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The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's OLUME 42: ISSUE 27 WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER3. 2007 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM SUB takes big loss on Purdue lottery COR Only half of raffle winners claim tickets Freshman
ets each. Of the 196 lottery By JOHN TIERNEY winners. however, about fills vacant News Writer half were claimed before the Sept. 24 deadline. Tlw Student Union Board The remaining tickets (SUB) was unable to sell 58 were then made available position studnnt football tickets to for sale to the general stu Notre Dame's game dent body, SUB director of Saturday at Purdue, publicity Laura Fox said. Parliamentarian makes according to SUB manager For the Michigan game, Phil Hoss-- making the 33- the first away game ticket sure constitution obeyed 19 loss against the sale this year, SUB sold the Boilermakers also the entirety of its 196 ticket biggest loss SUB has expe allotment. All 98 winners By JOHN TIERNEY rienced on a football ticket of the initial lottery News Writer sale in recent years. claimed their tickets, who SUB originally offered the were each allowed to pur The Council of Purdue tickets for sale chase two tickets. Representatives (COR) through a lottery held Sept. After only half' of the lot approved Tyler "T.J." Smith as parliamentarian at its 12, in which there were tery winners claimed their VANESSA GEMPISfThe Observer 196 winners who were eli Notre Dame fans watch the football game at Purdue. Nearly half the meeting Tuesday. Smith fills a position that, though writ gible to purchase two tick- see PURDUE/page 4 student lottery tickets for Saturday's game went unsold. ten into the student union constitution, was previously vacant. Smith, a freshman from Knott Hall, has assisted in his dorm's programming Entrepreneurs vie for prizes, investors events, such as the Knott Rodeo, since coming to Gigot contest encourages, rewards innovation Notre Dame. In high school, he participated in student tive ventures and their respec government and served as By MARCELA BERRIOS tive business plans. the vice president of Model Associate News Editor Since 1999, the yearlong com United Nations. petition has drawn students Smith "enjoys the techni Facebook began as a Harvard from every college and major to cal and rule-based parts of student's idea -- and today the submit pioneering, financially government," judicial coun social network is a business val realizable projects and helped cil president Ashley Weiss ued at nearly $1 billion. them to produee a business pro said in her nomination let The next great idea could be posal they can submit to ter to the members of COR, under construetion right now - investors, Daniel Buckenmeyer, in support of Smith. and the Gigot Center for the Center's associate director, As parliamentarian, Smith Entrepreneurial Studies' busi said Tuesday. is responsible for ensuring ness plan competition could be "Students can come up with that all rules are followed at the tool that helps it become a ideas that may seem crazy at all student government reality. first, but in reality they may be meetings. The Center's annual contest the next YouTube, and this com During a period in which awards more than $40,000 in petition allows them to build a COR members could pose prizes to teams of students, tool that will tell them whether questions to Smith, student Photo courtesy of Annie Sawicki alumni and University employ or not this thing can succeed in body vice president Maris An NBC cameraman films a pool with sensors blind swimmers can use to ees that can present to potential avoid hitting walls. The invention was featured in last year's Gigot contest. investors promising and innova- see ENTERPRISE/page 6 see RULES/page 4 SMC connects students, leaders Annual W"alk raises Senator Bayh's regional funds to fight poverty director reflects on career, emphasizes internships College attendance low at nationwide event al poverty relief organiza By MANDl STIRONE By LIZ HARTER tions. News Writer News Writer "[The walk] is a wonderful example of the South Bend Only five members of the community's dedication to the The l'irst ever Leadership Saint Mary's social work club awareness of social justice Luncheon at Saint Mary's took participated in the annual issues and commitment to the place Monday when a regional Communities Responding to elimination of social injus director to U.S. Senator Evan Overcome Poverty (CROP) tices," social work club presi Bayh led a roundtable discussion. walk Sunday at Howard Park. dent Connie Adams said. Julie Vuckovich. regional direc But despite the low atten The walk not only benefits tor in the office of Sen. Bayh, dance this year, the students international agencies com spoke to 10 to 15 people about that participated in the event bating hunger and poverty, leadership, exploring its political said they were happy to have but also the local South Bend and social aspects. been there. community. Vuekovich explained how she The walk, sponsored by the "Twenty-five percent of the became involved in politics. She Christian World Service, was money collected [by the CROP took a job with the Urban one of hundreds that will walk] stays in our communi Coalition, which led her to occur across the country ty," said Carrie Call, the direc beeome involved with community throughout October to raise tor of the Office for Civic and communication. and she transi- KATE FENLON/The Observer Julie Vuckovich, regional director to Sen. Evan Bayh, speaks money for local hunger-fight see LUNCH/page 4 Monday at the first Leadership Luncheon at Saint Mary's. ing agencies and internation- see CROP/page 4 .------
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INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHO WOULD YOU LIKE NOTRE DAME TO BRING TO CAMPUS AS A SPEAKER? No slim pickings here
Perhaps the gmatest joy of being a Notrn Dame student is knowing John Yerkes Dan Reid Danny Franco John Crowder Chrissy Klauer Laura McMenamin that one day you'll get to usn your degree to do something spectacular sophomore sophomore sophomore junior freshman freshman in th1~ real world. Knott Knott Knott Zahm Pasquerilla East Pasquerilla East Then senior year arrives and James Costa the options pile "Obama. He's "Nelson, Willie." "Captain Falcon "Danny "'The Office.' "Dane Cook. " up like snow on the new thing in from Smash Franco's Dwight is my a mountaintop. Assistant politics, and I Bros. " momma. homie for life. " The fact that Scene Editor there are so hear he's a many possibili- good speaker. ,, ties is both exciting and daunting. Most seniors at this point pretty much know whether they'll be con tinuing on the path of higher learn ing or venturing out into a world far removed from the libraries and labs of academia. It's this idea of branching out that causns such anxious thought and frazzlnd conversation at any num IN BRIEF ber of the local South Bend water r ing holns on any night of the week. There will be a workshop titled ' Maybe you want to do service. "Interviewing for the Academic That's great. But where to bngin? Job Market" today from 4 to You could teach with the ACE 5:15 p.m. in 126 DeBartolo Hall. program or Teach For Ameriea. Or Registration is needed. Panelists are the struggling third-world pop will eoneentrate on issues related ulations of the world constantly to Science and Engineering stu calling out in the back of your mind dents. for hnlp and aid? Peace Corps could be just the right fit. Notre Dame men's soccer will And these are just three of the play Michigan tonight at 7 p.m. many service options available to at Alumni Fie1d. graduating Domers. So the dnsnrts of Africa or a ram There will be an Eastern bunctious elassroom of sixth Orthodox Prayer Service graders in the Bronx just aren't tonight as part of the Prayer exactly what you have in mind? From Around the World series. That's entirely fair. The service will be at R p.m. in Aftor all. most would agree that 330 Coleman-Morse. falling deep into debt for the oppor tunity of studying beneath the The Feast of St. F.-ancis Mass watchful gaze of Our Lady is service will be held Thursday at 5:15 enough for awhile. p.m. at Alumni Hall chapel. The If you're smart with numbers and Mass is sponsored by the Orestes an intelligent communicator, a gig MARK MANLEY !The Observer Brownson Council. with an investment bank or a spot Sophomore Pam Johnson, far left, and junior Jake Skrabacz, members of the Notre in a business leadership program Dame Swing club, dance Tuesday night at the Knute Rockne Memorial Gym. A conference on "Knowledge might be appealing with all their and Religious Identity: promises of fat paychecks and Institutions of Higher Learning in uppnr-management exposure in the Judaism, Christianity, Islam and first few years out of school. Beyond" will take place all day But do these look dull and bor Friday at the Hesburgh Center ing? OFFBEAT Auditorium. There's always consulting. where it is possible to work with a wide Spiders, scorpions found Center, told the Philippine the-shelf handcuffs. The Black Cultural Arts variety of clients and businesses. In Manila mail Daily Inquirer. It was the first Police in the Detroit sub Council is holding auditions for After a few years as a consultant, MANILA, Philippines - time the post office had urb of Ferndale say the clerk its annual talent show, Black it's not too tough to find a job in The package from Hong encountered such poisonous triggered a holdup alarm Images 2007. The auditions are one of the industries to which you Kong looked innocent mail, he said. after seeing the masked sus Monday, Oct. R and Tuesday, previously acted as an expert con enough, marked "personal The Philippine Star daily pect enter the Priscilla's Oct. 9 from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. in sultant. clothing." But when customs quoted Ebio as saying the store shortly after noon LaFortune Gold Room. All tal But then you'd be in the same offieials opened it, they were paekage arrived from Hong Monday. The man ents are welcome to audition. ideological jam you found yourself stunned to see about 300 live Kong on Monday, but it was announced a robbery, led the in when you turned down the job scorpions and spiders. not dear who sent it or why, woman into a back room Army ROTC will host its annu with GE to stalk the halls of Bain. The scorpions and spiders though some speculated they and handcuffed her to a stor al Firm Fit Challenge Saturday Or maybe all this seems like it's - which included tarantulas could have been intended for age shelf. from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The thri just not worth the effort. Well, - were paeked in nets. bot- a collector of the creatures. The clerk got to a phone ahtlon will kiek off outside Lyons there's always mom and dad's tles and transparent plastic and called poliee. who were Hall. Proceeds will benefit the couch and the aceompanying privi boxes, concealed under Man uses adult store's waiting for the man as he Wounded Warriors Project. lege of overhearing mom constantly clothes, newspapers report cuffs In robbery walked out the back door. reaflirming her friends that yes, ed Wednesday. FERNDALE. Mich. - A Officers said they recovered To submit information to be her dear son or daughter is "find "The scorpions almost bit parolee faces charges of rob $213 in cash. included in this section of The ing" himself or herself and will the examiner," Nelson Ebio, bing a lingerie and adult Observer. e-mail detailed infor soon be the great success we all a port collector at the novelties store after locking Information compiled from mation about an event to expeeted after watching the little Central Mail Exchange up a clerk with a pair of off- the Associated Press. obsnews@nd. edu rascal graduate with NHS honors four years ago. Or maybe you'll end up doing something no one ever would guess. TODAY TONIGHT THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY We'll see. 0::: The views expressed in the Inside LLI Column are those of the author and not :::z::: necessarily those of The Observer. ~ Contact James Costa at LLI [email protected] 3: ..... c( CORRECTIONS (.) 0 ...I HIGH 75 HIGH 70 HIGH 85 HIGH 87 HIGH 85 HIGH 60 In the Oct. 2 issue, the tirle of Emerson Spartz's book should have read, "What Will Happen in LOW 57 LOW 52 LOW 63 LOW 70 LOW 55 LOW 42 Harry Poncr 7: Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Falls in Love. and How Will rhe Adventure Finally End." Atlanta 85 I 61 Boston 71 I 53 Chicago 73 I 60 Denver 72 I 49 Houston 91 I 70 Los Angeles 81 I 60 Minneapolis 69 I 56 The Observer regrets this error. New York 76 I 64 Philadelphia 80 I 62 Phoenix 91 I 71 Seattle 58 I 51 St. Louis 78 I 69 Tampa 88 I 73 Washington 78 I 61 Wednesday, October 3, 2007 The Observer + CAMPUS NEWS page 3 Irish WWII neutrality exalllined Geoscience professor's Government's stance did nothing to shelter people from effects of war vvork top-10 lllost cited
not peace, but war with both ing throughout the entire neu work in the College of By THERESA CIVANTOS sides," Wills said of the peo trality experience, "focusing on Special to The Observer Engineering, he serves as a News Writer ple's mixed feelings about justice with compassion," Wills Peter C. Burns, chair and concurrent professor in the Ireland's decision to not pick a said. Henry J. Massman Professor Department of Chemistry Ireland's neutral stance dur side in the conflict. Wills noted the importance of of Civil Engineering and and Biochemistry. ing World War II did not keep Wills followed this observa propaganda during the war. Geological Sciences at the A fellow of the the Irish people from experi tion with a discussion of the British propaganda referred to University of Notre Dame, Mineralogical Society of encing the effects of the war, harsh wartime the Irish has been named one of the America (MSA), Burns also despite media censorship by measures imposed "betrayal" top 10 most cited authors in is a member of the American the Irish government, an Irish on the Irish peo "In a sense, w h i I e the field of geosciences for Chemical Society and the seholar said in a lecture ple, despite their neutrality was not American the period 1997 to 2006. Materials Research Society Tuesday. neutrality. peace, but war propaganda Thomson Scientific, a and serves as vice president Clair Wills, a professor of "The Irish accused division of the Thomson of the Mineralogical Irish Literature at Queen underwent severe with both Ireland of Corp. published the rank Association of Canada. Mary's College at the austerity measures sides." "cowardice," ings of the most cited insti He has received numerous University of London, spoke without the satis Wills said. tutions, authors and jour awards throughout his about her book, "That Neutral faction of fight Despite career, including the Clair Wills nals in a recent edition of Ireland: A Cultural History of ing," Wills said. these charges Science Watch. Data from Winthrop Spencer Gold Ireland during the Second The battle Queen Mary's College against 224 journals and more than Medal for Outstanding World War" in Planner Hall. between Germany professor of Irish Ireland, 150,000 papers were ana Achievement in Geological Ireland's neutral stance dur and Britain was literature " w h a t lyzed and used to determine Sciences, the Hawley Medal ing World War II, she said, was both visible and remained in the rankings. Burns, with and the Young Scientists very controversial at the time. tangible northwest Ireland was 1,330 citations in the past Medal of the Mineralogical "In a sense, neutrality was of Ireland, Wills said, creating pride in having pulled it off, in decade, ranks seventh. He Association of Canada, the a major problem for resisting Allied pressure," Wills is one of just three Mineralogical Society of the Irish government said. researchers from a U.S. America Award and the as it tried to censor But the propaganda didn't institution (Stanford Donath Medal as the out war news. Officials just come from the Allies, she University and University of standing young scientist could not prevent said. California, Berkeley, are the from the Geological Society corpses of German The Irish government used others) represented on the of America. and British soldiers censorship during the war to list. Burns was graduated from washing up on try to make neutrality popular. Burns' research encom from the University of New the Irish coast. Wills referenced a series of passes environmental min Brunswick and earned his "As many as 10 or memos among top-ranking eralogy and crystallogra master's degree in geology 15 bodies washed up Irish government officials at phy, mineral crystal struc from the University of each day," Wills said. the time which emphasized the tures and crystal chem Western Ontario and his Faced with such need for the press to "talk istry, mineral structural doctorate in geology from hard evidence of the about other neutral states, energetics, mineral parage the University of Manitoba. war's destruction and keep up morale, tell the Irish nesis and nuclear waste The most cited author in its repercussions, the how the Pope is really pleased disposal. the survey was the Irish spent the dura with [Ireland] for being neu A faculty member since University of Manitoba's tion of the conflict in tral." 1997, Burns has served as Frank C. Hawthorne. who "a really detailed and Despite these efforts, neu department chair since was Burns' di_ssertation complex public dis trality created "a deep awk 2002. In addition to his adviser. course" on how to wardness for the Irish people handle and approach over not having taken part in the events around the war," which still exists them, she said. today. VANESSA GEMPIS!The Observer Eventually, Ireland Irish literature Professor Claire Wills resolved to follow Contact Theresa Civantos at speaks in Flanner Hall Tuesday. Catholic social teach- [email protected]
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cost $65 for students, while Saint Mary's campus. The organization sent a group of tickets for the Michigan event will raise money for the almost 100 students to the Purdue game cost $60. CROP Luekemia and Lymphoma CHOP walk, according to the continued from page 1 Based on The Observer's continued from page 1 Society. South Bend Tribune. calculations, SUB lost Moreover, the College is also To boost Saint Mary's partici Purdue tiekets, SUB e-mailed approximately $3,770 more Soeial Events (OCSE). sending the "Belles Brigade" to pation in the event, the OCSE students Sept. 24 to on the Purdue ticket lottery Money raised at this year's the Making Strides Against was hoping to increase the announce the sale of the and sale than it does on a event will benefit the Food Breast Cancer walk in down College's CHOP donation to renllllning half at the typical away-game ticket Bank of Northern Indiana, the town South Bend Saturday. $400, up from last year's $350 LaFortune Box Orriee. distribution, possibly bring St. Vincent de Paul food The option to attend the contribution. Final figures On Sept. 27, just two days ing the total losses up to as pantry, Hope Rescue Mission other walks might have con weren't available, since dona bnfore the game, SUB sent much as $5,000. and La Casa de Amistad, tributed to this year's low tions for the event can still be the student body a second e And with the team's con among other local food attendance at the CHOP walk, made, said Jayne Fogle, direc mail, reminding tinued losing pantries. Call said. tor of the Educational them there streak, it is Saint Mary's has been send "The number of students Learning-Tree and CHOP walk were sti II unclear how ing students to the CROP walk from Saint Mary's walking this campus liaison. Purdue tickets much stu- for the last eight years, includJ year is low compared to previ "[The CHOP walk's goal] this available for "We will dents will ing 15 students in 2006, Call ous years," Call said. "[Those year is to earn $5,000 over last purchase. continue choose to said. other two walks are] pulling in year's total in order to receive Saturday's purchase The goal for this year, she many of the volunteers who a $5,000 matching grant," game at Purdue to make every tickets at said, was to send at least 20 might have done the CHOP Fogle said. marks the effort possible to future lotter students. but sehedule con walk." The walk raised more than biggest loss on provide as many ies and travel flicts made that figure unat Other groups, however, were $32,000 last year, aceording to unsold football to away tainable. Call said the other able to send larger delega the Tribune. tickds since a tickets for the games. benefit walk scheduled for this tions. St. Joseph's Jligh ganw at Navy a student away game Josh Berlo, week - Thursday's Light the School's Helping Other People Contact Liz Harter at few years ago, lotteries." the director Night walk. will take place on Endure (II.O.P.E.) charity eharteO I @saintmarys.edu when approxi of the Ticket mately 100 tiek Ofl'ice, said ets weren't pur Josh Berlo the Irish's chasPd, Hoss Ticket Office director performance ieal foree," Smith said. Both schools will be in said. will not affect Smith was approved to session during the Jan. 7- At a meeting his office's Rules the position of 13 trip. Applications are of the Council efforts to continued from page 1 Parliamentarian unani available online at 0 f make away mously. ace.nd.edu and are due Oct. Heprnsnntatives on Sp,pt. II. game tickets available to Braun, who is also respon 19, he said. Tho trip is open Hoss said SUB loses about students, and he hopes they sible for running Senate ACE speaker to all students. $1 ,000 on Pach ticht lottery will continue to show their meetings, asked, "Are you Christopher Broughton, and sale it holds - even support to the team by pur prepared to baby-sit me for an on-campus recruiter for Fresh faces wlwn all tickets are sold - chasing them. one hour on Wednesday the Alliance for Catholic Approximately 12 fresh dun to fees that must be paid "We will continue to make nights beeause my meetings Edueation (ACE), spoke at men applied for Senate to tiH1 box ol'fice and to every effort possible to pro are a train wreck?" the con meeting to promote committees this fall, l.ngends, which hosts the lot vide as many tickets for the Smith said he was "so applications for the pro according to student body teries. student away game lotter prepared." gram, whieh places gradu ehief executive assistant Wlwn not all of the tickets ies," Bnrlo said. He was less enthusiastic, ates in under-resoureed Sheena Plamoottil. are sold. SUB's loss increas SUB will host a lottery however, about student Catholic schools for a two Around 50 freshmen ns as it must absorb the dif Friday for the rights to government director of year period as teachers. attended the "Student ferenee betwnen the cost of exchange student tiekets for communications Will Broughton also urged COR Government 101" recruiting the total numbnr of tickets general admission tickets for Kearney's suggestion "to members to promote ACE's session. con members were allotted to studnnts and the thn USC homo game Oct. 20. use physical foree to keep service trip over winter impressed with these num revenue the actual sales Hoss said 750 students will Maris and !student body break to New Orleans and bers. brought in. bo able to exehange their president] Liz [Brown I in Biloxi, Miss, to work with For the Purdue game, 3Y2 tickets after winning the lot line." two schools affected by Contact John Tierney at were allotted but only 334 tery and paying the Athletic "I don't know about phys- Hurrieane Katrina. jtiernel @nd.edu were sold to students, Hoss Ticket Office the $31 differ said. enen between the cost of a SUB buys away tickf1ts student ticket and a general from tlw tickPt of'f'ice at facn admission tieket. valun and sl'lls them to stu dnnts for tlw same price. Contact John Tierney at Ticknts to tlw Purdue game [email protected]
Fritzler and Bonnie Bazata, associate director of The Lunch Center for Women's continued from page 1 Intercultural Leadership ICWII.). tiorwd to working for a con The luncheons, which grnssman. Fritzler called a "collaborative Slw spoke of the importance effort," are sponsored by CWIL of fnndback and community and the Board of Governance. involvPnwnt in government. "It's opnn to everyone, and if "You are the government," they have suggestions for who slw said. "It's your voice. You they want to see, just let us are tlw leader." know," Fritzler said. Studt~nts asked for advice Other speakers will include about earner goals in politics Kathy Schneider of St. and soda! work. Margaret's House and Marchell "It's difficult when you Wesaw, a Potawatomi lawyer answer a phone, and you really and Harvard graduate. disagree with the person on Bazata got the speakers by the other line," she said. generating a list of women in The answer for that is to lis the community that would pro ten and pass on the person's vide insight to students and opinion to their representive, then found ways to connect she said. them to the students, Fritzler She ended the discussion by said. telling her listeners how impor The guests, all women, are tant it is for them to "be con targeted to speeific groups on nected" with the eommunity. eampus, Fritzler said. "All you have to do is step out "The purpose is for students of that little comfort zone," she to understand dill'erent women said. from the South Bend communi This was the first in a series ty," she said. of Leadership l.unchnons - Future Jp,ctures will focus on events which could occur as law. business and women's frnqtwntly as once nvery two issues, she said. The main idea wonks, said Sarita Fritzler, tho ovfwall is social justice, "all of nvnnt's organiznr. our tlwmes are around that," "Tlw main goal for she said. l.nadnrship Luncheons is for The talks could also be valu studPnts at Saint Mary's to abln venues for students to net intPrart with women in tho work and obtain internships, community," Fritzlnr said. Fritzlnr said. Tlw id11a for thn Leadership l.undwons originated this sum Contact Mandi Stirone at nwr from d isrussions betwenn astiroO I @saintmarys.edu ORLD & NATION Wednesday, October 3, 2007 CoMPILED rROA-1 THE OBSERVER'S WIRE SERVICES page 5 INTERNATIONAL NEWS more intense, aggressive Korean leaders meet for rare summit Wildfires growing SEOUL, South Korea - The first summit between the divided Koreas in seven years Firefighters say they are less likely to risk their lives saving unprotected homes from fires opened Tuesday to rapturous cheers from hundreds of thousands of North Koreans, but their leader gave the visiting South Korean Associated Press president a chillier reception. The words ''I'm glad to meet you" were apparently the only ones North Korean SALT LAKE CITY - leader Kim Jong II uttered to South Korean Fueled by drought and President Rob Moo-hyun during their first development, wildfires in encounter in the North's capital Pyongyang the West are getting big - a 12-minute welcoming ceremony to ger and more aggressive, launch the three-day summit. The two did creating conditions so not have substantive talks. dangerous that fire bosses This week's summit is only the second time are increasingly reluctant leaders of the North and South have met to risk lives saving houses since the Korean peninsula was divided after - particularly if the own World War II. ers have done nothing to protect their property. Brown to reduce British troops in Iraq From Southern BASHA. Iraq - Prime Minister Gordon California to Montana, Brown announced Tuesday that he was seven firefighters have slashing the remaining British contingent in died this year battling Iraq by nearly 20 percent. A beleaguered blazes that have Iraqi leader said his own forces would be destroyed more than 400 ready to take up the slack in the eountry's houses, a dramatic oil-rich southernmost province in two increase from last year. months. The firefighters' job has Brown's one-day, unannounced swing been made more haz through Iraq eomes as U.S. military officials ardous by an onslaught of are eonC<1rnPd that the reduced British pres houses and vacation cab ence in tlw south could open security gaps ins being built across the along key supply and transit routes to rugged West - some of Kuwait. them inside national The roadways are a vital lifeline for U.S. forests. An estimated 8.6 forces. And everything that the Americans million houses have been can't fly out of the eountry when they even built within 30 miles of a tually leave must make the long and poten national forest since 1982. tially dangerous road journey to Kuwait "There's the frustration through Basra provinee. of knowing these people aren't taking care of their home. and why do we have to do it?" said John NATIONAL NEWS Watson, a Fairfield, Mont., AP firefighting contractor A fire bums near a home in the Wann Springs area of Ketchum, Idaho, August 30. Fire crews Explosion traps five dam workers who uses a 7 50-gallon fire are becoming more reluctant to save homes as fires become more aggresive. GEOHGETOWN, Colo. -A chemical engine to protect remote explosion and fire at a hydroelectric gen houses. "I've asked them, Smurthwaite, a U.S. "We at least seem to be than 1 1/2 times last erating plant outside this mountain town 'Do you understand the Bureau of Land having larger and more year's total of 263, federal trapped five workers in a water tunnel danger?' There isn't a Management spokesman intense fires," said U.S. statistics show. California, about 1,000 feet below ground. whole lot that needs to be and former firefighter. Forest Service fire as usual, has the biggest All fivo were alive and were communi done to mitigate the Now, "we will not ask a researcher Jack Cohen in toll, with 338 houses cating with rescuers, Clear Creek County threat, but they won't do fire crew in a dangerous Missoula, Mont. burned so far this year. Emergency Director Kathleen Gaubatz it. They say: 'I'd rather fire to defend a structure So far this year, wild From the West Coast to said. have my cabin burn down that has not taken precau fires have consumed 8.2 a few Plains states, 26 It was not clear whether the workers with the trees than have tionary steps. That's defi million acres nationwide, million houses - 40 per were hurt. Crews were rappelling down a you eut some down."' nitely a change." an area larger than cent of the housing stuck 55-d<1gnw incline to reach the them. Fire eommanders say Wildfires have always Maryland, and most of it - are in forests or Gaubatz said epoxy paint had exploded they are more likely to naturally swept the land in the West, according to perched on the edge of but the structural integrity of the dam was walk away from houses scape, but seientists say the National Interagency flammable wildlands, not corn promised. without a buffer zone, they are becoming more Fire Center in Boise. That aceording to Volker C. The Cabin Creek Station plant, owned by whieh can be as simple as catastrophic. There is lit figure is fast approaching Radeloff, a professor of Xcel Energy, is about 30 miles west of raking debris from around tle dispute that the wild last year's record of 9.9 forest ecology at the Dnnver. a house and leaving a bed fires are being fueled by a million acres, and the fire University of Wisconsin at of gravel at the founda hotter weather, a years season can last through Madison. Mother charged for child drownings tion, or putting metal long drought, the spread November in many parts "There's more at stake," CLEVELAND - A woman on Tuesday roofs on their homes of weeds that burn like of the West. particularly Radeloff said. "Everybody was charged in the bathtub drowning instead of flammable oily rags and the buildup in fire-prone Southern loves to live close to the deaths of her two young daughters, and wood shakes. of forest debris from California. wildlands and the houses was being lwld in jail on suieide watch. Until recently, firefight decades in which fires By Sept. 26, wildfires are getting dispersed, City prosecutors filed two counts of ers "saluted and went out were routinely sup had destroyed 409 houses making them harder to aggravated murder against Amber Hill, 22, and did it," said Don pressed. across the West, more defend." after a eoronnr ruled the deaths of the girls, ages 4 and 2, wen1 homicides. Hill had no documented history of neglecting the girls, but had herself been AFGHANISTAN the vir tim of abuse by their father, Jamie Cintron. according to authorities and court records. Suicide bombing kills 12 on Kabul bus
Associated Press children. entered the bus, then a woman with LOCAL NEWS "One woman was holding a baby in two children. then the guy wearing KABUL, Afghanistan -A suicide her arms, and they were both killed," the chador entered, and then a big Lab tech accused of biting patient bomber boarded a police bus just Saqi said. "Half of the woman's face boom," said Gul. INDIANAPOLIS - A former lab technician after a woman and her two children was blown off." The seats in the front of the bus f'acns a battery charge after she was aecusnd of got on, setting off a blast Tuesday that At least 12 people were killed, said were covered in blood and small body biting a 3-year-old boy's shoulder during a blew the roof ofT the bus and killed at Ahmad Zia Aftali, chief of Kabul's mil parts, and a reporter at the scenn said blood test. least 12 people, including several chil itary hospital. he thought there would be few sur Anne Mc(;Jorthon, 53, of Indianapolis could dren. officials and witnesses said. One witness told Afghan investiga vivors among people sitting there. f';u:n six months to thme years in prison if' she's The explosion - the seeond such tors hn thinks a man wearing a pakul Several peopl1~ waiting at the bus CllllVidnd. attack in Kabul in four days - came - an Afghan hat commonly worn in stop suspectnd the bomber of having Tlw boy's mother, Faith Buntin. said she took at a bus stop serving civilians and the country's north - and a shawl explosives because he IPt one policP lwr son Victor to St. Vinrnnt Hospital in polil'l'. around thP uppPr half of his body bus go by without boarding it. said Indianapolis on Sept. 21 bc<:ause of' nH:ent Ahmad Saqi, a 20-year-old mechan called a chador snt ofl' the explosion. Saqi and anotlwr shop owner, A,pnal rPcalls of' toys involving lead. Slw said the work ic, said he helped put sewn people in Amin Gul said he first saw several Khan. er later idPntilied as McG!orthon put lwr mouth vehides for runs to the hospital, and police board the bus, followPd by the Ttwsday's Pxplosion is the third on Virtor's shoulder whiln rnstraining him so that sev<~ral of those people had no bomber. attack in four months against polii'.P anotlwr lab worker could draw the blood. legs. lie said he saw at least four dead "When the bus came, an old man or army buses. page 6 The Observer + CAMPUS NEWS Wednesday, October 3, 2007
device that lu~lps blind competi "The !Gigot] eompetition was a "I had heard of a product called of his t1~am's product, which can Enterprise t.ivn swimmers know when they lot of hard work, a lot of late 'Smart Windows' that tints from lint from nearly completely dear arn nmrhing t.hn pool's walls. nights, and absolutely worth dear to black on eommand, and I to mirrored. They hope to sell continued from page 1 Annie Sawicki, a swimming every last seeond," he said. "It thought, 'I know how they do licenses to skylight and BV win coach at the Joycn CPnter, said forced us to answer many dilli that,· but then I looked it up. and dow manufaclurnrs, which may thn markntplacP," Bw:knnrnnynr she wanted to lind a way to help eult questions that we had not it turns out they did it an enlirnly be intPresl.nd in t.hn product. said. "H.'s a n•al world lnstlwd for blind swimmPrs work their way considered, and it forced us to diflcnmt way," McLeod said. lie said he met BV manufadur st.udnnL'i." bark and forth across the pool's put on paper what we had in our And in that way, he and his nrs through the Gigot Center, and Tlw !:ompPLition's judgns arn lanns without dnpnnding on a heads. It was also great to have teammatns wrote a business plan he encouraged students to lake not prof'nssors or Univnrsit.y sighted counterpart to tnll tlwm such tlstablished business people around their own "Smart advantage of their snrviees. "even administrators but rallwr ouL'iidn wlwn llwy're approaching the evaluating our idea, from across Window." if you don't know anything about businnssnwn who volunt.nnr t.hnir Pdge. the nation, and offering very "SolarShadc, now callnd Lono business." Limn to thn CPnt<•r through t.hn Thn projnet, now callnd Adapt valuablo input." LLC, just got a grant to help "If you have tho pationee to lrishAngnls Iwlwork. Tap. has aii·eady gamnrr1d tho Besidos PFNC, the other win develop our tnehnology to a morn seek out tho hnlp- and they put Thn nnlwork brings lognllwr altnntion of ABC. ESI'N and NBC ning learn last year was Solar manufacturable produet," ho it right t.hnm in front of you in Noln~ Danw alumni who havn Sports. Shade, a team that impressnd the said. "We are in talks with a this program - you can do it," entrnprmwurial nxpnrinnee and "I truly feel that NBC Sports judges with its high-end inven Nanotech firm to start making a McLood said. "Look at us lnngi share thn Cnnt<~r·s ndueat.ional capturnd what we continue to try tion. first round product, and we're nnersj. We boat MBA's, Ph.D's mission of fostering nnt.reprn to do, whieh is light against all Snnior Will MeLeod says he pushing ahead with the long slow and !-,'Tad studnnL<;." nnurship in students through odds to help our fellow I blind I came up with the idea in physics patent process." education and tnamwork. studenL'i out here at Notre Dame class, while he was learning But though there's still work to Contact Marcela Berrios at "It is through lrishAngnls that as they were very challenged in about polarizers. be done, McLeod says he's proud [email protected] wn are able to lind the speaknrs our facilities," Sawicki said. that come to campus throughout Blind Notre Dame students thn year to teach the students James Fetter and Ashley how to put together a business Nashlnana.s, as well as other stu plan," Buckenmeyer said. "And dents and professors, helped they rnvinw every singln business Sawicki develop the business plan that g~ts produced in this plan fi>r the Gigot eompntition, an competition." Bxpnrience she remembers fond lie said by putting the studenL<;' ly. work in the hands of lrishAngnls "Every step we were given judges ratlwr than professors, more mentors and Irish Angels. THE HENRY LUCE FOUNDATION thn Cnntnr is drawing a dear line Everyonfl had more points and betwnen the elassroom and the more was developed," she said. rnal marketplaee. Adapt Tap is currently seeking "The people that look at the funding to test its three proto businnss plan aren't grading types with 20 subjects aeross the grammar. They are looking at Midwest. Sawicki said she hopes thnm from a pure, real-world the product will be ready for businnss perspeetive and saying launch before the 2008 Olympics 'Would this thing sell?' And that's kiek oil'. really the value of tlw compnti And Sawieki's entrepreneurial lion," Buekenmeynr said. venture isn't the only one helping "Students will know the market. make lives better. placn value or their invention or One of last year's winning busi their vnnturn." ness plans, PFNC - which stands Last ynar. approximately SO for "Pur Fin. Nuestra Casa" tnams nntered the compntition (Spanish for "Finally, a home of with nothing but an idea and a our own") - sought to improve gennral proposal to realize it. the living arrangements of Latin About 40 teams made it to thn Ameriean immigrants in the 1wxt round, wlwre tlwy aetually areas around Juarez, Mexico, had to producn a full-lnnJ..,rth busi and El Paso. Texas. ness plan. "Wn have seen the poverty that And the Cigot Center walked these people live in, and have the dill'nrent tnams through this always wanted to find a way to process. hnlp." said senior Pablo Nava. {If, When it's the §@[fi)@~(ID[J§[fi)O~W With training sessions and onn of the members of the PFNC workshops spread throughout tnam. llw acadnmic ynar, thn Center PFNC approaches established prestigious Luce scholarship, finding you an t.nadws studnnL'i how to prnparn corporations in the Juarez/EI nac:h snc:tion of their husinnss Paso armts and works with them excltlng1·yr Job In the far east, strategically chosen to match plans. from rneognizing a good to build affordable housing for idna t.o umlerstanding tho target imm igrant.s using abandoned your career goals. Apply by November 2, 2007. customnr to locating funding for shipping and trucking eontainers llw projnet. from across the nation. BesidPs lrishAngnls, the NAS A year aftnr winning onn of the Interested? 29 or younger? Have you now (or will you have by the end of May, 2008) an NO degree? DA<) l·:durational Foundation and eompnlition's two top prizes. l'aloAilo Software lwlp the Gigot Nava and his team mnmbnrs are No east-Asia experience? For more infonnation, contact Mrs. Nancy O'Connor([email protected]) Cm1ter prPpan• tlw lnams fiw t.hn still developing PFNC, using linal round or thn eompot.it.ion, many of the contacts he made wlwrn t.lwy will pitch llwir ven during his run with the turn to a panel of seasmwd nntrn Iris hAngnls. prPiwurs. 1-:
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MARKET RECAP Stocks Record companies attack file sharing
Dow -40.24 Capital, Warner Bros., Sony BMG begin first civil copyright claims trial against Minnesota woman Jones 14,047.31 Up: Same: Down: Composite Volume: Associated Press 1,882 114 1,352 3,101,904,912 DULUTH, Minn.- The AMEX 2,401,17 ~iit:t.2~ai nation's largest record com NASDAQ 2,747.11 +6.12 panies took their fight against illegal downloads to NYSE 10~ 174K§;t,,,,,Aiili&""S,~ court for the first time S&P 500 1,546.63 -0.41 Tuesday, targeting a NIKKEI (Tokyo) 17,046.78 ·0.00'1 Minnesota woman they say FTSE 100 (London) 6,500.40 -5.80 improperly shared nearly 2,000 songs online. COMPANY %CHANGE $GAIN PRICE Jennifer Pariser, head of S&P DEP RECIEIPTS (SPY) -0.14 -0.21 154.09 litigation and antipiracy at Sony BMG, portrayed the POWERSHARES (QQQQ) +0.02 +0.01 52.01 federal copyright trial as a WALGREEN CO (WAG) -0.20 -0.08 40.08 fight for survival. CITIGROUP INC (C) +0.29 +0.14 47.86 "It is imperative for Sony BMG to combat this prob lem," Pariser, lead attorney Treasuries for a coalition of music com 10-YEAR NOTE -0.61 +0.028 4.529 panies, said in her opening 13-WEEK BILL +1.45 +0.055 3.850 statement in the civil trial. "If we don't, we have no busi 30-YEAR BOND -0.42 -0.020 4.778 ness anymore." 5-YEAR NOTE -0.78 -0.033 4.203 Jammie Thomas, a 30- year-old mother of two from Commodities Brainerd, Minn., told LIGHT CRUDE ($/bbl.) -0.19 80.05 reporters outside the court room that she was "inno GOLD ($/Troy oz.) -17.80 736.30 cent." PORK BELLIES (cents/lb.) -0.55 86.88 Thomas said that instead of paying a settlement to the record companies she had Exchange Rates spent the same amount on YEN 115.7200 her attorney's retainer. "I refuse to be bullied," she EURO 0.7065 said. CANADIAN DOLLAR 0.9991 The trial was expected to BRITISH POUND 0.4898 last just a few days. Record companies includ I'J" ing Capitol Records Inc. and Jammie Thomas, a 30-year-old mother of two, speaks to reporters with her lawyer after BRIEF Warner Bros. Records Inc. record labels accused her of sharing music files illegally. IN as well as Sony BMG, accuse Stocks mixed following Monday rally Thomas of making 1, 702 ftles. The record companies papers. NEW YORK - Wall Street ended mixed songs available on her Thomas, who works for claim that on Feb. 21, 2005, Music downloads, both Tuesday, selling ofT large companies' stocks but Kazaa file-sharing account the Department of Natural online investigators at legal and illegal, have damp buying up those of smaller companies as in 2005 without permission. Resources of the Mille Lacs SafeNet Inc., found 1, 702 ened sales of recorded music investors cashed in gains from Monday's big rally In court, they will try to Band of Ojibwe, is at risk for ftles shared under what they in recent years. In 2001, the and poked around for new bargains. prove Thomas shared 25 a judgment of more than said was a Kazaa account industry persuaded a federal It was a somewhat unusual day of trading - specific songs in violation of $1.2 million. The recording being used by Thomas. The judge to shut down Napster, normally, the major stock indexes closely track copyrights the companies association is seeking dam songs included Swedish which made copyrighted one another, but Tuesday, the Dow Jones indus hold. ages set under federal law, death metal band Opeth, music available on its own trials closed with a moderate loss while the Thomas's computer hard of $750 to $30,000 for each German industrial group computers. Since Napster Nasdaq composite index had a moderate gain. drive will be a key to the copyright violation. VNV Nation and American reopened, it has charged Given the market's quick, sharp rebound from case. She says she replaced A recording industry group rock band Chevelle. users for music. August's credit market squeeze and stock sellofT, it after she had some com says record companies have "This individual was dis The me-sharing programs it was to be expected that investors would pause puter problems in 2005. The brought more than 26,000 tributing these audio files for that emerged to take to adjust their portfolios as the fourth quarter record companies say she actions against people for free over the Internet under Napster's place point users gets under way. was trying to cover her downloads that violated the username to files available on a variety Wall Street was only slightly fazed by the tracks after they sent her copyrights, with most of the 'tereastarr@KaZaA' to poten of computers and servers, National Association of Realtors' report Tuesday messages saying she was defendants settling by paying tially millions of other KaZaA instead of leading to files in a that its seasonally adjusted index of pending illegally distributing their a few thousand dollars. users," according to court single location. sales lor existing homes fell 6.5 percent in August from July and 21.5 percent from a year ago. The data suggest sales of existing homes will proba bly keep declining in the coming months - bad news for the economy, but good news for those hoping for another interest rate cut. Ford auto sales plummet in September Buyout offer reduced for student lender WASHINGTON - After a group of investors Associated Press Overall U.S. sales were down 3 per into other categories," Ballew said. reduced its cash offer for Sallie Mae by 17 per cent from last September, according to Still, he said high energy prices and cent on Tuesday, the nation's largest student DETROIT - Weakness in the hous Autodata Corp. a slump in important markets like lender insisted that the buyers honor their origi ing market and flagging consumer General Motors Corp. said sales California and Florida will continue to nal $25 billion deal. confidence made September another were flat compared with last hurt the industry through the fourth The investor group, which is led by private tough month for the auto industry, September, despite a month of difficult quarter. equity firm J.C. Flowers & Co. and includes although General Motors, Honda and labor negotiations and a two-day Erich Merkle, vice president of auto Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase, said the Nissan bucked the trend with hot-sell strike by the United Auto Workers industry forecasting for consulting student-loan legislation signed into law by ing new vehicles, according to U.S. union. GM produced 30,000 fewer company IRN Inc. in Grand Rapids, President Bush, and weaker economic condi sales figures released Tuesday. vehicles because of the strike, but the said it will take months for the rate tions, made the $60-a-share price negotiated in Ford Motor Co.'s U.S. sales plum walkout had no impact on sales and cut to trickle down to average con April unacceptable. meted 21 percent for the month, GM's production schedule is sumers. The group sent its revised offer to the board largely due to a 62 percent reduction unchanged, said GM's top sales ana "These are pretty weak numbers of the company, formally called SLM Corp., say in sales to rental car companies. lyst, Paul Ballew. and this is indicative of the overall ing that $50 a share now "appropriately and Toyota Motor Corp. posted a 4 percent Ballew said the Federal Reserve's weakness we've seen in the economy," fairly reflects the new economic and legislative decline but still outpaced Ford for the interest rate cut in the middle of Merkle said. environment that faces the company." month and for the January-September September didn't have an immediate GM's car sales were down 4 percent Under the new offer, which is worth about period, continuing its drive to replace impact on sales but helped calm the while truck sales were up 4 percent on $21 billion in cash, Sallie Mae has the potential Ford as the nation's No. 2 automaker market and ensure that the tightening the strength of the Chevrolet Silverado to receive an additional payment of more than in sales after GM. Toyota had sold mortgage market won't affect automo and other new pickups. GM also got a $7 a share if the company performs on track 28,654 more vehicles than Ford as of tive credit. boost from new crossovers like the with its own projections. It could receive an the end of September. Chrysler LLC "For us as an industry, we support Buick Enclave and the new Cadillac extra $10 a share if the company exceeds those also was down 5 percent for the and applaud the Fed's move because CTS sedan, which posted a 73 percent expectations. month. we cannot have the spillover effects sales increase for the month.
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page 8 IEWPOINT Wednesday, October 3, 2007 THE OBSERVER Iraq needs decentralized government 1~0. Box 779, Nmr< Dame, IN 465'56 024 South Pining H.tll, Notre Dame, IN 46556 Even Ray Charles could probably see and Faili Kurds, while Sunnis are also arate groups to govern thmnselves. EDITOR IN CIIIEI' that the violence in Iraq has reached composed of Arabs, Turkmen, and The problem is that in a dnmoc-.racy Maddie IIanna epic proportions. Barely a day goes by Shali school Kurds. where the central government is pow without multiple reports of bombings From an American perspective, what nrf'ul, the majority f'rcqunntly tramples MANA<;ING EDITOR 8!/SINESS MANA<;ER in crowded places, rocket attacks on is particularly confusing is that much on the rights of tlw minority. As Bien Ken Fowler Kyle Wes1 mosques, abduc of the violence in Iraq isn't a result of' showed, those now in power arc abus
A.~s·1~ MANA<;IN<; Eunun: Kyle Cassity tions and disap Mark Poyar conflicts between American troops and ing the Assyrians b11eause the A.~S'I~ MIINAGING EDITOR: Mary Kat<' Malone pnarancns of Iraqi thosP opposed to their presence; most Assyrians don't hav11 the numbers to civilians and gener Actual of the violence is due to in!ighting do anything about it. Giving tlw major Ntws EI>ITOR: Karen Langley al mayhem. bPtween diff'erent Iraqi f'aetions, ity (tho Shi'ites) tlw powor through the VII'WI•OINT EI>ITOil: Joey King Estimates of' Iraqi Common Sense whether religious or ethnic. It seems central governmnnt over the rest of the SJ>oltTs Eurrons: Chris Khurey civilian df1aths due odd at llrst that citizens of tho samn population. (i.e. the Sunnis) when tlw Chris Hine to vioiPnce since 2003 range anywhere country who have lived alongside each Shi'ites want revengo f'or their opprns ScENI'. EDITOR: 'he Andrews from 50.000 to the hundreds of thou other f'or so many years would start to sion at the hands of' tho Sunnis, is a SAINT MARY'S EDITOR: Karie Kohler sands. Aceording to a poll conductNJ attack each other, but a few quiek facts reeipe f'or disastPr. Such a poli1:y will by the Opinion Research Business in about the relations between the groups only lead to furthnr violence and con PIIOTO Enrron: Dusrin Menndla 2007. one out of four Iraqis has had a explains much of' it. flict botween groups. GIIAI'lliCS EDITOR: Maddine Nies family member murdered. In Baghdad Saddam Hussein and his ruling The solution is to create a republic ADVERI'ISING MANAGER: Jessica Cortez where the U.S. presence is the most Baath Party heavily f'avored the Sunnis like the one that tho Constitution creat AI> lh,\IGN MANAGER: Kelly (;ronli concentrated, one in four said they had at the expense of the Shi'ites and ed: a federalist system of government. CONTIIOll.ER: Tim Sobolewski a family member kidnapped and OJH~ in Kurds, even though the Sunnis made Nearly all of the powor remained at SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR: Christian Sagardia three said a family member has fled up at most 40 pereent of' the popula tlu1 statn level, rather than the f'nderal abroad. Iraq is hardly peaceful. tion. He gave Sunnis high positions in level. The federal government's powers OFFICE MANAGER & GENERAL INFO While people can and should argue his government and kept the Sunni were limited and defined. (574) 631-7471 about the wisdom and justif1cation of minority J1rmly in power, cspceially Consequently, tlw states wore able to FAX (574) 631-6927 the U.S.-Icd invasion of Iraq, the fact economically. Consequently, many govern themsnlves largely without ADVERTISING n~mains that the U.S. is there and Iraq Sunnis hailed Hussein as their leader interference. Power rnsidnd at the (574) 631-6900 [email protected] is truly a war-torn country. This is a and those not in power (the Shi'ite and local level - Americans not living in EDITOR IN CHIEF fact and no amount of complaining Kurds) resented those in power (the Virginia held virtually no power over (574) 6:i 1-4542 that the U.S. should not be in Iraq in Sunnis). In addition, Hussein had a those living in Virginia. In Iraq. MANAGING EDITOR (574) 631-4541 [email protected] tlw first place will change it. well-publicized tendency to "erack because most local populations are of ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR Consequently, the U.S. should be ask down" on Shi'ite and Kurdish dissi the same ethnicity or religion, each (574) 6.11-4324 ing what it can do to help decrease the dents. In 1988, for example, Saddam community would be mostly free to BUSINESS OFFICE bloodshed. Particularly, it should focus began a campaign to exterminate the govern itself without interference from (574) 631-5313 on what type of government for Iraq is Kurdish people living in Northern Iraq, the majority via the central govern NEWS DESK most likely to stem the violence. To do killing between 50,000 and 100,000. ment. Sunnis would govern Sunnis at (574) 631-5323 obsn<·[email protected] VIEWPOINT DESK so, we must first look at what moti Just after the Gulf War, he killed the local level, Shi'ites would govern (574) 631-5303 [email protected] vates the violence in the first place. between 60,000 and 130,000 rebel Shi'ites, Kurds would govorn Kurds. SPORTS DESK Iraq is a large and diverse country. lious Shi'ites. Incidents such as these Shi'ites would have very little power (574) 631-4543 sporrs.l @nd.edu As of 2006, Iraq had a population of caused tension between the faetions in over Sunnis. II' each faction has little SCENE DESK nearly 27 million people. Ethnically, Iraq and are now overflowing in the power over the other factions, there is (574) 631-4540 [email protected] Arabs make up about 75 percent of the form of violence between different little incentive to continue the fighting. SAINT MARY'S DESK smc.1 @nd.cdu population, Kurds make up about 15 sects. In particular, the formerly A federalist system worked for the US PHOTO DESK percent and Assyrians, Iraqi Turkmen oppressed Shi'ites blame the Sunnis and can work for Iraq. (574) 631-8767 [email protected] and others make up the remaining five for decades of oppression. They are SYSTEMS & WEB ADMINISTRATORS percent. Nearly all of Iraq (97 percent) fighting for control of the newly creat Mark Poyar is a junior finance major (574) 631-8839 is Muslim. Of those, just over 60 per ed government. and vice president of the College THE cent are Shi'ite and fewer than 40 per As Charles Rice pointed out last week Libertarians. Their Web site is OBSERVER ONLINE cent are Sunni. These religious denom ("Assyrian suffering overlooked in http://ndlibertarians. blogspot. com. He www.ndsmcobserver.com inations are also associated with dif Iraq," Sept. 26), the U.S. government is can be contacted at [email protected] POLICIES ferent ethnicities which make the mat trying to force all the factions under The views expressed in this column ter even more complicated. Shi'ites are the same powerful central democratic are those of the author and not neces The Observer is rhe independent, daily newspaper comprised mostly of Arabs, Turkmen government rather than allow the sep- sarily those of The Obsemer. publish<·d in print and online by dw smdems of the University ofNorre Dame duLac and Saint Mary's College. Editorial conrem. including adverrisemenrs, is nor governed by policies of the administration of either insrirurion. The om.,rver reserves the righr to refuse advertisemenrs b-dSCd on conrem. LETTER TO THE EDITOR The news is reported as accurately and objectively as possible. Unsigned editorials represem the opinion of the majority of rhc Editor in Chief. Managing Editor, Assisram Managing Edirors and departmem editors. Denunciation of beauty Commentaries, lerrers and columns present dte views of the aurhors and nor necessarily those ofThe Observer. Viewpoint space is available to all readers. The free standards ill-founded expression of all opinions rhrough lerters is encouraged. l.errcrs to rhe Ediror must be signed and musr include con rhc Ohser..-cr (LISPS S'>9 .! .... 000) u. puhluhal Munday duough Frida}' CXCCP£ durinl\ agree profoundly with the basis he gives ing for (straight) "men generally" and a criminate between acceptable and unac ~""' o~ru.l v-.rc.uitm pcriod.t ~ .rubkt~privn m The CJh.cJveriN$11)1) fvror1c acadtomk. for his denunciations. simplistic, biologically deterministic ceptable women are objectifying and per ~.n. S"i"i lor out k'mwcr. While Yatrola does point out the harm account of attraction. But women's bod nicious. The only terms on which a ·ntc Ot.rvcr " puhlllhctJ ar: POSTMASTER 024 Snuch Dutln~ ! l.tll Send 11cldh'U uma:timu lO: these standards do to women, this is not ies do not belong to men, whether those women's body should be judged arc her N111rc: Danw, IN 465S{,..(I77'J 11u: Oh.<~ervc1 f'ctwcikaJ !llrii.IKC J>.llJ .&1 Nturr [lalllC' P.Q. 1\.t.: ]79 the central complaint of his piece. Rather, bodies are to be admired as attractive own. And .uldirwn.d m~iln~ ulftt.n. Ol-4 Sourh Dh~!flK I fall Nmrc: Dame, IN 465YHJ779 the real problem he sees with beauty objects from afar, used for sex or used for standards is that they're not his stan procreation. Women's bodies belong to Dan Hicks dards. Rather than judging women by women, and it's up to women to decide graduare srudenr Thr Oh.crvcr i• .- •ncmbc-r Hf tht 1\...,l('l.llcd l't~. All rcpnKiucrinn rit,d11.\ .;arc how well they live up to the standards set what they will do with their bodies. off campus rCII('rv~l. by Maxim and Cosmo, he believes we Yatrola is no more entitled to decide Oct 2 TODAY'S STAFF News Scene OBSERVER POLL QUOTE OF THE DAY Marcela Berrios Tae Andrews Mandi Stirone Viewpoint Dan Jaeobs Bethany How many Heisman Trophies Graphics Whitfield will Golden Tate win? "To find a fault is easy; to do better Madeline Nies may be difficult." Sports 1, 2, 3 or 4? Jay Fitzpatrick Plutarch Greek biographer Michael Bryan Vote by Thursday at 5 p.m. Sam Werner at www.ndsmcobserver.com ------THE OBSERVER Wednesday, October 3, 2007 IEWPOINT page 9 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Disputing facts about the Irish language Irish language holds strong Misinformation about Irish language insulting · language?" This implication that the language is dead and in In her letter to the editor ("Irish lan As two young members of the substantial Irish speaking need of resurrection is simply~not true and, quite frankly, it is guage a relic of the past," Oct. 1), Sara community living and working on the Notre Dame campus, personally insulting. Any aspect of modern life can be dis Falvey claims that the Irish Language is we have been left with no choice but to take issue with Sarah cussed and enjoyed through Irish. There is an Irish language spoken by few and is a "relic." Recently, I Falvey's letter ("Irish language a relic of the past," Oct. 1). version of "South Park" currently in the making and the lan travelled to Ireland and spent several days She must first be congratulated on having succeeded in fit guage is easily spotted on web sites like Facebook and Bebo. on an island, Inis Oirr, where the working ting such a vast amount of misinformation into such a short These would not typically be seen by sociolinguists as char language was clearly Irish. The island's piece. acteristics of a "relic of the past." name is always spelled the Irish way Her theory that Irish language signposts are some sort of We now wish to lay this matter to rest once and for all. (except in tourist information, for ease of stunt promoting cultural tourism is ridiculous. All road sig Irish is not, nor will she be, dying any time soon. For us to be pronunciation by those unfamiliar with the nage in Irish-speaking areas is in Irish alone, a fact which relegated to the ranks of linguistic antiquity by anyone whose language), and most signs- not just road serves to confuse tourists rather than entertain them. knowledge of Irish life or culture is based on a semester signs, but also commemorative markers - Outside of the Irish-speaking areas, they are in both Irish spent living with three Irish girls in Dublin is unacceptable. are as well. The mass I attended was and English. For anyone to presume to have gained an understanding of entirely in Irish. The amount of Irish medium schools is increasing all the Ireland's complex linguistic make-up after such a limited Additionally, I encountered a large group time. Parents and students are voting with their feet and as a ephemeral fling with Joycean fly-by nets is, putting it quite of children from other parts of the country result Gaelscoileanna (Irish medium education) cannot cope, simply, taking the proverbial piss. who were sent there to get immersed in such is the demand for places in Irish medium schools. In light of the recent ignorance shown by some of Notre the language. Perhaps in parts of Ireland With regard to learning Irish being akin to learning any Dame's students in relation to language matters in general, English is the dominant language, but in other foreign language taught in schools; each child begins perhaps the University might consider instigating a program other areas, Irish holds strong, and there learning Irish in their first year of school and continues to do in socio-linguistics. are efforts underway to spread its use. so throughout primary and secondary level. This is not an option, this is compulsory. Irish is treated the same in schools Muireann Ni Bheaglaoich Jackson Bangs as the other official language of the state, English. Both are Peadar 0 Muircheartaigh freshman academic subjects. Other foreign languages need not be graduate students Stanford Hall taught until students reach high school. off campus Oct.! Flavey poses the question, "Who's left to resurrect the Irish Oct. 2 EDITORIAL CARTOON Deportation not solution for ex-Nazi For an elite task force of Nazi-hunters, the front lasted only two months. If he were a World War II refuses to die. Since 1979 the high-ranking officer or a camp commandant, "Office of Special Investigation" has stripped his deportation would be much deserved, but U.S. citizenship from 108 ex-Nazis, and now, this is not the case. it can claim one more. Paul Henss, an 85- For those who disagree and believe Henss year-old man from Atlanta, Ga., will be is just as culpable as a high-ranking officer, deported and sent to face charges in the question remains -what would deporta Germany for his role in the Holocaust. But for tion actually achieve? While any level of anyone watching the case closely, it is clear involvement in the Holocaust is appalling, that time spent hunting dying Nazis like deportation is not the best way to punish Henss could be put to more constructive pur Henss. No matter how minor his role may poses. have been, he did lie about his two month As a young man, Paul Henss joined the duty in order to enter the U.S. in 1955. Hitler Youth in 1934 and later volunteered to Instead of deportation, which achieves noth fight in the Waffen SS, Germany's elite com ing, Henss should be required to travel to the bat organization. He fought in battles with National Holocaust Museum in Washington the most infamous, decorated German divi D.C., at his own expense, to host a public lec sion of the war, the first SS Panzer Division. ture on his role in the Holocaust. This kind of On leave from his division, Henss spent two event not only forces Henss to confront his months patrolling the outer fences of Dachau past, but also offers the opportunity for oth and Buchenwald with a guard dog. Today, it's ers to hear how a perpetrator of history's those two months that make Paul Henss a most infamous atrocity fell under the spell of wanted man. a twisted, murderous ideology. Before we rush to deport a senior citizen No one is asking Nazi-hunters to stop hunt for his role in one' of history's greatest atroci ing aging Nazis in hiding, but we do need to ties, let's be clear about exactly what he did. start demanding'more constructive solutions. Dachau and Buchenwald were concentration camps - not extermination camps - where Greg Wagman prisoners were exploited for slave labor. As senior an exterior guard, Henss had little contact Keough Hall with victims, especially since his leave from Oct. I Liberal radio limited by low popularity After reading Andrea Laidman's Freedom, though, seems to be what because Laidman says that "90 percent for Chapter 11 bankruptcy a little more "Hosting Ignorance," (Oct. 1), I came Laidman finds as the problem in the of Americans age 12 or over tune into than 30 months later, because they had away fairly certain that Laidman is U.S. radio market. She claims that the radio programs each week." Laidman few listeners and no money. ignorant of how the free market really conservative leanings of widely syndi says that "Radio outlets like NPR Laidman seems to believe that access works. She claims conservative talk cated radio hosts are due to "structural demonstrate that longer stories can to radio outlets is what limits liberal radio dominates the airwaves, quoting imbalances and not popular demand." facilitate in-depth discussion of contro radio - this has been proven to be figures from the Center for American She also later quotes the Center saying versial issues through thoughtful, well inaccurate by the lack of success of NPR Progress. Having never heard of this that "the relaxation of ownership rules reasoned arguments, inquiry and inter and Air America. Americans have group, I decided to do some research on have tipped the scales against localism." views." shown that we do not want to listen to them. So here we have a situation where free If NPR is what people want to listen left wing radio. I am glad that we are I found out that I actually agree dom is not what we want- apparently to, what is really in "popular demand," free to listen to whatever we want. I wholeheartedly with a statement of allowing more free choice somehow then why don't they dominate the rat find it ironic that many "progressives," their "About Us" section that seems to "tips the scales." ings? It is on the air - it's just that who claim to be champions of free apply to this debate. They say, "As pro Corporations, including those in radio, there is not much demand for this kind speech, selectively back this freedom gressives we believe that America are driven by profits. In radio, that programming. Air America Radio, a when they agree with what is said. should be a country of boundless oppor means advertising dollars, and advertis group that also describes itself as "pro tunity - where all people can better ing revenue is driven by ratings. gressive," was founded in March 2004 Brian DuffY themselves through education, hard Ultimately, it is the listeners who decide to provide an avenue for left wing radio. junior work, and the freedom to pursue their what they listen to, and apparently they In our free market, they were allowed Morrissey Manor dreams." like listening to the content on the air, to do this. They were also allowed to file Oct. I THE OBSERVER page I 0 CENE Wednesday, October 3, 2007 REVIEW: HALO 3 FINISHES THE FIGHT FoLLOW THE STORY So FAR vehicles show rellections in real time. The By DAMON JASON water physics are simply beautiful - the By DAMON JASON Scene Writer developers even took refraction into Scene Writer account. Halo 3's single player campaign starts The multiplayer has essentially carried The first game of Mkrosoft's im where its predecessor left off. Master this title since it was released. In the past, popular trilogy is ealled Halo: Co Chief is pursuing the Prophet of Truth to there have been many issues with weapon Evolved. The premise of the game is stop him from activating the "sacred balance, ranging from certain weapons the human race has been in a deead rings,'' which would destroy everything in being too powerful to .every map having a long battlo with the Covenant, which is the universe. limited number of "power weapons." collective group of various alien specie Many fans were disappointed with this Everything has been tweaked to make for The CovPnant is waging holy war difl11anger ending of Halo 2. as well as a much more balanced multiplayer game. • desires to wipe out the human race. the repetitive level design, and Bungie's Speaking or weapons, Bungie has creat Following a devastating attack by decision to have Master Chief's story take ed quite a few new additions. Of tlwse Covenant on the stronghold planet a backseat to what was happening within new weapons, the Spiker is probably the Heach, only one ship, the Pillar of Autu the internal ranks of the Covenant. All of most balanced. escapes by making a blind jump. lloweve these issues are addressed this time A surefire soon-to-be favorite is the this jump lands them in dose proximity around, and make for a very solid and Gravity Hammer, which is essentially a a Covenant artifaet. This artifact is an engrossing campaign. large hammer that can take vehicles out ficially built ring called llalo, which is ha If Halo 3's single player campaign can of commission, so you can imagino what it itable and planetary in size. Built by be faulted for anything it would be for can do to your opponents. There are even ancient race called thn Forerunners. being too short. The single player mode is some tweaks to old weapons. It's no unbeknownst to both the humans and only nine levels and lasts a little more longer embarrassing to dio at the hands of Covenant. llalo was a weapon of ineredi than 10 hours on the normal difficulty. a Needler because its damage has been bin power. Veteran Halo players should play the cam upped significantly. As the Autumn came under attack, paign on a harder difficulty, because the The multiplayer maps are just plain run. of the last surviving SPARTAN-II super default difficulty is simply too easy. Tl).ere are 11 maps right now, but there diers was activatod and charged with This is not to say the campaign is not will be more offered later as download guarding Cortana, the shipboard AI. ·· fun. While there are certain sections of able content. Bungie has attempted to was Spartan 117, known more com the game where backtracking is neces make sure that these maps never get old as the Master Chief. sary, this is kept to a minimum. The by offering a sort or map editor, called With Cortana's assistance, the M action is solely on Master Chief and his Forge. While you can't alter the actual Chief and thn surviving marines rallied marines. From the start of the game, the layout of the maps, you can change the fight the ovnrwholming Covenant resis action picks up almost instantaneously. location of vehides, weapons, spawn point ance on the ring's surface, and raced The single player campaign is so engross and others. unlock the secrets of llal ing that it is very hard to put the con The multiplayer for Halo 3 is so good As the story unfolds, it is revealed that troller down once you start. that it will keep players occupied until Covenant belilwed that by aetivating Tired of playing alone? You can play Butigie's next project. Many players will ring a "divin11 wind" would be relnas through any of the nine campaign levels enjoy the new Saved Films mode. which and would cleanse tho universe of lwrp via system link or ·over Xbox Live. This allows you to save replays of your favorite This ring was one of sPven installatio adds a level of replay that was not avail in game moments. While this has been Contrary to the Covenant's belinfs, t able on previous iterations of the game. popular in sports titles for some time, it's rings were a final solution against a The final chapter or the Halo trilogy has relatively new for console shooters. so awful that the Forerunners who benefited from the added graphical Microsoft has also added a mode called the ring thought killing an (1ntirn prowess of the Xbox 360. Everything is File Share, in which you can upload your was the only solution. beautifully done. All of the in-game envi favorite videos to Xbox Live to share with This threat is the Flood, whic:h is a ronments look simply amazing, and the the world. By default,. everyone is given sitie life form that is both intnlligen attention to detail deserves much praise. 25 MB of space, although you can pur pow1Hful. Humans and Covenant Surfaees such as the armor of cortain chase more space if' desired. were infected and assimilatPd into Bungie could have shippod ranks. In or·der to stop this threat, th Halo 3 with just the multi Chief, much to the chagrin of th player mode and the game Covenant. blows up the reactor core or Halo 3 would still have been Pillar of Autumn, thereby destroying t impressive. Considering that ring instead or activating it. Master Ch Developer: Bungie you get the superb multi knows this is just the beginning of player, the excellent single fight. Platform: XBox 360 player campaign and a bevy Halo 2 capitalizes on the sucecss of of other features, Halo 3 is predecessor. The story this time is oaslly the most solid and betwe11n the Master ChiM and an E complete game available for (one of the Covenant's many races) any console on the market mander. This Elite commander was today. ingly sentPrH:ed to death for failing to p vent Halo's destruetion. llowPvor, h Contact Damon Jason at secretly ordBred by the Cov11nant's II [email protected] Prophets to take Covenant's sacn1d manti ------THE OBSERVER Wednesday, October 3, 2007 CENE page 11 of the Arbiter. which is essentially a sym bol for "blade of the Prophet's will." The role of the Arbiter is expected to be a - death sentence as well. ry that served to recruit KKK members The story begins with Master Chief By lAURA MILLER and dehumanize African-Americans. reeeiving awards for his work on Halo. Scene Writer Due to the obvious offensive nature of However, the ceremony is cut short due to the content, the Performing Arts Center a Covenant invasion. On Saturday, the DeBartolo has framed the film as part of a three Master Chief is charged with stopping Performing Arts Center held a screen part series. On Tuesday night, there the Covenant strike on Earth. Meanwhile, ing of the D.W. Griffith's 1915 film, was a panel presentation that sought to the Arbiter was tasked with assassinating "Birth of a Nation." It was the flrst seg gain a variety of perspectives from a a "heretic" (as labeled by the Prophets) ment of a three-part series presented cross-section of academic areas such Elite spreading "lies" about the true pur by the DPAC that was intended to con as the Department of Film, Television, pose of the sacred rings. After completing textualize this controversial mm. and Theatre, Africana Studies and the his mission, the Arbiter starts to question The title is well known, and is infa Center for Social Concerns. Paul Miller, his loyalties to the Covenant. mous for its horrendously racist con also known as OJ Spooky, will be per The stories of Master Chief and the tent. The film is split into two parts, forming Wednesday to wrap up the Arbiter converge with the release of the the first focusing on the Civil War and series. Flood from Delta Halo, a second installa the second on Reconstruction. Both OJ Spooky is an artist who melds a tion built by the Forerunners. parts feature the interaction of two variety of disciplines in order to Things get convoluted when mysterious families, the Camerons and the address a wide span of controversial Flood creature called the Gravemind Stonemans, who rep- social issues. He uses manipulates both the Arbiter and Master resent families of the recordings of his own Chief because they all have a "common" South and North, "Rebirth of a Nation" music along with pic goal: To prevent the rings from being acti respectively. The first tures, film and graphics vated. Gravemind sends the Arbiter and part of the film is DJ Spooky to ask the viewer to . Master Chief in separate directions to pre* somewhat pedantic to consider important and ·· . vent The High Prophets from activating the modern day viewer Wednesday, October 3 difllcult questions. Delta Halo. - not really illuminat His performance on Master Chief goes to the Covenant city ing or surprising in 8:00pm Wednesday, entitled called Iligh Charity, an immense space sta any particular respect. "Rebirth of a Nation," is tion. and pursues the remaining Prophets. But as the t1Im launch an innovative remix of Declo Mainstage Theatre During his mission, he finds himself.in the es into its second part, D. W. Griffith's original middle of a Covenant civil war between a markedly different 1915 film. Using his tal the Brutes and the Elites (who were the picture comes into in the DPAC ents as OJ and artist, former protectors of the Prophets). view. The film's posi DJ Spooky will attempt After capturing a Covenant ship, the tion on Reconstruction Tickets: $15 to create a response to Flood arrives at the city and begins infect becomes evident when Griffith's film from the ing the population. The only remaining a more obvious racist faculty/staff/seniors film itself - an enor High Prophet, Truth, escapes on a ship mentality comes into mous feat, given the located in the core of lligh Charity. The play. $10 students nature of the movie. Mastnr Chief stows away on board and The film's intent DJ Spooky relies on leaves Cortana behind in order to destroy evolves into a recruit- his disc jockey skills to Delta Halo and High Charity if th¢ Brute ment technique for the Ku Klux Klan. It manipulate the "variables" of the film eaptain Tartarus aetivates the ring. characterizes the post-war years as through intercuts. The manipulation of The Arbiter, with the help of fellow Elites ones that were rife with persecution of these new cuts will elicit new meaning and human marines. manages to stop the whites and upheaval of the white-dem from the original work. ring from being activated. However, the ocratic standard followed by the insti Other articles and samplings of unexpected shutdown causes the ring to tution of an uneducated black anarchy. Spooky's multimedia presentations can send a signal out to the other remaining Terms such as the "Aryan birthright" be found on his Web site at Halos, sending them all into a "standby" emerge, attempting to unite whites www.djspooky.com. DJ Spooky will be mode so they can be remotely activated against blacks in a new racial war. performing his "Hebirth of a Nation" at from the Ark, which is a device that can From a cinematographic perspective, 8 p.m. tonight on the Deeio Mainstage aetivate all of the remaining rings, the lengthy film was a masterpiece of Theater in the Debartolo Performing Meanwhile, thn ship that Master Chief is its time. It had a large budget and Arts Center. stowed away on approaches Earth. The excellent scenes and special effects. game ends with the Chief being questioned From a social and political perspective, by one of Earth's patrol services regarding the film twisted the events of Contact Laura Miller at what he is doing aboard the ship. The Heconstruction into a fabricated histo- [email protected] ChiHf' answers by stating, "Sir, flnishing this light, sir." Contact Damon Jason at [email protected] Photo courtesy of roychristopher.com OJ Spooky will bring his innovative style to the Declo Mainstage Theater in the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center tonight with his showing of "Rebirth of a Nation." page 12 The Observer + CLASSIFIEDS Wednesday, October 3, 2007 MLB Powerful offenses collide Attention on A-Rod as Phillies, Rockies look for big bats to make statements in hitters' ballparks Yankees face Indians lion, 1 0-year contract and seek Associated Press Associated l'ress even more money in the free NEW YORK- Everywhere agent market. PIIIL/\DELPIIIA- Pitchers Alex Hodriguez went, the lenses lie's avoided talk about that~ beware: Two potnnt offenses were on him. he doesn't have to make a deci plus two hitter-friendly ball When he took batting practice, sion until the 1Oth day after the parks could equal a slugfest. the cameras clicked. In the club World Series ends. Before then, Tho Philadelphia Phillies and house, so many mini-cams 'l'\'ant the Yankees might come to him Colorado Hoekies got to this ed to capture his words and with an extension oll"er. point mainly because of their image that he had to move away But that's too far ahead. What hitting. And, they'll need to from his locker to the center of matters now is tlw next game, kenp swinging to advance. the room. the next pitch. lie doesn't want c;ame I of this NL first-round Not that he had much to say, to think about last ynar's four series is WednBsday at Citizens just a collection of cliches so old game exit against Dntroit. Bank Park, th11 East Coast ver that he probably chuckled to "This is probably the most sion of Coors Field. Both teams himself as he said them. He's comfortable he's been in the are sending thnir aces to the made a concentrated ell"ort since time he's been hern, in my esti mound -Cole llamels (15-5) spring training not to reveal his mation," Yankees manager Joe for the Phillies and Jell" Franeis thinking, to focus on the field. Torre said. "lie just seems like - ( 17 -9) for the Hockies. And who could blame him? he's had more fun this year, even But it'll be thn hitters gntting Why concentrate on his past during games, whore at other most of the attention. Philly postseason performances? JIe is times you could see him grinding has Jimmy Hollins, Chase 4-for-41 (.098) with no HBis in out a little bit too much." Utley, Hyan lloward, Pat his last 12 playoft" games and hit Torre talks to A-Hod a lot. In Burrell and Aaron Howand. less in his last 15 postseason at describing the team's most-dis Colorado brings Matt llolliday, bats with runners in scoring sected psyche, Torre sounds Todd llelton. (;arn~tt Atkins, position. His own failures are a more guidance counselor than Brad llawpe and Troy big reason baseball's best player manager. Tulowitzki. has never reached the World "I think he sort of internalizPd /\II these guys can flat-out hit Series. a lot last year and in doing that, no matter where they play. When the Yankees were elimi I think he really built up a lot of lfowever, many often find nated during each of his first baggage," Torre said. "lie's tried themselves explaining why it's Phlllles pitcher Kyle Kendrick throws against the Pirates July three seasons in New York, A to be a lot of things to a lot of easier to have success at 29. Kendrick is set to start Game 2 against the Rockies. Hod was the top target in the people, and this year I think he homn. blame game. Chances are, the spent a lot more time just trying Balls hav11 bnen flying out in ten out and change-ups to stay liawpe's home-away ratio was fate of the pinstripes this to help himself." Philly since the Bank opened in up in the zone. 19-10 and Tulowitzki's 15-9. October will turn on his per Can't argue with the results. 2004. The dimensions are llome run totals have "It's changed," Hockies man formance starting Thursday in Rodriguez especially f(~asted on rather standard, 329-330 feet decreased significantly at ager Clint II urdle said of the the first-round series against Indians pitchers, gobbling them down the lines, 37 4 to Jell-cen Coors over the past decade - Hockies' park. "The elevation Cleveland. up like a kid eating Milano cook ter and 401 to straightaway sevoral years ago, the Rockies is not going to change, but the "I think his mind-set definitely ies. He was 8-for-24 with 13 center. But for some r11ason. installed a humidor to store ballpark is not as much hitter changed," Johnny Damon said. RBis as the Yankees swept the there's far more homers hit baseballs and control their friendly as it used to be. It "He was always out trying to six-game, regular-season series, thew than at tlw old Veterans moisture. Still, it remains the plays out much diiTerent than please people, try to do, say the and six of his hits were home Stadium. best park to hit in. it has in the past." right things." runs. Perhaps the op(\n-air outfield Batters had a .286 average Since the Bank opened in A-Hod cut down his appear lie thinks his attitude played allows the wind to play too in Colorado this season, high 2004, it ranks third in homers ances in the media and as big a part as his improved much a factor. Maybe tlw est in the majors. It was sec with 903. Coors is eighth in increased 'em on the leader mechanics at the plate. pownr-allnys aren't deep ond in runs at 874 and ninth in that span at 744. board. "Coming into spring training, it enough. Whatever th11 ease, it homers at 1 R5. Meanwhile, the But, the .294 batting average Hodriguez hit 54 homers and seems like yesterday, I said that I plays small. Bank led the majors with 241 in Colorado over the past four had 156 HBis this season, an was in a good placn," Rodriguez "Tiw ball S!H1JJIS to carry homnrs and was third in runs years is by far the highest. onslaught likely to earn him his said. more," Hollins said. "Maybe it at 871. Batters hit .277 in Kansas City's Kauffman third AL MVP award. From the What did that entail? just looks small, so people feel I' hilly. Stadium is second at .279. seventh inning on, he batted "I lave an opportunity to laugh a little strong11r. Maybe piteh "Hngardless of where you "They have thin air and long .349. Yankees captain Derek at myself," he said. "I haven't nrs mak(~ a lot of rnistakns play, you still have to get it and deep gaps, so balls fall in and Jeter said he'd never seen an done that too much over the last bn(:ausn the park gets in their hit it," lloward said. it's the complete opposite offensive performance like it. three years, and this year I kind lwad. It could b11 a number of "Sometimes the wind may be here," Hollins said. "We have New York fizzled to a 21-29 of laughed at myself along with things, but you still have to hit blowing in at a field that's con no gaps, but you hit it over start. llad Hodriguez not hit 14 all my teammates at me all the t.hn ball out of the ballpark. sidered to play large and if you somebody's head and it's going home runs in April, the Yankees time." I've always said when you hit a hit in the air, it might go out. to go out. If you don't have could have been about 15-35. lie almost always is at the ball hall and it's a home run. it You still have to hit it. You still pitchers that can pitch to the "I don't think we would have park early. Torrn says Hodriguez doesn't matter whern you are havn to put a good swing on it ballpark, you can find yourself made the playoffs if it wasn't for is mor11 aware of things around playing. If you hit it here 10 for it to go." in a lot of high-run games." him," Andy Pettitte said. him than other players. rows deep, that's out of any Iloward ean hit them out of As the weather cools down, "Without him, I don't think we Rodriguez was interested in other ballpark." the Grand Canyon. He had 24 balls obviously travel less. That would have really had a shot Yankees history, wondering There's a much easier expla of his 47 homers on the road. was clear in Philadelphia's down here at the end." where his RBI total ranked nation for all the scoring at Hollins and Burrell each had weekend series against These could be Hodriguez's among Ruth, Gehrig and Coors. Blame it on the high 30 homers. Hollins had 12 on Washington. final games in New York. Since DiMaggio (A-Hod was 1Oth) and altitude. Balls dry out in the the road and Burrell 14. "Howard hit two balls his very first day at spring train why in the early days of Yankee thin, arid air, making them But a few of Colorado's slug against the Nationals that he ing, he's been asked about that Stadium, the RBI totals were so slicker and harder to grip. gers had far better power absolutely crushed that were opt-out clause, the one that high (the center-field fence was Thnm's also less air resistance, numbers at Coors. Holliday hit only three rows deep," allows him to bolt the final three 490 feet from the plate through causing breaking balls to nat- 25 of his 36 homers at home. Howand said. seasons of his record $252 mil- 1936). The Observer accepts classifieds every business day from 8 a.m. to 2 r.m. at the Notre Dame office, 024 South Dining Hall. Deadline for next-day classifieds is 2 p.m. AI classifieds must be prepaid. 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A lot. ------ OUND THE NATION Wednesday, October 3, 2007 Co1v1PILED FROM THE OBSERVER'S WIRE SERVICES page 13 Major League Baseball NBA American League East team record perc. last 10 GB Boston 96-66 .593 6-4 New York 94-68 .580 6-4 2.0 Toronto 83-79 .512 6-4 13.0 Baltimore 69-93 .426 4-6 27.0 Tampa Bay 66-96 .407 3-7 30.0 American League Central team record perc. last 10 GB Cleveland 96-66 .593 6·4 Detroit 88-74 .543 5·5 8.0 Minnesota 79-83 .488 4-6 17.0 Chicago 72·90 .444 6·4 24.0 Kansas City 69-93 .426 3-7 27.0 American League West team record perc. last 10 GB Los Angeles 94·68 .580 4-6 Seattle 88·74 .543 7-3 6.0 Oakland 76-86 .469 2-8 18.0 Texas 75-87 .463 5-5 19.0 National League East team record perc. last 10 GB Philadelphia 89-73 .549 7·3 New York 88-74 .543 4-6 1.0 Atlanta 84-78 .519 5-5 5.0 Washington 73-89 .451 5-5 16.0 Florida 71-91 .438 6-4 18.0 AP New York Knicks coach lsiah Thomas enters court earlier this week. The owners of the Knicks were ordered to pay $11.6 million after Thomas was found guilty of sexual harassment against fonner Knicks employee Anucha Browne Sanders. National League Central team record perc. last 10 GB Chicago 85·77 .525 6·4 Knicks owners ordered to pay in suit Milwaukee 83·79 .512 5·5 2.0 St. Louis 78-84 .481 7-3 7.0 owes $6 million for con championship and coached team hasn't won a playoff Houston 73·89 .451 7-3 12.0 Associated Press doning a hostile work envi the Pacers during 2000- game since Thomas was Cincinnati 72-90 .444 3-7 13.0 NEW YORK - In an end ronment and $2.6 million 03, emerged from the fed signed as president in Pittsburgh 68·94 .420 2-8 17.0 to a salacious three-week for retaliation. Dolan owes eral courthouse in lower December 2003 and has trial, a jury ordered the $3 million. Though Manhattan with his trade wasted millions this owners of the New York Thomas is off the hook for mark smile but flashed decade on a series of free National League West Knicks to pay $11.6 million any damages, he leaves anger as he reasserted his agent busts. team record perc. last 10 GB to a former team executive the case with a tarnished innocence amid a crush of The verdict also amounts Arizona 90·72 .556 5-5 who endured crude insults image. reporters and cameras. to another blemish on the Colorado 90-73 .552 9-1 0.5 and unwanted advances Outside court, a beaming ''I'm extremely disap resume of Thomas, a two San Diego 89-74 .546 4-6 1.5 from coach Isiah Thomas. Browne Sanders insisted pointed that the jury did time NBA champion whose los Angeles 82-80 .506 3·1 8.0 The jury of four women her victory was more not see the facts in this post-playing career has San Francisco 71-91 .438 4-6 19.0 and three men found about sending a message case," he said. "I will been marked by one fail Thomas and Madison than the money. appeal this, and I remain ure after another. Square Garden sexually "What I did here, I did confident in the man that I NBA spokesman Tim harassed Anucha Browne for every working woman am and what I stand for Frank said the league's Sanders, but it decided in America," she said. and the family that I policies "do not encompass only MSG and chairman "And that includes every have." civil litigation." James Dolan should pay one who gets up and goes MSG said it will appeal, Jurors, who needed Big East Men's Soccer for harassing and firing to work in the morning, also denying wrongdoing roughly two days to decide Standings Browne Sanders from her everyone working in a cor in a case widely viewed as on the allegations but only $260,000-a-year job out of porate environment." a public relations disaster about an hour to deter (Blue Division) .. spite. Earlier, Thomas, who led for a franchise struggling mine damages, declined to The result: The Garden Indiana to the 1981 NCAA to regain credibility. The talk about the verdict. team league overall NOTRE DAME 4-0-1 6"1~2·· IN BRIEF Connecticut 4·1·0 9-1·0 Providence 2-1-1 5-3-1 West Virginia 2-2-0 6-3·0 Pena wins AL comeback NASCAR finalizing deal with Former p~ter ~ntenced to Seton Hall 1-3·0 4-6·0 player of the year Nationwidelnsur.ance seven years m pnson Marquette 1·4·0 2·6-1 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - One sea NEW YORK - NASCAR was finaliz GREELEY, Colo. Former Georgetown 1·4-0 . 2~7-0 son after being released by three ing a deal Tuesday night with Northern Colorado backup punter Pittsburgh 0-3-1 l'-7·2 teams, Carlos Pena put together the Nationwide Insurance to sponsor its Mitch Cozad was sentenced to seven best performance in Tampa Bay Devil No. 2 series beginning in 2008, The years in prison Tuesday for stabbing Rays history and was chosen Tuesday Associated Press has learned. a rival in what prosecutors said was as Major League Baseball's AL come Nationwide will replace Anheuser a brutal attempt to take over the back player of the year. Busch, which has sponsored the sec starter's role. The 28-year-old slugger batted a ond-tier Busch Series for 26 seasons "Clearly, this was deliberate to hurt career-best .282 with a club-record but said earlier this year it would end him, and you succeeded," Weld 46 home runs and 121 RBis after its entitlement deal at the conclusion County District Judge Marcelo joining the Devil Rays in spring train of this season. Kopcow told Cozad as he announced around the dial ing as a non-roster invitee. The deal with Nationwide is esti the sentence. "I knew in my heart it was going to mated to be seven years at $10 mil "The goal is to not ruin your life," be a great season ... but I went lion a year, according to a person Kopcow said. "I would like you to MLB PLAYOFFS beyond what I envisioned," Pena said. familiar with the negotiations who succeed in your life." Colorado at Philadelphia Last year, he homered once in 18 requested anonymity because the Prosecutors said Cozad ambushed 3 p.m., TBS games for Boston and spent most of deal had yet to be completed. A-B starting punter Rafael Mendoza on the season in Triple-A with the Red was paying roughly the same amount, the night of Sept. 11, 2006. Mendoza Los Angeles at Boston Sox and New York Yankees. He hit 27 and NASCAR initially had sought an was left with a deep gash in his kick 6 p.m., TBS homers and drove in 82 runs for increase in the price of the series. ing leg but later returned to the team. Chicago at Arizona Detroit in 2004, but slipped to 18 But despite a flurry of early suitors, Cozad was convicted in August of 10 p.m., TBS homers and 44 RBis the following NASCAR was unable to secure spon second-degree assault but acquitted season and was released by the sorship in a search that has stretched of the more serious charge of Tigers in March 2006. nearly 10 months. attempted first-degree murder. page 14 The Observer+ SPORTS Wednesday, October 3, 2007 MLB Playoff tested Beckett, Lackey to start Game 1 Boston - and a whopping 36 Red Sox, Angels will home runs allowed, along with a 5.01 EHA. open tonight at 6:30 "You learn a lot through fail urn and through succeeding,'' Associated Press Beckett said after the Red Sox worked out at Fenway Park on BOSTON - Josh Beckett was the day before the playofT open just 23 the last time he pitched er. "!\s you get older, obviously, in the postsnason. eoming back you're still learning. But I think on thn~n days' rest to shut mit you learn a lot of crudal things the New York Yankees and along thn way. But I don't think elinch the World Series for anybody will ever consider their Florida. learning process completed in John Lackey was a 24-year this game." old rookie when he won Came 7 Mixing in his curveball and of the 2002 Series for the changeup more this season, he Angels. became the majors' first 20- The two big-game vnterans gamn winner in two years. lie will start things oil' in Game l of also rnached a career high with their !\1. division series on 194 strikeouts while topping Wednesday when the East 200 innings and cutting his champion Boston HPd Sox play homer total to 17. West champion Los Angeles. "We've seen a young guy With Beckett facing Lackey in work so hard and mature so the opener. the only suro bet is much, and he became the guy that they won't be crumbling that we really needed him to under tlw pr~>ssure. bncome," Boston manager "lie's been in these big games Tnrry Francona said. "Every just like I have, and done good tnam has guys like that - extrnnwly well," Lackey said. "I whern you say, 'This is our guy, mean, throwing a shutout to and go get 'em.' AP win a World SPries. it doesn't "!\nd he'll respond to adversi Angels pitcher John Lackey delivers against the Devil Rays Sept. 18 in a 2-1 Los Angeles win. get much better than that. I le's ty, and he competes. He's got a Lackey will start Game 1 of the American League Division Series today against the Red Sox. obviously got great stuiT and it's lot of different weapons. !\nd more pitches or 15 more pitch shows the confidence we have championship series. going to bt1 a great challenge you IHJnd that, because we're es," Scioseia said. "This guy's in him.'' No game was as big as the for us. I'm going to have to playing a good team." one of the best competitors I've Lackey, 28, set career highs World Series elineher, when he pitch Wl'll to give our guys a !\nd facing a piteher who's been around in 30-plus years. this season with 19 wins, a 3.01 allowed one run in live innings ehancn." every hit thP. bulldog as Beckett. ... He's channeled his emotions EHA, 224 innings and a 3.44 to lead the Angels to a 4-1 vie Now 27. Beckett was the MVP Although Lackey was smiling into something that's positive strikeout-to-walk ratio. tory over the San Francisco of the '03 Series after beating and joking around at Tuesday's out there to get to the next But heading into the series Giants. the Yankees in the Game 6 workout - Beckett was all piteh. against Boston. he will be draw "I was a rookie, I was coming finale. !\!ready flush with eonli seowl - Angels manager Mike "lie had the ability to get to ing upon his playofT experienee. up with a lot of veterans. I was denc.e, he grew stubborn in his Scioseia knows that, onee the the big leagues, but to do it In addition to the five games he just hoping to contribute at that suc1:ess and became convinced gamn starts, his ace is plenty under the most powerful of pitched in '02, Laekey also point," Lackey said. "I was pret that his best pitch in every situ snrious. In Lackey's mind, a mieroscopes, the playoffs, the made three starts in the 2005 ty mueh a two-piteh pitcher that ation was to blow his fastball by visit to the mound is the open pennant raee, whatever the sit playoffs when the Angels year. I've got more options tlw hitter. ing bid in a negotiation. uation might be. Obviously his knoeked out the Yankees in the these days. If one thing is not That resulted in some rough "Anytime he comes out of the success in the playofl's in piteh first round before losing to the working, I've got a few more starts last year - his first in game, he's upset. He wants 10 ing Game 7 of a World Series Chieago White Sox in the AL things in my bag I can go to.'' MLB The Center for Ethics and Religious Values in Business Mets' Randolph vvill and The Institute for Ethical Business Worldwide return despite collapse Handolph said. "It's been tough Proudly Present Associated Press slenping the last eouple of nights, NEW YOHK - Mets manager trying to come to grips with Willie Handolph sported a new, what's happ1-1ned.'' dean-shaven look as he walk11d The Mets were tied for first Berges Lecture Series in Business Ethics past rows of empty lockers in with the Phillies heading into the (Sponsored by the John A. Berges Endowment) Nnw York's dubhous11. limtl three games of the season, "It's not a good time to be rec and Handolph remained confi ognized in this town," he joked. dnnt that his dub would pull it ·:11oping to ~.lip by and dodge a out. New York lost 7-4 to Florida lnw daggnrs. on Friday night, falling one back "What Really Matters: Handolph dodgnd one Tunsday, of Philadelphia, but bouneed two days aftnr his team eomplet back with a 13-0 vietory Service, Leadership, People and Values" nd an enormous collapse. Saturday to move into a tie again. General manager Omar Minaya Yet that was all washed away announced Handolph will be with an 8-1 loss Sunday that back with the club next ynar, indudnd Florida's seven-run first nnding speculation that he might inning against Tom Glavine, and John Pepper bn lirnd despite getting a contract 10 runners left on base by the nxtension biJiiJnJ this season. Mots. Retired Chairman and CEO "I do bnlinve that Willie is going "I've always been associated to continue to work hard," with winning and it hurts deep Procter & Gamble Minaya said. "I do believe that down inside, it really hurts to be Willie's passion for winning is associated with this type of col there." lapse," Handolph said. "That's New York Wfmt 5-12 down the not why we play the game and stretch, squandering iL'> big lead there's no way in the world that I Thursday, October 4, 2007 in the NL East and missing the thought we'd be in this position playoffs entirely. The Mets right now talking about this." 7:00p.m. beeame the first major league Handolph, who grew up in team that failnd to finish in first Brooklyn, replaced !\rt Howe as Jordan Auditorium place after owning a lead of New York's manager in 2004. Mendoza College of Business seven games or more with 17 The Mets went 83-79 the follow remaining. New York, which had ing year and 97-65 last season, that margin on Sept. 12, also matching the Yankees for the matched the largest lead blown bnst record in the major leagues. in September. They lost to St. Louis in Game 7 "It just hurts right now," of the NL championship series. Wednesday, October 3, 2007 The Observer + PAID ADVERTISEMENT page 15 - JOIN THE CONVERSAT~ON Monday, t r JOYCE CENTER, 3:00 to 5:00p.m.' Free admission. No classes will be held during this period. For those unable to attend, a live video stream of the Forum will be available at forum.nd.edu. 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PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Office of the President --~------~------ Wednesday, October 3, 2007 The Observer + SPORTS page 17 "We may be small, but torching the Farley defense round this Sunday. nected with Nally for the Howard's got a big ol' heart," for huge gains. However, sen score but failed to convert the Ducks she said. ior defensive back Anna Pasquerilla East 19, extra point, extending the continued from page 20 Pursley came up with an McGlinn 6 lead to 13-6. Walsh 12, Farley 0 interception, and it looked The Pyros were on fire "It was a perfect pass that I Cavanaugh a first and goal on Walsh has established itself like Farley was going to drive Tuesday night, pulling off a was able to take advantage the 10-yard line with plenty of as the team to beat, defeating down the field to tie the 19-6 victory over McGlinn to of," Nally said. time on the clock. Sophomore Farley's Finest 12-0 and game. earn their first win of the year McGlinn once again started receiver Sarah Cline caught extending their winning New freshman staring quar in the battle of the winless. off the second half strong, the go-ahead touchdown pass streak to five games. terback Emily After their forcing a three-and-out, but to put the Chaos on top again, Both the offense, led by sen Murphy com- first posses were unable to convert on 13-8. ior quarterback Mary Claire pleted multi sion ended in fourth down, giving the ball "Elisa Suarez and Sarah Van Sullivan, and the defense, ple passes to "Last year, we won only a punt, back to the Pyros. Mill made some excellent lead by senior Julie Campbell, junior captain one game and struggled McGlinn sen Lewis gave the Shamrocks a plays, and Katie Dunn really established control of the Jenny Rolfs, to find eight players for ior captain chance to comeback after maintained composure on our game and came out with and the Finest Taryn Lewis intercepting Lynch the follow second touchdown drive," another efficient victory. marched the games. This year we intercepted ing drive, but McGlinn turned Martini said. "She really Early on, however, Farley down the have twelve, but we Pasquerilla the ball over on downs. helped keep the team focused looked as if it might pull out field. Yet, made the playoffs. " East freshman The Pyros next drive result and the intensity high." an upset, driving down the once again, quarterback ed in another touchdown pass The Ducks' took over the field into the red zone multi they stalled in Caitlin Lynch from Lynch to Nally, extend ball with one last chance to ple times. Some key plays in the red zone, Mary Jenkins to set up her ing the lead to 19-6. score and a minute and a half the secondary by Campbell turning the Howard co-captain team in good McGlinn coach Jeff on the clock. Cavanaugh's and an interception junior ball over on field position. Paramore said his team will usually strong defense was Meghan Soriano staved off the downs. Sophomore be much better next year. unable to cover the Howard Finest and held them score On the ensu- running back "We had the youngest team receivers, and Bishop was less in the first half. ing drive the Wild Women Tina Noronha punched the in the league, but we also had able to create a drive with The Walsh offensive squad went down the field like a ball in for the first score, but the most fun," he said. "We rapid-fire passes to Robinson looked a little out of sync well-oiled machine. Sullivan the Shamrocks failed to con were a lot better as time went and sophomore co-captain early. The Farley secondary chewed up yards on the vert on the extra point, mak on, and I expect to surprise - Mary Jenkins. With four sec pressed the receivers hard ground and fired passes to ing the score 6-0. some people next year." onds left in the game, and the line forced Sullivan to Smith and senior captain "We had an excellent offen Pasquerilla East hopes the Hobinson caught the ball in rush her throws. However, Marie Brenner. On fourth sive drive. Our offensive line win puts them back into play the end zone to win the game, after Soriano's interception, down in the Farley red zone, played really well," Noronha off contention. 14-13. ~ Sullivan and sophomore Sullivan threw a touch pass to said. "I am really proud of our "Our final touchdown drive, receiver Sierra Smith led the a wide-open Brenner in the But it was the only time team. Maybe we will be able and the fact that we never Wild Women down the field, end zone to seal the victory. McGlinn would see the end to sneak into the playoffs," gave up, shows how intense the drive culminating in a Coach J.J. Rees was fired up zone on the day. coach Spencer Longhofer and passionate we all are for last-second touchdown pass to after the game. The Pyros responded with a said. Howard football," Jenkins freshman Lindsey Schanzer. "I'm really happy with the quick drive down the field. The Pyros finally have said. "Last year, we won only "With basically the whole way we played - Farley was Freshman running back Jess something to celebrate. one game and struggled to dorm showing up to support a tough squad and put up a Leiferman ran the ball in for "The offensive line and wide find eight players for the us during wild week, it really fight," Rees said. "But in the the score, and Lynch convert receivers played great today. I games. This year we have fired our team up," Smith end, it just wasn't enough. We ed the extra point on a pass to am taking them all out to din twelve, but we finally made said. "We all pitched in, and plan on going undefeated, and senior Caroline Nally to put ner," Lynch said. the playoffs." the victory was a real team then going all the way to the the Pyros ahead. Junior co-captain Kate effort." Stadium." After forcing the Shamrocks Contact Meghan McMahon at Sylvia was thrilled to have Walsh picked up in the sec Both the Finest and the Wild to punt, Lynch wasted no time [email protected], Patrick defeated a large, powerhouse ond half where it left off, with Women made the playoffs and in driving back down the field Stynes at [email protected] and team like Cavanaugh. the Sullivan-Smith connection will be playing in the Position for another score. She con- Jared Jedick at [email protected] SMC VOLLEYBALL Saint Mary's ends seven-game losing streak to Bulldogs back. But after a strong effort by breaking its losing streak against showed. [Sasgen] had her from that win along with the By SAMANTHA LEONARD both teams and multiple lead the Bulldogs. strongest offensive game yet. She momentum of that win into our Spans Writer changes throughout the game, The Belles team leader was also really pulled out some Hope match. We started the sec the Bulldogs (11-7, 8-2 MIAA) sophomore outside hitter Lorna strong serves when the team ond half of our season off right, In Saint Mary's season opener came out on top 30-28. Slupczynski who had a career needed it most." but we have got to keep our Sept. 4, the Belles lost to Adrian Game three was an even high and match-best 27 kills to Another standout was junior focus on the here and now - one in straight games - extending tougher match for the Belles. The go along with her match-high 19 middle blocker Kaela Hellmann, match at a time to achieve our the Bulldogs streak to seven con Belles and Bulldogs were neck digs in the win. who tallied up the third double goals." secutive wins over the Belles. and neck the entire game, but Freshman middle blocker double effort of the night with 13 The timing of the win may pro That streak was broken Tuesday multiple errors by the Belles gave Andrea Sasgen gave a stand-out kills and 13 digs. Junior middle vide dividends later in the season when Saint Mary's beat Adrian in Adrian its second game at 32-34. performance as well with 13 blocker Cathy Kurczak and with playoff implications arising. live hard-fought games. With two losses in a row, it kills, 16 digs and a team-high freshman outside hitter Jacee "This was a really big win for "Tonight it all really just came seemed the Belles were going to three service aces, while her sen Watson also contributed 15 and us, and it couldn't have come at a together," senior Amanda David fall to their conference foe again. ior counterpart setter David had 10 kills, respectively, in the win. better time," David said. "We said. "We have been having some Saint Mary's, however, kicked in a season-best 65 assists and 14 "I was incredibly happy with struggled a little with our serving really good practices this past the intensity. digs. their play tonight," Schroeder but the team came together and week, and it really showed in They started the game with six Head coach Julie Schroeder Biek said. "They really executed overcame it. If we can keep this tonight's game." unanswered points and never Biek was glad to see Sasgen and well. I felt like every member of up we will really challenge some The Belles (7 -10, 4-5 MIAA) lost that lead, taking game four David begin to come together. our team came to compete teams in the second half of our took game one easily 30-24, but 30-22. "Andrea [Sasgen] and Amanda tonight." season." could not keep momentum going Saint Mary's also dominated [David] have had their struggles Although she was excited and The Belles take on the third into game two. the match's final game, begin connecting this season on the glad for the win, Schroeder-Biek ranked team in the MIAA confer Bulldogs outside hitter Lindsey ning with five unanswered quick attacks," she said. :But is ready for the next conference ence, Hope, Thursday at 7 p.m. Eshelman had multiple kills at points. Adrian fought hard, but they just started putting in some match Thursday against Hope. in the Angela Athletic Facility. the Belles' feet to give Adrian an could not catch Saint Mary's. The extra time together, and even "As wonderful as this win was, early lead. After getting down 6- Belles finished the game with a though it has not been much it is over," she said. "We now Contact Samantha Leonard at 13, the Belles began to rally 15-8 score, sealing the win and extra time yet, the improvement only carry the confidence gained slenoaO 1 @saintmarys.edu THIS WEEK IN - page 18 The Observer + SPORTS Wednesday, October 3, 2007 ~======~ Clausen continued from page 20 ther wa..s per!eet," Weis said. When Sharpley entered the game, the Irish trailed 26-(>, but two touchdown passes by the junior brought the scorn to 2(>-19 before a game-clinching touch down by Purdue. Wnis said that while Clausen is still going to be the starter if he's healthy enough. Notre Dame is fortunate to have two quarter backs with game exporienee. "They both have done a very good job progressing and running the tnam," he said. Combined. Sharpley and Clausen threw for 377 yards against the Boilermakers, over ERIC SALES!The Observer 200 more yards than the Irish Boilermakers wide receiver Dorien Bryant catches a touchdown had passed for in any other game pass in the second quarter of Purdue's 33-19 win Saturday. this year. Weis said the improvement was Injured players may return Stephenson were also ollicially IAN GAVLICK/The Observer partially because he made the WeL<> said junior wide receiver moved into starting roles. The Irish sophomore Doug Fortner takes a swing Sunday during the quarterbacks practice without David Grimes and sophomore original starters in those posi Notre Dame Gridiron Golf Classic. play calling wristbands all last offensive guard Dan Wenger are tions, Wenger and senior Justin - week. both "50/50" for the UCLA game. Brown, are injured. Freshmen Tyler Hock and Jeff "Last week was a turning point Grimes was. injured against Clwn also shot scores of 10 and with both of them going from Purdue, while Wenger has not Kickers get live practice Fortner 11 over to finish in the top 40. calling plays to running plays," played since the Michigan game Aftnr missing one extra point, continued from page 20 Finishing third among the Weis said. ''They did a lot better Sept. 15. botching another and having a Irish starters was senior Greg job of running the offense in field goal blocked, placekiekers Damn r11eord of 20c), first set by Hodgnrs, who tied for 50th with praetice." Maust takes over punting Brandon Walker and Nate .1111'f Connell at the I 99H a scorP. of 16-over. Fellow sen Weis said without the wrist Sophomore Erie Maust handled Whitaker practiend against a live Marshall Invitational and ior l~ddie Peckels tied for 52nd bands, Sharpley and Clausen had Notre Dame's punting Saturday rush Tuesday. Both were solid matclwd by Cole lsban in 2007 at I C)-over, and sophomore Carl to foeus on the play being called. against Purdue instead of fifth inside 30 yards, but both also had at thn Bordor Olympi<:s. Santos-Ocampo rounded out "It put a lot of pressure on year senior C.JColl' Prien, and Weis u!-{ly misses from beyond that dis Fortn11r and Virginia's (;rng tlw Notre Dame starters with a them." he said. 'They didn't have said Maust will start again tance. Carlin f'inislwd fiv11 strokes total of 30-over. the security blanket where you against UClA Thn Irish also worked on othor baek of Spartan nwdalist Hyan Othnr Irish playnrs competing say, 'number three' and they just Maust kicked three times aroas of spndal toams at full Brnhm (72-64-61)1, whose final as individuals included fresh read it. They're not calling a play, against the Boilermakers, aver spoed and in full pads Tuesday, round hi) put him at five-under man Connor Alan-Lee, senior they're just reading the play." aging 44 yards pnr punt. induding field goal blocking and for tlw tournamPnl. Fort.nnr's Mike King, sophomore Olavo Getting rid of the wristbands punt coverage. prnvious lu1st tournamnnt seorP Batista. and freshman Dustin also took away a distraction li'Jr Changing depth chart was 212 at last ynar's Triumph Zhang. Alan-Lee finished the signal callers as the team In addition to Maust, several Stewart back on the field at Pauma VallPy, whnr11 hn fin strong with a 71 in the third approached the line of scrim other players moved up on the After missing last Thursday's islwd fourth. round, giving him a 15-ovnr magn. official Irish depth chart. practicc1 and not making the trip Otlwr top NotrP Damn finish total. "Sometimes you'll see them go Sophomore James Aldridge was to West Lafayett1~ Saturday amid Prs ineludod junior Josh King and Batista tied for 56th to the line of scrimmage and moved to first string running rumors that hn was thinking of Sandman, who finislwd in a tin with seorns of 236, 21-over. they'rn looking at the wristband back, with fil'th-year snnior Travis transfPrring, sophomorn ollimsiv1~ for I !ith. Sandman fin~d a oJw Zhang's final round H1 put him again," Wnis said. "It's like, 'wait, Thomas, snnior Junior Jabbie, lineman Chris Stnwart was back ovnr 71 in thP third round for a in 69th place with a score of what was that play again?"' and Ji·eshman Armando Allon all on the practice fidd Tuesday. thrnn-round total of 217 :H-owr. Both quartnrbacks wore wrist sharing the No. 2 spot. ( S11VI1n-OVI' r). The Irish will be right baek in bands during the game against Offensive guard Matt Carufel Contact Chris Khorey at Snvnral Irish golfPrs that did action this wtwknnd, traveling the Boilermakers. and defensive end Dwight [email protected] not. start but compnt11d as indi to Durham, North Carolina to viduals wnrP among NotrP com pntn in the Coca-Cola Duke Dame's top pnrformers. (;olf Classic October 7-8. Sophonwn• KyiP Willis tied for COLLEGE NIGHTS night.nPnt.h at H-ovnr, the best Contact Michael Bryan at finish of his Irish earner. [email protected] ALL YOU CAN wonks. lin won't be able to go C)() minutes, but he may bo Clark abln to give us some minutes continued from page 20 tonight." While Notrn Dame has rein however. Irish roach Bobby forcements on the way in Clark fools his team still has Thomas and Samba, the Irish room for irnprovnnwnt.. lineup continues to be "Wn've gotten close Ito altered by other injuries. playing a full game of good Senior forward Kurt Martin soccer! in a few of the will have to miss some time gamns," Clark said. "We're due to an ankle injury he re piecing it together, and wn aggravated this past Friday try to take something away against Cincinnati. Senior from naeh gamn and take it defender Kyle Dagan also left to the next game. We still Friday night's game with an have room to grow." injury. One devPlopnwnt that may "The nice thing with the lwlp Notre Dame find their injuries has been that we've TUESDAY & THURSDAY host form will bP. the impend been able to get some ing roturn of several injured younger players involved, players. Sophomore midfield whieh is great because down er Michael Thomas, out with the line it's only going to 9PM-12AM a broken jaw since the UCLA make us deeper and game Aug. 31. will visit the stronger," Clark said. doctor today and will play Tonight's game will be the tonight if he roceives clear seventh meeting between INCLUDING SHOES! ance. Notre Dame and Michigan, Sophomore forward Tamba with the Irish holding a 5-0-1 per person - Samba may also make his edge in the all-time series. first appearance of the sea The last meeting took place son tonight against Michigan. last year in Ann Arbor with ;\ foot injury has kept Samba Notre Dame winning 2-0 on 5419 N. Grape Road out of the lineup. two goals from senior for "There's certainly a possi ward Joseph Lapira. Mishawaka, IN bility of both !Samba and Tonight's game starts at 7 Thomas! playing, and it p.m., and it will be televised Eutet·tainment Center (574) 243-bowl would be a tremendous boost live on Comcast Local if they did," Clark said. "The (Michigan). thing with Tamba is his fit Now OPEN •••• MICHIANA'S ONLY ness as he wasn't able to do Contact Greg Arbogast at anything for three to four [email protected] INDOOR BLACK LIGHT MINI GOLF! Wednesday, October 3, 2007 The Observer+ TODAY page 19 - MICHAEL MIKUSKA HENRI ARNOLD BLACK DoG JUMBLE MIKE ARGIRION THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME JJWJ)OO[ID)1JK by Henri Arnold and Mike Argirion Unscramble these four Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words. RUJOR ± ©2007 Tribune Media Services, Inc. All Rights Reserved. SYTUM ± MATT HUDSON, ANDY MANZA & PAUL TASSINARI DEUCES MANOR CUCHIP t WHAT TI* KNIFE: I J I [) THROWE:R WORE: www.jumble.com ON STAGE:. 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Ttwsday's praetiee and is dnarml The Irish (289-295-29S) to play. But whether he will be ended the tournament at 42- recovernd Pnough from thn undis over par, tied with San Dit~go. dosnd injury hn sullim~d against Notre Dame stood in third Purdw• to take the field alwad of' place out of twelve teams aftnr junior I ~van Sharpley is up in the the first round, but fell to sixth air. aftt~r a 16-over sewnd day. No. "''m not. I 00 percnnt sum what 25 Michigan Statn (285-274- ,Jimmy's going to look like," Wnis 288) took first, leading all said. 'Trn going to have to son on three rounds in an impressive tlw fidd I at practkel how it goes." 14-stroke victory. Clausen played most of' the first Tied for seeond were No. 16 thn~n quarters against the Lamar University and Boilnrmaknrs Saturday, complet Arkansas with scores of 861 ing l R-ol'-26 passes fi:>r 169 yards, (14-over). Virginia and Baylor with a touchdown and an intnr rounded out the top five, shoot cnption. lie was spelled by ing totals of 868 and 870 Sharpley altnr taking a big hit dur respectively. ing the third quarter. Sharpley Sophomore Doug Fortner carne in and completed 16-of-26 was Notre Dame's best golfer throws for 20S yards with two this weekend, tinishing tied for touchdowns and one intnrception second place individually. in slightly mom than a quarter of' Fortner (68-72-70) linished the action. tournament at even-par, and "Last week. both quarterbacks his 54 hole total of 210 was did a lot ol' good things, but nei- ERIC SALES/The Observer just one stroke off the Notre Irish freshman quarterback Jimmy Clausen throws downfield during Notre Dame's 31-14 loss sec CLAUSEN/page 18 to Michigan State on Sept. 22. Clausen was injured Saturday against Purdue. see FORTNER/page 18 MEN'S SOCCER WOMEN'S INTERHALL FOOTBALL Irish prepare for Michigan Howard edges Chaos, NO 5-0 in Big East for Walsh defeats Farley first time since 1997 Dunn then complnted an S By MEGHAN McMAHON, yard pass to Van Mill for the By GREG ARBOGAST PATRICK STYNES and JARED touchdown and converted to )EDICK Sports Writer Suarez to end the half leading Sports Writers 7-0. Al'tnr starting its Big East Howard's first drive of the season 5-0 l'or tlw first timn Howard (2-2-1) scored a second half ended abruptly since J