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The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's OLUME 43: ISSUE 16 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16,2008 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Market tunnoil affects student job prospects
Despite major economic trouble, Dow Jones loses more than 500 points Notre Dame diploma still valuable on Wall St.'s worst day in seven years
ByJENN METZ Associated Press News Editor NEW YORK - The upheaval in the American financial system sent shock waves through the stock market The fate of Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers, for Monday, producing the worst day on Wall Street in seven merly two of the nation's top investment banks, reflect<; years as investors digested the failure of one of its most a "scary time" in the investment community, Lee Svete, venerable banks and wondered which domino would be Director of the Notre Dame Career Center, said. next to fall. "We don't know yet what the dominant effect will be," The Dow Jones industrial average lost more than 500 he said. points, more than 4 percent, its steepest point drop since The once-reliable companies' failings affect Notre the day the stock market reopened after the Sept. 11, Dame student<; of all majors, Svete said, in a volatile job 2001, attacks. About $700 billion evaporated from retire market. ment plans, government pension funds and other invest "Hight now, it's going to impact our job market for ment portfolios. student<; who want to pursue investment banking but The carnage capped a tumultuous 24 hours that redrew do not have an internship on their resume," he said. U.S. finance. Lehman Brothers, an investment bank that Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch were not present predates the Civil War and weathered the Great at la'>t Thursday's Fall Career Expo, but both firms have AP Depression, filed the largest bankruptcy in American histo- A stock broker takes a break from the floor during trading see CAREERS/page 4 on Wall Street in New York Monday. see WALL ST./page 4
Gigot Ctr. Hurricane Ike worries ND Texans
as she flew into Houston launches By BECKY HOGAN Thursday for a family wed NewsWrirer ding near the Mexico-Texas border. Hurricane Ike slammed While in Texas, Bath was contest Galveston, Texas, as well as able to get a feel for how the parts of southern Houston state has been handling the By PUJA PARIKH early Saturday morning, leav effects of the storm. News Writer ing Notre Dame students con "People seem to be taking cerned about loved ones that the curfews very seriously," may have been affected in its Bath said. Dozens of Notre Dame students wake. According to CNN, are brainstorming to come up According to The Weather Galveston and Harris counties with their best entrepreneurial Channel, Galveston and implemented curfews begin ideas after the inaugural Notre southern Houston suffered the ning on Sept. 12, and about Dame Ideas Challenge began Sept. brunt of Ike's destruction, but 60 percent of Galveston 8 with a kickoff event at Legends. the storm's path took it from Island resident have evacuat This Ideas Challenge, which Louisiana to New York. ed. allows students to make their AP Senior Lorna Bath experi Although the hurricane dev- pitch on a variety of concepts, is Hurricane Ike evacuees from Galveston, Texas wait for family enced some the effects of organized by the Gigot Center for members to pick them up at a San Antonio bus stop Monday. Hurricane Ike last weekend see STORM/page 6 Entrepreneurial Studies. This new program supplements The Center's annual Notre Dame Business Plan Competitions. "The idea ean be from any disci pline and is designed to encourage student'> to think outside the box - 29 arrested at Michigan game Saturday to stretch their mind a'> to what is possible," said Karen Slaggert, Five people were arrested senior administrative assistant at By JOHN-PAUL WITT and transported to jail for the Gigot Center. "Our desire is to News Writer public intoxication, one of reach out to all student<> who real whom was charged with pos ly might want to make a difference One person was arrested session of false identifica in the world." · during Saturday's Notre tion. One individual was The competition is designed to Dame-Michigan football arrested and jailed for tres attract participants from across game and taken to jail for a passing and re-selling tick the University. felony charge of assaulting a ets on campus. "IThel Ideas Challenge is open police officer and resisting Two citations were issued to all Notre Dame graduate and law enforcement, and 22 inside the stadium for w1dergraduate students," Slaggert others were arrested and minors consuming alcohol said. "Designed to be less intimi transported to jail during while only two people were dating than our annual Business the game for alcohol related asked to leave the stadium, Plan Competition, the Ideas offenses, Notre Dame compared to nine ejections Challenge is perfect for student'> in Security Police (NDSP) assis last week for "violations of all colleges and all majors on cam tant director David Chapman stadium rules," Chapman pus." said. said in an e-mail to The Students compete in one of five Police made 29 total Observer Monday. categories. The first category, arrests this weekend on the One person was taken to called Lend a Hand, accepts ideas Notre Dame campus. NDSP the hospital for intoxication, likely to have a positive impact on made the arrests in conjunc police said. the world. The technical category tion with the Indiana State Seventeen tickets were is for concept'> likely to be devel- Excise Police, St. Joseph issued for alcohol-related County Police and the South see IDEAS/page 6 Bend Police Department. see ARRESTS/page 3 MARY JESSE I Observer Graphic page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Tuesday, September 16, 2008
INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE RAINY WEATHER SO FAR? Facebook etiquette
My fellow Fal'!~bookers: It has eome to my attention recently that there are several problems in our favorite social networking land. And Andrew Diaz Priscilla Choi Zak Kapopoulos Andrew Kristiansen Lei Lei no. I'm not rdi~rring to the new Faenhook. I'm freshman freshman freshman freshman freshman talking about Kaitlyn Conway Keough Breen Philips Keenan Keenan Badin etiquette, peo- ple. What has Scene Writer "It sucks." "I like it, it's "Neutral. "It's really, "I feel like I'm happened to the days of dassy Facebooking? There are really cool!" Although God hath really, really, in a wet T-shirt eertain things, my friends, that are smote us with this really contest!" aeenptable, and certain things that are foul weather, He depressing." not. I feel like this is a large issue, some hath punished the thing that can't be fully diseussed in Michigan one column. So today, I will hold heathens with a myself to one target of these Face book faux-pas: the wall. far fouler football I think that there are several things team." you should never do on a Facebook wall. First and lilfmnost: You should never ask someone on a date via Faef\book wall. That's just embarrassing- both for IN BRIEF you and the person you're inviting out. Do you really want yow: humiliation to A live video interview with be public if you get turned down? And Philip Hoth, Pulitzer Prize and honestly, it's just not at all dassy. Save National Book Award winning that for a Faeebook message - then author, will take place in the it's acceptablt~. Hammes Notre Dame Thoro is one oxeeption to this: a Bookstore today at 8 p.m. The eompletely over-the-top invitation to interview will celebrate the woo your potential mate. In this case, release of his novel it's probably not even a potential mate, "Indignation" and be conducted morn like a good frinnd you can mess by author Benjamin Taylor. around with li1r thn purpose of a Facebook scandal. There will be a leeture entitled Those invites should look something "How We Can End the like this: "My dearest. darlingest Genocide in Sudan" given by !insert name hernl. My life will be John Prendergast in the eornph~toly lonely and incomplete if Hesburgh Center for you do not join me ltonighUthis week International Studies end! aUin Imy SYR, formal, the dining Auditorium, on Thursday from hall, my bod. etc. I I eannot live without 12:30 to 2 p.m. Lunch will be you. Yours forever, [your name!." available prior to the lecturP. It Anything but this obvious display of is sponsored by the Kroc all'!~ction is unneeessary for your Institute for International Fac:ehook wall. Don't make the mis Peace Studies, DeBartolo take of having it be~ serious. Performing Arts Center, and the Thn second faux-pas: Giving people TOM LA/The Observer Center for Social Concerns This your number via wall. Umm, open Associate Professor of Mathematics Claudia Polini celebrates her birthday event is free and open to the invitP on stalkers, anyone? Again, keep Monday. Polini celebrated with her freshman honors math class. public. it to the Faeebook message. No one wants creeper phone calls late at In "The Wonderbread Years," night, and that is exactly what you arc Pat Hazell finds humor in the opening yourself up to. Pnss on it. experience of growing up in Then there's always the adventures America. This event will be peoplP get into when they are, hmm, OFFBEAT Thurs., Fri., and Sat. at 7 p.m. shall we say, not in the right state of in the Decio Mainstage Theater mind. It sePmPd like a perfectly good Police get call over non inquiring about the postal they were able to remove of the DeBartolo Performing idea to write on your ex's wall last floppy rabbit ears code for a town's post the animal. Arts Center. Tickets are $40, night, but now that it's morning, your STIRLING, Scotland - office. $32 faculty/staff. $30 seniors, headache, bad spelling, and atrocious Your rabbit's ears aren't Fla. police use Taser on and $15 students and can be grammar say that it wasn't. Not at all. floppy'? Sorry, that's not Woman mistakes skunk nude man walking a dog purchased at the Ticket Office. I know that this one is harder to resist an emergency. So said for a cat, gets sprayed TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - sometimes, you really just want to say: police in Scotland when a MOUNT CARMEL, Pa. - A 40-year-old man walk The annual Forum Film "lleyyyyui!!! WAZUPLK??" woman rang the emer A Pennsylvania woman ing his dog in the nude Festival will be held Friday at 7 llowever, the real answer here is not gency 999 number to dis who thought she was pet was Tasered by police p.m. in the Browning Cinema of to harass people while you are ... cuss her concerns about ting a neighbor's cat got when he refused to follow the DeBartolo Performing Arts indisposed. Save that for when you're her new pet. She said the a smelly surprise when it an officer's commands. Center. Films on sustainability sober, and won't have to wonder why newspaper ad promised turned out to be a skunk. David McCranie of the will be shown. The event is open you just wrote on the wall of someone 11oppy ears, but 11op they Not only did the skunk Tallahassee Police to the public. Tickets are free you'vp never met before, but are would not. spray the woman before Department sitid an offi and must be reserved in l'riends with anyhow (an entirely dif Central Scotland Police dawn Monda~ but it ran cer on patrol spotted the advance at the Ticket Office. liwent problem). said Monday they were into her Mount Carmel man shortly after 8 p.m. I leave you with this wisdom: Follow equally unimpressed by home. Friday. To submit information to be those rules to save everyone else the another caller who com Police spent hours at included in this section of pain of your awkwardness. Keep plained that a passing car the home before leaving Information compiled The Observer, e-mail detailed Facebook classy, folks - and start had splashed water on the scene, but there was from the Associated information about an event with the wall. him, and by someone else no immediate word if Press. to [email protected].
The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and TODAY TONIGHT WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY not necessarily those of The Observer. Contact Kaitlyn Conway at kconway2@nd. edu
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The 17 tickets issued David Wilbur, who is the off that is not well lit," Lyons Hall and funding issues and dis Saturday show a decrease By AARON STEINER campus Student Senate repre Student Senate representative parities between dorms. compared to the Notre News Writer sentative, sitid the Student Catherine Flynn said. "Maybe While the Council consid Dame-Michigan game in Senate's technology commit if we can find a way to light ered having more than three 2 006, where 40 alcohol After reviewing the topics tee, which he sits on, is work that up a bit, that would task forces or changing the related tickets were issued discussed at the previous ing with OIT to start using help." concentration of task forces at and 25 people were ejected Campus Life Council (CLC) Google Calendars. Flynn had also mentioned the end of the semester, Sr. from the stadium, accord meeting and adding a few Wilbur said that eventually, security concerns inside Mary Lynch, rector of McGlinn ing to comments made by additional points, CLC mem in addition to dorm, club and Hesburgh Library at the previ Hall, stated it would be wiser NDSP director Phil Johnson bers decided Monday on the other University events, pro ous CLC meeting. McCormick to plan to work for the entire in a Sept. 19, 2006 creation of three task forces. fessors would be able to use said that working to create a year. Observer article. The task forces will cover a the system. bike path or safer environ "It really does take time to Chapman reminded stu variety of student life issues, "The plan is eventually to ment for bikers around the track down all the people you dents that "NDSP will con but will focus on three general put professors' syllabuses up Notre Dame campus should be need to connect with, ... have tinue to work with other topics: technology and study there as well, so homework is a consideration for the task meetings ... and provide feed area police officials for all spaces within the dorms, stu up there," Wilbur stated. force. back," she said. "It really does home football games," and dent safety issues and a final Fr. Pete McCormick, rector The final task force will take close to a year." that "unlawful behavior task force on other dorm life of Keough Hall, discussed the encompass the issues affecting However, Fr. Jim Lewis, rec should be reported to NDSP issues, including welcoming plan in place to put Pharos both freshman and other. new tor of Carroll Hall, said that by calling 574-631-5555" new students to dorm life at printers in all dorms. This students at Notre Dame and a the CLC is open to reorganize or by using a call box Notre Dame. plan has not been carried out, variety of other dorm life and restructure the task located in the parking Sustainability was also dis although Wilbur stated it was issues. forces throughout the year, as area. cussed as a possible task still being worked on. The task force will review the group sees fit. "If your football weekend force, but council member and The second task force, cen the changes made to The members will be festivities include the use assistant vice president for tered on student safety and Freshman Orientation this assigned to the three task of alcoholic beverages, Student Affairs Sr. Sue Dunn security issues, will address past fall, consider ways to bet forces over the next week, and remember to follow Indiana suggested that sustainability both on- and off-campus secu t\')r organize and synthesize task force chairs will then be laws and drink responsi be an overarching topic of rity issues. the information that new stu selected. bly," Chapman said. " consideration for all the task Improving relationships with dents receive upon entering forces throughout the year, South Bend taxi services, the University, and other dorm Contact'Aaron Steiner at Contact John-Paul Witt at rather than having its own organizing a forum for off issues, including monetary [email protected] jwittl @nd.edu force. The Council agreed with campus students to learn Dunn. about issues affecting students The task force on technology off campus, addressing the and study space issues within relationship between students the dorms arose from discus and Notre Dame Security sion on a variety of topics. Police and finding where spe During the previous CLC cific safety issues may exist on meeting, members discussed campus are among the topics the lack of an accessible and this task force will address. user-friendly. central calendar "On Mod Quad there is a system. Council member pathway between the dorms
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gency Joan to stay above water. "never once" eonsidered it appro momentous days in Wall Street 10,917.51, the first time sinee July "AIG still remains financially priate to put taxpayer money at history since legendary banker J. they have finished under 11,000. It Wall St. sound," Paterson said, even as the risk to resolve the problems at Pierpont Morgan helped broker was the sixth-largest point drop continued from page I company's stock tumbled almost Lehman Brothers, which was sad the rescue of financial markets ever and the worst since Sept. 17, 60 percent. Almost $20 billion was dled with $60 billion worth of during the Panic of 1907. 2001, when the average fell ry. A second storied bank, Merrill wiped ofT AIG's balance sheet on soured real estate holdings. The Dow industrials dropped 684.81 points on the first day of I ~nch, fled into the arms of Bank Monday. The result was one of the most 504.48 points to close at trading after the terror attacks. of America. In Washington, Treasury It was by far the most stomach Secretary Henry Paulson, who churning single day since a fman refused to toss a financial lifeline to eial crisis began to bubble up from Lehman, was unapologetic as the billions of dollars in rotten mort Bush administration signaled gago loans that have crippled the strongly that Wall Street shouldn't balance sheel'i of one bank after expect more rescues from another and landed mortgage W&'ihington. giants Fannie Mae and Freddie The American people should Mac undor the control of the feder remain confident in the "sound al government. ness and resilience in the "We are in tho middle of a deep, American financial system," dark recession, and it won't end Paulson told reporters at the White soon. I lore it is, and it is protty House. nasty," said Barry Ritholtz. who Six months ago, Paulson movocl writes the popular financial blog to prevent the collapse of Bear Tho Big Pictun~ and is CEO of Stearns, brokering a deal for JP rnsoarch firm Fusion!(). Morgan Chase & Co. to buy the And tlw fallout was far from firm at a fire-sale price with over. Amorican International Fodera! Heserve backing. Earlier Group, the world's largest insurer, this month, he stepped in to help was fighting fiJr il'i very survival: the government seize Fannie and Bebuild lives. Nnw York Gov. David Paterson Freddie in hopes of reversing the moved to allow llw company to tap housing and cn1dit crises. one of il
INTERNATIONAL NEWS ZIMBABWE
Female bomber kills 35 in Iraq BAGHDAD - A suicide bomber blew her Mugabe shares power after 28 years self up Monday among police officers who were celebrating the release of a comrade from U.S. custody, killing at least 22 people, Political rivals sign power-sharing agreement intended to help economy Iraqi officials said. Separate bombings in Iraq killed 13 other people. The suicide attack happened in Diyala, a Associated Press province northeast of Baghdad where Sunni HARARE - President insurgents have carried out persistent Robert Mugabe ceded some attacks despite security gains elsewhere in power in Zimbabwe for the the country. The female bomber targeted the first time in 28 years, sign home of a police commissioner who had ing a power-sharing deal been detained by American troops for Monday with opposition allegedly cooperating with the Mahdi Army, a leader Morgan Tsvangirai Shiite militia. amid questions on how the Maj. Gen. Abdul-Karim al-Rubaie, the mili fierce enemies will work tary commander in Diyala, said most of the together to fLx the collapsing 22 fatalities were police and that 33 people economy. were wounded in the evening attack in Balad Thousands of supporters Ruz, 45 miles northeast of Baghdad. Two of the rival parties threw police captains and three lieutenant colonels stones at each other as the were among the dead, said a police officer ceremony got under way who requested anonymity because he was and several hundred broke not authorized to release the information. through the gates of the convention center where it Son of al-Qaida suspect released took place. Police fired ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The 12-year-old warning shots and set dogs son of a woman suspected of links to al on the crowd, which calmed Qaida and facing charges in New York was and cheered as their lead frend Monday by Afghanistan and sent to his ers left after the signing. family in Pakistan, two months after he was Mugabe, Tsvangirai and dotained with his mother. Arthur Mutambara, leader Officials say the boy, Ali Hassan, and his of a faction that broke away mother. Aalia Siddiqui, were detained out from Tsvangirai's party, all side the governor's house in Afghanistan's pledged to make the deal Ghazni province in July. The American-edu work. But long-simmering cated Pakistani woman was then handed and bitter differences as over to U.S. custody and flown to New York well as the nation's econom where she was accused of trying to kill U.S. ic collapse - inflation is personnel. officially running at 11 mil lion percent - have put the deal under intense pres sure. NATIONAL NEWS It has already been criti cized privately by some opposition leaders, who are AP Nebraska 'haven' law sees action unhappy that it leaves Morgan Tsvangirai, the new Prime Minster of Zimbabwe, prepares speak at the OMAHA, Neb.- Two boys ages 15 and 11 Mugabe as president and power-sharing deal yesterday. were left at Nebraska hospitals over the head of the government. weekend, the first youngsters surrendered They fear Mugabe will Zimbabwe has reached cri British colony from minority The parties began negoti under the state's new safe-haven law that exploit that, especially by sis point," said Matthew white rule to being vilified ating Monday which min allows caregivers to abandon children and playing on tensions between Cochrane of the internation as an autocrat. He and istries they would hold and teens as well as infants, officials said. the two opposition groups. al Red Cross. "There are Tsvangirai, 56, have been an announcement was A 44-year-old woman dropped off her Nine African leaders already more than 2 million enemies for a decade, and expected later this week. teenage nephew at Lincoln's BryanLGH including mediator people who don't have food, Tsvangirai has been jailed, Opposition leaders want the Medical Center West on Saturday, saying the President Thabo Mbeki of and that number is going to beaten, tortured and tried Home Affairs Ministry that boy had behavioral problems that she could South Africa witnessed the rise to 5 million, which is for treason - charges that would give them charge of n't handle anymore, Lincoln Police Chief Tom signing in a show of com about half the country's were dismissed in court. the police who have terror Casady said. The woman is the boy's legal mitment to the deal, which population, by the end of Under a complicated ized them and their sup guardian. the African Union is under the year." arrangement, Tsvangirai is porters this year, and The other boy was left at Immanuel writing. Mugabe's government the prime minister with Mugabe would retain the Medical Center in Omaha on Saturday, said Tanzania's President restricted the work of aid executive powers to chair a Defense Ministry. Alegent Health spokeswoman Kelly Grinnell. Jakaya Kikwete, chairman agencies in June, accusing new council of ministers Tsvangirai saluted mem of the African Union, voiced them of siding with the responsible for forming gov bers of parliament for their O.J. Simpson trial resumes the concern on many minds: opposition before a presi ernment policies. He is willingness to work across LAS VEGAS- O.J. Simpson's Las Vegas rob "Will it hold or will it not? dential runoff. The ban was deputy chairman of a party lines. "If you were my bery-kidnapping trial has resumed after the first That is the question," he lifted last month, but aid Cabinet of ministers that enemy yesterday, today we prosecution witness became ill on the stand. said. agencies say it takes time to Mugabe will head. are bound by the same Bruce Fromong had been on the witness stand Aid agencies welcomed gear up. The agreement provides patriotic duty," he said, call for several hours Monday before he pointed to the deal as a hopeful sign Mugabe, 84, has been in for 31 ministers - down ing on legislators to be his chest and indicated he didn't feel well. The they will be able to step up power since independence from 50-15 nominated by "driven by the hope of a sports memorabilia dealer is one of the alleged food deliveries to millions of in 1980 and went from Mugabe's party, 13 by new, better, brighter coun . victims in the case. people facing hunger. being praised as a liberator Tsvangirai and three by try" and the "hope of a new He has said he has previous heart attacks. "The food situation in who freed the former Mutambara. beginning." Paramedics examined Fromong at the court house but did not take him to a hospital. His attorney, Louis Schneider, says Fromong could resume testifying on Tuesday. A second witness began testifying Monday afternoon after Fromong left the stand. Texting may be cause of train crash
Associated Press As workers continued to clear the shuttled to the Chatsworth station, LOCAL NEWS tracks to restore full service, a small bypassing the tracks still being LOS ANGELES - Federal rail er number of commuters - many cleared of wreckage. Democrat asks to suspend tax on gas investigators said Monday they wary and emotional - returned to Regular commuters said the train INDIANAPOLIS - Democrat Jill Long would go to court to get an engi the rail line, where Mayor Antonio load was much lighter than usual. Thompson is repeating her call for neer's cell phone records to deter Villaraigosa tried to reassure them The National Transportation and Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels to temporarily mine if he was text messaging when the trains are safe. Safety Board said the commuter suspend Indiana's sales tax on gasoline as his commuter train slammed head "I want to dispel any fears about train, which carried 220 people fuel prices spike in the wake of Hurricane Ike. on into a freight locomotive, killing taking the train," he said. "Safety has Friday, rolled past stop signals at 42 But Daniels has said he doesn't have the 25 people. to be our No. 1 concern, and while mph and forced its way onto a track legal authority to do so. The investigation into Friday's fatal accidents can and do happen, taking where a Union Pacific freight was Long Thompson also wants to cap the gas Metrolink crash was also focusing on the train is still one of the safest and barreling toward it. NTSB board sales tax once the pump price reaches $2.75. whether signal lights worked proper fastest options for commuters." member Kitty Higgins said the com AAA's Daily Fuel Gauge Heport shows that ly and were synchronized with a con About a dozen bouquets were muter train engineer. who was lloosiers paid an average of $4.12 per gallon trol center where a dispatcher was strung the length of the loading plat among the 25 dead, had failed to of regular unleaded on Monday. That's up warned of a problem apparently only form at the Simi Valley station as stop at the final red signal. The crash from $4 per gallon Sunday. after the collision had occurred. passengers boarded buses and were also injured 138 people. ..------
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were destroyed by the storm. for her because she has drastically as other areas like There was some flooding [in experienced first-hand what southern Houston and Ideas StoriD eastern Houston], but no sig it is like to have family mem Galveston, she remained continued from page 1 continued from page I nificant damage." bers caught in fearful for Bath, who is from western a hurricane. friends and oped into a viabln product. astated much of Galveston, it Houston, said that she and "I was per family residing The crnativn idea category takes did not hit as strongly as her family were thankful the sonally affect "It's hardfor me to be in these areas. ideas that solve a problem. The At originally expected - it was hurricane had not caused any ed by up at school where "Spring has Your Service category takes the downgraded to a Category 2 major damage to her home. Hurricane everything is normal, not been affect concept most likely to result in a hurricane once it hit "My family was relieved Katrina ed as far as viabln sorvice organization. The Galveston Island, according that our house was spared," because I have while ifriends and water, but trees final catngory, Big Bucks, looks for to CNN. Bath said. a lot of family family] are at home have fallen and tho idna most likely to result in a Leaving Houston on Sun_day Bath said she thought in New in the midst of power has been viable company, gennrating profil'l was more of a challenge than Texas residents were better Orleans. It's cut off," she and new jobs. entering the city for Bath, prepared to respond to Ike an emotional destruction with no said. .Judges will determine the top however. Her flight from due to the devastation they experience air conditioning or Morgan also three ideas in each of the five cate Houston to Chicago was can saw others endure from whenever a electricity. " said her grand gories. $500 will bn awarded for celled, and she eventually Hurricanes Katrina and hurricane parents who first plaeo, $250 for second place, had to fly out Gustav. comes and I live in southern and $125 lilr third place in each of of San Antonio "If it hadn't always get a Elizabeth Morgan Houston and the live categories. in order to get been for those little scared' sophomore friends that The top 20 ideas submitted from back to cam "My family was storms, the and nervous attend the all categories will be invited to pus, she said. relieved that our state would not about it," University of eompete in the Elevator Pitch Bath also have mobilized Morgan said. Houston who Competition, where participants said that she house was spared. " as quickly as it Morgan said she first start have been under mandatory will have two minutes to sell their has some did, and it has ed keeping up with Ike's evacuation. idea to an invnstor. The top three friends in east Lorna Bath taken great progress last week. "It's hard for me to be up at winners of The Elevator Pitch ern Houston senior pains to evacu "Last week I was watching school where everything is Competition will receive an addi who decided to ate the coast as the news, and I saw that normal, while [friends and tional $1750 in prize money. stay as the much as possi there was a big storm that family] are at home in the The first training session for the storm first hit. ble," she said. was going to affect Houston," midst of destruction with no Ideas Challenge is Tuesday from 5 "(My family and I] called "The level of organization Morgan said. air conditioning or electrici to 7 p.m. at Legends. Management everyone we know to see how was impressive." Morgan is from Spring, ty," Morgan said. Proli1ssor Matt Bloom will present they were," Bath said. "Most Sophomore Elizabeth Texas about 30 miles north of a lecturn on "Bow Ideas Change people didn't have power or Morgan said that Ike has Houston - while her town Contact Becky Hogan at the World." phones lines ... and fences been particularly worrisome has not been affected as [email protected] Slaggert said she is looking for ward to the session. "We expect even more [stu dents) at the session ... Prof. Bloom has consistently won awards for tnaching so I'm sure the studnnts will come to hear him," shP said. Thn Ideas Challenge is currently open for n1gistrations. The dead line for entering the Ideas Challenge and Business Plan Competition is Oct. 6. Contact Puja Parikh at [email protected]
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NASDAQ 21 179.91 -81.36 NYSE 7,680.15 WASHINGTON - With S&P 500 1,192.70 -59.00 chaos rocking financial mar kets, John McCain assailed NIKKEI (Tokyo) 12,214.76 0.00 "greed and corruption" on FTSE 100 (London) 5,204.20 -114.20 Wall Street and promised to COMPANY %CHANGE $GAIN PRICE clean it up. while Barack AMER INTL GROUP INC (AIG) -60.79 -7.38 4.76 Obama blamed White House policies and said his oppo POWERSHARES (QQQ) -3.11 -1.35 42.08 nent would only deliver S&P DEP RECEIPTS (SPY) -4.76 -6.00 120.09 more of tho same. LEHMAN BROS HLD (LEH) -94.25 -3.44 0.21 The prnsidential candi dates struggled on Monday to seize control of the issue Treasuries voters say is most important 10-YEAR NOTE -6.62 -0.250 3.480 - the economy - with 13-WEEK BILL -44.52 -0.650 0.810 Republieans and Democrats 30-YEAR BOND -4.02 -0.174 4.152 alike saying the man who succeeds may well win the 5-YEAR NOTE -12.01 --0.355 2.601 election. Commodities However. in a dizzying day of speeches and statements, LIGHT CRUDE ($/bbl.) -5.47 95.71 neither White I louse hopeful GOLD ($/Troy oz.) +22.50 787.00 offered any fresh ideas for PORK BELLIES (cents/lb.) +1.85 88.15 turning things around. Instead eaeh relied on the same vague, though vastly Exchange Rates different, pitches he has YEN 104.3300 sounded over the past few EURO 0.7019 months for lixing what ails 1.0683 the country. CANADIAN DOLLAR And they didn't emphasize BRITISH POUND 0.5559 that they are part of the Congress that has done little to head off the crisis. McCain is a four-term Arizona sena tor, Obama a first-termer from Illinois. IN BRIEF Bemoaning "the most seri ous financial crisis since the AP Great Depression," Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson briefs reporters on the troubled economy Feds give housing relief to Ike victims Democrat Obama faulted Monday at the White House in Washington. WASHINGTON - The federal government Republican McCain's domes will offer a three month moratorium on tic policy agenda as the same multiple causes. find a message that res pain has trickled up - from mortgage foreclosures that are insured by as President Bush's- "one Home loans became more onates with anxious voters the struggles of hardworking the Federal Housing Authority to residents that says we should just stick affordable a few years ago who are fretting about their Americans on Main Street to living in Texas and Louisiana disaster our heads in the sand and when the Federal Reserve retirement nest eggs, home the largest firms of Wall areas. ignore economic problems kept interest rates low. mortgages and job security. Street." This is one of several disaster assistance until they spiral into crises." Politicians of all stripes As different as their poli McCain's words were sym programs the federal department of McCain declared in a new encouraged home owner cies are, they were united in pathetic as well. Housing and Urban Development will offer, TV ad, "Our economy is in ship. But lightly regulated their message to voters: It's "America is in a crisis according to the administration. crisis. Only proven reformers financial outfits began slicing not your fault. today," he said - then In addition, the federal government plans John McCain and Sarah and dicing the resulting Courting working class added: "The economic crisis to give state and local governments feder Palin can fix it"- though he mortgages into securities voters who gave him grief in is not the fault or· the ally guaranteed loans to rehabilitate hous also told voters in and selling them to the Democratic primary, American people. Our work ing, and for public infrastructure repair Jacksonville, Fla., "The fun investors. Obama sounded an !-feel ers are the most innovative, and economic development. damentals of our economy Eventually, it all began col your-pain note. the hardest working, the are strong." lapsing, prices dropped, peo Obama lamented best skilled, the most pro Ike will cause 'pinch' for consumers While presidents - and ple started losing their Republican policies over ductive, the most competitive WASHINGTON - President Bush warned candidates of the party occu homes and Wall Street went eight years that he said in the world .... But they are Monday that people will face a "pinch" at pying the White House - into a spin. "encouraged outsized bonus being threatened today ... the pump because of Hurricane Ike's dis often take credit for good This is the baekdrop with es to CEOs while ignoring because of greed and cor ruption of energy production, as mapy con economies and try to avoid some seven weeks left in the middle-class Americans" ruption that some engaged sumers already grappling with the high blame for bad ones, financial campaign, and both Obama and said: "Instead of pros in on Wall Street and we price of gasoline have seen costs soar since crises nearly always have and McCain are trying to perity trickling down, the have got to fix it." the storm made landfalL Bush said the hurricane's toll on refiner ies and pipelines is creating "an upward pressure on price" on people. "There's going to be a pinch," Bush said after a briefing on hurricane recovery Lehman Brothers files bankruptcy efforts. "I wish it wasn't the case, but it is." Associated Press seek court protection. The credit cri the firm helped finance construction sis has caused global banks to write of the Pennsylvania Railroad, among Gold, silver retain value during crisis NEW YORK - Lehman Brothers, a down more than $300 billion in asset others. NEW YORK - Gold prices managed a 158-year-old investment bank value since last year, and caused the Chairman and Chief Executive lackluster rally Monday as Lehman choked by the credit crisis and shotgun sales of Merrill Lynch & Co. Richard S. Fuld, who joined Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy and the sale of Merrill falling real estate values, filed for and Bear Stearns Cos. as a college student in 1969 and was Lynch battered stocks and boosted the Chapter 11 protection in the biggest Lehman's bankruptcy filing marks the longest serving CEO on Wall allure of safe-haven assets. Silver also rose. bankruptcy filing ever on Monday the end of a Wall Street firm that Street, now has the dubious task of Other commodities traded mixed, with and said it was trying to sell off key started the U.S. cotton trade before winding down the company's $639 crude oil plunging more than $5 a barrel business units. tho Civil War and financed the rail billion of assets. lt has about 25,000 and most agriculture futures trading higher. The filing was made in the U.S. roads that built a nation. employees worldwide, joining the After more than a week of sharp declines, Bankruptcy Court in the Southern The eompany's roots began in 1844 swell of unemployed bankers and gold found a few buyers Monday as District of New York by Lehman when Henry Lehman immigrated traders hurt by the eredit erisis. investors scrambled for safe places to put Brothers Holdings Inc., the bank's from Rimpar, Germany, to Alabama, Many Lehman employees seen their money after Lehman Brothers holding company. The ease had been where he established a dry goods entering its headquarters in midtown Holdings Inc. filed for bankruptcy protec assigned to Judge James M. Peek. store that catered to local cotton Manhattan tueked their chins down tion and Merrill Lynch & Co. was sold to Lehman fell under the weight of farmers in Montgomery. Lehman to avoid talking to the media and Bank of America Corp - stunning develop $60 billion in soured real estate Brothers evolved from merchandis others who had lined up behind ments that radically altered the U.S. finan holdings, and the credit market's ing to a commodities broker, and metal barriers in front of the build cial world. dislocation ultimately forced it to then later into underwriting where ing. ------
page 8 The Observer + INTERNATIONAL NEWS Tuesday, September 16, 2008 Crutnble sparks int'l reactions Race for Israeli protection at a Tokyo court its local unit to suspend Associated Press after the 158-year-old firm operations. TOKYO - Asian stock mar filed for Chapter 11 bank South Korea's financial kets tumbled Tuesday amid ruptcy in New York on regulator also said it had P.M. spot ongoing growing fnars of a global Monday. suspended some operations financial crisis as investors The storied New York of two local units of Lehman reacted to the demise of two investment bank, crippled by Brothers. Olmert's replacement as top Kadima party of Wall Street's biggest $60 billion in soured real Share prices in Tokyo fell names, Lehman Brothers estate holdings, was unable across the board, with bank leader to be chosen in Wednesday elections and Merrill Lynch. to lind an investment partner ing issues taking a particu Japan's benchmark Nikkei to throw it a lifeline despite larly hard hit in the wake of "In the political arena, the 225 index was down 5.3 per a ll urry of last-minute nego Lehman's collapse. Investors Associated Press lower the profile you maintain, cent to 11,560.66 in mid tiations over the weekend. unloaded shares in major JERUSALEM -A popular for the less you are perceived as a afternoon trading, while Investors were further Japanese banks listed as eign minister hoping to become threat," Livni said in a recent Hong Kong's blue-chip liang shaken by the equally stun some of the biggest lenders, Israel's first female leader in interview with Israeli daily Seng Index shed 5. 7 percent. ning news that Merrill Lynch, including Aozora Bank, more than three decades Yediot Ahronot. "It is accepted Both markets - Asia's two one of the world's most Mizuho Financial Group and squares off against a tough as being more in the national biggest - had been elosed famous brokerages, sought Shinsei Bank. talking military man interest, less politically motivat for holidays on Monday, to avoid a similar fate with a Aozora, a midsize Tokyo Wednesday when the ruling ed, and therefore you are capa when news 11rst broke about $50 billion transaction to based bank, lost more than party picks a new chief to ble of moving processes for the dramatic events on Wall become part of Bank of 19 percent, even as the com replace Prime Minister Ehud ward." Street. America Corp. pany in a statement sought Olmert. Mofaz takes a much tougher Across tlw region, markets The crisis appeared to be to reassure markets that its The Kadima Party called the line in negotiations, demanding were all deep in the red. far from over. American net exposure could be election as Olmert is being the Palestinians fulfill a series S o u t h K o f!~ a 's K o s p i was Insurance Group, the world's reduced to less than $25 mil forced from ofiice by a corrup of conditions before final peace down 5.4 percent, Taiwan's largest insurer, was fighting lion compared with the wide tion scandal. talks can take place. Ile also is benchmark was ofT 4. 7 per for its survival after down ly reported figure of $463 Whoever is chosen as party more willing to order military cent and China's Shanghai grades from major credit million. leader has a good chance of action in times of crisis. index was down 3.2 percnnt. rating firms. adding pressure Mizuho Financial Group, becoming the next prime minis "The Arab states know that Japan's c1~ntral bank on to AIG as it seeks billions of Inc., with a $289 million loan ter, charged with dealing with when I am prime minister, my Tuesday injoetod 2.5 trillion dollars to strengthen its bal to Lehman, fell more than 10 Iran's nuclear ambitions, over determination, my tenacity, my yen ($24 billion) into money ance sheet. percent. Shinsei was down seeing peace talks and shaping assertiveness in the face of markets and issued a state Seiehi Miura, strategist at almost 16 percent. relations with Israel's most threats will be very significant," ment vowing to take meas Mitsubishi UFJ Securities in Australia's banks, includ important ally, the United Mofaz told Yediot. "Along with ures to maintain stability in Tokyo, said already weak ing ComJ.IIOnwealth Bank of States. that, I will be able to achieve tho country's l'inancial mar investor sentiment' has been Australia, ANZ Banking The race pits Foreign Minister peace with them and also begin knts. Cabirwt ministers, badly shaken by Lehman. lle Group and National Australia Tzipi Livni - a rising political a dialogue of give and take. For along with the central bank predicted extremely volatile Bank Ltd., were all hit hard. star hoping to become the sec this you need strong leadership chief, wen~ also holding an markets ahead. In Seoul, South Korean ond female prime minister in that is able to make decisions emergency mnnting. "Th1~ market just hasn't banks extended losses. Top Israel's history after Golda Meir and that has decisions in the "Thn Bank of Japan will been able to shake off an lender Kookmin Bank shares - against Shaul Mofaz, a for past. I was there. lied soldiers." carefully monitor recent sit overall downward trend," he declined 8 percent while mer military chief and defense In June, Mofaz roiled world uations surrounding the U.S. said. Hana Financial Group shares minister who says he is the per oil markets when he reportedly l'inaneial institutions and On Wall Street Monday, the fell 10 percent. fect choice to lead this security said Israel would have "no their influences. and will Dow Jones industrial aver In Hong Kong, major bank obsessed country. choice" but to attack Iran if continuo to strive to ens.ure age fell more than 500 IISBC lost 4.4 percent, and The differences are as much diplomatic efforts to end smooth settlement of funds points, or 4.4 percent, to leading mainland Chinese about substance as style. Tehran's nuclear program fail. and maintain stability in 10,917.51 - its worst point lender ICBC plummeted 7. 7 As Israel's lead negotiator in During the current campaign, l'inancial markets through drop since after the percent. peace talks with the he has said Israel should measures such as appropri September 11, 2001, terror Hong Kong government Palestinians, Livni, a lawyer resume its practice of assassi ate morwy market opera attacks. officials said they were keep and former agent in the Mossad nating Barnas leaders in the tions," central bank Gov. European markets also ing a close eye on the mar spy agency, is eager to continue Gaza Strip. Masaaki Shirakawa said. sank Monday, with Britain's kets. the low-decibel diplomatic "The choice between Mofaz The dollar also got hit, FTSE-1 00 share index falling "We know Hong Kong has a efforts. She says she hopes and Tzipi Livni is for the Israeli falling to I 04.43 yen early 3.9 percent and France's good monitoring system in diplomatic efforts to halt Iran's public really a choice between Tuesday artornoon in Asia CAC-40 down 3. 7 percent. place. I believe all monitor nuclear program prevail, opting from the use of military from mid-1 07 yen levels The Tokyo Stock Exchange ing agencies will make sure though she says all options are force in dealing with the con before ttw wenkend. halted securities and deriva trading is conducted smooth on the table. And she has flict, as against the use of diplo In Tokyo, the Japanese unit tives trading by Lehman ly today," said Chan Ka forged a warm \YOrking rela macy," said Varon Ezrahi, a of Lehman Brothers Holdings Brothers a day after Japan's keung, secretary for i'inan tionship with Secretary of State political scientist at the Hebrew Inc. rnquested bankruptcy finaneial watchdog ordered cial services and treasury. Condoleezza Hice. University in Jerusalem. Pope: Accept death 'at the hour chosen by God' Benedict XVI speaks to disabled, sick and dying at visit to Lourdes
the trip to lay out the church's distance between religious Associated Press opposition to rampant materi practir;,e and the public LOUIWES. France - People alism in modern life and recog sphere. must acenpt dnath at "tho hour nition of divorced Catholics' Francois Bayrou, a centrist chosen by God," Pope Benedict new marriages. politician, has said he had XVI told ailing pilgrims Monday The pontiff also urged more reservations about Sarkozy in an anti-euthanasia message room for religion in society, a inviting the pope to the presi at Lourdes, the shrine that topic that renewed long-sim dential Elysee Palace because draws the desperate, sick and mering debate in France about it is a symbol of the French dying. its historic separation of Hepublic. Bayrou is a Catholic At the chilly open-air service church and state - so staunch who showed up for Sunday outside the sanctuary reputed that schoolchildren cannot Mass at Lourdes. for its curative spring water, wear Muslim head scarves or Despite the political debate some faithful lay on gurneys, large crosses around their that erupted during the trip, tucked into quilts and com necks in public schools. the main purpose of Benedict's forters. i\ fow brHatlwd with In a traditionally Roman visit was to mark the 150th oxygen tanks. The 81-ynar-old Catholic country with a dwin anniversary of visions of the pontiff administered the sacra dling churchgoing population Virgin Mary to a Lourdes peas ment of tho siek to 10 pnople, and a growing Muslim commu ant girl, 14-year-old most in wheelchairs, gently nity, conservative President Bernadette Soubirous, who was anointing tlwir foreheads and Nicolas Sarkozy has argued later named a saint. · palms with oil. that dialogue with religious The shrine in the foothills of While sovcral European groups should play a greater the French Pyrenees draws 6 eountri1~s pnrmit euthanasia, role in national decisions and million pilgrims a year, many of the Vatican vehemently main debate - a subject on which whom believe that Lourdes' tains that life must continue to he and Benedict found common spring water has the power to its natural nnd. The pope said ground. heal and even work miraeles. in his homily that the ill should Julien Dray, the spokesman Maryse Bargain, a 48-year pray to find "tho gracn to of the opposition Socialists, old woman from the Brittany accept, without fear or hitter complained that the stances region of northwest France, ness, to leaw this world at the that Benediet repeated in was among those praying for hour chosen by God." Lourdes wen~ "fundamentalist" healing. She expressed hope Tho Mass closed thn pope's and "closed to the evolutions that the pope, "someone else or AP four-day trip to Franen, his Iirst taking place in the church." the Virgin" might help cure the Pope Benedict XVI gives communion during a special Mass to tho country since b1~coming During the visit, he said, blindness she has suffered for the sick in front of the Basilica of the Rosary, In Lourdes, pontiff' in 2005. Benedict used Sarkozy "did not put enough from since birth. France, Monday. ,------~------~-~----
Tuesday, September 16, 2008 The Observer + NATIONAL NEWS page 9 ELECTION 2008 Cere111ony planned Palin unlikely to cooperate for new Minn. bridge
McCain spokesman says Palin won't speak with investigators wasn't finished until1967. Associated Press When the new span opens MINNEAPOLIS - State at 5 a.m. Thursday, the Associated Press troopers will lead a slow, troopers will line up across ANCHORAGE, Alaska - somber procession of the lanes at each end, allow Gov. Sarah Palin is unlikely to motorists across the ing traffic to line up behind speak with an independent Mississippi River early them. Once construction bar counsel hired by Alaska law Thursday to _mark the open ricades are removed, the makers to review the firing of ing of the new bridge replac troopers will slowly drive her public safety commission ing one that collapsed and across the bridge, allowing er. a spokesman for killed 13 people last year. commuters to follow them. Republican presidential can With the hum of construc Gov. Tim Pawlenty said the didate John McCain said tion equipment behind them, arrangement is meant more Monday. government officials gath for safety than ceremony. Spokesman Ed Q'Callaghan ered Monday to announce the "We're not going to have a said he has not spoken with opening and unveil the race or a rush for people to Palin, but she was "unlikely design of a permanent be the first to drive across to cooperate" with the memorial to the dead and the bridge," he said. inquiry "as long as it remains 145 injured. Andy Gannon, whose car tainted." "Getting this bridge built plunged 42 feet when the old Democrats charged that the and getting it built quickly I-35W bridge fell into the McCain campaign· was trying will help heal a wound, but it river, said he wants to be to stall the investigation. will never heal the pain from among the first to cross. He "The partisan presidential AP last August," said U.S. recently found the crumpled campaign of McCain/Palin Edward O'Callaghan, left, and Megan Stapleton, spokesper Transportation Secretary directions from his trip that has interfered and is picking Mary Peters. "These lanes tragic day - a route that partisan targets to smear in sons with the McCain campaign, answer questions during a will forever be sacred was to take him to a wake for order to make this investiga news conference in Anchorage, Alaska, Monday. because ofthe 13 people who a friend's father. He will fol tion look like something it gation, alleging that public was a trip Monegan planned lost their lives here." low those directions isn't," said Patti Higgins, statements by the chairman to Washington in July to seek The new concrete span for Thursday. chairwoman of the Alaska of the Senate Judiciary federal money for investigat Interstate 35W includes high "For me, I have to complete Democratic Party. "Rather Committee. Democratic state ing and prosecuting sexual tech sensors and backup fea where I was going," he said. than cooperating with the Sen. Hollis French, indicated assault cases. tures lacking in the 40-year The memorial to the col investigation, the Republican the probe was politically In a July 7 e-mail, John old steel truss bridge it lapse will be in a nearby presidential campaign is motivated. Katz, the governor's special replaces. The $234 million park. A fountain will be sur doing everything it can to French said Sept. 2 that the counsel, noted two problems bridge was fast-tracked to rounded by 13 steel I-beams, stall and smear." results of the investigation with the trip: the governor restore the major each engraved with the name O'Callaghan also said he could constitute an "October hadn't agreed the money Minneapolis artery, a traffic of one of the dead. Mayor did not know whether Palin's surprise" for the McCain should be sought, and the route that accounted for R. T. Rybak said a $1 million husband, Todd, would chal campaign. He later apolo request "is out of sequence 140,000 trips a day. fundraising campaign will lenge a subpoena issued gized for the remark, but with our other appropriations "Out of mind-numbing finance the construction and Friday to compel his coopera Palin's lawyer has said the requests and could put a tragedy has come an engi upkeep of the memorial. tion. Thomas Van Flein, the biased impression it created strain on the evolving rela neering marvel," said Rep. The National Palins' lawyer. who has can't be undone. tionship between the Jim Oberstar, a Minnesota Transportation Safety Board accepted service of the sub The McCain campaign says .Governor and Sen. Stevens." Democrat and head of the plans to discuss its findings poena, did not return mes it can prove Monegan was Monegan was fired four House Transportation on what caused the bridge sages seeking comment. The fired in July because of days later. Committee. "Out of the rub collapse at a public hearing governor herself has not been insubordination on budget In the weeks since, it has ble of the failing of a bridge in Washington in November. subpoenaed, but the issues, and not because he emerged that the Palins and has come a lesson for the In January, NTSB Chairman Legislature's investigator, refused to fire a state trooper her staff repeatedly had con future of bridge engineering Mark Rosenker said a design Steve Branchflower, has said who went through a nasty tacted Monegan expressing and construction." error was "the critical fac he hopes to speak with her divorce from Palin's sister. their dismay at the continued The builders are in line for tor" in the collapse, pointing about the firing of Public Monegan said Monday that employment of Trooper Mike a bonus of up to $27 million to too-thin gusset plates that Safety Commissioner Walt Palin never complained to Wooten, who divorced Palin's for completing the project helped connect the bridge's Monegan. him about his performance. sister in 2005. The following more than three months steel beams. Palin and her husband "In my time as a commis year, Wooten was suspended early. Minnesota The NTSB has also focused campaigned Monday in sioner, the governor has for five days based on com Transportation Commissioner on the weight of construction Colorado and Ohio. Palin also never talked to me about plaints filed by the Palins, Tom Sorel said the contractor materials that were on the planned appearances complaints about my efforts," including that he drank in his must complete some minor bridge for a resurfacing proj Tuesday in Ohio. Monegan said. patrol car, used a Taser on work before the award size is ect. Palin initially said she wel To that end, the campaign his 10-year-old stepson and determined. Gannon said he has full comed the inquiry. But after released a series of e-mails 'illegally shot a moose: • The new bridge was com confidence in the new she became McCain's running detailing the frustration sev A bipartisan panel of the pleted 11 months after work bridge's safety. mate on Aug. 29 her lawyer eral Palin administration offi Legislature voted unanimous began and about 13 months "There will be a lot of eyes sought to have the three ci~ls experienced in dealing ly to authorize an investiga after the collapse. In con on this bridge," he said. "For member state Personnel with Monegan. The "last tion into the circumstances of trast, work on the original something to go wrong, I just Board take over the investi- straw," the campaign said, Monegan's firing. bridge began in 1964 and don't see it." Ike blamed for Midwest deaths, blackout Hurricane remnants leave millions without power over weekend
porarily shutting down About 40 Indiana National Associated Press Cincinnati's main airport during Guard troops were activated CINCINNATI- Midwest resi the weekend. Sunday to assist with the evacua dents cleared debris from their Flooding was expected this tion of about 5,000 residents from yards Monday as crews worked week in several towns in flooded parts of Munster, a town to restore electricity to millions of Missouri, which experienced along the Illinois border. customers left without power by widespread flooding in MarciL "We've never had flooding like a weekend of violent storms High water on the Mississippi this," town manager Tom caused by the remnants of River was expected to close a DeGiulio said. Hurricane Ike. riverfront street later this week in Evacuees who spent the night The storms. the latest in a bru front of St. Louis' famed Gateway in a shelter at a Munster school tal summer that has slammed Arch. said Monday that the water rose parts of the region with severe In Arnold, Mo., sandbag walls quickly. flooding, brought Ike's total death erected to protect several homes "The water was nothing but a toll to at least 39 in 10 states from from the March flooding were trickle in the middle of the street the Gulf Coast to the Ohio Valley. never taken down, and should and by the time we decided what As Ike faded and headed off withstand a new round, City to do it was too late," said George toward the northeast, combining Manager Matthew Unrein said. Polv_ich, who was rescued by with a weather system that "The old-timers knew it was boat. "There was, like, three feet arrived from the west, it dumped wise to leave the sandbags," he of water." as much as 6 to 8 inches of rain said. About 2 million homes and on parts of Indiana, Illinois and The Missouri River is likely to businesses across Ohio, and thou Missouri. It spawned a tornado in reach more'than 11 feet above sands more in Indiana, Arkansas, AP Arkansas that damaged several flood stage in Missouri's St. Missouri, Pennsylvania and New Lorain firefighters and EMT personnel work to free a woman trapped buildin_,gs, and delivered hurri Charles County, threatening York were without power inside a car underneath storm debris in Lorain, Ohio, Sunday. The cane-force wind to Ohio, tern- seven private levees, officials said. Monday. rescue crews worked at the scene for more than an hour. ~------~------
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page I 0 IEWPOINT Tuesday, September 16, 2008 THE OBSERVER The fine print P.O. Box n9. Notre Dame, IN 46556 024 South Dining Hall, Notre Dame. IN 46556 Sinee 1982, Kennesaw, an Atlanta lawful purposes, such as self-defense firearm in the home be disassembled, EDITOR IN CHIEF suburb, has required every head of a within the home." The dissenters or disabled by a trigger loek, at all Chris Hine household to own a gun and ammuni argued that the Amendment protects times. But the ruling left the door open
MANAGING EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER tion, with an exemption for those who only the right to possess and carry a for restrictive regulation rather than Jay Fitzpatrick John Donovan conscientiously object. One effeet of the firearm in connection with militia serv prohibition. Th.e Court said the Second enactment was ice. The ruling, however, did not settle Amendment "does not protect those AssT. MANAGING EDITOR: Katie Kohler the appearanee of much beyond that point. weapons not typically possessed by AssT. MANAGING EDITOR: Deirdre Krasula yard signs: "[T]he Second Amendment," said the law-abiding citizens for lawful purpos
NtWS EDITOR: Jenn Metz "Never Mind the Court, "codified a pre-existing right" es, such as short-barreled shotguns." Dog-Beware of which developed in England as a pro The Court also noted approvingly the VIEWPOINT EmTOR: Kara King Owner." Another tection against government. "[Tihe "longstanding prohibitions on the pos· SPORTS EDITORS: Dan Murphy was that the. Stuart Kings Charles II and James II," session of firearms by felons and the Rill Brink Kennesaw crime said Scalia, suppressed political dissent mentally ill, or laws forbidding the ear· SCENE EDITOR: Analise Lipari rate dropped and "in part by disarming their opponents. rying of lirearms in sensitive places SAINT MARY'S EDITOR: Liz llarter remains well .... [Tihe Catholic James II had such as schools and government build PHOTO EDITOR: Jessica Lee below the nation Dr. Charles ordered ... disarmaments of [Protestant] ings, or laws imposing conditions and al average. regions." The English Bill of Rights of qualifications on the commercial sale of GRAPHICS EDITOR: Mary Jesse Rice What brings 1689, the predecessor of the Second arms." ADVERTISING MANAGER: Maddie Boyer Kennesaw to Right or Amendment, reacted by providing The gun issue is far from settled. The AD DESIGN MANAGER: Mary Jesse mind is Distriet of Wrong? "That the subjects whieh are District of Columbia reactod to Heller CONTROLLER: Stacey Gill Columbia v. Protestants may have arms for their by imposing a regulation practically as SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR: Mike Moriarity Heller, decided defense suitable to their conditions and restrictive as the one the Court struek last June, the Supreme Court's first in· as allowed by law." This was, said the down. A new appoal is underway. The OFFICE MANAGER & GENERAL INFO (5/'4) 631-7471 depth examination of the Second Court, "clearly an individual right, hav Supreme Court has held that most of FAX Amendment. 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Viewpoint Mary Jesse Hate it I don't care Francois de La Rochefoucauld Lauren author Brauweiler I don't have a Facebook Vote by Thursday at 5 p.m. at www.ndsmcobserver.com THE OBSERVER Tuesday, September 16, 2008 IEWPOINT page 11 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The clam.p down on football gam.es Revelry, not Our Dearest Gus. alcohol only makes people louder and more debaucher We wholeheartedly support your stance on the soul ous, thus preventing God from hearing those who are vulgarity endangering occurrences, which surface around the fes praying in the Stadium. tivities of Notre Dame football. We, too, have a few sug As always, we wish to thank all the alumni for reading "Therefore let no one judge you in matters of food and gestions to refocus our festivals towards Catholic values The Observer and providing feedback as how not to "get drink or with respect to a festival, a new moon, or Sabbath of chastity and fortitude. First, student<; should not be it up" but instead to lift our souls upwards to heaven. days," Colossians 2:16. I write this piece in reference to the able to paint themselves. Painting leaves skin uncovered Viewpoint article published in The Observer on Sept. 15, enticing us into lusting after the flesh. Enough with Liz Crosby titled "Bad Game Day Behavior a Disgrace to Football scantily clad girls! Habits for all girls attending the senior Tradition." While I do respect your opinion, I disagree with game! It's not only classy but very slimming. As for the off campus various critiques you made in regards to my actions and my boys, only University-approved shirts should be allowed Thomas Rivas character. within the festival. Nobody should be allowed to go up senior First, in defense of a few well respected ladies with whom for pushups after a score. Boys shouldn't touch girls and off campus I associate: these ladies were simply enjoying the com girls shouldn't touch boys until the holy vows of matri Kathryn Florack mencement of the 2008 Notre Dame Football season. While mony are recited. And guys touching guys and girls junior they may have been dressed in slightly less clothing than touching girls? Abominable! Before entering the stadi off campus average females, it would have been unfortunate if they um, every spectator should be breathalyzed; after all Sept. 15 stained their clothing with blue, green, or gold paint. It is a college football tradition to apply paint of a school's colors on game day and should be no different at an institution like Notre Dame. In addition, I am personally offended at the comment regarding the writing on my back. It seems wrong to single Glory of tradition still alive out one student for advertising the words roughly para phrased as "Suck This," when our entire student body can I must say that after reading Gus Zuehlke's article ("Bad game day behavior disgraces football tradi be heard chanting "Suck it (Insert team name)" on any tion," Sept. 15), I am a little confused about which university he attended back in the late 1970's that was given home football weekend. I feel that if you choose to such a virtuous utopia compared to the University of Notre Dame and its students today. No, I wasn't alive criticize me for my body art, you must also criticize the when Mr. Zuehlke attended the university, but my father graduated in '75, and the parents of my friends thousands of fans participating in this popular chant. While were in attendance at the same time as Zuehlke - so I've heard the stories. you state that alumni greeted me with a nervous reaction, I Zuehlke comments on the "degeneration of what was once a festival we could celebrate without endan bring to light the plethora of guests of our beautiful campus gering our souls". He implores that the student body to "drink but not get drunk," and yet, while he who requested pictures of me with themselves or their chil attended the University, kegs made their way into the Stadium via ropes pulled along the outer walls. I dren, as well as those greeting me with friendly smiles and am sure that the virtuous student body, which he implies attended the University at the time, was not high-fives. drinking to get drunk. After all, people who do not want to get drunk usually cannot wait until after a You also referenced my use of the phrase "Get it up," game to resume drinking. I am afraid I cannot comment on how lewd people were at games; I'll be honest which a number of my fellow students have brought to my - I have no idea. But combing through the yearbooks of the late 1970's for a project I recently worked attention has certain vile connotations. In no way was this on, I came across the following photographs in tho~e yearbooks: 1. A snow "sculpture" created on ·campus phrase used as a sexual reference or anything of the sort. in the shape of a middle finger aimed at the golden dome. 2. A sign at a local movie theater showing the The phrase is a common request of fans to raise their voic movie title "Deep Throat XXX". (On a side note, it is a funny picture since there is a trash can in front of es and emotions (and nothing else) for the team that they the theater bearing the sign "Keep it Clean.") There were other photos as well, but I'll leave them to your support. Any other interpretation of what I meant by this imagination. statement is both far-fetched and incorrect. To me, Notre Do these images portray a student body devoid of lewdness? Now I hope you won't get the picture that I Dame football transcends ordinary, earthly festivals. and I am berating the student body during the late 1970's. Actually, I applaud them for having what seems to would like to enjoy each of these blessed days to the fullest be a fun-loving attitude while remaining serious enough in their studies to prepare themselves to make a extent. difference in the world. Nor am I condoning the behavior of those current students who "cross the line." While I do apologize for "endangering others' souls," as Just don't claim that today's students are "prostituting" the Notre Dame Football tradition because a few you contend, I believe myself and those around me were students act out. Today's student body embodies the same Notre Dame spirit which has characterized simply enjoying ourselves while getting excited for a prom previous student bodies at this university over the past 166 years- the same Notre Dame spirit which ising season of Fighting Irish Football. Rather than intrud impressed ESPN magazine enough to name us the No. 1 "Most Spirited Student Body" in college football ing on others' weekends, I believe I was simply motivating in an August 2008 issue. When it comes down to it, Mr. Zuehlke, the student body hasn't changed- only others around me to cheer as loud as possible on opening your perception has. day for our beloved Irish. Respectfully, Kevin J. Gleason alumnus Rameez Tase Class of 2008 sophomore Sept. 15 Stanford Hall Sept. 15 GUEST CARTOONIST jOEY HERZOG Hmm ... What's thisl! THE OBSERVER page 12 CENE Tuesday, September 16, 2008 By ANALISE LIPARI Scene Ediwr I can't lie - I feol kind of liko a ceiPI>rity right now. No, it's not because I'm being stalked by paparazzi lurking in the shrubberins outside my dorm. Nor do I suddonly have the desire to start adopting children from as-yet unnamed devnloping nations. Or to intends to concentrate on, givn those c:hildrrm names like "Pilot fringe science. That is the study Inspnktor." (He ally . .Jason Lee from Like at least one other J.J. of mind control, the existence of "My Nanw is 1\arl'!" Heally?) Abrams television program, this UFO's, human resurrection, and No, I'm feeling slightly - to sort one's pilot episode begins in a various other strange events of quote one or my favorite "Project plane - a plane in a storm - a are planned to form the back Hunway" mntestants, Blayne Walsh plane in a storm with lots bone of. the series. It also - "eeleb-u-lieious" beeause of the screaming passengers. This appears that an overarching swent celebrity swag that I've bnen other show, of course, is the story featuring an evil corpora getting since I took this Sc:ene Editor spectacularly popular and con tion will take precedence every gig last month. sistently disappointing "Lost." few episodes. Swag, for those of you who arnn't The plot for "Fringe'' starts Most of the series action will addic:ted to watching awards shows with a mysterious disease that take place in Boston~ though on telnvision. is commonly defined has killed every single passen the pilot episode also traveled •'.·· ..· as "sweet stuff." Lots and lots of ger on a transatlantic flight. to Iraq and the depths of the II)::~· swnnt stuff. in raet, is often tucked The FBI and the CIA are sent to human dream state. · ·" into eutn littlfl baskets for presen clear up the mess. · · With ominous floating letters tnrs at banquets and award cflre Through this we are intro at every location, J .J. Abrams monins in thn llollyood hills. You duced to the main character, .once again proclaimed his fas might notice that I'm not handing Olivia Dunham, portrayed by cination With CGI block text. anyone a Best Supporting Actor relative newcomer to American The savior of this premier Osc:ar. so what gives? television, Anna Torv. Though epif?ode was both the series To the studios/networks/record she has mostly worked outside potential; and the humor which labels, it's marketing. In a recent of America, she landed a lead was very welcome and thor letter I rnefdved from none other role in the biggest show of Fox's oughly enjoyable. than the Fox Network, .1 ..1. Abrams fall lineup. So there must be The quick·witted characters personally drafted this greeting: something about Anna Torv that always had a wise crack about "Dear funny. intnlligent, attractive J .J. Abrams liked. the strange events they· were collngn journalist." I was sold imme Some fans ml'l.y remember experiencing. The casting diately. other Abrams female leads such choices, albeit very traditional. (lley- his name's on the letter, so as Kerri Russell in "Felicity" seemed compelling and worth lw obviously wrott~ the text. Okay, it and Jennifer Gather in a fairly taking a risk on. The massive was stamped on thn lettnr. And that popular show titled "Alias." cast of "Lost" successfully letter was most likely printed by an Another welcome addition to developed chemistry and intern. I>Plails, dc~tails.) this cast is "Dawson's Creek" "Fringe" should he no different. The point, though, is that the folks alum Joshua Jackson, and the Though delightfully creepy, at Fox want me. 1\ditor or Scene, to mad Steward of Gondor, John and filled to the brink with fan plug their nnw lineup of shows. In Noble, from "The Heturn of the tastic potential, the inconsistent particular. thny'vn been sending me King." The three work well acting, sloppy fake beards, and box after box of w~ar for their nnw together and will most likely be oddly chosen effects might take sei-fi. J ..I. Abrams-produced series, what keeps the show afloat for away from the shows potential "Fringe." the weaker portions of the first success and longevity. J .J. Admittedly, I hadn't given the season. Abrams knows how to create a show mueh thought prior to the The first few minutes of the hit show and "Fringe" no doubt onslaught of publicity materials. I show were thfl most disappoint will be a new series to watch. havn a high tolcranee for science ing. The characters seem Despite a weak $10,000,000 fiction, but a low tolerance for Fox. I almost unaffected by the pilot, the show should return also havn a high tolerance for bizarre occurrences surround· with a strong second episode. .Joshua Jackson, also known as ing them and are more interest~ Fox has not been known for giv Pacey Witter from "Dawson's ed in exploring a love connec ing its shows a second chance, Creek." onn of the stars of "Fringe." tion, a weak story line that for but through word of mouth and My decision was made, however, some reason was deemed nee~ hopefully minor improvements, when I found two humble card essary in this premier episode. "Fringe" could be the "X-Files" board boxns sitting next to the Cliche upon cliche include for a new generation of those Scene desk. In the first box were mad geniuses, and their sarcas seeking the weird and the fan four difTnrcmt promotional posters. tic, bitter, troubled. yet charm tastical. In the otlwr. I found a hodge-podge ing and lovable sons. 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Contact Analise Lipari at [email protected] THE OBSERVER page 13 CENE Tuesday, September 16, 2008 By RYAN RAFFIN is a modern punk album in the vein of almost impossible to resist the urge The '59 Sound Scene Writer contemporary groups like Against Me!, to replay the song. who have found both critical and com One of the most appealing aspects The Gaslight Anthem Has any band in recent memory put mercial success. of the Gaslight Anthem is their lyri out as much quality music in as little a The album kicks off with the one-two cal continuity - the repeated men Label: SideOneDummy time as the Gaslight Anthem? punch of "Great Expectations" and the tions of cars, girls named Mary or In the last 16 months, they've pro title track. If there were any doubts Maria, and dancing. This doesn't let Recommended Tracks: "Great duced two full-length albums and an EP, about the accessibility of the music, up on "The '59 Sound", and though expectations," "Miles Davis and the with not one bad song to be found in they should be shattered here. Catchy it's not overbearing, fans will notice their catalogue. While the online hype is and immediate, they are straightfor and appreciate these lyrical Easter Cool," and "Here's Looking at You, Kid' starting to build around the group, they ward rockers with massive, radio-ready eggs. Also, astute listeners will remain completely unknown to the choruses. The larger production budget notice references to Audrey mainstream. This is an utter shame. that comes with signing to a bigger Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe, more Their spectacular sophomore album, independent label, such as examples of the rich songwriting entitled "The '59 Sound," is a debut for SideOneDummy, gives the songs a sheen talent Brian Fallon possesses. His new label SideOneDummy (also home to they didn't have on prior efforts. lyrics reflect the blue-collar rock the ever-popular Celtic-punks Flogging Though some fans may be quick to that the band plays, and it never Molly). launch into cries of "Sell outs!" the pop seems contrived. Their fusion of the classic rock of yes pier sound works perfectly for choruses There's been lavish praise given teryear with the modern punk of today as catchy as these. to "The '59 Sound", both in this review is what makes the album so successful. Though the next few songs are great and elsewhere, but it deserves every Check the lyrical references to Tom (especially "Film Noir"), "Miles Davis word of it. It's a fantastically consistent Petty, Bob Seger, Tom Waits and Thin and the Cool" stands heads and shoul album in terms of overall quality; from Lizzy. Listen to the obvious Springsteen ders above the pack. Mid-tempo and song to song there is no filler. It's influence in front man Brian Fallon's laid back, it's a stupendous summer unpretentious, but not imchallenging, vocals (album closer "The Backstreets" song that salutes a jazz great. The next and totally catchy. There isn't much could literally be a Springsteen cover, song, "The Patient Ferris Wheel" more you can ask of a band than this. it's that similar). The album is so much notably features Dicky Barrett of Mighty It is absolutely one of the finest, if not more than worship of late-70s radio Mighty Bosstones fame. The true stun the finest, releases this year. Talk though. The streamlined drive to the ner of the album, "Here's Looking at about avoiding the sophomore slump. music adds a punch that accents the You, Kid" is a slow ballad, where Fallon The Gaslight Anthem should be proud group's punk rock roots. The songs recalls ex-girlfriends. Sounding utterly of making such a thoroughly solid rarely eclipse the four-minute mark, resigned, he describes how the relation album. avoiding the possible pitfalls of long, ships turned sour. As the song fades out elaborate mini-rock operas that so often to guitar, vaguely recalling Green Day's Contact Ryan Raffin at bog down albums. No, "The '59 Sound" "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)", it's [email protected] MARY JESSE I Obse!Ver Graphic weez • there ~·) ~ ;,;_, ·.· .mt. a!1(foverly demanding want. Weezer maintains an ironic other By JOSEF KUHN One of the best examples of this "in your of self-mockery, being the nerd rock kings feature more emotional, personal Scene Writer face" attitude is the song "The Greatest that they are. moments from Cuomo, which is when his Listening to Weezer's newest album is Man That Ever Lived." River Cuomo, the Leaving the power-pop aside, the band talent as a songwriter shines forth the like reconnecting with an old childhood band's front man and chief songwriter, also revives a slower, more heartfelt most. friend. You may have forgotten how much supposedly wrote the song and then later sound that has been conspicuously miss So don't write Weezer off just yet as you liked them, or thought they (or you) realized that he had subconsciously pla ing since Pinkerton. "Heart Songs" is a another 90s novelty band that will never had changed too much for things to ever giarized the old Quaker hymn "Simple nostalgic tribute from Rivers Cuomo to his make good music again. The Red Album be the same. But then you run into your Gifts." Nevertheless, he puts so many dif favorite artists from childhood, including a gives us reason to hope. old friend, start talking, and it's like he/she ferent spins on the melody over the course few surprises (ABBA?). The final track on never left. of the song that he truly makes it his own. the regular version of the album, "The Contact Josef Kuhn at [email protected] Weezer's latest release, which is self The song shifts styles maniacally from Angel and the One," starts with one low titled but nicknamed the Red Album, hip-hop to punk to falsetto over piano to acoustic riff and repeats this theme over hearkens back to the good old days when choral singing and back to power-pop, and over again, gradually building into Weezer Weezer was one of the best alternative never letting you get bored. The song's a climactic and beautiful melody. Weezer rock bands around. It draws from several unpredictability and over-the-top self-pro The regular version of the album con different eras of Weezer's past, giving the motion (with a good dose of irony) makes tains only 10 tracks, but the deluxe ver Label: Geffen album a diverse and eclectic feel. it one of the album's best tracks, declaring sion, which is $3 more on iTunes, Many of the songs, including the first that Weezer is through with messi.ng includes five more tracks. If you buy this Recommended Tracks: "Pork and single "Pork and Beans," feature a trade around. album, definitely get the deluxe version Beans," "Get Dangerous," and "Heart mark Weezer power-pop sound, a la the Even on the crunchy power chord fare, as some of the best music on the album Green Album. "Pork and Beans" could the band shows a slightly more hostile can be found in the bonus tracks. "Miss Songs" function as the album's mission statement, edge, as in the songs "Get Dangerous" and Sweeney" is a delightfully quirky yet boldly declaring: ''I'm a do the things that "Troublemaker." They still make good use moving song about a white-collar office I want to doll ain't got a thing to prove to of their nerdy, endearing sense of humor, yuppie falling in love with his secretary. you." If anything. this album is meant to but many of the songs also display a sort It is one of the few times when Rivers transcend all expectations. Weezer proves of aggressive energy that is mostly alien to Cuomo writes lyrics from another per that they're out to make music however Weezer. Though past hits "Buddy Holly" son's viewpoint, although he most likely they see fit; no matter what that critics and "Hash Pipe" did hint at this rawer identifies himself with the man in the page 14 The Observer + CLASSIFIEDS Tuesday, September 16, 2008 ..' MLB Yankees start final week at stadium with win Cubs' Lilly almost matches Zambrano's no-hitter as hurler throws six no-hit innings, helping Chicago sweep Houston with Lou Gehrig for the most Associated Press hitsat Yankf~e Stadium (1,269). NnW YOHK - Mariano Cameras flashed all around the Hivera moved into second place ballpark before virtually every on tho 1:arnnr saves list and the pitch to Jeter. Nnw York Yanknns put a small The crowd even included St. erimp in Chicago's postseason Louis manager Tony La Hussa, plans, boating the White Sox 4- who sat next to the third base 2. on Monday night. dugout with White Sox owner Beginning its final week at Jerry Heinsdorf. La Hussa took Yanken Stadium - barring an advantage of an opportunity to incredibln playoff surge- New see Yankee Stadium one last York got a two-run homer from lime. The Cardinals were off Xavier Nady in the second Monday and play in Cincinnati inning and a tinbreaking dou on Tuesday night. ble by pinch-hitter Wilson Yankoes manager Joo Girardi Bntemit in the seventh. benched second baseman The Whito Sox, who still lead Hobinson Cano again for not the AL Central by 1 '? games hustling al'ter a ball Sunday over Minnesota, wasted six against Tampa Bay. He was lift strong innings by Mark ed from that game in the fifth Buehrle and DeWayne Wise's and replaced in Monday night's two-run shot ofT Alfredo starting lineup by Cody Aceves. Tlwy arrived at their Hansom. Nnw York hotel about 4 a.m. Cano entered as a pinch run following a doubleheader ner in the eighth and stayed in sweep of Detroit on Sunday the game at second base, mak night. ing a fine, barehanded play on AP The Twins lost 3-1 Monday Jim Thome's grounder to start Cubs' shortstop Ronny Cedeno, right, hands the ball back to pitcher Ted Ully after his no-hit bid was bro night at Cleveland. the ninth. ken up in the seventh inning. Ully threw seven shutout innings in Chicago's 6-1 win over Houston Monday. Joba Chamberlain struek out With the score tied at 2, Nady two in a scoreloss eighth after drew a leadoff walk from Cubs 6, Astros 1 "We need to move on," said ()'Driscoll said. "It 's one of Phil Coke ( 1-0) pitched a per Ehren Wassermann (1-2) in the Everyone from Chicago Cubs Astros owner Drayton McLane, those decisions where you 're fnct seventh to win his first seventh and advanced to sec manager Lou Piniella to fellow one of the few people in Miller the loneliest guy in town major league decision. ond on Hansom's sacrifice. starter Ryan Dempster needled Park wearing an orange shirt. because everybody else 's Hivera got three quick outs Betemit doubled to left off Ted Lilly about having to fol "We've got a wonderful oppor opinion really doesn't matter for his 36th save in 37 chances lloracio Hamirez and scored on low up Carlos Zambrano 's no tunity to win the wild card. We because somebody has to this snason and No. 479 of his Johnny Damon's two-out sin hitter. need to win games." make that decision." career. passing Lee Smith for gle. Lilly sure came close to one On Sunday, Zambrano Loretta followed with a second place. Wise connected in the fourth of his own. pitched the Cubs ' first no-hit clean single to right. San Diego closer Trevor off Aceves, who tossed six solid Lilly pitched no-hit ball until ter since Milt Pappas in 1972, "It was a real small moral llol'f'man has the record. He innings in his second major Mark Loretta 's seventh-inning leading Chicago to a 5-0 win. victory there," Loretta said. began the night with 552. league start after beating the single and the Cubs beat the And until the seventh, Lilly "We couldn't muster up much Derek Jeter went 0-for-4 with Los Angeles Angels 7-1 last Astros on Monday to sweep a appeared headed to a repeat. energy these last two days." two strikeouts, remaining tied week in the first one. two-game series moved from "After what Z did last night, Lilly, who has won at least Houston by Hurricane Ike. it would have been fun to do 15 games in each of the last "There were a couple of guys something I 'm not sure has three seasons, was given a before the game that let me been done - yet," Lilly said. standing ovation by the crowd know I had a lot of work to do "You don 't know if you 'II ever of 15,158. He allowed the one · to try and follow up Z," Lilly have that opportunity again, hit in seven innings, struck said. "There 's so many things but I 'II take tonight th.e way it out nine and walked one. that it takes to go into a no was." "You know, when I leave hitter for it to take place and Aramis Hamirez 's first him in, I get asked why I so my expectations were just inning sacrifice fly and Jim leave him in, when I take him to go out there and try and Edmonds ' homer off Brian out, I get asked why I take make good pitches and be Moehler (ll-7)in the fifth built him out. I flipped a coin and it aggressive." a 2-0 lead, and Derrek Lee and came 'out, "' Piniella dead With Milwaukee abuzz over Geovany Soto hit two-run panned. the Brewers ' decision to fire homers in the sixth. Lilly said he began thinking manager Ned Yost, the Cubs Lilly (15-9) faced the mini about the no-hit bid after the finished off the two-game mum through six innings, sixth. stand at Miller Park, filled allowing only a leadoff walk in "I knew even at that point with Cubs fans who made the the second to Lance Berkman, there was still a lot of work to 90-mile trek from Chicago. who was caught leaning off do," Lilly said. "It doesn't get "We 'II be here soon enough first and thrown out at second. easier the eloser you get." for -the end of the season," said "All I was thinking was no Astros manager Cecil Piniella, whose team improved way it could happen again," Cooper thought Hurricane Ike to 6-0 in Milwaukee. The Cubs Soto said. may still be weighing on the face the Brewers Sept. 26-28. Heggie Abercrombie 's hard minds of his players. 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House near ND. 574-310-3663. 574-276-8507. nant.shtml c) Skullet OUND THE NATION COMPILED FROM THE ()BSERVER'S WIRE SERVICES Tuesday, September, 16, 2008 page 15 Soccer America's Women's Top 25 team record previous AP 1 NOTRE DAME 6·0·0 2 Cowboys running back Marion Barber, left, and tight end Jason Witten celebrate in the end zone after 2 UCLA 5·0·1 1. Barber's fourth quarter touchdown. Dallas went on to win the high-scoring game 41-37. 3 Stanford 6·0·1 3 4 Portland 6·1-0 5 5 usc 6-1-0 6 Cowboys win old-fashioned shootout 6 North-Carolina H·1 7 7 Texas 5·D-1 4 away with a memorable performances by fum in the January 1993 8 Florida Stale 5·1·1 Associated Press 8 41-37 victory. bling a fourth-quarter Super Bowl. This game 9 Virginia 6-0~1 9 10 Boston College 6-1·0 IRVING, Texas "We kept believing in handoff exchange. had plays reminiscent of 11 each other," Cowboys 11 LSU 5·0·0 12 Terrell Owens caught the The game was decided all those, most in the 12 TexasA&M 54-0 13 long pass in stride, coach Wade Phillips said. cleanly after that first half. 13 Duke 6-1·0 14 cruised into the end zone "Everyone said 'Hey, turnover-a crisp Romo Philadelphia led 30-24 14 Wake Forest 6·1-0 16 and began showing off. hang in there, we're led drive capped by at halftime, then Dallas 15 West Virginia 4-H 17 With a shimmy in the going to come out on Marion Barber's 1-yard moved in front on a 17- 16 Penn State 5-2,.0 to - direction of the top,' and we did!" touchdown run, lifting yard touchdown catch by 17 Oklahoma Slate 5-D,.Q 18 Philadelphia Eagles, then The wackiness includ the Cowboys to a victory Barber midway through 18 UCF 5·1-1 NR some arm-flapping like ed Tony Romo following that certainly will be the third quarter. The 19 Florida 4·1·1 21 he used to do when he one flub with another, remembered by anyone Eagles came right back, 20 South Carolina 5~0~2 NH scored for them, the final leading to Philadelphia who saw it. with McNabb overcom 21 Brown 2·1-1 NR Monday night game at touchdowns 14 seconds For anyone who didn't, ing a second-and-21 by 22 California 5-1-0 NR Texas Stadium was off to apart; Eagles receiver think back to Romo's big scooting out of two near 23 Colorado College 6-0~1 NR a wild start. DeSean Jackson losing comeback in Buffalo on a collisions, avoiding an 24 UC Santa Barbara 5·2-0 NR And it kept going from an apparent touchdown Monday night last year, ankle tackle and zipping 25 UNLV 6-1-1 NR there. because he flicked the or to Romo's playoff goof the football like a fast After seven lead ball away in celebration in Seattle two years ago, pitch softball to changes, the game fit before he actually or McNabb's great Westbrook. The drive tingly came to a close scored; and, ultimately, escape on a scramble ended with Westbrook MIAA Women's Soccer with a pass that included there was Donovan three years ago or even churning into the end two laterals. Dallas McNabb and Brian Leon Lett's premature zone for his third touch Conference Standings stopped it, then walked Westbrook wasting great touchdown celebration down and a 37-31lead. Team MIAA Record IN BRIEF W-L 1 Alma 4-0 Snrlth'readytoroll'afterbwo Cooley apologizes for Lawyer charJ!ed with DUI, 2 Hope 3-0 game suspension ends nude photos on website speeding oulside Atlanta 3 Adrian 2-0 CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Steve Smith ASHBURN, Va. -Washington FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. - 4 Calvin 2-0 is back with the Carolina Panthers, Redskins tight end Chris Cooley apol Falcons safety Lawyer Milloy was 5 Albion 2-2 just in time to join a team full of ogized Monday for posting an explic arrested on DUI and speeding 6 SAINT MARY'S 1-2 confidence after a surprising 2-0 it photo of himself on his Web site. 7 Kalamazoo 1-3 charges in suburban Atlanta early Cooley accidentally revealed more 8 Trine 0-4 start. Monday, just hours after Atlanta 9 Olivet 0-4 The receiver's two-game suspen of himself than he wanted when he lost to Tampa Bay. sion for breaking teammate Ken took a picture Sunday morning while At his Monday news conference, Lucas' nose in a training camp fight preparing for the game against the Atlanta coach Mike Smith would ended Monday morning. He was New Orleans Saints. Cooley wanted not offer details on any potential seen leaving Bank of America to show the readers of his popular discipline Milloy could face. Stadium around noon carrying two blog some of the study materials the "Any time any of our players are cardboard boxes and joking with players were given by coach Jim in this type of situation, we are defensive tackle Damione Lewis. Zorn. extremely disappointed, myself around the dial Smith did not speak to reporters. Cooley, however, was studying in and our organization," Smith said. "He's ready to roll," coach John the nude, and he didn't examine his "It's something that is completely AAA Baseball Fox said. "Obviously he's excited to photo closely before posting it. unacceptable." be back and excited that we're 2- "All apologies from the website .... Gwinnett County police charged 2008 Bricktown Showdown 0." We did not want to offend anyone," the 34-year-old Milloy with driving 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 The Panthers insist they have got Cooley said in a posting Monday under the influence of alcohol and ten over the hard feelings created afternoon after the photo was speeding. Milloy, who lives in near MLB by Smith's sucker punch in camp. removed. "The picture wouldn't by Buford, was booked into the Smith slugged Lucas during a break have been up for so long, but we suburban Atlanta jail at 4:35 a.m. White Sox at Yankees in practice Aug. 1 while Lucas was were in the middle of winning a big and posted a bond of more than 6:00 p.f'!l., CSN on one knee with his helmet off. game." $1,600. page 16 The Observer+ SPORTS Tuesday, September 16, 2008 NFL NFL Chiefs novv playing Rams reeling after blowout -- Jokingly, Linehan said he there for three quarters with .rn usical quarterbacks Associated Press thought about radically altering those guys," said rookie defen ST. LOUIS - Normally a soft the schedule in search of a posi-. sive end Chris Long, who got his Hagans, a quarterback at spoken type in news conferences, tive result, perhaps by holding first career sack. "We can't be Associated Press Virginia who's .never been any St. Louis Rams coach Scott practice at midnight and having satisfied with any facet of the KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Who thing but a backup wide receiv Linehan could barely contain his players sleep during the day. game." says the Kansas City Chiefs don't er in the NFL, completed the emotions during a postgame dia Seriously, he noted it was point Linehan was 8-8 in 2006, his have a quarterback'? only pass he threw, for 5 yards. tribe Sunday describing the less to worry about practicing - first season as a ll,ead coach at They have one with an injuri~d !lis other plays resulted in one team's shortcomings. the red zone offense until the any level. But the Hams are in shoulder and one with a sore penalty and several short, inef Having vented all that frustra Rams get there. the midst of a sorry 3-15 skid neck, one with low expectations fective runs. tion, he opted to think positive a "We could eat baloney sand dating to last season, and and one with high hopes. "We haven't talked about it. day later and somewhat weakly wiches on Wednesday, penalize echoes of their 0-8 start last The one with low expectations We're going to sit down and talk forecast success for this weekend the team for not playing very year are lingering with an is probably headed back to about it today," Edwards said. as 10-point underdogs at Seattle. good," Linehan said. "We could increasingly hostile fan base. reserve wide receiver status. Even Huard's injury seemed "In my mind, we're going to try all that stufl'. The bottom line Thus far the addition of offen Or is he? mysterious. He did not appear beat Seattle," is it's how we sive coordinator AI Saunders is Nobody, inducting head coach hurt when he came out. Then in Linehan said play on Sunday an early-season flop - they llerm Edwards, seemed to know the fourth quarter the Chiefs Monday. 'Tm not and what we do scored their only touchdown of on Monday what might happen announced he had mild head making any "In my mind, we're when we get in the season on a fluke play next on Kansas City's chaotic trauma. Thigpen, who's hoping guarantees. In those moments against the Giants. quarterback carousel. to get valuable playing time the my mind we're going to beat Seattle." that's going to The offense is 3-for-26 on One thing does seem certain next couple of weeks while going to beat decide our fate." third-down conversions,- quar - Brodie Croyle, the projected Croyle rests his shoulder, admit Seattle and we're Scott Linehan Linehan did, terback Marc Bulger has been ted even he didn't know that going to right this however, hint at sacked 10 times and Steven season startflr, will be out a sec Rams coach ond straight week with a shoul Huard was hurt. ship, OK, because personnel Jackson is still rounding into der injury he sustained in the "I went up to him at the end ·we don't have a changes this form after a 27 -day contract opener at New England. Damon and I was like, 'Why haven't you choice. week. The list of h9ldout. Bulger limped away II uard, the reliable 35-year-old gone back in? What's going_ "I don't have a potential candi- after Jackson bumped knees backup, came in and almost on?'" he said. "He was like, 'I choice and neither does anybody dates could include safety Corey with him on one handoff, and engineered an upset over the ended up hurting my neck,' or else around here." Chavous, cornerback Tye Hill, Jackson tripped on the turf on Patriots. and then started on whatever it was." The Hams (0-2) have lost five wide receiver Dane Looker and what could have been a 66-yard Sunday against the Oakland Thigpen and Huard both said in a row by an average score of offensive linemen Hichie touchdown run. Haiders. they had no idea who might 40-15- dating to last season and Incognito and Nick Leckey. "I think it's a fragile group But lluard came out in the play, or for how long, this week. have yet to run a play inside the Winning coaches compliment and we've got to stay the first hall' or the 23-8 loss with "I thought Tyler was getting a opponent's 20 this year. their fallen foes all the time, so course," Saunders said. ''I'm what the team called "mild head series in there. But on the side St. Louis Post-Dispatch colum such plaudits should be kept in disappointed, certainly. I'm not trauma" and what he calls a line, my neck stiffened up on me nist Bernie Miklasz called for the context, but Giants coach Tom discouraged about these guys, stilT neck. Edwards said Monday pretty good," Huard said. resignations of Linehan and gen Coughlin on Monday saw poten because I know what we can do he did not know whether Huard "When you're in the heat of the eral manager Jay Zygmunt after tial in the Rams. down the road." or No. 3 QB Tyler Thigpen battle you don't really think Sunday's fourth-quarter collapse "They played tough, they The defense has been every would start at Atlanta on about it. But it really kind of in a 41-13 loss to the New York played hard," Coughlin said. bit as shaky, surrendering 963 Sunday. caught up with me there on the Giants. The opening 38-3 loss at "They were in position in the total yards. The Giants had six Neither is anyone saying if sideline." Philadelphia was a start-to-finish fourth quarter to win the game, gains of 28 yards or more while Marques Hagans, a backup wide Huard, who has had a concus mismatch. so I think that they have many foiling the Hams' pregame strat receiver and former college sion during his career, said the "When you don't win games, talented players. I realize they're egy of controlling the run and quarterback, will ever get back symptoms seemed suspicious. people are going to want the 0-2 but they have a talented stopping Plaxico Burress. under center after taking live "Everybody responds to head head coach's head. That's the group." "I think there are some indi surprise snaps against Oakland. trauma a little different. I think way it works," Linehan said. Those words are unlikely to viduals lacking confidence," "I don't know yet," Edwards there may have been a little bit "''ve accepted that only as part soothe players' wounded pride. defensive coordinator Jim said when asked who would of that," he said. 'There were a of the job, but not as part of "Certainly nobody takes any Haslett said. "They just need to start against the Falcons. "We few symptoms. But to sit here where we're going." satisfaction from hanging in go out and play." haven't deeided. We're going to and elaborate on that, it's not make a deeision on that proba going to get us anywhere." bly Wednesday." Hagans said he'll be ready if · lluard, the only one of the called upon for quarterback four who's ever won a game in duty again. the NFL, was lifted after throw "I think if we continue with it, ing an interception. Tyler it will be a good package for Thigpen. who had only six pass us," he said. "Hut if coach puts it es in the NFL on his brief down, then I've just got to be a resume, came in and wound up third receiver and (on) special completing 14 of 33 throws for teams, and I'm all for that as 151 yards, including a short well. Any time I get to play touchdown pass to Tony quarterback in the NFL, you've Gonzalez. got to be excited about that." liNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME INTERNATIONAL STUDY PROGRAMS IN DUBLIN, IRELAND Fall2009, SPRING 2010, AY 2009-10, SUMMER2009 INFORMATION MEETING Thursday, September 18, 2008 3-Miw, 6-MIJe Runs & 2-Mile fun Walk 5:30pm 102 DeBartolo 9:00a.m. Application Deadlines: NOVEMBER 15, 2008 FOR FALL, SPRING, AND ACADEMIC YEAR 2009-2010 MARCH 1, 2009 FOR SUMMER 2009 A pizza party and han points for the hall wltt1 the hightest representation T-shlrts to All Finisher'$ Applications Available www/nd.edu/-ois Full Breakfast Buffet a't Legend's after run/walk Awards to First-Place Finishers In 28 Divisions For more information visit recsports.nd.edu or cal/631-61 00 .....MJp ------~ Tuesday, September 16, 2008 The Observer+ SPORTS page 17 MLB Brevvers fire Yost in effort to save season "It was a big surprise to me," Associated Press said Astros infielder Mark MILWAUKEE In an Loretta, formerly of the unprecedented move, the Brewers. "It makes you won Milwaukee Brewers fired man der who really made that deci ager Ned Yost on Monday, hop sion." ing to pull out of another late Cubs manager Lou Piniella season slump that has jeop said Yost was a "good man." ardized the team's chance of "I don't know the situation making the playoffs for the here with the Brewers, but I've first time since 1982. got a lot of respect for Ned and Third-base coach Dale it's not easy when you get Sveum will take over as inter fired," Piniella said. "But I im manager for the remainder hope everything goes well for of the season. The Brewers him. He's a good baseball man have lost seven of eight and and he'll be back." fallen into a tie with Bench coach Ted Simmons, Philadelphia for the NL wild once considered a potential card lead. successor should Yost be fired, It marked the first time in has been reassigned to an major league history - except "advisory role," making his the strike-split 1981 season - long-term status with the team that a manager was fired in unclear. August or later with his team By shaking up its on-field in playoff position, the Elias leadership, Milwaukee is hop Sports Bureau said. ing to avoid a repeat of last At 83-67, the Brewers have year's collapse. In 2007, the just 12 games to rebound. Brewers held an 8?-game divi Milwaukee came into this sion lead in late June but slid month with a 5?-game lead in to 83-79 and missed the play- the wild card, offs. but since has The Brewers lost 11 of 14 - "This was a very dif came into 2008 including a four ficult decision to with even high game sweep make, and we appre er hopes for the completed by playoffs, and the Phillies over ciate all of the work received a the weekend. that Ned has done to major boost The Brewers develop this team when they were idle made a trade Monday, and into a contender.'' with Cleveland was scheduled for ace CC to begin a three Doug Melvin Sabathia on game series with Brewers general manager July 7 · That the Central acquisition cer- leading Chicago tainly has Cubs at Wrigley Field on worked out, as the reigning AL Tuesday. Cy Young winner is 9-0 in 13 "This was a very difficult starts with six complete games move to make, and we appre and a 1.59 ERA. ciate all of the work that Ned But little else - not the has done to develop this team other .starters, the shaky into a contender," general bullpen or a home run-happy manager Doug Melvin said in a offense that has gone colder statement. "In the end, this than a Wisconsin winter - is was a collaborative decision working for Milwaukee these made to put our club in the days. best position for the final two Now Yost has paid the price. weeks of the season." Yost became a lightning rod The team scheduled a news for fan criticism in Milwaukee conference Monday night in in recent years as he stub Chicago. Yost did not immedi bornly stuck by players mired ately return a message left on in slumps and refused to criti his · cell phone by The cize them in public - even Associated Press. when they get in shoving Members of NL Central rivals matches in the dugout during Chicago and Houston, who games. played another neutral-site And the Brewers haven't game in Milwaukee on Monday looked like contenders in some after Hurricane Ike made it too of their biggest series this sea difficult to play their scheduled son, including a three-game series in Houston over the sweep by Boston in May, a weekend. expressed surprise four-game sweep by Chicago at at the move. home in July and the just-com "That was a shocker." Astros pleted four-game sweep by owner Drayton McLane said. Philadelphia. "Has a team ever done that at Yost was in his sixth season this point of the season this as the Brewers' manager. close to the playoffs?" When Milwaukee hired him During tlie rejiggered 1981 from Atlanta after the 2002 season, the Montreal Expos season, the team was in the fired future Hall of Fame man midst of four straight seasons ager Dick Williams in early with 94 losses or more. September. The Expos went Under Yost, the young 16-11 under Jim Fanning to Brewers improved to records win the second-half title and of 81-81, 75-87 and 83-79 in make the playoffs. the past three seasons- a sig In 1983, Philadelphia fired nificant improvement for a Pat Corrales in early July franchise that hadn't had a when it was in first place with winning record since 1992. a 43-42 record. Under Paul But Yost seemingly couldn't get Owens, the Phillies reached the Brewers to take the next the World Series. step. In 1982, the Brewers fired Yost spent 12 years on the manager Buck Rodgers after a Braves' coaching staff with 23-24 start. Popular Harvey Bobby Cox, and Atlanta won Kuenn took over and his division titles every year Yost "Harvey's Wallbangers" went was there except the strike to the World Series. shortened 1994 season. page 18 The Observer+ SPORTS Tuesday, September 16, 2008 NFL Jets rue missed opportunities in loss to Pats Lousy field position, conservative play-calling, penalties keep New York from sending message in division you see the proof in the film from consistently outstanding right guard for a yard. He holding, negating a big run by Associated Press and sen individual perform field position. Of the Patriots' went up tho middle for anoth Jones, and Favre followed fLOHIIAM PAHK. N.J. - ance, a couple plays here and nine series, five began in Jets er yard on the next play, and with an illegal forward pass. Tho Nnw York Jets huddled a couple plays there, you see tPrritory, with an average then lost 2 yards went Three plays later came an into the 111m room a day after that we really didn't put it all start at the New England 42. Hichard Seymour plowed into offensive pass interference on a loss to thn together." "Doesn't matter who you're him off left guard. Instead of Jerricho Cotchery, who made Nnw England There was playing, when the opponent taking a lead, the Jets settled a terrific catch on a 40-yard Patriots and certainly plenty has that type of field position, for a field goal that left them pass down the sideline that could only "It's the of blame to go there's going to be issues," throe points down. was ovorturned whnn he was shakn thnir around. There coach Eric Mangini said. "It's "That four-point swing is called for pushing defensive heads at what disappointment of a was conserva tough to consistently prevent dif'l'icult to loso," Mangold back Doltha O'Neal. thny watched lost opportunity." tive play calling the other team from scoring said, "but I'm a running guy On the next play, Bubba on tlw S!Tenn. on ofl'ense, a points when they're starting and I like to pound it in and I Franks caught a pass for . "Wn lt't lack of big plays in plus territory like New thought if we were able to minus-5 yards, and thnn things get Brandon Moore on defense and England was ·most of' tho clean it up just Favre was Jets right guard away, c ~~ n t" r an inability by day." a little more, picked off' by Nick Mangold thn special- A large part of the problem wn would've B r a n d o n ~aid Monday. teams unit to was the poor punting of Ben been in thero." Mnriwnather on Wn wl'rn give Nnw York Graham, whose net average Mangini fur "When we needed to a poor throw. doing some good things and any advmitage in fiold posi was 27.3 yards. Graham, in ther defended make big stops, we The Patriots tlwrn's littln rnistakns and tion. Throw in a missed field his fourth year with the Jets, the calls, say didn't make them." turnnd the p11naltins that really hurt us." goal and six penaltios that has struggled with consisten ing ho liked turnover into a Thn Jnts wnrn slight cost them 60 yards. and it's cy since last season. what the line touchdown and favorites PntPring thn game, no wondor the Jots felt down "It's a situation we'll look and the run Eric Barton a 10-point lead. and I' or good n~ as on . Tho y • right frustrated. at," Mangini said. "We'll look ning backs had Jets linebacker New England wnrn facing untnstnd Matt "Even without the Tom at it very closely, then we'll beon doing to was able to nat Cassnl instead of Tom Brady Brady factor, there was a move forward here, sen that point. He up the eloek a n d h a d t lw e x e i t P m en t o f chance for us to come out and where the different opportu also addrossed down tho Brott Favre making his regu bo 2-0 in the division and we nities are and evaluate the criticism that Favre was stretch by running all ovPr lar-season hornn debut in didn't get it done," safety them." somewhat handcuffed by the the Jets, led by LaMont front of 7S.OOO raucous fans. Kerry Hhodes said. "We're 1- Still. the Jets were very play calling. Jordan's 62 second -half Talk about a letdown. 1 and we've still got a chanco much in the game. Favre led "We're not calling plays in a yards. Instead of sending a mns _and there's a long season to an impressive drive, featuring vacuum," he said. "It wasn't a "Wlwn we nBeded to makn sagn that the balancn of go, but this was a game we a 54-yard pass to Laveranues function of not realizing that big stops, we didn't mako pownr in tlw AFC East might thought wn had a chance to Coins, midway through the Brett was hero. It was a func them." linebacker Erie Barton be shirting, thP Jets rovnrtnd win and we thought Wfl second quar'ter - only to tion or what we thought was said. "It's as simple as that. to their old. mistake-filled could'vn won and we couldn't have it stall at the goal line going to work at that point." We didn't force any ways in a llJ-1 0 loss Sunday. get it done." with three failed running The Jets also had an ugly turnovers, wo didn't got the "It's tho disappointment of a While CasspJ's performance plays. series on their first posses ball back in our offense's lost opportunity." right guard was hardly eye-popping. he On first-and-goal from the sion of the second half. hands more. We didn't do Brandon Moore said. 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All rights reserved. ------~ ------~------, Tuesday, September 16, 2008 The Observer + SPORTS page 19 MLB Posada says Joba should return to bullpen During 'Centerstage' session, Yankees catcher says Chamberlain will rein jure himself if he throws 200 innings He was sidelined from Aug. 4 physical standpoint, where you Associated Press to Sept. 2 because of rotator get four days' rest. Other peo NEW YORK- Jorge Posada cuff tendinitis and went back ple say it's better to throw in reignited the debate over Joba to the bullpen when he the bullpen, but what if you Chamberlain's future Monday, returned. have to throw three days in a recommending the young "A little tendinitis, it just tells row? I mean, I think it just pitcher be kept in the bullpen you a lot," Posada said after depends on the individual." and predicting more injuries if the TV interview. "I think his Chamberlain would like the the New York Yankees put him body is made up for a reliever." debate to end at some point. back in their starting rotation. Chamberlain was 3-1 with a "At the beginning of the year, "I think if you start him and 2.76 ERA in 12 starts, striking we're just going to have to say, he pitches 200 innings in one out 74 in 65 1-3 innings. He's this is it," he said. "Then I year, )"ou're going to lose him. 1-2 with a 2.29 ERA in 24 never want to answer another He's going to get hurt. I don't relief appearances, fanning 34 question about it again." see him a!i a starter," Posada in 28 2-3 innings. Posada had season-ending said Monday during a session New York hasn't decided its shoulder surgery June 30 and of "CenterStage," scheduled to future plans for Chamberlain. expects to return behind the air on the team's YES Network "We'll discuss whether plate for New York next sea starting Sept. 28. Chamberlain will be a starter son, anticipating he can catch Chamberlain, the hard or a reliever, along with every 120-130 games. throwing righty who turns 23 thing else, during the winter," With the Yankees almost cer next week, began the season in co-chairman Hank tain to miss the playoffs for the the Yankees bullpen, then Steinbrenner said. first time since 1993, the 37- moved to the rotation in June. Manager Joe Girardi didn't year-old says the team must go AP The plan was to limit his mind Posada voicing his opin into the free-agent market to Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain walks to the dugout during innings early, then make him a ion, saying "some players feel repair its starting rotation. CC New York's 6-5 win over Tampa Bay Sept. 13. full-time starter. more freely to discuss them Sabathia, Ben Sheets and A.J. "He's been around the game openly than others." He also Burnett are their chief targets. for free agency. pushed Don Zimmer. It was and that's his opinion. I'm not said the decision could depend "We're pretty much going to "We're going to do whatever ridiculous. I mean, he throws going to fault the guy for hav on offseason developments. be in it, but you don't know if we can to improve, whether it's at Karim Garcia because he's ing an opinion. We all have "For right now, we still envi those guys are going to want to free agency or trades," losing the game. I mean, opinions," Chamberlain said. sion him as a starter. We just come here," Posada said. "I Steinbrenner said. there's no class," Posada said. "We have to sit down. It's going didn't have a chance to build hope they do." On another topic, Posada It might have been an to be what's best for the team him up," Girardi said. New York figures to have voiced anger toward Pedro uncomfortable situation had in the long run. It's your career He did reject the notion that tens of millions of dollars avail Martinez for the 2003 brawl Posada signed with the New and you have to be a part of it. starting makes Chamberlain able: Jason Giambi ($21 mil between the Yankees and the York Mets after the 2007 sea You do what's best for yourself, more susceptible to injury. lion). Andy Pettitte ($16 mil Red Sox during the AL champi son. He would have had to also, but the end goal is to win "You can't put your head lion), Bobby Abreu ($16 mil onship series. catch Martinez. a championship. Whether inside a guy's arm," he said. lion), Mike Mussina ($11 mil "I thought he was going to hit "You try to forget about the that's in the bullpen or as a "People will argue it's better to lion) and Carl Pavano ($11 mil me in the head with a bat, past and look forward," Posada starter, time will tell." start every five days from a lion) are all potentially eligible after we had the fight anq he said. 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John's. crosses in and getting to the Sophomore midfielder Jeb "The team has learned a lot back post and picking up goals Brovsky, sophomore about each other through the suffers from call there." forward/midfielder Josh first five games," Donohue said. Donohue's sudden scoring Thiermann and "We've really surge is a welcome surprise for sophomore for- developed the 20 crews I have graded," the Irish, who entered the sea ward Steven team mentality, Associated Press Shanahan said. "They did a son with the tough task of Perry each have ':As a team coming in, and we know we NEW YOHK - Ed Hochuli's heck of a job. Every game replacing Joe Lapira, the 2006 broken onto the we had no concern can score goals acknowledgement that he that you see that is within a Hermann Trophy winner who score sheet about who's going to and win games. erred on a call late in point or a field goal over the left Notre Dame with 42 career once, as well. Each game has Sunday's San Diego-Denver last couple years, it may be a goals. "There's quite score goals. " just been learn game will mean lower grades call or a non-call that wasn't The Irish, however, weren't a few other guys ing more and for one of the NFL's highest right, but that is the nature of concerned, even after being who have got Dave Donohue more about each prolile referees. this game. You have to find a shutout 3-0 in their opener the potential," 'Irish junior other." "Officials are held account way to win. against Akron. Clark said. As for able for thHir calls. They are "We still had the ball at "As a team coming in, we had "Morrow's scor- Donohue? Clark graded on every play of every third-and-10 and had to get it no concern .about who's going ing nicely, and a just wants him game," NFL spokesman Greg into the end zone. Third-and- to score goals," Donohue said. couple of other guys haven't to keep the ball rolling - into Aiello said Monday. "Ed has 10 and then fourth-and-4. We "We believe in each other, and gotten in there yet but have it the net. befln an outstanding official still had to make a 2-point we know if we do the little in them, too. Thiermann should "We're just hoping he can for many years. but he will be conversion," Shanahan said. things and win our individual get some goals, and [freshman beat [his career highs] again marked down for this call. "It wasn't like somebody gave battles, it will turn into a team midl'ielder/forward] Brendan and keep scoring goals," Clark Under our evaluation system, us the touchdown. You have win." King's someone who has terrific said. "Three goals is quite an an ol'fidal's grades impact his to go out there and still get it That formula has proved to ability to score - his time will achievement - you don't do it status for pot1~ntially working done." be a winning one thus far for come." every day." thn playol'fs and ultimately Cowboys owner Jerry Jones the Irish, who have outscored The time appears to be now, whnther or not he is wasn't surprisnd that Hoehuli their opponents 15-3 in their though, for Donohue and his Contact Matt Gamber at retained." was involved. four wins. Notre Dame teammates. The [email protected] The play occurrl'd with thn Broncos at tlw Chargers 1- yard-linP in the final minutfl. Denver quarterback Jay Cutler droppPd back to pass. the ball slippPd out of his UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME hands. bourH'Pd oiT tlw grass OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES a II d i II t 0 lill' a r Ill S 0 f S an Diego linebacker Tim PRESENTS Dobbins. STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS IN llochuli ruled it an ineom pletP pass. HPplay ruled it a fumble. but it was spotted at llw I 0-yard linn. where the I ball hit the ground, and given to Denver lweausn the rules did not permit possession to be awarded to San Diego because the whistle had blown. Denver went on to score, convert a 2-point conversion and win 31J-3X. The play also is likely to be reviewed in the offseason by the league's competition com mittee, which normally reViews all controversial plays. "It's going to require a great deal of discussion," said Titans coach Jeff Fisher, the cochairman of the competi tion committee. "It's hap pened at times. It happened in a game against us at Indianapolis years ago .... When the whistle blows and the pass is ruled incomplete, there's just no way currently that you can award posses sion." For example, until March t Programs and Services (MSPS) 2007, down by contact plays were not reviewable. That rule was changed so that they were reviewable, and if a fumble occurred even after the whistle blew. the team recovering it got possession San Diego coach Norv Tu-rner said he spoke with NFL oflkials Monday and that the Chargers sent in video of thn plays in question. "As for things that occurred during thn gamn, in my mind. tlwy're done," Turner said. "Wn sent the plays in to thn league that wn had in ques tion. We expect to get a response back. Anything that Rainsite: LaFortune Ballr we talk about or anything that is discussnd in terms of any of the ruins or any of thP Come meet MSPS staff, get some free fOOd, and be d.dl.. calls isn't going to change the outconw of that game. That multicultural clubs! Music will be provided by Notre Dame's own ganw is going to lw 3!J-3X, forever." Denver coach Mike Shanahan said honest mis ...... 1F~ .·· takes always happmr in the "Promoting Equity through IntellectvBJ>t!Xploration and Cultvral Celetbr(!!tion." NFL. .L.._N,•''.,):;•>'> • ,",)tr.•>:; .. ·:::-·~ ' ' • • .:.... , =· .... .t~ww., .. ;::,=· "This was the bnst r.rew that we havn had in thn last Tuesday, September 16, 2008 The Observer + SPORTS page 21 fier in the women's heptathlon, have to do anyway, but since Does the job carry a lot of two NCAA qualifiers, and five Charlie Jr. does it, it frees up a responsibility? Yes it does. Garnha01 Mid-American Conference Junior member of the staff to focus on But it's a job that a smart kid continued from page 24 Champions. His athletes also continued from page 24 something else during the could handle - especially one set 14 new school records. game. that's a coach's son. coach," Piane said. "We're His most recent job was a ed to make sure he had all the But to listen to some people, very excited to have him." three-year stint as assistant right information he needed to you would think Weis had The views expressed in this Garnham graduated from coach at the University of do his job. handed over play-calling duties column are those of the author Kent State University with a Tulsa, which he left to join the And I'm sure Charlie Jr. feels to his son. Charlie Jr. is not a and not necessarily The bachelor's in history in 1998. Irish. During this time, he similarly. distraction, he just facilitates Observer. He earned his master's degree coached an NCAA qualifier in I'm sure there's no one on the communication between the Contact Chris Hine at in secondary education from the shot put, 17 NCAA Mid Notre Dame sideline who is players and the assistants. chine@nd. edu. D'Youville College in Buffalo. West Regional qualifiers. four working harder than Charlie Jr. Garnham then spent five Conference USA champions is at his job to make sure Notre years as an assistant track and 20 all-Conference ath Dame has a successful football and-field coach at the letes. He was also a party to team, and I'm sure Charlie Jr. University of Buffalo, where he 18 new school records at is excellent at what he does - was in charge of multi-event Tulsa. otherwise I'm just as sure that athletes, hurdlers, and javelin his father would take the head throwers. There, he coached a Contact Laura Myers at set off of him. Canadian Olympic Trial quali- [email protected] And what exactly does Charlie Jr. do'? According to Notre Dame's director of football media rela tions Brian Hardin. he relays the opposing offense's person nel groups to the defensive huddle. 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"It was, at the time, the only upright from the front than fellow Notre Dame grad who I fully appreciated how horrible DeMaria way I knew to honor them." pulling it from behind. However, used to be the. swim team's man physically it was for me," she continued from page 24 In the wake of the accident, these surgeries meant a col ager, did. He was a chronic e said. "I suffered collapsed lungs Scott DeMaria said, the school lapsed lung, heart failure and mail forwarder, and Scott and heart failure, and at times no nxplanation, her toe began to mourned as one. moving her stomach aside to DeMaria loved e-mail, so they was lucky to come out of these move. After six weeks in the hos "It was really a very celebrato reach the spine. became friends via cyberspace. surgeries at all." pital re-learning how to walk, ry time," she said. "For all that But she prevailed-and returned "That's how we reconnected, was The research was at times Scott DeMaria returned to school. we were mourning, for all that to school in the fall. She didn't through e-mail," she laughed. comical a<> well. The minutiae· of Years later, she learned of a we lost, it was a real time of heal swim her sophomore year, and Scott DeMaria accepted a job details she recorded in her jour possible reason for her recovery. ing." instead covered the swim team as a teacher and swim coach at nals at the time seemed ridicu After the bus flipped, Scott To honor her teammates, Scott for The Observer. her high school alma mater, lous 16 years later. DeMaria crawlep out onto the DeMaria first Her junior Xavier College Preparatory in "[I was] worrying about how ground and spent over an hour had to teach her- year, she was Phoenix, and asked Jamie to go the steroids gave me acne and with her back in direct contaet self to walk, and back in the pool, with her when she chaperoned what the guys were going to with the snow, so much so that the way to do so "It was something I where she said the school's junior-senior prom. think," she said. "It was mean hnr body temperature dropped to was to mimic an can do for them, it was swimming was When a Xavier student died ingless, but it was a huge deal at 94 degrees. infant. She rolled like riding a bike: after an accident with a drunk the time when you're 18." "We always traveled very well over, crawled something for me to It came right driver, Scott DeMaria said, Jamie The book allowed her to dressed. None of us had jackets and kneeled dur focus on, and back. She felt understood the effect it had on express her understanding to on. It was freezing," she said. ing the learning really from then on like she was out her and supported her so she others who have been in similar The snow may have controlled process, which of shape after a could help the students. accidents. She said a girl whose the swelling around the spine, at 18 years old they never left my break at the end "What I saw in Jamie was brother suffered a similar injury allowing the surgery performed seemed back mind." of a season, but someone who understood how was in tears at the book signing, that night to save the integrity of wards and didn't have to something like that affected me," saying she wanted her brother to hnr spinal chord. Years later, a unnecessary to Haley Scott DeMaria relearn the she said. "And when I saw that read it. her. similar, medieally-induced trnat Former Irish swimmer strokes. Her first quality in him, I knew this was "I turned to my husband and I ment would be used on Hu!Talo "Why do meet back, she someone who could spend my life said, 'That's the reason I did this, Hills' tight end Kevin Everett, need to know said, was a sur- with." really just to say to someone I who suffernd a broken spine in a how to crawl'? I • real experience The two are now married understand,"' she said. collision in the first week of the don't wanna crawl, I wanna and an average weekend at the (Notre Dame nistory professor She stressed the importance of 2007 season. Hypothermic saline walk," she said. "I was a stub same time. She had the same Thomas Blantz married them) the University, both at the time is injectPd into the body to keep born patient, but it served me pre-race routine as before: Fiddle and live in Annapolis, Md., with and to this day, in her successful swelling in cheek, but the treat well." with her goggles, shake out her their two sons, James and recovery. When her parents, ment is somewhat controversial The toughest thing about rehab arms, splash water on herself. Edward. Scott DeMaria has won wanted to move her to a because an overdose can shut wasn't the physical motions, she Her first race after the accident the Notre Dame Spirit Award, the renowned rehab facility, she down organs. said; it was the bizarre lack of was the 50 freestyle. She won her Executive Journal Comeback of resisted. It was important for her "My good friend who's an M.D. sensation in her lower body. Even heat. the Year Award and the Honda to be here, she told them, and said, 'It's nice to have God doing when standing with the assis "I think other people celebrated Award for Inspiration. The they got it. She had friends visit the dosing,"' Scott DeMaria said. tance of doctors, Scott DeMaria it more than I did," she said. "I National Women's Leadership from other schools who were Seott DeMaria didn't learn said she couldn't tell if she was thought it was something that I Conference named her Woman of amazed at the level of care and what happennd to Beeler and upright or sitting when her eyes knew I was going to do." the Year, and the Institute for support. llopp until a day after her sur were closed. Scott DeMaria had to stay an International Sport made her a "]My friends said] 'If this wen1 gery. Besides shock, she said, her That summer, back in Phoenix, extra semester to finish her Fellow. our school, it would happen, peo initial reaction was one of Scott DeMaria's spine collapsed, degree, but that extra semester Scott DeMaria said going back ple would say, Geez that sucks, rnsolvn. She told herself she and she had three more surger helped her meet her husband and writing a book about the and they would forget about would recover and swim for ies. This time, instead of going through - of all things - e-mail. incident wasn't tough in itself, me,"' she said. "And this school thnrn. through her back, surgeons Scott DeMaria had a business but she found certain quirks in has never forgotten." "It was something I can do for attacked the spine from the front elass and had to set up an e-mail her research both frightening them, it was somothing for me to of her body. She compared the account. No one used computers. and funny. Contact Bill Brink at foeus on, and really from then on surgeries to righting a fallen tree: much less e-mail, in those days, "I think I was clearly so naive [email protected] Corby Night Men ofNotre Dame .... Is God calling you? Join us. Think you might have a vocation to serve as a priest or brother? Join the Holy Cross con1n1unity at Notre Dame for an hour ofprayer, pizza, and informal discussion. 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THE OBSERVER Tuesday, September 16, 2008 PORTS page 24 ND WoMEN's SoccER TRACK & FIELD Irish hire On top again • ND ranked No. 1 by nevv JUmp pollsters on Monday instructor Observer Staff Report Garnham added to Notre Dame head coach Handy Waldrum has put tow~th track staff Monday er five No. I teams in his ten years coaching for the Irish, By LAURA MYERS four of them in the past five Sports Writer years. Waldrum and the Irish were ranked No. 1 by three polls Former Kent State decath released Monday - !·ioccer lete Jim Garnham will join the America, .<-;occer Huzz and Top Irish as an assistant coach, Drawer ,<..,'occer. The NSCM poll head coach Joe Piane said and the S'occer Times poll will Monday. b1~ rnlnased today. Garnham Notre Damn (6-0-0) jumped will be the UCLA with a S-0 win over SMU horizontal this wenk. The Bruins played to and vertical a 0-0 draw with Brown on j u m p Sunday. coach. llis The week b1~forP the Irish predeces jumped to No. 2 with wins ovnr sor, Scott three ranked teams including Winsor, left provious No. 2 North Carolina the Irish to Jim Garnham and No. 12 Duke. take up a They will take on DePaul, head coaching job at Fresno Penn State and Louisville this State University. "Jim is a young, energetic wnek for their first chance to JESS LEE/The Observer defend the No. 1 ranking in Senior forward Brittany Bock fights for a loose ball during Notre Dame's 5-0 win over SMU on 2008. Friday. The win helped the Irish jump UCLA to become No. 1 in the country. see GARNHAM/page 21 ND SWIMMING Former swimmer writes book about miracle comeback when it hit a patch of ice, skidded Haley Scott's Journey of Faith women traveled together to she may regain feeling in her legs By BILL BRINK and flipped off the Toll Hoad. and Triumph," came out this meets, but this was the first occa and walk again. but after two SportS Editor Scott DeMaria suffered three June, following two previous sion where the women traveled days, they told her to begin erushed vertnbrae and was para attempts to write it. Scott by themselves. The team lost, but accepting the reality of life in a It took llalny Scott DPMaria lyzed by the time she reached the DeMaria said she's in a place swam well. Scott DeMaria. a wheelchair. She would have none thrnn tries. but she finally wrote hospital. Two other freshmen, now where she can tell the story. Phoenix native, said, and was of it. and publislwd the story of an Mnghan Beeler and Colleen Hipp, "What I've realized is that I excited to contend with such a "Some of it was shock and event that dmnged her life. died in the crash. needed to be at a very healthy good team. some of it was being over Scott DeMaria was a frPshman Seott DeMaria's life after the and stable point in my life to go Next thing she knew the bus whelmed with what's going on swimmer at Notrn Dame in 1992. crash is an inspiration to accident back and relive a very unhealthy was upside down in a ditch next but for the most part it wasn't On Jan. 24. she was on the team victims. their family members or and unstable part of my life," to the road, and Scott DeMaria acceptable to me," she said. bus coming back from a meet anyone who's ever had a goal in said Scott DeMaria, who was on was on her back in the snow. As it turns out, her instincts against Northwestern. Driving life. campus this weekend for a book Scott DeMaria had two opera were right. A few days later, with through a blinding blizzard, the Iler book about the accident. signing. tions that night. She said doctors bus was four milns from campus "What Though The Odds - Usually, she said, the men and looked for any signs of hope that see DEMARIA/page 22 FOOTBALL FIRST-PERSON COMMENTARY ND MEN'S SOCCER Charlie Jr. earns his keep Donohue gets vveekly Thnre was a lot to harp on a similar experience I had in time I was on the varsity squad. honors after big game during last year's 3-9 season. high school with my father. lie It freed my dad's assistants to but there was onn eriticism of was the basketball coach at my focus on the game. Charlin Wnis that still pnrsists high school near Scranton, Pa., And there was nothing I took what he does when the other By MATT GAMBER team's got possession that's now. even for :n years, so I grew up with more seriously than making Sports Writer despitn a basketball. When I was in sure those stats were correct. most important to our team," 2-0 start, grade school, I went to every I didn't want to let my dad Clark said. "lie's a great exam that I game and somewhere along the down. In 24 games as a sophomore, ple to the team because of his never way. I bngan taking statistics When you're a coaeh's son, Dave Donohue tallied three work ethic and his ability work could for my dad. there's nothing that gives you goals and an assist. when we don't have the ball. undnr At first, it was just for fun; he more pride than to see your In Thursday's 4-1 win over pressing the other team." stand didn't actually rely on them. father be a successful coach Marquette, Donohue tallied Donohue leads No. 3 Notre why it But then he realized that my and you'll do everything you three goals and an assist. Dame (4-1, 1-0 Big East) in makes cer stats were just as accurate as can to pitch in. You'll work as The Irish junior midfielder goals (four), assists (three) and points (11) - all of which are tain Notre Chris Hine the ones his assistants were hard as you can, obsess over earned Big East oll'ensive play I>a me fans taking. the smallest of things, just so er of the week honors and a new career highs after he so mad Taking stats distractnd his you can help out your dad in spot on the College Soceer played in every game last year. that .')ports Writer assistants from watching the any way. News' national team of the "I came ofT the bench more <:harlie game and giving him advice Dad looked at those stats at week - not bad for a guy last year. trying to come in and Weis Jr. is concerning strate!-,ry. So, when I halftime and periodically whose goals are "just a bonus," raise the tempo." Donohue on the sidelines assisting the was about 11 years old, I throughout games and I want- Irish coach Bobby Clark said. said. "This ynar. I earned a eoaching stafT. became the statistician for the "The goals are great and he'll My befuddl!mwnt stems from team and did it up until the see JUNI 0 R/ page 21 have his special days, but it's see DONOHUE/page 20