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By JASON McFARLEY By TIM CASEY Assistant News Editor News Writer

While soft tunes from an acoustic gui­ Scott Delgadillo, the 14-year-old San tar streamed through the Zahm Hall Diego native who spoke at the Purdue chapel Tuesday night, students’ thought­ pep rally, died at 9:10 Monday night in ful prayers and quiet sobbing provided a his home after a 12-month battle with fitting chorus for the occasion. acute lymphoblastic leukemia. "Miracle” may have been the operative A vigil mass will word for the night, but it is uncertain if be celebrated on one will come for Notre Dame junior Saturday at 11:30 Conor Murphy. Amid reflections and a.m. in California. grieving, several hundred students gath­ Also, a special ered for Mass in Zahm chapel Tuesday memorial mass will to offer prayers for Murphy. Murphy’s be said for health took a turn for the worst Tuesday Delgadillo at Notre when doctors discovered he was stricken Dame’s Basilica of with apparent fatal complications from the Sacred Heart Delgadillo leukemia. early next week. Murphy, who was diagnosed with “You’ve never met a more amazing, leukemia in March, recently developed personable young man,” said Alex pneumonia and his immune system is Montoya, a 1996 Notre Dame graduate “seriously compromised,” according to and the young alumni coordinator in former Zahm rector Father Jim Leise, San Diego. “You could tell he was a who has been in daily contact with the warm, caring guy but the thing that Murphy family. amazed me was he was the sharpest “It’s a very critical time and prayers would be appreciated by the family,” kid you could ever meet. He was Notre Leise said. Dame material all the way.” In a homily at Tuesday’s Mass, Zahm Delgadillo was scheduled to fly to Massachusetts on Dec. 26 to undergo a Hall rector Father Thomas Bednar JOB TURNER/ The Observer spoke to a packed chapel that filled the bone marrow transplant from his 16- At Murphy’s urging in March, more than 610 people joined the National year-old brother, Eric, at Boston pews and lined two walls of the chapel. Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) at a drive held at LaFortune. “We ask that Conor’s life be renewed, Children’s Hospital’s Dana Farber that by some miracle he may return to Cancer Institute. But his leukemia us,” Bednar said. “It’s good that we terized Murphy as religious and coura­ spirit of faith, knowing that life is a gift,” relapsed on Christmas Day and Scott weep and grieve today. We know that geous. Murphy demonstrated a strong Bednar said. “Let us trust in God’s wis­ was rushed to San Diego Children’s our sadness is a sign of our friendship will and a desire to be a person of faith, dom and God’s love for us.” Hospital. and faith.” he said. At points in the service, students were Delgadillo’s trip to Boston was can- Throughout the homily, Bednar charac­ “We have the feeling that maybe Conor’s life was too short, but we gather in a see CONOR/page 6 see SCOTT/page 6 Future officers seek to unite religion, role in military

Editor’s note: This is the second of a three-part series looking at the discussion concerning the place of ROTC at a Catholic university. ♦ Balancing between both worlds, ROTC and Notre Dame

By TIM LOGAN ethics and morality from the moment they step Senior Staff Writer on campus. From classroom discussions to dining hall chit When Pete Sweeney starts to talk about flying, chat to an organized retreat, students in ROTC his eyes light up. are frequently asked to think about the impor­ The junior has loved airplanes his whole life, tance of morality in military service, and to dis­ and when he found out he could get make a living cern if four years, or more, in the armed forces flying the fastest, most powerful jets in the world, is right for them. and pay for college doing it, he signed up for the “[The environment] doesn’t allow you to sit Reserve Officer Training Corps [ROTC]. back and accept everything,” said Chris Rupar, a Next year, he will graduate from Notre Dame sophomore Air Force cadet. “When you go into and go on to pilot training school, and at least a the service you have this in your mind, and how 10-year career in the Air Force, preparing for the faith plays a role.” day when he may have to fly a plane into combat. The ROTC curriculum focuses on leadership Sweeney is one of the nearly 400 students and ethics, not on how to build a bomb or fire a enrolled in Notre Dame’s ROTC program, and, like gun. The future officers are trained to lead other many of those students, he thinks about what it soldiers, and to make decisions that could have

means to be a Catholic serving in the military. serious consequences. And while most ROTC KEVIN DALUM/The Observer While ROTC’s critics argue that the program has students get scholarships to pay for college, the Future officers, such as these ROTC members, are no place at a Catholic university, many of those program puts significant emphasis on making trained to lead other soldiers, and to make decisions involved with it say that the nature of this school, and ROTC, forces future officers to wrestle with see ROTC/ page 4 that could have serious consequences. page 2 The Observer ♦ INSIDE Wednesday, January 31, 2001

In s id e C o lu m n T h is W eek in S o u th B e n d

Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday A boys world ♦ Event: Notre Dame ♦ Fundraising: St. Joseph ♦ Movie: “American ♦ Event: South Bend Women's Basketball, Tree Sale Program, the Psycho”, Snite Museum of Symphony Masterworks I wish I had half the imagination that my lit- tlest brother Timmy (who just turned eight) has. Providence vs Notre Dame, Soil and Conservation Art, 7:30 p.m. Concert Series, Morris If I did, I’d be lying on a beach in the Caribbean Joyce Center, 7 p.m. District office, all day. Performing Arts Center, 8 right now with Tom Cruise next to me and a margarita in my hand. ♦ Event: South Bend p.m. Monday night, I started to Rotary Club meeting, tell Timmy about my trip to D C. for the Notre Dame- Century Center, 12 p.m. Georgetown basketball game and about visiting our sister, who goes to George Washington. But I figured out pretty quickly that Timmy had much more OUTSIDE THE D om e Compiled from U-Wirereports interesting news. Kathleen Timmy, by far the most O’Brien entertaining, unpredictable kid of the five in our family, Prof: Ashcroft questioned sexuality interrupted me to say, "Did Associate you know I’m probably Sports Editor WASHINGTON Ashcroft, who has been tapped faster than anybody in A Georgetown University profes­ to head the Department of Justice sports history?” sor has alleged that Attorney as the nation’s chief law enforce­ I have no idea how that popped into his mind, General nominee John Ashcroft ment agent, and his aides have but I went along with the idea. I asked Timmy questioned the professor’s sexual denied he ever asked a question how he knew he was so fast, and he said, “I just preference during a 1985 job f about sexual preference to Offner. know.” interview. The allegations have “That question was never asked Duh, Kathleen. Why even ask such a silly added to the controversy sur­ of Paul Offner or anyone else,” question? rounding the appointment of one X-I e o r g e t o w n Carl Koupal, one of the directors He then added, “I’m even faster than John of the country’s most outspoken of Ashcroft’s gubernatorial transi­ El way.” conservatives to President George tion team, said in an interview I’m not sure what makes the Broncos quarter­ W. Bush’s Cabinet. director of Missouri Health with the Milwaukee Journal back the speediest guy ever, but if Timmy says Paul Offner, a research professor Services, Offner said he was asked Sentinel. so, it must be true. at the Georgetown Public Policy only two questions, one about his Offner, a Democrat, said he “Wow, Timmy! If you’re so fast, you’ll proba­ Institute, says that Ashcroft asked sexual preference and another decided to come forward with the bly win gold medals in track in the Olympics,” I him if he had “the same sexual about drug use. Offner said that he allegation after Ashcroft asserted in told him. preference as most men” during a also denied ever having used illegal confirmation hearings in front of “Probably like 2,500 medals, or maybe 1985 interview while Ashcroft was drugs. the Senate Judiciary Committee 25,000,” Timmy answered. < governor of Missouri. Offner, 58, who is now married, that he had never used sexual pref­ At least he’s not short on confidence. “I said that I did,” Offner said. was subsequently not hired for the erence in determining of whether “So what else is going on, Timmy?” As an applicant for the position of position. or not to hire potential employees. “I watched the Super Bowl this weekend,” Timmy said. “I wanted the Giants to win, but I pretty much knew they weren’t going to. I mean, once one team scores like 30 points and the other team only has like seven, I just stopped D a r t m o u t h U n iv e r sit y P r in c e t o n U n iv e r s it y watching, because you pretty much know what’s going to happen.” Knowing how much Timmy likes *NSYNC, I Police investigate homicides University stops loans asked if he had seen them perform in the half- PHILADELPHIA time show. I found out he was more interested HANOVER, N.H. A Princeton University education is about to become in another entertainer. New Hampshire Attorney General Philip a lot cheaper. On Friday the Ivy League university “Yeah, and I also watched Britney Spears, my McLaughlin revealed little more about the Zantop decided that it would no longer require undergradu­ girlfriend,” Timmy said. murders Tuesday except that an arrest is “not immi­ ates to take out loans to help pay for their education. Geez, I knew Britney was popular, but I nent,” but deemed the Massachusetts Hall investiga­ Instead, Princeton will replace all loans with grants always thought second grade boys were in the tion. McLaughlin said the investigation of the bloody and scholarships — an initiative that could make the “girls are icky” stage. My brothers (8,10 and 12 handprint in Mass Hall turned out to be unrelated school more accessible to low — and middle-income years old) informed me that Britney Spears and and that, as of now, they “have no idea” who commit­ ted the horrendous crime. He refused to comment on students. The decision, estimated to affect 25 percent relatives are the only girls excluded from that of Princeton’s current undergraduate population, will rule. any specifics of the crime scene, the killings, or whether the police had potential suspects, but did say take effect this fall. The funding for these grants will “She even slept over on my top bunk one come from the university’s endowment, which posted time,” Timmy said. the documentation of the Zantop residence would likely be finished Tuesday. He said the residence will double-digit gains in the past fiscal year, reaching I guess he hasn’t quite hit the Maxim stage, continue to remain closed after the documentation is over $8 billion. At a meeting on Friday the Princeton although he did tell me that the pop star was Board of Trustees approved a plan to add $57 million wearing shiny pants and a little shirt that complete. He said the findings from the forensic investigation are being processed quickly, but that of the university’s endowment income to its operating showed her belly button. budget — with $16 million of this amount earmarked Timmy’s old enough to know he’s got competi­ the results would not be released to the public. McLaughlin maintained that the investigation team for undergraduate financial aid. The decision to end tion for Britney’s affections, as he followed up by loan requirements is the latest and boldest step in saying, “Brendan (our 10-year-old brother) and still could not rule out the possibility that the Zantops four years of changes to the aid system. Michael (Brendan’s friend) are trying to steal my were victims of a random attack. girlfriend, so I have to wrestle them for her.” Glad to know even 8-year-old boys settle their differences through wrestling matches and video games. Lo c a l W ea th er N a tio n a l W ea th er But Timmy dropped back to earth when I asked what Britney thought about their fight 5 Day South Bend Forecast over her. He said, “She doesn’t know. She Accu Weather [forecast for daytime conditions and high temperatures doesn’t even know I exist.” The AccuWeather® forecast for noon, Wednesday, Jan. 31. I almost felt sorry for him, but not too sorry. Lines separate high temperature zones for the day After all, I still haven’t gotten that phone call from Ricky Martin, and I’m 21.

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the debates are time limited, it By NICOLE HADDAD presents a challenge. By KIFLIN TURNER Saint Mary’s News Editor “If Gore was going to win, he News Writer had to impress Bush,” Pierce The emergence of John McCain said. “And if Bush loses his tem­ The history of the ordina­ in the primaries, George W. per, it was off to the races.” tion of women requires a Bush’s better than expected per­ It was this sort of format, long and extensive journey formance in the debates and the where Gore was constantly trying back in time, but even then, history of the Electoral College all to corner Bush that benefited the presence of women in led to the strange ending of Bush. the Church was an instru­ Election 2000, according to The lack of concrete issues in mental and legitimate one, Patrick Pierce and Sean Savage this campaign led to a focus on according to Michael professors in Saint Mary’s politi­ the character, honesty and lika- Driscoll, associate professor cal science department in a lec­ bility of each candidate, Pierce of theology, in a lecture ture Tuesday night. said. The lack of issues in the Tuesday night. At the start of c a m p a ig n Driscoll traced the devel­ the elections, the will make it opment of the ordination of economy was “Gore won a plurality, tough for women back to the Middle doing well, and which must make Bush to gov­ Ages with the aid of histori­ Clinton had a ern. cal and religious documenta­ high approval governing harder for XV.” “The tion to reveal the role of rating. This problem is women as religious figures would have lead Patrick Pierce there is not in the community. to a victory for much issue Religious texts such as the political science professor Gore but there content, and Romano-Germanic pontifical were weak chal­ if you add dating back to 12th Century LISA VELTE/The Observer lenges in the nomination cam­ this onto the closeness of out­ explicitly outlined the conse­ Sister Annie Dougherty, (center) R ectress of Howard Hall, paign to Gore and Bush, accord­ come,” Piece said. “Gore won a cration and ordination of looks on as Michael Driscoll, associate professor of theolo­ ing to Pierce plurality, which must make gov­ women to serve as abesesses gy, discusses the presence of women in the Church since One of these weak challenges erning harder for W.” and deaconesses in the the Middle Ages. was “the relationship between Savage discussed the Electoral Catholic Church. McCain and the media,” said College in terms of its historical “This comes from the Pierce. “He’s not well known, but origin. “The last time we had mouths of popes, bishops, in the Church. Many theolo­ men,” said Driscoll. The gave the media much access to something like this happen was emperors and rulers,” said gians from the Middle Ages woman is seen as a faulty the campaign. He has a progres­ 1888,” he said. “If you look at the Driscoll. assert that because women male, where the male is sive philosophy — cleaning up origins of the presidency, These statements made by were often not acknowledged imminent and the woman is politics.” Alexander Hamilton was the cre­ various authorities in the in the Church, the possibility submissive. “There were not particularly ator of the American presidency. Church as well as other of women to say mass is Consequently, theological strong preferences and [it was The power to pardon was under authoritative documents ruled out of the question. commentaries as well as his­ not likely] that large amounts of scrutiny, and you needed some­ legitimatize the practice of “The women had the role torical text may not be voters would shift,” Pierce contin­ one to protect the rights of the the ordination of women of being submissive, and so it entirely accurate and inclu­ ued. minority. You couldn’t leave it to even in times that were his­ was based on gender stereo­ sive of the role of women in The structure of the debates the popular vote, it wasn’t a torically apathetic to women. types,” said Driscoll. the Church. also led to the extremely close nationwide popularity contest.” Driscoll said his study of the Early theologian commen­ Driscoll noted that imperial finish. “States could come up with ordination of women was taries rarely discussed the and theological texts demon­ “Debates are one of the really whatever methods to choose the separated into two, exclusive ordination of women, as strate an understanding of interesting parts of the process,” electors,” Savage continued. “And studies — one historical and many theologians saw sex as the religious rites of which he said. “They set expectations the idea was that the electors the other theological. an impediment. women were active and for how candidates should do. ” would be like jurors, they would “Historical conclusions Stereotyping women into accepted participants. This According to Pierce, because use independent judgement.” ought to be keep distinct submissive counterparts of occurrence was not an isolat­ from theological conclusions men were derived by method ed one as supporting texts as far as possible,” said of sacramental symbolism, in show a geographical diversi­ Driscoll. “The method of the­ which the roles of women ty of evidence. Student Special ology and the method of his­ were biblically ascertained. “There didn’t seem to be tory aren’t necessarily the “As Christ was masculine, any problem in referring to Monday Only same.” so too should the priests be the commissioning of dea­ Historical documentation masculine,” said Driscoll, conesses, and abbesses, and stating that women were expressing the prevailing nuns as a kind of ritual ordi­ prohibited from speaking in viewpoints of past theolo­ nation,” Driscoll said. “No churches and from touching gians. distinction was made $ 1 5 i r $ 1 0 sacred vessels often conflicts “There is this whole idea between the ordination of that in a sense women are women from the ordination Women’s Haircut ! ! Men’s Haircut with religious texts that pro­ considered as kind of defec­ of males into imperial and Style _ j |_ _ _ and Style vide evidence that women were in fact, religious figures tive men or not fully formed states.” 1357 N . 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“The most unnerving thing that I ever witnessed was in ROTC 1990-91 when the Gulf War Profs advocate Just War course continued from page 1 kicked off and young people that I had taught the year spective and penetrating ROTC voluntarily take one of before were going over By TIM LOGAN sure they’re not just doing it analysis that is called for in the several classes that discuss there,” he said. “You don’t Senior Staff Writer Church teaching,” he said. for the money. Just War, there is no require­ want to see it come to that.” Just War Theory is one of ment to do so. And creating “They provide the resources Lieutenant Colonel Mike One way some people have two primary one, according to Lieutenant so you can make your own Edwards, who has been the suggested to ensure ROTC stu­ Church Colonel Mike Edwards, who decision,” Sweeney said. Army detachment’s battalion dents learn about the military teachings Event heads the Army detachment, “They’re not trying to dupe commander for the last three from a Catholic perspective is about the use would open a Pandora’s Box. anybody into it, that’s for “ Catholic years, put it another way. requiring them to take a class of force - the At present, ROTC curriculum Perspectives sure.” “The greatest pacifists on which focuses on Catholic Just other is is established by the various One of those resources is a this campus are the guys War Theory. Christian on ROTC” armed services and is uniform retreat held by Campus Theology professor Father wearing military uniforms,” Pacifism. The 7:30 pm, CSC across all the universities that Ministry each fall for all the he said. Michael Baxter is one who Theory states have programs. If Notre Dame freshmen in ROTC. The two- While officers, priests and thinks this is a good idea. He that certain mandated a certain course for day session gives them a activists all have something says that a ROTC program at a wars can be morally accept­ its ROTC students, every chance to discuss Catholicism to say, most of the discussion Catholic school must more able if a number of conditions school could begin to do so, and military service, and a lot ab o u t this is inform al, in strictly examine the morality of are met, including noncombat­ and military education would of discussion dorm s and using force. ant immunity and military suffer. goes on. The dining halls, “The ethical code of officers, actions remaining in propor­ “You don’t want that kind of four c h a p ­ “The military has a noble among the morality of war, aren’t tion to the goals of the war. variety in our course of lains for the cause and direction, as friends who brought with the critical per­ While many students in instruction,” Edwards said. ROTC p ro ­ does a group of pacifists. come at the gram also issue from interview Both seek peace, they just different each fresh­ have different ways to go perspec­ man during about it.” tives. Revue ballot lacks real power their first Shawn semester, to S to rer of see how they Andrew DeBerry Pax Christi Although a survey was conducted by representa­ are adjusting sophomore Air Force cadet has engaged By MOLLY McVOY to life at tives from Keenan, many question the validity of in these dis­ Saint Mary’s Editor those results. The survey indicated that a majori­ Notre Dame, cussions fre­ and to their military training. ty of Saint Mary’s students favored the revue quently. He has several close Monday’s ballot initiative for the Keenan Revue Four years later, the chap­ staying on campus. friends in ROTC and, will be used for informational purposes only, lains interview every gradu­ “I was a little disappointed when I read the let­ although he actively opposes according to Saint Mary’s Board of Governance. ter to the editor from the guys from Keenan say­ ating senior, reflecting with the organization, he learns a “Right now, we re trying to gauge how the stu­ ing that very few people on our campus dis­ them on their experiences. lot from talking with them dent body feels so we can relay that to the agreed with the Revue,” Kara Kezios, a senior in The students are not with­ about it. administration,” said Michelle Nagle, current favor of removing the Revue, said. “I want to out mentors, either. Every “They are good people. student body vice president and candidate for know who they surveyed.” professor in the ROTC pro­ They are really concerned student body president. Some students are concerned with exactly gram is a commissioned offi­ with their faith, really con­ Board of Governance decided during Monday’s what effect the survey is going to have on the cer, and some have spent cerned with living good meeting to add questions regarding the Keenan administration’s decision to have the revue on decades in the service. Over lives,” he said. “We disagree Revue to the ballot for student body elections. campus. the years, these men have on how to do that sometimes The students will be asked to answer two ques­ “They [the administration] are going to do asked themselves many of the but we both grow from hav­ tions: one, if they have seen the revue and, two, if what they want to do anyway, so I don’t know same questions which their ing that disagreement.” they think it belongs on campus. what difference the survey will make,” Mary students ask, and they have It is that engaging and The investigation comes both from student Wald, a senior in favor of keeping the Revue on found answers which support respectful disagreement that concerns and from the administration, Nagle campus, said. their decisions to spend a life Pax Christi says it wants to said. Nagle explained that the results will not be in uniform. have about the place of ROTC “We felt pressured coming into our [Renner used as the decisive factor in deciding whether “America has stood and at Notre Dame, and many in and Nagle] administration from the Saint Mary’s the Revue stays on campus or not. It will just be does stand for things that are the ROTC program say they administration that they don’t want it [the revue] used as another tool for making those decisions. just and right and so in that welcome that disagreement. on campus,” Nagle said. “There are so many factors to think about,” regard I don’t see an incom­ It is part of an ongoing dis­ Nagle explained that they hope this gives them Nagle said. “This will be another measure of how patibility in what I’m asked to cussion that many people in a better feel for what the students think. the student body feels.” do with my Catholic faith,” the military community are said Major Joseph Thomas, having, and, they say, it helps who runs the Naval ROTC’s them all to try and discover Marine program. 2001 Transition Retreat: the best way to a better These men, many of whom world. have served in combat, also “The military has a noble have watched as their stu­ cause and direction, as does a dents have gone off to war. group of pacifists,” said Integrating Service That, said Lieutenant Colonel Andrew DeBerry, a sopho­ Doug Hemphill, a former bat­ more Air Force cadet who is talion commander for Army also involved with Pax ROTC, was the most sobering Christi. “Both seek peace, experience of his 27-year mil­ beyond Notre Dame they just have different ways itary career. to go about it.”

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Pakistan aids India in quake relief: Pakistan put aside its bitter rivalry with India on Tuesday and joined earthquake relief efforts, but heavy equipment and explosives brought in to clear debris signaled that hope of finding survivors had all but vanished. Experts say few people could survive more than 100 hours buried in rubble left by Friday’s quake. Attention has shifted to getting tents, blankets and medical care to the living. Officials have counted 7,148 bodies, but Defense Minister George Fernandes estimated 100,000 people may have died.

French may have found countess : a woman’s body recovered from a French beach was found with a wedding ring that matches one worn by an Italian countess who disap­ peared three weeks ago.

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SF woman dies in dog attack: Diane Whipple, a 33-year-old lacrosse coach, died Friday after she was attacked and killed outside her apartment by two dogs. Authorities said the dogs had been bred and trained to guard illegal drug labo­ ratories. Due to the attack one of the dogs was put to death Friday. The other dog was taken to an animal shelter. No immediate charges were filed against the dogs’ owners.

California m an arrested: San Jose Police arrested a 19-year-old man on Monday. A1 DeGuzman was carrying 30 pipe bombs, 20 Molotov cocktails, and other AFP Photo weapons with a stock of ammunition. Soldiers of the rebel Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) patrol the streets Jan. 30 in San Vicente in Police believe he planned to carry out a responce to the hijacking of Satena commercial airliner on Tuesday. The airliner had 27 passengers aboard. “Columbine-style attack” on the De Anza Community College. Police said that DeGuzman attended the college. Police closed the school Tuesday morning, believ­ Bogotan guerrilla hijacks airliner ing DeGuzman planned to blow it up. Satena, a national airline, spokeswoman Maria trol over the Switzerland­ Associated Press and was hijacked while it Elena Moreno. sized zone expires BOGOTA sat on the runway in San Family members of Wednesday night, but it A gunman comman­ Vicente del Caguan, the those aboard watched has already been renewed In d ia n a N e w s B r ie f s deered a passenger plane largest town in a rebel horrified as the plane sev eral tim es and is Tuesday in rebel territory enclave in southern took off from San Vicente expected to be extended Purdue running back charged: in Colombia with more Colombia, Velasco said. for destinations unknown. again. Just before the hijack­ It was the second Purdue running back Steve Ennis was than 30 people aboard, Television footage later forcing it to land in the showed the plane on the ing, it had landed on a hijacking in months charged Monday with battery and criminal capital, Bogota. tarmac after it landed in flight from Bogota, with a involving the guerrillas. recklessness in connection with an October Gen. Hector Fabio Bogota, Colombia’s capi­ stopover in the southern In September, a jailed attack that left a classmate with a skull frac­ Velasco, the commander tal. city of Neiva. FARC rebel being trans­ ture. of the air force, said the Velasco said the hijack­ The southern enclave ported from one prison to hijacker was a leftist er was apparently a leftist was ceded by President another hijacked a com­ Death row hunger strike ends: Five guerrilla. An air force guerrilla. Other reports Andres Pastrana to rebels mercial flight and forced death row inmates at the Indiana State Prison officer, speaking on con­ said there were three of the Revolutionary it to land at San Vicente have ended a hunger strike that began in dition of anonymity, said hijackers. Armed Forces of del Caguan before freeing 21 passengers and crew protest of a guard’s assignment to their unit. that the gunman had told The plane, a German- Colombia, or FARC, two the control tower over the made Dornier turbo-prop, years ago to propel peace unharmed. The rebels The inmates had alleged a guard was antago­ radio that he was a rebel had 27 passengers and talks forward. have refused government nistic and denied them their property. deserter. four crew members The government’s demands to turn over the The plane belonged to aboard, said airline recognition of rebel con­ hijacker.

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Diego U nion-T ribune in for Murphy. At Murphy’s urg­ August. November. “I looked alf ing in March, more than 610 Liese said Tuesday that the Scott around and saw Rudy. I Conor people joined the National Murphy family is thankful for continued from page 1 looked at the players, at the continued from page 1 Marrow Donor Program the continuing support from cheerleaders and the band. I (NMDP) at a drive held on cam­ the Notre Dame community. kind of took a deep breath and pus. “[She’s] been overwhelmed celled and he spent nearly the started speaking.” visibly moved by the event. Murphy found a match for by how much the ND family next month in the San Diego His talk inspired many peo­ Some students sobbed openly, his transplant through the has proven to be that — a fami­ hospital. He received another ple in the Notre Dame commu­ while many embraced each NMDP, though not from a ly,” Liese said. “ ... she and her round of chemotherapy but nity. After his memorable other. Notre Dame donor. Murphy family are so grateful for the the treatment did not work. speech, alumni, students, fac­ The occasion did not repre­ underwent a bone marrow love and support that she and Around Jan. 22, according ulty and the local community sent the first time the student transplant early this Fall, but Conor have received.” to Notre Dame public relations (both in South Bend and San body has showed its support did not return to campus this administrative assistant Diego) w rote letters and e- Jennifer Laiber, Scott’s doc­ mails and provided Scott with tors told the family he had gifts and memorabilia. “two days to two months to By October, 80 percent of live.” He spent the final days the leukemia had resurfaced of his life in his home with his but as of Nov. 14, it had been MSA program restructures aim mother Carmen, father Henry reduced to 16 percent. Also in and Eric. November, the San Diego-area advisor to current students two-week segments during By KATE NAGENGAST Joey Getherall, a Notre Red Cross held several blood while launching the new pro­ the summer, accommodating Dame senior football player, and marrow drives for Assistant News Editor gram. A permanent director the full-time work schedules spoke with Scott last week on Delgadillo. will be hired once the specific of anticipated students. Each the telephone. Delgadillo remained in fair Notre Dame recently needs of the position are fully two-week segment will be “You could hear how much condition and attended the restructured its Master of understood and Ford returns composed of two courses. energy he had (on the Notre Dame-Southern Science in A dm inistration to Boston College to complete Elective courses will be phone),” California (MSA) program to address the a doctorate in approximately offered via the Internet during Getherall said on football changing needs and experi­ one year. the fall and spring semesters. Tuesday. “He 7 can’t even fathom gam e on ences of non-profit organiza­ “We wanted someone for “After evaluating internal tions nationwide. the transition,” said said and external research, we never com ­ what Scott’s parents are Nov. 25. plained once. He spoke Currently a part-time Edward Trubac, associate have redesigned the MSA pro­ Ever. There’s going through. My at a evening program aimed at dean of the Mendoza College gram for people who are mak­ members of the South Bend not too many out prayers and heart are all b reak fast of Business. “Since [Ford] is a ing a career in the not-for- community, this summer the graduate of the program we profit service sector but lack there like him.” the next towards the family" program’s curriculum and thought he’d be perfect to the desired or required busi­ “1 can’t even morning schedule will transition to take care of the needs of the ness background,” said fathom what and then attract professionals from current students and launch Trubac. Scott’s parents Joey Getherall headed both community-based and the new program. We really “This change in direction is are going back to senior football player nationally prominent non­ feel lucky that he could do especially appropriate through. My San Diego. profit organizations. this.” because the people and orga­ prayers and As of Nov. “The program’s restructur­ Ford agreed that the cur­ nizations involved in such heart are all towards the fami­ 30, the leukemia had gone ing is focused on social servic­ rent students are still a pri­ work share the personal and ly " into remission. Eric, Scott’s ing non-profit organizations - mary issue. “We will continue institutional ideals that are As part of the Make-A-Wish brother, was not a perfect on the larger end, programs to offer courses in the tradi­ coincident with Notre Dame’s Foundation, Scott and his fam­ match but the doctors in like The Red Cross, NAACP tion the current students are commitment to social, com­ ily came to campus from Sept. Boston intended to “treat his and Big Brothers Big Sisters - familiar with, but also give munity and church-based ser­ 13-17. He was given a campus (Eric’s) donated marrow to try but on the smaller end we them the option of taking vice,” he said. tour, visited the College to eliminate complications of a would also target community- classes from the new summer Established in 1954 by then- Football Hall of Fame, mismatched transplant,” based programs like homeless module,” he said. “The cur­ President Father Theodore received four tickets and two according to a Dec. 23 news shelters, soup kitchens or rent students have been Hesburgh, the MSA program pre-game field passes for the release by the Sand Diego even school administrators,” accepting of the changes, and began as a graduate study Notre Dame-Purdue game and Blood Bank. Two days later, said Father Larry Ford, the many believe it is for the bet­ program to provide business met with two of the most influ­ the leukemia returned and interim director of the new ter. I think we’ve been very skills for religious brothers, ential people on campus: Scott went back to the San MSA program and a ’96 grad­ attentive to their needs.” sisters and priests involved in University President Rev. Diego Children’s Hospital. uate of the current MSA pro­ The new MSA structure will Catholic education and later Edward Malloy and head foot­ Delgadillo’s leukemia was gram. enable degree completion in expanded to include religious ball coach Bob Davie. first diagnosed on Jan. 20, In his position as interim 24 to 48 months. Courses will and lay people working in During their meeting, Davie 2000. Shortly after, the Make- director, Ford will serve as an be offered in two intensive hospital administration. asked Delgadillo if he wanted A-Wish Foundation members to speak at that night’s pep asked Scott what he wanted rally. To Davie’s surprise, for his wish. Delgadillo said “yes.” “G uaranteed adm ission to “I was nervous at first but Notre Dame,” Scott told them, for some reason it just disap­ according to the Union- peared,” Scott told the San Tribune. Reminder to all \V H 0 , students/faculty of y>tSS X) our new Wednesday G J night special in pro­ 1 2 1 M O W ! m moting TV’s most HAPPY BIRTHDAY CRISTIM! intriguing series,

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On the new flag, it will be banner's adoption. Barnes, whose New flag to fly In Georgia Associated Press reduced to one of five historic great-grandfather fought for the flags displayed along the bottom Confederacy at Vicksburg, Miss., Georgia lawmakers have agreed to reduce toe- Confederate emblem on ATLANTA edge, below the state seal. On a said the debate threatened to dis­ frw slate flag to one of #ve small symbols at the bottomof the banner, Georgia lawm akers agreed to below toe- state seal. The flag now goes to the governor for approval. standard 3-by-5-foot flag, the tract lawmakers from other shrink the Confederate emblem small flags are little bigger than a issues and endanger Georgia’s Proposed state flag on the state flag to a tiny symbol dollar bill. economy. Tuesday, heeding a plea from the The 13 stars “I'm mad as a hornet,” said Bill “We are one people forever governor to apply the “salve of stfii'txmding the Cawthon, a member of the woven together in a tapestry that state seal reconciliation” and avoid the tur­ Southern Heritage League. “Our is Georgia,” he said. “We are all represent the moil that swept South Carolina. flag will always remain our flag. one or at least we should be, and original 13 states The 34-22 vote in the Georgia We will never accept the new it is our job, our duty and our Senate virtually consigns to histo­ The ribbon contains great challenge to fight the voices ry a flag that some say symbol­ flag." reduced images of It wasn’t immediately clear of division and seek the salve of izes Southern valor but others five historic flags when the new banners would fly reconciliation.” that have flown in contend represents slavery. The at state build­ The chamber's Georgia. measure won House approval last ings. The design highest-ranking week, and Gov. Roy Barnes was unveiled “Our flag will always black, Democratic Georgia’s flag through (tie years promised to sign it quickly. just last week. leader Charles “I think the people of Georgia remain our flag. We will This unofficial flag H M | A red ribbon with A fight over Walker, the son of incorporated the “Georgia11 and a white were ready to move on, they were never accept the new the Confederate a sharecropper, sta te 's coal o f arms ttM H M I shield were added ready for this matter to be flag that flew fla g . said: “This flag Before 1679 1906-1926 resolved, they did not want a over the South issue has divided long, drawn-out process like they The state's first The ensra state seal Carolina state- us. This vote just had in South Carolina,” he Bill Cawthon was added at some house led to an today is about said. time around 1920. economic boy­ member of the Southern uniting us.” 1879-1902 1920-1956 The rebel banner, added to the cott by civil Heritage League Supporters flag in 1956 in what some histori­ rights groups, feared rural white Legislation in Confed-erata battle ans say was a gesture of con­ something Barnes wanted to Democrats would vote against the 1902 added the emblem was added, tempt for school desegregation, coat of arms, avoid. The flag in South Carolina proposal, as happened in the occupies two-thirds of the cur­ 1902-1906 was moved to a spot on the Democrat-controlled House last 1956-2001 rent flag. Capitol grounds week. But enough Republicans 5 tiu < w OeivgM1 m w p W fa m At* last summer. voted for the bill that it passed, In Mississippi, 94-82. the only state In the Senate, four of the cham­ besides Georgia ber's 32 Democrats voted against with the the measure, but six Republicans Confederate voted for it. Of those six, four are emblem in its from metropolitan Atlanta, the flag, voters will region that would have been It's hard to decide in April affected the most by a boycott. whether to Republican Senate leader Eric remove the sym­ Johnson said the compromise flag WHOPPER) bol. was negotiated among Democrats Civil rights in secret, sprung on an unsus­ groups promised pecting lawmakers just last week to call off any and pushed through in “the most boycotts in vicious, focused political effort The WHOPPER® Value Meal. Georgia if the this Legislature has ever seen.” new flag was GOP Sen. Joey Brush said his approved. vote against changing the flag As he did was a vote to honor the men of before a House the Confederacy. vote last week, “I cannot let those boys who left Barnes their homes and fought for appeared before Georgia be forgotten or let ’em the Senate to down,” he said. “I don't feel urge the new guilty.”

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As a member of the Admissions Office, I know all of them work extremely archives to search for about The Observer So if my calculations are correct, James spends a good portion of his time hard, believe in what they do and care articles published after to meet the editors and Jasmine will be a member of the Notre working on the Spring Visitation tremendously about the students that are August 1999 staff Dame Class of 2022. Well... maybe. Weekend for minority students and has a part of their lives and work. The Office After all, I probably shouldn’t assume done it for the past three years. 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Le t t e r s t o t h e E d it o r Graduates express support for Monologues Play inspired Art encourages Application of Church all-women’s campus debate teaching is inconsistent I want to commend those ladies at the Saint Mary’s In recent commentary, “The Vagina After many years in the shadow of the Dome, the administration College campus who are speaking out in support of “The Monologues” has been termed blunt, of Saint Mary’s College has finally come out. President Marilou Eldred’s decision to prohibit the performance of a play on campus Vagina Monologues.” Saint Mary’s claims that they are vulgar, simply too disgusting for words. helping young women develop into independent and con­ The unspoken accusation seems to be of our sister school is the most embarrassing decision yet, outstrip­ fident women. Canceling this play sends the message that that it is pornography, rather than art. ping (barely) Notre Dame’s intellectually incoherent treatment of they are developing intelligent, sexless and emotionless A feminist definition of pornography the GLND/SMC issue. creatures and not women. articulates the role of “view” in pornog­ The public rationale for censoring the play is not that it is porno­ At the “Monologues” last year I sat near President raphy. The viewer, the producer of the graphic; not that it is below reasonable standards of public decen­ Eldred, who I believe brought her daughter to the perfor­ scene, has the direct gaze, while the cy. It’s apparently not expensive nor is there any lack of time or mance. She seemed to be enjoying the show as much as object does not look directly back, is not space available for the performance. Apparently it’s not even a everyone else, as was evident by her laughter and allowed to form a connection. lousy play. It won’t be put on because some people don’t like it. applause. “The Vagina Monologues” is about The “not in keeping with the Catholic Faith” doctrine (always Yet suddenly a letter is written to the South Bend allowing women to look back. In the selectively applied) that has afflicted the University for at least a Tribune and people who did not have the experience of person of the actors, these women who decade has now infected the College. Notre Dame supports a being at the performance last year are criticizing it. Saint have told their stories to Eve Ensler are “Baptist Collegiate Ministry” and a “United Muslim Association.” Mary’s is bowing down to the financial supporters finally able to stand on stage and gaze Have these groups recently resolved their teachings with those of and doing a disservice to its students by cancel directly back at their listeners, the Mother Church? Better not catch them putting on any of those ing this play. who return the gaze and open Muslim plays or we’ll run them out of the joint. I presume duLac Why not show those who complained up communication. This will be revised to address The Cider House Rules? that SMC’s true mission is to serve the play, direct and blunt as The position taken by Notre Dame’s and Saint Mary’s respective students of Saint Mary’s and not the it may be, is also a administrations that free speech and association may be sup­ endowment fund? complex and beautiful pressed when the speech or association “conflicts” with Church In my four years at SMC I never celebration of life. teaching would be fine if the administrators were even slightly sin­ experienced such a powerful event It’s been said that cere about it. But the principle is only invoked against ideas and on our campus. People came togeth­ “The Monologues” people they find distasteful. er and laughed and cried about a are shocking. I Hence students may gather to discuss pro-death penalty 3 thoughts and watch pro-death penalty plays; and they may gather topic that is a part of every student agree. Hearing the at SMC. It was the first time that I 8 S brutal rape of to discuss acquiring vast wealth. I assume they do that pursuant to and many others were so proud to Bosnian women by Luke, 12:16-21 (“And Jesus said, Raise up before me a business school, that we may be highly ranked and profit mightily over the be part of an all women’s campus soldiers is shocking. that could experience and share this Hearing facts about Earth and all her creatures’”). But no gay clubs: this is God’s event. genital mutilation, University. Marilou Eldred suggested that dialogue occur “without the play.” Thank you to those who participated still ritually and regu­ I for one anticipate breathlessly the publication of President in the performance last year. I know I larly practiced, is Eldred’s Approved Methods for Dialogue (“Chapter One: Don’t Say have many friends who were personally shocking. Viewing and ‘Vagina’”). The Observer reported Thursday that Eldred would not touched by your performance and were then hearing this horrific loss of “approve” a letter from the play’s supporters to its detractors. I given the courage to talk about their own sexual life is shocking. didn’t know she was reading everyone’s mail. abuse or talk to someone they know that had been Hearing women who enjoy sex is Telling students they can’t put on a legitimate play is a disgrace abused. No pamphlet or forum could have done what you not shocking. Witnessing and sharing in — humiliating to anyone who cares about out schools. Telling ladies did last year for them. the beautiful birth of a child is not these particular students they can’t put on “The Vagina To the administration: I urge you not to cancel an event shocking. Using the word vagina, from Monologues” because it isn’t consistent with Church teaching is a that allows your students to gather in a non-embarrassing which comes all life, is not shocking. lie that thinly veils the effect this censorship will give to the fear way to discuss what they are, women. Do not let the “The Vagina Monologues” is from, by and hatred of certain ideas on the part of those who happen not to money of those who did not see the good this event did for and about women. It is a long-awaited share them. our campus talk you out of supporting it as wholehearted­ forum for some and a celebration for all. ly as it was supported last year. Christopher James Regan N otre Dame class o f ’97 Erin Donnelly Deschene Kathleen Grotty N otre Dame class o f 00 N otre Dam e Law School class o f ’00 Saint M ary’s class of ’00 January 28, 2001 W.V. Cincinnati, Ohio January 26, 2001 Americans must question veracity of rumors

While I respect Mr. Marchand’s right to disagree with Mr. Clinton’s politics and to expensive pieces of art, for instance, was actually given to the Clintons nearly three doubt his achievements I have to take issue with the first few claims in his Jan. 29 col­ years ago. Also, if someone actually did want to give Hillary a gift worth more than the umn. Namely, that the Clintons “shook down Democratic fat-cat donors for more than regulation $250, why not just wait a month and give it to her now-private citizen hus­ $200,000 in housewarming gifts” and “cleverly timed” the gifts to skirt Senatorial regu­ band, thus rendering the entire “Senate gift ban” issue moot? lations on donations. I’m not living in the United States right now, yet even with my Mr. Marchand also refers to Denise Rich, whom he calls “one of the most generous meager Internet resources in five minutes I was able to dig up more facts than Mr. suppliers of the Clinton’s gift registry.” He links her gift (for the record, $7,300 for two Marchand did. Since when does slinging unproven accusations count as journalism? chairs and two coffee tables) to the pardon her husband recently received. Of course, First of all, that figure. It’s a nice, round, scandalous number, isn’t it? Of course, it’s a the New York Post reported that the gifts were given over 10 months ago. One would slight exaggeration. The actual number, which the Clintons submitted themselves, was think that if the furniture was meant as the bribe Marchand wants it to be, Mrs. Rich $190,027 — which admittedly is still a hefty chunk of merchandise. would’ve been careful to link the two events more closely. Of course, if Mr. Marchand had done a little more research, he might’ve also discov­ Why was any of this newsworthy in the first place? Because — as Salon pointed out ered that the previous occupants of the White House, Mr. and Mrs. Bush, pocketed — both mainstream (and university) journalists’ standards seem to evaporate when $144,000 worth of gifts. As Salon.com put it (http:ZAvww.salon.com/politics/fea- covering the Clintons, especially when publicly questioning their character. There was ture/2001/01/30/clintorV index.html), “Not bad, considering those were recession years. absolutely nothing illegal about the gifts the Clintons received, and yet Mr. Marchand Yet nobody suggests Poppy and Bar lacked a moral compass.” wants us to shake our heads and “tsk tsk ” simply at the enormity of the figure (which Good old Mr. Reagan did even better, allowing his wealthy friends to buy him and isn’t even that large when you put it in context). This was a last, final low blow from bit­ Nancy a house worth over $2.5 million two years before he left office. Salon also points ter and childish members of the media eager to spread more disinformation about the out that the Clintons received two pieces from a renowned glass artist (one from the former President. artist himself) that cost a combined $60,000. That’s nearly one-third of their entire take You know, when friends forward me similarly untrue and wildly inaccurate e-mails, I (not to mention the fact that without those two pieces, the Clintons “took home” less point them to the Urban Legends website at http://snopes.com . Ooh, and what was than the Bushes). added there less than a week ago? A list of the pranks that Clinton staffers allegedly Mr. Marchand (along with several other sources like NPR’s Scott Simon) also alleges pulled. The site says that the veracity of such accusations is still “undetermined.” that the Clintons arranged for the gifts to be given “just before Mrs. Clinton was sworn Perhaps in the future Mr. Marchand should similarly wait to publish his “facts” until in, to avoid violating Senate ethics rules.” Where is the proof for this? In fact, many of doing a little basic research. the gifts were given before she even entered the New York race. The Clintons’ 2000 Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Report clearly states the the $190,000 worth of Kristine Howard gifts included things given to them over the course of the last eight years. class o f ’99 First Families are given many things and always decide at the end of the year which London, England to accept and disclose and which to leave to the archives. Sometimes the decisions get January 31, 2001 put off, which is why the gift take in the final year is always the biggest. One of those b ^ c e n e $ page 10 Wednesday, January 31, 2001 Bacon and eggs — Don’t let words fail you — finding the balance try O’Conner’s new manual

that occurs in academia). By KATIE MALMQUIST in relationships But her advice reaches way beyond the Scene Writer scope of academic and even fiction writing techniques, and approaches the realm of I read somewhere that there are two types of people in this At Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s, none of everyday usefulness — an area which seems world, and that they are comparable to the traditional break­ us are strangers to writing. Even the busi­ overly accessible but which many writers of fast meal of bacon and eggs. ness and math majors had to write an essay O’Conner’s caliber tend to neglect. Together they’re a wonderful combination. However, when it or two as part of their college applications. O’Conner writes for everyone from the comes down to it, although the chicken was involved, it was So why the need for Patricia O’Conner’s novelists to the house wife giving “a talk at the pig who was truly committed to the “Words Fail Me,” an instructional treatise on project. 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The Observer looks at the athletic department’s plan to give the full n ocus number of scholarships to every I F varsity sport. Wednesday, January 31, 2001 A regular feature of The Observer's News Department.

With less than a year under his belt, ith a bold new athletic director Kevin White has ♦ Men’s coaches predict announced a plan to provide all 26 of big changes to come plan to fully Notre Dame’s varsity teams with the full with funding boost number of scholarships allowed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association fund every varsity (NCAA). By TIM CASEY The move will add 16 athletic scholar­ In Focus Writer sport, AD Kevin ships each year for the next four years, 64 total, starting with next fall’s fresh­ When asked what effect the addition of White hopes to men. 7.9 scholarships will have on his squad, “To achieve our stated departmental men’s swimming coach Tim Welsh and University mission of providing a offered a quick response. vault Notre Dame high-quality intercollegiate athletics “I think it will change every single part experience for the most academically of our program,” Welsh said. “I think it’s to the very top of and athletically gifted individuals avail­ a dramatic change from top to bottom.” able, it’s imperative that our programs Welsh’s enthusiasm is shared by many have access to the full complement of in the athletic department. His squad is NCAA athletics athletic-related financial aid,” White among the biggest beneficiaries of the said. decision to fully fund every team. The The NCAA does not limit spending on men’s swimming team currently has 1.5 story by ♦ ERIN LaRUFFA certain expenses, such as recruiting and scholarships. This money is divided up travel, but it does limit scholarships a between several swimmers. university can grant in each of its varsity There has never been a swimmer with a

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O ne P e r s o n ’s V ie w Releveling the Stroking; playing field Women s When Title IX was enacted in 1972 the result was supposed to be an equal playing field for men’s and women’s sports. Women’s sports, hopes t which lagged significantly behind men’s sports in scholarships, facilities and funding, were supposed to be huge benefits improved so that all athletes regardless of gender had an from plan equal chance to excel. Almost 30 years later, however, the playing field By KERRY SMITH still isn’t equal, but it’s no In Focus Writer longer women’s sports that are stuck with lower funding and fewer scholarships. .... _ „ With one all-encompassing plan At schools all across the Mike Connolly to fully fund all varsity sports, country, men’s teams were ------Notre Dame has given the slashed while women’s women’s rowing program a big teams gained more scholar- Editor in Chief boost on its way to becoming com­ ships. Many schools could petitive in the national arena. not afford to add funding, so Athletic director Kevin White, rather than boosting their proposed the plan, with women’s women’s programs, the men’s programs were rowing the single biggest benefi­ slashed while the women’s teams were only ciary, on Dec. 21. slightly elevated. Head coach Martin Stone is Even Notre Dame fell into this trap. The excited to have the ability to take wrestling program was eliminated in 1992. For his team to a higher level. years, with the exception of football, men’s bas­ “It’s very exciting for our pro­ ketball, hockey and men’s tennis, nearly every gram to now have the opportunity men’s sports has received less funding and schol­ to go out and recruit on equal arships than its female equivalent. Consequently, footing,” Stone said. “The scholar­ the women’s teams are nearly across the board ships the University is granting us more successful than the men’s teams. Women’s will allow us to be more competi­ soccer and women’s swimming are perennial Big tive than we already are.” East Champions and national powers. A team struggling to attract tal­ Men’s soccer has not qualified for the Big East ented athletes without the incen­ Tournament since 1998 while the men’s swim­ tive of aid money, the women’s ming team has never finished higher than sec­ rowing program has gone from ond. having no allotted scholarships to Notre Dame women’s rowing hopes to pull ahead with the addition of 20 scholai Both the women’s and men’s team work having the maximum 20 allowed but they hope that the new funding will help them compete with the nation’s elit< extremely hard but the men’s start with less by the NCAA. scholarships and never have the same chance to Added gradually over the next tance on academic excellence, gram must rely on filling its roster excel as the women’s teams. four years, the funding will put the causing Notre Dame to have to with inexperienced Notre Dame This is not what Title IX intended. program on par with some of the compete with the likes of Duke students. Notre Dame currently gives out 98 women’s most competitive schools in the and Princeton for athletes. While the on-site recruiting will scholarships and 158 men’s scholarships. When nation. “Without schol­ still play a large the 64 new scholarships are added, there will be “The team was very excited with arships, it is very role in creating 136 for women and 186 for men. While this is not the news,” team captain Claire challenging to “It’s very exciting for our the novice pro­ an equal distribution of scholarships, there is an Bula said. “It’s a great opportunity recruit rowers program to now have the gram, Notre important factor which Title IX does not include: to be given and it will help in because schools Dame’s dramati­ Football. recruiting and keeping good row­ that our academic opportunity to go out cally improved There is no such thing as women’s football. ers. It will make the team more peers are also and recruit on an ability to recruit There isn’t a women’s sport which requires as competitive and able to go up good in row ing,” equal footing. ” at the high school many scholarships, equipment and expenses or against some of the best teams Stone said. “They level will be piv­ makes as much revenue for a school as football. across the country.” have great pro­ otal to strengthen­ If you eliminate football from Notre Dame’s The increase in athletic aid is a gram s. So trying Martin Stone ing the varsity scholarship equation, the scholarship levels are much-needed boon to a program to convince a very women's rowing coach squad. 136 for women and 101 for men. which often must compete with smart, bright “It will make a Title IX needs to be re-examined and academically impressive schools w om an row er to significant differ­ reassessed. The goals are Title EX are important for the most talented rowers. come to Notre Dame and pay ence for the team since most and should be attained. Men and women should Other programs at Notre Dame about $30,000 when they could go schools and the Big 10 schools be given an equal chance to excel. previously not fully-funded have to a comparable school for less or have gone varsity and are provid­ But don’t punish the men’s lacrosse team traditionally enjoyed the upper even nothing is a hard task.” ing scholarships to their rowers,” because football requires 85 scholarships. If the hand when it comes to academics, That task just became a lot easi­ varsity rower Maureen Carr said. men’s lacrosse team gets 15 scholarships and a but rowing has not. er. “Our recruiting will become a lot new locker room, the women’s lacrosse team Most of the country’s rowing With only about 10 recruited more effective.” should get 15 scholarships and a new locker powers hail from institutions athletes possessing previous row­ The effectiveness of the scholar­ room. If the women’s swim team is fully funded, which place a great deal of impor- ing experience, currently the pro- ship money will have dual results. the men’s team should be fully funded. “The benefits will be two-fold,” That is gender equity. Stone said. “We will get some of Trying to treat all men’s athletics as equal to all those kids who are heavily recruit­ women’s athletics is not only foolish but unfair. ed, while our competitor schools With equal funding, both men’s and women’s won’t. We will be even and will be teams can perform at high levels. Both men’s and able to recruit in a whole new women’s basketball are fully funded and both way.” teams are ranked in the Top 25. Both tennis That whole new way of recruit­ teams are also fully funded and every year the ing will change not only the level Irish compete for Big East titles in both sports. of competition between Notre That is the equal playing field that Title IX was Dame and its adversaries, but will supposed to create. also the level of competition within the team. Irish rowers will no longer just be competing as a team against other teams, but as indi­ The views expressed in this column are those viduals trying to earn one of sever­ of the author and not necessarily those of The al available scholarships. Observer. “It will probably increase the competition among people on the team,” Carr said. “But I don’t fore­ see it as a problem necessarily. IN FOCUS STAFF Although I think it will be a hard transition.” Just how that transition will Editor: Tim Logan work is still unclear. The logistics of allotting scholarships has yet to Photography: Tony Floyd, Liz Lang be worked out by Stone and his TONY FLOYD/The Observer staff. All winter long, the rowing team s work out on ergometers getting ready “We re not sure [how the schol­ Lab Tech: Peter Richardson for the upcoming season. While the women’s program, a varsity team, arships will be distributed],” Stone will pick up 20 scholarships in four years, the men will stay a club. said. “What we’re doing now is we Wednesday, January 31, 2001 The Observer ♦ IN FOCUS page 3 Plan will impact ahead Title IX compliance

When deciding to create By CHRISTINE KRALY more scholarships, athletic In Focus Writer department representatives worked with the Office of With 36 of the 64 new schol­ Admissions and other adminis­ arships going to w om en’s trators to project future enroll­ sports, the University has ment, financial need and ath­ decided that it’s time for its letic participation. female athletes to wear the With administrators and ath­ pants on this campus. letic officials mulling over the Gender equality has become legal and financial issues deal­ a big concern for many people ing with the scholarships, in college sports, especially at coaches and athletes are excit­ Notre Dame, a school with a ed about the possibilities. massive football program and a “It will have a profound growing respect for its impact with our success in the women’s athletes. Big East,” said Joe Piane, head “We will be providing signifi­ coach of women’s cross coun­ cantly more opportunities for try/track and field. Six of the 36 women’s and Olympic sports as scholarships will go to Piane’s a result of these additions,” female athletes. athletic director Kevin White The scholarships will no said in a prepared statement. doubt aid in his recruiting “We also will be strengthening efforts, Piane said. “Now we’ll our gender equity numbers as be getting to a level playing we look forward to going field with [our competitors].” through the NCAA certification “Of course in the long run it process again next year.” will help us, that’s for sure,” “Title IX was always a part of said Yves Auriol, head coach of our discussions during our the women’s fencing team. decision,” said Missy Conboy, The women’s team has near­ associate athletic director for ly 25 players, Auriol said, and athletic department legal three scholarships split among issues. five or six fencers. Instituted in 1972, Title IX of “Sometimes you are stuck the Education Amendments looking at two great athletes prohibits sex discrimination in and you can just recruit one education programs that because you don’t have enough receive federal funding. financial help,” he said. Though it does not require a “I think that just with any Photo courtesy of Notre Dame Sports Information school have type of school rships over the next four years. The three-year old team does not have any grants to give right now, a male-to- when you’re e programs. female ath­ “It will have a profound able to bring lete partic- in more are in the process of recruit­ which requires roughly equal impact with our success A Growth Sport i p a t i o n recruits, your ing people. And then we’ll see funding for men’s and in the Big East. ’’ equal to that team will be and determine within the women’s athletics, schools Women’s rowing is growing at big of enroll­ more well- team how to allocate the have used women’s rowing as football schools, including: ment, the Joe Piane rounded,” money. It seems simple, but a balancer to fall into compli­ University said it’s really a complex process. ance. women’s cross-country/ must be Tameisha We’re limited to 20 scholar­ And while Title IX has been ♦ Clemson University track and field coach striving for a King, a ships. If lauded ♦ Iowa University “pattern of so p h o m o re someone is for its "It will make a significant expansion and growth ” member of the women’s track already results in ♦ University of Miami (FL) towards equality, said Sandy and field team. “We can recruit receiv in g difference for the team since improving ♦ University of Michigan Barbour, associate athletic better by having more money aid from most schools and the Big Ten a th le tic s ♦ Michigan State University director for compliance and to work with.” t h e f o r schools have gone varsity and administration. Attempts to achieve Title IX University, women, ♦ University of North Carolina Women currently constitute compliance have led the athlet­ s a y are providing scholarships to Wang and ♦ Stanford University 45 percent of Notre Dame’s ic department to make some $ 20,000 his team- their rowers.” enrollment, but only 38 percent sacrifices, including disbanding and we mates ♦ University of Tennessee of the varsity sports scholar­ the men’s wrestling team in w ant to have felt Maureen Carr ♦ University of Texas ships. By the time the scholar­ 1992, but administrators say give them its affects ♦ University of Washington ships are in place, that number that won’t likely happen again. a $500 varsity rower in a dif­ will rise to 42. “I think we re going to have grant, ferent ♦ University of Wisconsin “To some degree, it’s [Title to be more concerned with if then it way. IX] a moving target,” Barbour we’re ever going to need to becomes a “If you said. increase more women’s $20,500 athletic scholarship look around the country, a lot University, University of Iowa, Complying with Title IX hap­ sports,” than with reinstating and if we re not careful in of men’s programs are in the Indiana University and pens in one of a few ways, or adding men’s sports, that way we could go over out same situation,” Wang said. University of Wisconsin — Conboy said. It could mean that Conboy said. limit.” “With Title IX, women’s pro­ have fully funded programs a school’s athlete participation For the last two years the While Stone grapples with grams are being built up and University of Minnesota is mirrors its enrollment percent­ admissions and athletic the problem of scholarship quickly because school’s foot­ developing its program for the age or that a school is looking departments have surveyed distribution, Notre Dame ball programs are so big. I coming season. to increase the number of its recently enrolled students, m en ’s row ing team is still think its good to see women’s Women’s crew is now the women’s programs. In the case asking them about their ath­ dealing with the frustration of sports advance, but when 25th sport in which the Big of Notre Dame, though, she letic interests. not only no scholarships, but you’re on the other end and Ten competes. Thirteen of said, it means always attempt­ “It’s really an effort to moni­ no varsity status. see all their equipment those 25 are women’s sports. ing to meet student interest in tor if there are unmet needs And while their female they’re given Back at the athletic program. out there,” Conboy said. “That counterparts are enjoying the and then we Notre Dame, “With the sports that we’ve could give us an idea if we’re perks of varsity status, the have to raise which, like “While w e’re not varsity added and the scholarships meeting the interest of [under­ men are not as lucky. o u r own most of its and only a club, we’re we’ve awarded ... we feel that graduate students], I think we “While we’re not varsity and money, you Midwestern we have continued to make his­ need to survey more [before only a club, w e’re trying to feel that effect. trying to build a program counter­ torical strides toward [Title IX thinking of adding women’s build a program that is just as [Title IX] is that is just as strong and parts lacks a compliance],” she said. sports].” strong and competitive,” club really impor­ competitive. ” men’s varsi­ captain Sam Wang said. tant but it ty crew “That’s one of the things we might need team , the Balancing the scales pride ourselves on — the fact some modifica­ Sam Wang male rowers that we practice just as much tion.” captain are encour­ Scholarships awarded in 2000-2001: as the women’s program. Plus Using men’s rowing club aged by the we have to do all our own women’s row­ boon to the To men — 158 fundraising. Rowing is an ing as a way to sport. To women — 98 expensive sport, so if we’re balance larger men’s sports is “It’s great for them,” Wang TOTAL — 256 not practicing we re trying to becoming more popular. said. “I think whenever one of raise money.” Currently, the Big Ten, a con­ the teams finds success it’s a The disparity the men’s and ference known for strong foot­ good thing.” Scholarships to be awarded in 2004-2005: women’s programs is not ball programs, is working to The funding of 20 scholar­ To men — 186 unique to the Notre Dame increase its rowing programs. ships for the women’s pro­ To women — 134 campus; it is a continuing Six schools — University of gram will go a long way in TOTAL — 330 trend across the country. Michigan, Michigan State helping the program find that With the advent of Title IX, University. Ohio State long-term success. The Observer ♦ IN FOCUS Wednesday, January 31, 2001

ate financial aid. Plan “This proposal was made well before the Fiesta Bowl,” Scully continued from page 1 said. “We would have done this without the Fiesta Bowl.” programs. Currently, Notre The athletic department Dame fully funds grants-in-aid based its decision to add 64 for 10 teams, including football, scholarships on several factors, men’s and women’s basketball, ranging from helping teams and women’s soccer. become more competitive to Women’s rowing, which will increasing opportunities for go from offering no scholar­ female athletes. ships to doling out 20, will ben­ The additional scholarships efit the most from the addition­ are particularly significant al funding. Men’s lacrosse, resource to coaches. “At a another sport currently without place like Notre Dame with grants-in-aid, will gain 12.6. high tuition costs and a tremen­ Men’s swimming will pick up dous academic tradition” 7.9 and women’s cross coun­ coaches must find athletes that try/track and field will add six. not only meet the school’s high Other sports to benefit will athletic standards, but also that include baseball, men’s and meet its high academic stan­ women’s fencing, men’s and dards, she added, making women’s golf, women’s recruiting a “tricky game,” lacrosse, men’s soccer, men’s said Barbour. swimming, and men’s cross “You have to give coaches the country/track and field. ability to go out and recruit Once they are in place, the these athletes,” Barbour contin­ additional scholarships will cost ued. “When you’re going up the department $1.2 million a against other schools that are year, according to Sandy offering scholarships ... it is Barbour, associate athletic very difficult.” director for compliance and While many of the programs administration. The athletic benefiting from the scholar­ department, which operates ships are already nationally under a different budget than competitive, Barbour said the rest of the insufficient University, “Why bother doing it if financial aid must raise has - been money to you’re not going to do it holding teams absorb the with excellence?” back. Overall additional participation costs. probably will “We are Sandy Barbour not increase, allowing associate athletic director but Barbour [White] to anticipates em bark on that the quali­ LIZ LANG/The Observer additional fundraising to ty of the athletes will improve. Men’s lacrosse, one of the top programs in the sport in the Midwest, will be a big beneficiary enhance his operating budget,” “Watch out,” Barbour said. of the new plan. The team will pick up 12.6 scholarships over the next four years. said University executive vice “They’re going to do phenome­ president Father Timothy nal things.” help create excitement among grams, but the majority of the more closely reflecting the 45 Scully. One of the “phenomenal students and alumni. 64 new scholarships will be percent of student who are The decision to increase ath­ things” the University is hoping He pointed to Stanford dedicated to wom en’s sports. women, according to Barbour. letic scholarships was indepen­ for is improved standing in the University, which maintains W omen’s sports will gain 36 “That takes us from being dent of the $13 million the Sears Directors’ Cup, a compe­ high academic standards and grants-in-aid, while men’s close to compliance to being in school received from the foot­ tition that ranks colleges by the has numerous successful varsi­ teams will gain 28. compliance,” she said. “We have ball team’s appearance in the combined performance of all ty sports teams. Stanford was “It’s the right thing to do,” to close the gap.” Fiesta Bowl, Scully said. That their varsity teams. second in the most recent Sears Scully said. “We are currently Next year, Notre Dame will go money, Scully said, will The athletic department Cup final rankings. not meeting Title IX require­ through the NCAA’s certification enhance general undergradu- would like Notre Dame to finish “Why bother doing it if you’re ments.” process again, and one area the in the top five of that competi­ not going to do it with excel- Title IX of the 1972 NCAA looks at during the Notre Dame’s tion, according to Barbour. In 1 e n c e ? ” Educational process is gender equity. the final fall standings for Barbour said. “It is imperative that our Amendments However, Barbour said that Sears Cup Finishes 2000-2001, released on Jan. 9, Gender equi­ requires that a Notre Dame did not have to add Notre Dame was ranked eighth ty was another programs have access to school provide the scholarships for that reason. among Division I schools. factor behind the full complement of athletic oppor­ “We’re not worried about cer­ ’93 - '94 #11 Scully, however, wants more the decision to athletic-related tunities for tification,” Barbour said. “We '94 - '95 #30 than just a top five finish in the increase schol- men and believe we provide in all the Sears Cup. a r s h i p s , financial aid. ’’ women’s ath­ areas certification encompass­ '95 - '96 #11 “I’d really like to see Notre according to letics in a pro­ es.” '96 - '97 #14 Dame win that,” Scully said, Barbour, Kevin White portion to the In fact, gender equity is only adding that gender ratio of one of the benefits the '97 - '98 #31 tied adding that he would also like athletic director for Notre Dame athletics to the additional the entire stu­ University considered while '98 - '99 #25 become known for more than funding will dent body. considering whether to add the '99 - '00 #21 just an outstanding football “enhance Currently, additional grants-in-aid. program. [Notre Dame’s] gender equity female athletes receive 38 per­ “That is not the full reason position.” cent of the athletic department’s we’re doing it,” Barbour said. The Sears Directors’ Cup is an Being a “superb university” and having great athletics is The plan to fully fund all var­ scholarship resources. With the “The University did this annual all-sports competition possible, according to Scully, sity athletics involves adding additional scholarships, that fig­ because they believed it was among Division 1-A schools. who added that athletics can scholarships to men’s pro­ ure will increase to 42 percent, the right thing to do.”

and cross-country coach will have an ladies but what we haven’t had is suffi- because we’re interested in values, and Funding extra six scholarships by 2004-2005. cient funds to entice more. Those six because we’re interested in getting bet- Both teams presently share a total of 12 extra scholarships can equate to 16 out- ter. continued from page 1 scholarships but that will increase to 14, standing ladies.” “When those things are in place and 16, 17 and then 18. Piane mentioned While the extra money may attract we can help you pay for it? That’s great, full scholarship. But that may change by that Villanova, Seton Hall, St. John’s, better athletes, Welsh maintains that If those things aren’t in place, Notre the 2004-2005 season, when the team Boston College, West Virginia, Miami, the admissions standards will remain Dame’s not the right school for you. will reach the NCAA’s maximum Connecticut and Rutgers all currently the same. He hopes to coach the first Don’t come here because we now have allowance (for men’s swimming) of 7.9 have the maximum number of scholar­ Notre Dame men’s a checkbook. Come scholarships. In the next few years, the ships. scholarship money will The cross-country “ ' S -I don’t want a guy to ^ T n o ^ increase gradually team finished sixth in does not want to sacri- come to Notre Dame for Dame man and do it until it reaches the p u t sus on a level the 2000 Big East fice the University’s the money, that’s not why the Notre Dame way.” Championships while values For now' the coach" “ the past five the track team placed “I don’t want a guy to you come to Notre es remain optimistic years, the Irish have major, major plus.” sixth in the indoor come to Notre Dame Dame. ’’ that they can achieve gone from seventh to championships and for money, that’s not even more success. second in the Big East, . p. third during the spring “Providing that peo­ why you come to Notre Tim Welsh and have faced several , riane season. Dame,” Welsh said. ple want our athletic teams with more schol- women s track and “It puts us on a level “You come to Notre men’s swimming coach departm ent to be as arship money. cross-country coack playing field,” Piane Dame because it’s good as it can be, it’s “Certainly this said. “This is a major, Notre Dame and long overdue,” Piane announcem ent is a major plus. This is a because we re interested in athletic said. “We wouldn’t have it if it wasn’t strong show of support by the major shot in the arm. excellence, because we re interested in for [athletic director] Dr. White. He’s University,” Welsh said. “It will make us a perennial power in academic excellence, because w e’re fired up, he’s ready to go.” Joe Piane agrees. The women’s track the Big East. We’ve always had elite interested in good human beings. So are the coaches and athletes. V I P M E $

Wednesday, January 31, 2001 page 11 He shoots, he scores, he hits the slopes Scene reviewer Jose Cuellar compares the latest in sports video games

All right kids, the people at 989 Sports and Idol Minds have released a couple of new titles for the avid sport video game enthusiast. Be warned, sport video games are not my specialty, but I was determined to give them a shot. If a good chunk of the student population plays these games, then I should too. Here are some categories that all four games can be graded on. Enjoy.

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Hockey. All teams Snowboarding. Ten plus the two new snowboarders for you expansion teams: Pro Basketball. College Basketball. to command through Minnesota Wild and 20 huge courses. Be Columbus Blue prepared for blisters. Jackets Can be somewhat : : cSpecial r.y features • are easy Better than NBA Combinations are the confusing, but works key pretty well. Shootout Yes. Up to eight Yes. One to eight players can join the Yes. Nope. MULTITAP? players. fun mu -. m s Somewhat polygonal Nice. Not the best but but expected. The game Polygonal. But for the Very similar to NBA the programmers did a is designed for the Playstation 1 the shootout, seems like die great job. What else can W S >s- y 'fr * o ' " >' origins!Playstation. graphics are pretty programmers decided you expect from a The action is fast and to cut some corners. snowboarding game? - \ M I l l Pretty standard for a hockey game. Good Standard. The instant Stuck behind the Again, similar to NBA snowboarder. Very control of the instant replay gives great angle shootout. replay with many options. standard position. angles to choose from. VIEWS ■■mil i W . They add some eye Create a snowboarder a a candy, playbooks, and and pick his board and gives you control or the Artificial Intelligence. puck. A/ery nice for my personal favorite, gear from sponsors like i • Playbooks for each the 6™" Man meter. Vms. enthusiasts. ' fPJJfYIt v o u i . : ■ tS A "V

Decent but not the best game out there. Stick with the Playstation 2 Between this game and Very cool. Now I know counterpart, but if you Nice features, but I was NBA Shootout, I like what snowboarders do are like me, waiting for neither amused nor this one. I don’t know in the summer when a console to be surprised. why, but I just have they can’t go to the available, this game is more fun with this mountain. a good bet for gaming game. experience. OVERALL by Jose Cuellar, Scene Video Game Reviewer Special thanks to Brian Lanktree for his help page 12 The Observer ♦ SPORTS Wednesday, January 31, 2001

NBA Bryant, Lakers beat Cavaliers without O’Neal

made sure the Lakers didn’t Associated Press lose to another team they should beat. Cleveland Andre Miller scored 25 points Kobe Bryant scored 47 points and Coles had 16 for the Cavs, — 23 on free throw s — and who lost their third straight and Horace Grant had 19 points and for the 16th time in 21 games. 14 rebounds as the Los Angeles Cleveland was without Lamond Lakers survived another night Murray, its second leading scor­ without Shaquille O’Neal and er, who was a late scratch with beat the Cleveland Cavaliers a sprained left ankle. 102-96 on Tuesday. Bryant took over when need­ ed, driving the lane for short Raptors 96, 76ers 89 jumpers and pulling up over The Philadelphia 76ers road Cleveland’s overmatched winning streak is over, and the guards, who at times could do Toronto Raptors didn’t even nothing but foul. need Vince Carter to end it. Bryant went 23-of-26 from Carter played less than four the line and scored 14 points in minutes before aggravating a the third quarter when the knee injury, but Morris Lakers opened a comfortable Peterson scored 22 points as 19-point lead. the Raptors ended But the Cavs, who can’t seem Philadelphia’s 13-game road to put four good quarters winning streak. together, rallied from 21 down The 76ers had not lost on the to get within 100-96 with 51 road since Dec. 5 against the seconds remaining on a three- Lakers. point play by Bimbo Coles. Dell Curry scored 17 points, The Lakers, though, made Alvin Williams had 16, Mark sure the ball stayed in Bryant’s Jackson 15 and Antonio Davis hands and he hit two more free 11 for the Raptors, who also throws with 17 seconds left to beat the Sixers in Philadelphia make it 102-96. Bryant shot 19 on Ja n .21. free throws after halftime and Iverson led the 76ers with 38 the Lakers shot 32 of 38 from points. the line. Carter, the leading vote-getter Los Angeles snapped a three- for the All-Star Game for the game road losing streak and second straight year, has been won for just the second time in bothered by “jumpers knee” five games. And with Grant and since November. Just before the rookie Mark Madsen playing game, Carter said he couldn’t with energy and controlling the push off on it. He started but boards, the Lakers played as if left with 8:22 remaining in the they truly cared about defend­ first. ing their NBA title. Philadelphia’s Tyrone Hill O’Neal missed his second made two free throws, narrow­ straight game with an injured ing Toronto’s lead to two points foot and didn’t leave the locker with 2:53 remaining, but room, staying behind to receive Peterson followed with a layup. treatment while watching on After Williams made one of two TV. free throws, Iverson made a O’Neal has a tendon ailment layup and Davis had a layup, in his right arch. He has diffi­ giving Toronto a 92-87 lead culty pushing off the foot and is with 1:10 remaining. KRT Photo being re-evaluated on a day-to- Hill followed with an 18-foot Cavalier forward Clarence Weahterspoon is shown going for a jump shot against Laker guard day basis. O’Neal will travel jumper, but then missed a wide Ron Harper. The Lakers got the best of the Cavs 102-96. with the Lakers to Minnesota open 3-pointer — his first but will probably sit out attempt from behind the arc all streak by defeating Indiana pay and fined $10,000 for Orlando’s lead to 74-72 with Wednesday night. season. Tuesday night. intentionally making physical 6:50 remaining, but Doleac Grant matched his season- Jackson made two free John Amaechi had 16 points contact with a referee during made back-to-back shots and highs in points and rebounds throws, giving Toronto a 94-89 and seven rebounds and Tracy the Magic’s last game against Armstrong followed with a 3- and Madsen finished with a lead with 16.6 remaining, and McGrady had 19 points. Miami. pointer that put the Magic career-high 10 rebounds in 28 Curry made two to seal it with Armstrong added nine assists The Pacers, who have ahead 81-72. minutes. 11.6 seconds left. and seven rebounds. Orlando dropped their last three games, Orlando led by at least six A lingering feud between also got a boost off the bench had four players reach double points the rest of the game. figures. Reggie Miller had 18, McGrady s basket to start the O’Neal and Bryant over who Magic 93, Pacers 86 from Michael Doleac, who had eight points, nine rebounds and Bruno Sundov 17, Jalen Rose third quarter put Orlando should be the go-to guy has Darrell Armstrong had 23 four blocked shots. 16 and Jermaine O’Neal 14. ahead, 46-36. The Pacers went contributed to the Lakers funk points to pace three starters in Orlando played without for­ O’Neal added 12 rebounds and on to shoot 12-of-20 to lead 66- the past few weeks. But with double figures and Orlando ward Bo Outlaw, who was sus­ four blocked shots. 64 heading into the fourth the floor all to himself, Bryant stopped a two-game losing pended for one game without A basket by Miller cut quarter.

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N C A A F o o t b a l l Hurricanes look for new coach after losing Davis

has led the Badgers to two some great kids in the pro­ coach. It’s a great university change is right to make. Associated Press Rose Bowl berths. In addition, gram,” Davis said. “But that with great academics. There’s “They’ll be one of the most Donna Shalala, who will program will survive. They’ve not a good time to ever to exciting, best teams in college become Miami’s president this gone through this transition. make a change. You have to football next season, and they There seems to be plenty of summer, was Wisconsin’s There will be another good make the change when the will replace Butch Davis.” interest in Miami's head chancellor when the Badgers coaching position. hired Alvarez to rebuild the Athletic director Paul Dee program in 1990. responded to dozens of phone “He is a terrific coach; he’s messages, faxes, and e-mails done a lot of good things,” Dee Tuesday, one day after the said. “Usually, when you think Hurricanes lost coach Butch of the Big Ten, you think of Davis to the Cleveland Browns. Ohio State, Michigan and Penn “There’s always a group of State. But people you YOUR they’ve have in mind,” “There’s always a group becom e a Dee said. “But player in you never of people you have in that confer­ IDEA OF know where mind. But you never ence, and interest may know where interest may coach come from . Alvarez has “SUM-FIT” W e’ve had come from.” done an out­ some pretty standing job interesting there. JEANS inquires, let Paul Dee Miami Athletic Director “W hether Slightly different music, because me put it that he would be way.” the person you’re slightly different. Like years th a t we past, Dee said would turn he may seek to is something we would want advice from some of the to take a look at.” nation’s premier coaches. Dee Dee scoffed at the notion of talked to Bobby Bowden, Lou bringing back retired coach Holtz and Joe Paterno before Jimmy Johnson, who coached hiring Davis. the Hurricanes from 1984-88 He did the same thing last before leaving for the Dallas year when basketball coach Cowboys. Two other possible Leonard Hamilton left Miami replacements also were dis­ for the Washington Wizards. missed Tuesday. k*sf A to e^ Dee consulted Rick Pitino Auburn coach Tommy before hiring Tulane’s Perry Tuberville said he has no GODHEAD WESTON Clark. interest in coaching at Miami, 2000 Years Of Human Error The Massed Albert Sounds Bowden, Holtz, and Paterno where he was an assistant may get calls again. during 1986-93. “I’ve got a “Certainly they’re still the better job than that now,” people that are the senior peo­ Tuberville said. ple in the profession and we And former Auburn coach probably will talk to them if Terry Bowden was not among it’s possible. They are recruit­ the 60 or more calls Dee has ing now,” Dee said. received in two days. Though Dee would not “We haven’t (talked) and I reveal any of the interested don’t know that we would at parties, he said interviews this point,” Dee said, sounding could begin as early as like he might have a short list Wednesday. in place. “We’re getting started,” he Dee said he would like to said. “We’ve got our legs have a coach in place before NELLY FURTADO NONPOINT down, we dusted off the rule next Wednesday’s national Whoa, Nellyl Statem ent book — the how-to, the idiot’s signing day. But he also will guide to hiring coaches.” not rush to hire someone with­ Some of the coaches thought out an extensive search. to be on Dee’s list include: The search could end down Wisconsin’s Barry Alvarez, the hall at offensive coordina­ former Georgia coach Jim tor Larry Coker’s office. Coker Donnan, Colorado State’s was named interim coach Sonny Lubick and Marc Monday but probably would Trestman, a former Miami join Davis in Cleveland if not assistant who spent the last given the head coaching job at IQSH JOPLIN GROUP three years as the Arizona Miami. Cardinals’ offensive coordina­ After weeks of repeatedly tor. insisting that he would stay at Alvarez might be Miami’s Miami, Davis signed a five- No. 1 choice. year contract with the JOSH JOPLIN GROUP OUT OF PHASE He interviewed for the job in Useful Music Dark Side Of The Moon 2001: Browns. A Tribute To Pink Floyd 1995, but Miami hired Davis “There’s a little bit of sad­ instead. Since then, Alvarez ness in the sense that there’s

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NBA New York trades Malone named to All-Star team

Stern may get an additional and Paul Pierce (24.0) of versatility for power Associated Press pick if Shaquille O’Neal is Boston, Dirk Nowitzki (21.5) unable to play. He was of Dallas and Elton Brand Karl Malone won’t be going expected to miss his second (20.8) of Chicago were left off. ing into Thursday night’s game fishing on All-Star Weekend consecutive game Tuesday “I’m not disappointed at all. Associated Press against Philadelphia, the — h e ’ll be going to night with an inflamed arch I’m disappointed more in the Knicks have the second-best Washington instead. on his right foot. lack of winning of the team,” record in the Eastern Stephen Marbury and For now, there are five said Brand, co-winner of the In a trade that adds size and Conference. But they also have A ntonio first-timers — Marbury, Rookie of the Year award last depth to their frontcourt, the shown themselves to be vulner­ McDyess McDyess, Mason, Ratliff and season. “I’m sure if the wins New York Knicks acquired able against teams with big are Tracy McGrady — among the were there, the accolades power forward Othella front lines, a problem that was g o in g , 24 All-Stars. would be there also.” Harrington from the Vancouver highlighted during the recent too, but “When I came in this morn­ “I understand everyone on Grizzlies on Tuesday for guard five-game suspension of A ntoine ing and Dan [Nuggets coach here, but I can’t understand Erick Strickland and two draft Camby. .W alker, Dan Issel] told me, he was Anthony Mason,” Bulls coach picks. For the Grizzlies, the move Steve excited but I was WAY excit­ Tim Floyd said as he looked Harrington, the starting was the first in what could be a F rancis, ed,” McDyess said. “I jumped at the list of the reserves. power forward for the Grizzlies series of trades. Vancouver has a n d up and down about two or Also notable by their for the past 1 1/2 seasons,' been receiving inquiries from Malone Latrell three times. absence were Sprewell, who averages 10.9 points and 6.6 several teams regarding the Sprewell “I was kind of shaking, has helped the Knicks to the rebounds. He will give the availability of Abdur-Rahim are not — at least not yet. shivering. A chill came seco n d -b est record in the Knicks another big body to and Bibby, although the The NBA on T uesday through my body when I got East, Jamal Mashburn of the back up starters Larry Johnson Grizzlies would be much more announced the results of the the good news,” McDyess Charlotte Hornets, who do not and Marcus Camby. inclined to trade center Bryant coaches’ voting for the All- said. have any All-Star representa­ Strickland, acquired by the Reeves. Star reserves. Picked as the Previously announced as tives, and Francis, who leads Knicks from Dallas last sum ­ Vancouver owner Michael Western Conference reserves All-Star starters are the Houston in five offensive cate­ mer for John Wallace, Heisley addressed the media for the Feb. 11 game were Magic’s Hill, Heat’s gories. appeared in only 28 of 42 before Monday night’s game Utah’s Malone, Denver’s Mourning, Magic’s McGrady, Robinson leads the Bucks in games this season and aver­ against New Jersey, admitting McDyess, San Antonio’s David Raptors’ Vince Carter and scoring, rebounding, blocks, aged 4.3 points and 1.9 assists. his team lacks chemistry but Robinson, Seattle’s Gary 76ers’ Allen Iverson for the and minutes. His rebounding A versatile guard who can would only make a trade if it Payton, Dallas’s Michael East; Lakers’ O’Neal, Spurs’ and assist averages are play the point or the shooting got equal value back. Finley, Portland’s Rasheed Tim Duncan, Kings’ Chris career bests. guard spot, Strickland was “If I w ent out and traded Wallace and the Webber, Suns’ Jason Kidd “T h e re ’s not a small for­ stuck behind Allan Houston, Shareef and Bibby and all I got Timberwolves’ Kevin Garnett. and Lakers’ Kobe Bryant for ward in the NBA who’s play­ Latrell Sprewell, Charlie Ward, back was Joe Shmoe, I think The Nets’ Marbury , 76ers’ the West. ing better,” coach George and Chris Childs on the Knicks’ the fans would be even more Theo Ratliff, Knicks’ Allan Malone will be making his Karl said. depth chart. disappointed in us,” he said. Houston, Hornets’ Anthony 13th appearance, while Allen, a fifth-year pro, owns With the Grizzlies, Strickland Harrington had career-high Mason, Pistons’ Jerry Robinson was picked for the the longest current starting will be able to back up Mike averages of 13.1 points and 6.9 Stackhouse, and Bucks’ Ray 10th time, Payton for the sev­ stre a k in the NBA at 3 27 Bibby at point guard and rebounds last season but said Allen and Glenn Robinson enth and Garnett for the games. He leads the team in Michael Dickerson at shooting he did not enjoy playing in were chosen for the East. fourth. 3-pointers made and attempt­ guard, or could move in as a Vancouver. Two spots remain open on Allen, Finley, Houston, ed, free throws made and starter if Dickerson is moved to The Grizzlies, with a record the East roster because Robinson and Stackhouse attempted and minutes. small forward and Shareef of 12-32, felt they could afford Alonzo Mourning and Grant were selected for the second “Last year our record Abdur-Rahim is shifted to to move Harrington because Hill, chosen as starters in fan wasn’t as good as it is this power forward. they already have several other time each. balloting, will not be able to Among the league’s top 20 year, so a lot of people ques­ The trade was the first for power forwards, including play. scorers, Antawn Jamison tioned that we had two play­ the Knicks since last rookie Stromile Swift and vet­ Commissioner David Stern ers,” Robinson said. “Now September’s blockbuster that erans Grant Long and Tony (25.1 points per game) of sent Patrick Ewing to Seattle will choose their replace­ Golden State, Walker (22.4) they can’t say that.” Massenburg. ments Wednesday. and brought Glen Rice from Strickland, who spent his first Los Angeles. Aside from four NBA seasons with Dallas, Strickland, New York will give had career-high averages of Vancouver the Lakers’ first 12.8 points and 3.1 assists last round pick in 2001 and a sec­ season. He can opt out of his ond-round pick. contract and become a free With a record of 26-16 head­ agent at the end of this season. I E BIBB bl Tuesday, february 6, ZOOl 7:30 RM. in the Little Theatre

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This Ray Lewis game for Jim Jabir’s team. unfortunate spill of a views the whole incident as The Friars are coming off BudLight ruin an otherwise a nuisance, and had even of a tough 72-71 overtime romantic the gall to complain to a loss at Georgetown on popular magazine that last Saturday - a game that fol­ was able Kevin Berchou year’s trial forced him to lowed the Irish men’s upset to take in ------miss the Pro Bowl. of Hoyas. th e You might think that Despite Providence’s Ravens’ Irish Insider Lewis would have apolo­ record, McGraw’s team is demoli­ gized to the victims’ fami­ approaching the game seri­ tion of the lies until he was blue in the ously. Giants in face. Any great man would “Tomorrow we need to Super Bowl XXXV. In a have, right? Not Ray Lewis. make sure we are focused game that was about as He’s never spoken with and we are ready to play,” enthralling as the Fiesta the families of either of the said Ivey. “Any day some Bowl, I only kept watching victims. Ray Lewis doesn’t team can come in here to see who would be named even consider them victims. regardless of their record the game’s MVP. He claims he was victimized, and come in and play good Much to my dismay, the and “wrongly imprisoned.” against us.” honor went to Ray Lewis, Obviously Lewis failed to The Irish have not played Baltimore’s star middle line­ schedule the classes at his since topping West Virginia backer and anchor of the alma mater, the University in Morgantown a week ago. Ravens’ killer defense. Greg of Miami, that covered the The team must avoid showing Gumbel, CBS’ lead play-by- accessory to murder section rust on the court. play man, only added to my of the law. “We’ll probably be a little exasperation when he took a OK, so maybe he’s no complacent at the begin­ timeout from promoting humanitarian but it would probably be a safe bet to say ning,” said Ivey. Survivor II to call Lewis a Playing at home I think we great individual following a that Lewis, given where he should be fired up and ready post-game interview. was a year ago, would shun the spotlight and let his play to go.” Now, I’m one of those peo­ on the field speak for itself, Fans will also have the ple who wince at the opportunity to celebrate Milk overuse of the word great. I right? Mustache Night. The first 300 like to reserve such superla­ Nope, not Ray Lewis, owner of perhaps the plan­ children through turnstiles tives for Jesus Christ, Joe et’s largest ego, who, while can have their picture taken Montana, and maybe being introduced to the with a cardboard cut-out of Britney Spears’ performance world before the game, McGraw sporting a dairy fla­ at the American Music launched into a foolish vored brow. Other fans can Awards, but calling Lewis dance routine that resem­ bring their cameras to the great, that’s like saying bled Ricky Martin in spasm. upper concourse and join in Lucifer was a good angel, or Adding to Ray Lewis’ on the celebration. LIZ LANG/The Observer that Scott Norwood was a greatness are the four ille­ Tip-off is tonight at 7 p.m. Sophomore guard Alicia Ratay puts her hands up to block a good placekicker. gitimate children he has shot during a recent Irish basketball game. If Ray Lewis is a great individual then Saddam sired. But don’t worry, Ray Hussein ought to be canon­ is a “great” father. In a ized. recent article that appeared This is the same Ray Lewis in ESPN The Magazine, who, just a year ago while Lewis proclaimed, “Friday attending the Super Bowl as night is family night.” a spectator, was involved in That’s one night out of a fight which ended in the seven that the great Ray death of two men. While no spends with his children. one will ever know if Lewis That’s barely enough time to actually inflicted the fatal teach them to breakdance. wounds or not, it is certain In the end, things worked that he fled the scene with out for the incomparable his friends, both suspects. Ray Lewis. He didn’t lose It is also quite true that the game, and it doesn’t Lewis refused to cooperate bother him that two families with a police investigation, lost loved ones. But what and during his double m ur­ Ray Lewis did lose is my der trial avoided a stiff jail respect. sentence by copping a plea One night a week with the with a prosecution no more kids? Who knows what goes competent than the one that on the other six nights? tried to squeeze The Juice. Well, the families of two One might surmise that men do. Lewis would be humbled by The views expressed in this experience, that he this column are those of the would realize how lucky he author and not necessarily was to be on the field for those of the Observer.

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ited in September. They Belles immediately became friends Scott and shared e-mails, phone calls and letters. continued from page 20 continued from page 20 players missed Monday’s prac- In fact, they spoke on the tice due to sickness, swapping God for all the nice people I phone last week. time that could have been used have met at Notre Dame like “You could hear how much for team play for weight training Joey Getherall, Shane energy he had (on the and shooting drills. Post players Walton, Coach Bob Davie, phone),” Getherall said Elizabeth Linkous and Katie Father Edward Malloy, Rudy Tuesday. “He never com­ Gamache are still questionable Ruettiger, the entire football plained once. Ever. There’s for play tonight. team and Jennifer Laiber. not too many out there like “We’re excited to play,” These people in some way him. He always had a positive Christiansen said. “But our bod­ have made my wish an on­ outlook. He would say ‘yeah, ies have been run down.” going process and have I can’t wait to do this, I can’t The last time these two teams affected my life in a positive wait to do that.’ I remember faced off, Saint Mary’s came way. These people as well as him saying, ‘I can’t wait to go close to defeating then first place the whole ND family, in some to college.” Alma, dropping the game by way made me feel like I was I never met Scott. I never only five points. a special kid.” talked to Scott. I did not hear “I think the Alma game was so On Monday night, sports him speak at the Purdue pep close last time that we really and the real world inter­ rally. want to win this,” Smith said. twined. But last week, I was In order to win, Saint Mary’s On Monday night, Scott assigned to write a feature on will have to shut down Alma’s Delgadillo died. Scott that would appear in sophomore leaders Shelly Ulfig He was 14. the Feb. 5 edition of The and Janell Twietmeyer. Starting Fittingly, the acronym for Observer. forward Twietmeyer dominates his disease was ALL, because While Scott spent his last on offense and defense with 14 Scott affected everyone. hours with his family, I spent points a game and nine Including those who knew those hours in the Bond Hall rebounds. Ulfig, the starting cen­ him simply through another computer cluster, searching ter, joins Twietmeyer averaging source. the Internet for articles writ­ 11 points and five rebounds. Mention Scott Delgadillo ten about Scott. Smith will be looking to a and grown men cry, “tough” I intended to chronicle strong zone defense and an people suddenly let down Scott’s battle with leukemia aggressive press to cool off the their guard and subway and provide an update on his hot Alma offense. alumni from Bangor to Baton condition. “Their post players are very Rouge relate numerous Instead, I write this col­ good,” Smith said. “We’re work­ “Scott” stories. umn. ing on shutting them down.” In a society criticized for On Monday night, sports Stealing the ball from the Scots insensitivity, ignorance, and and the real world inter­ will be up to starting guards individualism, Scott provided twined. Christiansen, Mary Campione a uniting force. He brought On Monday night, Scott and Julie Norman. Christiansen out the best in people, espe­ Delgadillo died. led the Belles on Saturday with cially Notre Dame people. He was 14. four rebounds. Joining them will Joey Getherall was one of be post players Anne Blair, who KRISTINE KAAI/The Observer Scott’s closest acquaintances. The views expressed in this has been leading the team in Saint Mary’s guard Katie Christiansen bounces a pass past a The senior flanker and the column are those of the scoring, and Kelly Roberts. Kalamazoo player during last w eek’s loss. teenager met when Scott vis­ author and not necessarily

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♦ Animal-impersonators to about life entertain fans at Lady Irish basketball game On Monday night, sports and the real world intertwined. By NOAH AMSTADTER On Monday night, Scott Assistant Sports Editor Delgadillo died. He was When a team is No. 1 in the country, even the 14. celebrities come out to the games. These As the top-ranked Irish women’s basketball stories team hosts the Providence Friars tonight in the rarely Joyce Center, fans will be entertained during make it halftime and timeouts by the Zooperstars, a to the group of athletic animal-impersonators. back of The group includes two “athletes” that may this have escaped from Chicago’s Brookfield Zoo. paper, or Following the end of the Chicago Bulls’ title run, in any Mackerel Jordan and Dennis Frogman have been sports Tim Casey garnering much attention. Frogman should prove page in to be a crowd favorite. the coun­ “He’s a huge frog with tattoos and pierced nip­ try. Assistant ples,” said women’s basketball marketing coordi­ It’s a Sports Editor nator Heather Maxwell. funny Also appearing will be Dick Flytale, who business, promises to bug fans even more than his ESPN sports journalism. likeness. Two baseball-playing mammals round We spend countless hours out the troupe — Ken Giraffey Junior and Cow typing, talking and traipsing Ripkin. around, trying to analyze ath­ On the court, the Irish will once again play letic achievements. We treat without the services of starting power forward games as somehow significant. Kelley Siemon. Siemon, who injured her hand We criticize coaches, put down Jan. 13 versus Virginia Tech and hasn’t played players, ostracize owners. We since Jan. 15, had been expected to return glorify coaches, praise ath­ tonight. Instead, she is hoping to make her return letes, adore owners. to the court on Saturday at Boston College. In reality, very little of this “She’s taking a little time to heal,” said Irish has any relevance to the head coach Muffet McGraw. “We’re taking as important things in life. much time as we can. ” Then along comes someone Although the Irish have easily won both games like Scott. during her absence, senior point guard Niele Ivey For over a year, Delgadillo misses her teammate on the court. battled acute lymphoblastic “It’s evident she’s not there in practice with her leukemia. In those 12 months, voice, her leadership and her physical play,” said he went from your typical Ivey. “We need her; I think it’s evident that we teenager to a Notre Dame icon. need her.” Scott had become a symbol The Friars bring in a 7-10 record, including a here. A symbol of hope, of dismal 1-6 mark in Big East play. Senior for- LIZ LANG/The Observer determination, of dedication, of Senior center Ruth Riley goes up for a shot. The Irish will face off against strength, of character. For see WOMEN/page 17 the Providence Friars tonight at the Joyce Center. many, his speech before the Purdue pep rally was the most memorable moment of this football season. Following the short soliloquy, several major newspapers pro­ filed Scott’s story. In the past Destination victory: Belles take to road three months, The Observer published letters from coach Bob Davie, San Diego Saint Mary’s will need focus The Belles are trying to recov­ “I think right now we’re play­ By KATIE MCVOY Children’s Hospital pediatric and unity to defeat an Alma er from their seventh straight ing against ourselves,” Smith oncology nurse Meredeth Assistant Sports Editor team (12-5) defeat after a crushing loss to said late last week. McNamara, and Notre Dame that holds Albion on Saturday, 69-56. The Tonight, however, the Belles public relations administrative The Belles are hoping to strike second place loss dropped them to last place will be facing more than just assistant Jennifer Laiber out on the road to victory today in the MIAA in the MIAA. emotional blocks. Leading post regarding Scott’s condition and following a 0-3 home stand. with a league “We’re just going go out player, Kristen Matha, who sat inspiration. They will take on the Scots of record of 7- there and play and try to win,” out the last three games due to a Then, Scott’s words Alma at 7:30 p.m. in Cappaert 1. The Scots, sophomore guard Katie hip flexor muscle injury, is still appeared in the Jan. 17 edition Gymnasium at Alma. who are 10-1 Christiansen said. questionable for play. of The Observer. “I think we focus a lot better at home, are After starting the season with “I can see her getting in “Every night I thank God for on the road,” head coach coming off of a 4-2 record, the Belles have there,” Smith said. “But it might all the nice people that have Suzanne Smith said. “It could be their third Smith recently fallen prey to some just be for a few minutes.” sent me their prayers,” good to get [the team] away straight vic­ confidence problems. A victory To add illness to injury, four Delgadillo wrote. “I also thank from home and build some team tory after defeating Adrian 73- tonight would mark only the sec­ unity.” 59 on Saturday. ond MIAA win all season. see BELLES/page 18 see SCOTT/page 18

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