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The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOLUME 42: ISSUE 130 TUESDAY, APR! L 29, 2008 N DSMCOBSERVER.COM The long journey home Friends come together to help cancer patient George Porter-Young return to his family in England one last time

asked. By CHRIS HINE "Six months to two years. But maybe News Writer more," Dr. Park said, trying to put as posi­ tive of a spin on it as he could. On a bitter cold January day in South At first, George's mind went blank. Bend, Dr. Dean Park walked into George "I said 'Well, there's only one person who Porter-Young's hospital room and shut the knows when I'm going to die,"' George door. said. "And that's God. I'm sure he will let Over the past few weeks, George, 72, had me know when it's my time." been passing out during his breaks at work After a few seconds he thought of one in Sbarro's in the LaFortune Student thing- his sister, Joan. Center, a pattern that alarmed his doctor. After listening to Dr. Park describe the Dr. Park, an oncologist, had put him various treatments he would have over the through a rigorous regimen of tests - from next few months - including hydration, X-rays to multiple bone marrow drills - blood transfusions and chemotherapy - i but this time George sensed something was I ; George called his sister in England. different in Dr. Park's demeanor; he rarely George dreaded this call to England. shut the door to talk to George. Joan's husband, Thomas, had just died of "I said, 'Hello, something must be up," cancer a few months earlier, and George George said in his British accent. It's been couldn't make it home for the funeral. How 42 years since George left his family in would Joan react now when George told England and came to America, but he her that he, too, had cancer? never lost that accent so many customers in DUSTY MENNELLA!The Observer "I thought 'Oh God, not another one,"' LaFortune have come to love over the past Former Lafortune employee George Porter-Young stands in front of postcards of Joan said. "I said to him, 'Please come back eight years. "You closed my door, you must every British ruling monarch at his home in South Bend. The Huddle is collecting home.' All my life I've always said he's been want some privacy." funds to help George move back to England while he battles bone cancer. gone to America. Wait until he's a little Dr. Park confirmed George's intuition. older and he's not well. He'll be back. And "I've got some bad news for you," he was. But George had no idea what that was. I've always said that." said. "Do me a favor," he told the doctor. "You "It's bone cancer," Dr. Park said. "And it George Porter-Young has stared death in But before Dr. Park could speak another better tell me the truth, because if you don't could lead to leukemia." the face before, and hasn't backed down. word, George interrupted him. George was tell me the truth, I'll be your worst enemy. Leukimia? George knew from experience As a young boy living near London during fed up with all the tests he was taking and But if you tell me the truth, then I'll be your - his uncle had suffered from it - that WWII, death was an everyday occurrence. the time he was spending in the hospital. best friend." leukemia was not curable. And so, George George said its coming was signaled by the He didn't want more tests. He didn't want Dr. Park told George the truth. asked one of the most painful questions of sound of Nazi war planes flying overhead Dr. Park skirting the issue. He just wanted "You have myelodysplastic syndrome," his life. to know the truth, no matter how chilling it Dr. Park said. "How long do I have left to live?" he see GEORGE/page 3 Juan Muldoon named new varsity Leprechaun

University mascot. my section joked that I should Leprechaun Matt Phipps. The interviews and role-play dif­ By MADELINE BUCKLEY "I have learned to commu­ be the Leprechaun," he said. position of Notre Dame ferent scenarios that they News Writer nicate with a crowd and think "In the spring as tryouts Leprechaun is about more may encounter as on my feet, which are skills drew nearer, a cheerleader in than just sports, Muldoon Leprechaun, Muldoon said. Football fans will see a new absolutely necessary to work my section encouraged me to said. The judges have to eval­ And, of course, the prospec­ face on the sidelines in the a football crowd," Muldoon give it a shot. It was a long uate the candidates as public tive Leprechauns had to fall when junior Juan said. shot because they generally relations figures for the demonstrate their ability to Muldoon graces the field as Muldoon's desire to repre­ choose older students, but I University, as the Leprechaun work a crowd. the new varsity Leprechaun. sent Notre Dame as the got the J.V. position. frequently speaks with fans, "You have to conduct a Pep Muldoon said his experi­ Leprechaun began during his "That's where the dream all the media and participates in Rally on your own in front of ence as junior varsity Freshman Orientation. started." rallies and community serv­ a live crowd," Muldoon said. Leprechaun for the past two "During Frosh-0 I had a The grueling process of try­ ice. During the tryouts, the The judges watched to see years has prepared him for beard and I was about five outs began in early April to Leprechaun candidates have the busy role of being the feet [tall], so some people in replace graduating varsity to partake in mock media see MULDOON/page 4 Valedictorian: Josh Hammack ND ere a tes office for Zahm resident participated in Bengal Bouts, service outside of class envirol1111ent awareness in a variety of activities, includ­ important to you," he said. other environmental issues, said By CLAIRE REISING ing Bengal Bouts, interhall bas­ Senior Chris Izaguirre, who By KATIE PERALTA junior Lourdes Long, a repre­ News Writer ketball and soccer knows Hammack Assistant News Editor sentative to the Energy and and the University See Also from Zahm and Environmental Issues Although Joshua Hammack, admissions office's Bengal Bouts, said In its efforts to continue sus­ Committee. the class of 2008 valedictorian, high school ambas­ "LeMans hall his dedication tainability and environmental "[The office was created] to earned a GPA of 3.99. Zahm sador program. director gets new extends to his athlet­ awareness, Notre Dame has focus on energy and environ­ rector Corry Colonna said he Hammack said he apartment." ics, and that created the Office of mental action on campus," Long filled his college career with made time for all of Hammack seems to Sustainability, and had named said. "It will develop a sustain­ more than just academics. the activities that he page6 have an unending James M. Mazurek as its first ability strategy for Notre "lie's obviously well-round­ enjoyed during his source of energy. director. Dame." ed." Colonna said. "Everyone years at Notre Dame. "He seems to find Mazurek, a Notre Dame grad­ Long said the plans for the assumes ]being a valedictorian] "You just end up energy somewhere uate, will begin at his new post office's implementation have comes from your GPA, but in making time for the things that and is never too tired," he said. May 1. been in the works for about a Joshua's sake, it reflects the you want to do," he said. "You In addition to athletics, The new office, which was year, and that she is excited person he is." just have to find the balance for Hammack places service as a created in January, will focus on about Mazurek's appointment While maintaining his yourself and force yourself to University building efficiency grades, I !am mack participated do the things that are really see CLASS/page 4 and carbon strategy, among see OFFICE/page 4 page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Tuesday, April29, 2008

INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: ARE YOU MORE LIKE THE TORTOISE OR THE HARE, AND WHY? Love thee Notre Daine

I did not always know that I wanted to attend the University of Notre Dame. For a while, I thought the University of Jaime Minor Joel Sharbrough Kerry McGuire Robin Link Joy Hwang Shea Doyle Pennsylvania or possibly sophomore junior junior sophomore sophomore sophomore Dartmouth would be my top Cavanaugh Cavanaugh choice. They were both good Cavanaugh Keough Welsh Pam Cavanaugh schools, close to home and a bunch of my kids from high "I want to be "The tortoise, 'Tm like the 'Td be the 'Td be the tor- 'Td be the hare school always went there. toise- slow because I'd I decided to visit Notre Dame the hare, so I because of tortoise, tortoise, so I on a whim. could hop, hop, 'kinky turtle because I'm can outlive the and steady keep going and Two of my hop, hop, hop sex. slow, but I still hare." wins the race. " going and going Joseph McMahon best friends all day." don't win. " from high school both Assistant news went here, editor and I figured that even if I didn't like the school, it would be a fun weekend anyway. When my dad and I drove up Notre Dame Avenue, we were greeted by possibly the most IN BRIEF beautiful sight I have ever laid eyes on -the Golden Dome. It left both of us speechless, and I For The Notre Dame Jazz never looked back. I ended up Band's Spring Concert will be applying to Notre Dame early held today at 7 p.m. in the action, and, after receiving my ····"jij,.,····~'"' Leighton Concert Hall of the acceptance letters; I shredded DeBartolo Performing Arts my other applications (much to Center. Tickets are free but the chagrin of my mother). must be reserved at the DPAC llowevor, it was not long until ticket of'lice. she too was won over. When we carne out to South Bend last fall, Notre Dame baseiJall will she still was not convinced that . play today at 7 p.m. in the Notrn Dame was the right choice. Frank Eck Baseball Stadium It was far from horne in New against Mississippi Valley York, and it had always been her State. hopo that I would attend an Ivy Lnagtw school. "Humors," the Neil Simon But tlw energy I felt when I play sponsored by Sorin llall, stepped on this campus was continues today from S to intoxicating- unlike anything 1 O::W p.m. in Washington else I havo ever fnlt. There is Hall. Tickets are $5 and pro­ this ineredible aura that sur­ ceeds go to Sorin's fund for St. rounds the University. As my dad Jude Primary Sehool in would say, it is weird to be in a Uganda. place where everyone seems so happy all the time. My mom must JESS LEE!The Observer Collegium Musicorium Students load canned goods into a truck Saturday during the Earth Week canned spring concert will take place have felt it too, because at the food drive. All food collected will be donated to the food bank of Northern Indiana. end of Frosh-0 she told me that I Wednesday at 7 and 8:30 p.m. had definitely made the right in the Heyes Organ and decision in choosing Notre Dame. Choral Hall of the DeBartolo However, freshman year has Performing Arts Center. The not been entirely easy. There performance will feature have been times of trial and sacred and secular a capella tribulation as well. I have gotten OFFBEAT music from the Medieval, bad grades, experienced heart­ Renaissance and Baroque break and gotten very little Newlyweds spend night in The melee moved to an County jail. He has filed a eras. Tickets are $3 at the sleep. jail after fighting each other elevator and then to the federal lawsuit complaining DPAC ticket office. But the mistakes I have made PITTSBURGH - A newly­ lobby, where the couple the jail doesn't provide and the hard times that I have wed couple spent the night threw metal planters at the inmates with enough food. Screenings from the Angelus experienced at Notre Dame have in separate jail cells - she two good Samaritans, caus­ According to the suit, Student Film Festival will be helped me grow more as a per­ in her wedding gown - ing minor injuries, police Laswell weighed 413 pounds shown at the Angelus Film son. I am happier now than I after police said they charged. when he was jailed in Series Thursday at 7 p.m. in have ever been in my life, largely brawled with each other, September. Police say he and the Browning Cinema. because the friends I have made then members of another 300-pound man sues Ark. a co-defendant fatally beat at Notre Dame have helped me wedding party, at a subur­ jail over weight loss and stabbed a man, then set Assistant Professor Paul Gao get through the bad times and ban Pittsburgh hotel. BENTONVILLE, Ark. -An his home on fire. will speak in the Finance focus on the good. Together, we The fight started Saturday inmate awaiting trial on a "On several occasions I Seminar Series Friday from have tested our strength against night after a reception when murder charge is suing the have started to do some 11:30 to 1:05 in room 339 of the force of gravity, found new he knocked her to the floor county, complaining he has exercising and my vision the Mendoza College of uses for a rope, a skateboard with a karate kick in the lost more than 100 pounds went blurry and I felt like I Business. and a bike, fed the ducks, expe­ seventh-floor hallway of a because of the jailhouse was going to pass out," rienced the glory that is Fr. Holiday Inn - and escalated menu. Laswell wrote in his com­ To submit information to be George Hozum, Alumni Hall and when she attacked two Broderick Lloyd Laswell plaint. included in this section of The the Wake and made more trips to guests from another wed­ says he isn't happy that he's Observer, e-mail detailed Meijer than I can even count. ding party who came to her down to 308 pounds after Information compiled from information about an event to It has truly been the greatest aid, police said. eight months in the Benton the Associated Press. obsnews@nd. edu. time of my life, and all this sum­ mer I will be counting down until next year. 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nausea medication and that works well." George George is going through chemo continued from page 1 for another reason - his sister, who wants him to come home and manifested itself in the form again and stay there as long as he of 500-pound bombs or tracer lives. bullets that claimed the lives of "Whatever time he's got, I told thousands of London citizens, him, 'Don't look at it as six including one of George's best months or two years. Don't look boyhood friends, David. at it like that. You just last day by George, who wrote about his day and you could go on for two life during WWII in his self-pub­ years. Who knows what can hap­ lished book, "A Boy Amidst the pen?"' Joan said. "I love him Rubble," said his family would dearly because he's my only true spend the fearful nights in a shel­ brother. My others are step-broth­ ter, only to emerge and fmd rub­ ers. But he's my brother and ble and dead bodies lying on the we've always been so close." ground or hanging out of win­ Even though he's lived in the dows. The whole experience United States since 1966, George made George grow up faster than has always left a piece of himself he should have, and made him at home. During WWII when his numb toward the reality of death. mother and grandmother took "It hardens you," George said. him to a train station to evacuate "You have to get over death. You him to a safer part of England, have no other choice but to." George got on the train - only to Only recently did George allow get off' on the other side and wait himself to feel the pain of that for the train to leave. He watched time. All those repressed images, as his mother and grandmother all those distant memories, espe­ waved the train goodbye before cially of David, the first person they glanced over and saw him on George ever saw dead, came the other side of the platform. DUSTY MENNELLNThe Observer flooding back to him as he was "My grandmother looked over George Porter-Young looks at a poster in his home depicting a dogfight during WWII. George wrote about writing his book and putting his and said, 'You little sod,"' George his experiences during WWII in the book "A Boy Amidst the Rubble," which is being sold at The Huddle. thoughts about the war on paper said. "And I said, 'Well, dad told for the first time. me I had to take care of you while Mary, along with the help of Cassandra Wilarski, who met Leaving Notre Dame "It was a catharsis, writing that he was away and that granddad travel consultant Sarah Dickey, George during an autograph ses­ After seeing a travel poster book," George said. would be all right as long as he's found a way for George to get sion at the Bookstore for "A Boy advertising New York City back in But now, George is facing death got his beer. How can I take care home, but George still needs to Amidst the Rubble," had a few 1966, George decided to come to again. Having gone through so of you when you're sending me raise enough money to fund the contacts she could use to get the America. Since that time, he's lived much in his life - diabetes, a away?' And my mom just kissed expensive trip. bookmarks printed. in El Paso, Tex., Davenport, Iowa, triple by-pass surgery - he is not me on the head and said, 'Come "He's one of our neighbors and "I have a great working rela­ and San Diego, Calif. In 2001, afraid ofit. on, love, let's go we've gotten to tionship with the local printing fmancial troubles brought him to ''I've had my problems over the home."' know him real­ company Rink," Wilarski said. South Bend and forced him to set­ years. I've had my ups and I've In his home in ly well and we "Once the bookmark was tle here. But since joining the staff had my downs," George said. South Bend, "And I'm not scared to want to do all designed, I called my Rink repre­ at LaFortune, George has had "But I've also been very lucky, George has meet my Lord. Nobody we can to help sentative Bill Deethart and asked nothing but fond memories to take because guess what, I'm still here. postcards hang­ him out," him for a favor - to print the with him when he leaves for A<> far as I'm concerned. it's been ing on a wall of really wants to die, but Kowalski said. bookmarks for free." England. a great adventure. And I'm not every British then I think of Sarah In September, Rink agreed. Wilarski designed "When I bring friends to the scared to meet my Lord. Nobody monarch dating Brightman, and she George and the bookmarks which feature the University, they say, 'George, I'm really wants to die, but then I back to William D.J. hope to word "faith" spelled out vertically just amazed how much they love think of Sarah Brightman. and the Conqueror. sings this song, 'Who take an Amtrak in British flags, against the back­ you. They come around, kiss you she sings this song 'Who wants to But George's wants to live forever?' train in New drop of another British flag. On on the cheek,"' George said. "It's a live forever?' Well. I don't." trip home isn't Well, I don't." York City and the back is a message from wonderful situation and that's what as easy as hop­ stay overnight. George, detailing his struggle with I'll miss most - the students. I Finding a way home ping on a plane. The next day, cancer. think it's wonderful just to get to At first, George didn't know if it Because of George Porter-Young they would "I have spoken to my Lord in know them. It's nice when people was worth the trouble of going the low platelet author board a cruise the privacy of my night prayers recognize you. A lot of places through chemotherapy and multi­ count in his ship leaving and told him we'll have a meeting nobody says, 'Hello, how are you, ple blood transfusions. Was it blood, George from New York of the minds," part of the message how are you doing?"' worth the fatigue, the dry heaves, - who current- City. Six days says. "Of course, I'm certainly not La Bella even said he always and the stomach pain? ly lives in South Bend with D.J.­ later, the ship would dock in ready for him and I know he's not thought George specifically Eventually, with a little help from can't fly, or else he'll likely devel­ Southampton, England, and ready for me. However, when it's requested to work at Sbarro his longtime friend and caretaker op blood clol<> in-flight and possi­ George and D.J. will drive time for me to meet my Lord, we because it allows him to interact O.J., he decided it was worth the bly die. To fmd an alternate way approximately two and a half shall fully understand each more frequently with the students. trouble. home, George got in touch with hours to Ashford, Kent, where his other." Sbarro doesn't have as many cus­ "I le said persevere, you need to his friend Mary Kowalski, vice sister and niece Amanda are George is also receiving help tomers as Subway, and this allowed persevere," George said. president of travel services at looking for a place in the country­ from the University. Supervisor George some time to chat with the "Thankfully, we got some anti- Anthony's Travel. side for George and D.J. to stay. for Events and Educational students that came in there. Only problem is, the total cost Planning Dee Dee Sterling said But for as pleasant as his experi­ for the cruise is a little more than the University will pay for ence has been at Notre Dame, $3,600, and once in England, George's train ride to New York George is ready to go home. George would also have to buy a and his hotel stay there through ''I'm sorry but I don't want to die If you wish to make a contribution car to get around in order to drive the Employee Compassion Fund. in Indiana," George said with a to the local hospital and clinic to The cost is estimated to be about laugh. "I really don't. I have nothing to help George raise money to get receive further treatment once in $500, Sterling said. against Indiana, it's been very good Ashford Kent. "The program is funded by to me, but it's not where I want to home, send a check or money order to: Insurance problems are ham­ University of Notre Dame employ­ be." pering George's ability to get ees for the purpose of ministering And when his dying day comes, home. Facing rising medical bills, to Notre Dame employees who George knows where he wants to George had an idea to raise experience a bona fide need for spend eternity. Mary Kowalski money to get home - he would emergency assistance," Sterling "I told D.J. I want him to take my ask The Huddle to sell bookmarks said in a e-mail to The Observer. ashes and put them in the ocean in Anthony Travel and ask people to make a dona­ George does not expect the Puerto Rico so I could go swimming tion to help him get home. George University to help him in any with the dolphins," George said. LaFortune Student Center said he decided to sell bookmarks other way to get home. "And he said, 'You don't want them because they are something use­ "Why doesn't Notre Dame pay to go in the Engli<>h Channel?' And I P.O. Box 1086 ful for the students. for my fare? Well Notre Dame is said 'No, I don't want them to go in George contacted Jim La Bella, not a charity institution. It's a the English Channel because that Notre Dame, IN 46556 general manager of The Huddle business and it's run like a busi­ water is cold. I want to go to Puerto and George's former boss, about ness and should be run by a busi­ Rico to my favorite part of the the idea and La Bella got on ness. And I understand that," beach, spread my ashes in the sea board right away. George said. so I could go swimming with the Make checks payable to Anthony "George's been like a grandfa­ So far, The Huddle has raised dolphins." ther to all of our employees lin over $1,700 for George, La Bella George has always lived his life as Travel and include a note saying the LaFortune]," La Bella said. "He said. but George still needs a few if he's everybody's friend. lie's one always takes time to tell a story. thousand more to have enough to of those people whom you never check is "For George." Any subject, he's got a story for." go home. The Huddle is also hold­ forget, no matter how long he was La Bella said he would put the ing a pie sale on May 7 to raise in ymrr life. His laugh, his smile - bookmarks, along with George's money for George. The order and his accent - are hard to erase book, at the cash registers in The deadline for the pies is May 6 at 9 from memory. George hopes he has Donations can also be made in Huddle. People could pick up a a.m. The Huddle will cover the brought as much joy to the students book or bookmark and contribute cost of the caramel apple pies, of Notre Dame as they have person on campus at The Huddle or to George's trip home. which are $10 each, while the brought hin1. He only asks for one But in order to do this, George Bake shop will cover the cost of thing from them in return - to at Anthony Travel. needed someone to print the the labor needed to bake the pies. help him get home one final time. bookmarks. One-hundred percent of the pro­ Luckily, events marketing coor­ ceeds will go toward George's Contact Chris Hine at Observer Graphic by MATI HUDSON dinator at the Hammes Bookstore travel fund. [email protected] page 4 The Observer + CAMPUS NEWS Tuesday, April 29, 2008

ball and basketball games, freshman through junior year, and the varsity Leprechaun said he still maintained his Office Muldoon works football and men's Class work ethic, despite the family continued from page 1 continued from page 1 basketball. continued from page 1 crisis he faced. "I have to start thinking "I was very impressed with as the oflice's first director. how excited the crowd about entertaining a bigger high priority and has worked how he handled his school "lie's very passionate about became while the audience at the games and on projects such as Relay for work," Vranderic said. Notre Dame." Long said. "He Leprechaun entertained, he Pep Rallies, and traveling Life, mentoring and tutoring According to Hammack, earns about issues in sustain­ said. with the football and bas­ math at local high schools. At Sean's battle with cancer was ability." "It was nerve wracking, ketball teams, Muldoon his home in Huntington, West one of the experiences he Tho University administration but I put my best face for­ said. ''I'm used to having Virginia, he volunteers at drew from to write his gradua­ is similarly passionate about ward," Muldoon said. 30-40 fans, and during the Nazareth House, where people tion speech, and he was Mazurek's appointment. As an additional part of Blue and Gold game I had can buy food and dothing that inspired by "unrelenting faith "As Notre Damn progrnsses the tryout process, the 32,000 fans. I have the they cannot regularly afford. and hope beyond hope that toward becoming a more envi­ Leprechauns took clinics responsibility of communi­ Even with these time com­ things were going to get better, ronmentally rnsponsibln earn­ with the cheerleaders in eating with a broader audi­ mitments, Hammack earned in spite of what doctors were pus, I am certain Jim will pro­ order to learn stunts, he ence." straight A's at Notre Dame, telling us." vide tho necessary leadnrship said. While moving to a larger except for one A-, and worked After graduation, Hammack and expertise as we strive to The panels of judges con­ arena is exciting, Muldoon as a teaching assistant for will serve for one year, possi­ reach our goals," University ducting the tryouts was had some nostalgia for his business professor William bly in a tnaching position with President Fatlwr John Jenkins composed of representa­ old position. Sexton for two years. AmeriCorps. lie said he plans said in a statmnonl. tives from different offices ''I'm actually going to Hammack also expanded his to eventually attend law school Mazurek's appointmnnt is on campus, such as Student miss J.V. because I'm used academic interest beyond his and become a corporate espndally important "as Notre Activities, the Alumni to having personal relation­ accountancy major and said lawynr, but that he fnnls this is Damn builds its grnen program Association, Marketing and ships with the parents and two of his most influential thn best time in his life to work and aspires to be recognized as Public !\elations, Muldoon players," he said. "However, classes were Fiction Writing for a service organization. a global loader in this area," said. The eheerleading I'm hoping to establish and Poetry Writing. "If I do end up going to law vice p n~si d

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS Barbie deemed 'destructive' in Iran Ointon takes lead in new election poll TEHRAN, Iran - A top Iranian judiciary official warned Monday against the "destructive" cultural and social consequences of importing Barbie dolls Senator 9 points ahead of McCain, outpaces Democratic rival Barack Obama and other Western toys. In the latest salvo in a more than decade-old Associated Press government campaign against Barbie, Prosecutor General Ghorban Ali Dori Najafabadi said in an WASHINGTON - Hillary ollicialletter to Vice President Parviz Davoudi that Hodham Clinton now leads the doll and other Western toys are a "danger" John McCain by 9 points in that need to be stopped. a head-to-head presidential "The irregular importation of such toys, which matchup, according to an unfortunately arrive through unofficial sources Associated Press-Ipsos poll and smuggling, is destructive culturally and a that bolsters her argument social danger," said the letter, a copy of which was that she is more electable made available to The Associated Press. than Democratic rival Iranian markets have been inundated with Barack Obama. smuggled Western toys in recent years partly due Obama and Republican to a dramatic rise in purchasing power as a result McCain are running about of increa.•:;ed oil revenues. even. The survey released Chinese train derails leaving 70 dead Monday gives the New York ZIBO, China- Some passengers were sleep­ senator and former first ing, but others were standing in the aisle wait­ lady a fresh talking point as ing to get off when their high-speed train she works to raise much­ derailed. toppling into a ditch "like a roller needed campaign cash and coaster" and slamming into another train. At persuade pivotal undecided least 70 people died and more than 400 were superdelegates to side with injured. her in the drawn-out China reacted swiftly to its worst train acci­ Democratic primary fight. dent in a decade, sending top officials and sol­ Helped by independents, diers to Zibo, the site of Monday's pre-dawn young people and seniors, crash in eastern China's Shandong province, Clinton gained ground this and sacking two railway officials. month in a hypothetical Authorities were quoted as saying that match with Sen. McCain, the human error was to blame. The official GOP nominee-in-waiting. Xinhua News Agency also said one of the She now leads McCain, 50 trains was traveling too fast. percent to 41 percent, while Obama remains virtually tied with McCain, 46 per­ cent to 44 percent. NATIONAL NEWS Both Democrats were roughly even with McCain in I 00 truckers protest high fuel prices the previous poll about WASHINGTON - Horns blaring in a deafen­ three weeks ago. ing fanfare, a convoy of truck drivers traveled Since then, Clinton won f>J' to Washington on Monday to protest record the Pennsylvania primary, Democratic presidential hopeful Hilary Clinton speaks at a news conference after a fuel prices. raising questions anew campaign event Monday at Graham Fire Department in Graham, N.C. Members of Truckers and Citizens United about whether Obama can circled the National Mall before parking their attract broad swaths of vot­ improved," said Harrison the more formidable fall candidate didn't win the rigs at RFK Stadium. From there, about 100 ers needed to triumph in Hickman, a Democratic poll­ candidate for a lot of rea­ nomination. protesters marched and took shuttles to the such big states come the fall ster unaligned in the pri­ sons, not the least of which Obama leads Clinton in Capitol, where an afternoon rally was held. when the Democratic nomi­ mary. He attributed is that Obama can't seem to pledged delegates, but she "The high price for oil is hurting our econo­ nee will go up against Clinton's gains to people get his footing back." has the advantage among my," organizer Mark Kirsch said. "It's hurting McCain. At the same time, moving from the "infatua­ The AP-Ipsos poll found superdelegates with about a middle class people." Obama was thrown on the tion stage" of choosing the Clinton and Obama about third yet to make up their The national average price of a gallon of defensive by his comment candidate they like the most even in the race for the minds. regular gasoline is a record $3.51, according that residents of small-town to a "decision-making Democratic nomination. Democratic Party to a recent survey of stations by AAA and the America were bitter. The stage" where they deter­ Underscoring deep divisions Chairman Howard Dean Oil Price Information Service. The price for Illinois senator also contin­ mine who would make the within the Democratic Party said Monday that either of diesel- used to transport most food, industri­ ued to deal with the contro­ best president. - and a potentially negative the two will know when it's al and commercial goods- is $4.20 a gallon. versial remarks of his long­ Added Steve Lombardo, a longer-term impact - 30 time to drop out of the race time Chicago pastor, the GOP pollster: "This just rein­ percent of Clinton support­ after the primary season Storms, tornadoes damage Virginia Rev. Jeremiah Wright. forces the sentiment that a ers and 21 percent of wraps up in June so RICHMOND, Va. -Authorities say one person "I don't think there's any lot of Republican strategists Obama supporters said they Democrats can unite before has died and at least 200 injured as severe question that over the last are having right now - that would vote for McCain in the late-summer convention storms cut through central and southeastern three weeks her stature has Clinton might actually be November if their preferred and the fall campaign. VITginia. Suffolk city spokeswoman Dana Woodson says the death occurred when two apparent torna­ does passed through the city Monday afternoon. Bob Spieldenner from the Virginia AUSTRIA Department of Emergency Management says at least 200 others were injured in Suffolk. Spieldenner says at least 18 others were injured Wo111an held captive by father for 24 years in Colonial Heights.

Associated Press how the latest instance could go unde­ she was imprisoned in the cell con­ tected for so long. structed deep beneath the family's AMSTETTEN - The children locked Questions were being raised as to how apartment in the building, said Franz LOCAL NEWS in the basement never saw the light of the suspect - identified as Josef Fritzi, Polzer, head of the Lower Austrian day for years. 73 - deceived neighbors, social work­ Bureau of Criminal Affairs. Voters still required to show photo ID A retired electrician has confessed to ers and police for so long. "He admitted that he locked his WASHINGTON - The surge of new voters imprisoning his daughter for 24 years "How is it possible that no one knew daughter ... in the cellar, that he repeat­ into the 2008 presidential campaign could and fathering seven children with her in anything for 24 years?" asked Anita edly had sex with her, and that he is the run up against a Supreme Court-sanctioned a windowless cell sealed by an electron­ Fabian, a teacher in Amstetten. 'This father of her seven children," Polzer told barrier next week, a law requiring photo ic keyless-entry system, police said was not possible without accomplices." The Associated Press. identification before casting a ballot. Monday. Fritzi was placed in pretrial detention According to police, Elisabeth said she The court upheld a Republican-inspired law One of the children died in infancy and faces up to 15 years in prison if gave birth to twins in 1996 but one died in Indiana Monday that Democrats say will and was tossed into the furnace of what charged, tried and convicted on rape several days later. keep out some poor, older and minority vot-. stunned Austrians have labeled a charges, the most grave of his alleged Police said the surviving children are ers. "house of horrors," officials said. The offenses under Austrian law. three boys and three girls, the youngest Indiana's presidential primary is May 6, and suspect owned the gray stone apartment Police released Fritzi's full name and of whom is 5. The oldest child is 19. many new voters are expected to turn out for building, lived there with his family, and photograph at a news conference DNA tests were expected to determine the Democratic contest between Sens. Hillary rented the other units to relatives. Monday, after his identity was widely whether Fritzi is the father of the chil­ Hodham Clinton and Barack Obama. Austria is still scandalized by a 2006 reported by media in Austria and else­ dren, as he claims. The results could say something about the case involving a girl who was kidnapped where in Europe. Investigators said they were trying to . effect of the law, either because a large num­ and imprisoned in a basement outside Fritzi was born in 1935 and was a determine how the victims could have ber of voters will lack identification and be Vienna for more than eight years, and young child when the Nazis annexed been hidden away for so long from other forced to cast provisional ballots or because residents of this working class town Austria before World War II. families in the building and everyone the number turns out to be small. west of the capital were puzzled as to His daughter, now 42, was 18 when else in the town of 23,000 people. page 6 The Observer + CAMPUS NEWS Tuesday, April 29, 2008 LeMans hall director gets new apartment Office of Residence life converted the student lounge located in the tower into a living space during break

room for the new apartment, By MANDl STIRONE he said. A.'5istant News Editor "Slandah and I walked around looking for available LeMans Hall residents space throughout the entire returned from break in part of Lemans ... trying to find January to lind that the tower something that would be big room, one of the few student enough to accommodate Trish's lounges in the building, had needs and there really wasn't bnen turned into an apartment anything without taking rooms for their hall director, Trish out of service," he said. Hodge. The decision was made in All of the hall directors at Oetober or September of this Saint Mary's were having their sehool year and student input apartments refurbished, was not eonsidered, Dieujuste Director of Residence Life said. Slandah Dieujuste said. "[When we do] renovations Continued construetion then we consult students and around and throughout the we form a small committee, but building had rendered Hodge's something like this, because it previous apartment, located in was a personal space, we really the basement of the building, didn't form any committees or unusable, Director of Facilities anything like that," she said. Bill Hambling said. Based on the information she "We kept traipsing through had received, the tower room the apartment to do what we was hardly being used by stu­ had to do. It just really was dents, she said. making a mess of things for "From the feedbaek we got anybody who had to be down from RA's and the hall direc­ there," he said. tors, [use was] seldom. I mean, Construction on the tower most students didn't even know room was supposed to be over that it was there, for those stu­ in December but didn't finish dents that did know it was until January, Dieujuste said. quite a hike ... it was just an !lodges was able to move in awkward space," she said. right after that, she said. Student reactions to losing ller new apartment is a "New the lounge space has been York style kind of motif," mixed. llambling said. Some students were unaware It has a loft where her bed­ that the tower room spaee had room is with a space under­ once been available to them as neath, Oieujuste said. There is a student lounge. also a private kitchen ofT to one "I didn't even know that we side of the entrance to the were allowed up there," sopho­ apartment. she said. On the more LeMans resident Ashley opposite side of the entrance is Breen said. "her private bath which also Other students were upset has her washer and dryer," she about losing the space once said. reserved for student use. Graphic courtesy of Slandah Dieujuste Construction crews have "1 hate it, I think it's ridieu­ The floor plan depicts the new LeMans tower apartment, which was converted from a been working on the plumbing l

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Tuesday, April29, 2008 USINESS page 7 MARKET RECAP Candy corporations to combine Stocks Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. to sell to M&Ms maker Mars Inc. in deal financed by Warren Buffet Dow -20.11 Jones 12,871.75 Associated Press Up: Same: Down: Composite Volume: 1,958 102 1,174 3,878,040,406 CHICAGO - The Oracle of Omaha is betting that AMEX the country's candy jar is NASDAQ recession-proof. NYSE *~*'''' With financing from S&P 500 1,396.37 -1.47 Warren Buffett, candy maker Mars Inc. on NIKKEI {Tokyo) Monday said it is buying FTSE 100 'London~ 6 090.40 -1.00 .confectioner Wm. Wrigley 1 Jr. Co. for an estimated COMPANY %CHANGE $GAIN PRICE $23 billion in cash. The FORD MOTOR CO (F) +9.47 +0.71 8.21 deal would marry brands S&P DEP RECEIPTS (SPY) +0.02 +0.03 139.63 that sweet-toothed MICROSOFT CP (MSFT) -2.82 -0.84 28.99 Americans have munched cin for decades: Mars owns FINANCIAL SEL SPDR (XLF) +0.26 +0.21 27.02 Snickers and M&Ms; Wrigley's gum brands Treasuries include Juicy Fruit, Orbit, Extra and Big Red. 10-YEAR NOTE -0.80 -0.031 3.835 "A good time to buy a 13-WEEK BILL +3.50 +0.045 1.33 really great business is 30-YEAR BOND -0.52 -0.024 4.565 when you can do it," 5-YEAR NOTE -1.29 -0.041 3.135 Warren Buffett said on CNBC Monday, adding that Commodities he understands Mars and Wrigley better than the UGHT CRUDE ($/bbl.) +0.23 118.75 balance sheets of most GOLD ($/Troy oz.) +5.80 895.50 major banks. PORK BELUES (cents/lb.) -2.55 74.25 Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. will pur­ chase a $2.1 billion minori­ Exchange Rates ty equity interest in the YEN 104.2200 Wrigley subsidiary once the deal is completed. The EURO 0.6389 Omaha, Neb.-based com­ CANADIAN DOLLAR 1.0129 pany also offered $4.4 bil­ BRITISH POUND 0.5023 lion of subordinated debt AP to fund the deal. Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. President and CEO Bill Perez speaks during a press conference "In terms of Warren Monday in Chicago. Buffett's sweet spot, these are exactly the kind of round of candy industry each share. Mars will also "I think this is a bold IN BRIEF brands that he wants," consolidation. assume less than $1 billion move, but beyond that, I said Jet Hollander, a for­ "I look at it as two com­ of Wrigley debt. think this is the right NYRA moves its way out of bankruptcy mer candy industry execu­ panies that see the oppor­ Executives said family move," said Wrigley Chief ALBANY, N.Y. -The New York Racing tive who is president of the tunity to create a true owned Mars first began Executive Bill Perez. Association said Monday it's closer to emerg­ snack food consulting firm global confectionary pow­ eyeing Wrigley in January After the buyout is com­ ing from bankruptcy, and horse racing in the Pre-Eminence Strategy erhouse," said Morningstar and approached the com­ pleted in six to 12 months, state got a potentially lucrative boost with a Group. analyst Mitchell Corwin. pany with their unsolicited Wrigley would become a decision allowing racetracks and off-track bet­ If the buyout receives "They become No. 1 in bid in April 11. Since then, subsidiary of McLean, Va.­ ting facilities to take wagers over the Internet. regulatory and sharehold­ chocolate and No. 1 in the two sides have haggled based Mars. Its headquar­ NYRA holds the state's franchise to run thor­ er approval, the combined chewing gum with a strong to reach the $80-per share ters will stay in Chicago, oughbred racing at Aqueduct, Belmont and companies would leapfrog international presence and offer - a 28 percent pre­ where the business has Saratoga. The group said a federal judge over Britain's Cadbury growth in emerging mar­ mium to Wrigley's Friday operated since it was approved its amended plan to pay back credi­ Schweppes as the world's kets." closing price of $62.45. founded by the Wrigley tors, a deal funded by a $105 million state largest confection maker Under the agreement, Monday's announcement family in 1891. The bailout. - a move that's already shareholders at Chicago­ sent Wrigley's shares into Wrigley family will no The Racing and Wagering Board, the state's fueling speculation that the based Wrigley would overdrive, reaching an all­ longer hold any equity in racing regulator, said it will allow bets to be buyout could spawn a receive $80 in cash for time high. the company. taken from phones, including cell phones, over the Internet or by other electronic means. Some Internet betting has been temporarily allowed since last summer. In another development, bidders who creat­ General Motors to lay off 3,500 workers ed Hard Rock cafes and others who helped bring big-time casinos to Connecticut want to Associated Press percent of their normal 40-hour gross and 900 workers in Oshawa. turn Aqueduct into a Queens hot spot. pay, said GM spokesman Dan Flores. "Those are the people that we DETROIT - Sagging pickup truck "With rising fuel prices, a softening believe will be impacted based on Crude oil prices continue to rise and sport utility vehicle sales have economy and a downward trend on what the shifts are," he said. "We'll be VIENNA, Austria- Oil prices hit an all-time forced General Motors Corp. to shut current and future market demand for working with our partners to deter­ high near $120 a barrel Monday after a week­ down one shift each at four North full-size trucks, a significant adjust­ min.e how that's brought to fruition." end refinery strike closed a pipeline system American factories and lay off about ment was needed to align our produc­ Greg Gardner, an analyst with the that delivers a third of Britain's North Sea oil 3,500 workers. tion with market realities," GM North Oliver Wyman Group, said the cuts to refineries in the U.K. The world's largest automaker by America President Troy Clarke said in look like "a realistic assessment." The shutdown comes amid supply outages in sales said Monday that the cuts, to a statement. "The full-size pickup and SUV mar­ Nigeria that have helped to support oil against take effect starting this summer, were For about the past three years, the ket is not going to rebound anytime a strengthening dollar. brought on by weak demand due to U.S. auto market has been shifting soon," he said. "It looks like that they "We've got a confluence of a number of high gasoline prices and an economic away from pickup trucks and SUVs to don't plan on making up very much of events that have really disrupted crude oil downturn. cars and crossover vehicles, but the the production loss due to the supply," said Victor Shum, an energy analyst The cuts will affect pickup factories trend accelerated in recent months American Axle strike." with Purvin & Gertz in Singapore. "That's in Pontiac and Flint, Mich., and due to gas prices that have topped Gardner said GM's announcement what's driving oil to a new record even though Oshawa, Ontario, as well as the full­ $3.50 per gallon across the nation. reflects the industry's overall produc­ the U.S. dollar actually strengthened a bit." size SUV plant in Janesville, Wis. The The company expects the layoffs to tion forecast this year, down to about Light, sweet crude for June delivery rose to layoffs represent just over 4 percent of take place starting July 14 at the Flint, 15 million light vehicles from an earli­ a record $119.9 3 a barrel in electronic trading GM's hourly manufacturing work force Janesville and Pontiac plants, and er forecast of 15.5 million. on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The of about 80,000 in North America. Sept. 8 at Oshawa. Most of the facto­ "Obviously, the larger, heavier vehi­ contract eased back to $119.04 a barrel by The company said the cuts mean it ries had already seen layoffs and pro­ cles are taking the biggest hit," he afternoon in Europe, up 52 cents from Friday's will make about 88,000 fewer pickups duction cuts due to a parts shortage said. closeof$118.52. and 50,000 fewer large SUVs this cal­ from a two-month strike at American The Flint, Pontiac and Oshawa BP PLC on Sunday shut down the Forties endar year. Axle and Manufacturing Holdings Inc. plants make the Chevrolet Silverado Pipeline System that carries more than GM said the exact number of layoffs GM spokesman Tony Sapienza said and GMC Sierra pickups, while 700,000 barrels of oil a day to the U.K. will be worked out with its unions. the company will eliminate shifts with Janesville manufactures the Chevrolet because of a 48-hour walkout by employees at Workers will get unemployment bene­ 750 workers each at Flint and Tahoe and Suburban and GMC Yukon a refinery in central Scotland. fits and supplemental pay that total 80 Janesville, 1,150 workers in Pontiac big SUVs. ~------

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SOUTH AFRICA GAZA STRIP President urged to step dovvn Israeli tank shell Opposition unites in Parliament; asks Mugabe to concede defeat kills 5 civilians Associated Prrss JOIIANNESBUHG coastal territory. Zimbabwe's opposition move­ Associated Press "We see llamas as ment united Monday in spite of GAZA CITY - An explo­ responsible for everything long-standing divisions, sion shattered a tiny Gaza that happens there, for all declaring that it has won con­ Strip house as Israeli troops injuries," Barak said during trol of Parliament for the first battled militants Monday, a tour of an Israeli weapons time in history and that killing a Palestinian woman factory. "llamas is also President Hobert Mugabe must and four of her children in responsible, by operating concede defeat. new bloodshed that threat­ within the civilian popula­ Opposition leaders also ened efforts to arrange a tion, for some of the civilian appealed to the U.N. Seeurity truce between the warring casualties." Council to send a special envoy sides. During fighting April 16, to Zimbabwe and to warn Palestinians said the a Reuters TV cameraman Mugabe that the mounting vio­ house was hit by an Israeli was killed by an Israeli loncn against opposition sup­ tank shell; Israel said tank shell in central Gaza. porters was tantamount to explosives being carried by At least 18 rockets and "crimes against humanity." militants blew up and dozens of mortar shells Putting months of bickering brought down the two-room were fired at Israel from behind them. Movement for AP structure. Gaza on Monday, the Israeli Democratic Change leaders MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai announces that the country's oppo­ Miyasar Abu Meatak was military said. No one was Morgan Tsvangirai and Arthur sition has won control of Parliament at a press conference Monday. preparing breakfast for her seriously hurt. Palestinian Mutambara stood together and children in the northern militants frequently launch ordered Mugabe to step aside. "The question about a runoff headquarters in New York for Gaza town of Bcit Hanoun rockets from Beit Hanoun. "Old man. go and have an doesn't arise. It doesn't arise a U.N. Security Council discus­ when an explosion ripped In recent weeks, militants honorable exit," Tsvangirai because of the simple fact that sion Tuesday on the deterio­ through the home, her step­ have also tried to infiltrate said in a message to the S4- the people have spoken, the rating situation in Zimbabwe. son Ibrahim said. Four of into Israel at least four year-old autocrat who has people have decided," he said. Tsvangirai said Biti would her children, ages 15 times. ruled since independence from The opposition maintains ask the Security Council "first­ months to 6 years, were Monday's violence was a Britain in 1 9SO. that hundreds of its supporters ly to stop the violence, and to killed instantly, and she blow to Egyptian efforts to "In a parliamentary democ­ have been arrested, attacked communicate to the regime in died shortly afterward at a mediate a truce between racy, the majority rule," or driven from their homes, Harare that its actions are hospital, Palestinian offi­ Israel and Gaza militants. Tsvangirai said alongside especially in rural areas that tantamount to crimes against cials said. Her two older Ismail llaniyeh, Gaza's Mutambara at a news confer­ used to be Mugabe strongholds humanity." Biti would also ask children were reported crit­ Barnas prime minister, fmce. "lie should concede that but voted against him in the the U.N. to send a special ically wounded. accused Israel of trying "to ... he cannot be president." elections. It says that 14 of its envoy to investigate the vio­ "What a black day. They ruin any regional and inter­ More than a month after the supporters have died, but lence and recommend a way to killed my family," the grief­ national efforts to end the elections, results from the there is no independent confir­ resolve it. stricken father, Ahmad Abu siege and halt aggression." presidential race have not mation of this. On Monday, the Zimbabwe Meatak, wailed outside the Last week, Hamas said it been announced. Tsvangirai The Zimbabwe Association Electoral Commission failed to hospital. Abu Meatak said would accept a six-month maintains that he won the of Doctors for Human Rights publish the results of the he was on his way to a cease-fire with Israel, pro­ presideney outright says more than 63 people recount of 23 disputed parlia­ nearby market when the vided Israel ended the eco­ although independent were hospitalized in three mentary seats from the elec­ house blew up. nomic blockade it imposed observers say he fell just short days last week alone, and pro­ tions, as had been scheduled. The force of the blast on Gaza after the Barnas of the votes needed to avoid a vided shocking photos of Officials announced Saturday scattered clothes and other takeover. The blockade has runoff. injuries. that recounts of 18 of 23 dis­ household items outside the caused shortages of fuel, Tsvangirai reiterated Movement for Democratic puted parliamentary seats left wrecked home. A single cement and other basic Monday that he would not take Change secretary-general, initial results unchanged -­ white child's shoe, flattened items in the impoverished part in a runoff. Tendai Biti, was due at U.N. enough to confirm opposition's by the explosion, lay near a territory. pair of blue shorts covered Israel dismissed the truce in sand. A green baby seat, offer, saying Hamas would one end bent, stood empty. use the lull to rearm after Omar Abdel Nabi, a sustaining heavy losses in Girl dies of untreated diabetes farmer in a large crowd recent fighting. But Israel watching workers clean up said it would hold its fire if debris and bloodstained llamas and smaller Gaza Parents charged with murder after refusing medication for their daughter sand, said he was driving militant groups halted their his tractor in a nearby field attacks. 25 years in prison if convicted. said. when two or three explo­ Associ a ted Prrss While battling llamas in The couple and their attorney did Dale Neumann, 46, a former sions shook the ground. Gaza, Israel has been con­ WESTON, Wis. - Two parenL'> not immediately return messages police of!iccr, has said he has "People were screaming ducting peace talks with the who prayed as their 11-year-old left Monday by The Associated friends who are doctors and that a tank shell landed in rival Palestinian govern­ daughter died of untreated dia­ Press. started CPH "as soon as the the next street," he told ment of President Mahmoud betes were eharged Monday with Falstad said the Neumanns breath of life left" his daughter's The Associated Press. "I Abbas in the West Bank. seeond-degrne reckless homicide. have eooperated with investiga­ body. carried two people covered Abbas condemned the Family and friends had urged tors and arc not under arrest. According to court documents, in blood out of a house." new Gaza fighting, saying it Dale and Leilani Neumann to get They have agreed to make an ini­ Leilani Neumann said in a writ­ Israel's military said its would make peace negotia­ help for their daughter, but the tial court appearance Wednesday, ten statement to police that she troops launched an opera­ tions with Israel even more fatlwr considered the illness "a she said. never considered taking the girl, tion in the town after gun­ difficult. "We emphasize the test of faith" and the mother Handall Wormgoor, a friend of who was being home-schooled, to men approached a border need to achieve calm and never eonsidered taking the girl the Neumanns, told police that a doctor. patrol. Palestinian Health keep our people away from to the doctor because she thought Dale Neumann led Bible studies "We just thought it was a spiri­ Ministry official Moaiya the agony of war and her daughter was under a "spiri­ at his business, Monkey Mo tual attack and we prayed for her. Hassanain said two mili­ destruction," he said. tual attack," the criminal com­ Com~e Shop, and believed physi­ My husband Dale was crying and tants and an unidentified The sides hope to reach a plaint said. eal illness wa..<; due to sin, curable mentioned taking Kara to the men were also killed in the peace deal by the end of the "It is very surprising, shocking · by prayer and by asking for for- doctor and I said, 'The Lord's fighting. year, though Abbas that she wasn't allowed medical • hriveness from God, the complaint going to heal her,' and we contin­ In a statement, the mili­ acknowledged after a trip intervention," Marathon County said. ued to pray," she wrote. tary said explosives carried to the White House last District Attorney Jill Falstad said. Wormgoor said he and his wife. The father told investigators he by the militants were deto­ week that he was growing "Iter death could have bmm pre­ Althea, were at the Neumann noticed his daughter was weak nated by an Israeli pessimistic because of the ventl~d." home when Madeline - called and slower for about two weeks airstrike, and the blast lack of progress in talks. Madeline Neumann died March Kara by her parents - died. but he attribut~d it to symptoms from the explosives hit the In the West Bank on 23 - Easter Sunday - at her Wormgoor said he had urged the of the girl reaehing puberty, the house, not a tank shell, Monday, a Palestinian mili­ family's rural Weston home. tier father to seek medieal help and complaint said. "and uninvolved civilians tary court ordered the exe­ parnnL'i were told the body would was told the illness "was a test of A day before Madeline died, were hit." Palestinians said cution of a man convicted be taken to Madison !or an autop­ faith for the Neumann family and according to the criminal com­ the militants were at least of collaborating with Israel. sy the next day. asked the Wormgoors to join plaint, the father wrote an e-mail 400 yards from the house Judges said the man, a "They responded, 'You won't them in praying for Kara to get with the headline, "Help our and none of the fighters Palestinian security ofl'icer, need to do that. She will be alive well," the complaint said. daughter needs emergency were killed near the struc­ provided information that by then,"' the rnedieal examiner Althea Wormgoor said she prayer!!!!." It said his daughter ture. helped Israeli forces kill wrot1~ in a report. "implored" the parents to seek was "very weak and pale at the Israeli Defense Minister four Palestinian militants. An autopsy determined that medical help for the girl, the com­ moment with hardly any Ehud Barak put the blame Abbas must approve death Madnlinc dind from undiagnosnd plaint said. strength." on the Islamic militants of sentences, though often diabetic ketoacidosis, whieh left Leilani Neumann, 40, told the The girl's grandmother, Evalani llamas, which has run Gaza they are commuted. her with too little insulin in her AP previously she never expected Gordon, told police that she since defeating the rival The last execution was in body. Court rneords said she like­ her daughter to die. The family learned her granddaughter could Fatah movement in a five­ 2001. Suspected collabora­ ly had sonw symptoms of the dis­ believes in the Bible, which says not walk or talk on March 22 and day battle last June. Barak tors are often killed vigi­ nase li1r months. healing comes from God, but they advised Leilani Neumann to take said Israel would continue lante-style before they can The Neurnanns nach face up to have nothing against doctors, she the girl to a doctor. to operate in the volatile be arrested and tried. ------

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MANAGING EDITOR: Katie Kohler sniffed publicly that all honored by the University of Notre I knew could recite every line of "Austin A.•iSl~ MANAGING ElliTOR: Deirdre Krasula the speaker was Dame. It's not even that Colbert, like his Powers". Girls on the treadmills read N~'WS ElliTOR: Bill Brink good enough for mentor Jon Stewart, is a small, weasely "Cosmo". My classmates, by and large, VIEWPOINT EUJTOR: Kara King Purdue maybe, but man, a dishonest cheap-shot artist, a had no problem adopting a critical atti­ SPORTS EDITORS: Chris Hine not Notre Dame. bigot with all the acceptable bigotries tude toward the authority of the SCENE EmTOR: Tao Andrews How she endeared who can only counter ideas he doesn't Church, often with the help of their thn­ herself to all like by caricature. I highly doubt they'd ology professors. But rarely did I see SAINT MARY'S EDITOR: Liz Harter Indiana! practice their routine casual smearing if such critical distance maintained PHOTO EmTOR: Jessica Lee Anyway, I don't we had the right kinds of laws in this toward the multiform stupidities of our GRAPHICS EmTOR: Mary Jesse remember any Greg Yatarola country, allowing dueling. I stopped popular culture. Slander Jennnifer ADVERTISING MANAGER: Jessica Corte-z administrators ask- watching Colbert when he described the Lopez, and you'd start a fight; my theol­ ing us seniors pope in passing as a former Nazi. It's ogy professor called St. Paul "evil," and AD DESIGN MANAGER: Kelly Gronli Dome and whom we wanted not just that his target was the pope. He nobody batted an eyelash. CONTROLLER: Tim Sobolewski to hear, and if they Domer and Stewart do it all the time. Just Of course, it's better to have low-brow SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR: Christian Sagardia had, I hope they wouldn't have listened, recently, after his man-crush the tastes in music, movies, TV, magazines, for I'm sure that whoever did speak Obamessiah came under fire for his etc. than to be pretentious and elitist. OFFICE MANAGER & GENERAL INFO that day was less of an embarrassment delightful "bitter" remarks (delivered to But that's the thing - Notre Dame too (574) 631-7471 to ND than our pick would have been. affluent San Francisco donors -- per­ often combined the worst of both, devo­ fAX Nonetheless, I understand seniors' fect!), Stewart went to bat for him. tion to "The Heal World" or "Sex & the (574) 631-6927 frustration with this year's speaker. One Obama was wrong in saying that slack­ City" with looking down at state-school ADVERTISING (574) 631-6900 [email protected] doesn't become a cardinal archbishop jawed rural whites turn to religion, kids, believing themselves so difl'erent EDITOR IN CHIEF by saying anything interesting. I imag­ guns, and racism because of economic from· the collegiate hoi polloi. You're not (574) 631-4542 ine he'll talk a bit about following Jesus, hardship -- no, according to Stewart, that difl'erent. You greet strangers MANAGING EDITOR but it's doubtful at best that he'll make small-town white America is built on sometimes on the way to class? Great, (574) 631-4541 [email protected] such following seem noble or somehow such backwardness. Don't hold your but do you think they just hiss and spit ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR (574) 631-4324 attractive, or that he'll discuss clearly breath waiting for him to give such can­ at each other at Penn State or LSU? BUSINESS OFFICE what the stakes are. No, this won't be did analysis of some of Obama's con­ And kids at Cornell do lots of service (574) 631-5313 Patton, or Kierkegaard, or Alyosha's stituencies - say, Chardonnay-sipping too. You're maybe smarter than the kids NEWS DESK speech by the stone. But I hope I'm hot-tub liberals in Marin County. at Kentucky, and you've spent four (574) 631-5323 obsnews.1 @nd.edu wrong. No, what disappoints me about this years studying timeless works of tower­ VIEWPOINT DESK What I do not understand, though, is year's pick is how unimaginative it was. ing genius (hopefully). But then you (574) 631-5303 [email protected] SPORTS DESK how seniors can complain that the I bet the couch-burners up in East want a comedian at your graduation? (574) 631-4543 [email protected] administration didn't consider their Lansing picked Colbert too, or would I'm not trying to scold anyone. Just SCENE DESK input, given that their pick was Stephen have. Why not just pick Flavor Flav? please don't go out into the world with a (574) 631-4540 [email protected] Colbert. I'm more worried that the I'm sure an interpreter could be provid­ sense of superiority. We Domers already SAINT MARY'S DESK administration actually did consider it. ed. have a bad reputation for that. If we're smc. [email protected] They're giving the Laetare award to Notre Dame's student body is often really that much better, let's show it. PHOTO DESK (574) 631-8767 [email protected] someone who played pretend for a liv­ criticized for conformity, and usually in SYSTEMS & WEB ADMINISTRATORS ing, so why not invite an obnoxious pre­ terms of its Catholicity. I saw plenty of Greg Yatarola is a 1999 alumnus. He (574) 631-8839 tend journalist to address the seniors? conformism at Notre Dame, but it was­ hopes it's clear to all now why he asked THE What I hope happened instead is that n't to the teachings of the Church. It to write under a pseudonym this year. OBSERVER ONLINE whichever official saw Colbert at the top was to our culture. As I tried to state in He fears his class would have picked www.ndsmcobserver.com of the list just blurted out "[expletive] a previous article, I knew as many girls Jerry Seinfeld as graduation speaker. grow up" and hit delete. actually on birth-control as dead-set His address is gregpy@hotmail. com POLICIES I don't dislike Stephen Colbert, or against it. I knew far more people who The views expressed in this column The Observer is the independent, daily newspaper think he'd disgrace NO by speaking at watched "Seinfeld" religiously than who are those of the author and not published in print and online by the students of the graduation, because of his show's said the rosary. The music I heard at necessarily those of The Observer. Univtrsity of Nom· l >arne du Lac and Saint Mary's Collegt·. Editorial content, including advertisements. is not v,ovcrncd by policies of the administration of either institurion. 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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Economics at Notre Dame, an open letter As members of the University of Notre one-sidedness of economics majors at In addition, mainstream economics is alternative approaches. Unfortunately, Dame, we have a special obligation to our University. The required courses - often presented as analogous to a natu­ the number of these courses at Notre engage our learning, our teaching, and introductory/intermediate microeconom­ ral science, such that economic laws are Dame has dwindled in recent years. The our world with integrity. Additionally, ics and macroeconomics, statistics, and attributed the same character of univer­ deeper understanding afforded by these students deserve an education that econometrics - are all typically taught sality as the laws of physics. As such, courses reveals that the current stunted explores the "full range of ideas." using only mainstream theory. It is many faculty members teach main­ education in economics is one of mostly Therefore, the University, if it hopes to alarming that a student could easily stream neoclassical theory as a series of memorization and unchallenging accept­ fulfill its mission, must teach its students graduate from Notre Dame with a straight-forward mathematical concepts. ance rather than a critical examination to think critically and provide opportuni­ degree in Economics, having never ques­ This causes students to believe that eco­ of assumptions, logic, and implications. ties for students to intellectually engage tioned the basic assumptions of or been nomics is merely a matter of fine-tuning With a more sophisticated teaching of their discipline. It is our contention that presented with plausible alternatives to a particular model and thus void of ethi­ economics, which includes a plurality of the current situation of economics at neoclassical economics. cal implications. Many faculty promote ideas, students better learn mainstream Notre Dame often stifles debate, impedes Neoclassical economic theory, because this inaccurate notion in their courses by neoclassical theory and, in the process, student learning, and undermines the of its dominance in the academy, has arguing that mainstream economics fur­ are exposed to a variety of instructive Catholic character of our University. become widely known as "mainstream" thers a "positive analysis" of the world, a alternatives. At Notre Dame, economics is divided economics. Currently, introductory and value-neutral agenda of "efficiency" in As firm believers in the mission of the into two separate departments: "The intermediate micro and macro theory the process of allocating scarce University and our ability to fulfill it, we Department of Economics and courses teach mainstream economics resources. They argue that their eco­ hope that this letter begins a dialogue Econometrics, which is a: neoclassical from an a historical perspective. These nomic models do not contain or render for change. The University of Notre economics department committed to r-ig­ courses foster a narrow and incomplete value judgments. However, this perspec­ Dame should reconsider its current orous theoretical and quantitative analy­ view of economics, because they exclude tive ignores the reality that neoclassical teaching of economics, affirm the cours­ sis in teaching and research," and The teaching about the social and historical theory's starting assumptions and sup­ es that currently offer heterodox Department of Economics and Policy forces that shape economic theory and porting logic carry an embedded ethics approaches, and create more opportuni­ studies, which is committed to "issues avoid sincerely questioning the underly­ and have serious social implications. ties for challenging intellectual engage­ relating to socioeconomic justice and ing assumptions vital to the models. This misrepresentation of a value-laden ment if it hopes to provide its students ethics," "openness to alternative Furthermore, most professors present theory seriously misleads students and with the truly premiere education it methodological approaches," and the only neoclassical models to their stu­ inhibits their ability to morally engage espouses. "roles of history and institutions" in the dents. This exclusive presentation current trends. Today's simultaneously Please visit our blog with comments "broader political economy" It is our implies that neoclassical theory itself is increasing wealth and growing inequali­ and sign our petition: www.openeconom­ fear that. in pursuit of higher depart­ "economics." This system of education, ty affirm a desperate need for models ics.blogspot.com ment rankings, Notre Dame will sacrifice insulated from critical dissent, produces critical of the mainstream. the latter department in favor of the for­ the next generation of economists with a To prevent this tendency toward a one­ Angela Maxey mer. fixed toolkit of models and prescriptions sided education, some economics stu­ Nick Houpt In other words, we oppose a situation that assume an unchanging economic dents take courses where heterodox the­ Felipe Wttchger in which neoclassical economic theory is reality. As a result, students fail to con­ ories are introduced. These students are Sean Mallin taught to the exclusion of other theories. textualize neoclassical theory in the empowered to think about and critically srudents This tendency is already apparent in the broader discourse of the social sciences. engage both neoclassical models and April28 Living wage now Staying true to Catholicisn1 I believe too much is being made over the orientation is. They don't ask and therefore have worked in Building Services Bills: university's decision to not include sexual are non-discriminatory in that respect. The for two years, so most of this is about House payment 525.00 orientation in the non-discrimination university is simply upholding the Catholic the people there, plus food service, Heat budget 110.00 clause. The Catholic Church opposes social values that we are required to uphold as a lawn care and laundry. Phone 45.00 acceptance of homosexuality, yet recog­ Catholic university. Adding sexual orienta­ South Bend has one of the highest Electric budget 50.00 nizes that homosexuals deserve respect tion to the non-discrimination clause would numbers of children living in poverty House/car insurance 78.00 and justice. The University is standing com­ create the Pandora's Box mentioned in the as compared to other towns around Car, gas, etc. 160.00 pletely by that ideal by not including sexual "Two Words" viewpoint by opening up the the U.S., and our children are also Save for house tax 53.00 orientation in the non-discrimination door to attacking different Catholic values some of the worst-educated, as report­ Old bill 50.00 clause. They recognize and have stated that and would therefore be an irresponsible ed by the South Bend Tribune. The Food 240.00 they accept and value homosexuals on move towards maintaining a Catholic uni­ chances of them going tv college are Total$1,311.00 campus (by treating them with respect as versity. very small. In that Notre Dame is the I shop at stores where I get a dis­ stated in the "Spirit of Inclusion") yet will largest employer in South Bend, they count, I use coupons and I buy what is not put into policy a clause that recognizes David Fairburn must help stop the poverty. It's good on sale. I do all of my trips in one to social acceptance of homosexuals. sophomore that they help all over the world, but save gas. I take lunch to work, do not Leave it at that. It's not like the university Keenan Hall take care of home first. eat out, do not go out to bars, movies, asks on their application what your sexual April28 There are two people in my home etc. I have no cable or computer. At and I qualify for help to pay heat and the end of the month, there is no electric; you get help once a year. I money left, not even for the co-pay on also go to two churches every month a visit to the doctor. No money to take for food. Notre Dame keeps saying my grandkids to the zoo or pool. No that the benefits make up for the low money for car repairs, house repairs, Too juicy to be real pay, but they don't. We need a 401K or for gifts or vacations. No money to that they match up to 6 percent, not a buy children's clothes. There isn't Today I did something awful. I posted a We are giving this Web site way more college benefit that is no help to us. even money to put gas in the lawn­ nasty comment about someone on juicy­ credit than it deserves. If you found a com­ The college benefit is not fair, mower. campus.com. The only thing is, I've never ment posted about you on there, it could because how will many of us ever use You can't buy a car if needed. I know met her. I just randomly searched a name have been made by a prankster roommate, it? Even if the children made it, where two people who lost their cars and on facebook and then spoke my unin­ a jealous friend, or some random dude would we get the extra money for can't afford to buy replacements. The formed mind. In reality, I mean her no ill­ from Bumpsville, Ill. who has never met room and board? Also, many workers bus only helps if you work first shift. will; I am just trying to make a point. you and hates all things Irish. Isn't the poor are older and will never be able to use A lot of the other benefits that the Here's the deal, guys. Juicy Campus is spelling and grammar a tip-off that maybe the benefit. If we were paid more, we University offers us we do not use nothing more than the stuff of bathroom it's not Notre Dame students who are doing could save for a college fund or retire­ because many people work overtime stall graffiti. The posts on Notre Dame's the posting? If you are reading about what ment if needed. but there is no money or two jobs and do not have time to forum could be written by anyone (read: a classmate did at a party, chances are the left over to save. Plus, many schools play golf, go swimming, or go to the Notre Dame students OR students from party never happened, much less what the offer free schooling to low-income gym. I would like to see a change in other colleges, any faculty, Joe Schmoe, a classmate is said to have done. Juicy families. some of the benefits. Maybe give us racist KKK member, or an attention-seek­ Campus provides NO true information. It is For right now, I want to be able to options for things that we could ing sixth grader posing as an Notre Dame like Wikipedia without any moderators pay my bills. The university says we choose from, things that we need or student). from anywhere (read: Notre keeping it relatively accurate. Let's stop need to manage our money. I see peo­ would actually use. Dame's campus OR anywhere else in the using up our energy on this useless site ple with food stamps eating better Notre Dame always wants to be world), about anyone (read: real people OR and get back to wasting our time on more than I do. We don't even get a cost of number one. Keeping campus workers fake people, or students the writer has important things like facebook. living raise. and their children out of poverty never actually met), concerning anything P.S. If I managed to damage anyone's If I was off work with no pay, I would be a good place to start in (read: actual events OR completely fabri­ reputation by posting on that site, I'm would lose my home. I am going to achieving this goal. The University cated situations, false character descrip­ sorry, but I'm more sorry if our community show you what I make and what my keeps promising that things are going tions, bent truths, half-lies, etc.), which has come to a place where reputations can bills are: to improve, but they have not, and we may or may not reflect the author's true actually be damaged by such a site. Here is what I make in a month: need a living wage now. feelings (read: reflecting their actual beliefs $1,334.94 OR totally made up crap just to get a rise Scott Deeney Here is the total of my bills: Prudence Dorsey out of people, someone from the outside senior $1.311.00 sraff trying to give Notre Dame students a bad Keough Hall That leaves $23.94 April28 name, etc.) April28 THE OBSERVER

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MATI HUDSON I Observer Graphic 1ng "Weekend Update" and adding to her Kate, turning Fey and Poehler into the why her past relationships failed, leaving By CASSIE BELEK ever-expanding film and television new "odd couple." her single today. AssistaiH Scene Editor resume. There is no denying that Fey and "Baby Mama" is McCullers' directorial The problem with being at the top is Poehler are hilarious together. The two debut, and it quickly becomes clear that Tina Fey and Amy Poehler an1 two that raised expectations make it so much have known each other for 15 years and with faster pacing (and a better editor). women at the top of their comedy game. easier to fall. Fey and Poehler's "Baby they have developed a chemistry that is he could have made a better and funnier Arter serving as head writer for Mama," does not fail as apparent in talk film. But "Baby Mama" drags, partkular­ "Saturday Night Live," writing "Mean completely. but it doesn't show interviews as it ly in the beginning. and the humor does­ (;iris" and creating. writing. producing live up to the quality of The movie is at its best is in "Baby Mama." n't come as sharply and quickly as Fey and starring in her own sitcom on NBC. their other work either. when the pair is allowed The movie is at its best and Poehler arc capable of. ":{0 Hock," Fey has gone farther than "Baby Mama" follows when the pair is But even with all its flaws. "Baby most women in comedy today. 37-year-old Kate to have fun on screen, not allowed to have fun on Mama" still has its charms. As Kate's Meanwhile, Poehler has become the MVP Holbrook (Fey). a suc­ only with each other but screen, not only with boss. Steve Martin steals scene after of "Saturday Night Live" while co-anchor- cessful executive for a with the script as well. each other but with scene. His haircut alone is a visual gag health food the script as well. that makes us laugh as soon as he store chain "Baby Mama" could appears on screen. "SNL" fans will get a who longs for a baby before use a little more improv, like in the scene treat with cameos from east members Baby Mama it is too late for her to have of Kate and Angie singing along to Will Forte and Fred Armisen (watch out Universal Pictures one. Kate decides to go the Karaoke Revolution. for Forte's killer mustache). The friend­ route of artificial insemina­ Most of the blame in the movie lies with ship between doorman Oscar (Romany Director: Michael McCullers tion through an anonymous writer and director Michael McCullers. Malco) and baby mama Angie is sweet Written by: Michael McCullers sperm donor. but her fertili- , Although "Baby Mama" sounds like a (yet unexplored), and Dax Shepard even ty specialist (John Hodgman) movie Fey would have written, it was has his moments to shine as Angie's white Staning: lina Fey, Amy Poehler, Greg Kinnear, doesn't like her uterus. In actually written by the man who co-wrote trash boyfriend. Romany Malco and Sigourney Weaver other words, her "junk" has the "Austin Powers" trilogy. McCullers is In the end, "Baby Mama" is worth see­ gone bad. forcing her to use clearly better at writing than directing. ing for its truly hilarious moments. But a surrogate, who comes in His script is funny. even if it lacks proper it's unfortunate that poor direeting gets in the form of South Philly character development for Kate. We the way of Fey and Poehler producing working girl Angie never dig deep enough into her motiva­ comedy gold. The two do not fail as Ostrowiski (Poehler). When tions for wanting a child. And once we actresses or eomedians; they only fail in Angie breaks up with her see her dating smoothie maker Rob (Greg their choice of project. boyfriend. Carl (Dax Kinnear). she seems so normal. confident Shepard). she moves in with and unflawed that we can't understand Contact Cassie Belek at [email protected]

MATI HUDSON I Observer Graphic country duel<>. two-part close harmony. While wistfully When I might as well be planting flowers By JOE LAWLER The nephew of nstablished country star hoping to "rewind" their relationship to on a gravel road." The harshness of the Scene Writer Alan Jackson. Adam Wright already had recapture their passion. Adam and lovers' words to each other belies the an in with the Nashville erowd. Released Shannon showcase their improved vocals overall hopeful impression of the song. All I low would a young duo of Johnny Cash on Jackson's personal label ACH. an RCA as well as their sense of the intimate. couples go through times when they and .June Cartnr fare in today's country afliliate. "Down This Road" drew interest The couple ruthlessly interrogates each would like to express their frustration in rnusil: world'! Or Gram Parsons and from Nashville critics for the couple's other in their co-writ- the words of "Planting 1\rnrnylou llarris'! dircet and soulful lyrics as well as for their ten "Do You Still." Flowers," but, alas, That's the question thP young country dose harmonizations. The lyrics on songs Adam begins the Although short, "The Wrights" they are unable to do duo The Wrights pose in their new self­ like "Down this Road" and "On the Hocks" song with leading presents the young couple as so in soft two-part titled album. rPieased Jan. 29. The displayed an honesty only achieved when questions: "Honey are worthy of comparison to Cash harmony with major answnr is not yet clear. but husband. the lyricists are in fact partners in love. you happy/ That you key changes and a Adam Wright and wife Shannon's nnwest Whether it was the lack of over-atl'ected wear that little ring/ and Carter, Harris and delicate steel guitar rnleasn follows their 2005 debut album eountry accents or amped-up guitar rifl's, Or is it heavy on your Parsons and all the great aceompaniment. "Down This Hoad" with another collection "Down This Hoad" failed to attract the finger/ Is it like a ball Nashville duos. One slight blemish of beautifully lyricized and harmonized broad country audience it deserved. and chain'!" Shannon on the album is "A Instead of bowing to pres­ joins him for a refrain Love Like That," sure from record executives marked by a classic Wrights contrapuntal where Shannon forgoes the prominent The Wrights to abandon the duet format. turnaround of a wedding vow: "You said 'I harmony for a loud and somewhat pound­ water-down lyrics, and over­ do,' but do you still?" The slight distortion ing list of qualities she's looking for in a The Wrights produce the accompaniment on Adam's guitar and the upbeat drum man. Also. "True Love is a Golden Hing," to increase sales. The part mark a slight departure from the writtt~n by Alan Jackson, lacks the sensi­ Label: Mailboat Records Wrights left the HCA label to band's previous sound. but none of the tivity of the Wrights' own works and release their second album new etl'ects undercut the pure. old-fash­ sounds somnwhat moralistie in its com­ Recommended Tracks: "Rewind," "Do You solnly on the indie ACR label. ioned country sound Wrights fans expect parison between the ideals of wndding Still" and "Home Sweet Highway'' A sparse collection - only to hear. vows and thn reality of love. eight songs - the album is The Wrights' strongest efl'ort is another Although short. "Thn Wrights" presents quiek and devastating, with introspective duet, "Planting Flowers." the young couple as worthy of comparison the couple's lyrical agility The title is part of the metaphor in the to Cash and Carter. llarris and Parsons and harmonization prownss refrain. when the couple lament. " I'm and all the great Nashville duos. If only on full display. planting flowers on a gravel road/ Waiting they can be recohrniznd as such. and pro­ On the opening track, on a bloom/ Trying to make a garden duce more albums like the two they have. "Rewind," the couple wastns growl Where nothing ever grew/ I give you no time in launching into my attention/ Keep you from the cold/ Contact Joe Lawler at [email protected] ------

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MATI HUDSON I Observer Graphic SENIOR PLUGS '30 RocK' ONE LAST TIME FRESHMAN MEASURES THE YEAR IN MUSIC

Like everyone, I have a few regrets sial opinion that I believe that "30 How do you measure a year? The gonna be all right. in college. I didn't discover the cafe in Rock" is better than "The Office." As a number of classes you took? Ratio of The spring semester began with a Grace Hall until three weeks ago. I second semester senior nearing grad­ football games we won? Amount of flex whirlwind of music, most notably walked up the stairs of Main Building uation, I have run out of the energy to points you dropped at Starbucks? "Falling Slowly," from the film "Once." the first week of my freshman year. I defend my opinion again, so take what Number of pictures you got tagged in on The song is heartbreakingly beautiful, never got to share I say as truth and start worshipping at Facebook? Love? and its performance at the Oscars made in the experience of the altar of Jack Donaghy and Button As the first year of me cry. When I think of that song, it underage drinking Classic. my Notre Dame Stephanie brings me back to my section lounge, Cassie Belek While I'm at it, I might as well get experience comes to sighing with the other girls at how sim­ at the infamous DePrez Boat Club before it some other thoughts off my chest. a close, I've found a ple and yet moving music can be. dosed and I didn't Assistant Michael Scott has become a gross cari­ far more telling way The dead of winter was hard for me, a Scene Editor Assistant join the Scene staff cature of his season two self, Ted is a to measure this Scene Editor Coloradoan, used to 300 days of sun­ until my sopho- super lame character on "HIMYM" year. I can trace all shine a year. The lovely perma-cloud more year. (but still watch it), "Gossip Girl" will sorts of experiences, that descended upon campus sent me However, there will bfl other cafes in never be as good as "The O.C." and ups and downs, revelations and short­ into deep doldrums. The song "Breathe my life, I will most likely graduate in "Grey's Anatomy" sucks. Period. comings by looking back at the music Me" by SiA, which I bumped into when it three weeks, I can drink legally now Watch "General Hospital" instead. that has been a part of my year. The was used in a presentation by the (although never at Boat Club) and There. I feel better now, but not music I have discovered, shared or been PostSecret guy, became my refuge. I lis­ even though I only had three short completely since I will soon be leaving obsessed with says a lot about my life. tened to that song every morning on my years at The Observer, it was time well Notre Dame and The Observer behind. The first song of note that entered into way to class for about three weeks dur­ spent. It's true that I'll be moving on to a new my life would be "Cyclone" by Bal)y ing Lent. I've had some good times delaying newspaper staff in graduate school, Bash. I do not like hip-hop. I am not par­ Spring break came along, and my homework to write for Scene. I pre­ but I have this secret fear that I'll end ticularly fond of the song. But when two friend burned me a number of discs of viewed concerts, wrote movie reviews, up having to work for News. I shudder of the girls in my newly-furnished quad music to listen to on the plane ride avoided CD reviews at all costs (I don't at the thought (but still respect my realized they both knew the song, it home. The five-disc set opened with do music), interviewed people who Observer colleagues working hard in became our official anthem. I heard it "This Year" by the Mountain Goats. This knew famous people (making me that department). every day for the first two weeks of the is a song worth checking out. The one someone who knows someone who So ·now it's time to acknowledge fall semester. I still can't stand it, but it line that pounded in my head the entire knows famous people!) and covered those who have supported me during has a very strong image tied to it of four flight was, "I am gonna make it through the award show beat. But soon after I my time with Scene. Thank you to all girls from four corners of the country this year if it kills me." started writing for Scene, I found an the mothers of my friends who read getting to know each other and learning The arrival of spring brought about area of the entertainment industry my articles online. Thank you to my how to work out living away from home. the opera and the fmal trio from "Faust" that I loved writing about more than own friends who find my articles by It represents a time of change, a little by Gounod. This is the song that struck anything else - television. accident while flipping to the cross­ fear, and a lot of hope. me to the core whenever I heard it. All Those of you who have recognized word puzzle. Thank you to my parents Getting settled into my new life of free­ good things about being in the opera are my byline over the years are aware of who read each one of my articles and dom was daunting at first. I clung to cer­ tied to that song. my undying love for television. I have send them to their friend's cousin's tain songs for familiarity and comfort. And now, where are my musical made no secret of my obsession with grandmother's son. Thank you to my One song in particular that helped me tastes? Firmly planted in "Can't Go Back soap operas, my commitment to FTT classmates who read my articles was "Different Names for the Same Now" by the wee pies. This song of mov­ "Arrested Development" and my and tell me how wrong I am, and last Thing" by Deathcab for Cutie. I vividly ing on and finding a way to survive on attendanco at "The Office" Convention but not least, thank you to everyone remember riding my bike around the your own perfectly describes freshman in Scranton. Pa. My DVH keeps me who has e-mailed me in the past to tell lake at top speed, racing over the leaves year: "Go where you want to go. Be who company when I can't sleep at night or me how wrong I am. and listening to that song, trying to gain you want to be .. .In the end the only I want to avoid homework, as does my I'm not wrong, so watch "30 Hock." what little wisdom it could afford, steps that matter are the ones you take oxpansive collection of TV shows on But more importantly, I would like to because nothing at college was makings all by yourself." I have survived. I didn't I>VD. end my position at The Observer with sense. die, fall off the Dome, fail out of class or My favorite way to use my Scene & two pieces of advice: Don't be In the fall, I decided to join the World lose my room key. I've signed up for Heard columns is to implore you all to ashamed to love television, and get a Music class for its field trip to the classes next semester, bonded with my watch TV shows that you are most DVR. It will change your life. That's Chicago music festival. On Navy Pier, a future roomy, and picked a major. Looks likely not watching, specifically "30 all. Czech woman named Lenka Dusilova like the music's gonna keep on coming. Rock" and "How I Met Your Mother." played the song "Litaci." It is a beautiful Seriously guys, these shows will make The views expressed in Scene and dream-pop tune, and even though I have The views expressed in Scene and you laugh. Don't you like to laugh? Heard are those of the author and not no idea what the words mean, the song Heard are those of the author and not But sometimes my television opin­ necessarily those of The Observer. is calming and served to remind me that necessarily those of The Observer. ions are met with some resistance. Contact Cassie BeZek at college was going to be a challenge, but Contact Stephanie DePrez at Recently, I have shared the controver- cbelek@nd. edu that I could handle it. Things were sdeprez@nd. edu

Photo courtesy of tv. com Photo courtesy of movieweb.com How many more times can this Scene staffer print pictures of the "30 Rock" Glen Hansard, right, and Marketa lrglova's music, particularly "Falling Slowly," cast before she graduates? Sadly, just once. helped define this staffer's freshman year. page 14 The Observer + CLASSIFIEDS Tuesday, April 29, 2008

CLUB SPORTS Men's, women's ultimate fall short of title bids

of the season. most successful years in recent from two separate instances of after the game, which made for Special to The Observer Men's play was double elimi­ men's play, with a 41-9 record. poor steering on the part of an emotionally inspired oppo­ Ultimate nation in a sixteen-team field. The Irish women's season was competing crews during the nent. Notre Dame competed in the Notre Dame beat Oberlin 15-11 equally successful. Two tourna­ race, neither of which involved Don Greiwe intercepted a pass Great Lakes Hegional, part of in the first game. The next ment victories, including Notre Dame. Yet, after a poll of and scored the game's first try the UPA College Series, this opponent was Dayton, who had Sectionals, were among the the coaches involved, a majority and conversion in the opening weekend in Hartland, Mich. pulled off an upset in the first highlights. cast for a re-row that sent all two minutes to give the Irish a Both the men's and women's round. Next, Notre Dame took six crews back on the water at 7-0 lead. Bowling Green scored squads were playing for a spot care of Dayton with a 15-6 vic­ Men's Rowing 3:30, making it the final race of two minutes later on an advan­ in the National Championships, tory. The oarsmen of Notre Dame the day. The Irish found them­ tage call following an Irish off­ which will be held in Boulder, This set up an anticipated traveled to Eagle Creek for the selves sitting in fifth place off side. The Falcons then rolled to Colo. match up between Notre Dame perennial Indianapolis Invite, a the start and had only a 42-7 lead at the half. The Irish Notre Dame's women's team and Illinois in the semifinals. regatta drawing the best crews reclaimed fourth place at the next scored as they mauled into opened with two pool games After not seeing each other at of the Midwest. Arriving late 1000-meter mark. The Irish ral­ the try zone off a Iineout as Saturday. Its first game was the sectional tournament, each Friday afternoon in preparation lied in the final 1000 meters, David Bray scored. Three min­ against rival North Park, who team was anxious to get a for Saturday's morning races, with a sprint in the final 250 utes later, Andy Mullen scored they had seen multiple times chance to test its merit against windy conditions that swamped that had the crowd on its feet. yet another try. Kevin Hitt throughout the season. The the other. The game went back three other crews prevented the But the Irish came up short, los­ added the final score of the day women got tlw job done early and forth early on with both Irish from getting in a light row ing to Purdue by nine-tenths of for the Irish A-side squad. and coasted to a 17-6 victory teams essentially trading points before race day. Fortunately, a second with a second place The B-side fared no better, under the leadflrship of captains until half. After halftime, Illinois however, the conditions time of 6:29.6. dropping a 65-7 game. Andy Shannon Morrison and Loretta came out firing and capitalized improved, albeit slightly, afford­ Mullen scored the only Irish try Brown. Thn Irish dropped the on some costly Notre Dame mis­ ing the Irish an opportunity to Sailing and Don Greiwe added the con­ second game 13-11 to the takes. Illinois pull ahead and led row for coveted shirts and Having already earlier quali­ version. The Irish measured University of Chicago. 12-7 before the Irish fought medals. fied entries in both the team themselves against one of the Notre Dame headed into their way back into the game. The story of the first day was and fleet racing at the nation's strongest teams and bracket play looking for a spot Despite amazing defense from the Notre Dame first novice 8- Intercollegiate championships displayed promise for the at Nationals. Notrfl Dame junior Danny Collom, Notre plus boat. The crew was the top in Newport, R.I., Notre Dame future. ddnated Indiana 15-5 to elose Dame fell short, 15-13. seed entering the day's racing was unable to qualify for the out the day on Saturday. On Sunday, Notre Dame drew and confirmed its status with third event, eo-ed racing. The Fishing On Sunday. Notre Dame had Miami (Ohio). Miami gave Notre the best morning row, setting dub did earn a berth in the pre­ Largemouth bass provided the to win four games in a row to Dame problems early on. The the stage for the highly-contest­ nationals, which were hostfld by competition for the fishing club earn a spot at Nationals. Notre first half only involved one ed final that was to follow in the USC in Los Angeles this week­ this weekend in Chelsea, Mich. Dame used fresh legs to outrun break from each team and afternoon. After a countdown end. Georgetown, Yale, College The dub arrived Friday evening Loyola to eome out on top 15-6 Miami took the halftime lead, 8- start at 1:30, the Irish asserted of Charleston, and MIT finished and immediately start11d catch­ in the first game. The team's 7. Notre Dame came out fired their dominance, establishing in the top four spots. ing fish. Using a "t

SUMMER OLYMPICS No disruptions as thousands celebrate torch in North Korea

Only the most loyal communist tee, said at the relay start, father of Kim Jong II. Middle-aged women in tradi­ Associated Press elite are allowed to live in according to a report from An attentive and peaceful tional dresses danced and beat PYONGYANG. North Korea - Pyongyang, a showpiece city Pyongyang by Japan's Kyodo crowd watched the start of the drums in one square, while North Korea mobilized tens of filled with monuments to the News agency. relay, some waving Chinese and young girls held red balloons and thousands of dtizens on Monday hard-line regime. "We express our basic position Olympic flags, APTN footage bouquets of flowers, APTN to celebrate the Olympic torch China is North Korea's main that while some impure forces showed. The ceremony was footage showed. relay in Pyongyang, the flame's ally and a key provider of aid, have opposed China's hosting of presided over by the head of Security was far lighter than in 11rst visit to the authoritarian and the torch relay was used to the event and have been disrup­ Parliament, Kim Yong Nam. most other cities visited by the nation. herald their ties. North Korea has tive, we believe that constitutes a Kim passed tho flame to Pak Du torch, although the flame was fol­ Men in their best suits and condemned disruptions of the challenge to the Olympic idea," Ik, a former soccer star who lowed by several Chinese in blue women wearing traditional high­ torch relay elsewhere, and sup­ Pak said. played on North Korea's 1966 tracksuit<; along with vehides and waisted dresses waved flags and ported Beijing in its crackdown The torch began its run from World Cup soccer team. motorcydes. paper flowers in the capital, on violent protests in Tibet. beneath the giant red stained­ As the 12-mile relay wound The relay ended after about gn1eting the torch like a visiting Leader Kim Jong II was not glass flame that tops the 558- through Pyongyang, thousands of five hours at Kim II Sung head of state. seen at Monday's event, but he foot-tall obelisk of the Juche cheering people lined the streets Stadium, where female Unlike some other parts of the was "paying great interest to the Tower, which commemorates the waving pink paper flowers and marathoner Chong Song Ok used relay ahead of the Beijing success of the Olympic torch national ideology of "self­ small flags with the Beijing the torch to light an Olympic Olympies, everything went ofT rfllay," Pak Hak Son, chairman of reliance" created by the late Olympics logo and chanting cauldron, China's official Xinhua without a hitch in North Korea. North Korea's Olympic commit- founding President Kim II Sung, "Welcome! Welcome!" News Agency reported.

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NBA

team record 1 Miami 33·4 2 North Carolina 34·7 3 Florida State 34-5 4 Missouri 28·10 5 Stanford 21-12 6 Arizona State 31·6 7 California 21)-10 8 Nebraska 28·7 9 9 Rice 3HO 11 10 Georgia 27-12 13 11 San Diego 31-11 12 12 South Carolina 29-11 14 13 Oklahoma Stale 27-11 18 14 Wilchita Slate 30·7 7 15 Cal State Fullerton 23·13 15 16 UC Irvine 24·9 5 17 Vanderbilt 28·11 17 18 Texas A & M 33·7 19 19 Michigan 28·8 21 20 Cosal Carolina 33-7 22 21 Mississippi 25·15 16 22 Kentucky 30·9 25 23 Arizona 25-11 NR 24 North Carolina State 27-12 NR 25 Long Beach State 23-14 NR

ESPN.com/USA Softball NCAA Top25 team 1 Arizona State AP 2 Florida 3 Alabama Former Heat coach Pat Riley resigned on Monday at a news conference after 11 seasons in Miami. Riley, 4 UCLA who ranks third among NBA coaches in all-time wins, will remain team president. 5 Michigan 6 TexasA& M 7 Stanford 8 Arizona Riley steps down, appoints Spoelstra 8 Oklahoma 10 Tennessee Associated Press new one, and hired opportunity to work for one "I am definitely sure that I 11 Fresno State Spoelstra, a 37 -year-old who organization for your entire don't want to do this any­ 12 Northwestern MIAMI - On the night of started in the Heat video career like I have," said more," Riley said. 13 Houston his last game as an NBA room in 1995 and now Spoelstra, who was told the Riley's future was among 14 North Carolina 45-8~1 head coach, Pat Riley heard becomes the NBA's youngest job was his Friday. "It means Miami's many offseason 15 Long Beach State 33-12 the final buzzer, looked coach. it's a special organization." issues. The Heat could have 16 LSU 34-14 16 straight ahead and briskly Riley sees himself in Miami finished with the the No. 1 pick in the draft, 17 Louisiana-Lafayette 34-10 18 walked away. Spoelstra. NBA's poorest record (15- 38-12 are assured a top-four pick 18 Virginia Tech 19 Deep down, he knew it Riley was 36 when he first 67), by far the worst of and are certain to make 19 Hawaii 31-13 15 19 San Diego Slate 35·13 22 was over. became a head coach, and Riley's career. As president, moves in an effort to revamp 21 Washington 25-16-1 20 "I didn't have to look didn't have any experience Riley will continue oversee­ a roster plagued by injuries. 22 CalifornIa 36-18 21 back," Riley said. "I know either. His first off-the-court ing the plan to revamp a "Pat Riley has instilled in 23 Mississippi Slate 37-16 24 that's behind me." job in the NBA was traveling franchise just two years me values that enabled me 24 Massachusetts 30-11 NR And now, after spending secretary for the Los Angeles removed from a champi­ to win a championship in 25 Nevada 31-14 NR several days plotting the Lakers, handling boarding onship, after deciding he'd just three seasons," Heat Miami Heat's next course, passes. Spoelstra also was at best benefit the franchise guard Dwyane Wade said Riley's past becomes Erik the bottom of the Heat totem from the front office. Monday. "''ve seen him do Spoelstra's future. pole when starting out, mak­ Last year, Riley said he the necessary things to make The Hall of Fame coach ing videos for the team was committed to coaching us winners and I believe that resigned Monday, although Orristmas party, but Riley is three more seasons. with his focus on being pres­ he'll remain team president. convinced he's ready for the Monday, he admitted he ident and his commitment to His first act as Miami's for­ top job. never believed that to be the team, we will once again MIAA Women's Softball mer coach was to choose i1s "It's very rare to have the true. become a contender."

team Alma 14"2 IN BRIEF Tri·Stale 11-3 SAINT MARY'S 12·4 Major changes to BCS not Lieberthal to retire in June Posada placed on DL for Adrian 8·6 20· likely with Phillies first time in career Hope 9·7 2342 HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - As they PHILADELPHIA - Two-time All­ CLEVELAND - The New York Olivet 6·10 13·21 kicked off three days of meetings at Star catcher Mike Lieberthal will retire Yankees took the field Monday miss­ Calvin 5-11 12-23 an oceanfront resort, the Bowl with the Phillies on June 1, ending his ing a familiar face: Jorge Posada, Albion 4·12 13·16 Championship Series overseers career with the franchise where he Kalamazoo the club's proud catcher and one of 1-15 3-25 appear to have a better chance of played 13 of his 14 major league sea­ its leaders, was in Alabama getting getting a sunburn than making any sons. his injured right shoulder examined. major changes in the controversial Lieberthal, the third overall pick in Posada was placed on the 15-day system. the 1990 draft, hasn't played this sea­ disabled list for the first time in his "I continue to sense a certain son and spent last year with the Los career, ending a remarkable run of comfort level, if you will, with the Angeles Dodgers. durability at baseball's most physi­ current status of things with the "Philadelphia has always been a sec­ cally demanding position. The 36- BCS," BCS coordinator John ond home to me, so I'm really looking year-old, who has caught at least Swofford said after Monday's ses­ · forward to this," Lieberthal said on 137 games in each of the past eight around the dial sion. "I think it's been a pretty sta­ Monday. "I spent half my life there and seasons, finally succumbed to pain NBA PLAYOFFS ble few years." still follow the team closely on televi­ in his shoulder that he had been Still, the commissioners of the 11 sion." feeling for most of the season's first major college football conferences, Lieberthal hit .275 with 150 home month. Mavericks at Hornets along with Notre Dame athletic runs and 609 RBis in 1,174 games "It's kind of strange to go into the 7 p.m., TNT director Kevin White, will have their with the Phillies. He batted .234 with clubhouse and you don't see him," most detailed discussions to date of one RBI in 38 games with the Dodgers. said Yankees manager Joe Girardi, Lieberthal was the sixth catcher in Suns at Spurs the plus-one model, which could use who helped teach Posada in the two bowls as semifinals and another major league history to hit .300 with 1990s. "He's a quiet leader. He's a 9:30 p.m., TNT as a national title game, with the 30 home runs in a season when he constant in the clubhouse, you like four participants seeded. reached those marks in 1999. to see guys like that." page 16 The Observer + SPORTS Tuesday, April 29, 2008

MLB Reds defeat Cards on the strong arm of Arroyo Yankees jump on youngster Laffey, Tribe in four-run sixth to split series, Mussina earns 253rd career win

list. A.•sociatcd Press Tlw New York Yankees ST. LOUIS Edwin aren't tlwmsnlvns. l·:nc:arnarion had a pair ol' But at least they're headed I!Bl doubiPs and rnadn a honw. standout play at third bast' in Mikn Mussina narnnd his thn snvPnth inning to prn­ 2!i:{rd win, tying Hall of' snrvP a onP-run load in tlw Fanwr Carl llubbell on the CiJH:innal.i I!Pds' 4-:~ victory earcwr I ist. and the Yan kens ovnr tlw St. Louis Cardinals conrludnd an extended on Monday night. odyssey on the road by mak­ Bronson Arroyo 11-:{1 ing tlw most or tlwir five hits workPd six solid innings for in a victory over the thn llPds, who won tlwir first Ch~vPiand Indians on Monday sPriPs O]JPnPr al'tPr losing llw night. l'irst ninP. /\dam Dunn and /\ftpr winning tlw final two Brandon Phillips had an HBI ganws to split the four-game apiPrP to lwlp Cineinnati win series, th11 Yankees packed thrnn in a row for thn l'irst tlwir bags for Nnw York to limP this snas011 and nvnn its end a str11tch of playing 18 of r n co r d at :~- :{ s i n c: n W a It 20 games away from homn. .I or k n tl y b I' c· am n go 11 n r a I On Tlwsday night, they'll be managnr. back in the comforts of Bic:k /\nkit>l hit his fifth Yankcw Stadium after 18 road honw run l'or tlw Cardinals, games in April - the most by l'or whom JorkPlty snrvNI as any tPam in the month. GM tlw pn•vious 13 seasons ''l'~e got t~l fin.d my h~u~e bnl'orn gntting l'irc~d last key, Muss1na Joked. Its OctoiH'r. /\IIH'rt Pujols singiPd been so long since we've been twic:n and walknd, nxtonding honw, we just assumed we're his hitting stroak to 12 going to anotlwr hoteL" ganws. and has rc~achod baso /\L 14-13. the Yankees in all 2 7 ga nws to start tlw aren't playing up to their snason. pot11ntial or payroll, but eon­ Arroyo allowPd thrnn runs sidering the demanding on six hits and struck out six schedule and a slew of l'or his first victory sinco injuries, they'll take it. Snpt. 12 against thn "Basically we played three Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips, left, catches the ball to force out Cardinals third Cardinals. lin had bcH~n 0-4 in wonks in a row on the road," baseman Troy Glaus at second base in the Reds' 4-3 victory Monday in St. Louis. night outings sinen, ineluding Mussina said. "That was a an o-:{ start to tho snason for seven-city road trip over baek his catcher, who signed New York's l'irst run. Carroll said. "You saw them tho sncond tirnn in his carenr. thrnn weeks and I think we a four-year, $52.4 million Giambi and Matsui followed hit balls that took just the lin ontorod with a 7.56 EB/\ played .500 for that stretch. contract before the season. with HBI groundouts, putting right hop, found just the right al'tor failing to mako it out of We should be pleased with "I have my fingers crossed," the Yankees up 3-0 and chas­ hole. What we have to do is the fourth inning while allow­ ourselves." Girardi said. ing Laffey. Jensen Lewis keep battling and it will even­ ing night runs in his previous Mussina (3-3) allowed two He's also going to keep a came on and got Morgan tually happnn for us, too." start. against llouston. runs and seven hits in five elose eye on Alex Rodriguez, Ensberg to tap one near the The Indians, who played Franeisco Cordero allowed innings, just enough to eatch who played the entire series mound, but the right-hander their second straight game a hit in the ninth for his Hubbell for 41st place. The but is still slowed by a didn't field it cleanly and without /\11-Star eenter field­ fourth savn in four chances. 39-year-old had his second strained right quadriceps. Ensberg beat it out for an er Grady Sizemore, took a 2-0 Tho Hnds bunched five hits consecutivn solid outing after Rodriguez was lifted for a infield single as Hodriguez lead in the fifth on a run­ in tho second and third off' there was speculation he pinch-hitter in the eighth scored. scoring single by .Jason Todd Wollemeyer (2-11, scor­ might lose his spot in the inning, and Girardi said he'll "It was very frustrating," Michaels and Travis Hafner's ing twico in each inning to go rotation. likely sit his All-Star third Indians infielder Jamey sacrifice 11y. ahead 4-0. Encarnacion had Mussina was followed by baseman on Tuesday against an HBI double in eaeh inning. Jonathan 1\lbaladejo, Kyle Detroit. Do you want to learn Do you want to boost Enearnaeion's second HBI Farnsworth, Joba Cham­ "lie's not 100 percent and about Web page your resume with snme programming and mnrkctab\e skills'! double put the Heds ahead 4- berlain and Mariano Hivera, we felt it was best to get him development'.~ 0 and was a gift after left who worked the ninth for his out of there," Girardi said. Thr limrputrr CAPP .10.180 Applkutitm.\· ProKram fielder Chris Duncan lost his eighth save in eight tries. "lie gave us four games and Web Deter McQuillan the fifth, and Cesar lzturis' - two groundouts and a hit big salaries. (TR 12:30-1:45) opposite-field HBI double in batter to score four times and lle gave up a leadoff walk IRLL 30108 21l' Century Iri.~ft Literature Prof Sarah McKibben tho sixth orr a sidearm 2-2 tako a 4-2 lead. Matsui's RBI in the first and was in imme­ (MW II :45-1 00) deliv11ry from Arroyo eut the double in the eighth made it diate trouble when Derek IRLL 30307 Tire lri.~ft Trrulition I Prof. Hugh Fogarty gap to a run. It stayed that 5-2. Jeter reached on an error. (TR 3:30-4 45) way when the Cardinals "Sometimes it's not how you Laffey, though, settled down IRLL 40304 Poetry and Politk.~ in Ireland Prof Breandan 6 Buachalla caught a bn~ak in thn seventh hit them, it's where you hit and retired Bobby Abreu, (TR 2 00-3: 15) as Dunn's bases-loaded single thorn," New York manager Rodriguez and Jason Giambi. IRLL 60203 Scottish Uaelic Prof Peter McQuillan struck Brandon Phillips for Joe Girardi said. Laffey retired 14 straight (TR 2:00-3 IS) an out as h1~ was running to It wasn't pretty, but the before hitting Hobinson Cano IRLL 60305 Cla.mici na (iaeilge Prof Breanditn 6 Buachalla seeond. Yankees will takn it on a day in the ribs with a pitch in the (W 600-9 00) Glaus, who left Friday when they had to place fifth. Language Courses night's ganw due to watery durable cateher Jorge Posada With Hall of' Farner Bob IRLL 10101:01 Heginning Irish I SiafffrBA IRLL 10101:02 Beginning Irish I PYI~s al'tM striking out twiee, on the disabled list for the Feller, who no-hit the Prof. Tara MacLeod IRLL 10101:03 Heginning Irish I StufffrilA won~ sunglasses while flying first time in his career. The Yankees 62 years ago this IRLL 1010104 Heginning Irish I out to end the first. Glaus, :{6-year-old has been both­ week, watching from the Prof. Mtttrcunn Ni Bhcaglaotch IRLL 10102:01 Heginning Irish II Prof. Ciuru Conneely whoso 11yns arn only al'l'eeted ored by a shoulder problem press box, Laffey took a no­ IRLL 10102:02 Heginning Irish II Prof. Tara Macl.c\rd during night games at hom1~ for weeks. lie left the team to hitter into the sixth before IRLL 2010301 Intermediate Irish Prof llrian t'l Conchuhhatr dun to allergies, went without have his shoulder examined New York manufactured a IRLL 2010302 Intermediate Irish Prof. Surnh MucKibbcn glass11s while coaxing a full­ by famnd orthopedic surgeon scoring rally that hardly befit IRLL 20203:01 Advanced Readings in Irish Culture Prof. Brian (J Conchuhhuir count walk in the third. Dr. .James Andrews in their Bronx Bombing image. IRLL 6010101 Heginning Insh I Sialli'TBA Birmingham, /\Ia. Melky Cabrera hit an infield IRLL 60101:02 Heginning Irish I Prof. Tara Macl.c~>d Yankees 5, Indians 2 Tho Yankees are still await­ single and Jeter was safe on IRLL 60102:01 Heginning Irish f.anguage II Prof. l'tunrl'onnecly Their record is barely ing test results on Posada, a bad-hop roller to third. IRLL 60102:02 Heginning Irish I-anguage II Prof. Tara MacLeod IRLL 6010301 Intermediate Irish Prof. Brian (> Conchubharr abov1~ av11rage, one of' their who playnd in at least 137 Abreu's single loaded the superstars is still limping games in each of the past bases and Laffey got ahead of IRLL 6010302 Intermediate Irish Prof. Sunrh MacKihhcn IRLL 60203:01 Advanced Readings in Irish Culture Prof. Brian U l'onchubhatr around and their everyday night seasons. Girardi is try­ Hodriguez 1-2 before hitting r a t rlw r i s o n t h e d i s a b I e d ing to stay optimistic he'll get him on the left leg to force in Tuesday, April29, 2008 The Observer + SPORTS page 17

SMC GoLF SMC SOFTBALL Postseason hopes Tealll off to MIAA Challlpionships in NCAA's hands Belles earn No. 2 seed, will open against No. 3 seeded Tri-State win, they will play the winner percentage, on-base percent­ By LAURA MYERS of a game between No. 1 seed age, runs scored and total very good chance of captur­ Sporrs Writer Alma and No. 4 seed Hope. If hits, and is tied with two oth­ By ALEX BARKER ing the final spot." the Belles lose, they will play ers for the most doubles. Sports Writer One of the Belles' best per­ Saint Mary's heads to the the loser of that Corrigan formances of the season MIAA conference champi­ game. leads the con- The season hangs in the came in the MIAA tourna­ onships for the third straight Sullivan did not "They are going to be ference in balance for Saint Mary's ment last weekend. year Thursday. The tourna­ say which of her nervous to play us RBI and until May 5 when an NCAA After the first round of ment will be held Thursday two starting pitch­ home runs. selection committee will play, the Belles found them­ and Friday at Alma College. ers - junior Calli again, especially S a i n t determine the fate of the selves down 18 strokes to The Belles are a No. 2 seed Davison (11-8) after our convincing Mary's has Belles' post-season lives. No. 10 Olivet. in the tournament, and will and senior win in game two. , won the The Belles finished as the However, in the final two play No. 3-seeded Tri-.State McKenna Corrigan MIAA tourna- runner-up in the MIAA con­ rounds, Saint Mary's showed Thursday morning. The (12-0)- she plans ment only ference tournament, placing great improvement by shoot­ match-up provides some to start in the first Erin Sullivan once, in them into a group of teams ing the lowest score of each familiarity as Saint Mary's game. Belles coach 2 0 0 4 . vying to receive an at-large round. faced the Thunder on "We will warm Sullivan was bid into the NCAA national "It was a pretty gutty per­ Saturday. That doubleheader up both for our a senior that championship May 13-16 at formance by our team, but was split, with Tri-State taking first game," Sullivan said. year. However, because the the Centennial Oaks Golf the first-round deficit proved the first game 8-3 and Saint "Either one of them will be current system awards points ·Club in Waverly, Iowa. to be too great," Hamilton Mary's winning the second great against Tri-State. They based both on tournament There are a total of three said. "We beat the No. 10 contest 8-0. both pitched place and regular season spots open for at-large team on its own course and Belles coach well on place, the Belles did not get teams who did not receive that is a pretty big feat." Erin Sullivan "Our plan is to play Saturday." the MIAA's automatic bid to their conference's automatic If the Belles are fortunate said that she The Belles the NCAA tournament. bid. enough to receive an at­ feels her team hard and leave bring a formi­ Sullivan said that in 2006 Belles coach Mark large bid into the national has an advan­ everything on the dable offense and 2007, when Saint Mary's Hamilton said he likes his championship tournament, tage playing Tri­ field. No regrets., to the tourna­ came in third and fourth, team's chances of receiving they will certainly have their State again so ment, led by respectively, they tired in the one of those spots. work cut out for them. soon. Corrigan and postseason. However, she does "The first two spots are However, they have beaten "They are Erin Sullivan sophomore not expect that to be the case pretty much wrapped up by many higher-ranked teams going to be nerv­ Belles coach Ashley this year. higher-ranked teams that already this season and will ous to play us Peterson, "Our plan is to play hard and failed to win their confer­ not hold anything back in again, especially whose .580 in­ leave everything on the field," ences," Hamilton said. "But trying to do it one last time. after our convincing win in conference batting average Sullivan said. "No regrets." with our recent performanc­ game two," she said. was good for the regular-sea­ es against higher-ranked Contact Alex Barker at The tournament is double­ son batting title. Peterson also Contact Laura Myers at opponents, I think we have a abarker 1 @nd.edu elimination, so if the Belles leads the MIAA in slugging [email protected] Your stun iver the Summer! NHL Call or stop on by & reserve today! 866-232-2169 6-48.2 Brick Road, South Bend Flyers take 2-1 series lead Located at Cleveland Rd.& US 20 Bypass, 7 minutes from campus from Canadiens in Philly

nearly enough to tie the score. game, but still we were able to Associated Press "Your first reaction is you just put a lot of pucks on net and PHILADELPHIA - Derian hope the team can get through create a lot of chances. That's a Hatcher wq.s like all the other it," Hatcher said. positive thing, but at the same Flyers fans who watched the last Tomas Plekanec quickly time when you outshoot your 15 minutes on TV. He did it in scored a power-play goal off a opponent, you're hoping to get the locker room, feeling sick, serum in front of the net to the win." stressed and helpless as the lead make it 3-1. The goal was Mike Richards, R.J. Umberger nearly slipped away. reviewed, but the replay showed and Scottie Upshall all scored Unlike the other orange-clad the puck was over the line goals on the first six shots of the diehards, Hatcher could have before the net became dis­ second against 20-year-old Pl'opel'ty fol' Beat prevented the frayed nerves lodged. Carey Price. Monday night. Saku Koivu was stopped on a Price never made it to the end, 2008·2009 School Year When Philadelphia held on for breakaway by Biron's poke yanked at the start of the third the victory, Hatcher could thank check in the first period, but he period for Jaroslav Halak. Price Martin Biron that the defense­ scored on the power play in the will get another shot in Game 4 man's late ejection didn't cost third to pull Montreal to 3-2. on Wednesday in Philadelphia. ll'isb Cl'ossiag them the series lead. "It got a little scary on the "Cary has proven in the past Towahome Biron stopped 32 shots and the power play," Biron said. that he can bounce back and Flyers scored three goals in the Hatcher felt awful. come back really strong," said second period to beat the "Watching the last 15 minutes Montreal coach Guy 4Bedrooms Montreal Canadiens 3-2, taking was a lot more draining than Carbonneau. "I know he can 3 aad 1/2 Bathrooms a 2-1lead in their second-round actually playing the game," come back and play really 1 Block from Campus series. Hatcher said. "I feel mentally strong." "Marty has been terrific. He's exhausted right now." After a scoreless first period, been our best player in this The Flyers killed the rest of the Flyers made the most of Call: Jack Pryor series," coach John Stevens said. the penalty and Biron quickly their limited shots in the second. Cell: 214·957-3278 "We probably felt going in that reverted to the form of the first Upshall fired a wrister past Home: 972.&24-5007 he would have to be." two periods, when he stopped Price 7:04 into the period and Biron lost his shutout - and shots in all kinds of ways. He another sold-out crowd roared the Flyers nearly wasted a made 17 of his saves in the third in approval. One fan pressed a three-goal lead - when Hatcher period while the Flyers took a sign that read "The Price Is was ejected in the third period measly two shots on goal. Wrong" against the glass. and Montreal capitalized on the No wonder he was serenaded Richards made it 2-0 when his lengthy power play. again from the stands: "Mar-ty! short-handed goal bounced off Hatcher drove his right arm "Mar-ty!" "Mar-ty!" Price's glove. Lasse Kukkonen into the center of defenseman That's a sound the Flyers want was in the penalty box for hold­ Francis Bouillon's back and to hear all the way to the Stanley ing the stick, putting the Flyers a slammed him into the glass. Cup. man down. Who else but Bouillon, who wears a visor, was "It's fun when they chant your Richards would give them a lift? cut near the corner of his right name," Biron said. "They chal­ He scored five short-handed eye. lenge the guys to play better." goals in the regular season, Hatcher was whistled for 5 The Canadiens outshot which led the Flyers and was minutes for boarding and a Philadelphia 34-12. tied for third in the NHL. game misconduct, ending his "It seems that we're being Richards picked off the puck to night. That was all the opportu­ tested right now," Koivu said. "I score the unassisted goal. nity Montreal needed to make its don't think we played as well Then the Flyers got what first serious run at Biron. It was tonight as we did in the second turned out to be a needed goal. page 18 The Observer + PAID ADVERTISEMENT Tuesday, April29, 2008 Thanks to the following men who signed the i' I - I MAV pledge against sexual assault and ! domestic violence. Whether your name appears or not, we are all affected by sexual violence and we can all help create an environment where assault is never acceptable.

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MLB NBA Relationship could Turkoglu nallled lllost illlproved hurt Clemens' rep Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. - Hedo Turkoglu, whose 19 points, story. five rebounds and five assists Associated Press Clemens was 28 and a mar­ per game helped the Orlando NEW YORK - Roger Clemens ried father of two when he first Magic win their first division had a decade-long relationship met McCready, the newspaper title in 12 years, was selected with country star Mindy reported. as the NBA's most improved McCready that began when she The story could undermine player Monday. was a 15-year-old aspiring Clemens' reputation, which is Turkoglu's numbers marked singer and the pitcher was a central to the defamation suit career highs in each category, Boston Red Sox ace, the Daily the former pitcher has filed and dramatic improvements News reported. against former personal trainer from 13 points, four rebounds Clemens' lawyer, Rusty Brian McNamee. McNamee con­ and three assists last season. Hardin, confirmed a long-term tends Clemens used perform­ He earned back-to-hack relationship but told the news­ ance-enhancing substances dur­ Eastern Conference player of paper it was not sexual. ing his major league career. the week awards in late "Mindy McCready is a long­ "If true, it's just another exam­ January and early February time family friend of Roger ple of Roger's pervasive prevari­ and was named player of the Clemens and the Clemens fami­ cations which will be at the core month for April. ly," Hardin said in a statement of any defamation case," said This was the type of season Monday. "At no time did Roger McNamee's attorney, Richard the Magic always expected AP engage in any kind of inappro­ Emery, in an e-mail to The from the 6-foot-1 0 forward, Raptors center Rasho Nesterovic, left, battles for a rebound priate or improper relationship Associated Press. now in his eighth year. with Magic forward Hedo Turkoglu for a rebound on April 20. with her. It is unfortunate that The newspaper said Clemens "Without him, I don't know the Daily News has chosen to sent cash to McCready to help where we would be," Magic most prolific 3-point season Chicago on Dec. 31 and report anonymous allegations her with legal issues and general manager Otis Smith in NBA history. The Magic Boston on Jan. 27 - and that are completely unfounded, reached out to her when she said. "I am happy to have him made 9. 77 a game, behind drained the go-ahead free have no basis in fact, and have was in jail last year in on our team and I'm happy only the Phoenix Suns' 10.21 throws with 2.4 seconds left nothing to do with Roger's base­ Tennessee. that he is winning this award a game in 2005-06. He also on Feb. 1 against ball career or the issue of The 32-year-old McCready eight years late, but I am started all 82 regular-season Philadelphia. steroid use in baseball." was sentenced last September happy that he is at least win­ games for the first time in his Turkoglu also made an The story, which appeared on for violating probation from a ning this award. This is a sign career. acrobatic layup in traffic with the newspaper's Web site 2004 drug arrest and was of things to come for Turk." "I guess this year was the 30 seconds left in Game 2 Sunday night and in editions released from jail last Dec. 30. Turkoglu received 61 first­ time for me to step it up and against the Toronto Raptors, Monday, quoted several people The violation occurred in July place votes and 380 points in come this far, so I am just the go-ahead bucket. who asked not to be identified when McCready was accused of the voting by a panel of blessed that I was healthy "He is as talented a basket­ because of the sensitivity of the scuffling with her mother and American and Canadian this year and all the things ball player I have seen at 6- situation. resisting arrest at her mother's sports journalists, well ahead went well for me, having a foot-10 in a long time. You McCready's lawyer, Lee home in Fort Myers, Fla. She of Memphis Grizzlies forward good coach, my teammates, feel comfortable with the ball Ofman, said he did not have any still must serve two years' pro­ Rudy Gay, who earned i67 everybody," Turkoglu said. "If in his hands," Smith said. "He comment on the Daily News bation. points, 23 for first-place, and you look at it, it is not just my can make decisions for your the Portland Trailblazers' improvement, it is the Magic's teammates - he is always at LaMarcus Aldridge with 128 improvement too, comparing the top every night (in points and nine first-place to last year." assists), and you can't ask for votes. Turkoglu had two triple­ a 6-foot-10 guy to do that. Turkoglu was the fourth doubles this season, also the "He has been asked to do a Magic player to win the first of his career. But per­ lot this year, and he has award, handed out since the haps most importantly, the responded well. He has had 1985-86 season. Turkish-born pro has been these abilities all along, he His 40 percent shooting key in the clutch. He hit win­ just had to be brought out of behind the arc helped ners with the clock running them, and now he is able to Orlando record the second down twice against do it."

MLB Giants send Zito to bullpen

a meeting with manager San Francisco's opening-day Struggling lefty was Bruce Bochy. starter this season, Zito is 0-6 with 7.53 ERA The left-bander has lost his only the third pitcher since first six starts this season 1956 to go 0-6 before May, Associated Press and has a 7.53 ERA that joining Texas' Dave Stewart jumped considerably after (1984) and Detroit's Mike SAN FRANCISCO - Barry Zito was tagged for eight Maroth (2003). Zito was demoted to the earned runs in a 10-1 loss The durable Zito has made bullpen Monday by the San Sunday to Cincinnati. 24 7 consecutive starts with­ Francisco Giants, who hope The 2002 AL Cy Young out missing a turn due to the former ace can correct Award winner with Oakland, injury, the longest streak in his problems by working in Zito lasted just three innings the majors. He made his only relief. against the Reds and was big league relief appearance Zito, who only 16 months booed frequently by the last season. ago signed a $126 million, crowd at AT&T Park during Zito's next turn in the seven-year contract with the his shortest outing of the Giants' rotation would have Giants to lead their rotation, year. been Saturday in was informed of the move in A three-time All-Star and Philadelphia. ~------~--· --

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NBA Johnson scores 35, Hawks surprise Celtics again

Associated Press 26 seconds remaining for 93-87 load. Johnson - appropriately enough - fmished otr the Celtics ATLANTA - Forget about a by making two more foul shots Boston sweep. The Hawks are with 14 seconds left. headed back to Beantown all Ray Allen led Boston with 21 tied up with the mighty Celtics. points, and Kevin Garnett added Joe Johnson scored 35 points 20. - 20 in the fourth quarter - Smith set an Atlanta playoff and Josh Smith added 28 points record with seven blocks, the and seven blocks for Atlanta, last of them a key swat on which surprised the Celtics Garnett after he backed down in again 97-92 on Monday night to the lane, looking for the easy even the best-of-seven series at shot, with just over 3 minutes two games apiece. left. A Game 5 that many never "It's time to shock the world," expected to happen is now on, the public address announcer Wednesday night in Boston. screamed to the sellout crowd of The Hawks, who had the 20,016. worst record (37-45) of any Al'tm getting blown out in the playon· team, overcame two dou­ first two games, Atlanta turned ble-digit deficits to beat a team feisty on its home court. Hookie that won an NBA-leading 66 AI llorford taunted Pierce after games during the regular sea­ putting the Celtics away in Game son. :~. prompting the Boston forward The credit for this Atlanta to llash a menaeing gesture that stunner goes largely to Johnson, drew a $25,000 fine from the who took control in the final NBA shortly before Game 4. quarter. After Smith's jumper Then, with 7? minutes left in put the Hawks ahead to st~y 81- the second quarter, things really 79, Johnson scornd nine straight got testy. Garnett threw an points to keep the Celtics on the elbow at Zaza Pachulia while ropes. going for a loose ball. The The knockout came when Paul rugged Pachulia got right in Pierce drove to the hoop and left Garnett's face, going forehead to it short, then tumbled over a forehead with the Boston star. cameraman alongside the bas­ The officials stepped in quickly ket. When the Boston star finally and llawks coach Mike Woodson dimbed back to his li)et, he had charged onto the court to pull a look of disbelief- which prel­ his players away. No punches ty much sums up the way the were thrown and no one was Celtics are feeling about this ejected, though the officials did snries. call offsetting technical fouls - AP Smith went to the other end two on each team - after look­ Hawks forward Josh Smith, left, and Celtics forward Kevin Garnett battle for a rebound during the and made two free throws with ing at a replay. first quarter of Atlanta's 97-91 first-round NBA playoff win Monday.

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Tuesday, April 29, 2008 The Observer + SPORTS page 21 NBA Magic make Raptors disappear in five games Howard leads Magic to second round with 21 points, 21 rebounds; earns his third 20-20 game in series

Associated Press after the technical on Bosh put the Magic ahead 73-66 OHLANDO, Fla. - Orlando with just under a· minute left Magic coach Stan Van Gundy in the third quarter, and saw something different Orlando kept that cushion about Dwight Howard head­ until midway through the ing into the playoffs. fourth. Delfino hit a jumper The 22-year-old All-Star, and I3osh made two free usually the team's biggest throws in four trips to the joknster, suddenly got serious. line, plus a hook shot over So did his already-impressive Howard, to draw the Raptors numbers. within 84-82. Howard had 21 points, 21 The Magie, who shot the n~bounds and three blocks - fourth-best percentage in the his third 20-20 game in the NBA from 3-point range this series - and season, strug­ tlw Magie gled again from advanced to long range (9-of- seeond round "He's probably the 32). but made for the first them when it time in 12 strongest guy in the counted. Keith years by beat­ league, and he knows Bogans and ing the how to use his body. " Jameer Nelson Toronto each hit one and Haptors 102- Howard added a 92 in Game 5 Chris Bosh layup as the on Monday Raptors center Magic answered night. with an 8-0 run "There was over 3:13 to a different open a 92-82 demeanor from him," Van lead, then its largest of the Gundy said of his young cen­ game. ter. "Dwight is a fun-loving It was enough room to let guy and he likes to fool them coast. around. There are a lot of "We've depended on the 3 times during the year, not all year. It's going to make us bad, but a lot of times during or break us," Bogans said. the year where I've got to try "Coach just tells us to keep to bring him back to being shooting them and don't serious when we're prepar­ stop." ing. Nelson scored 19 points for "I did not have to say one Orlando and Rashard Lewis word, from the start of prepa­ had 18 points and 13 ration for this series all the rebounds. lledo Turkoglu just way through," Van Gundy missed a triple-double with said. 12 points, eight rebounds and Howard's game said it all. nine assists, while Maurice And with Orlando's usually Evans scored 12 points and Magic guard Keyon Dooling drives around Raptors guard during the second half of Game 5 in an NBA steady 3-point shooting on the Bogans added 11. Eastern Conference playoff series Monday. Orlando won 102-92 to advance to the next round. fritz, his inside power was Orlando hadn't won a play­ enough to pull them through. off series since 1996, when "He's a phenom; he's the Shaquille O'Neal and Penny best center in the league," Hardaway led the team to the said Raptors star Chris Bosh, Eastern Conference finals. who was guarded by Howard The Magic played 28 postsea­ all game. "He's probably the son games in the intervening strongest guy in the league, years, winning only eight. and he knows how to use his Howard grinned broadly, body. It doesn't surprise me still unable to believe it was at all. I've seen him play this true. whole series, I've seen him "It's just an unbelievable play this season." feeling," he said. "We did Bosh, who posted career something I feel that hasn't playoff highs of 39 points and been done here in a while." 15 rebounds Orlando looked at Toronto on good early, tak­ Saturday, had ing a 10-2 lead 16 points and "Jt'sjust an on 3-of-5 shoot­ nine rebounds ing, but the Monday. unbelievable feeling. Raptors guards Howard frus­ We did something I took over for the trated him feel that hasn't been rest of the first down low into half. Calderon %CASH BACK 7 -of-19 shoot­ done here in a while." fueled a 10-4 ing, and Bosh run with two 3- picked up a Dwight Howard pointers to close third-quarter Magic center the first quarter as low as · • 0 technical foul up 26-22, and after the Delfino scored Magic star eight straight APR* muscled past him for a layup. points in the second quarter. T.J. Ford and Carlos Delfino The Magic drew to 44-43 as Some Low Rate. both scored 14 points for the the Raptors went 2:20 Haptors, while Jason Kapono Haptors without scoring - a had 1 :~ and Jose Calderon 12. period in which Lewis had Delfino added seven rebounds nine points - but Ford and Ford had five assists. scored six straight on two "We knew in the regular jumpers and two free throws season that every time we to keep the Magic from played the Orlando Magic that regaining the lead before you've got to score, and we halftime. just couldn't scorn," Toronto Toronto's Jamario Moon,

roach Sam Mitchell said. "We who strained his groin in the I didn't make enough shots." third quarter Saturday and I The Magic will play tho win­ didn't return, started for the nor of the Detroit­ second time in the series. lie Philadelphia series, which is had six points in the first tied 2-2, in the Eastern quarter on two quick 3-point­ j Conference semifinals. ers but just two more the rest I Keyon Dooling's free throw of the way. page 22 The Observer + SPORTS Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Louderback said. So-Hyun Park was named most have to get into our mode, that Buck and the Irish will fin­ NCAA surprising women's player. thought process, that comes Awards ish the season with the NCAA Park, the No.14 player in the with managing the course country, has led the Irish with well." continued from page 24 Tournament in May. Buck and continued from page 24 Tefft lead Notre Dame into a scoring average of 73.12, a This year marks the third Krisik and freshman the tournament as the No. 3 Irish season marked by rous­ program-record. Park also time in program history the Kristen Rafael. doubles pair in the nation. ing success. Notre Dame, who recorded two first-place finish­ Irish have earned a bid to the For all-conference singles, In singles, Notre Dame has opened the fall season with es this season. Junior captain NCAA Tournament. The squad the coaches filled four of the No. 56 Tefl't and No. 102 three straight tournament vic­ Lisa Maunu has contributed will com'pete in a field of 21 in 10 spots with Notre Dame Ciobanu alongside No. 78 tories, has finished in the top three podium finishes, inelud­ the regional tournament for a playnrs - TniTt, Buck. Hielley, Buck. Krisik quietly dominat­ five in nine of 10 tournament ing one first-place finish. In chance at the NCAA and Ciobanu. ed from the bottom of the appearances this season, with total, every Notre Dame golfer Championship, which will be Finally. the coaches named lineup and finished the dual the Big East Tournament win has record~d at least one top­ held May 20-23 in TniTt the Big East's most out­ season with a record of 23-4. being their fifth first-place fin­ ten finish this year. Holt attrib­ Albuquerque, N.M. Complete standing player. Irish players The NCAA Tournament ish. The Irish also collected utes her team's success to seeding for the NCAA have won that award three splits the country's top 64 honors at Golf World preparation and mental tough­ Tournament can be found at straight years. Catrina teams into 14 four-team Magazine's mid-season awards ness. ncaa.com. Thompson won the award in regionals. Since only the top banquet as they were named "Golf is basically hitting shots 2006 and 2007. 16 teams will host regionals the most surprising women's and playing holes and manag­ Contact Michael Blasco at The recognitions are a fit­ as No. 1 seeds, No. 22 Notre team while freshman phenom ing our game," Holt said. "We [email protected] ting final chapter for the Dame will have to go on the career of senior captain road as a No. 2 seed. Brook Buck. Buck was named Louderback is confident in to the all-conference singles his team going forward, and and doubles the Irish Valpo teams three h a v e times each in revenge for continued from page 24 her career. past losses ular season. Buck was "There are some teams in the backs Notre Dame senior outfielder the only play­ we played earlier in the of their Sarah Smith earned Big East play­ er to post minds. er of the week honors on Monday three singles year that we would like "We have for her impressive performance wins and to get a shot at again. ,, no idea against Loyola-Chicago, three doubles where we Providence, ·and Connecticut. For wins in the are going Jay Louderback the week, Smith posted four Big East yet. We' II multi-hit games with two three-hit Tournament Irish coach see when the outings and has a .538 average this year, and pairings over that span. she will enter come out Smith went 3-for-4 with a run her l'inal ltodayl, but and RBI in the second win over DAN JACOBS!The Observer N C A A there are Connecticut on Sunday. Irish freshman outfielder Brianna Jorgensborg takes a pitch during Tournamnnt as the No. 7S some teams we played earlier She has hit safely in ten straight Notre Dame's doubleheader against Loyola-Chicago April 24. singlns player in the nation. in the year that we would like games with an overall batting Louderback said he could to get a shot at again," average of .385 and has the best wins record with 29, including a their regular-season schedule not be prouder of his team's Louderback said. in-conference batting average program-best 11 at home. with double-headers against Big lnadnr and is pleased with Among the group of likely with her .466 mark in the Big Valparaiso senior pitcher East foes Pittsburgh and Syracuse how shn is dosing her out­ top seeds are No. 1 East. Andrea Zappia earned a pro­ over the weekend. standing career. Northwestern, No. 2 Georgia, The Irish will look to continue to gram-record eighteenth victory in Winning Big East games has "This last part of the sna­ No. 3 Georgia Tech, No. 5 ride the strong arm of junior a single season against been the primary focus for the son, her play has been the Baylor, No. 9 Duke, and No. Brittney Bargar, who now boasts Youngstown State on Sunday in a Irish all year, aecording to head best it's been since she's been 11 Vanderbilt. Notre Dame a 26-10 record on the season. complete-game effort. coach Deanna Gumpf, and the hen~. !Brook and Kelcyl have lost tough matches to each of Bargar pitched 22.1 innings over Senior catcher Shannon team is still in good position to dmw a grnat job in doubles, those teams in the dual sea­ the weekend and threw complete Hobinson tied the career doubles challenge for the Big Ea..'it crown. but I Brook's! singles play just son and Louderback said his games in both halves of the record at Valparaiso and the Their 12-6 Big East record is good has been very, very good," the team would not mind a Connecticut double-header. Crusaders broke the team's sin­ for a tie with Louisville lilr third in coach said. "I really wish shn rematch with any of them. Valparaiso (29-15, 11-4 gle-sea..<>on record for HBI's in one the conference behind DePaul and had a better fall because then The Irish had a record of Horizon) is quietly having one of season. South Florida. she could have madn the sin­ 11-6 in matches played on its best seasons in its history, Against the backdrop of this his­ The Big East tournament begins gles tournament at the end of the road or at neutral sites crushing school records left and toric season for the Crusaders, the on May 8 in Louisville, Ky., and the year hnre. It's good to see and went 10-6 against the right while putting themselves in Irish will look to steal one away the Irish will be looking to solidify such a great senior going out Top 75. very strong position to win the from their over-achieving Indiana their seeding in the coming in style." Notre Dame will try to Horizon League crown. rival and build some momentum weeks. Loud1~ rback said he wi II improve those records May 9 In a series win over Youngstown to finish up strong in the Big East. miss Buck's leadMship. In when regional play begins. If State this weekend, the Crusaders After the game against Contact Jared Jedick at addition to her sportsmanship the Irish win their regional, topped their all-time single-sea..'lon Valparaiso, the Irish will complete [email protected] and the way shn encourages they will join the other fifteen her teammates on thn court, regional champions at the Buck is a full-time leader. University of Tulsa to deeide "She's done a great job off the national champion start­ the court as our captain, too, ing on May 15. and I could not be happier Big Red about how things have turned Contact Dan Masterton at continued from page 24 out for her this year," [email protected] overall record and have been especially hot recently, winning six out of their last seven games. Their only loss in that stretch came at the hands of Syracuse, the winners of the Big East tour­ Arts &Letters Students nament. For their efforts, Cornell is currently ranked No. l4 by Inside Lacrosse. With their loss in the Big East semifinals, the game takes on extra significance for the Irish. With a win on Friday, Notre Dame could have all but locked up a berth in the 16-team NCAA You're invited hJ Cl gathering to tournament. But with the loss, nu1,.k the release of the the team has put its fate in the .JOURNAL OF' hands of the NCAA Selection Committee. Because of the situa­ UNI>I:'RGRADVATE Rl~SEARCIJ tion, a win is necessary for the Irish, not only to impress the rtuesd"ay, }lprif 29tli committee but also to regain momentum in case they are (jreat :Haf( af 0 'Sliaugfinessy snleeted. Hngardless of the outcome, the 3:30- <4:30 season has been a memorable 'R..ifresfiments served one for tho frish, for better or for worse. The rough spring break Irish junior Beth Koloup carries the ball during Notre Dame's I road trip to start the year eould 15-14 triple-ovetime loss to Georgetown Friday. !1 Please come join the authors and editors of this have defined tho season for the I year's JUR to dis ~~~s~~~~ ;~c;~a;t~~1cular articles. or Irish. but the squad righted the one game left. the Irish will look or agony" after the team's loss to 0 ship before the season spun out to focus all of their energy Georgetown. Notrn Dame's final I I College of Arts and Letters Journal of Undergraduate of control. First-ever program towards Cornell and attempt lind game Saturday will cap a season ~ search ts now available tn the Office for Undergraduate wins on the road at both Duke a way to gain a berth in the that has seen both. I Studtes and Georgetown were huge NCAA Tournament. I aecomplishments and testaments Senior captain Caitlin Contact Andy Ziccarelli at I --... ---- __ ...... II to the team's resiliency. Now, with McKinney talked about "ecstasy [email protected] Tuesday, April 29, 2008 The Observer+ TODAY page 23

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Tuesday, April 29, 2008 PORTS page 24 .. ND WOMEN'S TENNIS WOMEN'S lACROSSE Looking for more hardware ND to face No. 22 Irish look for Cornell in first-ever NCAA title hon1e tilt By DAN MASTERTON Sports Writer By ANDY ZICCARELLI Sports Writer The No. 22 Irish will be gun­ ning to add another piece of Notre Dame's season took a hardwarn to their collection. stunning turn for the worse on As great as the 2008 Big East Friday night after the Irish let an Championship and individual early 8-1 lead slip away into recognition looks, the trophy what became a 15-14 loss to case has an nmpty place that Georgetown in triple overtime in Notre Dame will try to fill with the Big East conference semifi­ a national championship. nals. Irish players were visibly As the Big East champs, the distraught after the gut-wreneh­ Irish (21-8) have an automatic ing loss that had such impor­ bid to the NCM Tournament. tance to the season. Thnir outstanding play in the Notre Dame's primary goal for conferenee tournament lead to the season, according to coach the Big East coaches voting to Traey Coyne, was to win the Big reeognize the Irish with nine East championship. But with that different awards. Notre Dame junior Kelcy Tefft, left, and senior Brook Buck congratulate each other during their 8-0 now out of the question, the Irish For the seventh time as doubles win against Marquette April13. The duo was named to the Big East All-Tournament team. must play for something else in Notre Dame coach. Jay their final regular season game. Louderback was named Big the conference. After losing it having a really great year," of senior Brook Buck and jun­ The Irish will have a week to East coach of the year. last year, we were pretty dis­ Louderback said. ior Kelcy Tefft, sophomores regroup and focus, then will take Louderback remained typical­ appointed. Our kids were not Big East coaches also voted Colleen Rielley and Cosmina on Cornell. The Big Red come ly humble, crediting the award too happy about it. The all three of Notre Dame's dou­ Ciobanu, and sophomore Kali into the game sporting a 1 0-5 to his team's outstanding play. awards were just a result of us ble pairs to the All­ "The big thing was winning winning the tournament and Tournament team - the pairs see AWARDS/page 22 see BIG RED/page 22

BASEBALL Team prepares for games with Mississippi Valley State

Notre Dame, the Delta Devils' tough come up here so I'm sure they'll be tilt of the non-conference series Mi<>sissippi Valley State in the past By FRAN TOLAN non-conference schedule includes ready to play." before fellow righty Ryan Sharpley several seasons and are not famil­ Associate Sports Editor LSU, Mississippi State. Arkansas, As for his own team, Schrage takes the mound in the second iar with this year's Delta Devil'i. But Alabama and Auburn. said Notre Dame (28-12-1 overall, game. the Irish have won 20 of their la'it Notre Dame faces off against Tonight's game is scheduled to 13-5 Big East) is in the exact posi­ Eight of the nine batters in Notre 25 games and senior co-captain Mississippi Valley State in a rarn begin at 6:05 but the time is subject . tion it had hoped to be when the Dame's lineup boast averages Ross Brezovsky said the team is just two-game midweek series tonight to change because Mississippi season began. above .300 and another. Billy eager to take the field again. and Wndnesday night. The Irish are Vallny State is traveling to Notre "We played the first [411 games of Boockford, sits at .299. But Schrage "I don't know muc:h about them looking to robound alter dropping Dame by train. Irish coach Dave the season to be in the spot we're said the team also need<> its pitch­ at all. Thi'i is the first year we've two of three to St. John's over the Schrage said the visiting team is in," Schrage said. "Now every game ing staff to come through against played them since I've bmm here. I weekend. riding the rail<> in order to reenact we play is big because of what our the Delta Devils. can't really tell you anything. We Mississippi Valley State is 15-20 the lili.lstyle of players in the Negro record is." "We have gotta go out and pitch," gotta just go out and play well," overall but sit in third place in the Leagues decades ago. The Irish will rely on a pair of Schrage said. "We'll get our fresh­ Brezovsky said. Eastern Division of the "I know that they're really look­ freshman starting pitchers against men out there and get them some Southwestern Athletk Conferenee ing forward to this trip," Schrage Mi.<;si.<;sippi Valley State. Right-han­ innings." Contact Fran Tolan at with an 11-9 lmt).,'Ue record. Besides said. " ... It'll be exciting for them to der Brian Dupra will start the first The Irish have not played [email protected]

ND WOMEN'S GOLF ND SOFTBALL Irish golfers earn Squad heads to Valparaiso NCAA Tourney berth Notre Dame hopes to take down record-setting in-state rival Crusaders

The Irish turned in a middling By JARED JEDICK By MICHAEL BLASCO fifth-place finish at the Betsy Sports Writer Sports Writer Bawls Longhorn Invitational in mid-March. The Irish will travel to t\rter clinching the Big East Notre Dame coach Susan Valparaiso, Ind., to take on the conference title for tlw third Holt said she is confident in Crusaders in their last non­ time in six years. No. 27 Notre her team even though its suc­ conference game or the sea­ Dame was awarded the No. 9 cess this season has been son on Tuesday after a con­ seed in thn central region of something of a surprise in the vincing double-header sweep the NCAA Tournament Monday collegiate gulling world. of Connecticut over the week­ night. Tho Irish earned an "As a team, at the beginning end. automatic bid as a result of of tlw year, we set high goals The Irish (34-17 -1 overall, thnir eonfenmee tournament for ourselves," Holt said. 12-6 Big East) looked strong victory. "People on thn outside might in their last home outings of The NCAt\ Central Hegional be surprised, but we aren't. We the year, earning three wins will begin May 8 at the made a commitment to do over the weekend against con­ University of Texas Golf Club in exactly ... what we're doing. ference foes. and will hope to Austin, Texas. This is the sec­ We're on track." ride that momentum through ond time this spring Notre Tlw conference title caps an the last live games of the reg- DAN JACOBSffhe Observer Dame will play at the Irish junior infielder Linda Kohan connects with a pitch during University of Texas Golf Club. see NCAA/page 22 see VALPO/page 22 Notre Dame's doubleheader with Loyola-Chicago Apr. 24.