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The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's OLUME 42: ISSUE 24 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER28, 2007 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Honor code violations increase Bloggers Notre Dame Code of Honor Committee attempts to make students, faculty aware of rules type on The number, which includes then, all cases went to a hear and unauthorized collabora By JENN METZ all cases resolved by June 7, is ing. tion on homework. Assistant News Editor an aggregate approximation of "There has been an increase Jacobs said he is working travel, ND the violations committed in in the number of cases since with faculty to ensure guide A total of 89 violations of the last academic year. Some we instituted the new report," lines for a specific class are Privacy worries still Notre Dame's honor code were additional cases may have Jacobs said. "Faculty are more laid out clearly for the stu reported and resolved during occurred in the spring semes likely to pursue a case if they dents so the number of times a concern, writers say the 2006-2007 academic year, ter that were not fully feel they have a mechanism ignorance is used as a defense said Dennis Jacobs, the associ resolved at the time of the that's efficient and that leads will decrease. He encourages By ROHAN ANAND ate provost and faculty co year's report - "but that's a to an appropriate resolution." faculty to put their expecta News Writer chair of the Notre Dame Code small number," Jacobs said. The other possibility, he tions in writing, either in the of Honor Committee. Two years ago, the number said, is that there is more syllabus or on a hand-out Notre Dame students and of violations resolved was 58. cheating going on now than in sheet, so the students fully Slogging has become a faculty are expected to adhere .Jacobs gave two possible the past . understand how the honor popular means of mass com to the simple code - "as a explanations for the increase "It could be a combination. code applies to their class. munication, and some Notre member of the Notre Dame in violations. It could be less cheating and Upon entering the Dame students are joining community, I will not partici First. it could be because the more compliance. We just University, all students receive the millions of Internet users pate in or tolerate academic "faculty understands the don't know," he said. a booklet in their orientation who maintain personal Web dishonesty" - that lays the process better than they did," Jacobs said students materials informing them of sites. foundation for the University's he said. The process for accused of academic dishon the honor code. They must Seniors Rob Arseniadis and high standards of academic reporting and resolving viola esty sometimes claim igno Chris Wilson write a blog integrity. tions changed in 2005; before rance, in cases of plagiarism see CODE/page 4 about Notre Dame football and basketball. They created their blog - www.rakesof mallow.com - in July 2006. Arseniadis said the concept of "blogging" didn't appeal to University looks to boost recycling him until he realized he could make it humorous while maintaining enough Greater student, faculty involvement hard content to keep readers Recap of the Notre Da111e Recycling Program interested. needed to increase waste reuse percentage "Really, our main goal was by Rscal Year from 1990-91 through 2005-o& to get opposing fans mad at Notre Dame currently us- which we have," he By MAUREEN MULLEN recycles 61 percent of its Material Total Since 90/fjj~-~J~.tl said. "Honestly, we just want News Writer solid waste. This summer, 488,703 ed to design a site where Aluminum Cant viewers can get a student the University switched to a Newspaper 3,123,613 Student environmental single-stream recycling sys J perspective on our sports activists and University tem. This switch represents Glut f,743,8 Doxology vital, Haughey says Irish fans split on Holy Cross founder praised God through Eucharist, life traveling for game By LIZ HARTER Some students plan has made it hard for Kerelegon to News Writer be enthusiastic for the upcoming games. trip despite 0-4 record "I am just hoping at least to win Congregation of Holy Cross founder the last half of our games," Father Basil Moreau praised God by By KATIE PERALTA Kerelegon said. living his life in unity with the Holy News Writer Not all students are despairing Spirit, said John Haughey, a senior after Notre Dame's rough start. fellow with the Woodstock Theological Notre Dame's struggling start in Sophomore Miguel Berrios plans Center at Georgetown University. football has dissuaded some Notre to drive to Purdue with two of his "The primary act of his life was the Dame fans, like junior Ron friends. life of the Eucharist," Haughey said Kerelegon, from making the trip to Notre Dame's performance in Thursday at Saint Mary's. West Lafayette, Ind., Saturday to the last four gam-es did not impact Haughey's lecture - "Saint Mary's see the Irish take on the Purdue his decision to make the three College and Doxology: Why? How? Boilermakers. hour drive, Berrios said. Where? When?" - was the first lec Kerelegon said he will watch the "I would have gone anyways," ture of the Saint Mary's Endowed Fall game on television from campus he said. ''I'm a hardcore fan." John Haughey, a senior fellow at the Woodstock and get some homework done. Theological Center at Georgetown, speaks Thursday. see MOREAU/page 4 The team's performance this year see GAME/page 6 r------ page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Friday, September 28, 2007 INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WOULD YOU EVER GO SKYDIVING? WHY OR WHY Not? We delivery' w-oes Thorn's something wrong with this semester. Joanie Fisher Jordan Brooks Eddie Velazquez Mary Claire Sullivan Brendan Ryan Look at thn bizarre, awful things that have happened: freshman senior sophomore senior senior +Thnro was a shooting outside Walsh Off campus O'neil Walsh Keough Club 23. +There was an Internet seam that preyed on ''I'll never do "Yes, but only if "Yes, I will. "No, because ''I'd love to go Notre Dame skydiving I'm strapped Then I can taste I'm grounded." skydiving, Federal Credit because I'm with Zach." the rainbow ... because it is out Union cus tomers. deathly afraid oh, wait." of this world. " + T h e of heights. " women's soccer and volleyball teams have los ing records. +The football team is 0-4. Chris Khorey What could be causing all of this? .'iports editor What evil IN BRIEF 1: u rs e has descended on this campus? Francois Truf'faut's French Like most of you, I was extrmnoly language 111m "Jules and Jim" confusnd by all of this. I couldn't will be shown today at 7 and for the life of me figurn out what 10 p.m. at the DeBartolo was going on at Notre Damn. Performing Arts Center. And tlwn. on the way back from Tickets are $:{ for students. Ann Arbor last week, just when I thought lifo couldn't get any worse, The men's tennis team will I saw the problem, the root of the compete in the Tom Fallon tragediPs, frustrations and strug Invitational Friday, Saturday gles. and Sunday at thn Eek Tennis We worn driving down SH-2:~. Pavilion/Courtney Tennis coming up on Ironwood Hoad. And I Center. Matches will takn saw that lwac.on of lif'l~. liberty and place at various times swent and sour chicken - c;oldnn throughout the weekend. Dragon Chinese Hnstaurant. In my depressed. post-loss state, I Kwame Anthony Appiah and looked at tlw nstablishment as one Martha Nussbaum provide of tlw first signs that I was homo, keynote spn<~ches at tho safe in South Bend, far away from "Cosmopolitanism: Gender, tho evil of Ann Arbor. Haee, Class and the Qunset And then I saw something that for Global Justke" conference struck nw with horror. today at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. in In place of tlw beautiful. reassur McKenna llall. ing, neon sign announcing to the VANESSA GEMPISfThe Observer world that "We Delivery," Golden Quarterback Evan Sharpley tries to find a receiver in practice on Sept. 20. The Chinese Ink Paintings by Gao Dragon had an awful monstrosity football team will face Purdue Saturday in West Lafayette, Ind. Xingjian will be on display this hanging from its window. weekend at the Snite Museum Tlw 1ww sign, in garish pink and of Art as part of the "Between grenn, rnads: "Wn Deliver." That Homeland and Heartland" lovnly 'y' that I had learned to celebration spotlighting count on for three whole years Xingjian and Julia Alvarez. under tlw Dome was gone. OFFBEAT I don't know when Cold1m Dragon Thirteen rare 1950s auto changed its sign, but I do know Two-headed turtle goes display, he said. charged a man with mobiles designed by Virgil this: Bad things have bonn happen on display in Pa. The 2-month-old turtle, assault on a government Exner will be on display dur ing on this campus, and it isn't a NOHHISTOWN, Pa. -A known as a red-eared official after an officer ing a book signing of his biog coincidnnce. Ever since "W1~ two-headed turtle cap slider, fits on a silver dol said the man eoughed into raphy, Virgil Exner: Visioneer, Delivnry" has been gone, life at tured by a turtle collector lar. It has two heads his face during a traiTic by Peter Grist, Saturday from Notr11 Dame hasn't lwen the same. is a rare oxampln of a sticking out from opposite stop. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Other college towns take good conjoined-twin birth, its ends 1if its shell, along OITicer Chris Gill said in earn of tlwir clweky, silly advertis owner said. with a pair of front feet his report that Kent As part of the "Worldvinw" ing slogans. The turtle would have on nach side. But there is KauiTman looked into his ntm series, the DeBartolo Krazy Jim's Blimpin Burger nnar likely died in the wild just ono set of back feet nyes bnfore "hacking" in Performing Arts Center will tho Univorsity of Michigan still because it swims awk and one tail. his face thren times, show "From a Silk Coceoon," insists that its sandwiches are wardly and would be an The turtlo is seemingly according to Morrisvilln a Japanese American renunc:i "Ciwapnr than Food." In Nowark. easy target for predators, healthy, and the species spokeswoman Staeie ation story, Saturday at 7 and Dol. UnivPrsity of Delaware stu according to .Jay .Jacoby, can live 15 to 20 years, Galloway. Kauffman said 10 p.m. Tickets are $:3 for stu dnnts makn sure to frequent the manager of Big At's .Jacoby said. The turtle he did cough from tho dnnts . pizza place on Main Stroot even Aquarium Supercenter in has not yet been named. window of his minivan wlwn thP sign says "Sorry, We're East Norriton. but did so toward Gill's To submit information to be Open." The store bought the N.C. man charged with waist. included in this section of The So, Golden Dragon. I implore you tiny turtle from the collec 'coughing' assault Observer. e-mail detailed - bring back "We Delivery." Give tor for an undisclosed MORHISVILLE, N.C. - Information compiled from information about an event to us bac:k safe streets, secure bank price and will keep it on Morrisville police have the Associated Press. obsnews@nd. edu accounts. and winning football. (;ivo us back our school. It's our darknst hour. We need your help. TODAY TONIGHT SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY a: The l'iews expressed in the Inside LLI Column are thmw of the author and not :I: necessarily tlw.•w ofTiw Obseruer. !;;: Contact Chris Khorey at LLI cklwrey(alnd. edu 3: ..... stapler is not selected signifi By LINDSAY SENA Special to The Observer News Wrircr cantly more often. This pat At one time or another, tern of data suggests that ref Award-winning filmmaker we've all been lost and sought erence objects are chosen Stophanie Blaek presm1ted her out a relative, friend or gas more for their proximity to first film on Jamaican immigra station attendant for direc items of interest than their tion. "11-2 worker." a documen tions. But while "Take defining physical characteris tary about the migration of Cleveland west and turn on tics. Lilac, just before the bank" Carlson also explores this Jamaican men to south~Hn florida sugar cane plantations, seems simple enough, there's process through more natural at the llcsburgh Center a lot that goes into that advice. interactions, having one of her Thursday. Laura Carlson, associate students call out "Can you tell Tlw only two people to attend professor of psychology at me where my keys are?" and were an Observer reporter and Notre Dame, says spatial cog seeing how the participant, an Observer photographer. nition - the way we represent who thinks the experiment Thn film. whieh won the 1990 and remember objects and hasn't started, responds. The prize for Best Documentary their locations - is intricately results have been consistent and Best Cinematography at tied to other cognitive process with the more-controlled the Sundance Film Festival, fol es, like attention, memory and experimental tasks, even when lows the men as they live in language. the experimenter uses the sta poor housing conditions and "If you're walking on a path pler before leaving the room, work at jobs that call for inten WU YUE!The Observer and there's a landmark right thereby drawing the partici sive labor. Filmmaker Stephanie Black sits in front of her documentary in front of you, it's pretty easy pant's attention to it. The film includes interviews about Jamaican migration Thursday at Notre Dame. to say 'Proceed until you get to "All the claims in the litera the fountain.' But if there's a ture are that you pick a land with U.S. senators and farmers, H-2 guest workers. the lives of Jamaican workers landmark that would be sort and it includes a scene from an "Here are 10,000 workers and explores how many choose mark that is really easy to American Workers Union meet who aren't voting," she said. to leave their homes and of diagonally to you instead, find. or it's presumed that the ing, in which a speaker argues "Legislators always want to migrate to North America to that's a more difficult relation person you're speaking to to describe ... So I may knows where it is and can lind that Jamaicans are stealing reflect the interests of sugar pursue work. it," Carlson says, making her work from American workers. corporations, not employees, so Black appeared as part of the forego that landmark altogeth Black estimated that. at the the laws were there but Kellogg Institute's Lecture and er because the other one is results "somewhat surprising." much easier to express." The next step is to see if time it was filmnd, the enforcement wasn't." Seminar Series. One way Carlson, who is Jamaican men were supposed Now, sugar cane can be har She got her start in the docu these findings translate to a assisted in her lab by both larger environment. In a relat to be making $5.32 per hour, or vested mechanically, but the mentary industry as a student graduate and undergraduate ed experiment, participants fill doso to $40 per day. guest worker program is still at New York University's film students, studies spatial cogni out packets in which they give "But in reality," Black said, being examined and could be school. Her most recent film is tion is by doing experiments in directions from one campus "they wflre only paid $20 a day, expanded. called "Africa Unite." It docu which participants are asked spot to another. They're also which was subject to further Black also spoke about her ments the celebration of Bob deductions by Jamakan law." 2002 film, "Life and Debt," a Marley's 60th birthday in to describe an object's location asked to rate the frequency on a computer screen, in a with which they use certain One problem Black illustrat documentary about the migra Ethiopia. photo or on a table. buildings and how easy sever ed is that the United States tion of Jamaican workers from al landmarks, such as Notre labor laws are not being their home country to the Contact Lindsay Sena at Say the object is a set of keys, and it's placed on a Dame Stadium, are to imagine enforced on the plantations for United States. The film follows [email protected] black table with several black visually. Carlson plans to look objects as well as a red sta at how often buildings partici pler, the idea being that the pants pay the most attention stapler stands out much like a to (i.e., those they visit most) notable landmark would. In and the ones that are particu what Carlson describes as a larly notable (the easiest to baseline configuration, the imagine) show up in their keys are set close to this directions. "landmark," typically leading "If you want to generalize people to describe their loca" from [the lab] data," Carlson tion relative to it, as in "The says, "the prediction would be keys are in front of the sta that participants will figure pler." out a path first based on spa But what happens when the tial relations that are easy to keys are moved closer to one express, then they will pick of the black objects? out landmarks that fall along "It turns out that partici the path." pants pick [the black object] Unfortunately, understand overwhelmingly," Carlson ing why people pick specific says. Further, when the keys routes still can't guarantee are diagonal to both the sta they'll remember if a road is pler and another object. the closed for construction. 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He has published Sterba- an acclaimed philoso numerous other books includ pher and ardent advocate of ing. most recently, "The feminism - maintains that the Triumph of Practice· Over feminist movement gives a Theory in Ethics." ------ page 4 The Observer + CAMPUS NEWS Friday, September 28, 2007 mail, but if I were to post numbers" of first-year stu Honor Code Web site. even impersonal things on dents who commit honor code "If someone chooses to com Blogs an Internet blog, it would Code violations. mit an honor code violation in continued from page 1 botlwr me if people I didn't continued from page 1 "If in fact the occurrence of order to gain advantages, the know were reading what honor code violations is high pnnalty should leave them of forgntting a spontannous I'm going through." er among first year and soph worse ofT than if they hadn't eonvnrsation with a lcH:al, a While Anderson and take an online quiz. which omorn students, we might chosen to dwat at all," Jacobs brnathtaking sennnry, or a Arsnniadis said they are not tests students on eight hypo attribute this to the overall said. eultural insight you have bothnred by any presumed thetical situations of academic adjustment that students If an agreement is estab gainnd whiln away from dangnrs, tlwy both control dishonesty, Jacobs said. make from high school to the lished. an honor code viola honw - all of the type of Senior Desiree Zamora, the University," it said. tion report is l"illed out and whieh involvn information student co-chair of the Notre Becoming an academic citi signnd by both partins. a story worth "The dangers of the they put on Dame llonor Code Committee, zen of Notrn Dame, DeBoer Upon completion, the report sharing with non-private nature of their sites. gave a presentation to fresh said, is a lnarning procoss. lie is sent to .Jacobs' orncn, whnre othnrs," lw "I don't men and parents during ori said First Year of Studies is ho revinws tho agrnem en t to said. a blog are precisely attach my full entation this year. "teaching students how to bn ensure it is consistnnt with the And orson the reason why I name to the "We emphasized a commit good students," and part of honor code and signs it. said hn tPIIs prefer sending out a blog, and I ment to academic integrity," that is conveying information By signing the form, the stu studnnts who Jacobs said. "Academic about the code. dent waives his or hnr rights mass e-mail to don't want travnl abroad employnr~ t~! integrity is an important value "It's not a dishonor code, not to a hearing but has seven to explore tlw posting a blog." see 1 t, for the University.... Our core a cheating code - it's thn days aftor it is submitted to idoa of blog Arseniadis quest as a University is the honor code," he said. rnvokn the agreement. he ging. l'nopiP Apurva Aslekar said. "I still pursuit or truth, and so to The Code of Honor said. In that ease, tho matter miss out on feel like it is misrepresent one's thoughts Committee's memb<~rship is a will be rnsolvnd in a !waring. inspirations junior kind of a or ideas or work l'lins in the balance of students and fantl "We try to establish a wlwn tlu•y rwrdy thing to race of that. .. ty, Jacobs said. proenss for rnsolving honor don't dot:u- do, so I don't Assistant Dean of First Year A dialoguo about potnntial codn easns that is fair and mnnl lhnir thoughts and spend morn than 20 min of Studies Kenneth DeBoer honor code violations begins equitabln," Jacobs said. ox JH' riP n c:ps. utes per day updating our said becoming a member or bntween professor and stu Nnxt week, .Jacobs and Sonw studnnts said it will s i t <~ , j u s t t o k cw p i t a s a the University community "is dnnt, he said. If the situation Zamora will mont with stu probably takP a fnw morn hobby." about academic integrity, is deemod in violation of tlw dent. body vien prnsidnnt yPars lwforP tlwy fnnl com Andnrson said he keeps in about learn"ing how to do honor eodn, two paths are Maris Braun to discuss stu fortahln posting information mind that blogs arn work well as a University stu availabln for rnsolution. dnnt govnrnmnnt's initiative to on a public: domain. dnsignnd for a public audi dent. ... Wn'rc teaching stu A student has the right to reduce tho amount of eheating .Junior Apurva Aslnkar, enc:n. dents to be good students." elect to havo a hearing bef'oro that takes placn at tlHl who is studying abroad in "As with all other forms of lie said the position of First an Honesty Committen. University. ToiPdo, Spain. said he keeps spend1, just be cautious of Year of Studies is "always to Academic departments or col ''I'm a big bn I icvc~ r in stu a daily journal of what hn your content." he recom support the student and help leges organize these commit dents stepping forward on this dons in Europe but prnfnrs mended to studnnts consid them learn as we do in all toes and are made up of facul issue," Jacobs said, "so I hope a safnr moans of communi ering their own blog. "Don't cases." ty and students, Jacobs said. that Maris and other studnnts cating with friends and fam think those stories of your "We turn first-year students The majority of the committee can think about ways to have ily. cultural sensitivities and into sophomores .... Part of members are students. a dialogue around this topic "The dangers of the non adaptability will get you the process is becoming com The second option is a dis and that in the end we all privatn nature of a blog are that internship after boast fortable with the honor code," cussion between professor work together to promote aca preeisnly the reason why I ing on the same post of your DeBoer said. and student about an appro demic integrity." prnfer sending out a mass late-night arrest at that First Year of Studies priate penalty for the violation n-mail to posting a blog," local pub." released a statement that said that conforms to certain prin Contact Jenn Metz at Aslnkar said. "I don't they "cannot speculate on the ciples that are listed on the [email protected] ineludn any details that I cons id n r pn rs Christians are supposed to approach the Eucharist Moreau with their entire selves, continued from page 1 and the work of their hands, hearts and minds, J.octure Series. Doxology is Haughey said. a hymn or form of words Catholics cannot disen containing an acknowledge franchisn themselves from mont of praiso to God. their identities as students llaughny spoke to about and members of the com :~o students, faculty and munities of which they are Holy Cross sisters in a part, Haughey said. Stapleton Lounge in "Christ has an agenda, J.eMans Hall. and we are the middle THE HENRY LUCE FOUNDATION Sister Kathlenn Dolphin, managers in the completion the director of the Center of that agenda and the exe for Spirituality at Saint cution or that agenda," Mary's, weleomed Haughey Haughey said. and introduced the series' Dolphin said she warned theme - which, she said, her freshman religious echoes Mornau's philoso studios students that the phy. Thn Congregation of lecture might be hard to Holy Cross founded Notre understand. I>ame and Saint Mary's. "I told them to be pre Sinc:e llauglwy spoke only pared for a challenging lee a fnw days aftnr Moroau turn, one that might be a was bnatil'ied in Franco, he little on the abstract side," dncidnd to nxplorn doxology Dolphin said. as it rnlatos to tlw eurrcmt Upon hearing that, Saint Mary's studnnt. llauglwy tried to make his "Doxology and thn statnments more concrete Furharist go togethnr," by placing thnm in the llaughny said. Saint Mary's culture. A Catholic· institution of "II" I'm a membnr of the highnr lnarning nnnds to soei"ology department of havn somP way to conrwct Saint Mary's, and I'm going thn work of thn campus to Eucharist, it semns to bn with tlw faith that sponsors not only what I am doing it. llaughny said, adding there, it is also what my !.\ @@[Rj@~(ill[f@~01o11( that Christianity as a wholn departmm1t is doing there," has losl sonwthing when it he said. UJ~ When it's the l? comes to doxology. Earh person is a part of "We don't go to the act of somn organization and prestigious Luce scholarship, finding you an Hucharist likP wp'rn Mary's within that organization we without our Martha's," must become priestly medi exciting 1-yr Job In the far east, strategically chosen to match llauglwy said. refnrring to ators, or stewards to God, thP Story in tho (;ospol of Haughey said. your career goals. Apply by November 2, 2007. I.uk1~ in which two sistnrs "That's not at all roeeivn Jnsus into thnir abstract, it's concreto .... honw and Mary. a l"rinnd of It's only as abstract as our Interested? 29 or younger? Have you now (or will you have by the end of May, 2008) an NO degree? J n sus. sits at J ~~sus. fen t faith is unclear." Haughey and listens to his storins said. No east-Asia experience? For more infonnation, contact Mrs. Nancy O'Connor([email protected]) whiln Martha does all of thn housnhold work and takes Contact Liz Harter at car<' of tlwir guest. eharteO 1 @saintmarys.edu ORLD & NATION Friday, September 28, 2007 CoMrn.ED FROM THE ()BSERVER'S WIRE SERVICES page 5 INTERNATIONAL NEWS IRAQ British toddler remains missing ZINAT, Morocco - The parents of missing British 3-year-old Madeleine McCann had Critics: Blackwater was unprepared their hopes dashed again Wednesday when a girl resembling their daughter who was pho Democrats say company was responsible for Fallujah incident and recent killing of 11 Iraqis tographed in Morocco turned out to be the child of an olive farmer. Associated Press The excitement over the photo, taken by Spanish tourist Clara Torres in northern Morocco and widely published on the WASHINGTON Internet, testified to the international frenzy Blackwater USA triggered a the McCann case has sparked. Many people major battle in the Iraq war have hoped for signs that Madeleine is alive in 2004 by sending an unprn more than four months after she disap pared team of guards into an peared l'rom a Portuguese resort. insurgent stronghold, a move Interpol said Wednesday that investigators that led to their horril'ic have been studying the blurry detail of the deaths and a violent photo. Only vague outlines of the girl's face response by U.S. fim~es, says were visibln in the picture, which showed a a congressional investigation group ol' people that includes a woman released Thursday. wearing Moroccan-style clothing and carry The private security com ing a fair-haired girl on her back. It did not pany, one of the largest suggest any effort by the woman to hide the working in Iraq and under child's face. scrutiny for how it operates, also is faulted for initially Two countries named most corrupt insisting its guards were LONDON -Myanmar and Somalia have been properly prepared and ranked as the most corrupt nations in equipped. It is also accused Transpanmcy International's 2007 index, of impeding the inquiry by mleascd Wednesday - adding pressure to the the Democratic staff of the Southeast A'iian country's military regime as it House Oversight and faces the biggest anti-government protests in Government Reform nnarly two decades. Committee. Transparcmcy International's 2007 Corruption The results of the staff Perceptions Index scored 180 countries based inquiry come less than a on the degree to which corruption is perceived week before Erik Prince, a among public officials and politicians. furmer Navy SEAL and Myanmar, also known as Burma, and Somalia Blackwater's founder, is rnceiw~d the lowest score of 1.4 out of 10. scheduled to testify before Denmark, Finland and New Zealand were the committee, which is ranked the least corrupt- each scoring 9.4. chaired by Hep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., a longtime critic of Blackwater. The March 2004 incident NATIONAL NEWS involving Blackwater was widely viewed as a turning A Blackwater private contractor signals for helicoptor colleagues as they fly overhead in Rape charges filed against Utah man point in the Iraq war after Baghdad. Critics accuse the company of being unprepared prior to leaving the U.S. SALT LAKE CITY - Prosecutors filed a images of the mutilated bod rape charge Wednesday against the ex-hus ies of the four guards were acknowledge "that the ter "Congress can't change extension of the military and band whose marriage was at the center of seen around the world. Four rorists determined what hap anything for my son. He is cannot be responsible for polygamous-sect leader Warren Jeffs' trial. days after the Blackwater pened that fateful day in gone and nothing can bring deaths in a war zone. The charge against Allen Glade Steed came guards were killed, a major 2004," Tyrrell said. "The ter him back," Zovko said. "But The results of the a day after Jeffs was convicted of rape by military offensive, known as rorists were intent on killing let's see what they can do for Democratic staff's probe cast accomplice. the Battle of Fallujah, began. Americans and desecrating the others out there because Blackwater in a more nega Steed was 19 and his bride - also his first The combat lasted almost a their bodies." someone needs to care for tive light. cousin - was 14 when they were married in month in Fallujah, which is David Marin, the commit these contractors. On Sept. 16, 2007, 11 2001. He is accused of having sex with the 40 miles west of Baghdad. At tee's Hepublican staff direc Blackwater cares about noth Iraqis were killed in a shoot girl against her will after the arranged mar least 36 U.S. military person tor, criticized the Democratic ing but the mighty dollar." out involving Blackwater riage. nel were killed along with staff for reaching conclusions The families of the four guards protecting a U.S. Steed, now 26, testified at Jeffs' trial that 200 insurgents and an esti before the committee could slain contractors filed suit diplomatic convoy in he did not force himself on the girl and said mated 600 civilians, the con dig deeper for answers. against the company in Baghdad. she initiated their first sexual encounter. He gressional investigation "We certainly don't get January 2005, saying The State Department, one said he believed marrying the 14-year-old found. there in this plaintiff's Blackwater's cost-cutting of Blackwater's largest cus was right under "God's law." In a statement, Blackwater roadmap masquerading as measures led to the deaths. tomers, has operied an inves spokeswoman Anne Tyrrell an investigative report," That lawsuit is still pending tigation into the incident. Trial of Spector ends in mistrial called the report a "one-sided Marin said. as a federal judge tries to Deputy Secretary of State LOS ANGELES - The murder trial of version" of a tragic incident. Donna Zovko, whose son, determine whether it should John Negroponte told music producer Phil Spector ended in a mis She said the committee has Jerko "Jerry" Zovko, died in be heard in arbitration or in Congress on Wednesday that trial Wednesday because of a deadlocked documents that show the the Fallujah incident, said open court. the Baghdad incident was jury. Blackwater team was she hopes the staff report will Blackwater has argued in tragic, but that private secu The mistrial came on the 12th day of delib "betrayed" and steered into lead to more oversight and court that it is immune to rity companies like erations on whether Spector murdered "a well-planned ambush." more discussions about the such a lawsuit because the Blackwater were essential to actress Lana Clarkson more than 4 1/2 years The report does not use of contractors. company operates as an operations in Iraq. ago. The 12-membcr panel had heard about five months of testimony. The jury foreman reported the panel was deadlocked 10 to 2 but did not indicate which way it was leaning. The jury reported a 7-5 impasse last week and had resumed Idaho senator will try to· reverse plea deliberations with modified instructions. Associated Press Charles Porter that Minnesota's month but has since linked his justice system made a terrible mis political future to whether he can LOCAL NEWS MINNEAPOLIS - Sen. Larry take in accepting the senator's take back the guilty plea. Craig's lawyers are in search of a guilty plea. Craig won't be attending the Indiana woman possibly abducted rare legal prize - a do-over. And Judges usually don't let defen hearing, according to Judy Smith, a NEW PALESTINE, Ind. - Police are searching getting it won't be easy. dants try another approach after spokeswoman for Craig attorney fbr a New Palestine woman who they think was "He's already gotten lots of jus the first one fails. Craig's first Billy Martin. abducted by her estranged husband. tice and fairness. A court will view approach was an unnoticed guilty Craig has said his foot-tapping, Allison Thomas was reported missing this this as taking not just a second bite plea after his arrest in a men's hand gestures and looks into a morning. She called home shortly after 11 a.m. at the apple, but a fourth and fifth bathroom sex sting. It stayed unno bathroom stall were misconstrued and spokp, to relatives and police, but had not bite," said Mary Jane Morrison, a ticed for several weeks and then by the police officer who arrested bP-P.n found as of 5 p.m. professor in criminal law at was widely reported last month, him. His attorneys say that he Police say the :~5-year-old woman's husband, Hamline University. sparking calls for his resignation. pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor 40-year-old Ron Ti10mas, forced Thomas to get On Wednesday. attorneys for the Craig contends that he did not. because he feared his June 11 mto his silver-colored Chevy Trailblazer this Idaho Republican will join the solicit sex in the bathroom an·d arrest would trigger a story by an morning. The couple's three children - all under parade of drunk drivers and erred only in pleading guilty by Idaho newspaper that had been the age of 4 -were asleep when Thoma<; left the teenage leadfoots at what is usual mail to disorderly conduct without investigating his sexual orienta home and were not harmed. Relatives are now ly a sleepy suburban courthouse. consulting a lawyer. He has said he tion. Craig has denied that he is earing I(Jr the ehildrnn. They hope to convince Judge would resign by the end of the gay. page 6 The Observer + NEWS Friday, September 28, 2007 Long said. friends. departs at 7 a.m. from Library While she em~ourages stronger "I would definitely consider Circle and will return after the Recycling ellilrl<; to recycle, Long applaud Ga01e going to an away game, even game on Saturday. As of continued from page 1 ed the University's role in helping continued from page 1 now," Perone said. Wednesday, SUB had sold 70 of il<> student<; with the Michigan State Freshman Kate Clitheroe also $10 tickets, and 36 were still for in a single bin. Long said the game day roeyding effort. Long Berrios does not have tickets, but ha<> other plans that prevented her sale. convenience of single-stream was a student leader in the ini he plans to purchase them at from making the drive to Purdue The two Indiana rivals will kick recycling should increase partid tiative that provided recycling Purdue or, if he cannot find any this weekend. ofT at noon. The Irish have beaten pation on campus. bags to tailgaters in the tickets, to watch the games with "I am going to the women's vol the Boilermakers, who arn unde "Tlw easier we make recy llesburgh Library parking lot some Purdue leyball game," feated this sea<;on, two times in a cling, the mon~ people will recy and encouraged fans to properly friends. As of she said. "I think row. cle," Long said. rncyde. Wednesday night, "J would definitely it is important to Dnspite a poor starting record, Long and Amoni strnssml the "All credit has to go to Purdue had nearly focus on more ticket sales have remained high, a<; impaet individual participation Business Operations and 300 tickets avail consider going to an than just foot they have in previous years when can have on Notre Dame's recy Building Serviens," Long said. able, ineluding 235 away game, even ball." the team had winning records. cling rate. Student and faculty Long and Amoni also said that were returned now. Clitheroe said Assistant Athletic Director Josh behavior ean overwhelmingly Notrn Dame Food Services does by Notre Dame, she wants to go B(wlo said people are still calling alfed the University's rncyding a great deal to incorporate envi according to to an away game the ticket ollice seeking tickel<; lbr statistics, Long said. It is tlw ronmnntal praeticf~s in dining Purdue's official Michelle Perone at some point in games later in the sea'ion. minimal recycling in many dor hall operations. Food Services athletics Web site. sophomore her college The ticket ollien saw a line at the mitories and ollices that mquirns has made an etlort to purchase Sophomore career. window through the day for the serious improvnn11mt. she said. fair-trade and local items. In Michelle Perone The Student Michigan State game. "Wo want people to roalize it is addition, Food Service employees said she would have liked to travel Union Board will be providing easy to be gn~tm - very simple attend energy efficiency training to Purdue this weekend, but she round-trip bus transportation for Contact Katie Peralta at changes can hPlp," Amoni said. prohrrams, Long said. had already made plans with Notre Dame students. The bus [email protected] Long hopes her gtmnration hm; Bulk purchases, the reduction bonn raised to understand the of packaging materials, and left irnportancn of n~cycling. over fi.)()d donation are all ways .. ·:This isn't m~ cause.:: she said. Food Services protect<; the envi Its everybody s eausn. ronment, Long said. Official resigns over YouTube video Long ha<; teamed up with other Investigating the value of environmentally concerned stu biodehrradable items and the pos dent<; to encourage their pm~rs to sibility or eomposting or pulping Member of immigration commission advocates for jihad online rncyde. food are two measures Food terpretation of his words to way is the way to liberate your This year, Notre Dame will Services wants to pursue. Associated Press participatf~ in Heeyelemania, a Patrick O'llara, the manager of hamper work done by the 20- land." The video was credited to nationwide recycling competition Warehouse Services, oversees RICHMOND, Va. - A member member commission, appointed Investigative Project, a for univnrsities. Hneyelnmania the piek-up and bailing of all of' the state's Commission on to study the effects or immigra Washington-based organization will llL<;t fi>r threP months during reeydables from Notre Dame, St. Immigration resigned Thursday, tion and federal immigration that investigates radical Islamic the spring semester and will be a Mary's and WNDU. ()')-lara said a few hours after Gov. Timothy policies on Virginia. organizations. dorm competition. Notre Dame only one member of his stall' is M. Kaine was told about online Omeish, who is president of Omnish said late Thursday will compote in a per capita con responsible for the pick-up of videos showing the appointee the Muslim American Society that his comments were taken test. Long said. campus recy condemning Israel and advocat and chief or the division of gen out of context and that his ref(w and each dorm clables. One ing "the jihad way." eral surgery at Inova Alexandria ence to "the jihad way" was not will be chal "Green is not a trend. person wa<> also Kaine learned of the videos Hospital, is shown in a video on a call for violent attacks. lenged to be tho responsible for from a caller to his live monthly YouTube denouncing an invasion "In Islam, jihad is a broad leader in riley It is here to stay. It is the pick-up of radio program and accepted the of Lebanon by the "Israeli war word that means constant strug ding. how we must do recyelables in resignation of Dr. Esam S. machine" during an Aug. 12, gle - struggling spiritually, "I think educa business." 1990 when Omeish about three hours later. 2006, rally in Washington. emotionally, intnllectually, physi tion is really Notre Damn's "Dr. Omeish is a respected lie also accuses Israel of geno cally - in all respects. So my ~-~;y." she said. recycling pro physician and community leader, cide and massacres against words wen~ in support of peoph~ I here are stu Amy Amoni gram began. yet I have been made aware of Palestinians and says on the who are resisting occupation dent environ Project Management O'Hara said as certain statements he has made video that the "Israeli agenda" and people who are trying to ... mental commis University Business the recycling which concern me," Kaine said controls Congress. remove oppression from their sioners in every Operations program has in a news release announcing In a separate, undated video, land," Omnish said. grown, so has the resignation. Omeish tells a crowd of The word, he said, took on a dorm now." director StudPnts are the strain on his Omeish said in an interview Washington-area Muslims, " ... sinister tone in the United States not tho only tmvi- stair. that he resigned because he did You have learned the way, that after the terrorist attacks of ronmental activisl<> on campus, ''I'm blessed with a great not want what he called a misin- you have known that the jihad Sept. 11, 2001. Long said. A host of University stall'," O'Hara said, "but we m~nd administrators, too, am working hnlp. It is a lot of work lor one to inernasn Pnvironmental person to sort this, empty trucks awareness within the Notre and gnt back on campus to do it Damn community. again." This summer. Amoni said, tho With the move to single-stream Univnrsity hin•d a student to do and with other initiativns under an audit of the prevalence and way that could increa<;n amounl<; plaemnent of recycling bins in of rncyding waste, O'Ilara said nvnry building on campus. The additional stalling might become student. dn~w up hlunprints of nnenssary. twery lloor of PVPry building and Amoni said the Univnrsity ha'i indicated whPrP meyding bins had tlw idea of creating an olli worn placed. Amoni said this dal Ollice of Sustainability in the data will lwlp tlw Univnrsity future, which would lead to a assess wlwrn mort~ bins an~ continual expansion of fmviron 1wndPd. mnntal efli>rl<; on campus. It is "In a lot of oldnr buildings," liknly that within a ynar, thn Amoni said. "it can bn hard to Uniwrsity will hire an employee lind a location that is not in tlw dedicated solely to developing way but still in tlw midst of gn11m efforts at Notrn Damn, PVPrything." 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S&P DEP RECIEIPTS (SPY) +0.59 +0.90 153.09 But markets took some POWERSHARES (QQQQ) +0.51 +0.26 51.58 heart from the warning FORD MOTOR CO (F) -2.28 -0.25 8.63 signs, hoping that they would goad the Federal SUN MICROSYS INC (JAVA) -0.53 -0.03 5.59 Reserve to lower interest rates more. Worries about jobs and Treasuries the economy flared in 10-YEAR NOTE -1.02 -0.047 4.573 September, driving a key 13-WEEK BILL -0.69 -0.025 3.600 barometer of consumer sentiment to its lowest level 30-YEAR BOND -1.14 -0.056 4.837 in nearly two years, a pri 5-YEAR NOTE --0.92 -0.039 4.217 vate research group said. The bad news was com Commodities pounded by a report from the National Association of LIGHT CRUDE ($/bbl.) +2.58 82.88 Realtors that sales of exist GOLD ($/Troy oz.) +4.40 739.90 ing homes declined for a PORK BELLIES (cents/lb.) +0.38 89.73 sixth straight month in August, pushing activity to the lowest point in five Exchange Rates years. The Realtors showed a rise in median home YEN 115.57 prices, but a separate EURO 0.7066 report done by S&P/Case Shiller said home prices fell CANADIAN DOLLAR 1.0017 3.9 percent in July in its 20- BRITISH POUND 0.4932 city index. Economists said AP that decline was probably a A house is put up for sale Tuesday in Tacoma, Wash. The National Association of Realtors better reflection of where reported that sales declined for a sixth straight month in August. the market stands now. IN BRIEF The New York-based favorable job market con the economy, declined to August, compared to July. Conference Board said its tinue to cast a cloud over 121.7 from 130.1 in Sales at a seasonally Health program spending increases Consumer Confidence Index consumers and heighten August. The Expectations adjusted annual rate WAS I IINGTON - Congress approved legislation fell to 99.8, an almost 6- their sense of uncertainty Index, which measures dropped to 5.5 million Thursday adding 4 million children to a popular point drop from the revised and concern," said Lynn shoppers' outlook over the units, the slowest pace health care program, setting up a veto fight that 105.6 in August. The read Franco, director of The next six months, declined to since August 2002. President Bush probably will win but handing ing was below the 104.5 Conference Board 85.2 from 89.2. The S&P/Case-Shiller Democrats a campaign issue for next year's elec that analysts had expected. Consumer Hesearch Center, Economists closely moni report, also released tions. It marked its lowest level in a statement. "Looking tor confidence since con Tuesday, showed that the Dozens of Republicans in the Senate lined up with since a 98.3 reading in ahead, little economic sumer spending accounts decline in U.S. home prices Dmnocral'i in voting 67-29 to increase spending on November 2005, when gas improvement is expected, for two-thirds of U.S. eco accelerated nationwide in the State Children's Health Insurance Program, or and oil prices soared after and with the holiday season nomic activity. July, posting the steepest SCHII', from about $5 billion to $12 billion annually hurricanes Katrina and around the corner, this is The National Association drop in 16 years. The ind.ex li>r tho next five years. Rita devastated the Gulf not welcome news." of Realtors reported of 10 U.S. cities fell 4.5 per Tho vote was enough to override a promised Bush Coast. The Present Situation Tuesday that sales of exist cent in July from a year veto. But supporters in the House, which passed the "Weaker business condi Index, which measures how ing single-family homes ago. That was the biggest bill Tuesday, are about two dozen votes shy of an tions combined with a less shoppers feel now about dropped 4.3 percent in drop since July 1991. override. Both chambers would have to muster two thirds majorities to win a veto showdown. President's climate meeting opens WASIIINGTON - President Bush's climate meeting opened Thursday with its main prob Company to pay $50 million fin~ lem on full display: The biggest polluters - industrialized and developing nations alike - say their economies are more important than Associated Press Freddie Mac neither admitted nor Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, global warming. denied wrongdoing in the accord but which blamed management miscon Not for the richest nations, retort Europeans, WASHINGTON - Mortgage finance agreed to refrain from future violations duct for the faulty accounting. the United Nations and some developing company Freddie Mac on Thursday of the securities laws. In September 2004, an equally stun nations. agreed to pay $50 million to settle An accounting scandal erupted at the ning accounting scandal came to light Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, anticipat Securities and Exchange Cor(lmission government-sponsored company in at No. 1 mortgage finance company ing such divisions, urged all sides to work charges that it fraudulently misstated June 2003 when it disclosed that it had Fannie Mae. Regulators eventually togetlwr to "accelerate the prospncts" of a U.N. earnings over a four-year period. misstated earnings by some $5 billion imposed limits on the two companies' Ind solution later this year at talks in Bali, Four former Freddie Mac executives - mostly underreported - for 2000- multibillion-dollar mortgage debt hold Indonesia. settled negligent conduct charges by 2002 to smooth quarterly volatility in ings, which they have been seeking to "Pitting the developed and the developing agreeing to pay a total of $515,000 in earnings and meet Wall Street expec have liftf'd as a way to provide r.ash to countries against each other will not lead to civil lines and to make restitution total tations. the mortgage market in the recent tur Pconomic development and environmnntal sus ing $275,548. They are former presi The company's top executives - moil. tainahility," he said in remarks prepared for dent and chief operating officer David Glenn, Clarke and then-chairman and Fannie Mae was fined $400 million Thursday night. "We must tear down artificial Glenn, ex-chief financial officer chief executive Leland Brendsel - in May 2006 in a settlement with barriers that impnde the spread of today's dean Vaughn Clarke, and former senior vice were ousted. The events shocked Wall OFIIEO and the SEC - one of tho technologins. Thern is no moral or economic presidents Hobert Dean and Nazir Street, where Freddie Mac, the nation's largest civil penalties ever in an n~ason for tariffs or non-tariff barriers on envi Dossani. second-largest buyer and guarantor of accounting fraud case. ronnHmtal goods or services." "We take these charges seriously, homo mortgages, long had enjoyed a Fannie and Freddie were creatnd by Secretary of State Condoleezza Hiee called for and that's why the Freddie Mac of reputation as a steady performer and Congress to make mortgages afford a solution "that does not starve nconomies of today is a very different company than reliable corporate player. able and pump cash into the market by tlw nnergy they need to grow and that does not the Freddie Mac of the past," said McLean. Va.-based Freddie paid a buying blocks of home loans from widnn the already significant income gap Hichard Syron, Freddie Mac's chair then-record $125 million civil fine in lenders and bundling them into securi bPtween developed and developing nations." man and chief executive otl'icer. 2003 in a settlement with the Office of tins for sale to investors worldwide. page 8 The Observer + NATIONAL NEWS Friday, September 28, 2007 Judge releases Three guilty In• n1ob shooting Chicago police Officer Anthony crndit for not overplaying thflir Associated Press Doyle, was convicted of racket hand," Halprin said. one J en a 6 teen ClliCAGO - A federal jury eering conspiracy but not In addition to Tony Spilotro's held three aging mobsters accused of any murders. murder, Mareello was found responsible for 10 murders After convicting the four men, rAsponsible for the death of the instigated the attack. Thursday after an extraordi the jury began a second round victim's brother, Michael. Associated Press The charges have been nary trial that included colorful of deliberations to determine Witnesses said they were lured .IHNA, La. - A black dropped to aggravated sec witnesses who exposed the whether the defendants were to a suburban basement where teenager whose prosecution ond-degree battery in four of seedy inner workings of organ individually responsible for any they were beaten and strangled in the beating of a white the cases. One defendant has ized crime in Chicago. of the 18 murders listed in the at Marcello's direction. The classmatn promptnd a mas yet to be arraigned. The Jurors deadlocked on blame racketeering count, qualifying brothers were later found sive civil rights protest here sixth defendant's case is for eight other murders after them for possible sentence of buried in an Indiana eornfield. walked out of a courthouse snaled in juveniln court. eight days of deliberations in life in federal prison. Lombardo, aceused of being Thursday after a judge Bell's lawyer, Carol Powell one of the biggest mob trials in Calabrese's defense attorney the capo of a Chieago mob orderml him freed. Lnxing, said his next hearing the city's history. Joseph Lopez !crt the court "street erew," was blamed for Mychal Bell's release on is set for Tuesday. Frank Calabrese Sr., 70; house grumbling that there was the September 197 4 murder of $45,000 bail came hours Critics accuse Walters, who Joseph "Joey the Clown" no way to give his client a fair businessman Daniel Snifert, a af"tpr a prosecutor confirmed is white, of prosecuting Lombardo, 78; and James trial. federal witness who was hunted tw would no longer seek an blacks more harshly than Marcello, 65, were held respon "I don't think anyone chargnd down and shotgunned by adult trial for tlw 17-year whites. They note that he sible for mur- with a case likn masked gunmen. old. BPII, one of the filed no charges against der, raising the this can get a Joe Seifert, Daniel Seifert's tennagnrs known as the .lena thrne white teens suspended maximum sen- fair trial any son, said he attended nearly all Six, still fa1~es trial as a juve from the high school over tence each "Our work doesn't end where, because of the trial because he was a nile in the December beating allegations they hung nooses faces to life. of publicity child when his father was killed. in this small central in a tree on campus not long Jurors dead here. It's just a prior to trial, "I just wanted some informa Louisiana town. before fights between blacks locked on a continuation of a bllcause of tion," Jon Seifert said. "I IWVI~r "We still have mountains to and whites, including the fourth defen legacy of hard work. " shows that they had a total picture, so I wanted ~~limb, but at least this is attack on Barker. dant, Paul make in the total picture - to tit all tlw closnr to an even playing An estimated 20,000 to Schiro, 70. Hollywood and puzzle pieces together." f"inld," said tlw Hnv. AI 25,000 protesters marched Marcello, Joseph Lopez because of lie said lw knows Lombardo Sharpton, who hnlpml organ in Jena last week in a scene described by defense attorney seripts they will likely spend the rest of his izo last wnnk's proll~st. that evoked the early years prosecutors as write in life in prison, but "he's had a lot "lin goos home heeauso a of thn civil rights movement. a top leader of llollywood," he of time fhw." lot of pnopln lnft tlwir home Walters said the demon the Chicago said. "AI Calabrese, 70, a portly, beard and stood up for him," stration had no influence on Outlit, was held responsible for Capone is probably the most ed loan shark who aceording to Sharpton said his decision the June 1986 murder of Tony famous Chicagoan we have." witnesses doubled as a hit man, as Boll stood not to press "The Ant" Spilotro, the Chicago Movies and television often was found responsible for seven smiling 1wxt to the adult mob's longtime man in Las glamorize the mob, but the trial mob murders. Witnesses includ him. "There's only one charges, and Vegas and the inspiration for showed its devastating effects ing his own brother, Nicholas "Thnrn's person who could have ended his the Joe Pesci character in the on real families, said FBI agent Calabrese, said he strangled only one pl~r news con movie "Casino." Robert Grant. victims with a rope, then cut son who could brought me through ference by The defendants remained "Our work doesn't end here," their throats to make sure tlwy have brought this and that's the saying that poker-faced as U.S. District he said. "It's just a continuation were dead. me through good Lord. " only God Judge James B. Zagel's elerk of a legacy of hard work." Ellen Ortiz said she has been this and that's kept the read the verdicts one by one in Lombardo attorney Rick "hoping and praying" for the the good protest a packed federal courtroom. Halprin agreed that the Outfit's day when Calabrese would be Lord," Bell Mychal Bell peaceful. All four men were convicted reputation hung over the trial, held responsible for the July told reporters Jena Six teen "The only Sept. 10 of taking part in a but said the government did a 1983 murder of her husband, later in front way - let racketeering conspiracy that "remarkable" job in organizing Hichard D. Ortiz, who prosecu of his father's me stress included illegal gambling, extor its case. tors say was killed because he house. that - the tion, loan sharking and the 18 "Mitch Mars and his team did had committed a murder not District Attorney Heed only way that I believe that mob murders, which had gone a hell of a job of organizing this authorized by the Outfit. But Waltnrs' decision to abandon me or this community has unsolved for decades. evidenee, sifting out what they she said it was a struggle to sit adult charges means that been able to endure the trau A fifth defendant, retired didn't need; they're due the through the trial. Bell, who had faced a maxi ma that has been thrust mum of 15 years in prison on upon us is through the his aggravated second prayers of the Christian peo dngree battery convietion ple who have sent them up in last month, instead could be this community," Walters held only until he turns 21 if said. he is found guilty in juvenile "I firmly believe and am CHECKING court. confident of the faet that had The conviction in adult it not been for the direct tHaf([mafe pott eHeerl court was thrown out this intervention of the Lord month by the state 3rd Jesus Christ last Thursday, a Circuit Court of Appeal, disaster would have hap Open a Notre l)mne Hxleral Credit Union Checking Account whieh said Bell should not pened. You can quote me on hav1~ lwen tried as an adult that." today and we'll treat you to an awesome 'lailgate Party on that particular eharge. The Rev. Donald Sibley, a Waltnrs had said he would black .lena pastor, called it a Package, including chair, un1brella, cooler, appnal that deeision. On "shame" that Walters credit Thursday, hn said he still nd divine intervention for the seat cttshion, and football. belinves thnre was legal protesters acting responsibly. mnrit to trying Bell as an "What I'm saying is, the Plus, \ve'll enter your nmne in a drawing for adult hut decided it was in Lord Jesus Christ put his thn lwst interest of the vie influence on those people, of four portable, football grills. tim, .Justin Barker, and his and they responded accord family to Int the juvnnile ingly," Walters responded. court handle the case. 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Walters has said lw his decision not to snek sought to have Boll trind as charges in the hanging of the an adult b1~causn lw alrnady nooses, which he said was had a criminal n~eorrl, and "abhorrent and stupid" but" b o c a u s I' h P b nl i ~~ v n d B nil not a crime. ------·------. page 9 The Observer+ NATIONAL NEWS Friday, September 28, 2007 Campuses adopt alert changes Alaba111a 111akes plans E-mait Facebook become main communication form after Tech shootings for fallout shelter investigative panel concluded that on the school's Web site and at of protection that would make Associated Press Associated Press lives could have been saved if dorms. Dr. Strangelove proud, with NEW YORK - When a masked alerts had been sent out earlier But it is clear that schools are HUNTSVILLE, Ala.- In an space for an arena-size crowd freshman came to campus at St. and classes canceled after the taking advantage of every innova age of al-Qaida, sleeper cells of some 20,000 people. John's University with what police first burst of gunfire. tion they can. and the threat of nuclear ter Last mined in the early '50s, said was a loaded rifle stieking Since then, hundreds of schools In Wisconsin. officials paid the rorism, Huntsville is dusting the limestone quarry is dug out of a bag, the school alerted administrations have installed popular social networking site off its Cold War manual to cre 300 yards into the side of the studenl<> via cell-phone text mes text-messaging systems to com Facebook $100 to post a flier on ate the nation's most ambitious mountain, with ceilings as high sages within 18 minutes. municate with students. the UW-Madison social network. fallout-shelter plan, featuring as 60 feet and 10 acres of floor And when a suicidal gunman Omnilert, a company based in The ad asked users to click on a an abandoned mine big space covered with jagged W Tt--IE OBSERVER page 10 IEWPOINT Friday, September 28, 2007 THE OBSERVER Bookstore's gouging must stop 1~0. Box 779, Notre Dame, IN 46556 024 South Dining Hall. Notre Dame, IN 46556 Everybody knows that the Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore Did copyright and production fees inernase by as much as is expensive. It's almost not worth complaining about. 210 percent'? EDITOR IN CHIEF Customers know it's something they have to tolerate, and, Maybe the Bookstore is right. and these fees really do Maddie Hanna for the most part, they do. People don't expect competitive increase at more than 50 times the rate of inllation, starting MANAGING EDITOR 8USINF~'iS MANAGER prices at the Bookstore. If customers really want that "Play last year and last year only. Yet even in this (astronomieally Ken Fowler KyleWesr Like a Champion Today" sign, there's only one place they improbable) event. the least the Bookstorn could do is A.'i.~'I; MANAGING EDITOR: Kyle Cassily can get it, and it's understood that the price reduee- or disclos1i- its markup. AssT. MANAGING EDITOR: Mary Kate Malone won't be reasonable. Until then, professors should save students What's not understood is the recent spike OBSERVER money by putting more material on electronic NEWS EDITOR: Karen Langley in course packet prices. reserve, a method often more eonvenient than VIEWPOINT EDITOR: joey King Last year, a theology packet was $30. This course packets. SPORTS EOITORS: Chris Khorey year, it was $93 - up 210 pnreent. People Editorial The University eould also do its part by allow Chris Hine might tolerate paying 210 percent more for ing competition. Tlwre's no nxeuse for selling SCENE EDITOR: 'lac Andrews Notre Dame-brand apparel, but not for- pho- black and whitn photocopies to collnge students SAINT MARY'S EDITOR: Katie Kohler tocopies. for more than $90. If the University wants to support a Still, the Bookstore knows it's the only supplier, and it monopoly, it shouldn't support a monopoly that gouges its I'IJOTO EDITOR: Dustin Mennella shows no sense of obligation to adjust its (undisclosed) students. 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Viewpoint Scene Taco Bell 122 12% Kara King Michelle Fordice Albert Camus Wendy's 114 12% French existentialist Panda Express 78 8% ------~------, THE OBSERVER Friday, September 28, 2007 IEWPOINT page 11 Giving our best to America Tragically, the number of American details thrives the shortcomings of our owners of companies awarded military bins to fight waste and even collecting troops killed overseas surpassed the current war operations. For example, at contracts (both large and small) person two billion pounds of waste kitchen fat 3,800 mark this week while we at home one point, Jane Fonda bought more ally own, rent or share at least one luxu with enough glycerin for 10 billion rapid sat fat as marshmallows. For nearly six armor for our troops than the Pentagon. ry SUV within their families. fire canon shells. A skillet of bacon years now, we remain shrouded by fear This week, the war's cost surprisingly Instead of collecting revenue and grease was known as a little munitions mongering and jumped by an additional $42 billion with involving the public, our free-market factory. removed from the out warning. We are oblivious to the governmental leaders turned to entre Perhaps we need such reminders of reality of combat. security actions of our government done preneurs who grew rich-selling "support "victory" today or vivid images of dead Americans cower in the name of us. It is time to involve the troops" ribbon magnets still dis and wounded American soldiers tele in trepidation of every citizen and to ask for sacrifice. played on so many vehicles. Someday we vised each evening to slap us awake. an attack on our This week marks the 38th time the will fund this trillion-dollar war through Once we were awakened in a personal homefront, but number of our dead surpasses another what Ronald Reagan called "revenue attack on a September day. But now, wallow without so increment of one hundred. That mile enhancements." Until then, we look back most of us remain in an arm chair. much as sacrific stone really marks another hundred on what Americans have actually funded Rather than each of us representing a ing a gallon of gaso- Gary Caruso parts of America lost, another hundred thus far - a silly vehicle magnet. unit of freedom, of personally changing line to aid the war units of freedom lost, another hundred Our lessons learned should be rooted our lives to better our nation, we let effort. Even our Capitol lost fragments of what we knew as in an appreciation of past wars. The "them" do it for us in our uniquely once-celebrated Comments American life but now have lost forever. debut this week of "The War," a PBS doc spoiled way. and renamed "free- Those hundred have given the ultimate umentary by Ken Burns, dramatically The "them" has just suffered their dom fries" at congressional cafeterias while we ate potato chips, drank beer chronicles the tragically sad sacrifices 3,800th death. The challenge now goes have reverted back to the French. and watched professional sporting American families endured throughout out to the fat, the lazy, the loud and the Whether described as a war on terror, events. World War II. It reminds us of the hun certain - give your best to America by a war against insurgents or a quagmire Nearly five years ago when our troops dreds of thousands of sons, brothers and sacrificing for the war. Burns ends his caught in the middle of a civil war, the invaded Iraq and Republicans controlled fathers who were asked to gamble their segments with an inspiring song that savage brutality our troops face is typical all branches of government, Americans lives for victory and who consequently each of us should strive to make our own of every war. This writer recently wit were not asked to partner with the were slaughtered in foreign lands. The theme: "America, America, I gave my nessed firsthand the carnage against our troops. We could have changed our fat, documentary offers us guidelines on how best to you. America, America, I gave my troops when the wounded landed at lazy lives by reducing our oil consump to really support our troops. best to you." Andrews Air Force Base. Yet absent in tion through less driving and smaller Americans dedicated themselves to the our war effort is sacrifice from American vehicles. We should have been asked to World War II effort when automobile Gary Caruso, Notre Dame '73, is a society. Rather, we allow "them" to han buy victory bonds to pay for this war. plants produced hundreds of planes a communications strategist who served as dle the conflict- politicians, the It was the ideal time to enact an energy day. Yet, today we wait for the produc a legislative and public affairs director Pentagon, private contractors and intelli policy that removed our soft, plump bel tion of only 1,200 of 8,000 new M-wrap in President Clinton's administration. His gence gathering operatives. The less lies pressed behind the steering wheels armored vehicles while American blood column appears every other Friday. He Americans are involved, the less we of such large, wasteful and unnecessary is shed at a rate of nearly 100 per can be contacted at hottline@aol. com know or even care about the details of super-sized "look-at-me" luxury SUVs month. Everyday life in World War II The views expressed in this column are war. like Escalades, Navigators and included "victory" goals such as cultivat those of the author and not necessarily Within our world of not knowing the Avalanches. Ironically, most principal ing victory gardens, constructing victory those of The Observer. EDITORIAL CARTOON LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ... Was it Evolved sarcasm? campaigns• As an alumnus of this University, I find that Mike Laskey's Viewpoint letter argu ing that Notre Dame is a politically activist reach further campus because students wore The Shirt on Friday ("Shirt solidarity day shows activism," Sept. 26) to be deeply embar Andrew Nesi's assertion that the motivation of political rassing. Football at Notre Dame is woven candidates to create MySpace or Facebook accounts is into the social fabric of the University, and merely to ingratiate themselves with youth while appearing as such, Friday's show of support was technologically "hip" at the expense of real persuasion, is directly involved with the social life of the false ("An inconvenient truth," Sept. 27). student body. To claim that it is a sign of Along with an evolving democracy comes an evolving sys political activism, however, is a pompous tem of campaigning. The printing press created the world of presumption. campaign literature and the internet revolutionized its pub Meanwhile, late Wednesday night, news lications; the next step in this process is the usage of online sources reported that the Myanmar gov social networking to fmd voting bases. Whether or not we ernment initiated a crackdown on peaceful college students, who still believe (and perhaps with good pro-democracy demonstrations led by reason) that Facebook should exclusively serve our social monks. China steadfastly refuses to allow lives, the undeniable fact is that it does not. Facebook has even a resolution of condemnation pass become a giant in information exchange. I would view it as through the U.N. Security Council as inno irresponsible and illogical if political candidates did not tap cent civilians are being arrested and killed. into such a widely used method of communication. Show solidarity by choosing this Friday From personal experience, the Facebook applications that to wear orange in support of those monks allow users to support candidates have not "dumbed down" and their battle for their lives and freedom political dialog, but increased it. OK, increased it with our in Myanmar. Rally outside of the Main convenience in mind, but that isn't such a bad thing, is it? I Building in favor of higher wages for those doubt I'm the only one who has posted on someone's wall people who feed and clean up after you about their precarious support of a candidate. every day. Until events like those regularly While our natural instinct is to conserve old methods, I'll take place on campus, don't claim that suppress my desire for nostalgia and opt for Microsoft Word because Notre Dame students are support 2007, even if a type-writer seems more noble. ing other Notre Dame students, we've somehow overcome our political apathy. Cynthia Weber And don't ever place wearing The Shirt at freshman an equal footing of overcoming adversity Pasquerilla West Hall with those who are fighting in foreign Sept 27 lands for their basic human rights. Every time you do, it only serves as a clear exam ple at how shamefully disconnected from the outside world some can become while at Notre Dame- a place where we're expected to be the best and brightest in this country. Greg Dworjan alumnus Class of 2007 Sept. 27 THE OBSERVER page 12 CENE Friday, September 28, 2007 NC routes, coverage audibles and zone make like Hoggie Bush and pull ofT stut have everything you nend to get a leg By TAE ANDREWS reads, all within the reach of your twid ter steps and other shifty moves to rip up on opposing offenses and shut them Scene Editor dling thumbs. Plus, NCAA 08 offers ofT scintillating runs and make opposing down short of a new signal stealing nifty new motion plays sporting 11ashy teams (and by extension, the unfortu option inspired by Bill Belichick's das II' it ain't brokn, don't fix it. gmen arrows which automatically put nate soul directing the defense with the tardly dneds with a camera. EA Sports dnvnlopnrs took good lwed your players in motion, giving them a controller sitting next to you on the II' you're in it for the long haul and ol' this agn-old advicn in creating NCAA head start and some couch) look plain silly. fenllike delivnring our alma mater from 200H. subtly tweaking and adding a fnw momentum in the quest Even better, the high her current football wons, you can nnw wrinkles to their tried-and-true for the end zone. As light stick is tailored to throw the gamn into dynasty modo and l'ormula in tlw latost incarnation of this always, NCAA '08 fea For those who have the the spncific player build your program up from scratch, popular vidno game franchise. tures all manner of play using it; lightning-quick recruiting players as you go in pursuit For colloge football l'ans itching for books and offensive misfortune of not backs and receivers of gridiron glory. If you play as Notre thnir video gamn fix, NCAA 200H styles to rain ruin down possessing 4.3 speed or will jukn defenders out Dame, good luck against USC and som£~ remains the dnfinitive hook-up for some on your opponents, hav a hand cannon of their jockstraps, of the bigger boys on thn sclwdule; as of pixilatnd pandemonium. For those who ing added most recently while bigger, lumbering now there's no way to arrange to have havo tho misfortune of not possessing Boise State's legendary powerful enough to tight ends and fullbacks the stadium grass grown longer to slow 4.:~ spnPd or a hand cannon powerful hook-and-ladder and throw footballs over will just smash through down electrifying opponents. nnough to throw footballs ovnr moun Statue of Liberty plays. mountains, NCAA 2008 enemy lines like tanks, Of course, no video game can encom tains. NCAA 200H is tho dosnst a couch As most red-blooded dragging defenders pass the all-inclusive experinnce that is quarterback can gnt to "the real deal." American males will tell is the closest a couch with them or pancaking college football, but NCAA comes pretty NCAA 200H is a control frnak 's game: you, the best part of quarterback can get to thern along the way. close. Pretty much the only things miss Thn gamn features a myriad of options playing video games is "the real deal. " There are more ing from the eurrent game arc the fans allowing the gamer to micro-manage the trash talking. And defensive options as doing student cheers and the band's ovnry aspnct of tho game. Well, almost NCAA 2008 offers well, including quartnr hall'time show, although you can put on ovnrything- tho folks at EA Sports garners a whole slew of back contain dnfensive a show of your own with all the new havn yP1 to add a "Post-game Press nnw weapons in which audibles to prevent high-octane hijinks available at your Confornncn" option in which the coach to embarrass friends and foes, includ opposing signal-callers from flying the disposal. For rookie garners and sna can nmbarrass himsnlf on television ing fake punts, direct snaps and 11ea coup and picking up massive chunks of soned vetnrans a like, NCAA '08 fixes to (ala Mike Gundy or .John L. Smith), but flickers. yardage on the ground, safe zones and impress. it's a fair bot thny'll add this feature in Perhaps the best new feature is the different blitz packages. The hit stick tho f'uturtL aptly-named Highlight stick. which returns in order to deliver bone-jarring On tho of'f'ensivn sido of the ball, functions much like the juke stick of tackles and punishing take-downs on Contact Tae Andrews at NCAA 'OH has all kinds of new hot previous years, only now the player can opposing offenses. In other words, you tandrew I @nd.s=du movie I've gone to see, but I cannot est tension, or the one meaningful such gems as the latnst "Din liard" By MICHELLE FORDICE resist. Besides, there is something to point. There are several movies that I sequel. Assistant Scene Editor be said for the excitement of seeing it abandoned the desire to see-, certain Sometimes trailers are disappoint in the theatre, and I can make sure that in the two and a half minutes ing. They can be clieh(J and pre Movie trailers. They're like the mini everyone with me is paying attention before another film I caught every dictable, give away too mueh -or candy bars you steal out of jars and to the good ones. thing I needed to and the rest could be simply do nothing to salvage a lost nat too many of at llallownen -deli The most exciting trailers are proba released without cost. Trailers aim to cause film. or course, the worst is eious and bite sized. Thny let you bly those that advertise films you're display the best the films have to offer, when they advertise a film you can't know what's coming up in the movie already looking for- and for some movies, wait to sec, but then let you know it world, take a peek at the film adapta ward to. Whether it's that is not much. will only be a limited release (in other tion of your favorite book, nnjoy a l'nw the sequel to the Not only do movie words, it will not come to South Bond. seconds of your favorite actor or movie you adored,_ the Studios manufacture the trailers let you take a There are movies I still have not man ;u:trnss, and knep you up to date on adaptation of your pnek at the movies aged to catch.). thn prderred political sentiments of favorite book or the trailers for their movies you want to see, they The rest of the time, they take you the moment. all without taking morn movie that features to lure audiences into give you some author on a whirlwind tour of everything than a few minutes of your time. What the actor or actress seeing the advertised ity on the movies you there is to look forward to in the morn can a busy eollege student who you never mind seeing want to be able talk upcoming months, tantalizing you wants to do nothing morn than pro on a big screen, trail film, and as such they about with other peo baek into the world of popcorn and erastinatn ask for? ers gift you with the can often stand alone as ple. When the kid sit movie stars. So, despite the fact that I Studios manufacture tlw trailnrs for morsels that have to entertainment. ting across the way in have a paper to write, I think it's time tlwir movies to lure audienens into last you until the film class launches into a to go see what Colin Firth might bn up sneing the advertised film, and as is released. I love get- commentary on global to in "The Last Legion," try to under such tlwy can often stand alone as ting to see the first warming and cries stand what "The Nines" is about, get entertainnwnt. I admit with pride that glimpse of a story I that everyone should excited over "Elizabeth: The Golden one of my favorite ways of wasting have adored for ages in a new visual see "An Inconvenient Truth," or dis Age," and worry about what this time is sitting in front of my computnr format, hoping that I will not be dis parages the health care system and world has come to with a glimpse of watching tlw diversn lists of trailers appointnd. cites "Sicko, '' or discusses whatever "Alvin and the Chipmunks." Augustine ofT of Yahoo or Apple. Time llins away Sometimes trailers save you money. else catches their fancy and has a can wait. as I discern what movies I want to There are some films that really aren't complimentary film release, you can spend my money on and review for all worth the exorbitant ticket price or nod along with the rest of the class The views expressed in this column are my favorite Observer readers. the time to sec them. Trailers let you like you know what it is they are talk those of the author and not necessarily Sometimes it is disappointing to real view the best parts of many movies ing about. All without having to go to those oJTht> Obsemer. ize I've already snen every one of the without ever having to see it. You get the movie that while good, probably Contact Michelle Fordice at trailers in the previews bofore the thn one good laugh, the point of high- doesn't overwhelm your desire to sec mfordice@nd. edu THE OBSERVER Friday, September 28, 2007 CENE page 13 Bring Dave Matthevvs to ca111pus By MATT MANLEY Scene Writer We have until midnight October 15. his ruthlessly stupid son, Kirill (Vincent Less than three weeks. By MARK WITTE Cassel). Kirill is not a terribly intelligent AT&T is putting on a contest - Scene Writer human being, and he does an excellent The World's Loudest Pep Rally. The job of complicating the plot by whacking college that sends the most invites If we had Viggo Mortensen on the line a family associate Soyka (Aleksandar in relation to its population will for pocket protection, Jimmy Clausen Mikic). Luckily for him, he has Nikolai have the Dave Matthews Band come would never get sacked. (Viggo Mortensen) as his driver and and play a concert at its campus. As In Eastern Promises, director David bodyguard. of right now, Notre Dame is at No. Cronenberg ("A Ilistory of Violence," Nikolai is undoubtedly one of the most 38, which means if we are to get "The Fly") reunites with Mortensen to mysterious, badass characters you may Dave to play here, we need to mobi draw us into the violent world of under ever see on the big screen. He becomes lize fast. The best way? The follow ground London crime, where throats acquainted with Anna and helps her ing two-step process. are slit, people disappear and a hench throughout the film, but it becomes dif First step: Join the Facebook man mysteriously helps a damsel in dis ficult to tell whether he is helping her group "Bring Dave Matthews Band tress. for her benefit or manipulating her to Notre Dame!!" The group simpli When Anna Khitrova (Naomi Watts) other reasons because he keeps such a fies the invite process, helps you out stumbles upon the diary mysterious cool. At one if you run into problems and makes of a dying prostitute point Anna asks him you look a little cooler on the social while delivering the Cronenberg only lets us how he can do what he networking site. girl's daughter, she does. His causal Second step: Invite Dave. You enters a world of trou get so close. To take us response: "I'm just a need to follow the link provided by ble. Attached to the child any further, might be driver." the Facebook group to attblue for personal reasons, to grapple too much in The film climaxes room.com and register. You will Anna becomes intent on when Soyka's family then have to give your e-mail the dark. courtesy among other information. Do not be discovering more about comes to town looking Director David Cronenberg made the history of the baby's for retribution, Semyon "Eastern Promises" brutally realistic. afraid, AT&T will not send you any mother. She tries to have starts making demands thing unless you go through the the diary translated, ending up on the of Anna, and the dead prostitute's baby performance is the way he pulls off a trouble of actually checking some doorstep of restaurant owner Semyon suddenly disappears. character whose nature is shrouded in boxes to ask for information to be (Armin Mueller-Stahl), who just so hap Cronenberg's latest work is not an mystery, yet so fascinating in its allure. sent to you. pens to be the head of a ruthless action movie, but the film is not short on Mueller-Stahl does an eerily remark But the simplest way join in the Bussian mob - the Vory V. Zakone. violence. There are no shootouts, but able job playing a character who pre invite process is to send text mes (The mob's name might not sound very Cronenberg's uncanny ability to make tends to be a gentle grandfather while sages - a lot of text messages. scary on the paper, but whenever it is his violence brutally realistic causes the setting in motion cruel and ruthless Inviters are allowed to send out mentioned in the film, all the characters few short scenes of killing we do witness plans for the preservation of his family. invitations up to 50 times per day, a quickly shut up.) to be more disturbing than many recent Watts' performance as the courageous fact of which Notre Dame needs to Not everything goes as planned, and it World War II epics. There is one partic midwife who wants only to protect a take full advantage. It may seem turns out the diary contains some ular scene in which Nikolai fights his motherless infant is compelling, but she somewhat excessive, but if it means incriminating entries about Semyon and way out of a sauna, that is so viciously is largely overshadowed by Mortensen. being able to tell your kids that you scarring, audiences' Almost none of the story focuses on saw Dave Matthews Band in concert retinas may never the business of the mob; rather, at Notre Dame, would you not be Eastern Promises ·recover. Cronenberg chooses to examine the grateful for the opportunity? To While the plot seems nature of his characters. In doing so he invite via text message, simply text to resolve itself a bit too asks a number of questions about the "DMB" to 959. Directed by: David Cronenberg easily, the acting per dark alleyways of human intention and The four other methods involve a little more work but give the added Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts, formances are a treat. even takes us down a number of them. The transformation The final shot of the film is an unset bonus of being entered concurrently Vincent Cassel Mortensen makes for his tling, yet beautiful zoom that moves in into separate competitions with role is so convincing slowly on Mortensen's character, as if it their own awards. These contests that it may take you is probing into Nikolai's mysterious are for individuals rather than twenty or thirty minutes nature, but Cronenberg only lets us get schools, and each competition sup to realize that it is actu so close. To take us any further, might plies a winner with a trip for two, ally him you are seeing be to grapple too much in the dark. hotel accommodations and two VIP on the screen. The true tickets to the concert. So even if delight he brings to his Contact Mark Witte at [email protected] Notre Dame does not win the over all competition, by no means is see ing Dave in concert out of reach for a talented student. These individual competitions are photo, movie, essay, and audio invites. Each entry will be judged on creativity (40 percent), humor and entertainment value (30 per cent), and quality of delivery (30 percent). Submitting photos is an easy and fun way to invite, but choosing another medium might mean less competition and a higher chance of winning the individual competition. Whichever the ideal means of invitation, the fact remains that Notre Dame is still farther down the list than preferred, and we would not want to lose to Baylor, the U.S. Air Force Academy or the University of Tulsa who currently top the list. So here's the game plan: One, join the Facebook group; two, register; three, text "DMB" to 959 as many times as you can. Lets bring Dave Matthews to campus. Photo courtesy of firstshowing.net Viggo Mortensen plays Nikolai Luzhin, a ruthless crimnal Luzhin finds his loyalties divided after meet ng Anna Contact Mark Manley at tied to one of London's notorious orgainized crime families. Khitrova (Naomi Watts). [email protected] page 14 The Observer + CLASSIFIEDS Friday, September 28, 2007 WOMEN'S INTERHALL Welsh Fan1ily do-wns defending chan1ps, Lyons rolls By ERIC PRISTER and The Whirlwinds scored the Both teams eontinue their title Petnuch. Petnuch. They even brought MEGHAN McMAHON only points of the game during runs on Sunday, as Pasquerilla Breen-Phillips responded on baek the Boise State style with a their first drive of the seeond West, now 2-1, takes on the next play with its only end Statue of Liberty in the second Sports Writers half. Junior quarterbaek Jenni Pangborn, and Welsh Family zone visit of the game, an 85- quarter, resulting in a 25-yard Gargula completed a fourth plays Lyons. yard pass from junior quarter gain. Welsh Family 6, down pass to put Welsh Family baek and captain Melissa "We knew we had to turn Pasquerllla West 0 in the red zone. Gargula capped Lyons 27, Breen-Phillips 0 Meagher. Unfortunately for the things around," Connell said. Two seemingly unstoppable ofl' the drive with a touchdown There was the option, the Babes, the touchdown was ealled "This game will give us the ommses were overshadowed by pass to senior eaptain Kelly hook-and-ladder and the Statue baek on a penalty. momentum we need for going up two stining defenses Thursday as Bushelle, who made a fingertip of Liberty. And Lyons had a Sueh was the Babes' luck against Welsh [Family] on Welsh Family defeated grab in the back eorner of the Fiesta at the expense of Breen throughout the contest. The Sunday." Pasquerilla West 6-0. end zone. Phillips. offense had some tremendous The win improves the Lions' The Whirlwinds, who had Pasquerilla West threatened on The Lions asserted their offen receptions and got as dose as the record to 2-1, while Breen seored four touchdowns in each its next drive, but Welsh's sive dominance and trampled the 10-yard line, but the Babes were Phillips will go into Sunday's of their first three games, were defense stepped up again, sack Babes 27-0. plagued with too many dropped game against Lewis 3-1. held to only two first downs by ing freshman quarterbaek Graee "It was a really big win, espe balls to make it into the end an aggressive Purple Weasel Orians three times and foreing a cially coming off a tough loss last zone. Badin 13, Lewis 6, Suspended delimse. turnover. week," sophomore quarterbaek "We need to start eombining The Badin-Lewis game was Welsh Family's defense enjoyed Weasels offensive eoordinator Claire Connell said. good plays in single possessions," suspended and postponed at sueeess of its own, reeording live Justin Betz isn't worried about Lyons' offense looked as if it Meagher said. "Sometimes we halftime due to lightning and interceptions, including two by the laek of offense, though. had stolen Boise State's play make some really ineredible weather, senior Bullfrog Ginna senior Angela MeKenzie, and "We just didn't exeeute when book. In its second drive of the eatehes of runs, but we don't Dybicz said. The Bullfrogs led the held Pasquerilla West scoreless. we needed to .... We'll make game, Lyons perfeetly executed a string them together." Chicks 13-7 at the time of sus "Our defense really stepped up adjustments," he said. "We're pair of 20-yard plays - Connell The Lyons offense was too pension. The game will be and played a 1-, MLB Phillies top Braves, tie Mets for lead in NL East three games left. The Phillies crowd of 40,589 eheered wildly and were seven games behind got a poor performance from Associated Press host Washington, which is com and waved their white-and-red the Mets after losing to an unlikely source. Smoltz (14- PIIILADELPIIIA The ing ofT a three-game sweep at "Fightin' Phils" towels. Colorado on Sept. 12. They 8) gave up six runs - five Philadelphia Phillies arc done Shea Stadium. The Mets host For a change, there were no remained one game behind San earned -and seven hits, strik ehasing. Florida. "E-A-G-L-E-S" chants at Diego in the wild-card stand ing out eight in four innings. It After 159 games, the Phillies "It's a good feeling," Howard Citizens Bank Park. ings. The Padres beat was his shortest outing since are finally atop the division said. "But, really, we haven't "I couldn't hear myself think. Milwaukee 9-5. The Rockies going 3 1-3 innings.~on May 29, standings- albeit tied with the done anything. We have three That was great," closer Brett are also a game behind the and only the fourth time in 32 free-falling New York Mets. games left. This is what it's all Myers said. Padres. starts he allowed more than Hyan Howard hit his 44th about." Kyle Kendrick (10-4) allowed After falling short in the final three earned runs. homer, Pat Burrell also con Chipper Jones and Mark three runs and six hits in six weekend the last two seasons, "Everybody here can improve neeted and the Phillies roughed Teixeira hit consecutive homers innings. Tom Gordon escaped a the Phillies could be heading to on their year and I'm looking up John Smoltz, before hanging for the Braves, who were jam in the seventh, J.C. Romero the playoffs for the first time forward to it," Smoltz said of on for a 6-4 vietory over the mathematically eliminated pitches a scoreless eighth and since 1993. Meanwhile, Atlanta next season. Atlanta Braves on Thursday from postseason contention for Myers allowed a leadoff homer is going home for the second The Braves sliced Philly's night. the second straight year after to Jeff Francoeur in the ninth straight year after their lead in half when Jones hit an The eollapsing Mets lost 3-0 winning 14 straight division before getting three outs for his unprecedented string of divi opposite-field, two-run homer to St. Louis to drop into a tie titles. 21st save in 24 chances. sion championships. and Teixeira followed with a with Philadelphia (87-72) for While the Phillies celebrated The Phillies hadn't spent a Desperate to keep their faint solo shot to cut it to 6-3 in the first plaen. 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Arizona 89-70 .560 6-4 ':;;. of boorish behavior and to who may want to com lawyer told a jury of five "Interesting term - 'off San Diego 87-71 .551 6~.4 1.5 scare other unhappy plain, particularly about a women and three men. site,"' said the lawyer, Colorado 86-72 .544 111-D 2;5 employees, a lawyer said star" and send the mes Earlier Thursday, MSG Kathleen Bogas. "Not par Los Angeles 80-78 .506 1·9 8.5 Thursday in closing argu sage, "You will be attacked attorney Ronald Green ticularly romantic. One San Francisco 70-89 .440 4-6 19.0 ments at the sexual on every level: your claimed a series of clashes would expect, 'Let's have harassment trial. integrity, character, hon with Thomas and star dinner.' 'Let's have lunch.' Madison Square Garden esty and competence." guard Stephon Marbury, 'Let's have a drink togeth "eompletely fabricated its At the trial in Manhattan poor job performance and er.' But 'Let's go off site'?" MIAA Women's Volleyball reasons for firing" Anucha federal court, Browne personal financial woes put The defense also argued Browne Sanders, the plain Sanders leveled accusa her in a precarious posi that extensive testimony Standings tiff in the $10 million law tions - denied by Thomas tion that prompted her to about Marbury's admitted suit, said her attorney, - that he routinely make false claims. tryst with an MSG intern - overall Anne Vladeck. addressed her as "bitch" "That's not about sexual meant to demonstrate an team league In their closing argu and "ho" during private harassment," he said. environment of harass Calvin 7-0 12·3 ments, defense lawyers meetings. Sueh conduct "That's about team poli ment - really was a side Adrian 5·1 8·6 argued Browne Sanders "may be OK at the Garden, tics." show. Hope 5·2 10·5 Tri-State 4·2 6·8 SAINT MARY'S 3·4 6·8 IN BRIEF Albion 2·4 5·10 Kalamazoo 2-5 5·9 Alma 1·6 5·14 U1ppires refuse. to oppose Colts' first-round pJck from Brazil's Marta scores 2 goals Olivet 1-6 2-13 Wmters' suspensiOn OSU struggles with offense in win versus U.S. NEW YORK -The union for INDIANAPOLIS - Anthony HANGZHOU, China -The way baseball umpires will not contest Gonzalez considers himself a Brazil and sensational striker Marta the season-ending suspension quick study. played, it didn't matter who was in given to Mike Winters for using a But even he was confused by the goal for the United States. profanity aimed at San Diego's Indianapolis offense. Three weeks Marta scored two goals and the Milton Bradley last weekend. ago, Gonzalez, the Colts' first Brazilians put on a dazzling display around the dial The World Umpires Association round draft pick, acknowledged he of soccer Thursday, outhustling the issued a contrite statement was still struggling to pick up Americans at nearly every turn to Thursday, and union spokesman Peyton Manning's repertoire of cruise to a 4-0 victory in the Lamell McMorris said the WUA audibles and hand signals. Women's World Cup semifinals. MLB would not challenge the penalty Now that he's figured that out, The Brazilians will play in their Tigers at White Sox handed down by Major League Gonzalez is starting to make first final Sunday against defending 7 p.m., Comcast Baseball a day earlier. plays. champion Germany. "I've spoken with Mike Winters, "I think when you come into a "If you asked me how I do that, I and he sincerely regrets what hap situation where the quarterback is can't explain," Marta said, even after MLB pened on the field that day," a veteran quarterback and he's watching TV replays of her goals. Padres at Brewers McMorris said. "Sometimes, been with veteran receivers, "Things happen very quickly during 8 p.m., ESPN regrettable situations just come there's certainly a level of trust he the match, and afterward I start out of nowhere and spiral out of has with them," Gonzalez said. thinking: 'How do I do that?"' NCAA FOOTBALL control, and everyone involved "You've got to develop that and That's what American goalie Hope later wishes that the entire thing that's part of the situation here." Solo was asking. Angry she was West Virginia at South Florida can be undone and everyone can Gonzalez is the next in a long replaced for the critical game in 8 p.m.,ESPN2 go back to the beginning and start line of Colts draft picks who have favor of veteran Briana Scurry, Solo over." been brought along slowly. lashed out at U.S. coach Greg Ryan. page 16 The Observer + SPORTS Friday, September 28, 2007 potential title contenders, the to eliminate those mistakes Sunday, so this week at practice the ymtr with a 27-0 loss to Lyons lloward Dueks face Farley's Sunday and come out with a win we focused on making sure we earlier this week. The Chieks (0- Weasels Finest on Sunday at 1 p.m. in a over Cavanaugh. will be able to move the ball like 2-1) are still seeking their first continued from page 24 light f(Jr seeond place in the Blue The Chaos (1-2) hope to contin we did during our lirst game," win of the season. Lea!,'Ue. ue their winning ways after beat senior captain Katie Mackin said. Despite their rncord, Lewis is Both teams are eoming off ing McGlinn to pick up their first Lyons will need Connell and capable of taking tlw ball to the strong showings, and both feel victory of the season in their last Lundy to step up as well as their house. Sophomore quartnrback their opposition oil" balancn, but that they ean be highly competi game. defense in order to pick up a win Catherine Guarnieri rallied her liJr thn most part, tive in the "This season has been rough so Suday. team in the sec they are sticking upcoming game. far," senior captain Tarah Brown Welsh Family, ond half of their to what tlwy do Not only is said. "But we're coming oll" a win led by a number "Our defense is game against best. "! think we are Farley going to last week and things are corning of returning solid as always and Welsh Family for On defense, the have to deal with together for us in practice." starters, hopes to we've been working two late touch Weasels will be going to win it a rejuvenated Brown is confident in her team out duel the young downs. Lewis looking to sopho all again. " defense, but they as they head into the game this duo by countering on picking up our scored 13 point.<> more linnbacknr will also have to weekend. with a seasoned, momentum on but eould not Cynthia Curley face off against "Our defense is solid as always veteran defense eatch up to the Tina Martinek offense." and frnshman Bishop's fast- and we've been working on pick along with a Whirlwinds. lineman Mary Pasquerllla West captain paced oll"ense. ing up our momentum on strong offense The Babes are Forr to stop the The Farley offense." she said. behind junior Tarah Brown led by quarter Pangborn attack. defense has quarterback .lenni McGlinn captain back Melissa Thn defending proved to be up Lyons vs. Welsh Family Gargula. Gargula Meagher and champions have high expecta to the ehallenge so far this sea Playoff contender Lyons will has led Welsh's receiver Tara tions for thn rest of the season. son. The Finest have yet to allow take on the undefeatnd Welsh offense to 53 points in their lirst McCarron, both juniors. Breen "I think we are going to win it a touehdown this season. Family Whirlwinds Sunday at 4 two games. Phillips' freshman elass is espe all again." Martinek said. "We are But the Farley offense is still a p.m. "We want to build upon all the cially athletic and should pose a as good if not better than we work in progress. They have only After a devastating setback at good things we have been doing great threat once they perfect were in the last two years. We made it to the end zone onee so the hands of Pangborn last in the past weeks. We expect to thnir ability to work together. havn rnally good chances." Jar this year. Sunday, Lyons' inexperienced but keep improving and to keep The Babes have the potential to Pangborn is hoping to play the talented backfield - with fresh focusing on our goals," senior make plenty of big plays on spoiler, as they enter the gamH Pasquerilla East vs. Cavanaugh man running back Neva Lundy captain Kelly Bushelle said. offense, but they have played with monumtum on thHir sides. Pasquerilla East and and sophomore This mentality inconsistently. Dropped passes The Phoxes are coming oil' of a Cavanaugh look to get their sea quarterback seems to have have often stymiHd good drives, 1 (,.() win ovnr Lyons. The team sons on track after slow starts Claire Connell - "We want to build been taken to but Meagher hopns the team can has a 2-1 reeord. with iL<> one loss against each other Sunday after hopes to turn upon all the good heart by her put some points on the board coming to Welsh Family. noon. their team team who has not against Lewis. Sophomore quarterback (~abby The Pyros come into the game around and lead things we have been shown any signs "It will be a tight rnateh Tate hopes to carry over from her at (J-1-2, but P.E. junior captain it in an upset over doing in the past of weakness this because Lewis has a lot of talent," performance against Lyons last Megan Becker is hoping that star the Whirlwinds. weeks." season. Meagher said. "But I think we week. Tatn and sophomore cap players - co-captain and senior Lundy and "I think the will pull out the win." tain Mnghan Besdwr connected wide receiver Caroline Nally and Connell combined strength of our for two touchdowns on the day, sophomore wide receiver Tara for 20 points in Kelly Bushelle team is how well and hope to lind the same holes Pillai - will continue to con their first game, Welsh Family captain we work togeth in the Weasels' delimse. tribute to the PE offense. against Badin. er," Rushelle said. Contact Jared Jedick at Pangborn's defense has also "Our defense is pretty strong But things did not [email protected], Peter Reisenaur stopped up as of late. The Phoxes and our offense is improving," go so well against the top-notch Breen-Philips vs. Lewis at [email protected], Mike hope that their shutout of Lyon's Beeker said. "We just need more Pangborn defense. The Lions Breen-Philips and Lewis are Gotimer at [email protected], is a sign of good things to eome consistency. It's been one or two offense was kept out of the pay looking for a turnaround to sal Griffin Dassani at the rnst of the season. plays in every game that have dirt in a 16-0 defeat. vage the rest of their seasons [email protected] and Farley vs. Howard really hurt us." "We had a bit of a problem Sunday at 3 p.m. Meghan McMahon at In a rnatchup between two Becker said the team is looking fmding a rhythm on offense last The Babes dropped to 1-3 on [email protected] MLB Mets squander NL East lead in loss to Cardinals thing good to happen." right now is working hard for a No major league team has win." failed to finish first after having Skip Sehumaknr's HBI single at least a seven-game lead with gave St. Louis a 1-0 lead in the 17 to play. But l'irst and the with three Cardinals games remain pushed aeross ing in the regu ''There's two choices: two more runs lar season - a Roll over and start in the third on a weekend so ries double by Albert at horne against making plans for the Pujols and a sin Florida - the off-season, or battle gin by Hyan Mets might fail like hell and win this Ludwiek. to win the divi Martinez ( 3-1) sion or qualify thing." allowed seven as the wild eard. hits in seven Philadelphia, David Wright innings, struck which beat Mets third baseman out night and Atlanta 6-4 on walked one. lie Thursday, closes threw a season the season with high 105 pitches three games at horne against in his !'irst loss in five starts Washington. San Diego, which since corning back from shoul beat Milwaukee 9-5 in the der surgery last October. opener of a four-game series While Martinez turned in a Thursday, leads the Mets. solid effort, the Mnts offense Phillies and Colorado Hockies was nonexistent against Pineiro by one game in the wild card. (6-4), making his first eareer "There's two choices: Holl appearance against New York. Mets first baseman Carlos Delgado walks back to the dugout after striking out in the seventh over and start making vacation "He was outstanding tonight," Inning of New York's 3-0 loss to St. Louis Thursday. plans for the offseason, or bat Handolph said. "(Pineiro) shut tle like hell and win this thing," us down and Pedro kept us in Mets third baseman David the ballgame but obviously it Associated Press "We're tied now, so now The Mets (87 -72) were ahead Wright said. "We still feel like wasn't good enough." we've got three games to get it by seven games on Sept. 12 this is our division." Pineiro struck out six and NEW YOHK -The New York done," manager Willie with 17 remaining but have lost The latest loss was inf1icted walked one in a season-high Mets' lead in the NL East is Handolph said. "That's the way 10 of 14 overall and seven by the Cardinals, who beat the eight innings. gone. They might not even be baseball goes and we kind of straight at horne, a monumen Mets in Game 7 of the NL Wright doubled in the first to in the playoffs at all if they made our own bed here so tal tailspin for a team that championship series last year. extend his hitting streak to 14 can't snap out of their near his we've got to fight through this." counted on being in the play St. Louis went 12-17 down the games, and Carlos Delgado and toric funk. Not even Pedro Martinez offs. stretch last year, squeaked into Shawn Green singled in the Tht~ spiraling Mets managed could save New York, whieh "I think we're due to have the playoffs and went on to fifth, but that was it for New just three hits ofT Joel Pineiro had led the division alone every something special happen to us beat the Detroit Tigers in the York. and Jason lsringhausnn in a 3- day since May 16. Handolph because in the time I've been World Series. "It almost felt like a pennant 0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals quickly tried to lift the players' here I don't think we've had a "I think there's some similari game out there even though on Thursday night that spirits after the game, deliver little stretch playing games like ties but it's hard to go beyond we're not in it," Pineiro said. dropped them into a first-place ing what he called a positive that and kind of getting away there," Cardinals manager lsringhausen worked a per tie with Philadelphia in the message during a brief team from us that easy," Martinez Tony La Hussa said. "I know feet ninth to earn his 31st save division. meeting. said. "So I'm expecting some- they're a very good team that and complete the three-hitter. .------~------~~~----~------ Friday, September 28, 2007 The Observer + SPORTS page 17 downs," Huth said. "And we ourselves," Kownacki said. "Our VOLLEYBALL want to force more three-and offense just dido 't execute well NO Keough outs." and on defense we couldn't continued from page 24 Senior defensive end Matt make plays." Templemire hopes to draw plen With the Zahm game in mind, Stasiuk breaks records ty of double teams and wreak Kownacki thinks Carroll will Fisher vs. Sorin havoc in the Dillon backfield. look to come out with a more Fisher looks to get its season Sophomore defensive tackle Bob balanced offensive game plan, started on a positive note Huguelet had a key sack in last using the running game to estab despite new position Sunday when it faces Sorin at 1 week's victory and looks to con lish a passing attack. Such an p.m. at Riehle Field. tribute this week as well. attack will likely be focused on The Green Wave had a bye Offensively, junior quarterback senior wide receiver Paul Toe injury forces captain to play libero last Sunday and will be seeing Brian Salvi will lead Stanford's Tassinari, known to Wang and their first game action of the pro-set offense. He will again the men of St. Ed's as "Tall Paul season. They look to improve on look to connect with freshman from Carroll Hall." a 2006 campaign that included wide out Kevin Hitt. "We'll definitely be preparing an undefeated regular season "He has great hands and plays for him," Wang said·. "He's pretty but a disappointing first round hard on every down," Huth said well recognized in Interhall as playoff loss. This year, there is of Ritt. one of the better players." only one goal on In addition, their minds. Huth said the Morrissey vs. Keenan "We're looking offensive line had Something has to give in to wi~ every improved, which Sunday's 2 p.m. showdown game, sopho "We're looking to could lead to big between Keenan and Morrissey more captain win every game. holes for the sen after both teams looked domi Bill Whitaker ior running back nant in season-opening shutout said. "Including Tregg Duerson. victories. the playoff.<;." Bill Whitaker Meanwhile, this The Knights handled Keough The driving Fisher captain will be Dillon's easily in a 12-0 win last Sunday, force behind first game of the and the defense that caused the Fisher's march season. After fin Kangaroos fits will hope to do to the stadium is ishing 1-3 last the same to the Manorites. its experienced season, the Big "Our big strength is our linebacker corps - including Red will look to get off on the defense, and it always has Whitaker, senior Pat Mcinerney, right foot. The team is very been," sophomore captain Pat and senior Tom Bufalino, who experienced, with the majority of Burns said. "This year, our Whitaker called "the inspira the team returning from last offense is starting to come tional leader of the team." year, including junior captain around. There was no point in The linebackers lead a defense Alex Duffy. Look for the under that first game that we felt wor- that is hoping to make some big sized Big Red to ried, so we're plays this weekend. spread the ball feeling pretty "We've got to try and force around and get good coming in." some turnovers," Whitaker said. their faster play "I'd say we Burns will 'That helped us a lot last year." ers out in space. pretty much beat anchor the The hard-nosed defense will "We are expect offensive and be complemented by a strong ing a very tough ourselves. " defensive lines, passing game led by senior game from both of which quarterback Kevin Rabil. Dillon," Huth said. Kyle Kownacki will be at a size "We've got a strong passing "Our game last Carroll captain disadvantage HY PHAM!The Observer game," Whitaker said. "We've year with those against the Senior outside hitter and libero Adrianna Stasiuk goes for a block got some good receivers." guys went down Manorites. during Notre Dame's 3-0 win over Bowling Green Aug. 26, 2006. Fisher used its first-week bye to the last minute "Both of their to add extra practices during and the team expects the exact lines are good and big, but we West Virginia Sunday. She this week to prepare for Sorin. kind of tough match that it was think we're a little quicker," By ELLYN MICHAlAK went into the match in sixth The Green Wave held an last year." Burns said. "Hopefully we can Sports Writer place on the Notre Dame's all intrasquad scrimmage while the use that to our advantage." time dig list. One match and rest of the teams played their St. Edward's vs. Carroll Freshman defensive lineman As the Irish went 1-1 last 17 digs later, Stasiuk moved first games. If last week's 12-7 win over Bart Dear and senior linebacker weekend, senior captain up to fourth. Whitaker also believes emotion Sorin was big for St. Ed's, Joe Pappas will try to slow down Adrianna Stasiuk continued to Thanks to Phillips' career will be key in getting a win this Sunday's 2 p.m. game against Morrissey's dangerous offensive break Notre Dame records high 23 kills and Tauritis' week. Carroll will be a chance to do attack, and the Knights' offense despite an injury that pre effective combination of "We've got to play with a pas something even bigger. must be efficient to find a hole in vented her from starting in defense skill and offensive sion," he said. Before their season opening the Manorite defense - a her normal assistance,-the Fisher faces a Sorin team hun win against the Otters, St. Ed's defense, Morrissey captain Nick outside hitter Irish defeated gry to avenge its opening-game hadn't won a game in three Bencomo said, that responded to position. West Virginia loss to St. Ed's. years. Senior captain Ge Wang, a the question marks that sur The Irish "Every team in the 3-1. "We just weren't mentally pre fullback and middle linebacker, rounded it prior to last week's attempted to "Despite the pared [last week]," Otters senior said the win was a great way to 20-0 thrashing of Alumni. make adjust Big East is win, I still don't captain Ryan Bove said. "We got start the season. "We had a lot of guys in new ments by improving a lot." feel that we hurt by penalties and "It felt really good," Wang said. spots, but on the whole, the starting played up to turnovers." "It was great that our fans were defense played pretty well," said Stasiuk in the Debbie Brown our full poten To better ready his team for there, and after the game they Bencomo, a senior running back. libero position, tial against Fisher. Bove rushed the field. I "There's always room for but ultimately Irish coach West Virginia," cranked up the haven't experi improvement, but our depth at lost last Brown said. "I heat in prac enced a win since each position is looking like it'll Saturday's think we tices this "We just weren't high school, so it be a strength." game to learned a lot week, adding mentally prepared felt great." Sophomore Ryan Lash and Pittsburgh 3-1 (33-31, 32-30, from this past weekend and more contact Wang added that freshman Ryan McSweeney have 23-30, 42-40). we put into practice a lot of and game [last week.]" a lot of the credit looked good at corner for the "I think a lot of things went really good things. We've had adion drills. for the first win defending champions, Bencomo wrong on Saturday. We were some great practices this On defense, Ryan Bove goes to first-year said, and junior receivers Dan playing with Adrianna in a week that have built some - the Otters are Sorin captain coach Cameron Reimer and Warren Scott should different position because of good habits. I feel we are led by senior Hogue and a host of continue to make plays for quar her badly injured toe, so we ready for the weekend." linebacker talented under terback Joe McBrayer, a fellow had a completely different This weekend the Irish (5-7, C h r i s classmen, including junior. lineup in the game," Irish 1-1) will host two more con- Schwarber and senior safety freshman quarterback Matt And just in case the Manorites coach Debbie ference foes - Mark Dummett. Abeling and freshman wide needed any added motivation for Brown said. Seton Hall (9- On the other side of the ball. receiver Dan Crisman. the game, they can look back to "We weren't as "We weren't as con 6, 0-2) and Sorin looks to build on a rushing On defensive, Vermin captain last year, when the Knights consistent as sistent as we needed Villanova (9-6, attack led by the tandem of Hove Kyle Kownacki said he did a lit handed them a 12-6 regular sea we needed to to be, and we kept 1-1). and sophomore Robert Gallic tle scouting and has a plan for son loss - the only blemish on be, and we Last season, that was very effective against the two freshmen. Morrissey's otherwise perfect kept getting getting leads but the Irish St. Ed's. "I actually got to see part of season. leads but failed failed to close out defeated Seton "We need to stick to the run the [St. Ed's-Sorin] game last "It might not be as big a deal to close out on close games. " Hall 3-0 and ning game," Bove said. "As long weekend," he said, "and I as people think because we're a games." Villanova, 3-1. as we stay dose and stop making noticed they have a pretty good different team and we're more Despite the "Every team mental mistakes, the rest will freshman quarterback over focused on [this game]," injured toe, Debbie Brown in the Big East take care of itself." there. Defensively were going to Bencomo said. "But yeah, it's Stasiuk posted Irish coach is improving a try to neutralize him." going to be in our heads, that's 14 kills. lot. Villanova Stanford vs. Dillon While St. Ed's looks to continue for sure." Freshman mid- had big leads After an 8-0 win over O'Neill it's new winning ways, Carroll dle blocker Kellie Sciacca and on St. John's, who are a tnp- last week, Stanford will look to will try to rebound from a diffi Contact Andy Renner at sophomore outside and oppo 20 team. We have our ~ stay hot this week against Dillon cult loss to Zahm in the season [email protected], Eugenia site hitter Serinity Phillips eut out for us this weekend,·· at 1 p.m. opener. The Zahmbies held the Alfonzo at [email protected], matched Stasiuk's kill total, Brown said. The Grillins' defense dominat Vermin offense to only 71 yards, Sam Werner at [email protected], and senior setter Ashley The Irish will face Seton ed the Angry Mob last week, but a fact that Carroll's captain, Andy Ziccarelli at Tauritis recorded 45 assists to Hall Saturday and Villanova captain Hob Iluth sees some Kownacki, said was as much [email protected], Griffin keep the Irish in the game. Sunday- both at 2 p.m. room for improvement, caused by first-game jitters as it Dassatti at [email protected] and Stasiuk continued to "We want to do a better job was by Zahm's defense. Matt Gamber at improve her records upon Contact Ellyn Michalak at finishing on third and fourth "I'd say we pretty much beat [email protected] entering the match against [email protected] page 18 The Observer + SPORTS Friday, September 28, 2007 SMC CROSS COUNTRY SMC SOCCER Belles head to non-conference llleet Depleted squad ti MLB Cubs 'magic number' falls to 2 despite loss out and flat-out beat us. We hit into a double play against lasted only 4 1-3 innings and didn't envision a sweep." Lee Gardner to end the eighth, allowed live runs. Kerry Wood Following Wednesday's game, and closer Kevin Gregg needed came on to piteh out of a bases Cubs second baseman Mark only eight pitches in a perfect loaded, no-outs jam in the sixth DeHosa acknowledged his team ninth for his 31st save in 35 to keep the Cubs within a run. might be pressing. Piniella, chances. Seott Olsen (10-15) gave up a mindful that the franchise has The appearance was the first run in the first, then shut down a history of folding, invited in a week for Gregg, who has Chicago until Cabrera's error in comedian and Cubs superfan been nursing a sore forearm. the sixth. Olsen gave up four Bill Murray to hang out behind Bad luck was also part of thn runs, two earned, in 5 1-3 the batting cage before Cubs' trouble: Cabrera's oppo innings and won for the first Thursday's game. site-l'ield liner landed on the time since Aug. 5.The final It didn't help. But the Cubs right-field foul line for an HBI home game for attendance denied team tradition is work double in the firth to put challenged Florida drew 24,809 ing against them. Florida ahead 5-1. fans. Most cheered for the "We're not worried about his Hanley Hamirez hit his 29th Cubs. tory," Lee said. "I understand homer for Florida while Jeremy "When you've got a lot of the history, but we weren't Hermida had two hits and fin their fans in your home ball here. I promise, when we're in ished the series 7 -for-12. park," Marlins reliever Justin between the lines, we're not , Steve Traehsel ( 1-3), making Miller said, "you want to go out thinking about the history of his first start in two weeks, and shut them up." the Cubs." Piniella, who contends there's no Cubs curse, blamed the lat SOIJ'I'III~UN I~IfJII'I'S 11 UOI)(J(~'I'IONS est loss on squandered oppor tunities. In the series, Chicago t•IU~S I~N'I'S ... Cubs pitcher Scott Eyre reacts before exiting Chicago's 6-4 went 3-for-20 with runners in loss to Florida Thursday. scoring position. - "I didn't think we were tight," Associated Press ahead of second-place Piniella said. "A couple of play Milwaukee, which lost 9-5 to ers are a little out of the norm MIAMI - Swept by lowly San Diego. of the entire season. Maybe Florida. tho Chicago Cubs "We're still in the driver's they're tired. Other than that, I shambled out of town Thursday snat," manager Lou Piniella thought we played nice and with this consolation: If they said. "We've just got to start loose." make tlw playoffs. they won't winning some games." Meanwhile, Florida played have to face the Marlins again. The Cubs' magic number for like the 2003 Marlins, who Tlw problPm is Chkago may clinching the division fell to overtook the Cubs to win the not mako tho playoff:-;. two. Thny elosn tJw regular NL championship series en Struggling to avert anotlwr snason with a thrne-gamn route to a World Series title. Cubs eollapsP, tlw NL Central snries at Cincinnati beginning And even when the Marlins leaders stranded I 0 runrwrs Friday. with Carlos Zambrano tried to help the Cubs. it wasn't and lost to tlw last-place starting for Chicago. enough. Marlins for thP third game in a "We 'vt~ got the right guy on Florida led 5-l before a row. 6-4. the mound," Dempster said. throwing error by third base "It. was a waste of a plane "Believe it or not, as bad as this man Miguel Cabrera in the l'light." Cubs closnr Hyan was, we're still confident in sixth inning let Chicago baek in I>nmpstnr said. ourselves." the game. With the Marlins 1 "You can look in tlwir dugout, Against Florida, not so mueh. leading by a run, Florida reliev I~JUJ)J\Y, SIU 'l'J~)IIII~U 2U and it's just likP panic mode," Tlw Marlins beat the Cubs for er Henyel Pinto came on to 'I'ONUIII'I' @ II :OOI•tt said I.-lorida's Cody Hoss, who tlw 1Oth straight game over the walk consecutive batters, load drovn in a run with a pinch-hit past two seasons - the longest ing the bases in the seventh, (;J .. IJII 2:1 doubh~. "Tiwy'rn paring up and active streak between major but .Jacque Jones struck out to down. WP would lw in the same league teams. end the inning. WWW.11YSt•ACit(~011(1'111~111\'ITIUII~N boat if thn situation wnrn "Thesn guys have our num For the third straight game, nwersnd." ber," Chicago first baseman Chieago failed to score on the Chicago rmnairwd two gamns I>errnk Lee said. "They came Florida bullpen. Hyan Theriot -~-----~------ Friday, September 28, 2007 The Observer+ SPORTS page 19 SMC VOLLEYBALL ND CROSS COUNTRY Triangular tourney Runners take to home turf on tap for St. Mary's Irish to face top-notch competition in Notre Dame Invitational in the USTFCCCA Div. I poll, won it 15 times, with their last By CHRIS DOYEN including the Irish men (No. title coming in 2003. The Sports Writer 13) and women (No. 27). Other women's squad began compet nationally-ranked men's and ing in 1987, and since then In Notre Dame's first two women's teams include they have won six times. with meets, both the men and Michigan (No. 26 men/No. 2 their last victory coming in women placed first in team women). Providence (No. 2003. competition. ll/No.9), Florida State (No. The Invitational is split into After one weekend off, the 24/No. 12), and North Carolina a Blue Division and a Gold Irish squads will look to con State (No. 10/No. 15). Division. The Irish and most of tinue their success at the Other ranked teams include the top-tier competition will Notre Dame Invitational today. Illinois (No. 7) Baylor (No. 22), compete in the Blue Division. At the National Catholic and Boston College (No. 26) on The Gold Division includes Championship on Sept. 14, the the women's side, and schools from Div. I, II, and III. newcomers stole the show. Brigham Young University (No. North Carolina State won the Freshman Marissa Treece cap 20) on the men's side. men's Blue Division last year, tured the women's title, while Friday's Invitational will be and Michigan took first on the KRISTY KINGfThe Observer Saint Mary's huddles during its 3-0 win over Albion on Sept. freshman Dan Jackson led the the first time this season that women's side. Both teams will 11. The Belles face Bethel and Tri-State Saturday. Irish with a second place over the Irish have faced a ranked be back this year to defend all finish. The Irish will need opponent. The time off, howev their titles. - another strong all-around per er, should prepare the squads The men's teams will race finish fourth or higher in the formance if they want to pro for the challenges they will five miles, while the women BySAMANTHALEONARD league. Tri-State currently tect their home turf. face. will race five kilometers. Sports Writer holds the No. 4 spot at 4-2, The Notre Dame Invitational The Notre Dame Invitational and the Belles are in fifth at will host eight women's and six was first held in 1956, and Contact Chris Doyen at Saint Mary's will host a tri 3-4. men's teams currently ranked since then, the Irish men have [email protected] angular tournament Saturday "We will be again working with Bethel College and con on tightening up our own ference rival Tri-State. game," Schroeder-Biek said. After getting swept by "We will have to be on our MLB Calvin on Tuesday, the Belles toes against both of these have been working hard teams .... We will be making before taking on both the adjustments in parts of our Yankees still in hunt for AL East Pilots and the Thunder. defense. Primarily quickening In order to compete against it up and working on our the two squads, then Belles players confidently and Reliever Chamberlain pitches in consecutive games for first time will need to put the Calvin aggressively playing their match in the past, Belles positions." coach Julie Schroeder-Biek Schroeder-Biek said she Jose Veras pitched the ninth, formance by Scott Kazmir, who said. has been studying the compe Associated Press completing a six-hitter for his allowed one run and three hits in "From this point forward, tition, which are typically ST. PETERSBURG - A day second career save. six innings. The 23-year-old left our focus has got to be that strong teams. after clinching a playoff berth, New York, which rested Alex bander fanned 10 to pass Johan I this I next match ... is our "Tri-State is traditionally the Yankees began preparing Rodriguez, Derek Jeter and four Santana for the major league most important match and very strong defensively," reliever Joba Chamberlain for a other regulars, closed within two strikeouts lead with 239. play like we mean it - with Schroeder-Biek said. "And heavy postseason workload. games of first-place Boston with Kazmir limited the Yankees to intensity. No looking for this year, I expect Tri-State's The 22-year-old right-hander three games to play. The Yankees Bronson Sardinha's third-inning, ward and no looking back," offense to be even more pow pitched on consecutive days for finish the regular season with a infield single - the rookie's first Schroeder-Biek said. erful. One of their previously the first time Thursday night, weekend series at Baltimore major league hit - until another The Tri-State match will be injured attackers is back on helping fellow rookie Phil Hughes before opening the playoffs, likely rookie, Alberto Gonzalez, lined a a little more important to the the roster and they added a beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 3- at Cleveland. single to left field with one out in Belles, since the Thunder are strong junior college transfer. 1 to keep alive New York's slim "There's a mathematical the sixth. Johnny Damon fol confnrenee competitors and It should be a good match." hopes in the AL East. chan.ce," center fielder Johnny lowed with a RBI double that the Pilots are not. Bethel is also a dominant Chamberlain struck out B.J. Damon said of the division race. made it 1-1. Damon went 10-for- "Tri-State is the only con team, and the Belles will not Upton to escape a jam with run "There's stuff we can't control. 15 in the series and raised his ference opponent that we take the non-conference ners at first and second in the All we can control is what we do. average to .269 - his highest haven't seen yet this year," match lightly. Schroeder-Sick eighth inning. The Yankees have ... We just need to try and fmish since late May. Schroeder-Sink said. "We said. brought him along slowly, but up the best we can." "I tried to· get the strikeouts out have high goals to aecomplish The Belles start the meet Joba Rules have been eased dur llughes (5-3) walked two and of my head," Kazmir said. "I just - one of whieh is to be a against the Thunder at 11 ing the past week, putting him in struck out five. He yielded Carlos wanted to go out and attack the first-round host for our tour a.m. position where he can be used Pena's 44th homer in the fourth, strike zone and get as deep as l nament. n relatively freely in the postsea as well as singles to Delmon could into the ball game. With the For Saint Mary's to host a Contact Samantha Leonard at son. Young, Josh Wilson and Akinori fans behind you like they were, it first-round march, it must sleonaO I @saintmarys.edu "He's always said that he eould Iwamura. just makes it all the much more do it, and tonight was a great Tampa Bay wasted a good per- special." opportunity after clinching to give him a chance," Yankees pitching AN EvENING OF· coach Hun Guidry said. "I don't FROM AROUND think he was as sharp as he nor WORLD mally has been, but I think he did a good job. He got into trouble, PLEASE JOIN U$ he got out of trouble. That's the - mark of a good pitcher." Chamberlain has allowed just EAST one earned run in 23 2/3 innings, a 0.38 ERA, since joining the Yankees in early August and has O RTH struck out 34. l-Ie said he felt good after the 20-pitch outing in which he allowed a single and also hit a batter. "It's kind of interesting to see how your body reacts, and it was good. It's bPnn good all year," the 22-year-old right-hander said. "It came back great. My body felt good, so it was another test that. hopefully, I passed." Manager Joe Torre also liked what he saw. "He seemed fine. The first thing we checked was .Joe Kerrigan in tho bullpen to make sure that he had an easy tii11P doing what he was doing, and there were no issues," Torre said, adding that he'd like to bring Chamberlain in during the middle of an inning in Yankees outfielder Johnny Damon (18) steals second in his next outing, probably Sunday. York's 3-1 win Thursday. page 20 The Observer+ SPORTS Friday, September 28, 2007 ND WOMEN'S GOLF MEN'S TENNIS Golfers seek third Irish set to host Fallon tourney All-American Sheeva Parbhu leads young squad in home debut consecutive victory By KATE GRABAREK Sports Writer Shooting from the second By LORENZO REYES spot will be freshman So-llyun After a 22-1 showing in last Sporrs Writer Park. who won her second col year's Torn Fallon legiatn tournament at Napa Invitational, a new-look Irish Notre Damn's fall campaign Hiver with a three-under-par will have to work hard to couldn't haVf~ gotten ofT to a 213 (70-71-72). In her first duplicate those results this lwttnr start. evnnt, Park finished second in weekend at the Eck Tennis Tlw Irish received the dis the field, behind only Maunu. Center. tindion of Golfweek maga Sophomore Annie Brophy Coach Bobby Bayliss will fill zinn's women's team of the· will play from the No. 3 hole thn holes in the lineup left by wonk to add onto tlwir impres af'ter her 22(> (77-73-76) three impact seniors with a sive back-to- helped her place group of freshman standouts. hack season- No. 21 at the "We're not sure who's going opening vkto "/ told them in our Cardinal Cup. to fill what spots in both sin r i ~~ s a t I. h n Fellow sopho gles and doubles," Bayliss Cougar Classic team meeting that the more Kristin said. "We still need to find and Napa key to another win is Wetzel will shoot out what the team chemistry Hiver Grill lo stay in the present fourth and will will be, and learn how to Cardinal Cup. try to continue work with the new faces. We Thn Irish and have a good her consistent need to find this year's team will try to stay week's practice and I play, af'tPr she identity." VANESSA GEM PIS/The Observer Irish senior captain Sheeva Parbhu sets up a forehand in pnrfect at think we were tied for 13th at But freshmen players can Michigan's the Cardinal pose a dilemma for coaches. Notre Dame's 7-0 win over Kentucky on April11. Wolvnrine able to do that." Cup. "The good news is we have Invitational in Hounding out five freshmen who have a lot Bayliss said junior Brett the season. Ann Arbor this Susan Holt the group will be of enthusiasm and a want to Hegelson has the potential to "I am a f'irm belilwcr in weekend. Irish coach freshman Katie work," Bayliss said. "Tiw bad be an AII-Ameriean this year. having a stronger schedule, If Notn~ Conway, who fin- news is that we have five "I have essentially two No. and t1~sting yourself," Bayliss Damn can ished strong at freshman who are still learn 1 [players! in these two," said. "We want to embrace eonw out with their third the Cardinal Cup, shooting a ing, and we're learning about Bayliss said. "They played the challenges. We will face straight victory, it will be the one-over-par 73. After a final them." two and three singles last with the tougher teams. We first time in program history round seore of one-over 73, The doubles lineup is a year, and did extremely will get a lot of answers this tlw team has started a season she ended the tournament in a work in progress, and Bayliss well." weekend about what our th rne-for-th ren. tie for 21st alongside Brophy. said the players need to step In the Olympic Fields team will look like for the The unit's early success has For the Irish to continue up for the Irish to have a Invitational, which opened rest of the season." only rnadn them more conf'i tlwir success, they must work good season. the season for the Irish two Illinois and Ohio State will dnnt, but they are still focused on one of their weaknesses, "There is a large laek of weeks ago, ·senior Andrew be among Notre Dame's top on the prizn. llolt said. experience in our doubles Roth rolled his ankle and is competition this weekend. "They're good about getting "Our eourse management lineup, especially with poach not expected to be in the line Illinois was an NCAA finalist their foe us haek," coaeh Susan needs some work," Holt said. ing and movement," Bayliss up this weekend. last season. llolt said. "They know where "We came into the final round said. "We're waiting on results Following the Invitational, tlwy rwnd to be. I told them in of the Cardinal Cup with an But the Irish do have some from the orthopedic doctor, to the Irish will travel to the ITA our team meeting that the key eight-stroke lead, but we experienced players return let us know if he needs an All-American Championships to another win is to stay in the sometimes tend to be overly ing to this year's squad. All MRI or what kind of treat beginning on Oct. 4 in prnsent and have a good aggressive and let the competi America senior captain ment," Bayliss said. Oklahoma. week's praetiee and I think we tion cn;tch up. We need to keep Sheeva Parbhu returns to this Even with the inexperi were able to do that. Now we it simple, and hit fairways." year's squad and should help enced team, Bayliss did not Contact Kate Grabarek at just have to play the golf The Irish are looking to back the younger players adjust. ease up on the schedule for kgrabaO 1 @saintmarys.edu course because when you do up their previous performanc that, you give yourself a shot to es with a solid campaign as win." they head to the Wolverine Teeing off from the No. 1 InvitationaL spot will be junior Lisa Maunu, "Success breeds confidence," who has had a memorable Holt said. "We're all playing start to her season. A week well, and we're being consis ago, Golfweek named Maunu tent. The team is really feeding women's player of the week ofl' it. 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Senior Greg Gridiron Classic. Hodgers led the team individ Notre Dame will play host to ually with a seventh-place fin a 12-team field for the tour ish, one shot ahead of sopho nament, played Sunday more teammate Doug Fortner. through Tuesday at Warren Freshman Connor Alan-Lee Golf Course. Among the top had an impressive perform teams competing will be No. ance in his collegiate debut, 16 Lamar, Michigan State, finishing No. 26. Georgetown, Arkansas and Sandman, an all-Big East Virginia. selection last season, got off - Notre Dame finished second to a rocky start, shooting 18- in the inaugural Gridiron over to tie for 39th. Senior Classic last year, 29 shots Eddie Peckels rounded out behind Lamar, which never the Irish team in a tie for No. trailed in the event. The Irish 37. held off Baylor, Florida State, While half the Irish team and Vanderbilt in the final teed off in Minnesota, the rest round in cold and windy con was competing at the Rutgers VANESSA GEMPISfThe Observer ditions to take second in their Invitational in New Jersey. Junior Kelcy Tefft returns a shot in Notre Dame's match against Wake Forest on Feb. 18, 2007. first home tournament since The Irish team o( freshmen Three Irish players won their flights in the Saint Mary's Invitational Sept. 16 in Knoxville, Tenn. 2004. and sophomores turned in a Graduated senior Cole Isban strong performance, finishing players - No. 1 sophomore Reilly and Kristen Rafael are led the Irish, but several second out of 18 teams with a Observer Staff Report Cosmina Ciobanu, No. 3 sopho No.3. returning Notre Dame players team score of 18-over. Notre Dame travels to Ann more Colleen Rielley and No. 4 Rafael will also compete in had success in the inaugural With eight underclassmen Arbor, Mich., for the Wolverine junior Kelcy Tefft. Ciobanu had the Maize singles draw. event. Junior Josh Sandman on the team this year, the Invitational this weekend. an impressive debut season, Denise Ellison and Bailey placed eleventh with a 12- Irish will depend on signifi The individual tournament compiling a 36-5 overall Louderback are also entered over-par 222. He was tied by cant contributions from the features players from record. in the tournament - Ellison is sophomore Carlos Santos younger classes. Freshmen Michigan, Marquette, Western In the Blue draw, the Irish in the Blue singles draw and Ocampo, who aced the fourth Dustin Zhang and Jeff Chen Michigan and Purdue. have two more seeded players the two will play together in hole with an 8-iron. led the squad at Rutgers, Eight Notre Dame players - No. 1 Kali Krisik and No. 2 the doubles draw. After a practice round tying for eighth individually at will compete in singles, dou Katie Potts. No team score will be kept, Saturday, the tournament will six-over. bles or both. Two Notre Dame doubles but individual champions will consist of three rounds played In the Maize singles draw, teams are also seeded. 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Clausen Allen's has been a different continued from page 24 continued from page 24 story. lie missed his senior sea we expected but we just go son in high school with a ynar's 1:onfnrnnen champions, out there every day just try broken leg but was still listed C:ineinnati at 7 p.m. ing to get better, trying to get as the 52nd bnst high sehoul In C:ineinnati's two seasons in our first win." player and the second rated t.hn Big East. NotrP Damn is win Clausen entered Notre all-purpose bar:k. lnss against tlw B«>arcats (3-4. 2- Dame as a highly toutnd Allnn said that missing his 0 Big East), who mmP to South prospect and the top quartl~r senior snason has made the BPIHI af'tnr a strong showing last baek on most recruiting lists. transition to college football wnnknnd on tlwir home turf. He led Oaks Christian (Calif'.) even more drastic. Cincinnati took down lligh School to a 42-0 record "For rnn, it's pretty over c;norg~~town 2-l and Snt.on llall but has started this season 0- whelming because I missed 4-0. 3 as the starter. out on my senior y1mr of high SP11ior forward Patrick Baxtnr "It's real different, to say school and so jumping lnd tlw way with two goals VANESSA GEMPISfThe Observer the least. In high school I straight from my junior foot against tlw l'iratns, scored the Senior forward Amanda Cinalli battles for the ball during didn't lose a game, but that ball season to the college game-winner against thn lloyas Notre Dame's 2-1 overtime loss to Oklahoma State. was high school," Clausen game, it's likn 'Wow. I can't and was nanwd tlw Big East 's said. "In college, it's a way believe it,"' Allen said. ollimsivn playnr of thn wm~k. test," Waldrum said. "They're a different game. It's helped Allen did not start against "In this lnague, nvnry team has Big East good team but you have to beat me and not only me, but the Georgia Tech in the season good playnrs," Irish coaeh Bobby the good teams. rest of the team realized that opener, but he made his first Clark said. "We have to concern continued from page 24 On Sunday, the Irish will host this is a hard collegiate start ourselvns morn with what we are Cincinnati, which is 3-4-1 over game and you at Penn State doing and sorting out our own all and 0-1 in Big East play. have to come on Sept. 8. games." postseason begins. The Irish The Bearcats took Louisville out every "Football is a Allen carried are 3-4-1 overall but look to Tlw Irish seem to have done to double-overtime last Friday week and get physical sport. If I the ball eight - that pretty well the last few stay perfect in league play. before falling 1-0 to their rival. better." times for only wnnks. "The non-conference games Waldrum knows that defeat Even though didn't want to get 12 yards but Notrn Dame (5-1-21 has rolled are the first phase of our sea ing Cincinnati will not be a sim Clausen was hit, I should have had a team ofT three straight shutouts. son. where we try to improve ple task. known in high played golf or high six catch Stmior goalknepnr Chris Cahill our seeding for the NCAA "In this conference, there's school for his es for 36 yards mtnrs this wnekmHI with a 0.39 Tournament," Irish eoaeh such parity that everyone is ability to something like most of goals-against averagn. Handy Waldrum said. capable of' beating anyone on a throw the ball that." which came on And Clark knows the Bnarcats "Obviously, we didn't do what given day," he said. "Last year, down field, he the game's we wanted in that phase, but have had Notre Damn's numbnr. there were only about two or said. he has Jimmy Clausen opening drive. "It's an opportunity for our now we're in phase two." three really good teams but no plan on "Thn Penn Irish quarterback tnam to make history," Clark The Irish visit No. 25 that's no longer thP. case." forcing a State game and said. "It w1iuld bP somnthing they Louisville on Friday before After a tough loss in which change to the first couple or eould hang tlwir hats on." rnturning home to take on the Irish out-shot Penn State team's cur- plays were At the othnr nnd of tho spec Cincinnati Sunday. The 24-9, Notre Dame will look to rent conservative of'f'ensive pretty overwhelming f'or me, trum, Notrn Dame has never lost Cardinals are 6-1-1 overall and cut down on the mental errors approach. but I liked it," he said. to Sunday's opporwnt, I.ouisville. 2-0-1 on their home turf'. that have eost it several games ''I'm a freshman and I'm Allen said going into that Tlw Irish arn 6-0 all-limn against "Louisville is a very hard this season. just trying to help the team game he did not know he thn Cardinals, with thrne of tlw plaee to play," Waldrum said. "Sunday, we gave the game win." Clausen said. would be getting as many wins coming at Alumni Finld. "The fans get right bnhind the away with some little things we "Anything I ean do to help touches as he did beeause of The Cardinals split games with goal and yell at thn de!imsfl and need to work on," Waldrum the team win, I'm going to the way Irish offensive coor Georgetown and Snton llall in thfl goalie the whole game." said. "But the girls know where do." dinator Mike Haywood runs their opnning wnekPnd of Big Louisville senior goalkeeper we are as far as correcting Clausen said that one of the the substitutions. East play. Louisville has put up Joanna llaig, who earned Big those mistakes." biggest adjustments he must "Going into the game we big numbnrs ofl'onsivnly so far in East goalkeeper of the week Irish junior forward Kerri make this season is adjusting really don't know what's emu:h Ken Lolla's se1:ond season last week after registering Hanks, who has scored in four to the speed of the college going to happen. In practice, shutoul<; against Kentucky and at the helm. They have seon~d consecutive games, looks to game. everybody practices the same four goals on three separate Cincinnati, has registered five add to that streak and start a "It's obviously faster than plays," Allen said. "Going out occasions so far this season - dean slates in the team's eight new one - a team winning high sehoul," Clausen said. on the field, you basically wins over Seton llall (4-0), games this season. streak. "But once you get used it, it's wait until you're number is Kentueky (4-2) and Marshall (4- On offense, the Cardinals are "We're just focusing on not that bad, it slows down called and whenever you're 11. led by freshman forward Friday at Louisville and trying for you a little bit. Obviously number's called, you first to ''I'm not even looking at Kelsey Hunyadi and junior for to win all our Big East games," it's slowed down for me, and go out on the field and do it Louisville at the moment. only ward Shannon Smyth, eaeh of' Hanks said. not only me but the rest of and do whatever you can to Cincinnati," Clark said. "Come whom has put up three goals the freshmen are making ful!ill your task." Saturday, or Friday night, I'll and an assist. Contact Fran Tolan at that transition too." Allen credited his develop start to think about the "It's not going to be an easy [email protected] Clausen is also throwing ment to both llaywood - Cardinals." behind an offensive line that who Allen called "by far the Louisvilh~ starlo.; ilo.; wenk1md in has allowed a nation-high 27 best running backs coach Milwaukne with a game against sacks - with Clausen taking I've ever had" - and senior Marquette Friday night. Sunday's 18 of those. But the fresh running backs Travis game starts at :~:]0. man said that all the hits are Thomas and Junior Jabbi11. not taking a mental toll on "!Thomas and Jabbie) pret -· Tlw Irish hope tlw honw slatn H'WW. ror nr nyras/1. ( oorn this weekend will givn them rnst THE NAME IS KNOWN WORLDWIDE , , , HIS TALENT IS OBVIOUS! him. ty much helped me with to n~gain full strength as tlwy PART DF' THE CASH FAMILY MUSICAL HERITAGE! "Football is a physical everything," Allen said. nnt.(~r tlw !wart of t.lwir eonf'nr sport. If I didn't want to get "Maybe if it's a problm11 that nrrcn sdwduln. hit, I should have played golf' I want to ask him and not "We're nursing a fhw bits and or something like that," ask a coach because I don't pinens, but I think wn'll be OK," Clausen said. want to seem like I don't Clark said. "It's nien from a n~st ClausHn's entry to Notre know anything, they're there point to lw at home." Dame was one of the most for me at all times. I look at Notrn I>arne plays seven of its well-analyzed in school histo them like another member of' next night games at home, with FRIDAY SEPTEMBER, 28 8:00 PM ry. Fortunately for the fresh the coaching staff' off' the one trip to East Lansing to take man, his position coach was field." on Michigan State mixnd in with a well-known quarterback thn home games. prospect in his own right - Note: Ron Powlus. 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Aftnr opening up Big East Notre Damn has started play with throe straight road freshmen at both positions - wins, No. 2 Notre Dame .Jimmy Clausen at quarterback returns home for two more and running back Armando league games this weekend at Allen. Alumni Field - one against a "It's been fun. It's been a dif team it has never defeated in fernnt experience," Clausen conference play and one said Thursday, in his second against a team it has defeated meeting with reporters since every time. coming to Notre Dame. "We The Irish get started tonight obviously don't have the wins KELLY HIGGINS!The Observer with a showdown against la..'it Freshman running back Armando Allen breaks a tackle while freshman quarterback Jimmy see CLAUSEN/page 22 Clausen looks on in Notre Dame's 38-0 loss to Michigan in Ann Arbor on Sept. 15. see BEARCATS/page 22 MEN'S INTERHALL High-flying Zahm faces winless Juggerknotts "I would say he's a good against Zahm. p.m. junior running back Don Joyce. By ANDY RENNER, EUGENIA threat, but not a main threat," "We are focusing on keeping For O'Neill senior captain Pat They'll have to face some tough ALFONZO, SAM WERNER, Zahm senior captain Sean everything clean and crisp," Conley, it is all a matter of learn competition from Keough, a ANDY ZICCARELLI, Wieland said of Ossei-Anto. "A Knott sophomore captain Aidan ing from last week's mistakes. team that lost to Keenan 12-0 GRIFFIN DASSATTI and good passing game always helps Fitzgerald said. "The playbook "We got beat last week on a and is looking to redeem itself. MATT GAMBER to open up the running game." won't be the thickest, but it will few passes rand] our oll'ense was Keough seems to be heading Sports Writers Despit{l the good start, Wieland be the most well-run." not schemed correctly," he said. back to the drawing board as is not getting overconlident. Fitzgerald said Knott will come But the Angry Mob has been well, working on elements that "I thought we played well, but out fast and furious. working hard to make Sunday's Keenan exploited in Sunday's Zahm and Knott face off there are always things to work "Our team isn't huge, but we 8-0 loss to Stanford a thing of game. Sunday at 2 p.m. with the tl~ams on," Wieland said. "Obviously have some head hunters that the past. "At practice we'll work on our going in opposite directions. the goal is to get back to when~ will let you know we're on the "Our pass defense has been defense, tackling and pass cover Led by junior running bark we were sophomore y1mr, in the field to crack some skulls," the focus of this week's practices age" junior captain Tom Tlwo Ossei-Anto. Zahm blanked stadium." Fitzgerald said. along with emphasis on chmning O'Donnnll said. "We're very con Carroll 12-0 in Week 1. Ossei Knott, on the other hand, suf up the offense," he said. fident. we think Wl1 match up Anto racked up 123 yards and fered a 21-0 defeat at the hands O'Neill vs. Keough O'Neill freshman quarterback well Iand I can take it to them two touchdowns. but Knott will of Mod Quad rival Siegfried. Still, Both Keough and O'Neill will Robbie Powers will look to have and win the gam!~." have to f01:us on the entin~ Zahm the Juggerknotts are optimistic: to try to rebound from their a better chance connecting with ommse if it wants to win. that they can bounce back opening-day losses Sunday at 3 junior receiver Nate forte and see KEOUGH/page 17 WoMEN's INTERHALL NO WOMEN'S SOCCER Phoxes face defending Irish resume Big East play champ Purple Weasels Team takes perfect league record on the Opportunity knocks after PW drops first game road to Louisville "We arn good on both sides of By JARED JEDICK, PETER the ball, but I think our strength By FRAN TOLAN REJSENAUR, MIKE has to bn our defense," senior Sports Writer GOTIMER, GRIFFIN captain Tina Martinek said. DASSATTI and MEGHAN "Lewis only got passed our 50- MCMAHON yard line once, and Breen Phillips After finishing its daunting Sports Writers only scored on our back-ups." early-season non-conference Freshman quarterback Grace slate, Notre Dame heads into Pangborn and Pasquerilla Orians leads the powerful ommse the second phase of its sched West, two (;old League power that hopes to rebound from ule this weekend. houses, f;u:e oil" Sunday at 5 p.m. Thursday's disappointing show The Irish beat DePaul 4-0 on Hiehlc1 East field. ing. in their first Big East game Tlw Purple Weasels starters "She is good both running and Sept. 21 before falling to Big gavn up their first points of the passing," Martinek said. "She is Ten foe Penn State 2-1 two season in a 6-0 loss to Welsh great." days later. Notre Dame will Family in their last game. The The Weasels hope to work in now play 10 straight confer team picked up two wins with some new trick plays to keep ence matches before the WU YUE!The Observer stellar defense prior to that Junior defender Kerry Inglis clears the ball during Notre Dame's against Lewis and Breen- Phillips. see WEASELS/page 16 see BIG EAST/page 22 4-0 victory over DePaul on Sept. 21. II THE Friday, September 28,2007------OBSERVER ·------~------~-~ page 2 The Observer+ IRISH INSIDER Friday, September 28, 2007 COMMENTARY 2007 Irish opponents No. 1 draft pick Last week This week (2-2) L, 23-28, Virginia at Clemson eight losses away (3-1) L, 9-14, Mich. at Illinois Notre Dame is 0-4 and that playing." <:an only mean onn thing- it's Thesn recruits know Notre time to start tanking and get Dame is young and that it the No. 1 draft piek. would be a bad business deci W, 14-9, PSU at N'Western .lust like the Boston Cellies sion to jump ship at this point. and Memphis They know they ean come in (;rizzlies in and possibly see playing time last ynar's right away to become part of NBA, it's time the solution. W, 31-14, ND at Wisconsin for NotrP This is where the eurrnnt Damn to give team enters the picture. up and hope I know it's hard to give 100 it gets a play pereent every play when there er that can is no lofty reward waiting at the W, 45-31, Minn. vs Notre Dame turn the Chris Hlne e11d of the season. When you franchise are down at the end of the around. game, and victory is out or OfTnnsive Sports Editor reach, it almost seems silly to W, 44-31, Wash. at Oregon St. line, just let keep trying. But failing to give everybody 100 percent is worse than any through. Defense, let everyom1 loss this team could suffer. run all over you, and, David Lack of experience is an Bruton, stop trying so hard. excuse; lack of effort is not. W, 37-17, Army vs UMass But don't make it obvious that Nothing will turn recruits away you're tanking, Irish. Make it faster than watching a team look like you're trying, but keep that does not want to be on the in mind the next Peyton field. In a way, the Irish are W, 47-14, WSU vs Washington Manning or Troy Aikman is just playing for a national ehampi wailing to be picknd. When you onship- just one that will be a get that player, it will only be a couple of years in the future. matter of time before he devel If I was lucky enough to have ops into the next supnrstar and the talent to be a highly-touted W, 46-43, Duke vs Air Force leads you to another national high school recruit, I would not title. want the players at my future Oh wait, what's this I hear sehool giving up just because about Notre Dame having the they are down a couple of No. 1-rated recruiting dass in touchdowns. L, 6-31, BYU at Navy the country? Heally? Ilow is If I was lucky enough to be that possible? playing as a senior for Notre I had heard our eoaching Dame, I know I want to do all I stafT stunk and didn't know ean to make sure this program L, 43-46, Navy at Miami (FL) what they were doing. I forgot is in good hands when I leave. l this is not the NFL, where the may not be able to single-hand lnagun rewards your lack of odly win a game, but I can Just seconds from campus. With its many choice beverages, hearty food and lively conversation, Brigid's is the place to be. Plus there's live music on weekends, overstuffed leather chairs to cozy up by the fireplace and lots of big screen TVs to watch all the games. And we're open seven nights a week, too. (Watr.rfi:mJ F..~t.ate.~ Lodff. has hot.el rooms at reawnable rat.e.~ tt)r upcoming ND fixllball wt"r.kends.) JESSICA KANG!The Observer Irish running back Armando Allen runs upfield during Notre Dame's 31-10 loss to Penn State on Sept. 8. Friday, September 28, 2007 The Observer+ IRISH INSIDER page 3 Football for his family Irish safety David Bruton plays to support his son Jaden- who he calls 'Knucklehead' old. By JAY FITZPATRICK "It was just difficult because Assocaite Sports Edtor I was getting pulled back home because I wanted to he around David Bruton has played my son and not being able to many roles in his three years see him," he said. "And then at Notre Dame. just being up here and all the First he was a special teams stress of being pulled so many player. different ways and not being Then he was backup safety. able to know how to use your Now he is the starting free time, it was difficult my first safety. couple years. But it tended to But if you ask David, he is, get better as I matured and got and has been, something older, and I learned what's entirely different. best and what's not." ''I'm a father, and I'm a stu Part of his maturation is his dent," he said. desire to be a large part of Jaden's life. Bruton knows that Working for 'Knucklehead' he cannot be as involved with Unlike many Division I col Jaden as he would like to be lege football players, Bruton's because of football, but he has main concern in his football tried his hardest to be with his career is not how it will trans son when he can. late into a professional career. This season, Jadcn was able lin has morn important things to come watch his father make on his mind. his first collegiate start against In NovPmbPr of his freshman Georgia Tech. year at Notre Dame, Bruton's Bruton said the most impor son, Jaden, was born. Bruton tant factor in shaping who he said that when his girlfriend is today is his family - espe from honu~ in Miamisburg, cially Jaden. Ohio, first became pregnant, "I got a younger brother AP he was unsure about how he [Kendrick, a tight end at Miami Irish safety David Bruton strips Nittany Lions running back Austin Scott of the ball during Notre should act as a father. (OH)] - that's my best friend. Dame's 31-10 loss to Penn State on Sept. 8. "There was a time where I've got my little son and that's there was a debacle between my Mini-Me there," he said. Bruton still decided to come Georgia Tech, accumulating 18 said. "One guy against the me and my baby momma. We 'Tm just more of a family guy. play for the Irish. total tackles - including his next, and David was able to, lost contact during her preg You wouldn't expect that from When Bruton first got to first tackle for a loss against we thought, day in and day nancy," he said. "In the four a twenty-year-old in college." Notre Dame under then-defen Army. out, outperform the other play months before Jaden was born sive coordinator Rick Minter, He said that one of the main ers and that's what we're look during the summer, I was just Getting started he was primarily a special reasons for his success was his ing for is to put the best eleven out having fun doing things Bruton started at safety for teams player. Bruton logged coaches, including special guys, and in the case of the that you wouldn't necessarily two seasons at Miamisburg 3:55 minutes of playing time teams coach Brian Polian and safeties put our two best guys, consider responsible." High School in Ohio, earning a his freshman year, playing in defensive backs coach Bill on the field." But Bruton realized that he three-star ranking, according 11 games for the Irish and Lewis. Bruton earned his starting had to act more responsibly to scout.com. During his junior making 14 total tackles. "They're patient, but you spot going into the fall on a once his son. who he calls and senior seasons, Bruton tal "Just having that opportunity know h_ow coaches are, they high note, earning defensive Knucklehead, was born. lied 11 interceptions and 112 helped with my maturity yell at you, they get on your most valuable player honors "But as he was born and I tackles. level," Bruton said. "It also butt about everything," Bruton for the 2007 Blue and Gold got older, I realized the fair Bruton was a late commit to helped with my confidence and said. "And it's just little things Game, after he returned an ness of her being at home and the Irish coming out of high just knowing I can play D-one. they help you study from. interception 35 yards for a not being able to do much, and school and did not even make It's not like a lot of people from Studying yourself is something touchdown. then I'm not going doing an official visit until Jan. 7, my high school got the chance that I never learned to do." Although Lewis said there is much," he said. "And am I 2005, during his senior year. to play D-one. It was just get In his first two seasons, not much schematic difference going to college to have fun, or Bruton said his biggest influ ting to prove to myself and to Bruton said, safeties Tom between Minter and current am I going to college to sup ences in committing to Notre my hometown that we can play Zbikowski and Chinedum defensive coordinator Corwin port Knucklehead. And I nar Dame were his father and his anywhere." Ndukwe helped him mature as Brown's use of the free safety, rowed it down to I'm going to high school coach Tim Lewis. Bruton continued playing on a player. Bruton said he feels more com school and playing football to "I didn't know about Notre special teams his sophomore "They've always kept my fortable in the latter scheme. support Knucklehead." Dame when I was being year, but was promoted to head up when I'm down. "It's more of a 'just go out Bruton said his first few recruited, and I didn't know backup safety that season. He They've always boosted me. there and play' type defense months at school were difficult such a big deal it was," he saw his first action on defense They've always kept me close," with Coach Brown," he said. because of the pressures put said. early in the season against Bruton said. "Nedu always "You come from high school; on him. He was trying to earn Former head coach Tyrone Penn State and continued to used to say I was more athletic you go out there to showcase playing time at a big-time Willingham began recruiting play iate downs throughout the than him. And Zibby was giv what you do in high school. I'm school, adjusting to life as a Bruton in high school, but season. ing me a confidence boost not knocking on Coach Minter, college freshman and trying to after his firing and current Bruton played in every game when needed throughout my but Coach Minter's gameplans raise a son - all at 18 years coach Charlie Weis' hiring that season except against younger years, and it's been used to have you thinking so real helpful in my development much that you couldn't just as a player." relax and play. In Coach But after Ndukwe graduated Brown's you just get to play to the NFL, a slot opened at more freely." safety that Bruton wanted to This freedom has allowed fill. Bruton to become a constant presence in the defensive sec Making his presence felt ondary as part of the nation's Bruton entered spring camp fourth-best pass defense. in 2007 competing for the Bruton is tied for second on starting safety position next to the team with 35 tackles and Zbikowski with, among others, made the first interception of fellow junior Ray Herring. his career Saturday against Bruton worked hard through Michigan State. out training camp to show his "You saw the interception desire to make the team. the other day, that was not just "I just went out and worked an OK play, that's a guy having every day. I didn't just work in great range, not only just tak defense, but I worked in spe ing the proper angle to the cial teams. I always try to ball, just being able to get from work," he said. "I always try to the middle of the field all the do my best that I can do. And way to the fade ball up the there's something I can't do or sideline," Weis said. "There something I don't understand, aren't that many people that I've always spent extra time to have the speed to cover that understand everything." much ground." Lewis said Bruton worked But for David, everything - harder than the rest competing the tackles, the interceptions, for the position and that put the big plays - is for him above the rest of the com Knucklehead. GEMPISfThe Observer petition. Irish safety David Bruton, left, and Irish linebacker Maurice Crum, Jr., right, tackle Yellow Jackets "And that's what it is, it's all Contact Jay Fitzpatrick at running back Tashard Choice during Notre Dame's 33-3 loss to Georgia Tech on Sept. 1. about competition," Lewis [email protected] ------~·------~------~------~ ~------~------· ------~------ page 4 The Observer+ IRISH INSIDER Friday, September 28, 2007 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Record: 0-4 HEAD1 AP: NR Coaches: NR Notre Dame Fighting Irish Charlie Weis Third season at Notre Dame Notre Dame ·~32 Schmidt career record: 1 9-1 () 2007 Schedule at Notre Dame: 19-10 Charlie Weis against Sept. 1 GA.TECH-L head coach Purdue: 2-0 Sept. 8 at Penn State-L Sept. 15 at Michigan- L Roster Sept. 22 MICH. ST.-L No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. YR I D.]. !lord WR 6-1 196 )R Sept. 29 at Purdue 2 D.urin W.11ls IJB 6-l 180 so 4 Gary Gray DB 5-11 180 I'R 5 Arn1t1ndo Allt.•n RB 5-10 190 I'R Oct. 6 at UCLA b Ray Herring IJH 5-10 197 so 7 Jimmy n .• uscn (.)B 6-3 207 FR Oct. 13 BC 8 Rat•shnn McNt•il DB 6-0 187 FR 9 Tom Zbikowski DB 6-0 207 SR II D,wid Grimes WR 5-10 177 Jl' Oct. 20 usc 12 l>arrin Br.1gg QB 6-l 188 SR 13 Ev,m Sharpley (.)H 6-2 216 JR Nov. 3 NAVY 14 Br.1ndnn Walkt•r K 6-3 197 I'R 95 William• 15 Lt•o F~rrinl' DB 6-0 189 SR 93 Muflen 16 justinGillt.•tt QB 5-11 180 SR Nov. 11 AIR FORCE 17 (;l'<,ffrey Price I' 6-3 208 SR 18 Duval K1mara WR 6-5 222 I'R Nov. 18 DUKE 19 l ;t•orgc Wt..'st WR 5-10 197 so LCB JIC8 20 Tt.•rraill.ambcrt DB 5-11 191 SR Nov. 25 at Stanford lWiiio ,,L. ~ :zoia.i1bcrt 21 ll.lfry G.1llup Jr. WR 5-11 185 so :l2Woodlm 6 ~mng ~ .,jf 8McN<'il 22 Ambmst• Wot>dt•n CB 5-11 196 SR 2.1 Coldt•n Tate WR 5-11 188 FR 2.1 W. David William~ DB 5-9 173 SR 24 Leonard Gordon DH 5-11 194 so 25 Munir Prince DB 5-10 184 so 26 Tr.wis Thomas RB 6-0 216 SR 27 David Bruton DB 6-2 207 )R 28 Kyle McCarthy DH 6-1 207 so 29 j.1shaad Gaines DB 6-0 203 so 29 ).1ke Richardsvillt.• WR 6-1 180 so 30 !Iarrison Smith DB 6-2 205 I'R 31 St.•rgio Brown DB 6-2 196 so 32 l.ukt.• Schmidt RB 6-3 248 so 3.1 Robt.•rl llught.'> Rll 5-11 238 FR COACHING QUARTERBACKS IRISH RUSHING IRISH PASSING 34 j.lmL'S Aldridgt.• RH 6-0 222 JR 35 N.ltt.• Whit.1ker K 5-9 165 rR 35 Kevin Smith ()ll 6-U 180 SR 36 Dt.•x Curt• DH 6-1 220 so 37 Juninr J•bbit.• lUI 5-11 205 SR Charlie Weis' success Charlie Weis deci Notre Dame improved Notre Dame hasn't 38 W.ldL•Inm!' WR 5-Y 183 SR 39 Ry.m Burkhart K 5-11 196 so 1.&.1 in his first 23 games as sion to simplify the running the ball last passed filr morn the I 00 :w Kl•Vill Atuok.s TE 6-2 241 so Notre Dame head offense and go to more wenk, with James yards sinec the Penn State 40 M.lllrkl' Crum, Jr. 1.1! 6-0 230 SR :!!: 41 Scott Smith I.B 6-4 235 )R Purdue's ruc;h game is too good to ignore. Any Early in the game, Jimmy Clausen completes team averaging half a dozen yards a earry, a bomb f'or a TD, forcing Purdue to move its against any set of oppononts, will bo good. The safilties out of' the box and allowing filr produc Irish rush dBHmse, because of seheme and per tive Irish rushing. Mnanwhilo, Notro Dame's Irish sonnel issues, is vulnerable. Jimmy Clausen will defense looks hotter against. a spnmd oll'lmsn play the whole game (despite the lopsided fourth than it has against the power teams it has quartor score), and Notre Dame will onee again f'aeod. St.udnnts rush St.onehnngo as a Brandon experts improve on ollimse with tho realization that the Walker field goal splits tlw uprights with no de/(mse has work to do. time left. Thll losing stn~ak llnds now. Ken Fowler FINAL SCORE: Purdue 4 7 Chris Khorey FINAL SCORE: Notre Dame 23 ,','ports Writer Notre Dame 20 Sports Editor Purdue 21 ~·------~--·------ Friday, September 28, 2007 The Observer+ IRISH INSIDER pHEAD Purdue Boilermakers Purdue 2007 Schedule Sept. 1 atToledo-W Sept. 8 E.HLINOIS--W Sept. 15 ClWffi-W Sept. 22 at Minn.-W Sept. 29 vs Notre Dame Oct. 6 OHIO STATE Oct. 13 at Michigan Oct. 20 IOWA Oct. 27 N'WESTERN Nov. 3 at Penn State Nov. 10 MICIDGANST. Nov. 17 at Indiana BOILERS RUSHING BOILERS PASSING SPECIAL TEAMS INTANGIBLES Notre Dame's front Opposing quarterbacks Notre Dame's special Notre Dame looked seven is undersized - arc eompleting less than teams looked decent this better last week, but still and it shows. The Irish 50 percent of their passes season - until a total was far from actually z have been pushed for fewer than 120 yards meltdown last week. winning a game. The 0.... around defensively to per game against the Returns were short, cov Irish badly need some ::tl the tune of more than Irish. but part of that suc erage was poor and Geotl" thing to get their eonfi rrl 230 yards on the cess is because teams are Price punted the ball off dence back. The noon c ground per game. The running the ball so well. the side of his foot nearly kickoff will mean the l> Irish need to fight off Play-action passing into the stands. The Irish Purdue crowd won't be 3: blocks and tackle mueh worked well for Michigan must get back on track as loud early in the rrl better. State. this week. game. Kory Sheets leads a Purdue's wide receivers Purdue has returned Purdue is 4-0, racking Boilermaker rushing have killed Notre Dame two kickoffs for touch up huge numbers on attack that is averaging in the past. Last year, downs this year, includ offense and has two more than 200 yards per Selwyn Lymon had 238 ing one by Bryant, who straight losses to the Irish "tJ game. Purdue mainly yards receiveing, and two also returns punts. for motivation. Their c: ::tl ndins on draws and years ago Dorien Bryant Kicker Chris Summers schedule has been easy, c stretch plays out of its had 127 yards and two is perfect inside 40 but the Irish don't neces c: thrne- and four-wide for touchdowns. Both still yards, but he has onl;y sarily offer a step up in rrl mations, but those plays suit up for the one touehback in 33 eompetition - just more have been very effective. Boilermakers. kickoffs. media attention. The Purdue running game is more finesse hasP than whatf:.11t\~ Iris have seen so f '" thiS' . r - wli!tfb h . e ~"Ji Notre Dame will still be searching for its first Things looked better on offense last week, but win a1lcr this week. The Irish have a solid ground the defense faltered - something that will seri game once again, but Purdue keeps the Irish ously hurt Notre Dame against Purdue. The offense one-dimensional and limits the scoring. Boilermaker's spread offense will kick the Irish Purdue's spread offense gives Notre Dame fits on while they are down. Purdue's strong rushing Irish the out<>idc, the Boilermakers control the tempo of attack (more than 200 yards per game) and the game, and Joe Tiller captures another victory. Curtis Painter will match up well with the Irish, who won't be able to handle it. The otl"ense will experts Jay Fitzpatrick continue t9 improve, but not enough to win. Chris Hine FINAL SCORE: Purdue 34 Associate FINAL SCORE: Purdue 27 !·iports Editor Notre Dame 17 Sports Editor Notre Dame 13 ~- 1 page 6 Tbe ob.~erver + IRISH INSIDER Friday, September 28, 2007 -- -·- .. ···----- ··- .. Crunching the Saturday Pick 'eiTI KhoreJ: Hine Fowler Fitzeatrick numbers Season Record: (58-20) (63-15) (66-12) (66-12) No. 1 USC at Washington usc usc usc usc AVERAGE PER GAME No. 2 LSU at Tulane LSU LSU LSU LSU ; No. 3 Oklahoma at Colorado Okla. Okla. Okla. Okla. . Auburn at No. 4 Florida UF UF UF UF ND points scored No.5 W. Virginia at No. 18 S. Florida USF USF wvu wvu Purdue points scored No. 6 California at No. 11 Oregon Cal Cal Cal Oreg. Kansas State at No. 7 Texas UT UT KSU UT ND points allowed 33.2 No. 8 Ohio State at Minnesota osu osu osu osu Purdue points allowed 20.R Michigan State at No. 9 Wisconsin MSU uw uw uw Maryland at No. 10 Rutgers Rut. Rut. Rut. Mary. ND rush yards UMass at No. 12 Boston College BC BC BC BC Purdue rush yards No. 13 Clemson at Georgia Tech GT Clem. GT Clem. Florida Atlantic at No.14 Kentucky UK UK UK UK ND rushing allowed 232.8 Ole Miss at No. 15 Georgia UGA UGA UGA UGA Purdue rushing allowed 147.0 Mississippi State at No. 16 S. Carolina S. Car. S. Car. S. Car. S. Car. North Carolina at No. 17 V. Tech VT VT VT VT ND pass yards No. 19 Hawaii at Idaho UH UH UH UH Purdue pass yards No. 21 Penn State at Illinois PSU PSU PSU PSU No. 22 Alabama at Florida State Barna Barna FSU Barna ND passing allowed No. 23 Arizona State at Stanford ASU ASU ASU ASU Purdue passing allow No. 24 Cincinnati at San Diego St. Cincy Cincy Cincy Cincy Iowa State at No. 25 Nebraska Neb. Neb. ISU Ncb. 1 ; . • ~~·· TACO 2 i' - BELli.: 20 Items $1 or Less! ~-----~-~--~---~---~------~------~ Friday, September 28, 2007 The Observer+ IRISH INSIDER page 7 Spread offense brings tackling to forefront of playing in space, and we just said of the Purdue backs. "They By CHRIS KHOREY have to make tackles." all run hard. We have to keep Associate Sports Editor Brockington, who made two the ball in front of us." tar.kles last year against the Purdue coach Joe Tiller has For four straight games, Boilermakers, said defending run a spread offense since he Notre Dame has given up over the spread in the 3-4 is similar took the job in West Lafayette 150 yards rushing. to defending it in the 4-3 in 1997. Nicknamed "basket But each of those four oppo defense the Irish ran last year. ball on grass," the scheme was nents had something in com "I don't think it's changed considered groundbreaking mon- a power much," he said. when it was seen outside of running attack "When it comes l'lordia. Today, teams from using fullbacks 'They do a really down to it, you Oregon to Florida run some and tight ends to good job of executing still have to form of the spread. clear out the what they want play in space The offense has also evolved smaller Irish front to get done. " and make tack over time. When Tiller first seven. les." started, it was mainly a passing This week's Fellow line offense, but teams have figured opponent, Corwin Brown backer John out how to run out of it, espe Purdue, offers a Irish defensive Ryan said cially using counters, draws different chal coordinator defending the and options. lenge. The run against a "If you say they're one Boilermakers run spread offense dimensional, because they're a spread offense, which fea is harder because players have spread out so much, if you said tures at least three wide to play the pass first - and all they did was throw it all the r.eceivers and a shotgun forma then react to running plays. time, then you could try to just tion on most plays. "You have to make your stop the pass," Notre Dame "They spread it around pretty reads and get your drops in the coach Charlie Weis said. "But good," Irish defensive coordina passing lanes, but when it's a they're averaging over 200 tor Corwin Brown said. "They run, you have to read the run yards a game rushing as well." do a really good job of execut and come up and stop it," he Notre Dame has been suc ing what they want to get done. said. cessful defending the pass this It will be a good test." For this reason, defensive end year, allowing less than 50 per And while Purdue has been Trevor Laws said the spread cent completions and less than effective running the ball this puts more pressure on the 120 yards per game, but Weis season - 202 yards per game defensive line to get into the said if the Irish concentrate too - the Irish hope their 3-4 backfield. much on stopping the pass, the front will be better at stopping "It's a little bit of a different Boilermakers will make them the Boilermaker's finesse game gameplan. It's up to us on the pay on the ground. than it was at stopping the defensive line to get pressure," "They're a passing team first. power games of Georgia Tech, he said. I think they'll run it to make to Penn State, Michigan and The Boilermakers running keep you honest," he said. Michigan State. game is lead by tailbacks Kory "That's why they get some of "It's different for us because Sheets and Jaycen Taylor, who these gash runs they get." JENNIFER KANG!The Observer we haven't played it this year," average around 150 yards com Irish cornerback Darrin Walls defends Nittany Lions wide receiver Irish linebacker Joe bined per game this year. Contact Chris Khorey at Chris Bell during Notre Dame's 31-10 loss to Penn State on Sept. 8. Brockington said. "It's a game "They're a good group," Laws [email protected] Painter evolves into top-flight quarterback Boilermakers average nearly downs in a 45-31 victory. By KEN FOWLER 325 yards passing and more "We can't be overconfident Sports Writer than 200 on the ground. It's a based on our game Saturday, stark contrast to Notre Dame. if we watch it [on tape]," . It wasn't a pretty beginning, which easily handled Purdue Tiller said Monday. "We've got but it showed sonw promise. in 2005 and 2006 under a lot work ahead of us." In thn young quarterback's Brady Quinn Just not l"irst start. against one of tho but now is much on thn Big Ten's best teams, he com breaking in offensive sidn plPted more than 50 percent freshman "! don't think that [Notre of the ball. of his passes and showed a J i m m y Dame's] record really Painter isn't hint of nash. Clausen with as speedy as That was Curtis Painter, two serious grow does them justice. " many spread years ago, against Wisconsin. ing pains. quarterbacks lin went 23-of-44 for 212 Clausen, Curtis Patiner are, but he is yards with a touchdown and who also Boilermakers quarterback mobile. He three interceptions. Purdue made his had a long lost that game, 31-20, and its starting debut run of 42 next, 33-15 to Penn State but against a yards in 2006 finished the year on a three tough Big Ten opponent, is en route to 288 yards gained game winning streak behind 35-of-62 for only 271 yards, on the ground, excluding its red-shirt freshman quar two interceptions and no sacks. This season, he has terback. touchdowns in his three stuck to throwing the ball - Fast-forward 24 months, starts. and throwing it well. and Painter has become one The Irish offense is last in He expects a challenge out of the most dependable sig the nation in rushing and of the Notre Dame defense, nal-callPrs in the nation. His third-to-last in passing. Notre which is fourth in yards sur 1 (, touchdown passes is sec Dame's 137 yards per game in rendered per game after the ond in the nation, and he is total offense is 62 yards fewer 0-4 start but only No. 55 in thn only quarterback with than the next-worst offense, pass efficiency defense - more than 12 Florida largely because opponents throwing International. have stuck with their running scores and The Irish have game against the vulnerable only onn inter "{Painter is] a strong 548 yards of Irish front seven. cnption. lin's armed kid and gets rid total offense in "I don't think that their the No. 1 rea of the ball quick, and four games. record really does them jus son Purdue is T h e tice," Painter said Monday. 4-0 and conl'i he's really making Boilermakers "They're a great defense, first dnnt good, quick decisions. " are averaging of all. ... I think their defense "II e 's a 527 each will be ready to play. strong-armed Charlie Weis Saturday. "I think they'll be one of the kid and gets Still, Purdue better teams we've played so Irish coach rid of the ball coach Joe far." quil'.k, and he's Tiller isn't act Besides Minnesota. Purdue's n~ally making ing like the opponents this season have good, quick decisions," Irish game is in the bag. benn Toledo, Eastern Illinois coach CharliP Wnis said. The Boilermakers took a 24- and Central Michigan. Painter has led Purdue to 3 lead over Minnesota by half AP the nation's flighth most pro time last Saturday but surren Contact Ken Fowler at Boilermakers quarterback Curtis Painter looks to pass during ductivn offense. The dered four second-half touch- kfowler 1 @od.edu the second half of Purdue's 45-31 win Saturday over Minnesota. page 8 The Observer+ PAID ADVERTISEMENT Friday, August 31, 2007 THIS WEEK IN ~.f.;U_.·~ SlRJJDm -- ~···.. ~~,;·."' :~I~~ SUN, SEPT. 30TH ® 1 PM VS. CINCINNATI EARLY ARRIVING FANS WILL RECEIVE A LIGHT SWITCH COVERS!! 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