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and will remain in the St. Joseph Saturday, Gabrielse said in the two home football games. By MARY KATE MALONE County Jail until their arraign­ affidavit. While Conyers was arrested register News Editor ment at 1 p.m. today in the St. Notre Dame Security/Police Saturday, he was charged in con­ Joseph County Superior Court, (NDSP) plain-clothes officers nection with counterfeit ticket The St. Joseph County according to a supplemental affi­ apprehended Friday, and Lang sales before the Penn State game Prosecutor’s office filed charges davit filed by St. Joseph County was caught after Associate Vice one week earlier. Gabrielse said to vote Tuesday against three New York Deputy Prosecuting Attorney President of Student Affairs Bill Conyers sold three counterfeit men related to the sale of coun­ Joel Gabrielse. Kirk witnessed him selling coun­ tickets Sept. 9 to a football fan terfeit Notre Dame football tick­ Associate Athletic Director terfeits. who was not aware they were 'Rock the Vote/ CSC ets. John Heisler sent the affidavit The tickets Friday and Lang invalid. The fan took a picture of Arnold Conyers, 27, Dennel along with a press release to sold matched the counterfeit the seller after he bought the plan political events Friday, 27, and Timothy Lang, members of the media Tuesday. tickets that NDSP gathered after tickets, which allowed police to 22, of the Bronx, N.Y., were each Friday and Lang were both the Sept. 9 Notre Dame-Penn identify Conyers as he walked By JO H N TIERNEY charged with forgery and could caught selling “very good quali­ State game. Altogether, police near Dorr Road and U.S. 31 News Writer face up to eight years in prison. ty” counterfeit tickets before the have recovered roughly 170 Notre Dame-Michigan game counterfeit tickets for the last see TICKETS/page 8 They were arrested Saturday With Election Day just seven weeks away, Rock the Vote is revving up to increase turnout at the polls. Junior Mike McKenna, director of Rock the Vote operations at University lags in low-income study Notre Dame, said the group has already registered 200 voters and hopes to have 1,000 signed ND ranked 49th for percentage of students with Pell Grants; administrators defend policies up by mid-October. Aso taking part in the effort to those loans. “rock the vote” is the Center for By EILEEN DUFFY Berea College’s unique admis­ ates Holding Social Concerns, which is spon­ Assistant News Editor sions policy only accepts stu­ 2005 soring a series of political lec­ dents that “fall below a certain tures and events to involve stu­ Out of the 59 wealthiest pri­ income,” said Luke Ilodson, eo.8% dents and support the aims of vate institutions, The Chronicle assistant director of admissions the campus Rock the Vote cam­ of Higher Education ranked at Berea. But other academical­ paign. Notre Dame 49th in its ability to ly elite colleges — Smith College Rock the Vote’s “principal goal enroll low-income students. (25.9 percent), Columbia (16 is to mobilize students to be But that low ranking might percent) and Stanford (13 per­ responsible voters and to not accurately portray the cent), as well as peer schools increase the level of political University, said administrators like Georgetown (10.4 percent) engagement on campus,” who criticized the method and Boston College (10.3 per­ McKenna said. researchers used to create the cent) outranked Notre Dame. A national non-partisan organ­ 2004-05 report, which exam­ Director of Financial Ad Joe ization founded in 1990, Rock ined institutions with endow­ Russo noted that Notre Dame is the Vote is designed to help ments of $500 million or more. still “pretty close to its peers.” young people exercise their The publication used the But Tom Mortenson, a senior rights as citizens and to make a number of students holding scholar at The Pell Institute for positive difference in the com­ Federal Pell Grants — which, the Study of Opportunity in munity. unlike government loans, do Higher Education, thinks the McKenna will address the pro­ not need to be paid back — as University can do better. gram ’s goal this fall both by edu­ an indicator. Mortenson has published cating students on the issues and In the study, Notre Dame’s 9.7 extensively on low-income stu­ candidates of the election and by percent of students holding Pell dents in post-secondary educa­ registering eligible voters. So far, Grants lagged far behind Berea tion. In a December 2005 study, McKenna said he has spent most College in Kentucky, the No. 1 which also used the percentage H5C33I of his efforts registering eligible school, where 80.8 percent of icy only admits students of a certain income or below students reportedly receive see PELL/page 6 Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education JEFF ALBERT/Observer Graphic see VOTE/page 4

Football lawn parking debated Core Council structure City commission calls encourages dialogue resolution unfavorable Magee, a fifth-year senior who Group reaches out to served on the Standing By MADDIE HANNA homosexual students Committee on Gay and Lesbian News Writer Student Needs for two years, said the new layout of the council, with By KAITLYNN RIELY a coalition to bridge the gap Proponents of lawn parking News Writer during Notre Dame football between the council and the stu­ games received a minor victory dent community, will allow the As members of the recently Tuesday when the South Bend group to reach out to more stu­ restructured Core Council for Gay A ea Plan Commission decided a dents. and Lesbian Students look at the resolution to prohibit most forms “We are in the process of build­ new academic year, many see it of lawn parking — save for city- ing the coalition, contacting inter­ as an opportunity to improve approved exceptions — would ested student groups, student gov­ communication with the student likely present more problems ernment, et cetera, and trying to body — an essential task that will than it could solve. solidify that group so we can start include the creation of a coalition The commission passed a meeting and figure out where to composed of representatives from motion to forward the resolution go from here,” Magee said. student government and student to the South Bend Common The Core Council’s Web -site groups. Council with an unfavorable rec­ describes the history of the “I think the largest thing that ommendation. University's approach to address­ can be done is simply raising What it came down to, a ing needs of gay and lesbian stu­ Observer file photo awareness that there are gay and dents. Notre Dame first organized Football crowds, like the one outside the stadium at last lesbian students on this campus,” year’s DSC game, cause parking problems in South Bend. see PARKING/page - council co-chair Aidy Magee said. see COUNCIL/page 6 page 2 The Observer ♦ PAGE 2 Wednesday, September 20, 2006

In sid e C olumn Question of the Day: If you cou ld c h a n g e yo u r n a m e to a n y t h in g , w h at w o u ld it b e ? But I like my bubble...

It was my golden birthday yesterday. I spent it sexing fruit flies and writing 500 Jackie Mirandola words to fill some space in today’s Brian Hagerty Elizabeth Berger Lisa Floran Nick Kovachevich Tara Gilbride Mullen newspaper. If you were to ask me a year freshman sophomore sophomore sophomore freshman ago if I were bitter about my unfortu­ Keough Walsh freshman Lyons St. Ed’s Lewis nate weekday Howard birthday I probably jessica Lee would have “John Jacob “I’d change my “I’d change it to “Nick “Brady “Preferably responded in lan- Jingleheimer first name to Lauren, because Kovachevich. If Zbikowski. It’s something that Smith, because Youwanna, my last name is it ain’t broke, the best of both actually fits in sorship. However then his name because who Floran. ” don’t fix i t ... worlds, ignoring since my last birth­ really would be doesn’t? ” standardized Serb power!” the fact that I’m day, I’ve come to realize that studying is test forms. ” only one of many inevitable components m y name, too. ” a girl. ” of life as a student at Notre Dame which, despite my whining, really just makes this year a little more golden. In the past year, I’ve learned that col­ lege is the great equalizer — a rudimen­ tary form of intellectual socialism, if you will. It’s a celebration of the average, where you’ve been displaced from run­ In B rief ning in the academically/socially/athleti­ cally elite circles to being a dot smack in the middle of your (insert class) first The Kaneb Center for exam bell curve. And if you’re anything Teaching and Learning is spon­ like me, you don’t like that dot. So as a soring a conference entitled necessary matter of consequence, “The Ardent Search for Truth studying is the only remedy for college and its Unselfish mediocrity. Transmission” today from 1:30 In the past year, I’ve also learned that p.m. to 5 in the Hesburgh studying isn’t everything, and that much Center. This conference marks like your physical nutrition, your mental Notre Dame’s launching of health in general needs generous allot­ OpenCourseWare, which makes ments of playtime. For instance, I’ve materials for eight Notre Dame learned that there’s nothing quite like courses available online, free of slugging, kicking, bunting or setting a charge, to any user in the ball around to take your mind off of that world. first exam. And there’s nothing quite like running or walking the lake figure- Pizza, Pop, & Politics, “The eight to mull over the deeper issues in Midterm Elections: Key Races, life. Key Issue, What's at Stake?” I’ve learned that there’s nothing quite with faculty Lou Ayala and Jack like going out on the weekends to dis­ Colwell and responses by col­ cover the various quirks of your friends. lege political parties will be For instance, if you lay down in a dorm held tonight at 5:30 p.m. in room with other people in it, you will be Coleman Morse Lounge. mounted — the proof of which will be CHRISTIAN SAGARDIA/The Observer The Irish men’s soccer team publicized on Facebook. Here, there’s Hannah Youh, left, and Yurianna Kim set up a table in LaFortune to promote Asian no room for being even remotely homo- takes on Northern Illinois Allure. Sponsored by Notre Dame’s Asian American Association, the event will take tonight at 7 p.m. at Alumni phobic as spooning and butt-grabbing place Nov. 16 and 17 at Washington Hall. among friends are expected Friday Field. events and token signs of mutual affec­ tion. Dalloway’s Board and the I’ve also learned that certain issues on Student Activities Board will campus will always be perpetuated to host a Murder Mystery at bring about the politically incorrect O ffbeat Dalloway’s tonight at 8 p.m. at sides of everyone — for all to experi­ the Dalloway’s Clubhouse at ence. I really do try not to be so negative NJ doctor accused of kept the hand in a jar of of me,” said Shaheen, a Saint Mary’s. Limited space is about things like academic freedom, but stealing cadaver hand formaldehyde in her bed­ postal employee for 13 years available. there’s only so much I actually want to NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — room. Friends have said she fired from his job at a post hear about other people’s genitalia. A doctor has pleaded not called the hand “Freddy.” office vehicle maintenance A panel discussion on “The Sorry, advocates of “The Vagina guilty to stealing a hand from facility in Akron. Recent Supreme Court Monologues,” but sex was meant to be a New Jersey medical school Man sentenced in urine The tainting occurred over D e c isio n , H a m d a n v. far simpler. cadaver and giving it to an coffee case several months. When work­ Rumsfeld,” will take place in Likewise, I’m still a little unclear on exotic dancer, authorities AKRON, Ohio — A former ers realized what was going room 121 of the Law School on what diversity at Notre Dame is or if it’s said. postal worker who poured on, they told supervisors and Thursday at 5 p.m. Panelists actually an issue. I could be wrong, but I Ahmed Hashed, a 2005 urine into his co-workers’ an investigation began. When will discuss the implications of believe it was an old, old wooden ship graduate of the University of coffee must serve six months nothing came of the probe, the June 29 Supreme Court rul­ used during the Civil War era. Medicine and Dentistry of in a jail work-release pro­ workers had a video camera ing which rejected the Bush In the end, it doesn’t matter if you’re New Jersey, was charged gram. Thomas Shaheen, 50, installed in the room where administration’s argument that the bum who gets thrown out of Monday after voluntarily of suburban Springfield staffers made coffee. A1 Qaeda suspects were Recker’s for not wearing shoes or if you returning from Los Angeles, Township, also must pay Shaheen was videotaped “unlawful combatants.” are the student who sets his or her where he is in a residency $1,200 to the people he used on two occasions in July mind to excelling academically. The program, said his lawyer, to work with to cover their 2005 pouring urine into a To submit information to be two, after all, are not in conflict, but in Hassen Abdellah. cost of making a secret video coffee pot in a break room. included in this section of The complement, because in the end, all Hashed, 26, is free on of his role in tainting the Observer, e-mail detailed these components serve to define you as $1,000 bail. office coffee. Information compiled information about an event to a student and a person here. The dancer, Linda Kay, “I don't know what became from the Associated Press. obsnews@nd. edu I still have 12 more words, so make good choices, and you stay classy, Notre Dame. TODAY TONIGHT THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Contact Jessica Lee at [email protected] The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

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By LAURA WILCZEK new cable, wireless News Writer included in room and board While most students tend to OIT has received few charges. Channels range in worry about parking tickets service complaints variety from Fox News only on space-scarce game days Channel to VH1 to Telemundo, that force drivers to get cre­ and students can order ative, Captain Jeff Korros of the By EVA BINDA expanded channel packages Notre Dame Security/Police News Writer through Comcast. (NDSP) warned the current Satellites are now officially number of tickets issued per Many Notre Dame students banned on campus. regular week is almost twice welcomed the technological Although most appreciate the expected level. improvements they found in the added amenities, some Korros said police have issued their dorms at the students ques­ around 500 tickets every week Observer file photo beginning of the tioned their NDSP Captain Joseph Araman places a ticket on a car last this semester — far more than sem ester — and a 7 generally fin d I quality. the normal 200 to 300 NDSP year. Police issue approximately 500 tickets every week. month later, that “The wireless hands out. The majority of them sentiment is still can multitask so I is not bad. It’s were issued in the D2 lot, purchase decals. Parking per­ stands it can be hard to find a strong. can watch TV while just sporadic, where many students park. mits cost $95 and give student spot in an approved lot. First­ Included in a I’m doing my at least in This rise in citations is primari­ cars access to specific lots. time violators will often receive variety of other Pangborn,” ly because of student neglect, So far this year, NDSP has a warning without a fine. changes to cam­ homework. ” freshman Korros said. issued approximately 1,700 stu­ If a student does get ticketed, pus technology Emily Harig “The reason for the higher dent decals, Korros said. he or she is permitted to appeal over the summer Patrick Bears said. “The amount [of tickets] right now is Parking fines can range any­ through the Traffic and Parking was the comple­ freshman cable is good ... [because students] have no where from $10 to $50, Appeals Board. The board is tion of Comcast though.” decal and/or expired decals,” depending on the violation — composed of faculty, staff and cable and wireless Steven Ellis, Korros said. plus possible additional fines students, with no member from Internet installation in all 27 director of Integrated However, Korros said he is from the Office of Residence NDSP or Parking Services. dorms. Currently, about 60 Communication Services for confident the number of tickets Life and Housing. different channels are avail­ the Office of Information will slowly decrease as the year Korros said NDSP is not out to Contact Laura Wilczek at able in the standard channel Technology, said the com­ continues and as more students get student drivers and under­ [email protected] line-up, the cost of which is plaints have been few. “There haven’t been any more complaints than expect­ ed under these conditions. Cable TV has been very good,” Ellis said. “As far as the wireless, it is just a matter Fine Art Lecture Series of people getting used to shar­ ing it. Unlike at home [...], more people are accessing it Sponsored by Multicultural Student in the dorms and the use is different.” Ellis recommends students Programs and Services use a wired connection for downloading large files so as to not slow down the wireless connection for other people in the dorm. Zahm rector Father Dan Parrish mentioned the same problems within the men’s JACKIE GUERRA dorm. “The only wireless com­ plaint is some people are Comedienne, civil rights activist, entrepreneur, and using high band width and it slows [the wireless] down,” actress who portrayed Selena’s sister in critically Parrish said. “We’ve been telling people to plug it into acclaimed movie "Selena” the wall and things have been getting better.” Now that students can obsessively check Facebook and watch “Laguna Beach” without leaving their dorms, it remains to be seen if this will affect study habits. “I generally find I can m ulti­ task so I can watch TV while I’m doing my homework,” freshman Patrick Bears said. “It doesn’t really affect me.” Personal habits aside, cable and wireless in the dorms has had an effect on the socializa­ tion of students within the dorms — both positive and negative. “Last year, when we didn’t have cable, people would go to the section lounges and watch popular shows togeth­ er,” Welsh Family sophomore When: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 Clarissa Negrete said. “Now there isn’t anyone in there. Where: Hesburgh Center Auditorium People stay in their rooms.” Parrish offered a different perspective. He said he noted ( C l OO) an “increase in use of the lounge.” Amenities in the When: 7:00 pm common areas such as ping pong, pool tables and pizza also attract students. Cost: FREE In addition, dorms host activities to bring students into the lounges. Cavanaugh Hall recently hosted a movie Motivational speech regarding leadership night with Zahm and Knott Halls in its basement lounge and positive image issues after the Michigan game Saturday.

Contact Eva Binda at [email protected] The Observer ♦ CAMPUS NEWS Wednesday, September 20, 2006

resolution. She also doesn’t see a ment and logistics of the resolu­ problem with giving people the tion, she came back to the “need Visiting fellows discuss Parking choice to open their lawns to vis­ to start somewhere.” continued from page 1 itors — or with them receiving a “Right now, we have nothing,” few bucks in return. she said, explaining that the Asian cultural identity “If other people want to let City’s May 2004 zoning ordi­ majority of the commission people park in their yard, let nance had removed the section members said, was that the res­ consent” manifested by the them — it’s their yard,” she that formerly addressed the Groups can survive in olution encompassed two prob­ government, he said. said. lawn parking issue. lems: the city-wide lawn parking The second speaker was But for Jane Hobing, a While Tuesday’s session ended midst of globalization that damages both property val­ David Montgomery, a Wooded Estates resident, the sit­ with the commission siding ues and quality of life, and the Rockefeller Visiting Fellow, uation on football Saturdays has against the resolution, it was still temporary floods of out-of-town By DANA GUSKY whose area of study centered worsened to the point where the a start. Since the commission’s fans scrambling for spots on News Writer on the way behavior affects city’s intervention is necessary. job is to evaluate but not former­ football weekends. religious and cultural views. “We have a problem in our ly approve resolutions, it’s now “W hat you’re trying to do is The Kroc Institute for Montgomery began his lecture area,” she said. “What I would up to the Common Council to kill two birds with International Peace Studies by telling the story of two very like to stress is decide what action to take. one stone, and it ain’t brought together three visiting different believers of Islam in the enforce­ The Area Plan Commission working,” commis­ “If other people fellows, distinguished for their Kyrgyzstan. Montgomery went ment of this also approved a resolution pre­ sion member John extensive fieldwork, for a on to explain how each want to let people ordinance. ... sented by University architect McNamara told 4th panel discussion on Central Muslim’s upbringing and local park in their yard, The Code Greg Hakanen and Barnes and District Council Asia Tuesday night. The lec­ culture affected the way he or Department is Thornburg attorney Richard Member Ann Puzzello let them — it’s tures focused on three differ­ she practiced their religion. unavailable in Deahl regarding the zoning of and Director of Code their yard ." ent local cultures within Asia “We construct a net of hap­ the evenings the area just south of campus Enforcement for the — including those of penings in order to create and weekends, that the University plans to City of South Bend Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and the knowledge,” Montgomery said. Jessica Payne when many of develop. Catherine Toppel, area’s female Muslim popula­ The final speaker was these offenses The petition to rezone the who co-sponsored the South Bend resident tion — and how that culture Svetlana Peshkova, another occur.” 26.2-acre site — bordered by resolution. survives despite the influence Rockefeller Visiting Fellow, She also Eddy Street in the west, the The proposed reso­ of outside forces. who spoke about the underlined the importance of realigned Angela/Edison lution — which would prohibit John Heathershaw, a Kroc Otinchalar, or Muslim female “very stringent” criteria neces­ Boulevard in the north and all “front setback ” parking not Institute Visiting Fellow, spoke religious practitioners. sary for a resident to apply for a Twyckenham Drive in the east on a “durable, dust-free surface” first about the “surprisingly” Peshkova explained how special parking permit. — was “part of a broader peti­ — comes after a Sept. 7 consistent peace found in the changes in the local culture “You can’t just hand out per­ tion ... to bring this property Common Council debate on the country of Tajikistan. allowed women to enter a mits to whoever wants one, for within the city limits for future issue Heathershaw, who received path previously only chosen by whatever reason,” Hobing said. development in collaboration But, more importantly, it his Ph.D. in International men. While information and The permit issue resurfaced with the City of South Bend, ” comes after decades of football Relations from the London practices used to be passed frequently during the discussion. Deahl said. seasons — decades in which res­ School of Economics and down hereditarily, preventing When questioned about the cri­ If approved by the Common idents have either grown accus­ Political Science, went over women access, it is now given teria to receive a permit, Council, the resolution will tomed to or grown to hate the the key points of his disserta­ from teacher to student in Puzzello said those details hadn’t rezone the area — which parkers. tion “Peace as Complex spiritual schools. The per­ been worked out yet, but said includes the Eddy Corridor, Jessica Payne, who has lived Legitimacy: Politics, Space and centage of women in such requesting an exception for an where the University plans to on N. Francis Street for more Discourse in Tajikistan’s schools is still low, she said, appropriate time limit and develop a new retail neighbor­ than 40 years, has learned to Peacebuilding Process, 2000- but women are slowly enter­ ensuring “neighborly behavior” hood — from University District weigh the good aspects of game OS.” ing the field through both the would be necessary. “County” to University District days (the excitement, the atmos­ The lecture concentrated on spiritual fields and home “Certainly, parking Friday “City.” phere) with the bad (the beer different forms peacebuilding schooling. night to Saturday night is proba­ The next step, Hakanen said, bottles and trash that inevitably can take, including global, The discussion panel ended bly a bit much,” she said. is not yet decided. end up on her lawn). local and elite outlooks. with questions from the audi­ Payne said the special excep­ “Our plan for the development And the bad isn’t going away Specifically, Heathershaw ence, mainly focusing on why tion rule would “open a Rood of of the land is evolving,” he said. anytime soon, she said. looked at the authoritarian all three approached their applications to problems the The Common Council will “If you tell people they can’t government currently control­ issue from a local viewpoint city’s not capable of handling.” meet at 7 p.m. Sept. 25 on the park on your lawn, it’s not going ling Tajikistan and the lack of instead of a more global per­ “We’re almost nitpicking on fourth floor of the County-City to make the problem go away,” resistance found in its general spective. Panel members things we can’t control,” she Building. Payne told the commission. “It population. agreed that they wanted to said. has always been a problem.” The cause of such accept­ represent the local beliefs, While Toppel said she was Contact Maddie Hanna at That’s why Payne opposed the ance, he said, could be found untouched by global attention. “concerned ” about the enforce- mhannal @nd.edu in the low expectations of the locals, the legitimacy given to Contact Dana Gusky at this regime and “a spectacle of [email protected] LIVE AND STUDY

deadlines. The second goal for Rock the Vote Vote is to educate registered vot­ continued from page 1 ers on the issues and the candi­ dates of the election, McKenna said. The CSC is sponsoring both voters this fall. He described stu­ formal and informal educational dent reaction to his efforts as events, including a debate on the extremely positive, especially war in Iraq moderated by a for­ among underclassmen. mer White House speechwriter, a “Since many of Notre Dame’s lecture on immigration reform freshmen and sophomores were given by a national leader, a con­ not eligible to vote in 2004, this cert featuring student bands, a is the first major election in discussion series titled “Pizza, ■ I which they can participate, so Pop and Politics” and a T-shirt many are interested in getting giveaway in LaFortune. registered,” he said. The kickoff event for this fall Students are encouraged to will be a “Pizza, Pop and register in their home district, Politics” discussion held tonight not in Indiana, McKenna said. at 5:30 in the Coleman-Morse While some students believe that Center. The College Republicans their vote might “count more” in and College Democrats will be on the tight congressional race in hand to outline their party plat­ Indiana’s second district, forms. McKenna said he believes stu­ “It’s helpful to work with [these dents “will be most familiar with organizations] because all the the regional issues and the can­ political groups on campus are didates” in their home states. concerned with the same goals,” Rock the Vote will continue McKenna said. The series of edu­ helping students register until cational events will conclude on ROME Information Sessions the second week of October, Nov. 9 with an analysis of elec­ when the registration period tion results. concludes in most states. In con­ While Rock the Vote primarily junction with Rock the Vote, the stresses participation in national 5-6 PM Wednesday, September 20 129 Hayes-Healy CSC has made the national voter election years, McKenna said he or registration form available on­ hopes “the energy and interest in line and is also providing state- the political process that grows specific absentee ballot request out of this campaign will carry 5-6 PM Tuesday, October 3 129 Hayes-Healy forms. Both forms can be mailed over into non-election years so postage paid from the CSC. people will continue to follow The CSC urges students to reg­ politics.” ister and request an absentee ballot as soon as possible, in Contact John Tierney at APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE : www.nd.edu/~intlstud order to meet the state-specific [email protected] w o r l d & n a t i o n Wednesday September 20, 2006 COMPILED FROM 1 H E OBSERVERS WIRE SERVICES page 5

International N ew s T hailand Army to maintain Iraq troop levels WASHINGTON — The U.S. military is likely to maintain and may even increase its force Nation's army stages quick coup of more than 140,000 troops in Iraq through next spring, the top American commander in the region said Tuesday in one of the gloomi­ General ousts Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, pledges loyalty to king est assessments yet of when troops may come home. Associated Press Gen. John Abizaid. commander of U.S. Central Command, said military leaders BANGKOK — T hailand’s would consider adding troops or extending army commander staged a the Iraq deployments of other units if need­ coup Tuesday night and ed. ousted Prime Minister “If it’s necessary to do that because the Thaksin Shinawatra while military situation on the ground requires he was in New York, circling that, we'll do it,” Abizaid said. “If we have to his offices with tanks, call in more forces because it's our military declaring martial law and judgment that we need more forces, we'll do revoking the constitution. it.” G en. S ondhi Boonyaratkalin, who is Protesters gather for a third night known to be close to BUDAPEST, Hungary — H undreds of riot Thailand’s revered monarch police streamed into the capital Tuesday as and is a Muslim in this protesters massed again after a night of Buddhist-dominated nation, rioting over the prime minister’s leaked took power without a shot admission that his government repeatedly being fired. He will serve as lied about the health of Hungary's econo­ acting prime minister, said my. army spokesman Col. Akara By nightfall, some 10,000 people had Chitroj. gathered for a third night in Kossuth Thaksin, who was first Square, the vast plaza outside the neo- elected in 2001, has faced Gothic parliament building. Dozens waved calls to resign amid allega­ Hungarian flags, and some demonstrators tions of corruption and set up tents, signaling they intended to stay abuse of power, and the at least overnight. coup came on the eve of a Several said they would remain even major rally — the first in longer — until the resignation of Prime months — that was sched­ Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany — whose taped uled for Bangkok by a coali­ comments set off the country's worst vio­ tion of his foes. lence since its failed anti-Soviet revolution “The armed forces com­ 50 years ago. mander and the national police commander have successfully taken over Bangkok and the surround­ N ational N ew s ing area in order to main­ tain peace and order. There has been no struggle,” the Two men charged in dance shooting new leaders said in a state­ AP PITTSBURGH — Police charged two men ment on national television. Soldiers man a checkpoint outside Government House in Bangkok, Thailand. The Thai Tuesday with shooting five Duquesne “We ask for the cooperation military launched a coup against Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra Tuesday night. University basketball players after a school of the public and ask your dance, and they accused a 19-year-old soph­ pardon for the inconven­ Tuesday. said Chitchai and Defense his speech. omore of helping six men into the dance ience.” The coup leaders also said Minister Thammarak Government spokesman despite knowing some were armed. As soldiers and armored schools, banks and the stock Isaragura na Ayuthaya — Surapong Suebwonglee, Brandon Baynes, 18, was arraigned on five vehicles moved through market will be closed two Thaksin loyalists — had who was with Thaksin in counts of criminal attempt at homicide. drizzly Bangkok, the mili­ Wednesday. Civil servants, been arrested. New York, said the coup Prosecutors also filed charges of aggravated tary declared a provisional including permanent secre­ “The government is no leaders “cannot succeed” assault, criminal conspiracy and weapons authority loyal to King taries of ministries, heads of longer administering the and was confident they counts against him and William Holmes, 18. Bhumibol Adulyadej, calling state agencies, and heads of countr y,” would fail “because democ­ A reckless endangerment charge was also itself the “Council of universities in the Bangkok Akara said. racy in Thailand has devel­ filed against Holmes, who is still being Administrative Reform.” metropolitan area were Thaksin was in New York oped to some ... measure of sought. The council, it said, soon ordered to report to the at the U.N. General maturity.” Three players remained hospitalized fol­ return power to a demo­ council on Wednesday Assembly, and he declared a At least 14 tanks sur­ lowing Sunday's shootings after the dance. cratic government but did morning. state of emergency in an rounded Government The most seriously wounded, junior forward not specify what reforms Akara said Deputy Prime audio statement via a gov­ House, Thaksin's office. A Sam Ashaolu, 23, was in critical condition they would carry out. Minister Chitchai ernment-owned TV station convoy of four tanks rigged with bullet fragments in his head. The military ordered all Wannasathit had been in Bangkok in a vain with loudspeakers and troops to report to their removed from his post. attempt to stave off the sirens rolled through a busy Loose object delays space shuttle duty stations. There was no An army general, speak­ coup. commercial district of CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA post­ sign of resistance to the ing on condition of Thaksin, who had been Bangkok, warning people to poned the return of Atlantis for at least a day coup in the hours after it anonymity because of the scheduled to address the get off the street for their and examined the shuttle for damage that was announced late sensitivity of the situation, General Assembly, canceled own safety. could prevent it from making the journey home after a mysterious object apparently fell off the ship in orbit Tuesday. Space agency officials wanted extra time to establish whether the object was a vital piece of the shuttle — such as the tiles that protect it from the blowtorch heat of re-entry — and Bush refutes extremists' charges w hether it harm ed the spacecraft when it fell away. Associated Press Middle East. destabilized the region. Addressing that hostility, Bush said, “The reality is that the stability we UNITED NATIONS — President Bush “My country desires peace. Extremists thought we saw in the Middle East Local N ew s sought to blunt anti-Americanism in your midst spread propaganda was a mirage,” Bush told the more across the Middle East Tuesday, claiming that the West is engaged in a than 80 prime ministers and presi­ Hospital to compensate baby deaths asserting that extremists are trying to war against Islam. This propaganda is dents assembled in the cavernous hall INDIANAPOLIS — M ethodist Hospital has justify their violence by falsely claim­ false and its purpose is to confuse you of the U.N. headquarters. offered to financially compensate families of ing the U.S. is waging w ar on Islam. and justify acts of terror. We respect “For decades, millions of men and two premature infants who died after being He singled out Iran and Syria as spon­ Islam.” women in the region have been given an overdose of a blood thinner, the hospi­ sors of terrorism. Bush’s address was the latest in a trapped in oppression and hopeless­ tal CEO said Tuesday. Bush, in an address to world leaders series of speeches on the war on ter­ ness. And these conditions left a gen­ Two girls less than a week old died Saturday at the U.N. General Assembly, tried to ror, linked to last week's fifth anniver­ eration disillusioned and made this at the Indianapolis hospital's Neonatal advance his campaign for democracy sary of the Sept. 11 attacks and aimed region a breeding ground for extrem­ Intensive Care Unit after being given adult in the Middle East against a backdrop at setting the tone for the final weeks ism.” doses of heparin, which is often used to prevent of turmoil in Iraq, Afghanistan and of U.S. elections th at will determ ine While praising Bush's freedom blood clots that could clog intravenous tubes. other nations that have embraced the control of Congress. refrain, Madeleine Albright, secretary Four other premature babies were still being very changes he seeks for the region. Bush said past stability in the Middle of state under President Clinton, said treated after being given too powerful a dose of Solidly aligned with Israel, the East has been achieved at the expense in an interview that the U.S.-led war in the drug that a pharmacy technician acciden­ United States is viewed with anger and of freedom, and he disputed critics Iraq, not democratic reform, has tally stored in the NICU's drug cabinet. suspicion by Muslims across the who claim his push for democracy has destabilized the Middle East. page 6 The Observer ♦ CAMPUS NEWS Wednesday, September 20, 2006

bad situations, where the insti­ a commitment to public serv­ icantly lower number of homosex­ tution ends up refusing a stu­ ice,” he said, and Saracino Council ual students compared to other Pell dent who cannot afford tuition noted the academic profile of a schools. continued from page 1 because the institution has legacy student is “virtually the continued from page 1 “I think people do not feel as maxed out its yearly funds, he same” as the overall student. comfortable being open in this of students holding Pell Grants said. Nor can the benevolence of an ad hoc committee to discuss environment, because there are as an indicator, he ranked the Notre Dame does seek out alumni be ignored. this issue in 1995. This committee not as many signals that it’s okay most class-exclusive universi­ and encourage underprivi­ Notre Dame’s endowment, of administrators, faculty, staff to be open,” Lafferty said. ties of the 696 private four- leged students to apply, including alumni donations — and students suggested the cre­ The Princeton Review consis­ year institutions in the United though. University representa­ along with other monetary ation of a standing committee to tently lists Notre Dame high on its States. tives have targeted high sources like bookstore revenue advise the vice president for “Alternative Lifestyles Not an Notre Dame was the 19th schools with a high number of and the funds from the football Student Affairs. Alternative” ranking. This year, most exclusive. ethnic minorities — “and/or TV contract with NBC — is The Standing Committee on Gay Notre Dame was number one. “For a Catholic school, I students on the free lunch pro­ what subsidizes tuition to and Lesbian Student Needs Magee said while many stu­ thought that was appalling,” gram,” Saracino said. The make it affordable for the expanded on the ad hoc commit­ dents are surprised to find there said Mortenson, mentioning Notre Dame Club of Chicago average student, on top of pro­ tee starting in the 1996-97 school is a gay and lesbian population the Catholic mission of reach­ has also initiated a program to viding financial aid, Saracino year, and in 1997, the Officers of within the student body, he dis­ ing out to all members of the match an alumnus to each of a said. the University issued a statement agrees with the Princeton community. group of Chicago public high “You do need the generosity describing Notre Dame’s commit­ Review’s assessment of the Notre But according to Russo and schools to “adopt that school of alumni and benefactors to ment to promoting a “spirit of Dame community’s attitude Assistant Provost for and reach out to those stu­ help keep costs down, and pro­ inclusion.” This statement said toward homosexual students. Admissions Dan Saracino, a dents,” he said. vide financial the University welcomes and val­ “I find that the student body study that only measures the “We are try­ aid for those ues gay and lesbian students and here is quite receptive in general number of Pell Grant recipi­ ing to increase that can’t condemns harassment of these to Igay, lesbian, bisexual, and ents a University enrolls is ethnic diversity “If you deserve to be afford that,” students. transsexual] students,” Magee “very simplistic.” as well as those admitted, we will Saracino said. Last spring, the said . “W hen “It disappoints me that a students who admit you. And then, S a r a c i n o committee was they are actu­ ranking would be done in this would be, obvi­ a n d R usso restructured to “When they are actually ally confronted manner,” Saracino said. ously, first-gen­ we will meet your full also felt it was expand its stu­ confronted with a gay with a gay or Rather, Notre Dame meas­ eration college need." more impor­ dent element. lesbian stu­ ures its socioeconomic diversi­ attendees — tant to evalu­ While the new or lesbian student, most dent, most stu­ ty in the number of students and the likeli­ ate an institu­ council remains students are quite dents are quite Dan Saracino who are on financial aid (80 hood, too would tion’s overall an advisory accepting. ” accepting.” percent) and the number of be that they assistant provost commitment board to Vice T he core students who graduate holding w o u ld be Admissions to the commu­ President for council is cur­ Pell Grants, Saracino said. extremely nity. Student Affairs Andy Magee rently giving Because, as Saracino pointed poor,” he said. Notre Dame Father Mark co-chair C o m m u n ity out, enrolling students is one And the need-blind policy, he has a “culture of service,” Poorman, it has Core Council presentations thing — retaining them is said, still leaves the Admission Saracino said. More than 90 increased its stu­ to freshmen. another. Notre Dame’s overall Office’s eyes open to certain percent of incoming freshmen dent representa­ These sessions retention rate of 95 percent factors. were involved in community tion, making eight members of discuss what the Council’s Web places the University in the top “If we see [on applications] service during high school, he the 12-person council students, site called a “creative tension”— three of all institutes of higher students coming from the said; more than 80 percent of with one of these students hetero­ Notre Dame’s dual views that learning. Chicago Public School system, Notre Dame students are sexual. each person is a child of God but “To admit [underprivileged we ... we don’t know for cer­ involved in it during their four “[Having a heterosexual student also that the teachings of the students], but not help them tain, but we can assume stu­ years; and 15 percent of Notre on the council | broadens our per­ Catholic church on sexuality and persist, is itself access denied,” dents from those schools will Dame graduates go immedi­ spective on dialoguing more on homosexual activity must be fol­ Saracino said. “It’s easy to use be poorer than students from a ately into public service after how we can advance this whole lowed. the federal government to give suburb like Oak Park or graduation (five percent of spirit of inclusion’ at Notre The council has also continued the student a Pell Grant, then Evanston,” he said. those being ROTC students). Dame,” said Sister Susan Dunn, with the standing committee’s wash your hands of any moral Notre Dame isn’t blind to its “There is no reason to apolo­ assistant vice president of Student NETWORK initiative to teach responsibility to help them legacy students, though — a gize for what’s going on at Affairs. Dunn is co-chair of the members of the Notre Dame com­ graduate.” policy Mortenson took issue Notre Dame,” he said. council. munity how to encourage dia­ The ranking also doesn’t with. When asked if the University Father Richard Warner, the logue about gay and lesbian take into account the commit­ “You have to try hard to would like to place more high­ director of Campus Ministry, issues and how to create a safe ment the institution is making avoid poor people, to have so ly in the aforem entioned rank­ Maureen Lafferty, a psychologist environment, Magee said. They out of its own pocket, Saracino few Pell Grant recipients on ing of Pell Grant-holding stu­ at the University Counseling completed NETWORK training said — like the estimated $68 campus,” he said. “Whereas, dents, Russo didn’t hesitate. Center and Heather Rakoczy, the with the new resident assistants million Notre Dame awarded what is [the average percent­ “Of course. Are we commit­ director of the Gender Relations before classes started this fall. this year in University scholar­ age of legacies], 25 percent? I ted to diversity? Yes. The high­ Center, also sit on the council. The council plans to continue ship assistance. think Notre Dame’s an odd est level of diversity,” he said. Lafferty said college is generally events the standing committee Notre Dame evaluates appli­ school.” “But can we be better? Of a challenging time for students held last year, Magee said. One cants on a need-blind basis — In fact, children of alumni course. We’re trying.” who are gay, lesbian or bisexual Tuesday a month, the council meaning ability to pay does not make up 24 percent of the That, Mortenson said, will or who are confused abut their hosts a reception for gay, lesbian, factor into acceptance. While class of 2010, the highest per­ require the University to take sexuality. bisexual and questioning stu­ this is a “longstanding tradi­ centage of any university in action. “There may be particular chal­ dents, Dunn said. Solidarity tion the University is very the nation. But, Russo said, “If Notre Dame retains its lenges when you are in a reli­ Sunday, a retreat, and an event to proud of,” Russo said, he did Notre Dame is “proud of such current admissions policies,” giously-based institution,” Lafferty celebrate National Coming Out mention that the Office of a commitment” to the children he said, “its ranking won’t said. Day in October are all in the plan­ Financial Aid does not create of alumni. change.” She said though the gay and ning stage, Magee said. such policies — that job “They bring academic cre­ lesbian population at Notre Dame belongs to the Board of dentials, a strong desire to be Contact Eileen Duffy at is not highly visible, she does not Contact Kaitlynn Riely at Trustees. at Notre Dame, Catholicity and [email protected] believe the University has a signif­ [email protected] Once Notre Dame accepts a student, it pledges to meet the full, demonstrated financial aid, Russo said. The University is one of less than a dozen col­ NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL TICKETS WANTED leges that do that. “We can look a student in the eye ... and say, your ability to pay will play no role at all in BUYING & TRADING your admission,” Saracino said. “If you deserve to be admitted, we will admit you. 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Associated Press My religion? Jim’s religion ...” Wadhams said. he said as applause drowned Allen accused Webb’s cam­ army with children RICHMOND, Va. — A day out his remarks. paign of peddling the notion after being asked in a debate “My mother is French-Italian that he is embarrassed by his about his immigrant mother’s with a little Spanish blood in heritage, a claim Webb spokes­ heritage, Sen. George Allen her,” Allen told the panelist, woman Kristian Denny Todd fired back in a written state­ but did not mention any Jewish rejected as “completely, totally ment Tuesday confirming his heritage. false.” Jewish ancestry. On Tuesday, Allen said his Fox defended her questions. Allen, a Republican seeking mother, Henriette “Etty” Allen, She said she wanted to deter­ re-election in a close race, grew up in the Christian faith. mine if there was a political denounced the reporter’s ques­ She is a French-speaking reason Allen was not forthcom­ tion as “repre­ n a tiv e of ing about a Jewish ancestor. “I hensible” and Tunisia. don’t know why it would be so irrelevant and Allen and upsetting to him,” she said in a said he only his siblings telephone interview Tuesday. “I recently learned 7 embrace and take also w ere was shocked at how he took Iraqi children sit at the edge of Sadr City in Baghdad after that his mater­ great pride in every ra is e d as offense to the question.” throwing rocks at U.S. soldiers Monday. nal grandfather Christians. Fox had also asked Allen was Jewish. aspect of my diverse He said he whether he had learned the Associated Press children. “Whenever we heritage. ” became word “Macaca” from his moth­ “Such behavior by Iraqi chil­ would ask my aware only er. Allen had applied the word mother through r e c e n t l y to a Webb campaign volunteer BAGHDAD — Shiite militias dren is spontaneous and the George Allen are encouraging children — natural reaction from innocent the years about th a t his of Indian descent during an some as young as 6 or 7 — to children who are witnessing our family back­ Virginia senator g r a n d f a ­ Aug. 11 rally before a mostly hurl stones and gasoline bombs horrible deeds committed by the ground on her ther, Felix white crowd. In some cultures, at U.S. convoys, hoping to lure occupation forces in Iraq, ” Ali side, the answer L um broso, including Tunisia, the word is American troops into ambushes al-Yassiri, an aide to al-Sadr, always was, w ho had considered a racial slur. or provoke them into shooting told The Associated Press. ‘Who cares been Allen glared at Fox for a back, U.S. soldiers say. Militants have used children about that?”’ Allen wrote in the imprisoned by the Nazis, was moment, then said, “I hope Gangs of up to 100 children before. Marines in the volatile statem ent. Jewish. you’re not trying to bring my assem ble in Sadr City, stro n g ­ city of Ramadi say Sunni Arab During a debate Monday with “I embrace and take great mother into this matter.” hold of radical anti-American insurgents often send children Democrat Jim Webb, Allen was pride in every aspect of my References to the nationality cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and his to check out U.S. defenses or indignant when a panelist diverse heritage, including the of Allen’s mother prompted the Mahdi Army militia, and in warn of approaching patrols. asked him whether his fore­ Lumbroso family line’s Jewish first report of his Jewish ances­ nearby neighborhoods, U.S. offi­ And Israeli troops have long bears included Jews. An audi­ heritage, which I learned of try on Aug. 25 in The Forward, cers said in interviews this faced stone-throwing ence of about 600 business from a recent magazine article a Jewish daily newspaper, said week. Palestinian kids. executives booed and hissed at and my mother confirmed,” its editor, Ami Eden. American soldiers have seen But the increased use of chil­ the question from Peggy Fox of Allen said in the statement. “There was some talk at that young men, their faces covered dren in the high-profile WUSA-TV in Washington, D C. Allen campaign manager time that perhaps he picked by bandanas, talking with the Baghdad battle poses a new “To be getting into w hat reli­ Dick Wadhams would not spec­ this up from his mother, and it children before the rock-throw­ challenge to American troops gion my mother is, I don’t think ify when Allen’s mother told was an easy way to get to the ing attacks begin — and some­ seeking to curb Iraqi militias. it’s relevant,” Allen tersely him about her ancestry. As a story behind the headlines,” times handing out slingshots so The tactic also shows the replied to Fox. “So I’d like to child, Allen knew Lumbroso, Eden said in a telephone inter­ the volleys will be more accu­ lengths to which militants will ask you, why is that relevant? who is now deceased, view from New York. rate, the troops said. go in confronting U.S. troops in “It's like a militia operation. a high-stakes fight for control of They’ll mass rocks on the last or the capital. second-to-last vehicle” in a U.S. The incidents have seemed to patrol, said Capt. Chris increase since U.S. soldiers Virulent E. coli may be in spinach L’Heureux, 30, of Woonsocket, moved their security crackdown R.I. “There’s no doubt in my into Shiite neighborhoods sur­ mind that they’re utilizing these rounding eastern Baghdad’s High frequency of serious illness could indicate more potent strain Sadr City. The U.S. crackdown in kids in a deliberate, thought-out reporters in a conference being reported and that con­ the capital is aimed at curbing Associated Press way. ” call. “One possibility is this sumers were no longer the power of the Mahdi Army Al-Sadr’s followers insist they WASHINGTON — Federal is a virulent strain.” being exposed to contami­ and other sectarian militias. are not organizing attacks by health officials are investi­ Also unexpected was the nated spinach. No one gating whether a more 15 percent of food poisoning appears to have fallen ill potent strain of E. coli is victims who developed a since Sept. 5, according to nected to recent counterfeiting behind an outbreak linked to type of kidney failure called the CDC. schemes around the country. fresh spinach that has sick­ hemolytic-uremic syndrome. Still, the FDA continued to Tickets Conyers was convicted in two ened at least 131 people, Five percent is more typical, warn people not to eat raw half of whom have been hos­ Acheson said. spinach. continued from page 1 separate cases of forgeries involv­ ing Madison Square Garden in pitalized. He cautioned that the Natural Selection Foods Saturday. New York, and the National The Centers for Disease numbers could be skewed by LLC, a San Juan Bautista, Conyers, too, sold “very high Football League is currently Control and Prevention said underreporting of less Calif., company whose multi­ quality” tickets. The only differ­ investigating both him and Lang Tuesday that fully 50 per­ severe cases of illness: “It’s ple brands many people ence between the recovered for forged tickets. Also, Friday cent of those reported sick too early to say at this reported eating before counterfeit tickets and authentic told police that he traveled with in the outbreak were hospi­ point, ” he added. falling sick, has recalled tickets was “a lack of details in two men who were under investi­ talized. That’s more than the Reports of illness contin­ spinach products distributed the Notre Dame hologram,” gation by the NFL. However, the 25 percent to 30 percent ued to trickle into the GDC throughout the United according to the affidavit. affidavit did not specify if Friday’s seen in other E. coli out­ — the tally was up from States. The company also Neither Conyers, Friday nor travel companions were Lang and breaks, said Dr. David Monday’s 114 sickened, distributed spinach to Lang admitted to selling counter­ Conyers. Acheson of the Food and though the death toll Canada, Mexico and Taiwan. feit tickets, though Lang said he The three men are each being Drug Administration’s remained at one, a 77-year- River Ranch Fresh Foods knew “something might be held on a $5,000 cash bond. Center for Food Safety and old woman from Wisconsin. of Salinas, Calif., recalled wrong” with the tickets he was Applied Nutrition. Officials said that the cases spring salad mixes contain­ selling. Contact Mary Kate Malone at “We’re running higher appeared to have occurred ing spinach purchased from All three m en have been con- [email protected] than that,” Acheson told earlier but were only now Natural Selection.

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The conservationist and entertainer. Germany, federal officials said government agreed to not “We have lost a friend, a Tuesday. release information about champion,” actor Russell Crowe Prosecutors would not say Rinkel’s case, which began in said in a recorded tribute. “It how they learned about April, until after her depar­ will take some time to adjust to Elfriede Rinkel, but a depart­ ture. She left this month. that.” ment spokeswoman said inves­ A call to her lawyer Tuesday Prime Minister John Howard, tigators routinely compare wasn't immediately returned. among the 5,000 in attendance guard rosters and other Nazi Rinkel’s husband, a German at the Australia Zoo for the cere­ docum ents to U.S. im m igration Jew whom she married after mony, remembered Irwin for his records. coming to the U.S., died in love of Australia. Rinkel admitted in court doc­ 2004. Her brother and sister- “Steve Irwin touched the uments that she worked as a in-law, when reached at their hearts of Australians and prison guard at the Northern California home, said touched the hearts of millions Ravensbrueck camp near they were unaware of Rinkel’s around the world in a very spe­ Furstenberg from June 1944 past and believed her husband cial way,” said Howard. “He did until the camp was abandoned had been, too. The couple that because he had that quality A khaki shirt in honor of the late Steve Irwin hangs at a by the Nazi government in asked not to be identified by of being genuine, of being shrine outside the Australia Zoo last week. April 1945. According to the name because they feared a authentic, of being unconditional U.S. Department of Justice, she backlash from friends and and having a great zest for life. TV show on the Great Barrier vision satellite transmission worked with an SS-trained family. "Throughout his all-too-short Reef. His family held a private trucks parked outside the zoo, a attack dog but was not a mem­ More than 130,000 women life he demonstrated a love for funeral service for him on Sept. flora and fauna park that has ber of the Nazi party. p a s s e d th ro u g h the two things that ought to mat­ 9 at Australia Zoo. been owned by the Irwin family “Concentration camp guards Ravensbrueck’s gates between ter more to all of us than any­ Flags on the Sydney Harbor since 1970. such as Elfriede Rinkel played 1939 and 1945; an estimated thing else — his love of his fami­ Bridge Hew Wednesday at half- His death set off an unprece­ a vital role in the Nazi regime’s 40,000 survived, according to ly and his love of his country.” staff, and giant television screens dented outpouring of grief. Tens horrific mistreatment of inno­ the U.S. Holocaust Memorial There was one empty seat at were set up in Irwin’s home of thousands traveled to the zoo cent victims,” said Alice Fisher, Museum. 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Just about every school struck down as unconstitutional Sonny Perdue, have said it is system in the nation is facing the latest version of a new needed to protect against voter the same conundrum, with Georgia law requiring voters to fraud. Opponents argue it dis­ little consensus, about how show photo ID. enfranchises poor, elderly and to balance a modern reality State Superior Court Judge T. minority voters who are less against the need to maintain Jackson Bedford Jr. ruled that likely to have a driver’s license order in the classroom and th e ph o to ID or other valid the hallways. requirem ent governm ent- With more than half the deprives other­ “Judge Bedford issued photo ID. nation’s teens now carrying wise qualified Former obviously understood them, cell phones have voters of the D em ocratic Gov. become an appendage that right to cast a that at the end of the Roy Barnes chal­ many refuse to leave at ballot and adds a day, you don’t play lenged the law in home, and which many par­ the state case on new, unconstitu­ politics with the most ents want them to carry at tional condition a voter’s behalf. all times for emergencies to voting. fundamental right — Several civil and general peace of mind. “Any attempt the right to vote." rights groups At the same time, teachers by th e filed a similar and school administrators Legislature to lawsuit in feder­ Jennifer Jordan complain of growing disrup­ require more al court. tions, from phones going off than what is co-counsel “Judge in class to improper use of required by the Bedford obvious­ text messaging and cell express lan­ ly understood phone cameras. Jefferson County’s Board of Education’s Director of Student Services guage of our Constitution can­ that at the end of the day, you “Electronic bullying was Pam Weed sits at her desk. Alabama decided against a cell ban. not withstand judicial scrutiny,” don’t play politics with the most starting to emerge. They he wrote. fundamental right — the right were text messaging threats, petitions. A few years ago, a surprise The judge took issue with the to vote,” said Jennifer Jordan, sending intimidating mes­ “I don’t think it’s appropri­ search at Ramsay High burden placed on voters to co-counsel with Barnes on the sages to each other,” said ate in this day and age to do School in Birmingham meant prove their identity using photo case. “The right to vote is actu­ Randy Clegg, superintendent an outright ban,” he said. to uncover contraband also ID. Even if voters are allowed to ally the one thing that makes us for the Clinton Community “What are you going to do, led to the confiscation of 235 cast ballots without the all equal.” School District, an Iowa com­ check every kid who comes cell phones, said Rep. Oliver required identification, they The new law took effect July munity about 30 miles from into school? That’s not prac­ Robinson, a state legislator must return within 48 hours 1, but its enforcement was Dubuque and 190 from tical.” serving that city. with photo IDs or their vote is blocked by state and federal Chicago. “W ere putting But that’s precisely what After parents complained, forfeited. judges during the state’s July sophisticated stuff in the New York City has been Robinson introduced a bill Bedford noted that a photo ID primaries and August runoffs. hands of teenagers and you doing with greater frequency that took three tries to pass is not required to register to Last October, federal Judge deal with all the typical since April, when officials before it became law in June. vote in Georgia. Harold Murphy struck down an teenage stuff.” decided to more rigorously The new law leaves it to each earlier version of the law, say­ The case is expected to go to In July, the district adopted enforce a 17-year-old ban on school system to set policy, the Georgia Supreme Court ing it amounted to an unconsti­ a policy where its 4,500 stu­ portable and most have before the Nov. 7 general elec- tutional poll tax. dents are allowed to carry a electronics moved away phone, but risk having it con­ as part of a from an outright fiscated until the end of the stepped-up 7 don’t think it’s ban, he said. day if they use it or it goes sweep appropriate in this day “I didn’t want Mother of man charged off during school. A second against the administra­ infraction requires a meeting weapons in and age to do an tors to be with a parent. Since the start schools. outright ban. What are breaking the in abduction arrested of the new term, about three Now police you going to do, check law, because or four phones have been u n its a re th e y w e re confiscated, said Clegg, esti­ setting up every kid who comes breaking the Woman helped son to for Filyaw to retrieve from an mating that more than three metal into school? That’s not law by allowing abandoned vehicle near his quarters of his system’s mid­ detectors at practical. ” phones on cam­ hide, survive in woods bunkers, McCaskill said. dle and high school students d i f f e r e n t p u s ,” s a id “He would come out of the — and a growing number in locations in Robinson, woods and get it ... at night or elementary school — now the 1,400- Randy Clegg adding that he Associated Press whenever,” the sheriff said. carry phones. school sys­ school superintendent sym pathizes CAMDEN, S.C. — The m other Cobb would not answer ques­ Wireless companies view te m e a c h with parents of a man accused of abducting tions as she left the sheriff's office school-age children are a key day, a move who want chil­ and assaulting a 14-year-old girl Tuesday. She was being held in source of growth in a market that dren to have who eventually was able to send jail, and a bond hearing was where the number of first­ prompted a lawsuit by a phones. “When we were a text message for help was scheduled for Wednesday. time users is fast dwindling. group of parents. growing up, I could walk six charged Tuesday with helping Filyaw was captured early While many are signed on From late April through miles home and never worry her son elude authorities and Sunday and was being held at the through family plans that the end of summer school, about anyone bothering me. survive in underground bunkers, county jail without bond. He also only generate an additional nearly 5,350 cell phones We didn’t know at that time a sheriff said. faces charges of possession of an $10 or $20 a month in base were confiscated, or more there was such a thing as a The man, Vinson Filyaw, 36, incendiary device and imperson­ charges, kids often ring up than twice as many as during sexual predator.” was charged this weekend with ating an officer. extra fees for text messag­ the entire school year before Freed of Alabama’s state kidnapping and raping a 14-year- Police say Filyaw, wearing a ing, ringtones and video the random screening began, ban, the Jefferson County old girl and holding her in an shirt with the image of a sheriffs gam es. said Keith Kalb, a city Board of Education decided underground bunker. She was badge on it, abducted the girl as At last count, nearly three- spokesman. Each school is in August to allow phones so rescued Saturday. she walked home from a school quarters of the nation’s pop­ left to set its own policies for long as they remain stashed On Tuesday, Sheriff Steve bus stop Sept. 6. The teen was u latio n h ad cell ph o n es. By returning confiscated away. McCaskill said Filyaw’s mother, found 10 days later in a booby- contrast, 53 percent of devices, he said. “I can certainly see after 55-year-old Ginger Nell Cobb, trapped, roughly 8-foot-deep hole Americans aged 12 to 17 There are other big cities 9/11 why people would want was arrested after police learned carved out of the side of a hill. have them, according to a that are taking a similar to be able to communicate she was working with Filyaw’s Authorities said the girl sent a recent survey by Simmons zero- or low-tolerance with their children,” said common-law wife to provide him text message to her mother on Research. That figure, which approach: Detroit, for exam­ Pam Weed, the board’s direc­ food, water and other supplies. her captor’s cell phone as he Simmons extrapolates to ple, also bans the devices. tor of student services for the Filyaw’s common-law wife, slept: “Hi mom,” it read. “I’m in a roughly 13.1 million teens, is Many school systems 40,000-student system. Cynthia Hall, was arrested last hole across from Charm Hill up from 39 percent in late across the nation officially Some educators take an week. where the big trucks go in and 2004 and 33 percent in 2002, ban phones — often under entirely different approach, Police had been looking for out. There’s a bomb. Call police.” suggesting the trend has no-gadget rules adopted in leaving it to students to Filyaw since November, when an According to an incident report begun to accelerate. the 1980’s to combat beeper- police themselves. At arrest warrant was- issued in the released Tuesday in the suspect­ “Part of the reality is that toting drug dealers — but $eattle’s private Lakeside sexual assault of a 12-year-old ed November assault on the 12- they’re going to have it,” said don’t enforce those policies $chool, once attended by girl. But he used an elaborate year-old girl, Filyaw woke the Clegg. He noted that he too rigidly. Microsoft Corp. founder Bill system of bunkers in the woods girl, who was sleeping in the found it comforting when his That type of disconnect Gates, students are free to near his home to elude authori­ same bed as her mother, and daughter, now in college, had prompted legislative action use their phones. ties and survived on supplies he threatened to hurt the mother if a cell to call home from in Alabama, where a state “I try and remember to put received from the two women, she said anything. He then took extracurricular activities, law predating the cell boom it on vibrate before I go into the sheriff said. the girl to another room and sex­ including long bus trips had made possession of a class,” said Nate Benjamin, a Cobb would bring the items to ually assaulted her, the report returning well after midnight phone in school punishable 17-year-old senior who’s had Hall, who would then leave them said. from high school band com­ by suspension or expulsion. a cell since he was 12. " " V T The Observer

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Letters to the E ditor Practical step against Limit visitor's tribute global poverty to pre-game

Having heard the experts and think. What can the Notre Dame com­ As the final whistle blows, Michigan’s ended, let alone stayed for the band’s depressing stats from the Notre Dame munity, as a moral consumer, do? players run on the field to celebrate performance. The majority of the fans Forum on global health and poverty, Among many good options remains the most disappointing loss that I have hearing the Penn State fight song were the question remains what are we to do one simple and effective action: ever witnessed. They weave in and out Notre Dame supporters who could care about it? increase our commitment to fair trade of our band to go through the tunnel. less about this song and would rather The Forum's official Web site recom­ products. Once they exit the stadium, our band celebrate the victory by hearing Notre mends reading Paul Farmer and Jeffrey Many other campuses around the strikes up the Alma Mater. Dame tunes. Sachs’ latest books. I would like to sug­ country, secular and religious, have It was enough to see how badly our Then take the few Penn State fans gest something far more concrete. done precisely this. Coffee is where this team was dominated on the field. To who heard their song being played Though Dr. Sachs was correct in typically starts. Catholic Relief Services top that off, I’d had enough of hearing after the game; they might have seen pointing out the limitation of markets estimates that less than 2 cents of an that annoying Michigan “Victors” fight the performance as a slap in the face for those so desperately poor that they average $1.50 cup of coffee reaches the song played by the Michigan band all instead of a respectable tribute. cannot participate in them, he did not farmer who grew the coffee. Under fair day. Then the unthinkable happens. However, our band playing the visi­ go far enough in his analysis of markets trade provisions farmers are guaran­ After a rendition of “Down the Line,” tor’s song after a Notre Dame loss is as mechanisms for human develop­ teed over one dollar a pound for their our own band, our glorious, historic, much worse. It sickens me inside to ment. Contrary to what many of us harvest. Notre Dame consumes over 35, unbeatable marching band, turns away hear our own band, a source of inspi­ have been told, markets are not univer­ 000 pounds of coffee a year, only a from the student section and starts to ration and pride, play the worst fight sally good means to raise populations small part of it fair trade. We should do play it. Yes, they start playing “The song in the world after just suffering out of poverty and toward better health something about this. Victors.” the worst defeat in the world. On and prosperity. A number of years ago, students I understand that it is a point of Saturday, I stayed until the game fin­ Unfortunately, due to the ominous worked to have fair trade coffee avail­ respect to play the. opposing team’s ished in order to join arms and sing, threat of falling back into destitution able on campus as a consumer choice. fight song. Many teams do not do this, “Notre Dame, Our Mother” because I and the disproportionate power of large It’s time now to make a moral, rather and it makes me proud to be a fan of a love this University. 1, along with the corporate and market forces, many than a market choice as the Notre team with great sportsmanship. countless Notre Dame fans and sup­ small farmers and other workers — Dame community. Let’s make the However, this needs to be reserved for porters, did not need to hear “The around the world — are kept in states switch, collectively, to a better brew, so the festivities before the game when it Victors.” We might as well have played of near indentured servitude by the that we can do something everyday is announced what songs and marches that dreadful song throughout the very markets understood by many to be toward alleviating the world’s our band is performing. entire game if we were going to play it their saving grace. poverty/health crisis. Playing the visitor’s song for a second then. We should all be more mindful of time after the game is both unneces­ where our dollars go and what activi­ Christopher Morrissey sary and wrong, even if Notre Dame Pat O ’Brien ties they support. The ties between our grad student wins. For instance, look at the Penn junior dollars and the lives of millions are far off campus State game. Most of their fans had left Siegfried Hall more real and powerful than you might Sept. 18 the building before the game even Sept. 17

Serve in post-Katrina Population question deserves New Orleans greater attention

Almost 13 months after tragedies of our generation, meet The three critical responses printed Sept. ing like our recent population growth Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans is some of the most resilient people 18 to Liz Coffey’s properly concerned col­ throughout the history of humankind. Of still drowning. But if you don’t in the world, and do your part to umn on population growth are all short on course, the earth does not “see.” We, who know this already, I’m going to end their suffering. facts and long on wishful thinking. They must be its eyes, need to use our best sci­ have a hard time convincing you in The CSC’s Gulf Coast Student show how urgently we at Notre Dame need ence (and here that means ecology, not eco­ an editorial piece. I can’t pick you Task Force is putting together a to educate ourselves on this issue, arguably nomics), our circumspection, our moral up and put you in the middle of the trip, from Oct. 14-20. One week the most important one facing the current imagination, and our humility to understand Ninth Ward, so you can see the isn’t a lot of time, but the more generation of college students. our place and our responsibilities. Two of damage in an inescapable 360- people that make the trip, the Global population now increases at the the respondents to Coffey acknowledge that degree panorama. I can’t person­ more work that can be accom­ rate of a little over 200,000 a day, or about resources may be finite while insisting that ally introduce you to residents liv­ plished. 8,700 each hour. That’s over a million new human resourcefulness is infinite. But noth­ ing with their six grandkids in a If you need further reason to go, hum ans on earth every five days, or, to take ing human is infinite. Ethical coherence small, cramped trailer on a never- I ask you to think about this. a familiar image, think of filling Notre Dame begins in the recognition of limits. ending camping trip in an empty, Imagine if your city, Chicago or Stadium every nine hours with newcomers. The biologist E. O. Wilson wrote recently toxic neighborhood. I can’t show Dallas or New York, wherever The first thing to grasp about these trends that “the time has come for economists and you the effect on the soul of spray- you’re from — imagine everyone is that they are unprecedented. Pointing out business leaders, who so haughtily pride painted body counts on every sin­ leaving, and not knowing who was that Malthus was wrong in predicting immi­ themselves as masters of the real world, to gle house, or tell you what it coming back. Imagine your entire nent food shortages at the end of the 18th acknowledge the existence of the real real smells like when a hundred thou­ life — your elementary school, the century, when the population was less than world.” It seems just as clear that at Notre sand houses are inundated with corner where you used to get ice one billion, is irrelevant to today’s ecological Dame the time has come for faculty and stu­ toxic black mold, and the garbage cream with your friends, the movie and social condition, when the population is dents to put our minds — and our curricu­ piles up on the streets with no one theatre where you had your first approximately 6.5 billion. Conservative esti­ lum — to work on understanding the to collect it. kiss, your entire life’s memory map mates project a population of about 9 billion responsibilities of stewardship. If not here, I can tell you that it takes over — all under 15 feet of the most by 2050. That’s an increase of 2.5 billion w here? 24 hours to see a doctor at any ER toxic sludge you can conjure in over the next four or five decades. To put in New Orleans, but until you know your mind. this number in historical context, it took John Sitter people with no health insurance These people lost everything, homo sapiens until 1950 to reach a total professor and how you’ll have to beg the and it’s our duty, our obligation as population of 2.5 billion. department of English doctors to give them decent treat­ members of the human race, to do The point is that the earth has seen noth­ Sept. 19 ment, you’ll have no idea what the everything we can for them. medical crisis means. I can tell you Because I know if it was my city, about the suicides and the drug and my family and my history, I wars and the National Guard occu­ would want as much help as possi­ pation, but you won’t know what it ble. We owe it to New Orleans. We means to live there — to see that owe it to ourselves as Americans. in your home, your city. If you are interested, and I hope Read what we can’t print — Luckily, there’s a solution to all you are, please contact me at ade- this. Come and see it for yourself. [email protected] or Caity Schneeman become a copy editor for Viewpoint. Come, and help struggling fami­ at [email protected] as soon as lies gut their houses so they can possible. start to get back on their feet. Email Joey atviewpoint. [email protected] Come, and stand in solidarity with Alii Dejong residents, because no one else is senior on their side. Come, and bear wit­ off campus ness to one of the greatest Sept. 18 T h e O bserver

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Gates intro­ By MARTY SCHROEDER duced the first incarnation of BySEAN SWEANY Assistant Scene Editor Windows. Using many of the features Assistant Scene Editor found on the Macintosh OS, Gates It’s that bohemian style of comput­ was able to secure a lion’s share of They are everywhere. From college ing that no self-respecting artist, the computing market, which he has campuses to city streets to airports designer or anyone who wants to kept until the present day. around America, the distinctive white look hip is without. Where Apple Apple, having lost many of the per­ earbud cords of the iPod dangle from Computer came from though, is a sonal computing market to ears spanning nearly every age and complex maze of innovation, design Microsoft, turned to other areas of background. Whether connected to a and conflict. Always in the shadow of innovation and came out with the Mini, Nano, Shuffle, Video or just an Bill Gates and his Windows PowerBook 100. This portable com­ old-school, first generation iPod, leviathan, Apple has returned and is puter (Apple’s second attempt at the these little white cords show that the source of the must-have, techno­ portable computer) proved to be a Apple’s mp3 player has taken over the > logically innovative gadgets. Godsend for Apple. The PowerBook world. Conceived in 1976, Apple was one 100 brought much needed revenue The quest for portable, personal of the pioneers of personal home and established the basic layout of music has consumed society since the computing. The first major Apple laptop and notebook computers. days of Sony’s Walkman and Discman. product was the Apple 11 microcom­ The Goliath to Apple’s David, The spread of these portable tape and puter, sold for a then hefty $970. One Microsoft and Intel teamed to create CD players in the 1970s and 1980s of the first computers that could be easy to use software with relatively revolutionized the music industry and used in the home, it was a response low cost hardware. Many people, made entertainment as attainable a to the Apple I. The first model was finding Windows easier to use, commodity as magazines or radio. designed for electronics enthusiasts turned to PCs, and Apple again lost The advent of digital technology led but the Apple II brought computing ground. In the early 1990s, Apple’s to the creation of the first mp3 play­ power into the home. This computer civil suit against Microsoft for theft ers in the late 1990s. These were ran the first ever spreadsheet pro­ of intellectual property dragged on downright bulky and unattractive by gram —VisiCalc — and became the for years. Apple poured money into today’s standards. Thanks to further standard in American education and lawyers and courts instead of finding technological advances, the market business during the 1980s and ways to effectively counter Microsoft. was ripe for the taking if a player 1990s. At the end of its production in A blossom ing with the right look and advertising 1993, more than two million units In the late 1990s, Apple began to came along. had been sold. work on products of its own rather Enter Apple’s iPod. The iPod began One of the innovations of this com­ than what what Microsoft was doing. as a project intended to integrate puter was its appearance. Instead of The 1998 release of the iMac was a Apple into the market of digital con­ looking like a piece of complicated watershed for Apple and brought the sumer devices. It was developed and electronic hardware, it could have company its first profitable year designed by Tony Fadell as a portable passed for an ordinary appliance. since 1993. hard drive capable of playing mp3 The Apple computer could be used This was only the beginning. Using music files. He sold his idea to Apple almost anywhere and would not look interesting and differentiating in February 2001 and the first 5 GB, out of place. Although a dinosaur designs for its products, Apple intro­ 1000 song iPods became available to today, the computer once looked duced software packages among the the public in October 2001. fashionable and functional — a motif best in the industry. Final Cut was From the start, Apple made its mp3 Apple keeps today. purchased from Macromedia and players compatible with its media The early 1980s marked the begin­ Astarte’s DVDirector was remade player, iTunes. In doing this, the com­ ning of the Apple-PC battle for per­ into iDVD and DVD S tudio Pro for pany guaranteed a large consumer sonal computer supremacy. IBM consumers and professionals. base for iTunes, which it hoped to used an open hardware standard However, the rock that hit Goliath develop into a major portal for legally and bundled its hardware with was the introduction of the iPod and downloading music for iPod play. Microsoft’s new MS-DOS operating the iTunes music store. This revital­ By the end of 2002, the second gen­ system. Due to over-heating issues ized Apple into the fashionable and eration of iPods was in stores and fea­ with the new Apple 111, a wary con­ technologically sound company it is tured dramatic improvements over sumer market developed and many today. the previous version. Not only was people shifted to PCs with Microsoft From an electronics company in capacity doubled, but also the look software. . jjjg the late 70s to now having U2 do its and interactivity of the player had A resurgence commercials, Apple’s journey has been streamlined. In 2004, Apple rev­ One of the most famous commer­ been convoluted. It seems that Apple olutionized what had become its own cials ever aired in 1984. Directed by has finally hit its stride, focused on market with the introduction of the Ridley Scott, Apple used George its products and not the competition. iPod mini. Orwell’s famous “1984” as its basis The future appears as bright and An even smaller version of the and people woke back up to Apple. promising as the day when the first already tiny iPod, the iPod mini fea­ Steve Jobs knew that personal com­ Apple computer was released. tured a sleeker design, custom colors, puters were headed the way of the longer battery life and cheaper prices. 4 Graphic User Interface (GUI). Apple Contact Marty Schroeder at Further miniaturizations led to the developed the Lisa based on this pre- mschroe 1 @nd.edu iPod nano and the iPod shuffle, even

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N ew A p pl e T echnology mailer players intended to reach non-skip. Apple Price: $149-$199- iche markets. By MICHELLE FORDICE $249 Apple’s designers at the same time Scene Writer iPod efused to let their flagship, the regu­ Not wanting to be outclassed by its ar iPod, be outdone. Utilization of Once again, Apple is quickly phas­ younger siblings, the iPod received a lash memory in 2004 gave the iPod ing out previous generations of its few new updates as well. It now has o moving parts, meaning that the sleek iPod devices, sending them to more game capability including layer can be shaken or dropped to a the refurbished department and games such as Texas Hold 'Em, Mini ertain extent without causing serious replacing them with new, sleeker Golf and PAC-MAN. am age. ones to tempt our wallets and com­ While the screen is 60 percent Also in 2004, Apple redefined the plement our lifestyles. But we all brighter than before, the battery can larket yet again by including a video know that the new additions and fea­ last through 20 hours of music or creen on all iPods. Thanks to a stor- tures — from hardier materials to six hours of video, an unprecedented ge size of 60 GB, this meant that full better video capability — will make battery life. The new iPod is offered ength movies or television shows us want them anyway and smile in as either a 30GB or an 80GB, getting ould be downloaded and viewed on joy when they show up in their beau­ rid of the 60GB version. Perhaps S h u ffle he go. The unveiling this fall of the tifully packaged boxes. Here’s a look what is most appealing is that it is fth generation, 80 GB iPod repre- at what Apple has just released. now $50 cheaper. Apple Price: $250- $79 ents the latest improvement in tech- iPod Shuffle $350 ology and promises to bring a Declared the “world’s smallest dig­ The new iTunes hange to how the world watches ital music player,” the new iPod iTunes received a facelift as well. ntertainment. Shuffle is definitely diminutive at just The display is a little cleaner, but The iPod’s success is due in large half the length of the first generation about the same as before. Better is art to the clever advertising devel- model (1.62 inches long — slightly the more inclusive iPod summary ped by Apple. The “silhouette com­ larger than a quarter). The still - that is provided whenever the device 1" Mow Pm? ><«j _JS?: mercials," which depict black silhou- screenless second generation is now is synched. Now you can easily see to tn ttes of people dancing with their brushed with silver aluminum, mak­ such things as what the space on # * # T t» io trix y vhite iPods and earbuds, have been a ing it much more durable than its your iPod is being used for and taple since the player’s launch, predecessor. It also comes with a whether the version needs to be additionally, they gave Apple the built-in clip that allows you to wear updated. * » ow pportunity to promote artists on it almost anywhere. In a step toward reintroducing the ownloadable on iTunes such as The iPod Shuffle still holds 1 GB album cover to downloaded music, Iminem, The Gorillaz and U2. This worth of music (about 240 songs) you can automatically load covers mart advertising led to the distinc- and uses an iTunes autofill feature to and then tise the new Cover Flow ive white earbuds becoming a symbol randomly load the player with music feature to flip through them on the if status in many countries around from the owner’s library. The shuffle screen to choose your music. The he world. battery lasts 12 hours. The second iTunes store also now sells videos Even though the iPod controls 80 generation Shuffle still uses a USB (compatible with video capable iPods lercent of the mp3 player market, flash drive to store music, but it now and playable in iTunes) and games ompetitors do exist. Many companies connects to the computer through a (only compatible with the fifth-gen­ Deluding Sony, Dell, Sam sung and Rio dock, making it somewhat less useful eration iPod and not playable in ave all tried emulations of the iPod in carrying files. Still, it should be iTunes). As always, iTunes is free to vith varying degrees of success. skip-free and ultra-portable. Apple download. Microsoft recently announced its own Price: $79 iTV mp3 player, Zune, in an attempt to iPod Nano Steve Jobs and Apple also dropped reak Apple’s stranglehold on the The new iPod Nano is also a hair a tantalizing hint about its upcoming market, but only time will tell smaller, being less than .26 inches product release currently called iTV. whether Microsoft can compete with thick, 3.5 inches long and 1.6 inches The device will plug into the TV and iP o d N a n o ipple. wide. There are three capacity sizes wirelessly pull video and music from Until then, Apple stands at the fore- — 4GB, 6GB and 8GB — that can either a nearby Macintosh computer $ 1 4 9 -2 4 9 ronl of the mp3 player market with hold between 500 and 2,000 songs or the Internet. s wildly popular and successful iPod, and up to about 25,000 snapshots. This announcement was met with iver the course of several years, the The 4GB now comes in five colors much anticipation for the possibili­ *od has improved a great deal and (silver, pink, green, blue, and black), ties offered by iTV. The idea has ranched out into other realms with while the 2GB is available in silver been tried before with other compa­ he Nano and the Shuffle. The iPod and the 8GB in black. nies, including Microsoft with its as revolutionized the way our cul- More importantly, the second gen­ Media Center PC, and iTV will debut mre entertains itself. With technology eration Nano comes with a much about the same time as some other ecoming more sophisticated and stronger finish of high luster similar products, such as a set-top mi proving almost daily, one can only anodized aluminum (like the iPod box from Netflix. 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Photo courtesy of nd.edu/~ndtv Photo courtesy of nd.edu/~ndtv Senior Adam Fairholm, executive director of NDtv, stands in the control booth in The audience applauds the end of the taping of the first “Mike Peterson Show.” the television studio. Students have full control over every aspect of NDtv. Peterson will appear on his self-titled show for a third year on NDtv.

The programming on NDtv ranges “NDtv is completely run by students,” schedule, they can easily turn on the By BRIAN DOXTADER from serious news to sketch comedy, as said Melinda Leonard, executive pro­ TV while sitting at their desks working Scene Editor evidenced by “The Mike Peterson ducer of “NDtv News.” “We have an on a paper.” Show,” which is the first show premier­ advisor, Laurie McFadden, but she And that’s a benefit for the students NDtv, Notre Dame’s own student ing on NDtv’s fall 2006 schedule. The never gives us instructions or orders, b eh in d th e TV, too — th ey hope th e broadcasting channel, kicks off its fall program features the eponymous host only advice or guidance when we ask increased accessibility will grant them season tonight with the season 4 pre­ in a variety of situations and has been her.” greater exposure throughout the Notre miere of “The Mike Peterson Show.” running for nearly two years, though This complete technical and creative Dame community. NDtv began as the collective idea of Peterson temporarily took a hiatus control has benefited those involved/ NDtv is a unique and rewarding several Film, Television and Theater while studying abroad in Santiago, allowing them to try exciting projects experience for those involved, but (FTT) majors. With the help of a faculty Chile. and showcase their enthusiasm for tel­ Leonard and Peterson emphasize that advisor, Christine Becker, and a “It’s kind of like a cross between evision and broadcasting. Both the programming is for the Notre Dame Student Activities advisor, Laurie Conan and Saturday Night Live, but Leonard and Peterson stress that NDtv student body. Not only do they want McFadden, the channel was launched with a very specific topic provides real-world their content to reach more of a mass in October 2002. At that time, it was for its humor — Notre 7 love that NDtv technical experience for audience thanks to campus-wide cable, only a half-hour-long show that ran Dame,” said Peterson, a provides a venue students that often can­ but they also hope that audience finds every two weeks. In its initial run, the senior FTT major. “We also not be found in class­ their work both informative and enter­ show featured five distinct segments. feature campus celebrities and a community room s. taining. By fall 2004 and spring 2005, NDtv had and student musical acts that can’t be found For those seeking a job “I love that NDtv provides a venue grown into a full channel with two each week.” anywhere else at in the media world, and a community that can’t be found shows — “NDtv News” and “The Mike Previous guests have working on the channel anywhere else at Notre Dame,” Peterson Show.” Each was a half-hour- included various campus Notre Dame. ” gives them a head start Peterson said. “Students who want to long program broadcast once each bands and football players in understanding what be anything from producers to comedi­ week. like former Notre Dame Mike Peterson goes into television pro­ ans to SportsCenter analysts all come In its current incarnation, NDtv con­ football captain Brandon NDtv host duction. together under our room and really sists of four programs — “NDtv News,” Hoyte. The show occasion­ Perhaps most impor­ work hard to provide quality program­ “NDtv Sports,” “The Mike Peterson ally broadcasts live from tantly for Notre Dame ming in a way that only we can — for Show” and “The Final Cut,” a movie Legends, which allows for a live audi­ students, the University mandated ND students, by ND students.” review show focusing on the DeBartolo ence. installation of free cable television in NDtv premieres this evening at 7 p.m. C enter for the Perform ing Arts (DPAC) One aspect that has made NDtv par­ every dorm room makes it possible for on North Quad. It will feature Robbie and films shown by the Student Union ticularly unique is the high level of stu­ almost anyone to watch NDtv from the Hazen as a performer and will show Board (SUB). W hat started as a handful dent involvement. Students handle comfort of his or her home. clips of each of the channel’s four pro­ of FTT majors broadcasting out of every facet of the show, from the tech­ “In the past, NDtv has just been too grams. More information can be found South Dining Hall has exploded into a nical aspects of pre-production and difficult and inconvenient to watch,” at www.nd.edu/~ndtv complex production that consists of 90 post-production to the creative deci­ Leonard said. “But with cable in the members, its own studio and nonstop sions of programming and script writ­ dorm rooms, people can access our Contact Brian Doxtader at programming over campus cable. ing. programming easily. If they know our [email protected]

Photo courtesy of nd.edu/~ndtv Photo courtesy of nd.edu/~ndtv NDtv news reporters, from left, Steve Tortorello, Brittany Bacon and Melinda A view of the NDtv office in Washington Hall shows video mixing and mastering Leonard discuss a 2005 newscast. “NDtv News” premieres all new this season.equipment. NDtv is produced and broadcast entirely in-house on campus. Wednesday, September 20, 2006 The Observer ♦ PAID ADVERTISEMENT page 17

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the disabled list with a stress Phillies, Mets also fracture of the rib cage. It was win as NL playoff only the fourth time in 152 starts at Fenway Park that he picture grows clearer didn’t pitch more than 3 1-3 innings. Associated Press The Twins teed off on BOSTON — Justin Morneau Wakefield in the second when had a career-high five hits, Morneau led off with a double Jason Bartlett and Torii Hunter and scored on Rondell White’s homered and the streaking single. After a walk to Phil Minnesota Twins beat the Nevin and a wild pitch by Boston Red Sox 7-3 Tuesday Wakefield, Bartlett homered to night to move closer to a playoff left field. berth. The Twins got their ninth win Phillies 4, Cubs 1 in 11 games with solid pitching Jamie Moyer pitched seven from Matt Garza (2-5). They solid innings and Abraham began the night 1 1/2 games Nunez had a two-run single to behind Detroit in the AL Central lead the Philadelphia Phillies and 4 1/2 ahead of Chicago in over the Chicago Cubs Tuesday the wild-card race. The Tigers night. played at the White Sox later Jimmy Rollins hit a solo Tuesday. homer and David Dellucci. The Red Sox cut a 6-0 deficit added an RBI double for the in half but got no help from Phillies, who entered the night David Ortiz, who went 0-for-5 1 1/2 games behind San Diego with three strikeouts and in the NL wild-card standings. remained one homer short of Moyer (3-2) allowed one run the Red Sox record of 50, set by and six hits in his sixth start Jimmie Foxx in 1938. since the Phillies acquired the Garza allowed just one hit in 43-year-old left-hander from the first four innings. He left Seattle. He didn’t walk a batter with two outs in the sixth and and has pitched at least six Minnesota leading 6-2. Dennys innings in each outing with Reyes pitched 1 2-3 scoreless Philadelphia. innings while a misty rain grew Geoff Geary retired the side in heavier and has allowed just the eighth after Aaron Fultz one earned run in 35 appear­ allowed a leadoff single to Juan ances since the All-Star break. Pierre. Tom Gordon pitched a Joe Nathan pitched the ninth scoreless ninth for his 32nd as the Twins improved to 76-0 save in 36 chances. when leading after eight Matt Murton homered for innings. Another mark of their Chicago. Wade Miller (0-2) gave solid pitching is their 27-1 up two runs — one earned — record in their last 28 games and four hits in 4 2-3 innings. when they score four runs or The Cubs, who have the NL’s more. worst record, had won six of Twins teammates Jason Bartlett, left, and Luis Castillo celebrate Minnesota’s 7-3 win over the Boston’s magic number for eight after a 2-14 stretch. Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park Tuesday night. Bartlett hit a three-run home run in the game. elimination in the AL East was Ryan Howard, who leads the Rollins hit his 22nd homer off sharp innings and the newly Julio Franco made his first start cut to two, and its magic num­ majors with 57 homers and David Aardsma in the eighth. crowned NL East champion at third base since 1982, while ber for elimination from the again heard “M-V-P!” chants Miller, making his third start New York Mets, fielding a Tucker played first base and wild-card berth dropped to four. each time he came to the plate, since right shoulder surgery, makeshift lineup in a game that broke in Carlos Delgado’s back­ Morneau entered the game in started a two-out rally in the struck out eight and pitched out mattered little to them, rallied up mitt. an 0-for-ll slump but he went fifth with a single to left. He of trouble early in the game. to beat the fading Florida “We got our A-minus squad 5-for-5 to raise his batting aver­ scored on a headfirst dive after The Phillies loaded the bases Marlins Tuesday night. out there today,” Mets manager age to .326, hitting two doubles Dellucci hit a liner into the left- in the first inning, but Miller Eastings Milledge and Michael Willie Randolph kidded before and three singles while scoring center field gap that chased froze Burrell with a slow curve Tucker hit RBI singles in the the game. twice and driving in the Twins’ Miller. on a 3-2 pitch to end the threat. eighth that gave Glavine (14-6) Glavine, however, shined in last run. Roberto Novoa came in and Burrell, who leads the majors in his 289th career victory. what essentially was a tuneup Bartlett hit his second homer walked Pat Burrell. Chris Coste taking called third strikes, The Marlins’ fourth straight for the playoffs in two weeks. of the season, a three-run shot then reached on shortstop heard loud boos after he failed loss was a damaging one — He went eight innings for the in the four-run second inning Ronny Cedeno’s fielding error to yet again in a clutch situation. they began the day 4 1/2 games first time since April 19, limit­ off Tim Wakefield (7-10). load the bases. Nunez followed Burrell is hitting .160 (12-for- behind San Diego in the wild­ ing the Marlins to four hits. Hunter added a two-run shot with a bloop single to right-cen­ 75) with two outs and runners card race. Billy Wagner pitched the ninth that made it 6-0 in the third. ter that scored two runs for a 3- in scoring position. The Mets’ lineup did not for his 39th save. Wakefield lasted just 3 1-3 0 lead. include anyone who started Marlins rookie Scott Olsen innings in his second start since Murton connected with two Mets 3, Marlins 2 Monday night’s clincher, and it shut down the Mets on five hits spending nearly two months on outs in the sixth to cut it to 3-1. Tom Glavine pitched eight had six guys hitting under .210. for seven innings.

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team Record I- 1 i 1 NOTRE DAME 8-0-0 1 2 Florida State 6-0-0 2 Oklahoma’s Malcolm Kelly battles Oregon’s Brian Paysinger for an onside kick late in Saturday’s Ducks victory. This 3 UCLA 6-1-0 4 was one of the controversial calls that led to the suspension of the PAC-10 officials who worked the game. 4 North Carolina 8 TO 5 5 Santa Clara 6-2-0 2 6 West Virginia 7-1-0 7 7 Portland 5-2-0 8 Stoops remains steamed over replay 8 Tennessee 4-2-1 10 9 Penn State 4-2-2 9 Associated Press Stoops still was speaking could have run out the said. 10 Wake Forest 8-1-0 11 out after Saturday night’s clock for a 33-27 win. Although Stoops said his 11 Colorado 5-1-1 14 NORMAN, Okla. — A 34-33 loss in Eugene, Ore., At Oregon, Bellotti said team could have done 12 Boston University 6-2-1 24 phone call from Oregon a game in which a blown some might view the win things differently to pre­ 13 Texas A&M 3-3-1 6 coach Mike Bellotti was call on an onside kick led as tainted. vent the game from 14 Cal State Fullerton 4-2-1 RV nice, but it did absolutely to Oregon’s winning touch­ “I feel very fortunate for becoming so close, he was 15 Connecticut 4-3-1 13 nothing to soothe down in the final minute. us to have won that foot­ still upset at the result. 16 Texas 6-2-0 23 Oklahoma coach Bob The Pacific-10 ball game, not for the offi­ “We can’t sit here and 17 Auburn 6-1-0 20 Stoops over an incorrect Conference admitted cials’ errors, but for how say OK,” Stoops said. “It’s 18 William & Mary 6-1-1 18 officials’ ruling that likely Monday the onside kick our team played,” he said. unacceptable and inexcus­ 19 Illinois 4-4-0 18 cost his team a victory was touched by an Oregon “We were lucky, we made able, to them (the players) 20 California 5-1-2 15 21 Virginia 5-2-1 21 over the Ducks. player before it traveled plays and we never gave and to us, because we 22 Missouri 7-1-0 16 “He just apologized and the required 10 yards, up. It’s unfortunate that can’t get it back, and they 23 BYU 6-1-0 RV said that it’s unfortunate and, therefore, possession any team had to lose, or earned it. That’s the hard 24 Florida 4-3-1 RV that the two of us have got should have been awarded the efforts of my players truth of it, and now our 25 Purdue 7-1-2 RV to be in the middle of it,” to Oklahoma. The league are questioned, because of situation is severely Stoops said Tuesday at his suspended the officials officials’ errors.” altered.” weekly news conference. responsible for one game, Bellotti told Stoops when Stoops said he was “I said, ‘Well, you didn’t do and commissioner Tom officials determine the out­ addressing the issue “for MIAA Volleyball Standings anything wrong but play Hansen apologized for the come it’s not good for the last time” so his 17th- hard, and that’s the same mistake. either team. ranked Sooners (2-1) could thing we were trying to Had Oklahoma been “And I can understand get ready to play Middle overall league do.” given the ball, the offense their frustration,” Bellotti Tennessee this Saturday. team record record

1 Calvin 3-0 10-1 2 Hope 2-0 6-4 3 Adrian 2-1 7-5 In B rief 4 Saint Mary's 2-1 9-2 5 Tri-State 2-2 5-9 6 Kalamazoo 1-1 4-6 Gymnastics coach pleads Laila Ali booked for Dungy explains leaving 7 Alma 1-2 4-7 guilty to sexual assault Veteran’s Day Garden fight offensive starters In game 8 Albion 1-4 5-6 DALLAS — A former coach at an elite NEW YORK — Another Ali will box at INDIANAPOLIS — Tony Dungy tried 9 Olivet 0-3 0-11 gymnastics academy was sentenced Madison Square Garden. to get his starters out of Sunday’s to 15 years in prison Tuesday after Laila Ali, the daughter of boxing blowout in the fourth quarter. pleading guilty to sexually assaulting great M uhammad Ali, will make her Houston didn’t give him a chance. a 14-year-old girl. debut 35 years after her father lost to Many people outside the organiza­ Christopher Wagoner, 33, was “Smokin” Joe Frazier at the Garden. tion wondered why players like two- accused of fondling and raping the She’ll be on the Nov. 11 undercard time MVP Peyton Manning and girl in 2002 and 2003, when he was of the IBF heavyweight bout between seven-time Pro Bowl receiver Marvin her coach. He pleaded guilty to two champion Wladimir Klitschko and Harrison were still in the game until around the dial felony counts of sexdal assault. Each undefeated Calvin Brock. All three the end, so Dungy offered an expla­ charge carries a 15-year penalty, appeared at a news conference nation Monday. which he will serve concurrently. Tuesday at Madison Square Garden. “The problem we had is that we The girl’s family filed a lawsuit this Ali, the WBC light heavyweight were up 30-3, so that was about four MLB month alleging Wagoner repeatedly champion, is 22-0 with 19 knockouts scores, and we substituted on Cincinnati at Houston assaulted the girl and encouraged since her pro debut in 1999. defense and you’d like to hold them,” her to use bulimia and cocaine to “I’m excited to be at Madison he said. “But they went right down 2:05 ESPN p.m., lose weight. Square Garden, the mecca of box­ the field and scored, and then we’re The lawsuit also accuses the own­ ing,” Ali said. “T here’s a lot of pres­ three scores up. So we told our guys Detroit at Chicago White Sox, ers of the World Olympic Gymnastics sure being Ali’s daughter, but I one more drive.” 8:05 p.m., ESPN Academy — the father of national always try to do my best. I’ve got to The offense responded with anoth­ champion Nastia Liukin and the do my thing — he’s already done his er touchdown drive, to make it 37- coach of Olympic gold medalist Carly thing.” 10, and Dungy again sent out many Patterson — of failing to screen and Ali’s opponent will be determined of his defensive backups — hoping to supervise Wagoner. soon. pull his offensive starters. page 20 The Observer ♦ PAID ADVERTISEMENT Wednesday, September 20, 2006

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NCAA Men’s Basketball Trio charged in Duquesne shooting Tuesday

Three players still Three players remained hos­ aware that several of the men pitalized following Sunday’s had guns, authorities said. hospitalized after shootings after the dance. The They asked Jones whether most seriously wounded, jun­ they were going to be “patted near-fatal incident ior forward Sam Ashaolu, 23, down” before entering, offi­ was in critical condition with cials said. The doorman Associated Press bullet fragments in his head. reportedly told Jones partygo- Brittany Jones, accused of ers weren’t being searched, PITTSBURGH — Police helping get some young men and the men went into the charged two men Tuesday with with guns into the party, was dance, police said. shooting five Duquesne arrested Monday on charges of According to the criminal University basketball players reckless endangerment, carry­ complaint against Baynes, a after a school dance, and they ing a firearm without a license witness at the dance reported accused a 19-year-old sopho­ and criminal conspiracy. She hearing an argument and saw more of helping get the men was arraigned and posted two men firing guns at the vic­ and their friends into the bond Tuesday morning. tims. Using driver’s license dance despite knowing some According to the criminal photos, the witness identified were armed. complaint, Jones — who is one man as Baynes. Brandon Baynes, 18, was active with the Black Student Baynes did not speak during arraigned on five counts of Union, which sponsored the the brief court hearing. His criminal attempt at homicide. dance — got a call from a man father said the teen was not Prosecutors also filed charges asking whether he and his guilty. AP of aggravated assault, criminal brother could attend. They “My son never fired a gun in Brandon Baynes, a suspect in the shooting of five Duquesne conspiracy and weapons arrived with four others, his life,” A.J. Baynes said. He basketball players, leaves police headquarters Tuesday. counts against him and including Baynes and Holmes, said his son knew Holmes, but representing Baynes, denied gone to the dance with three William Holmes, 18. A reckless about midnight, according to he would not discuss what his his client was the gunman but friends, none of them part of endangerment charge was also police. son told him about the shoot­ said Baynes had identified the the group believed involved in filed against Holmes, who is While walking to the party, ing. shooter in a statement to the shooting. still being sought. Jones told police, she became Sumner Parker, an attorney police. Parker said Baynes had In interviews Monday with The Associated Press, several players said the shooter was a non-student unhappy that the woman he accompanied to the dance had talked with a play­ er. The shooter and at least one other man followed the players when they left the dance to walk to their dormitory, they said. Jones’ attorney, James Ecker, would not confirm h a t c h Tuesday whether she was cooperating with authorities and would not comment on reports that authorities may drop charges if she provides information to the police. “I can say she’s spent a lot of time with police in the last couple of days, Sunday and y o u r i d e a s Monday,” Ecker said. “Until this case goes to a hearing or trial, she’s pre­ sumed innocent,” he said. University president Charles ... w e have.GE's LEXAN SLX body panels infuse plastic with pigment, Dougherty said he was grateful reducing volatile organic compound emissions normally associated with to police for the “swift arrest conventional automotive paint. We call this ecomagination. At GE we invite of the individual who may have been the shooter in the vicious you to hatch your ecomagination through a career attacks on Duquesne in engineering, finance, manufacturing, sales University students last and marketing, human resources, or Sunday morning.” information technology. J A university spokeswoman said the school was examining Visit gecareers.com/notredame the allegations against Jones an equal opportunity employer f and would act in accordance with school policy. Besides Ashaolu, the other injured players were junior guard Kojo Mensah, 21; 6-foot- Take th e 7 forward Stuard Baldonado, ch allen ge 21; junior center Shawn

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Gators quarterback Chris Leak won a big road game Hope against Tennessee last week­ continued from page 28 end. But he has never been a k big-game quarterback after another job — righting the ship being the top recruit at his of the Cleveland Browns. Weis, position coming out of high of course, found a home in school. Expecting Leak to get South Bend. through four straight difficult And after Saturday’s drub­ games is unlikely. Figure them bing at the hands of Lloyd Carr for at least one loss by the end 5 — Weis must've been thinking of the season. about the huge differences Georgia plays three ranked between the league he once opponents from here on out — dominated and the one he is No. 15 Tennessee on Oct. 17, just beginning to figure out. Florida on Oct. 28 and Auburn He said before the 2006 sea­ on Nov. 11. It also m ust deal son that 9-3 is not good with a rivalry game at home enough. He was right. against Georgia Tech on Nov. But guess what? That same 25. winning percentage in the pros Unlike the Gators, the means a likely first-round play­ Bulldogs have the luxury of offs bye. spreading their games across Yet nothing will change the their difficult schedule. But fact that in college, some play­ that game at Auburn looms as off games come in September. a huge challenge, especially if The best a one-loss team can Georgia squeaks by a fired-up do in college is pray — knowing Tennessee team — who is also fate rests in its ability to win playing for its season after los­ the remainder of its games and ing at home to Florida get a bunch of help from other Saturday. HY PHAM/The Observer teams around the country. Georgia is probably the Michigan quarterback Chad Henne, center, rolls left after faking a handoff to tailback Mike Hart. The Oh, and it also must win out. weakest of the four SEC top-10 Wolverines trounced Notre Dame Saturday, but the Irish aren’t out of the BCS title picture just yet. Because if Weis’ Irish are teams, and despite its annually going to somehow climb their stellar recruiting classes, head with injuries. mately come down to its Nov. will enter Columbus undefeat­ way back from the depths of coach Mark Richt has never No. 4 West Virginia and No. 8 25 gam e at USC. It will help if ed. Saturday’s devastating loss, sniffed the title game. Its last Louisville shouldn’t even be in the Trojans are undefeated The Buckeyes need to smoke Notre Dame will have to begin big game was a 38-25 loss consideration for a BCS heading into that game — the Wolverines in this game — its own similar streak. Twenty- against West Virginia in the Championship spot because of which should be a safe bet. ending the Michigan regular one games would be unneces­ 2006 Sugar Bowl. their weak schedules. Once USC is a young team that will season and any real national sary. The Irish just need nine. LSU and Notre Dame are in either team loses, they will be continue to build confidence championship aspirations. With But at any level, nine straight similar situations having lost left out of consideration. with each game. Junior quar­ a late loss, Michigan would not wins is a lot to ask — especially early in the season. The BCS It’s likely Louisville will slip terback John David Booty be the highest ranked one-loss from a team having shown no polls always seem to favor up in its remaining nine games looked impressive against team in the BCS — especially if life or spark in its most recent teams who lose early and then even though it plays just one Nebraska, and with the combi­ Notre Dame beats USC on the game. However, things aren’t rebound the rest of the way. ranked opponent (West nation of wide receiver Dwayne road, Texas wins the remain­ as grim as they appear, and And guess what? LSU’s sched­ Virginia). Cardinals coach Jarrell and a running attack der of its games and LSU earns Notre Dame has a legitimate ule is fairly easy other than its Bobby Petrino is talented and that includes Emmanuel Moody those two tough road wins shot at making a run — provid­ Oct. 7 game at Florida and a has done a great job building and Chauncey Washington — against Florida and Tennessee. ed a few things fall into place. Nov. 14 gam e at Tennessee. the Louisville program. But no Pac 10 team should stand a Sure, Ohio State would likely Weis will just have to dupli­ But road games are road with an inexperienced quarter­ chance. be undefeated with a win cate a little of the magic he had gam es, and the SEC is too back (Hunter Cantwell) leading Two November dates — Nov. against Michigan, but there has two years tough to the way until Brohm returns in 11 against No. 13 Oregon and to be at least one team taking a ago. expect LSU 4-6 weeks, Louisville should Nov. 18 against No. 22 perfect season into the BCS Because It’s going to take a lot for to win both lose at home to West Virginia California — are noteworthy. Championship. even after of those on Nov. 2. Biggest problem ? Both will be The Buckeyes, who play their the Patriots Notre Dame to sneak its way m atchups The bigger problem for Notre played at the Coliseum. toughest games at home lost to into the BCS Championship against Dame is West Virginia. The But that’s a good thing for against No. 24 Penn State this Pittsburgh game — no question. team s who Mountaineers, like Louisville, the Irish. Notre Dame fans Saturday and at No. 14 Iowa to end their will also be play only one ranked opponent need to pray that USC is unde­ Sept. 30, have shown balance streak they But weirder things have playing for the rest of the season feated when the Irish fly to Los on both sides of the ball so far bounced happened, and should their sea­ (Louisville). West Virginia has Angeles. this year. They’ve already won back pretty Notre Dame regroup and sons. an explosive offense led by Of any team outside the SEC, their biggest game of the sea­ nicely — as win the remainder of its If the running back Steve Slaton and Texas might be the biggest son after defeating Texas on New Tigers do will present problems for any obstacle standing in Notre the road and should run the England contests, the season is win out, one-loss team if they are unde­ Dame’s way — even if the Irish table. won its not a lost cause. they feated at the end of the season. are an 11-win team in late third Super deserve to Best-case scenario? Louisville November. What does this mean? Bowl in four be ahead of knocks off West Virginia at Like Notre Dame and LSU, It’s going to take a lot for years. Notre Dame — provided the Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium Texas lost early. But the team Notre Dame to sneak its way Heading into this weekend, Irish are 11-1 as well. and then slips up the following who beat Texas (Ohio State) is into the BCS Championship there are 11 teams ranked That leaves Auburn — by far week at Rutgers. the most complete team in the game — no question. But higher than Notre Dame in the the scariest team in the confer­ Maybe Weis can give fellow country with the best chance of weirder things have happened, AP Top 25. They are Ohio ence with arguably the easiest Jersey native and Rutgers head being undefeated at the end of and should Notre Dame State, Auburn, USC, West schedule. That’s not a good coach Greg Schiano a call the season. If the Irish and regroup and win the remainder Virginia, Florida, Michigan, combination, and Irish fans before that Nov. 9 m atchup to Longhorns are both one-loss of its contests, the season is not Texas, Louisville, Georgia, LSU should be watching three spark a little Jungleland magic. teams, Texas should have the a lost cause. and Virginia Tech. Most face Auburn games carefully — the higher BCS ranking. Notre Dame is not thinking huge obstacles to undefeated aforementioned games against Virginia Tech, USC and Texas The coaches will respect the about these scenarios yet. The seasons, and if Notre Dame Florida on Oct. 14 and Georgia The No. 11 IIokies, No. 3 Longhorns if their only loss Irish can’t with the amount of somehow manages to beat Nov. 11. Trojans and No. 7 Longhorns was against Troy Smith’s work they have to do for the Michigan State this weekend, Auburn will play both of have nothing to do with each Buckeyes — even if the Irish remainder of the season. then run the table until its those games at home. It will be other aside from the fact they knock off USC. Because after all, a loss this Thanksgiving matchup with the favored in each of the games each represent a conference The one regular season chal­ weekend against Michigan Trojans — things could get and should end its opponents where they should be the only lenge Texas faces is an Oct. 7 State — or in any other game, interesting. chances of winning the nation­ teams competing for a spot in gam e at No. 17 Oklahoma. The for that matter — and the Irish Here’s how it breaks down. al championship in each. the BCS Championship. Sooners remember last season are done. Plain and simple. The biggest test for Auburn Virginia Tech plays a tough when the Longhorns dominated But the Irish do play an easi­ The SEC might actually come at schedule with a home game them 45-12 and will be looking er schedule than any of the For a team to emerge unde­ A labam a on Nov. 18. The Iron against Georgia Tech Sept. 30, to repay the favor. And this other BCS contenders outside feated from the SEC, that Bowl is a big deal every year, a road gam e against No. 20 year, the best player will be West Virginia and Louisville. squad will face the biggest bar­ and the Tide will bring its best Boston College Oct. 12, a home standing on the Oklahoma side­ While the SEC beats up on riers of anyone in the country. performance, especially if its gam e against No. 19 Clemson lines — Heisman hopeful run­ itself in October and November, The SEC is the toughest confer­ in-state rival is undefeated and Oct. 26 and a Nov. 4 m atchup ning back Adrian Peterson. Notre Dame will have dates ence in the nation — with four playing for a title bid. at Miami. with the service academies. team s in the AP top 10 (No. 2 Oh yeah, and should a team It’s conceivable the Hokies The Big Ten So while it m ight be a reach, A uburn, No. 5 Florida, No. 9 emerge undefeated in confer­ could run the table, but very No. 1 Ohio State and No. 6 don’t count the Irish out just Georgia and No. 10 LSU). ence play — it will also have to unlikely. Virginia Tech has Michigan will play the biggest yet. There’s still too much sea­ Florida faces the toughest win the toughest conference played nobody so far — and its gam e of their seasons Nov. 18 son remaining. battle. Urban Meyer and the championship in the country. 3-0 record proves that. in Columbus, Ohio. And as And as Notre Dame learned Gators have a murderous four- Good luck. Blowouts over Northeastern, funny as it sounds, Irish fans against Michigan — sometimes game streak that begins with a North Carolina and Duke are better start practicing their 0- the unexpected happens in col­ Sept. 30 matchup at home with The Big East not a strong measure of this H-I-0 chants. lege football. Alabama. The Crimson Tide Let’s quickly shift from the team ’s abilities. It’s possible Michigan loses will likely be ranked in the top best conference to the worst Keep in mind quarterback before this game, and if that The views expressed in this 25 before that game. conference in the country — Sean Glennon is a sophomore happens, this matchup column are those of the author From there they host LSU on especially now that both with no big game experience. becomes less significant. But and not necessarily those of Oct. 7, travel to Auburn on Oct. Louisville quarterback Brian Expecting an undefeated sea­ given the spark the Wolverines The Observer. 14 and then return home for a Brohm and running back son from this group is a reach. offense had in South Bend Contact Bob Griffin at date with Georgia on Oct. 28. Michael Bush are on the shelf Notre Dam e’s season will ulti­ Saturday, it’s more likely they [email protected] Wednesday, September 20, 2006 The Observer ♦ PAID ADVERTISEMENT page 23

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Walsh 8, PE 0 threat the Pyros could muster. Mary Anne Lukeman said. “And ground.” On the opening drive of the “When you give up that many our offense did a good job mov­ Keeping the ball on the Hospital game, Walsh defensive back Julie turnovers, you’re going to lose ing the ball down the field.” ground, Cavanaugh marched continued from page 28 Campbell intercepted a pass the game,” Pyros head coach down the field and capped off an from Pasquerilla East quarter­ Nate Dyer said. “When the other Cavanaugh 13, Badin 0 impressive drive with a touch­ 0 lead. She would add two more back Laura Adams and returned team has that many turnovers, Cavanaugh weathered the ele­ down run from Dunn on an touchdown passes before half- it 50 yards for the game’s only there’s nothing else we can do.” ments to earn its first win at option keeper. But she was quick time, both to her favorite target, touchdown in the Wild Women’s The one highlight for the Pyros Riehle West, shutting out the to pass on the credit. Kelly Bushelle. Welsh shut out 8-0 win Tuesday over the Pyros. was their defense, which was Badin Bullfrogs Tuesday. The “My offensive line led the way Lyons, 21-0. Walsh’s secondary dominated able to shut out the Walsh Chaos sealed the deal with a all night,” she said. “When 1 “I have total confidence in the game, forcing seven intercep­ offense. Pasquerilla East’s Katie Dunn touchdown pass with wanted to run I could run; when Kelly,” Gargula said. “I know tions, including one on each of defense made multiple key goal only a minute remaining. I wanted to pass, I had time.” she’s going to come down with the Pyros’ first four drives. line stands, including a forced In the first half, both defenses The Bullfrogs remained per­ the catch even if she’s triple cov­ Campbell was the player most turnover in the end zone that would bend but neither would sistent, even when facing a 6-0 ered.” responsible for the picks, as she gave the Pyros a late chance to break. Each team failed to con­ deficit. On the first play of the Defensively, Welsh Family was caught three in the first half and score. vert on red zone opportunities. next drive they went deep down equally strong, not allowing a tipped another to Emily Wilson to “We just need to practice some However, the halfs best scoring the sideline and completed a first down in the first half, and end the half. more [to improve the offense],” opportunity came on a near pass to wide receiver Courtney coming up with two intercep­ “I thought we played spectacu­ Pyros captain and linebacker interception from Badin captain Raines, but the Cavanaugh tions. lar [defense],” Walsh coach Brian Molly Fox said. Meghan Charlebois. defense stalled that drive. For Lyons, a team made up of Fallon said. “And we have great Despite the defensive effort put “I was probably five to 10 Chaos captain Kerri Bergen mostly freshmen, the game was a defensive backs and they helped up by Pasquerilla East, Walsh yards from making it all the loved what she saw from her learning experience. us get the ball back on offense.” easily won the field position bat­ way,” Charlebois said. team. “I’m proud of the way we Things were just as bad for tle ah game long. “Sometimes it just doesn’t hap­ “This was a big statement for played today,” said Lions coach Pasquerilla East’s offense in the “We really came together as a pen.” us,” she said. “It shows people John Harrington, “regardless of second half. Three more inter­ team our defense played a very Starting with their first drive in the direction our season is the score.” ceptions stifled every scoring strong game,” Walsh co-captain the second half, the Chaos went going-’’ ______to the option — much to the delight of their quarterback. ^ Contact Vince Keneally at “I love running the option — [email protected] Consider the it’s great,” Dunn said. “We want­ and Jay Fitzpatrick at ed to keep the ball on the [email protected]

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outside the 18-yard box. By DAN MURPHY Hinton and senior sister Ashley Sports Writer Hinton worked hard on offense but were unable to put together Playing in a pouring rain, Saint any more quality scoring oppor­ Hospital Mary’s fell once again Tuesday, tunities against the frugal Calvin Chaplain losing a tough game to undefeat­ defense. The Knights have a 0.5 ed Calvin. goals against average through The cold and wet field condi­ their first eight games. tions made for a sloppy 6-1 victo­ Calvin registered its first goal ry for the Knights (6-0). midway through the first half “The weather made it a tough when senior Sarah Weesies game but both teams had the received a pass from junior mid­ same conditions,” Belles assis­ fielder Kate Otten and beat Saint tant coach Maja Hansen said. ”It Mary’s goalkeeper Laura Heline. was a tough day we somethings The Knights were able to strike well but certainly have some twice more before the end of the Would you think of joining an 800 year tradition room for improvement,” half to take a 3-1 lead into the of walking in the footsteps of Jesus Christ? Hansen — a first team All- intermission. Your Choice. American at the New Hampshire The second half did not get As Carmelites today, we have made a choice in 1995 — is now in her third much better for the Belles who we treasure, emulating the contemplative spirit year with the team. were seemingly overpowered by Your Life. of Mary and Elijah, we build our relationship The Belles (1-4) started off well the powerful Calvin attack. with God thru prayer, service and in community. We invite you to walk with us! as sophomore forward Lauren The young Saint Mary’s Hinton notched her fourth goal defense struggled to keep up and of the season less than 15 min­ allowed three more goals in the Fr. William Wert, 0. Carm. Phone: 202-526-1221 C a r m elite utes into the contest. Hinton second half on a few defensive Choose to enrich your life. [email protected] worked the ball up the field win­ miscues. Weesies, Knights soph­ Find contemplation in action. Friars ning several tackles along the omore Elizabeth Ribbens and www.carmelites.net way and let a shot rip from just senior Jill Capel all added goals. “It was the usual people we are familiar with at Calvin that put up the points, they have a very fast and experienced team,” Hansen said. Fremantle, Australia The Knights were able to get off a flurry of shots, many of them from quality scoring posi­ tion. Despite the score, Hansen Information Meeting said, Heline played a solid game in net for the Belles, coming up with big save after big save to keep the score from getting out Wednesday, Sept 20, 2006 of hand. “The biggest positive of the game was definitely Heline, she 5:30 pm — 7:00pm got a couple of very nice compli­ ments from the Calvin coaching staff at the end of the day,” 102 DeBartolo Hansen said. Calvin, the defending MIAA champion, will be the team to beat once again in the conference this year. The Belles were ipti- mistic following the game, know­ ing that they had seen the best. “I don’t think that this is dis­ Students in the College of AL BA only couraging,” Hansen said. “The team knows that this season is a process and we will be ready the second time around. ” Application Deadline: November 15, 2006 for Fall 2007 and Spring 2008 Apply On-line: www.nd.edu/~intlstud Contact Dan Murphy at [email protected] page 26 The Observer ♦ SPORTS Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Dame’s lone goal in Sunday’s well in the last three games, loss to Cincinnati while Lapira so you can read into that NIU added both Irish what you will,” continued from page 28 goals in the win he said. over Louisville. “There’s not much For the squad, senior captain and All- After sharing to do except tidy Clark is confident American Greg Dalby, who is a goal keeping that the way the semifinalist for the Missouri duties with soph­ up a few things. ” Irish have prac­ Athletic Club Hermann omore Andrew ticed these past Trophy, presented annually to Quinn for the Bobby Clark months will pay the best collegiate soccer play­ first five games, Irish coach off. er. senior Chris “You’ve got to The Irish will also feature Cahill has started keep the team forwards Joseph Capita and between the posts for the Irish moving forward,” he said. Justin McGeeney, who lead the in each of the last three games. “Every time you take the field team with seven and four Clark, however, wouldn’t explic­ you got to get a little better, and goals, respectively. itly state whether or not Cahill if we do that w e’ll be fine.” Both increased their scoring would extend his games-started totals this past weekend, as streak to four. Contact Eric Retter at McGeeney tallied Notre “He’s done exceptionally [email protected]

impressed with the team ’s per- conference play, PHIL HUDELSON/The Observer formance. “We challenged our- Kalamazoo visits fresh off a 3- Irish coach Charlie Weis answers questions during his press Belles selves by not 0 sweep of conference at the Guglielmino Athletics Complex Tuesday. continued from page 28 lowering our Olivet, the style of play “We have very high team’s third game, that lasts for about five drama. an d n ev er goals we’re trying to win in a row. Weis minutes once the game starts. “This match is very important relaxed,” she accomplish — one The Hornets Once you start hitting each — we need to focus and tighten said. match at a time. ” are 5-6 overall, continued from page 28 other in the mouth a few times up our own game and play our Senior 1-1 in MIAA in the game, that stuff is over best,” Belles coach Julie Kristen Playko play. that he rarely makes public w ith.” Schroeder-Biek said. “We have recorded her Julie Schroeder-Biek T he y o ung comments during the summer, Weis said he will once again very high goals we’re trying to ninth double­ Belles coach team has had when he allegedly made the focus solely on the opponent accomplish — one match at a double of the an up-and- statement to which Smith and Notre Dame is about to face and time.” season with 10 down year, but the Tribune alluded. little of the media attention sur­ The match is the Belles first at kills and 17 digs, and libero has a reputation for playing up “It’s funny because in the rounding the game — much like home since Sept. 7. Anne Cusack tallied 29 digs. to the level of tough oppo­ summertime I don’t talk to any­ his game plan before the “The team is looking forward Freshman outsider hitter nents. body,” Weis said. “Somebody Michigan contest. to playing at home again,” Lorna Slupczynski also added a told me this summer I talked to “I’m not going to talk about Schroeder-Biek said. 10-kill performance to the Contact Michael Bryan at somebody. Unless they were flags, I’m not going to talk about The road swing consisted of effort, the Belles second win in [email protected] talking about my wife, I don’t beating Michigan State, I’m not five matches — four at the talk to anybody in the summer­ going to talk about mega­ Maria French Memorial time. I go on vacation with my phones,” Weis said. “I’m not Tournament hosted by Baldwin- family.” talking about any of that stuff.” Wallace and one league FREE!!! While Weis downplayed his The winner of the Notre matchup at Albion. confidence in that manner, he Dame-Michigan State game The Belles scored dominating also said he remained con­ receives a megaphone trophy. 3-0 victory over Albion Sept. 13, Pregnancy Testing vinced his squad could perform To keep himself isolated from a win that continued the team’s well this week under his leader­ the outside noise, Weis said he strong start and improved its ship. has limited contact with media record to 9-2. Saint Mary’s 907 E. LA S alle Ave. 234-0363 “After you lose like that, your outlets. He said the few Web recorded a .270 hitting percent­ confidence is always in ques­ sites he plans on visiting this age in the contest while holding 2004 Ironwood Circle 273-8986 tion, [but] not mine personally,” week are weather.com, the host Britons to a negative Weis said. “The best thing that accuweather.com and hitting percentage of -.079. www.womenscarecenter.org happens after a game like that HannahAndFriends.org, the Schroeder-Biek was is practicing.” official site of Weis’ charity for Weis also said he would not developmentally disabled chil­ use last year’s flag-planting dren. incident as a motivational tool “I make sure that I don’t get this week. After Michigan info by outside sources when RESTAURANTS State’s 44-41 overtime victory at things go too well or when they Notre Dame Stadium a year go too poorly,” Weis said. “The ago, Spartan players stuck their only thing I need to do is 1 need I I N HI school flag in the turf at Notre to be aware of some things that Dame’s 50-yard line. come up, like [the alumni “I think we have to put the rumor], ... This has been a very flag incident... behind us,” Weis poor week for me on the Web.” said. “When you use something VISIT like the flag incident, try to use Contact Ken Fowler that as your motivation for the [email protected] w w w .dlneinonline.fom FOR LIST OF MENUS! Holy Cross College is seeking comments from the public in preparation for its evaluation by the regional accrediting agency, the Higher Learning Commission.

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F ootball Picking up the pieces

Weis remains confident Notre Dame not yet out of after beating by Michigan BCS championship picture

By KEN FOWLER Sometime during the fourth quarter Sports Editor ATIONAL of Saturday’s blowout against Michigan, Charlie Weis’ mind might Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis have wandered back to that 21-game had to play to the middle of the field winning streak his Patriots put togeth­ Tuesday. er in 2003-04. Weis denied a nagging rumor that he It was a magical boasted to a group of alumni that he streak. From week would never again lose to Michigan to week, nobody State while also insisting that Notre could beat New Dame’s 26-point loss to Michigan did England. Weis, along not shake his confidence in the team with head coach Bill and his own coaching abilities. Belichick and defen­ On Monday, the South Bend Tribune sive coordinator reported that Michigan State coach Romeo Crennel Bob Griffin John L. Smith reacted to comments 1 9 8 9 M ia m i solidified themselves ------Weis allegedly made about the two __ as the best coaching Sports Writer teams’ rivalry. The Tribune reported 1 9 8 5 O k l a h o m a trio in the NFL — that Smith said the comments would maybe in league history. motivate his coaching staff in the week 1 9 8 3 M ia m i The following season, Belichick was leading up to the game. the lone remaining coach in New Weis said the rumor was false and 1 9 8 2 P e n n S tate England of the three. Crennel took see WEIS/page 26 see HOPE/page 22

M e n ’s S o cc er Irish hope to find rhythm of success starting with NIU

2-0 Friday but fell to Cincinnati row then down to scratch tidy up a few things. [There’s] “This matchup against Notre By ERIC RETTER 2-1 Sunday. After splitting the again. You’re back to one day nothing terribly wrong but a Dame is a big game for us, as Associate Sports Editor weekend games, the Irish fell at a time, but that’s the nature few things and little things that well as another opportunity to out of the top-25 in both the of the beast.” cost you games.” see where we measure up to a It’s back to square one. NSCAA/adidas poll and the Clark, however, has not seen The Huskies are also coming traditional power,” he said in a That’s where Notre Dame (4- SoccerTimes.com poll for the much in the team’s play that off a 1-1 weekend after they statement released by the 3-1, 2-2-0 Big East) stands first time this season. discourages him. fell to Washington 5-0 Friday Northern Illinois athletic heading into today’s home “It’s not the way we wanted, “We’ve been playing pretty but beat Portland 1-0 Sunday. department. game against Northern Illinois I but] it’s a tough schedule,” steadily — it’s not like we’ve Their coach, Steve Simmons, Notre Dame will be led by (5-3) after another 1-1 week­ Irish coach Bobby Clark said. been playing badly,” he said. was excited about taking on the end. The Irish topped Louisville “You’re up to two [wins] in a “There’s not much to do except Irish. see NIU/page 26

SMC V o lle y b a ll W o m e n ’s Interhall Belles hope lightning strikes twice Bloodied and bruised, Kalamazoo visits Saint Mary's for Gargula torches Lyons

conference matchup Because of persistent bleeding, By VINCE KENEALLYand officials forced Collins to be JAY FITZPATRICK taken to Saint Joseph Regional By MICHAEL BRYAN Sports Writer Medical Center. She received Sports Writer treatment for a “deep temple To say Welsh Family quarter­ laceration” and was released Saint Mary’s hopes history back Jenni Gargula had a gutsy Tuesday night. But Gargula . . will repeat itself Wednesday — effort would be a dramatic managed to convince officials with one minor modification. understatement. that she could continue to play. When Kalamazoo traveled On her team’s first drive, “Coming out wasn’t an to the Angela Athletic Center Gargula was scrambling out of option,” she said. last season, Saint Mary’s bounds when she had a head- Gargula immediately returned escaped with a nail-biting on-head collision with Lyons to the game —- medical tape cov­ victory in five games. Tonight defensive back Joanna Collins. ering her chin — to throw a at 7, the team hopes for the Referees stopped play for 15 touchdown pass on the very next same result, just without the KRISTY KING/The Observer minutes as both players were play to give the Whirlwinds a 6- Belles sophomore Cathy Kurczak serves during Saint Mary’s examined and instructed to go to 3-0 victory over Olivet Sept. 7 at the Angela Athletic Center. see BELLES/page 26 the hospital to receive stitches. see HOSPITAL/page 25

SMC SOCCER NCAA BASKETBALL BOXING NCAA FOOTBALL MLB — A l o Calvin 6, Belles 1 International Officiating Twins 7 Steelers quarterback Police charge three Boxing Federation controversy Red Sox 3 Saint Mary's falls to 1- Ben Roethlisberger suspects in connection The Pac-10 suspends Justin Morneau has * 3 Layla Ali agrees to a 4 with a loss to the takes the blame for with the Sunday shoot­ referees from Saturday's five hits for Minnesota Knights in a driving Pittsburgh's 9-0 loss ings of five players at fight at Madison Square Oklahoma-Oregon game as the Twins retain their rain. Monday to Jacksonville. Duquesne. Garden in Veteran's Day after questionable calls. wild card lead. bout. page 25 page 24 page 21 page 19 page 19 page 18