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Associate Professor in the Career-minded students Department of Government at should not shy away from a Georgetown University Patrick liberal arts education, profes- Deneen will trade the White sor Mark Roche says, because House for the Golden Dome as students educated in liberal he joins the arts will be faculty at the just as well University of prepared Notre Dame for the real at the begin- world as ning of next those who semester. study busi- Deneen ness. said he was R o c h e , drawn to GRANT TOBIN/The Observer former Notre Dame Members of perform a skit about attire choice during the Keenan Revue in 2011. dean of the because of Patrick Deneen This year’s performance will take place in the for a second straight year. College of Mark Roche its dedication Arts and to building a By KRISTEN DURBIN and the show’s administra- The Revue, a campus tra- Letters, ex- great Catholic research univer- News Writer tors are optimistic about this dition since 1976, is a variety plored this theme in his book sity. He said despite the similar year’s potential acts, Senior show comprised of sketches titled “Why Choose the Lib- religious affiliations between Whether students are Producer Raymo Gallagher and satirical comedy written eral Arts?” for which he re- Georgetown and Notre Dame, he ready or not, the Keenan Re- said. entirely by the residents of ceived the 2011 Frederic W. recognizes a more rigorous com- vue is back with new skits, “We haven’t picked any of Keenan Hall. This year’s in- Ness Book Award. He said he mitment in the latter. new satire and nearly four the final skits yet, but we def- stallment, titled “The Keen- felt the need to express his “I think at Notre Dame there is decades of tradition to up- initely saw some good ones an Revue: The Revue Strikes support of such an education a stronger sense of a community hold. and we found a couple that Back,” will take place Febru- in a public forum. of scholars and students engaged Preparations for the 37th people will remember past ary 9, 10 and 11 at 7 p.m. in “Administrators often give in a common project [than there annual Revue are in full walking out of the Stepan the Stepan Center. abstract, brief and occasion- is at Georgetown] because of a swing after the first round Center doors after the show,” al speeches about the value greater awareness and presence of tryouts this past weekend, Gallagher said. see REVUE/page 5 of the liberal arts, but I give of [Notre Dame’s] Catholic mis- a fuller response,” Roche sion,” he said. said. “My unease [was] with Michael Desch, chair of Notre the sense that even though I Dame’s Department of Political was endorsing the practical Science, said Deneen will join the Club bridges faith, academics argument, education was be- University’s faculty as an associ- ing reduced to the practical. ate professor in the fall of 2012. We hadn’t set our sights lofty He will begin teaching courses By CHRISTIAN MYERS enough.” about American political thought News Writer The Ness Award is bestowed in the department’s recently an- annually by the American nounced new Constitutional A link between the Catho- Association of Colleges and Studies subfield the following lic identity of Notre Dame Universities to the book that spring. and the study of engineer- best contributes to the under- At Georgetown, Deneen taught ing may not seem obvious, standing and further develop- courses in ancient thought, but Notre Dame Students ment of “liberal education,” American thought and religion Empowering through Engi- according to the organiza- and politics. Though he does not neering Development (ND tion’s website. know which specific classes he SEED) bridges the gap — Roche said he was initially will teach at Notre Dame, De- literally and figuratively. driven to explore the real- neen said he hopes to offer an Professor Tracy Kijewski- world applicability of an edu- introductory political philosophy Correa, a faculty advisor for cation in the arts and sciences course. ND SEED, said the group’s because of the struggle to lure “Some of my teaching will be mission of building bridges students from the perceived aimed at building [the Constitu- in impoverished countries practicality of a business de- tional Studies] program,” Deneen blends Notre Dame’s reli- gree. said. “In nearly all my courses, gious affiliation with stu- “I wanted to make the case I try to show my students that dents’ academic interests. that students could pursue political philosophy, which can “In engineering, it has the liberal arts and succeed,” sometimes seem a little abstract not always obvious how the Roche said. and distant, has shaped and University’s Catholic iden- Exploring which talents em- transformed the world in which tity fits,” she said. “This ployers valued most, Roche we live.” project gives students an said he found students of the Deneen is the founder and di- opportunity to live out the arts and sciences are often rector of the Tocqueville Forum University’s mission in their considered ideal candidates. on the Roots of American Democ- field. Infrastructure chang- “The practical skills that racy. The six-year-old George- es lives.” you develop, especially com- town program promotes the ND SEED works with the munication skills both oral study of Western philosophical non-governmental organi- and written, are often the and theological sources’ influ- zation Bridges to Prosper- Photo courtesy of ND SEED most important skills identi- Members of ND SEED visited San Francisco, Nicaragua, during fall see DENEEN/page 6 see BRIDGE/page 6 break and completed a preliminary design for their bridge project. see ARTS/page 6

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By AMANDA GRAY front of them.” has more than 24,000 mem- News Writer Students have been using bers today. It’s the 10th largest LinkedIn, a popular job search university network on Linke- Social networking has be- and professional networking dIn.” come an integral part of the website, to make those con- Students have used the web- job search, Career Center As- nections, Monahan said. Mem- site to network for internships sociate Director Kevin Mona- bers can create a free pro- and job opportunities, he said. han said. file and add “connections” to The Career Center has also “Social networks have people they know or those in been useful in connecting helped us connect alumni and fields they wish to network in. young alumni with job post- students, as well as provide “About four years ago, I cre- ings and career opportunities. timely career advice,” he said. ated a group on LinkedIn for “It’s great to be able to see “It’s a great experience for us Notre Dame alumni,” Monah- someone’s biography and be to be able to connect with stu- an said. “It’s called the ‘Notre able to reach out to them,” dents and put information in Dame Alumni Network,’ and it Monahan said. “It’s helpful for a lot of students — especially those in non-traditional work fields. It’s a tool to use. I’ve seen it used most successfully before office visits, where stu- LISA HOEYNCK | Observer Graphic dents can talk to young alums at the company.” NFL’s Junior Rotational Pro- “You need to outline your Monahan cited a recent ex- gram after graduation. profile differently than your change with a public relations “It helped,” she said. “I used resume,” she said. “You need firm in Chi- it to follow to take a look at the formatting cago as evi- up on people — they’re not interviewing you dence for the that I didn’t right then, like how you’d use effectiveness have other a resume.” of online net- contact in- Monahan said students need working. “Social networks have formation to be cautious of online activ- “They had helped us connect for. You can ity, however, if they choose to 600 resumes alumni and students, take a look use digital networking. for six spots,” as well as provide at their cre- “During the job search, stu- he said. “The timely career advice.” dentials and dents need to conduct them- c a n d i d a t e s send mes- selves with a level of profes- they decided Kevin Monahan sages.” sionalism online,” he said. to interview associate director Hefele said “You still have to remember were the ones the biggest that you have to be profes- that current Career Center advantage of sional at all times. Always use employees the website good judgment — once you passed for- is the use of put something online, it’s out ward. The networking there forever.” Notre Dame groups. If students aren’t using students who “ T h e LinkedIn, they can also turn reached out to current employ- groups provide business op- to other sources, Monahan ees through LinkedIn were the portunities,” she said. “I didn’t said. ones who got interviews.” like creating a profile very “LinkedIn is just one op- Another student who has much, but once it’s done it’s tion,” he said. “We use blogs used LinkedIn to its fullest easy to update.” as well. The information is in is senior Cate Hefele. Hefele, Hefele said the approach to a searchable form.” who majors in marketing and online professional network- minors in Journalism, Ethics ing is different than the job- Contact Amanda Gray at and Democracy, will be in the hunting of the past. [email protected]

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Special to The Observer ing in more than 60 universities worldwide. Molly Kinder, a 2001 gradu- In 2004, when a devastating ate of the University of Notre earthquake struck the north- Dame in political science and west region of Pakistan, Kinder peace studies, will receive the was working at the World Bank 2012 Distinguished Alumni in New Delhi, India. Two weeks Award from Notre Dame’s Kroc later, she moved to Islamabad Institute for International Peace to join a team that negotiated a Studies. half billion dollar loan to Paki- Kinder, a native of Buffalo, stan’s government for earth- N.Y., is director of special pro- quake reconstruction. Later, in grams for Development Innova- the wake of U.S.-led efforts to tion Ventures in Washington, counter extremism and the mil- D.C., a new initiative at the itary campaign in Afghanistan, United States Agency for Inter- she helped create the Center for national Development (USAID) Global Development’s Pakistan that funds groundbreaking ap- initiative. proaches to global development Kinder also holds a master’s challenges. degree in international develop- Kinder will accept her award ment from Harvard University’s from the Kroc Institute in March Kennedy School of Government. and also will deliver the keynote As a graduate student, she was address at Notre Dame’s Student awarded a fellowship to work Peace Conference. for the Liberian government as Before joining USAID, Kinder a consultant on poverty issues. worked as a senior policy ana- She co-authored a policy report lyst at the Center for Global De- on ways to maintain Liberia’s velopment in Washington, D.C., security by economically em- where she directed the U.S. de- powering women. The report velopment strategy in Pakistan earned the Harvard Women and initiative. She is the co-author Public Policy Program’s Jane of the report “Beyond Bullets Mansbridge Research Award for and Bombs: Fixing the U.S. De- best paper in the area of gender velopment Approach in Paki- and public policy. When Kinder stan,” as well as the book “Mil- presented the report to Ellen lions Saved: Proven Successes Johnson-Sirleaf, Liberia’s — and in Global Health,” a collection Africa’s — first female president, of stories about global health Sirleaf asked for 500 copies to programs that is required read- distribute to policymakers.

Wednesday, February 1, 2012 The Observer u News ndsmcobserver.com | page 5 Professor designs Haiti recovery

By CHRIS BARNES understood the hazard and context in which the locals News Writer vulnerability that plagued the live,” she said. “Solutions pro- country following the earth- posed by outside entities are Professor Tracy Kijewski- quake would provide chal- not what the Haitians want, Correa has some powerful lenges to the work of her team. so our engineers should lis- words of inspiration follow- “Under the theme of resil- ten to them when they voice, ing her work with the Kel- iency, my team for exam- logg Institute in Haiti. “Lis- and I must de- ple, their ten, Innovate, Empower!” is sign types of “This project relies on its fear of the mantra of the group’s ef- homes that can workers to consider the multi-sto- forts to provide aid following weather future preferences of the locals in ry homes the devastating earthquake natural disas- that re- which struck the island nation ters,” said Ki- constructing homes while sults from in January of 2010. jewski-Correa. upholding safety as a the earth- Kijewski-Correa gave a “The standard priority in construction.” q u a k e ’ s lecture titled “An Empower- concrete blocks damage.” ment Model for Sustainable and columns of Tracy Kijewski-Correa Al- Residential Reconstruction Haitian homes associate professor t h o u g h in Léogâne, Haiti, after the could not resist civil engineering Kijewski- January 2010 Earthquake” on the demands Correa Tuesday in the Hesburgh Cen- of the earth- said there ter. quake, and has been a Kijewski-Correa, associate many were killed by walls that lack of assistance from the lo- professor of civil engineer- split during the crisis.” cal government, she remains GRANT TOBIN/The Observer ing, spoke of a proposal she The country of Haiti does optimistic that this project Students perform at the 36th annual Keenan Revue in 2011. and her team of associates de- not have much to provide in will be a success. The event has been a Keenan Hall tradition since 1976. signed to construct personal terms of available capital for “Although the Haitian gov- residences within Haiti. She construction, Kijewski-Correa ernment does not provide and based on the good material said engineers working on added. any federal oversight of indi- Revue we saw in tryouts, people will the project must listen to the “Steel is in high demand and vidual residence construction, enjoy it.” needs of the Haitian people. is very expensive,” she said. we can control the quality of continued from page 1 However, Bettonville said “This project relies on its “There is hardly any wood to our product by means of stan- criticisms of the show would workers to consider the pref- work with, and a high tax on dardization,” she said. “We Gallagher said the team be- not fall on deaf ears. erences of the locals in con- imports discourages traders want prototype houses there hind the Revue wants to em- “That said, we are going to structing homes while up- from bringing any more into with strong networks.” phasize that the event intends be more careful because we holding safety as a priority in the country.” Although her project will to make fun of life as a student don’t want to have shortened construction,” Kijewski-Cor- Kijewski-Correa said that start locally, Kijewski-Correa at Notre Dame without being shows,” he said. “We are go- rea said. “Some may ask for a there is very little the Hai- hopes the success of the proj- malicious. ing to try really hard to have house built with the same type tian people can do to provide ect triggers worldwide expan- “Our view of the Revue as a everything all the nights, so of brick that caused deaths themselves with a sustainable sion of the same model. whole is our commentary, our we’re working to try to make (during the earthquake), to society to live in. “We just want a proof of take on life on campus and on that happen.” which an engineer must pro- “When you put econom- concept at this point,” she pop culture as well,” Gallagher Gallagher said the Revue’s vide reliable alternatives.” ics on the table, there really said. “However, solving this said. “Some people may dis- storied past is also crucial to Throughout her talk, Kijew- aren’t solutions at the bottom problem for the poor of Haiti agree with the take we have on the future of the event. ski-Correa identified resilien- of the (social) pyramid,” she by offering a sustainable, af- it, but it’s not meant to insult “This isn’t just a Revue for cy, feasibility, sustainability said. fordable housing model actu- or offend any specific person or this year,” Gallagher said. “We and viability as the four main There is importance in un- ally solves the problem of in- group.” see the Revue as continuing a points in her proposal. derstanding the priorities and sufficient housing for the poor In light of the Revue’s mixed tradition that Keenan has es- “Only through these four culture of the land in con- around the world, especially reception by University ad- tablished over the past four ways can we provide mean- structing homes, Kijewski- those living in urban slums.” ministrators and students in decades, so we want to make ingful change for the poor of Correa said. recent years, both Gallagher sure we continue the tradition Haiti,” she said. “Viability requires an un- Contact Chris Barnes at and senior di- for future Kijewski-Correa said she derstanding of the cultural [email protected] rector Brian Keenan guys Bettonville em- “We see the Revue as and set the phasized the Revue up light-hearted continuing a tradition for a strong motives behind that Keenan has future while the show’s en- established over the honoring the velope-pushing past four decades, so we past.” material. want to make sure we D e s p i t e “Out intent continue the tradition the chal- is to provide for future Keenan guys lenges the satirical hu- and set the Revue up for Revue has mor for the a strong future while faced in re- men of Keenan honoring the past.” cent years, and people on Bettonville this campus said he is to enjoy, but Raymo Gallagher confident the incidents over senior producer Revue will the last couple Keenan Revue maintain its years have reputation made us more and longev- aware that people may take a ity as a unique campus event. different view of the skits we “There have obviously been put on,” Gallagher said. “We changes and with changes know we’re never going to there are growing pains, but please everyone, but as long as we think the Revue is strong [the audience] goes into it with enough to go through that,” he a good mindset, it will work said. “We are going to do ev- out.” erything in our power to keep Bettonville said the perform- it that way.” ers want to be satirical without After the Revue moved being mean-spirited. from Washington Hall to the “We want you to laugh with O’Laughlin Auditorium at Saint us, we don’t want to laugh at Mary’s College, then to the Ste- you,” Bettonville said. “We do pan Center in 2011, Gallagher our best as administrators of said the show has proved to be the Revue to make sure there’s a unifying element between no malice involved. The Revue Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s and should not be a stick to poke Holy Cross over the years. people with.” “I think the Revue has dem- Although last year’s Satur- onstrated itself as a great tra- day night performance was dition that not only Keenan shortened due to issues with [Hall] enjoys, but also people the material, Gallagher said on campus and at Saint Mary’s the traditional spirit of the Re- and Holy Cross,” he said. “That vue will remain intact. goes to show what kind of event “Based off last year, people it is.” might think we will completely Free student ticket distribu- tone it down and take a differ- tion for the Keenan Revue be- ent approach to the Revue,” he gins Wednesday at the Joyce said. “I think people would be Center box office at 5 p.m. disappointed if they choose not to go to the show. It’s still go- Contact Kristen Durbin at ing to be the Keenan Revue, [email protected] page 6 | ndsmcobserver.com The Observer u News Wednesday, February 1, 2012

acting constructively with the neen cited his sense of place at “I would like to see those Bridge local community. Deneen Georgetown and family con- spheres coming closer together,” The amount of community cerns as his reasons for resign- he said. continued from page 1 involvement in the project var- continued from page 1 ing. Desch said he believes Deneen ies, Kijewski-Correa said. This “In the seven years since I will be a strong addition to the ity to find locations in need of year the student team will be ence on the American constitu- joined the faculty at George- University’s faculty. their help. Bridges to Prosper- hosted in a local school build- tional experiment. town, I have found myself often “He’s a very distinguished ity identifies locations around ing and native workers will Deneen said he had not yet at odds with the trajectory and scholar of political theory and the world where communities help build the bridge. discussed bringing something many decisions of the univer- constitutional studies,” Desch are isolated by “The stu- like the Tocqueville Forum to sity,” he wrote. said. “He seemed like a perfect impassable riv- dents will work Notre Dame. Deneen expressed concern individual to help us achieve ers or gorges, every day side “Notre Dame has many fine that Georgetown “remakes itself both scholarly excellence and to and then part- by side with centers, programs and insti- in the image of its secular peers” further the University’s Catholic ners with cor- local masons,” tutes,” Deneen said. “Once I and said he wants to contribute mission.” porations and “For the students, it is Kijewski-Cor- arrive and get my feet on the to a more rigorous institutional Deneen said he hopes to make other groups to their only exposure to rea said. ground, some of those might mission. a mark on Notre Dame by the build the nec- a truly comprehensive Students are well welcome my participation “I don’t doubt that there will close of his career. essary bridges. engineering project.” selected for and contributions based on my shortcomings at Our Lady’s Uni- “I sincerely hope that … I will The ND SEED the program experience with founding and versity,” he wrote. “But, there be able to look back with satis- program is the Tracy Kijewski-Correa by an applica- running the Tocqueville Fo- are at least some comrades-in- faction and gratitude at having only university- faculty advisor tion and inter- rum.” arms to share in the effort.” made a difference in the lives based partner view process. In a note he sent to several Deneen said he and his fam- of several generations of Notre of Bridges to ND SEED At first, Ki- Georgetown students and later ily also look forward to having Dame students,” he said. Prosperity. jewski-Correa published on frontporchrepub- a more integrated life between ND SEED said, only Civil lic.com, a website dedicated their home, community and uni- Contact Marisa Iati at has built three Engineering to being a public forum, De- versity. [email protected] bridges in Cen- students could tral America, specifically in participate, but in the last two Honduras, Guatemala and Ni- years Mechanical engineering caragua, over the past three students have also gotten in- of Notre Dame’s Catholic mis- research as an institution,” years. This year’s project is volved. Arts sion. he said. underway in San Francisco, “For the students, it is their “Three things distinguish Roche said the award is a Nicaragua. only exposure to a truly com- continued from page 1 N o t r e testament This year’s team visited the prehensive engineering proj- Dame: the to Notre site during fall break and com- ect,” Kijewski-Correa said. fied by employers,” Roche high num- Dame’s vi- pleted a preliminary design. Kijewski-Correa said every said. ber of re- sion of a They have also arranged for spring seven students are se- Roche said students also quirements worldly ed- the purchase of all necessary lected for the program. The make the mistake of perceiv- in a wide “There is a tremendous ucation. materials in the area around team formed begins a new ing college as just a launch array of focus on college as a “Part of San Francisco. The students project in the fall semester of pad for future success, ignor- fields; the means to an end, but I what I’m will focus on the final design the next academic year. ing what they can accomplish Catholic wanted to stress another saying is of the bridge this semester. “We choose students with during their time on campus. m i s s i o n dimension: the value of that Notre Senior Jacqueline Gilhoo- an open mind and a positive “There is a tremendous fo- that mani- learning for its own sake.” Dame has a ly said raising funds for the attitude about working in the cus on college as a means to fests itself certain vi- bridge, which can cost up- developing world, those who an end, but I wanted to stress in a strong sion of edu- wards of understand another dimension: the value interest in Mark Roche cation that $20,000, has the concept of learning for its own sake,” integrat- dean emeritus is to a cer- been one of of empower- he said. ing au- College of Arts and Letters tain degree the most chal- “We choose students ment,” she Additionally, institutions thors like transfer- lenging as- with an open mind said. should encourage students Dante or able to oth- pects of the and a positive attitude Kijewski- to be aware of the matura- Augustine er settings, project. about working in the Correa said it tion process that takes place in humani- but it has a “Raising the developing world, those is difficult to within the liberal arts class- ties cours- very fertile funds was the who understand the fully prepare room, Roche said. es, social justice questions home here,” he said. most difficult concept of empowerment.” students for Roche said the liberal arts and ethical applications and part so far,” the project. tradition at Notre Dame is questions … and that we try Contact Nicole Michels at she said. “We “It’s like unique because of the impact to interweave teaching and [email protected] had to track Tracy Kijewski-Correa n o t h i n g the money faculty advisor they’ve ever from a lot ND SEED experienced of different before,” Ki- sources.” jewski-Cor- Kijewski- rea said. Correa said the six-week pro- Gilhooly said ND SEED offers cess of building the bridge, her a unique way to exercise which takes place after gradu- her academic interests and her ation, is a different experience interests in service. every year. “I chose Civil Engineering in “It is a custom project each order to help people out,” she year,” she said. “No two bridg- said. “This is the best way I es and no two communities are know of, within the Engineer- the same.” ing Department, to help peo- Kijewski-Correa said ND ple.” SEED focuses on Central Senior Eric Herbert said he America because the student was attracted to the program teams can be designed to have because of its fusion of service Spanish speakers. Additional- with academics. ly, she said the close proximity “I wanted to join since I was offers lower travel costs than a freshman,” he said. “I’m other developing areas of the drawn to the chance to help world. people and use what I’m learn- “We get to choose the region. ing in school to do it.” Central America is better for Senior Rachel Guinsatao travel costs,” Kijewski-Correa said the program has given her said. “If we had to fly an en- a broader understanding of tire team to Africa a few times the applications of her major. a year, we would run out of “I applied because I do a lot money.” of service, but I was looking ND SEED spent the past two for something that would com- years working with the In- pletely immerse me,” she said. ternational Summer Service “It has been great to experi- Learning Program (ISSLP) in ence first hand how practical the Center for Social Concerns. my engineering degree is.” Kijewski-Correa said the Cen- ter for Social Concerns helps Contact Christian Myers at prepare the students for inter- [email protected] Wednesday, February 1, 2012 The Observer u News ndsmcobserver.com | page 7

Syria Romney drubs Gingrich Military thwarts rebel uprisings in Florida primary vote Associated Press Associated Press He was leading Gingrich 52- BEIRUT — Syrian troops 28 among women voters and crushed pockets of rebel sol- TAMPA, Fla. — Mitt Romney was winning men by a far diers Tuesday on the outskirts routed Newt Gingrich in the smaller margin of 41-36. of Damascus and the U.N. Se- Florida primary Tuesday night, Ominously for the thrice- curity Council took up a draft rebounding smartly from an married Gingrich, only about resolution demanding that earlier defeat and taking a ma- half of women voters said they President Bashar Assad halt jor step toward the Republican had a favorable view of him as the violence and yield power. presidential nomination. Gin- a person, compared to about U.S. Secretary of State Hill- grich vowed to press on despite eight in 10 for Romney. ary Rodham Clinton told the the one-sided setback Nor was Romney’s victory a Security Council that action to Romney, talking unity like a narrow one. His winning per- end the violence in Syria would nominee, said he was ready to centage approached 50 percent be different from U.N. efforts to take the Republican helm and and a majority that would de- pacify Libya. “lead this party and our na- molish Gingrich’s oft-stated “I know that some members tion.” In remarks to cheering contention that the voters who here may be concerned that the AP supporters, the former Massa- oppose Romney outnumber Security Council is headed to- Syrian security forces stand guard at Sednaya Convent, north of chusetts governor unleashed those who favor him. ward another Libya,” she said. Damascus. The convent was attacked by artillery fire Sunday. a strong attack on Democratic Still, the former speaker said, “That is a false analogy.” President Barack Obama and “We’re going to contest every- “It is time for the interna- Nabil Elaraby said. “We have forces took back control of the said the competitive fight for place and we are going to win.” tional community to put aside always stressed full respect of eastern suburbs of the capital, the GOP nomination “does not As in Iowa, New Hampshire our own differences and send a the security, sovereignty and Damascus, after rebel soldiers divide us, it prepares us” for and South Carolina, about half clear message of support to the territorial integrity of the Syr- briefly captured the area in a the fall campaign. of Florida primary voters said people of Syria,” Clinton said. ian people.” startling advance last week. “Mr. President, you were the most important factor for Russia, one of Assad’s stron- Russia has stood by Assad as The fact that rebels made it elected to lead, you chose to them was backing a candidate gest backers, has signaled it he tries to crush an uprising to the doorstep of Damascus, follow, and now it’s time to get who could defeat Obama in No- would veto any U.N. action that began nearly 11 months the seat of Assad’s power, was a out of the way,” he declared. vember, according to exit poll against Damascus, fearing it ago. In October, Moscow ve- dangerous development for the Returns from 98 percent results conducted for The Asso- could open the door to eventual toed the first Security Council regime. The military launched of Florida’s precincts showed ciated Press and the television international military involve- attempt to condemn Syria’s a swift offensive Monday and Romney with 46 percent of the networks. ment, the way an Arab-backed crackdown and has shown on Tuesday crushed the re- vote to 32 percent for Gingrich, Not surprisingly, in a state U.N. resolution led to NATO air- little sign of budging in its op- maining resistance in Zamalka the former House speaker. with an unemployment rate strikes in Libya. position. and Arbeen. Former Pennsylvania Sen. hovering around 10 percent, However, the Arab League Moscow’s stance is motivated But the suburbs were not en- Rick Santorum had 13 percent, about two-thirds of voters said emphasized that international in part by its strategic and de- tirely quiet. On a government- and Texas Rep. Ron Paul 7 per- the economy was their top is- military action was not being fense ties, including weapons sponsored media trip, Syrian cent. Neither mounted a sub- sue. Nearly nine in 10 said they sought. sales, with Syria. Russia also journalists heard at least seven stantial effort in the state. were falling behind or just “We are attempting to avoid rejects what it sees as a a world explosions Tuesday from the For the first time in the cam- keeping up. And half said that any foreign intervention, par- order dominated by the U.S. eastern suburb of Rankous. It paign, exit polls showed a gen- home foreclosures have been ticularly military intervention” The diplomatic showdown was not clear what caused the der gap, and it worked to Rom- a major problem in their com- in Syria, Secretary-General came as Syrian government blasts. ney’s advantage. munities. page 8 The Observer | ndsmcobserver.com Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Inside Column Landlubbing pirate fighters The magic of SOPA, PIPA, OPEN, ACTA — The music tion that there might be illegal action oc- called Content ID. With Content ID, all and movie industries are trying to tear curring wherever those roads may lead. videos are analyzed for similarities the Internet to bits! When that which There’s no question that piracy is bad. between their nature and a database of Superbowl we love and hold dear is threatened, we Having material or content stolen, appro- copyrighted material. If a match is found, grab our pitchforks, practice our battle priated and rebranded is one of the worst the copyright holder is issued a notice and yells and head things a content creator can encounter. As an option. They can either request for the Sundays for the streets. At Blake J. Graham someone who has had intellectual prop- content in question to be taken off You- least that’s what erty taken, I can speak to how devastating Tube, or they can let it stand and sell ad- we did on Jan. 18 Erudite it is. But when one is dealing with a deli- vertising against it. This solution allowed I’m a nostalgic person. Really, it’s when Wikipedia Techno-Lust cate networking system like the Internet, the users to continue to go to YouTube to sometimes bad. I find myself at times and its net-born it takes the precision of a scalpel — not a find the material they wanted, created not enjoying the present as much as I pals decided to close for business in tomahawk cruise missile — to protect the an advertising window for the content could be because I’m instead think- protest of the draconian bills sitting in rights of content producers and ensure producers and helped pay YouTube’s bills. ing of the past. I know I can’t stop Congress. they get paid. Content ID now accounts for one-third of time or go back, But a lot of people’s understanding The most powerful tool in the modern YouTube’s revenue. but sometimes I Laura Coletti of the nature of the protest is miscon- fight against piracy is a bill passed in The Internet allows for instant access wish I could. strued. Yes, the Stop Internet Piracy 1998 called the Digital Millennium Copy- to content to be possible, and as a rule I’m also a Sports Writer Act and Protect IP Act are designed to right Act or DMCA. Under the DMCA a on the web, the easiest method is always sports lover. I combat piracy, but the online commu- content creator can file a takedown notice the best method. YouTube found a way to am a huge fan of college basketball nity wasn’t protesting in favor of piracy. to a site hosting their copyrighted mate- turn their copyright fiasco into a money- (anyone who knows me well knows Rather, they were protesting against rial and the host can remove the material making proposition. Network stream- I’m a pain to watch it with because the detrimental ways in which those without facing liability for the content ing service Hulu has been attempting to I won’t shut up), I am forever cursed particular bills fought piracy. itself. To put this into context, DMCA take- combat piracy by providing their network as a Mets fan and Sundays in No- The principle behind SOPA recognizes down notices are most common on the content online with customizable options vember are good for three things: that pirated content exists, and it gener- ever popular video website, YouTube. for ad partners. Spotify and Pandora offer schoolwork, church and football. ally exists in large clumps in countries YouTube is magically unique from services where the user can listen to their Sunday is a beautiful outside the United States. For people in nearly any other video viewing service favorite music so long as they hear an marriage of these two things that the U.S. to find this pirated content, they — it is the homeland of amateurs with a advertisement every once in a while. help embody who I am. Now, at age must go through sources like Google, Ya- camera and something to share. But, up The MPAA and RIAA still assume 20, it’s a time to gather around a hoo and Bing or navigate to file-sharing until being acquired for $1.65 billion by that people want to own the media they television with some good friends, communities by means of URL. Google in Oct. 2006, YouTube was plagued consume, but they’re entirely wrong. The have some chips and salsa, be com- To stop nefarious citizens from access- with copyright issues. users of the Internet just want access to mercial critics and perhaps make a ing such content, the logic followed that The users of the site decided to create it. If the media conglomerates allow us to wager or two during the course of the government should step in and alter their own on demand service by upload- access their content easily — wherever the game. Last year, it was a time to the foundation of the Internet to remove ing songs, films and portions of television and whenever we like — in exchange for share in the elation of the two big- those linking connections from the user shows. In 2007, Viacom took YouTube to ad time or a small monthly fee, piracy will gest Packers fans I know. So far this to the pirate’s chest of stolen booty. The court on the grounds of them hosting over truly be on the run. year, it’s been a time to watch with MPAA and RIAA would then have the 160,000 videos of copyrighted material. amusement as my boyfriend and our power to tell the government where to YouTube itself was protected under DMCA Blake J. Graham is a freshman. He can friend argue the merit of the Giants point its takedown cannons. If a link is but the press was bad for the public view be reached on Twitter @BlakeGraham or even making it as far as the Super found on Twitter that heads toward a of the company. at [email protected] Bowl. pirate site, they could take down Twitter. To take a proactive stance against the The views expressed in this column are The Super Bowl is also a time that It’s the equivalent of destroying every inevitable masses of copyrighted material those of the author and not necessarily makes me remember. I remember road leading out of a city on the assump- on the site, YouTube created a program those of The Observer. the parties my parents used to host, when all their friends from Brooklyn used to drive down to our home in Jersey. The men would all have beers Editorial Cartoon and watch the game. The women would sit around the kitchen table and catch up on life. We kids would tear around the basement and play music and invent games because we were too young to care about foot- ball. I can tell you exactly where I was and what I was doing the last time the Giants and the Patriots met in the Super Bowl. For the first half, I was on the second floor of my house, banging out a history paper in our office with the game on in the back- ground. For the second half, I was in our family room, eating mini hot dogs, wishing my dad weren’t away on business as I watched David Tyree catch a ball with his helmet. At the moment, it’s nice to have a major sporting event to take my mind off things, if only for a day. College epitomizes time and uncertainty. We are forever moving forward, look- ing on to what’s next — what’s going on next weekend, what are we doing next summer, what’s going to happen after we graduate. Sports are time- less and operate with a reasonable amount of certainty. Major League Baseball will start again in April, the World Cup comes every four years, the Super Bowl will be played on Sunday. The memories they create are Quote of the day Weekly Poll forever burned into our minds and help us stop, or at least hold on to, What’s the best part time. Hopefully everyone on campus, whether they’re rooting for the Gi- “It is through creating, not of the Super Bowl? ants, Patriots or are simply hoping possessing, that life is revealed.” to see a good game, takes advantage The advertisements of this event to forget papers, forget Vida D. Scudder The food tests and stop time for a few hours. American writer The uniforms The rivalry Contact Laura Coletti at [email protected] Vote by 5 p.m. Thursday at The views expressed in the Inside ndsmcobserver.com Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer. Wednesday, February 1, 2012 The Observer | ndsmcobserver.com page 9 Placing the astonishing within our grasp

“When the Sabbath came he began to prepared for it. Instead, they were held United States attend Catholic schools and Every inch of the world is a classroom teach in the synagogue, and many who hostage by their previously held — and universities in which the Gospel message for somebody, and Catholic schools are heard him were astonished. They said, seemingly legitimate — beliefs about is proclaimed, community is fostered, at work forming and sending out good ‘Where did this man get all this?’” (Mark Mary and Joseph’s son. worship and prayer are encouraged and teachers to share astonishing news. In a 6:2). Jesus came to make us ready for God. service to our neighbors is modeled. world that offers lots of lessons — some I’ve always To put this another way, Jesus’ life was Somewhere today, a child is study- that are true, and some that are ulti- thought that this Chuck Lamphier all about taking “astonishing” truths ing the parable of the Prodigal Son and mately empty — Catholic schools seek line from today’s about God and making them humanly is learning that God will run to us the to prepare the next generations to share Gospel is one of the Faithpoint comprehensible. This is precisely why moment we take a step in the direction their faith by bringing values into the most authentic and we are so ready to call Jesus “Christ of home. In a high school classroom, marketplace, ethics into the laboratory, reasonable reactions to Jesus in all of the the Teacher.” If we can believe that God students are debating immigration policy justice onto our streets and a witness to Gospels. Jesus is back in his hometown, walked along the dusty, desolate back in light of Catholic social teaching on faith, hope and love to all the corners of back in the synagogue where he had country roads of ancient Palestine, human dignity, solidarity and the com- the world. worshipped as a child. He’s with people maybe it’s not so hard to believe that mon good. On college campuses — right May our experience of Christ the who knew him as a helpless infant, a God can be found amongst the poor of here at Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s Teacher astonish us, rouse us, challenge stumbling toddler, an awkward teenager. Calcutta, Haiti or South Bend. If we rec- — undergraduates are being challenged us — as it did that synagogue assembly Can you picture the woman in the midst ognize that Jesus’ impulse was toward to consider how their deepest desires in Jesus’ hometown — and so lead us to of the assembly, listening to Jesus’ call to forgiveness, mercy and communion, then intersect with the world’s greatest needs, become better students and teachers our- repentance, who could herself remember it must mean that God invites us to be thereby discovering how God is calling selves. And during this Catholic Schools scolding the six year old Jesus for run- agents of reconciliation. If the truth of them to a life of service to others. Week, may we pray in thanksgiving for ning in the synagogue? Or the carpenter Christ’s dying and rising gets into our When Blessed , founder the countless men and women who have in the back of the room, who was there bones and becomes the central theme of of the Congregation of Holy Cross, wrote, answered this challenge through the the day Jesus bloodied his own thumb our lives, then we will surely approach “Education is the art of helping young ministry of Catholic education. with an errant swing of a hammer, sud- suffering and difficulties with a spirit of people to completeness,” he could have denly encountering Jesus teaching with hope. These are some of the astonishing been describing the lifelong work of This week’s column is written by Chuck such apparent authority? truths that Christ placed within our hu- Jesus’ listeners in the synagogue. That is, Lamphier (ND ‘03, M.Ed. ‘05, MNA ‘09), Of course they were astonished! Who man grasp. to their own question, “Where did Jesus the Director of the Alliance for Catholic wouldn’t be? I’m sure they were wonder- This week, as we mark Catholic get all this?” Moreau might well have Education’s ACE Advocates Program. He ing, “Where does this kid get off telling Schools Week, we celebrate an enter- answered “He got a lot of it from you!” can be reached at [email protected] us what to do?” At that moment, they prise that continues Christ’s work of The believing community educates and The views expressed in this column are were having a profound experience revealing God. Today, millions of chil- helps to shape us into the person we’re those of the author and not of God’s presence, but simply weren’t dren and young adults throughout the going to be. necessarily those of The Observer.

Letters to the Editor Contraception Mass of Remembrance and dignity Dear Notre Dame Family, My wife Ann, daughter Doranne and I were hosted by the University at the Mass of Remembrance for In seeking to promote life, we, the officers of Notre Meghan Beeler and Colleen Hipp on Jan. 24. What a special experience for us all. We thank University Dame Right to Life, would like to articulate and President Fr. John Jenkins, who presided, and Fr. Malloy for his comforting and healing homily. We were defend the Catholic Church’s clear and unchanging touched by the presence of Haley Scott DeMaria and many other returning swimmers from both the wom- rejection of artificial contraception. en’s and men’s team of 1992 and the current teams in their Parkas. Thanks also to Kate Barrett, Colleen’s Although the use of some hormonal contraceptives rector in who was the cantor at the Mass, and the student choir, who participated so beautifully. for medical purposes may be legitimate, a woman We met with Professor Patty O’Hara, other faculty and several rescue and police officials who assisted at seeking to sterilize herself in order to be sexually the time. available to any man, whether husband or boyfriend, While on campus we visited Lewis Hall where a tree and plaque remember Colleen. We visited the Grotto is in direct opposition to her body’s dignity in both and Meghan’s grave for prayer. We met with Coach Welch and former assistant Randy Julien and visited the biological and moral realm. the lockers still kept locked with Colleen and Meghan’s names affixed. Indeed, “The regulation of births represents one The amazing love of the greater Notre Dame family has followed us over the 20 years since the accident; of the aspects of responsible fatherhood and moth- all across the country we have met and shared with alumni and friends of Notre Dame their remembrance erhood.” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2399). of the accident. Recourse to moral means, such as Natural Family We thank the entire Notre Dame community for their so-very-unique ability to remember together as a Planning, preserves the unitive and procreative remarkable family, not just at this Mass of Remembrance but for our family over the entire 20 years since aspects of the sexual act. They are not rendered the accident. impossible by these means. Without these aspects A special thank you is made to Missy Conboy, senior deputy athletics director at Notre Dame who has the sexual act is stripped of its meaning, and man been in touch with our family throughout the years and hosted this visit for us. and woman fail to give themselves to each other in Thank you most sincerely from our family. You all have kept Colleen and Meghan alive in the history of complete love. your great University. Artificial contraception is neither a “right” nor health care. A woman’s choice to sterilize herself is Jerry Hipp a condemnation of the dignity of her body and its Ann Hipp moral meaning. She destroys her body’s power to Doranne Hipp bring forth life and to give the sexual act its com- Tom Hipp plete meaning. Through acts of sterilization, includ- Jan. 31 ing contraception, a woman chooses to be less than who she is. The Catechism states, “Every action which, whether in anticipation of the conjugal act, or in its accomplishment, or in the development of its natural consequences, proposes, whether as an end Mandate is an assault on Church or as a means, to render procreation impossible is intrinsically evil” (2730). As a Catholic who firmly believes in the Church’s teachings on sexuality morality, I wholeheartedly Therefore, institutions that seek to promote the disagree with the new health care mandate issued by President Obama. This mandate, which calls for good of humanity have a responsibility to condemn all employers, including Catholic hospitals and educational institutions, to provide health insurance and oppose sexual activity that is contrary to the that includes prescriptive contraceptives, surgical sterilization and abortifacient drugs to its employ- dignity of the human person. The Catholic Church is ees, directly attacks the Church’s pro-life principles. While an exemption is granted to religious groups one of these institutions, and, as a Catholic univer- who employ and serve only those who share their beliefs, the fundamental mission of Catholic-based sity, Notre Dame is as well. We, the officers of Notre organizations is to serve all people in need. Not even Jesus himself would qualify for this exemption! Dame Right to Life, defend it. (For the unabridged While Catholic colleges are not free of sexual activity, contraceptives have always been excluded from copy of this letter, visit chooselife.nd.edu and click their health care plans. Major contraceptive companies and the almighty Planned Parenthood have “Essays” under the “Information” tab). been prohibited from cashing in on a market with millions of potential clients. President Obama, a longtime friend of the pro-choice movement and Planned Parenthood, is attempting to force the Church Christopher Damian to compromise their principles and comply with orders that defy their consciences. I agree with Bishop junior Rhodes who called this measure “unconscionable” and “an attempt to force us to violate our rights.” I off campus hope the Bishops throughout the Unites States stand firm in their fight against this discrimination and Andrew Lynch refuse to comply with this unjust and immoral command. junior Morrissey Manor Christopher Lushis Samantha Stempky alumnus junior Class of 2010 Lewis Hall Jan. 31 Jan. 30 page 10 The Observer | ndsmcobserver.com Wednesday, February 1, 2012

BRIGID MANGANO understand the evolution of the composi- Scene Writer tion. In the watercolor rendering, Colum- bus is seen kneeling in profile, while in the The Basilica of the Sacred Heart is un- graphite version the positioning of his legs doubtedly one of the most iconic and most is awkward and unconvincing. Another frequented buildings on campus. Yet very episode in the series depicts Columbus on few students or alumni can recount the his deathbed, surrounded by four grieving story of its construction or identify the figures and a cleric. A globe and traveling Italian painter responsible for the ma- trunk adjacent to his bed make pointed jority of its interior decorations. “Artist reference to Columbus’ historic voyages. in Residence: Working Drawing by Luigi This drawing is especially noteworthy be- Gregori,” an exhibition at The Snite Muse- cause the bearded visage of Columbus was um of Art organized by 2010 Notre Dame based on a head study of Father Sorin. alumna Sophia Meyers, reveals this infor- Other drawings in the exhibition com- mation and other little-known facts about memorate events from Father Sorin’s life, the Basilica. including a wedding ceremony over which Born in 1819 in Bologna, Gregori moved he presided for the local Potawatomi tribe. to South Bend in 1874 at the invitation The engaged couple stands outside the Log of Fr. , who had traveled Chapel in the company of six witnesses, to Rome in search of an art professor. In while in the background several cloaked addition to his teaching responsibilities, figures exit or enter the place of worship. Gregori completed three major mural Those who are curious to see the finished projects in the Basilica, the Main Building canvas should pay a visit to the Grego- and Washington Hall. Since the murals in rian Room on the second floor of Saint the latter were destroyed during renova- Edward’s Hall. Gregori’s painting was un- tions, the exhibition focuses on the first earthed five years ago in the storage area two decorative schemes. of this dorm. Although most of the paintings in the Ultimately, “Artist in Residence” offers a Basilica depict Biblical scenes that are unique opportunity for students and fac- easily recognizable, some of them, by vir- ulty alike to learn about a painter whose tue of their location, are difficult to see personal history is intertwined with that without craning one’s neck. A prime ex- of Notre Dame and whose creative vision ample is the “Life of the Virgin” mural se- produced some of the most stunning mu- ries that Gregori designed for the upper rals on campus. The exhibition will re- register of the transept. main open until March 11. At the Snite Museum, however, it is possible to see preparatory drawings for Contact Brigid Mangano at [email protected] these paintings at a comfortable eye lev- el. A drawing titled “The Marriage of the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph” is notable for its subject matter, which is underrep- On campus resented in Christian art. Mary, dressed in her signature pink robe and blue man- tle, extends her right hand to Joseph, who What: “Artist in Residence: interlocks his fingers with hers. Indeed, the whole scene is predicated on an inti- Working Drawings by Luigi mate exchange of looks and gestures. The drawing also highlights Gregori’s knowl- Gregori” edge of the Italian Renaissance, because the symmetrical composition and figure Where: The Snite Museum of poses are strongly redolent of “The Be- trothal of Mary” (1504) by Raphael. Art The mural series in the Main Building was dedicated to the life of Christopher When: January 15 - March 11 Columbus, the world-famous Catholic ex- plorer whose discovery of America was How Much: Free thought to embody Catholicism’s substan- tial contributions to United States history. Learn More: The episode titled “Father Perez Blessing Christopher Columbus before his Jour- sniteartmuseum.nd.edu ney” is depicted twice by Gregori, once in watercolor and once in graphite. These two views allow the spectator to

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MARY CLAIRE O’DONNELL cute friend of a friend, be sure they get the invite Scene Writer and the seat on the couch next to you. And for good measure, pick a scary movie. Let’s just get this complaint out of the way: My suggestions: “Lord of the Rings” trilogy or South Bend weather is terrible. But complaining “10 Things I Hate About You” is too easy. We chose to come here, so let’s make the best of what South Bend has given us, wheth- Bake er or not we want it. If it’s cold outside, why not make something It’s often hard to motivate yourself to get off the hot and delicious to warm yourself up? Nothing couch during these bleak winter months of snow, lifts spirits better on an ugly day than a freshly sleet, rain and hail, even on a Friday or Saturday baked cookie or brownie. Take advantage of the night. My advice: give in to that urge to stay in- dorm kitchens or the one in your apartment and side. Invite your friends over from down the hall, discover a friend’s hidden talent for decorating the dorm next door or those brave souls willing cupcakes. If you’re feeling adventurous, check to drive to your off-campus house and hunker out a new recipe online and make something like down for some good old-fashioned bonding. Below banana chocolate chip oatmeal cookies. is a list of ideas for fun activities. My suggestions: chocolate chip cookies or oat- meal scotchies (see the back of bags of Nestlé® Play a board game semi-sweet chocolate chips and butterscotch Remember those game nights you used to have chips, respectively) with your family when you were a kid? And how fun they were? Recreate that with your friends. Read Let your competitive side come out during a game Okay, so this is more a solitary activity and of Monopoly. Let your sense of humor emerge in some may entirely skip this section, calling it Apples to Apples. You’ll not only laugh off some lame or saying they do enough reading for class. stress from the busy week of work you just put But do you ever have the desire to read something yourself through, but you’ll also learn a thing you’re not going to get graded on? Something you or two about your friends and how their minds can just enjoy? I know I still have a book on my work. bedside table that I desperately want to finish but My suggestions: Say Anything or Scattergories never seem to have the time to. One chilly day, set aside an hour or two for yourself to just curl up Watch a movie on the couch with hot chocolate and a good book I know, it’s simple and you probably didn’t need before your friends come over. Ask your pals or my advice for this suggestion, but sometimes the the librarians for suggestions, or reread an old best solution is so simple you can’t see it right in favorite. But just give your mind a rest from that front of you. On cold or dreary nights, it’s always Orgo textbook you’ve been poring over for the fun to snuggle under a pile of blankets on your past two weeks. couch or futon and enjoy a good movie, whether My suggestions: “Hunger Games” by Suzanne an action flick or romantic comedy. Ask friends Collins or “Blink” by Malcom Gladwell to bring over their favorites or head to RedBox for something new. If you’ve got your eye on a Contact Mary Claire O’Donnell at [email protected]

MARIA FERNANDEZ The festival opens to the public with the screening of these atrocities and kept silent for more than 30 years. Associate Scene Editor a faculty member’s documentary focused on the effect of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on Iraq and Af- “Fambul Tok” (2011) The ScreenPeace Film Festival returns for its fifth ghanistan war veterans. Morel focused his work on the Saturday, Feb. 4, 9:30 p.m. consecutive year at Notre Dame on Thursday with a lives of six war veterans who try to readapt to Ameri- In Sarah Terry’s film, Sierra Leone’s victims and per- new selection of films to broaden and enlighten attend- can life once they return to the U.S. The film has been petrators reunite for the first time after a brutal civil ees’ views of the world. presented in seven festivals around the world since last war. Through “fambul tok” (family talk), these citizens In conjunction with the DeBartolo Performing Arts summer and has won two awards. work for sustainable peace in their country and attempt Center (DPAC), the Kroc Institute for International Peace to forgive and heal all past wounds. Studies has selected a number of award-winning docu- “Rebirth” (2011) mentaries that present past and current international Friday, Feb. 3, 6:30 p.m. Contact Maria Fernandez at [email protected] and domestic conflicts. Each film presentation will be Director Jim Whitaker’s film tells the story of five followed by a discussion panel with leading profession- people whose lives were completely changed on Sept. als in the fields of International Studies and Peace. 11, 2001. He portrays their 10-year transformation The Kroc Institute hopes the screening of these films from trauma to hope as he simultaneously shows the will help promote campus-wide knowledge and recog- evolution of the site where the Twin Towers once stood. On campus nition of important political and social issues. “Our goal is to highlight peace issues around the “Nostalgia for the Light” (2010) world using film as a medium,” Hal Culbertson, execu- Friday, Feb. 3, 9:30 p.m. What: ScreenPeace Film Festival tive director of the Kroc Institute, said. The Atacama Desert in Chile is widely known as a This year’s festival has several innovations that great working-field for astronomers. However, it also Where: DeBartolo Performing Arts will distinguish it from past years. The Kroc Institute hides the bodies of a number of political prisoners who worked directly with film director and Notre Dame fac- were killed by the Chilean army after the 1973 military Center ulty member Olivier Morel to select the films and theme coup. Director Patricio Guzman’s film presents trauma for this year’s weekend-long activity. and the power of reconciliation as relatives try to find When: Thursday, Feb. 2 - Saturday, “In working with Olivier Morel, we have developed a a sense of closure by searching for the remains of their general theme for the whole series,” said Culbertson. loved ones. Feb. 4. Morel’s film and the other selected documentaries are centered on trauma, healing and reconciliation in the “Enemies of the People” (2009) How Much: Free but ticketed wake of war, Culbertson said. Saturday, Feb. 4, 6:30 p.m. Below is a preview of the ScreenPeace films you won’t From 1975 to 1979, the Khmer Rouge ruled Cambo- Learn More: performingarts.nd.edu want to miss. dia. Their regime was characterized by arbitrary ex- ecutions and torture that resulted in genocide. Thet “On the Bridge” (2011) Sambath and Rob Lemkin’s documentary features the Thursday, Feb. 2, 7 p.m. testimony of the men and women who perpetrated

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Sports Authority NFL Eliminating the DH Explosive WR trio to lead Giants is an overdue change Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Eli Man- ning has a 1-2-3 punch at receiv- What would I do if I were when you opt for designat- er that’s not only dynamic, but sports dictator for a day? ed hitters over having the highly entertaining. Where do I start? The first pitcher bat, double-switch- Victor Cruz, thoughts that pop into my es and the general chess- and give head involve adjusting the game mentality National the Giants a pass-catching trio NBA’s one-and-done rule so League managers must rivaling any in the NFL, and it that ‘stu- possess. could be New York’s biggest ad- dent-ath- Watching retired manag- vantage on offense against the letes’ stay er Tony LaRussa out-smart in Sun- in school the other manager in late- day’s Super Bowl. longer and game situations was part Cruz is coming off a record- college of what made him so great. setting season, Nicks had anoth- basketball’s Did he over-manage at er 1,000-yard season and Man- talent pool times? Certainly. It’s safe ningham is finally healthy after rises to to say his teams won more dealing with a knee injury much what it once games than they lost as a of the year. was. direct result of his moves. For the inconsistent Patri- I would Andrew Owens So what happens to ots defense, which ranked 31st implement players in the American against the pass, that’s one big meaningful Associate League who no longer play headache. reform in Sports Editor positions and are slotted “Once you look at it and see college foot- into a designated-hitter they have a receiver over there ball that role in their respective and a bunch of different things, would lead to fewer NCAA manager’s lineup card you understand that’s an area scandals and more integrity each day? we can excel,” Cruz said at me- for a game that has little of Amazingly, I think life dia day Tuesday, referring to the AP the said integrity its amateur- will go on and the game Patriots receiver Julian Edel- receiver Mario Manningham celebrates a ism would suggest. will be better with the man, who plays nickel back at touchdown during the Giants 24-2 win over Atlanta on Jan. 8. Oh yeah, I’d get rid of the change. times. “We don’t want to force it. BCS in favor of a playoff as Sure, it would not exactly We want it to happen naturally TDs in 13 games. yard touchdown in the 20-17 well, but that argument is not help my favorite team, and take it play by play and we’ll And if that’s not enough, the overtime win against San Fran- exactly new. the Tigers, if the DH were see how it goes and how they Giants found a pass catching cisco in the NFC title game on a But No. 1 on my list of eliminated. They have one come out and play us and we’ll tight end this season in Jake play that Gilbride and Manning changes I’d like to see in the locked up through 2014 adjust accordingly.” Ballard, who had 38 receptions drew up on the sideline to coun- world of sports is to com- (Victor Martinez) and po- The Giants (12-7) have ad- for 604 yards and four TDs. ter something they saw in the pletely even the playing field tentially two future DHs in justed well this season. Starting “I feel it starts with us as an Niners’ defense. in baseball by eliminating the Miguel Cabrera and Prince with a revamped offensive line, offense,” Manningham said. The receivers attend a weekly designated hitter rule. Fielder (signed through New York quickly discovered “We know how good we are. We meeting with Manning on Fri- Commissioner Bud Selig has 2015 and 2020, respec- that the running game which know how we can go out and days to discuss upcoming op- instituted realignment with tively). The game, however, carried the team for decades make plays and we know our po- ponents and watch videotape of equal 15-team leagues and would be better off. wasn’t as good as usual. tential. We’re trying to play the their tendencies in down-and- five-team divisions, which Red Sox fans would be- Four yards and a cloud of dust fullest out there. Usually when distance situations and what to is a huge step forward for a moan the loss of David Or- turned into 2 or 3 yards and that we go out there and play good, expect when they go into certain sport that has finally sacri- tiz, a staple in the organi- didn’t add up to a first down. we win.” defensive fronts and alignments. ficed some tradition for some zation for the past decade. Something had to change and What has been so amazing “I feel like as a group we like practicality. But, hey, should you really offensive coordinator Kevin Gil- about the receivers is their abil- to make plays, we like to get the Now, I know it is much like- be a baseball player if you bride opted to unleash Eli and ity to turn short passes into big job done,” Nicks said. “It comes lier that the National League can’t even take the field his receivers. gains. from us working hard; getting in adopts the designated hitter anymore? “It’s never bothered me to The Giants’ five-game win- that time with Eli. We put in a lot rule than it is for the Ameri- White Sox fans should throw the ball,” Gilbride said. ning streak that carried them of time off the field and on the can League to drop it. Why? definitely be in favor of “I have always enjoyed the chal- to the Super Bowl is dotted with field to get the job done.” Two reasons: Money (fans this change. Maybe Adam lenge of being able to come up game-breaking plays by the re- The Giants’ receiving corps dig the long ball) and the Dunn’s bat will pick up if with some plays that would give ceivers. is different than the group that fact that the Major League he takes the field everyday, our guys a chance and put them In the Giants’ 29-14 win over Manning had against New Eng- Baseball Players Association like he did during his time in position to be successful. I the Jets in the next to last game land in the 2008 Super Bowl. (MLBPA) is unlikely to sign in the National League. think we have the talent level to of the regular season, Cruz used has retired. off on any rule change that After batting .159 in 2011 do that and it seemed foolish to his speed to turn a 10-yard, is with the Jets would decrease the career (the worst average dur- keep banging our head against third-down pass into an NFL after serving a nearly two years lifetime of some of its greatest ing the live-ball era by 20 the wall when we weren’t hav- record-tying 99-yard touchdown in jail on a gun charge and Steve players, many of whom are points), it certainly can’t ing success that way to not take catch and run that ended with Smith signed with Philadelphia able to hit but not field when hurt. advantage of guys who were his usual salsa in the end zone. as a free agent. they age. So, baseball, even the having success. So it was not by A week later in the 31-14 NFC Cruz, Nicks and Manningham Eliminating the designated playing field and have design but necessity we evolved title clinching victory over Dal- are pretty good replacements. hitter would be the final step both teams play under into more of a passing team.” las, Cruz ignited the team with “I had three talented receiv- in restoring baseball to its the same rules. Now that The numbers have been sen- a 74-yard catch and run for a ers, who I had great faith to get pure form, a time before the realignment is about to be sational. score late in the first quarter of open, there are some similari- Steroid Era, when the sport a reality in 2013, it’s time Manning threw for a fran- a scoreless game. ties in that matter with the guys effectively sold its soul to to completely balance the chise record 4,933 yards, 29 Nicks took over in the playoffs, now and the team, with Hakeem, increase home run numbers leagues and eliminate the touchdowns and 16 intercep- scoring four TDs in the wins Victor Cruz and Mario Manning- and, as a result, fan atten- designated hitter. tions. Cruz caught 82 passes over Atlanta and Green Bay. The ham,” said Manning, who threw dance in the gloomy post- and set a franchise-record with big plays were a 72-yard catch a game-winning pass to Burress strike stretch. Contact Andrew Owens at 1,536 yards receiving and nine and run against the Falcons in in the last Super Bowl between Many (probably most) con- [email protected] touchdowns, including at least a 24-2 win and a 37-yard des- these teams. “I’m just looking sider a 450-foot home run by The views expressed five of 68 yards or longer. Nicks peration pass before halftime for matchups. If guys are dou- a designated hitter to be a in this Sports Authority had 76 catches for 1,192 yards against Green Bay in a 37-20 up- ble-teamed or they’re covered; I thing of beauty. While I’m not column are those of the and seven TDs despite missing set of the defending Super Bowl have to have faith in each one of saying it isn’t, you lose a lot of author and not necessarily a game, Manningham had 39 champions. those guys to get open and make what makes the game great those of The Observer. catches for 523 yards and four Manningham caught a 17- some big plays for us.”

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NFL All-Pro quarterback Manning says no plans to retire The four-time MVP is coming off major neck surgery, could potentially become a free agent this offseason

Associated Press be on schedule. may soon retire, he responded: “My plan hasn’t changed,” “I have no plans on doing that.” INDIANAPOLIS — Peyton Manning said at a hotel after Manning’s shadow has been Manning isn’t ready to discuss media day at Lucas Oil Stadium looming over the NFL title retirement yet. featuring the Giants and Patri- game for days, and it doesn’t The four-time league MVP ots. “I’m on track with what the show signs of going away any- told a group of reporters Tues- doctors have told me to do, and time soon though he wishes he day he doesn’t plan to stop play- I’m doing that. I’m rehabbing wasn’t such a distraction. ing and that his recovery from a hard.” “It’s not the way it should be,” third neck surgery continues to When asked about reports he he said earlier in a taped inter- view with ESPN. “I really don’t think it will be as the week goes on.” The quarterback of the home- town Colts has not played in more than a year because of a damaged nerve that caused weakness in his throwing arm. AP He had neck surgery in May, Peyton Manning celebrates after the game-winning touchdown in then underwent his third and the 2007 AFC Championship game at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis. most invasive neck surgery in 19 months in September. Doc- spat with team owner Jim Irsay That didn’t work too well, ei- tors fused two vertebrae to- and the ensuing make-up, Irsay ther. gether, a procedure that forced joined the city’s mayor, the Indi- “I’m working hard, I had a re- him to miss the Colts’ 2-14 sea- ana governor and host commit- ally good session today,” Man- son. tee officials at Monday’s news ning said after throwing to sev- Since then, Manning hasn’t conference to discuss game eral teammates. “I continue to been able to escape the spot- week. Irsay wound up taking make progress and work hard. light. most of the questions and, of The doctors are encouraged There has been rampant course, most focused on Man- and that’s encouraging to me.” speculation about his recov- ning’s future. He also said he Manning smiled throughout ery, the potential risks of a re- didn’t want to discuss the Man- the 10-minute interview and turn, whether the Colts will pay ning situation again this week. looked happier and more vi- Manning a $28 million roster On Tuesday, Manning was the brant than he has in months. bonus in early March to pre- chatty one. Not everyone is paying atten- vent him from becoming a free Shortly after about 5,000 tion to the diversion. agent or whether the soon-to-be fans watched more than 1,000 “Oh you meant Eli? I got it 36-year-old might quit playing. reporters spend two hours in- now,” Patriots linebacker Gary The ongoing saga has spilled terviewing Patriots and Giants, Guyton said when asked about right into the first Super Bowl Manning delivered the third coming to Indy with Manning in week in Indianapolis. part of media day with an im- the headlines. While the marquee story line promptu appearance in front of Most Colts fans, meanwhile, was supposed to be Manning’s a small group of reporters. His have enthusiastically backed Eli vs. Brady, it’s the motive was to turn the away Eli in hopes of sending the older Peyton who continues to from him and back to Sunday’s dreaded Patriots home empty- make news. game and his brother’s quest to handed again from Indy. And Following last week’s public win a second Super Bowl ring. Eli chimed in, too.

NFL Gronkowski’s ankle healing for Super Bowl

Associated Press said of his key pass-catcher. “He’s out of his boot today, which makes INDIANAPOLIS — The boot is me feel a lot better. I told him he off and Rob Gronkowski’s ankle should write like ‘Mom I love you’ is feeling much better. New Eng- on his sock or something because land’s All-Pro tight end shed his I’m sure there’ll be a lot of pictures walking boot in time for media day of his sock. Tuesday, and sounded optimistic “If anybody wants to be out he’d be lining up against the New there, it’s him. No one’s as tough York Giants in the Super Bowl on as him.” Sunday. Gronkowski was careful not to “I’m improving every day,” convey an overly optimistic atti- Gronkowski said. “The only rea- tude about his chances of playing, son it’s getting so blown up is be- repeatedly saying he was work- cause it’s the Super Bowl. It’s just ing with the Patriots training staff like any other injury during any and approaching the situation on a other week.” day-to-day basis. Gronkowski, who suffered a He also was non-committal high left ankle sprain in the AFC when asked if he could play if he title game Jan. 22, said he could be had the injury during the regular anywhere from in perfect health to season. “2 percent” for the game, adding “I couldn’t answer that,” he said. that it’s still six days away. “It’s not a regular-season game. The outgoing Gronkowski It’s the Super Bowl this week and smiled frequently from the podi- (we’re) just preparing like it’s a big um during his hour-long appear- game and it’s the biggest game. It ance that opened with a question, ain’t no regular-season game. So of course, about how he was feel- you’ve got to treat it a lot differ- ing. ently.” “Good. How are you feeling?” he Gronkowski set an NFL record replied. for his position this season with At one point, Gronkowski even 17 touchdown catches and had 90 put on a red tri-cornered hat, receptions overall for 1,327 yards. reminiscent of those worn by the He’s made a team-high 15 catches original patriots during the era of for a 15.5-yard average and three the American Revolution. touchdowns in the postseason. “He’s obviously making prog- He also developed into a powerful ress,” quarterback Tom Brady blocker. page 14 | ndsmcobserver.com The Observer u Sports Wednesday, February 1, 2012

PGA Tour Stanley hopes to use collapse as learning experience Stanley heads to this week’s Waste Management Phoenix Open after blowing a seven stroke lead Sunday lost in a three-man playoff. Stanley, like Garrigus, was Associated Press Stanley can relate only to the going for his first PGA Tour vic- triple bogey, the water and a tory. Both grew up in the Pacific JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Rob- playoff. Northwest. Both are in the top ert Garrigus didn’t see any rea- He did everything right on class of power players in golf. son to stick around for the fin- the final hole of the Farmers The similarities end there. ish. Insurance Open, even taking Stanley, who grew up in the He had watched enough of a sand wedge instead of a lob Seattle area, was an All-Amer- the final round at Torrey Pines wedge for his third shot over ican at Clemson who played in to see that Kyle Stanley, whom the pond to a hole location in a the Walker Cup. He is in his he described as “exploding bowl at the front of the green. second full season on the PGA with talent,” had a three-shot What happened next surprises Tour, so naturally skilled and lead and headed for a sure win. him still. His shot landed be- polished that his long-term out- Garrigus left for the spa to get hind the hole and raced off the look is better than some of the a massage. front of the green and into the rookies who won last year. It didn’t take long for him to water. Garrigus, from Oregon, didn’t figure out what had happened. After a drop into the first cut have the grades to get a serious “I got back to my car, saw my to eliminate even more spin, he scholarship offer. He spent two phone and it was blowing up,” landed his shot on the top shelf years at junior college before AP Garrigus said. “I had six or sev- and three-putted for triple bo- hitting the mini-tours. Then his en text messages. I had four or gey. On the second playoff hole, career was nearly derailed with Kyle Stanley tees off on the fifth hole during Sunday’s final round of five voicemails. I wasn’t talking he missed a 5-foot par putt and drug and alcohol addiction that the Farmer’s Insurance Open at the South Course at Torrey Pines. to anyone on Sunday, so there watched Brandt Snedeker pose put him in a 30-day clinic. He was no need for anyone to call with a trophy that should have remains an open book, which lowers in 24 hours, those who Eventually, anyway. me.” been his. reads like a comedy given his felt badly for him or were im- “I know I may not have be- He didn’t have to read a sin- Stanley was still in shock self-deprecating sense of hu- pressed how he handled him- lieved it on Sunday night, or gle message. He didn’t have to when he faced the media. His mor. self in defeat. even Monday morning, but ev- listen to a voicemail. eyes were glassy with tears. His “It was a lot easier for me,” He received text messages erybody just kept telling me I’ll He knew. lip quivered. He answered ev- Garrigus said. “I think the per- from Steve Stricker, who beat be a lot stronger for it, and I “I looked at my phone and ery question, even if he had to sonality I had made it easier to Stanley with a birdie-birdie fin- agree with that. I will.” thought, ‘Uh-oh. He blew it,’” stop at times to compose him- deal with. It’s just golf. I don’t ish at the John Deere Classic Garrigus bounced back from Garrigus said Monday evening. self. Looking back, he realizes know if he thinks of it that way. last summer, and from Gonza- that Memphis meltdown by win- Among his priorities this that was part of the healing. I want to reach out and talk to ga basketball coach Mark Few, ning the final PGA Tour event of week at the Phoenix Open was “I tend to wear my emotions him. I don’t know if he wants to whom he doesn’t even know the year at Disney. Stanley re- to find Stanley and offer the on my sleeve a little bit,” Stan- hear what I have to say, and I personally. calls watching Rory McIlroy’s kind of advice that only comes ley said Tuesday at the Phoenix don’t care. He’s a good kid, and “That’s why I thought that collapse at the Masters last through experience. Open, where he agreed to an- I don’t want him to get shook up was so cool,” Stanley said. “I’ve year — and how graciously he Garrigus has every bit of that. other interview to help put his over it.” been watching Gonzaga play faced the press after an 80 — He had a three-shot lead on collapse behind him. “It was Stanley appears to be well on basketball since I was 3 feet and quickly pointed out that the final hole of the 2010 St. very tough to swallow. But one his way. tall. I live and die with every McIlroy was a U.S. Open cham- Jude Classic when he smoth- of the things I learned is I think His family was with him Sun- game they play. I try not to miss pion two months later. ered his tee shot into the water, you need to really be prepared day night, along with a close any of them. So that was real He believes something good is took a drop, then tried to go at for whatever this game can friend and his agent. He man- special to hear from him.” coming his way, and although the green not realizing the size throw at you. aged to eat. The sun came up The other messages, includ- the support has been over- of his lead. He went left of the “It’s a crazy game,” he said. the next day. He just signed up ing a phone conversation with whelming at times, Stanley is water into the trees and even- “It can love you; it can hate for Twitter a few months ago Zach Johnson, were equally not interested in dwelling on tually made triple bogey. He you.” and picked up about 4,000 fol- meaningful. Sunday at Torrey Pines.

NFL Ochocinco finally reaches Super Bowl

Associated Press and receiver Matthew Slater, his today. soft tone often drowned out by “I think I’ve had a great career INDIANAPOLIS — Chad Ocho- his teammates’ speaker-ampli- in general. The year wasn’t what cinco was the last Patriot to walk fied comments. I expected, what everyone else across the field and wade into the Didn’t matter. expected. But I did everything I pack of reporters and photogra- “This is my podium,” Ocho- was supposed to do — work, stay phers waiting near the sideline. cinco said, referring to his small quiet. I don’t know if being on He felt no need to rush the mo- section of artificial turf encircled this stage is a reward, but there’s ment he’d longed for nearly his by reporters and photographers. nothing else I can do. I’m part of whole life. “If I was up there, you couldn’t a team and I’ve done everything This was his Super Bowl media get to me. You couldn’t smell the asked of me.” day. cologne I have on now.” Especially the “stay quiet” Ochocinco finally got to be on During the nearly hour-long part, which went against his na- the receiving end of questions session, Ochocinco provided ture. Tuesday at Lucas Oil Stadium for hardly a whiff of his old look-at- He repeatedly bumped egos an annual event that he attended me ways. After 10 years of com- in Cincinnati with coach Mar- several times as a microphone- manding the spotlight and losing vin Lewis, who referred to him toting correspondent for his so- games in Cincinnati, the social once as “Ocho Psycho.” Ocho- cial media Ochocinco News Net- media mogul had to pull off one cinco miffed teammates with his work. of his most difficult changes. attention-gathering antics — and Now, the microphones were Ochocinco had to use the his sloppy pass routes — and got aimed at him. words “I’’ and “me” much more under the skin of opponents by “Aw, man, I’ve dreamed of it,” sparingly in order to co-exist sending them Pepto-Bismol and Ochocinco said, wearing his blue with Belichick in New England. other gifts. The league repeat- No. 85 jersey, blue Super Bowl He had to learn, he says, throw- edly fined him for his on-field cel- cap and irrepressible smile. “I’ve ing in an obscenity, to shut up. ebrations and refusal to follow its been playing this game a long There was no remorse in his uniform code. time — started out at 4 years old. tone on Tuesday. He knew when He set Bengals receiving re- And this is what you dream of, to the Patriots traded for him that cords, but made the playoffs come to this stage and enjoy it. So his self-promoting ways would only twice in 10 years and went that’s what I’m going to do.” have to end. If he lapsed back into 0-2. He tried to get out of town, And he’s doing it the New Eng- look-at-me, he’d be looking at the but ownership made him stay. land way. end of his stay in New England. He started planning for his next Instead of driving the conver- So, he did away with his lists of career, getting involved in social sation by talking about himself, cornerbacks who couldn’t cover media, including his OCNN ven- Ochocinco was along for the ride. him, his touchdown skits and vic- ture. He didn’t seem to mind that he tory guarantees. Ochocinco, who During the NFL lockout last didn’t get one of the 14 podiums legally changed his name from summer, he rode a 1,500-pound set up on the field for coach Bill Johnson to get more attention, bull for 1.5 seconds, tried out Belichick and players. would have to drop the “diva” for Kansas City’s MLS team and Instead, he stood at the 13-yard from his job description. took a 160 mph spin around the line between podiums reserved “I could have talked,” he said, Atlanta Motor Speedway with for tight end Aaron Hernandez ‘but then I’d be sitting at home Jeff Burton. Wednesday, February 1, 2012 The Observer u Sports ndsmcobserver.com | page 15

NCAA Men’s Basketball Home court spurs Arkansas to win over Vanderbilt

Associated Press they utilized that to their ad- vantage — especially on the FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — offensive end.” Vanderbilt’s road success Jeffery Taylor added 18 for this season wasn’t enough to the Commodores, while Ezeli overcome Arkansas’ seeming finished with 14 and Steve home invincibility. Tchiengang had 10. Despite 19 points from John Rickey Scott had 18 points Jenkins, the Commodores as Arkansas moved to 16-0 (16-6, 5-2 Southeastern Con- in Bud Walton Arena and ference) fell behind in the sec- equaled its best start to open ond half and never recovered a season in Fayetteville since in an 84-72 loss to the Razor- the 1993-94 national cham- backs on Tuesday night. pionship team had the same Vanderbilt had won 11 of 12 home mark for the entire entering the game and had a season. Only that team and 4-1 road record. The Commo- the 1997-98 team have gone dores led 40-37 in the second undefeated at home since the half before the Razorbacks arena opened in 1993. (16-6, 4-3) used six of their “I think it’s been like that, nine 3-pointers to start a 22-6 you’ve got to protect the home run that put the game away. (court),” Scott said. “Every “They came out in the sec- team is like that; you’re going ond half and hit us in the to protect the house. mouth early and that was the “It’s just natural to us.” key, I think,” Jenkins said. The Commodores led 40- “They got a lot of shots in that 37 before Arkansas’ Hunter big run and we just couldn’t Mickelson stepped back and respond.” made the first 3-pointer of his The Commodores led 34-32 career to tie the game. Mick- at halftime behind 10 points elson was 0 of 2 on 3-point AP from Festus Ezeli, who scored attempts before that, but the Vanderbilt’s Kyle Fuller defends Arkansas’ BJ Young during the Razorbacks’ 84-72 win over the 21 points in his last game, make started a stretch where Commordores on Tuesday. Young finished with 12 points. against Middle Tennessee. He Arkansas hit six of seven field scored nine straight points at goals from behind the arc. the gate firing on all cyl- big first-half runs in both of and Ky Madden added 10 one point to start an 11-0 run That led to a 59-46 lead, inders, but sometimes that those wins, but didn’t follow points apiece as Arkansas did that put Vanderbilt up 29-25. and Vanderbilt was unable to doesn’t happen,” Mickelson that script in falling behind its best to start making a le- The Commodores shot 52 get closer than seven points said. “Like I said, we’re all 40-37 early in the second half. gitimate case for a return to percent (13 of 25) in the half after that. versatile and anybody can This time, Arkansas pulled the NCAA tournament after and kept Arkansas’ big men Five players finished in start it at any time. We’ve away with its 3-point barrage missing it the last three sea- in foul trouble, but they were double figures for the Razor- been doing that throughout — equaling its SEC-best with sons. still outrebounded 19-15 in backs, while Mickelson added the whole year, so (hopefully) nine 3s. Nobles finished with “I thought this team grew the half and 36-29 for the nine points in 11 minutes be- we can keep it up.” three of the 3s, while Scott up tonight,” Arkansas coach game. fore fouling out. That includ- Julysses Nobles added 17 and Mardracus Wade each hit Mike Anderson said. “I “I thought the difference ed consecutive baskets in the points for the Razorbacks, two during the 22-6 stretch thought we grew up in a lot in the game was their team second half to put Arkansas who entered the game with that put the Razorbacks up of areas, just from the stand- speed,” Vanderbilt coach Kev- up 71-57, the first of which home wins over two ranked 59-46. point of how hard you’ve got in Stallings said. “I thought was a two-handed dunk after teams this season: then-No. BJ Young also hit a 3-point- to play. Not only how hard that they were faster and a spin move past Ezeli. 15 Mississippi State and then- er during the run and fin- you’ve got to play, but playing quicker than we were, and “We should have come out No. 20 Michigan. They used ished with 12 points. Wade together.”

NHL Kovalchuk, Devils rally past Rangers

Associated Press Biron got the start for the from a sharp angle. Rangers ahead of All-Star Gaborik tested Brodeur NEWARK, N.J. — David Henrik Lundqvist, who had with a shot from the top of the Clarkson scored the tying a rare night off against the left circle late in the period, goal for New Jersey in the fi- Devils. Lundqvist, who had but the goalie came up big nal minute of regulation, and made 32 consecutive starts and kept the Devils in a 1-1 tie Ilya Kovalchuk netted the only against New Jersey, is expect- heading into the third period. goal in the shootout as the ed to play Wednesday night Biron stopped Kovalchuk Devils snapped a three-game when the Rangers take on the early in third on a short- losing streak with a 4-3 vic- Sabres in Buffalo. handed breakaway, and the tory over the New York Rang- The first period started as a stop was important because ers on Tuesday night. tight-checking affair with few the Rangers took the lead Kovalchuk had the first at- scoring chances. Play opened again on Boyle’s goal. tempt in the shootout and up when the Rangers buzzed Bickel fired a shot from beat New York backup Martin the Devils end with three the right point that Brodeur Biron between the pads. That minutes remaining following stopped. Boyle pounced on was enough to give the Devils a turnover by the New Jersey the and dragged the a 9-2 mark in the tiebreaker. defense. Brodeur scrambled puck across the slot before Martin Brodeur preserved in his crease to keep the game flipping it in at 2:37 for his the win by stopping all three scoreless. fourth goal. Rangers shooters: Derek Ste- That sequence shifted mo- Kovalchuk pulled New Jer- pan, Brad Richards and All- mentum to New York, and sey even 2-2 with a power- Star MVP Marian Gaborik. the Rangers cashed in with play tally at 16:01 for his Kovalchuk and Zach Parise 32.9 seconds remaining in team-leading 20th goal. also scored in regulation for the period. Gaborik fired a Del Zotto, set up nicely by the Devils, who trailed 1-0, shot off a right-wing rush that Gaborik, gave the Rangers 2-1 and 3-2. Brodeur made 23 hit Devils defenseman Anton their third lead 36 seconds saves. Volchenkov. Brodeur made a later. That appeared to be the Anton Stralman, Brian skate save, but couldn’t pre- game-winner, but Clarkson Boyle and Michael Del Zotto vent Stralman from knocking tied it again with 47.6 seconds had the Rangers’ goals while in the rebound from deep in left. Biron had 26 stops. the left circle for his second of Andy Greene hammered the The loss snapped a two- the season. puck into the Rangers zone game winning streak for the Parise pulled the Devils with Brodeur on the bench for Eastern Conference-leading even at 8:20 of the second an extra attacker. The puck Rangers. It was the first game with an extra-effort goal. Us- bounced off the end boards for both teams following the ing Rangers defenseman Stu into the slot, and Clarkson NHL All-Star break. Bickel as a screen, Parise fired it in. It was a crucial win for fired a shot from the top of the In the overtime, Derek Ste- the Devils, who are fighting left circle that Biron stopped. pan came very close to tuck- to stay above the postseason Parise outsprinted Bickel to ing the winner past Brodeur cutoff in the conference. the rebound and beat Biron with under 2 minutes left. page 16 | ndsmcobserver.com The Observer u Sports Wednesday, February 1, 2012

NCAA Men’s Basketball Down at halftime, Marquette rallies to defeat Seton Hall

Associated Press especially me. I just couldn’t get going at all tonight.” MILWAUKEE — Seton Hall Jae Crowder had 20 points tried to take advantage of and 12 rebounds, Vander Blue a Marquette team that was scored 16 points and Darius scrambling to adjust without Johnson-Odom added 14 for the one of its big men. The Pirates Golden Eagles (19-4, 8-2), who just couldn’t keep up. extended their winning streak Facing a team that went with to seven games. a smaller — and quicker — Trailing at halftime, Mar- lineup without injured forward quette turned to Blue and John- Davante Gardner, the Pirates son-Odom in a 16-2 run to take controlled the first half but ul- the lead midway through the timately fell to the 15th-ranked second half. Golden Eagles 66-59 on Tues- Former Marquette standout day night. Dwyane Wade attended the “Their going small really game, along with Miami Heat bothered us,” Seton Hall coach teammate LeBron James. Mi- Kevin Willard said. “Even ami is in town to play the Mil- though you get it inside they waukee Bucks on Wednesday. were double-teaming. It’s the The two NBA stars sat on the transition side that kind of baseline near the Marquette hurts us. So sometimes even bench and were cheered by the you are big and they go small, crowd when they were intro- it can hurt you and they do a duced on the video board in the great job of getting out on the first half. break.” Wade showed some excite- Herb Pope scored 16 points for ment for his former team when the Pirates (15-7, 4-6 Big East), Marquette woke up in the sec- who have lost five straight. ond half, pumping his fist a cou- “I think everyone is disap- ple of times after Blue slammed AP pointed about this losing streak home an alley-oop pass from Marquette’s Darius Johnson-Odom drives to the basket against Seton Hall’s Herb Pope during the and no one is happy, but we un- Junior Cadougan to cut the Se- Golden Eagles’ 66-59 win Tuesday. Johnson-Odom finished with 14 points. derstand this is part of a grow- ton Hall lead to two. ing process and we’ll keep com- Pope scored inside for Seton Eagles up 44-38 with 11:07 to 53 with 3:25 remaining. tory at Villanova on Saturday. ing out and fighting,” Willard Hall, but Blue hit a 3-pointer. play. Trailing by four and facing The school said his return will said. After an empty possession by The Golden Eagles stretched a critical possession with just be evaluated on a game-by- The losing streak is wearing the Pirates, Blue scored on a their lead to 56-46 when John- over 2 minutes left, the Pirates game basis. on guard Jordan Theodore, who driving layup to put Marquette son-Odom fired a long pass to lost the ball out of bounds as The 6-foot-8, 290-pound scored seven points on 3-for-14 up 39-38 with 12:23 left. Jamil Wilson for an easy layup the shot clock expired. Crowder Gardner is having an impres- shooting. Crowder scored for Mar- with 4:56 left. hit two free throws to help put sive season, and his inside play “We wanted this game,” The- quette, then Cadougan came up But the Pirates weren’t fin- the game out of reach. has been critical in the wake of odore said. “We just couldn’t with a and Johnson-Odom ished, as Freddie Wilson hit a Gardner sprained his left a season-ending left knee inju- make plays down the stretch, hit a 3-pointer to put the Golden 3-pointer to cut the lead to 58- knee in the Golden Eagles’ vic- ry to center Chris Otule. Wednesday, February 1, 2012 The Observer u Sports ndsmcobserver.com | page 17

McGraw Coaches continued from page 20 continued from page 20 her rebounding and just her enough coaches there to game in general. I thought she make the final 22-man ros- was doing a really good job.” ter and earned the right Novosel returned with a to represent their country strong performance in the sec- against the likes of Finland ond half, finishing with six and Canada, among others. points, three rebounds and two Tynan in particular had an steals in 15 minutes of play. impressive showing for the “Novosel got two quick fouls, team, scoring three points only played two minutes in the in six tournament games on first half,” McGraw said. “Two the USA roster, plus adding of the last three games she’s a goal in one of the three played very limited minutes in exhibition games. the first half, and then she goes “I thought it was a great in and plays a chunk in the sec- experience, playing against ond.” the top players in the world Junior guard Skylar Dig- your age,” Tynan said. “It gins contributed a game-high was great to be in Canada 18 points and hit three-of-five [and] great to see those fans shots from behind the arc. Dig- doing their thing.” gins connected on five of seven Johns also turned in a three-point shots during Notre solid performance with his Dame’s victory over Tennessee usual physicality on the GRANT TOBIN/The Observer on Jan. 23, as the Irish continue blueline, although he had Sophomore defenseman Stephen Johns carries the puck up the ice during Notre Dame’s 2-1 loss to shoot well from three-point a difficult time finding the to Northeastern at the . range. scoresheet against the high Notre Dame’s third consecu- level of competition, manag- first goal and Stephen Johns ing two of the team’s most of a secondary role on that tive victory over the Scarlet ing a goal and an assist for tallied a team-high six productive players. Tynan, a team and I think he’s out to Knights also marked its seventh the national team in nine blocked shots as the Irish up- third round pick by the Co- prove again; he’s always out win in eight contests against games.For Johns, a second set the Golden Gophers on the lumbus Blue Jackets, cur- to prove something to some- ranked opponents. McGraw fin- round pick by the road. rently leads the Irish in body,” Jackson said. “And I ishes the month of January un- Blackhawks, the high level “Obviously, the tourna- points and assists, and with think that’s the way he’s play- defeated for the fifth time in her of play was hopefully just a ment didn’t go as well as we a shooting percentage near ing right now … I think Ste- tenure at Notre Dame. taste of his future in hockey. thought it would with Team 24 percent, is the team’s phen’s confidence was hurt a “[The January success] is “Playing against the top USA, but I think we were both most efficient scorer. Johns little bit in that environment all the players, it really is,” she players in the world your pretty excited to get back to has continued to be a gritty and I think he’s played some said. “We’re trying to keep them age, it was definitely an all of our friends and missing and physical sparkplug for really good games for us in fresh mentally. We’ve been able experience and an eye- the boys and stuff like that, the Irish defense, leading the the last couple of weeks.” to use the bench well, and that’s opener, seeing what the fu- and it was great to be back, team in blocked shots and For Notre Dame, the team been important. We’ve been ture holds hopefully,” Johns especially when they were penalty minutes. can only hope that its inter- able to work in a few days off said. “Playing against faster playing so well,” Tynan said. Each also added a goal national representatives keep where we can give them a men- guys and better guys, it just “I watched the highlights in Notre Dame’s 4-2 win at up their level of play, as they tal and a physical rest. I think makes you better as a play- versus [Boston University] Alaska on Saturday. look to make a final push be- this team’s mentally tough. They er and as a person.” and they said they played There is no question the fore the CCHA playoffs. The don’t mind the grind, and that’s After the somewhat dis- great, and I was excited to be duo has continued to step next step for the Irish will what you’ve got to do win.” appointing seventh-place back and see how all the guys up its game since return- come this weekend as they The Irish return to action finish, Tynan and Johns were playing … It was a big ing from Canada, and Irish host Bowling Green in a pair Sunday when they host DePaul returned to the Irish line- win for us and I was excited coach Jeff Jackson believes of key conference games. at 1 p.m. up, barely missing a beat. to get back.” both are playing with chips In their first game back Since their return, Johns on their shoulders after the Contact Jack Hefferon at Contact Chris Masoud at against No. 3/5 Minnesota, and Tynan have once again result at the championships. [email protected] and Sam Gans [email protected] Tynan scored Notre Dame’s taken up the mantle of be- “I think T.J. he had kind at [email protected]

NBA George scores 24, Nets down Pacers

Associated Press shots in the Pacers’ big run and shot just 40 percent overall in INDIANAPOLIS — Paul the third. George is starting to make the For Pacers coach Frank Vogel, New Jersey Nets cringe whenev- it was just a perfect example of er they play the Pacers. the smash-mouth basketball he George scored a career-high has always been striving for. 24 points to lead the Pacers to “We continue to grow our a 106-99 win over the Nets on identity,” said Vogel, who was Tuesday night. impressed with George. “Paul And it’s not the first time George really carried us through George has spoiled things for some offensive stretches. He’s a the Nets. George, who shot 8 of heck of a weapon at both ends.” 11 in this one, scored 21 points George capped the biggest to lead the Pacers to a 108-94 lead of the third quarter with win against the Nets on Jan. 2. a reverse dunk off Lou Amund- “I just want to be effective on son’s steal to give the Pacers both sides of the ball and help an 84-72 lead at the end of the this team win,” George said. third quarter. “We picked up the defensive ef- With the game tied at 66, fort and just turned it up.” George hit a 3-pointer and Danny Granger had 21 points Granger went to the line to give and seven rebounds and Roy the Pacers a 71-66 lead. Granger Hibbert had 18 points and 14 and George combined to score rebounds, his ninth double-dou- nine of the 12 points in the run. ble of the year. But the Nets made a run back scored 34 at the Pacers late in the fourth points for the Nets, who have quarter and even got within lost two straight overall and three after a 15-2 run in which nine straight against the Pac- Anthony Morrow scored 11 of ers. his 28 points. Indiana went on a 12-0 run “Our team got down 12 or 14 midway through the third quar- points, but we kept battling and ter and eventually led by as then we got within striking dis- much as 18 in the fourth. tance,” Nets coach Avery John- The Nets turned the ball over son said. “Unfortunately, the three times and missed three ball just popped out on us.” page 18 | ndsmcobserver.com The Observer u Sports Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Britons Doubles NCAA Basketball continued from page 20 continued from page 20 Illini outlast Spartans at home Henley said the Belles must team spends up to a third of its control the tempo of the game practice time on doubles, which and prevent Albion from going in the collegiate ranks features Associated Press on long runs. three pairings. The point goes “We also definitely want to to the first school that has two CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Down get out and push and try to set teams win eight games. two points with 14 seconds to the tone early as we do every “College doubles is good — play Tuesday night, Michigan game we play,” Henley said. it’s so much better than juniors State center Derrick Nix had a “We have to be able to work the and a lot of it is because most chance to tie Illinois and give clock a little bit better at times schools do put quite a bit of time the ninth-ranked Spartans when we have the lead to elimi- into the doubles,” Louderback a shot a stealing a win that nate the runs by our opponents. said. “There’s a few that don’t, would give them a share of the “We need to go deeper in the that feel like if they can work Big Ten lead. shot clock, make them play de- on singles, they can win four But the junior missed the fense a little bit longer. We want singles matches and win the first of his two free throws, to try to wear them out defen- match, but most do.” and a late, desperate drive by sively instead of being one-and- The first thing newcomers Keith Appling came up empty, done and going back on the must learn is that singles and too, leaving the Spartans (17- other end.” doubles are essentially differ- 5, 6-3 Big Ten) on the short Having lost to Albion 72-52 ent games, Louderback said. end of an ugly 42-41 loss. in their first matchup, Henley “A lot of the time, singles is Spartans coach Tom Izzo said her players recognize the just people hitting the ball as wasn’t happy how Appling, or importance of this game. Only hard as they can, and in dou- the rest of his team, played the top four teams will make bles you can’t do that,” Louder- under pressure on a night the postseason. back said. “It uses a little more when neither team shot well. “I think [the players] are very touch than they’re used to. You “I didn’t think we handled focused,” Henley said. “We are have to be able to hit topspin adversity very well at all,” Izzo at the point in our season where lobs, offensive lobs. said. “My two best players had AP every game is big for us. Those “When your opponent’s com- their worst games.” who are behind us in the league ing into the net, it doesn’t have Draymond Green, half of the Illinois center , left, brings down a rebound are starting to creep up and we to be hard. It’s more important two Izzo singled out, finished during the Illini’s 42-41 win over Michigan State on Tuesday. have a one game cushion in to get the ball down at their feet, with five points and eight re- fourth place. Every single night because if you hit hard they just bounds in just 16 minutes. Ap- ing helped form the court. Izzo complaining to the refer- we have to go out there and try use your pace when they vol- pling had four points and four With 2:09 left and Michi- ees at one point, “They’re kill- to maintain that fourth place.” ley.” rebounds to go with five turn- gan State up 40-37, Illinois ing us down here.” Saint Mary’s will travel to Louderback also said that overs. freshman Tracy Abrams hit a “This was WWE wrestling,” Albion, Mich., to take on the many players who are used to Possibly worse, Green left the 3-pointer to tie the game. Weber said. Britons in a 6 p.m. matchup to- singles have to relearn how to game with just under 4 minutes After losing three games Paul often matched up night. position themselves in doubles to play with an apparent left straight by a combined 11 against Green, and relished matches. knee injury. He didn’t return points, Illinois badly needed to seeing the big forward pile up Contact Peter Steiner at “The biggest [mistake] is just after being helped from the hold on against Michigan State, fouls. [email protected] not really knowing where they court in obvious pain, and Izzo Abrams said. “He’s obviously a great play- should be — where to move, wasn’t sure how bad it was. “It shows toughness. Coach er and he does everything for when to move when you’re at “I have no idea how he is,” always says, ‘When things them,” Paul said. “I got a cou- the net, where to serve to,” Izzo said after leaving the aren’t going right, how do you ple fouls on him early, and with Louderback said. Spartans locker room. “I’m not respond as a team?’“ Abrams him we probably should have Hawaii In addition to helping rookies even sure exactly what it is.” said. “We stuck together.” capitalized on it more.” adjust to a new version of a fa- The shooting — 32.6 percent Branden Dawson had 12 Given Michigan State’s rough continued from page 20 miliar game, the coaches have for Illinois (16-6, 5-4) and 24.1 points for the Spartans. first half, it was hard to figure to decide which players best percent for Michigan State — While their shooting was aw- why Illinois headed to the lock- complement each other’s style was so bad that players sug- ful, the Spartans pulled down er room with a narrow two- which may be closer, it is defi- of play. gested the ball may have had 49 rebounds, 23 on the offen- point lead. nitely worth it [to go to Hawaii] as “The best doubles teams have too much air in it. Illinois’ sive end. The Illini were 9 of 25 from we have guaranteed weather and one person that hits the ball big Brandon Paul, who missed the In the first half, the Spartans the field after 20 minutes and top-notch Division I training fa- and hard and one person that front end of two 1-and-1s in the had more rebounds (22) than 3 of 7 from the line. cilities at our disposal,” Kovenock doesn’t miss, that’s more con- final minute that could have points, and trailed 22-20 at The biggest shots for Illinois said. sistent,” Louderback said. “The put the game out of reach, was halftime. in the first half were arguably While the Irish did not face Ha- problem is if you get two play- one of them. Green spent the last 10:56 of two putbacks by freshman waii in a dual meet, they did hold a ers that both hit the ball hard “Someone brought it up to the the first half on the bench with Myke Henry. combined practice with the War- but make errors. If neither one refs, I think one of the coach- three fouls, the last a technical The first, off a miss by D.J. riors’ swimming and diving team. of them is on they can be really es,” Paul said. “I’m not try- when he complained about a Richardson, put Illinois up 18- For the duration of the trip, bad. They can be really good, or ing to make excuses. I missed foul call. 16 with 5:43 left. The second the Irish followed a set routine they can be really bad.” those free throws, I shouldn’t The technical cost Green a came with 34 seconds left, off of opening each morning with a McGaffigan said that she and be missing those shots.” sharp chewing-out by Izzo as another miss by Richardson, two-hour practice session. After her partner, sophomore Jenni- The win ended a three-game he took his place on the bench. and gave the Illini their half- morning practice, the team ex- fer Kellner, fit the first descrip- losing streak for the Illini, a The game was physical, with time lead. plored the surrounding beaches tion of a successful duo. run that left coach Bruce We- and area. Each day closed with a “Jen [Kellner] and I have ber resorting to prayer. night practice session. much different styles of play. “When the shots go up, I “Everyone benefits from extra She has a huge baseline game just say, ‘Please, God, let it go training, but the freshman class so our styles mesh well togeth- in,’“ Weber said. “Some of the definitely benefits the most,” Ko- er,” McGaffigan said. “She has shots just sat in there and then venock said. “Living with fellow such a killer backhand that it popped out.” swimmers and hanging with the sets me up for poaches at the Paul led Illinois with 18 coaches allow the freshmen to de- net.” points. velop.” McGaffigan said their rela- He scored 13 of Illinois’ 20 Kovenock said the Hawaii train- tionship extends beyond the second-half points, but was 6 ing trip also helped the Irish refo- court. of 17 from the field. He was 5 cus their energy on the remaining “Jen and I are really close, so of 9 from the free throw line part of the season, which quickly I think that our relationship, it and the Illini finished 9 of 17. concludes in February with the carries over to our tennis play,” After burying those two late Big East conference champion- McGaffigan said. “The best part free throws, his misses on the ships and in March for those who about playing doubles is getting 1-and-1s that followed gave advance to the NCAA champion- to spend a whole eight game pro the Spartans — with Green on ships. set with her. Jen is a ferocious the end of the bench wincing “One of the best parts of the trip competitor, so I love having her in pain — a chance to steal the is seeing our swimmers at ease on my side of the tennis court.” game with 11 seconds to play. without the stress of academic Louderback said this type of But down 42-40, Nix’s miss- work,” Kovenock said. “The trip friendship is common among es and Appling’s failed drive also builds a real family atmo- doubles partners. with 2 seconds left exhausted sphere.” “We’ve had kids that played the final chances for the Spar- Although the Irish fell to Michi- together for two and three tans. gan and Northwestern in their years, and they end up very “He had a rough night,” first double dual meet following close,” Louderback said. “They Izzo said of Appling. “When the trip, they dominated Michigan not only spend normal prac- Draymond went out, he tried State in a dual meet Jan. 21, win- tice time together, but doubles to take the game over. It’s a ning 218-82. practice as well. You can see shame because we had our The Irish face Ball State in Mun- kids that have played doubles chance and we didn’t get it cie, Ind., on Saturday at 1 p.m. for together, especially ones that done.” their final dual meet prior to the have played well together, they Green hit a key layup in a Big East championships. become very close for sure.” 9-0 run that gave the Spar- tans a shot. They were up 36- Contact Matt Unger at Contact Vicky Jacobsen at 35 with 5:01 to play. But just [email protected] [email protected] over a minute later he was be- Wednesdy, February 1, 2012 The Observer u Today ndsmcobserver.com | page 19

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ND Women’s Swimming ND Women’s Basketball Training trip to Hawaii Pounding in Piscataway builds team chemistry Balanced scoring attack drives Irish to 19th straight victory

By MATT UNGER and building team chemistry, ac- Sports Writer cording to Irish assistant coach Kate Kovenock. Collegiate winter breaks can “[Traveling to Hawaii] to train put college swimming teams at a really allows us to take advantage disadvantage with over a month of a large of time to both between meets and much time train hard and come together as a out of the pool. To prevent this lag team,” Kovenock said. “The team’s time from hurting team perfor- personality really develops.” mance, most programs take one to Notre Dame partnered with the two week training trips to warm University of Hawaii to use its fa- weather climates. Notre Dame is cilities and training rooms. It also no exception, as the team travelled helped that Irish strength coach to Hawaii for its annual 11-day Elisa Angeles had connections training excursion. with coaches at Hawaii. This marked the team’s third “While some teams travel to consecutive year traveling to Ha- Puerto Rico or the Bahamas, waii. The trip served the dual pur- pose of improving performance see HAWAII/page 18

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LAUREN FRITZ/The Observer Junior guard Skylar Diggins dribbles the ball against a defender during Notre Dame’s 72-44 win against rival Albion over Tenessee on Jan. 23. Diggins scored 18 points Tuesday.

By PETER STEINER third in the MIAA in scoring of- Sports Writer fense, but also allow 64.1 points By CHRIS MASOUD the gym.” (17-5, 6-3), the Irish came out per game, second worst in the con- Assistant Managing Editor Graduate student forward of the gate slow. Senior guard A clear, unwavering focus is the ference. Henley said defense and Devereaux Peters continued Natalie Novosel picked up two Belles’ top priority at this point in rebounding is vitally important to Notre Dame capped its fi- her dominance in the paint, quick fouls within the contest’s the season. the Belles’ success against Albion. nal game in January just as it registering a career-high 17 first two minutes and the Irish The Belles (9-11, 5-6 MIAA) “I think we need to continue opened the year — blowing out rebounds to go along with 10 found themselves tied with the must improve their defensive what we’ve been doing defensive- its opponent en route to a road points and two blocks. Peters Scarlet Knights at 11 after sev- consistency, focus on beating Al- ly,” Henley said. “On Saturday, we victory. In fact, Notre Dame recorded her third consecutive en minutes of play. bion tonight and hold on to the played one of our better defensive dispatched all of its opponents double-double Tuesday night. Playing in Novosel’s absence, last MIAA conference playoff spot, games that we’ve had all season. in January, cruising to a per- “[Peters had] a monster, sophomore forward Natalie Belles coach Jenn Henley said. We’ve got to control the boards, fect 9-0 record for the month. monster game. She’s unbeliev- Achonwa sparked a 9-0 Irish After a close 77-73 loss to Hope too. We can’t give Albion second Four players scored in double able. She goes up with two or run to put Notre Dame ahead on Saturday, the Belles will travel shots and that’s something we are figures for the No.2 Irish, as three people, and she’s going for good. Achonwa finished to play Albion (13-6, 8-3) this eve- going to focus on [on Wednesday].” they defeated No. 13 Rutgers to come down with the ball,” with 11 points and six rebounds ning. Even though five regular Meanwhile, Albion enters the 71-41 Tuesday night. McGraw said. “She’s strong and in the first half and the Irish season games remain for Saint game in third place in the MIAA. “The January schedule was she’s scoring off offensive re- took a 40-23 lead into halftime. Mary’s, Henley said the Belles are The Britons are led by senior cen- brutal,” Irish coach Muffet bounds. She’s just been amaz- “She’s able to get a lot of not looking too far ahead. ter Patty Rewa, who ranks second McGraw said. “With so many ing. I couldn’t be happier with points in a few minutes,” Mc- “Our focus is purely Albion right in the MIAA in scoring and first in ranked teams, to come through the way she’s playing.” Graw said. “I thought she gave now,” Henley said. “All we have is rebounding, averaging 13.2 points it the way we did, I’m so proud Despite the 30-point margin us a great lift off the bench to- one game at a time. We can’t look and 9.6 rebounds per game. of my team. They’re working of victory, the largest in the 28 day. I was really pleased with past anybody on our schedule.” hard, they’re competitive and meetings between Notre Dame The Belles will enter the game see BRITONS/page 18 they can’t wait to get back in (22-1, 9-0 Big East) and Rutgers see McGRAW /page 17

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By JACK HEFFERON and SAM GANS doubles improvement Sports Writers

Two of Notre Dame’s best By VICKY JACOBSEN basically two people play singles skaters competed on a world Sports Writer together. Some come in with stage over winter break, as some knowledge of doubles, but sophomores T.J. Tynan and Any member of the Irish wom- a lot of them, they have to learn Stephen Johns represented en’s tennis team will tell you that when they get into college.” Team USA at the World Ju- doubles matches play a huge role Irish junior Chrissie McGaffi- nior Championships in Al- in determining the winner of a gan was one of those who had to berta, Canada. Tynan and dual match. learn how to play doubles after Johns helped lead the Unit- The problem? Most freshmen arriving at No. 21 Notre Dame ed States to a seventh-place enter college with almost no (4-1, 1-0 Big East). finish. doubles experience. “Before coming to Notre Dame, Johns and Tynan were “Most of the juniors — the I did not have much doubles ex- invited to the USA train- ones that play in national tour- perience,” McGaffigan said. “Our ing camp as two of the top naments in the summer — have coaches have taught us the tac- 30 under-20 players in the no clue how to play doubles,” tics of playing doubles, so my country. They impressed Irish coach Jay Louderback said. doubles play has improved a lot.” KEVIN SONG/The Observer “They don’t play it in tourna- Louderback estimates that the Sophomore center T.J. Tynan skates past a defender during ments and they never work on it see COACHES/page 17 Notre Dame’s 3-1 victory over Michigan on Jan. 20. in practice. And they go out and see DOUBLES/page 18