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The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOLUME 42: ISSUE 79 THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 7, 2008 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Candidates vie for support in debates Influenza Six tickets discuss primary goals for next year; some highlight experience, others innovation illnesses view. Judicial Council president By JOSEPH McMAHON Ashley Weiss and vice presi Assistant News Editor dent of elections Danny Smith on the rise moderated. The candidates for Notre Each ticket was allowed to Dame student body president give an opening statement, fol Health Services reports and vice president discussed lowed by a round of three the issues most important to questions from the Judicial increasing cases at ND their campaigns Wednesday in Council and then three ques a debate sponsored by the tions from audience members. By LINDSAY SENA Afterward, the candidates were Judicial Council. News Writer Maris Braun and George allowed to give a closing state Chamberlain. Bill Ehrlich, Hick ment. llollowood and Alex Tomala, A significant number of Cooper Howes and Daniel Opening statements students have been spending Himkus, Peter Kelly and John In their opening statement, more time at Health Services Poelhuis, and Hobert Reish and Knott sophomores Hollowood and less time in the class Grant Schmidt were all present and Tomala stressed their sig room as influenza spreads at the debate, held in the main nature issue - getting better through campus, Health lounge of LaFortune. Ehrlich's toilet paper. The pair said the Services physician Rebecca Moskwinski said. vice presidential candidate, poor toilet paper in place now N MENNELLAfThe Observer Michael Hoscitt, was not able to Student body presidential candidate Bill Ehrlich speaks to "Basically, every other stu attend because of a job inter- see DEBATE/page 6 students at the debate held in LaFortune on Wednesday night. dent who has sought medical services [in the past three weeks] has had the flu," she said Tuesday. In recent years, flu symp toms have run rampant for Panel analyzes Super Tuesday results one week before subsiding, Moskwinski said. But this year, she said, has been California was the final blow "pretty bad." By BRIAN McKENZIE "A lot of times it's one week Democratic News Writer for Romney," he said. The Democratic contest "was and then it's over, but now this is the third week and Three political experts drew basically a tie," he said. "The Democratic race could go on we're still seeing a lot of a crowd of approximately 60 cases," Moskwinski said. students to an analysis and for some time now. It's possi ble that this thing may not be More surprising than the discussion of Super Tuesday quantity of students infected results in the Coleman-Morse decided before May 6 [the date of the Indiana primary]." is that many had received the Lounge Wednesday night. flu vaccine. Journalism professor Jack Political science professor Dianne Pinderhughes, the "Some of the [flu type] that Colwell, also a politic STUDENT SENATE Faculty members attend meeting, discuss Catholic recruiting Senators pass resolutions on University academic advising, iTunes U the American population is [with] scholars, Catholic or By CLAIRE REISING Catholic, having a faculty otherwise, their professional News Writer composed of 50 percent research has little to do with Catholics is a reasonable Catholicism." History professor Father goal," Brown said. This is especially an issue Hobert Sullivan and chem Although Notre Dame may in the College of Science, istry professor Seth Brown attract prominent Catholic where some fields have a spoke about possible effects scholars, Brown said profes minority of Catholic scholars, of recruiting Catholic faculty sors consider more than their Sullivan said. at Wednesday's Student religion when choosing a uni "A field like biology is com Senate meeting. They also versity. pletely secular," Sullivan stressed the importance of "Choosing where one goes said. "There are very few student involvement in the to teach and do research is a religious biologists at the top issue. professional decision," Chemistry professor Seth Brown speaks on hiring more "Since about 25 percent of Brown said. "In many cases see SENATE/page 4 Catholic professors at Wednesday's Student Senate meeting. page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Thursday, February 7, 2008 INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHO WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE WIN THE STUDENT BODY ELECTIONS AND WHY? Political correctness ''I'm a little Indian. I do big war dance ((Jr you." Apparnntly, tlmt's how I used to enter Paul Macias Brandon Sparks Katie Teitgen Cynthia Weber Undsay Johnson tain my motJmr at the age of f(mr. I rncently di'imvered this bnst-f(Jrgotten junior junior sophomore freshman sophomore litctoid alter St. Ed's St. Ed's Pasquerilla East Pasquerilla West Farley uneartl1ing some Kara King highly embar rassing honw Viewpoint Copy "Paul Macias "Peter Kelly "Bob [Reish] and "Bob {Reish] and "May the best movies over Editor because I because he Grant {Schmidt] Grant {Schmidt/ pair win." <:hristmas. want to go to loves children. " because of their because they're Using our col:. the perfect f(~e table as a makeshill stage, I belted out the St. Ed's awesome my newly-learned phrase, complete with Yacht Dance Web site, balance between what I can only imagine was supposed to with him. " bobandgrant. com. " experience and be the af(wementioned "big war dance." Watl:hing it, I wa'i embarrassed. Needless fresh to say, such a spectade would never be perspective. " taught tiJ today's pre-kindergarten youth. Indeed, such a song today would be mel with nndless criticisms and ultimately chanw~d to something more politieally cor reel, sorm~thing more socially acceptable, something along the lines of, ''I'm an aver IN BRIEF age-sized Native Ameriean, and, if a'iked nicely, I will perli1rm one of t11e traditional Father Diego lrarrazaval, dances of my people in an cflbrt to keep the director of Formation for our culture alive." the Holy Cross District of Maybe it's just me, but I think we have Chile, will deliver the lecture gorm a little overboard with t11is whole "Culture and Religion in political corre<:tness thing. I understand Latin American Theology" not wanting to hurt people's feelings, but today at 4:15 p.m. in room C- we've taken it to a whole new extreme. 1 03 of the Hesburgh Center. Anything that can potentially be deemed minutely ommsive to anyone is almost The film "Into the Wild" will irnrnndiatdy censored. be playing tonight at 7 in We an~ a country that is supposedly built Browning Cinema, DeBartolo around the fn~t~dorns of' the individual and Performing Arts Center. freedom of speech is a eonstitutional right Student tickets are $3. on whieh wn pride ourselves, Yet we seem to be restricting our ability to speak our The Meyo Invitational men's mind as tlw population eontinues to need and women's indoor track twnrything sugar mated. And the runniest meet will be Friday at 5 p.m. part is the majority of those defining the in Loftus Sports Center. dirnetion this quest f(Jr politieal eorreet Admission is free. ness takes are white, upper-middle cla<>s politicians, unlikely to bt~ ollcnded but There will be Stations of the afraid to be ea'it in a bad light. Cross Friday at 7:15 p.m. in I understand that our right freedom of the Basilica of the Sacred spm~<:h is limited. People, especially those Heart. Stations will be held in a position of power, arn responsible for Photo courtesy at Rachel Pleis each Friday during Lent. what they say, and I fully believed Don Students at St. Peter Claver in New Orleans, La., welcomed U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings Jan. 31 for Catholic Schools' Week. Alliance for The Pasquerilla East hnus deserved t11e reptm:ussions of his ill Catholic Education teachers work at the school. lbunded cornrnenl'i about the Hutgers bas Musical Company (PEMCo) ketball tealll. But how can we claim to will present "Kiss Me, Kate" ollcr freedom of expression when every Friday at 7:30 p.m. Student one - from JYJ'A moms to publie figures to tickets are $6. The show will studenl'i - is afraid of similar falling outs, also be playing Feb. 8, 9, 15 albeit on a lesser seale, if their comrnenl<> OFFBEAT and 16. are misconstrued? Political correctness has had that effect, Man arrested for break-in, Goldonna Police Chief Appeals has ruled that a The hockey team will play whether or not we acknowledge it. counterfeiting Kenneth Martin and mother who didn't like the Ferris State Friday at 7:35 Celebrities such a'i lrnus, and, more GOLDONNA, La. - A Natchitoches sheriff's way her baby's circumci p.m. in the Joyce Center. recently Kelly Tilghman, have become the man was arrested for deputies made the arrest sion looked cannot sue a poster children for what can happen if we allegedly breaking into a after getting a call at about Fridley hospital for med Men's and women's fencing don't politically eorrect-icize our corn horne and trying to· use the 1 p.m. Tuesday from a citi ical malpractice. will compete in the_ Notre menl'>. I'm not saying we should teach our computer there to make zen who reported seeing a Dawn Nelson sued Unity Dame Duels Saturday at 8 ehildren to rnirnie Native American tribal counterfeit money. suspicious vehicle parked Hospital and Dr. Steven a.m. in the Joyce Center. danees, but I don't think I should tee! so Charles Chase Nobles, in woods behind a Berestka, claiming the doc Admission is free. embarra<>sed about it years later. We have 28, was booked Tuesday Goldonna residence. tor removed "the most to lind the happy medium where we can into the Natchitoches Martin and the deputies erogenous tissue" after the Men's basketball will play express our beliefs without lear of offend Parish Detention Center on found Nobles inside. The boy was born on Jan. 21, Marquette Saturday at noon ing those who overhear. Or at least lind a one count each of counter computer was seized as a 2000 - without consulting in the Joyce Center. Television way to appreciate my tbur-year-old antics, feiting, unauthorized entry part of the ongoing investi either parent. Nelson and coverage is on ESPN. without reading into the political incor of an inhabited dwelling gation. the boy's father, David rectness of it all. and probation violation, Nelson, were unhappy with To submit information to be according to a press Court: Mom can't sue the result. included in this section of The The views expressed in the Inside release from Natchitoches over circumcision Observer, e-mail detailed Column are those of the author and not Parish Sheriff Victor Jones ST. PAUL The Information compiled by information about an event to necessarily those of The Observer. Jr. Minnesota Court of the Associated Press. obsnews@nd. edu Contact Kara King at kking5@ndedu TODAY TONIGHT FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY CORRECTION A story in rhc Feb. 6 edition ofThe Observer incorrectly indicated rhat "The Vagina Monologue£' definitely will be performed on rhe Notre Dame campus later rhis semester. Acamiing to rhe procedures established two ..... yeat5 ago, a fimnal proposal for this event must be made By ELIZABETH KELLY a really good cause." struction costs attached to ND-8 partnered with Building building the school. with marionettes News Writer Tomorrow when planning "The local community actual Artists for Africa. ND-8 is a stu ly helps build the school," Ho Through the partnership dent-run organization on cam said. "And the government sus 1990. between Notre Dame's Africa pus that promotes the United tains it." By LIZ HARTER The marionettes, their clothing Faith and Justice Network Nations' Millennium ND-8 worked on several Assistant News Editor and all of the props were made (AFJN). the African Student Development Goals for improv fundraising projects last semes entirely by Cashore. He does not Association and ND-8, Artists ing social justice around the ter, such as a T-shirt sale, a Joe Cashore, a 1971 Notre Dame speak during the performance. for Africa will perform a benefit world. These eight goals paper bricks fundraiser, and an alumnus, will take the stage The marionettes performed at performance tonight and include combating poverty, ornament sale at Christmas to tonight at Saint Mary's Little Saint Mary's once before, about 11 Friday. improving the environment and raise money for the school. Theater to showcase his life's work years ago, said Richard Baxter, This year's Artists for Africa providing universal education. Through these fundraisers, ND- in a marionette director of the benefit will showcase student ND-8's education subcommit 8 has raised $24,000 toward performance titled Office of Special musicians, a cappella groups tee, which focuses on the devel their $35,000 goal. "Simple Gifts." "The performance Events. and dance groups. Featured opment goal of universal edu As soon as the monetary goal The event will spans the range of "Each year I acts include Project Fresh, cation, has been working close is reached, construction on the feature Cashore emotions with try and bring in a Notre Dame's urban dance ly with Building Tomorrow by school will begin, Ho said. She manipulating his performance that crew, Halftime, a campus co-ed raising money for the project hopes that Artists for Africa will marionette puppets characters and would be appro a cappella group, The Dance through fundraisers since fall bring them even closer to their to music. actions that are priate for family Company of Notre Dame and 2007. goal, which they hope to reach "The original amazingly audiences and First Class Steppers, Notre Ho first heard about Building by the end of the semester. vignettes presented this seemed like Dame's stepping troupe. Tomorrow when the organiza "From this event, it would be in 'Simple Gifts,' convincing. a good opportu The benefit will also include tion's founder, George Srour, nice to get a couple thousand through a combi nity," Baxter said. student solo artists Michael delivered a lecture at Notre [dollars]," Ho said. 'That's aim nation of virtuoso Cindy Laughlin The perform Rose and Simon Chun, as well Dame last spring during ing high, but we have high manipulation, Baylin Artist ance is part of as local band Half Pint Jones. Millennium Development Goals hopes for this event." beautiful music, Management the College's All of the proceeds from the Week. Artists for Africa will take theatrical illusion, Performing Arts benefit concert will go toward In his lecture, Srour spoke place tonight and Friday at 9 and artistic insight, Series for the Building Tomorrow, a non-prof about how he started Building p.m. at Legends. Admission to provide a sensitive vision of what it 2007-2008 school year sponsored it organization supported most Tomorrow after visiting the event is free, but a $10 is to be human,'' said Cindy by the Office of Special Events. ly by colleges across the nation. Kampala, Uganda, as an intern donation to Building Tomorrow Laughlin, director of artistic servic Cashore has performed in The organization encourages for the UN. While there, he saw is encouraged. T-shirts will also es at Baylin Artist Management, Europe, the Far East and various young people to promote suffering children who lacked a be sold for $10 during the the group that manages the mari locations in North America such as awareness and raise funds for decent education. event. Profits will go toward the onettes. the Kennedy Center in Cape educating children in sub "It was really inspirational," $35,000 goal for Building "The performance spans the Canaveral, Fla. Saharan Africa. Ho said. "He's pretty young and Tomorrow's school project in range of emotions with characters The performance will feature Sophomore Barbara Ho, who has already started this non Uganda. and actions that are amazingly music by composers such as is organizing this year's Artists profit organization." Ho is pleased with the collab convincing," she said. Vivaldi, Strauss, Beethoven and For Africa benefit, said she is After hearing Srour speak, Ho orative efforts between student Cashore, who graduated from Copeland. looking forward to collaborat and the other committee mem groups planning the event. Notre Dame with a bachelor's The show will be at 7:30 tonight ing with campus groups to raise bers at ND-8 started working "We're really proud of the degree in Fine Arts, has been cre in the Uttle Theater. Student tickets money for Building Tomorrow. with Building Tomorrow to way campus is working togeth ating marionettes since he was 11 are $5. "I've always wanted to do raise $35,000 in order to build er," she said. years old. He began performing some kind of benefit concert," a new school in Uganda for 350 with his creations, which can have Contact Liz Harter at Ho said. "It's a nice way to local children. The money Contact Elizabeth Kelly at as many as 42 strings attached, in eharteO 1 @saintmarys.edu showcase groups on campus for raised went toward the con- [email protected] 7pm,.iS.unday, .. Febmary Moreau Seminary Au page 4 The Observer + CAMPUS NEWS Thursday, February 7, 2008 Darren Davis spoke about the Political scientists eall that at a time, hot and eold shortcomings of polling infor phenomenon the Bradley flashes, nausea. a bad Tuesday mation. Effect, he said. Flu cough and extreme fatigue. continued from page 1 "We're seeing an increasing Freshman Chris continued from page 1 She missed an entire week ly biased media, one that pays Hhodenbaugh said Davis' of school, leading her to Obama, but white women have selective attention to polling analysis of polling shortcom "Generally, if you have a turn in three papers late. been drawn to [Democratic information and tries to ings stuck with him the most. fever you should be in bed "Most of my teachers were candidate llillary[ Clinton," equate polls. But not all polls "It's interesting to hear people and not go into elass," understanding since it she said. Clinton's share of are alike," he said. "You have trying to inform us rather than Moskwinski said. seemed to be a campus epi white women beat Obama's by internet polls, polls of likely CNN pundits getting us to Students have experi demic, but I don't think my 15 to 20 percentage points, voters, state-wide polls, watch the program," he said. enced various degrees of note from Health Services she said. national polls." Senior Mike McKenna, the infection. Senior Colin gave me an excuse for more Obama's strongest support "Polls ean be awfully mis NDVotes'08 student coordina Ethier missed only two than one day, which seems ers were blacks, particularly leading," he said. tor, recognized the importance dasses when he contracted pretty unfair," Coyle said. black males, and exit polls are Davis drew on the idea that of political competency in the flu. According to suggesting that upcoming pri voters are "pressured" to vote national elections. "I had a bad cough and CBSNews.com. the flu maries will be favorable for a black candidate in this "The focus is political com my chest was really tight. ... infects up to 20 percent of ground for Obama, election. petency, not just being con I was extremely tired and the population, causes the Pinderhughes said. "The "Social pressure leads voters sumers but analyzers of politi my body ached for about hospitalization of 200,000 District of Columbia, Maryland to want to vote for a black cal news," he said. four days," he said. and kills 36,000 eaeh year. and Virginia have very signifi candidate, but when they're in However, sophomore Kara cant black populations," she a private voting booth, they Coyle's flu inducted a 103 said. frequently vote for someone Contact Brina McKenzie at temperature, inability to Contact Lindsay Sena at Political science professor else or not at all," he said. [email protected] sleep more then two hours [email protected] or philosophy of religion, ean ward." taet for questions about However, the University is also contribute to the Student body viee president elasses and majors. Also, the concerned about legal issues Senate Catholic character of Notre Maris Braun said there will resolution said, colleges surrounding academic prop continued from page 1 Dame, Brown said. be a Town Hall meeting Feb. should have mandatory erty, she said. "We also have faculty who 18 for students to discuss meetings, followed by break + Majors night will be held ranks of any kind." are not Catholic and make this issue. The meeting will out sessions within majors. tonight in the JAAC from 6 to One concern, Brown said, is enormous contributions to take place at 7 p.m. in 101 The resolution also recom 8 p.m. that the University would the University's Catholic mis DeBartolo Hall. Senators mended an increase in the + Judicial Council have a "stained glass ceiling" sion," he said. also plan on hosting sessions number of advisors in the President Ashley Weiss said and that non-Catholic faculty Professor Thomas Noble, within their dorms before the Mendoza College of Business voting instructions for the could feel undervalued for student affairs chair of the meeting. and permanent advisors in student body presidential their work. Faculty Senate who attends department offices. election will be e-mailed to "It's hard to feel that the weekly Senate meetings, said In other Senate news: + In addition to the aca students on Friday. Voting University values your efforts students must become edu + The Senate unanimously demic advisory resolution, will take place Feb. 11 from if the University is pouring cated about the issue. passed a resolution on the Senate unanimously 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. resources and time into hir "Don't think that what you improving the academic advi passed a resolution support + Gender Helations ing faculty merely because of have to do is choose one fac sory structure. The resolu ing iTunes U. Residential Committee Chair Brenna the fact that they're ulty position or another. tion stated that students are Life Committee Chair Doyle reminded students Catholic," he said. Arrive at your own view," "often unaware of whom Marianna Montes said the about the Health and Body Brown added that religion Noble said. "I think it's lot their advisor is after their University did not show eon Image Conference, which will is not always a factor in how more important for the whole freshman year." Therefore, cern that iTunes U, which take place March 11-13. professors teach. Non process if you decide what the Senate proposed that allows students to upload Catholic professors, such as you think, and we find vari freshmen should be notified lectures, would enable stu Contact Claire Reising at those who study the history ous ways to bring that for- about whom they should eon- dents to miss elass. [email protected] MIDNIGHT AT LEGENDS NO COVER. ND, SMC, HCC ID REQUIRED. LEGENDS.ND.EDU THURSDAY (217) FRIDAY (218) SATURDAY (219) ORLD & NATION Thursday, February 7, 2008 CoMPILED FROM THr OBSERVER'S wrRE sr::RvrcEs page 5 INTERNATIONAL NEWS CUBA Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano erupts QUITO - Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano shot columns of ash miles into the air on Military confims secret lockups Wednesday, as officials ordered the evacuation of 3,000 villagers living near its slopes. Guantanamo commanders verify existence of 'Camp 7' for key alleged terrorists Some 1,000 villagers from the western flanks of the 16,575-foot volcano fled their homes for shelters at dawn, said Mauro Associated Press Hodriguez, director of Civil Defense. He said GUANTANAMO BAY 11 families who refused to leave, fearing loot NAVAL BASE - Somewhere ers, were removed by force. "We've taken all of the precautions possi amid the cactus-studded hills ble," President Rafael Correa told reporters on on this sprawling Navy base, Wednesday, adding that a state of emergency separate from the cells already in place in the area will be extended where hundreds of men sus for 60 days. pected of links to al-Qaida Juan Salazar, the mayor of the nearby vil and the Taliban have been lage of Penipe, said 3,000 people needed to be locked up for years, is a place evacuated - a figure that included the 1 ,000 even more closely guarded - villagers who had already fled. a jailhouse so protected that its very location is top secret. Palestinian rocket wounds two girls For the first time, the top JEHUSALEM - llamas militants fired a commander of detention rocket into an Israeli border village, wounding operations at Guantanamo two young sisters as they played outside their has confirmed the existence home. The attack followed Israel airstrikes of the mysterious Camp 7. In against Gaza militants and threats of an "all- an interview with The front" war on the Islamic group. · Associated Press, Hear Adm. The rapid-fire events threatened to escalate Mark Buzby also provided a into large scale combat that could bury U.S. few details about the maxi led Mideast peace efTorts. mum-security lockup. llamas stepped up its rocket barrages at Guantanamo commanders southern Israel for a second day, retaliating said Camp 7 is for key for an Israeli strike that killed seven of its alleged al-Qaida members, police officers. More than a dozen rockets who must be kept apart from rained down, one exploding at Kibbutz Beeri, other prisoners to prevent a communal village about four miles from the them from retaliating against border fence. long-term detainees who have talked to interrogators. They also want the location kept secret for fear of terror NATIONAL NEWS ist attack. Many operations have been Ohio prepares for more floodinfl classified since the detention TOLEDO, Ohio - The threat of worsened center opened in January flooding stretched across Ohio Wednesday, 2002 in the wake of the Sept. where two days of rain and melting snow left 11 attacks on the World water covering busy roads and pushed rain Trade Center and the U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Mark Buzby, center, speaks to peers before a January Savannah swollen rivers and creeks past their breaking Pentagon. More than four Council Navy League meeting in Savannah, Ga. Buzby spoke to the AP about Camp 7. points. years passed before the mili In northwest Ohio, city leaders in Findlay tary released even the names so secret that its very exis sharply limiting to a "very high-value detainees. hoped to avoid another major flood just of detainees held on this 45- tence was not publicly known few" the number of people Paul Hester, the military's months after the city was swamped by historic square-mile base in south until it was mentioned in who know Camp Ts where chief interrogator at flooding. east Cuba - and it did so December by attorneys for abouts. Guantanamo, told AP he has The Blanchard River, which runs through only after the AP filed a Majid Khan, a former He described it as a maxi been interviewing one of the the city, was rising about 5 inches an hour Freedom of Information Act Baltimore resident who mum security facility that Camp 7 detainees and that during heavy rains Tuesday afternoon and request. allegedly plotted to bomb gas was already built when others may be interrogated, was predicted to hit 4 feet above flood stage Detainees have been held stations in the United States. President Bush announced in depending on intelligence by Wednesday night, according to the National in Camp Echo and Camps 1, Previously, many observers September 2006 that 14 needs. Weather Service. 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Journalists believed the 15 were being high-value terrorism sus But other key military com cleared by the military have held in Camps 5 or 6, which pects had been transferred manders on the base have Billionaire sued for sexual assault been allowed to tour some of are maximum-security facili from CIA secret detention been told to leave Camp 7 to WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A woman filed these lockups, where 260 ties. facilities to Guantanamo. An others. suit Wednesday accusing a New York billion men are held, but aren't "Under the gag order ... we additional detainee, Abd al "Not everybody, even with aire of sexually assaulting her when she was allowed to speak to are prohibited from saying Hadi al-Iraqi, arrived last in the Joint Task Force, has underage. detainees. Some lawmakers anything more about their April. access or even knowledge of The unidentified woman said she was 16 and other YIPs have passed camp," lawyer Gitanjali "They went straight into where Camp 7 is," said Army when she was brought to Jeffrey Epstein's through, and the Gutierrez, who met with that facility," Buzby said. Col. Bruce Vargo. As com Palm Beach mansion and paid $200 to give International Red Cross has Khan in October, said Buzby, who heads all mili mander of the military's Joint the money manager a massage. Instead, she access, but doesn't divulge Tuesday. Most of the lawyers' tary detention operations on Detention Group at claims he abused her. details of visits with prison notes and memos have been Guantanamo, said he con Guantanamo, Vargo is The suit seeks more than $50 million in ers. stamped "top secret" by the trols Camp 7, but would not responsible for the camps damages from the billionaire money manager. Camp 7, where 15 "high government. discuss whether the CIA holding 260 detainees. But Epstein's attorney, Guy Lewis, said the law value detainees" are held, is Buzby told the AP he is might still be talking with the not for Camp 7. suit is defamatory and the allegations are false. LOCAL NEWS Ledger's death ruled accidental overdose Thousands apply for state health plan INDIANAPOLIS - Pent-up demand for Associated Press sold as anti-anxiety pills Valium and case said it would be unlikely for affordable health care has produced 21,101 Xanax, which are sedatives. one doctor to order all the drugs. applications for a new health plan for low NEW YOHK - The actor Heath The medical examiner and police However, they said it's not unusual income adults, but key lawmakers said the Ledger died from an accidental wouldn't identify the medications for people to be prescribed both state must find ways to cover people not cur overdose of six different drugs - Ledger had in his apartment when painkillers and sedatives, and over rently eligible. painkillers and sedatives - the his body was discovered on Jan. 22, doses are not uncommon. Secretary Mitch Hoob of the Family and medical examiner said Wednesday, nor would they discuss who had "This is not rock star wretched Social Services Administration told a joint leading doctors to warn of the dan prescribed them. It also wasn't excess," said Cindy Kuhn, a phar meeting of the state Senate and House health gers of mixing prescription drugs. known why he had the drugs; he macology professor at Duke committees that his agency has had to more The 28-year-old film star died "of said in a newspaper interview last University. "This is a situation that than double the staff of the Healthy Indiana acute intoxication" from the combi year that he needed sleeping pills could happen to plenty of people Plan because of the volume of applications. nation of two strong painkillers, two after two stressful acting jobs. with prescriptions for these kind of "We're thrilled with the number of people anti-anxiety medicines and two The Drug Enforcement drugs." who've applied, and the breadth," Roob said, sleeping aids, according to the med Administration is investigating how Kuhn said some of the drugs are noting the plan has drawn applications from ical examiner's office. Ledger got the medications. It's long-lasting and Ledger could have each orthe state's 92 counties. Among the drugs found in his common for investigators to review taken them over a period of several Lawmakers commended Roob on his body were oxycodone, a painkiller prescriptions when so many drugs days. The medical examiner's office agency's efforts in putting the plan in place sold as OxyContin and used in other are involved in an overdose death, wouldn't say what concentrations of and winning federal approval since the pain relievers such as Percodan and said spokesman Husty Payne. each drug were found in Ledger's General Assembly approved it last spring. Percocet. Others included drugs Doctors not connected with the blood. page 6 The Observer + CAMPUS NEWS Thursday, February 7, 2008 pus security. Braun said she Reish and Sehmidt said they "Along the surface there may National Championship," said and Chamberlain are working believe multicultural issues are be diversity, but we are all Braun. "If George and I never Debate to "find what students want." very important. "We want to from the same socio-economic get to see the light of the sec continued from page I Ehrlich said getting tetherball have courses related to multi baekground. Notre Dame likes ond floor of LaFortune in poles on campus would be a cultural issues," Schmidt said. to talk about diversity but it return, that's OK." rellects the current state of stu very positive addition, and Ehrlieh, who is the only can needs to hold a mirror to In their elosing statements, dent government. "Student gov would also help students get didate to openly advoeate a itself." the candidates reiterated the ernment is broken," llollowood more exereise. "I'm focused on University-recognized Gay The final question asked was issues most important to them said. "It's not doing the things getting students outside and Lesbian Bisexual Transgender whether they would sacrifice and asked the audienec for the student body really wants." exeited," he said. "I see a lot of (GLBT) club, said Notre Dame's their eandidaey in return for support. They were followed by junior freshmen and they're always eurrent diversity polieies are Notre Dame winning a National Voting will take plaee Feb. 11 dass president Heish and soph inside playing Rockband." failing, and the University Championship, to which all of from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. omore dass president Schmidt, Mueh of Howes and Rimkus' needs to relleet on its eurrent the candidates responded yes. who said their eampaign has platform derives from the record. "I feel very coneerned "It's been a long time since Contact Joseph McMahon at bnen foeused on "bridging the Nickelodeon show "Legends of about diversity," he said. Notre Dame has seen a [email protected] gap" between students and stu the Hidden Temple," and dent government. "We saw one includes using Temple Guards major problem - a laek of to proteet against parietals. communication between stu However, Rimkus said one dent government and thn stu should not worry if they are dent body," Reish said. eaught, "because just like in NOTRE DAM Kelly, who was previously the show, you can tag team presidnnt of St. Edward's Hall, your partner to finish the job." BASEBALL and junior Poelhuis also Weiss then asked the candi focused on a single issue - th1~ dates to explain what distin 2008 OPENING NIGHT.'DINNER implementation of a shuttle bus guishes their ticket from the to ofT-cam pus locations, which others. thny feel will Both Heish and snriously Schmidt and FEBRUAR improve stu "We saw one major Braun and dnnt life. "The problem - a lack of Chamberlain said rnason we their prior expe want to run is communication rienee in student because we between student government cou want to do government and the pled with the something for student body." research they've tlu~ student been doing body," Poelhuis should attract said. Robert Reish voters to their FEATURING THE NINTH & Braun, stu presidential candidate side. "I think the COMMISSIONER OF MAJOR dent body vice biggest thing I prnsident and bring to the table former Breen-Phillips senator is the fact that I'm vice presi and Chamberlain, the Sorin dent right now," said Braun. BunS senator, stressed their experi "There really is no substitute enee and their desire to imple for experience." ment policies that will impact Although the other tiekets 2006 NoTRE DAME the student body on a "day-to have little or no student gov ALL BIG EAST SHORTS day basis." "When George and I ernment experience, they are are asked to describe what our hoping their ideas appeal to platform is all about, we say voters. "We have no experienee student life improvement," and we don't know how to run GREG Braun said. a bureaueracy," said Hollowood Although his running mate of himself and Tomala. "We was not present, Ehrlich, a jun just want to get better toilet ior from Stanford Hall, said paper." ,.., DooR PRIZES ,.., their platform was made up of Ehrlich echoed these senti fun ideas that are also feasible, ments, saying what he lacks in ineluding adding a tetherball experience he makes up for in pole to North and South Quads. enthusiasm. "I wanted to see "We always want to ask, 'Is it someone who is running a good possible'?"' Ehrlieh said. campaign but not taking them Wearing shiny gold pants, selves too seriously," he said. Zahm freshmen Howes and "It's not mutually exclusive Himkus argued their Iaek of being serious and fun." expnrienee is made up for with The final question from the tiHlir interesting ideas, inelud Judieial Couneil asked how ing an embargo on all British eandidates would make student goods. "Our names don't mat government more accessible to ter, our issues matter," I lowes their eonstituency. said. "The only thing louder Most candidates responded than these pants should be the that they would ask students voice of the stud1mt body." what they want through sur veys and personal interaetion. Questions "We want to ereate transparen Weiss first asked eandidates cy in student government," said to explain their eampaign's Heish, whose Web site, boband most important idea. grant.com, includes a student llollowood said getting bntter c1msus section asking for input Large Pizza toilet paper is most important. for their platform. "We want to "There should be warning get students on the second floor labels on this stuff." he said. of LaFortune." Cheese & 2 Toppings while holding up a pieee of the Ehrlieh said he believes stu eurrent toilet paper being used dent government is very acces on campus. sible; however, people don't Heish and Grant said they feel that it is necessary to inter have done extensive research act with it until a concerning talking to other Midwest issue arises. schools, and they believe get ting student discounts ofT-cam Student input $ ?a! pus is very important. "It is one One audience member asked of the biggest issues that really how the eandidates plan to ONLY On Campus Lln1te THE OBSERVER Thursday, February 7, 2008 USINESS page 7 MARKET RECAP Republicans block rebate bill Stocks Democrats' bid to add $44 billion to House-passed measure divides Senate Dow -65.03 Jones 12,200.10 Associated Press Up: Same: Down: Composite Volume: 637 77 2,710 26,812,286 WA';HINGTON - The fate ol' $600-$1,200 rebate AMEX +2.43 21212.73 checks for more than 100 NASDAQ 2,278]5 -30.82 million Americans is in lilnbo NYSE 8,818~Wj_ - ~59;3~ after Senate Republicans S&P 500 1/326.45 -10.19 blocked a bid by Democrat.<> to add $44 billion in help for NIKKEI (Tokyo) 13,092.75 ~.6.49 the elderly, disabled veter FTSE 100 (London) 5,875.40 +7.40 ans, the unemployed and COMPANY %CHANGE $GAIN PRICE businesses to the !louse passed economic aid pack S&P DEP RECIEIPTS (SPY) -0.81 -1.08 133.05 age. POWERSHARES (QQQQ) -1.97 -0.86 43.81 GOP senators banded CISCO SYS INC (CSCO) -0.77 '0.77 23.08 together Wednesday to thwart the $205 billion plan, MICROSOFr CP (MSFr) -1.89 -1.89 28.52 leaving Democrats with a difficult choice either to Treasuries quickly accept a House bill they have said is inadequate 10-YEAR NOTE +0.75 +0.027 3.614 or risk being blamed for 13-WEEK BILL -4.90 -0.105 2.040 delaying a measure designed 30-YEAR BOND +0.74 +0.032 4.374 as a swift shot in the arm for 5-YEAR NOTE +0.38 +0.010 2.674 the lagging economy. The tally was 58-41 to end Commodities debate on the Senate meas ure, just short of the 60 votes LIGHT CRUDE ($/bbl.) -1.27 87.14 Democrats would have GOLD ($/Troy oz.) +14.70 905.00 needed to scale procedural PORK BELL~ES (cents/lb.) +2.18 95.18 hurdles and move the bill to a final vote. In a suspenseful showdown vote that capped Exchange Rates days of partisan infighting YEN 106.4000 and procedural jockeying, eight Republicans - four of EURO 0.6835 them up for re-election this CANADIAN DOLLAR 1.0054 year - joined Democrats to BRITISH POUND 0.5098 back the plan, bucking GOP AP leaders and President Bush, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., talks to reporters in Washington who objected to the costly Wednesday after a vote on an economic stimulus package failed to pass. add-ons. Democrats choreographed approved. were ready to accept rebates the add-ons, urged the IN BRIEF the vote for maxilnum politi Even after their effort fell for seniors and disabled vet Senate to move fast to cal advantage, presenting short Wednesday, Democrats erans and accused approve a stimulus plan. Wheat prices soar to record high their aid proposal as a take seemed determined to keep Democrats of delaying the "To be effective, this eco NEW YORK- Wheat futures reached a new it-or-leave-it proposition for the pressure on Republicans stimulus plan for political nomic growth package must record high Wednesday as investors bet that tight Republicans and calling to accept the measure, gain and loading it down be timely, so it is crucial that ening U.S. supplies and poor harvests around the back their presidential can threatening to hold more with special-interest extras. the Senate now move quickly globe will push grain prices higher - worsening didates to make a show of votes on it in the coming "Our constituents will look to pass a bill that will deliver food inflation. party unity behind their days. at us as the folks that slowed relief to our economy," press Other agriculture commodities spiked on the stilnulus plan. They calculat Majority Leader Harry it down (and) added a bunch secretary Dana Perino said rally, with soybean and com futures both hitting ed that Republicans would Reid, D-Nev., is "going to of spending to it," said Sen. in a statement after the vote. records. Precious metals rose broadly, while ener pay a steep price for oppos give Republicans a chance to Jon Kyl of Arizona, the Democratic presidential gy futures fell. ing rebates for older reconsider their vote against Republican whip, who called candidates Hillary Clinton of Wheat prices have trekked relentlessly higher Americans and disabled vet efforts to strengthen the the measure "a Christmas New York and Barack as global supplies have shrunk. Smaller-than erans, as well as heating aid economy by helping those tree package." Obama of Illinois flew to expected harvests around the world, due partly to for the. poor, unemployment who need it most," his The White House, which Washington for the vote. dry weather, have left stockpiles depleted even as benefits and a much larger spokesman, Jim Manley, said has carefully avoided issuing GOP front-runner John demand continues unabated. That's brought an collection of business tax Wednesday night. threats about the package McCain of Arizona did not increasing number of foreign buyers to the U.S. breaks than the House Republicans said they despite Bush's opposition to vote. market seeking dwindling supplies of milling quality wheat used in bread, pasta and other foods. U.S. wheat exporters have sold more than 15 million bushels a week in seven of the last 11 weeks, well above the U.S. Department of Congress acts to end telemarketing calls Agriculture's weekly target of about 1 million bushels a week. Associated Press from telemarketers. the Senate bill. Eli Lilly's Taurel receives millions "I remember times we just used to Telemarketers pay annual fees of INDIANAPOLIS - Eli Lilly and Co.'s chairman WASHINGTON - Politicians have take our phones off the hook," said up to $17,050 and must search the and chief executive officer, Sidney Taurel, who has finally found an issue they all can Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Pa., a leader on registry every month and drop from announced that he's stepping down in March, agree on: Telemarketers calling at the issue, recalling pre-registry days. call lists the phone numbers of con received total compensation valued at $11.3 mil dinnertime are a scourge that must "Consumers without exception sumers who have registered. lion in 2007, an 18 percent increase from 2006, be repulsed. hate the annoyance of intrusive tete The Congressional Budget Office according to regulatory filings. Congress on Wednesday sent to marketer calls at dinnertime," said said the fees will bring in $107 mil The drug maker gave Taurel a $1.72 million President Bush two bills that would Chris Murray, senior counsel for lion over the next five years. salary last year. His pay package also included make permanent a program to pro Consumers Union. "When nearly Consumers can remove their num $4.04 million in non-equity incentive plan com tect consumers from unwanted every American household has taken bers from the list at any time. pensation and $215,044 in miscellaneous com phone calls from telemarketers. Its the time to register, that says some The Senate later approved by a pensation, which included $107,105 for use of the hallmark is the national "do not call" thing really strong.'' voice vote and sent to the White corporate jet, according to a preliminary proxy list. Rep. Michael Burgess, R- Texas, House a bill, promoted· by Sen. statement filed Wednesday with the Security and "This initiative has proven to be put it in political terms: "With a 10 Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., to make the Exchange Commission. one of the most popular laws in his percent approval rating it is incum list permanent, overturning an FTC In addition, he was awarded restricted stock tory," said Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D bent upon us to continue to pass leg rule that people re-register their valued at $5.3 million. N.C. Extending the program was islation that is indeed popular." phone numbers every five years. The The company said it based Taurel's 2007 com necessary "to avoid the wrath of mil The House passed by voice vote FTC reasoned that re-registering pensation on Lilly's 2006 performance. It noted lions of angry constituents." and sent to the president a bill to would update the list to account for that Lilly exceeded earnings targets that year, The Do Not Call Registry, initiated make permanent the authority of the people who move and switch their strengthened diversity programs and "enhanced in 2003, has been widely acclaimed Federal Trade Commission to collect phone numbers. Critics argued that its brand iinage and reputation.'' for allowing Americans to eat their fees to run the program. "My legisla the list is already scrubbed each Lilly spokesman Phil Belt said the company suppers in peace. Some 150 million tion keeps the program free, simple month of numbers that have been ailns "to be competitive in the upper half of com people have listed their phones on and effective for consumers," said disconnected and reassigned to new pensation packages among peer companies." the registry, which prohibits calls Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., sponsor of customers. ------~ page 8 The Observer + NATIONAL NEWS Thursday, February 7, 2008 Alaskan villages are short on local police Remote, poor towns cannot afford adequate law enforcement; state troopers lack enough manpower to be effective if the weather is bad or troopers ing in Alaska's remote communi young people to steal," he said. Associated Press gram, created in 1979. The have more pressing cases. ties. Nunam lqua, for example, "Enforcing the law would be a panel released its recommenda ANCHORAGE - In the four During the attack in Nunam has no housing to offer a VPSO. lot of help." tions last week, calling for hefty hours it took Alaska State lqua more than two years ago, The mayor said there have VPSOs function as all-around raises from the current base pay Troopers to arrive at the Eskimo locals in the village of 200 had to been several burglaries in the emergency responders in remote of $16.55 an hour to $21, a village of Nunam !qua, a man call troopers in Bethel, 155 miles village in recent months and a communities, answering calls boosting of the force from 51 choked and raped his 13-year away. But the troopers' aircraft suspicious fire that badly dam about family disputes, drown ollicers to 111 over the next four old stepdaughter in front of was being serviced. So they had aged the tribal office. Those ings, suicides, fires and search years, and help in developing three younger childn~n. lie had to charter a plane to get to the cases have not been solved. and rescues, and protecting housing lor them. already beaten his wife with a community on Alaska's western Adams said having a VPSO crime scenes until troopers Every village with more than shotgun and pistol-whipped a coast. would at least be a deterrent to arrive. Most VPSOs are natives 150 residents would get one friend after an evening drinking Since then, tribal leaders in crime. themselves. VPSO. Communities with more home brew. the village have hired a single "We never have anyone A state task force has taken a than 500 residents would get Across the remote, frozen public safety officer. But she has patrolling, and that encourages long, hard look at the VPSO pro- two. reaches of Alaska, scores of no law enforcement training and native villages have no full is unarmed. fledged police oflicers at all. And Nunam lqua and many other help in an emergency can be a villages are also eligible to tap long way ofT. into the state-funded Village "We're just trying to hang in Public Safety Officer program there," said Edward Adams, and hire what is known as a mayor of Nunam Iqua. VPSO, a brown-uniformed peace Alaska's villages are often des officer who receives up to 10 perately poor, with pnople sub weeks of training from the state sisting on hunting and fishing. troopers and carries pepper Many communities cannot atliJrd spray and a Taser, though no Guest Speaker: police forces. At the same time, gun. the Alaska State Troopers don't But the turnover rate among have the manpower to put olli VPSOs has been high as 40 per Mr. Allan ''Bud~~ Selig cers on patrol in every village. cent, because the job is stressful, As a result, when serious with low pay and little backup. Major League Baseball Tuesday, February 12, 2008, 2:15-3:15p.m. JORDAN AUDITORIUM Across South, tornadoes Mendoza College of Business create mass destruction Hosted by MBA Sports Business Club damage from a helicopter. Associated Press Hundreds of houses were dam LAFAYETIE, Tenn. -One man aged or destroyed. Authorities pulled a couch over his head. had no immediate cost estimate Bank employees rushed into the of the damage. vault. A woman trembled in her President Bush gave assur bathroom, clinging to her dogs. ances his administration stood College students huddled in dor ready to help. Teams from the mitories. Federal Emergency Management Tornado warnings had been Agency were sent to the region broadcast for hours, and when and activated an emergency cen the sirens finally announced that ter in Georgia. the twisters had arrived, many "Loss of life, loss of property - people across the South took prayers can help and so can the shelter and saved their lives. But government," Bush said. "I do others simply had nowhere safe want the people in those states to to go, or the storms proved too know the American people are powerful, too numerous, too standing with them." unpredictable. Students took cover in donnito At least 54 people were killed ry bathrooms as the storms and hundreds injured Tuesday closed in on Union University in and Wednesday by dozens of tor Jackson, Tenn. More than 20 stu nadoes that plowed across dents at the Southern Baptist Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, school were trapped behind Kentucky and Alabama. It was wreckage and jammed doors the nation's deadliest barrage of after the dormitories came down twisters in almost 23 years. around them. "We had a beautiful neighbor Danny Song was pinned for an hood. Now it's hell," said Bonnie hour and a half until rescuers Brawner, 80, who lives in dug him from the rubble. llartsville, a community about an "We looked up and saw the hour from Nashville where a nat funnel coming in. We started ural gas plant that was struck by running and then glass just a twister erupted in spnetacular exploded," he said. "I hit the floor !lames up to 400 feet high. and a couch was shoved up For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Questioning Students at Notre Dame The storms flattened entire against me, which may have streets, smashed warehouses saved my life because the roof and sent tractor-trailers flying. fell on top of it." Houses were reduced to splin With five minutes' warning Thursday, February 7 tered piles of lumber. Some from TV news reports, Nova and looked like life-size dollhduses, Ray Story huddled inside their 7:30 p.m.- 9:30 p.m. their walls sheared away. Crews home outside Lafayette and came going door-to-door to search for out unscathed. But nearby, their 316 Coleman-Morse bodies had to contend with uncle, Bill Clark, was injured in downed power lim~s. snapped his toppled mobile home. The Core Council invrtes gay, lesbian, and bisexual members of the Notre Dame family, trees and flipped-over cars. They put him in the bed of their friends, and supporters to an informal gathering at the Co-Mo. Cattle wandered through the their pickup to take him to a hos debris near hard-hit Lafayette pital, and neighbors with chain Everyone is welcome and confidentiality rs assured. (pronounced luh-FAY-et). At least saws tried to clear a path. What 12 people died in and around the normally would have been a 30- town. minute drive to the hospital took "It looks likn the Lord took a well more than two hours CORE COUNCil Brillo pad and scrubbed the because the roads were clogged FOR GAY &LESBIAN ground," said Tennessee Gov. with debris. Clark died on the STUDENTS Phil Brmlesen, who surv<~yed the way. ------ Thursday, February 7, 2008 The Observer + PAID ADVERTISEMENT page 9 The University ofNotre Dame Honors Our Patroness On the Occasion of the 1 50th Anniversary Of the Appearance of the Blessed Virgin at Lourdes THREEDAYSOFPRAYER IN ANTICIPATION OF THE FEAST DAY ON FEBRUARY 11 BASILICA OFTHE SACRED HEART 6:15-6:45 PM THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7 -WE PRAY FOR OUR SICK FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8-WE HONOR THE PATRONESS OF NOTRE DAME SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9 -WE HONOR THE PATRONESS OF OUR COUNTRY MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11 AT 5:15PM SPECIAL MASS ON THE OCCASION OF THE SESQUICENTENNIAL OF THE APPEARANCE OF OUR LADY AT LOURDES FATHER PETER D. ROCCA, C. S.C., PRES/DER FATHER THEODORE M. HESBURGH, C. S.C., HOM/LIST "And our hearts forever, love thee Notre Dame" CM Campus Ministry THE OBSERVER page 10 IEWPOINT Thursday, February 7, 2008 THE OBSERVER Lighten up, student government P.O. Box 779, Notre Dame, IN 46556 024 South Dining Hall, Norrc Dame, IN 46556 I don't think I've met Bob Reish, Grant self-awareness). Rudy Giuliani didn't even invest in EDITOR IN CHIEF Sehmidt or George Chamberlain. And the (And now I'm so caught up in myself RudyGiuliani.com when he was running Maddie Hanna only time I ever met Maris Braun was that I spent an entire paragraph - heck, for a somewhat more important presiden MANAGING EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER drunkenly spending my Domer Dollars on an entire column- suggesting that I have tial position. Ken fowler Kyle West a brat at the Stadium, appropriately. She the solution). But Bob and Grant didn't stop there. seemed very friend There are two serious pairs of candi Look at bobandgrant.eom. First, you go A.w1: MANAGING EDITOR: Kyle Cassily ly. dates this year- I'll give Giants-over-the through the entry sereen, whkh (if you A.~sl: MANAGING ElllTOR: Mary Kate Malone I have nothing Pats odds (note: this paragraph was writ haven't been lueky enough to see itl some NEWS EDITOR: Karen Langley against any of them ten before Sunday evening) to anybody what resembles the sort of "Click II ere to VllWI'OINT EDITOR: Joey King in particular - who bets on anybody besides Maris and Enter" image that you might see on the SPORTS EDITORS: Chris Khorey and, to be honest, I George or Bob and Grant. But both cam Web site of the Bell agio. But it geL<> worse. Chris Hinc don't think that a paigns - especially Bob and Grant's - After you Click There to Enter, you're ScENE EDITOR: Tl1e Andrews voto for one ovor border on self-parody. greeted with a large picturo of Bob and another will make Maris Braun and George Chambnrlain Grant together, in shirts and ties, with SAINT MARY's EDITOR: Katie Kohler a substantive diller can take us "from tradition to innovation their arms folded like Stephen Colbert PHOTO EDITOR: Dustin Mennella once on my senior Andrew Nesi exceeding expectations." Please. might mockingly do in the intro to the GRAI'IIICS EDITOR: Madeline Nies year. And their Web site: "We come to you Colbnrt Heport. And the background lilf ADVERTISING MANAGER: Jessica Cortez But each year, we today with a simple goal of exceeding the the pieture? Amber and gold leavns. This hit this point of the Spicy Sea expectations. needs, and desires of this picture was probably taken bnlim~ fall An DF.SIGN MANAGER: Kelly Gronli student govern Nuggets student body because, quite frankly, most break. CONTROLLER: 'l'im Soholewski ment elections and of the issues that affect a freshman in That's right, their self-named Web site SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR: Christian Sagardia the cult or student Carol, a senior in Zahm, a sophomore in reveals that thny were planning their stu OFFICE MANAGER & GENERAL INFO government opens its doors to the rest of PW, or a 5th year architect student oll' dent government campaign in Soptember (574) 631-7471 us and imagines we care to enter. I don't campus affect us, too." or so. Ugh. FAX want to repeat the tired argument that Maris and George, representative of the The campaign's slogan is "bridging the (574) 631-6927 student government doesn't matter. That Notre Dame student body, know that they gap." Catchy, yes. Nonsenskal, too. ADVERTISING (574) 631-6900 [email protected] argument ha<> bncome so tired that cam can best represent "Carol" (yes, Carol) Bridging the gap bdween what? This EDITOR IN CHIEF paigns have started to aeknowlPdge it with Ilall. They can also represent Dylan. And years' student government leadership and ('574) 6.~1-4542 a supPrficial distance, as il' they aren't part Louis. next years'? More eampaigns like this a MANAGING EDITOR of the sometimes laughably self-contaim1d But Bob and Grant arc the worst ollfmd year from now? (574) 631-4541 [email protected] irrelevance that student groups- the stu ers. From everything I've heard, Bob GrantandlnsertSophomorel Iere.com? ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR dent government, The Observer, the (574) 631-4324 Reish is a really nice kid. He's a really nice That appearaneo of' sol!'-importance is BUSINESS OFFICE Society of Women Engineers - all suffer. kid who really wants to be student body what makes things like last year's difli.Jr (574) 631-5313 My critique of student government isn't president. lie's a really nice kid who really ence-making votes lor "Abstain" funny-it NEWS DESK that simple. It's not that I think that stu wants to be student body president and allows out<>iders to make fun of the insid (574) 63I-5:U3 [email protected] dent government can't make a difference apparently doesn't understand that his ers, to beat them at their own game and VIEWPOINT DESK it can, for sure. It's the painful seriousness campaign makes it shamelessly look like undermine it. (574) 631-5303 viewpoint. I @nd.edu SPORTS DESK with which most candidates seem to take he really wants to be student body presi But Bob, Grant, Maris and George, (574) 631-4543 [email protected] themselves. dent. He and his running mate, Grant don't overreact to this. To do so would be SCENE DESK It's an easy mistake to make, and one of Schmidt, created bobandgrant.com (also symptomatic of what I just described. (574) 631-4540 [email protected] which I am guilty too. I'm so self-impor registered under reishandschmidt.com). After all, this is just a column in The SAINT MARY'S DESK tant that I feel compelled to publish my One of my friends who drinks gallons of Observer. Nobody really cares. smc.J @nd.edu thoughts every other week. There are the student government Kool-Aid thought PHOTO DESK (574) 631-8767 [email protected] times when I approach this column the it was a great idea - a catchy Web site Andrew Nesi is a junior American SYSTEMS & WEB ADMINISTRATORS same way our candidates approach this that everybody remembers "better than Studies major from Fairfield, Conn. In his (574) 631-8839 election, as il' my choice of words about squiggly rnbraun3 or whatever." younger and more foolish years. he con THE Hillary Clinton, Larry Craig, or Father Bobandgrant.com makes me want to vinced one of his friends to drink a single OBSERVER ONLINE Jenkins (now there's a threesome) consis vomit, and I haven't even had any Kool serving container ofmaple syrup for a www.ndsmcobserver.com tently matter to people besides my mom Aid. Just by investing in dollar. He can be reached at and whichever person on campus has a "bobandgrant.com," they've gone above anesi@nd. edu. POLICIES vested interest in the column. 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Vi<'wpoint Bridgnstmw SfJuirrd John DaiiP~' Theodore Roosevelt www. ndsmcobserver.com president Vote by Thursday at 5 p.m. at www.ndsmcobserver.com THE OBSERVER Thursday, February 7, 2008 IEWPOINT page 11 If Lent is the answer, what was the question? It is a Gospel scene made for prime-time no-just "Hey, check out the apple. there. me and the whole universe is yours." It is TV- the confrontation between Jesus and Wouldn't it feel good to eat that apple'? It's Well, it all seems pretty depressing-if the Serpent again: "Eat this apple, and all Satan in the desert, which serves as the cli so much energy to resist the apple. only because it all seems only too familiar. the secrets of the universe are yours." max of Jesus' forty days of preparation Wouldn't it be easier to just eat it and get it In many ways, we succumb to this tempta Jesus' answer: "The Lord alone is God. before beginning his public ministry. It is over with? If God didn't want you to eat tion all the time. God alone shall you serve." It is a simple, the Scriptural basis that apple, why would he have made it And yet, there is a way out. There is yet powerful assertion, a profession of of our season of Fr. Lou Delfra look so good in the first place'? And why cause for hope. faith, that God is at the center of the Lent. But the story would he have given you this desire to eat The Gospels announce the birth of Jesus. Universe, ordering and guiding all things. actually begins it? If you desire it, then it's yours." Then, immediately, Jesus is grown, and fol True happiness - the restoration of much earlier.... Faithpoint It's not difficult to see why a lot of com lows the Spirit into the desert, where he Paradise - comes in allowing our will to Our Lenten story mentators on Genesis describe the first sin encounters the Serpent. And where Adam be aligned with God's. begins in Eden - in as a sexual sin - because the first thing failed, Jesus triumphs. Of course, this is sometimes hard to ful Paradise, where everything is perfect. the serpent uses to divert us is our As the story unfolds, it is not surprising fill. In fact, only one human has ever Plenty of food, animals like each other, appetites, our human desires. But, it seems to see that the Serpent hasn't changed accomplished it totally. So we ought not try Adam and Eve have no quarrels or jeal to me, the heart of the sin wasn't sexual. much. He tempts Jesus with the same this at home on our own! ousy, and all live in peace. Really, it was thinking that just because we three temptations. He begins with our Rather, let Christ live within us. Stay Then, an apple later- and Paradise is want something, it's therefore our right to appetites, our most basic human desires. faithful to Christ. A'i St. Paul writes, "In the suddenly lost. How did it end? If Lent is have it. That is, the sin seems to be think "Take these stones and turn them into sin of Adam. we have all become lost. But part of the solution, then what was the ing that the world was created just for me. bread. Relieve your hunger. Use what's in in the righteousness of Christ, we have all problem'? If we are to live Lent well, it is There's an apple. I want the apple. the world for what you want, for satisfac been saved." good to understand the reality it is helping Therefore, the apple's mine. That's the first tion." Lent is about far more than what we give us respond to. temptation. But Jesus refuses: "We do not live by up, although that often seems to attract This is what the beginning of Genesis The second and third temptations then bread alone, but on the Word of God. We most of our attention. In Lent, we fast and tries to teach us. There is an evil force in follow from this first one. In the second do not live merely according to our human sacrifice for a reason - to try, in the midst the world - symbolized by the Serpent - temptation. the Serpent says to Adam and desires, but according to a much deeper of our hun1an shortcomings and sometimes that leads Adam and Eve out of Paradise. It Eve, "If you eat this apple, you will become desire to hear God's will for our lives, and overeager attachments, to enter more fully is the force responsible for what we call like God." And the third is, "If you eat it, to follow it." and freely into a living relationship with temptation- and Lent is a response to the you will know what is good and what is A second time, Satan says, "Cast yourself Christ. This Lent, give up what you will challenge of temptation. evil." That is to say, "If you eat it, you down and let the angels save you." It is the but do so that you might be freer to put on So how were Adam and Eve tempted'? become the one who makes the rules for serpent in the garden, whispering in our Christ. He is the way back to Paradise. He The first temptation is simply this: the ser how the world is ordered. You become ear, "Become like God. Do what you wish. is the answer to the deepest questions of pent says to Adam and Eve, "Look how God." You are God. You are at the center of the our life. nice that apple looks! Wouldn't you feel What is it that has led us human beings universe. Everything will reconfigure itself better, more full of life, if you just had that ofl' the right road? What is it that messes according to what you want. Be petty. Use Father Lou DelFra is the director of Bible apple'?" up our Paradise'? A'i I read Genesis, it is others. Everything and everybody else will studies in the Office ofCampus Ministry. He As a human being, you wish we had got this: replacing God's will with our will. Or, rearrange themselves to accommodate can be reached at delfra.2@nd. edu. ten thrown oil' by something a little more as St. Augustine wrote, 'The root of all sin you." That's temptation. The views expressed in this column are complieated -a real twisted plot that the is pride"- removing God from the center And in the third temptation, Satan comes those of the author and not serpent had to plan late into the night. But of the universe, and placing ourselves clean. No more hiding his intent: "Worship necessarily those of The Observer. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The passing of a true Stop the climate change legend propaganda Amidst the excitement and hubbub of the Super Bowl, Super Tuesday, and even Professor Darcia Narvaez makes a warming will threaten the very exis National Letter of Intent Day, Notre Dame lost one of its quiet giants on Monday statement in her column ("A call to tence life on the planet is inconsistent morning, with the passing of Father ArthurS. Harvey, at the ripe old age of97. conserve," Feb. 5) that manmade glob with historical data. Most species Father Harvey, or "Father Art" as he was known to thousands of his students, al climate change will be "profoundly extant today have existed for at least passed away peacefully at Holy Cross House, where he spent some tough final affecting the survival of most if not all one million years, and during this peri years of his life both bed ridden and unable to eat solid food. And yet, his spirit planetary life forms" if immediate od species had to endure climate was lively to the end, and his legacy as one of the great priests of Notre Dame will action is not taken to stabilize emis events ranging from the Holocene forever remain. sions of greenhouse gas equivalent. Climate Optimum (with temperatures Father Art spent over 60 years of his life at Notre Dame, and is largely responsi That climate change could cause the warmer than IPCC estimates for 2100) ble for the acclaim and prestige that the theater department enjoys today. His pro extinction of most or all species on the to the ice ages to the shutdown of the ductions in Washington Hall were reviewed the world over, and his close frien planet is a very frightening prospect, to Gulf Stream. ships with Broadway legend Helen Hayes, Notre Dame alumnus Phil Donahue and be sure, but is it grounded in fact? To claim that modern species that others are well known. He even came out of retirement one last time in 1989 to A cursory survey of available evi adapted to past climate changes will direct a revival of his most acclaimed production, Arthur Miller's "Death of a dence from previous climactic shifts, suddenly become completely unable to Salesman." 20th century warming and studies on adapt to modern changes is absurd. A Several years ago the University Fathers honored Father Art by creating the the effects of warming on species wide body of evidence suggests that the ArthurS. Harvey award for Theater Excellence. It was something of which he was reveal that the professor's statement is net effect of warming on biodiversity is especially proud in his final years, as he would mentor up and coming theater stu actually nothing more than fearmon not negative. dents and priests right from his bed. But more than just awards, Father Harvey gering. Surveys of many plants, animals and will be, and should be remembered, as the very embodiment of a priest- a coun First, consider the observations from fungi find that warming overall selor, a mentor, a friend, and an instructor. His legions of theater students, many the 20th century. If climate change will expands their ranges of livable habi going on to great acclaim on stage and screen, would tell you of his insistence on cause unprecedented extinctions tats, as the Northern boundary getting the best of his people, his unbending demands for excellence, and his across all variations of life, then one expands and the Southern boundary encouragement and guidance, that for most people, lasted well beyond their four would expect that the 0. 7 degrees remains more or less constant. This years at Notre Dame. Celsius of warming observed empirical growth in habitat predicted by warm I was lucky enough to know another side of Father Harvey- that of a family ly in the 20th century would have ing should, if anything, expand biodi friend as well. His "halftime" Masses, given in our kitchen and living room during definitively caused at least a few versity, not destroy all life on earth. Notre Dame football games, became legendary around our house and among my extinctions. In conclusion, based on a wide range visiting friends and roommates. But it was a prayer that he always prayed aloud However, a Chris D. Thomas survey of evidence (some not mentioned in this during the lL'it of intentions that has stuck with me all these years, and tells you in 2004 found that global climactic letter due to length), Professor most about the man: "Father," he would intercede, "we add our prayers for one shifts have caused one extinction (that Narvaez's claim that C02-induced person, somewhere, who needs your help more than anything right now. of the Golden Toad of Costa Rica). That warming will threaten life on the plan Someone who is alone, who is struggling, and who doesn't know where to turn. global warming should be implicated in et is nothing more than fearmongering. Only you know who that person is. We ask you to be with that person right now, so few extinctions is surprising, espe I do not disagree with the professor's and give them your comfort and blessings, and have them know that you are with cially when one considers that Thomas' endorsements of alternative energy them." That was Father Harvey. survey actively sought to implicate investment or individual energy con His funeral Mass will be held in the Basilica next Monday afternoon. If you are global warming in extinctions. servation, as both produce long-term walking by, to or from class, and hear the bells toll, be happy, for we will be inside Furthermore, some evidence suggests and short-term benefits, but her use of celebrating the wonderful life of a true Notre Dame man. that even that estimate may have been wildly exaggerated fear-driven claims Godspeed Father Harvey! an overestimate. If warming has is unacceptable. caused at maximum one extinction in Guy Weismantel the 20th century, claims that warming Matt Gore alumnus this century will threaten all life on sophomore Class of 1990 Earth are highly suspect. Stanford Hall Feb. 6 Secondly, to state that manmade Feb. 5 THE OBSERVER page 12 CENE Thursday, February 7, 2008 SCENE AND HEARD to Vin Diesel for use in the potential sequel "The Fast By T. EDWARD ANDREWS and the Furious: 4 Sure." Scene Editor Whatever you may think of his hideous shooting form, there can be no denying that Shawn Marion One of my roommates has a large Chevy Suburban made for a perfect fit with the Suns' high-octane, with about 200,000 miles on it. It's a gas-guzzling fast-paced brand of basketball. He fit with Coach monstrosity which barely gets around and frequently Mike D'Antoni's style of play. Shaq doesn't. breaks down. Just the other day it suffered a flat tire At 34-14, the Suns have the best record. Whatever and is currently out of commission. Simply put, the happened to if it ain't broke, don't fix it? Suburban is on its last legs. More than anything else, the trade may reflect a According to ESPN.com, the Phoenix Suns have ,(:@llPJMlos~phical change in the Phoenix Suns. With two- agreed to a deal with the Miami Heat in which they ''' time MVP Steve Nash running the show, the Suns of would trade forward Shawn Marion and guard the ~1st centur~ b.?:Yf:l put on an up-tempo scoring Marcus Banks for one Shaquille O'Neal. The on! show. knownfnrturfous fast breaks and the quick- thing holding up the swap is the completion of the strike scoring of "small ball." However, despite the necessary paperwork and for O~Neal to completq,f;j.< pre~I'Jnce of the ()rea~ White North American I! ope requisite physical. ,, (Steve Nash hails from Canada), Leandro Barbosa Sounds like a good deal for the Suns, right?PI}~l" (the 2006~07 N'8A, Sixth Man of the Year) and All- the star power of incumbent point guard Steve Nash Stars Marion a.I1d Amare Stoudemire, the small- with the man known as Shaq Daddy, then sit back, balling Suns haven't managed to find a way to break enjoy the show and lit everyone for rings come June, '@:through against the stifling defense of the four-time right? ·San Antonio Spurs. led by Hall of Fame power ii)r- Not so fast. llere's whfwe the Suburban comes in: ,:,:,11ward'ftwDunban. >:: +;,,, the 2008 version of Shaq is not the slam-dunking, ·· After whiffing on an opportunity to pick up Kevin chest-thumping world beater ofyore. He's a baf~;ged- Garnett last off-season {and seeing his subsequent up sloppy jalopy with a lot of mileage on the odofue- success With the Boston Celties), perhaps Phoenix is ter (turns 36 in March; 14 seasons) and a cash-guz- trying to pick up Shaq to usc as the anti-Duncan and zling contract. He's already missed.l4 gamestht~ other gi~~ts page 2 The Observer+ IRISH INSIDER Thursday, February 7, 2008 COMMENTARY ND, Weis back on the right track for now Notrn Dame coach Charlie was 23, how many of each posi Weis show<~d up at his National tion you want. that was the most Signing Day press confenmce significant part. to not only bring with ashns on his forehead. but in good players but to fill a lw has almady had his 40 clays of bunch of holes," Weis said. sufl'nring- What this means is simple: 1:~ wonks. to Notre Dame had bettnr be good bn morn next year. · accuratn. The true fans paid th<~ir dues Ash and then some during last year's Wodnnsclay mnbarrassment (by anyone's must IHtvo standards, and especially at a fnlt more place with as much history as like Easter Notre Dame) and deserve to be fi•r Wois- a rewarded with a good season rebirth of Jay Fitzpatrick next fall. The 2008 season his team should bring a rejuvenated af't<~r last oflense and a much better year's 3-9 Associate defense - in no small part campaign. Sports Editor thanks to the recruits. The coaches The general theme of and players drew criticism from Wednesday's news conference thn media and the fans through was versatility. Corners who can out last season, and. even though hit like safeties. Defensive ends hn would nevnr admit it, Weis who are fast enough to play line had to fen! that pressure: allega backer. Offensive linemen who tions that he wasted tho summer ean play all five spots. on tho wrong quartnrback, that More so than filling speci!ic he was too conservative ofl'en holes, Weis needed to use this sively, that the spark that got him recruiting class to adapt Notre tho honorific "oll'ensive genius" Dame to his ofl'ensive scheme had somehow fizzled out. and especially defensive coordi Allor Wednesday, Weis has the nator Corwin Brown's 3-4 Photo courtesy of Marian i Central High chanc~n to silence all his eritics. defense. Notre Dame defensive line recruit Sean Cwynar, left, knocks an opponent to the ground during a game Now hn has the chance to ern Last season, a lot of players last fall for Marian Catholic Central High School in Woodstock, Ill. ate his fi10tball tnam in his had to switeh positions and imago. One excuse Weis sympa adapt to the 3-4 with mixed downs and Kerry Neal and Brian men, abusing them on every his job - and will almost cer thizers used last season is that results. Defensive end Trevor Smith were too inexperienced to down. Soon, Weis hopes he will tainly hold down the quarterbaek Weis had to make do with "Ty's Laws dominated on the strong make a real impact until late in be able to do that in college. position after 2010. Guys" and that his recruits were side and Maurice Crum and Joe the season. Center Braxton Cave can both Thesn added recruits have too young and inexperienced to Brockington looked very eom But with guys like Darius snap and block, a combination changed the makeup of the Irish make an immediate impaet. fortable as the inside lineback Fleming at outside linebacker that was missing for most of last roster. Now let's see if they can That won't be the case in 2008, ers. and Brandon Newman as a true season. change the results. with the roster now almost com But Notre Dame was complete nose tackle, the defense should Added weapons at reeeiver pletely filled with players Weis ly devoid of a solid outside line considerably improve. (Michael Floyd and John The views expressed in this recruited. backing eorps for most of the Oflimsively, Notre Dame Goodman) and running back column are those of the author Weis said he felt this recruiting season. Anthony Vernaglia and plugged a lot of holes on the (Jonas Gray) should make the and not necessarily those of The class was perfect in filling the John Ryan fmished some games offensive line, notably center and offense more potent while Dayne Obserller. holes he thought his team had. without a single tackle despite guard. Trevor Robinson towered Crist might force Jimmy Clausen Contact Jay Fitzpatrick at jfitz "If you had told me the number playing a significant number of over high school defensive line- to get better this spring or lose [email protected] 2008 Recruits f ( \ Joseph).. ri~,li: Encino, t~. J · Dayne Crist, ~8 Mthony McDbnald, LB ..,.Sherman Oak~· CA ' Thursday, February 7, 2008 The Observer+ IRISH INSIDER page 3 Cavalry arrives Irish rebuilding process continues with 23 signees; Weis concentrates on filling holes at defensive line, linebacker Dayne Crist out of Notre Dame Notre Dame star after catching a By CHRIS KHOREY High School in Sherman Oaks, long touchdown pass from Crist in Sports Editor Calif. the U.S. Army All-American Bowl In his senior season, Crist threw all-star game in San Antonio, On the field, Notm Dame's 2007 for more than 2,100 yards and 16 Texas. season was a disaster. But experts touchdowns with just one inter In the ensuing celebration, say Charlie Weis' recruiting haul, ception. Floyd and Crist yelled "Notre which was finalized Wednesday, But Weis said the best thing Dame baby! Get used to it!" into was a major success. about Crist was his intangibles. NBC's cameras. Twenty-three players faxed "One of the biggest things is that Deion Walker, from the their national letters of intent to special leadership that he can Christchurch School in Weis Wednesday morning - 11 show on or off the field," the Christchurch, Va., was rumored to on oll'onse and 12 on defense. coach said. be having trouble deciding The Irish filled holes in their Weis said Crist was one of the between Notre Dame and Penn depth chart, especially at defen main reasons the recruiting class State as recently as Tuesday night. sive line, linebacker and tight end, held together despite the bad sea But he faxed in his letter of intent and took another step toward son. Before even setting foot on Wednesday morning as planned. replenishing a roster that, until campus, the players rallied two years ago, had been decimat around their quarterback. Tight ends ed by sub-par recruiting and attri "He did a great job of keeping With the suspension of rising tion. everyone else along for the ride," junior Will Yeatman, Notre Dame "These guys really understood Weis said. is extremely thin at the tight end or bought into Notre Dame and position. Rising sophomore Mike what Notre Dame is all about. Running back Hagone is the only scholarship what we were representing and Hunning back is one of Notre player left at this position. what we're trying to get done," Dame's deepest positions right Into the void step two new play Weis said at his press conference now, with three backs - rising ers from the 2008 recruiting class: Wednesday to annow1ce the class. sophomore Hobert Hughes, rising Kyle Rudolph of Elder High Weis hit the recruiting trail hard sophomore Armando Allen and School in Cincinnati and Steve last spring. By August, he had 18 rising junior James Aldridge - Fauria of Crespi Carmelite High Photo Courtesy Notre Dame High School recruits verbally committed. with starting experience from last School in Encinco, Calif. Notre Dame quarterback recruit Dayne Crist lets a pass fly during Seventeen of those players signed season. Rudolph is ranked the No. 1 a game for Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, Calif. with the Irish Wednesday. Weis signed one more back to tight end in the country by "I think that you've got to give a go with this trio: Jonas Gray out Scout.com. He had 37 catches for Notre Dame. At 6-foot-5, 304 tion of need for Notre Dame in this lot of credit to these young men of Detroit Country Day High 673 yards and 11 touchdowns his pounds, he has the size to con class. The Irish signed four - two for the intestinal fortitude that School in Beverly Hills, Mich. senior season. tribute right away. middle linebackers, one outside they've showed, because as we Gray rushed for more than Fauria is the nephew of NFL "He's a big man when you see linebacker, and one who could know, our performance on the 2,600 yards in his senior season at tight end Christian Fauria, who him," Weis said. "He doesn't look play either. field this year was far below Country Day. played for Weis with the New like a freshman when you see him Anthony McDonald, a high expectations and far below aver "They kept feeding it to him and England Patriots. The younger walking around." school teammate of Crist's, and age," Weis said. "And try being he'd keep on producing," Weis Fauria stands 6-foot-7 and weighs David Posluszny, of Hopewell those guys that are walking into said. 250 pounds. Defensive linemen High School in Aliquippa, Penn., their school and walking into the "This is one big muchacho," The defensive line was Weis' No. will play in the middle. grocery stores in their home Wide receiver Weis said. 1 priority in recruiting this year. Weis managed to pull both of towns, and everyone says, 'You're Notre Dame lacked big plays Even though defensive coordina them away from family favorites. going to Notre Dame? Why are from its wide receiver corps in Offensive line tor Corwin Brown's system only Posluszny's older brother, Paul, you going to Notre Dame?'" 2007. Its longest pass play of the Notre Dame returns all five calls for three defensive linemen was a standout at Penn State, Notre Dame signed at least one season was just 25 yards. To rem offensive line starters from its on the field at a time, Notre Dame while McDonald's father played at player in every major offensive edy this, Weis brought in three wins over Duke and Stanford to will struggle to field even that Southern California. and defensive category, but it did wide receivers in the 2008 class. end last season, but the front wall many for the spring game. That Darius Fleming, of Saint Hita not sign any kickers. The coach compared John performed poorly for much of last will all change next fall, when five High School in Chicago, will play Goodman, out of Bishop Dwenger year. To bolster this unit, Weis highly regarded freshmen suit up. on the outside in Brown's 3-4. In Quarterback High School in Fort Wayne, Ind., signed four players. Although Ethan Johnson, of addition to football, Fleming was a With rising sophomore Jimmy to former Irish All-American wide Mike Golic Jr. the son of former Lincoln High School in Portland, varsity bowler in high school and Clausen and rising senior Evan receiver Jeff Samardzija. Irish defensive lineman and cur Ore., missed most of his senior once bowled a 300 game, Weis Sharpley on the roster with start "He has a lot of the same man rent ESPN personality Mike Golic, year with an injury, he was still said. ing experience, quarterback was nerisms," We is said. was the first player to commit to rated a 5-star prospect by Steve Filer, of Mount Carmel not a major position of need for Michael Floyd, out of Cretin the 2008 class. At 6-foot-5, 265 Scout. com. High School in Chicago, could play the Irish. But Weis still went after Durham Hall High School in Saint pounds, he will have to gain Kapron Lewis-Moore, out of either inside or out, Weis said. one of the nation's best, signing Paul, Minn., is already a budding weight to contribute as a full-time Weatherford High School in "This was one of the guys we lineman, but his long-snapping Weatherford, Texas, was the last earmarked back when he was a skills will give him an opportunity player to commit to Weis and the sophomore, and we've been work to start on special teams inlmedi Irish. Most sources had him head ing on this for quite some time, ately. ed to Texas A&M, but Wednesday and we're happy to have him," the Braxston Cave, from Penn High morning he officially switched to coach said. School in Mishawaka, Ind., is Notre Dame and sent in his letter rated the No. 1 center prospect in of intent. Defensive backs the country by Scout.com. Like At the defensive end position, Notre Dame's pass defense was Crist, the 6-foot-3, 292-pounder Notre Dame signed three players. one of the few bright spots last was influential in keeping the Sean Cwynar, out of Marian season, but Weis still targeted class together through the 3-9 Central Catholic High School in several defensive backs, landing season. Woodstock, Ill., was named Mr. three. Cave, who grew up just minutes Football in his home state his sen Robert Blanton, of Butler High from Notre Dame, repeatedly ior year. School in Matthews, N.C., and hosted other recruits at his home. "He's really a versatile player Jamoris Slaughter, of Tucker "His mom, I don't know how who I see who can play as an High School in Tucker, Ga., can many pasta dinners she's made, inside player because he's big play either cornerback or safety, but it seems like every time every enough," Weis said. "He's also an versatility that Weis said he was one comes in town, they're all outside player, because he's strong looking for in this year's second hanging at Braxston's house," enough and athletic enough." ary recruits. Weis said. "His parents have been Hafis Williams, of Elizabeth "We were looking for some great. They've opened their High School in Elizabeth, N.J., and safety types that had that corner doors." Brandon Newman of Pleasure cover ability," We is said. Weis said that Lane Clelland, Ridge Park High School in Dan McCarthy, of Cardinal out of McDonough High School in Louisville, Ky., will fill a position Mooney High School in Owings Mills, Md., is slated as an that Notre Dame is in desperate Youngstown, Ohio, is a pure safe offensive tackle. Clelland is cur need of- nose guard. ty prospect. He is the brother of rently undersized at 6-foot-5, 270 When Notre Dame switched to Irish rising senior safety Kyle pounds, but Weis said weight gain the 3-4 at the beginning of the McCarthy. should not be a problem. 2007 season, it only had one true Weis said he would have no "He has to stay under 275 nose guard on the roster, fresh qualms about playing the broth pounds because over 275 they man Ian Williams. ers together if necessary. don't let you wrestle, so it's kind of Junior Pat Kuntz filled the posi "As I told him, there's two guys kept his weight down," Weis said. tion despite a less-than-ideal that play safety so there's no rule "I don't think you have to worry weight, but his status for next year that says we couldn't have you out about him being a big man, is uncertain, making Williams and there at the same time," Weis because he will be." Newman even more important. said. Trevor Robinson, out of Elkhorn High School in Elkhorn, Unebackers Contact Chris Khorey at Neb., has already enrolled at Linebacker was another posi- [email protected] page 4 The Observer+ IRISH INSIDER Thursday, February 7, 2008 6'1" 6'3" 6'5" 6'5" 175lbs 292lbs 265lbs 225lbs Butler HS Penn HS McDonough Notre Dame HS L:..__....r__:_---"''-'---J HS Robert Blanton Braxston Cave Lane Clelland Dayne Crist Matthews, _____ Mishawaka, Owings Sherman Defensive Back N.C. Offensive Line Ind. Offensive Line Mills, Md. Quarterback Oaks, Calif. ... 6' 4" 6'7" 6'4" 6'2" 283lbs 250lbs 220 lbs 230lbs Marian Crespi HS Mt. Carmel St. Rita HS Cath. HS HS ..... Sean Cwynar Woodstock, Joseph Fauria Encino, Steve Filer Chicago, Darius Fleming Chicago, Ill. Calif. Ill. Ill. Defensive Line Tight End Linebacker Linebacker 6'3" 6'5" 6'3" 5'11" 200lbs 265lbs 186lbs 214lbs ·- Cretin-DH NWCath. Dwenger Country HS HS HS DayHS Michael Floyd St. Paul, Mike Golic, Jr. W. Hartford, John Goodman Ft. Wayne, Jonas Gray Beverly N.C. Conn. Ind. Hills, Mich. Wide Receiver Offensive Line Wzde Receiver Running Back 6' 4" 6' 4" 6'2" 6'3" 265lbs 230lbs 190 lbs 220lbs Lincoln HS Weatherford MooneyHS Notre Dame HS HS Kapron Lewis- Ethan Johnson Dan McCarthy Anthony Portland, Moore Weatherford, Youngstown, McDonald Sherman Ore. Texas Ohio Oaks, Calif. Defensive Line Defensive Line Defensive Back Linebacker 6'1" 6'2" 6'5" 6'7" 305lbs 214lbs 304lbs 235lbs ,. P.R.P. HS - Hopewell Elkhorn HS Elder HS HS Brandon David Posluszny Trevor Robinson Kyle Rudolph Newman Louisville, Aliquippa, Elkhorn, Cincinnati, Ky. Penn. Neb. Ohio Defensive Line Linebacker Offensive Line Tight End Position Breakdown 6'1" 6'3" 6'4" 1 Quarterback 180 lbs 185lbs 295lbs 1 Running Back 2 Tight Ends Elizabeth Tucker HS Christchurch 3 Wide Receivers HS HS Jamorls 4 Offensive Linemen Deion Walker Hafis Williams Slaughter Tucker, Christchurch, Elizabeth, 5 Defensive Linemen Ga. Va. N.J. 4 Linebackers Defensive Back Wzde Receiver Defensive Line 3 Defensive Backs ------ THE OBSERVER Thursday, February 7, 2008 CENE CD REVIEW album in the works - which "Under the Gun" is a particular By JAMES COSTA makes "Sawdust" a very hearty ly strong song, and it's hard to Assistant Scene Editor and satisfying appetizer to what tell why it didn't make the first is sure to be a deliciously innova album. Armed with an infectious Not quite the Killers' third tive and forward-moving main and rollicking chorus of "Kill me album, "Sawdust" is a compila course. now, kill me now, kill me now," tion of b-sides, covers and out Early on, we get the track it's a subtle anthem to those takes garnered from sessions "Leave The Bourbon On The moments when you can't be sure recorded for the band's previous Shelf." Never before released in what's going on, but know it's two albums - "Hot Fuss" and any capacity, it's a song that's bad. "Sam's Town." already been The band makes a few blunders Like the gesture acquiring an by adding covers to the of other bands The band makes a few almost legendary "Sawdust" mix. It gets especially who offer blunders by adding covers significance to bad in its cover of Joy Division's recordings that fans of the band "Shadowplay." The new version never saw the to the "Sawdust" mix. who know that it just isn't good and should not light of day on is the lost, first have been done in the first place an official release, the record element of the "Murder Trilogy" - much less put on a CD for peo seems geared more toward the on "Hot Fuss." Now released, it ple to spend their hard earned real fans of the band who've been fills in ahead of "Jenny was a money on. waiting to hear tracks and demos Friend of Mine" and then It gets a little better on the ever since the smashing debut of "Midnight cover of Dire "Hot Fuss." Show." A anything, buy the album Straits' "Romeo Surprisingly, the CD holds up supremely If & Juliet." quite well on its own merits. catchy and for "Tranquilize," the opening However, While it does not have the f1ow or heavy rock track, which is also a duet B r a n d o n arch seen on "Hot Fuss" and number, it's a with Lou Reed. Flowers, lead especially on the epic, Western welcome and singer of the themed "Sam's Town," it also practically Killers, doesn't makes no qualms about being essential addition to the collection bring anything new to the semi concentrated far more on the of any Killers fan, because the nally classic song. The tune isn't individuality of the tracks. It's an gaps get filled in the story. bad, but it's nothing new either. approach that works, since the Arguably the band's most popu- At best, it'll introduce some new band has an all-original third lar album, "Hot Fuss" is extreme listeners to the brilliance of Dire ly present on Straits. "Sawdust" with a If anything, buy the album for Sawdust bunch of tracks that "Tranquilize," the opening track, The Killers didn't quite make the which is also a duet with Lou final cut. These Reed. Label: Island include "Under the "Sawdust" is good. It's not Recommended Tracks: "Tranquilize" and Gun," "Show You "Sam's Town," and it's certainly How," "Glamorous not "Hot Fuss." But, it has its "Leave the Bourbon on the Shelf' Indie Rock and Roll," moments, and certainly will whet "Who Let You Go" your appetite till Flowers and and "The Ballad of company drop the next real Michael Valentine." album. Indeed, it's almost enough for a "Hot Contact James Costa at Fuss EP." jcostal @nd.edu MATT HUDSON I Observer Graphic page 14 The Observer + CLASSIFIEDS Thursday, February 7, 2008 NBA Johnson's 28 points pace Hawks' upset of Lakers Howard drops double-double in Magic's victory; Rondo nets career-high 24 points as Celtics top Clippers 37 minutes with the linger taped straight following four straight Associated Press to the ring finger. losses. ATlANTA- With the game on "It is what it is," said Bryant, Hawks rookie center AI the line, Kobe Bryant was who said the finger was "very Horford had 15 points and a betrayed by his pinkie. swollen." career-high 20 rebounds. Give an assist to Joe Johnson's 'Til try to muscle through it "AI Horford was tremendous Light defense. over the next couple days," tonight on the boards for us," Johnson scored 28 points, Bryant said, adding his finger Hawks coach Mike Woodson including four free throws in the didn't allow him to feel the ball said. "From a team standpoint, final 23 seconds, and he forced a properly on the late turnover. we defended a team that can key turnover by Bryant with 8 "It bounced out of my hand," score points. To hold them to 95 seconds left as the Atlanta he said. points. that's huge for us." Hawks beat the Los Angeles Bryant had 10 assists, but was The Hawks finished with a 50- l.akers 98-95 on Wednesday only 4-of-16 for 11 points. He 32 advantage in the paint. night. was scoreless in the second half "They got more points in the With Atlanta leading 95-93, before hitting a jumper with paint, which I think was the dif Johnson guarded Bryant outside 1:41 left. ference in the game," Pau Gasol the 3-point line when Bryant Josh Smith, who had 17 said. "We should protect the suddenly lost control of the ball. points, nine rebounds, nine paint more and be more aware Bryant was called for owr-and assists and live blocks, hit one of of that in the future .... It was back when he rPgained posses two free throws with 7.1 seconds pretty tough going against AI sion past the midc.ourt line. left to push the lead to three I-Iorford on the boards. lie did a "I think the ball went ofr his points. Sasha Vujaeic answered pretty good job going after us leg," Johnson said. "I went at it with a layup for the Lakers with offensively. He was the differ and Lriml to hit it, but didn't. I :{. 7 seconds !ell. ence-maker for them tonight." think it hit olr his leg again." The l.akers quickly fouled Gasol, like Bryant, had shoot Bryant's pinki11 linger on his Johnson, who made two free ing woes in his second game right hand was dislocated in throws to again push the lead to with the Lakers. Tuesday night's win at New thrne. Derek Fisher missed a Gasol made only five of 14 AP Jersey. Artnr showing in shooting last-second 3-pointer for the shots for 12 points. Hawks forward AI Horford, right, strips the ball from Lakers pra('tice Wednesday he could I.akers. Lamar Odom led the Lakers guard Kobe Bryant during Atlanta's 98-95 win Wednesday. play with the injury, he logged The Hawks have won three with 19 points and 11 mbounds. Fisher added 17. and Vladimir two l'ree throws and a jumper. off, too, sitting out all but the Hadmanovie had 13, all in the The Nets pushed the lead back final minute of thn fourth quar first half. to eight when the Magic failed to ter while the rnscrves handled score the first 4:20 of the second the Pacific Division-trailing Magic 100, Nets 84 quarter. Clippers. Dwight Howard had 21 points Orlando took it back, with Hay Allen seornd 19 and Paul and 13 rebounds as the Orlando emphasis, in the second quarter. Pierce had 15, with rnserve Leon Magic avenged a one-point loss Howard had back-to-hack. back Powe adding 13 points and 10 to the New Jersey Nets last board-shaking dunks, then rebounds. Boston plays month with a win Wednesday Lewis dropped consecutive 3- Minnesota - a.k.a. the Western night. pointers. Celties - on Friday, likely with Vince Carter led the Nets with The Magic led 35-32 after a out Garnett, the player obtained 18 points, while Jason Kidd had Turkoglu 3-pointer and never from the Timbnrwolves in the 13 points and seven assists. relinquished it. summer's bloekbuster seven-for Six Magic players scored in Bostjan Nachbar scored 13 for one trade. double figures. 1-ledo Turkoglu New Jersey, Richard Jefferson Corey Maggett1-1 had 33 points and Rashard Lewis both scored added 11 and Josh Boone had and eight rebounds and sub 19. and Keyon Dooling, Brian 10 points. Cuttino Mobley scored 16 for the Cook and Jameer Nelson each Clippers. who beat the New York added 11. Celtics 111, Clippers 100 Knicks on Monday night to snap For the second straight game, Rajon Rondo scored a career a nine-game road losing streak. Orlando dug itself into a double high 24 points to go with eight Los Angeles played the second digit hole in the first quarter. assists and five rebounds, com half without Sam Cassell, who The Nets took a 15-4 lead within ing back from a flagrant foul was ejected after flattening six minutes, punctuated by a that knocked him to the floor to Rondo late in the first half. reverse alley-oop from Kidd to lead the Boston Celtics to a victo Rondo was dominating Cassell Carter, plus the foul shot. ry over the Los Angeles Clippers on the floor - especially in the At that point, Magic coach on Wednesday night. second quarter, when the Boston Stan Van Gundy put in his A night after losing by one point guard scored 12 points. He reserves, and Dooling and Cook point in overtime to Cleveland, stole the ball twice in a 60-sec led Orlando on an 18-7 run to tie the Celtics avoided a losing ond span, and that might have things at 22. 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NBA NBA Eastern Conference, Atlantic Division team record perc. last 10 GB Boston 36-9 .800 6-4 Toronto 26·21 .553 6·4 11 New Jersey 20-28 .411 2-S 17.5 Philadelphia 19·30 .388 4·6 19 New York 14·34 .292 2·8 23;5 Eastern Conference, Central Division team record perc . last 10 GB Detroit 34·13 .723 6-4 Cleveland 27·20 .574 8·2· 7 Chicago 19·28 .404 4-6 15 Milwaukee 19·30 .388 3·7 16 Indiana 19·30 .388 2·8 16 Eastern Conference, Southeast Division -. team record perc. last 10 GB Orlando 31·1 9 .620 7-3 Washington 24·23 .511 4·6 5.5 Atlanta 20-24 .455 3·7 8 Charlotte 18-31 .367 3·7 12.5 Miami 9·37 .196 1·9 20 Western Conference, Northwest Division team record perc. last 10 GB Utah 31·18 .633 9·1 Denver 29·18 .617 7·3 1 Portland 27-20 .574 4·6 3 Seattle 12·36 .250 3·7 18.5 Minnesota 10-37 .213 5·5 20 AP Miami center Shaquille O'Neal goes up for a basket in a 91-76 loss to Charlotte on Nov. 13. The Western Conference, Southwest Division Phoenix Suns made a shocking move Wednesday, trading Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks for O'Neal. team record perc. last 10 GB Dallas 32·15 .681 6·4 .... New Orleans 32-15 .681 7-3 Phoenix acquires Shaq in surprise trade San Antonio 30-16 .652 5·5 .... t:5······ Houston 28·20 .583 8·2 .• 4;;5 . Associated Press in recent years and turns 36 be down for it, and he wants decision for me. When Shaq Memphis 13-35 ;213 H .19:~··· next month. to win a championship, so came to the team four years PHOENIX- The Phoenix O'Neal has been out with a we're on the same page." ago, I always felt it was for Western Conference, Pacific Division Suns acquired Shaquille hip injury and underwent an O'Neal was to be intro ever. We won a champi O'Neal in a stunning, block MRI exam in Miami on duced at a news conference onship with him. We wish team record perc. last 10 GB buster deal that sent four Tuesday. He flew to Phoenix Thursday. him nothing but the best," Phoenix 34·14 .706 .. 8-2 time All-Star Shawn Marion on Wednesday for the physi He has averaged 25.6 Riley said. "We have to move LA Lakers 3H6 .(i60 "' .5·5 and Marcus Banks to the cal. points and 11.5 rebounds in on with our team. We're Golden Stale 29·19 .604 H Miami Heat. ''I'm well aware that I'm on his 14-plus NBA seasons. rebuilding. This is not the Sacramento 22·24 .478 7-3 11 The improbable pairing of the line," Kerr told The This season, plagued by most desirable place to be LA Clippers 15·30 .333 4·6 17;5 the speedy Suns and the slow Associated Press. "That's my injuries and going through a right now." but once-mighty O'Neal job. That's why I'm sitting in divorce, he's averaging 14.2 He denied that there was became official when he this seat. I'm comfortable points. His 14-year streak as any lingering rift with O'Neal. cleared a physical exam with the decision. I think it an All-Star choice came to an "I loved Shaq when I got Wednesday. gives us a better chance to end this year. him and I love him today," Men's Hockey The trade, a dramatic win, and a better chance to He missed much of the Riley said. ''I've been coach move by frrst-year Phoenix win in the playoffs." 2006-07 season with a knee ing 25 years and there wasn't CCHA Conference Standings general manager Steve Kerr, The Suns' Amare injury and finished that sea anything that went on team conference overall signals an unexpected Stoudemire is a friend of son with career-lows in between Shaq and I that change in philosophy for the O'Neal and talked to him games (40), scoring (17.3 caused this. We simply 1 Miami 17-3-0 25·3·0 Suns, adding a 7-foot-1, 325- about his new team. points), rebounds (7.4), min looked at the big picture, 2 Michigan 15·2-3 22·3·3 pound center who has won "He says he's ready to roll," utes (28.4) and free-throw where we are today. and we 18·6·5 3 Michigan State 14·3·3 four NBA championships but Stoudemire said. "Whatever percentage (.422). need to build around Dwyane 4 NOTRE DAME 13·6-1 20·9·1 he needs to do he's going to "It was a very, very hard (Wade)." 5 Nebraska-Omaha 9·10·3 12·13-3 has been plagued by injuries 6 Bowling Green 10·10·0 13·13-0 7 Ferris State 7-16-3 10·12-4 8 Alaska 7-12-3 7·15·4 IN BRIEF 9 Northern Michigan 7·11-2 10·15-3 10 Ohio State 5·14-1 9·19·2 11 lake Superior 3·13-4 5·16·5 Rangers name Hall of Topps includes celebrating Hamm to compete in first 12 Western Michigan 3·16-1 7-19·2 Farner Ryan as president Giuliani in Red Sox cards full meet since Athens ARLINGTON, Texas - Nolan Ryan NEW YORK - Rudy Giuliani, a lAS VEGAS - After several months was hired Wednesday as president of Boston Hed Sox fan? of training and tracking progress by his the Texas Rangers, reuniting the Hall When Topps baseball cards hit the own standards, Paul Hamm fmally gets of Farner with the struggling team he stores this week it'll appear that to compnte in front of a crowd and a pitched for at the end of his incredible way. About one in every 70 packs scoreboard. around the dial career. will include a picture of the former The reigning Olympic gold medalist The Rangers introduced the 61- New York City mayor, fist raised in will compete in his first full meet since year-old Texas native with the fanfare victory, celebrating with the Red Sox Athens, starting Thursday at the of a major free-agent signing, bring on the field after their World Series Winter Cup Challenge, a preliminary NBA ing the career strikeout leader into a win. Pvent for the U.S. men's tPam in the Cavaliers at Rockets packed stadium hall that cheered Yankees fans need not worrv, buildup to the Beijing Olympics in August. · 8 p.m., TNT after a highlight video trumpeted the though. Giuliani, a self-professed. return of The Hyan Express. die-hard supporter of the Red Sox's The two-day event concludes with ''I've known since I was a player chinf rival wasn't rnally there. finals Saturday. As much as winning, COLLEGE BASKETBALL that I'd likn to be involved in the But in October. the ihPn-presidon this is tlw 25-year-old gymnast's West Virginia at Pittsburgh shaping of an organization." Hyan tial candidate did alienate some New ehancn to see how the training, tlw ne\\ 7 p.m., ESPN said. "This gives me that opportuni York fans by declaring lw was root skills and his eommitmnnt to thl' come ty." back pay oil' on a real podium in a mal Clemson at Virginia ing for Boston in thn World Series - · Hvan threw an unmatrhPd sPven 'Tm an American league fan.'' lw competition. 7 p.m., ESPN2 no-hitters and won 324 games in a said - and Topps ran with the idea "I don't think I'll bt> morn nPrvous f(!l' Indiana at Illinois rncord 27 major lnaguP snasons. The "Wn took that and thought it would WintPr Cup," llamm said. ''I'm starting 9 p.m. ESPN last fivP of thosP canH~ with the make for a f'unnv card, since thn Hnd to !'eel eoml'ortabh\ with thP routinPs Hangers and included his l'inal two Sox won," said Clav Luraschi. hasP· l'm doing. I fPPl like a g:.'mnast again. no-hitters and 5,000th strikeou1 ball brand managm: l'or Topps. I'm back out therP and I'm rPad:,.'· page 16 The Observer + SPORTS Thursday, February 7, 2008 MLB J. Lawyers present physical evidence on Clemens five-hour sworn deposition he injected Pettitte with HGH. Associated Press Tuesday to the House Pettitte confirmed in NEW YOHK Brian Committee on Oversight and December that he used HGH McNamee's lawyers said Government Reform, and said for two days. Wednesday they gave federal afterward that he again Emery said McNamee's legal prosecutors physical evidence denied using performance team planned to hold a news backing the personal trainer's enchancing drugs. McNamee conference following their allegation that Hoger Clemens is to give a deposition to the client's deposition in used performance-enhancing same committee Thursday Washington on Thursday and drugs. ahead of a public hearing on will discuss the evidence in "I think this is a significant Feb. 13. greater detail then. Because point in the case. We believe By denying under oath that the items were turned over that this is significant corrobo he used performance-enhanc several years after the events ration," said McNamee's lead ing drugs, Clemens put him under discussion, Clemens' lawyer. Earl Ward. self at legal risk if prosecutors side could challenge whether McNamee's side turned over determine his testimony was it was tampered with. syringes with Clemens' blood n't truthful. "Brian McNamee is obvious to IHS Special Agent Jeff Hichard Emery, another of ly a troubled man who is Novitzky in early January, a McNamee's lawyers, said the obsessed with doing every p•~rson familiar with the evi committee will be given a thing possible to destroy dence said, speaking on condi description of the evidence Hoger Clemens," Breuer said tion of anonymity because that was turned over to prose in a statement. "McNamee lied McNamnn's lawynrs did not cutors. to the police who were investi want to publicly discuss "rt does change the nature of gating him for sexual assault, details. The syringes were the case from a he-said, she he lied to Senator Mitchell, he used to inject Clemens with said to something about physi lied to the federal govern steroids and human growth cal evidence," Emery said. ment, and now he apparently hormone, the person said. A lie said he wouldn't discuss has manufactured evidence. second person. also speaking until Thursday why lie has changed his story on •: on d it ion of anonym i t y, McNamee's legal team waited repeatedly on this matter. lie said the evidence was from until after Clemens' deposition claims to love Roger Clemens, 2000 and 2001. to go public with their discus he says he modeled being a Lanny Breuer, one of' sion ol' physical evidence. father on Roger Clemens, he Clenwns' lawyers, immediate Keith Ausbrook, the commit said Roger treated him like AP ly responded that McNamee tee's Hepublican general coun family - but he now claims he Former Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens walks past reporters "apparently has manufactured sel, told The Associated Press kept blood, gauze, and needles after giving a deposition about steroid use Tuesday. evidence" and called all the the committee was not aware from Roger Clemens for seven allegations "desperate that such physical evidence years. It defies all sensibility." the syringes first was reported dering money. lie is scheduled smears. existed. Emery said it was unneces by the New York Daily News to be sentenced Friday in l'nd "It is just not credible," "Unknown and unexpected sary for McNamee's side to on its Web site. eral court in San Franeiseo. Breuer said in a statement. evidence comes in at all times persuade the Justice Clemens and McNamee arc "Roger is looking forward to "Who in their right mind does in any investigation," Department that the evidence to testify before the committee testifying before Congress next such a thing?" Ausbrook wrote in an e-mail. was authentic. next Wednesday along with week to set the record In December's Mitchell "We will still need to examine "They'll decide themselves Pettitte, former Yankees sec- straight," Breuer said. "lie Heport on doping in baseball, McNamee's evidence and hear what they believe is the case ond baseman Chuck will not waiver, nor will he McNamee said he injected what he has to say." and make their own decisions Knoblauch and Kirk shrink from this because he is Clnmens with performance McNamee, the former per based on the facts as they Radomski, the former New telling the truth. We ask all enhancing drugs in 1998, sonal trainer for Clemens and have it. All we know is what York Mets clubhouse atten fair-minded people to listen. It 2000 and 2001. Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte, we believe is the truth," dant who pleaded guilty in is time for Brian McNamee to Clomens, a seven-time Cy also told former Senate major Emery said. 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Now, "We definitely drove the ball after an impressive win against and got a couple good penetrate their biggest rivals, the Blue and kicks," Paulus said. "''m not Devils are starting to look like a sure what we shot, but it team that fits right in with their seemed like whenever we need storied tradition. ed a 3, we had guys who took Greg Paulus scored 18 points big s~ots and knocked them and was one of six players in down. double figures in the second Tyler Hansbrough had 28 ranked Blue Devils' 89-78 win points and 18 rebounds in what over the third-ranked Tar Heels became virtually a one-man on Wednesday night, ending a effort, but the Tar Heels looked three-game losing streak in the a step off all night with Lawson heated rivalry. watching from the bench after Jon Scheyer added 17 points spraining his left ankle in the for Duke (20-1, 8-0 Atlantic weekend win at Florida State. Coast Conference), which North Carolina twice closed to repeatedly knocked down 3- within a point early in the sec point shots to control the game ond half, but Duke never almost the entire way. Duke led wavered or looked flustered in a by as many as 11 points in the hostile environment. tirst half and never trailed after "We're looking to take over the break, beating the short this league," said Gerald handed Tar Heels for the first Henderson, who had 12 points time since the 2005-06 season. for the Blue Devils. "We hope Picked to finish second in the that we can continue to play like ACC, the Blue Devils figured to this and win like this .... We just be too small up front to contend want to continue to add in the with the favored Tar Heels this left side of the column." AP year. Yet behind a spread-the It was a surprisingly one-sided North Carolina center Tyler Hansbrough, left, battles for the ball with Duke point guard floor attack that creates outcome in a rivalry that drew Greg Paulus during the Blue Devils' 89-78 road victory Wednesday night. matchup problems all over the plenty of notable onlookers, court, Duke is alone atop the including former Tar Heels bas Bamba Fall and Jon Killen Allen had 11 points at the half straight free throws in the final league and looking like a good ketball players Raymond Felton scored 12 points apiece for SMU and Willie Kemp, another 3:29 to seal their 10th win in 11 bet to win the regular-season and Sean May, former Tar Heels (7-13, 1-6). reserve guard, scored seven. meetings with the Hawkeyes race. football star Julius Peppers and Tigers coach John Calipari In the second half, the Tigers (11-13, 4-7). "They're pretty special right even former Democratic presi benched forward Robert Dozier stretched their lead to 40 points. With Iowa down 54-51 with now," Blue Devils coach Mike dential candidate John and didn't start center Dorsey, SMU has lost eight of its last 59 seconds left, Wisconsin's Krzyzewski said. "We know who Edwards. both of whom had started the nine games. Marcus Landry blocked Tony we ·are. We're a very unconven team's first 19 games. Freeman's layup, giving posses tional team. We're not a strong Tigers 77, Mustangs 48 The Tigers struggled in the Badgers 60, Hawkeyes 54 sion back to the Badgers. Jason physical team, but we are Reserve guard Andre Allen game's opening minutes with Marcus Landry scored 16 Bohannon hit two free throws, strong team emotionally, a real scored a career-high 19 points, the new look, missing seven of points, Brian Butch added 12 but Iowa's Jeff Peterson together group. Joey Dorsey had 10 points and their first eight shots and falling and No. 8 Wisconsin held off answered with a 3 with 25.6 "You have to hope you don't 14 rebounds and top-ranked behind 7-3 after Fall's left-hand Iowa on Wednesday night for its seconds left. get killed by a team for a stretch Memphis beat SMU on ed hook fell. 13th victory in 14 games. Krabbenhoft hit another pair by their strength. You have to Wednesday night. Calipari eventually got a spark Joe Krabbenhoft had eight from the line to make it 58-54. find a way and because we have Memphis (22-0, 8-0 from Allen, who fueled a 14-3 points and eight rebounds to Justin Johnson then missed a 3, versatile players we've been Conference USA) extended the run with two 3-pointers and a help the Badgers (19-3, 9-1 Big and Landry finished things off able to do that so far." nation's longest home-court driving layup. The Tigers fol Ten) pull into a tie for first place with two free throws. Duke shot 46 percent and winning streak to 45 games. lowed that run with another, in the Big Ten with surprising Freeman led Iowa with 18 went 13-for-29 from 3-point The Tigers led 40-18 at the scoring 15 of the game's next 17 Purdue. points, 12 of which came in the range, with Paulus going 6-for-8 half, shot 43.3 percent and com points on their way to 40-18 Iowa didn't make it easy on first half. Cryus Tate added 15 from behind the arc. That was mitted only seven turnovers in halftime lead. Wisconsin, staying within one points and eight boards. The just too much on the perimeter the game, including one in the Allen had another 3-pointer score for most of the second game featured 13 lead changes for the Tar Heels (21-2, 6-2), first half. during the second run. half, but the Badgers hit 10 and seven ties. South Bend The Ultimate South Bend Larry the Cable Symphony Pops Doo-Wop Show Symphony Guy Comedian 11Gershwin & Glitz'' 10 Groups! "Tried & True11 2 Shows! Saturday, Feb. 9 Saturday, Feb.16 Saturday, Feb. 23 ·· Sunday,Feb.24 UP£()minll §h()W§ page 18 The Observer+ SPORTS Thursday, February 7, 2008 NHL Shootout victory gives Sabres' fifth win in six hies Ovechkin nets league-best 46th goal in Capitals victory; Blackhawks continue to slide with loss to Oilers shows that we're hungry." Associated Press The Dnvils trailed 2-0 midway BUFFi\1.0. N.Y.- Tlw Buffalo through the second period and Sabros finally found a way to nearly pulled off anothnr stir skato away with a full two ring comnbaek. New Jnrsey points against tlw Nnw J1~rsey defeatml Pittsburgh on Monday l>ovils. in ovnrtime after being down a Losing tlw prnvious threo pair or goals in the third period. nwntings with tlw l>nvils this But ultimately. they squan snason in shootouts. th1~ Sabres dered an opportunity to movn usml 1:onsPcutivP goals by Drew into a tin for lirst-placn in thn Stafford and llnnrik Tallindnr in Atlantic Division with tiPbroaknr No. 4 bPtwnnn tho Philadelphia. which lost to two tl'ams to win 3-2 on Washington on Wednesday. W('(lrwsday night. "I didn't think we playnd that Stafford lwat Martin BrodPLir bad." said Brodeur, who fin with a wrist shot in tho first ished with 20 saves. "For the round of thl' shootout. and most part tlwy didn't get a lot of TallindPr l'ollowPd with a nifty gmat chann~s." dPkl~. BuiTalo goalil' Byan Miller Karel Hachunek and Mike dl'niPd Brian (;ionta's wrist shot Mottau scorPd for the Devils. in the snr.ond round to give the who had their two-game win Sabri's tlwir snrond straight ning streak snappnd. Nnw win. Jnrsny also lost for the lirst time It wasn't unnxpnr.tnd that this in four games on the road. gamo was dnrided by a Miller Hnished with 24 saves shootout. What was surprising and hasn't allowed more than was Tallindnr's first-ever two goals in his last six starts .. shootout goal coming against a futuro llall of Fanw nntminder. Capitals 4, Flyers 3 TallindPr was abln to elude Them's no telling where the Brodnur's pok1~-dwek to dnlivnr Washington .Capitals would be tho win for a surging Sabres in the standings if Bruen AP loam that movnd to within two Boudreau started the season as Devils goalie Martin Brodeur, right, stuffs a shot in front of Buffalo left wing Daniel points of idle Boston for the head coach. Paille. The Sabres edged New Jersey 3-2 in a shootout Wednesday. Pighth playoff slot in the Matt Bradley and Viktor 1\astorn Conl'ernnee. Kozlov seornd (J4 seconds apart Philly. The i\tlantic Division Jarret Stoll, Dustin Penner tipped Sam Gagner's shot over "li\ssistant eoaehl James early in the third period to lead leading Flyers lost for only the and Ethan Moreau also scored Chieago goalie Patrick Lalime's Patrick told me yesterday to be Washington over the fourth time in regulation in 19 for the Oilers, who moved shoulder. ready," Tallinder said. "I got the Philadelphia Plyers on games since they were in last within five points of eighth The Oilers extonded the lead call, so I'm happy." Wednesday night. place on Christmas. place in the Western 34 seconds later as Moreau Tallinder came in slowly NHL scoring leader Alexander Conference. outmuseled Cameron Barker in bol'ore Brodeur lunged forward Ovechkin got his league-best Oilers 4, Blackhawks 1 Patrick Sharp had the only front of the net and redirected with his stick and then calmly 46th goal and Brooks Laieh also Joni Pitkanen had a goal and goal for the Blackhawks, who Ladislav Smid's shot past moved the puck from his back scored for the Capitals, who an assist, and the Edmonton have lost five in a row. Lalime. Pitkanen closed the hand to his forehand, to slide it moved into first place in the Oilers defeated the Chicago Edmonton brok a 1-1 tie 8 scoring in the first minute of into the empty net. mediocre Southeast Division. Blackhawks Wednesday night minutes into the middle period the third period as he skated to "I know what guys usually do, Since Boudreau replaced Glen for their second straight win. on the power play as Penner the top of the faceoJT cirele. and when you get a defenseman Hanlon 21 games in. it's usually pretty rare," Washington has gone 20-10-4 Brodeur said. "It makes it a lit to move all the way up from last tle harder when they come on place. you." "We believe we're a real good Miehael Byan and Jason team now," Boudreau said. Pominville seored in regulation "Individually, I think they for the Sabres. who won for the believe they're a hard team to ' ~ .~ulliurllurdl firth time in six games. beat and that when they go on :• "It was huge for us to get that the ice they ean win any game extra point," Sta!Tord said. they play." CUM~[).,_, ~tif)W "We're dnsperate for them right Mike Knuble, Sami Kapanen now. We stuck with it, and it and Handy Jones scored for l Marionettes 1hursday, February 7 7:30 P.M., Little TbeatTe TI1e internationally acclaimed Cashore Marionettes redefine the art of puppetry. The program, Simple Gifts, is a series of touching portrayals and poignant scenes from everyday life set to stunning music by such composers as Vivaldi, Friday, Strauss, Beethoven, and Copland. This performance is February 8, 2008 recommended for adults and children age eight and up! lO:OOPM Legends Nightclub ~·· """"'"" and 2 gue$ts! .ECENDS:tJ r NOTRE DAM fl [4 Thursday, February 7, 2008 The Observer+ SPORTS page 19 MLB Mets hope. Santana signing will erase late collapse home pinstripes and black, as ERA rose from 2.60 to 3.33 Associated Press well as in children's sizes. ERA, his highest since 2001. NEW YORK Johan Mets general manager Omar He allowed a career-high 33 Santana arrived at Shea Minaya introduced Santana, homers - the most in the AL. Stadium on Wednesday, put on who agreed last Friday to a "I don't know, man. It's part his No. 57 New York Mets jer $137.5 million, six-year con of the game. You're going to sey for the first time and said tract that allowed his trade have slumps, I guess," he said. he anticipated little difficulty from the Minnesota Twins to "I don't really have an answer in adjusting to pitching before be finalized the following day. for it." some of baseball's most Minaya pronounced it was the His agent, Peter Greenberg, demanding fans. start of "a revealed that the deadline for "I think the great era of the Twins to make a trade was game is the "! think the game is Mets base mutually agreed to with same," he said. the same. I'm not balL" Minnesota general manager ''I'm not going to "Welcome to Bill Smith around Jan. 22. The let that affect going to let that the city of initial deadline was Jan. 28, what I do on the affect what I do on baseball," but the sides agreed to push it field." the field." Minaya said. back a day because executives The Mets intro Manager of some of the interested duced Santana W i I I i e teams weren't available. with a choreo Johan Santana Randolph, Santana had a full-no trade graphed news Mets pitcher having clause, which meant he could conference, one acquired an control his destination. that began with ace for his Greenberg said the Mets were video highlights and Latin staff. looked on from his front Santana's first choice but that music. After an extended peri row seat. all three bidders were accept od for still and video cameras "You should be happy, able. and a brief statement by Willie," Minaya said. "I think he would have been Santana, the Mets turned up Ten days before the first perfectly happy if he had went the house lights of Shea spring training workout for to Yankees. I think he would Stadium's Diamond Club for pitchers and catchers in Port have been perfectly happy if questions. St. Lucie, Fla., Santana's he had went to the Red Sox," Santana answered many teammates were excited. Greenberg said. with cliches, speaking how he "Somewhat it allows us to The Mets were not the only would take things one day at a officially, kind of completely team to add an ace this offsea time, that success was a team shut the book on '07 ," Mets son. effort and that he will have to third baseman David Wright The NL West champion make adjustments to pitching said Tuesday. "It kind of takes Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League. He away from, I guess, kind of the acquired Dan Haren from Newly acquired Mets pitcher Johan Santana tells reporters understands that Mets fans aura of what happened at the Oakland, giving them a nasty Wednesday he expects a smooth transition to his new club. demand a World Series cham end of last year. We can kind 1-2 punch of right-banders in pionship - or at least an NL of put that behind us. And their prime. Haren and There's Jake Peavy, Chris pitching in the National pennant - immediately fol when your superstars have a Brandon Webb, the 2006 NL Young and Greg Maddux in League. lowing last year's September fresh attitude, looking ahead Cy Young Award winner, San Diego, plus All-Star closer "I've said it all along, the collapse. rather than behind, I think should win enough games all Trevor Hoffman. Philadelphia team to beat in my eyes is the "Of course, it has to be this that that rubs off on the rest by themselves to at least make boasts blossoming lefty Cole team that won last year," year and beyond," he said as of the team." the young Diamondbacks con Hamels, and the Chicago Cubs Wright said at the 28th annual his wife and father looked on. Santana, a two-time AL Cy tenders again. have two bulldogs in Carlos Thurman Munson Awards Santana walked in past a gift Young Award winner, was just Just imagine if 44-year-old Zambrano and Dinner. shop already stocked with 15-13 last year and lost seven Randy Johnson and his creaky Ted Lilly. "Philadelphia replicas of his new jersey in of his last 11 decisions as ·his back are healthy, too. Atlanta's pro took care of us jected rotation "It's not about last year, they includes four verbally saying who's took care of former 20-game the team to beat. It's business within winners: John the division Smoltz, Tim about going out there and I think that Hudson, Tom and showing it." going into this Glavine and year we have Mike Hampton David Wright to fight to take - if he can control again of finally stay off Mets third baseman the National the disabled list. League East. And that does- "It's not n't even include the Colorado about making bold predic Rockies. They surged all the tions. 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But the representatives of former terfinals of the Open Gaz de Italian saved three break points New England Patriots assis France. at 5-4 in the second and rallied tant eoach Matt Walsh. now a The fourth-seeded Dementieva to square the match. golf pro in Maui. Walsh, who defeated Petra Kvitova 7-6 (7), Dementieva will take on either did vidno work for the 6-2 while No. 7 Szavay beat Yuliana Fedak or Kateryna Patriots whnn thny won their Tathiana Garbin 6-3, 4-6, 6-2. Bondarenko, both of Ukraine, first Super Bowl after the Kvitova traded two breaks of while Szavay will meet the win 2001 snason. was not inter serve with Dementieva, foreing a ner of Thursday's match viewed as part of thn NFL's tiebreaker where two unforced between second-seednd Daniela invnstigation into New errors cost the Czech qualilier llantuchova of Slovakia and England illegally taping the first set. Katarina Sn1botnik of Slovenia. opposing eoaehes in the last "During the tiebreaker, it was Earlier on Wednesday, two years. so dose," Dementieva said. "I Frenchwomen Virginie Hazzano, "If thnn1 is nnw information knew I had to go for the winner. Nathalie Deehy and Alizn Cornet that is <:rNliblt1, n11w material Otherwise, she was going to kill advanced to thn second round. that could be erndible that the ball. She was going for the Hazzano outlast~d eighth would hnlp us," (;oodnll said, winner all the time. I didn't want seeded Alona Bondarenko of "yos, we'll look at it. to play defensive today." Ukraine 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 to face "Wn 'vn had peopln come to Kvitova had opportunities Cornet, who beat Klara us over tlw last six months again in the seeond set, but Zakopalova 4-6, 6-2, 6-1. Dechy with material that we pur NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, left, talks with New England wasted five break points to let edged Peng Shuai 6-4, 7-6 (8) sued and it didn't lead to any owner Bob Kraft Sunday before Super Bowl XUI in Glendale, Ariz. Dementieva finish with a return and will next play top-seeded thing." winner. Anna Chakvetadze of Hussia. (;oodell said he didn't know $500,000 fine for coach Bill Goodell. "I knew it was going to be a "I could have lost today if there might be morn infor Belichick, a $250.000 line for Walsh, who did not return tough match for me because she against Alona," Hazzano said. mation available. the Patriots organization, and phone messages and an e won four matches here," "Two days ago, I could barely St1n. Arlen Specter, with the loss of this year's first mail from The Associated Dementieva said. "She was play walk at the airport aftor arriving whom (;oodell said he round draft pick. Specter also Press, reportedly videotaped ing really well today. She's serv from China." expects to meet in the next wondered why Goodell had the St. Louis Rams' walk ing very hard and she has a very She, Dechy, and Cornet were week or so. questioned the the six tapes turned over by through the day before the powerful play. It was not an easy on the French team eliminated thoroughness of the NFL's the Patriots destroyed, along February 2002 Super Bowl first round for me." by China in the first round of the investigation that led to a with notes the team gave against New England. Meanwhile, Szavay earned an Fed Cup last weekend. " 7'7/··~,······=·h•·« .-:..-.•xw·•·. .,.-.-.-.._ •. .,..,_.~._..,..,.,.,~ ..._,.... . ·«->··«»»»»._,,..... w.-.~m-e0vm•-.·.-. 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Her cousin, Ken, played the game and the high level led the Irish in scoring in four forward for the Notre Dame of her opponents, Barlow straight games, starting men's basketball team from said, mirrored collegiate against Villanova on Jan. 16 1982-86, and her brother competition. and ending against No. 1 David was an all-conference "It was the same fast pace, Connecticut on Jan. 27. In point guard at IUPUI from it was athletic people," she Notre Dame's 104-86 win at 2003-07. Her uncle, Ron, said. "It was pretty much the Georgetown on Jan. 19, she played fullback for Kansas same as this." scored 21 points, one shy of State in 1963-64 and was At a time when the Irish her career high, on 7 -of-9 chosen by the New York Jets (17-5, 5-3 Big East) have lost shooting. She then reset that in the 1965 American four of their last nine after career mark against DePaul Football League redshirt opening the season 12-1, and on Jan. 22, dropping 23 and draft. with eight games remaining going 8-of-12 from the field. When a family has that type until the conference tourna Since opposing defenses of athletic background, ment, Barlow knows she and sometimes key on senior McGraw said, the support is her team can improve. guard Charel Allen, Barlow, often stronger, and family "We need to pick up on the "almost in a quiet way, will members understand the defensive end, all of us do, get 20 points," McGraw said. pressures and difficulties of but me in particular," she "Generally she just scores collegiate sports. said. "Getting out to the out of the offense," McGraw "I think you see people who three-point line, containing said. "She offensive rebounds, understand that it's going to the ball, all that. Rebounding she scores on the break, but I be hard, and you really have hasn't been as good as it was think she has felt she's taken to be ready," she said. last year." a little more of an aggressive "There's a responsibility and Preaching improved defense approach to the offense." accountability from the play and rebounding, Barlow IAN GAVLICK!The Observer Barlow said when her shot er. They get it. They under sounded like a true McGraw Irish forward Rob Kurz attempts a shot during Notre Dame's 81- is falling, she feels more com stand what it's like." student. McGraw laughed at 7 4 win over Providence on Jan. 31.. fortable shooting the 3. Still, Barlow said she never the correlation and said "But when it's not," she felt pressure because of her Barlow was a good defender, help his younger teammates said, "I would more than love family's athletic pedigree. Her but still could improve. concentrate on achieving to get to the basket and shoot affinity for basketball came "I felt that she would be a Kurz their goals. layups all day." from "just being there, just great defender. She has the continued from page 24 "I just have to make sure On the season, Barlow aver because," she said. ability to be a good defender, everyone comes to work ages 12.9 points per game Barlow put her gym time to but she could get a little bit up a typical line of 17 points every day," he said. "We just and shoots 48.5 percent from good use when she played for better at that," McGraw said. and 10 boards against Seton have to focus, just prepare the field. During that four The Family, a highly ranked "I think because offensively Hall Wednesday night. for every game." game streak, she averaged AAU team, the summer she's playing pretty well, she He has recorded 10 dou So "afterthought" is cer 18.8 points per game and hit before her senior year at Pike doesn't have to work on that ble-digit rebound games and tainly the wrong word to 57 percent of her field goals. High School in Indianapolis. as much, so she can always has scored more than 10 describe Kurz, who is clearly Her shot, which she's been The Family went 40-1 that get better defensively." points in 15 of Notre Dame's an integral part of Notre working on all summer, came summer and won four of the McGraw summarized 21 contests. Dame's success. His play through for her at the right five tournaments in which it Barlow's importance to the Pretty steady. may often go unnoticed but time, Barlow said. played. McGraw attributed team not in terms of her scor And speaking of steady, that is due more to his work "I think my shot was just The Family's success to ing ability or defensive play, remember those season manlike approach than peo falling for me, and I was get Barlow's play. but by describing her atti averages of 13 and 8.1 that ple's ignorance of his impact. ting to the basket and getting "Their only successful year tude. were previously stated? He Maybe Kurz's statistics are some foul shots up too," she was when Ashley played for "She's smart, she's just finished last season with not mentioned because his said. "The more repetitions I them," McGraw said. "In really determined. She hates averages of 12.6 and 8. consistency renders them have, the better it will contin terms of national success, she to lose," McGraw said. "She's When asked if he cares almost boring. In other ue to get." elevated their program. They competitive, she's going to do about the lack of attention words, a double-double is Barlow learned the game won a lot more tournaments anything she can - whether paid to his production, Kurz not considered anything spe when she was young. Her than they ever had before. it's taking a charge, or track shrugs the question off. cial. father David was a referee, She really made a huge dif ing down a loose ball, or div "I just try to go out and do Well, at least not for Kurz. and Barlow would attend his ference in how they pro ing for something or shooting. my thing," Kurz said. "''m It seems like he reaches games as a kid. She said she gressed." She's a great teammate and a always just worried about that milestone virtually every always had a ball in her Barlow enjoyed the travel great team player." the team getting a win, and game. hand. associated with AAU ball as as long as we're doing that, "I think it just came from well as the chance to meet Contact Bill Brink at I'm satisfied." Contact Fran Tolan at me being a gym rat, just people, both teammates and [email protected] Kurz said he simply tries to [email protected] THIS WEEK IN ~00 # 8 HocKEY ------page 22 The Observer + SPORTS Thursday, February 7, 2008 we lost a couple of sets that we Ueshima and Yvette Hyndman Madison should have won, we pulled stand at 9-1 on the year. tow~ther and won the match." Coach Louderback views the continued from page 24 However, the Irish must look first round of the tournament past their home as an excel upon its momentum after its 4- victory against the lent opportu 3 win against Brigham Young Cougars and focus "We're playing the nity to defeat earlier this week. Despite two on the top-1 0 top teams in the · an evenly early losses, Loudcrbaek feels Bulldogs. nation so they will matched his team improved, and is feel Georgia is cur squad. ing eonfident. rently 3-0 in dual have their "I think The Irish were able to oust match play this hands full." they're a very BYU thanks in part to the season, a great good team," aggressive doubles play of sen deal of which can Jay Louderback he said. "We ior Brook Buck and junior be attributed to match up Kelcy Tefft and sophomores standout freshman Irish coach very well with Cosmina Ciobanu and Colleen Cameron Ellis, them. We've Hielloy. who is riding a 10-game win played them before and it was a "Wo're feeling ning streak to great match so we're looking IAN GAVLICK!The Observer g () 0 d ' " an overall forward to it." Louderback said. "And when you play record of 19-3. The winner of the first round Irish guard Tory Jackson dribbles upcourt during Notre Dame's 81- "We played some ofthe best In terms of will face the victor of the match 7 4 overtime win over Providence on Jan. 31. much better in teams in the nation, doubles play, between No. 75 Wisconsin and our doubles sets however, No. 4 Georgia Tech. ous. so we're feeling you're going to have Georgia looks "It won't be hard to keep "We got in a flow early and good about that. some great games to be a tough them focused," Louderback Pirates really showed what we could do," [BYU'sl No. 2 and experiences." opponent. The said. "We're playing the top continued from page 24 he said. doubles team in No. 36 duo of teams in the nation so they will McAlarney finished with 19 the nation hadn't junior Monika have their hands full. Also, it's to 67-50. points and helped the Irish shoot lost up to that Jay Louderback Dancevic and great preparation for the NCAA But the Irish responded with an 45 percent from behind the arc. point, and we Irish coach senior Kelly finals because we play four 11-3 run to quiet the home llarangody finished above his were able to take Hyndman matches in five days." crowd and strengthen their hold season scoring average of 20.4 them down. It stand at 10-1 on second place in the Big East. and also displayed a new facet of really helped set the tone for on the season, while No. 30 Contact Lorenzo Reyes at The win was Notre Dame's sec his game as he spontaneously the rest or the match. Although tandem of sophomores Naoko [email protected] ond straight on the road after it ran the point for the Irish. After a lost its first two of the conference Seton Hall missed shot early in season. the second half, Harangody "I think we've really improved ripped down the rebound and and learned from our mistakes," dribbled the ball the length of the SMC BASKETBALL Kurz said. "We've gotten a lot floor before finding Ryan Ayers better since the first two games." for a 3-pointer. The run was one of many for Kurz added 17 points and 10 the Irish, who outscored Seton boards in the win, Notre Dame's Belles-Scots game postponed Hall 18-3 during one stretch in eighth in its last nine games the first half. That spurt was against Seton Hall. punctuated by a McAiarney 3- Jeremy Hazell led the Pirates inclement weather. Mary's. SpeciaJ to The Observer pointer with 7:19 remaining in with 26 points on 8-of-14 shoot The game has been The Belles are 9-10 overall the stanza. ing. Saint Mary's game rescheduled for tonight at and hold a 5-6 record in the Kurz, Notre Dame's captain, Wednesday night against 7:30 p.m. at the Angela M IAA. The Scots are 7-10 said the team's ability to score in Contact Fran Tolan at Alma was canceled due to Atlhletic Center at Saint and 4-6 in conference play. bunches is what makes it danger- [email protected] THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING WELCOMES EARLY ADMITTED ENGINEERING INTENTS Zachary Angus Colin Keeler Melissa Petersilge Kelsey K. 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A new hobby or pastime will do wonders for your ego and confidence. 2 Kensingt Thursday, February 7, 2008 PORTS page 24 MEN'S BASKETBALL MEN'S BASKETBALL ANALYSIS Pirates plundered Kurzplays Notre Dame blows out steady role Seton Hall in first half in offense By FRAN TOLAN Sports Writt·r By FRAN TOLAN Notrn Damn came out firing in Sports Writer tlw first hall' and blew Seton llall out bof'ore tlw halftime buzzer After Notre Damn's S9-iW oven sounded. The No. 22 Irish win over DePaul last ..-r eruised to a 95-69 win and Thursday, Blue Demons eoaeh improvod to 17-4 overall and 7-2 Jnrry Wainwright had plenty in Big East play. to talk about. He eould havn "It was a great win for us," talked about how Notre Dame senior forward Hob Kurz said. drilled eluteh shot arter duteh "We krww this would bP a big shot down the streteh. ganw and wn had to come to But in his postgame press play." eonferenee, Wainwright Each tnam made 6-ol'-12 3- emphasized that Irish forward pointers in the lirst hall' but the Rob Kurz is the "most under Irish hit 20-of-37 shots overall appreciated player" in the Big and l'orend 12 turnovers in tho East. pnriod to take a 47-27 lead into In his ehat with the mndia Lim locknr room. soon after, Irish eoaeh Mike Th1~ Irish wnre sloppy at limns Brey emphatically agreed. during the sneond hall' but it did And how could he not? n't matter as Luke llarangody Kurz- the team's lone sen finished with 22 points and 13 ior - is averaging 13 points rebounds to hmd his squad to the and 8.1 rebounds per game. victory. But with Kurz's fronteourt Arter Irish guard Kyle mate Luke llarangody on the MeAlarnny hit a 3-pointPr to put short list of Big East player of Nolro Damn on top 65-41. Snton the year candidates and junior llall put togntlwr its only real Kyle McAiarney sporadieally rally of' tlw game. Senior guard erupting for 30-plus points. Brian Laing mado a basket llwn Kurz is rarely even men the Pirates picknd up a st1ml and tioned. anotlu~r hoop. Af'tPr a Notre Maybe he warrants attention Damn timeout, Solon Ilall fim~ed so in frequently bee a use his yet anotlwr turnover and Laing numbers are usually pretty hit a 3-pointer to eut the deficit AP constant. For instanee, he put Irish forward Rob Kurz, right, blocks a shot from Pirates guard Jamar Nutter during Notre Dame's 95- see PIRATES/page 22 69 win over Seton Hall Wednesday night in Newark, N.J. see KURZ/page 21 NO WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NO WOMEN'S TENNIS Barlow has basketball in her blood Squad prepares for By BILL BRINK Sports Writer top-ranked teams All eollege athletes run short on time, and Ashley snow, we decided to call it a Barlow was no exception. She Weather delays NO's night, and head over there had an interview followed by arrival to tournament tomorrow morning." .. a film study session, but her Fortunately for the Irish, they priorities were elsewhere: aren't scheduled to play No. 6 First, she had to make a shot. By LORENZO REYES Georgia in the first round of the The sophomore guard air Sports Wri rer tournament until 4:30 p.m. balled two from half-court - today at the Nielsen Stadium in she swears she made one Notre Dame head coach Jay Madison. earlier, on her first shot of Louderback has a routine that The team iost to Georgia Tech the day - before settling for he expects his team to follow in the championship game of the 3-point line. She missed before tournaments. Usually, he this tournament last season. three or four, fixing each will stress the squad's mistakes A total of 16 teams await the errant shot with a stare as if from previous matches and No. 16 Irish when they make it the ball had disobPyed her focus on hitting to prepare for to Madison, including No. 1 instructions by veering away the contest. Stanford, No. 2 UCLA, No. 3 from the hoop. After knock This time around, however, Northwestern, No. 4 and defend ing one down from near thn Mother Nature wasn't cooperat ing champions Georgia Teeh. as top of' tho key, she could ing with his program. well as No. 7 California. l'inally talk. En route to the ITA National Coaeh Louderback bnlieves the ..__ ller persnvnranee wouldn't Women's Team Indoor tournament is an excellent way hav11 surprisPd Irish coaeh Championship in Madison, for his team to gain experience MuiTnt McGraw. Wise., the Irish faced some playing some of the best compe "I think slw's just the most inclement weather. Unable to tition in the nation. dntnrminnd player I've evnr · continue to Madison. they were "We're guaranteed at least had," McGraw said. "That's forced to stay the night at a three matches this weekend," the single word that always motel between South Bend and Louderback said. "And when eonws to mind when I look at Madison. you play some of the best tnams her." "We're stuck in the middle of in the nation, you're going to It was unusual to sen Wisconsin," Louderback said. have some great games and Barlow miss that many con "We were lucky to get a room experiences." seeutive shots. She recently ALLISON AMBROSEfThe ObseJVer actually. There was a pretty bad Notre Dame is looking to build Irish guard Ashley Barlow dribbles up the floor during Notre traftie accident, and with all the see BARLOW/page 21 Dame's 78-59 win over Western Kentucky on Nov. 13. see MADISON/page 22 ·-