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The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOLUME 44: ISSUE 7 . WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER2. 2009 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Library lacking Petitions ask for more books, staff and total renovation Total Institution Volumes Vol~Ad
acquiring more books and increasing its ;i..;>;.. By SARAH MERVOSH collection size, she said. News Writer "Notre Dame does not aspire to be {Stf)-75,659 the University of Louisville. We don't UnivelSitv of Notre Dame (55) 3.4 million Touchdown Jesus is an NBC favorite aspire to be the University of Cincinnati - ~AA during Saturday game days. It is a sym ... or Tulane, or Brigham Young, all of bol known across the country, and a which are above us in library rank building that students and alumni often ings," Whitnah said. Ht.rvard University (1) 16.3 million (2) 319,547 show off to visiting family and friends. In the number of volumes added each - 1 But what the building holds on the year, Notre Dame fell from 27th to 49th ~ ; """ -~-- inside has become a source of concern between the years of 2001 and 2008, f. for students and faculty who recently according to the Association of created petitions to improve the Library Research Libraries (ARL). Columbia UniveiSity (6) 10.3 million (1)547,346 so that it meets Notre Dame standards. "To put this figure in perspective, "Notre Dame has been making deci Notre Dame now trails seven of the sion to try and sell itself as a top eight schools in the Ivy League and all research university, and so they need a but one of the eleven schools in the Big Yale University (2) 12.5 millio (5) 238,862 library that is a top research library," Ten," according to the student petition. graduate student Lauren Whitnah, who "We like to think of ourselves as being worked on the student petition, said. like an Ivy League. In fact, undergrads ~-:all\ The petitions are primarily asking ~ 11'11.'!~ At- ~-n;.inliN!i&St~lt Uw that the Library become dedicated to see LIBRARY/page 4 SOFIA ITURBE I Observer Graphic Program Activities Night draws record crowd assists 4,300 Notre Dame and Saint Mary's students visit booths of over 200 clubs and organizations
pares favorably with the By KATIE PERALTA College 4,025 turnout of last year. Assistant News Editor "There were enormous • • amounts of groups this year," The annual undergraduate Havlik said. The groups all JUlllOfS Activities Night, sponsored by had to register through club the Student Activities Office registration last spring, she (SAO) did not disappoint said. By MEGHAN PRICE again this year as thousands Sophomore Meagan News Writer of Notre Dame and Saint Sullivan, who transferred to Mary's students visited the the University this year from booths of over 200 campus the University of Illinois, said As many Saint Mary's clubs and organizations, as College students begin their that she visited booths that well as a number of commu pertained to her major as junior year, they start to think nity agencies and other area about life after graduation well as her personal interests. groups. "I visited the booths for the and the various career paths Student Program they will pursue. Tuesday Habitat for Humanity, Global Coordinator Mary Kate Havlik Health and the Women's night's "Junior Jumpstart," CASEY CARNEY/The Observer said more than 4,300 stu held at LeMans Hall, saw a Clubs like the Men's and Women's Running Clubs welcomed dents crowded the arena. large turnout of students Interested students at the Joyce Center Tuesday night. This number. she said, com- see ACTIVITIES/page 3 eager to hear how the College can help their professional endeavors. The weight that an intern COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES ship carries on a graduate's resume is surprisingly strong, said Tricia Dunton, Assistant Director of the Career Crossings Office at Saint New off-campus Web site reviewed Mary's. "If it is between a resume with an internship and one then asked for them feed and funded the creation of pus," Gari said. "We tried to By LIZ O'DONNELL back and suggestions for the Web site. cover the process step by with other leadership or sum News Writer mer job experience. the one how to advertise the Web "The Web site shows you step." with the internship will get site. how to move, live and play While a large portion of the the job offer," Dunton said. During its first meeting of The site was created as an off campus," Gari said. Web site is aimed specifically She illustrated the various the school year Tuesday extension of the Good "There is a lot of information at helping Notre Dame stu benefits that internships evening, the Council of Neighbor Guide, the and we're trying to make it dents ease their transition to carry. Besides bolstering a Hepresentatives (COR) dis University's official guide to as easy for students as possi off-campus living, Gari said resume, they help students to cussed the development of its off-campus living, which was ble." the site also aims at helping network, award many stu first Web site especially implemented last year. S&fety tips, restaurant both on and off-campus stu dents academic credit and designed for students Jiving Jennifer Monahan, execu guides, tips for reading leas dents use the city of South often provide compensation, off campus. tive assistant to the vice es and a section for head Bend to their advantage. Dunton said. Many interns Director of External Affairs president of student affairs, lines and events around cam "We tried to present the receive a full time job offer Gus Gari, who helped to was also on hand to help pus and South Bend are information as catchy a way and enter their senior year develop the Web site, offcam answer questions associated included on the Web site. as possible," he said. "We pus.nd.edu, presented it to with the Web site. The Office "The site tries to help stu see JUNIORS/page 3 members of the Council and of Student Affairs backed dents transitioning off cam- see COR/page 4
INSIDE TODAY'S PAPER ND Forum delayed until spring page 3 • Linebacker preview page 24 • Summer movie recaps page 12 • Viewpoint page 10 page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Wednesday, September 2, 2009
INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: IF YOU COULD CREATE ANY STUDENT GROUP ON CAMPUS, WHAT WOULD IT BE? Anode to football season Glynnis Garry Mark Pomerenke Brendan Mulnerhan Joe Bizjak Friday morning you could drop a leaf onto South Quad, and junior junior junior senior watch one Notre Dame employee Cavanaugh Zahm Of/campus Zahm or another pick it up within 60 sec ...Boy Meets .. The He-Man ..Bros onds. , .. The Team That's right, a World' Woman Haters Anonymous Nutties Fan football weekend appreciation Club." is finally upon us, Club." and the transfor club." mation of our cam pus is in full swing. Freshmen may Douglas Farmer not believe me, but by Saturday Sports morning Notre Production Have an idea for Question of the Day? E-mail [email protected] Dame will be the Editor fourth-largest city by population in Indiana. IN BRIEF Walking from North Quad to Gate E will entail turning down a "Para Ia Gente: Art, Politics dozen burned hot dogs. and Cultural Identity of the The Basilica will be completely Taller de Grafica Popular," an impenetrable, flooded by tourists. exhibit at the Snite Museum of Two hundred added garbage Art, will take place today from bins will dot campus, and in a 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Admission few of them, lost season ticket is free. booklets will end up. To the freshmen, none of this ''The Irish Sublime, .. a lecture may sound plausible. To the sen by Professor Terry Eagleton, iors, it is a luxury to be enjoyed the Excellence in English while it lasts. Distinguished Visitor, will take That is probably the best advice place in the Hesburgh Center for all of us. Auditorium on Friday at 3 p.m. After all, as a sophomore I only This lecture discusses the place have 21 home football weekends of the sublime in Irish culture, left to enjoy, and I already know tracing continuities in literature, I'll miss one game this year. politics, and aesthetics from the Suddenly I'm down to 20. Middle Ages to the present. A Only 20 more times will I be reception will follow the event. able to enjoy a $6 Knights of Columbus steak sandwich with a "free" drink. I shall see Zahm The Football Pep Rally will be and Carroll looking their best, held Friday at 6:30 p.m. on covered up by large bed sheets a MEGAN SMITH/The Observer South Quad in front of Dillon mere 20 more Saturdays. Leah Hall, right, a Saint Mary's student, passes out flyers advertising the annual Hall. The rally will include the Officer Tim McCarthy will wow Dance Marathon before Tuesday's Student Activity Night at the Joyce Center. The entire Irish Cheer Squad. me with a scant 20 more puns, Dance Marathon Is scheduled for March 2010. and worse yet, I can count on my The film "The Brothers fingers and toes the number of Bloom" will be shown at the times my eardrums will be DeBartolo Performing Arts strained by flyover jets. Center on Sunday. The film fol I already know I will miss wak OFFBEAT lows two brothers, who just so ing up to the Band at three happen to be expert swindlers, o'clock marching across South No Muslims at Black Eyed "Are you a non-Muslim aged Municipal Court Judge Stephen as they take on their last job- a Quad to Notre Dame Stadium. I Peas concert 18 years and above?" and if Belden says the taping last wealthy heiress. Tickets are can't say I'll missing seeing hun KUALA LUMPUR the response is no, access is Thursday was the best way to available online or at the Ticket dreds of people wearing a nacho Muslims in Malaysia have not allowed. restore order at a hearing for Office 574-631-2800. cheese-colored shirt mobbed been barred from attending a Muslims account for 55 per 51-year-old Harry Brown of behind the Band. concert by U.S. hip hop band cent of the 27 million people Canton. .. Thin: Photographs by I'll take the bad with the good the Black Eyed Peas spon in this Southeast Asian coun Brown complained that his Lauren Greenfield" is running though, and indeed, enjoy it sored by Guinness which is try and are barred from con court-appointed attorney was at the Snite Museum of Art while it lasts. owned by the world's biggest suming alcohol although the n't prepared and angered the through Oct. 18. The exhibit After all, maybe ol' Lou Holtz is spirits group Diageo. rules are regularly flouted, judge with interruptions. After showcases photographs of right, and our soft schedule will The move comes after a especially in big cities like the a warning, the judge told the women with eating disorders at land us in a BCS bowl, if not the Malaysian Islamic court sen capital, Kuala Lumpur. bailiff to tape Brown's mouth a Florida treatment facility. The national championship. tenced a 32-year Muslim shut. museum is open 10 a.m. to 4 If that is the case, Athletic woman to be caned after she Judge slences defel1dant with When the tape was removed, p.m. Director Jack Swarbick need not was caught drinking beer in a ltd~ the defendant said the judge be offended by the label "soft," hotel and at a time when an CANTON, Ohio - An Ohio wasn't being respectful. The and instead relish the dollar sign opposition Islamic party has judge unhappy with repeated judge ended the hearing and To submit information to be that would come in front of eight moved against beer sales. interruptions from a robbery sent the case to a grand jury. included in this section of digits on a check. The concert, part of cele suspect ordered a deputy to The Observer. e-mail detailed While he dreams of those brations of Guinness 250th put duct tape over the defen Information compiled information about an event to zeroes, we can relish our days in birthday, asks on its website, dant's mouth. Canton from the Associated Press. obsnews@nd. edu the student section throwing the foreigners and toothpick girls in the air after Irish touchdowns. 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Wednesday, September 2, 2009 The Observer + CAMPUS NEWS page 3 Professors discuss ND Forum delayed until spring
semester is a better fit for the John Jenkins' leadership at consequences of war By AARON STEINER schedules of key panelists." Notre Dame. The first Forum News Writer Brown said the University addressed the role of religion will announce the Forum's in a plural world and was By JIM FERLMANN regions. Drones are A popular highlight of topic and its participants moderated by former NBC recent fall semesters at the News Writer unmanned aircraft that are "once commitments are anchor Tom Brokaw. used for various purposes, University has been the secured from key panelists." According to a 2008 including airstrike. annual Notre Dame Forum, Brown did not make further University press release, In front of a packed audi O'Connell cited a personal which invites panelists from comment about the Forum, "[t]he Notre Dame Forum torium in the Hesburgh study that found that drones different backgrounds to dis which will be the fifth at the assembles world leaders on Center on Tuesday evening, caused far more civilian cuss various controversial University. campus in discussion of the David Cortright, director of casualties than high-profile topics. Last September, General leading issues of the day. Policy Studies at the Kroc kills. The study claimed that With no indications of a Electric CEO Jeff Immelt, "The Forum seeks to Institute, and Notre Dame 700 civilians had been killed Forum this year so far, how Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter, engage all campus con Law Professor Mary Ellen by air strikes so far, while ever, University spokesman environmental activist Majora stituents in these important O'Connell only 12 Dennis Brown confirmed Carter and MIT Professor conversations to better for examined the Taliban or AI Tuesday that one will take Ernest Moniz sat on a panel mulate solutions and effect conflicts in '"/ would argue Qaeda com place this year, but in the that discussed sustainability positive change." Afghanistan that war is an manders had spring semester. issues. The Forum coincided The 2006 Forum addressed and Pakistan been killed. "A planning committee has with a number of green and global health issues and the in a discussion inappropriate means "That is a been working on the event other environmental events 2007 Forum dealt with immi titled "Is of countering kill ratio of for several months," he said. last fall. gration. Afghanistan a Al Qaeda. •• 5 8 : 1 ... Brown said the Forum was The Notre Dame Forum was 'Good War?"' O'Connell delayed from its usual fall started in 2005, the first year Contact Aaron Steiner at Cortright and said. "If that date because "the spring of University President Fr. [email protected] O'Connell David Cortright is not dispro began the director of policy studies portionate event with an Kroc Institute killing, I don't overview of know what The Student Government University, said the event was issues related is."_ The study booth, which was located close again a success. to the conflicts in only took officer casualties Activities to the entrance of the event, "There was a lot of turnout Afghanistan and Pakistan into account, and not regu continued from page 1 saw a huge turnout in sign and interest [on the students' and answered questions at lar militant deaths, she said. ups. Hundreds of signatures part,]" Shane said. He added the end of the evening. "Drone attacks are proving Running Club," she said. occupied over seven pages, he was particularly impressed Cortright questioned the counterproductive to the Havlik said both the Women's Cynthia Weber, student body with the large number of off means by which U.S. objec military objective of sup and Men's Running Club saw vice president, said. campus groups around the tives are being carried pressing militancy and ter larger turnouts Student perimeter of the arena. through in the two countries, rorism. The strikes have this year. Government will "Everything went smoothly," specifically addressing Just been to date wildly dispro Freshman .. This was a good follow up with Shane added. War theory. portionate in respect to civil Charles Kaiser an orientation Event coordinators hope that "If we consider the mission ian lives lost," she said. also visited club chance to see what meeting for the event will help students in Afghanistan, I would say "We are failing with booths which ND had to offer. The interested stu channel their interests to that it must be judged a wor respect to the fundamental coincided with number of people dents, Weber meaningful and exciting thy and just cause," principles of international his major and said. The meet- groups and events around Cortright said. "The ques law, and with those princi personal inter here was impressive. ,, ing, called campus. tion, however, is not about ples our practical chances of ests, collecting Student Gov. "Students are always com the objectives of the mission. success and most important- pamphlets from Charles Kaiser 101, will take plaining and saying there's It is about the ly our s uc the Investment freshman place on nothing to do around campus," means of cessful com Club, Rugby Tuesday at 8 Havlik said, adding that their execu "We are failing with pliance with Club, College p.n1. in Activities Night shows them tion. Are our our most Libertarians and Republicans. LaFortune. just how much there is to do." objectives respect to the cherished "This was a good chance to Club Coordination Council able to be fundamental moral princi see what ND had to offer," president Cameron Shane, who served principles of ples," Kaiser said. "The number of has attended Activities Night Contact Katie Peralta at through mili O'Connell people here was impressive." all of his three years at the [email protected] tary means?" international law, and said. "I would with those principles O'Connell's argue that our practical chances commentary war is an was not inappropriate of success and most based on the her CPA and possibly work at superiors. means of importantly our Just War the Juniors one of the larger marketing Rachel Eisterhold, a senior countering Al successful compliance ory, but of companies in Chicago. communication major, benefit Qaeda," current inter continued from page I Girard believes that an ed from this talk last year and Cortright with our most national law, internship would help her returned Tuesday to share her said, citing a cherished moral her academic with plans for after gradua achieve these goals. experience with the juniors. study that principles. ,, specialty. tion already set, she said. "I will definitely be using the Eisterhold had an internship claims sheer "The inter Another benefit, Dunton services of the with a public military force national law said, is that internships help Career Crossing relations com eliminates Mary Ellen O'Connell on the use of students to decide where they Center," Girard pany in her terrorist law professor force, - both want to take their career path. said. '"We want to help you hometown of organizations the rules "From internships, students Five Saint realize what you Tulsa, Okla. seven percent respecting learn what they like, and more Mary's students want before you get Eisterhold of the time, the resort to importantly, what they don't who had partici said as a jun while state policing and force and its conduct ... like," Dunton said. pated in intern a job and end up ior, this event political negotiations grew out of the Just War The Career Crossing Office ships last sum hating it.,, helped her to towards terrorist organiza teaching of Augustine, at Saint Mary's College is mer through var plan for the Aquinas, and Grotius," she designed to help students pre tions achieve vastly higher ious programs Tricia Dunton future. rates of success. said. pare for interviews, write also attended the "It really "War against non-state O'Connell said our military resumes and find internships forum. These assistant director helps students terrorist organizations also must be cautious in their and job openings. The Office students, who Career Crossings Office to get started has many harmful and detri efforts so as not to destroy helps student to connect with had participated thinking ahead mental consequences," innocent civilian lives. alumnae and different compa in internships in and ere a ting Cortright said. "You may only use that nies in their field. a number of different loca goals." she said. "The presence of foreign force which can accomplish "We want to help you realize tions including Georgia, Career Crossing has an troops in Afghanistan and the military objective, and what you want before you ·get Oklahoma, Michigan, England office in Spes Unica Hall and Pakistan is a principal factor only in such a manner that a job and end up hating it," and Germany, answered ques will also have a both set up motivating armed resistance does not cause dispropor Dunton said. "We want you to tions and offered advice to the every Wednesday in the atri and insurgency," he said. tionate loss of life or like your job and want to stay juniors. um of the student center start Professor O'Connell contin destruction of civilian prop there." They said that as in terns, ing Sept. 16. The staff ued the discussion, speaking erty," O'Connell said, citing Ashlee Girard, an account students should be outgoing encourages al Saint Mary's about U.S. use of drones international law. ing major, said she found this and take initiative. They students to use their services. against potential Taliban talk helpful but that it also encouraged the juniors to be targets in Afghan and Contact Jim Ferlmann at made her nervous for the comfortable ask questions and Contact Meghan Price at Pakistani mountainous tribal [email protected] future. Girard wants to get communicating with their [email protected] page 4 The Observer + CAMPUS NEWS Wednesday, September 2, 2009
liographers and professional a Catholic university, according suggested advertising the staff. It also calls for a renova to the Investment Office. COR site to different off-campus Library tion of the entire building to the "This is Notre Dame. We can apartment complexes that continued from page 1 scale and cost of new science have the money if we want to continued from page 1 house large numbers of buildings on campus. have the money badly enough. If Notre Dame students, such are paying close to the tuition of The Jordan Hall of Science we don't have the money, it's are trying to debunk the as Clover Ridge. an Ivy League," Whitnah said. cost $70 million, according to its because we're not asking," rumor that it's South Bend Senior class President "So why is it that our library is Web site. Whitnah said. and there's nothing to do." Chris Tillett suggested there lagging so far behind?" "The Library is the lab of the Younger said that currently, Gari highlighted the sec be some sort of incentive Library director Jennifer humanities, so it's really impor the plan is to renovate two floors tion of the Web site devoted buried in the Web site to Younger said the Library is tant that the University dedicate of the Library, but renovating to off-campus safety, where encourage students to navi aware of the need to increase its the funding dollars to keep the the whole building could be a he said they try to give stu gate the various pages of collection, and has already pur Library on par with the top sci possibility. dents information useful to the site. chased more scholarly texts and ence labs that we've been build "It has been in the University's being both safe and smart "We should have a buried journals. ing," Whitnah said. thinking to renovate the entire when hosting social gather discount for a local popular "We have, in fact, invested sig MacCormack agreed. library, however what we typi ings. restaurant like Chipotle," nificantly in the library materi "For many of us, the Library is cally do is do it in phases," she After the conclusion of the he said. als," Younger said. "So we're - or rather ought to be - our said. "We very much anticipate presentation, student body Another idea popular with making progress, although, as intellectual home. This is espe renovating the entire building, president Grant Schmidt the members of the council [the petitions] point out, there is cially true for those who work in but that will be in a future turned to the other mem was to continue to empha progress to be made." the humanities," MacCormack phase." bers of the council for help size the name of the Web Although graduate students said. "I myself find the collec "I personally would like to see with advertising the Web site, The 0 ff-C am pus mainly developed the petition, tions insufficient even for some it happen," Ohmer said. "I will site. Connector. nearly 80 percent of more than of my teaching needs." certainly work hard to make it "This Web site is so use For students wishing to 1,100 students who have signed Assistant Provost Susan happen." ful," he said. "I want to visit the website, its address the petition have been under Ohmer said the University has Ohmer said she is "on the make sure people know is www.offcampus.nd.edu graduates, graduate student not meant to neglect the human same page" with students and where to start [when navi David Morris, who started the ities, but has focused on the sci agrees that the Library needs gating the Web site]." Contact Liz O'Donnell at petition, said. ences because the sciences had more resources. Some members of COR eodonnel @nd.edu Morris said the large student been lagging behind. "I'm all for putting more response exceeded his expecta "We've been behind on the money into the library," she said. tions and shows there is· a need sciences. So in a way this is "The Library has got to keep up. to improve the Library. catch up," said Ohmer. "As the But I think the administration "The desire to improve the sciences move ahead, we don't gets that. It's a question of how Library ... is something shared want the Library to fall behind." to do that." by a broad segment of Notre But improving and renovating The student petition will tenta Dame's student body, from the library inevitably brings up tively close Sept. 11. Students incoming freshmen to advanced monetary issues. who wish to sign the petition can Ph.D. candidates, from engi "If you are talking about reno go to neers to English majors," he vating the whole library, it's a lot www.nd.edu/-dmorris 1/peti said. of money," Ohmer said. "You can tion_DM.shtml Nearly 200 faculty members look around campus and say MacCormack said the faculty have signed a similar petition, well, we are doing a lot of other petition will continue until the said Sabine MacCormack, who things, but we already have the third week of September. Faculty worked on the faculty petition funds for those things." members who wish to sign the and is a professor of history and But Whitnah said she thinks petition can find it at classics. that the University should be www.nd.edu/-smaccorm/peti The student and faculty peti able to raise the money. tion.shtml tions ask to increase the number Notre Dame has the 13th TOM LA!The Observer of books bought per year in largest educational endowment Contact Sarah Mervosh at Student body president Grant Schmidt and vice president addition to hiring additional bib- in the country and the largest at [email protected] Cynthia Weber discuss the off-campus Web site Tuesday.
tor Notre Dame graduate students and advisers Speaker: Joanne Forster Institute of International Education
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS CALIFORNIA Former military police arrested SANTIAGO, Chile -A Chilean judge on Tuesday ordered the arrests of 129 former Forces make progress against blaze security officers on charges tied to the disap pearance of leftists and the slaying of the com munist party leadership during the Pinochet Santa Ana winds may make fires worse as peak fire season approaches dictatorship. It was the largest number of arrests ever Associated Press ordered in an investigation of human rights LOS ANGELES abuses during the "dirty war" waged while Firefighters reported some Gen. Augusto Pinochet ruled in 1973-90. progress Tuesday against a Judge Victor Montiglio said the 129 were gigantic blaze on the edge members of the army, air force and uniformed of Los Angeles, but warned police who worked for the Dina secret police that this one might be just agency, which has been accused of many of the a preview of even greater political killings and other rights violations of dangers ahead. The peak the Pinochet era. "We are investigating all who Southern California fire have participated ... in the deprivation of liber season hasn't even started ties of the victims," Montiglio said. yet. The worst fires typical ly flare up in the fall, when Elections will end Honduran crisis ferocious Santa Ana winds TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Honduras' can drive fires out of interim leader on Tuesday urged citizens to wilderness areas and into vote in November elections, vowing that the suburbs. As a result, election of a new president will show the Southern California could world democracy thrives in the Central be in for a long wildfire America country despite a July coup. season. Campaigning began this week despite warn "When you see a fire ings from many Latin American countries that burning like this, with no they will not recognize the outcome of any Santa Ana winds, we know election until ousted President Manuel Zelaya that with the winds, it is restored to power. Secretary of State Hillary would be so much worse, Rodham Clinton, meanwhile, planned to meet so much more intense," with Zelaya on Thursday to show case U.S. said Los Angeles County support for the deposed president. fire Capt. Mark Whaling. "We will be watched by many countries in The Santa Anas are so the world," interim President Roberto devastating when they Micheletti said in a televised address. "This carry fire because they process will serve to categorically show that sweep down from the we appreciate democracy, that we are a peo north and reach withering ple who want to live in harmony." speeds as they squeeze through wilderness canyons and passes and AP NATIONAL NEWS plunge into developed Firefighters try to keep a fire in the Deukmejlan Wilderness Park from areas. jumping a fire break in Glendale, Calif. Even though winds have been mostly calm since the homes at risk in Yucaipa. resist burning, but the flames could be seen NYC schools to offer vaccinations blaze began along the NEW YORK- The nation's largest school dis . "There's action every downside was a possibility creeping under trees. northern fringe of Los trict said Tuesday it will offer free swine flu vac where," Gov. Arnold of dry lightning. Some Firefighters had doused Angeles and its suburbs, cinations to itc;; 1 million-plus schoolchildren as Schwarzenegger said as a sprinkles were reported, the peak with flame retar the flames have spread New York City takes bold steps to avoid becom helicopter interrupted his but no significant rain. dant before withdrawing over 1 90 square miles of ing the country's flu epicenter again in the fall. comments at a news con Officials were worried when the fire appeared to forest in a week. Some Hundreds of school districts nationwide have ference in San Bernardino about the threat to a his be too dangerous. 12,000 homes remained agreed to allow vaccinations in school buildings, County. toric observatory on Mount Mount Wilson is home threatened as 3,600 fire once the vaccine becomes available in mid- to The big fire, known as Wilson northeast of Los not only to the observatory fighters and aircraft bat late October as the nation prepares for a spike the Station Fire, was just 5 Angeles. But on Tuesday, but numerous television, tled the blaze across a 50- in swine flu cases in the coming months. percent surrounded, but the flames near the facility radio and cell phone mile line. New York's announcement may influence U.S. Forest Service incident appeared much tamer than antennas serving the met But it was not the only other large cities. Brenda Greene, director of commander Mike Dietrich the infernos that boiled up ropolitan area.ch Institute. significant blaze in school health programs for the National School said that figure could dou out of the mountain range "The fire is still eventual Southern California. Boards Association, said the city could wind up ble by the end of the day, in previous days. ly going to impact around In the inland region east being "a great role model." and he was pleased with Authorities could not the site," Dietrich said. of Los Angeles, 2,000 progress. immediately ascertain "The amount of damage is homes were being threat "There's a lot more work whether the fire at the top yet to be seen." Gay marriages legal in Vermont ened by a fire of more than DUXBURY, Vt. - After 17 years together, Bill to be done," Dietrich said. of Mount Wilson was the The fire is one of hun 1.5 square miles in the San Slimback and Bob Sullivan couldn't wait another "It's still a very treacherous result of the overall dreds of wildfires in a sea Bernardino County com minute to get married. So they didn't. situation. It could still turn advance of the blaze or son that usually does not munity of Oak Glen, and a With Vermont's new law allowing same-sex around." backfires set by fire crews. gather steam until October, nearby 1.3-square-mile marriage only a minute old, they tied the knot in Weather was more From a helicopter above when the Santa Ana winds blaze was putting 900 a midnight ceremony at a rustic lodge, becoming humid, which helps brush the 5,700-foot peak, small arrive. one of the first couples to legally wed under a law that took eflect at midnight Monday. "It feels wonderful," said Slimback, 38, an out of-work Teamster who is taking Sullivan's last name as his own. "It's a day I've been long wait ing for, and a day I truly honestly thought would Europe observes WWII anniversary never come." Vermont is one of five states that now allow same-sex couples to marry. outpost housing the navy's arsenal. It Sobibor and other death camps built by Associated Press was the war's opening salvo. the Nazis to annihilate Europe's Jews.
Red and white Polish flags fluttered in II Remembering the cruelty, remember GDANSK, Poland - On a wind-swept a breeze as the officials opened the cere ing the extermination of peoples and LOCAL NEWS peninsula where shells lobbed from a mony at 4:45 a.m. (0245GMT). Later, nations, is perhaps the most important German battleship ignited World War II Poland's president, prime minister and and most effective shield against the
Candidate's license suspended 70 years ago, European leaders vowed others placed wreaths at the foot of the danger of another war, II Prime Minister SOUTH BEND, Ind.- Frnquent northern Indiana Tuesday never to forget the lessons of towering granite monument to the Donald Tusk said in a solemn afternoon congressional candidate Tony Zirkle has had his the 20th century's bloodiest conflict. defenders of Westerplatte as an honor ceremony with European and American law license su.,pend1~d tbr two years by the state Evidence of continued animosity was guard looked on. officials along the waterfront on Supreme Court. not far from the surface, however, as The blitzkrieg on Poland launched Westerplatte. lhc court found Zirkle engaged in eight counts of Poland pushed for greater acknowledg nearly six years of war that engulfed the "Nobody in the world who will remem professional misconduct. including improper billing ment from Russia of its role in starting world and left more than 50 million peo ber the events here in Gdansk in 1939 practices and charging dientc;; for incompetent serv the war, while Russia sought to minimize ple dead as the German war maehine and the horrible events around the kes. The court said 7Jrkle filed his response to the the impact of Moscow's 1939 pact with rolled over Europe. world in the years that followed ... will allegations several days late and ordered his sus Berlin. Poland alone lost 6 million citizens, ever do anything to allow that nightmare pen'iion to begin Oct. 1. At dawn on Gdansk's Westerplatte half of them Jews. During the German to return." Zirkle told the South Bend Tribune that the peninsula, Poland's leaders marked the occupation, the country was used as a The war in Europe ended May 8, ch
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~ -· ------page 8 The Observer + NEWS Wednesday, September 2, 2009 Gmail knocked offline, affects users JAPAN Voters fed up with that would place on other com another challenge to selling to Associated Press puters responsible for directing reluctant businesses. SAN FRANCISCO - Coogle traffic to the appropriate Cmail Coogle says more than 1. 7 5 Inc.'s Cmail service was knocked servers. million businesses use Cmail as conservative rulers offline Tuesday in an outage that Coogle said it was alerted to part of Coogle Apps, which is the company said affected a the failures within seconds. It Coogle's answer to business soft dents felt the reason for the "majority" of its millions of e said it has added capacity and ware from Microsoft Corp. It's a Associated Press Democrats' win was that vot mail users, including consumers made other changes to prevent key part of Coogle's strategy to TOKYO - Most Japanese ers wanted a nPw administra who get Cmail for free and busi similar incidents in the future. A inject its brand deeper into cor voters chose the opposition in tion. Only 38 percent said the nesses that pay for a version for separate outage on Monday had porations. Coogle Apps costs $50 historic weekend elections victory was due to support for their employees. wiped out e-mail to a "small per user per year. because they were fed up the party's polices, it said. The disruption, which lasted subset" of users. As usually happens with hic with a half century of rule by Only 32 percent of respon under two hours, was a Though occasional disruptions cups in popular Web-based serv the governing conservatives, dents said they fe It the reminder of the growing are common, widespread out ices, the Cmail glitch touched off not because they were Democrats would be able to dependence on Coogle's technol ages involving Coogle's services a flurry of posts to social-net enthused by what the opposi change the government signif ogy. The free are rare. They working Web sites from frustrat tion had to offer, a poll said icantly, while 46 percent said version of Cmail are becoming a ed Cmail users wondering if oth Wednesday. it would not, the poll said. It is the world's bigger threat to ers were having the same prob The poll by the major put the Democrats' approval third most-pop "'Minute 30 of Gmail Coogle as it tries lem. national newspaper Asahi rating at 39 percent. ular e-mail pro outrage. The cities to sell more of its "Omg thank God I was at suggested the Democratic The poll was a random tele gram with some are inflames and services to busi work!!! I wouldve gone mad!" Party of Japan, which took phone survey of 1,104 eligible 149 million nesses. one Twitter user wrote. Some control of the powerful lower voters conducted on Monday users worldwide people eating pets to Businesses are favored snark. "Minute 30 of house of parliament by win and Tuesday. It reported in June, ranking survive.·· increasingly lean Gmail outage. The cities are in ning 308 of the 480 seats, has direct results and so gave no behind the free ing on Coogle's flames and people eating pets to only a conditional mandate margin of error, but a poll of e-mail services services because survive. To future generations: that size would generally have Twitter user and must make good on its offered by they are delivered we meant well," another user promises to mend the flagging a margin of about 3 percent Microsoft Corp. over the Internet tweeted. economy and lower the age points. and Yahoo Inc., instead of being The last major outage at record unemployment rate The Democrats acknowl according to data from managed in-house. That can Coogle happened in May, when quickly if it is to stay in power. edged they will face tough comScore Inc. save companies money and buy millions of people were cut off The Democrats are expect economic realities when they Tuesday's disruption led tens them more storage than they from Coogle's search engine, e ed to form a new government take over. of millions of Cmail users to get could otherwise afford. But mail and other online services and name leader Yukio "The economy is in a severe an "Unable to reach Cmail" many corporations are skeptical after too much traffic was rout Hatoyama as prime minister condition," Katsuya Okada, a error message as their comput about outsourcing such critical ed through computers in Asia. on Sept. 16, replacing outgo senior Democratic Party exec ers tried repeatedly to reconnect tasks. About 14 percent of Coogle's ing Taro Aso. utive, said Wednesday. "We to the service. Coogle said it had Coogle argues that Web-based users encountered problems Aso has announced he will deeply feel the responsibility taken some of Cmail's servers services are more reliable than with the Internet's No. 1 search step down as president of the of what we must do." offiine for routine maintenance, those handled in-house, but big engine. Those outages lasted conservative, pro-big business Japan, the world's second and underestimated the load outages like Tuesday's add about an hour. Liberal Democratic Party, largest economy, climbed out which has led Japan for all of a yearlong recession in the but nearly 11 months since it second quarter, but its recov was created in 1955. ery is still weak. The unem In the first major poll since ployment rate has risen to a Sunday's elections, the Asahi record 5. 7 percent, its highest said 81 percent of respon- since World War II.
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ALL MAJORS AND YEARS WELCOME! Wednesday, September 2, 2009 The Observer + NEWS page 9 Race to fill Kennedy's seat begins CANADA Election heats up
to Harper on Tuesday. Associated Press "What I'm saying is: the last TOHONTO - Canada's main thing Canadians want is a opposition party vowed fourth general election in five Tuesday to try to topple Prime years, and we'd better have a Minister Stephen Harper's bloody good reason for forcing minority government at the a fourth general election in first opportunity, which could five years," Mulcair said. "So force a fourth election in the if Mr. Harper goes about being last five years and the second provocative as he has been in in just a year. the past, going after key Liberal opposition leader things that Canadians hold Michael Ignatieffs announce dearly - like women's rights ment means the Conservative and the environment - then government could be toppled we'll throw him out of office in a confidence vote if because he'll have provoked Canada's two other opposition it. parties also vote to bring "If, on the other hand, down the government. Stephen Harper comes into "Mr. Harper, your time is up. Parliament with a willingness The Liberal party cannot sup to work in the public interest, port this government any fur then we're going to take it on ther," Ignatieff said. "We will a case-by-case basis. Our cau hold Stephen Harper to cus will decide." account, and we will oppose The Bloc hasn't backed his government in Harper's government in Parliament." recent years and is expected Harper now needs support to comment on Wednesday. from at least one of three Harper said now is not the opposition parties to stay in time for another election. power. The Bloc Quebecois "We had an election in this and New Democrats would country less than a year ago. I have to do an about-face to haven't met a single Canadian back Harper. who is saying they want to see The Liberals will have their another election right now," first opportunity to present a Harper said. "I think AP motion of non-confidence in Canadians have been pretty Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick announced Monday that a special election to fill the U.S. clear. Senate seat left vacant after the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy will be held Jan. 19, 2010. the first week of October. At an election-style pep rally "They want Parliament to lgnatieff said the party would focus on the economy. That is now," Capuano said. "This is not of at least 10,000 voters to local push for a vote at the first what the government will be Associated Press something I take lightly. I want officials for certification to opportunity. doing in the fall session. It's BOSTON - The race for the to make sure there's a legitimate secure a spot on the Dec. 8 pri Ignatieff has been the certainly our view ... that U.S. Senate seat left vacant by path to victory for me." mary ballot. party's leader since December going through more political the death last week of Edward Capuano, who has Joe The final election is just six and doesn't want to be seen as games, more political instabil Kennedy got off to a cautious Kennedy's old House seat, sug weeks later on Jan. 19. propping up the government, ity does not serve the coun start Tuesday, despite a tight gested he would be unlikely to Voters are facing their own as former leader Stephane try's interest right now." five-month election schedule that run if Kennedy seeks the seat. deadlines. The last day to regis Dion did dozens of times Conservative Transport leaves little time for campaign "If Joe's in it, it''s awfully hard ter for the primary is Nov. 12, before losing the election last Minister John Baird accused ing. By the end of the day just to run against someone you and for the general election the October. Ignatieff of putting his own one major candidate - state respect so much," Capuano said. registration deadline is Dec. 30. Harper's Conservative Party interests ahead of Canadians. Attorney General Martha Another Democrat weighing a While possible candidates have was re-elected last fall with a Baird also cast doubt that the Coakley - opted to take out run is Gloucester attorney their eye on the special election, strengthened minority govern Conservatives could work with nomination papers. A campaign Edward O'Reilly, who unsuccess Massachusetts lawmakers were ment, but still must rely on the New Democrats, a union aide declined to comment. fully challenged Sen. John Kerry gearing up for a public hearing the opposition to pass legisla backed party with socialist Other possible contenders in last year's Democratic pri scheduled for Sept. 9 on a con tion and to stay in power. roots. decided to hold back in part to mary. tentious bill that would change The three opposition parties lgnatieff criticized Harper see whether a member of the "I am very seriously consider state law to let the governor hold the majority of the seats for the nation's high unem Kennedy family might decide to ing it. I ran for the same office make an interim appointment to in Parliament with 162, while ployment and rising budget enter the race - including less than a year ago and the seat until the election. the Conservatives have 143 deficit. He said his goal is to Kennedy's widow Vicki Kennedy received 31 percent of the vote," Gov. Patrick supports the and there is one independent. make Canada "the smartest, or his nephew, the former U.S. O'Reilly said. change, but House Speaker New Democratic Party healthiest, greenest, most Hep. Joseph P. Kennedy II. On the Republican side, poten Robert DeLeo, D-Winthrop, and leader Jack Layton met open-minded country there is" Another possible contender - tial candidates were even more Senate President Therese Harper last month and reiter by 2017 - the 150th anniver former U.S. Hep. Martin Meehan tightlipped. Murray, D-Plymouth, haven't ated that it would be the least sary of Confederation. - said he is "thinking about" a Former Lt. Gov. Kerry llealey, said whether they back it. likely party to prop up the lgnatieff. 62, left a presti run for the seat and hopes to former U.S. Attorney Michael Democrats are facing charges Conservatives. gious post in 2005 as director make a decision by the end of Sullivan and state Sen. Scott of hypocrisy from critics who But New Democratic deputy of the Carr Center for I Iuman the week. Brown, H-Wrentham, have all point out that just five years ago, leader Thomas Mulcair imme Rights Policy at Harvard to Meehan, now chancellor of the been mentioned as possible can they changed the law to block diately offered an olive branch enter Canadian politics. University of Massachusetts at didates, but none responded to then-Gov. Mitt Romney from Lowell, is waiting to see whether requests for comnwnt. naming a fellow Republican to a Kennedy jumps in. Meehan has Other political figures decided fill the seat if Kerry, the $4.8 million in his federal cam to take thei'r names out of the Democrats' presidential nomi paign account, the largest sum of running. nee, won his White House cam any potential candidate. Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray issued paibrn. Driver to be exhumed "There's a lot of speculation a statement saying that despite Before that change, the gover about whether Joe Kennedy or receiving "words of encourage nor was allowed to appoint a Live" that an investigation Vicki Kennedy would run and I ment from many supporters sug nominee until the next general Associated Press has found enough cause to think either of them would make gesting that I consider running election. As part of the 2004 WIIITE PLAINS, N.Y. - A dig up the body of Diane a great senator," he said. for the United States Senate change, Democratic lawmakers lawyer says the body of a Schuler. "Certainly if one of the two seat," he will keep his day job. also blocked the possibility of woman who killed herself The West Babylon Kennedy candidates decided to "I look forward to running and Homney naming an interim sen and seven other people by woman's July 26 crash on run, I would support them." winning re-election with ator. driving a minivan the wrong the Taconic State Parkway Other possible candidates Governor Patrick in 2010," Patrick said it's unfair to let way on a New York park just north of New York City include several members of Murray said. Massachusetts to go five months way and crashing into an killed her, her daughter, her Massachusetts all-Democratic Gov. Deval Patrick, in response without two voices in the Senate. SUV will be exhumed for three nieces and three men. congressional delegation - to a reporter's question on He said he'd ask for a guarantee testing in an attempt to Toxicology tests found she Heps. Stephen Lynch, Michael Monday, also snufff~d out a sug from whoever he named as counter findings that she had been drinking and Capuano and Edward Markey. gestion that hP might have his interim senator not to run in the was drunk. smoking marijuana. All three have sizable federal eye on the Senatf~ seat, saying he special election. Attorney Dominic Barbara Her husband, Daniel campaign war chests, including remains focused on his job as National Democratic leaders represents the woman's Schuler, insists she wasn't $1.3 million for Lynch, $1.2 mil governor. including Senate Majority Leader husband. He said Tuesday drunk. He says he believes lion for Capuano and $2.8 mil Potential candidates will have Harry Heid and Sen. John Kerry, night on CNN's "Larry King she suffered a stroke. lion for Markey as of June 30. to decide fairly quickly if they're D-Mass., also support the inter Capuano said he hopes to in or out given the quick pace of im appoiJ1tment. They say they make a decision in the next week the special election. need as many votes as they can or so, and in the meantime he's The first major deadline, Oct. during the debate on President Please recycle reaching out to political allies 20, is less than two months Barack Obama's health can~ and completing more mundane awav. That's when candidates overhaul. tasks like upgrading computers. vying for their party's nomina Kennedy died last week of ''I'm doing my own gut check tion must deliver the signatures brain cancer at age 77. The Observer. THE OBSERVER p Wednesday, September 2, 2009 page 10
THE OBSERVER The future of Hesburgh Library
P.O. Box 779, Notre Dame, IN 46556 024 South Dining Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556 Thanks to the renovation of of peer institutions such as Duke (5.9 nizes that the library collections need Ilesburgh Library, we'll soon be able to million volumes), Northwestern (4.8 attention. Over the summer, the faculty EDITOR-IN-CHIEF get a cup of coffee in the middle of million), Brown (3.8 million) and began circulating an online petition Jenn Metz winter without having to trudge all the Vanderbilt (3.44 million). Last year, NO (www.nd.edu/-smaccorrnlpetition.shtm MANAGING EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER way over to LaFortune- and I'm look also acquired fewer volumes than 1), which called upon ND's administra Bill Brink Stacey Gill ing forward to those four peer schools; football rivals tion to do two things: to make the Penn State (184,000) and the library collections extensive enough to AssT. MANAGING EDITOR: Kara King that as much as anyone. But Darryl Campbell University of Michigan (14 7 ,000); and sustain faculty, graduate and under AssT. MANAGING EmTOR: Aaron Steiner making the even other universities that, like Notre graduate research through a combina NEWS EDITOR: Madeline Buckley library "a Dame, have no medical schools, such tion of one-time expenditures (on the VIEWPOINT EDITOR: Michelle Maitz gateway to Guest Columnist as Illinois Champaign-Urbana order of the $76 million spent on SPORTS EDITOR: Man Gamber knowledge (208,000), BYU (185,000), Colorado Jordan Hall or the $69 million budget SCENE EDITOR: Jess Shaffer and intellectu- (98,800), SUNY Albany {92,500) and ed for Stinson-Remick Hall) and per SAINT MARY's EDITOR: Ashley Charnley al endeavor" means more than just Michigan State (85,000). manent annual budget increases; and reorganizing its layout. At its core, To put this in perspective, if all the to hire the staff necessary to support PHOTO EDITOR: Ian Gavlick llesburgh Library also needs a strong research universities in the ARL rank such an expansion. Down the road, GRAPHICS EDITOR: Andrea Archer and well-managed collection of books, ings acquire books at the same rate this also means that the library will ADVERTISING MANAGERS: Theresa Bea periodicals and electronic resources. they do now for 10 years, Notre Damt~ have to increase its capacity, probably Mary Clare Rodriguez Scholars in the humanities and social will only have advanced to 56th place through the use of an off-site deposito AD DESIGN MANAGER: Mary Jesse sciences depend on the library just as in total volumes held. If Notre Dame ry for lesser-used volumes. much as those in the natural and doubles its acquisitions to 170,000 vol Obviously, the library administration CoNTROLLER: Patrick Sala applied sciences depend on their lab umes per year, it will advance to 35th recognizes these needs, and the finan SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR: Steve Lagree space. Right now, Notre Dame is doing place. In order to break into the top 10 cial climate will probably delay any OFFICE MANAGER & GENERAL INFO fine for a school whose focus on gradu percent of academic research libraries such expansion. But in the meantime (574) 631-7471 ate and faculty research is only a few in ten years, Notre Dame would have - if donating to the University with FAX to increase its acquisitions by 600 per specific instructions that your gift go (574) 631-6927 decades old - but it's not yet on ADVERTISING course to becoming "the preeminent cent, to 440,000 volumes per year. toward library acquisitions isn't feasi (574) 631-6900 [email protected] Catholic research institution in the Why is all this important? First, the ble - you can help put llesburgh EDITOR-IN-CHIEF world," one of the goals stated on the University is developing programs of Library on the right track by writing to (574) 631-4542 [email protected] library renovation Web site. study in areas such as Islamic, African, Provost Thomas Burish MANAGING EDITOR According to the Association of South and East Asian, and Gender ([email protected]), Chairman of the (574) 631-4541 [email protected] ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR Research Libraries, the Notre Dame Studies, which are not currently well Board of Trustees Richard Notebaert (574) 631-4324 [email protected], [email protected] library system has about 3.39 million represented in the library co11ection. ([email protected]) and Director of BUSINESS OFFICE volumes, the 61 st largest collection Second, the University expects to the Library Jennifer Younger (574) 631-5313 among all U.S. research universities. In increase its graduate student popula {younger.1 @nd.edu) to express your NEWS DESK 2008, the library purchased just under tion by 1,000 - over one-third - in support for these proposals. (574) 631-5323 [email protected] 76,500 volumes, at a growth rate of the next 10 years, and cannot support VIEWPOINT DESK (574) 631-5303 [email protected] about 2.2 percent, 54th overall among the research of these graduate stu Darryl Campbell is a third year Ph.D. SPORTS DESK U.S. research universities. The library dents without considerably increased student in the history department. and (574) 631-4543 [email protected] has slipped in standing every year library collections. Third, in the words was a columnist for The Observer from SCENE DESK since 2001, when the library pur of Notre Dame's University Committee 2007 to 2009. !lis writing has (574) 631-4540 [email protected] chased approximately 102,000 vol on Libraries, "staff acquisition remains appeared in the Christian Science SAINT MARY'S DESK acharnO l @saintmarys.edu umes and ranked 29th overall in vol a concern of which the library is well Monitor and The Stimulist, and he is a PHOTO DESK umes added. aware;" that is, the library staff is regular contributor to the web maga (574) 631-8767 [email protected] Our collection is decent, but in the already stretched thin, both in terms of zine The Bygone Bureau (hygonebu SYSTEMS & WEB ADMINISTRATORS bottom half of research libraries in the front-line staff like subject librarians reau. com). 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llu: Observer is • member of rh< As..x:iarcd l'ras. All rcprod TODAY'S STAFF OBSERVER POLL QUOTE OF THE DAY News Sports Katie Peralta Sam Werner Did you like the Block Party last Sarah Mervosh Meaghan Veselik weekend? Ann-Marie Chris Masoud 'Subtnit a i~tter Woods Scene Yes 'The art of life lies in a constant Viewpoint Jordan Gamble No to the Editor at readjustment to our surroundings.·· Patricia Graphics Didn't go Okakura Kakuzo Fernandez Sofia Iturbe Mmm, beer... www.ndsmcobserver.com Japanese scholar Vote by Thursday at 5 p.m. at www.ndsmcobserver.com THE OBSERVER p Wednesday, September 2, 2009 page 11 Tradition never graduates Two years ago, students were handed out white towels Domers to one another, regardless of graduation year, sure to come out not only as excellent students, but also at the football game against Michigan State which read, major, dorm or dining hall preference (even though as excellent people. Why shouldn't we embrace that. "Tradition Never Graduates." The intention was to raise everyone knows South is better). The sense of spirit and So here is the challenge for our University community. morale about that team and show that Notre Dame community on campus is Notre Dame's major attraction, Let's continue to excel at what we do, but let us adapt it would produce a winner, regardless of how many record the one that distinguished it, at least in my eyes, from all to the ever changing world in which we live. If the admin setting seniors had graduated other schools. And maybe that connection why alumni istration deems that the future of academic excellence is the previous spring, because we always flock back to this place as a though it is a second in research, then we should build institutions that allow had a tradition of doing just that. Andy Ziccarelll home. Sometimes walking though campus on a fall after us to do just that. Since the world is becoming more con Well, we all know how that sea noon is like walking through a time capsule. nected, we should continue to send student overseas to son turned out, and none of us Moment of But within this lies a challenge, perhaps the biggest study abroad in record numbers, like we are now. Many that sat through it have any Inertia challenge we face as a university community. Unlike elite universities have no real core ideology, but our goal intention of revisiting it, but it campus, the world we live in is not static, it is dynamic. should be to prove to the world that the traditions of this does raise an interesting discussion about the role tradi And not only is the world changing, it is changing at a place can stand the test of time, and that we can still tion plays on campus, and how it affects every student. faster rate than it ever has before. It is in this way that make a difference in the world based on a centuries-old If you were to ask any person who had ever stepped we must look at our traditions not as a restraint, but experience of faith, service, and high-level academics. foot on campus to describe Notre Dame in one word, my rather as a unique advantage. Doing so might require a So before you bemoan your late-night sludge through guess is that "traditional" would be one of the most com leap of faith. How can parietals and single-sex dorms the snow (unfortunately, another time-honored Notre monly given answers. Much of life here hasn't changed at possibly be seen as an advantage in the world today? Dame tradition) to the dining hall, before you dive into a all from a generation ago, or even further. The Golden They can if you look at the big picture. Traditions go never-ending stack of homework and before you go to Dome on top of the Main Building still shines in the sun, beyond just the draconian rules, or goofy Frosh-0 rituals Mass this Sunday with your dorm mates, realize that the quads are still impeccably landscaped and all of the that every dorm does. The traditions of faith, service and nights like these are what connects you to Darners from buildings, even the new ones, are all still made out of scholarship are what Notre Dame holds dear, and no generations past. And, as any alum will tell you, the brick and limestone, in the same mold as the ones that matter how much the world changes, those will never go experience we have here is what will shape us for the have been around for over a century. Students still partic out of style. rest of our lives, regardless of the outside world. ipate in dorm Mass on Sundays, eat in the dining halls, Sure, some may point out Notre Dame's unapologetic and stay up all night doing schoolwork that they probably affiliation with the Catholic Church as a reason that it can Andy Ziccarelli is a civil engineering major. He can be could have done earlier. never be a truly elite academic institution. But who says contacted at [email protected] And all of these things are wonderful things. These that the two can't exist together? Spirituality is a key pil The views expressed in this column are those of the common experiences are the things that connect all lar in the Notre Dame experience, and graduates are author and not necessarily those of The Observer. U-WIRE Facebook can kill grades The Bible states that there is a time for everything. A The study found a relationship between students' use other social sites such as MySpace, Twitter, our ever time to dance, a time to die, a time to weep, a time to of Facebook and lower grades. Out of the 219 Ohio growing e-mail accounts and news source sites, and we love, but a time for homework is never mentioned. State graduate and undergraduate students, 148 had a are definitely wasting valuable time that could be bet Frankly, time can be a student's worst enemy. The Facebook account and GPAs that fell between 3.0 and ter spent studying. clock is always ticking, an ever-present reminder that 3.5, and reported studying on average one to five hours The Uiversity of Utah offers a three-credit course in we don't have enough time. We're left in a constant per week. In general, students without Facebook had the educational psychology department called battle trying to determine what GPAs between 3.5 and 4.0, and studied 11 to 15 hours Strategies for College Success, designed to help stu we are going to fit into onr pre Alicia Williams a week. dents develop learning skills, time management, and ciously small amount of time. "In a nutshell, the main purpose of my study was to note-taking and test-taking skills. If you have no time in Students have lives, after all University of explore the demographic composition of a Facebook your class schedule, you can attend a two-hour free - family and friends, work, user at the college level,'' said Karpinski in an April 24, workshop. pets, exercise and entertain Utah 2009 e-mail in response to a pulse2.com article by The amazingly accessible Internet now goes with us ment. We all do daily things Amit Chowdhry. "I also wanted to investigate academic everywhere. Our phones and laptops are ready at the that cannot be eliminated: com- achievement in relation to· Facebook use. I am fully flick of a button. No wonder we are obsessively check muting, getting cleaned up, eating and sleeping. If you aware of the limitations of my study, and merely want ing to see if anyone sends us a message. It could hap want to eat or sleep, you have to work to financially people, personnel at universities, researchers, parents, pen anytime and we want to know, we want to respond. support those times. But, you want to make more than students and tech-savvy people like yourselves to think But time dictates the need to exercise self-control. If we $10 an hour, so you have to get an education. With about this intricate relationship." want to be successful students, we must exert the will education comes studying and homework. Heaven for Although we can't blame Facebook as the ultimate to recognize and change worthless time-consuming bid you might meet someone you want to spend some culprit causing college students to get bad grades, it is habits. You only have this time of your life once. Choose quality time with. The million dollar question is: "How a means by which many of us waste vast amounts of to take control of how you spend your time and make do we fit it all in?" time. A June 2 Nielsen Online news release reported a each moment count. According to an April 2009 pilot study, "A Description 700 percent increase of minutes spent on Facebook of Facebook Use and Academic Performance among during the last year, going from 1. 7 billion minutes This column first ran in the Sept. 1 edition of Daily Undergraduate and Graduate Students," by Aryn spent in April 2008 to 13.9 billion minutes in April Utah Chronicle, the daily newspaper serving University Karpinski and Adam Duberstein, doctoral students at 2009. On July 14, Nielsen reported that the average of Utah. Ohio State University, one activity students shouldn't be Facebook user spends four hours and 39 minutes a The views expressed in this column are those of the wasting time on is the social networking site Facebook. month-9.5 minutes a day-on Facebook alone. Add in author and not necessarily those of The Observer. As Generation Y dopes up, Mexico pays price On Aug. 9, President Obama flew to Guadalajara, ages 18 to 25 are the age demographic most likely to market in the United States. Mexico, for a two-day summit with Mexican President have used illegal drugs within the past month and year. Drug cartels would continue to buy and sell hard drugs, Felipe Calderon and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Over one third of Americans between the ages of 18 to 25 but marijuana could be regulated on an open market just Harper. Predictably, a topic of discussion was the drug are thought to have used drugs within the past 12 like tobacco. As a result, profits would drop, violence violence in Mexico that has claimed more than 12,000 months, including 21 percent who have used illicit drugs would decrease and lives would be saved. lives since Calderon took office in other than marijuana. These percentages are drastically That's an optimistic take on the situation, though. December of 2006. John Thornburgh smaller for individuals under 18 and over 25. There is no guarantee that the legalization of marijuana The United States has become For a generation that has concerned itself with the wel would stop it from being illegally imported and sold at a so concerned by the violence in fare of our nation and humanity through programs like lower price in order to undercut the legal market. Mexico that it has pledged $450 Georgetown Teach For America and the Peace Corps, we tend to Legalizing marijuana could also lead users to dabble in million to aid the effort this year, University ignore the perils of our own actions. Sure, smoking a sin other drugs. with a total of $6 billion spent by gle joint isn't likely to affect your long-term health or There are no easy answers. While many may hope that the United States between 2000 impact your future career (unless you plan on working marijuana is legalized in the near future, the fact and 2006. Moreover, a recent U.S. military study identi for the CIA), but the purchase and use of the drug doesn't remains that it is an illegal drug today. Its popularity fied Mexico, along with Pakistan, as a country at risk of occur in a static environment. There are consequences. among young Americans continues to contribute to the "a rapid and sudden collapse." While it is true that not all of the money involved in the drug violence in Mexico and across the globe. It is long And yet, in spite of the billions spent by the United criminal drug trade in the United States makes it way past time for Americans, specifically members of our gen States to help Mexico fight the drug cartels since 2000, back to Mexico, a large portion of it does, and the portion eration, to acknowledge the hard truths about the dam the underlying problem remains largely unchanged and that doesn't still helps keep the drug culture in this coun age this country's drug culture is doing to communities in undiscussed. The money driving the violence, drug wars try thriving. Furthermore, a thriving drug market in Mexico and across the globe. Until the underlying prob and killings in Mexico doesn't come from the country's America makes it possible for terrorists to make a profit lem is flxed, there is no such thing as a harmless joint. domestic demand for illicit drugs; rather, Mexico's vio off the drug trade and continue to wage war against U.S. lence is a direct result of the 114 million Americans who armed forces in countries like Afghanistan. This column first ran in the Aug. 31 edition of The have used illegal drugs at some point in their lives. Legalization is certainly an option. Since 47.5 percent Hoya, the daily newspaper serving Georgetown The most culpable are members of Generation Y. of all drug arrests are marijuana-related, it is not far University. According to a recent study from the Substance Abuse fetched to argue that legalizing that one drug could sub The views expressed in this column are those of the and Mental Health Services Administration, individuals stantially decrease the size and impact of the illegal drug author and not necessarily those of The Observer. THE OBSERVER page 12 Wednesday, Septeml Up This summer's "Up", about a young boy and older man who go on an r----...... adventure together, was another hit for Disney and Pixar stu dios, known for releasing top-notch movies. Following in the vein of "Finding Nemo" and last summer's "Wall-E," "Up" is an ani mated children's tale with a whole lot of grown-up heart. It proved to be a success at the box office, earning over $446 million worldwide, and received rave reviews from critics across the country. "Up" will surely be a nominee at this year's Academy Awards, and should be a safe bet to win the best animated film category. It may even have a chance of sliding into the Best Picture nominees, which has been expanded to 10 movies. Star Trek J .J. Abrams, co-creator of "Alias" and "Lost", put a mueh-beloved series back on the map this summer with "Star Trek." Based on the original series from the 1960s, this revamped version reawakened the ehar Melvin acters for a whole Purvis who new generation. leads a man Although filled with tons hunt to catch Dillinger. of action and stunning spe- The film also captured the cial effects, Abrams succeeded in bringing the characters to intriguing love affair between Dillinger and his girlfriend the fore of this sci-fi epic. He paid homage to the original Billie Frechette, played by Marion Cotillard, who defends series by keeping the characters and their relationships him until the very end. Overall, the movie was well-acted intact, while giving the actors room to breathe and a chance and includes something for everyone: romance, action, to make these iconic figures their own. Abrams kept alive crime and drama, but the character of Dillinger could have the jovial tone of the show while reimagining it for an audi been more deeply explored. ence searching for something different than the '60s audi ence. The result was an impressive "Star Trek" that pleased old fans and newcomers alike. A sequel is already in the works. My Sister's Keeper Based on the best-selling novel by Jodi Picoult, the drama Harry Potter and the Half-Blood told the bittersweet tale of a young girl who sues her par ents for medical emancipation when she is expected to Prince donate a kidney to her older sister, who suffers from acute promyelocytic leukemia. The movie was not simply a story In his recreation of J.K. Rawling's sixth book in the Harry of the young girl's court case. Rather, it was the story of a Potter series, director David Yates once again did an excel family struggling to maintain the best situation for everyone lent job of replicating the feel of the much-loved Potter during emotionally trying times. Abigail Breslin, Cameron series, though to a lesser extent the content of the book Diaz, Sofia Vassilieva and Alec Baldwin all delivered breath (which would be nearly impossible in a two and a half hour taking performances, but the movie unfortunately did not movie). Some scenes have been removed, but the movie remain true to the book at all, which may disappoint many captured the light-hearted romances, classroom successes viewers. and Quidditch victories, until the darkness that pervades the Potter world infiltrates the castle walls and sets the stage for the final installment. The Ugly Truth An odd composite of frat-like "bro" humor and romantic Public Enemies comedy, "The Ugly Truth" was typical battle of the sexes tale, equipped with steamy actors and racy laughs. But this An adaptation of Bryan Burrough's non-fiction book film seemed more of a peace treaty than an all-out war. In "Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Gerard Butler's dreamy corner, there was the typical male Birth of the FBI, 1933-34," this crime drama featured humor, with endless sexual puns and physical gags, ranging Johnny Depp as the notorious American bank robber John from falling out of a tree to fights in pools of Jell-0. And Dillinger and Christian Bale as the determined FBI agent under the sassy and adorable leadership of Katherine Heigl • THE OBSERVER Jer 2, 2009 Wednesday, September 2, 2009 page 13 there was an undeniable female charm and coy Sandra Bullock's transformation into a lovable character. Charlyne Yi embarks on a quest across America to discover ness, stereotypically embodied in witty banter people's various views on modern romance and whether and cute, romantically-charged encounters. true love really exists, and the responses she receives from These two prototypical film elements collided The Hangover friends, strangers, romance novelists and children are as Heigl's Abby Richter and Butler's Mike insightful and humorous at times. The film included hilari Chadway take each other on. Uncouth, manly ous cameos from Seth Rugen, Demetri Martin, Martin Starr This is going to draw a lot of flak, but it must be said: and Paul Rust. hilarity and cheesy female wit ultimately recon ''The Hangover" was the most overrated movie of the sum ciled in an odd combination of opposites, just as mer. Sure, the raunchy comedy remained steadfastly in the the two leads find happily ever after in the most top three at box offices for four weekends and grossed over Away We Go unlikely of places. $419 million worldwide, but this can be largely attributed to the Warner Brothers' all-out marketing barrage. Think about it - how many "Hangover" commercials were you One of the summer's sweetest movies, "Away We Go," Transformers: Revenge of forced to imbibe over the course of the summer? Which depicts the journey of one couple in search of home and the Fallen brings up one of the movie's biggest downfalls: almost happiness. Verona and Hurt, expecting their first child, set everything funny in the movie was given away in the pre out to find a place to call their own, along the way visiting Alien robots are plaguing earth. Again. And views. Besides that, it was plagued by poor writing and a with friends and family. Constantly challenged by other peo while good and evil machines battle it out both predictable plot. The movie started off with a great premise, ple's definitions of love and parenthood, Verona and Burt off planet and in the earthly realm, who will fight but much more could have been done with it. Case in point: discover that it is their definition that truly matters. The for the survival of the human race? Why, Shia The guy that they are looking for the entire movie has been highlight of this movie was Verona and Burt's unwavering LaBcouf and Megan Fox, of. course. Though it's dif sitting on the roof of the hotel all along. Seriously? Was that love for one another, only accentuated by the crazy cast of ficult to say that Fox contributes much ·to this the best resolution they could come up with? Sparks of cre characters they meet along the way. effort outside of some slow-panting jogging and ativity showed, as in the scene when the hungover guys are undeniable good looks, LaBeouf once again first waking up (next time you watch, look around at all the becomes not only an emissary for the human race random objects in the hotel suite), but they failed to catch G.l. Joe but also a key player in the struggle to save the fire. world from evil alien robots. With fighting robots; Gentlemen, this is your movie. After a long hard day of a jogging Fox, space travel and an intergalactic welding and a delicious dinner of medium rare ~teak, this is war, this summer blockbuster packed a Paper Heart what will make you complete. The effects were flawless, uniquely intergalactic, poorly-scripted, crazy the action intense and the females in form-fitting body technological war punch that appeals to the This quirky cute "hybrid documentary" about the rumored armor are not hard on the three loves of nerds everywhere. Aliens. but fictional relationship between Charlyne Yi and Michael eyes. Plus,Scarlet not Talking, fighting robots. And hot female Cera was a blend of non-fiction content, meaning real inter only has the looks, she's mechanics. And as views from real people, got brains. All in all, a Optimus Prime and a fake storyline fantastic ride that said, "I rise: portrayed as a required minimal cerebral You fall!" "mockumen- involvement while deliver and that tary." ing explosions, martial seems arts, guns and obligatory like just one- I1ners.. "GI. . ., J"oe deserves two enthusiastic thumbs up: enter with mediocre expectations and be pleasantly surprised. District 9 .. ~-. "District 9" took some serious risks for a major motion piCture: science fiction, an unknown lead, and a highly politi cal message. Amazingly, it succeeds with all three. Director Neill what Blomkamp manages to happened in the create a mock docu- box office battle this mentary with the summer, too. action of a Michael Bay film. All the while, the film works as a The Proposal political commen tary of apartheid When was that moment Africa. As audiences knew they were remarkable as these feats are, in Jove with Sandra Sharlto Copley Bullock? It is impossible uses his first to pick just one, but what lead role to near sealed the deal and had guarantee him crowds screaming self an Oscar "Yes!" to "The Proposal" nod. "District was a scene involving 9" is a stun- the stiff Editor-in-Chief ning, explo Margaret Tate (Bullock) sions-and losing all inhibition and laser filled, doing an interpretive intelligent film and slightly perverse which delivers dance to Lil Jon's on the promise "Get Low" with her of serious science fic fake fiance's grand- tion. mother (Betty White) in the Alaskan woods. "The Reviewed by Nicholas Proposal" was one of the sum Anderson, Matthew mer's most unique romantic Brown. Maija Gustin, comedies in that, though its Alex Kilpatrick, Joey storyline was cliched as all Kuhn, Genevieve good chick flicks are, its hilari McCabe, Eric ous scenes were not. Prister. and Jess Audiences swooned over Ryan Shaffer. Reynolds and were charmed by SOFIA ITURBE I Observer Graphic • , • • , • • r , - , " • , • , , :- - , - page 14 The Observer + CLASSIFIEDS Wednesday, September 2, 2009 SOCCER NBA D.C. United and Seattle Jackson's future questioned part of their long-term plans. year and reach the postsea Sounders face off in Cup Associated Press "It's not about a decision I son's second round. OAKLAND, Calif. made," Jackson told the mag "As far as his remarks on fuss over the home field and Whether Stephen Jackson azine while with former playing for a championship, Associated Press then have a tiny crowd show returns to the Golden State Warriors teammate AI that's not the first time we've WASHINGTON - D.C. United up, so United launched into Warriors this season is Harrington at an event spon heard it because that's the have screamed it loud and aggressive marketing mode. unclear. sored by their shoe company. goal that he sets for himself clear, on the Internet and in The "WE WIN TROPHIES" ads As of now, general manager "It's just things are in the air and his teammates every sea full-page newspaper ads: "WE feature the 12 national and Larry Riley still considers right now. I really can't get son," Riley said. "That's the WIN TROPHIES." international titles won by the Jackson a key part of the too much into it right now, type of confidence that he The Seattle Sounders hear club: four MLS Cups, two U.S. team despite the leading but I'm just looking to go exudes as a player and the screams as well, echoing from Open Cups, four MLS scorer saying he wants to go somewhere where I can go reason that he has endeared the 30,000 or so people who Supporters'Shields (for best elsewhere and win. and win a championship." himself to our fans. That's come to every home game: We regular season record). one "Stephen Jackson has been The team initially had no who Stephen Jackson is. have lots of fans. CONCACAF Champions Cup a true professional since comment on Jackson's "We have always under So it is that United and the and one InterAmerican Cup. arriving here three seasons remarks, but Riley said stood his desire to contend Sounders are playing In addition, United are ago, and our expectations of Monday this isn't the first with the NBA's best. That's an Wednesday at RFK Stadium in charging 1996 prices for the him have not changed despite time Jackson has expressed aspiration that is shared by the championship of the U.S. game, with tickets starting at his recent comments," Riley his desire to play for a win our entire organization. We Open Cup, a 95-year-old sin $12 and hot dogs and beers at said in a statement. "He's ning team. will continue in our quest to gle-elimination tournament $2. Payne said he's expecting been one of our most consis Riley didn't address achieve that goal, and to be that is open to amateur and 15,000-20,000, perhaps double tent and productive players whether the Warriors would aggressive in pursuit of those professional teams across the the number that came to RFK during that time. We expect look to trade him, though that results." country. to watch United win last year's that same display of profes could be a tough task consid The Warriors shocked The event has some charm final. sionalism as we begin to pre ering Jackson is 31, fiery and Dallas in the 2007 playoffs, but is usually ignored outside Part of Payne pitch: "It's not pare for training camp and has a reputation for question Golden State's lone postsea the hardcore soccer communi that normal for a team to have the start of the upcoming reg able behavior. son trip since 1994. The 2008 ty. A little bit of controversy is a chance to win a champi ular season." Jackson averaged 20.7 squad barely missed the post giving the game a needed onship in their home city," Jackson, Golden State's points, 5.1 rebounds and 6.5 season despite winning 48 boost. something that a major leading scorer and emotional assists in 59 games last sea games, the most by a non Both teams wanted to host Washington pro team hasn't swingman, on Friday night son. playoff NBA team in a quar the final. Four-time MLS Cup done since the Redskins won told Dime Magazine at an Since Jackson arrived in the ter-century. champions the 1942 NFL event in New York that he Bay Area in a trade with the Riley, previously an assis United had tradi- Championship wanted out and had made Indiana Pacers in Januarv tant general manager since tion on their side; at Griffith that known to the Warriors 2007, he has been a key piece last November, was promoted the first-year .. We thought it was Stadium. brass. But he signed a three for coach Don Nelson and a to GM in May when the team expansion team very important Payne said year contract extension in major spark for the Warriors. cut ties with Chris Mullin, Sounders could strategically to play the big hurdle November and is someone the He helped the team end a 12- executive vice president of offer a big is educating Warriors consider an integral year playoff drought that basketball operations. turnout. When at home in this final., the casual fan U.S. Soccer chose about the U.S. United, Seattle Kevin Payne Open Cup. general manager D.C. United President What's just as TENNIS Adrian Hanauer significant is cried foul, saying that, even he was "frustrat- though they've ed and somewhat skeptical of been around 13 years, United Sharapova back in U.S. Open the process." still find themselves in the edu tough." round. But she eked out a vic "Our fans deserve some cation business. Associated Press answers," Hanauer said. "And, "We do have to do that, but I Against her 98th-ranked tory over an 18-year-old from by the way, U.S. Soccer has think frankly so do most of the NEW YORK Maria opponent, Sharapova's game Australia who is ranked 167th been trying to raise the profile other sports teams in town Sharapova simply couldn't was as glittery as her black and needed a wild-card invita of the U.S. Open Cup. A game that aren't named the bear the thought of a U.S. and-silver dress and matching tion to get into the tourna in front of 10,000 fans at RFK, Redskins," Payne said. "We all Open taking place without her. headwrap, an outfit she ment. I don't believe, is going to raise struggle to some extent with So while sidelined with a torn described as a tribute to New The worst showing ever by a the profile as much as a game that issue. And that's one of shoulder a year ago, she York's skyline ..The three-time top-seeded woman in New in front of a sold-out Qwest the points of the whole cam refused to follow the tourna Grand Slam title winner pro York came last year, when Field." paign that this is an opportuni ment on TV. duced 29 winners - 23 more Ivanovic exited in the second United president Kevin Payne ty for D.C. sports fans to hope Basically pretended it wasn't than Pironkova. And round. Now seeded 11th, says nothing was underhand fully stand up and say we do even happening. Sharapova's game was partic Ivanovic did herself one worse ed. He said United "bid aggres support our teams." On Tuesday night, Sharapova ularly clean in the second set, this time, losing in the first sively" for the game, in part The players, of course, would was right where she likes to when she hit 16 winners and round to 52nd-ranked because the team has been welcome a good crowd, but a be: on the Grand Slam stage only five unforced errors. Kateryna Bondarenko 2-6, 6-3, playing extra road games as win would be better. After all, and in the spotlight. The 2006 Apart from four double 7-6 (7). part of the international CON any trophy is a good trophy. U.S. Open champion returned faults, Sharapova showed no At least the 2008 French CACAF Champions League. "I know there has been a lot to the tournament with an signs of the shoulder injury Open champion had a big sup While U.S. Soccer won't say of interesting talk in the press impressive 6-3, 6-0 victory that forced her to have surgery port group in the stands, why one bid is favored over from what's gone on with over Tsvetana Pironkova of in October and kept off the cheering for her wildly. Safina, another, Payne noted that RFK Adrian to what's gone on with Bulgaria. tour for nearly 10 months. in contrast, would look up at has grass, instead of Qwest their ownership group," "I was in the physical thera "This is a Grand Slam. her coach for positive body Field's artificial surface, and Seattle goalkeeper Kasey py office every single day, and You've got to get going from language, and instead, he'd that Seattle could only host the Keller said. "I just hope that it the tennis was on. But I made the first match," Sharapova cover his eyes with his hands game in the afternoon because is a great atmosphere and a point not to watch it," said. "After being gone, this is or turn his head with a wince. of scheduling issues. there is a good crowd there Sharapova explained. "When what it's all about." Nearly undone by 11 double "We thought it was very and we perform the way we you're not participating in a Tell that to Ana lvanovic. Or faults and 48 total unforced important strategically to play are capable of performing. We tournament that you very Dinara Safina. errors, Safina was a point at home in this final," Payne will see what happens from much love, and you've had Earlier Tuesday, Safina came away from a 4-0 deficit in the said. there. 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According to Timberwolves president David Kahn, Rubio chose to stay in Spain to prepare for the 4 Stanford 736 5 Florida St. 700 6 · florida 652 T'Wolves say Rubio backed out of deal 7 West Virginia 522 8 Virginia 512 9 UCLA Associated Press overshadow the big pic negotiate that number ry. 498 ture, which is, he's still so down, a process that was In a statement, Joventut 10 TexasA&M 481 11 Illinois MINNEAPOLIS - Less young," Kahn said on hindered by NBA guide noted the "big effort" by 466 than 48 hours after the Tuesday during a call from lines limiting the amount of everyone to reach a deal. 12 San Diego 430 13 Penn St. Minnesota Timberwolves, Spain, where he spent the money Minnesota could "In front of this situation, 421 Ricky Hubio's agents and 14 Purdue 324 weekend negotiating the contribute to $500,000. and in contradiction with 15 Colorado 296 Spanish club DKV Joventut deal. "It appears now we Kahn said Rubio's agent, what he has been saying to 16 Boston College 289 agreed in principle on a will have a two-year wait. Dan Fegan, delivered a us and to Timberwolves' 17 Wake Forest 265 deal to bring the 18-year But if you frame it as he'll package of endorsement representatives from time 18 Georgia 260 old point guard to the NBA be 20 years old and he'll deals and sponsorships to time, the player has 19 Minnesota 157 Minnesota, Rubio changed have two more years to that helped make the NBA announced the decision 20 Oklahoma St. 154 his mind. develop, I can think of a lot deal attractive enough for that he wants to be trans 21 Utah 153 lie told Timberwolves worse things to happen to Rubio and Joventut to ferred to Barcelona," the 22 Santa Clara 137 president David Kahn on us as a franchise." enter into an agreement on team said. 23 Missouri 83 Monday he wanted to stay The Timberwolves draft Saturday. The deal with Barcelona 24 Duke n in Spain for the next two ed Hubio fifth overall in When Rubio backed out requires Rubio to stay in 25 St. John's 72 years to better prepare for June, even though he was of the deal, DKV Joventut Spain through the 2010-11 life in the NBA _ a blow to still under contract with reluctantly agreed to trade season, at which time the a team that was hoping to DKV Joventut in a deal that him to rival Hegal buyout price tag plummets have the popular passer on included an $8.1 million Barcelona, which will pay to about $1.4 million. NCAA Men's Golf Nike the court this autumn. buyout clause. Kahn made $5.3 million to buy out his That's a much more man Coaches Poll "Of course there's disap three trips to Spain over contract. The buyout, Kahn ageable number for Rubio pointment, but I don't think the summer to try and help said, was the largest in to afford, but he said he team points that disappointment should Rubio's representatives European basketball histo- was more concerned about 1 Texas A&M 25 2 Arkansas 24 3 Georgia 23 4 Michigan 23 IN BRIEF 5 Arizona St. 21 6 Southern California 21 Brady tests shoulder in Dodgers acquire Jim 1,106 homers. 1 Washington 21 practice, looks healthy Thome and Jon Garland Adam "Pacman" Jones 8 Oklahoma St. 21 FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Tom LOS ANGELES - It'll be old home close to deal to play in CFI. 9 TCU 17 Brady zipped passes from 10 week when Jim Thome joins Manny WINNIPEG, Canada - Adam 10 Georgia Tech 16 yards, lofted softer ones from 25 Ramirez on the Los Angeles "Pacman" Jones appears to be 11 UCF 16 and showed no sign that his shoul Dodgers. headed north of the border to play 12 Tennessee 14 der hurt. Their reunion was set up when the in the Canadian Football League. 13 San Diego 13 It certainly was much better at Dodgers acquired the slugging first Jones' lawyer said he has been in 14 Duke 12 Tuesday's practice than it was four baseman from the Chicago White negotiations with a CFL team. 15 Alabama 11 days earlier when 350-pound Sox on Monday night. Also joining Attorney Worrick Robinson told The Albert Haynesworth of the the Dodgers' lineup is right-hander Associated Press on Tuesday a deal Washington Hedskins landed on Jon Garland, who came over frllm could be completed by the end of him, forcing his throwing shoulder the Arizona Diamondbacks. the week. into the ground on an incomplete The deals were announced in the Robinson wouldn't identify the pass. top of the eighth inning of the team, but The Canadian Press and around the dial New England Patriots coach Bill Dodgers-Diamondbacks game, with Sl.com reported that Jones would Belichick didn't say if Brady would both trades completed before the play for the Winnipeg Blue MLB play Thursday night against the midnight EDT deadline required for Bombers. New York Giants, although he postseason eligibility. Jones turns 26 at the end of this prefers not to use starters much in Ramirez was all smiles about the month. He spent last season with Boston at Tampa Bay the final exhibition game. deal for Thome after the Dodgers the Dallas Cowboys after missing 7 p.m., ESPN He's more interested in watching lost 5-3 to Arizona in 10 innings. the previous year because of multi backup quarterbacks Andrew The two men played together in ple violations of the NFL's personal conduct policy. Houstan at Chicago Cubs Walter and Brian Hoyer than Cleveland for eight seasons from exposing his two-time Super Bowl 1993-2000, including the 1lJ97 Hobinson said there were discus 8 p.m., CSNCH MVP to hard hits. World Series. They have a combined sions with "a number of NFL page 16 The Observer + SPORTS Wednesday, September 2, 2009 TENNIS Safina holds on in first round ..-KADO Otinese & JOJXll1e5e Restat.rmt thanks in part to that victory. lead in the third. Associated Press Safina's first set was filled Serving at 4-all and deuce Dine In - Take Out - Cateri1'"9 NEW YOHK- Dinara Safina with tentative play and ended in the final set, she chipped overcame a long, mistake when she double-faulted for a a slicing backhand deep into filled display of tennis to bare 7-5 loss in the tiebreaker - the corner and Safina lobbed tVeluMe _$~ S~•«ew6T' ly avoid becoming the first the first serve barely making it it back, but Rogowska hit a aferingi .ltrl.d?: top-seeded woman to lose in halfway up the net, the second tentative overhead, then 01kJr.B1 fS:f the first round of the U.S. a good 3 inches out. failed to put away a floater Rice~ SUSh Open on Tuesday. They slogged on and on the next return and even SeriC:xxi Sr:tihitri She defeated 167th-ranked Rogowska, an 18-year-old with tually got passed. Noode Olivia Rogowska of Australia one win over a top-100 player, That set up break point, 6-7 (5}, 6-2, 6-4 in a match had chances to put a strangle which Safina promptly lost. 402N.Di . that included 113 unforced hold on the match and put her Finally, Rogowska made two Sruth!m1~7 Phone: (547) 272-2535 errors, 24 double-faults and name in the history books, unforced errors in a row fax: (547) 272-2562 15 service breaks over 2 even after she blew the 3-0 to give Safina the game. hours, 35 minutes. "I didn't break any rackets and didn't get any warnings," Safina said, when asked if there were any silver linings. "That's already positive." She overcame a 3-0 deficit in the third set to avoid becoming the first top-seeded Feed your future player to be ousted in the first round of any Grand Slam since Martina Hingis lost 6-4, 6-2 to Virginia Ruano Pascual at Wimbledon in 2001. Safina served out her final game at love, forcing errors Learn how we can help jump-start on Rogowska's groundstrokes during one of the Russian's your professional career. few sustained runs of consis tency. Safina's coach, Zeljko Krajan, was clearly having Begin at www.pwc.tv trouble watching it - slump ing, scowling and shaking his head from his lonely seat in the stands. Safina moves on, but all the questions about her worthi ness as the world's No. 1 play er will almost certainly gather steam. No. 2 Serena Williams has won the Australian Open and Wimbledon this year. Safina hasn't yet won a Grand Slam, having been blown out in all three of her finals. "In the French Open, I won all the matches 6-love, 6-1. Did it help? Not really," she said. "It happens like this. You pull out the match somehow." Even though Safina won, her showing counted as the biggest news on a Day 2 when things mainly went to form. There was the occasional sur prise: 267th-ranked Jesse Witten of the United States knocked off No. 29-seeded Igor Andreev of Hussia 6-4, 6- 0, 6-2; Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium defeated No. 16 Virginie Razzano of France 6- 4, 6-3; Shahar Peer of Israel eliminated No. 32 Agnes Szavay of Hungary 6-2, 6-2. But otherwise, nothing was out of the ordinary. Winners included 2004 U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, past runners-up Elena Dementieva and Jelena Jankovic, No. 9 Caroline Wozniacki and No. 13 Nadia Petrova. Men's winners included 2008 Australian Open champi on Novak Djokovic and that tournament's runner-up, Jo Wilfried Tsonga, along with No. 10 Fernando Verdasco, No. 11 Fernando Gonzalez, No. 16 Marin Cilic, No. 17 Tomas Bcrdych and No. 22 Sam Querrey. Safina will next play Kristina Barrois of Germany, who will get her chance to match histo ry. The earliest a top-seeded woman has been ousted from the U.S. Open is the second round. That was last year, when Ana Ivanovic fell to Julie ~ 1t)(t' fJf~~~~h)~P),Q.IJ..C~·· t\.P A~ ··~to:tf11. ,."M,~lWJ "P,~e~ll'M~.C:4)61)t'r-t:- , ••• ~to p~~M~.(~M-·fa llP i• n~··M{t hm~~$d ~ab-imf· ~Att ...t.t'IJ~· Or. .at the l'a~t•<';.' ~~ff*'$. 1~ Pt'~n.at•shoot....C~J· Coin of France, who moved up Qf:>t14! ~1!1-.. MLB Texas rookie Feliz closes with two perfect innings Hamels shuts down Giants with two-hitter; Tatum drives in four runs to lead l~eds past hapless Pirates Associated Press been the longest active streak in "I really tried not to stress the majors. He had also hit in 23 myself out and go out and not try ARLINGTON, Texas -Aaron consecutive games at Rangers to be too good," Hamels said. "All Hill fell to the ground in the bat Ballpark, tying the team mark I can do is throw strikes and let ter's box, his eyes wide after a 97 Hodriguez set in 1995. the team behind me take care of mph fastball whizzed by his head. Adam Jind homered and scored it." What was really unfair was the both Toronto runs. That came a After Aurilia's single, Hamels pitch Rangers rookie Neftali Feliz day after Und hit two homers and picked off pinch-runner Andres threw next. had a career-high eight RBis in Torres . He then walked pinch Feliz snapped off a 79 mph an 18-10 victory in the series hitter Pablo Sandoval , but struck breaking ball, freezing Hill for a opener. out pinch-hitter Bengie Molina called third strike and capping hi'> Lind's solo homer in the sixth, and retired Edgar Renteria on a latest impressive appearance in his 28th, pulled Toronto to 3-2. foul pop to end it. Texas'S-2 victory over the The other Blue Jays run came The offensively challenged Toronto Blue Jays in the first in the fourth at the start of a Giants didn't have their top hitter, game of a doubleheader Tuesday. sequence in which All-Star third Sandoval, and cleanup hitter, After Dustin Nippert (5-2) baseman Young was involved in Molina, in the starting lineup. allowed two runs over six innings, three consecutive plays, with var Sandoval is bothered by a right Feliz struck out four in two per ied results. calf injury that sidelined him for fect innings. Three of the pun lind, who reached on a one-out three games in the middle of last chouts were called third strikes walk, scored when Young was week. Molina hasn't started the with off-speed pitches. charged with an error for mis last seven games because of a "It's unbelievable. I was sitting playing a grounder by Vernon tight right quadriceps. on the training room table watch Wells . Rod Barajas then was "If you are able to locate and AP ing it," Nippert said. "It's unreal, credited with an infield single on throw strikes, no matter who is in Phillies' pitcher Cole Hamels, left, and catcher Carlos Ruiz his stuff. I've never seen anything a chopper that ricocheted off the the batter's box, you are going to celebrate after beating the Giants 1-0 Tuesday in Philadelphia. like it. It's a lot of fun to watch." glove of Young, who then went to have success," Hamels said. Unless you're his left for Jose Sanchez didn't allow a hit until to the plate in the first inning. the first time since finishing the trying to hit Bautista's Shane Victorino led off They scored four runs on 2004 season 101-61. against him. grounder to start Philadelphia's fourth with a single Tuesday, one more than in the The AL East leaders remained 6 "He's real good. '"All I can do is throw an inning-ending to left. Victorino stole second, frrst inning of the second game of 1/2 games ahead of second-place Very impressive," strikes and let the double play. advanced to third on Chase Mondats day-night doubleheader Boston, which beat Tampa Bay. Blue Jays manag team behind me take Utley's groundout and scored sweep. Barker and Gomes each With the score 6-all, Cano led er Cito Gaston Phillies 1, Giants when Howard ripped a double had RBI singles before Tatum off the seventh with a double off said. care of it." 0 down the right-field line. grounded a two-run single up the Chris Ray (0-3). Swisher then Feliz has 26 Cole Hamels "The pitch to Howard was a middle with the bases loaded. homered to center, his 23rd of the strikeouts and Cole Hamels was relaxed, good pitch, but he found a hole," Garret Jones, who went into the season and second in two games. one walk in 11 Phillies pitcher focused and in Sanchez said. game leading major league rook Two pitches later, Hinske home appearances control. This was Hamels even picked up his first ies with 16 home runs, hit his red to left. spanning 19 2-3 the Hamels the career stolen base in the fifth 17th with Andrew McCutchen on New York won despite getting innings since Philadelphia after failing to execute a sacrifice base in the third. another poor start from A.J. being promoted to the majors Phillies and their fans got used to bunt. He reached on a fielder's The Reds got one of those runs Burnett, who gave up six runs Aug. 2. The 21-year-old right seeing last postseason. choice and then swiped second back in the bottom half when and 11 hits, including two hander had a major league-best Hamels pitched a two-hitter, base without a throw before Gomes scored from third on homers, in 5 1-3 innings. Burnett 0.51 ERA in August before lower Ryan Howard drove in the only Jimmy Rollins grounded out to Tatum's groundout. is 0-4 in his last seven appear ing his career mark to 0.46 on the run with a fourth-inning double end the inning. The Pirates cut Cinci.Imati's lead ances. first day of September. and the Phillies beat the San It was the first stolen base by a to one in the fourth on pitcher Damaso Marte (1-1) followed "As long as he's throwing that Francisco Giants 1-0 Tuesday Phillies pitcher since Curt Charlie Morton 's RBI single and Burnett and got three straight secondary stuff over the plate, night. Schilling had one in 1997. McCutchen's bases-loaded walk, out'i. Mariano Rivera worked the they just can't sit on (the fast Hamels (8-8) allowed a leadoff Hamels gave first-base coach his third free pass in the first four ninth for his 38th save, and ball)," Rangers manager Ron double to Hyan Garko in the sec Davey Lopes credit for the steal. innings. career-best 34th in a row. Washington said. "That's what's ond inning and a single to pinch "He said, 'Have you ever Tatum drove in Gomes from Luke Scott and Felix Pie home important.'' hitter Rich Aurilia to start the slid?'"Hamels said. "I said, second with a two-out single in red for the Orioles, who fell to 3- Frank Francisco worked the ninth. He struck out nine and 'Yeah,'so he scid, 'Go.'I was going the filth. 11 against New York this season. ninth for his 20th save in 23 walked one in his fourth career to blame it on him if I was out." McCutchen added his fourth All-Star center fielder Adam chances. shutout and second this season. walk in the ninth, tying Jones left the game with a Ian Kinsler got Texas started The left-bander extended his Reds 14, Pirates 11 Pittsburgh's single-game season sprained left ankle after twisting with a leadoffhomer. Chris Davis, scoreless innings streak to 19, Craig Tatum drove in four runs high. it on frrst base. who had three hits, singled home tying a career best, and won for to double his previous career total Morton (3-7) matched his sea The Orioles got an uneven two runs with a grounder in the the frrst time since July 28 against and Justin Lehr son high by issu pitching performance from rookie fourth that slipped under the Arizona. overcame control ing four walks. Dave Hernandez, who gave up glove of first baseman Lyle "He pitched a heck of a game," problems as the He also allowed only four hits in five innings, but Overbay , who appeared miffed Phillies manager Charlie Manuel Cincinnati Reds "/ struggled a little nine hits and six three of them were home runs. that he didn't make the play with said. "He used all his pitches. sent the runs in five The right-hander walked six and his backhand stab. That broke a When he gets going, he keeps it Pittsburgh Pirates bit the first few innings for the struck out seven, but the three 1-all tie and put Texas ahead to for a while. That's what we're to their sixth con innings to find my last-place Pirates. homers he allowed upped his stay. looking for. He looked like the old secutive loss. 11-5 command.·· The Reds broke total to 17 in 79 1-3 innings. Nippert has won all three of his Cole.'' on Tuesday night. it open against With the game tied at 3 in the home starts this season. The Jonathan Sanchez (6-11) was Pittsburgh is Chris Bootcheck fifth, Posada thought he took a right-hander's other two starts at the hard-luck loser for the Giants. four defeats shy Marc Rzepczynski in the sixth on called third strike and began to Rangers Ballpark came against He allowed one run and three of becoming the Blue Jays pitcher Janish's two-run walk back to the dugout. It was Boston, which began the day four hits, striking out eight in six first major double and only the second strike, however, games ahead of Texas in the AL innings. American profes- Barker's sacrifice and two pitches later the 38~year wild-card race. The NL East-leading Phillies sional team to string together 17 fly. Balentien added his second old catcher hit a two-run, oppo Kinsler's seventh leadoff homer have won 15 of 20. They entered straight losii1g sea'ions. Cincinnati homer of the season and first in site-field homer to left. this season and 12th of his career, with a 7 1/2-game lead over has won three straight and eight 63 at-bats since Aug. 4 in the sev Earlier in the game, Posada lost both Rangers records, came on Atlanta. of10. enth off Vrrgil Va.'iquez. track of the count and had to be the third pitch from rookie left The Giants came in tied with Wladimir Balentien hit a two~ told to take first base on ball four. bander Marc Hzepczynski (2-4). Colorado in the wild-card race. run homer, Jonny Gomes had Yankees 9, Orioles 6 In the Baltimore fifth, Nick Rzepczynski struck out a "We got good pitching. We just three hits and Paul Janish and Jorge Posada homered twice, Markakis and Nolan Reimold sin career-high nine in six innings, got beat," manager Bruce Bochy Kevin Barker also drove in two and Nick Swisher and Eric Hinske gled before Scott hit a drive that but also allowed eight hits. said. runs each as the Reds reached hit successive drives in a three cleared the 25-foot scoreboard in "I pitched OK. It wa'in't great at For much of this season, double figures in runs for the run seventh inning that carried right field and landed on Eutaw times. They hit a couple balls Hamels hasn't pitched like the third time this season and scored the New York Yankees past the Street. through holes," Rzepczynski said. guy who was MVP of the NLCS their most since setting a sea'lon Baltimore Orioles 9-6 ·"rues day New York tied it in the sixth "I struggled a little bit the first and World Series last October. But high in a 13-5 win May 11 at night. when Alex Rodriguez hit a two few innings to find my com he was outstanding in his previ Arizona. Robinson Cano also connected out, broken-bat HBI single, but mand." ous start and dominated San Lehr (4-1) finished with five for Yankees, who will try to com Posada looked at a third strike Nelson Cruz walked with one Francisco. walks, one short of the six he plete a three-game sweep with runners on second and third. out in the fourth before Ivan Hamels tossed eight scoreless allowed in his first career start Wednesday. New York came to Pie made it 1-0 in the first Rodriguez doubled high off the innings in Philadelphia's 4-1, July 31. He also gave up six hits town after taking three in a row inning with his eighth home run, 14-foot wall in left. Taylor extra-inning win at Pittsburgh and four runs with two strikeouts from the Chicago White Sox . the sixth in his last 18 games. Teagarden struck out before last Wednesday. in six innings. Posada hit a solo shot in the Cano gave the Yankees a 2-1 lead Davis drove both of them home. He was sharp right from the Micah Owings allowed one run third inning and a two-run homer in the second, hitting his 22nd Cruz lined a two-run single up start of this one, mixing a sharp over the fmal three innings for the in the fifth, but the Yankees homer after Posada walked. the middle in the seventh. fastball with his trademark first save of his five-year pron~s trailed 6-5 in the sixth before ral Posada homered in the third, Michael Young went 0 for 2 changeup and an effective curve. sional career. lying for their 22nd win in 28 but in the bottom half Melvin with two walks, ending his 18- Hamels retired 24 in a row after For the second consecutive games. The victory put New York Mora tied it with a two-run dou game hitting streak, which had Garko 's hit. game, the Heds sent nine batters 36 games over .500 (84-48) for ble. page 18 The Observer+ SPORTS Wednesday, September 2, 2009 NHL NCAA FOOTBALL NHL working to buy Rodriguez sued in condo case preparations, while an adviser itself, according to loan docu Associated Press and sell Phoenix team said the coach was the victim of ments filed with the court. COLUMBIA, S.C. - Michigan fraud. When the loan matured in May, Chapter 11 bankruptcy, to head football coach Rich is Associated Press "This something that's ongo a law firm representing Bane the surprise of the NHL, on Rodriguez has been sued in fed ing," Rodriguez said Tuesday in a Capital & Financial Services, Inc., PHOENIX - If the NHL is May 5, with a plan to sell it eral court by a bank claiming he Big Ten conference call. "It's not the Spartanburg, S.C. bank serv successful in buying the to Balsillie for $212.5 million, failed to pay back millions on a I '· anything that will take our atten icing the loan, send a demand I I I \ Phoenix Coyotes in U.S. on the condition the fran loan for a struggling VIrginia con tion away from getting ready for letter to Rodriguez's investment I f I Bankruptcy Court, the league chise be moved to Hamilton, dominium project, according to the season." group. In that letter, attorneys plans to quickly engage in Ontario. court documents. Under the corporate name of served notice that the reduced talks over a new lease agree The NHL has fought the The suit -filed Aug. 13 in U.S. The Legends of Blackc;burg, LLC, loan amount was in default for ment with the city of move from the start, contend District Court in Spartanburg, Rodriguez and four partners bor nonpayment, giving the group Glendale. ing the filing was unneces S.C., and served on Rodriguez at rowed more than $26 million for five days'notice to pay the loan in If no deal is forthcoming, sary and is a scheme to side his Ann Arbor, Mich., oflice last the project in September 2007, full or possibly face legal action. the NHL says it would be step the normal transfer of week -says the coach owes a when Rodriguez was still coach Mike Wilcox, a Toledo, Ohio forced to turn to a buyer to ownership and relocation bank $3.9 million for defaulting ing at West Virginia University. based adviser to Rodriguez, move the team elsewhere. process. The league's board on a loan to build condos near But as the luxury condo project issued a statement saying the "I think we've got to get the of governors rejected VIrginia Tech's Lane Stadium in struggled amid the economic coach had been the victim of lease situation resolved or Balsillie as a potential Blacksburg, Va. downturn, that amount was fraud dating back to 2004, when not by the end of this calen Coyotes owner by a 26-0 Rodriguez told reporters the amended down to about $3.63 he was coach at West VIrginia. dar year," NHL deputy com vote. case won't hinder his Michigan's million -the cost of only the land "Coach Rodriguez is the victim missioner Bill Daly said on The case should come to a Thursday. head next Wednesday. when No new lease could mean a arguments are scheduled on lame-duck season in Glendale Balsillie's request that Judge while plans are made to relo Redfield T. Baum overrule Notre Dame Graduate cate the franchise. the NHL vote and approve "That's always a possibility. relocating the team in Joins Leading Area Veterinary Hospital We're hoping that's not the Hamilton. The NHL refuses to case," Daly said in a tele consider relocation, saying A4agrane Pel Medical Center Welcomes: phone interview with The the issue is moot because Associated Press. "Our first Balsillie has been rejected as priority is to find a local pur an owner. chaser because we think this If Baum rules in Balsillie's Keith Kitson Logue, DVM team belongs in Phoenix." favor, Daly said, the NHL will The lack of a new lease immediately appeal and. seek Magrane Pet Medical Center Dr. Logue is a graduate of University of Notre Dame with Glendale prompted the a stay to halt the sale. ' ' ' and Purdue's School of Veterinary medicine. (' NHL to take the unusual "We're willing to go to the move this week of submitting wall to defend those princi a bid to purchase the fran ples," Daly said. Dr. Logue brings a wealth of experience in emergency and critical chise. The league acted while Moyes, who says he loaned care medicine - care of the sickest pets~ to our experienced staff. its preferred purchaser, a the team $300 million, would group headed by Chicago recoup $104 million under "Cm·;ng.foryour pet is caring.for a family member and !.foe/ priv;leged to sports entrepreneur Jerry the Balsillie deal. He would work with a great team to care for your pel, whether healthy or ill. '' Reinsdorf, pulled out because get nothing under the NHL it had been unable to reach a and Ice Edge bids, which To schedule an appointment call: 574.259.5291 deal with Glendale by contend the lost money is Email questions to KKlogue(ti'magranePMC.com Tuesday's court-imposed equity, not a debt. deadline for submitting a LeBlanc said his group is Conveniently located to N.D. in the Edison Lakes Business Park (Mishawaka)· firm offer. committed to keep the team Ice Edge Holdings, a group in Glendale, to the point that 8 minutes from Notre Dame, directly east on Angela I Edison Road of Canadian and American Ice Edge is not seeking an investors, submitted a bid, "out clause" from the city. He but it's contingent on reach said the plan to play five reg ing an agreement with ular season games in Glendale, something Ice Edge Saskatoon is only to increase CEO Anthony LeBlanc says revenue while efforts are must happen by the end of made to "re-brand" the team next week. in Phoenix. He said Ice Edge "The risk is if we don't has decided against an earli finalize a deal with the city er idea, mistakenly included we simply can't move for in the bid, to play some ward with the auction," potential playoff games in LeBlanc said. Saskatoon. The franchise is scheduled "We think we've got the to be sold at auction on Sept. best possible bid from every 10. thing we've seen," LeBlanc The NHL bid would assume said. "We think we've got a the existing lease agreement good, solid bid in terms of but only through the coming what we're offering credi season. tors." "We felt at this point the LeBlanc was a top execu best thing for the franchise tive of Research in Motion for was to put in our own bid, nine years. Balsillie is co-CEO which doesn't contain any at RIM but has nothing to do contingencies," Daly said. with Ice Edge, LeBlanc said. The NHL plans to resell the The NHL finds itself in the Wednesday, September 2 team outside of the encum position of supporting Ice in Geddes Hall Coffee S. at 5:30pm brances of bankruptcy court. Edge and competing against Shop(~ n? Could that buyer be it. or OClal Service Clubs) Reinsdorf? "It is kind of an odd dynam "I wouldn't rule anybody ic," Daly said. "Having said Tuesday, September 8th at 6·3o out," Daly said. that, we've not been shy Daly placed much of the about supporting local own blame for a lack of local bid ership." ~;g~;~;:,· ~:g::~g;; 2fh Bt s;~~pm ders on Coyotes owner Jerry Daly said he would give Ice Moyes and Canadian billion Edge "full marks for all Thursday, September 10th h n~·30 pm aire Jim Balsillie, saying the they've done in a very short .Thursday, September 1Oth !t 6:3300 pm two "have taken every oppor time." m LaFortune M t • pm tunity to make it as difficult The NHL board of gover on gomery Auditorium (for All Divisions) as possible" for potential nors has not voted on Ice buyers who would keep the Edge's application to own the franchise in Arizona. Coyotes but is expected to do Club Information Meetin The franchise's value has so before the Sept. 10 auc At least two memb~~sa~e mandatory for all clubs. been eroded by the bankrupt tion, Daly said. attend a Club lnformoamt. eaMch cl~b must cy process, Daly said. Ice Edge also must work 10n eetmg. "I think to a certain extent out details of its agreement the Moyes and the Balsillie in principle to pay the debt Please contact May Kate parties have intentionally owed by the Coyotes to the In the Student Activities ~ik [email protected]) tried to damage the club to NHL and the $80 million due ,.,,~ Wifh any QUestions. make it less attractive to the SOF Investments, the fran local purchasers," Daly said. chise's largest secured credi Moyes took the team into tor. I I ---- Wednesday, September 2, 2009 The Observer + SPORTS page 19 MLB Tigers'closer Rodney earns 30th save this season Pinch-hitter Morales delivers walk-off single to push Twins past White Sox; Pineiro earns eighth straight win Associated Press Tigers'bullpen also shined as "We just kind of caught him by Cuddyer is hitting .481 (13 for game and eighth in the last nine Zach Miner , Bobby Seay and surprise and got real aggressive 27) with four homers and 10 RBis on Monday night to fall six games DETROIT -- This time, the Brandon Lyon combined to allow with hin1," Leyland said. in his career against Danks. He behind Detroit in the AL Central Detroit Tigers 'hitters bailed out a run and a hit in three innings. lnge's two-run homer in the hit solo homers in the filth inning race, the White Sox appeared to Edwin Jackson. "All we're trying to do is get big third made it 6-1. Huffs two-out, to tie the game and in the seventh raise the white flag. Placido Polanco and Carlos outs at the right time and get two-run double in the fourth to give the Twins a 3-1 lead. General manager Ken Williams Guillen homered on successive where we want to be," Seay said. made it 8-1. But the normally reliable duo of traded two of the most respected pitches and Brandon Inge also Andy Marte homered for "I've been here a couple of Jose Mijares and Matt Guerrier veterans in the clubhouse after went deep, lifting Detroit to an 8-5 Cleveland. weeks. It's nice to be abh~ to eon faltered in the eighth. Mijares the loss to the Twins. Slugger Jim win over the Cleveland Indians on Carlos Carrasco (0-1 ), making tribute," Huff said. walked Scott Podsednik to lead off Thome went to the Los Angeles Tuesday night. his major league debut, gave up the inning and Gordon Beckham Dodgers and starter Jose Aubrey Huff , who has slumped six runs on nine hits in three Twins 4, White Sox 3 followed with a two-run homer ofl' Contreras to the Colorado Rockies since being acquired from innings, walking three and strik Pinch-hitter Jose Morales sin Guerrier to tie the game 3-3. "Everybody has to play better Baltimore Aug. 17, added three ing out three. gled home Nick Punto with two Alexei Ramirez had a solo and pick it up a notch," manager RBis for the Tigers, who won their "My biggest problem was my outs in the bottom of the ninth to homer in the fifth for the White Ozzie Guillen said. "But a white second straight. fastball. It was an over the place," lift the Minnesota Twins to a 4-3 Sox , the only mistake Manship fl ag.?N o. , Jackson (11-6) allowed four he said. "My other pitches were victory over the Chicago White made on the night. He allowed runs on nine hits in five innings, working, the slider and the Sox on Tuesday night. four hits with two strikeouts and Cardinals 7, Brewers 6 walking two and striking out six. change, just not the fastball." Jason Kubel led off the ninth two walks in five solid innings. Matt Holliday's three-run homer He has received poor run sup Carrasco, who was obtained with a single off Matt Thornton (6- Danks allowed three runs on six snapped a seventh inning tie, lift port for most of the year. from Philadelphia in the Cliff Lee 3) and Punto was inserted as a hits in seven innings for Chicago, ing Joel Pineiro to his eighth "It was nice to see Edwin get deal, allowed all three home runs pinch runner. He advanced to which has lost five in a row. straight win and the St. Louis one," Detroit manager Jim after being recalled from Triple-A third on a single by Brendan Jon Rauch (2-0) pitched one Cardinals to a 7-6 victory over the Leyland. "He's been so good for us Columbus. Harris , but Tony Pena got Carlos inning for the win. Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday this year. He wasn't really sharp "He probably had the first-time Gomez swinging to take away the The fact that Manship was on night. tonight and didn't have real good jitters and we thought three sacrifice option. the hill in September against the Albert Pujols added his major stuff, except for the fourth (when innings were enough," Indians Morales, the team's third catch division rival White Sox shows league-leading 42nd homer for he retired the side in order)." manager Eric Wedge said. "He er and just recently r ecalled just howdecimated the Twins' the Cardinals, who are a major Jackson wanted to do better did work hard to get through from Triple-A Rochester, followed starting rotation has been by league best 26-9 since the July 24 with the unusual run support. those three." with a rope to right-center and injury and inconsistency this sea trade with the Athletics for "Just enough to get a win," he Cleveland took a 1-0 lead in the was immediately mobbed by son. Holliday. They're 30-4 since July 1 said. ''I'm disappointed. You want first on Shin-Soo Choo's RBI sin teammates. Francisco Liriano and Kevin in starts by their big three - Adam to go deep into the game when gle. It scored Asdrubal Cabrera , Michael Cuddyer hit two Slowey are on the disabled list, Wainwright , Chris Carpenter and they get runs for you like that." who hit a double. homers and Jeff Manship was and despite the patchwork job Pineiro. fernando Rodney pitched the But Detroit bounced back with sharp in his frrst big league start manager Ron Gardenhire has had Rookie Casey McGehee hit a ninth for his 30th save in 31 four in its half. Polanco and for the Twins, who have won nine to do with young arms, the Twins three-run homer in the frrst and chances. He's the fourth Tigers Guillen - who has three home of 11 and remained 3 1/2 games sent starter Glen Perkins to matched his career high with four closer to reach 30 saves in a sea runs in the last two games - behind Detroit in the AL Central. Triple-A Rochester after his stint RBis for the Brewers, who son. He joins John Hiller , each hit his ninth homer on back Cuddyer tied his career high for on the disabled list because he entered a three-game series Guillermo Hernandez and Todd to-hack pitches, Huff singled in a homers in a season with 24 and has been unreliable in the rota against the NL Central leaders Jones. run and Gerald Laird had a two continued his domination of White tion this season. with a three-game winning Other members of the out RBI double. Sox starter John Danks . After losing their fourth straight streak. ------r ~---- I lI ' I i page 20 The Observer + SPORTS Wednesday, September 2, 2009 NFL FOOTBALL TENNIS Umenyiora says Murray rolls in first round of Open was right on top of his game as the youngest man in the field. Associated Press he beat the Croat for the fourth Buchanan was awarded a wild he regrets walkout NEW YORK- Second-seeded time in five meetings. card by the U.S. Tennis Andy Murray played a patient, Early breaks in each of the Association as the 2009 USTA steady game to defeat big-hit first two sets put Djokovic in boys' 18s champion. General manager Jerry ting Ernests Gulbis of Latvia 7- charge and he broke once Buchanan, of New Albany, Associated Press Reese eventually reached 5, 6-3, 7-5 in his first-round more in the eighth game of the Ohio, was making his Grand EAST RUTH EHFORD, N.J. Umenyiora by text message match at the U.S. Open on third to clinch a comfortable Slam debut. He had never An embarrassed Osi to make sure he was all Tuesday. victory. faced anyone ranked higher Umenyiora said he overreact right. Murray traded baseline The fans were gracious to than 121st. ed when he walked out of By that time, Umenyiora blows with 95th-ranked Gulbis Djokovic, who was booed loud Other winners included No. practice on Monday - and said he had returned to team in the first set and Gulbis ly a year ago after he made 10 Fernando Verdasco, No. 16 he's paying for it. headquarters, where he wait responded with wild misses some sarcastic comments Marin Cilic, No. 17 Tomas The two-time Pro Bowl ed out practice. He later met and blistering winners, pushing toward Andy Roddick during a Berdych, No. 22 Sam Querrey defensive end with the New with the coaches. the Scot to five set points courtside interview. and No. 30 Viktor Troicki, but York Giants acknowledged he "It is not in my character to before finally succumbing to a "What happened last year No. 29 Igor Andreev fell to had a minor tiff with his new behave that way," said service break in the 12th game. was like a fight with a girl American Jesse Witten, who defensive coordinator, but Umenyiora, who had six Murray, runner-up last year friend," he said. "These things earned the first tour-level victo said his decision to skip prac sacks against the Eagles in a to Roger Federer in his first happen. It was something that ry of his career. tice was probably the worst game in 2007. "I have never Grand Slam final, then varied everybody can learn from it. "I hit with John McEnroe the thing he has done in his NFL behaved that way, and I don't his attack by mixing in forays "I always felt at home here. I other day, and he was really career. plan on behaving that way to the net and took advantage played so well last three years. being helpful," Witten said. "He ~ I Umenyiora on Tuesday again." · of mounting mistakes from I see no reason for me thinking was trying to give me pointers." I I declined to disclose the What surprised Umenyiora Gulbis, who had 51 unforced about something that happened Taylor Dent, playing in the I nature of his disagreement was the publicity the walkout errors, 30 more than Murray. already. So today was great. I U.S. Open for the first time with coordinator Bill generated. "When I needed to, I upped just hope that the fans will since 2005, eliminated Sheridan, saying only the "I promise you I never my game," Murray said. "My behave nice in the next Feliciano Lopez 4-6, 7-6 (6), 6- issue that set him off was would have stepped out of concentration could have been rounds," he said. 3,7-5. "minuscule" and never this building if would have a bit better. But for a first Djokovic will next face quali "I wanted to be here compet should have escalated. known the repercussions," he match, it was very good fier Carsten Ball of Australia, ing and playing well and play The Giants fined Umenyiora said. "The text messages and because he played very well." who beat qualifier Juan Pablo ing matches. So to be back here an undisclosed amount of people thinking I was dead. I Murray said he enjoyed play Brzezicki of Argentina 7-6 (5), accomplishing that is pretty money that the player said didn't know it would turn ing under the lights in Arthur 6-3, 6-4. remarkable," said Dent, who would feed a lot of people in into that, but it did. I know Ashe Stadium before a crowd Seventh-seeded Jo-Wilfried reached a career-high ranking undeveloped countries. better. I think everybody is of nearly 24,000. Tsonga of France breezed into of No. 21 in 2005. "J still have a "Do I regret it? Absolutely," allowed one mistake, and this "I enjoy playing on that the second round by beating long way to go. I still feel like Umenyiora said after prac is my one big mistake. I am court," he said. "It's one of the 18-year-old Chase Buchanan of my game is still pretty rough tice on Tuesday. "It was a not going to repeat nothing biggest in the world. It's proba the United States 6-0, 6-2, 6-1. around the edges. But it's very, very bad moral decision like that every again." bly the coolest atmosphere out Tsonga was the runner-up at extremely exciting." on my part and an even Fellow defensive end Justin of all of the Slams. the 2008 Australian Open. The Dent had two back opera worse financial decision on Tuck said players frequently "Hopefully I'll play a lot of my U.S. Open is the only Grand tions and was told by doctors to my part. So everything is cool argue with coaches. matches on there," he said. Slam tournament at which he's forget about playing profes now. I talked to who I needed "That's one of the reasons Murray advanced to a sec never reached at least the sional tennis again. The serving to talk to and apologized to the D-line room is so chaot ond-round match against 87th fourth round. motion he had to adjust I those I had to apologize to. It ic, Tuck said. "Waufle ranked Paul Capdeville of Chile. ''I'm here to win and to go to because of his back problems i was so stupid and trivial for encourages them. We have Fourth seed Novak Djokovic the next step," he said. "The managed to produce 18 aces i ' ) ; me to do that. Sometimes them daily with him. This is made an impressive start to his next step for me is to be in the against Lopez. Dent still plays ' ' when you get emotional, possibly the biggest and the title bid as he beat Ivan Ljubicic five best players in the world." the hard-charging, serve-and things happen like that." first with the defensive coor 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 in the first round. Tsonga played cleanly, mak volley style he always has, and Umenyiora an~ Sheridan, dinator." The Serb, runner-up at ing only 12 unforced errors, 24 he won 39 of 58 points when the linebackers coach who Teammates, of course, did Flushing Meadows in 2007, fewer than Buchanan, who was he went to the net. was elevated to defensive n't let Umenyiora forget it. coo r din a tor after Steve When he reported to the Spagnuolo was hired as locker room on Tuesday, he coach of the St. Louis Rams, said there were wanted signs "Notre Dame: A Home for Students of have known each other for for him, offering a $1 million five years. reward. Had the players had "It's not like he just got time, his face also would All Faiths" here," Umenyiora said. "He have been on milk cartons. Protestant and Non-Catholic Student Welcome Sessions has been here a while and I As Tuck was talking to the have known him forever. This media, he noticed Umenyiora is not the first time I've had a walking out of the locker Thursday, September 3, 2009 conversation with him, it's room. 11:00 p.m. just so happened that this "Oosh, you weren't here was the first time I took it yesterday?" a laughing Tuck Q[ that way and it is going to be said. "Where did you go'?" Thursday, September 10,2009 the last time." When the laughter stopped, The Giants did not make Tuck got serious about a 11:00 p.m. Sheridan available for com Giants team that endured a (both s,•uion.• orr the so~) ment on Tuesday. major distraction last season 330 Coleman-Morse Center Coach Tom Coughlin after Plaxico Burress acci believed the issue was dentally shot himself in the resolved after Umenyiora leg at a Manhattan nightclub. talked with Sheridan and "We are pretty good with » Testimonials by Protestant and Evangelical upperclassmen defensive line coach Mike incidents that might seem to Waufle. be a distraction to this foot > Q & A about faith life at Notre Dame ''I'm very confident it won't ball team," he said. "I hon happen again," Coughlin estly think the incidents said. bring us closer together. 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Enjoy light refreshments, and leam more about the work of the ICL and CSC . .. , -"'"'·-~~..:- ... r --- page 22 The Observer + SPORTS Wednesday, September 2, 2009 I I allow the defense to use differ ent personnel packages, Weis I Smiths said. continued from page 24 "If he's in with Toryan, he's not a Mike. If he's in with : K: \ \ there are plenty, on the field. Manti, he is a Mike," Weis . ~ This season, sophomore said. "Brian Smith is the guy \ who gives us the flexibility to \ Darius Fleming will start at strong-side linebacker, senior move people around because t~ Toryan Smith will play middle he's the guy who's easily the I \ I linebacker and junior Brian most flexible and most inter . ' I ' Smith will play weak-side line changeable of all of the line backer, according to the depth backers." chart released Tuesday. Speaking of Manti, he'll see Well, but what about senior most of his time at the Will, Scott Smith, sophomore Steve which is where Weis said he Filer or superfreshman Manti practiced most. But Weis didn't Te'o? They'll play too. rule out his playing elsewhere. ,- \ Fleming has the Sam line What he did say was he want I ed Te'o on the field with an t backer spot locked up. Scott I Smith is second on the depth experienced linebacker. •) chart and Filer third. "I wouldn't feel real confi ~\• I "I think you'll see both Scott dent with Manti being in there and Steven both play Sam line with an inexperienced player," backer as well, but Darius is Weis said Tuesday. "We won't the starter," Irish coach start him, but I think you'll see I . Charlie Weis said in a press him rotating in there, rotating conference on Aug. 24. in there at Will linebacker with Weis added that Fleming was Brian Smith or Tory an Smith." the most dynamic pass rusher Toryan had only 18 tackles of the group. He had 24 tackles in 10 games last season, but and 2.5 sacks last season. 10 of them came in a breakout Filer, Weis said, was so eager game against Navy. He also to get on the field at the Sam recovered a fumble. position he may have neglect Sophomore Anthony ed to focus on other positions McDonald is the third option at that would also earn him play Mike and sophomore David ing time, such as the nickel Posluszny is third on the depth formation. chart at the Will. Brian Smith, also listed ''I'd say that they both put behind Toryan Smith as the themselves in the position Mike linebacker, is the leading where we're not going to be returning tackler on the team afraid to play them and I think with 54 tackles last season. He that you'll see both of those had two sacks and recovered guys on special teams a whole IAN GAVLICK!The Observer two fumbles, one of which he bunch," We is said. Former Notre Dame forward Kerri Hanks readies for the ball in last year's College Cup Championship, ran back for a touchdown which the Irish lost 2-1 to North Carolina. against Michigan. He has the Contact Bill Brink at versatility to move around and [email protected] Dame's talented current ros Sch uveiller, [sophomore] WPS ter may be able to translate Courtney Barg, [sophomore] their success on campus into Melissa Henderson, [fresh Michigan forward collided; he continued from page 24 success in the young league man] Tereza Statsny, and was knocked down and as well as their former Irish [junior] Lauren Fowlkes, who Dike remained there after the other "The league is looking very counterparts. played on the American continued from page 24 players had moved on. Trainers good for the future of "I think out of our senior under-20 team, have the came out, but he was able to get ' : women's soccer. [The class, Courtney Rosen is out, potential to play in that \' young team and they have very back up and did not leave the \ \: ' American] women's team has but she's our one senior this league," Waldrum continued. good players. It wasn't a five field. either been the champion or year who I thought certainly "A sleeper in there could be nothing game where you could Senior midfielder Cory Dellas runner up in the World Cup would go into the league and [senior J Haley Ford if that's a yawn. You were very happy to was not so lucky - he went or Olympics but others are play but she might come back direction she wants to go, but see the ball going in." down hard early in the first half \. catching up so we need that for a 5th year," Waldrum we've got quite a few players • I And that was a sight that came and had to leave the game with \' league to survive for us to said. "[Senior] Michele who might be in the league in I often, especially in the second a knee injury. continue to play and get bet Weissenhoffer could also go if a few years." half. "I hope he'll be okay, we'll fmd ter after college." she wanted to." "I think the team in general out. We've got doctors looking at Waldrum also thinks that "A lot of the young ones, Contact Mike Gotimer at played better in the second half," him," Clark said. "They didn't many members of Notre including [sophomore] Jessica [email protected] Dike said. "I had one of the most want to put him back on, and embarrassing misses in the first maybe we'll look at it tomor- half, so maybe I was making up row. " careers with the Irish and are year, Louderback for that." Senior midfielder John well-prepared to step up and said. "They showed that they Four minutes into the period, Schaefer replaced the injured Tennis meet that challenge. can play high in our lineup junior Stephen Perry untangled Dellas and helped the Irish continued from page 24 "We should have good lead and compete with anyone himself from several Michigan defense, which allowed the ership this year with our nationally in both singles and defenders to put the ball in and Wolverines only four shots on which I think will carry over three seniors," Louderback doubles." make the score 2-0 Irish. goal. to this year." said. "They have all won Leading the way this season Then Dike took over. "The defense did very well, While they will surely miss many matches for us and will be sophomore Kristy Dike came back into the game especially after losing Corey," the presence of former team have been Frilling, who with 26:09 remaining and Clark said. "We were worried, mates Kelcy Tefft and Katie some of our made quite a almost immediately ran the ball but John came in and I think he Potts - who graduated last most reliable splash in her down the field to the goal. He did a really, really good job. He's spring - the Irish return a doubles play ·~we should have first collegiate lined up against Michigan a senior and hasn't played a lot, strong group of players who ers." some good leadership season. Frilling defender Julian Robes but got and he came on and did really are more than capable of Ciobanu and with our three stepped into the ball past him and into the well." duplicating last season's suc Krisik had a the spotlight net. Alumni Stadium was packed cess. great 2008-09 seniors.·· last season at Less than eight minutes later, with fans eager to see the team While Potts played sparing campaign play No. 2 singles he again found the ball and and the new stadium. Clark said ly as a senior, the two-time ing side-by Jay Louderback and played streaked past every defender he and the players were in awe All-American Tefft left behind side at the No. Irish coach alongside Tefft before once again netting the of the new facility as well. some big shoes that will be 2 doubles posi at No. 1 dou- ball. "I've walked on to some pretty difficult to fill. tion on their bles. For a Only five minutes after that, big stadiums in my life," he said. "It is going to be hard to way to a 16-6 period, the duo Dike went for the hat trick by "But when I walked onto this replace [Tefft] and [Potts]. record. Krisik posted a 28-8 was the top-ranked doubles taking a well-placed kick from stadium [Monday night] with the [They] both won a lot of record in singles competition team in the nation and posted freshman forward Dillon lights on, I'll tell you I had as big matches for us and were on and ended the season on an an incredible 34-3 record on Powers, who had just entered a buzz as I ever had. The boys two teams to reach the quar 11-game winning streak. the season. the game, and putting it in. His were so excited. They were just terfinals of the NCAA's and Ciobanu was a solid 24-6 in Louderback is also looking three quick goals made the score jumping." one final four team," singles play. forward to significant contri unreachable for the Wolverines. Notre Dame will be in action Louderback said. "(Tefftl Rielley partnered with butions from the freshman "I was just fortunate for the again this weekend at the I, might have been the best sophomore Shannon Mathews class once again this season ball to land in the right places," Adidas/IU Credit Union Classic, I, I doubles player in the country and ended the season with a as five-star recruit Christine Dike said. where they will face No. 3 Wake last year and was very solid 23-8 record at No. 3 doubles. McGaffigan joins the squad. The Irish were aggressive from Forest and No.5 St. John's. for us at No. 1 singles for two As strong as the three sen McGaffigan played on the col the start but did not ~cure a goal "That will be another level years. They were both great iors are, a lot of Notre Dame's lege circuit this past summer, until 20 minutes left in the rrrst up," Clark said of the upcoming competitors which had a success could depend on the winning two tournaments and half. Senior Jeb Brovsky recov invitational. "We'll be ready for great influence on our performance of its sopho reaching the semifinals of ered a loose ball in front of the them and we're looking forward younger players." mores who all played big another. Wolverine goal and kicked it in to it." Seniors Cosmina Ciobanu. roles as freshmen last season. to make the score 1-0. Kali Krisik and Colleen "Our sophomore class was Contact Alex Barker at Brovsky had a scare earlier in Contact Laura Myers at Rielley have each had stellar outstanding as freshmen last abarker I @nd.edu the game when he and a [email protected] Wednesday, September 2, 2009 The Observer+ TO DAY page 23. CROSSWORD WILL SHORTZ HOROSCOPE EUGENIA LAST Across 36 Arthurian times, 66 ~ Ia Douce" n:u:unn:s w *' 0' nus n \'i~ Obu F*fw, 5::!: h 11lld .~\.{1f,i"' "!it f:hny h!:.t,. 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Ans: vJis "(IIIIIIIIIJ" (Answers tommrow) Yesterday's I Jumbles: WHILE SINGE EXHALE ARTERY Answer: This can lead to the altar - THE AISLE ------Make checks payable to: The Observer THE OBSERVER and mail to: P.O. Box 779 Notre Dame, IN 46556 Published Monday through Friday, The Observer is a vital source of information on D Enclosed is $120 for one academic year people and events in the Notre Dame and Saint Mary's Community. D Enclosed is $65 for one semester Name------Join the more than 13,000 readers who have Address ______found The Observer an indispensible link to the City ______State ____ Zip ______two campuses. Please complete the accompa nying form and mail it today to receive The Observer in your home. ,, ,. ' THE OBSERVER p Wednesday, September 2, 2009 page 24 WOMEN'S SOCCER i' \'. l Notre Dame alumni fill new women's professional league ' \ ' I. \\ \\ I \' All-Star Game in August. Shannon Boxx ('99). Waldrum said. "It says a whole "As little as 10 years ago, I' By MIKE GOTIMER On Aug. 22, two-time Former Irish player Christie· lot about the level of the pro there wasn't much opportunity Sports Writer defending Hermann Award Shaner ('07) was also on the gram we're running and the for [female] athletes to play Winner Kerri Hanks ('08) ·and Sol roster, but was not able to kind of kids that we're not only after college," Waldrum said. In its inaugural season of Jen Buczkowski ('07) led New play due to injury. In total, getting to come into the school "We had a pro league that play, the Women's Professional Jersey-based Sky Blue FC to with five former players on the but how we're developing failed with the WUSA so we Soccer League learned quickly the WPS Title with a 1-0 upset championship rosters, Notre them. I'm really proud of hope that the league is better why Notre Dame is one of the victory over the regular season Dame tied with North Carolina them, and we think it's really this time around." nation's premier college pro champions, the Los Angeles for most alumni in the game. good for our program." .. 1 do think that the young grams. The seven-team league Sol 1-0. Irish coach Randy Waldrum As the young league grows, [Notre Dame alumni] have a has seen plenty of Notre Dame In taking down the Sol, was thrilled about the success Waldrum believes the WPS is good future to look at with the alumni in its premier events, Hanks and Buczkowski defeat of his for.iner players in the great for the future of women's WPS," Waldrum continued. I ( I including both the WPS ed fellow Notre Dame alumni new league. soccer in America and that his I . . \· Championship and the WPS Brittany Bock ('09) and "It's really exciting," players will continue to excel. see WPS/page 22 tL ~ ~~ :i '• '- fOOTBALL ND WOMEN'S TENNIS NDhopes ( \ \ Meet the ·Sntiths 1 I ~ ~ . ~ ( I to improve Irish rich in depth and :~ talent at linebacker on last year 3\' By BILL BRINK 'i.·I Sports Writer By ALEX BARKER I ~ Sports Writer The fall depth chart released Tuesday revealed good news: Coming off a spectacular The Irish can once again field season in which the Irish an all-Smith linebacking corps. knocked off four top-five Oh, and, uh, it revealed the teams on their way to the starters. team's first ever-berth in the The Irish defense changes NCAA Semifinals, Irish coach again this season - Notre Jay Louderback has his team Dame will play four down line reloaded and poised for men and three linebackers, another run at a national title. compared to the three linemen "We were so close to win and four linebackers it previ ning it all last year and I was ously employed. so proud of the way our team Which is a shame, really, played the entire year, espe because it removes a position cially during the NCAA that could get another talented Tournament," he said. "We Irish linebacker, of which played with a lot of poise d: Senior middle linebacker Toryan Smith, 49, makes a tackle during last season's loss to- Syracuse. ( see SMITHS/page 22 Tuesday, Smith was named the starting middle linebacker for Notre Dame's opener against Nevada. see TENNIS/page 22 f SMC SoccER MEN'S SOCCER Belles beat Holy Cross Squad wins in new stadium easily to start season By LAURA MYERS Sports Writer before halftime. [, Observer Staff Report Saint Mary's defense was The Irish sent a big mes Saint Mary's scored early and solid all night as it held Holy sage Tuesday that they are often coasting to a 3-0 victory Cross to just a single shot on ready to play with the big at home over Holy Cross goal. boys. Tuesday afternoon. Senior Patty Duffy played Senior forward Bright Dike The Belles' pressure on the goalkeeper in the first half, scored three goals and No. offensive end led to an own recording the lone save, before 10 Notre Dame soundly goal off a Holy Cross defender freshman Adele Bruggeman defeated No. 21 Michigan 5-0 in the 24th minute, giving came on to close the game in in their season opener and Saint Mary's a 1-0 lead. the second half. the first game played in the Sophomore forward Katelyn The win improves the Belles new Alumni Stadium. Tondo-Steele stretched the to 1-0, a vast improvement "It was a fun night," Irish lead to 2-0 when she hit a shot from last year's 0-4 start. coach Bobby Clark said ...To that grazed the post before Saint Mary's will travel to be fair I thought the score going in. Senior forward Katy Danville, Kent. to play in the 1ied. Michigan is quite a Durkin provided the final goal Centre College Tournament Sophomore midflelder Adam Mena prepares to play the ball of the game just seconds Sept. 5. see DIKE/page 22 Tuesday night against Michigan. The Irish went on to win 5-0. I· I. ( Check out The Observer's Irish Insider podcast at ndsmcobserver.com/podcasts IRISH INSIDER-----~ -- ---·- --- ___ __.__ __ ...... --·· - as beat writers Bill Brink. Matt Gamber & Sam Werner discuss the latest fall depth chart. ', ~ PODCAST I:(