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The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's OLUME 39: ISSUE 110 TUESDAY, MARCH 22,2005 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM ND, SMC review gay-straight organizations BOG approves club Alliance denied for status of SAGA second straight year
By KELLY BALE By KATIE PERRY Nt•w.,Writer News Writer
!·:motion lloodnd tlw last oflkial In thn latnst chapter of a lllf'Pting of till' 2004-0!i Saint long-standing disagrennwnt, Mary's lloard of (;ovnrnancn as the Student i\ctivitins O!Tire lllf'llliH·rs dPI>atPd and ultimatnly rncently denied Unitnd in ap(li'OVPd thn Straight and c;ay Divnrsity - a proposNl stu !\ I I i a 11 ~~ o dent-run gay-straight alliance (S;\(;;\) of - oflkial campus dub rnr.og Saint Mary's See Also nition l'or tlw SIH'.ond straight as a n~rog "Approval of ynat·. nizPd l'luh. A Man:h ;{ lnttnr from Brian (I()(; Olf'lll Straight and Gay Coughlin. dirnetor of Studnnt hPrs, by way Alliance raises Ar.tivities, n~fusnd Unit.Pd in of SPITPl hal I>iv~>rsity thn status of a sanc questions" lot, votPd 12-:~ tionnd Univ1~rsity studnnt to npprovP page3 organization for tlw 200!i-0(J SA!;;\ as a ;u:ademi1: year. Coughlin quot rluh. Tlu•rP WPI'P thrPP nbstPn nd last year's rnj1~dion IP!tPr, l.ions. lly n·1~niving rluh status, saying "then as now" hP Si\( ;;\ is allotl('(l an initial $!i0 in b n I i e v e s i n tlw r a t i o n a I n l'undi11g from studont govprn bnhind tlw Studnnt A~:tivitins lliPilt. Tlw rluh also gains thn Of'lice decision. ability to advortisP PVPnts on "It rnmains tlw pnrspnrtivn <·arnpus and to liSP campus liu:ili of thn Stud nnt AlTai rs Ol'f'i co tiPs. that the dual goals or support MomiH'rs ol' tlw Saint Mary's ing gay and lesbian stud COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES Weis gets personal Seniors oppose dome regilding in talk on disabilities The rngilding began March Student body president Class president seeks 7. Since the process is highly Adam Istvan expressnd firm support to halt process eontingnnt on the wnather, its support of Scott's initiative. duration is not known. "It is ridiculous to not start llowevnr. it is enrtain the tho proeess after May 1 l1," By MARY KATE MALONE scaffolding will completnly Istvan said. "I give full sup Nt·w,Wriler rovnr tlw dome on graduation port of my office to Darrell." day. Aftnr receiving many e !\ s t h P scaffold i 11 g in du~ d Seott said then~ is little time mails from his constituents, rlosnr and dosnr to thn Virgin to waste if thn senior elass Scott delved into the Mary, snnior class president hopes the dome will bn visible University's media archives to I> a r r o II S <: o tl so u g h t a n d eomo graduation. investigate tho details of the ohtainnd thn Couneil of Seott said he plans to last time the dome was mgild ll1~pn~snntativns' support of organize an online petition ed, which occurred in 1988. his initiative to halt thn pending the approval of the "I have been looking n~gild i ng procnss of' tho gold Office of Student Affairs. lie through Observer and Pn domn at last night's nwnt told reprosnntatives he met Scholastic articles and have ing. with two administration oiTi eonelusively found that the "I am asking to dnlay thn cials last wnnk and was wait last time the dome was regild scaff'olding proendun~ until ing for thn support of the ed they waitnd until after FRANCESCA SETA!The Observer aft.nr May 16 !day of gradua Council before continuing the Head football coach Charlie Weis speaks about his disabled tion!," Scott said. discussions. sec DOME/page 4 daughter Hannah and the charity he founded In her name. llannah is globally dowlopnwn By LISA SCHULTZ tally dnlay1HI. From birth, News Writer llannah has "fitlll'n umiPr a lot of umbrPIIas." Wnis said. includ Swamped with over I !iO ing diagnoses of' polycystic kid appearancn requests since nny disnasn, autism and p1wva accepting his nnw position, Irish sivn dnvPiopnwntal disordPr. head football eoaeh Charlie Wnis Wnis is not reluctant to usl' his made it dear Monday night that. fame to raisl' awarntwss about the topie of disabilities aware disabilitins surh as his daugh ness is "a hock of' a lot. morn ter's. Although Hannah has important than fiJotball." made strid1~s. hn said t.IH•n• is "Oncn in a while, Ia rnqunst to still work to bP donn. speak! is something that touches "I promise you as long as I'm our family," Wnis said about his hero, awarmwss will be lwight d<~dsion to accnpt a rnquost mwd," Wnis said. from Notre Dame's Best Buddies Aftm· Wnis rnmv INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT IS THE BEST CAMPUS JOB AND WHY? Honk if you like runners As I was running along Juniper Road in the glorious 45-degree weather this past weekend - and no that is not sarcasm -something very Ben O'Connor Brendan Dave Brenner J.J. Rees Rozann Carter Mark Crnich strange happened. Well, strange to senior O'Connor senior freshman senior senior me at least. Alumni senior Dillon Dillon Walsh · Dillon In the middle of Katie Perry track seven on my Keough playlist, a quick "The tray "Preventative "Dining hall "Walsh Hall "Running beep-beep man News pusher-inner, "My job. I'm a maintenance item checker.,, football coach, the 7:oo aged to wrestle its Production way within the Editor because it's a cluster consultant. -if it's not because no one pick-me-up, notes of the song. good cardio You're like, 7 can't broke, how expects because of the After realizing the workout., print!' I point to noise was external-R.Kelly's "Ignition hard could it anything from women. (Remix)" was further down on the list the sign that says, b e .?" them." .:...._ I looked elsewhere to find the ori 'The printer is gin of the sound. By the time I had down., You're like, identified its source, the large silver 'Oh. ,, vehicle from which it had originated had already long whizzed past me. In a moment of self-consciousness I immediately glanced down at my feet to make sure I hadn't veered onto the road. After quick inspection I had ver IN BRIEF ified that I was, indeed, entirely on the sidewalk. So, why the honk? Thomas Reh of the University I asked a friend about this, and he of Washington Department of informed me that it was likely an Biological Structure will conduct a overt and calculated display of mas seminar on "Stem Cells and culinity. "It was definitely a guy," he Regeneration: A Bird's Eye said matter-of-factly. "Consider it a View" today from 4 p.m. to 5:15 pick-up line on wheels." in 283 Galvin Life Science I am a firm believer that there are Building. just some things that simply cannot be comprehended across gender Lee Hamilton, vice-chair of the lines. It's a known fact that men teem 9-11 commission and director of with countless inexplicable enigmas. the Woodrow Wilson International However, this may just be the most Center for Scholars, will give a puzzling I've encountered in quite lecture entitled "Fighting some time. Terrorism" today from 4:15p.m. How exactly did this potential suitor to 5:30 on the Decio Mainstage want me to respond to his 50 mile-an Theatre in the DeBartolo Center hour advances? Perhaps I should lor the Performing Arts. The lec have tossed my iPod into the adjacent ture is sponsored by the Kroc bushes, thrown my arms in the air Institute's Hesburgh Leetures in l and frantically sprinted toward the Ethics and Public Policy. ' bumper of my prospective love's Ford Explorer. Bad he earefully etched his A Stations of the Cross proces screen name onto the dust of his rear sion will be held by candlelight window? Or maybo he had hoped I campus-wide tonight from 7 p.m. would be prep11red for such an inci to 9:15. The procession will bPgin dent with a pencil and paper, ready DUSTIN MEN NELLA/The Observer at the Grotto, and Reconciliation and eager to record the rapidly-van A robin perches in a tree while observing carefree students frolicking on scenic will loll ow at approximately 9:15 ishing license plate - which was now South Quad during the first day of spring. in the Basilica. a good 20 feet in the distance - for future reference. Lynn Willis, Ph.D will give a lec The more I thought about it, the ture entitled "Alternative more I failed to uncover an ounce of OFFBEAT Medicine: Walking a Fine line" rationale. Of course I was reading tonight from 7 p.m. to 9 in 102 into the situation far too much, as No sign of wayward pet on if it takes several years. We threw books and boxes, DeBartolo Hall. The lecture is females generally tend to do, but for doggy death row won't give up and we'll kicked a teacher in the part of the Mini-Medical School the remainder of that run all I could MIDDLEBORO, Mass. - bring Zipp to justice." shins, smashed a candy Leeture Series and is presented by do was try to piece together the logic Zippy the pit bull is on the On May 4, Zippy attacked dish, hit an assistant princi the South Bend Center for non-existent in the gesture. It wasn't run. At least, that's accord Middleboro Animal Control pal in the stomach and drew Medical Education. that I was offended by the apparent ing to animal control offi Officer William Wyatt as he on the walls. chauvinism. And I wasn't even cers who must find the dog was writing out a leash law The students were count Gerhard Bowering, S.J., annoyed by the obvious interruption. and its owner, Austin Zipp, citation. Wyatt had spotted ing jelly beans as part of a Professor of Islamic Studies at I guess I was just dumbfounded. after a judge ordered the Zippy and another dog run math exercise at Fairmount Yale University, will give a lecture But while there are many things animal destroyed on Friday ning loose outside Zipp's Park Elementary School entitled "Islam and Christianity: about males that perplex me, I'm sure after months of legal wran used car dealership, and when the little girl began Pluralism and Fundamentalism there is an equal amount of attributes gling, dog-nappings, and was bitten as he was writing acting silly. That's when her in Tension" Wednesday from 5 unique to females which garner the other intrigue, The the ticket. teacher took away her jelly p.m. to 6:15 in C-100 Hesburgh same reaction from the other sex. Enterprise of Brockton beans, outraging the child. Center. The lecture i<> sponsored Why would somebody wear Eskimo reported. 5-year-old's tantrum leads Minutes later, the 40- by the Erasmus Institute. boots with a skirt? Or find it neces "Zipp has again skipped to battery charges, arrest pound girl was in the back sary to have "moral support" when town," said Timothy ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - of a police cruiser, under To submit information to be using the lavatory? Better yet- why Houlihan, the animal con A 5-year-old girl was arrest arrest for battery. included in this section of The would somebody put this much fore trol officer in Sandwich ed, cuffed and put in back of Observer, e-mail detailed informa thought into the simple toot of a car where Zippy and Zipp last a police cruiser after an out lnfonnation compiled from tion about an event to horn? lived. "We will fmd that dog burst at school where she the Associated Press. obsnews@nd. edu. The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer. TODAY TONIGHT WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Contact Katie Perry at c:::: kperry5@nd. edu UJ :::1: !;;: UJ CORRECTIONS 3: Due to a reporting error in the Man:h 21 edition ofThe ...I Observer, Jim ChristofOretti was listed as the 180 pound BoARD OF GovERNANCE I Approval of Straight and Gay Alliance raises questions ~ .1 among tho "complex needs and questions about thn purpose of SAGA is not the lirst gay and Shortly tlwrnal't!1r, student By MEGAN O'NEIL challenges" the Mission state the dub, grinn11d as the board's lesbian group to be rneognized by leaders renanwd tho group Thn Saim Mary's Edi10r ment promises to address. decision was announced at the Saint Mary's, nor is thn surround Feminist Collodivn, mwrotn thnir "Providing opportunities for end of tho mooting. ing debate the lirst controversy constitution and rnapplind to Board of (;ovnrnanen's (BOG) people to addrnss these chal "I'm very pleas11d and very at tho Collegn concerning sexual- BO<;. They worn approvnd unani approval of tho Straight and Gay hmgns within a l~tith based insti excited," Sehaell'nr said after. "I ity. . mously on March !> and hold Alliance ISACA) Monday grants tution snnms not only reasonable can't say it came as a huge sur On March 3, 1997, Tho thnir lirst menting on Mard1 19. tlw group ol'lkial dub status at but nneessary," Dolphin wrote. prise, but you never know which Alliance of Lesbian, Bisexual, A f'nw years latnr, hownvnr, Saint Mary's and rnakns i~ nligibln Frnshrnan Maggie Harrigan way things are going to go." Straight and af'tnr failing to litr student gowrnnwnt funding. attnnded tho mooting wearing an Schaeffer said while she was Questioning propnrly liln papnr Tho dodsion, hownvnr, carne orangn 'Gay'? Finn by me' T-shirt allhmt11d by the repetitiveness of Women of Saint "/don't know work with studnnt aftpr hours of group doliboration and dnseribnd tho 14-3 vote as in some of tho questions poised to Mary's College many gay students activitins, Tlw and a wonk of BOG rnernbnrs' linn with Catholic tradition of her, sueh as whether the club (ALBSQ), lnd by on campus besides Fnminist Collnctive individual rnsoarch. acrnptanrn. would promote "homosexual Saint Mary's stu dissolvnd. At Uw lhrnfront of board mom "I think this a great day for acts,:· she said she was simply dent Carol Jones, myse(f, hut I think Currnnt.ly, othnr bnrs' concnrns was whotlwr Saint Mary's," Harrigan said. thankful they chose to go ahead applied for elub straight students, groups on campus, rncognition of a gay-straight ''I'm roally proud that !the board! and vote. status. After especially straight such as Fnrninist allianco would contradid tho olli linally stood up and did some "It's a big dee.jsion for people to researching the United, aim to cial position of the Catholic thing that is right. I am glad that make," SchaeiTcr said. "When need for such a students, will address a wide Churrh on hornosnxuality and, thny are showing pnople that we pnople are presented with an group on campus, bene,(lt." variety of women's thernfore, violatp, tlw Saint arn really Catholic because we issue such as this for the l'irst BOG approved the issues, but none Mary's Mission Statnmont. arn loving and supporting our time, it is strnssful." pntition on April 7. Sara Nielsen speeil'ically arn In a lottPr of support distrib mnmbnrs." SAGA treasurnr Sara Nielsen A week later, intendnd for gay utnd at yestprday's nwnting, Sr. Womon 's studies coordinator said she doubted whether other then Collnge SAGA treasurer students. Kathlenn Dolphin, dirndor of the Astrid Henry also addressed a dubs would have rec!~ived the President Bill Monday's votn Cnntnr for Spirituality at the lettnr to BOG urging them to same scrutiny but said she llickey deferred tho vote and onee again nstablishnd such a Collnge, said slw did not ff1el approve SAGA's understood off'i- promised to make a deeision by dub at Saint Mary's. granting tho group dub status petition. Hnnry eers' concerns. the end of the academic year. "I just think that this vote gons would violatn Saint Mary's said snxual orien "J think this is a ''I'm just so glad Ilickey, however, retired at the along with Saint Mary's induding Mission. Dolphin dtnd a lnttnr, tation was added great day for that they voted yes end of May without addressing all women and educating on "Always Our ChildrPn," publishnd to the college's because there real the issue and left it to his sueeos diversity issues," said studnnt on thn Unitml Statns Conference non-discrimination Saint Mary's." ly is a need for a sor president Marilou Eldrnd. diversity board prnsident of Catholic Bishops Web site, policy in 2003 and elub on campus," Nearly a yoar aftnr Alliance Adriana Punnt11. which advocatos human rights wrote that "if Maggie Harrigan Nielsen said. "I membors submitted their original Student body president Sarah don't know many request for recognition, Eldrnd Catlwrino Whit11 said it is undnar for hornosnxuals. SAGA is denied freshman "SA( i;\'s intm1t is to foster such dub status merely gay students on dcnind the group dub status on whether the Collngn administra communication among mnrnbers boeause of its eampus besides Fob. 27, 199R. Eldred's dedsion tion has tho pownr to veto BOG's of the Collngn community rngard focus on lnsbian and bisexual myself, but I think straight stu spurred major student protnsls. dedsion sueh as what. oeeurn~d ing issues related to snxuality students, this denial may be a dents, especially straight stu Supporters of the gay-straight in l91J7 but express11d doubt that and g111Hinr," Dolphin wrote. violation of the college's own dents, will benefit." group eovnrnd their mouths with such action would be taken. "This lits with the College's mis anti-discrimination policy." Public relations director duet tape and camped out in Ln sion." SAGA founder and president Melanin McDonald said the Mans llall outside of Eldred's Dolphin addnd qunstions of Megan SehaniTor, who attended College was unable to comment olliee for as many as night hours Contact Megan O'Neil at snxuality "rank rather high" both meetings to answer ollicors' on llw BOG docision at this timn. at a lime. 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Coughlin said that while an Gomberg reinforced the coach's family founded its graduation," Scott said. aecomplished through the entirely tolerant environ AllianceND's commitment to own charity - Hannah & Friends Representatives speculated structures already in place," ment has yet to be achieved, a student-run gay-straight - for people affeeted by autism as to why the dome's regild Coughlin said. gay-straight relations have alliance and assured the and global delays. Weis and wife ing process was such a press The structures alluded to improved of late. organization's persistence. Maura decided it was time to use ing matter. Some suggested in Coughlin's statement are "There is still much work "The students who make his visibility as a National Football the earlier time was chosen programs and committees to be done, but I believe we up AllianceND are some of League eoach to help people with to ensure the procedure was sponsored by the University have seen progress in recent the most spirited, optimistic, disabilities other than Hannah. finished come fall - when a based Standing Committee years in terms of Notre brave and determined folks "I have some resourees most new coaching era will begin for Gay and Lesbian Student Dame becoming a more wel I've ever had the pleasure to people don't have," Weis said. The for Notre Dame football and a Needs. Comprised of admin coming environment," work with," Gomberg said. charity recently organized a new president will have istrators, faculty and stu Coughlin said. "They and I aren't going Myrtle Beach golf outing that stepped up in July to lead the dents, the committee over For AllianceND, however, apywhere." attracted celebrities including University. sees programming pertinent the strides in accept~nee and The first student gay New England Patriots quarter Hegardless of the reasons to issues surrounding gay respect are vastly insuffi straight alliance to ask the back Tom Brady. Thn quarterback for what many representa and lesbian students. cient. Citing student govern University for official recog also serves on the Hannah & tives called the "untimely" "The current [system] is ment's winter report to the nition did so in 1986, Friends Board of Directors. toueh-up of the dome, Istvan designed to bring all mem Board of Trustees regarding according to an article in the In the long term, Weis and his promised his administration bers of the University com campus heter·osexism March 18, 2004 edition of wife plan to build a farm with a would utilize all its resources munity together to support (among other diversity issues The Observer. That year, the petting zoo, horse stables and a to ensure the University takes gay and lesbian students and at Notre Dame). Gomberg Office of Student Affairs home for four young adults with notice of the student body's · · heighten awareness on our said focus groups held by denied Gay and Lesbian disabilities who can work the opposition, going so far as to campus," Coughlin said. student government over the Students of Notre Dame and farm. llannah will be one of those allude to the need for a But for tfie organization course of this semester Saint Mary's (GLND/SMC) four residents. protest. behind the proposal, the sta revealed a dissatisfaction official status but offered the "When Hannah gets on a horse, "This isn't something the tus quo is unsatisfactory. among students about the group Campus Ministry she's not worried about what the University is going to scoff at Anna Gomberg of eurrent means of handling resources. horse thinks of her," Weis said. He - I will call South Bend AllianceND said while the gay and lesbian issues. According to the also mentioned that a recent mile media to come to the organization took last year's "!The reports] confirmed AllianceND Web site, similar stone for Hannah was bning able protest," Istvan said. "And denial into account when that students do not feel proposals have been refused to swim in the ocean during a the University will get bad formulating this year's there are sufficient nine times since that deci recent family vacation to the press." request, the. current resources to deal with sion. beach. Though Istvan emphasized University-run programs do GLBTQ [gay, lesbian, bisexu Regardless of the obvious Best Buddies. an organization the need for a protest, Scott not fully meet the needs of al, transsexual, questioning] - differences in opinion, that pairs people with disabilities told representatives that he gay and lesbian students at concerns on campus, that Coughlin invited AllianceND with a friend in an effort to inte believed peaceful negotia Notre Dame. many Notre Dame traditions and others committed to grate the disabled into society, tions between student gov Since last year, AllianceND may be insensitive to the these issues to continue to chose Weis because of his promi ernment and those responsi has upheld its position that a positions of GLBTQ students, work with the Standing nence and popularity. ble for the regilding should student-run group would that ally training should be Committee, Campus Ministry "We thought it'd be great to get solve the problem. prove more valuable than offered to students and that and the Office of Student someone well-known so that peo "I believe that the adminis one managed by the general social and educa Affairs. ple would come to see him and tration will agree to stop the University, Gomberg said. tional programs are needed "This collaboration will then maybe get involved," co procedure," Scott said. "But if "A student-run group is to better support the GLBTQ assist the University in president of Best Buddies junior not, then we will be prepared very different than one community," Gomberg said. accomplishing the goals Kat Roblez said. to do a constructive protest of headed by faculty or min Despite repeated road articulated in the Spirit of Weis commended the Notre dissent." istry, taking on a different blocks, AllianeeND and its Inclusion statement, of mak Dame-Saint Mary's community f()r tenor and allowing for a dif members remain hopeful of ing Notre Dame 'a place of being "so proactive" about dis In other COR news: ferent types of discourse, a future resolution. mutual respect, hospitality abilities awareness. +The council approved Alec student leadership opportu "Although the continuous and warmth in which none "You should be proud of what White as co-director of pro nities and general campus string of refusals is frustrat are strangers and all may you do," We is said to the Best gramming for the Student involvement," Gomberg said. ing, I don't feel as if it has flourish,"' Coughlin said. Buddies who attended the talk. Union Board. Additionally, AllianceND deterred us," junior and SUB Manager Jimmy sees fundamental flaws in AllianceND member Alice Contact Katie Perry at Contact Lisa Schultz at Flaherty said White would be the com position of the cur Bonifield said. "If we eontin- [email protected] [email protected] a perfect fit for the job. rent system. According to "Alec brings something to Gomberg, the present the table that is very unique, University-run organization an infectious level of enthusi does not provide a structure FLY FOR FREE NEXT WEEI Siz~le'ne (Sizzlelini'~) - ""' On Tuesdays, get our specialty for TWO for only $10.95! Sizzle in:: A sizzling skillet of tender chicken, savory sausage or both served with a zesty tomato sauce accented Bellini with peppers and onions on top of a generous portion of spaghetti. Tuesdays B;:>-}efie (Bellini)- A frosty, peach Italian work of art for $2! 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UNITED NATIONS- Secretary-General Koli Annan unveilml a plan Monday to overhaul Six students, including gunman, killed in wors't U.S. school massacre since Columbine tlw llnited Nations and began the task of' sell ing his vision to all II) I U.N. nwmber statns, Associated Press urging them to make the proposals a reality wlwn tlwy nwet again in just six months. tUm LAKE, Minn. - A liP acknowlmlged that getting agrenment so high school stud reiterate the purpose of SAGA bic." and to answer any BOG mem Schaeffer said. the college Scheduling prevents BOG bers' questions. already brings speakers to cam continued from page 1 "Addressing students that are pus to address sexuality from close-minded !about gay issues] various perspectives, including band's trip to Fresno is why we are forming this the homosexual perspective. made a non-verbal statement group," Schaeffer said. "Every She also said it is' impossible to Wednesday night that it probably by wearing a "Gay? Fine By Me" event we hold is open to the avoid oll'ending every individual By KAREN LANGLEY wouldn't work out. From what we shirt. campus to try and address that on campus. News Writer heard, the only way we could go The meeting opened with con awareness." Board members addressed The Band of the Fighting Irish is if we left at 11 a.m. Thursday. tinued discussion of concerns Schaem~r also clarified SAGA concern that may be most famous f()r its half Band members had already made about SAGA raised at the previ does not have a national arnlia Off-campus commissioner time shows during football sea schedule adjustments to miss ous meeting. Oflkers tabled the tion. Meghan Hanifin said after much son, but the band also serves as a class, and [going on the trip I was decision last week after realiz "[SAGA! would be our own consideration she too would vocal reminder of school pride at too much." ing members needed more time group and address the needs of support the group's application, both home and championship Although the oldest university to think about the issue. our campus," Schaeffer said. even though a homosexual basketball games. marching band was unable to Student body president Sarah Some BOG members lifestyle contradicts the oflicial At Saturday's women's basket make the game, organizers were Catherine White repeatedly expressed concern with how stance of the Church. ball game against UC Santa able to provide the audience with thanked board members for SAGA would integrate a spiritu "There are times when you Barbara, however, Irish fans were something of a substitute, their work and asked them to be al aspect, though board mem need p1mple to help you through left to cheer on their team with explained Nathan Payne, a Holy respectful of the various views bers like student trustee Sarah things and you need people to out the holp of the band. Cross freshman who also plays voiced. Brown thought the discussion of talk to," Hanifin said. "I have Basketball band conductor the trumpet. "It is a huge stop to be able to spiritual integration with SAGA had moments in my life when I Lane Weaver attributed the trip "They told us they were going stand up for what you believe was overdone. haven't lived my Catholic faith cancellation to academics. to hire a high school band in in," White said. "It is our duty to "To assume that this club has through." "Basically, the travel schedule Fresno, which did not occur," represent Saint Mary's." to integratn the Catholic tnach Sehiwfler reminded the board precluded enough Payne said. "Instead, Individual board members ing into everything it does is of the non-discrimination clause students that we "T,h · they played a fight spent the week considering the offensive," Brown said. in the Saint Mary's College were not able to go e optwns we song on tape at half- issue and discussing it with their Other BOG members won Handbook that prohibits dis because of academic were given time and again at the respective boards. dered whether or not the group crimination based on sexual ori demands," he said. would have end of the game "A vast majority of the would promote the physical entation. Schaell'er said she felt [Junior] Board felt that this practice of homosexuality. if BOG denied SAGA status "They would have to required too when we wop." miss too mueh class." Band members would be something good for "The social aspect of this club based on its focus on gay and The band is typical many students expressed disap Saint Mary's," junior class presi is not going to in any way pro lesbian issues, they would be in ly presented with bet to miss class. " pointment about the dent Daniello Lerner said. mote sexual acts between its violation of the dause. Saint Mary's SAGA founder members," Schaeffer said. "To ter traveling options, miSSI~d trip. and president Megan Schaeffer keep bringing that up and mak Contact Kelly Bale at Weaver said. Lane Weaver "We weren't happy "Usually the band because we were was present at the meeting to ing it an issue is ... homopho- kbaleO [email protected] can travel the day basketball band kind of pumped to go before the game," conductor out there," Payne Weaver said. "The said. "We were told options we were up until the night NAMIBIA given would have required too before that we were going to get many students to miss class. Our to spend the weekend in students sign up with the under California and see the team play standing that academics will be Saturday and Monday." Pohamba sworn in as president allowed for." Weaver, who has attended past A group of 29 students selected post-season tournaments with the Associated Press to witness the inauguration on also suffers from deep poverty by band direetors had been slated band, agreed. the 15th anniversary of the coun and perennial food shortages. to attend the game in Fresno. "We were really mad because try's independence. "I will now accept this mandate Chris Nichol, a Notre Dame junior we were set on going to WINDHOEK - President Pohamba, Nujoma's hand to lead the nation to greater trumpeter, described the difficul California," he said. "When it Hiflkepunye Pohamba was sworn picked successor, promised to heights of peace and stability," ties of this year's trip. snows in South Bend, it gets kind in Monday, taking the reins of reduce unemployment, poverty said Pohamba. "In the past we would leave of hard. It's fun to go out and sup power from Sam Nujoma who and hunger. He also promised to The country's new Parliament after class on Friday," he said. port the team in the post-season." led the country to independence. light the scourge of the IIIV/AIDS was sworn in on Sunday with "This year we were told that we Despite heavy rains, thousands pandemic. More than 21 percent Pohamba's ruling South West could leave Friday or late Contact Karen Langley at of Namibians crowded into The of the eountry's 1.8 million popu Africa People's Organization Thursday. We found out klanglel @nd.edu National Independence Stadium lation are HIV-infected. Namibia holding 55 of the 72 seats. 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THE OBSERVER Tuesday, March 22, 2005 USINESS page 7 MARKET RECAP Tillle Warner, Inc. settles fraud charges Dow Company will pay SEC $300 million and allow examiner to review finances }ones 10,559.40 -70.27 up: Some: Down: Composke Volume: Associated Press 142 169 • 663,109,760 Nnw YOHK- Closing a AMEX 1,470.14 -13.XO d i l'fi cult chapter, Time Warner Inc. said Monday NASDAQ 2,001.13 -6.66 it would pay $300 million NYSE 7,217.57 -59.27 and restate three years of S&PSOO I,IXI.X9 -7.76 financial rnsults to snttle NIKKEI(Tokyo) II ,X799.X 1 civil fraud charges stem +104.31 ming from its aecou n ti ng FTSE IOO(London) 4,933.50 +10.20 of online advnrtising rev nnuns and subscribnr COMPANY %CHANGE I $GAIN I PRICE eounts at its AOL unit. NASCit>,Q I OOTR SER I (QQQQ) -0.38 -0.14 36.37 The settlenwnt with tho Sncuritins and Exchange MICROSOFT CP (MSFT) -0.33 -0.08 24.23 Commission also calls for INTEL CP (INTC) -0.21 -0.05 23.36 tlw world's largnst nwdia CISCO SYS INC (CSCO) -0.17 -0.03 17.77 rompany to open its books to an indnpendcnt exam ORACLE CORP (ORCL) -0.48 -0.06 12.48 irwr, whieh could result in additional rnstatmnents. The details of the deal, 30-YEAR BOND 0.00 0.00 48.1 I which include no admis I 0- YEAR NOTE 0.00 0.00 45.1 I sion or denial of wrongdo 5-YEAR NOTE -0.10 -0.04 41.66 ing, are in linn with a pro posal the company made 3-MONTH BILL +0.18 +0.05 27.47 and diselosecf last Commodities Dneember. At that limn, LIGHT CRUDE ($/bbl.) -0.24 57.24 Time Warner also said it had agreed to pay $210 GOLD ($!Troy oz.) -7.80 439.70 million to resolve charges PORK BELLIES (cents/lb.) . +0.75 91.20 of criminal securities Excha Rates fraud in a separate inves tigation by the YEN 105.11 :~ :.; .. ·~'.," Department of .Justice. ·• ..•.... ,A....11-f,t .... EURO 0.7596 The combined $510 mil ·.'· . : ~: POUND 0.5268 lion settlements should give Time Warner a freer ... /':>~;,' CANADIAN$ 1.2110 hand to pursue acquisi tions. ineluding a joint bid wilh Comcast Corp. for Pedestrians pass by the AOL Time Warner headquarters In New York City. Time IN BRIEF the assets of Adelphia Warner, Inc. settled with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday to Communications Corp. resolve charges of civil fraud against its AOL division. Votes are in on Trump's casino plan But the agreements aren't ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Thn stakeholders in expeeted to resurrect of'$15.41 and $19.90. to afl'ected investors. number of AOI. suh Donald Trump's lwleagunrnd casino company Time Warner's stock, Time Warner CEO Dick Those payouts. whkh are seribers by counting haw played tlwir cards. Thny'rn faen down for whieh has lagged since its Parsons said in a state akin to elass action distri membnrs from bulk suh now, though. disastrous merger with ment that the company butions, will be made scri ption sales to rom pa Investors. institutions and ernditors who held AOL. Time Warner's stock was "pleased" to have under thn "Fair Fund" nins PVPn though tlw com bonds, stock or claims in Trump llotel's &. is still about 75 pMcnnt resolved the investigation, provision of thn Sarbanns pany know that they had Casino Hnsorts wlwn it fill'd for Chaptnr 11 below the level it reached and was committed to Oxley Aet. not hnnn activated. bankruptcy had until Monday to turn thumbs up in early 2000, when it cooperating with tlw inde The SEC had accusnd Furllwr. lw«~ausn Tinw -or down -on his plan to rnorganizn. agreed to be acquired by pendent examiner and Time Warnnr of snveral WarnPr l'ailnd t.o treal llnsPrurPd rrmlitors, such as tradnsmen and the Dulles, Va.-basnd full"illing its other obliga fraudulent acts. including AOL l•:uropo as a ronsoli wndors owml money hy Trui11p llotnls, won't Internet company. tions under the settlement inflating its own onlinn datod husirwss from got to votn on t.lw plan; sincn they have been or In trading Monday, Time with the SEC. The exam advertising rnvenues with March 2000 to .January will bn paid in full for thnir daims, t.hny are Warner shares slippnd 2R iner's report is expected a number of "round-trip" 2002, as it should havn, "unimpail'l~d" under bankruptcy law and thern cents. or 1.5 pnrcnnt, to in about six months. transactions in which it tho company ovorst.at.nd forP havn no stake in tlw vote, rnsults of which elosn at $18.42 on the The settlnment was filed essentially provided other its financial rnsults for may not IH' rnv«•alnd until next month. Nnw York Stock with the U.S. District eompanins with the t h o s e t i nw p e r i o d s , llw Trump llotPis, which runs tlm~e Atlantic City Exchange, rnfleeting an Court for the District of means to buy online SEC said. Time Warner hotPI casinos and a rivnrboat in Gary. Ind .. filnd ovnrall dneline in the Columbia, whieh will also advertising. has sinen rnvisnd its filr ChaptPr I I in Novnmbnr, citing $1.8 billion market. Its shares have manage the distribution of The SEC also said Time results to rnflnd that in dnht. that has stranglml Trump's ability to traded in a 52-week range the $300 million penalty Warner overstated the change. kn«~p up and nxpand his casino propnrtins. lAC will purchase Ask Jeeves Inc. NI·:W YOHK - Tho nlnetronie comnwrce company that includns llomn Shopping Nntwork is buying Web search snrvice Ask Graco agrees to pay record civil penalty .lonvns Inc. for $1.X5 billion, thn eompanins announcml Monday. Associated Press and the egregiousness or the failure to mcalls soon. Tlw dna! would put nntertainment mogul report," CPSC Chairman llal Stratton Thn six deaths worn linked to Gram Barry Diller's IAC/IntorActivnCorp company WASIIINGTON - Gra(~o Children's said in an interview. lnfitnt Swings. 7 million of which wnrn into tlw highly eompntitivn and rapidly grow Products Inc. has agrned to pay a Under federal law, companins must recallnd in April 2000 af'ter rnports ing busirwss of lnternnt search, whieh is domi reeord $4 million penalty for belatedly immediately inform the commission that babies could fall out of Uw seat's natnd by big players like Googln, Yahoo and reporting problems with car snats, after discovering any product defects leg openings or get trappnd in Uwm. Mkrosol't Corp.'s MSN snrviee. high chairs, strollers and other prod that pose injury risks or violate fimeral Morn reeently, 140,000 Graco Travnl lAC holds a eollnetion of nlnetronie transac ucts that resulted in hundreds of safety standards. That time limit typi l.itn Infant Swings were recall«~d in tion businessns, ineluding the travel site injuries and at least six deaths. cally is interpreted as 24 hours. July after the company roenivnd 100 l·:xpndia, the llome Shopping Network. The company also is recalling 1.2 But the safety agency said Graeo and reports of children slipping out of Citysnareh, Tiekntmaster and the online dating million Graco Toddler Beds sold its subsidiary, Century Products, failed faulty seat belts and sustaining service Mateh.com. IAC/lnteractiveCorp is nationwide from 1994 to 2001. The to immediately report defects in 16 injuries such as bloody lips, bumps planning to spin ofT its travel businnss into a bods are linked to scores of injuries. difl'erent products sold from 1991 to and bruises. separatn entity. induding more than a dozen broken 2002. Stratton could not say when his Acquired by Hubbnrmaid in I 996, Several major media companies have bones, caused when children's limbs agency first learned of possible report Exton, Pa.-based Graeo is now a sub bought onlinn companies in recent months in were trapped in the bed's guard r·ails ing violations. sidiary of Newell Hubbnrmaid Inc., a bid to get a piece of the rapidly growing or footboard. The products - more than 12 mil formed in 1999. lnt«mwt advertising business. The New York The civil penalty is the largest ever lion in all - included car seats, infant In a statmnent, Graeo denied know Tirnns Co. paid $41 0 million for About.corn; . imposed by the Consumer Product carriers, high chairs, strollers, swings ingly violating CPSC reporting rnquirn Dow Jonns &. Co., publisher of The Wall Strnet Safety Commission, whieh planned to and beds. mcnts. It notnd the penalty "pertains .Journal, bought MarketWateh Inc. for about announce the settlement and recall The products have been subject to to a time prior to Newell's acquisition" $500 million, and The Washington Post Co. Tuesday. seven recalls since 1997, including of Graco, when the company was bought the online magazine Slate from The penalty was sizable beeause of Tuesday's. The commission said it under a difl"enmt executive manage Microsoft. "the number of consumer products expects to announce two more Graco ment team. r------ 1 I page 8 The Observer + NATIONAL NEWS Tuesday, March 22, 2005 I Trio of Rural h-ealth officials unprepared for terror challenges Small states do not have resources to face attacks on food supplies, nuclear power facilities Associated Press Cities Headiness Initiative, a sons from the city areas and · Chertof'f has said the risk pilot program by the U.S. also apply those to other parts assessments will not be based refused WASHINGTON - Hural Centers for Disease Control of the country." solely on population. health officials believe they and Prevention to respond to Under Homeland Security's "I quite agree we need to are woefully unprepared to large-scale public health budget proposal for the 2006 move away from a population Supreme Court will respond to a possible terror emergencies, such as bioter fiscal year, each state would driven or size-of-state-driven attack on food supplies, ror or nuclear attacks. receive a minimum of $2.6 model," Chertoff said under not hear Pryor cases nuclear power facilities or Eighteen of the states sur million in federal grants. or a questioning earlier this month other targets. veyed were defined as rural by Associated Press total $3.5 billion set aside for by Sen. Susan Collins, H A survey of health officials the U.S. Census Bureau, while all grants to states and locali Maine. WASIIINGTON - The Supreme in 26 states also found that eight were defined as urban. ties, more than $2 billion "We ought to be focused on Court. dod!:,ting a charged dispute most rural areas would not be Of the rural states, 18 per would be awarded based on risk,". Chertoff said. over judicial nominations, prepared for a bioterror cent received high rankings risk. Collins and Sen. Joe declined Monday to consider attaek or have the resources for bioterrorism preparedness The mayors of the nation's Lieberman, D-Conn., pushed whether President Bush over to handle a surge of people and 6 percent received the three largest cities are keep an amendmnnt through the stepped his bounds in naming a f'leeing urban areas under readiness funding. By compar ing a wary eye on the funding .Senate last week to increase federal judge while Congress was assault .. ison, 63 percent of the urban as well. Last week, Mayors Homeland Seeurity's budget on a short break. The study, sponsored in part states ranked high on the pre Michael Bloomberg of New by $855 million - largely to The court refusml to hear a trio by the Harvard School of paredness list, and 75 percent York, James Hahn of Los ensure small and rural states of cases challenging the "recess Public Health got the funding. Angeles and don't feel a fund appointment" of William Pryor to and the The survey listed Richard M. ing cut. the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. University of "There are specific, a number of vul Daley of Chicago "There needs to be "There needs to Circuit Court of Appeals last year. Pittsburgh, direct targets in nerabilities unique urged Homeland some equality in be somP equality The appeals argued that Pryor's comes as the to rural areas. It Security preparedness." in preparedness," temporary appointment was an Homeland rural Ameri~a. " noted that water S e c r e t a r y said Hep. John end-run around the Senate's right Security supply and energy Michael Chertoff Peterson, H-Pa., to eonlirm or reject judidal nomi Department is Michael Meit sources, inducting to ensure big Rep. John Peterson who endorsed the nees. proposing nuclear plants, cities reeeive survey with Sen. Center for Rural R-Pa. The justices' move avoids a con awarding fed usually are based enough money. Tim Johnson, D- tentious_ issue on the eve of a eral aid to Health Practice in rural communi "As you know, S.D. "If you let widely speculated vacancy on the states and director ties. Militia activi- terrorists have targeted major the cities, they will have all court. If they had intervened, it localities based ties are more com population areas in the past the preparedness. That is a would have set up a constitutional on the level of mon in rural and can be expected to do so mistake." showdown over White House threats they face. Small and areas, as is the potential for again," the mayors said in a Also involved in the study powers at a time when ailing rural states fear such an farm terrorism, the survey letter to Chertoff. was the Maine Cnnter for Chief Justice William II. approach would dramatically said, noting: "One cow down "With so much at stake, and Public Health, the University llehnquist is considen~d a strong cut funding for their emer can paralyze an entire beef given the Herculean efforts of Pittsburgh, the University of prospect to step down this term. gency responders. industry." being made to protect our North Carolina, Texas A&M The Constitution gives presi The survey, which will be Infectious disease spncialists cities, distributing homeland University and the University dents authority to fill vacancies released Tuesday, was tend to live and work around security money based on poli of Minnesota. for a year or two during a Senate obtained in -advance by The major medical centers in tics rather than risk - and The survey grew out of a "recess." At issue was whether a Assoeiated Press. cities, the survey said. risk alone - is uncon September conference of rural "recess" means whenever the "I don't think anyone in Meanwhile, the $27 million scionable and dangerously public health officials in St. Senate is not meeting, such as rural America is asking for the CDC program to distribute wrong," the mayors said. Paul, Minn. during short intra-session breaks; kinds of resources that urban vaccines from the Strategic or only during the Senate's annual America is getting," said National Stockpile, pulled adjournment at year's end. Michael Meit, director of the money from rural areas to In a statement accompanying University of Pittsburgh's fund 21 cities. the cert denial, Justice John Paul Center for Rural Health . CDC spokesman Von Stevens emphasized the eourt did Practice in Bradford, Pa. "We Hoebuck declined to com not necessarily reject the case just want to make sure that ment on the survey but said because the appeal lacked merit. rural areas aren't forgotten the pilot program was lie suggested justices might be about, and that we're getting meant to determine how interested in hearing the case enough resources to be pre best to distribute the nation later when the appeals have run pared at an adequate level." al stockpile during an emer their full course in the lower "There are specific, direct gency. courts. targets in rural America," he "You're looking at areas, "It would be a mistake to said. and sure they're urban, but assume that our disposition of this The survey took a second they also have urb-an petition constitutes a decision on look at 26 states that ranked reach," Roebuck said. the merits of whether the presi among the highest and lowest "They're cities that are next dent has the constitutional in a 2003 assessment of door to other areas. You're authority to fill future Uudicial) bioterrorism preparedness. It looking at how you could vacancies, such as vacancies on also examined which states distribute something quite this court," Stevens wrotn. .received funding from the quickly and take those les- Last month, Bush renominated Pryor, whose term is sehnduled to expire at the end of the yBar, for a '> •:..8·/ '<::W:>ft, ;;::.-= '-""" , ':::-:-.w:fJjf::-- ''Fi~:,:.,~,;f:;=<:.;< ~ ~ ' ' lifetime appointment on the 11th .Wrestle, Ronder and Debate WitH C:ivilizat'i~n's:Most Circuit. "The president asserts the power to make 'recess appoint FASCINATING ment..<;' of judges during any break of the Senate - including, literal ly, even a break li>r lunch," wrote STUDENT BODY! Thomas Goldstein, a Washington attorney representing Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., in the eases. "That unprecedented concep tion of the recess appointments power obviously vitiates the cardi nal authority of the Senate to pass· on the president's nominees," he stated. Bush administration lawyer Paul Clement countered that it has been long-standing practice for presidents of both parties to make recess appointments, including 12 Supreme Court jus tices, anytime the Senate is not meeting. "A recess appointment power Do you enjoy lively discussion? Would you rathe.r read a great that could be freely invoked dur book than watch rn~diocre TV? Want to join an intellectual ing a one-day inter-session recess, odyssey with others who are passionate about ideas? join U~ but would be categorically barred Meet Your Major: Program of liberal Studies. Coleman during a three-month intra-ses sion recess, would be 'irrational,"' Morse lounge; Tue., March 22, 7:00-8:30 p.m. Clement wrote, noting that intra session recesses often are one .,. . PR(L)tiR~M OF [IBER~U S"Fli.IDIIS. ,, month or more. GREAT BOOKS: THE BEDROCK FOR A Lll EHME OF lEADERSHIP .....':,;.:" ,;,;,,, ~~--:;:- .::::~~~:,,:;;.}. ;:;":,,,'>-:::~,~-~--- ,"'~----~ ':'/' '..:-:;:t'·:/i ' ' -, ...... ,~--?~,¥~-~- ' ,, Tuesday, March 22, 2005 The Observer+ NATIONAL NEWS page 9 President signs bill 'to save a life' Man faces death for Congress intervenes in Schiavo case after Friday tube removal smuggling attempt Assodatcd Press monitoring the situation - wnrn problems finding a corn thn woman, brain-damaged promise that eould pass WASIIINGTON - Congn~ss' for 15 ynars sine~1 a hnart Congrnss. 19 illegal imnzigrants died in 2003 transport intnr·vnnlion in tlw case or attack; the praynr vigils out Tho bill that passnd the Tnrri Schiavo acrnlnratnd as side the hospiee where she House Wednesday, advanced Associated Press four-hour journey, abandoning (:lorida Gov. Jnb Bush warnnd livns; and the court battles. by Bop . .James Sensnnbrenner the trailnr at a truck slop in kny Bnpublieans that stale Among them was Senate and otlwrs, extended beyond IIOUSTON -.Jurors in tho Vietoria, about 100 mil11s south drorls WIH'n fallnring. It Majority Leader Bill Frist, a Schiavo. A spokesman for trial of a man at~cusnd of driv west of Houston. SeventPI'n nndnd early Monday whnn physit~ian with pn~sidential Sensenbrennnr, chairman of ing and abandoning an unwnti pnoplo died inside llw trailer l'rnsidnnl Bush sigrwd a bill ambitions in tho party where tho Judiciary Committee, said lated trailer packed with more from dehydration, hyper·tlwr dt~signnd to savn a life. support from social conserva the Wiseonsin Hepublican had than 70 illegal immigrants mia and sul'f'oc~ation, and two Tlw inlnrvnning rnw days tivns is prized. worked closely with Sehiavo's deliberated about seven hours others dind latl'r. wnrn marked by lngislalive In remarks on the Senate parents in writing the bill, Monday beforn rneessing for the Defnnsn attorney Craig and lngal maneuvers, lol'ly floor on Thursday. thn and added that the National day without a verdict. Washington rnairitained that talk of morality and politkal Tennessee Hepubliean quoted Hight to Life Committee had Deliberations will rnsurne on while Williams was guilty of t~akulalion - and a moment several passages from a med supported his approach. Tuesday in tho trial of Tyrone transporting the immigrants, of snnalorial trust in a ieal textbook. lin said ho had Senate aides in both parties Williams, who faces thn death thn responsibility for tlw IIJ Congrnss whnrn polarization vinwnd a court-ordered video say llouse leaders had been penalty if convicted for his role deaths fell on lhn other nwm ol'lnn prnvails. tapn of Schiavo and talked warned in advance the meas in the May 2003 smuggling bers of thn smuggling ring. "ll is wisn to always err on with one of the neurologists ure would not make it to the attnmpt in which 1 The Ob.~rvcr l~ puhli:.h('c\ at: POSTMASTER · Well, first there's Bush's stint as Governor of Texas faces. Unfortunately, the political propaganda being 024 South Dining Hall Send address eon"«dom w: · where he de facto presided over the Texas criminal justice regurgitated by this deceitful administration is a poor Notre D:ame, IN 465S6-0n9 The Observer Periodical postage paid .n Notre Dame P.O. Box: 779 system, a.k.a. "The Hocket Docket to the Death Chamber." substitute for the duties and responsibilities a true culture and addidlm:!.l mailing office.~. 024 South Dining II all Nom: Dame, IN 465'56-077(_) Not only did Texas executions alone outpace the rest of of life would place on all of us. the country during that time period, Bush even went so far as to mock those being put to death (see Karla Faye Matthew Moberg The Observer i... a mcmlll'.:t of the A.-;s(X;iated Pre.... ~. All reproductiun rights 8l'c Tucker). Then of course there's the ever-popular war in off-campus reserved. Iraq, where the "culture of life" is spread to many inno graduate student cent Iraqis via cluster bombs of collateral damage. Of March 21 TODAY'S STAFF News Sports Nicole Zook Dan Tapetillo OBSERVER POLL QUOTE OF THE DAY Maddie Hanna Ken Fowler Karen Langley Kate Seryak In your NCAA bracket, how Julie Bender Scene Submit aLetter "War does not determine who is many teams do you have left in Viewpoint Maria Smith right - only who is left. " Katherine Rowley Illustrator your Sweet 16? Graphics Katie Knorr to the Editor at Bertrand Russell . Desiree Zamora Vote by Wednesday at 5 p.m. British philosopher at www.ndsmcobserver.com www.ndsmcebserver.com THE OBSERVER Tuesday, March 22, 2005 IEWPOINT page 11 U-WIRE LETTER TO THE EDITOR Life after 21: A changed nation: Living it up what do we stand for now? I used to love my birthday. With the exception of' tho Never before were President Franklin D. da is passed off as unbiased news. Not as long as early ynars, when those jokosters who call tlmmselves Hoosevelt's immortal words more applicable: "There swing votes count for more and the second plaee fin- my parnnl<> us11d trkk candles that practically caused is nothing to fear but fear itself." Since the attaeks of isher assumes control. · IL<>thmatic fil<>. my birthday has always bmm a pretty Sept. 11. widespread national fear has proven this Human dignity? Not as long as 43 million cool day. nation's most crippling and non-fictitious enemy. Americans lack health care and our administrators Until now. Look at what fear has done to this country, and look aim to take away the security earned by those from Calla at what fear has made us do. Gone are the days whom we inherited this country. Not as long as In less than 24 hours, I will be Ball turning the praetkally midli!e age of of defiance and idealism that characterized hundreds are put to death eaeh year in the 22. It's not sweet like 16, legal like Boston our nation's birth. state's name, in my name, in the name 1 X or much anticipatod like 21. Look University Quickly we crawled back into our of every American tax-payer. at it filrward, look at it backward, it Daily Free protectionist hole when attacked, Freedom? Not as long as my doesn't get any dif1(1r11nt- it's 22 no Press surrendering the rights that our library records are fair game for mattor whkh way you slice it. As forefathers died defending so intelligence officials, and pnace Jnsska Simpson put it on her 23rd birthday "23 is that our government would ful aetivist organizations aro almost 25, whieh is almost mid-20s." I couldn't have make us safe. Easily we infiltratod by spies. put it better mysnlf. unless of course I WIL<; conscious. accepted the words passed Equality? Not as long as Tho day shall bnar the excitement of a d11ntist along by this administration poor inner city areas and appointment. I have my usual Tuesday 9:30 a.m. to 9 as fact, not questioning. prisons overflow with an p.m. chL<>s-and-work day (my favoritn), and IL'> an added Where did democracy go? inordinate percentage of bonus, the fi1lks at financial aid decided to scheduln my When did a person who the minority population. exit intnrview for my loans at 9 a.m. I'm pmtty sure questions become un Natural Beauty? Not as tlwm won't bn cake and flowers when they say "Good American'! long as even our natural morning! llappy Birthday! You owe us 20 h>'l'and!" Oh How much more will we reserves fall vietim to our sacrifice at the alter of own oil-lust. how 22 nw~hes out and strangles my inner child. Evnrything that's qwL<>i acceptableDn this, my last National Security? Already What is America now'? day of' bning 21, will no longor bo acceptable as of mid burnt are some of the very Where is that sanctuary night Monday. Whiln the 21st birthday hangover was pillars of our existence. for tho tired, the weak and horderlino charming, the 22nd birthday hangover The dignity of all humans, the huddled masses yearn erossns the border of pathetk. The fad that I don't will take a long time to gain ing to bn free'! Wake up havn a job goes from understandable to concerning. I acceptance among the America and look at our don't think I'm allowml to watch "The O.C." anymore world's community as a prin country from the perspeetive unlnss I'm babysitting. Turning The Daily Free Press ciple that America stands and of our children 50 years from into a drinking game'? Forgot about it. Entertaining lights for. Acceptance is not pos now. bnmmns 12-step worthy. '1\venty-two is the ag11 whnre sible as long as we detain without Will today be remmnbered as you start describing yoursnlf as "in my 20s," which just eause torture and murder in the day that the greatest nation sue cold blood of innoeent humans largely cum bed to the violenee, lies and might as wnll b11 "almost :~0." or, as painful a<> it is to for their skin color, religion, language hatred brought upon us by our attaeknrs'! say- an adult. Fully a warn of tho pending expiration or my get-out and associations. Or will this bn the day that Amnriea rises to ol'-dignity-f'rnn card, I spnnt this last weekend as though What will we not destroy in the name of our own the challenges of our times, and, armed with the I was on dnath row -lot it not bo said that I don't have safety'! Already we have taken what was not ours: same ideals that spawned this nation's greatness, a flaw fiw tlw dramatic'.. I flippod back and li>rth the lives of 100,000 Iraqi civilians, none of whom combats oppression with freedom, war with pnacn lwtwnnn "Tho O.C." and baskntball bnlim1 going 100 asked for these Chris-tian saviors. and fear with hope. What do we stand for now? pon~ont Irish on St. Patriek's Day and knocking back Killian's like water. Friday WIL'> all about the Madness, Opportunity? Not as long as millions of immigrants, Dan Schnorr and bneause I WIL'> still baskally a child. I WIL'> able to starving, weary and persecuted are annually turned otl~campus hrPak down and sob when Syracuse lost to Vermont. away at our borders. "There is no room at the inn." senior What if I had bmm an adult when that happened? Democracy? Not as long as government propagan- March 21 Would I have had to shrug my shoulders and commend the Catamount.'> on their win'! Would I have to be happy li1r their coach, advancing to round two in his lao;t sea son of c~oaching'! EDITORIAL CARTOON Saturday WIL'> tho big night. It was last weekend night of aeceptahlo ridir.ulousness, and the only way I could think of to say goodbyo to my youth WIL'> with an all-out, ghetto-litbulous, Allston pub crawl. Deemed the "Spring Broke 21 +I Birthday Pub Crawl"- whore no one was allow1~d to say 22 or hnalth insurance among other torms - this WIL'> a night to top all the others of the pa<>t year. It startnd all well and good with a youthful pre-game in Allston and on to the Avenue, but things startml gntting ridkulously ridiculous with the free cocktails at Whito Ilorse. By the time the group got to T's, wnll, wo wore just about convinced it was karaok11 Ttwsday, or so it snemed. I can't say that I remember going to bml, whkh is probably because I passed out on a eoueh, and I enrtainly fi>rgot my usual pre-sleep ritual of changing into pajam '111is t'olumn originally appeared in the March 21 issue of '11w I )aify Free Press. the daily publication at 1/oslon l lnitwrsity. fJAES. Tlw t>it•ws expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer. ,- 1 TI:-·1 E OBSERVER page 12 CENE Tuesday, March 22, 2005 MOVIE REVIEW 'The Ring Two' m.ore juvenile, less creepy than the original The Ring was a remake of Hideo start showing up with the samP symptoms conventions, "The Hing Two" tries to be a By BRIAN DOXTADER Nakata's 1998 film "Ringu," which was a as the victims of the first film. good film. It tries really hard. Nakata Scene Movie Criric massive success in its native Japan. "The Interestingly enough, "The lUng Two" brings style and flair to the proceedings Ring Two" is directed by Nakata, though it only uses the first film's plot as spring and Naomi Watts' ·steadfast performance Horror films tend to fall into one of two bears only a passing resemblance to board; its narrative structure bears only a evokes Ellen Burstyn's desperate mother camps. There are those in which things "Ringu 2," which he made in 1999. passing resemblance its predecessor. This from "The Exorcist" (although Burstyn jump out at you and you scream, and Naomi Watts and David Dorfman reprise is encouraging, since most Holly"wood had the good fortune to be in a much bet there are those that arc more disturbingly their roles from the first fum as reporter sequels tend to play it safe and rehash the ter movie). creepy than actually scary. Gore Hachel Keller and her son Aidan. They· formula that was so successful the first The most glaring offender is the screen Verbinski's 2002 movie "The Ring" fell have just moved to the sleepy town of timP around. The videotape, which was so play, which often seems forced. There are into the latter, while its sequel, released Astoria in order to fully extricate them key in the fust film, a handful of good this month, is better situated in the for selves from the events of "The Ring." Of is almost a non-fac ideas here and mer. course, it's not long before dead bodies tor here, as "The "The Ring Two" there, but none of Ring Two" concen them are fully real trates more on the ized. The 1ilm tries relationship to deepen the cen between Aidan and tral conceit of the Rachel. As expect Director: Hideo Nakata first film, but the ed, most of the writers: Hiroshi Takahashi and Ehren script is often other characters Kruger counter-productive. arP cardboard cut Starring: Naomi Watts, Simon Baker, David Major plot points outs. Simon Baker's Dorfman are left unex reporter, Max, is plained. Characters particularly wasted. still go alone into YPt the film is never as creepily effective dark places. Things jump out of eorners of as either "Hingu" or 'The Bing" precisPly the frame. And there is a mid-lilm attack because it doesn't follow the same pattern so bizarre that it evokes laughter rather as its forebears. It's still seary. but this is than terror. credited more to the camerawork and "The Bing Two" feels like it should be a sound design than the actual pmmise and deeper, more hauntingly disturbing expe plot of the picture. Nakata is to be rience than it is, which is disheartening. At admired for departing so mw:h from the moments it seems like it's going to develop original idea, but the result is only partial into something more, with the particularly ly successful. pertinent theme of motherhood eoming The biggest problem is that "The Ring across, but Nakata never fully explores Two" gets bogged down by a terrible this. The Hing Two is not a bad film - it is script and implausible events. Inane dia an enjoyable and sporadically scary way logue, impossibilities and strange charac to spend a couple of hours, but it often ter behavior are trademarks of this genre feels like wasted potential. Photo courtesy of www.movieweb.com and this film has them in spades. That Rachel Keller (Naomi Watts, left) discovers to her horror that Samara has a ter might be what is most disappointing - Contact Brian Doxtader at rible hold on her son Aidan (David Dorfman). despite often falling into standard horror [email protected] MOVIE REVIEW No cheers for Totntny Lee Jones in 'Man of the House' change at the box office. Unfortunately, is forced to go undercover as an assistant role of the gruff Sharp in this film and By RAMA GOTTUMUKKALA Jones's latest offering, "Man of the cheerleading coach and move in with his manages to make audiences sympathize Scene Editor House," is a mediocre attempt to capital young wards to protect them and solve with him. But "Man of the House" is miss ize on his comedic value and falls short the murder. ing one of the bare essentials to a good Tommy Lee Jones has done this dance with what could have been an intriguing As if that wasn't enough to cover all the film - a decent screenplay. The material once before. Actually, make that several concept. major plot points, there's still the obliga just doesn't seem fresh or funny and this times. In the film, Jones plays Roland Sharp, a tory feel-good effect that Jones has on the dooms any attempt Jones makes to stamp Playing a gruff, harsh and uptight men Texas Ranger assigned to protect the only girls and vice versa. He helps them real his comedic wares on audiences. tor armed with a dry wit has been a witnesses to the murder of a key figure in ize their individual potentials, whether it As funny as it is to see Jones forced to choice role over the course of his career. the prosecution of a drug kingpin. These be to write an eloquent essay on Romeo have a make-over by his female charges, In the "Men in Black" series, for example, witnesses turn out to be five female and Juliet or be the the appeal is quick Jones' dry wit teamed with Will Smith's University of Texas cheerleaders and father figure they ly lost due to poor youthful energy added up to major present quite a handful for Jones. Sharp never had. And, "Man of the House~~ dialogue and poor naturally, they help pacing. If they're him tap into his hid not paying close den sensibilities and attention, casual break out of his viewers may even harsh shell to get Director: Stephen Herek be left scratching closer to his writers: John Mclaughlin and Scott their heads at why estranged daughter Lobdell the initial murder and impress a new starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Cedric the has an impact on love interest. Entertainer, Christina Milian, Paula Garces, Sharp's drug case. It's really not the Monica Keena, Vanessa Ferlito, Kelli Garner The stale script cliches that kill this causes all sorts of film. There are still problems for the some laughs to be had and the ladies cast film. According to the International Movie as the bubbly cheerleaders are all easy on Database website, no one - east or crew the eyes, particularly B&B star Christina - could think of an appropriate ending Milian and actress Paula Garces. There until director Stephen Herek came up are moments when the film Oashes a little with one months after the rest of the film SouthPrn charm. Cedric the Entertainer was shot. Ouch. tosses in a chuckle or two in a supporting It seems like a long time ago, but Jones role as an ex-Longhorn cheerleader. once won an Osear for Best Supporting But the laughs are few and too far Actor in "Fugitive," the Harrison Ford between to justify watching "Man of the thriller.. After a dud like "Man of thn 1-IousP" when a comedic gem like "Hitch" House," he might be better pressed to flex is still in theatres. As it turns out, in that his acting muscles in another dramatic lattnr film, Smith outshines his "Men in role. A role in the next Clint Eastwood Black" cohort and shows that it takes a directed film probably eouldn 't hurt. Photo courtesy of www.movies.com little more to make a heart-warming com Texas Ranger Roland Sharp (Tommy Lee Jones, center) shepherds a flock of edy than a handful of punch lines. Contact Rama Gottumukkala at cheerleaders under protection as witnesses in a high-profile drug cases. Jones does an adequate job with the [email protected] THE OBSERVER Ti.1esday, March 22, 2005 CENE page 13 DVD REVIEW 'Finding Neverland' blurs fiction and reality familiar with the name, he was the cre from the fantasy nature of the film. film. and how it likes to blur the linns By MARK BEMENDERFER ator of the Peter Pan story. The movie To bring up an earlier point, Sir Barrie bntwnfm rnality and fietion, tho ending Sc<"ne Movie Critic begins with the general publk viewing Sir is the man with the child-like innoconce. didn't quitn have tho emotional pull that. Barrie's latest play, which is received lie plays with the four children as if he similar movies had. At what age do p!Hlple losn tlwir inno poorly at best. This spurs Sir Barrie to were one of them. Even more, he drives llowover, this is not due to a lack of act c~nncn'! It is undnniabln that childnm arn MOVIE REVIEW 'Robots' delivers sharp hun1or for all ages make "Robots" as fun for a college model, Bigweld (Mel Brooks), is "Shrek" does. Hobin Williams does not By MARY MIGLIOZZI audience as it is for its intended nowhere to be found, and his replace disappoint, as his quirky character Seen<" Movie Critic younger audience. ment, Hatchet (Greg Kinnear), is a provides the film's most humorous Ewlln McGregor voices Hodney greedy tycoon whose evil plans will moments. True to his style, much of "Hobots," directed by Chris Wedge, Copporbottom, the son of a dishwash destroy poor and sick robots every Hobin Williams' performance was ad is every hit as enjoyable as its comput ing machine. Hodnoy grows up dream where. Rodney is joined in his quest to libbed. er animation and celobrity-hoavy cast ing of being an inventor, and u.s a stop Hatchet by Fender (Hobin Even tho humor has wnak points, mako it appear. Clevor dialogue and young man travels to Hobot City to get Williams), an but they are far characters as woll as humorous voiee a job at Bigwold Industries. However, eccentric Hobot outnumbernd by he quickly discovers that his role City resident, the truly momo acting, especially by Hobin Williams, 11 Cappy, a Bigweld Robots" rablo SCilllllS and executive (llalle lines. An narly Berry), and scone involving numerous others Hodney and along tho way. Fondnr on a crazy Tho plot, while Director: Chris Wedge and Carlos transportation ·at times bordnring Saldanha systom drags on on ehoosy, has the writers: Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel for a bit too long, type of feel-good starring: Halle Berry, Mel Brooks, Robin but Ft~ndnr morn theme that one Williams, Drew Carey than makes up for expects from a it when hn per movie of this forms a spoof of gonro, illustrated from the beginning "Singin' in thn Hain." Amanda Byrws, by Bigwnld's slogan, "You can shine no the voke of Fender's little sister Piper. matter what you're made of." Though is disappointing comparnd with tlw it may seom overly sentimental wlwn east's otlwr pnrformancPs, but at least the hero toar.'i up at a pop talk from tim character bogins to r('(ll~em herself Dad, and sonw plot twists are rather by shooting plunger arrows at evil predictable, it is fitting with tho over robots. all atmosphoro created for the intnnd Whother thn vinwnr is drawn hy o d audio n ~~ o and genre. Even t h n Williams' conwdy, thn fun of an ani somntirnns subtln, sometimos not-so matnd film, or nvnn Md;rngor's attra!~ subtle social commentary does not tivn voien (with an Anwriran arrPnl detract from the usually humorous sadly but nl"fnctivoly rnplar.ing his - tonn. usual Scottish), "Hobol.s" providPs Tho humor is clevnr enough to nindy minutns of solid PntPrtainnwnt appeal to any ago group, at times jok that does not disappoint. Photo courtesy of www.movieweb.com ingly n~fnrnncing other films and at Rodney Copperbottom (voiced by Ewan McGregor, right) takes a spill for robot other times utilizing subtle, morn Contact Adam Welder at executive Cappy (voiced by Halle Berry). mature jokes much the way tho movie [email protected] page 14 The Observer + CLASSIFIEDS Tuesday, March 22, 2005 WOMEN'S NCAA BASKETBALL Michigan State survives early scare against California Bulldogs oust Longhorns; Washington.sends Mississippi packing; Tennessee breezes past Western California Associated Press players dove all over the floor step in first-year coach Mark too late. Texas leaned on 1982. trying to get the ball. Haynes, a Trakh's effort to return the pro Jackson in the second half, when And this is the most appropri MINNEAPOLIS - Rene Haynes 5-foot-10 sophomore, finally gram to national prominence. the sophomore scored 18 of her ate time of year for Summitt, saved top-seeded Michigan State came up with it to the left of the USC made the NCAA tournament points and had nine of her 10 who tops all women's coaches from an embarrassingly early lane, took a step and made the for the first time since 1997 and rebounds. with an 86-17 NCAA tourna exit from the NCAA tournament. basket. won 20 games for the first time But always there to answer at ment-record. Haynes came out of a wild Southern Cal wasn't able to get since that season. the other end was Humphrey, The Lady Vols and, in particu scramble with the ball and made off a final shot and Michigan And tlie Trojans went out who the Longhorns couldn't con lar, Shanna Zolman made it a layup with 2.9 seconds left, giv State moved on, despite going knowing they took one of the trol for the. second time this sea easy for Summitf to get the vic ing Michigan State a 61-59 victo more than 5 minutes without nation's top programs to the fmal son. The 6-foot-3 freshman tory. ry over eighth-seeded Southern scoring in the second half. buzzer. They frustrated Michigan scored 27 points in her first Western Carolina (18-14), the California in a second-round USC got a big game from fresh State with a zone defense, dis meeting with Texas. No. 16 seed in the Philadelphia game Monday night. man Camille LeNoir, who scored rupted passes with their quick Tennessee 94, Regional, was undersized and It was a scary game for the nine quick points at the start of hands, matched the Spartans' Western Carolina 43 outmatched from the beginning. Spartans (30-3), who were out the second half to get the Trojans physical play and consistently Pat Summitt thanked her Catamounts •coach Kellie hustled and outrebounded by back in it after they trailed by as beat them to the ball. team for helping her tie the Harper. a point guard on their young, scrappy opponent. many as six in the first half and Georgia 70, Texas 68 NCAA Division I victory record Tennessee's three straight titles But they survived and will take a finished with a career-high 18. Georgia started the season before getting down to what from 1996-98, could only watch 14-game winning streak into the Kim Gipson added 14 for the casting doubt on Texas' title really matters to her. her team fall behind big early. semifinals of the Kansas City Trojans, who outrebounded hopes. Tennessee's victory over Washington 60, Mississippi 57 Regional on Sunday against the Michigan State 36-31, and Now the Bulldogs have con Western Carolina on Sunday Jessica Simmonds scored 14 winner of Monday's late game Eshaya Murphy scored 14. firmed it, knocking third-seeded night in the first round of the points Sunday night to help between Kansas State and Liz Shimek had 14 for Texas out of the NCAA tourna NCAA tournament was win No. George Washington rally from a Vanderbilt. Michigan State, which couldn't ment with a victory in the second 879 for Summitt, tying her with 14-point second-half deficit to Lindsay Bowen led Michigan hold a six-point lead midway round Monday night. former North Carolina men's beat Mississippi in the first State with 19 points, including through the second half, and Tasha Humphrey scored 26 coach Dean Smith for the most round of the NCAA tournament. four huge 3-pointers in the sec Kristin Haynie scored 12. points and Cori Chambers had victories in Division I history. Anna Montanana added 13 ond half. Her final 3 gave the USC had support from many of 15 to lead sixth-seeded Georgia Summitt, however, is focused points and came up big in the Spartans a 59-56 lead with 37.3 the Minnesota fans who arrived to its second victory of the season on advancing in the tournament. ' final 2 minutes for the ninth seconds to play, but USC (20-11) early for the night's second game over Texas. Georgia advanced to After the victory, the Lady Vols seeded Colonials (23-8), who tied it on freshman Brynn between the Gophers and the round of 16 for the third asked their coach if she was advanced to face host North Cameron's long 3 with 21.7 sec Virginia. What the Trojans need straight year and the 15th time excited about trying to break Carolina on Tuesday in the onds remaining. ed, however, those fans couldn't in 21 appearances. Smith's record in the second Tempe Regional. The Spartans then got the ball provide: just one more basket. In doing so, the Bulldogs round. Elizabeth Cansdale scored 13 inside, the shot was blocked and Still, the season was a positive denied Texas - a preseason "I said, 'Yes, I want your points to lead the eighth-seeded Final Four favorite - entrance help,"' Summitt said. "I want to Lady Rebels (19-11 ), who scored into the tournament's third get this over with only because just two points in the final 10 round for the first time in four we will be going to Philadelphia 1/2 minutes to lose in the first years. and we all want to go to round for the second straight Georgia will face the winner of Philadelphia." year. Tuesday night's Duke-Boston Top-seeded Tennessee (27 -4) Mississippi led 55-41 on a College game on Saturday in the will face Purdue in the second score from Carletta Brown, but Chattanooga Regional semifi round Tuesday night, with the the Colonials clawed their way nals. winner advancing to the region back into the game with 17 Texas' Heather Schreiber al semifinals in Philadelphia. straight points over the next six tried to win the game with a 3- Summitt is 879-171, while minutes. George Washington pointer at the buzzer but the Smith was 879-254 in 36 years eventually pushed ahead 56-55 shot hit the corner of rim. with the Tar Heels. on two free throws from At the start of the season, the Summitt has been at the top of Amanda Locascio with 2:13 left. Longhorns were ranked No. 2 in the women's game for years That's when Montanana made the country before playing at with six national titles and 15 two key plays. First she hit a Georgia their second game. The Final Four appearances. turnaround jumper in the lane Bulldogs, then ranked No. 5, "I have so much respect and to increase the margin to 58-55 rallied from a 15-point deficit to admiration for Coach Smith. with 1:39 left. win 78-64. This is more than just a num Then, after Ellen Buchanan But there was no need for a ber," Summitt said immediately scored on a putback to make it Georgia comeback this time. after the game. 58-57, Montanana hit two free The Bulldogs (24-9) led for the "The Lady Vols that have throws with 9. 7 seconds left to entire game, holding off a Texas played here have been really push the margin back to three. rally in the final 4 minutes to special. You think about all of Ole Miss had a chance to tie it, hand the Longhorns their earli them, they made it happen. It but Brown's desperation 3- est tournament exit since falling says that we've had some of the pointer just before the horn in the first round in 2001. best players in the history of the missed everything to seal the Tiffany Jackson tied her game. They're part of my family Lady Rebels' collapse. career high with 30 points, but and my life and for that I say Mississippi is in its 16th tour her game-tying attempt with 12 thank you to all of them." nament and has four regional seconds remaining was blocked Fittingly, Summitt tied Smith final appearances, but the Lady by Georgia's Rebecca Rowsey. on Tennessee's ·home court at Rebels have not won in the Moments earlier, Schreiber hit Thompson-Boling Arena, where NCAAs since taking an 83-61 a 3-pointer with 1:26 left to the Lady Vols are 252-14 since it first-round win against Indiana AP bring Texas (22-9) within two, opened in 1987. Tennessee has in 1994. Ole Miss lost in the first Georgia coach Andy Landers holds player Alexis Kendrick part of 15-4 run after Texas had never lost an NCAA game in round in each of the next two around the neck as he protests a foul call to the referee during trailed by 10. 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The group or represnntativns from Coach looks to set all called him b;u:k I said, 'I ran't a funding plan announcnd Indianapolis City-County the Colts, the city, the Indiana time mark for most eillwr. "' Monday by a leading state sena Council would have to vote to llousn and tho governor's office Purdue's Kristy Curry could tor. incrnasn tho tax for it to takn to eonw up with a funding plan. collegiate victories end up being part history as tlw Senate Tax Committee nfl'net. "There's plenty of' room to coach on thn losing nnd of No. Chairman I.ukn Kenley, H Peterson said hn would fight work," Kenley said. Associated Press 880 - or hnr team could put Noblnsville, said the tax he pro the tax as proposed because Although Pnterson did not like off the rncord brnak i ng u n ti I poses on all Marion County snrviee providnrs could move the details of Kenley's plan, he KNOXVILLE, Tnnn. - Pat nnxt season. serviens except rnedkal and across tho Marion County linn pointnd out that it includes Summitt is on tho ver·gn of "To a certain dngrnn in my construction work would bring to avoid it. monny filr both the stadium and becoming the winningest bas heart I have to be pulling for in about $3S mil- "If lhern has to the convention center expan ketball coach in NCAA history. hnr a little bit tomorrow night. lion a year li1r the bn a tax, it ought sion. Two years al'ter setting the That's human nature," shn stadium. "This is a broad to be a regional "That's a hugo step f'orward record for most wins by a said. "This is a broad based way to pay tax," Peterson and a major sign of progrnss," women's coach, Summitt tied "I just respect and admirn based way to pay for this." said. Petnrson said. Dean Smith's record ol' 879 vie hnr as a mom, as a baskntball for this," Kenley Kenley's plan The stadium is projnetnd to tories Sunday night when coach, her intensity and pas said. also indudes a $5 cost between $550 million and Tennessee beat Western sion. It's somnthing that we all But Indianapolis Luke Kenley million annual $700 million, and with the Carolina 94-43 in the first as young eoachns aspire to lw - Mayor Bart Senate Tax payment from plannnd expansion of the neigh round of the NCAA tournamnnt. like and hopn wn can have just l'etnr·soH said the Committee Chairman the Colts, a $1 boring Indiana Convnntion She can break tho record a little bit of the impact sho's tax would drive stadium admis- Centnr, the total project could Tuesday night in the second had on the gamn." business out of the sion tax on all reach $990 million. round. Top-seeded Tennessee All four teams playing city, and that other surrounding events at the nnw venue and a 1 Several bills to finance the (27-4) hosts Purdue. In tho Tuesday night have the samn rountins would also rwed to pay pnrcnnt inernasn on income tax projeet have died in the first othnr game Tuesday, LSU plays goal - advaneing to tlw the tax fi1r it to work. for profi1ssional athlntns at the half of the legislativn session, Arizona. regional somif'inal. The LSU Serviens arn not taxed under stadium. including plans to increases Summitt hasn't benn fond of Arizona winner gons to liHi state's current sales tax. l'ntnrson said asking the Colts taxes and put slot machines at the attention focusnd on the Chattanooga whiln tho Tlw proposed tax would all'eet for morn money would change horse racing tracks. record chase while her team Tennnssee-Purdun winnnr gons largo servkn providers liko law tho dnal tho dty struck with the Kenley said such gambling tries to makn a run for a sev to Philadelphia. Jirrns, 1mginenring and arehitne tnam. lie said it would bn nearly options were out becausn thny enth national title, and she cer Ninth-snndnd Purdun ( 17 -12) tural businesses and financial impossible to renegotiate anoth would have a dillkult time win tainly isn't preoccupied with got past Nnw Mnxko h8-5(l in mmpanins. It would also add to er agremnnnt by the time the ning approval in tho proving the list of all-time vk tho first round and has bnen t.o tho price of smaller transactions Gennral Assembly is schndulod Legislature. tm:ies should ineludn men's and the regional semif'inals sovnn women's coaches. times, including tho last two "It's been suggestnd there will seasons. On CAmpus be a lot of people that will not LSU C~0-2), tho tournamnnt's respect it or recognize it as ovnrall No. 1 seed, is trying to QrA.tuAtion l1/Jeeken.t ~peciAl being women in comparison to cap the most successful season men. That doesn't bother me. in school history by making a tl!}A!J 12-16, 200f It's just the way the numbers second straight run to the Final add up, and the two were com Four. The Lady Tigers have bined," Summitt said Monday. reached the n~gional level eight Neect "-plC!ce for t)Our f&~Mtltj to stC!tj, "Obviously I think it in some times. regard is more significant and If the Wildcats (20-11) win, TYtj tVIe s&~uect t-te&~rt 'PC!rtsV! CeVIA:er more meaningful when it they would be making only ['B.uLL~t~ 31.. Ol" 1..1..f?S O"'- tJOUI" c&~mpus m&~ps.] includes both the men's and their second appearance at a women's game." regional. They made it to the Summitt's record stands at final 16 in 1998. we set " t:Jo.oo -per -persoll\- cto!M'!tl.oll\- for tV!e 879-171, while Smith was 879- Summitt took over the wee~t<.ell\.d. 254 in 36 years at North women's basketball team at age Carolina. He retired in 1997. 22 and has been at Tennessee Summitt passed Texas' Jody the last 31 years. At the time, "COM6 6AR.LY [TV!ursct&~tj] - STAY LAll Conradt on the women's list there were no seholarships for early in the 2002-03 season. [Mo 11\.d &! tJ] " ~ SCI Me c;{ 0 11\-&!tf..oll\-. players, and she posted signs Summitt spoke to Smith last around campus calling for stu week and he encouraged her to dents to try out for the team. Fo..- reserv&~HoV\S -plelilse c&~ll: go for the record. Summitt recalled speaking to "lie left me a message civic groups with six to 12 pno 'PC!uL ~ct~tl &~t .s:T-f-G3:1..-.TS1..~ or because we had played phone ple in the audience. Today, tag and he just said, 'Good luek Lady Vols games draw thou M&! Ytj ...... __ ,_.l going for the number. I can't sands of fans, who have helped Fo~-~~-lw-.:~.~~--G~~~.:~~ remember what tho numbnr is build a hugn homneourt advan tage for T!~nrwssee. Partly as a result, the Lady Vols are 45-0 in NCAA tournament ganws play1~d at homn. What;s the Future of this Arizona eoaeh Joan Bonvidni bnlinvns Knoxvilln is tho ideal plaee for Summitt to gnt tho record. Relationship? "This is a great si tn - tlw cnntnr of wonwn 's baskntball. And I think it's grnat for Pat Please join us for an afternoon of reflection and discussion- designed for dating couples Summitt to probably break this who are discerning the next stage of a relationship commitment. rneord," Bonvkini said. "I think it's grnat for hnr to do it in tlw NCAA tournanwnt. whnn it's What's next for our relationship after graduation? such a big stage and (t.ol have What are some challenges involved in long distance dating? tlw o p port un it y to do it at honw." Wha~s involved in making a healthy decisions about a relationship? Thompson-Boling ArnmL and Knoxville havn hosted morn NCAA tournament. gamns than any othnr vnntrn or eity. Counting tho four first-round ganws on Sunday, thnre havn b page 16 The Observer + SPORTS Tuesday, March 22, 2005 COLLEGE BASKETBALL Liberty seeks encore; Buckeyes prepare for road gatne Associated Press The Flames will face No. 5 winner of the Arizona-Louisiana seed DePaul (26-4), which State game. COLLE(~E PAHK. Md. ~The squeezed past 12th-seed Eighth-ranked Ohio State (29- final buzzer had just sounded, Virginia Tech 79-78 in the open 4) and Maryland (22-9) are sup and the Liberty women's basket ing round. The other second posedly playing on a neutral ball team was celebrating the round game Tuesday night will court. But the Buckeyes know most significant victory in the match No. 2 seed Ohio State that the majority <;>f the fans will history of the program when against seventh-seeded be backing the Terps, who are eoach Carey Green got a call on Maryland. 13-3 this season at his cell phone. DePaul coach the Comcast The voice on the other end Doug Bruno Center. was that of the school chancel expects the fans "I know all our "It's just going to lor, the Hev. Jerry Falwell, who at the Comcast fans and families be another road had watched on television the Center to be game for us," said 13th-seeded Flames defeat Penn pulling for the are very excited. " Ohio State center State on Sunday night in one of underdog Flames, Jessica Davenport, the biggest upsets in NCAA tour and he can't really Krista! Tharp one of four finalists nament history. blame them. Liberty guard for the 2005 "He was elated." (;reen said "Liberty is a Naismith Trophy, Monday. "That was the first per very special story which honors the son I talked to, Dr. Falwell. Then in this NCAA tour- player of the year after that. George W. Bush nament,." he said. "I was in women's basketball. called." impressed by their fearlessness The crowd should be a factor, No, the President of the United as much as their talent." but Buckeyes coach Jim Foster States didn't actually congratu Facing a Penn State team that hopes that will· be the only late the Flames on their first was striving for a third straight advantage the Terrapins derive NCAA tournament victory in appearance in the Sweet 16, from playing at home. In nine tries. But by the time he Liberty dominated the second Maryland's opening-round 65-55 woke up Monday morning, half and pulled away to a 78-70 vietory over Wisconsin-Green Green found the message box on victory. Katie Feenstra led the Bay, the "visiting" Phoenix was his cell phone way with 22 points called for a season-high 21 fouls. tilled to capacity. and 11 rebounds, "I would hope that we're past "There was a lot "It's just going to and Rima the point of referees being intim of excitement." Margeviciute had idated by where they are," said Green said. 'That be another road 18 points and 12 Foster, who has more on his AP was a monumen game for us. " rebounds for the mind than the ramifications of Penn State's Tanisha Wright, right, runs into liberty's Katie tal win for us. It Big South champi playing on Maryland's court. Feenstra during the first half of their first-round NCAA tournament. was the greatest ons. "At this time of year, I spend Jessica Davenport victory in our bas "I know all our absolutely no time thinking of Holy Cross, and Langhorne the Sweet 16 for the first time ketball history." Ohio State center fans and families about where the heck we are," pierced UW-Green Bay with 16 since 1993. Liberty (25-6) are very excited," he said. "It's just wasted ener points and 10 rebounds. Maryland hasn't gone that far become only the said guard Krista! gy." "I have a very physical game, in 13 seasons. fourth 13th seed to defeat a No. Tharp, who scored 15 points. The matchup between the 6- and she's a physical player," "Obviously it would mean a lot, 4 seed. For an encore, the "We in our hearts knew that we foot-4 Davenport and 6-3 center Davenport said. 'Til just try to with this young group, to contin Flames on Tuesday night will could do it; and I think we Crystal Langhorne will likely be take away what she's good at." ue to progress," said Maryland seek to become the first No. 13 shocked a lot of our friends back more of a factor than the fans in The winner advances to coach Brenda Frese, whose seed to win in the second round. home." the stands. Davenport had 23 Philadelphia to face the winner team has won games in succes a feat previously performed only The winner advances to the points and 11 rebounds in the of the Temple-Rutgers game. sive NCAA tournaments for the by Texas A&M in 1994. Chattanooga Regional to face the Buckeyes' 86-45 first-round rout Ohio State is striving to reach first time since 1989 and 1990. Panthers put UW-Milvvaukee on the n1ap in tournan1ent Associated Press of 16. one of his practices would ask There wasn't a lot of buzz on about the David vs. Goliath MILWAUKEE - Before last campus Monday, however, story line. He wanted to rave weekend, Wisconsin-Milwaukee because spring break just start about his stars, McCants and was best known for being the ed. Joah Tucker. He preferred to school where the late Israeli "We only have one dormitory talk about how no No. 12 seed prime minister Golda Meir but I still feel the support, I've has ever beaten a No. 1 seed. went. gotten lots of e-mails," guard "We're trying to do something For "Happy Days" aficiona- Ed McCants said. that's never been done. We're dos, it's where Richie About 50 people, mostly trying to make history," he Cunningham, Potsie Weber and friends and family, greeted the said. Ralph Malph all hit the books Panthers at Mitchell He even pitched a story about when they weren't hanging out International Airport upon Illinois coach and Milwaukee at Arnold's Drive-in. their triumphant return native Bruce Weber playing his Now, the No. 12 Panthers are Sunday. alma mater, where he unsuc the lowest seed remaining in On Monday, players entering cessfully tried out for the UWM the NCAA tournament, holding the Klotsche Center to practice basketball team. the banner for all the mid- weren't met by a throng of fans But what just about everyone majors who dream of knocking but by two men seeking auto wanted to know was Pearl's lat off the big basketball schools graphs on four deflated basket est thoughts on the Deon like Alabama and Boston balls, items that might very Thomas scandal at Illinois 16 College, both of which fell to well end up on eBay. years ago. Bruce Pearl's pressing "It's quieter than usual today Pearl was an assistant at Panthers, champions of the except for you guys," forward Iowa when he secretly taped a Horizon League, last week in Adrian Tigert said ·of the 50 or conversation with Thomas dur Cleveland. so reporters who converged on ing which the player appeared UWM is a commuter school of the campus. to confirm that Jimmy Collins, 25,000 that has gone from Some students did gather at then an assistant at Illinois, NAIA Division II to NCAA the campus bookstore to buy had offered him $80,000 and Division I in a little more than a commemorative T-shirts, an SUV to sign with the Illini. decade. among them Nicole Dzomba of Thomas has always denied When athletic director Bud Milwaukee. the allegations and the school Haidet was hired in 1988, he "It's real exciting, it's very was cleared of them, but the counted 65 fans at his first bas- cool," she said as she picked 16-month investigation found ketball game and many of them out a yellow T-shirt. "I think several other infractions and mistakenly handed back the everyone's happy but nervous; Illinois was barred from post pom-pons he gave them on too." season play by the NCAA in their way into the arena. Other students raced to the 1991. Now, UWM is taking some of ' ticket office to put their names ESPN's Dick Vitale criticized the spotlight off Marquette, just in for the 1,250 tickets made Pearl for committing "career 6 miles away, which went to available to the school for the suicide." the Final Four two years ago, Panthers' next game, against To this day, Collins, now the and the University of Wisconsin top-ranked Illinois on Thursday coach at Illinois-Chicago, refus AP in Madison, where the Badgers; in the Chicago Regional. es to shake Pearl's hand. Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Mark Pancrat cheers from the bench as under former Panthers coach Pearl hoped the biggest But Pearl said he would do the Panthers beat Boston College 83-75 on Saturday. Bo Ryan, are also in the Round crowd of reporters to gather at what he did again. ---l I I Tuesday, March 22, 2005 The Observer + SPORTS page 17 MLB NBA Schilling pitches in Duncan placed on injured list Associated Press the minor leagues SAN ANTONIO Tim Duncan will be sidelined at Assnciarcd Press minor league camp. least two weeks because or a Schilling throw 25 of 37 sprained right ankle and could, 1-' NFL Re/il•e tlte Rel'olution, Re1•ive the Spirit! Cardinals to host ---- ...... _...... - ...... How the Afedia Told the Story 49ers in Mexico Associated Press Arizona was an obvious choke ofPope John and the Council to switch a homo game to Moxim KAPALUA, llawaii - Tlw NFL b(~eause t.hn Cardinals ran~ly sdl will play its first mgular-snason out Sun Devil Stadium. Tlwy can gamn outside the United States nxpnet a crowd or more than on Oct. 2 when the Arizona I 00,000 at Aztnea· Stadium for Cardinals play the San Francisco thn gamo against. tlw 49nrs. 49flrs in Mexieo City. On Aug. 15, 1994, t.lw Iargnst The loagun confirmed tho crowd in NFI. history, 112.:~7(,, matchup Monday at the annual saw a prnsnason ganw bdwi~Pn meetings. ESPN will tPlevisn the the Dallas Cowboys and llouston Sunday night game from Azteca Oilers in Mexieo City. Of 1:oursP, Stadium. Arizona will he tho the Cowboys arP t.lw most popu horne team. lar tnam in Mexico. "Mexko is the country with thn AztPea Stadium also has hPen most NFL fans outsido of t.lw· thn site of two World Cup final United States," commissioner gamns and tlw U.S. S()(:enr team Paul Tagliabuo said. "Our fans in will play a World Cup qualifier Mexico are knowledgeable and there against Mnxieo on Sunday. passionate and they arn ready "The Cardinals an~ honore-d to Kenneth Woodward for this next step. They have sup have been selndPd for this his ported our American Bowl toric and unprncPdnntPd ganw," Contributing Editor at Newsweek games in record numbers and said Miduwl Bidwill, the team's NFL programming has been part vien president. and gnneral coun of television in Mexieo for many snl and son or owrwr Bill Bid will. decadfls. "When wn lnarnnd Iii' the Wednesday, March 30, 2005, 7:30 p.m. "The Cardinals and 49ers play league's intnrnst in staging an in markets with large llispanie international regular-season Stapleton Lounge, Le Mans Hall communities, inducting many game we felt the Cardinals Saint Mary's College Campus people or Mexican descflnt. This would bn a natural fit this snason game will generate new flXcitn for a number of rnasons. Free and open to the public ment both in Mexico and in Cultivating the llispanie fan base llispanie communities through has been a long-standing priori A lertuiv c:o-spoi/sort:d by the CciJlcr for .Sj~irituality ;wd out the United States, and it ty, and our final snason at Sun d1c Deparuncn/ ofCommunica.liorJ Studic.s, Dance, and 1JJeatre promises to beeomo a milestone Devil Stadium certainly provides in the NFL's history as a global the optimal timing to host tho sport." gamn this season. • OUND THE NATION page 18 CoMP! LED FROA-1 THE ()BSERVER'S WIRE SERVICES Tuesday, March 22, 2005 Baseball America College NBA Top25 team record previous 1 Cal State Fullerton 16-4 2 2 Tulane 19·3 3 3 Louisiana State 17·4 5 4 Texas 21-4 1 5 Georgia Tech 19·2 10 6 Miami 20-5 7 7 Mississippi 17-4 14 8 Arkansas 18-2 15 9 South Carolina 17-3 4 10 Baylor 15-7 16 11 Florida 16·6 6 12 Stanford 12·7 12 13 Arizona 16·9 9 14 TexasA&M 17-7 8 15 Rice 15·8 11 16 North Carolina 15·5 13 17 Florida State 24·4 20 18 Oregon State 16·3 22 19 College of Charleston 16·4 18 20 Nebraska 18·2 23 21 Texas Tech 17·6 NR 22 Texas Christian 14-7 24 23 Southern California 13·6 NR 24 Mississippi State 13·3 NR 25 Central Florida 23-4 NR ESPN/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 team record points 1 Arizona (20) 19·0 500 2 California 22·2 473 3 Stanford 18·2 450 AP 4 Michigan 21"1 433 Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James, left, looks to pass in Friday's game against the Philadelphia 76ers. James, 5 Texas 18·3 419 who scored a franchise record of 56 points on Sunday, said he was not shocked by the news of Silas' firing. 6 Tennessee 29·4 388 7 UClA 16·5 377 8 louisiana lafayette 21-2 354 9 Baylor 27-3 352 Struggling Cavaliers fire head coach Silas 10 Texas A&M 23·2 315 11 27-4 313 to have been the only play Malone will coach Tues score 50 or more points. Oklahoma Associated Press 12 Alabama 25·6 300 er who saw the move com day night's game at home "We felt that if we didn't 13 Georgia 19·7 234 CLEVELAND - Paul Silas ing. against Detroit. He make this decision that we 14 Washington 14·7 204 was hired to mentor the "You could kind of tell the acknowledged he's in a were jeopardizing our abili 15 LSU 11·5 184 NBA's next superstar. While way the air was, how tough situation, taking over ty to be a playoff team this 16 Florida 21·6 180 he succeeded with LeBron things were going around a team late in the season year," Paxson said. 17 Oregon State 14·6 155 James, his failure with the here, there was going to that is expected to reach "We're 64 games into the 18 Missouri 20·2 148 rest of the team cost him have to be a change," said the playoffs. season and we still don't 19 Nebraska 17·5 133 his job. James, who scored a fran ''I'm still in a state of have a consistent rotation, 20 Georgia Tech 23·6 117 Silas was fired as coach chise-record 56 points shock about what hap substitution pattern, those 21 Fresno State 13·5 107 of the Cleveland Cavaliers Sunday. "I didn't know it pened," Malone said after a type of things," Paxson 22 Arizona State 22·4 98 on Monday, his team fight was going to be this soon." morning practice. said. "We didn't see that 23 Iowa 19·4 67 ing for a playoff spot after Silas told The Associated Despite James and fellow changing." 24 Florida State 19·9 63 leading its division earlier Press he was informed at a All-Star Zydrunas 11- "We felt the change today 25 Northwestern 13·6 40 this year. Longtime NBA morning meeting with gen gauskas, the Cavaliers have was necessary. It's going to assistant Brendan Malone eral manager Jim Paxson slumped since the All-Star put us in a better position was appointed interim and new owner Dan break. They have lost nine to win," Gilbert said. coach. Gilbert. of' 12 and nine straight Last week, Sii'as was Women's Lacrosse The dismissal came with "They didn't think the road games, including fined $10,000 by the team 18 games left and the team team was performing as Sunday's 105-98 loss to for a derogatory comment Big East Conference clinging to the fifth playoff well as it should be and Toronto when the 20-year about Utah forward Carlos spot in the Eastern they wanted to make a old James became the Boozer, who left the team as team conf. overaJI Conference. James seems change," Paul Silas said. :!'i>ungest NBA player to a free agent last summer. Georgetown 1-0 4-1 Rutgers 1-0 2·2 Connecticut 0·0 4-1 NOTRE DAME 0·0 1·4 BRIEF Boston College 0·1 3·1 IN Syracuse 0-1 4-2 Davis to remain as Indiana Bogut does it all for Utah, phone interview Monday. head coach next year soon for the NBA Iverson says he may .share BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -Mike Davis SALT LAKE CITY - There are blame in altercation will remain as Indiana's basketball times when he acts like the tallest PIIILADELPHIA- Allen Iverson coach for next season, a source close point guard in the country, and other said Monday he's been contacted by to the program said Monday. times when he's merely the most the NBA regarding his allegation that The source, who spoke with The dominating inside presence in the a referee made inappropriate com around the dial Associated Press on condition of NCAA tournament. ments to him during a heated anonymity, declined to elaborate NBA executives salivate when his exchange following the 76ers' loss to pending an official university name is mentioned, though you'd be the Chicago Bulls. MLB SPRING TRAINING announcement. hard-pressed to find many basketball He also said he expected to be fined Braves vs. Mets, 1 p.m, ESPN That announcement is expected fans east of the Rockies who knew or suspended because he started the Tuesday, according to a spokesman much about him only a few weeks argument. for IU's sports information office. ago. Iverson, upset about calls, chal NIT Without Andrew Bogut, Utah The decision by IU athletic director lenged referee Marc Davis after the Cal Fullerton at Georgetown, 7 p.m, ESPN Rick Greenspan would resolve doubts wouldn't even be playing this time of 94-88 loss on Saturday. UNLV at South Carolina, 9 p.m, ESPN about Davis' future that were year, much less have an outside spurred by the Hoosiers' 15-14 sea chance of making the Final Four. Iverson had to be restrained by son, which ended with a 6 7-60 loss to He's a superstar who just happens to teammates, and a few minutes later NCAA WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT Vanderbilt last week in the NIT's first need four other players on the court was seen heading in the direction of Arizona at LSU, 7 p.m, ESPNU round. with him, much like Gladys Knight the referees' dressing room before Purdue at Tennessee, 9 p.m, ESPNU Greenspan has said he would eval needed the Pips or Tom Petty the general manager Billy King interced uate Davis' body of work before mak Heartbreakers. ed and calmed him down. NCAA WRESTLING ing any decision about the coach's "I think all his teammates under "From the history of it, I suspect future. He and Davis met last week stand they're probably very fortunate something will happen to me," said 2005 Championship, 2:30 p.m, ESPN2 and again Monday, The Indianapolis to be playing with him," Utah coach Iverson, who did not practice with Star reported. Ray Giacoletti said during a tele- the team because of a thumb injury. Tuesday, March 22, 2005 The Observer+ PAID ADVERTISEMENT page 19 \ ( en ° · Apply Online (Deadline: March 27) www.nd.edu/ ,.,teamwork eamwor omorrow page 20 The Observer + SPORTS Tuesday, March 22, 2005 NO WOMEN'S TENNIS Irish struggle lVithout Thotnpson, fall 6-1 to Tennessee still unknown. No. 1 doubles with Catrina Stastny claimed a win at No. 1 4. No. 3 singles player Until then, the team is finess Thompson and junior Jennifer over Sabita Maharaj and Bryce Marable wasn't far behind suffered knee injury ing the skills of its newly-formed Smith taking Stastny's place at Marable 8-4. with a 6-3, 6-0 defeat of Stastny doubles teams and modified sin No. 3 doubles with senior cap After the duo jumped to a 7-4 at No. 3. Clinching the win for against BYU gles lineup in anticipation of tain Sarah Jane Connelly. advantage, it seemed likely that Tennessee, No. 44 Maharaj Purdue's talent-laden lineup. In singles, Stastny assumed Sarah Jane Connelly and defeated No. 39 Catrina "I feel very good about our Christian Thompson's position Jennifer Smith would secure the Thompson 6-1, 6-3 at No.1. By ANN LOUGHERY new doubles teams," at No. 3 while junior Liz doubles point for the Irish. After Tennessee had secured Sports Writer Louderback said. "The big thing Donohue and Sarah Jane However; Tennessee's Griffith the win, Robards collected a vic will be how well we play in sin Connelly moved up to No. 5 and and Ashley Robards rebounded tory at No. 5 over Donohue 7-6, The Irish have seen better gles and that's what we will be No. 6 singles respectively. to force a tiebreaker and won 7- 6-2 and Schutte defeated Sarah days. working on in practice. For us But in the end, the adjust 2. Jane Connelly 6-1, 7-6 at No. 6. Last Friday in the absence of to win, our kid:> need to play ments were not enough as Although the doubles teams Despite the loss, Louderback sophomore Christian with confidence. They have to freshman Brook Buck secured did not do as well as Buck had was heartened by the team's Thompson, the No. 25 Irish (6- play hard and not think about the lone point for the Irish. Buck hoped, the freshman said she performance. 7) fell 6-1 to No. 23 Tennessee what [position] they're playing." bested Blakeley Griffith 6-3, 6-1 was proud of her teammates'. "When you have someone (10-3). Louderback was impressed at No. 2 singles, improving her efforts. missing from the lineup, it's Christian Thompson, who with how confidently the team record to 19-7 on the season "I never doubt that each one hard to play confidently and to plays at No. 3 singles and played versus Tennessee last and 9-4 in dual matches. of us is playing our hardest at adjust," Louderback said. "But I accounts for the other half of Friday, considering the lineup Buck and junior Lauren any meet," Buck said. think we played well today. This the No. 2 doubles team in the adjustments were made last Connelly did not fare as well in "Tennessee just had a better group always plays hard; country, suffered a knee injury minute. doubles, losing to Melissa day than us." they're always out there fighting in her singles match against Prior to the Tennessee meet, Schaub and Ghizela Schutte at The Lady Vols capitalized on for every match." BYU March 13. Louderback modified both the No. 2 doubles. However, the their early success with wins at The Irish will take on Purdue Coach Jay Louderback is doubles and singles lineup in newly formed team of Sarah nearly every position in singles. tomorrow at the Eck Tennis hopeful that the sophomore will hopes that the team's depth Jane Connelly and Smith made Tennessee's Victoria Jones reg Pavilion at 4 p.m. recover in time for tomorrow's would help them secure a win. the match competitive, fighting istered the first point for the match against No. 53 Purdue (2- Junior Kiki Sta~.tny taking the for the coveted doubles point Lady Vols with a win over Contact Ann Loughery at 7), but the time of her return is place of Christian Thompson at after Catrina Thompson and Lauren Connelly 6-1, 6-1 at No. [email protected] NO WoMEN's LAcRossE WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Coyne hopes for a rebound BC keeps fighting give the Irish a challenge. pened over spring break, but I By MATT PUGLISI "[The Bears are) very athletic still have confidence" Coyne without top player A~sociate Sports Editor and really fast," Coyne said. said. "There's always positives "They're definitely a newer pro - things the team is doing well Notre Dame is looking to gram, but they're starting to that we can build on." Associated Press have won four of their past six rebound from a brutal spring develop some momentum from "We just need to get both games after an initial rough break road trip. The Irish (1-4) a recruiting standpoint so [offense and defense] on the CHAPEL HILL, N.C. stretch without the senior co dropped three consecutive they're getting better players." field working well together. We Jessalyn Deveny's season-ending captain. games to Cornell, No. 16 California enters today's con need to play our game - how injury threatened to end Boston They're winning despite see Vanderbilt and James Madison test on the heels of an 18-6 we want to control the tempo or College's hopes of making the ing a significant scoring drop and fell out of the throttling to No. 2 Northwestern how we want to run our attack NCAA tournament and reaching without Deveny's 17 points per Intercollegiate Women's in Evanston, Ill. Sunday. The or what we want to dictate on its third straight round of 16. game. Boston College averaged Lacrosse Coaches' Association Wildcats knocked off the Irish defense. Once those different Yet the Eagles are preparing 75 points in 17 games with her_ IIWLCA) national rankings for 18-11 at Loftus when the two things come together, I think to play Duke in a matchup of not counting her 1-minute the first time since late April of met March 3. Beginning with an we're going to be fine." future Atlantic Coast Conference appearance against Notre Dame 2001. The team returns to 11-8 loss to Columbia in lthica, Although the 1-4 start is dis rivals in Tuesday's second - but has averaged just 55 action this afternoon when they N.Y. March 6, the Notre Dame appointing, the Irish realize the round. It proves something points in the 10 games since the host California for a 4:30 p.m. spring break road started off on season is far from over. With all Cathy Inglese has known all injury. matchup. a sour note and only got worse five Big East conference games along: she coaches a bunch of The Eagles have gotten contri After playing four of their first in the following week. yet to be played, Notre Dame fighters. butions from throughout their five contests on the road, coach Three days later, the Irish lost still has a chance to make some "The basic thing is that we roster, with six players leading Tracy Coyne and the Irish the second of their three spring noise, both in the Big East and recruit kids that want to get bet the team in scoring in the past expect the friendly confines of break games in a 10-9 overtime nationally, come season's end. ter and want to work hard and 10 games. Senior co-captain Moose Krause Field - the team heartbreaker to Vanderbilt in "That's another thing - we are very team-oriented," she Clare Droesch - who came in was 6-1 at home last year - to Nashville, Tenn. haven't played any games in the said Monday. "If we weren't, we averaging 9.1 points- provided assist them in rebounding from The overall Irish losing streak Big East yet," Coyne said. "If we wouldn't be sitting here." the latest boost, turning in a sea an unexpectedly slow start to reached four March 13 when win the Big East, that would be Boston College (20-9), the No. son-high 23 points in the first the 2005 season. host James Madison jumped out a huge accomplishment because 7 seed in the Chattanooga round win against Houston. "[Including California], seven to an 8-2 lead -- in all three that's never been done before Regional, and second-seeded She did that despite aggravat of our next ten games are at spring break contests the Irish [by a Notre Dame team]." Duke (29-4) meet in the nightcap ing a nagging left heel injury in home," Coyne said. ''I'm hoping found themselves trailing early After battling California this of a doubleheader at the Smith the first half, an injury that will that being at home is going to - and never looked back in a afternoon, the Irish travel to Center. In the opener, top-seeded require surgery after the season. help us build some momentum 10-5 thumping of Notre Dame Chestnut Ilill, Mass. Saturday North Carolina (28-3) faces No. "If your team has tremendous moving forward." in Harrisonburg, Va. for their first conference tilt 9 seed George Washington (23- character, you're going to have Although the visiting Golden While Coyne was surprised againsi Boston College before 8) in the Tempe Regional on the other players step forward and Bears (4-3) don't have the same with the results of the annual returning home for three con Tar Heels' campus. play above what they've been program history as some of the trip, she still believes that the secutive games to begin April. Boston College is 5-5 since playing all year long," Duke Eastern squads Notre Dame will Irish will eventually be able to Deveny ruptured her right coach Gail Goestenkors said. lock horns with later this sea right the ship. Contact Matt Puglisi at Achilles' tendon against Notre "And you're seeing that in the son, Coyne expects California to "I didn't expect what hap- [email protected] Dame on Feb. 2, but the Eagles Boston College players. Irish Athletics This Week. .. 5E THEKE Women's lacrosse vs. California Baseball vs. Cincinnati Softball vs. w. Michigan Tues. March 22nd @ 4:30 PM Tues. March 22nd @ 5:05 PM Wed. March 23rd @ 4:00 PM Moose Krause Field* Frank Eck Stadium Ivy Field I Free Admission! I *In case of inclement weather. game will be moved to Loftus Sports Center • Cheer on the Irish during Home-opener! '-·------'· · First 100 fans will receive an ND Lacrosse their home-opener! ·The first 250 fans will receive a long sleeved ;PUWrrnarunr team puzzle, courtesy of iPUWp}rnarun. · The first 250 fans will schedule t-shirt, court of St. Clair A el! tSPOR"f~, Play-It-Again-Sports 1S ~lRTS receive a long sleeved schedule ·Notre Dame students be sure t-shirt, courtesy of St. Clair to stick around after the game Apparel! to participate in the Egg- .Free Admission' *Free Admission with Stravagenza easter egg hunt for ND student ID cash Field! 'Ii.1esday, March 22, 2005 The Observer + SPORTS page 21 for l'nrry-Eaton, who was com only 24 behind champion peting for the last time as a Qiong Jie Huang from Hawaii, Honors Notre Dame student-athlete. and was good enough to beat continued from page 24 "It seemed like I was putting Indiana's Christina Loukas most of tho pressure on who had bested Perry-Eaton in 14th place finish in the samn myself," she said. "I felt a lot the Zone C Championships last nvont. of pressure to finish with a week. The sophomoro also finislwd bang." The only higher finishes by 14th this ynar in the 200-yard Perry-Eaton's bang may not an Irish competitor were IM, narning anotlwr honorabln have bnen as loud as she Perry-Eaton's third place finish montion accoladn. wantnd, but it was still a fitting last year off the lower board While there was tho usual nnding to her historic Notre and Nixon's 2000 finish. amount of pressurn that goes Dame earner. Now an assistant with the along with a championship . Her final point score of 303 team, Nixon played a key sup nvnnt, this yoar's was different in tho one-meter event was porting role for Perry-Eaton. I "She stayed with me during Irish diver Meghan Perry-Eaton somersaults In a Jan. 14 meet all my events," Perry-Eaton against Illinois at Rolfs Aquatic Center. Perry-Eaton and team said. "Usually divers feel lik<~ mate Katie Carroll earned All-American honors this year. they're all alone out thorn, and I had never had th.at (close then 22nd in the 200-yard ver "It was easy to f'oeus on what support( before. sion of the swim. was good ... in the end it was a Also competing over the While it was still a bitter lot of' l'un," l'nrry-Eaton said. weekend was junior Christel sweet meet in some respects, it Bouvron, who linislwd 41st in will be memorablo for all the Contact Mike Tennant the 1 00-yard butterfly and Irish competitors involved. [email protected] With eight players at seven starting pitcher, Mainieri said or more HBis, Notre Dame's it will be a game tinw dedsion. Bearcats offensive pro- "I honestly continued from page 24 duction contin don't know," he ues to elim b. "We need to make said. "We are Louisville. P"rior to those loss But the defen some changes adually going to flS, the Bearcats had some sive and pitch because we just did pitch at least six quality wins. They an~ 4-2 ing efforts con or s1wen dilTnr against ACC opponents Duke tinue to slide - not play good nnt guys tomor and Wake Forest. One of' those which is why baseball this weekend row. Thny'll all losses was a 12-inning, one Mainieri feels at Evansville. We piteh an inning, run defeat to the Demon the need to mix so that we ean Dnacons. things up. might need to shake have t.hnm all Cineinnati is led by shortstop "Some guys things up." ready for the Mark !Iaske, who is batting a just haven't conl'ernnee team-leading .359. Third base played very Paul Mainieri wneknnd." man Jon DeLuca has 16 HBis. well," he said. With eonf'er Irish coach On del'ense·. the Boareats' "Some guys that enen play loom pitching ace is right-hander have- been here ing, the Irish Tony Maynard, who has a 2.95 in the past and have donn well simply hopH to l'ind the most EHA and an unblnrnished just are not doing well at this effective starting ninn in timn. record. Maynard - the point." Bnareats' workhorse - has Undecided on the starting Contact Tom Dorwart at already thrown 39.2 innings. outfielders as well as on the [email protected] Bookstore Basketball Team Registration ExtendedIll $20 per tean1 Dtie to an ove•~helming reSJlOnse ttear the deadline, tea111 registratiott has been extende(ltinti111:59Jli11 tottigltt. Go online to WWW.ND.EDU/·-..~BKSTR to •·egister yotir teant!!! All registratio11 'Yill tal~e place onli11e -pay 111et1t by credit card. Captain ~s I\lccting: Tuc:sday~ I\Iarch .29 a 7:30pnL 101 I)c:Batiolo ----~------rI page 22 The Observer + SPORTS Tuesday, March 22, 2005 I l McGraw knew the ship was McGraw spoke hurriedly during Notre Dame seemed somewhat be so optimistic. Who can blame quickly sinking. During one time the post-game press conference, satisfied with reaching the Sweet them? Notre Dame had a chance Hettler out early in the half, she still in shock from what she had 16 and battling the Nittany lions to do some remarkable things in continued from page 24 screamed at her players to play just witnessed. Batteast fought for 40 minutes. March. more as a team. It was more of a back tears as she shook hands But this season is difl'erent. This Instead, they choked when the trailing by 13 points, Arizona plea than a demand. with Arizona State players, and season the Irish eyed big things stakes were greatest. Instead, State rolled oll' an unfathomable The Irish simply couldn't wres Tuylah Gaines smacked her from the get-go, especially after they faltered in theface of tough 56-34 run to end the game, leav tle back the momentum Arizona hands together in frustration winning the Preseason National opposition. Instead, they simply ing Notre Dame frustrated and State built up during the end of moments after the fmal buzzer Invitation Tournament with wins didn't do enough. exhausted in a 70-61 final defeat. the first half and beginning of the sounded. over Duke and Ohio State. For most Irish players, they "We were cut and bleeding," second. All-Big East freshman All the promise, all the opportu This season, the Irish had seven have an entire ofl~season to think Notre Dame's Jacqueline Batteast Charel Allen, Notre Dame's No. 1 nities, all the potential was wins against top-25 opponents about what could have been. For said. "They smelled blood, and option oil' the beneh, went down whisked away from Notre Dame and looked downright scary in others, like seniors Teresa Borton they didn't let up." with a torn ACL at the 14:23 mark in just two short hours at the Save many of those victories. Tllis sea and Batteast, they have the rest of Just like that, a season that had of the second half and the Irish Mart Arena in Fresno. No doubt, son the Irish knew they had the their lives to ponder how far this so much promise carne to a trailing 35-32. Batteast will take this loss hard personnel, the ability and the team could have gone. crashing and abrupt end in the With 10:37 left, Batteast missed est. The South Bend native had a determination to legitimately fight When the final buzzer sounded middle of Ca)if()rnia long bnfore a lay-up and Arizona State's magical career under the golden for a spot in Indianapolis and the a few minutes after 11 p.m. EST anyone expected. Notre Dame tal Kristen Kovesdy drained a jumper dome. Final Four. Monday night and Arizona State's lied the third most regular season on the other end to put the Sun She ends it as the program's But after last night, this season players celebrated a Sweet 16 victories in school history this sea Devils up nine. Afi;er cutting the fourth all-time leading scorer and, is in the past. Notre Dame sprint berth at mid-court, Notre Dame's son with 26, but this team will be lead down to just live at the 6:13 perhaps more importantly, the ed past California Santa Barbara season officially perished. With it remembered more for its early mark, the Sun Devils Emily face of the women's team. in the first round only to be died the dreams of the players exit in the Big Dance than for any Westerberg sank an off-balance Batteast led Notre Dame to two tripped up by Arizona State two and coaches who believed tllis of those successes. shot in the lane, drew the foul and Sweet 16s and a 27-6 record dur nights later. They let a 27-14 lead Irish team had the chance to trav After Arizona State began the made the free throw, putting her ing her senior season. But it won't slip away, and- in the process el deep into the NCAA game on a 7-0 run, Notre Dame team back up by eight at 52-44. be enough in her eyes. She said saw a season of hope and promise Tournament. promptly responded with a 27-7 Finally, Arizona State point more than once that this team slip away with it. Now, they're simply left unful spurt that placed the Sun Devils guard Kylan Loney put the fmal would accept nothing less than Notre Dame's players shouldn't filled. squarely on the ropes with just nail in the coffin ending Notre passing through the Sweet 16 into allow this loss to ruin an other 3:4 7 left in the half. Dame's season with a 3-pointer, the Elite Eight. Not reaching the wise wonderful five months of The views expressed in this The Irish needed one more giving the Sun Devils a 63-54 lead third round will be the toughest basketball. The Irish accom column are those of the author punch for the knockout. with just 1:10 remaining. pill she's had to swallow during plished some great feats en route and not necessarily those of They never got it. As the reality set in, the faces of her four years at Notre Dame. to their 27 wins. The Observer. As the second half played out, the Irish coaches and players told Last season, after a tough But it's doubtful any of the play Contact Joe Hettler at Notre Dame coach Muffet the whole story. A barely audible defeat to No. 1 seed Penn State, ers or coaches on this team will jhettler@nd. edu turnovers. arc. The win sends Arizona State the half ___:__ the first Arizona Earlier in the game, Notre Once the 3-pointers started to its first Sweet 16 since 1983. State 3-pointer since its open Devils Dame's 2-3 zone stifled the falling - the Sun Devils fin Prior to this year's NCAA tour ing basket - sending the Sun continued from page 24 Arizona State offense - forcing ished 5-of-13 after starting 1- nament, the Sun Devils had Devils into the locker room turnovers and bad shots. But of-8 - the tide turned quickly. never won two games in the down 28-23 and with all the That stretch of 13 minutes 30 the Sun Devils made adjust "We knew that we have great same NCAA tournament. The momentum they would need for seconds saw Arizona State ments to get quick baskets on shooters. That was the key to Sun Devils are hosting the a second-half run to the Sweet outscore Notre Dame 27-5 and fast breaks, lay-ups off passes the game," Arizona State coach regionals this weekend and 16. build a 41-32 advantage while from the high post and open Charli Turner Thorne said. await the winner of tonight's the Irish committed 12 looks from behind the 3-point "Our top shooters were aggres game between No. 1 seed North Notes: sive." Carolina and No. 8 George + Freshman Charel Allen Notre Dame's Jacqueline Washington. injurnd her left knee when she Batteast, Big East Player-of "It was a hard fought battle," was fouled on a breakaway the-Year, ended her collegiate Thorne said. "I'm really with 14:23 remaining in the career with 20 points on 8-of- pleased and proud of my team second hair. AJJp,n had to be 19 shooting and eight for its toughness and sticking helped off the court. rebounds. with things. McGraw said after the gamp, Seeing the season hanging in "We're happy to be going that Allen tore her anterior the balance, Megan Duffy put home." cruciate ligament. the Irish on her back, keeping The Sun Devils came out Allen, named to the Big East them in the game when nothing quickly, scoring on three of all-freshman team on Mareh 4, else was working offensively. their first four possessions, and eame into Monday night's game The junior scored 20 of her 24 jumped out to a 7-0 lead. averaging 7.9 points and 4.3 points in the second half Then the Irish defense buck rebounds per game. draining 3-pointers, driving to led down. Notre Dame's 2-3 the basket and getting to the zone kept the Sun Devils frus Contact Matt Lozar at foul line where she made 9-of- trated as the Irish went on a [email protected] 10 overall. 27-7 run during the next 13:58 But each time the Irish tried to build a 13-point lead with to 'make a run - they got as 3:47 remaining in the half. dose as four points - the Sun Batteast led the Irish with 10 Devils had an answer. points during that stretch, but Arizona State made the she continued her NCAA tour Offering defensive stops the Irish eould nament struggles and looked afk.lmabl6 n 't, and the reason McGraw frustrated while never getting flying lessons !rom South Uond cited for defensive futility frus into a good offensive flow. Rflgional Airpmt trated her. Notre Dame looked poised to "We looked tired mentally," take a double-digit advantage she said. "I don't know what into the locker room, but AP that was. You have to dig down Arizona State closed the half on Arizona State's Amy Denson, left, leans past Jacqueline Batteast and play harder. That's what a 9-1 run. Betsy Boardman in the first half of their second-round NCAA tournament game. was so disappointing." drilled a 3-pointer at the end of Do you have enough wood to become a part of the best event on campus? If you would like to build a boat and submit a team for the Fisher Regatta there is still time. Contact Mike Bufalino at tnbufalin(g~nd.edu if you are interested or would like any further information. ------~·------ Tuesday, March 22, 2005 The Observer+ TODAY page 23 SCOTT ADAMS HENRI ARNOLD DILBERT JUMBLE MIKE ARGIRION THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME FROM NOW ON, ALL OF by Henri Arnold and Mike Arglrlon MY ARGUMENTS WILL BE FOR EXAMPLE, I COULD ARGUE THAT Unscramble these four Jumbles, BASED ON DEFINITIONS one letter to each square. THAT ARE NOT IN YOU'RE A FASCIST to form four ordinary words. ANY DIC BECAUSE YOU'RE TIONARY. 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That's when After building a 27-14 first the Sun Devils half lead, the Irish (27-6) Betsy couldn't stop Arizona State Boardman (24-9), losing 70-61 in tho sec drained a 3- ond round of the NCAA tourna pointer. cut ment at the Save Mart Center ting Notrn at Fresno State University. Dame's 27-14 Joe Hettler The Irish do not advance to advantage to the Sweet 16 for the first time 28-23. Senior Staff since 2002. Arizona State Writer "They jumped out to a quick Above, Irish coach Muffet McGraw had the 17-0 I start, but we settled. in," momentum Irish coach Muffet MeG raw looks dejected in the second half At and didn't look back. said. "I thought we lost the The Irish couldn't find any trac game at the end of tlw first left, Jacqueline Batteast shoots a lay tion after that shot, struggling half and beginning of the sec against a Sun Devil squad that ond half. up in the first half suddenly grabbed every rebound, "During that stretch, we drained every key basket and couldn't do anything right." • controlled every loose ball. After see DEVILS/page 22 PHOTOS COURTESY OF AP see HETTLER/page 22 ND WOMEN'S SWIMMING BASEBALL Carroll, Perry-Eat~on Irish host 1 Cats in hotne opener Future Big East foe named All-Americans begins Frank Eck named an All-American, fin Stadium schedule By MIKE TENNANT ishing third in one-meter · Sports Writer action last season. "I really wanted to be in the By TOM DORWART Add two more Irish All top three at least," the five Sports Writer Americans to the list. time Big East Champion said. Sophomore swimmer Katie "But All American is a pretty For the first time this sea Carroll and fifth-year senior neat thing to say.' son, the Irish will sprint to - diver Meghan Perry-Eaton In the pool, Carroll finished their respective spots on the both earned All-American sixth in the 400-yard individ natural grass at Frank Eck honors this weekend at the ual medley, earning her All Stadium when they take on NCAA Championships at American status. Her time of the Cincinnati Bearcats (8-8) Purdue University. Led by its 4:13.56 broke her own school tonight at 5 p.m. Observer File Photo Notre Dame pitcher Jeff Samardzija throws a pitch against two stars, Notre Dame fin yards record and put her nine Which nine players will 1 ished the weekend with 32 seconds behind 1:he champi make that first sprint, howev Villanova April 9, 2004. The Irish will play their home opener points and a 22nd place team on, Auburn's Kristy Coventry, er, is up for debate. There are against Cincinnati today. finish, the third highest in a gold medalist in the Athens 29 players on the Notre Dame Notre Dame history. Olympics. roster, and coach Paul guys a chance." bit, play well at home and get Perry-Eaton ended a his It was also the second-best Mainieri has gone' to his The Irish are happy to be things going in the right toric diving career at the performance ever by an Irish bench often already. home after finishing 7-9 in direction." University by taking fifth swimmer in the NCAA ''I'm just debating a lot of the first 16 games of the The meeting with the place off the one-meter Championship meet, behind things right now - what the young season. Bearcats marks the first game springboard, earning her All only Carhe Nixon's fourth best way to go into this week "I can't even describe how of a seven-game home stand American honors. She also place finish in the 2000 50- would be," he said. "Certainly good it is to be nome after for the Irish. This weekend, finished a career-best 15th off yard freestyle. we need to make, some being on the road for five the Irish open Big East the three-meter board, earn Carroll was seeded 19th changes, because we just did straight weekends - our first Conference play with double ing honorable mention All going into the event and not play good baseball this sixteen games of the year on headers against Georgetown American status in the event. became the fifth Irish swim weekend at Evansville, so I the road," Mainieri said. on Thursday and Seton Hall "I knew it was my last out mer ever to earn All just got to look at the big pic "We'll finally get a chance to on Saturday. ing and I wanted to be happy American honors. She was an ture here and make a decision play at home where tradition Cincinnati is coming ciff a with it no matter what," she honorable mention All on who we want to go with. ally we've played very well. winless effort in three games said. American last year after a "I just feel that we might Hopefully it's going to be just against Conference USA foe This was the second year in need to shake things up this what the doctor ordered. We a row that Perry-Eaton was see HONORS/page 21 week and give some other just need to settl<'l in a little see BEARCATS/page 21 WOMEN'S lACROSSE NO WOMEN~s TENNIS NBA MlB NFL WOMEN'S BBAU. LLI (,) California at Thomps·Dn may play Cleveland fires Schilling returns Colts find plan to S~;~mmitt fioes for z Notre Dame against Purdue head coach Silas to the mound finance stadium wm recor ::5 Today, 4:30 p.m. Sophomore suffered knee Cavaliers management Pitcher makes his first Service tax would pay Legendary Tennessee =c:a:: Irish look to rebound injury against BYU cites a lack of player start of the spring for construction of a coach looks for win No. after a tough stretch. March 13. development in firing. against minor leaguers. new football venue. 880 Tuesday. =c page 20 page 20 page 18 page 17 page 15 page 15