the Observer The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s Volume 44 : Issue 121 friday, APRIL 9, 2010 ndsmcobserver.com Future of Library hangs in limbo Washington Ohmer to take interim role after director steps down; petition calls for improvements chosen as to fill the gap. By SARAH MERVOSH “I’m really excited about News Editor it. It’s a great opportunity,” top of class Ohmer said. “I’m happy to The Hesburgh Library serve as long as needed.” may boast a nationally rec- ognized image on its Strategic plan for 2010 facade, but the future of Ohmer said a major goal the Library itself is not as is formulating a strategic clearly established. plan for the future direction By KATIE PERALTA After a year of renovation of the Library. The Assistant News Editor talk, a petition calling for University is currently in the Library’s improvement the planning stages for the and the recent stepping strategic plan, but nothing Notre Dame announced down of its director, the has been written yet, she Katie Washington of Gary, Library hangs in a state of said. Ind., as the valedictorian of limbo. Ohmer will also chair the the graduating class of 2010 But Assistant Provost committee for the strategic Wednesday. Susan Ohmer, who was plan, which she hopes will Having earned a 4.0 GPA in recently named interim be finished next spring. b i o l o g i c a l director of the Hesburgh s c i e n c e s Libraries, said she is ready see LIBRARY/page 4 JACLYN ESPINOZA | Observer Graphic with a minor in C a t h o l i c S o c i a l Te a c h i n g , CommUniversity Day spurs service Washington said she owes the By KRISTEN DURBIN In addition to on- and off- s u c c e s s Washington News Writer campus projects, a chil- she’s had dren’s festival for all com- to the support she’s gotten munity families will take from loved ones. From painting houses and place on Irish Green, as “By no means do I feel like fire hydrants to working at well as hourly campus I’ve done this on my own,” the Center for the walking tours. The day of she said. “I’m humbled and Homeless, over 700 stu- service will culminate with grateful to have had this dents will participate in 35 a community picnic at the experience at Notre Dame.” different service projects Robinson Community Washington, who received benefiting the South Bend Learning Center. the announcement Tuesday community for Saturday’s “This is an opportunity evening, said she is still pro- s e c o n d a n n u a l for everyone from Notre cessing the news. CommUniversity Day. Dame and the surrounding “I’m still trying to distill A number of these proj- community to get together my feelings and get a grasp ects are sponsored by stu- to interact,” junior Rachel on what it really means,” she dent groups and campus Roseberry, co-director of said. “It’s very surreal.” offices, such as Circle K, the event and outgoing During her time on cam- Photo courtesy of Denise Baron GreeND, the Psychology Social Concerns chair, said. pus, Washington was the Participants in last year’s CommUniversity Day help make signs Club and the Center for outside of the Robinson Community Learning Center. Social Concerns. see SERVICE/page 6 see STUDENT/page 4 College increases Construction to close campus roads tuition by 4.76 percent New hockey arena, other projects expected to be finished on time By AMANDA GRAY Assistant News Editor percent, from $636 to $660. By ALICIA SMITH Students can also expect a Although new construction Associate Saint Mary’s Editor 2.96 percent increase in room projects — such as a new and board, making an average arena for the hockey team In order to maintain the double room price rise from — are expected to close quality of the academic and $9,206 to $9,480. some roads around campus, co-curricular programs at Speller said the projected Vice President of Business Saint Mary’s College, the increase is smaller than in Operations James Lyphout Board of Trustees have previous years. said he expects the con- authorized an increase in “Tuition increases for the struction will proceed tuition for the 2010-11 aca- four previous years were five smoothly. demic year, Richard Speller, percent each year,” Speller Roads around the Joyce vice president for Finance and said. Center, including Holy Cross Administration said. Speller said the increases Drive, will be closed until The percent of increase for would be beneficial to enhance Sept. 1 for the construction the 2010-11 academic year programs that directly affect of the new ice arena. will be 4.76 percent, raising students. “We have worked with tuition costs from $28,980 to In the previous year, the Barton Malow, the construc- Image courtesy of James Lyphout 30,360. Additionally, Speller An artist’s rendering provides a glimpse of what the said fees will increase 3.77 see TUITION/page 6 see BUILDING/page 6 new hockey arena will look like when it opens in Dec.

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INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: IF YOU COULD HAVE A HOLLYWOOD BEST FRIEND, WHO WOULD IT BE? Survival of the frosh

As Ferris Bueller once so famously remarked, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and Jennifer Prather Kelly Clune Claire Priestley Katie Hester Maria Sheehan Allison Kincaid look around every once in a while, you could miss it.” freshman freshman freshman freshman freshman freshman In just about a McCandless McCandless McCandless McCandless McCandless McCandless month, I will be Emily Schrank returning home “Taylor Swift “All 19 of the “Kim “Ashton “Will Ferrell “Jennifer to the great state News Wire o f S o u t h Editor because I love Duggar Kardashian Kutcher because I’ve Aniston. Who Carolina for the her and her children.” because she because he’s always wanted wouldn’t want summer and will have successfully (knock on little brother is rolls with some always funny to know what to be her wood!) survived my first year of coming to Notre incredibly and easy on the his hair felt friend?” college. For me, that is pretty Dame next attractive pro eyes.” like.” hard to believe. In the midst of the endless year!” athletes.” papers and countless tests, it may seem like the days don’t go by fast enough. But before we know Have an idea for Question of the Day? E-mail [email protected] it, the days eventually turn into years and we’ll be out in “the real world,” the comforts of our homes under the Dome far behind us. IN BRIEF I was reminded of that fact this past weekend, when my family The Halftime A Cappella came to visit me for Easter. Student Musical Group are per- As we sat and visited with my forming their Spring Concert dad’s former Howard Hall mate tonight at 7:30 p.m. in (yes, Howard Hall was once a Washington Hall. Tickets are $3 men’s dorm), they began to dis- in advance or $5 at the door. Call cuss their approaching 30-year 574-631-8128 for tickets. reunion this summer. Both my dad and his friend could not A classical music concert will be believe that so much time had performed by the Academy of passed since they themselves had Saint Martin in the Fields been Notre Dame students, but tonight at 7 p.m. in the Leighton still said that it “felt just like yes- Concert Hall at the DeBartolo terday.” Performing Arts Center. Tickets As much as it pains me to say, I are $15 for students, $22 for fac- know that, all too soon, my ulty and staff and $32 for general friends and I will be in the same admission. Tickets can be pur- situation: reminiscing and longing chased by calling 574-631-2800. for the “good old days” of Notre Dame. The film “Seven Samurai” will Time is certainly a tricky thing be shown Saturday at 2 p.m. in and it is a concept that has the Browning Cinema at the always been puzzling to me. DeBartolo Performing Arts Some moments in life seem to Center. Tickets are $3 for stu- drag on, while others happen in EILEEN VEIHMEYER /The Observer dents, $5 for faculty, and $6 for the blink of an eye. Students receive henna tattoos in the Saint Mary’s College Student Center general admission. Tickets can be As my father’s conversation Thursday for SMC Tostal. The opening of the event featured activities and free- purchased by calling 574-631- with his old friend suggested, bies including t-shirts, a photo booth and food vendors. 2800 or by visiting the DeBartolo events that may have occurred Performing Arts Center box years ago, often feel as if they office. happened just yesterday. Meanwhile, things we may have The 2010 BFA/MFA experienced in the not so distant OFFBEAT Candidates’ Theses Exhibition past, seem to have taken place will be shown Sunday from 1 ages ago. Judge fired over teen Henson had moved and at work to lunch breaks. p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Snite Although the great mysteries of arrest for overdue DVD didn't received the sum- The strike in Denmark Museum of Art and the time might never be made clear LITTLETON, Colo. — A mons to court. The teen followed the company's O’Shaughnessy Galleries. The to us, one thing is for certain. We longtime Colorado judge said he had packed the April 1 decision to intro- event is free and open to the pub- must take advantage of whatever has been fired after issu- DVD in a box, and duce new rules for lic. time we are given and learn to ing an arrest warrant for returned it about a week employees on beer drink- recognize the beauty of living “in a teenager over an over- before Henson issued the ing at work, said Jens Supreme Knight Carl the moment.” due library DVD. warrant. The library Bekke, spokesman at the Anderson of the Knights of Despite the day-to-day chal- Municipal Judge James notified the judge the world no.4 brewer. Columbus will be speaking and lenges we may come across, it is Kimmel issued the war- DVD was back. “There has been free and signing copies of his new important to keep it all in per- rant after 19-year-old beer, water and soft book titled “Faith, Hope & spective. I myself am often guilty Aaron Henson failed to Workers strike over drinks everywhere,” he Charity: Pope Bendict’s of letting the stress of classes and show up in court Jan. 14 ban on drinking at work said. “Yesterday, beers Prescription for Catholic Living” my ever-growing to-do list get me over the overdue DVD, COPENHAGEN — A few were removed from all on Monday at 8 p.m. in 155 down. “House of Flying hundred warehouse refrigerators. The only DeBartolo Hall. But, as the academic year winds Daggers.” On Jan. 25, workers and drivers at place you can get a beer down and the summer quickly police stoped the teen for Danish brewer Carlsberg in future is in the can- To submit information to be approaches, let’s all try to appre- speeding and held him halted work for a second teen, at lunch.” included in this section of The ciate that simple walk across for nearly eight hours day on Thursday to Observer, e-mail detailed South quad or a meal shared with after discovering the protest a company deci- Information compiled information about an event to friends in North Dining Hall. We warrant. sion to limit beer drinking from the Associated Press. [email protected] don’t know just how soon we maybe longing for that time again. Today Tonight Saturday sunday monday tuesday The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer. Contact Emily Schrank at

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want to nominate,” Jordan said. Simpson said. talked to her.” Parikh said she plans to apply By CARLY LANDON “This year we had eight appli- “I’m from Wyoming and the In three days, Parikh was to law school next year and News Writer cants, of whom we nominated application challenged us to able to write the essays, get become a public health lawyer. four. Two of those four were write about any policy that we recommendations and finish “I knew I wanted to do public Notre Dame juniors Elizabeth invited to regional interviews feel strongly about,” Simpson the application just in time for health law, and I knew I was a Simpson and Puja Parikh were with the Truman Scholarship said. “I recognized that I’ve the due date. really good public speaker so I awarded the prestigious Foundation.” always had a concern and pas- “I think one of the only rea- focused my whole application Truman Scholarship, an award Included in the application sion for development and sons I was selected was the on being an application for dif- given to college juniors with were three essays, two letters poverty alleviation. I realized I interview because my applica- ferent aspects of health law plans to attend graduate school of recommendation from pro- feel called to work with poverty tion was not the strongest it reform,” Parikh said. “I was who then work to make a dif- fessors and an interview. alleviation within the rural could be,” she said. “After per- really excited when I found out, ference through public service, “The Truman scholarship is United States.” forming well in the interview and I had visions of top law according to Roberta Jordan, the most extensive scholarship Parikh, on the other hand, and being selected, I went in schools floating through my assistant director of national application that I’m aware of, said she real- and got some head because I felt like I really fellowships at the Center for even more so than the Rhoades ized last constructive criti- could do it.” Undergraduate Scholarly and the Marshall and the minute that “A lot of people don’t cism and had to Simpson looks forward to the Engagement. Fulbright applications,” Jordan the scholar- rewrite three of opportunity to study rural “A lot of people don’t know said. “There are a lot of compo- ship applied know about the Truman my essays.” development. about the Truman Scholars. But nents to it but they are broken to all gradu- Scholars. But it’s the Once the stu- “I never imagined that leav- it’s the domestic equivalent of down to really help the student ate programs, domestic equivalent of dents are nomi- ing the state of Wyoming and the Rhoades,” Parikh said. access what they want to do in whether it be nated, Jordan coming to [Notre Dame] that I “There are obviously differ- the future.” m e d i c a l the Rhoades.” and other would desire to study rural ences between the two but it is Simpson said she used the school, law U n i v e r s i t y development. This application a national scholarship for grad- application process to examine school or Puja Parikh employees really was the catalyst to help me do uate school.” what type of civil service she other gradu- Truman scholar worked to help that, and has helped me realize The application process start- was passionate about and use ate programs. fine tune the stu- there are resources available to ed in November for Notre Dame that discovery to plan her “I looked at dents’ applica- help me do that,” Simpson said. students when the Center for future goals. the informa- tions. “It is somewhat of a relief to Scholarly Engagement contact- “It was unique for me tion about it, and thought this “We have mock interviews know I have already established ed eligible applicants. because I started the applica- was only for grad school and I and we work really hard to give a certain amount of funding for “We begin the process in mid- tion when I was studying want to go to law school,” she them an experience that will graduate school so I can head fall when we reach out to jun- abroad in Chile. I had a little said. “Three days before the replicate what they are about to in that direction,” Simpson said. iors, and we have them turn in more time on my hands to just application was due, Roberta face at their regional inter- “I am also excited for the an application identical to the reflect and recognize the issues sent me an e-mail asking me if I views,” Jordan said. “We play internship that the Truman Truman scholarship. We have most important to me and to was going to do it, and I said I devils advocate, and really push Foundation will coordinate for a selection committee which really discern that I had a pas- wasn’t because I want to go to them on being able to respond the summer after senior year. I accesses all the students’ appli- sion for rural development par- law school. She said it was for to the questions about their want to intern with the U.S. cations and decide who will ticular within the U.S.,” law school too so I went in and applications. Department of Agriculture.” Both Simpson and Parikh said Notre Dame has not had a they look forward to their sen- Truman Scholar in nine years, ior years, knowing that the pos- and this is the first time in the sibilities available in their history of Notre Dame that two Safewalk usage consistent future have just opened up. students have received the “Because of the prestige of award in the same year. this scholarship, I hope that it “We are thrilled to have two will open some opportunities scholars in one year. It’s been a Reports of sexual assault have not lead to an increase in demand they might not have considered long time since we’ve had even as far as graduate programs one — our last one was in 2001 they are looking at,” Jordan — so we are especially proud to By KATLYN SMITH said. “And for them, I’m sure it have had such great success News Writer is nice to know that they this year,” Jordan said. already have $30,000 dollars in Despite recent reports of their pockets to pay for that Contact Carly Landon at sexual assaults on campus, graduate school.” [email protected] Safewalk, Notre Dame’s stu- dent-employed escort service, has not seen an increase in business, according to Safewalk supervisor Cappy Gagnon. “We would always like stu- Levi Strauss & Co. dents to use Safewalk more just because it’s a free serv- ice that we provide,” Gagnon said. “On the other hand, wins University award we’re pleased that the stu- dents have a high comfort level on the campus and Special to The Observer sive code of conduct beyond don’t utilize us as much as its own facilities, to its suppli- we would like.” KATLYN SMITH/The Observer Armin Broger will accept ers to provide the individuals Gagnon said the service Safewalk supervisor Cappy Gagnon displays the Safewalk uniform the 2010 Theodore M. making their products world- averages two to three escorts Thursday. The service averages two to three escorts a night. Hesburgh Award for wide with safe and healthy a night. Exemplary Ethical, working conditions. During the academic year, should contact NDSP with NDSP officers. Environmental, Social and Second, this year Levi Safewalk offers confidential any information. Chapman said RAD has Governance Practices from Strauss became the first escorts to and from anywhere “One lead can change a become more popular, follow- the University of Notre Dame major retailer to include mes- on campus from 8 p.m. to 2 whole case, and it may be ing campaigns by crime pre- April 12 (Monday) on behalf saging encouraging con- a.m. Safewalk employees are something where someone vention officer Keri Kei of his company, Levi Strauss sumers to donate used cloth- in radio contact with Notre thinks this isn’t going to do Shibata. & Co. ing on its product care tags. Dame Security Police (NDSP), them any good, and it’s the “Now we are running class- Broger, a 1986 alumnus of The “A Care Tag for Our carry photo identification best lead that we have, and it es every couple months, and the Notre Dame MBA pro- Planet” program is a partner- cards and wear a vest with leads to the arrest of a per- they’re full, and we have to gram, serves as president of ship with Goodwill Industries lettering illuminated at night. son so we encourage people turn people away, and so we Levi Strauss, Europe. that empowers consumers to Dave Chapman, assistant to call us for anything at all,” run them as often as we Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, participate in their mission to director of NDSP, said four he said. can,” Kei Shibata said. C.S.C, Notre Dame president reduce waste and increase sexual offenses have been Last year, Chapman said a Overall, Chapman said stu- emeritus, will present the the life cycle of clothing. reported this academic year, Notre Dame student reported dents’ perceptions of safety award at 4 p.m. in the Jordan The award ceremony, which one of which occurred in an individual’s “out-of-the- on campus can interfere with Auditorium of the Mendoza is free and open to the public, 2009. Last year, NDSP report- ordinary behavior.” Although taking safety precautions. College of Business. The will be followed by the Frank ed a total of two sexual the student doubted whether “When nothing happens to award is presented annually Cahill Lecture featuring a offenses. the information would be you while you are here, you by Notre Dame’s Institute for panel discussion by current Chapman encouraged stu- valuable, NDSP discovered get that mentality that noth- Ethical Business Worldwide MBA students Molly Iarocci, dents to take precautions, that the individual had been ing can happen to you, and and Center for Ethics and Karl Jensen, Matt Kelly and including walking with trespassing following a ban that’s the kind of mentality Religious Values in Business. Azar Williams, who will dis- friends, calling Safewalk or from entering onto campus. that we want to discourage,” The apparel company Levi cuss ethical issues they have reporting suspicious behav- The student’s tip led to the Chapman said. “Yes it can Strauss was nominated for faced in the early years of ior. individual’s arrest, Chapman happen to you, and we don’t the award for two areas of their professional careers. “We can’t be everywhere at said. want it to happen to you but contribution, explains event Previous winners of the all times so we have to Students can report infor- here’s what we can do to try organizer, Patrick E. Murphy, Hesburgh Award include depend on students here to mation anonymously and to to prevent that from happen- a professor of marketing at General Electric, Starbucks be our ears and eyes and to further prevent crime, sign ing to you.” Notre Dame. First, in 1991, Chairman Howard Schultz, help each other out,” up for a Rape Aggression Levi Strauss became the first and Ronald Grzywinski and Chapman said. Defense (RAD) class, a self- Contact Katlyn Smith at multi-national apparel com- Mary Houghton of ShoreBank Chapman said students defense program taught by [email protected] pany to extend a comprehen- Corp. page 4 The Observer N CAMPUS NEWS Friday, April 9, 2010

sional staff, as well as the recently stepped down after working relationship on revamping the first and renovation of the entire 13 years. between both of them,” he second floor of the Library, Library building, The Observer “I think our main concern said. she said. continued from page 1 reported in November. … is we want a director Ohmer said the University “We’re going to have “Our graduate students who will be able to help us will not begin the interview reading rooms,” Ohmer “A strategic plan is when and our undergraduates are a s s e s s t h e process until said. “But also, more people from all over the really important and if your c o m p e t i n g next academ- spaces for collaborative University sit down and work is being compromised d e m a n d s “How do we sort out these ic year. work and a seminar room.” confer about the general in some way, we want to o n t h e competing priorities? We “ I d e a l l y , “The Library is meant to direction of a program. It know that. I found the peti- L i b r a r y , ” expect the director to they hope to be a place of activity and guides you when moving tion very helpful and the O h m e r bring in can- people gathering, [like] the forward,” Ohmer said. Provost did as well,” Ohmer said. have some vision and didates in the way it is during finals She said the strategic plan said. A m a j o r insight to help us make fall sometime week. Now, it’s sort of quiet will answer questions about However, the strategic q u e s t i o n those decisions.” and then, if it up there,” Ohmer said. the Library’s plan will not w i l l b e g o e s w e l l , Prior to renovating the needs. be able to be w h e t h e r they will be building, however, Morris “ W h a t d o “Our graduate students finished until the Library Susan Ohmer able to make said the Library should w e w a n t t o and our undergraduates the University s h o u l d b e Assistant Provost an offer,” she acquire a depository, a stress? What are really important and c h o o s e s a focused on said. “Often, place where books can be d o w e n e e d new director, a c q u i r i n g people start stored. g o i n g f o r - if your work is being Ohmer said. books or utilizing electronic the following academic year “I think that has to hap- w a r d i f compromised in some “It won’t be resources, Ohmer said. but somebody may start pen before the renovation,” we’re going way, we want to know c a r v e d i n “How do we sort out these sooner.” he said. “Right now, they to continue stone because competing priorities? We want to renovate the build- t o e x p a n d ? that.” when the new expect the director to have Renovations ing, but they have no place W h a t d o w e d i r e c t o r some vision and insight to Renovation plans for the to put books.” need that we Susan Ohmer comes in the help us make those deci- Library are in place, but Ohmer said she would like don’t have?” Assistant Provost director will sions,” she said. the University is still wait- input from students on she said. be bringing Morris said Notre Dame ing for funding, Ohmer what they normally use the The strate- n e w i d e a s has a unique opportunity to said. Library for during the gic plan comes in the after- and experiences,” she said. integrate the two competing “The renovations are semester. She encouraged math of a petition calling facets of the Library, and he expensive. We are fortunate students to contact her at for improvements to the The search for a new said he hopes the Library that we have pledges from [email protected]. Library, which was founded director can formulate a strong rela- donors, but it can take “If people want to share by graduate student David The University is conduct- tionship with the Office of awhile for the money to be ideas, I would really wel- Morris. ing a national search for a Information Technologies. delivered,” she said. “When come that,” she said. The petition called for an new director of Hesburgh “It would be nice if we that money comes in, we’re increase in both the number Libraries to replace could sort of rewrite both ready to get to work.” Contact Sarah Mervosh at of collections and of profes- Jennifer Younger, who positions and have a closer The renovation will focus [email protected]

Committee unanimously chose Washington from a Students to present at United Nations Student group of 11 students. continued from page 1 “The Valedictorian Selection Committee was Peace studies classmates develop proposal focused on Colombia director of the Voices of greatly moved by the Faith Gospel Choir and address that Katie active with the Center for Washington wrote for her Special to The Observer Social Concerns, serving as fellow graduates and their the student coordinator of families and guests,” Five University of Notre its “Lives in the Balance: Associate Provost Dennis Dame peace studies master’s Youth Violence and Society Jacobs. students who developed an Seminar.” Jacobs said Washington is innovative proposal to For more than two years, an exemplar for the gradu- advance peace in Colombia Washington has worked in ating class. will present their recommen- a research lab with biology “Katie’s time at Notre dations to a panel of experts professor David Severson, Dame exemplifies the prin- at the United Nations head- with whom she co-authored ciples by which she lives — quarters in New York on a research paper. excellence in all she does, Friday (April 9). Washington said working compassionate service to The proposal, developed by as an undergraduate in a those in need and a deeply classmates Maria Helena research lab has been one rooted faith life that ani- Ariza, Colombia; Jimena of the most significant parts mates her,” he said. Holguin, Colombia; Rachel of her college experience. “Katie’s humble but deter- Miller, USA; Patrick Otim, “It has been a really mined spirit represents well Uganda; and Laura Snider, transformative experience,” the Class of 2010 and will USA; was selected for this she said. “I was able to serve as an inspiration for honor by Students take charge of a project on generations to come.” Participating in Resolving my own but also build rela- Upon graduation, International Tensions tionships with people in my Washington plans to pursue (SPIRIT), a partnership of Image courtesy of News and Information. lab.” an M.D./Ph.D. dual degree the U.N. and Columbia The students whose “La CARA de la Paz” project will be Washington said her from Johns Hopkins University. presented to the UN pose in Hurley Hall. work in the lab with mos- University in Baltimore, “When you work on an quitoes that transmit dis- Md. academic project, you Snider. “Former fighters and teams of students from eases like dengue fever and always have this dream of victims all live next door to around the world presenting malaria has cultivated her Contact Katie Peralta creating something that each other and need a way creative plans for alleviating interested in global health [email protected] becomes real outside of the to transcend their war iden- violence and suffering in the equity. university,” Holguin said. tities. If everyone can work Afghanistan/Pakistan border “These diseases account “We feel very privileged to on common goals and benefit region, Colombia or Israel- for many of the deaths of present our ideas and meet collectively, there is less rea- Palestine. Experts will work people in impoverished so many people in policy- son to take up arms in the with the students to refine countries,” she said. making and peacebuilding. future.” their plans and prepare an University spokesman It’s an opportunity to show The roots of the project go implementation strategy. In Dennis Brown said the the world what we can really back to a class the five stu- keeping with SPIRIT’s phi- Valedictorian Selection do.” dents took together in 2009 losophy of “open-source The students’ project, “La with John Paul Lederach, peacebuilding,” the students’ CARA de la Paz,” is a professor of international proposal will be available detailed plan for a new peacebuilding, who asked for any person or group who phase of Colombia’s disar- students to form teams and wishes to draw from it, mament, demobilization and work together to map out adapt it or implement it. reintegration (DDR) process, one major world conflict. “This project has been a which focuses on reintegrat- Last fall, Notre Dame’s Kroc great way to ‘challenge theo- ing more than 40,000 former Institute for International ry with practice,’ which is combatants from paramili- Studies was invited to par- what the Kroc Institute tary and guerrilla groups. ticipate in the SPIRIT com- expects of us,” Snider said. The students’ plan calls for petition. After hearing about “We took what we had Colombia’s existing DDR the competition, students learned and put it in a proj- resources to be used for decided to turn their aca- ect that would really work in inclusive projects that pro- demic presentation into a the world.” Holguin, who has mote peaceful co-existence proposal. A flurry of transat- worked as an analyst and and reconciliation among all lantic e-mails ensued, since technical advisor for the members of the community, the students were in government of Colombia, including the victims of the Uganda, South Africa and said she hopes the plan conflict. the United States pursuing “could be a model or inspi- “In a war that has gone on their internships at Kroc ration for other DDR for nearly 70 years, we’re field sites. processes around the world not talking about victims and This week at the U.N., the and even, we hope, a real perpetrators anymore,” said students will join other contribution to Colombia.” World & Nation Friday, April 9, 2010 Compiled from The Observer’s wire services page 5

INTERNATIONAL NEWS Outburst shows wounds unhealed Noxious gas levels fall in coal mine JOHANNESBURG — A white politician stormed out of a live TV debate about race Conditions improve, offer hope to find four missing workers relations and a black leader of the ruling African National Congress threw racial epi- thets at a journalist he kicked out of a news Associated Press conference. The events are just part of the fallout in MONTCOAL, W.Va. — South Africa after the slaying of a notorious Levels of noxious gas white supremacist. Eugene Terreblanche, dropped Thursday in a coal leader of the once-feared AWB paramilitary mine where 25 workers died group, was bludgeoned to death on his farm in an explosion, giving res- April 3. The acrimonious aftermath reveals cuers hope that they might be strained race relations 16 years after able to get inside soon to look apartheid collapsed and Nelson Mandela for four still missing. became president, urging all races to come Teams spent more than together. four hours working their way through the Upper Big Former bishop accused of abuse Branch mine by rail car and OSLO — Norway’s Catholic Church has on foot in the morning, but received new allegations of clergy abuse had to turn back because of after revealing that its former bishop had an explosive mix of gases in admitted to molesting a minor in the early the area they needed to 1990s, a church official said Thursday. search. The current bishop, Bernt Eidsvig, told The Crews at the surface Associated Press he had received e-mails resumed drilling in an effort alleging new cases of abuse, but said the to get fresh air into the mine. nature and seriousness of the claims remain Gov. Joe Manchin said unclear. Thursday evening that the “There may be something very serious levels were near those con- there. But there may also be things there sidered safe. that lunatics made up,” Eidsvig said. “We’re just moving as “Whether it is abuse of minors or stupid quickly as we can,” Manchin priests doing things which are sinful but not said. “We want to bring the illegal or things between adults — I can’t say loved ones back.” yet.” Rescue teams had made it within 500 feet of an airtight chamber with four days worth of food, water and oxy- NATIONAL NEWS gen where they hoped the miners might have sought Sikhs protest minister’s appearance refuge Monday after the NEW YORK — Several dozen Sikhs on worst U.S. mining disaster in Thursday protested a speech by an Indian more than two decades. AP minister who they say instigated mob riots in Chris Adkins, chief operat- Candles are displayed in Whitesville, W. Va., Thursday as a tribute to each of their country in 1984 that left more than ing officer for mine owner the 25 miners known to be dead following Monday’s mine explosion. 3,000 dead, most of them Sikhs. Massey Energy Co., said the About 100 members of the Sikhs for Justice, rescue teams were angry Branch when it was rocked The rescue crews were showed the air was too dan- a U.S.-based human rights organization, gath- when told to abandon the by the blast. leaving their equipment gerous to continue. ered outside McGraw-Hill’s headquarters in mission, but their safety was Despite the increasingly behind so they did not have Adkins said rescue teams Manhattan where Kamal Nath, India’s federal paramount. He said the slim chance of finding anyone to lug it back in with them described seeing evidence of minister in charge of road transport and high- teams are off their feet and alive, Adkins said he consid- when they returned. “a horrendous explosion and ways and a Congress party member of India’s resting, but too anxious to ered Thursday’s effort a res- Manchin said the families a lot of destruction.” Parliament, was addressing McGraw-Hill sleep. cue mission. of those stll in the mine were He also said they may have Construction’s Global Construction Summit. Massey’s chief executive “I still believe in God, I being patient. found an alternate route that “We want to put him behind bars. Anyone officer, Don Blankenship, con- believe, and I’m not gonna “These are the strongest, will allow them to get where guilty should be behind bars,” said Avtar tinued to defend his compa- give up,” he said. toughest people I’ve ever they need to be faster when Singh Pannu of Queens, the group’s coordina- ny’s record and disputed The rescue crews did not seen,” he said. “These people they can safely go back in. tor. accusations from miners that get far enough to see the bod- can handle about anything Once that happens, res- The group’s legal adviser, Gurpatwant S. he puts coal profits ahead of ies of the dead or if anyone you put up.” cuers will have to walk Pannun, called Nath “a violator of human safety. had made it to the chamber. Rescuers had already had through an area officials have rights” who shouldn’t be in the U.S. “To some extent the fact They knew where the bodies to wait to enter the mine until described as strewn with that there were more sur- would be because rescuers crews drilled holes deep into bodies, twisted railroad track, Ex-employee guilty of torturing elderly vivors than those that are lost made it that far before gases the earth to ventilate lethal shattered concrete block LOS ANGELES — A former nursing home suggests that the mine was in forced them out of the mine carbon monoxide and highly walls and vast amounts of worker accused of body-slamming one 78- pretty good shape relative to after the explosion Monday. explosive hydrogen as well as dust. Each team member year-old woman and encouraging wheel- what mines would have been Officials were not sure methane gas, which has been wears 30 pounds of breathing chair-confined residents of a pricey assisted- in the past and hopefully by what caused the high gas lev- blamed for the explosion. The equipment, lugs first-aid living facility to fight was found guilty today’s standards,” he told els this time but said a drop air quality was deemed safe equipment and must try to Thursday of torture and elder abuse. The Associated Press in an in barometric pressure as a enough early in the day for see through total darkness Jurors deliberated for less than a day interview Thursday. There storm rolled in might be to four teams of eight members with only a cap lamp to light before convicting Cesar Ulloa. were 61 miners in Upper Big blame. each to go in, but later tests the way. “He attacked the most vulnerable people, and he laughed while doing it. This was sport for him,” Deputy District Attorney Robin Allen with the Elder Abuse Unit said. The Silverado Senior Living facility in Calabasas specializes in caring for people Dad defends men accused of raping daughter with dementia and charges $70,000 a year or more for care, prosecutors said. Associated Press father so as not to identify his daughter. It soon escalated to rape, police said, In all, five men and boys have been and the men threatened to kill the child ATRENTON, N.J. — The father of a arrested on suspicion of raping the girl. if she screamed or told anyone, accord- LOCAL NEWS girl police say was gang-raped at a The other suspects are ages 13 and 14. ing to police. party by at least five men is defending According to police, the 7-year-old The girl later put on her clothes and U.S. Rep. Pence leads GOP comeback three of them, saying they tried to get was prostituted out by her 15-year-old left the apartment; her older sister INDIANAPOLIS — U.S. Rep. Mike Pence his daughter out of the apartment stepsister, who watched as she was stayed, police say. Two women found helped rev up about 730 people at the Indiana where she was attacked but were raped by as many as seven men and the child crying outside the apartment Republican state dinner by urging them to stymied by others who held them at boys at a party March 28. As many as a and walked her home, where police help the party regain control of the U.S. House gunpoint. dozen people were at the party, held in were waiting because the girls’ parents in November and the presidency in 2012. “These three had nothing to do with a vacant apartment in a crime-plagued had reported them missing. The eastern Indiana congressman told the nothing; I don’t know why they locked public housing complex not far from the Leary’s lawyer suggested Thursday in crowd in Indianapolis Thursday night that the them up,” the father said of Gregory New Jersey Statehouse. court that the child had been pressured Obama administration and the Democrat-con- Leary, 20; Timear Lewis, 19; and a 17- Investigators said that soon after to make up the story. trolled Congress were on a course of runaway year-old whom authorities have not arriving, the older girl took money to “She was not raped, was not gang- spending and big government. identified because of his age. have sex with several men at a party, raped,” Robin Lord said. “I’m 100 per- Pence is the third-ranking Republican in the “My daughter said these guys were including Leary. The teen then gave cent certain that the 7-year-old was not U.S. House and has been an outspoken critic trying to help her,” the father said. some of the money she had collected to sexually assaulted. The allegations will of Democratic President Barack Obama’s poli- The Associated Press does not identify the younger girl to let the men start not be substantiated by any forensic cies. sex crime victims and is not naming the touching her. evidence.” page 6 The Observer N CAMPUS NEWS Friday, April 9, 2010

ships through connections exciting time for our entire graduating. They deserve to between people on and off program, watching it’s evolu- see how their efforts and on Service campus.” Building tion over the next 18 ice success have helped ele- continued from page 1 Roseberry also emphasized continued from page 1 months.” vate the Irish hockey pro- that CommUniversity Day is He said the new facility will gram,” he said. “This also The event was started last much more than just a day improve upon almost every- goes for all the great hockey year by the Community of service to the community. tion firm, on a previous proj- thing the current program alumni that have waited a Relations and Social “We want to work with the ect, Purcell Pavilion,” has, including ice conditions, long time for this, many of Concerns committees of stu- community to better the area Lyphout said. “The new c o n t r o l l e d which have con- dent government, and par- together,” Roseberry said. arena will be an improve- p r a c t i c e tributed a lot of ticipation in the event is pro- “The dynamic of engagement ment from what we have now e n v i r o n - money to make jected to be higher than last with the community has in that it will add 2,000 seats ments, lock- “The new arena will be it a reality.” year’s total, Roseberry said. changed, so we are always and have two sheets of ice, er rooms an improvement from Jackson said “Students have been doing looking for creative ways to one for the hockey team and and player he had a hand service in the community for engage with the community.” one for student and commu- a m e n i t i e s , what we have now in in the design of a very long time,” senior In addition to discovering nity use.” e q u i p m e n t that it will add 2,000 the new facility. Denise Baron, new ways for The new arena will be and trainer seats and have two “We wanted it co-director of Notre Dame to located on the north side of facilities, to be built with the event and “The role of interact with Angela Boulevard, south of w e i g h t sheets of ice, one for a ‘retro’ appeal, o u t g o i n g community the South Bend the Joyce Center. rooms and the hockey team and not just a ‘cook- C o m m u n i t y relations in both c o m m u n i t y , Construction will last until offices for one for student and ie cutter’ bowl Relations chair, Baron said she December of 2011. staff. appearance,” he said. “That mis- student government b e l i e v e s “The new ice arena has “The best community use.” said. sion of service and CommUniversity been a target project for a part of all is He said the really shines CommUniversity Day allows par- long time,” Lyphout said. the environ- James Lyphout design team t h r o u g h i n ticipating stu- “Preliminary planning began ment that it looked at older Day is to make sure vice president CommUniversity dents to learn in February of 2009.” will create Business Operations college rinks Day because we are the best s o m e t h i n g Lyphout said he does not for our stu- l i k e students are possible neighbors about them- anticipate any problems. dents and Northeastern’s doing service in selves. “[The closed roads] will be fans. Having Matthews Arena the traditional to South Bend.” “The day rec- open and in use before the balconies all around will cre- and Michigan’s Yost Arena sense, but they ognizes the first home football game,” ate an intimate environment for inspiration, as well as are also partici- Denise Baron r e c i p r o c a l Lyphout said. and intimidating to our oppo- new arenas at Miami and pating in civic co-director nature of Notre The roads that are current- nents,” Jackson said. “Having Denver. involvement by CommUniversity Day Dame’s relation- ly closed were open during a majority of chair back “My main emphasis was working with ship with South the NCAA seats, a club making it an exciting venue public works.” Bend,” Baron women’s bas- area and seat- for our students and fans, Baron also said the said. “Our free labor and ketball tourna- ing all with something that we can all be University has modified its service directly help to ment on March “We wanted it to be great sight lines proud to call our home, commitment to serving the improve the community, but 21 and 23 and built with a ‘retro’ for watching a including future recruits, and community by creating new they also help students will be open for appeal, not just a hockey game a scary place for our oppo- positions in community understand service in a the Blue and will be awe- nents to play,” Jackson said. relations and increasing broader sense and their place Gold football ‘cookie cutter’ bowl some for our Also under construction is funding of service projects. in the world outside South game on April appearance.” loyal support- Harper Hall, an addition to She said CommUniversity Bend as well.” 24, the ers. They will Raclin Carmichael Hall, part Day lends its success to the Both Roseberry and Baron Commencement Jeff Jackson also benefit of the Indiana University continual collaboration hope the event will expand exercises from from the ameni- School of Medicine at the between students, Notre and be improved in the future May 14 to 16 Irish hockey coach ties like rest- University of Notre Dame. Dame staff and administra- based on the needs of the and the 2010 rooms, conces- The two-story 72,000 tors, community leaders community and the ideas of A l u m n i sions and sou- square foot hall will function and city officials. students. Reunion from June 3 to 6, venir shops that we desper- as a cancer research center. “The role of community “The model will be different according to a University ately lack at the JACC.” Construction is expected to relations in both student every year depending on who press release. Jackson said the players be complete during the 2010- government a n d is involved,” Baron said. “It’s Hockey coach Jeff Jackson have helped build the pro- 11 winter season, according CommUniversity Day is to an organic, self-defining proj- said he is thrilled for the new gram to what it is today. to the University Architect make sure we are the best ect that is always changing.” facility. “So many of the players Web site. possible neighbors to South “It is exciting to see the that have helped build this Bend,” Baron said. “It really Contact Kirsten Durbin at construction get under way,” program over the last five Contact Amanda Gray at builds bridges and relation- [email protected] Jackson said. “It will be an years have graduated or are [email protected]

of Trustees approved the 2010-11 student charges at Tuition its meeting in February.” continued from page 1 The College has continu- ously increased the cost of College increased tuition attendance since 2006. and fees by five percent, According to Speller, the and room and board by total annual cost for the three percent. 2005-06 academic year was “The increases are taken $32,538. The total cost of into account in determining attendance for the 2010-11 financial aid awards and academic year will be may impact need based $40,500. financial aid, in particular,” According to a College he said. press release, 80 percent of Overall, the rate of Saint Mary’s operating rev- increase for tuition, fees, enue comes from tuition, room and board is 4.32 per- room and board. cent. The total increase for The College is also sup- the 2009-10 academic year ported by gifts from alum- was 4.5 percent. nae and friends. “The administration Additionally the College reviewed the need for pric- gains financial resources ing increases in the context through they earnings of the of the projected 2010-11 endowment. budget,” Speller said. “The Speller said a letter dis- administration recommends cussing price increases was the pricing structure to the sent to parents in March. Board of Trustees who have the final authority for the Contact Alicia Smith at pricing decision. The Board [email protected]

Please recycle The Observer. The Observer Business Friday, April 9, 2010 page 7 MARKET RECAP Major American airlines combine Passengers worried United-U.S. Airways coalition will increase airfares

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MINNEAPOLIS — Bigger isn’t necessarily better for airline customers. United and US Airways are talking about combining into what would be the sec- ond-largest U.S. carrier. Travel watchers said that although a reduction in service and competition works out for money-losing carriers, it’s not usually to the benefit of airline passen- gers. “Mergers tend to be a net negative for consumers,” said Tim Winship, the editor of FrequentFlier.com. A combined United-US Airways would trail only Delta Air Lines Inc. in size. Combining them “would inevitably result in a signifi- cant loss of competition, the predictable result of which would be an increase in air- fares in certain markets,” Winship said. The last big airline combi- nation — Delta and Northwest — has so far gone as well as could be expected for both airlines and passen- gers. Airfares have actually dropped in the time since the deal closed in late 2008 AP but that largely reflects the A United Airlines plane and a U.S. Airways plane share the runway at Sky Harbor recession’s impact. People International Airport in Phoenix Thursday after news of their merger was met with approval. who can travel have enjoyed IN BRIEF deeply discounted fares over they have, it’s a net bad Winship said he’s most Airways CEO Doug Parker, the past year. Airlines cut thing for consumers because worried that the US Airways has been that the U.S. has Steak n Shake parent changes name fares to keep leisure travel- it’s less competition,” he approach to travelers would too many big carriers offer- INDIANAPOLIS — Steak n Shake Co. share- ers flying, as business travel said. be the one that survives. He ing too many seats. That holders have approved changing the parent dropped sharply. U.S. carri- Both United and US said US Airways gave away drives down ticket prices company’s name to Biglari Holdings Inc. ers all reduced capacity too. Airways have been improv- about 4 percent of its seats and makes it harder to turn Shareholders approved the name change Airlines are beginning to see ing their operations. In to frequent fliers last year — a profit. US Airways and Thursday during Steak n Shake’s annual business travel return. February, even as massive half the rate of United, United lost a combined $856 meeting in New York City. Shares will begin Rick Seaney, CEO of storms tied up East Coast American, and Southwest. million last year. trading Friday under the new name and tick- FareCompare.com, said it flights, United and US And US Airways riled pas- UBS analyst Kevin Crissey er symbol, BH. will take another year to see Airways had the top two sengers last year when it wrote in a note that no The Indianapolis Business Journal reported whether fares increase in arrival rates among interna- tried to charge for bottled major U.S. airline is earning in February that the parent company pro- the long run because of tional carriers, according to water; it backed down. a profit that justifies the size posed the name change to avoid confusion Delta’s purchase of Transportation Department “Overall, they have been a of its investments. between it and its subsidiaries, including Northwest. data released Thursday. pretty consumer-unfriendly “Consolidation, though not Indianapolis-based Steak n Shake Operations He said competition is the It’s far from certain that a airline,” he said. If US easy, riskless, or free, is a Inc. main thing that drives ticket deal will actually take place. Airways is the corporate cul- logical way to attempt to Steak n Shake Operations’ restaurants will prices lower. United and US Antitrust regulators would ture that survives, instead of rectify this long standing retain the Steak n Shake name. Airways are both major car- have to clear it, and pilots “a midsized consumer- problem,” he wrote. The parent company moved its corporate riers in Washington, from different unions would unfriendly carrier, we would He estimated that a major headquarters from Indianapolis to San although that market also have to be integrated. And have a mega consumer- combination such as United- Antonio last year, but most Steak n Shake has extensive service from it’s unclear which name unfriendly carrier,” he said. US Airways would reduce employees remain in Indianapolis. discount carriers. would survive, where the The general thinking capacity as much as 3 per- “Anytime you take some- combined company would among analysts, and airline cent, mostly in the U.S. With Winfrey plans night show on network body off the board, regard- be based, or who would run executives including United fewer seats and competition, NEW YORK — Calling her new venture “the net- less of how much overlap it. CEO Glenn Tilton and US fares should rise, he wrote. work built on great intentions,” Oprah Winfrey says her sleeves are rolled up to make the Oprah Winfrey Network “all that I know it can be.” What will those great intentions look like? Speaking to media buyers Thursday at a presenta- tion by partner Discovery Communications, Winfrey Mayor asks political donors to think of NYC filled in a few of the gaps that have left people won- dering just what her round-the-clock network will Associated Press in the letter released Thursday. Every spring since 2006, the billion- be since she announced it in January 2008. By reaching out to thousands of aire Republican-turned-independent She took her audience through a dozen or so new NEW YORK — Mayor Michael contributors in a direct-mail cam- mayor has gathered wealthy donors shows planned for OWN after its launch next Jan. 1, Bloomberg is expanding his effort to paign, the effort could have implica- for a lunch at the Four Seasons, and offered reassurance that she would be appear- persuade political donors to write tions on races nationwide. where he lists the causes he wants ing on the 24-hour network she’ll also be guiding checks only to candidates who pledge “It’s certainly a novel way to influ- them to consider before supporting from behind the scenes. to keep New York City’s priorities in ence the influencers,” said Dave anyone running for office. After reigning in daytime for a quarter-century, mind. Levinthal, spokesman for the Center He gives his guests a card for them she moves to nights to host a show called “Oprah's Bloomberg has for years lobbied a for Responsive Politics, which tracks to keep in their wallets that has a list Next Chapter” that will release her from the con- small group of donors to dole out their money in politics. “This is the mayor of his legislative priorities for the year. fines of a studio and talk-show format for conversa- cash to candidates who back causes of the most powerful city in the United The intention is that donors will con- tions and travel around the world. that benefit the city, but now he is States lobbying for his agenda sult the card and question candidates “I'll do it anywhere, I'll do it anytime, with any- expanding the effort by mailing letters through folks with a lot of influence about those issues before writing any body I want,” she summed up saucily. Expected to to 50,000 New Yorkers who give and clout.” checks. air two or three nights a week, “Oprah's Next money to political campaigns all over Seven of the 10 ZIP codes that The annual lunch is Thursday. This Chapter” is scheduled to premiere in late 2011. That the country. donated the most money nationwide year, Bloomberg and his organizing will be shortly after Winfrey lays to rest her week- “We want you to know about New to candidates during the 2008 presi- partners expanded the effort and day syndicated talk show at the close of its 25th sea- York City’s highest priorities — and as dential cycle are in New York City, wrote letters to 50,000 New Yorkers son, a milestone she had said “feels right in my someone who is active in politics, you more than $6 million coming from — all of whom have contributed $200 bones” when she made her plans official on the air have the opportunity to call for action just one swath of Manhattan’s Upper or more in federal elections from the last November. on those priorities,” Bloomberg wrote East Side. 2004 cycle until present. page 8 The Observer N CAMPUS NEWS Friday, April 9, 2010 Trial team heads to Nationals Driscoll emphasizes

ence. Crisostomo said. “With the liturgical reform By CASEY KENNY “Basically, we simulate exception of the presiding News Writer what occurs during a real judge, all parts in a trial are trial,” Parikh said. “We get to played by students who act have to deal with the active Notre Dame’s Mock Trial be attorneys, both for the both as witnesses and the By BRITTANY VANSNEPSON participation of people, both Team 925 will compete with prosecution and defense, we attorneys.” News Writer outward and inward, within the best teams in the country put on witnesses that the Mock Trial Team 925 is the Catholic community. at the American Mock Trial attorneys direct and cross- expecting tough competition Saint Mary’s hosted Fr. “The liturgy is an art unto Association’s National examine in order to receive at the Nationals. Michael Driscoll, associate itself. It is enacted and Championship Tournament testimony, and as attorneys, “Nationals is an opportunity professor of theology at embodied,” Driscoll said. April 16-18 in enter in to go against the best schools Notre Dame, as the final Driscoll said the theologi- Memphis, Tenn. e v i d e n c e , in the country and will be a part of the “Catholicism at cal concerns are how the In February, “We have spent m a k e very competitive environ- the Crossroads” lecture community believes in the Notre Dame countless hours o b j e c t i o n s ment,” Crisostomo said. “I am series. presence of God — past, hosted the preparing for the case, and do especially excited since this is Driscoll emphasized the present and future and ethi- South Bend o p e n i n g the first time I have partici- h i s t o r y o f cal concerns Regional from and I am really proud and closing pated in the later levels of l i t u r g i c a l i m p l y t h e which the top of our team for a r g u - competition and it provides a r e f o r m a n d mission that teams advanced advancing this far.” ments.” great end to my mock trial how the nine a person is to the Opening According career.” p r i m a r y undertaking Round National to the asso- Crisostomo also said he E n g l i s h - “The liturgy is an art after leaving Championship Puja Parikh c i a t i o n ’ s enjoys the commitment and s p e a k i n g unto itself. It is enacted the Church. series recently team co-captain c o n s t i t u - camaraderie of the team countries of and embodied.” “ W e ’ v e held in Illinois. tion, the members. t h e w o r l d b e e n n o u r - The Mock purpose of “The people involved in d e c i d e d t o ished at the Trial Team 925 was among the organization is “to stimu- Mock Trial are some of the collaborate to Fr. Mike Driscoll table of our the top six teams from that late reasoned and analytical most dedicated people I’ve form one uni- Associate professor of Lord, so that competition to advance to thinking, to improve public ever met and have become versal under- theology n o w w e c a n nationals. The top six teams speaking, to further individ- some of my closest friends,” standing of m o v e o n t o from each of eight opening ual experience in the legal he said. “By the end of each the English our mission,” round tournaments around field and in the year, the language. Driscoll said. the country advance to the courtroom, and t e a m Driscoll said “There has to nationals in Memphis, repre- to succeed in “Mock Trial class f e e l s the ultimate goal would be be this strengthening senting the top 48 teams from intercollegiate teaches students how a more like for an English speaker to between life and mission.” across the country. competition at a family. “go from country to country Driscoll also addressed the The team consists of 10 the regional and criminal or civil trial is “I guess and participate in the litur- Aesthetics of Worship, members who have been national levels.” carried out by using a the best gy without any hesitation.” which involve the three lev- preparing for the upcoming Mock trial hands-on approach.” evidence Driscoll then addressed els of mystagogy. The first competition. classes, which of the the three concerns of Synod level focuses on an excel- “We have spent countless have been a f f i n i t y of Bishops, which are litur- lent, careful, well-planned hours preparing for the case, offered for credit David Crisostomo for this gical, theological and ethi- and well-executed liturgy. and I am really proud of our by the College of senior team member p r o g r a m cal. This helps people better The last two emphasizes the team for advancing this far,” Arts and Letters a m o n g understand the mystery of reflection and sharing of the co-captain Puja Parikh said. since 2002, pro- M o c k how the Eucharist works in liturgy between an individ- “We have almost lived and vide an introduction to the Trial members is that the that, the way people pray ual and community. breathed Mock Trial this fundamentals of arguing a alumni of the program will leads to the way they “The liturgy is a full con- year, so this is definitely case. often visit to help coach or believe which leads to the science and active participa- rewarding.” “Mock Trial class teaches even judge in the competi- way people live. tion of all of the baptized,” The Notre Dame Mock Trial students how a criminal or tions.” “The Eucharist is a mys- Driscoll said. Association began in 1989 civil trial is carried out by tery to be celebrated, and includes both classroom using a hands-on approach,” Contact Casey Kenny at believed and lived,” he said. Contact Brittany VanSnepson at work and competition experi- team member senior David [email protected] The liturgical concerns [email protected]

Greene receives 2010 Ganey Award

ducting research, providing a Special to The Observer vibrant undergraduate educa- Stuart Greene, associate tion, and engaging in and with dean for undergraduate stud- the world.” ies in the University of Notre The Ganey Award recog- Dame’s College of Arts and nizes faculty research that Letters and associate profes- engages Notre Dame students sor in the Department of in collaborations that affect English, was honored with the real community issues in 2010 Rodney F. Ganey, Ph.D., South Bend. Faculty Community-Based It was a conversation with Research Award at a ceremo- school principals about the ny this week. need for more parental The award, presented by involvement that started Notre Dame’s Center for Greene on his two-year study Social Concerns, recognizes that connected students from Greene’s latest project, No the College of Arts and Parent Left Behind (NPLB), a Letters’ Education, Schooling parent-centered research ini- and Society (ESS) minor with tiative that springs both from parents in local schools. Based Greene’s theoretical work in on interviews, focus groups literacy learning and his many and surveys, Greene and his years of community-based students “began to challenge research in South Bend prevailing models of parental schools. involvement for minority and “Stuart’s commitment to low-income parents,” he said. research and service in edu- “The typical observation cation is truly admirable,” about low-income parents is said John McGreevy, I.A. that they just don’t get O’Shaughnessy Dean of the involved in their children’s College of Arts and Letters. “I learning,” Greene said. “What am particularly pleased to see we’re finding is that they’re his work recognized for the actually doing a lot—it’s just positive impact it has had on not as visible as it could or both our community and our should be. Our work is helping students. these parents tell their own “What he’s accomplished stories, opening the way for through the NPLB initiative is them to make teachers and a great example of Notre administrators aware of their Dame’s commitment to con- strengths—and their needs.” Friday, April 9, 2010 The Observer N NEWS page 9 Offshore leasing investigated GAO report reviews environmental effect of sales

“The report highlights the other environmental groups is Associated Press inconsistencies with the way the that too little is known about ANCHORAGE — The federal Minerals Management Service in Alaska wildlife to allow drilling Minerals Management Service in Alaska has conducted its envi- to begin. There are endangered Alaska has been a target for law- ronmental analysis,” said Mike whales that swim far off the suits that claim it hasn’t properly LeVine, an attorney for Oceana, coast, ice seals that spend much considered the environmental which has challenged the validity of their lives in snow lairs or effects of offshore petroleum of leases sold in the Beaufort and below ice, and walruses spread lease sales. A report by the Chukchi seas. over international boundaries Government Accountability Decisions on offshore lease and thousands of square miles. Office concludes there’s a reason sales are guided by the National The agency approved lease why. Environmental Policy Act, a 1969 sales anyway, said Brendan The investigative arm of law that requires agencies to Cummings of the Center for Congress said MMS did not pro- consider the environmental Biological Diversity, which sued vide consistent policy to guide impacts of their proposed to halt an MMS five-year leasing staff members in environmental actions. plan. reviews of petroleum drilling, Interior Department policy “The report reaffirms what we leaving it vulnerable to litigation directs agencies to prepare have been saying all along: The and allegations of scientific mis- handbooks on how to implement Arctic is a very sensitive and conduct. the law. MMS did not develop a understudied area, and there is The report released handbook, citing in part the no rational basis for concluding Wednesday said information agency’s small size. that impacts from oil develop- within the Alaska region was “Managers in the Alaska OCS ment will not be significant.” selectively shared. Reports sub- Region told us that they rely on Levine said MMS has not ful- mitted by industry that contained institutional knowledge of expe- filled its basic obligation under both proprietary and nonpropri- rienced staff to help new staff NEPA. etory information, and that learn the process,” the report “They’re saying that given the should have been available to said. The GAO found gaps in that little we know about the ocean, environmental analysts, were institutional knowledge: Only two it’s difficult to figure out whether withheld. Managers told the GAO of 11 Alaska environmental what we’re doing is having a sig- that circulating reports on a assessment staff members inter- nificant effect or not,” LeVine “need-to-know” basis allowed viewed in May 2009 had been in said. them to protect proprietary the office more than 3½ years. MMS Alaska spokesman John information. Without strong guidelines, Callahan said Thursday that the In its official response, the MMS regions varied in what con- agency is taking steps to put the agency promised to do better, but stituted significant environmen- GAO recommendations in place. environmental groups long frus- tal effect. Alaska officials told The GAO report addressed trated with the MMS seized on auditors that they would not use Alaska’s Bristol Bay, but the report as proof that the explicit “significance criteria” Callahan said offshore frontier agency has made poor decisions because criteria are hard to areas need additional explo- in conducting lease sales in sen- develop. ration and analysis before other sitive Arctic waters. A basic tenet of Oceana and areas are offered for leasing.

Saint Mary’s to host Little Sibs Weekend

Students and siblings will By ALISON MEAGHER have breakfast between 9 News Writer a.m. and 11 a.m. Saturday in the Noble Family Dining Hall. This weekend, the Saint A County Fair on the Library Mary’s College Residence Hall Green begins at noon and Association (RHA) will be includes inflatables, tug of hosting Little Sibs Weekend, war, crafts, a petting zoo, a which gives Saint Mary’s stu- magician and a clown. Lunch dents a chance to show their will be served at the event. little siblings life at the After dinner Saturday College. night, the movie “Barnyard” “Lil Sibs Weekend is a fun will be shown in Carroll event which gives the Auditorium. younger brothers and sisters The weekend ends with of Saint Mary’s students an breakfast and Mass Sunday opportunity to visit the cam- morning. pus,” Kady Shea, RHA co- More than 160 little advisor, said. “Siblings are Siblings are registered to given the chance to hang out attend this weekend. and stay overnight with their Event planning began in older sib to get a little October. Saint Mary’s sopho- glimpse of college life.” mores Catherine Moore and Little Sibs of all ages will be Andrea Firth organized the attending the event. Siblings event with various members must be over the age of three of the RHA board. and male siblings must be “This year, we have even under the age of 12 to stay in changed the pricing of Lil the residence halls. Sibs weekend so that more “There is no better way to people can become involved,” inspire the younger genera- Robinson said. “We now offer tion to pursue high academic three packages at different achievement then to show price ranges, so that all stu- them the opportunities they dents can have a Lil can have,” Leslie Robinson, Sibs weekend that is more co-advisor of RHA, said. catered towards their Check in begins at 4 p.m. needs.” and is followed by an ice cream social for the whole Contact Alison Meagher at family beginning at 8 p.m. [email protected] Please recycle The Observer. page 10 The Observer N PAID ADVERTISEMENT Friday, April 9, 2010

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remainder of his three-year Associated Press term, which ended in 2008. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Authorities also could have Parole officers should have sought parole revocation done a better job watching a after Gardner was cited for paroled California sex possessing less than an offender, but closer scrutiny ounce of marijuana in 2008, may not have stopped the the report said. murder of one teenage girl “There was an opportunity and the assault of another to potentially violate his woman, a draft report parole,” said board member released Thursday said. Pamela King of the San Even if suspect John Bernardino County Public Albert Gardner III had been Defender’s Office. “They had sent back to prison for one that opportunity for an of his repeated parole viola- extended amount of time tions, he was unlikely to and they chose not to vio- have qualified as a sexually late.” violent predator, members of The report was prepared the California Sex Offender by Deputy Attorney General Management Board said. Janet Neeley and Robert The board softened lan- Ambroselli, director of the guage in the draft report state Division of Adult that contradicted previous Parole Operations, which statements from mental supervised Gardner for health officials who said three years after his release Gardner would have been from prison in 2005. strongly considered for com- Gardner spent five years in mitment to a mental health prison for molesting a 13- hospital. year-old neighbor girl in G o v. A r n o l d 2000. Schwarzenegger asked the Most of Gardner’s parole 17-member board of law violations were considered enforcement officials, vic- technical, including four for tims and treatment letting the battery on his providers to investigate why ankle bracelet run low and Gardner was classified as one for missing a meeting low-risk and not punished with his parole officer. for the seven parole viola- Other violations surfaced tions. later, including his use of a The board began dis- social networking Web site. cussing the report Thursday. The report called on the Its final report to the gover- Department of Corrections nor is due by the end of the and Rehabilitation to devise month. new policies for deciding Gardner, 30, has pleaded which offenders should be not guilty to murdering 17- banned from the Internet year-old Chelsea King of and better ways to track vio- Poway, whose body was lations. found in a park last month, The 19-page draft report and to the attempted rape of said Gardner would not like- another woman in ly have been classified as a December. sexually violent predator He is being investigated and been sent to a state but has not been charged in mental hospital because he the death of 14-year-old did not have a diagnosed Amber Dubois of Escondido, mental disorder and the who disappeared in molestation he committed in February 2009. 2000 involved a victim he The report pointed out knew, not a stranger. that those crimes occurred Still, the report said after Gardner has been California should provide released from parole and treatment to sex offenders was under no formal super- in prison and after their vision. release, and follow the Even while Gardner was model of other states by on parole, “it is unlikely that requiring sex offenders to a revocation would have periodically undergo poly- changed anything with graph tests. respect to the crimes that In addition, there should Gardner is now charged be more money for local law with committing,” the report enforcement to help super- said. vise offenders, and better However, it acknowledged communication with local that parole agents had failed agencies to catch potential to review whether Gardner violations, several of which should have been reclassi- were missed in the Gardner fied as a high-risk offender case, the report said. after he was found living too It also questions whether close to a school and day- tracking Gardner’s move- care center while on parole. ments with an electronic They also should have device after he was released immediately required him to from parole supervision move farther away instead would have made a differ- of letting him live nearby for ence. It cites research that nearly two years, the report GPS tracking can help solve said. crimes but rarely prevents His location could have them. been enough to send “There is no crystal ball and Gardner back to prison, but you cannot prevent every the parole board decided to crime from occurring,” King keep him on parole for the said.

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This training practiced this abhorrent behavior, but in this cover-up and his continued role in a widespread cover-up of the included several videos of interviews it’s a completely different (and more refusal to address the allegations in a criminal activities that his government with sexual predators that described disturbing) problem that Pope forthright manner, but even if every had participated in over the course of their tactics to make sexual advances Benedict and other Church leaders Catholic agreed with my assessment, his presidency. towards children or to get themselves were seemingly involved in cover-ups we have no ability to force a change. While the alone with children. stretching from Munich to Milwaukee The great travesty of all this is that Watergate scandal Those of you that have seen these that not only protected child-abusing because the scandal has now engulfed exemplified corrup- videos certainly remember how priests from law enforcement, but the Pope, it unfortunately impacts all tion and created a appalling they are. One man allowed some of them to continue of the men that serve under him. In distrust of our fed- describes how he worked at a roller working with children in a priestly the same way that American’s trust of eral government, it rink and how he told all the parents, capacity our government was thrown into also exemplified “look how safe our roller rink is, no Aren’t we supposed to look to priests question as a result of Watergate, our one of the great parents feel like they need to be here” and Church leaders for moral guid- trust of the Church and the institution things about the Bob Kessler and he went on to describe what he ance? Isn’t the primary purpose of of the priesthood is now in jeopardy American political would do when he held children on his religion to create a moral system that because of the actions (and inactions) system: accounta- The 17th lap. Another man left pornographic allows humans to live together harmo- of the Pope and other leaders. bility. The crook Grade magazines where children could see niously? How are the rest of us sup- Catholics should therefore demand that ordered the them, and would ask children what posed to understand the difference that this Pope resign from his position cover-up had no choice but to resign. they thought of these magazines in between right and wrong if the lead- not only because he now lacks a credi- Over the past month it has been order to begin his pursuit. ers of our religion, the religion of one ble moral basis for his leadership, but reported that the Pope and other lead- I believe that men like this are sick billion people, did not understand that more importantly because his continu- ers of our Church have been similarly and dangerous, and that they should these priests needed to be removed ing role as leader of the church involved in a widespread cover-up of be locked away in the coldest and from the priesthood and sent to threatens to destroy the foundation of criminal activities that members of the darkest prison cell imaginable so that prison? How did Cardinal Ratzinger our trust in the Priesthood and gener- priesthood have been participating in they can’t possibly come into contact not understand the severity of these al opinions and perceptions of all the over the past 60 years (and probably with children while they await their crimes? good men working under him world- much longer). The circumstances sur- long journey to hell. Until recently I The great success of Watergate is wide. rounding the priestly cover-up, howev- believed that reasonable people would that it proved our political system er, are much more troubling than agree with me in this assessment, but works. While it certainly uncovered a Bob Kessler is a 2009 graduate those of Watergate not only because if we are to believe The New York disconcerting web of corruption and currently working as an English the original behavior is so much more Times (which I do) it appears that our criminal behavior, it also proved that teacher in China. He is the writer of heinous, but also because the leaders Pope and other leaders of our church our system has the capacity to remove Things Notre Dame Students Like, and at the top are an important source of seemingly believe that the sexual a president that can no longer credi- you can read more of his work at moral foundation for a billion people abuse of children is no big deal. bly lead our country because of his www.the17thgrade.com. He can be in our world. Reading these reports about the activities. The problem with the contacted at [email protected] Currently I am working as a teacher widespread sexual abuse problems Catholic religious system is that it has The views expressed in this column in China through a Catholic organiza- that our church is undergoing disgust- no such mechanism. I believe that the are those of the author and not tion, and before coming here I had to ed me. It’s one thing that a handful Pope is no longer able to credibly lead necessarily those of The Observer.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Exploring only Furthering the argument human sexuality

In response to Professor Fuentes who wrote “Just the Facts” (April 8), the fact for Atheism that homosexual activity occurs in other animals does not give us an appropriate context for discussing human sexuality. I am hoping we can continue this resources and time into protecting Humans are different than animals in very significant ways. Humans have a debate about the credibility of athe- themselves against crime. Rather sense of transcendence or religion, a sense of the distant future, a sense of self- ism and religion. I was hoping to ask than wasting a tremendous amount awareness and an ability to think abstractly. Animals, including our closest rela- my question about what authority the of resources protecting oneself, the tives like the Bonobo and the Chimpanzee, simply do not have these things. But Bible has today, considering that it is members of the community agree to probably the most important difference regarding this topic is our (human’s) supposed to be the Word of God, yet not commit crimes. Today this atti- sense of consequences and our ability to differentiate right and wrong. is clearly written by men seeking to tude persists, where only a small Humans, unlike other animals, have ethics and morality. Simply because other further their agenda of repressing percentage of the population and are animals commit certain acts does not give us a foundation upon which we can women and telling false tales. Such often punished for such behavior. discuss the appropriateness for humans to commit those same acts. The fact that an example is the story of Jesus kick- In addition, this altruistic behavior cannibalism occurs in Bonobo communities should not affect how humans view ing the merchants out of the temple, is most apparent in the existence and an act of cannibalism among humans. Similarly, the fact that monogamy is which was explained to me in my proliferation of people with genetic favored among wolves and foxes should not affect how humans view monoga- Fundamentals of Theology class as diseases, some of which are deadly mous relationships among humans. entirely impossible since he would or debilitating. Evolution on Darwin’s In order to foster the conversation regarding human sexuality and sexual orien- have been murdered on the spot for terms argues that such people should tation, only facts about humans and human relationships should be conveyed. such behavior. Some may argue that not live long nor reproduce, yet the Bible has to be reinterpreted for clearly something about human Michael O’Connor each generation and each group of nature and technology has allowed senior people, yet doesn’t this picking-and- these people to do just the opposite. Keough Hall choosing behavior disagree with the Therefore I argue that morality is a April 7 theory that it is the Word of God? product of evolution because living in How can we reconcile these con- societies is the better way for cerns? humans to reproduce and expand EDITORIAL CARTOON I also wanted to present my count- our territory, and we do not require er to Dr. D’Souza’s assertion that a divine provider of morals to explain morality cannot be a reasonable this. I do recognize that when two product of the evolution of humans. different societies do battle, the vic- He described that altruistic behavior tor is not determined by the strength which does not directly benefit us of the moral code, but by the number does not make sense in light of what of fighters and technology. evolution would be more likely to I want to extend my utmost grati- produce. According to him, selfish- tude to the coordinators of this ness would be the best survival event, as well as to Christopher mechanism for humans. I disagree. Hitchens and Dinesh D’Souza for an Humans underwent a transition absolutely astounding debate. many years ago from small groups of However, for anyone seeking the best hunter-gatherers to settle into agri- answer to all of the questions one cultural societies. This creation of can have on this topic, I highly rec- long-lasting societies necessitated ommend Douglas Adams’ “The the development of a moral code to Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.” ensure the society would prosper. An For anyone unwilling to read the example is the members of society book, the answer is 42. agreeing to not rob each other’s houses. If each person took interest Deborah Olmstead in theft, then the members of the junior society would have to invest April 7 The Observer Scene page 14 Friday, April 9, 2010

Time,” a mix tape he released in early 2009 when By ALEX KILPATRICK he also hired manager Daniel Weisman of Elitaste, Assistant Scene Editor Inc. Record producer and DJ Don Cannon hosted the mix tape, while DJ Benzi mixed it. The tape includes It’s the spring concert everyone’s been waiting for. guest appearances from Big Sean (a hip hop artist With talk of every band from MGMT to Girl Talk on Kanye West’s record label G.O.O.D. Music), Jackie coming to perform at Notre Dame, it’s finally been Chain, Donnis and Eric Holljes. Posner used several confirmed that The Roots will samples in the tape, including The Fray’s “Over My be the big band on campus Head” in “Still Not Over You,” Electric Light this weekend. Orchestra’s “Evil Woman” in his own “Evil Woman,” Quoted as one of Rolling Keziah Jones’ “Pleasure is Kisses” in “Who Knows?” Stone Magazine’s top 20 and Beyoncé’s “Halo” in “Halo.” greatest live acts in the After signing a major label deal with J world, the Philly-based hip Records hop group has been around of RCA since 1993, produced 13 and Sony albums, won Grammys, in July played as the house band 2 0 0 9 , on “Late Night with Jimmy P o s n e r Fallon” since March 2009 chose to return to Duke and recently performed at University, where he is a mem- the 2010 Olympics in ber of Sigma Nu Fraternity and Vancouver in February. is currently recording his But before The Roots debut album and touring on take the stage Saturday the weekends. He released night, Mike Posner will his second mix tape “One open the show. An American singer, Foot Out The Door” on Oct. songwriter and producer, 29, 2009. Kid Cudi, Big Posner is known for his Sean, Bun B, GLC, 3OH!3, high energy sold out Freddie Gibbs and XV appeared shows, as well as on this sophomoric effort from the strong nation- Posner. wide buzz from his He also sampled from The xx, John Mayer, mix tapes. Ricky Nelson, Miami Horror and Soulja Boy for Although the the new tape. Posner is still working on his Michigan native has not debut LP and expects to release it in the late yet released his debut summer after performing on all 42 dates of the album, he has collaborated with such 2010 Warped Tour. artists as 3OH!3, Kid Cudi, Big Sean, Posner’s well-praised show is sure to be an Bun B, One Be Lo and Eric Holljes. exciting opener for The Roots Saturday night. He worked with Don Cannon and DJ Benzi on “A Matter of Contact Alex Kilpatrick at [email protected]

When I first heard that hip hop had their current comedy gig, The Roots skill instead of exaggerated street Blackthought, the group’s MC, has the won the student poll for the Student appeared in Dave Chappelle’s “Block cred or youthful bravado. classic flow of a battle rapper but is Union Board (SUB) concert, I was con- Party” and Jay-Z’s “Fade to Black,” More importantly, their music is perfectly at ease singing hooks. As a cerned. Coming from a hip hop fanatic, with ?uestlove, the group’s drummer unique. Besides using samples spar- whole, The Roots embody the social this may come as a surprise. I love the and founding member, serving as ingly, a full band produces an ener- and musical potential commercial music; my fears rested with the audi- musical director for both. Their getic, organic sound hip-hop near-universally lacks. ence. Since I’ve music has shown up in reminiscent of As for Saturday night, The Roots been at Notre “Superbad,” “Entourage” garage rock. They will put on a hell of a show. They eas- Dame, at least Nick Anderson and “Men in Black.” avoid falling into ily live up to their title as one of two excellent but Even toddlers may rec- hip-hop’s com- Rolling Stone’s top live acts. Their under-appreciated ognize them following mon criticisms shows quickly transform into a show- MCs, Brother Ali Assistant Scene an appearance on of material- case of not only the group’s impres- and Devin the Editor Nickelodeon’s trippy ism, vio- sive discography, but also of individ- Dude, have played “Yo Gabba Gabba.” lence or ual talents and creativity. Guitar riffs shows at Legends The Roots are m i s o g y n y. and strong baselines push the show to a less than one of the few They can towards rock; animated percussion enthusiastic crowd. To see two of my unique acts in discuss poli- pulls it towards jazz; all while hip- favorite rappers practically beg the hip hop. Their tics without hop provides the central focus. The audience for some reaction was most obvious s o u n d i n g show may prove to be extra com- embarrassing. Even Lupe Fiasco, a rel- departure from preachy, inner pelling for already established fans atively well-known name, was given a traditional form is city life without who hope to hear cuts from the cold reception. the presence of a full being exploitive and upcoming album “How I Got Over.” Granted, this could change if SUB band. Beyond an MC, music without sound- Veterans of touring, The Roots will could pull in a huge name. Artists such drummer, guitarist, bassists ing insincere. work Saturday’s crowd like the mas- as Jay-Z, Lil Wayne or the Black Eyed and keyboardist, they also fea- terful musicians they are. Whether Peas would surely sell out regardless ture another percussion- you’ve listened to their albums or of quality. I resigned myself to another ist as well as a not, the show will absolutely floor lackluster show. This all changed when sousaphone. you. There is literally no other group The Roots were announced as the The band capable of putting on a show like headliner. Why? Quite simply, there is leader, ?uest- them. Saturday night there will be no no group better at putting on a show. love, man- rock, hip-hop, pop or country fans. The Roots occupy a level of fame just ages the Instead, Stepan will be packed with outside of household names. Everyone group from music fans seeing some of the true is aware of someone with whom they his drum set greats. are associated, but may struggle to in the back. name the group itself. As the house Their swag- The views expressed in this column band for “The Late Show” with Jimmy ger is unde- are those of the author and not neces- Fallon, they’ve proven consistently to niable and sarily those of The Observer. Nick can be be the best piece of the show. Beyond derived from reached at [email protected]

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By CAITLIN FERRARO A young actor who does excel is Coleman as the adorable, preco- cious younger brother who can’t wait to spend the summer with his Assistant Scene Editor father. You might recognize him from “Martian Child” or “Post Grad.” He succeeds where Cyrus fails at expressing true grief. It is always difficult to see a good book poorly adapted into a film. Coleman brought the best out in the other actors especially in heart Director Julie Ann Robinson made a valiant effort with Nicholas wrenching scenes with Hemsworth and Kinnear. Sparks’ “The Last Song,” but the cast, led by Miley Cyrus, was not As basically the only adult in the film Kinnear does alright. He has able to successfully pull off this adaptation. Disney’s queen bee tried proven himself to be a fantastic actor (“Little Miss Sunshine”) but to step out of her comfort zone by playing a serious character, but this film is not one to showcase his abilities. He does an average job Cyrus simply doesn’t cut it. with average material. Ronnie (Cyrus) and her little brother Jonah (Bobby Coleman) are It’s true the film’s failure is not completely Cyrus’ fault. The story- sent to Georgia for the summer to live with their father. She is a line itself has problems. For one, there are too many plot points for rebellious teenager who resents her father (Greg Kinnear), for her such a short film, a common problem in adapting a book to the big parents’ divorce. She expresses this anger by sporting some punk- screen. A church fire sets the backdrop of the entire film, but a sud- rock chic outfits, refusing to go to college, shoplifting and making den illness out of nowhere causes the last third of the film to feel like surly faces. a completely new story. Unfortunately, not even beautiful shots of While her father desperately fights to regain her love and trust, he the Georgia coastline can salvage the poor screenplay. also tries to reignite her passion for playing the piano. Music was the In the end, “The Last Song” does an okay job at exploring first love thing that connected the two when she was younger, and Ronnie and the tenuous relationship between a father and his daughter. No, was something of a child prodigy. However, what ultimately pulls this film won’t be Miley’s swan song — she is after all a huge star — Ronnie out of her shell is clean-cut volleyball player Will (Liam but it should make her consider taking back that comment about Hemsworth) who sees something in the angry teen. The two quickly retiring from music soon, or at least get acting lessons. fall in love. In fact, it’s a bit too quickly — but that’s what cheesy Enter the theater with caution because for all its faults, “The Last montages are for. Song” is still a tearjerker and enjoyable chick flick. Will can see what Ronnie’s father sees — that Ronnie really has a heart of gold. She is a protective big sister and befriends a girl in town who needs help. Furthermore, she appoints herself savior of sea turtle eggs threatened by evil raccoons on the beach. Thus, Ronnie’s character does have depth. “The Last Song” Cyrus gave it her best shot, but she is simply lackluster. While she Directed By: Julie Ann Robinson does have the star power to draw attention to the film, she just does- Writer: Nicholas Sparks, Jeff Van Wie n’t have the talent to be headlining a drama. The film is an emotion- Starring: Miley Cyrus, Greg Kinnear, Liam Hemsworth. Bobby Coleman al one that tackles huge issues including first love, a secret crime, ill- ness and death. Cyrus is not convincing amidst all of the melodrama and should stick to the slapstick comedy of “Hannah Montana.” Hemsworth’s portrayal of the pretty boy who has a sad secret is decent. He has some especially cute moments with little brother Jonah. But his character is not developed enough to show whether or not the Australian newcomer has a future in acting. His more immediate future consists of him as Cyrus’ arm candy and new boyfriend in real life. Inevitably, some of that chemistry translates onto the screen and the couple is relatively believable as two teenagers in love. Contact Caitlin Ferraro at [email protected]

Puritans almost undoubtedly intended it to be a chal- By RYAN RAFFIN lenging listen. There are points where the album seems Scene Writer almost too scattered in its approach — but not quite. The stylistic diversity rarely hurts the album if it were This is a truly weird album. This isn’t to say that the focused on a single aspect, like sampling, the album British post-punk quartet known as These New would be boring beyond belief. Puritans were ever a by-the-numbers band, but Still, the songs on “Hidden” aren’t uniformly bizarre. “Hidden,” their sophomore full-length is something “Fire-Power” recalls the relatively straightforward else. post-punk of “En Papier” off their debut album and is Though their prior album was driven mostly by the one of the only songs where guitar is present. The rhythm section with little emphasis on guitars, opening verse of “Orion” even approaches catchiness, “Hidden” takes that initiative to a whole new level. with frontman Jack Barnett crooning over hits from a Guitars are almost entirely absent and a wide swath of bass drum. “White Chords” could be a Joy Division B- new instrumentation is introduced in their place. A bas- side. Throughout the 11 songs, the beats frequently soon is heard on far more than one song, and even recall those heard in modern hip-hop, although certain- more surprisingly, it doesn’t sound out of place. The ly not in a context found anywhere near the top 40. closest comparison in terms of stylistic departure, if not These New Puritans’ willingness and ability to com- musical content, is Radiohead’s “Kid A.” Like that clas- bine vastly disparate influences into an organic whole is sic, “Hidden” is the work of a band utterly unconcerned ultimately their biggest strength. with commercial success and it too succeeds all the “Hidden” is a relentlessly ambitious album that star- more because of it. tles with every musical left turn. Is it an easy listen? By From woodwind sections to samples of swords being no means. Is rewarding and original? Absolutely. After drawn to Castlevania-esque keyboards, the group a few listens to the whole album it becomes easier to seems to have turned away no idea in the composition pick out the subtleties of each individual track. Once of this album, no matter how far out there. Make no everything has sunk in, it’s not difficult to see how truly mistake, this is an album that was composed — there is excellent “Hidden” is. After hearing this album, one can far too much going on at any one moment to say conclude that the band’s name is almost certainly a “Hidden” was simply performed, as most are. joke, because nothing about this music is puritanical. Opening track “Time Xone” is instrumental, consist- ing entirely of horns being played at a funereal tempo. It serves as a brief introduction to the album, lulling the ‘Hidden’ listener until the song fades out and the first single “We These New Puritans Want War” kicks in. And does it ever kick. Over seven minutes in length, it features a militaristic drumbeat, keyboards and frontman Jack Barnett’s cryptic, insis- Label: Angular/Domino tent singing. What is so incredible about the song is that Best Tracks: “Time Xone,” “Fire Power,” it doesn’t feel as long as it is, which is probably the best compliment a song can get. “Orion” The first two songs are indicative of what is to come on the rest of the album, which seems to be split between the breathy, horn heavy tracks and the rhyth- mic, stomping ones. Falling into the latter category is the excellent “Attack Music,” featuring a choir and samples of breaking glass over a chanted refrain. Again, anything goes on “Hidden.” The rampant experimentation might be a turnoff for some listeners, which is understandable. These New Contact Ryan Raffin at rraffi[email protected] JACLYN ESPINOZA l Observer Graphic page 16 The Observer N CLASSIFIEDS Friday, April 9, 2010

MLB PGA TOUR Aaron laments hitters’ Woods fires 68 in return home run obsession Associated Press AUGUSTA, Georgia — Tiger king is preparing these days for Woods shot a 4-under-par 68 Associated Press Atlanta’s Arthritis Walk on May Thursday, his best score ever on NEW YORK — Hank Aaron 22. He’s overcome knee the first day of the Masters watches games these days and is osteoarthritis with Synvisc-One, a despite a five-month layoff. perplexed as batter after batter medication that’s relieved his Returning from a self-imposed tries to jack pitches out of the pain and which he’s promoting in exile and trying to rebuild his ballpark, obsessed with the long the run-up to the event. reputation after a sex scandal, ball that made Hammerin’ Hank “I was kind of embarrassed at Woods quickly showed his game famous. first, walking around with my was still in good shape. “I don’t think they understand grandson, trying to play basket- His round included eagles at the role of what they need to be ball with him and going out with the eighth and 15th holes, the doing,” Aaron said Thursday dur- my friends trying to play golf. I first time he’s had multiple ing a visit to The Associated couldn’t even throw a baseball to eagles in an Augusta round. Press. “I’m not saying all of them, my grandson,” he said. “Rather Also, Woods had never started but I think some players need to than having surgery, I decided to with a score lower than 70 until understand that they’re never try some other things. After I got Thursday, when he put himself going to hit 50 home runs or 45 my shot, I had no problem with just two strokes behind the sur- home runs (a year). They’ve got my leg. I haven’t had any prob- prising leader, 50-year-old Fred to learn how to hit the ball to the lems at all.” Couples. AP opposite field and do the little He doesn’t know if the leg pain “Why play if you don’t think Tiger Woods, right, listens to advice from caddie Steve Williams things to help their ballclub win came from hitting the wall too you’re going to win?” Woods during the first round of the Masters Tournament Thursday. championships.” many times. Or perhaps hitting said. “If I don’t think I can win, I He prefers not to discuss the dirt. He remembers very well won’t enter the event.” tee was sparse 30 minutes Watson, who nearly became steroids, a subject that has fol- facing Bob Gibson and Don The world’s No. 1 player is off before Woods was scheduled to the oldest major winner in golf lowed him since Barry Bonds Drysdale and Juan Marichal. to a good start for his fifth green start. By the time he arrived, it history at last year’s British approached and surpassed “I didn’t hit the ground that jacket, and his score could have had swelled to 10 deep all the Open, showed it wasn’t a fluke. Aaron’s total of 755 home runs. much, but I got my share of been even lower. He lipped out way round. Woods smiled and He held the lead for a while But he’s willing to talk about his knockdowns,” he said. four putts. touched the brim of his cap, after shooting 67, tying his best likes and dislikes regarding the Back in Aaron’s day, it was rare Still, no complaints after being acknowledging the cheers when round at Augusta. way baseball has changed since for batters to charge mounds. away from the game so long and his name was announced. The last time he did it was 20 he retired as a player after the Now, hitters sometimes glare if a enduring plenty of ridicule over “Make us proud!” a fan yelled. years ago. Watson closed with a 1976 season. pitch is even a baseball card’s his personal life, which fell Not that he totally escaped his 5-foot birdie putt at the tough It bothers him when he sees width inside. apart after a Thanksgiving night personal troubles inside the 18th hole, set up by a brilliant today’s players get themselves As he watches these days, car crash led to revelations of gates of Augusta National. iron shot that skipped along the into trouble, especially in the Aaron misses the dominating multiple extramarital affairs. A small plane flew over the right side of the green, caught celebrity-obssessed glare that pitchers of his era. Despite his off-the-course course pulling a banner that the ridge and turned back illuminates baseball and other “Most of those pitchers, when troubles, he heard nothing but jabbed the golfer: “Tiger: Did toward the flag. public professions. He tries to they got into the seventh, eighth cheers from the Augusta you mean bootyism?” — a refer- Phil Mickelson was among five counsel rookies and other young- and ninth innings, they didn’t National fans. ence to Woods’ claim that part players who matched Watson’s sters to stay on the right path. look back and see who was “It was unbelievable, the of the reason for his troubles 67, joined by reigning PGA “The ones that think that they warming up in the bullpen. They whole day,” Woods said. “The was that he left his faith, Championship winner Y.E. Yang, can have a shortcut in life, that’s usually could finish what they people, I haven’t heard them Buddhism. Some people in the Woods’ playing partner K.J. when they’re going to get them- started. And so I was happy to cheer this loud in all my years stands laughed and pulled out Choi and England’s Lee selves in trouble, no matter who know that I played in that era coming here. It certainly helped binoculars to get a closer look. Westwood, seeking his first you are,” he said. where those guys were able to do keep my spirits up.” Later, another banner said: “Sex major title. “No one can tell me that you those things,” he said. “Pitching No longer sporting the goatee Addict? Yeah. Right. Sure. Me Mickelson had a blistering can consistently hit 60 and 70 has changed. I think that if you he had worn during practice, Too!” eagle-birdie-birdie stretch start- homers, because the league is not talked to the average manager Woods bounced back from his Woods largely lived up to his ing at the par-5 13th, and his made that way. This is the big and want to know what his phi- first bogey with two precise vow to be more responsive to score could have been even leagues and every team has the losophy is as far as pitching, he’ll shots that set up a 10-footer for the crowd and try to keep his lower. He missed birdie tries of best players they can,” he added tell most of his pitchers before the eagle at the par-5 eighth. When emotions in check. He doffed his about 10 feet at No. 16 and a 5- without prompting. “If you hit 30 season starts, ‘You give me five the ball dropped in the cup, cap to the fans several times, footer at the 18th, but this was home runs, that’s fine, but don’t good innings and I can bring patrons rose in unison to salute and they were appreciative. still an encouraging start for a think that you will hit 70 home somebody out there to relieve the disgraced golfer, who deliv- “I think the way he’s reacting two-time Masters winner who runs because there is no shortcut. you.”’ ered his first fist pump of the with the crowd is amazing,” said has struggled this year. Eventually, things are going to The biggest annoyance is the day. Jim Moehring, who cheered on “I do love this place,” catch up with you.” length of games. But this round likely will be Woods in Amen Corner. “He Mickelson said. “I don’t have to Now 76, Aaron’s a bit pudgier “It bothers me one inning can remembered for a shot Woods seems to be more relaxed.” be perfect. I can miss a shot and than in his playing days but still last, I don’t know, 25 minutes or pulled off at the next hole. He Until he got to No. 14. Woods’ still recover. It relaxes me when has the same broad smile, the 30 minutes, when they keep yanked his drive left of the fair- explosive temper let loose there I go down Magnolia Lane.” same large, meaty hands that bringing relief pitchers out and way, leaving him with a treach- after an errant iron shot. He Woods was in the next-to-last pitchers feared from 1954-76 as the catchers keep going out talk- erous 5-iron that had to be slung down his club and let out group, playing with Choi and he vaulted past Babe Ruth, Willie ing. That bothers me more than hooked around the pine trees to a scream as he turned away, Matt Kuchar. It looked as though Mays, Mickey Mantle, Ted anything.” reach an uphill green he could unwilling to even watch the there might be a rain delay as Williams, Jimme Foxx, Eddie Stepping out is another pet barely see. flight of the ball. skies darkened and the wind Mathews and Mel Ott on the peeve. Woods ripped into the ball Couples has won three gusted up to 22 mph (35 kph) home-run list. “They’re supposed to be in the with a powerful swing, then ran straight times on the 50-and- ahead of an approaching storm. He held the career record from batters’ box and be ready to hit,” out into the fairway to get a look over Champions Tour, and that There were scattered sprinkles, 1974 until 2007, when Bonds he said. “And the pitchers ought as it skidded onto the green, success carried over to Augusta. but the front broke up as it made 762 the new 755, a record to be ready to pitch.” pulling to a stop about 12 feet He had only one bogey the passed over Augusta. some in the baseball world find He’d like to see more day above the hole. He rolled in the entire day and shot a 32 on the Anthony Kim endured a wild difficult to accept because of alle- games, so parents can bring their birdie putt, which put him on back side. back side on his way to a 68. He gations Bonds used steroids. kids and grandparents can take the leaderboard for the first “I’m driving it very long and started with three straight Aaron never complained. He their grandkids. But he under- time, just two strokes behind. fairly straight, and I’m putting bogeys, made an eagle at 13, even recorded a video message stands why most games are at After one of the lip-outs came ridiculously well out there,” he another bogey at the 14th, then played on the stadium scoreboard night. on an eagle attempt at 13, he said. “Today I made a bunch of closed with three straight the night Bonds passed him. “What are going to do with rolled in an 8-foot putt at the 6- and 7-footers on the front birdies. His only par after the A senior vice president with the your advertisers? There’s going to 15th. nine. That was just a huge turn came at No. 16. Nick Braves, the former home run be griping,” he said. The gallery around the first boost.” Watney also shot a 68.

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PGA Men’s Division I Tennis ITA Poll

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1 Virginia 25 2 Ohio State 24 3 Tennessee 23 4 Southern Cal 22 5 Texas 21 6 Florida 20 7 Stanford 19 8 Georgia 18 9 Baylor 17 10 UCLA 16 11 Kentucky 15 12 Texas A&M 14 13 Illinois 13 14 Texas Tech 12 15 California 11 16 Louisville 10 17 Mississippi 9 18 Wake Forest 8 19 North Carolina 7 20 Duke 6 21 Oklahoma 5 22 Washington 4 23 Virginia Tech 3 24 Georgia Tech 2 25 Florida State 1

Women’s Division III Golf NGCA Coaches Poll

team previous AP Tom Watson chats with fellow tour golfer Ben Crane during a practice round at Augusta National on April 6, 2010. 1 Methodist 1 Watson, after surprising at last year’s British Open, again finds himself near the leaderboard after Masters Day One. 2 Gust-Adolphus 3 3 Wisc- Eau Claire 2 4 Ill. Wesleyan 8 5 SAINT MARYS 4 Watson a surprise yet again at Masters 6 DePauw 6 7 Amherst 7 Associated Press deserves a fairytale ending. for the aged, why couldn’t ter than almost all of them, 8 Southwestern (Tx.) 12 And who could argue that this week at Augusta and in the process nearly 9 Olivet 9 AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tom anyone deserves one more National turn into one for stole the day from Woods. 10 George Fox 15 Watson’s week began on than the man who had one the ages? Watson’s 67 matched his 11 Williams 11 13th green with his son pro- stolen from him last year at It doesn’t all have to be best round ever in the 12 Allegheny 10 posing to his girlfriend in an Turnberry in a heartbreak about Tiger Woods, does it? Masters, one that came 20 13 Washington-Stl. 5 elaborately staged surprise heard around the world. “It’s a long shot for some- years ago when he was a 14 St. Lawrence 14 that included the chairman The odds still are it won’t body, still, honestly, of our much younger man and 15 Hartburg 13 of Augusta National. happen here. For now, age to do it,” Watson said. Augusta National was a 16 Hope 16 His day began standing on though, there’s a senior citi- “But still, they can do it.” much different course. He 17 Centre 21 top of a stool to get a view of zen near the top of the If anyone can do it, it’s the didn’t make a bogey and 18 Birmingham-So. 21 a few old friends hitting cer- leaderboard at the Masters. gap-toothed wonder who was a stroke behind the lead 19 St. Benedict 16 emonial shots off the first “It doesn’t matter what it almost gave us one of the of fellow senior tour player 20 Carleton 19 21 Wheaton (Ill.) tee. is right now,” Watson said. great sports stories ever Fred Couples. 23 His round began with a “It matters on Sunday. when he came within an All this from a guy who 22 Cortland State NR pep talk from the groom-to- That’s all that matters. easy 2-putt of winning the hadn’t made the cut here in 23 Franklin 18 British Open last year at the eight years and shot 83 the 24 St. Thomas (Minn.) 20 be, who also happened to be Every player in that field 25 Piedmont NR the guy carrying his bag. knows that.” age of 59. last time he teed it up in the “Come on dad, let’s go out Let’s not spoil the moment. He’s a year older, but not Masters. The same guy who and play a good round of We all know what’s sup- much wiser. He still stub- bemoaned at the British that golf,” Michael Watson told posed to happen when old bornly believes he can play he was nothing more than a him. nerves meet fast greens. against the kids. ceremonial player here any Men’s Division I Lacrosse A storybook week But if Turnberry was one On this day he played bet- more. USILA Coaches Poll IN BRIEF team previous Attorney: Evidence will exon- Butler inks 33-year old coach Jets reportedly close to deal 1 Virginia 1 erate Steelers star WR Holmes Stevens to multi-year contract with rival Dolphins’ DE Taylor 2 North Carolina 3 ORLANDO, Fla. — An attorney for INDIANAPOLIS — Brad Stevens is FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Jason 3 Syracuse 2 Pittsburgh Steelers receiver content to keep coaching the Butler Taylor is dancing with the enemy. 4 Maryland 4 Santonio Holmes says he has mailed way. The free agent linebacker and six- 5 Princeton 5 Orlando Police investigators evi- The 33-year-old coach, who came time Pro Bowl pick with the Miami 6 Duke 7 dence that will exonerate his client within a buzzer-beating shot of win- Dolphins met with the New York Jets 7 Massachusetts 9 against allegations that he threw a ning the NCAA men’s basketball for a second straight day Thursday 8 Drexel 11 glass at a woman in a nightclub. championship, signed a 12-year deal as coach Rex Ryan tried to add the 9 Loyola (Md.) 12 Attorney Adam Swickle refused to Thursday that extends through the NFL's active sacks leader to last sea- 10 Hofstra 8 say Thursday what the evidence 2021-22 season. son's top-ranked defense. was since it is part of an ongoing Team spokesman Jim McGrath “Hopefully we can bring him along investigation. declined to say how much the deal for the ride,” linebacker Calvin Pace Orlando Police Department was worth, though Stevens had a total said. spokeswoman Barbara Jones also compensation package of $750,000 “I think it would be a great situa- refused to say whether detectives last season. Athletic director Barry tion for him.” around the dial had received anything. Collier acknowledged Tuesday that The 35-year-old Taylor, who was in Anshonae Mills filed a lawsuit last Stevens was in line for a pay raise. town with his wife, Katina, was NCAA Men’s Frozen Four month claiming Holmes threw a The Bulldogs got the man they expected to take until this weekend Wisconsin vs. TBA glass at her, cutting her above the wanted to stay. at the earliest before deciding on eye. In the lawsuit, she said Holmes “Brad has demonstrated that he’s whether to sign with New York. The 7 p.m., ESPN and a police officer intimidated her the right fit for Butler University,” former “Dancing With the Stars” so she wouldn’t press charges. Collier said in a statement. “Our pro- contestant — he finished runner-up PGA Mills changed her mind, and the gram has grown under his leadership, to Kristi Yamaguchi in 2008 — has Masters Final Round Coverage case has been reopened by the and we’re excited about our future had a contentious relationship with 3:30 p.m. Saturday, CBS Orlando police. under his direction.” Jets fans during his 13-year career, page 18 The Observer N SPORTS Friday, April 9, 2010 NFL Meadowlands facility prepares for trial run

AP The new Meadowlands stadium is slated to open this fall, playing home to the Giants and Jets.

boards,” Lamping said. Associated Press The facility, to be called the EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New Meadowlands Stadium When Mark Lamping talked until the Giants and Jets find about a truly soft opening of a title sponsor, is taller and the New Meadowlands bigger than the adjacent Stadium, the chief executive Giants Stadium, which opened of the $1.6 billion home for in 1976 and served as the the Giants and Jets wasn’t dual home of the Jets and kidding. Giants since 1984. Fans showing up for a col- The new stadium, construct- lege lacrosse tripleheader on ed in 34 months, can be con- Saturday will see that the verted from a Giants game to concourse around the stadium a Jets game in a couple of isn’t complete, the access hours. Buttons can be pushed roads leading into the 82,500- to change signage from Giants seat facility aren’t finished, blue to Jets green almost and there’s work to be done instantaneously. The end on some of the concourses zones with the team names and the concession areas in can be switched by rolling up the upper levels. two rug sections on the And the 4,000 or so people Fieldturf surface. who work at the stadium and Even the outside of the sta- have undergone 16 hours of dium can change colors by training are going to be work- shining light off the stadium ing their first game. So they fins. The fins also serve to might be as confused as the limit the rain and wind enter- fans coming to the stadium ing the stadium. for the first time. The new stadium, which “There will be some fumbles includes 9,500 club seats and and dropped passes like any 222 luxury suites, has 1.9 training camp,” Lamping said million square feet, about a before giving a tour of the million more than Giants stadium to about 40 media Stadium. members Thursday. The suites are impressive, Lamping said the positive particularly the 20 units that aspect to opening the facility seat 400 people in the some four months ahead of Commissioner Club. The schedule, and holding several suites range in price from concerts and an international $750,000 to $1 million and soccer game, is give the occu- it will allow the pants access to staff to work both teams. out the kinks “There will be some The common before the Jets fumbles and area of the and Giants Commissioner’s open the regu- dropped passes Club is impres- lar season in like any sive, with black September. training camp.” walnut walls The outside of and bamboo the new stadi- floors. The um is metallic, Mark Lamping mezzanine level looking some- New Meadowlands CEO has 7,000 club what like an seats. open venetian For those who blind. The have the less inside is spectacular, with expensive seats near the top fans bound to be impressed of the stadium, the upper lev- by the cozy feeling of the els are high. However, the seating and four Jumbotron seats don’t make you feel like screens that are 118 feet long you are sitting on the side of a and 30 feet high, with each cliff. presenting a crystal clear pic- All the concessions, suites ture from its mid-stadium and sound systems are tied level. into a data center in the base- “The idea was to put them ment of the building. lower in the bowl than typi- Lamping said the demolition cally where they would be of Giants Stadium should be and have them in a location finished by July and the land Please recycle The Observer. that, no matter where you’re should be transformed to sitting or where the action is, parking hopefully by the start you can always see two video of the NFL regular season. Friday, April 9, 2010 The Observer N SPORTS page 19

MLB Cabrera’s bat leads Tigers to win over Royals

Dontrelle Willis returns from mental struggle to earn win; Dodgers sit five starters but still outhit Pirates

“Early on, I’ve got to force con- was OK. I’ve kind of stayed away lineup hitters Ethier (sore left ing and keep myself strong to Associated Press tact,” he said. “I think everybody’s from making any fuss one way or ankle) and Ramirez (day off), but help the ballclub.” KANSAS CITY, Mo. — He going to have the same approach the other. Treat him the way you still got 16 hits off four pitchers, Maholm second-guessed him- walked the first batter on four on me. I think they’re going to do everybody else. If you do the including 10 from their No. 1-4 self for throwing a hittable pitch pitches. wait me out to see if I’m throwing job, you pitch. I’m excited for hitters. Reed Johnson doubled to Belliard on an 0-1 count, espe- Would Dontrelle Willis’ 10- the ball over the plate.” him. I’m happy for him. among three hits and scored cially with two out and Anderson month struggle to recover from Without a doubt, that was “He’s got every teammate twice, and Matt Kemp, James on deck. social anxiety and chronic wild- Kansas City’s strategy. pulling as hard as you could pull Loney and Garret Anderson drove “It was a sinker that didn’t do a ness blow up in his face the first “He wasn’t quite as wild as we for everybody. It’s great to see.” in two runs each. whole lot, except go about 405 time out? expected him to be or as he’s Cabrera went 4 for 5 with a “They’re an aggressive-hitting feet,” Maholm said. “In my head, In a word, no. The former two- been in some of his past,” said three-run homer and an RBI sin- team,” Pirates manager John I had a left-handed batter coming time National League All-Star manager Trey Hillman. “He gle. In 41 games against the Russell said. “You throw the ball up. I agreed to it and I threw it, walked two batters in the first threw enough strikes for us to Royals, he’s hitting .363 with 13 over the middle of the plate, but in my mind I wanted to throw inning but none over the next five have to be ready.” home runs and 39 RBIs. they’re going to make you pay.” something different.” as the Detroit Tigers beat the Cabrera hit a three-run home “This is a good park to hit, this The Dodgers hadn’t been swept Dodgers starter Chad Kansas City Royals and its shaky run on an 0-2 count off Luis big park,” said Cabrera, who hit in a three-game series by Billingsley (1-0) gave up a run bullpen 7-3 Thursday, giving hope Mendoza (0-1) in the eighth, put- the tying home run on Pittsburgh since Sept. 4-6, 2000, while throwing 107 pitches over 5 that Willis’ troubles may finally be ting the Tigers on top 4-2. He Wednesday night. “When you see in Los Angeles. The last such 1-3 innings, yielding five hits, a thing of the past. added an RBI single in the three- a big park, you try to use the sweep in Pittsburgh was May 31- striking out seven and walking “It was a gritty ballgame early,” run ninth as the Royals’ bullpen gaps. That’s an advantage.” June 2, 1999, when the Pirates four. said Willis, who had appeared in blew a save for the third straight played in Three Rivers Stadium. Billingsley was 4-0 during five just 15 games since signing a game. Dodgers 10, Pirates 2 Belliard, making a spot start April starts last season and was three-year contract with Detroit While losing two of three games The Los Angeles Dodgers didn’t after losing the second baseman’s 9-3 with a 2.72 ERA after 14 in 2008. “They had me on the in this season-opening series, need Manny Ramirez or Andre job to Blake DeWitt, hit a two-run starts, making the NL All-Star ropes. But with the encourage- Royals starters Zack Greinke, Ethier, Casey Blake or Russell homer off Paul Maholm (0-1) in team. He faded during the second ment of my team I was able to Luke Hochevar and Brian Martin to finally find a way to the fifth to make it 4-0. Belliard half, losing eight of his final 11 battle, make some good pitches Bannister gave up only two beat what is usually one of the added a run-scoring triple during while having a 4.03 ERA. and get us back in the dugout.” earned runs. majors’ worst teams, the a breakout four-run seventh “Last year was last year, this is Miguel Cabrera drove homered “It’s just a matter of making Pittsburgh Pirates. against reliever Hayden Penn, a new season, a new start,” and drove in four runs for Detroit. pitches on quality hitters,” said Manager Joe Torre simply huffing and puffing into third. Billingsley said. “We’ll have to In his previous regular-season Hillman. “When you leave pitches plugged in a bunch of backups, Belliard doubled in the ninth, take it one start at a time and one start June 14, Willis walked a out over the plate especially to and a lot of hits followed. finishing 3 for 5 and a single win at a time.” career-high eight batters in just 3 guys like Cabrera, Magglio Ronnie Belliard homered short of the cycle. With the Dodgers having no 2-3 innings. Then he went on the (Ordonez) and (Carlos) Guillen, among three extra base hits and “I’m not going to play every established No. 1 starter, they disabled list the rest of the season they are going to get you.” drove in four runs, and the day, I’m going to come from the would welcome Billingsley or left- with social anxiety disorder. Willis allowed two runs on Dodgers won 10-2 on Thursday bench and sometimes when they hander Clayton Kershaw pitching If the right-hander can regain seven hits, with two walks and to avoid being swept in a three- need to give the guys off they’re himself into that role. the form that made him a star four strikeouts in six innings. game series by the Pirates for the going to put me out there,” said “We needed a win,” Billingsley with the Florida Marlins, the “He’s got to build on this one,” first time in 10 years. Belliard, who replaced Orlando said. “You always want to be that Tigers will seem almost certain to said manager Jim Leyland. “This The Dodgers didn’t start five Hudson at second base late last guy who is the one who can stop contend in the AL Central. one was OK. It wasn’t great, but it regulars, including middle-of-the- season. “I’m going to keep work- it (a losing streak).” page 20 The Observer N SPORTS Friday, April 9, 2010

PGA TOUR NCAA FOOTBALL Woods lost morality, Saban likes Tide offense not golfing prowess Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama coach Nick Saban isn’t portion to how Woods was one to lavish praise on his foot- Associated Press playing. ball team, especially not during AUGUSTA, Ga. — If you When he walked onto the spring practice when the goal is wanted to see him fail, a golf 12th tee, he politely tipped the improvement. course was probably the last bill of his cap, then realized He’s having trouble finding place to look. those in the gallery just ahead much fault with an offense that Tiger Woods might have lost of him had popped up out of returns virtually every playmak- his moral compass. But his their seats. Woods took his cap er from last season, including swing hasn’t gone anywhere. off to the still-standing ova- Heisman Trophy winner Mark He striped what might have tion, then moments later, hit Ingram. been the most pressure- his tee shot at the par-3 hole “I feel really good about the packed shot of his career off just 6 feet below the pin and way we’re going on offense,” the first tee, then hit his responded to the full-throated Saban said on Wednesday. “The approach shot 12 feet left of roar by taking his cap off quarterbacks are playing well. the hole—this as a plane cir- again. Half-embarrassed, he We’ve got good skill players all cled lazily overhead towing a followed that with an awkward the way around, and they’ve banner that read: “Tiger: Did smile. done a really good job. you mean Bootyism?” “I said thank you all the “I think we’ve improved the Woods’ birdie try at the first way,” Woods said. “I was say- passing game.” hole narrowly slid past the cup ing thank you all day.” Offensively, that would be an and spun away. Four other That wasn’t the only thing he important objective for spring times his birdie tries hit the lip said, of course. For all the talk practice and next season. and spun out. He let a half- about a new, more fan-friendly Sure, the Crimson Tide won a AP dozen similarly good birdie Tiger, flashes of the old one national title last season largely Alabama head coach Nick Saban wants his team to be more bal- opportunities on the back nine resurfaced as he climbed the with a relentless running game anced on the offensive side of the ball in 2010. get away—this time with a leaderboard. He pumped his and one of the nation’s best plane towing a different ban- first with every birdie try that defenses. The forward pass was were the salvation” of the offense healthy. ner: “Sex Addict? Yeah. Right. fell and nearly dropped to his mostly an afterthought in the last season. “I think it’s safe to say that he’s Sure. Me, knees several national championship game vic- Alabama’s only current holes a different player,” McElroy said. Too!” times when they tory over Texas when Greg are at right tackle, left guard and “He stepped it up tremendously. For all that, didn’t. McElroy threw for just 58 yards. tight end. Sophomore guard He’s even probably surpassed Woods still “I said thank you all At the 14th, A little more firepower might Chance Warmack and redshirt what he did as a freshman.” shot 68, his the way. I was saying after a letter-per- come in handy with a defense freshman tackle D.J. Fluker are The Tide had seven new lowest opening fect drive down that returns only two starters. among the leading candidates starters last season. round ever at thank you all day.” the right side of Tailbacks Ingram and Trent for the line spots while there are “We started off slow on a tournament the fairway, Richardson certainly wouldn’t several experienced tight ends. offense, if you remember the first he’s won four Tiger Woods Woods pulled his complain about a passing game McElroy still has wide half of the Virginia Tech game,” times. If noth- Professional golfer approach left and that kept opposing defenses from receivers Julio Jones and Saban said. “There were proba- ing else, no long of the green, stacking extra defenders near Marquis Maze and Darius Hanks bly many people that thought matter how dropped the club the line of scrimmage, or in the in a passing game that was serv- we’d never get a first down. We the rest of his and let out what box. iceable but not particularly con- had a lot of new guys playing, a time here goes, this perform- sounded like the beginning of “There were times last year sistent. lot of young guys. We were ance should put to rest any a howl: “God …” But he caught when they were putting eight or “We left a lot of plays out on rebuilding the offensive line. We notion that how Woods plays himself mid-scream, then just nine in the box and we were still the field last year,” tight end got better in the second half and golf has anything to do with stopped, stared into the dis- running it,” Ingram said. “We Preston Dial said. “We’re trying got better each week.” how he behaved. tance and composed himself wouldn’t get the ball out to the to capitalize on the plays and The spring’s first scrimmage, And remember: If only half for the next shot. One of his perimeter, to our playmakers. have more plays from scrim- at least, emphasized passing. To the stories of his extramarital three bogeys followed anyway. That’s just one thing that we mage and limit the penalties. Ingram, it was a positive sign for flings are true, Woods already Yet those disappointments have to do, and that’s a point of When you’ve got guys like Maze, a simple reason: The receivers won a dozen times around the were muted compared to the emphasis that we’re looking at Hanks and Julio outside, there’s were catching the ball. world knowing full well his five months of wall-to-wall this spring. no reason we can’t pass the “They were making plays,” he secret could blow up at any ridicule that preceded them. “When people are trying to ball.” said. “When we were taking moment. When he said this As a reminder, he was ripped load up the box to stop the run, McElroy’s only significant miss- shots downfield, they were mak- time that he feels more com- only Wednesday by Augusta we get the ball to them so they ing target is tight end Colin Peek, ing plays. They weren’t dropping fortable on a golf course than National chairman Billy Payne, can stretch the field and make who was fourth on the team with balls. Greg was making the right just about anywhere else, it who publicly called out Woods plays. They’re dangerous and 26 catches for 313 yards. Saban reads, so that showed up. never rang more true. for being a less-than-suitable we’ve got to give them the ball.” said he has seen “a lot more Instead of incomplete passes or “I normally do feel pretty role model for kids. Five of the top six receivers are explosive plays not only in the interceptions, those were big good on the golf course. “We did have a conversation, back and three more report in scrimmage but every day in explosive plays. I don’t think it’s Sometimes,” Woods said, “it yes we did,” was all Woods the fall. Richardson and Ingram practice.” anything that anybody should be may be a little difficult at said about it. “I was disap- combined for 2,409 yards and 25 Jones had a drop in numbers too concerned with, because home when helicopters are fly- pointed in myself, too.” touchdowns rushing. his sophomore season with we’re going to stay a balanced ing overhead, taking pictures. Payne’s admonition, howev- Saban said the two “probably injury problems but is now offense. But normally, I do feel pretty er, was mild compared to the good.” blistering that Woods caught He was cheered on the for a new Nike commercial range, on the practice putting that aired a day earlier, in green alongside the first tee which he stares into the cam- and everywhere else he era as his late father asks, stepped. The closest thing to “What were you thinking?” derision were muttered con- The ad has been parodied versations along a few fair- dozens of times already, most ways, where clusters of friends notably with the voice-over either dared one another to replaced by a message Woods yell something nasty, or won- was said to have left for one of dered whether anybody else his mistresses. might. No one did. “I think that’s what my dad That certainly had some- would say,” Woods said late thing to do with all the extra Thursday, back on the defen- security crisscrossing the sive for one of the few times grounds. Even when Woods all day. sneaked over to a portable toi- “It’s amazing how my dad let on the 11th hole, he was can speak to me from different trailed by two guards. He was ways, even when he’s long also escorted all the way gone. He’s still helping me. around by Team Tiger, which Any son who’s lost a father consisted of a dozen people at that meant so much in his life, various times, but always I think they would understand included his mother, Tida, the spot.” swing coach Hank Haney, Nike Maybe. boss Phil Knight, agent Mark But the simple fact that Steinberg and a few staff Woods and his backers at Nike members from the Tiger have decided to push back Woods Foundation. tells you two things. First, The cheers were tentative at they’re as determined to cash first, with fans looking at one in on his misfortune as every- another as if all of them were body else; and two, whatever searching for the right tone. things Woods needed to work But soon enough, the applause on in rehab, his confidence gathered steam in direct pro- was not one of them. Friday, April 9, 2010 The Observer N SPORTS page 21

ND WOMEN’S GOLF SMC GOLF Irish look to regain form Belles welcome Trine

against their conference foes. Championships will be held. for home dual meet By TIM SINGLER Despite playing solid rounds of Notre Dame looks to make a Sports Writer golf over the course of the sea- strong showing at the confer- inconsistency that plagued them son, putting together three solid ence tournament this year, a By LUKE MANSOUR throughout the Southwestern Notre Dame concludes the rounds continues to elude the tournament in which they fin- Sports Writer Invitational, particularly on the regular season with the Irish. Irish coach Susan Holt ished second last season. The tournament’s final day, when the SunTrust Lady Gator said the team knows what it Irish return three players that The Belles will try to rebound team squandered a chance to hold Invitational in Gainesville, Fla., wants to accomplish in the finished in the top 11 last year. from a disappointing third place onto second place. as they prepare for the upcom- SunTrust Lady Gator Both senior Annie Brophy and finish at last week’s Southwestern “[In Texas] we were cruising ing Big East tournament. Invitational: more consistent junior So-Hyun Park finished Invitational when they take on along making a lot of pars and The Irish hope to improve production. tied for ninth, while sophomore Trine University Saturday after- birdies, then an 8 or 9 would creep their play this weekend, while “We need to get three solid Becca Huffer finished tied for noon in a home dual meet. in somewhere and that would put adding some consistency to their rounds together,” Holt said. “We 11th. “The last couple trips have been us back behind the eight ball,” game. The Invitational will pro- are just trying to be more con- “I know what we are capable a challenge but it’s good to be back Hamilton said. “It was pretty disap- vide excellent practice and sistent and productive.” of,” Holt said. “We are close.” in some familiar surroundings,” pointing — we all just played poorly preparation for the upcoming At the Invitational, Notre The Irish are out to prove how Belles coach Mark Hamilton said. on the last day as a team which Big East championships. Dame will get an idea of how close they are to being among “I’m looking forward to a break- normally doesn’t happen.” The tournament features 15 they c0ompare to the rest of the the elite as they hit the links this through weekend.” The Belles will need a big per- teams, including four teams cur- competition. With this tourna- weekend at the Mark Bostick The No. 5 Belles have had suc- formance from the trio of junior rently in the NGCA top 25. The ment, the Irish not only face Golf Course Saturday. cess against the Thunder in the Mary Kate Boyce, sophomore competition will be fierce, but good teams, but they also get a past, beating them in the fall season Natalie Matsuzak and junior that only makes the Irish feel for the Florida courses on Contact Tim Singler at as well as taking second place at Rosemary O’Connor, each of whom stronger and gives them an edge which the Big East [email protected] the Trine Invitational. With a win, has played an essential role this the Belles will be able to regain season. With MIAA qualifying right confidence that was lost when around the corner, Hamilton is things didn’t go their way in Texas. looking for a complete performance SMC SOFTBALL However, Hamilton said the Trine to boost the Belles to an automatic University lineup could have a dif- bid for the NCAA Division III ferent feel to it heading into this Tournament. weekend’s matchup. “We need some solid scores out Saint Mary’s travels to Albion “They may have added a couple of our top three players, but our new players for the spring season, four and five spots are key to our saw the offense explode to an excellent complement to but we’ll see what happens,” he success,” Hamilton said. “I look for Observer Staff Report the tune of 53 runs. Peterson’s production. said. “We’re definitely optimistic.” whoever plays in those spots to be Saint Mary’s (13-9, 2-0 Scoring runs has been the Saint Mary’s looks to devel- Trine University is led by senior consistent and come in with a good MIAA) looks to extend its win- team’s strength all season. op and maintain the consis- Becca Miller and junior Katlyn number.” ning streak to three as it hits The Belles are led by senior tency it lacked last year as it Pero. Miller had a successful fall The Belles will take on Trine the road to face Albion (6-15, Ashley Peterson, who paces competes for the conference season, as she was awarded First- Saturday at noon at the South Bend 0-5) in a conference matchup. the team with a .467 batting title. The Belles head to Team All-MIAA honors. The Country Club. The Belles are coming off a average and 35 hits. Junior Albion in search of their sec- Thunder finished fourth overall in two-game sweep of Hayley Bojorquez and her ond consecutive road sweep conference play. Contact Luke Mansour at Kalamazoo on the road that seven home runs have been Friday at 3:30 p.m. The Belles looks to discard the [email protected] page 22 The Observer N SPORTS Friday, April 9, 2010

MEN’S TENNIS ND WOMEN’S TENNIS Irish ready to bounce Irish welcome South Florida back against Louisville By CHRIS ALLEN of sad because it means every- McGaffigan said. “The coaches Sports Writer thing is close to being over,” have been putting us through a McGaffigan said. “But it’s nice ton of drills as we try to By MEAGHAN VESELIK lenges to overcome in Fresh off a grueling trip to knowing that we’ll be home improve our singles play.” Sports Writer Saturday’s matchup, not the Texas during which Notre and we’ll have our friends and In addition to Frilling, who conference rivalry. Dame went 1-1 in two match- our fans out cheering for us.” has been nearly flawless at the After falling 7-0 to No. 2 Ohio “I don’t consider the Big East es, the No. 6 Irish return to the The Bulls (10-5), who lost to top singles position, the Irish State Wednesday in a tough rivalry as important as I do the familiar home courts of the Eck the Irish in the 2008 Big East have been getting equally home match, the No. 36 Irish opportunity to take on a highly Tennis Pavilion as they take on Championships, are a familiar strong play from the likes of are looking to get back on their ranked team and the benefits No. 19 South Florida Friday. foe, and the Irish will look to No. 113 McGaffigan, who car- feet Saturday when they face coming from that,” Bayliss said. The Bulls will build on its 4-1 ries a 12-7 record at the third Big East rival No. 14 Louisville. “We had genuine opportunities test the team record against singles spot, and senior “The loss to Ohio State was to win both matches [last sea- in its return to South Florida Cosmina Ciobanu, who leads tough, but that was son].” the home “We’re done traveling historically. No. the Irish with 16 wins on the [Wednesday] and Louisville Among the Cardinals’ strong court. for the season, which 41 Irene season. McGaffigan believes comes in here Saturday and I lineup are four international “They’re one R e h b e r g e r her play is important to back doubt if they are feeling too players — Austin Childs, Simon of the top is actually kind of sad leads the Bulls up Frilling’s dominance. sorry for us,” Irish coach Bobby Childs, Viktor Maximcuk and teams in the because it means this year and “Basically, being a real close- Bayliss said. “Our job now is to Alejandro Calligari, each of Big East,” everything is close to will match up knit team has helped us out,” regroup and be ready to take whom brings his own playing f r e s h m a n against Notre McGaffigan said. “We all know on another top 15 team. We style the Irish will have to C h r i s s i e being over.” Dame’s top sin- that we are behind each other. hope that the familiar home adjust to, as well as success in M c G a f f i g a n gles player No. We are always cheering for courts will give us a boost and doubles competition. Louisville said. “They’re Chrissie McGaffigan 18 sophomore each other, and you can always that we can bounce back from has spent a significant amount a group of freshman Kristy Frilling. hear us on the court. We know Wednesday’s loss.” of time ranked in the top ten, really talented The Irish are that every single spot is just as Notre Dame (11-10) returned and as Bayliss says, Notre players.” focused on dou- important as the next, so our to campus late Tuesday night Dame knows it will have to The Irish bles play, play is really important to the after competing in Texas over bring its best effort. (16-3) will be playing their first where they will face the No. 16 team.” Easter break, where the team As part of that great effort, match at home in over a team of Rehberger and Melissa The Irish look to start the went 1-1, defeating Southern the Irish will have to continue month, where they last defeat- Koning. The Irish have been three-match home stand on the Methodist and falling to Texas the excellence they have shown ed Indiana on March 5. Though preparing for the Bulls’ strong right foot as they square off A&M. However, Bayliss doesn’t at doubles so far this season they went 5-2 over the span, doubles play in practice. with the Bulls at Eck Tennis make up any excuses for his with junior Stephen Havens and the month on the road definite- “We’ve worked a lot in dou- Pavilion at 3 p.m. Friday. team. sophomore Casey Watt leading ly took a toll on the team. bles throughout the season, but “I believe that the first person the way at the No. 1 position. “We’re done traveling for the recently we’ve been practicing Contact Chris Allen at or team to find an excuse for Bayliss said he knows that season, which is actually kind our singles heavily too,” [email protected] losing will make it a self-fulfill- endurance in his team’s play ing prophesy,” he said. will be the key to success this “Competing is about never weekend. allowing that doubt to creep “A tennis match is more of a TRACK AND FIELD into your mind and always find- marathon than a sprint, and we ing something positive to use to need to muster the ability to your advantage. Hopefully we stay with the good teams long will handle any adversity well enough to be able to take ND to play in Louisville Invitational this weekend.” advantage of the momentum Notre Dame is looking to swings that go our way,” Bayliss omore runner Jack Howard bunch of personal records. avenge last season’s two losses said. “Being patient, yet taking By ANDREW OWENS said. “The three teams we are Overall, I think everyone to the Cardinals, both of which advantage of opportunities, is Sports Writer running against have some came away from the weekend ended by a final of 4-3. Bayliss the key to winning.” great 800 meter runners, so it feeling pretty good.” said Louisville’s impressive The Irish will compete in the should be an excellent oppor- Four Irish athletes took first ranking and strong depth in its Contact Meaghan Veselik at Louisville Invitational this tunity to do so.” place in the events. Junior lineup will be the greatest chal- [email protected] weekend, a four team event The Irish competed in four Theresa Cattuna won the involving a “Border War” meets last weekend before women’s 5,000 meters, senior between Indiana and Easter break. Different ath- Joanna Schultz finished first athleticism of Georgetown’s Kentucky. letes went to the Arizona in the 400 meters, sophomore defense, stiff defense against Notre Dame and Indiana Multi-Event, the Florida Jonathan Shawel took top Corrigan the dynamic Hoya attack and University will compete with Relays, the Purdue honors in the 800-meter run, the University Invitational and senior Eric Quick beat out continued from page 28 intelligence in transition to avoid unsettled situations. of Kentucky and the Tiger the rest of the competition in If the Irish can come away and the Track Classic. the triple jump. Corrigan said he needs the with a win, they would claim University of “It should be pretty Notre Dame After this weekend, the Irish Irish to play smarter, more a huge road victory and a Louisville. exciting, especially picked up will have only five events controlled lacrosse. In their boost to their tournament “ T h e three top-five remaining until the Big East losses, the Irish got away résumé. On top of that, it L o u i s v i l l e considering some of finishes in the championships, which will be from what they do best as a would give them a full head Invitational is the great competition men’s hammer held April 30-May 2 in team, and it cost them. of steam heading into their actually a we will be facing.” throw at Cincinnati, Ohio. “We need to play sound, final three Big East games pretty inter- Purdue. The “Right now our team wants fundamental lacrosse for 60 against Providence, St. John’s esting meet,” top Irish per- to get as many guys qualified minutes,” Corrigan said. “We and two-time defending s o p h o m o r e Mike Smigelski former was for the Big East meets as we need to play with poise and national champion, No. 3 thrower Mike sophomore thrower junior Greg can,” Howard said. “That and intelligence. We haven’t done Syracuse, a game that has S m i g e l s k i Davis, who fin- maintaining our health are that consistently.” already sold out. said. “It ished third our top priorities at this point Because of the strength of The Irish will face off should be overall. in the season.” Georgetown both offensively against the Hoyas at 12 p.m. pretty exciting, especially con- “I think, as a whole, the This weekend’s match will and defensively, the Irish will in Washington, D.C., with tel- sidering some of the great team competed pretty well,” take place Saturday at the need to be on their game in evision coverage on ESPNU. competition we will be fac- Smigelski said. “A bunch of University of Louisville. all areas of the field. ing.” people qualified for the Big Corrigan said he wants to see Contact Matthew Robison at “Personally, I am looking to East Championships, which is Contact Andrew Owens at poise on offense against the [email protected] lower my outdoor time,” soph- always nice. 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However, Go Meat used a num- ers, however, energized the Cool bers advantage in the first half Runnings squad, who began Halftime and an unusually lax Cool passing the ball up and down the continued from page 28 Runnings defense to push Cool court and using superior athleti- Runnings to the end, doomed cism to go inside for points. Cool Both teams had to contend only by the snow and its height Runnings was able to jump out to with cold, wind and rain, making disadvantage. a lead, riding a run to game dribbling, passing and shooting Freshman captain Matt Lynch’s point. Go Meat fought hard until the slippery ball difficult at best. Cool Runnings squad of freshmen the end, however, scoring multi- This especially hurt Team Rob Bauer, Mike Nolte, Drew ple points on game point before Melissa, which tried to overcome Weltus and David Gorenz was at finally falling on a layup. Ceponis its numbers disadvantage by a disadvantage early when two said that the loss was hard to pushing the ball up the court and players didn’t show up until half- stomach. looking for fast-break and sec- time, leaving their teammates to “It was a heartbreaking loss. ondary-break situations to score. play 5-on-3 for the first half. The As juniors, we thought this would Cinderblock, however, tried to junior girls of Go Meat, including be our year,” she said. “We slow the game down as much as Megan McGarry, Ari Cassani, played well and we’re, well, possible on offense, using their Anne Allare, Mary McKeever, done.” moderate size advantage to go Kristen Wall and captain Sarah inside against a team that includ- Ceponis, were not intimidated by Pandamonium 21, ed three defending women’s their opponents’ size, braving the Partee-Moore Wedding 6 bracket champions. This strategy snow in nothing more than shorts Complete with a bride, a worked well in the first half, as and basketball jerseys and play- groom, a bridesmaid, a flower Cinderblock was able to take an ing with high energy. girl and a presiding priest, the 11-6 lead at halftime on the “They were good-looking and Partee-Moore wedding came strength of its offensive tall,” Ceponis said, laughing. ready to celebrate their nuptials rebounds. “Unfortunately, height is the one against the black and white clad Desperate for a fifth player, thing you can’t overcome in this Pandamonium. Team Melissa called on Finance game.” Consisting of Brandy Mader, professor Carl Ackermann, who Because of their numbers dis- the flower girl, Caitlin Brown, the was present to watch another advantage, Cool Runnings started bride, Andy Tran, the groom, game. Ackermann laced up a the game in a triangle zone but Grace Ho, the bridesmaid and PAT COVENEY/The Observer pair of borrowed sneakers, took were not able to close out quick Joe Serafin, the priest, the Junior Sarah Ceponis and freshman Mike Nolte go up for a rebound off his tie and suit jacket and was enough on open shooters, allow- Partee-Moore Wedding never let during Cool Runnings’ 21-15 victory over Go Meat. ready to play before Berlin ing Go Meat to stay close by scor- the disparity on the scoreboard, arrived at the end of halftime. ing at the same clip as Cool or the miserable weather, stop the gentle giants of the Far East, scoreboard first. Team Melissa seemed energized Runnings. When Cool Runnings them from celebrating their joy- was satisfied with its victory The score was close early on, by his arrival and played hard till had the ball, however, they uti- ous day. Thursday, but wanted to keep the but once the Super Troopers built the end, with McCarthy even lized their size through repeated Even though Pandamonium, winning alive. a lead, they never looked back. blocking a taller Cinderblock high passes to get open looks consisting of juniors Paige Their mindset coming in was Brittney’s Beat Down made a player. Berlin’s arrival was too lit- underneath the basket and to Gesicki, Kelly Pierson, Neva for “complete and total domina- valiant attempt at a comeback, tle, too late, however, as Dhingra knock down midrange jumpers. Lundy, Drake Hepp and Will tion,” Pierson said. cutting the lead to two points in broke free for a breakaway layup With the game tied at 6-6, Cool Gesick, took a commanding 11-3 Pandamonium has a much the second half, but just could not to seal his team’s victory. Runnings began to dominate, as lead into halftime, that did not tougher task ahead of them, but convert on the offensive end with Despite his team’s win, Waytula the cold began getting to Go Meat stop the Partee-Moore Wedding they are going to face the chal- any consistency. said he was not happy with its — at one point, Ceponis could be from celebrating with a toast at lenge head-on. Cota attributed his team’s victo- performance overall. heard shouting “My muscles are halftime. When she felt the mood “We’re going to practice every ry to their stingy defense. “We didn’t do well against the freezing!” getting too tense, Mader would day,” Pierson said. “Drake Hepp “Our defense kept us in it,” zone and didn’t execute like we Despite the cold, the game throw flowers into the air or blow will lead us to victory.” Cota said. “Our offense struggled wanted to,” he said. “We came began getting chippy just before bubbles to cheer everyone up. at times, but we made a run late out with the win, and that’s what the half, with Go Meat commit- “It was the perfect day for the Super Troopers 21, in the game that won it for us.” matters, but if we play like this ting some hard fouls on Cool wedding,” Ho said. “It was every- Brittney’s Beat Down 17 Brittney’s Beat Down, consist- again, we’re not going to win.” Runnings layup attempts and thing we dreamed of and more.” The Super Troopers and ing of Brian Malloy, Pat Lloyd, using swarming defense made “We couldn’t get the date we Brittney’s Beat Down, a reference Kevin Rahill, Connor Wills and Cool Runnings 21, Go Meat 15 possible by their extra players. At wanted at the Basilica,” Tran to Baylor’s Brittney Griner and Thomas VanVolkenburg, From the teams’ height dispari- halftime, Cool Runnings led by said. “So we got the next best the haymaker she laid on Jordan appeared physically drained after ties alone, this game appeared to just three points over a hard- thing — Bookstore.” Barncastle, battled the rain, sleet dealing with the wet and cold for be an overwhelming mismatch in fighting Go Meat team. Pandamonium, who had its and snow, as well as each other almost an hour and coming up favor of Cool Runnings. The arrival of the missing play- noses painted black in homage to in one of the closer games of the empty-handed. day. The Super Troopers, consisting of juniors Tom Haddard, David Contact Allen Joseph at Adams, Donald Kafka, Erich [email protected] and Matthew Wolz and Alex Cota, got on the Robison at [email protected]

Ryan Kapp (.327, 19 RBI, 3 HR). This powerful offensive Pitching Rutgers squad has put up continued from page 28 196 runs so far this season in 27 games to Notre Dame’s hander Steve Sabatino (2-3, 162 runs. 5.05 ERA) and junior right- “Our biggest thing is that hander Brian Dupra (2-2, we need to score some runs 5.01 ERA). against them,” Schrage said. “Good pitching should beat “That is the biggest thing good hitting, so hopefully our because their Achilles’ heel pitching will be better than is their starting pitching.” their pitching,” Schrage said. Leading the pitching attack Notre Dame is in for a for Rutgers is workhorse tough matchup against senior right-hander Casey Rutgers, which is currently Gaynor. Gaynor boasts a 3-3 in a tie for first place in the record with a 5.70 ERA in Big East with Louisville (24- 42.2 innings pitched. 4, 5-1 Big East) and South Also playing well for the Florida (13-16, 5-1 Big East). Scarlet Knights is another Rutgers is led offensively freshman making a positive by freshman infielder Steve contribution in left-hander Nyisztor, who paces the team Dan O’Niell (1-0, 5.90 ERA, with a .375 batting average 29.0 IP). while adding 21 RBIs. First pitch is at 5:05 p.m. Also playing strong offen- Friday at Frank Eck sively for the Scarlet Knights Stadium. are Pat Biserta (.339, 30 RBI, 10 HR), Brandon Boykin Contact Jared Jedick at (.333, 17 RBI, 4 HR) and [email protected]

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The Irish suffered their biggest loss of the season last Zentgraf Bulls week when junior utility fielder continued from page 28 continued from page 28 Erin Marrone tore her ACL, taking her out of the lineup for “Recently, we have played a mound, freshman Lindsey the duration of the season. lot of really close games,” Richardson, who was recently “This was a terrible blow to Zentgraf said. “Basically, our named the Big East Pitcher of the entire team for several rea- mindset going in is that we the Week. sons,” Ganeff said. “First Erin is can’t be satisfied with win- The Irish have three huge a tremendous player and was ning in that fashion. It’s not advantages going into the having a great year offensively enough to win these games in series. They and defensive- the last six seconds. [Irish are leading the ly for our coach Tracy Coyne] is telling NCAA in bat- team, but us that we should be blowing ting average “We have been more impor- these teams out.” and are ranked focusing on little tantly, Erin is The weekend will offer no second in the fundamental details such a good respite to the players as they nation defen- person that it face off against the Orange sively. Also, that we might take for hurts to see (6-3) Sunday. The game will they have won granted at this point her go through be a huge test for an Irish each of their in the season.” this horrible team that is looking to stay c o n f e r e n c e experience.” near the top of the Big East. games so far This week- “They are a really great this season. Kris Ganeff end gives team,” Scioscia said. “We In practice, Irish assistant coach Notre Dame beat them last year in the Big the Irish have the opportuni- East semifinals, so they will been preparing ty to learn not definitely be coming after us for the series only about the looking for a little revenge.” by working on both personal playing styles and strategies of Zentgraf believes aspects and team aspects of the South Florida, but also the Syracuse’s athleticism will game. team’s progress towards the call the Irish to rise to the “We have had some good central goals of the season. challenge of keeping up with practices, some days focusing Ganeff said finishing first in the Syracuse players like Big VANESSA GEMPIS/The Observer on individual fundamentals, conference is at the top of the East Player of the Year Senior attack Gina Scioscia makes a cut during Notre Dame’s 15- sometimes on team situations,” list. Christina Dove. 10 victory over Duquesne on Feb. 27. Gumpf said. “We try to make everyday the “Syracuse is so athletic and Hilling, will be more than Zentgraf said. “She was in The Irish also emphasize the same so we can continue to fun to play,” Zentgraf said. ready. and out in the beginning of benefits of practicing real game approach each game as anoth- “We haven’t really begun to “Ellie’s past three games the season, but the past few situations to avoid any surpris- er step towards our goals of prepare for them strategical- have been amazing,” games she has really stepped es the Bulls might bring with winning the Big East ly with Villanova in the fore- Zentgraf said. “She has basi- up and she’s really convert- them to South Bend. Conference and proceeding on front, but it’s always exciting cally carried us through some ing.” “Lately in practice we have to the post season,” Ganeff to play a great team like that. of these games.” Zentgraf, Scioscia and the been trying to work on the said. We’re not looking past Besides Hilling, some of the rest of the Irish will take the things that could come up in a The first two games will be Villanova, but we’re definite- other Irish youngsters have field at Arlotta Stadium game and really make or break Saturday at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. ly ready to go.” stepped up too and will need Friday at 4:30 p.m. against us in that situation,” assistant at Melissa Cook Stadium. The The Irish (6-6) will have to to continue their strong play Villanova and again at 1 p.m. coach Kris Ganeff said. “We Irish wrap up the series Sunday contend with Dove, but the down the final stretch of the Sunday against Syracuse. have been focusing on little with game three at noon. two seniors believe their season. fundamental details that we defensive effort, centered “[Freshman] Betsy Contact Chris Allen at might take for granted at this Contact Molly Sammon at around freshman goalie Ellie Mastropieri has been huge,” [email protected] point in the season.” [email protected] Friday, April 9, 2010 The Observer N PAID ADVERTISEMENT page 25

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WOMEN’S LACROSSE ND SOFTBALL Defending their turf Irish ready Notre Dame opens up to take on critical homestand South Fla. By CHRIS ALLEN Sports Writer By MOLLY SAMMON Sports Writer The No. 16 Irish open up the biggest home stand of the After Wednesday’s double- year this weekend, as they header against Bowling Green take on Villanova and No. 7 was postponed because of Syracuse at Arlotta Stadium weather conditions, the Irish are in two critical Big East ready to grace the dirt again matchups. with hopes of continuing their Villanova (7-2) is in its first perfect record at home in this year in the conference, but weekend’s three-game series the Irish are careful not to against South Florida. overlook the first year Big The No. 23 Irish (26-6, 5-0 Big East foe. East) beat conference opponent “We don’t know a lot about South Florida (18-15, 3-0) twice them,” senior attack Gina last season, but each game was Scioscia said. “But what we close as the Bulls offense was do know is that they are a able to make both of the games bunch of really talented girls interesting. from the East Coast. They’re “They are scrappy and fast,” a team that loves to hustle.” Irish coach Deanna Gumpf said. Senior midfielder Maggie “They are a team that makes Zentgraf said the game plan things happen.” for Villanova has centered on Though the Irish were success- how the Irish have played in ful last season, this year the recent games. TOM LA/The Observer Bulls have a new player on the Senior midfielder Maggie Zentgraf stares down the opposition during Notre Dame’s 15-10 win see ZENTGRAF/page 24 over Duquesne on Feb 27. Zentgraf shores up an Irish attack averaging 27 shots per game. see BULLS/page 24

BASEBALL Revitalized offense propels ND into conference matchup

yet, and I think our guys feel with Seton Hall (11-14, 1-5 couple adjustments in our a freshman, is starting to get By JARED JEDICK that we have to start this Big East) in the Big East. lineup,” Schrage said. “These some games under his belt Sports Writer weekend winning some The Irish are getting offen- are guys that we thought and he is improving,” series,” Irish coach Dave sive help from some familiar would do well and they got Schrage said. After the offense has start- Schrage said. veteran faces in senior out- off to slow starts, and they Despite the renewed vigor ed to come alive by averag- Notre Dame (10-17, 1-5 Big fielder David Mills (.371, 18 are good hitters and they are from the offense over the ing more than 10 runs per East) will face Rutgers (15- RBIs), senior outfielder/ just starting to pick it up.” past four games, Notre Dame game in the past four out- 12, 5-1 Big East) three times infielder Ryan Connolly Desico is batting .347 with was only able to take two out ings, the Irish look to carry over the weekend at 5:05 (.367, 18 RBIs, 5 HR), and 17 runs, a home run and 11 of the four games, and only some of that offensive p.m. Friday, 1:05 p.m. senior first baseman Casey RBIs. In the 13-6 victory over one out of three in the con- momentum into their week- Saturday, and 12:05 p.m. Martin (.358, 17 RBIs, 3 HR), Oakland on Tuesday, Desico ference. end series with Rutgers at Sunday. The weekend is criti- but the pleasant surprise hit his first career home run, Leading the Irish pitching Frank Eck Stadium. cal for the Irish to gain some lately has come from fresh- as well as going 4-for-4 with attack are sophomore left- “It will be good for us. We conference wins and climb man infielder Frank Desico. two runs and two RBIs. haven’t had a series at home out of a tie for last place “I think we have made a “Frank Desico, who is just see PITCHING/page 23

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By ALLAN JOSEPH AND against Georgetown MATTHEW ROBISON Sports Writers After starting the season By MATHEW ROBISON strong with wins over No. 6 Team Melissa played the first Sports Writer half missing a player and could Duke and No. 9 Loyola not recover from the disadvan- (Md.), the Irish (5-4, 0-2) tage, falling 21-16 to Float like Coming off two losses to have fizzled out as of late cinderblocks, and sting like foam start their inaugural Big and need a win in order to rubber. East season, the Irish need get back on track. At one Team Melissa senior Nick a big win over No. 11 point, the Irish had climbed Berlin was meeting University Georgetown on the road to all the way to No. 3 in the President Emeritus Fr. Theodore get back into the NCAA rankings. But after losses to Hesburgh and showed up at Tournament hunt. Drexel, Fairfield and halftime, leaving senior team- The Hoyas (6-3, 2-1 Big Rutgers, Notre Dame fell out mates Sierra Smith, Matt East) come in battle-tested of the USILA Coaches’ Poll, Meckes, Kim Bugos and captain by one of the toughest and almost out of the NCAA Molly McCarthy to face the schedules in the country. Tournament picture. Cinderblock squad of freshmen “Georgetown has a very “We need to win this game Danny Waytula, Manin “$” athletic, very skilled, to get into the NCAA Dhingra, Scott Johnson, Ted dynamic offense,” Irish Tournament,” Corrigan said. Docherty and captain Michael coach Kevin Corrigan said. “We’ve lost our fall-back — PAT COVENEY/The Observer “Defensively, they are very we just need to win now.” Junior Mary McKeever goes up for a layup during Go Meat’s 21-15 aggressive and in your see HALFTIME/page 23 loss to Cool Runnings Thursday. face.” see CORRIGAN/page 22