Tuesday, February 18, 2003 Band THE releases second album page 12 The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's . X 0. 97 HTT : Club status helps NDTV expand Student

"We had thought about online By CHRISTINA CEPERO doing it last semester, but News Writer after the Boat Club incident, this was the perfect time to calendar Notre Dame Television, a do it," said news producer biweekly 30-minute variety and junior FTT major Bailey show, attained club status Ertel. The last news episode launches from Student Activities in covered the new rectors on December after actively seek­ campus. By HELENA PAYNE ing recognition since April. This week's show spotlights "We have laid down a per­ the Pasquerilla East Musical News Editor manent foundation," said Company's interpretation of executive producer and junior "Into the Woods." NDTV has Students can now visit an Film, Television and Theater also spotlighted WVFI, Las online calendar with a com­ and history major Liam Posadas, Asian Allure, NBC prehensive list of upcoming Dacey. "Things have been sideline reporter Lewis events sponsored by student going much more smoothly Johnson and the marching clubs. · this semester." band. Located at See Also Dacey said the club can now Andy Gomez is the spotlight underthedo- put up a booth at Student producer and a senior FTT m e . n d . e d u , Campus Life Activities night in the fall and major, in addition to being the new Web Council hang signs around campus to president of Coro Primavera, Photo courtesy of NDTV site allows raise awareness and get more the Spanish choir that sings Chris Chamberland, Nick Bruno and Jessl Cisewski "JayWalk" clubs to post page4 people involved. Christmas carols around cam­ at the Stanford football game this fall for the first random seg­ their events in The show consists of news, pus every year for the ment on NDTV. a color-coded format. Clubs spotlight, interview, enter­ Mexican Las Posadas tradi­ can receive their username tainment and random seg­ tion said Gomez. John Cannon. The last show and password from student ments. The four executive "My favorite spotlight so far Spider Kwok, spotlight staff featured chemistry professor government. producers, Dacey, junior has been Las Posadas member and sophomore FTT Dennis Jacobs. who was "Hopefully ... the student Lance Johnson, sophomore because it was interesting to and English major, said, "We named Professor of the Year. body will have it set as their Chris Chamberland and put a piece together on some­ like to open our segments Senior Brian Bircher pro­ home page," said Jane Ong, senior Alex Grunewald, film, thing so personal to me," said with montages of exciting duces the interview segment. who heads the communica­ edit and host the segments Gomez. "We aim to spotlight clips and then alternate with This week's entertainment tions task force of the Campus and put the whole show clubs and organizations on interviews and voice-overs." segment highlights The Not Life Council. together. campus that are not very well This week's interview fea­ So Royal Shakespeare The calendar is limited to This week's news topic is known, so the wider commu­ tures new student magazine campus events and prevents fake IDs. nity can see what's going on," Changing Times' President see NDTV/page 6 see CALENDAR/page 8

2003 General Board announced Student named . year. The Chicago native pre­ the South Bend Tribune as an Observer Staff Report viously worked as an assis­ academic intern. tant and associate news edi­ Harkins, a sophomore MIS Academic Atnerican The Observer has hired tor and covered Student major from Dillon, originally department editors for all but Senate. hails from Canton, Mich. He Falkiner. By KEVIN ALLEN Falkiner has had Cannon in two General Board positions, Hettler, a sophomore from joined The Observer last fall News Writer incoming Editor in Chief Zahm, was initially hired as as a member of the graphics class and advised him in the Andrew Soukup announced sports editor in January. A department. Social Venture Plan competi­ For years, Notre Dame has tion in 2002. Cannon and John Monday. marketing major with a Flanagan first joined The drawn attention for the All­ Six of the 10 positions are minor in journalism from Observer in January when he Mirshekari won the competi­ Americans it has on its athletic tion for their proposal for The being filled by those who North Canton, Ohio, Hettler was hired as controller. A fields. But another place to have served in the posts since has covered football, baseball sophomore accounting and Changing Times Foundation, a find some non-profit organization that January. Those rehired and womens basketball. political science major from of the include Sports Editor Joe Yemm also took over as Arlington Heights, Ill., aims to inspire college stu­ nation's top dents to pursue careers that Hettler. Photo Editor Tim viewpoint editor in January Flanagan lives in Dillon. talent is in Kacmar, Viewpoint Editor after previously working as After studying in Rome in will provide meaning to their t h e lives, not just a paycheck. The Kristin Yemm, Scene Editor an assistant and associate the fall, Cenedella returned in University's Maria Smith, Controller viewpoint editor. A sopho­ January to serve as the ad foundation publicizes students classrooms. and professionals who have Michael Flanagan and Ad more from St. Louis, she lives sales manager after previous­ N. John Sales Manager Maura in Cavanaugh Hall and is ly working as an account had a positive impact on soci­ Cannon, a ety by publishing Changing Cenedella. majoring in accounting and executive. The Walsh junior, senior The four new General political science. who originally hails from Times magazine, the inaugur­ political Cannon al issue of which was released Board appointments are: Like Hettler and Yemm, Tucson, Ariz. and is majoring science + Meghanne Downes, News Smith was hired in January in psychology with an educa­ in January. and finance major from USA Today academic all­ Editor as scene editor, less than five tion minor, joined The Birmingham, Ala., recently + Anneliese Woolford, Saint months after she joined The Observer's staff the spring of Americans are selected based enjoyed some recognition for on their academic awards and Mary's Editor Observer as a staff writer. A her freshman year. his talent and hard work by Mike Harkins, Graphics native of San Diego, Smith In the fall, Haight will have achievements, leadership roles + earning a spot on USA Today's and public service, and Editor lives in McGlinn and is major­ served on The Observer's 2003 All-USA Academic Team. + Tom Haight, Ad Design ing in the Program of Liberal staff for the longest time. A Cannon excels in all three Cannon, who earned second areas. Enrolled in the Manager Studies. senior enrolled in a five-year team honors, is one of 83 The appointments are effec­ A Knott junior, Kacmar engineering program, the University's Honors Program undergraduates nationwide to and upholding a 3.8 grade tive March 16. began shooting sports the Dillon resident is majoring in earn the distinction this year. point average, Cannon has "Each person selected spring of his freshman year. mechanical engineering and "I was surprised and brings significant talent and An aerospace engineering history. Originally from made the dean's list in each of extremely honored to be rec­ his semesters at Notre Dame. experience to their respective major from Crown Point, Ind. Burlington, Kan., Haight has ognized for such an honor," positions," Soukup said. "I am spent last summer studying in worked in the ad design He has also studied at said Cannon, who was chosen Cambridge University, earned confident the staff assembled London before becoming department since his fresh­ from a field of 460 nominees. will build on the tradition of Photo Editor in January. man year. several internships, served in James Falkiner, a faculty student government, volun­ excellence The Observer has The lone student from Saint The Observer is still accept­ member in the Mendoza established." Mary's on the Editorial ing applications for Systems teered his time to tutor chil­ College of Business, nominated dren, provided free soccer Downes, a sophomore from Board, Woolford is a junior Manager and Web Cannon for the award. Walsh majoring in political majoring in English writing Administrator. Please direct clinics to inner-city children "I've known John for about and worked in soup kitchens. science and minoring in jour­ with a minor in advertising. all inquires to incoming two years and when he asked Cannon is currently working nalism, started working with Originally from Novi, Mich., Managing Editor Scott me to nominate him I told him The Observer during the fall Woolford lives in Holy Cross Brodfuehrer at I'd be happy to do it," said see CANNON/page 6 semester of her freshman and is currently working with [email protected]. --~~--~~----~----~----~-=,------~------~------~~ ---~

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INSIDE COLUMN WHAT'S INSIDE CAMPUS WORLD& BUSINESS The culture NEWS NATION NEWS VIEWPOINT SCENE SPORTS of waiting Laundry European Economic Clarifying the George Basketball distribution Union gives impact of war meaning and Strait's 30th looking to The University youth of today grow old in wait for tomorrow. Yes, contrary center Iraq one last worries spirit of V-Day album still rebound to our perpetual stereotype as expands to chance European brings smiles against West "Generation X" with its emphasis on Union Virginia instant gratification, our culture, the serve staff University culture, waits. We are Dolores Dlaz The St. Michael's European leaders Finance ministers The director of Strait's latest Following recent obsessed with our on-campus distrib­ called on Iraq to of the European "The Vagina album "For the losses against Seton individual tomor­ ution center is now disarm again on Union considered Monologues" asks, Last Time - Live Hall and Syracuse, row's so much that Viewpoint serving faculty and Monday, with Monday how a war that people use the from the the mens basketball we subject our­ Copy Editor staff, who can drop France and with Iraq would production as a Astrodome" is his team is looking for selves to an unlim- off and pick up Germany rejecting affect their already way to reflect upon first live album but a win tonight ited number of tortures - all endured their dry cleaningin military action and shaky economies. their own lives. as successful as his against West for the sake of our own "future". the building behind Britain pushing for first 29. Virginia. This unhealthy obsession with tomor­ the Main Building. swift action. row takes root during childhood. We are taught to wait- to delay happiness and fulfillment in our lives. Many can page 4 page 5 page 7 .. t .. ''page 11 page 13 page 24 remember parents' chastisements for choosing play over schoolwork. Play, recreation and anything really that isn't "work" is almost always second rate - WHAT's GoiNG DowN something to be waited for. It is thus WHAT'S HAPPENING @ NO not surprising that for the lives of many, Suspicious person in hall Kontrol Kards lost a day-to-day and year-to-year waiting + Film, In Lado oscuro del corazon, NDSP is investigating a com­ Two University employees report­ process has been the perpetual activity. Hcsburgh Library Auditorium, 7 and 9 plaint of a suspicious person in ed losing their Kontrol Kards at Indeed, so much emphasis has been p.m. Nieuwland Science Hall unknown locations Thursday. placed upon what culture labels as Thursday. "education" that it is nearly impossible + Lecture with professor Alvin Tillery Wallet lost in Main Circle to resist the brainwashing notion that "Black cxceptionalism: why reparations Ticket book found, A student reported losing his wal­ formal education is necessary to for slavery arc arc both just and good returned let in the Main Circle Thursday. achieve success and happiness. public policy," O'Neill Hall, 8 p.m. A student basketball ticket book However unfortunate for the was found and turned in to NDSP Student taken to hospital University culture, even formal educa­ + Lecture with professor Michael Marrus for safekeeping Thursday. The NDSP transported a student to tion isn't "enough." How can we dream "Coming to terms with the past: reflec­ ticketbook has been released to St. Joseph Medical Center from of receiving an education from the com­ tions of a Holocaust Historian," McKenna the ticket office. Badin Hall for treatment of an munity college? To be truly "educated" llall Auditorium, 8 p.m. ankle injury Thursday. and deemed worthy of "success," we PtJ,ployee taken to must attend a University. Only it doesn't mffrmary Bike recovered at end there. NDSP transported an employee DeBartolo Soon occupation and place of employ­ A student who had previously WHAT'S HAPPENING @ to the University Health Center ment come into the picture, and when SMC for treatment of an injury reported her bike was stolen noti­ we fmd ourselves still unfulfilled we Thursday. fied NDSP she recovered her bike focus on yet another future event and + Catholic Common Ground at Keenan Hall Thursday. She convince ourselves it was the one we Conversation, LeMans llall Stapleton Jacket stolen from had reported Feb. 5 that her bike must truly have been waiting for. Lounge, 3:30 p.m fieldhouse was stolen from DeBartolo Hall. To gain a better understanding of this A student reported the theft of There are no suspects in the fixation with "education" we must + Contemporary Drama Heading, her jacket from the fieldhouse theft. understand the culture's focus on "suc­ President's Dining Hoom, 4:30p.m. Thursday between 3 and 4 p.m. cess." I criticize the notion that success, There are no suspects. Student locates wallet intelligence, and a University education + Freshman Board Meeting, Haggar A student reported Thursday go hand in hand. With these standards, College Center room 304, 5:30p.m. Vehicle towed from that he had found in his room the it is no wonder that the University cul­ circle wallet he had previously reported ture waits. For surely the only way to + Indiana State Nursing Association A student's vehicle was towed for was stolen. achieve happiness is to earn the "dream Meeting, llaggar College Center Parlor a parking violation from Main job" by proving one's worth and IQ to Stapleton Lounge, 5:30p.m. Circle on Thursday. -Compiled from NDSP blotter their employer and peers with a presti­ gious University degree. There is a created illusion of worth, acceptance and importance as counter­ parts to the so-called intelligence demonstrated in the University educa­ WHAT'S COOKING tion system. While I am in no way try­ ing to denounce the usefulness of intel­ North Dining Hall South Dining Hall Saint Mary's Dining Hall ligence itself, I am trying to disavow the Today's Lunch: Boiled fettuccine, Today's Lunch: Pasta shells primav­ Today's Lunch: Szechuan vegetables notion of formalized education as a boiled mostaccioli, tri-color cheese ravi­ era, fettuccine, gorgonzola sauce, with jasmine rice, herbed pasta, mari­ means for judging that intelligence. oletti, pastaria meat sauce, baked man­ french bread pizza, collard greens, nara, harvest flat bread sandwich, Formal education is lacking as a factor icotti, pepperoni calzones, honey mus­ turkey turnovers, London broil with turkey snow pea stir fry with rice, bat­ for judging the usefulness of others as tard chicken breast, smoked red bliss wine marinade, cheddar-baked pol­ ter fried pollock, macaroni and cheese, well as oneself. It is when we allow our potatoes, brown sauce, amandine green lock, shrimp creole, potatoes au gratin, glazed carrots, meat lovers pizza, University educations and "futures" to beans, Italian beef sandwich, krinkle grilled turkey sandwich, fries cheese pizza, sliced prosciutto, sliced have a larger influence on our lives kut french fries, completa modern fei­ smoked turkey, olive hummus than appropriate that we become a cul­ joada, mexicana couscous Today's Dinner: Chicken caccia­ ture ofwaiting. When will we realize tore, fettuccine, gorgonzola sauce, Today's Dinner: Herb pasta, mari­ that waiting is the only end we face if Today's Dinner: Beef tips and mush­ french bread pizza, roast top round, nara sauce, spicy stir fried tofu. garden we dedicate our lives to it? rooms, kluski noodles, grilled salmon oven-fried chicken, grilled polish burger, grilled yellow squash, chicken I call us, the University culture, back fillet, mushroom quiche, au gratin cau­ sausage, rotini with vegetables, pol­ and vegetable fajitas, grilled hamburg­ to the present. I call us back to the now; liflower, baked potatoes, egg foo yung ish-style kluski noodles, cabbage er, chicken patties, grilled cheese sand­ it is only when we take in the present surimi, beef fajita, lone star rice, baked wich, french fries, twice cooked pork, that the future has any meaning. I call manicotti, new england clam chowder, wild rice, parsley buttered pot a to. us back to a well-balanced perspective, tri-color cheese ravioletti country kitchen vegetables and I call us back to the true direction of what we all seek. Success cannot be found waiting for happiness. Success is the achievement of happiness. TODAY TONIGHT WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY The views expressed in the Inside IX Column are those of the author and not :::cLLI necessarily those of The Observer. !;i Contact Dolores Diaz at [email protected]. LLI 3: ...Icc CORRECTIONS (.) 0 HIGH HIGH 34 HIGH HIGH 41 HIGH HIGH The Observer regards i£Self as a professional publica­ ...I 39 40 45 34 tion and strives for the highest standards of journal­ LOW 29 LOW 29 LOW 23 LOW 34 LOW 25 LOW 12 ism at all times. We do, however, recognize that we will make mistakes. 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EXECUTIVE CABINET SMC JUDICIAL BOARD Group disperses funds to clubs Officials propose

Filipino American Student Smith urged his classmates to Judicial Board changes By MATT BRAMANTI Organization, to finance a attend a reception next N~s Writer Filipino cultural exhibition. Monday evening before the "Fiestang Filipino will be a men's basketball game against said Maurer. "But this year By EMILY BRAMMER quite a few have, and it has Executive Cabinet members night of great Filipino food and UConn. The event, which aims News Writer convened Monday evening to cultural folk dances," DeLeon to "foster stronger class unity," resulted in a serious conflict discuss requests for funding said. will feature a "tailgate-style" of interest." from several student groups. The event, in its eighth year, dinner in the press box at Saint Mary's student gov­ Students' rights in judicial Katie Stolz of the Club will be themed "It takes two to Notre Dame Stadium, Smith ernment officials said they procedures are also vague in Coordination Council presented pundango," referring to the said. He also encouraged sign have witnessed violations of the Saint Mary's Student an appeal on behalf of the Best Filipino dance. Cabinet mem­ up for Christmas in April on students' due process rights Handbook. It leaves the Buddies Club. The club bers unanimously approved the class Web site. Registration when dealing with the Judicial Board room for requested $2,000 to help fund the appeal. will end Tuesday evening. Judicial Board and will maneuvering, Jablonski-Diehl its Dyslexia Awareness Week, + Advisor Peggy Hnatusko review the Board's processes. said, but it causes confusion In other Exec Cab news: Elizabeth Jablonski-Diehl, when students encounter pro­ to be held the last week in + DeLeon encouraged students announced that the University February. The program will will offer transportation to student body president elect, ceedings that are different to sign a petition against the and Kristina from what feature an address by Gerard popular dance club Heartland. Merrill, Wise. for students who Sagmiller titled "Why Can't wish to attend the memorial Maurer, co­ they expect. "We want students to sign the chairwoman "What's alarming is that Director of Johnny or Sally Read?" petition and support the service for Chad Sharon. Sagmiller will discuss his own Interested students should con­ of the most students don't even Residence cause," DeLeon said. Students Judicial Life Michelle successful battle with dyslexia, have organized a boycott of the tact the Student Activities know that their rights a learning disorder character­ Office at 1-7309. Student Body Board, said Russell, who club over an alleged instance they have are being violated. " serves as the ized by problems with lan­ of discrimination against a President Libby Bishop pro­ guage decoding. The appeal posed a ribbon campaign in witnessed judicial coor­ Puerto Rican student earlier violations of dinator, said passed unanimously. this month. The Notre Dame Sharon's memory. Elizabeth Jablonski-Diehl Stolz also presented a $500 + Student leaders welcomed a the due she encour­ chapter of the NAACP has p r o c e s s student body president-elect ages students request from Special Friends, demanded a public apology new member of the cabinet. an organization dedicated to Henry Scott joined the group rights of stu­ to seek clari- from Heartland's management. dents facing fication of helping children with autism. + Junior Class President as Bishop's new chief of staff. The group had requested the Scott succeeds President Elect judicial proceedings. They vague policies. Meghan O'Donnell praised the said these violations included But Jablonski-Diehl said she funds to present a seminar "overwhelming response" to Pat Hallahan, who resigned his dealing with high-functioning post earlier this month over students who were not given is seeking revision to the poli­ her class's letter-writing cam­ the opportunity to read copies cies and feels optimistic that autism and Asperger's paign. The program, which disagreements with Bishop's Syndrome, a closely related stance on the hall dance policy. of written reports stating the adjustments will be made. began last week, lets students circumstances and allegations "The administration is very behavioral disorder. The event, write letters of encouragement Scott announced that a com­ to be held at Saint Mary's on mittee from the Office of the of their case and instances in willing to make changes," to U.S. troops deployed over­ which students did not hear said Jablonski Diehl. Feb. 22, will feature a speech seas. President will look into ways to by Diane Adreon, associate improve graduation cere­ all testimony presented "Unfortunately, it's a very + Freshman Class President against them. long process." director of the Center for Dave Baron announced his monies. The committee will Autism at the University of discuss proposals with deans of "What's alarming is that While Jablonski-Diehl and class council's first open forum most students don't even Maurer said they are encour­ Miami. Saint Mary's represen­ meeting will be held the colleges, Scott said. tative Lindsay Evans encour­ + The cabinet's strategic plan­ know that their rights are aging revision of the judicial Wednesday at 7 p.m. in being violated," said procedures, they are also con­ aged members to approve the LaFortune Student Center. "We ning initiative will continue funding, calling the event next week, when CCC chair Jablonski-Diehl. "[The viola­ sidering completely restruc­ encourage every freshman to tions are] no one's fault. It's turing the system in order to "extremely worthwhile." The come and speak their mind," Amy O'Connor will present an measure passed without objec­ outline of her organization's the way the system is set up." avoid conflicts of interest and Baron said. He also announced Conflicts of interest exist in expand the Judicial Board's tion. the beginning of a publicity 10-year strategy. Joyce DeLeon of the CCC's the system as well. Under functions. campaign to promote safety off current procedures, any Both agree that streamlin­ cultural division presented a campus. Contact Matt Bramanti at $1.200 appeal on behalf of the member of the College com­ ing the Judicial Board with + Senior Class President Matt bramanti.l @nd.edu munity who witnesses a policy student government would violation may file an incident make the system available to report with the appropriate a greater scope of student residence hall director. The complaints. Sixth Annual residence hall director then "It would open the system determines whether she will up to dealing with important hear the case or whether the student issues such as elec­ Judicial Board will. A conflict tion complaints and a magni­ Thomas Aquinas Symposium of interest arises when the tude of concerns that I can't residence hall director files even comprehend right now," an incident report herself and said Maurer. then proceeds to hear the Students are especially welcome case. "Hall directors have never Contact Emily Brammer at really filed reports before," bram3501 @saintmarys.edu

Keith J. Egan, "Taking a Long Loving Look at 2002-03 Season the Real With Thomas Aquinas" Notre Dame fi.m, Television, and Theatre presents 2:30p.m.- Le Mans Hall, Stapleton Lounge

Mary Catherine Hilkert, 0 .P. "Does God Will Suffering? Thomas Aquinas and Contemporary Theology" Actors Frorn rrlle LondCH1 Stage 4:00p.m. - Le Mans Hall, Stapleton Lounge The Tempest Saint Mary's College Wednesday, February 19... 7:30p.m Thursday, February 20... 7:30p.m. Friday, February 21 ... 7:30p.m. Saturday, February 22 ... 7:30 p.m. Saturday, February 22, 2003 Playing at Washington Hall • Reserved Seats $16 Seniors $14 • All Students $12

Sponsored by the Religious Studies Department Tickets available at LaFortune Student Center Ticket Office. MasterCard and Visa orders, call 631-81 28. Joyce McMahon Hank Saint Mary's College Aquinas Chair in Catholic Theology Information: 574-284-4636 The Actors residency is supported in part by the Henkels Lecture Series. page4 The Observer+ CAMPUS NEWS Tuesday, February 18, 2003 CAMPUS LIFE COUNCIL Laundry center serves faculty, staff

Group discusses death Original facility ness transfer," Kramer said. their new campus location," + Brian Coughlin, director of Ayo said. expands user base Student Activities, said that Despite the added conve­ said. the opening of the on-campus nience, some faculty and By HELENA PAYNE Student Body Vice President News Editor distribution center to faculty staff said that they will con­ Trip Foley said first-year stu­ By JOE TROMBELLO and staff directly affects him. tinue to use their own meth­ dents should learn about off­ News Writer "I used to use a commercial ods of laundry service. During its brief meeting campus safety during their laundry off-campus for my "I don't use [St. Michaels] Monday, the Campus Life orientation weekend. He also dry cleaning, but since because I do my own laundry Council focused on remem­ suggested providing the first­ Last month, the St. January I have switched over at home - it is more conve- bering deceased freshman year students with a map of Michael's on-campus laundry Chad Sharon and checking to St. nient for off-campus locations. distribution center was Michael's," me," said the progress of task forces. Members also discussed expanded to allow faculty Michelle Student Body President he said. 'The opening ofthe having other awareness cam­ and staff, as well as students, "This is due Gelfman, Libby Bishop began the meet­ distribution center [to paigns depending on the to drop off and pick up laun­ almost associate ing with an open forum to cause of Sharon's death, dry and dry cleaning. entirely to faculty and staff] professional come up with ways to which remains unknown. "The opening of the distrib­ specialist remember Sharon, whose the conve­ furthers St. Michael's In Other CLC News: ution center [to faculty and nience. I and physical body was discovered commitment to serve the +Jane Ong, head of the com­ staff] furthers St. Michael's parkinA15 Wednesday in the St. Joseph education munications task force, commitment to serve the cleaning needs of the River of South Bend. and find it instructor. announced that the underthe­ cleaning needs of the entire very easy to entire University The on- Pangborn Hall rector dome.nd.edu Web site is up University community," said pick up my campus dis­ Heather Rakoezy suggested Robin Kramer, St. Michael's community." passing out ribbons at the and running. laundry"'teet tribution + Cushing said she will meet Laundry assistant director. campus memorial mass next from where I center is today with Laura Flynn of St. Michael's Laundry park." Robin Kramer located at week. First Year of Studies to dis­ announced the distribution As members offered ideas, As a Holy St. Michael's laundry the corner of cuss the expansion of the center's grand opening Jan. the topic of off-campus safety Cross Priest, Sorin Court peer advisor role. 6. Since then, Kramer said Nicholas and Holy emerged. Senator Erin that the faculty and staff Cushing, who used to live + Stephen Christ of the lead­ Ayo, a Program of Liberal Cross Drive, behind the Main ership task force showed response has been positive, Studies professor, lives on Building, and will be open to near the area where Sharon with over 30 new faculty and was last spotted alive, said members its poster about campus and said that he used all members of the Notre freshman leadership opportu­ staff customers. In addition, more students should be the main plant directly Dame community from 7 a.m. nities. Members plan to dis­ faculty and staff have encouraged to use the local behind the Notre Dame to 7 p.m. Monday through tribute the poster to first-year switched from the main plant Federal Credit Union. Friday. cab services. to the on-campus distribution "It's only $2 to get any­ students before they enroll. Nonetheless, he said that the The center will provide Senator Rick Harris, also on center to pick up and drop opening of the on-campus access to alterations, dry where you want to go," off laundry. Cushing said. the task force, said it is distribution center would be cleaning, over-the-counter researching programs at "Since the January grand more convenient for him. drop off and pick up, linen Becca Davidson, rector of opening, the community has Breen-Phillips Hall, agreed Santa Clara University to "I have become used to rental and VIP service. The improve the Notre Dame positively responded with that utilizing cab services walking or taking a car over main plant will continue to Leadership Institute. nearly 12 percent of our [to the main plant]. but I serve all Notre Dame stu­ could promote student safety. main plant customers now "If you are going to go out, know it would be easier to dents, faculty and staff. utilizing the on-campus loca­ use their services now that then you have to figure [cab Contact Helena Payne at tion - citing convenience as they are closer. I have yet to Contact Joe T rombello at fare] into the budget," she [email protected] the main reason for the busi- have occasion to do so at [email protected] .r------~------~------WORLD & NATION Tuesday, February 18, 2003 COMPILED FROM THE OBSERVER WIRE SERVICES page 5

BELGIUM European Union warns Iraq of 'one last chance'

Associated Press "There's still a lot of debate to be had on that issue," Blair said. Blair also appeared to be BRUSSELS backing away from a push for a European leaders tried to second U.N. resolution to mend their bitter dispute over endorse military action against Iraq on Monday by calling for Iraq. He said the earlier resolu­ more time for U.N. inspectors to tion demanding Iraq disarm disarm Iraq, but warning made a convincing case for Baghdad it faced one "last tough action. chance" to disarm peacefully. The leaders agreed that Iraq The declaration appeared to must disarm, but said "war is continue the division that has not inevitable." The declaration split the European Union, with also recognized the Franco­ France and Germany opposing German drive for a peaceful any imminent military action solution, calling war "a last against Baghdad. resort." The United States and Britain. "Baghdad should have no illu­ its chief ally in the EU, are push­ sions. It must disarm and coop­ ing for swift action to disarm crate immediately and fully. The Iraq, claiming that Saddam Iraqi regime alone will be llusscin has no intention of com­ responsible for the conse­ plying peacefully. quences if it continues to flout France and Germany, who the will of the international com­ oppose war, appeared to emerge munity and does not take this in a strong position Monday last chance," the leaders said in night after the EU statement a joint declaration. backed more time for the U.N. However, it did not contain the weapon inspectors, without giv­ phrase, pushed by Britain, that ing a deadline. "time is running out." "They must be given the time "That was not acceptable for AFP and resources that the U.N. us," German Chancellor Gerhard British Prime Minister Tony Blair attends a press conference at the European Union Security Council believes they Schroeder told reporters. Headquarters In Brussels Monday following the emergency EU summit on Iraq. Blair said late nocd," the declaration said. Seeking not only to mend rifts Monday that Saddam Hussein Is facing "one last chance" to disarm peacefully. British Prime Minister Tony in the European Union, but also Blair said he was convinced that with the United States, the lead­ "We are committed to working Earlier the summit appeared with a single voice, Britain and Iraq was already in breach of ers also gave the American mili­ with all our partners, especially heading for a rupture after France offered starkly different U.N. resolutions to disarm. but tary buildup in the Persian Gulf the United States, for the disar­ France declared it would block views, with London calling for a other EU nations appeared to credit for forcing Saddam to mament of Iraq, for peace and any early move to war. swift deadline for action and need time to reach the same work with U.N. weapons inspec­ stability in the region," the lead­ With the split undermining Paris insisting on more time to decision. tors. ers said. EU unity and its ability to speak peacefully disarm Iraq.

IRAQ Iraq reports first inspection flight by U-2 spy plane

strong U.S. position against Baghdad. naissance operation lasted 4 hours and Washington. without U.N. authorization, Associated Press The U-2 flight took place only one week 20 minutes." to protect dissident Iraqi Shiite Muslims BAGHDAD after the United Nations and Baghdad The statement did not indicate the and Iraqi Kurds from Saddam's forces. Iraq reported the first flight by an broke an impasse that had kept the plane's flight path. Efforts to contact a The Iraqis consider the zones to be ille­ American U-2 surveillance plane Monday reconnaissance plane grounded since the U.N. spokesman in Baghdad for confirma­ gal. in support of the U.N. inspection mission, start of inspections in November. The tion were unsuccessful. It was not immediately clear whether marking another concession by Saddam Iraqis agreed to allow U-2 flights last Iraqi officials had objected to the U-2 the United Nations met conditions Hussein's regime to stave off a U.S.-led week, fulfilling a major demand by U.N. flights, contending they couldn't guaran­ requested by the Iraqis in order to let the attack. inspectors seeking to determine if Iraq tee the safety of the plane if it was flying U-2 flights pass unimpeded. Meanwhile, Iraqi state television broad­ still harbors weapons of mass destruc­ over Iraq at the same time as U.S.-British Gen. Hossam Mohamed Amin, the chief cast scenes of Iraqi troops in maneuvers tion. air patrols in the "no-fly zones" of north­ Iraqi liaison officer to the U.N. inspectors, to defend the country from a possible U.S. "At 11:55 a.m., a U-2 surveillance plane ern and southern Iraq. Unless those war­ had asked chief inspector Hans Blix to attack. State television also said Saddam entered Iraqi airspace and reconnoitered planes were kept out of the sky during the give Baghdad data on the flight before it praised last weekend's anti-war protests, several areas of Iraq and left Iraqi air­ U-2 flight, the reconnaissance craft might entered the country's airspace, including singling out those in Italy, Spain and space at 4:15 p.m.," the Iraqi Foreign be targeted by anti-aircraft fire, they said. the plane's call sign, its altitude, speed Britain whose governments support the Ministry said in a statement. "The recon- The no-fly zones were declared by and time of arrival.

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N. Korea vows victory in nuclear standoff: East suffers worst blizzard in 7 years: Nightclub had been ordered to close: North Korea defiantly declared Monday that it The worst blizzard in seven years shut down much The nightclub where 21 people were killed and 55 would triumph in its nuclear standoff with the of the Northeast on Presidents Day with blinding, injured in a stampede was operating in violation of a United States, and South Korea's president windblown snow that piled up as much as 4 feet months-old court order meant to close it down, warned that Pyongyang's weapons program deep and left more than a quarter of a million Chicago authorities said Monday. "The owner knows could start an atomic arms race in Northeast homes and businesses shivering without power. At damn well that he is not to open that second floor Asia. The North's state-run Central Radio said least 21 deaths had been blamed on the storm sys­ facility," Fire Commissioner James Joyce said. Joyce the world was watching the Pyongyang­ tem since it charged out of the Plains during the said fire department inspectors visited the first-floor Washington standoff "with sweating hands," and weekend, piling snow in the Ohio Valley, producing restaurant, known as Epitome, in October, but did not vowed that the Stalinist state would maintain its mudslides and floods in the southern Appalachians, visit the second-floor nightclub, known as E2, because "mighty army-first policy." "The victory in the and making layers of ice that snapped trees and they had no reason to suspect it was operating. The nuclear conf1ict is ours, and the red flag of the power lines. The storm was headed for New nightclub has been cited for repeated building code army-first policy will flutter ever more vigorous­ England, where Massachusetts expected up to 2 violations and the city has been sparring in court with ly," said the broadcast, monitored by South feet of snow and minor coastal flooding. Airports the owners of the nightclub since July 2002, officials Korea's Yonhap news agency. Washington and its for Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New said. An attorney for the city of Chicago said the city allies are pressuring North Korea to abandon its York largely shut down, stranding thousands of plans to go to court as early as Tuesday to seck crimi­ suspected nuclear weapon programs. The North passengers trying to leave and get into the region. nal contempt charges against the owner. There were has insisted on direct talks first with the United Amtrak's north-south service was halted between reports that as many as 1,500 people were crammed States, from which it wants a nonaggression Washington and Richmond, Va., and regional bus into the second-floor club when someone sprayed treaty. service stopped in many areas. Mace or pepper spray to quell a fight about 2 a.m. page 6 The Observer + NEWS Tuesday, February 18,2003

phy major Nick Bruno. Virginia Tech basketball The producers of each of game. NASA asks far111ers for NDTV the segments and their staff Originally named New continued from page I film several hours of footage, Dimension Television, the and then spend hours editing student-produced television help in finding debris down to 5-minute segments. program forged ahead last segment highlights The Not NDTV staff members gain spring with its four executive So Royal Shakespeare valuable experience, since producers and faculty adviser Paul Fischbeck, a Carnegie Associated Press Company's rendition of "The many of them plan to pursue and assistant FTT professor Mellon University engineering Taming of the Shrew." careers in the competitive Christine Becker. NDTV aired professor, said that hypothesis Sophomore Monika television industry. its first show last October. SPACE CENTER makes his own analysis "more Mehlmann produces the Junior Cheryl Turski and Now called Notre Dame As the days become weeks and more likely." In a 1990 entertainment portion of the sophomore Tony Easterlin Television, the organization since Columbia's disintegration study and follow-up research, show. host the show. has more freedom to do over Texas, fewer arid fewer Fischbeck concluded that a This week the random seg­ "It gets more fun and spon­ things because it is associat­ pieces of space shuttle wreck­ space shuttle could fail cata­ ment will launch a four-part taneous as we do it," said ed with the University. Its age are turning up, even though strophically if during liftoff series called "Joe Athlete," a Turski. new Broadcast Media the calls keep coming in. debris hit the vulnerable under­ parody of "Joe Millionaire" The past several episodes Coordinator Laurie McFadden On Monday, NASA asked side of its wings, near the land­ and will include a commen­ have been on location at the has provided NDTV with new farmers and ranchers out West ing-gear wheel wells. tary on Notre Dame athletics student film festival and at equipment as well as connec­ to be on the lookout during Barely a minute into and male-female relations. LaFortune instead of the stu­ tions. spring plowing for anything that Columbia's flight ·on Jan. 16, a Past random episodes include dio. "This will help keep the might have fallen from the sky chunk of insulating foam broke films that did not make it into "This gives more energy to organization in motion," said on Feb. 1. The plea came as a off the external fuel tank and the student film festival, glad­ the piece and allows for a Dacey. The shows air every reported 1,300 state and federal slammed into the bottom of the iator interviews at the Rock, shorter setup time," said other Tuesday at 10 p.m. and personnel took part in search left wing. a "mockumentary" on the Chamberland. every Thursday at 5 p.m. on and recovery efforts in Texas The breach in Columbia could Grab 'n Go ladies, fake NO For"th'e March 4 episode, local public access cable and Louisiana. have been caused by a meteor clubs and Jaywalking at a the executive producers hope Channel 3. "It's kind of a mixed thing. or space debris, or the landing tailgate. The random seg­ to have Turski and Easterlin There's a tremendous amount gear compartment door could ment's current producer is host the show outside the Contact Christina Cepero at of information available already, have been blown open during sophomore FTT and philoso- Joyce Center at the Feb. 22 [email protected] even though not everything atmospheric re-entry, Fischbeck directly points to a particular said Monday. But the most likely thing. There are a lot of circum­ scenario by far, he said, is that stantial things," said NASA's the foam damaged or knocked Steve Nesbitt, who is serving as off thermal tiles, more tiles gave ducted six weeks of original Cannon and Gail Barber, has the spokesman for the accident way during re-entry and those Cannon field research in Uganda dur­ not yet decided on his post­ investigation board. missing tiles led to a burn­ ing the summer of 2002, which graduate plans, but he is con­ He added that "there's a con­ through of the aluminum hull. continued from page 1 was funded by the Kellogg sidering work in non-profit tinuing belief and feeling that The head of the independent Institute for International education or government and things are going to continue to investigation board, retired on his senior thesis, titled, Studies. He interviewed world plants to eventually attend law develop" and that more debris Navy Adm. Harold Gehman Jr., "Donor Financing of Uganda donors, teachers and govern­ school. may be found. has stressed repeatedly that he Education: Mixing Budget and ment leaders while completing Now that the investigation is not ruling anything out - Project Support." In prepara­ the research. Contact Kevin Allen at board is back in Houston follow­ including the debris hit during tion for his thesis, Cannon con- Cannon, the son of Nass allen.61 @nd.edu ing a series of road trips to launch. While Columbia was still other NASA centers, the mem­ in orbit, NASA concluded that bers can settle into a routine any damage from the foam and start digging into all of the would not pose a safety threat. : ...: / . information being accumulated, The analysis of 32 seconds of ~; .r Nesbitt said. additional data collected beyond Nesbitt took a phone call over the loss of communication with the weekend from a Louisiana Columbia, meanwhile, goes on. woman who has an odd chunk The data are of extremely poor of plastic in her flower bed and quality, yet experts have man­ wants NASA to check it out. He aged to conclude that an addi­ also heard from a California tional two steering jets were fir­ retiree who wanted to tell the ing, for a total of four, in a futile board his theory for the shuttle attempt to keep the shuttle on disaster. course as it aimed for a Florida "Everybody wants to con­ landing. tribute. They all want to help It is "highly unlikely" that the and it's great. The board cer­ shuttle pilots, rather than the tainly wants to listen," Nesbitt autopilot system, activated those said. But he noted: "It will take two additional jets before their a while to get back to the pee­ ship broke apart, said NASA pie," given the disproportionate spokesman Rob Navias. ratio of callers to those following Despite extensive searches up on all the calls. along Columbia's final route, Nine of the 10 board members from California down over met Monday at their new head­ Nevada, Arizona and New quarters in an office building Mexico and finally Texas, no just a mile from Johnson Space shuttle debris has been found Center and planned to hold a farther west than 20 miles west news conference, their second, of Fort Worth. That's where a Tuesday. The lOth member, single thermal tile popped up; newly selected Sheila Widnall, a NASA still does not know what former secretary of the Air part of the shuttle it came from. Force, will join the group later Seymour Himmel, a retired in the week. NASA executive who served for So far, the investigation board two decades on the Aerospace has publicly put forward just Safety Advisory Panel. wonders one hypothesis: that a breach in whether any debris that the left wing likely allowed reached the ground "would superheated gases to penetrate retain the clues that you need to the spacecraft. unravel this mystery."

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Market Watch February 14 Nissan plant targets Big Three Dow jones Associated P cess May 27 - will increase Nissan's role," Nissan spokesman Tom CANTON North American production capaci­ Groom said. "It will be very impor­ 7,908.80 - +158.93 In a mammoth white building ty by 400,000 vehicles in spring tant for us; three of the products north of Jackson, Willie Merle 2004. Nissan is also increasing that will be produced there will be NASDAQ Magee has practiced the same task capacity at its Smyrna. Tenn .. plant totally new for Nissan." for days on end - attaching by 22 percent to 500,000 vehicles, Plant manager Dave Boyer, a vet­ unpainted metal doors and hoods and expanding its Decherd, Tenn. eran of Nissan's Smyrna operation, 1,310.17 +32.73 to the frames of minivans, trucks engine plant. arrives at the Canton plant at 6 ~ and sport utility vehicles as quickly But the Canton assembly plant, a.m. most days to direct the dress and as accurately as she can. which will employ 5,300 by April rehearsals. S&P500 "It's a challenge, but I like chal­ 2004, is the linchpin of Nissan's Within the cavernous building, lenges," Magee said with a grin. expansion strategy. Nissan will use McGee and 1,000 other new hires So· apparently does her new Canton - its first new U.S. plant - with the help of 853 robots - 834.89 ~ +17.52 employer, Tokyo-based Nissan since 1983 - as the launch pad for have already made 60 minivans, a Motor Co. an assault on the Big Three's domi­ handful of trucks and a few SUVs. AMEX Nissan Chief Executive Carlos nance of the highly profitable full­ As fast as the trial vehicles are Ghosn has already rescued the size truck market. made, workers as quickly tear Japanese automaker from the More than 40 percent of Canton's them apart looking for errors. 808.90 ~ +0.72 brink of insolvency in just three production capacity will be dedicat­ "These are training vehicles; they years. Now, Nissan is making a ed to Nissan's first full-size truck just build them up and tear them $1.43 billion bet that its new offerings: The hulking 2004 Titan down," Boyer said. "We'll do it over NYSE Canton assembly plant will turn out pickup; and Nissan and Infinity and over until we get proficient." products that can challenge full-size sport-utility vehicles. Two Nissan has a reputation for effi­ 4,729.74 ~ +7.32 Detroit's dominance of the truck other vehicles will be made in cient production: Its Smyrna plant market. Canton: Nissan's radically consistently ranks among North The ultimate goal for Nissan: redesigned Quest minivan, which America's top plants for manufac­ TOP 5 VOLUME LEADERS Increase global sales by 1 million hasn't been made since 2001. and turing efficiency. units within three years from the the Altima sedan, which is also But Nissan also has to prove its COMPANY %CHANGE $GAIN PRICE 2.6 million units sold in the fiscal made in Nissan's Smyrna, Tenn. new product line will sell. year ended March 2002. assembly plant. It's coming off a good year: NASDAQ-100 INDEX (QQQ) +2. 30 +0. 55 24.49 The 3.5-million-square-foot "We're in a long-range plan, and Nissan's U.S. sales rose 5.1 percent BtEb~£~!~]~j __ ,j,_,~,e~£,l~,-... i.lllll~JI:!:t,I~I:JI!'··Jilll~·-~~,. Canton plant - scheduled to open the Mississippi plant plays a big to 739,499 units. SPDR TRUST SER (SPY) +2.19+1.80 84.15 c~~s§'·'~x~ritl§·,'~1[~&~£9~·J".;'J'l'.:·~~·,~,il!ll;ll~ll!llll~.. !!.J Economic impact of war worries EU SUN MICROSYSTEM (SUNW)+S. 77 +0 .18 3. 30 +Finance ministers gather to assess war IN BRIEF London Exchange defends its CEO Associated Press The London Stock Exchange vigorously BRUSSELS defended its chief executive on Monday by Overshadowed by the saying it was prepared to take legal action to European Union's emer­ stop "libelous and deeply offensive" rumors. gency summit on .Iraq, "The exchange will not be deflected by finance ministers were malicious gossip," said chairman Don assessing Monday what a Cruickshank. "The exchange under Clara war would do to their Furse's leadership is light years ahead of already shaky economies. where it was just a few years ago." Finance ministers gather­ ing for their regular month­ Over the weekend, The Financial Mail ly meeting Monday night reported in a front-page story that rumors and Tuesday were to take were being spread to undermine Furse, who stock of the economic cli­ took over at the helm of the LSE in February mate, which is already 2001, becoming the first female chief execu­ playing havoc with efforts tive in the exchange's 200-year history. by some of the biggest Without providing details, the paper said countries to stick to deficit that critics of Furse had begun a "whispering targets set under the EU's campaign" to damage her reputation as a euro rules. businesswoman. It also said the unidentified So-called Geopolitical uncertainties and their critics had circulated "a number of malicious impact on the 12 euro­ allegations about her personal life." using countries will be of particular interest. said Venezuelan oil output to rebound Gerassimos Thomas, an EU Oil output could reach 2.8 million barrels spokesman. day within a month, when restrictions on The EU head office sending tankers to Venezuelan ports are announced Monday it was lifted, the head of Venezuela's state-run oil cutting its autumn forecast GETIY company said Monday. of 1.8 percent growth for European Monetary Affairs Commissioner Pedro Solbes speaks at a conference In Foreign shippers were warned against the eurozone in 2003, January. Solbes and other EU finance ministers gathered Monday to gauge the although fresh figures loading in Venezuelan ports during a two­ possible economic Impact of a conflict with Iraq. aren't available yet. month strike against President Hugo It has refused to rule out Affairs Commissioner "It does not mean loosen- $1.6 billion already allocat- Chavez. The work stoppage ended on Feb. 3 a softening of budget rules, Pedro Solbes told reporters ing the rules," he said. ed. in all sectors except the all-important oil intended to support the sin­ at the European Parliament German Chancellor A review of Britain's industry. gle currency, if a war in Strasbourg, France, last Gerhard Schroeder, spending plans were also Ali Rodriguez, president of Petroleos de against Iraq leads to fur­ week. already under fire for on the meeting's agenda. Venezuela S.A., or PDVSA, accused striking ther weakening. That loophole could give breaking EU budget rules along with a proposal for employees of scaring off shippers by telling The rules already allow breathing room to coun- with last year's deficit. has an EU framework on coer­ them new, inexperienced workers at docks for breaching the deficit tries like Britain, Germany hinted at easing budget tar- gy taxation. which faced and loading terminals presented a risk. limits - 3 percent of gross and France, which are fac- gets in case of a war. stifT opposition from Italy in domestic product -when it ing varying degrees of rep- British Treasury chief particular. Some major companies in the shipping results from an "unusual and oil industry, however, have decided to rimands from the EU over Gordon Brown said last The European event outside the control of their high budget deficits. week he was setting aside Commission last month return to Venezuela. Exxon Mobil Corp. the member state." Thomas stressed that an additional $1.2 billion approved Britain's budget plans to resume loading this week while "If a war is not an excep­ Solbes was simply suggest- during the current financial plans, ignoring a rising refiner Valero Energy Corp. has chartered a tional circumstance, I won­ ing taking, .ad":.~n tage o~., y_ear f?.r p_os~_!~l! T.ilit~rJ ... public deficit by pointin~ to · · tanlfi!f"to ltYad 2 mnrroh b'tlrreis of ct'lt'de. der'Wltaf is","'"EU"Mcmetaty built-in flex1bffitY, · acfion m Iraq, on top of tlie sftoiif'Uhdetrylh'g' flfi'lfuces ... page 8 The Observer+ NEWS Tuesday, February 18, 2003 Chaos characterizes nightclub stampede

Some people fainted on the known as E2, because they had patrons flocked to the morgue Associated Press club floor; others were coughing no reason to suspect it was Monday afternoon, searching for Nightclub chaos and crying, gagging and blindly open. information and holding out CHICAGO groping for any way out. But the club - which was fre­ hope that their loved ones were Someone released pepper spray It was a chaotic scene: "People were being trapped quented by professional athletes still alive. or mace into the air in the Hundreds of screaming people underneath you ... so we're and entertainers - has been "I just can't understand it," Epitome Night Club causing stumbling down the darkened actually standing on people's advertised on the Internet and said Herschel Blake, who was hundreds of guests to rush to stairs of a crowded nightclub, heads and we didn't even know featured in current nightlife list­ looking for his 22-year-old the exits. At least 21 people were gasping for air and stepping on it," said Amishoov Blackwell, a ings. grandson, Michael. "His mother crushed to death in the panic. bodies, only to find themselves 30-year-old patron. "It was just A lawyer for the club, Andre called me and said, "Your trapped at the bottom trying to bodies laying everywhere." Grant, said the club had been grandson is dead. The door was escape through a single exit. Blackwell said one man rented to private promoters for locked. There was only one way At least 21 people were killed crushed between two people the night - a firm he identified out of the place."' and 57 injured in the stampede told him, "'I can't breathe! I as Envy Entertainment. The pro­ Witnesses said some people early Monday at the E2 night­ want you to hold my hand, man. moters provided 18 security were stomped on; many victims club, authorities said. There If I don't make it, tell my mom guards of their own in addition suffered crushing chest and were reports that as many as that I love her!' He just basically to 10 supplied by the club, Grant head injuries. By Monday 500 people were crammed into collapsed." said. He said it was the promot­ evening only seven of the the second-floor club when Some witnesses reported that ers' security guards who used injured remained hospitalized. someone sprayed mace or pep­ the lights were cut in the stair­ the spray. Most of the dead were in their per spray to quell a fight about 2 well. No phone number or business 20s or early 30s. At least nine a.m. On Monday afternoon, Joyce listing could immediately be died from multiple trauma and A judge ordered the owners to backed off earlier statements found for Envy Entertainment. four from cardiac arrest, close their second-floor club last that firefighters had used Grant also said the city knew authorities said. July because of safety violations, sledgehammers and pry bars to the club was operating. "Everybody smashed; people including failure to provide open other doors in the half­ "This is open use and the city crying, couldn't breathe," said enough exits, city officials said block-long building. is 100 percent aware of it, and club-goer Reggie Clark. "Two Monday. Larry Langford, a fire depart­ in fact management has asked ladies next to me died. A guy "The owner knows damn well ment spokesman, said one door consistently and repeatedly the under me passed out." that he is not to open that sec­ was locked and another was city to assist with crowd con­ Water and ice were passed to ond -floor facility," said Fire blocked by laundry bags or trol," he said. some of those trapped as res­ Commissioner James Joyce. City other items from the first-floor Police Superintendent Terry cuers struggled to pull them officials said they plan to go to Epitome restaurant. Hillard said investigators were from the building. court as early as Tuesday to While that would be in viola­ trying to sort out conflicting sto­ "You could see a mound of seek criminal contempt charges tion of city fire codes, it appar­ ries about the source of the people," said Cory Thomas, 33, against the owner. ently didn't contribute to the mace or pepper spray and who went to the club to pick up 1-springfield But the city's statements were deaths, as officials said the obtain videotape from inside the two friends. "People were stack­ challenged within hours by an crowd surged down a single club. Witnesses said the spray ing on top of each other, attorney for the nightclub opera­ front exit in the pandemonium. may have come from the club's screaming and gagging, l guess convention center. tors, who said both sides had Joyce also scaled down the security guards trying to break from the pepper spray. The door The stampede was one of the agreed that only one section of number of people in the club to up a fight between at least two got blocked because there were nation's deadliest. the second-floor had to be about 500; earlier, the fire women. too many people stacked up In December 1991, nine young closed. department had estimated as "Lives were tragically and against it." people were crushed to death in Witnesses described a frenzied many as 1,500 people were on senselessly lost, pinned down by "I saw them taking out a preg­ a gymnasium stairwell while scene of some people trying to the second floor. a stampeding crowd," Hillard nant woman," Thomas said. awaiting a celebrity basketball climb through the ceiling, while Joyce said that fire depart­ said. "She was in bad shape. I saw at game in New York. others were trampled in the ment inspectors visited the first­ "We will get to the bottom of least 10 lifeless bodies." In December 1979, 11 people frantic rush for an exit, their floor restaurant, known as this," he said. "Right now our The club is located in the Near wer" killed iu Cinciun;_;_ti in a faces and bodies flattened Epitome, in October, but did not investigation is at full tilt." South Side, a commercial dis­ crush to get into a concert by against the glass front door. visit the second-floor nightclub, Friends and family of missing trict near the McCormick Place The Who .

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SOUTH KOREA Artny threatens to abandon artnistice The spokesman said the Associated Press "grave situation created by the SEOUL undisguised war acts commit­ North Korea threatened ted by the U.S. in breach of the Living the Spirit Tuesday to abandon the 1953 armistice agreement compels armistice that ended the the Korean People's Army side, Korean War, accusing the its warring party, to immedi­ Between Two Worlds United States of plotting an ately take all steps to cope with attack on the communist state. it." A spokesman of the North's "If the U.S. side continues vio­ Korean people's Army said that lating and misusing the 6:30pm Fri. February 21 to the United States was building armistice agreement as it 8:00pm Sat. February 22 up reinforcements around the pleases, there will be no need Korean Peninsula in prepara­ for the [North] to remain bound tions to attack the North, said to the armistice agreement the North's official news agency uncomfortably," the spokesman .• j(J "' KCNA. said. Building Community. Making Friends. "The situation is, therefore, The North accused the United getting more serious as the States of violating the armistice Finding our place within the Notre Dame days go by as it is putting its agreement by sending rein­ plan for pre-emptive attacks on forcements around the Korean Family and the Church; a retreat for gay, the [North] into practice with Peninsula and planning to increased zeal," KCNA quoted impose a naval blockade lesbian, and bisexual undergraduate students the unidentified spokesman as against the impoverished, com­ and their friends and supporters. saying. munist state. Applications available at the Retreat Office TURKEY 114 CoMo - across main hall from the popcorn room. Cost: $20 Parliament delays vote on

Signup Deadline use of bases by U.S. troops Wed. February 19 are disagreements on military Associated Press issues such as the command structure in case of a joint ISTANBUL Turkish-U.S. operation in north­ Complicating U.S. planning for ern Iraq. a possible Iraqi war, Turkey's "We are of the belief that it THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON premier said Monday that par­ will be difficult to convince par­ GAY AND LI!IIBIAN liament will not consider allow­ liament before an agreement is STUDENT NI!I!DII ing more U.S. troops on its soil reached," Gul said earlier until strategic and economic Monday, before leaving for talks issues are resolved. in Brussels on the Iraq crisis Parliament was expected to with EU leaders. "We will again vote Tuesday on whether to inform the United States of our allow the United States to use concerns." bases and place tens of thou­ The delay came after world­ sands of combat troops in wide protests this weekend Turkey. That permission would against a U.S.-Jed war in Iraq. allow the United States to open a The Turkish public is over­ northern front against Iraq, whelmingly against any war in Do you like Math? which American officials said Iraq. would shorten a war. Hundreds of demonstrators Washington has warned also gathered Monday outside Then come hear five Notre Dame Math graduates give their answers to Turkey that time is running out the U.S. Embassy in Ankara and the question and has pressed Turkish leaders outside the headquarters of relentlessly for backing. Gul's Justice and Development But Prime Minister Abdullah Party. Gul said Monday in Brussels, "If the United States is in a "What can you do with a degree in Math?'' Belgium, "We are not going to hurry" then an agreement the parliament tomorrow should be reached as soon as [Tuesday]. We have some con­ possible for the draft to be sent cerns on economic and political to parliament, Foreign Minister issues." Yasar Yakis was quoted as say­ Gul also said Turkey will send ing by the Anatolia news agency. Tuesday, February 18, 5:30· 7:00, troops into Iraq if a war breaks Economy Minister Ali out to prevent an influx of Babacan, who was in Room 127 Hayes-Healy Hall Kurdish refugees from northern Washington last week negotiat­ Iraq into his country. He urged ing the agreement, said Sunday the European Union to prepare there was "no agreement yet on Subs and pizza at 5:30, panel discussion at 6:00, large-scale humanitarian aid. the size of the package" and dis­ questions and answers at 6:30. Gul said in the 1991 Gulf War cussions would continue. to oust Iraq from Kuwait, Turkish leaders repeatedly "500,000 people came into have said they would only back a Turkey in one night. We don't war as a last resort and they Panel Participants: want that to happen again. would want a new U.N. resolu­ "Turkey respects the territori­ tion before any military action. Kathy OlteBe (BS, Mathematics, '85) Senior Actuary, Allstate Insurance al integrity of Iraq. We do not But the government also has want a divided Iraq [but] have to acknowledged that it cannot prepare ourselves" for a refugee afford to remain neutral in case Kim Spayd (BS, Mathematics, '01) Graduate Student in Statistics, Univ. of North problem, he added. of war. The United States is Carolina-Chapel Hill Turkey fears a war against Turkey's most important ally, Iraq may lead Kurdish leaders in lobbying for Ankara to be the de facto autonomous zone in accepted in the European Union Charles Rhnkus (BS, Mathematics/Honors, '77) Senior Software Engineering Manager, northern Iraq to seek indepen­ and for international agencies to Lockheed Martin dence from Baghdad and grant Turkey loans to recover encourage separatist aspirations from a deep economic crisis. Ann Rimkus (BS, Mathematics, '77) Senior Database Editor, AARP among Turkey's Kurdish minori­ Meanwhile, Iraqi Kurdish offi­ ty. cials held talks on the Turkish­ One of the main sticking points Iraqi border. Officials of the two CM (Ph.D., Mathematics, '00) Mathematician, National Security Age.ncy in U.S.-Turkish negotiations is factions that govern the de facto the economic aid package that autonomous zone in northern Sponsored by the Department of Mathematics, The Career Center, and the Math Club. would compensate Turkey for Iraq were to discuss the conse­ any losses incurred in an Iraq quences of a possible U.S.-led L • _. _. _ -~ !'!!~~·!!!.'9'!!n.d~o/~1~~r.~~ ~: _ . _. _. _. _. _ . .J war, diplomats said. There also war in Iraq. THE OBSERVER VIEWPOINT page 10 Tuesday, February 18, 2003 THE OBSERVER 3 ways to lose your P.O. Box Q. 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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR A defense against allegations of unilateralism

The Bush administration has come in 1997 passed a resolution 95-0 Treaty, yet again we find that President national ultimatum demanding bin under fire throughout its term for adopt­ expressing opposition to the Protocol. To Bush did not act unilaterally. First, the Laden's arrest and transfer to American ing unilateralism over multilateralism, expect President Bush to magically find ABM Treaty existed as a bilateral treaty forces. thereby threatening international stabili­ the 66 votes necessary to ratify the between the United States and the Soviet Finally, critics argue, the present case ty and the efficacy of American alliances. treaty is pure naivete, and his refusal to Union, thus making it difficult to claim of Iraq demonstrates President Bush's Two speeches, the West Point speech attempt to do so in no way demonstrates that the United States acted against the unilateralist approach. Little doubt exists and the "axis of evil" speech, signaled to U.S. unilateralism. will of the entire international communi­ that the President has wanted to attack some a new doctrine of unilateral securi­ The next example critics cite is ty. Second, the United States withdrew Iraq since the day he came into office. ty. However it should be emphasized President Bush's withdrawal of signa­ from the treaty under the terms of the But more than two years later, even in that President Bush did not signal a ture from the Rome Statute to create the treaty, and thereby violated no interna­ the face of obvious deceit by Sad dam's drastic new approach to American Internatiop_ll.l.Criminal Court. What many tional norms or laws. Finally, immedi­ oppressive regime, the President has defense; rather he reiterated the com­ of these critics fail to acknowledge, how­ ately after withdrawing from the ABM restrained from beginning military oper­ mon-sense notion that a state's primary ever, is that the Rome Statute required Treaty, President Bush negotiated a new ations. We find the President exercising function is to guarantee the safety and the ratification of only 70 out of the 191 arms reduction treaty with the Russian extreme patience when dealing with security of its citizens. nations recognized by the United Federation, as well as issued a flurry of French and German obstructionism - The point of Mr. Bush's "new" doctrine Nations, and although 88 nations diplomatic communiques and joint state­ obstructionism to the point where these was to remind other states that, while (including human-rights stalwarts ments reaffirming the importance of two nations, along with Belgium, have Washington would seek to gain the Congo, Nigeria and Sierra Leone) have Washington's ties with Moscow. refused to acknowledge their NATO approval of the international community, now ratified the treaty, this number rep­ Although the President shelved one commitments to Turkey. it would defend itself alone when neces­ resents a paltry 46 percent of the inter­ treaty, he quickly replaced it with anoth­ Where is the wild cowboy Bush? sary. A quick review of the facts indi­ national community. Furthermore, only er, again calling into question claims of Where is the president who disregards cates that President Bush has rarely two of the 10 most populous countries unilateralism. the concerns of other nations and acted unilaterally and instead attempts (Brazil and Nigeria) have ratified the Fourth, if ever there were a time when instead embarks on dangerous policies to safeguard the interests of the United treaty. What we are left with, then, is a President Bush could have acted unilat­ that fly in the face of the international States within existing international treaty that makes unprecedented claims erally with little international condemna­ community? The answer is he doesn't frameworks. about national sovereignty yet enjoys the tion, it would have been immediately exist. President Bush, while he may be The first example critics often cite is ratification of less than 50 percent of the after the Sept. 11 attacks. Yet what do many things, is not Rambo, and he is not the United States' failure to ratify the existing nation-states and less than 40 we find? The United States did not a dangerous unilateralist. Kyoto Protocol on global warming. This percent of the world's population. This attack until more than three weeks after argument. however, becomes exception­ treaty represents global multilateralism? the attacks under an international coali­ Chris DesBarres ally weak when one learns that the A third case critics make against the tion that included more than 40 nations. senior Protocol was signed by President Clinton President is the United States' withdraw­ Furthermore, the attacks began only off campus and that the Democrat-controlled Senate al from the Antiballistic Missile (ABM) after the Taliban failed to heed an inter- Feb. 12 Clarifying the meaning and Notre Dame spirit ofV-Day or MSU?

I would like to thank both Melanie Becker and ther do many of the students on this campus. When There has been a recent buzz in the East Terry McMann us for accomplishing the goal of "The condemning the content of this show in conjunction Lansing sports world. The cause - discussions of Vagina Monologues"- continuing a dialogue that with its purpose, I would simply ask that people bringing the grid iron rivalry between Michigan increases awareness in order to stop the vio- reflect upon their own lives and how closely State and Notre Dame onto the basketball court. lence. As director and campus organizer for they live up to the standard to which they Wouldn't that be great. "The Vagina Monologues" and V-Day, I compare the production. Additionally, But, the earliest the "new" rivalry would kick am honored to work with so many vagi­ look at some of the most beloved of off would be next season. na-loving students who are the true traditions, annually glorified on this Unless MSU and Notre Dame meet in the NCAA embodiment of Christ's message. campus, and examine to what Tournament, the 2002 college hoops season will Love your neighbor as yourself. degree these do, or do not, go without a heart-throbbing MSU/ND matchup. These students could not carry out degrade the Catholic ideals that That begs my question: On a neutral court, who more Christian a mission. so many individuals claim to pro­ would win between MSU and Notre Dame this Eve Ensler, author of "The tect. year? Vagina Monologues" and Last year, our production Notre Dame fans would bring in the obvious founder of the V-Day movement, donated around $5,000 to local argument- a 19-5 record compared to a 14-9 said, "Create the world you charities that protect and pro­ mark would give the Irish an obvious advantage. wanted for yourself." V-Day vide for women surviving rape Irish faithful would probably also point out the functions worldwide, from both and domestic violence. The V­ fact MSU lost to Toledo - at home of all places - "top-down" and grassroots lev­ Day national organization and that is a very valid argument. els, to stop the violence against itself does not benefit from our Spartan fans don't have much to counter with women and girls. It builds shel­ show; local charities, of our because of a subpar Big Ten record, but they do ters for women escaping female own choosing, do. Contrary to have one point. The teams have one game in genital mutilation. It provides some rumors, Notre Dame's common- a road contest against Kentucky. funding for women in production has not benefited The Spartans not only hung with the Wildcats Afghanistan to go to school. It abortion clinics. The organiza­ for 40 minutes, they walked out of Rupp Arena educates college campuses about tions that have received funding with a 71-67 win. Notre Dame, on the other hand, the issues surrounding date rape. have used it according to the spe­ was dominated for 40 minutes. Its efforts and successes are end­ cific guidelines outlined by Notre But, the fact remains, what is the tell tale? less. Dame's V-Day institution. Could Notre Dame's Chris Thomas and Matt The production itself must be taken I encourage the dialogue that is Carroll provide enough of a 3-point barrage to in conjunction with the movement. V­ sure to ensue. See the show- March 4 down the Spartans? Day uses the production as a tool to carry and 5 - or at least read the lives of these For the Spartans, would Chris Hill's invincibility out its mission. The women's lives that these women. It is crucial that we educate our- beyond the 3-point arc and Paul Davis and stories portray reflect a worldwide cross-section selves about the issues of violence in our com­ Erazem Lorbek's inside game be enough to give to which most people can relate. These stories do not munities and around the world. More importantly, Michigan State an edge? promote particular lifestyles other than one free of challenge yourselves, and each other, to meet Eve Only time will tell, but I sure hope the teams violence against women and girls. To condemn the Ensler's request. If we did, this production would not can start the rivalry this year in the NCAA stories is to condemn the individuals behind them, be necessary. Tourmanet. and no person has the authority to judge another person. Lindsey Horvath Chris Mackinder Some of the women portrayed in these stories do junior Michigan State student not lead traditional Catholic lifestyles. However, nei- off campus Feb. 17 Feb. 17 THE OBSERVER

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ALBUM REVIEW Microphones mine a dreamy quarry

sundered collective helmed by Phil villanelle: the need to fit our­ ByBJ STREW Elvrum, alias The Microphones, have selves into the cycle of life and Scene Music Critic trotted out a haunting, operatic tour the cold, impersonal natural de force. Oneiric, epic, optimistic and order. How apt it is, then. to On a campus homogenized in so simple, the Elvrum Formula is any­ kick off with "The Sun," a lum­ many respects (Exhibit A: the pea thing but formulaic. Here the formula bering 17 -minute creation coat), it is perhaps most dismally and has wrought a stretch of allegorical myth, with frenzied drumming most overtly so in the realm of music, splendor in five movements, which cribbed from the soundtrack to causing many either to fall prey to blur into each other so naturally and Black Orpheus. Elvrum's also a acute angst or grow inured to the so poetically, borders between tracks "The Big Lebowski" fan, as offal. But rest assured, there is an blend like the edge of retreating tide. close listening reveals. antidote for that angst. There is a Mount Eerie is a true album - not a The vocals don't roll up for 11 light at the end of this long, dark, nar­ slapdash pentad of future-singles cob­ minutes. when Elvrum, in his row tunnel: the independent record bled together in a shrink-wrapped trademark breathy tenor, label. jewel case. begins his tale, surveying the In this case, the light - the white Couched in the lush forest of west­ exodus of everyone dear to him knight - is K Records, the Olympia, ern Washington state, the album's and the sighting of an ominous Washington outfit that dubbed their namesake, a minor Anacortes mount, ship on the horizon. The tape last Microphones release, The Glow loomed over Elvrum's house. This hiss and foghorn help place the Pt. 2, the "raison d'etre" of their helps explain why, rounding out a drama for the listener, supply­ entire universe. They were right; that four-part sequence, Mount Eerie con­ ing the track with the air of Photo courtesy of krecs.com album put K Records on the critics' cerns the element of earth; past "offi­ nco-transcendentalist isolation map. Phil Elvrum, alias, The Microphones, Isn't a cial" recordings dealt obliquely with that floods the album. Elvrum run-of-the-mill artist as Is proven on the new The follow-up, Mount Eerie, will air, water and fire. Elvrum explained loves his Thoreau. album, Mount Eerie. keep it there. The loose and recently that, aside Sandwiched between two from earth, songs sharing the name space (q.v. "Universe," the first menacing and the tsunamic blasts of white noise. the track second hopeful, the title track Elvrum's contempt for repetition is Mount Eerie listing) and explores mortality, as Death, "a big trumpeted here. He eschews pop's "dying/being black cloud," descends on Elvrum. A keystone. going not for stolid Clear born" form ghostly choir chants until feverish, Channel ditties, but an experience The the album's distorted lyrics stamp it out, when the that's both poignant and cohesive. substance. song brakes to detail the onset of Run-of-the-mill Notre Dame listeners. Microphones M o u n t scavenging vultures. the Link in' Park/Ludacris/Bob Eerie reck­ Less concept album than mythopoeic Marley/etc. fans, would likely find K Records ons with the reverie, Mount Eerie is gorgeous and Mount Eerie either an insuperable same human laden with drama and abstract wis­ mess or a bracing deviation from the need as "The dom. It is Elvrum's quarry, which he usual potboiler dreck. But will they Waking." has mined not with ammonium nitrate give it a chance? Theodore and fuel oil, but with nylon-stringed Roethke's guitars, choirs, fuzzed bass and Contact BJ Strew at [email protected]

ALBUM REVIEW Broadway to the silver screen

actresses to By EMILY TUMBRINK she has no where there's a nightly brawl," as play the main chance at star­ Velma Kelly sings in "All That Jazz." Scene Music Critic r o I e s . Chicago dom. Queen Perhaps the strongest track on the Catherine Latifah con­ album is "Cell Block Tango." It is sung One of the most daring motion pic­ Zeta-Jones llhe vinces with by various female prisoners who try to ture releases of 2002, the movie­ began her her role as the justify their crimes, all of which musical "Chicago" successfully makes career as a corrupt prison involve the murders of their husbands the difficult transition from the stage chorus girl Miramax Motion matron, or lovers, claiming that "he had it to the silver screen. Firmly based on and dancer, "M am a" coming ... it was a murder but not a the musical by Fred Ebb, John Kander making her Picture SoundtrackJ Morton who crime." and Bob Fosse that was originally an obvious helps prison­ The only weakness in the album released in 1975 and returned to choice for the ers if they pay occurs on the last two tracks, an R&B Broadway in 1996, the movie is a role of Velma her, singing, version of "Cell Block Tango'' by glossier version of the original. with Kelly. the "When you're Latifah, Macy Gray and Lil' Kim that flashy costumes and big-name actors. chorus girl good to mama, luckily did not appear anywhere in One of the most distinct features of turned mur­ mama's good the movie and Anastacia's "Love is a the movie is its seamless incorpora­ deress who to you." Crime" that was played over the cred­ tion of the original Broadway music tries to turn Richard Gere its. Neither of these tracks stay true to into the action of the plot mainly by her crime plays the the jazzy 1920s feel of the rest of the converting the musical numbers into into publicity sleazy lawyer album, but instead jump on the "hip fantasy sequences that occur in the for her stage who gives the hop-equals-cool" bandwagon. mind of Roxie Hart (Renee Zellweger). career. jury the "raz­ Luckily these two songs do not com­ Although we do not get a sense of this Zellweger, zle dazzle" pletely detract from the songs that aspect of the movie from its sound­ though a less and claims he precede them. The original music is track, the music is strong enough to obvious Sony Records can win any timeless, as is proven by the long-run­ stand on its own. Listening to the choice, sur­ case for a fee ning success of the musical. Overall, soundtrack is nearly as enjoyable as prises with of $5,000. the movie soundtrack is enjoyable and watching the film itself. her sultry The sound­ deserves repeated listens. What makes this movie and its portrayal of track's soundtrack such a success is its Hart, the "Roaring '20s" impeccable casting. Rather than using aspiring cho- jazz music professional singers and dancers, the rus girl who kills the man she is hav­ really gives the feeling you are watch­ Contact Emily Tum brink at casting directors chose actors and ing an affair with when he tells her ing the performances in a "noisy hall tumbrink.l @nd.edu ~.,...,.._..._- _.._,_-""P' ______.______...--~------r !' -l I I THE OBSERVER CE

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ALBUM REVIEW 'Strait-up' country with a steel guitar

records and 50 No. 1 singles, making guitars By CHRISTIE BOLSEN him not only one of country's biggest ripple A

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NCAA MENS BASKETBALL Maryland tops Wake Forest for 1st place in ACC

hotel waiting to learn if and Associated Press when the first-place showdown would take place. COLLEGE PARK. Md. Up by 10 at halftime, Neither the snow nor Wake Maryland used a 3-pointer by Forest [No. 11 ESPN/USA Today, Tahj Holden and baskets by No. 10 AP] could stop 13th­ Randle and Calvin McCall at the ranked Maryland from taking outset of the second half to over first place in the Atlantic make it 48-31. Coast Conference. Wake Forest closed to 50-43, Steve Blake had 21 points and but Blake made two free throws nine assists, and Drew Nicholas and Nicholas added a 3-pointer scored 19 as the Terrapins to build the lead up to 12 points. handed the Demon Deacons But Wake battled back again, their most lopsided loss of the closing to 65-59 on two free season, 90-67, Monday in a throws by Trent Strickland. game delayed by a day because Blake then hit a 3-pointer to of a blizzard. spark a 13-2 run that enabled Ryan Randle had 13 points Maryland to pull away for good. and 13 rebounds for Maryland Until Strickland made a 3-point­ (16-6, 8-3), which wrestled away er with 51 seconds left, the the top spot in the ACC from Demon Deacons' last field goal Wake Forest (17 -4, 7 -3) while was Howard's three-point play avenging an 81-72 defeat last with 10:08 to go. month. Wake Forest took an early 12- The defending NCAA champi­ 6 lead, but Nicholas scored six ons have won seven of eight points in 16-4 run that put the overall against the Demon Terrapins ahead to stay. It was Deacons and five straight at 25-19 before McCall made a fol­ home. low shot and a 3-pointer to Josh Howard scored 20 points increase the margin to 11. for Wake Forest, which was Wake Forest went 9-for-24 hoping to build on Thursday's from the field in the first half, double-overtime victory over going without a basket for the Duke. But after cutting a 17- final four minutes. Maryland point deficit to six in the second made 16 of its 28 first-half shots half, the Demon Deacons made and outrebounded the Demon only one basket in the final 10 Deacons 18-11. minutes. Maryland finished with a 44- The Comcast Center was near­ 24 rebounding edge and went ly filled, even though there was 27 -for-30 at the line. around two feet of snow on the ground outside and the game Florida 77, New Orleans 48 was hastily rescheduled from Florida's Matt Bonner Sunday night. The starting time matched the entire New Orleans of 5 p.m. was not announced team score for score over the until well after noon on Monday. first 30 minutes, finishing with Maryland officials preferred a 24 points to lift the No. 7 Gators later makeup date, but confer­ to a victory. ence policy dictates that a game Bonner, a senior, fell seven must be played if both teams points shy of his career high, but AI Wire Photo and the game officials can make still had nothing to complain Drew Nicholas drives past B.J. Elder In a recent game against Georgia Tech. Maryland defeated it to the arena. about. Florida (21-4) matched a Wake Forest Monday night. "The bottom line is that we program record with its 18th are following the ACC policy set straight home win in this, a rare had an open 3-pointer to try to for-11 from the floor and two 3-pointers that did count down in 1996. We have two midseason nonconference tie things again. But it clanged grabbed eight rebounds. It was and finished with 12 points. teams. We have enough officials. matchup. high off the rim, and two min­ a drastic turnaround from last New Orleans guard Johnell There is no reason not to play Coached by longtime former utes later, coach Billy Donovan year's meeting with the Gators, Smith - who once scored 86 the game," said Fred Barakat, Gators assistant Monte Towe, gave him the rest of the night when he was the best player on points in a game for Santa Fe the ACC associate commissioner. the Privateers (13-11) were out­ off. the floor with 29 points and 19 Community College in "I was told that poor atten­ matched from the start. They Bonner's wasn't the only indi­ boards. Gainesville - went 6-for-7 for dance was not a reason to set fell behind 20-3 after 7 minutes vidual drama going on in an oth­ There were a few other good 14 points. the policy aside," Maryland ath­ and about the only drama after erwise predictable game. individual stories to watch. Roberson finished 1-for-9 and letic director Debbie Yow said. that was whether Bonner could Hector Romero of New Brett Nelson, knocked out of has missed 25 of 30 shots in the "Certainly. that was a concern outscore them on his own. Orleans scored 15 points to hit his starting role by freshman last three games. for us. That said, I am amazed It looked possible well into the double digits for the 52nd time Anthony Roberson, made two Florida rebounded from a 66- by the number of people who second half. The redheaded New in his 52-game college career. straight 3-pointers early in the 59 loss at Tennessee last week­ are at this game. I am grateful Hampshire forward was ahead But it was no easy task. After a second half to show a glimmer end, and now gets ready to so many fans made the effort to of the Privateers 22-19 at half­ dunk on the opening possession, of hope for his struggling game. return to Southeastern get here on such short notice." time and when he hit a 14-foot he was held to one free throw Florida's Matt Walsh made a Conference play, Saturday at It turned out to be a lost three­ jumper with 15 minutes left in the rest of the first half. 65-foot heave that sent the Vanderbilt. day weekend for the Demon the game, he drew even at 24. He didn't reach 10 points until crowd into a frenzy, but it came New Orleans, of the Sun Belt Deacons, who beat the snow but Three minutes later, the he flipped an underhanded shot just after the halftime buzzer. Conference, fell to 0-10 on the were stuck in their College Park Gators led 58-27 and Bonner in with 7:30 left. He finished 3- The freshman forward made road this season.

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NHL Saint Louis rallies to beat Calgary 5-3

Associated Press of the right circle, Stefan nudged the puck between the legs of goaltender Martin Biron ST. LOUIS with 1:06 remaining. Joel Quenneville talked him- The Thrashers snapped an 0- self out of another goalie 3-1 slide. change, and the St. Louis Blues Buffalo, which ended an climbed out of an early hole to eight-game winless streak with rescue Fred Brathwaite. a 5-4 victory over the New York An invitation to study law at the national Keith Tkachuk and Pavol Rangers on Saturday, has lost Demitra each had two goals six of seven. university of the Catholic Church in America and an assist Monday as the ''I'm happy we beat them," Blt.W-5. rallied from a two-goal Vyacheslav Kozlov said of his deficit to beat the Calgary former Sabres teammates. "We Located on a lovely. tree-lined campus in Washington, D.C., minutes by merro ~-rom Capitol_ Flames 5-3. The Blues won were in a slump a little bit, and Hill and the Supreme Court, The Carbolic University of America school of law 1.s capable of with Brathwaite, their backup this will give us confidence to raking full advantage of irs ideal location in classroom insrructio~l, fo_r faculty appOintment and goalie who made his first start go on the road trip." 1nfluence as well as student externship and placemcnr. As a un1vcrs~ry law school wnh over a since Jan. 21. Atlanta, which started 0-for-5 century of scholarly achievement, we understand law to be an extension of man's. ~carch for Brent Johnson surrendered a on the power play Monday and knowledge of life's ultimate purpose, whether it be fi·om philosophy, theology, polmcs or the three-goal lead in an overtime was 1-for-18 in the last four liberal arts and sciences. Unicp1ely chartered and founded upon the Catholic Intellectual trad1non, loss to the Flyers on Tuesday games, scored its last three our faculty and students arc nor <111 of one faith, bur arc entirely accepting of ::lith's importance and was pulled in the second goals with a man advantage. to a well-conceived professional and personal life. Here faith truly meets professiOnal call1ng along period of a 5-3 loss to the Buffalo defenseman Alexei ~·irh an appreciation of justice, truth, goodness and beauty. The law affects each, as does the Coyotes on Saturday. Zhitnik was penalized for inter- Brathwaite allowed three ference in overtime, and Adam simple but inescapable fact that God is, as C. S. Lewis wrote. "t.hc_ in~wclling p~incipl~". of them goals on the Flames' first 11 Mair served a major and game all. Receiving more than eleven applications for every spot, adnliSSIOn 1s competmv~. Wnr~ t~day shots in the first period, but misconduct for elbowing in the for information: The Catholic University of America, School of Law, Office of Adm1ss1ons, that was more a factor of the third. Washington, D.C. 20064 or :[email protected]. On the Internet: www.law.edu. wide-open play with each team Sabres coach Lindy Ruff ...... • Outranks virruallv all other leading law programs in the percentage of graduates getting several odd-man rush- thought the call on Mair was pursuing government and public service; es. Still, coach Quenneville con- extreme. sidered going back to Johnson. "Someone will have to • Highly rcguded spccialry or institute programs in comnwnications law, public policy, law "I hate having to think like explain that to me," Ruff said. and religion, and companuive and intcrnmionallaw; that," Quenneville said. "It "Why not two minutes for • Dedicated, engaging and scholarly teachers; crossed my mind, but we want- elbowing? Why five minutes? • A community where ideas matter and the ethical prevails over the technical and ed to give Freddie the chance. We put together a good game person.~ over things; You never know at the end of except for the penalty killing." • Median LSAT score near top quarter of all law students nationally. Financial aid increased the day but it worked out in our With 7:47 remaining, Kozlov favor." charged toward the crease and by 75 percent. Brathwaite was definitely fired a shot under Biron's left worried that it might be a short pad to make it 2-2. Dany THE CATHOLIC UMVERSITY OF AMERICA night in the nets. Heatley gave the Thrashers a "I wasn't too sure if I was 3-2 lead 2:08 later by faking a Columbus School r~f Law coming or going or what was shot to his left and firing past going to happen," Brathwaite Biron on the right side of the said. "But Joel left me in there net. and gave me a chance to battle "Heatley shot the puck .------·---· ··-· ------back, and the guys rallied twice," Biron said. "He didn't around me." have much room. He made a Tyson Nash deflected the go- great play. That was what they ahead goal off his skate and were waiting for." past Roman Turek at 11:30 of Curtis Brown's short-handed the second period for the goal made it 3-3 with 4:06 left STUDY IN BRAZIL Central Division-leading Blues, in regulation. Brown, who who swept the four-game sea- scored the game-winner with a son series from the Flames and short-handed goal early in the SAO PAULO AND RIO DE JANEIRO outscored them 17-8. Demitra third period of Saturday's 5-4 had five goals and three assists win over the New York against the Flames, who got off Rangers, charged down the only nine shots during the last inside of the left circle and took ·' . .11,. 52 minutes. Jochen Hecht's pass from the "This is what has been our right circle to beat Frederic problem all season long, we Cassivi, Atlanta's emergency can't find a way to play 60 min- goalie. utes a game," Turek said. Cassivi, called up Sunday "Sometimes we have good from Chicago of the AHL, start­ starts or sometimes we don't ed when Byron Dafoe injured have good starts but we play his left groin in pregame better at the end of the game." warm ups. Cassivi had been out of the NHL for 10 months, but Thrashers 4, Sabres 3 saved 24 shots. Patrik Stefan provided the 1- "I haven't been playing much 2 punch the Atlanta Thrashers in the minors, and I thought sorely needed. Milan [HnilickaJ would be INFORMATION SESSION With two seconds left on the called up," Cassivi said. "I was power play that began when he surprised by the phone call. I drew an interference call, got nervous a little bit, but I Stefan scored his first career had to take my chance." T.UESDAY, FEB. 18, 2003 overtime goal to end the Buffalo took a 2-1 lead 5:14 Thrashers' four-game winless into the second when Tim 4:30-5:30 PM streak with a victory over the Connolly scored on the power Buffalo Sabres. play. Connolly's goal, his ninth, "They used almost all of the came after his shot from the time up on the power play and top of the slot ricocheted off the ROOM 129 HAYES-HEALY made the Buffalo guys pretty stick of Atlanta defenseman tired," Stefan said of his team- Tony Hrkac and into the net. mates on the first line. "You J.P. Dumont put the Sabres in Application Deadline: Oct. 1, 2003 for Spring 2004 could see it when I was coming front 1-0 midway through the Applications available on-line: www.nd.edu/-intlstud/ into the zone. Their guys were first by beating defenseman kind of tired." Chris Tamer to score on Stefan and the second line Cassivi's stick side. 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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Orioles Bechler dies of heatstroke

Associated Press before the final results are known. Said baseball spokesman Rich FORT lAUDERDALE, Fla. Levin: "We're going to wait to Baltimore Orioles pitching find out more about what hap­ African and African American Studies prospect Steve Bechler died of pened." heatstroke Monday, unable to Funeral arrangements were recover from a spring training pending. workout A native of Medford, Ore .. that sent his Bechler was a third-round draft tempera­ pick by the Orioles in 1998. ture to 108 "Steve was a tough guy; he The Last Lecture Series: degrees. was a competitor," Hargrove An autop­ said. "I didn't know hilJ!J9at sy will help well, but I knew him well "Black Exceptionalism: Why determine enough to know he loved the whether game and loved to compete." Bechler had Bechler Bechler made his major Reparations for Slavery are been taking league debut last September, the dietary going 0-0 with a 13.50 ERA in supplement ephedrine, which three relief appearances. He 1,oth Just & Good Public Policy" has been linked to heatstroke was expected to begin this sea­ and heart attacks. son with the club's new Triple­ Broward County medical A affiliate in Ottawa. examiner Dr. Joshua Perper He spent most of last season acknowledged a published at Triple-A Rochester, going 6- report that a bottle of a supple­ 11 with a 4.09 ERA in 24 starts. ment containing ephedrine was He had a 35-48 record in five AI Tillery found in Bechler's locker. minor-league seasons. Regarding the bottle, Perper Orioles players were briefed said: "My understanding is it about Bechler's condition dur­ exists, but we don't have it." ing a clubhouse meeting before February 18 A workout Sunday left Monday's workout. They were Bechler pale and dizzy, and summoned inside a short while when his condition worsened, later and told of his death, and he was carried from the club­ the rest of the day's training 8:00p.m. house to an ambulance on a schedule was called off. stretcher. He spent the night in "They told us about the situa­ intensive care and died at 10:10 tion, and everybody was in a.m. Monday at Northridge shock," pitcher Rodrigo Lopez Medical Center. said. O'Neill Hall Open Space His wife, Kiley, due to deliver Bechler fell down while run­ the couple's first child in April, ning drills Sunday and was at his bedside. She and Hargrove said he could tell Bechler, 23, married last year. Bechler wasn't feeling well William Goldiner, the Orioles' toward the end of the run. team physician, said Bechler "He was about 60 percent of died of "multi-organ failure due the way through it when we to heatstroke." noticed that he was a little "He would rebound at times. white-faced," Hargrove said. They thought they were getting "He was leaning against a fence ahead of it, and then another ... which isn't unusual when organ system would fail," guys get tired. We put him on a Goldiner said at a news confer· cart and brought him in and ence at Fort Lauderdale called the paramedics." Stadium. Bechler's parents did not Bechler, at 6-foot-2 and 239 learn of his death until they pounds, had battled weight arrived in Miami on Monday, trouble in the past. Asked about Orioles executive vice president the pitcher's conditioning, man­ Jim Beattie said. They had trav­ ager Mike Hargrove was quoted eled from their Oregon home as saying it was "not good." after Bechler fell ill. The temperature at noon Bechler's wife was driving Sunday was 81 degrees and the from Oregon to Florida when humidity was 74 percent, the she was reached by cell phone National Weather Service said. with the news her husband had Goldiner said he wasn't been taken to the hospital. She aware of .any evidence that took a flight from Salt Lake City Bechler had been taking a on Sunday and arrived in Fort dietary supplement such as Lauderdale shortly before mid­ ephedrine, which has been night. banned by the NCAA and NFL In 2001, heatstroke was but not by Major League blamed for the death of Vikings Baseball. The Orioles' policy is lineman Korey Stringer, who to discourage the use of the collapsed during training camp. amphetamine-like stimulant, he Stringer's widow has filed a said. $100 million wrongful death "Weight-loss drugs are never lawsuit against the team and its prescribed by us," Goldiner doctors. said. "They're never condoned Last season, baseball was by us." · stunned by the death of St. Orioles spokesman Bill Stetka Louis pitcher Darryl Kile. He said he could neither confirm died in June from blocked coro­ nor deny a report by The nary arteries while in Chicago Washington Times that a bottle for a game. of a supplement containing Joe Castellano, a radio play­ ephedrine was found in by-play broadcaster for Bechler's locker. Baltimore's Triple-A affiliate "We'll cooperate in every way last season, said Bechler was with the medical examiner's proud of making the majors office," Stetka said. "Everything from Oregon. we find we'll turn over and "He was one of my favorite apprise them of." players that I had ever been Perper said his medical around," Castellano said. "He examiner's office would begin had a great personality. He was an autopsy Tuesday, and that it everything that was good about could be two or three weeks baseball." ----~~------~----~.~- -

page 17 Tuesday, February 18, 2003 The Observer+ SPORTS NASCAR Waltrip ready to join NASCAR elite

Associated Press to add to that total this season, and with all of his wins in Congregation of Holy Cross Daytona, Waltrip is anxious to DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. prove that the No. 15 Chevrolet At 40, Michael Waltrip thinks can find Victory Lane at other he may finally be a champi· tracks. onship contender. "Slugger has put his signature After a long journeyman's on our team," Waltrip said. "He career, during which he was runs it. It's his. mostly known as Darrell "He respects my opinion, and Waltrip's little brother, "Mikey" that's important to me that we says he's ready to step into have that type of relationship, NASCAR's elite with a lot more because you have to work as a victories, and maybe a Winston team to win. We have what I Cup title. think is the perfect definition of The morning after winning a team." his second Daytona 500 in three It's a very different situation years, a bleary-eyed but smiling from the chaos Waltrip found Waltrip was riding a cloud of himself in after winning the optimism, buoyed by the victory 2001 Daytona 500. in Sunday's rain-shortened Dale Sr. was killed in that race. race, stunning everyone and With crew chief Richard leaving DEI without its key "Slugger" Labbe sitting at this physical and emotional leader. side Monday. Waltrip said the The team became lost. biggest change is that his team "There was nobody running no longer is floundering without the 15 team, basically," Waltrip a leader. said. "Scott Eggleston, our crew "In 2001. we were a new chief when we won the Daytona team and went through a lot of 500, left along about April. We growing pains," Waltrip said. pretty much got along without a "In 2002, I think we established crew chief until Slugger came Be part of the solution. a decent foundation. We got along in September." Slugger in there full-time and By the time Labbe joined the we felt we were a decent team team, with 11 races remaining - not great by any stretch, but in the 2001 season, speculation close to getting the consistency was rampant that Waltrip ~~t~;S:~~\ we need to contend each week. would be fired and that the "Now, the natural progression team's sponsor was getting of that would be for us to be a ; 1. / ,.i ready to leave. ;_ \ < title contender this year, or at Labbe, 34, had worked for least be a team this year that's some of the top crew chiefs in going to win more than one the business but had been the www.nd.iidliJ:...vocation race and win some poles and do man in charge for only one full some good things." year before joining DEI. Still, he A full-time driver in the ANSWER knew what needed to be done. "ii:fP. Winston Cup series since 1985, THECALLW "I got all the guys together Waltrip has never finished bet­ and said, 'This is our goal, this ter than 12th in the points. A is what we need to do. We've year ago, his second full season got to make sure that Michael with Dale Earnhardt Inc., he remains our driver and NAPA's was 14th. going to remain our sponsor,"' All three of his career victo­ Labbe said. Hear the Experiences ries, though, have come since Ty Norris, vice president of Dale Earnhardt took a surpris­ DEI, said, "At the time, there SOCIAL ing chance on his friend and were probably about three or CONCERNS added him to what had been a four different people who were of Gang Members two-car team, joining Dale trying to have input. When Earnhardt Jr. and Steve Park. Slugger came on board, he said, Sunday's win makes it one 'What do you want me to do?' I victory in each of his DEI sea­ said, 'Run it like you own it.' sons. He has 35 more chances And he does." from C hieago ,.

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NBA MLB Death may hamper case against Webber Maddux

against Webber. But Dubin said Associated Press those witnesses likely would not signs for have the same detailed knowl­ DETROIT edge as Martin. The death of ex-University of "Without a key witness to pro­ Michigan sports booster Ed vide the context in which all of 1 year Martin could hamper the these transactions took place, obstruction of justice and per­ the government is at a major jury case against Sacramento disadvantage," Dubin said. Kings star Chris Webber, Martin's defense attorney Associated Press lawyers say. agreed. Martin admitted he gave hun­ "Mr. Martin was an integral KISSIMMEE, Fla. dreds of thousands of dollars to and perhaps a vital part of the Greg Maddux agreed Webber and other former case the government intended Monday to the largest one­ University of Michigan basket­ to present," William Mitchell III year contract in baseball ball players while they were in told The Detroit News. history, a $14.75 million high school and college. Messages seeking comment d e a I Martin. 69, had been expected were left Sunday with officials with the to testify in Webber's case. But in the U.S. attorney's office in Atlanta he died Friday of what is Detroit, which investigated Braves - believed to have been a pul­ Martin for four years and is t h a t monary embolism. handling the case against avoided Webber. his father and aunt Webber. a salary were indicted on charges of Webber's father Mayce arbitra­ lying to a federal grand jury Webber Jr. and aunt also face l i o n about his dealings with Martin obstruction of justice and per­ hearing Maddux in 1988-93. jury charges for allegedly lying I a t e r Federal prosecutors may not about the family's dealings with t h i s be able to use Martin's grand Martin. week. jury testimony in Webber's trial, Webber attorney Steven F. Maddux became a free which is scheduled to begin July Fishman declined comment. agent after last season, 8, because Webber's lawyer Martin pleaded guilty in May then accepted the Braves' would be unable to question to conspiracy to launder money. offer of arbitration in Martin, legal experts say. The ex-auto worker told prose­ December. He had asked "I think the government's cutors he took gambling money, AFP Photo for $16 million, the highest case has suffered a major combined it with other funds The death of an ex-University of Michigan booster Is expected amount ever submitted in blow," said Larry Dubin, a law and lent $616,000 to four to Inhibit the progress of Chris Webber's trial. arbitration, and the Braves professor at the University of Michigan players while they still had offered $13.5 million. Detroit Mercy. were amateurs. He was await­ practice Sunday afternoon. affairs with the basketball pro­ A hearing had been "A defendant has a right to ing sentencing at the time of his Martin's name first surfaced gram. scheduled for Thursday in cross examine or confront his death. after Taylor lost control of his The scandal originated in the St. Petersburg. accuser - and with Martin In addition to Webber, the car on Feb. 17, 1996. Taylor "Fab Five" era. when Webber The previous record for dead, that's no longer possible," players were Robert Traylor of was returning from a party in and four other freshmen creat­ a one-year contract was said Detroit defense attorney the New Orleans Hornets; Detroit with four teammates ed a national sensation. With pitcher David Cone's $12 Mark Kriger. "The evidence Maurice Taylor of the Houston who were entertaining Mateen their baggy shorts and black million deal with the New that he gave before the grand Hockets; and Louis Bullock, who Cleaves on his official recruiting socks, Webber and future NBA York Yankees in 2000. jury was not subject to cross has been playing professionally visit. players Juwan Howard and "We're delighted this examination, so it is not admis­ in Europe. When Michigan found out that Jalen Rose led the Wolverines issue is resolved and that sible. It's hearsay." Taylor declined comment the recruiting ·visit included a to consecutive NCAA finals in we can now focus on his Other witnesses or records when asked to speak about visit to Martin's house, the 1992 and 1993. stature as a pitcher and might support the charges Martin's death after Houston's school began to investigate his In November, Michigan his production for our banned itself from postseason team," Braves general play this season and forfeited manager John Schuerholz 112 regular-season and tourna­ said. ment victories from five sea­ Maddux, 37 in April, sons, plus its victory in the 1992 went 16-6 with a 2.62 EHA NCAA semifinal. last season. He tied Cy On Friday, a delegation from Young as the only pitchers the university appeared before in baseball history to win an NCAA infractions committee at least 15 games in 15 to answer questions about the consecutive seasons. booster scandal. 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MESA, Ariz. The Sammy Sosa watch is over. The Chicago Cubs' right field­ er, usually late for spring train­ ing, told manager Dusty Baker he would arrive at camp on time this year. Sosa - was expect­ ed to fly into Phoenix on Tuesday, the day position players are due to report, Sosa Baker said Monday. "In past years, you didn't Start your career off expect Sammy to be here, did you?" Baker said. "Well, he called yesterday. I had a con­ versation with him, and he with a spark. wanted me to tell you guys [the media] that he will be here tomorrow." For the past several years, Sosa has made a habit of arriv­ ing from his home in the Dominican Republic several days after his teammates reported. Although never tech­ nically late for spring training, Sosa's absence was always noticed. The 34-year-old outfielder attributed his tardy arrival to superstition and a fondness for the same routine. Beginning in 1998, he has had seasons of 66, 63, 50, 64 and 49 home runs, winning the NL home run title in 2002 and 2000. Baker, who has experience handling superstars and their quirks after managing Barry Bonds for a decade in San Francisco, was asked whether Sosa's early arrival was a sign of respect. "Well, maybe some of it," Baker said. "I can't take credit for Sammy. I've got to give Sammy credit for Sammy. Some of it might be me, but most of it has to come from inside. "He's trying to help this team start off on the right foot, and he knows he's a big part of it. Quite frankly, you get tired of hearing bad stuff about yourself all the time when you know you're a good person. "I never heard anybody say he was a bad person. We all have faults. After awhile, you just want some closure on some things in the past." At Ernst & Young, we not only offer you Note: +Baker announced Monday stimulating opportunities, we value what that former major league stars you, and only you, can bring to our team. Will Clark and Ferguson Jenkins will join Cubs camp to We give you the latest technology, work with players during spring information and resources so you can training. Clark, a former first baseman, played for Baker in FORTUNE' feel empowered to succeed and grow. San Francisco in 1993. He con­ Charge up. cluded a 15-year career in 100 BEST 2000. Baker said Clark will help COMPANIES~ work with Hee Seop Choi, the TO WORK FOR~ Cubs' rookie first baseman. Jenkins, a Hall of Farner who pitched for the Cubs from 1966- ey.com/us/careers 73 and in 1982-83, will work i!J ERNST & YOUNG with the organization's pitchers. Jenkins served as the Cubs' Quality In Everything We Do pitching coach in 1995 and 1996. <:>2003 ERNST II. YOUNG llP ------~--~----~------··------·------~------.------AROUND THE NATION Tuesday, February 18, 2003 COMPILED FROM THE OBSERVER WIRE SERVICES page 21

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Reuters Arizona guard Andre lguodala drives against Brandon Roy in a win against Washington earlier In the season. The Wildcats are No. 1 in the AP poll for the fourth time in five weeks. Arizona still on top in AP poll Kentucky, which beat 12 of the schools in the sea­ Marquette was 11th and Associated Press Georgia and LSU last week, son's first poll are no longer was followed by Notre Arizona was No. 1 in the had the other 13 votes for ranked. Dame, Maryland, Xavier, AP mens college basketball No. 1 and 1,738 points. The Texas moved up three Syracuse, Oklahoma State, poll for the fourth time in Wildcats have their highest spots to No. 3, while Creighton, California, five weeks Monday, while ranking since they were No. Louisville, which had its 17- Mississippi State and three teams moved in at the 2 in the final poll of the game winning streak Illinois. bottom of the Top 25, two 1995-96 season; they went snapped last Wednesday at The last five ranked teams for the first time this season. on to win the national Saint Louis, dropped from were Stanford, Georgia, The Wildcats (20-2) beat championship. second to fourth. Utah, Purdue and Dayton. UCLA and Southern Utah, Purdue and Dayton Oklahoma stayed at No. 5 Utah (19-4) moved into California by an average of moved into the rankings this and was followed by the poll on a seven-game more than 30 points last week at Nos. 23-25, the frrst Kansas, Florida, Duke, winning streak and has won week to hold the top spot appearance for Utah and Pittsburgh and Wake 14 of its last 15 games, for a second straight week Dayton since the 2000-01 Forest. including the 51-49 victory and lOth time this season. season. Florida was ranked No. 1 that knocked Alabama from Arizona received 59 first­ Missouri, Connecticut and the one week Arizona No. 1 in late December. The place votes and 1,786 points Saint Joseph's fell out of the wasn't in the last five polls. Utes, whose only loss in from the national media poll, the first time this sea­ The Gators (20-4) dropped 2003 was 58-56 at San panel, while Kentucky (20- son Missouri and from first to fourth following Diego State, were ranked in 3), which has the nation's Connecticut have not been a loss at Kentucky and then the preseason poll and for longest current winning in the rankings. Both teams fell another three places this the frrst four weeks in 2000- streak at 14 games, moved were ranked in the week after losing at 01, getting as high as No. up one spot to second. Preseason Top 25, meaning Tennessee. 12.

IN BRIEF Shaq to sit out Rockets O'Neal this season and 3-10 without that once again raised questions remalch him. about the boxing future of the 36- Shaq-Yao II might not come off as They have a busy week - after year-old former heavyweight cham­ scheduled. facing the Rockets, they play pion. Los Angeles Lakers star Shaquille Wednesday night at Utah; Friday After waiting days for Tyson to O'Neal is listed as questionable for night at home against Portland, and give them some sort of signal on his Tuesday night's game against Yao Sunday night at home against willingness to fight, Tyson's handlers Ming and the Houston Rockets at Seattle. finally pulled the plug on the sched­ Staples Center because of a sore left Averaging 25.9 points and 10.6 uled Saturday fight after the tighter knee. rebounds, O'Neal underwent surgery missed a flight to Memphis for the O'Neal sat out Sunday night's 117- on his arthritic right big toe Sept. 11 second day in a row. 110 Joss to the New York Knicks and and missed the season's first 12 The official word was that Tyson around the dial didn't practice Monday. games, with the Lakers going 3-9. was too sick to fight. But even before He is also bothered by soreness in One of those losses was a 93-89 he became ill Friday, Tyson had left his right big toe. setback to the Rockets at Staples his trainer waiting for him at the "It will be a game-time decision," Center on Nov. 17. Yao shot 9-of-9 in gym for three straight days and had scoring 20 points by far his best NBA gotten a large tattoo on the left side COLLEGE BASKETBALL Lakers spokesman John Black said. Kobe Bryant also sat out practice game to that stage. of his face. Michigan State at Illinois 7 p.m., ESPN Monday, but is listed as probable for The Rockets also won a 108-104 Tyson's manager, Shelly Finkel, St. John's at Syracuse 7 p.m., ESPN2 the game against Houston. overtime decision over the Lakers in still held out hope earlier Monday Georgia at Alabama 9 p.m. ESPN O'Neal said he wasn't close to Houston on Jan. 17 when O'Neal and that Tyson would get on a plane to being 100 percent. Yao faced off for the first time. Memphis, but after Tyson missed the NBA "I want to win the whole thing, not plane again he and the Showtime just win games," he said. "I want to Tyson fight postponed cable network had little choice but to Bulls at Cavaliers 7 p.m., FOXCH get right before I come back." Mike Tyson's fight with Clifford cancel the fight. Rockets at Lakers 10:30 p.m., TNT The three-time defending NBA Etienne was called off Monday, fol­ There were no immediate plans to 76ers at Nets 1 :00 p.m., ESPN champion Lakers are 23-15 with lowing a week of erratic behavior reschedule the bout. II I page 22 The Observer+ SPORTS Tuesday, February 18, 2003

CLUB SPORTS Irish put two on the board in the bottom of the inning. Softball Ruthrauff doubled home continued from page 24 Loman and Schoonaert, Skiers claim regional title pinch-running for scored the winning run on a Ruthrauff, stole third and single by first baseman came home on a sacrifice fly from Lenn to give the Special to The Observer Resort. will face stiff competition when Carmela Liwag and beat the Other top teams at Regionals they travel to the Ohio State Irish 5-4. Irish the 2-0 lead. included Minnesota and Invitational. After picking up the Joss Jacksonville came back The Notre Dame ski club over­ Wisconsin Lacrosse, which in her first collegiate game, with one in the top of the came a stellar field at the MCSA placed third and fourth in the Gymnastics Booth came right back in fifth but Booth shut down Regionals this weekend to claim overall standings. The Notre Dame/Saint Mary's the night cap Saturday and the Dolphins for the rest of second place overall in the Despite the loss of Ryan, the gymnastics club captured first allowed only one run in five the game and picked up her women's division. This finish men were still able to tie for place in womens competition innings for Notre Dame second victory in as many earned the women's squad its 10th place, a very respectable and third in mens at Purdue's against Kent State. games in Notre Dame's 2-1 first ever team entry in the finish in the overall standings Golden Grips Invitational this Combined with two shutout win. national championships. The among the 17 teams that quali­ weekend. The women edged out innings of relief from sopho­ Hofstra jumped on accomplishment was all the fied for Regionals in their talented squads from Ohio U., more Carrie Wisen, the Stenglein and the Irish in more remarkable as it happened Division championships. Purdue, Minnesota, Illinois, Irish picked up their first the bottom of the first. A on Junior Parentj1 Xavier, Eastern Michigan and win of the season 5-l. rare error by Loman to s Weekend, with All American Womens Water Polo Indiana, which finished in that Third baseman Andrea start the inning, two walks, Leigh Hellrung and top men's Rolfs Aquatics proved a wel­ order. Loman Jed off the second a triple and a wild pitch skier Mike Ryan were among the come venue for the womens Freshman Anne St. Clair won inning against the Golden gave Hofstra the early 3-0 missing performers. water polo club, as they breezed the beam and floor exercise Flashes with a homerun. lead. The womens squad took third through four league opponents competitions, and also placed First baseman Lisa Mattison Three more runs by in the slalom and then topped this weekend. Junior Deanna second on bars to finish second followed with a double and Hofstra in the second put - that performance with a team Brewer's four goals got the Irish overall. Senior captain Emily Sara Schoonaert, pinch­ Notre Dame in a deep 6-0 first place finish in the giant off to a quick start in a 16-5 Smith finished third overall, as running for Mattison, hole. slalom. Molly Munsterer took thrashing of Western Illinois in she won the vault and took third scored on a single from fel­ The team scored one in 1Oth to lead the Irish in the the opener. on both uneven bars and bal­ low freshman Meagan the fifth before the Irish slalom on Saturday, with Molly In the second game, the Irish ance beam. Ruthrauff. mounted a rally in the sixth. Butler and Alana Lungren fmish­ throttled Eastern Michigan 12-4. Sophomore Caitlin O'Brien Kent State came back with Down 7-1, Middleton ing among the leaders as well to These teams met a week earlier placed sixth on the beam, while one run in the bottom of the came up with runners on give the club it's third place in a high scoring shootout. This classmates Mary Blazewicz, second. second and third and two standing at the end of the day. time however, freshman goalie Susan Jennings, Danielle Reyes, The Irish then took con­ outs and hit her first colle­ On Sunday, the Irish stunned Elizabeth Pappano was stellar in and freshman Liz Maher all con­ trol of the game on a two­ giate home run and brought the field, including St. Olafs, the goal. tributed to the team's first place run single from Ruthrauff the Irish within four. nation's number three ranked Katie Lancos registered four finish. through the left side and Hofstra recovered and varsity team, as the women took goals and Kristy Bohling added A stellar team performance on held a 4-1 lead. sent the Irish down in order first in the giant slalom, boosting three more as the Irish dominat­ the floor exercise propelled the The Irish picked up an the rest of the way to pre­ them to second overall in team ed Grand Valley State 15-4 in the mens squad to a third place fin­ insurance run in the sixth serve its 7-4 victory. standings behind St. Olafs. weekend's third game. Capping ish behind Illinois and Purdue. when freshman Kellie The Irish continue their Munsterer again paced the club off a weekend of relatively easy Co-captain Pete Blouin and Middleton scored on an warm weather play travel­ with a fourth place finish, fol­ victories, the Irish swamped freshman Andrew Roberts were error. ing to Georgia Friday and lowed by Butler in seventh, with Western Michigan 15-5 behind awarded season-high scores of On Sunday, the Irish split will play California, Illinois Lundgren also finishing among the four goals of Allison Gienko. 8.9 and 8.2 respectively in the their games again, this time State and Alabama at the the top 15. Emily Hellmuth and This league tournament was floor to highlight the men's com­ winning the first and drop­ NFCA Leadoff Classic. Lindsey May also had fine show­ important for seeding purposes petition for the Irish. Eric Eddy, ping the second. ings each day, and will also com­ leading into the league champi­ Mike Gartner, Todd Moffet and Scoreless until the fourth Contact Matt Lozar at pete at Lake Tahoe's North Star onships. Next weekend, the Irish Dana Colllins all earned points against Jacksonville, the [email protected]

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MENS BASKETBALL Notre Dame looking to rebound in West Virginia

the road in the Big East, losing three By ANDREW SOUKUP of their five games. And the Sports Wrirer Mountaineers play the Irish tough in Morgantown, only losing by three With the wounds of a narrow Joss points the last two years. More to Syracuse still fresh in their minds, importantly, West Vrrginia has only the Irish head toward Morgantown lost two games at home this year. tonight to face West Virginia. But if the two teams' earlier meet­ And when they arrive, they'll try ing is any indicator, the Irish to answer questions about what shouldn't have much trouble. When caused the defensive breakdown Notre Dame and West-Virginia - that knocked Notre Dame out of played in the Joyce Center Jan. 29, first place in the Big East West the Irish cruised to an 88-69 victory Division. against an undermanned, over­ In the waning seconds of the 82- matched squad. 80 loss in the Carrier Dome, after The worst rebounding team in the Matt Carroll hit a go-ahead 3-point Big East, Notre Dame out-muscled shot, the Irish first dropped back the Mountaineers on the boards. into a zone defense that left Gerry Since the Mountaineers lack a McNamara wide open on the wing strong inside presence, the Irish for a game-winning 3-pointer. sometimes got two or three extra After the game, the Irish criticized chances thanks to offensive their lackluster defensive effort that rebounds. When the game was enabled the Orangemen to rally over, Notre Dame had out-rebound­ from a 12-point deficit. ed West Virginia 51-27. The issue of Notre Dame blowing "I may frame this," Irish coach double-digit leads has popped up in Mike Brey said as he looked at the recent weeks. In fact, it's something stat sheet after the game. "The big, they've done three times in its last tough Irish." six games. But until Saturday, the Now, the Irish look to repeat their Irish always managed to escape performance earlier in the season. with a victory. Against Boston If anything, it may get their mind off College, the Irish had a double-digit why they're struggling to hang on to , lead before the Eagles climbed back big leads. into the game and forced overtime. Against Georgetown, Notre Dame Note: blew a 15-point lead yet still +Carroll is one of 10 finalists for the escaped with a win in double-over­ Senior CLASS award, given to indi­ time. viduals who excel in the classroom, There's little concern that the on the court, and stay in school for Irish (19-5, 7-3 in the Big East) will four years. not make the NCAA Tournament. The other fmalists for the award With wins against four top-1 0 are Illinois' Brian Cook, Arizona's teams, a No. 4 ranking in the RPI Jason Garder, Wake Forest's Josh standings and an undefeated home Howard, Oklahoma's Hollis Price, season, the Irish have amassed an Kansas' Nick Collison, Louisville's impressive resume. Reese Gaines, Kansas' Kirk Hinrich, Yet Notre Dame's recent struggles Creighton's Kyle Korver and are cause for concern. The Irish Xavier's David West. slipped one spot in the Coaches poll to No. 10 and two spots in the TIM KACMAA!The Observer Associated Press poll to No. 12. Contact Andrew Soukup at Junior guard Chris Thomas tries to regain control of the ball In a win earlier In the season. The Irish have also struggled on [email protected] The Irish are looking to minimize mistakes when the play West VIrginia Tuesday night.

SOFTBALL Irish split 4 games at season-opening tourney

• 12-0 lead against Rhode Island starting ing USF/Wilson Tournament, Stenglein got South Florida seventh with second baseman two hours later than original­ the Irish split their four second baseman Kaitrina Alexis Madrid scoring from against Rhode ly scheduled, the Irish were games and stand at 2-2 to Dowd to hit a fly ball to Notre second on freshman catcher Island erased forced to leave the game in start the season. Dame centerfielder Megan Mallorie Lenn 's single to order to catch their flight Being a team from a cold Ciolli. right. because of time home. climate hurt Notre Dame in But Ciolli dropped the The Bulls made the Irish When the game was called, its first game of the season. would-be sacrifice fly and pay once again for an error in By MAIT LOZAR the Irish were ahead 12-0 The Irish faced South Florida, gave South Florida an extra the bottom of the seventh as Sports Editor after four innings. Five who was playing its 12th out. Notre Dame freshman pitcher innings are necessary for a game of the year already. The Bulls took advantage Heather Booth misplayed a When everything started to game to be official and all the With a 3-0 lead in the bot­ scoring three more runs to sacrifice bunt. click for the Irish, they had to statistics from the Rhode tom of the fifth, Notre Dame take a 4-3 lead. Two batters later, the Bulls Island game are erased. pitcher Steffany Stenglein had The Irish came back to tie go home. see SOFTBALL/page 22 With Monday's game Overall at the season-open- the bases loaded and one out. the game in the top of the

SOFTBAll ClUB SPORTS NCAA MENS BASKETBALl South Florida 5 Notre Dame 15 Maryland 90 Notre Dame 4 Grand Valley State 4 Wake Forest 67

I Notre Dame 5 The women of the Notre Dame Ski Club club Maryland's lopsided win over Wake Forest Kent State 1 finished second at the MCSA Regionals to secure moved the Terrapins into first place in the ACC. a spot in the national championships. Womens 1-, water polo dominated in this weekend's matches back page page 22 page 14 I I I