THE bserver U The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Marys OLUME 43 : ISSUE 71 WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 21, 2009 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Obama inaugurated as 44th president

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Millions crowd the Capitol to witness historic inaugurationMany travel to Washington to be a part of celebration

once more. eted area, the silver zone, stretched u By JENN METZ Those in attendance, forming an By KAITLYNN RIELY on for over a mile. News Editor indistinguishable sea of waving Associate News Editor When the hour of the noon swear­ American flags, listened almost in ing-in drew near, those in line at WASHINGTON — The millions of reverence to the words of the first WASHINGTON — Yearning to be a Independence and 3rd St. to get into those who poured in from across the black president of the United States, part of history, more than a million one of the ticketed areas began country, braved the cold and waited who expressed his humility at being people thronged around the U.S. chanting, “Let us in,” and waved in hours of disorganized lines to wit­ able to go down in the history books Capitol Tuesday to witness the their silver viewing tickets to securi­ ness history, rejoiced in celebration as the 44th man to take the oath of swearing-in of the 44th president of ty- shortly after noon on Tuesday as office. the United States of America, About 20 minutes before the cere­ Barack H. Obama was sworn in as “I stand here today humbled by the Barack Obama. mony began, their chants were the 44th president of the United task before us,” he said, “ grateful Thousands arrived in the District answered as thousands more were States. for the trust you have bestowed, before dawn broke, cramming onto allowed onto the National Mall His inaugural address, delivered mindful of the sacrifices borne by Metro trains or walking into the city behind the Reflecting Pool. Stepping before a crowd perhaps unlike any­ our ancestors.” only to stand in queups that over collapsed net fencing, beside a thing our nation’s capital city has Obama, just after taking the oath stretched around buildings and row of hundreds of portable toilets, ever seen before gathered on the of office on the same Bible Abraham under bridges, past museums and those who had waited in line for National Mall, once again enum erat­ Lincoln used in his 1861 inaugura­ between barricades. hours took their place, shoulder to ed the challenges to come but also tion, spoke for almost 20 minutes, Those who had tickets to the view­ shoulder, to watch the peaceful called for an America that returns to assuring his fellow Americans that ing areas closest to the Capitol were transition of power, as President the ideals set forth by its forefathers, scarcely better off than those who an A m erica that is “ready to lead see SPEECH/page 8 did not, as lines for the largest tick­ see TRAVEL/page 8 Students watch ground-breaking event at locations around campus

been inspired by his elec­ gathered to be at the actual By EMMA DRISCOLL tion.” inauguration. News Writer Senior Emma Whitten took “It was kind of incredible in the inauguration from the when they showed the shots Tuesday’s historic inaugu­ lounge area of LaFortune of everybody out in the ration of President Barack Student Center, where many Mall,” Whitten said. Obama was an inspirational students chose to watch the Senior, Caitlin Conway moment to remember for inauguration. watched the inauguration many students, a moment “It was really cool watch­ from her off-campus house. they’ll remember for the rest ing it with a ton of people,”. She enjoyed Aretha of their lives. Whitten said. “Everybody Franklin’s performance. “It was important that I cheered at all the right “I’m from Detroit, so I saw history being made,” moments and I cried a little loved the Aretha song — one sophomore Sean Gibbons bit.” of Michigan’s natural said. “Just how historic it Even from the television resources [as voted by the JESS LEE/The Observer was, not just the fact that screens in LaFortune, Michigan legislature],” Students in LaFortune Student Center watch President he’s black, but the fact that Whitten was impressed with Barack H. Obama speak on television yesterday. so much of the world has the amount of people that see CAMPUS/page 8 page 2 The Observer ♦ PAGE 2 Wednesday, January 21, 2009

In sid e C olu m n Question of the Day: H o w do you plan to celebrate the 2 0 0 9 presidential inaugeration? Challenge me

I love challenges in football. Referees getting calls wrong isn’t ‘part of the gam e’ like in baseball, where balls and Anna Jones Mike Healy Jay Datar Serene Bethune Megan Savage strikes or safe-out calls are subject to umpires’ discretion. But I’m sick of the commentary surrounding challenge senior senior senior senior senior calls, both from the Walsh off-campus off-campus McGlinn off-campus commentators and other people in the Bill Brink “Watching CNN, “I’m having “By talking to “Living room. ______m y 9 7 yea r old T here’s nothing spending time pheasant, duck “I’m spending it vicariously worse than hearing Sports Editor with friends and molasses by waiting for grand-daddy through m y Mike Tirico babble and family, and sweet potatoes change. ” about this sisters who live on about how many fo r lunch. ” m om ent in feet you need in bounds for a catch having the in Washington, while you watch Andre Johnson drag his occasional history and D.C.” feet on the sideline for the sixth time. ‘celebratory ‘toasting’ too.” It’s the same principle with John Madden and the on-screen pen. I can to a st.’” see that it’s third-and-seven. Don’t cir­ cle the graphic on the screen that dis­ plays down and distance. The commentators treat challenges In B r ie f like a magic eye — if you look at it enough times, eventually it will get Author and Senior clearer and clearer. How else can you Astrophysicist at the Space explain seeing the replays over and Telescope Science Institute at over? Once you’ve seen all the different Johns Hopkins University , Dr. views once or twice, what can we glean Mario Livio, will give a Public from repeated viewings? Lecture entitled, “Is God a The worst doesn’t come until you’re Mathematician?” Today at 7:00 watching a game with nine other peo­ p.m. in the Hesburgh Library ple. You get nine versions of the NFL Auditorium. A book-signing rulebook as you’re watching the will precede and follow the talk. replays. I also feel like I’m watching in the radio booth. You hear nine people Tim Robbins will be giving a narrate what you can clearly see in lecture called “Theater as front of you: “His knee’s down there...” Community” at 7 p.m. Today in (I can see that) “...and the ball comes Leighton Concert Hall in out there... ” DeBartolo Performing Arts Enough. Stop treating me like I’m Center. Tickets can be pur­ four. At this point, most people watching chased online or through the football have seen enough challenges — ticket office for $5. and the subsequent analyses that go with them — to understand how they John Smart, president of the work. So here’s what I propose: show all Acceleration Studies the angles of the replay, then have a Foundation will give his lecture football trivia game. If Donovan McNabb entitled “Foresight doesn’t know the overtime rules, how Development in a World of much do you think the average fan WU YUE/The Observer Accelerationg Change: knows about obscure rules of the game? Lee Svete, the director of ND Career Center is hosting the “Preparing for the Thoughts from an Evo Devo For example, a question about chal­ Career Fair” workshop in Howard Green Lounge, yesterday Futurist” in the Jordan lenges, since that’s the topic of the col­ Auditorium, Mendoza College umn. If a coach wins all of his chal­ of Business as part of the Ten lenges, how many does he get? Three. Years Hence Lecture Series. And did you know that if you put in your This event will be held on third-string quarterback before the Friday at from 10:40 a.m. to fourth quarter, the first and second O ffbea t 12:10 p.m. and is free and open string QBs cannot re-enter the game? to the public. I’d rather do trivia than hear an end­ Fishermen spent a month Jiggins. hom eless ow ners to less loop of readily apparent informa­ floating in an ice box “They had no safety come in from the freez­ There will be a panel discus­ tion spat at me until “the ground can’t CANBERRA — Two equipment, no beacons, ing cold. sion entitled “Pornucopia: cause a fumble” gets stuck in my head Myanmar fishermen no means of communi­ The city’s social wel­ Living in a Pornified Culture.” like “Single Ladies.” have survived for cation and they’d been fare agency has agreed It will be held in Room 100, Another alternative: give me a micro­ alm ost a m onth in drifting for 25 days,” to house about eight Hesburgh Center Auditorium phone inside the referee’s huddle after a shark-infested waters Jiggins told Reuters homeless people with on Thursday from 7 to 8:30 controversial play, and a cam era under by floating in a large ice Tuesday, describing the their pets at a local soc­ p.m. with, a reception to follow the hood where the referee watches the box after their boat ice box as “desk sized.” cer club w hen it is in the Great Hall. This event is replay. Give me a transparent view of sank, rescue officials “For them to have freezing outside. sponsored by Gender Relations how they make their decisions. Anything said. even been spotted in a Michel Faway, secre­ Center (GRC), Gender Studies, to break the monotony of replays and The men, both aged in huge body of w ater is tary-general of the Ethics & Culture, Philosophy analysis. their 20s, were on a 12- amazing, ” she said. agency, said the pro­ Dept, Phys Ed Wellness, Final thought: American Idol-ize the meter Thai fishing boat gramme started because Campus Ministry, anil IDND. challenge procedure. Allow viewers at with 18 others when it New shelter houses dogs many homeless people home to text their votes to the refs; most sank in heavy seas off of homeless owners refused to come inside To submit information to be votes wins. After watching Santonio Australia’s north coast BRUSSELS — A shel­ without their dogs no included in this section of Holmes’ touchdown get taken away by a on December 23, said ter in the Belgian city of matter how cold it got. The Observer, e-mail detailed challenge in the AFC Championship Australian Maritime Liege has opened its information about an event game, that method might be more fool­ Safety Authority doors to dogs this win­ Information compiled to [email protected] proof than the current system. spokeswoman Tracy ter to persuade their from the Associated Press.

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By MEGAN LONEY Cross High School, a fictional high school in Indiana, and how By LIZ O’DONNELL News Writer News Writer Moreau’s vision of Holy Cross has been fulfilled, Baxter said. The What do a yoga class, a vision, school’s mascot is the Fighting Same-sex dorm events the Notre Dame light song and a Gardner, or jardinier in French, were the topic of discussion gardener have in common? which is where the title of the play at the Council of Father Basil Anthony Moreau, of comes from, according to a press Representatives’ (COR) first course. release. meeting of the semester. Saint Mary’s College honored the The production featured Saint Drawing from a campaign feast day of Blessed Basil Anthony Mary’s students and faculty includ­ promise made by student Moreau, the Founder of the ing assistant professor Michael body president Bob Reish, Congregation of the Holy Cross, Kramer, associate professor Bill COR d isc u sse d w ays to with a play incorporating all of Svelmoe, and sophomore Maria increase communication these seemingly unrelated entities. Chipman. and friendship among stu­ “The Fighting Jardiniers” is a There was more on the agenda dents of the same gender. play written by Bill Lawrence at for the cast than providing quality "If you’re not from the the prompting of entertainment for same dorm, contact is often Saint Mary’s the audience, awkward or forced,” said director of special Baxter said. He Reish. events, Richard “Following the hopes the audi­ The aim of the project Baxter. Baxter Beatification of ence took the les­ would be to encourage stu­ said he asked sons presented in dents to participate and Lawrence to Father M oreau, I the play to heart. coordinate activities with develop a script wanted to do “I’d Uke for peo­ same-sex dorms. that would exam­ something at Saint ple to leave [the One area of discussion ine Holy Cross M ary’s which would play] with an was whether or not mone­ WU YUE/The Observer spirituality. appreciation of tary funding would be Student body president Bob Reish, left, and Vice president Grant “Following the help us better under­ continuing offered as an incentive to Schimdt, right, discuss dorm relations at Tuesday’s meeting. Beatification of stand where we were Moreau’s hope participate. Father Moreau, I with Father Moreau’s that we educate Other incentives were dis­ force contact between approved. They should be wanted to do the whole person cussed including possibly same-sex dorms, but availably soon for purchase something at intent to establish — not just the giving away points toward encouraging it. Saint Mary’s Holy Cross mind,” he said. “I the Hall of the Year Award. “Seeing people outside of ♦ COR has a new appeal which would help M inistries. ” also hope they Money for funding would class, just seeing them in a form that will be imple­ us better under­ leave with an most likely come from the different setting gives you mented. A few changed stand where we appreciation for Student Government budget the ability to see them in a were made to the old form were with Father Richard Baxter the call to saint­ or be asked for during allo­ new light,” said Reish. including a new event his­ Moreau’s intent to Director of special hood, something cations for this specific Ideas for potential events tory portion. establish Holy events Father Moreau purpose. included 5-K runs, inter­ Cross ministries,” took to heart. This Saint Mary’s College “The most important way dorm masses, and dances. ♦ Reish also took the Baxter said. is something we all of publicizing this issue will The focus for these events time at the end of the meet­ Lawrence and must face day-to- be to talk about it,” said would be more on the plan­ ing to preview new topics Baxter met while day, minute-by- Reish, “That’s definitely ning process than on the that will be up for discus­ studying at the University of Utah minute, in the trenches of our rou­ something we want to do.” outcome, that way students sion during this semester’s and both are now affiliated tines.” V arious COR m e m b e rs would be able to work COR m e e tin g s. T h ese through their work at Holy Cross The play was also one of the discussed their participa­ together with other stu­ included evaluating the Institutions. activities the College planned to tion in some of the same- dents and get to know them ticket lottery process for Though the play was created to celebrate Heritage Week, a week sex events already on cam­ more personally. home games, increasing help establish an understanding of to remember and celebrate the pus. Reish said that if the pro­ student activity fees to the influence of Father Moreau’s origins of Saint Mary’s, including Highlighted among these gram were to be funded, it include a spring concert, a vision in the lives of students at celebrating Blessed Basil Anthony events was the Dillon- would only be so for a short new student orientation for Saint Mary’s, Notre Dame and Moreau, the founder of the Alumni Big Red Dawg period of time, possibly no students transferring in Holy Cross, it is lively and invokes Congregation of the Holy Cross, dance, the Keenan-Stanford longer than two years. during the spring semester, smiles and laughter, Baxter said. who was beatified on September Masses, and the grouping and an update on the Peer “This is not meant to be a bor­ 15, 2007 and whose feast day was together of same-sex dorms In other COR news: Advocacy Program. ing, dull, educational evening of yesterday, Baxter said. during Frosh-0 activities. ♦ Reish said the off-cam­ material regurgitated from dusty COR members stressed pus eatery discount book­ Contact Liz O’Donnell at history books,” he said. Contact Megan Loney at they were not trying to lets have arrived and were edonnne 1 @nd.edu The play takes place at Holy mloneyO 1 @saintm arys.edu Vatican official discusses immigration challenges

Refugees fleeing countries torn leave family members behind. The said. “If there are less jobs, and the By ROBERT SINGER by civil war face many challenges, Church must work to alleviate the Marchetto also touched on the local people have to fight to have News Writer Marchetto said. hardship caused when a family’s poverty in the developing world the jobs, and they find in their way “Civil war migration is a phe­ caretaker or provider is separated, that is causing many to migrate to other people who are not from Speaking about the plight of nomenon that brings a lot of suffer­ Marchetto said. “One of the biggest more affluent countries. He called their country, it is easy for them to migrant workers, war refugees, ing,” he said. “You do not know the problems of the migrants is the for a world in which “goods are have animosity,” he said. “So, this is and religious pilgrims. Archbishop customs, the language. You are question of the family. In many more equally distributed” and really a point of difficulty in the Agostino Marchetto, a Vatican offi­ emerged in a world that is not cases, there is rupture. More or voiced optimism that President future.” cial on immigration, said the issue yours, but you must find work.” less, 50 percent of the migrants are Obama could help the economies of But Marchetto expressed opti­ has become “an event that affects Marchetto said the bishop of the women.” impoverished nations. mism about the possibility of an the structure of our society and region that has an influx of immi­ Sometimes, especially in coun­ “This phenomenon also raises integrated world in which people of comprises a problem that is a grants is responsible for their pas­ tries suffering from civil war, ten­ the ethical issue of the search for a different cultures interact peaceful­ social, cultural, political, and not toral care to ensure that their lan­ sion develops when family mem­ new economic order,” he said. ly- least, pastoral reality.” guage, culture and popular devo­ bers are forced to fight on separate “This was raised by the new presi­ “Sometimes there is a fear to be Marchetto, who gave a lecture tion are respected while they adapt sides. Marchetto said that the dent today, and I hope that it is surrounded by migrants, but I entitled “Immigration: Global to new surroundings. Church is working to peacefully something that is really in his con­ think it is a splendid opportunity to Perspective" Tuesday, discussed the “It is important that there is a reunite families — most notably in science.” meet people and to see that we Church’s role in helping migrants dialogue between the church of ori­ Uganda, where children have been As the global economic down­ have the same suffering and the adapt to their new surroundings. gin and the church of arrival, so kidnapped and trained to kill their turn makes it difficult for many citi­ same joys and that we are one An aspect of pastoral care, this that the integration of the migrants parents. zens of wealthy nations to find family,” he said. effort seeks to create a “culture of is going on smoothly,” Marchetto “In Africa, the Catholic Church is employment, Marchetto said anti­ welcome" for people displaced by said. playing a role to reconcile children immigrant sentiment is rising and Contact Robert Singer at economic hardship and civil war. As people migrate, they often back to their families,” Marchetto will pose challenges in the future. [email protected] page 4 The Observer ♦ CAMPUS NEWS Wednesday, January 21, 2009 Holy Cross fathers share stories of priesthood

tant, it was sense that whatev­ the working of God’s grace in early on in life that life was By MADELINE BUCKLEY Notre Dame undergrad that he er I did in my life should be people’s lives, and to be a wit­ about inviting people in and again considered the priest­ News Writer meaningful,” he said. “I think ness to that intimately is a priv­ building community, Lies said. hood, Dowd said. that desire has been fulfilled in ilege.” “I realized that I had some “I was really inspired by the University president Father tremendous ways.” However, priesthood does choices to make,” he said. “I priests and brothers I met here John Jenkins said that as an Jenkins said his vocation has have its challenges, Jenkins knew I loved the lord and loved at Notre Dame,” he said. “It undergrad at Notre Dame, if been “satisfying work” from his said. If a the Church, and I began to seem plausible to me, someone had told him he would first job as a parish priest to layperson and thought, if some­ and very attractive.” become president of the teaching at Notre Dame. loses his or her 7 realized that I had one like me does­ McCormick said he thought University, he would have had “I loved teaching. I feel that temper, they some choices to make. n ’t think about seriously about priesthood in them committed. the vocation of a teach er is are considered I knew I loved the serving God as a high school, but did not pursue “I couldn’t imagine anything close to that of a priest, ” he a jerk, he said. priest, who will?” the vocation until after college. less likely,” he said. “You engage But if a priest lord and loved the Lies said he He said he came to Notre said. “Life takes [students] at a and loses his Church, and I thought loved Holy Cross Dame, knowing nothing except funny turns.” “What led me to take deep level, and it temper, people if someone like me from the moment that a friend of his was living in Jenkins is just a great ask how a he met the Holy Old College. shared his priesthood seriously privilege to teach priest could do doesn’t think about Cross priests at “What I found when I got experiences as was not so much a people and to that. serving God as a Notre Dame. here "though, was the begin­ a priest in the sense of the role of raise questions in “To stand for prist, who will?” “We give one nings of another family,” Congregation of being a priest, their life.” something more another a home,” McCormick said. Holy Cross as As a priest, than yourself is he said. Later, when serving a parish part of the cele­ although that is Jenkins said he a daily chal­ Bill Lies Dowd said he in Phoenix, McCormick said he bration of the important, it was a has been privi­ lenge,” he said. Executive director grew up admir­ finally truly believed that F east of sense that whatever I leged to preside F ath ers Bill Center for Social ing his parish priesthood was what he was Blessed Basil over weddings, Lies, executive Concerns priest for his called to do. Moreau did in my life should work with people director of the humility and the “It was the people that taught Tuesday in be meaningful. ” who have dedi­ U niversity’s kind way he me what it means to be a W ashington cated their lives Center for Social Concerns, treated the people of the priest,” he said. Hall in a talk to service and Robert Dowd, assistant profes­ parish, and pictured a similar McCormick is currently the entitled “Men Father John Jenkins celebrate the sor of political science and path for himself. rector of Keough Hall, which he in Black: Holy University president Sacrament of Peter McCormick, rector of “As a small kid I used to cele­ said has been a joyous experi­ Cross Stories.” Reconciliation. Keough Hall also shared stories brate mass quite often,” he ence. Jenkins Although many at the event. said. “I was famous for fire and “[The students] teach me a attended Notre Dame as a lay people think Confession is a Lies said he attended Catholic brimstone homilies, but over lot,” he said. “They give me a student, and did not enter into challenge in the priesthood, school and grew up in a reli­ the years I have softened up.” lot of laughs, and they even the seminary until after gradu­ Jenkins said at those times gious family, surrounded by Later, as an adolescent, Dowd taught me to play guitar hero ation from the University. people are not at their worse, relatives who were priests and said he thought less about join­ and for that I am eternally “What led me to take priest­ but at their best. nuns. ing the priesthood, and instead grateful.” hood seriously was not so much “The Sacrament of “I was doomed from the dreamed of becoming a major a sense of the role of being a Confession is particularly pow­ start,” he said. league baseball player. Contact Madeline Buckley at priest, although that is impor­ erful,” he said. “You-really see His mother taught him very It was not until enrolling as a [email protected] Professor discusses Vatican II Right to Life club funds

By MOLLY MADDEN News Writer trip to Washington

Last night, the third part of the Second Vatican Council By SARAH MERVOSH Conscious of President Obama’s lecture series sponsored by the intentions, freshman Patrick Hess News Writer Orestes Brownson Council on is going on march in order to show Catholicism and American the nation that he disagrees with Politics took, place. The The majority of students travel­ abortion. Orestes Brownson Council ing to Washington, D C. to partici­ “Our country needs to be aware chose to have this lecture pate in the March for Life left last that there are different opinions,” focus on the document night, to see the sights and attend said Hess, who wants to go to D C. Gaudium Et Spes, or The events in the capital, tomorrow and to see the sights, to have a good Pastoral Constitution on the march in the Right to Life March on time, and to “stand up and let [my] Church in the Modern World. Thursday. voice be heard to our nation’s capi­ “Gaudium Et Spes is the doc­ The trip is sponsored by the Right tal.” ument of Vatican II that gath­ to Life Club. Hess understands that as a male, ered up information from past “Tons of people go. It’s literally a he personally will never make the encyclicals and gathered it all river of people just walking past the decision whether or not to get an up into one cohesive text,’’said Capitol. It’s exciting. There are abortion, but “it’s just kind of one of Professor Walter Nicgorski of motivational speakers talking, those things that the more voices the Program of Liberal ZHIBIN DAI/The O bserver famous people,” said freshman the louder the cry,” he said, and Studies. Professor Walter Nicgorski of the Program of Liberal Studies partici­ Gabrielle Stroik, who attended the travels to D C. with the intent of The Gaudium Et Spes docu­ pates in the Second Vatican Council lecture series Tuesday. march last year and is going again showing his support for the right to ment was made public by Pope this year. life. Paul VI on December 7, 1965, when addressing this goal. said. “This openness with Stroik said that some of those “I can have my voice be heard the day of the council's conclu­ “Gaudium Et Spes is reflec­ embracing others extends to marching hold signs, some of and show the nation that there are sion. The document is consid­ tive of that period of the early all people who respect genuine which have statistics, or promote people that support life and want.to ered to be one of the chief 1960s,” Nicgorski said. “Here values; it even extends to non­ adoption and saving lives. end abortion," he Said. accomplishments of the coun­ in America, we had the Civil believers such as Atheists.” The March begins at 4th Street Stroik finds her pro-life stance cil as it addresses issues about Rights Movement, the begin­ However, Nicgorski said that and ends at the Supreme Court primarily based in her Catholic the Church’s role in the mod­ nings of Vietnam, and the the Council acknowledged in building, said Stroik. The March faith. ern world. threat of nuclear war. In other the document its own limita­ will pass the Capital building on the “I’ve grown up in a Catholic fami­ Nicgorski said that the docu­ parts of the world intense tions. way, she said. ly. I have five siblings and I’ve just ment had four basic principles decolonization struggles were “The document states that “When you go to something like grown to really appreciate life,” of dignity, sociality, solidarity taking place.” the Church does not always this, you know that you are pro­ said Stroik. “Children are great ... and subsidiary, which con­ In light of all these struggles have a ready answer to every moting a good cause and spreading and even the tiniest child will grow tributed in the shaping of the the Council used the document question. What this does is awareness of something that up to a famous engineer or scien­ document’s main goal. to try and help develop the full help to solidify the vision that should be understood by people, tist. Life really begins at conception. “I believe, that in reading caliber of human dignity, he the Church stands for in the especially with the Freedom of It’s a core part of the Catholic faith this document, one sees an said. modern world,” he said. Choice Act coming up. This is the to respect life.” emerging goal. Along with this “The whole essence of Overall, Nicgorski says that perfect time to go show our support Hess’s views also come his faith. goal, they can see four princi­ human dignity is to participate the document says that we all for life,” said Stroik. “From what I’ve been taught ples that have shaped the goal in life,” Nicgorski said. “The have a responsibility to The Freedom of Choice Act will through my faith and my own rea­ and therefore they can also solidarity aspect of the docu­ embrace the good in the “protect, consistent with Roe v. soning, the miracle that is life is see the spirit and the means ment is that it makes distinct world. Wade, a woman’s freedom to from conception through death. used to achieve this goal,”he efforts to help make the mod­ “The vision and goal of the choose to bear a child or terminate That is what 1 feel is life, said Hess. said. ern world a better place in Church with Gaudium Et Spes a pregnancy,” according to the Students attending the March This overall goal is to where ideas can be spread, no is to endorse the fullness of National Right to Life Web site. that did not leave last night will go answer the question of what matter where those ideas human life; the life in which According to the Web site, on a shorter trip to D C. and leave role Church plays in the mod­ came from.” religious dynamism is open President Barack Obama said to a tonight, Stroik said. They will be in ern world. Given the time peri­ Another aspect of Gaudium and free to be fulfilled in light Planned Parenthood Action Fund D.C. in time to march on Thursday, od in which the document was Et Spes is an extension of of the Gospel, ” he said. in July of 2007, “The first thing I’d she said. written, there are many social acceptance of others, he said. do as president is sign the Freedom and political implications that “Gaudium Et Spes condones Contact Molly Madden at of Choice Act. That’s the first thing Contact Sarah Mervosh at need to be taken into account openness with others,” he [email protected] that I’d do.” [email protected] WORLD & NATION Wednesday, January 21, 2009 COMPILED FROMThE OBSERVER S W IRE SERVICES _ page 5

International N e w s G a z a S t r ip Russia restarts gas flow to Europe MOSCOW — Russia’s Gazprom gas monopoly says it has restarted gas ship­ Hamas claims victory in Gaza ments through Ukrainian pipelines to Europe after halting them nearly two weeks ago amid a pricing dispute. Despite celebratory rallies, terrorist group offers no plans to rebuild devastated Gaza Gazprom spokesman Boris Sapozhnikov says EU-led monitors will track the flow of the gas being pumped into Ukraine. He Associated Press says the gas flow was restarted around 1030 Moscow time (0730 GMT) Tuesday. GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Officials say it could take 36 hours for — Waving green Islamic gas to reach consumers in Europe. flags atop the ruins of Russia halted gas shipments to Europe Gaza, Hamas proclaimed on Jan. 7 as it argued with Ukraine over victory in rallies attended 2009 gas prices. Europe gets about one- by thousands of support­ fifth of its gas from Russia via Ukrainian ers Tuesday, saying it sur­ pipelines. vived Israel’s military Supplies were restarted after Russian onslaught despite the and Ukrainian officials signed a deal destruction and massive Monday that doubled the price for supplies death toll suffered by to Ukraine. Gazans. Beyond its fiery words, China appeals to U S. for cooperation however, Hamas offered BEIJING — China made a rare appeal no plans for rebuilding for cooperation between its normally Gaza, which suffered some secretive military and Washington on $2 billion in damage dur­ Tuesday but said U.S. arms sales to ing three weeks of fight­ Taiwan remain a “serious harm to Sino- ing. Gaza’s borders with U.S. relations.” Israel and Egypt, largely The statements came as China issued a sealed since the Islamic major policy paper on national defense militants seized power 19 that said blocking formal Taiwanese inde­ months ago, remain closed pendence remains the chief concern for and are unlikely to open one of the world’s fastest-growing armed unless the militants relin­ forces. quish some control. A Chinese military spokesman present­ Israel has also claimed ing the paper made an apparent reference victory, but neither side to Taiwan as one of the “obstacles” the was the clear winner. Pentagon should remove for better rela­ The fighting killed some tions with China. 1,300 Gazans, the vast majority civilians, and thousands of Palestinian homes were destroyed,. N ational N e w s Israel emerged from the war with relatively few casualties — 13 dead, Blagojevich misses second deadline including 10 soldiers — AP SPRINGFIELD, 111. — Illinois Gov. Rod but halted fire before A Palestinian boy holds the hand of his father as they arrive to inspect their Blagojevich on Tuesday missed his second reaching its objectives. No destroyed house in the southern part of Gaza City Tuesday. deadline for filing formal answers to an internationally backed impeachment charge, with a Senate trial truce deal is yet in place ly more powerful enemy. medicine still smoldered H8 later visited the over his ouster now less than a week away. to prevent Hamas rocket A ddressing a crowd Tuesday, sending white Israeli border town of The second-term Democrat, whose crimi­ fire on southern Israel or near Gaza City’s demol­ smoke into the air. Ban Sderot, a frequent target nal lawyers quit his impeachment defense in arms smuggling into Gaza. ished parliament building, said he felt “utter frustra­ of Hamas rockets and protest of the trial’s rules last week, had Israel had withdrawn Ismail Radwan, a Hamas tion, utter anger” over the expressed sympathy with until 4 p.m. to file a request to dismiss the the bulk of its forces from leader, declared: “Hamas shelling of the compound residents. charge and kill the Senate proceeding. Had Gaza by Tuesday evening, today is more powerful.” and two U.N. schools, and “You live every day with he done so, senators, sitting as judges in the coinciding with the inau­ Nearby, militants held up demanded a full investiga­ a threat of a rocket falling trial, would have voted on whether to grant guration in Washington of a huge banner proclaim­ tion. As he spoke, the buzz from the sky. No human the request. Barack Obama as presi­ ing in Hebrew: “Hamas is of Israeli unmanned air­ being can live in a state As a result of his inaction, the Senate will dent. However, the tempo­ victorious. Israel has been craft could be heard over­ like this,” Ban said. “I presume that the governor pleads “not rary cease-fire remained defeated.” head. expect basic humanitarian guilty” to the charge and move toward open­ shaky. Israel’s air force A few hundred yards Israel has said troops law to protect civilian life ing the historic trial on Monday, said Toby struck a Gaza mortar away, U.N. chief Ban Ki- responded to fire from to be respected and Trimmer, spokesman for Senate President squad after it shelled moon toured the local militants from the areas, a restored and not violated John Cullerton. Israel, the military said. U.N. h e a d q u a rte rs, claim the U.N. has vehe­ as Hamas has done.” Hamas held more than a inspecting damage from mently denied. The Palestinian Center 485 now affected by salmonella dozen victory rallies an Israeli shelling attack During a tour, Ban was for Human Rights has ATLANTA — Health officials say the num­ across Gaza, choosing last week. It hit three told that hundreds of tons reported that 156 mili­ ber of people sickened in a national salmo­ bombed-out buildings as w arehouses where flour, of food and medicine were tants were killed in the nella outbreak involving peanut butter has backdrops to underscore oil and other food rations destroyed. “It’s totally out­ fighting, including 48 from grown to 485 cases. its message of defiance for Gaza’s needy were rageous and unaccept­ Hamas, 34 from Islamic The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and and its claim to have sur­ stored. able,” he said, shaking his Jihad and the rest from Prevention said Tuesday the number has vived battle against a vast- Piles of rice, beans and head. Palestinian President been inching up as lab tests confirm that new cases have the same genetic fingerprint as the outbreak strain. The illnesses have been reported in 43 states and Canada, and may have contributed to the deaths of six Boats scour river for plane engine people. and two hats, according to NYPD north of the Intrepid Sea, Air and Associated Press spokesman Paul Browne. 'Space Museum, near where the plane Loca l N e w s NEW YORK — Authorities using The missing left engine,- however, is made its emergency landing. The sonar in the search for the missing the most coveted prize. Investigators engine is about the same size as the Man donates eyebrows to charity engine from US Airways Flight 1549 will examine it along with the plane’s object picked up by sonar. BLOOMFIELD, Ind. — A 72-year-old man with detected something about the size of attached right engine to better under­ Swift currents made it impossible to eyebrows so long he brushed them each morning the massive aircraft part deep in the stand how the jet conked out drop a robotic device with a video raised $1,600 for charity from people who paid to frigid, murky Hudson River on Thursday after hitting a flock of birds. camera to confirm whether it is the take turns trimming his out-of-control brows. Tuesday, but divers ran out of day­ All 155 people survived the miracle engine, and evening fell before divers Some of the wiry hairs shorn from Si Burgher’s light before they could locate the crash landing on the river, and US could find anything. shaggy eyebrows measured more than three inches object. Airways said Tuesday that not even a Since the crash landing, the NYPD long because the former jeweler’s brows had never Crews will resume their search pet perished. has recovered more than 40 pieces of been trimmed. Wednesday. Police have already locat­ New York Police Department harbor the aircraft, including four window Burgher's eyebrows were so long he used to ed several pieces of debris from the officers working with a sonar expert exits and an access panel door. All the brush them before leaving the house. But he agreed flight, including 35 flotation seat from the National Oceanographic and debris and passengers’ belongings to have the overgrown brows tamed last week by cushions, 12 life jackets, 15 pieces of Atmospheric Administration got a are being turned over to the National members of the Bloomfield Rotary Club to raise luggage, two brief cases, 11 purses, reading on an object 16 feet long and Transportation Safety Board for its money for a polio eradication campaign. 15 suit jackets and shirts, four shoes, 8 feet wide in about 60 feet of water investigation into the crash landing. page 6 The Observer ♦ NATIONAL NE'WS Wednesday, January 21, 2009 Kennedy well after seizure Religious diversity Senator hospitalized after collapse at post-inauguration seenluncheon at inauguration

him. Seizures are exhaust­ was a warrior for justice,” Associated Press ing.” the newly inaugurated presi­ Associated Press Democratic, in his speeches WASHINGTON — Sen. Even so, Dodd quoted dent said. and public appearances since Edward M. Kennedy, ill with Kennedy as saying,' “I’ll be “And so I would be lying to WASHINGTON — The clergy his earliest days of campaign­ a brain tumor, was hospital­ OK, I’ll see you later” as he you if I did not say that right were Protestant, and so was ing. ized Tuesday but quickly was put into an ambulance. now a part of me is with him. the new head of state. His supporters had been reported feeling well after “The good news is he’s And I think that's true for all But the inauguration deeply upset by the promi­ suffering a seizure at a post­ gonna be fine,” Dodd added. of us,” Obama said. Tuesday of President Barack nence of the Christian right inauguration luncheon for Kennedy had appeared in Sen. Robert C. Byrd, 91, Obama aimed for a much during the administration of President Barack Obama. good health and spirits a few also left the luncheon early, broader audience: an increas­ President George W. Bush, and “After testing, we believe hours earlier when he but his office and others said ingly diverse America, where they watched to see what reli­ the incident was brought on stepped out of the Capitol and his health was not the rea­ people want their beliefs gious signals Obama would by sim ple fa tig u e ,” Dr. onto the inauguration plat­ son. acknowledged in the nation’s send at his swearing-in. Edward Aylisi, chairman of form where Obama took the Byrd “is currently in his most important ceremony. Warren is a Southern Baptist neurosurgery at Washington oath of office. His endorse­ own office ... and is doing In his address, Obama who wants to broaden the Hospital Center said in a ment of the former Illinois fine, though he remains very referred to God and Scripture, evangelical agenda to include statement released by the senator had come at a pivotal concerned about his close saying, “the time has come to environmental protection, senator’s office. point in the Democratic pres­ friend, Ted Kennedy,” said set aside childish things,” from fighting poverty and ending “He will remain idential race, and the older Mark Ferrell, a spokesman 1 Corinthians. AIDS. He also backed overnight for observation, man campaigned energetical­ for the West Virginia But he also reached out to Proposition 8, which banned and will be released in the ly for the younger one. Democrat, American secularists, calling gay marriage in his home state morning.” Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D- Kennedy was diagnosed last the United States, “a nation of of California. Gay rights advo­ The statement said the 76- W.Va., told reporters that May with a particularly Christians and Muslims, Jews cates and liberals were out­ year-old senator “is awake, Obama noticed when aggressive type of brain and Hindus — and nonbeliev­ raged that Obama had given talking with family and Kennedy became ill, and tumor, called a malignant ers.” The Center for Inquiry Warren a place of honor at the friends, and feeling well.” rushed over to his table. glioma, after suffering a and the Council for Secular ceremony. The statement did not dis­ “There was a call for seizure at his Massachusetts Humanism, based in Amherst, Obama, who prays with close the tests that were per­ silence throughout the home. He had what his doc­ N.Y., called recognition in the Warren, said he wanted the formed on Kennedy, whose room,” he said. “The presi­ tor described as successful inaugural address “truly his­ event to reflect diverse views seizure was witnessed by sev­ dent went over immediately. surgery to remove as much toric and remarkable.” and insisted he remains a eral fellow senators seated The lights went down, just to as possible of the tumor in Evangelical pastor Rick “fierce advocate” of equal with him at lunch. reduce the heat, I think.” his left parietal lobe. Warren, whose participation rights for gays. The new presi­ Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., In his remarks, Obama said Kennedy then underwent drew criticism from liberals dent had also asked Bishop told reporters he and his prayers were with the radiation and chemotherapy, and gay rights groups, directly Gene Robinson of New Kennedy’s wife, Vicki, stricken senator, his family necessary because doctors invoked Jesus as expected in Hampshire, the first openly gay grabbed the senator as he and wife. know that even if they his invocation, but did so per­ Episcopal bishop, to give the became ill. “He was there when the remove all of the visible sonally. opening prayer Sunday at the Added Sen. Chris Dodd, D- Voting Rights Act passed, tumor, stray cells almost cer­ “I humbly ask this in the inaugural-kickoff event at the Conn., “It took a lot out of along with John Lewis, who tainly remain. name of the one who changed Lincoln Memorial. my life,” he prayed. In his invocation Tuesday, He also quoted from the most Warren did not refer to the important prayer in Judaism, controversy. However, he the Sh’ma, when he said, asked God to forgive “when we “Hear O Israel, the Lord is our fail to treat our fellow human Older blacks celebrate change God. The Lord is One,” and he beings and all the Earth with called God “the compassionate the respect that they deserve.” and merciful one,” a phrase He also prayed for “civility in Citizens who suffered through Jim Crow see hope in Obamafrom Muslim devotion. our attitudes, even when we “His was as inclusive a differ.” prayer as an evangelical can Warren said Jesus’ name in 40 acres her great-grand­ this magnificent mall, and give,” said Richard Mouw, four languages — English, Associated Press mother — a former slave — why a man whose father less president of Fuller Theological Spanish, Arabic and Hebrew — ATLANTA — As she watched received from the U.S. govern­ than 60 years ago might not Seminary, a leading evangeli­ and ended his invocation with Barack Obama descend the ment. have been served at a local cal school in Pasadena, Calif. “The Lord's Prayer,” from the steps of the U.S. Capitol to be “Jim Crow and segregation restaurant can now stand The Rev. Joseph Lowery, a Sermon on the Mount. sworn in as the 44th president were something we were born before you to take a most United Methodist considered Rabbi Gary Greenebaum, of the United States, 107-year- into. It was just a way of life,” sacred oath,” Obama said. the dean of the civil rights who leads interreligious out­ old Ann Nixon Cooper leaned Jones said Tuesday. “We lived Obama then led an inaugu­ movement, focused on poverty reach for the American Jewish forward in her seat, grinned in a certain area. We all knew ral parade that paid further and social justice. Committee, called Warren's and let out a contented sigh. where we could go or couldn’t homage to pioneers in the “Lord, on the complex arena invocation “inclusive even as it One of her grandsons asked, go. You stayed w here you fight for equality. Re-enactors of human relations, help us to was slightly exclusive,” for “How do you feel about hav­ were. But they [whites] were from a black Civil War regi­ make choices on the side of praying in Jesus’ name and ing a black president?” in their place, too.” ment, World War II’s surviving love, not hate. On the side of ending with “The Lord’s “Well,” Cooper said at her When Obama took the oath Tuskegee Airmen and inclusion, not exclusion. Prayer.” home on Martin Luther King of office, Jones sat up in her Freedom Riders who battled Tolerance, not intolerance,” he “I don’t think the language of Jr. Drive in Atlanta, “I helped chair, clasped her hands to for civil rights followed the said. the prayer itself is offensive, put him there.” her chest and smiled. new president’s limousine He called the stage where but the context of the prayers, And so she had. “There is still integrity. It’s down Pennsylvania Avenue Obama took his oath “this coming from Christian It was not just Cooper. It not lost,” Jones said. “1 feel from the Capitol to the White mountaintop,” a reference to Scripture, is somewhat exclu­ was all the men and women of very full.” House. the Rev. Martin Luther King sive,” Greenebaum said. the black generations who Sam Cain stood up and In Birmingham, Ala., where Jr.'s final speech. Lowery also Some atheists and agnostics endured the cruelties of Jim threw his hands in the air, protesting blacks faced fire quoted from the song known had sued unsuccessfully ahead Crow, who knew the indignity tears streaming down his face hoses and police dogs in the historically as “The Negro of the swearing-in to keep ref­ of separate drinking fountains after Obama took the oath of 1960s, thousands gathered in National Anthem.” erences to God out of the and the terror of snarling office. The 61-year-old South historic Boutwell Auditorium “God of our weary years, God event. dogs. They fought back with Carolina native was born in to view the inauguration on a of our silent tears,” he said, at Obama began the day at St. sit-ins and boycotts and bal­ the midst of Jim Crow's hey­ huge video screen. The old the start of his benediction. John’s Episcopal Church, lots. day, barred from eating and hall had the feel of a church Prayers at inaugural cere­ where presidents since 1933 On Tuesday, with weathered drinking with his white neigh­ revival, with gospel songs and monies generally draw little have prayed before being hands and an excitement that bors in his Bishopville home­ flags waving. attention, but this year was sworn in. Several evangelical belied their age, they town. “I never thought it would different. Obama spoke of his clergy spoke at the service, applauded Obama — and the “From the time you’re 2 or ever come,” said 77-year-old faith openly during the elec­ including the Rev. Luis Leon role they played in sending 3, you know your place,” Cain Ted Roberts, who marched in tion, trying to change the and the Rpv. Joel Hunter of one of their own to the White said, though he said he now civil rights demonstrations in image of the Democratic Party N orthland church in House. believes life has changed for Birmingham when segrega­ as hostile to religious voters. Longwood, Fla. Bishop T.D. “I was hoping for a great his-family, his race and all tionists held power. He has also welcomed nonbe­ Jakes, a Dallas megachurch change that would happen in Americans with Obama’s elec­ At the historically black lievers, who tend to vote pastor, gave the sermon. my' day,” said Cooper, whose tion. Alabama State University in story was highlighted in “I do believe in my lifetime Montgomery, Tonea Stewart Obama’s speech the night he he can bring this country was among those brought to won the election. “I put my together,” Cain said. tears watching the new presi­ thoughts into ideas pointed In his inauguration speech, dent take office. towards better days for our Obama looked to inspire the The 60-year-old chair of the people.” nation with a “new era of theater department grew up Mary K. Jones, a 78-year- responsibility” and a recogni­ in Greenwood, Miss., worked old retired university profes­ tion of how far the nation has in the civil rights movement sor in Detroit, has come a come. and campaigned for Obama. long way from the sweltering “This is the meaning of our “I knew it would happen, but heat and segregation of liberty and our creed — why to see it happen in my lifetime Arkansas. She grew up there, men and women and children is so powerful and so signifi­ along the banks of' the of every race and every faith cant for this whole nation,” Mississippi River, on the same can join in celebration across Stewart said. T h e O bserver

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Stocks Stocks fall on Inaguration Day Obama suggests Wall Street will be subject to greater oversight by new adminstration Jones 7949.09 -332.13 Up: Same: Down: Composite Volume: Associated Press 442 84 3,369 3 , 122, 537,568 NEW YORK — The dawn AMEX 1,329 .65 -53.54 of the Obama presidency NASDAQ 1,440.86 -88.47 could not shake the stock NYSE 5,058.06 329.44 market from its dejection over the rapidly deteriorate -44.90 S&P 500 805.22 ing state of the banking NIKKEI (Tokyo) 8,065.79 0 .0 0 industry. FTSE 100 (London) 4,091.40 -17.07 Financial stocks: many of them falling by double digit percentages, led a huge COMPANY %CHANGE' $GAIN PRICE drop on Wall Street S&P DEP RECEIPTS (SPY) -5.28 -4.49 80.57 Tuesday that left the major BANK OF AMERICA (BAC) -28.97 -2.08 5.10 indexes down more than 4 percent and the Dow Jones CITIGROUP (C) -20.00 -0.70 2.80 industrials down 332 ULTRA FINANACIALS (UYG) -28.91 -1.11 2.73 points. Although traders on the floor of the New York 10-YEAR NOTE +1.78 +0.041 2.345 Stock Exchange paused to watch the inauguration cer­ 13-WEEK BILL -13.04 -0.015 0.100 emony and Obama’s 30-YEAR BOND + 1.83 +0.053 2.947 remarks, the transition of 5-YEAR NOTE +0.21 +0.003 1.454 power didn’t erase investors’ intensifying con­ cerns about struggling LIGHT CRUDE ($/bbl.) +2.23 38.74 banks and their impact on GOLD ($/Troy oz.) +15.30 855.20 the overall economy. The market’s angst, PORK BELLIES (cents/lb.) -2.65 80.68 which began with multibil­ lion dollar losses reported last week by Bank of 89.8200 YEN America Corp. and EURO 1.2909 Citigroup Inc., intensified CANADIAN DOLLAR 1.2656 after the Royal Bank of Scotland’s forecast that its BRITISH POUND 1.3924 losses for 2008 could top $41.3 billion. The collapse in bank stocks was swift: State Street Corp. plunged 59 Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange pause to watch the In B r ief percent, Citigroup fell 20 inaugural speech of President Barack Obama Tuesday. percent and Bank of of the stock market bench­ State Street and Regions of the new administration Madoff investors will get low return America lost 29 percent. mark. Financial Corp., a bank did little to ease their con­ Royal Bank of Scotland fell And the market’s retreat with branches primarily in cerns. NEW YORK — Investing a dollar and getting 69 percent in New York 10 cents back in return is a bad deal even in Tuesday means Wall Street the Southeast, both report­ “At this stage, markets in trading. has eaten through most of ed big earnings drops general and bank investors today’s market. But recovering 10 cents on the “The reason we’re having dollar might be optimistic for investors who the advance it made from Tuesday. specifically are really look­ a panic drop is the fact that Nov. 20 through Jan. 6. The Acknowledging the global ing to government as the gave their cash to Bernard Madoff. Europe is catching our cold, Moreover, they face a years-long process to S&P 500, which had been economy’s woes, Obama way out,” said Jack Ablin, and we could have deeper up as much as 24 percent, suggested Wall Street would chief investment officer at get any money back as investigators search to and deeper problems that find Madoff’s assets. Dozens of lawsuits and is now up only 7 percent see greater oversight: Harris Private Bank. could require more and from its November low. “Without a watchful eye, “Certainly, of just about all the possibility the fraud was committed over more money. And eventual­ decades makes the chance of recovery even Fears about banking the market can spin out of of inaugurations that I can ly the government is going eclipsed the shift in control,” he said in his recall today’s event proba­ more difficult. to have to stop spending,” Madoff has become one of the most vilified Washington. Royal Bank of address outside the Capitol. bly has the not only the said Keith Springer, presi­ Scotland’s forecast for what Obama warned the eco­ symbolic importance but people in America since news broke Dec. 11 dent of Capital Financial that he had confessed to running a giant Ponzi would be the biggest los^ nomic recovery would be really tangible importance Advisory Services. “It’s a ever for a British corpora­ difficult and that the nation to the stock market.” scheme, paying returns to certain investors pretty dangerous situation out of the principal received from others. He’s tion left investors fearful must choose “hope over The Dow Jones industrial to be in.” that government’s would fear, unity of purpose over average fell 332.13, or 4.01 estimated to have duped investors out of as The shrinking value of much as $50 billion. have to nationalize banks to conflict and discord” to percent, to 7,949.09, its bank stocks means the keep them from collapsing. overcome the worst eco­ lowest close since Nov. 20, Experts agree that the first of any recovery financial industry accounts payments might be years in the future. The British government nomic crisis since the Great when the blue chips ended for less than 10 percent of injected more money into Depression. at 7,552.29 — their lowest the Standard & Poor’s 500 the struggling bank Monday Investors are expecting point in m ore than five USPS struggles with mail hoarders index for the first time since DETROIT — Some of those who are supposed and announced another Washington will be a cen­ years. It was also the blue 1992. At the end of 2006, round of bailouts for the tral part of the economic chips' biggest drop since to endure snow, rain and gloom of night to deliv­ banks made up 22 percent er the mail have resorted to hiding tons of it in country’s banks. recovery. But the first hours Dec. 1. garages, a self-storage unit and the dark of their basements. Carriers from North Dakota to North Carolina have been hauled in recently for hoarding mail. FBI: Broker planned disappearance Though the U.S. Postal Service says the offense is rare, it smacks at the agency’s image. “I heard a couple of people come in and say, Associated Press The Florida financier’s car was The 76-year-old financier disap­ Can I pick up my mail — or is it in storage?”’ found at a Sarasota airport, and peared last Wednesday. Nadel told said Annette Koss, the postmaster in Howell, 50 TAMPA, Fla. — A missing hedge Sheriff’s Ft. Chuck Lesaltato said they his wife he was going to his office, miles northwest of Detroit. A former carrier fund manager who owed investors a believe Nadel left on his own volition. but was not there when she arrived there, Jill Hull, pleaded guilty Tuesday to desert­ $50 million payout told his wife in a “He doesn’t w ant to be found,” about two hours later. Later, Nadel ing the mail, a misdemeanor. note he felt guilty about mismanag­ Lesaltato said. called and said he’d left something The part-time, fill-in carrier had kept thou­ ing people’s money, and threatened Also on Tuesday, pepper spray for her in a desk drawer at their sands of pieces of unopened mail, including 988 to kill himself, according to a sheriff”s manufacturer Mace Security ranch-style home in Sarasota. That’s first-class letters, in a self-storage unit that man­ report released Tuesday. International claimed Nadel owed where she found a suicide note, the agers opened in September after she failed to However, the Sarasota County them $2.2 million. The company said sheriff’s report states. pay her bill. Some of the mail had postmarks Sheriff’s Office said it believes Arthur in a release they’d been informed the In it, Nadel told his wife how much from 2005. G. Nadel planned his disappearance deposits could not be located, and he loved her. He also said he felt “We just didn’t understand it,” Koss said. “It’s and that it was ending its search for that documents Nadel had provided guilty over losing other people’s such a stupid thing to do.” him. were not authentic. money. During a brief hearing in federal court in The Federal Bureau of “We have already filed a report “The subject wrote that as a result Detroit, Hull simply said, “I was unable to deliver Investigation will continue to investi­ vyith authorities, and we intend to of his management of other people’s all the mail. ” A postal investigator said in a court gate complaints from investors who take all possible legal action against money that there are those that filing that Hull had intended to catch up with late were expecting Nadel to deliver the the Victory Fund.” Mace CEO Dennis would like to kill him,” the sheriff’s payments and apparently keep the mail under $50 million redemption on Jan. 15, Raefield said, referring to one of report states, “but that he will do it lock and key until she died. the day after he disappeared. Nadel’s hedge funds. himself.” page 8 The Observer ♦ NATIONAL NEWS Wednesday, January 21, 2009

remaking America,” he said. she was moved after insightful,” Whitten said. The response from the watching the inauguration For Gibbons, the attitude Speech crowd at several moments Campus in her dorm of the rest of continued from page 1 during Obama’s speech was continued from page 1 room. th e w o rld ear shattering — all were “I felt like 7 think it’s really toward the problems that face our clapping, some cheering Conway said. Obama encouraging that so O b am a and nation will eventually be loudly and others still weep­ Conway noted that the touched on much of the world is his election overcome. ing from happiness. inauguration was particu­ everything h a s b een “Today I say to you that the Obama, who arrived at the larly exciting for the cur­ that had got­ so hopeful about his inspiring. challenges we face are real, Capitol Tuesday morning rent generation of college ten him the presidency and so “I think it’s they are serious and they are with President George W. students. presidency, inspired by his really many,” he said. “They will Bush, repudiated some of the “Our generation, it’s the focusing on encouraging not be met easily or in a policies put in place by his first inauguration of a new his ideas of election.I think it’s that so much short span of time. But know predecessor, calling for president that we can change and really impressive how of the world this America: They will be change where change is remember really well,” how immedi­ the whole world came is so hopeful met.” needed. Conway said. “It’s inspiring ate action a b o u t his Among these challenges: A “The question we ask today to see someone who I know need to be together to celebrate presidency faltering economy, that is is not whether our govern­ is going to being change taken in order his election and I an d so “badly weakened, a conse­ ment is too big or too small, we need.” to solve the think it bodes well for inspired by quence of greed and irre­ but whether it works, She said she is confident problem that his election,” sponsibility on the part of whether it helps families find Obama can handle the w e ’re i n , ” his presidency. ” Gibbons said. some but also our collective jobs at a decent wage, care challenges of the presiden­ Bath said. “He “I think it’s failure to make hard choices they can afford, a retirement cy. emphasized Sean Gibbons really and prepare the nation for a that is dignified,” he said. “I thought [Obama] did a that we have a sophomore impressive new age,” he said. “Where the answer is yes, we good job of integrating the solution. It ‘s how the Michelle Obama held the intend to move forward. issue of the economy and in our history, whole world Bible for her husband, a Where the answer is no, pro­ things that are most press­ we were brought up with came together to celebrate “man whose father less than grams will end.” ing w ith this notion that his election and I think it sixty years ago might not At the close of his address, things that as Americans, bodes well for his presi­ have been served at a local the new president called are pushed we -can do any­ dency.” restaurant,” as he said in his upon the nation to “remem­ to the way­ “Our generation, it’s thing.” Gibbons said Obama’s speech. ber these timeless words: side, like the first inauguration Whitten said speech demonstrated that healthcare, His words not were not “With hope and virtue, let of a new president that Obama’s the nation has work to do, only addressed to the us brave once m ore the icy e d u c a t i o n perspective on but also confident that American people, but “all currents, and endure what an d e n v i­ that we can government America can resume its other peoples and govern­ stores may come; let it be r o n m e n t a l remember really well. stood out to leadership position and be sustainabili­ ments” who watched the cer­ said by our children’s chil­ It’s inspiring to see her. an example for the rest of emony on television all over dren that when we were test­ ty,” Conway “I really liked the world. the world, “from the grand­ ed we refused to let this jour­ sa id . “ He someone who / know when he said “I definitely got the feel­ est capitals to the small vil­ ney end, that we did not turn gave me is going to being some people ing from [Obama’s] inaugu­ lage where [Obama’s] father back nor did we falter,” he. h o p e th a t change we need. ” question ration speech that we have was born.” said. “And with eyes fixed on he’s going whether a gov­ a lot we need to do as a Marking Tuesday as a new the horizon and God’s grace to try to ernment is too country,” Gibbons said. “A era in the history of the upon us, we carried forth solve a lot Caitlin Conway big or whether lot of changes are going to nation, Obama called all citi­ that great gift of freedom and of problems senior a governm ent is be necessary, a lot of diffi­ zens to work toward a better delivered it safely to future at once too small, but cult changes.” tomorrow. generations.” instead of the real ques­ “We must pick ourselves handling tion is w hether up, dust ourselves off, and Contact Jenn Metz at things for the short term.” a government works. I Contact Emma Driscoll at begin again the work of [email protected] Senior l.orna Bath said thought that was very [email protected]

been a supporter of Obama took 13 hours. new dawn for us,” she said. since his entrance into Illinois “It was worth it,” she said. “We believe he is going to Travel politics. When he met Obama Jett’s granddaughter, bring a change economically, continued from page 1 in Illinois several years ago, Laketha Robinson, 32, financially, all the works.” he said he thought he was brought her daughter Idowu was wearing tradi­ George W. Bush became the bound for bigger things. Ariyuna, 6, to the inaugura­ tional Nigerian garb — a former president, and Obama Pignatelli said he has high tion, waking up at 2 a.m. to hand-woven shawl and a became America’s-first black hopes for the Obama presi­ make it to the city in time to headdress — decorated with president. dency. stand in line at an entrance Obama’s image. The rest of On the Mall and along the “In the longer term, I think gate. her family was watching the parade route, Notre Dame what we are going to see is a “I want her to remember inauguration from Nigeria. students, professors and second coming of [Franklin the crowd,” Robinson said. Inauguration Day, Idowu alumni witnessed the historic Delano Roosevelt’s] promise “The importance of being said, is “something that will event. Approximately 50 for America,” he said. here.” stay with me for the rest of members of the Africana Club The highlight of The crowd stretched the my life.” and members of the College Inauguration Day, 1968 Notre length of the National Mall, The trip to the inauguration Democrats of Notre Dame Dame graduate Richard from the Capitol building to was much shorter for Sarah arrived in Washington DiLorenzo said, was listening the Lincoln Memorial and Robinson, 52. Robinson, who Tuesday morning on separate to Obama’s speech. flooded out to the side streets has lived in Washington, D C. buses. DiLorenzo, 62, and wearing a off the grassy expanse. since she was 11, brought Juniors Chris Luken, Matt hat from his alma mater, “It’s crowded, but every­ several members of her Howard and Cate McGillivray, arrived in Baltimore from body’s friendly,” Robinson extended family with her to all members , of the Ohio with his wife Tuesday said. “You step on a person’s the Capitol grounds. She was Washington Program, had morning in time to see the toe, and it’s OK.” standing hundreds of yards AARON STEINER/ The Observer tickets to the viewing area on ceremony. People in attendance at the away from the Capitol, still Sarah Robinson, 52, waves a Thousands waved flags. inauguration came from waving an American flag flag on the National Mall during the Mall. They left their the inauguration yesterday. apartments in north Many wore Obama gear. All around the country, and some after Obama had left the plat­ Washington, at 7:30 a.m. to were dressed warmly to with­ from distant parts of the form to drive to a lunch and Robinson, who is black. “I make it to the ceremony. stand the winter tempera­ world. then participate in the didn’t care how far away I “A lot of people in the pro­ tures, which hovered around Three days ago, Faosat parade. was, I just wanted to be on gram didn’t support Obama,” 30 degrees. Idowu, 62, took an 18-hour “It’s just a blessing to see the ground, because it’s truly Howard said, “But everyone Julia Jett, 75, drove from flight from Nigeria to be pres­ how far we came as a people, a blessing from God.’’ came today.” Birmingham, Ala. with sever­ ent when Obama took the from the riots, to the discrim­ Louis Pignatelli, a graduate al m em bers of her family to oath of office. ination, to today, with Obama Contact Kaitlynn Riely at student at Notre Dame, has see the inauguration. The trip “It’s a new beginning. It’s a as our president,” said [email protected] Wednesday, January 21, 2009 The Observer ♦ NEWS page 9.

THE INAUGURATION OF BARACK OBAMA

AARON STEINER/The Observer Over one million people crowded the National Mall in Washington, D C. Tuesday morning for President Obama’s inauguration, most traveling from long distances from around the country. Obama delivered his inaugural address shortly after noon on Tuesday to a captive audience. Those in attendance braved cold weather, long lines and chaotic crowds to catch a glimpse of the country’s 44th president. "'W T The Observer page 10 V ie w p o in t Wednesday, January 21, 2009

The O bserver The Independent, Daily Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's On friendship RO. Box 779, Notre Dame, IN 46556 024 South Dining Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556 As I work through my last semester, I of humor and similar approaches to tion between the two concepts is firm E d it o r in C h ie f reflect on the many things I have larger issues (somewhat nebulous, but and internally felt by an individual — or Chris Hine learned in my tenure here. The only let us proceed regardless). This connec­ at the very least should be in order for M a n a g in g E d it o r B u sin ess M an ager topic on which I have reached any sort tion through basic personality also does the person to understand the different Jay Fitzpatrick John Donovan of conclusive thought is, I now realize, not make Fred, Gary and Chris friends. types of relationships in his or her life. friendship. And so For example, in a discussion in a class The primary factors of friendship can be A sst. M a n a g in g E d it o r : Katie Kohler I grace you with of mine I found a classmate who shared present in an acquaintanceship: trust A sst. M a n a g in g E d it o r : Deirdre Krasula my seemingly dis­ my taste in music, understood my jokes and respect can exist together, vulnera­ N ew s E d it o r : jenn Metz jointed yet eventu­ and thought like me. But neither of us bility and respect can exist together, and V ie w p o in t E d it o r : Kara King ally fitting tract on was compelled to spend any more time so forth. Only when the three are unified

S p o r t s E d it o r s : Dan Murphy the nature and together than our brief contact in class. and complete may a friendship germi­ Bill Brink application of Therefore personality does not inherent­ nate. S c e n e E d it o r : Analise Lipari friendship (in 900 ly induce people to forge long-lasting All friendships, then, necessarily start words). connections with similarly minded peo­ in a stage where the people are Sa in t M a ry ’s E d it o r : Liz Harter Who can be ple. acquaintances. Furthermore, friend­ P h o t o E d it o r : Jessica Lee considered Again, our heroes have been granted ships (understood by me to be constant­ Andrew Miller G r a p h ic s E d it o r : Mary Jesse friends? Is there a another factor explaining their relation­ ly evolving structures) can move freely distinction ship but no essential element determin­ between the levels of friendship and A d v e r t is in g M a n a g er : Maddie Boyer The Roads between a friend ing it or defining it as friendship. A acquaintanceship as the people involved A d D e s ig n M a n a g er : Mary Jesse Scholar and an acquain­ seemingly endless list of related factors shift and develop their own conscious­ C o n t r o l l e r : Stacey Gill tance? How can could be given further illustrating the nesses and psyches. A friend can S y stem s A dministrator : Mike Moriariry this distinction be practically realized? interactions of Fred, Gary and Chris: become an acquaintance as quickly or O f f i c e M a n a g e r & G e n e r a l I n f o I will begin my discussion with the Their parents’ homes are in close prox­ as slowly as an acquaintance can (574) 631-7471 creation of a scenario to which I will imity, they played sports together, they become a friend. The practical realiza­ F a x return throughout: Fred, Gary and Chris registered for similar classes, they spent tion of friendship or acquaintanceship (574) 631-6927 are three people who went to the same time with the same group of people, etc. rests less practically than internally on A d v e r t i s i n g (574) 631-6900 [email protected] high school. They are all seniors in col­ Over and over, these items can be tested the independent beliefs of the various E d i t o r in C h i e f lege now. Fred and Chris attend Blank to show that nothing on this level would individuals involved. This then leads to (574) 631-4542 U; Gary attends Blank State. They have make Fred, Gary and Chris friends. the case in which a Fred could view a M a n a g i n g e d i t o r been in close contact since the summer Nothing that can be rationally discerned Gary as a friend but that same Gary (574) 631-4541 [email protected] before their sophomore year of high or logically argued can bestow upon could view that same Fred as an A s s i s t a n t M a n a g i n g E d i t o r school and still keep in touch regularly. (574) 631-4324 these three people the honor of friend­ acquaintance. B u s i n e s s O f f i c e Fred, Gary and Chris are not inherent­ ship. In conclusion, there is no steadfast or (574) 631-5313 ly friends. Working under the givens of So what does? ultimately determined pathway to define N e w s D e s k the scenario they are merely people who As I have come to understand it, a friendship. The relationship itself (574) 631-5323 [email protected] have spent ample time together over the friend is someone upon whom you grant remains irrational and emotionally V i e w p o i n t D e s k past seven (plus) years. But you might your trust, your respect and your poten­ derived. From the outside, we can never (574) 631-5303 [email protected] S p o r t s D e s k think that the sheer amount of time tial for vulnerability. Without trust, simi­ tell if Fred, Gary and Chris are friends: (574) 631-4543 [email protected] spent together would make them lar likes and dislikes or a copious To us they are merely people who S c e n e D e s k friends. The fault in this argument can amount of time spent in the same circle remain in close contact and to judge (574) 631-4540 [email protected] be found in the following: I have known will never allow two people to build an them as anything else is presumptuous S a in t M a r y ’s D e s k my uncle my whole life (more than interdependence and symbiotic under­ and wrong. [email protected] seven years) and remain in close contact standing. Without respect any of the True friendship is difficult to explain. P h o t o D e s k (574) 631-8767 [email protected] with him due to the fact that he lives above factors are rendered meaning­ Even with my “conclusive thought” I still S y s t e m s & W e b A dministrators within 10 miles of my parents. Yet 1 less. Without becoming vulnerable in do not know how I can explain to you (574) 631-8839 would not call or define my uncle as a the presence of the other person, or per­ why Fred, Gary and Chris are friends. friend because he is my family, my sons, an individual will never be able to But they are. And sometimes that’s blood. So though time seems a com­ build a level of trust or respect neces­ enough. O bserver o n l i n e pelling factor, there must be a condition sary for the friendship to commence. w w w . ndsmcobserver. com underlying this span of time which will Without all three factors working in uni­ Andrew Miller is a senior English Policies determine for us whether Fred, Gary son, a friendship is malformed and major. He can be contacted at The Observer is the independent, daily newspaper and Chris are in fact friends. incomplete. 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Letter to th e E ditor Research is not the enemy

Regarding Prof. Rice’s editorial in research funding. My own advisor’s percent, there are probably a small smarts and initiative, and I wish I had had Monday’s Observer (“Catholic identity,” research is funded from sources as minority who are Catholics, and an even the same opportunities at my undergrad Jan. 19): diverse as the Indiana 21st Century Fund smaller minority who are actually practic­ alma mater. But without funding, under­ I generally enjoy the articles by Prof. and the U.S. Army. ing their Catholic faith. This gives Notre graduate research would be impossible. Rice, as he brings a good Catholic point of It’s true that tuition increases have hit Dame a fairly small pool of candidates to In closing, we graduate students, bene­ view to the editorial pages. However, as a everyone hard in the past few years. choose from. However, I think Notre ficiaries of Notre Dame’s push to become practicing Catholic and a grad student, I However, with the abundance of external Dame is in a unique position to help rem­ a top research university, are not the must disagree with his opinion that funding, I feel it is unfair to blame tuition edy this situation. enemy. Not all of us are die-hard secular­ increasing Notre Dame’s research initia­ increases on ND’s research initiatives. By increasing research funding and ists bent on destroying ND’s Catholic iden­ tives and academic stature will only Call me an idealist, but I believe that recruiting Catholic graduate students, tity. Some of us do appreciate ND’s decrease its Catholic identity. Notre Dame’s Catholic identity is not Notre Dame can create a pool of talented uniqueness and the opportunities she When Prof. Rice claimed that Notre doomed by its goal to become a great Catholic academics who could become the offers to grow in our faith. Dame and other schools have funded research university. I was most saddened ND professors of the future. It might take I agree wholeheartedly with Prof. Rice research mainly through increases in by the way that good scholarship and some time, but Notre Dame could actually when he says, “the false dichotomy undergraduate tuition and fees, I had an strong faith are portrayed as inherently reverse the trend of fewer Catholic pro­ between faith and academic quality dis­ awful vision of myself — a mosquito of a conflicting. fessors by increased research funding. I torts reason as well as faith.” He might be grad student, fattening myself on the Prof. Rice bemoans the lack of Catholic envision a cooperation with other Catholic pleasantly surprised to find that he does blood and sweat of unfortunate under­ professors at Notre Dame, but Catholic universities to build up this talent pool of indeed have support for preserving the graduates and their parents! I must professors don’t exactly grow on trees. I Catholics in academia. Idealistic, I know, Catholicity of Notre Dame among the protest at this portrayal. for one appreciate Notre Dame’s Catholic but not impossible in my opinion. graduate student population — and many Graduate students in my discipline identity, especially since academia can Research at Notre Dame is also benefi­ of us would not be here without Notre (mechanical engineering) generally sometimes seem like the sole province of cial to undergraduate students. In our Dame’s increased commitment to receive a tuition waiver and a stipend. I committed skeptics. research group we have a number of research! could not find exact percentages, but I According to a July 2007 article in undergraduates doing their own know that much of this money comes Harvard Magazine, 37 percent of profes­ research. This gives them hands-on expo­ Christina Merrill from external grants. According to an sors at “elite research universities” are sure to science as well as major advan­ grad student April 16, 2008 press release, Notre Dame atheist or agnostic. It doesn’t take a math tages in applying to graduate and profes­ off campus has received over $90 million in external Ph.D. to figure that of the remaining 63 sional schools. I’m impressed by their Jan. 19 Trying to go (lap)topless during class I’m easily distracted. I have to have my screen?” he asked in an e-mail. “My last 2 background noise while studying, and undergrad classes, I’ve instituted the ‘top­ during class there are plenty of things less’ rule — and everyone seems to get that can steal my attention away from the more out of class.” professor — Gchat, Digg and Perez Hilton, Of course, taking notes on a computer to name a few. has many benefits, and more and more Christina The majority of students are doing so. I mean, it’s easy. my distractions Domenico Students can write more information have one thing in University of quicker and more accurately. For those common — they Pennsylvania who love the greener side of the street, originate on a Daily electronic notes also reduce the amount of lovely little thing Pennsylvanian paper thrown out at the end of the semes­ we call “the ter. When a class is heavy on content, a Internet” and are computer definitely comes in handy. Your letter should be accessible on a portable device called the So to cut out distractions and get the “laptop.” For all the great advancements most out of our tuition dollars, one drastic in communication and technology that the and evil option is to shut down wireless here. Web has allowed, it is a brick wall stand­ access in classrooms. And since we finally, ing in between a pile of research and a sort of, have one AirPennNet system, I student’s term paper. Even worse, open don’t advocate this. web browsers are tempting eye-candy for But last spring, the University of those of us who go the old-fashion route Chicago Law School took this step to cut and Five-Star it. out non-class related computer use. As There’s no reason why students should Dean Saul Levmore said in his letter to the use the Internet so heavily during class. school’s students and faculty, “we know Unless a professor asks everyone to navi­ that class time is not for shopping and e- gate to a certain page, open laptops do mailing.” nothing more than attract eyeballs that Still, that’s what it has become in many should be attending to lecture notes. lecture halls around campus. You can find Bright, shiny monitors in front of a college a wide array of non-academic content student during lecture are evolved bug- popping up on every computer around. zapper lamps. Perhaps, then, this problem shouldn’t be Sure, you may say that you’re not affect­ blamed on wireless internet access or the Submit a Letter to the Editor ed by it. That you can pay attention, take presence of laptops, but on students them­ good notes and still catch up on the latest selves. If students don’t care to pay atten­ headlines at nytimes.com. Or that you tion to class, then it’s their loss. have the discipline to remain oblivious to In the name of the New Year, let’s all your neighbor’s open PennLink page. But make a resolution to cut our internet [email protected] then you’d be lying to yourself. activity while a professor is talking. If not The evidence? Take this annual exam­ in the name of our own GPA, then for the ple. Every spring, there’s that one frater­ sake of our classmate whose notes may nity pledge who causes a stir in a big lec­ suffer because they’re distracted by the ture class because he’s watching porn in porn two rows up. the first row. If no one was paying atten­ Whatever the case, the overabundance tion to the laptop ahead of him or her, the of web surfing during class detracts from annual commotion would never occur — the overall atmosphere. We go to the class but it always does, without fail. Just wait for the material — not to read over our a few weeks from now. peers’ shoulders as they catch up on the Currently, some Penn professors choose latest celebrity gossip. to ban laptops from the classroom to pre­ vent any distraction they can create. This column first appeared in the Jan. Marketing professor Tony Adams 20 edition of Daily Pennsylvania, the announces on the first day of his classes daily paper of the University of that his is a “topless” class. And he’s not Pennsylvania. talking about clothing. The views expressed in this column are “How could you have been ‘great’ (in those of the author and not necessarily : : ■" ; class) if you were hiding behind a lap top those of The Observer. T h e O bserver

Wednesday, January 21, 2009 iTHE RETU os! ect designed to conduct experi­ from him and is the only person in Michael Dawson, famous for ments on the island beginning in regular contact with him. He lives yelling Walt every chance he gets,! By ALEXANDRA KILPATRICK the 1970s. They do not want the in a cabin on the island that seem­ appears as a spy for Linus on - Scene Writer island to be m anipulated by ingly moves and is invisible to Widmore’s freighter under the! Charles Widmore’s team. some people. Locke visits Jacob’s alias Kevin Johnson. He is the jani­ The fourth season of ‘Lost’ clear­ The Others include: cabin, but he can only hear Jacob, tor aboard the "Kahana” and! ly marked a sharp transition in the Benjamin Linus: The leader of not see him. attempts to disarm a bomb on the! viewers’ motivation for watching the Others who takes many drastic Charles Widmore’s team, also freighter but fails and is killed,! the show. The audience was no measures in a last-ditch effort to known as the “Kahana" crew, along with another (light survivor longer waiting to see if the passen­ save the island. Linus is also slow­ includes: Jin Kwon. gers from Oceanic Flight 815 ly phased out as the leader of the Miles Straume: a spiritualist who Other significant elements of thejg would ever get rescued from the Others as flight survivor John can apparently talk to the dead, an fourth season include: island, but instead looking for an Locke begins to learn more about important characteristic on an The flash-forwards: Following! explanation to the secrets of the the island’s secrets and gains more island where people appear who with the canon of the third season | island. of a leadership role among the are supposedly dead, including finale, the fourth season includes! The fourth season is also marked Others. At the end of the fourth flight survivor Jack Shephard’s significantly more flash-forwards# by a battle between two groups, season, Linus uses a wheel under­ father, Christian. than flashbacks. These flash-for-1 the Others and Charles Widmore’s ground to move the island in time Daniel Faraday: a quirky, nerv­ wards show the lives of a few p as-| science team: and space, which causes it to ous, theoretical physicist, who rec­ sengers after they safely leave the The science team: Headed by apparently disappear. ognizes that there are strange island (yes, they do get rescued* Charles Widmore, an extremely Richard Alpert: Linus’ advisor physical properties on the island. from the island) and give hints a s | wealthy industrialist, the team who seems to be ageless as he For example, when a helicopter to who is included in the Oceanic arrives to the island via helicopter appears in several flashbacks at takes Desmond Hume and Sayid 6. Llowever, a few flashbacks fol­ from a freighter, called the many different times but never Jarrah to the freighter or the low the lives of the supposed res­ “Kahana,” at the beginning of the appears to change in physical Kahana, Faraday notices that cue team. season. The passengers of flight appearance. Flashbacks-show that prime dilation occurs, a phenome­ The Oceanic 6: The six charac­ 815 quickly realize that the team he helps Linus to kill off the non in which time begins moving ters aboard Oceanic flight 815 who is not there to rescue them, but Dharma Initiative in 1992, recruits slower when something is moving eventually safely leave the island rather hired by Charles Widmore Juliet, a fertility doctor from at the speed of light time. He also are revealed in the flash-forwards. to explore the island’s strange Miami, to the Others as a scientist helps Desmond, who becomes This group includes Kate Austen; - properties and essentially exploit in 2001, and appears at Locke’s unstuck in time between the years Sayid Jarrah; Sun Kwon; Claire it. birth in 1956. In the fourth season, 1996 and 2004 while traveling to Littleton’s baby, Aaron; Hugo The Others: A group of people he leads the Others to “The the freighter, by telling him to find “Hurley” Reyes; and Jack. who have been living on the island Temple.” a reliable constant in both time for many years, long before the Jacob: The Others’ highest periods. Contact Alexandra Kilpatrick at Dharma Initiative, a research proj­ authority, Linus receives orders Kevin Johnson: Flight survivor [email protected] * vflHr X » riglitheire. 2M Although undying love or hatred “The Lord of the Rings,” but it has works have churned out over the tive, cerebral television (like “Mad for a cultural phenomenon is easy never quite struck my fancy. past few years seems inter­ Men” or “Damages,” for instance), to understand, indifference is There always seemed to be a lot changeable to me. Can anyone then you should have at it. Is 24- somewhat harder to pin down. going on: things blowing up, peo­ actually tell m6 what the differ­ hour cable news your thing? Well, This Wednesday, while so many of ple pulling guns on each other, ence is between “Private Practice” I’m sure Nancy Grace has orches­ my friends and I think there was even an and “Grey’s Anatomy”? trated another elaborate child dis­ are anxiously James McGuire abominable snowman one time. Maybe it’s because I have been appearance for you. Do you awaiting the ______Maybe I just hit it on a bad day on burned by addictive television design your class schedule so that premiere of those several dozen occasions 1 shows before. “The X-Files” was you can run back to your dorm the penulti­ Scene & Heard caught it. just about the greatest thing ever and watch John and Marlena do mate season However, that begs the question: when I was thirteen (I’d take the the dramatic, shifty eyes at each of ABC's hit serial “Lost,” I will Is there something wrong with Cigarette Smoking Man and the other on “Days of Our Lives”? probably be doing homework or me? I like to think that I am an black oil over the Dharma Then come out of your shell and trolling around cable looking for intelligent person with a biting Initiative any day) but was torn be proud of your taste in televi­ “Dirty Jobs.” I have been judged wit. Maybe it’s just how I’m wired. asunder when David Duchovny sion (or lack thereof). Life is too and met with bewildered stares I don’t watch “American Idol” left and they thought that the bad short to pretend that you are cool on this subject dozens of times. either (that’s more of a Ryan guy from “Terminator 2 ” would be and actually know why the people “You don’t watch ‘Lost’?! But it’s Seacrest thing though) or “The an acceptable substitute. And on the island had to keep their the best thing ever.” The way 1 see Office.” Perhaps I’m not meant to “ER” really was “must-see-TV" finger on that button in the hatch it, a large segment of the watch anything that is in the Top until everyone interesting either for all those years. It’s time to American populace has drunk the 20 in the Nielsens. I like my old left (Dr. Ross), died (Dr. Greene), express yourself (and see what Kool-Aid once more, and I’m just standards, my tried and true hits. or got mangled by a helicopter else is on). riding things out with water. Was I the only one excited when (Dr. Romano). I’m a TV commit- Being the pop culture maverick Spike TV started airing ment-phobe at this point. The views expressed in this col­ that I am, I have always been “Married...with Children” again? Not to say that you shouldn’t umn are those of the author and aware of “Lost.” I have a vague Or who doesn’t mind that TBS will give things a chance, but you not necessarily those ofThe idea of who Kate, Jack, and air about twelve hours of “Family should never have to “work” at Observer. Sawyer are, and I know that their Guy ” in a row? There is no liking TV. You also shouldn’t have shenanigans involve an island, a accounting for taste, I suppose, to be ashamed of what you do Contact James McGuire at hatch, and one of the hobbits from but most of what the major net­ watch either. If you like provoca­ jmcguir2@nd. edu T h e O b s e r v e r

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Along with many other fans I will And because of the show’s big cast, inventive. No one is safe, and any­ have connections to each other that! Isit down tonight in front of the tele- there is a character everyone can one can die at any time. A piece of they don’t know about such as the jvision and watch “Lost” with identify with or root for. the magic of “Lost” is that there fact that Claire (Emilie de Ravin) is 1 ardent atten­ The man in my corner is the can be beauty in even death on the Jack’s sister. It is impressive and tion in hopes Caitlin Ferraro heroic yet tortured Dr. Jack show. For example, the first single intriguing how every story is inter­ I of gaining Shephard (Matthew Fox). Early on of Charlie’s (Dominic Monaghan) twined somehow. [answers to the in the series Jack takes on the band is the last song he hears Although ABC wants more [plethora of Scene & Heard responsibility of everyone else’s before he dies. Every detail episodes, writers Damon Lindelof [questions pre­ lives, including siphoning his own whether it be a city, name, song or and Carlton Cuse want to preserve sented over the seasons. I have to blood out of his body in an effort to even a book in the background has its creative success and have set an [know whether the Oceanic 6 return save a dying Boone’s life. a reason for being there. It is end date for the series. Sadly, this [to the island and why. I have to Regardless of who you root for, amazing that millions of devoted means I only have so many more [know if and how Locke died. And I “Lost” fascinates the audience fans spend hours writing and read­ episodes to enjoy. [have to make sure Sawyer’s (Josh because every episode gives a ing blogs trying to decipher these “Lost” is series of unanswered [Holloway) shirtless body is okay glimpse of a particular character’s clues at to understand what is questions, but although a single [back on the island. life, usually off the island. And just going on. episode might tell me nothing, 1 am I love the show because of the when I was used to learning about I love “Lost” because I care about still excited by it. “Lost” is genuine­ [tangled yet prearranged design of the characters through flash backs, the characters and their relation­ ly unpredictable but I have faith [the “Lost” universe. The show is the third season finale tricked us ships. I am invested in Desmond that all will be revealed in the end. [about more than the passengers of and was instead a flash forward and Penny’s love affair that trans- [Oceanic Flight 815 crashing on a reminding viewers to expect turns verses time. I will debate any The views expressed in this col­ [mysterious island. Yes, the nature and twists at every corner. Sawyer-Kate fan endlessly that umn are those of the author and [of this show is a supernatural one, “Lost” is certainly a complex Jack and Kate (Evangeline Lilly) not necessarily those of The [but it is predominantly about rela­ mythology, and viewers have to be belong together. I pray that Jin Observer. tionships. Each episode centers on committed to every single episode, (Daniel Dae Kim) is somehow alive [one or two people, making the but the effort is worthwhile so that he can be reunited with Sun Contact Caitlin Ferraro at cfer- [show a complex character study. because the show is unafraid to be (Yunjin Kim). The characters even rarl@nd. edu ■

& * 1 The plot of “Lost" focuses around interested passer-bys to obscure Luckily for the series, this island has of yet another season of shows that 0 some sort of sick, twisted quasi­ campus events. The pre-episode just the right amount of only semi- have done absolutely nothing to experiment of stranding planeloads recap is just not long enough to important people. Hence, minor explain the mysterious goings on of of people on a summarize the twist and turns that characters are fortunately expend­ the island remote island, Jess Shaffer and leave viewers tangled up in knots able, allowing the series to kill peo­ completely out Kaitlyn Conway week to week. So the only solution is ple off for dramatic purposes with­ Let’s blow something up 0 of contact with to watch every week. Or if you have out losing the core cast. Among these numerous plot twists | 'th e outside Scene & Heard a life, and can’t quite budget that in Additionally, there are always new is the revelation of massive amountsj world. The on a weekly basis, you have to „ people to add into the “Lost” uni­ of explosions. Some of these are series aim, on entirely abandon the task of trying verse. I guess I got confused in the found on the (plot twist!) pirate ship | the whole, must also be a sick to comprehend what’s going on. geography lessons of my youth. See, that had landed on the island. These j experiment. What sick experiment? There is no “picking up’” this series. I thought islands were land locked, are used to open the hatch, which It tests viewers’ abilities to suspend In fact, there is no casually follow­ making it therefore implausible for leads .us into another long, twisted all knowledge of what being strand­ ing “Lost.” You’re options are care­ such a continuous new supply of season of ‘what does it all mean?’ At ed an island entails hygienically. It ful attention to your addiction or fresh cast members to appear. I also one point, there’s even enough to tries viewers’ patience to follow and complete ignorance of what’s hap­ thought a main premise of the cast blow up a submarine. Let’s not talk endlessly convoluted and inex­ pening. being stranded is that this island is about how implausible that is on a haustible plot and character supply. lost, incapable of being found. So not-so-deserted island. There also And it experiments with the TV Hygenic heist either this is only a figurative island seems to be a gratuitous amount of audience’s commitment to a show If your plane crashed on a tropic that in reality is attached to the door guns on the island, which are often that apparently is so jam packed jungle, how much deodorant, make­ of a Hollywood casting center or misfired and used to kill the minor that missing one episode will leave up, hair products, and shaving sup­ everyone knows about this island characters that no longer have a you in a jungle of confusion almost plies would you have? Additionally, except for the poor souls living on it. place in the labyrinthine storyline. as incomprehensibly mysterious as how long would this store last you? We can see how “Lost” draws peo­ the island itself. There is no doubt Apparently on “Lost,” chins, legs, The plot thickens ple in. The never-ending mystery is that the characters of “Lost” are not (though I prefer not to think about We all like a good plot, a nice fascinating, but the frustration the only ones suffering from this it) armpits, stay completely smooth clifihanger to leave us wanting more caused by the fact that you never forsaken island. In fact, even we, and hairless. Apparently faces and at the end of our favorite show. learn anything and can never catch the TV watching public, are nothing hair remain spruced and clean, “Lost” takes this a step too far. This up makes the show less pleasurable more than guinea pigs in a cruel, looking attractively disheveled and show has an endless supply of plot to watch and more like a hopelessly cruel joke of the series that is the diet of the average inhabitant of twists, throwing in a surprising tangled knot you only work on “Lost.” a desert island is the exact formula amount of new, interesting, and because of stubbornness. The day for maintaining weight. Many “Lost” mysterious finds for an unknown “Lost” will finally start to resolve [Where you lead, I will follow? characters have better hygiene than island. The ever-growing cast of itself is the day that the velocirap- “Lost” is a show that should be the typical college student. Alas, characters never lacks for some­ tors will finally appear on the [watched daily. Yes, daily. Once a maybe this is still another undevel­ thing new to explore, or to provide island. [week is just not enough. This is not oped plot line. The island has spe­ them with the tools of survival. This [because it’s so irresistibly addictive, cial powers to keep its victims clean has even been known to include a The views expressed in this col­ [instead, a daily refresher is entirely and fresh. Now thatf’s a code that shower. The plumbing behind this umn are those of the author and | not [necessary to keep up with the com­ should be cracked. Maybe this is the has never been explained. This has necessarily those ofT he Observer. pletely random plot developments big secret of the series. also been coupled with massive [that are not only unpredictable but amounts of death in the form of Contact Jess Shaffer at [also unnecessary and ludicrous. No man is an island minor characters. But don’t worry— [email protected] and Kaitlyn [Seriously, this show attracts new, WJiile no man may be an island, it the main cast members won’t kick Conway [email protected] [random, and arbitrary plot lines seems that there is a seemingly end­ the bucket until a dramatic, infuri­ [faster than free pizza draws non­ less supply of people on an island. ating season finale, marking the end

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NHL Ducks quack over refs in loss to Rangers

Bell scores third of Senators' three power-play goals with 1:22 remaining to give Ottawa win over Washington

Lundqvist made 32 saves for Associated Press his 24th win. The Rangers NEW YORK — H en rik bounced back from a lack­ Lundqvist thought the New luster 3-0 loss at Pittsburgh York Rangers’ winning goal on Sunday that wrapped up was anything but a thing of the trip. beauty. The Anaheim Ducks New York (28-16-4) scored were not really sure it 12 goals in its final six should have even counted. games before the break, but Despite the varying opin­ earned nine points in that ions, Scott Gomez’s chip shot stretch. from the side of the net “We’re just kind of playing found its way past Jonas to our strengths,” Drury Hiller, snapping a tie and said. “We know w e’re not a lifting the “It didn’t look high-scoring team, but that’s good,” Lundqvist said of his OK. W e’ll win gam es w ith team’s power play that defense and goaltending. somehow clicked twice. “We We’ll win 2-1 or 3-2 with an really struggled on the empty net. A win is a w in.” power play, but two goals Anaheim, 1-2 on a five- went in. It felt like they game trip that continues were not really sharp, but Wednesday on Long Island that’s what happens some­ and concludes after the tim es.” break, got goals from Corey Nikolai Zherdev passed the Perry and rookie Bobby puck onto Markus Naslund’s Ryan. Jonas Hiller stopped stick in the crease and he 26 shots, giving a break to deftly slid it to Gomez at the Western Conference All-Star right post for a jam shot starter Jean-Sebastien that got past Hiller for the Giguere. winner with 7:21 remaining, Hiller was pulled for an “They m ade a play in the extra skater with 1:25 left, crease area and Naslund while Anaheim was on a backed into our goalie and power play, but Blair Betts moved the puck over to the sealed the win with a short- Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist, right, blocks a shot by Ducks center Samuel Pahlsson during other side with both feet in handed, empty-net goal with New York’s 4-2 win over Anaheim Tuesday. the crease,” 33.9 seconds to Ducks coach go- Rangers to their first lead Tuesday night. Islanders. The Capitals had Randy Carlyle “Right now, when he ripped in a drive Bell put a shot from the won 16 of their previous 21. said. “Gomez we’re just from the slot with 7:13 right side past Jose Theodore, 9-2-0 in his pre­ was almost “They m ade a p la y in shooting our­ remaining in the opening Theodore 18:38 into the vious 11 s ta r ts , m ad e 31 behind the net the crease area and selves in the period. Naslund was set up third with five seconds saves in his fifth straight w h en he Naslund backed into foot,” Ducks perfectly after brothers remaining in a penalty to start. tapped it in." defenseman Scott and Rob Niedermayer Washington’s Alexander Ottawa’s Peter Regin made Naslund, who our goalie and moved Chris Pronger knocked the puck right to Semin. his NHL debut. A 22-year- s c o re d a the puck over to the said. “It’s not him while trying to clear the Dany Heatley scored a pair old chosen in the third power-play other side with both fun. ” Anaheim zone, and scored of power-play goals in the round of the 2004 draft, goal in the Anaheim his 15th goal to move into a first to stake the Senators to Regin was called up from first period, feet in the crease. ’’ answered with tie with Drury for the team a 2-0 lead. Binghamton of the AHL ear­ had his back to a late goal in lead. Brian Elliott started his lier in the day and became Hiller, but the Randy Carlyle each of the Ryan m ade it 1-1 with his fifth in a row for Ottawa, the fifth Danish-born player goalie put first two peri­ 14th goal, which got him which has seven points in in league history, centering Ducks coach more blame on ods to forge into a tie four games (3- a line with Mike Fisher and himself for let­ ties. Soon after am o n g NHL 0-1), including Nick Foligno. ting Gomez’s the Rangers rookies at “It’s a good little run a 5-4 shootout Fedorov scored his fifth shot sneak fa ile d on a 13:45 of the of points here. It’s loss to goal of the season 37 sec­ through. power play, in which they first. Ryan, Montreal on onds into the second, “He was outside the were whistled for icing chosen No. 2 in such a tight division, Saturday. moments after a lengthy crease, I think,” Hiller said. twice, Perry got the Ducks the 2005 draft it’s such a tight race. Sergei video review determined “I should still be able to stop even at 2 with his 14th goal. after Sidney It’s going to be a big Fedorov and that an earlier shot by it.” Lundqvist had made a Crosby went Dave Steckel Fedorov had not entered the The Rangers, playing their quick left pad stop against firs t to test for us when we scored in the net. first home game following a George Parros on a redirect Pittsburgh, has get back. ” second to help The Russian veteran left 3-1-1 trip, hopped back over in tight, but that only briefly played in only the Capitals no doubt on his next shot as the New Jersey Devils into protected New York’s lead. 30 games this erase a two- he one-timed pass from first place in the Atlantic Perry took a pass from season with Chris Drury goal deficit Semin and drove a slap shot Division. New York is now Andrew Ebbett in the slot the Ducks. He Rangers captain and tie it at 2 from the slot between off for a week for the NHL and blew past defenseman spent the first midway Elliott’s pads to draw All-Star break. Dmitri Kalinin before beat­ 18 games in through the Washington within 2-1. “It’s a good little run of ing Lundqvist. the minors, but has come on middle period. Steckel tied it at 2 with his points here. It’s such a tight New York had gone-ahead recently with six goals in Semin was called for trip­ sixth goal at 9:58. division, it’s such a tight 2-1 at 3:22 of the second seven games — including a ping with 3:17 remaining Recently moved to the race. Every night is a big when Sjostrom chased down hat trick. after he upended Senators Senators’ second power-play game, ” Rangers captain teammate Michal Rozsival's captain Daniel Alfredsson unit, Heatley opened the Chris Drury said. “It’s going long clearing attempt during Senators 3, Capitals 2 while he was carrying the scoring with his 20th goal to be a big test for us when an Anaheim power play and OTTAWA — B rendan Bell puck through the neutral 8:11 in. we get back.” scored from the left circle. It scored Ottawa’s third power- zone. The two-time 50-goal scor­ Gomez also had an assist, was Sjostrom’s third goal play goal of the game with Washington ended a three- er made it a two-goal lead at Fredrik Sjostrom added a and snapped his 26-game 1:22 remaining to lift the game winning streak follow­ 15:54 with his second goal short-handed goal in the scoring drought. Senators to a win over the ing a 2-1 road win in over­ of the period, his team-lead­ second period, and Naslund staked the Washington Capitals on time over the New York ing 21st.

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MLB Division I Men’s Hockey USCHO Rankings

team points record

1 NOTRE DAME (38) 986 19-3-3 2 Boston Univ. (7) 931 16-5-1 3 Cornell (5) 877 13-1-3 4 Denver 828 15-6-2 5 Northeastern 821 15-5-2 6 Minnesota 753 12-5-5 7 Vermont 673 13-5-3 8 Michigan 637 16-8-0 9 Princeton 562 13-5-0 10 Miami 507 13-8-3 11 New Hampshier 468 11-6-4 12 Ohio State 467 16-6-2 13 Colorado College 427 13-8-5 14 Boston College 320 9-8-3 15 North Dakota 316 14-10-2 16 Wisconsin 280 13-10-3 17 Mlnnesota-Duiuth 123 11-7-6- 18 Dartmouth • 117 10-7-0 19 Alaska 100 11-8-5 20 Airforce 94 15-6-1 21 Nebraska-Omaha 67 13-8-4 22 Yale 39 11-5-1 23 Minnesota Stale 26 11-11-3 f 23 Quinnipiac 26 12-8-2 25 BIT 16 14-9-1

Division I Women’s Swimming CSCAA Rankings

team points record

1 Georgia (7) 293 10-0 Philadelphia first baseman Ryan Howard has asked for $18 million in salary arbitration, the third-highest fig­ 2 Stanford (2) 291 4-1 ure submitted since the process began in 1974. Philadelphia offered him $14 million, a raise of $4 million. 3 Florida (1) 273 9-1 4 Arizona 271 9-1 5 Auburn 263 7-0 6 Texas A&M 258 3-0 7 Tennessee 239 8-1 Players seek big bucks in arbitration 8 California 229 4-1 9 Minnesota 218 4-1 Associated Press $10 million in arbitration 2007. Thursday, just 46 10 Virginia 209 3-2 rather than Philadelphia’s Colorado third baseman exchanged figures with 11 Michigan 193 6-0 NEW YORK, N.Y. — Ryan $7 million offer. Garrett Atkins was third at their teams. That group 12 North Carolina 188 3-1 Howard proposed a salary Houston pitcher Roger $7.95 million. The Rockies included Baltimore right 13 Penn State 174 2-3 as prodigious as one of his Clemens set the record for offered a raise from $4.44 fielder Nick Markakis, who 14 SMU 173 5-1 home runs. highest request in arbitra­ million to $6.65 million has a tentative agreement 15 UCLA 157 4-2 The Philadelphia Phillies tion at $22 million in 2005. after he had 21 homers and on a $66 million, six-year 16 Arizona State 148 1-3 Yankees shortstop Derek 99 RBIs. deal. 17 Texas 131 9-1 first baseman asked for $18 18 LSU 119 6-1 million in arbitration Jeter is second at $18.5 mil­ Forty-two players Yankees center fielder 19 Indiana 118 6-2 Tuesday, the third-highest lion in 2001. reached one-year agree­ Melky Cabrera settled just 20 Wisconsin 114 9-1 figure submitted since the Milwaukee first baseman ments Tuesday just before after the swap, agreeing to 21 Missouri 94 3-2 process began in 1974. Prince Fielder had the sec­ the exchange. Among them a $1.4 million, one-year 22 Florida Stale 92 13-2 Philadelphia offered $14 ond-highest request this were Seattle left-hander deal. 23 Virginia Tech 90 9-2 million to the 2006 NL MVP, year at $8 million and was Erik Bedard ($7.75 million), Howard’s $4 million gap 24 Washington 90 6-4 who is not eligible for free offered $6 million by the Pittsburgh first baseman was the largest among play­ 25 use 64 6-2 agency until after the 2011 Brewers, who renewed his Adam LaRoche ($7.05 mil­ ers who exchanged figures season. Howard had a contract last year for lion), New York Yankees with their teams. Tampa major league-leading 48 $670,000. He had 34 outfielder Xavier Nady Bay and third baseman homers and 146 RBIs last homers and 102 RBIs as ($6.55 million) and Boston Willy Aybar had the small­ year, helping the Phillies Milwaukee reached the closer Jonathan Papelbon est margin at $150,000, NCAA Division 1 win their first World Series playoffs for the first time ($6.25 million). with the player asking for Fencing Rankings title since 1980, Before the since 1982, down from 50 While 111 players filed $1.05 million and the club season, he was awarded homers and 119 RBIs in for arbitration last offering $900,000. Men Women

In B r ie f 1 Penn State Penn State 2 Ohio State Barnard Steelers’ Ward may be out Jayhawks’ Bill Self faces Cardinals fans set 3 Columbia Harvard for Super Bowl recruiting snafu McNabb’s lawn on fire 4 Harvard NOTRE DAME PITTSBURGH, Penn. — Hines Ward LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas officials CHANDLER, Ariz. — Philadelphia 5 St. Johns Ohio State needs extensive work to rehabilitate are checking to see if basketball coach Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb 6 NOTRE DAME Northwestern his sprained right knee for the Super Bill Self’s brief encounter with a top recently had to play defense at his off­ 7 Pennsylvania St. Johns Bowl, but Pittsburgh Steelers coach recruit might constitute an NCAA season home in Chandler. 8 Princeton Pennsylvania Mike Tomlin still expects the wide infraction. Two Arizona Cardinals fans hung 9 Stanford Princeton receiver to play. 10 Duke Yale Self, agrees he said hello to John their team’s flag in a tree and burned “We’re definitely not going to count Wall, a 6-foot-4 guard who had just “Go Cards,” "Go Kurt,” and “1 heart AZ” him out,’’ Tomlin said Tuesday. played in a high school tournament in in McNabb’s yard with diesel fuel, “We’re going to save a seat on the bus Springfield, Mo. It happened during an - 'Chandler police Sgt. Joe Favazzo said for 86.” evaluation period last week when col­ Tuesday. Ward, the Steelers’ career receiving lege coaches are not allowed contact Favazzo said the fans hung the (lag leader, sprained a medial collateral with prospects other than to exchange Thursday, and McNabb laughed it off around the dial ligament while making a catch in the greetings. and even left it hanging. first quarter of the AFC championship “We are aware of the report, and the Then the fans returned Saturday and game against Baltimore on Sunday administration is looking into it,” said left a cardboard box in the driveway night. If the Steelers played this week, Chris Theisen, a Kansas spokesman. with “Go Cards” written on one side and he may not have been ready. Wall is rated the No. 1 overall recruit “Beat Philly” on the other. McNabb NHL Tuesday was the players’ scheduled in the class of 2009 by Rivals.com. The laughed that off, too, when he discov­ day off, yet Tomlin observed Ward Springfield News-Leader said the ered it at about midnight, Favazzo said. Blues at Blackhawks doing extensive rehabilitation work in exchange took place between Self and But McNabb stopped laughing when the team’s practice complex. The Wall outside Wall’s locker room after a he went outside Saturday morning, 8:30 p.m., CSN Steelers leave Monday for Tampa and game Thursday night. smelled diesel fiiel and resized some­ the Feb. 1 game against Arizona, but “Basically, it’s accurate,” Self said one had burned Cardinals cheers into only after they go through a regular after beating Texas A&M 73-53 his lawn, causing about $2,000 in dam­ week of practice. Monday night. age. Wednesday, January 21, 2009 The Observer ♦ SPORTS page 16

NCAA M en’s Basketball A u stra lia n O pe n Wake Forest yawns at top ranking New look, same

tournament titles. flashes of potential as freshmen Associated Press The Demon Deacons have pro­ last season, leading them to an Wake Forest was riding the duced plenty of household names upset of then-No. 2 Duke that game for Nadal bus home after beating Clemson — Tim Duncan, Josh Howard, marked Gaudio’s first big victory. when a walk-on broke the news: Muggsy Rogues — but they This season, the Demon Kristina Barrois to extend her Pittsburgh lost, clearing the way reached their only Final Four in Deacons have made a rapid Associated Press for the Demon Deacons to jump 1962, when they were led by climb from a preseason ranking winning streak toll matches. to No. 1. eventual TV analyst Billy Packer. of No. 21. They snapped BYU’s MELBOURNE, Australia — No. 13 Victoria A zarenka of The last remaining unbeaten Their only previous appear­ Division I-best 53-game home- Rafael Nadal ditched his trade­ Belarus and 2006 champion team in Division I then greeted ance at No. 1 came four seasons court winning streak, beat the mark sleeveless top in favor of a Amelie Mauresmo of France that update with a collective ago when late coach Skip then-No. 3 Tar Heels and went more conservative T-shirt. also made it through. yawn. Prosser and guard Chris Paul on the road last week to knock His bulging biceps may no Murray needed only 12 games “Nobody really got excited, guided them to the top spot for Clemson from the ranks of the longer be exposed to view, but and 45 minutes to reach the sec­ like, ‘We’ve got a chance to be two weeks in November. unbeatens. they’re certainly still driving the ond round, advancing when No. 1,’” guard Jeff Teague said. “A lot of times, you do get Teague averages 21.4 points top-ranked player’s muscular Andrei Pavel retired while trail­ “It was like, ‘Oh. It doesn’t mat­ overshadowed (in North and is the ACC’s second-leading approach to the game. ing 6-2, 3-1 .due to a back prob­ ter to us — (the Panthers) don’t Carolina),” said Paul, now a star scorer, trailing only defending The 22-year-old Spaniard bul­ lem. play in the ACC. ” with the New Orleans Hornets. national player of the year Tyler lied Christophe Rochus around Since his career-best run to Forgive their tunnel vision. “And that was part of my reason Hansbrough of North Carolina Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday the final at the U.S. Open, he’s Wake Forest may have returned for going to while leading a night with some brutal fore­ grown in confidence and is now to the top of college basketball Wake ... to try to run-and-gun hands and 10 aces in a 6-0, 6-2, talking openly about “going one after its school-record 16-0 start, build that “You really can ’t offense that aver­ 6-2 first-round win at the better.” but the Demon Deacons can’t school, to try to enjoy it much because ages 85 points. Australian Open. He lost to Federer at the U.S. He hit 47 winners in 22 games Open, but has beaten the Swiss stop to enjoy the view. Just down get recruits like your goal is to be Wake Forest Tobacco Road are No. 2 Duke we have there makes more of and Rochus, a Belgian who star three times since then. He’s and No. 5 North Carolina in a now.” No. i a t the end o f the its shots (51 per­ turned 30 last month, could get also had two wins over Nadal concentration of big-time basket­ While the year. ” cent) than any nowhere near most of them. and one over third-ranked ball power. Demon Deacons other team in the Having the last match of the Djokovic. “You really can’t enjoy it much, may have ACC. It is tougher opening round had its advan­ The 21-year-old Scotsman is because your goal is to be No. 1 slipped under Ishmael Smith to shoot against tages for Nadal. He’d already not the only one encouraged by at the end of the year,” guard the national Wake Forest guard than anyone else had a chance to see how Roger the run: British bookmakers are Ishmael Smith said. “The funny radar for the in the confer­ Federer, defending champion listing him as co-favorite to win thing is, you can be No. 1 today, past few years, ence, allowing its Novak Djokovic and fourth- the Australian Open. and Wednesday night after the the recruiting experts certainly opponents to shoot just 36 per­ ranked Andy Murray had pro­ Fifth-seeded Jo-Wilfried (Virginia Tech) game, you could never lost track. cent. gressed. Tsonga, the M uham m ad Ali drop down to 10 or 12 just as Big men Al-Farouq Aminu and Johnson and Aminu rank He would get another look at lookalike who launched his run easy. ... When people recognize Tony Woods were part of a fresh­ among the league’s top rebound­ Federer and Djokovic in the sec­ at the last Australian final with it, you say, ‘Thank you,’ but man class rated No. 3 nationally ers. And 7-footer Chas ond round Wednesday. Match a win over Murray and beat you’ve really just got to keep by Scout.com. They were among McFarland is one of four players two in Federer’s quest to tie Nadal in the semifinals, started pushing and keep pressing.” the high school stars being who stand 6-11 or taller — giv­ Pete Sampras’ record 14th this time with a 6-4, 6-4, 6-0 Through the years, it has been recruited in person by Prosser ing the defense-minded coach Grand Slam title is against win over Juan Monaco of an occasional struggle for tiny the day before he died in July plenty of options for stopping Russian Evgeny Korolev. Argentina. Wake Forest — the smallest 2007 of an apparent heart Hansbrough and other dominant Nadal deflected a question Fellow Frenchman No. 6 Gilles school in the ACC, with an enroll­ attack. They honored their non­ post players. about his intentions with such Simon and No. 24 Richard ment of about 4,500 undergrad­ binding commitments to Wake “That’s the good thing about an aggressive start. He was less Gasquet also advanced. uates — to claw its way past Forest when the coach’s long­ this team — we’re so talented, interested in upping the ante on No. 13 Fernando Gonzalez of instate rivals Duke, North time right-hand man, Dino yet we still have so much more to his highly ranked rivals, he said, Chile, runner-up here to Federer Carolina and N.C. State and Gaudio, was tabbed two weeks work on,” Smith said. “I still than in gauging himself after a in 2007, ended Lleyton Hewitt’s claim the spotlight. Each of those later to succeed him. don’t think everybody has played 1 (6-month layoff for tendinitis in 13th Australian Open. Hewitt, three programs has won multi­ Teague and forward James well at the same time. ... We still his right knee. the 2001 U.S. Open and 2002 ple national championships Johnson also stuck with the have a whole lot to work on to T am no thinking nothing Wimbledon champion, lost the while combining for nine NCAA Demon Deacons and showed get better.” about this,” he said. T just think 2005 final here to Marat Safin. about try to play well myself. Nadal has never reached the Roger and Novak and Murray, Australian final, but has they are far (away) in the draw. improved one round each time T just can play with them in he’s come back to Melbourne semifinals or finals, no? I have Park. If that trend continues, to think (only) about next match he’ll be in the championship Where the girls are. right now.” match this time. He’s never won a Grand Slam JUST ONE BLOCK EAST OF NOTRE DAME His next match is against 26- year-old Croatian Roko on a hard court, but won the Karanusic, who was ranked Olympic gold medal in Beijing in Wonder where ND girls are living next year? 92nd and has never gone past August last year and had a tour- the second round at a major. high 46-10 record on the sur­ Brand new Irish Row Apartm ents and Irish Crossings No. 9 Jam es Blake beat face. Townhomes are leasing fast for both the 2009-2010 Canadian Frank Dancevic 6-4, That was better than Federer and 2010-2011 school years. 6-3, 7-5 in the other night (34-10), who has won eight of match, joining fellow American his 13 majors on the hard courts Interestingly, future residents are 80% girls and 20% men — No. 7 Andy Roddick, in New York or Melbourne. guys so far — that's four girls to every one guy. Mardy Fish and Amer Delic — in Rochus is touting Nadal, who the second round. The other beat Federer in the French What brings the girls? three are in action Wednesday. Open and Wimbledon finals and ■ Maybe it's the cool features that come with living The Williams sisters navigated usurped his No. 1 ranking last the first step in the path to a year. Rochus was playing his at Irish Row or Irish Crossings, like: potential semifinal showdown 31st Grand Slam tournament • Furnished residences and, rather than do their own and couldn’t remember getting - Including a 42" flat panel HDTV thing on the days between sin­ so badly mauled. in every living room gles matches, have decided to He later joked that the this team up in the doubles. 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He was confident, he knew Come see what's bringing in all the girls. degrees during the match, he had almost no chance to "ft i t Irish Crossings Townhomes But, better hurry before all the guys catch on. prompting Williams to finish lose.” For Lease Nadal had no mercy, stalking Irish points quickly, spend time in the Sow shade and conserve fuel. the baseline with a menacing “1 was able to just take my look, seemingly concentrating AihMli NeMi k m b % time and play a lot slower, not on each point as if it was a Irish Crossings giving 1,000 percent,” she said. breakpoint chance against him. ROW “I think it was pretty important lie didn’t need the practice, not for me not to ... go crazy out having to face any of those. there.” “You know, the sport is like lrishRowApartments.com | lrishCrossings.com The temperature had dropped this,” he said. “Because if you kat [email protected] | 574.277.6666 to 79 degrees for Venus are not playing all the time 100 Sales model at the corner of Burdette & Vaness Streets Williams 6-3, 6-3 win over percent — if I had some mis­ Angelique Kerber of Germany. takes in some moments — he Olympic gold medalist Elena can come close back to me and NOW LEASING FOR 2009-2010 AND 2010-2011 Dementieva beat Germany’s anything can happen.” Wednesday, January 21, 2009 The Observer ♦ SPORTS page 17

NFL Images of Fitzgerald a nightmare for Steelers

Preparing for Super Bowl Pittsburgh players, coaches remember Arizona wide receiver's play at University of Pittsburgh

It also set up an improbable Associated Press matchup between the Cardinals, PITTSBURGH — Larry an old franchise that could hard­ Fitzgerald might be the most ly be less successful, and the scouted player in Pittsburgh Steelers, an old franchise that Steelers history. For two years, could hardly be more successful. they needed only to look out “Larry Fitzgerald, is quite sim­ their office windows to watch ply, the best receiver in the him. world down the field in one-on- Fitzgerald’s exceptional hands, one situations,” Tomlin said. “If his knack for making difficult we’re to be successful in Tampa, catches while heavily covered we need to limit the number of and his high jumper-like leaping times we’re downfield with him ability might pose the biggest one-on-one. Invariably, he’s obstacle to the Steelers beating going to come up with the foot­ the Arizona Cardinals in the ball. The (video) tape tells us Super Bowl on Feb. 1. that.” As Steelers coach Mike Tomlin So did their own eyes. suggested Tuesday, scouting and Although the Steelers and a good game plan alone aren’t University of Pittsburgh never enough to slow Fitzgerald, practice together on the four- whose 419 yards receiving are field complex they share on the the most in a single NFL post­ city’s South Side, more than few season, with one game remain­ Steelers employees were tempt­ ing. ed to sneak a few peeks at “If you get down the field one- Fitzgerald when he played for on-one with him, he’s going to Pitt in 2003 and 2004. come back with the football,” Why wouldn’t they? In his two Tomlin said. “He is the best in college seasons about being the world at that, bar none.” recruited by former Pitt coach Not that any one needs to Walt Harris, a passing game remind the Steelers. whiz, Fitzgerald caught 161 Displayed in their Heinz Field passes for 2,677 yards and 34 Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, left, runs away from Eagles defensive back Quintin presg box, alongside pictures of touchdowns, with at least one former and current Steelers TD catch in a record 18 consec­ Mikell during Arizona’s 32-25 win over Philadelphia Sunday. players, is a large photo of utive games. Fitzgerald leaping above three The Steelers also influenced the Cardinals are to win their unmatched. the showpiece players on Texas A&M defenders to make a Fitzgerald, too. first NFL championship since “I don’t know what Larry Pittsburgh’s defense — Troy touchdown catch while at Pitt in Not long after the Cardinals 1947 — three cities and 61-plus Fitzgerald’s vertical leap is, but Polamalu, Defensive Player of 2003. He couldn’t have been drafted Fitzgerald No. 3 overall years ago. Curiously, the then- he looks like Michael Jordan the Year James Harrison and more covered, yet it made no in 2004, when the Steelers Chicago Cardinals beat the playing out there to me,” linebacker James Harrison — difference. The football was drafted Ben Roethlisberger eight Eagles to win that ‘47 title, a Collinsworth said Tuesday. “If yet he allowed only two touch­ there, and, in Fitzgerald’s mind, spots later, Fitzgerald said his week after Philadelphia beat the it’s a tie, you just throw the ball downs in coverage all season nobody else was going to get it. goal wasn’t just to be the receiv­ Steelers in a rare playoff game up in the air and Larry and is a Pro Bowl alternate. Ask the Philadelphia Eagles er who made the occasional for the Eastern Conference play­ Fitzgerald comes down with it.” If Fitzgerald runs into All-Pro about plays like that. highlight-film catch. Instead, he off. Tomlin isn’t about to tip his safety Polamalu, it might be Fitzgerald’s series of three, wanted to be as steady and reli­ Form er NFL receiver Cris hand about the Steelers’ cover­ when he goes over the middle can-you-top-this touchdown able as the Steelers’ Hines Collinsworth, the NBC analyst, age plans for Fitzgerald, but no rather than deep, as Polamalu catches in the NEC champi­ Ward. agrees with Tomlin that doubt cornerback Ike Taylor and often plays as much like a line­ onship game Sunday prevented Now, Fitzgerald probably Fitzgerald’s ability to make plays safety Ryan Clark are keys to it. backer as he does a defensive an all-Pennsylvania Super Bowl. needs to be better than Ward if when the ball is in the air is Taylor isn’t as well known as back.

NCAA Men’s Basketball Cinderalla George Mason preparing for dance again

Colonial Athletic Conference. -one-loss teams in the confer­ lar season. Face it: The his players a photo of him­ Associated Press It leads to a refrain they’ll ence: Wednesday at world doesn’t come to a halt self with Obama and univer­ FAIRFAX, Va. — George keep repeating in Fairfax Northeastern and Saturday when the Patriots host sity President Alan Merton, Mason coach Jim Larranaga until everyone finally has at Virginia Commonwealth. William & Mary. taken on campus about a always begins practice with the message: The Patriots “For us to get any consid­ “The high-major schools year ago. He said he would a thought for the day. He plan to keep right on making eration at all,” will always get share a story about Obama’s didn’t have to think hard to noise on the national scene. Larranaga said, th e m ost involvement in basketball come with one on Tuesday. “A lot of us still have that “w e’re going to “A lot of us still have attention and how it has affected the “Yes, we can!” he told his chip on our shoulder,” sen­ have to have a that chip on our because they new president’s life. players as they gathered at ior Darryl Monroe said. huge year in have multiple On Monday, Larranaga ref­ midcourt at 11:30 a.m. at “Like, ‘Hey, this w asn’t just the league.” shoulder. Like, ‘Hey, teams erenced Martin Luther King the Patriot Center, about a a one-time thing.’ We want T hat’s this wasn’t just a ranked,” Jr. on the holiday honoring half-hour before Barack to let everybody know this is because the one-time thing.’” Larranaga the civil rights leader — and O bam a w as a good pro­ Patriots’ non­ said, “and it was a very timely mes­ sworn in as gram and we conference deservedly so.” sage. His Patriots nearly got president. want to con­ schedule was­ Darryl Monroe On campus, into a nasty push-and-shove T hen cam e “Yes we can!’’ tend for a con­ n’t very strong George Mason senior though, with James Madison’s play­ laughter as the ference title, th'is season. Larranaga is ers during some trash-talk­ group singled national title, Their current still a rock ing as the teams left the Jim Larranagak out senior all of it.” RPI is 48, well below the star, not afraid to break a court after George Mason’s Chris Fleming, George Mason coach Anyone pay­ 2006 rating that earned mold or two. His players win over the Dukes on the team’s sole ing attention them an NCAA at-large thought they would miss the Saturday. Republican. already has berth. inauguration when they Larranaga told his players “Everyone received the In some ways, everything learned of Tuesday’s prac­ about an episode involving else voted for Barack, message. The Patriots failed changed when Mason went tice time, but the coach King at an Atlanta church Larranaga said, “so they to m ake the NCAA to u rn a ­ to the Final Four. People no interrupted the workout at where an angry mob had wanted him to have to say ment after losing the CAA longer say “Who?” at the 11:57 a.m. and sent them to gathered outside. King chose the words.” tournament championship mention of the school’s the locker room to perch in not to confront the crowd, Larranaga’s inspirational game in 2007, but last year name. Attendance has risen front of the television. which likely would have ploys were well documented they took the conference steadily at the Patriot The players applauded escalated the violence. • during George Mason’s title and were back in the Center, and recruiting is when Obama took the oath “He’s been talking about unexpected Final Four run big dance. much easier. and again after the speech. discipline,” senior John in 2006, and apparently he This year looks promising In some ways, though, Then it was back to the Vaughn said. “He under­ hasn’t lost his touch. This as well, although this week nothing has changed. George court to finish practice. stands how it is to be out in year’s team is off to the best will go far in determining M ason — and th e CAA at Tuesday night, after land­ front. We understand that start in school history, with George Mason’s postseason large — still gets barely a ing in Boston for we’re hunted and other a 14-3 record that includes worth. The Patriots play mention in college hoops Wednesday’s game, teams are hungry to take us an immaculate 7-0 in the road games against the two discussions during the regu­ Larranaga planned to show down.” page 18 The Observer ♦ SPORTS Wednesday, January 21, 2009

NFL Ross won't let Big Tuna get reeled in elsewhere After buying Dolphins, new majority owner says Parcells will remain in charge of football operations

2001 . thinks like a businessman: You Sparano, and said he foresees family and organization will do Associated Press Parcells broke his silence don’t solve all your problems no changes on the football side. everything we can to support MIAMI — New Miami Tuesday on the subject of his with money; you solve them He said he found the atm os­ Steve and the team for the ben­ Dolphins majority owner status. Scouting players prac­ with brains.” phere at the Dolphins’ recent efit of all of South Florida.” Stephen Ross won’t mess with ticing for the Senior Bowl in General manager Jeff Ireland playoff game electrifying and Ross, 68, made his billions as success: He says Bill Parcells Mobile, Ala., he spoke briefly said the sale won’t affect the wants to build on this season’s a lawyer and developer and is will rem ain in charge of the with several reporters and was way he, Parcells and coach success. chairman of Related football operation. asked if he planned to remain Tony Sparano go about things. “That is the most important Companies, an international Ross, a New York real estate as the Dolphins’ vice president “It doesn’t really change what thing, and the thing that drives real estate development com­ billionaire, completed his pur­ of football operations.' I do, it doesn’t change what me — creating and being part pany. He has homes in New chase of 95 percent of the fran­ “What does it Tony does, it of a winning organization,” York and Palm Beach, and he chise for $1 billion Tuesday, look like I’m doesn’t change Ross said. “There is nothing ranked 78th in 2008 on Forbes’ with Wayne Huizenga retaining doing?” he said. 7 feel very, very what Bill does,” more important than that.” list of richest Americans with a a 5 percent interest. “What do your Ireland said in Ross said Bryan Wiedmeier net worth of $4.5 billion. Ross then addressed specula­ eyes tell you?” comfortable with him, Mobile. “We’ve will remain as team president, Ross attended Miami Beach tion he and Parcells might not When asked and I think he feels got to win and negotiations regarding a High School and the University be hitting it off. The sale trig­ why he wouldn’t comfortable with me." games.” position on the business side of Florida, then earned degrees gered a clause in Parcells’ con­ commit outright In F ebruary are ongoing with Arlen from Michigan and Wayne tract allowing him to leave and to staying, 2008, Ross Kantarian, former U.S. Tennis State law school. He began his still receive the $9-12 million Parcells said Stephen Ross bought 50 per­ Association CEO. Ross said he’s career in Detroit as a tax attor­ remaining on the four-year experience Dolphins owner cent of the fran­ talking to potential minority ney, and the Michigan business contract he signed a year ago. taught him chise, Dolphin partners, but none has agreed school bears his name. “Parcells is in charge,” Ross never to rule Stadium and to invest yet. Once a minority partner with said in a conference call. “He’s anything out. He surrounding Huizenga bought 15 percent the New York Islanders, Ross staying, and I think we’re very said if something happened to land from Huizenga for $550 of the Dolphins and 50 percent was part of a group in 1990 fortunate to have someone like change his mind, he’d “hate to million, with an agreement to of the stadium from team that tried to bring baseball to Bill Parcells, who I think people be called a liar.” later become managing general founder Joe Robbie’s family in Miami before Huizenga became have come to recognize as But Parcells said he likes partner. 1990. Total cost of those pur­ founding owner of the Florida probably the best football mind Ross and is not seeking a new Ross closed on the purchase chases was $168 million. M arlins. He also m ade an in America.” contract. of an additional 45 percent The Dolphins never reached unsuccessful bid for the New Thanks to Parcells, Ross “It’s not about money,” Tuesday. That part of the the Super Bowl under York Jets in 1999. takes over with the franchise’s Parcells said. “I’ve got more agreement received pre­ Iluizenga’s ownership. “When I read the paper, the fortunes on the upswing. When than I can spend.” approval from the NFL in “The sale represents a bitter­ first section I go to is the sports the. first phase of his purchase Ross said he’s 100 percent October. sweet moment for me, but the section,” Ross said. “Sirrce I was completed last February, certain Parcells will stay for Huizenga, 71, became sole timing is right to complete it,” w asn’t going to make it as a the Dolphins were coming off a another season. owner of the Dolphins in 1994. he said in a statement. “I know player, it was a dream to 1-15 season, worst in team his­ “I feel very, very comfortable A year ago he said it was time under Steve’s leadership the become an owner.” * tory. Under the new Parcells with him, and I think he feels for someone else to assume Dolphins are in outstanding Last year Forbes Magazine regime, they improved to 11-6 comfortable with me,” Ross control. hands. We are still a 5 percent valued the Dolphins at $1 bil­ this season and made the play­ said. “I think we’ve developed a Ross plans to meet Friday partner in the franchise and lion, with a revenue stream of offs for the first time since good rapport. ... Bill Parcells with Parcells, Ireland and the stadium. The Huizenga about $232 million.

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NHL Things keep getting worse for Islanders

Hampered by persistent swelling and soreness in left knee, goalie DiPietro decides to shut it down for the season

al manager Garth Snow said After the initial knee sur­ improvement from the time of including a hip procedure in Associated Press he isn’t concerned that gery in June, DiPietro backed the first surgery to the second March. That was the second NEW YORK — Rick DiPietro won’t be able to play up Joey MacDonald for the surgery,” Hershman said. “It time DiPietro had hip surgery, DiPietro’s season ended through the remaining years first four games of the season, was up and down and we once on each side in consecu­ before the New York of the deal. but didn’t see any action. really didn’t have a sense that tive years. He also has a histo­ Islanders’ franchise goalie “We’ve taken all the correct The Islanders (12-29-5) will it was progressing as it should ry with head injuries. really got a chance to get it measures and the right steps enter this weekend’s All-Star when Rick tired to play on it. “The problem is that the lat­ going. throughout this process. break with the fewest wins The response was not what eral meniscus when it’s dam­ Lingering persistent Talking to the doctors, that and points in the 30-team we expected.” aged and has su rgery on it swelling and soreness in his scenario has NHL, but The injury is not believed, at two times, it can take quite a left knee that required sur­ never come Hershman this point, to be career threat­ while to recover,” Hershman gery twice in four months u p ,” Snow “We’ve taken all the said DiPietro’s ening. DiPietro is expected to said. “A lot of the stress of the kept DiPietro out for all but said. season would be re-evaluated in six-to-eight knee in hockey goes through five of the team’s 46 games “Obviously, correct measures and be over even if weeks to see if the swelling the lateral compartment. this season and led to w hen you teh right steps the team was and discomfort has dimin­ “I don’t think it is related to Tuesday’s decision to shut him have a goalie throughout this in playoff con­ ished. the hips. I think both his hips down. of Rick’s cal­ tention. Upon returning from his are doing quite well right “Everyone’s consensus is iber, it’s dis­ process. ” < Hershman early-season break, DiPietro now. I do think he is recov­ that Rick should rest the knee, appointing didn’t question made three straight starts, ered.” allow the postoperative w hen you Garth Snow his decision to but lasted only one period DiPietro, an NHL All-Star swelling from two surgeries in d o n ’t have Islanders general manager clear DiPietro against Carolina on Oct. 25. starter last year, went 1-3-0 a relatively short timeframe to him in the to play twice DiPietro had arthroscopic sur­ this season with a 3.52 goals resolve, and get him ready for lineup. this season. gery Oct. 31 to repair the torn against average and a .892 next season,” said Dr. Elliott . “We got more than one set “We w ere incredibly c a u ­ meniscus. He allowed five save percentage. Hershman, an associate team of eyes to look at him and we tious, actually, and I thought goals on 33 shots in a loss at After becoming the first orthopedist, who participated just wanted to take our time that at each time we had Rick Phoenix on Jan; 2, his final goalie chosen No. 1 overall in the second operation. and make an informed deci­ trying to play it was the right appearance of the season. when the Islanders took him “At this time, we’re not sion.” time,” he said. “If anything, “This has been one of the in the 2000 draft, DiPietro has anticipating any further sur­ The 27-year-old DiPietro we have been exceedingly most frustrating situations I posted a mark of 117-112-8- gery but we’re certainly fol­ made a few early season cautious with him. At each have ever had to deal with, 24 with a 2.79 goals against lowing this knee to make sure appearances following sur­ juncture we responded to the but this is the right decision average and a .905 save per­ that the inflammation and gery that was believed to be way that Rick was progress­ for me and the team,” centage in 273 NHL games. swelling does resolve on a on his right knee, but was ing. I wouldn’t second guess DiPietro said in a statement. He is expected to resum e more permanent basis so he is clarified to be the left on myself at all.” “I am confident this will allow skating sometime during the able to return fully,” Tuesday by Hershman. He Several doctors, including me to make a complete recov­ summer. Hershman added. then was shelved again after a famed surgeon Dr. James ery, be ready in plenty of time “The most important thing DiPietro is in the third sea­ second tear of the lateral Andrews, either examined for next season and compete is that at this point we give son of a landmark contract, meniscus was revealed by an DiPietro or studied the MRI to my highest ability for many the knee some time to rest, having agreed to a $67.5 mil­ MRI and repaired with a sec­ and determined rest to be the years to come.” free from on-ice activity, and lion, 15-year deal in the sum­ ond arthroscopic procedure in best recommendation now. DiPietro has had three oper­ see what the knee does,” mer of 2006. Islanders gener­ October. “T here w as a lack of ations in seven months, Hershman said. “When we do

NBA Oden responds to self-challenge with breakout game

Portland rookie center sees 24 point 15 rebound effort against Milwaukee as evidence of his potential

who saw him as the future of ing 8.3 points, seven rebounds Associated Press the franchise. and 1.09 blocked shots. But he PORTLAND, Ore. — Greg Despite his absence on the has struggled with fouls, as Oden challenged himself. court last season, the former well as maintaining his energy Weary of play even he per­ Indiana Mr. Basketball from level. ceived as inconsistent, the Lawrence North still had a big In Portland’s 102-85 victory Trail Blazers’ 7-foot center profile with the Blazers. He over the Bucks, Oden had just made a conscious decision to became known for his toothy two fouls. break out. grin on the bench, an affable The Bucks were without top The result was Monday manner and even his humor­ rebounder Andrew Bogut, who night, when he scored a ous blog posts. missed his third straight game career-high 24 points and had This season, however, the because of back spasms. Bogut 15 rebounds in Portland’s vic­ happy-go-lucky Oden vanished. is averaging 10.4 boards a tory over the Milwaukee He injured his foot in the game. Bucks. Blazers’ opener Bogut’s absence helped “I just wanted and missed six Oden, and the Bucks were to start stepping games. When he forced to go with a smaller up my game,” he “I just wanted to did come back, lineup when Dan Gadzuric. got said. “Being start stepping up my his play was dis­ iqto foul trouble. inconsistent, I’ve jointed, and at It was Oden’s team-high 12th been saying that game. ” tim es he double-double. all year. It’s time seemed sullen. “It’s hard because the sea­ to change that.” Greg Oden Smiles and son’s so long and you’re going Oden didn’t Portland center jokes were rare. to have ups and downs, espe­ just become Although cially as a rookie,” Blazers more confident Oden was going guard Brandon Roy said. “But I and aggressive, though typical think the good thing about it is he seemed to snap out of a first-year growing pains, there that he’s definitely staying funk that had largely clouded was tremendous pressure from involved with trying to loosen his rookie season so far. He fans and the media. Even rap­ up. It’s not like he’s going to high-lived fans after the game, per Lil’ Wayne proclaimed happen to wake up one morn­ then smiled and joked with Oden a bust in a commentary ing and be totally loose. He’s reporters gathered around his for ESPN.com. going to have to continue to locker. The Trail Blazers, for their work on it.” “It feels good,” he said. “I part, stood steadfast in their Now the question is whether convinced myself that when intention to let Oden progress Oden can keep it up. The Trail I’m out there I play good, and at his own pace. Blazers host LeBron James and when I’m not, I don’t. This was “I think I put just as much the Cleveland Cavaliers on one of those times it showed.” pressure as anybody else Wednesday night. Oden was the top pick in the would on a job they love to do, “I’m not going to say I’m all 2007 NBA draft. His rookie and wanted to do good at it,” the way disappointed with year was delayed when he had he said. myself or down on myself,” he microfracture surgery on his His numbers are not bad for said, “I’d just say I need to step Portland center Greg Oden puts up a shot during the Blazers knee, a blow to Portland fans a rookie center. He is averag­ up my game.” 102-85 win over Milwaukee Monday. page 20 The Observer ♦ SPORTS Wednesday, January 21, 2009

had blowouts in the confer­ game. snapped Notre Dame’s win players in double figures. ence season, but still have to streak with a 75-65 victory Sophomore guard Erica Big East travel to Pittsburgh and Rutgers (10-5, 3-2) Jan. 13, but then lost to Morrow leads the way with continued from page 24 Storrs. Notre Dame has a How the mighty have fall­ Rutgers by 23 five days later. 17.7 points per game. The chance to make a statem ent en. The national runner-up M arquette is lucky to avoid Orange started their confer­ Cardinals was an 85-82 in the league in the coming of a year ago and a No. 2- any long road trips this sea­ ence schedule strong with upset at the hands of week with a matchup with seed last season, the Scarlet son, and has the luxury of wins against Rutgers and Nevada-Reno on Nov. 29. No. 21 Rutgers at the Joyce Knights have already lost playing its road games Cincinnati before falling at The Cardinals still have the Center. twice in conference, at against some of the other home to Seton Hall and get­ brunt of their conference Syracuse and at Louisville. middling teams in the con­ ting doubled up by UConn. schedule left, including trips Pittsburgh (13-4, 3-2) Even though every coach in ference. to UConn, Notre Dame, The Panthers jum ped up to the conference will say it is South Florida and Seton Marquette and a rematch at the fourth spot in the confer­ tough to win on the road, C. Villanova (2-2, 10-7) Hall have matching 2-4 con­ the Bearcats all still to come. ence after the Cincinnati Vivian Stringer should know The Wildcats are just ference records, and have loss, despite the loss of all- that her team needs to win where they should be on gotten them in very similar UConn (18-0, 4-0) Big East center Marcedes games like those if they want paper, beating West Virginia fashions, beating only other The best team in the coun­ Walker, who graduated last to remain among the elites. and Providence and losing to teams in the bottom half of try isn’t the best in the con­ May. Guard Shevonte Zellous Rutgers has only one player Rutgers and Cincinnati. They the bracket. With every team ference standings, but only has picked up the scoring for in double figures - guard have a chance to make a making the Big East tourna­ as a result of scheduling. Pitt so far this season, aver­ Epiphany Prince with 20.8. statement game against the ment this season, there is The Huskies have played aging 24.1 points and 5.4 They don’t score much, but Irish on Saturday to improve less pressure on these teams fewer conference games rebounds per game. The the Scarlet Knights also have their league standing and to step up their games in than Louisville, in part Panthers showed how good a stifling defense, allowing postseason opportunities. February in order to make a because they played in one they could be in their last only 52.5 points per game. Otherwise, Villanova has a postseason appearance, but of the biggest out-of-confer­ game out, when they chance to win out at home seeding still helps as both ence matchups of the sea­ crushed Seton Hall 76-40 on Georgetown (12-5, 2-2) (Providence, St. John’s, will try to turn things around son: a l-vs-2 game last the road. (Just for the The lloyas have see-sawed DePaul, Louisville and USE) quickly. Monday at North Carolina. record, the Irish only beat in their conference season so and get into the top half of Connecticut crushed the Tar the Pirates 66-60 on that far this season, alternating the Big East bracket. St. Jo h n ’s, Providence and Heels 88-58, snapping a 31- same court.) wins with big losses. West Virginia are the cur­ game home win streak for Georgetown has struggled DePaul (14-5, 2-3) rent league cellar dwellers, North Carolina and proving Cincinnati (13-5, 3-2) against the two top tier The Blue Demons have had but that is not to say they they are the best team in the Cincinnati has only two teams it has played (Notre to replace their leading scor­ are all bad teams. St. John’s country beyond a shadow of losses so far, but has avoided Dame and Louisville) and er from a year ago, forward played the Irish close until the doubt. UConn also has playing most of the big dogs will likely fall quickly in the Allie Quigley, and have done the final whistle, refusing to arguably the best player in in the league. The Bearcats standings in the next few so with some ease. The team play dead, and the college basketball, sopho­ have beaten up on Seton weeks: They play Marquette, has three players averaging Mountaineers are, if at all more forward Maya Moore, Hall, West Virginia and Pitt and UConn in their next in double figures this season: possible, a good 0-5 team in who averages 29.2 points Villanova in their wins, but four games. Those three are Deirdre Naughton with 17.3 the Big East. Four of their- per game on 53.4 percent lost to Louisville and last all at home, but with how points per game, Natasha losses are against the top shooting. year’s surprise of the season the lloyas have played so far, Williams with 15.4 and half of the league and the Syracuse. Cincy avoids the they will be lucky to go 1-2 Keisha Hampton with 10.4. final one was a two-point Notre Dame (15-2, 4-1) Huskies thanks to schedul­ in those games. DePaul already has one big squeaker at Villanova. Top- The Irish remain alone in ing, but has a three-game win on its NCAA resume, a to-bottom, the Big East is a third place in the league road trip later this season Marquette (11-7, 2-2) 69-62 victory at Pittsburgh. solid league, where even the after Cincinnati’s loss where it have to travel to The Golden Eagles are worst team in the league Wednesday night, but could Pitt and Rutgers back-to- another team looking to find Syracuse (13-5, 2-3) (WVU) boasts a winning be worse off if not for clutch back. A solid performance in their way in the league. They The Orange have one of the record (11-7). play against St. John’s this those games could help put sta rte d off by beating USE more prolific offenses in. the weekend. Notre Dame has the Bearcats over the top before falling on the road to country, averaging 71.1 Contact Jay Fitzpatrick at won both close games and and get them the second bye Seton Hall. Marquette then points per game with four [email protected]

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Associated Press Grebeshkov and he put a shot into a crowd of play­ everything he had into a ers standing in the crease. to face winless Hornets EDMONTON, Alberta — shot that beat Steve Mason The puck caromed to Boll Ales Hemsky put on a show to tie the game 3-3. and Roloson was unable to to 6-1. Kalamazoo’s latest lost and helped the Edmonton Hemsky got the job done stop the tap-in. By ALEX WEST came against Albion last Oilers head into the All-Star almost single-handedly at Edmonton regained the Sports Writer Saturday by a score of 68-38. break on a high note. the end to give Edmonton lead in the middle of the Although the Hornet’s still Hemsky scored his second the win as he came in on second period as Hemsky Saint Mary’s (8-7) looks to Remain winless, Henley said goal with 34.9 seconds left the right hand side and beat sped past Fedor Tyutin and bounce back from its first she doesn’t believe her team to play, giving the Edmonton Mason up high. beat Mason on a backhan­ MIAA loss of the year when it will overlook them. Oilers a 4-3 win “When you der. plays at Kalamazoo (0-13) “In this league, you can’t over the h ave four It didn’t take long for the today. overlook anyone. Records and Columbus Blue “For me every game p o in ts or Jackets to knot the game The Belles will look to use standings never truly indicate J a c k e ts on something again, as just a minute and their height inside and speed the strength of a team,” she Tuesday night. we win is what I feel like that you a half later, Melhot blasted in the transition game on said. Hemsky added good about. I just are always a shot past Roloson to make offense against the Hornets, She also said the Hornets’ two assists, and want to go out there asked if it is it 2-2. who rank last in the MIAA in defense could test the Belles. L u b o m i r the b e st Columbus took its first scoring “They play a Visnovsky and and do my part. ” game in your lead of the game with five defense and lot of different Denis career,” minutes to play in the peri­ give up more “We need to do a defenses, so we Grebeshkov also Ales Hemsky Hemsky said. od, when Williams took a than 75 points need to be able scored for the “ For me shot from in tight that per game. better job on Oilers wing to recognize Oilers (24-19-3) every game Roloson waved at with his Coach Jenn defending the drive what they are who have won we win is glove. Henley said and shutting down playing and exe­ five of their last what I feel The Blue Jackets came the Belles will cute our six to move back into a good about. I just want to close to going up by two also need to Kalamazoo’s inside offense,” Henley playoff position in the go out there .and do my midway through the third as play well gam e.” said. Western Conference. part. It felt great to win the a puck sneaked behind defensively. Belles leading “That was unreal, I game. It’s a great feeling in Roloson before Ladislav “We need to Jenn Henley score Erin haven’t seen anything like this room right now.” Smid fished it out. The play do a better job Newsom is com­ that in a while,” said Oilers Edmonton ended with on defending ing off of an 18- head coach Craig MacTavish got out to an Roloson throw­ the drive and point effort of Hemsky s performance early lead, ing punches at shutting down Kalamazoo’s against Albion. She averages Tuesday. “Two goals and scoring on ‘We gave it away. We Boll for crash­ inside game,” Henley said. almost 15 points and more two assists. We’ve seen that the p o w er had a turnover with ing the crease. “Our focus continues to be on than nine rebounds a game before. But not where all play five min­ “We pissed it defense, regardless of our this season to lead the Belles 4 7 seconds left. You four are world-class plays. utes into the a w a y , ” opponent.” in both categories. “It couldn’t have come at opening peri­ can’t do that." Columbus The Belles lost 77-72 to a better time. He single- od w hen coach Ken Albion last Wednesday, drop­ Contact Alex West at handedly willed the win for Visnovsky Hitchcock said. ping their conference record [email protected] Ken Hitchcock us. It was a great effort sent a cross­ “We turned it from Ales.” ice pass to Blue Jackets coach over twice in Jared Boll, Marc Methot Hemsky, then the neutral and Jason Williams scored crept in from zone and we NHL for the Blue Jackets who the point for gave it away. have lost two of their last the return feed and blasted They had nothing going, we three. the puck past Columbus were completely controlling The Oilers tied the game starter Steve Mason. the hockey game. We gave it Marleau's overtime at 3 with 4:42 to play, just The Blue Jackets tied it a away. We had a turnover as a power play expired. minute and a half into the with 47 seconds left. You Hemsky spotted a pinching second, when Williams sent can’t do that. goal gives Sharks win

Associated Press a hooking penalty midway through overtime, Thornton SAN JOSE, Calif. — Joe made a cross-ice pass to u Thornton set up Devin Marleau for the San Jose cap­ Setoguchi’s tying goal in regula­ tain ’s 25th goal. M arleau is tion and Patrick Marleau’s over­ expected to be added to the West time winner, and the San Jose All-Star team soon, joining Sharks celebrated Claude Thornton, defenseman Dan Lemieux’s return to the NHL Boyle and coach Todd McLellan after a 5%-year absence with a in Montreal. dramatic 2-1 victory over the A violent scrum erupted as the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday teams left the ice when Henrik night. Sedin ran into Nabokov and Lemieux played a regular shift Ryane Clowe, who responded on the fourth line in his first NHL angrily. Both teams traded game since 2003 for the Sharks, shoves, and Vancouver enforcer who gave one of their most list­ Shane O'Brien was frustrated in less efforts of the season until his attempt to confront Clowe. the last minute of regulation. Taylor Pyatt scored in the first Evgeni Nabokov made 13 saves period for the Canucks, who for San Jose, which will enter were a few moments away from the All-Star break with at least a becoming just the second oppo­ w a n t t 0 b e t t e r share of the overall league lead. nent to win a regular-season Roberto Luongo stopped 27 game in regulation at the Shark shots for the Canucks, who lost Tank since last Feb. 14. Calgary H 0 w a b 0 u t y o u r s i their sixth straight after surren­ ended San Jose's streak of 31 dering Setoguchi’s tying goal consecutive home games with at with 39.1 seconds left. With least one point last Thursday. A r e y 0 u i n t e r e S • Nabokov pulled for an extra All eyes at the sold-out Shark 0 u r s e 1 f u n a b 1 e attacker, Thornton threaded a Tank were on Lemieux, the 43- y pass from behind the goal to year-old forward who won four i 0 0 k in9 f 0 r s 0 m Setoguchi, who found a slight Stanley Cups and a playoff MVP opening. award during parts of 20 NHL After Daniel Sedin committed seasons. i f s O r y 0 u z r e n 0 p r0 j e ct i n t h e 1 c 0 u P 1 e s v\i it h t e Aqpdeooe Warren & Linda t - 0 1ca I I ♦ OCCO J Restaurant

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lacked highly-recruited players time, in case you’ve been too because of the coaching consumed with the Irish hock­ Jackson change), Jackson did perhaps ey team’s streak. continued from page 24 his best coaching job — guid­ That’s the great thing about ing a team that barely made the team’s success, too — stu­ Superior State. the NCAA tournament as the dents are taking notice. Games How many Notre Dame stu­ last at-large selection all the are selling out, and general dents have even heard of Lake way to the Frozen Four, past interest and enthusiasm for the Superior State? top-ranked Michigan and into program is quickly rising, But in a sense, that was the the title game. thanks mostly to the positive college hockey world’s view of The ’07-’08 Irish may have results Jackson’s teams have the Irish program before been a Cinderella story, but posted in such a short time­ Jackson took over in 2005; the midnight has long since past, frame. previous year, Notre Dame had and Notre Dame is Still stand­ Jackson doesn’t have the won just five games and had ing strong. With a 20-game football team’s budget or the been all but dismissed from unbeaten streak and a No. 1 new facilities several other relevance. national ranking it has held for Notre Dame programs have Immediately, Jackson made six straight weeks, the pro­ received in recent years — the an impact. The Irish went 13- gram is clearly here to stay — hockey team’s facilities are 19-4 in Jackson’s first year, as long as Jackson is (which regarded as among the worst nearly tripling their previous appears to be the case). in college hockey, but that’s win total in the only losing sea­ Just how dominant have the another (less positive) column. son of Jackson’s head-coaching Irish been? They haven’t lost a But that hasn’t stopped career. game they have led after two Jackson from bringing talented The next year, with stud periods, and Notre Dame ranks players and, more importantly, goaltender David Brown in the top five nationally of wins to Notre Dame. He’s between the pipes, the Irish set every major statistical category already helped bring CCHA a new “Gold Standard” — a except for scoring offense — championship and Frozen Four slogan that graces many a sign for which the Irish rank eighth. banners to the Joyce Center, around the team’s locker room And just how long have the and he’ll get his national and offices — by winning 32 Irish been that dominant? championship soon enough. games, posting a .898 winning They haven’t lost since Oct. Why? percentage and holding the top 25 — the day the football team lie’s the best coach in college spot in the national polls for beat Washington. Since that hockey — it’s what he does. seven straight weeks. day, the football team ended its And last year, with a new season (and lost four more The views expressed in this goalie (current netminder times) and the men’s basket­ column are those of the author Jordan Pearce, who has since ball team began its campaign and not necessarily those of emerged as one of the CCHA’s (and has lost five times). The Observer. best) and a shallow senior A new president has been Contact Matt Camber at class (which overachieved but elected and inaugurated in that mgamber@nd. edu

San Francisco Dragons in the 12.09 goals per game. third round of the draft. The Clagett, Zimmerman, and Clagett defensem an played in all 58 Wharton will join three other continued from page 24 games in his career with the classmates in the MLL that Irish, starting 45. were selected in May’s MLI, Zimmerman helped Notre Collegiate Draft. Midfielder Dame midfielder had been Dame’s defense rank No. 4 in Michael Podgajny, goaltender selected by the Riptide in the the nation his junior season Joey Kemp and defenseman. MLL draft in May, but did not and No. 5 in the NCAA in 2008. Sean Dougherty were selected IAN GAVLICK/The Observer see any action in Los Angeles’ The Great Western Lacrosse over the first four rounds of Senior Mary Saxer sets the Loftus Center record in the pole 2008 season. League named Zimmerman to the draft and comprised the vault at the Indoor Opener on Jan. 16. In his career with the Irish, the all-conference team his largest draft class ever from Clagett was one of the nation’s senior year. Notre Dame. these give her an opportunity top faceoff specialists, ranking Wharton, drafted in the sev­ The 2009 version of the Irish, to look back on and truly No. 4 nationally with a .619 enth round by the Washington ranked No. 9 in the “Inside Saxer appreciate what she has winning percentage his senior Bayhawks, led Notre Dame his Lacrosse” preseason poll, will continued from page 24 accomplished during her year. Clagett also led the team senior year with 53 points and begin play with several new career. with 63 ground balls in his 32 assists. starters Feb. 14 against Loyola give credit for her success to “When that recruit recog­ final season. Wharton, who netted 31 in Atlanta. her coaches and teammates. nized me like that, it made me A leader of several strong goals with the Irish, helped “My coach is so supportive smile. For a moment, I took a Notre Dame defenses, Notre Dame rank fourth in the Contact Jay Fitzpatrick at and upbeat and I always look step back and realized every­ Zimmerman was chosen by the NCAA in offense, averaging [email protected] forward to practice because thing that I had accom­ he makes it fun for all of us, ” plished,” she said. “It’s easy to she said. “My teammates are get caught up in the day to like family to me and without NBA day practice and the strug­ them I don’t know where I gles, but when I look at my would be. They are the people pole vault career as a whole, I that you are have a lot to around the be proud of. Jazz extend home win streak most and they “We had a young “I am a pret­ have been ty modest per­ there for me lady in for an official son so I don’t Associated Press score and we really didn’t get them, about three or four, and through both visit this past fall like to boast, good looks after we got it to a kept them from getting what the fun and dif­ and, when she was but it’s cool SALT LAKE CITY — When the one-point game. We had an they wanted,” Utah coach Jerry ficult tim es in som etim es to game got tight, Mehmet Okur opportunity there and we just Sloan said. my life.” introduced to Mary, think that peo­ took over for the Utah Jazz. couldn’t capitalize.” Minnesota fell to 7-2 under Being this the recruit exclaimed: ple actually After the Minnesota Williams, who had 17 points coach Kevin McHale in January, successful cer­ ‘You're Mary Saxer, look up to me Timberwolves cut a big lead to and 11 assists, followed Okur’s who took over for Randy tainly has its and think so one, Okur hit consecutive 3- shots with a jumper to expand Wittman last month, and fin­ perks. you ’re Mary Saxer! highly of me pointers to boosted the Jazz past the advantage to 106-97. ished a three-game road trip 2- “In high [The girl] was so and what I Minnesota 112-107 Tuesday Paul Millsap led Utah with 28 1. school, I had excited to m eet her. ” have accom­ night for'their seventh straight points and 15 rebounds and his The Jazz jumped out to a 12-0 little girls come plished.” home win. dunk gave the Jazz a 97-89 lead lead as the Wolves couldn’t find up to me at Saxer is well Deron Williams twice drove to midway through the fourth the net until the 8:46 mark when meets and ask Jim Garnham on her way to the basket and collapsed the quarter. Telfair finally made a jumper. for my auto­ Irish coach achieving her defense to set up Okur. “I wanted to step up tonight. I “We spotted them too many graph,” she goals for this “My shot was cold in the first had a tough game last time and points. Got down by 14 points in said. “It’s season after half but I tried to mix up my I’m not used to that, so I felt like the third, but we fought back moments like just three meets. Her season- game in the second half,” Okur I needed to crash the boards hard,” McHale said. that where I just smile and high jump of 13-3.75 feet has said. “I knew it was going to be hard tonight,” Millsap said. Once Minnesota got going, the think how lucky I am to have qualified her for the NCAA a long game, so I stayed focused Ryan Gomes and Foye led Jazz could not shake the Wolves. been given this talent.” Regional and Big East and hungry. Deron did a good Minnesota’s rally with late 3- The Jazz never led by double­ Garnham offered one exam­ Championship meets at the job finding me.” pointers and each finished with digits in the fourth quarter and ple in particular that speaks end of the season. It is the The Wolves never led, but cut 19 points. Sebastian Telfair were aided by Minnesota’s free volumes about Saxer’s popu­ sixth-highest jump in the the lead the 97-96 on Randy scored 17, but couldn’t keep the throw woes to escape. The larity within the pole-vaulting NCAA this season and also Foye’s 3-pointer. Timberwolves from losing a Timberwolves missed five of community. tied her record from last With a chance to claim their sixth consecutive game in Salt seven foul shots in the final peri­ “We had a young lady in for year’s NCAA Mideast regional. first lead, A1 Jefferson, who had Lake. od. an official visit this past fall With much of the indoor 25 points and eight rebounds, Williams and Kyle Korver Millsap, who had 19 straight and, when she was intro­ season remaining and the missed a jump hook and Okur made six free throws down the double-doubles before he was duced to Mary, the recruit entire outdoor season, on the grabbed the rebound. He then stretch to keep the Wolves at derailed with a bruised right exclaimed: ‘You’re Mary horizon, the sky’s the limit for made his consecutive 3s and bay. knee earlier this month, had Saxer, you’re Mary Saxer!’ this experience veteran. added a free throw. “When they got within one nine offensive rebounds and [The girl] was so excited to “Okur hit two big 3s, really point of us, we could have folded kept five Utah fourth-quarter meet her,” he said. “It was a big,” Minnesota coach Kevin our tents and said, ‘Okay, this is possessions alive with his second pretty funny moment.” Contact Alex Barker at Mcllale said. “We just couldn’t it.’ But we made some stops on efforts. For Saxer, moments like [email protected] Wednesday, January 21, 2009 The Observer ♦ TODAY page 23

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Wednesday, January 21, 2009 S ports page 24

N D W o m e n ’s B a sk etb a ll Conference complications

Big East has five of its teams in the top 25

By JAY FITZPATRICK Senior Women’s Basketball Analyst

The Big East is out to prove that it is the best con­ ference in the NCAA, and it is doing it in force. Every team but Providence (7-11) is above .500 so far this sea­ son, and the conference boasts five teams ranked in the Associated Press top 25 — including top-ranked Connecticut. No Big East gam e is a given, especially on the road, and each win is even more important this season as the top four seeds get two bye games in the Big East tournament.

Louisville (19-1, 6-0) By virtue of having played more games than Connecticut, the Cardinals are currently on top of the table in the Big East, having just beaten Cincinnati 66-50 Tuesday night. The lone blemish on the No. 7 AP and TOM LA/The Observer Huskies forward Maya Moore drives to the hoop during No. 1 Connecticut’s 88-58 win over No. 2 North Carolina Monday. Right, see BIG EAST/page 20 Irish guard Lindsay Schrader handles the ball during Notre Dame’s 70-67 win over St. John’s Saturday.

N D W o m e n ’s T r a ck Saxer eyes NCAAs, All-America status during senior season

and placing so I can be All- Garnham said. “Her answer world record. She was named the competitors at the colle­ By ALEX BARKER American,” Saxer said. “I know was no. She said she wanted to the National High School giate level. Sports Writer that I have the ability to be an All-American and that’s Indoor Athlete of the Year in “Mary’s past experiences in achieve this if I really put my our goal.” 2005 and also received All- the pole-vault set her apart A three-time all-Big East mind to it.” That’s hardly a stretch for the America honors from numer­ from her competitors. She had selection, participant in last She won’t be alone on this Lancaster, N.Y., native who is ous associations including Nike a lot of success in the event in year’s NCAA Mideast regional journey. New pole-vaulting no stranger to performing at an and USA Today. high school and I think having meet and holder of a number of coach Jim Garnham will be at elite level. As if that wasn’t enough, she that experience really helps in school and meet records, senior her side willing and able to Saxer was the first high also claimed the national different situations,” Garnham pole-vaulter Mary Saxer has assist her along the way. school female to clear the 14- championship in the long jump said. “Her maturity and her certainly enjoyed an illustrious “When I met with Mary this foot mark, owns the national at Nike’s Indoor Nationals in mental toughness are her career at Notre Dame. fall after taking this job, I asked high school pole-vault record 2004. strongest attributes.” But she’s far from done. her if she had accomplished and, until recently, held the Garnham said he believes her Saxer prefers, however, to "“This year I have my eye set everything that she wanted to female American junior record high school career has given on the NCAA Championships accomplish athletically,” as well as the female U-l7 her a great edge over most of see SAXER/page 22

„ Ho c k ey C olu m n M e n ’s La c r o s s e Just how good is Jackson? Three grads taken in draft

Success speaks for itself By MICHAEL BRYAN Sports Writer Is there a better college that comes as no surprise. hockey coach than Jeff He’s coached — and won — Three former Irish stars Jackson? at every level, from the will take their games to the Simply put, no. Canadian junior league to the next level after being Midway through his fourth National Hockey League, selected in the ■ Major year at Notre Dame, Jackson where he was an assistant with League Lacrosse the New York Islanders for two Supplemental draft. e l e v a t d t e " " " C a m b ., seasons. Jackson headed the Midfielder Taylor Clagett, program A ssociate U.S. National Team defenseman Ross from an Sports Editor Developmental Program for Zimmerman and attack occasional five years, and as head coach Alex Wharton were all contender won a silver medal at the selected in the draft held on to a perennial power in the World Junior Championships in Jan. 14. CCHA, one of the nation’s top 1997. Clagett was the first Irish conferences. And after last And in the early 1990s, graduate off the board in year’s Frozen Four run, the Jackson won two national titles the draft, chosen by the Los Irish have proven they can be _ and 75 percent of his games in Angeles Riptide in the first _ _ _ _ ---- a force on the national scene six seasons as the boss at Lake round. The former Notre observer me photo as well. ______Former Irish midfielder Taylor Clagett chases the ball during a game Looking at Jackson’s resume, see JACKSON/page 22 see CLAGETT/page 22 in 2007. The Los Angeles Riptide took Clagett in the first round.