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OLUME 40 : ISSUE 26 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2005 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Freshmen adjust to honor code, challenges

First year students often First Year of Studies overlook Honor Code program offers guidance

By JO E PIARULLI By PETER N IN N EM A N News Writer News Writer

Despite its often-emphasized Notre Dame’s First Year of importance and the severe conse- Studies (FYSI program is meant to qnonces that can accompany its vio­ be a guiding force for freshmen, lation, the Academic Code of Honor the University’s attempt to stabi­ is something many freshmen over­ lize the potentially unstable. look during their transition to Notre While some freshmen are taking Dame — a problem the University is full advantage of the resources, working to address, officials said. others are unaware of their exis­ Vice president and associate tence or skeptical of their bene­ provost Dennis Jacobs, co-chair of fits. the University Code of Honor The FYS Learning Resource Committee, said freshmen especial­ Center (I RC) provides small-group ly must take the Honor Code seri­ workshops and individual appoint­ ously. ments to help students learn bet­ “The vast majority of students ter strategies for studying and found responsible for Honor Code adjusting to the academic life at violations at Notre Dame are first- Notre Dame. Help topics include year students or sophomores,” he time management, test prepara­ said. tion, efficient reading and getting Left, a student speaks with a secretary at the First Year of Studies office. Right, see CODE/page 4 students study together in the first floor Coleman-Morse lounge. see FYS/page 9

Married students find University experience fulfilling

and have breakfast together. I By MARY KATE MALONE just like it. It’s made me feel News Writer very happy.” Married couples like the They seem like the typical Dreyfusses are uncommon Notre Dame couple. She’s a among Notre Dame under­ sophomore; he’s a graduate graduates, but wedding student. They go to Student engagements between seniors Union Board movies on Friday tend to peak as graduation nights, study at the library nears. together and cheer with the Marriages are far more com­ best of them at Notre Dame mon among graduate students, football games. said Elly Brenner, an assistant The only difference? They do rector at University Village it all with wedding rings on and Gripe Road Apartments. their fingers. Brenner said there are only Andrea, 2 1, and Andrew one or two undergraduate Drey fuss, 26, are newlyweds. couples living in those resi­ The couple was married in dences. The rest of the close to , COM August and live as husband 100 couples are graduate stu­ and wife in a house on dents. Napoleon Street. The complexes cater to spe­ “It’s so nice to have someone cific cases. University Village to share everything with,” is designed for students mar­ Andrea Dreyfuss said. “It’s ried with children, while Cripe ALLISON AMBROSE/The Observer nice to wake up with some­ Andrew Dreyfuss, left, and his wife, Andrea, were married in August. Despite the demands of body and sleep with somebody see MARRIED/page 6 schoolwork, the couple manages to make time for their marriage. Notre Dame junior spins to success on popular game show

Angeles on Sept. 15 and will was pretty confident.” By JOE PIARULLI air Oct. 25. The day of filming Unlike some other contest­ News Writer started at 6 a.m. for Fetta. ants, Fetta was not at all She and about 25 other col­ nervous before going on It may have been the luck of lege students went through stage. the Irish that landed Badin make-up and hair sessions “I was just antsy. They try Hall junior Lisa Fetta a spot and hours of practice. to touch you up every two on Wheel of Fortune, but her They also filmed several seconds. I just wanted to play ensuing $11,060 in winnings commercials, including pro­ the game,” she said. “Some had more to do with skill. motions for local channels girls were shaking, one girl The wheel itself wasn’t and a commercial for Ford. threw up. I was more nervous exactly a lucky charm for the Fetta’s father, brother and during the audition.” political science and engi­ two younger sisters met her Fetta said she was pleasant­ neering major. She spun five in Los Angeles to cheer her ly surprised this past summer lose-a-turns or bankrupts but on. when she received an e-mail took second place against stu­ “My family all thought I granting her a private audi­ dents from Indiana and would win a lot of money,” tion in Chicago. She was in ALLISON AMBROSE/The Observer Kansas as part of Wheel of Fetta said. “My brother Philadelphia at the time for a Lisa Fetta won $11,060 on Wheel of Fortune as part of the Fortune’s College Road Trip. missed school and flew from game show’s College Road Trip series. The show was filmed in Los Dayton [Ohio]. They knew I see FORTUNE/page 9 page 2 The Observer ♦ PAGE 2 Tuesday, September 27, 2005

Inside C olumn Question of the Day: If you could compete on a game show ; which one would it be? Greatest hits

When Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler first saw the Stanley Cup in person, he couldn’t help but be amazed at its Matt Mattare Jeff Hausfield Joe Garlock Matt Plaska Andrea Lee Marcus Jackson pedigree, quipping, “This is the only thing that has seen more parties than sophomore sophomore junior junior senior senior us.” O’Neill O'AW f off-campus Keough off-campus Fisher The National Kyle Cassily Hockey League’s ______g lorified drinking “Most Extreme “American “Legends of the “The Price is “Blind D ate... “What is cup, first awarded Sports Writer Elimination Gladiators, so I Llidden Temple, Right, because unless I get set Jeopardy? No, by Canada’s gover­ Challenge, can get in because Kirk Bob Barker up with a guy really?” nor-general Lord Stanley in 1892 to the country’s top no pain, shape for Fogg is my rocks my like this. ” hockey team, has been handed out all no gain ... hero ." world. ” but two years in its lifetime. except at broomball. ” The first absence came in 1919 when the Spanish flu epidemic made it impos­ Farley!” sible for the top two NHL teams to field an entire team; the llu even killed the contending Montreal Canadians’ captain “Bad” Joe Hall. The second, regrettably, came about from less dire conditions in 2004-05 with an owner-induced lockout. Many supposed pundits labeled the In B rief eventual season-long lockout the demise of what had been a league already in Oncsimo Almeida, professor decline. They threw the NHL and its of Portuguese and Brazilian iconic trophy onto the dirty jersey pile in Studies at Brown University, will the corner of the national sports scene give a lecture titled “Language locker room. — A post Colonial Tool?” today Hockey was soon forgotten in the at 12:30 p.m. in C-103 national consciousness; the Cup left dry Hesburgh Center. of ice shavings and champagne. The memory of national unity forged There will be a Post-Graduate by the 1980 ‘Miracle on Ice’ upset over Service Fair Wednesday from 5 the invincible Red Army was lost in a to 8 p.m. in the Stepan Center. sense of apathy for the sport. More than 50 domestic and While the analysts were busy bashing international organizations will the greediness of the players and the be represented. stubbornness of the owners, the images of Bobby Orr’s Cup-winning goal, Wednesday’s Margaritaville stretched in a Superman pose, teeth event for seniors has been can­ beaming, were filed away in a cabinet celled. few bothered to check. Wayne Gretzky’s 92 goals in 1981-82, The m en’s soccer team will a single season record comparable only face Bradley University with Chamberlain’s 50.4 average points Wednesday at 7 p.m. on Alumni per game for the 1962 season, Field. DiMaggio’s 56-game hit streak and Gretzky’s own 215 point season in 1985- The film “La Cueca Sola,” 86 , is incredible when a 50 goal scorer is directed by Chilean director labeled one of the best in the league, but SOFIA BALLON/The Observer Marilu Mallet, will be shown is rarely mentioned in ‘Best Of...” compi­ Sophomore Tom Blanchette rubs Vaseline on his torso before lighting himself on fire Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the lations anymore. in Farley’s “What Would You Do for Purdue Tickets?” event Monday. Hesburgh Center Auditorium. It And who could forgot Super Mario is the second in the series Lemieux’s performance in the 1995-96 “Women Make Movies: a Latin season that led to his capture of the Hart American Perspective” spon­ Trophy, the hardware awarded to the O ffbeat sored by the Kellogg Institute. season MVP, less than a year after he overcame the crippling effects of Reindeer injures old, her son on a mobile Watcharaphong Khae- University President Hodgkin’s Disease? Well, evidently the Finnish couple phone, Kittila fire chief wka, a 21-year-old office Emeritus Father Edward majority of the sports world could, no HELSINKI, Finland — A Jorma Ojala said. The son worker, filed a complaint Malloy will sign copies of his problem. reindeer injured an elder­ alerted rescue workers with police saying that the new book, “Monk’s Notre Now with the NHL’s return, many can­ ly couple in the wilds of who arrived in helicopters two men put a knife to his D am e” from 4 to 6 p.m. not help but wonder where the League is Finnish Lapland, in a rare and flew the couple to neck and forced him to Wednesday at the Eck Visitors’ headed and who will tune in. Baseball attack that caused injuries hospital. take off his jeans and sport Center. faced the same problem over a decade needing hospital treat­ The man and woman shoes. ago but found saviors in Cal Ripken’s ment, officials said were not named, and offi­ “The attackers did not Marc Gunther, senior Fortune Iron Man record and the titanic Monday. cials declined to give fur­ touch the money, watch magazine writer and author will McGwire-Sosa home run race. A male reindeer sudden­ ther details. and other valuables on the give a lecture entitled “Faith The NHL is primed to embark on a rise ly appeared from a forest victim. They just took his and Fortune in Business” at 7 back to international acclaim. It looks to and attacked a man who Thieves rob man for jeans and sport shoes and p.m. Wednesday in the Jordan rookie .Sidney Crqsjjy, the most highly was hiking Sunday with jeans, shoes let the victim walk home in Auditorium of the Mendoza touted prospect since Gretzky, and a his partner near Kittila, BANGKOK, Thailand — his underwear,” said police College of Business. laundry list of rules changes meant to about 620 miles north of Two thieves robbed a man Lt. Col. Phongsak Thongsri, open the game back up to the mix of Helsinki. at knifepoint to steal his of Bangkok’s Thong-song- To submit information to be offense, speed and no-holds barred fight­ The buck butted the man jeans and shoes, but they hong police station. included in this section of The ing characteristic of the Old-Time to the ground and kicked ended up with a pair of Observer, e-mail detailed infor­ Hockey favored by the Hanson Brothers. him before turning on the fake Levi’s, police said Information compiled mation about an event to But until the game can re-ice itself woman who was talking to Monday. from the Associated Press. obsnews@nd. edu back into the national sports lexicon, let the puck drop, the gloves fly and the Cup ride high over a horde of playoff beards and Barry Melrose mullets. TODAY TONIGHT WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Contact Kyle Cassily at 0C [email protected] LU The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer. 2

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B oard o f G overnance Pair of Irish dancers Group approves 2005-06 budget perform at restaurant South Bend community. By MEGAN O ’NEIL By EMILY LAVELLE Linda and Joe Kozlowski, who Saint Mary’s Editor News Writer regularly attend events at Fiddler’s Hearth, were Building on weeks of work, stu­ Saint Mary’s juniors Erinn impressed with the dancing. dent government officers Kotelnicki and Jessi Crogan “It gets the crowd more approved a final version of the reeled and slip jigged their way involved and is a really enjoy­ student government budget for to applause and cheers able experience,” Linda the 2005-06 school year at Thursday night at Fiddler’s Kozlowski said. “I would defi­ Monday’s Board of Governance Hearth. nitely come back to see the girls (BOG) meeting. Kotelnicki and Crogan, who dance.” The budget allotted $4,000 to are both seasoned Irish step It is no surprise that the girls BOG, $63,900 to the Student dancers, were invited to perform are able to impress the crowds Activities Board (SAB), $13,000 at the Half St. Patrick’s Day since they have both been danc­ to the Student Diversity Board, Festival. The girls danced to live ing from an early age. $12,000 to the Residence Hall music provided by the Irish “I’ve been dancing since I was Association and $5,000 to the band, Teada, whose members four,” Kotelnicki said. “My mom Student Academic Council. said the dancing was some of was an Irish dancer, and I’m This year’s budget, $204,900, the best they had ever seen. carrying on the tradition.” is $1,800 less than last year’s “The girls were both top class. CHELSEA GULLING/The Observer Crogan, who also began at ago total of $206,700 due to They were light on their feet and four, fell in love with Irish danc­ decreased enrollment, executive BOG members discuss the budget for the 2005-06 school year they had great timing,” said Monday. Student Activities Board was allotted $63,900. ing in a different way. treasurer Jillian Waters said. Tristan Rosenstock, who plays “I don’t know why I started Each student pays a $ 150 stu­ the bodhran for the band. dancing,” Crogan said. “I dent government fee, and low allotments for the 2005-06 year. incentive to the students ... we Kotelnicki and Crogan per­ remember my dad asked me if I enrollment numbers in recent The SAB total increased by could raise a lot of money that formed four different types of wanted to do it, and I thought, years have impacted the budget, $3,900. way,” tri-campus commissioner Irish step dances, including the ‘Why not?’ After I started I just Waters said. Club allotments were undeter­ Shannon McManus said. “She reel, slip jig, tap reel and two fell in love with it and haven’t While larger than the Class of mined, Waters said, but will be didn’t just want to ask the stu­ hand reel. Kotelnicki said these stopped.” 2008, the Class of 2009 is still known by the beginning of next dents to give anymore because dances are some of her Growing up, both girls danced smaller than the graduated Class week. people are getting sick of just giv­ favorites. in competitions that took them of 2005. This past spring, the fall Board members also discussed ing.” “It’s exhilarating to be doing across the country and even to enrollment was projected to be ways to re-energize campus Board members suggested a something so difficult and at the Ireland several times for the 1,379 students, Waters said, but response toward Hurricane variety of drives including col­ same time feeling like you’ve World Championships. Although the actual number of students Katrina relief efforts. Working lecting school supplies and creat­ nailed it in the midst of your per­ neither dances competitively was 1,366. with the Office for Civil and ing T-shirts and donating the formance,” she said. now, they both enjoy events like “The total budget went down Social Engagement and its direc­ profits to hurricane victims. Crogan agreed, saying, “It’s a the Half St. Patrick’s Day festival. but not by too much,” Waters tor Carrie Call, BOG organized Senior class president Lauren lot harder than it looks. Doing “It’s such a fun thing to do, said. “Things are gradually get­ blood drives and fundraisers in Condon suggested a shirt that one set of dances is equivalent to and I was so excited that we ting better with enrollment, but the days following the natural would prompt a little “peer pres­ running 400 motors. But it gives were invited to dance,” Crogan we are still recovering |from the disaster in New Orleans. The dif­ sure” to contribute. you a rush, especially when said. “I would love to come back previous three years].” ficulty now, members said, is you’re in front of a crowd.” and do it again.” All the student government keeping students motivated. The crowd included Saint branches, with the exception of “I actually talked to Carrie Call Contact Megan O’Neil at Mary’s and Notre Dame students Contact Emily Lavelle at SAB, suffered a decrease in their and she fell we should give an [email protected] as, well as patrons from the clavcl 101 @nd.edu

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penalty, Honor Code violations Code.” DiRocco said this area of the sistent education and aware­ at Notre Dame range from Freshman Michael Lammie Code is probably violated more ness with regard to the Honor Code zero credit on an assignment said he felt while most stu­ frequently than others, Code. continued from page 1 to flunking a course to suspen­ dents are aware of and respect because “people do not want “In April 2005, the Academic sion or dismissal from the the Honor Code, they could to turn in friends.” Council approved a set of A lack of academic integrity University.” stand to know more. Flint said DiRocco may be on amendments to the Honor is a growing national problem Right now, roughly half of all “I think freshmen under­ to something. Code,” Jacobs said. “This fall to which Notre Dame is not Honor Code violations at Notre stand the basics and the rea­ “Students rarely turn other we are trying to educate facul­ immune, Jacobs said, noting Dame involve plagiarism. sons that the Honor Code is students in, even when they ty and students about the that first-year students are “Copying off the Internet there, but I doubt most of have ample evidence that revised Honor Code, and we perhaps the ones who need the without proper citation is the them know the details of it,” cheating is taking place,” he are working to deepen stu­ most attention. most rapidly growing offense,” he said. said. “Of the 150 or so cases dents’ commitment to academ­ “National surveys show that Jacobs said. “We must teach Lammie said Notre Dame’s I’ve read over the past three ic integrity.” seven out of eight college- first-year students the rules of Code did not require a great years, I believe that only one Every party involved must bound students admit to cheat­ citation so that there are no deal of adjusting on his part. involved a student’s self- take some responsibility in ing in high school,” Jacobs misunderstandings about how “There are no real big differ­ reporting a violation of the maintaining academic honesty said. “When students enroll at to avoid plagiarism.” ences, other than that it seems Code.” at Notre Dame, Graham said. Notre Dame, they need to rec­ “To put it bluntly,” Flint said, like collaborative learning is Many freshmen, including “Individual students and pro­ ognize that academic dishon­ “some students cheated their encouraged more here than it DiRocco and Lammie, said fessors ... need to realize how esty is not tolerated here.” way into Notre Dame, and are was in high school, where it they fell the administration important their role is in pro­ Faculty Honor Code Officer trying to cheat their way was more of an individual and professors must shoulder moting and upholding academ­ Thomas Flint, who has been through Notre Dame.” thing,” Lammie said. much of the responsibility in ic standards,” she said. “We teaching philosophy at Notre A number of steps are taken For some freshmen, under­ making certain that freshmen have got to strive toward a Dame for 23 years, said about to ensure that incoming fresh­ standing the Honor Code is know the Honor Code. united front on academic 150 students over the past man are made aware of the one thing, while agreeing with “Professors touched on [the integrity because dishonesty three years were caught for Honor Code, but Graham said it is another. Honor Code] at the beginning unfairly affects other students’ violating the Honor Code, with students must make the guide­ “The Honor Code is there to of the semester, but they never efforts, seriously disrespects less than half of these students lines work. make sure that students aren’t talked about anything in- professors, and tarnishes this found guilty of a major viola­ “The Honor Code itself is not taking any shortcuts in their depth,” Lammie said. University’s reputation as an tion. successful or unsuccessful,” education. It is also there to Bill Jenista, a student repre­ academic institution. We need “If Notre Dame were typical she said. “Students are suc­ protect the work of other peo­ sentative on the Honor to be firm in refusing to toler­ of American universities, we cessful or unsuccessful insofar ple,” Lammie said. “I’m not Committee for the College of ate cheating of any kind in any would have somewhere in the as they fulfill its challenge to sure if any part of it is being Engineering, said he thought of our academic endeavors.” neighborhood of 25,000 cases responsible, respectful schol­ unfair.” Notre Dame could improve in Goals of high awareness and of cheating every year,” Flint arship.” Fellow freshman Frank this area. harsh penalties are clear, but said. “Fortunately, our situa­ Before freshmen arrive on DiRocco did not fully agree. He “At a basic level I think difficult to meet, she said. tion is not that bad, but it’s campus, they receive a copy of learned about the Honor Code freshmen and professors fol­ “The challenge is to create a still bad enough ... Far, far too the Honor Code in the mail over the summer, when he low the Honor Code, but I culture where academic dis­ many of our students simply and must sign a pledge to signed the pledge required of think most people forget some honesty is simply u naccept­ don’t live up to the ideals for abide by it. Although the perti­ incoming students stating that of the finer points and conse­ able. Students and faculty which the University stands.” nent information is also pre­ he would not participate in or quently slip up on those,” he alike need to reinforce the Consequences for infringe­ sented to them during orienta­ tolerate academic dishonesty. said. “Professors could be University’s commitment to ments of the Academic Code of tion weekend, Graham said Though he intends to follow somewhat more explicit in the responsible, honest scholar­ Honor can be unforgiving. more could be done. this pledge, he said the latter Honor Codes for their specific ship,” Graham said. “If we can “Violating the Honor Code “The Code of Honor part of the agreement was classes and then enforce achieve that sort of atmos­ comes with serious penalties Committee hopes to improve somewhat unfair. them.” phere, then we will make sig­ at this University,” said senior its outreach to freshmen, pos­ “The fact that we must The issue of explanation is nificant progress towards aca­ Kristin Graham, the University sibly beginning with next report violations of the Honor compounded by the Honor demic integrity.” Code of Honor Committee’s year’s class,” Graham said. Code or w e’re subject to the Code’s ever-changing nature, other co-chair. “Whereas a “We are currently in the consequences for breaking the as it is a document subject to violation in high school may process of developing an Honor Code is unreasonable,” revisions based on experience. Contact Joe Piarulli at have resulted in a minor online tutorial about the Honor he said. Such revisions necessitate con­ [email protected]

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School children victims of violence Judge convicts Pfc. England BAGHDAD, Iraq — Classes had just ended, children were milling outside, and the elemen­ Key roleplayer in Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal will go to sentencing tary school’s live male teachers had just gotten into a van to head home when the cars pulled up, full of men wearing Iraqi police uniforms. Associated Press But they weren't police. The nine gunmen apparently Sunni insurgents pulled the teachers FORT HOOD, Texas — and their driver from the van, while the school’s Army Pfc. Lynndie few women teachers lied. They dragged the England, whose smiling men into an empty classroom, lined them poses in photos of detainee against the wall and mowed them down with abuse at Baghdad’s Abu automatic weapons. Ghraib prison made her The dead in Monday’s attack were all Shiite the face of the scandal, Muslims, the latest victims of the mounting sec­ was convicted Monday by a tarian killings in Iraq ahead of a crucial referen­ military jury on six of dum on a new constitution that has sharply seven counts. divided Sunnis and Shiites. England, 22, was found guilty of one count of con­ Pope meets with critical theologian spiracy, four counts of mal­ VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI met this treating detainees and one weekend with one of his fiercest critics, Hans count of committing an Kueng, and the two had a “friendly”discussion, indecent act. She was the Vatican and the dissident Swiss theologian acquitted on a second con­ said Monday. spiracy count. The meeting occurred Saturday, Vatican The jury of five male spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Vails said in a Army officers took about statement at the time of Kueng's disciplining, he two hours to reach its ver­ was reportedly involved in the decision in his dict. Her case now moves role as archbishop of Munich and Freising. to the sentencing phase, Ratzinger has publicly criticized Kueng's writ­ which will be heard by the ings, and Kueng called his old colleague’s elec­ same jury beginning Tuesday. tion “an enormous disappointment for all those who hoped for a reformist and pastoral pope,” England tried to plead although he gave him 100 days to “learn. ” guilty in May to the same In an interview with The Associated Press counts she faced this from his home in Tuebingen on Monday, Kueng month in exchange for an said the audience lasted several hours and was undisclosed sentencing “very constructive and even a friendly con­ cap, but a judge threw out versation." the plea deal. She now faces a maximum of nine years in prison. England, wearing her dark green dress uniform, N ational N ew s stood at attention Monday AP as the verdict was read by U.S. Army Pfc. Lynndie England, right, walks out of the courthouse with her attorney, Capt. Sheehan arrested with protesters the jury foreman. She Jonathan Crisp, Monday in Fort Hood, Texas. WASHINGTON — Cindy Sheehan, the showed no obvious emo­ California mother who became a leader of tion afterward. she was a key figure in the prosecutor. "She was has an overly compliant the anti-war movement after her son died Asked for comment after abuse conspiracy. One laughing and joking. ... She personality, making her a in Iraq, was arrested Monday along with the verdict, defense lawyer photo shows England hold­ is enjoying, she is partici­ heedless participant in the hundreds of others protesting outside the Capt. Jonathan Crisp said, ing a naked detainee on a pating, all for her own sick abuse. White House. “The only reaction I can leash. In others, she smiles humor." England's earlier attempt Sheehan, carrying a photo of her son in say is, I understand.”” and points to prisoners in Crisp countered that to plead guilty under a his Army uniform, rallied with other pro­ England's trial is the last humiliating poses. England was only trying to deal with prosecutors was testers in a park across the street from for a group of nine Army The conspiracy acquittal please her soldier rejected by Col. Jam es the While House and then marched to the reservists charged with came on a count pertain­ boyfriend, then-Cpl. Fold, the presiding judge. gate of the executive mansion to request a mistreating prisoners at ing to the leash incident; Charles Graner Jr., labeled Pohl declared a mistrial meeting with President Bush. Abu Ghraib in Iraq, a scan­ she was found guilty of a the abuse ringleader by during the sentencing The protesters later sat down on the dal that badly damaged the maltreatment count stem­ prosecutors. phase when testimony by pedestrian walkway in front of the White United States' image in the ming from the same inci­ “She was a follower, she Graner contradicted House — knowing they would be arrested Muslim world despite dent. was an individual who was England's guilty plea. — and began singing and chanting "Stop quick condemnation of the Beyond the sordid pho­ smitten with Graner,” Crisp Graner, a defense wit­ the war now!” abuse by President Bush. tos, prosecutors pointed to said. “She just did whatev­ ness at the sentencing, Police warned them three times that Two other troops were England’s statement to er he wanted her to do.” said pictures he took of they were breaking the law by failing to convicted in trials and the Army investigators in England, from Fort England holding a prisoner move along, then began making arrests. remaining six made plea January 2004 that the mis­ Ashby, W.Va., has said that on a leash were meant to One man climbed over the White House deals. Several of those sol­ treatment was done to Graner, now serving a 10- be used as a training aid. fence and was arrested over four and a diers testified at England’s amuse the U.S. guards at year sentence, fathered In her guilty plea, England half hours. trial. Abu Ghraib. her young son. had said the pictures were Prosecutors used graphic “The accused knew what The defense argued that being taken purely for the Brown admits to Katrina mistakes photos of England to sup­ she was doing,” said Capt. England suffered from amusement of Abu Ghraib WASHINGTON — Former FEMA director port their contention that Chris Graveline, the lead depression and that she guards. Michael Brown said Monday he should have sought faster help from the Pentagon after Hurricane Katrina hit, and blamed state and local officials for failing to order an immediate evacuation of New Orleans, congressional aides Evolution in schools before court of both parties said.

Dover's policy of requiring ninth- teaching of evolution in public Associated Press grade students to hear a brief state­ school. Local N ew s HARRISBURG, Pa. — “Intelligent ment about intelligent design before The eight families argue that the design” is a religious theory that was biology classes on evolution. district policy violates the constitu­ inserted in a school district’s curricu­ “This case is about free inquiry in tional separation of church and New clinics treat patients quickly lum with no concern for whether it education, not about a religious state. INDIANAPOLIS — New clinics designed to had scientific underpinnings, a agenda,” argued Patrick Gillen of the About 75 spectators crowded the treat common ailments in 15 minutes with lawyer told a federal judge Monday Thomas More Law Center in Ann courtroom of U.S. District Judge no appointment necessary were set to open as a landmark trial got under way. Arbor, Mich. “Dover’s modest cur­ John E. Jones III for the start of the Monday in Indianapolis. “They did everything you would do riculum change embodies the non-jury trial. But the scene outside A flu shot goes for $30. Treating either ath­ if you wanted to incorporate a reli­ essence of liberal education. ” The the courthouse was business as lete's foot or an ear infection will run $40. gious point of view in science class center, which lobbies for what it secs usual except for a lone woman read­ Seven clinics were to open at local CVS and cared nothing about its scientific as the religious freedom of ing the Bible. stores. Owned and operated by Minneapolis- validity,” said Eric Rothschild, an Christians, is defending the school Arguing that intelligent design is a based MinuteClinic, the clinics have no doc­ attorney representing eight families district. religious theory, not science, tors on site but are staffed by nurse practi­ who are challenging the decision of Eighty years after the Scopes Rothschild said he would show that tioners trained to diagnose and treat com­ the Dover Area School District. Monkey Trial, the opening of the trial the language in the school district's mon ailments and provide basic services, But in his opening statement, the in federal court marked the latest own policy made clear its religious such as vaccinations. school district's attorney defended legal chapter in the debate over the intent. page 6 The Observer ♦ CAMPUS NEVC^S Tuesday, September 27, 2005

people from other countries to said. “There’s a concrete tions from shocked peers who ried], I’m afraid people will come here,” Guo said. “For a future for me, namely a hus­ spot her wedding ring. say that I’m immature, but hey Married foreigner like me, I am happy band, and for many of my “I tell people my name and it’s my life. I should be able to continued from page 1 to live here and raise my peers, they just haven’t figured they’re like ‘Oh, you’re the girl make my own decisions. They child.” out anything concrete yet.” [who got married],”’ Andrea don’t know who I am.” Road Apartments are meant University Village was built For Andrea Dreyfuss, life Dreyfuss said. “It doesn’t come for married students without in 1962 and modeled after since her wedding day has out in class. Sometimes I pre­ Contact Mary Kate Malone at children. “Vetville,” an apartment com­ been blissful, despite the reac­ fer not to say [that I’m mar­ [email protected] “Obviously the needs of stu­ plex for returning World War dents with families are very II soldiers and their wives. different from single students,” Vetville was located behind Brenner said. “A w here the very small per­ Hesburgh Library centage of Notre 7 don’t have the now stands. Dame’s students added stress of the Unlike married are m arried, so students, students on the whole, dating scene. I feel who become students with a whole lot more engaged during families are not laid back, but then their last year at IN the primary Notre Dame don’t focus [for the again a bit more need to change University]. The lonely [since my their living University fiance lives in arrangements. But Village is very other habits often JAPAN unique in that Maine]. ” change. our entire focus Senior Mary is on student Mary Elizabeth Steffan Elizabeth Steffan families. At the senior who is currently University planning a sum­ Village, we make mer wedding with every effort to her Fiance who lives in Maine, make sure that both the stu­ said her plans after college dent and his or her family changed the way she social­ have a strong support net­ ized at Notre Dame. work.” “I have a different perspec­ The University’s policy states tive on social life and activi­ that no student can live in the ties,” Steffan said. “1 don’t dorm and be married. Married have the added stress of the NAGOYA couples without children can dating scene. I feel a whole lot find housing at the Gripe Road more laid back, but then again Complex, or, like a bit more lonely TOKYO the Dreyfusses, in that way [since live together off “For a foreigner my fiance lives in . Tv.: ., campus. like me, I am happy Maine].” Jessica Guo, 27, W hile her a China native to live here and friends are busy INFORMATION SESSIONS and the wife of a raise my child. ” plotting their physics graduate future careers, student, lives in Jessica Guo Steffan is content University Village with the domestic 5 PM Thursday, September 29 231 Hayes with her husband wife of graduate life that awaits and their one- student her. o r year-old son “Being engaged Theodore. sets me apart in 5 PM Monday, October 3 229 Hayes- She said the University does a way as far as out of the an excellent job taking care of crow d of super-achievers married students. or those that have huge ambi­ “I think Notre Dame is a tions for service, self-made really good place that allows careers or travel,” Steffan GET CONNECTE Everything you need for high-speed Internet access.

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I'll have to pull he stays in Houston, lie’s In B rief “All of my children have The family is undaunted. out sheetrock and cabi­ been in touch with and got­ been lost or scattered,” she “We have nothing to go netry, but by and large I'm ten together with some of Crude oil prices fall despite Rita said, and noted that her home to, but we are very not facing the kind of dam­ his displaced customers. NFW YORK — Crude oil futures reversed teachers have also left the fortunate,” Vodanovich age that so many are." Connie Zibilich Melancon their losing course Monday to rebound more city. “I don’t know what said. “We’re all going to try Still, while he says, “I was helping to tear down than a dollar, settling above $65 a barrel, as I’m going back to.” to go back and rebuild fully intend to rebuild and her decimated home when a hurricane-related jitters caught up with the Ryan’s home and busi­ what we can.” get going again,” like Ryan reporter called for an inter­ market. ness are in the city’s The brothers see starting he’s worried about the cus­ view, but the owner of a The leap higher rode a price surge in Garden District, and she over as an opportunity. tomers he’s lost, and very Children's Orchard franchise refined-product futures, led by heating oil. believes her house was “We feel like we have a concerned about finding sounded upbeat about her Market observers said the day’s price heavily damaged by a fall­ clean slate. ... We know worker his staff was large­ business and looking to swings were sudden and often unpredictable, en oak tree. She expects to what mistakes we have to ly made up of college stu­ reopen Oct. 1. The store in as energy traders sorted through a wilderness be in Houston for several avoid,” said Vodanovich, dents, and many have tem­ Old Metairie, which sells of anecdotal, corporate and government months while she decides who was staying with porarily enrolled in schools lightly used children's cloth­ reports on U.S. energy infrastructure following what to do. friends in Tallahassee, Fla. around the country. His ing, furniture and toys, suf­ Hurricane Rita and vestigial damage from Adam Vodanovich and Another New Orleans home nearby appears to fered no damage, and early September's Hurricane Katrina. his brothers suffered cata­ store owner, Robert have escaped damage. Zibilich Melancon expects “There are just so many things going on, strophic losses. They are Thompson, considers him­ What helps Thompson’s there to be a market for her that I think it’s going to take a few weeks to the master franchisors for self lucky. He has seen pic­ optimism is the fact that his discounted merchandise sort out all the issues and determine what the 11 Wing Zone fast-food tures of the flood damage store is a magnet for people when parents start replacing long-term fundamental picture is," said Tom outlets in New Orleans, at his coffee house, Fair they’re looking for the social their children's possessions Rent/, a broker in New York at French bank owning four franchises Grinds, near City Park, and atmosphere of a coffeehouse lost to Katrina. RNP Paribas. “At this point. I’m not convinced the long-term uptrend is finished.” While early market activity allowed for some profit-taking, supply concerns settled back into the market by the afternoon as 14.5 percent of the nation’s refining capacity stayed Sony plans to cut jobs and plants off line along the U.S. Gulf Coast and the majority of oil and natural gas production in the region remained locked in. and shrinking or eliminating 15 called “champion products” including Associated Press unprofitable electronics operations by the PlayStationS next-generation Strategic oil reserves may be tapped TOKYO — Sony Corp.’s Howard the same deadline. Sony refused to videogame console, Bravia liquid WASHINGTON — P resident Bush said Stringer, the first foreigner to head say what those businesses were. crystal display televisions and Monday that the government is prepared to the Japanese electronics and enter­ Stringer, a British-American dual Walkman MPS music players whose again tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to tainment company, promised a deci­ citizen, acknowledged that times have sales are miserably far behind those alleviate any new pain at the pump caused by sive turnaround Thursday centered changed. Unlike the old days when of Apple Computer Inc.’s iPod. Hurricane Rita’s assault on the center of the on cutting jobs, closing plants and Sony ruled electronics with its manu­ Analysts were not impressed by nation’s energy industry, and he asked shedding unprofitable businesses. facturing finesse, it now faces tough Stringer’s game plan. Americans not to drive if they don't have to. But many analysts said his plan competition and cheaper prices that Instead of deciding on spin-offs or I le also implied he will likely name a federal lacked creativity and vision for a are turning Sony products into mere outlining a clearer way of relating czar-like official to oversee the reconstruction world in which consumer electronics “commodities,” he told reporters at a electronics with entertainment, Sony's of the Gulf Coast from the devastation caused companies arc being forced to adapt Tokyo hotel. proposal sounded much like other by Hurricane Katrina. But he said that local nimbly to shifting information and “Staying ahead of this curve by plans to streamline the corporate officials must first produce a vision for how entertainment consumption patterns offering the consumer truly differenti­ structure to eliminate redundancies, they want their rebuilt communities to look. brought on by the Internet and wire­ ated products where we can maintain they said. Sen. David Vitter, R-La., said Monday he had less revolutions. our standing as a premium brand is a “If I had to give a grade to Howard urged the president to place “a strong federal Those same analysts did not, how­ fundamental strategic imperative,” Stringer, I’d give him a C-plus,” said leader on the Katrina reconstruction effort” ever, deny the need for cost cuts, Stringer said. “We need to focus John Yang, analyst with Standard & beyond the short-term relief effort. Such a which included slashing 10,000 jobs, selectively and aggressively on being Poor's in Tokyo. “Sony still wants to “reconstruction czar ” would also need to or about 6 percent of Sony’s global the No. 1 consumer electronics and be the master of the universe. They make sure there were no improprieties in work force, by the end of March 2008. entertainment company on the plan­ want to conquer entertainment; they awarding the lucrative reconstruction con­ The shakeup also calls for closing et.” want to conquer consumer electron­ tracts, Vitter said. 11 of Sony's 65 manufacturing plants Sony said it would focus now on so- ics; they want to conquer games.” page 8 The Observer ♦ ENTERTAINMENT NEXVS Tuesday, September 27, 2005 Kutcher and Moore Thu Cuniur fo r EilM m (Mid Jiuligtons Yulna2 9m tie the knot in Calif. n m d Associated Press her fiance, Lance Armstrong. Justin Timber-lake, 24, and 33- year-old Cameron Diaz have NEW YORK — May and been an item for over a year, December married in autumn. while Julianne Moore, 44, is Ashton Kutcher and Demi married to Bart Freundlich, Moore, who reportedly wed 35. Saturday, are the latest epito­ Geena Davis, television’s new me of the May-December “Commander-in-Chief,” is mar­ Berges Lecture Series in Business Ethics romance — a classic, gossip- ried to 34-year-old Dr. Reza (Sponsored by the John A. Berges Endowment) loving match of young and old. Jarrahy, who is 15 years Us Weekly and People maga­ younger. Ralph Fiennes, 42, zines reported that Kutcher, has dated Francesca Annis, 61, 27, and Moore, 42, tied the for years. knot in Beverly Hills, Calif., Elizabeth Taylor is 20 years after dating for two years. older than her last ex-hus­ "Faith and Fortune in Business” At first, many wondered how band, Larry Fortensky. Cher's K utcher and Moore fit as a former boyfriend Rob couple and why Bruce Willis, Camilletti was 23 when she Moor’s ex-husband and the was 40. And Mary Tyler Marc Gunther father of her three daughters, Moore’s husband, Dr. Robert hadn’t punk’d that kid from Levine, is 18 years younger. Senior writer at F ortune magazine and author of “That ‘70s Show.” When comedian-singer Although extremely private, Martha Raye married her sev­ Faith and Fortune: The Quiet Revolution to the couple offered glimpes of enth husband, Mark Harris, in their connection. Moore said in 1991, she was 75 and he was Reform American Business an interview in the September 42. issue of Harper’s Bazaar maga­ Older men who have married zine that Kutcher was her younger women include Woody “soul mate.” Allen (35 years older than Willis, meanwhile, has been Soon-Yi), Clint Eastwood (25 open about liking Kutcher. years older than Dina), Michael Eventually, it was clear this Douglas (25 years older than wasn’t an episode of Kutcher's Catherine Zeta-Jones) and Wednesday, September 28, 2005 MTV prank show. Instead, it Jerry Seinfeld (18 years older 7:00 p.m. was another story of love con­ than Jessica). quering age. 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the resources available to They get you all excited,” ticipating in the shows and first year students,” freshman she said. “Everyone that wearing very elaborate and FYS Alessandra Bouchard said. “I Fortune works on the show wants expensive costumes around continued from page 1 know that if I have any prob­ continued from page 1 you to make money. They the hotel. lems in the future she will be really want you to win.” “They’re the strangest peo­ a good person to go to.” service project and wasn’t Fetta said a few details ple,” she said. “They flew in organized. Not all freshmen, however, sure if she could make the about the show would sur­ people to help carry their T he LHC also provides found the experience so ben­ trip. * prise people who have only costumes.” assistance in improving eficial. “My parents flew me out seen it on tele­ Fetta will be Lnglish language skills of “Actually, 1 would have for one day to do the audi­ vision. doing some non-native speakers. rather stayed home to do tion,” she said. “There were “The set is more flying of Sandra llarmatiuk, one of homework,” freshman Matt about 300 people and only really small. “Anybody can be on her own, since two LHC directors who pres­ Kernan said. “It didn’t really 30 moved on ... It all hap­ They have a lot television, and that's she is s p e n d ­ ents workshops and provides help too much.” pened really fast.” of tric k s to ing her spring individual instruction, pre­ Through FYS, freshmen Fetta filled out an applica­ make it look exciting. It was a se m es te r in dicted that this year’s fresh­ also have individual meetings tion online several years ago bigger,” she whirlwind London. She man class will use the LHC with their academic advisors and forgot about it. But all said, adding, experience. ” may even use more than the previous five to discuss subjects like along she felt she had a “You have to some of her years’ classes by the end of required classes and poten­ knack for games like Wheel hold the wheel winnings, the fall semester. tial majors. Assistant FYS of Fortune. a certain way. Lisa Fetta which will “In the past five years, the dean Holly Martin said each Fetta said the most diffi­ T hey have Wheel of Fortune winner probably total average number full-time first cult parts of her experience lawyers stand­ c lo ser to of participants in year advisor has were knowing that so much ing on the side $8 ,0 0 0 a fte r Learning "Some students an average of was on the line in such a to make sure taxes when Strategies pro­ may only have one, 488 individual short amount of time, and you do it right.” she receiv es them in grams has aver­ meetings with feeling like she had no con­ The college contestants all February, to throw a party aged 225,” one-to-one meeting first year stu­ trol. had time to get to know each while abroad. However, she llarmatiuk said. with their advisors. dents during the But F etta other, and Fetta said most of her money will “As of the end of Others have many fall semester. said there said she still go towards law school, if she the fourth week more. It depends on “Some s tu ­ were plenty of “The set is really keeps in contact decides to pursue that path. of classes, the dents may only upsides, small. They have a with some of Fetta said the University participation is the needs of the have one one-to- including the them. She also and her friends and family already at 110 — student. ” one meeting chance to see lot of tricks to make got to meet have all been very support­ more than dou­ with their advi­ how gam e it look bigger. You W heel of ive. The Ilammes Bookstore ble |in) the same sor, others have shows really have to hold the Fortune host Pat let her pick out any shirt she period for 2004.” Holly Martin many more,” work. Sajak. wanted, for free, to wear on In addition to assistant dean Martin said. “It “You’re real­ wheel a certain “Pat’s really the show, and on the night providing stu­ First Year of Studies depends on the ly lucky to be way. The lawyers short,” she said, the show airs, she thinks dents with the needs of the stu­ in that posi­ standing on the side laughing. “He’s that her dorm and her LHC, FYS gives dent.” tion,” she said. really person­ friends will be making a students access to peer advi­ These needs may be mini­ “There are so make sure you do it able. It’s the party out of it. sors, upperclassmen who pro­ mal, in the freshman’s eyes. many people right. ” perfect job for “It was a good experience vide informal help in matters A lthough the FYS keeps that want to him.” and I feel more comfortable of adjusting to campus and “pestering” him to set up an be on the F etta m et in front of crowds,” Fetta Lisa Fetta dorm life as well as study appointment, freshman show. ” some even more said. “Anybody can be on habits. Nathan Bernard! said, “I W heel of Wheel of Fortune interesting — television, and that’s excit­ Some freshmen still don’t don’t have time for it right Fortune only winner and unexpected ing. realize that they have access now.” films twice a — characters in “It was a whirlwind experi­ to peer advisors. But freshman Devin Fee week for five her hotel, which ence.” When asked if she had visit­ found his meeting with his weeks a year, Fetta said, so seemed more like a zoo. ed a peer advisor yet, academic advisor useful. she had the opportunity to College mascots from all Contact Joe Piarulli at Kristina Merz said, “No. Do “It helped me put things in watch a girl from Madison in over the country were par- [email protected] we have one of those?” perspective,” Fee said. “She the show filmed before her However, most fresh men organized my priorities and win around $66,000. Fetta said they know and had met promised support if I needed noticed the people backstage with their peer advisor. it." were just as excited as most "It was helpful to meet my of the competitors. peer advisor because she is Contact Peter Ninneman at “They hire all these people Write for News. really knowledgeable about [email protected] to pep up the contestants. Call Heather at 1-5323.

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Letters to the E ditor Concert attendance disappoints

At the concert Thursday evening featuring leg­ musicians who dedicated so many extra hours of pus — but we are far from this goal. The Thursday endary pianist Leon Fleisher with the University rehearsal to the concert. It was disheartening for concert witnesses the fact that University officials symphony and choirs, the Leighton Concert Hall all of us to expect a full house and find instead half and professors need to work as hard as the stu­ was only half full. This was particularly surprising of an audience straggling in ten and fifteen min­ dents in building this culture. It is a task that must for us musicians, since we were informed that utes after the performance was scheduled to com­ be accomplished together; holding special invita­ every seat was reserved for a University official or mence. tion concerts to celebrate the arts at Notre Dame visiting inaugural guest who had committed to The purpose of this letter is not to assign blame, simply does not make sense. With the new per­ coming. Why was Notre Dame unable to greet this but to provide an impetus for a campus discussion forming arts center, we have the material and the world-renowned artist with a full house (in an only of the role of the arts at Notre Dame. We are truly occasion for art to take place. Now Notre Dame moderately-sized concert hall)? Why weren’t stu­ blessed as students to have such an extraordinary needs only the will to make it happen. dents invited to this unique event or any of the performing arts center with an equally extraordi­ other simultaneous art events celebrating the inau­ nary concert schedule. We cannot thank enough M ark Thom as Joseph guration? (This point is especially pressing, since those responsible for building and maintaining the representing University choir members half the seats were empty.) Why did many of the program. But have we been found worthy of these senior concertgoers leave the performance at intermis­ blessings? DPAC Director John Haynes has inspired Sorin Hall sion? These questions are fresh in the minds of the us with his vision of a “culture of the arts” on cam­ Sept. 25 Pride in Weis' character Gold*? Fine by me

As a Saint Mary’s graduate, I have ing the community as well. felt honor and pride when watching This is not the first kind story I After this weekend’s thrilling victory over Washington, I would like to Notre Dame football, especially this have heard about this man. But I encourage everyone traveling to Purdue this weekend to w ear gold*. year. Growing up, my family was can honestly say that I am so proud Let’s end the controversy over the shirt and show our opponents how from South Bend and Notre Dame to have a coach such as himself, much we support our team. I was impressed at the number of Irish fans was all I knew. However, 1 have and think that Notre Dame, Saint I saw at Pittsburgh, filling the golden* seats of Heinz Field with so never felt so much pride to be a Mary’s and even the city of South many golden* shirts. Michigan was no disappointment either, as the part of the Notre Dame community Bend should be honored to have him Irish fans stood out in their gold* once again. It seemed as if the as I did after reading the story on as part of the community. entire Michigan student section was rooting for the Irish, as they too Charlie Weis and the Irish this Once again, Weis and the Irish were clad in gold*. This Saturday is another opportunity to show our morning. have proved why Notre Dame’s foot­ colors and cover Ross Ade stadium in a golden* shower. Go Irish, Beat I live in Indianapolis, and ball will continue to be as great a Boilermakers! although you will find Notre Dame tradition as it has been. It doesn’t fans, it is not like the atmosphere of always have to do with how many gold = yellow South Bend where the majority live games you win (although they are and breath Notre Dame. On a local off to a great start). It is about how John Anderson radio station this morning, they told much class and character a team alum nus the story of Weis and Montana, the shows. With that said, I don’t think Sept. 24 child with a brain tumor. 1 was so there is a team that can compare to moved 1 looked the story up online our Irish. Thank you for proving and forwarded it to everyone I another reason why Notre Dame know. and its community excels above the Not much needs to be said about rest. U-WlRE Weis. We all expected that he would come into this community and help Libby Springer improve our football team. 1 don’t alum na Bayh votes against Roberts think we all counted on his improv­ Sept. 26 Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh announced After his televised confirmation Friday he would vote against the nomi­ hearings and the way he juggled the nation of John Roberts to be the next Senate Judiciary Committee, we find E ditorial C artoon chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Roberts to be an intelligent and sensi­ We are disappointed. ble jurist, seemingly respectful of The Democratic precedent and nowhere near an ideo­ senator, jockeying Staff logue who will rock the Court sharply M O N t f T H E for a presidential bid Editorial to the right. a h t i v j a r in 2008, said in a Indiana Daily If you’re a liberal and upset with CTORM? statement he would Roberts, it's important to realize he’s Student probably the best option you’re going vote against Roberts Indiana not because he University to get from President Bush. opposed the nomi­ Noted liberal senators seem to nee, but because understand this. Vermont Sen. Patrick “we simply do not know enough about Leahy and Wisconsin Sens. Herb Kohl his views on critical issues to make a and Russell Feingold, all Democrats, considered judgment. And that is the voted within committee Thursday to standard that must be met for a life­ confirm Roberts. And although all time appointment to our nation’s high­ have expressed concerns, all see est court.” Roberts as a qualified choice for the We understand Bayh’s concern. In bench. many instances we believe that The Washington partisan pressure Roberts artfully dodged vital questions cooker has made it more difficult to from the senators quizzing him. But get much accomplished collectively. what else was Roberts to do? Ruin his Today it seems it would be difficult necessary impartiality as a judge by even to confirm the Court's great past ranting on details of cases? justices, like Oliver Wendell Holmes or Let there be no mistake: Our support Earl Warren. for Roberts is not unified or solid. If Roberts hasn’t demonstrated a clear Roberts lives as long as his predeces­ reason why he should not be the next sor, the late Chief Justice William H. chief justice of the Supreme Court. By Rehnquist, he might very well be chief succumbing to political interests, Bayh justice until people in their late teens has demonstrated to us his real reason and early 2Os are in their late 40s and to vote against a qualified nominee: early 50s — a sizable chunk of our He’d like to win the 2008 Democratic lives. Not many chief justices are given presidential primary. such opportunities to influence and preside over the Court for so long. This column originally appeared in We have strong concerns about the Sept. 26 issue of the Indiana Daily women’s rights, civil rights, privacy Student, the daily publication at and separation of government powers Indiana University. all issues the Court will surely address The views expressed in this editorial in the future and issues we hope are those of the author and not neces­ Roberts will examine closely. sarily those of The Observer. / " I T h e O b ser v er page 12 S c e n e Tuesday, September 27, 2005

V ideo G a m e R eview s 'Geist' a spooky, albeit mediocre time

Hearing the disembodied voice of the By BRIAN DOXTADER little girl coo “Raimi” in her sing­ Assistant Scene Editor song voice is enough to cause more than just a few shudders. Yet, the For further proof that the first-per­ game manages to work the spirit son shooter is starting to run out of aspect into the narrative and play ideas, look no further than “Geist,” a more efficiently than might be truly bizarre action/adventure game expected. exclusively for Nintendo Gamecube. “Geist” breaks no new narrative or The game’s premise involves a disem­ gameplay ground, though there are bodied scientist who has the ability to several nice references (“Aliens,” inhabit other people, animals and “The Thing," “Poltergeist”) through­ objects. out the game and it has its share of the player takes control of John scary moments. The plot, which Raimi, a spirit ripped from his body revolves around an unethical bio-cor­ by the evil Volks corporation. Aside poration, is nothing new, but is com­ from taking control of Volks soldiers pelling enough to keep players inter­ (during which time the game devolves ested. into a simple first-person shooter), Gameplay is solid and the controls there are also several puzzles in are standard, but it is the game’s which the player takes control of ghostly twist that keeps it afloat. The inanimate articles in order to com­ ability to leave the character being plete objectives. Thankfully, there is controlled and explore as a spirit is the ghost of a little girl who helps interesting, and the developers put guide the player through the tougher enough use of the device into the I situations, though there is still a fair game that it works well, for the most amount of wandering aimlessly con­ part. fused. The graphics and sound are quite If all this sounds kind of creepy and good. The spirit aspect allows for strange, it is. It really is. Few games some flashy transparency and slow­ are as downright weird as “Geist.” down effects. These effects seem an N integral and logical Photo courtesy of gamespot.com part of gameplay A guard interacts with a dog in in the bizarre “Geist” for the Nitendo Gamecube. rather than just merely Both can be possessed to further the the players progress. G e i s t for showcasing special 3 j i a. ^ Tj effects. which is good since the first-person player mode is good, and then game Only for the Nintendo There is also a multi­ shooter aspect is really nothing spe­ itself is fun and suitably creepy. For player mode, which is cial. those looking for a slightly more Gamecube pretty similar to most There are better games and better adult-oriented, Mature-rated multi-player modes in first-person shooters out there, but Gamecube title, “Geist" fills the first- games in the first per­ “Geist” has enough innovativeness to person niche adequately. son shooter genre. All make it stand out from the crowd. of them incorporate the Though the single-player mode runs Contact Brian Doxtader at spirit entity device, a little short in length, the multi­ [email protected] 'X-Men Legends IF mutant mayhem

ful that the world's governments can do By MARK BEMENDERFER nothing to stop him. Even the mighty X- Assistant Scene Editor Men find themselves short trying to meas­ ure up, forcing them to team up with the Quality games have long, expensive pro­ Brotherhood of Evil Mutants against their duction cycles. It is not uncommon for a mutual enemy. game's development to span many years, This creates an even more diverse cast and even then the time spent is no guar­ than that of the first game, as four antee as to the quality of the game. Brotherhood mutants are now playable in But there is a flip side to that coin — addition to the X-Men. Joining the roster rushed games are almost always lacking from the first game are Magneto, Toad, in quality. Games that take less than a Scarlet Witch and the awesome year to create are generally found lacking, Juggernaut. With their inclusion, the ini­ the shortened time frame an obvious fac­ tially playable characters round out at 15. tor. However, some characters that were in “X-Men Legends II: Rise of the the first didn't make the jump to the sec­ Apocalypse” is unique in this regard. ond. Jubilee, Beast, Emma Frost and Hitting the markets barely a year after the Psylocke were dropped, as well as X-Men original was released, “X-Men Legends II” newcomer Magma. This was done due to is a well-crafted, fun game to play. It fan response, as those were the less popu­ avoids most of the pitfalls that are associ­ lar characters from the first installment. ated with rushed games, and is a solid Many other changes were made in product using the Marvel license. response to fans’ comments. The environ­ Fans of the comic series will know what ments are even more interactive than to expect from the game due to the title. before, an impressive feat for those who Photo courtesy of gamespot.com For the non-comic fan, there is still plenty played the original. There are also more Tempers flare for Marvel characters Sabretooth and Wolverine as they are to draw the gamer in. An ancient, evil costumes for the playable characters, giv­ forced to work together. The game is playable by up to four gamers at once. mutant known as Apocalypse is threaten­ ing the player the option to play as the ing to conquer the world. He is so power­ favorite version of their favorite mutant. however. Not every graphical bug was so many mutants in the game and in the The largest, greatest worked out from the final product, as Marvel universe that 18 still feels like a gameplay impacting addi­ some graphics fail to appear at the script­ miniscule number. Having only four char­ tion is the option of online ed moment. This can vex the player, as acters playable from the Brotherhood, X-Men playability. PlayStation 2 the portal to his next destination may not compared to the 11 from the X-Men, is and X-Box owners can appear on the screen. The bugs that do particularly disappointing. Legends II: now take their game exist are minor, however, having none that Overall, though, the game is a blast. The online. This is a key game­ drastically hurt the gameplay. characters are more balanced than the Rise of Apocalypse play innovation, as playing Another setback to enjoying the game is original, and the gameplay has been more with real people is more also its greatest strength, namely the ros­ streamlined. For your mutant fix, look no fun than playing with the ter. The 15 initially playable characters further. artificial intelligence. are later joined by three unlockable ones, All is not well in the X- giving the roster a final tally of 18 Contact Mark Bemenderf at Men’s latest adventure, playable characters. However, there are [email protected] T h e O bserver

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V ideo G a m e R eview s Retro appeal found in Shaolin Monks'

“Mortal Kombat” series. Liu Kang was the By MARK BEMENDERFER victor of the first “Mortal Kombat,” and Assistant Scene Editor now finds himself in charge of pursuing Shang Tsung into Outwork!. Kung Lao fol­ For gamers, fighting games often build lows as he attempts to return honor to his mythologies around their favorite charac­ family name, and helps Liu Kang in his ters. If asked, a gamer could probably tell quest. you about his favorite character, such as Fans of the series will find plenty of his or her history and fighting style. unlockable characters and hidden battles But most of that knowledge stems from to keep their interest. Hidden treats for written texts on the game’s official Web fans have been a staple of the series, and site, or the accompanying information “Shaolin Monks” is no different. book that comes with the game. Players new to the series might find less Storytelling details in the actual fighting to pique their interest as they play through games tend to run on the light side, a trait the game. Since many of the hidden treats that “Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks” and encounters were created for players attempts to address. who have been with the series since the Placed between and during the events of original, newcomers might feel themselves "Mortal Kombat” I and II, “Shaolin Monks” lost, as if they stepped into the middle of a attempts to round out the history of most movie. of the combatants in “Mortal Kombat” bis­ The treats and secrets should not be the Photo courtesy of gamespot.com tory. Almost all of the fighters are present main draw for the game, however, as they Mortal’ Kombat veterans Liu Kang and Kung Lao team up in “Shaolin Monks.” in some shape or form, and play contribut­ are not. The game itself is a solid action The game offers a cooperative mode for those with fellow gamers. ing roles in the story. adventure of a type that has not been The main story revolves around Liu released for many years. This game hear­ powerful attack that sends opponents dy­ isn’t required to pass through the game, Kang and Kung Lao, fan favorites of the kens back to the days of “Final Fight” and ing. Each of these can be linked effortless­ but players that breeze through the game “Teenage Mutant Ninja ly, essentially eliminating the need to will find themselves only 50 percent com­ Turtles.” A strategic button memorize complex button combinations. plete of the full experience on save game masher in every sense of That doesn’t mean that button combina­ screen. the word, “Shaolin Monks” tions have been eliminated, as they still “Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks” proba­ Mortal is a nostalgic treat for any exist. “Shaolin Monks” is simply geared bly isn’t for everyone. Some will find it gamer who has been play­ more towards the casual gamer. repetitive and others might find it too ran­ Kombat: ing since the days of the In addition to the combatants, the levels dom and confusing. For fans of the series, EpSjpfoj Nintendo Entertainment themselves are a joy to play. Taking a cue however, and for those who yearn for the Shaolin Monks System, or the days video from the previous “Mortal Kombat” older, simpler days of video games, this arcades flourished. games, the levels arc highly interactive game is perfect. Check it out for a bloody ^ ^ The player is given three with background fatalities and interactions good time. basic attacks: a fast attack, being commonplace. If there is something an attack that launches in the environment that looks deadly, it Contact Mark Bemenderfer at enemies into the air and a probably is. Exploring the environment [email protected] 'Marvel Nemesis' fails at consistency

sive objects. By MARK BEMENDERFER Coincidentally, like “X-Men Legends II” Assistant Scene Editor there are 18 playable characters. Unlike “Legends,” most of the characters are Brilliant, yet essentially flawed. locked in the beginning. Typically, this That trait has belonged to many talent­ would be considered a positive, as giving ed people and exceptional things through­ the player plenty of unlockable content out history. Composers, artists, musicians prolongs the life of the game. have all fallen under that curse — of being To unlock these characters, the player gifted while exhibiting some fatal Haw or has to go through the story mode of the flaws that hinders them. game. This is where the major Haws in “Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the the game reside. The story mode has Imperfects” falls into this category as well. moments of sheer adrenaline, but then Another Marvel licensed product in what balances those segments out with parts is becoming a sea of such merchandise, that are practically guaranteed to break “Marvel Nemesis” stands apart from the the player’s controller. Any game that rest due to its nature as an arena-based forces you to repeatedly try a segment, lighting game. The last Marvel fighter especially when it’s not the focus of the modeled itself after more traditional fight­ game, has some difficulty issues. ing games, such as “Tekken” or "Mortal Difficulty is a vital component of games. Kombat,” so this new game is truly unique Without it. there would be no truly memo­ in that regard. rable moments within games, and there For those who are wondering what would be no incentive to become compe­ arena-based fighting entails, the genre is tent at a game. But the story mode is not much faster-paced than the typical fight­ the main component of “Marvel Nemesis,” ing game. Fighters move freely through and forcing players to painfully work their arenas, picking up and throwing objects way through it is a disservice to the play­ without abandon. Instead of memorizing er. button combinations, players focus more It is the game’s true focus where it on the overall strategy of the playing field. shines, however, and that is the one-on- Photo courtesy of gamespot.com The playing field is particularly important one based arena combat. Since the arenas Marvel characters SpiderMan and Venom fight on the rooftops of the city. in a game like “Marvel Nemesis,” where are typically large, and just as interactive “Marvel Nemesis” is available for PlayStation 2, Gamecube and X-Box. half the playing field is covered in explo­ as “X-Men Legends,” epic battles where explosions are rampant and Electra. While popular in their own the game. Due to their lledgling status, and super heroes are right, they don’t have the star status as however, they will probably prove less smashed through walls some other members of the Marvel uni­ popular than the licensed characters. Marvel become common fare. verse. That is not to say that the game Marvel Nemesis is a mixed bag. Half a There are plenty of does not have its share of big names, as blast, half a chore, it is a hard game to Nemesis: Marvel characters to play Spiderman, Wolverine and Magneto are recommend. Gamers looking for a Marvel as, with a hero that would present as well. arena-based lighter have their answer, Rise of the Imperfects suit almost any fan. Many In addition to the decent Marvel roster but gamers looking for their favorite of them are characters are the Imperfects, characters created by Marvel characters in a terrific game might A A that one would not typical­ collaboration between Marvel and be better off looking elsewhere. Electronic Arts. They are entirely new V j u S j J ly expect to see as playable in a game too, characters that come with their own back­ Contact Mark Bemenderfer at such as The Thing, Venom ground stories, and look impressive within [email protected] page 14 The Observer ♦ CLASSIFIEDS Tuesday, September 27," 2005

C lub S po r t s M L B — A m erican League Sailors take third Yanks, Sox head for photo finish New York walks over at Fordham meet Orioles to move half­ game ahead of Boston weathered an early onslaught. Water polo comes up Despite losing their three stars, short against Grand the Irish were competitive for Associated Press most of the second half behind Valley St. in regional the play and leadership of Mike BALTIMORE — All thoughts Silhasek, Colin Dunn and about Boston can wait. For Zhanwei Khaw. now, the New York Yankees Special to The Observer The Irish had no difficulty are focused solely on beating defeating Albion, 19-1, as Dan the Baltimore Orioles. Quandt, Mike McKenna, Josh They’re doing a pretty good This past weekend the Notre Raycroft and Michael Mashura job of it, too. Dame sailing team traveled to led the squad in scoring. In their After enduring two rain ■ , , : New York City to race in the second game against the host delays totaling nearly 2 hours, Jesuit Intersectional hosted by Rockets, the Irish triumphed 16- the Yankees regained sole pos­ Fordham. Seven teams from 3 behind the scoring of Joel session of first place in the AL three districts competed in the Thielen, Ryan Downey and East with an 11-3 rout of the M l regatta as Notre Dame finished a Brandon Frost. Ball State proved Orioles on Monday night. strong third against a tough fleet. to be no more challenging, as the The victory moved the Saturday’s conditions started Irish romped to a 17-4 decision Yankees a half-game ahead of with gusts up to 21 knots, but with George Heidkamp, Colin the Red Sox, whose home slowly died as the day went on. Dunn and Devin Fee playing game against Toronto was Despite the demanding weather, strong. rained out. sophomore skipper Tim Roy and The clubs will square off at “I’m not really worried about junior Kerry Kilbourn consistent­ least one more time at the sec­ Boston right now,” Yankees ly finished near the top of the “A” ond regional at Rolfs Aquatics shortstop Derek Jeter said. fleet. Center Oct. 29-30. “This is a big series. We’ve got Sophomore Chris May and jun­ to play well against ior Amy Becker started the day Ultimate Baltimore.” off in the “B” division but moved Some of the top contenders in New York has six games up to the “A” division on Sunday the Midwest showed up to the remaining — three against the as the breeze built to a steady 12 seventh-annual Hucktoberfest stumbling Orioles, who have knots. Sophomore John Dailey ultimate tournament this week­ lost a season-high nine and his crew, senior Kathryn end in Whitewater, Wise. straight, and three in Boston to Hoodecheck, had an impressive For the first time this early in finish the season. performance with several firsts the season, the men’s squad was If the Orioles keep playing as in their division. able to field two teams, both con­ they have lately, the Yankees Many races came down to sisting of seasoned veterans such can expect to bring some close finishes as Notre Dame bat­ as Steve Kurtz and Barrs Lang momentum into Fenway Park Yankees pitcher Randy Johnson delivers in the first inning of tled with Fordham and and a slew of fiery underclass­ this weekend. New York’s 11-3 win over Baltimore Monday. Georgetown all weekend. men including Daniel Reimer, New York has won seven Georgetown, ranked No. 7 Eric Shappell and Matt Ward. straight against Baltimore, over the White Sox Monday innings, and the Angels moved nationally, won the regatta while Notre Dame “Y” had a solid including five over an eight- night. within one victory of clinching Fordham finished second ahead start to the season. Led by sen­ day span. Chicago’s lead in the AL their second straight division of the Irish. Teams from Loyola- iors Vasili Karas, Bob Palchow “We control our destiny. If Central dropped to two games title with a win over the Maryland, Holy Cross, John and Tristan Butterfield, it went 3- we win all our games, we win. over idle Cleveland and its Oakland Athletics Monday Carroll and a second team from 3 on the weekend. That’s the only way you can magic number remained at night. Fordham rounded out the com­ Sophomores Eric Blevins and approach this,” Yankees man­ five to clinch the division. “This time of the year, you petition. Mike Florak played outstanding ager Joe Torre said. “I don’t know what will hap­ want to contribute when you man defense and stepped up “We can’t be looking for help pen when I get home,” joked get your opportunities,” said Men’s water polo their roles as future leaders of from anybody else. Sure, if we Granderson, who was born in Finley, who batted .143 in Aug. Notre Dame was again unable the team. get it, we appreciate it, but we Blue Island, 111. “God knows I’ve had plenty to overcome its nemesis Grand New additions to the roster can’t go in expecting it.” The White Sox had a 15- of opportunities this year when Valley State at this weekend’s Ryan Gorman, Thomas Rivas and Boston must play a day-night game lead on Aug. 1. I haven’t come through, so CWPA Great Lakes Regional. The Sean Gaffney played with poise doubleheader on Tuesday, If they fail to finish in first it hopefully the odds are in my two teams rolled through all and tenacity throughout the forcing the Red Sox to shuffle would be one of the biggest favor now.” other competition at Toledo, set­ weekend. their pitching rotation in the collapses in baseball history. The Angels opened a five- ting up the expected showdown. The women’s squad also com­ middle of a frenzied pennant game lead and lowered their In the feature contest, the No. peted. The team had a strong race. Angels 4, Athletics 3 magic number to two. 18 Irish challenged defending showing, boasting one of its Steve Finley has failed his They will send 10-game win­ champion and No. 3 Grand largest rosters for the first fall Tigers 4, White Sox 3 fair share this season, so pro­ ner Ervip Santana to the Valley State. The first half lived tournament. The young team, Curtis Granderson’s friends ducing big hits that mean so mound against lefty Joe up to its billing, ending in a 7-7 with 12 rookies, played well dur­ back home on the South Side much in September is all the Kennedy to try to finish off the tie. However, the Irish were ing pool play on Saturday and of Chicago asked him to take it more sweet. A’s on Tuesday night. stung with the loss of three of Sunday despite rainy weather easy on their beloved White He never stopped trusting “The only magic number their strongest players — Jay conditions. Sox. his swing, and now his Los that matters is when it’s zero,” Nunez, Greg Sczewczyk and Matt After dropping the first two Detroit’s rookie center fielder Angeles Angels are in perfect Angels manager Mike Scioscia McNicholas — with controversial games on Saturday to Wheaton hopes they are still his bud­ position to wrap up the AL said. game penalties. and Winona St, 13-5 and 13-8 dies. West before the final weekend “We’ve got one more game Scott Tagwerker opened the respectively, the team made a Granderson hit a leadoff this year. we’ve got to get to get it done. game in goal for the Irish with strong showing in the third homer in the bottom of the Finley hit a two-run homer, Every game’s going to be live block saves as Notre Dame match by beating St. Olaf, 13-4. ninth inning to lift the Tigers John Lackey pitched six strong tough.”

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NFL N C A A F ootball AFC East team record perc. PF PA New England 2-1 .667 70 67 Miami 2-1 .667 68 51 Buffalo 1-2 .333 41 50 N Y. Je ts 1-2 .333 44 60 AFC North team record perc. PF PA Cincinnati 3 0 1.000 88 28 Pittsburgh 2-1 .667 81 37 C leveland 1-2 .333 45 64 B altim ore 0-2 .000 17 49

AFC South team record perc. PF PA Indianapolis 3-0 1.000 47 16 Jacksonville 2-1 .667 55 44 T ennessee 1-2 .333 59 75 Houston 0-2 .333 14 49 AFC West team record perc. PF PA K ansas City 2-1 1.000 53 54 D enver 2-1 .500 60 54 San Diego 1-2 .333 86 71 Oakland 0-3 .000 57 76

NFC East team record perc. PF PA W ashington 2-0 1.000 23 20 D allas 2-1 .667 75 69 N Y. Giants 2-1 .667 92 74 Philadelphia 2-1 .667 75 37

NFC North AP team record perc. PI- PA Tennessee linebacker Kevin Simon brings down Louisiana State halfback Joseph Addai on the goal line during Detroit 1-1 .500 23 41 the second quarter of Monday night’s game. No. 10 Tennessee beat No. 4 Louisiana State in overtime, 30-27. Chicago 1-2 .333 52 39 M innesota 1-2 .333 54 77 Green Bay 0-3 .000 43 60 Tennessee downs LSU in overtime comeback NFC South team record perc. PF PA Associated Press “Getting done what he Hurricane Katrina forced other. ” got done, coming back the No. 4 Tigers to post­ Clausen came off the Tampa Bay 3-0 1.000 60 32 BATON ROUGE, La. — here to win this football pone their first home bench to rally Tennessee Atlanta 2-1 .667 56 47 Tennessee refused to be game at a place where he game, and move their sec­ with a touchdown pass Carolina 1-2 .333 71 67 had been, don’t know if ond to Arizona State, New Orleans 1-2 .333 49 80 part of LSU’s feel-good 1 and a 1 -yard TD sneak story. there is a better story in where LSU came away that made it 24-14 with NFC W est Gerald Riggs Jr. pushed the world than what this with a dramatic win. 9:35 left. into the end zone from a guy has done,” Tennessee Then Hurricane Rita He finished 21-for-32 for team record perc. PI- PA yard out in overtim e to coach Phillip Fulmer said. forced another delay and 196 yards and appeared to S eattle 2-1 .667 72 56 give the 1Oth-ranked The Tigers had first set up the first Monday settle the Vols’ quarter­ St. Louis 2-1 .667 73 67 Volunteers a 30-27 come­ crack in overtime, but nighter in Tiger Stadium. back controversy. San Francisco 1-2 .333 62 101 back win Monday night in managed only a 31-yard The crowd was a bit Jonathan Hefney inter­ Arizona 0-3 .000 43 96 the Tigers’ long-awaited, field goal by Colt David. smaller than usual, but cepted JaMarcus Russell hurricane-delayed home Riggs accounted for all they were loud as ever and and returned it 26 yards to opener. the Vols’ yards in overtime the Tigers (1-1, 0-1) cer­ the LSU 2 on the next pos­ LSU transfer Rick with a 10-yard reception tainly looked like a team session. When Riggs MIAA Division III Women’s Clausen led the Volunteers and four runs. eager to play when they scored from 2 yards out (2-1, 1-1 Southeastern lie powered through the jumped out to a 21-0 lead with about 7 1/2 minutes Soccer Conference) back from a line and into the end zone in the first half. to play, the crowd went 21-point deficit in the sec­ to send the hurricane-weary “There was no panic,” silent. team MIAA overall GF GA ond half to tic it at 24 with Louisianans home with a Fulmer said. The lead was down to Calvin 5-0-0 6-1-1 31 4 2:02 left on a field goal. bitter loss. “We challenged each three. Hope 5-0-0 7-1-0 14 3 Olivet 3-3-0 3-5-0 13 17 SAINT MARY'S 3-2-0 4-4-0 11 11 Alma 2-4-0 3-4-1 6 10 In B rief Albion 2-2-0 2-4-0 11 13 K alam azoo 2-3-0 3-4-1 9 17 Adrian 1-4-0 1-7-0 6 30 Pennington tears rotator Baltimore this weekend. Phillies, who are only glad to get the Tri-Stale 0-5-0 2-6-0 12 31 cuff, out for season Last season, Pennington missed production they expected when they NEW YORK — Jets quarterback three games with the same injury moved him to the top of the order. Chad Pennington will miss the rest of and had offseason surgery to repair Cutcliffe to Arkansas fans, the season because of a torn right it. keep the faith rotator cuff, The Associated Press Rollins continues to LITTLE ROCK — Form er learned Monday night. downplay hit streak Mississippi coach David Cutcliffe has Pennington’s injury was confirmed PHILADELPHIA — Everyone is some advice for Arkansas fans disil­ around the dial by a person with knowledge of his talking about Jimmy Rollins’ 31- lusioned by their team’s 1-3 start. condition, but who declined to be game hitting streak, except the All- “Be supportive during the fact. identified because the team had not Star shortstop himself. Players need support, coaches need made an official announcement. Rollins downplayed the streak things positive,” Cutcliffe said at the An Mill exam showed Pennington when Philadelphia went 6-3 on its Little Rock Touchdown Club. “After C ollege F ootball tore his rotator cuff in Sunday’s 26- last road trip and moved within one the season’s over with, people ought 20 overtime loss to Jacksonville. game of the Houston Astros for the to express their opinions — very Toledo at Fresno State 8 p.m., ESPN 2 The NFL Network originally report­ NL wild-card lead, insisting he didn’t public situation that we have. But ed the injury, the second time allow himself to think too much just remain supportive, because 1 Pennington has had this tear in less about it. think it'll pay off for you when you do MLB than a year. With the Phillies back home that. ” White Sox at Tigers 6:05 p.m., Comcast Pennington was expected to visit Monday to open a three-game series Cutcliffe talked for about 45 min­ noted orthopedist Dr. James with the New York Mots, the moody utes at Monday’s luncheon, enter­ Andrews in Alabama on Tuesday. Rollins refused to speak to the print taining the crowd with stories about Backup Jay Fiedler also damaged media, much as he has most of the his coaching career. Cutcliffe went P oker his shoulder Sunday and will be side­ past month. 44-29 in six seasons at Ole Miss after 2005 World Series of Poker6 p.m., ESPN 2 lined, leaving third-stringer Brooks Whether he wants to say anything he was an assistant at Tennessee for Bollinger to play quarterback against about it or not doesn’t matter to the 17 years. page 16 The Observer ♦ SPORTS Tuesday, September 27, 2005

F ootball N otebook Big plays not just a small problem for Irish against UW

Saturday. Washington game. By MIKE GILLOON “They didn’t always come up “I think both the way I the Sports Editor with points,” Weis said. “But medial handled it and the play­ when you change field position ers handled it kept it from'being After Chinedum Ndukwe that drastically ... that’s not a more of a distraction than it recovered a fumble on the Notre good thing.” could have been,” Weis said. Dame 1 -yard line to halt The other main concern of Washington’s game-opening Weis’ dealt with penalties. All ♦ Anastasio honored drive, the Irish seemed to be in three Washington scoring drives With an effort Saturday that control of the contest. were aided by Notre Dame included a blocked punt and two But Irish head coach Charlie infractions. tackles, Weis named Chase Weis was not pleased with his Anastasio special teams captain defense’s tendency to surrender ♦ Pleased it’s over for this week. big plays Saturday against the With so much attention paid to CLAIRE KELLEY/The Observer Huskies. The Irish gave up 449 the matchup between Contact Mike Gilloon at Chase Anastasio, right, sprints off the line before blocking a yards of total offense with 419 Washington coach Tyrone [email protected] punt Saturday during Notre Dame’s 36-17 win over Washington. coming on only 18 plays. Willingham and Notre Dame, Weis was worried this could where he coached for three hurt the Irish when in a game years prior to his firing last closer than the 36-17 Notre November, Weis was relieved the Dame win Saturday. game was over. “We were giving up way too “We got through that,” Weis many big plays,” Weis said at his said. “We can go on our way. Sunday press conference. “That’s They can go on their way.” obviously an area of concern.” He thanked the media and his He also had issues with the players at the beginning of his ability of Washington to sustain Sunday press conference for long drives. The Huskies had five their participation and behavior drives of more than 70 yards in the week leading up to the Piramides, Palacios y

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out on the field, especially their sive team was able to put defensive line,” Sands said. points up in the first half. Gold “They took away the running “It was a defensive battle,” continued from page 24 game as well as most of our Brown said. offense in the first half. They Both teams realized that the 8-0 in favor of the Whirlwinds. definitely forced us to make slick conditions would have a Follmer began the game’s scor­ adjustments at negative impact ' ing with a touchdown run in halftime.” “[Welsh] definitely on their games. the opening minutes for a Sands also The rain made it quick 6-0 I’yro lead, while credited her forced us to make nearly impossi­ Welsh Family receiver Megan teammates, espe­ adjustments at ble for the quar­ Bushelle scored two series cially the halftime. ” terbacks to com­ later on a catch-and-run from receivers. plete decent Sands. “Bushelle was passes to their Bushelle also caught the fol­ our offense in the Melissa Sands receivers. lowing two point conversion first half, and Pasquerilla East captain Relying on that made it 8-6 in favor of the Gargola, even their running Whirlwinds.The first half, though she’s just a freshman, games, the Shamrocks and played in a steady rain, saw made a great play [on her Phoxes both threatened to the passing game for both touchdown catch]," Sands said. score in tho first half, but nei­ squads affected as dropped ther team was able to come passes and shaky throws wore McGlinn 6, Pangborn 0 through. seen on both sides. By the sec­ The Shamrocks brought their The second half started out GEOFF MATTESON/The Observer ond half, with the rain slowing best game despite the pouring much like the first. Rain fell A Pasquerilla East player tries to avoid several Welsh Family to a light drizzle, offensives of rain and slick field conditions even heavier and both teams defenders after catching a pass over the middle during the both teams began seeing more Sunday and shut out Pangborn. continued to rely on their run­ Pyro’s 16-12 loss Sunday. success. With about 10 minutes ning games. It w a sn ’t enough success, remaining in the game, Both defensive teams looked Both teams’ experienced said. however, for Pasquerilla East McGlinn’s offense got a chance strong, but McGlinn’s looked defenses proved they were captain Megan Wysoki, who to shine. Senior quarterback especially so as both Jess capable of holding the other’s Notes: was adamant about needing Becky Brown lofted a 40-yard Fedor and Sally Head snagged offense where they were. ♦ Sunday’s game between the offense to perform better. pass to freshman Jen Fedyna interceptions. From that point McGlinn has plenty of confi­ Breen-Phillips and Farley was “We need to put some points in the end zone. The on, the game was a defensive dence as it heads into next cancelled. It has been resched­ on the board," Wysoki said. Shamrocks failed to convert on struggle. week’s game against Welsh uled for 10 p.m. Tuesday Oct. 4 Sands, the Whirlwinds’ cap­ the extra point, but the touch­ Pangborn’s offense continu­ Family. at Stepan Fields. tain, was satisfied with the down was good enough for the ally tried to break through the Pangborn will have to revalu- hard-fought victory. She also win. McGlinn defense, but was ate its game as the Phoxes pre­ Contact Drew Fontana at spoke admirably about the play The game started off much denied. pare for Farley. [email protected] and of the Pyro defense saying like the weather, messy and McGlinn had just as much “We need to work really hard Dierdrc Krasula at “They were extremely fast unpredictable. Neither offen­ trouble on its offensive end. in practice this week, ” Mooney [email protected]

Chris Bailey on the Otters’ first broke loose in the end zone mistakes to eke out a win. several first downs. When possession. and came down with a 19-yard The contest saw seven Siegfried finally got the ball Blue Late in the third quarter, score. The extra point attempt turnovers, a blocked punt and back, the Vermin defense Mora led Sorin into Zahm ter­ failed, but Fisher already had a blocked extra point. made a strong stand. It refused continued from page 24 ritory, threatening to cut the all the points it would need. Five of the turnovers were to give up substantial yardage lead in half. But the Bats’ The pass was the culmination interceptions as the sloppy and forced a turnover on capitalized immediately with defense held solid, forcing of a 65-yard march down the conditions led to a slippery ball downs to guarantee a Carroll W ieland’s 24 yard strike to Mora into incompletions and field in which Gotabeski and sloppy play. victory. Richardville. eventually a turnover on passed for 40 yards and Tom But Carroll managed to “We definitely won this game A few possessions later, downs. Sullivan ran for 20. However, punch one in the end zone — in the trenches,” Wilmot said. Sorin was forced to punt to The only other Sorin threat Sullivan went down with an no easy task in this game. “We controlled the line of Zahm’s Ossei-Anto. came on their first drive of the ankle injury at the end of the An 18-yard touchdown pass scrimmage on both sides of the Ossei-Anto, who also finished game following Mora’s 56-yard drive and was unable to play from quarterback Kory Wilmot ball, which is very important with 38 yards rushing, fielded completion to Bailey. With for the remainder of the game. to Paul Tassinari capped the on a day like today.” the punt around his own 40, Sorin looking to strike first, Without Sullivan, Fisher game’s lone scoring drive. Carroll is looking forward to found a crease, and streaked Zahm’s defense stiffened and turned to sophomore tailback After a scoreless first half and next weekend’s game against down the Bats’ sideline for an forced a 30-yard field goal Tom Bufalino to carry the several failed possessions to rival Fisher. apparent touchdown. The attempt, which was blocked. offense. The big back had 12 begin the third, the Vermin “We wouldn’t mind some bet­ return was called back, how­ This was a microcosm of the carries, nine of them coming in finally managed to capitalize. ter weather either,” Wilmot ever, because of a clipping game, as Sorin seemed to the second half. Mike Johnson’s interception said. penally, and Zahm was forced squander any opportunity that “The plan was to split time was followed by two Carroll Siegfried looks ahead to next to take over at the Otter 41. it had. Yet despite the disap­ with Sullivan because of his first downs. Sunday’s showdown with But the penalty did not phase pointing outcome, Eaviorini bad ankle, but I didn’t expect In the fourth quarter, Carroll Sorin. the Bats offense, as Wieland remained positive. to see this much action.” was able to force a turnover — promptly drove his team down- “I think that we have the Bufalino said. as Mike Johnson picked off a Contact Colin Rcimer at tickl and hit Richardville once ability to beat Zahm any other Despite his hard running, the Siegfried pass — and run [email protected], again for the score, this time day, but we just didn’t get it Knott defense was able to hold much of the remaining time off Dan Murphy at from 15 yards out. The touch­ done this time around,” he Fisher in check as both teams the clock. Wilmot repeatedly [email protected] and down closed out a 12 point said. were forced to punt six times gave the ball to running back Fran Tolan at second quarter for Zahm, and in the second half. Mark Bennett, who ran for [email protected] essentially sealed the victory. Fisher 6, Knott 0 Knott once again had a tough The second half was sloppy, The men of Fisher Hall had time on the offensive side of with numerous fumbled snaps, much more on their minds this the ball, failing to score for the and incomplete passes. week than Sunday’s interhall second straight week. A combi­ Both defenses held tough as game against Knott. nation of inclement weather the rain began to pick up. Earlier this week the life of and poor field position kept the “Every team has to play 23-year-old Tim Solic, a for­ Juggerknotts from sniffing the through it,” said Sorin captain mer Notre Dame student and goal line. Three times in the Take Kaplan. Fete Eaviorini, Fisher resident, second half the team was referring to bis was tragically pinned inside the 20-yard line team’s strug­ “We just shot ourselves cut short. Many to start its drive. With the gles with the in the fool too many members of the passing game struggling, the Score higher. wet football. times.... We just didn't team flew to team turned to running back “We beat our­ Pennsylvania Matt Segobiano. Other than big get it done this time selves today. on Friday to plays of 11 and 23 yards LSAT GIVI AT GRE MCAT DAT Bad snaps. around. ” attend the Segobiano was also bottled up Blown plays. funeral servic­ by the inspired Fisher defense. es. They dedi­ It was clear from the first “We just shot Pete Eaviorini Classes are starting soon! ourselves in cated their 6-0 snap that Fisher was deter­ the foot too Sorin captain win over the mined to start off the season many times.” Juggerknotts to right and honor Solic with a GMAT starts 9/06 Although Sorin’s offense the memory of Solic. win. However, in a postgame LSAT starts 9/10 struggled, the Bats defense has The weather played a defi­ meeting the team was already to be credited for their stellar nite role in this defensive bat­ looking forward to another GRE starts 9/12 play. tle. A cold, rainy day slowed tough game against Carroll MCAT starts 9/24 “Our run defense was great,” the passing attacks of both next Sunday. Knott, which fell Zahm captain Pat Gourley teams. Both quarterbacks, to 0-2 with the loss, has a Enroll today & save your seat! said. “The defensive line Fisher's Pat Gotabeski and week off to try to work the picked it up and put some Knott’s Matt Whittington, were kinks out of its offense. Higher test scores guaranteed or your money back pressure on their quarterback. held to three completions But a lot of it had to do with apiece. Whittington was inter­ Carroll 6, Siegfried 0 tight coverage.” cepted by Tom Hessert in the In a rain-soaked affair on 1-800-KAP-TEST The Bats had plenty of pres­ fourth quarter to seal the win Sunday afternoon, Carroll KAPLAN kaptest.com sure on Mora all day, holding for the Fishermen. topped Siegfried 6-0 for its him to 6-of-l 3 passing for 84 The game’s only touchdown first win of the season. It was­ Test Prep and Admissions yards, the bulk of which came was scored on the first drive of n’t pretty but Carroll took ‘Test num«& mo tegistcitxi trodemunw of Oicir mspccu&w owners ‘ ‘OondUk*!# <>":« oiigiNin, rnqunimeni.i on a 56-yard bomb to receiver the game when Kevin Rabil advantage of enough Siegfried vtolt tomtoflfiOm/tiSt the Mgner score OuurWKO* «vy appltos to Kao# on oxirsos inker i under*noMM wU'tn urn umir.ii stou.w anti tie undo page 18 The Observer ♦ SPORTS Tuesday, September 27, 2005

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can do.” Poultry Bowl.” By CH R IS H IN E, JAY Howard enters the game still verbal commitment FITZPATRICK and TIM Badin vs. Cavanaugh in the hunt for its first win after KAISER Cavanaugh has not allowed a tough losses to Lyons and or six guys they offered,” Sports Writers point in its first two games, and Cavanaugh. By MIKE GILLOON Frank said. “He was with the the Chaos are looking to contin­ Sophomore Catherine Krug Sports Editor next group of guys that got The Wild Women of Walsh are ue their streak in a 9 p.m. game said her team has been practic­ offered. But he’s hardly a sec­ with Badin (1-1) at Riehle fields ing some new offensive strategy taking an unblemished record Notre Dame added a second ond-tier type of guy.” tonight. this week. into a 7 p.m. Blue League contest offensive lineman to its Boston College, North with Lyons tonight, while the Last week, the Chaos (2-0) won “We’re looking for the offense recruiting class during the Carolina, Miami, Maryland big over Howard, winning 24-0, to make some plays and for the Lions are looking to get their sea­ weekend as Eric Olsen and Virginia were among the son back on track at Riehle West with a strong running game and defense to keep playing tough,” became the 17th verbal com­ schools that also offered Field. an adequate passing game. Krug said. mitment for the Irish this Olsen a scholarship, accord­ Thus far, Walsh has defeated Cavanaugh demonstrated its Sophomore "offensive and year. ing to Irisheyes.com. Lewis, 13-7, and Badin, 20-0. offensive versatility against the defensive lineman Lauren Gulley A 6-foot-5, 298-pound line­ “Growing up I pulled for Ducks, scoring twice through the The defending champions are led echoed the need for improve­ man from Poly Prep School in Notre Dame and also Miami by Mary Sullivan at quarterback. air and twice with an option run­ ment on offense. Brooklyn, New York, Olsen and Boston College,” Olsen Sullivan is the Michael Vick of the ning game. “The area to work on the most will play offensive guard for said. “When it came down to Walsh offense, using both her If Badin hopes to win, it will for us is offense,” Gulley said. Notre Dame, according to it those were all in my top legs and arm with equal effect. have to overpower a sturdy “Each player has to know their Mike Frank of Irisheyes.com. five. But Boston College was Chaos defense. In its last game, individual responsibilities and On Sunday against Badin, “He’s a good probably sec­ Cavanaugh defenders forced two execute very well.” Sullivan threw and ran for a pickup,” Frank- ond.” interceptions and held Howard Gulley felt Howard’s younger ‘[Notre Dame] was touchdown. Walsh’s offense also said. “He comes Olsen made an quarterbacks to 6-of-19 passing. players, including freshman everything I was features Cigi Moore and Laurie from a good pro­ unofficial visit to Cavanaugh had a bye this receiver Liz Pike, would make a Wasikowski at wideout. gram. He’s a big looking for from campus this sum­ greater impact in this game. Lewis held Sullivan in check for weekend and used the time to kid who likes to mer when he the first half last week, but as the prepare for specific situations, as “We have a lot of freshman,” the academic sm ack people standpoint, the attended the defense crept up to prevent her the Chaos were 0-for-4 on extra Gulley said. “But now they know around i little Notre Dame foot­ points last week against the what to expect: the pace of the from running, Sullivan found bit.” coaches and the ball camp. Irish games, the level of competition of Wasikowski over the top for big Ducks. Most of the coaches, players “We know that a close game is women’s interhall flag football.” environment. ” gains. Once the defense dropped schools he and the campus back, Sullivan used her legs to going to come down to extra Lewis has the edge over looked at w ere itself m ade a drive Walsh down the field. points, and we want to be able to Howard in record against com­ sim ilar, but Eric Olsen good impression succeed on them to win those mon opponents — they also lost Lyons opened the season in Notre Dame Irish recruit on the lineman games,” Cavanaugh assistant to Cavanaugh but beat Lyons. impressive fashion with a 20-0 stood out for during his visit of coach Hunter Land said. Lewis also has lost to Walsh win over Howard. Since then, Olsen because of its tradition. “four or five days,” he said. Badin hopes to rebound this and is looking to bring its record however, Lyons can’t quite find the “I was looking for the com­ Offensive tackle Bartley week after a 20-0 loss to Walsh, to .500 with a victory. The Chicks right groove. It has lost consecu­ plete package,” Olsen said. “I Webb of Springdale, Ark. is but the Bullfrogs will have a dif­ will look to a strong senior class tive games to Badin and Lewis. felt that it was everything I the other line prospect to ver­ ficult game against Cavanaugh, “We’re working on the things — including Kara Bailey, wide was looking for from the aca­ bal to the Irish so far. He who has not lost a regular sea­ receiver Kati Kloon and captain we need to fix,” co-captain Katie demic standpoint, the coach­ received four stars out of a son game in over a year. Mackin said. and defender Julia Borke — to es and the environment. Plus, possible five from Scout.com. In the Lions’ only win, receiver Badin has shown promise capture a win. it had that mystique and tra­ Olsen received three stars. early this season, including a Jenny Delaney caught three dition there. It was just awe­ Olsen reports a 350-pound touchdown passes from quarter­ two-touchdown performance by Contact Chris Hine at some.” bench press and a 520-pound freshman quarterback Katie backs Kim Murphy and Lynn [email protected], Frank said Olsen is in the squat along with a 5.2 second Rose Hackney and a shutout in Truitt. Jay Fitzpatrick at “second wave” of offensive time in the 40-yard dash. week one. But Delaney and the rest of the [email protected] and line recruits offered by the Lions’ receiving corps will be up Despite the odds against Badin, Tim Kaiser at Irish coaching staff. Contact Mike Gilloon at against a tough Walsh secondary the team is confident it can com­ [email protected] “He’s not one of the top five [email protected] led by Julie Campbell, who has pete with a team like Cavanaugh. three interceptions in two games, Part of the reason for the loss in including one returned for a the Walsh game was due to touchdown. 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playing average teams,” 21 , with seven of their next S M C Volleyball Stasiuk said. “That was one of eight matches away from Volleyball the things Coach Brown said home. continued from page 24 ... we have to control our side Despite Loyola’s 3-9 overall of the net no matter what record, Notre Dame knows it’s Belles to host Tri-State done the best they can. Notre team we're playing.” in for a dogfight, and it knows Dame played a Sunday match The Irish came into the week it cannot take the Horizon and just now turned its focus as the only team in the nation League team lightly. towards tonight. to rank in the top-15 in both The Irish have put together in MIAA competition “Today, we scouted,” Stasiuk blocks ( 8 ) and digs (14). a solid week after their first said. “We had film. We went Today’s road trip to Chicago loss of the season against LSU. over their hitters and part of for a 7 p.m. match begins a After playing a sloppy tourna­ Team will face a With solid attacking from their offense. Hut basically, we grueling stretch for the Irish, ment that weekend — barely Kristen Playko, strong block­ practiced our offense a lot." but also a stretch they are beating Tulane and getting much-improved squad ing from Shelly Bender, tough The Irish have not over­ willing and ready to handle. handled by the spirited LSU defense from Anne Cusack and looked the Ramblers, but they “We’re all ready to go,” squad — the Irish are deter­ in conference match the emergence of Amanda haven’t worried, either. They Stasiuk said. “We’re ener­ mined to play at their own David as setter, the Belles have already surpassed last sea­ respect their opponent but gized.” level. By RYAN KIEFER realize as long as they play son’s win total. Besides an Oct. 5 home Sports Writer their game, they’re fine. match, the Irish won’t play in Contact Tom Dorwart at Saint Mary’s enters tonight’s “We have to get better at the state of Indiana until Oct. [email protected] contest on a two-game losing Julie Schroeder-Biek is done streak after dropping confer­ judging a team by its record. ence matches to Calvin and The veteran Belles coach Alma Saturday. Saint Mary’s knows better than that. played well in spurts during This season, her team has the weekend, especially in the faced teams with records of 1 - final two games of the Alma 7, 2-7, 2-9 and 3-12. Saint match, but it was not enough Mary’s is 2-2 in those contests, to win. and the losses were not due to Schroeder-Biek said develop­ poor play on the part of Belles. ing consistency will be key to The opponents have simply the Belles’ success tonight. been much better than the “ 10n Saturday I we didn’t records have pass consis- indicated. “IOn Saturday I we tently, the tim­ Ontermce Torum That’s why the ing on our Belles expect a didn’t pass consistently, blocks was off tough match the timing on our blocks and we had tonight when was off and we had some trouble they host Tri- some trouble communicat­ State University, ing,” she said. a team that communicating. We “We didn’t play went 0-16 in the didn 7 play poorly, we poorly, we just MIAA last se a ­ just need to focus on need to focus son, including on the little two losses to the little things. ” things to Saint Mary’s. improve our “Every team in Julie Schroeder-Biek game. ” this league is This is a cru­ Belles head coach going to be com- cial game for petitive,” the Belles, who Schroeder-Biek said. “You hop< to move up in the MIAA can’t overlook anybody. We standings from their current have to be ready.” 8 th-place slot. Tri-State is 7th to aiscuss whatyou aefrne as beauty Under new coach Sarah in the conference. Steele, Tri-State is 7-5 with a Tonight marks the Belles’ %SYP 2 JASPS <-68# Hy Sep. 30 1-3 conference record. second-to-last conference The Thunder have shown home match. vast improvement as their With a number of tough road {firmer wi(fhe provided! younger players have matured matches ahead. Saint Mary’s and gained experience. Tri- will need to take advantage of State lost only one player from the limited number of games last year’s team. remaining at the Angela The Thunder split two Athletic Center. The Belles are matches over the weekend, 2-4 in home matches this year. defeating Kalamazoo 3-1 and Following tonight’s contest, losing to Albion 3-2. the Belles will step out of con­ Like the Thunder, the Belles ference to face Bethel College are much improved. They have at home Saturday. shown maturity and mental toughness, especially in five- game matches — in which Contact Ryan Kiefer at they are 3-1. [email protected] SIT Program in Uganda

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minutes remaining in the sec­ and moved downfield to their and just played classic Dillon of the game. Morrissey wins close ond quarter, Mob lineman 48 behind two completions football,” Acosta said. Breslin was responsible for Robert Ladd was able to sack from quarterback Rob Coly. The Dillon offense set the that touchdown, as well. contest with O'Neill; Spencer in the end zone for Play was delayed, however, tone for the game early on Lining up to punt in the first Dillon tops Keenan the safety. when a Dillon player had to be with a 12-play opening drive, quarter, Breslin couldn’t find O’Neill’s defense also per­ taken off the field in an ambu­ resulting in a Duffy touchdown the handle on a slippery ball. formed well in the game, lance. The player was down on run. The Big Red were able to Undeterred, he turned the By JAY FITZPATRICK, recording the safety, blocking the field for several minutes move the ball efficiently in two botched punt to his advantage JASON GALVAN and GREG a 41 -yard field goal attem pt before an emergency crew other drives to control the ball as he scrambled making multi­ ARGOBAST and forcing a turnover — an arrived on the scene to pro­ for most of the game and wear ple Keough defenders miss on Sports Writers interception by defensive back vide medial assistance. down the defending champion his way to a 70 yard touch­ Pat Conley. With only a minute to go, the Knights’ defense. down run. Morrissey tailback Nick “We played good defense out Knights drove to the Dillon 25 The Knights took the lead Keough’s offense consisted of Klein ran for a 5-yard touch­ there, but we need to cut with two more key comple­ early in the third quarter with handing the ball to freshman down, the game’s only score, down on sloppy tackles,” tions and seemed to seal the a Dan Zanker touchdown running back Mike Anello at the beginning of the fourth O’Neill coach victory when reception but were unable to early and often. quarter to lead Morrissey past Mike Milligan Our defense definitely Coly connected consistently establish the run Anello accounted for nearly O’Neill, 6-2, Sunday. said. “We were with one of his against a stingy Dillon all of the yards gained by the Near the end of the third arm tackling too excelled out there receivers in the defense. Keenan captain Vince Kangaroo offense, including quarter, the Morrissey defense m uch out today. ” end zone. Lyzinski noted that his team ’s their lone touchdown, an 80- stopped O’Neill’s drive short there.” However, the main problem was attitude. yard scamper to put the with a fumble, giving the O’Neill’s Knights were “We came out flat and just Kangaroos up 9-6 before half- Nick Klein Manor field position deep offense also called for offen­ got outplayed.” Lyzinksi said. time. This play completed a inside O’Neill territory. A con­ boasted a strong Morrissey captain sive pass inter­ “They were ready, we weren’t. huge momentum shift in sistent Manor running game running game, ference and, We need to get that intensity Keough’s favor. It came on the moved the ball 25 yards, cul­ led by tailback Braden Turner, after being moved back to the back, especially with a tough first play after Dorian Inzunza minating in the Klein touch­ which worked consistently 40-yard line, the Dillon team like Stanford up next on sacked Alumni quarterback down. well against the Manor in the defense held its ground and the schedule.” Kerger Truesbell for a safety O’Neill got the ball back at first half. did not allow another comple­ immediately following a goal their own 35, but could not O’Neill has a bye next week tion. Alumni 9, Keough 9 line stand by the Dawg move the Manor defense. but plays Keough in two Dillon captain Romeo Acosta Special teams hurt Alumni defense. A failed fourth and long gave weeks. Morrissey will play was pleased with his team’s early, but they came through Sunday’s result didn’t help Morrissey the ball at the Keough next week. performance. late to enable the Dawgs to either Alumni or Keough as O’Neill 36 with under 3 min­ “This was a completely dif­ gain a 9-9 tie with the both teams now stand at 0-1- utes to play. A crucial fourth- Dilllon 13, Keenan 8 ferent game from last week,” Kangaroos of Keough Sunday. 1. To make the playoffs, each and-inches conversion by The Keenan Knights came Acosta said. “We just really Alumni kicker Andrew team, needs to win their last Manor quarterback Mike up just short on their final came together out there as a Breslin converted a 36-yard two games. Keough plays Spencer gave Morrissey the drive and lost their first game team.” field goal with less than six Morrissey and O’Neill while ability to kneel on the ball and of the season to the Dillon Big The Big Red offense was minutes left to play to tie the Alumni plays Dillon and let time — and the Mob’s Red Sunday. anchored with a strong per­ game. Stanford. comeback hopes — expire. Keenan fell behind by five formance by running back “I was confident in Andrew,” “We’re a good run-stopping Although Morrissey failed to when Dillon quarterback Alex Duffy, who had 110 yards Alumni captain Ryan team, and Dillon mainly runs make the two-point conver­ Kenny Cushing connected with on the ground and rushed for McGettigan said. “He always the ball,” said McGettigan. sion, the six points were A.J. Cedeno for a 15-yard a touchdown. makes long field goals for us.” “We just have to take it one enough to win because of touchdown pass early in the “Last week we had a few Breslin’s field goal proved to game at a time.” Morrissey’s airtight defense. fourth quarter. things go wrong, but we really be the final score of the game “Our defense definitely After the Big Red missed the got it together and just played as Alumni was unable to capi­ Contact Jay Fitzpatrick at excelled out there today,” extra point, the Knights took well,” Duffy said. talize off a late Keough fumble [email protected] , Manor captain Klein said. the ball back at their own 35 Nearly all of the Dillon offen­ which leaves the Dawgs won­ Jason Galvan at Morrissey’s defense forced two but fumbled on the first play of sive production came from dering what might have been [email protected] turnovers, the fumble that led the drive. The Big Red were their rushing attack. had they converted the extra and Greg Argobast at to the touchdown and an then in position to put the “We went back to the run point on their first touchdown [email protected] interception, and blocked a game away after the Keenan 30-yard field goal attempt as turnover but failed to move time ran out in the first half. the ball and convert on fourth The Morrissey defense regis­ down inside the red zone. tered a shutout, as the only Keenan took over with less points O’Neill was able to put than two minutes to go in the Li v e a n d s t u d y up were against the Manor’s contest at their 16-yard line. offense. With less than three The Knights took to the air

anything he could do for him. The boy requested a pass to Pass the right on the first play of the continued from page 24 game and Weis obliged. After being notified of shirts, hats and stuff,” hoping Montana’s death Thursday to make the child feel a little evening in Washington, Weis better. talked on the phone with It worked. Rockne. He promised to deliver “I was able to get a couple an autographed football to the smiles out of him,” Weis said. Mazurkiewicz household, “His mom got to take a couple which he did Sunday after­ pictures. She said it was the noon. first time he really smiled in The situation inspired Weis about three months.” to reflect on his own children, Weis informed 1 2 -year old IN THE his players of the “To watch a kid that’s Charlie and 10- meeting Wed­ year old nesday, using io years old only ... Hannah. Montana as an smile ... because of his “Knowing that example of who passion and love for I would do any­ they represent as thing in the Et e r n a l Ci Notre Dame foot­ Notre Dame football, world for my ball players. that’s a really good kids, to watch “To w atch a moral to tell your own this 10-year old kid that’s 10 ... and the only years old only players. ” thing that could get a smile to his get a smile out of face because of Charlie Weis him was. the Ro m e In f o r m a t i o n Se s s i o n s his passion and head coach head coach from love for Notre Notre Dame sit­ Dame football, ting there talk­ that’s really a good moral to ing about Notre Dame football, tell your own players,” Weis it makes me feel really good 5 PM M o n d a y , Se p t e m b e r 1 9 131 DeBartolo said. “It’s not just the that I went over there. OR University they’re represent­ “I hope he’s smiling in heav­ ing, it’s all the people who sup­ en right now.” 5 PM Tu e s d a y , Se p t e m b e r 2 7 131 DeBartolo port that University.” During their encounter, Weis Contact Mike Gilloon at asked Montana if there was [email protected] s ir Tuesday, September 27, 2005 The Observer ♦ TODAY page 23

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Defenses lead Zahm , Welsh Family stops Fisher and Carroll to the Pyros; McGlinn solid Sunday wins shuts out Pangborn

By COLIN REIMER, DAN By DREW FONTANA and M U RPH Y and FRAN TOLAN DIEDRE KRASULA Spors Writers Sports Writers

In tight, defensive battles, Pasquerilla East quarterback the winner is usually decided Leslie Follmler’s pass fell to by special teams and the ground in the corner of the turnovers, and whether or not end zone Sunday, taking with it the opponent can capitalize on Pasquerilla East’s hopes as the them. Zahm did just that Pyros lost, 16-12, to Welsh Sunday, recovering two Sorin Family at the West Quad fields. fumbles and dominating on Follmer drove her team special teams en route to a nearly the length of the field in 12-0 victory. the final minutes. On fourth On a rain-soaked afternoon. and goal, needing a touchdown Bats quarterback Sean to win, Follmer lofted a pass Wieland completed 6-of-12 toward the corner of the end passes for 73 yards and two zone and the ball fell incom­ second quarter touchdowns, plete just beyond the reach of both to wide receiver lake two Pyro receivers. Richardville to provide the The Whirlwinds took the only scoring for the contest. lead when freshman Jenni Meanwhile, the stellar Zahm Gargola caught a pass from defense contained Serin's quarterback Melissa Sands in SOFIA BALLON and GEOFF MATTESONZThe Observer spread attack throughout the stride and sprinted the rest of game and had constant pres­ A Carroll receiver, left, elevates and catches a pass against Siegfried during Carroll’s 6-0 win Sunday. Right, a Welsh player extends to catch a touchdown pass in Welsh’s 16-12 victory. the way to the end zone. This sure on Otter quarterback Stu was just one play after Megan Mora. The Bats’ special teams Conway, a Pyro wideout, also came through in the ond score. sides, but it was Zahm that seemed uncomfortable with caught a touchdown pass after clutch, blocking a first quarter The big story was the was able to capitalize. all day, the Otters botched a a long Pasquerilla East drive to field goal and also springing weather, though, as both Following a scoreless first snap, which Zahm recovered put the Pyros up 12-8. punt returner/running back teams struggled to adapt to quarter, Sorin started deep in on Sorin’s 24 yard line. Zahm At halftime the score stood at Theo Ossei-Anto for a huge the slippery ball. There were . its own territory. But, play­ return that set up Zahm’s sec- several botched snaps on both ing in a shotgun set they see BLUE/page 17 see G O LD /page 17

Football ND VOLLEYBALL Weis grants a young Team set for match with Loyola Irish fan's final wish Irish hope to improve play from weekend 10-year-old boy from Montana Mazurkiewicz, the series with Seton Hall 9 Irish ran a bootleg right in the k Mishawaka called for first play of Saturday’s game against Washington, resulting By T O M DORWART 'pass right' before death in a 13-yard completion from Sports Writer Irish quarterback Brady Quinn to tight end Anthony Fasano. By MIKE GILLOON Sadly, Mazurkiewicz did not It’s time they step up. Sports Editor live to see the play. The 10- Sophomore libero/outside year old Mishawaka boy died hitter Adrianna Stasiuk knows Faced with first-and-10 from Thursday from brain cancer. it, and her teammates know it, his own 1-yard line, Charlie Weis had received word from too. ,? Weis had a decision to make. the University that the boy, The Irish feel they may have Should he listen to his coaching named after legendary Irish played down to the level of instincts and run up the mid­ quarterback Joe Montana and their competition so far this dle, creating a passionate Notre Dame fan, season. And while Notre Dame room for the See Also was near-death, the coach said swept by Seton Hall Sunday BETH WERNETZThe Observer Irish offense at his press conference Sunday. afternoon, the Irish know they Lauren Brewster, left, and Justine Stremick combine on a “ Big plays not a to maneuver? So Weis stopped by the ran rln hottor block during Notre Dame’s victory over Seton Hall Sunday. Or should be small problem” Mazurkiewicz’s house last “We really were focusing on listen to Wednesday to visit with our side of the net and not so injury. clash. page 16 Montana? Montana, his brother Rockne much their side of the net [at Notre Dame (8-1, 1-0 Big While the Irish have had The Notre and his m other Cathy. He practice today],’’ said Stasiuk, East) will face Loyola-Chicago only a day to prepare for Dame head brought with him “a couple T- who has provided a major (3-9, 2-0 Horizon League) on tonight’s match, they have coach chose the latter. boost to her team since the road in Alumni Gym in the With a suggestion from see PASS/page 22 returning from an off-season midweek non-conference see VOLLEYBALL/page 21

SMC VOLLEYBALL WOMEN'S INTERHALL FOOTBALL RECRUITING FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK NCAA FOOTBALL CLUB SPORTS Tri-State at Saint Blue League Tennessee 30, Mary’s Eric Olsen became the Irish coach Charlie LSU 27 (OT) £ 3 Walsh pounds Badin, latest recruit to commit Weis is disappointed Irish sailors take third ca The Belles will face a 20-0, behind Laurie to the Irish for the class with the team's tendency The Vols erased a 21- place at invitational in conference foe tonight Wasikowski's two-touch­ of 2010. to give up big plays. point halftime deficit to New York City. at the Angela Athletic down performance. beat the No. 4 team in Center. the country page 21 page 19 page 18 page 16 page 15 page 14