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The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOLUME 42: ISSUE 66 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2008 I NDSMCOBSERVER.COM New CSC construction underway McAdam_s After $14 million, revamped Center will be four stories high and provide needed space injured in current location in Hesburgh By KATE MCCLELLAND Library to the new building News Writer as well. Additionally, 25 per accident cent of the new space has A quick walk across the been designated for future north end of campus will growth. Notre Dame employee show that the new year has During construction, the hurt in car wreck brought more new construc esc will operate from tion to Notre Dame. Building No. 1042, which is Ground recently broke on located behind Rockne By KAREN LANGLEY the new Center for Social Memorial on the west side of News Editor Concerns building, which is campus. projected to be finished in In an e-mail, Jim Lyphout, the summer of 2009. vice president for business Longtime Notre Dame employ At four stories high and operations for the University, ee Patricia McAdams was badly 64,000 square feet, the new said the new esc will cost injured in a car accident Sunday Center will provide the much the University $14 million to while returning from the needed space and resources build. Most of the funding women's basketball game in that the old Center - at only was donated by Michael and West Virginia. McAdams, a computer support 11,400 square feet - lacked. Sheila Geddes and Thomas IAN GAVLICK!The Observer The Institute for Church Construction is underway for the new CSC building, sched technician in the Main Building, Life will be moving from its see CSC/page 6 uled to be finished in the summer of 2009. is in critical but stable condition in Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, a hospital spokesman said Tuesday afternoon. She was flown to Parkview from the SMC choirs recognized in holiday com_petition scene of the accident on Interstate 69 in Fort Wayne. Office of Information Women's Choir, Madrigal Singers place in top 12 nationally in 'Clash of the Choirs' Technologies phones have been deluged with calls from people inquiring about McAdams' con The competition was open to By KATIE KOHLER dition, A'lsociate Provost Gordon any choir, from five to 500 Wishon said. Saint Mary's Editor singers, Menk said. "We're just devastated to learn "We had to choose from of the accident," said Wishon, For a few moments, mem four or five pieces to sing, who is OJT's chief information bers of the Saint Mary's and we already had a couple officer. "Patricia is such a valued Women's Choir and Madrigal of them prepared once I member of our family and the Singers had their primetime heard about it, so we were whole Notre Dame family." television debut as winners all ready to go," she said. The accident occurred just of the NBC competition The Women's Choir per after 10 p.m. Sunday night. "Clash of the Choirs." formed "Amazing Grace" and McAdams was standing outside Both choirs were featured the Madrigal singers sang her parked car, between the pas on Dec. 17 as part of the "We Wish You a Merry senger's side door and the four-night competition. Christmas." guardrail, when a passing car Choir director and Music Each of the choirs was fea lost control and struck her car, Department chair Nancy tured in the national Holiday The Journal Gazette of Fort Menk heard about the com Challenge competition and Wayne reported Monday. courtesy Choir petition through a choral both were recognized as two McAdams was then struck by The Madrigal Singers perform at the annual Christmas dinner in Listserv and asked her choirs 2006. The group was one of the 12 choirs featured recently on NBC. if they wanted to participate. see CHOIRS/page 4 see ACCIDENT/page 4
College alumna ND students mentor community survives bombing Take Ten teaches conflict resolution through the Robinson Learning Center By MADELINE BUCKLEY floor all the way to the By KATIE KOHLER kitchen. There was a lot of News Writer Saint Mary's Editor blood in the lobby," Griffin told the Associated Press. As violence in schools contin Saint Mary's alumna "There were shell castings ues to trouble the American Suzanne Seidl Griffin sur outside." education system, Notre Dame vived a suicide bombing Last year, students are visiting South Bend attack in Kabul, Afghanistan S a i n t area schools to teach healthy while working as senior proj Mary's conflict resolution through the ect manager of education for awarded Robinson Learning Center. the Save the Children USA Griffin, a The center runs the Take Ten program in Kabul. 1967 grad program, a program geared The attack took place at the uate of the toward preventing violence in Serena Hotel in Kabul on Jan. College, the South Bend and Mishawaka 14 and was the deadliest Humanitas schools. Its mantra is "Talk it direct attack on a hotel in Award, an out, walk it out, wait it out," and Kabul since the fall of the Griffin award the the curriculum encourages stu Taliban in 2001. College dents from kindergarten to high Griffin was in the gym dur bestows on an alumna who school to "take ten deep breaths Photo courtesy of Ellen Kyes ing the attack. Notre Dame students participate in an annual bookmark "There was blood on the see ATTACK/page 4 see TAKE TEN/page 6 competition that took place before break as part of Take Ten. .------~~-- -
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INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT IS THE MOST EXCITING THING YOU DID OVER WINTER BREAK? Rock Band "We're going to Best Buy sometime today," my roommate Bobby told me. "Why?" ''I'm getting Hock Band." Saad Saffo Grant Schmidt Kayla Condeni Chris Vanderhurst Theresa Olivier [jttJe did I know my life would change sophomore forever. junior sophomore sophomore junior I'm the guy with Bill Brink off campus Knott Farley Knott PE no voice who still sings Nirvana in "! watched two "!got to eat '7 watched Ohio "!got my teeth "!represented the shower, so Sports Production , Hoek Band Editor whole Denzel Mom's cooking. State lose. whitened for my my undying oll'ernd the per- movies. There's nothing upcoming love for J. T. T. at , , feet solution to my subconscious yearn better. campaign. a 90s party. ings to lm a superstar. The iclna of my voice amplified to 120 decibels - whether in Madison Square Garden or my tiny room in Fisher Hall - excited me beyond belief'. Once American Gladiators was over Monday night, we went to work. It took three of us 20 minutes to decipher the destinations of the myriad wires and plugs befim1 we got going, but once we did, it was glorious. IN BRIEF Crnating our characters otlemd me anothnr escape from reality. My pale, skinny, 5-foot-11 frame has never Women's basketball will play exactly intimidated anyone. But my Villanova tonight at 7 in the muscular 6-fiJOt-8 alter-ego, with his Joyce Center. purplish-yellow mohawk, ripped jeans and tight black T-shirt. scams the beje Hegistration will begin sus out of people. Thursday for instructional When our band. Alliteration, got its classes from 8 a.m. to mid first gig, palpable tension rippled night at Rolfs SportsRec through the room. On our first song, Center at the HSRC registration Weezer's "Say It Ain't So," that tension desk. crackml; we failed miserably. The crowd throw things on stage in protest. Jeffrey Herbst, Provost and But the loss of a few fans eould not Executive Vice-President for d11ter us. Academic Affairs at Miami We soon masternd our respective University (Ohio) will deliver trades, and began to rock. We now play the lecture "Why We Were "Say It Ain't So" bPtter than Weezer Wrong About Zimbabwe" in Pver eould. And don't even think about room C-1 03 of the Hesburgh Hadiolwad's "Creep;" thanks to a cameo Center Thursday at 4:15p.m. by our RA, who busted out 98 percent of the notes correctly, you would swear The lilm "Golden Door" will Thorn Yorke was in the room. be shown Thursday at 7 p.m. Whether I pound out a beat on the in Browning Cinema, drums or anchor the tune with a steady DeBartolo Performing Arts ba<>s groove or unleash a powerful ren IAN GAVLICK!The Observer Center as part of "Immigration: dition of Metallica's "Enter Sandman," I Construction continues on the site of the newly demolished Center for Social A Notre Dame Perspective" feel like I'm a part of something. I'm a Concerns building near Siegfried Hall. The new center will be completed in two-part film series. Tickets cog in a gear, a piece of a puzzle, a the summer of 2009 and will also house the Institute for Church Life. are $3 for students. quarter of a string quartet. If that quar tet could replicate Nine Inch Nails flaw There will be a Family Guy lessly. Trivia Contest Thursday from What's more, I'm surrounded by 7 p.m. to 10 in the LaFortune superior talent. My friends are all more OFFBEAT Ballroom. Sign-ups will begin fake-musically inclined than I am, so at the door at 6:30 p.m. Test Alliteration ha'> nowhere to go but up. Talk about things going clerk wasn't injured. of duties, the Marion out your Family Guy knowledge We'll be taking home Electromusic really wrong A short time later, police County Sheriff's for a chance to win a life-sized Grammys in no time. KOKOMO, Ind. - Police found Derrick Kosch, 25, at Department said Monday. Stewie and a Family Guy DVD We tore up the States- Chicago, say a man accidentally shot a home with a gunshot Deputy Tucker M. Parker set. Seattle, IA, NYC- so we took our act himself in the groin as he wound to his right testicle forgot to take James Logan overseas. We hit Stockholm, was robbing a convenience and lower left leg. He was back to the county jail Men's and women's indoor Amsterdam and London and shredded store. A clerk told police a expected to have surgery Friday following a sentenc track will host the ND Indoor them too. We won a van, played charity man carrying a semiauto at a hospital. ing hearing on cocaine Opener Friday at 5 p.m. at the gigs (fi~r the kids). stole groupies and matic handgun entered the Police plan to charge him dealing and possession Loftus Sports Center. earned a manager and bodyguards. Village Pantry Tuesday with armed robbery. charges in Marion Superior Admission is free. We're living the dream, playing Mark morning demanding cash Court, said Julio Wahlbnrg in our real-life version of and a pack of cigarettes. I knew I forgot something Fernandez, a spokesman Men's swimmimg will host Hock Star. The clerk put the cash in INDIANAPOLIS - A for the sheriff's depart Louisville Friday at 5 p.m. in Hock Band brings out the best in peo a bag and as she turned to court security deputy was ment. Rolfs Aquatic Center. ple. You're never so connected to some get the cigarettes, she fired and two others sus "He completely forgot," Admission is free. one as when you 'rn crammed elbow to heard the gun discharge. pended after an inmate Fernandez said. "He just elbow eranking out great tunes. Police say surveillance was left in a holding cell forgot that the guy was in To submit information to be Want proof it can elevate people to video shows the man for more than two days there." included in this section of The another level? I just watched my inebri shooting himself as he without food. Observer, e-mail detailed infor ated bandmate stumble across his room placed the gun in the The three deputies were Information compiled mation about an event to and f~tll helplessly beneath his futon. waistband of his pants. The disciplined for dereliction from the Associated Press. obsnews@nd. edu. But as I write this, he's playing the drums like Charlie Watts in London. All in a day's work for a roek star. TODAY TONIGHT THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY The lliews expressed in the Inside a: LLI Column are those of the author and ::c not necessarily those of The Observer. Contact Hill Brink at !;;: LLI [email protected] 3: ...I c:t CORRECTIONS (.) 0 HIGH The Observer regards itself as a professional publica ...I HIGH 38 HIGH 28 HIGH 28 HIGH 18 HIGH 14 18 tion and strives for rhe highest standards of journal LOW 23 LOW 13 LOW 8 LOW 3 LOW -3 LOW 10 ism at all rimes. We do, however, recognize rhar we will make mistakes. 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BOARD OF GOVERNANCE COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES Group w-ill a111end docu111ent Members discuss Goal is to 'refresh' student government at SMC, Hodges says allocation of funds These changes are the House. A sock hop will By ASHLEY CHARNLEY board's attempt to also be held that night News Wri[er improve the student gov from 9-11 with an ice said. ernment by trying to cream bar in Student By JOSEPH McMAHON Gaines pointed to the Off The Board of ensure that the execu Lounge. News Wri[er Campus Council as an example, Governance Constitution tives and commissioners + Student Activities which returned $500 that it felt may see some changes are getting their jobs Board will have breakfast In a short, sparsely attended it no longer needed. In addition, this semester in order to done, Fritzler said. in Le Mans at 7 a.m. on meeting, the Council of the Club Coordination Council improve student govern Thursday, SAB president Representatives started the new received an extra $826 and the ment, chief of staff Sarita In other BOG news: Cassie Calion said. semester with a discussion on Student Union Board received an Fritzler said at Tuesday's + The First-Year + Cassie Quaglia, pres the review and allocation of additional $7,000. meeting. Formal will be held on ident of the Residence funds made by The money for In the group's first Jan. 26 from 9 p.m. to Hall Association, said the Financial the spring alloca meeting of the semester, midnight. The dance is Saint Mary's all-school Management "It was our job to tion comes from revising the document called Moonlight formal will be held Feb. 2 Board (FMB). evaluate the the student activi was the primary focus. Masquerade and will be at the Palais Royale in The FMB, ty fees students In order to refresh the held in Haggar Parlor. downtown South Bend. which is com spending of each pay at the begin board, student body pres Tickets are $10 per per Tickets are on sale in posed of all the organization and to ning of the fall ident Kim Hodges said son and $15 per couple, Reignbeaux Lounge from treasurers of the make sure everyone is semester. this semester members and will be on sale in the 4 p.m. to 6 and 8 p.m. to organizations would "take [the constitu Student Center during 10 starting today. It is represented by being fiscally In other COR tion] apart piece by lunch and dinner hours. $10 per person and $20 COR, was pleased responsible.,, news: piece." The constitution + Hodges also for a couple. with the fiscal + COR mem includes the jobs and job announced that Heritage A community Mass responsibility of bers briefly dis + Kadeja Gaines descriptions of the board. Week will be from Jan. will be held at 4:15 p.m. all groups cussed attending The board will do evalua 21-25. On Jan. 22, Sunday in honor of involved and Student Union treasurer a three-day fair in tions and review, correct "History of Times," which Blessed Father Anthony made only sever St. Louis run by and update the docu is a lecture about how Moreau at The Church of al small changes the National ment. major historical events Loretto, said Mary to its original Association of Once members have have impacted the col Frantz, missions commis plans for the spring allocation. Campus Activities. About four made the necessary cor lege. On Jan. 23, there sioner. College President "It was our job to evaluate the Notre Dame students will rections, the document will be a surprise by the Carol Ann Mooney will spending of each organization receive a free trip to the confer will be presented to the Student Activity Board. attend, and it will be the and to make sure everyone is ence, which will feature presen Constitutional Review Breakfast will be served only Mass held on Saint being fiscally responsible," said tations by a wide variety of com Committee for approval. in Reignbeaux Lounge on Mary's campus Sunday. junior Kadeja Gaines, the panies. BOG must then consent to Jan. 24. On Jan. 25, there Student Union treasurer and the changes made by the will be tours of Reidinger Contact Ashley Charnley at FMB member. The group was Contact Joseph McMahon at review committee. House and Heritage acharnO [email protected] pleased with its findings, Gaines jmcmaho [email protected] page 4 The Observer + CAMPUS NEWS Wednesday, January 16, 2008
also g'~.t a lot of e-mails from through OIT, McAdams has years. Choir alums. Accident become known on campus as a University President Father Of those promos on the Web devoted supporter of the John Jenkins presided over a continued from page 1 site, three were featured each continued from page 1 women's basket- fully attended night for a few seconds on the ball team. Mass for the of' the 12 winning choirs live show. her own car and thrown over Head coach healing of across the nation. In an e-mail to Menk and the the guardrail onto the embank Muffet McGraw "After speaking to her McAdams at The "Clash of' the Choirs" live College, Lewis de Dios, associ ment, according to the pub said McAdams has family, they would 12:30 p.m. show featured five celebrity ate producer of comedy/on-air lished report. volunteered organ Monday in choir directors - Nick Lar.hey, promotion at NBC said, "Your "She had catastrophie injuries izing trips to away like everyone to pray the Basilica Patti LaBelle, Blake Shelton, performance of Amazing to her legs Land) multiple other games, selling pro for her." of' the Sacred Kelly Howland and Michael Grace was incredibly inspired injuries," Wishon said. "After grams and helping Heart, Bolton. and beautiful." speaking to her family, they at games for at Gordon Wishon University The directors then traveled The contest was fairly sim- would like everyone to pray for least a decade. spokesman to their home- ple, even her." "She's kind of Associate Provost Dennis towns to create a though they "We knew the music Wishon spent Monday with indispensable," Brown said. choir to r.ornpete didn't know McAdams in the hospital. McGraw said. "There are live on the pro already, so we made what to Representatives from Notre "There's a big hole with what many people at the University gram for the title a tape using one of expect, Menk Dame were with McAdams until we're doing now." who hold her dear and certainly of "Ameriea 's Best said. the students' her family arriwd from out of McGraw, who visited have her in our prayers," Choir." The view "We knew town that afternoon, Wishon McAdams in Fort Wayne on Brown said. ers at home judged hand-held video the music said. She is not yet able to Monday, said McAdams has the choirs. cameras in the already, so receive visitors. he said. been "a godsend" in helping the Contact Karen Langley Team Lar.hey, we made a In addition to her work team build its fan base over the at [email protected] from Cincinnati, Church of Loretto, tape using won the competi wore casual clothes one of the tion and $250,000 and memorized the students' to go toward The hand-held fired AK-4 7 assault ril'les work on the English as a Children's llospital piece. We just wore video cam and one man blew himself Second Language movement. of Cincinnati. casual clothes and eras in the Attack up. The bomber killed six She worked in several aca- The Saint Mary's tried to make it Church of continued from page 1 people, one of demic posi choirs were not appealing. " Loretto, wore whom was tions on the part of the live casual has made signifir.ant contri American. west coast. com petition, Menk clothes and butions to the College. During the "We all just sat on most recently said. The Holiday Nancy Menk memorized Her.ipients are outstanding in attacks. the the floor and got as Seattle. After Challenge was a Saint Mary's the piece," their personal and volunteer remaining peo the death of taped contest. The she said. far as we could choir director accomplishments and recog ple in the hotel her husband winning Saint "We just nized for their concern for took shelter in from any glass. We in 1999, she Mary's choirs were wore casual the interests and welfare of a gym. turned our phones on returned to featured in promos that ran clothes and tried to make it fellow human beings, Gwen "We all just Afghanistan. during the broadcast. appealing." Menk was notified O'Brien, director of media sat on the floor silent." Her focus "If you blinked, you would shortly thereafter that their relations at the College, said and got as far remains on lit- have missed it, but it was tape would be posted on the in a press release Monday. as we could Suzanne Seidl Griffin eracy and exciting to be on T.V.," Menk Web site. The Women's Choir The award also exemplifies from any Saint Mary's alumna women and said. consists of 37 students and the qualities of personal ded glass. We children's The recordings could be tours nationally every other ication, compassion, selfless turned our health. viewed on the NBC Web site, year. They appeared at ness and sacrifice through phones on O'Brien told which is where most of the Carnegie Hall in 1999, 2001 social action, education and silent," Griffin told the The Observer that Griff'in alumnae and friends of' the and 2005. They have also reform within the communi Associated Press. declined to do any more College saw the pf~rformanees. recorded four CDs since 1997. ty, church or world, she said. Griffin joined the Peace interviews at this time. "Last time I ehechd, there According to the Corps in Afghanistan shortly were almost 3.000 hits for the Contact Katie Kohler Associated Press, the gun after graduating from Saint Contact Katie Kohler Women's Choir," Menk said. "I at kkohleO 1 @saintmarys.edu men threw grenades and Mary's. She focused her at kkohleO 1 @saintmarys.edu
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS Bush: Oil prices threaten US economy Romney wins Michigan primary RIYADH. Saudi Arabia - President Bush warned Tuesday that surging oil prices threaten the U.S. economy and urged OPEC nations to Candidate's victory reinvigorates presidential campaign, fuels Republican race boost their output. His plea drew little sympathy from oil-rich Sauru Arabia, which said production Associated Press levels appear normal. DETROIT - Mitt Romney Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice scored his first major pri also pressed Arab countries to do more to reach out to Israel and help achieve a Mideast peace mary victory Tuesday, a des agreement before the president's term runs out perately needed win in his next January. Avoiding specific orders to Arab native Michigan that gave allies, Rice said the delicate question of ruplomatic his weakened presidential relations with Israel, the Arab world's historical candidacy new life. It set the enemy, was "another matter and undoubtedly stage for a wide-open down the road." Republican showdown in South Carolina in just four Taliban targets restaurants in Kabul days. KABUL- The Taliban said Tuesday that its sui Three GOP candidates cide bombers would attack restaurants where now have won in the first Westerners eat in Kabul, an ominous new threat four states to vote in the that forced American and European workers to 2008 primary season, roil restrict outings in the Afghan capital. ing a nomination fight that The country's intelligence chief linked Monday's lacks a clear favorite as the deadly attack on the Serena Hotel - a well race moves south for the guarded, high-proftle property in Kabul frequent first time. ed by Westerners - to a Pakistani militant. The former Massachusetts Afghan officials arrested four people, and said governor defeated John they included one of the three attackers, who was McCain, the Arizona senator disguised in a police uniform for the assault. who was hoping that inde The death toll in the bombing and shooting pendents and Democrats attack on the hotel rose to eight. An American, a would join Republicans to Norwegian journalist and a Filipina who rued of help him repeat his 2000 her wounds Tuesday were among those killed. triumph here. Mike "We will target all these restaurants in Kabul Huckabee, the former where foreigners are eating," Taliban spokesman Arkansas governor, trailed Zabiullah Mujahid told The Associated Press by in third, and former telephone. Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson is making a last stand in South Carolina. "It's a victory of optimism NATIONAL NEWS over Washington-style pes simism," Romney said in an Marine not threatened by colleague Associated Press telephone JACKSONVILLE. N.C.- A 20-year-old preg interview from Southfield, nant Marine who disappeared in December Mich., echoing his campaign AP told victims' advocates at Camp Lejeune that speeches and taking a poke Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney won his first primary in Michigan on she didn't feel unsafe in the presence of the at McCain, the four-term Tuesday, defeating John McCain and Mike Huckabee. colleague now wanted in her death, Marine senator he beat. "Now on to Corps officials said Tuesday. South Carolina, Nevada, jabbed at Romney, who has on the Democratic ballot. Republicans, conservatives, Marine Cpl. Cesar Armando Laurean never Florida." poured at least $20 million With 43 percent of precincts and voters looking for a violated the military protective order directing Minimizing the signifi of his personal fortune into counted, she had 58.7 per candidate with experience. him to stay away from Lance Cpl. Maria cance of Tuesday's vote, his bid: "We need to prove cent of the vote to 35.9 per McCain had an edge with Lauterbach, and he continued to report for McCain said he had called that electing a president is cent for uncommitted dele those who wanted an work on time in the weeks after her disap Romney to congratulate him not just about how much gates to the Democratic authentic president, and he pearance, denied having any kind of sexual "that Michigan welcomed money a candidate has." National Convention. won among moderates, contact with her colleague, said Col. Gary their native son with their Though he now has come Romney's ties to Michigan independents and Sokoloski, the judge advocate general officer support." in third in New Hampshire proved beneficial. Democrats. But fewer non for the II Marine Expeditionary Force. "Starting tomorrow, we're and Michigan after winning Four in 10 voters said his Republican voters partici going to win South Carolina, in Iowa, Huckabee said, roots factored into their pated in the GOP primary Tiger-attack victim left waiting for aid and we're going to go on "Whatever it takes, we're in votes, and more than half of this year than in 2000 when SAN FRANCISCO - One of the men mauled in and win the nomination," it for the long haul." that group backed Romney, those voters helped him a tiger attack at the San Francisco Zoo pleaded McCain declared, also in an In Michigan, with 37 per according to preliminary beat George W. Bush. for help from a 911 ruspatcher and asked why it AP interview from cent of precincts reporting, results from surveys of vot Independents and was taking so long to get it, accorillng to a record Charleston, S.C. Romney had 39.4 percent of ers as they left their polling Democrats accounted for ing of the call released Tuesday. Huckabee, too, already the vote, McCain had 30 places, taken for The AP roughly one-third of the The ruspatcher told the young man that para campaigning in the next pri percent and Huckabee 15.4 and the networks. He also vote, compared with about medics could not come to his aid until they could mary state, said in percent. No other led among voters who said one half eight years ago. be sure they weren't in danger of being attacked Lexington, S.C.: "We're Republican fared better the economy and illegal Romney had a slight edge themselves, accorrung to the recorillng. going to win South Carolina. than single digits. immigration were their over McCain as the candi One of brothers Paul and Kulbir Dhaliwal made We put a flag in the ground Hillary Rodham Clinton most important issues, and date likeliest to bring need the 911 call, though it was not immediately clear here Saturday." He also was the only top contender won a majority of ed change. which one. "It's a matter of life and death!" the young man shouts minutes into the call. KENYA
LOCAL NEWS Gang m.utilates opposition supporters Myanmar refugees flee to Fort Wayne FORT WAYNE - Northeastern Indiana chari Associated Press members of a rival tribe that does not Mungiki, which means "multitude" ties bracing for another wave of refugees fleeing traditionally circumcise. in Kikuyu, originally promoted tradi Myanmar's repressive regime say $133,000 in NAIROBI - For two terrifying The attacks do not appear to be tional Kikuyu practices, including grants from Catholic Charities will help provide hours, the woman crouched inside widespread, but they drive home how female genital mutilation. But in health care to the often sickly new arrivals. her shop, watching as a gang a fight touched off by opposition alle recent years it has become involved Catholic Charities, the local State Department attacked five men in the street, pulled gations that Kenya's president stole in extortion and murder and it also approved refugee-sponsoring agency, expects down their trousers and sliced their the election has exploded into a provides hired muscle for politicians. about 30 refugees to arrive in Fort Wayne in genitals with rusty machetes. broader conflict fueled by ethnic The recruiter called forced "cir early February from Myanmar, also known as "The men were screaming and say resentments in what had been one of cumcisions" simple revenge on Luos Burma. ing, 'Please don't kill me, don't cut Africa's most stable nations. for attacks on Kikuyus since the Dec. Those arrivals will be the first of an estimated me,"' the 35-year-old vendor told The Many of the mutilation victims 27 election. More than 600 people 800 to 1,000 new refugees from Myanmar who Associated Press, asking to be identi belong to the Luo tribe of opposition have been reported killed in the will settle in the city this year, said Debbie fied only by one initial, K., because presidential candidate Raila Odinga, upheaval. Schmidt, executive director of Catholic Charities she feared reprisals by the gang. say witnesses and even a recruiter "They must pay for the destruction of the Diocese of Fort Wayne/South Bend. In the violence that has followed for the gang itself. and the deaths," the female recruiter "We have a massive amount of refugees com Kenya's disputed presidential elec The gang, called the Mungiki, said, speaking on condition of ing in," said Schmidt, who was in Washington, tion, a notorious gang has been muti draws mostly from President Mwai anonymity because the gang has D.C., last week to lobby for additional aid for lating the genitals of both men and Kibaki's Kikuyu tribe, which has long been outlawed since 2002, after its Catholic Charities and other local agencies serv women in the name of circumcision dominated politics and business in members beheaded 21 people in a ing the refugees. - inflicting a brutal punishment on this East African country. turf war with a rival gang. page 6 The Observer + CAMPUS NEWS Wednesday, January 16, 2008
"The CSC staff is looking esc forward to settling into its new home, which will provide continued from page 1 not only space, but a formal place of prayer that is envi and Mary Cabot. and the new ronmentally friendly and will building will be named allow a venue for larger Cnd des II all. events that could not have Michael Geddes earrwd his taken place previously," he baehnlor's degree from Notre said. Dame and also servns as a While the temporary loca trustnn on Notre Damn's tion of the esc might not take Institute for Church Life much getting used to, resi Advisory Coundl. lie was the dents in dorms like BP, Farley 2006 reeipient of the Hev. and Siegfried will have to Edward Sorin. adjust to some C.S.C., Award. of the prob Thomas Cabot lems associat- is a grad uatn of "The C.f.,'C staff is ed with living II a r v a r d next to a con University; his looking forward to struction site. youngest son settling into its new Lyphout graduated from home, which will wrote that Notre l>arnn. resid1~nts in Cabot and his provide not only neigh boring wife are tlw pri space, but a formal buildings "will mary sponsors place ofprayer that is exp!Hience of tho CSC's varying international environmentally degrees of summer snrviee friendly and will allow inconven initiative. in a venue for larger i e n c e . whieh Notre Construetion Damn students events that could not crews are participate. have taken place scheduled to Paul Horn. previously." start early in comm unieations the morning, director for the which could esc. said it will Paul Horn make noise a have an audito esc communications problem for rium, an director students. improved stu However, all dent lounge, a contractors chapel, a larger have been coffeehouse, increased office made aware of the need to space for community-based respect campus residents, research and community and their top priority is the based learning initiatives and safety of the students who also a small library space, will travel past the site on a ) which will hopefully become daily basis, Lyphout said. horne to a collection works on Catholic Soeial Teaching, jus tice education and civic par Contact Kate McClelland at ticipation. [email protected]
needs of the students, Kyes said. Take Ten "One of the things about Take Ten that we stress to the volun Notre Dame Football continued from page 1 teers is that it is flexible," she said. "The students have creativi before you say something that ty, and they can put some of their Annual Walk-On Tryouts hurts; take ten steps back before own input into the curriculum." getting involved in a fight; and At the end of the program, the take ten seconds before using volunteers evaluate the students' something as a weapon." growth and receive input from The program - which was the teachers. The Notre Dame Football Program will be holding walk-on tryouts at the first a subset of the Center for "The way the curriculum beginning of the spring semester. Social Concerns, and later part of works, we have an evaluation Hobinson Learning Center - process in place. We give a pre receives significant support from and post-test to see if the kids are If you are interested: the Notre Dame community. actually learning what we teach Pick-up/Fill-out & Return: "We have had a lot of really them," Kyes said. "Our research Information Form & Medica! Forms enthusiastic responses from the shows that we are making some University, especially from the changes in their minds, and the professors that let me meruit in teachers think that the climate is Forms to be filled out are at the thnir class!$," said Ellen Kycs, a better because of the program." Reception Desk at the Football Office in Take Ten project eoordinator. Kyes also believes that the the Guglielmino Complex. She builds her stall' largely with Notre Dame volunteers get as Notre Dame volunteers. and is much out of the program as the supported by professors of' all dif students do. limmt fields. "One of the side effects that "I have professors from even comes out of Take Ten is that a You must have the forms filled the business school that let me lot of the college student<> end up out and returned by January 18, rnl:ruit," Kyes said. forming mentorships with the Although Take Ten uses volun kids. They build a relationship 2007. teers from other local schools, with a child," Kyes said. induding IUSB, Holy Cross and She referrnd to a story about a Betlwl, most of the volunteers are group of Saint Mary's students Notre Dame students partly who formed a pen pal relation be1:ausn of' the program's origins, ship and wrote baek and forth Following our receipt of all information & medical forms, we but also bneause "there is a high throughout the year. At the end will have an informational meeting and a series of hwel of' commitment to communi of the school year, the former vol ty service on campus," Kycs said. unteers invited the students to tryouts/workouts. "We tend to get a lot of eollegc campus for a picnic. students from here who are "These kids thought they would interested in serving the commu be on a two-hour bus ride. They nity, and working for pnaCf\" she live less than live miles away, and said. they had no idea," Kyes said. "A The program n~quires the stu lot of these kids don't see college dnnt volunteers to visit various as a possible thing in their life. an~a schools weekly. At the high When they get to know a real live school level, the curriculum is eollege student, it really broadens mostly in the form of discussion, their horizon. That's when I role-play and games, while at the thought, what a difference we elementary levlll, tlw students can make to these kids." ; engage the children by reading ~ together. The curriculum, howev- Contact Madeline Buckley at l' ______cr, changes according to the [email protected] __ THE OBSERVER
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Retailers experience decline in sales Associated Press faces a lack of demand for home loans The lender posted a loss of $202.7 WASHINGTON - Consumer spending, the on the secondary market and tighter million during the third quarter ended critical bulwark that has kept the country out LOS ANGELES - Mortgage lender access to capital due to the credit Sept. 30. of recession, is showing signs of cracking. IndyMac Bancorp Inc. said Tuesday it crunch that followed the collapse of the IndyMac - which primarily originat Retail sales plunged by 0.4 percent last month will slash its work force by 24 percent, subprime mortgage market in August. ed alt-A loans for customers who can as consumers handed retailers their worst laying off 2,403 employees in a bid to Perry noted the company has "a sig not provide documentation like tradi Christmas in five years. Consumers have been cut costs as it tries to weather the wors nificant capital cushion and strong liq tional, prime borrowers - has come battered by a sinking housing market, rising ening housing slump and sagging uidity" but needs to keep costs down under increasing pressure like other unemployment and the credit crunch. demand for home loans. because it bas been unable to sell its lenders as delinquencies and defaults The Commerce Department's sales report The job cuts include a significant prime jumbo home loans on the sec among mortgages rose in recent Tuesday was just the latest in a string of weak reduction in temporary vendor staffs, ondary market and must keep them on months. er-than-expected numbers that have econo mainly in India, the Pasadena-based its balance sheet. Because of the rising delinquencies, mists worried that the current economic company said. IndyMac said it would take a pre-tax investors shied away from purchasing expansion, now in its seventh year, could be in 'This action is clearly painful, but it is charge to earnings for severance and mortgages in the secondary market. danger of faltering. necessary in our drive to return other expenses related to the work Lenders like lndyMac rely on secondary Analysts said the worry is that all the prob Indymac to profitability soon," Mike force cuts of about $25 million in the markets to replenish capital to origi lems weighing on the economy could prompt Perry, IndyMac's chief executive, said in Iirst quarter, among other charges still nate new loans. consumers - who account for two-thirds of a memo outlining the layoffs to employ to be determined. As of Sept. 30. IndyMac had about economic activity - to sharply limit or even ees. The company expects to save $136 $366 million in nonperforming loans in stop shopping. Already, consumer confidence The latest round of layoffs follows a million annually in labor costs, in addi its held-for-sale portfolio and another has slipped significantly amid the oil price spi reduction of about 1,600 workers last tion to other savings from vacated office $463 million in other portfolios. ral and the continuing housing slump. At the year through voluntary resignation. space. Last month, Perry said in a statement same time, some of the nation's biggest finan The company ended 2007 with a work "The bottom line is that these savings that he expected the company to report cial institutions have reported billions of dol force of9,938. are essential in our drive to return a loss in the fourth quarter and was lars in losses stemming from a meltdown in the The lender said the job cuts were lndyMac to profitability soon," Perry hoping it can be profitable again by the mortgage market. necessary because the company still said. second half of next year. page 8 The Observer + NATI 0 NAL NEWS Wednesday, January 16, 2008 New Trump tower's construction stopped New York buildings commissioner halts building's progress after a worker plummets 40 stories to his death
The victim was identified struetion from starting. "This The arrangement was crete subcontractor while Associated l'ress as Yurly Vanschytskyy, whose was a rush job." negotiated with city officials working with authorities to NEW YOHK Donald age was not available. Two Harry Pincus, an artist and because new apartment determine the cause of the Trump introduced the gleam other workers were hospital illustrator who lives down buildings are prohibited by accident. ing Trump Sollo on his TV ized with serious injuries. the street from the Trump the area's zoning, but hotels Hovis was the main con show "The Apprentice" and The accident happened when building, said work was pro are allowed. tractor handling the disman hosted a red-carpet press forms used to pour concrete ceeding •at breakneck Foes have sued to chal tling of a former bank build event in the half-built sky somehow gave way while a speed" in order to put 40- lenge the building's hybrid ing across from ground zero scraper four months ago, crane was helping with the plus stories up before neigh ownership structure, fearing that caught fire in August, announeing that it was job. borhood opposition could that it could set a precedent killing two firefighters. already a big suceess. The workers were doing stop them. for similar Trump him Behind the glitz and fan what amounts to some of the The Trump SoHo project projects and self is accus fare. though, there were most dangerous work any received several violations in ruin the feel of tomed to problems. Neighbors strongly where - toiling with heavy the last year, although the neighbor "They will not be problems with opposed the 46-story tower equipment hundreds of feet Lancaster acknowledged it's hood. the brash, from almost the beginning, above the city. A man wash common for big building The project allowed to go back to boundary calling it an eyesore and ing windows late last year projects to receive numerous is a joint ven work until they've pushing con complaining that the con miraculously survived after citations. ture between demonstrated to us struction struetion crews were care plunging almost 500 feet In one case, neighbors the Trump projects he less and slop- after a scaf reported that a crane hoist Organization what they're going to has built py. folding eol ing steel rods swung and hit and New York do to keep this site among his Then on lapse. a nearby building. In anoth based develop safe. Because even one Nflw York Monday, a The site was er, a neighbor said a crane ers the tragedy is too many." neighbors, work or "We've been hearing cordoned off hit her building and broke a Bayrock Group and even plungnd 40 with yellow window. Last month, the LLC and the seems to revel stories to his complaints of shoddy police tape builders were cited after a S a p i r Patricia Lancaster in the opposi death whilP construction Tuesday, and neighbor said a erane acci Organization. buildings commissioner tion. pouring eon practices. This was a the building dentally dumped cement on a Trump's A t eretn; tlw city was being neighboring property. company sells September's illllll(~diat.ely rush job." secured before The new Trump tower on the right to caten~d news halted work residents were the western edge of the artsy use his name on luxury con conference, the developer on tlw tower. Sean Sweeney allowed into Sollo enclave has been con dos around the world, but boasted that there were "They will SoHo Alliance director nearby struc troversial from the start, in Bayrock's executive vice already 3,200 applications not bn allowPd tures. part because it is several president, Julius Schwarz, for the Sollo building's 400 to go baek to For the ones times the height of surround has said that the Trump units, which will range from work until who opposed ing industrial structures. Soi-Io is a partnership and 422-square-foot studios to a they've the building all Sehed uled to open in not a licensing deal. "presidential suite" taking d«~monstrated to us what along, the cause of the acci spring 2009, it is being mar Bayrock and the Trump up the three top noors. they're going to do to keep dent seems obvious. keted as a condo hotel. organization referred calls Across the street from the this site safe," Buildings "We've been hearing com Buyers of the units will be Tuesday to general contrac media fete, 50 protesters Commissioner Patricia plaints of shoddy construc permitted to stay in them for tor Bovis Lend Lease. hoisted anti-Trump signs. Lancasu~r said Tuesday out tion practices," said Sean no more than 120 days in a Bovis released a statement Instead of ignoring them, sidn the building. "Because Sweeney, director of the year; the rooms will be rent Monday saying the company Trump thanked them, "for even one tragedy is too Sollo Alliance, which unsuc ed to hotel guests the rest of was conducting its own helping. to .. make this job so many. cessfully sued to stop eon- the time. investigation with the con- successful.
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One trolled by the state and WASHINGTON - Steel redundancies, meaning that a cent of the people in the country, Mauritania, joined Putin's supporters, gave over plates connecting beams in the failure of any number of struc world - about half of them in the list of democracies, while whelming coverage to the Interstate 35W bridge in tural elements would cause China - were not living in three, the Philippines, president and his allies while Minneapolis were too thin by the entire bridge to collapse. freedom, according to a sur Bangladesh and Kenya, the opposition was kept frag half and fractured, "the criti Rosenker said the safety vey by a private democracy dropped off it. mented and tame. cal factor" in the collapse that board had no evidence that watchdog organization. Two countries, Thailand Using its enormous oil and killed 13 people and injured the deficiencies in the Nearly four times as many and Togo, were upgraded gas resources, Hussia exerts 145, the National Minneapolis bridge design countries showed significant from not free to partly free. influence in former Soviet Transportation Safety Board "are widespread or go beyond declines during the year as South Asia, the former republics, providing political, said Tuesday. this bridge." registered improvements, the Soviet Union and the Middle moral and material support The connectors, called gus However, the NTSB couldn't New York-based Freedom East did particularly poorly, to authoritarian regimes that set plates, were roughly half discount the possibility of simi House reported. While the giving "an alarming signal dominate Central Asia, the the l-inch thickness they lar errors in other like bridges, number of countries judged about the development of report said. should have been because of a he said, and cautioned that not free declined by two to 43 freedom worldwide, some Three of the countries in design error, NTSB Chairman states and contractors should last year "there were many thing formerly viewed as the region, Belarus, Mark Hosenker said. look at the original design cal and overwhelmingly negative inevitable," said Jennifer Uzbekistan and Investigators found 16 frac culations for such bridges changes within countries Windsor, executive director of Turkmenistan, have consis tured gusset plates from the before they undertake "future already designated not free," Freedom House. tently ranked among the bridge's center span. operational changes." The the survey found. Four stark reminders of the world's most repressive soci "It is the undersizing of the NTSB issued a safety recom The number of' countries perilous condition of freedom eties, Freedom House said. design which we believe is the mendation to the judged free stood at 90, rep were singled out: Modest gains in the Middle critical factor here. It is the Transportation Department's resenting 4 7 percent of the -Parliamentary elections in East, where President Bush critical factor that began the Federal Highway world's 193 countries, and Hussia were held under focused his hopes for demo process of this collapse. That's Administration suggesting that those considered partly free patently unfair conditions. cratic change, carne to an end what failed," Hosenker said at the agency require bridge stood at 60, or 31 percent. -Democracy in Georgia last year, the report said, a news conference. owners to do so. Those found not free was sullied by imposition of a with major declines in both What caused the bridge to Transportation Secretary accounted for nearly 2.4 bil state of emergency and a vio the Palestinian Authority and collapse during rush-hour traf Mary Peters called on states to lion people, about half of lent police crackdown on the Israeli-occupied territo fic in the early evening of Aug. calculate how changes in them living in China. demonstrators. ries. 1 - "the straw that broke the bridge weight, capacity or Expectations of government -In Pakistan, Benazir The Authority was down camel's back," as Rosenker evolving bridge conditions will concessions on human rights Bhutto was assassinated, and rated from partly free to not put it- was not yet known, he affect gusset plates. "With a or modest democratic terrorism by Islamic extrem free, due to the collapse of a said. A final report by the few calculations, we can help reforms in advance of the ists rose. unified government after NTSB was expected this fall. reassure travelers that our 2008 Summer Olympics did -In Kenya, hundreds were Barnas took over Gaza. The Minneapolis span was a bridges remain safe," Peters not pan out in China, where killed in rioting in the wake Israel's military incursions, steel-deek truss bridge that said in a statement. the regime continued to crack of "highly credible reports of restrictions on delivery of opened in 1967. Rosenker said Rosenker noted that struc down on political activists, vote-rigging by the govern food and violent dispersal of it wasn't clear how the design tural weight had been added Internet journalists and ment" in the country's presi protests led to a decline in flaw made it into the bridge to the Minneapolis bridge in human rights lawyers, the dential election. civil liberties, Freedom House because investigators couldn't two major renovations, in the report said. in Hussia, political parties said. fmd the design calculations. 1970s and 1990s.
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Viewpoint Kara King Emily Dickinson Brendan Gill American poet American journalist THE OBSERVER Wednesday, January 16, 2008 IEWPOINT page 13 LETTER TO THE EDITOR Finding happiness I fear for the future of our generation. often seems so fleeting and elusive? It is For some reason it seems that it has not to be found in some far off vacation become cool to become "chill"- to just time on the calendar of tomorrows. Rather, not care. I fear that we have created a new it is to be found today and it is to be found mantra for our generation: "Shun the soul within you! It is to be found in the grateful who cares too much. Relax. Put out the discovery and humble exploitation of the fire." And we wonder why, five years down gifts that God has hardwired into your own the road, we feel our lives are empty as we heart. Never surrender your spirit to those dread Monday through Friday just to get to unspoken, yet potent societal rules that the glorious weekend. hold you to the standard of being lifelessly Happiness was a philosophical college "chill"- a vicious euphemism that domes dream. How often do you go on vacation ticates our true and unbridled desires. from school or work, hoping that that is The late theologian Howard Thurman where you can fmd happiness? And when once quipped. "Don't ask what the world you come back to "real life," does it hurt needs. Ask what makes you come alive ... when you realize that true, lasting happi what the world needs is people who have ness has evaded you once again? As you come alive." Let that holy fire that burns awake in your bed, it is again Monday. And within you be visible through the song of you think two things: "I cannot wait to get your life. Fire spreads. So light your candle back here. I cannot wait until the week now and find that incredible life that end." The weekend arrives and you are awaits you. only saddened that it has not come sooner. Happiness? Please, I am just trying to sur David Grabosky vive the week. As if we were meant to graduate student squander away our lives merely surviving. Fischer Apartments Where do we find this happiness that Jan. 13 U-WIRE EDITORIAL CARTOON I want 1 Heroes' back, but I'm on their side I think it would be super cool to be a television writer. They get to create all the amazing shows we watch and become addicted to. You know that deep do\\-n you cannot focus on day-to-day life without having your weekly dose of "Grey's Anatomy," "Heroes," "John Stewart" or "Family Guy." Yes, there is that underlying motivation to promote the writers' cause because we so desperately need some sort of entertain Jessica Dunlow ment other than booze and homework. However, what is causing the writers' East Carolina strike? It is important to understand why they are picketing the studios, because it University's inherently affects us all. According to the East Writers' Guild of America, the studios are Carolinian depriving the writers of these hit television shows, along with those of talk shows and late night programs, of their proper compensation considering the rise in television DVD sales, Internet promotions on iTunes and other web sources, and the networks' allowing shows to be posted on studio websites. According to recent news releases, Tina Fey ("30 Rock"), Tim King ("Heroes"), Seth McFarlane ("Family Guy"), Matthew Perry ("Friends") and dozens of other actors who support writers stormed the picket lines, and unfortunately, the networks are not understand ing. Seriously? How can they not? The writers are the most imperative part of a television show. Without them, there would be no witty jokes, no sappy love stories and no quirky nerds stealing the hearts of the nation. Writers work their creative minds off to provide the general public with some ounce of culture, and the networks repay them by undercutting their genius with lacking compensation. The networks say they will not consider negotiations until the strik ers return to work, whereas the picketers refuse to return without talking first. It is a game of chicken, and we would all like to see the writers win. The movie industry will not suffer because the studios have screenplays stacked up from years past, and they can choose from the scripts they already paid for. Even then, screenplay writers join the ranks and walk the lines. The Director's Guild of America contains numerous writers and directors walking the picket line, so it is hard to understand why they are being stubborn and refusing to talk (*cough* greed *cough*). Despite my desire to enter the television writing field, it is the ethi cal obligation to side with the writers because they are underappreci ated for their hard work, and if the actors are acknowledging them, so should the rest of us. In addition, regardless of the fact that it would pave a smoother way for aspiring television writers of the future, it means our shows could enjoy full-length seasons. I don't know about you, but if I have to be left hanging as to whether or not HRG and Claire find each other again on "Heroes," I am not going to be a happy camper. This column first appeared in the Jan. 15 edition of The East Carolinian, the daily newspaper at East Carolina University. The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer. THE OBSERVER Wednesday, January 16, 2008 CENE page 15 10 things I CA~T & ~CRIPT MAKE love about Juno "Juno" is one of my new favorite movies and it could quite possibly crack my sacred top 10 list if it keeps stealing my heart each time I see it (that's three times so far). Cassie Belek The last ONE OF THE BEfiT OF 2007 recent movie Scene & to accomplish Heard such a feat was love of my life Judd Apatow's "The 40- Year-Old Virgin." I knew I to balloon, ''I'm a planet." Everything in the would enjoy "Juno"; I just was By T. EDWARD ANDREWS film revolves around her, and Ellen Page n't expecting to fall in love with Scene Editor delivers the goods as a sarcastic small the film and all its characters. town girl with a big mouth. Although her So while "Juno" fights for a Whether talking on her hamburger quips and quirks project Juno's carefree spot on my top 1 0 list of phone, slurping down massive blue attitude, Page manages to convey an inno favorite movies, I'll offer slurpees or puking them back up in her cence and sensitivity even as Juno compen another list of the top 10 rea stepmom's favorite pottery, free-wheeling sates for the difficulty of her pregnancy sons why I love "Juno." Juno MacGuff {Ellen Page) finds herself with her over-the-top antics. She remains 10. Rollo, the convenience faced with the same problems as any other every bit a teenager stuck in a tough situa store clerk, portrayed by Rainn high-school junior stuck in suburban tion. At times cynical, crass but always pre Wilson. Wilson is a scene steal America: homework, gossiping girls and cocious, Juno MacGuff doesn't take guff er even in the tiniest of roles. battling boredom. from anyone, but she does need the sup 9. Juno's hamburger phone. However, after an in-chair sexual port of her friends and family. It has to be the coolest on encounter with then-boyfriend Paulie Michael Cera continues to amuse audi screen phone since Bleeker (Michael Cera), Juno fmds herself ences and make them laugh with his awk Nickelodeon's "Clarissa immersed in a very adult situation, cour ward on-screen antics as Juno's boyfriend Explains it All." tesy of a copious amount of Sunny Delite Paulie Bleeker, a dedicated cross-country 8. Mark and Vanessa's photos and the unanticipated results of a pregrmn runner with a penehant for orange Tic hanging in the stairwell. They cy test: She's expecting. Tacs and a knack for impregnating his girl are the epitome of yuppy love, "Juno" follows its titular character as she friend. Cera also manages to show some and I can't quite get the image navigates the nine months and several sea skin onscreen in sporting a pair of rather of Jason·Bateman's goofy, glee sons of her pregnaney, dealing with boy revealing short shorts to better display his ful smile out of myhead. · troubles, the mean stares of high school pasty runner's thighs. 7. Michael Cera's legs: Talk mean girls and fmding a way to secure a Rounding out the cast are comedy sta about sex appeal. future for her unborn child. ples Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner 6. Jennifer Garner's perform Rookie of the year and stripper-turned as Mark and Vanessa Loring, the yuppie ance. Garner's portrayal of a screenwriter Diablo Cody excels in her couple that wants to adopt Juno's child. yuppy woman wanting a baby debut effort, providing "Juno's" talented Garner surprises as Vanessa, delivering a isn't to be overlooked. She and deep east with a lively, snappy script convincing and earnest performance as a makes us love and understand that gives every actor in it memorable lines wannabe mommy. For his part, Bateman her initially icy character, and and good material. does well in a more serious role than his she has a special knack for Like Ms. Cody herself, in Juno she has typic,al comedic fare. making me cry. Photo courtesy of movieweb.com created a larger-than-life dynamo \Nith a Actor J.K. Sinunons also performs well in Juno shakes hands with boyfriend 5. When Juno is asked how name to match. As Juno says while her a supporting role as Mac MacGuff, Juno's Paulie Bleeker (Michael Cera). far along she is, she responds, mounting pregnancy eauses her waistline gruff. blue-collar dad who dotes on his ''I'm a junior," missing the ref da_ughter and also may have Much like last summer's blockbuster hit erence to her pregnancy. given her that mouth of hers. "Knocked Up," "Juno" takes the serious Despite Juno's maturity, the Juno During a meet-and-greet su~ject of pregnancy and manages to have film does well in subtly remind with Mark and Vanessa fun with it while acknowledging the gravity ing us that she is still very Director: Jason Reitman Loring, the would-be adop of the situation. much a teenager. Starring: Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer tive parents of Juno's unborn Diablo Cody's humorous but heartfelt 4. Bren telling off the ultra child, Juno replies that she screenplay can't help but succeed in the sound technician for insulting Gamer, Jason Bateman and J.K. Simmons would like a Maker's Mark hands of a talented cast. With its mix of Juno. The next time someone bourbon whiskey. Seeing the laughs, romantic comedy and touching insults me. I want Allison shocked expression on moments, "Juno" stands out as one of the Janney in my corner. Maybe Vanessa's face, Mac MacGutr best movies of 2007. she could whip out some of that quickly explains, "Junebug snappy Aaron Sorkin "West has a wonderful sense of Wing" dialogue and hurl it humor. Just one of her many Contact Tae Andrews at their way. genetic gifts." [email protected] 3. The soundtrack. With tracks from Kimya Dawson, the Moldy Peaches and Buddy Holly, the music seamlessly floats in and out of the film, setting the tone and adding a bit of whimsy. 2. The characters' little quirks that make them all so unique: Bren 's obsession with dogs, Bleeker's addiction to orange Tic Tacs and Leah's love for old men expressed by the collage in her bedroom. 1. Juno's profession of love to Bleeker. She lets herself feel and speaks from the heart without putting up guards or relying on her wit. Honest to blog, it's one of the sweetest "I love you's" in film. The views expressed in Scene and Heard are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Photo courtesy of movieweb.com Photo courtesy of movieweb.com Observer. Juno MacGuff (Ellen Page) has baby talk with her father Juno MacGuff (Ellen Page) talks on her hamburger phone Contact Cassie Belek at Mac (J.K. Simmons) over the dinner table. while contemplating her impending pregnancy. [email protected] page 16 The Observer + CLASSIFIEDS Wednesday, January 16, 2008 NBA LeBron lights up Grizzlies for 51 in OT win Sixers come back from 16-point second-half deficit to top Rockets behind Miller's 26 points, Dalembert's key block Carlos Navarro went 6-for-10 the ball. We had some bad Associated Press from 3-point range on his way turnovers." MEMI'IIIS, Tenn. - Now this to 26 points. Mike Conley had a James had 13 points. and is thn way LPBron Janws likes to career-high 20 points, and Gibson added 10 to help go l'or hall' a hundrPd. added snVPn assists. Cleveland take a 56-53 lead at .lam~~s scored a spason-high The teams were tied at I 13 at hatrtirne . 51 points. including 25 in thn the end of regulation after Navarro provided a spark for fourth quarter and owrtime, to Navarro's 3-pointer with 10.3 the c;rizzlies with 11 first-hall' lead the Clnvnland Cavaliers to a seconds lnfl. James missed the points, and Gay had 10. 132-124 victory ovPr tho potential game-winner from 19 .James leads the league in Memphis Crizzlies on Tuesday feet as time expired. scoring average in the fourth night. Pau Gasol finished with 19 quarter with 9.4 points, and It was the fourth time the points and 12 rebounds for the down the stretch in both regula Jpagun 's lnading-scon~r has Grizzlies, who shot 54 percent tion and overtime Cleveland had reached 50 points in his career. from the field. him running the show. In addi "When we win. it nHmns a lot. Cleveland shot 53 percent in tion to the 25 points in the final Every point counted tonight." winning its ninth game in the two frames, James had four said James, who is averaging last 12, and edging two games assists. 29.8 points. ''I've lost a couple of above .500 120-18) tor the tirst "We have a fourth-quarter games scoring 50 points. and I time since the Cavaliers were 9- team right now that's playing didn't like it too much. To have 7 on Nov. 25. really good basketball," James that accomplishment, and win Daniel Gibson scored 18 for said. "We didn't get stops like the ballgamn, means a lot." the Cavaliers, and Zydrunas we usually get, but for some odd Cleveland improved to 2-2 in Ilgauskas added 14. Drew reason, we know how to execute games James scores 50. Gooden finished with 12 points on the offensive end. We make Jamns made 18 of 28 shots and 11 rebounds. plays, and we make big plays." and had nine assists and eight Memphis trailed by as many For the Grizzlies, it was anoth rebounds as the Cavaliers hand as 10 early in the fourth, and at er missed opportunity. Memphis ed the Grizzlies their fifth one point, James scored 10 already is 1-9 in games decided straight loss. James' career high straight Cleveland points. by three points or less. After is 56 points against Toronto in But back-to-back 3-pointers Tuesday's loss, the Grizzlies are AP March 2005. The 51 points by Gay followed by a James 0-3 in overtime. Rockets guard Rater Alston tries to drive around 76ers guard matched the best scoring per turnover that led to a fastbreak "Once again, it's a tough game Andre Miller in Philadelphia's 111-107 win Tuesday. formance in the NBA this sea basket by Navarro helped to get over, losing these game by son. Denver's Allen Iverson had Memphis take a 106-104 lead a couple of possessions," Conley minutes without a field goal in which dropped to 7-4 since 51 against the Lakers on Dec. 5. with 2:55 remaining. said. "I thought we fought hard. the fourth quarter to fuel Tracy McGrady went out with a "LeBron is fantastic," Neither team could gain much We got the game back into over Philadelphia's comeback. left knee injury. McGrady is Memphis coach Marc Javaroni of an advantage the rest of the time. We started off overtime "It didn't look good," said expected to play against San said. "I think he's got more way, including three more ties in pretty well, but they just kept Dalembert. "But then we came Antonio on Saturday. passing ability than Magic the final 1:28 in regulation. fighting back at us and got the back with a roar." The Sixers beat Houston for (Johnson) because he can put it "We don't like having to have ball to bounce their way a cou Rafer Alston's running one only the third time in the last 12 on a dime and with zip. It's a a shootout," Cleveland coach ple of times." bander put Houston up 101-98 meetings. They also beat the function of his ability to score. Mike Brown said. "We've got to with 3:43 left, but Miller sank Rockets 100-88 OQnP.ec,. 10, lie allows people to get free. do a better job of finishing when Sixers 111, Rockets 107 two free throws and Dalembert securing their first series sweep lie's 6-foot-9, and he ean see." we get up big, and a better job Down by 16 points in the sec hit one to tie the game. Alston since the 1988-89 season. Hudy Gay scored 30 for the of focusing in on doing the cor ond half, the Philadelphia 76ers made a bad pass - his sixth Both teams shot well in a fast Grizzlies, and reserve Juan rect things in terms of moving somehow forgot that they'd lost turnover - and Dalembert paced first quarter that ended seven consecutive games. dunked at the other end to put with Houston up 31-30. Alston Andre Miller scored 26 points, the Sixers ahead 103-101 with and Luther Head combined for Samuel Dalembert added 19 2:24 remaining. 14 points in the quarter, but points and blocked a shot in the "We stopped doing the things Dalembert hit 6 of 7 shots and final seconds, and the Sixers that got us the lead," said scored 12. one above his per rallied in the fourth quarter to Alston. "It was a total let-up." game average. beat the Rockets on Tuesday The Sixers led 107-104 after Shane Battier and Head sank night. Dalembert scored with 35.1 sec 3-pointers early in the second "We found a way to finish ofT onds left. quarter as Houston stayed hot the game," said Miller, who also Luis Scola rebounded Yao and stretched its lead to nine. has six assists and five Ming's miss at the other end, but The Rockets were shooting 6 7 rebounds. "After losing that Dalembert blocked Scola's put percent ( 20-for-30) with five many games, a lot of teams back try. Jguodala hit two free minutes left in the half'. would fold on this road trip. We throws with 16.6 seconds left to Head scored 16 in the first came out and played good bas put the game out of reach. half, but Jguodala swished a 3- ketball." Philadelphia outscored pointer with 2.3 seconds left to Louis Williams scored 18 and Houston 37-22 in the fourth. cut the Hockets' lead to 60-55. Andre Jguodala had 17 for the "We hung together and played Houston opened the second Sixers, who also snapped a five hard and we got something half with an 8-0 run, with game road skid. good out of it," said Philadelphia Battier's layup giving the "The main thing is to focus on coach Maurice Cheeks. Rockets a 68-55 lead. The the season and n1wer try to have While the Sixers were looking Sixers missPd seven of their first a really down point," said at the win as a possible turning 10 shots after the break and Iguodala. "But we had it. and point of the season, the Rockets Houston stretched the lead to it's good for us to bounce baek were chastising themselves for 83-67. and get a win like we had letting one slip away. Yao, who took only four shots tonight." "We acted like the game was in the first half. scored 13 points The Rockets led 83-67 in the over starting the fourth quar in the third quarter as Houston third quarter and still seemed in ter," said Coach Hick Adelman. took an 85-7 4 lead into the final control when they led by 89-77 "We're not good enough to aet period. Miller scored 13 of the AP with 10 minutes left in the like the game is over." Sixers' 19 points in the third - Cavaliers forward LeBron James drives Tuesday against Grizzlies game. But Houston committed Yao scored 25 points and the rest of the team missed 13 of forward Mike Miller In Cleveland's 132-124 overtime victory. nine turnovers and went five Alston added 20 for Houston, 15 shots. The Observer accepts classificds every business day from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Notre Dame office, 024 South Dining Hall. Deadline for next-day classifieds is 3 p.m. All classifieds must be prepaid. CLASSIFIEDS The charge is 5 cents per character per day, including all spaces. 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MacSwain@ gmail.com 57 4-272-5453. www.irishhearthmanor.com Happy Birthday Chris Savino OUND THE NATION Wednesday, January 16, 2008 CoMPrnn FROM THE ()ssERVERS WiRE SERVICES page 17 NCAA Men's Basketball MLB AP Poll team record previous 1 North Carolina 17-0 1 2 Memphis 15-0 2 3 Kansas 16·0 3 4 UCLA 16·1 s s Georgetown 13·1 7 6 Tennessee 14·1 8 7 Duke 13-1 9 8 Washington Stale 14·1 4 9 Indiana 14·1 10 10 Texas A&M 15·1 11 11 Michigan State 14·2 6 12 Butler 16·1 14 13 Marquette 13·2 15 14 Dayton 14·1 17 15 Pillsburgh 14·2 20 16 Vanderbilt 16·1 13 17 Wisconsin 13-2 21 18 Mississippi 14-1 16 19 Texas 13·3 12 20 Xavier 14·3 24 21 Miami(Fia.) 14-1 25 22 Arizona State 13·2 28 23 Rhode Island 15-2 22 24 Clemson 13·3 18 25 Villanova 11·3 19 NCAA Women's Basketball AP Poll team record previous 1 Connecticut 15·0 1 2 Tennessee 14·1 2 3 North Carolina 16·1 3 4 Maryland 20·1 4 5 Rutgers 13-2 5 AP 6 Baylor 14·1 8 MLB commissioner Bud Selig, left, and Donald Fehr, executive director of the MLB Players' Association, 7 Stanford 14-3 7 are sworn in before testifying in front of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Tuesday. 8 California 15·2 9 9 LSU 13·3 11 10 Duke 13-4 12 11 Oklahoma,, 10·3 6 Mitchell Report hearings start in Congress 12 Georgia 14·2 10 Associated Press 13 George Washington 13·3 17 Report. Department to look into scheduled to testify at a 14 West Virginia 12·3 16 WASHINGTON - Barry Selig and union leader whether Tejada lied to separate hearing Feb. 15 Old Dominion 12·3 18 Bonds' team should have Donald Fehr sat side-by committee staffers when 13, along with his former 16 Ohio Stale 13·3 19 reported concerns about side before a House com questioned in connection trainer, Brian McNamee, 17 NOTRE DAME 13·3 14 the home run king's per mittee friendlier in tone to Rafael Palmeiro's per who said he injected 18 Oklahoma Stale 14·1 25 sonal trainer to Major than three years ago yet jury case in 2005. Clemens with steroids 19 Texas A&M 12·4 13 League Baseball, com still concerned about Tejada's older brother, and human growth hor 20 Wyoming 14·1 21 missioner Bud Selig told how serious baseball is Freddy, was killed mone. 21 Auburn 13-4 22 Congress on Tuesday in dealing with its doping Tuesday in a motorcycle Clemens has vehement 22 Pittsburgh 13·3 26 during a hearing on the problem. accident in the ly denied the allegations. 23 DePaul 12·3 24 sport's steroids era. Before any of Tuesday's Dominican Republic, said But Bonds was brought 24 Texas 12·4 15 Even though no players testimony, which began the Aguilas Cibaenas, the up by Waxman, who 25 Colorado 12·3 23 were present, unlike the with former Senate shortstop's winter league asked Selig whether the theatrical March 2005 majority leader George team. Tejada, who had San Francisco Giants MIAA Women's session, the names of Mitchell appearing for been scheduled to play should have reported Bonds, seven-time Cy two hours, House Tuesday night, wasn't at their concerns about Basketball Standings Young Award winner Oversight and the ballpark and could Bonds' trainer, Greg team league overall Hoger Clemens and 2002 Government Reform not immediately be Anderson, and the slug AL MVP Miguel Tejada Committee chairman reached for comment. ger's alleged steroid use Hope 5·0 13·0 all were raised during Henry Waxman Since the release of to the commissioner's Albion 5-1 12-2 announced he and rank Mitchell's findings, the office. Adrian the 4-hour, 15-minute 3·2 5-8 ing Republican Tom focus largely has been on "Of course, Selig Olivet 3-2 proceedings prompted by 4·8 Davis asked the Justice Clemens, the star pitcher responded. Calvin 3·3 7-6 last month's Mitchell SAINT MARY'S 2·3 6-7 Alma 1·4 3-8 Kalamazoo 1-4 4·9 IN BRIEF Tri-State 1-5 4·10 'Pacman' Jones accused of Trinidad and Jones to fight Duke lacrosse prosecutor hitting woman in strip club in New York files for bankruplcy CCHA Standings NASHVILLE, Tenn.- A woman is NEW YORK - Felix Trinidad and HALEIGII, N.C.-The disgraced team league ooerall seeking an arrest warrant against sus Roy Jones Jr. will be fighting more former prosecutor who led the Michigan 13·1·0 20·2·0 pended Titans cornerback Adam than just each other on Saturday debunked Duke lacrosse rape case Miami 13·3·0 21·3·0 "Pacman" Jones, claiming he punched night at Madison Square Garden. filed for bankruptcy Tuesday, citing NOTRE DAME 11-4·0 18·7·0 her at an Atlanta strip club. They'll also be fighting percep more than $180 million in liabili Michigan State 10·2·1 14·5·3 Fulton County Magistrate Court offi tions that both are far past their ties - the majority from the threat Nebraska-Omaha 6-9·3 9·12·3 cials told The Associated Press on primes. of two pending lawsuits.Mike Bowling Green 7·7·0 10-10·0 Tuesday that Wanda S. Jackson askRd Jones, considered the pound-for Nifong reported $243,898 in assets Ferris State 6·7·1 9-9·2 lor the warrant after a Jan. 3 alterca pound king for the better part of a of real and personal property to Alaska 5-8·3 5·11-4 tion at the Body Tap Strip Club. decade, turned 39 this week. He U.S. Bankruptcy Court. The filing Northern Michigan 6-10·0 9·14-1 Jackson, an attorney, says she was showed up to a news conference at came the same day he and other Ohio State 3-10·1 7·15·2 in the club's office when an angry the Garden on Tuesday with a beard defendants were required to Western Michigan 1·10·3 3·13-4 Jones accused managers of stealing his that made him appear much older, respond to a sweeping federal law Lake Superior 2·12·0 6·15·1 money and bracelet. though he promised to shave it off suit filed in October by the three Jackson said Jones lunged at her when he makes weight of 170 exonerated players whom Nifong numerous times and then "sucker pounds. had falsely accused of rape. punched" her in the left eye. He's fought just twice sincn losing In the lawsuit, attorneys for around the dial Jackson did not immediately return a an unanimous decision to Antonio Heade Seligmann, Collin Finnerty phone message requesting comment. Tarver in 2005, both lackluster and Dave Evans accuse Nifong, the Jones' attorney Manny Arora said no decisions against lesser opponents. city of Durham, police investigators NCAA BASKETBALL warrant has been issued against Jones. For Jones (51-4, 38 knockouts), this and others of conducting "one of Duke at Florida State Last month Jones pleaded no contest 12-round fight represents one last the most chilling episodes of pre 7 p.m., ESPN to a disorderly conduct charge related step before a potential super-mid meditated police, prosecutorial and to a strip club shooting in Las Vegas dleweight title bout - a road block scientific misconduct in modern that left one man paralyzed. to a ninth world title. American history." page 18 The Observer + PAID ADVERTISEMENT Wednesday, January 16, 2008 Learn about summer internship opportunities. 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The IOC will select the Summer Olympics unveiled merchandise and ticket sales. host city in October 2009. details of their plan Tuesday, Organizers would give 500,000 Chicago's price tag is likely to promising a "spectacular" lake free tickets to Chicago school grow if history is any guide. front experience in the heart of children. Costs for the 2012 London the nation's third-largest city. "The people of Chicago will Olympics are now more than Chicago's plan clusters the experience these games like no triple original estimates, topping majority of venues in four sites people of any Olympic city $19 billion. near downtown and along the before them," said Doug Arnot, The Chicago bid documents shores of Lake Michigan, the operations chief for Chicago don't give a total price tag for world's fifth-largest lake. Ninety 2016. the games, but Ryan said com one percent of athletes would be As Chicago released its bid parisons to London's ballooning within 15 minutes or less of documents, details also emerged costs aren't fair. London is their venues, and the Olympic Tuesday about plans for the undertaking a major urban stadium would be a six-minute other six bid cities. redevelopment as part of its drive from the village. Tokyo said 95 percent of its games, including decontaminat "The plan envisions the games competition venues would be ing land from years of industrial woven into the landscape of within five miles of downtown. use. Chicago's century-old lakefront Organizers in Madrid, Spain, "Have you been to the East and in walking distance," of said the eastern edge of its city End of London recently? That's many cultural and entertain would be the focus for the been a desolate area for cen ment attractions and sports Olympics. There would be 15 turies. This is a rebuilding of facilities, said Patrick Hyan, competition venues there, and something that is critical to chief organizer of Chicago 2016. all but five of the 30 venues London," Hyan said. "We believe Chicago promises would be about seven miles Of Chicago's 27 venues, 22 a spectacular Olympic experi from the city center. already are built or would be ence in the center of our city, in Chicago organizers said their temporary structures. The the heartland of this great coun plan for clustering the Games Olympic stadium will carry the try," Ryan said. downtown and near Lake biggest expense, costing nearly Details of the plan - which Michigan is unique. $386 million in 2007 dollars. But includes 16 new permanent and "Compact is one thing, it's an unidentified developer was temporary venues and money to where it's compact," Arnot said. part of the design process, and make existing venues Olympic "We've taken the very heart of already has committed to build the city and put so much of the ing it for that amount. AP caliber at an estimated cost of No. 1 seed Roger Federer lunges for a backhand Tuesday in a win games right there. That is The questionnaire submitted $900 million - were included in over Diego Ha••tfield in the first round of the Australian Open. a questionnaire submitted to the unparalleled in any games." to the IOC by Chicago and other International Olympic For example, the trip from the bid cities covers everything from Committee and released by athletes' village to the stadium competition venues and financ Konstantinos Economidis and Associated Press Chicago bid organizers. - that Ryan says during the ing to security and transporta seventh-seeded Fernando It does not include a $1 billion games would be a six-minute tion. It's part of the process for MELBOUHNE, Australia - Gonzalez of Chile, last year's athlete's village, a public-private drive because of dedicated the IOC to pick a host city next Sick and tired of talk about his losing finalist. venture officials said will be Olympic lanes - is at most 14 year. stomach bug, Roger Federer Tournament officials said play built regardless of whether minutes in normal traffic, Chicago 2016 estimates it will wanted to show he was in was interrupted for five min Chicago gets the games. according to the bid document. spend $49.3 million in its bid Grand Slam form. utes while police subdued three Chicago would hold the games Besides Chicago, Tokyo, and process, and that assumes it will He left nobody in doubt. people with pepper spray. Five July 22-Aug. 7, 2016. The para Madrid, the other bid cities are be one of the finalists chosen in The man who has had the No. were evicted and banned from lympics would follow Aug. 18- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Baku, June. Ryan pledged all of that 1 ranking just about glued to the venue for at least 24 hours. 28. Azerbaijan; Doha, Qatar; and money will come from private him for almost four years began Wimbledon champion Venus Chicago 2016 organizers esti- Prague, Czech Republic. sources. his bid for a third straight Williams played her first match Australian Open title Tuesday in three years at the Australian by doing something he had Open. She downed China's Yan never done at Melbourne Park. Zi 6-2, 7-5 but hit 29 unforced A Great Cloud of Witnesses: He opened the season's first errors and only 19 winners. major without dropping a game "Errors happen," Williams Saints in the Catholic Tradition in the first set at Rod Laver said. "That's tennis." Arena, beating Argentina's She was a first-round loser in Diego Hartfield 6-0, 6-3, 6-0. In 2006 and missed last year J~nuary 18-19, McKenna Hall eight previous trips to because of injuries, watching Melbourne, he had never swept from a distance when sister the opening set. Serena made a stunning run to On the occasion of the first feast day celebration of Blessed Basil Moreau, Federer has not played a the title. founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross, this conference \Vill explore the competitive match in two Serena Williams, unseeded development of the canonization process and the significance of the saints in months. He withdrew from the and ranked No. 81 when she Catholic life and devotion. Kooyong exhibition last week beat top-seeded Maria after being told by doctors he Sharapova in last year's final, had food poisoning, causing plays Wednesday in the second Friday, January 18 speculation about his fitness. round against China's Yuan 4:00p.m. Thinl._'ing Seriously about the Saints , "I could have maybe played Meng. Lawrence Cunningham, University of Notre Dame on Saturday, but I didn't want No. 5 Sharapova has the all the fuss - the media, ana toughest second-round match lyzing my game, thinking they of the highly ranked players, 7:30p.m. A-laking Saints know best and all that," facing 2000 Australian champi Kenneth Woodward, Fonner Religion Editor, 1Vewsweek Federer said. "I took an extra on Lindsay Davenport in the day. It's tough, but I played a night match on center court Saturdav, Januarv 19 couple of sets out here the last Wednesday. 9:00a.m. All Saints: The Universal Call to Holiness few days and it's paid off." Davenport is in her first Unable to get his usual fine Grand Slam and only fifth tour Ann Astell, University of Notre Dame tuning done at Kooyong, nament since returning to the Federer had to settle for doing tour following the birth last I 0:30 a.m. A Great Cloud ofTVitnesses it in real time. He tested his June of her son. She needed Msgr. Kevin Kostelnik, Rector, Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los entire arsenal, mixing his pow three sets to beat Italy's Sara Angeles erful backhands and forehands Errani in the first round and with some rushes to the net, extend her record to 19-1 since and alternating serves wide and her comeback. 2:00p.m. Blessed Basil A.foreau down the line on the new blue No. 1 Justine Henin will open Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, D.C. surface. on center court against Olga "Everything was working per Poutchkova. No. 10 Marion 3:30p.m. Saints in Everyday Life fectly," said Federer, who is 26- Bartoli, the only player to beat 1 in the last four Australian Henin in the last six months - Robert Ellsberg, Editor, Orbis Books Opens and has figured in the in the Wimbledon semifmals - last 10 Grand Slam finals. "I was the highest of four seeded On Sunday, January 20, Cardinal McCarrick will preside at the Eucharistic never expect a result this women players ousted in the liturgy at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at 10:00 a.m. extreme obviously, but I was first round Tuesday, losing to playing well in practice, moving Sweden's Sofia Arvidsson. well, serving well, and condi Advancing were No. 2-seeded "By canonizing smne of the faithful, i.e., by solemnly proclaiming that they practiced heroic tions were perfect." Svetlana Kuznetsova, No. 4 Ana virtue and lived in fidelity to God's grace, the Church recognizes the power of the Spirit of Just before Federer went on lvanovic, No. 6 Anna holiness within her and sustains the hope of believers by proposing the saints to them as models court, things turned violent Chakvetadze, No. 9 Daniela and intercessors." (Catechism ofthe Catholic Church, #828) among spectators during a Hantuchova and No. 14 Nadia match between Greece's Petrova. page 20 The Observer + SPORTS Wednesday, January 16, 2008 NBA Balanced attack helps Hawks hold off Nuggets Associated Press Josh Childress 17 as six Atlanta players scored in double fig ATLANTA - After Denver's ures. big three was reduced to one, "We're playing well," Williams the Nuggets' big comeback said. "We're playing together." against Atlanta ended. Iverson appeared to be Carmelo Anthony, Allen pushed by Atlanta's Anthony Iverson and J.H. Smith com Johnson when he was called for bined f'or 84 points, but Iverson the lirst turnover with 1:27 left. and Smith wPre ejected with Iverson protested the call but 38.9 seconds left and the Hawks didn't draw a technical. He held of'f a late rally by the earned two technicals when Denver Nuggets for a 104-93 arguing his second turnover, victory on Tuesday night. again whlm guarded closely by lvnrson was railed for Johnson. turnovers on consecutive pos "It's an obvious push in the snssions in the last 90 seconds, back," Iverson said. "Two pos the second with 38.9 seconds sessions. I watched it on film. left and Atlanta's ltmd down to Obviously, two shoves in the 8 at 101-93. back. H's a good thing for their Iverson. who argued that he team, they got away with it. I'm was routed on each play, pretty sure they're pretty happy protested to ofl1cials and was about the way those two plays ejected by official John Goble. ended." Smith joined the argument after Denver coach George Karl the second call and was ejected. said at least one of Goble's "I thought it was two no turnover calls against Iverson calls," Iverson said. "I was was bad. upset about it. At that juncture "He got bumped out of bounds or the game, those calls mat on the first one," Karl said. "I tered. Once you take those two don't know about the second possessions away from us and one. AP at the time I didn't think we had "It was just a young referee Hawks guard Joe Johnson drives against Nuggets guard J.R. Smith Tuesday in the fourth quarter of the opportunity and I just react made a judgment call that we Atlanta's 10~93 win over Denver. Johnson scored 22 points, including 17 in the first half. ed the way I reacted." didn't gain an advantage on. I Smith caused a stir in the think the first one made him not they must replay the final 51.9 There were two ties in the cancerous. stands when he threw his head call the second one. It's kind of seconds of a Dec. 19 game opening minutes but Atlanta The Nuggets also were with band and jersey into the crowd human nature." against the Miami Heat on never trailed. out starting forward Kenyon af'ter leaving the court. Denver trailed by 25 early in March 8. Marcus Camby's jam cut the Martin, who returned to the Anthony scored 36 points, the third quarter but cut the "As far as I'm concerned, lead to 12 at 97-85 with 4 min team hotel after having a staph Iverson had 27 and Smith 21. lead to 101-93 on Anthony's we're over .500," said Hawks utes left. Anthony Johnson, who infection on his buttock treated Only two other Denver players fallaway with 1:50 left. coach Mike Woodson. "We'll had 13 points, and Josh Smith before the game. scored. Denver had been 12-2 "A.I. and Carmelo are great deal with that in March." answered with baskets for "We gotta deal with what we when Anthony scored 27 or players," Childress said. "You Woodson's only complaint was Atlanta. got," Iverson said. "Nobody's more. know they're going to get his team's sluggish finish The Nuggets were short gonna feel sorry for us and we The Hawks won with superior theirs, so you have to limit against the Nuggets. handed and potentially distract can't feel sorry for ourselves. balance. everybody else." "We have to learn how to fin ed. Teammate Nene underwent We understand that we're in a Joe Johnson led Atlanta with The Hawks (17 -17) have two ish games strong," he said. "I surgery Monday in Denver to tough situation right now but if 22, including 17 in the first half. straight wins since commission thought we had some slippage remove a testicular tumor. A we stay together then we can Marvin Williams scored 19 and er David Stern ruled Friday down near the end." biopsy will determine if it was get out of it." NFL Carter, Green among Hall of Fa111e finalists interception in 19 consecutive Associated Press seasons and made 54 inter CANTON, Ohio - Cris ceptions overall for 621 yards Carter and Darrell Green are and six TDs. Considered one finalists in balloting for the of the best shutdown corner Information Session Pro Football llall of Fame in backs in football, he also was their first year of eligibility. one of the league's fastest for those interested in Carter, a star wide receiver players and a first-rate punt for the Eagles and Vikings, returner. Green also was on the position of and Hndskins cornerback the NFL's 1990s team. Green are among 17 finalists The other finalists, of which who will be considered for a minimum of four candidates nlnetion on Feb. 2, 2008, the and a maximum of seven can Assistant Rector day before thP Super Bowl. be chosen, are 12 modern-era Carter spent 1987-89 with players. They are defensive Philadnlphia, then 1990-2001 ends Fred Dean and Richard for University Residences with Minnesota before ending Dent; linebackers Randy his career with a season as a Gradishar, Derrick Thomas Dolphin. In 2000, he became and Andre Tippett; guards the second player in NFL his Russ Grimm, Bob Thursday, January 17, 7:30-8:30 p.m. tory to catch 1.000 career Kuechenberg and Randall passes, behind only Jerry McDaniel; punter Ray Guy; Law School Courtroom Rice. He finished his career wide receivers Art Monk and OR with 1,101 receptions, second Andre Reed; and tackle Gary on the all-time list; had 130 Zimmerman. Wednesday, January 23, 7:30-8:30 p.m. TD catches, also second; and The contributor finalist is gained 1,000 yards receiving former commissioner Paul Fischer Community Center in eight straight seasons. Tagliabue. The Senior Carter was a member of the Committee nominees, NFL's 1990s all-decade team. announced last August, are Green spent all 20 of his Chicago Cardinals back Light refreshments served seasons in Washington, tying Marshall Goldberg and a league record with one Kansas City Chiefs cornerback team, and played 295 games Emmitt Thomas. after being a first-round draft To be elected, a finalist For further information visit pick in 1983. lie holds the must receive a minimum of 80 http://osa.nd.edu/ NFL mark with at least one percent of the 44 votes. Wednesday, January 16, 2008 The Observer + SPORTS page 21 NFL NCAA FOOTBALL Garrett tneets again for Ravens job WVU to investigate general manager Ozzie Garrett has attracted interest Associated Press Newsome. from the Ravens because of his OWINGS MILLS, Md. - Ravens spokesman Kevin success in Dallas. In his first missing documents Dallas Cowboys offensive coor Byrne said, "We had a good day season as the architect of the dinator Jason Garrett spent of interviews. It's the start of Cowboys' offense, Garrett more than six hours Tuesday the second round. We have directed an attack that ranked interviewing for the head more interviews for the second second in the NFL with 455 coaching job of the Baltimore round later on in the week." points. Quarterback Tony Romo Ravens, but left the team's Neither Garrett nor the set franchise records with 36 RODRIGUEZ training facility without filling Ravens said a contract had touchdown passes and 4,211 the vacancy. been placed on the table, or yards passing. .3 Thi~qs ~ou dont have The 41-year-old Garrett was that the Cowboys had offered a The Ravens, meanwhile, are the first person to receive a sec counterproposal. looking to cure a stagnant AHC t:.ANT J3UY/ ond interview for the job, which "It was a great day. I had a offense that this season ranked ~--· ···'~ -······· became open when owner chance to start this process last 22nd in total yardage and was Steve Bisciotti fired Brian week, and was excited to come 24th with 17.2 points per game. 1-INTEGRIT Billick on Dec. 31. back and visit again," Garrett In nine years under Billick, the "I had a really productive day said. "It's been an exciting time Ravens never ranked higher ~-RESPECT~~ today," Garrett said. ''I'm going for me to be here." than 14th in total offense. to continue through this Newsome declined comment, Dallas was third in total process I'm in right now and at and Bisciotti was not made offense this season, averaging 3-CLA ~J some point we'll make some available. Newsome will be out 365.7 yards per game. But the decisions on both sides." of town Wednesday, and inter Cowboys averaged only 10.5 Garrett met with Bisciotti, view sessions could resume as points in their final four games, team president Dick Cass and soon as Thursday. including a 21-17 playoff loss to the New York Giants on Sunday that took the luster ofT Dallas' 13-3 record during the regular season. Garrett began his second interview with Baltimore on Monday night. He arrived at the team's training complex Tuesday morning with his wife, Brill, and spent much of the day negotiating a deal. Garrett has connections to AP members of the search commit A Mountaineer fan protests Rich Rodriguez's departure from West tee. He and Cass are Princeton Virginia at the Fiesta Bowl. After the former coach left for Michigan, graduates. And Garrett's father, several football files disappeared. Jim Garrett, coached vice presi dent of football administration Pat Moriarty, when Moriarty coach Bill Stewart should have Associated Press copies. was with the Cleveland Browns. MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - "Regarding the class atten The Ravens are also interest West Virginia is investigating ed in Philadelphia Eagles sec dance records, I sure hope that the disappearance of records ondary coach John Harbaugh, West Virginia's compliance and associated with the school's who was a finalist for the UCLA academic office keeps those football program, a topic the records because if they don't, job that went to former Ravens agent for former coach Hich they have serious institutional offensive coordinator Rick Cowboys offensive coordinator Jason Garrett met with Ravens Rodriguez says will be control problems," he said. Neuheisel. team officials for the second time on Tuesday. addressed in court documents Brown said the university also when the time is right. should have any records involv Citing anonymous sources, ing the finances of the summer The Charleston Gazette report camps it ran. ed Tuesday that files kept in lie declined to answer ques Hodriguez's private office disap tions about whether Rodriguez peared between Dec. 16 and removed or destroyed docu Jan. :3, along with strength and ments. conditioning records from the "There's a process that's now weight room. in place that has to be followed" Assistant athletic director because of the litigation. Brown Mike Fragalfl told The said. "There is an appropriate Associated Press some Iiles are time we can make comments missing but that he does not and statements in regard to the know what was in them. The allegations in the lawsuit and athletic department won't have the allegations and statements any further comment until its that have been made by individ investigation is finished, he uals in West Virginia." For the first time, NASDAQ said. Those individuals, he noted, The newspaper report include both Gov. Joe Mancl1in wi!i hold a remote closing bell claimed the missing documents and WVU president Mike ceremony on a college campus. included players' personal con Garrison. tact information, scholarship After Rodriguez resigned, payments and class attendance Manchin blamed "high-priced See it live on March 27 dunng records, as well as strength and agents" for the departure of a conditioning records and photo West Virginia native who had HISE Vi II, the world's largest graphs that tracked players' said his lifelong goal was to student investment forum. physical progress. coach at his alma mater. WVU is suing Rodriguez, who Since his departure, relatives Join the biggest names on accepted the head coaching job of Rodriguez say they've been Wall Street and the brightest at Michigan last month, to col harassed and threatened. His lect on a $4 million buyout mother, Arleen, said the coach's young minds in finance at clause in his contract. A home was also vandalized. and an extraord:nary moment response is due in about a dozens of groups devoted to her week, and agent Mike Brown son's downfall have appeared telecast around the world. told The Associated Press late on the Facebook social net Tuesday that's when his client working site. will respond to most of the Feeding fan fury is that after Co~ sponsored by the University cd Dayton and accusations in the newspaper seven seasons in Morgantown. the United Nation~ Global Compact. report. Rodriguez raided the The report has "a lot of misin Mountaineers' program, taking formation and untruthful state assistant coaches and perhaps ments," Brown said. reeruits with him, as well as the UNIVERSITY of Brown denied Rodriguez kept six-member strength and condi a personal file on each player tioning staff. and that a strength coordinator Several wealthy football DAYTON took photos of them. Every time boosters claim there was players were tested. he added, behind-the-scenes tension "those records were given to between Rodriguez and the the head coach and every assis WVU administration, but the tant coach." coach has yet to publicly dis That means current head cuss the matter. page 22 The Observer + SPORTS Wednesday, January 16, 2008 NASCAR Dale Jr. ready for new season with Hendrick Four months later, he decided Associated Press to leave his late father's company DAYI'ONA BEACI I, Fla. -Dale and embarked on the most fren Earnhardt .Jr. is aln~ady fnnling zind frnn agency in NASCAR his thn prnssure, and the season has tory. Courted by just about every n't flVeJl started. car owner in the industry, he set As his winless stn~ak nnars two tled on Hendrick in June and years, NASCAH's most popular anxiously awaited switching drivnr knows lw must produeo in teams. his nnw llendriek Motorsports Now that he's officially a ridn. Ilcndriek driver, he knows the Anxious about the new job and expectations are immense. the pressuro of driving for the Ilnndriek drivnrs won 18 of 36 ditn team, l·:arnhardt showed up racns last season. and Johnson is a wonk early at prnseason testing the two-time defending Cup just to talk to his rww teammates. champion. Back this week to actually drive Earnhardt, mnanwhile, hasn't his No. 88 ChovroiPt, Earnhardt won sinen May 6, 2006, in went right to work. I lis singln lap Riehmond, a span of 62 races. speed of 185.820 mph on '"I' here's a little bit less pres Tunsday morning easily bnttnn~d sure in eertain areas and more tlw mark of 184.782 mph set by prnssurn in other anms," he said. teammate .limmiP Johnson in last "I didn't have to worry about job wnek's session, and Earnhardt security when I was over at my was 1Oth fastest when dral'ting other job, but I've got to worry bngan in the allnrnoon. about that now. I think if I do AP "I just like running up front what I've been doing, I should bo Dale Earnhardt Jr. rounds a turn during preseason testing at Daytona International Speedway on evnry week," he said. "I like going fine. But with being the son of the Tuesday. Earnhardt Jr. will race for Hendrick Motorsports in 2008 after leaving DEl. to tho racetrack and boing ... guy who built the place, you can toward the top of tho chart, at get away with a few more things back off the number when thing. But I'm going to be disap good driver with a good team, least on tlw len side of the page than most guys could. pressed Tunsday, either. pointed if we don't win at least and if we don't make mistakos on in praetiees." "But l'vo got a really good "You try to find a realistic num four. I know what kind of equip a Sunday we should have great It's a good start to a fresh sea owner that makes me feel com ber because too many people try ment we've got around here, linishns and win some races." son. one without the drama that fortablo, and so that eases a lot of to get you to make predictions know what kind of people we've All of that has allowed engulfed him last year when he other pressures, talking to him and want you to say 'We're gonna got around us. I don't see any Earnhardt and Eury to relax a bit publidy sparn~d with stepmother and hearing from him and listen win 11, or we can for sure get reason why that shouldn't be our after a strnssful 2007 that saw Teresa. llis unhappi1wss was ing to his thought<> on what we'rn 1 0,' " Eury said. "But four should goal and it should be a reachable them fighting to stay focused painfully evident this time last doing. It lakes away some pres be simple. I mean, I look at how goal." amid all the drama that sur year, when he used his media sure from that side of it." competitive we ran last year - Earnhardt refused to play the rounded their oxit from DEl. The availability sossion at testing to The expectations clearly exist, and things happened - and if we prediction game. team failed to make tho Chasn, reveal their relationship "ain't no though, and crew chief Tony Eury close out them deals this year, we "I don't want to sit here and whieh ultimately freed Eury to go bod of roses" and said contract Jr. did his part to pile on by pre should be able to win four races guess how many races we'll win," to Hendrick before the season negotiations with Dale Earnhardt dicting Monday the team will win easily. he said. "We'll win some races, ended but still led to a disap Inc. worn tlli1S11. four races this season. Ile didn't ''I'm not guaranteeing any- and I expect to win soon. I'm a pointing departure. 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No unexcused absences. This is a "Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory" course. This course requires no textbook purchases, examinations or term papers. Use an add form to register; registration is not available online. Wednesday, January 16, 2008 The Observer+ SPORTS page 23 NFL Seahawks coach Holmgren considers future Associated Press playoffs. He sees three options Seattle won its fourth consec for next season: retirement, utive NFC West title in 2007 KIRKLAND, Wash. - It only which he's contemplating for and will return the core of its felt like a retirement. the third consecutive offseason; team next season. Five of the Mike Holmgren looked nerv completion of the final year of Seahawks' six division titles ous. He leaned forward and the two-year contract he signed have come with Holmgren. pushed his hands into the arm soon after the Seahawks' loss Yet Holmgren said maybe, rest of his chair. A half-dozen in the Super Bowl 23 months after seven years and two photographers jostled for posi ago; or something he prefers Super Bowls in Green Bay and tion around him. They flashed over option two, something he another Super Bowl appear at each of the Seattle Seahawks called "longer, larger" - a new ance in Seaitle, it's time for coach's expressions. extension to stay in Seattle. someone else. There were smiles. Deadpan When asked if the Seahawks The nearest and most quali stares. And. when reminded have already offered him a new fied someone else is former how much Seattle wants him to deal, Holmgren said, "Let's not Falcons coach Jim Mora, now a stay, there was obvious emo get too specific." Seahawks assistant. Mora was tion in reddened eyes and "There are very few Joe due to leave Wednesday for pressed lips. Paternos around," he said of Washington to interview for the 'Tm kind of getting the feel college football's 81-year-old head job with the Hedskins. ing you guys are moving me coach at Penn State. Holmgren acknowledged all toward the door here," "It just takes a lot out of you, his assistant coaches are "in a Holmgren, 59. said Tuesday, so at the end of the season little limbo," too. chuckling during his annual you're tired." "In fairness to everybody, season-ending news confer Holmgren told his players there's also a time where ence, which offered more hints Sunday in a final team meeting maybe it's time for someone that the most successful coach that he needed time to clear his else to get you over the hump," in Seahawks history may retire head before deciding whether Holmgren said of the after 16 seasons. he would return. Seahawks, who are without a Seattle will find out soon. ''I've heard talk like that for league title since their incep Holmgren said he could decide so long, for so many years with tion in 1976. AP "perhaps" by next week, after him. I think the best thing we "You start thinking, 'Are they Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren smiles as he addresses he spends a few days talking do as football players is we still listening to me? Am I still reporters at a news conference on Tuesday. with his wife, Kathy, at their worry about the stuff that we as effective as I once was?"' home in Arizona. can control," said Pro Bowl It's the most open he's been of a torn anterior cruciate liga hoped. "We're going to bang around quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, in discussing retirement, which ment in Branch's left knee. Holmgren also said All-Pro some stuff and talk about the for whom Holmgren traded he has hinted for months he Andrews will perform the sur left tackle Walter Jones, who future. We have our lists [of with .Green Bay to make him may do this offseason. gery in Alabama "soon," turns 34 Saturday, is likely to pros and cons] made up," he Seattle's starter in 2001. But, he emphasized, he has Holmgren said. The coach esti have surgery on his chronically said, adding he is or soon will "Obviously, Coach knows how n't decided anything. Yet. mated that the former Super sore left shoulder for the sec be seeking the advice of Joe we feel about him. He's meant "It's not going to be a long Bowl MVP, injured early in the ond consecutive offseason. Gibbs, Bill Cowher, Bill Parcells a lot to the turnaround of this thing. Just bear with me a little loss to the Packers, will miss at As for his own health, and Tony Dungy. franchise." bit," he said. least nine months. Holmgren scoffed at Sunday's All have recently retired from His record with Green Bay Holmgren also announced Shaun Alexander, the league revelation from linebacker coaching or, in Dungy's case and Seattle, where he arrived leading receiver Deion Branch MVP two seasons ago who just Julian Peterson that the coach with Indianapolis, is consider in 1999, is 170-110, one win will have knee surgery that's finished his least productive had a gall bladder problem this ing it. behind Gibbs for lOth in NFL likely to keep him out past next season as a starter, will have season. Holmgren was speaking three history. Holmgren is 86-68 in season's opener. surgery to repair the left wrist The coach said health is not a days after Seattle's fifth consec nine seasons with Seattle. He Branch sought the second he broke in the season opener. factor in the decision on his utive postseason appearance passed Chuck Knox this season opinion this week of noted spe It never healed under the cast future. ended with a 42-20 loss to for most victories by a cialist Dr. James Andrews, who with which he played the rest "No, I'm good .... I feel fine," Green Bay in the NFC divisional Seahawks coach. confirmed the team's diagnosis of the season, as doctors Holmgren said. NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL Boston College upsets Hurricanes in 21st straight series win Morris last Monday. victory over Georgia Tech, and Associated Press "Coach called us out after the missed 14 of its first 15 shots BOSTON - Tyrelle Blair Kansas game," Rice said. "We overall against BC. blocked five shots against took it to heart. We tried to "We came out with a noncha Miami, and that was enough to prove that we could be better lant attitude and didn't execute make the Hurricanes worry than people think we can." as well as we should have. about him every time they put Boston College scored 14 of That attitude put us in a hole," the ball up. the first 16 points and led 50- McClinton said. "It's on us. "I think he changed more 27 with 11:26 to play before There's really nothing the shots than he blocked," Boston McClinton hit a 3-pointer to coaches can do. We have to College coach AI Skinner said start a 23-10 run that pulled prepare for the challenge." after the Eagles beat No. 21 Miami back into the game. He In November, BC snapped a Miami 76-66 on Tuesday night. had 13 points in all over the 15-game losing streak against "That's probably as impor five-minute span, including Miami in football - its first vic tant." three 3-pointers. tory over tho Hurricanes since Blair had 11 points and 12 The Hurricanes were still the "Hail Plutie" pass ended rebounds to go with his blocks, down 68-58 with 3:13 left, but one of the greatest games in and Rakim Sanders scored 20 despite their full-court pres college history. But Miami's points to lead BC to its 13th sure and fouling they couldn't chances of ending its losing consecutive victory over the get any closer than nine points. streak against BC in basketball Hurricanes. Tyrese Rice had 14 BC hit 14 of 18 free throws disappeared quickly. points, eight rebounds and six down the stretch. The Hurricanes missed their assists as BC (12-4, 3-0 "We obviously got off to a first five shots before Atlantic Coast Conference) beat slow start. They just took it to McClinton hit a jumper, while a ranked opponent for the first us," Miami coach Prank Haith Boston College scored the first time since last February. said. "Rakim Sanders was eight points of the game and Jack McClinton scored 20 amazing. Blair just intimidated opened a 14-2 lead with 13:21 points on 6-for-26 shooting for our guys. The first two plays of left in the first half. Miami, which had won consec the game, we tried to get the The Eagles made it 20-4 utive games since it lost to ball inside. We need to get the before the Hurricanes strung Winthrop on Dec. 29 to snap a ball inside, but Blair affected some offense together, cutting season-opening 12-game win us." the deficit to 20-1 0 on two 3- ning streak. James Dews It was BC's first victory over pointers by Dews. BC took a scored 15 points for the a ranked opponent since it beat 17 -point lead on John Oates' 3- Hurricanes (14-2, 1-1), who then-No. 16 Virginia Tech last pointer with just under 2 min would have tied the best start Feb. 3. utes left and led 36-22 at half in school history with a win. Miami, which leads the ACC time. The Eagles had lost two of in 3-point percentage, was just Miami shot 26.5 percent (9- three - a 25-point defeat to 8-of-26 from beyond the arc, for-34) in the first half, making AP No. 3 Kansas and another that making 3-of-13 in the first half. 3-of-13 from 3-point range, Eagles guard Tyrese Rice eyes a loose ball during Boston was even more embarrassing: Miami missed its first 13 3- and totaling just three assists College's 76-66 win over Miami Tuesday. 57-51 at home to Robert point attempts in Saturday's as a team. page 24 The Observer + SPORTS Wednesday, January 16, 2008 NHL Hossa nets hat trick in Atlanta's rout of Detroit Ovechkin's power play goal in third helps Caps beat Senators; Theodore shuts out Tampa Bay in Avs wzn Associated Press to bring him off the bench cold league. We don't want to play Ottawa 18-10 in its previous 12of15. because of his history of groin them every night." three victories, took a 1-0 lead Jeff Finger and Paul Stastny DETHOIT - Marian llossa injuries. On the day the Capitals on Green's 13th goal 4 7 seeonds had power-play goals for the gave himself and the Atlanta "Mike told me after the third learned they had lost center into the second period on a Avalanche, who have won three Thrashnrs a big boost. goal to get n~ady, so I stretched Michael Nylander for the rest of power play. Green, dashing games in a row. Milan Hejduk I fossa seorml the tmun 's !irst a little bit," Hasek said. "I the season, they shrugged off through the right circle, con added an empty-net goal with throe goals and Kari Lehtonen stretched for about five min his absence to complete the verted Viktor Kozlov's tricky 1:34 left. made 46 saves in a 5-1 win over utes. I felt comfortable going club's first sweep of Ottawa pass out of the left corner and "It was one of those games the Detroit Bed Wings on in." since 1995-96. through the crease. where special teams got us thP Tuesday night. The Thrashers didn't have a Ovechkin collected Brooks McAmmond and Hedden win in the end," Stastny said. "It's grnat to get three goals shot for the remainder of the Laich's long rebound between struck 1:22 apart in the second Tampa Bay's Vincent and help the team," llossa said. period while Detroit tooR 19 at the cireles and pushed in a to put Ottawa up 2-1. From Lecavalier was held without a "But also hnlp with the self-con Lehtonen from that point until knuckling shot that glanced off between the circles, point for the third straight fidence." the end of the period. The Hed the right leg pad of Ottawa's McAmmond ricocheted a shot game, his longest drought this It was llossa's seventh career Wings had 16 shots in the third Ray Emery at 9:11. Ovechkin's off the stick of defenseman John season. hat trick and first in nearly a period. team-leading 34th goal sealed Erskine at 13:41. Colorado's struggling power year- since Jan. 16, 2007. "They just showed they never Washington's fourth win this Redden whacked Patrick play converted its first opportu Erie Perrin and Slava Kozlov give up," Lehtonen said. ''I'm season against the .Senators, Eaves' rebound past Brent nity when Finger snapped a also scored. while Tobias sure some teams would be done whose 62 points are second Johnson at 15:03. personal 18-game goal-scoring Enstrom and Mark Beeehi each after a 4-0 lead, but they kept most in the NHL. Semin tied it again 23 seconds drought at 5:30 of the second. added two assists for Atlanta. coming and eoming and I was "They're leading our division, later, intercepting a pass, driv The Avalanche entered with the "It's a lot of fun. Obviously, I very lueky to be able to keep so this is very important to ing down the right wing and second-worst power-play unit in have a lot of family and friends the score the way it was." win," Ovechkin said. "But for lifting a shot over Emery. the NIIL and had just one man here - about 40 tickets or so. It And though he was busy stop us, it doesn't matter who we After Ovechkin put advantage goal in 29 chances was well worth it." said Don ping pucks, he also found time play. We have to win. Two Washington ahead, Semin gave over the previous nine games. Waddell. Atlanta's executive to be a spectator. points is two points, whether it's the Capitals a two-goal advan Stastny made it 2-0 with a vice presi(lfmt, general manager "I never played against against Ottawa or anyone. We tage, poking home a loose puck rebound goal on Colorado's and coach. Detroit before and just to see want to go up [in the stand at 11:56. third power-play with 3:33 left Waddt~ll is from Detroit and a !Pavel] Datsyuk and IHenrikl ings!." in the second. It was the fifth former Hod Wings assistant Zetterberg, it's just amazing Alexander Semin had two Avalanche 3, Lightning 0 time this season, and first since general manager. skill level," Lehtonen said. "It goals and an assist and Mike Colorado goalie Jose Dec. 9, that the Avalanche "I havo to say, I was looking was niee to be there. I think I Green also tallied for the Theodore was the big star on scored more than one power forward to this day, and now had the best seat in the house Capitals. Tomas Fleischmann the ice. Tampa Bay coach John play goal. that it's hme and gone I'm pret to wateh those guys do their added two assists. Tortorella stole the postgame Colorado outshot Tampa Hay ty happy about it," he said. tricks and I was lucky enough "There are teams in the spotlight. 20-10 through two periods, Niklas Kronwall scored for to make the saves tonight." league you play good against," Theodore made 22 of his 32 including 11-3 in the second. NIIL-Ieading I>Ptroit, which has Kronwall foiled Lehtonen's Green said. "Ottawa, we just saves in tho third period, lead Theodore was rarely tested lost throe straight. Chris Osgood shutout bid with 6:18 left, but seem to get excited to play ing the Avalanche past the during the stretch but did stop a stopped 1 :{ shots bpfore being Kozlov got his 13th goal with a them." Lightning on Tuesday night. It high-slot shot by Brad Richards pulled in favor of Dominik minute left. Dean MeAmmond and Wade was his 24th career shutout and late in the second. Hasek less than halfway Redden scored for Ottawa. first since Feb. 28, 2004, The Lightning's Karri Ramo through the game. Capitals 4, Senators 2 "Every game we lost [to against Carolina. He had gone kept his team within two by "They were better than us Bruce Boudreau can't explain Washington] this year, it's our 109 games without recording a making a glove save on Tyler early," H.ed Wings coach Mike the Washington Capitals' domi own doing," Senators defense shutout. Amason's shot from the low slot Babcock said. "They scored on nance of the Ottawa Senators. man Chris Phillips said. "It feels like it's been a while, early in the third. He finished their opportunities and we did- The rookie coach is certainly "Beating ourselves, making obviously," Theodore said. with 22 saves. n't." happy to be done playing the mistakes and they're capitaliz "Every time you enter a game, "Our second period, it was llossa, who has 19 goals, offense-laden Eastern ing on them." you always think about the awful," Ramo said. "We didn't opened the scoring with a Conference leaders. Both teams played without shutout. You want to win, but have any energy." power-play goal 7:33 in when Alexander Ovechkin scored key offensive personnel out with when you look back, it's always Tampa Bay had 10 of the first he skated out of the corner to the tiebreaking goal on a third shoulder injuries. a bonus. A shutout is really a 12 shot during the opening six the front of the net and beat period power play as the Ottawa forward Dany Heatley, team effort." minutes of the third, but Osgood. Capitals completed a season the team's second-leading scor Tampa Bay's poor play Theodore turned aside an in llis seeond goal came with sweep of Ottawa with a victory er with 25 goals and 31 assists, through the first two periods close shot by Martin St. Louis. 5:3R lel't in the opening period Tuesday night. sat out his second game and resulted in a heated postgame "I thought he was rock-solid," when llossa stripped the puck "Somehow, we've got their will miss up to six weeks with a media session by Tortorella. Colorado coach Joel from Detroit defenseman Brett number," Boudreau said. "I separated right shoulder. "It's probably the most Quenneville said. "He looks real Lebda in the Hed Wings zone don't know why it happens." Nylander, whose 37 points are embarrassed and disappointed sharp in this last stretch of and put a shot between Asked if he was sorry to have second-most on the Capitals, I've been since I've been here," games, and tonight was as good Osgood's torso and arm. met Ottawa for the final time will undergo season-ending sur Tortorella said. ''I've never been as we've seen him." lie made it 3-0 just 1:14 into this season, Boudreau respond gery Wednesday to repair a more embarrassed." The Lightning failed to con the seeond pnriod on a wrister ed quickly: "Absolutely not. torn left rotator cuff. The Lightning, last in the vert on two power plays, both from the high slot. They're the best team in the Washington, which outscored Eastern Conference, have lost coming in the third. "They were some of the great est goals, too," Waddell said. "llis first goal, coming out of the corner; his second goal; and the third goal, a one-timer off Live, learn, and work in Washington, DC, during the quick pass there. Those are great goals." Perrin's power-play goal Fall2008 or Spring 2009 with Notre Dame's made it 4-0 at 7:2R and sent Osgood to the bench. It was the first time since he rejoined Detroit in 2006 that llasnk has come in during a game. Detroit is usually hesitant N ~ " Join America's #l GRAM» ' -• • ' .•.· . ' . ' Student Tour 0 erafor Deadline for applications: January 23, 2008. 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Notre but it continued to improve as gave the Belles a boost as they Saint Mary's has held its own Sports Writer Dame finished with a higher conference play began. headed into the second half. against conference opponents bout winning percentage than The Belles started their leading 33-27. this season, and is presently Adi Nott began 2008 even Stanford, and thus won the break with a loss to undefeat The Scots' defense wasn't No. 6 in the MIAA. The team better than she ended 2007. event - though Bednarski ed Hope, the top-ranked team able to stop the Belles from will play at Kalamazoo tonight The junior foilist went 15-0 said the team had left Cadet in the MIAA. Saint Mary's con scoring 26 points in the second at 7:30. The Hornets are in at the Air Force Western Invite Gymnasium before the final tinued with two wins against half. Alma started a comeback eighth plaee, two behind the last weekend and led the tally eonfirmed the victory. North Park and Kenyon and a in the last six minutes of the Belles. Notre Dame women to a victo "Frankly speaking, we took loss to Otterbein to close out game, scoring 20 points in that "Kalamazoo is a good team. ry in the season-opening team first, not a tie for first," 2007. time. Alison Kessler's four free They are strong on the inside event. Bednarski said. "Our team has seen some throws in the last 30 seconds as well as on the boards," Nott, who captured third at Besides the absence of Zuck very good competition over the and a missed 3-pointer by Henley said. "It will be a good the 2007 NCAA and Nydam, Notre Dame also holiday break, both in and out Alma at the buzzer gave Saint challenge for us as we contin Championships, finished the feneed without senior foilist of conference play," Belles Mary's its 59-56 win. ue to play on the road. At this weekend competition with a Jakub Jedrkowiak, who had head coach Jennifer Henley On Jan. 9, conference play point in the season we know touch count of 75-5, including not yet returned from winter said. continued for the Belles when what we are eapable of doing 12 shutout wins. break from his native Poland. The start of the new year they traveled to Albion, the - it's just a matter of finding But she wasn't the only Irish Bednarski was pleased with gave the Belles a fresh start second-place team in the some consistency from this fencer to dominate her the performance of the fencers against their conference oppo MIAA. Saint Mary's had trou point on." weapon. Sophomore epeeist who took the places of the nents when they took on Alma. ble scoring in the opening Kelley Hurley missing com The Scots took the lead early period and trailed 36-22 at the Contact Meaghan Veselik at and freshman petitors. in the game, but freshman Liz half. The struggle continued in mveselO 1 @saintmarys.edu foilist Hayley "They showed great " M o s t Reese each went form. They showed important, 15-0 in to Notre the great level. It was this competi Dame's victories a pleasure to observe tion -we got MEN'S SWIMMING over Air Force, a lot of fresh Stanford, Cal their bouting. " men ... and State Fullerton, they were UC San Diego Janusz Bednarski able to see and Florida. Irish make a splash in opener Irish coach what NCAA "They showed competition great form. They was like," time of 46.27 was good Irish on top. Michael Sullivan showed the great level. It was Bednarski said. "They got By CHRIS DOYEN enough for his second victory took first with a time of a pleasure to observe their experience." Sports Writer of the day. 9:40.20, Christopher Douville bouting," Irish coach Janusz Moore's wins eame in the was second (9:42 .67), and Bednarski said of the perform Note: Notre Dame made waves in 200-yard fly (1 :51.59) and Steven Brus (9:58.54) com ances of Nott, Hurley and Notre Dame signed the its last dual meet over winter 1 00-yard fly (50.44). Bulfin pleted the sweep. Reese. nation's No. 1 foilist, 17 -year break with a 17 4-126 victory secured first-place finishes in In the 1 00-yard backstroke, The Irish men went 4-1, old Gerek Meinhardt, to a over Oakland on Saturday. both the 3-meter dive Christopher Wills, another beating Air Force, Cal State scholarship beginning with the The Irish should benefit (380.62) and 1-meter dive freshman, finished first in Fullerton, Florida and UCSD. 2008-09 academic year. from the victory that followed (327.82). 52.18, while junior Bill Notre Dame's only team loss Meinhardt, who is a virtual a successful winter training Irish divers also filled the Bauman (53.28) finished was a 14-13 defeat to loek to be part of the U.S. session in Florida and leads next three spots in each third. Rounding out the victo Stanford Olympic team for the 2008 into an important streteh of event. In the 3-meter dive, ries for the Irish was sopho Foilists Mark Kubik, a junior, Beijing Games, holds the dis meets. senior Sam Stoner finished more Andrew Deters, who and Teddy Hodges, a fresh tinction of being the only male "We had an second, fol won the 500-yard freestyle in man, led the squad in winning fencer to compete with the excellent lowed by 4:38.22. He was followed by percentage with identical 10-1 U.S. senior, junior (under-201 training trip," freshmen Eric freshman Joshua Nosal, records. Junior sabre Bill and cadet (under-17) national head coach Lex and Geary whose time of 4:43.37 was Thanhouser finished 13-2, and teams in the same season. Tim Welsh "We got a lot of work Nathan. In the good enough for second place. junior epeeist Karol Kostka Meinhardt, who has a repu said. "We got a done while we were 1-meter Welsh was pleased that the went 10-2. tation as an excellent student lot of work down there, and morale event, Lex Irish pulled out a victory The Irish defeated the in addition to his fencing acu done while we and Stoner while still showing some Cardinal 7-2 in foil and 5-4 in men, will work with second were down was high." swapped posi fatigue from the rigorous win epee, but lost 8-1 in sabre. year Irish foil coach Gia there, and tions, while ter training regimen. Notre Dame's top two Kvaratskhelia. Bednarski said morale was Tim Welsh senior Steven "When you do so much hard sabreists - freshmen Avery the ability to work with high." Irish coach Crowe fin training, you never know how Zuck and Barron Nydam - Kvaratskhelia was a major Leading the ished fourth. it's going to go," Welsh said. did not compete because they reason Meinhardt chose the way for Notre Sophomore "We had a solid meet on were fencing at the Junior Irish. Dame were Andrew Saturday and got a good look World Cup in Goppogen, "We were very happy," sophomores John Lytle and Hoffman also had a produc at what we need to do to Germany. Bednarski said of Meinhardt's Ross Moore and junior tive day. He was part of a swim faster." "We didn't have a full team," signing. "He had the door Michael Bulfin, each of whom 200-meter medley relay team The Irish will be busy next Bednarski said. "The best kids open for all the Ivy League." placed first in two events and that finished second, took weekend. They will host con were sent to Europe." combined for six of the 10 first in the 50-yard freestyle ference foe Louisville on Still, with Stanford's loss to Contact Ken Fowler at Irish victories that eame in 16 (21.31), and finished third in Friday at the Rolfs Aquatic Air Force after the Cardinal [email protected] events. the 1 00-yard freestyle Center, and then head to Lytle's first victory came in (47.58). Evansville, Ill., to take on the 200-yard freestyle as he A sweep of the top three Northwestern on Saturday. KING OF THE BLUES WORLDWIDE clocked in at 1:41.08. The spots in the 1 .000-meter result in the 1 00-yard freestyle, all claimed by Contact Chris Doyen to freestyle was similar: Lytle's freshmen, also helped put the [email protected] B.B.AND THE B.B. KING BLUES BAND KING SMC SWIMMING THURSDAY JANUARY 31 at 7:30PM MORRIS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER SOUTH BEND, IN Belles lose only winter break meet TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE MORRIS BOX OFFICE & SUPER SOUNDS in GOSHEN Meanwhile, the Belles Senior captain Kelly Tighe By PETE REISENAUER BY PHONE (574) 235·9190 dropped to 5-2 overall and 2- won the individual 200-yard www.MORRISCENTER.org. Sports Writer 1 in dual meets on the year. race with a time of 2:29 to The meet started out elose, win that event for the Belles. Saint Mary's had one meet but Hope was able to win Another strong finisher was over winter break - a dual seven consecutive events to fellow captain Melissa meet against unbeaten Hope seal the victory. Although it is Gerbeth, who won the 500- - and fell to the Flying the first season of diving for yard freestyle with a time of Dutch Saint Mary's after a two-year 5:26. In the Jan. 11 meet. Hope hiatus, Leah Bocinsky was Saint Mary's travels to was able to win 10 of the 16 able to win the three-meter Olivet on Friday. events and moved its record diving competition, finishing to a perfect 5-0 overall and as one of the strongest com Contact Pete Reisenauer at 4-0 in dual meets. petitors in the meet. [email protected] page 26 Wednesday, January 16, 2008 II The Observer + SPORTS Irish coaching staff in the [Martini feels the most com for us," McGraw said. dark about his wavering fortable." The Irish also defeated IUPUI, Prince intentions. On Jan. 5, Notre Dame Break St. Francis and Hichmond during continued from page 28 "I del'initely received a ver continued from page 28 the break. believe that he bal commit Notre Dame continues confer back who earriPd 15 times for was not being "It's really important ment from teamed her when she didn't have ence play against Villanova 21 yards in 2006, played upfront about to continue to land wide receiver the ball. We wally didn't do what tonight at 7 in the .Joyce Center. sparingly in 2007 and made his interest in elite guys one right Deion Walker. we wantnd to do." The Wildcats (11-5, 1-2 Big East) three tackles. lie was also other sehools," Walker is rated Notre Dame opened confcnmcn defeated Georgetown on involved in an infamous play Frank said. "It after another the 11th best play with an 82-74 win over Saturday 57-51 at home, after during the 38-0 loss to USC on came as a big because that wideout in the Louisville on .Jan. 8. Irish guard dropping two of thrnn. Oet. 20 when an Irish punt hit surprisll to breeds competition. " country by Charel Allen scored 2fi points on Villanova, McGraw said. plays a him and the Trojans recov Notre Damn Scout.com. 1 0-of-16 shooting and grabbed five-guard system, similar to nn~d thn resulting loose ball. that he was T h e nine rebounds, her best porform Notre Dame's four-guard style. 0 n the reer u i ti ng front, wavering at Mike Frank Christchurch, anee of the year. The teams were The system is especially taxing on Notre Damn lost the verbal all." lrishEyes.com Va., native tied at the half, but a 10-2 Irish the larger Irish team, MeGraw commitment of one highly To replace recruiting analyst joined run in the second half helped said. n~gardml player. but added Hunter on the Scout. com's Notre Dame pull away. Freshman "They have a lot of motion in another to its ranks. incoming fifth-and 21st forward Devereaux Peters earned their ofl'ense, so it's very difficult Defensive tackle Omar freshman list, best receivers, Michael Floyd her first start in the game. and they're very, very, very Hunter from Notre Dame and John Goodman, respec Notre Dame ranks third in the smart," McGraw said. 'They read Buford, Ga., has targeted tively, on Notre Dame's com Big East in scoring, but against the defense well, and they look at abruptly "/ definitely believe defensive line- mitment list. West Virginia it forgot why and every opportunity to get an open dropped his that [Omar Hunter/ man Mike "It's really important to con how. The Irish shot 17.9 percent shot. It makes it really hard commitment to was not being upfront Martin. The tinue to land elite guys one from the field in the first half and defensively for our big guys, espe the Irish. Redford, Mich., right after another because scored only 11 points at the cially, to guard them." deeiding about his interest in native is cur that breeds competition," break. Notre Dame may play five instead to other schools. ,, rently verbally Frank said. "I kept looking out there going, guards to counter the ofl'ense, an choosn between committed to Notre Dame's recruiting 'What can I do'?'," McGraw said. option McGraw said the team did (;eorgia and Mike Frank Michigan, but elass is ranked No. 1 in the The Irish found their way in thll last year and something she Florida, two has felt uncom nation by Scout.com, just second half and worked their way referred to as Plan B. lrishEyes.com schools closer fortable with ahead of Alabama and back into the game. Notre Dame The Wildcats have three play to home. recruiting analyst n e w Georgia. As of Tuesday, it fea trailed by three with 1:22 ers - forwards Stacie Witman "lie's a loss Wolverines tured 22 players. remaining,· but the Mountaineers and Laura Kurz and forward/cen definitely," said head coaeh Two of those players - made a field goal and eight tim! ter Lisa Karcic - who average in Mike Frank, who covers Notre Hich Hodriguez's staff, Frank offensive lineman Trevor shots that put the game out or double figures. The trio has Damn recruiting for said. Robinson and defensive line reach. Notre Dame's 11 first-half scored 98 of the Wildcats' 106 lrishEyes.com. "It's rare that "(Rodriguez's staff hasn't! man Sean Cwynar - attended points was a school-record low. poinLo.; in the past two games and you w~t a guy with that kind done a lot of recruiting of their first classes at Notre "I felt we played individually scored Villanova's only points in of sizn that moves as well as him," Franks said. "They just Dame on Tuesday as early instead of as a team," McGraw its 51-49 loss to Seton I !all on he does." hired a defensive coordinator. entry freshmen. They will said. "They needed to work Jan. 8. Hunter's de-commitment [Notre Dame defensive coor participate in spring practice. together a little bit more, and McGraw said Peters will come had a controversial element. dinator I Corwin Brown has that's why I felt there was a big off the bench against Villanova Frank said he believes the taken advantage of that. Contact Chris Khorey at change in the second half despite earning a starting nod high school senior kept the "It will come down to where [email protected] because we did work togllther a against Louisville. lot more." "She does great things when Freshman guard Brittany she's in there," McGraw said. Mallory hit a season-high three 3- "Maybe with this game in partic guard Jonathan Peoples threw donee and their worst loss in point shots in the game. The Irish ular she can watch a little bit down a breakaway dunk with the 109 meetings between the recruited Mallory for her long more, and see what she can see Rebound four seconds left in the game. two schools. range abilities. and McGraw said from the bench." continued from page 28 "lie pumped his shoes up, I Marquette shot 12-for-24 she likes Mallory on the perime guess," Jackson said of his from three-point range and ter. for just the second time of the tnamrnate's aerial mmwuver. had live players score double "We need a 3-point thrnat, and Contact Bill Brink at season. But Luke llarangody "He had the air-pumps on." ligures. I think she has to bn that threat [email protected] scomd 22 second-half' points The Irish shot 6-of-25 from Guard Jerel McNeil led the and 25 total as the Irish the field in the opening frame, way with 18, forward Lazar cruised to their program and no player for either team I layward netted 17 to go along record 31st straight win at the scored more than seven points with 11 rebounds, and guard team, as defenseman Luke .Joyct~ CPnter. in the first half. Dominic James had 16 points Lucyk did after leaving the "We ncedlld to relax in there But Brey said the team and seven assists. Struggles school early last year for ;moth and just play our game,"' closNI the game wnll enough The Golden Eagles were as continued from page 28 er season in juniors, but, as llarangody said. "That's what to leave him confident for balanced ofTensively as a Jackson said, "it's in [Bergman's! we did in the second half." Saturday's showdown with No. skilled tight-rope walker. (and current No. 7) Michigan hands." McAiarney made four 3- 5 Gnorgntown in Washington, Notre Dame, if on that same State to a 1-1 tie. With No. 1 Michigan looming pointers after halftime and fin D.C. high wire. would have crashed "We haven't played our best ahead this weekend, the Irish ished with 22 points. "I look at it always as the to the ground. hockey, that's for sure," said will neml to rid themselves of "I think onP of I the :~-point glass half-full," Brey said. "We Marquette had trouble stop senior center Mark Van Guilder, their winter doldrums in a hurry ers!. I actually called it in front just played a great half before ping Irish forward Luke whose 18 points (8 goals, 10 if they hope to compete. The of' the bPnch before it even we go play Georgetown." llarangody, who had 29 points assists) are second on the team Wolverines will have home-ice Wllnl in," MeAlarney said. "It to lead Notre Dame, but after to Erik Condra's 27 points (1 0 advantage Friday before the two f'enls great: as soon as it leaves Marquette 92, Harangody, Notre Dame's pro goals, 17 assists). "I think if we teams take center-stage at The your hand, you know it's going Notre Dame 66 duetion on offense fell consid keep playing well defensively, Palace of Auburn Ilills. Jackson in." MILWAUKEE - The Notre erably. Forward Rob Kurz was the puck will start going in for says the Palace showcase will After Irish junior forward Dame team that won its first the only other Irish player in us." allow the Irish to "sell our Zaeh llillesland made two free two Big East games forgot to double figures with 11 points. The return of freshman game" to Michigan-based alum throws to tie the game at 25, board the bus destined for the Guard Kyle McAlarney, who defensemen Ian Cole from U.S. ni and potential recruits alike, as Cindnnati seornd live straight Bradley Center on Saturday, had a career-high 32 points Junior competition and Teddy well as a[I'ording current players points on a basket by fresh and the Marquette club that against Connecticut. had a Ruth from injury, described by tho opportunity to play in a man forward Kenny Belton lost to West Virginia and strug hard time getting open against Jackson as "two of our best large, storied venue. It will also and a 3-pointer by senior gled against bottom-dwelling Marquette's pressure defense shots from the point, and two of bring in additional revnnue for guard Marvin Gentry. Notre Seton Hall didn't show up and finished with only eight our grittiest defensemen," the hockey program. Damn Hum called a timeout to either. points. should help cure some of the So while the Irish, who were regroup, but tho Irish were The result'? A Marquette "Nothing really went well for team's recent struggles, espe 20-5-1 through 26 games a year still unable to cut into blowout of Notre Dame that us," Brey said. "But it was a cially when it comes to the ago, may not have the ideal Cincinnati's lead and the allowed many in the packed lot of Marquette playing very, fatigue of their fellow defense record or the nation's top-rank Bmtrcats went into the break arena to leave early and get very well. A lot of guys for men. ing (as they did last season) to loading :~4-27. home in time for the start of them made big shots and big As Cole and Huth return, how show for their efl'orts thus far, a But llarangody said the Irish the Green Bay Packers playoff plays." ever, the Irish lost another difTieult schedule has already rwver questioned their ability game against the Seattle A Kurz 3-pointer cut emerging freshman in forward begun to prepare the tP.am for to grind out the win. Sllahawks. Marquette's lead to live with Robin Bergman. Bergman, a its broader goals: tournament "We're a confident group "I did a double take to make 1 7:12 to play, but after that, native of Stockholm, Sweden, play. and snven points isn't anything sure that counted as one loss," the rout was on. Marquette has decided not to return to the "(Playing such a tough sched to us," llarangody said. Irish coach Mike Brey said. went on a 10-1 run over the University this semester, return ule) kind of gets to you a little "Everyone on the team knows "They were fabulous. The last next two minutes. James, who ing to his US! IL team in Cedar bit. but I think it's only going to what we're capable of." eight, nine minutes, man, I'm finished the first half with just Rapids, Iowa. make us better for the end of the TIHl Irish displayed their saying, 'I want to get guys out three points had five points "It was a culmination of things season," Van Guilder said. propensity for scoring in and get them ready for and two assists during that for [Robin] - nothing negative," "When it comes down to it, bunches in the second half. Tuesday because we're not key run which put the lead Jackson said of the freshman you're going to have to beat top With 14:30 left, llarangody closing the gap today.' baek up to 14. (56-42). who netted one goal and six ranked teams in the CCII/\ play made a short jumper to cap an Everybody in the building forward Wesley Matthews, assists in 20 games played. "It oils. 11-0 Notre Dame run and give knew that. They were putting who finished with 15, extend was all a little overwhelming for "Last year, we may have the Irish a 4X-42 lead. The on their Brett Favre jerseys ed Marquette's lead to 20 with him: the academics, the sched peaked a little bit earlier, but I'd Irish never allowed Cincinnati with 10 minutes to play." 10:58 to play. Notre Dame ule with hockey and training ... prefer playing our best hockey to dose the gap to fewer than Thanks to a lethal combina never got closer than 15 the it's a pretty tough and demand come tournament time, and three points the rest of the tion of lightning-quick guard rest of the way. ing thing, and for freshmen, there's plenty of time to build game and led by as many as play on both ends of the 11oor sometimes it's a bit of a culture toward the playoffs." 19. and dead-eye outside shooting, Contact Fran Tolan at shock." To the delight of the Joyce No. 13 Marquette dealt the [email protected] and Bergman could still potentially Contact Matt Gamber at Center crowd. 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Cincinnati HocKEY NO WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Offense struggles Irish lose tw-ice to ranked tea111s By BILL BRINK in six break games Sports Writer The Irish won four of their six but consistency has become games over the break, but their By MATT GAMBER Jaekson's main priority. perimeter defense haunted them Sports Writer "Changing things isn't the once again. answer anymore," Jackson said. No. 17 Notre Dame lost both After posting a 2-3-1 mark "You get to the point where you games played against ranked during an up-and-down holiday keep changing things, and it teams - at home against No. 2 break during which the No. 8 only magnilles the problem. It's Tennessee 87-63 on Jan. 5 and Irish failed to win consecutive just a matter of putting the right at No. 14 West Virginia 56-50 games, Notre Dame saw its chemistry set together." Sunday. The Irish {13-3, 1-1 Big reeord fall to 18-7-1 and its The Irish rode a nine-game East) allowed 11 three-pointers ranking drop two spots. winning streak heading into the against Tennessee, their highest Much of the blame for the sud Lightning College Hockey Classic since they allowed 12 to den cold stretch can be attrib in St. Petersburg, Fla., but fell 4- Maryland on Nov. 16. uted to its inability to score four :~ to Massachusetts, now ranked Tennessee guard Angie or more goals in any of its No. 10, in the tourney opener on Bjorklund destroyed the Irish games over break. Conversely, Dec. 29. They defeated defense, hitting 7 -of-9 on 3-point during a nine-game winning Rensselaer 3-1 the next day. attempts. Irish coaeh Muffet streak directly preceding the The Irish then traveled to McGraw called her team's per winter break, the Irish scored Marquette, Mich., and took a formance a "total breakdown of four or more goals eight times. split in a two-game set with the defense." "I am eoncerned about [the Northern Michigan. After losing Volunteers forward Candace lack of scoring[, but I'm hoping the first game 2-1 on Jan. 4., Parker added 20 points and we'll get out of it sooner rather Notre Dame took game two the eight rebounds. McGraw said than later," Irish coach Jeff next day by the same margin the team may have focused its Jaekson said. "It's better that it before traveling to East Lansing, defense too much on Parker, happens now rather than in Mieh., and falling to Michigan something it did not intend to do. March." State 3-1 on Jan. 11. "We really weren't planning Speeial teams play has In their first home game since on trying to shut Parker down," emerged as a concern for the a 5-0 thrashing of Nebraska McGraw said. "We were going to Irish, between a sputtering Omaha on Dec. 1, the Irish final double team her if she got the power-play unit mired in a 0-for- ly returned to the Joyce Center ball. We kind of triple-teamed 30 streak and a penalty-killing of Jan. 13, playing then-No. 9 her sometimes, and double- AP unit that has taken a dip as of Volunteers forward Candace Parker attempts a shot during No. 2 late. Changes have been made, see STRUGGLES/page 26 see BREAK/page 26 Tennessee's 87-63 win over No.17 Notre Dame on Jan. 5.