Tuesday, September 24,2002 RJD2 THE creates first album page 14 The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOL XXXVII NO. 21 HTTP://OBSERVER.ND.EDU NDSP responds to 3 crimes Fr. Joyce • Students say they suffers still feel secure on campus despite recent incidents stroke
Observer Staff Report By HELENA PAYNE News Editor Father Edmund Joyce, execu tive vice president emeritus, suf ThreP nPw crime incidents fered a stroke Friday while at his have prompted Notre Dame Corby Hall residence, University Serurity/Police to stress the spokesman Dennis Moore said. importanr.P of safety in num Joyce, 87, was rushed to St. bers. but students maintain Joseph Regional Medical Center that thP campus remains where he was in stable condition SPCUre. Monday night, a nursing supervi In tlw first incident. NDSP sor said. Assistant Director Phil The stroke occurred late Friday Johnson said a student told morning, Moore said, and Joyce NDSI' that thrPe passersby appears to be suffering from assaultPd him Parly Saturday some paralysis, a typical conse at 12:54 a.m. bP!wePn the quence of a stroke. .loycP Cl'ntnr and Notre "It's pretty difficult to gauge Dame Stadium. anything for a few days," Moore The student was en route said, when asked about Joyce's to his n~sideneP hall from the chances for full recovery. Alumni-Senior Club when he CHRIS ORENCHUK!The Observer No release date from the hospi appan~ntly had exchanged Notre Dame Security Police Officer Tim Reiter helps a gentleman with directions. Police offi tal has been set. words with the three sus cers recently responded to a report of stolen property and two cases of assault. Father Theodore Hesburgh, pects. described as two black University President emeritus men. 6-fPPt-:~ and 5-feet-1 0 ineident "a fluke." One Fisher resident. senior the fact that many students and a longtime friend of Joyce, and onP 6-foot-4. The man "If that's the worst thing Nick Salazar, said he might left their dorm rooms to has visited him in the hospital and onP of the black men that happened around here, be slightly more cautious, watch the Michigan State several times, according to WPre descrilwd as between it's not that big of a deal." but he still feels safe. football game elsewhere. Moore. the agps of 1 !J and 20. Wittliff said. describing how "I don't think that there's "The most common crime Joyce was born in Honduras in Johnson said the suspects one suspect ran behind him been that drastic of a change on campus is the theft of 1917 and was raised in fled tlw scene immediately and put him in a choke hold in my attitude toward cam unattended property from Spartanburg, S.C. lie graduated aftr.r tlw attack. as he was walking to his car pus crime," Salazar said. unlocked areas," Johnson from Notre Dame in 1937 with a "The security officers tried degree in accounting. parked in the D6 lot after Stolen Sorin Property said. to locate tlw suspects but did studying with accounting Sophomore Jackie Burke He was ordained a Holy Cross not find tlwm." .Johnson said. However, NDSP did find priest in 1949 and has served as students in Dillon Hall. the three non-student youths said she has always felt safe lie said thern was no infor "I could barely breathe, and does not hesitate to a University administrator for 35 mation connecting this case who stole a laptop computer years. In addition to executive and at first, I was really and an xBox video game sys leave her possessions unat to the two reports of calm beeause I thought it tended in the dining hall or vice president, Joyce's former attempted robbery by the tem from an unlocked room positions at Notre Dame included was one of my buddies," in Sorin Hall. Coleman-Morse Center. HocknP Memorial Building Wittliff said. "Before I came, my grand chief financial officer, chairman and between South Dining "Two of the students were of the building committee and Once he realized that the lodged at the juvenile facility mother always said never to llall and Fisher Hall. Those suspects wanted money, the walk alone, but I thought, chairman of the faculty board on cases are still under investi and one was released in the athletics. off-campus senior said he custody of his parents," 'It's a small campus. There's gation. heeded their demands and always people around,"' she When Joyce retired in 1987, Senior Philip Wittliff, the Johnson said. the board of trustees decided to called security from his for Johnson said the students said. student involved in the mer dorm, Fisher Hall. name the Athletic and Hockne incident. called the probably took advantage of see SECURITY/page 4 Convocation Center after him.
BOARD OF GOVERNANCE EXECUTIVE CABINET Group revises SMC Students debate 10-year plan study day proposal By MATT BRAMANTI News Writer Body President Nancy Midden. By SHANNON NELLIGAN The proposal has received resis Student government's News Writer Executive Cabinet met Monday to tance from faculty who have expressed concern about losing discuss the strategic planning initiative that began last week. Board of Governance is con class days in the semester. tinuing the light to add a study In hopes of renewing a discus The 10-year plan, entitled "Notre day to the academic calendar, sion about the inclusion of study Dame 2010: A Quest for according to a report Monday days in the academic calendar, Leadership," will integrate issues from Student Body Vice BOG today voted unanimously to of academics, student life, President Elizabeth Jablonski bring the reading day proposal finances, research and other Diehl. to an administrative committee matters. It is expected to be pre Jablonski-Diehl said the old composed of faculty and admin sented to the University's Board plan dealing with the study day istrators. Student government is of Trustees in May. issue has been revised and currently working to determine Members proposed various repackaged as the "reading exactly which of ten committees ways to create plans and eventu ally decided that member organi day" proposal. the proposal will be sent to. zations would create their own The request to add a study "This presentation will hope individualized documents. day to tlu~ academic ealendar fully eliminate any doubts the Student Body President Libby has been a four-year struggle faculty have regarding the loss Newly appointed executive secretary Emily Chin takes notes Bishop was optimistic that long- for the Board of Governance, of class time," Jablonski-Diehl as students discuss the 10-year strategic initiative at the who first initiated the proposal Executive Cabinet meeting Monday . in 1999 under former Student see STUDY DAY/page 6 see PLAN/page 6 ------
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INSIDE COLUMN WHAT'S INSIDE CAMPUS WORLD& BUSINESS Rematch time NEWS NATION NEWS VIEWPOINT SCENE SPORTS
It's the perfect time of year. The tem Domus Tensions rise Adelphia Student blasts Scene reviews Alicia Salas perature has finally fallen far enough that I can trade in shorts and T -shirts for properties at Arafat's executives security new album leads Irish at jeans and my favorite oversized sweat throws block compound indicted surveilance releases weekend shirt. party at tailgates Invite Pretty soon the leaves v.ill be changing colors and the Avenue heading in to Saint Mary's The off-cam pus The Bush adminis Court charges exec A Notre Dame From the Flaming Ranked 86th in the will be beautiful. management com tration criticizes utives with build alumnus responds Lips to Drums & nation, Notre But what's best pany is hosting an Israel for the stand ing 'facade' in a to unfair and Tuba, Scene takes a Dame's Salas wins about this time of event Wednesday off and called for a 12.5 billion-dollar overbearing walk on the wild the cup at the year isn't the tem pullout. monetary fraud targeting by the side. Prince Cup to promote security scandaL perature or the and personal safety police at tailgates. Invitational in leaves changing Katie McVoy for Notre Dame Columbus, Ohio. colors or even the and Saint Mary's thought of hot Associate students. cider. It's football. Sports Editor page 3 page 5 page 7 page 13 page 14 page 28 And this coming weekend promises to be another classic. I have a very important meeting on Sunday. That meeting involves me, a WHAT'S GOING DOWN couch, a case of beer and a room full of WHAT'S HAPPENING@ NO Steelers and Browns fans. Cleveland and Pittsburgh are real football towns. One car accident reported They're both industrial cities with smoke + Lecture with Eugenio Tironi, Visiting Professor NDPD responded to a one-car accident on Juniper Road. stacks that still look like they're pollut of Sociology, "Change in Chile: Competitive There were no injuries reported. ing. They're full of blue collar families democracy in a low growth market economy." who aren't so impressed with themselves llesburgh Center Auditorium, 12:30 p.m. Suspicious person complaint that they've turned in the old family car NDPD responded to a complaint of a suspicious person for a PT Cruiser. But most importantly, leaving the Varsity Shop. The area was searched but the they know their football and they love person could not be located. their teams. The insults have already started. I + Lecture with Milton Cole, CEO, Cole Hardwoods, Student enters campus illegally walked into the office Tuesday to shouts "Business Ethics in a Time of Crisis." Mendoza NDPD stopped a student in a vehicle which entered of "Hey McVoy, are you ready for the College of Business, 7 p.m. campus illegally. The case is being referred for Browns to lose on Sunday?" administrative review. To which I responded, "Check out the records. Who has two wins and who has Traffic accident reported on Juniper two losses?" A visitor reported her vehicle was struck by another Sure, I remember that the Browns lost vehicle on Juniper Road. in sudden-death overtime last year to the Steelers. It still stings a little. But here's NDPD issues minor in consumption the beautiful thing, it's a new season and NDPD issued a University citation to a student for minor that means another chance for a win. in consumption of alcohol. The student was transported Tim Couch is back leading tl1e Browns by ambulance to St. Joseph Medical Center for treatment. and Jerome Bettis will be out again for Case is being referred for administrative review. the Steelers and on Sunday. We'll all be screaming at the top of our lungs at a Student assaulted on Juniper television that can't respond to us. We'll A student reported being assaulted while on Juniper be watching the game on the all-impor Road. The case is being investigated further. tant satellite dish because, of course, no 'IV station in this area is going to broad cast a Cleveland game. And when the game is over, the dust has settled, the winners are glorifying in their team's victory and the losers are Information compiled from the NDSP Crime Blotter sunk in fits of despair, it will be official the Browns and the Steelers will have made another classic. For those of you who are Saints fans and Bears fans and 49ers fans, this may WHAT'S COOKING not strike you as so important. But for one girl who grew up with people refer North Dining Hall South Dining Hall Noble Family Dining Hall ring to her city as "The Mistake by the Lake" any time that Cleveland can prove Today's Lunch: New England clam Today's Lunch: Boiled thin spaghet Today's Lunch: Chef's pasta, mari itself is a red-letter day. And by fellow chowder, tomato soup, tomato pizza, ti, boiled shells, boiled tri-color rotini, nara sauce, hot & sweet tofu, sticky Browns fans and all you Pittsburgh fans walnut plum chicken breast, wild rice, turkey tetrazzini, mushroom marinara, rice, grilled vegetable pitas out there understand this: You under green beans, beef & peppers stir-fry, spinach cheese tortellini, pepperoni stand that this is not just another football vegetable rice casserole, scrambled pizza, cheese pizza, whipped potatoes, Today's Dinner: Vegetable caccia game. It's about pride and respect and eggs, french toast sunshine, beef BBQ cut corn, peas, spinach, garden quiche, tore, chef's pasta, garden marinara, bragging rights until the next meeting. sandwich beef tips and mushrooms, boiled kluski roasted potatoes, garlic bread It's about looking at the AFC North noodles, chicken enchilada rankings and knowing one of those victo Today's Dinner: Minestrone soup, ries came against our biggest rival. shrimp spaghetti, honey glazed ham, Today's Dinner: boiled mostaccioli, It's about loving the game. baked beans, mixed vegetables, seafood sausage pizza, calzones, plain rice, And when Monday comes, we'll all go medley stir fry, mushroom quiche, turkey gravy, lima beans, eggplant back to being friends and being civiL But fresh spinach, corn dogs, chicken fajita, parmesan, swiss steak, grilled salmon until then, a note for all of you Steelers beef stir fry fillet, shrimp poppers, pork tempura, fans: chicken taco, beef fajita This time, you're going down.
The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer. TODAY TONIGHT WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Contact Katie McVoy at c:::: [email protected] IJJ :::1: ~ IJJ 3: CORRECTIONS ....1 < (.) ~ ~ 0 HIGH 66 HIGH 53 HIGH 73 HIGH 74 HIGH 63 HIGH 68 The Observer regards itself as a professional publica ...I tion and strives for the highest standards of journal LOW 44 LOW 47 LOW 56 LOW 58 LOW 43 LOW 41 ism at all times. We do, however, recognize that we will make mistakes. If we have made a mistake, please contact us at 631-4541 so we can Atlanta 82 I 69 Boston 71 I 57 Chicago 66 I 47 Denver 78 I 54 Houston 83 I 62 Los Angeles 90 I 64 Minneapolis 63 I 51 correct our error. New York 75 I 59 Philadelphia 78 I 59 Phoenix 105 I 78 Seattle 73 I 48 St. Louis 71 I 51 Tampa 86 I 76 Washington 78 I 62 Tuesday, September 24, 2002 The Observer+ CAMPUS NEWS page 3 Don1us Properties Freshmen to choose leaders today
end activities, a 1980s cent of the vote. If neces sponsors housing fair By SARAH NESTOR theme dance and is open to sary, the run-off election Saint Mary's Editor taking suggestions from will be held on Thursday in Domus Properties sponsors a classmates. the dining hall during serv By MARIA SMITH Six tickets are in the run Becky Winston and ing hours. yearly event in cooperation with ning for the freshmen presi News Writer the South Bend Police Kathleen McMorrow would In addition to the women dent and vice president like to plan a freshman running for president and Department, Notre Dame Security slots. The winner will be Donms Properties is sponsoring Police, Notre Dame Student Life slumber party, a class tail vice president, there are chosen today. gate before a Notre Dame also eight tickets running to block party Wednesday evening and Student Affairs to inform stu Elections coordinator to provide stucl!mts living otT ram football game and plan to fill the 13 at-large spots on dent<; on the crime incidents and Alison Joseph called the pus with important information prevention. The South Bend sell hats and pants with the Freshmen Class Board. turnout a "great response class motto "Fresh." about home security and personal Tribune, as well as television sta Board candidates include from the class of 2006." Maureen Zimmer and Lauren Condon, Elizabeth safdy. tions WNDU and WSBT will cover The six presidential tick Domus Properties Investment<;, Jenny Betti hope to organize Kulinski, Colleen Bruen, the event. ets have a variety of plans I.I.C. is an off-campus manage The event features speakers, class Masses, dances and Chelsea Rahn, Amy Oliva, for improving class unity study breaks to unify the Jackie Wright, Danielle ment company for the University information booths. free food and and planning class activi class. Lerner and Amy Martin. of Notre Dame and Saint Mary's free soft drinks. ties. Leena Hackett and Janet The elected president and College. "It's like a block party setting." Megan Conway and Noting that the company man Brace want to plan a lot of vice president will fill the said Kramer. "We'll have tables, Crystal Schauf are focusing 36 housns, managing mem theme events, such as remaining board positions. ages chairs, and tents." on social activities such as ber Mark Kramer said that the dances and service projects "Usually the elected presi Attending the event will also be an ice cream social, danc.es event is meant to bring together useful for those students thinking but plan to base decisions dent and vice president and a day trip to Chicago. on student feedback. the community and provide an about living off campus in the have an interviewing Anna Bauer and Liz Goers With six tickets campaign open forum for safety concerns. future or who are concerned process to fill the remaining hope to plan class activities ing, a run-off election class board positions," said "This goes beyond safety," said about personal safety in general. but first will plan hand out appears inevitable. One Kramer. "It's about general The event will be held on the Joseph. a survey to have input of ticket needs to receive at knowledge too." 800 block of East Washington what exactly the class least 50 percent of the vote Manv of Domus Properties' Street between Notre Dame wants. houses·. however are located in to avoid a runoff, though it Avenue and St. Peter Street at 6 Clare Hoyt and Kristen Contact Sarah Nestor at somewhat dangerous areas. is unlikely a ticket will p.m. Vokaty hope to plan week- receive more than 50 per- [email protected] "We hawm't really had prob "We're inviting students from l(~ms." said Kramer. "But to pre Turtle Creek and all the otT-cam vent problems arising in the pus apartment complexes too." future. we nnnd to providn educa said Kramer. "This is for every tion." body. The more aware students Crime trends reveal that in are of security issues, the better rnecnt years stud(mts are particu off they'll be and the better off larly at risk for robbery during we'll be," said Kramer. extended breaks. "\Vp want to providf' students with information about how to stay safP ovPr \Vinter break or Contact Maria Smith at surimwr break." said Kramer. [email protected] SIT Program in Uganda
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the suspect said he lost his glasses. Security The South Bend resident Author discusses urban sprawl continued from page 1 had been drinking and had intended to go home after Classicism to the Avant-Garde: tects to think that they must Burke added that she also leaving a downtown South By JOE TROMBELLO Contemporary Directions in produce something original, typically associated campus Bend bar, Johnson said. News Writer Architecture." something that has never been crime with non-students, However, the Notre Dame "The real problem with seen before, that they dis especially visitors on foot campus was not anywhere The auditorium in the 104 America is that it's all equally pense with all previous ball week- between Bond Hall was not large miserable, equally low quality, notions of the function and ends. the bar enough to contain those facul and equally demoralizing and aesthetic quality of architec He said the "He could not point out and his ty and students of the School degrading," he said. "Public ture. Also, Kunstler cited the q u i c k the location of the residence, of Architec space in America - what a irony of how advancements in response by and the ture who warm and welcome place - if architectural technology and the student alleged assault, but he man said h e a r d you're an android." tools have led to worse archi who report believed it happened on he was J a m e s Using a variety of slides that tecture. ed suspi South Quad, perhaps uncertain Howard compared current American "The better our tools get, the cious youths as to how Kuntsler's suburbs to their historical worse our buildings get ... was helpful, near the flagpole." he arrived lecture counterparts, Kunstler illus Much of the architecture of and he said on cam "Parking trated our inability to effec the 20th century is so distress students Phil Johnson pus. Lot Nation: tively define space in order to ing," Kuntsler said. should be Johnson NDSP associate director The Coming Kunstler create meaningful and memo Kunstler proposed a solution quick to call said the End of rable places and buildings. to the problem of suburbia NDSP in sim- latest Suburbia" Instead, Kuntsler showed how and its architecture. He said ilar circum- c r i m e Monday afternoon. architects have created America must be downsized, stances. reports Kuntsler, an advocate of the uninviting wastelands with lit or what he calls "right-sized," "This [theft] would have show that crime can occur New Urbanism movement in tle concept of the underlying to have buildings that are been a huge cost, not only on campus despite the low architecture, is the author of civic purpose. smaller and closer together. in the cost of the computer statistics and the tendency eight books, including "The "Everywhere in America has This downsizing should not be but even in the data," for assaults especially to Geography of Nowhere," become the Special Olympics restricted to architecture, but Johnson said. occur more frequently off "Home from Nowhere," and of architecture," Kuntsler should be applied to other NDSP referred the case to campus. "The City in Mind." said. "We have got to do a bet facets of American life, from juvenile justice authorities "Our advice again to stu Called "New Urbanism's ter job than this ... we need shopping to agriculture to for burglary or the posses dents is not to walk alone Avenging Angel" by a South better places to go to than school, Kunstler said. sion of stolen property. and to walk in groups of Bend Tribune article pub these brutal, horrible, despot "We are now entering an era Assault people particularly in the lished Sunday, Kuntsler mixed ic buildings." when we have to get serious of In a separate investiga early-morning hours or in humor with harsh criticisms of Kuntsler went on to describe doing something about the tion, a 21-year-old South the late-night hours," he the architectural problems the demoralizing effect that fiasco that human habitat has Bend resident arrived at the said. plaguing American suburbs. the American suburbs' poor become in America ... we are Security Building Friday at In addition, he said stu "We have created thousands use of space has on its resi going to have to rediscover 7:30 a.m. requesting a ride dents should report suspi of places that are not worth dents, particularly teenagers. what the body of cultural home after he was pushed cious behavior. caring about and pretty soon lie argued that such environ 'civic design' is, learn it and off his bike by an unidenti "I think students are real we will have an entire country ments produce a tremendous apply it," he said. fied 6-foot tall male white ly good about knowing what that is not worth defending." amount of anxiety and depres "From Classicism to the suspect with dark hair 20 behavior is commonplace Kunstler said. sion. Avant-Garde" will feature at minutes earlier. The man and normal at the A former writer for Rolling "We send kids to schools least one event each month told NDSP that the suspect University and what doesn't Stone Magazine, Kuntsler has that look like a maximum and will run through April 14. was between 24 and 25 fit," he said. "We'd rather no formal training in architec security prison," he said. Thomas Schumacher. archi years old. they call and be wrong than ture or fields relating to "Kids get a very special mes tect and professor of architec "He could not point out to wish they had called design. Nevertheless, he has sage from a place like this, ture at the University of the location of the alleged later." lectured at such universities that it is pointless, that it is Maryland, will give the next assault, but he believed it as Harvard, Yale, Columbia purposeless, that there is no lecture Sept. 30. happened on South Quad and Dartmouth, and opened future here." perhaps near the flagpole," Contact Helena Payne at up the 2002-2003 Bond Ball Kunstler said the problem Contact Joe Trombello at said Johnson, adding that [email protected] lecture series "From lies in schools that train archi- [email protected]
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WEST BANK Mideast tensions rise in response to Israeli action
Associated Press On the West Bank, an Israeli man was killed and RAMALI.AH three of his children. ages 9, 12 A defiant Yasser Arafat dug in and 18, were wounded in a at his besieged compound Palestinian shooting attack in the Monday, rejecting Israel's West Bank city of Hebron. The 9- demand to hand over the names year-old was in serious condi of all those holed up inside. The tion, hospital officials said. Bush administration criticized Meanwhile, in the Gaza Strip, Israel for the standoff and called 20 Israeli tanks and two heli for a pullout. copters traded fire with In Gaza, Israeli tanks fought Palestinian gunmen on the east ern edge of Gaza city near the Palestinian gunmen. and hospi Jewish settlement of Nahal Oz, tal officials said three according to witnesses and Palestinians were killed and 20 Palestinian security officials. injured. Three Palestinians were killed As Israeli troops settled in and 20 others injured, two of around the compound, criticism them critically, hospital officials of the third blockade in 10 said. months intensified in Israel and The army confirmed that a around the world. Prime military operation was under Minister Ariel Sharon is boosting way in Gaza and said no soldiers Arafat's popularity, instead of had been injured, but declined to sidelining him, the government's comment further. detractors said. Sharon said earlier Monday At the U.N. Security Council in that Israel would mount a mili New York, the tary operation against Hamas in United States proposed a resolu Gaza "as soon as we have the tion calling for an necessary troops together." Palestinian leader Vasser Arafat sits with other leaders Monday at his besieged compound in the end to the siege along with pun The assault on Arafat's office West Bank. Arafat refused to submit to demands by the Israeli govemment to give a list of those In ishment of the has made an already tense situa the compound. plotters of Palestinian suicide tion even more volatile. With bombings. Arafat and 200 aides and securi Arafat's isolation has already commercial strike and burned 1,000 Palestinians returned to In Washington, statements ty guards ringed by troops and triggered mass street protests, tires and pelted soldiers with the streets of Ramallah to sup issued by White House confined to a building some orchestrated and some rocks - events rarely seen in port Arafat. and State Department officials Palestinians claim is in danger of spontaneous, in a replay of the recent months. For the first time since Israeli said Israel siege had "aggravat collapse, Israel cannot guarantee scenes that marked the begin About 10,000 rallied in Gaza, tanks crashed into the com ed" U.S. efforts to improve the Palestinian leader's safety. ning of fighting two years ago. many of them school children pound on Thursday - retaliat security and reform the Harm to Arafat, even uninten On Monday, Palestinians rally bused in for the demonstration. ing for a Palestinian suicide Palestinian leadership. tional, could ignite the region. ing around Arafat observed a Early Tuesday, more than bombing in Tel Aviv. Gore speaks against Bush's stance on Iraq war
situation, the once and possibly future would feel justified in starting wars, he who voted in favor of the Gulf War reso Associated Press Democratic presidential candidate said. lution after Iraq attacked Kuwait. He accused Bush of abandoning the goal of Gore also told an enthusiastic said he felt betrayed by the first SAN FRANCISCO a world where nations follow laws. Commonwealth Club crowd he would President Bush's "hasty withdrawal from AI Gore harshly criticized President "That concept decide in December whether to chal the battlefield." Bush's push for war against Iraq, saying would be displaced lenge Bush again for the presidency in But like other leading Democrats, Gore it has hurt the United States' standing by the notion that 2004. has expressed reservations in recent and could dangerously undermine the there is no law but Republicans quickly pounced on the months about military actionagainst rule of law around the world. the discretion of the speech as evidence of Gore's weakness. Iraq, suggesting the diplomatic costs "After Sept. 11, we had enormous sym president of the "It seemed to be a speech more appro would be extremely high. pathy, goodwill and support around the United States," he priate for a political hack than a presi His speech Monday was much more world," Gore said Monday. "We've said. dential candidate by someone who clear critical, warning of ominous and untold squandered that, and in one year we've "If other nations ly fails to recognize leadership," said Jim consequences, ranging from a short replaced that with fear. anxiety and assert the same Dyke, a Republican National Committee term power vacuum that could increase uncertainty, not at what the terrorists right, then the rule Gore spokesman. the danger of chemical and biological are going to do but at what we are going of law will quickly be Gore always has supported overthrow attacks, to the creation of legions of ene to do." replaced by the reign of fear," and any ing Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and mies angry and fearful about U.S. domi In his first major speech on the Iraq nation that perceives itself threatened was one of the few Senate Democrats nation.
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U.S. drafts Mideast resolution for UN: Miss Universe fired for first time: Mishawaka mother to plead guilty: Calling a Palestinian draft resolution "one For the first time in its 52-year history, the Miss The woman caught on video beating her 4-year-old sided," the United States countered Monday with Universe Organization has flred the woman wearing daughter in a Mishawaka, Ind. department store its own proposal to condemn Palestinian suicide its crown. Oxana Fedorova, a 24-year-old Russian parking lot will probably plead guilty and seek mercy bombings and call on Israel to cease military law student, was ousted four months after she won from the court, her lawyer said Monday. actions around Yasser Arafat's compound. the pageant, the organization said. Spokeswoman Madelyne Toogood, 25, was arraigned on a felony U.S. Ambassador John Negroponte said he charge of battery to a child, and a magistrate entered wouldn't support a resolution that "fails to recog Mary Hilliard McMillan said the organization would an innocent plea on her behalf. Her attorney. Steven nize that this conflict has two sides, that fails to not comment on the reason until Tuesday, when the Rosen, called the plea a formality and later said there condemn acts of terror and the groups that perpe flrst runner-up, Miss Panama Justine Pasek, 22, is was no point in trying to challenge the surveillance trate them." expected to be crowned. videotape in court. "We will probably enter a guilty plea and throw our Vatican could approve U.S. abuse policy: Calif. passes paid family leave law: selves on the mercy of the court," he said after the The Vatican is leaning toward giving the go Gov. Gray Davis signed a law Monday that makes arraignment. ahead to the U.S. bishops' plan to combat sex California the flrst state to offer workers paid family He added: "If a jury has to sit in judgment of this abuse among clergy, accepting the proposals on leave. lady, the jury is going to come back with a guilty ver an experimental basis, a senior Vatican official The law- flnanced by an employee payroll tax dict ... I'm confronted with a videotape that shows said Monday. allows workers to take six weeks off to care for a Attila the Hun, no question about it." Such a move by the Holy See would give Roman newborn, a newly adopted child or ill family mem Earlier Monday, a Probate Court judge ordered that Catholic leaders in the United States time to enact ber. Employees will be eligible to receive 55 percent Toogood's daughter, Martha, remain in foster care. their controversial reform policy without making of their wages during their absence, up to a maxi He also gave child-protection officials two weeks to permanent changes in church law. mum of $728 a week. recommend who should care for the girl. page 6 The Observer+ CAMPUS NEWS Tuesday, September 24, 2002
announced the formation of a new policy that will increase each DOWN TIME Study day dorms committee activity. continued from page 1 The policy will require every committee to hold at least one said. activity each month. If the com Student Body President Kim mittees do not comply with this Jensen informed the members of provision, 20 percent of their bud BOG that the presentation will gets will be withheld. include a survey completed by the RHA will also begin a "Hall of student body on the reading day the Month" contest in which each recommendation as well as other residence hall will compete to statistics that support the imple receive a banner that will hang mentation of study days set aside outside the hall, along with some at the end of each semester's aca possible other prizes. demic calendar. + BOG Athletic liaison Molly "We're very hopeful about this Burns, requested support from the proposal." said Jensen after the Saint Mary's community for this meeting. "It's very extensive and Saturday's MIAA cross country thorough." meet. In other BOG news: + Hesident Hall Association Contact Shannon Nelligan at President .lillian Kamaski [email protected]
Under the Dome," has a new home. It will be displayed in what Plan is currently the building directory continued from page 1 in LaFortune Student Center, opposite the elevator. tPrm plans will provide clarity for "We're excited about the visi the government, but said a few bility this will bring," Bishop said. issues still needed to be analyzed. + The Sophomore Class Council The first of the individualized appealed to the Club plans v.rill come to light on Oct. 14 Coordination Council for $1,500 when junior elass president to help defray the cost of this Meghan O'Donnell will present weekend's Spiritual Blast event. her organization's strategic plan. The concert, to be held Thursday In other Cabinet news: night in Stepan Center, will fea + The Executive Cabinet wel ture the Christian music of singer comed its new secretary, first Bebo Norman. The appeal passed year student Emily Chin. The res with unanimous consent. ident of Welsh Family Hall replaces Erik Smith, who resigned last week. CHRIS ORENCHUK/The Observer A Notre Dame student enjoys the warm early-fall weather while eating lunch outside South + The new Student Activities Contact Matt Bramanti at master calendar. "Everything bramanti.l @nd.edu Dining Hall between classes Monday.
\The llanley led:u:re Series on PokHcs anJ PuLhc Pohcy J EJ. Dionne,Jr. Washington Post Columnist and Author Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution
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Tuesday, September 24 4=I5 p.m. Auditorium Hesburgh Center for International Studies
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Market Watch September 23 Adelphia executives indicted Dow jones + Court charges "Starting with nothing, John Rigas built a major 7,872.15 executives with American corporation ' -113.87 building 'facade' which has now suffered serious damage through NASDAQ these accusations and Associated Press charges," said his lawyer, NEW YORK Peter Fleming. "When the 1,184.93 ' -36.16 Adelphia Communication prosecution fails to prove Corp. founder John J. its case, who will take Rigas, two of his sons and responsibility?" S&P500 other former executives The 103-page document were indicted Monday on charges that the Rigas charges that they built "a family engaged in rampant 833.70 ' -11.69 towering facade of false self-dealing, often doling success" based on a $2.5 huge sums from the com AMEX billion fraud. pany directly to their per The indictment, handed sonal bank accounts. up in U.S. District Court in John Rigas was taking so 831.54 ' -9.60 Manhattan, seeks a stag much money under the gering $2.53 billion in for table that his son Timothy NYSE feiture for the alleged instructed Mulcahey not to large-scale accounting allow his father to with fraud and corporate loot draw more than $1 million 453.78 ' -5.19 ing. a month, prosecutors U~S. Attorney James charge. Corney called the alleged Different members of the TOP 5 VOLUME LEADERS looting "one of the most Rigas family received more elaborate and extensive than $50 million in unau COMPANY %CHANGE $GAIN PRICE corporate frauds in United thorized secret transfers CISCO SYSTEMS (CSCO) -0.99 -0.12 11.96 States history." from Adelphia, according The 24-count indictment to the indictment. --jilfliilll"1'i"~-~~:lllilli~lli1lii1!1ilill·i!i"l11!i~~~ names Rigas, 77; his sons, The court papers also PALM INC (PALM) +4.11 +0.03 0.76 Timothy, 46, and Michael, charge that the Rigas fami 48; James R. Brown, 40, ly regularly used three cor ~l)m~~~~~~~~~~~~::,~~~:il':::.l.~~~:il!:i::::i~-l former vice president of porate airplanes for their Founder of Adelphia Communication Corp. John finance; and Michael C. personal use and spent Rigas, 77, was Indicted Monday with his two sons INTEL CORP (INTC) -5.17 -0.77 14.13 Mulcahey, 45, former $13 million in Adelphia and two other executives for accounting fraud and director of internal report money to build a golf corporate looting. ing. course on property owned The defendants "exploit by John Rigas near the bail each, secured by cash, money to pay margin calls, ed Adelphia's Byzantine family home in land and other property. or demands for cash pay corporate and financial Coudersport, Pa. They each could face up ments on loans for which IN BRIEF structure to create a tow Monday's indictment to 30 years in prison if they had put up Adelphia ering facade of false suc added new charges of convicted of the most seri stock as collateral. Iraqi war fears drive oil prices up cess, even as Adelphia was securities fraud and con ous charge, bank fraud. Prosecutors also said Oil futures shot well above $30 per barrel on collapsing under the spiracy to allegations Their arraignments were that Adelphia employees Monday because of Iraqi war fears, although weight of its staggering already scheduled regularly performed work analysts said the world's top crude producers debt burden," Corney said. filed in for October for other companies owned Rigas issued a statement a com "My family and I have 2. by Rigas family members helped set the stage for even higher prices by Monday insisting the trans plaint always acted with Adelphia, and that the companies' refusing last week to increase output in the near actions detailed in the in July, integrity and honesty the nation's bills were regularly paid future. "I think OPEC made a mistake by not indictment were perfectly when sixth-largest out of Adelphia bank raising production this time," said Phil Flynn, an legal. federal and are committed to cable televi accounts. analyst at Alaron Trading Corp. Crude to be "The corporate and per postal restoring our credibility sion compa The family's companies delivered in November was up 87 cents at sonal reputation I have inspec and that ofAdelphia ... ny, based in included the Buffalo $30.71 on the New York Mercantile Exchange worked to build over the t o r s Coudersport, Sabres pro hockey team, a on concerns that President George W. Bush last 50 years has been accused filed for furniture and interior John Rigas could be getting closer to ordering an attack to irreparably damaged," t h e Chapter 11 design company, a car topple Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. Rigas said. "My family and Rigases Adelphia founder bankruptcy dealership and a number I have always acted with of mak protection of partnerships. integrity and honesty and ing the June 25. The Rigas, who was the com Minutes reveal truth of Tyco perks are committed to restoring compa- Rigases pany's chief executive offi Minutes from a board meeting early this year our credibility and that of ny into their "personal stepped down from their cer and president, and his contradict Tyco International's testament to reg Adelphia." piggy bank." board seats and executive sons also have been named ulators that board members had no knowledge Lawyers for all five for Rigas and his sons were posts at the company in as defendants in more of excessive pay packages allegedly arranged by mer executives have arrested on July 24 at their May. than 40 civil lawsuits, former chief executive L. Dennis Kozlowski. denied that their clients apartment on Manhattan's Federal prosecutors have including one the company Internal documents also show that a human have committed any Upper East Side and have accused the family of using filed the day of their resources official said she was pressured by a wrongdoing. been free on $10 million $252 million in company arrests. board member to do something "dishonest" dur ing the company's internal investigation. Tyco last week flied a document with the Securities and Exchange Commission saying the internal investigation found board members had no Stocks plunge after bad forecasts knowledge of excessive pay packages for Kozlowski, former general counsel Mark Belnick July 23. gave the index its third triple-digit and former chieffmancial officer Mark Swartz. Assodated Press "The air is thick with concern about decline in five sessions - and put it NEW YORK the pace of corporate profit growth or just 169 points above its July 23 low, Dole CEO pushes for privatization The Nasdaq composite index slid to the lack thereof, and I think the 7,702.34. Dole Food Co. Inc. chief executive David a six-year low Monday and the rest of reports that we're seeing about a pos The Standard & Poor's 500 index Murdock told the fruit producer's board of Wall Street fell equally hard amid a sible retest of July's lows are some declined 11.69, or 1.4 percent, to directors that taking the company private is the worsening outlook for the U.S. econo what making that a self-fulfilling 833.70, following a weekly drop of 5 best way to boost its share price, and offered my. The Dow Jones industrials prophecy," said Charles G. Crane, percent. $1.2 billion in cash to do so. Murdock offered dropped more than 100 points. strategist for Victory SBSF Capital All three indexes have been on a $29.50 per share for the 76 percent of the com Responding to a smattering of bad Management. monthlong losing streak. Since Aug. pany he doesn't already own. That was a 20.5 news - and lacking any positive eco The Nasdaq fell 36.16, or 3.0 per 22, the Dow has lost nearly 1,200 percent premium over Dole's closing price nomic data - investors essentially cent, to 1,184.93, its lowest close since points. Investors have increasingly lost sold across the board, punishing it reached 1,165.81 on Sept. confidence due to mixed economic Friday. Investors initially pushed Dole's shares shares of everything from Microsoft to 12, 1996. The broader market also news, earnings warnings, and con to nearly $31 a share, but the stock later gave Wal-Mart. The selloff carried the retreated. cerns about a war with Iraq. some ground to close Monday at $28.99 a share, Nasdaq to its lowest close since The Dow fell113.87, or 1.4 percent, Analysts say the strength of the eco up $4.50 or 18.4 percent, on the New York September 1996, and the Dow back to 7,872.15, after declining 3.9 per nomic recovery has been investors' Stock Exchange. toward the four-year low it reached cent last week. The losses main concern.
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Session 1: Authority and Exemplars (Room200) . ·f.',·· . : "The Hero: Ard1itect and Worker of rhe Culture of th, Valley of Life: An Immigrant Journey of Session 8: On the Edges'ofliumilQiife ...... •• •...... Life:" and Spirit" "Sustaining a Culrure of Life rowards . · .·. · . .·· > • · · "Failh. Rmon, and Authority; The Cultural Crisis in "Building a Culture of Life: A Call to Respect HumanDign · Roman Catholicism" ) in America" . . i' .: <. .. "Culrure, Meritocracy, and the Culture of Life" "The Promise of Human Life in th~ Face of Potential Genetic ~·· Alrerations" ' . . C . "'""""'"'o Relevance of the Reform Proposals Session l: Political Liberalism and the Public-Private Nicholas ofCusa at the Council of Basel (143:3)" 't Distinction (Room 208) . Rule, the Rise of Ethnicity, and the Fall of .p.m. "Abolitionism: A Christian Re$ponse to "Responding to the Culture of Deach: Reflections on Rolllan Empire" War?" 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I I_ Tuesday, September 24, 2002 The Observer+ COLLEGE NEWS page 9 Anxiety grows over serial rapist in Ohio By JORDAN GENTILE & alerted to the threat," said LISA EVERMAN William Hall, vice president for The Ohio State Lantern Student Affairs. Posters and fliers bearing COLUMBUS, Ohio warnings and safety tips are The serial rapist stalking the being distributed on and off Ohio State University campus campus. Door-to-door visits by area claimed his fifth and sixth OSU police have been initiated, victims over the weekend of and a web page has been cre Sept. 14 and 15, compelling ated providing a list of university officials to intensify resources related to personal efforts alerting local residents safety, including free self to the threat. defense and rape prevention As autumn quarter begins classes. THE HENRY LUCE FOUNDATION and the campus fills with stu Tonight, resident advisers dents - many of whom are will hold mandatory floor unaware of the sexual assaults meetings during which safety that have gripped the area over issues are to be discussed at the summer - that task may length. become increasingly difficult. As part of its safety aware "After students move in there ness week, USG will hand out will be a greater concentration "screamers" - devices that of targets in an already ripe emit loud signals designed to environment," said Sgt. Pat ward off physical attack - Oct. Foley of the Sexual Abuse Unit 3 on The Oval. Additionally, the of the Columbus Division of organization plans to make Police. "Everyone needs to be house alarms available at dis aware of the neighborhood's count prices of $10 and $15. environment and keep an eye Interested parents and stu on each other for safety." dents will be given more infor The fifth assault was a rape mation via e-mail. and the sixth is being called an The installation and proper assault with sexual overtones. maintenance of house alarms As with all of the previous was an issue raised by Off attacks, both occurred between Campus Student Services in its 5 a.m. and 10 a.m., in an off monthly meeting in July, to When it's the campus area bounded by North which all 110 off-campus prop m~ High Street to the west, North erty owners registered with prestigious Luce scholarship, finding you an exciting Fourth Street to the east, OSU were invited. While some Patterson Avenue to the north of the larger realtors had rep 1-year job in the far east, strategically chosen to and10th Avenue to the south. resentatives in attendance, Five of the six victims are only 22 owners showed up in match your career goal. Apply by November 8, 2002. confirmed as Ohio State stu total, said Willie Young, coordi dents. nator for Off-Campus Student The attacks have been attrib Services. Interested? 29 or younger? Have you now (or will you have by uted by Columbus police to a Northsteppe Realty did not the end of May 2003) an ND degree? No east-Asia experience? black male in his 30s, of aver have a representative at that age height and weight, with meeting, but Northsteppe prop For more information contact Mrs. Lisa Tranberg (_631-6676). either short hair or a shaved erty manager Rick Graff said head. communication between OSU In each case, the perpetrator and the land owners has gained access to his victims by always left something to be entering their homes through desired. "I don't think they an unlocked door or window. make a point to stay in touch On at least one occasion, he with us either," he said. entered while his target was on "They're just beginning to, in a short errand; another time, light of recent events." he barged into a residence Few students bother to pur after persuading a woman to chase a house alarm in the first open the door. He has threat place, Graff said. Northsteppe ened each victim with a knife. offers alarm installation to UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME In addition to an increased every tenant, but only two of INTERNATIONAL STUDY PROGRAM Columbus police presence, the his approximately 100 new res IN off-campus area in which the idents have purchased a sys rapist operates is now being tem. watched by Community Crime "Students are very leery of Patrol, a group founded and spending the money," Graff co-sponsored by OSU that "pro said. "Everybody thinks it's vides extra eyes and ears to going to happen to someone DUBLIN,IRELAND police," according to a univer else." sity press release. Still, some off-campus resi While the area is out of the dents are taking the universi "The Best of Both Worlds" jurisdiction of University ty's warnings to heart. Police, OSU Police Chief Ron Meghana Batra, an engineering Michalec said he has not been student who arrived from India INFORMATION MEETING left out of the loop. two weeks ago, learned of the "We have great confidence in serial rapist for the first time the Columbus police and we when an OSU police officer vis are doing everything we can to ited her apartment as part of Tuesday,Sept.24,2002 cooperate in their investiga the neighborhood patrol. tion, specifically in terms of the Since then, she has changed 102 DeBartolo public awareness campaign," her habits. "Now, I keep win 5:00-6:00 PM he said. dows closed and doors locked," That campaign, initiated this she said. "And I pay more summer in response to the attention to my surroundings." string of assaults, has been Michalec said he is counting on With Claudia Kselman, Associate Director stepped up in response to the such vigilance to help restore International Study Programs two recent attacks. At a press the security of the campus conference Wednesday, repre area. Student Returnees sentatives from the university "It would be nice to think and Undergraduate that the police are going to be Student Government able to do it exclusively," announced new initiatives Michalec said. "When we talk designed to educate and pro about who's going to catch this Application Deadline: December 1,2002 tect incoming students. person, it's going to be a stu For Fall 2003 - Spring 2004 "It's the university's no. one dent who sees something A Y 2003-2004 priority, as far as I'm con unusual, who makes the tele cerned, to make sure that stu phone call to the police depart Applications on- line: www.nd.edu/~intlstud dents, as they come in literally ment, and that's how this guy available after Oct. 1, 2002 from all over the world, are is going to be caught." page 10 The Observer+ PAID ADVERTISEMENT Tuesday, September 24, 2002 Center for Socia( Concerns SOCIAL CONCERNS ~n~~ http://centerforsocialconcerns.nd.edu * 631-5293 * Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 8AM-10PM Fri. 8AM-7PM Sat. 10AM-2PM Sun. 6PM-9PM Please make sure to look for the CSC's insert In today's Observer listing many ofthe ways to be Involved In the local community. 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It will be held on 6:30-7:30 pm Sunday, September 29, DeBartalo, Room 102 at 6:45p.m. esc •••.~,!,.!,.:.~.! !.,.!,..t,U,,~!~t,~."'~~-~. !. !,~ ••••• ~o~~-cross Mission in Education Seminar : StlUldly AlblrlO I Paso/Ciudad Juarez Borders Issues Seminar This one-credit (THEO 371) seminar over winter break, January 2-8, examines immigration and related issues that surface between the United States and Mexico border. Participants will have the opportunity to stay at different shelter homes on both sides of the border, meet with refugees, help with daily chores at the homes, visit maquilas and border patrol posts, and discuss policy issues. *Information Session October 8, 5:30-6pm, Coffee House (CSC) *Applications are available at the CSC and are due October 14 *For more infomation, contact Melody Gonzalez at 4-1715 or gonzalez. 7 [email protected] u Current Volunteer Opportunities Thtoring!Mentoring: Individuals: A person who is a sibling of twins, triplets or quadruplets is needed to mentor Agencies: to a girl who is the sister to quadruplets. Contact Marissa Runkle at 289- Learn.Fun is an extended learning program for kids k-6 at 4831. Jefferson Elementary School. They are looking for tutors M-F from 2:40-3:30 or 4:30-5:30. Contact Tomeka Jones at work: Special Needs: 283-8700 from 11-6 or at (574) 514-8713. A woman with a serious illness needs to be taken to her doctor's appoint ments. Most of her appointments are in the morning, but that can be flexible. Holy Cross Grade School is looking for tutors for kids in grades If you can get to her place in Mishawaka, she has a car that you can use. 6-8 for their after school Math Help program. It runs on Wednes Contact Carol at 256-9319 before 7pm. days from 3-4. Contact Colleen O'Brien at school: 234-3422 or home: 287-3006. A woman with physical and learning disabilities needs help typing and editing her books. She would like to meet 2 times a week in the afternoons. Contact Believers After School Program is looking for tutors/mentors Rose Anne: 277-4341 or 287-3891. for teenagers ages 12-18 one day a week, T/W/Th 3:30-6:30. Contact Tera Barnes or Jackie Davis at 233-3353. Conversation Exchange Partners (CEP) Contact: Connie Peterson-Miller at 631-3825, or [email protected] Greater Holy Temple is looking for tutors for children grades 1- CEP is a chance to meet individually with an international student, scholar or 12 on Tuesdays, 7-8. It is located at 710 Napolean. Contact Jean spouse and help them master English through conversation while you share Cane at 631-5685 or home: 243-9435. insights about each other's culture and interests. Meetings are arranged according to your own schedules once a match is made. St. Joe Regional Medical Center is looking for people to read to small children. You need only read for an hour at a time, and you choose M-F between 9-12 and 1-4. Contact Denise Kapsa at 237-7242 or [email protected] • --~------~- Tuesday, September 24, 2002 The Observer+ NATIONAL NEWS page 11 White House criticizes Israeli action California adopts nevv Associated Press designed to force him into exile. "Let me just say that we're President Bush in June called for working fairly intensively with stetn cell research lavvs WASHINGTON the ouster of Arafat, but has both sides and other internation Breaking its silence, the Bush never given any public indication al parties to try to calm the situa administration criticized Israel of how he thought Arafat should tion, to help resolve it," Boucher Associated Press and allows for both the for laying siege to Yasser Arafat be replaced. said. destruction and donation of in his West Bank headquarters Earlier this month, Bush met at Earlier, Bush admonished SACRAMENTO, Calif. embryos. and called for a pullout. the United Nations with Nabil Israel through White House In a move that runs counter The bill requires fertility Statements issued Monday by Shaath, a senior adviser to spokesman Ari Fleischer, who to Bush administration policy, clinics that do in-vitro fertiliza White House and State Arafat. Secretary of State Colin said the president considered the California has adopted a new tion procedures to inform Department spokesmen said Powell met separately with siege detrimental to peacemak law that opens the state's women that they have the Israel had "aggravated" U.S. Shaath. ing and reform. doors to stem cell researchers. option to donate discarded efforts to improve security and The Palestinian delegation American officials have con Gov. Gray Davis signed legis embryos to research. It reform the Palestinian leader sought Monday to have the veyed the president's views to lation Sunday that expressly requires written consent and ship. Security Council condemn Israel Sharon, Fleischer said in an permits the research, which bans the sale of embryos. At the United Nations Security for the siege. apparent reference to Powell and has been strongly opposed by Ortiz and supporters of her Council in New York, the United The United States countered Daniel Kurtzer, the U.S. ambas anti-abortion groups and the bill said the research could be States called for an end to the with a resolution that called both sador to Israel. Roman Catholic church valuable in curing or alleviat siege along with punishment of for an end to the siege and pun "We've urged Israel to consider because it involves the use of ing chronic and degenerative the plotters of Palestinian suicide ishment of Palestinians who plot carefully the consequences of its fetal and embryonic tissue. conditions, such as Parkinson's bombings. Their renewed attacks suicide bombings in Israel. recent actions and their effect on The issue captured headlines disease, Alzheimer's and last week prompted Israeli Prime Powell told Sharon in a phone the goals of Palestinian security more than a year ago when spinal cord injuries. Minister Ariel Sharon to move call Saturday night that the siege cooperation and reform of President Bush restricted fed The law will attract "the best against Arafat. was contrary to Bush's goals for Palestinian institutions," Boucher eral funding for human embry and the brightest" researchers Israel has demanded that peace in the Middle East and said. onic stem cell research to a to California and halt the Arafat turn over terror suspects reform of the Palestinian hierar Through the first two days of select number of existing cell migration of stem cell in his compound. Arafat has chy, State Department the siege the Bush administration lines. researchers to other countries refused. spokesman Richard Boucher said said virtually nothing about Supporters of the California where it is permitted, said Privately, administration offi in Washington. Israel's actions. legislation say the law will Larry Goldstein, a professor at cials said the Israeli assault in Powell wanted to convey On Sunday, the third day of the attract scientists who someday University of California, San Ramallah was puzzling after Bush's "deep concerns" about encircling of Arafat's battered may be able to cure chronic Diego. some progress had been made the situation, Boucher said. compound in Ramallah, White diseases through the research. Since the federal govern on both security and reform. However, Boucher declined to House spokeswoman Jeanne Proponents include actor ment won't pay for stem cell The pressure Israel put on say whether the administration Mamo said, "Israel's actions in Christopher Reeve, who has research, researchers in Arafat by destroying most of his wanted Israel to withdraw its and around the (Arafat com been a stem cell research California will have to be vigi compound may have been forces from the compound. pound) are not helpful in reduc activist since an accident left lant about keeping studies sep ing terrorist violence or promot him paralyzed from the neck arate, said Susanne Huttner, ing Palestinian reforms." down. He believes stem cell associate vice provost for Mamo also said, "We urge research could help treat research for the University of Israel to continue considering the paralysis. California. consequences of its actions on · "Since stem cells were first Movie producer and director progress" toward reaching goals isolated in 1998, the political Jerry Zucker joined Davis and Bush has set: Palestinian elec debate has had a chilling affect Reeve in the announcing the tions next year, Arafat's removal on our scientists," Reeve said law, saying he learned about as leader and creation of a Sunday. "It is painful to con stem cell research after dis Palestinian state within three template what advances could covering that his young daugh years to exist peacefully with have been made" if that ter had diabetes. Israel. research wasn't stifled. "After learning the daily rou At the same time, Mamo said Stem cells, which are found tine, we began to ask what Palestinian hopes for an indepen in human embryos, umbilical was being done to cure dia dent state are greatly harmed by cords and placentas, can betes," he said. "Everyone told suicide attacks. divide and become any kind of us that embryonic stem cell cell in the body. Opponents research is her best hope for a contend the research is tanta cure." mount to murder because it Zucker said he immediately starts with the destruction of a discovered "that the biggest human embryo. obstacle in finding a cure for On board Air Force One as our daughter is our own gov President Bush flew to New ernment." Jersey on Monday, White Congress hasn't acted on any . '-... .. J"'·: .... House press secretary Ari stem cell research bills, or a BUSINESS AND Fleischer initially chalked up bill to ban human cloning, and ; , the California law to states' Ortiz said there was still a rights. question over whether "The president has always California's law would be pre said states have authority empted by a federal statute. within their states," Fleisher Measures pending in said. Congress range from allowing Later, Fleisher amended his research to criminalizing it remarks. and prosecuting those who "The president thinks that traveled abroad for treatment UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME all policies - state or federal derived from stem cell - need to promote a culture research. that respects life and, in that, Davis has signed another bill Information Session he does differ from what which makes permanent a California and the governor temporary ban on human For Accounting and Finance Majors there have done," he said. cloning for reproductive pur State Sen. Deborah Ortiz poses, said his spokesman wrote the bill that states that Steve Maviglio. That ban was California will explicitly allow set to expire at the end of the embryonic stem cell research, year. Tuesday Lock your September 24, 2002 bathroom 7:00- 9:00pm doors ... Peaches LaFortune Student Center is turning 21! 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Involuntary and ill-timed naps aside, are those of the author and not neces The Observer is the independent, daily newspaper Of course, my senior friends and I my roommates and I also discovered sarily those of The Observer. published in print and online by the students of the University of Notre Dame duLac and Saint Mary's College. Editorial content, including advertisements, is not governed by policies of the administration of either institution. The Observer reserves the right to refuse LETTER TO THE EDITOR advertisements based on content. The news is reported as accurately and objectively as possible. Unsigned editorials represent the opinion of the majority of the Editor in Chief~ Managing Editor, Assistant Managing Editor and departmem editors. Neighbors owe each other respect Commentaries, letters and columns present the views of the authors and not necessarily those of The I am a lifelong resident of the Northeast Neighborhood, was love here. For years, those living north of Angela knew noth Observer. born five blocks from campus, then grew up and moved two ing about the people or the sites south of them. Viewpoint space is available to all readers. The free expression of all opinions through letters is encouraged. blocks from campus. There are good students and bad students; the1;e are good Letters to the Editor must be signed and must include Through the years, I've seen thousands of Notre Dame stu residents and bad residents. Only when we stop fighting one contact information. dents in our neighborhood not only partying with the resi another and start knowing one another will we feel safe to Questions regarding Obseroer policies should be direct dents and among themselves. but lending a helping hand to venture out. When I see a group of students drinking and loud ed to Editor in Chiefjason McFarley. the senior citizens in the neighborhood. I've seen the "bub in my community, as a black lady, I feel just as uncomfortable ble" people, (so called), come to the neighborhood and call as they do when they see a group of young black kids. our young black kids "niggers." l'vrl seen students. both boys Stop trying to belittle us because of a robbery. It happens to POST OFFICE INFORMATION and girls, so drunk at the original Corby's bar that they would us all at some point. Just maybe, if you get to know your Th~ ob~n·er !USPS ) 1)') 2-4000! ·~ publi,hctl Moml.tl' lhrou~h f.rid .• y t"'(CC:pr tlunn~ pull their pants down and urinate all over the place. I could neighbors and stop judging us, your stay outside of the bubble c:~~::lm Jntl V,l(Jtltlll pemHk A \1\b\Crl(ltion ro The: ob,c:rver is$] 00 tOr one JC,tdc:mtl" yc-.u;S))torone\!'nlC:\tt'r. go on and on about the bubble children. would be pleasant. Just maybe, it's time for fresh air inside The Oh,l'n·er j, pub[i,hcd .11: POSTMASTER In order to get respect, one must give respect. We as a com the bubble. 024 Sourh Dmmg H.1ll Send .1ddrcw corrccriom ro· Nom· 0Jmc. I~ 465'i(•-07:'9 ThcOh\Crvcr munity for years have tried to establish a relationship with Pcnod1c.11 pmra~c p.11d Jf Norrc DJmc P.O. Box Q the University, but because the bubble childnm think they're LuElla Webster and addirional m.1ilin~ oHicc~. 014 Sourh Dmin~ H.1ll Nouc 0.1mc, IN 46556-0779 better than others. they have missed the opportunity to enjoy South Bend the wonderful things the city of South Bend has to o!Ter. True, Sept. 22 The Oh..crYcr I\ .1 mcmh~·r of rhc A\\OCiarc:J l'rc"'· All rc:productmn right\ ;1rc: ro:'>t'rvcd we may not be as popular as other cities, but there's a lot of TODAY'S STAFF NDTODAY/0BSERVER POLL QUESTION QUOTE OF THE DAY News Sports "What has happened to the dreams ofthe Teresa Fralish Katie McVoy Do you support a preemptive U.S. strike on United Nations' founders? What has hap Kiflin Turner Lauren Dasso pened to the spirit which created the United Helena Payne Christine Iraq? Viewpoint Armstrong Nations? The answer is clear: Governments got in the way of the dreams of the people." Kristin Yemm Scene Vote at NDToday.com by Thursday at 5 p.m. Patrick McElwee Julie Bender Graphics Lab Tech Ronald Reagan Andy Devoto Anne Kelly former U.S. President ------ THE OBSERVER VIEWPOINT Tuesday, September 24, 2002 page 13 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The College deals with U.S. action in Iraq is more than Catholicism necessary and justified This letter is in response to yesterday's letter from Michelle Powell, "Questioning Saint Mary's Catholic identity." Stated in that article were several points, including the task of well-educated adults to inform students of The United States is the root of the currently levied against Iraq are the Catholicism, "subjective feminisms" and the need for a change of religious atti world's problems. I have heard such result of a U.N. resolution, not the will tudes on campus. drivel spouted by Americans and for of the United States. They forget that I would like to remind the author that these well-educated adults you speak of eigners, educated and illiterate. these sanctions are in effect because are not required to incorporate religion into their studies if it is not pertinent. According to Danny Richter, we are Iraq has refused to comply with the Some may say religion is relevant to everything. In response, my argument is this: promiscuous and fat ("America humanitarian and military resolutions Saint Mary's is an institution of higher learning. Not only is it an institution of preachos false ideals," Sept. 22). agreed to after they decidedly lost the higher learning, it is a liberal arts college. I will say it again -liberal arts. According to Adrian Acu. we are ter Gulf War. They forget that these sanc Catholicism is a part of this institution's curriculum, but it is not its entirety. rorists ("Sept. 11 reactions expose tions are a non-violent attempt to Perhaps this is where the confusion arises. Surely, Catholicism puts a limit on U.S. xenophobia," Sept. 22). And force Iraqi compliance. Unfortunately, what can and can't be said in certain subjects. While I understand the importance because of these accusations, we the sanctions have not had the desired of a religious tone to this school, there is no way the women of Saint Mary's could should leave Iraq alone. I am sick of effect. receive a well-rounded education if all subjects were based on religion. If you are it. Iraqi citizens are dying. Babies are having trouble seeing my point, ask yourself honestly if it were up to Catholicism, Most recently, the United States has dying from diarrhea. There is no food. would the women's studies department exist? become the global scapegoat concern There is no medical care. According to As for not feeling that her faith is being fulfilled at Saint Mary's, I would strong ing the impending war with Iraq. And some sources, as many as two million ly recommend that Powell turn to our religious studies department. It is a depart when I say impending. I mean it. It such deaths have occurred. At the ment based solely on people who want to learn about religion. It is rumored they has been approximately 12 years same time, Iraq has a thriving teach Catholicism there. She could pick up an extra class, perhaps even major in since the Gulf War ended. and Iraq weapons program. What alternatives it. I looked it up: The major requires 27 hours, and the minor only 15. I'm sure still refuses to conform to the terms of are left? Powell would be welcomed into the department and could complete the degree of the cease fire. Millions have died It has come to the last resort. her choice with no problem. because of the U.N.'s misguided and Saddam Hussein has no interest in ful My last comments deal with language and action. Powell, at the symposiums continued imposition of sanctions. filling his promises to the rest of the discussing Catholic identity when you left disappointed, did you speak? Did you Iraq is trying to develop weapons of world, and there is no evidence to the ask the questions to the persons "warping and mutilating" your religion that you mass destruction. Time is wearing contrary. Even an eleventh hour posed in your article? thin. acceptance of weapons inspectors is "Subjective" is a tricky word and I advise you to use it carefully. When you say Thorn are still over 600 missing only an attempt to superficially "subjective feminisms," I ask that you turn the word "subjective" on yourself. Kuwaiti citizens. and much of the appease the U.N. It is past time to Your article is your subjective opinion on your religion. If your heart is aching and spoils plundered from that land have force the issue. you feel you are being "robbed" spiritually, then I encourage you to not only state not been returned, including their We have a responsibility to the Iraqi that there is a problem, as you have done, but to do something about it. National Archive. Iraq still violates the people and to ourselves. We must see You got your writing published in a paper about your dissatisfaction with reli no-fly zone, and since 1998 they have the people of Iraq treated with dignity. gious views at our school. Clearly, you are not a helpless individual incapable of not allowed weapons inspections. We must see that the terms of the starting a movement on campus. You could easily lead discussion groups about They have verifiably proliferated cease fire, for which Americans fought your opinion of the "true Catholic identity," or even workshops if you wanted. I chemical weapons to other states in and died, are met. Sometimes doing will not be attending your discussions, but there is no doubt in my mind you will violation of a number of treaties. All what is right is popular. Most of the draw attention. Good luck to you in your fulfillment. these items were specifically time it isn't. addressed over a decade ago. I was in Jessie Genther fifth grade. Andrew Henrick sophomore And then came the sanctions. People graduate student Regina Hall conveniently forget that the sanctions Sept. 23 Sept. 23 Covert surveillance too much at tailgates Dospite my lack of eloquence, I felt was not drunk or obnoxious. She the urge to write concerning my was, however, under 18 and had great displeasure with the recent allegedly been drinking. She was Bring back lost tradition changes made in the tailgating poli berated with questioning worthy of cy. I do understand that underage a bright lamp in her eyes, to the I am writing to you in an effort to prised to learn that there were only 20 binge drinking is a problem on the point where she was hysterical and reestablish a wonderful Notre Dame tradi people to receive the team back on cam Notre Dame campus and that the began to cry. She was told she tion, which seems to have disappeared in pus after the great victory over Michigan recent changes have been made in would have to take a breathalyzer recent decades. During the '60s and '70s, State. On one of the Notre Dame message an effort to reduce this problem. test. When I asked how they could members of the Notre Dame student body boards, I learned that the current students However. I strongly disagree with force a minor to take a breathalyzer would always meet the team upon their were not aware of this past tradition. the manner in which the problem is test, I was moved aside and told to return from an away game. As a result, I am writing this letter to being dealt with. mind my own business or I would This took place at Main Circle where the The Observer and sending copies to the As a credit to Notre Dame, I have get a ticket also. She was not team buses arrived. Some of my most Student Body President, Libby Bishop, the seldom been ashamed of the actions informed of her right to decline and memorable and emotional experiences at Head Drum Major, Jessica Boehm and the of someone from the Notre Dame in fact without the test (0.03 per Notre Dame took place at these "home head cheerleader, Mike Macaluso. My family, but the afternoon of Sept. 14 cent). the officer had no evidence for comings." At times the crowds were mon hope is that this leadership and the "voice was such an occasion of shame. the ticket. strous with practically the entire student of the students" will be able to come Members of several law enforce In an effort to make a point body in attendance. Students would line together and resurrect this great Notre ment agencies, including Notre regarding underage drinking, Notre Notre Dame Avenue, hanging from trees Dame tradition. Dame Socurity, conducted a sting Dame has resorted to infiltrating and light posts as the team buses arrived At home games, we line the path from operation throughout tailgates prior tailgates. Uniformed officers making on campus, sometimes in freezing and the Basilica to the Stadium, the students to the Michigan game. Several offi sweeps of large groups would make snowy weather. Nothing deterred them. and players salute each other after each cers posing as students, dressed in this point adequately, but conduct The larger gatherings tended to happen game and we rush onto the field to join the jean shorts, plaid shirts and back ing covert operations seems a bit Big when the team had a great victory, but players after great victories. Why not packs, lurked at the edge of tailgates Brotherish for my tastes. Having 21 especially when they experienced a hard honor the team when they play away in hopes of ensnaring unsuspecting Jumpstreet patrol our parking lots is loss. The student body was always there. It games? Coach Willingham has reawak fans and students. At first glance I not the solution to this problem. helped cement a special bond between the ened the echoes. Why not respond by just thought he must be a shy fresh team and the students. The band was reawakening an old tradition? man or something. Ten minutes Danny Peloquin always there. later when several uniform officers class of '00 I believe that the students have been Tim Kelley swoopod in. I discovered the truth. Blue Island, Ill. fantastic this year at both the pep rallies class of '64 The young lady they had ensnared Sept. 20 and home games. However, I was sur- Sept. 23 THE OBSERVER page 14 Tuesday, September 24, 2002 ALBUM REVIEW Flaming Lips bring album to medium boil government or maybe societal pres parts, Radiohead, The Flaming Lips sounds for their electric symphony on By C. SPENCER BEGGS sures? But the lyrics resist interpre have created an album that is a each album. But on Yoshimi Battles Scene Editor tation. In the end, many may be left musical work of art. The band uses a the Pink Robots, they may have with only the lot of layers reached the limits of their style at In a world filled with synth-pop whimsical of instrumen certain places. For example, clones like Britney Spears, Britney story The tation to pro- "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots part Aguilera and Britney Timberlake, Lips wanted duce a 2" is a glaringly ugly two minute and real music aficionados might wonder to tell. The Vostaimi ~~ttlas unique tech 57 second attempt at emulating a what ever happened to artists that rest of the no-symphon techno style that simply sounds, well, put on a real show like Pink Floyd album follows ttaa ttian ic sound. bad. Besides this oversight, the rest and The Who (besides overdosing or suit; the Coyne's of the album might not push the lim turning 50). Following their critically lyrics aren't ttoDots hypnotic its like fans might wish. acclaimed 1999 magnum opus The exactly poetry voice backed Like previous Lips albums, the pro Soft Bulletin, The Flaming Lips have here. Other up by The duction quality on this album is phe triumphantly returned with Yoshimi songs are less Lips' signa nomenal. It takes a bit of work to Battles the Pink Robots, to the irrita impenetrable, ture sound really get into the sound. To fully tion of pop clone factories every but are still creates a appreciate the fullness of the Lips' where. f a i r I y trancelike sound, listeners might want to get a As always, The Flaming Lips pick straightfor mood to the pair of headphones and jack into the rather offbeat topics for their ward. album Pspe sound rather than play it over lower albums. For example, the title track But despite cially appar quality speakers. This is definitely is a tribute to anime film. Lead singer the initially ent in songs not a background music album by Wayne Coyne describes the battle off-putting like "In the any means. "Those evil-natured robots \ they're lyrics, The Flaming Lips Morning of Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots programmed to destroy us\ she's Yoshimi t h e doesn't set the standard like The Soft gotta be strong to fight them \ so Battles the Magicians" Bulletin did three years ago, but it's she's taking lots of vitamins\ because Pink Robots is and "Are You certainly worth a listen, or a number she knows it'd be tragic\ if those evil a very well a Hypnotist?" of listens as the case may be. robots win." produced The Lips Initially, the listener may look for album. Like Warner Brothers Records have expand some deeper meaning in the lyrics. their modern ed their Contact C. Spencer Beggs at Are the robots symbolic of the U.S. rock counter- repertoire of [email protected] ALBUM REVIEW Dru111s and Tuba blow By JULIE BENDER jams, the album shows excellent instru "Characterizing [our music] is not one some for an entire album's worth of Assistant Scene Editor mentation and the band member's of my fortes. When people ask I tell songs. knowledge of their instruments. The them that we are The deep jam music builds triumphantly but never an instrumental grooves, howev Recently unleashed in stores is the quite reaches a climactic peak. The trio who are rock er, serve another instrumental band Drums and Tubas' result is a sometimes troubling groove 'n' roll and a little purpose. They second major-label release, Mostly Ape. of sound, which is hard to interpret. punk. Everything is allow the band The album, like the band's previous For the listener, this album provides rock 'n' roll." members to efforts, is a confusing and eclectic mix only questions and no answers. The The band, explore their of rock, marching band, and electroni genre of music is very hard to classify. formed in 1997, individual talents cally derived sounds. Brian Wolff, the musician on tuba and originally consisted without the com A wonderful display of the band trumpet is quoted as saying, of Tony Nozero on plications of members' ability to play off each other's drums and Wolff lyrics. Wolffe on tuba and trum defends the pet. Neal McKeeby instrumental joined later form saying, "An adding his guitar instrumental to the mix of album forces you instruments. The to work hard to band was picked create a song. up by Ani With vocals there DiFranco's self is more of a made record structure, so we label. Righteous Drums and Tuba really wanted to Babe records, have more of a based in Buffalo, Righteous Babe direction so that N.Y. DiFranco, Records the songs weren't herself a punky quite as mean folk-singer, has dering." promoted Drums The album's and Tuba by slat resulting sound is ing them as her spacey '70's rock opening band on with an edge. various tour stops The band's throughout the musical talent is past year. unmistakable, their creativity unnerv Drums and Tuba themselves have ing, but this album just never comes spent a large part of the last year on together. It is worth a listen if only to the road, playing more than 200 dates. hear the talent of the musicians with Hecorded intermittently while on their individual instruments. tour, Mostly Ape is solely an instru It is not, however. an album that is mental album. It is good for accompa easy to listen to, nor will it give Drums nying studying or other activities that and Tuba status as a credible band in Photo Courtesy of Adam Meyers require background music but is too the music business. Drums and Tuba offer music fans total instrument emersion with their unique much to just sit down and listen to on blend of rock, jazz and electronica on their latest album, Mostly Ape. its own. The driving rock and roll Contact Julie Bender at sound and extra long rifTs grow tire- bender. I [email protected] THE OBSERVER Tuesday, September 24, 2002 page 15 ALBUM REVIEW RJD2 has created a m_onster By DANIEL MCSWAIN Scene Music Critic "From what evil mixture was I compounded? From what grave did I come?" These lines from the opening track of "Deadringer" foreshadow the amalgam of work that is to come. A Frankenstein of an album, "Deaclringer" draws on everything from James Brown to DJ Shadow, all the while forging ahead to ground all its own. RJD2 brings his own inimitable style of beat driven hip hop, soul, jazz. and outright funk to the scene with a heavy close of Midwestern des peration and Heartland flavor. Hailing from Ohio, RJD2 began as a DJ/proclucer for the Columbus-based group the Megahertz. Now making his home on Definitive Jux. RJD2 finds himself in the enviable position of being the hottest act on the fastest growing label in hip-hop. and possi bly music as a whole. The opening horns of "The Horror", the album's first track, are the start ing gun for this aural free for all. A gurgling bass beat creates a scaffold ing for a whirring reminiscent of late 80s arcade games. Break-beats scat ter through the oscillating and grainy synthetic sound. giving the madness a spoonful of method. In an album dominated by almost only instrumen tal tracks. RJD2 samples sporadically throughout the album. each time to achieve an exact image that plays consummately off of the music. Here, a Karloff-esque voice rings out, "time Photo Courtesy of DJ. Mixer Magazine to understand the monster." The Former DJ/producer RJD2 is attracting all sorts of attention as one of the hottest new hip hop acts in the current monster in question is RJD2's own music scene with his combination of soul, jazz, funk and rap. creation. a veritable Chimera of sounds and styles that would intimi date even the most skilled OJ. Maybe the most enjoyable parts of a real vocalist instead of sampled can, and that is taking the backseat "Smoke and Mirrors" moves away this whole album are the breakdowns loops. "Final Frontier" features raw, when its necessary. He can produce a from the soupy synthetic noise and in some of the tracks. "Pt. 2", "2 uncompromised roots in hip-hop. lot out of a mixer and can also lay a adopts a very traditional basis for More Dead" and "Take The Picture "F.H.H." tackles the stagnant and solid beat. song writing. The track contains a Off" feature cuts that throw gasoline desolate scene of commercial hip When the album appears over, wait definite melody, sounding less like on the hop. The a few minutes. There the most sub electronic chaos and more like tradi f u n k com peti limely beautiful of all of the tracks tional music. RJD2 turns symphonic f i r e . "' t i v e occurs, tucked away in the forgotten cacophony into equal parts bedlam B e a t s aspect of moments before the album turns and majesty. Like Moby, RJD2 sam 1 i k e main itself off. This ethereal but beat-ori ples from black spiritual and blues t h e s e stream ented piece reeks of despair, loneli songs. A sorrowful trumpet rambles co u I d rap exists ness and loss. It is the most unex tear the O.etAdri·t19er here too, pected of ends to this album. It is around in an artificial soundscape of rumbling bass. The bridge, a song roof off but only perfect. writing technique usually reserved to the joint in the It may sound out of place, but this the singer/songwriter genre, sounds and burn realm of is a terribly passionate and romantic like a xylophone being played in a t h e true lyri album. Not in the traditional gushy. bathtub. Through the looking glass of s u c k a cal skill "We're the couple who walks around RJD2's production, a normal sound down, instead of with our hands in each others' pock comes out being reflected in a fun leaving ridicu ets" sort of way either. Passion drips house mirror; distorted and confus the lis 1112 lously from every track. An incurable obses ing but also intriguing. tener to inflated sion with music combined with a pro "Let The Good Times Roll Pt. 2" sit and Def Jux egos. ducer's slightly OCD approach to comes next, showing the other, more contem Records "June", music-making turns this work into a frenetic side of this multifaceted plate the one of the staggering work of openly love-struck work. Once again, the Moby influ destruc- album's genius. It is impossible to distinguish ences are evident. But there is a side t i v e standout what kind of creature, be it animal, of RJD2. a slightly disjunctive and beauty of tracks, mineral or artificially intelligent edgy one that separates him from the t h i s presents uber-machine, "Deadringer" is. It is industry- friendly Moby, as well as m e t a - a very punishing, endearing, gentle and the Moby-friendly industry. This phorical vulnera unapologetic. It will redefine hip-hop, anthemic mover is full of sublimely fire and ble textile rap, and sampling. It is a phenome beautiful cuts and beats. But its not the real of warm nal work, and the music world should without its psychadelia. The horns role of entropy in the physical world. sound provides the canvas for eagerly anticipate the next opus from sound like Maceo Parker and Miles It's moments like these that RJD2's Copywrite to flow over. The bridge of this burgeoning genius at large. Davis on ecstasy. There are glimpses music comes alive as an unorthodox the song laid down over flamenco of musical Armageddon thrown in parity album for habitual worriers. It guitar and organ sounds like a new where. in the middle of a standard is intelligent dance music. It's soul born robot puppy searching for its beat. a drum fill will be double timed. for the soulful. It's funk for the funk. scrap metal parents. These vocal transforming the calculus of the beat The album does contain three more tracks prove that RJD2 has mastered Contact Daniel McSwain at into a free-formed disaster. traditional hip-hop songs that feature early what other producers never [email protected] page 16 The Observer+ SPORTS Tuesday, September 24, 2002 MLB Sox ground Orioles in 15-inning showdown The Orioles have lost 26 of 30. top three spots would figure to Associated Press He is third in the AL batting race the St. Louis Cardinals. Baltimore has also endured los go to Roger Clemens, Andy behind Kansas City's Mike There was no immediate word ing streaks of 10 and eight Pettitte, Mike Mussina and David Sweeney and Boston's Manny on how long Gonzalez would be BALTIMORE games during its monthlong Wells. Ramirez. sidelined. The left fielder was to Johnny Damon scored the skid. Hernandez (8-5) retired 12 Tampa Bay scored two runs in be evaluated Tuesday. tiebreaking run on a wild pitch Gibbons' second home run, off consecutive batters after Hufrs the first before Hernandez start Gonzalez is batting .288 with in the 15th inning, and the Boston closer Ugueth Urbina in tiebreaking hit, but the Yankees ed to settle down. 28 home runs and 103 RBls. He Boston Red Sox beat the the bottom of the ninth, denied couldn't get their offense in gear !luff drove in a run on a field got the hit that won last year's Baltimore Orioles 5-4 Monday Red Sox starter Tim Wakefield as they had their three-game er's choice, beating out a poten World Series for the night to complete a four-game his fifth straight victory. winning streak snapped. tial double-play grounder, and Diamondbacks. sweep. Wakefield allowed two runs, While Hernandez deflected all Ben Grieve added a sharply hit Gonzalez was hurt when he The victory enabled the Red four hits and three walks in questions about postseason run-scoring double to the gap in tried to make a diving catch on Sox to remain alive in the AL eight innings. It was the first ramifications, Torre said the right-center. Tino Martinez's bloop double in wild-card race. One more time in eight starts that the outing Monday night would have the fourth inning. Boston loss or Anaheim win will knuckleballer gave up more no bearing on his plans. The Astros 8, Brewers 6 Shortstop Tony Womack's eliminate the Red Sox from play than one run. Yankees have already clinched Jeff Bagwell hit a two-run sin knee hit Gonzalez's shoulder, off contention. Urbina, who was 8-for-8 in the AL East. gle and the Houston Astros beat and Womack cartwheeled over With two outs in the 15th, save opportunities in September, "I don't think anybody can the Milwaukee Brewers. his teammate. Damon reached on a walk by suffered his first blown save pitch themselves on or off at this Bagwell needs to drive in The Cardinals broke open the Willis Roberts (5-4). Damon then since Aug. 20. point," Torre said. "I know it's three more runs to reach 100 game by scoring 10 runs in the took third when Roberts threw Hillenbrand's 18th homer, a assumed that Duque is out of the HBis for the seventh straight seventh inning, and sent Arizona wildly to first on a pickoff fifth-inning solo shot off rookie mix, but that has not been season. to its fourth straight loss. attempt, and scored the John Stephens, put the Red Sox decided." Richie Sexson doubled home a The NL West leaders have a unearned run when Roberts up 3-2. The lead stood up until Victor Zambrano (7 -8) allowed run for Milwaukee, giving him magic number of one for wrap uncorked a high fastball with a Gibbons hit his 28th homer in six hits and a pair of unearned 100 RBis for the third time in his ping up a playoff berth, with six 1-1 count on Shea Hillenbrand. the ninth. runs, getting into trouble only career. games to go. The Red Sox, who earlier blew once in six innings. Bagwell's key hit came during The Diamondbacks' lead for one-run leads in the ninth and Devil Rays 3, Yankees 2 Wilson Alvarez worked two a four-run burst in the sixth home-field advantage in the first 14th innings, made their final Every time someone tried to innings of relief and Esteban inning as the Astros broke away round of the playoffs is down to run stand up. ask Orlando Hernandez about Yan pitched the ninth for his from a 4-4 tie. two games over St. Louis, which Jay Gibbons hit two solo his postseason pitching 19th save. Brandon Puffer (3-3) was the has won 16 of 19. homers for the Orioles and Jeff prospects, El Duque shut them Huff, one of the hottest hitters winner, pitching one scoreless The NL Central champion Conine connected in the 14th, out. in the majors since July 19 with inning. Billy Wagner worked the Cardinals posted their highest but Baltimore lost its sixth Aubrey Huff had the eighth 96 hits in 262 at-bats (.366), also ninth for his 34th save in 40 scoring game of the season in straight. and final hit off Hernandez, a had an RBI in Tampa Bay's two chances. the opener of a three-game Boston took a 4-3 lead in the run-scoring single that broke a run first inning. He finished 2- Glendon Rusch (10-15) gave series. 14th when pinch-runner Rickey fifth-inning tie and led the for-3 with a walk. up seven runs, only four of them Eli Marrero had four hits for Henderson scored on a single by Tampa Bay Devil Rays to a 3-2 Alfonso Soriano went 2-for-3 earned, in five innings. the second time in four games. Tony Clark following an error by victory over the New York for the Yankees but did not hit a It was 4-all when Jason Lane St. Louis tied a season high with Conine at first. But Conine made Yankees on Monday night. home run. With 39 homers and drew a leadoff walk in the sixth 18 hits. amends by leading off the bot New York (98-58) missed an an AL-leading 41 stolen bases, and Gregg Zaun had an infield Marrero hit a three-run dou tom half with a home run on the opportunity to move into a tie Soriano is seeking to become the single. ble in the big seventh, which first pitch from Alan Embree (1- with Oakland (99-57) for the fourth 40-40 player in major Rusch's throwing error let also featured three infield RBI 2). American League's best record. league history. Lane score, and reliever Mike singles and nine consecutive Embree avoided further dam "We haven't gotten to the He lined out to right with a Matthews later walked pinch two-out hits. age, and Wayne Gomes got postseason yet," Hernandez said runner on first to end the game. hitter Mike Matthews with the Arizona, which has given up three outs for his first save. He through a translator. "We still "He's the buzz in the dugout," bases loaded. Bagwell's single double-digit run totals in its last struck out Tony Batista with have games to play here, and Torre said. "Everybody sort of capped the inning. three losses, leads the Giants by runners on first and second to that's what I'm worried about." looked at each other because he four games in the NL West. end it. Hernandez has a career was the winning run and there Cardinals 13, Diamondbacks 1 They've been outscored 48-20 Hillenbrand homered for the record of 9-2 in the postseason he was. It was dramatic, but it Arizona star Luis Gonzalez during the losing streak. Red Sox, who earned their third with a 2.48 ERA. but he could be wasn't meant to be." separated his left shoulder in an Albert Pujols' RBI double off four-game road sweep of the the odd man out in the playoffs Bernie Williams went 2-for-3, outfield collision and the the right-field wall against Rick season. 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REWARD www.mmmrentals.com 723-7363 bi-weekly ad in THE OBSERVER. best. Tuesday, September 24, 2002 The Observer+ SPORTS page 17 U-WIRE Brabbs' job in jeopardy after missed kick While Brabbs was unsuccessful who says that, they don't know a By JEFF PHILLIPS kicking the ball, he nearly scored a damn thing about football," Carr said. Michigan Daily touchdown on a fake field goal. "They don't know a damn thing about After taking the snap, Navarre the game." ANN ARBOR, Mich. handed the ball off to Brabbs, who ran Against Utah, Navarre was 19-of-36 Another game, another poor kicking the ball seven yards for a first down for 186 yards and one touchdown. He performance by Michigan. In the on the 2-yard line. was sacked twice, but ran 18 yards for Wolverines' 10-7 victory over Utah on "I wish I would've had more practice a first down on second-and-15 in the Saturday, kicker Philip Brabbs went 1- running the ball. I almost had it. It second quarter. for-3, making a 37 -yard fieW goal and was a blur," Brabbs said. Injuries and Absences: In the first missing two fourth quarter attempts, Michigan fans were not pleased with half, defensive lineman Shantee Orr one from 27 yards out and the other Brabbs' and quarterback John was helped off the field after injuring from 42 yards. Navarre's performances on Saturday what appeared to be his right knee in The Wolverines are now 3-of-11 on - and Carr was not pleased with the Michigan's effort to get the ball back field goal attempts this season. fans' reaction. with time winding down. Orr did not ''I'm very concerned," Michigan Fans booed the Wolverines twice: return to the game. coach Lloyd Carr said. "I don't know Once after an errant Navarre pass on Carr did not discuss the extent of what else to do. We've been excellent third down and again after Brabbs Orr's injury, but indicated that Orr in practice, but we have not been able missed a chip-shot, 27 -yard field goal. wouldn't return quickly. to take that to the games." While players said they don't pay "I would think he's going to be out a Brabbs is responsible for six of those attention to the boos, Carr was well little while," Carr said. "We're going to eight field goal misses. aware. have to see." "It is kind of tough. I had a lot of "I don't think they're booing John Defensive linemen Alain Kashama conlidPnce going into the game and Navarre, I think they're booing me, and Pierre Woods are expected to see after hitting on tlw first onP I felt real and if they're booing a college athlete, more time while Orr is out. ly, really confident," Brabbs said. "I then shame on them," Carr said. Cornerback Markus Curry also did just have to focus on coming straight "Shame on them. I've got a theory not play, but Carr said that his through the ball." about that, but I won't go into it at this absence was not caused by health or Carr told the media last Monday that time." disciplinary problems. Cornerback Zia puntPr Adam Finley may get a chance Navarre's performance against Utah Combs played the majority of the time to kick in an emPrgency situation. comes on the heels of Michigan's 25- opposite Marlin Jackson, with Jeremy After Saturday, that situation may be 23 loss to Notre Dame, in which many LeSueur and Brandon Williams also now. Wolverines' fans believed that Navarre seeing the field. "Adam has only worked the past was at fault. Markus' brother, Julius, did not couple weeks and that may be a possi "I read (and) I hear people say John know why Markus did not play, but Rheuters Photo Archive bility - wn 've got to do something," Navarre cost us the Notre Dame game thought it might be a performance Phillip Brabbs kicks the game-winning field goal Carr said. - let me tell you something, anybody issue. against Washington on Aug. 31. Trojans passing falls short as Wildcats pass them by high. The passing game that was by the time Carson Palmer and 186 yards - a significant drop plays. Then they displayed a By JASON W. DAVID crucial to the USC Trojans in his receivers started connecting off from the 70 percent comple pathetic inefficiency that charac Daily Trojan their first two wins this season in the fourth quarter. tion rating he had going into the terized the type of game they was shut down by the Wildcats "It took us too long to get contest. Through the first three were having. Palmer dropped MANHATTAN, Kan. for the first three quarters going," Palmer said. quarters, he was 10-for-29 for back and launched a pass down It was too little. too late and on Saturday. This created a gap in Palmer completed 18 of his 47 only 54 yards. the sideline, leading a sprinting the last play it was simply too the score too large to make up pass attempts in the game for The Wildcats played tight cov Kareem Kelly, but it was too erage, denying Palmer his pri long. The next play he sought mary targets on most of the Keary Colbert on the other side, passing plays. Although Palmer but overthrew him. did an excellent job of finding On third down, Palmer took a second and third receivers in the three-step drop and found Kelly first two games, his offensive on a quick out, but Kelly's foot line could not buy him enough landed out of bounds. On a cru time against the tireless Wildcat cial fourth and 10, Palmer led defensive line and Palmer was Malaefou MacKenzie on a fade frequently flushed out of the with a perfectly thrown ball in pocket. between two defenders. but the DAME "It was hard to get a good ball squirmed out from his grasp COMMUNITY jump off the ball," said tight end when his body met the ground Alex Holmes, referring to the after he dove for the ball. boisterous cheering that pulsat Kelly said the game was a ed throughout the intimate sta learning experience. dium. "They were a good secondary, Even when he found open but at the same time it was noth receivers, purple jerseys usually ing that we couldn't handle," Without you, Campus Ministry surrounded them. Colbert said. "We didn't come "They did a good job of cover out and execute our offense." ing every down," Palmer said. On their last series of the doesn't have a prayer ...... "They would leave one man game, the Trojans marched 47 open, but he would be short of yards down the field on three the first down." passes. They gave the ball to More frustrating were the MacKenzie in hopes that he plays that didn't happen. Close could repeat what Sultan Attention: Students, Faculty, and Staff! to 10 of Palmer's passes were McCullough did on the last series dropped. when he took a handoff down "''m really disappointed in the sideline for a 25~yard touch that," coach Pete Carroll said. "It down run, but MacKenzie was was a big factor for us offensive stuffed and it was evident that You are invited to compose a personal prayer for ly because we had to make some USC would have to rely on the plays throwing the ball down the pass. field and it was there for us and What followed was an incom the new edition of the Notre Dame Student we just didn't handle the ball pletion to Kelly and then a sack well." by Tank Reese when Palmer Prayer Book. Please visi~ our new website Palmer attributed the prob scurried around in the pocket, lems with the passing game to desperately looking for an open today for information about how to the strong wind that persisted man. That brought up fourth throughout the game. and 15 and the Trojans huddled "It's tough to throw deep balls despite a quickly diminishing compose and submit a prayer. when the wind is in your face or clock. When they emerged, behind your back," he said. "It Palmer took the snap and threw was a factor with the dropped to his right side without hesita balls because the ball moved so tion. Colbert, however, was still much in the air." running his route, trying to find http://www.nd.edu/ .... prayers/ On the Trojans' first posses space in double coverage as the sion of the fourth quarter, they ball sailed over his head and reached Wildcat territory in two sealed the Kansas State victory. page 18 The Observer+ SPORTS Tuesday, September 24, 2002 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Umps sue league Teen to be tried as juvenile + Illinois boy the judge ordered him held in rushed him from behind. They a juvenile facility at least until knocked him to the ground, over information charged with after Tuesday's hearing. where they continued to attacking Gamboa During Monday's hearing, punch and kick him. faces juvenile court the boy, wearing blue jeans On Saturday, the teenager's because the union had agreed and a black and blue T-shirt, father was held on $200,000 Associated Press before the season to allow the stood quietly. His mother, bail. Ligue, 34, faces the same system to be used as a "train Associated Press grandmother and other rela felony charge as his son. NEW YORK ing tool." tives stood During that Baseball umpires angry with During a summer of escalat CHICAGO nearby. hearing, the computer system used to ing anger among umpires over The teenager who attacked Assistant "[The teen] attacked Assistant track their the Questec Kansas City Royals coach Tom State's somebody in front of State's calls behind system, the Gamboa on the field was Attorney Attorney the plate 'The office of the union has ordered Monday to stand trial Catherine thousands of people. , Colleen Daly filed unfair in juvenile court. Gregorovic described the labor prac commissioner has filed a griev ance against A date will be set Tuesday outlined Catherine Gregorovlc attack as tice charges shielded the Questec for a trial on a felony charge how the premeditated management, Assistant State's Attorney against own system from inspection. , and owners of aggravated battery. The 15- teenager and that ers Monday have sued. year-old boy, who was not and his Ligue had with the The next identified, ran onto the field at father, even tele National Joel Smith step is for Comiskey Park with his father William phoned his L a b o r union lawyer the NLRB at the Royals-White Sox game Ligue Jr., ran onto the field sister, telling her to turn the Relations Thursday and attacked during the game and game on her television Board. In a office to decide Gamboa. "attacked somebody in front of because he was going to be 21-page let- whether to issue a complaint. The teen's attorney, thousands of people." on. ter sent to the NLRB's regional If it does, the matter would go Assistant Public Defender During the ninth inning last Daly said the father told office in New York, the World before an administrative law Christopher Swanson, asked Thursday night, Gamboa, 54, police he ran onto the field accused Umpires Association judge. the judge to allow the teen to was coaching first, facing the because he was angry that the management of violating the go ~\orne with his mother, but field, when two shirtless men White Sox were losing. labor law by refusing to pro vide information about the computer system, which umpires claim is inaccurate. "The office of the commis sioner has shielded the Questec system from inspec tion, and from critical inspec tion by experts trained in the physics of baseball and engi neering," union lawyer Joel Smith wrote to Celeste Mattina, the NLRB's New York regional director. "This charge is about a refusal to provide information, about the commissioner's strained efforts to insulate the umpire information system from independent scrutiny, and about the threats uttered by the office of the commis sioner in that effort." Smith claimed management had "stalled, stonewalled and You're the Homecoming chairperson. stymied," and said the com missioner's office illegally All you have to do is organize obstructed the WUA's right to 10,000 students, information, failed to supply information, illegally limited 20 events and 1 parade. access of union lawyers to meet with umpires at ball parks and refused to discuss Questec with union lawyers. He also said the commission er's office illegally threatened and discriminated against the union and its officers. Management spokesman Pat They've co.ll COL\1.\Mio\~ o"' yo!.\. 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"I of the team. think I wasn't the only one Most of Owens' complaints Mariucci is answering more Associated Press piled a 29-game points streak questions about feelings than who felt like that. For whatev about Mariucci traditionally during the 1984-85 season, er reason, we did what we had have been sparked by a lack of football - and the 49ers are EVELETH, Minn. finishing with 81 points in winning in spite of it all. to do." production from Owens, who just 32 contests for the sec Mariucci said he knew sev has meager numbers this sea Hobey Baker Award-win According to Owens, his ning brothers Mark and Scott ond most prolific total in team lacks a "killer instinct " eral players wanted to get a son. Facing constant double school history. blowout victory in the same teams and zones designed to Fusco, former University of as evidenced by Mariucci;s Minnesota coach Doug Woog Woog coached Minnesota decision to run out the clock way Washington blasted San harass him, Owens has just 11 from 1985-99, averaging Francisco in an exhibition catches for 112 yards and one and former Dartmouth star instead of trying to score deep Joe Riley on Monday were nearly 28 wins per season in Washington territory in the game seven weeks earlier - touchdown, though he scored and capturing four regular but it was clear he couldn't on a 38-yard run against elected to the United States final two minutes of San Hockey Hall of Fame. season and three WCHA tour Francisco's 20-10 victory over believe he was answering Washington. nament championships. questions about the wisdom of Owens' relatively small role Mark Fusco in 1983 became the Redskins on Sunday. the first defenseman to win He guided the Golden On Monday, Mariucci down protecting a victory for an on Sunday was affected by the Gophers to six appearances in injury-plagued team by run health of fellow Pro Bowler the Hobey Baker Award as played his All-Pro receiver's college hockey's top player. the NCAA Frozen Four and latest thinly veiled jab. The ning out the clock. Garcia, who played just one compiled a 389-178-40 "We wanted to bury the series in the second half while He still holds several scoring much-publicized detente in records at Harvard, including record. this rocky relationship didn't Redskins. [Owens] felt the battling the virus. Owens had A former All-American and same way I did," Mariucci just two catches for 33 yards. career goals (44) and points even last to the bye week - (135) and single-season team captain at Minnesota, though Mariucci, ever the pub said. "A lot of guys wanted to "I don't think we lacked Woog resigned as coach in just keep pounding them, keep killer instinct," Garcia said. "I points (46 in 1982-83). lic peacemaker, insisted this A three-time First Team 1999 to accept a post as was only a hiccup caused by going after it and score some know T.O. speaks from a [posi assistant athletic director. more points. I did too, but tion] of being very intense. of All-American, he was Ivy Owens' admirable competitive League Player of the Year in Riley played freshman hock nature. given all the information that I wanting to be a difference ey at the University of Illinois had and knowing that the maker. In some ways. I think 1983 and twice led Harvard "There's no relapse. There's to the NCAA Tournament. before transferring to no fester here," Mariucci said. game was over, I just had to that if more people had his Dartmouth, where he spent make that call." mentality of wanting to win so Scott Fusco won the Hobey Owens didn't speak to Baker Award in 1986 and is two seasons from 1947-49. As reporters after a light workout "I have an ego too, and real badly. better things would a senior, he set a single-sea ly do ... but the smart side of happen for this offense." the only two-time ECAC Monday, but he made head Player of the Year. son goal-scoring record that lines with his surprising anger my brain said, 'Get out of this The minor controversy still stands. game with no more injuries. detracted attention from San A two-time Olympian. he after San Francisco kneeled on twice led the Crimson to the Riley played for the U.S. at the ball at the Washington 16 Let's get out of here. We have Francisco's dominant 252- the 1948 Olympics, won All the win, and that's it."' yard rushing game and a NCAA championship game in the closing seconds the and remains the leading scor America honors the following 49ers' 20-10 victory. Mariucci and Jeff Garcia defense that strangled the year and took Dartmouth to thought that ending the game Redskins' Fun 'n' Gun offense, er in school history with 107 Owens didn't see any value goals and 13 3 assists in 12 3 back-to-hack NCAA champi in Mariucci's decision to keep with a relentless eight-minute holding it to 41 yards and no onship games. The Big Green drive right up to the final points in the second half. games. it conservative on the final two The younger Fusco com- have not been back since. Riley died in 1976 at the age of 52. . 117'. Induction ceremonies will be held December 4 in St. PEACE:CE)RPS!.· -- ... ·.:-.. - Paul, Minnesota, where for .. · ...... 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Limited Time Only! -= VISA & MASTERCARD ACCEPTED. SR 23 AT IRONWOOD (Next to Subway) 271-1277 campus shoppes • orbitused.com page 20 The Observer+ SPORTS Tuesday, September 24, 2002 NFL Couch boosts confidence Jury misconduct Associated Press tissue near his elbow, wasn't And with their second win, the only player to stage a the Browns distanced them leads to new trial comeback on a day of redemp selves from the Week 1 loss to Tim Couch strutted into tion for the Browns. Kansas City that slipped away Associated Press last year's six-week trial said Cleveland's noisy huddle, There was also third-year when linebacker Dwayne Rudd they overheard one member wiped the blood from his lower wide receiver Dennis threw his helmet in the closing LOS ANGELES of the panel say he hated the lip, snapped his chin strap and Northcutt, who before Sunday seconds. Citing jury misconduct, a Raiders and team owner AI grabbed control. was better known for dropped "It still boils down to playing Los Angeles Superior Court Davis and would never vote "It was a little bit of a John passes and a flashy wardrobe the entire 60 minutes, and judge on Monday ordered a in their favor, Raiders attor Wayne thing," Browns coach than game-breaking plays. guys believing you got a new trial in the Oakland ney Larry Feldman said. Butch Davis said Monday. Northcutt returned a punt 74 chance to win," Davis said. Raiders' $1.2 billion conspir The ruling calling for a new Without the horse. yards for a TD to bring the Couch's comeback, however, acy lawsuit against the trial was made by Los Out of timeouts and needing Browns within 21-14 late in was Cleveland's best. National Football League. Angeles Superior Court Judge a tying touchdown. Couch - the third quarter. Playing behind a line missing In a 9-3 vote last year, a Richard C. Hubbell, who the quarterback some said But he gave the seven points two starters, Couch was rusty Superior Court jury rejected heard the first trial. shouldn't even be playing - from his first TD as a pro right in the first half. He helped put the Raiders' claims that the "The Raiders are elated then quieted his teammates back by muffing a punt inside the Browns behind 21-7 with a NFL sabotaged the team's with the court's decision and before silencing a hostile the 10 to help the Titans take a poorly thrown pass that was plans to build a new stadium look forward to having an crowd. 28-14lead. picked off and returned for a in the Los Angeles area and opportunity to try their case "Everybody was talking on Northcutt atoned for his mis TD. that the team still owned the to a fair and impartial jury," that last drive, saying what we cue by recovering an onside Couch was battered all day, NFL rights to the Los Angeles Feldman said. "The Raiders should do," wide receiver kick to set up the Browns' final getting sacked three times and market. have always believed that Andre Davis recalled. "He said, touchdown, his 8-yard recep flattened another 10. The Raiders moved back to they would be playing football 'Shut up. This is what we're tion with 12 seconds left dur He was bloodied and bruised, Oakland from Los Angeles in games at a state-of-the-art going to run." ing which he slipped away but refused to be beaten. 1995 - 13 years after they stadium at Hollywood Park Couch shut up more than just from a Tennessee defender Instead, he took his team to an moved south. today if it were not for the his teammates Sunday. with a jaw-dropping spin improbable win - one he and The misconduct allegation NFL's interference with their He rallied the Browns (2-1) move. the Browns may someday view was raised after five jurors in negotiations." to a 31-28 overtime win "Three out of four ain't bad," as a defining victory. against the Tennessee Titans Northcutt joked about his suc with the best game of his four cess percentage. year NFL career. Couch passed Phil Dawson also bounced for 326 yards and three touch back. downs - two in the final 2:35 He missed a 52-yard field of regulation - and squashed goal in the second quarter, any notion of a quarterback snapping his streak of 21 controversy in Cleveland. straight. But Dawson perfectly "Couch came back and executed the onside kick with played excellent," wide receiv Northcutt before making the er Kevin Johnson understated. game-winning field goal in Davis insisted last week that overtime. despite backup Kelly "Part of my job is to handle Holcomb's solid performance missed kicks," Dawson said. "I in the first two weeks, Couch had to be ready. I just did my was the Browns' unquestioned part." starter and leader. Cleveland's rushing defense There's no doubt now. finally did its part, too, "Maybe," Couch said follow rebounding from two dismal ing his spectacular season outings. The Browns held debut. "I proved a point." Eddie George to 59 yards and Couch, who sat out the first limited Tennessee's offense to two weeks after tearing scar 187. Happy 21st Birthday, Pukey! With love from all of us. ------_j AROUND THE NATION Tuesday, September 24, 2002 COMPILED FROM THE OBSERVER WIRE SERVICES page 21 NFL . ::.. . .:· •· ·. ~. team St.louis API Photo Tampa's Simeon Rice runs back an interception in front of St. Louis quarterback Kurt Warner. The Bucs' defense led them to a 26-14 victory over the Rams and Warner was picked off four times. Bucs roll past Rams, St. Louis drops to 0-3 Arizona San Franeist:o began with the Rams' 11-6 touch on the victory, return alarm. Climbing out of an 0- Los Angeles Associated Press win in the 1999 NFC cham ing an interception 39 yards 3 hole will be difficult, Colorado pionship game. for a TD, a score assured though. San Diego TAMPA, Fla. Brad Johnson threw a 9- when Warren Sapp flat In the past five seasons. Maybe now it's time for yard touchdown pass to tened Warner near the goal 28 teams have started 0-3. the St. Louis Rams to get Rickey Dudley and Martin line. He also scored on a 97- Just one, the 1998 Arizona concerned. Gramatica kicked field goals yard interception return in Cardinals - have made the The defending NFC cham of 39 and 4 7 yards to help Tampa Bay's 25-0 win over playoffs. '• .; ::= •• pions dropped to 0-3 the Bucs (2-1) build a 13-7 Baltimore last week. Warner finished 30-of-45 Monday night, hardly halftime lead. Faulk, who rushed for 9 for 301 yards and no touch .. ·• : : i :: resembling a team that's Brian Kelly's interception yards on six carries, left downs. He was sacked five been to the Super Bowl two and 31-yard return to the with a neck strain early in times. :: ;. ,• ~· ;: of the past three seasons in St. Louis 1 set up Mike the second quarter and did Since their memorable a 26-14 loss to the Tampa Alstott's TD plunge to put not return. He scored on a meeting in the 1999 title Bay Buccaneers. Tampa Bay up 19-7 with 5-yard run in the first quar game, the Rams and Bucs The Bucs' vaunted 10:42 to go. The Rams ter and finished with 9 have faced each other three defense knocked running pulled within five points on yards on six carries. consecutive years on back Marshall Faulk out of Lamar Gordon's 20-yard TD The Rams opened the "Monday Night Football." the game and intercepted run, but couldn't score season with losses to the Tampa Bay won 38-35 at Kurt Warner four times to =~ . again over the fmal4:21. Denver Broncos and New Raymond James Stadium in key their third straight vic Linebacker Derrick York Giants, but maintained 2000 and 24-17 at St. Louis tory in a heated rivalry that Brooks put the finishing there was no reason for last season. . .:· { ~; ;: ~= : ·: :: :: :. :: :: !. 1 :·. ': ;: .= IN BRIEF : :: ::,. Earthquake shakes Belfry a heavy sleeper, was awakened by the after they moved south. After a three-year wait, the Ryder quake, and said Jesper Parnevik ran The misconduct allegation was Cup finally returned with a real jolt out on the balcony. raised after five jurors in last year's an earthquake that shook central Parnevik was in New York on Sept. six-week trial said they overheard one England early Monday morning and 11, 2001, wrapping up a photo shoot member of the panel say he hated the roused European captain Sam when two hijacked planes toppled the Raiders and team owner AI Davis and Torrance from his sleep. twin towers. would never vote in their favor, "We didn't know what it was, The Ryder Cup, scheduled for last Raiders attorney Larry Feldman said. whether it was something explosive," September, was postponed one year The ruling calling for a new trial around the dial Torrance said. because of the terrorist attacks. was made by Los Angeles Superior It was the worst earthquake in Court Judge Richard C. Hubbell, who Britain in 10 years, measuring a mag Judge orders new trial heard the first trial. nitude of 4.8. Police in Birmingham Citing jury misconduct, a Los "The Raiders are elated with the said there were no reports of injury or Angeles Superior Court judge on court's decision and look forward to damage. Monday ordered a new trial in the having an opportunity to try their Most of the U.S. team was still in Oakland Raiders' $1.2 billion conspir case to a fair and impartial jury," Ireland when the earthquake shook acy lawsuit against the National Feldman said. "The Raiders have Major League Baseball the area shortly before 1 a.m., Football League. always believed that they would be Red Sox at White Sox 7 p.m., FOXCH although captain Curtis Strange said In a 9-3 vote last year, a Superior playing football games at a state-of some of the players' wives had Court jury rejected the Raiders' the-art stadium at Hollywood Park already arrived in the Birmingham claims that the NFL sabotaged the today if it were not for the NFL's area. team's plans to build a new stadium interference with their negotiations." "I understand it shook pretty good, in the Los Angeles area and that the Feldman said a new trial date didn't it?" he said to Torrance. "We team still owned the NFL rights to the would be set Dec. 3. worry about the fans. We ought to Los Angeles market. Feldman said the complaint was worry about earthquakes." The Raiders moved back to Oakland significant because the jury favored Torrance, who described himself as from Los Angeles in 1995 - 13 years the NFL by a 9-3 vote. page 22 The Observer+ SPORTS Tuesday, September 24, 2002 beating DeCamilla and Leskovar of Ohio State 8-6. Tennis Louderback was especially continued from page 28 pleased with the play of the freshman because the change from junior tennis to college They lost their first match, tennis can often be a slow but went on to win their next one, he said. The maturity three and the consolation and progress of the freshmen title. Overall, they had a 3-1 as well as the other members tournament record. of the Irish is a sign of good Nelson was originally paired things to come. with Jennifer Smith, but a last Ahead for the Irish this minute change, because of an weekend is the adidas Classic illness, brought Nelson and in Atlanta. Salas will lead the Donohue together. Irish against some tougher "We were really happy with competition in the form of our performance," Nelson Florida, Duke and Tennessee. said. "We weren't supposed to All of those teams were top 15 play together; we hadn't even finishers in last year's NCAA played together before." Championships. In singles, Notre Dame had "All of our players compete five wins in the consolation real well," said Louderback. bracket on Sunday. Freshman "It'll be good to see how we Kristina Stastny defeated do against them." Rocio Fantilli of Louisiana Louderback stressed the State 7-5, 6-1. Lauren importance of the fall season Connelly topped Marina as an opportunity to get Chiarelli of LSU 6-1, 6-4. matches in for all players. Sophomore Sarah Jane Nelson said in preparation Connelly beat Emily for the tougher competition at DeCamilla of Ohio State, 6-4, the adidas Classic, 6-4. Donohue contributed two Louderback has increased the victories in singles matches on number of matches in practice Sunday. and decreased the amount of Other Irish who played in time the team spends in drills. doubles well were freshman A womens tennis player returns a shot at the Big East Championships last April. The Irish fin Lauren Connelly and junior Contact Mark Zavodnyik at Emily Neighbors. The pair ished 3-1 this weekend at the Prince Cup Invitational this weekend. [email protected] won in consolation doubles, WOMENS SOCCER NO WOMENS BASKETBALL Big East honors Irish face tough schedule broadcast on CBS as the Dame then will embark on a Special to the Observer nightcap of the network's rugged four-game road trip three key players women's basketball triple that will feature games at Notre Dame's womens bas header. The Irish then will regional rivals Valparaiso ketball team will face 14 welcome defending NCAA (Dec. 4) and DePaul (Dee. 11 ), teams which advanced to champion Connecticut to as well as a pair of cross game's only goal in the win Special to the Observer postseason play last year, town on Martin Luther King country trips on consecutive over Seton Hall. including nine NCAA Day for a 2 p.m. matchup that weekends to USC (Nov. 29) The versatile Boland started Three Notre Dame womens Tournament qualifiers, as will air on ESPN2. The last and Arizona State (Dec. 7). soccer players have been hon both games at left back, limit part of a demanding 2002-03 time Notre Dame tangled with The USC tilt will take place at ored by the Big East ing Rutgers and Seton Hall to schedule which was released the Huskies at the Joyce the Los Angeles Sports Anma Conference for their roles in a total of seven shots on net Monday afternoon. Center on Jan. 15, 2001, the the night before the Irish last week's pair of 1-0 wins during the weekend action. The Irish return nine mono Irish registered a landmark football team battles the o v e r She also shifted into the mid gram winners and three 92-76 win over top-ranked Trojans right next door at the field during the second half of Rutgers starters from last season's Connetieut, helping to pave Los Angeles Memorial the Rutgers game, filling in for and Seton club, which posted a 20-10 the way for Notre Dame's first Coliseum. injured senior Ashley Dryer. Hall. record and reached the sec national championship. Meanwhile, the Arizona Boland picked up where Junior ond round of the NCAA In addition, the Irish are State contest is being billed as Dryer left off, as the Irish lim forward Tournament. With the start of scheduled to take on six-time AstraZeneca Hoops for the A m y ited Rutgers' top player Carli practice less than three NCAA champion and 2002 Cure Classic II. This special Warner has Lloyd to just one shot for the weeks away, Notre Dame Final Four participant doubleheader - which also entire game. Boland continued b e e n already has received signifi Tennessee Dec. 28 at Conseco will feature Purdue vs. to show her versatility in the named the cant attention in several pre Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. It Vanderbilt - is a fund-raiser Bohn Seton Hall game, running onto Big East season publications - the will be the first regular-sea for the Phoenix affiliate of the offensive the play and diving low for the Irish are ranked fifth in the son meeting between the two Susan G. Komen Breast player of header goal midway through nation by Athlon Sports, sev schools since 1996, and Notre Cancer Foundation. The first the week the first half. enth by Womens Basketball Dame will be seeking to Hoops for the Cure Classic in for the sec Bohn - the first freshman Magazine and 12th by avenge last year's loss to the 2000 raised $10,000 for to start in the nets for the ond time in Lindy's. Lady Vols in the second round breast cancer research, Irish since Jen Renola in 1993 her career Highlighting the 2002-03 of the NCAA Tournament. development and education in w h i I e - made six saves and stopped schedule for the Irish are a Following a pair of exhibi the Phoenix area. sophomore several other Rutgers scoring pair of nationally-televised tion games on Nov. 4 and 19, Notre Dame will· return chances in the first game of M a r y games at the Joyce Center. the Irish will make their home Dec. 14 to square off Boland the weekend while helping foil Boland was Notre Dame will play host to 2002-03 debut Nov. 26 at 7 with defending Atlantic-1 0 named the several potential chances in intrastate rival Purdue Jan. 4 p.m against Cleveland State Conference tournament defensive the Seton Hall game. in a 4 p.m. contest to be at the Joyce Center. Notre champion Temple. player of She dropped her season the week goals-against average to 0.66, DUUUIC...~ ...... ~ •• .._. ••• I-· and fresh good for second in the Big All profits going to benefit the Center for the Homeless man Erika East, behind Villanova sopho B o h n more Chrissy Dolan (0.46). Heartland Nightclub earned Bohn 's six starts include three goalkeep shutouts, two games with one er-of-the Warner goal allowed and two goals week bon- allowed versus Maryland. ors. Warner also was named Big Friday Warner's goal ended the East player of the week on September Rutgers game with 9:17 left in Oct. 8, 2001, after totaling the second and final overtime, three goals in action vs. St. as the team tri-captain ran John's and Miami. 27th onto a thru-ball from Maggie Boland is Notre Dame's sec Manning and arched a cross ond player to earn Big East ing shot into the upper left defensive player of the week corner of the net. Two days honors in 2002, as her class Tickets: Ticketmaster 574-272-7979: www.Tic~e:master.~om later, Warner's leftside cross mate Gudrun Gunnarsdottir or at the Heartland Nightclub. Price; Gen adm1ss1on $22 m initiated a double-header was so honored after the advance; $25 at the door. VIP $45 includ':s ca:ered sequence, with Boland scoring opening wins over Providence preconcert reception and af~er show meetmg w1th the band. on the diving header for the (3-0) and Virginia Tech (5-0). info web site; www.cfh.net, httlefeat.net Tuesday, September 24, 2002 The Observer+ SPORTS page 23 MENS INTERHALL FOOTBALL Bingle picks and throws Siegfried to win over Fisher Pisher's passing game was inef The Otters (1-0) answered on point of view," said Carney. "The point attempt failed. By LISA REIJULA and JUSTIN fective in the second half, as the their first drive, marching 52 ref was not in position to make Three plays after the ensuing SCHUVER Siegfried defense came out relent yards over seven plays. Kicker that call. It was a judgment call." kickoff, Vermin quarterback Uel Sports Writers less. Nate Raschke and Bingle Greg Carney was successful on the The Juggs tried to engineer an Pitts was intercepted by a each had an interception. 30-yard field goal. answering drive but ran out of Zahmbies defensive back on the Throwing two touchdown pass Vince Siciliano also had a big The first in a day of questionable time. Carroll46-yard line. es just wasn't enough for Bill day for the Ramblers (1-0), with calls occurred near the end of the "They gave us a hell of a game," The very next play, Knapke Bingle Sunday afternoon. several key tackles late in the second half, when an Otter defen Carney said. "We were just happy found Russell open and the wide Siegfried's jtmior quarterback also game that brought cheers from sive back intercepted Gilfillan, but to get out of there with the win." receiver ran into the endzone for had a key interception at outside the sideline. the turnover was nullified by a Zahm's second touchdown. The linebacker to help lead his team to "We just weren't prepared," pass interference call against the Zahm 14, Carroll 0 two-point conversion, a run up the a 17-0 victory against Fisher. Chappell said of his team. "We Otters. A balanced offense and timely middle by Durm, was successful. The Ramblers' eflicient offense need work on our pass coverage The penalty kept the Juggs' turnovers helped Zahm defeat Neither team was able to score got the better of a tough Green and defense, and we also have a drive alive and they were able to Carroll 14-0 in Blue League action in the second half. Wave defense in Blue League play. lot of inexperienced linemen." try a 36-yard field goal as time Sunday. "I think we have to be proud of Bingle energized the Siegfried Fisher (0-1 l proved they could expired to end the half. But The Zahrnbies (1-0) were led on the fact that we can compete," offense. completing I 0-of-14 pass keep up with Siegfried for stretch Wooldridge's attempt hit the goal offense by sophomore quarterback said Vermin captain Justin es including two for scores. es, having limited success with post and the score was tied at 3 Mitch Knapke and sophomore Williams. "As a defensive unit we Receptions by freshman Pat Muzin Chappell and the running game. going into halftime. running back Greg Durm. did really well." and sophomore John Kaup However, the Green Wave are not "Every once in a while, I have a Knapke, starting his first game The Vermin (0-1) were able to advanced the Ramblers downfield. satisfied with their performance as bad kick and that just happened to ever as the Zahmbies signal caller, threaten near the end of the third vvith the drive ending in a 33-yard a team or individually. be one of those times," the Juggs' completed 4-of-1 0 passes for 94 quarter, when McNamara field goal. "I don't consider myself playing kicker said afterward. yards, including a 46-yard touch returned a punt from the Carroll 5 Bingle and his offense gained well unless I score," Chappell said Neither team was able to do down strike to wide receiver Mike to the Zahm 39-yard line. momentum to end tlw half and the after the game. "We'll get it done anything on offense in the second Russell. "One good thing about him 1wxt drive resulted in a touchdown for next week, though." half until the fourth quarter, when Durm had an impressive day [McNamara] is that he's never reception to Kaup. Despite their a high snap on a punt gave Sorin running the ball. carrying eleven played football before but he's still intensity. Fisher's defense was Sorin 6, Knott 3 the ball on the Knott 34-yard line. times for 63 yards and one touch a great athlete," said Williams. unable to contain Siegfried's pass Both teams had a chance for The Otters were able to capital down. That drive was extinguished ing game. two field goals. Only one team ize on the mistake, and Carney "It was a team effort," said when McNamara fumbled for the Kaup had a stellar first game made both. kicked a 28-yard field goal seven Zahmbies captain and wide second time in the game three with another touchdown reception That was the diflercnce as Sorin plays later to give his team a 6-3 receiver Nick Passafiume. plays later. in the second half. Bingle was defeated Knott 6-3 in Blue League lead. "Defense came out and really shut For a dorm that didn't even steady and accurate, helped by interhall action Sunday. Like numerous calls throughout them down." have a team last year, Williams consistent protection from his The Juggs (0-1) got on the score the day, the winning field goal was The defense was responsible for believes the Vermin had a good offensive linemen that allowed him board first with an opening drive not without controversy. sparking both touchdown drives. showing against the Zahmbies. plenty oftimn to read his otlense. that spanned 55 yards over eight Despite three referees patrolling The Zahmbies' first touchdown "I think we'll be even more com Fisher's offense struggled all plays, including a 37 -yard pass the field, only one was under the occurred shortly after Vermin run petitive if we stop these mistakes," ganw as SiegfriPd's dPfense from Juggs quarterback Ben goalpost to judge Carney's kick. It njng back Mike McNamara fum he said. proved capable of stopping the Gilfillan to wide receiver Jonathan was argued that the ball sailed bled early in the second quarter. run. Junior running back Smith. over the right post, but the referee DeMark Schulze recovered the Kanwron Chappell was the lone Eric Wooldridge connected on was stationed under the left and fumble for the Zahmbies, and four Contact Justin Schuver at bright spot for the Green Wave the 27 -yard field goal to give Knott may not have had the best angle. plays later Durm scored on a 6- [email protected] and Lisa offensively. the 3-0 lead. "I can understand their [Knott's] yard touchdown run. The extra Reijula at [email protected] tie better start, but hopefully it CLUB SPORTS will be good just to get one Golf under their belts. continued from page 28 Notes: +Gebauer's score did not fig Irish find success in tourney ure into Notre Dames team Irish remain optimistic enter scoring. She played in the ing next weeknnd 's Notre event as an individual partici Michigan State Spartan Penilla regained his form of a Danw Invitational. The field Special to the Observer pant representing Notre Dame. year ago and powered home for that tournament is not Invitational. Despite missing the +The Notre Dame Invitational club's two leading scorers for four talllies. Danny Wiederkehy quitP as strong as the one the will take place this weekend at An undermanned mens water two games, and two other and Mike Silhasek completed Irish faced at Michigan State the Warren Golf Course. The polo club completed its most starters for three games, the the scoring as the Irish were so they look to improve. 18-team tournament begins successful non-conference fall club turned in its most complete victorious, 12-7. Mike Grow was "Nnxt wnekend is a ml~dium Saturday at 8 a.m. tournament in four years this performance of the season. exceptional in his first start for strnngth field," said King. "We weekend, with a promising The Irish opened against Iowa the Irish. should be able to win if every fourth place finish at the with a deliberate offense and a The second game of the day one is on tlwir game. With this Indiana University Hoosier very tight pressing defense. Jay pitted the Irish against host being our first tournanwnt we Contact Andy Troeger at [email protected] Classic. The finish comes on the Deimel continued to lead the Indiana. Before a raucous wnn~ hoping to gnt off to a lit- heels of a seventh place finish in squad in scoring as he splashed crowd, the Irish jumped out to a another 16-team event, the home six goals, while John 4-2 lead and withstood a late Hoosier rally to prevail 7-4. Co captain Keith Rauenbuehler paced the club with four goals. while Greg Krouse, Penilla and Deimel each ripped home goals. Sunday proved to be difficult for the Irish as Deimel and Penilla were unable to attend the games. Despite a tough Graduate Research Fellowship Notre Dame Faculty and a representative from the NSF will be defensive mindset, the Irish suc on hand to discuss the award, the application process and cumbed to a deep Purdue Information Session squad, 6-2 in the day's opener. answer your questions regarding this prestigious fellowship. The Irish rebounded with a 10- Wednesday, September 25th 3 victory over Wisconsin, as Silhasek and Grow led the scor DeBartolo 102, 6:oo-7:oo Juniors, Seniors, 1" Year Grad Student & 2"d Year Grad Students ing. Pat Watts and Greg Szewczyk were very sharp as in the Social Sciences, Sciences, Engineering & Mathematics are each saw extended playing time. Defensively, Jon encouraged to attend. Marchetta and Jack Spittler stymied the Badger attack throughout the game. The fellowship provides support for 3 years of graduate study, The Irish then played Illinois $21, 5 00 stipend for twelve-month tenure; cost of-educa for third place immediately after the Wisconsin game, due to a tion allowance of $1 0, 5 00 per tenure year; and a one-time quirk in the scheduling. Despite another strong performance in $1 000 International Research Travel Allowance. goal by freshman Scott Tagwerker, the Illini prevailed 10-3. Rauenbuehler was For more information contact the Office of Undergraduate & encouraged by the team's fight, Post-Baccalaureate Fellowships at 631-0372 or stating they "played well all day; we were just exhausted in the [email protected] last game." ------~- -- i,,g, 24 ~------Th, Obm-va• SPORTS Tu"d,y, Septemb" 24,2002 f ======I I f I Fallon I I continued from page 28 this weekend. On Sunday, he pickPd up his second three-set win of the tournament, a 3-6, 6-3 1-0 ( 1 0-7) victory over Notre Dame freshman Patrick Buchanan. Meanwhile. Granger native and St. Joseph's High School graduate Chris Varga of Ball State registered three wins at the Tom Fallon Invitational. including a pair of victories on the singles circuit. He closed out his homecoming in fine fashion Sunday after noon. rolling to a 6-3, 6-2 win over Haris Causevic of Maryland. The 2002 Tom Fallon Invitational featured 11 teams competing in a "hidden dual" format, where teams simulate dual matches, but no team scores are recorded. Of this year's field, seven teams fin ished in the national top 50 a year ago and eight of the 11 squads earned invitations to the 2002 NCAA Championship. The event. which was known as the Irish Invitational until the name was changed in 1988. honors Notre Dame coaching legend Tom Fallon, who coached the Irish for 31 years from 1957- 87. Fallon. a member of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame, amassed a career record of 511-200 and helped Notre Dame to a share of the 1959 national TIM Javier Taborga and Casey Smith both swing at a shot during last April's Big East Championships. The Irish are looking to fill the championship. void of the two graduated senior All-Americans. ------ Tuesday, September 24, 2002 The Observer+ SPORTS page 25 Irish claim top 5 ranking in Sendwich poll With a number of disappoint from No. 5 to No. 20. far. Air Force Falcons scored a nar ing teams rebounding, Goliaths row victory at upstart Cal this :: : struggling versus Davids and up Irish Battle to victory Tech gets tested weekend. With their 23-21 win, and-coming teams proving Scenario: Notre Dame faces a For the third game in a row, Air Force halved its ranking themselves once again, the result tough Big Ten opponent. None of Virginia Tech faced a ranked from No. 44 to No. 22. was noth the so opponent. After disposing of Though Irish fans are looking ing but con called Louisiana State and Marshall at ahead to Florida State, watch out fusion in "experts" home, the Hokies faced their when Notre Dame takes on a college foot pick the first big-time test this week as quality Air Force squad in ball last Irish to win. they traveled to College Station. Colorado Springs. weekend. Notre Dame With the highly-touted Hokie gains a size running back tandem of Lee The opinions expressed in this Vols able lead in Suggs and Kevin Jones stifled by column are those of the authors become the first the Texas A&M defense for a and not necessarily those of The Gator bait half. The mere 99 yards, Virginia Tech Observer. Contact Eric To say Eric Eric Irish then quarterback Bryan Randall com Chanowich at echanowi@nd. edu that new Chanowich Sendelbach relinquish pleted 10 of 11 passes for 119 and Eric Sendelbach at Florida the lead, yards. While these may not seem esendelb@nd. edu. head coach only to dra like big numbers, Randall's pass Ron Zoon Sports Sports matically ing set up the lone touchdown of and the Columnist Columnist regain it in the game, leading to a 13-3 Gators the final Virginia Tech victory. looked less minutes of After the gritty win, Virginia than impressive heading into the fourth quarter. The experts Tech finally moved up signifi their SEC showdown at stick their feet in their mouths. cantly in the Sendwich Index, > Tennessee may have been an Does that sound familiar? leaping from No. 17 to No. 3. understatement. After their After three weeks of quality Big We're already looking forward to worst home loss in 23 years Ten opponents and three wins, the Hokies showdown at No. 1 against Miami three weeks ago, the Irish are finally starting to Miami on Dec. 7. Gator fans were already calling command the national respect for Zook's resignation. they deserve. Falcons Continue To Soar Led by Heisman candidate Rex Arnaz Battle's game-winning Two teams nicknamed the Grossman. Zook and the Gators 60-yard touchdown scamper not Falcons are making some noise silenced their critics with an only transformed quarterback this year, and neither one calls impressive 24-point second Pat Dillingham into Irish folk Atlanta home. quarter offensive explosion. lore. but also put the Irish into Last week, we told you about despite the torrential downpour. the top 10 in both of the national the Bowling Green Falcons' The Gators cruised to a 30-13 polls for the first time since chances of going undefeated. win and now control their SEC 1998. Indeed, BGSU notched a 23-point East destiny. Notre Dame continued to zoom victory at Kansas, and they now Despite their impressive win, up the Sendwich top 25, leaping move on to their incredibly weak Florida dropped two spots to 10 spots to No.4. So does this MAC schedule, where their No. 15, as their loss to Miami mean that Notre Dame is the opponents have a combined continues to increasingly fac fourth best team in the country? record of14-19. tor in. This week should mark Well. that is to be decided on the But the Bowling Green Falcons the end of their slide through field, but they've played well aren't the only Falcons who are the rankings. Tennessee fell against quality opponents thus still undefeated this year. The THE WASHINGTON PROGRAM APPLICATION MEETING For Fall 2003 and Spring 2004 Wednesday, September 25 7:00P.M. 13 6 DeBartolo FRESHMEN, SOPHOMORES, & JUNIORS ARE WELCOME page 26 The Observer+ SPORTS Tuesday, September 24, 2002 MENS INTERHALL FOOTBALL Yellow flags fly in penalty-ridden Keough win defense. The sophomore had Kierl ran in a legal touchdown, plete 1-of-6 passes in the first Whitney and receiver Colin By LISA REIJULA and TREY his team ready to defend making the score 14-7 quarter, forcing the offense to Walsh. WILLIAMS against O'Neill's pass-oriented Keough. depend solely on its running Whitney completed all of his Sporrs Wrirers system. "The [reversed] call on the game. passes in the fourth quarter "Jason made all the right touchdown was a good one," "It's all a matter of what except for two. Yellow !1ags flew everywhere defensive calls for us," Hess s a i d works," said Walsh, using speed and agili Sunday afternoon during said. McAndrews. Downey of ty as his weapons of choice, Keough's penalty-plagued 14-7 O'Neill's defense also "We had too "We have to improve our the early was open for two key passes in win against O'Neill in Gold brought intensity to the field, many stupid game for the seniors on offensive the fourth, including a 30-yard League· action. blocking a Keough kick in the penalties in strategy. "We touchdown pass from Whitney. Emotions were heated as the opening minutes. Senior Mark the first half the team. They deserve can run and Stanford running back Mark coaches of both teams found Yost recovered a Keough fum that kept their another shot in that we pass but it McNamee also had his glory :;;orne of the officials' calls con ble for his team. drives alive." stadium." really comes moments. McNamee rushed troversial. Many offensive dri "I felt that our defense really W h i 1 e down to what for a total 115 yards which l(,eS for both the Angry Mob stepped up and tightened up in Keough (1-0) the defense included a 45-yard sprint to and the Kangaroos were the second half," said Keough was happy to Dave Cantos gives us." the Knights' 13-yard line, stalled by coach Paul come out with Keenan wide receiver The Knights putting the ball in place for pe·nalties for another Griffin score. "! McAndrews. the victory, ditched their false starts or was encouraged by Keough the team real- early plan For Keenan's elder players, ineligible how our defense played. quarterback izes there is room for improve late in the third and replaced the loss was a blow to their receivers. They were really solid Andy Hess ment. it with a more efficient passing dream of returning to the • Keough took against O'Neill's strong broke the "It was kind of disappointing game, centering around senior splendor of the champion team the upper game open in to give up a touchdown on the wide receiver Dave Cantos. they had in 2000 which hand early pass offense. " the second last play," said Hess. "But Cantos caught three passes Stanford's McNamee was actu with a fumble quarter by that's to be expected in the from Downey, moving Keenan ally a part of. ·recovery and to Stanford's 10-yard line and Of course, the loss of John Hess running for a first game because everyone's an intercep pair of touch just getting used to playing setting them up for a quick McNamee is relieved by the tion of O'Neill Keough quarterback downs. again." touchdown pass for their first gain of Cantos, a former varsi quarterback A strange score of the game. ty walk-on. ~T.r o y moment for Stanford 6, Keenan 14 "The corners were playing "We have to improve our ·Montgomery. the Mob (0-1) came in the end The· old-school rivalry of back further," Cantos said. game for the seniors on the .. "As far as first games go, it team," said Cantos. "They of the fourth quarter when man against beast ended with "We just needed to get in a few was fine," said Keough quar deserve another shot in that senior running back Thomas a victory for the latter Sunday short passes to move us up the t.e.rback John Hess. "I was Kierl appeared to score a as the Stanford Griffins defeat field until they came back." Stadium." encouraged by how our touchdown. The referee called ed the Keenan Knights 14-6 in Unlike Keenan's offense, defense played. They were it good, but then was corrected a Gold League season opener. which spent most of the game really solid against O'Neill's by another official who real The Knights struggled to focused on rushing, the strong pass offense." ized Kierl had not cleared the score against a tough Stanford Stanford offense focused on Contact Trey Williams at Safety Jason McLaughlin was goal line. defense. Quarterback Patrick the pass-and-catch combo of [email protected] and the standout for Keough's On the next play, however, Downey was only able to com- freshmen quarterback Rich Lisa Reijula at [email protected] dav Retreats Sophomore Road Trip #2 Friday through Sunday sian ' Buses leave 4:00 p.m. Return Sunday by 1:00 p.m. Pick up applications for these retreats in Room 114 of the Coleman-Morse Center • 631·7Boo Freshman Retreat #42 www.nd.edu/-ministry Friday through Saturday Coleman-Morse Center or Sacred Heart Parish Center check with your Rector. Notre Dame Encounter Retreat #72 Friday through Sunday Campus Bible Study Fatima Retreat Center Sophomore Road Trip #2 7:00 -8:00 p.m. DESTINATION:Unknowt1 807 Mass 114 Coleman-Morse Center (September 27-29) • 8:00p.m . 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CROSSWORD WILLSHORTZ HOROSCOPE EUGENIA LAST AI,; ROSS 37 Person with a 64 Reaat!y CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Tcn-y Metcalf, Phil Hartman, Linda 1 Sheep's cry chest pad available McCartney 50n _{Hk& 38 String section Happy Birthday: Take things in stride this year and move swiftly in a direction some jobs) member DOWN that will benefit you. It's a year for you to stop worrying so much about what 10 Subiec1 of a 39 Possible 1 Singerfacnvist everyone else is doing and start to put yourself first. Challenge yourself and you Sophocies solV!ion Joan will end up gaining the most ground this year. Take the initiative and do what tragedy w •Just 2 Renaissance 14 V~jeo's thOU NO WOMENS TENNIS MENS TENNIS Salas serves up solid performance Irish fall By MARK ZAVODNYIK Sports Writer flat at The Notre Dame womens tennis team got its fall season off to a great start last week Fallon end at the Prince Cup Invitational in Columbus. Ohio. The Irish were led by strong performances from Special to the Observer junior Alicia Salas and fresh men Liz Donohue and Kelly Notre Dame's mens ten Nelson. · nis team felt the bite of Salas was the top finisher playing for a fourth con for the Irish. reaching the secutive day, dropping finals of the singles bracket seven of eight singles before being ousted by Lisa matches to Purdue D'Amelio of Eastern University on the final day Michigan. 6-7 (4-7), 2-6. 1-0 of the 16th annual Tom (1 0-5). Salas had a very Fallon Invitational Sunday strong tournament. posting 4- afternoon at the Courtney 1 record. Tennis Center and Eck On her way to the champi Tennis Pavilion. onship match, Salas, ranked The Irish had several as the 86th best player in the chances to claim victory, nation. defeated Erica Fisk of but lost two matches in Ohio State, the 69th ranked third-set tiebreakers, while player. another was decided in "Alicia had a great week straight sets on tiebreak encl." said head coach Jay ers. Notre Dame will con Louderback. "I wasn't sur tinue its fall tournament prised at all by her perfor schedule Thursday through mance. She played really well Sunday when it takes part last year and this year has in the Harvard Invitational been moved up to the top in Cambridge. Mass. A flights. She'll be playing the complete schedule for that No. 1 and No. 2 players from tournament will be every team this year." announced later in the Salas was not the only Irish week. player who had a successful Junior tri-captain Luis weekend. Louderback said he Haddock continued his was happy with the perfor stellar play this fall, card mance of the entire team. ing a 6-3, 6-3 win over Freshmen Donohue and Purdue's Andrew Nelson made quite an impact Wakefield. Haddock did in their first collegiate tennis not drop a set in winning event. winning the consola all four of his singles tion doubles competition. matches at this year's Tom Alicia Salas returns a shot at the Big East Championships last April. Salas made it to the final Fallon Invitational - he see TENNIS/page 22 round of the Prince Cup invitational last weekend. also split two doubles matches. For his career, Haddock is 14-0 in singles and 22-2 overall (singles and dou ND WOMENS GOLF bles combined) in three years of competition at the Tom Fallon Invitational. This weekend's 5-1 com bined mark boosts Irish encouraged despite low finish Haddock's record this sea son to 7-1 in singles and 12-2 overall. State. The Irish shot rounds of finished one stroke behind at at 241 to tie for 43rd, and That continues his By ANDY TROEGER 316 and 314 on Saturday but 236 (80-80-76) in a tie for sophomore Karen Lotta tied impressive success rate in Sports Writer then struggled to a 326 on 24th. Despite the overall strug for 54th with 24 7. the fall, where he now is Sunday. gles, King was pleased with Nebraska's Sarah Sasse took 28-5 in singles and 46-12 Despite a disappointing 10th "We're a little disappointed," the effort of the two freshmen. medallist honors in a playoff overall during his college place finish at Michigan State's said Irish coach Debby King "Lauren Gebauer really came by defeating Michigan State's career. Mary Fossum Invitational over about the weekend's scores. through this weekend," said Allison Fouch on the second Two players with local the weekend, the Notre Dame "This event had a very strong King. "And I was also fairly hole of their playoff. Sasse and ties have played well at the womens golf team showed field, but we were hoping to pleased with the play of Sarah Fouch tied with five over par Tom Fallon Invitational as some encouraging signs in its place a little better." Bassett." 221 totals, while Kent State's well. Purdue's Troy season-opening tournament. Two freshmen, Sarah Bassett Junior Hebecca Hogers tied Gabby Wedding fired Sunday's Havens, a South Bend The Irish fired a team score and Lauren Gebauer, paced for 36th at 240 (78-79-83) for best round with a 71 to claim native and Penn High of 956 for the 54-hole tourna the Irish effort. Bassett record the next best Notre Dame third place at 222. School graduate, went 5-1 ment. placing 49 strokes ed a 235 (80-76-79) for the score. Katie Brophy and junior Despite the poor finish, the overall (2-1 in singles play) behind team champion Kent event, tying for 21st. Gebauer Shannon Byrne followed next see GOLF/page 23 see FALLON/page 24 INTERHAU. FOOTBAlL SENDWICH INDEX CLUB SPORTS ND WOMENS SOCCER WOMENS BASKETBAll en LLI Schedule announced ~(.) Mens action kicks off Irish reach top 5 Irish finish fourth Making honor roll Siegfried, Sorin, Zahm, Florida and Tennessee Notre Dame's water polo Three Irish players were The Irish will face 14 teams a:s Keough and Stanford record both drop in Sendwich poll club team has its most sue- recognized by the Big East that played in last year's victories as mens interhall as Irish victory against the cessful tournament in four for their solid play last week. NCAA tournment during action begins. Spartans raises them to No. 4 years at the Indiana 2002-2003 season. ==CL.~ University Hoosier Classic. en page 26 page 25 page 23 page 22 page 22