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Chandra Johnson, director of Black students involved Cross Cultural Ministry. address in non-athletic events "That's where the stereotype comes in, and I think many challenge stereotypes African-American young men SMCgrads don't realize how much that misconception is entrenched By MARCELA BERRIOS in the Notre Dame community Assistant News Editor and in those who come from By KELLY MEEHAN outside, especially during Saint Mary's Editor While students and profes home football weekends, and sors who see a broad-shoul how the stereotype permeates U.S. Supreme Court Justice dered young black man in the experience of many Samuel Alita will deliver the class may quickly assume he African-American men here." 2007 Saint Mary's com is a football player - a com Johnson, who served as mencement address, College mon Notre Dame stereotype assistant to University officials announced Friday. the gradually increasing President Emeritus Father "It is an involvement of black and Edward Malloy, has worked honor and a minority students in non-ath with minority students on privilege to letic organizations and events interracial issues at Notre welcome a could help change that mind Dame for more than a decade. United set. In the last five years, she S t a t e s "Historically, the exposure said she has witnessed the Supreme for African-American men at presence and leadership of C o u r t Notre Dame has always been Justice to relative to sports," said see RACE/page 8 Saint Mary's College," Alito College President Carol Ann Mooney said in a statement Friday. Leaders meet for community summit Alita was nominated to the Supreme Court by President George W. Bush and was the "strained" relationship sworn in on Jan. 31, 2006, By AARON STEINER between college students and after previously serving as a News Writer community members. judge on the U.S. Court of Held at Notre Dame Appeals for the Third Circuit Student leaders from Notre Downtown, offices for the - a position he was appoint Dame, Saint Mary's, Holy Cross University's community rela ed to by President George H. and Indiana University-South tions department, the meeting Bush in 1990. Bend joined forces with civic drew representatives from Alita has also held many and professional leaders from local organizations including high-profile positions, includ the South Bend-Mishawaka both the South Bend and ing Assistant to Solicitor community Friday to discuss Mishawaka mayor's offices, General Rex E. Lee, Deputy poor communication betweeln Downtown South Bend, Inc. Assistant to Attorney General the groups - a meeting that and the South Bend Common Edwin Meese and U.S. student body president Lizzi Council. Attorney for the District of Shappell said has "never hap The most important objective New Jersey. pened before." achieved - and the summit's Mooney recently worked as To address one of the primary goal - was relation a committee member with Shappell administration's pri ship building, Shappell said. Alita on the Judicial mary goals- improving com "Never before had that vari Conference Advisory munity relations - student ety of student and community Committee on the Federal government members organ constituencies been in the JENNIFER KANG!The Observer Rules of Appellate Procedure ized a Community Summit to Community Relations committee chair Josh Pasquesi, center, pictured encourage discussion about see SUMMIT/page 6 at a recent Senate meeting, was active in organizing the summit. see AUTO/page 6
Black catnpus leaders Mcintosh examines oppression give -wotnen advice White privilege discussed at Diverse Students' Leadership Conference
tially been hesitant to meritocracy" to describe the elists who spo-ke about a By MANDl STIRONE By EMMA DRISCOLL specific topic tailored to believe. way whites and males are News Writer News Writer black women, and was fol During her keynote speech raised to beli·eve that they lowed by the opportunity "for the Diverse Students' had earned and deserved Six prominent black for the audience to ask For Peggy Mcintosh, the Leadership Conference, everything they had, some women within the Notre questions. prevalence of racism was not Mcintosh thing she said is not entirely Dame community gathered "I am here to just sort of something she was taught to said she had true. Sunday to discuss issues talk about choices and the see. been taught "[We are] born into the sys relevant to young women of choices that you make," Speaking to 300 partici that "knowl tem that preceded us," she color - health, finances, said Executive Assistant to pants in the edge is said. "We didn't construct spirituality, professions in the President Frances Carroll See Also white" and this. We can't be blamed for higher education, communi Auditorium that she was it." Shavers, a certified yoga "College holds ty involvement and politics instructor who spoke about Saturday, "superior to This system, however, was - in an effort to commemo health and fitness. "Your Mcintosh, second DSLC" her col n't limited to race and can be rate Women's History assistant leagues of applied similarly to gender body is the only one you page3 Month. get." director of color." Mcintosh stereotypes, she said. Shades of Ebony and Shavers emphasized the Wellesley T h e Mcintosh said she first Welsh Family Hall spon importance of thinking College's oppressiveness, she said, is came to understand the sored "Faces of the Ages: about the preservatives Center for ingrained in a person's oppressive system in place at Addressing the Trends and found in food, as well as the Women, highlighted her upbringing through the a conference she chaired Concerns of African quantity and type of food experiences studying white "myth of meritocracy" - about feminism in education. American Women Today" in oppression of blacks - some something she said she expe The men at the conference the Coleman-Morse lounge. thing that she, as an upper rienced. The event featured six pan- '' ·see ADVICE/page 9 class white woman, had ini- Mcintosh uses 1!he "myth of '•· see MCINTOSH/page 4 page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Monday, March 5, 2007
INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT IS BETTER: LAFORTUNE OR RECKERS? WHY? Selling 111y soul On a chilly, rainy day three Novembers ago, I sold my soul to jour nalism. The University had fired Ty Brad Monroe Casey McGushin Kara Davey Pat Quine Vu Nguyen Will Culligan Willingham, and that afternoon, freshman freshman sophomore freshman freshman freshman those were the Zahm Sarin Pangborn O'Neill Alumni Dillon only words out of anyone's mouth. "LaFortune "LaFortune "LaFortune "Reekers "Reekers "LaFortune My editors, rush ing to cover each because of the because you because of the because Kyle because there because the angle as it broke, freedom one can relax at the all around Cutler works are more pizzas are ,, decided to take a has to run BK lounge." variety. " there. wrecked people bigger.,, chance on an at Reekers. ,, eager freshman. I Maddie Hanna through it hustled out of naked.,, class, excited and nervous and Editor in Chief determined - I naively approached Darius Walker in LaFortune, not thinking the football team had probably been instructed not to comment- and showed up breath less at the Main Building, notebook in IN BRIEF hand. As I forced my numb, uncooperative A blood drive will be held hands to furiously take down quotes, at Saint Mary's Tuesday from praying the words wouldn't be too 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the blurred by rain, I was cold, over Student Center. It is their whelmed and still a little nervous - third annual blood drive and but thrilled. walk-ins are also welcome. Two and a half years later, I'm no longer an anxious-beyond-belief rookie The College Libertarians reporter whose heart would pound will be showing the movie faster than she could scribble. But that "Busted: The Citizen's Guide thrill is still there. It's the feeling that to Surviving Police hits my gut when there's big news to Encounters" at 8 p.m. tackle. It's how my stomach always Tuesday in 144 DeBartolo. gets a little uneasy before an interview, Arter the movie, there will be trying to guess what the person might a question-and-answer ses say. It's when my mind races into an sion regarding civil liberties unfolding story and suddenly sees how with a criminal defense attor to put it together. ney. Most of all, it's why I can't imagine doing anything else with my life. And David Cortright, Kroc that's why taking over as editor in chief Institute Hesearch Fellow and of The Observer is both satisfying and former executive director of nerve-wracking, a reward and a the Committee for a SANE responsibility. Nuclear Policy, will give the It's the greatest feeling when the lecture "The New Nuclear front page of The Observer reaffirms BHIAN f'HICI::/1 he Observer Danger and the Imperative its importance on this campus. It's the Cobra Mansa leads this "Capoelra" group in a routine at Rockne Memorial of Disarmament" Tuesday at Sunday. "Capoeira" is a Brazilian martial art with origins tracing back to the 4:15 p.m. in Room C-103 of worst to see a glaring headline mis 16th century. spelling, to miss a story that would the Hesburgh Center. have meant something to readers, to hear an accusation of misquoting. Angela Ndalianis, an asso Those mistakes are dishearteningly ciate professor of cinema avoidable. They do, however, keep edi OFFBEAT studies at Melbourne tors grounded. After all, journalism is University in Australia, will challenging - and not always exciting. Nudists sweat it out at led in and out throughout The body parts, sent from speak at 4 p.m. Wednesday It's rare to have a "Monk moves on," Dutch gym the day at the gym in the China, were mistakenly in the Browning Cinema of "Willingham fired" or "Jenkins delivers HETEREN, Netherlands small town of Heteren, 60 dropped off Thursday at the DeBartolo Performing verdict" kind of day. Bombs don't drop A dozen middle-age and eld miles east of Amsterdam. Franck and Ludivine Arts Center on "Podcasts, often. National championship seasons erly men were game enough They found the exercise Larmande's home by a DI-lL Mobisodes, and ·the TV come and go, but newspapers print for a Dutch gym's invitation room packed with photogra express driver who believed Experience." forever. It makes the everyday stories to work out nude. But they phers, TV crews and the bubble-wrapped items important. It means finding thrills in were vastly outnumbered by reporters who jostled for were pieces to a table. David Solomon, Director of the small things. It pushes us to better the dozens of journalists interviews and pictures "My husband started to the Center for Ethics and serve readers on a daily basis, to put watching them lift, row and while the nudists hit the unwrap one and said, 'This Culture, will be speaking at events into context, to treat each story cycle in the bufl'. machines and free weights. is strange, it looks like a Wednesday's Theology on both accurately and truthfully. Fitworld owner Patrick de liver,"' Ludivine Larmande Tap at 8:30 p.m. in Legends. I'm frequently questioned about my Man allowed the media in Body parts delivered to said. "He started the second The topic for the discussion is attachment to this job. What people for the first session of couple's home one, but stopped as soon as "Right to Full Life. don't usually see is the way my suppos "Naked Sunday" after CASCADE TOWNSHIP, we saw the ear. Consistent Ethic of Life." edly inexplicable obsession mirrors one receiving inquiries from as Mich. - Two packages con "Something wasn't right. It of their own. Why do·some people far away as Russia and taining human body parts was scary, and I'm glad I To submit information to be commit their lives - and bodies - to Australia. including a liver and part of didn't open them." included in this section of a sport? Why do others devote them The response from nudists a head- meant for a med The Observer, e-mail detailed selves to a subject, a cause, a belief? was more lukewarm. ical research lab instead Information compiled from information about an event to Why does anyone fall in love? A smattering of men trick- were delivered to a home. the Associated Press. obsnews@nd. edu. Point is, we can't help it. Selling my soul was never my choice, so I don't regret it. I'm just thrilled. 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sion about what it means to be a as two local high school groups The conference was partially BySONIARAO leader in our field," Gund said. By MANDl STIRONE from Young Life and the funded by Lehman Brothers News Writer Military ethics were also a focal News Writer Charles Martin Youth Center. and Walgreen's, who doubled point, especially in Saturday's Saint Mary's alumnae both their contributions from last More than 100 midshipmen panel discussion featuring Daniel More than 200 people partici participated in and attended year, Hodges said. To obtain arrived on campus Friday with 40 Dell'orto, a Notre Dame graduate pated in workshops at Saint the conference. A portion of funding, Hodges even went to of the 56 ROTC programs in the and Deputy General Counsel for the Mary's this weekend on topics prospective students also came Chicago in February to meet country to participate in Notre Department of Defense. ranging from the Ku Klux Klan to check it out, Hodges said. with Freeman to discuss the Dame's 12th annual Naval "The main question throughout to HIV/AIDS, white privilege The Center for Women's conference. Leadership Weekend. [the panel discus and diversity in the media as Intercultural Leadership Next year, the conference will The ROTC mem sion] was, 'Can you part of the College's three-day brought several guests to cam be run by junior Adriana bers, who were "It was basically a sacrifice some ethics Diverse Students' Leadership pus, including Ann Bettendorf Lopez, who will take over for mostly junior under packed weekend of for the security of Conference (DSLC). Freeman, Class of 1988, who Hodges as chair of DSLC and graduates, came lectures, talks and our country? Where "My personal goals for the gave the talk "Lehman vice president ofSDB. from across the do you draw the conference were exceeded," Brothers: Women in the Work "I definitely love the variety of country to listen to discussion about line? Where can you said Kim Hodges, Saint Mary's Force." topics that they have, when we speakers discuss what it means to bend it and where student body president-elect, Though there were about 22 say diversity a lot of people what leadership and be a leader in our can you break it?"' Student Diversity Board vice activities offered, ranging from think of race and ethnicity but ethics mean to mili Gund said. president and conference chair. lectures to workshops to meet it's a lot more than that," Lopez tary officers. field." In addition to Since the conference - and greets, many people only said of this year's conference. "[The speakers] Dell'orto, four other which is designed to show par showed up to see Peggy For next year, however, she were by far the Chase Gund panel members to ticipants the challenges within Mcintosh's keynote address wants to add a few ideas of her provided different and benefits of diverse academ Saturday about white suprema own. biggest names we've battalion operations been able to have perspectives about ic, social and professional set cy. "I also think that outside come in all year so it officer the balance of tings - began a year ago, Nearly 300 people packed the from that we can also bring was a big weekend national security and Hodges said the number of Carroll Auditorium for women from our [South Bend] for all of us," said ethics, Gund said. workshops, as well as the qual Mcintosh's lecture, Hodges community because I think that Battalion Operations Officer Chase Gund said Brogan discussed the ity, has increased. said. The reaction to Mcintosh's that would personalize it," she Gund, the event's coordinator. delicate balance between ethics Hodges said participants speech was mixed, with stu said. The cast included Notre Dame and security during his talk as well. came from Saint Mary's, Holy dents both enjoying and dislik graduate Brigadier General "One thing that stuck out in my Cross, Notre Dame and Indiana ing how she presented her Contact Mandi Stirone at Michael Brogan of the U.S. Marine head from the weekend was the University South Bend, as well message. astiroO 1 @saintmarys.edu Corps, four-star Admiral Kirkland one line I took away from Brigadier Donald of the U.S. Navy, Major General Brogan," he said. "It was, General Michael Ennis of the 'The difference between ethic and Marine Corps and retired Navy morals is that morals is choosing Seal Chuck Pfarrer. between right and wrong, whereas Topics ranged from giving gener ethics is choosing between right al advice to young members of and right."' Naval ROTC to leadership and "sea stories," Gund said. "It was basically a packed week Contact Sonia Rao at end of lectures, talks and discus- [email protected]
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Special to the Observer "Psychoanalytic Counseling." Meara's teaching, research Naomi Meara, the Nancy and publications particularly R. Dreux Professor of concerned the application of Psychology emerita at Notre virtue ethics to the educa Dame, died Wednesday at St. tion of psychologists. A Joseph soft-spoken woman admired Medical by her students and col Center in leagues for her keen intel South Bend lect and sense of humor, she after a brief insisted that the virtues of illness. She prudence, integrity, respect was 70. fulness and benevolence A native of were ind ispensabln to the Columbus, practice of her profession. Ohio, Meara According to John s t u d i e d Meara Borkowski. Andrew J. English and McKenna Professor of education at Ohio State Psychology at Notre Dame, University, and earned her Meara exemplified those master's degree in student virtues as well. In a tribute personnel administration published in the May 2001 from Syracuse University issue of The Counseling and doctorate in psychology Psychologist, Borkowski from Ohio State. Before join wrote that "among Naomi's ing the Notre Dame faculty many contributions to coun in 1986 she had taught at seling psychology, the one the University of Wisconsin, that stands out in my mind LaCrosse; Ohio Dominican is her sensitive, selfless and College; and the University purposeful style of leader of Tennessee. ship ... If only we had more In addition to teaching leaders like Naomi in the undergraduate and graduate profession, in academia and courses at Notre Dame, in government, we would all Meara chaired the psycholo be better off. Can Naomi's gy department from 1988 to leadership style be packaged 1991 and served on numer and distributed to organiza ous University committees. tions in need?" She also was the author of Visitation was Sunday at dozens of articles on psycho Welsheimer Funeral Home analytic counseling and the in South Bend. A funeral achievement and career Mass will be celebrated development of women and today at 9:30 a.m. in Notre co-author with M.J. Patton Dame's Basilica of the of the textbook Sacred Heart.
Correspondences Through Word in Women's Studies." Mcintosh One example in her paper, continued from page 1 she said, was that she could be pulled over for speeding were "nice" and "pretty and be fairly sure of getting Saint Mary's College brave for attending," she off with a warning because said, but had been taught she was an elderly Caucasian Center for Spirituality "knowledge is male." woman "with my hair in a Such oppres bun." siveness, Healizing 2007 Endowed Spring Lecture Series Mcintosh said, that she had had been "[We are] born into the advantage taught to men system that preceded wasn't enough Tuesday, March 6, 2007 and was a for Mcintosh, 4:00P.M.,Stapleton Lounge, Le Mans Hall subconscious us. We didn't construct who took Spirituality for a Globalizing World action. this. We can't be action by writ Vincent Miller, Ph.D. "It's not blamed for it." ing to compa Associate Professor, Theology, Georgetown University, their fault," nies like Washington, D.C. she said. Crayola Peggy Mcintosh The message demanding Thursday, March 29,2007 of this discus assistant director that they pro 7:00 P.M., Carroll Auditorium, Madeleva Hall sion was that Wellesley College duce more Spirituality and Sexuality: The Marriage ofEros and Grace those with Center for Women skin-toned positions of crayons, and James D. Whitehead, Ph.D., and Evelyn Eaton Whitehead, Ph.D. privilege to different Fru..'Ulty at Loyola University Chicago and at should use it supermarkets Fudan University, Shanghai to undermine the oppressive to insist that they include system they lived in. "soul food" in the shelves. In her own life, Mcintosh In an attempt to demon said once realized she had strate that everyone in the this privilege, she spent room had been oppressed in Saint M$s Colleg~ three months trying to to see some way or another, NOTRE DAME· INDIANA if she really did have Mcintosh then paired audi unearned advantages as a ence members together to Center for Spirituality result of being white. After talk about instances where www.saintmarys.edu/ Nc;fs those three months, she said they had unearned disadvan (57 4) 284-4636 she found 46 examples, tages and advantages. E-mail: [email protected] which she wrote about in her paper "White Privilege and Male Privilege: A Personal Contact Mandi Stirone at Account of Coming to See astiroO 1 @saintmarys.edu ------; ORLD & NATION Monday, March 5, 2007 CoMPILED FROM THE ()ssERVER'S WlRE sr:RvKrs page 5
INTERNATIONAL NEWS IRAQ China increases defense budget BEIJING- A top U.S. envoy on Sunday urgod China to be more open about its military spend Coalition advances in Sadr City ing, hours after the government announced a 17.8 percent increase in its defense budget- the Shiites commit to peaceful removal of militants from Baghdad neighborhood biggest in more than a decade. The $44.9 billion budget for 2007 would mainly Associated Press be spent on higher wages and living allowances for members of the armed forces and on upgrad BAGHDAD - U.S. and ing armaments "in order to enhance the mili Iraqi troops poured into tary's ability to conduct defensive operations," Baghdad's main Shiite mili Jiang Enzhu, a spokesman for China's national tia stronghold Sunday, legislature, said. He did not give any details. encountering no resistance China's 2.3 million-strong military is the world's in the one-time Sadr City largest and has been criticized abroad for not combat zones but testing being open about its spending. Unlike the U.S., the Shiites' commitment to where Congress is required to approve the mili the U.S.-promoted cam tary budget, China's military is secretive and paign to drive militants rarely releases information on it<; spending. from the capital. The Pentagon believes China's total military Outside Baghdad, U.S. adir City- 9 A.p spending may be much greater since the soldiers described a raid announced budget does not include key items last week that uncovered a such as weapons purchases. suspected Sunni '"torture The 2007 budget marks an increase of $6.84 site" and the rescue of two billion over last year and is the third highest Iraqi captives, who appar jump since 1990, surpassed only by increases of ently had been spared 21 percent in 199 5 and 18 percent in 1994. immediate execution because the militants' video Arab League to negotiate with Israel camera broke and they CAIRO, Egypt - Arabs will relaunch a 2002 wanted to film the killing. land-for-peace offer in an effort to end the The quiet but dramatic decades-long conflict with Israel at a summit advance in Sadr City - later this month, but without changes Israel has involving nearly 1,200 U.S. been pushing, the Arab League's Secretary and Iraqi forces who didn't General said Sunday. fire a shot- marked one of Amr Moussa's remarks to a meeting of Arab the most significant devel foreign ministers came as Saudi Arabia opments in the security announced that hard-line Iranian President clampdown in Baghdad Mahmoud Ahmadinejad offered support for the since it took effect nearly initiative during talks with Saudi officials, though three weeks ago. Iran denied the two discussed the peace plan. But it only received the green light after drawn-out talks between U.S. com manders and political allies NATIONAL NEWS of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and his AP Walter Reed conditions criticized powerful Mahdi Army. Both An Iraqi army soldier stands guard at a vehicle checkpoint at the entrance to WASHINGTON - Lawmakers promised a sides are watching each Baghdad's Shiite enclave of Sadr City, Iraq Sunday. quick response and sought an independent com other for any wrong moves mission as they expressed outrage Sunday over on the same streets where really bad folks have gone campaign of his mother, searches and only call in the poor conditions at Walter Reed Army they battled in the past, into hiding," said Lt. Col. Cindy Sheehan. U.S. units if they faced Medical Center for soldiers wounded in Iraq and including intense urban David Oclander shortly Last week, U.S. and Iraqi resistance. He called the Afghanistan. warfare in 2004. after troops moved into forces began pinpoint raids front-line U.S. role a "To think that men and women are serving Al-Sadr's militiamen low Sadr City's teeming grid of into Sadr City seeking sus "provocative act." their country in the most honorable and coura ered their profile under low-rise buildings in north pected leaders of Shiite Al-Sadr, too, has com geous way possible and all we give them is a intense government pres east Baghdad. death squads blamed for plained about the heavy dilapidated, rat-infested, run-down building to sure to give the security Oclander said "not a shot thousands of execution U.S. role in the raids recover is a disgrace," Sen. Charles Schumer, D operation a chance to root was fired" as troops style slayings of Sunni around the city. In a state N.Y. in a letter Sunday to Defense Secretary out both Sunni and Shiite entered the area - which rivals in recent years. Since ment last week, he also Robert Gates. extremists. U.S. military was constructed in the Friday, military planners decried the sec~rity plan's Gates also dismissed Army Secretary Francis J. leaders, however, must 1960s to house poor Shiites have worked inside a Sadr inability to stop car bombs Harvey, who had fired the medical center's pre walk a fine line as part of seeking work in the capital City police station in appar and other attacks blamed vious commander, Maj. Gen. George Weightman, the tacit truce. They are and was known as Saddam ent preparations to create a on Sunni insurgent groups and replaced him with Lt. Gen .. Kevin Kiley, the seeking suspected Shiite City until the former Iraqi permanent outpost, police against Shiite civilians. - Army's surgeon general and a former com death squads leaders, but leader's fall in 2003. said. The comments raised mander of Walter Reed. Gates said that Harvey's must keep from squeezing As the insurgency picked Despite the calm crossing worries that he could order response was not aggressive enough. al-Sadr's militia too hard up steam in the past few into Sadr City, some quickly his Madhi Army to confront and risk collapsing the years, Sadr City became the protested the strong U.S. forces carrying out the Prosecutor fired after Senator's call entire drive to reclaim site of frequent battles. presence. security operation. But he WASHINGTON - New Mexico Sen. Pete Baghdad from extremists Among the U.S. casualties An al-Sadr ally, lawmaker didn't attempt to raise the Domenici acknowledged Sunday that he called and gangs. was Spc. Casey Sheehan, Falah Hassan, claimed the stakes - a possible sign of a federal prosecutor to ask about a criminal "The indication that we whose death on April 4, Sadr City pact called for newfound caution from al investigation, but insisted he never pressured are getting is a lot of the 2004, began the anti-war Iraqi forces to lead the Sadr. nor threatened his state's U.S. attorney. The prosecutor, David Iglesias, was fired by the Justice Department in December. Iglesias says he believes he was dismissed for resisting pressure from two members of Congress before last year's election to rush indictments in a Democratic kickback investigation. NAACP president quits amid strain
Associated Press Gordon said he will give up his organization, with the board approv LOCAL NEWS duties before month's end. He spoke ing strategy and policy," Gordon said. NEW YORK - NAACP President by phone from Los Angeles, where he "But the NAACP board is very much Canal pollution concerns Hoosiers Bruce S. Gordon is quitting the civil had just attended the taping of the involved." EAST CHICAGO, Ind. - Residents who live rights organization, leaving after just NAACP Image Awards. Gordon said he made the decision near the Indiana Harbor Ship Canal are wor 19 months at the helm, he told The Dennis C. Hayes, general counsel of in recent weeks and told the board at ried that a project set to dredge tons of taint Associated Press on Sunday. the Baltimore-based National its annual meeting in New York City ed sediments from the waterway will only Gordon cited growing strain with Association for the Advancement of in mid-February. spread its industrial legacy of chromium, board members over the group's Colored People, is expected to serve NAACP leaders were surprised by PCBs and other toxic substances. management style and future opera as interim president, Gordon said. his decision and engaged in hours of East Chicago environmental activist John tions. Hayes filled the same role after discussion, he said. Bakota doubts the effectiveness of the meth "I believe that any organization Kweisi Mfume resigned the presiden "They expressed disappointment," ods that will be used to dredge the canal and that's going to be effective will only cy in 2004 after nine years. Gordon said. "We attempted to see eventually dispose of the toxic muck. be effective if the board and the CEO Gordon said that while the NAACP whether there was a way to continue "Will the cure be as bad or worse than the are aligned and I don't think we are is an advocacy organization, it needs but that didn't happen." disease? Right now we have a dirty canal, aligned," Gordon said. "This compro to be more focused on service and Gordon sounded weary as he but could we end up with a still dirty canal mises the ability of the board to be as finding solutions. boarded a flight home to New York and a dump besides?" asked Bakota. effective as it can be." ''I'm used to a CEO running an City on Sunday. page 6 The Observer + CAMPUS NEWS Monday, March 5, 2007
College community to. submit graduates and their guests at expressed concern that the from someone with a connec to ideas, which are researched the May 19 ceremony in the male judge might not relate tion to Saint Mary's, but I am Ali by Dampeer and Court of LeMans as well to the female student not disheartened by the continued from page 1 reviewed by the at noon. body. choice," she said. academic council "It is an honor and Dampeer said "I think it is exciting that Gorman said she was also - an experience that allowed and Board of a privilege to the College such a big name is speaking, impressed by the selection, her to develop a friendship Trustees, welcome a United works to "get but I am a little bummed it is which she said "shows how with Alito and Supreme Court Dampeer said. someone promi not a woman," she said. mue!; pull Saint Mary's really Chief Justice John Roberts, Alito, who is States Supreme nent who would Dampeer said throughout has. Executive Assistant to the the 11th Catholic Court Justice to deliver a memo the years there has been an Alito, a New Jersey native, President Susan Dampeer to serve on the Saint Mary's rable message to equal mix of male and female graduated from Princeton said. Supreme Court the students and speakers, and she said she University in 1972 before Dampeer said Mooney sent and the fifth on College." their families." thinks the judge's message attending Yale Law School. a letter to Alito asking him to the current Like many stu will be inspirational. He was editor of the Yale Law speak at the 2007 commence Court, will Carol Ann Mooney dents, senior Senior Grace Guebert said Journal and graduated in ment ceremony - an invita attend the College President Bridget Gorman she was impressed by the 1975. tion he cordially accepted. College s was enthusiastic selection, but wished a Saint The usual commencement Baccalaureate about the Mary's alumna was giving the speaker nomination process dinner and reception on May announcement of a well address. Contact Kelly Meehan at allows members of the 18 before addressing the known speaker. However, she "It might be nice to hear kmeehaO 1 @saintmarys.edu
actions and better integrating between all area campuses to community members into area better provide services and pre SniDIDit campuses. vent duplication. continued from page 1 Freshman initiatives Promoting better neighbor rela same room to start these con + In a small group session led tions versations," she said. by Shappell, Notre Dame senior + In Shappell's small group, Shappell said student partici Meghan Wons described the sue Hobinson Community Learning pants will be debriefed and fol cess of the first ever "Explore Center volunteer Margaret low-up meetings will be South Bend" tour oiTered during Taylor described her experience arranged for certain possible ini Freshman Orientation. Group in mentoring students who vol tiatives - a starting point for members discussed expanding unteer at the center. Mentoring future work. · the program to the other three provides for a two-way learning "We will not see all of the ini colleges and offering a similar relationship, she said. tiatives discussed at the summit program to parents. Wons is a + In the wrap-up session, achieved before I graduate," news writer for The Observer. Wons talked about creating a Shappell said. "However, that + Several groups discussed forum for both students who are was not my intention. The sum the possibility of creating a residing ofT campus and their mit's goal was to start the con South Bend student guidebook, neighbors to bettor educate both versation." including information from area parties. Because there is nothing "cen restaurants, businesses of inter + Saint Mary's student body tralized" between the groups est and recreational opportuni president Susan Mellduff said in and the four campuses, Senate ties. the wrap-up session that most Community Relations committee + A small group led by Notre students aren't introduced to chair Josh Pasquesi said the dis Dame Pangborn senator Sheena law enforcement officials until cussion was crucial in helping Plamoottil talked about the pos football weekends. Fostering initiate communication. sibility of sending a weleome let better relationships between Pasquesi also said that leaders ter to incoming freshmen and these groups and breaking stig from all four campuses will their parents from South Bend mas between groups is essential, select initiatives they would most and Mishawaka community she said, noting that Iloly Cross like to work on and meetings leaders. students recently invited some will be arranged for these initia area police officers to participate tives. Service and professional oppor in an intramural football league. "People were very excited tunities about the initiatives that came + All groups debated ways to Integration of community mem out of this or possibly will come prevent "brain drain" from the bers out of this," he said. larger community. Shappell said + In both small group and For Shappell, the summit was while community service is large group settings, Taylor said crucial - one of the "corner emphasized there is little Notre Dame "is not a warm and stones of my administration," emphasis on occupational fuzzy plaee" for community she said. opportunities in the area. members. "In just two years, we have + Shappell's small group gen + Melldull' said in the wrap-up seen a significant change in the erated the idea of bringing com session that inviting community relationship .... I am pleased munity businesses to career members to events put on by how we are leaving the state of fairs at Notre Dame to promote Notre Dame's Student Union Visit your college bookstore or dummies.com to find out more! community relations for future internships and professional Board and comparable groups opportunities. at other schools would promote !iL;X~?~f<~'"i; administrations," Shappell said. This j!; a pi,Keholdet lor legalese.This is a +A small group led by student better relations. 111\llWilEYj pldc.eholder for h:~galese. nlis ~~ a pld.ceholder "I am optimistic about the 5!2007; for legalese.nlis I~ a pla<.eho!der for l~alese. emerging push for collaboration body president-elect Liz Brown ·~ •.,~,n~,.,.,.,~ and more consistent communi discussed the idea of bringing Contact Aaron Steiner at cation." together the service groups [email protected] Such relationships are neces sary to build on these ideas and push for such collaboration, Pasquesi said. CasUEa Point Apartments 574-272-8110 "Now it's up to other to bear fruit on these initiatives," he 18011 Cleveland Road 574 ... 272-8114 FAX said. South Bend, Indiana www.cppj.com Problems, solutions discussed Small group discussions led by Notre Dame student leaders and o.,:.,:eufn Specials! a large group wrap-up session broke up the summit. () lndoor/Outdoor THE OBSERVER Monday, March 5, 2007 USINESS page 7 MARKET RECAP Stocks Treasury head optimistic on trade Dow 12,114.10 -120.24 }ones Despite 'soaring' deficit, U.S. relationship with China a 'benefit to both countries' up: Same: Down: Composite Volume: 813 100 2,451 3,312,406,160 Associated Press WASHINGTON - Trea sury Secretary Henry NASDAQ Paulson says the economy NYSE - is healthy, inflation seems S&P under control and the U.S. 500 1,387.17 -16.00 should not perceive China NIKKJ:I('Ibky()J· ··-----· i>fi;lll!ll;~~~~~l~i;illill}iliil!;l~.~~~ as an economic enemy. FTSE IOO(London) 6,116.20 +0.20 After a week in which the Dow Jones industrials post COMPANY %CHANGE I $GAIN I PRICE ed their worst weekly per formance in more than four NASDAQ I 00 TR (QQQQ) -1.51 -0.65 42.48 years, Paulson said in a tel ISHARE RUS 2000 (IWM) -2.08 -1.63 76.80 evision interview broadcast Sunday he felt good about INTEL CP (INTC) -1.89 -0.37 19.22 the economy and discount S&P DEP RECEIPTS (SPY) -1.3 I -I .84 138.67 ed the chance of an eco nomic downtown. "Markets never move in Treasuries any one direction forever in I 0-YEAR NOTE -0.90 -0.041 4.515 a straight line. And so I look 13-WEEK BILL -0.40 -0.020 4.970 at it and put it in perspec tive and say, over the last 30-YEAR BOND -0.62 -0.029 4.650 - year, the Dow's up almost 5-YEARNOTE -1.11 -0.050 4.450 11 percent, the S&P's (the Standard & Poor's 500 Commodities index) up 9 percent, and I'll LIGHT CRUDE ($/bbl.) -0.36 61.64 take it," Paulson said. GOLD ($/Troy oz.) -21.00 644.10 U.S. stocks dropped 416 PORK BELLIES (cents/lb.) + 1.58 106.20 points last Tuesday after big declines in China and Excha Rates other countries. Wall YEN 116.7400 Street's tumble rattled EURO 0.7578 investor confidence about the state of the U.S. econo POUND 0.5145 my. CANADIAN$ 1.1771 The sell-off followed com ments a day earlier by for mer Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan AP IN BRIEF that the economy might slip Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, right, greets President George W. Bush last May. Paulson into recession by year's recently announced that China does not pose an economic threat to the U.S. end. Just weeks ago, the Ibuprofen works best in children current chairman, Ben successfully making the So I'm feeling good about multifaceted and it's a very CHICAGO -Deciding which medicine to give a Bernanke, gave Congress a transition. the U.S. economy." important relationship for child in pain just got easier: The first head-to mostly upbeat assessment "The consumer's strong. Paulson, who this week the U.S. And I don't believe head study of three common painkillers found of the economy's prospects. Exports have been greater makes his third visit to we need to make China an that ibuprofen works best, at least for kids with "Clearly, no one's got a than imports for quarters China as treasury secretary, enemy," Paulson said. broken bones, bruises and sprains. crystal ball. So there's running, and they're adding said it is essential that both "I think China is - this Available generically and under the brand always a possibility that to our growth," the secre countries have strong eco relationship is an important names Advil and Motrin, ibuprofen beat generic there will be a downturn, tary said in an interview nomic ties. The former relationship, and the eco acetaminophen and codeine in an emergency always a possibility," taped Friday for "This head of the investment nomic relationship is an room study of 300 children treated at a Paulson said. "But I don't Week" on ABC. company Goldman Sachs important part of the over Canadian hospital. "We've got a very healthy has said China is moving all relationship," he said. The youngsters, aged 6 to 17, were randomly see it. I think we have a healthy economy in the U.S. labor market. Inflation too slowly in overhauling its "And if we manage that assigned to receive standard doses of one of the "You know, a year ago, seems to be contained. And currency system and crack relationship properly on a three medicines. They then periodically rated what really makes a differ ing down on copyright pira long-term basis, and if we their pain. Half an hour later, ratings were simi when the growth rates were much higher, I was ence to me is the average cy. U.S. businesses blame manage the relationship - lar in the three groups. But starting an hour concerned. I said, 'Is this worker is now beginning to these factors for the soaring the overall relationship - after taking the medicine, children who got going to be sustainable? feel the benefits. Real U.S. trade deficit with with China properly, it's ibuprofen reported substantially greater pain Now I'm looking at it and income is up 2.1 percent for China. going to benefit both of our relief than the other two groups. I'm seeing a situation the average American "I would say that our countries for a long time to Children rated their pain on a 100-point scale where it looks like we're worker over the last year. relationship with China is come." before and after taking the medicine. At 60 min utes afterward, scores for children who got ibuprofen had dropped 24 points, compared with 12 points for the acetaminophen group and 11 points for the codeine group. The differences BRAZIL remained at 120 minutes. Unpaid U.S. taxes amount to billions WASHINGTON - Think of the uses of $300 Bush seeks foreign ethanol 'alliance' billion, the annual gap between what taxpayers owe and what they pay. Associated Press sugar cane-based ethanol production "For the Brazilians, the tariff has It would more than cover the federal deficit for in Central America and the Caribbean utmost priority," said Cristoph Berg, an a year or the extra money President Bush wants SAO PAULO - Just an hour's drive to meet rising international demand. ethanol analyst with Germany's F.O. in 2007 and 2008 for Iraq and Afghanistan. outside this traffic-choked metropolis Across Latin America's largest Licht, a commodities research firm. It would pay for the $125 billion that Congress where President Bush kicks off a Latin nation, Brazilian media are billing the "They will agree with developing biofu has agreed to spend on Hurricane Katrina relief, American tour Thursday, sugar cane Bush-Silva meeting as a bid to create a el economies around the world, but the with enough left for three years worth of federal fields stretch for hundreds of miles, new two-nation "OPEC of Ethanol," first thing they will say is 'We want to education programs. providing the ethanol that fuels eight despite efforts by Brazilian and do away with that tariff."' Such are the hopes of lawmakers asking the out of every 10 new Brazilian ears. American officials to downplay the No one is expecting Bush to give IRS to get- aggressive about reducing what is In only a few years, Brazil has label amid concerns that whatever ground on the tariff. The politically known in Washington as "the tax gap." turned itself into the planet's undisput emerges would be viewed as a price sensitive issue essentially subsidizes Skeptics, however, scoff at the notion that ed renewable energy leader, and the fixing cartel. American corn growers who are rapid there is a pot of gold waiting to be claimed. highlight of Bush's visit is expected to Meanwhile, political and energy ana ly ramping up ethanol production amid They say it is an illusion as long as nothing is be a new ethanol "alliance" he will lysts warn that any agreements Washington's encouragement of clone about the complicated federal tax system. forge with Brazilian President Luiz reached between Brazil and the United renewable biofuels to ease U.S. An IRS study last year concluded that the tax Inaeio Lula da Silva. States are unlikely to have short-term dependence on imported petroleum. gap in 2001 was $345 billion. Of that, $197 bil The deal is still being negotiated, but effects. And the deal itself could end up But the visit will help Bush and Silva lion came from underreporting on individual the two leaders are expected to sign an largely symbolic because of reluctance join forces to promote the politically income tax returns and $88 billion from under accord Friday to develop standards to by Washington to address a key point popular issue of renewable energy reporting by corporations and the self-employed. help turn ethanol into an international of friction: A 53 cent-per-gallon U.S. simply by gathering in a place where The rest came from those not filing. ly traded commodity, and to promote tariff on Brazilian ethanol imports. ethanol is king. page 8 The Observer + CAMPUS NEWS Monday, March 5, 2007 sophomore Ashley Cook, also said the talents of the black Race community on eampus went continued from page 1 relatively unknown outside that community until black and minority students "Hagtime" came along. expand across the eampus' "Every ethnie group has its arts and student government own show here, and that's realms - an observation con great because it strengthens firmed by the Pasquerilla East the sense of cultural identity, Musical Company's (PEMCo.) but the problem is that your produetion of "Ragtime" last talents are displayed only to month. your racial group," she said. "Ragtime" organizers Sophomore Floyd Hose said assembled a cast that was he had stayed within the approximately one-fifth black, blaek eommunity until he par making it one of the ticipated in "Hagtime." University's most racially "I've always been sheltered integrated collaborations out in my own eommunity, but side a football field or a bas when you branch out it's real ketball court in recent years, ly a wonderful experience Johnson said. because you meet so many Junior Anna Mazig, director wonderful people from all eol of Acting and Outreach for ors who really eare about you "Ragtime," said a handful of and want to work with you to black students were hesitant achieve something bigger," he to participate or objected to said. the show during its organiza tion, a result of the language Group-specific programming and the themes it touehed. Iris Outlaw, director of However, she did not Multicultural Student receive any complaints fol Programs and Serviees lowing the pre- ( MSPS), said "Hagtime" was ERIC SALESffhe Observer miere of Iris Outlaw, director of Multicultural Student Programs and Services, said interracial programs need to "Ragtime." able to incorpo- be brought to campus to compliment group-specific programming, like latin Expressions, seen above. "I haven't "I believe 'Ragtime' rate different heard a single was the tip of the ethnicities negative thing iceberg. I belie1!e it's because the MSPS, she said, a variety of newspaper headlines that thinks they will have to be about the show, production's ethn icities come together have steered. their career created by students. There even from the already happening script taekled because "we understand the courses. aren't many shovvs that exist individuals who because there is a the theme of importance of each other's "Within the last five years I in American entertainment were initially socially conscious racial lines and cultural heritage, but more have noticed a marked shift that replicate that degree of skeptical consequently importantly, beeause I don't in the type of student that ethnic integration, she said. t o vv a r d s population of called for a think these group-speeifie eomes to Notrn Dame. I eall Johnson praised PEMCo. for '·Ragtime,'" majority and multi-racial programs are targeted at spe this gennration the post-9/11, its outreach to the black com Mazig said. minority students." cast. cific groups anymore." post-Enron generation," she munity and its willingness to Sophomore She said she "Everybody intermingles said. engage in racial dialogue. The Kyle Carter, who thinks the chal simply beeause it's the natu Johnson said Enron exposed eollaboration between majori played Chandra Johnson lenge ahead is ral thing to do since those the fraudulent activity in the ty and minority students is a Coalhouse director integrating non racial barriers from the past business world and its disre positive step, she said. Walker in Cross Campus Ministry white perform arc being broken a little more spect for thn eommon worker "It's a higher social con "Ragtime," said ers in produc- every day," Mas said. at the hands of high-ranking seiousness from the majority the production tions that don't Mas said junior Anya officials, while Sept.ll students that is breaking was an important stride necessarily discuss ethnicity. Hershberger and exposed the down the barriers that have toward exposing the artistic Different groups from dif senior Jason country's vul separated them from the abilities of black students to ferent racial backgrounds Laws will ehoreo "This is what Notre nerabilities at minorities - and minority the rest of the University already participate in events graph eertain the homeland students are coming with the community. that don't directly pertain to acts in Latin Dame could be in security level, same desire to be a part or a "I already knew the African their ethnicity, she said, citing Expressions, the future. A place relative to the broader community," Johnson Amerieans many people saw past appearances of the Saint though neither where we could all citizens' fear of said. for the first time in 'Ragtime' Mary's Irish Dance Team and student is strangers and That desire is evident in at were accomplished perform the black First Class Lady Hispanic. accept each other foreigners. least one student group. ers, because in what you Steppers in Latin Expressions, However, and respect each She said Mazig said several of the would call 'the black commu a celebration of Hispanic tra Outlaw and other's gifts and today's students black cast members who first nity' they've had plenty of dition. Johnson agreed come together as are in tune with collaborated with PEMCo. on stage experience in high Junior Michelle Mas, one of there is a need on the politics and "Ragtime" - as well as school, Black Images or Black the masters of ceremonies at campus to pro one.. the needs or the minority students who sat in Koffeehouse," he said. the upcoming Latin mote entertain- planet - but the audience and enjoyed the "However, no one else on the Expressions, said there is a ment program Floyd Rose unlike their par production - told her they ming that ean ents and grand want to permanently join the campus would've knovvn tradition of cross-racial col sophomore about their talents vvithout laboration in Notre Dame's feature students parents, they musical company. 'Ragtime."' ethnic programming. of all colors - are not afraid to That's the case for Carter, Another "Ragtime" co-star, Under the umbrella of the outside of ethnie cross racial lines Cook and Hose. contexts- to compliment the to reach their goals. At the beginning, Carter segmented programming "What girds Ameriea right said, the blaek cast members already in plaee, which now is the fear of the who were new to the compa The Sweep includes Latin Expressions, stranger and the new genera ny - as vvell as the first-year Black Images and Asian tion is saying, 'We're taking and Saint Mary's performers DETOUR Allure, among others. the best or the best from - felt estranged and dis Begining on Monday "I think the group-speeifie whatev11r group they come tanced from the returning programming that happens from and we're going to PEMCo. artists. However, stu March 5th, the Sweep will on earn pus is very important attempt to do a better job,"' dents gradually grew detour from the beeause it strengthens the Johnson said. acquainted with each other regular route due to identities of the diiTerent eth She applauded senior ·class and became a "family," he nie communities hero - and president Sheldon Dutes and said. construction. from there, the majority stu newly eleeted student body Cook said she hoped more dents can ineorporate," president Liz Brown and viec students from more ethnic Johnson said. president Maris Braun - as pools will be encouraged to That incorporation, she well as the electorate - for participate in PEMCo. and said, is now simply a matter breaking biases that in the other non-mi1iority groups in of time. past could have prevented light of Hagtirne's successful Changes are as follows: "I believe 'Ragtimn' was the blaek or remale candidates racial integration and display exit the ND Library Circle tip of tho iceberg," Johnson from serving in leadership of teamwork. on ROTC Drive, added. "I believe it's alrnady roles. She - as well as Carter and happening because there is a "While it is true that the Hose - said she's planning to turn north (left) on Leahy, soeially conscious population misconception is that most stay with the eompany and turn east (right) on Bulla, or majority and minority stu African-American students participate in its musieal turn south (right) on dents." here are revue this spring. athletes, I feel that it is ln light of "Hagtime," Hose Twyckenham, The shift to inclusiveness important ror the ND commu was optimistic about the com turn west (right) on Edison, Johnson said she bolieved nity to recognize the contri ing years. turn north (right) on Notre thn engine powering the butions and involvement of "This is what Notre Dame increase in the number of Dave Avenue resuming the African-American students in eould be in the future," he black artists.and student gov other areas besides athletics," said. ";\place where we could posted route. ernment leaders on campus is said junior Tristan Van all accept each other and tho student body's growing Voorhis, president of the respect each other's gifts and ~ZiJJA'!J~~ aeceptance of cultural differ Black Cultural Arts Council. come together as one." For more information encns. She attributed the Johnson said she expects move to the upbringing of more events like "Hagtime" in Contact Marcela Berrios at call (574) 233-2131 Notre Dame students and the Notre Dame's future, but [email protected] Monday, March 5, 2007 The Observer + CAMPUS NEWS page 9 dents for improving the elected officials of color from University from the past. "I 2001 showed, "a little more Advice see [female African than one third of total black continued from page 1 American] students who elected officials were come to campus, and you female." consumed. She also men own it." Every time there is a new tioned a survey in Women's As Shropshire admired the election, she said, the pro Health magazine that said ability of black women to portion of black females that black women are less own their roles on campus, elected becomes higher. likely to exercise. Director of Multicultural Pinderhughes told audience "Think about what you eat, Student Programs and members that they can be how much you eat," Shavers Services Iris Outlaw urged part of this. Sample fares From South Bend to: Sample fares From Chicago to: said. "Just move, get some them to become more active "You have a role in that exercise." in the community. She sug ahead of you," Pinderhughes During the question and gested seeking opportunities said. Chicago London answer session, Shavers to mentor others or becoming Pinderhughes, who suggest $131 $273 advised women who feel busy involved in boards accom ed that black females consid with the demands of college plish this goal. er the roles of elected offi Houston $182 Amsterdam $298 to start taking steps toward Taking an active role in the cials, appointed officers and making better health choices community can "help you see roles in administrative agen now, but to take things slowly beyond just Notre Dame and cies, expects black women to and allow themselves "to sort you going out and getting a play an increasingly impor of mess up without blaming job," Outlaw said. tant role in the future of poli yourselves." Also encouraging black tics. In another question from females to take an active role "One of our hypotheses is the audience, panel members outside of their immediate that black women will be were asked how they "cope" surroundings, political sci important in developing with the challenges posed by ence and Africana Studies political coalitions," she said. both their gender and race. professor Dianne Law student Tina Ferguson, "Whenever I think I am Pinderhughes recommended who helped establish Shades having a tough time, I that black women consider a of Ebony in 2002, moderated remember there is so much career in politics - a topic the discussion. to be grateful for," Shavers that she said is organized said. "Even in challenges, around her research. Contact Emma Driscoll at there is so much opportunity Pinderhughes said data on [email protected] StudentUniverse.com to grow." Focusing on another aspect of personal well-being, assis tant professor of marketing Constance Porter examined financial issues faced by black women and financial risk taking. Porter, who never 2007-2008 Center for Applied Mathematics planned on entering the teaching profession, has Graduate Fellowship Poster Session worked as a banker and con sultant. Porter said in a recent study controlled for age and education, black women were investing their money too conservatively. "I was shocked to find this out, barring age, barring education and barring Tuesday, March 6, 2007 income levels," she said. lO:OOAM- 12:00PM Looking at issues involving black women and religion, Hurley Building Foyer (with the globe) Associate Director of Campus Ministry and Director of Cross Cultural Ministry Chandra Johnson spoke Presenters: about spirituality, something Ashraf Al-Khateeb she cultured in herself from Sagnik Basuray family experiences that included both pain and love. YongJin Cho "As a spirit-filled woman of Scott Christley African descent, I depend on Baoyang Deng my ancestors to tell me what I need to know to sustain my Richard Gejji relationship with God into Jonathan Hauenstein the twenty-first century," Johnson said. "God has a Diana Hou relationship with each and Joel Jimenez-Lozano every one of you in a particu Dayu Lv lar way." To Johnson, spirituality Shashank Maiya gives a sense of resilience. Jason Mayes "Because we're made in Jason Nightingale God's image and likeness, there is nothing in this world Krishnan Padmanabhan that could destroy you unless Charles Penninger you let it," Johnson said. Srinath Puducheri Sundaravaradhan A similar idea of resilience was echoed in College of Gianluca Puliti Business advisor Gina Fang Qi Shropshire's advice to take advantage of all available Su Su academic opportunities - Charles Vardeman II even though she acknowl Sundeep Venkatraman edged it can be frustrating being the only black student Haitao Wang in a given classroom. Ki Hyuk Yee Since women were still new Wenlong Zhang to Notre Dame when Shropshire started at the Jianfeng Zhu University as an undergradu Zach Zikoski ate, the thought of pursuing a career in higher education as a female never really crossed her mind. Now, she urges For further information, please contact Andrew Sommese young black females to give Director, Center for Applied Mathematics. the profession serious thought. "We need the intellectual ism, we need the fresh ideas," she said, commending current female black stu- THE OBSERVER page 10 IEWPOINT Monday, March 5, 2007 THE OBSERVER Critne and punishtnent at Notre Datne 1'0. Box 779, Notre Dame, IN 46556 In some ways, much of Notro Dame lilil stories" of Notre Dame is a detailed ledger Father Badin and Father Corby; they may 024 Sourh Dining Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556 is structured around a complex bureau known as the "Black Book"- still avail not have a cheeseburger named after EDITOR IN CHIEF cracy whose sole purpose is to distribute able li>r perusal in the University Archives them at CJ's along with the Four Maddie Hanna punishmenlc; to all of the bad little boys which notes the many student misdeeds llorsemen of the Hockne era; they may not MANAGING EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER and girls on campus. Penal institutions like which occurrnd betwmm 1 S6 7 and 1 S81. have statues honoring them on campus DuLac, ResUfe, Maintained by the Pm(ilct of Discipline, the Maddie Hanna Jim Kirihara like Father Hesburgh, Father Joyce, and Rectors, AHs, HAs. Black Book o!l'ers a hilarious look into the Frank Leahy. Nevertheless, to much of the AssT. MANAGING EDITOR: Rama Gotrumukkala NDSP, Bill Kirk and the often absurd penal systmn in place at Notro Dame student body, these were cer AssT. MANAGING EDITOR: Robert Griffin Ninth Circle of II ell all Notre Dame during the early years of the tainly some of the first campus heroes. NEWS EDITORS: Kate Antonacci serve to warn the stu administration of the Congregation of the Of course, not every punishment record dent body that just Iloly Cross. ed in the Black Book relates to drinking. VIEWPOINT EDITOR: Joey King because college is a Nearly every page of the Black Book By my estimation, botween 1S67 and SPORTS EDITOR: Ken Fowler parentless sanctuary contains at least one story of a student 1SS1, over 150 students were expdled SCENE EDITOR: Brian Doxtader doesn't mean that we who travelnd to South Bend and returned from Notre Dame - and this at a time SAINT MARY'S EDITOR: Kelly Meehan all get to run around Joey to campus drunk. Since $2 cabs were not when Father Sorin dreaded expulsions PHOTO EDITOR: Dustin Mennella naked worshipping a Falco dutifully waiting at Main Circle in those because of the tarnishing effect that it had pig's head on a stick. days, studnnts had to bo much mom on the reputation of both the student and GRAPHICS EDITOR: jeff Albert Unlortunately, acting Forty Ounces inventivn when it camo to planning their the school. Some were expelled for "inso ADVERTISING MANAGER: Sharon Brown up here will get you far to Falco escape. Many, li>r instance, would lake an lence, disobedience and profanity." Some AD DESIGN MANAGER: Nina Pressly more than a spanking illness and go to the inlirmary. When tim were "good for nothing fellows," "very CONTROLLER: Kyle West and a time out in your bedroom. Just ask attendant lhnre had gonn to sleep for the poor specimens," or "very bad young WEB ADMINISTRATOR: Rob Dugas Kyle McAlarney. night, tho students would sneak out and men." One porn-peddler was kickod out SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR: Alejandro Gerbaud Still, in many ways, we have it good. WP run the two or thren miles into town. The "!i>r having in his possession an obscene can drink in our dorms (sorry Morrissey), tales of their subsequent expulsions spoak book which was capturnd." Some tem OFFICE MANAGER & GENERAL INFO tailgate ourselves into cirrhosis and lead volumes about the rigid ponal system in peramontal studonts were even "abusive (574) 631-7471 FAX social lives that arc - for the most part - place at the time. and impertinent toward ... t11achers." (574) 631-6927 unrostrained. Sure, there's that much In Septmnbnr of 1 S67, according to the Ono 187 4 student in particular caught ADVERTISING mali!,rned sex elause in the rule book, but Black Book, "two students went to town ... my eye, as the Prefect wrote, he "was (574) 631-6900 [email protected] until HesLife starts strapping chastity belts and both <:arne back intoxicated .... On the extremely addicted to grwnbling. He EDITOR IN CHIEF onto all incoming freshmen, s<~xual morning of the 24th, in a meeting of the thought that there was too much religion (574) 631-4542 promiscuity will remain about as easy to Presid Questiom regarding Observer policies should be directed to Editor in ChiefMaddie Hanna. 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Graphics to the Editor at Madeline Nies Vote by Thursday at 5 p.m. Ingrid Bergman at www.ndsmcobserver.com l www.ndsmcobserver.com' Swedish actress ------ THE OBSERVER Monday, March 5, 2007 IEWPOINT page 11 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Don't punish More faulty logic surrounding allergy sufferers Saint Mary's policies I would like to ask that The Observer submit Patrick Wolohan's In the March 2 Staff Editorial ("New housing policy problematic"), the Editorial authors accused Letter to the Editor ("Sympathy for allergy sufferers," March 2) to the the Saint Mary's administration of "faulty logic" in their recent decision to require incoming stu Office of Residence Life and Housing or be brought to the attention of dents to live on campus for six semesters. I would like to respectfully note that, whatever the status · someone who could rectify this situation. It is absolutely unreasonable of the administration's logic, The Observer's editorial itself suffers from faulty logic, which I see in for any dorm to have a pet if some of its residents may be allergic to two primary places. that pet. The editorial begins by noting that no college student likes to be told what to do, and that there Wolohan makes an excellent point in that students with allergies are fore the Saint Mary's residential policy decision "will undoubtedly create problems for the entire often placed in the newer air-conditioned dorms such as PE to prevent College community." This statement's premise is an over-generalization; further, "undoubtedly" severe allergic reactions. These dorms specifically are much more like and "entire" are strong terms, which communicate that the authors presume to know how each ly to have residents who are allergic to a dorm pet because of this, and Saint Mary's community member will respond to the policy after a reasonable examination of its should not have to put up with the possibility of the hall staff suddenly pros and cons. getting a new pet they're allergic to. Then, toward the end of the editorial, the authors imply that freedom of residen1jal choice is a Wolohan suggests that there be specific dorms for animal lovers. plus in the minds of all current and prospective students. As one who (happily) chose to attend a While this could be a valid solution it perhaps goes too far in that it liberal arts university with a six-semester residential requirement, I am not certain that the new would require selection of a dorm, which Notre Dame obviously has policy "will frustrate students and scare off some top applicants." Current students are able to done away with. Instead there should be some sort of University policy choose how they will respond to the policy, and some prospective students may choose to apply that dorms they are specially placing students with allergies in should precisely because of the enhanced community experience they think will ensue from the six not be allowed to have pets that a resident could possibly be allergic to. semester requirement. People may not realize this, and I may not be fully aware of how the I certainly agree that students' behaviors are not solely determined by proximity to a campus. I dog's presence affects the girls' allergies, but here at Notre Dame your also agree that the policy's reception would likely have benefited from a greater inclusion of stu dorm is supposed to be your second home. Voluntary transfers from dent input. If this new policy is implemented (and I make no judgements as to its appropriateness), dorm to dorm are not very commonplace here because of this. Thus, the reaction to the policy by current students (those not directly affected by the policy) will influ forcing students with allergies to either leave the dorm or deal with ence the attitudes of future students (who will be affected) as the two groups interact in the next whatever allergic reactions they may have is the equivalent of a pun three years. As we have recently been reminded, Saint Mary's students are proud members of ishment for having an allergy and that's not right. their community; they should not allow this type of faulty thinking to influence their own independ ent decision-making regarding their campus and its policies. James Breen David Kneip freshman graduate srudem Zahm Hall off-campus Mar. 2 Mar. 4 U-WIRE Learn to live with others Living, as I do, in an accommodating community and unnamed because if I name it I'll get nasty comments, and I cated by an individual's ability to stand firm in his own attending an accommodating university, I sometimes forget can do without the stress - is a relative newcomer to Great beliefs without feeling threatened by an opposing viewpoint. just how unreasonable some people can be when it comes Britain and is comprised mostly of immigrants. This adds If someone moves to another country and feels his reli to their beliefs. I forget that there are people who can't insult to injury as they seek to impose their system on the gion threatened, maybe his faith wasn't as strong as he'd stand the fact that others have different opinions about the nation which took them in. One wonders how well an · thought. If a person is always cocooned in a comforting eternal destination of their soul. I ~or- Joanna Lees English religious group would do in this group's countries of blanket of like-minded people, he has no reason to examine get that there are people who don t origin. his faith. Exposure to other ideas, however, can have one of know how to stand firm in their own The bigger question, though, is why can't the people in two effects: It either tempers the man's faith like water on system without imposing it on some Ball State this group- hear me out, now-just quietly assimilate? hot steel, or it shatters it. one else. University Stop screaming and let me explain. The way to avoid shattering, of course, is to learn more Unfortunately, it's never long before Daily News Immigration is when a person leaves his home country about one's own faith and learn to stand as an individual. something comes along to remind me. behind and moves to a new country. The idea behind this is Unfortunately, some don't seem to have grasped this con For instance, last week a religious group in Great Britain that conditions in the new country will be better than the cept, choosing instead to silence those who disagree with issued a list of demands asking Britain's public school sys conditions in the old country. them - a reaction equal with stuffing their fingers in their tem to ban activities that did not follow their religion. Nowhere is it written that the newcomer gets to make the ears and shouting "I can't hear you!" when free discourse Among these activities are dancing, art that depicts human rules. There's no reason immigrants can't keep their reli should be valued above silence. figures, music lessons, science lessons, sex education, gion peaceful; plurality is part of what makes the West Let's try that way. swimming, required vaccinations and playground games. unique among world cultures- but there's every reason The group also demanded that all students be required to for him not to force it on his neighbors. Such action only This column originally appeared in the March 2 edition of learn about the religion in question - but students of this breeds resentment and ends in bitterness and violence. the Daily News, the daily publication at Ball State religion would be allowed to leave the room when informa Plus, it's just not nice. University. tion about other religions was taught. One major indicator of a culture's development is its toler The views expressed in this article are those of the author To top it off, this religious group- which will stay ance for other cultures. Personal maturity is likewise indi- and not necessarily those of The Observer. Submit a Letter to the Editor or Guest EDITORIAL CARTOON Column to viewpoint.l .edu or online at www.ndsmco....., .... ,../ ... Letters to ore than 350 '·'·····=·,,,.,,,.,.umns should He and must inilu ar, and major. .tfl the author's number. Submissions must e by 3:00p.m. to be considered for publication the next day. ------·-----~ --- THE OBSERVER page 12 CENE Monday, March 5, 2007 MOVIE REVIEWS Whitaker dominates 'Last King of Scotland' tyranny back to life. By RAMA GOTTUMUKKALA The results are astounding, as Scene Critic Whitaker's brilliantly raw turn here is one of the great screen performances of When a great actor seizes control of a the past decade. His Amin is baleful and career-defming role, he does more than benevolent, savage and sympathetic. For mimic actions and words. He lives, eats the first 60 minutes, Whitaker beguiles and breathes that person's life. us so skillfully that his monstrosities in Screen legend Marlon Brando was the film's climax alarm us that much renowned for the depths to which he'd more. sink in pursuit of honing his craft. For his For all the press surrounding him, first screen appearance in the 1950 film Whitaker's Amin isn't even the central "The Men," Brando spent a month in bed character in this story. The moral center at a veterans' hospital to prepare himself to "Last King" is Nicholas Garrigan for the role of Lieutenant Bud Wilozek, a (James McAvoy), a young, idealistic bitter paraplegic and World War II sur Scotsman who arrives in Uganda to aid a vivor. Brando... did more than play rural hospital. When he's called upon to Wilozek. He became him. treat a minor injury to Amin, Garrigan Fifty-six years later, Forest Whitaker impresses the newly appointed Ugandan went to the same lengths in his pursuit of president with his candor. brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin for The feeling is mutual, as Garrigan is in "The Last King of Scotland." Whitaker turn drawn by Amin's charisma. An mastered Amin's East African accent and admirer of the Scots, Amin takes on learned Swahili. He met Amin's family Garrigan as his personal physician and and friends. He spent hours poring over advisor. But as the years pass by, books and watching documentary Garrigan can no longer ignore Amin's footage, studying the man and his meth increasing paranoia and moral corrup Forest Whitaker stars in "The Last King of Scotland" as Ugandan dictator ldi ods. For five months, Whitaker delved tion, which gives way to the slaughter of Amin. For his portrayal of Amin, Whitaker won the Oscar for Best Actor. further and further into the deep, dark thousands of Ugandans, the very people recesses of Am in's mind to bring his Amin had sworn to protect near the recently been crowned with a Best Actor breath for the lion's return each time film's start. Oscar for his work. Whitaker delivers the we're tested with Garrigan's misfortunes. McAvoy has one of tho hardest tasks in performance of a lifetime here. ln multi Fierce, domineering and captivating, The Last King of Scotland this picture, and he deserves a lot of ple scenes, he transitions seamlessly Whitaker's performance in "The Last credit for not being engulfed by from a booming, mirthful laugh to a fren King of Scotland" will outlive the film Whitaker's masterful performance. Amin zied rumble when angered, his face con itself in the years to come. Like Brando cajoles, bullies, flatters and menaces torting with rage. and the great screen actors of old, /.··'.· ... ' ...l!PJ::::;,f Garrigan, but McAvoy's character never Whitaker's Amin can never be ignored, Whitaker does more that play Amin in plays a secondary role to Whitaker's and his absence in the film's midsection this biographical effort. He becomes him, Amin in the overall plot of the film, which is palpable as the narrative drags with stamping his fearsome visage upon Director: Kevin MacDonald is both an asset and a distraction for out him. Sadly, Garrigan is a footnote in Amin's face before our very eyes. Writers: Peter. Morgan and Jeremy Brock director Kevin MacDonald's film. his own story as he slips further into Starring: Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, The problem with this movie, ironically, Amin's grasp. We are so enamored of Contact Rama Gottumukkala at Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson - is that Whitaker is too good. Having Whitaker's Amin that we wait with baited [email protected] '23' chills audiences despite acting, writing flaws personal life. By BRIAN DOXTADER The script, written by first-time scribe Scene Editor Fernley Phillips, is alternately clever and idiotic. Why he felt the need to give Humans have 23 pairs of chromo everyone ridiculous names is almost somes. The earth is tilted at a 23- unfathomable - the wife's name is degree angle. Psalm 2 3 is tho best Agatha (Sparrow, not Christie, though known Psalm. In Shakespeare's "Julius the reference is obvious), the son's Caesar," Caesar was stabbed 23 times. name is Robin Sparrow, the professor's Michael Jordan wore the number 23, name is Isaac French and the book and Dr. Pepper has 23 flavors. author's name is Topsy Kretts (get it?). It's clear that there is something We spent a good portion of the film gig strange about the number 23. Joel gling over the fact that Sparrow could Schumacher's "The Number 23" high n't figure out what "Topsy Kretts" really lights much of the folklore surrounding meant and the rest of it aghast that he 23 in an exciting, fast-paced mystery would actually name his son Hobin thriller. Sparrow. Walter Sparrow (Jim Carrey) is a In actuality, though, "The Number 23" mild-mannered dogcatcher who leads a isn't nearly as bad as everyone says. happy life with his wife Agatha Instead, despite its inherent goofiness, (Virginia Madsen) and son Robin (Logan the film is a lot of fun to watch and is Lerman). While chasing a particularly surprisingly intriguing. The number 23 vicious dog one day, Agatha stumbles does have a lot of significance in into a used booksellers and discovers a numerology, and some of the coinci red book entitled "The Number 23." dences pointed out in the film are Written by Topsy Kretts, Agatha interesting (9/11/2001, 9 + 11 + 2 + 1 = becomes intrigued and passes the book 23, for instance), but the film often courtesy Jim Carrey stars in the Joel Schumacher film, "The Number 23." Despite some along to her husband. Entranced by the stretches to make it all work. novel's narrative, Sparrow becomes Still, "The Number 23" clips along at flaws, the film is a decent mystery thriller that provided both chills and laughs. obsessed and begins seeing the number a nice pace until its bizarre resolution. 23 appear in world events and his own The scenes that occur within the nar Mind," which co-starred Kate Winslet. tised as a scary movie, it functions far rative of the novel "The Number 23" He does himself a bit of a disservice better as an unraveling mystery movie, are stylish and well-directed. On the here because his performance really closer in vein to Christopher Nolan's The Number 23 whole, however, "The Number 23" is isn't all that good. Virginia Madsen, "Memento." It certainly falls to a distant closer to "Phone Booth" than it is to however, manages to reel him in a bit second when compared to the far supe "Batman· and Robin" and that's a very with a steady, straight-faced perform rior "Memento," but even with its good thing - Schumacher keeps his ance as Agatha, but doesn't offer the numerous faults, "The Number 23" is excesses in check, especially in the character to act off of that Winslet did. still an enjoyable ride that brings both scenes set in reality. None of the other characters have laughs and chills to the audience - it It's obvious that Jim Carrey is trying much to do, though Danny Huston is wanted to bring the chills but not the Director: Joel Schumacher to stretch out his acting muscles into quickly establishing himself as a capa laughs. Writer: Fernley Phillips more dramatic roles, an extension of ble character actor in the vein of John Starring: Jim Carrey, Virginia Madsen, his well-received turn in 2004's C. Reilly. Contact Brian Doxtader at Logan Lerman, Danny Huston "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Although "The Number 23" is adver- [email protected] ------~ I I I I I THE OBSERVER Monday, March 5, 2007 CENE page 13 WASHINGTON HALL REVIEW 'Oregon Trail' revels in wacky ride to the West and making love to scarecrows, some ByTAEANDREWS how manages to find passage aboard Assistant Scene Editor Ezekiel's wagon. Peppered throughout with commentary A snappy script, a grab bag of slapstick from Matt (Jeff Eyerman), the mustached gags and a whole lot of improvisation store proprietor who narrates this combined to make "The Orego.n Trail" intrepid tale, hilarity ensues when the the rootin'est tootin'est comedy this side rations get reduced to "meager" and the of the· Mississippi. Based on the popular tempo speeds up to a grueling pace as children's computer game which enjoyed the play races to its wild conclusion. it~ heyday during the 1990s, the play fol As irreverent as it is inappropriate, lows the eccentric antics of a wagonload "The Oregon Trail" entertains with a of wacky characters as they ford rivers, smattering of salty language, a series of hunt animals and fend off Native comic interludes and asides and more American attacks all in the name of lewd moments and homoerotic interplay Manifest Destiny. than you can wag a wagon tongue at. Written by A.J. Allegra and put on by There are a slew of truly bizarre Photo courtesy of Kristin Schwarz the St. Edward's Hall Players at moments in the play that can barely be Washington Hall this past weekend, this explained and many of which aren't fit The cast of "The Oregon Trail" displays the eclectic and random nature of the play, crazed comedy captured the fun of the to be printed here. Some bf the high from the moving tree, far right, to Matt the general store owner, center in apron. computer game while managing to lights of the ones fit for print include: ridicule it at the same time, all in the +A lengthy debate over the proper movement as Ezekiel kick-starts the spirit of the wild, wild west. +The play's absurd hunting scene, in pronunciation of the word "dysentery," a wagon's three-dozen oxen into gear. The After loading up his wagon "like Wilkes which a slew of beasts from the animal debilitating and common disease for both play also used a myriad number of cos Booth loaded up Lincoln," frontiersman kingdom (and a few not from it, such as a . players of the computer game and char tumes to keep the gags coming, as a Ezekiel (Drew McElligott) takes his family pair of unicorns thrown in for good acters in the titular play. near-naked Dancing Indian· (James on a crazy joyride out West in pursuit of measure) are mowed down by Ezekiel What makes "The Oregon Trail" so Gower), the Statue of Liberty (Emily a better life. Along for the ride are and Jebediah while recreating a scene funny is its talented and creative cast, Balthasar), a can of Spam and all man Ezekiel's wife Martha (Laura Godlewski), from "The Lion King." which uses its flexibility and creativity to ner of strange animals make it into the his snowpants-wearing son Judah (Mike +The unforgettable and utterly inex keep coming up with spontaneous mix. For the audien{;e, the main chal Anderson) and flamboyant and scantily plicable appearance of "Stemmy" moments of ridiculousness on the fly. In lenge of "The Oregon Trail" was keeping clad drama king Jebediah (Nathan (Patrick Vassel), a nymphomaniac stem addition, the play used some rather up with its wild and crazy cast as the Morse). In addition, Crazy Fingers (Steve cell who arrives to save the day when unconventional stage conventions to set jokes kept flying on this wild ride. Iwanski), a heavily bearded schizo Ezekiel and Judah find themselves at an the stage, such as the use of a moving phrenic with a penchant for profanity impasse late in their journey. tree (Beth Melia) to present the image of Contact Tae Andrews at tandrew [email protected] Dave Matthews gives UK some American jam In the United States, Dave Matthews More mature in both appearance is famous for his bohemian brand of and sound, Matthews has grown visi rock music that blends jazz-influ bly older since the heady days of his enced jams with funky acoustic gui early career that revolved around sex tar. With his summer tours, Matthews and drugs. The magic of Matthews' has sold out music is still strong, though it seems amphitheaters and Bob Costa to have lost some of its quirky song stadiums around writing seen on classics like "What the country - Would You Say"·- songs like "Oh" drawing thousands Scene Writer and "Smgoth Rider," although pleas of college and high ant, are by no means anthems like school student rev- past hits "Ants Marching" or elers to parking lots "Tripping Billies." and mas-sive lawns all over the US. It became clear during the show, Due to his American successes, especially during complex numbers Matthews has won three Grammy like "Satellite" and "Lie in our awards and sold millions of albums. Graves" that it was wise to bring Yet in the United Kingdom, Reynolds along to deepen Matthews Matthews is able to walk into a pub own sound. Matthews reveled in play anonymously. Just as British pop star ing his newer songs, especially those Robbie Williams was never able to from his solo album "Some Devil." He break big across the pond, so too has also debuted a yet-to-be-named song Matthews struggled to build a fan during the encore that could indicate base on the UK and Europe as a a new DMB that is venturing into alt whole. country territory for their next studio Despite this, he recently played a album, adding a little spice to the concert in a tiny theater that is a part normal DMB formula. The other of Newcastle City Hall in northern unreleased songs played were Photo courtesy England, playing to a small crowd of "Sister," a touching ode to his sister Dave Matthews played a concert in the United Kingdom with friend Tim Reynolds. Brits and a few dedicated American Jane and "Cant' Stop," a slightly He has been quietly generating a larger fanbase in the UK and Europe. fans that made the trek. mournful up-tempo tune he played The concert was listed as a solo on his electric guitar instead of his sion star Hugh Laurie during his own pace, playing in tiny, off-the acoustic performance, but he sur signature acoustic. ~atthews' g~est appearance on Fox's beaten-path venues and eschewing prised the audience by having his The point of this tour is not to pro House M.D. expensive advertising. long-time friend and guitar accompa mote a specific record, although Before the show, Matthews, who Talking to him briefly after the nist Tim Reynolds join him for the Matthews did play a few tunes, now lives in Seattle, was in a show, it's clear h~ likes it like that, entire show. Reynolds is notable for including the autobiographical "Old Starbucks near Newcastle's town cen giving the Brits some jam with their sharing the top billing with Matthews Dirt Hill" off 2006's "Stand Up", but ter, getting a cup of American coffee tea and bread - winning them over on the multi-platinum 1999 release to reach a new audience. Matthews in a small corner of northern on their terms, not his. "Live at Luther College" and for tried hard to connect with British and England. No bodyguard, no screaming encouraging Matthews to start a band European fans at the show, even fans -just a normal guy getting a after teaching the young South resorting to local patois during his coffee while Brits read their newspa The views expressed in this column are African bartender a few things about riffs on everything from little-known pers. those ofthe author and not necessarily playing the guitar during Matthews British beaches he's visited to acting Matthews is building his British and those of The Observer. early days as a musician in Virginia. and playing piano with British televi- European fan-base, albeit slowly, at Contact Bob Costa at [email protected] page 14 The Observer + CLASSIFIEDS Monday, March 5, 2007 NCAA BASKETBALL St. John's beats Friars, ends Big East season Louisville finishes second in the conference; North Carolina downs rival Duke; Clemson spoils Hokies' ACC title run Associated Press a 38-32 lead at the break. nieal fouls and an early exit for Calhoun closed a 15-5 run to Seton Hall coach Bobby NEW YORK - Qa'rraan start the second half with a 3- Gonzalez. Gonzalez was ejected Calhoun had 21 points to help St. pointer, increasing the Red after pieking up his second tech John's snap a 1 0-game losing Storms' lead to 53-37 at 14:05. nical foul with 51 seconds streak to Providence with a 77- Eugene Lawrence and Mason rnmaining. 64 win Sunday in the Red added 3-pointers in the run. "We wanted to go down swing Storm's regular-season finale at ing, go down lighting," Gonzalez Madison Square Garden. Louisville 86, Seton Hall 71 said. "That's what our tnam did Anthony Mason added 1 7 A year ago, during Louisville's all ynar. That was our identity." points for the Red Storm (16-14, tumultuous transition to the Big By the time Gonzalez began 7-9 Big East), who had lost their East, coach Rick Pitino wondered the slow walk to the locknr room, last three games. if the Cardinals truly belonged in the Cardinals had linally shaken Herbert Hill scored 27 points one of the nation's toughest con the Pirates, who stayed closn on 12-of-16 shooting for the ferences. behind a career-high 29 points Friars (18-11, 8-8). Dwain He doesn't wonder anymore. from Brian Laing and some red Williams added 12 points and The 16th-ranked Cardinals hot shooting. The Pirates made Sharaud Curry had 10. capped their remarkable turn 10 of their first 13 3-pointers, but St. John's, which has not around season with a win over cooled off down tlw stretch, played iri the conference tourna Seton Hall on Sunday, propelling missing their last eight as ment since 2003, will face Louisville (22-8, 12-41 into sec Louisville relied on its depth to Marquette in the opening round ond-place in the Big East and pull away. Wednesday at Madison Square erasing any lingering doubt "It was close, they tried t"o Garden. Providence faces West Pitino had about his team's scrap it out," said Louisville VIrginia. toughness. guard Brandon Jenkins, who Red Storm center Lamont "We're now a legitimate Big scored four points in his final Hamilton hyper-extended his left East team, and we weren't last game at Freedom llall. "But in knee in a collision with Mason at year," Pitino said. "In just eight the end, this is something that 6:07 of the first half and did not months we've changed that can help us." return. An MRI is scheduled whole mindset." Monday for the. team's leading It's a mindset Pitino thinks will North Carolina 86, Duke 72 scorer (13. 7) and rebounder serve the Cardinals well in the Blood poured from his nose (6. 7), but he is expected to play upcoming Big East tournament, and onto his lip, chin and the in the tournament. and one they showcased against court. The latest bruised face of A three-point play by Hill gave a game Seton Hall squad that college basketball's nastiest rival the Friars their last lead of the hardly looked like a team playing ry belongs to North Carolina's game, 18-17, at 9:22 of the first out the string. Tyler I Iansbrough. half. The Pirates (13-16, 4-12) near "Just a little bump and bruise," St. John's went on a 21-14 run ly matched the Cardinals shot for teammate Reyshawn Terry said. the rest of the half behind shot - and blow for blow - in a "Nothing that a little ice can't Mason's eight points, which physical game that saw plenty of handle." AP included a pair of 3-pointers, for pushing and shoving, four tech- Hansbrough had 26 points and St. John's forward Qa'rraan Calhoun takes a shot in the Red 17 rebounds before sull'ering an Storm's 77-64 win over Providence Sunday. injury that looked worse than it really was in the closing seconds restrained from Duke's players percent from 3-point range. or the No. 8 Tar Heels' win over while he was taken to the locker "This is a tough road win, as 14th-ranked Duke on Sunday, room. The oflicials reviewed the good a win as we've had all clinching the top seed in the play and ejected HenderSOf!, then year," said Tigers coach Oliver Atlantic Coast Conference tour later said in a joint statement Purnell. nament. that under NCM rules he would Zabian Dowdell led Virginia Terry added 15 points in his be suspended for one game. Tech with 25 points. Jamon final home game for the Tar Gordon added 14 points. Both Ileels (25-6, 11-5), who swept Clemson 75, Virginia Tech 74 are seniors who were among five the regular-season series with Clemson showed it could take honored by Tech at the begin the Blue Devils for the lirst time the heat. ning of the game. in 11 years, avoided their lirst The Tigers withstood second "It's a line line between win three-game slide under Hoy half pressure from No. 21 ning and losing," Hokies coach Williams and gave the homespun Virginia Tech on Sunday for a Seth Greenberg said. "We were coach his 1 DOth victory at his victory that prevented the Hokies in position. We just weren't tough alma mater. from capturing a share of the enough on one or two plays But perhaps the lasting image Atlantic Coast Conference's regu defensively." of the intense rivalry is lar-season title. Except at the very beginning, llansbrough's bloodstained face, "We're not a clutch team, but the' llokies didn't lead until a scary-looKing picture that we needed this win and we got Dowdell stole the ball and ran evoked memories of center Eric it," said K.C. Hivers, who led the the length of the court for a bas Montross' bleeding, shaven head Tigers (21-9, 7-9) with 22 points ket to make it 66-65 with 5:48 after he took an elbow in 1992. and scored the decisive basket remaining. Clemson took the The latest injury came with 14.5 with 18 seconds remaining. lead back when Hammonds hit a seconds left, when llansbrough Rivers, whose season average is basket and a 3-pointer, and led leaped for a layup. After the ball 13 points, was 5-for- ~ from 3- 70-66 with 3:10 left. left his hand, he was struck in point range and hit all three of Dowdell then had four points the face by Gerald Henderson's his second-half attempts. as the Hokies went on a 6-0 run right elbow. Cliff Hammonds added 17 to regain the lead at 72-70. "He got our guys in the air, and points and six assists for the Rivers made a 3-pointer to give came down on him," Tigers in the ACC regular-season Clemson a one-point lead with Henderson said. "It's unfortunate finale for both teams. 2:11 left, only to have Dowdell that it turned out like it did, but I "We made a couple of big plays respond with a jumper to give wasn't trying to hurt the kid or down the stretch," said Virginia Tech a 7 4-73 lead with anything. It just turned worse Hammonds, who had three 3- 4 7 seconds left. than it was." pointers. The Tigers built a 26-11 lead, Hansbrough crumpled to the The Tigers shot 61 percent in thanks to a 15-0 run, with 10:08 ground, his nose bleeding onto the second half, including 7 5 left in the first half. But Dowdell the floor and down his face, percent from behind the arc. The then got hot, scoring 15 points as Duke guard Josh McRoberts drives to the basket in the Blue before he jumped to his feet Hokies (20-10, 10-6) shot 64 per the Hokies narrowed the deficit Devils' 86-72 loss to North Carolina Sunday. menacingly and had to be cent after halftime, but only 33 to 35-32 at halftime. 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OUND THE NATION Monday, March 5, 2007 CoMPILED fROM Tl·IE ()BSERVER'S WIRE SERVICES page 15 NFL NHL Eastern Conference, Atlantic Division team record pts. last 10 New Jersey 40-18-7 87 6·3·1 Pittsburgh 35-21·9 79 6·4-0 NY Islanders 33-23-9 75 7+2 NY Rangers 31-27-7 69 5·3·2 Philadelphia 17-37-11 45 3·4·3 Eastern Conference, Northest Division team record pts. last 10 Buffalo 44-16·5 93 8+1 Ottawa 38·23·5 81 7·1-2 Montreal 33·29·6 72 4-6-0 Toronto 31-26·9 71 4·4·2 Boston 31·28·5 67 6-3·1 Eastern Conference, Southeast Division team record pts. last 10 Tampa Bay 37·26·4 78 6·2·2 Atlanta 34-23·10 78 4·5·1 Carolina 33-28·7 73 5·5·0 Florida 27-26·13 67 7-1-2 Washington 24·30·12 60 1-5·4 Western Conference, Central Division team record pts. last 10 Nashville 44-18·4 92 6-3-1 Detroit 41-16-9 91 6-1-3 St. Louis 28-27-10 66 6-2-2 Columbus 26-33-7 59 4-4-2 Chicago 24-33-9 57 2·6·2 Western Conference, Northwest Division team record pts. last 10 Vancouver 37-27·5 79 7-2·1 Calgary 35·21·9 79 6·3-1 AP Minnesota 36·23·6 78 7-1-2 Ahman Green stiff arms Dolphins defensive end Jason Taylor last October. The Houston Texans agreed to Colorado 32·29·5 69 5-4-1 Edmonton 30·30·6 66 2-6-2 undisclosed terms Sunday with the former Green Bay running back after he rushed for 1,059 yards in 2006. Western Conference, Pacific Division team record pts. last 10 Texans agree to deal with RB Green Anaheim 38-17-11 87 5·2-3 38-22-5 Dallas 81 5·2-3 immediately available. began with Seattle. Before situation where I feel San Jose 39-25-2 80 3-6-1 Associated Press Phoenix 27·35-3 57 Houston also has a trio the injury two years ago, comfortable around the 2-7·1 HOUSTON- The Houston of inexperienced running Green gained more than players and the coaches, los Angeles 22-33-10 54 4-3·3 Texans agreed to terms backs in Wali Lundy, Chris 1,100 yards in each of the where I can be myself," with free agent running Taylor and fellow former previous five seasons. Green said Sunday before back Ahman Green on Green Bay player Samkon Green, who has been the deal was announced. Sunday. Gado. They also hope to with the Packers since the "Come down here and just NCAA Men's Lacrosse The 30-year-old former re-sign free agent Ron 2000 season, has close play football and have Inside Lacrosse Media Poll Green Bay Packer will Dayne, the 1999 Heisman ties with former Packers fun. That is what I'm look likely become the starter Trophy winner, who head coach Mike ing for." for a team that struggled excelled late last season Sherman, who is the Green did not immedi at the position last season after years of struggles. Texans' offensive coordi ately return a message team points prev. after Domanick Williams, Green had 266 carries nator and assistant head left on his cell phone by 1 Princeton 290 3 formerly Davis, missed for 1,059 yards last sea coach. Along with Gado, The Associated Press. 2 Georgetown 285 4 the year with knee prob son after returning from a former Packers teammate After meeting with 3 Duke 270 6 lems. torn right quadriceps in Mike Flanagan also plays Denver and Houston, 4 Cornell 250 7 Green will be introduced 2005. He missed two for the Texans. Green told reporters in 5 Virginia 216 8 at a 1 p.m. news confer games last season Green spent the week Houston earlier on 6 Maryland 198 5 ence in Houston on because of lingering end in Houston, visiting Sunday that he was can 7 Johns Hopkins 192 1 Monday, said Texans vice effects from the injury. the Texans and taking in a celing other scheduled 8. Navy 186 10 president of communica He has 8,491 yards and Houston Rockets game on visits to teams and could 9 Syracuse 179 2 tions Tony Wyllie. Terms 54 touchdowns in his Saturday night. "possibly" make his deci 10 North Carolina 167 14 of the contract were not nine-year career that ''I'm just looking for a sion in the next 24 hours. 11 NOTRE DAME 163 11 12 Albany 122 NR 13 Hofstra 97 18 14 Delaware 96 15 IN BRIEF 15 Towson 84 13 MontQYa ~ins out teammate, Weekley misses 3-foot putt, PiP..pen and former coach wins Buscli Series race chance to win first PGA event Jacl MEN'S TENNIS MEN'S lACROSSE ND set to take on Huskies Irish lose to Big Red er," Bayliss said. "He doesn't than anybody and he's been a By DEIRDRE KRASULA hit the ball big, but he is a very pretty effective number six as for third straight year Sporrs Writer balanced player with good well as playing good doubles." transition skills." Even though Bayliss expects added an assist. Senior attack No. 8 Notre Dame will look No. 84 Slovic will take on the the team to do well in both By PAT O'BRIEN er Brian Hubschmann once to finish its home indoor sea No. 1 singles spot for the doubles and singles play, Notre Sports Writer again tallied two goals of his son undefeated when it takes Huskies. Senior Stephen Bass Dame will still look to make a own in the defeat. Junior mid on No. 15 Washington today at (No. 11) and junior Sheeva powerful showing against Notre Dame will have to wait fielder Michael Podgajny con 4 p.m. at the Eck Tennis Parbhu (No. 27) have both Washington. The Huskies are another year to defeat Cornell. tributed one goal and an Pavilion. played at No. 1 singles for likely to challenge the Irish After falling twice to the Big assist, while sophomore Even thought Notre Dame, from the beginning, and Hed by one and three goals in attacker Ryan Hoff, senior the team has gone and Bayliss said Bayliss said his team team has the last two years, the Irish midfielder Lucius Polk and 6-0 at home, post 'They serve big he is comfort to be prepared to answer with lost to Cornell 13-8 sophomore ing wins over top and they try to able playing strong rallies. Saturday in attacker Peter ranked teams take away the either one "We really need to hold our Hewlett, N.Y. "We came out flat Christman all including No. 22 against Slovic. ground and try to be as Cornell (3-0) had andjust got out aided with a Michigan, No. 12 middle of the "[Bass and aggressive as we can and push the Irish down 12- goal each. Duke and No. 10 court.'' Parbhu] have them around a little bit," he 3 in the third played in all "This shows Florida State, alternated some said. quarter on two 5- aspects." us a lot about Notre Dame coach all year - both A win over Washington goal streaks. The Bobby Bayliss what we need to Bobby Bayliss is are number one would mark the seventh win at last quarter and a Joey Kemp improve," Polk focused solely on Irish head coach players," he home for the Irish in the half featured a Irish goaltender said. "The loss the match. said. indoor spring season - a task Notre Dame (2-1) is bad, but we 'Tm more concerned about Bayliss is also confident in Bayliss said is vital to the streak of five goals now know how Washington than what our the rest of the team's overall to the Big Red's one, but it was to get better." home record is," he said. singles lineup. success. too little, too late. Notre Dame continues its The Huskies, who have sev Sophomore "We really need to "We would "We came out flat and got five-game road trip with a eral left-banders on their ros Brett Helgeson hold our ground and like to see a outplayed in all aspects," Irish visit to Chapel Hill to play No. ter, will challenge the Irish and seniors try to be as aggressive higher percent junior goaltender Joey Kemp 10 North Carolina (3-1) from the beginning. Seniors Ryan Keckley age of first said. "They generated a lot of Saturday. Alex Slovic and Daniel Chu are and Barry as we can and push serves, more offense from their midfield, two of the left-banders likely to King can all them around a little aggressive net and we didn't do so as much." Notes: test Notre Dame on the courts play at No. 3 bit." play and the Attacks David Mitchell and +Kemp played the whole at No. 1 doubles. singles and ability to count Brian Clayton led the Big Red match this time, and he made "They play great doubles," have alternat er on returns," with four points apiece, while 13 stops on the day. His coun Bayliss said. "They serve big ed throughout Bobby Bayliss Bayliss said. fellow attacks Eric Pittard and terpart, Cornell's Matt and they try to take away the the season. Irish head coach "It's important John Glynn added two goals McMonagle, had an impressive middle of the court, they have The only set that we really and one assist. Midfielders 15 saves in the game while a very aggressive style and we player is jun- conclude the Henry Bartlett and Chris Finn letting up only 8 goals. need to counter that well." ior Andrew Roth, who anchors indoor portion of our schedule each netted two more goals in +Cornell held a 48-34 Chu will also present a prob the Irish at the No. 6 position. with a strong win." the win. advantage in shots. lem for Notre Dame at No. 3 "[Roth] has really been our The Irish were led by fresh singles. sparkplug this year," Bayliss Contact Deirdre Krasula at man attacker Will Yeatman, Contact Pat O'Brien at "[Chu] is a very smooth play- said. "He's got more energy [email protected] who scored two goals and [email protected] Lafayette Square Townhomes Its a whole new place! New local ownership & management - Newly remodeled for 2007 - 2008 Lafayette Square Townhomes 424 N. 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Notre Dame went from having points. nine available NCAA slots in Zone Sports Writer feel behind 5-2 to Texas A&M two divers in the NCAA The failure to hold a top-three c. junior Tiffany Clifford and senior Championships to having zero. spot, which would have guaran Hobak taUied the pair's best fm Notre Dame kept rolling this Sarah Foster, while No. 15 soph After the preliminaries for teed a spot in the national tour ish accumulating 490.95 points weekend, soundly defeating two omore Kelcy Tefft and junior three-meter diving, held nament, was especially disap off the one-meter board - good more top 25 opponents. The No. Brook Buck fought Texas A&M's Saturday morning, sophomore pointing for Bullin who appeared enough for a 12th place finish. 2 Irish knocked off No. 23 Texas No. 34 team of seniors Anna Michael Bulfin occupied second poised to obtain the berth for the Stitt finished 16th in one-meter A&M 5-2 and No. 19 Texas 7-0, Lubinsky and Nicki Mechem place with 339.90 points while second consecutive season. In diving with 468.55 total points. improving to 12-1 in dual match neck and neck. teammate Sam Stoner was one 2006, Bulfin qualified by finishing Indiana's Christina Louka won play. In practice the last two weeks, spot behind with 337.15 points. fourth in the three-meter diving the event with 652.10 points. Against the top-25 this season, Louderback has spent a lot of Bulfin and Stoner needed only with a combined total 634.40 Off' the three-meter board, nei the Irish are 9-1 and have now time working with his doubles to maintain their current posi points. ther Irish diver managed to qual won 27 consecutive matches at teams. tions in order to earn automatic Notre Dame did manage to ify for the finals. Hobak found home - a new school record. "We made a lot of errors. We bids to the NCAA Tournament. achieve two additional top-10 fm herself in 28th place after the "We played O.K. against tried to overhit the ball instead The two divers, however, could ishes this past weekend, both prelims with 216 points while A&M," Notre Dame coach Jay of using a little bit more feel and not replicate their morning per coming in the one-meter diving. Stitt finished 40th tallying 171.65 Louderback said. "They're a throwing the lob in," Louderback formances. With a combined total of 600.25 points. scrappy group and their tough to said. "We did start doing it even In the three-meter finals held points, Stoner picked up the high Neither men's coach Tim Welsh play at times, but I thought tually." Saturday evening, Bulfin tallied est finish of his career in the nor women's coach Carrie Nixon against Texas we played very The Thompsons stormed back 312.20 points giving him a total Zone C Diving Meet with a sev could be reached for comment well. and captured six of the next score of 614.15 points that enth place finish. Bulfm finished following the weekend's events. "We won a lot of close matches seven games to grab an 8-6 vic dropped him to a fifth place fin one spot behind his teammate against a team that's very good." tory, while Notre Dame's third ish. Stoner managed only 277 tallying a combined total of Contact Greg Arbogast at Against the Aggies, the Irish doubles team of freshmen Kali points in the finals, dropping him 597.20 points. · [email protected] had trouble grabbing the dou- Krisik and Cosmina Ciabanu clinched the doubles point with an 8-3 victory over Aggie junior Do you want to be the next. .. Anna Blagodarova and freshman Michelle Simmons. Ciobanu and JUDICIAL COUNCIL PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT OF Krisik ended the weekend with a 10-3 record in their doubles play for the season. ELECTIONS OR VICE PRESIDENT OF PEER ADVOCACY? "Our one and two doubles teams are pretty strong and so when we play teams, we tend to see some pretty good No. 3 teams because they figure they The Judicial Council is now taking applications for President, Vice President of Elections and can beat us there," Louderback said. "[Opponents] tend to load Vice President of Peer Advocacy, as well as general interest in the Judicial Council concerning up at No. 3 doubles and elections and as a Peer Advocate. [Ciobanu and Krisik] play very well there." Applications are available outside of the Judicial Council Office (214 LaFortune Student Center) Buck and Tefft eventually lost their match 8-6 but Notre Dame and on the Judicial Council website. Applications will be due in the Judicial Council Office (214 still took a 1-0 lead. The Irish LaFortune) by next Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at 5 p.m. then continued their season long strong singles play against the Aggies. Notre Dame freshman Colleen Rielley pulled off a hard For more information on the Judicial Council, fought three set victory against Foster 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 to give the please visit: www.nd.edu/-jcouncil. Irish their fourth point and the victory. "She just started slow. The match before that she did that For any questions or concerns, too," Louderbeck said. "Once she gets going though, she can get please email [email protected] on a roll and games go by pretty fast." "She came back in that match and that was big because at the time, we needed that." At No. 1 singles, Catrina Thompson retired to Lubinsky in -I. Do you vvant a great on-campus I the third set after the match had I already been decided and Tefft surnrner job? dropped her match to Blagodarova giving the Aggies their two points. 2007 SUMM Against the Longhorns, the Irish again captured two of three RESIDENCE HALL doubles matches to claim and early 1-0 lead. Tefft and Rielley each dispatched of their oppo The Office of Residence Life and''''tllllc:tlliSIInl.tJII nents with relative ease to make currently accepting applications for SIIIIIIIR4 the score 3-0. Catrina Thompson staff positions. Are you taking cle~~::~i~·lii:O~II!!-·····~., .. ~. then clinched the victory with a 7-6 (3), 6-4 victory against Texas Sun11ner Session? Want to stay on freshman Vonja Corovic. Christian Thompson held off a Applications and additional information arc surge from Texas junior available on the Office of Residence Life and Courtney Zauft to win 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 to give the Irish a 5-0 advan Housing ""eb site a-t: tage. Buck then won her match orlll.nd.edu/en.ployn.enl against Longhorn senior Ristine Olson 6-2, 6-7 (4), 7-5 to Call .. -:;587S,.... or s-top in 305 Main Buildi'ng improve to 8-1 this season. · · ·· Priority Deadline: March g .. Ciobanu rounded out the scor ing with a grueling, three-hour long, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5) win over Texas freshman Stephanie Davison. Ciobanu has now won all 13 of her dual matches this OFFICE OF RESIDENCE LIFE AND HOUSING season. Phone: 63'1-5878 E-Ma,l:: [email protected] off&fi Contact Chris Hine at [email protected] 'F.. ~ .,. •• .: page 18 The Observer + SPORTS Monday, March 5, 2007 SOFTBALL 13 Annual Irish. win three of four Mini-Medical School Lecture Series in Jacksonville road trip Presented by the ment schedule for the Irish. Indiana lJniversity School of Medicine- South Bend By MICHAEL BRYAN Instead of a second game against Sports Writer Jacksonville, Notre Dame faced Sponsored by the Medkal Education Foundation VIrginia again Saturday. . Notre Dame found its winning After falling behind 3-0 to the Join us for 6 informative evenings as leading doctors, professionals and university/medical formula this weekend at the Cavaliers, the Irish rallied in the school professors discuss the hottest topics in medicine today. Free of charge and open to Jacksonville Tournament, taking bottom of the fifth inning. the general public. three games and suffering only Consecutive doubles by Linda one close loss in Florida. Kohan and Heather Johnson Medical professionals attending the lectures may receh·e 2 CME credits per session. Tbe Indiana Universit~· School of The Irish (7 -7) started the tour drove home three runs to tie the Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuin!l Medical Education to provide continuinJieducatioii for nament Friday with a 4-1 win game at three. ph~ sicians. over Virginia (8-14). Sophomore With two outs and two aboard, Erin Glasco connected with a two sophomore Erin Glasco then Session I, Wednesday, Februarv 21, 2007 Session 2, Wednesday, February 28, 2007 run double off Cavaliers hurler smashed the game-winning home ''Wome11 's Health and Hormone "Alzheimer's Disease: A Looming Coty Tolar in the first inning, giv run. The timely homer was Replacement Therapv" Epidemiologic Nightmare " ing the Irish all the runs they Glasco's first of the season. Sloan Shah, MD Diana Kerwin, MD would need. Bargar had another strong per South Bend, Indiana Milwaukee, Wisconsin Irish sophomore Brittney formance on the mound, throwing Bargar gave up only one 5 1/3 innings and allowing just Session 3, Wednesday, March 7, 2007 Session 4, Wednesday, March 14, 200~ unearned run in the fourth inning. one earned run. Fuemmeler, a "Autism: Unlocking the Cause With Hope "Avian Flu Epidemic: Are We Prepared Bargar scattered six hits while day after picking up her first win, to rhe Future " For a JJisasler?" going the distance for the win. recorded her first save of the sea Elizabeth Berry Kravis, MD, PhD Joseph J. Contiguglia, MD, Colonel USAF Notre Dame infielder Stephanie son and sealed Bargar's sixth vic Chicago, Illinois· Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi Brown continued her hot hitting, tory. going 3-for-4 with a run scored. The weather-related changes to Session 5, Wednesday, March 21.2007 Session 6, Wednesday, .March 28, 2007 The Irish finished their day with the tournament also shortened "Pe~lormance L'nhancing Dmgs Among "Diahetes: Everybody's Got It, What Do a 7-2 win over tournament host Sunday's scheduled doubleheader Professional Athletes: The BALCO We Do Now?" Jacksonville. Notre Dame again with Michigan to a single game. Investigation-Not Just BarlJ' Bonds" Mary Ann Emanuele, MD got off to a fast start, scoring four The No. 13 Wolverines (19-1) James Moriarity, MD runs in the first. The Irish fol squeaked out a 1-0 win over the Maywood, Illinois Notre Dame, Indiana lowed that inning with three runs Irish in the last game of the tour in the second, jumping out to a nament. seven-run lead that was too much Bargar threw another complete for the Dolphins (4-17) to over game for the Irish but took the Time: 7:00-9:00 p.m. (E.S.T.) come. loss, despite giving up just one run Place: Indiana University School of Medicine-South Bend Senior Kenya Fuemmeler on six hits. Michigan ace Lorilyn Raclin-Carmichael Hall pitched a nearly perfect game, Wilson improved to 10-1 with the 1234 Not1·e Dame Avenue giving up no hits and one walk in performance, allowing just one hit South Bend, IN 466.17 four scoreless innings. Fuemmeler and striking out 13 in the shutout. (The southeast corner of the Notre Dame main entrance at Angela Blvd.) picked up her first win of the sea No players were available for Free parking in the lot adjacent to the building. son, and sophomore Christine comment following the games due To re ister, or for more information, call Jami at 574 647-7389. Farrell finished off the Dolphins to travel. for her first career save. Inclement weather struck on Contact Michael Bryan at UNIVERSITY Of NOTRE DAME DEPARl'MENT Of MUSIC PRESENTS Saturday, changing the tourna- [email protected] WOMEN'S lACROSSE · ND takes down Big Red 13-9 on the road miserable playing conditions and By MICHAEL BRYAN weather, and it was our third Sports Writer game against a ranked team in a week. We were very happy just to The No. 7 Irish rebounded get out of there with a win." quickly from Thursday's 18-10 loss The Irish were led by McKinney, at home to Northwestern with a who contributed three goals and 13-9 win over No. 16 Cornell three assists. Byers and midfielder Sunday in Ithaca. Lena Zentgraf also netted three Playing on a snowy Schoellkopf goals apiece in the winning effort. Field, the Irish responded to an Simmons led the Big Red with opening goal by the Big Red with a three goals, and six other Cornell streak of four straight goals to players scored at least once in the build a 4-1 lead. Cornell cut the game. lead to 4-3 with goals by Katherine Sophomore Erin Goodman had a Simmons and Noelle Dowd. career-best 14 saves. Goodman That was the closest the Big Red recorded 11 saves in the first half, would come, however, as Notre allowing Notre Dame to take a 6-3 Dame got two consecutive free advantage. Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Lat. lit. b.5 ("J 5th cent.): Introit and Gradual for. Lent I position goals by midfielders Jillian "Erin was really in the zone in Byers and Caitlin McKinney. the first half," Coyne said. "I really The Irish took the 6-3 lead into think she kept us in the game and GREGORIAN CHANT FOR TrH FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT the half, then scored two quick helped us take the lead at points." goals to start the second and take Notre Dame was also dominant a commanding 8-3 lead. Cornell in draw control, winning 20-of-24 SCI--IOLA MUSICORUM countered with two goals of its for the game. Kaki Orr and own, but it was the last threat Zentgraf led the way with five 8:30 &. 9:30 P.M. from the Big Red. draw controls each. A three-goal burst by Notre The Big Red out-shot the Irish WEDNESDAY. MARCil 7, 2007 Dame stretched its lead to 11-5 27-26 for the game, and Cornell REYES ORGAN AND CHORAL HALL with only 15 minutes remaining in goalkeeper Renee Hughes had six r:±l MARIE 1'. DEilARTOI.O C!·NT!-R I'·C>R 'I' HE I'U\I'ORMIN(i t\RTS the game. Both teams traded goals saves. ~ UNIVERSITY 01' FREI' AND Ol'J:·N \U THE l'lllli.IC down the stretch, but Cornell The win improved Notre Dame's . 'I ICKrTS $J ,Jt>'%, D E B A RT 0 l 0 NOTRE DAME "'~~ -!»~ PfRfOR!A/NG Alff5 CEN rER couldn't catch up. record to 3-1, with all four games DEPARTMENT OF MtTS1C I'H(lNI 574·631·2800 FOR IICK!fS With the snowy weather delay to start the regular season played ing Notre Dame's plane, the Irish against ranked teams. didn't arrive in Ithaca until mid Next up for the Irish is a trip night on game day and had very back to the northeast to face little time on the field before the Canisius in Buffalo. The Griffins game. are 3-2 after a 13-10 win Saturday "I was really proud of our men over Vennont. tal toughness," Irish coach Tracy Coyne said. "We were faced with Contact Michael Bryan at so much adversity - the travel, [email protected] r------ Monday, March 5, 2007 The Observer + SPORTS page 19 TRACK AND FIELD FENCING Records broken at Loftus Irish finish second at By BILL BRINK Midwest Conference Sports Writer ance might have been in the The men's 4x400 meter relay By KEN FOWLER women's sabre competition, where team set a school record Saturday Sports Editor the Irish fell to eventual champions at the two-day Alex Wilson Ohio State 5-4 in the semifinals. Invitational, held at the Loftus Notre Dame played bridesmaid The Buckeyes went on to capture Sports Center, with a time of once again. the title in that event and three oth 3:08.38. A year after finishing second in all ers. The relay team's mark, which six disciplines at the Midwest Notre Dame's victory in women's qualified it to possibly make the Fencing Conference epee final and Northwestern's win NCAA Championships this Friday Championships, the host Irish were in women's foil championship were in Fayetteville, Ark., was one of runners up once again Saturday at the only blemishes on Ohio State's several school, meet and personal the 2007 edition of the event. otherwise perfect record. records set over the weekend. Defending champion Ohio State In Saturday's individual competi "I just think the mile relay was VANESSA GEMPIS/The ObseJVer took first place, while the Irish fin tion, the Irish took three of six titles. Notre Dame sophomore Lauren Biscardi competes in the high the race of the day for us," Irish ished a close second. Sophomore Adrienne Nott domi jump at the Alex Wilson Invitational Sunday at the Loftus Center. coach Joe Piane said. "It's been a Notre Dame's top team finish was nated the competition in women's long time coming for those guys to a win in the women's epee with a 5- foil, surrendering only 18 touches in get qualified for the NCAAs." theNCAAs." fastest in Notre Dame indoor 3 victory over the Buckeyes in the her final three 15-touch bouts. After The team, composed of senior Irish runners had success in the track history and also qualifies final. topping Ohio State's Holly Jordan Powell, junior Austin individual events as well. Fifth him for the NCAA Championships. The Irish finished third in men's McKibben 15-2 in tl1e quarterfinals Wechter, junior Bob Kueny and year senior Molly Huddle won the Sophomore Patrick Smith posted epee, second in men's foil and and Northwestern's Jessica senior Ryan Postel, finished sec 5,000 meters with a time of a career-best time of 8:01.32 in men's sabre and third in women's Florendo 15-1 0 in the semifinals, ond in the race. Ranked No. 12 in 16:31.54. This was only Huddle's the 3,000 meters. sabre, women's foil and men's epee. Nott thrashed the Wildcats' the nation after Saturday's race, second race of the year, since she Having previously qualified for Notre Dame fenced without sen Samantha Nemecek 15-6 for the they find out tonight if they will missed a large portion of the sea the NCAA Championships in the ior sabreist Patrick Ghattas, who crown. compete in the NCAA son with a foot injury. 5,000 meters, Smith has now was competing in Bulgaria on the On the men's side, junior foilist Championships. "It means a great deal to her, qualified for the NCAAs in two international circuit. Jakub Jedrkowiak battled his way The distance medley relay also certainly for her self-satisfaction," events. Junior Ryan Bradley, who prima to the final, where he topped Ohio performed well, finishing in Piane said. "To the team itself, it Wilson has also qualified for the rily took Ghattas' spot in the lineup, State's Joe Streb, 15-4, for the title. 9:35.71 - good for the ninth means that Molly is back. She's NCAAs in the mile and senior said he was glad to get in, even if he Irish freshman epeeist Kelley fastest time in the country. been injured for quite a while and Thomas Chamney will run the wished he had fenced better to Hurley also continued her winning Wechter, senior Todd Ptacek, jun now she's obviously healthy and 800 meters at the Championships. push the Irish to a higher finish. ways, easily capturing the crown in ior John Cavanaugh and junior ready to compete for the highest In total, the meet saw 83 NCAA "Obviously with Patrick gone, it her discipline. Hurley defeated Ohio Jake Wilson placed seventh in the level." provisional qualifYing tin1es post- was a good experience for me to State's Alexandra Obrazcova 15-11 event Saturday. Postel ran the 400 meters in ed. · fence against some good competi in the title bout after earning 15-11 'That was fantastic. They did a 47.23 seconds, his best time on tion," he said. "I really enjoyed it." wins in both the semifinals and great job," Piane said. "And it the season, and finished in sixth Contact Bill Brink at Other than the win in women's quarterfinals. ensures that they're going to be at place. That time is the second- [email protected] epee, Notre Dame's best perform- Men's epeeist Karol Kostka, foilist Mark Kubik and sabreist Matt Stearns also turned in top perform ances, reaching the semifinals. Turtle Creek Apartment Ho01es But the gutsiest performance of the weekend for Notre Dame might have been Valerie Providenza's sil Join us at the Clubhouse on Wednesday, March 7th for a ver medal showing. The senior bat tled bronchitis throughout the week and emerged from pool play as the "Break B4 Break" Open House sixth seed in women's sabre. 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Jeter, whose emotional out bursts earned him warnings at Must be freshmen or sophomore that is able to do light manual labor and work outside. January's Notre Dame Duals, near ly received a black card - an ejec tion from the competition -for grabbing the mask of Cleveland If interested, send a resun1e and a brief cotnposition to [email protected], explaining State's Liran Gross during Jeter's 10-9 victory over Gross in the quar why you would be a great candidate for the internship by Thursday, March 9. terfinal. Contact Ken Fowler at kfowler 1 @nd.edu ~· .. page 20 The Observer + SPORTS Monday, March 5, 2007 I I I for the Irish. I I While both commits were in I Cave I state prospects, Frank said the continued from page 24 juniors came from Texas, I California and Nebraska, I among other states. Frank said I Irish pre-empted the visit. the commitments are a testa I "I think he was going to get ment to the efforts of recruit I a lot offers," Frank said of ing coordinator Rob Ianello, I Cave. "I don't know if he's personnel development coordi- going to be a nator Dave I five-star guy, but Peloquin and Hon he'll be a four "They are so much Powlus, formerly I star guy." further ahead this the director of Frank said he year than they personnel devel for all of your skin care & hair removal didn't think it opment and cur needs come to our South Bend location was a coinci even were last rently the team's dence Notre year. quarterbacks just a couple miles from campus on North Dame hosted jun coach. Michigan street. Peggy is a licensed iors from around "They are so Aesthetician and specializes in Bikini, the country as Mike Frank much further the team's for lrisheyes.com ahead this year Bra4ilian, and full leg wax. 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Michigan St. South Bend, IN 574.282.2020 tilne since Sugar Bowl he can't understand how peo ple are saying his stock is going Associated Press down. "We haven't done anything SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Brady since then and people are sit Quinn finally let NFL scouts, ting there saying, 'You're t general managers and owners stock's going up, you're stock's get an up-close look at what he going down.' It's kind of comi can do on the field. cal in that sense," he said. Quinn, whose only workout at "You're just working out, doing the NFL combine was bench the best you can every day." Benefit for the TommyZ9 Foundation, Hannah and Friends, Make-A pressing 225 pounds 24 times, NFL personnel at the pro day Foundation, and Cystic Fibrosis. took part in a half-hour work Sunday said they were All proceeds go to these organizations. out Sunday at Notre Dame's impressed. pro day, throwing a variety of "Really he made more throws passes with a representative here than you'd think about from every NFL team watching making at the combine. I think 10 BOUTS on. he threw about 60 balls here "We threw everything people today and it takes a little bit of wanted to see," endurance to be Irish coach ''The fact he could able to do that and Charlie Weis said. he did it pretty "We put him make all his throws, rapid fire succes- through every both right and left, sion," Vikings throw that any he's a polished coach Brad NFL organization Childress said. would want to see quarterback. " Cleveland - from moving in Browns coach the pocket, to Romeo Crennel Romeo Crennel moving from the Browns coach said Quinn had zip pocket, to three on his passes. step, to five-step "The fact he to seven-step. I think now they could make all his throws, both have enough information to right and left, he's a polished make a critical evaluation, if quarterback. He's smart. Whnn they didn't have enough on you watch him on tape you can tape already." see he knows where to go with Quinn, who had fluid drained the ball. He will at times throw from his right knee at halftime it away when he has to," of the game against Southern Crennel said. "So we think he's 7:30 • California and aggravated the a good young prospect." injury in the Sugar Bowl Quinn threw 63 passes, con against LSU, didn't take part in necting on 58 of them. Twice SOUTH BEND, INDIANA any of the agility drills, like the former Irish receiver Matt Doors open at 6:30 40-yard dash or the 60-yard Shelton got his hands on passes shuttle run. He said he'd do but couldn't pull them in. For Ticket Info Call that at Notre Dame's next pro Hhema McKnight couldn't catch day on March 22. a 35-yard pass or a 20-yard "I want to be 100 percent. pass he dove for. Quinn over I'm not quite there yet, but I threw tailback Darius WalkHr will be soon," he said. on a 25-yard pass. Quinn has been the Cflnter of "I thought there were f'our much draft speculation, partic catchable balls and one crum ularly over whether the my throw to the right hand Oakland Raiders will use the side," Weis said. No. 1 overall pick to take him Quinn said he was pleased or LSU's JaMarcus Russell. with his performance, although Some draft analysts have said he thought he could have done Quinn's draft status has been better. Monday, March 5, 2007 The Observer + SPORTS page 21 up seven runs. in the seventh to enact the 10- two runs in the bottom of the through adversity even though "We really executed offensive run mercy rule and end the seventh, giving the home team you lose a tough game and they Lilley ly," Schrage said. "We were able game. the go-ahead run. responded in a great way continued from page 24 to get our bunting and running Sunday's win over Nebraska Notre Dame struggled from [against Nebraska]," Schrage game going a little bit and we marked the highlight of the the field as well. Right-hander said. got some clutch hitting. We put Stetson Joey Williamson Iowa scored in five of the first real catalysts for us." pressure on [Nebraska] and they Invitational for pitched only one six innings before the Irish With strength behind the plate made some mistakes against us the Irish. Stetson inning - senior could rally to post a single run from Lilley and Pollock, the Irish and that was a big factor in the rallied from a 4- "We were really right-hander Dan in the sixth. Iowa took the lead jumped out to an early 5-1 lead win." 0 deficit to take Kapala relieved the early finishing the match up in in the first inning and never Sophomore pitcher David the 5-4 win executing junior to help the six innings with an 8-1 win after looked back. Phelps gave up one earned run Friday, and Iowa offensively.,, Irish protect their the game was called early due Every starter for Notre Dame in his five-plus innings - Jake followed with an lead part way into to heavy rain. earned at least one RBI includ Opitz's three-run homer over 8-1 victory the fifth inning. While Schrage was satisfied ing big two-run plays from Matt the rightfield fence. Phelps' win Saturday. Dave Schrage Sophomore right- with the way the team played Weglarz, Tony Langford and was his second victory over a "We played a Irish coach hander Brett Graffy from behind the plate, he said Ryan Connolly. Langford and top-ranked opponent - he led great game was charged with he would like to see more con Connolly each added two in the the Irish from the mound as Friday night and the loss after he sistency on both ends. sixth inning to bring the lead to they defeated No. 12 Texas it was a tough allowed the go- "Hopefully we're getting our 13-5 - the highest scoring Christian Feb. 24. heartbreaker to lose," Schrage ahead run in the seventh inning. bats rolling a little bit," he said. inning for the Irish, who racked Notre Dame posted three runs said. Stetson's Casey Frawley and "But we need to show up our The Irish posted four runs in Brian Pruitt each posted an RBI defense a little bit better yet. It the first inning Friday with dou off Graffy for the win. will be good next weekend to bles from Lilley and Ross Notre Dame struggled again get into a groove." Brezovsky, but that was the only on Saturday against Iowa, The Irish will embark on a action Notre Dame saw from falling 8-1. seven-game road trip over behind the plate. Stetson "We came out flat on Saturday spring break. remained steadfast and earned after that tough loss [Fridayl one run in each of the first three and we talked a lot about Contact Deirdre Krasula at innings before finally posting resiliency and how to battle [email protected] DePaul for the entire game. much different game," Early in the second half, the McGraw said. "It would have DeiDons Blue Demons dominated play, put more pressure on them, continued from page 24 outscoring Notre Dame 20-4 but when it's a tie game you over a seven-minute span. don't have that same pres DePaul spread the ball around sure." end of Saturday's game. during the run with five differ The Irish played a tough Despite the close finish, the ent players scoring points. man-to-man defense, led by Irish couldn't hang with Blue Demons guard China guard Breona Gray. Gray has Threatt led the been Notre Dame's offense during top defensive player American Hair this stretch, all season, and Cutters knocking down "! thought Charel tracked down loose 57 4-273-1286 both of her 3- came through for balls and forced rncn:-..nrle men's Cuts. point attempts. us at that point.,, turnovers through Ladies Style: Threatt delayed out Saturday's any Irish come game. Cuts/Perms/Color/Waxings. back attempts Muffet McGraw "The biggest part On the corner of SR 933 and with her threes. Irish coach of our defense was Brick Rd. Her second triple to continue playing STUDENT DISCOUNT extended the hard. We never -with ID. Blue Demon lead wanted to give up," Walk-ins or Appointments to 10 points as DePaul Gray said. "Wherever the ball appeared in complete control was, I was there and so were Welcome of the game. the rest of my teammates." But even though the Irish Although Notre Dame forced were floundering, they did not 19 turnovers, at times it sink. played too aggressively and Notre Dame responded to was in foul trouble throughout DePaul's run with one of its the game. Notre Dame fin own, scoring 10 straight ished with 21 team fouls and points over the next two min had both of its point guards - utes, led by freshman Ashley senior Tulyah Gaines and Barlow and junior Charel freshman Melissa Lechlitner Allen. - foul out late in the second "I thought Charel came half. through for us at that point," With the loss, the Irish are Irish coach Muffet McGraw eliminated from the Big East said. "Ashley Barlow got a tournament and now await the couple of rebounds. I thought NCAA Selection Committee's it was mostly rebounding." decision March 12 on whether Barlow made the most of her they will be in the 5-foot-9 frame, Tournament. fighting for DePaul current- rebounds during "Wherever the ball ly finds itself in a the Irish run in was, I was there similar position to order to get put the Irish on the back layups. and so were the bubble for the Barlow finished rest of my NCAA Tourney. with nine points teammates.,, The Blue Demons and seven lost 63-55 to rebounds, but Rutgers in the entered the lock Breona Gray second round er room at half Irish guard Sunday night, time scoreless on hurting their 0-of-5 shooting. chances of For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Questioning Students at Notre Dame "I think she prefers to come impressing the committee off the bench," McGraw said. enough to secure a spot in the "In the first half she was real bracket. Both teams will have Tuesday, March 6 ly out of sync and I thought in to wait until next Monday the second half she played before they learn their post more like she's played all sea season fates. 7:30 p.m.- 9:30 p.m. son long." At the tail end of Notre Notes 316 Coleman-Morse Dame's 10-0 run, the Irish + Allen was named to the failed to convert on two all-Big East first team this The Core Council invites gay, lesb1an, and bisexual members of the Notre Dame fam1ly, chances to swing momentum weekend. She was Notre their fnends, and supporters to an informal gathering at the Co-Mo. in their favor. Allen was sent Dame's only player selected to to the line twice for the Irish the team. - once with a chance to take Center Erica Williamson and the lead and once to tie - but guards Barlow and Lechlitner made only one of the two foul were all named to the Big East shots. all-freshman team. CfrRE Cflll~C!L FOR GAY &LESBIAN "I was disappointed, and I thought if we had gotten the Contact Jay Fitzpatrick at STUDENTS lead it would have been a [email protected] page 22 The Observer + SPORTS Monday, March 5, 2007 Falls has scored more than 20 ward Rob Kurz with 13 and much as 13 at 44-31 two minutes Thursday in Madison Square points in three of his last six freshman forward Luke into the second half, but Rutgers Garden in New York City in the Bye games and has scored in double Harangody with 10. made a run and cut it to live at Big East quarterfmals against the continued from page 24 figures in each of the last 12. He Point guard Tory Jackson was 62-57 with less than six minutes winner of Syracuse and credited the scoring outburst to the only starter not to score in remaining. Connecticut, who will play on extra motivation in his last month double figures, finishing with six Seeing the lead slipping away, Wednesday. only previous appearance during of college basketball. points, but the freshman made up Notre Dame went on a 6-2 run The first round bye gives Notre his career. "As a senior, your career is for it with nine assists. and coasted to victory. Dame an extra day to prepare for "My freshman year they beat winding down and you want to go "He was distributing the ball "They kept making runs at us, the tournament. us, and they beat us in the Big out strong," he said. "The adren well," Falls said. "He was getting but we kept rsponding," Falls "We're going to soak up the city East tournament my sophomore aline gets flowing and you get in in the lane, tinding shooters and said. "We just kind of ground this and the environment and get year to keep us out of the NCAA a rhythm." finding cutters." one out." Forward Adrian Hill led ready to play at the Garden," Tournament," Falls said. "So fin In addition to Falls, Notre Notre Dame scored the first six the Scarlet Knights with 16 points Falls said. ishing up my regular season Dame had three other starters in points of the game and never and 18 rebounds. career with a win against them is double figures - senior guard looked back, leading from start to Notes: Contact Chris Khorey at a pretty cool thing." Russell Carter with 17, junior for- finish. The Irish got up by as + The Irish will play at 2 p.m. [email protected] Sullivan said. "[Hennig)'s in great was scoring a lot of points early shape. He was pushing the pace, and taking Cha01ps and when he wasn't, I was push that Jirst round," Mwez said. "I continued from page 24 ing the pace." feel like I was able to throw many high impact punches when both and then just wail on me, 1501b. of us were fresh and as result I Navare said. "This year I kept my Tommy "One Two Three" Forr found myself in a position of distance, you know, 'you come in def. Joseph "Thor's Hammer" maintaining first, see what happens.'" Leary the lead as opposed to playing Forr's superior height and catch-up." 1321b. reach were large factors in his Paul "Squints" Oddy def. Chris victory by unanimous decision. 1631b. "Cougar" Cugliari The first round of the fight dis Chris Calderone def. Alex Duffy Although Oddy won the fight in played Forr's size advantage. His Calderone, the more aggressive a unanimous decision, neither height and reach kept Leary from of the two fighters in this bout, fighter took a clear advantage in landing many of his strong left threw enough jabs and power the first round. Both threw accu hooks. The second round started shots to Dufly's body to give him rate punches and hit home with quickly and fiercely and gave the split-decision victory. some of them. Forr a chance to pepper Leary's Calderone alternated between In the second round, Oddy's body with his uppercuts. Forr's a right-handed and left-handed right hand helped him land some power also kept Leary at a dis stance and was able to dodge straight shots to Cugliari's head. tance. most of Duffy's power punches Oddy would wait until his oppo The third round again started until the third round. Duffy nent attacked and then counter fast but slowed, and neither fight mounted a charge late in the punch with his right. Cugliari er was able to pressure the other rinal round but Calderone had came back in the third round, significantly. scored enough early to withstand pressuring Oddy all over the ring, the comeback. but Oddy ended the round in dra 1551b. "It was tough to win once and matic fashion, landing four Dan "You're In the Lion's Den even tougher to win twice straight hard rights to Cugliari's Now" Rodgers def. Bret "The because everyone's going after head as the round expired. Mail Never Stops" Shapot you," said Calderone, a senior Rodgers' size and hard right who was also a champion last PHIL HUDELSON!The Observer 1401b. hook led the way in this win by year. "It's just a great way to go Kris Perez, left, and Christopher Hartstein trade punches during Kris "EI Azteca" Perez def. unanimous decision. Rodgers put out, knowing that I'll probably the 140-pound final Saturday. Perez won a unanimous decision. Christopher Hartstein Shapot on the mat in the middle never step into a ring like that Perez's power led him to a of the first round with a hard again." ance. Lee appeared to tire in the pletely overmatching his oppo unanimous victory. right, but Shapot bounced right third round but was still able to nent in the third round. Perez put a lot of pressure on back up, smiling, and the fight 1651b. bloody his overmatched opponent Midway through the second, Hartstein, forcing him around the continued. Preston Carter def. Michael before the fight was ealled. Stypula landed a long combina ring and using his exceptionally Rodgers had a slight height Smith tion, paused and stepped back, hard punches to keep Hartstein advantage over Shapot, meaning After Carter landed an array of 1801b. then landed a straight left that from accomplishing anything most of Shapot's best punches hooks and straight power punch Dan Ward def. Leo Rubinkowski sent Burns sprawling to the can offensive. were body shots. It also meant es to Smith's head, the referee Dan Ward won a unanimous vas. Stypula tried to put his oppo The second round saw more of Rodgers landed more shots to the was forced to slop the fight 1:15 decision to take homo his second nent away soon after but Burns the same. Perez would capitalize head. Shapot overcame this to into the third round. title in three years. responded with a powerful com on the opening every time land some strong lefts to Carter came out firing, landing In the first round, Ward, a sen bination of his own just before Hartstein threw a punch. Rodgers' face in the second several devastating combinations ior captain, defended himself well the bell sounded. Hartstein started landing some round. in the early rounds. Even after against the taller Rubinkowski Stypula regained his compo punches in the beginning of the Rodgers landed two successive having his own nose bloodied in and countered most of the punch surfl and dispatched his opponent third round, but by the end hard rights to the side of Shapot's the second round, Carter did not es his opponent threw at him. As early in the final round, forcing Perez's power was too much for head early in the third round. relflnt, attacking his overmatched the light went on, Ward remained the referee to stop the fight 34 him. Perez was too quick defen Later in the round, he would take opponent's face and body. in control and landed several seconds in. sively for Hartstein as well, bob complete control, landing numer "It felt really good," said Carter, long combinations on his way to bing his head and keeping ous hard rights over Shapot's who also garnered Best Boxer victory. Super Heavyweight Hartstein from getting a bead on lowered gloves. The referee honors for the tournament. Ward displayed good ofl'ensive Tony Cunningham def. Pat him. stopped the fight and looked like "It was a good light, so it was technique in the decisive third Mcinerney he was going to call it, but at very satisfying to win." round and was able to bloody Cunningham gained the upper 1451b. Shapot's insistence, he let it con Rubinkowski's face. hand early and held on to earn Lawrence "The Boston tinue. 1701b. "That's a great way to cap off the split-decision victory. Massacre" Sullivan def. Mike Despite his insistence on going Steven Hansen def. Conor my Bengal Bouts career," said Cunningham landed several com "I'm On the Poster" Hennig the distance, Shapot was unable Mclaughlin Ward, who was the default cham binations to Mcinerney's body in Sullivan won one of the most to make up any ground on the Hansen set the tone for this pion as a sophomore and a split the first round and used powerful exciting fights of the night in a score sheets. fight soon after the opening bell decision loser in the finals last right hooks to keep Mcinerney unanimous decision. as he trapped McLaughlin year. away from him as the fight wore Hennig's upper-body movement Parfait Mwez def. Ryan "Seoul against the ropes several times "It's an incredible feeling of on. was very good in the first round, Man" Smith and repeatedly pieced together personal fulfillment to win an Mcinerney appeared to have keeping Sullivan from landing Mwez won the split-decision overpowering combinations. The actual championship bout." more left in the tank during the many punches to the head. The bout that saw many changes in referee stopped the fight 1:57 third round, but Cunningham fighters used the entire ring and momentum and no domination into the second round after Heavyweight landed enough punches to bloody moved quickly and often. Sullivan by either fighter. Hansen cornered his opponent Stu Stypula def. Pat Burns his opponent and get the win. took advantage of Hennig's low Mwez's combinations were and launched a series of techni Both fighters came out of their ered defenses at the end of the working well in the first round. cal punches to the head and body. corners aggressively, and the two second round and was finally Although Smith hit Mwez hard in "It felt amazing to have all that traded punches for much of the Contact Bill Brink at able to land some hard punches. the second round, Mwez's jab hard work and training pay off first two rounds. But the quicker [email protected] and Both fighters were exhausted became a larger factor and and not have to go to a third Stypula was able to land more Fran Tolan at in the third round and struggling helped his combinations become round," Hansen said. punches early on before com- [email protected] just to throw a punch, but even more effective. Smith con Sullivan had more stamina. Both tinued to be aggressive, taking 1751b. fighters wrapped up often, forc advantage when Mwez lowered Mike Lee def. Andrew Massari ing most of the punches in the his hands. Lee landed a monster one-two round to be thrown from close Smith came out hard in the combination 1 :48 into the final range. third round and threw his hooks round, making it his third light in Sullivan said conditioning hard and often, striking Mwez a row that had to be stopped pre played a large role in the match, with a good number of them. maturely. and thought his training with the Mwez was exhausted at the end Massari had a reach advantage Marine ROTC aided him greatly. of the round and had trouble but was unable to keep his oppo "Running with the Marines throwing a punch, but had done nent away from his body every morning is good - it leaves enough in the earlier rounds to throughout the bout. 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THE OBSERVER Monday, March 5, 2007 PORTS page 24 FOOTBALL RECRUITING Weis nabs two Indiana recruits over weekend Braxton Cave said they would campus. start - its Jeff Samardzija all does." By KEN FOWLER play for Goodman is a 6-foot-4, 185- over again," said Mike Frank, Cave, a 6-foot-4, 290-pound Sports Editor the Irish See Also pound junior at Bishop who covers Notre Dame center at Penn High School, on the day Dwenger High School. He recruiting for IrishEyes.com. also had an offer from Notre Dame landed its sec f o r m e r "Loftus hosts caught 44 passes for nine "He's got a very, very similar Michigan. Frank said Cave had ond and third verbal commit N ° t r e NFL workouts" touchdowns and more than type of game that Jeff had. scheduled a trip to Florida, ments of the Class of 2012 at D a m e 800 yards last season. He's a guy who's faster than a where the Gators likely would the team's junior day Sunday. q u a r t e r - page 20 His frame, agility and com lot of people think he should have offered him a scholarship Both Fort Wayne wide back Brady plexion remind some of former be. lie's really quick. You also to play in Gainesville, but the receiver John Goodman and Q u i n n Irish receiver Jeff Samardzija. don't often see a guy his size Mishawaka offensive lineman worked out for NFL scouts on "The comparisons already move side to side the way he see CAVE/page 20 ND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL BASEBALL Bedeviled Irish beat Irish make quiet exit Nebraska in first round; NCAA bid no longer a given to save trip By JAY FITZPATRICK Sports Writer By DEIRDRE KRASU:LA Sports Writer HARTFORD, Conn. -With 5.5 seconds remaining and Notre Dame dropped its first DePaul leading by three, Blue two games in the Stetson Demons guard Allie Quigley Invitational Friday and sank a pair of free throws to Saturday but looked like a dif ice a 76-71 win Saturday over ferent team as it sailed past No. Notre Dame in the first round 7 Nebraska Sunday. of the Big East tournament. Junior Brett Lilley led the Down the stretch, Quigley Irish from the lead off position hit several key shots for going 4-for-5 from the plate en DePaul, scoring her team's route to the 16-6 victory over last eight points. She finished the Cornhuskers. with 28 points on 7-of-14 The Irish scored five times in shooting and made all 12 free the first inning and seven in the throws she attempted. sixth. Freshman A.J. Pollock, "Taking it to the basket, I back in the lineup at the No. 2 felt confident knowing that my spot, hit 3-for-4 with a walk, teammates were going to be three runs scored and an RBI. there to get the rebound and "[Lilley and Pollock] were on move the ball around," base all the time - running the Quigley said of her play at the bases well," Notre Dame coach AP Dave Schrage said. 'They were DePaul guard Jenna Rubino wards off Notre Dame's Melissa Lechlitner in the second half of the see DEVILS/page 21 Blue Devils' 76-71 win Saturday in the first round of the Big East tournament in Hartford, Conn. see LILLEY/page 21 MEN'S BASKETBALL BENGAL BouTs Falls drops 22 in final Bouts champs are crowned regular season game Navare avenges 2006 loss to Izaguirre with 66 anyway. Notre Dame defeats The win improved Notre split decision victory Rutgers on the road Dame's record to 23-6 overall and 11-5 in the Big East. The 23 By BILL BRINK and to finish 23-6 overall wins are the most in a regular FRAN TOLAN season in coach Mike Brey's Sports Writers tenure and the 11 conference vic By CHRIS KHOREY tories are tied for the most in Associate Sports Editor Irish Big East history. Sagar Navare took the first Senior captain Colin Falls, who fight of the night Saturday in a As far as Notre Dame's Big East led the Irish with 22 points split decision against Chris tournament position was con Saturday, said .Notre Dame Izaguirre. cerned, Saturday's game was dropped a few games it could Both lighters fought the first meaningless. have won, notably against St. round conserv-atively and Just a few minutes before tip John's and South Florida, but although Navare was slightly off, Villanova defeated Syracuse, overall he was pleased with the more aggressive, neither landed giving No. 17/22 Notre Dame team's season. many punches. The fighting PHIL HUDELSON{The Observer fourth place in the Big East and a "There were a few that slipped opened up near the end of the Tommy Forr, left, winds up for a hook during his victory over bye in the conference tourna away, but we're pretty happy round, when Izaguirre landed a sophomore Joseph Leary at the Joyce Center Saturday night. ment no matter what happened with our record," Falls said after • few combinations. Izaguirre against Rutgers at the Louis the win Saturday. took over in the second round, more intense - Navare landed year in the quarterfinals, so Brown Athletic Center in Falls also said he was happy to three times landing a body-to two successive shots to Navare felt he had a better idea Piscataway, N.J. get a win at the Brown Center, head combination that culmi Izaguirre's head, and Izaguirre of how Izaguirre would attack. But the Irish found their own where Notre Dame had lost its nated in a left hook to Navare's struck home with several solid "Last year, he'd let me come motivation and dispatched the head. hooks and crosses. .oyermatc.Q.ed. Scarlet Knights 73- see BYE/ page 22 The third round became much The two fighters fought last see CHAMPS/page 22 .... •. ' . . . ' ...... ·.. · ''. ... . ·stypuia Hansen ~- McGill . . .. ·, . ,• .• .. ' . l page 2 The Observer+ BEN GAL BOUTS Friday, March 2, 2007 Despite missing frosh Bouts, Stypula still captain said. "I decided to go f<>r it just !or his sncond light. and get some punches on·. they'll another hour doing administrative By ERIC RETTER the heck of it, see what it was all "He rmninded me of Drago from have to take some time to re work. As a result, the captain said Associare Sporrs Ediror about." Rocky, and he took it to me," adjust their entire defense and he doesn't do much else outside of In that one-year interim, Stypula said. "I prided myself on ommse and hopnfully by that time, school and boxing. Senior captain Stu Stypula's Stypula was also able to recruit that light on being pretty much I can switch again." "I was going to do Swing-Club, friends didn't box his freshman some of his buddies, including the only opponent ol"l Bartels! that llowever, Stypula feels that the but I ended up not getting to as year. Steve I lansen and Mike I Iennig - didn't get knocked out other than major advantage from his many meetings as I wanted to - As a result, neither did he. both of whom are also now cap his finals light against [ehampion ambidextrous efl'orts has come in a Ia zero," he said. "I kinda wussed out and decid tains - to at least t:heck out the Jiml Christoforetti." practice. Being lnf't-handed, he In a way, his singular locus has ed not to do it," Stypula said. "I program. Since his opening lights, Stypula would get turnnd around while helped Stypula prepare for his didn't really want to do it alone They all liked what they saw. has worked extensively on his trying to demonstrate proper ultimate objective - advancing to because I didn't know anyone "[When] we started going over, technique and ring strategy. A technique to rig/Hies. his first Bengal Bouts finals and doing it." it turned out to be pretty awe self-described "brawler" in his "It turned out that the biggest winning the tournament. By the time boxing season rolled some, so I stuck with it," Stypula novice year, Stypula has focused advantage for me was when I was "It's a pretty big deal for me," around the next year, Stypula was said. his elli>rts on improving his pres working with other guys," Stypula he said. ''I'm excited about a ready to put on the gloves. That year, Stypula advanced to ence of mind in the ring. said. "I could hold targets in a chance to get to the finals, and I "I remembered I had thought the quarterfinals be!i>re falling to "My focus is on my boxing tech right-handed stance, and it helped think this is probably my best about doing it freshman year," he graduate student Doug Bartels in niqun and trying to bncome a bet me not get quite so confusnd." chance, and obviously it's my last ter boxer," he said. "Not necessar Among other things, holding chance." ily a stronger boxer or a faster mitts and working with younger A contingent of his family plans boxer, but what you would call a boxers is one of Stypula's roles a..c; to be on campus this weekend, smarter boxer, being able to pull a captain. lie feels both of those and Stypula anticipates lighting in off eombinations and havn a things have helped him grow as a front of them Saturday evening in repertoire ofpunehes." boxer. the finals. Toward that end, Stypula fi:1els "It poses a sort of challengn, but "It's sort of a lot of.pressme, but that he has made serious strides. at the same timn I'm exposed to a !like the challenge," he said. "Sophomore year, I used to ... lot more, as opposed to being a lit In striving toward his goal, a throw punches and kind of hope tle morn isolated as an individual part of Stypula wishes he had ven not to get hit as much as the other boxer," hn said. tured to the Joyce Center alone as guy," Stypula said. "Now I feel like The work has helped him a freshman to begin his boxing I can plan out my lights a IHtle bit improve over last season, when eareer. and go in with a few tricks up my he advanced to the semifinals "It's not that I regret !not box sleeve of things I want to work on before losing to eventual champi ing!, but I feel like if I had done it, dming the light;" on Jell' Golen. And this season, he it would have been a lot differ One of those tricks was for is the most confident he ha..c; been. ent," he said. "I feel like I definite Stypula - a natural lefty - to "I sort of got stuck in the middle ly would have benefited from teach himself how to light right of losing the lights I was supposed competing freshman year ... at handed. In his quarterfinal bout to lose and winning the fights I least my progression would have against Andrew Lorenz, Stypula was supposed to win, so I never gotten me to the point where if I briefly switched from his south really broke out," he said. was junior year where I am now, I paw style and fought from a tradi "!Monday] night was my first fight feel like my senigr year would tional stance. where I felt good about it." have been a lot stronger." ALLISON AMBROSE/The Observer "I actually feel! have a stronger In addition to getting his daily Senior Stu Stypula shows off part of his grueling workout, the one jab right-handed," Stypula said. workout in, whieh is often upward Contact Eric Retter at handed pushup. Stypula faces junior Pat Bums in the finals Saturday. "If I can switch [stances! quickly of three hours, Stypula spends [email protected] Former hockey player Hennig vents aggression in the ring follow a similar route as he credited his success that year best experience at ND, and in Chicago next year, Hennig By GREG ARBOGAST searched for a Division III to his "natural tenacity." other than the money that said he hopes to return to Sports Writer school that would allow him to "Watching the Bouts my goes to charity, the training is Notre Dame during next year's continue his hockey career, but freshman year helped me real the best part of the Bouts," Bouts to give advice to the new His arm reared back, ready he ultimately decided to sacri ize how much of" it is natural Hennig said. "I think pushing class of Irish boxers. to strike, and the end result fice hockey for the opportunity tenacity," !Iennig said. "Seeing yourself and pushing others - Hennig also talked of finding was a blow of such force that to attend Notre Dame. the success people had just working toward the common a gym in Chicago that would the victim needed stitches. "It came to down to hockey being aggressive made me goal of improving yourselves allow him to continue boxing Two-year old Bobby Hennig at a Division III school or going realize that I could be success - brings you all closer togeth in some fashion. had just been hit by a to Notre Dame, and it really ful even if I wasn't the best er, and I have met some of my For someone with the atti launched toy car, and the wasn't a hard decision," technical boxer." best friends through boxing." tude of Mike Hennig, that's just thrower, older brother Mike, Hennig said. "Notre Dame That's not to say that Hennig The solidarity that llnnnig the outlet he needs. was in a lot of trouble with his gives you so much more was unconcerned with the feels with the other boxers will parents. opportunity." finer points of boxing. His loss keep him involved with Bengal Contact Greg Arbogast at Nineteen years later, senior With hockey no longer in the to McCann left him hungrier Bouts after graduation. Living [email protected] co-captain Mike picture, Hennig than ever to improve his tech Hennig is throw- needed to find a nique with the goal of taking ing punches new scratch for his success one fight further. instead of projec "Watching the his aggressive Over the next year, Hennig tile,s, but the Bouts my itch. The answer transformed himself into a tenacity and freshman year came during his smart boxer to complement his aggressiveness freshman year tenacity, competitiveness and that caused helped me realize when Hennig aggressiveness. lie learned to Hennig to fight how much of it is attended Bengal dictate the pace of the fight by with his two natural tenacity." Bouts and real conserving his energy rather younger brothers ized the emotion than throwing as many punch on a daily basis is inherent to the es as he could. This change still present more Mike Hennig competition. left Hennig fresh rather than than ever. Bengal Bouts captain "It was really exhausted in the final round. Initially, Hennig intense and The end result was a smart, found an outlet for exciting, and you hungry and technically sound his aggression in another sport could tell the guys were com boxer, and the results were with high levels of physical peting with all their heart," seen the following year. In his contact - hockey. A figure Hennig said. "That's ultimately junior year, Hennig dominated skater growing up, Hennig's what sports are about." the 140-pound weight class mom enrolled her sons in fig With a new outlet for his winning every fight by unani ure skating at age two. From aggressive side in hand, mous decision or knoek-out on the moment he saw other kids Hennig set out to learn a sport his way to the title. This sea playing hockey, Hennig real in which he had never partici son. Hennig has moved up to ized he was only meant to be pated save for the occasional the 145-pound division, but on the ice if he was holding a punch thrown between sib the results havn changed little stick. lings. Hennig joined Bengal as he has breeznd his way into In high school, Hennig Bouts his sophomore year. the semi-finals. played for his school's team all along with close friends and While Hennig admits to fenl four years, and he also was a now fellow captains Stephen ing more pressure to pnrform member of a club AAA team Hansen and Stu Stypula. this year, the title(s) will not from his sophomore through Although a rough and unfin even be his fondnst memory of his sei1ior year. Many members ished product the spring of his his participation in Bengal of AAA teams proceed to play sophomore year, !Iennig man Bouts. That honor instead goes one year in Juniors before aged to make the finals in the to thn elose relationships that obtaining a scholarship with a 140-pound weight class before Hennig has formed with his KELLY HIGGINSfThe Observer Division I school. falling in a split decision to fellow boxers. Senior Bengal Bouts captain Mike Hennig celebrates his 140- Hennig appeared ready to junior Mike McCann. Hennig "Bengal Bouts has been my pound championship last year. ------;-. . '• Friday, March 2, 2007 · The Observer+ BEN GAL BOUTS page 3 An unlikely president to forget what you've learned - a how they could juggle all the dif of people, it's neat to be a part of lot of guys will step into that ring ferent tasks that went into Bengal that." and get overwhelmed with their Bouts as well as have a social life Two alumni have been particu emotions." and do well in school. They've larly influential to him: Tom McGill lost to his more experi been such great boxers, such great Suddes, who travels to campus enced opponent in a split decision. people." from his hometown of Dublin, His opponent went on to win the As president, McGill has invested Ohio, to help train boxers, and weight class, but that didn't con a huge amount of time in the Terry Johnson, a lawyer from sole McGill. Looking back, he said Bouts, describing his job as "mak Chicago who helps finance and he was frustrated that he forgot his ing sure it works as smoothly as organize the tournament. style of boxing once he got into the possible." "They really support the cap ring and didn't fight as well as he He said he trains for about three tains and take a lot of the work could have. hours every day, and spends sever load off us," McGill said. "Without "One of the big obstacles I al more hours working with the these two guys, the Bengal Bouts learned [to adapt to] was not to let managers, captains, coaches, would definitely not be as success the whole environment take over RecSports and other boxers to ful as it has been." you," he said. "You have to step coordinate the tournament. When McGill took a job with into that ring and acclimate your For example, during the tourna British Petroleum in Chicago, he self to the environment but also ment it is imperative to have EMTs knew he would be able to come remember everything you've present and to ensure that both back for the Bouts - something he learned. You have to take that rush boxers in the ring have someone in said was a factor in the decision. and use it to build up the adrena their corner to offer water, advice For McGill, the memories of line." and encouragement. Bengal Bouts are something he Those months of training had There's always something for will take with him forever, and he gone for just a few minutes in the McGill to be working on - but he looks forward to coming back and ring. For McGill, it was dishearten manages to keep it going by being helping as an alumnus. ing at first, but eventually, he used organized. "I couldn't even really tell you the fight as motivation to train "[Bengal Bouts] really helps you what classes I took or who the pro even harder for the next year. with time management," he said. fessors were for each class [fresh "I had worked so hard to achieve "I have to organize my entire life man year]," he said. "But I can tell something, and I didn't get there," around being down in the boxing you minute-by-minute the first he said. gym. I have to make sure I can do time I stepped into the boxing ring A'l a sophomore, McGill made it well in school but still spend a few and how that felt and the emotions to the semifinals before losing, hours every day in the gym work that were involved with that. I look again to the eventual champion. ing on technique or helping other down the road ten years from now, Finally, last year, he won his guys, and also working on the ·and I know I had a great tin1e at weight class. Going into senior logistics of the tournament." Notre Dame and that I challenged year, however, his focus wasn't just Do all those hours of responsibil myself academically, but some of on fighting and winning again. He ity pay off? For McGill, it's an my fondest memories will be goof was named president, and that unconditional yes. ing out down in the gym and step brought a whole new set of duties "It's a huge responsibility, but it<; ping into the ring and boxing." into his ring. well worth it," he said. "You see And what about his dad, who how much money you've raised will be in the stands with other "As president, your tasks and,You can help out so many peo family members this week? increase enormously" ple. "He's come to be very comfort KELLY HIGGINS/The Observer Bengal Bouts president Andrew McGill celebrates his 145-pound Devotion to the Bengal Bouts able with me in the ring every day championship last year. McGill defeated Tommy Forr for the title. program has been key for McGill. Moving on boxing other guys," McGill said. "Boxing - especially with After this year, McGill will join "He agrees that joining Bengal Bengal Bouts, and especially as the thousands of Bengal Bouts Bouts is the best thing I could have way. captain and president, it's really alumni around the country. done at Notre Dame with the peo McGill disobeyed his about commitment," McGill said. "Each person who's been part of ple I've met and the things I've father to join the "I realized these guys weren't "You have to be really committed the Bengal Bouts is willing to go been able to accomplish." that much better than I was" to the program and to the training. completely out of their way to help club he now heads McGill had played soccer and You may win a match, but you you out," he said. "Joining that Contact Kate Gales at golf and skied prior to his Bengal won't win the tournament." community is such a great group [email protected] The long-term goals of Bengal By KATE GALES Bouts experience. But nothing pre pared him for the first punches Bouts especially resonate with its Associate Sports Editor and that inaugural trip into the fundraising aspect. This year's ring. tournament, according to McGill, Driving away from Zahm's His freshman year was an eye had raised over $100,000 before freshman orientation, Andrew opening experience, as he joined expenses. McGill has been involved McGill's father's last words the squad to get in shape and with various service organizations were about the Bengal Bouts. learn to box as a workout, not as for years. In high school, he was in They were an admonition to competition. the Key Club and did other volun his son not to compete in the "Once we started throwing teer work. As president of the boxing tournament. punches [in practice] and learning Bengal Bouts, he recognizes the "One of the last things he said how to block them, I realized these importance of raising money for to me when he was leaving guys weren't that much better the Holy Cross mission in campus was that he didn't want than I was," he said, recalling his Bangladesh and has used his lead me to join Bengal Bouts," the first boxing practices. "They had ership role to educate others about senior president and captain more skill, but I could compete this. recalled. "He thought I would with them - and if I committed "You only realize this when you join the club and break my myself to the program, I would be get to be a senior - all the money nose, hurt myself all the time - able to do well in the program." that's raised goes such a long that it wouldn't be good physi McGill threw himself into train way," McGill said. "We've done a cally for me." ing. huge amount of fundraising so far. McGill had already expressed "That was the turning point Knowing that all this money is an interest in the Bouts thanks when I decided that I was going to going toward such a great cause to a fellow Erie, Pa., native - do it and would work to winning really inspires you to go out and Rob Joyce, who had boxed at [the tournament] eventually," he encouraged me to keep putting in Notre Dame before McGill said. all this time to help these people." enrolled in the University. Mter months of work, McGill In Bangladesh, the Holy Cross At the first activities night, entered the tournament seeded mission runs a university, hospital despite his father's stern warn third in the 140-pound weight and shelter for women, among ing, McGill decided to join the class after a first-round bye. other projects. boxing club. His opponent was a veteran "It's such an extensive mission "A couple of my friends and I fighter who had already won his and without the Bengal Bouts they decided we would sign up and preliminary fight. wouldn't be able to accomplish join the club, but we never real "Getting in the ring, stepping in half as much as it does right now," ly planned on actually boxing in there under the lights, hearing the McGill said. "That's very reward the tournament," he said. "I crowd and knowing that every sin ing." originally wanted to get in gle pair of eyes is looking right at The goal itself was also reward shape and learn how to box, but you ... it really changes all the ing for McGill. He said that as a I thought I'd actually just get dimensions of the fight," he said. freshman, he set a goal of being beaten up by all the people who Adjusting from training in the president of the Bengal Bouts. were part of the program." basement with your teanunates to "My favorite memory of the McGill now finds himself lead fighting in front of arena crowds Bout<; was when I first found out I ing more than 200 amateur was difficult - a common experi was going to be president," he boxers through grueling work ence for beginners. said. "It was a goal I had commit outs, fighting techniques and "It's really exciting but it also ted myself to when I decided I was fundraising activities as well as makes you incredibly nervous to really going to do boxing .... I organizing the event with other be in that environment and experi always looked up to the guys, my ALLISON AMBROSE/The Observer leaders. ence those people watching you," freshman and sophomore year Bengal Bouts president Andrew McGill demonstrates his pull-up He wouldn't have it any other McGill said. "You have a tendency and junior years. I was amazed at technique. McGill fell to Dan Rodgers in a split decision Wednesday. ---'-----~--~'~- page 4 The Observer+ BEN GAL BOUTS Friday, March 2, 2007 129-pounds 135-pounds CHRIS IZAGUIRRE VS. SAGAR NAVARE PAUL ODDYVS CHRIS CUGLIARI Izaguirre received a bye in the first round and Oddy recorded two knockouts in his first two fights. defeated Nathan Serazin in the quarterfinals in a Oddy's go-to punch is his forceful right hook, followed PICKS lopsided fight. Next up was defending champion PICKS by his thunderous uppercut. Although he lacked Matt Gelchion. Izaguirre was not intimidated and superb blocking technique in his frrst fights, he vastly PAT O'BRIEN pulled out a split-decision victory. Izaguirre's PAT O'BRIEN improved his defense and counterpunching in the Izaguirre strength proved to be his ability to block counter- Oddy semifinal match. LORENZO REYES punches. - LORENZO REYES Cugliari recorded a split decision over Glen Navare also was able to rest during the first Gutierrez and advanced in the quarterfmals due to a Izaguirre round and went on to best Danny Wemple in the Cugliari walkover. Conor Cain fell next as Cugliari used his BILL BRINK quarterfmals. In the semifinals, Navare claimed a BILL BRINK excellent technique and footwork to come out on top. victory over Will Marra through the use of his pow Cugliari has a very tactical and precise style, accu Izaguirre erful jab-hook combinations. Navare, however, will Oddy rately using his jab to target both the head and the have to work on his defensive tactics against the body. Watch for Oddy's power against Cugliari's accurate, pinpointing Izaguirre. sound defense. :140-pounds 145-pounds KRIS PEREZ VS CHRIS HARTSTEIN LAWRENCE SULLIVAN VS MIKE HENNIG Perez sent Joey Brown to the mat in the quarterfi Hennig used his speed and agility to dominate nals and unanimously defeated Eric Feduska in the his way through his first two fights. His punches PICKS semifinals. Perez has been known to target both the PICKS land with such quickness that opponents are head and the body, and effectively counterpunch. ~: PAT O'BRIEN PAT O'BRIEN rarely able to defend themselves. When his opponents dropped their hands, Perez Sullivan knocked out Jim Duffy in the first i Hartstein made them pay. Hennig round, but had more of a stuggle in defnating "''LORENZO REYES Hartstein entered the finals with a unanimous vic LORENZO REYES Steven Sushinsky on Monday. The two fighters ~~~:.: tory over Michael Johnston in the semifinals. dealt punches back and forth that almost made it Perez Although Hartstein did not defend well in his first Sullivan a draw. Sullivan bounced back to earn a unani BILL BRINK fight, he improved his technique and became a BILL BRINK mous decision over Phillip llieks in the semis. stronger fighter. He also exhibits quick one-two com Sullivan will try to slow the tempo of this fight, Hartstein binations stemming from his jab. Hartstein will need Hennig but Henning's speed may not allow him to do so. to continue his defensive improvement when he faces If Sullivan can slow the pace, Hennig may get the quick and powerful Perez. frustrated. 150-pounds 155-pounds .(j r.~ TOMMY FORR VS JOSEPH LEARY DAN RODGERS VS BRET SHAPOT Senior Tommy "One Two Three" Forr is one of This fight features two freight trains on a colli-i the most feared fighters in the Bouts. He won in the sion course. PICKS preliminaries in a one-sided match stopped by the PICKS Hodgers did not see the second round in the first referee in the second round. His next fight foatured two fights. His preliminary and second-round fights PAT O'BRIEN more of the same as the official had to pause the PAT O'BRIEN had to be stopped early due to Rodgers' speed and Forr match numerous times .after the right-hander land Rodgers punching ability. The shocker came when Rodgers ed huge haymakers in the late rounds. beat Bengal Bouts president Andrew McGill in a LORENZO REYES Sophomore Joseph "Thor's Hammer" Leary LORENZO REYES split decision Wednesday. Forr pounded his opponents so far, winning all of his Rodgers Junior southpaw Bret Shapot has done much of early fights. His second fight was the most impres the same in the Bouts this year. He hammered his BILL BRINK sive as Leary took down senior Kevin Hederman in BILL BRINK opponents in two unanimous decisions and a match Forr three rounds. Leary's combos were too much for Rodgers stopped in the second round. Hederman's single punches. Forr will have to use This could be the best fight of the finals. his power to attempt to stop the multiple blows from Leary. Photo illustrations by Dustin Mennella and Jeff Albert Friday, March 2, 2007 The Observer+ BEN GAL BOUTS page 5 160-pounds -poun s PARFAIT MWEZ VS RYAN SMITH CHRIS CALDERONE VS ALEX DUFFY PICKS Mwez and Smith come in to this fight with simi PICKS Calderone defeated James Creighton to advance toj:( lar resumes. Both are seniors that have won three the semifinals, where he earned a split-decision vic-· ~· PAT O'BRIEN close bouts. In fact, both fighters have won two PAT O'BRIEN tory over Bryan Marek. Calderone has been the Mwez split decisions and each has one unanimous three Calderone aggressor in his fights, however his blocking tactics round victory to his credit. seem to come second to his offensive attack at times. · LORENZO REYES Mwez will have to use his footspeed and quick LORENZO REYES DuffY has displayed great patience and excellent Mwez punches effectively if he wants to beat Smith. Duffy tactical technique. He uses his jab masterfully to set BILL BRINK Smith needs to come in punching hard and not BILL BRINK up his right hook. He also displays incredible foot lose any of his energy going into the third round. If work. DuffY will try to use his precise jab to upset Mwez he gets a lead, he has to fmish solidly. Calderone Calderone. -poun s 170-pounds RESTON CARTER VS MICHAEL SMITH STEVE HANSEN VS CON OR MCLAUGHLIN PICKS Carter knocked off Jeff Skorup and Matt Decker PICKS Hanson depends on his power, specifically his on his way to the finals. Carter's strengths include hook, to throw ofl' his opponents and take con PAT O'BRIEN his footwork and his agility as well as his quick PAT O'BRIEN trol of the fight. He can attack, then wait until Carter combinations. His defensive tactics are also sound, McLaughlin his opponent throws a shot to capitalize. creating opportunities for his counterpunches. McLaughlin also has a powerful right hook and LORENZO REYES Smith unanimously defeated all three of his oppo LORENZO REYES. a technically sound style. He put an opponent on Smith nents. Smith has scored early, and then relied on his Hansen the mat earlier in the bouts by taking advantage defense. He likes to comer his opponents against of his momentarily low defenses. BILL BRINK the ropes and finish them off. This fight should boil BILL BRINK Both fighters hit hard; expect a third round full Smith down to who wants the championship more. Hansen of solid head shots. 175-pounds -poun s MIKE LEE VS ANDREW MASSARI DAN WARD VS LEO RUBINKOWSKI PICKS Lee is a quick, powerful fighter who puts his oppo PICKS Ward has a long reach and good footwork, effec nent on the defense from the first bell. Lee can strike tively keeping his opponents in the outside part o PAT O'BRIEN haid with both hands and his superior footwork pre PAT O'BRIEN the ring. His punches are quick and accurate. Lee vents his opponent from getting within range. Massari's Ward Rubinkowski has a strong left cross with superi defense sets him apart from other fighters-getting a or reach, that wreaks havoc on opponents who try LORENZO REYES solid shot on him is difficult and done at his opponent's LORENZO REYES to get inside. Since Rubinkowski is left-handed, his Lee peril. He boxes smart and waits for his opportunities to Rubinkowski jab comes from the opposite side, which prevents BILL BRINK attack. Lee, more of a free swinger, will face a tough BILL BRINK opponents from effectively using their own jabs. defense, but Massari may have to abandon his conser Ward will control the ring, but if Rubinkowski Lee vative style to counter Lee's hooks. can land his cross, Ward will be in trouble. ~;. iliill±:~~~~~~ eavyweig t Super Heavyweight STU STYPULA VS PAT BURNS TONY CUNNINGHAM VS PAT MCINERNEY PICKS Stypula has a quick fighting style and employs lots of PICKS Cunningham has a very deliberate fighting style, not movement and change of direction. Because he is a moving much and often waiting until his opponent PAT O'BRIEN lefty, his punches will come from a different angle than PAT O'BRIEN attacks to retaliate. When he does attack, however, hi'> Burns Burns is used to. Burns' punches are quick, powerful Cunningham punches are. accurate and some of the hardest in the and relentless. He doesn't let up on his opponent, forc tournament. Mcinerney's defense is strong, rarely LORENZO REYES "ing him around the ring and into the ropes as he lands LORENZO REYES allowing a solid shot to the head. He has a solid left Stypula shot after shot to his head and body. · Cunningham hook that keeps opponents at a distance and punishes Burns has a size advantage over Stypula and if he them when they try to come close. Mcinerney has a size BILL BRINK can keep up with Stypula's ring antics, he should pres BILL BRINK advantage, but Cunningham's power may be too much Burns sure him well. Mcinerney for him if the contest becomes a dogfight. page 6 The Observer+ BENGAL BOUTS Friday, March 2, 2007 Former wrestler learned his boxing from Golden Gloves junior captain and moved up But baek in high school, sport. In high school, he would but the [other! guys knew what Calderone worked out eight pounds for his senior sea things were diiTerent. have a few friends watch his they were talking about." in Hempstead, N.Y. son. Calderone finished second in wrestling matches. In Bengal Calderone might not have Now he's an administrator New York in his wrestling Bouts, the arena lights are been in a comfort zone at first, after freshman Bouts boxer, working on a second weight class as a high school dimmed on hundreds of fans as but the 'talent around him and consecutive crown - a far cry $fmior. the spotlight his new men By KEN FOWLER from his grappling days on When he eamo to Notre shines on him tors made it a Sports Editor Long Island. Dame, a former wrPstling and an oppo- perfect fit. He As a senior captain, he teammate at Chaminade Iligh nent. learned proper spends an extra hour or two a School in Mineola, New York - Before he "/ thought it was the techniques and Chris Calderone came to day in the gym to take care of Stephan Vorovina - prodded joined the club, closest thing to styles at the gym Notre Dame as a wrestler, but the business and charity him to join the Bouts. ho was hardly a wrestling." and came back those days are long gone. aspects of Bengal Bouts. He "I thought it was tho elosest boxing fan. Now to Notre Dame Calderone, one of five senior even found himself in the thing to wrestling," Calderone he watches on par with the captains for this year's Boxing depths of the Joyce Center late said. "I actually fell in love with "Friday Night Chris Calderone juniors and sen Club, is the man to beat in the on a Saturday night squeezing it more than I did wrestling." Fights" every Bengal Bouts captain iors. rather than 163-pound weight class. in a workout whenever he Calderone said he likes being week and his sophomore He took the title at 155 as a could. in the limelight of a spectator scours YouTube classmates. and ESPN "I got the feel Classic for clips of Muhammad for how they did in Golden Ali's bouts. Gloves fights," Calderone said. But it's taken time to get to "I put in a hell of a lot of work." that point. During that second season of As a freshman, he took to the boxing, he lost to two-time regimented workouts and the champion and former Boxing thrill of the competition. Club president Galen Loughrey "Any time I got in the ring, I in the semifinals after earning a expected to win," he said. knockout in the first round and That year, Calderone won his a decision in the quarters. first bout on a decision in three I le honed his skills as a junior rounds but fell in the quarterfi and took the title in the 155- nals to Colin Kerrigan. Kerrigan pound weight class. went on to win the weight elass. "Last year my technique kind "To lose really sets you back of came together," he said. "I because you go from a senior in became less of a brawler and high school to the lowly fresh more of a boxer." man out there," Calderone said. In essence, he studied the After a week of low spirits fol sweet science rathnr than box lowing the loss, Calderone ing with abandon. pieked himself up and deeided lie remembers the two losses he better start tr·aining for his he's had and takes them as a sophomore Bouts. He worked lesson. out on campus for the two "In order to succeed, you months following Bengal Bouts need to lose a few times," he and then joined a gym half an said. hour from his home in Floral That's why he's happy he Park, N.Y. joined early. Every weekday, he would lie took his lumps from the train from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. - best and learned from the after his workday - with the defeats. lie has gotten rid of two professionals and the slew most of the .wrestler and of' Golden Gloves fighters at the replaced it with a boxer. facility in Hempstead, N.Y. His wrestling days are gone, "The first year wa~ really but he's still got one more fight motivating," Calderone said, left in him. DUSTIN MEN NELLA/The Observer elaborating on how the summer Senior Bengal Bouts captain Chris Calderone celebrates his 155-pound championship last year. helped him. "I was the only Contact Ken Fowler at Calderone trained at the Golden Gloves gym in Hempstead, N.Y. before his sophomore Bouts. white guy in the whole place, kfowler 1 @nd.edu Ward experienced the sweet science early in life Former Bouts fighter James Ward showed his brother, current senior Dan, the ropes in impromptu home battles compete in his third champi the sports has its limits. and why things are done the to Vandenberg Air Force Base By ERIC RETTER onship bout Saturday night. "Boxing is different than any way they (J.re and how much in Santa Maria, Calif. He com Associate Sports Editor Since those brotherly rumbles other sport," he said. "You work is actually involved getting pared the base experience to years ago, Ward has come a could be in great shape, you something like this organized." that of a college campus. When Dari Ward's older long way. could be in marathon shape and If' anyone, Ward would know "All your necessities are right brother, James, was a student "When you put gloves on the eome to a boxing_ workout and something about being organ there," he said. at Notre Dame, he would come first time, you lose awareness of be aead in a half an hour just ized. In addition to the daily For at least the next four home looking to practice the boxing as a sport and you look because the workout's differ hours in the boxing room work years, Ward will live and work boxing he had learned. at it as a light," he said. "I think ent." ing out and training other fight at the base in southern More often than not, the elder that was the learning lesson for In his first year as captain, ers, Ward, who was president California - which is the West Ward, who participated in the me. I would just be trying to Ward has found satisfaction in St. Edward's Hall last year, is an Coast equivalent to Cape Bengal Bouts for three years physically hurt I my brother I. leading those workouts for the Aerospace Engineering major, a Canaveral and specializes in and advanced to the semifinals and boxing is a sport with a younger boxers. member of the Air Force HOTC, launching satellites. his senior season, would turn scoring system." "I like helping guys develop and has participated in interhall ''I'll be an Astronautical his attention to his brother - Now, Ward is known for his and seeing the progress they've soccer and football for four Developmental Engineer," he who was three years his junior. studied approach to the sport. made and watch them build a years. said. "That's my duty title but I "He would want someone to ''I'm much more a student of stronger sense of confidence," "I've also got a girlfriend, really don't know what that practice on, and so he would the sport than I used to be," he he said. which is pretty much like means." beat up on me," Dan Ward said. said. "I watch my opponents Still, Ward found the role to another three credit class in Right now, Ward plans on ful As a result, Dan Ward was pretty carefully, find their be initially daunting. terms of time commitment," he filling his four-year commitment exposed to boxing in high weaknesses, then find ways to "When you have a bright-eyed joked. and then entering civilian life, school, and he felt drawn to the exploit those weaknesses." bushy-tailed freshman ask you As a result, Ward has had to but he has not ruled out a mili sport. Ward compares the mental how to throw a punch or what wisely spend his hours, but at tary career. "I really liked the physical approach to boxing to that of type of diet you should be get the same time, he couldn't live "I've been to a lot of retire aspect of the sport," he said. wrestling, his best sport in high ting ... you cant say 'I don't by a schedule that wasn't busy. ment ceremonies where guys "And I needed a means to school. know,' even though you may not "I've kind of been of the mind have been in for 30 years and defend myself from my brother, ''Mentally, wrestling is a great know,'' he said. "You're expect set that if you're sitting around they'll start out their speech by so a combination of the two preparation," he said. "It's just ed to give an answer. I still feel at your house watching TV at going, 'you know, this was only [drew me to boxing]." you and the other guy out there very amateur to the sport. It's a four in the afternoon, you're supposed to be a four year Since that initial exposure, on the mat, very similar to little bit of an eye opening expe doing something wrong," he run," he said. "Right now I'm Ward has made quite a name being in the ring." rience." said. "This is the only time of just leaving it open ended. I'm for himself in the Bengal Bouts. In fact, Ward would likely But that shock wore off' quick your life where you have the gonna do my four years and if I After not boxing freshman year have tried to follow wrestling if ly. opportunity of an adult but the like what I'm doing I'll stay, if I because of a scheduling conflict, Notre Dame fielded a team, and "I feel very comfortable with freedom of a kid, and I'm of the don't, I'll do something else." Ward won the tournament as a as a result may never have set the program and with the box mindset that you should take sophomore, and advanced to foot in a ring. Still, Ward finds ers [now!." he said. "You see full advantage of that." Contact Eric Retter at the finals as a junior. He will that the comparison between the program from the inside out Next year, Ward will head off [email protected] Friday, March 2, 2007 The Observer+ BENGAL BOUTS. page 7 Hansen bounces back from sophomore illness that half of the people in the Taking on a leadership role Captain sat out 2005 club would train for months has also meant more of a time and fight only a few minutes in commitment for Hansen. The with mononucleosis the tournament. mechanical engineering major "You should realize that the has learned both leadership By KATE GALES journey that you're going on ... and time management through Associate Sports Editor is one of the rewarding aspects his role at the Bouts - some too," Hansen said. thing he said has come up at After months Of training for The Milwaukee native said he job interviews. his first Bengal Bouts tourna enjoyed the training for Bengal "People are pretty ment in 2005, only one thing Bouts. impressed," Hansen said. "It's could keep Steve Hansen out of "I love being in practice and kind of like having a sport on the ring - mononucleosis. getting in the ring with my your resume and you're still "Two or three weeks before teammates," he said. able to hold good grades - the tournament they told me I "Sometimes I feel like I could they know you're able to man couldn't fight, so that was a spar all day long. The physical age your time well." huge letdown," he said. aspect of it and the sporting Hansen has already accepted Hansen joined the Bengal competition aspect is my a job with General Electric and Bouts squad as a sophomore favorite part of it." will be working with MHI scan after playing football and club The relationship with his ners near Milwaukee. The rugby in high school. teammates in Bengal Bouts is · comfort of having post-gradua "I was looking for an activity also a draw for Hansen. Some tion employment means that he and a good workout, and a few of his friends got involved when can relax and devote more time of my friends were doing it too, he did sophomore year, and he to training for the Bouts. and then from there'it just kind found that competition and "I still do my coursework but of escalated," Hansen said. working with teammates was I've decided that I really want After recovering from mono, part of what kept him coming to put a lot of time and energy the senior captain was 1-1 last back into the ring. into boxing," he said. year, losing in the semifinals of ''I've made some of my best For his senior season, he will the 165-pound weight class, friends through boxing," he have a cheering section of both and won his preliminary match said. family and friends at the Joyce this year at 170. Hansen also has taken on a Center. "''d definitely say it's motiva leadership role as a senior cap "My mom and dad are com KELLY HIGGINS{fhe Observer tion, having lost last year," he tain - which means more than ing down for most of [the Bengal Bouts co-captain Steve Hansen, left, exchanges said. "You definitely want to being featured on posters fights]," he said. "All my house punches with Billy Herdman in last year's 165-pound semifinal. come back and definitely want around campus. As captain, he mates come and watch, I've got to win the tournament this year works with younger boxers. some family flying from D.C. on for my weight class." "The first time someone goes Wednesday and coming in from my senior year and I'm a cap outs and it was for a good But for Hansen, it's not just into the ring they don't do very Pittsburgh." tain - my family fan-base is a cause," he said. "It caught on about winning - it's about the well - they kind of get beat That's quite an entourage, little bigger," he said. as a great way to release ener entire Bengal Bouts experi up," he said. "That's why we but this is Hansen's final year Looking back, Hansen said gy and an exciting way to com ence. He was particularly like to encourage people to get of fighting, and he said his fam some of his best memories are pete with other people." moved by a speech one coach in for the first time with the ily has been very supportive. of his work with the Bengal gave at the beginning of the captains, so the captains can "I would say more people are Bouts. Contact Kate Gales at season, when he pointed out help them improve." coming out this year since it's "I really enjoyed the work- [email protected] ...· _. • I ' ~ ' • .·