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The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOLUME 38: ISSUE 98 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25,2004 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Taylor discusses perspectives on war ·on terrorism

received his Air Force commis­ lecture entitled "Perspectives on likely be passed down to the said that "the threat persists." By SHELIA FLYNN and sion from the Notre Dame ROTC the Global War on Terrorism," next generation. "No terrorist grpup has ever MERYL GUYER program in 1970. Taylor's other sponsored by the department of "I don't think this is something been defeated sol-ely by military News Writers positions included director of the political science and Air Force that's going to be solved within action," he said, adding, "al­ Office of Foreign Missions, with ROTC. the next 10 years," Taylor said. Qaeda is everywhere." Francis Taylor, the assistant the rank of ambassador, and he Taylor offered his personal He said the war on terror is a To cap this widespread disper­ secretary of state for diplomatic has served as the U.S. reflections and memories about changing, prolonged process sion, Taylor said, the radical ide­ security, focused on the future Department of State's Sept. 11 and the subsequent because victory will not come ologies and cultural misunder­ when he revisited his past Coordinator for beginnings of the war on terror. with actions of the military and standing which propel it must be Tuesday by returning to Notre Counterterrorism since July 13, Throughout the presentation, he law enforcement officials. While quelled. Dame. 2001. focused on the war as a continu­ he cited major gains, such as the "The challenge !s to get people "It's always good to be back He first spoke yesterday at ing process and said that the apprehension of more than home," said Taylor, who 12:30 p.m. in DeBartolo, giving a battle to end terrorism will most 4,000 al-Qaeda soldiers, Taylor see TAYLOR/page' 4 Controversial film on Jesus' final hours opens

Reuters EPA Protesters In New York City rally against "The Passion of the Christ." The film Actor Jim Cavlezel, who portrays Jesus, carries the cross In a scene from "The has drawn both praise and crltclsm from religious groups. Passion of the Christ," which opens today nationwide. · Controversy surrounds movie debut ND student interest in movie varies movie, it won't put to rest the con­ life. By MATT BRAMANTI tentious issues it addresses. By MATT BRAMANTI Campus Fellowship for the Holy News Writer Some reviewers have criticized the News Writer Spirit officer junior Dave Salmon said film's graphic depictions of the scourg­ he has heard a limited amount of Controversy and accusations of anti­ ing, crucifixion and death of Jesus, say­ After months of charges of anti­ enthusiasm among members of his Semitism have been swirling around ing they're unnecessary and emotionally Semitism, sectarian bickering and nondenominational Christian organiza­ "The Passion of the draining. In an interview with Diane media coverage, Mel Gibson's film "The tion. "There hasn't been a whole lot of Christ" nationwide See Also Sawyer for ABC's "Primetime" - which Passion of the Christ" opens today, Ash talk," Salmon said. "But I guess there's since March, when a aired last week - Gibson acknowledged "The Passion of Wednesday, in about 2,800 theaters a mild buzz of excitement about it." New York Times the R-rated film contained lifelike, bru­ nationwide, including several across Senior Lee DeLeon, an officer in the Magazine article the Christ" tal violence, but said it must be viewed Michiana. interdenominational Christian group interviewed director in the context of the broader story. 14 15 Religious groups on campus and in Iron Sharpens Iron, said his organiza­ Mel Gibson about pages and "I think it pushes one over the edge so the South Bend area reported varying tion has planned a trip to see the film the project. While that they see the enormity. the enormity levels of interest in the controversial this weekend. ' today's 2,800-theater release of the film film, which offers a graphic and violent will allow Americans to finally see the see CRITICISM/page 6 portrayal of the last 12 hours of Jesus' see INTEREST/page 6 Network connection Students react to Lenten season gious topic, Sifuentes said. upgrade fails again By DUSTIN VONHANDORF "We hope to turn this into a News Writer more frequent thing [occurring outside of Lent]." he said. "The installation failed Today, many Catholics will · In addition to its regularly By MATT BRAMANTI approximately two hours attend Mass and receive ashes to scheduled daily Mass. Sunday News Writer after cutover," Klimek said. symbolize humility in their faith. Mass and Vespers, the Basilica of "There was a short outage at Not only does Ash Wednesday the Sacred Heart will offer For the second time in three around 8:30 a.m." denote Catholic modesty, it also Stations of the Cross every Friday days, the Office of Information "Cutover" refers to the marks the beginning of the at 7:15p.m. Technologies failed to suc­ process in which all Internet Lenten holiday leading to Easter. Junior Tanisa Johnson said that cessfully install a new campus traffic was switched to the The University offers numerous as of now, she has no specific Internet connection and dis­ new connection. activities that allow students to plans for the weeks leading up to rupted service to thousands of Klimek said OIT personnel become more involved in the Easter. users. encountered the same prob­ Church during the holy season. ''I'm not Catholic, but [Lent is Tom Klimek, manager of lem that disabled the new Alumni President Paul Sifuentes aboutJ reflection, I guess," she network engineering for OIT, connection when it was first said his hall will host the "Last said. "It usually means giving up said a hardware failure activated last weekend. About Homily" series. The series will be something." quickly crippled the new fiber three hours after the first held Mondays at 9 p.m. and will Other students acknowledge optic connection which is installation Sunday morning, include Mass, with a homily writ­ that Lent is a time for reflection, designed to link the Notre a piece of optical networking ANDY KENNA/The ObseNer ten in a similar fashion to the yet also see it as a marker for the Dame campus with Internet equipment failed. This failure Sacred Heart Basilica will be "Last Lecture" series. The homi­ end of the year. backbone connections in offering Stations of the Cross lies will focus on the readings for Chicago. see UPGRADE/page 4 on Fridays during Lent. the day as opposed to any reli- see LENT/page 4 . - ~· . .. . ' . = .

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INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT ARE YOU GIVING UP FOR LENT? It's about that time

Does anyone have as difficult a time as I do? Finding something to sacrifice for Lent. that is. To be honest, I completely forgot about Claudia Ramirez Grant Kleiber Matt Dowling Sarah Ernst Sayo Belli Veronica Rivero · it - not Lent, just about having to give Senior Senior Senior Senior Senior Senior something up. It Off-Campus Off-Campus Lyons Off-Campus Off-Campus seemed like Off-Campus Christmas was ,, barely yesterday "Studying. "Being Jewish.·· ..Binge drinking ..Believing in "Sunday ..Non-alcoholic and now here we t ,, God.·· classes. •• drinks.·· are at Ash ... no. Wednesday already. The only way that I did remember was thanks to a frantic Instant Annellese Message Monday Woolford from my friend laughing hysterical­ Saint Mary·s ly at what one of Editor our guy friends has, apparently, decided to do. Just think "40 Days, 40 Nights"­ that Josh Hartnett flick that came out a IN BRIEF couple of years ago to demonstrate how religiously flippant some Catholics can Learn about the Student Union be. Board, talk with current SUB staff It's not the idea itself that sent me into and eat free food at the SUB Open hysterics along with my friend - after House tonight from 6 to 8 p.m. in all, I'm sure more than a few of us have considered it as well at some point. It's 201LaFo~e. just amusing knowing this person and The Student Union Board pres­ thinking that he'll actually try to be seri­ ent<; the 46th Annual CoUegiate ous about this. I give it a week- tops. Jazz Festival Preview tonight Really though, why am I the one left from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the struggling each year over, what seems to LaFortune Ballroom. Admission is be, a relatively easy decision? free to studentS and the public. I remember back in grade school when my classmates and I didn't quite under­ The Working Group on the stand what the purpose was in having to Americas and the Department of give up something we liked. Everyone English present "Caribbean decided chocolate would be suitable; it Inventions, Part 2," a component was the old standby. Our parents rarely of the Ward-Phillip Lectures. gave it to us on a regular basis anyway, "Colonialism in Reverse: so it wasn't like there was too much to Englishness and the Politics of miss, right? Then there were those, like Culture" will be presented tonight me, who didn't like chocolate much, but at 6 p.m. in rooms 100-104 followed the crowd and took the easy McKenna Hall. way out. How I saw it, I could have all the vanilla pudding I wanted -and I did. ANDY KENNAfThe Observer "States of Limbo: Engaging As I got older, I somehow fell into the Notre Dame students play frisbee on South Quad Tuesday afternoon. The recent 'Creole' Modernism" will be held mentality that Lenten sacrifice could tie span of warm weather has caused snow to melt and provides a chance for students tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. in the in with a New Year's resolution. If I to enjoy outdoor activities typically associated with the spring season. Hesburgh Center Auditorium. decided to give up candy in attempt to maintain a better diet, I just figured that The Notre Dame Symphony it was a year-round sacrifice that includ­ Orchestra will present their winter ed Lent, but more importantly killed two OFFBEAT concert Thursday in Washington birds with one stone. always look for 0 Hall at 8 p.m. The program will the practicality in things.) Polar bears at Singapore white because they reflect according to the Drug feature the winners of tlie 2003- The real problem came when I started Zoo turn green light. Enforcement 2004 Concerto Competition, Ricky making New Year's resolutions, such as SINGAPORE - Life in Administration. Leal on oboe and soprano Rebecca to exercise more or to stop biting my the balmy tropics has Suspects claim organs Agents were alerted to Paul and the works of German nails. My mom finally caught on that made polar bears Inuka Instead of pot the mix-up about 5:30 composers Brahms, Mozart and extending these over Lent didn't meet the and Sheba go green with BUFFALO, N.Y.- A pair p.m. Monday when airport Wagner. The concert is free and definition - at least her definition - of a algae. of drug suspects mistak­ police notified the DEA of open to the public. sacrifice. I didn't enjoy biting my nails, it The usually white coats enly claimed two pack­ a marijuana seizure at was just habit, so I wasn't really missing of Sheba and her 13-year­ ages of human organs Buffalo Niagara Minneaopolis' acclaimed out on anything. old son Inuka, Singapore instead of the 140 pounds International Airport. Guthrie Theatre present This year, I think I'm going to go with Zoo's two polar bears, of marijuana that had Investigators deter­ Shakespeare's "OtheUo" Thursday something tougher: pop, or should I say, turned green a few weeks brought them to the air­ mined that a woman through Satul"day at 7 p.m. in "soda." I drink a glass of Coke or Pepsi at ago from algae growing in port, federal authorities showing a fake identifica­ Saint Mary's O'Laughlin least twice a day, sometimes in immedi­ their hollow hair shafts, said Tuesday. tion tag at the Delta Auditorium. For tickets, contact ate succession and sometimes at 7 a.m. said Vincent Tan, a Tabatha Bracken, 27, of Airlines ticket counter had the Saint Mary's box office at 284- I'd say giving that up qualifies as a sacri­ spokesman for the zoo. Canada, and Dalvan mistakenly been given two 4626. fice. "The harmless algae is Robinson, 43, of Lockport, packages shipped from an I realize that I'm certainly not a model the result of Singapore's N.Y., were arrested about Atlanta medical agency, To submit information to be· Catholic. I could do more to become warm and humid tropical midnight after attempting DEA said. included in this section of The involved in my religion, and I'm sure I conditions," Tan said. to exchange the medical Observer. e-mail detailed informa­ will at some point. But, for now, this is Polar bears have clear packages for the ones Information compiled tion about an event to one aspect I try to take seriously hair shafts which appear containing the drugs, from the Associated Press. obsnews@nd. edu. although I haven't always in the past. Just hide the Coke and I'll be fine - at least I know I can hold out for more than a week. 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Associated Press Prospectives," is a compendi­ the dragon; if all you do is cut um of scientific papers and off its head, it will grow VATICAN CITY - The discussions presented by the another." Vatican issued a report experts during a Vatican con­ Another conference partici­ Monday by non-Catholic sex ference convened last April to pant, Dr. William Marshall of abuse experts who .criti-cized give the church hierarchy Canada, a former president of the policy adopted by U.S. advice on how to handle the the Association for the bishops of removing abusive crisis. Treatment of Sexual Abusers, priests from the ministry, say­ Neither the Vatican nor the said such a policy sends the ing it was overly harsh and experts drew final conclu­ message the church doesn't would not protect the young. sions. but there were areas of care about the offender or The report was released agreement. As the Associated believes he can't be r"ehabili­ days before U.S. bishops issue Press reported last week, one tated - "neither of which are their own national survey on was in the widespread criti­ good messages for the church sex abuse by clergy, which is cism by the experts of the to communicate." expected to find more than 2002 U.S. zero-tolerance poli­ He cautioned such a severe 4,000 American priests have cy that says an offending penalty may even discourage been accused of molesting priest can be permanently victims from coming forward. minors since 1950 - far removed from ministry - and The experts all agreed that more than previously estimat­ possibly from the priesthood offenders need treatment, as Picture Desk Photos ed. -for a single act of abuse. well as possible criminal Bishop Wilton Gregory, president of the U.S. Conference of Still, the U.S. study may Many American dioceses penalties. Catholic Bishops, speaks at a press conference. also show the number of say they are aggressively pur­ Monsignor Elio Sgreccia, cases has declined dramati­ suing zero-tolerance policies vice president of the Academy ca1ly since the 1990s, and vic­ after being stung by charges for Life, told the conference survey due out Friday. may will work out a plan to review tims fear it could lead U.S. the church hierarchy was try­ he thought that after punish­ fuel momentum toward eas­ it, Bishop Wilton Gregory, bishops to ease off on disci­ ing to protect abusive priests, ing and treating an offender. ing the U .. S. zero-tolerance president of the U.S. pline. often by shuffling them from it was necessary "not to policy. Conference of Catholic The president of the U.S. parish to parish. abandon him or consider him David Clohessy, U.S. nation­ Bishops, said last week in a Conference of Catholic The experts said a zero-tol­ useless to the church, but al director of the Survivors conference call with religion Bishops said last week the erance policy was mistaken rather for the common good Network of those Abused by writers. American church remains and even dangerous. Most of society,. return him to a Priests, said ·the bishops' his­ Gregory said he hadn't read committed to keeping offend­ agreed that such a policy can meaningful role in the tory of sheltering molesters the Academy for Life's report. ers out of ministry. actually increase the chances church." would make it impossible for but said it would be wrong to Monday's report, published that offenders might strike The report will be sent to Catholics to trust them with a view it as a criticism of the by the Vatican's Pontifical again because it removes bishops' conferences and weaker discipline plan. American policy. Academy for Life. may fuel them from supervision and · Vatican offices and be used by "The Vatican report pro­ Prelates in the United States victims' concerns because it the only jobs they have known the Vatican as a "scientific vides cover for every shrewd remain committed to barring compiles assessments by for decades. base for information" for perpetrator and backsliding all offenders from church independent, non-Catholic Zero-tolerance ··does not developing guidelines, the bishop," Clohessy said ... It , work, he said. psychiatrists and psycholo­ function to prevent these Rev. Ciro Benedettini, the makes already very depressed "I don't see the body of gists, who say the U.S. "zero­ crimes," Dr. Hans-Ludwig deputy Vatican spokesman, victims feel even more hope­ bishops lessening in that tolerance" policy is. mistaken. Kroeber, head of the Institute told reporters Monday. less." resolve because I think that The 220-page report, of Forensic Psychiatry in Some victims fear such a The U.S. policy is due to was the pastorally prudent "Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Berlin, told the conference. report coming from Rome, expire in June, and church action that we all agreed to," Church: Scientific and Legal "It is better to domesticate coupled with the U.S. bishops' leaders in the coming weeks Gregory said. www.legendsofnotredame.org IM: NDLegends E

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made for us and His great love." said freshman Julia Jenkins. Lent "Instead of giving up anything continued from page 1 specific, I want to do things instead, like going to the Grotto more often and going to Mass and "[Lent is] time to relax and get the rosary through the week." ready for the end of the school Jenkins said she plans to go to year," said freshman Rudolph Stations of the Cross. Freshman Nkinzingabo. Elizabeth Ludemann agrees. "It's also about my religious life "This year, I think I am going to and return to God," he added. give up ice cream and frozen "Personally, I want to concentrate yogurt, and go to the Grotto, and on my religious life because I've take more time for prayer," she fallen away from God." said. "[Lent is] a time to think A significant number of Notre about the sacrifice of Jesus and Dame students, however, still make sacrifices ourselves, and take advantage of the Lenten sea­ reflect on their meaning." son. "To me, Lent is a time to pre­ pare for Easter, and think about Contact Dustin VonHandorf at the sacrifice that Jesus Christ [email protected]

Internet bandwidth," he said. In addition, Klimek said the Upgrade University's chief technology continued from page 1 officer, Dewitt Latimer, will meet with the vendor's repre­ sent all Internet traffic to a sentatives Wednesday morning lower-capacity backup link, to address the problem. which slowed Internet access Klimek acknowledged that across campus. the back-to-hack breakdowns Optical gear converts elec­ have raised eyebrows among tronic pulses into beams of weary users. light, allowing for very high­ "This implementation is sub­ speed Internet connections. ject to very close scrutiny," he Klimek said network engi­ said. "What we've experienced neers worked with equipment over the past few days is no suppliers to trace the defect to doubt aggravating to campus a particular piece of faulty Internet users." hardware. However, Klimek says he "Our managed network ven­ expects the connection, when dor has isolated the problem to successfully installed, will ·a specific device," he said. improve Internet service for the "However, the vendor is still Notre Dame campus. investigating the exact cause." "Once switching mechanisms Klimek said OIT is working to ... [are] running smoothly, we redesign the installation expect a high level of reliability process. with the aim of along with the significant improving the network's relia­ increase in bandwidth," Klimek bility. said. "We will define a different cutover process that mitigates Contact Matt Bramanti at impact on the University's [email protected]

ing to blend into the Middle Eastern crowds. Taylor And Taylor said that foreign continued from page 1 governments will - and already Honoring Women of Notre- Dam,e are beginning to - realize that support of terrorist networks to understand what is happen­ can only be detrimental. The Women•s Resource Center is currently ing under the guise of a religion "Terrorism, as a political tool, - a great religion," he said, helps no government," Taylor accepti·ng nomination forms for female facul:ty a:nd explaining that radical Islamic said. "Terrorists know no loyal­ beliefs do not truly reflect the ty." staff members in the Notre :o-ame -community who religion's tenets. He continued with this theme The key to meeting this chal­ during his second lecture, at make exceptional contributions to the ~university.. lenge, he said, is cross-cultural 5:30 p.m. in DeBartolo, during education and explanation. which he mainly answered ques­ All nominations should include: "Our public persona, particu­ tions of ROTC cadets. larly in the Muslim world, is not "We will continue to see pres- . positive." Taylor said of the sure put on countries that sup­ United States. "We are working port terrorism," Taylor said, also - trying - to turn that persona reiterating the continual nature Nomine-es name and department as well as a. around." of the war. He said, for example, that In addition to informing the description of her jiOb. Fulbright scholars are working cadets of his experience and his with Islamic scholars. "It's that perspectives on the current discussion of values that's really global situation, however, Taylor going to change minds." also offered them advice for How she c:ontributes to the University. When questioned about their careers in the military. He whether strong-fisted actions urged the students to gather as only provide further anti­ many differing perspectives as Western sentiment, however, possible in order to better Taylor said certain protective or understand their role as leaders H,ow she is active in her field of stud·y. preventative measures are nec­ within the military. essary. "Every one of you should have "Our actions create a reaction, 100 people [with whom] you but we can't be concerned about correspond regularly who have And a description o·f the rapport sh·e has with stu­ how they react to it if what nothing to do with the military," we're doing is the right thing," Taylor said, parroting the advice dents and/or the Notre D.ame community.. he said. of a former superior. Taylor also spoke on more tan­ "Some people don't like what gible and logistical changes. He you do, and sometimes you have said intelligence must be honed to hear that," Taylor said. "It Nominati·ons. c:a.n be- sent to the Wom:enas Resource and altered, ensuring that the doesn't mean they're right and lines of communication are kept you're wrong, but you at least open amongst ail intelligence have to know what's put there. Center at 3,Q.Q Lafortune via campus mail or agencies and that officers are How can you expect to be a operating to their full potential. competent leader if all you know emailed to nd .. wrc.1 @nd:.edu. "Our intelligence services have is the military?" to reflect the societies in which The deadline for nominations h.as been exten,ded to we are asking them to operate," Contact Shelia Flynn· and Meryl Taylor said, using the example Guyer at [email protected] and Friday, March 5. of a blond, blue-~yed agent try- [email protected] Wednesday, February 25, 2l>04 CoMPILED FROM THE OBSERVER's \VIRE SERVICES page 5

INTERNATIONAL NEWS N. Korea begins nuclear talks Bush pushes gay ntarriage ban BEIJING - North Korea and five other nations convened delicate talks Wednesday President says he supports constitutional amendment, blasts 'activist judges' to resolve a persistent dispute over Pyongyang's nuclear program, with diplo­ he has locked up," said mats from all sides expressing hope for Associated Press progress in the 15-month old stalemate. Patrick Guerriero, execu­ Delegates put their hands together for a WASHINGTON tive director of Log Cabin photo as they entered China's state guest­ President Bush urged Republicans, a gay GOP house for the meetings. Chinese Vice Foreign approval of a constitution­ group. Minister Wang Yi opened the meeting. al amendment banning Mindful of the high emo­ "The recent flurry of diplomacy is good gay marriages on Tuesday, tions and clear differences preparation for these talks and helps in pushing a divisive social on the issue, Bush said, understanding," he said. issue to the center of the "We should also conduct The talks, months in the making, are the election campaign and this difficult debate in a second round to include both Koreas, the setting a clear policy con­ manner worthy of our United States, China, Russia and Japan. trast with Democratic country, without bitterness challengers John Kerry or anger." and John Edwards. Conservatives were Revelers enjoy Carnival events delighted Bush had PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad- Trinidad's Bush said "activist plunged in. "There is no famed Carnival heated up to a climax judges and local officials" from Massachusetts to San more important issue for Tuesday, with thousands of bleary-eyed and our nation than the barely dressed revelers bouncing to festive Francisco to New Mexico were attempting to rede­ preservation of the institu­ music while parading through the streets of tion of marriage," said the capital. fine marriage and "change the most fundamental Kelly Shackelford, presi­ The annual festivities officially began dent of the Texas-based Monday, but locals have flocked to raucous institution of civilization" by allowing same-sex Free Market Foundation, parties and concerts for the past week. a family advocacy group. Besides the tens of thousands of weddings. "On a matter of such importance, the voice Momentum for a consti­ Trinidadians. officials said about 4 7,000 tutional amendment has tourists attended, 8,000 more than last year. of the people must be heard," he said. grown as San Francisco "It's the best thing in the whole entire officials have performed world. You have a good time and don't worry Democrats accused Bush thousands of same-sex about anything," said Marsha Simpson, 24, of pandering to right-wing supporters and tinkering marriages and have chal­ one of thousands of bikini-clad revelers fol­ lenged their state law bar­ lowing competing troupes of masqueraders. with the Constitution to divert attention from his ring such unions. In record on jobs, health Massachusetts, the state's care and foreign policy. highest court has ruled NATIONAL NEWS "He is looking for a wedge that a state law falling issue to divide the short of allowing full­ Pentagon charges terror suspects American people," Kerry fledged marriage for gays WASHINGTON - The Pentagon brought said. would be unconstitutional. Reuters war crimes conspiracy charges Tuesday Both Kerry and Edwards Bush softened his President George Bush, speaking from the White against two men alleged to be associates of said they oppose gay mar­ announcement by· leaving House, announces his support Tuesday for a constitu­ terror leader Osama bin Laden and said they riages but would not sup­ the door open for states to tional amendment banning gay marriage. The topic will face the first U.S. military tribunals con­ port a constitutional legalize civil unions, promises to become a divisive election-year Issue. vened since World War II. amendment. which gay rights groups Government prosecutors ruled out seeking Banning gay marriage is say is an insufficient alter­ federalizing the issue, at paign in California in the death penalty against the two. a top priority for Bush's native to marriage. "The least for now. 2000. "I believe that this Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al Qosi, of conservative supporters, amendment should fully "The groups that are for should go through the Sudan, was a paymaster for bin Laden's al­ particularly those among protect marriage while a constitutional amend­ courts, and I think that Qaida network, and Ali Hamza Ahmed religious and family-ori­ leaving the state legisla­ ment are split over what it we're at a point where it's Sulayman al Bahlul, of Yemen, was a propa­ ented groups. But while a tures free to make their should be," said House not necessary." Lewis said gandist for bin Laden, according to an offi­ majority of Americans - own choices in defining Majority Leader Tom changing the Constitution cial list of charges released by the Pentagon. sometimes by as much as legal arrangements other DeLay, R-Texas. "We are should be a last resort on a 2-1 margin - oppose than marriage," said trying to bring them all almost any issue. High court rules in age case legalizing gay marriages, Bush, who had opposed together and unify them." House Minority Leader WASHINGTON - Age has its benefits, the Bush's move could hold legalizing civil unions California Republican Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat Supreme Court said Tuesday, ruling that political risks, particularly when he was governor of Reps. David Dreier and from San Francisco, said younger workers can't sue their employers if voters see him as intol­ Texas. Jerry Lewis said a consti­ she would fight any when older colleagues get preferential treat­ erant or question his self­ Republican officials said tutional amendment might amendment. "Never ment. description as a "compas­ there was no rush to bring not be necessary. before has a constitutional In a 6-3 decision that affects tens of mil­ sionate conservative." an amendment to the floor "I will say that I'm not amendment been used to lions of workers, the justices said the law "The president needs to in the House. Some con­ supportive of amending discriminate against a that protects older employees from age dis­ worry about fair-minded servatives want a broader the Constitution on this group of people, and we crimination doesn 't.apply in reverse. swing voters in America, approach than Bush sup­ issue," said Dreier, a co­ must not start now," she Groups such as the AARP, the largest advo­ not a Republican base that ports, and others oppose chairman of Bush's cam- said. cacy group for people 50 and over, praised the decision as one that will protect the most vulnerable in the work force. "If the court had decided the other way, it MOROCCO would have ignored that older workers face very significant problems in this country and always have," said Laurie McCann, a lawyer for the AARP. Early quake rocks villages, 560 die

The quake, which rattled apart-: escaped before his house came crash­ STATE NEWS Associated Press ment buildings as far away as south­ ing down. AL HOCEIMA- A powerful earth­ ern Spain, destroyed rural communi­ "Fortunately it didn't fall on me," he Residents sniffing for dognapper quake devastated an isolated, pictur­ ties near the coastal city of AI said. He estimated about 90 percent SPENCER - Some Owen County residents esque region of northern Morocco on Hoceima, a hideaway tucked between of the houses in his village collapsed. suspect their missing pets may have been Thesday, killing more than 560 people the Rif Mountains and the Authorities were scrambling to dognapped. as they slept, injuring hundreds more Mediterranean Sea that draws reach about a half-dozen remote vil­ As many as four Labrador retrievers and and laying ruin to villages that suf­ European tourists with its sandy lages, including Ait Kamara, five German shepherds have been reported fered for decades under government beaches. Tamassint and Imzourn, where missing in recent weeks. Distraught pet own­ neglect. The death toll climbed steadily 36,000 people live. ers in the county northwest of Bloomington Rescuers with pick axes and sniffer throughout the day as rescuers began Josephine Shields of the have been phoning the Owen County dogs were searching for survivors reaching the hard-hit areas and find­ International Committee of the Red Humane Society seeking the dogs, but they trapped under the rubble of their ing corpses, officials said. The official Cross, citing civil defense officials in haven't turned up at the animal shelter. fragile mud-and-stone homes, which MAP news agency said late Tuesday AI Hoceima, said she heard reports The disappearances have not been report­ crumbled easily in the 6.5-magnitude at least 564 people were dead and that Ait Kamara - a village of 6,000 ed to the sheriff's department, said Sheriff temblor. Victims were most likely 300 injured. Of those, 80 people were - was destroyed. Harley Melton. women, children and the elderly hospitalized, the agency said. Officials Rescuers reported difficulties get­ The fact that the missing animals haven't because men in the region tend to earlier had put the injury toll at 600. ting to the stricken area in mountain been found is suspicious, but the Humane emigrate to the Netherlands and Selaam Bennaissa, a farmer who foothills and served by narrow, poor Society can't do anything because there is no Germany in search of work, said lives in Ait Daoud, 12 miles from AI roads. As they arrived, they found evidence that the dogs were stolen, said Mohammed Ziane, a former human Hoceima, said he was home when the corpses; some families already had president Ken Ure. rights minister. quake struck at 2:27 a.m., and barely buried their dead. page 6 The Observer + NEWS Wednesday, l'ebruary L), LUU4 Telemarketing companies employ inmates

Associated Press After all, he could be back Perry Johnson had intended such companies. lowering recidivism and swabbing cell block floors for to move to India. But the com­ "This is a niche where the teaching inmates skills and ONTARIO, Ore. - Chris a third of that. pany chose instead to open prison industry could really self-respect, yet have been Harry is a model employee for "I can't complain about fair," inside the Snake River help the U.S. economy," said criticized by unions for taking the U.S. call center industry. said Harry. who was sen­ Correctional Institution, a Robert Killgore, director of jobs from the private sector. The 25-year-old arrives tenced to 10 years and eight sprawling razor wire and cin­ Inside Oregon Enterprises, the Those concerns are moot if a promptly at his cubicle, months for robbery. "I did a der block state penitentiary a quasi-state agency that company planned to leave the speaks courteously on the crime and I'm in prison. At few miles west of the Idaho recruits for-profit business to country anyway. Killgore said. phone and is never late or least I'm not wearing a ball line. prisons. National prison labor trade absent. and chain." The center's opening fol­ ''I'm really excited about groups support the idea. He plans to stick with his job Prison inmates like Harry lowed a yearlong effort by the this," he said. "We keep the Ten states including Oregon for three years, a boon in an are the reason Perry Johnson Oregon Department of benefits here in the United employ inmates in for-profit industry plagued by high Inc.·, a Southfield, Mich.-based Corrections to recruit busi­ States with companies where call centers. Oregon and many turnover. And he gladly works consulting company, chose to nesses that would otherwise it's fruitless to compete on the others also make garments for money many Americans remain in the U.S. rather than move offshore, and echoes a outside." and furniture - industries would scoff at- $130 or so a join a host of telemarketing national trend among state Prison officials have long that have largely moved off­ month. companies moving offshore. and federal prisons to recruit praised work programs for shore, other than in prisons.

dents have not mentioned the Foxman said Monday in a claimed Jewish banking exec­ contentious movie. statement. "We are con­ utives, the Vatican and the Interest "I haven't heard any buzz Criticism cerned that Mr. Gibson's film U.S. Federal Reserve System continued from page 1 among students about it," continued from page 1 - with its unambiguous are part of a conspiracy to Davidson said. blaming of the Jews - will create "one world govern­ "People are definitely excit­ At least one group in South of that sacrifice," Gibson said. not only reinforce those views, ment." ed," DeLeon said. "It's cool to Bend was deeply concerned Gibson, a traditionalist but could exacer- In the ABC see someone like Mel Gfbson about the film's release. Catholic, has come under fire bate the problem interview, Mel make such a public profession Marilyn Gardner, the executive from Jewish groups, who say by convincing ..To be certain, Gibson refused of his faith." DeLeon estimated vice president of the Jewish the movie could fuel anti­ even more people neither I nor my to address his that about 50 lSI members will Foundation of St. Joseph Semitic sentiment. Gibson is a that his version film are anti­ father's attend the screening. Valley, said area Jews are member of the Catholic of the story of the remarks. "He's Alumni rector Father George skeptical ofthe film's content. Church's "Holy Family" sect, Crucifixion is Semitic.,, my father," Mel Rozum said he has heard "I can't say the [Jewish] whose followers still attend Gospel truth."· Gibson said. "quite a bit" of community is Mass in Latin and reject many Gibson defend- Mel Gibson "Gotta leave it" discussion sur­ "Tve heard people looking forward to of the reforms instituted by ed the movie, director of uThe alone, Diane." rounding the the movie," the Second Vatican Council in saying such criti- Passion of the Christ". · He went on to film in recent in Campus Gardner said. 1962. One of the documents cism is unwar- describe the days. ·Several Ministry talking "We're very con­ issued by that council said the ranted. . Holocaust as Alumni resi­ about getting a cerned that it may Jews should not be held cul­ "To be certain, neither I nor "an atrocity of monumental dents are organ­ undo all the inter­ pable for Christ's death. my film are anti-Semitic," proportion." izing a group group together to faith work that The Anti-Defamation Gibson said in a statement After failing to secure a trip to see the go and see it, but it has happened in League, a prominent national last year. "Nor do I hate any­ major studio's financial back­ film later this hasn't been a the community Jewish organization, released one, certainly not the Jews." ing, Mel Gibson invested more week, he said. between [Jews] the results of a survey indicat­ But statements made by than $20 million of his own However, in major topic in my and Christians." ing that one in four Americans Gibson's father Hutton intensi­ money in the venture. The most of the hall.·· The movie has thinks Jews were responsible fied the debate by downplay­ film marks his first venture dorms, it's a also drawn criti­ for Jesus' death. Abraham ing the significance of the into directing since 1995's very different Paul Doyle cism from national Foxman, national director of Holocaust. Last week, Hutton "Braveheart," which earned story. Rectors in Jewish groups, the ADL, said "The Passion" Gibson told New York talk him Academy Awards for best men's and Dillon rector like the Anti- could inflame that view. radio host Steve Feuerstein picture and best director. women's resi- Defamation "It is troubling that so many that the Holocaust is "maybe dence halls said there has League, which fear the emo­ Americans already accept the not all fiction - but most of it Contact Matt Bramanti at been almost no debate about tionally-charged film could notion of Jewish guilt," is." Hutton Gibson also [email protected] the film. Dillon rector Father stoke anti-Semitic feelings. Paul Doyle said there has been A manager at the Kerasotes more interest among Campus Showplace theatre in South Ministry staffers than among Bend, who declined to give her the Dillon residents. name, said advance ticket "I've heard people in sales "have been high." She Campus Ministry talking about declined to give specific num­ getting a group together to go bers, citing company policy. and see it, but it hasn't been a However, several of the the­ major topic in my hall," Doyle ater's 12 shows scheduled for said. today have already sold out. Becca Davidson, the rector of Breen-Phillips Hall, echoed Contact Matt Bramanti at the sentiment, saying her resi- [email protected]

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ImClone announced Homemaking guru Martha Stewart arrives at federal Fed chlef warns on Fannie Mae arranged to sell her shares the government had court In New York on Tuesday. Stewart Is standing WASHINGTON - Mortgage giants Fannie when the price fell to $60. declined to review its trial for obstruction of justice and securities fraud. Mae and Freddie Mac could pose a threat to But the government claims application for an experi­ the country's financial system if their ability to Stewart was tipped that mental cancer drug. The dies finances for Martha say whether the company take on new debt is not restrained, Federal ImClone founder Sam stock declined sharply the Stewart Living Omnimedia approved the reimburse­ Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Waksal was frantically try­ next trading day. and for Stewart personally, ment for Stewart's vaca­ Tuesday. ing to sell his shares that In front of the jury testified she was instructed tion. Greenspan lent his influential voice to calls day. Tuesday, a business man­ to submit the $17,000 Prosecutors aggressively for reforms in the operations of the two gov­ Rather than asking ager for Stewart testified vacation at a lush resort in attacked the credibility of ernment-chartered companies which domi­ jurors to decide between that Stewart billed her Mexico for reimbursement DeLuca, who helped the nate the multitrillion-dollar mortgage indus­ the government's version company for a luxurious as a business expense. defense Monday when she try. of the story and Stewart's, vacation she took just after Stewart is not charged said Stewart's broker had Speaking to the Senate Banking Committee Morvillo will simply argue selling her ImClone stock with any crime in connec­ mentioned a· desire to on Tuesday, Greenspan said he supports cre­ prosecutors have failed to in 2001. tion with her expense unload Stewart's ImClone ation of a tough new government regulatory prove their case beyond a Heidi DeLuca, who han- practices. DeLuca did not shares at $60 or $61. agency to supervise the two corporations, say­ ing the new regulator should have similar powers to federal banking regulators, includ­ ing the authority to set minimum capital stan­ INTERNATIONAL TRADE dards. Parmalat USA files for Chapter II THENTON, N.J.- Parmalat USA Corp., the .WTO allows EU to sanction U.S. U.S. subsidiary of fraud-ridden dairy giant Parmalat Finanziaria, on Tuesday filed for Associated Press United States to fight foreign competi­ and fines for companies found guilty of bankruptcy reorganization protection, saying tion after the end of World War I, had dumping, as well as the payment of it needs to obtain financing quickly but will GENEVA - The European Union been considered obsolete until damages. Under WTO rules, import continue operating normally. received the go-ahead Tuesday to start Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. tariffs are the only remedies allowed During the Chapter 11 reorganization, imposing trade sanctions against the brought a lawsuit against importers of to combat dumping. Parmalat USA managers will work with a United States in a dispute over an 88- Russian and Japanese hot-rolled steel That decision was upheld by an financial adviser on long-term solutions, year-old law that U.S. steel producers in 1998. appeals panel later the same year. which include the possible sale of its U.S. and other companies have used to The company, based in Wheeling, The United States was given until dairy business, the company said in a state­ fend ofT low-priced imports. W.Va., claimed that the companies July 2001 - later extended until ment. A panel of arbitrators for the World were guilty of dumping- selling steel December 2001 - to repeal the law. Trade Organization ruled that the 15- at below-cost prices to unfairly gain When it failed to do so, the European Goldman to pay $45.5M in probe nation bloc can start the sanctions in market share. Some of the defendants Union asked the WTO for permission NEW YORK - Investment and brokerage retaliation for the U.S. failure to repeal settled with Wheeling-Pitt while other to start imposing retaliatory trade giant Goldman Sachs & Co. will pay $45.5 mil­ the Anti-Dumping Act that was ruled cases arc still outstanding. sanctions. An arbitrator was appoint­ lion to settle charges in the New York Stock illegal by the WTO almost four years Last December, a federal jury ed to rule on the correct level of sanc­ Exchange specialist investigation and is coop­ ago. awarded Illinois-based Goss tions, but the EU agreed to suspend erating with state and federal investigations "The decision of the arbitrators is a International $31.5 million in a case the hearing to give Washington more into improper mutual fund activities, accord­ welcome reaffirmation that the wro against a Japanese company accused time to repeal. ing to the company's annual report. is a rule-based system and members of dumping newspaper printing press­ In September, however, it demanded Goldman Sachs subsidiary Spear, Leeds & may not ignore their obligations with es on the U.S. market. Three the restarting of the arbitratipn, citing Kellogg Specialists LLC was one of five special­ impunity," EU Trade Commissioner European companies are still facing "persisting inaction" by the United ist firms that settled with the Securities and Pascal Lamy said in a statement action, according to the EU. States. Exchange Commission last week for $240 mil­ issued in Brussels. The WTO, acting on an EU com­ The arbitrators ruled that the EU lion. The firms were accused of placing their "I hope that rapid action from plaint supported by Japan, ruled the could base its sanctions on the amount own trades ahead of customers' business on Congress will make sanctions unnec­ law illegal in March 2000. It found it European companies were fined under the floor of the NYSE, skimming profits at the essary." unacceptable because it allowed for the law, or the amount they paid in expense of other trades. The 1916 law, which armed the fines and imprisonment of individuals out-of-court settlements. page 8 The Observer + NATIONAL NEWS Wednesday, February 25, 2004 Windows steps Lifting of Libya travel ban delayed

Associated Press to secure the lifting of U.N. Presidential spokesman sanctions against Libya. Scott McClellan said: "Libya up virus defense WASHINGTON - A Bush Asked in the interview if made it very clear in their administration plan to let the payment did not mean letter to the U.N. that it Americans travel to Libya Libya had accepted guilt for 'accepts responsibility for the Associated Press as early as this summer in the was thrown off track Tuesday the bombing, Ghanem actions of its officials' on that company's Hotmail service, he when Moammar Gadhafi's replied: "I agree with that, very matter .... We would SAN FRANCISCO said. prime minister said his gov­ and this is why I say we expect Libya to make clear Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates also announced a deal ernment had not accepted bought peace." that that remains their posi­ Gates, whose company's soft­ with RSA Security Inc. to responsibility for blowing up "After the sanctions and tion." ware is often derided for make it possible for compa­ Pan Am flight 103. after the problems we have At the same time, McClellan being buggy and nies to use a State Department [been] facing because of the said Libya "is making impor­ vulnerable to more secure spokesman Richard Boucher sanctions, the loss of money, tant progress in their efforts hackers, showed "The people who system than said the United States had we thought that it was easier to dismantle their WMD off planned fea­ attack these simple user demanded retraction of the for us to buy peace and this [weapons of mass destruc­ tures on Tuesday names and minister's remarks, carried is why we agreed to compen­ tion] programs. We have said for shoring up its systems are getting passwords to in a British Broadcasting Co. sation," the prime minister that their good faith will be programs and more and more log in to radio interview. said in the interview, which returned with the good faith heading off cyber­ sophisticated. " Windows com­ Libya last August acknowl­ was recorded in Libya. of the United States." attacks. puters. edged in a letter to the U.N. The White House was The Rev. Jesse Jackson Progress is being In addition to Security Council its responsi­ expected to remove on announced Tuesday that he made against Bill Gates providing a bility for the 1988 bombing of Tuesday a 23-year-old ban on will lead a delegation of U.S. viruses, network Microsoft chairman password, users the jetliner over Lockerbie, the use of U.S. passports for religious leaders to Libya this attacks and sloppy of the RSA sys- Scotland, that killed 270 peo­ travel to Libya in response to week to meet with Gadhafi code that make tem must enter ple, including 181 Libyan leader Gadhafi 's and other African presidents systems vulnerable, but a lot a random number that Americans. promise to end his country's at an African Union summit more work remains, Gates appears on a keychain or plas­ Prime Minister Shokri nuclear weapons program. in Tripoli. Jackson said the said. tic card they carry with them. Ghanem told the BBC that U.S. officials said the admin­ flap over Ghanem's remarks "The people who attack The number changes every Libya's government agreed in istration also had planned to would not affect his travel these systems are getting minute, generated by an algo­ December to pay $2.7 billion expand diplomatic contacts plans, noting that the assess­ more and more sophisticated," rithm that also resides on a in compensation to the vic­ with Libya,- but not to ment did not come from he said. "For every time we server inside a company's tims' families to improve remove U.S. economic sanc­ Gadhafi himself or the official take a type of attack and elim­ computing center. relations with the West and tions. Libyan news agency. inate that as an opportunity, they move up to a whole new level. Still, Gates said: "That's not an unending process - we YcnJ. d"ff'ed ~bur l:D af\d it 9()t pf.()wed can make it dramatically diffi­ cult." Speaking to thousands of security experts at the RSA Conference, Gates said iflt"b f'l,e Jn()t.tf\bill ()f\ N()tfl, ·. ~uad af\d Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing Initiative unveiled two years ago after several embarrassing Win­ dows flaws were exploited by ~()t.t' \'e 9()t t() 9() spel·uf\kif\9 t() ftf\d it. viruses and hackers - is pay­ ing off. In the first 300 days after the launch of the Windows 2000 Server operating system, 38 security bulletins were issued. The first major product released after the initiative, Windows Server 2003, has had just nine bulletins in the first 300 days. Gates showed off an upcom­ ing Windows XP update that focuses on security improve­ ments. One of three valid excuses for missing the Service Pack 2 includes a centralized control center where users can automatically BP Meal Auction. check their computer's securi­ ty status, such as whether all Thursday February 26th 8:00-11:00 critical updates have been Lafortune applied or whether antivirus software is running. • Unlike earlier Windows releases, Microsoft's firewall SIT Program 1n Uganda software will be turned on as part of the default installation. A firewall blocks intruders from entering a system. • I nterestecf in Ylfrica? In the new service pack, the Internet Explorer browser will have a pop-up ad blocker as well. Gates also showed off Interested in Clia[(enges e:Z "active protection technolo­ • gies" that will gird Windows computers against attacks by Issues o_f CDeve(oping Nations? sensing changes in the net­ work that indicate virus activi­ ty. If a problem is detected, the computer's firewall will ratch­ • Interested in :Jfo[y Cross Wor~ et up defenses. A number of companies at in CEast /lfrica? the conference were showing products similarly geared toward detecting unusual activity in networks. Gates also said e-mail spam - which often contains virus­

Associated Press tries from Haiti to Afghanistan, Maine, asked Tenet how, since a although Iraq dominated much National Security Strategy WASHINGTON - Al-Qaida is of the discussion. promulgated in September racial remark upheld damaged seriously, but it has On Iraq, Vice Adm. Lowell 2002 set up a strategy of pre­ spread its radical agenda to Jacoby, director of the Defense emption, Bush and other Associated Press gested, also should have other groups that now pose the Intelligence Agency, said allies administration officials used understood her comments leading threat to the United of deposed Iraqi President words like ''grave and gathering ST. LOUIS - A Missouri could be harmful to the States, CIA Director George Saddam Hussein are thought to threat" to describe the level of appeals court upheld the fir­ pupils, who included two Tenet and other intelligence be responsible for most anti­ Sad dam's danger to the United ing of a teacher who told her biracial students. chiefs said Tuesday. U.S. attacks. Foreign fighters, States. International law tradi­ eighth-grade class she Linda Schilly, the school Tenet described a terrorist including th_ose from al-Qaida, tionally requires that a threat opposed interracial marriage board's president, welcomed organization lacking central have carried out some of the be "imminent" before a nation and believed such couples the ruling as affirmation that leadership and squeezed finan­ most significant attacks and can defend against it. should be "fixed" to prevent Loeffelman 's firing was just, cially. Al-Qaida remains deter­ may be behind the high-casual­ "If it wasn't an imminent them from having children. though "very unfortunate." mined to attack U.S. interests, ty suicide bombings largely threat in your mind, how would The attorney for teacher Ford countered that "This however, and still is capable of against Iraqi targets, he said. you have characterized or Jendra Loeffelman pledged was not about a racist carrying out assaults on the "Left unchecked," Jacoby assessed the threat?" Snowe to appeal the unanimous rul­ teacher discriminating; it's scale of Sept. 11, 2001, he said. said, "Iraq has the potential to asked. ing by the three-judge about a teacher giving an In addition, dozens of smaller serve as a training ground for Tenet said intelligence ana­ Missouri Court of Appeals opinion to a student who Islamic extremist organizations the next generation of terror­ lysts were "quite worried " panel. Her attorney, Chuck asked a question about an with ties to al-Qaida have ists." about surprise attacks and Ford, said he would ask the assignment in another class." emerged, in places like Libya, Further, many in the country's what they didn't know, given entire court to hear the case Maurice Watson, the school Iraq and Uzbekistan, to consti­ Sunni minority, which pros­ Saddam's history of deception. or seek a state Supreme district's attorney, said Loeff­ tute the next wave of terrorist pered during Saddam's Baath Estimates also indicated he had Court review. elman's comments "can only threats, Tenet told the Senate party control, have yet to decide biological and chemical Tuesday's rul- be described as Intelligence Committee in an whether to support the U.S. weapons, and other programs. ing affirms one egregious" and annual public session on coalition or the resistance, "Whether it stands up or it last summer by 7Loeffelman ·s "reflect a per­ national security threats. Jacoby said. doesn't stand up over the a Jefferson Cou­ comments] can verse, private "The steady growth of Osama "The key factors in this deci­ course of time is something nty judge, who only be described point of view bin Laden's anti-American sen­ sion are stability and a future we're going to look at quite found that the that had no timeni through the wider Sunni that presents viable alternatives carefully," he said. Crystal City Sch­ as egregious. ,, legal protection extremist movement and the to the Baathists or Islamists," "People voted to authorize the ool Board was in school." broad dissemination of al­ he said. use of force based on what we within its rights Maurice Watson Loeffel man, Qaida's destructive expertise Largely ignoring an appeal read in these reports," said Sen. in ousting Loeff­ school district attorney 5 3 . to I d stu­ ensure that a serious threat will from the committee chairman, Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. "It's a elman. dents in Oct- remain for the foreseeable Pat Roberts, R-Kan., to focus on pretty bitter pill to swallow, Her attorneys ober 2002 ·that future, with or without al-Qaida current threats, Republican and particularly with a pre-emptive argued her reported class­ she was "totally against" in the picture," Tenet said. Democratic lawmakers ques­ war." room comments were consti­ interracial marriage, that At Tuesday's politically tioned the intelligence chiefs After the hearing, Roberts tutionally protected free interracial couples shouldn't charged hearing, given recent about intelligence mistakes told reporters that "everybody speech. The appellate court have children because they debate over the intelligence before the Sept. 11 attacks and would have some second rejected that Tuesday, often get teased, and that community's prewar assess­ the war in Iraq. The agencies' thoughts" about the rationaliza­ declaring that the First mixed-race children were ments on Iraq's weapons, Tenet performance in those crises has tion for war, but he believes Amendment right applied "racially confused." and other officials walked gin­ called into question the reliabil­ that Saddam posed a national only to public concerns - Parents and students said gerly through questions on the ity of intelligence and the Bush security threat, "in some ways not Loeffelman's discussing a Loeffelman also said mixed­ intelligence agencies' coopera­ administration's pre-emptive even more dangerous" than private matter that was not race students came to school tion and effectiveness. They strike doctrine. expected, due to the deteriora­ part of the lesson plan. dirty and are never accepted touched on instability in coun- Sen. Olympia Snowe, R- tion of his leadership. Loeffelman, the ruling sug- by society.

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Colombia has experienced A panel of Colombian guests Franco, member of Redepaz, a over 50 years of civil war apd will be speaking on the his­ Colombian NGO for recon­ political conflict. tory, politics and current ciliation and care of victims. struggle for peace from their of violence. See http://www. From an outsider's view­ own experiences and perspec­ nd.edu/ .... ndlaw/colombia_ point, Colombia is best tives. poster.htm for more informa­ known for cocaine arid tion. kidnappings, however, the Guest speakers include underlying conflict and its Keynote speakers from the When: Wednesday, February effects on an entire nation Association of the Family of 25 at 7:00pm bring a different perspective Members of the Detained to Colombia's state of war. and Disappeared and Joanna Where: 102 DeBartolo Volunteer February 29 Ministry as Vocations Opportunities All students are welcome to Amy Zajakowski-Uhll Tutors are needed to work come to this panel presenta­ '87- Therapist, Cathedral with Washington High School tion by Notre Dame gradu­ Counseling Center and the students Monday through ates who will reflect on how Kovler Center for survivors of Thursday from 3-4 p.m. in they have integrated faith and torture, Chicago, IL February26 the school's library. social concerns into their pro­ Jim Zajakowski- Uhll '85 fessions. Pizza will be served. Reflections from Returned Daytime tutoring times are -Theology Teacher, Loyola Sponsored by the CSC and also available. NDVI. · Academy and former Cam­ Missioners pus Minister, Loyola Univer­ Please contact Ann Power Renee LaReau '96 - Parish sity, Chicago, IL All are welcome to find out serving their respective coun­ for more information Minister and Author, Colum­ about two overseas volunteer tries. Pizza will be served. When: Sunday, February 29, bus, OH possibilities through the eyes 4:00- 5:30p.m. When: Thursday, February of five returned missioners Erica Dahl-Bredine '87 26 at 6:00pm Where: Center for Social (four HCA Chile Associates -Mexico Country Program Concerns, Multi-purpose and one returned Nicaragua Where: Center for Social Manager , Catholic Relief Cap Corps member) who Concerns, Lounge Services, Tuscon, AZ have each spent over two years Wednesday, February 25, 2004 The Observer + NATIONAL NEWS page 11 Peterson accused Teen body piercings increase

Associated Press Medical Association. standards than states or cities, Meanwhile, the Texas requiring a parent to be pres­ of having an affair MINNEAPOLIS Erik Department of Health library ent or, in some cases, setting Hansen rolls up his left sleeve offers a video for teens and their own age limits for certain to reveal a roughly drawn young adults titled ''Tattooing procedures. Prosecutors allege affair prompted murder skull-and-crossbones-tattoo. A and Body Piercing: Thinking Some youth think that ban­ friend did it for him a few Smart About Body Art." And ning them from having work Associated Press he told Judge Alfred weeks ago, using a needle and Connecticut is among states done, or requiring parental Delucchi. ink at what Hansen calls a with a brochure that has simi­ permission, is only causing REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Prosecutors detailed a "poke and stick party" - a lar information. more minors to do the piercing Outlining a motive in the Laci series of allegedly conflicting growing trend among young The biggest concerns include themselves or seek out unli­ Peterson case for the first s ta temen ts Scott Peterson people as tattoos and piercings the potential spread of tetanus censed amateurs, known in the time, prosecutors alleged in made in TV interviews. have surged in popularity. and hepatitis B or C if people industry as "scratchers." . court documents that Scott The documents said he Body art between friends can share tattooing needles or "You can't just outlaw Peterson's affair with another tried to deflect suspicion from be a rite of passage, a back­ whatever sharp objects - pins things," says Hansen, who says woman drove him to murder himself but ended up coming room ritual often done on the and nails included - they use he could not have afforded a his pregnant wife. across "quite strongly, as sly. to do their piercing. professional tattoo even if he'd Defense attorneys insisted someone who is lying about Teens talk about school ath­ "It's just not something you wanted one. "It's like prohibi­ Tuesday the documents con­ his involvement in Laci's dis­ letes doing tattoos or piercings can do in your garage," says tion; it doesn't work." tained "out-and-out false­ appearance." for one another as an initia­ Shahn Anderson, a licensed Gail Dorfman - the Henne­ hoods." Among other things, prose­ tion. "It's more fun to have a tattooist and president of the pin County commissioner In papers filed Monday, cutors said, Peterson admit­ friend do it - and it was free," Alliance of Professional whose age-limits ordinance prosecutors sketched the ted the affair to detectives says Hansen, a 20-year-old Tattooists, who helped design prompted the safety campaign broad outlines of what they and later denied it after Frey from Minneapolis. the Hennepin County cam­ -disagrees. believe led Scott Peterson to approached police. But officials where he lives­ paign. "We're not telling kids they kill his wife, Laci, citing Peterson also claimed that and in other places nationwide Eighteen-year-old Katie Kla­ shouldn't get tattoos or pierc­ Peterson's affair with mas­ he admitted the affair to his -. are worried. In Hennepin ren thinks posting the informa­ ings," says Dorfman, who's also sage therapist Amber Frey wife and that she was "at County, which includes tion is a good idea. the mother of five teenagers. and his conflicting statements peace" with it. Minneapolis, they've started a "Anything but ears, I would "We're just saying, 'Be smart about it to police. But prosecutors said wit­ poster campaign in schools and want a professional to do," the about it."' "The· defendant's state­ nesses will testify that Laci neighborhood hangouts to high school senior from She says doctors and nurses ments concerning Amber Peterson never mentioned the encourage young people to Roseville, Minn., says as she at the county's hospital have Frey support motive for the affair. have their tattoos and pierc­ waits· at a licensed piercing seen a spike in young people murder," prosecutors said. Investigators also noted ings done by licensed profes­ studio in Minneapolis with her with infections caused by ama­ Jury selection is scheduled that Peterson used the past sionals. friend, Leslie Barker. The teur work, sometimes done by to start next week. Peterson, tense when referring to his "Get the good design, not a fresh-faced teens were there to friends or unlicensed opera­ 31, could get the death penal­ wife and unborn son before bad disease!" says one poster have their nipples pierced - a tors. She also notes the case of ty if convicted. their bodies were found, about tattooing. Another fea­ procedure that's become a 19-year-old woman who The documents cite abruptly correcting himself. tures a photo of an upper lip trendy since Janet Jackson's pleaded guilty to a misde­ Peterson's "romancing" of Attorneys later turned their piercing with warnings about Super Bowl flash. meanor for doing piercings in a Frey in the period before Laci focus to dog trainer Cindee the risk of infections, blood­ "It's an on-the-edge kind of vehicle near a Minneapolis Peterson disappeared on Dec. Valentin, who tried to track borne diseases and nerve dam­ thing," Barker says, adding high school and another in 24, 2002. Her body and that Laci Peterson's scent with a age. that both waited until they did­ suburban Wayzata last year. of her unborn son later bloodhound .in the days after The Oregon Health Licensing n't have to have written Jesika Bornsen, a profession­ washed up along the San she vanished. Office has a similar Web-based parental permission - req­ al piercer at a shop called Saint Francisco Bay. Valentin said the dog's campaign, begun after several uired in Hennepin County since Sabrina's in Minneapolis, During a heated exchange behavior suggested Peterson's young people from the town of last summer. agrees that the campaign can in court Tuesday, defense body was driven from her Klamath Falls got serious Several states have laws that only help educate teens and attorney Mark Geragos called Modesto home where authori­ upper ear infections from prohibit minors from getting parents. the filing "scurrilous" and ties believe she was killed to piercings done at a jewelry tattoos or "body art" regardless "It's saying, 'Talk to your par­ "replete with what I consider a rented warehouse where kiosk with lax sterilization pro­ of who's holding the needle. ents about it,"' says Bornsen, a to be out-and-out falsehoods" Scott Peterson told police he cedures. The cases - and And others, such as Wyoming, member of Association of designed to grab headlines. stopped the morning of Dec. resulting disfiguration - were are considering bans. Professional Piercers who's "It looked like it was right 24 before going fishing on documented in Wednesday's Often, licensed piercers and worked in the field for eight out of the National Enquirer," San Francisco Bay. Journal of the American tattooists have even stricter years.

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THE·.. OBSERVEit:· .. ·. . 'lfwl...... t.Aiilr~~ioiMiii<~-w.tlltiij~ ...... It's only life we're talking about.. ~o.. lfuli• Q.No~ .~~m 46~~ 0.24 Soiith: D.litirtg H&, N~ Diilile.lN 46~$6 .. With all the media attention focused Eorroa IN CJJ1EF ·· adult caretaker? Does this mean they distribution methods? Guns should not on the Presidential election, it's easy to be in the hands of madmen like Malva Andrew So~lwp are not life. either? forget that Congress is still in session While we're on the subject of life, the and Muhammad or people like the MANAGING £t>rroa BUSINEss MANAGllll this year. Here's a little reminder. Over Senate also has a chance to do what alleged murderer of Chicago Police s,Qtt B~odfuehrer Loti Lewalski the next few weeks. Congress will be the House recently failed to do - pro­ Officer Michael Ceriale, who was kilJed As$l'. M»>A.G!NG EOttolt voting on two very tect innocent Americans from gun vio~ by a trafficked handgun in yet another Sheila flynn important bills that Joe Licandro lence by voting "no" to the controver~ case likely to be dismissed by the pas­ will have serious sial NRA~backed Gun Industry sage of this bill. No wonder the Major ...... NEWS Emroru M~hanne Downes • .. . . VrEWPOJNT EDITOR:. S:lfah Vahulas ramifications for a Immunity Bill designed to eliminate so­ Cities Police Chiefs Association, led by long time to come. The Licandro called frivolous lawsuits. Under its current Los Angeles Police Chief srom £DJ-ro,a; J&~H~ · First on the plate terms, licensed gun makers and dis­ William Bratton, has vehemently is the House's Non-Factor tributors would be totally immune opposed the passage of this legislation, expected vote on from any lawsuit filed against them by even taking out a full-page ad in The ...... The Unborn victims of gun violence. In other words, Washington Post. If that name sounds GIW>HIC.diDJTORt Mike Hal"kins · Victims Violence Act, a bill that would negligent gun makers and distributors familiar. it should. Bratton is the for­ ADVERTISING MANAGER: Maura Cenedella make it separate federal crimes to would suffer no consequences for sell­ mer Police Chief of New York City, the An DESIGN MANAGER! Tom Haigbt injure or kill both a woman and her ing or passing large quantities of arms man, along with Mayor Rudolph . ~MS Aor.(INtSTRATOIU Ttd Bangert fetus. If passed as expected, this bill under the table to known black market Guiliani, responsible for rolling back W£8 A.DMINISTII.ATOJt: Todd Nieto : would effectively re-define the term dealers intending to re~sell them crime in the Big Apple. Maybe, just "life" in this country. In turn, this could to individuals prohibited by CoNTROLWU Pauta Garda. · ---- maybe, the Senate should lis- provide the legal pretense for partial law from purchasing a ten to him, instead of the CONTACT Us· birth abortion foes to win their fight to gun. NRA. 0FRCE MANAGER & GENERAL lNFO criminalize such a heinous "medical" If passed, this bill As it stands now, the (574) 6~hH71 . FAll procedure once and for alL The would most likely bill has 59 senators (574) 6;!>.6927 • Unborn Victims Violence Act would dismiss standing on board, only one .. ·. ..•. .•· ·.:· AoVERSTISING .. • ·. . bring federal law in line with 28 states lawsuits against away from defeat­ (574lG~l-69QO . ®set"f.i vi~point.l@nd~edu . the only way • . . .. SPORTS DESk ···< •• ·• •:· ••·•·· · ·. · ·.• · • take the bill up in the near future. Bull's~Eye justice can · (~74) 93l~~54o [email protected] ·.···· It would be impossible for any Shooter, et be delivered . . . . • StolE DESK Senator- even for the most vehement al" and the to the vic~ (~74) 631~4540 . [email protected] of abortion rights supporters -to jus~ half~dozen tims of gun · SAINT MARv'sDE$K tify voting against this bill, for a vote in others filed violence. This (574) 631~4324 .... [email protected]· .. · ··· ·· ·· Ptrom om· ... this direction would effectively mean against the vote is just that if a gunman shot a woman, killing Washington the tip of the .······ ·•••••···•·••··••····•· (Si~Js~~~~EaA:~~~; .••. >•.···•·•· her fetus but not the woman herself. state dealer. iceberg. Two · <57 4J 6;u~ssJ9 the gunman could only be tried for The 238 more crucial THE .... ·.... ·.···· attempted murder. Under this arrange­ guns that gun-control 0BSERVERCJNLJNE .·. · ment, the fetus is reduced to nothing, inexplicably laws are waiting www.ndsm,observer.com · as if it never existed in the first place. disappeared in the wings: the According to an Associated Press arti­ from the Tacoma Omnibus POLICIES· cle published Monday, a recent poll gun dealership, Appropriations Bill . . The Observer iS the Independent; daily newspaper · conducted by the National Right to Life without any record proposed by represen~ . published in print arid online by the 5tudents ofthe Committee cites that 80 percent of the of them being sold, tative Todd Tiahrt (R­ University of Notte Dame du. Lat a.t~d Saint Mary's American public believes there should included a Bushmaster Kan.) that would effective­ .· Coll~e. Editorial conrerit.iriduding adveri:isenients, iS ! · be a law recognizing the killing of a XM-15 rifle that ended up ly eliminate crucial parts of not governed by policies ofthe administration of either · fetus as a homici~e. Following basic in the hands ofthe snipers John · the current Brady Bill by drastical· institution.TJW Obsenret~t:s the rigbuo r¢fu$e. logic, the following question must be Muhammad and his 17 -year-old ly reducing the amount of time to con­ • artcd ~ 3ccuratdy ~d obJectively as ·. .· •··• . po5slble. UmigJKd c:ditoriah rep~nt the opinion of federal crime, then should not killing it whom could have legally purchased a prospective gun purchasers, and the .•.. :.· th.e majQtity Of we F.diw.t in:Chie£ M~g Eclifot, through abortion be considered the gun (Muhammad because he was Assault Weapons Ban, which is up for ··•· ·•. Assis1:2nr Managing &liror ~ ·deparunenr edi[(us. ·· same thing? The final result is the under domestic restraining order, and renewal after 10 years of prohibiting · ·. Commentaries, lcittcn and columns ~rCS::nrthe views same: The human fetus is dead in the Malvo because he was a juvenile). In the sale of certain military~style, semi~ ·•• 9fd~ li-Qtlwts and oo~ n~ily ilitm• QtThe end. his testimony, Malvo has claimed that automatic assault weapons, including .. O~r. ·· ··.· ··••·· ·· .· ····· ·.·.· "Human" is the operative word, he shoplifted the gun. Even if this is AK-47s and Kalishnakov rifles ...... V'!eWpoint sp;ce JS aVailable to all rmdc!rs; The free . . because abortion rights activists and the truth, should not Bull's-Eye still be In the wake of Columbine, the D.C. •. expression of aU opitliom through letters· is enwuraged. the judges who side with them conve­ held responsible for not providing Snipers and the yet-to-be-caught •.· · l..ettel'$ to the Edit(tt mU$r bt signed Md mil$! inclu4c: •· · con r.acdrifoinlllti.On. · · · · · ·· · · ·· · · niently leave that out of their political proper security measures to prevent Columbus highway shooter, I am hope­ and legal arguments. No matter how shoplifting, especially after this hap­ ful our leaders will practice common · .QrmtWm ttptding Oils~pt~licitt tht;ultl be . they want to define the term, the fol~ pens 238 times, as the dealership is sense and support much-needed gun JMaet~ to /iriit¢t i, CbufAiz.JiiW SOiiltup. ··· · · lowing is indisputable: Without any claiming? Bars are held liable for serv­ control laws in this country. I am unnatural or outside interference, the ing the underage and the heavily intox­ equally as optimistic that they will vote PosT .OFfiCE INFOfiMATiON · human fetus would have matured into icated who later sit behind the wheel, in favor of The Unborn Victims a human baby the exact same way a so why do gun distributors deserve Violence Act. human baby will mature into a child immunity? Life is at stake. and later into an adult. It's called the The immunity bill would not only cycle of life. Abortion rights supporters prevent victims from seeking monetary Joe Licandro is a senior political sci­ like to argue that the fetus is not an damage but also from seeking shut~ ence major. His column appears every entity that can exist independently by downs of corrupt dealers. Without other Wednesday. He can be contacted :·.. . . ·. . . ·.·.. . . itself and therefore cannot be catego­ forcing the gun industry to be account­ at jlicandr@nd. edu. :.. w~---~~~*~~J>;.;o..NJ~~~iiR•-..····· ...... ~.· .. ······ .·.· ... ·.··.··•··· ...... rized as life. Well, has it ever occurred able for negligence, what incentiye The views expressed in this column to them that babies and children can­ does it have to take stronger safety are those ofthe author and not neces~ ·. ·. ..::_ _: __ .··:>: . . :· ..... · ':: . not survive without their parents or an precautions in its manufacturing and sarily those of The Observer. ToDAY's StAFF ·•··· ·. ·· News SportS OBSERVER POLL QUOTE OF THE DAY Annellese Heather Woolford , . VanHoegarden . 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Wednesday, February 25, 2004 page 13 Archbishop Burke deserves the Laetare Medal

Notre Dame should give the 2004 I ... remain silent while the faith, in one his diocese in the formation of their explicit regulation of the administration Laetare Medal to Archbishop Raymond of its most fundamental tenets, is ... consciences. of the sacraments. Burke's action, how­ Burke of St. Louis. The medal is given openly disobeyed by those who present A legislator takes an oath to uphold ever, was not merely disciplinary. It was to men and women whose lives have themselves as sincere adherents of the the Constitution. But that oath cannot pastoral, born of concern for the spiri­ "illustrated the ideals of the Church and faith, then I have failed most seriously override his obligation, under the natu­ tual welfare of the Catholic legislator as enriched the her- and should be removed from office." ral law and divine law, not to cooperate well as of the Catholic people who could itage of humani­ Charles Rice Whether other bishops will take the in the murder of the innocent. Indeed, be misled or scandalized if the legisla­ ty." Archbishop same position is a matter for the pas­ · when the Constitution has been per­ tor's pro-death position went unchal­ Burke is a profile toral judgment of each bishop. But verted to authorize the execution of the lenged. in courage who Right or Burke is a bishop who knows how to innocent, fidelity to the Constitution ln 1962, Archbishop Joseph Rummel fits that descrip­ Wrong? lead. requires the effort to restore the right of New Orleans announced that he was tion. Burke's stand is politically incorrect, to life. Similarly, Abraham Lincoln going to desegregate New Orleans In Nov. 2003, which may be the only sin in the insisted on his moral duty to fight to Catholic schools. Segregationist when he was "Church of Where It's At." But his reverse the Dred Scott decision, which activists Judge Leander Perez, State Bishop of La Crosse, Wis., Burke action is in line with sound reason and had decreed that slaves were property Senator E. W. Gravolet and B. J. Gaillot, decreed that Catholic legislators in his the Constitution. He imposed no legal and not persons. all Catholics, opposed him. Gravolet diocese who "support procured abor­ sanction on the legislators. They are Legalized abortion is the epitome of threatened to cut off state support to tion or euthanasia may not present free to continue their support for the an unjust law which, as Thomas Catholic schools and Perez urged themselves to receive Holy Communion. legalized execution of the innocent by Aquinas said, is "no longer a law but a ·catholics to withhold financial support They are not to be admitted to Holy abortion and euthanasia. Burke is sim­ perversion of a law." Every legislator, from the Church. After reminding them Communion, should they present them­ ply invoking the principle of truth-in­ .Catholic or not, is morally obliged of the danger to their souls in rejecting selves,-until ... they publicly renounce labeling. If you are going to present under the natural law to oppose, and to the Church teaching, the archbishop their support of these most unjust prac­ yourself to the voters as a Catholic you try to change, a law that authorizes the excommunicated all three. Perez was tices." should act like one. And you should not execution of the innocent. A Catholic an icon o( the legal and cultural main­ Burke had privately appealed to the give the public a scandal. legislator who openly and persistently stream. Rummel was counter-cultural. three legislators involved but they Abortion and euthanasia are not favors legalized abortion and euthana­ But he was right. And so is Burke. He essentially told him to get lost. "The wrong merely because the Church says sia not only fails in that duty, he also would honor Notre Dame by accepting duty of Catholic legislators to respect so. Rather, the Church so teaches makes himself liable to denial of his the Laetare Medal. human life," said Burke, "is not [a] per­ because the international killing of the right to receive the Eucharist which is sonal opinion I have arbitrarily decided innocent is always a grave violation of the sign of unity in the faith. Professor Emeritus Charles Rice is on to impose. It is not ... Burke's law, but the natural law and of the Command­ Canon Law requires that "those ... the Law School faculty. His column God's law which Burke, as a shepherd ments. Nor is Burke's action an who obstinately persist in manifestly ·appears every other Wednesday. He can of God's flock, is bound to teach and infringement on conscience. Conscience grave sin are not to be admitted to the be contacted at [email protected]. uphold, also by admonishing ... those and freedom have an obligation to the Holy Communion" (Canon 915). Burke ·The views expressed in this column who violate it. As bishop, I am a truth. The bishop is obliged to teach did not excommunicate the politicians. are those of the author and not neces­ guardian of the faith and its practice. If that truth in order to assist Catholics of Rather, he applied Canon 915 as an sarily those of The Observer.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Because you're worth it, too

Feb. 22 to 28 is National Eating Disorders their bodies unrealistically and believe that they are what inside that is valued. Wouldn't it feel better to Awareness Week (EDAW), and a time to celebrate larger than they actually are. In fact, one study focus all that energy on shaping the internal you every body. It's a time to depart from calorie-count­ showed that 70 percent of young women in the rather than the external you? ing and dieting and to thank your body for all the United States and England thought that they were So, what can you do? Well, for starters, believe in wonderful things that it lets you do each and every overweight even though they were within their nor­ your power to make a difference. If you see an ad day. "You are beautiful the way you are." Now, mal weight range. that negatively portrays men or women and perpet- there's a message you rarely, if ever see on TV. In Here's a newsflash - dieting, especially yo-yo uates unrealistic body types, e-mail the company. today's world of mass media and advertising, we are dieting and restrictive eating, is associated The companies keep incident reports of constantly bombarded by images of ultra-thin with hypertension, increased serum all e-mails they receive and if they women like Calista Flockhart and muscular men like cholesterol. kidney and heart prob­ get enough of them, they will Arnold Schwarzenegger. lems, gastrointestinal problems change their ads. Also, don't "So what?" you may be thinking, "That's life!" and even death. People who are buy products that are spon­ Well, unfortunately, there is a well-documented con­ on very-low-calorie diets have sored by companies that nection between TV and fitness/fashion magazine a death rate 40 times higher use thin-ideal or sexist consumption and body dissatisfaction/disturbed eat­ than the normal popula­ advertising. If there's ing. Many men and women gaze upon those bronze, tion. one motivator to "big muscled Adonises and skinny, busty beauties and One study by the business," it's money. . naturally feel inadequate by comparison. Nowhere American Cancer Society Invest time in in a disclaimer is all the suffering, starvation, hours that followed 800,000 exploring your of make-up and computer retouching that's involved men and women for six strengths. Take a in creating these seemingly "perfect" images. We years found no connec­ leisure course on are not only guilted into believing that we shovld tion between weight something that each want to become fitness gurus and aerobic gain and mortality you've always queens, but also that looking like TV models is an rates. In fact, only wanted to try. Make obtainable goal if we only work hard enough. weight loss was asso­ a list of all your Why would the advertisers want us to feel badly ciated with higher great qualities that about our bodies? So we'll buy their products (of death rates. have nothing to do course), which are lauded as "the" answer to our But aside from the with appearance body-esteem woes. That's why Americans spend 30 health risks, think and remind yourself to 50 billion dollars a year on weight loss products about how much time about them often. and 51 billion a year on cosmetics. One study you actually spend Take up yoga or showed that people were spending $180 per pound every day thinking or meditation. In other lost. Considering that 90 percent of those who lose talking about calories, words - participate 25 or more pounds regain the weight that they lose fat, weight and exercise. in activities that make -and usually more- within two years, and 98 That's a lot of time each you feel good about percent regain the weight within five years, it seems week wasted. And the yourself and your body. that an awful lot of people are being scammed. The inevitable outcome is feeling When you find yourself or reason: the body has an internal weight that it more inadequate and dissatis­ others talking about calo­ strives to maintain (a set point), and your metabo­ fied with your body. What if, ries, fat or weight, stop your­ lism actually slows down when you diet in order to instead, you funneled all of that self, and refocus the conversa­ conserve energy and stores up more fat to protect energy into discovering your talents, tion on something that is self-nur­ against future restrictive eating. dreams and unique qualities that make turing, not self-critical. And, if you Unfortunately, most women living in the United you special for who you are, not what you find that you are becoming obsessed with States feel badly about their bodies. Did you know look like? Are you an artist, writer, designer, pho­ food and exercise so much that it is interfering with that u_p to two thirds of women feel dissatisfied with tographer, director, musician or healer at heart? your life and well-being, get help. Remember, you some part of their bodies and that 80 to 90 percent Want to find out? There are so many wonderful are so much more than a number on a scale. of dieters are women? This trend has sadly infiltrat­ things inside you that have absolutely nothing to do ed our youth. Several researchers have found that with how you look, what you weigh or what other Helen Bowden, M.S. about 70 to 80 percent of 10-year-old girls are cur­ people see on the outside. You are like a precious Notre Dame Counseling Center rently dieting. The irony is that most women view gift- the wrapping isn't the important part; it's Feb. 14 ~------~ ------~~------....

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A CATHOLIC PERSPECTIVE

i ~ Displaying true passion

The Passion of the Christ, Mel Gibson's epic and controver­ Critics' other primary target is the film's alleged anti­ sial portrayal of the last 12 hours of the life of Jesus Christ, Semitism. Anti-Semitism is a form of racism and is con­ is the most emotionally powerful cinematic experience since demned by the Roman Catholic Church, especially in the Schindler's List. There are moments when even the context of the death of Christ, which is not a crime that strongest-willed will wince or look away and moments when can be attributed to any one historical person or group the hardest heart will tremble. This is of people. To call this film anti-Semitic is to ignore the a movie that cannot help but affect all image that appears in the movie. The conclave of the who see it. Jack Watkins Sanhedrin that condemns Jesus is portrayed as a It is not, however, a movie to be seen secret conclave, called without knowledge of more by all. Some critics have decried The moderate Pharisees, and even so some present Passion as the most violent film ever Scene speak up for Jesus. Others grow disgusted with the made. These critics have a point- the Columnist actions of Caiaphas and leave his side while Christ film is almost a Dante's "Inferno" of is being tortured. Other Jews, including large Roman-style torture. To take one groups of Jewish women, protest the condemna- example, the Roman whip- with its sharp tips that imbed tion, and a Jewish hero, Simon of Cyrene, tem- in the flesh and tear skin on their way out- is accurately porarily steals the spotlight as an Everyman reproduced in sickening detail. Anyone who cannot handle forced to come to terms with the awful fact of the such portrayals of human torture need not purchase a tick­ Passion. The worst villains are not the Jewish et. high priests, but the sadistic Roman soldiers in That proviso aside, this is a beautiful film - a film made the scourging sequence. with love and true religious feeling. Gibson draws upon the Despite being cleared of these charges, the film Gospels, tradition, the Stations of the Cross, Christian mysti­ is not perfect. In the scourging scene, Gibson cism and, drawing it all together, the basic principles of the goes far beyond the scriptural 39 lashes (I lost Spiritual Exercises on St. Ignatius ofLoyola. Intercutting count at 63), and three particular scenes seem scenes of torment with flashbacks to the Last Supper, the like mere excess - a raven pecks out the eyes of Sermon on the Mount and Jesus' childhood, Gibson accentu­ the bad thief immediately after he mocks Jesus, a ates and deepens the story. In the most beautiful of these tear falls from Heaven at Christ's death and the moments, Christ stumbles for the second time while carry­ earthquake following the death is overplayed. ing the Cross, and, as He falls, Mary (Maia Morgenstern, While these missteps are irritating, only the first is who deserves an Academy Award for her role) sees, for a troubling. Gibson's other curious decisions tend to moment, the young Jesus stumbling. When Mary reaches work out, especially the creepy, serpentine androg­ her Son, she murmurs "I am here", and He replies, "See, ynous Satan, who parallels Mary. Satan carries a mother, I make all things new." strange, undead spawn that appears to be a deliber­ There are many, many moments like this. Gibson does his ate mockery of the Renaissance tradition of painting best to underscore the connection between Christ's suffering the Christ Child as if He were already dead. and our salvation. In the movie Christ is the suffering and Though imperfect, The Passion of the Christ is a redeeming Son of God, first and foremost, not the "nice man masterpiece. It is the most important film from a who taught good values" Buddy Christ of much modern Catholic perspective in ages, and it is a powerful state­ presentation. Lest all balance be lost, however, other scenes ment of the core of Christian belief. No one who has seen involve the Eucharist, baptism, love for our enemies and the this film will think about their faith in quite the same way. ethic of serving, all of which Gibson ties directly to the By allowing us to all the more clearly visualize the suffer­ Passion. Gibson is largely true to the Gospels, presenting ing and death that Christ endured for our sake and our sal­ familiar figures like Judas, Peter and John in their tradition­ vation, Gibson has given the world a great gift. al roles. The critics who have complained that the film is unforgiving, apparently didn't see the same movie I did, as The views expressed in this column are those of the author Gibson is careful to include Christ praying for his enemies and not necessarily those of The Observer. Contact Jack both before and during His passion. Watkins at jwatkin 1@nd. edu.

\•ntire By MOLLY GRIFFIN race of Scene Movie Critic people. The strength The Passion of Christ is without a doubt a of the actors in the controversial film, and Hollywood usually film emerges as one of adores any buzz surrounding a project - the most powerful elements of both negative and positive. Religion, though, the movie. Jesus, Mary and Mary Magdalene remains a taboo topic, however rife with exude complicated emotions with their facial juicy controversy thought it may be. expressions and intonations, even while Hollywood doesn't like the fact that it arous­ speaking other tongues. James Caviezel, who es more than mere outcry - it causes moral plays Jesus, gives the spiritual leader an outrage and financial backlash. Nevertheless aura of serenity and peace amidst chaotic Mel Gibson, through his vast monetary surroundings. Maia Morgenstern's portrayal resources and celebrity clout, has finally of Mary evokes the pulled off the religious film that Hollywood speechless pain of a has been looking for. It is a controversial, mother losing her "The Passion moving, artistic and spiritual film that can be only son in a grue­ appreciated by believers and nonbelievers some way, but she Jack's rating: alike. also exudes serenity The film follows Jesus from his condemna­ and strength despite -~- ' tion to his death by crucifixion, and it is the crippling sense of interspersed with moments from his life and helplessness that ministry. The story blends the Passion overwhelms her. Molly's rating: accounts of the four New Testament gospels, Another woman ' and thus adheres to Biblical and not histori­ reeling from Jesus' cal accounts, making the film more con­ death is Mary cerned with spirituality than accuracy. Magdalene, played Controversy has arisen from the film's by Monica Bellucci, apparent blaming of the Jews for Jesus' cru­ who adds another Rama's rating: cifixion and the sympathetic portrayal of layer to the sense of Pontius Pilate. But in the film, no one is absolute helpless­ explicitly blamed for the death of Christ. The ness and sorrow that film reveals the tension between the Roman envelops those who government, the Jewish people and the radi­ - followed Jesus. cal religion that Jesus has begun. Mob men­ Gibson takes some Director: Mel Gibson Photo courtesy or www.imdb.com tality and Pilate's wish to avoid rebellion artistic license with Writer: Benedict Frtzgen Mary Magdalene (Monica Bellucci) watches In horror as Jesus Is crucified by seem more at the heart of the events that his direction of the Starring: James CavieDI Roman soldiers In Mel Gibson's new epic drama "The Passion of the Christ." lead to Jesus' crucifixion than the fault of an film, but most of his Mala Morgenstern and Hrl THE OBSERVER

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A NON-CATHOLIC PERSPECTIVE A passionate eye-opener

When people find out that I'm not a Catholic but have tuous ordeal. This effect is quite jarring, and it paints a attended a Jesuit high school and that I am now enrolled in. stark contrast between the way Jesus lived his life and the the nation's most notable Catholic university, they often ask way he was forced to die. . me how I feel about the Catholic faith. After answering this Although a sizable chunk of the film is devoted to recre­ question countless times, I've settled into the groove of ating the more well-known scenes of Jesus' suffering, I explaining that I try to live by the found some of the most profound moments to be those hid­ Golden Rule and I usually leave it at Ram a den among the chaos. There is one scene where Jesus that. And why not? The Golden Rule Gottumukkala drops his cross in exhaustion on the way to Golgotha appears in some form or another in amidst a brawl between the peasants and soldiers that almost every major world religion, envelops him. Seemingly all alone within the bedlam, the if only slightly altered in terms of Scene scene shifts into a slow-motion shot of the approaching feet wording in each of its many ver­ Columnist of a kind woman who offers Jesus a cup of water and a sions. clean white towel to wipe his bloody, mangled brow. These The question I usually have a fleeting scenes are sprinkled throughout the film and they more difficult time fielding is what I think about Jesus add a deeper meaning to the film that can be interpreted in Christ. Having been only versed in the very basics of innumerable ways. They paint a portrait of a good man Catholic doctrine through a few short years of who touched many with his continuing kindness and who, required theology courses, I usually settle on the at the very least, continued to live a noble life when most of answer that I think he was a compassionate, good us could have easily turned to bitterness and a swift retri­ man and that is good enough for me. To put it light­ bution. ly, Mel Gibon's new film The Passion of the Christ Given that the brunt of the story is told by the facial was an eye-opener. expressions of a tortured Jesus and the reactions of his tor­ It's hard to ignore an extended scene of an inno­ mentors, friends and followers, the power of the film is a cent man being scourged to within an inch of his life, testament to the acting abilities of its stars. The film would especially when each whiplash is beaten into your have been just as effective if Gibson had decided to distrib­ subconscious as the camera cuts to Jesus' muted gri­ ute it without subtitles, as was originally planned. The per­ mace after each crack of the whip. And just when you formances speak for themselves, with not a single weak think you've seen enough, the weapon of punishment link in the chain. is changed to a sinister cat-o-nine-tails with inch-long As important as the film Gandhi is for Hindus, The metal spikes running along its outer edges and the tor­ Passion of the Christ is just as significant for both believers ture continues. and nonbelievers. It is not a film that can be lightly tossed The film was both unsettling and unpleasant to watch aside. It is a monumental achievement and for all its for much of its duration and I'm sure a good number of unpleasantries, I can honestly say that I have a greater people will use its depiction of graphic violence as one appreciation for the devout faith that many of my friends more reason to denounce it as the work of the devil. But and colleagues place in the central figure of Christian doc­ how, exactly, can you accurately depict the last 12 hours of trine. I saw a noble, just man punished for no good reason Jesus' life without the version presented in Gibson's and when that punishment is presented as vividly and as endeavor? You can't show scourging and a crucifixion in painstakingly as it is in this particular film, it is not easily gentle terms akin to a playful slap on the wrist. forgotten. So the next time someone asks me my thoughts The visual power of much of the film rests in its directing on Jesus Christ, you have my assurance that it will not be style. Although nearly a decade has passed since Gibson's the same light, airy response that I have been giving last directorial effort, Braveheart. Gibson still possesses the enquiring friends for years. same artistic touch that won him an Academy Award. He seamlessly splices in the more pleasant and notable events The views expressed in this column are those of the author of Jesus' life, such as the Last Supper and the Sermon on and not necessarily those of The Observer. Contact Rama the Mount, intermittently between the events of Jesus' tor- Gottumukkala at rgottumu@nd. edu.

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dec i­ ion" will hold new meaning for those who sions add see the film, for simply hearing the word a deeper fails to encompass the true graphic horror spiritual and that this form of capital punishment stands emotional layer to for. The film does not flinch while showing, the basic narrative of the in vivid detail, all that Jesus endured on his film. During key moments of slow path to death. He first receives a Jesus' suffering, the film flashes to parallel scourging at the hands of Roman soldiers, moments from his life and ministry. While and he is beaten and lashed until his entire Jesus carries the cross to Golgotha, the film body is nothing but raw, bloody shreds. He flashes to his welcome reception into then must carry the wooden cross upon Jerusalem (Palm Sunday) only a short while which he will die, and he must hang on the before being sentenced to death by the same cross by the nails in his hands until death crowd, and when Mary runs to Jesus' side finally comes. The crucifixion scenes are after he stumbles, it horrifically graphic, but they are also flashes to her helping tremendously moving because they reveal 1 of Christ" her son as a toddler the suffering that Jesus endures and the when he falls. Another grace with which he bears it. unusual use of paral­ The film's ending remains the least fulfill­ lels comes from ing part of the film, which is an extremely ~ ... ) '· :-* Gibson's choice to brief scene telling of Jesus' resurrection. It is :,,) actually personify evil. ironic that this is the least fulfJ.lling element At key moments, evil of the film, because it is supposed to be the appears in the form of most fulfilling aspect of Christian doctrine. small children, a But this scene feels tacked on and offers no vaguely serpentine insight into the significance this event has or Mary-figure and a its relation to the Passion. Cinematically deathly perversion of speaking, it would have been better to leave the Madonna and this idea out or explicate it further instead of Child. The choice to just leaving a brief teaser at the end. make evil a palpable The Passion of Christ is not easy to watch force in the film cer­ - it is in Latin, Hebrew and Aramaic with tainly evokes contro­ subtitles, it contains a graphic crucifixion versy, but it adds to the and deals with deep and difficult spiritual sense that the inherent ideas. But it is also a powerful film that tran­ evil of humanity is at scends the controversy it creates. aid and Mel Gibson the root of the story Photo counesy of www.imdb.com •, Monica Bellucci, that we are watching. Jesus Christ (James Cavlezel) and his disciples celebrate a somber Last Supper lsto Jlvkov The word "crucifix- Contact Molly Griffin at [email protected] In the last hours before Jesus Is taken prisoner by Roman soldiers. ----~------~ ------

page 16 The Observer + CLASSIFIEDS Wednesday, February 25, 2004 NBA Trail Blazers outlast Magic in 94-91 overtime victory

Associated Press victory over the Golden State The New Jersey Nets won their Warriors. 14th straight game Tuesday ORLANDO, Fla. - Zach Jonathan Bender again gave night - the longest streak in Randolph had 24 points and 12 a strong performance to help the NBA this season - by hold­ rebounds, and Derek Anderson fill the void left by injured for­ ing off the injury-plagued scored 11 of his 18 points in the ward Ron Artest, and the Toronto Rap tors 86-7 4 behind fourth quarter and overtime to Pacers shot 52 percent from the Kenyon Martin's 25 points and lead the Portland Trail Blazers field to win their third in a row. 15 rebounds. to a 94-91 victory over the Bender's minutes off the The victory was the 13th Orlando Magic on Tuesday bench have increased since straight for boy-wonder coach night. Artest went on the injured list Lawrence Frank, and it set up Damon Stoudamire scored 17 after having surgery to repair probably his toughest test since - his 3-pointer to start over­ torn ligaments in his left thumb. replacing Byron Scott as coach time gave Portland a lead it The oft-injured Bender pro­ of the two-time defending would never relinquish - with vided an offensive spark in the Eastern Conference champions nine rebounds and seven second and third quarters and on Jan. 26. assists. finished with 12 points on 5-of- New Jersey travels to The Blazers won their season­ 6 shooting. Minnesota for a game best fifth straight game to con­ O'Neal and the Pacers took Wednesday against Kevin tinue their playoff push. Since control in the third quarter. Garnett and the Midwest bottoming out to seven games O'Neal had 12 points, and Division-leading Timberwolves, under . 500 (17 -24) exactly one Tinsley added five points and who have lost only seven times month ago - the furthest below three assists. The Pacers fin­ in 28 home games. .500 the Blazers have been Only four of the Nets' wins in c. ished the quarter with a 10-.2 ' since the 1975-76 season-they run to take an 80-74 lead into their franchise-record streak are 12-4 since. At 29-28, they the final period. have come against teams with are over .500 for the first time The game was a complete winning records. Toronto since Dec. 29. turnaround from the Pacers' played without J alen Rose, Shareef Abdur-Rahim added plodding, foul-laden win over Vince Carter and Alvin Williams 14 points and Theo Ratliff tied Utah on Sunday. Indiana shot in losing its season-high sixth his career high with nine 54 percent in the first half, led straight. blocks, including a huge rejec­ by O'Neal's 12 points on 5-of-7 This latest Nets' win wasn't tion of Steven Hunter's dunk shooting, to take a 52-51 lead. much of a game, even though attempt that would've brought Atlanta 86, Philadelphia 75 the Raptors got the 33-year-old Orlando to 88-87 with 1:11 Frank a little miffed in the sec­ remaining. ATLANTA- Stephen Jackson scored 24 points, Chris ond half, cutting a 19-point lead The Magic, down seven with late in the third quarter to 73- less than four minutes left in Crawford added 19 and the Atlanta Hawks ended a three­ 68 with 8:34 to go. regulation, sent the game into Frank called two timeouts overtime tied at 83 on Rod game losing streak a victory over the depleted Philadelphia during the 14-0 run and picked Strickland's 3-pointer with 14.3 up a technical foul for seeming­ seconds to go. 76ers. The Sixers, losers of three ly mocking the officials for mak­ Orlando's Drew Gooden fouls Minnesota's Mark Madsen during But Orlando missed nine of 13 ing a call for the Nets. a game last season. shots in the extra period to fall straight and four of five, were without leading scorer Allen Martin hit a set shot to ignite short of winning four straight a 10-3 spurt that secured Roger Mason Jr. led the Joe Smith last summer, sank six for the first time this season. It Iverson, who remained in Philadelphia with an injured another record for Frank, best Rap tors with a career-high 18 free throws in the final 19 sec­ also was the Magic's first loss in start to a coaching career in a right shoulder. Glenn Robinson, points in his first NBA start. onds to seal the Timberwolves' four overtime games. major sport in North America. Milt Palacio and Donyell 10th straight victory over the The Magic had a slim chance the team's second-leading scor­ Joe Morgan of the Boston Red er, missed the second half with Marshall added 13 points Bucks. of sending the game into a sec­ Sox won 12 straight in 1988 apiece for Toronto, which shot He hit two foul shots after ond overtime, but Keith Bogans' a sore elbow. after taking over for John Kenny Thomas, Philadelphia's 39.1 percent from the field. Michael Redd's 3-pointer made heave from the right baseline McNamara, and Jim Price won Minnesota 108, Milwaukee third-leading scorer, wasn't in it 101-97; and he sank two after a full-court pass didn't hit that many with the National 102 more after Keith Van Horn's 3 the rim. uniform because of a sprained League team in New York in right thumb. MILWAUKEE - Sam Cassell pulled Milwaukee to 103-100 Tracy McGrady led the Magic 1884. The team was known as scored 29 points in his return with 16 seconds left. with 31 points despite another Atlanta played the second half both the Gothams and the to Milwaukee and the Cassell's two foul shots with 9 subpar shooting night - 11-for- with only eight players after Giants that season, according to Minnesota Timberwolves seconds left capped the scoring. 32, including 2-for-14 on 3- guard Dion Glover left with a the Elias Sports Bureau. became the first NBA team to Latrell Sprewell, a Milwaukee pointers. groin pull and center Zeljko Jason Kidd added 17 points win 20 road games with a vic­ native, added 23 points, and Indiana 107, Golden State 96 Rebraca hurt his back. Guard and seven assists. Kerry Kittles tory over the Bucks on Tuesday Kevin Garnett had his NBA­ INDIANAPOLIS - Jermaine Wesley Person did not suit up had 15 points, and Rodney night. leading 51st double-double O'Neal scored a season-high 34 because of a sprained right Rogers scored all 12 of his in Cassell, who played 4 1/2 sea­ with 16 points and 18 points, and Jamaal Tinsley knee. the second quarter as the Nets sons with the Bucks before rebounds. He tied his own club added 13 points and 11 assists New Jersey 86, Toronto 7 4 opened a 15-point halftime being traded to Minnesota record with his 19th consecu­ to lead the Indiana Pacers to a EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - lead. along with Ervin Johnson for tive double-double. /

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NFL Pro Bowl linebacker Bucs consider Johnson trade signs with Broncos Associated Press TAMPA. Fla. - Keyshawn ' draft choice out of Johnson could be headed for the Al Wilson agrees Tennessee, he has led Denver Dallas Cowboys and a reunion in tackles for the last two with coach Bill Parcells. to multi-year $42 seasons. He had 128 tackles The Tampa Bay receiver said million contract (99 solo) in 2003, and a Tuesday that his agent has been career-high 199 tackles (158 granted permission by the Bucs Associated Press solo) in 2002. to talk to the Cowboys about a ''AI is happy with this deal," possible trade that more than DENVER- Three-time Pro Wilson's agent, Norm Nixon, likely would bring receiver Joey Bowl linebacker Al Wilson said. "He has played with Galloway to Tampa Bay. agreed Tuesday to a seven­ these guys for five years, has Jobnson, who played three year, $42 million contract a great relationship with his seasons under Parcells with the with the Denver Broncos. coaches and knows the sys­ New York Jets. declined to elab­ The deal also includes a tem. There's something about orate. The Bucs had little to say, signing bonus in excess of having a comfort level." either. $10 million. "Everybody wan ted to "We won't comment on rumor By agreeing to terms, avoid the franchise tag. AI and speculation," club spokes­ Wilson avoided the Broncos' played for five years unjer man Jeff Kamis said. franchise designation, which his original contract and Johnson, who has four seasons would have paid him $5.834 never complained. This was remaining on an eight-year, $56 million on a one-year con­ his time to be rewarded." million contract he signed in tract, based on the averages Last season Wilson was 2000, was deactivated for the Icon of the top-1 0 salaries at his voted defensive captain by last six games of 2003 because Tampa Bay's Keyshawn Johnson makes a catch during Super position last season. his teammates and played in of differences with Tampa Bay Bowl XXXVII. Tampa Bay and Dallas are talking about a trade The agreement also could his third straight Pro Bowl. coach Jon Gruden. that would send Johnson to the Cowboys. clear the way for the Broncos Broncos general manager Bucs general manager Bruce to continue negotiations with Ted Sundquist said the sides Allen informed Johnson's agent, Like Johnson, Galloway is a traded the receiver to the Bucs the Washington Redskins on were "very, very, very close" Jerome Stanley, at the Pro Bowl highly paid receiver who cost his for a pair of first-rounds picks in a proposed trade of running to an agreement before the that he would seek to trade the team a great deal to obtain four the 2000 draft. He has main­ back Clinton Portis to the Pro Bowl on Feb. 8. Wilson three-time Pro Bowl selection years ago. tained a close relationship with Redskins for cornerback rejected that offer, however. rather than release him - a Dallas sent two first-round the coach, and Dallas is one of Champ Bailey. Because of When talks reached a stale­ move that would not help draft picks to the Seattle five teams he has said he would­ salary cap concerns, Denver mate, it appeared likely the Tampa Bay's tight salary-cap sit­ Seahawks in exchange for n't mind playing for next season. had hoped to finalize Wilson's Broncos would apply the uation. Galloway, who has three years Galloway has been a disap­ contract before dealing with franchise tag to Wilson. Johnson, who earned $5.1 mil­ left on a seven-year, $42 million pointment in four seasons with the Redskins. Nixon called Sundquist on lion last season, is due a $1 mil­ contract that he may have to the Cowboys, but would give Wilson earned $1.095 mil­ Friday to try to re-open the lion roster bonus on April 1, restructure before a deal can be Tampa Bay the speed receiver lion last season in the final lines of communication in meaning any trade involving made. the Bucs have lacked for years. year of his original 1999 hopes of resurrecting a long­ the wide receiver likely would Johnson played three seasons He had 34 catches for 672 yards rookie contract. A first-round term deal. be completed before then. in New York under Parcells, who and two touchdowns last season.

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NBA TRACK AND FIELD Critical hearing date Chambers banned for life Sprinter excluded Association rules, he is barred of a career," said Nick Davies, set in Bryant's case from ever competing in the spokesman for the from all future Olympics. International Attorneys get chance to worked. They say those men "It's an Association of Athletics may have caused injuries Olympic games exception­ "It's an Federations. present case for using found by a nurse who exam­ ally sad exceptionally sad The 2 5-year-old ined the woman the next day. Associated Press day for day for Dwain and sprinter has main­ sexual history Under Colorado's rape-shield LONDON - British sprinter D wain tained he never know­ law, Bryant's attorneys would an exceptionally Associated Press Dwain Chambers was suspend­ and an ingly took a banned be able to present evidence ed Tuesday for two years and exception­ painful day for the substance and blamed DENVER ·- Kobe Bryant's about the alleged victim's sex­ banned for life from the a I l y his positive THG test attorneys will get a chance sport." ual past only if the judge Olympics, the first athlete pun­ painful on nutritional supple­ next week to tell a judge why determines it is relevant. ished for testing positive for the day for they should be able to use the Bryant, 25, faces four years ments. designer steroidTHG. the sport," David Moorcroft The four other track accuser's sexual history to life in prison or 20 years to THG, which was unde­ U K UK Athletics chief against her at the basketball and field competitors life on probation if convicted tectable until last year, is at the Athletics executive star's sexual assault trial. of felony sexual assault. The who tested positive for center of the scandal surround­ c h i e f THG, or tetrahydro­ State Judge Terry Ruckriegle Los Angeles Lakers star has executive ing a San Francisco-area lab gestrinone, were said Tuesday that attorneys said the woman consented to accused of supplying dozens of David Moorcroft said. "But it is Americans: shot putter Kevin should be prepared during the have sex with him. professional athletes with absolutely a price worth pay­ Toth, 1 ,500-meter runner two-day hearing that begins The judge said he has banned substances. Chambers' ing." Regina Jacobs and hammer Monday to discuss whether the reviewed information submit­ coach, Barry Bonds' personal Chambers, who finished information is relevant to the ted by Bryant's attorneys and trainer and two others were fourth in the 100 at the 2000 throwers Melissa Price and case. believes it is enough to justify indicted this month. Sydney Games, had been con­ John McEwen. Their hearings The defense has argued the a hearing. To determine Chambers, the European sidered a potential gold medal· haven't been held yet. 19-year-old woman had sex whether the information is 100-meter champion, tested contender at the Athens Chambers' California-based with two other men in the relevant, he said, he will need positive in an out-of-competi­ Olympics in August. His sus­ coach, Remi Korchemny, was days before her June 30 to hear specific evidence tion drug test in August. UK pension will end Nov. 7, 2005. one of four men indicted Feb. encounter with Bryant at the about the woman's sexual Athletics suspended him, and "I think two years is pretty 12 on federal charges of sup­ hotel near Vail where she activity. und(>r British Olympic emphatic. It's basically the end plying THG and other banned drugs to dozens of athletes. The UK Athletics panel con­ cluded that THG was "chemi­ cally and pharmacologically related" to the banned steroid gestrinone. It also said it had no evidence to prove Chambers intentionally took the banned drug. "This is a test case for THG generally, and we were at the forefront of a worldwide issue," Moorcroft said. ''I'm relieved the verdict has been reached. I believe it is the right verdict." Under international rules of strict liability, athletes are responsible for any banned substances found in their bod­ ies regardless of the circum­ stances. Chambers' lawyer, Graham Shear, said the sprinter contin­ ued to assert he never know­ ingly took a performance­ enhancing substance. He said an appeal was being consid­ ered. "Dwain has been given the minimum ban available in the circumstances and he contin­ ues to assert his innocence," Shear said in a statement. Shear said the tribunal noted there was "no clinical evi­ dence" of a performance­ enhancing effect of THG in the human body. Chambers has 60 days to LOVE NOTRE DAME? appeal to the international Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland. The ban was widely applaud­ Want to convince high school students to apply? ed by international sports and doping bodies. International Olympic Com­ Share your experience with Undergraduate Admlssionsl mittee spokeswoman Giselle Davies said the ban "serves as a warning to athletes that the From service to academics, community life to athletics, you choose the topic I world of sport takes the fight against doping very seriously." Submit a 500 word article and relevant digital photos to eflynn 1 @nd.edu. Dick Pound, head of the World Anti-Doping Agency, said the case shows that "those who cheat will be caught and will Writers of selected articles will be paid and face the consequences." given the opportunHy to continue writing for U.S. Anti-Doping Agency chief executive Terry Madden said he looked forward to THG e-Jrish hearings in the American cases. the Office of Undergraduate Admissions' online newsteffer. Chambers. who has a best 100 time of 9.87 seconds, is considering a switch to Deadline for submissions is March 19, 2004. American football as a wide receiver. He recently had a pri­ vate tryout in London and was . scheduled to fly to Miami this hftp:Uwww .admissions. nd.edu/eirishl_ week for an NFL Europe train- ing camp. ~------· IT­ \\ \) \, ~ i page 20 The Observer + SPORTS Wednesday, February 25, 2004

•..\ NFL NHL Tennessee defensive Coyotes' Francis fired end not franchised Associated Press stepped in for Mike Milbury playoff hopes faded during getting a long-term deal done," with the New York Islanders their current skid. Titans allow Pro Rosenhaus said. GLENDALE, Ariz. - Bob on Jan. 24, 1997, beginning a But goaltender Brian Now Kearse probably will test Francis was the only coach in stint that lasted until he was Boucher said the players were Bowler Kearse to the free agent market starting Phoenix Coyotes' history to fired on March 11, 1998. still listening to Francis. test the free market March 3 to gauge the price for a hold the job for four full sea­ Bowness also led the Boston "I felt Bobby did a good job," player who had 36 sacks and sons. He won't get a chance Bruins to a 36-32-12 regular­ Boucher said. "He treated us Associated Press was a Pro Bowler in his first for a fifth. season record and an 8-7 all very well. I don't know why three seasons. The Coyotes fired Francis on playoff record in 1991-92 - anybody would shut him off. I NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The But the defensive end had just Tuesday; and replaced him his best season. His overall mean, it's not like he came in Tennessee Titans decided their 11 1/2 sacks in the past two with assistant Rick Bowness - coaching record is 120-277- here and ranted and raved best chance to keep Pro Bowl injury-plagued seasons. He a former head coach with four 4.5, including the first three every two minutes. He gave us defensive end Jevon Kearse is by missed 12 games with a broken NHL teams, including the full seasons with the expan­ distance. He let us sort things letting him test the free agent bone in his left foot in 2002, Coyotes when they were the sion Ottawa Senators (1992- out as professionals." market and refused to tag him sprained the same foot in 2003 Winnipeg Jets. 95). "It's disappointing," captain as their franchise player. and missed nearly three games. "Bob is a good coach and we Francis had a record of 165- Shane Doan said. "The way "It's almost going to serve as Rosenhaus anticipates several wish him all the best in the 144-60-21 - franchise bests the team has been playing, we an arbitrator if you will," gener­ teams looking at Kearse, but he future," general manager in victories and didn't do our al manager Floyd Reese said said there's mutual interest in Michael Barnett said. "It's games coached job." Tuesday. "Let the market decide keeping the defensive end in really a combination of our - in just under "[Francis] is a good Francis, 44, what's out Tennessee. record the last three years." five seasons. He coach and we wish may have been there, then go "I'll certainly keep The Coyotes have won two of got a four-year hurt by not from there. them in the loop, their last 14 (2-9-2-1)- a skid contract exten­ him all the best in being part of ''I'm not sure 'Tm not sure what and I will work very that has them in jeopardy of sion two years the future. " managing part­ what the mar­ the market holds. diligently to make a missing the playoffs for a sec­ ago, and is ner Wayne ond straight year. They are owed about Gretzky's inner ket holds, I'm I'm really not ... quick resoluti.on Michael Barnett really not. I here once J evon last in the Pacific Division and $1.7 million for circle. He was know there's a gets into free 13th in the Western the remainder Coyotes' hired by former number of Floyd Reese agency, so the Conference with 58 points and of the contract. general manager general manag­ defensive ends Titans Titans are still very a record of 20-24-15-3. He won the er Bobby Smith NHL's coach of on June 16, that have been general manager much in the pic­ "We hope Rick Bowness goes franchised, and ture," Rosenhaus on to lead us to the playoffs," the year award in 2002 after 1999, and was in place before that will only said. Coyotes managing partner leading a team projected to Gretzky arrived. escalate his The Titans know Wayne Gretzky said. "We hope finish last in the West by some After Gretzky and his part­ value. Now, where does that put it takes only one team with plen­ Rick Bowness is going to be to a 40-27-9-6 record, 95 ners acquired the team in Feb. him? ... We'll let the market seek ty of salary cap space to offer here for a while." points and a playoff berth. 2001, he hired friends and for­ its own level." Kearse a contract they can't Francis wasn't the only But Francis, who also mer associates or teammates, Reese has been talking for match. With Kearse's injury his­ coach to find himself out of a coached the Coyotes into the including Barnett; assistant months with agent Drew tory, Reese said they felt it was a job Tuesday. The St. Louis playoffs in 2000, never got coach Pat Conacher; special­ Rosenhaus about a long-term risk they couldn't run for a team Blues fired Joel Quenneville them past the first round, teams consultant Paul Coffey, contract for Kearse, who led the with no space under the cap. and replaced him with assis­ where the Jets-Coyotes have and Marty McSorley, coach of Titans in sacks four of his five "Somebody can come in and tant Mike Kitchen. stalled 10 times since 1987, the Coyotes' top minor league seasons. But Reese said the two throw down a deal we can't or Bowness, a fifth-year assis­ and last season's 31-35-11-5 affiliate in Springfield, Mass. sides were never really close to won't match? Absolutely. That's tant with Phoenix, is taking record was the franchise's But Francis clung to the job an agreement. why they call it free agency," over a team during a season worst since the final season in by coaxing 90 points out of the "They weren't budging much, Reese said. for the third time. Winnipeg. team in each of his first two and we had what we felt was a The franchise tag would have He replaced Dan Maloney Speculation that the players seasons, making the playoffs very strong deal and didn't feel guaranteed Kearse a one-year for the Jets' final 28 games of were tuning out their coach in 2000 and missing on a we had to budge much, so that's salary of $6.5 million but creat­ the 1988-89 season, and sprang up again as the team's tiebreaker in 2001. kind of where we got stuck. It ed more problems than it solved just wouldn't change," Reese for the Titans, including forcing said. the team to cut another $4.5 .. -·-:--.... ~·-····:----····-~ Both sides agreed that using million under the cap. . .. .I . the franchise tag would be Reese said they could have i . I unproductive. Reese said that handled the cap figure but didn't i would have been a disruptive want the distraction that would I force for a team working to have followed by ·angering Announcing the Year reach the Super Bowl, and they Kearse. Now the veteran can want to keep negotiations mov­ erase any questions about his 2004 Annual Awards of I ing. value. the Albert Ravarino "The fact they've not fran­ Kearse finished 2003 with 67 chised Jevon is a good move for tackles, third among defensive Italian Studies Travel both sides in terms of eventually linemen. Scholarship

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MLB • Sosa shifts focus to World Series, not steriods

Associated Press tion ring. All the men have Bonds can chase Hank pleaded innocent and no ath­ Aaron's career home run MESA, Ariz. -Sammy Sosa letes have been charged. record, Sosa said. He wants a brushed aside questions about Bonds and Jason Giambi ring. steroid use in baseball, saying appeared in December before "My goal right now is to win he doesn't know what other the grand jury investigating the World Series," he said. players are doing and can't the case. The two repeatedly "We've got an awesome team. control anyone but himself. have denied using drugs and I think what we didn't finish His only concern is getting did so again on Monday when last year. we're going to finish the Chicago Cubs to the World they reported to spring train­ this year." Series. ing, but that hasn't stopped the The Cubs made several "I really don't want to make questions. improvements to last year's a comment about that because Players' physiques are scru­ squad, which won the NL we've got a tinized, and Central. They acquired Gold beautiful team any weight Glove first baseman Derrek here," he said loss or gain Lee and bolstered their bench when asked "We've got something raises eye­ by signing Todd Walker and about steroids else in mind. to come brows. Cubs Todd Hollandsworth. following his manager They took what was already first spring here and play baseball. I Dusty Baker one of the best rotations in the training work­ don't want to make a likened the NL and added Greg Maddux to out Tuesday. comment because I don't suspicions to the foursome of Kerry Wood, "We've got McCarthyism, Mark Prior, Matt Clement and something have anything to talk and said all Carlos Zambrano. And they else i.n mind, about., players are plugged the holes in their to come here being tainted. bullpen, signing LaTroy and play base­ Sammy Sosa Asked if he Hawkins and Kent Mercker. ball. I don't understood "I feel that we have a better want to make Cubs rlghflelder why the team this year than we had a comment questions last year, and we played great because I remain, par­ last year," Sosa said. "We have don't have anything to talk ticularly for Bonds, Sosa dis­ a chance not only to go to the about." tanced himself. playoffs but to win the World Baseball has been under a "That's something that Barry Series." cloud of suspicion for steroid Bonds has to deal with himself. Baker and the rest of the use for years as players got I don't want to even think Cubs have gone out of their bigger and offensive numbers about it," said Sosa, who does­ way in recent days to say this skyrocketed, and doubts grew n't look any different than he is still Sosa's team. This is his during the offseason. has in recent years. "I don't 13th season in Chicago, a Reuters Anonymous survey testing last really know and I don't want tenure that dwarfs anyone Chicago Cubs right fielder Sammy Sosa laughs Wednesday In season showed 5-7 percent of to know. I know myself, I know else's. And with 539 career Mesa, Ariz. at the Cubs' spring training facility. Sosa says that the tests were positive, and a who I am and that's it." homers, he's one of the great­ he Is focused on winning a World Series this year. California supplements lab The Cubs came within five est hitters ever. was accused of illegally dis­ outs of the World Series last But after so many years of first full-squad workout rather was because everybody was tributing steroids to dozens of year, and Sosa said it was one being the only show in town than coming in a few days together. There wasn't finger­ athletes. of the most "unbelievable" when the Cubs were losing, later and causing a scene. pointing from anybody. Dusty Barry Bonds' personal train­ experiences of his career. It Sosa is happy to share his "This is not about my team. Baker was doing an unbeliev­ er, Greg Anderson, was among was only his second trip to the spotlight. For a second straight No way. This is about win­ able job. We were together like four men charged this month playoffs, and it left him want­ year he joined the rest of the ning," Sosa said. "One of the a family and we want to keep in an alleged steroid-distribu- ing more. position players for the team's reasons why we won last year it this way. " our Shortcut to Spring Break Gary Chicago Airport to St. Petersburg/Tampa

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I BIG EAST MEN'S BASKETBALL ~, Panthers overcome first half turnovers to beat Hoyas

Associated Press ting tired. And I thought the Huskies opened the second because we got tired, we half with 17-4 run to go up 50- stopped rebounding the way we 20 with 14:53 to play. WASHINGTON - From dou­ had in the first part of the "I got into a rhythm and they ble-dribbling to bad passes, game. I thought we played well. found me," said Anderson, who Pittsburgh found plenty of ways I think defensively we caused finished with 17 points. "I was to turn over the ball in the first them a lot of problems. rushing my shot early against half. ''I'm not saying it's a moral their zone. I'm not used to In the second half, they found victory, but I can't say we being that wide open." 19 ways to win- as in a 19-0 played poorly. We played well." Daryll Hill scored 21 points run that rallied the third­ No. 8 Connecticut 71, St. for St. John's, which had five ranked Panthers to Tuesday John's 53 scholarship players and nine night's 68-58 victory over NEW YORK - Connecticut total available for the game. Georgetown. did what the nation's No. 8 Five players were punished for "I think sometimes with our team should do against an breaking curfew to visit a record, everybody expects the undermanned opponent. St. Pittsburgh-area strip club. perfect game," said coach John's still gave its home crowd Still, the Red Storm had a run Jamie Dixon, whose team over­ something to cheer about. left in them that kept the game came 23 turnovers and a 10- Emeka Okafor had a double­ from being a major blowout. point second-half deficit. "The double in the first half and Hill scored nine points in a good teams are the ones that Rashad Anderson scored 11 17-2 spurt that pulled St. John's respond and adjust to things points during a big run to open to 52-37 with 11:39 left. The KAT throughout the game." the second, helping the Huskies Red Storm were wearing Pittsburgh's Carl Krauser drives against Georgetown's Ashanti Carl Krauser scored 19 of his beat St. John's at Madison throwback jerseys like those Cook Wednesday night In the Panthers' 68-58 victory. career-high 26 points in the Square Garden. worn by the 1985 team that second half, including the first "We came to do a job and we went to the Final Four with ·...._. nine in the decisive run as did the job," Connecticut coach stars Chris Mullin, Walter Berry in Calhoun's 18 seasons. East) trailed 11-5 early, but Pittsburgh (25-2, 11-2 Big East) Jim Calhoun said. "We were and Mark Jackson. Kyle Cuffe had 16 points and used a 14-5 run to take the lead got its Division !-leading 25th supposed to dominate and we "In the second half we decid­ 13 rebounds for the Red Storm, for good on Barrett's 3-pointer win. did, but it just took a little ed we were going to attack," t who shot 30 percent (21-for- midway through the first half. \ The Panthers trailed 39-31 time." Clark said. 70). St. John's has lost four of Barrett hit his first eight with 12:50 to play and seemed Okafor, who finished with 22 But Ben Gordon, with two 3s, five since the trouble in shots, including three 3-point­ to have no solution for points and 18 rebounds, had 11 and Okafor scored all the Pittsburgh and is 4-14 since ers, and Whitney scored 18 Georgetown's mix of man and of each at halftime for his 18th UConn points in a 10-2 run that Clark took over on an interim points on dunks and lay-ups. zone, but the Krauser-led run double-double of the season restored the margin to 62-39 basis for the fired Mike Jarvis Miami (13-15, 3-11) pulled to gave Pittsburgh its first lead. and the 47th of his career. with 8:12 to go. St. John's got in December. within 66-61 on a pair of Darius Even Krauser's airball from the "Overall I think we did a within 15 points one more time, Rice free throws with 3:20 to baseline was tipped in by decent job," Okafor said. but the Huskies warded off any­ Seton Hall 76, Miami 66 play. Chevon Troutman to put the The Huskies (22-5, 10-3 Big thing more to win for the sev­ CORAL GABLES, Fla. But Rice missed a long 3- Panthers ahead. East) closed the first half with a enth time in nine games. Andre Barrett scored 23 points pointer about a minute later. "I just felt we were down, and 19-6 run to take a 33-16 lead. "When we got up by 30 we to help Seton Hall beat Miami, Barrett then sank two free I needed to get some points," The Red Storm (6-18, 1-12) played the scoreboard and that handing the Hurricanes their throws to make it 68-61 with said Krauser, who also had nine were just 3-for-32 from the happens. It's a long season," 1Oth consecutive loss. 1:13 remaining. rebounds and nine turnovers. "I field in the half (9.4 percent). Calhoun said. "I think we did a Kelly Whitney added 20 Rice, who missed the previous was just trying to go out there "I don't know if I've ever been good job in the first half. We points, seven rebounds and two games with a sprained and make plays. We were just involved in a game where a didn't want to bury St. John's, three blocked shots for the right foot, led the Hurricanes trying to change the momen­ team was held to nine percent that was not the idea. The idea Pirates. The Hurricanes could­ with 19 points. tum." in a half, and we held them," was to maintain the lead." n't find an answer for the The Hurricanes have two Gerald Riley scored 25 points Calhoun said. Gordon scored 13 points and inside-outside combination of games remaining and might to lead Georgetown (13-11, 4- Anderson also credited the Taliek Brown had 12 assists for Whitney (center) and Barrett need to win both to make the 9), which lost its fifth straight Huskies' defense. the Huskies, who reached 10 (guard). Big East Tournament, which and stayed on pace to hold the "That was definitely our Big East wins for the 14th time Seton Hall (18-7, 8-5 in Big begins March 10. last seed in the Big East tourna­ defense and us being a better ment. The Hoyas, who have team," he said. struggled from the field in Despite a second-half run that recent games, lost their lead got the building energized, the with a 7:48 scoring drought. Red Storm still set a school The Hoyas were outrebound­ record for losses in a season. ed 40-20 for the game and did­ "I have never been involved n't get a single point from their in a game where we shot nine bench. Twenty of their 23 fouls percent and were still some­ were committed in the second what in the game," St. John's (Christmas in April) half. coach Kevin Clark said. "But I 'I "I thought we got tired," am very proud of the effort of :,: !I coach Craig Esherick said. "And my guys." Date: Saturday~ April 17. 2004 /1 I When we got tired, I thought Anderson scored 11 points, our shot selection starting get- including three 3-pointers, as Time: 7:15am - 4:30 pm

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UPI St. Louis coach Joel Quenneville looks on during a game against Philadelphia Dec. 30. Quenneville was fired Tuesday and replaced by assistant Mike Kitchen. Blues fire Quenneville, elevate Kitchen sports. It also is second­ games. Our expectations "He's a solid hockey coach, Associated Press longest streak in NHL his­ for this team remain high." one who has the respect of tory behind the Boston The Blues are 9-14-4-1 everyone in our locker ST. LOUIS - In danger Bruins, who made the over the last two months, room, organization, and of missing the playoffs for playoffs in 29 straight sea­ including a 3-2 overtime around the NHL. The the firsr time in 25 years, sons from 1968-96. loss at last-place Chicago Blues are his team." the St. Louis Blues on Quenneville had served on Sunday. They are in Quenneville, 45, leaves Tuesday fired coach Joel as Blues coach since third place in the Central the Blues as the fran­ Quenneville. January 1997 and guided Division with a 29-23-7-2 chise's all-time leader in The Blues have not them to five seasons of 90- record. wins (307) and games missed the postseason plus points. He seemed on Assistant Mike Kitchen coached (593). He was the since 1979 and are one his way to a sixth straigh was given a multi-year second-longest tenured point behind the Calgary playoff trip when St. Louis contract to replace coach in the NHL behind Flames in the race for the stormed to a 20 win sin its Quenneville. Jacques Martin of Ottawa. eighth and final playoff first 30 games. "Mike Kitchen has the In 1999-2000, spot in the Western "We need to recharge familiarity with our cur­ Quenneville captured Conference. But they are and redirect our team," St. rent roster and our Coach of the Year honors, just two points behind Louis general manager prospects that we believe guiding the Blues to a Nashville for sixth place. Larr.y Pleau said. "Our cur­ will make a difference and franchise-record 114 St. Louis' current run of rent roster is the same ease in the transition as points. But they were postseason appearances is team that went 20-6-3-1 we push forward toward upset in the conference the longest in professional through our first 30 the playoffs," Pleau said. quarterfinals by San Jose.

IN BRIEF Cuban to host reality show giving away his money in recent Astros owner Drayton McLane said on ABC . years: He's been fined repeatedly by Ryan will work in all phases of the DALLAS - Dallas Mavericks owner the NBA since buying the Mavericks organization, including on-field Mark Cuban will give away $1 mil­ in January 2000, mostly for criticiz­ instruction. lion of his own money this summer ing refere~s. The penalties totaled Canseco gets another shot as host of a reality TV show called more than $1 million. VERO BEACH, Fla.- Jose Canseco "The Benefactor." Nolan R_yf!.D re-joins Astros plans to try out for the Los Angeles About 30 contestants will compete as an advisor Dodgers, 2 1/2 years after his last on the six-episode series for the bil­ HOUSTON- Fifteen years after he appearance in the major leagues. lionaire's cash on ABC-TV. left, Nolan Ryan returned to the The six-time All-Star will attend around the dial "Everyone has dreamed of getting Houston Astros on Tuesday. the Los Angeles Dodgers' open tryout rich, and I want to help one lucky The Hall of Farner, who holds the on March 1. record for no-hitters (seven) and "Canseco's people called us," Matt COLLEGE BASKETBALL person get there," Cuban said Tuesday. strikeouts (5,714}, signed a five-year Slater, the Dodgers' director of pro­ N.C. State at Georgia Tech, 7 p.m., ESPN He said the show won't be a tradi­ personal services contract. fessional scouting, said Tuesday. tional contest. He pitched for Houston from 1980- "He's welcome to come." NBA "You don't need special talents," he 88, then spent his last five seasons Canseco last played in the majors in 2001, when he hit .258 with 16 Milwaukee at Bo~6~n, 7 p.m., FSN said. ''I'm not looking to find out who with the Texas Rangers. His 10-year personal services contract with the homers for the Chicago White Sox. Detroit at Chicago, 8:30p.m., FSN is the grossest, funniest. prettiest, - smartest or able to go without food Rangers ended earlier this month. He and Mark McGwire teamed in Cleveland at Houston, 9 p.m., ESPN or water the longest. "In my mind, I hoped to be Oakland as the "Bash Brothers," "The right person is going to get on involved with the organization after leading the team to three straight NHL my good side at the right time, and my playing days were over," he said. World Series appearances from Chicago at Columbus, 7p.m., FSN whoever that is, is going to walk "It's kind of special to be standing 1988-90. including the 1989 title. away with a check from me for $1 here today. I just had kind of a 15- Canseco won the 1988 AL MVP Los Angeles at Dallas, 9 p.m., ESPN2 million." year detour there that I hadn't antic­ award and has 462 homers, 26th on Cuban has grown accustomed to ipated." the career list. - ----·~- --~~~---~~------

\ \ I \ ~ page 24 The Observer+ SPORTS Wednesday, February 25, 2004 ' anexasperated Brey barked at BASEBALL the official, "I got nobody left!" Loss While Brey had praised his continued from page 28 team's ability to keep their com­ posure all season long, even he Thornton earns guides,. Providence's needle had wondered if the intense pressure popped Notre Dame's bubble. In placed on his team before what was arguably their biggest Tuesday's game contributed to game of the season, Notre Dame Notre Dame's fiSh-out-of-water Big East award suffered their worst home loss in performance. Irislr coach Mike Brey's four To understand the Irish mood years at the helm of the Irish. after the game, one only had to Special to The Observer shutout innings vs. Florida And now, Notre Dame's road to approach the normally jovial State and three others who the NCAA Tournament runs Cornette. Instead of firing off Notre Dame sophomore tossed four innings without through Madison Square Garden. witty one-liners and clever analy­ lefthander Tom Thornton allowing an earned run. where the Irish have won exactly sis of Notre Dame's play, the jun­ has received Big East pitch­ Thornton becomes the two games in the Big East ior forward could only stammer er-of-the-week honors in 1Oth different Irish player Tournament in the eight years out bland, one-sentence respons­ recognition of his primetime (and first lefthander) to they've been a conference mem­ es in a barely intelligible voice. performance versus 20th­ receive a Big East pitcher­ ber. "We had big hopes coming into ranked USC on Feb. 21. of-the-week honor, since "It's pretty much pointless," a this game," Jones said, summing Thornton totaled four Notre Dame joined the Big disappointed Jordan Cornette up the collective attitude running strikeouts while allowing an East in the 1996 season. muttered, "to talk about how through the Irish locker room. unearned runs on four hits The Notre Dame program important this game was now." "It's tough to put so much into it and two walks in six innings now has produced 24 Big What made the Irish fade away and fall short." in the 3-1 win over the East pitcher-of-the-week in their most important game of Now, Notre Dame's players say homestanding Trojans. recipients in the last eight the season? A team that they must stop thinking about Thornton allowed 2-of-6 years, the most from any of remained resilient enough to postseason tournaments (some­ leadoff batters to reach the league's schools during weather a 2-6 stretch in January thing that must be really tough to base but held USC to 1-for-6 that stretch (Rutgers is next and early February and knock do, given that they've the Irish batting with runners on with 21, followed by West off three teams ranked in the RPI have said all along they aren't RACHEL BROWNffhe Observer base. The USC lefthanded Virginia's 1.6 and 10 from top 30 uncharacteristkally fell thinking about the NCAA Chris Thomas passes the ball hitters combined to his just St. John's). apart in a game where a victory Tournament). But for a team that Tuesday against Providence. 1-for-5 versus the southpaw. Notre Dame's previous Big might have punched their dance was the basketball equivalent of Thornton located 46 of his East pitcher-of-the-week card. dead money in early February, But for whatever reason, the 81 pitches for strikes, with recipients include 10-time Of course, credit is due to the fact that the Irish managed to Irish didn't get hot Tuesday in a three of his four strikeouts honoree Aaron Heilman, Providence's ferocious, aggres­ claw their way back onto the game they desperately needed coming on called third from 1998-2001 (no other sive zone defense that forced bubble in the first place is an to. strikes. Big East pitcher ever has Chris Thomas and Chris Quinn to accomplishment in itself. "Quite "The Big East Tournament is The outing vs. USC ranks totaled more than four). hoist 3-points from five feet frankly," Brey said, "it's amazing our NCAA Tournament," Thomas among the top opening­ Two other ND pitchers - behind the arc. And the lack of we even got to the bubble." said. "We're going to go at that week performaces in the Cavey ('97-'00) and Danny an inside scoring presence and Now, the Irish turn their atten­ like it's our last games of the sea­ 10-year tenure of Irish head Tamayo ('98, '00-'01)- are Notre Dame's inability to drive tion to their last three regular son. coach Paul M ainieri. tied for fourth on the Big meant that if the Irish missed a season games against UClA, "And who knows, it very well Former righthander Scott East list with three career shot, they missed their chance. Georgetown and St. John's may be." Cavey is the only other Big East pitcher-of-the­ Depth problems caused by the before the Big East Tournament Mainieri-era pitcher to not week awards while current loss of Torin Francis combined likely determines their postsea­ The views expressed in this allow an earned run in six­ junior Chris Niesel and with a whistle-happy officiating son destiny. As Notre Dame column are those ofthe author plus innings of work during recent starter/closer J.P. crew fostered over to the point showed with a three-game and not necessarily those ofThe the first week of action. Gagne ('00-'03) each own that, when Jones became the stretch in February, they have a Observer. Contact Andrew Others of note include soph­ two Big East weekly third Irish player to foul out, chance to get hot if they need to. Soukup at asoukup@nd. edu. omore Alex Shilliday's five awards.

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left-handed sophomore from a hard battle to 2003 champi­ the No. 2 seed, senior Paul Dolan and senior Matt Jensen. Morrissey, fought a number of on Tony Hollowell in the quar­ Robinson. This will be both Dolan is fighting is his first Bouts opponents from varying weight terfinals. Marks continued to boxers' first fight in the Bengal Bengal Bouts and has experi­ continued from page 28 classes during sparring ses­ build his experience by spar­ Bouts tournament. Robinson ence similar to that of Jensen. sions. Russell is a freshman ring eight times in the last trained with the club last year, Alumni freshman Brad Amiri and final bout of the 13 5- from Zahm. This fight will be month. Marks faces Keenan but was unable to fight in his and senior Nathan Schomas pound division. Michael both boxers' first in the Bengal freshman Will McCauliffe in first match of the tournament fight in the next 153-pound Feduska, a junior from Alumni Bouts. the fourth fight of the· 145- due to medical reasons and bout. Schomas is a former who lost in last year's quarter­ Alumni freshman Kevin pound division. McCauliffe will was forced to forfeit to law stu­ Notre Dame football player finals to Brian Faist, is the No. Martin will have to overcome have to be aggressive to over­ dent Paul Harris. This year a who joined the Boxing Club 2 seed in the weight class and the experience of senior Mark come Marks tonight. healthy Robinson brings the after his senior season with the awaits the winner of the Pfizenmeyer in order to O'Neill sophomore Todd experience of six sparring ses­ team. Both are new to the Hofman-Villano match-up. advance to Monday's quarterfi­ Strobel faces Zahm junior Matt sions with him into his fight Bengal Bouts, but each has a The remaining two boxers of nals. Pfizenmayer fought in McConnell in the next fight of tonight. full five sparring sessions of the 135-pound. class, Pedro last year's Bengal Bouts, the night. Neither boxer has 150 pounds experience, including one Alves and Tim Jaeger, both where he lost a close match in previous Bengal Bouts experi­ The first fight in the 150- match against each other. The received first round byes and the quarterfinals to Chris ence and the fight should be pound division pairs two fresh­ winner of this fight will move but will meet each other in the Hoffman.· evenly matched. man, Clayton Lougee, from on to face St. Edward's junior quarterfinals on Monday. Senior Matt Welsh fights Ed Senior Joe Schmidlin faces Keough, and Matt Cavo, from Bobby Gorynski on Monday. 145 pounds Liva, a Dillion sophomore, in Phil McNicholas tonight. Alum·ni. Though this is both Another group of first time The 145-pound. class is the the next 145-pound division McNicholas is a sophomore fighters' first experience fight­ boxers will match. up in the largest field of boxers in this match. While this is Welsh's . from Stanford. Schmidlin ing in the tournament, Lougee next 153-pound bout. Sorin year's tournament with 15 par­ first time fighting under the fought in last year's bouts and has already laid a solid foun­ sophomore Brian Garcia and ticipants. Luke Dillon, a senior lights in the Joyce Center, Liva advanced to the semifinals dation in sparring sessions, senior Don Zimmer will battle from Zahm with several years fought in last year's Bengal where he lost to last year's amassing 14 rounds of experi­ for a spot against Tim Huml in of experience under his belt, Bouts, losing in the quarterfi­ 140-pound champion Tony ence in the last month. The Monday's quarterfinals. has received the lone bye for nals to 2003 finalist Bill Wuest. Hollowell. winner of this bout will move Zimmer has a few more the weight class and awaits the Senior Chip Marks gained The final match-up of the on to face senior TJ D'Agostino rounds of sparring experience winner of the James Russell priceless ring experience in 145-pound division pits Dillon on Monday night. D'Agostino, than the speedier Garcia. and Richard Cea bout. Cea, a last year's Bengal Bouts, losing freshman Mike Burke against who returns to the Bengal Morrissey freshman Brian Bouts after studying abroad in Grissinger and Dillon sopho­ London last spring, has moved more Joe Rehmann are the up several weight classes to final fight in the 153-pound fight in the 150-pound division. class. .As a sophomore D 'Agostino 155 pounds won two impressive battles Kevin Loria and Paul Hagan against Hollowell and Matt comprise the lead fight in the Fumagali to become the 13 5 - 155-pound division. Loria is a pound champion and he is junior from Alumni and Hagan arguably one of the toughest is a sophomore from Zahm. and most experienced fighters Both are first year boxers. in the tournament. Junior captain Nathan Senior David Harmon meets Lohmeyer of O'Neill awaits the sophomore Nick Weiler from winner of this bout in Alumni in the second fight of Monday's quarterfinals. the 150-pound division. With Knott sophomore Mike Peters six spars, Harmon has a bit drew senior Sean Tucker. Both more ring experience than are first year boxers with simi­ Weiler, but this fight is the first lar sparring experience. in the tournament for both Keenan sophomore Mark boxers. Basola, the division's No. 4 Keough freshman Jordan seed, will fight the winner of Runge drew Alumni junior this bout. Kevin Rycyna in tonight's Alumni sophomore Mike '.> Unlversltv LocatJon: S.R. 21 & lroowood 272-7653 bouts. This is the first fight for Rooney will meet senior Ted Cnrner- of Grape & McKinley, Mishawaka 256.. 9656 both in the tournament and Volz in the ring tonight. Both Comer of lret.aoo &. lroowood, Soutfl Bend 291-2000 they have comparable sparring boxers have looked strong in Grangr..Y Station, Granger fDper:Ut.g ~ur 2001.~ 271-7900 experience. sparring sessions, despite a bit Great .Servke • Student Dlsoxmts • Gtft Cert:tfkat.es • Guaranteed Satisfaction St. Edward's freshman Jon of blood occasionally drawn Brewis will meet senior No. 3 from Rooney. The winner of seed Jon Pribaz on Monday this match will fight Mike I after Drew Shula withdrew Panzica, an experienced junior from the tournament. on Monday. I The final fight of the 150- The final fight of the night is I pound division pairs up Dillon between Adam Burns and Mike S PU B 417 N. Michigan Street sophomore Will Bezouska and Gigante. Burns is a sophomore, C) and Gigante is a sophomore I O'Neill freshman Brian Tyrell. While neither fighter has a from Stanford. Both boxers are I great deal of experience both first timers in the Bengal Bouts WEDNESDAY'S I received good reviews from with similar sparring records. coaches during sparring ses­ The winner of this fight will I sions. The winner of this fight move on to face the No. 2 of UPPER CLASS NITE I moves on to face junior captain the 15 5-pound division, MUST BE 21 WITH A VALID ID Galen Loughrey on Monday. Brandon Gasser. Gasser was a I Loughrey, a Dillon resident, Bengal Bouts finalist last year, made an impressive run in last losing a very close match to ALL DRINKS, PITCHERS 1 year's Bengal Bouts, but was Juan Diego Vargas. stopped short of the finals by The Bouts are set to begin at last year's 155-pound champi­ 6:30 p.m. and 23 fights are 11 on, Colin Kerrigan. scheduled. HALF PRICE'' 153 pounds ! 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..... Syracuse and Seton Hall. Along with James, Chanivia Broussard, Miami Yalonda McCormick and continued from page 28 Shaquana Wilkins all average at least 11.5 points per game. going to be a mental challenge This game has significant con­ for us to get back in that mindset sequences for the Big East stand­ that we have to get our intensity ings. Notre Dame sits 17-8 and back on defense." 10-3 in the Big East conference, The Hurricanes offense explod­ while Miami is 20-4 and 9-4 in ed in the team's last game -an conference play. The Hurricanes 81-43 victory over Seton Hall. By lost three straight games, start­ comparison Notre Dame lost to ing with their lost to Notre Dame Seton Hall 51-45 earlier this sea­ a month ago, but have recovered son. to win their last four decisions. "That's kind of scary," McGraw liven though Notre Dame has­ said. "To see our Seton Hall score n't lost at home this season, and and their Seton Hall score, I'm the Irish need the win to stay in sure they were talking about that sole position of second place in too." the conference, McGraw said the McGraw plans to use Monique pressure isn't on her team. Hernandez· and Breona Gray "I think there's a lot less pres­ more in the game to give the sure on us," McGraw said. "We RACHEL BROWN/The Observer Irish a quicker defensive squad. had to beat St. John's and Irish guard Chris Quinn drives against Providence Tuesday night in a 73-59 Irish loss. With While the Hurricanes have Pittsburgh and Providence. We the loss,_ Notre Dame fell to 7-7 In the Big East. many weapons, Notre Dame first absolutely had to win those needs to contain James. The games because they're at the rebounds. we should be talking about." sophomore guard is the reigning bottom of the standings." Friars But in the second half, Notre )~· Big East Player of the Week. She Dame's defensive effort was No. 13 PROVIDENCE 73, )· averaged 24.0 points and 5.5 Contact Joe Hettler at continued from page 28 inconsistent, and the offense NOTRE DAME 59 rebounds in Miami's wins over [email protected] stayed unproductive. In both at the JOYCE CENTER Friars quickly rotated around halves, the Irish had a nine­ I the perimeter and kept pres­ minute stretch where they did­ sure on Notre Dame's outside n't make a field goal. And that NOTRE DAME (13-11, 7-7) I Boston Bruins, Poulin won the shooters. didn't include a four-minute Cornette 4-7 2-2 12, Timmermans 0-2 3- King Clancy Memorial Trophy • Combine that speed with period without a field goal to 6 3, Thomas 6-18 7-8 23, Quinn 4-9 4-6 !,. Poulin as "the player who best exudes 12. Jones 3-9 0-1 7. Cornett 0-3 2-4 2, ''· Notre Dame's lack of points end of the first half, Falls 0-5 0-0 0, Carter 0-1 0-0 0. l continued from page 28 leadership qualities on and off from its inside game, and the On the night, the Irish shot the ice and has made a note­ zone could be extended toward 31.5 percent overall and went PROVIDENCE (19-5, 10-3) Gomes 8-18 9-10 25, Douthit 2-8 0-0 4. came with the Flyers, for worthy humanitarian contribu­ half court forcing the outside 7 -for-29 from 3-point range. tion in his community." Sanders 5-8 5-6 17. McGrath 6-10 0-0 !t shots to come from way behind "When you play against a whom Poulin played 467 regu­ 16, ~abba 2-5 2-2 o, Brown 0-0 0-0 0. lar season games over eight Despite coming into the the 3-point line. zone and you can't get some Anrin 0-1 0-1 0, Brewington 2-4 0-0 4, seasons (1982-83 to 1989-90). league as an undrafted free "We have to get a couple of stuff to go, then you start to Kotti 0-0 1-2 1. agent, Poulin's work ethic and Poulin collected 394 points buckets around the basket. wonder a little bit and I think drive allowed him to succeed 1st 2nd Total (161 goals, 233 assists) for Then they're not as aggressive. that affected us defensively a NOTRE DAME 23 .36 59 Philadelphia over that time at the highest level. You have to make a couple of little bit at times even though," PROVIDENCE 24 49 73 "When I received my first those so they respect the inside Brey said. "I give them credit span, which ranks him 17th on 3-point goals: Notre Dame 7-29 the Flyers all-time scoring list. rookie card, it came out and I guys," Irish coach Mike Brey since they are a good offensive flipped it over," he said. "I had (Thomas 4-13, Cornette 2-4. Quinn 1-5. From 1984 to 1990, Poulin said. "You have to make a few team." Falls 0-4, Timmermans 0-1. Jones 0-1, served as the team's captain. had a very good year, and I more 3-point shots. Probably Tuesday's game was Notre Carter 0-1), Providence 7-14 (McGrath While he was .captain, turned it over and it said 'hard not all of those 29 shots were Dame's last chance in the regu­ 4-6, Sanders 2-3, Gomes 1-3. Anrin 0-1. worker.' I wanted to laugh, Brewington 0-1). Fouled out: Cornette. Philadelphia captured three good shots. But they almost lar season to get a good "RPI because I wanted it to say 'fast Timmermans, Jones (NO). Rebounds: Patrick Division champi­ forced us to live out there." win." All that's left for this team Notre Dame 38 (Thomas 11). Providence skater' or 'great playmaker' or onships and two Wales The Irish was able to over­ is three games to rebuild 37 (Gomes 11). Assists: Notre Dame 13 something. come its anemic offensive pro­ momentum heading to Madison (Thomas, Quinn 4), Providence 17 Conference titles. Poulin was (Sanders 4). Total fouls: Notre Dame also named to the NHL All-Star "Eventually I came to realize duction in the first half with . Square Garden in two weeks. that was the reason I was 18, Providence 21. Technical<;: Cornette Team twice in that span, once playing solid defense and "That was a huge opportunity (ND), Douthit (Prov). there in the NHL. I was in 1986 and again in 1988. cleaning up on the boards. for us," Brey said. "I told our Following the 1986-87 sea­ blessed with the ability to Despite shooting 46.3 percent guys we should use the last few son, Poulin became the second work hard and develop the tal­ in the first half, the Friars only games to get ready for the Big ent I did have because I wasn't Flyers player in history to win led 24-23 thanks to the nine East Tournament. Contact Matt Lozar at the most talented player in the the Frank J. Selke Trophy as Notre Dame offensive "That's the only tournament [email protected] league." the "forward who best excels at the defensive aspects of the game." Contact Justin Schuver at ln 1993, as a member of the [email protected]

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MEN'S BASKETBALL HocKEY Poulin I Stopped dead ' indu.cted to Flyers' ·Hall

By JUSTIN SCHWER Associate Sports Editor

Irish coach Dave Poulin is just the 18th member to join the Philadelphia Flyers Hall of Fame, a list that includes such greats as TIM KACMAA!The Observer current Flyers general Irish coach Mike Brey hangs his head and the rest of the Irish watch In the final seconds of their loss to Providence Tuesday. manger Bobby Clarke and former NHL superstar ,, No. 13 Providence knocks off Irish at Irish miss out on golden opportunity goalie Bernie Parent. He will be named to the r home as postseason hopes darken to make case for NCAA Tournament hall in an on-ice ceremony at Philadelphia's Wachovia Center, prior to the Flyers' l even worried about any tourna- Torrian Jones stood with his his teammates, wondering how 7 p.m. game against the ~~ By MATT LOZAR ment right now." · . arms out at his side, a stunned in the heck the Irish had been ..... '·. Associate Sports Editor Nashville Predators March With star player Ryan Gomes look on his face. beaten to that rebound. 3 . Providence's Tuukka Kotti's being held to two points in the With the flat-line perform­ "It really caught me off. .l~ With NCAA T{)urnament hopes first half, the Friars made a con­ free-throw ance Notre Dame turned in ~; on the line, five frantic minutes guard," Poulin said. "When certed effort to run their offense shot had Tuesday night, Jones didn't I was first contacted, it at the end couldn't make up for through Gomes in the second rolled off have to wonder very long. the previous 35. came as a big surprise. ·It's half. Gomes finished with game­ the right Gomes made the free-throw not something you really In arguably the biggest game highs in points {25) and side of the to give the Friars a 16-point of Notre Dame's season, the Irish think about or prepare for. rebounds {12), showing why rim, but lead and to encourage Irish Certainly it's a great turned in one of their worst many consider him to be one of teammate fans to trudge to the exits. If efforts on the year and lost 73-59 honor." the top players in the Big East. Ryan Gomes the Irish were in a hospital, a Following his graduation to Providence Tuesday night at "Gomes is the best player in grabbed the doctor would have looked at the Joyce Center. from Notre Dame in 1982, the league right now," Thomas ball and the clock and said, "Time of Poulin spent a combined 13 The loss sends the Irish from said. "That's why they won, banked in a Andrew death- 5:31 in the second \ seasons in the NHL with the bubble to 13-11 overall and because they have him." lay-up, Soukup half." I. 7-7 in conference play with three the Philadelphia Flyers, While the production from pumping his By the time Donnie McGrath Boston Bruins and games remaining before the Big Gomes wasn't unexpected, the fists as the drained a 3-pointer with 14 East Tournament. Sports Writer Washington Capitals. The intensity of Providence's zone referee sig­ seconds left in the game, etch­ bulk of his playing career "Yeah, it was a must win .. We was a surprise to the Irish. The naled he ing a 73-59 win in the media didn't get it," Notre Dame guard had been fouled. All Jones Chris Thomas said. "We're not see FRIARS/ page 26 could do was stare blankly at see LOSS/page 24 see POULIN/page 26

'' ND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL BENGAL BOUTS Irish face tough home test Preliminary rounds

By JOE HETTLER of bouts set to start Sports Editor Newb11rg in the finals of the They did it once. Tonight By LUKE BUSAM they'll try to do it again. 125-pound class. Sports Writer Notre Dame's defense shut Another pair of first timers down the high-octane offense of squares off in tonight's second I ' The 2004 Bengal Bouts No. 21 Miami when the teams bout, which matches sopho­ Tournament will begin tonight mores James Larew and first met Jan. 28 in a 59-50 Irish with a quick touch of gloves win in Coral Gables, Fla. The Michael Schmitt. Schmitt is a between George Hay and PLS major from Stanford and Irish hope for a repeat perform­ Marty Curinka. Hay and Larew is from· Sorin. Andrew ance when the Hurricanes visit Curinka are the first fight of McGill, a freshman from the Joyce Center at 8 p.m. for a the 135-pound weight class, Zahm, awaits the winner of conference matchup. the lightest group of boxers in this fight in Monday's quar­ "They're a great team," Irish TIM SULLIVANfThe Observer this year's tournament. Hay, a terfinals. Schmitt fought a coach Muffet McGraw said. "I Megan Duffy dribbles In a victory against Connecticut Jan. 13. freshman from St. Edward's number of good fighters in think the key is transition The Irish face Big East opponent Miami tonight at home. meets another first time sparring sessions and he will defense. That's what we really boxer in Curinka, a sopho­ need that experience to move worked hard on, taking away aging double figures and a fifth that well the last couple of more from Zahm. The winner' on to Monday's quarterfinals. their transition game, and we that averages 9.5 points per games," McGraw said. "Miami is of this fight will move on to Senior Lawrence Hofman were very successful at it last game. Tamara James leads the just a powerhouse offensive face Fisher's Jon Valenzuela, will meet Keenan freshman time and that limited their team with 16.9 points a contest. team. They really can score. It's who went the distance in a Kenton Villano in the third points." ''I'm little concerned because, tough loss last year to three­ Miami has four starters aver- defensively, we haven't played see MIAMI/page 26 time champion Shawn see BOUTS/page 25

~ BASEBALL NCAA BASKETBAll MLB NFL NHL NBA 1' en IU r.. u Pittsburgh 68 Portland 94 z Irish lefty Tom Georgetown 58 Chicago Cubs right- Tennesse Titans' Jevon Bob Francis was fired Orlando 91 t Thorton was named Big fielder Sammy Sosa is Kearse is testing the free Tuesday after four sea- The Blazers defeat the ·~ s less focused on steriods {( t: c.:s East Pitcher of the Week Pittsburgh holds off a agent market. sons with the Phoenix Magic in overtime . C) after a strong outing persistent Georgetown and is determined to Coyotes. behind Zack Randolph's c:c against USC. team in Big East play. win a World Series. 24 points and 12 a. rebounds. ~ en = page 24 page 22 page 21 page 20 page 20 page 19 ~ '