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The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's OLUME 41: ISSUE 3 THURSDAY, AUGUST 24,2006 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM ND, SMC excel on ranking lists Shappell,

and Information Don Wycliff said University nabs No. 20 rankings have meaning for their Andrichik spot; College still leads readers. However, he said, "precise­ ly what that meaning is and Midwest Comprehensives whether [readers] attach a lot of optin1istic importance to a two-point differ­ ence" is something the publication's By KATIE PERRY editors should decide. Assistant News Editor Regardless, Notre Dame's position Grab and Go changes, as a top-20 school is "extremely A flurry of rankings recently important" to the University, he College Readership announced by top national publica­ said. tions once again placed Notre Dame "Notre Dame obviously values a Program underway and Saint Mary's in the upper eche­ good ranking," Wycliff said. "I don't lon of American academia - dis­ think we need to apologize for valu­ tinctions still esteemed by leader­ ing that. We try to put things into By KAITLYNN RIELY ship from both campuses. perspective and recognize we have News Writer Notre Dame placed No. 20 in the certain strengths and certain things 2007 U.S. News & World Report that are becoming strengths." Lizzi Shappell and Bill ranking of national universities - a Princeton University nabbed the Andrichik wasted no time for­ two-point slip from last year's top spot and was followed by fellow warding the agenda they pro­ placement. In the 2006 list, the Ivies Harvard and Yale at second posed when the two were University tied Vanderbilt at No. 18. elected student body president Associate Vice President for News see RANKINGS/page 8 and vice president last year. "So far I feel like we've made progress, and it's only the sec­ ond day of classes," Shappell said. Their combined experience in student government and the Cable installation complete in all27 dorms groundwork they laid in the spring and over the summer has allowed them to hit the By BECKY HOGAN ground running, she said. News Writer Andrichik said the pair has used its time in office so far to Dreams of "Pardon the Interruption," make "some big groundwork" Rachael Ray's recipes and Kristen on large initiatives. Cavallari in a swimsuit are now a reality "The rest of [the initiatives] for Notre Dame students, thanks to the we are confident we can University's installation of Comcast cable accomplish," Andrichik said. in all 27 dorms. Their administration has The process, which began in December already fulfilled its campaign 2005 and continued throughout the sum­ promise to improve Grab and mer, went hand-in-hand with the instal­ Go options, the pair said. lation of wireless Internet access. Last spring, students filled Notre Dame made its decision follow­ out food preference surveys. ing an investigation into other universi­ Andrichik personally tabulated ties' policies. the results, then worked with "In looking at other institutions, we Food Services to discuss the realized other schools [provided] cable. cost effectiveness of the top We realized that we needed to upgrade choices. ResNet and so we figured we might as On Monday, when Grab and well install cable," said Jeffrey Shoup, Go service opened for the first director of Residence Life and Housing. HY PHAM/The Observer time this year, students could Junior Vince Caro, left, and sophomore John Soltis take in the Uttle League World Series on see CABLE/page 8 ESPN Tuesday, a cable channel that was recently made available to the Morrissey residents. see SHAPPELL! page 6

STUDENT SENATE Group discusses plans for '06-'07

Tickets can be exchanged on - not strangers on the By MARY KATE MALONE the Tuesday before a home Internet. News Editor game from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. at As a result, students who the Gate 10 Box Office at the wish to exchange their student The wheels started turning in Joyce Center. In previous years, tickets for a non-student one the Student Senate Monday as students could exchange them must provide the first and last senators gathered for their first on Wednesday as well. name of the person who will be meeting of the 2006-07 school Berlo said there has been using their ticket. year. "rampant abuse" of the ticket "That puts the onus on the University Director of Ticket exchange process in recent student to tell us who is going Operations Josh Berlo and years, as students have sold to use their ticket. . .. The other Associate Director of Ticketing their tickets for profit on Web option was to do away with the Maja Hansen spoke to senators sites like Ebay.com. program," Berlo said. about changes that were made "[Tickets] were getting out The ticket office will only to the football ticket exchange into the secondary market," exchange 300 student tickets program - a procedure that said Berlo, adding that the tick­ per home game and 750 for the allowed students to swap a foot­ et exchange process was UCLA game, since it is at the LAURIE HUNT/The Observer ball ticket from their student designed to provide tickets for Student body president Lizzi Shappell and vice president Bill booklet for a non-student ticket. close family members or friends see SENATE/page 6 Andrichik review their notes at Wednesday night's meeting. ------

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INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT SHOULD BE THE UNIVERSITY'S NEXT CONSTRUCTION PROJECT? Temporary tovvnie I knew it was true when the kind woman reached over the counter to hand me my bag of newly purchased home accessories. Andre Valdivia Fernando Quijano Melia West Huadong Sam Chen Mallory Mecham Peter Hadley Her blue eyes youthfully pierced through her worn complex­ senior junior sophomore grad student sophomore junior ion as she thanked Carroll Carroll Breen-Phillips off-campus Cavanaugh Carroll me for shopping at my local Family Dollar. ''A 'The ''A girls' dorm ''An amusement ''A landing port "Renovating the ''Afewmore I had become a Octagon."' right next to park with roller for spaceships Brownson hideous and townie. Carroll." coasters themed on top of bathrooms and completely After attending Saint Mary's for after every Fitzpatrick. " the room with worthless three years, I had dorm." the couch. " geodesic domes never actually con­ Kelly Meehan modeled after the sidered South Bend my home. True, I did marvel ofmodem utilize the city's bars Saint Mary's architecture, and restaurants, but Editor Stepan Center." only for a brief time before I would quickly return to the safe surroundings of the collegiate "bubble" in which I lived. This year, however, things are a bit dif­ IN BRIEF ferent. I moved into my Saint Peter's Street Father Reginald Foster, abode- which idyllically resembles a gin­ principal Latin scholar for gerbread house - only to discover not Pope Benedict XVI, will be only did having an off-campus residence giving the lecture "Is Latin mean no parietals or coin laundry but also Really Dead: Why the an entire readjustment of one's personal Academy and the Church lifestyle. Should Preserve the Latin Never did I think I would call Family Language" today at 4:30 Dollar my favorite store, walking there p.m. in room 120 of the Law sometimes twice each day, but I do. School. Never did I think I would live between both a lawyers' office and a mental reha­ As part of the Summer bilitation center, but I do. Classic Film Series, "The Never did I think I would wander bare­ Leopard" will be screened foot to my neighbors' or go to McDonald's tonight at 7 p.m. in the twice in one day, but the thing is that I Browning Cinema in the have. Debartolo Center for the I paint beer pong tables a light blue hue Performing Arts. The film is in my backyard at all hours of the night. I in the Italian language with witness neighborhood children fight in the English subtitles. U.S. volleyball association standard size sand volleyball court that is my back yard. The Summer Shakespeare I watch in awe as mullet-clad men race cast, directed by William their pick-up trucks through the intricate Brown,present Shakespeare's alleyways that run parallel and perpendic­ LAURIE HUNT/The Observer "The Comedy of Errors" on ularly near my home. Freshman Colleen Fleshman enjoys the warm weather by tossing around a frisbee the Decio Mainstage Theatre My roommates and I have named the with fellow Walsh Hall residents on South Quad Wednesday. in the DeBartolo Performing potentially problematic mouse that fre­ Arts Center. The show con­ quents our kitchen Stuart little, and we tinues its run tonight at 7:30 also stick our head out of the skylight that p.m. and goes until Sunday. adorns the steep slope of our second floor roof. Saint Mary's "Senior I have had a bungee-corded beach chair OFFBEAT Career Kickoff Night" will rest happily upon my roof and prayed that be tonight from 5 p.m. to 6 I would not become the stereotypical Killer raccoons terrorize drew 40 people. "They're charges of narcotics impor­ followed by the "Junior bankrupt college student, spending seem­ pet dogs and cats urban raccoons, and tation and possession. Career Kickofr' from 7 p.m. ingly endless funds on bars, booze, bills OLYMPIA, Washington - they're not afraid." The woman had about 11 to 8 in Vander Vennet and, of course, new home decor. A fierce group of raccoons Tony Benjamins, whose pounds of brown heroin on Theater. I can no longer assume the majority of has killed 10 cats, attacked family lost two cats, said he her when she was stopped my neighbors will be Midwestern Catholic a small dog and bitten at got a big dog - a German Monday at the Gateway to On Friday night at 8 p.m., girls, but I can anticipate the booming base least one pet owner who Shepherd-Rottweiler mix­ the Americas Bridge, The Show 2006 presents echoing out of my neighbor's Chevy Impala had to get rabies shots, res­ to keep the raccoons away. according to a Customs artists Third Eye Blind and each afternoon. idents of Olympia say. and Border Protection Common in concert in the Quick trips to the Grotto and late nights Some have taken to car­ Woman accused of girdle statement. Joyce Center Fieldhouse. The at Trumper are no longer done with ease, rying pepper spray to ward heroin smuggling Authorities noticed some­ performance is limited to but neighborhood block parties and walks off the masked marauders LAREDO, Texas - A thing didn't seem right Notre Dame, Saint Mary's to Corby's are. and the woman who was pedestrian is accused of about the elothing worn by and Holy Cross students with I no longer walk the lakes, but rather bitten now carries an iron trying to smuggle $535,000 the 51-year-old woman. valid student IDs. Tickets are run the East Race river path. pipe when she goes outside worth of heroin into Texas Officers discovered she was $10. Warm cookies and salad bars are no at night. in her girdle. The woman wearing girdles, with a longer available at my first sign of hunger, "It's a new breed," said from Santa Catarina, powdery substance sewn To submit information to be but a walk to Macri's and Mac and Cheese Tamara Keeton, who with Mexico, whose name was inside. included in this section of is. Kari Hall started a raccoon not released, faced an ini­ The Observer, e-mail detailed So it is true. Sometimes life as a townie is watch after an emotional tial court appearance Information compiled information about an event tough, rough and flat out crazy, but I am neighborhood meeting Wednesday on federal from the Associated Press. to obsnews@nd. edu. loving every minute of it. And if you are lucky enough, maybe someday you too can appreciate the fun times that come with being a townie - if only temporarily. TODAY TONIGHT FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY Contact Kelly Meehan at kmeehaO 1@saintmarys. edu. The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Obseruer.

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Maggie Siefert conceived dents had a chance to get to By KELLY MAUS changes to the program last them," Mcllduff said. News Writer spring and worked feverishly Siefert said she is confident over the summer to make the new receptacles will meet A revamped Saint Mary's sure it would be ready this the students' needs. College Readership Program fall. "We wanted the student resumed Wednesday, provid­ "The program was one of body to be able to have access ing students free copies of the our biggest platform goals, so to eurrent events to help with New York Times, we're glad we classes, as well as to become USA Today, the could accom­ more informed with society," South Bend "So far we've had plish it right Siefert said. Tribune and the a really positive away," Mcllduff Funds were relocated to Chicago Tribune. said. provide this service, Mcllduff This year, how­ response frof!t Perhaps the said. "We want the students to ever, the program Saint Mary's most noticeable know we have their interests has more funding women. change to the in mind." and more features. program is the "So far today we've had a The program, installment of really positive response from which is complete­ Maggie Siefert new locking Saint Mary's women," Siefert ly funded by the student body newspaper said. Student vice president receptacles that Junior Carol Schaberg said Government require the use she hopes "students take Association, has of a student's advantage of the program." increased in cost from $7,500 ID to gain access to the news­ "Having to use our student to $13,000 per year. papers. ID really directs the program COLLEGiATE "The student government "The new distribution to us and will hopefully let allotment this year increased machines were given to the students realize that the by five dollars per student, school by USA Today due to papers are there for our bene­ READERSHIP which aided us in reallocating our membership with them," fit," Schaberg said. funds to make this project Mcllduff said. The newspapers will be PROGRAM possible," student body presi­ Mclld uff said she imple­ available Monday through dent Susan Mcllduff said. mented the program as part Friday at the Student Center, "Also, we had underestimated of student government's Madeleva Hall, Cushwa­ the number of incoming fresh­ response to students' strained Leighton Library and Le Mans men this fall, which provided access to the newspapers. Hall. us with more student contri­ "There had been a problem KRISTY KINGfThe Observer butions to work with." in the past with faculty taking Contact Kelly Mans at Student body vice president Maggie Siefert shows junior Sarah Mcllduff and vice president the papers before some stu- kmausO 1 @saintmarys.edu Robinson how to use the newspaper receptacle Wednesday.

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS GAZA STRIP U.S.: Iranian proposal falls short WASHINGTON - The Bush administration said Wednesday a proposal by Iran for nuclear Group admits to Gaza kidnapping negotiations falls short of U.N. demands that it cease uranium enrichment, and the U.S. began plotting unspecified "next moves" with other Release of U.S. journalists promised upon liberation of Muslim prisoners governments. At the same time, Iran contended it had Associated Press offered "positive and clear signals" to resolve the dispute over its nuclear program. GAZA CITY An Efforts by the U.S. and other nations could unknown militant group lead to U.N. sanctions against Iran unless it demanded the release of reverses course and agrees to a verifiable halt Muslim prisoners in U.S. to enrichment activities that can be central to jails within 72 hours in making nuclear weapons. exchange for two kid­ France took a firm and quick stand on Iran's napped Fox News journal­ proposal. Foreign Minister Philippe Douste­ ists, who were shown sit­ Blazy said the Iranians must suspend uranium ting cross-legged and bare­ enrichment if they want to return to negotia­ foot on the floor in a video tions. released Wednesday. The video, which broke Nigeria: Foreign hostages released 10 days of silence from the LAGOS - An American and five other for­ kidnappers, marked the eigners kidnapped in Nigeria's southern oil first time militants in Gaza region were released Wednesday, the govern­ have issued demands going ment said. beyond the conflict with The six men were set free in the Port Israel. The footage also Harcourt area, the focus of a series of kidnap­ had none of the trappings ping in recent weeks, said Rivers state govern­ of locally produced videos, ment spokesman Magnus Abe. such as flags or masked Among those released was Royce Parfait, a gunmen, raising the possi­ commercial ship captain from Charleston, bility that foreign extrem­ Tenn., who was abducted 10 days ago in during ists may have taken root in a raid on a nightclub by suspected militants. Gaza. "I appreciate everything everybody's done for Palestinian and Israeli us. We're having champagne," Parfait told The officials say al-Qaida has Associated Press in a brief telephone inter­ been trying to infiltrate view.between Israel and Hezbollah. Diplomats Gaza in the aftermath of are still trying to hammer out final details, Israel's withdrawal a year including the peacekeeping force's precise ago. The Egypt-Gaza bor­ responsibilities. der is now rife with smug­ gling tunnels, and Palestinian militant groups have blown up a border NATIONAL NEWS wall to allow people in and out of the area. In the footage, American Judge dismisses mine safety suit correspondent Steve AP CHARLESTON, WVa. - The lone survivor of Centanni, 60, of Protesters hold photos of cameraman Olaf Wiig, right, and U.S. correspondent Steve the Sago Mine disaster and the families of two Washington, D.C., and Centanni during a demonstration calling for their release in Gaza City on Aug. 19. victims filed lawsuits Wednesday against the cameraman Olaf Wiig, 36, Palestinians and Israel, Palestinian territories, and released them unharmed mine owner and five other companies. of New Zealand appealed fearing they could other­ we are not taking our bat­ within hours. The holding All three lawsuits accuse International Coal for help in getting released. wise cause a backlash tle outside the Palestinian of the Fox journalists is the Group and a subsidiary of negligence in the oper­ The images of the men against the Palestinian land," he said. longest so far. ation of the mine. The suits allege that unsafe sitting in a dark, drab cause. Major militant Boaz Ganor, an Israeli A Palestinian security working conditions led to the Jan. 2 explosion. room were the first sign of groups, including the rul­ counterterrorism expert, official close to the investi­ Twelve men died in the blast and prolonged the journalists since they ing Hamas movement, said the absence of gation said there were sev­ entrapment at the coal mine near Buckhannon, were abducted Aug. 14 have all condemned the Palestinian demands in the eral signs that an outside while survivor Randal McCloy Jr. was severely from their TV van in Gaza kidnapping and called for statement made it "much group was behind the kid­ injured. City. the journalists' release. more likely that this is part napping. He noted the pro­ "Our captors are treating Militants with ties to of an outside group." fessional quality of the Beatty guilty in activist gunning us well," Centanni said. Hamas have been involved Ganor said that since video and the absence of CINCINNATI - A man who gunned down a In a statement attached in kidnappings in the past, Israel's withdrawal from flags, masked gunmen or community activist just steps from City Hall was to the video, a group call­ including the June 25 Gaza, Islamic militants logos typically seen in found guilty Wednesday of voluntary ing itself the Holy Jihad abduction of an Israeli sol­ with direct or indirect links videos made by local manslaughter, a lesser charge than prosecutors Brigades railed against the dier, aimed at winning the to al-Qaida have sneaked groups. wanted. U.S. wars in Afghanistan release of Palestinians into the territory. "They're But the official said it Judge Norbert Nadel, hearing the case without and Iraq and characterized from Israeli jails. now well-rooted in the was possible that local mil­ a jury, said there was not enough evidence to them as a war against However, Ghazi Hamad, Gaza Strip," he said. itants were trying to divert support the more serious charge of aggravated Islam. It made no demands a spokesman for the gov­ Over the past two years, attention. He spoke on con­ murder against Howard Beatty, 52. of Israel. ernment, criticized the kid­ Palestinian militants have dition of anonymity "The evidence shows that Howard Beatty was Local militant groups napping of the Fox journal­ seized more than two because he was not provoked by Kabaka Oba into a sudden fit of routinely try to limit the ists. "Our battL is against dozen foreigners, usually to authorized to discuss the rage," the judge said. conflict to a fight between the occupation inside the settle personal scores, but matter with the press. Beatty was accused of shooting Oba in the leg, arm and chest shortly after the in the leg, arm and chest shortly after the targets. Oxfam's report points out that although $17 billion has been approved by Congress to rebuild homes in Louisiana and Mississippi, not one house has Border crackdown appears effective been rebuilt with that money in either state.

Associated Press caught crossing the southwest border southwest border annually are LOCAL NEWS this summer compared with last sum­ Mexicans, he said. WASHINGTON - Nearly all non­ mer. Of 2,010 non-Mexican immigrants Mexican illegal immigrants caught "Although we're not ready to declare stopped in the first two weeks of Disabled children's center closes sneaking into the United States are victory- we've got a lot more work to August, only 26 have been released - NEW ALBANY - Nearly half the students being held until they can be returned do - it is encouraging and it is some­ a 99 percent detention rate, Homeland who were forced to transfer out of a southern to their home countries, the Bush thing that ought to inspire us to contin­ Security data show. Indiana development center have moved back administration said Wednesday. ue to push forward," Chertoffsaid. Moreover, the immigrants are home with their families, state officials said. Homeland Security Secretary The new policy generally does not detained for an average of 21 days­ State officials in May closed Silvercrest Michael Chertoff said this marks the apply to Mexicans, who are almost down from 90 days a year ago -before Children's Development Center, which had been end of the "catch-and-release" practice immediately returned to Mexico after they are taken home, Torres said. open in the community just north of Louisville, that for years helped many illegal being stopped by Border Patrol agents, Immigrant rights advocates have Ky., since 1974. It had housed children with immigrants stay in the United States said John Torres, detention and questioned whether the border crack­ autism and other disabilities temporarily until unhindered. removal director of Immigration and down actually deters people from they could be stabilized and return home. "There is a real deterrent effect to Customs Enforcement, an arm of sneaking into the U.S., noting that A state study recommended that the center be this policy," Chertoff told reporters in Homeland Security. some illegal immigrants may just be closed because it is too expensive and outdated Washington, pointing to a 20,000 drop Most of the more than 1 million ille­ shifting entry points to cross at more and housed children for too long. in the number of illegal immigrants gal immigrants who sneak over the remote and dangerous areas. page 6 The Observer + CAMPUS NEWS Thursday, August 24, 2006

plans discussed during his campus (South Dining Hall, ond semester. Shappell's focus three years at Notre Dame that North Dining Ilall, LaFortune this fall will be working with Shappell have never come into fruition. Senate and near the Joyce Center the South Bend Common continued from page 1 The duo wants to cultivate stu­ continued from page 1 parking lot). Council to make changes to the dent-alumni connections long Student government leaders recently-revised South Bend drop popcorn, a cup of noo­ before they become vital dur­ end of Fall Break. will be wearing and handing disorderly house ordinance. dles, pudding and peanuts in ing job searches. "We think we have found a out "Stay Connected" t-shirts Andrichik told members their brown paper bags. "We want to be able to not way to preserve this benefit to to help advertise the new pro­ about his work on adding new Another Shappell-Andrichik start student-alumni contact students," Berlo said. "It's gram, which is funded by a items to Grab and Go and get­ campaign promise launches when one side needs the other important to us that if you $15 Student Activities Fee ting students access to Goirish, today. The College Readership as opposed to starting it a lot can't attend you can utilize increase. an alumni networking Web Program - made possible by a earlier on so it is a much that ticket for someone who is site. Student Activities Fee increase stronger relationship," close to you." + Student body president Brown sat on a committee - will deliver 1,600 copies of Andrichik said. Lizzi Shappell, student body that selected new channels for the Chicago Tribune, the New To build these connections, In other Senate news: vice president Bill Andrichik the cable network in dorm York Times and USA Today to Andrichik proposes student­ and chief executive assistant rooms. Her committee made campus. alumni receptions before home + College Readership Liz Brown updated senators recommendations, but those The papers, available only to football games this fall. He is Program organizer Chris on progress they made during have not been finalized. students, can be picked up in also working with the Alumni Harris reminded senators that the summer months. both dining halls, LaFortune Association and the Career CRP will launch today. He said Shappell said she has been Student Center and various Center to give students full about 400 papers will be avail­ working on an eating disor­ Contact Mary Kate Malone at other campus locations. access to Irish Online, an able at each of four spots on ders conference slated for sec- [email protected] "I really think this will alumni networking website. improve the level of discussion This year, Shappell will sit as both inside and outside the an ex officio member of the classroom amongst students," Alumni Board. She said it is Shappell said. essential that a student repre­ She encourages those who sentative be present on the pick up a newspaper to pass it board to increase contact to friends and classmates or between alumni and current return it to the bin for others students. to use. Shappell and Andrichik plan Shappell plans to continue to bring speakers onto campus the work of last year's admin­ to address academic issues. istration, led by former student The student government will body president Dave Baron, to sponsor the Catholic Think improve community relations Tank of America lecture series, between Notre Dame and now in its second year. INTERNATIONAL BUFFET South Bend. Shappell is also organizing a We Will Cook and Serve our Popular Stirfry Right in Front of You! Student government kicked conference to discuss eating off the school year with two disorders, which will take We Provide the Largest Selection of Buffet Items in the Area events designed to inform stu­ place in February or March. Cm:uuut Shrin'l'• Peanut Bnn•"•r Chi•·"k•"•u, I'•'I'Jlt"' Chh·ken, Huby Bad< Rit..., s.,afood Bi.,rue, E1~and Clam (:howder dents about the city: the first­ Calling the plan "ambitious," ever "Explore South Bend she said it is important that, as Tour" and the second annual a top-20 Catholic university, off-campus student informa­ Notre Dame searches for a way 10% OFF tion fair Monday. to prevent this disease. Shappell and Andrichik hope "We want to ask more press­ to work with South Bend ing questions, looking at what For Notre Dame/SMC Students Mayor Steven Luecke and his creates an environment con­ office to promote events in ducive to eating disorders," With Student or Faculty ID South Bend and improve the Shappell said. general student perception of Other bullets on the agenda 313 W. McKinley Ave. Carryout is Availahle. Delivery Availahle through Dine In Guide 255-6888 the city. include improving seating "I think it really is about availability for students at foot­ Mishawaka, IN 46515 1 Children Und<·r 3 FHEE changing the culture of how ball game pep rallies and using (574) 255-6888 _ -~- ... _ -.~'""""' ,,.. _ _ _ _ Childrenllnder 9 Yrs. Old HALF PlUCE we look at the South Bend classified ads on insideND for J ~NDtffi~IJU; Fri-Snt ll:OOam-IO:::IOpm community," Shappell said. book and ticket exchanges. - Sun-Thm·s ll:OOam-9:.30pm A significant component of "To put it simply, I'd like to improving community relations see everything done on our would be a change to the platform," Shappell said. ammendment passed by the Along with Andrichik, South Bend Common Council Shappell expressed optimism last summer, Shappell said. that this is an achievable goal. She said she will work "tire­ They hope to continue what lessly" to change the ordi­ Shappell calls a "professional" nance, which allows landlords relationship with University to evict residents after a first President Father John Jenkins noise violation. and his administration. Andrichik wants to expand Shappell and Andrichik said on this community relations positive past experiences with initiative by reaching out to Jenkins bode well for contin­ nearby Mishawaka. The city ued collaboration this year. wants Notre Dame students to "It seems like an administra­ know it for more than just the tion that is very open to con­ chain restaurants and stores tact and discussion with stu­ on Grape Road, Andrichik said. dents," Andrichik said. The administration's goals CORE COUNCIL also include what Andrichik Contact Kaidynn Riely at calls "common sense issues"- [email protected] FOR GAY &LESBIAN STUDENTS

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Stocks fall on weak housing numbers Associated Press the end of this year to cut its fourth­ told last week the plant would shut NEW YORK - Wall Street fell for a third quarter production by 21 percent. down for one week, but Doug straight session Wednesday as fresh signs of Hundreds of workers at Indiana's Indiana is home to many automo­ Owenby, vice president of operations, a housing slump triggered concerns that the auto parts plants could face layoffs tive suppliers, some of which do busi­ said Tuesday the layoff notice might economy is slowing too fast and could erode as a ripple effect of production cuts ness with Ford. have been premature. corporate profits. by Ford Motor Co. "I know from conversatirms with "At this point, we are re-evaluating Investors believed that housing sales More than 800 workers at Muncie's suppliers that some are going to take it based on new information from might be dropping more rapidly than antici­ BorgWarner Automotive plant may 15 to 20 percent revenue hits" as a customer releases and demand," pated, and theorized that a soft landing for be put on a weeklong furlough begin­ result of Ford's cuts, said Kevin Owenby said. the U.S. economy might be more difficult to ning Sunday, and layoffs in the Reale, research director for AMR Owenby acknowledged that the achieve. The report from the National Chicago area could affect workers Research, an industry consulting Ford cuts would be a "significant Association of Realtors that sales of previ­ living in northwestern Indiana. company. blow" to the Muncie plant. ously owned homes dropped in July to a Ford last week announced deep The biggest hit in Indiana looked to Though Indiana has no Ford pace of 6.33 million units, the lowest since production cuts designed to bring its be at BorgWarner, which makes assembly plants, many northwestern January 2004. supply of vehicles in line with wither­ transmission transfer cases for Ford Indiana residents work at a Chicago The data comes after a Federal Reserve ing demand for its biggest sellers - 4-wheel-drive F-150 pickup trucks assembly plant targeted for tempo­ official hinted Tuesday that higher interest pickups and SUVs. Ford said it will and Explorer and Navigator sport rary shutdown and a stamping plant rates may still be needed to tame inflation, a temporary shut down 10 assembly utility vehicles. in Chicago Heights, Ill., that produces move that could curtail consumer spending. plants across North America through Some 840 hourly workers were body panels for that plant. page 8 The Observer + CAMPUS NEWS Thursday, August 24, 2006

smile and say thank you." The rankings included uni­ dents, faculty and alumni. University, UCLA and Texas Saint Mary's all-female versities whose top-rate Other publications had simi­ A&M rounded out the top five. Rankings make-up is "another thing that scholastic programs, in tandem lar opinions of Notre Dame as Wycliff said though rankings continued from page 1 puts [the College] at the top," with a "population boom" in U.S. News & World Report. are useful to the University, McDonald said, referring to a the nation's leading scholars, Washington Monthly maga­ "one has to consider what the and third. Regional schools July Indiana University study have spurred a "rise in stature zine, an alternative political people who are doing the list­ Indiana University, Purdue which found women's colleges and favor among the nation's publication, ranked Notre ing have in mind, what criteria University and the University. are "better served in their edu­ top students, administrators Dame No.13 among colleges they use and what biases they of Michigan ranked No. 70, No. cational pursuits than their and faculty - edging them to a nationwide in its September may bring to the issue." 64 and No. 24, respectively. peers at coeducational institu­ competitive status rivaling the issue. "Obviously every [list] serves Other Catholic colleges tions." Ivy League." Editors said the rankings some purpose to somebody," included Ge·orgetown In addition to the U.S. News "The reason we have assessed the "patriotism" of he said. "[The biases] can be University at No. 23 and & World Report rankings, the attained the.level we have. is various institutions and as benign as the highest priori­ Boston College at No. 34. University was also selected by because of our unique explored "what colleges are ty on academic graduate U.S. News & World Report the editors of the 2007 strengths," Wy- doing for the research, or in the case of the also ranked comprehensive Kaplan/Newsweek "How to Get cliff said. "We country." The Washington Monthly rankings, colleges nationwide and placed into College Guide" in its selec­ will continue to "... Maybe someday guide targeted how well the institution serves Saint Mary's first in the tion of 25 "new Ivies." build on those schools will be Americans con­ American democracy." Midwest out of 106 schools. The guide noted the number unique strengths cerned about McDonald said the U.S. News The honor is nothing new, of alumni and students who ... Iandi maybe named the 'new how effectively & World Report rankings, however - the College has. led cite the University's "unique someday schools Notre Dames.,, colleges utilize among other lists, are some­ the list 12 of the past 13 years. Catholic character," as well as will be named tax money and times "controversial in terms Saint Mary's spokesperson the more than 50 percent of the 'new Notre Don Wycliff how institutions of value" since there is no Melanie McDonald said the entering freshme'n who said Dames."' of higher learn­ definitive way to evaluate honor is not something the Notre Dame was their first Other new associate vice president ing prepare stu­ schools. College specifically strives for choice. Ivies" included News and Information dents to keep "A lot of students and par­ in developing programs, but is Additionally, the report Boston College, the nation "com­ ents look at rankings and firid a "happy consequence" of the praised the University's 95 per­ Colgate Univer- ·petitive in a value in them," she said. "They school's educational merit. cent graduation rate - rivaled sity, New York University, Tufts changing world," the magazine use [the lists] as a tool - and "It's about consistently being only by Harvard and Princeton, University and the University said. to be ranked at the top is an excellent in educating women," with equivalent records - and of Michigan. A school's place­ Massachusetts Institute of honor." she said. "Any time you receive 80 percent of students who ment on the list relied on Technology topped the list. The positive recognition for the participate in community serv­ admissions statistics and inter­ University ·of California­ Contact Katie Perry at work you're doing, .you have to ice. views with administrators, stu- Berkeley, Penn State [email protected]

times it is not the cable, but provided]," junior Jessica the TV," Ellis said. "Most of Jimenez said. Cable the calls that we have received Students who use the stan­ dard cable-channel line up are continued from page 1 · have been about how to set up the TV." not required to pay any addi­ Many students are excited tional costs. Comcast also pro­ With the new cable installa­ about the change. vides expanded cable pack­ tion, students are no longer "I think it's great [having ages. The packages feature allowed to use satellite dishes cable in the dorm]," sopho­ additional channels that are on campus. more Ben Johnson said. "It's not included in the standard "I don't think [the exclusion not really a distraction because package and range in price of satellite dishes] is much of if I didn't have cable, I would from five to 40 dollars per an issue, especially with the probably be on the computer month. [University] anyway." Shoup said the cost of the offering cable Johnson also cable is included in students' and the addition- said knowing room and board fees. However, al cable pack­ he would have he declined to say exactly how ages," sopho­ "/ don ,t really see the cable when he much money students pay for more Andrew need to move off returned to the cable services. Parnell said. campus {since wireless cam pus infl u­ While some enced his deci­ Contact Becky Hogan at students have Internet and cable are sion to pur­ [email protected] had difficulty provided]. ,, chase a larger setting up their TV. televisions, J.essica Jiminez Some stu­ Director of dents said that Are you thinking Integrated Com­ junior the addition of munication wireless In­ Services Steve ternet and about becoming Ellis said this is cable in the not usually due to poor instal­ residence halls may influence lation. their decision to stay on cam­ Catholic? "There have been only a pus. small number of reports [from "I don't really see the need to students] about the cable not move off campus [since wire­ There's that working properly, but many less Internet and cable are question in the Find out more about: back of your The Sacraments of Initiation: mind ... Is there some­ • Baptism, Eucharist & thing more to Confirmation: my FAITH? for unbaptized persons wanting Something to become a member of more that I the Catholic Church. should look into? Maybe there's • Full Communion: more to all of for baptized persons wanting Full this Church Communion in the Catholic tradition. stuff. RCIA ... We all learn from one another. The For more info, RCIA gives you a chance to walk with contact: Tami Schmitz someone as you explore your faith and find your place in the Church. ~.Y 631-3016 Join us on this adventure of faith. Schmitz.8(q)nd.edu 308 Coleman-Morse Center RCIA INFO Srwnsors Sponsors C-M SESSIONS I :OOpm- 2:00pm I :OOpm-l:OOpm Campus Ministry '330 Coleman-Morse 330 Coleman-Morse Thursday, August 24, 2006 The Observer + NEWS page 9 SOMALIA Bio con1pany creates Islan1ic n1ilitia reopens seaport alternative sten1 cells

Associated Press "From today on, the port is that imported goods and those open and the world can send its for export might simply disap­ "The science is interesting MOGADISHU - The seaport in goods here," Omar said, adding pear. Opponents still not and important," said John the Somali capital reopened that a formal opening ceremony "We are notifying the Somali satisfied with method Harris, a professor of bioethics Wednesday for the first time in will be held Thursday. people, especially businessmen, at the University of Manchester 11 years, the latest sign that the The seaport has not been oper­ to use the seaport to ship their Associated Press in Great Britain, commenting city's Islamic fundamentalist ational since 1995, when United goods around the world," said on the biotech company's rulers are trying to restore confi­ Nations forces left Somalia by Omar Wehliye, the newly named NEW YORK - In an innova­ efforts. dence after more than a decade sea and air amid political and manager of the port. tive move, a biotech company But few believe it will resolve of anarchy. clan-based violence. The coun­ Mogadishu's international air­ has found a new way of mak­ the bitter ethical battle over Mogadishu International try's last effective central govern­ port, closed more than 10 years, ing stem cells without destroy­ stem cell research. Seaport still must undergo dra­ ment was toppled in 1991 by reopened a month ago. Flights ing embryos, touting it as a "This will please no one," matic renovations after so many rival warlords who then turned have been coming in and leaving way to defuse one of the coun­ predicted a longtime critic of years of disuse but it is ready to on each other. the airport daily, but it was not try's fiercest political and ethi­ the company, Glenn McGee, receive commercial traffic, said The port and area its sur­ immediately clear how much cal debates. director of the Alden March Sheik Abdulkadir Ali Omar, a rounds were controlled by rival traffic the seaport would get. Some opponents of the Bioethics Institute in Albany, member of the Islamic militia warlords whose militias prevent­ Somalia still has no coast guard research said the method still N.Y. that has taken control of the cap­ ed its use. Businessmen and aid or navy, and pirate attacks are doesn't satisfy their objections Some stem cell researchers ital and much of southern agencies used a smaller port out­ frequent off the country's lawless and many stem cell scientists complain that the new Somalia in recent months. side the capital, with the risk coast. and their supporters called it approach, though it may hold inefficient and politically future promise, simply isn't as wrong-headed. efficient as their current But a spokeswoman for method of creating stem cells. President Bush, who vetoed That procedure involves the legislation last month that destruction of embryos after School drops SAT requirements would have allowed federal about five days of develop­ funding for embryonic stem ment, when they consist of Associated Press who want to play intercollegiate by the admissions committee cell research, called it a step in about 100 cells. sports also must submit test and must submit two additional the right direction. Meanwhile, hard-line oppo­ McLEAN, Va.- George Mason scores because the NCAA uses letters of recommendation. And Dr. Robert Lanza, an nents of stem cell science University is becoming one of them to help determine eligibili­ The SAT has come under fire executive with Advanced Cell argue that the technique solves the nation's first four-year pub­ ty. in recent years from critics who Technology, which created the nothing, because even the sin­ lic universities to drop the SAT Dozens of private schools have feel it is overemphasized and is new stem cell lines, said: "This gle cell removed by the new and other standardized tests stopped requiring applicants to biased against minorities. will make it far more difficult approach could theoretically from its admissions require­ take the SAT or ACT amid con­ However, George Mason, with to oppose this research." grow into a full-fledged ments for certain students. cerns the tests are not accurate one of the most diverse student Stem cells haye become a human. Some also object over High school seniors with at gauges of an applicant's poten­ bodies in the nation, found that Holy Grail for advocates of the possibility the procedure least a 3.5 grade-point average tial for success. the SAT was a weak predictor patients with a wide variety of could harm the embryo in an and who are in the top 20 per­ Among public schools, howev­ for all races when applied to illnesses because of the cells' unknown way. cent of their class won't have to er, George Mason's stance is students with high GPAs. Flagel potential to transform into any The method "raises more submit an SAT or ACT score somewhat unique. said racial and minority issues type of human tissue, perhaps ethical questions than it with their application beginning A number of public universi­ had nothing to do with the leading to new treatments. But answers," said Richard this year, said dean of admis­ ties, including the University of school's decision. the Vatican, President Bush Doerflinger of the U.S. sions Andrew Flagel. Texas, guarantee admission to Caren Scoropanos, a spokes­ and others have argued that Conference of Catholic The school, after a three-year students who achieve a certain woman for the College Board, the promise of stem cells Bishops. review, concluded that SAT grade-point average or class which administers the SAT test, should not be realized at the U.S. law currently bans fed­ scores are a poor indicator of rank in high school, negating said that both grade-point aver­ expense of human life, even in eral funding of any research collegiate success for high­ the need to submit an SAT or ages and SAT scores can be its most nascent stages. that harms human embryos. A achieving high school students. ACT. good predictors of collegiate The new method works by White House spokeswoman Applicants who don't have a At George Mason, applicants success, but that evaluating taking an embryo at a very said the method's eligibility for 3.5 GPA will still be required to who do not submit an SAT or both is the best way to gauge an early stage of development and funding could not yet be deter­ submit a test score. Students ACT score will still be evaluated applicant's prospects. removing a single cell, which mined, "but it is encouraging can be coaxed into spawning to see scientists at least mak­ an embryonic stem cell line. ing serious efforts to move With only one cell removed, away from research that the rest of the embryo retains involves the destruction of IS LATIN REALLY DEAD? its full potential for develop­ embryos." ment. President Bush has said that Why the Academy and the Church Should The method was described he personally opposes any online Wednesday in the research that sacrifices embry­ British journal Nature. The onic life, even to save an exist­ Preserve the Latin Language journal published a similar ing person. In August 2001 the paper by Advanced Cell president limited federal fund­ Technology last year demon­ ing to research on a few dozen strating the technique's viabili­ stem cell lines that had been an informal conversation with ty in mice. created up to that point. Reginald Foster, O.C.D. Department of Latin Letters Secretariat of State, The Vatican

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Associated Press Walid Moallem, in Helsinki. during the 34-day war _ Associated Press have been targeted in intereth­ Finland holds the rotating appeared to insert itself nic conflicts as a deliberate BEIHUT Syria on presidency of the European Wednesday. KHARTOUM - More than form of humiliation of a group, Wednesday opposed deploy­ Union. Syrian President Bashar 200 women have been raped in and as a means of ethnic ment of an international force Lebanon has land borders Assad called any deployment of a refugee camp in Darfur in cleansing." along its border to prevent only with Syria and Israel. multinational troops along his the past five weeks, a sign of Violence flared three years arms shipments to Ilezbollah, Syria's throat to dose its bor­ border a "hostile" affront to the worsening humanitarian ago in Darfur when ethnic and Israel called the situation der and Israel's resolve to con­ Syria. crisis in the violence-wracked African tribes revolted against in Lebanon "explosive." A tinuo tho blockade were among "First, this means creating Sudanese region, an aid group the Arab-led Sudanese govern­ cease-fire was further shaken the burgeoning hurdles facing hostile conditions between said Wednesday. ment. Khartoum is accused of by artillery shells and explo­ Lebanon as it struggled to meet Syria and Lebanon," Assad told The increased violence came having unleashed in response sions that killed three Lebanese key requirements of the U.N. Dubai Television in an inter­ as the U.N. Security Council a paramilitary group known as soldiers and an Israeli. resolution: deployment of view aired Wednesday. discussed a draft resolution to the janjaweed that have been Lebanese Prime Minister 15,000 L<1banese soldiers south "Second, it is a hostile move replace an understaffed blamed for much of the atroci­ Fuad Saniora asked the U.S. to for the first time in four toward Syria and naturally it African Union peacekeeping ties. help lift an Israeli blockade on decades and stiffening control will create problems." force with a larger, more effec­ Measuring the violence in the his country's coast and airport on all borders. The Aug. 11 U.N. resolution tive U.N. mission in Darfur, vast, arid Darfur region has - something Israeli Prime Saniora said his government that halted fighting three days where more than 200,000 peo­ long been notoriously dillicult, Minister Ehud Olmert said was making "every effort" to later called for the internation­ ple have been killed since with pro-government armed would not happen until U.N. secure the bordnrs, but Israeli al reinforcements to arrive in 2003. groups and rebel factions often troops deployed along the Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni Lebanon, but some have com­ The number of rapes in barring access to international Lebanon-Syria border to block questionnd the pace. plained the mandate was fuzzy. Kalma camp - one of Darfur's observers, and Khartoum pro- the flow or weapons. "Time is working against The additional peacekeepers largest with about viding scarce Ilezbollah's vast arsenal of those who would like to see were to augment the 2,000- 100,000 refugees information. rockets and other weapons, this resolution applied," Livni strong U.N. Interim Force in - was one meas­ "Grave violence International much of which is believed to told rnporters after talks in Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, ure of the against women in pressure has been originate in Iran, reaches the Paris with French Foreign deploy south of the Litani River, increased violence mounting on guerrillas across the Syrian Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy. 18 miles from the Israeli bor­ throughout the Darfur continues Khartoum to let a border. "We are now in the most sensi­ der, and open fire only in region. Another to worsen." large U.N. mission European Union ambassa­ tivn and explosive position." defense of themselves and civil­ measure was a into the country to dors and deputies met in Several incidents erupted ians. along the lsrael-Lnbanon bor­ "The Israelis cannot ask rising number of Kofi Annan resolve the crisis. Brussels, Belgium, to drum up people fleeing On Wednesday, volunteers for the force, but der Wednesday, with the killing UNIFIL to disarm Ilezbollah. their homes and of secretary-general four U.S. con­ tentative pledges readwd just of three Lebaneso and one This is not written in our man­ attacks on aid United Nations gressmen ended a 4.200 troops by Wednesday - Israoli soldier by exploding date," French Maj. Gen. Alain workers, said trip to Sudan, the far short or the 15,000 eallnd ordnance, tlH1 capture of two Pellegrini, the UNIFIL com­ International U.S. Embassy in for by the U.N. ceasn-lire reso­ Lnbanese men in an army raid, mander, told reporters at force Rescue Committee, which col­ Khartoum said. The delegation lution. Deployment was likely and the resumption of sporadic headquarters in Naqoura, lected the information. was led by Rep. Christopher take weeks or months. shelling by lsranli forces in the Lebanon .. "This is a massive spike in Shays, H-Conn., chairman of Meanwhile, Syria indieatnd it disputed Chebaa Farms. Pellegrini said the cease-fire figures. We are used to hearing the Subcommittee on National might impose a blockade of its Olmnrt told Secretary of State "is tense, very fragile, very of two to four incidents of sex­ Security, the embassy said. own. Condoloezza Hiee by phone volatile ... Any provocation or ual assault per month in The International Hescue "They will close their borders that the international force misunderstanding could esca­ Kalma camp," said Kurt Committee statement said for all trallic in the event that must arrive as soon as possi­ late very, very rapidly." Tjossem of the rescue commit­ more than 50,000 people have U.N. troops are deployf~d along ble, so the sea and air blockade Many countries appeared tee. been made refugees in recent the Lebanon-Syria border," could be called off, his office wary of joining without safe­ The group did not specify weeks, joining some two mil­ Finland's foreign minister said. guards to ensure they don't get who committed the rapes. lion people previously dis­ Erkki Tuomioja said after Syria - a llezbollah benefac­ sucked into a new Mideast con­ Refugees in the past have placed by the conflict. meeting his Syrian counterpart, tor largely left out of diplomacy flict. accused pro-government jan­ Last month alone, nine jaweed militia of harassing humanitarian aid workers them. were killed and 20 vehicles The aid group's statement were hijacked in Darfur, the echoed a report issued by U.N. New York-based IRC also said. Secretary-General Kofi Annan The U.N. and several aid Have you thought about teaching Religion a day earlier that said there organizations have also were thousands of documented warned that a peace agree­ cases of women and children ment signed in May between and becoming a Catechist? abducted for forced labor or the Sudanese government and forced sex. the main Darfur rebel group "Grave violence against only led to more violence and a women in Darfur continues to worsening or the humanitarian worsen," Annan said. "Girls crisis. C-M Campus Ministry

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Associated Press the photo, but the family insists County's Twin Towers jail that if the boys were there, Sunday night after a flight from Alabama, Iowa and directions. LOS ANGELES - John Mark Karr would have been too. Thailand, said sheriff's Lt. "We're going to have a new Karr's relatives offered up the "John Karr wasn't working," George Vanecek. At the jail, Ohio chapters leave mission, a new vision - much book and film rights to the fam­ Harris said. "He couldn't afford deputies were looking in on more broad-focused," she said. ily's story Wednesday in hopes to buy a MARTA (Atlanta public Karr every 15 minutes. national organization "They don't like some of the of raising money for a high­ transportation) or bus ticket, Harris told the AP on comments I've made about the powered attorney to defend much less plane fare to Wednesday that, because of a Associated Press environment and some of these Karr against charges that he Colorado." difference of opinion, he no other issues." killed 6-year-old JonBenet A family photo has been longer is representing Karr's Three disgruntled state affili­ The coalition, which claims Ramsey. turned over to Boulder authori­ father Wexford and brother ates have severed ties with the more than 2 million members, "They're not looking for ties, but Garrison could not say Nate. He said he now repre­ Christian Coalition of America, was founded in 1989 by reli­ money for themselves," said what it shows. sents only Michael Karr, anoth­ one of the nation's most power­ gious broadcaster Pat Robertson Larry Garrison, a producer the "I can tell you they proclaim er brother of John Karr, and ful conservative groups during and became politically powerful family hired to represent them his innocence," Garrison said. his wife. the 1990s but now buffeted by under Executive Director Ralph in media deals. "They're look­ 'They feel he was not there at Harris would not disclose the complaints over finances, lead­ Reed before he left in 199 7. ing to support John's boys' col­ the time, that some of the state­ reason for the split, but sug­ ership and its plans to veer into Robertson, who turned over the lege education and to make ments made by the press are gested it had something to do nontraditional policy areas. presidency to Combs in 2002, sure all legal fees are covered." absurd." with Wexford and Nate Karr's "It's a very sad day for our has been criticized for provoca­ Karr remained in a Los Harris told the AP on desire to sell the family story. people, but a liberating day," tive public statements, while Angeles jail Wednesday after­ Wednesday that as far as the "My clients are not seeking said John Giles, president of the Reed lost an election in Georgia noon awaiting transfer to family knows, the only time any book deals or anything of coalition's Alabama chapter, last month after being linked to Colorado, where JonBenet was Karr was ever in Colorado was that nature," Harris said of which announced Wednesday disgraced lobbyist Jack killed in her Boulder home in in 2001 when his car broke Michael Karr and his wife. ''I'll that it was renaming itself and Abramoff. December 1996. down on a trip from Alabama let you deduce what you want splitting from the national Jim Backlin, the coalition's Garrison told The Associated to California with his then-wife from that. My clients are not organization. The Iowa and Ohio vice president for legislative Press that no money had and children. He said the fami­ looking to make any money ofl' chapters took similar steps this affairs, said the Reed situation changed hands yet with the ly got the car ftxed and moved of this." year. harmed the organization Karrs, and he didn't want to go on. Karr agreed Tuesday not to Giles said he and his Alabama because of heavy media cover­ into details about the agree­ Harris said he thinks Karr fight extradition to Colorado. In colleagues have age that constant­ ment. Karr's brother, Nate claimed involvement in a two-minute court appear­ "a dozen hard "It's a very sad day ly mentioned his Karr, confirmed that Garrison JonBenet's death because he is ance, his expression changed reasons" for the past role with the is now representing the family. ill. only once when he slowly action but would for our people, but a coalition. Karr told reporters in "Obviously, this guy has some closed his eyes as the judge elaborate on only liberating day." Backlin insisted, Thailand last week that he was mental problems," he said. "He recited the count of lirst-degree one - a percep­ however, that the present when JonBenet died obviously has some emotional murder that Boulder prosecu­ tion that the coali­ coalition remained and that her death was an acci­ problems. He's always had tors included in an arrest war­ tion's leadership John Giles influential among dent. He did not specifically say some." rant. was diverting president conservatives in he killed her, and Boulder pros­ Harris declined to be more Karr "has been portrayed by itself from tradi­ Alabama chapter Congress. ecutors have not disclosed their specific but said he has no the media as of late as being tional concerns Christian Coalition of "Many of the evidence against him. knowledge of Karr ever seeing mentally unstable, attention­ such as abortion America congressional His family has insisted Karr a psychiatrist. He also noted seeking, unwell, mentally and same-sex offices always look was in Georgia during the that the family lost touch with unwell. And he is none of those marriage to for Christian Christmas week that JonBenet Karr five years ago. things," said attorney Jamie address other issues ranging Coalition support right away was killed. "We don't know what hap­ Harmon, who spoke with Karr from the environment to when trying to get their bosses' Georgia attorney Gary Harris, pened in the last five years in jail and attended Tuesday's Internet access. legislation passed," he said. who had represented Karr's because they hadn't talked to hearing. Giles predicted further defec­ On the political left, an activist father and brother in recent him," Harris said. "They He "is anxious to have an tions and said the coalition was who monitors conservative days, has said the family found thought he was dead." opportunity to address the alle­ now left with only a half-dozen organizations said the coalition a photo from Christmas 1996 A psychiatrist has met with gations against him, to be por­ strong state chapters and a never recovered from Reed's showing Karr's three sons at a Karr twice since he was trayed in a more accurate and weak presence in Washington. departure - with its staff and dinner in Atlanta. Karr is not in brought to Los Angeles complete way," Harmon said. "In our prime, we were rated annual budget shrinking. the seventh-most powerful lob­ "They've been in free-fall ever bying organization in the coun­ since," said Peter Montgomery try," he said. "Now, there's not of the liberal group People for even any blip on the radar the American Way. "It's not sur­ screen." prising that local affiliates want At its peak, the coalition had a to distance themselves from this presence in every state, but in floundering organization." some cases a modest one. Steve Scheffler, who led the The coalition's president, breakaway of the coalition's Roberta Combs, insisted her Iowa chapter in March, blamed organization - which is $1 mil­ Combs herself for much of the lion in debt - would survive the friction, saying she didn't treat defections, and was unapolo­ the heads of the state affiliates getic about her interest in new with respect.

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We (574) 631-7471 sored camps practicing the same indoctri­ start ofl' my day with orange juice, cereal, are all familiar with this conflict, especially FAX nation with the opposing goal. Some fun­ and ruminations on the liner points of at this University. Yet here I fmd encour­ (574) 631-6927 ADVERTISING damentalist Christians would in turn Darwinian survivalism, but I thought I was agement. Many of us have learned that (574) 631-6900 [email protected] argue that atheist scientists like these, the only one. I Ionestly, this issue seldom our faiths and our scientific pursuits do EDITOR IN CHIEF bent on corrupting the moral character of arises as a tense conversation between not have to be mutually exclusive. I hesi­ (574) 631-4542 our children, are hypnotizing them to high school students, or adults for that tate to say we have learned to "balance" MANAGING EDITOR reject God and luring them to revel in a matter. 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This summer, I was supposed to spend numerous historic, cultural and reli­ would be rebuilt again, not just as it Then the small nation found itself a month studying at the University of gious sites that dot the Lebanese coun­ was, but better. caught between a terrorist militia it Balamand, an Orthodox Christian uni­ tryside, proudly pointing out ancient This commitment was shared not just couldn't control and a vengeful neigh­ versity in northern Lebanon with a mis­ landmarks and beautiful new buildings by those born in Lebanon, but also by bor it couldn't stop. sion to spread tolerance, human dignity that arose after the civil war of the those who made it their adopted coun­ And so Lebanon became a battle­ and Christian-Muslim 1970s and 80s. Between classes and try. Alejandro, an Argentinian-born ground once again, another huge understanding touring we watched the World Cup seminary student who signed up to help rebuilding task looming once the death through the Middle together, cheering in four languages for the foreign students because he was and destruction end. And once again its East region. players from around the globe. one of the few people at Balamand who selfless, generous people will pick up Unfortunately, two When we foreigners went to Syria, could translate between Arabic and the pieces and try to make their country weeks into the pro­ many of the facilitators came, finding Spanish, held an Argentinian passport, the peaceful, prosperous place they all gram, increasing hos­ themselves separated from - and with which he could be on the other know it can be. tilities between oftentimes unable to contact - their side of the world with ease. But he did­ And then foreigners won't be the only Hezbollah militants friends and families as the bombing in n't use it. Soon after I came home, he ones who can go home to safety. and the Israeli army Chris Lebanon intensified. Yet, even as they returned to Lebanon to continue his turned the small Khorey stared in disbelief at television images journey to the priesthood in his now Chris Khorey is a junior history major Middle Eastern of explosions in their newly rebuilt capi­ war-torn, adopted country. andjournalism, ethics, and democracy nation into a battle­ Associate tal city, they continued to make our Lebanon is a peace-loving nation, a minor living in Siegfried Hall. A quarter ground. Sports Editor safety and transport home their top pri­ country that had only recently finished Lebanese, he is a proud member of Fighting broke out ority. Hospitable even in the worst of rebuilding from its horrible civil war. Its Notre Dame's Orthodox Christian the same day my classmates and I left times, they seemed determined to make fledgling democratic government was Fellowship. He can be contacted at for a planned weekend excursion into our stay in the region pleasant even finally on its feet after years of med­ ckhorey@nd. edu Syria - though we were blissfully while it exploded around them. dling by the Syrians. Tourists from The views expressed in this column are unaware of the chaos around us until One Balamand senior, a man named around the world were flocking to its those of the author and not necessarily we reached a Syrian passport control Jad, was unable to get a hold of anyone beaches and historic and religious sites. those of The Observer. officer who gave us the news. We left in his home town for days after Israeli the University at 5 a.m., crossing the rockets knocked out a nearby cell phone border not long before the road we had tower. One night I saw him, after yet been driving on was bombed by Israeli another unsuccessful attempt to get fighter jets. I spent the next six days through, sitting in dejection on the outside Damascus, unable to re-enter stairs in front of our hotel. When he Lebanon and without most of my pos­ saw me coming, however, he twisted his sessions, before flying home two weeks face into a smile and turned his atten­ earlier than I had planned. tion to me. Had I called my parents? I returned home to almost a hero's Was I scared? Was I excited about visit­ welcome, with family, friends and ing some nearby ruins? This man, who acquaintances telling me how they'd for all he knew could have had his prayed for my safe return and newspa­ home destroyed, was most interested in per and TV reporters clamoring to my feelings and my well-being. interview me. Pierre, a Balamand faculty member But I hadn't done anything other than who was especially close to English stay in a hotel a few days longer than speaking students like me, had an expected. The real heroes were back in opportunity to leave- an available the Middle East. plane ticket from Damascus to Athens, Several Balamand students and facul­ to the safety of his girlfriend's home in ty members acted as "facilitators" of my Greece. He didn't take it. He stayed with study program, which was open to peo­ his old friends from Balamand and his ple from all over North and South new friends, the foreigners he had America but included mostly Mexicans escorted to Syria. and Canadians. Some of these Lebanese Greater even than the selflessness students were scheduled to graduate in they showed was their love for their late July (a ceremony that was quickly homeland. Every single Balamand stu­ scrapped when the war began). In the dent and faculty member with me in meantime, they had decided to give up Syria quickly decided that they would their summers at home to stay at school return to Lebanon only when they saw helping foreigners navigate their coun­ their guests safely out of harm. There try, acting as interpreters, tour guides, was a commitment even as the Israelis and friends. They showed us around the decimated the country that everything

U-WIRE The root cause of dumb laws In Oklahoma, no one may spit on a outdated and trivial, take a moment to other and the necessity for the blind said tax money. By taking our money sidewalk, and females are forbidden think about the legislation banning obedience a micro-managing bureau­ in taxes, they limit our economic free­ from doing their own hair without homosexual marriage. cracy such as ours requires. dom. being licensed by the state, according It has always been beyond my intel­ Despite what your parents, elemen­ Maybe that is why laws such as this to www.dumblaws.com. lectual capacity to understand why tary school teacher and youth minister one are still on the books: because leg­ Similarly stupid, anyone, much less the state, is con­ have implied with their meatless islators don't want to waste their time but a little less openly Katherine cerned with another person's sex life. "answers," asking questions is not and ours to prove that the government regarded as superflu­ Vincent To me, it is not a matter of protecting against the rules. If something doesn't feels it is their right to micro-manage ous, are the bedroom the sanctity of marriage, but instead a make sense, we shouldn't be afraid to our lives. laws such as: "It is University of fight to protect the sanctity of igno­ investigate until our own sense of rea­ For those of you who disagree with illegal to have sex Oklahoma rance-ignorance supported and son is satisfied. me, ask yourself why. before you are mar­ Daily enforced by governmental and reli­ Treating the symptoms, instead of In saying this, I am not implying that ried" and "Oral sex is gious sanction. the issue by creating freedom-stunting you are wrong: If you have a reason a misdemeanor and is punishable by As I understand it, it is easier to con­ laws represents the public opinion that based on your own sense of rationale one year in jail and a $2,500 fine." trol people if they don't think for them­ people are inherently bad and inca­ and not on the ideas fed to you by an The fact that these laws are still in selves. pable of reason and self-control. ancient book or another person, I the books and at some point made it And besides, thinking for yourself It accuses each of us of the crimes of would have to agree that you are right onto the State Congressional floor is can get you into all kinds of trouble, as our fellow citizen. Not right in the traditional sense­ beyond my comprehension of a sup­ well as stick you with this horrible Our myriad laws do not solve the that others should agree with you posed freedom-giving Constitution. thing called accountability. problems they profess but instead limit based on historical data you have Then again, it makes sense if one I admit that life would be much easi­ the freedom that should rationally be "analyzed" -but right in a way that actually takes the time to think about er and much more peaceful if we didn't ours. you should agree with what reason our freedom in the United States. have to make our own decisions as to Does a Jaw such as "It is illegal to and common sense leads you to Who cares if we can't marry what is right. wear your boots to bed" really impede believe. whomever we want, smoke whatever If people were allowed to reason for freedom, or is it just a ridiculous waste kind of "cigarettes" we prefer, or themselves, our country wouldn't have of time? This column originally appeared in the import turtles from Bangladesh? so many volumes of laws that combat I would have to say it is both - and August 23 edition of the Oklahoma Daily. At least we can still drive Hummers just that: personal choice and account­ one is a direct result of the other. the daily publication at the University of and watch Laguna Beach until our ability. When legislators waste their time Oklahoma. ears begin to ooze the last sense of The contempt that those in power and our tax money counteracting The views expressed in this column are reason and self-respect we had left. show to questioning individuals is a "destructive" behavior, they increase, those of the author and not necessarily If the laws I stated above seem to be testament to our lack of faith in each or at the least sustain, the need for those of The Observer. THE OBSERVER page 14 CENE Thursday, August 24, 2006 CD REVIEWS AFI's latest looks from 'December' to new year

hardcore punks with "Answer That and By MARTY SCHROEDER Stay Fashionable" and "Very Proud of Assistant Scene Editor Ya," the first shift began to occur. AFI 2.0 started with 1997's "Shut Your Any band that has been around for a Mouth & Open Your Eyes." This album decade and a half faces the problem of introduced an AFI that was less punk musical growth. This does not necessari­ rock and more a band in the vein of The ly mean being able to please people with Misfits. the latest album, it means balancing Dark, brooding and morose lyrics what the band thinks is the right direc­ began to surface and the band was fre­ tion and what the fans think is the right quently seen wearing black. This culmi­ direction. nated with what many consider to be the More so with punk than other genres, peak of its career, "The Art of Drowning" a legion of hardcore fans can about-face (2000). This album also marked the and call a band 'corporate', a 'sell-out' beginnings of its success outside the usu­ and other such admonishing titles that ally tight-lipped punk circles and into a leave them out in the cold with no main­ wider audience. stream support and little of its original "The Art of Drowning" was also the fan base. Or, conversely, the band can do last album AFI released with the inde­ exactly as it pleases without regard to pendent label Nitro Hecords and the anyone. beginning of its relationship with This attitude - that the music is more Dreamworks. "Sing the Sorrow" (2003) Photo courtesy of ::h.tefu;;;;~;tc;~ for artists and if the fans like it, great, if was its major label debut and saw many AFI's latest release, "Decemberunderground," showcases the band's musical not, well they shouldn't buy the record new fans enter the scene, while many of progression from its hardcore punk origins to more a more diverse sound. - has defined the band AFI (A Fire the old guard left in disgust with the Inside) in recent years. AFI released its directions the band was taking. After long sleeps, references to death that lit nisces about AFI's earlier days. seventh album "Decemberunderground" this whirlwind, the latest installment within the bands seeming obsession with tears his voice through nails in amid talk of yet another shift in its arrived - "Decemberunderground" on life transitions and the macabre. The "Affliction" and reminds the band's die­ career. After humble beginnings as Interscope Records. title of this album's single makes the hard fans that hardcore punk is no The poetic, band's fascinations literal - "Miss dead. melancholy lyrics Murder" is poetic, anthemic, nocturnal, The band, however, heads in a more that have come to melodic and explores some of the elec­ independent direction with the AFI define AFI since tronica inl'luences that AFI has been transitioning halfway through to "Shut Your Mouth" experimenting with since "The Art of sounds more like Death Cab for Cutie Decemberunderground return in the Drowning." Havok provides swooping than Glenn Danzig. The future of AFI beginning of the vocals that do not seem to have lost their seems to lie with the combination of the Interscope Records album. punch after vocal chord surgery. hardcore aesthetic, the Halloweenish Per tradition on However, with all the talk of transi­ image and the polished nature of elec AFI's works, the tions and career changes aside, troniea. first track serves "Decemberunderground" reveals a band The once-straight-up punk rock L------'1 more as a prelude that knows where it came from and from Northern California has eome a Recommended tracks: 'Kill Caustic,''AfJmiction,' than an opening where it wants to go. long way since 1991. F song. Front man "Kill Caustic," effectively the first track 'Miss Murder' and 'Endlessly, She Said' Davey Havok sings on the album after the prelude, is the Contact Marty Schroeder at '------' of fare we lis and sock-in-the-stomach punk that remi- mschroel @nd.edu Journey still'Believin" a quarter century later:i

energy that clearly roused the Texas By SEAN SWEANY crowd on that November night. Perry is Assistant Scene Editor joined by Neal Schon on guitar, Hoss Valory on bass, Steve Smith on the drums Journey immortalized "Don't Stop and Jonathan Cain playing the keyboards. Believin"' over two decades ago. And Cain's role in the show is paramount while many have adopted this mantra - because his piano notes have the ability to including the 2005 World Series perfectly mimic Perry's vocal range, most Champion Chicago White Sox - perhaps notably on the eponymous l"irst song. no one has kept believing as much as When he starts the show, Perry exudes Journey itself. boyish energy and sets the tone for a non­ Founded in 1973 by former members of stop barrage of high vocals and guitar Santana, Journey became immensely pop­ riffs. ular in the 1980s with hit singles such as Many of the songs on the DVD an'l more "Open Arms" and "Wheel in the Sky." unknown and even some unreleased The band's album "Escape" hit number Journey tunes like "Lights" and "Dead or one on the charts in August of 1981 and Alive," but there are plenty of favorites reached platinum nine times. One of their such as "Open Arms," "Don't Stop Escape shows, on Nov. 6, 1981 in Believin'," "Wheel in the Sky" and "Any Houston, was recorded and aired on MTV Way You Want It." and has been recently released in DVD/CD There are some lesser known hits later format. in the disc including "Who's Crying Now" courtesy This DVD is a must for any Journey fan, and a Jonathan Cain piano solo. The con­ Journey models its trademark hairdos and outrageous clothes, which featu as it showcases Journey in its Steve Perry cert ends with songs that are more famil­ prominently on the recent release of "Live in Houston 1981: The Escape Tour." prime. Lead vocalist Perry contributes his iar and loved by most audiences. unique voice along with an infectious This disc functions in any CD player, but around the stage during songs and plays embrace this DVD/CD for its previou the real value of to the crowd. Unfortunately, the coneert is unreleased Journey material along the collection is in without the typical 80s lasers, dry ice exciting footage of the band and le the accompanying smoke and erupting fireballs to round out singer Steve Perry. Less enthusias Journey DVD. Seeing the the show. Nevertheless, watching this Journey supporters might find the members of the MTV program from 1981 and comparing for the DVD/CD too steep and opt to Live in Houston, 1981 band with long it to today's MTV slate a quarter of a cen­ chase a regular CD of Journey hi hairdos and outra­ tury later shows how mueh the network instead. Columbia/Legacy geous-looking, ill­ has changed over the years. The popularity of Journey songs fitting clothes gives Also included on the DVD are interviews on the radio and internet has led to a sense of how with various band members during the 2006 U.S. tour and a planned 2007 tour 1980s power rock "Escape" tour, a slide show of the tour and well. It's clear that both the rock and bands functioned. the original television promo for the tour. community and the band itself won't Recommended tracks: 'Don't Stop Believin',' Perry's extraordi- Although these extras might be enjoyable believing in the power of Journey's nary energy gives for the stalwart Journey aficionado, they over a quarter of a century later. 'Any Way You Want It' and 'Wheel in the Sky' him unnatural will likely disappoint the casual fan. '------' speed as he runs But any Journey fan can eagerly Contact Sean Sweany at [email protected] THE OBSERVER

Thursday, August 24, 2006 CENE page 15

DPAC SPOTLIGHT Hitchcock's iconic 'Psycho' to screen at DPAC

other Hitchcock film - the director By BRIAN DOXTADER clearly knew he had something great, Scene Editor and that gives "Psycho" a more focused energy that drives it through a very fast Without doubt the most famous film of 120 minutes. director Alfred Hitchcock's storied The film is easily the most shocking in career, 1960's "Psycho" remains one of Hitchcock's oeuvre - the so-called the finest thrillers of all time. Shocking "master of suspense" really outdoes and controversial when released, the himself, stretching the boundaries of movie's ability to shock and scare has acceptable narrative convention nearly dimmed slightly over the years, mostly to its breaking point. The protagonist is due to its ubiquitousness - yet that very killed halfway through the film, the vio­ familiarity is itself a testament to the lence (both shown and implied) is actual­ film's greatness. ly scary and the villain as creepy as they Initially, "Psycho" seems to follow a come, serving as the template for every- fairly traditional one from Hannibal path. A frustrat­ Lector (1991's "The ed young woman Psycho Silence of the named Marion Lambs") to John Doe Crane (Janet (1995's "Se7en"). Leigh) impulsive­ Hitchcock pushed ly steals $40,000 the envelope of the Photo courtesy Janet Leigh is featured in one of the most iconic scenes in cinema history in from her job at a Where: Browning Cinema, DPAC time in ways both Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho." It will be screened this weekend at the DPAC. real estate office When: Saturday at 3 p.m. large and small, and takes off expanding the lim- with the money. its of what was con­ (especially in the scenes featuring masterpieces such as "Strangers on a A day later, she decides to stop at the sidered appropriate in films. A shot Perkins), demonstrating Hitchcock's Train," (1951) "Rear Window" (1954), Bates Motel, run by boyish Norman rejected because it supposedly showed mastery of shadow and darkness. "North by Northwest" (1959) and Bates (Anthony Perkins). He regales her Janet Leigh's nipple was sent back The only scene that really doesn't "Vertigo" (1958). with odd stories about his unseen moth­ unchanged and then accepted, a shot work is an overly expository conclusion Hitchcock had several inarguable mas­ er before Crane decides to take a shower that contained a toilet in it was consid­ that features a psychiatrist whose only terpieces over the course of his several and go to bed. ered racy and vulgar. purpose is to explain exactly what hap­ decade career (including those men­ Then the film unexpectedly twists in Nearly everything about "Psycho" is pened. It's difficult to believe that tioned above), but few have had the on itself and becomes something else famous. Anthony Perkins' portrayal of Hitchcock wanted this scene as he was staying power and long-reaching influ­ entirely. the Oedipal Bates is iconic while Janet never known for insulting his audience's ence of "Psycho," which remains his The plot twist is almost universally Leigh makes the most of her screen intelligence. Thankfully, its presence most iconic film and a cinematic water­ known, thanks in no small part to the time, giving one of the most memorable doesn't fully detract from the greatness shed classic shower scene. Despite the fact screams in cinema history. of the film. Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" will be that it has been parodied, remade, quot­ The justifiably famous music by the "Psycho" is in many ways the pinnacle screened in the Browning Cinema of the ed, referenced and paid homage to, legendary Bernard Hermann, complete of Hitchcock's career, checking in at No. DeBartolo Performing Arts Center on Hitchcock's brave and bold vision shines with those screeching strings, remains 18 on the American Film Institute's list Saturday at 3 p.m. as part of the PAC through some forty-six years later - a among the composer's most recogniza­ of the Greatest Films of All Time. When Classic 100. testament to the director's nearly unpar­ ble. it was released back in 1960, it conclud­ alleled narrative power. That power is The film's stark black-and-white cine­ ed a fruitful and productive decade for Contact Brian Doxtader at on display here perhaps more than any matography is appropriately creepy the director, a period which included [email protected] 'Brick' a rock-solid experiment in modern noir

interesting to see how easily the students By ERIN McGINN in the film fit into these roles. As everyone Assistant Scene Editor knows, there is no one more shady than high school drug dealers - so really, it is What all of the best high school-based not much of a stretch. films have in common is the ability to Brendan (Joseph Gordon-Levitt, "1 0 convey how every aspect of teenage life is Things I Hate About You") is an outsider viewed as a matter of life or death. at his Southern California high school, not "Brick," like the other successful movies because he lacks good looks or athletic of the "high school drama" genre, ability, but because he has chosen the achieves this goal by taking the world of lone wolf lifestyle. He is forced into action the film noir detec- when he receives a tive stories and strange phone call deftly applying it to Brick from his ex-girl­ a high school set­ friend Emily (Emilie ting - thus mak­ DeRavin of televi­ ing the life or sion's "LOST") and death struggles of subsequently dis­ the teenagers liter- Where: Browning Cinema, DPAC covers her dead al as opposed to When: Sunday at 7 p.m. body. figurative. The kids The mystery of in "Brick" take her death unfolds everything seriously, because the events in a complicated story that involves the Brendan {Joseph Gordon-Levitt) receives a mysterious phone call in Rian of the plot actually are serious. school's toughest thugs and their hired Johnson's ultra-modern film noir "Brick," showing at the DPAC this weekend. The seriousness of the movie produces goons, and Brendan trudges from one both enjoyment and entertainment, as situation to another in his quest for truth. that style on purpose - it's just how they released in 1974. opposed to bearing it down, and In the grand tradition of these films, the talk. There is no winking self-awareness "Brick" is in color too, and while it writer/director Rian Johnson uses this audience is left in the dark too, learning so the gimmick feels natural throughout maintains the old-school style of profani­ aspect to his full advantage.Referencing the truth only as quickly as Brendan him­ the film. The entire cast- adults includ­ ty-free dialogue, it does feature at least and using dialogue in the style of self discovers it. ed - also behave in this manner. The one one instance of violence that is far more "Maltese Falcon," "Blue Velvet" and Brendan is eventually led to The Pin (an adult who is not part of this world is the graphic than anything Humphrey Bogart "Chinatown" is inherently funny as well adult Lukas Hass, who passes for a mother of The Pin, who interrupts a tense ever starred in - a reminder, perhaps, as fascinating to hear. teenager), easily the most entertaining discussion of gang warfare and murder to that the real world is more startling than He successfully translated all of the character in the movie, who runs his drug ask if anyone wants milk and cookies in a the romanticized movie versions of mur­ archetypes present in these types of film business from the basement of his par­ highly entertaining scene. der and intrigue from the 1940s would to those of high school characters. ents' home. He also goes back and forth, Despite its obvious influences, Johnson, suggest. "Brick" has representatives of several working with and against Laura (Nora in this debut film, has not just set out to "Brick" will be screened on Sunday at 7 archetypes, including the reluctant anti­ Zehetner of television's "Everwood"), the re-create the 1940s film noir. In fact, the p.m. by the Notre Dame film society. All hero, informants, femme fatales and literal teenage drama queen. movie most commonly referenced here is are welcome. plenty of 1930s slang and shady charac­ Johnson's smartest move is that the Roman Polankski's classic "Chinatown," ters. kids do not appear to know they are in a the Jack Nicholson film that, while cer­ Contact Erin McGinn at More eye-opening than anything, it is detective story. They are not talking in tainly noir-ish, was shot in color and [email protected] page 16 The Observer + CLASSIFIEDS Thursday, August 24, 2006 Alfonzo delivers second straight game winner

Cabrera smashes two home runs and four RBis to lead Marlins over Washington for the third night in a row

Associated Press the lead. Ray Durham hit a three-run SAN FRANCISCO - Rookie homer to establish a new Eliezer Alfonzo climbed the career high for RBis in a sea­ stairs to the clubhouse son and Giants slugger Barry entrance to find Hall of Farner Bonds had back-to-hack multi­ Orlando Cepeda there waiting hit games for the first time with a congratulatory hug and since Aug. 20-21, 2004, against handshake. Armando Benitez the New York Mots. received his share of high-fives, Bonds singled to center in the too. first to drive in a run and Alfonzo delivered the go­ Durham followed with a shot ahead hit for the second that barely carried into the straight game and Benitez con­ right-field arcade for his 20th verted a much-needed save, home run. lifting the San Francisco Giants Durham, among a handful of to a 7-6 victory over the key Giants players set to Arizona Diamondbacks on become a free agent after the Wednesday. season, extended his season­ Pedro Feliz ended an 0-for-15 high hitting streak to 13 games stretch with a tying two-run - the best by a Giants player double in the seventh and the this year - and matched his Giants won for the eighth time career-best homers total that in 10 games heading into a he also accomplished with the four-game series against the NL White Sox in 2001. wild card-leading Cincinnati Durham has a career-high 77 Reds. RBis, two more than he had in AP Benitez came through a day 2000 for Chicago. Ray Durham, center, is congratulated by teammates after hitting athree-run homer in the first after manager Felipe Alou The 42-year-old Bonds inning of Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks. The Giants held on to their early lead pulled him with two outs in the reached on an infield single in for the victory. ninth following an RBI single to the third, grounded out to first Luis Gonzalez. This time, the in the fifth and 11ied out to cen­ single was the biggest hit dur­ front of him and lecture. lead. embattled eloser pitched a per­ ter in the seventh. lie had live ing the 11-batter rally, which "lie didn't have to take otl' his Scott Olsen (1 0-7) pitched six fect ninth - striking out hits in the series, ineluding his got Houston's slumping offense mask and come around in front innings, giving up three runs on Gonzalez on a slider to end it. 725th career home run Monday rolling again. of me like that," Hoss said. seven hits, to rebound after his "People expect to see me night that pulled him within 30 Willy Taveras bunted for a The next pitch looked low - shortest outing of the season come into the game and do of tying home run king Jlank single that extended his hitting Boss raised it back into the and snap a personal three­ what I did today. I expect it," Aaron's record of 755. The streak to a elub-record 26 strike zone - but Coffey took a game losing streak. Benitez said. "I take responsi­ slugger doubled and singled games, and Adam Everett couple of steps toward the Olsen became the third bility if I lose the game. If I Tuesday. homered and drove in a pair of plate, screamed and waved his Marlins rookie pitcher to reach make a mistake, I make a mis­ Giants ace Jason Schmidt runs for the defending NL arm when Bell called it a ball. 10 victories this season, mark­ take. You have to understand received a no-decision but is champions, who have lost 9 of He was ejected. ing the first time since the 1952 you're human. You're not a still 11-0 over his last 16 starts 12 and are starting to feel des­ "I think Wally had just had Brooklyn Dodgers - and only robot." against Arizona. lie loaded the peration. enough when Coffey eame off the third time since 1900 - Steve Kline (4-3) pitched one bases by plunking pinch-hitter Houston is at the back of the the mound," manager Jerry that a team has had three rook­ inning for the win and Benitez, Craig Counsell in the sixth, then pack of playoff contenders, Narron said. ies with at least 10 wins. booed yet again when he took Byrnes followed with a single to trailing Cincinnati by six games Ryan Franklin relieved with a Tony Armas Jr. (8-9) lasted the mound, earned his 16th center. for the wild card. 3-1 count on Ensberg, threw a only 1 2-3 innings for save in 24 chances. He pumped "We lost a lot of ground the called strike that drew a loud Washington, giving up eight his right fist when his job was Houston 7, Cincinnati 3 last three or four days," said eheer from the crowd of runs - five earned - and 10 done and pointed to the sky in Todd Coffey lost it. Roy Oswalt (10-8), who 24,873, then walked him to hits. It was his shortest outing celebration. Unable to control his anger improved to 16-1 eareer force in the go-ahead run and of the season and his third loss Alfonzo tripled to right-center over a disputed call, the against Cincinnati. "We've got end the drawn-out at-bat. in three decisions against moments after Feliz doubled to Cincinnati Reds reliever got to go to Pittsburgh and pretty Florida. He is 3-12 with a 5.98 center against Brandon Lyon ejected during the game's piv­ much sweep the Pirates." Florida 9, Washington 7 EHA in his career against the (1-3) to tie it at 6. The Giants otal at-bat, helping the Houston The Heds had won four in a Miguel Cabrera homered Marlins. completed a three-game sweep Astros rally for a victory row - their best streak in twice and drove in four runs, Felipe Lopez had three hits, of the stumbling Wednesday that averted a more than a month - but helping the Florida Marlins and Austin Kearns, Henry Diamondbacks, who lost their sweep. eouldn't keep it going because eomplete a three-game sweep Mateo and Daryle Ward home­ fourth straight and sixth of His outburst wasn't the only they couldn't keep their of the Washington Nationals red for the Nationals, who com­ seven. Alfonzo had a go-ahead wacky thing during Houston's thoughts to themselves. with a vietory Wednesday night. mitted three errors and lost double in the eighth inning of six-run rally in the seventh Trying to hold a 2-1 lead, Cabrera, who went 3-for-4 their fifth straight. Tuesday's 7-6 victory. inning, but it was the most Coffey (6-5) gave up a single by and scored three times, became Cabrera hit a two-run home "Today I was so excited," he telling. A Reds team trying to Chris Burke that tied it, then the fifth active player to reach run in the second to start a said. "What I put in my mind is reach the playoffs for the first intentionally walked Lanee 100 career home runs before five-run rally and he followed trying to work every day - time in 11 years came Berkman to load the bases. his 24th birthday. He also that the next inning with a solo believe in yourself." unhinged with the game on the Then, the meltdown began. became the sixth-youngest shot. Eric Byrnes hit a two-run sin­ line. Plate umpire Wally Bell called player overall to reaeh the After Escobar s RBI double gle in the sixth inning to give "I let the team down and a ball on a elose pitch to milestone. gave Washington a 1-0 lead in the Diamondbacks the lead and made myself look like an idiot Morgan Ensberg that left the Dan Uggla, Mike Jaeobs and the first inning, the Marlins fol­ rookie Chris Young had his first out there," Coffey said. count at 2-1. Catcher David Hanley Hamirez also had two lowed with a three-run rally major league homer with a The fading Astros took full Ross told the umpire that he hits for the Marlins, who batted after the first five batters two-run shot in the fourth, but advantage. disagreed, prompting Bell to around in the first and seeond reached base safely against the Arizona's bullpen couldn't hold Aubrey Huff's bases-loaded remove his mask, stepped in innings while taking an 8-1 Nationals.

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MLB Thome injured in much-needed Chicago win Loaiza's four-hit shutout performance gives Oakland a win as Frank Thomas hits his 475th career home run

Associated Press In the first, Miner was a strike grounder in the sixth made it 6- away from retiring the side in 0. DETROIT -- The Chicago order -- instead of giving up White Sox won a game they three runs in the inning. Tampa Bay 7, Texas 3 needed. They're hoping they Thome drew a two-out walk Jorge Cantu hit his first didn't lose a key player in the after facing an 0-2 count, Paul homer since July 29 and drove process. Konerko followed with a single in three runs to help the Tampa Jim Thome limped off the and Dye's 35th homer gave Bay Devil Rays beat the Texas field in the second inning with a Chicago a 3-0 lead. Rangers Wednesday night. hamstring injury in a 7-5 victo­ Chicago lost the cushion Cantu hit a two-run drive in ry over the Detroit Tigers on briefly in the bottom half when fifth and a run-scoring double Wednesday night. Craig Monroe doubled and one inning later that gave The White Sox lost the first scored on Young's homer and Tampa Bay a 4-3 lead. He had two matchups in the four-game Magglio Ordonez doubled and sat out the previous two days series with the AL Central-lead­ scored on Ivan Rodriguez's sin­ and was hitting just .146 since ing Tigers, but bounced back gle. July 24 before going 3-for-4 with Joe Crede's two home runs Crede's leadoff homer in the against Texas. and Jermaine Dye's three-run second put the White Sox ahead Carl Crawford added a two­ homer. for good. run shot in Tampa Bay's three­ Chicago, which had lost six of run seventh. It was his career­ eight, trails the Tigers by 6 1/2 Oakland 6, Toronto 0 high 16th homer of the season. games in the division and has a Esteban Loaiza pitched a Mark Teixeira hit a two-run slim lead over Minnesota in the four-hitter for his first shutout homer for the Rangers, who wild-card race. in more than two years, and have lost the first three games The World Series champions Frank Thomas and Milton of a four-game series with the added Thome last winter and Bradley homered to lead the Devil Rays. Texas is 7 1/2 games after watching him hit .294 with Oakland Athletics to a victory behind the AL West-leading 36 homers and 91 RBis, they over the Toronto Blue Jays on Oakland Athletics, who beat don't want to lose him for any Wednesday night. Toronto 6-0. length of time with less than six Thomas hit his 475th homer, Shawn Camp (6-1) threw 1 1- weeks left in the season. tying Willie Stargell and Stan 3 scoreless innings to get the Thome pulled up after round­ Musial for 23rd on the all-time win. The Devil Rays are 13-25 ing first base on a ground-rule list. since the All-Star break. double and favored his left leg, Thomas hit a two-run homer Rocco Baldelli doubled in a AP leading to manager Ozzie in the first off Gustavo Chacin run in the first and Cantu Pittsburgh shortstop Jack Wilson throws out an Atlanta Brave Guillen and team trainer Herm (6-3) for his 27th homer. He has snapped an 0-for-19 skid with In the Pirates' 5-4 win Wednesday at Turner Field. Schneider quickly coming out of rebounded with a solid season his 1Oth homer of the season the dugout to check on him. after two injury-plagued years against Kevin Millwood (12-9) Dmitri Young hit a two-run in Chicago. Bradley's two-run in the fifth, putting the Devil Minnesota Twins defeated the begin a force play. homer for the Tigers, who can shot in the second made it 5-0. Rays ahead 3-0. Baltimore Orioles 4-1 Joe Mauer doubled and win the series with a victory Loaiza (7 -7) retired 15 Millwood gave up six runs Wednesday night. scored on a single by Cuddyer Thursday. straight batters during one and eight hits over 6 1-3 Torii Hunter homered for the to make it 4-1 in the fifth. In the The White Sox went ahead 6- stretch. He struck out seven and innings. Twins, who got 13 hits off Orioles' half, Cuddyer made a 3 with three runs in the second walked none for his sixth career The Rangers tied it at 3 in the Baltimore starter Rodrigo diving catch of a sinking liner and maintained their three-run shutout and his first since April top of the sixth when Teixeira Lopez. Minnesota started the by Markakis with two outs and lead until the sixth. 18, 2004, versus Tampa Bay. hit his 21st homer and Rod day a half-game behind the a runner on third. Sean Casey, the first to face Oakland, which began the day Barajas doubled in a run Chicago White Sox in the AL Garza waited in the infield to reliever Matt Thornton, hit a with four-game lead over Los against Casey Fossum. wild-card race. give Cuddyer a high-five on his two-run double to pull Detroit Angeles in the AL West, has Fossum didn't allow a hit in Garza (1-2) came in with an way to the dugout. within a run. won 19 of its last 24 games. the first three innings but the 11.74 ERA after losing his first Crede bumped the lead back Chacin, activated from the Rangers loaded the bases with two starts. The right-hander Pittsburgh 5, Atlanta 4 to two runs in the seventh with disabled list before the game, two outs in the fourth on two gave up five hits, had one Freddy Sanchez hit a his second homer. struggled in his first start after singles and a walk. Fossum strikeout and one walk. tiebreaking homer in the sev­ Freddy Garcia (12-8) allowed missing more than two months worked out of the jam by strik­ Garza, the 25th overall pick in enth inning to hand Atlanta five runs and seven hits over 5 with a sore elbow. He allowed ing out Barajas. the 2005 amateur draft, retired another loss at Turner Field, 1-3 innings. Thornton and Mike five runs on six hits in just 1 1-3 Fossum allowed three runs the side in order only once but giving the Pittsburgh Pirates a MacDougal combined for 2 2-3 innings. The left-bander went and four hits in 5 2-3 innings. was aided by several fine defen­ victory over the Braves on innings of scoreless relief before 0-3 with a 9.00 ERA in four He struck out eight and walked sive plays. Wednesday night. Bobby Jenks worked the ninth rehab starts in the minors. two. Joe Nathan, the fourth Jason Bay also homered for for his 36th save in 38 opportu­ Oakland sent 10 men to the Minnesota reliever, worked the the Pirates, who won two of nities. plate in the first and scored Minnesota 4, Baltimore 1 ninth for his 26th save. three in Atlanta after coming Rookie Zach Miner (7 -5) gave three runs on Bradley's RBI Rookie Matt Garza allowed Twins manager Ron into the series with baseball's up six runs, four hits and two double and Thomas' homer. one unearned run in six innings Gardenhire was tossed from the worst record on the road. They walks over 1 1-3 innings, his Chacin walked Mark Ellis to earn his !'irst major league game in the top of the fifth by won only their third series away shortest outing and third before Bradley's homer in the victory, Michael Cuddyer had plate umpire Angel Hernandez from PNC Park, having lost 17 straight loss. second. Jason Kendall's RBI three hits and two RBis, and the with Jason Kubel at bat. The and split another. ejection occurred while This is hardly the same Gardenhire was in the dugout, Braves team that came into the and the manager emerged to season with a record 14 plead his case- to no avail. straight division titles and has­ Lopez (9-13) gave up four n't had a losing record at home runs in six innings. He kept since 1990 - the year before Minnesota hitless in only one the streak began. They dropped inning, and the 13 hits he yield­ to 26-33 at Turner Field, the ed were a season high. majors' second-worst home Nick Markakis drove in the record. lone run for the Orioles, who Suburban Atlanta native Matt had won five of six. Capps (4-1) struck out Matt The Twins went up 2-0 in the Diaz with the bases loaded to first inning when Cuddyer hit a end the sixth and wound up two-out RBI double and scored with the win when Sanchez on a single by Justin Morneau. homered off Chad Paronto (1-1) The Orioles scored an with two outs in the seventh, unearned run in the third when snapping a 4-all tie. Markakis hit an RBI single after Mike Gonzalez worked the shortstop Jason Bartlett booted ninth for his 23rd save in as a potential double-play many chances. grounder. Atlanta's Chipper Jones hit Hunter hit his 18th homer the 350th homer of his career leading off the fourth, and the to tie Chili Davis for the third­ Twins used two defensive gems most by a switch-hitter in base­ in the bottom half to maintain ball history. Only Mickey Mantle the 3-1 lead. After Hunter made (536) and Eddie Murray (504) a leaping catch in center with have more. Miguel Tejada on first, second Bay led off the second with AP baseman Luis Castillo dived his 28th homer, and the Pirates Twins firstbaseman Justin Morneau makes a spectacular catch In the second inning of behind the bag to snare a made it 2-0 in the fourth on Minnesota's 4-1 win over Baltimore Wednesday night. grounder by Jeff Conine to Bay's run-scoring double. OUND THE NATION Page 18 COMPILED FRO!v~ THE ()BSERVHt'S WlRE SERVlCES Thursday, August 24, 2006

NFL

American League West team record perc; last 10 GB Oakland 71-55 .563 7.3 LA Angels 67-59 .532 7·3 4 Texas 65-62 .512 6,4 6.5 Seattle 57-68 .456 1·9 13.5 National League East team record perc. last 10 GB NYMets 76·48 .613 7~3 Philadelphia 63·62 .504 7-3 13.5 Atlanta &9·66 .472 6·4 17.5 Florida 59·66 .472 5·5 17.5 Washinglon 54-72 .429 3·7 23 National League Central team record perc. last 10 GB St. Louis 66~58 .532 4-6 Cincinnati 6~61 .&20 6·4 1.5 Milwaukee 68-65 .480 6·4 6.5 AP Houston 60"67 .472 3•7 7.5 Colts quarterback Peyton Manning looks to throw against the Seahawks in an NFL preseason game in Chicago Cubs 5H2 .424 s~5 13.5 Indianapolis Sunday. Manning traded in his football Monday night to raise money for disadvanta,ged children . Pillsburgh 4S.78 •381 s~s 19 National League West team .J:'!')Cord pen/; last 10 GB Manning hosts fundraiser for youth in need LA Dodgers ···6~60 .524 6-:4 San Diego ... 64•62 ·.508 s~s 2 INDIANAPOLIS - Peyton it," he said. "Anything we and defending NASCAH "We all know how great Sanfr.mcisoo 62·65 .488 8·2 .. 4.& Manning is all business can do to help out is champion Tony Stewart, to Peyton is," Ripken said. Arizona 62~65 .488 3-7 4.5 when it comes to football. good." radio personalities Bob "He has such great credi­ 59-66 .472 COlorado 3·7 6.5 But since it's still the Manning is trying to and Tom and actor James bility, that I can say yes preseason, forgive recast the perception that Den ton of the TV series blindly knowing it's about Manning if this week has he's the football equivalent "Desperate Housewives." the kids." Volleyball Coaches Poll been devoted more to his to a high school valedicto­ The goal was to raise If that doesn't work, second vocation - helping rian - all study, all the money for Manning's there's always intimida­ others. time. Peyback Foundation, tion. He hosted a major After Sunday's preseason which provides disadvan­ "Peyton is a lot bigger fundraiser for his charity game, he seemed more taged youth with opportu­ than me, and I didn't want Monday night and fully genuinely upset about the nities like a Disney Cruise, to tell him no and then understands if football potential losses of his top a nag football game at the have him pick me up by seems more distraction backup, Jim Sorgi, and Colts complex and the neck and drag me in than passion to the thou­ running back James Christmas parties for hun­ here or something," sands of fans expected to Mungro than anything that dreds of children in Stewart joked. watch him play New happened on the field. Indianapolis, New Orleans The bowling tournament Orleans on Saturday night By Monday night, the and Knoxville, Tenn. has gone from infancy to in Jackson, Miss. two-time MVP was min­ And when it has national status in just four "It's good to go back gling at a local bowling Manning's imprint, calling years and has turned into there because it's got alley with celebrities rang­ in a few favors is no prob­ a memorabilia dealer's vir­ (Hurricane) Katrina ties to ing from Cal Hipken Jr. lem. tual dreamplace.

IN BRIEF

NASCAR puts Edwards on Earnhardt's car on the final lap of Steelers to adjust to loss of probation last Saturday's Busch race at Bettis BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Carl Michigan International Speedway. LATROBE, Pa. - One of the Edwards has gone from one of intriguing questions before the NASCAR's golden boys to one of the Riley to return to Miami Pittsburgh Steelers opened training sport's "bad boys," struggling on the for another year camp was this: Who would replace track and tangling with fellow driv­ MIAMI - Pat Riley decided Jerome Bettis, the short-yardage ers such as Dale Earnhardt Jr. off it. against quitting on top. and goal-line specialist? Don't expect him to apologize or He'd rather try to stay there The answer, apparently, is to make excuses. If he loses his tem­ another year. nobody. Or everybody. per - and he has at times this year Riley said Wednesday he'll return Former starter Duce Staley or around the dial - Edwards says it's about passion as coach of the NBA champion third-down back Verron Haynes not petulance. Miami Heat, ending speculation he appeared to be competing for the "I worked awfully hard to get might retire at age 61. He'll be on job, but coach Bill Cowher said here," Edwards said Wednesday. "I the sideline when the title banner is Wednesday the Steelers probably MLB think that maybe what people are raised at the season opener Oct. 31 won't have such a specialist this against the Chicago Bulls. St. Louis at New York Mets 7:10p.m., seeing is hopefully they understand season. That means starter Willie that I really care about what I'm "After winning the championship, Parker might get the ball frequent­ ESPN2 doing. I'm going to stand up and I realized there's always something ly inside the 10-yard line, some­ point out when I think something is meaningful that happens in your life thing that rarely happened last wrong." that becomes the primary point of season. WNBA If he has to, Edwards will ram the your destiny," Riley said in a state­ "I can't say right now there's ment. "Winning the championship Connecticut at Detroit 7:30p.m., NBA TV point home. Just ask Earnhardt. been one person like there was NASCAR fined Edwards $20,000 showed me that I am definitely in with Jerome. And I don't think Los Angeles at Sacramento 10 p.m., on Tuesday and placed him on pro­ the right place, at the right time, that's a bad thing," Cowher said. NBATV bation for the rest of the year after with the right people. I can't wait to "That's the way it was last year. he intentionally rammed the side of get started." This year's a different year." Thursday, August 24, 2006 The Observer+ SPORTS page 19

TENNIS Agassi dealt tough hand in final U.S. Open On the women's side, unseeded Serena Williams also challenged as she attempts to come back from knee injury

Associated Press in him, but Baghdatis has got Cyprus who was the runner-up Then again, Agassi wasn't could be No. 1 Amelie some game. That's going to be at this year's Australian Open seeded in 1994 - when he Mauresmo, the reigning NEW YORK - If Andre quite an interesting match, and a semifinalist at won his first Open title. Wimbledon and Australian Agassi is going to make an because Baghdatis wins people Wimbledon. Another past U.S. Open Open champion. extended run at his final U.S. over with his smile and per­ "If Baghdatis is on and champion and No. 1 player "That was the big question Open - as plenty of fans, tour­ sonality - and everybody's healthy and fit," said U.S. who's unseeded this year, mark: Where was Serena going nament organizers and TV going to be pulling for Agassi." Davis Cup captain Patrick Serena Williams, also was to be in the draw?" said for­ executives, not to mention Or, as U.S. Open chief Arlen McEnroe, John's brother, "I given a rough draw. She fell mer pro and current TV ana­ Agassi himself, surely hope - Kantarian put it during the think that's a very tough match out of the top 100 while side­ lyst Mary Joe Fernandez. he's got his work cut out for draw ceremony at U.N. head­ for Andre to win right now." lined with a left knee injury Williams' older sister Venus, him. quarters, Agassi will be "prob­ Two rounds later might bring and needed a wild card to the 2000-01 U.S. Open winner, Agassi's path at the last tour­ ably the single greatest thing another intergenerational enter the tournament. wound up on the opposite half nament of his career shapes talked about at this U.S. clash - against Roddick, Her possible second-round of the draw as the No. 30 seed up as a tough one thanks to a Open." who'll turn 24 next week, was opponent is No. 17 Daniela and appears to be in a rela­ draw Wednesday that includes The 36-year-old Agassi, an the 2003 U.S. Open champion Hantuchova, who knocked off tively easy quarter. Bothered a potential second-round eight-time Grand Slam cham­ and is seeded ninth. Williams in the Australian by a bad wrist, she hasn't match against rising star pion, faces Andrei Pavel of Hampered by a bad back, Open's third round in January. played since being upset in the Marcos Baghdatis and possible Romania in the first round. Agassi is 8-7 in 2006, never If Williams reaches the third third round while trying to fourth-round showdown Pavel is a former top-20 player going beyond the quarterfinals round, she could face No. 16 defend her Wimbledon title. against Andy Roddick. currently ranked 76th; Agassi at any event, and he withdrew Ana Ivanovic, who won last "We haven't seen Venus at "That's quite a lot to ask," has won five of their six pre vi­ from two tournaments this week's Open tuneup at all," Fernandez said. "But we said four-time U.S. Open cham­ ous matches. month. That's dropped his Montreal and leads the U.S. know Venus can turn it on at pion John McEnroe, who'll call If Agassi gets past that, he ranking to 37th, which is why Open Series standings. any given time, like she did the tournament for CBS and could face the eighth-seeded he's unseeded a year after And should Williams get to last year at Wimbledon." USA Network. "Andre's got it Baghdatis, a 21-year-old from reaching the final. the fourth round, her opponent On paper, the women's quar­ terfinals could be Mauresmo vs. No. 8 Martina Hingis (the 1997 champion), No. 3 Maria Sharapova vs. No. 5 Nadia Petrova, No. 2 Justine Henin­ Hardenne (the 2003 champion) vs. No. 7 Patty Schnyder, and No. 4 Elena Dementieva vs. No. 6 Svetlana Kuznetsova, in what would be a rematch of the 2004 final, won by Kuznetsova. The potential men's quarter­ finals would be: No. 1 Roger Federer vs. No. 5 James Blake, No. 4 David Nalbandian vs. No. 7 Nikolay Davydenko, No. 2 Rafael Nadal vs. No. 6 Tommy Robredo, and Baghdatis vs. No. 3 Ivan Ljubicic. Federer, the two-time defending champion, starts off against Wang Yeu-tzuoo of Taiwan, then would meet the winner of an all-British first­ round matchup between Tim Henman and 1997 Open run­ ner-up Greg Rusedski. "Federer got pretty much of a dream draw," Patrick McEnroe said. "No problems for him through the first week, I would say." Nadal's opener could be more interesting: He drew wild-card Mark Philippoussis, the two-time major finalist with a big serve whose career has been derailed by injuries. And the third round could bring a matchup against up­ and-comer Gael Monfils, who's seeded 27th and turns 20 on Sept. 1. page 20 The Observer + SPORTS Thursday, August 24, 2006 Pacific Coast Concerts Proodly Prtsvnu in South Bvnd LLWS fl SpvclaiiMining of Christian Musk Venezuela shutout in International semifinal

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NCAA FOOTBALL Nevada installs revolutionary 'pistol' offense

Associated Press And it's attracting lots of curi­ "The feature of the pistol that they were not for it. They Tomey said the pistol is essen­ ous coaches. Ault said more people don't realize is so benefi­ thought it was too much of a tially the old single-wing that RENO, Nev. -At first glance, than 85 universities, junior col­ cial is the north-south running reach. And I really did, too," he teams ran in leather-helmet it looks like a typical shotgun leges and high schools have con­ game," said Ault, adding the for­ said. "But we were a bad foot­ days. formation. tacted Nevada or visited to find mation allows the running back ball team. We were 5-7 (in Hugh Wyatt, a longtime high But wait a second, that quar­ out what it's about. to get the ball deeper behind the 2004). I just felt it would be school football coach in the terback is much closer to the "It is THE thing," he said. line than when the quarterback worth the investment." Portland, Ore., area, said he's center than usual. And is that a "And we have great confidence takes the snap from center. The move paid off last season shown film clips at clinics of back lining up behind the QB? in it and so do the players." It's a variation of the spread as Nevada finished 9-3, claimed Princeton using a single-wing Hmm, that's weird - and very The winningest coach in offense coaches such as West a share of the WAC title and formation in the early '60s that effective. school history, Ault is beginning Virginia's Rich Rodriguez and beat Central Florida 49-48 in resembles the pistol. Hot as a pistol, Nevada's new the third year in his third stint Florida's Urban Meyer have overtime in the Hawaii Bowl. "It's not as if the fact offensive scheme helped the with the Wolf Pack. made all the rage in college The Wolf Pack finished 14th Princeton was doing it indicates Wolf Pack to its first bowl game His previous offenses, one football. nationally in total offense aver­ in any way he's copied this since 1996 last season. ·dubbed "Air Wolf," were wide­ But Ault- 177-73-1 in 21 aging 449.3 yards per game and thing. It's not likely he ever had Coach Chris Ault calls it the open passing attacks, often out years of coaching, all at Nevada 16th in scoring, with 34.2 points any access to the Princeton pistol - a hybrid of the shotgun of the shotgun. - said he didn't seek advice per game. They were balanced, footage," said Wyatt, who was a where the quarterback lines up With Nevada's move from the from outside coaches or experts too, rushing for 199.5 per game personnel director with a few steps behind the center. It Big West to the Western Athletic before installing the pistol when and passing for 249.8. Philadelphia in the World allows for two-back and single­ Conference in 2000, Ault decid­ spring camp opened last year. But nothing in football is truly Football League before joining back sets, typically with four ed the team had to improve its "When I first brought it up to new. the WFL's Portland franchise in receivers. running game. the staff back in January 2005, San Jose State coach Dick the early 1970s. Finally, Booty no longer riding the pine for Southern Cal

Associated Press high standards. That's what I junior year. With that, Booty want to do, by winning games," decided to graduate early and LOS ANGELES - John David said Booty, a 21-year-old red­ pass up his senior year to Booty .arrived at Southern shirt junior from Shreveport, enroll at USC. California three years ago with La. . Booty beat out highly regard­ expectations so high many Booty didn't say a word about ed redshirt freshman Mark thought he would beat out Matt the Heisman or any individual Sanchez for the starting job. In Leinart during the 2003 sea~ awards_ just winning. a show of approval, teammates son. "As a young quarterback, my elected Booty as one of the Of course, no one knew at the biggest goal is to have our foot­ Trojans' four team captains. time that Leinart would lead ball team win, not put it in bad He'll get his first test Sept. 2 the Trojans to a 37-2 record situations," he said. "All I can when USC, ranked sixth in The and win a Heisman Trophy dur­ control is what I do." Associated Press preseason ing one of the .finest careers for Booty comes from a football poll, plays its opener at a quarterback in NCAA history. family. His brother Josh was Arkansas. Now, finally, it's Booty's turn, the LSU quarteJ,"back in 1999- ''I'm not worried about these and he's confident he can con­ 00, and another brother, guys at all," USC coach Pete tinue the tradition of winning Abram, was a wide receiver at Carroll said of his young quar­ quarterbacks established at LSU from 1997-99 and at terbacks. "Matt followed USC by Leinart and 2002 Valdosta State in 2000. Carson and was able to get it Heisman Trophy winner Carson Booty's father was his quar­ going. It took Matt about four AP Palmer. terbacks coach in high school or five games before he got it Southern California redshirt junior quarterback John David "The .guys before me have set before being fired following his rocking. Booty throws a pass in practice Tuesday.

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ND VOLLEYBALL Young Irish team looks to build on last season ND ranked preseason No. 21 as Danielle Herndon, the squad's only senior, leads a group of talented underclassmen

with a large freshman class. It's direction, telling everyone to By KYLE CASSILY a really good balance of experi­ stay focused. She beeame much Sports Writer enced players and freshmen, more vocal." and everyone seems real eager However, the true test will Only days before its 2006 to l~.arn and get better every­ come Saturday with the season campaign begins, No. 21 Notre day. opener at home against Bowling Dame hopes it has plugged line­ The freshmen will find experi­ Green, the culmination of a up holes with young talent in enced faces ready to lead the spring season and three weeks order to make yet another Big pack as the lone senior, return­ of early fall praetices and East and NCAA run. ing starter and captain Daniello scrimmages spent trying to '~ . ~ . The Irish Herndon, will mesh as a team. From there, dropped nine share leadership the Irish embark upon a rough spots from the "We have a goal to honors with junior early season sehndule with American captain Adrianna matehups against several Volleyball improve and do Stasiuk. ranked teams. C o a c h e s better with a large Stasiuk was No. 13 Missouri and No. 6 Association No. freshman class. '' selected for the Santa Clara trok to the Joyce 12 spot they 2006 All-Big East Center to partieipatn in the earned following preseason team Shamrock Invitational and play last year's trip to Debbie Brown along with fellow the Irish on Sept. 2 and Sept. 3, the NCAA .round Irish coach junior Ashley respectively. Then Notro Dame of 16 and 30-4 Tarutis after fin­ will face No. 25 Kansas State at record. ishing third on the the Northern Iowa Invitational The 2005 season included team in kills last season with on Sept. 9, before a trip to HY PHAM/Observer File Photo Notre Dame's tenth Big East 325 and averaging 2.93 kills Tempe, Ariz. for the Sun Devil Junior setter Ashley Tarutis goes airborne in a 3-0 victory over title in 12 years with a win over per game. Volleyball Classic thn following Cincinnati on Nov. 19. Louisville and ended with a 3-2 "[llerndonl hasn't had a wnekend. loss to Wisconsin in the NCAA strong leadership role in the The Irish finally head to tournament. past," Brown said. "She came in Honolulu for a two-gamn series before our c-onference even a strong rivalry with them." "The outside people are going following a class with five play­ with No. 7 Hawaii during Fall starts," Brown said. "And once The Cardinals and Irish face to say you're young and. can't ers. We had strong leaders in Break, before the meat of their into conference we'll be playing oll' Oct. 29 in Louisville, the one­ do as well as last year," Notre that class and she learned well Big East slate comes into play. Louisville. I think its good in the year anniversary of Notre Dame head coach Debbie from watching and observing. "I think we have to play some fact that we have teams that Dame's first victory over its Brown said. "But we have a Last spring she did a great job really good volleyball early in are ranked or receiving votes." newest conference foe. goal to improve and do better of stepping up, giving people. the season with those teams Notre Dame defeated But despite the heavy load of Louisville 3-1 in regular season this year's schedule and the dif­ play last year and defeated the ficulty that comes in repeating Cardinals :~-2 to the accomplish­ take the 2005 Big ments of the 2005 E a s t Irish, Brown and· Championship. "/ think we have to her young team I But at No. 12, the play some really have already com­ I • Cardinals received good volleyball pleted the first a higher ranking step in forging a early in the ! in the 2006 pre­ , successful squad season polls than season. - team unity. the Irish. "Returning play­ It was Debbie Brown ers have done an Louisville's first incredible job of year in the Big Irish coach welcoming the East, having left freshmen and Conference USA helping them get the season prior, and the new­ along with whatever they need comers are already stirring - be it the volleyball aspect, or emotions. · with classes and in their "Honestly Louisville is very, dorms," Brown said. "How we very strong being ranked in the mesh together on the court is top," Brown said. "I know that very important." MATTHEW SMEDBERG/Observer File Photo we're developing as a team and Irish junior outside hitter Adrianna Stasiuk spikes one past two defenders In a 3-0 victory for they've been in the conference Contact Kyle Cassily at Notre Dame over Valparaiso on Oct. 5. one year, but we're developing [email protected]

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goal" for his team is to fin­ THE FUTURE ish in the national top 25. Golf lie will not. however, go continued from page 28 as far as to predict such an outcome. grabs," Kubinski said. "With such a young team. Earlier this week, !shan I can't have [the top 251 as and Sandman traveled to my expectation," he said. Hazeltine National Golf Club "But it's definitely some­ in Chaska, Minn. to compete thing we want to do every in the U.S. Amateur year." Championship. He said Both players he also struggled in "With such a young hopes to the first of win the Big two stroke team, I can't have East title play rounds, [the top 25] as my for the and neither expectation. But it's fourth con­ advanced to secutive match play. definitely something we year. Sandman shot want to do every year." The team an 81 Monday features but came back Jim Kubinski four fresh­ to fire a 75 in men, Olavo Tuesday's sec­ Irish head coach Batista ond round. Filho, Doug "Josh made Fortner, a very good comeback," Kyle Willis and Carl Santos­ Kubinski said. Ocampo, who represent the !shan, meanwhile, played largest class on a team that tentatively in the first round also has one sophomore, before playing all of the three juniors and three sen­ second with the stomach flu iors. - "the worst round [lsban] The Irish will begin their has played in many, many season at the Gopher years," Kubinski said. Invitational in Wayzata, I s b a n Minn. Sept. entered the 16. tournament Between with realistic "/ am very excited to have now and expectations all of the freshmen. But, as t h e n , of finishing Kubinski Observer high on the a coach, my job isn't too will be Notre Dame backup quarterbacks freshman Demetrius Jones, left, freshman Zach Frazer, cen­ leader board easy right now. " forced to ter, and sophomore Evan Sharpley prepare for a drill during practice Wednesday. but instead set his missed the Jim Kubinski five-man cut by 13 rotation. strokes. Irish head coach "I am The seniors VPry excit­ do not, how­ ed to havn WELCOME BACK ever. have all of the much time to dwell on their freshmen," he said. "But, as showings at the U.S. a coach, my job isn't too Amateur. easy right now." ''I'm sure they will both be STUDENTS AND very excited to get the sea­ son started," Kubinski said. Contact Fran Tolan at Kubinski said a "good [email protected] FACULTY

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Karwoski said he agreed with Friday when multiple media able to provide Notre Dame the NCAA's reasoning and that outlets, including The Observer, with the tape of the show that Violations the situation would have been contacted Notre Dame compli- Zbikowski appeared on, only continued from page 28 avoided had ance officials supplying the athletic depart­ WSBT or any after running ment with the unedited footage who the player was and what of the athletes "Our mantra here is, ask back Darius from his appearance, which station they were watching. asked compli­ Walker filmed included bloopers of Zbikowski Such action violates NCAA ance before before you act. That helps a "bump" for trying to film the "bump." bylaw 12.5.3, which states, filming the us out quite a bit., a WSBT show In light of the situation, Weis "The student-athlete shall not "bumps." during the addressed media issues with make any endorsement, "If someone post-practice the players during a pre-sched­ expressed or implied, of any from the sta­ Mike Karwoski interview ses­ uled team meeting Monday commercial product or serv­ tion or the associate athletic director sion the day night. ice." show would Compliance before. Karwoski said the best way to The declaration of ineligibili­ have called Notre Dame Because avoid such encounters is sim­ ty did not affect any potential me, I certain­ Walker's pro­ ple. practice time for any of the ly would have motional spot "Our mantra here is, ask players. Had their respective looked into it. ... And we prob­ did not air, Notre Dame did not before you act," he said. "That teams had a game during their ably would have come to the have to rule him ineligible. helps us out quite a bit." brief ineligibility, however, they same conclusion." In fact, Notre Dame declared would have been prohibited The athletic department Zbikowski ineligible despite the Contact Ken Fowler at from participating. became aware of the violations fact that WBST has not been [email protected]

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"We've been practicing on year later, the team's stroke tournament wins. thanks to a come-from-behind our own [andl we're very average The squad victory at the rain-shortened King excited for the start of the fell from then made Jeannine McHaney continued from page 28 season," she said. 323.59 to "We've been practicing on the NCAA Invitational/Central Regional Veltri echoed those senti­ 316.29 - our own, /and] we're very regional tour­ Preview in Lubbock, Texas. coach will have trust in the ments. sixth best excited for the start of the nament that The team continued its suc­ system, saying she wanted "They're ready to go. in school spring - the cess in the fall of 2005, post­ "someone that believes in this They're excited about the history at season. l'irst of two ing the school's best-ever place and this team." season," she said. "They've the time. consecutive scoring average of 301.71. Diaz-Calderon said she all played impressive summer The King Alejandra Diaz-Calderon spring The low scores led to four seasons." era took appearances. believes the team can over­ Irish junior top-fours in the team's first come any distraction from the King coached the tl~am orr in the Notre Dame five tournaments. coaching change and get since the fall of 2001. In her fall of made its first ready for its season-opening first year, the team earned 2003, when the Irish matched appearance in Golfstat.com's Contact Ken Fowler at tournament Sept. 1 0. three top-four finishos. A a school n~eord with three top-25 in Oetobor 2004 [email protected]

freshman, en route to win­ sive MVI' Erika Bohn took ning national rookie of the her .69 goals against avor­ Goalie year honors as an NSCAA age with her when tho threo­ continued from page 28 second-team All-American. time Academic AII-Amorican First-team Big East junior graduated. He said the offense will con­ forward Amanda Cinalli Though senior Nikki tinue to be the strength of a returns to continue setting Westfall has the most experi­ team searching for its sec­ up Hanks - hoping to ence, an injury will keep her ond national title in three improve upon her 17 assists out for several weeks as 5- years. (fifth nationally) while creat­ foot-9 junior Lauren Karas "When you lose a player ing opportunities of her own. and rangy 5-foot-1 0 fresh­ like [Thorlakson] you have to "[Amanda! has always man Kelsey Lysander battle find out who's going to carry been good for us, scoring 10 for the starting spot in goal. that load," to 15 goals Unless one separates herself Waldrum a season, " before Notre Dame's Aug. 26 said. "We're Waldrum opener against Iowa State, still going to said. "So Waldrum most likely will be a very "We don't really care as she's going wait to see both in game good team to be called action. offensively. long as there aren't any on to add to Senior defender captain We're going goals in our nets and we that a little Kim Lorenzen is glad there to have a lot score more than they do. " bit." are two quality options of weapons. Despite behind her and has no I think we'll N o t r e qualms about playing in have enough Kim Lorenzen Dame's front of someone new. ways to Irish defender ability to "The fact that we don't score goals attack really know who's going to without opposing be the starting keeper is a her." n e t s , good thing in some ways," Sophomore Waldrum Lorenzen said. "It means striker Kerri Hanks stormed says the biggest question they're all competing for the national soccer scene mark for the 2006 Irish will time. I'm not suro it's going last season with a 71-point be defending their own. to be different." (28 goal, 15 assist) outburst Notre Dame must replace a Whoever earns the nod will that led the Irish in scoring goalie for the first time since have a solid defense protoct­ and marked the fourth best 2002 after four-year starter ing her from a unit that held output ever for a Division I and '04 College Cup dnfen- opponents to 54 shots on goal in 25 garnns. The flat­ back four defensn is led in the centor by Lorenzon, a four-year starter and Notre D a m e ' s l'i r s t s o I o <~ a p t a i n sinco 19gg. Preseason Big Fast Defensive Player of the Ynar senior d cd' end e r Christi n Shaner hnlps fortify the dnl'ense along with defen­ sive-minded senior midl'ield­ er Jill Krivaeek, who was the defensivo MVP of the 2005 Big East Tournament and has never seen the Irish out­ shot in her career. Though N otro Damn was known for its explosivn I offense last year. Lorenzen Irish senior midfielder Jen Buczkowski moves upfield Sept. 4, said the defnnsivn unit does­ 2005 against Florida. Buczkowski returns to Notre Dame's mid­ n't play for press, but for field this year. results. "We don't rnally earn as long as thorn aren't any Under-20 Women's World The following weekend, the goals in our nets and we Championship. Irish host USC and No. 9 score more than they do," "The key is how quickly we Santa Clara in the Inn at St. Lorenzen said. can integrate them back in Mary's Classic. As Krivacek with the "We normally open up on a fronts the t e a m , " Friday night at home, this Irish defense, "Big East is important Waldrum time we're opening Saturday 2 0 0 5 and everything, but at said. "They'll at 1 p.m.," Waldrum said. 1-Iflrmann the end of the day, come be coming in "The challenge for us will be Trophy l'inal­ late to some early on. If we can get ist senior tournament time we classes so through a couple of big midfielder should be national they have games early in the season J e n champions, and that's some catch­ that's going to be a big test Buczkowski the mindset that we ing up to do for us." directs the there and According to Lorenzen, Irish buildup. have." they haven't those tests results shouldn't Together with been practic­ be graded after those games, sophomoro Kim Lorenzen ing with us. but by who's left standing at Brittany Bock Irish defender Healistically the end of the year. (2005 fresh­ it may be a "[The national champi­ man All- week until onship] is our ultimate goal," American) and freshman after their return until she said. "Big East is impor­ Courtney Hosen, who has they're ready to step in for tant and everything, but at impressed early, Waldrum us." the end of the day, come expects the group to be "one Meanwhile, the Irish face a tournament time we should of better midfields in the challenging early season be national champions, and country." schedule that includes that's the mindset that we TIM SULLIVAN/The Observer The Irish will be without Saturday's 1 p.m. home have." Irish senior captain Kim Lorenzen kicks the ball upfield against Bock and defender Carrie opener against Iowa State Florida Sept. 4, 2005. Lorenzen will anchor the Notre Dame Dew until Sept. 4 as they followed by a noon game at Contact Tim Dougherty at defense this year. play for the US team at the Ole Miss the very next day. [email protected] ' •' ~ L' Thursday, August 24, 2006 The Observer+ TODAY page 27

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NO ATHLETICS MEN'S GOLF Three athletes reinstated Kubinski optitnistic NCAA calls violations 'secondary;' Zbikowski, Zeller, McAlarney will receive no penalty

By KEN FOWLER In a statement e-mailed to for season the media Wednesday night, Sports Editor - Irish coach Charlie Weis expressed gratitude to the The NCAA reinstated senior NCAA for the quick manner in Irish coach praises strong safety and defensive which the situation was captain Tom Zbikowski and resolved. senior leadership, two men's basketball players "I appreciate the fact this sets lofty temn goals after Notre Dame briefly was handled in an expeditious declared them ineligible for manner by the NCAA as well as their participation in promo­ our compliance and sports By FRAN TOLAN tional television spots, information departments," the Sports Writer Associate Athletic Director for statement read. ''I'm glad we Compliance Mike Karwoski have a resolution to this situa­ With Notre Dame's line­ said Wednesday. tion and I look forward to con­ up still uncertain, Irish Karwoski said the NCAA tinuing our preparation for head eoach Jim Kubinski informed him in a phone call Georgia Tech." said he has set high goals around 5 p.m. Wednesday they Notre Dame had sent a letter for the upcoming season. decided that three players to the NCAA compliance office Of the five players who committed "secondary viola­ in Indianapolis Tuesday after­ will travel to tourna­ tions" - violations without noon at once declaring ments, Kubinski said he intent - for their "implied Zbikowski, Zeller and has only decided on two endorsement" of a local televi­ McAlarney ineligible and so far. Nine players will sion show. requesting their reinstatement. compete for the three The NCAA then told him The trio's problem stemmed remaining spots on Notre there would be no penalties, from separate appearances on Dame's traveling squad. sanctions or eligibility conse­ the sports talk show "Sports Senior Cole Is ban and quences for the spots featuring Dogz" that airs on WSBT-TV in sophomore Josh Zbikowski, sophomore forward South Bend. During their Sandman are penciled in Luke Zeller and sophomore appearances, the players the top two spots, he guard Kyle McAlarney. filmed "bumps" - advertise­ said. "As far as they are con­ ments for the show, during the "Other than that, it's cerned, the matter is closed show, that informed viewers CLAIRE KELLEY/The Observer pretty much up for and there would be no penal­ Irish senior safety Tom Zbikowski returns a punt against ties involved," Karwoski said. see VIOLATIONS/page 25 Tennessee Nov. 5, 2005. see GOLF I page 24

ND WOMEN'S GOLF ND WoMEN's SoccER King not retained after New-look ND vies for title 5 years as head coach Returning, rookie players work to replace is still with the team, which Athletic department begins official practice Aug. Thorlakson, Bohn looks for replacement 29. Veltri declined to com­ ment on the coaching situa­ By TIM DOUGHERTY as fall season nears tion. Sports Writer "I think the main thing we're focusing on right now After losing its NCAA semi­ By KEN FOWLER is to maintain the enthusiasm finals mateh to follow Sports Editor and be as confident as we can Congregation of Holy Cross be," she said. institution Portland 3-1, the There will be a new Irish Junior golfer Alejandra Irish again look up to l'ind leader this fall. Diaz-Calderon also declined the Pilots atop the National Notre Dame declined to to comment on the specific Soceer Coaehos Assoeiation renew the contract of head circumstances, saying she of Ameriea preseason stand­ coach Debby King after five had not received official word ings. years, and a search for her of the athletic department's Il' the NSCAA No. 5 Irish replacement is underway, decision. are to earn that spot at sea­ Assistant Sports Information "The administration hasn't son's end, they must find Director Sean Carroll con­ told the team any details why new feet to fill the boots or firmed to The Observer Coach King wasn't returned," last season's IIermann Wednesday. Diaz-Calderon said. Trophy runner-up Katie Carroll declined to comment She said she, senior Noriko Thorlakson. Fortunately for on specific reasons behind Nakazaki and sophomore Lisa the Irish, head coach Handy the move, directing questions Maunu - three of the team's Waldrum, now in his eighth to Assistant Athletic Director returning players - would be season, does not expect last Jim Fraleigh. involved in the interview year's 22-3 squad - which The Observer was unable to process of a new coach. led the nation with 4.4 goals contact Fraleigh Wednesday She said she hoped the new per game - to miss a step. TIM SULLIVAN/The Observer night. Irish sophomore forward Kerrl Hanks takes a shot against DePaul Assistant coach Kyle Veltri see KING/page 26 see GOALIE/page 26 Sept. 16, 2005. Hanks returns to lead the Notre Dame attack.

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