dept, been able to adapt so quick said, he has coached the 3-4 selves, Oliver said, the team defensive Jappy Oliver Brown said. ly to the 3-4 defensive front in the past - although is as ready as they ever will linnmen's Irish defensive line coach Behind is because of Oliver, Kuntz Brown has brought some be for Georgia Tech. transition. Laws at left said. new changes to the forma "You're nnver there but "Basically, end is "He's such a good coach tion. there's not much else. !Laws hasl sophomore when it comes to knowing Oliver also credited the We've dono just about all bonn thP leader of our Paddy Mullen, while fresh exactly what to do," Kuntz willingness or the players wn ean do right now its time group and when things man Jan Williams is the said. "I mean, he's had this themselves in the transition. to let the kids go out and Illig h t h ~~ d 0 w 11 he gets ll s backup nose guard. At the defense before and having "I think they've made the play and havn fun." h a c k u p a n d n~ a d y to go . " other defensive end spot, an experienced coach like transition pretty good. I like Kuntz said. "Always having fifth-year senior Dwight him in a situation like this this buneh, they're hungry, Contact Jay Fitzpatrick at him thnrP is almost likn a Stephenson and senior has been nothing but help- they're eager to learn. [email protected] 2007 Season Predictions This season is going to be ugly. Damn ugly. The season breaks dowu into thrne cate The finesse offense that produced prolific gories: Michigan and USC, six middling numbers is gone, as is the bend-but-don't opponents, and four easy wins at the end. break mentality on defense that too often led Tho Irish probably don't have the experienc11 to breaking. While the passing game is to beat the first two yet, and they will proba Charlie Weis' forte, something about hard bly be picked otT by one of the "second six," nosed football being run by a protege of Bill likely Georgia Tech. Penn State or UCLA. Parcells seems right. Notre Dame will start There is no way Notre Dame will lose to tho season 2-0, and the series with Michigan Navy, Air Foree, Duke or Stanford. is underdog-friendly. But UCLA will trip up Along with a win in the Gator or Cotton an undPI"fmted Irish squad in early October, Bowl, that loaves the Irish with the oxact reminiscent of the 2005 team's loss to same record as last year. However, instead of Ken Fowler Sparta. This year, however, Notre Dame will Chris Khorey finishing on our sour note, Notre Dame will Sports Writer overcome Troy and enter the BCS full steam Sports Editor finish on a five-game winning streak and ahead. with confidence for noxt year. FINAL RECORD: 12-1, BCS bowl win FINAL RECORD: 10-3, Bowl win The Irish bogin the year with a gutsy home win Notre Dame has one of its toughest tests in a against Georgia Tech. but then head into Happy few years this season. With away games at Vallny and drop their first of the year. Learning Penn State and Michigan back-to-baek along from that loss, the Irish go on to upset Michigan with home games against Boston College and and their wnakennd defense. Southern Cal. the Irish will have to work hard Notre Dame uses a combination of good to repeat the success of the Brady Quinn era. defense and a solid running attack to handle their The most important part of this soason is next two opponent<; boloro losing in a defensive whether the Irish will reload or rPbuild. A now struggle to UClA quarterback and a new dnfense could mean Atkr pounding Boston College, USC comes in trouble for Notre Dame, but there's enough and reminds everyone why they am"the presea athletic ability and coaching talent to keep tho Chris Hine son favorites to win it all. The next !bur wins are Jay Fitzpatrick Irish a strong team, if not BCS-bound. .")ports Editor easy wins and the kish gain a berth in the Gator Associate Sports Corwin Brown's defense and the five run Bowl where they finally break their bowl losing ning back stable will help the Irish more than streak. Editor anyone could think. 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Crosswords for young 31 Takes off solvers: nytimes.com/learning/xwords. THE OBSERVER Thursday, August 30, 2007 PORTS page 24 ND ATHLETICS Notre Dan1e, Con1cast launch free on-demand channel new "on-demand" channel and thus free access to the teams. l a S t f e W W e e k S a n d V i d !HI Meanwhile, Big Ten that will f'naturn video of content, said Hich Huggiero, "It literally will cover, ovHr from freshman media day, Network goes live, games, practiees and inter the Comcast vicH president the course of the year, all 26 which was on Aug. 24. views of all 26 Notre Dame for communications and varsity sports at Notre Viewers can search the but not on cable giant varsity teams. The program public affairs in the Chicago Dame," Huggiero said. Notre Dame feature within ming, which digital cable and South Bend markets. "Naturally, given the very the on-demand chanrwls and customers can view without Notre Dame did not charge strong interest in Fighting then pick individual clips - By KEN FOWLER charge through the "Get Comcast a rights fee for the Irish football, there's a lot of whether it be a practice Sports Writer Local" portion of the on content. Boo Corrigan, the football content." report from a certain day, a demand feature, began last associate athletic dirHctor in Huggiero said post-game news conference after a par It just got a little bit nasier week for customers in charge of corporate rela and mid-week news confer ticular game or player pro to follow Notre Damn athlet Indiana, Illinois and tions and marketing, said ences with Irish coach file- to watch at any time. ics. Michigan. the athletic department Charlie Weis will be a staple Corrigan said the Cabin company Comeast More than half of views the agreement as a of the programming. University is trying to pro- and the University last week Comcast's customers in the way of expanding the visibil Comcast already has added announced the start of a region have digital cable ity of Notre Dame's sports practice reports from the see COM CASTI page 2 I FOOTBALL MEN's SOCCER Indispensable J>reseason bodes vvell Fifth-year senior Laws anchors inexperienced for squad defensive line corps Upcoming schedule By JAY FITZPATRICK Assod;ltc Sports Editor will shed light on In 2007, Trnvor Laws will true potential of team play in his third dif'l'erent •. dnf'nnsn in his Notre Dame Before his team had played earner. any games this season, Irish And now he feels that he coach Bobby Clark said can finally show everything Notre Damn's goal was to hn can do. improve upon last year's "I'm excited to get out Elite Eight there and'show pnople what finish in the I've lnarrwd and what this NCAA sehnmn Tournament. ~~an h PIp See Also Apparently, me do out "2007 Season Clark sets therP," realistic Laws said. Predictions" goals. " It's d nl'i page 22 In its.two nit 111 y a preseason now way games, No. Greg Arbogast to play, and I'm dnfinitnly 10 Notre <~njoying it." Dame scon~d l.aws will hn the anchor of' six goals, Sports Writer tlw dnl'Pnsiv11 linn this sea conceded son as orw of two dnfensive zero and, in nnds in l'irst-ynar dnf'ensive TIM I Observer general, looked more than Irish fifth-year senior Trevor Laws chases North Carolina quarterback Joe Dailey in Notre Dame's capable of becoming the first see LAWS/page 22 45-26 win on Nov. 4, 2006. Laws is the only returning starter on the Irish defensive line. Irish team in program histo ry to reach the Final Four. Clark. howevP.r, isn't con vinced. ND VOLLEYBALL When asked how indicative his team's preseason per formances were of what's to come in the regular season, Irish drop first opener in 17 seasons Clark said that preseason games mean nothing and that he'd tell us in that the Irish fell in a sea December. ND loses season son opener. It is also the Luckily for impatient Notre kickoff for first first defeat in a home Dame fans, they won't have opener for head coach to wait until DecP.mber to gnt time in Brown era Debbie Brown. a better idea of whether the Sophomore Megan Fesl 2007 Irish are capable of reaching thP. Final Four. By PAT O'BRIEN led the Irish with 11 kills. Senior Ashley Tarutis tal On Friday, Notre Danw's Spotts Writer lied a team-high 16 assists, first regular season garnn while sophomore Jamel will pit the Irish against No. Notre Dame's year began Nicholas added 13 helpers. 2 UCLA, which fell to UC on a sour note for thn first Senior Adrianna Stasiuk Santa Barbara in last sna time in a deeade. had 10 digs along with son's NCAA f'inal. Latnr in The Irish lost a 3-0 (30- nine kills. the weekend, the Irish take 16, 30-28, 30-281 decision Three players aidnd on No. 9 Maryland - the to No. 9 Minnesota in their Minnesota (1-01 with dou 2005 NCAA champion. season opener Aug. 24 in ble-digit kills. In her fresh The Bruins and Terrapins the Joycfl Cflnter, then man debut, Brook Dieter are the type of teams the dropped a 3-1 match to No. had 18 kills and 14 digs. Irish will likely nnnd to beat 7 Florida two days later. Junior Kyla Hoehrig was in order to rmu:h this yp,ar's The loss against the also impressive at the net, Final Four in Cary, N.C., and Notre Dame outside hitter Adrianna Stasiuk prepares to return Golden Gophers marked a serve against Syracuse on Oct. 8, 2006. the first time since 1990 see LOSSES/page 20 see SUCCESS/page 20