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The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOLUME 42: ISSUE 56 THURSDAY, NOYEMBER29. 2007 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM STUDENT SENATE ~0-Q~'\ Students Senators vote to amend Constitution n1entor Student body president n1ust brief representatives on meetings; 'abstain' vote debated children Common Council to bring By KAITLYNN RIELY together city, resident, student Assistant News Editor and college representatives Big Brothers/Big Sisters from South Bend .. The Student Senate passed The CCAC's goal is to help the recruiting for next year an amendment to the Student Council identify neighborhood Body Constitution Wednesday concerns related to the local By GENE NOONE that formally requires the pres colleges, to propose solutions, News Writer ident to share certain informa and to develop long-term tion with representatives, but strategies regarding community failed to pass a sec6nd constitu relations. It was created as a Senior Alex Melecki has been tional amendment as senators final amendment to the party busy studying like many Notre debated the role of the vote to permit ordinance passed by the Dame students - but his study abstain. Common Council on Sept. 24. partner is a filth grader and the The Senate unanimously Siegfried senator Jim subject is spelling. passed a resolution describing Lockwood proposed an amend- Melecki is president of the Big the role of the student body . ment Nov. 7 that spelled out the Brothers/Big Sisters program of prnsident in his or her interac responsibilities of the student Notre Dame and is one of nearly tions with the body president regarding his or 100 Notre Dame students who spend time every week mentoring Community/Campus Advisory her interactions with the CCAC. I Coalition (CCACJ. The CCAC Senate Oversight chair lan Secviar reads from Robert's Rules of children in St. Joseph County. was created by the South Bend see SENATE/page 4 Order during Wednesday's Student Senate meeting. The program is recruiting new volunteers, especially males, Melecki said. "My work with Big Brothen¥Big Sisters has been the most reward New FedEx Kinko's draws business ing thing I have done during my time here at Notre Dame," he said. The Notre Dame Big Students, staff compare service, prices Brothers/Big Sisters program works closely with the St. Joseph of LaFortune location to old Copy Shop County branch of the Big Brothers/Big Sisters organization, years. The business dosed after which began in 1969. By GENE NOONE a nearly two-year-long legal bat The mission of the Big News Writer tle.· Brothers/Big Sisters organization, Compared to The Copy Shop, according to its Web site, is to pro Business has been strong for Skendzel said FedEx Kinko's vide children who laek sufficient the new FcdEx Kinko's in the priees are "much more competi adult support with the opportunity LaFortune Student Center, said tive" than the rates at The Copy and skills necessary to develop Director of Administrative Shop. positive personal growth. Services and Business Pricing for black and white "A lot of young people today do Operations Dan Skendzel. copies is $.04, down from The not get much of an opportunity to The new location, which is the Copy Shop's charge of $.08 per be friends with adults, especially second on campus, opened Oct. black and white copy. ones who are going listen to them 29. The first FedEx Kinko's Saint Mary's sophomore and act as a positive role model," opened in Grace Hall in 2005. Catherine Germer paid $6.70 for said senior Devin Ea..'>ter, vice pres FedEx Kinko's replaced The 70 black and white flyers for the ident for the Big Brothers/Big Copy Shop, a privately owned Equestrian Club of Notre Dame Sisters of Notre Dame. Observer file photo business under Copy Services, and Saint Mary's. Statistics show that the Big The FedEx Kinko's LaFortune location, which opened on Inc., which operated in the Oct. 29, is the second shop on campus. LaFortune basement for 18 see KINKO'S/page 4 see MENTORS/page 4
Aidan Project expects high turnout World AIDS Week Students to make blankets, buy T-shirts to help chemotherapy patients offers free testing By MEG MIRSHAK News Writer think about the issues and By MADELINE BUCKLEY relate them to their own News Write~ The Aidan Project, a blanket lives and their own situa making drive now in its second tions." ynar, will take plaen this A tree wrapped with 8,500 The week began with the Saturday. Organizers are promis ribbons to represent the sale of red shirts in the din ing morn studm1t involvmnent the number of people who din ing halls to create unity second time around. every day from AIDS stands among students. Cirrle-K's annual Blanket Bash, outside of DeBartolo Hall as "The. main incentive has where students made fleece one part of a weeklong proj been our theme: 'Live soli blankets for chemotherapy ect "to raise money for and darity, keep the promise,"' patients, was renamed and rl~or awareness of the worldwide Hancock said. "We are trying ganized al'ter Notre Dame stu AIDS epidemic. to push solidarity and inspire dent Aidan Fitzgerald was diag The Center for Social students to show support by nosed with testicular cancer in Concerns is behind the proj wearing the shirts." 2006. ect, which ends with World The sale from the shirts Chris Esber, Fitzgerald's room AIDS Day on Dec. 1. sponsors a children's choir mate at the time of his diagnosis, Senior Teresa Hancock, from Watoto, a village in wanted to do something to sup who co-chaired the project Uganda with 1,500 children port his friend in a time of need. Photo courtesy of Circle-K with senior Erin Greenberg, who have been orphaned Students make a fleece blanket at last year's The Aidan Project, hopes to "raise awareness see BLANKETS/page 4 which produced more than 100 blankets for chemotherapy patients. and get [students] to really see AIDS/page 4 page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Thursday, November 29, 2007
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With only nirw days remaining in the race f(w tlw most pn~stigious award in f(Jotball, Florida quarterback '11m Tebow hopns to bncomn tho first sophomore to Pat Moran Michelle Nguyen Brendan Geisler Paul Pokaski Jennie Weller win tho llnL<>m The l'iews expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of'/1w Observer. Contact Meghan McMahon at m rru:malw2@nd. edu ...J ''Th be nation's est 80's covb'fi;'r b and ,, • AT AS ALVVAYS NO COVERI page 4 The Observer + CAMPUS NEWS Thursday, November 29, 2007 University asked the court for Student Senate at its next regu majority of' the senators," she immndiate possession of the The lar meeting. said. "You don't want seven Kinko's Copy Shop's property in the base Senate The amendment was passed people to have the ability to continued from page 1 ment of the student center. continued from page 1 without further discussion change the constitution, some The Copy Shop argued that its among the senators. The second thing that is supposnd to be fair "I thought the prieing was really lease contained an "option to The original version of the resolution, which Secviar also ly rigid." reasonable," Germer said while renew" which would allow it to amendment called for the stu presented, was more divisive. Seeviar darilind that the pro picking up her copies. stay in thP LaFortune location until dent body president to attend all The resolution addressed the posed amendment would not Bridg11tt Kent. an administrative the owner decided he or she no CCAC meetings and compelled abstain vote, which is a vote affect constitutional amend a'>sistant f(Jr thn University Writing Jongnr wanted the space, or until the president to give "any and senators may make instead of ments, whieh always require Prohrram, agre11d. they violatnd a rule of the lease. all documentation" from the yay or nay when the Student two-thirds of all senators pms "I like that the prices are a Jut The case went to the Indiana meetings to the Senate at the Senate considers a resolution. ent at the meeting. less," she said. "But I lik11d The Court of Appeals, which ruled next regular meeting. Secviar's amendment states Zahm senator Nick McCollum Copy Shop more on serviee." against Thn Copy Shop. During discussions of that, except when noted other voiced support f(Jr the proposed Kent mntra<;tPd the new FedEx In March 2007, Thn Copy Shop Lockwood's proposed amend wise in the Constitution and it<> amendment. braneh with the f(Jrmer campus closed its doors, dting the cost of ment at the Nov. 7 meeting, sev bylaws, "all votes taken in the "Hight now, abstention and h Spo••~on·d hv Student Activics Oflkc ORLD & NATION Thursday, November 29, 2007 CoMPILED FROM THr: OssrRVER'S wrRr SERVICEs page 5 INTERNATIONAL NEWS IRAQ Refugees return to Iraq from Syria BAGHDAD - About 20 buses carrying hun dreds of Iraqi n~l'ugees returned to Baghdad from 6,000 Sunnis sign pact with U.S. Syria latP Wednesday, a move the government hailed as a sign of growing public confidence that Iraq was finally on the road to stability. Alliance with tribal militia considered a critical step in blocking escape routes for extremists The convoy was the Iirst from an Iraqi-funded efi(Jrt to speed the return of families that fled the Associated Press country's violence. The buses rolled into a central HAWIJA - Nearly 6,000 Baghdad bus station about midnight. Sunni Arab residents joined National Security Minister Sherwan al-Waili, a security pact with who met the convoy, said Prime Minister Nouri al American forces Wednesday Maliki would give each returning family $750 to in what U.S. officers get started rebuilding thPir lives. described as a critical step "The returning home of displaced families is in plugging the remaining considered as a gnmt victory lor law enforcement escape routes for extremists and national reconciliation," military spokesman flushed from former strong Brig. Gen Qassim al-Moussawi said. ''We didn't holds. ask any family about his sect or ethnicity. Such The new alliance - ealled things were created by terrorism and will disap the single largest single vol pear along with terrorism." unteer mobilization since the war began - covers the Chavez cuts off contact with Colombia "last gateway" for groups CAHACAS - Venezuelan President Hugo such as al-Qaida in Iraq Chavez said Wedm~sday he was cutting off all con seeking new havens in tact<; with the Colombian government, but left it northern Iraq, U.S. military unclear whether he was announcing an end to officials said. diplomatic relations between the two countries. Chavez's announcement came after a series of U.S. commanders have sharp exehanges with President Alvaro Uribe set tried to build a ring around insurgenL'i who fled military oil' when the Colombian leader last week abruptly offensives launched earlier ended the Venezuelan's mediation between this year in the western Colombia's government and leftist rebels. Anbar province and later "While President Uribe is president of Colombia into Baghdad and surround I will have no type of relationship with him or with thr. government in Colombia," Chavez said. ing areas. In many plaees, the U.S.-led battles were given key help from tribal militias - mainly Sunnis - that had turned again al NATIONAL NEWS Qaida and other groups. Extremists have sought Federal workers to get smaller raises new footholds in northern WASIIINGTON - Federal workers living in areas once loyal to Saddam morn r.xpr.nsive rr.gions of the country will get Hussein's Baath party as the much smaller pay raises than seheduled under an U.S.-led gains have mounted order from President Bush. who said Wednesday across central regions. But AP that the proposed raises were unacceptably high. their ability to strike near Sunni tribal leaders sign an alliance with the U.S. military Wednesday in Hawija, a Ordering a lower adjustment is not unusual. the capital remains. farming community known as the last gateway for militants going northward in Iraq. Prr.sidenL'i routinely override the pay formula and A woman wearing an LOCAL NEWS Associated Press improves the Toxies Release storing or releasing 500 to 4,999 Inventory law and eases require pounds of toxins would have to file an Zoo fire blamed on armadillo, lamp ments only on companies that ean abbreviated form, said Katherine INDIANAPOLIS - A lire at the Indianapolis ALBANY, N.Y.- Twelve states sued certify they have no releases of toxins Kennedy, New York's special deputy Zoo is being blamed on an armadillo that appar the Bush administration Wednesday to the environment. attorney general for environmental nntly pushed combustible material or bedding to force greater disclosure of data on The EPA this year rolled back a protection. too dose to a heat lamp. toxic ehemicals that eompanies store, regulation on the law signed by The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Zoo ollieials said Wednesday that a lire investi use and release into the environment. President Heagan after the deadly Court in New York City seeks to inval gator's wport found no indication that the lamp The state officials oppose new fed Bhopal toxic ehemical catastrophe in idate the EPA's revised regulations. fell or malfunetionnd. The lamp had been dou eral Environmental Protection India in 1984, according to the states "The EPA's new regulations rob ble-chained mom than two feet above the floor Agency rules that allow thousands of involved in the lawsuit. That law New Yorkers - and people across the in tho armadillo arna at the Zoo's Critter Corner companies to limit the information required eompanies to provide a country - of their right to know exhibit. they diselose to the publ~c about toxic long, detailed report whenever they about toxic dangers in their own The armadillo, thme turtles, two birds, a snake chemicals, aecording to New York store or emit 500 pounds of specific backyards," Cuomo said. "Along with and othnr small animals died in the Novembnr Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, the toxins. 11 other states throughout tho I 0 lin~. lead attorney general in the lawsuit. The new rule adopted this year nation, we will restore the public's Zoo Prnsident Michael Crowther estimatr.s The change lets 100 pollut1)rs off requires that long aeeounting only for right to information about chemkal damages at about $120,000 and says the build the hook in New York alone, he said. companies storing or releasing 5,000 hazards, despite the Bush adminis ing should reopf~n in :m to 60 clays. The EPA. however, said the change pounds of toxins or more. Companies tration's best attempts to hide it." page 6 The Observer + CAMPUS NEWS Thursday, November 29, 2007 ness, said Fitzgerald, who is back ever," Hancock said. "That's ly it hits home," Ilaneock at Notre Dame this semester AIDS our age. It really does affect said. Blankets after undergoing treatment last everyone. It doesn't discrimi llaneock said the wonk has continued from page 1 fall. continued from page 1 nate." already inspired responses, "I hope [The Aidan Project! Ilaneoek, along with her "both positive and rwgative," A'i the Viee Prnsident of' Service increases knowledge that caneer because of AIDS. A select task force, enabled f'rne IliV f'rom the Notre Dame com f(Jr Cirde-K. the largest organizer is a disease of our generation," number of ehildren in the vil testing on campus for the munity. of' servien opportunities on cam Fitzgerald said. "Caneer is a big lage are able to form a ehoir first time. "We had a really good pus, Esbnr pn~snntl~d the iclea of' part of my life and I am looking and tour for six months. "This is something I have response tonight at the con a snrviee project to raise caneer forward to seeing people at The They gave a concert at been really passionate about cert, and we had a good awarnnnss. Aidan Projeet excited about ean Notre Dame getting because response at the testing l.ast December, The Aidan cnr awanmess." Wednesday there is such a !Tuesday], but people still Projeet brought 250 students When Fitzgerald, a Knott n~si and collected stigma about feel uncomfortable coming," "J hope the Notre togetlwr to make mon~ than 100 dent, appeared to be injured donations. testing. People she said. blanknL'i. playing a game of football last "The dona- Dame students will think, why do llancock said she lwlieves Cirele-K is encouraging stu fall, he never imagined how the tions and realize that there are we need it AIDS is "the modern day lep dmJts to give whatever time they nnxt 24 hours would impact his shirt sales things we can do to here? But the rosy." can to The Aidan Project. an lifi~. goes toward a reality is that "The thing that separates it open-house-type event. Making A CAT sean administered to program in fight AIDS. " some are at f'rom something like cancer is blankeL'i requires no sewing and diagnose Fitzgerald's football Uganda that risk. It does that people blame the vic instructions will bn provided, injury revealed a more serious houses the Teresa Hancock affe.?t evc:ry tims, and thercf'orn they suf Cirde-K President Katie Tdtgnn problem. llis rather, a doetor at orphans, and one, she sard. fer on both ends," she said. senior said. Indiana University, viewed the x gives them AIDS Ministry "They have no support and The event will indudn ref'resh ray and was startled to lind evi food and an and AIDS Assist they are physically suffer nwnL'> and musical entertainment dence of' caneer. education," of South Bend, a ing." by Pat McKillen, a Knott rnsidnnt Fitzgerald immediately left Ilaneock said. "These are non-profit organization that llownver, II an cock's goal and friend of' Fitzg~~rald. Notre Dame for his home in kids that eome from nothing, helps peopln with AIDS, will this week is to change that The completed blankeL'i will be Indianapolis. He was diagnosed and our goal is to raise provide free testing today attitude. donatml to the Indiana Canem' with stage II testicular cancer the $2,500 to send back with the from 6 p.m to R in the Health "I hope the Notre Dame l'avilion at Indiana University liJIIowing moming. choir." Center, Saint Liam Hall. students will realize that Medil:al Center, when~ Fitzgerald After nvaluating his options, While it addresses the glob The week ends Saturday there are things we can do to underwent trnatnwnt last ynar. Fitzgerald lnlt Notm Dame lilr the al AIDS problem, World AIDS with a panel discussion fight AIDS," she said. "There Tnitgen hopes a largP turnout at smnestnr to be treated at Indiana Week also approaches the between two South Bend res are treatments, hut no cure, tlw evnnt will make 150 blankeL'i, University. llis cancer was not AIDS epidemic on a more idents with IIIV and two and the numbers are increas which would surpass the amount terminal. but complications from local seale. Notre Damn students who ing. No one is immunn." f'rom last year's event. treatment lim:ed him to take the "AIDS affects young people have workPd closoly with Cirde-K is also sPIIing '!'-shirts entire ymtr oil' from sd10ol. from the ages of 18-24 in AII>S. Contact Madeline Buckley at this we1~k to support The Aidan "You don't expect it to happen huge numbers more than "This is to show how dose- [email protected] Project and to f'urtlwr cancer to someorw you see walking awarnnnss on ~~ampus. down the hall every day," said "PeopiP don't always realize Mike Sullivan, who lives in Knott that a hPalthy nirwtnen-ynar-old llall. like Aidan can have cancer." Cirele-K. Knott llall. and the T1~itgnn said. Class of' 2001) are co-sponsoring l.ast year, tlw morwy raised by Tlw Aidan Project, which will be T-shirt salns was donatnd to tlw held Saturday in tlw LaForturw HilPy Childn•n's Hospital in Center Ballroom f'rom 11 a.m. to lndianapcllis. 2 p.m. J•:arly dntnction is the key to ~~anenr survival and peopln Contact Meg Mirshak at should Pmbraen eaneer aware- [email protected] ~re of lv'e.leoMe This Sunday at. the 11:45 am M_ass in the Basi1!ca oft_h_e Sacred Heart; we will_ recognize those members of the Notre Dame commumty who are seekmg to become tully 1mtwted mto the Cathohc tmth community in the Rite of Welcome. These women and men have met together over the past several months to explore their faith and the Catholic Church more deeply through the RCIA process. Catechumens seek full initiation through the sacraments of Baptism, Eucharist, and Confirmation; Candidates are already baptized and seek to be received into FuJI Communion with the Catholic Church through the sacraments of the Eucharist and Confirmation. The Rite of Welcome gives all of us an opportunity to encourage these men and women as they continue their joun1ey of initiation in the months ahead. Candidates and their Sponsors Catechutnen and their Godparents Matthew Belton/Dan Allen Amber Collins-Chris Wittman Brian Bodnar/Katie Dugan Dan Kissel-Fr. Tom Gaughan, CSC Emma Brizius/Kelly Levis Sharon Lam/Katie Keyser Brook Buck/Maria Jourdan Jessica Lau/Eiizabeth Staten Jimmy Buffi/Heather Keane Thomas Lee/Victor Saenz Stewart Carlin/Megan Carlin Erica Shuls/Annie Scully Josh Cook/Mandy Lewis Xue Ying Wang/Sandra Chavez Ryan Fischer/Bethany Fischer William Hayman/John Kyler Blake .Jones/Christina McCool Sara Loveless/Agata Michalaski ~ Jessica Martinez/ Allison Muscolino Joe McNamara/Jake Greiner Christian Minella/Chery] Sieve Stacey Moon/Richard Kim .Jessica Morris/Erin Locke Sada Murphy/Brad Mattan David Ray/Brian Barrett Kristy Schlueter/Meli Barber Sarah Skillen/Erika Meyer Katlyn Springstead/Kathryn Zellweger Kathleen Sullivan/Laura Bradley Matt Swift/Santiago Rosado C-M William Zech/Thao Tran Campus Ministry THE OBSERVER Thursday, November 29, 2007 USINESS page 7 MARKET RECAP Dow on rise as Fed hints at rate cuts Stocks Investors pleased that companies hit by mortgage crisis have raised extra cash Dow 13,289.45 +331.01 Jones Associated Press Up: Same: Down: Composite Volume: 2,284 74 1,098 28,166,039 NEW YOHK - Wall Street barreled higher Wednesday AMEX 2,353.94 57.50 for the second day in a row, NASDAQ 2,662.91 +82.11 giving the Dow Jones indus NYSE 9.791.05 +269.29 trial average its biggest two day point gain in five years S&P 500 I ,469.02 +40.79 after a Federal Heserve ofli NIKKEI (Tokyo) 15,495.81 +342.09 cial hinted that the central FTSE 100 (London) 6,306.20 +165.50 bank may lower interest rates again. COMPANY %CHANGE $GAIN PRICE Investors' renewed hopes S&P DEP RECIEIPTS (SPY) +3.20 +4.56 147.13 for a rate eut added to their POWERSHARES (QQQQ) +3.04 +1.52 51.48 relief that companies that FINANCIAL SEL SPDR (XLF) +5.97 +1.72 30.52 made losing bets on sub prime mortgages, such as CITIGROUP INC (C) +6.50 +1.97 32.29 Citigroup Inc. and Freddie Mac, are coming up with Treasuries ways to raise cash. The 10-YEAR NOTE +2.05 +0.081 4.025 market was clearly opti mistic that at least some of 13-WEEK BILL -3.73 -0.115 2.960 the damage from the 30-YEAR BOND +1.19 +0.052 4.407 months-long credit crisis 5-YEAR NOTE +3.51 +0.118 3.48 was !inally being mitigated. However, Wall Street has Commodities been fickle in recent LIGHT CRUDE ($/bbl.) -3.80 90.62 months, with the Dow often rising and falling by triple GOLD ($/Troy oz.) -14.00 821.20 digits, and no one is betting PORK BELLIES (cents/lb.) -0.15 91.48 that the mortgage crisis that tripped up the nation's financial industry this year , Exchange Rates is over or that the market's YEN 110.1250 huge gains so far this week EURO 0.6748 will stick. Despite its spec CANADIAN DOLLAR 0.9889 tacular advance, the Dow remains more than 6 per BRITISH POUND 0.4817 cent below its Oct. 9 record dose over 14,000, having Donald Kohn, Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve, said the central bank may lower plunged due to worries that the housing market's slump interest rates again during a speech at the Council on Foreign Relations Wednesday. will lead to further losses for businesses. lie said tight Plunging oil and gold 2002, and largest two-day IN BRIEF banks, and that the Fed financial conditions may prices also lifted investors~ percentage gain since Nov. can't keep slashing rates. merit "offsetting" policy hopes for a rate cut - if 21, 2002. Ford settles Explorer safety lawsuits "The market's perception from the central bank. inflation is in control, policy Wednesday's jump was SACHAMENTO - Ford Motor Co. on of whether the Fed cuts or The possibility for lower makers have less reason to also the biggest one-day Wednesday agreed to settle class-action law not really changes by the rates seemed more com keep rates high. The Fed's percentage gain for the Dow suits covering plaintiffs in four states who day," said Michael Sheldon, pelling to investors than Beige Book of economic since April 2, 2003. elaimed its Explorer sport utility vehicles were chief market strategist at persistent concerns about a activity around the country The broader Standard & prone to rollovers, the company and an attor Spencer Clarke LLC. "We slowdown in economic said with the economy Poor's 500 index climbed ney for the plaintiffs said. still have more data to growth. The Fed has expanding at a reduced 40.79, or 2.86 percent, to The settlement applies to about 1 million come." already reduced rates at its pace, most core prices are 1 ,469.02, logging its best people in California, Connecticut, Hlinois and Early Wednesday, Fed last two meetings, and con stable or down slightly. two-day point gain since Texas, said Kevin P. Hoddy, a New Jersey Vice Chairman Donald Kohn tinues to inject billions of The Dow soared 331.01, April19, 2001. attorney and co-counsel for the SUV owners told the Council on Foreign dollars into the fillancial sys or 2.55 percent, to The Nasdaq composite who brought the lawsuit. Helations that recent finan tem through repurchase 13,289.45, adding to the index shot up 82.11, or 3.18 lie said the settlement will be filed later cial turbulence has reversnd agreements to help calm the blue chip index's 215 point percent, to 2,662.91, giving Wednesday in Sacramento County Superior some of the improvement shaky markets. The central gain on Tuesday and giving the technology-dominated Court. seen in markets in previous bank will hold its final rate the market's best known index its largest two-day It will allow vehicle owners to apply for $500 weeks. and could squeeze setting meeting of the year indicator its largest two-day point gain since March 4, vouehers to buy new Explorers or $300 vouch credit for households and Dec. 11. point gain since Oct. 11, 2002. ers to buy other Ford or Lincoln Mercury products, Hoddy told The Associated Press. The settlements apply to Explorers in model years 1991 through 2001, he said. Consumers will be able to apply for the vouchers through a Web site starting Monday Spending, economic growth slow down if a Sacramento judge gives preliminary approval to the settlement. The parties plan to Associated Press expecting a slow holiday season, with leagues meet on Dee. 11 to decide their ask Superior Court Judge David De Alba to only small gains in sales volumes com next move on interest rates. Investors give final approval during a hearing in April, pared with last year," the Fed added. and some economists believe the Fed after those covered by the settlement have had WASHINGTON - The economy grew Spending by consumers and busi report, along with recent turbulence on time to apply for the vouchers, Hoddy said. at a slower pace in the late fall as shop nesses is the lifeblood of the country's Wall Street, would justify another rate pers watched their pennies heading economic activity. The big worry for reduction. Hennessey named top economic adviser into the busy holiday season. economists is that consumers and busi "The Fed realizes markets are frag WASHINGTON - President Bush announced The Federal Reserve's new snapshot, nesses will cut back on spending and ile, and the ongoing dislocations we on Wednesday that Keith Hennessey will released Wednesday, suggested the investing, dealing a blow to economic expect will lead the (Fed) to ease on become director of the National Economic strains from a severe housing slump growth. The odds of a recession have Dec. 11," said T.J. Marta, !ixed income Council. replacing Alllubbard, who is joining a and a painful credit crunch are affect grown this year. Still, Fed. officials and strategist at HBC Capital Markets. growing linn of top presidnntial advisers exit ing the behavior of individuals and many other economists remain hopeful Fed Governor Donald Kohn, in a ing the White House as the Bush administra businesses alike - making them some the country will weather the fmancial speech Wednesday, warned that if the tion heads into its lined year. what more cautious. storm without falling into recession. financial turmoil seen in recent weeks llennnssny, who came to the White I louse in Yet. the hope that the Federal The Fed report found the national were to persist, it could further crimp 2002. is llubbard's deputy and has bn1m Heserve will eut a key interest rate for a economy continued to grow during the the flow of credit to people and busi deputy to two previous directors of the council. third time this year to energize the survey pAriod of October through mid nesses, raising risks to economic I In served as a top budget aide to Sen. Tr~nt economy sent stocks soaring on Wall November but at a "reduced pace." Of growth. l.ott, H-Miss .. and worked for the Senate Street. The Dow Jones industrials the 12 Fed regions surveyed. seven Kohn, the No. 2 ollkial at the Fed. Budgnt Cornrnittne. jumped for the second day in a row, reported a slower pace of economic said the recent gyrations on Wall Street "Keith has been an important member of my gaining 331.01 points to close at activity, while the rmnainder generally "partly reversed some of the improve White I louse team for more than five years," 13,289.45. It marked the index's pointed to "modest expansion or mixed ment in market functioning" seen in Bush said in a statemnnt. "lin has served as biggest two-day point gain in live years. conditions." the Fed said. late September and in October. The the deputy to three directors of the National "Heports on retail spending were The findings will figure prominently credit crunch had taken a turn for the Economic Council. and has worknd on a broad downbeat in general," the Fed survey into discussions when Federal Reserve worse in August, causing stocks to range of eeonomie policy issues." said. "Most retailers said that they were Chairman Ben Bernanke and his col- nosedive. page 8 The Observer + NATIONAL NEWS Thursday, November 29, 2007 Illegal in1n1igrant rescues child Kansas student, Migrant abandons walk to the U.S. to save boy stranded in desert porn star missing• • Associated Press the crash. Cordova gave the boy the In a telephone interview sweater he was wearing, I'IIOENIX - An illegal with The Associated Press climbed down to the van, and Associated Press Sander was last seen leaving immigrant who gave up his from his home in Magdalena found chocolate and cookies a bar in El Dorado, about 30 long walk into the U.S. to lwlp de Kino, Cordova said to feed him. EL DORADO, Kan. -A miss miles from Wichita, with a a boy whoso mother was Christopher had scrapes on lie then built a bonfire, and ing Kansas eollege student man identified as Israel killod in a van crash in the his leg and was dressed in the two hunkered down. The believed to be the victim of Mireles, 24, authorities said. desert said Wndn1~sday that he shorts despite the desert cold. boy slept most of the night; foul play apparently led a dou Sander and MirPles had met rwv1~r thought of l!~aving the The boy had his dog with Cordova kept watch and tend ble life as an Internet porn that night at the bar, aecording child. him and was holding a side ed the fire. star by the name of Zoey Zane. to Watson. "I am a father of four chil mirror from the wrecked van. Fourteen hours later, a Nude photos of 18-year-old After Mireles did not show dren. For that. I stayed," Neither Cordova nor group of hunters found the Emily Sander appeared on a up Saturday at his job at an Manuel Jesus Cordova Christopher spoke the other's pair and called for help. U.S. Zoey Zane Web site before she Italian restaurant, his mnploy Sobnrarws said language, but Border Patrol agents took vanished, and investigators er went to the motel room in Spanish from the boy took the Cordova into eustody, and are looking into whether her where he was staying. his home in the "/felt frustrated and migrant to the Christopher was flown to a modeling had anything to do "His motel room was found Mexican state sad because I edge of a canyon hospital in Tucson. with her disappearanee last to appear in great disarray of Sonora. "I and showed him Christopher was reunited Friday. and a large quantity of blood never could couldn't do anything the accident site. with family over the weekend; "She enjoyed it. She is a was found in the room," Boren have ldt him. for the mother. " Authorities a message left with his uncle young teenage girl and she said. "Bed elothing was found Nevor." said Christopher was not immediately returned wanted to be in the movies to be missing. The police were Authorities and his mother, Wednesday. and enjoyed movies. She need called." said Cordova Manuel Jesus 45-year-old Santa Cruz County Sheriff ed the extra money," Nikki A nationwide manhunt was may have saved Cordova Soberanes Dawn Alice Tony Estrada said Cordova is Watson, a elose friend of under way for Mireles and his the lifo of 9- Immigrant rescuer Tomko, had "very, very speeial and <:om Sander's at Butler Community 16-year-old girlfrilmd. A rental year-old been in the area passionate" and may have College, told The Associated car he had been driving turned Christopher camping. Tomko saved the boy's life. Press on Wednesday. "Nobody up Tuesday in Texas, where he B u zllw i trw r. whose mother was driving on a U.S. Forest Adriana Hoyos Rodriguez, in El Dorado knew besides her had family. On Tuesday, was killed wh1m their van ran Service road when she lost the mayor of Magdalena de close friends." authorities released a photo of off a cliff in a remote area control of the van, which Kino, called Cordova a hero. Sander's brother, Jacob a white bedspread with a flo north of the Mexican border landed 300 feet from the "lie left everything to save Sander, confirmed that the ral design and asked for the on Thanksgiving Day. road. that boy," she said. nude woman pietured on the publie's help in loeating it. A spokeswoman for the By the looks of the mangled Cordova said he wanted to site is his sistf'r. "Our hopes kind of diminish Mnxiean consulate in Nogal1~s van down below, Cordova come to the United States to El Dorado Poliee Chief Tom each day we don't hear from said thn office is working to said, it was obvious the boy's earn money to feed his four Boren said FBI and state her," the poliee ehief said obtain a short-term visa for mother had died. The child ehildren, who live with their experts on Internet crime have Wednesday. Cordova so lw can como to was distraught but did not mother, and help support his been ealled in. Sander rP.eently signed a Arizona and be recognized for cry. girlfriend's three children. "I "Investigators are aware eontraet for the pornographic his actions. "I fell frustrated and sad have two families, many that Miss Sander was appar work on the Web site, and told Tho 26-year-old bricklayp,r because I couldn't do anything mouths to feed," he said. ently involved in a Web site sit her parents about it on was two days into his walk for the mother," Cordova said. He said that even though his uation," he said. "Allegations Thanksgiving, Watson said. and about 50 miles from "And I didn't know how to trip was thwarted, he is glad that this may factor into her ller boyfriend broke up with Tucson when he saw the boy, console the boy, so I just sat to be baek horne and wishes disappearance are being thor her because he did not who had walked away from next to him." Christopher the best. oughly investigated." approve, Watson said. 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Due nt L!ase Stgning :''. :.dHD/'-i 120 w. MciUnlov Avo. MISHAWAKA 514-256-5421 ~SUBARU GurlevteepSubaru.com Thursday, November 29, 2007 The Observer + INTERNATIONAL NEWS page 9 NETHERLANDS SUDAN Nazi archives opened· for first titne Teacher charged Docunzents could provide new infonnation on inner workings of persecution with inciting hate countries that govern the archive browse the files. Associated Press had ratiliPd a 2006 agreement to "My goodness, I don't know AMSTEHDAM - After more open the files to the public for the where I would start, there are so President Omar al-Bashir. which Associated Press than 60 years, Nazi documents first time. many things I am interested in," he came to power in a 1989 military stored in a vast warehouse in "We are there. The doors are said. 'The history of my family, of KHARTOUM - Sudan charged coup that touted itself as creating Germany were unsealed open," said ITS director Reto course. My parents. One of my a British teacher WPdnesday with an Islamic state. Wednesday. opening a rich Meister, speaking by telephone brothers is missing. We never inciting religious hatred - a The north of the cow1try bases rosource for I lolocaust historians from the Buchenwald concentra knew what happened to him." crime punishable by 40 lashes - its legal code on Islamic Sharia andlbr survivors to dolvn into their tion camp where he was visiting Yael Vashem said the opening of because she allowed her students law, and al-Bashir often seeks to own torment11d past. with a delegation of U.S. congres the archive was "a brnakthrough" to name a teddy bear Muhammad burnish his mligious credentials. The trnasun• of doeumenl'i could sional stall' members. for survivors and others. as part of a diL'iS prqject. Last year, he vowed to lead a open new avenues of' study into the Survivors have pressed for "Our understandi1ig and knowl The cmmtry's top Muslim clerics jihad, or holy war. against U.N. inner workings of' Nazi persecution decades to open the archive, edge of the personal story of the pressed tl1e govemment to ensure peacekeepers if they deployed in from the exploitation of' slave labor unhappy with the minimal I loloeaust will be deepened," said that the teacher, Gillian Gibbons, the Darfur region of western to the conduct of medical experi responses - usually in form letters Yael Vashem's chairman Avner is punished, comparing her action Sudan. lie relented this year to ments. The archive's managers - from the Red Cross officials Shalev. to author Salman Rushdie's "blas allow a U.N.-African Union three plann1~d a conf(~rence of scholars responding to request<; for informa The records are unlikely to phemies" against the Prophet there - but this month said he next year to map out its unex tion about relatives. change the general story of the Muhammad. would bar Scandinavian peace plornd r·.ontent'i. "We are very anxious," said I lolocaust and the Nazi era, proba The charges against Gibbons keepers from participating The files entrusted to the David Mermelstein, 78, an activist bly the most intensely researched angered the British government, because newspapers in their lntnrnational Tracing Service, an for survivors' causes in Miami, Fla., 12-year period of the 20th century. which urgently summoned the countries ran caricatures of arm of the International Committee who wants to scour the files for But its depth of detc1il and origi Sudanese ambassador to discuss Prophet Muhammad last year. of the Red Cross, have been used traces of his two older brothers nal documentation will add texture the case. British and American Streets were calm Wednesday until now to help find missing per whom he last saw as he passed to history's worst genocide, and is Muslim groups also criticized the in Khartoum, but a pickup truck sons or document atrocities to sup through a series of concentration likely to fuel a revival of academic decision. drove through the capital with port compensation daims. The U.S. camps. interest in the Holocaust. Gibbons, 54, was arrested at loudspeakers blaring calls for government also has referred to "Now I hope we will be able to Among its files, seen by The her home in Khartoum on Sunday Muslims to protest Friday after the ITS for back!-,'Totmd checks on get some information. We have Associated Press during repeated after some parents of her student'> prayers and not to let their reli immigrants it suspected of lying been waiting, and time is not on visits to Bad Arolsen in the last accused her of naming the bear gion be insulted. about their past. our side," said the retired business year, are the list of deportees from after Islam's prophet. Muhammad Sudanese Prosecutor-General Inquiries were handled by the man. the Netherlands to Auschwitz on is a common name among Salah Eddin Abu Zaid said archive's 400 staiT members in the The U.S. Holocaust Memorial which Anne Frank's name Muslim men, but the parents saw Gibbons was charged with incit German spa town of Bad Arolsen. Museum in Washington and the appears, the list of employees of applying it to a toy animal as an ing religious hatred and her case Few out'iiders were allowed to see Yael Vashem Memorial in Oskar Schindler's factory who were insult. would be referred to courts the actual document'>. which num Jerusalem began receiving digital sheltered from death, medical Officials in Sudan's Foreign Thursday. ber more than 50 million pages copies of the entire archive in records showing the number of lice Ministry have tried to play down If convicted, she faces up to 40 and cover 16 linear miles of gray August, allowing survivors and his on the heads of prisoners, the list of the case, calling it an isolated inci lashes, six months in jail and a metal filing cabinel'i and cardboard torians more access points. inmates evacuated by the Nazis dent and predicting Tuesday that fine, said Abdui-Daem Zumrawi, binders spread over six buildings. Izzy Arbeiter, 82, the head of a from the Neuengamme labor camp Gibbons could be released with an undersecretary at the Justice On Wednesday, the Red Cross survivor's organization in the area who later died on prisoner boats out charge. Ministry. The verdict and any sen and the German government of Boston, Mass., said he hoped to mistakenly bombed by the British But hard-liners have consider tence are up to "the discretionary announcnd that the last of the 11 go to the museum next month to air force. able weight in the government of power of the judge," he said. The University of Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture announces its 8th annual fall conference: DIALOG U E~;C ULTU RES November 29- December 1 Keynote Address The Role of Religions in Promoting Dialogue Elias Chacour Mel kite Archbishop of Galilee McKenna Hall Auditorium Thursday, November 29, 7:30PM Sponsored by the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture To register on-line or view the complete conference schedule, visit http://ethicscenter.nd.edu --~------. THE OBSERVER page 10 IEWPOINT Thursday, November 29, 2007 THE OBSERVER Mysterious admissions standards P.O. Box 779, Notre [);unc, IN 46556 024 Sourh Dining Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556 In a few months, we will ruin thou Engineering, or Arts and Crafts. we should have the strength in our EDITOR IN CHIEF sands of kids' lives. And when we reject kids, I'm willing own convietions to face that contro Maddie I Janna And most people around here will to guess that at least some of them versy lwad-on. hope that nnxt time, we get to ruin don't immediately think, "You know By not rei nasi ng tlwse profilns, wn MANAGING EOI'I'OR BUSINESS MANAGER more lives than we do this time what, I bet I just wasn't as smart or s11nd thn wrong nH~ssagn. We suggest Ken Fowler Kyle West around. involved as those other kids." that WP have some reason to keep A~s·1; MANAtaNG EDITOR: Kyle Cassity Last year, They blame the Black Bogeyman - these numbers to oursnlves; whether A~s·1; MANA!;JNG EDITOR: Mary Kare Malone 14,500 high the amorphous "af'l'irmative action wn moan to or not, wo imply that the school seniors admit" who, no doubt, took their spot disparity is embarrassingly large. We NEws EDITOR: Karen Langley applied to Notre in the elass. suggest that tlw public oul!~ry over VIEWPOINT Ellll'Oil: Joey King Dame- and They are convinced that if it weren't sening them would dnrail our divnrsi SPORTS EDITORS: Chris Khorcy only 3,300 were for the "dirty strength" admitted stu ty of'forts. Chris Hinc admitted. So, dents, they'd get to go to Notre Dame. Sharing tlwse prolilns would open SCENE EDITOR: 'Etc Andrews yes, we told And at a certain point. some of them up tho debate in rna! terms. We eould SAINT MARY's EmTOR: Katie Kohler more than are right: There are kids, each year. discuss not only wlwtlwr prl'f'Pnmco who would have gotten in had we not is appropriate in tlw abstract, but PHOTO EDITOR: Dustin Mennella I 0,000 kids, "No, Andrew Nesi we profer some grantnd substantial preference to eth also how much preferonco is aecept GRAPHICS EDITOR: Madeline Nie' one else." And Spicy Sea nic minorities. abln. It would onrich tho debate about ADVERTISING MANAGER: )t•s.ica Cortez this year, if pro Nuggets But this isn't a column about af'l'ir af'f'irmativo action, and tlw debate All DF.~IGN MANA<;ER: Kelly t ;ronli jections are mative action based on race - in would beconw morn meaningful and CONTROLLER: Tim Sobolewski right, wn'll deny fact, I happen to believe that it is jus practical. SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR: Christian Sagardia fwen more. (Full disclosure: I work in til'ied. It is a column about the way we And if' you, as a ~~ollege admissions the admissions ofliee as a student e "sell" those preferences and how we ofTice, boliovo in af'f'irmativo action - OFFICE MANAGER & GENERAL INFO mail responder. I have no influence, nngage thos11 who feel slighted by whethnr for IPgacy status, or race, or (574) 631-7471 FAX though, in making admissions deei these preferences. both - this sort of disdosun~ will (574) 631-6927 sions or on the decisions I discuss If' we truly want to advanre the ultimately hnlp your cause. With full ADVERTISING bnlow.) cause of diversity, we need to eon disdosurn, you can nfTnetivnly engagn (574) 6.1 l -6900 obst•[email protected] No doubt, some of these 1 0,000-plus front those who blame affirmative and dd1mt t.lw ignoranco that the cur EDITOR IN CHIEF kids had no place at Notre Dame. But action for their rejections. We need to rent vagunnnss f'ostnrs. (574) 631-4542 the overwhelming majority of' denied demystify the Black Bogeyman. And it's the only way to address the MANAGING EDITOR applieants, Admissions Director Dan llow'? 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I lovers, sports fans, and people of all People who complain about the low It is okay to make deaf jokes about yearn for the glory days when we majors. I swear that I strongly quality of American television but Beethoven because he's been dead for debated so vigorously lyric changes believe in at least half of these state don't watch "30 Rock" are empty 180 years. The fact that he couldn't and hypothetical reactions to unlikely ments, and that I am willing to fake it headed pedants who do not have to hear them anyway is only an ancillary football victories. on the rest. Do your worst, Notre be taken seriously. consideration. Unfortunately, it's John Everett Dame! Bacon, ham and pork are all wildly If your car leaked oil onto an easel, a little too early for I believe that Robert Louis overrated meats. I eat so few pig you wouldn't be able to tell the differ the annual spring Kids These Stevenson's "The Strange Case of Dr. products that I'm afraid I'll wind up ence between that and a Jackson dust-ups, the Days Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" is beyond ques on a government watch list. Pollock original. unholy trinity of tion the greatest of all 19th-century It shames me to admit this after so I certainly understand that colonial Vagina British epistolary horror novels. many years of arguing for the positive ism was oppressive and exploitative, Monologues, meatless Fridays, and "Dracula" and "Frankenstein" back aspects of the Hayes presidency, but and that it is the right of every free how the Keenan Revue is oh my God ers, I welcome your disdain. Tilden really should have won in people to name their own country. I the most offensive thing ever. Did you The biggest fault to be found with 1876. just happen to think Rhodesia sounds hear they made fun of Saint Mary's? Charlie Weis isn't arrogance, foul lan Your favorite beer is swill. All beer better, and I don't think you have to Let's work together to break this guage or occasionally questionable is swill. ResLife, you know where to so rudely correct me. dull, plodding train of unoriginal play-calling. It is his taste in music. mail my check. The same goes for Ceylon and objections. My part in this is simple, I'm about as New Jersey as they The worst result of the Cola Wars British Honduras. over the next 700 words or so I plan come, but I can't stand Bon Jovi, and was that R.C. Cola got left in the dust This column is an inane, irrelevant, to take all manner of debatable posi the next time I respect someone after because it was unable to lure Max and poorly thought out piece of tripe tions on ridiculous issues. I will hearing that they love "Living on a Headroom or Michael Jackson to be written at the last minute by a hack occasionally, as is my privilege as a Prayer" will be the first. its spokesman. writer too ill-informed or lazy to form columnist, use questionable logic and "Mickey's Christmas Carol" is the The best way to cure doubts of a cogent argument on one topic over I reserve the right to resort to dema best version ever made of the Dickens one's sanity is to spend 90 seconds in 800 words. goguery. story. Scrooge McDuck is much more conversation with a Chicago sports Alright, get going on your respons Where do you come in, gentle read convincing in the Ebenezer role than fan. es, although you better not disagree ers? Why you must respond with Alastair Sim. The Cubs are not lovable. Your Rex with that last one. I happen to know equal vitriol, and even less reliance Leibniz invented the calculus. And Grossman jokes are not funny. You're it for a fact. on logic, of course! I want you to people who are truly refined only not a Bulls fan if you can't name flood the inbox of my editor with refer to it as "the calculus." more than five post-Jordan players. John Everett is a senior English strongly worded pleas for reason, "Family Guy" is the most extensive Go away and try to figure out if Luc major. He is thought to be somewhere while demonstrating none yourself. If work of plagiarism since Joe Biden's Longley or Bill Wennington is still between 21 and 45 years of age. He you think my positions too absurd for law school career. playing. is armed only with a sharp wit and is discussion on the editorial page, just Typing "plagiarism" into Wikipedia I am as yet unsatisfied that considered cantankerous. lfyou have remember this: There's a freshman in order to make a moderately Fermat's Last Theorem has been any information regarding his out there somewhere composing a obscure reference is completely proved. whereabouts, please contact letter stating that her class should be acceptable. George Harrison had the best solo jeverett@nd. edu referred to as "freshpeople" in order I removed a joke about Ron Paul career of any of the Beatles. Anyone The views expressed in this column to be more inclusive. from this column because I don't who cites "Imagine" while making the are those of the author and not There is something in here for want to give Libertarians anything case for John Lennon is deafer than necessarily those of The Observer. This season of longing The title promises a story about this that pops up on our computer screens our desire: "You want, you need, you we humans are incomplete, and there football season, so I should come makes some attempt at reminding us long- and One is coming." Finally, fore in a constant state of longing. clean up front- this is the weekly of what we don't have- but could, if John the Baptist, tipped off in This is so much the case that it would Faithpoint article. we click this flashing box. Elizabeth's womb that the One has be inhuman, indeed dangerous, not to As we approach the season of Incompleteness, and unfulfilled desire, taken flesh, grows up breathless and acknowledge this longing explicitly for Advent - it begins this Saturday night is an inescapable human reality. And breathing fire. He can no longer con a specific time. That is, if we don't -we do so, it rarely lies dormant... · tain his longing, and, as we hear in somewhere and sometime explicitly surely, with Father Lou DeiFra Our faith teaches us that there is a the Advent Gospels, begins to shout, acknowledge that we are a people many wants. reason for our longing. Deep in the almost maniacally, "Turn and see, the longing for nothing less than union We want the heart of our Judea-Christian spiritual Kingdom of God is at hand!" John is with God, we run the risk of seeking semester to be Kids These Days ity is the realization that we humans the personification ofAdvent- this fulfillment, consciously or uncon over. Or we want have a deep emptiness at the center of season of our longing. sciously, in all kinds of ways that ulti a paper to write our being. And this emptiness longs Through the sacraments and liturgi mately frustrate our hearts' deepest itself while we sleep. We want the to be filled. This is our foundational cal seasons - like this season of desire. Irish in a Bowl game, in a warm and story as the People of God. That once Advent - the Church takes existential Here we see the gift of these four fun place, and, please God, we want to upon a time, in Eden, we had lives of realities that are always and every weeks of Advent - our season of long win it. We want more time with our perfect contentment and union with where occurring, so much so that we ing. Contemplate St. Augustine's most friends, preferably without study obli our Creator. A snake and an apple can almost forget them, and lifts up famous words: "Our hearts are rest gations. We want a job. We want later, however, we had been cast out and celebrates them in specific times less, 0 Lord, our hearts are restless, Christmas break. We want our fami of the Garden. And ever since, we and particular places. So, for exam until they rest in you." Gaze upon ly's Christmas traditions, even (and, have carried within us an incessant ple, we believe that it is always and Bernini's statue of the Ecstasy of St. secretly, maybe especially) the cheesy ache to return home, to that place everywhere the case that God is nour Teresa of Avila, as she experiences ones. If we have lost a loved one where our deepest contentment beck ishing and sustaining our lives. This is union with Christ her spouse. (You can recently, we will feel over these holi ons. so much the case - as true as our Google Image it.) These are examples days that we want them back with us. The stories of our Scriptures are knowledge that oxygen in the air we of why the Season of Advent is such a We want to be close to our families. filled with this human reality of long breathe is constantly keeping us alive powerful season for us. Advent is the Or, if there is division in our family, ing for something more. Abraham - that if we didn't stop to celebrate season where we acknowledge our we want our family to be at peace for and Sarah are lured away from their that reality, we would be in danger of deepest longing -and set our hopes of the holidays. We want joy to over home to wander after a Promised forgetting it. (For, we must admit, it is fulfillment on the One who alone can whelm our sorrow. Land. Moses and the Israelites in not often we say thanks to God for the complete us. As we look inside ourselves, we find Egypt flee, in the middle of the night, gift of oxygen.) So, at 10:30 p.m. in - what we always find - that we are on a desert journey, because they long Dillon Hall every Sunday, or at what Fr. Lou DelFra, CSC, is the director teeming with wants and longings. for freedom and a land to call their ever specific time in whatever particu of Campus Bible Studies in the office Those of you who study marketing home. All the prophets we will hear lar place, we celebrate the Eucharist, of Campus Ministry. He can be need no convincing of this. It is one of from in these next four weeks of and are fed by the life of God. reached at delfra.2@nd. edu the primary motivations we have for Advent - none more aware of the The Season of Advent might helpful The views expressed in this column are buying things - a gnawing sense of sheer depth of his longing than Isaiah ly be understood in a similar way. It is those of the author and not necessarily our incompleteness. Every sidebar ad - kindle and rekindle the flame of always and everywhere the case that those of The Observer. ------ THE OBSERVER page 12 CENE Thursday, November 29, 2007 ~~ak MATI HUDSON I Observer Graphic policn officer, brnaking out of jail. Thn Llewelyn's trw~k and a transponder for witty, fast-talking hitman hirnd to track By MARK WITTE movie then f'ollows thn path of destrue tracking the briefease, he promptly down Chigurh, and hn provides some S<-cnr Wriln tion he leaves in his wake. But for the nxecutcs his companions. lie then comic relief in the mostly-serious film. most part, his motive for killing falls spnnds the rest of the film hunting On tho wholP, tho movie move$ at a "No Country for Old Men" is a movie upon the unfortunate head of Llewelyn down Llewelyn and the money. slow pace. llowevnr, tluwe's something about 1wil. It is a movie about murder Moss (Josh Brolin), a poor Vietnam vet There is another part to this tale as fascinating about the way the Conn and it is a movie about uncertainty. It eran living in a trailer with his wife well, seen through the eyes of an aging Brothers' film their charaetnr. It's hard may bn tlw Conn Brothers' ("Fargo," Carla Jean (Kelly MacDonald) down in Sheriff Ed Tom Bell (Tommy Lee not to be eaptivatml by thnir struggles. "Tho Big Lnbowksi") finest work. Texas near the Moxican border. Jones). Bell opens the film with a nar The Conn Brotlwrs ereatn suspense Basod ofT of author Cormac Llewelyn's trouble starts when, while ration in whieh he recalls sending a through thn actions of their aetors. McCarthy's novnl of' tho same name, deer hunting one day, he unexpectedly boy to the eleetric ehair for killing his From the sound of Chigurh's boots, to "No Country for Old Mnn" begins its comes upon the aftermath of a bloody young teenage girlfriend: "The papers the heavy breathing of Llewelyn. down nwrdl1~ss brutality with Anton Chigurh shootout, involving a slew of dead bod said it was a erime of passion, but he to the cocking of a gun, a serious sus (.Javier Bardnm). Chigurh is a man who ies, a truck-bed of drugs, a dying tolt me there weren't nothin' passion pense pervades the film. spnaks softly and carries a big tank of Mexican pleading for "agua" and a ate about it. Said he'd been lixin' to kill Tho story's desert sotti ng is barren. 1~ompressnd air. which he usns to suitcase of cash. Llewelyn deeidcs to someone for as long as he could not only in landscape, but in people. punch holns in thn lwads of his victims. take the money and return homo. Later remember. Said if I let him out of too. There aren't many extras in this Thn killing bngir1s wlwn hn strangles a that night, against his wife's pleading, there, he'd kill somebody again. Said film and the onns who arn in it din he roturns to tho bloody he was goin' to hell. Heckoned he'd be quiekly. Tho barron backdrop makes seem~ with a jug of water. there in about 15 minutes." for quite a few shots in which only one No Country for Old Men but his charitable aetion Bell continues, saying, "I don't know charaeter appears in tho frame. You'll quickly puts his life in what to make of that, I really don't." feel Llnwelyn's lonoliness and his fnar Director: Ethan and Joel Coen dangnr. He returns to find Tho ineomprehension of sueh evil lies as Chigurh chases him through empty Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem the man dead, the drugs at the heart of this film and none of the streets. gone, and an angry truek characters understand it. Bell sp!mds Thn Conn Brothers' film was nomi and Josh Brolin load of Mexicans who Hat most of the film in Chigurh and nated for the prestigious Pal me d 'Or at ten his truck's tires before Llewelyns's footsteps, hopelessly trying Cannes Film Festival this year. chasing him into a nearby to eateh up. Bell never once judges the The film never once descends into river. deeision Llewelyn made in taking the elidH1, and sticks to a serious plot. Tho Chigurh soon arrives at money, and the film doesn't either. f'ilm won't. rile your emotions, but it the sennc with a couple of Instead it focuses on dealing with what will make you think. well-dressed Americans comes next. and. upon l'inding Carson Wells (Woody Harrelson) is a Contact Mark Witte at [email protected] i. - For the most part, though, the pop is the danceable first single featuring By RYAN RAFFIN rock found on "In Defense of the an eloetron ie beat, sure to make Sl·l'llt' Wrirer Genre" is a half-dee 1 THE OBSERVER Thursday, November 29, 2007 CENE page 13 It's a Spice World aga1n Girl Power is back in 2007 MATI HUDSON I Observer Graphic Combining sultry vocals with Jay-Z's By BRITTNY FLINT and undeniable cool, "Party Life" makes The World Tour AMELIA THOMPSON you want to do just that. Scene Writers +"Roc Boys." This track is sure to have us all throwing up the Hoc. As Our favorite retired rapper is back. declared in Beyonce's "DeJa Vu," All five girls ore bock Again. "Hoc Boys" proves that Jay runs the Following his supposed retreat from bass, high hat and the snare. Termed for the world tour thot the music world, Jay-Z proves once "black superhero music" this song has morn why he deserves the self-pro an element of blithe. From the moment claimed title, "The Best Happer Alive" the horns start, it's impossible to not kicks off Dec. 2 in with the release of his latest, invoke the gods of funk. With brilliant "American Gangster." The rapper's instrumentation and lyrical content, Vancouver. The pop lirst concept album, which follows the this song is sure to be a Roc-A-Fella storyline of Ridley Scott's recently anth.em and classic. stars come to Chicago released film bearing the same title, +"Fallin." Laced with Bilal's vocals, breathes fresh air into a hip-hop indus "Fallin" is introspective and thought try that reeks of banality. Smart and provoking. Both the lyrics and the beat Feb. 15-16. innovative. "American Gangster" does have an element of sadness. not claim to "Walk it Strategically placed Out" or "Superman." after the track titled, Instead, as Jay-Z pro The rapper's first concept "Success," "Fallin" daims on the song album, which follows the examines the juxta "No Hook," he simply storyline of Ridley Scott's position of success The Greotist Hits Album dons not need one. and failure. Alluring lin also does not recently released film his listeners with a need to be backed by bearing the same title, sort of intimacy contrived hip-hop breathes fresh air into a detailing his own ; The album, featuring controversy (think hip-hop industry that reeks "rise and fall," Jay-Z Kanye and 50 Cent). reminds us why he .lay-Z is able to stand of banality. continues to rise and •·· new single, "Headlines on his own and show rise again. why he continues to +"Hello ~···(Friendship Never bn relevant in the music industry. Brooklyn." With an infectious beat and Hevisiling many themes explored on Lil' Wayne's magnetism, this track is ~Ends)," is now ovoilobl past albums, "American Gangster" guaranteed to be a club favorite. The rnvnals an updated and more refined song is a sort of ode to the state of New r Shawn Carter. A few tracks stand out York and its influence on Jay-Z as an exclusively ot Victoria's as tlw brightest of the bunch. artist. One of the more upbeat tracks +"Party Life." While performing this on the album, "Hello Brooklyn," exudes Secret. song on Vh 1 's "Storytellers," llov energy. Personifying Brooklyn, the duo n~qu1~sted red lighting - and justifi recognizes the importance of the city to ably so. This song is hot. Transporting hip-hop. While Lil' Wayne's verse is not us '"ROs babies" into the Super Fly era, his best, both he and Jay prove why this tr Victoria Beckhm hos ·-·•· token over oirwoves on NBC's "Victoria Beckham: Coming to America" ond in the Nov. 8 episode of Photo courtesy of movieweb.com "Ugly Betty." Jay-Z recorded his album "American Gangster" as a soundtrack for the Ridley Scott movie of the same name, starring Denzel Washington (center). page 14 The Observer + CLASSIFIEDS Thursday, November 29, 2007 NBA Bucks unable to stop Johnson, lose second straight 76ers late push not enough as Jazz close out win; fanzes sprains finger in second quarter of Pistons win over Cavaliers Michael Hedd had 24 points attacking," said Bucks coach Associated Pr.,ss and Mo Williams added 23, but Larry Krystkowiak. "We had a Andrew Bogut, who had 18 hard time keeping the ball in ATLANTA - Atlanta's bench points and 11 rebounds, was front of us, because they broke provided the spark the llawks Milwaukee's only other scorer us down ofT the dribble consis needed to beat Milwaukee 96- in double ligures. tently. It was the type of attack SO. Mario West, a late fill-in we expected, we just weren't With naeh team playing for starter for injured Marvin ready to move our feet." the second straight night, Williams, set the high energy depth was crueial as Atlanta pace for Atlanta in the first Jazz 106, 76ers 95 pulled away late and beat the quarter. Carlos Boozer is developing Bucks on Wednesday night, West, an undral'ted rookie quite a reputation. including a dominant 4:~-7 from Georgia Tech, had not Despite tweaking his right advantagn in bench scoring. played more than 8 minutes in ankle before halftime, he had "Our bench was great," a game, but he had 4 points, 2 it re-taped and scored 12 of Hawks coach Mike Woodson rebounds and a steal in the his 26 points in the fourth said. first 7 minutes. quarter to lead the Utah Jazz The Hawks recovered from a "Mario West was a big key to a victory over the disappointing 90-78 loss at for us," said rookie AI II orford, Philadelphia 76ers on Chicago on Tuesday night in who had 12 points. "lie really Wednesday night. which they were outrebounded got that energy going early in Honnie Brewer added 19 60-:H. Atlanta outrebounded the game." points and Mehmet Okur had Milwaukne 38-34. The Hawks broke open a 16. Deron Williams had 15 "To come out and play the close game with a 13-2 run points and 15 assists for the way we did tonight I think is a midway through the fourth Jazz (11-5), who rebounded great sign of maturity," said quarter, including six points by after a 113-109 loss at New .Joe Johnson, who led Atlanta Childress. Atlanta outscored York two nights earlier. with 21 points. Milwaukee 23-14 in the final Boozer entered the game "It was good to see every quarter. ranked fourth in the NBA in body get involved and make "In the second, third and scoring (25.3) behind LeBron plays .. on both ends of the fourth quarters our defense James, Kobe Bryant and Tracy court. really settled in," Woodson McGrady. Boozer was 12-for- 01' Atlanta's six players to said. "I thought we were as 17 from the field and it was Cavaliers forward LeBron James drives against Pistons forward score in double figures, three good defensively as we've been only the fourth time this sea Javls Hayes during Cleveland's 109-741oss Wednesday. were backups: Zaza Pachulia, all year." son that Boozer didn't register 14; .Josh Childress, 12 and The Bucks lost for the sec a double-double. about eliminating layups and team, but they've still got five Tyronn l.ue, 11. The 43 points ond straight night following a "I think he's (Boozer) defi they (Jazz) had 20-plus guys with an NBA jersey on by the bench set a season high live-game winning streak. nitely an MVP candidate," layups," Sixers coach Maurice the court." for Atlanta. "Atlanta did a nice job Williams said of Boozer. "A lot Cheeks said. "That's something The Cavs said James' X-rays of games he has put us on his I'm trying to stop." were negative, adding he back. He does everything well Utah surged ahead to a 14- would be evaluated again and he?s tough." point lead, 6 7-53, on a basket Thursday. Boozer simply said his team by Williams with 5:25 left in "I think he's day to day," needed him. the third quarter. Cleveland coach Mike Brown "I told Paul (Millsap), 'I can?t Philadelphia got within five, said. "We'll see how he is elevate so you get every 89-84, on a driving layup by tomorrow before we worry rebound and I'll score," Boozer Williams with 6:46 remaining. about anything beyond that." said. "I couldn't jump. I could But the 76ers could get no James returned to n't box out like I wanted to. I closer. Cleveland's bench late in the knew I could score." The Jazz jumped out to a third quarter, sporting a suit Boozer is 44-of-62 from the quick 13-2 lead, but the Sixers and turtleneck, with tape field (71 percent) over the past quickly rallied and the lead wrapped around· his index and four games. wound up changing hands six middle fingers on his non "We're executing our times in the first half. shooting hand. Late in the half, offense," Boozer said. "Deron Utah shot 54 percent from ice was packed and wrapped Williams is doing a great job of the field and led 49-44 at half briefly over his left hand. running the offense and get time. James did not respond to a ting us good shots on pick few questions as he walked to and-rolls." Pistons 109, Cavaliers 74 the team bus after the game The Jazz shot 55 percent LeBron James was grounded carrying a pizza. from the field and finished at The Palace after lifting his He appeared to be injured with 32 assists on 39 made game to rarified air in his pre with 4:41 left in the first half, field goals. vious visit. when Detroit center Nazr "We're a very confident James sprained his left index Mohammed fouled him. team," Williams said. "When finger in the second quarter "I didn't hit him that hard, we execute, we'll get a lot of Wednesday night, and did not but it's easy to sprain a linger," assists and convert easy bas return, and the Detroit Pistons Mohammed said. "I'm sure kets." went on to beat the Cleveland he'll be OK." Andre Iguodala led the Cavaliers Wednesday night. James made both free Sixers with 20 points while The Pistons insistnd the vic throws and stayed in the Andre Miller added 16. Lou tory didn't mean any less to game. Williams chipped in with 13 them even though it came He had 15 points and three while Willie Green and Samuel against a team missing its assists in the first half, Dalembert had 11 each. first, second and third option accounting for more than one It was a frustrating night for on offense. third of the Cavs' points, in a the Sixers (4-1 0), who picked "A win is a win," said rematch of the Eastern up a win at Milwaukee 114-99 Richard Hamilton, who led Conference finals. on Tuesday. Detroit with 18 points. Cleveland was lost without Bucks guard Mo Williams splits Hawks defenders Josh Childress "We talked before the game "LeBron is a big part of their him. and Zaza Pachulla during Milwaukee's 96-80 loss Wednesday. The Observer accepts classifieds every business day from 8 a.m. to 2 f.m. at the Notre Dame office, 024 South Dining Hall. Deadline for next-day classifieds is 2 p.m. Al classifieds must be prepaid. CLASSIFIEDS The charge is 5 cents per character per day, including all spaces. 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Ole Miss and Nutt came to a contract agreement just three days after former coach Ed Orgeron was fired. Phoenix 11-3 .786 5-1 6c2 LA Lakers 8-6 .571 5-3 3·3 Golden State 6·7 .462 2-4 4·3 Nutt signs four-year deal to coach Ole Miss LA Clippers 6-7 .462 4-4 2-3 Sacramento 5-9 .357 5-2 0,7 Associated Press He will get an immediate Alabama's Nick Saban is coach for less than three raise of about $500,000 for the highest-paid college days. Orgeron was fired Southwest Division JACKSON, Miss.- coming to Ole Miss and coach in the nation with an Saturday after three losing Mississippi athletic director team record perc. lwme roal;(.,, ;,,,,. could make as much as average of $4 million a seasons and a 10-25 4 Pete Boone thinks he's $2.3 million if he picks up year over the life of his record. San Antonio 12-3 .800 8·0 4"3 finally found his man. He each of three one-year eight-year contract. Boone wiped away worry Dallas 9-5 .643 6-1 H had to pay dearly to land options after his four-year Boone would have pre that he fired Orgeron a .625 3~4 New Orleans 10-6 '··!\~~§;.:,'···', Houston Nutt, though. contract ends. ferred to pay a lower base year too early with the hire. Houston 8-7 .533 4~3 Nutt will make $1.7 mil Memphis 5-9 .357 3-4 2·5 Boone said a recent salary and load the new Nutt led Arkansas to an lion to start and $2 million salary survey showed coach's contract with 8-4 record and a likely in the fourth year of his Southeastern Conference incentives. But he said the Cotton Bowl berth before contract, plus incentives. coaches average about $2 initial outlay was worth it resigning. The 50-year-old Former coach Ed Orgeron million per year and he felt to bring in a proven coach, is 111-70 in 15 years as a NSCAA/adidas Women's made just $900,000, he had to be competitive to one of football's rarest head coach at Arkansas, among the lowest salaries land Nutt, the 2006 SEC commodities. Boise State and Murray Soccer Top 25 in the Southeastern coach of the year. "I think it's important to State, and he's been a win Conference. Officials at Arkansas said have a person like Houston ner in the SEC. team record previQu,s "The price of poker's they offered Nutt a one Nutt, a proven success," The Little Rock, Ark., 1 UCLA 14-1-2 1 gone up," Boone said. year extension and an Boone said. "This time we native revived the Arkansas 2 TexasA&M 16-2-1 2 Nutt will be introduced as unspecified raise, but he have to get it right, and so program, going 75-48 since 3 Portland 13·3-0 3 Ole Miss' coach at a news turned them down to move when (his resignation) he replaced Danny Ford in 4 North Carolina 15-3-0 4 conference Wednesday in to Oxford. came about we just had to 1997. Nutt was 42-38 in 5 Stanford 13-2-3 5 Oxford. He resigned from "In looking at these move fast." · conference with one of his 6 Penn State 15-3-1 7 Arkansas on Monday after (salaries), they're high but "He's going to fit in not biggest wins coming last 7 Virginia 11-3-4 6 10 years and accepted an they're reasonable num only at Oxford, but Ole week when the Razorbacks 8 Purdue 16·2·2 8 offer from Boone less than bers for the market as is," Miss, as well as anybody." beat then-No. 1 LSU 50-48 9 SoulhemCal 13-2-2 11 four hours later. Boone said. Mississippi was without a in triple overtime. 10 Texas 13-3-3 12 11 NOTRE DAME 14-4-1 13 12 West Virginia 14-4-1 14 13 Georgia 15-2-2 17 IN BRIEF 14 Rorlda Slate 11-4-3 15 15 Tennessee 13-3-2 9 Cardinals' La Rossa pleads New Judg~ app_ointed in Alexander _expected to play 16 Santa Clara 11-5-3 16 guilty to DUI charges Bond s pelJury trial Sunday against Eagles 17 Boston College 11-4·3 10 WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - St. SAN FRANCISCO - The perjury KIRKLAND, Wash. - Shaun 18 Wake Forest 11-5-3 18 Louis Carclinals manager Tony La Russa case against former San Francisco Alexander was back practicing 19 California 12-5-0 19 pleaded guilty to driving under the Giants slugger Barry Bonds will be Wednesday afternoon for the first time 20 San Diego 14-2-3 20 influence Wednesday, eight months heard by the same federal judge who since he sprained his ankle three and a 21 Rorlda 13-4-2 22 after police found him asleep inside his presided over cases against others half weeks ago. 22 Oklahoma Slate 12-5-2 25 running sport utility vehicle at a stop linked to a steroids ring centered at a Alexander looked rested and lively 23 Missouri 12-6-0 21 light and smelling of alcohol. Bay Area lab. while getting most of the running back 12·5·1 24 Connecticut 23. La Russa said he had decided to plead Court documents released Tuesday plays with the offense, his first work 25 BYU 14-3-2 24 guilty to the misdemeanor because it show the case has been transferred to since he sprained his left knee Nov. 4 in was in the best interest of all concerned. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston. The a loss at Cleveland. "I accept full responsibility for my move comes at the request of federal "Everyone kept saying 'Man, it conduct, and assure everyone that I prosecutors, who said having Illston looked like you're fresh," Alexander have learned a very valuable lesson and preside over the case would be more said. around the dial that this will never occur again," La efficient. "This is the best I've felt since the Russa said in a statement released by Illston is also presiding over the cases second week of the season." his attorney, David Roth. La Russa did against Tammy Thomas, a cyclist, and So does all freah mean all healed? NFL not appear in court to plead guilty. Trevor Graham, the coach for dis "Uh, no," the 2005 league MVP dead As part of his plea agreement, La graced Olympic sprinter Marion Jones. panned. "This is football. Nothing's Green Bay at Dallas Russa will serve at least six months' Both face federal charges they lied healed. But it's defmitely something I probation, pay a $678.50 fine, complete either to federal agents or to the grand can play with." 8:15p.m., NFL Network DUI school and any recommended jury investigating a performance Alexander said he will play Sunday treatment and complete 50 hours of enhancing drug ring centered at the when the Seahawks take their two community service, accorcling to state Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative, or game lead in the NFC West to prosecutors. BALCO. Philadelphia. page 16 The Observer + PAID ADVERTISEMENT Thursday, November 29, 2007 ,, '%>> yJ~)"t~. :;Ec < .-";,·./ / Thursday, November 29, 2007 The Observer + SPORTS page 17 NFL Simpson enters not guilty plea in court O.f. faces charges of anned robbery and kidnapping Associated Press lawyers and a few friends in the courtroom. He did not com you love nee.:ls help LAS VEGAS- O.J. Simpson ment about the case and con J.Jense ~. stood before a judge tined his remarks to small talk. Wednesday and firmly spoke a "Mr. Simpson is glad that the phrase he has uttered in other arraignment is over with. He's courtrooms in the past: "Not glad that he doesn't have to c.,.nj;.Jn~.tial ~,'it .r.D.!J ~~.r.moe: guilty." come back to Vegas until ast N.,.ne: v~ This time the former football April," Galanter said. .,;w.njr!a.Us star was arraigned, along with While the lawyer said he • ~ Jo«.JJll.toJII!it 0~, $tw.ule:~~.t Aib:h~ 1-~40~ two other men, on suspicion of would be pleased to have the kidnapping and armed robbery cas~:) resolved without a trial, D-.., OF, ~1.-.t A~, 1-~19 of sports memorabilia dealers he said that seemed unlikely in a strange case that has bal unless prosecutors dismissed looned to 12 charges that could all charges. A plea bargain, he send Simpson and the others to suggested, was not on the ...... -..Cmii.J''IIItt Ivh:t~1-~63 prison for life. table. Simpson's notoriety, gained "I don't know what my client ~ ~P~,Co~ht Ce:~~.tn·,1-436s from past trials on charges of did wrong," Galanter said. murder and road rage, looms "And that's why it would be in the background of the Las difficult for us to enter into any Vegas episode. His lawyer said kind of a plea agreement. It jury selection would be an wasn't a trespass because he "onerous" task that would was invited into the room. It probably last longer than the wasn't a robbery because it trial itsell'. wasn't the unlawful taking of "I am very concerned that we someone else's property." get 12 people on the jury that The prosecutor declined to can listen to the evidence that comment outside court. occurs in the courtroom," Simpson landed in court after attorney Yale Galanter said on leading an odd raiding party in the courthouse steps. "People a Sept. 13 hotel room con are going to have opinions." frontation with two sports Simpson's co-defendants, memorabilia dealers to take Charles "Charlie" Ehrlich, 53, collectibles and family heir and Clarence "C.J." Stewart, looms he claimed were his. 53, also entered not guilty pleas, and Clark County District Judge Jackie Glass set trial for all three men on April 7. Best Value 1n ToJ:.vn Ehrlich's lawyer, John Moran Jr., said he would challenge the most rncent charging docu Colile See Whv.',.., ment as vague and a list of potential witnesses as violating his client's Firth Amendment =-- In door/ Ou tcloor Tennis a:..n d Basketball rights. 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But ownnr Arte beat his Twins in the 2002 AL WPdrwsday along with starting Moreno denied the team championship series en route to pitdwr .Jon (;arland. arquin\d acquired llunlnr as insuranen in the club's only World Series this month in a lradn with llw ease\ incumbent center fielder title. lie hammed it up Chicago White Sox. A seven (;ary Matthews Jr. gnts caught Wednesday with a rally monkey time Cold ( ;lovo cnnte\1' lieldnr. up in baseball's investigation given to him by an Angels lluntnr rnachPd a prnlirninary into performance-enhancing staffer. keeping the stuffed ani agrnnml'nt Nov. 21 on a $90 drugs. mal on his shoulder as he mill ion. livn-ynar con tract with "That newer malty entered our answered questions. t hn AngPis but has ynt to linalizP minds. to be honnst," Moreno "I told myself years ago that if t.hP dPal. said. "I think it's a Pandora's I ewr become a free agent, I'm "Wp'rp just working out the hox. I don't know what's going going over here with the AP final dntails ol' Torii's contract to happen here. Obviously wn've Angels," llunter said. "But at Center fielder Torii Hunter speaks about joining the Los Angeles and that should hn donP nda spemt time with Gary, and we're tho time of my free agency, they Angels at a news conference Wednesday. tivPiy quickly,'' now Angels gen pretty sure Gary's been clean had a center fielder already, so I e\ral managPr Tony Hnagins for thnw years. We've had eorn kind of threw them on the back said. "lin hasn't orticially writ munieation with the commis burner and looked at other Lnn his nanw. but wn'vn agrond sionnr's oflke, but to be able to teams - and then they came to all llw LPrms." gnt an athlete and a person like out of nowhere. The Community of Sant'Egidio Co-Sponsored By NDASK NOVEMBER 29, 2007 NOTRE DAME joins Cities for Life Cities for Life- Cities Against the Death Penalty VIGIL AT NOTRE DAME GROTTO FOLLOWED BY PRAYER FOR LIFE ON DEATH ROW AT NOTRE DAME LOG CHAPEL 7:00 p.m. Thursday November 29, 2007 Throughout the world, more than 500 CITIES FOR LIFE are joining the largest ever mobilization AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY, and affirm their participation in the initiative NO JUSTICE WITHOUT LIFE to stop all executions in the world. The World Day "Cities for Life-Cities against the Death Penalty" celebrates the anniversary of the first abolition of the death penalty by the law of a European state. the Great Duchy of Tuscany in 1786. 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"Cities for Life - Cities Against the Death Penalty"! For more mformabon contact Mchael Driessen at [email protected] or Richard LaSalvia at [email protected] THIS WEEK IN ------~---~ ------ Thursday, November 29, 2007 The Observer + SPORTS page 19 SWIMMING Coughlin advances to national championships car in October. Sunday. "Regardless of what benefits. a.m. In Beijing, linals will be in Associated Press 'Tve been doing a lot of turns happens this weekend, I'm "Singapore was incredible," the morning and preliminaries ATLANTA - Have suit and full-speed on it. I've been able pretty happy with where I am she said, smiling at the memo at night for the first time in goggles. will travel. to get a lot of pressure put on it physically. My World Cups are ry. "Great shopping - I got a several Olympics. That's NataliA Coughlin's to see how it's all going to han all just off my best times, if not new camera there. Great food. "It's going to affect everyone motto as she goes just about dle," he said. "It feels fine. The my best times." I had a very nice week in exactly the same," she said. anywhere in pursuit or compe first few times it hurt a little bit Coughlin trains with the Singapore." "It's the Olympics. People are tition: Singapore, South Africa, because I hadn't done those women's team at California. Besides the new stamps in not going to be tired and slug Brazil. motions before in a while." But having completed her col her passport, Coughlin has gish in the morning." Starting Thursday, the five It's another chance for lege eligibility in 2005, the 25- honed her ability to travel Coughlin is considering time Olympic medalist will hit Coughlin and Phelps to fine year-old swimmer can't com across multiple time zones, get swimming six events in Beijing, the water, along with Michael tune their starts, turns and pete with her teammates in off a plane and dive in the one more than she swam at the Phnlps, at the U.S. short-course strokes in the year's last major meets. water. 2004 Athens Olympics when national championships, a meet before the Olympic year "That's half the reason I trav "It's a really great skill for she won five medals, including ment contested in yards begins. el so far," she said. "Frankly, athletes to have," she said. "A three in relays. instead or Olympic meters. ''I'm just here for the racing it's hard to find meets when lot of people kind of freak out "No way am I going to try Pholps will test his surgically experience," said Coughlin, you're older and it's a good about time changes and morn and swim more events if it hin repaired right wrist for the who jetted into Atlanta from excuse to go to Brazil and ing finals." ders my performance," she lirst time in competition since Brazil. where she won three Singapore and South Africa." In Brazil. Coughlin competed said. "''m not going to try to bP. ht~ hurt himself getting into a races at a World Cup meet last And she loves the dry-land in finals that began at 9:30 an iron woman just to be one." The 35th Annual Saint MaiJI s College ;ffladrigal ((hristmas 1!\inners Fri. and Sat., Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 at 7 P.M. 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The Associated Press ty with a situation I'm proud Cougars won the Conference to be a part of. Personally, the USAtitle last season. FO 11'1' WO HT II. Tnxas - move allows a person of my Briles was 34-28 in five sea Houston coach Art Briles is nature a little more security. sons at Houston with only one next to take on tho task of When you're getting up in my losing season. Before his pulling Baylor out of the Big age, that's an important factor arrival, the Cougars had only 12 basement. in life." two winning seasons in the Brilns eonfirrned he was The Houston Chronicle previous 12 years. 11~1tving in a nPws eonl'orence reported on its Web site that Before going to Houston, Wednesday at Houston after Briles will get a seven-year where he was a four-year let meeting with his players. contract for about $1.8 million terman as a receiver and Baylor spokesman Nick .Joos per season. Briles, who turns played in the 1976 Cotton said a news conl'orenee was 52 Monday, had four years left Bowl, Briles spent three sea sdwdulnd later in the day on on his Houston eontract with a sons as running backs coach tho Wa1:o campus to announce basn salary of $900,000 annu at Texas Tech. llis previous the school's now l'ootball ally. head coaching job had been at coach. Brilns replaces Guy Morriss. Stephenville High School, AP Briles led Ilouston to four who was fired Nov. 18 after where in 12 seasons he was Former Houston coach Art Briles answers questions Wednesday bowls in his five seasons. lie five seasons. Morriss' firing 136-29-2 and won four Texas after he was introduced as the new football coach at Baylor. was offnn~d tlw job came the day after the Bears state championships. Wed nosday, a day after meet (3-9) completed their 12th Morriss was 18-40 overall, Bears were 0-8 in the Big 12 ing seasons have eome under ing with Baylor athletic direc- straight losing season with 7-33 in conference games. The this season. the four coaches since Grant The leading candidate ini Teal'f' left in 1992 al'ter 128 tially was Mike Singletary, the victories and eight bowl assistant head coach for the appearances in 21 seasons. San Francisco 49ers. But the The Bears aro the only Big Pro Football Hall of Fame line 12 team without a bowl backer and Baylor icon took appearance since the confnr his name out of consideration ence's incnption in 1996. Only after a lengthy meeting with two teams from Bowl McCaw last week in California. Championship Series confer Briles was also on Baylor's ences have gone longer with short list, along with Houston out a bowl, but Indiana ( 7-5) Nutt, who resigned at is expected to play its first Arkansas on Monday and was postseason game in 14 years. hired by Mississippi on Vanderbilt (5-7) lost its season Tuesday. finale to miss making its first Baylor's 12 consecutive los- bowl in 25 years. THIS WEEK IN Thursday, November 29, 2007 The Observer + SPORTS page 21 said. "So at that point, I usu NFL ally dump it into the corner Belt and skate hard back to the continued from page 24 end of the line." The shootout battle extends Taylor shooter is unknown Hanson brothers in the movie beyond the ice and into the Slapshot. stands. The team's staff, Wednesday, Taylor's family and sary move of dropping him from The Irish hold a shootout including Gilbert, Lockert, Associated Press teammates came together to pri the official roster as part of a after every Thursday practice Nevala and Director of ASHBUHN, Va. - Sean vately share tears and memories. series of personnel moves. before home games - a tra Hockey Operations Brad Taylor's father urged the "Many of these guys were won Defensive lineman Andre dition that is thought to have Aldrich, each pick the player Washington Hedskins to make a dering, 'How in the world am I Carter was having to cope with started in 1995 under former they think will take the belt playoff push, while Miami police going to go out and do this on the loss of a teammate for the coach Dave Poulin and that is that day. The Gilbert-man asked for the public's help to Sunday?"' said Brett Fuller, the second time in three years. He also a staple on college rinks dated rules say no players solve the safety's death in what team chaplain. "And when Mr. played for the San Francisco across the country. can be chosen twice and they suspect was a random bur Taylor stood up and said go out 49ers when offensive lineman The competition is simple: goalies can't be picked. glary. and win these next five and Thomas Herrion died of a heart Every player skates down Lockert said he tries to mix Miami-Dade police director make it to the playoffs, we felt a attack after a preseason game,in from center ice and takes on his picks up, but it's kind of Hobert Parker said Wednesday surge in the room, that he almost September 2005. the Irish goalie one-on -one. If like the lottery. Aldrich has there were no indications the gave us permission to play well." ''I've experienced the death of a player scores, he moves to more of a system. slain 24-year-old was targeted or Fuller said Pedro Taylor's 10- two teammates," Carter said. the next round. If he doesn't, "I always stay with the knew his assailant. minute speech was followed by "No person wants to say that." he takes the skate of shame younger guys," said Aldrich, "There's nothing that indicates 10 minutes of "hugs and thank Carter said he was drawing on to the loser's side of the ice. who won for the first time thus far that there's some kind of yous." his experiences in San Francisco The snipers then battle in the this year when he picked involvement on the victim's Sean Taylor's brother, sister to help him through the week. second round to score again, freshman Ben Ryan last part," said Parker, adding it was and uncle were also in atten Also, Gibbs received a call from but if no one does, then the week. "I don't like to go with "more like a random event." dance, in addition to his girl 49ers coach Mike Nolan, who goalies win. the upperclassmen. [The Police have no suspects in the friend, Jackie Garcia, who also offered advice. The winner gets more than underclassmen] are a lot fatal shooting. addressed the team. Players found it difficult to stay a little locker room cred - more loose, and they don't "We have no reason to think "Both of them, they kind of focused on Xs and Os in the he receives a large leather take it as seriously, usually this was anything other than a echoed Sean's passion for meetings, while the physical title belt for the week with those are the guys that burglary or a robbery involving things," coach Joe Gibbs said. nature of the practice was some WSF (World Shootout score." an intruder," Parker said. "And the way he cared about what therapeutic. Even so, many Federation) Champion let Aldrich didn't go out on a Police are still investigating, things." players did not wish to speak to tered on a nameplate riveted limb when he chose Ryan, however, a possible link to a Nov. The team then began to reporters, including Clinton into the belt. Gilbert designed because the freshman had 17 break-in at Taylor's home, in attempt to focus on its prepara Portis and Santana Moss, the belt years ago and cut out won two straight shootouts which police said someone pried tions for Sunday's home game Taylor's closest friends on the two monogram ND patches before Aldrich called the open a front window, rifled against the Buffalo Bills. Players team. from the jerseys to frame the third victory. through drawers and left a went to· their game-planning "The mentality of it all is you WSF logo on each side. "I think it's fixed. I think kitchen knife on a bed. meetings - which were shorter really want to do nothing," "It's like a World Wrestling people feel bad for him," Evidence at Taylor's home indi than normal - and later held a Carter said. "You just have these Federation belt. You're the Hanson joked. "Benny's cates one or more intruders quieter-than-usual afternoon moments of sadness .... The champ for the week," said hands are unbelievable. He barged into the house early practice. focus level is tough. But your Irish right wing, and occa comes down, and it's serious Monday in an attempted burgla "Nothing was normal about teammates up in the sky looking sional champ, Erik Condra. ly like he has a wand in his ry, Parker said. After a con today," linebacker London down on you, they would want Condra also said he could hand. The stuff he does with frontation inside the home, Fletcher said. "We had the meet you to keep on pushing, keep on never imagine Hanson win a puck, I can't even dream Taylor was shot once in the ings, but it wasn't the normal moving forward." ning the belt in his four years of." upper leg and died early Tuesday type of meetings. Practice, it was The Redskins are 5-6 and at Notre Dame. Lockert said he unfortu after losing a tremendous practice, but it just wasn't the remain in contention for a playoff "I haven't seen Hanson's nately picked Hanson to win amount of blood. same type of feeling, so to speak. berth despite three straight loss dad shoot a puck in a while, last week, but only because Taylor's family has scheduled a We tried to make it feel the es. Fuller said Taylor's father but I think anybody out there Hanson begs to be chosen funeral service for 11 a.m. same, but I found myself thinking didn't explicitly say the team who has a stick in their every week. Monday at Pharmed Arena at about Sean and imagining him should win and make the play hands can beat Hanson in a "I think those are sad pup Florida International University out on the football field playing offs for his son, but many of the shootout," he said. pies who want to pick in Miami. Redskins owner Dan free safety for us." players took the field with that Hanson may not be able to [Hanson]," Condra said. Snyder is arranging for the entire Taylor's locker remained feeling. score a goal on a shootout Hanson has no problem football organization to attend. untouched, but the Redskins "Win for Sean," Carter said. even if the net were empty, that no one thinks he can win At Hedskins Park on made the uncomfortably neces- "But win for us." but the Irish tradition has a shootout. seen a number of talented "Because deep down at the shooters take home the title bottom of my heart, I know in the last decade. Associate no matter how bad I am at Athletic Director Tom Nevala shootouts, when I look in the said Yan Stastny, who left mirror I will never be as ugly Notre Dame after two years as [Irish forward] Justin in 2003 and now plays for White," he said. the St. Louis Blues, was a Hanson admits it would be shootout star. easier for him to win a CCHA You never knew what move championship than it is for Stastny would pull, Nevala him to capture the belt. • • they're only Fina.lsl said, but he always used a "I do believe his first year wood stick with a blade so in the [NHL], Sidney Crosby big, it was just a "paddle." went 2-for-13 on shootouts, Relieve the stress & tension that the end of the semester can Hanson has his own go-to so you can't be great in every move in the shootout, but aspect of the game," Hanson bring, with a relaxing facial. Clear your mind & your schedule; chances are he didn't learn it said. 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University or Notre D.aft'l:e Mary Edvv<:u·ds ===·=:n~:-m::::w ;::;;:~~;;,~;:;;;;;;:::) Apply online at; enterprise. com/careers Or contact: Jafni.e Serrnersheirn, Recru~ting Supervisor phone: (260) 482--3651 e-·rnail: jarnie.l.serrnersheirn(@erac.c.-om EOE/fv1FDV page 22 The Observer + SPORTS Thursday, November 29, 2007 in the triumph. timed the play perfectly, the year for Osnes. Depth One of the most important Oakland sneaking behind his defender Oakland continued to pour results of the squad's depth for a sliding tap-in. on the pressurr~ with good continued from page 24 has been the decreased continued from page 24 "The timing to get in front scoring chances in the 70th pressure on some of the top of your man at the near post and 73rd minutes. At one points pnr game, followed by Irish scorers from last sea the shot and fed a streaking like that, that was a thing of point, senior Sebastian Charnl Allen with 13.0 and son. Even though Allen fin Alex Yoshinaga at the post. beauty there," Clark said. Harris got loose and fired a Lindsay Sehrader with 12.3. ished last season with 17.0 Yoshinaga tapped the cross Lapira, a 5-foot-1 0 senior, rocket to the near post, but The multi-pronged attaek points per game and Barlow in to give the Irish a 1-0 holds the record for career Cahill was in position and was most evident during had 10.3 in her freshman lead. NCAA Tournament goals at swatted the ball away with Tuesday's 93-4 7 win over campaign, both players feel "I knew I was getting a Notre Dame - five - and both hands. Canisius. The Irish played less pressure to make shots [substitution] soon, so I knew has a habit of heating up at "Cahill did very well han all 11 players on the roster, because they can rely on I had one more run to make," the right time of the season. dling high balls into the box and when senior guard teammates. Yoshinaga said. "I just took "Coach always preaches tonight. That was always a Amanda Tsipis nailed a free "We have a lot of depth so off, and the guy that was on about getting to the near threat," Clark said. throw with 3:03 to play, all I feel confident in my team me was watching the ball, post. I kind of made a habit Like Cahill, all three Notre of them had managed to that I can make the extra and I got behind him." of it last year, but this year I Dame players that notched score. By the final buzzer. pass and they can knock Oakland struggled to con haven't been doing it as a points are experienced veter everyone but center Melissa down the shot," Allen said. trol the ball for the rest of much." Lapira said. ans playing in their final D'Amieo had an assist. and Barlow said she has been the half as strong winds Oakland turned up the NCAA Tournament. everyone but point guard getting more open looks killed every ball the visitors pressure after the second "This group of seniors real Melissa Leehlitner had a because defenses cannot sent down the field. The Irish Irish goal, switching to a 3-4- ly wants it," Clark said. rebound. focus on shutting down one were able to maintain offen 3 formation and pushing the "From the minute we lost Because nveryone in Notre Irish player like many sive pressure for the remain ball deep into Notre Dame last year, they have worked Damn's lineup can shoot, opposing coaches tried to do der of the half. territory. tremendously hard. This is pass and rebound, opposing to Allen last season. "!Oakland] is a very direct Grizzlies forward Endre the culmination of their work eoaehes have had trouble "They're going to have to team. The way they play, Osnes cut the deficit to one and hopefully we can push figuring out which players to go one-on-one with us," playing with the wind is a big with an unassisted goal with this thing a little bit further." foeus on. Golden Griffins Barlow said. "They can't advantage for them," Irish just under 25 minutes Notre Dame will travel to eoach Terry Zeh said even stop us, they can't double coach Bobby Clark said. remaining in the game. California Saturday to take though he wanted Notre team one person and hope Ten minutes into the sec Osnes collected a loose ball on UC-Santa Clara in the Dame to foree the ball in to to stop our team. We have ond half, Lapira added an inside the penalty area, spun NCAA Hound of 16. the post, he still could not multiple threats, and that's a insurance goal for the Irish. and beat senior keeper Chris managn to find good good thing." Fifth-year senior Hyan Miller Cahill in the lower left cor Contact Dan Murphy at matehups against Notre But despite the production, crossed the ball and Lapira ner. The goal was the third of [email protected] Dame's guards. the teamwork and the wins, "They present matchup McGraw is still not satisfied problnms for a lot of pnople, with her team's present evnn in the Big East. With position. Northwestern with a time of senior Laura Hings have been thnir spread offensive sys "I just think we can exe 2:01.15, and junior Christa key contributors to the squad. tem. their PrinePlon system, cute better," McGraw said. Husky Higgins, who Stitt holds the I think, that's one of tlw best "Teams are going to take continued from page 24 recorded a sec team's season passing basketball teams away our transition, and we ond-plaee fin "What is important is bests in both I've seen in a while," Zoh have to got points in the half Maxwell finished with a time of ish of 51.15 getting fast times to the one-meter said. "And with ever"ybody eourt." 1:03.31 in the 1 00-yard breast seconds in the and three- moving tho ball and tlwir The early success has not stroke and a 2:15.65 mark in 100-yard qualify for the meter, with con l'i de rH~n k n oc king those prevented McGraw from the 200-yard breaststroke. freestyle in that championships. " seores of shots down. they are a really looking for areas to improve. Both finishes were personal same event. 275.40 and good tnam." "I think we haven't bests for her and season-bests The divers, Carrie Nixon 294.55, Zeh said on~1 of the best seratehed the surfaee of our for the Irish. Miller finished just who will attend respectively. aspeets of Notrn Damn's play potential yet and we really behind her teammate with a the Ohio State Irish coach The Irish had - at least against his team ean be a really formidable 1:05.46 in the 100-yard breast Invitational, Thanksgiving -was its ability to pass the team when we have every stroke. have been eon- week off after ball eiTeetively. The Irish fin body going on all cylinders," Other bright spots for the sistent performers all season. five straight weeks of eompeti ishnd with a 25-16 assist-to she said. Irish have been freshman The field in Columbus will con tion. turnovnr margin even Lauren Parisi, who finished sist of 11 teams, including though the team leader Contact Jay Fitzpatrick at third in the 200-yard back Minnesota and Purdue. Contact Jared Jedick at (Barlow) only had six dishes [email protected] stroke against Wisconsin and Sophomore Natalie Stitt and [email protected] to take on No. 7 seed Santa Clara and its miserly defense, Morrow which has allowed only 0.62 The Core Council for Gay and Lesbian continued from page 24 goals per game this season. Should the Irish advance to the Students Seeks New Undergraduate Five minutes into the eontest. Elitn 8, No. 2 seed Wake Forest tlw sophomore midlinlder beat and its even stingier defense two dolimdnrs down the left (0.55 goals allowed per game) Student Members For 2008-2009 llank and got on· a vidous shot will likely be waiting to greet that was saved by Clark. thnm. Eighteen minutes later, Morrow Against such stout defensive We welcome both "allies" and gay, lesbian or boat Oakland dnfnnder Logan opponents, the Irish will need Lyon outside the box, forcing more on offense than just long bi-sexual students. Lyon to foul him with the balls played into Lapira's path. rnsulting fren kiek nearly end To ereatn good ofl"ensive ing in a goal for follow Irish ehances, Notre Dame will need Applications are available on the Core Council midlidder MiehaPI Thomas. players to penetrate and break Web Site: In tho 84th minut<\ Morrow down the opposing defenses. boat a delimder down the left That's exactly what Morrow llank and thnmdnd a through can givn the Irish. http://corecouncil.nd.edu ball that was inches away from "!Morrow] ean go at defend putting forward Joseph Lapira ors and take people on." Irish · onn-on-onn with the knepnr. eoaeh Bobby Clark said. "It's or can be picked up from: Tho rost of tlw night, Morrow's great to have people that can The Office of Student Affairs galloping runs down the loft go at players. There's nothing sidnline rnsultnd in several dan that unsettles a defense more 316 Main Building gmous crosses that nearly than someone that can take the Bam to 5pm oxtnndod Notre Damn's hmd. ball and run past you." "Wn talked to him," senior Ali this brings us back to Monday-Friday midlinldor Alex Yoshinaga said. Wednesday night's game. "Wn said, 'It's posL'ieason. We Morrow's confidence in hL'> CORE COUNCIL Completed Applications are due nnnd you to step up, to play ability to beat defenders was FOR GAY &LESBIAN Monday, December 3 by Spm big.' And obviously he did unmistakable, and that eonfi Itonight!." dnnce surely grew each time he in the Office of Student Affairs What's most important about blew past an Oakland defender. STUDENTS Morrow's pnrlimnarH~f~ against Givnn the way the Irish will Oakland. hownver, doesn't eon need Morrow to play in the corn last night's game. Despite upcoming days, he couldn't Your participation in this Council will: tlw oll"ensive ehancns ematod havn picked a better time to bn by Morrow, ho didn't actually attacking with eonfidence. • Assist with identifying the ongoing needs ofgay, lesbian play a part in any of the goals llopnfully for Morrow and the and bi-sexual students that put tho Irish through to tho Irish, nnxt game, it will result in • Assist in implementing campus-wide educational NCAA Hound of 16. a goal or two. programming on gay and lesbian issues Thn notnworthy part of Morrow's play against tho The views in this column are Crizzlins is what it mnans going those of the author and not nec Please visit our web site for more information: li1rwanl for Notre Dame. essarily those of the Observer. http://corecouncil.nd.edu Tho Irish will have to travel Contact Greg Arbogast at to California in their noxt game garbogas@nd. edu ...------ Thursday, November 29, 2007 The Observer+ TODAY page 23 MICHAEL MIKUSKA HENRI ARNOLD BLAcK DoG JUMBLE MIKE ARGIRION THAT SCRAMBLED \IIfORD GAME o~· Hijnri At>1old ;md Mtk'i.l Arg•non Ut DEUCES MANOR MATT HUDSON, ANDY MANZA & PAUL TASSINARI I had this p1m to donate money to needy citizens, I""-"""""'"--'---,. but since our last 2 didn't get printed I won't have enough money. 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THE OBSERVER Thursday, November 29, 2007 PORTS page 24 MEN'S SOCCER Moving on Irish defeat Oakland Morrow directs Irish 2-1, advance to attack from midfield NCAA round of 16 If you were looking at the box seore from Wednesday's game, Justin Morrow's name would not By DAN MURPHY be the one that catches your eye. Associa[l' Spor[s EJiwr In 68 minutes, the sophomon~ mid fielder No. 10 Notre Damn sur regrs· t ere d Greg Arbogast vivod a late flurry of Oakland three shots, shots to advance to the one of Sports Writer NCAA round of 16 with a 2-1 which victory at Alumni Finld forced a Wedrwsday night. save by Oakland konpnr Steve W i t h tim w i n d at the i r Clark. Thoso statistics, though, hacks, tlw Irish dominatnd don't do justice to the rnlevance thn first 45 minutes of play, of Morrow's pnrformancn outshooting the c;rizzlies S-2 Wednesday night. in tho rirst haiL They also From the opening whistle, had a 5-I advantage in cor Morrow was the most active nnr kicks in tlw half. player on the field for the Irish. Crizzlies goalkonpnr Steve eonstantly demanding the ball Clark managed to keep the from his wide lel't midfield posi gamo scorelnss until the :~5th tion. Nearly every time he minutn when senior for;ward received the ball, Morrow imme .Joseph l.apira beat his diately looked to itttack the defonder to a pass nnar the Grizzlies defense, and he often succeeded. goalmouth. l.apira passed up DAN JACOBS!The ObseNer Sophomore midfielder Justin Morrow controls the ball during Notre Dame's 2-1 victory over see OAKLAND/page 22 Oakland Wednesday at Alumni Field. The Irish advanced to the NCAA round of 16 with the win. see MORROW/page 22 NO WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING Svvin1n1ers travel to Washington for Husky Invitational with hopes of earning qualify This is Notre Dame's first win so far this season was at The field at thn II usky Divers leave for Ohio ing time for the NCAA appearance in the Husky the Dennis Stark Helays earlier Invitational consists of I 0 State Invitational in Championships at the end of Invitational, which will take this year. But Nixon said the squads, induding USC, who the tlw season. The diving l.f~am, place today through Saturday. record is not indicative of her Irish lost to narlinr this snason. Columbus thLs weekend mnanwhiln. will !wad to the ThP evnnt follows the same for team's progress this yPar. Freshm1m Sam Maxwell and Ohio State Invitational in mat as the NCAA "The regular season is more Amywren Millnr have been koy Columbus. Ohio. Championships, providing the for race practice and d()(is not eompPtitors for thn Irish. pro By JARED JEDICK "Our main focus out in team with some much-needed affect the lin a! outeonw," Nixon viding thn tnam with high Spons Writer Washington this week will he to practice for the style and pace said. "It is great for team hopes for the future. swim fast timos so WI~ can get of that meet. morale to win a meet, but what Two weeks ago, against Notr1• llamP tntvPis to till' morn girls quaiified for the The Irish eome into the week is important is getting fast Wisconsin and Northwnstl~rn, 5Xth annual !Iusky Invitational NCAA Championship in March," end with a disappointing 1-5 times to qualify for the champi in 1-'i~dPral Way, Wash., today head coach Carrie Nixon said. dual-meet record. Their only onships." see HUSKY/page 22 HocKEY NO WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Shootout belt eludes Hanson Tean1' s depth has left Practice tradition opponents confused important part of Irish boast ten players report, I'm not sure who icers' weekly routine . they're going to try not to in regular rotation guard," McGraw said. "It's just great. I was worried By KYLE CASSILY about it in the beginning of By JAY FITZPATRICK Spons Writl'r the year, but tlw depth has Associate Sports Editor boon the thing that has bonn Notre DamP hockny nquip making us good because it's nwnt managPr llave Cilbnrt After recording its third competitive and there's just so put thn odds or enntnr straight win of 30 points or many people who ean gl't in Christian llanson winning a more Tuesday. Notre Dame is and do something good." shootout at a trillion to orw. proving it should be consid McGraw has run thren- and A II d i II t lw Ill i n d s () r t h n ered one of the top teams in four-guard sots nffnctivPly. tPam and starr. that's no the country. mixing and matching from nxaggoration. The Irish have been getting among Notre Dame's deep tal "lin thinks lw's got skills. production on both ends of ent pool in the baekeourt. llis dad has morn skills the court from 10 players this This system has hnlpnd spark nv1~n now." Irish hockey season. The depth has the Irish offensivnly, with radio announcnr Mike enabled Irish eoach Muffet three guards averaging dou l.oeknrt said. rni'Prring to McGraw to run a variety of ble figures in points this sea Dave II anson, a I 0-year pro offensive and defensive sets, son. hockey player known for his often allowing the Irish to Sophomore Ashley Barlow legnndary role as orw of tlw IAN GAVLICK!The ObseNer confuse opponents. leads the team with 13.7 Irish junior center Christian Hanson looks down the ice dur "When the other team is see BELT/page 21 ing Notre Dame's 2-1 win over Bowling Green on Nov. 20. looking at their scouting see DEPTH/page 22