Merry Christmas! Appeal Denied A The Observer staff would like to wish everyone D. //. Fleenor's request for a stay of execution Wednesday 1 T r V a wonderful holiday season. The next issue will was denied by a federal judge. . be Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2000. DECEMBERS, News ♦ page 10 1 9 9 9 O BSERVER The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s VO L X X X I11 N O . 64 HTTIV/OBSERVER.ND.EDU Jubilee 2000 offers giving and forgiving

♦ Catholic Church sets example of forgiveness for world powers L' By T O M E N R IG H T News Writer

While the new millennium may find many people prepared for the worst, a number of devoted students and faculty on Notre Dame and V6-r Saint Mary’s campuses will mark the Great Jubilee with celebration and reconciliation. The Jubilee toncepl dates back to the days of the Old Testament, when every .10 years was called a Jubilee Year. Under this tradition, crops were not harvested for the entire year, debts were forgiven and slaves - " '. I - and prisoners were released. KATIE MILLER/The Observer Jubilee celebrations also included a “Some people feel part of the power of the labyrinth is that it contains energies from the past and the present, propelling feast and property returns to previ­ us into the future," said Sister Marilyn Zugish of Saint Mary's rock garden. ous owners. The Catholic. Church revived Jubilee celebrations in 1.300. The students and members of the Marilyn Zugish. “There’s ing mind — allowing time for upcoming Great Jubilee year in par­ ♦ Saint Mary’s South Bend community a seven energy centers in the reflection. ticular will reflect many of the gives millennium place of solitude and reflec­ body and seven spheres in “When you are walking same ideas practiced by the gift to South tion as the new millennium the universe according to the into the center of the Hebrews of the Old Testament. approaches. ancients.” labyrinth, you might be According to Frank Santoni, coor­ Bend community Releasing, illumination and “Some people feel part of thinking, ‘What do I need to dinator of special projects for union are the three steps to the power of the labyrinth is let go of?’ And then you let Campus Ministry, the year 2000 walking a labyrinth accord­ that it contains energies go of it [in the center of the By KATIE MILLER Jubilee will focus on four main ing to a sign near the from the past and the pre­ labyrinth] and see if there News Writer themes: letting the land lie fallow, entrance. Built as a celebra­ sent, propelling us into the are any new feelings. And answering the call to forgiveness, tion for the Jubilee 2000, the future.” when you walk out, it’s kind holding a great Eucharistic feast The ringing of wind chimes labyrinth consists of white The “seven-circuit of like getting committed to and proclaiming liberty and free­ echoes through the trees stepping stones in the shape labyrinth” is the most com­ doing what you need to do,” dom. bordering the labyrinth built of the “seven-circuit mon and ancient of labyrinth said Zugish. President Bill Clinton announced by the Sisters of the Holy labyrinth” and surrounded patterns. Unlike a maze, When used as a spiritual that the United States will forgive all Cross in a quiet place next to by darker rocks. there are no dead ends in a tool, the labyrinth can open debt owed by 36 of the world’s Dalloway’s. “There’s lots of symbolism labyrinth, allowing the user users to healing and growth, This new addition to the to the seven [in the to think with an intuitive Saint Mary’s campus offers see CHURCH/page 4 labyrinth],” said Sister mind rather than the think­ see LABYRINTH/page 4

Faculty S enate Members support Observer, affirmative action policy

The resolution asked “the administration By JOSHUA BOURGEOIS to develop [an affirmative action in faculty Assistant News Editor hiring] plan ... if one docs not already exist; to publish the new or existing plan in the The Faculty Senate passed resolutions Notre Dame report.” dealing with The Observer advertising poli­ Ava Preacher clarified the meaning of the cy and affirmative action in faculty hiring at resolution, referring to the Accreditation its Wednesday meeting. Report that the Commission on Institutions The Executive Committee proposed a res­ of Higher Education of the North Central olution in support of The Observer’s editori­ Association of Colleges and Schools wrote al board in its decision to publish the ad when they evaluated the University in 1994. submitted by OUTreach ND in the Nov. 19 In the evaluation, the group reported a edition. need for the University to develop an affir­ The resolution commended The Observer mative action plan to show their commit­ for printing the OUTreach ND ad which “fits ment to increasing diversity. the editorial policy of The Observer,” and it According to the report, “The University expressed the senate’s “complete solidarity should develop and implement a plan for with the relevant policy and action of the filling the projected new 150 faculty posi­ editorial board of The Observer.” tions that is sensitive and responsive to eth­ After debate on wording of the resolution, nicity and gender concerns. The absence of the resolution passed 31 votes in favor and such a plan or an affirmative action office one vote against. questions the seriousness of the The second resolution proposed by the [University's] commitment to increasing fac­ Executive Committee called for an affirma­ ulty diversity.” MARY CALASHZThe Observer tive action plan in hiring to increase diversi­ The Faculty Senate passed the resolution A member of Faculty Senate discusses recent Observer ad issues and ty at the University. by a 29-to-three vote. affirmative action hiring policies Tuesday. page 2 The Observer ♦ INSIDE Wednesday, December 8, 1999

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Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Choose wisely ♦ Musical: “Joseph and ♦ Art Exhibit: “Bygones;” ♦ Play: "Miracle on 34th ♦ Christmas Open House: images and photographs Street;” Osceola Players; Farmer’s Market, 7 a.m. to Life is full of choices. More than just a clever the Amazing Technicolor catch phrase for beer posters and T-shirts, the Dreamcoat;” Ramada by Ryan Flatau; Monroe Battell Community Center; 3 p.m. motto makes a lot of sense. Whether it’s deciding to wear plaid or stripes, Wagon Wheel Theater; Museum; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 8 p.m. ♦ Play: “Cinderella;” shower or not shower, we make important deci­ 8 p.m. ♦ Concert: Grace ♦ Exhibit: “International Footlight Players; Footlight sions every day. While some decisions have bigger impli­ Community Wind Trees;” Northern Indiana Theater; 8 p.m. cations than others (every­ Ensemble; Rodeheaver Center for History; 10 a.m. one knows one must choose carefully in the dining hall), Auditorium; 7:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. these choices affect our lives on both a daily and long­ term basis. Take, for example, one’s choice to not do one’s home­ O utsid e the D o m e Compiled from U-Wire reports work: short-term effects 4 Christine Kraly include relaxation, napping, possibly even a seeing a movie or two; long-term MIT questions use of dorm funds for strippers effects include guilt, home­ associate news editor C'CAMBRIDGE, A \ 4 R R TTAfTR \/1Mass. q c c bEEEE ilEEE EEEEEEE10EEEEEE nOther t h o r rx party o t x; attendeesottnnrlnne who\xt Ft work build-up and lowered Should residents of a dormitory be declined to be named said that the grades. Did this student forced to fund activities to which show was more intense than in prior choose wisely? Who knows? they might object? years. Choices in one’s life are made solely on one’s Reflecting national discussion over Defenders of the party stated that innermost desires and feelings. Whether moved funding in American universities, every hall at East Campus has the by want or even guilt, life’s decisions represent a residents of East Campus raised this right to use its apportioned money person’s whole character. In that respect, how question following a stripper party in the way it chooses. Jennifer can any choice be wrong? held in Talbot Lounge in November. Frank, president of East Campus I’ve questioned my choices a lot this semester. Under East Campus’ social pro­ and the Dormitory Council, argued From first applying to study in Washington, D C., gram, each of the dorm’s ten floors man of Second West, stated that, that the advantage of East Campus’s next semester, to writing an antagonistic column is asked to host a party in Talbot although support for the party was social program is that each hall has criticizing the University, my decisions have often Lounge during the term. Each floor not unanimous, “it was a foregone autonomy to decide what type of been based upon passion and emotion, not rea­ receives funds collected from East conclusion that [the stripper party] party it will hold, exposing the son. Campus’s mandatory house tax. was going to happen.” entire dormitory to the diversity of Never once, though, have I regretted anything Funds are allocated by the East A total of four female strippers its residents. I’ve done. Because of my actions, I will spend a Campus house government. were present at the party. Mary Ann Rasku objected to hav­ full semester in one of the most (if not the most) East Campus’s Second West floor Segments of the audience were ing a portion of her house tax fund influential cities in the world, and I’ve met some took its turn hosting on Friday, Nov. uncomfortable with the intensity of the strippers. of the most helpful people at the University. 19. Members of Second West, con­ the strippers’ performance. “[The ”1 don’t think stripping should be Everything hasn’t gone smoothly, though. tinuing a hall tradition, decided to strippers] were a little more hard­ outlawed. I just think.[Second West] Every move in life has repercussions, and I will rent strippers for the party. core than I expected,” said Kristin should go off-campus and use their have to face mine for choosing to study in Benjamin O’Connor," former chair­ Raven, a Second West resident. own money,” said Rasku. Washington next semester. I won’t see my friends now abroad for another semester. I can’t celebrate with my parents and my friends’ par­ ents at Junior Parents’ Weekend (an event I'd been looking forward to for a long time). And I’ll U of Montana buildings inaccessible Michigan pledge injured by BB gun have to give up a work position next year that I’ve lusted after for months. MISSOULA, Mont. ANN ARBOR, Mich. I can’t count how many times I’ve asked Disabled students still can’t get into some University of A first-year student and Alpha Epsilon Pi pledge is myself, Idiot, why are you going away? Montana buildings despite a federal law passed a decade awaiting surgery after another fraternity member There’s so much I’ll be missing and so much I ago requiring all university classes and programs to be allegedly shot him in the groin with a BB gun Monday had planned for next year that will inevitably fall accessible to all registered students. UM’s transition to morning. The University of Michigan placed the local through. Life truly is full of hard choices. I had compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act suf­ chapter on immediate suspension to investigate what never really believed in the motto until now. fered a major setback when funding was cut out of UM’s university officials are calling a “possible hazing” inci­ The difference between choosing wisely and budget last spring, leaving the university with no way to dent. The 19-year-old student, whose name has not not is in what you use to make your decision. correct the accessibility problems for two years, said Jim been released, is in fair condition at University Hospitals My roommate has recently encountered a Marks, Disability Services for Students director. The and is scheduled to undergo surgery today. The accident moral dilemma: relax and let loose after a very ADA, passed in 1990, requires that all public institutions was an apparent pledge activity gone awry. A person at long, very strenuous semester, or protest the and businesses make their programs and services acces­ the fraternity called the Ann Arbor Police Department at death penalty.- sible to disabled people. The university asked for $2 mil­ about 12:30 a.m. to report the incident. Shortly after, the Her heart and mind are at odds, each one lion to fund accessibility projects, but the money was cut student was transported to the hospital by fraternity fighting its respective cause. by the Legislature, Marks said. Marks estimated that members, said AAPD Sergeant Michael Logghe, who is “I should go,” she says, noting how much she is making the entire campus accessible would cost $6-7 investigating the case. “Evidently they were taking a against capital punishment. “But I do want to go million. “UM and the Montana University System did the Crossman pump-type BB gun and shooting it at the out.” Her heart jumps into the debate. “What right thing asking for money and the government and groin area” of pledges,” Logghe said. According to should I do?” she asks me, an anxious look of the Legislature turned their backs on it,” Marks said. Logghe the shooter claimed he had checked the gun and confusion on her face. “We funded the highest priorities that we could with found it to be empty. The gun had been fired at six other My response to these problems is always the what we had,” said Erik Burke, governor’s policy pledges before the student was shot. “There was evi­ same: do what you want to do, not what you feel adviser on education and labor. dently a BB lodged somewhere in the gun,” Logghe said. you have to do. Life is entirely too short to dissect every move, every word, every thought. What will we have left? What will my roommate do? Her head and heart are still at war. What I tell her is to not live Local W eather N ational W eather in regret. It is the worst sin one can commit. So choose wisely. Let your mind rest and your 5 Day South Bend Forecast heart take over. It’s the best decision you’ll ever Accu Weatherw forecast for daytime conditions and high temperatures make.

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She added that her By ERIN LARUFFA school’s students benefit News Writer from contact with college- age role models. On Wednesday afternoon, “They’re fun,” third-grad­ the halls of the St. Adalbert er Sairah Bottom said. Catholic g rad e school in “They teach us a lot of South Bend will become an things we didn’t know art gallery. about in art.” A display will feature The college students also pieces the school’s students enjoyed volunteering. created with help from “It’s a nice change from Notre Dame art theory and just being in a class," said design students this semes­ sophomore Elisabeth ter. The undergrads, taught Parker. by professor Catherine The service experience Poole, worked every Friday was so popular that it afternoon with first attracted volunteers from through eighth graders outside the class. “You see kids who never “I love it. When 1 first get the opportunity to have heard about it. I was really art ... It gives them another intrigued,” said Andrea opportunity to express Rossigno, a Notre Dame themselves,” said junior senior who is not in the art Tom Hall, one of Poole’s class but wanted to volun­ students. “I love it.” teer. “It really makes [the The class taught a sim­ children’s] week." pler version of what they The Notre Dame students learned in class. create their own projects to “When [my students] do with the children. know they’re going to be Projects ranged from tie- teaching, it dyed shirts and w ind­ c h a n g e s “You see kids who never their whole socks to a p p r o a c h get the opportunity to still life to le a r n ­ have a r t... It gives them d r a w in g s and self- ing,” Poole another opportunity to ERIN LARUFFA/The O bserver said. portraits. The p ro ­ express themselves. ” The c h il­ A Notre Dame student gets creative with a St. Adalbert student. A Notre Dame art class visits the ject began d ren also school weekly to share knowledge with first through eigth graders. after Catherine Poole created ornam ents C a t h o l i c professor C h a r itie s f o r called the C hristm as WOOL SUITS Center for Social Concerns trees at Frank’s Nursery on looking for an art teacher Grape Road. Although last week was for St. Adalbert. The CSC $ 2 4 9 .0 0 Got News? the final session for the contacted Poole, who par­ ticipated in service-learn­ current design class, stu­ dents taking the course ing in the past. next semester will also www.droeges.com “The youngsters eat it teach at St. Adalbert. up,” said Sister Dian 1-5323. Participation in the se r­ Majsterek, principal of the LaPorte, IN vice-learning project con­ school. “It provides a won­ stitutes one-third of each derful kind of chaos and 2 1 9 -3 6 2 - 3 6 1 5 college student’s grade, confusion.” said Poole.

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unnoticed by the majority of By ERICA THESING their peers. As Kerr explained, Associate News Writer the board exists to provide an education outside the class­ In a sparsely attended open room. He said that Cowboy forum last night, Student Union Mouth, whose concert generat­ Board members spoke on the ed little interest at Notre Dame, challenges of getting campus played for a sell-out crowd at participation in their events. Princeton University the follow­ The forum, which SUB intend­ ing night. ed as a dialogue about pro­ “ft doesn’t make any sense,” gramming concerns, drew little said Kerr, who has been participation from students. involved w ith SUB for four “This is exactly the type of years. apathy we come up against all He said the apathy is nothing the time. We try to do things for new. “It goes in waves, but it’s a the students and only a few general apathy,” he said. show up,” said Ross Kerr, SUB “We’re doing everything we can manager. to combat it.” The few students who did He was not surprised by the attend were generally support­ small attendance Tuesday ive of SUB’s efforts to plan cam­ night. pus events. They praised SUB “It was an opportunity for the and blamed low attendance on student body to come and let us their apathetic classmates. know what they think,” Kerr Sophomore Julie Perla said said. “By them not doing that, the apathy stems from a lack of that says a lot to me.” diversity. She noted that Notre Kerr and Clare Pistey, direc­ Dame students seem hesitant to tor of program m ing for SUB, try new things. urged students to contact them “I really think it’s a problem via phone or e-mail with sug­ with the student body,” she gestions for increasing partic­ said. “There’s definitely a lack ipation. Meanwhile, they plan to MARY CALASH/The Observer of open-mindedness on this continue with their program­ campus.” ming efforts. Members of the small audience entertain themselves while they wait for the SUB forum to The programmers seemed “We’ll go with what we do convene. The forum was intended to discuss event programming on campus. frustrated that their efforts go best,” Kerr said.

not be opened until a special “The year 2000 is not just ceremony on Christmas Eve. another year on the calen­ Church The door stands as a sym­ dar like any other,” Santoni Security will store bikes, continued from page 1 bol of Christ, who is the por­ said. “It’s a special chance to tal to eternal life, said re-energize our faith lives poorest countries, Santoni Father Peter Rocca, rector of and celebrate the love God valuables for students said. The announcement Sacred Heart Basilica, Those has for each of us through came in part from pressure celebrating the Great existing relationships ... and by churches, international Jubilee, he said, should use through new ones with those Observer Staff Report If their house will be completely organizations and a call by their experience in conjunc­ in need.” unoccupied during the break, off- Pope John II for internation­ tion with prayer, confession, Santoni said prayer ser­ Notre Dame Security/Police is campus students can call the al debt relief. celebration of the Eucharist vices, rallies and social offering free storage to off-campus department with jurisdiction in “Restoring justice and par­ and works of charity. action campaigns will occur students over Christmas break. their area. South Bend, St. Joseph ticipating in acts of forgive­ At Saint Mary’s, the main through out the spring and Students can bring items such as and Mishawaka Police all offer this ness are key Jubilee door at Le Mans Hall, which fall semesters of 2000. televisions, laptop computers and service. themes,” said Keith Egan, also acts as a Holy Year “(The] Jubilee is about ... VCRs to the Cam pus Security All students also can store their professor of theology at Door, has restoring building from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on bicycles with Campus Security dur­ Saint Mary’s and Notre rem ained your view to Thursday and Friday. Valuables ing the break. Bikes can be Dame. “The pope has called sealed “Restoring justice and a final end,” will be stored in a locked and deposited at Gate D of Notre Dame Stadium on from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. upon wealthy nations to for­ since last participating in acts of said Pax alarmed room during the break. give the crushing interna­ fall. Saint Christi mem­ Local police departm ents also Thursday and Friday. tional debts that plague Mary's forgiveness are key ber and offer a Vacation Home Watch ser­ Students can reclaim their bikes many third world countries.” president Jubilee themes. ” Notre Dame vice. Officers make periodic checks any time, either at the end of break Egan noted that John Paul M a rilo u student of houses for signs of foul play. or when the weather warms up. II wrote an apostolic letter, E 1 d r e d Sheila “On the Coming of the Third b e lie v e s Keith Egan M c C a r th y , Millennium,” which theology Saint theology professor who em pha­ faculty and students have M ary’s sized the role studied in preparation for s tu d e n ts of the 1, and since its completion it has the new year, Egan said. are called to become Jubilee Jubilee in restoring relation­ been in constant use for those “Jesus has come to bring women and has promoted ships and overcoming apa­ Labyrinth seeking reflection in nature. By the notion since her arrival thy toward problems that good news to the poor, continued from page 1 next week, finger labyrinths for release to captives, sight to at the College more than two face humanity. those incapable of walking the the blind [and] freedom to years ago. More details about the according to the Sisters of the labyrinth will be ready for use at the oppressed,” said Egan. Campus groups including Great Jubilee and how the Holy Cross. the site of the labyrinth. Notre Dame began on- ND Right to Life, Global Catholic Church is celebrat­ The Sisters of the Holy Cross The Holy Cross sisters have campus activities in prepa­ Health Initiative and Pax ing it can be found at encourage labyrinth visitors to been continually improving the ration for the Great Jubilee Christi have worked with www.rtccbuscc.org/jubilee , choose a personal style to explore area around the labyrinth. last spring. A special Holy Campus Ministry and the which provides online infor­ the labyrinth. “We’re hoping to plant more Year Door was designated at Center for Social Concerns to mation from the National “Some people skip, run, move flowering trees to make this a the Basilica. The door, at a plan various events leading Conference of Catholic very slowly and others listen to spot of beauty,” said Zugish. “It’s side, front entrance of the up to and during the Jubilee Bishops and the United music,” said Zugish. our millennium gift to the people Basilica, is locked and will year. States Catholic Conference. The labyrinth was finished July of South Bend. ”

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Sistine Chapel renovations near completion

VATICAN CITY The Vatican completes its two-decade restoration of the Sistine Chapel on Saturday with the dedication of newly bright frescoes created by Botticelli and his peers more than live centuries ago. Pope John Paul II will pre­ side over the service celebrating the restora­ tion of the frescoes, scenes from the lives of Jesus and Moses that line the chapel walls beneath the better-known frescoes by Michelangelo overhead. In a preview tour of the chapel last week, it was apparent that cleaning and patching have given the wall frescoes the depth, color and detail of the ear­ lier-restored Michelangelos.

Germany re-elects Schroeder

BERLIN Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder rallied his governing Social Democrats behind his course of cautious modernization Tuesday, winning re-election as their leader in an unexpectedly strong vote of confidence at a party conven­ tion. Visibly relieved, Schroeder declared “the start of a real upswing for our party” after struggling for months to convince the Social Democrats and much of the nation of the need AFP Photo for trimming Germany’s cushy welfare state. Personnel at the Mars Polar Lander command center hear from controllers that no signal has been detected in The three-day convention that opened the latest attempt to communicate with the unmanned spacecraft Tuesday. NASA has been unable to make Tuesday is designed to point Germany’s oldest contact with the Lander since its planned touchdown on the Red Planet Friday. party toward the new millennium and help lift Schroeder's popularity out of a recent slump. Running unopposed, Schroeder won 86 per­ cent of the votes from 500 delegates — a vast NASA pledges Mars investigation improvement over 76 percent he polled when he was elected chairman in April. Ahead of the vote, he pleaded for unity in a 1 1/2-hour spacecraft since 1993 — two is use this as an excuse to Efforts to reach it will con­ convention speech. Associated Press of them in back-to-back fail­ have a raid on the federal tinue for about two weeks, ures over the past three government,” Goldin said. but no answer is expected. PASADENA, Calif. months. Mars Polar Lander was on A NASA failure review NASA abandoned any real “Clearly something is a mission to study the board will be asked to Japan seeks death penalty for hope Tuesday for the miss- wrong, and we have to atmosphere and search for explore whether enough sarin bombers ing-in-action Mars Polar understand it,” NASA water, which could help sci­ was known about the land­ Lander and promised to Administrator Dan Goldin entists determine whether ing site, if the spacecraft was investigate every aspect of said. “It is conceivable that life ever existed on Mars. adequately designed and TOKYO the failed mission and delay we will completely change Prosecutors sought the death penalty on But NASA hasn’t heard from whether NASA had enough future expeditions to the Red our approach.” the spacecraft since it money to achieve its goals. Tuesday for two doomsday cult leaders Planet if necessary. Critics have accused the attempted to land on Red The investigation could accused of spraying nerve gas in a deadly The last, best chance to space agency of trying to do Planet on Friday. delay the next mission to attack on Tokyo’s subways, an official said. make radio contact with the too much with too little Over four days and six Mars, which is now sched­ Torn Toyoda, 31, and Kenichi llirose, 35, are spacecraft yielded only money with its “faster, bet­ opportunities to make con­ uled for 2001. on trial along with Aum Shinri Kyo guru silence early Tuesday. A ter, cheaper” approach to tact, NASA m ethodically Mars Surveyor 2001, con­ Shoko Asahara and other cult members in the somber Richard Cook, the spaceflight, in which small­ eliminated possibilities that sisting of an orbiter and lan­ 1995 rush-hour assault on a subway station in spacecraft’s operations man­ er, less expensive probes are would explain the lander’s der, is similar to the Polar Tokyo’s government district. The sarin attack ager at NASA’s Jet launched more often than in silence, including a mis- Lander and the also-lost killed 12 people and sickened thousands. Propulsion Laboratory, said the past. pointed antenna or a com­ Mars Climate Orbiter. Prosecutors sought life imprisonment for the the flight team had “played NASA officials agreed puter reset. “Everything is on the cult's driver in the attack, Shigco Sugimoto, its last ace.” Tuesday that goals may be Among other possibilities: table, .and we’re not going to 40, said a spokesman for the Tokyo District NASA said it will under­ too high, but they stopped It crashed, burned up in the just go rushing off, build a Court who only gave only his surname, take a complete review of its short of saying they would atmosphere, or was doomed spacecraft just to meet an Kashi in a. National broadcaster N1IK reported ambitious Mars program, seek more funding. by landing in a bad spot on arbitrary deadline," Goldin that prosecutors said Toyoda and Hirose which has now lost three “The thing we will not do the Martian soil. told The Associated Press. deserved death because they participated directly, while Sugimoto had a lesser role.

Market Watch: 12/7 R u ssia AMEX: Dow 830.02 ./ONES + 0.2 Grozny residents hide from soldiers N asdaq: -118.36 3586.92 rying the threat of the air President Clinton and other A hunched woman carried Associated Press + 40.91 and artillery assault set to leaders were “prompted by a bundled child on her NYSE begin Saturday. Strong kind intentions.” back. 635.08 ACIIKOI-MARTAN winds also reportedly Moscow announced Clinton, European Union -6.58 Hiding in basements, ter­ whisked many of the Monday that it would open foreign ministers and the rified residents of Grozny on leaflets away. a safe corridor for civilians United Nations refugee S & P 500: C o m p o site Tuesday remained mostly While word of the ultima­ to flee Grozny, but jets agency criticized the V olum e: 11,106.65 ,4,°49i77 1,321,993,770 unaware of Russia’s ultima­ tum reached world capitals bombed the city Tuesday, Russian plans for Grozny, tum to flee or risk being and provoked outrage in making it dangerous to saying they would seriously VOLUME LEADERS killed by a massive attack the West, Grozny’s resi­ move. There was no confir­ taint Russia's image abroad on the Chechen capital this dents have no access to mation whether a safe cor­ and risk civilian lives. YAHOO INC weekend. news coverage about the ridor existed. “Russia will pay a heavy MICROSOFT CORP Many civilians in Grozny DELL COMPUTER ♦ 0 .6 3 0 0 threat, as the shelling has Associated Press price for those actions, with CISCO SYSTEMS have been too scared to AT HOME CORP wiped out television and Television footage showed each passing day, sinking CIENA CORP venture outside amid the INTEL CORP radio transmitters. a trickle of people — mostly more deeply into a morass MCI WORLDCOM IN current relentless Russian CYONU8 INC Russian Prime Minister women, mostly on foot — that will intensify extrem­ bombing, so many have not Vladimir Putin brushed off leaving the city. Russian ism and diminish its own seen the leaflets dropped by the foreign criticism, saying riot troops checked docu­ standing in the world,” Russian planes Monday car­ calls for restraint by ments and frisked the men. Clinton said Monday. page 6 The Observer ♦ CAMPUS NEWS Wednesday, December 8, 1999 Notre Dame recognized for service in Templeton guide

is, provide the student body Notre Dame’s work in this area and the Academic Code of may help our recruiting, ♦ Exclusive list with an education that is based is most impressive ... a model Honor — were also pleased to [because] now we are on the commends the in large part on issues of char­ for colleges and universities be acclaimed by the founda­ radar screen as a recognized University’s service acter and goes beyond the nationwide,” Schwartz contin­ tion. name. This can only help as we books.” ued. The Templeton Guide called continue to try to make a commitment Notre Dame’s mission aligns In fact, Notre Dame was one the CSC “a living model of national impact.” well with that of only 20 Gospel values and Catholic The Academic Honor Code of the universities to social teachings through educa­ program has already felt that By KATE NAGENGAST “The Templeton Award News Writer Templeton be honored tion experiences.” impact. Foundation. elevates our program as both institu­ Jim Paladino, associate direc­ “This is a special honor On the 10th anniversary of Arthur a model program across tionally on the tor of CSC credited the students because the Templeton Award Schwartz, T empleton for the honor. “We are obvious­ elevates our program as a “The Templeton Guide: the country. ” Colleges that Encourage director of Honor Roll ly very pleased to be acknowl­ model program across the Character Development," the Character and for the edged. This award affirms the country,” explained Stuart foundation has again recog­ Development Stuart Green quality of its fact that the students here at Green, associate professor of nized Notre Dame, this time Programs at English professor presidential Notre Dame take an exception­ English and a member of the with five citations for excel­ the founda- leadership, a al look at poverty and injustice. Honor Code roster. lence. t i o n , new criterion They don’t just consider chari­ “I think it’s this kind of noto­ Overall institutional distinc­ explained, “With the Templeton on this year’s evaluation. table giving, but they really try riety that has led to a number tion, presidential leadership, Guide, we hope to help Malloy was recognized for his to make and impact and of different institutions contact­ the Academic Code of Honor, prospective college students continued dedication to teach­ change systems.” ing us about our Honor Code the Alliance for Catholic and their parents who want to ing throughout his presidency Cited under the category of program. It’s a good affirma­ Education (ACE) and the Center know what colleges are doing and for his campus-wide pres­ faculty and curriculum initia­ tion of what we are trying to do for Social Concerns (CSC) were to promote the core values of ence as a resident of Sorin Hall tives in the guide, ACE was here.” all mentioned for programming honesty, self-control, respect and as a celebrant at not only praised as an innovative In addition to these individual excellence. and service to the less fortu­ Basilica Masses but at dorm teacher-training program that citations, Notre Dame’s First “We are quite pleased about nate. The Templeton Guide Masses as well. Malloy’s is “shaping talented new lead­ Year of Studies, Campus this continuing distinction for identifies colleges that encour­ national leadership was also ers for the future of education.” Ministry, Alcohol and Drug the University,” said University age students to understand the noted by his work to combat John Staud, director of ACE, Education Office, Center for spokesman Dennis Brown. “We importance of civic responsibil­ substance abuse and promote said, “We are thrilled to be Ethics and Religious Values in think it says a lot about what ity, which will help them suc­ service learning. honored in such distinguished Business and Erasmus Institute the University tries to do, that ceed in college and beyond. Representatives of the three company. I think that just to be were featured on the “[Father Edward Malloy] and honored programs — CSC, ACE recognized nationally like this Templeton Honor Roll.

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Minor in possession/consumption Friday, Dec. 3 11:30 p.m. Security issued a University citation to a Pasquerilla West resident for minor in consumption of alcohol.

Saturday, Dec. 4 4:04 a.m. Security issued a University citation to a Keenan Hall resident for minor in possession of alcohol. CHILDREN’S

6:28 a.m. Two Stanford Hall residents were issued University citations for minor in possession of alcohol. CHRISTMAS PARTY Theft F riday, December 10 Friday, Dec. 3 5:20 p.m. An off-campus student reported his car stereo 7 pm stolen from his locked vehicle while it was parked in the C01 parking lot. LaFortune Ballroom

Saturday, Dec. 4 10:45 a.m. A visitor reported the theft of her purse from the All University affiliated families are invited to this Basilica of the Sacred Heart. special children’s event to include: 11:34 p.m. A University employee reported the theft of his wallet. The case is being investigated further. Dave Rudolf’s Injuries Sunday, Dec. 5 Children’s Concert 3:00 a.m. Security transported a Farley Hall resident to the University Health Center for treatment of a laceration.

4:48 p.m. A Lewis Hall resident was transported to St. Joseph Medical Center for treatment of a knee injury.

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♦ Harshly criticized answer several questions and tear gas last week, and Tuesday about the rioting. found themselves on the streets Is there a special someone in your leader resigns after He did say some accounts for days with little food or rest. WTO protests putting blame on him were Police critics have also said life? inaccurate. “I don’t accept the that tear gas and rubber bullets label of either victim or mar­ were fired indiscriminately and Associated Press tyr,” he said. that innocent workers, shop­ Someone you want to impress? SEATTLE The mayor pers and resi- praised dents were Seattle’s police chief If there is, send them a special holiday reminder of your Stamper for sw ept up in announced his resignation 7 don’t accept the label his “sense of the arrests of love. Tuesday, becoming the first of either victim duty and m ore than political casualty of the violent sen se of or martyr. ” 500 people protests that disrupted the responsibili­ Nov. 30 and Send a World Trade Organization con­ (ANmpAK ty,” and said Dec. 1. ference. Norm Stamper he had tried No serious a decorated candy cane for only 5 0 cents. T hat is a small Police Chief Norm Stamper to talk Seattle police chief injuries, but had been harshly criticized by price to pay for undying devotion. Stamper out downtown civic leaders, police officers and of leaving merchants others for his handling of the Buy these festive treats at south dining hall entrance when he was have reported demonstrations last week that told of the chief’s decision more than $2 million in proper­ cost downtown merchants Sunday. ty damage and $17 million in today from 5 t3 0" 8 13 0 nearly $20 million in lost sales Stamper’s resignation, which lost sales. and property damage. The takes effect in March, also fol­ However, the police also had protests got so out of hand that lows nearly nine months of tur­ many supporters. the National Guard was called moil over the integrity of the Hubert Locke, a criminal jus­ in and a curfew was imposed. * * police internal investigations tice expert at the University of Stamper, 54, said he had section. Washington, said police “had planned to Relations an impossible situation to begin announce his between with” during the WTO meeting. retirement in “He has not been in touch Stamper and “The judgment of most people January but with the rank-and-file. ” S e a ttle ’s is that the police maintained, did so now in 1,200 u n i­ with some exceptions, a fairly hopes of formed offi­ professional stance,” he said. Mike Edwards removing cers have City Councilman Richard politics from police union president often been Conlin said he was on the the examina­ strained dur­ streets last week and found tion of what ing his nearly that officers were acting went wrong. s i x - y e a r responsibly. Conlin praised M e r r y Mayor Paul Schell has also tenure. Stamper as a community-ori­ come under lire. Out at a news “He has not been in touch ented chief who had improved conference with Stamper at his with the rank-and-file,” police relations with minorities. side, he repeated that he will union president Mike Edwards Stamper also revealed in his not resign. said. “His style is to not have a letter of resignation to the Stamper said he will cooper­ hands-on approach, and I think mayor that because of the dis­ ate in any investigation of the that has been a mistake.” order, President Clinton nearly police department’s role in Edwards said police officers canceled his visit after months dealing with the demonstra­ lacked crowd-control equip­ of calling the conference vital to tions. However, he declined to ment such as smoke grenades U.S. free-trade interests.

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♦ Pieces belonged ed at the height of the French impressionist’s career — sur­ to late fashion passed the individual Picasso The Observer Ad mogul Versace works in price. It fetched $29 million, also paid by an anony­ mous telephone bidder. By CAROLINE BYRNE The high price tags came on D epartm ent Associated Press the heels of Sotheby’s impres­ sionist and modernist art sale LONDON in New York in November, In an unusual auction, 25 which took in $242.6 million would like Pablo Picasso works owned by dollars over two days. murdered fashion designer “The market is very strong Gianni Versace were sold off and people are prepared to pay Tuesday at a standing-room- top prices for highly collectable only sale. work,” said anyone who has P a b l o H e l e n a P i c a s s o ’ s "The market is very N e w m a n , “Young Girl strong and people are S o t h e b y ’ s with a Boat," prepared to pay top senior director dropped off birth- featuring his and specialist eldest daugh­ prices for highly in impression­ te r Maya collectable work. ” ist and mod­ holding a ernist art. model boat, For collec­ day ad pictures to Helena Newmann sold for $5.98 tors, the million. The Sotheby’s auction house Versace auc­ 1938 oil tion had the p a i n t i n g , dual appeal of buying a Picasso please pick them up bought by an anonymous tele­ work that was owned by a phone bidder, was the highlight famous collector and designer, of Sotheby’s auction of draw­ Newman said. ings and oils by the Spanish Versace was killed in 1997 at from our office at artist. his Mediterranean-style palazzo Art lovers from around the in Miami Beach. He was shot world were lured to Sotheby’s twice in the head by suspected by the Picasso sale and a fol­ serial killer Andrew Cunanan, B024 South Dining low-up auction of impressionist who later committed suicide. paintings featuring Paul The designer’s art collection Cezanne’s “Bouilloire et included five oils and 20 draw­ fruits,” stolen in the United ings from 1902 to the 1960s. States in 1978 and recovered His family sold the Picassos to Hall. this year. trim an enormous estate, fami­ The Cezanne still life — a ly spokesman Lou Golasuonno pewter pitcher and fruit paint­ said. Class of 2000...

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♦ Fleenor faces his behalf. “We will continue to appeal Several members of the clergy, sentative, Archbishop Gabriel But Hamilton said the lawyers his right to an independent psy­ including Pope John Paul II, Montalvo. He also said the gov­ Indiana electric had not provided sufficient chologist at an evidentiary hear­ have asked him to commute ernor was still reviewing the chair tonight proof of Fleenor’s insanity to ing in federal court,” said Carol Fleenor’s sentence to life in case and had not decided justify a new look at the issue. Heise, a lawyer at the center. prison without parole. whether to intervene or issue a “Under the “Let’s get to Bishop Dale Melczek of the statement on the matter. By MATT SLAGLE law, Fleenor is the bottom of Roman Catholic Diocese of Gary “As a matter of principle, he Associated Press presum ed “We will continue to it. W e’re not said the pontiff appealed to [the governor] will not wait sane, and appeal his right to an asking to pro­ O’Bannon by letter, as he did in until the last moment,” Bremen INDIANAPOLIS there is no independent psychologist long this thing 1997 when he asked the gover­ said. A federal judge Tuesday professional forever. We’re nor to grant clemency to Gary Fleenor is scheduled to die rejected a bid to prevent the opinion to the at an evidentiary hearing asking that no Burris. O’Bannon denied the for the 1982 shooting deaths of execution of condemned killer contrary. A in federal court." one should be request, and Burris was exe­ his parents-in-law, Bill and D.H. Fleenor, saying he is sane substantial executed with­ cuted for the shooting death of Nylaw Harlow, in Madison. enough to die on schedule. volum e of out resolving an Indianapolis cab driver in U nder sta te law , he is Carol Heiss U.S. District Judge David communica­ these issues.” 1980. allowed to select 10 witnesses Hamilton said in his ruling he tions between Midwest Center for Justice B arring a Melczek said he didn’t know for his execution, but he has lacked jurisdiction to decide the Fleenor and stay from a whether O’Bannon would be decided not to allow anyone to appeal lawyers from the the prison federal court, more receptive in this case. view his death, prison Midwest Center for Justice tiled staff shows that Fleenor knows only Gov. Frank O’Bannon can “I believe w e’ve put forth a spokesman Barry Nothstine without Fleenor's consent. he is about to be executed and stop Fleenor’s scheduled execu­ very compelling reason and said. The petition asked Hamilton why,” the judge wrote. tion early Thursday morning at would pray that the governor He also hasn’t ordered a last to stay the execution, appoint a The Indiana Supreme Court the Indiana State Prison in would be moved to do so,” meal, which is usually served psychiatrist to examine Fleenor rejected a similar petition Michigan City. Melczek said. “Beside prayer, I the night before an execution, and hold a hearing to d eter­ Monday. “If the federal courts won’t do cannot think of anything else and has not requested the pres­ mine whether he’s mentally Lawyers from the center said it, by God, the governor ought to [we can do].” ence of family members or competent. The lawyers also they will appeal Hamilton’s rul­ do it,” said Heise. The governor Phil Bremen, O’Bannon’s friends Thursday, which the asked to be granted next-friend ing to the 7th Circuit Court of refused to comment on the rul­ press secretary, said the office state allows. status, which would allow them Appeals in Chicago on ing until Wednesday, said has received a letter from the “He’s just not cooperating,” to appeal Fleenor’s sentence on Wednesday. spokeswoman Cheryl Reed. pope’s Washington, D.C., repre­ Nothstine said.

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Wednesday, December 8, 1999 The Observer ♦ NATIONAL NIiWS page 11 Army private admits to murder charge Mich, man ♦ Prosecutor and suspected that Winchell was a cot. recently visited a gay bar in homosexual. Glover said that he had been Nashville. indicted argues anti-gay “The overall feelings of hatred drinking before the attack and Rhonda White, co-chair­ motive in slaying toward these classes or groups that another intoxicated soldier, woman of Lesbian & Gay shows the motive," the prosecu­ Spec. Justin Fisher, encouraged Coalition for Justice in Nashville, on murder tor said in describing racial, eth­ him to use the bat to avenge a was an observer at the court- Associated Press nic and anti-gay comments punch Winchell gave Glover martial. She said other gay- attributed to Glover. during a party. rights groups are also watching FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. Premeditated and unpremedi­ “I wasn’t really mad at him, the case closely. Associated Press An Army private accused of tated murder carry the same sir. It was just a mistake, sir. I “We want our citizens, gay bludgeoning a fellow soldier to m axim um sentence: life in was really drunk,” Glover told and straight, to feel safe with AUSTIN. Texas death with a baseball bat went prison without parole, plus a the judge. members of the military coming An ex-convict in custody on trial Tuesday, with military dishonorable Capt. into our community,” she said. in Detroit was indicted prosecutors saying for the first discharge. 7 wasn’t really mad Thomas Fisher, 25, of Lincoln, Neb., Tuesday on charges that he time that the victim was killed Glover M oshang, a who was Winchell’s roommate, conspired to kidnap because he was thought to be sobbed while at him, sir. It was just -member of will be court-martialed at Fort Madalyn Murray O’Hair, the gay. recalling the a mistake, sir I was Glover’s Campbell on Monday. In addi­ atheist leader who has been Pvt. Calvin Glover, 18, of killing to the really drunk. ’’ defense team, tion to allegedly goading Glover missing since 1995. Sulphur, Okla., is charged with judge, Col. said Fisher into attacking Winchell, Fisher A federal grand jury prem editated m urder in the Gary Holland. wanted is accused of lying to Army accused Gary Karr, 51, of slaying of Pfc. Barry Winchell, He said he did Calvin Glover Winchell dead investigators. conspiring with others to 21, in July. not know why private but Glover Winchell, Glover and Fisher plot and carry out the kid­ Before the start of the court- he hit Winchell merely want­ all served in the 502nd Infantry nappings and extortion of martial, Glover admitted to a “at least two ed to hurt Regiment’s 2nd Battalion at Fort O’Hair, her son Jon Garth lesser charge of unpremeditated or three times” with a bat dur­ Winchell. Campbell, which straddles the Murray and adopted daugh­ murder in hopes of receiving a ing the July 5 attack in their For months, gay-rights advo­ Kentucky-Tennessee state line ter Robin Murray O’Hair. lighter sentence. But prosecutor Fort Campbell barracks. cates said anti-homosexual sen­ about 50 miles from Nashville. Authorities have said the Capt. Gregg Engler pressed on In his opening statement, timent at least contributed to Winchell’s mother and stepfa­ three were killed, but their with the court-martial, seeking Engler said Winchell actually the killing, but the military ther, Pat and Wally Kutteles, bodies have not been found. to prove the more serious received up to five blows, which would not comment on that. issued a statement Tuesday Karr and others allegedly charge. came with such force that blood Winchell, who was from regarding the “thousands of stole more than $500,000 in Engler said he would show spattered on the ceiling and on a Kansas City, Mo., was perceived messages of support” they had money, gold coins, vehicles, premeditation by introducing wall 15 feet away. The first as gay by some soldiers in his received from soldiers and civil- watches and other jewelry evidence that Glover hates gays strike came as Winchell slept on unit, and friends said he had lans. from the O’Hairs. The indictment does not identify the other suspects, “Today’s indictment is not the final chapter in this in v e stig a tio n ,” said Bill Blagg, U.S. attorney for western Texas. “We are continuing our thorough effort to make sure that jus­ tice is served in this mat­ ter.” O’Hair is best known for a case that led to a 1963 Supreme Court decision h o t o s h i i s t r a t o r ; a k e r ? that, along with a decision the previous year, struck down organized prayer in public schools as unconsti­ tutional. O’Hair and her two adult children vanished from San Antonio along with $500,000 in gold coins. Authorities questioned whether they were victims of foul play or merely ran off with the money from their organization, United Secularists of America. Others suggested O’Hair, who was 77 and ailing, had a n c e f o m o t i o [looks grea r e s u m e gone off to die quietly so Christians wouldn't pray over her. More than three dozen FBI agents — using dogs, a backhoe and a helicopter with night-vision equipment — spent several days last April searching a 5,000- acre ranch about 120 miles west of San Antonio. But their bodies have not been found. In May, authorities said for the first time that O’Hair and her children were killed, and that the crime M o n e y was orchestrated by her former office manager, David R. Waters, in a plot to steal $600,000. Waters, who was convict­ ed of m urder in Illinois in 1965, and Karr were once Work for the Observer Ad Design Department cellmates. Karr served more than 20 years after a 1974 crime spree that included If you are a Freshman, Sophomore or Junior with Mac skills and want to work for a rape, kidnapping and armed robbery. few hours a week call Brett Huelat at 246-1488 or stop by the Observer office in the Waters, 52, has been con­ victed of skimming $54,000 basement of the South Dining Hall. from O’Hair’s organizations You will not find a better job on campus! and pleaded guilty to weapons charges after Great Pay!! authorities found 119 rounds of ammunition in his Very Flexible!!! Austin apartment in March. He is serving 60 years in prison. His attorney has said that prosecutors were wrongly trying to link Waters to the O’Hair case. page 12 The Observer ♦ INTERNATIONAL NEWS Wednesday, December 8, 1999

V ietnam Iran Flood death count rises to 114 U.S. trade sanctions

By Sunday, more than 5,000 — each with enough rice, Associated Press soldiers had been dispatched drinking water and noodles to hamper Y2K efforts to help relief efforts. feed a family for a week. TAM KY “Without their swift Carrying his 4-year-old son was bought from the United Thousands of soldiers and response, we could have suf­ on his shoulders, Bui Thi Hoa, Associated Press relief workers flew over and States before the 1979 Islamic fered b ig g e r,” said Le Tri 27, was stoic about the flood­ revolution. Iran, however, has boated through Vietnam’s TEHRAN Tap, the governor of Quang ing that destroyed his newly been unable to get U.S. help to flood-ravaged central The U.S. trade sanctions Nam province. Tap said replanted rice field. modify computer controlled provinces on Tuesday, deliv­ against Iran are hampering 150,000 people in his “Every year the floods systems for the millennium ering em ergency supplies to the country’s efforts to prepare province come. What can we do?” he bug because of the trade some of the 1 for the millennium computer alone still said. “We have no choice but em bargo, which was put in million peo­ bug, Iran’s top Y2K official “Without [the m ilitary’s] needed to bear it.” place following the 1979 ple who have said Tuesday, but he added e m e rg e n c y On Tuesday, floodwaters takeover of the U.S. Embassy lost their swift response, we that he did not foresee any food but that had begun receding and the in Tehran by revolutionary homes. major disruption. could have suffered Tuesday’s downpour had stopped in militants. Torrential “Some [government] organi­ bigger " reopening of most places, but rain was still Last week, Sepehri-Rad had rains trig­ zations told us they were try­ Highway falling in Quang Ngai. warned his countrymen they ing to buy some U.S. equip­ g ered by a One, the Vo Cuu of Quang Ngai’s could face breakdowns in the cold spell Le Tri Tap ment and parts, but they did country’s provincial flood and storm oil, electricity, communica­ not succeed because of the have dumped governor of Quang Nam main artery, control bureau said 250,000 tions, transport and health sanctions,” said Mohammad more than six would ease people in his province were in sectors because of Y2K. Sepehri-Rad, head of the feet of water deliveries. need of emergency food. But Tuesday he modified Supreme Council for in som e a re a s since Despite the rain, military The National Committee for that prognosis, telling Information Technology. Thursday, flooding hundreds helicopters were able to Flood and Storm Control said reporters “no problem is of thousands of homes. resume relief flights to Quang Tuesday that 5,395 houses “They asked us to help them expected in any Iranian orga­ through international organi­ At least 114 people have Ngai province Tuesday after­ were destroyed and 397,232 nization ” because emergency zations, and we tried, but to no died. noon, said Col. homes plans had been put into place, The central provinces, home Vu Quoc Bao, w ere s u b ­ avail,” Sepehri-Rad said at a and because all workers were to 7.5 million people, had only chief of the air “Every year the floods m erg ed or Tehran news conference, with­ trained to perform computer just begun recovering from force division come. What can we do? damaged in out saying which organizations tasks manually. devastating floods last month. in Danang. the latest had been contacted. We have no choice but to “We do not expect any prob­ The area include some of Other relief flooding. One of the companies that lem in oil exports, refineries Vietnam’s most well-known agencies also bear it. ” No o u t­ asked for help, he said, was and any kind of oil and gas destinations, from the white were at work. b re a k s of the Arak oil refinery, a large industries,” Sepehri-Rad said. facility in Ira n ’s cen tral sands of China Beach to the Racing along Bui Thi Hoa disease International Monitoring, a ancient port city of Hoi An. Thu Hong have been Markazi province. It was the technology consulting group Vietnamese farmer Vietnam’s rescue forces River in a reported so only oil facility that faced based in Britain, has ranked responded rapidly to the lat­ sp eed b o at far. potential problems because Iran as “moderately prepared" est disaster, learning new Tuesday, Phan T h e nearly all of its equipment was for the millennium bug. lessons from the November Tan Cat of the Danang Red United States was dispatching U.S. made, Sepehri-Rad said. The bug is expected to hit floods, which claimed nearly Cross led 10 volunteers to seven medical specialists to New Y2K compliant equip­ mostly older computer systems 600 lives. areas of Quang Nam isolated work with the International ment was being installed at the and programs that recognize Within 48 hours of the rain­ by high water. Red Cross and local experts to refinery, he said, adding that only the last two digits of a fall Thursday, military heli­ Villagers in Duy Xuyen dis­ prevent any outbreaks, the he did not know if the new year. Such systems won’t be copters were making airdrops trict waded out in knee-deep U.S.. em bassy said Tuesday. equipment was American- able to distinguish the year of food to flood-stricken levels to collect the packages The team was to arrive made. 2000 from 1900, leading to areas. handed out by relief workers Wednesday. Most of Iran’s technology possible malfunctions.

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E a st T im or Timorese try to erase Indonesian influence

Associated Press cessive attempts to covertly destabilize its new government. Some 2,000 East Timorese DILI died in the first weeks of the Determined to erase symbols occupation, which met with stiff of decades of iron-fisted occu­ resistance from a hastily assem­ pation, East Timor’s leaders on bled defense force consisting of Tuesday renam ed Dili’s main former colonial soldiers and thoroughfare, which used to armed citizens. honor the deceased wife of Eventually, more than Indonesia’s former dictator 100,000 East Timorese died — Suharto. mostly of disease and famine — Ibu Tien Suharto Road is now as the Indonesian army mount­ Rua dos Martires da Patna, the ed successive scorched-earth street of martyrs of the home­ campaigns aimed at rooting out land. The change came on the the defenders. anniversary of Indonesia’s 1975 The United Nations never rec­ invasion, which ushered in a ognized Indonesia’s annexation quarter-century of brutal mili­ tary occupation and resulted in of East Timor. After Suharto’s the deaths of tens of thousands fall in 1998, the Indonesian gov­ of people. ernment agreed to a U.N.- Nobel laureates Jose Ramos supervised referendum on the Horta and Bishop Carlos Belo, province’s future. who jointly won the 1996 Peace The people of East Timor Prize for their efforts to liberate voted overwhelmingly for inde­ the province, officiated at the pendence on Aug. 30. This was simple ribbon-cutting ceremo­ followed by a rampage by Indonesian troops and their TEXTBOOKS ONLINE. SAVE UP TO 40%. ny. It marked the start of a cam­ militia proxies that destroyed paign to wipe out public refer­ much of the region. FREE SHIPPING! ences to Indonesian rule. Other The violence ended with the street names will be changed, arrival of an international along with those of public peacekeeping force on Sept. 20. buildings and utilities, officials The province is now adminis­ said. tered by the United Nations, in bigwords.com O In their first public appear­ preparation for full indepen­ ance together since collecting dence within two to three years. the Peace Prize, Horta and Belo Ibu Tien Suharto died of a heart attack in 1996. Suharto, ' limited time otter on orders over $35. ©1999 BIGWORDS, Inc. paid homage to those who had died during Indonesian rule. now 78 and ailing, quit office in Suharto ordered his army to May 1998, ending 32 years in invade the former Portuguese power. He is being investigated colony after the failure of suc­ on corruption allegations.

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The Observer reserves the right to refuse classes next semester to the point that of talent, that you might have done bet­ the last few entries onto my list, I think advertisements based on content. you must return next school year in the ter. Coach, you didn’t have the experi­ that 1 need it. The news is reported as accurately and objectively as cold, hard light of day and face the same ence to take such a visible position. Well, that’s it. Happy Holidays. Try possible. Unsigned editorials represent the opinion of people that you blew off in the previous Sorry. not to stress too hard on exams and be the majority of the Editor in Chief, Managing Editor, semester. That brings me to the fifth recipient safe until you return in January. Assistant Managing Editor and departm ent editors. Second on the list is every other stu­ on my gift list: Athletic Director Mike Commentaries, letters and columns present the views dent. You get a pair of horse blinders to Wadsworth. 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Letter to the E ditor Scout team salute Martinez responds to letters I’d like to take this opportunity to every play, every day. First, I apologize to the woman who was Fourth, the man who seduces you is to say good-bye to some of my team­ Mike Tribe: Long live the yellow raped, to all raped women (The Observer, let­ blame for his seduction. But before you cast mates. I am only a junior but I feel jersey! ter to the editor, 12/3/99). You are not respon­ the first stone, think about whether you (unin­ as though I have lost some of my • Noah VanHook-Drucker: sible for the brutality of rapist beasts. Rape, I tentionally) are suggesting something to the best friends. Last week marked the Monday: “Noah, you’ve got to start think, is about power and r . . , man. end of the 1999 football season and coming to meetings! Seriously, not sex: it matters little Fifth, women need to demand respect, not an end of a 3-3 year run by 15 indi­ you're going to play this week.” what a woman does, the Martinez prove that they deserve it. They were born viduals who gave up their time and Thursday: “Noah, go with the rapist wants to affirm his deserving respect. Make sure that men know sacrificed their bodies for a, more scouts today.” nil sense of self-worth. Like Arrows that, by the way you dress and act. often than not, thankless job. I am Jonathan Hebert: “Damn it Second, 1 value women in the Hands Sixth, my poor offended co-males. There are saying good-bye to some of the Hebert! You are the only player immensely. That is why I of a Warrior three types of men: "the pigs, the good guys, most determined individuals who is going to leave Notre Dame exposed myself to vilifica­ and the guys in between.” I am one of the enrolled at Notre Dame, whom worse than when he came here!” tion, because I am sick guys in between. 1 have some self-control, but very few people know. They never You are a walk-on god. You are liv­ and tired of the men who do not care for not enough. I want to live a good life, a holy got the glory. They never got the ing the walk-on dream. Nobody women’s dignity (or their own) and try to life. I know what it is liki. v feel seduced by a interviews, They never got the tried harder and nobody worked seduce women to whom they are not married. tight dress. You arc not going to fool me, or scholarships. However, what these harder than you. P.S. I still think Women, if you wish, throw stones at me. But, the women that read this, into thinking that men, and I stress men, gained was that Joe “punked” you on that date please, know that you are worth dying for. you are not. an experience and an emotional with a certain female athlete. Third, 1 know that women do not always Seventh, I apologize for the use of the term education that will help them for For all of you who do not know, dress with a man in mind. That is precisely "damaged goods.” It was an insensitive term. the rest of their lives. 1 am saying Jonathan Hebert was planning on my point: men do care about how you dress, Moreover, I did not want to classify women good-bye to the walk-on Class of coming back for a fifth year next and that affects you. When you show much of into one group or another. I just wanted to tell 1999. year. However, just recently he had your body, the natural male reaction is to you how men do look at you. Within this article, I send out an MR1 and learned that he could focus on your body. Even if you do not intend some personal messages to my no longer play. If you see him, it, you make men interested in a part of you, Gabriel Martinez is an economics graduate teammates that contain a few thank him for his efforts. If every­ not all of you. Maybe you feel comfortable in student. inside jokes. If you don’t under­ one played like him, Notre Dame short skirts and tight tops. I don’t know. But I The views expressed in this column are stand, I encourage you to read on. 1 would be a different team. value you enough to tell you: “Know your those of the author and not necessarily those encourage you more to ask any one With all of this said, I would like effect on men.” o f The Observer. of these seniors us they are great to address the senior walk-ons as a stories. (It would be advantageous whole. I know what it means to be for me to mention now that I am a walk-on but I don’t think that the writing a book chronicling the average student or fan truly under­ experiences of a walk-on. 1 won’t stands or appreciates all of the sac­ Foster parenting fosters love give anything away now, but it is a rifices that you have had to make My mom is a sucker for babies. But after place in our house (it’s the medical term for must-read and a guaranteed best in your years here. We are not four babies of her own, she and my dad decid­ the soft spot on a baby's head — courtesy of seller. Publishers, feel free to con­ Rudy nor do we want to be. When ed they were through, and set to work raising my mom, a former pediatric nurse). We not tact me!) everyone was going out, you were my brothers and me. only know what cradle cap is, we know how In my formal good-byes. I’d just studying. 18 credits, ROTC, or Then when my youngest brother Patrick to help cure it. We learned what a pain in the like to let my teammates know that premed and 6 hours budgeted for was three, she got butt infants are. It’s not hard to take care of football make for a long day. Thank they are my brothers, it would be restless. When she them, but it is boring and certainly tiring. I hard not to become so close to indi­ God for group meetings and pre­ saw an ad asking for don’t think anything would motivate more viduals whom I spent the majority sentations. foster parents, she teenagers to hold off on having babies than of my days with, bleeding, sweating The locker room will be empty knew that was what spending two days with a newborn. and sacrificing. Although not pic­ without you. it is both joyous and she wanted to do. After Some 30 children later, Derwin is our cur­ tured in the Media Guide and saddening. No more scout meet­ a year of training, rent baby; he is almost 18 months old and has always last in the program, they ings. No more walks-of-shame. No interviewing, and been around since St. Patrick’s Day. Amazing were all invaluable to the team and more yellow jerseys. No more spe­ licensing, we were a little child. He’s adorable, of course, and very will be missed. Good-bye to: cial teams (this is a good thing). No registered Catholic smart. It’s a riot to watch him learn to talk. Anthony Brannon: Always one more inside drill. No more camps. Charities emergency Right now Derwin has three words: Mom, play from being in the “show." No more “young guys.” No more foster family, specializ­ Kate Rowland Uck, which means “duck” or “truck, ” depend­ Good luck if you’re back for a fifth. Micky. No more being asked for ing, at my mother’s ing on the context, and Sha, which means James Caputo: You were a true tickets. No more conditioning. No request, in newborn to Read This. It everything else. Sha can mean “recycling more issue gear, a.k.a. proof. No walk-on hero! “Look out for that three-year-olds. May Save truck ” (which he loves), “airplane” or “give wind.” more periods. No more cards. No Some of the children Your Life me a cookie.” We re working on increasing Brendan Farrell: What’s the more pranks. No more gold hel­ who come to us stay his vocabulary bit by bit. He loves to read. He countdown at now bodybuilder? mets. No more pop rallies. No more for a couple of weeks, will drag his well-worn board books to you The potential leader of the walkout. being mistaken for managers. No some for a couple of months. As an emer­ and maneuver himself into your lap and Eric Glass: Sorry you couldn’t be more laughing. No more crying. No gency foster family, they aren’t supposed to demand that you read. Sometimes he reads there in the end. You never more cheering. No more concus­ stay more than three months, but my mom along: “Sha sha sha uck! Uck! Sha sha...” received the proper send off for sions. No more third team. No always says that she isn’t going to make a Derwin is a very friendly and outgoing little your effort. At least 1 will say, more tunnel. No more band. No child leave unless the agency has a good boy. Last year my mom and Derwin came up "Thank you, you did great, you’ll be more yelling for the old alumni to home for him or her. So my three biological to help me move out of the dorm, and Derwin missed.” stop sitting on their hands and brothers and I all adjusted to having new ran around my section, making friends. Mike Grady: "How you doing cheer. brothers and sisters in the house all the time. Following the quiet strains of music from one Chris ... I mean Mike ... or is it It is time to enjoy. It is time to be This unusual family structure naturally pre­ room way down the hall, Derwin toddled Chris? ... ummm ... What year are a fan. Go out on Fridays (not like sented some problems. One day my mom got down and wandered in the open door. The you Chr ... M i... buddy?” It’s a you didn’t before). Tailgate on a phone call from the distraught mother of occupants found him dancing in their com­ good thing you chose a rod shirt Saturday. Reflect on your years. one of Patrick’s second grade classmates. mon room. He also attached himself to Derek, freshman year. The Dome will shine brighter when When the classmate had told Patrick that one of our Lyons football coaches, who is sort Dan Kerry: You were around viewed in your rearview mirror. there was a new baby in his family, Patrick of a macho guy, not easily intimidated. long enough to see what it truly Relive the chills down your back asked if he knew how long the baby was going Derwin looked straight up and made it clear means to be a Notre Dame walk- when you walked out the tunnel for to be staying, so the kid had gone home in that he wanted Derek to pick him up. Derek on. the first time. Did I say tailgate? tears wanting to know why the baby was leav­ turned white, but picked him up and uttered Chris Leek: Kenny, my best Cheer for the walk-ons as they ing. My mom, laughing so hard she was cry­ some seriously immortal words: “Hey, kid.” friend, I’ll miss you most of all. walk from North Dining Hall..- to ing, had to explain to Patrick that most fami­ This baby may have terrified him, but he was Remember that time when a cer­ the Basilica on Saturday. Wear lies have permanent, keeper babies, and not at least willing to pretend he was at ease for tain coach thought that you were a your plaid Notrp Dame pants. temporary ones like our family. the sake of his girlfriend, who was standing trainer? Ha ... that was funny! Storm the field. Attend pep rallies. We all had to adjust to having our foster sib­ right there watching. Brendan O’Connor: Professor, It’s time to cherish the memories. lings come and go quickly, and sometimes I have learned a lot from Derwin and all the other kids who have passed through my fami­ even with the scholarship you You have all heard over and over with very little warning. One day, for exam­ ple, when I was in eighth grade, I went to ly. Babies are amazingly complicated crea­ remained "one of us.” Now, how how lucky you are to be on the school in the morning with four brothers and tures and watching them grow from new­ about one more wedge step for old team, but I say to you, the Notre when I got home I had three brothers and two borns into actual little children with personal­ time’s sake? Dame football team was lucky to sisters. We also got used to having babies ities is incredible. I also realize how lucky I Joe Itecendez: Although you will have had you. There is nothing you around all the time—it didn’t take long for the am to know that next year I will be spending be hack for a fifth, I always wanted will experience for the rest of your social workers to realize that my mom wel­ Christmas with the same people I spent this to see “Girls’ Lacrosstitute ” in life that will be harder than this. comed infants and hard-to-place newborns Christmas with. Love and stability do wonders print. You made it! You never let “it” beat and once they figured it out they really took for any child. Mark Rule: “Be ready to go in, you. You’ve received your letter advantage of it. And to answer the question that everyone and jacket' that was deserved the but Pittsburgh is out of the question I actually think that every family with always asks: Of course we get attached to considering Cleveland is closer to first week of your first season. It is teenagers should also have an infant around. them. But as my mom says, if you don’t get Stanford and all!” Wanna play time for me to say good-bye and When my brothers and I were growing up, we attached to them, then you aren’t loving them, hangman? D N I S (HINT: It’s thank you. It is period 24 for the knew how to feed and diaper and care for any and then you’re missing the point. a vowel.) last time. baby, even difficult-to-handle crack babies or John Schinglcr: You had the best Jascint Vukelich hyperactive toddlers. We all know what the Kate Rowland is a senior from Lyons Hall. season of your career in 1999. Junior rooting reflex is (it’s the reflex that makes a The views expressed in this column are Dave Shenk: While you may be Off -Campus newborn turn its head when you touch its those of the author and not neccessarily those crazy, you always gave 100 percent December 6, 1999 cheek) and the word "fontanelle” is common­ of The Observer. M ^ c e n e e

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Holiday Movie A le r t Scene looks at the final movies of the millennium in its holiday movie preview

prison film (“The Shawshank mance by Caine. Hallstrom has a By MATT NANIA Redemption ”), and Tom Hanks way with heart-tuggers (see Scene Movie Critic is, well, Tom Hanks. Though “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?”), death-row movies are not neces­ and “Rules” just might make The holiday movie season sarily the rage at the holidays, Maguire a star if the movie is always brings out the best and the combination should add up marketed right by Miramax, brightest of Hollywood filmmak­ to success at the box office and (opens Friday) ing. And although this year has Oscar nominations in everyone’s already seen some noteworthy stockings, (opens Friday) Cradle Will Rock films — “Eyes Wide Shut,” The Players: Starring Susan “American Beauty,” “Fight Deuce Bigelow: Male Gigolo Sarandon, John Cusack, Bill Club,” “Being John Malkovich,” The Players: Rob Schneider Murray and Emily Watson; “Dogma,” “The Insider", “Toy The Plot: Schneider co-wrote directed by Tim Robbins Story 2” — many of the season’s this tale of an aquarium cleaner The Plot: “Cradle” is based on upcoming films (with a few who, while fish-sitting for a suc­ the true events surrounding the exceptions) are sure to be on cessful gigolo, answers his busi­ controversial 1937 musical some year-end best films lists. Jim Carrey stars as late comedian Andy Kaufman in the biopic, “Ma ness phone and decides to take drama about a greedy industrial­ This time of year also witness­ Cuckoo's Nest,” “Amadeus”), the film looks to be a top draw at the box some of the business. ist taken down by an ordinary es some high box-office figures, T he Buzz: “D euce” is man. thanks to the millions of family Anna and the King Maguire, Skeet Ulrich and Jewel; Schneider’s bid to become a The Buzz: Returning behind gatherings that end at the near­ The Players: Starring Jodie directed by Ang Lee marquee name and break out of the camera for the first time est Multiplex. Foster and Chow Yun Fat; direct­ The Plot: Along the his smarmy supporting roles. since 1995’s “Dead Man But considering the sleuth of ed by Andy Tennant Kansas/Missouri border early And although screwball come­ Walking,” Robbins is set with a studio releases coming out The Plot: An old-fashioned his­ during the Civil War in 1861, dies such as “Ace Ventura” and holiday opening that may deliver between now and the end of the torical romance based on the gangs of bushwhackers engage in “Billy Madison” have led to his most powerful film yet. Plus, year, no particular movie looks true story of the 19th century bloody guerrilla warfare. “Devil” breakout careers, Schneider just the terrific ensemble cast seems to dominate at the box office. So British governess whose story is tells the story of a 16-year-old does not have the comedic talent like it will provide the movie with here’s a guide to help you decide told in “The King and I.” boy (Maguire) who becomes part to sustain an entire film, despite some added weight, (opens which films will get your hard- The Buzz: Hong Kong action of this bloody chapter of Adam Sandler’s role as executive Friday) earned Christmas money. star Chow Yun-Fat gets to show American history. producer. From the looks of it, Western audiences he can do The Buzz: The success of Schneider will end up sleeping Bicentennial Man more than just shoot, and Jodie “Saving Private Ryan” has made The Green Mile with the fishes, (opens Friday) The Players: Starring Robin The Players: Starring Tom Foster gets to stretch with a peri­ it clear to Hollywood that audi­ Williams; directed by Chris Hanks, Gary Sinise and Michael od film, a British accent and a ences are interested is seeing The Cider House Rules Columbus Duncan; directed by Frank love story. Director Andy Tennant realistic portrayals of the horrors The Players: Starring Tobey The Plot: An adaptation of Darabont proved he could give a pleasing, of war. Not counting “Glory,” Maguire, Charlize Theron, Isaac Asimov’s story about a The Plot: Based on the modern spin to the past with the most Civil War movies of the last Michael Caine and Paul Rudd; robot so intrigued by humans Stephen King serial novel, Hanks Cinderella update “Ever After,” 20 years have not been tremen­ directed by Lasse Hallstrom that it attempts to become one plays a depression era death- however, “Anna” looks more like dously successful, but an advan­ The Plot: Based on John over a 200-year span. row prison guard assigned to a big-screen epic of old than did tages of “Ride With the Devil” are Irving’s novel, “Rules” tells the The Buzz: Though it is likely to watch over John Coffey that feminist fairy tale. Fox tar­ its young cast, a very talented story of a young orphan be considered sappy and senti­ (Duncan), an enormous black gets the whole family with this director (“The Ice Storm”) and its (Maguire) raised by a kindly mental by the chronically nihilis­ man convicted of murdering two one, but it will have to do battle unique look at a segment of the abortionist (Caine) in World War tic, this second teaming of direc­ young white girls. with “Bicentennial Man” and Civil W ar not known by most II-era New England. tor Columbus and star Williams The Buzz: Early audience “The Green Mile.” (opens Dec. Americans, (now open in limited The Buzz: This old-fashioned, (the first was “Mrs. Doubtfire”) response to this film has been 1.7) release) sprawling saga is expected to seems like it should hit the right overwhelming. But that’s not so pack emotional heft and feature notes with audiences, (opens surprising — director Darabont Ride With th e Devil End of th e Affair a marvelous supporting perfor­ Dec. 17) has already done a sensitive The Players: Starring Tobey The Players: Ralph Fiennes,

Photo courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures and Miramax Jodie Foster as Anna in “Anna and the King.” Matt Damon and Gwyneth Paltrow star in “The Talented Mr. Ripley." Tom Hanks and Michael Duncan ( ? I M( 3 c @ n e e

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shambles, to make some tough Man on the Moon struck holiday box office gold decisions. The Players: Starring Jim with 1994’s “The Santa Clause.” The Buzz: Forget “JFK” — this Carrey; directed by Milos Forman (opens Dec. 25) is the NFL, and Stone tries to cap­ The Plot: A biographical look at ture every last little gritty bit of it. the late comic, Andy Kaufman M agnolia As one might expect, Stone (Carrey), who is considered one The Players: Starring William depicts the league as corrupt, rife of the most innovative, eccentric H. Macy, Philip Seymour with racism, drug use and other and enigmatic performers of all Hoffman, Julianne Moore, John professional sporting debauch­ time C. Reilly and Tom Cruise; direct­ ery. The most obvious element The Buzz: Who's the man in ed by Paul Thomas Anderson that sets it apart is the sheer “Man on the Moon”? None other The Plot: The film’s Web site overwhelming intensity of the than eccentric, spastic '90s comic simply states that “this is a story cast’s star power. Stone has put Jim Carrey, who proved his dra­ about family relationships and together a fantastic ensemble, matic chops in last year’s “The bonds that have been broken and but that doesn’t mean people will Truman Show.” And with the need to be mended in one day.” great Milos Forman (“One Flew take an interest. After all, folks The Buzz: Even armed with can watch football on well, any Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” only the foggiest idea of what this given Sunday, (opens Dec. 22) “Amadeus") directing, "Moon" film is about, anyone who saw has Academy Award potential “Boogie Nights,” Anderson’s criti­ and ambition. Audience reaction Girl, Interrupted cally lauded 1997 paean to the The Players: Starring Winona to the film will likely mirror reac­ '70s porn industry, knows that he tion to the original Kaufman him­ Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Whoopi is more than capable of weaving Goldberg and Vanessa Redgrave; self, including everything from involved, character-driven story confused silence to hearty laughs. directed by James Mangold lines. Anderson’s reliance on a The Plot: “Girl ” is based on Plus, Jim Carrey never hurts at consistent core of journeyman Susanna Kaysen’s 1993 memoir the box office, and his extraordi­ actors makes his seemingly out- about her tw o-year stay in a nary performance is said to be of-left-field casting of megastar mental institution, which started the best reason to see the film, Tom Cruise — who plays, of all in 1967, when she was 17. (opens Dec. 22) things, a sleazy late-night The Buzz: After being named infomercial sex advice guru — all executive producer by the brass The Talented Mr. Ripley the more intriguing. Surprisingly, at Sony, Ryder spent years trying The Players: Starring Matt out of the entire top-notch cast, to find the right director. I low she Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Cruise has been the one to settled on James Mangold, whose Law and Cate Blanchett; directed emerge with Oscar buzz, (opens police drama, “CopLand,” wasn’t by Anthony Minghella Dec. 25) exactly female friendly, is a mys­ The Plot: A young, ambitious tery. Still, the devoted actress — American named Ripley (Damon) Next Friday who has said the film is not a develops a malicious taste for the The Players: Ice Cube; directed female “One Flew Over Cuckoo’s privileged lifestyle as well as a by Steve Carr (debut) Nest” — and Mangold seem to dangerous fixation on friend The Plot: This movie is the have found common ground with Rickie Greenleaf (Law). sequel to the popular 1995 urban the material. The Buzz: Just about three comedy, “Friday.” Following the Plus, the cast includes proven years later, Minghella follows his events of the first film by just two vets like Redgrave and the award-winning “English Patient” Photo courtesy of Universal Pictures weeks, Craig (Ice Cube) moves in promising new blood of Jolie with three past Oscar favorites: with his cousin and uncle, while on the Moon." Directed by Milos Forman (“One Flew Over the (“The Bone Collector”). Female Damon, Paltrow and Blanchett. ffice and at Oscar time. the town bully is still after him for moviegoers will, more than likely, The film is reportedly more exis­ knocking him out in the first film. be the dominant audience for this tential drama than suspenseful The Buzz Chris Tucker, who Julianne Moore and Stephen Rea; classic E.B. White story of a film, (opens Dec. 22) nail-biter, but with Minghella, was the best thing about the orig­ directed by Neil Jordan mouse raised as a human boy. one can count on a postcard- inal, will not reprise his role this The Plot: During World War II, The Buzz: A number of studios Snow Falling on Cedars pretty film. And although a pic­ time around. However, after see­ a married woman (Moore) cheats have shown that family films like The Players: Starring Ethan turesque but low-key psychologi­ ing the trailer, expect lots of on her husband (Rea) with a “Babe” and “Free Willy” have the Hawke and Youki Kudoh; direct­ cal drama isn’t exactly holiday laughs, (opens Dec. 24) handsome novelist (Fiennes). But potential to make loads of money. ed by Scott Hicks fare, any movie with so much tal­ when her lover is injured during Using cutting edge technology to ent should not be missed, (opens The Plot: Hawke plays a jour­ The Hurricane the London Blitz, she makes a tell this charming tale could nalist covering the trial of a Dec. 24) pact with God that if he should result in a big box office — not to The Players: Starring Denzel Japanese American man accused Washington; directed by Norman live, she’ll promise to end their mention fun — movie. And of killing a Caucasian fisherman Galaxy Quest affair. although last year’s “Babe: Pig in Jewison near the fictional Northwest The Players: Starring Tim The Plot: “Hurricane” tells the The Buzz: This film appears to the City” didn’t win the attention island of San Piedro. Hawke’s Allen, Sigourney Weaver and be low on everyone’s radar of audiences, this little story of a true story of middleweight boxing relationship with the accused’s Alan Rickman; directed by Dean champion Rubin “Hurricane ” despite the fact that it’s based on mouse with a heart just might, wife is depicted in flashbacks, Parisot (opens Dec. 24) Carter, who was falsely convicted a novel by famous English writer along with the internment of the The Plot: Galaxy Quest is the Graham Greene, regarded as one of the 1966 murder of three island’s Japanese American citi­ title of a fictional TV show that white men in a New Jersey tav­ of the century’s best scribes. Any Given Sunday zens during World War II. airs for just three seasons but ern. Sounds classy, but given Jordan’s The Players: Starring A1 The Buzz: Scott Hicks follows becomes a national obsession. It erratic work (last year he gave us The Buzz: Buzz is extremely Pacino, Cameron Diaz, Dennis his Oscar-winning “Shine” with turns out that the series has high on this film and with good both the brilliant “The Butcher Quaid, Jamie Foxx, LL Cool J and an adaptation of David extra-terrestrial fans who don’t Boy ” and the awful “In Dreams”), reason: Norman Jewison has a James Woods; directed by Oliver Guterson’s best-selling mystery- realize it’s just a show, and they strong track record with compa­ it’s a toss-up. (now open in limit­ Stone romance-historical-courtroom need the cast’s help. ed release) rable subject matter (“A Soldier’s The Plot: A brash young quar­ drama. “Cedars” is much antici­ The Buzz: “Quest” sounds like Story,” “In the Heat of the terback (Foxx) is hankering to pated thanks to readers’ passion “Three Amigos” set in space. If Night”), and Washington’s smol­ Stuart Little steal the starting gig away from for the book and because of “Quest” can do for science fiction dering and solemn performance The Players: Starring Michael the aging quarterback (Quaid). Hicks’ role as director. The film what “Amigos” did for Westerns, looks brilliant. With a strong lead J. Fox as the voice of Stuart Little, The owner (Diaz) of the fictitious has the ingredients for a moving the audience is in for a hilarious and director, this appears to be a Geena Davis and Jonathan Miami Sharks sides with Beamen, drama, but early reaction from time. And although Allen has had film to keep an eye as the Oscar Lipnicki forcing coach Tony D’Amato the Toronto Film Festival has his share of misses, the former season approaches, (opens Dec. The Plot: An adaptation of the (Pacino), whose life is already in been mixed, (opens Dec. 22) Home Improvement mainstay 29)

Photo courtesy of Universal Pictures Photo courtesy of New Line Cinema Photo courtesy of Touchstone Pictures star In “The Green Mile.” Julianne Moore stars In P.T. Anderson’s “Magnolia.” Rob Schnieder stars in “Deuce Blgalow: Male Gigolo.” Wednesday, December 8, 1999 The Observer ♦ SPORTS page 18

M ajo r League B aseba ll NFL Panther’s Carruth faces new charge

improved appreciably,” Associated Press White said. “She’s had good and bad days, but we’re CHARLOTTE, N.C. hopeful of an eventual Carolina Panthers wide recovery.” receiver Rae Carruth turned The condition of her pre­ himself in to police Tuesday mature baby, named after being indicted on a Chancellor Lee Adams, has new charge in the shooting improved. The baby was of his pregnant girlfriend, moved out of the neonatal then went free on bond intensive care nursery, said again. Scott White, spokesman for Carruth already was Carolinas Medical Center. charged with conspiracy to Carruth was placed on a commit first-degree murder, leave of absence without pay attempted murder and by the Panthers last week, shooting into an occupied and the NEL has changed vehicle in the Nov. 16 shoot­ his status from active to a ing of Cherica Adams. On classification called “exempt Monday, authorities added a -commissioner’s permis­ count of assault with a sion.” Once a player is put in deadly weapon with intent that classification, he must to kill. stay there for the remainder KRT Carruth posted $3 million of the season, team and John Olerud, shown here in the Natioanal League playoff, left the New York Mets to sign a three- bail Monday, but had to league officials said. year contract with the Seattle Mariners, today. return to court Tuesday for The terms of his release a hearing on the new call for Carruth to remain in charge. Superior Court Mecklenburg County but Judge John Gardner set an stay away from the victim, Olerud jumps to West Coast unsecured bond of her family and Carolinas $300,000, which meant Medical Center, where Carruth only had to sign a home to the city of Seattle and ly too much to overcome. Adams is being treated. If piece of paper promising to Associated Press the Pacific Northwest," said A graduate of Interlake High Adams dies, Car ruth's bond appear and did not have to Pat Gillick, Mariners vice pres­ School in suburban Bellevue would automatically be provide any more money. SEATTLE ident and general manager of and Washington State revoked. “He’s already on the way The Seattle Mariners signed baseball operations. University, Olerud was the Prosecutors allege that home,” said his attorney, Olerud, 30, played in 162 of NCAA Player of the Year for Carruth, 25, a wide receiver free agent first baseman John George Laughrun. Olerud to a three-year contract 163 games for the New York 1987-1988 after setting school the Panthers selected in the Three other men also have Mets this year and batted .298 single-season records in six first round of the 1997 draft, today. been indicted on the same Terms of the deal were not with 19 home runs and 96 offensive categories. He was was the instigator of the four charges as Carruth, and RBls. He finished fourth in the picked by Toronto in the third attack on Adams. She was disclosed, though the Mariners they remain in jail on $1.5 were believed to have offered NL with 125 walks and fifth round of the 1989 June draft. shot from a passing vehicle million bond each. a $21 million, three-year deal with .427 on base percentage. Olerud was an AL All-Star in as she drove through a Carruth had been jailed last month. The Mets were bidding to 1993 and won World Series Charlotte neighborhood. since his Nov. 25 arrest. “We are very happy that we keep Olerud, but the lure of championships with the Blue The other defendants are Adams, who was shot four were able to bring John back returning home was apparent­ Jays in 1992 and 1993. Stanley Abraham Jr., 19, times, remains in critical Michael Kennedy, 24, and condition. William Watkins, 44, all Happy Holiday from The Observer Staff! “Her condition hasn’t from Charlotte.

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NFL No break for Vermeil, playoff-bound St. Louis busy on Monday evaluating accomplish?” Vermeil said. Rams (10-2) have more victo- lead on the NFC field with four Associated Press game film and beginning “But th a t’s not the NFL. You ries this season than in the gam es to play after Sunday’s preparations for the next game don’t get any time to rejoice first two years of Vermeil’s 34-21 victory at Carolina. ST. LOUIS at New Orleans to remain and you don’t get any time to coaching comeback combined. “That’s very important,” cor- The tear duets were dry for giddy about the team’s first recover when you lose one that “It’s back to work, but it’s nerback Dexter McCleon said. Dick Vermeil the day after the NFC West title since 1985. you thought you shouldn’t have back to work with a little more “You don’t want to go to St. Louis Rams became the first “I've said five times, wouldn’t lost.” of a smile, a little more pep to Detroit or Minnesota or Green team to clinch an NFL playoff it be great to have a three-day Of course, it’s a lot easier our step,” tight end Roland Bay or somewhere like that berth. break to just relax and enjoy returning to the routine when Williams said. “Obviously, we having to win.” The coaching staff was too what you’ve been able to the rewards are there. The achieved one of our goals and The Rams could clinch a that feels great, but our team first-round bye, which would is so strong and we have so be their first break since Week much going for us to just settle 2 of the season, as soon as this for going to the playoffs.” week. They need only a victory Vermeil, perhaps the NFL’s at New Orleans (2-10) and a most emotional coach, burst Washington loss to Arizona. into tears at least four times St. Louis has never had a Stylish, after Sunday’s 34-21 victory at home playoff game. In 28 sea­ Carolina. Then he broke out sons before moving to Phoenix yet the champagne on the flight in 1988, the Cardinals played home, capped by a welcome- in only three playoff games — home celebration with about all losses and all on the road. provocative 500 fans at the airport. So there’s still plenty of tar­ “We want to take Georgia to gets. Georgia,” Vermeil said, refer­ The Rams, 200-1 longshots to music. ring to Rams owner Georgia make the Super Bowl in the Frontiere and the Super Bowl preseason, have come a very site in Atlanta, Ga. long way in a short time. They Then he regained control. were 22-42 their first four sea­ The next objective for the sons after moving to St. Louis Rams is securing home-field from Anaheim, Calif., and advantage throughout the play­ entered the season as the offs. They’ve got a two-game losingest team of the decade.

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NCAA F ootball Finalists await Lombardi Award State’s defense. He set a Associated Press Seminoles record with 19 tack­ les for losses, including four HOUSTON sacks. He deflected three pass­ Defensive end Corey Moore of es and had an interception. Virginia Tech and nose guard Simon thinks the Hokies and Catch the Irish in action during the holiday break. Notre Corey Simon of Florida State Seminoles are ready to put on a are competing to be No. 1 in good show. Dame and Saint Mary’s students can attend the holiday break more ways than one. “We know that we’re going to On Wednesday night, they’ll be playing against each other, basketball games free of charge. Show your ID at the ticket join linebacker LaVar but it’s not an individual thing,” Arrington and defensive end Simon said. ”1 think both sides windows and receive free admission. Courtney Brown of Penn State have a lot of confidence." as finalists for the 30th With Arrington and Brown, Lombardi Award as the Penn Stale became the first nation’s top collegiate lineman. school in 20 years to have two On Jan. 4, Moore and Simon Lombardi Award finalists the meet in the Sugar Bowl to bat­ same year. The Nittany Lions tle for the nationalchampi- also accomplished the feat in onship. 1978 with Matt Millen and win­ “We’ve talked about it some ner Bruce Clark. Brown led the but it’s not Corey vs. Corey. It’s Big 10 with 11 1/2 sacks and 21 Florida State vs. Virginia tackles for losses. He is Penn Dec. 18, 1999 vs. VMI 2:00pm Tech,” Moore said. “We don’t State’s career leader with 31 Dec. 22, 1999 vs. Rider 7:30pm have to block each other or sacks. Arrington was second to anything. I just think there’s a Brown this season with 15 Dec. 28, 1999 vs. Elon 7:30pm lot of respect both ways.’” tackles for losses and seven vs. St. Peter’s Moore won the Mike Fox- sacks. Dec. 31, 1999 12:00pm 13 roneo Nagurski Trophy on “I’m very proud to be a final­ Jan. 2, 2000 vs. Loyola Marymount 4:00pm Monday night as the nation’s ist, win or lose,” Arrington top defensive player. He set a said. “To be in the group with- Jan. 12, 2000 vs. Boston College 7:30pm Big East record with 17 sacks these guys is a reward.” this season and led a defense It's been a disappointing sea­ that ranked in the top 10 son for the Nittany Lions and nationally in every category. Texas A&M, Penn State’s foe in "A lot of schools recruited me the Alamo Bowl on Dec. 28. out of high school, but a lot of Both teams started the season For information, stop by or call the ticket office at them said I was too small to expecting to compete for the compete in Division l-A,” Moore national championship. “I see it said. “I’ve been blessed to have as trying to salvage our season, the opportunity to have an it’s been a rough three weeks,” opportunity to play for Virginia Arrington said. Tech.” “We’re really going to try to Simon anchored Florida win this game.” Castle "Point A p a r t m e n t s

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NCAA B asketba ll NCAA F ootball Michigan State Burns leaves Arkansas for Tulsa

Associated Press at Little Rock and Morning because he’s not only a great rolls over Kansas News reported that Burns coach, but one of my best will begin his new duties at friends,” Burns told the _ TULSA, Okla. No. 6 Connecticut 78, Tulsa immediately. The uni­ Springdale paper. “He has Arkansas defensive coordi­ Associated Press versity called an afternoon been great to me and my No. 2 Arizona 69 nator Keith Burns is the next news conference to announce family. And my biggest regret Khalid El-Amin and Albert head football coach at the CHICAGO Burns as its choice. Mouring, the elder of the University of Tulsa. is not having time to tell the Miss Mateen? You bet Arkansas Coach Houston players. As soon as I get game’s starting backcourts, “They have offered me the Michigan State does. Not that Nutt says Louis Campbell, the back, I want to meet with led No. 6 Connecticut to a vic­ job, and I’m going to take it,” the fourth-ranked Spartans director of football opera­ them.” tory over No. 2 Arizona in the Burns told the Morning News can't win without their star tions, will join the Tulsa fired longtime head Great Eight. of Northwest Arkansas today. point guard Mateen Cleaves. Razorbacks’ coaching staff in coach Dave Rader on Oct. 25 The juniors, two years older A university source, speak­ They did it for the seventh place of Burns at the Cotton in the midst of his eighth con­ than Arizona’s starting tan­ ing on condition of anonymi­ time Tuesday night, beating Bowl on Jan. 1. secutive losing season. Tulsa dem of freshman guards, ty, confirmed the hiring to fifth-ranked Kansas 66-54 in Burns said he will miss his finished 2-9, with defensive didn’t have very impressive The Associated Press. the Great Eight behind the association with Nutt. coordinator Pat Henderson shooting games but came up The Tulsa World, the play of Charlie Bell and “I hate leaving Houston serving as interim coach. Morris Peterson. big enough to lead the defend­ Arkansas Democrat-Gazette One sign at the United ing national champions to Center put it this way: “The their sixth straight win since a Spartans are so hot, they can season-opening loss to Iowa. go Cleaveless.” El-Amin finished with 23 But with Cleaves limping on points on 9-of-24 shooting, a broken foot and wearing a but was 4-for-8 from 3-point big sweater on the Michigan range — mostly against State bench, the Spartans Arizona’s 2-3 zone — and j u n i o r s I struggled handling the ball helped keep the Huskies in against second-half pressure front for the game’s final 30 as Kansas used a 19-2 run to minutes. If you have not yet received an cut a 23-point deficit to six. Mouring, who has struggled Then the rally fell short as this season as he tries to State (7-1) regrouped behind replace Big East player of the application Peterson. Kansas’ first loss year Richard Hamilton as the this season after six straight shooting guard, finished with wins also marked the first nine points, but five came at Junior Parents' Weekend time this season the Jayhawks the start of an 11-0 run that had played a ranked oppo­ gave the Huskies a 73-61 lead in the mail at your home address nent. with 1:11 to play. Bell, doing most of the ball Gilbert Arenas, one of the handling in Cleaves’ absence, Wildcats’ freshman guards, by now, you need scored 21 points. Peterson had 18 points, while Loren shot poorly (3-of-14) but fin­ Woods added 16 and Michael application ASAP! ished with 10 points and 10 Wright had 14. Wright had 10 rebounds. And A.J. Granger rebounds and Woods had had 13 for State. nine. Kenny Gregory scored 14 Jason Gardner, Arizona’s points and Luke Axtell 12 for other starting guard, finished Kansas (6-1). w ith nine points on 2-of-9 State won the Big Ten tour­ shooting. nament on the same floor nine The loss was the first of the months ago and the Spartans season for Arizona (6-1), played like they were right at which is in the middle of a Applications are home during the entire first three-game stretch against half and the first six minutes Top Ten teams as it beat then- of the second. No. 9 Texas last Saturday and Mezzanine level of Lafortune, The Spartans were rolling plays host to No. 4 Michigan 51-28 and on the way to an State on Saturday. easy victory when the Connecticut led 3.7-30 at at the JPW office. Jayhawks finally got loose. halftime and Arizona made They ran off 13 straight several runs, getting as close points, a run featuring Drew as 56-54 on a dunk by Richard **The sooner your Gooden’s slam and Nick Jefferson with 8:00 left. Bradford’s steal and layup. Tony Robertson added 15 received, the better State went six minutes with points for the Huskies, while no points before Jason Kevin Freeman had 10. Richardson hit a ju m p e r to so get yours in soon. end the drought and give the www. nd. edu/~jpw Spartans a 53-41 lead with 8:18 to go. But Kansas w asn’t through. Gregory went high for back- to-back dunks after steals as the Jayhawks turned up the defensive pressure and ran off six more points, cutting the lead to 53-47 with just under seven minutes to go. " I c a n ' t b e l i e v e Then Peterson showed his leadership. He dropped in two free throws, fed Bell for a lay- in on the break and then made a one-on-one move from i t 's f i n a the key and drove for a basket to put the Spartans back up by 12. Bell was too quick for the a l r e a d y ." Jayhawks to contain in the first half. His 13 points on 6-for-8 shooting, Michigan State’s sticky defense that limited Kansas to just eight points in the first 10 minutes and three 3-pointers by Granger helped the Spartans to a 39-23 half- time lead. Kansas was making its fifth straight Great Eight appear­ ance and for the second straight season, the Jayhawks struggled at the United Center. Last year they were versity.com routed 63-45 by Kentucky. lecture notes online study groups knowledge center fail-me-not reminder service Wednesday, December 8, 1999 The Observer ♦ SPORTS page 23

NBA NHL League will not probe allegations Lemieux, Devils

unidentified federal sources ly prejudicial or detrimental” to Associated Press and investigative records as the league. burn Penguins NEW YORK saying that during five nights in Rodman's agent, Steve The revelation that alleged April 1998, “Patrick Ewing and Chasman, said the league office Capitals ahead midway m obsters gave NBA players friends” ran up a bill of $2,233, had not contacted him or his Associated Press through the first period. From free alcohol and strippers won’t including a $991 tab in a single client regarding the strip club the right point, Gonchar one- prompt the league to open an night at the club. indictment. Calls to agents for EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. timed Oates’ cross-ice feed at in v e s tig a ­ Oakley, who left the New Ewing and Oakley were not Claude Lemieux set up goals 10:44. tion into York Knicks in June 1998 and returned. by John Madden and Randy The Islanders tied it 1-1 on the matter. now plays for Toronto, was Steven Kaplan, owner of the McKay to lead the New Jersey Czerkawski’s 10th goal 6:05 T h e “comped” for $1,313 and $665 Gold Club, and 14 other defen­ Devils to a 2-1 victory over into the second period. Mats league said on two nights in June 1997, dants were indicted Nov. 4 on Pittsburgh on Tuesday night, Lindgren dug the puck out of Tuesday it while Rodman paid $411, $516, charges including prostitution, sending the Penguins to their the left corner and passed to had not $786, $895, $926, and $946 in racketeering, money-launder­ third straight loss. Czerkawski, who beat Olaf started any so-called “funny money” called ing, loan-sharking and credit- Martin Brodeur made 24 Kolzig to the glove side with a formal Gold Bucks during visits from card fraud. They have pleaded saves in winning an entertain­ rising wrist shot. in v estig a­ R odm an 1995-98, the newspaper said. innocent. ing goaltending battle with Konowalchuk and Heward tion into No athletes w ere nam ed in The government contends the Jean-Sebastien Aubin, who then swapped goals 20 seconds the NBA the indictment and none faces Gold Club was a virtual brothel made 39 stops in filling in for apart to make it 2-2. players linked to the case of the allegations of wrongdoing. NBA that corrupted police, provided the suspended Tom Barrasso. Atlanta strip club the Gold spokesman Brian McIntyre said dancers as prostitutes for regu­ Brodeur lost his shutout on a Canadiens 3, Flames 3 Club, whose owner has been the league was continuing to lar clients and skimmed mil­ power-play goal by Jan Martin Rucinsky scored twice indicted on racketeering and monitor developments. lions from the cash flow to buy Hrdina, his first of the season. in the second period as the prostitution charges. “We have not started any protection from the New York- But he preserved the win in Montreal Canadiens skated to The New York Daily News investigation,” McIntyre said. based Gambino organized the closing seconds, stopping a a tie with the Calgary Flames. reported that Patrick Ewing, NBA players are occasionally crime family. German Titov shot from the The tie snapped a three- Charles Oakley and Dennis advised by the league’s security The indictment says that in left circle. game losing streak for the Rodman were “comped” for office to stay away from certain April or May 1997, Kaplan and Madden, who was kept out of injury-riddled Canadiens, thousands of dollars worth of establishments where criminal the other defendants transport­ the lineup the last four games, while the Flames concluded a entertainment and drinks at the activity is suspected, and the ed female dancers from the gave the Devils the lead at 2:55 six-game road trip on which club. standard player contract for­ Gold Club to the Francis Marion of the second period, just sec­ they went 2-2-1-1. The newspaper quoted bids behavior that is “material­ Hotel in Charleston, S.C. onds after being stopped on a breakaway. Derek Morris and Cory Scott Stevens kept the puck Stillman scored on Calgary’s in the Penguins zone and fed first two shots on Jeff Hackett Lemieux for a shot in the cir­ and Valeri Bure made it 3-1 cle. Aubin made the save, but after Montreal’s Dainius Madden got the rebound and Zubrus scored early in the sec­ backhanded it into the net. ond period. One of the reasons Madden Rucinsky’s 11th and 1 2th was able to do that was goals of the season sent the Pittsburgh defenseman Hans teams into the third period tied Jonsson had left the ice to get a at 3-3. •*) new stick. Montreal got three of its 10 Brodeur was at his best late injured regulars back. in the second period maintain­ Defenseman Patrice Brisebois ing the lead. He first made a and left-winger Benoit Brunet, sliding pad save on Martin both returning from back I Straka right in front and then injuries, saw their first action stopped Jaromir Jagr on a of the season while center semi breakaway. Sergei Zholtok returned wear­ ing a face mask to protect a bruised cheek. Capitals 4, Islanders 2 Brisebois had a pair of James Black’s go-ahead goal assists while Zholtok helped early in the third period led set up Zubrus’s goal. Washington a victory over the Grant Fuhr replaced Fred Islanders, and kept the Brathwaite in the Calgary goal Capitals unbeaten against New for his first start in 11 games. York in 13 games. The Flames outshot Montreal The winning goal came on a 32-20 before an announced play started by Capitals crowd of 19,106. defenseman Ken Klee, who lift­ ed the puck through the neu­ tral zone to Jeff Halpern just Hurricanes 4, Blues 2 ahead of the blue line. Halpern Jeff O’Neill scored twice and knocked the puck down with a added an assist, and Arturs glove, but was taken out of the Irbe made 28 saves as the play by two Islanders defend­ Carolina Hurricanes ended the ers. St. Louis Blues’ seven-game Black, the trailer, got to the home unbeaten streak with a loose puck between the circles win. and beat Roberto Luongo at Since losing its first two 2:15. Two of Black’s four goals home games, St. Louis com ­ this season have come against piled a 10-1-2 record at Kiel the Islanders. Center, with the only loss com­ The Islanders failed to con­ ing against defending Stanley vert a power-play chance after Cup champion Dallas on Nov. falling behind and pulled 9. Luongo with 34 seconds left in The Blues lost for only the the game. Richard Zednik third time in 13 games (8-3-2). scored an empty-net goal with Ron Francis had two assists 15 seconds remaining. for Carolina, giving him 1,056 Sergei Gonchar and Steve for his career. He is now one Konowalchuk also scored for assist away from tying Mark the Capitals, who are 12-0-1 in Messier for fourth place on the their last 13 against the NHL career list. Islanders. 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NFL King rules over Tampa Bay offense in first pro start

arrived at training camp, Monday night when he threw mistakes. ... I’m sure he will do said he has not ruled the possi­ Associated Press impressing teammates with his two touchdow n passes in better next week. But he played bility that career backup Eric maturity, confidence and per­ Tampa Bay’s 24-17 victory over well and gave his team conf Zeier could take over the No. 1 TAMPA formance. King got a struggling the Minnesota Vikings. idence, and that’s a big thing." job when his sore ribs are No one on the Tampa Bay offense into the end zone in “He controlled the game, Although the former Tulane healthy. Buccaneers seemed surprised each of his four preseason which is what you have to do star only threw for 93 yards, the “1 think as Eric gets back clos­ by the poise Shaun King showed appearances. when you’re playing that posi­ Bucs didn’t streamline the game er to 100 percent, we’ll have to in his first NFL start. lie did it in his regular-season tion," coach Tony Dungy said plan to try to minimize his mis­ evaluate things. You know, The 22-year-old rookie has debut after Trent Dilfer broke Tuesday. “And that’s not easy to takes. because Shaun is still a rookie. been a leader since the day he his collarbone, and again do as a rookie. He made a few The Bucs have posted four of And we’ll have to look and see the five lowest passing days in what gives us the best chance to the NFL this season, yet are 4-0 win,” the coach said. “But right in the those games. now, Shaun’s the guy who’s So, when Dungy stressed last practiced for the last month and week that King didn’t have to a half, and I think that’s the have a big night statistically to way to go.” give the Bucs a chance against King received calls Tuesday ••SOPHOMORE ENGINEERS** the high-scoring Vikings, he from friends and other players wasn’t blowing smoke. around the league, congratulat­ “We have the kind of defense ing him on the victory. that it’s not going to take a Among the well-wishers were whole lot week in and week out fellow rookie quarterbacks ARE YOU INTERESTED IN AN EXTRA YEAR AT NOTRE DAME TO to win ball games,” King said. Donovan McNabb and Daunte “So if we go out and execute, Culpepper, who was on the STUDY THE HUMANITIES? INVESTIGATE THE JOINT ARTS AND and I don't make a crucial mis­ Vikings sideline. LETTERS/ENGINEERING COLLEGE REILLY SCHOLARS PROGRAM. take, I think I can take us real “That’s what you expect. The far.” NFL is kind of like a family, and THIS OFFERS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ENGINEERING STU: Dilfer will be sidelined for at you root for other players. Even least the remainder of the regu­ when you’re playing against DENTS TO ALLOW THEM TO PURSUE A FIFTH YEAR OF WORK lar season, however that them, you root for them. You doesn’t necessarily mean the just hope they don’t make LEADING TO A DEGREE IN ARTS AND LETTERS IN ADDITION TO starting job is King’s to keep as enough plays to boat you.” the Bucs go down the stretch. King threw a 29-yard TD pass THE ENGINEERING DEGREE. THOSE INTERESTED SHOULD REQUEST Monday night’s victory was to Jacquez Green, lofting a per­ AN APPOINTMENT BY CONTACTING MRS. MILEWSKI AT 1-5015, the fifth straight for Tampa Bay fect spiral to back of the end (8-4), tying a franchise record, zone where the receiver made 346 O’SHAUGHNESSY HALL. MORE INFORMATION MAY BE and the Bucs are tied for the the catch with a defender lead in the NFC Central with the draped on his back. OBTAINED FROM THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND VALUES PRO­ Detroit Loins. The rookie’s cool behavior The teams meet Sunday at was especially evident on a GRAM WEBSITE AT WWW.ND.EDU/~STV. Raymond James Stadium. King, game-clinching, 1-yard scoring who completed 11 of 19 passes pass to Dave Moore. and was intercepted once, He faked a ban doff to Mike ensured another start byplaying Alstott after the Vikings stopped well against the Vikings. the Bucs fullback short of the But Dungy doesn’t want to goal line on the two previous push him along too quickly, and plays.

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M a jo r League B aseba ll N C A A B asketball 73 players declared Boilermakers defeat Redbirds

high 19, was perfect in three precisely what Kentucky (4-3) free agents Associated Press attempts from long range. needed to get back on track. Brian Cardinal scored 14 The win stopped the NORMAL, 111. points for the Boilermakers, Wildcats’ worst slide since Mark Langston, who would Jaraan Cornell and while Carson Cunningham Associated Press they dropped five straight in get a $300,000, one-year con­ Maynard Lewis scored 19 added 13 and Mike Robinson December and January of tract if he’s added to the points apiece to lead five 10. Purdue shot 55 percent 1989-90, when Rick Pitino major league roster. NEW YORK Boilermakers in double fig­ from the field for the game. was in his first season as Others offered arbitration John Olerud left the New ures Tuesday night as No. 25 Illinois State’s Tarise coach and the team was on were first baseman Jeff York Mets for Seattle as the Purdue beat Illinois State 86- Bryson kept the Redbirds in NCAA probation. Conine and left-hander Arthur first key free-agent deadline 75. the game by hitting all five of The Wildcats, anemic offen­ Rhodes (Baltimore); right­ of the offseason approached Purdue (4-2) was clinging to his 3-point attempts on his sively for much of the season, hander Omar Olivares Tuesday night, and teams cut a 50-49 lead with just over 13 way to a team-high 22 points. shot 45.6 percent from the (Oakland); left-hander Norm off negotiations with 73 of minutes to play when the L. Dee Murdock contributed field and scored a season- Charlton (Tampa Bay); right­ their former players. Boilermakers went on a 13-3 15 points and 10 rebounds for high 84 points. hander Aaron Sele and third The World Series champion run over the next three min­ ISU. P.J. Smith had 14 points The defense, a source of baseman Todd Zeile (Texas); New York Yankees said good­ utes that put the game away. and Shawn Jeppson 13. concern for coach Tubby left-hander Graeme Lloyd and bye to catcher Joe Girardi and Cornell hit two jumpers dur­ Smith after Indiana shot 54.7 first baseman David Segui infielder Luis Sojo, Anaheim ing the run, while Lewis percent from the floor in (Toronto); right-hander Steve No. 23 Kentucky 86, let go of left-hander Chuck knocked down one of his Saturday’s 83-75 loss, tight­ Trachsel (Chicago Cubs); NC-Asheville 41 Finley and Cincinnati said so three 3-pointers. ened, limiting the Bulldogs to right-hander Juan Guzman Desmond Allison scored 15 long to outfielder Greg Illinois State (2-4) never got just 36.1 percent shooting (15 (Cincinnati); outfielder points as No. 23 Kentucky Vaughn and pitchers Steve closer than nine points after of 44) and forcing 29 Shawon Dunston and left-han­ broke its longest losing streak Avery and Mark Wohlers. that. turnovers which led to 37 der Kenny Rogers (Mets); in nearly a decade with a win Meanwhile, 22 players were Both teams were hot from Kentucky points. third baseman Dale Sveum over North Carolina- offered arbitration, a group the outside throughout the One day after Smith said he (Pittsburgh); and outfielder Asheville. that included outfielder Wil contest. Purdue was 10-of-17 was thinking about benching Thomas Howard and left-han­ After successive losses to Cordero and left-hander Chris from beyond the 3-point line, Allison, following a scoreless der Darren Oliver (St. Louis). Arizona, Dayton and Indiana, Haney (Cleveland) and three while the Redbirds went 7-of- performance against Indiana, Rogers’ agent, Scott Boras, a Rupp Arena date with the players who left the NL cham ­ 14. Lewis, who came off the he responded with his best disputed the Mets’ right to winless Bulldogs (0-8) was pion Atlanta Braves to become bench to score his career- performance of the season. offer arbitration to his client. free agents: shortstop Jose “We have a clause in his Hernandez, right-hander contract that says that if his Rudy Seanez and outfielder option wasn’t exercised, Gerald Williams. which it w asn’t, because we Players offered arbitration had it removed, they can’t may accept the offers through offer arbitration,” Boras said. Dec. 19 and negotiate with The Mets also offered arbi­ their former teams through tration to Olerud in case Jan. 8. there’s a problem with his Players not offered arbitra­ Seattle deal. tion can’t re-sign with their Olerud, one of the top play­ former teams until May 1. ers in a weak free-agent class, Also, teams can sign these opted to return to his home­ players without losing ama­ town, agreeing to a $20 mil­ « teur draft picks as compensa­ lion, three-year contract with tion. the Mariners. Among those were right­ “This was a real difficult handers Andy Benes, John decision for me,” Olerud said. Burkett, Orel Hershiser and “There were times where I Bobby Witt; catcher Benito was leaning toward the Mets, Santiago; infielders Jeff definitely. I came close, but Blauser, Tony Fernandez, never to the point where I Mickey Morandini and Ed said ‘Let’s go for it.’” Sprague; outfielder Paul The first baseman, coming Sorrento; and designated hit­ off an $8 million, two-year ter Harold Baines. deal, said the Mets made a Right-hander Jeff Brantley, NEEDS COMMISSIO "very comparable” offer. The facing the midnight deadline, contract with Seattle calls for re-signed with Philadelphia, salaries of $6.35 million in agreeing to a $250,000, one- 2000, $6.7 million in 2001 year contract that gives him and $6.95 million in 2002. Pick up your applications the chance to earn an addi­ “I think if it was any other tional $2.5 million in roster team other than the Mets, it and performance bonuses. would have been a real easy outside #315 LaFortune from Shortstop Rey Sanchez decision,” Olerud said. agreed to a $4.6 million, two- With the Mariners, Olerud year contract with Kansas will be able to commute to November 29th - December 8th City, and Texas signed two Safeco Field for home games. players just before the dead­ He has a wife and 15-month- line, left-hander Mike Munoz old son living in Seattle and ($850,000) and second base­ will be able to play in front of man Luis Alicea ($750,000). his parents. He also has LAST DAY FOR SIGN-UPS IS TOMORROW! Atlanta agreed to a minor grandparents on both sides of league deal with outfielder the family in Seattle Brian Hunter, who would get “We couldn’t match that,” a $350,000, one-year contract Questions? Call 1-6028 Mets general manager Steve if he makes the team. 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NCAA F o o t b a l l NBA Dayne wins AP Player of the Year Carter leads Raptors "Although my name is on the This season he ranked second Associated Press award, 1 share it with my line­ nationally in rushing at 166.7 over Cavaliers men and fullback — they do all yards a game. He was fourth in NEW YORK the hard work and I just run,” scoring (10.4 points) and ninth Ron Dayne had his reasons Dayne, of Berlin, N.J., said. in all-purpose yardage (167.6). who missed his first four for staying at Wisconsin instead “Winning this player of the year He also ran for 200 or more Associated Press shots and his final five and a w ard is nice becau se it is yards four times. of running off early to the NFL. was helpless early on when picked by the people who watch The numbers are even more TORONTO Me wanted to spend another he had to defend Sprewell — the game closely.” impressive considering he sat Vince Carter scored 15 of year with his 2-year-old daugh­ the player he, Chris Mills and Recently, Dayne won player out the second halves of his 32 points in the decisive ter, Jada, and his girlfriend, Terry Cummings were trad­ of the year awards from the blowout wins over Murray third quarter as the Toronto Alia Lester. He wanted to earn ed for on Jan. 21. a d egree in A fro-A m erican Walter Camp Foundation and State, Ball State and Indiana. In Raptors beat the Cleveland studies. And he wanted to The Sporting News. He is the an easy victory over Michigan Cavaliers 101-98 Tuesday break the NCAA major college favorite to win the Heisman State, Dayne ran for 214 yards night. Pacers 83, Spurs 77 career rushing record. Trophy on Saturday night. but carried only once in the Carter, coming off a Reggie Miller scored 23 One thousand eight hundred Dayne broke Ricky Williams’ fourth quarter. The Spartans career-high 39 points points as the Indiana Pacers thirty-four yards later — and 1-year-old Division I rushing came into the game with the against San Antonio on defeated the San Antonio much closer to a diploma — record in his final game at No. 1 rushing defense. Sunday, missed 9 of 14 shots Spurs. Dayne accomplished everything Camp Randall Stadium. The “This award is a great tribute in the first half as the The loss was the third he set out to do in his senior Badgers’ 5-foot-10, 254-pound for Ron, the ultimate team play­ Raptors fell behind by 11 straight for the defending season. tailback ran for 216 yards in a er, to realize this individual points. But he found the NBA cham pions, all on the On Tuesday, he won The 41-3 rout of Iowa last month to acclaim as the nation’s top range in the third quarter, road. Indiana, which was Associated Press' College boost his career total to 6,397 player,” Badgers coach Barry hitting 6 of 8 shots as the held for eight minutes in the Player of the Year Award in yards, breaking Williams’ mark Alvarez said. “He has epito­ Raptors outscored the second half w ithout a field balloting by AP member news­ of 6,279 yards. mized our program with his no- Cavaliers 31-13 to take con­ goal, posted its fourth con­ papers, TV and radio stations. Dayne led No. 4 Wisconsin (9- nonsense, blue collar trol. secutive victory despite Dayne received 43 of the 82 2) to its first outright Big Ten approach.” Carter hit a 3-pointer with shooting only 36 percent votes in the AP balloting. He Conference title since 1962 and After his record-setting game 2:04 left in the third to give from the field. beat Virginia Tech redshirt a second straight trip to the Nov. 13, there was a ceremony Toronto a 64-63 lead and Miller, who was 5-for-9 freshman quarterback Michael Rose Bowl. He carried 303 to acknowledge the Badgers’ then added a short turn­ from 3-point range, hit a 3- Vick, who had 14 votes. Purdue times for 1,834 yards — a 6.1- second straight trip to the Rose around jumper. pointer with 1:26 left that quarterback Drew Brees was yard average — and scored 19 Bowl. There was also a surprise Following a technical foul gave the Pacers a 81-77 lead third with six votes. touchdowns. for Dayne. on Carter with 39.6 seconds with 1:26 left. After Duncan left, Brevin Knight made missed a jumper and Indiana three straight free throws to got the rebound, Miller cut Toronto’s lead to 98-95. assisted on a Rik Smits bas­ But the Raptors held on for ket that gave Indiana an 83- their third straight victory. 75 lead. Dee Brown scored 14 Smits finished with 18 points of his season-high 17 points and A1 Harrington points for Toronto in the first contributed 13 points to the half. He was 5-of-10 from 3- victory. Johnson was the If our delicious, flame-broiled point range. only other Spur in double fig­ ures with 15 points as David double cheeseburger were any bigger, Knicks 89, Warriors 83 Robinson scored just six Without a kind gesture for points on 3-of-l 2 shooting we’d need to buy more ad space. P.J. Carlesimo or a harsh from the field. word for any hecklers, Latrell Sprewell did enough Pistons 116, Bucks 112 damage in one half to keep Grant Hill scored 31 points John Starks from feeling at and the Detroit Pistons over­ home in his return to came a 16-point halftime Madison Square Garden. deficit with a 70-point sec­ Sprewell abused Starks ond half to beat the when they were matched Milwaukee Bucks 116-112 head-to-head and scored all Tuesday night. 21 of his points in the first Hill, averaging 32.5 points half as the New York Knicks in his last four games, added defeated Golden State to 12 assists as the Pistons won send the Warriors to their for only the second time in 10th straight loss. their last six games. It was the second meeting Jerry Stackhouse added 26 of the season between points, including four points Sprewell and the coach he in the final 37 seconds, as once choked, and it was a the Pistons snapped the different atmosphere from Bucks’ two-game winning the night two weeks ago in streak. Oakland when Sprewell spurned Carlesimo’s attempt Grizzlies 104, Mavericks 95 at a pregame handshake and engaged in a vulgar dialogue Shareef Abdur-Rahim had with hecklers. 26 points and 15 rebounds, and Brent Price hit two 3- Most of the hype, instead, surrounded Starks’ return to pointers down the stretch as the arena where he played Vancouver snapped an 11- for eight seasons. game losing streak with a victory over Dallas. Starks, the first player Michael Dickerson added introduced prior to the game, blew kisses to the 21 points and O the I la Harrington had 16 to help crowd as they gave him a 10- second standing ovation. 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emotionally for this football By JOSHUA CAMENZIND team. U-W ire “We were not well enough prepared to win the Alamo LINCOLN, Neb. Bowl. It was an emotional and The Big 12 Conference will mental thing because there was find itself bowling six times over so much residue left from the in the 1999-2000 college foot­ Big 12 Championship game.” ball bowl season. Texas (9-4) will meet Oklahoma, Kansas State, Arkansas (7-4) in the Cotton Nebraska, Colorado, Texas and Bowl. The game, in Dallas, will W-V •* Texas A&M all will try and bet­ be played at 10 a.m. on Jan. 1. ter the 3-4 record compiled by The Longhorns and the Big 12 teams in bowls last post­ Razorbacks will renew a border ty season. Texas Tech was the only rivalry that climaxed 30 years Big 12 bowl-eligible team that ago in the “Game of the did not get invited to a bowl. Century,” won by Texas 15-14. Oklahoma (7-4) will face UT went on to win the national Mississippi (7-4) in the title. Independence Bowl on Dec. 31 Arkansas won the last at 7:30 p.m. The bid marks the matchup in 1991 14-13, but the first bowl for the Sooners since rivalry ended when UT left the 1994. Southwest Conference. The OU Coach Bob Stoops said he rivalry will be renewed again in is pleased with leading his team 2003 when Arkansas travels to to a bowl in his first year as a Austin. head coach. Texas Coach Mack Brown said “We realize that being in a his team will have no problem bowl is an award for having a building emotion for the game. solid year,” Stoops said. “I am “When you are coaching at appreciative of our seniors and the University of Texas, you the leadership on our team in need to win your bowl games,” our first year here.” Brown said. “There is not a Ole Miss running back Deuce game that is not important to McAllister is looking forward to you. We would like to be a top playing the Sooners. 10 team. “They have great tradition at “Arkansas has beaten Oklahoma,” McAllister said. Tennessee and Mississippi State. JEFF HSU/The Observer “You usually think of the wish­ They have had some big wins Josh Heupel dodges the rush of Irish defensive end Grant Irons in Notre Dame’s October victory. bone offense with them, but they this year, so it will be a hard The Sooners are one of six Big 12 team s going “bowling” this year. have a great quarterback, and game for us. To play the emo­ they really like to air it out. tional game against Texas A&M, CU assistant coach Tom Cable us. Nebraska Head Coach Frank “Their coach [Stoops] knows a and then the game against said the fourth-quarter finish Nebraska (11-1) will face Solich said the bowl might be lot about defense and has done Nebraska and this will be an against Nebraska will help the Tennessee (9-2) in the Fiesta the best of any bowl played this a great job out there. It is going emotional game because it is a Buffs’ confidence. Bowl on Jan. 2 at 7 p.m. NU will season, but his team is hurting to be a great challenge for our renewed series with Arkansas.” “The kids really stayed togeth­ represent the Big 12 as the only after the Big 12 Championship offense against their defense.” T exas A&M (8-3) will face er and found out a lot about team in the BCS quartet of bowl game against Texas. Kansas State (10-1) will play Penn State (9-3) on Dec. 28 in themselves,” Cable said. “If we games. Heading into the game, the Washington (7-4) in the Holiday the Alamo Bowl at 6:30 p.m. just keep pressing and pressing Tennessee lost to Arkansas Huskers face many injuries Bowl on Dec. 29 at 7 p.m. after Both teams are ranked No. 13 in against a great team like and Alabama by a combined six com ing off the Big 12 being snubbed by the Cotton one of the two major polls, the Nebraska, we can get going and points and, just like the Huskers, Championship win. Solich said Bowl. Aggies in The Associated Press be very good offensively. It will could be looking at a national his team is in bad shape at this Wildcat Coach Bill Snyder said Poll and PSU in the Coaches definitely be a springboard for title shot if not for a late loss. point. his team is looking forward to Poll. playing an improved The bowl will pit two teams Washington team, led with national title hopes that fell by former Colorado Coach apart quickly after good starts. Rick Neuheisel. PSU has lost three straight “We have looked at games after beginning the sea­ Washington,” Snyder said. “I see son 9-0. A&M started a a team that has made vast downslide Oct. 2, losing to Texas improvement throughout the Tech, and followed with pound­ course of the season. That is ings by Oklahoma and what you would expect with a Nebraska. new staff and players becoming But the Aggies beat their rival, accustomed to each other.” Texas, 20-16 after tragedy Snyder’s team is a big favorite struck campus, and that emo­ (11 points) against the Huskies, tion may carry over in a game just as they were against Purdue with the Nittany Lions. last year in the Alamo Bowl. Colorado (6-5) will be in Purdue beat KSU 37-34, but Tucson on Dec. 31 to face FRIENDS OF RESIDENCE LIFE Snyder said he does not see sim­ Boston College (8-3) at 12:30 ilarities in the two games. p.m. in the Insight.com Bowl. JOIN US FOR A “Last year’s ball game is just The Buffaloes have struggled different from this,” Snyder said. with inconsistency all year, los­ FINALS WEEK STUDY BREAK !! “It is a ball game we need to ing to Colorado State, prepare well for. Last year was Washington, Texas Tech, a little different scenario Kansas State and Nebraska. But On December 16, 1999 from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p .m ., the staff because we were coming off a they have looked good in other of the Office of Residence Life invites you, all students, Rectors, loss to Texas A&M. That was a games and at times against the tremendously punishing loss Wildcats and Huskers. Assistant Rectors, RAs and staff, to drop by our office (306 Main Building). Join us in closing another semester. Take time out of your busy finals week schedule to stop by for a chat, snack food and beverages!

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feel too pumped up himself. Also, we have to get the Fox squirrel from the Boston B Ball continued from page 32 College game a bag of nuts or continued from page 32 something. Not only did he not they deserved a better season freak out in front of 80,000 ence to create winning than they got, and they people, ho finally managed to opportunities for their deserve enjoy this feast ofpep- score. I guess our squirrels teams. peroni breadsticks in the really are arrogant — or at Riley is averaging 18.4 Lafortune Huddle. least pretty confident. points per gam e and is I am sorry, though, guys. I Well, that about wraps up especially effective in the can’t invite your coach. the guest list for my holiday team’s last outing against Individual invitations and gathering. I hope there are Liberty, when she regis­ commendations are also enough BK Big Fishes and hot tered a season-high 32 extended to the following peo­ chocolates to go around. points. These scoring fig­ ple: Troy Murphy, men’s bas­ Nothing left to do now but sit ures are more impressive ketball, for speaking up and down and enjoy this feast of considering that, because saying what we all always flex points. of foul trouble, the first- want to say about refs: Jarious Oh, and don’t mind that team All-American has Jackson, football, for leader­ banging at the window — it’s only averaged 20.8 minutes ship and incredible dedication; just Bob Davie. per game. Ruth Riley, women's basket­ Like I said before, I can’t just Riley’s list of impressive ball, for dominating games and let everybody in. figures goes on: she is earning Big East Player of the shooting with almost 74 Week honors; and Mike The views expressed in this percent accuracy and has Brown, Notre Dame lep­ column are those of the author not missed a free throw rechaun, for pumping people and not necessarily those of yet. up when he probably didn’t The Observer. Her scoring counterpart on Purdue’s roster is equal­ ly talented. Douglas is aver­ aging 22 points per game VISUALIZE and is as stingy on defense as she is potent on offense. YOUR FUTURE AS A She averages about two CHIROPRACTIC PHYSICIAN steals and five defensive LOGAN OFFERS: rebounds per game. Riley and Douglas are not • Prom inent outstanding faculty. the only two players with • A strong tradition of academic potential to light up the excellence and student success. court tonight. Notre • M odern state-of-the-art facilities. Dame’s Alicia Ratay has • Financial aid to approximately proven in just five colle­ 90% of our students. giate regular-season out­ • Hands-on clinical experiences. ings that she is a force. The Logan also offers a B.S. in Human team’s leading scorer, MIKE HARRIS/The Observer Biology and an Accelerated Science Ratay has hit double digits Alicia Ratay drives against Butler on Wednesday. Ratay was Program (ASP). in each game except one named Big East rookie of the week for her play in Notre Dame Prepare for an exciting career in health care. this season. The threat of wins over North Carolina, Liberty and Butler. her deadly three-pointer will keep the Purdue

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H ockey Men’s B-Ball Minutemen visit Irish continued from page 32 the match-up and the rest of the upcoming games. “We have a hell of a stretch for two-game series coming up,” Doherty said. “Valpo is going to be very with Bowling Green. The good. That was a stupid game By BILL HART CCHA standings, however, are for me to schedule because Associate Sports Editor very tight with just six points they are northern Indiana separating Notre Dame and and they’re going to be fired While the academic semes­ third-place Michigan. up.” ter is drawing to a close, the “it’s been kind of a weird The Crusaders now stand at Notre Dame hockey team still season,” Dunlop said about 2-4 on the season and fell to has a little bit of cleaning up the standings. “A lot of the Minnesota 57-44 in their last to do before exams. lower teams are winning some outing. The Gophers built a On Friday and Saturday, the games they’re not supposed 12-point lead at 43-29 with 9 Irish take on the University of to. But its just shows how minutes, 36 seconds to play Massachusetts Minutemen in a competitive the league is this before Valparaiso scored 10 two-game series at the Joyce season.” straight points to climb with­ Center. Strong goaltending from an in 43-39 at 5:40. The series marks the start of unlikely source — freshman Then the Gophers, who a month-long, six-game, non­ Tony Zasowski — has allowed missed eight consecutive free conference schedule for the Notre Dame to come back throws, had a 9-2 spurt for a Irish. Apart from a pair of from a 0-4-0 start in the 52-44 lead and finished the games against Michigan State CCHA. The first freshman to game sinking 6 of 8 foul last weekend, Notre Dame has start since Matt Eisler in 1994, shots. Valpo shot just 29 per­ not played a CCHA game in 55 Zasowski has already notched cent as a team. days, something that’s been two solo shutouts — the sec­ The Crusaders, the presea­ frustrating for a few members ond Irish goalie to do so in the son favorite to win the Mid- of the Irish squad. same season — as well as con­ Continent Conference, are led “Yes, [it’s difficult],” fresh­ ference rookie of the week by Ivan Vujic. The 6-foot-ll man center Connor Dunlop honors. center is averaging 13.7 said about the non-conference “He’s been real strong for points per game and 7.5 stretch. “But at the same time, us,” Dunlop said about rebounds per contest. Vujic, we realize that we’ve had a Zasowski’s play. “He’s made however, got in foul trouble limited amount of playing some key plays, big saves and against Minnesota and fin­ time. We realize that the those just come through for us when ished with just eight points. CCHA gam es at the second we needed it, like in that win Notre Dame sophomore JEFF HSU/The Observer half of the season are going to against Michigan State.” center Harold Swanagan has Senior point guard Jimmy Dillon drives agains the Commodores, be crucial.” Following the graduation of yet to regain his form from Saturday in an overtime loss. The Irish look to snap their four- The Minutemen sport a 3-7- three top scorers from last last season and will have his game losing streak tonight against the Crusaders. 2 record and a two-game los­ season, the greatest struggles hands full with Vujic. Troy ing streak after being swept at for the Irish have been on Murphy the other hand, less than 20 points just one record against the Crusaders the hands of rival Boston offense. The team has allowed should present a challenge time so far this season. at home. The teams last met University last weekend. In the an average 2.6 goals per for the Crusaders. Murphy Tonight’s game marks the on Nov. 27, 1994. final of the series against the game, slightly lower than last has six double-doubles on the 39th meeting between the In that game, the Irish post­ lOth-ranked Terriers, year’s average. Their total 36 season and has been held to two teams. The Irish lead the ed a season-opening 77-69 Minuteman Jedd Crumb tied goals (2.3 per game), however, series 35-3 and hold a 27-2 win. the game at three at six min­ falls behind last year’s pace of utes, 23 seconds into the third 58 goals at the 16-game mark period. UMass held out until in 1998-1999. 17.4 seconds remained in Still, some sources in the overtime, when BU scored on lineup are providing the team See you in Y2K a scramble in front of the with a needed boost. Dunlop is crease. currently tied for third on the The defeat keeps the team in scoring with eight The Observer won’t publish again in 1999. Minutemen winless in the points and four goals, while Hockey East, despite a career- senior left wing Andy high 30 saves from starting Jurkowski has eight points in goaltender Mike Johnson. The his last 11 games, already sur­ team is 0-6-1 in conference passing his career season play. high. Notre Dame and UMass have Sophomore center David met only twice on the ice. Inman, after a 10-goal, 10- During the 1994-1995 season, assist season last year, has the teams held a two-game seven goals this season. series at Amherst. The Irish “I think we’re on the right won the first game, 6-3, before track,” Dunlop said. “Our con­ losing an overtime game, 4-3. fidence is high after the tough Notre Dame currently is tied weekend. I think the season’s for ninth place in the CCHA turning around.” The Observer wishes you a Merry Christmas

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Invitations M e n ’s B asketball for a ND aims to end four-game skid against Valpo celebration By BRIAN KESSLER Sports Editor

C hristm as is com ing and A while ago, Mitch Albom, the Notre Dame basketball a sports writer for the Detroit team aims to give first-year Free Press, started a thing he head coach Matt Doherty an called “The Huddle.” It is an early holiday gift — a win. exclusive Doherty and the Irish society, haven’t tasted victory since and he Nov. 21 — a span that has invites or seen Notre Dame drop four bans straight contests. Despite his members team’s struggles, Doherty is of the still upbeat because, though sporting his team has put forth great commu­ effort, his players aren’t sat­ nity isfied with moral victories. based on J e d Fox Last Saturday, the their Commodores invaded the behavior Joyce Center and a contro­ inside Fox Sports... versial charging call against Troy Murphy late in the game :idlT allowed them to escape with their an 87-85 victory. sports. “The best thing is: our kids In honor of this tradition, hurt,” Doherty said following I'd like to take a crack at Saturday’s 87-85 loss to forming my own “Lafortune Vanderbilt. “There are tears Huddle,” a group whose in there and that’s great. I’m members could all sit down more excited about this team to a nice hot bowl of Huddle than our game against Ohio Mart chili or a Whopper State.” value meal from Burger King Notre Dame hosts and enjoy a pre-holiday Valparaiso at 7:30 tonight at feast. the Joyce Center with hopes So here we go: Whose get­ of ending their four-game ting invited into the skid. LaFortune Huddle? “We’ve got a lot of golf First of all, let’s get the left,” Doherty said. “W e’ve women’s soccer team in only played a couple holes. I here. That’s a no brainer. have to grade the effort and When you make it to the not so much the results. It’s national championship game, like in practice; I grade the that pretty much guarantees shot we get and not whether your spot. When you beat it goes in or not. I think we’re previously unbeaten and No. making progress.” 1-ranked Santa Clara in the The Irish come off back-to- national semifinals — aveng­ back overtime losses to No. ing a 4-2 regular season loss 15 Indiana and undefeated — I’m throwing apple pies in Vanderbilt. with the Whoppers. Valpo has been slow getting Next, I have to invite in the out of the box. Doherty, how­ men’s basketball team and ever, is still concerned about coach Matt Doherty. You JEFF HSUZThe Observer guys may be in a slump right Sophomore David Graves, shown here against Vanderbilt, scored 33 points against the see MEN’S B-BALL/page 30 now, but you're headed back Commodores, and will be a key figure in the Notre Dame game plan against Valparaiso. to the top — where Irish bas­ ketball belongs. Of course, I have to ask the women’s basketball team to join me in front of that big W o m e n ’s B asketball screen TV, too. They already have Irish basketball at the top — currently holding a 4-1 record and a Wachovia Irish prepare for rematch with Boilermakers Women’s Invitational Tournament title. On the way m ent will Boilermakers on their home to avenge their loss to the to that championship, the By KERRY SMITH flood the floor — a feat no team in the last Boilerm akers in the regional women disposed of then-No. Assistant Sports Editor court. Last 20 games has been able to semifinals of last year’s NCAA 9 North Carolina — lighting year, the accomplish. tournament. the Tar Heels up for 99 When a team plans from the Irish fell to But this is not last year, and When the two teams step on points. start to make a run for the their these are not last year's teams. the court, all eyes will be focused If you read my column last national championship, every intrastate Coming into the game, the Irish on the teams’ leaders — Irish week, you know I think a lot opponent poses a threat. rival as the are ranked seventh. The center Ruth Riley and of the Notre Dame football But some are bigger than oth­ Boilerm ak­ Boilermakers have fallen to No. Boilermaker forward/guard team, so they’re definitely ers. ers went on Riley 20. Katie Douglas. Both players have invited. I won’t go into the When the Irish travel to West to win the Purdue, at 4-1 on the season, anchored their teams this season details all over again, but Lafayette, Ind., today to take on national title. comes off a loss to second- and lend the necessary experi- the Boilermakers of Purdue, The Irish will also face the ranked Tennessee. The Irish, see FOX/page 29 memories of last year’s tourna- challenge of beating the with a matching 4-1 record aim see B-BALL/page 29

SPORTS vs. Valparaiso at Purdue Men’s Swimming vs. Massachusetts Today, 7:30 p.m. Today, 7:30 p.m. at LSU Friday, 7:05 p.m. ATA Today, All Day GLANCE