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The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's OLUME 43: ISSUE 40 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER29, 2008 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM ELECTION 2008 Club rents NDvotes '08 hosts campaign advisors DVDsfree Howard Lerner, Obama supporter, and Ike Brannon, McCain supporter, argued for their candidates of charge my, health care, and nation By ROBERT SINGER al security. Student government News Writer Ten minutes past the scheduled start time, one of offers over 450 movies If the six days remammg the seats was still empty, so until Election Day are as moderator Rev. William M. By AARON STEINER unpredictable as last night's Lies improvised. News Writer "Campaign Forum" hosted "We have a little change by NDVote'08, the outcome in plans. Howard Lerner will not be easy to forecast. thinks we're on central time. Got an inkling to watch Ike Brannon, Senior Policy Even though you'd like to, "Juno," "Transformers" or Advisor for the McCain cam don't let this reflect poorly episodes of "The Office," but paign, and Howard Lerner, on the Obama campaign," he they're not in your movie collec Executive Director at the joked. tion? Law and Policy Center and The format was changed to Notre Dame students can advisor to the Obama cam two separate question and "rent" their favorite DVDs free paign, were scheduled to sit answer sessions prefaced by of charge starting this week as side-by-side, arguing for opening statements, with JESS LEE!The Observer part of a new DVD service their candidates on the Ike Brannon, left, and Howard Lerner, right, debated candi Notre Dame Student issues of energy, the econo- see NDVOTES/page 4 date positions in the 2008 presidential election Tuesday. Government is offering. The NO DVD Club is operated out of Student Government offices on the second floor of LaFortune and for a year-long refundable five dollar security Daniels raises aw-areness about heart disease deposit, students currently have access to over 450 DVDs, Healthy Hearts Center of and United Health Services. back about her presenta organizer Joy Hwang, Student ByJENN METZ Indiana Heart Hospital, also Notre Dame's Health tions and that screening Government Residence Life News Editor presented. Services and RecSports also results have surprised some Committee Chair, said. The event, which took had tables in the lobby with participants. "Bring your student ID, and a Cheri Daniels, the First place in the Eck Visitors' additional health informa "Kids in college, they five dollar security deposit and Lady of Indiana, was on Center Auditorium, included tion. think they're bullet-proof," you can join the club," Hwang campus Tuesday as part of free cho- Daniels told The Observer she said, and cited a said. The one time deposit is her Heart to Heart Initiative lesterol she began her initiative healthy-weight, semi-active refundable at the end of the to spread information about and glu because she "felt that peo female student, who, during academic year, as long as you how the some of the risks e o s e ple were not aware that a previous program, was follow the rules of the DVD for heart disease, the lead screenings heart disease was the num very surprised to find she club. ing cause of death for provided ber one killer of women." had high cholesterol. "They can rent movies for the women, can be reduced by by the She said she became "It's very good for people rest of the year," Hwang said. lifestyle changes. Indiana aware after her mother to learn about their own "Unless you turn [a DVD] in Heart to Heart visits col H e a r t was diagnosed with cardio health and the changes they late, or you don't turn [a DVD] lege campuses throughout Hospital, vascular disease; since have to make to their in, or [the DVD] is damaged, the state, offers free health edu then, she has been spread lifestyles to improve it," you get [the deposit] back at the screenings and offers stu cation Daniels ing the message of the Daniels said. end of the year," she said. dents tips on how to lead a booths importance of taking con Anne Kleve, the director Students can also opt out of the healthy lifestyle. provided by the St. Joseph trol of heart health. of Notre Dame Health program if they would like. Cindy Adams, nurse prac County Health Department, She told The Observer she titioner and director of the Minority Health Coalition has received positive feed- see DANIELS/page 6 see DVD/page 6
ELECTION 2008 ELECTION 2008 Students cast election ballots early SMC profs. examine At least 34 states offer voting opportunities before November 4 abortion in the election By EMMA DRISCOLL in Cook County, Ill. County, Ky. "My mom informed me "I was going to vote in "Bishops are not supposed News Writer By SARAH MAYER that when I came home for Indiana because I thought it to tell you what to do," break, I needed to go with would be more helpful, News Writer Pilarski said. "Being Catholic Students have been taking her to early vote," Desmond since it was more of a bat Professor of Justice is about doing good and advantage of the new said. tleground state," Rosado Education, Jan Pilarski and avoiding evil. If a Catholic opportunity to cast their Senior Pat Young, who said. However, Rosado did Regina Wilson from Campus supports intrinsically evil ballots for the Nov. 4 gener voted for the first time at a not make the deadline to Ministry led a discussion acts, the bishops suggest you al election early and in-per community center in a pub register to vote in Indiana. called "What's the candidates do not vote for them." son in at least 34 states lic park in his hometown of Early voting offers an view on ... abortion?" as part Intrinsically evil acts throughout the country. Houston, Texas, also said alternative for individuals of Saint Mary's Super Tuesday according the bishops include The state of Indiana offers that his mother influenced who miss deadlines for events in the weeks leading abortion, euthanasia, geno early voting to registered his decision to vote early. absentee voting and people up to the Nov. 4 election. cide and unjust war among voters and students regis "My mom encouraged me who will be away from their Pilarski presented the others. tered to vote in other states to do it, and I was thinking homes on election day. Catholic perspective on abor "The Catholic Church wants used fall break as an oppor about looking into it," Young, who was too young tion by using "Consciences for us to respect life from begin tunity to vote in their Young said. to vote in the last general Faithful Citizenship" a docu ning to end, conception to hometowns. Freshman Nathalie election, said early voting ment compiled by United life's finish," Pilarski said. "To Senior Colleen Desmond Rosado voted in her coun States bishops. It is meant to voted at a retirement home ty's courthouse in Russell see EARLY I page 6 serve as a voting guide. see ABORTION/page 6 page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Wednesday, October 29, 2008
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Hestaurants, and recently generation was not succeed By ASHLEY CHARNLEY opened Blue20, a seafood ing on. News Writer restaurant in New Jersey. "You guys have to be the lie opened his speech dis greatest generation. My gen Dan Fitzpatrick. Chairman, cussing "what makes him eration, we screwed it up, and Presi£1fmt, and Chief Executive tick." !lis view of himself, his it is up to you to make it bet Ofl'icer of ()uality Dining, Inc. theology, his family, his com ter," Fitzpatrick said. discussed his journey from a munity and his career are He separated life into two small town in Toledo, Ohio to essential parts of who he is. things - events and experi franchisn success during his These "points of character" ences. lecture Tuesday night in are what drive him. He "Events you generally have Vander Vennet Theater. emphasized the importance of no control over. Things hap "I have a message I would being in control of your own pen, big things happen. The Wednesday, October like to give a life. point is this; you get to deter 29th voice to. "Me is impor mine how you experience 6:00 p.m. Something that "You guys have to be tant. I have these things," Fitzpatrick isn't a rnflec the greatest been made in said. Room 117 tion.. of m~ per the image and He had a rough childhood, say, he s Check ORLD & NATION Wednesday, October 29, 2008 CoMrtuo FROM THE OBSERVER'S WIRE SERVICES page 5 INTERNATIONAL NEWS SYRIA Torture-induced confession tossed GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba- A U.S. mili tary judge barred the Pentagon Tuesday Al-Qaida finds new route to Iraq from using a Guantanamo prisoner's confes sion to Afghan authorities as trial evidence, saying it was obtained through torture. Senior officer's death shows how insurgents enter Iraq through Syrian border Army Col. Stephen Henley said Mohammed Jawad's statements "were obtained by phys Associated Press ical intimidation and threats of death which. under the circumstances, constitute BAGHDAD - For years, torture." he operated along Syria's .Jawad's defense attorney, Air Force Maj. remote border where don David Frakt, told The Associated Press that keys are the only means of the ruling removes "the lynchpin of the gov travel. He provided young ernment's case." Arabs from as far away as Guantanamo's ehief prosecutor, Army Col. Morocco and the Persian Lawrence Morris, said he recognized how Gulf with passports, guides the judge made his decision and needed to and weapons as they study the ruling before making more com slipped into Iraq to wage ments. war. .Jawad, who was still a teenager at the But recently, the Iraqi time. is accused of injuring two U.S. soldiers man known as Abu with a grenade in 2002. He allegedly said Ghadiyah began doing even during his interrogation in Kabul that he more - launching his own hoped the Americans died, and would do it armed forays into his home again. land, U.S. and Iraqi officials say. Chavez foe probed for corruption Finally the United States CAHACAS. Venezuela- Venezuela opened a lashed out, frustrated, it corruption probe of a leading opponent of says, after years of vainly President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday with less pressuring Syria to shut than a month to go before nationwide elec- down his network supplying tions. · the Sunni insurgency. Attorrwy General Luisa Ortega said prosecu The Americans carried tors should decide whether to file criminal out a bold daylight raid charges against Gov. Manuel Rosales by year's Sunday in a dusty farming end, throwing up a cloud that will remain community of mud and con through election day on Nov. 23. Rosales, a crete houses known as Abu two-time governor, is running for mayor of Kamal, just across the bor Maracaibo. Venezuela's second-largest city. der in Syria. The U.S. says Abu Ghadiyah and several bodyguards were killed. Syria says eight civilians died. At least one villager says U.S. forces seized two AP NATIONAL NEWS men and hauled them away. Iraqi women mourn relatives who were among 34 Iraqi anny recruits found in a mass grave in Whatever Abu Ghadiyah's Karbala. AJ-Qaida gunmen waylaid the recruits as they traveled to a training base near Syria. Skinhead plot poorly planned fate, the attack targeting BELLS, Tenn. - Two white supremacists him has become a seminal that enables suicide attacks, Mazidih, was mostly native of the northern Iraqi charged with plotting to behead blacks across the moment - casting rare bombings and ambushes to unknown outside a tight cir city of Mosul believed to be country and assassinate Barack Obama while light on the hidden, complex continue inside Iraq. cle of Western and Iraqi in his early 30s. wearing white top hats and tuxes were likely too networks that recruit for Even as the insurgency intelligence officers. They Last May, Abu Ghadiyah disorganimd to carry out the plot, authorities said, eign fighters and then deliv has fallen on rough times - tracked his movements, and led a dozen gunmen across and their planning was riddled with blunders. er them across Syria to the battered and bleeding but the al-Qaida commanders the border and attacked an Paul Schlessclman, 18, of Helena-West Helena, battlefields of Iraq. not yet defeated - the net who relied on his services, Iraqi police station in Qaim, Ark., and Daniel Cowart, 20, of Bells are accused of Syria has long insisted it works themselves have believing him a senior fig killing 12 policemen, Iraqi dreaming up the plan. While authorities say they monitors the border and become more organized, the ure in al-Qaida in Iraq. police Lt. Col. Falah ai had guns capable of creating carnage, documents does all it can to stop documents indicate. That Abu Ghadiyah housed his Dulaimi told The Associated show they never got close to getting off the ground. weapons and fighters. raises fears the insurgency recruits both in Damascus Press on Tuesday. Syrian Among the blunders: They drew attention to "They know full well that could someday arise anew. and the Syrian port of border guards prevented an themselves by etehing ~wastikas on a car with side we stand against al-Qaida," The documents also shed Latakiya before moving Iraqi patrol from pursuing walk ehalk, only knew each other for a month, Syrian Foreign Minister light on the murky web of them across the Iraqi bor the gunmen back into Syria, couldn't even pull off a house robbery, and a friend Walid al-Moallem said religious extremists, profes der, one senior Iraqi securi the police officer said. ratted them out to authorities. Monday in London. "They sional smugglers and cor ty officer said Tuesday. He Sunday's raid was know full well we are trying rupt Syrian intelligence offi spoke on condition of launched because of intelli Warden's wife accused in escape to tighten our border with cials who run the smuggling anonymity because he was gence that Abu Ghadiyah MANGUM, Okla. - A decade after a convicted Iraq." networks - some of whom not authorized to talk to was planning another killer CS<'- Associated Press good behavior, potentially up to 20 demoting or firing them. days in this case. He and chief of staff Christine DETROIT- A judge sentenced for "When someone gets 120 days in Beatty, both 38, were accused of LOCAL NEWS mer Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to four jail, they should get 120 days in jail," having an affair and denied it, but months in jail Tuesday for a sex-and Groner said. text messages obtained by a lawyer Crash closes Indiana toll road text scandal, calling him "arrogant Kilpatrick was taken across the in the case - and later the Detroit BHISTOL, Ind. - A semitrailer slammed and defiant" and questioning the sin street to the county jail, where he Free Press - clearly contradicted into a stopped tanker on the Indiana Toll cerity of a guilty plea that ended his will spend 23 hours a day in a pri them. Road, causing a fire that severely burned a career at City Hall. vate cell. They used their city pagers to trucker from Delaware. Kilpatrick declined to speak in As he was being led away, he arrange trysts and share sexually That erash happened as traffic was court, but his lawyers urged the yelled out to supporters: "You all explicit desires. A fresh batch of stopped for a medical helicopter to take judge to look at his entire career, not take it easy." messages was released last week, away a victim from another collision just the crimes that threw local gov They responded: "Be strong, revealing that Kilpatrick, married before dawn Tuesday on the highway ernment into disarray for months. Mayor. We love you, Mayor. We got with three children, likely had other about 20 miles east of South Bend. The The punishment was part of a plea your back, Mayor." lovers. crashes caused authorities to close the agreement worked out last month. Kilpatrick, a Democrat, admitted The sentencing was Kilpatrick's highway for several hours as slick roads Wayne County Circuit Judge David lying while testifying last year in a first public forum since a speech to eauscd numerous traffic problems in the Groner followed that deal but said civil lawsuit filed by former police supporters after he pleaded guilty to area. Kilpatrick would not get time off for officers who accused him of illegally obstruction of justice Sept. 4. page 6 The Observer + CAMPUS NEWS Wednesday, October 29, 2008 hard to be a Catholic voter becausn no candidate Daniels Abortion envelopes all issues we hold continued from page 1 continued from page 1 true as belinvers." Hegina Wilson then spoke Services, introduced the them euthanasia and abortion on the side of the speakers by welcoming deserve our preeminent Hepublieans. them to campus and thank attention." Wilson referred to a ques ing them for visiting and In the bishop's document, tion asked to both Obama and sharing their information. they said there is no way to McCain about abortion. While Daninls spokn l'irst. and completely abolish abortion Obama's answer was a bit addrnssnd why it has been however. the American people long, McCain simply said, "I hnr initiative to spnak to need to work in small steps to am pro-life and I have been people of college agn about stop it. my whole 25 year career." !wart disnasn. In the end, it all comes "Hepu blicans are concerned "llnart disease is starting down to personal choice, she with maintaining the sanctity to presnnt itself in women said. and dignity of life," Wilson younger and younger," shn "You can vote for a candi said."Life is right given to us said. "You can make date if another intrinsic evil is in the Deelaration of lifnstyle changns in your more of a preeminent issue to Jndependnncn along with lib latn tnens and early 20's - you," Pilarski said. erty and tho pursuit of happi this is a gn~at tinw to start Observer Pilarski went on to intro ness." l~lac,l.ing a healthy heart Cindy Adams, director of the Healthy Hearts Center of the Indiana duce Barack Obama's point of Wilson explained that if life. Heart Hospital, discussed cardiovascular disease in women Tuesday. view on abortion. As in recent John McCain is elected all of Shn listed three rnodil'i years Obama strongly sup his appointees will hold the abln factors, or things that staving, you'll be sore and tant to be aware of' both ports Hoe v. Wade but Pilarski traditional, family values he people can do. to reduce then you'll quit." modifiable and nonmodifi quoted the Democratic Party holds. their risk for heart disease: She said exercise can also able factors that contribute Platform as saying "the After resnarching McCain blood prnssure, weight and help college students cope to heart disease, to be Democratic Party also strong Wilson said she learned he smoking habits. with the stress they experi aggressive in getting your ly supports access to afford allows abortion in cases of "We re recently lnarning nnce at school, and that blood pressure and choles able family planning services incest or rape but in the case more and more about how they will see both a differ terol numbers down, to and comprehensive age of rape "parental acknowl important it is for women ence in their physical treat diabetes and to main appropriate sex education edgement would be neces in particular to start pay appearance and the way tain a healthy weight. which empowers people to sary." ing attention to heart the feel by performing 30- Adams encouraged the made informed choices and "If McCain overturns Hoe v. hnalth," she said, ·and told 60 minutes of physical audienee to begin their live healthy lives." Wade it will be one step in the the audience that almost activity on most days. lifestyle changes as soon as While remaining pro-choke, long path to end abortion," 500,000 women die from Daniels encouraged the possible. the Democratic Party will she said. heart disease each year. audience to share the "It's up to you, protect work to provide resources "According to McCain we "Heart disease dons not information they learned your heart health, start and healthcare for women need to empower women who discriminate," Daniels said. during the program with today," she said. who choose to have their decide against abortion by "It's pretty frightnning." loved ones and to make a Along with fliers and child. letting them know it took Shn cited the importance pledge to themselves that booklets containing health "By introducing these health courage for them to bring a of knowing blood pressure they arc "going to take information, those in atten care options for women who child into the world and we and both IIDL and LDL cho steps to lead a healthier dance received Heart to choose life or adoption, need to be compassionate to lesterol figures, staying life and lead by example." Heart bracelets and a card Obama is trying to find a mother and child through within the weight guide "Give yourself the best with more information common ground with the there struggles." Wilson said. lines for your height, and gift you can - the gift of about the program and its Republicans on the issue of quitting smoking, which exercise, the gift of a heart Web site address, heartto abortion," Pilarski said. Contact Sarah Mayer at she said is "the most healthy life," she said. heart.in.gov In closing, Pilarski said it is [email protected] important thing you can do Adams gave a PowerPoint The audience at for yourself." A yearly presentation about miscon Tuesday's presentation physical, Daniels said, is ceptions about cardiovas contained more male stu important to help keep cular disease in women, dents than when Daniels voting process "was speedier track of th!'se numbers. to risk factors and symptoms. has brought Heart to Heart and more voter friendly" and see trends and to spot According to a recent to other state universities, Early said that she would definite problems. survey that asked women like Purdue, Ball State and ly be inclined to vote early Daniels stressed the what they perceived to be Indiana University. continued from page 1 again. their biggest health eon "Usually there are just a importance of making time was his only opportunity to Hosado also voted in the for regular exercise, even cern, almost half said handful of' men," Daniels vote because he did not Democratic primary election breast cancer, Adams said. though it might be hard to told the Observer after the request an absentee ballot in in Kentucky. She first fit physical activity into Heart disease was the presentation. "Though its time. became aware of the option busy college schedulns. fourth most popular just as important for them "It was fine. I only had to to vote early for the general All lifestyle changes answer, following an to be aware about cardio wait a half hour," he said. election through the Obama should not be made at once unspecified cancer and vascular disease, which "The ballot campaign. to ensure success. Daniels AIDS. we've known for a long was pretty Based on her said. "You need to go slow "In actuality, over 35 per time to be the number one self-explanato- experience ly" because if you go over eent of women are likely to killer of men too," she said. ry [and] the with early vot die of cardiovascular dis board, and start an people check "/ wanted to vote ing, Rosado did ease," Adams said. extreme new diet and exer Contact Jenn Metz at ing me in were early because I not expect cise regime you'll "be She said it is very impor- [email protected] pretty nice." wanted the early voters to With early face long lines voting, voters experience of going at polling get to have the into a polling place places. plans to purchase new films on of aware of what we're doing full experience instead of Hosado opted a monthly basis. here, in an informal way," of going to a sending in an to vote early DVD Currently, a list of available Schmidt said. The program is polling site because she continued from page 1 movies can be viewed on the an especially good way for stu and can cast absentee ballot. " thought it Student Government Web site. dents who aren't familiar with ballots elec- would be easier "At any point, if you want to be Students can check out one the Student Government office tronically. Colleen Desmond than going "I wanted to through the taken out of the dub, you can DVD at a time, and regular to become more aware of what senior get your five DVDs must be Student Government does. vote early absentee ballot dollars back," returned within Schmidt said of the students because I process, which she said. four days. New who had signed up throughout wanted the for her, it was. llwang said the "We got a little over releases, typi the day Mond-ay, "a lot of peo experience of "It was really movies came 400 from them and cally films ple didn't even know where the going into a polling place easy. You pretty much just from The released in the second floor of LaFortune instead of sending in an went there and got it done," Huddle, which /Student Government] past year, must was." absentee ballot," Desmond she said. "It was really con offered a DVD purchased about so be returned Hwang agreed. said. venient." rental service in more. within two "It was people who really Desmond voted in the pri Desmond agreed that early previous years. days, Hwang wouldn't usually come up to mary election earlier this voting was straightforward lluddle said. There is a student government," she said. year and in the congression process. Manager Jim Joy Hwang late fee if stu- ''I'm hoping this will be an al race, but last week was "I got in and out of the LaBella told ND DVD club organizer dents don't avenue for people to [get to her first time voting in a polling place in under ten The Observer return the know] Student Government." general election. minutes," Desmond said. last February movies on time. Compared to her experi that the rental service was no Student Body Vice President Contact Aaron Steiner at ences voting in other elec Contact Emma Driscoll at longer profitable to the store. Grant Schmidt said that the [email protected] tions, Desmond felt the early [email protected] The DVDs were given to computer program used to Student Government, who orig track rentals can notify stu inally purchased them for the dents via e-mail of rentals that DVD rental serviee. need to be returned. "We got a little over 400 from Schmidt said the new pro them, and (Student gram is part of student govern Governmnntl purchased about ment's goal to increase the 50 morn," Hwang said. Most of lines of' communication the over 450 I>VI>s are not between students and Student duplicates, Hwang said. She Government. also said Student Government "We want to get people kind THE OBSERVER Wednesday, October 29, 2008 USINESS page 7 MARKET RECAP Stocks High market leap brings little relief Wall Street sees one of its best days ever, yet has no cause for celebration Dow +889.35 Jones 9,065.12 Associated Press Up: Same: Down: Composite Volume: Wall Street's best day in 2,741 58 727 2,936,374,419 two weeks - and one of its best ever - brought lit AMEX 1,425,66 •+~~U;66 tle real reason to cele NASDAQ 1,649.47 +143.57 brate. Even the manic, final NYSE 5,733:45 .it0:"p~:JZ. hour of buying that sent S&P 500 940.51 +91.59 the Dow Jones industrials soaring almost 900 points NIKKEI (Tokyo) 7,62:L9z·•••·················••o:oo Tuesday was overshad FTSE 100 (London) 3,926.38 +73.79 owed by the reality that it could turn on investors in COMPANY %CHANGE $GAIN PRICE an instant. SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) +11.69 +9.81 93.76 The extraordinary, POWERSHARES (QQQQ) +11.05 +3.17 31.86 lurching volatility that has gripped Wall Street since !SHARES MSCI (EEM) +25.60 +4.94 24.24 the financial meltdown FIN SEL SPDR (XLF) +15.71 +2.07 15.25 began in mid-September meant there wer.e no guar antees the rally would Treasuries hold, not even for a few 10-YEAR NOTE +2.44 +0.091 3.820 days. Investors are expecting a 13-WEEK BILL +2.74 +0.020 0.750 cut in interest rates when 30-YEAR BOND +1.63 +0.067 4.172 the Federal Reserve 5-YEAR NOTE announces its decision +2.94 +0.078 2.729 Wednesday. But they're also staring into an eco Commodities nomic abyss, bracing for a LIGHT CRUDE ($/bbl.) -0.49 62.73 recession of a depth no GOLD ($/Troy oz.) -2.40 740.50 one knows for sure. Any other day like this - PORK BELLIES (cents/lb.) +0.40 86.80 the Dow and the Standard and Poor's 500 both rose almost 11 percent - might Exchange Rates have ended with boister YEN 98.1950 ous cheers and paper tossed into the air. On FIIR(\ 0.7RR4 Tuesday, 4 p.m. came with meager applause. "I don't think it will be a AP IN BRIEF sustained move," said Matt Wall Steet Broker Edward H. Radziewicz looks at a monitor as he works on the trad King, chief investment offi ing floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the market opened Tuesday. cer at Bell Investment Advisors. mental that came out in its 41-year history in the and they're not far from The Dow finished 889 today or yesterday that wake of this month's finan being right," he added. US automakers seek extra federal aid points higher to close at would take it up or down. cial meltdown, the sharp Financial market turmoil WASIIINGTON Beleaguered U.S. 9,065. On Oct. 13, the Dow We're all groping for drop in home prices and and falling housing prices automakers are seeking federal help beyond rose 936 points, its best something meaningful to increasing job losses. have wiped out trillions of the money available for them as part of a ever; no other single-day talk about," said Bob The index fell to 38, dollars of household financial industry bailout and a loan package rally has come close in Andres, chief investment down from a September wealth in recent months. to fund more fuel-efficient cars, the White terms of points to what strategist at Portfolio reading of about 61 - the The S&P 500 had fallen 27 House said Tuesday. happened Tuesday. Management Consultants. third-steepest monthly percent in October, and 40 White House spokeswoman Dana Perino Analysts ventured a "The market is exhausted decline since the board percent for the year, said the auto industry has talked to the Bush number of explanations for from going down." started the measure in before Tuesday's jump. administration about funding on a much the sudden rally - includ The mood on Main Street 1967. Analysts, way off the In addition, companies broader scale than the two programs ing coming interest rate is decidedly more pes mark, had expected 52. cut 760,000 jobs in the approved by Congress earlier this fall. cuts, bargain hunting, a simistic, and new data "It's the worst consumer first nine months this year, "No doubt that the automakers are big market desperate to find a Tuesday showed environment since the sending the unemployment important companies, important to a lot of bottom and the expecta Americans are more 1981-1982 recession," said rate to 6.1 percent last families and important to a lot of regions in tion that banks, at the urg depressed than market Adam York, an economist month. Many economists this country," Perino said. "We are capable of ing of the White House, analysts had expected. at Wachovia Corp. expect layoffs to continue competing at a level where these companies will quit hoarding money The Conference Board's Americans believe "there's and the unemployment can succeed. they might just need a little help. and start making loans. consumer confidence index a very dire situation in the rate to rise to 8 percent or And that's what Congress asked us to help "There is nothing funda- plunged to the lowest level U.S. economy right now, higher in 2009. provide them." General Motors Corp., which is in talks about acquiring Chrysler LLC, is pursuing $5 billion to $10 billion in government aid, said an industry official, who declined to be identi fied because the discussions were private. GM White House tells banks: start lending officials declined comment. Associated Press Board, a private research group, said very closely, and they're working with consumer confidence fell to its lowest the banks," Perino said. Soybean prices fall, corn prices rise WASHINGTON - An impatient poirit since it began tracking con Meanwhile, Treasury Department NEW YORK - Soybean prices fell in erratic White House prodded banks and sumer sentiment in 1967. officials met with banking industry trading Tuesday even after the government other financial companies Tuesday to Hoping to thaw the credit freeze representatives to resolve a glitch in lowered its estimate for the size of this year's quit hoarding billions of dollars flow that has chilled the economy, the the rescue program that has tem harvest. Corn prices traded higher. ing into their vaults from Washington Bush administration sent banks an porarily prevented some 6,000 of the The U.S. Agriculture Department's forecast and start making more loans. Wall unmistakable message to put aside nation's 8,500 banks from applying for planted and harvested corn and soybeans Street soared nearly 900 points on fears and open up loan windows for for government support. fell after the agency discovered discrepancies bargain-hunting and hopes of a hefty cash-starved businesses and con Treasury is buying preferred shares in a database used to compile the report. interest rate cut by the Federal sumers who have pulled back on in banks as a way of injecting cash Forecasts for corn and soybean production Reserve. spending. into the institutions. But about 6,000 also fell. The stock market's amazing climb, "What we're trying to do is get of the nation's banks don't have pub Soybeans for January delivery lost 9.5 with its second -largest point gain banks to do what they are supposed licly traded shares of stock and there cents to settle at $8.88 a bushel on the ever, was a welcome burst of good to do, which is support the system fore are not set up in a way to meet Chicago Board of Trade, after earlier rising news for a nation suffering big job that we have in America. And banks Treasury's current qualifications. as high as $9.59. losses and seemingly tumbling into a exist to lend money," White House Treasury officials at the meeting Vie Lespinasse of Grainanalyst.com said painful recession. press secretary Dana Perino said. assured banking industry representa traders were disappointed that the revisions Consumer pessimism reached While there are limits to tives that they are working to rework to the crop report "were not more bullish." record levels in October amid rising Washington's power to affect banks' the application forms so that both "This caused a lot of would-be buyers to unemployment, plunging home prices behavior, the White House decided it banks with publicly traded stock and wait ... preventing prices from advancing and shrinking retirement and invest was time to use its bully pulpit. privately held institutions can qualify after their higher start," Lespinasse said. ment accounts. The Conference 'They (regulators) will be watching for the program. page 8 The Observer +INTERNATIONAL NEWS Wednesday, October 29, 2008 CONGO Rebels advance Internship on province capital In Kibati. young men lobbed Associated Press rocks Tuesday at three U.N. tanks Information also heading away from the bat KILIMANYOKA - Hebnls vow tlefield. The U.N.'s peacekeeping ing to take Congo's eastern mission is the agency's biggest in provincial eapital advanced the world, with 17,000 troops. toward Goma Tuesday. sending "What are they doing? They are tens of thousands fleeing. Chaos supposed to protect us," said gripped a separate area as gov Jean-Paul Maombi, a 31-year-old Campus Ministry Session ernment soldiers fimd on eivilians nurse from Kibumba. and aid workers trying to escape, The unrest in eastern Congo has the top U.N. envoy said. been fueled by festering hatreds Alan Doss said peacekeepers lett over from the Rwandan geno were forced to "respond," appar cide and the country's unrelenting ently meaning they shot at troops civil wars. Henngade Gen. Laurent who are supposed to be their Nkunda has threatened to take allies, after the soldiers opened Goma despite calls from the U.N. fire on those trying to leave Security Couneil for him to respect HuL<>huru. a strategic town north a cease-lim brokered by the U.N. Thursday, October 30,5-6 PM of Goma. lie vowed to keep in January. HuL<>huru and other towns out of Nkunda charges that the rebel hands. Congolese government has not "We arn going to remain there, proteeted his minority Tutsi tribe and we are going to act against from a Rwandan Hutu militia that any efl'ort to take over a eity or escaped to Congo after helping 316 CoMo major population center by Ioree," perpetrate the 1994 Rwandan he told rnporters in New York in a genocide. Half a million Tutsis videoeonft1rence. were slaughtered. U.N. helicopter gunships were Nkunda's ambitions have being used on fronts near expanded since he launched a HuL<>huru and Kilimanyoka. which fresh onslaught on Aug. 28. He Pizza will be is about 7 miles north of Goma. now declares he will "liberate" all They were hampered by rebels' of Congo, a country the size of use of eivilians as shields. U.N. Western Europe with vast spokeswoman Sylvia van den reserves of diamonds, gold and Wildenberg told The Associated other resources. Congo's vast min Pmss. eral wealth helped fuel back-to provided. The rebels also are fighting hack wars from 1997 to 2003. around Hugari, a town between The U.N. says more than Goma and Hutshuru, as well as 200,000 people have been forced northwest of Goma around Sake from their homes in the last two - using several fronts to scatter months. joining 1.2 million dis government forces and U.N. placed in previous conflict<> in the peacekeepers. east. Outbreaks of cholera and By late afternoon Tuesday, it diarrhea have killed dozens in appearnd tlw usn of the gunships eamps, compounding the misery. was paying oil'. About 200 govern On Monday. peacekeepers in nwnt soldiers were nearly two attack helicopters fired at the miles doser to the mbeL<> than the rebels trying to stop them taking line of the troops that retreated. Kibumba, a village on the main They were being resupplied from road 30 miles north of Goma. But a truck loaded with roeket-pro fleeing civilians say the fighters pdled grnnadns. overran Kibumba anyway. Aid agencies in Hutshuru said The rnbPls retaliated by firing a tlwir worknrs eould hear bombs missile at one U.N. combat heli exploding as the rnbnls dosed in copter Monday, but missed, U.N. and angry and frightened dvilians spokeswoman Sylvie van den and soldiers blocked their evacua Wildenberg said. tion by U.N. pn CAMPAIGN NEWS Biden to campaign in Indiana Republicans hopeful against odds EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Democratic vice pres idential candidate Joe Biden will make a A determined McCain fights on, refuses to surrender as election draws near campaign visit to southern Indiana just three the stakes are high." days before the election. Associated Press Barack Obama's presidential campaign Public surveys show says Biden will talk about the economy at an HERSHEY, Pa. - John Obama leads nationally and appearance in the Evansville area on McCain repeatedly implores McCain faces a difficult path Saturday. No additional details are being backers to "stand up and to the 270 electoral votes released yet. fight" these days, showing needed. He's struggling to The Biden visit will come three days after gritty determination even as hold onto traditionally his Hepublican counterpart, Sarah Palin, many indicators point to a Republican states. In a trou- campaigns in Jeffersonville on Wednesday Barack Obama victory and blesome sign, the night. It will be Palin's third visit to Indiana Republicans engage in fin Republican National in 12 days. gerpointing typical of losing Committee was forced to Biden drew a crowd of several hundred campaigns. shore up support with TV people to a Jeffersonville park when he last "Nothing is inevitable ads in the often reliably campaigned in Indiana on Sept. 24. He also here. We never give up. And GOP state of Montana and stopped with Obama at a restaurant in the we never quit," McCain boosted its presence in West northeastern Indiana town of Hamilton on declares. Virginia, which President Aug. 31. A week before Election Bush won. Day, the Republican is an Pennsylvania, which Joe the Plumber backs McCain enthusiastic underdog with offers 21 electoral votes and COLUMBUS, Ohio - Joe the Plumber what advisers say is a deep hasn't backed a Republican endorsed Republican John McCain for presi personal belief that he still presidential nominee since dent on Tuesday. has a chance to stage an 1988, is the only traditional Samuel J. Wurzelbacher gained national upset next week. He has ly Democratic state McCain attention when Obama told him during a come back from the brink now is going after in campaign stop that he wanted to "spread the politically and personally earnest. Some GOP aides wealth around." Their exch~nge about before, and they say, he's say it alone may hold the Obama's tax plan aired countless times on resolved to do so again key to a McCain victory. cable news programs, and McCain repeated despite steep challenges. Democrats are doubtful. ly cited Joe the Plumber in their third and In the homestretch, he McCain also is hearing an final debate and again at campaign events. tells people to ignore the increasing number of McCain points to Wurzelbacher as an pundits who project an prominent Republicans AP example of the middle-class worker who Obama triumph and the indicate they expect he will Republican presidential candidate John McCain reacts to the would be hurt economically by an Obama polls that favor the lose. Former Massachusetts crowd as he speaks at a rally in Hershey, Pa., on Tuesday. presidency, However, Wurzelbacher likely Democrat. He scorns Gov. Mitt Romney was the would fare better under Obama's tax plan Obama's confident air in the latest. "We face the very because it calls for no tax increase for work waning days as a prema real possibility of an Obama ing couples earning less than $250,000 a ture "victory lap." He says presidency," Romney said year - Wurzelbacher himself earns far less the country deserves fundraising e-mail on behalf - and provides for a middle-class tax cut. "someone who will fight 'til of Senate Minority Leader In a McCain rally at a flag store, the end." And, he says a Mitch McConnell. Wurzelbacher said he feared that Obama GOP victory is within reach. At the same time, the would turn the U.S. into a socialist nation. Some GOP pessimists blame game has emerged in have suggested he follow GOP circles. Some Obama rallies supporters in PA, VA the example of Bob Dole, Republicans have pointed HAHHISONBURG, Va. - From a who, once he fell well the finger at McCain's chief Pennsylvania rainstorm to two thunder behind Democrat Bill strategist Steve Schmidt; ous Virginia rallies, Barack Obama told Clinton in 1996, shifted his others are rushing to his revved-up followers Tuesday they were campaign from states with defense. "so close" to winning. the tightest presidential And, frustrations by Targeting two key states, defending races to those where his Palin's allies over her rocky one and surging in the other, Obama appearance could most help introduction to the public stayed on the safe ground of linking Republican candidates for and by McCain's backers Republican rival John McCain to lesser offices. But McCain over the Alaska governor's President Bush. has steadfastly focused on unscripted moments spilled "This election. more than any other in the closest presidential bat into the open through my lifetime, represents a clear choice tleground states. anonymous quotes in news between the past and the future," the Even so, the very real stories. Senior campaign 47-year-old Democrat said, ribbing his possibility of a loss - and advisers deny a rift and 72-year-old opponent. life after the campaign - attribute the griping of a Dropping into the Shenandoah Valley, has crept into McCain's lat few junior aides. Obama spoke first to about 8,000 people est pitch. "I have fought for The Arizona senator's top who spilled onto a soccer field at James you most of my life, and in advisers acknowledge the Madison University because the indoor places where defeat meant difficulties in pulling off a site was too packed. more than returning to the comeback, yet they insist Inside, Obama found 12,000 more peo Senate," McCain says. Then, McCain still has a shot and ple, mostly students who were too excit he adds: ''I've never been adamantly deny McCain is Rain drops run down the face of Democratic presidential ed to sit. the kind to back down when going through the motions. candidate Barack Obama at a rally in Chester, Pa., Tuesday. INDIANA GOVERNOR'S RACE High stakes for Indiana in tight race for governor seat Associated Press "Without a doubt, there is ing the Indiana Toll Road to a he wants - or at least can live together, and proven they can real power with issues related foreign, private group for $3.8 with. That could include fur clash. INDIANAPOLIS - One of the to schools and welfare services billion and pushing Indiana to ther expansion of full-day "Indiana has right now both most critical contests for and will you get the road you observe daylight saving time kindergarten and automatic a governor and a House leader, Republicans and Democrats want," said James McCann, a statewide. Republicans con tax credits to taxpayers if the both of whom are in the busi alike this year is being fought Purdue University political sci trolled the House 52-48 then, state's budget surplus reaches ness of government, but also well outside the presidential ence professor. "State lawmak and each of those measures a certain level. connoisseurs of power," said spotlight, but the stakes for ers deal with very bread-and became law by a single vote. But this is expected to be a Robert Schmuhl, a political sci Indiana voters are just as high. butter issues." Had Democrat Patrick Bauer big year for Democrats, and ence professor at the Republicans are expected to Republican Gov. Mitch of South Bend been in power, Barack Obama has put his University of Notre Dame. keep their grip on the state Daniels, who faces Democrat as he is now as speaker, the party in presidential play in In other words, big-time egos Senate, but the closely divided Jill Long Thompson, acknowl Toll Road almost certainly Indiana for the first time in backed up by years of political Indiana House is up for grabs edges that in his first two years would still be in Indiana's decades. smarts. again, as it has been for two - 2005 and 2006 - he never hands; likewise, the state Bauer hopes that will trickle While the House races could decades. Democrats have a would have won some of his would still be among three that down to the legislative level create some suspense, slim 51-49 advantage now, and top priorities if Republicans do not change their clocks. and give his party a boost. Republicans almost certainly any change could affect had not controlled both cham If Daniels wins, a GOP-con If so, look for another two will keep control of the Senate Hoosiers where they live and bers. trolled Legislature would make years of Daniels vs. Bauer. - a situation that hasn't work. Chief among them were leas- it easier to for him to get what They've proven they can work changed since early 1979. THE OBSERVER page 10 IEWPOINT Wednesday, October 29, 2008 THE OBSERVER Bright college years 1~0. Box 779. Not~ Dame, IN 46556 Life as the senior class knows it point will be dulled by lack of speci lines at fast food restaurants, waiting 024 Sourh Dining Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556 ends at graduation this upcoming ficity. rooms, and offices. EI>ITOR IN CHIEF May. The first happened at the Krispy Decrepitude Chris Hine Just as the words of the unofficial Kreme in Mishawaka. I was trying to Most people would stop their age MANAGING EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER Yale alma mater state, we're living in order a dozen hot donuts on a divisions at the senior citizen level. Jay Fitzpatrick John Donovan the "shortest, Saturday morning and this woman But in my experience this does not gladdest years of approaches me outside the range of speak to the actualities of our dynam AsST. MANAGING EDITOR: Katie Kohler life" right now. my peripheral vision. She sidled up to ic population. I mean, you can join ASS"L MANAGING EDITOR: Deirdre Krasula Well, if these me without me ever noticing her. the AARP at 50 and hold that mem NEWS EI>ITOR: Jcnn Mcrz four years of col Without introducing herself, she bership seemingly indefinitely (as VJI·WI'OINT EmTOR: Kara Kint~ lege are the best grabs my arm {scares me to death) long as you pay those darn dues). We SroRTS EDITORS: Dan Murphy we'll ever have and says, "I was going to go to Arby's need to come to a higher understand Bill Brink in our lives than but then I saw that red sign on so I ing of old age in this country: an ScENE EDITOR: Analise Lipari can we possibly decided to come get a free doughnut." understanding that will include less look forward to Andrew Miller Two things. One: why did. I not know generalization of older peoples. With SAINT MARY's EI>ITOR: Liz llartcr anything- after about this free doughnut policy? Two: increasing life expectancies in many PHOTO EDITOR: Jessica Lee graduation? I what gave this woman the right to sectors of the US population, there GRAI'IIICS EDITOR: Mary Jesse don't think we The Road sneak up behind me, grab my arm, should be a la'it phase of life that runs ADVERTISING MANAGER: Maddit• Boyer can. Scholar and talk to me? from the age of 85 until death. Ao DESIGN MANAGER: Mary Jes.'e Let's look at the various aspects of The second instance occurred at my And actually, I look forward to this the eras that face us in the future and local polling place this past week. I point in my life. I'll be too old to be a CoNTROLLER: Stacey Gill how each of these diflerent ages will was voting absentee-in-person on senior citizen, too young to b1~ dead. SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR: Mike Moriarity fail to satisfy us. Monday afternoon and waited quietly I'll be just senile enough to be as OFFICE MANAGER & GENERAl INFO Early Adulthood for my name to be called up to the inappropriate and ofl"ensive as I (574) 631-7471 The biggest shock after college: you voting booth. An older woman sat desire. If anyone is hurt by my com fAX have to get a job. 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I couldn't tell if this meant I was sup can romanticize the loss of one's intel ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR (574) 631-4324 But it could be that way. posed to recognize her, if she was try lectual capacities with envious eyes. BUSINESS OFFICE Unfortunately. ing to figure out if I were famous or but we have to take a step back to (574) 631-5313 Middle Age not, or if she was indicating that she understand that the inherent condi NEWS DESK Ostensibly children, marriage, and was seconds away from doing some tion of using your senility for humor is (574) 631-5323 [email protected] the work-a-day life continue to domi thing shocking. I didn't respond, wholly and truly being senile. And I VIEWPOINT DESK nate the environments of the people deathly afraid of my seatmate. Then don't actually ever want to be senile. (574) 631-5303 viewpoint. I @nd.edu SPORTS DESK our parents' age. Paying bills? Paying she said, "Too bad I've been eating Do you? I think not. (574) 631-4543 [email protected] taxes? It's not a money issue - it s a onions all morning," and proceeded So now I've deconstrueted each of SCENE DESK writing issue. I've seen that episode of to cackle for several more minutes. the periods of life after we leave this (574) 631-4540 [email protected] Seinfeld where Jerry cripples his Thank goodness I was called to vote hallowed ground. And every last one SAINT MARY'S DESK hand signing those Japanese checks. shortly thereafter. of them has the appeal of getting hit sntc. I @nd.edu That health risk, along with increased These women were not unjustified by a freight train. I don't have any PHOTO DESK (574) 631-8767 [email protected] potential for heart and prostate in talking to me but I cannot figure solutions or optimistic advice. I agree SYSTEMS & WEB ADMINISTRATORS issues, make Middle Age the least out why senior citizens feel the need with Yale. These bright college years (574) 631-8839 appealing age. to talk to strangers in such fashions. I will never be matched. Ever. Sorry. THE Senior Citizenship do not look forward to a day when I OBSERVER ONLINE I have nothing but respect for sen will want to talk to as many random Andrew Miller is a senior r:nglish www.ndsmcobserver.com ior citizens. But in the past month, I people as possible. I can barely major. He can be contacted at have had two exceedingly awkward muster up the strength to talk to my [email protected] POLICIES encounters with elderly women. I closest friends. I won't be able to sur The views expressed in this column are The Observer is the independent, daily newspaper have to relate these occurrences to vive in a world where it's expected those of the author and not necessarily published in print and online by rhe students of rhe you, reader, because otherwise my you'll speak with unknown people in those of The Observer. University of Notre Dame du Lac and Saint Mary's College. 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Madeline Buckley Sam Werner Submit Tess Civantos Michael Blasco John McCain Viewpoint Scene Barack Obama "An honest politician is one who, Patricia Michelle Fordice to the when he lS bought, will stay Joe Biden bought." Fernandez Graphics Mr. Sarah Palin Simon Cameron. Madeline Nies Vote by Thursday at 5 p.m. at www.ndsmcobserver.com THE OBSERVER Wednesday, October 29, 2008 IEWPOINT page 11 Faith and politics Faith and politics should never be dis sonal decision. It is not merely following tion to promote the common good and a exact reason. And yet every year, we must cussed in polite company, we are told. Yet the directions of another. The US pro-life Catholic united behind Obama. All return to the ballot box, having reweighed in reality, the two are constantly in dia Conference of Catholic Bishops published recognized a faith-politics connection, the candidates and the issues. It is a diffi logue, for better or worse. Politics has the latest in a series of voter guides, though it played out to different degrees in cult call to answer. We are debating and become increasingly moralistic and the "Forming Consciences for Faithful their professional lives. weighing some of the most important religious have Ally Brantley Citizenship," aiming to educate our indi These various individuals demonstrated issues of our day, and reaching an become much more and Joe Stranix vidual consciences on a wide variety of that we cannot wholly disregard the fusion informed decision is a challenging process political. And with a issues. The document does not tell offaith and politics. Neither is pernicious which takes time and effort. rapidly approaching Catholics what to do, but rather, serves as to the other, but rather, enriches its coun Civic engagement begins with voting, but election, every Guest a guide for us to discern our own political terpart. For example, the Catholic under does not end there. Our internal debate responsible citizen Columnists path from a faith-based perspective. standing of a consistent ethic of life brings between our faith and politics can guide has a duty to look at how they might com This is not just a theoretical approach; morality and social justice to the immigra our involvement in our community, where bine the two. we have seen it in action. The two of us led tion debate. Political and economic consid a variety of outlets are available. Contact Whether we care to admit it or not, most a fall break Center for Social Concerns erations provide a pragmatic framework your congressperson, write an editorial, of us grapple with this issue on a daily seminar in Washington, DC, in which we for the issue as well. enroll in a community based learning basis. The College Democrat who struggles focused on the intersection of human So what can we learn from the USCCB course. Study the issues about which you with a candidate's pro-choice stance is in rights, faithful citizenship and policy. and other individuals in Washington? are passionate and listen to the continual the same predicament as the Right to Life During our immersion, we constantly saw Faith and politics do not need to be dis discussion and dialogue between faith and member whose concerns about the dignity individuals attempting to reconcile their tinct or separate, but in healthy dialogue. politics in our culture. of the immigrant clash with a pro-life can politics and faith. People in government, For us, as young voters, this means that Engage with yourself and others on didate's anti-immigration stance. It isn't think tanks and the religious laity our faith can, and should, inform our polit these issues and, of course, don't forget to easy to balance the issues. Many times, acknowledged that their faith does, indeed, ical decisions. As the "Forming VOTE. our church says one thing, while our politi play a role in their politics. However, it is a Consciences" document suggests, this cal party says another. Faith and politics delicate balance, unique to each individ means not voting on just a single issue, but Ally Brantley and Joe Stranix are senior are personal issues. neither of which can ual. instead, considering all issues. This isn't history majors. Over fall break, they led be divorced from our worldview. We can We encountered an immigration official easy, nor is it meant to be. Not all issues the CSC "Human Rights, Policy, and not just eliminate either, or allow one to who stated that faith shapes his worldview hold the same weight and not every candi Faithful Citizenship" seminar in dictate our actions on issues. Who do we and he cannot separate it from politics. We date will be sincere in their views. Neither Washington, DC. They can be reached at follow, and how do we decide which are discussed immigration with a libertarian our religious institutions nor our political abrantle@nd. edu and jstranix@nd. edu. the most important issues? who used economics to espouse a view parties can tell us what to do. In the end, it The views expressed in this column are One place to look is the Catholic Church, that his faith supported. We spoke with a is up to us and our convictions. Many those of the author and not necessarily which recognizes that voting is truly a per- Franciscan sister working for an organiza- Catholics are "politically homeless" for this those of The Observer. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The right to life, liberty, happiness and access to Abortion I am a single issue voter. I admit it. A Choice Act ." The Freedom of Choice Act born alive during an abortion. enough, most of these laws do not require candidate's stance on abortion is my litmus (FOCA) will effectively codify Roe vs. Wade. Not only would this act affect state's that the physician be in any way trained in test. I believe that any candidate who sup So, even if the Supreme Court does over abortion restrictions, this act effectively obstetrics and gynecology. The physician ports abortion cannot be a leader. How can turn Roe, abortion rights will be redefines abortion as a fundamental right could be an allergist or podiatrist and still we trust someone who is not willing to untouched. This law not only guarantees (as most argue was intended by Roe vs. be a legal abortion provider. If the FOCA is protect the most vulnerable in our society? the right to abortion for future genera Wade and the companion case Doe vs. passed, anyone can be an "abortion Fr. Frank Pavone has a striking compari tions, it also strikes down all existing laws Bolton). This means that not only can the provider" because to do otherwise might son: If a candidate told us that they were that in any way limit access to abortion. state not restrict a woman's access to interfere with a woman's access to abor pro-terrorism, we would never consider The FOCA would end the need for abortion; the state must provide a woman tion. Currently, regulation of abortion clin voting for them regardless of how they parental consent or notification which is with the means to exercise this right. The ics is left to the state. Sadly, in many states, were going to fix the economy or reform required in 35 states . While a school FOCA will invalidate all laws restricting veterinary clinics are more regulated than health care. Yet, when a candidate says nurse cannot give a middle school girl a funding of abortion (namely the Hyde abortion facilities. By letter of the FOCA, they are pro-abortion we weigh that with Tylenol without her parent's consent, she amendment) and all laws that prohibit regulations could not legally exist. their foreign policy experience and plans can take her to have an abortion without abortions in public hospitals. The FOCA Obama is not pro-life. He may have ideas for tax cuts . I have heard numerous peo ever telling the girl's parents. The FOCA would cut federal funding to pregnancy about how health care, the economy, and ple on this campus claim that they feel that would end all waiting periods before abor centers that do not provide abortions or poverty should be managed, but he is an Obama's policies are the most holistically tions and eliminate the need for informed refer to abortion clinics. The FOCA will outright supporter of death of almost 3300 "pro-life" and for that reason they will be consent. The FOCA would strike down the invalidate all laws allowing hospitals or children daily. Obama believes we should casting their vote in his favor. While I will ban on partial birth abortion, a horren health-care providers, to decline to provide end the Iraq War because roughly 4,000 of avoid other "life" issues, I want to address dous practice where all but the head of a or pay for abortions (conscience laws). So, our soldiers have died. So all things con Obama's stance on abortion and what he viable baby is delivered, the back of the any of you pre-meds reading this may be sidered, am I a one issue voter? Heck yes! plans to do about it-something I feel that neck is punctured, the brain is suctioned required in the future to perform abortions no amount of health care reform can ever out, and a dead baby is delivered . The whether you like it or not. The FOCA will Emily Toates justifY. FOCA would strike down the Born Alive also strike down any "physician-only" laws seniOr Barack Obama has said, "The first thing Infant Protection Act which requires a doc that say that abortions much be preformed Farley Hall I'll do as President is sign the Freedom of tor to provide medical treatment to a baby by a licensed physician. Interestingly Oct. 27 We could use a little socialistn right Now Jesus Christ was a socialist. In will still make $250,000 a year under ing, good health, United States citizenship, coverage. "Barack the Socialist" (Observer Obama's plan, but they will pay the mar English as a first language, private school Perhaps Pesavento is unaware that the Viewpoint, 10/28108), Christie Pesavento ginal tax rate they paid under Clinton. ing and white skin. Others with better leading cause of personal bankruptcy in urges, "If you like socialism, then by all Wow, that was a rough time for America's work ethics than I possess but without the this country is not "slack[ing] off'' but cata means vote for Barack the Socialist." Colin wealthy. Nothing like today, when federal other benefits I've enjoyed will not have strophic medical bills. Perhaps according Powell, endorsing Barack Obama on bail-outs are required. Under Obama's tax the same opportunities I've had. Before to Webster's dictionary, it is proper to label "Meet the Press," said the important ques plan, everyone else will get a tax cut, Reagan, prosperity in this country was Barack Obama a "socialist." But to do so tion is not whether Obama is a Muslim, keeping more of their hard-earned money. more closely tied to effort than it is today. misses the point. The proper question to but whether it would matter if he were. What's so bad about that? By the way, our There was a time when Americans made ask is, why is that such a bad thing? A similar analysis is necessary here. The entire progressive income tax structure money through hard work and creativity. America will never be a country where important question is not whether Obama has always been "redistributive." But today, Americans make money with "everyone receives the same grade," nor is a socilaist, but whether it would matter Second, Pesavento's "example" belies money, and often with money they don't should it be. But what America should be, if he were. the classist bias of the author. She paints a actually have (see the Wall Street bail-out). at the very least, is a country where every The fact is, the United States could use a scenario in which "you have worked hard The bottom line is that millions of one is at least sitting in the same class little socialism these days. Pesavento's and managed to earn an A," while "other Americans have a zero percent chance of room at the beginning of the semester, "example to illustrate the injustice of students have slacked off and are receiv financial success under our current struc with access to the same professor and redistributive practices" is entirely mis ing lower grades." This classroom analogy ture. Barack Obama offers these textbook. That's the America Obama leading. is cute, but it is entirely inapposite. Unlike Americans much more than "vague yet wants to create, and he has a plan to get First and foremost, Obama is not advo grades, one's financial situation in today's seemingly reassuring promises of us there. That's why he gets my vote. cating, and has never advocated, anything America has little or nothing to do with 'change."' Obama offers a real plan under approaching a system in which "everyone hard work. I am about to begin a lucrative which more Americans will pay less taxes, Sean Lyttle receives the same grade." People currently career as a trial lawyer. Sure I've worked have more job opportunities, have better law student making $250,000 a year ("next to nothing" hard to get here, but I was also blessed education, have a cleaner environment, off-campus in some locales, according to Pesavento) with a comfortable middle-class upbring- and have reliable, anxiety-free healthcare Oct.. 8 THE ()BSERVER page 12 CENE Wednesday, October 29, 2008 The Wildcats are back! Again. First, there is some serious mock Disney frequently has sing-along air school, up close and personal. It's llallelujah! ability. Any dance number that s1tarts ings of the films. Of course, with the nice and funny to see how Disney Disney addicts arfl with cheese fries being dumped on a move of "High School Musical 3" to approaches the quintessential period f1ocking to theatres Jess Shaffer girl can't go wrong. Second, there are theatres, self-consciousness may pre of teenage angst. to enjoy their------the legitimate dance moves of cast vent fans from belting out their Basically when considering High favorite guilty Assistant members like Corbin Bleu. If talent favorite songs in public. School Musical, there are clearly two pl11asure. As I'm doesn't float your boat, there's And then there's the cast who por main types of fans: those who youth sure many a girls' Scene Editor always the hilarity that ensues when tray the dean cut, good looking, well fully bask in the fun, simplified, light dorm room can Zac Efron attempts to bust a move. behaved teenagers that are typical of version of high school presented and prove, High School Musical is far Note the "Bet On It" routine from a Disney approach to high school. those who enjoy the endless amounts more than just a preteen phenome "High School Musical 2" where Zac Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens play of jokes that can be made at the non - the innumerable HSM posters Efron frolics through a golf course the "it couple," embodying a combi film's expense. But there's no doubt and Troy and Gabriella bed sheets singing about perseverance, complete nation of intelligence, athleticism, that both groups appreciate the latest are undeniable proof of an obsession with fist jabs, jazz fingers, split jumps and stage talent. (Cute and whole - and perhaps last - installment of that has overrun girls of all ages. The and skipping. Not only fun and some on screen, it's always delightful High School Musical. However bitter series is the most PG fun you can wholesome to watch, but amusing to throw in tidbits from this real life sweet the experience may be, there's have. Luckily for fans everywhere, when one considers that Efron is sup couple's tabloid life. The contrast is always your Zac Efron pillow to ding this made for TV classic has been posed to be the high school "it boy." stark and difficult not to enjoy.) Then onto when you're curled up in the taken to the next level and we can As far as the musical routines are there are the other high school cari fetal position, pining for the East see our favorite too-old-to-actually concerned, catchiness is the name of catures: the wallflower, the joke, the High Wild Cats. be-high-school-students on the silver the game. Those who snobbishly turn theatre nerd, the maniacal popular scrmm. up their noses at the High School girl, and the smart girl. Somehow The views expressed in Scene and There are so many things to love Musical pop soundtrack dwell in an these wildcats exist in a utopia where Heard are those of the author and about High School Musical. Watehing elite delusion that ignores the memo all these characters are friends. And not necessarily those of The toens break into song and dance dur rable nature the tunes. The songs are · what's not to enjoy about this delu Observer. ing normal day-to-day activity is at worst harmless and at best really sion? We labor away with classes and Contact Jess Shaffer at packed with entortainment value. fun (and/or hilarious). No wonder real life drama. We've seen high [email protected] Kelsi Nielsen (Oieysa Rulin) The ploy (Corbin Bleu)? Or does he follow his collective journey from average stu other, once-secret passion, singing, dents to on-stage sensations. maker is oil grown up and Wednesday, October 29, 2008 CENE page 13 One night during high school I sat the "Even Stevens" musical episode I the composers, but they're sitting on Honey, Stanford is an honors program. down to watch TV with my younger loved so much. Instead it was overpro piles of money so the argument would And there is no way anyone from brother. We both grew up on Disney, duced, simplistic drivel built on com be moot. It's a principle thing, though. Stanford is getting away with a rela avidly waiting for the latest Disney puter chords and electric drums on Yea I say unto you, composers: The tionship with someone attending Cal Channel Original Movie since the days par with a Britney Spears comeback. music you wrote is miserable and I Berkeley. The schools are mortal ene of Jett Jackson. So, when I decided to It wasn't even witty! hope your money is worth what you mies. venture back into the world of my The lyrics were unbelievable to the lost as a musician. Key change! The acting. youth for a night, I was hoping to point where I had to ask, "Did she just The story Vanessa Hudgens. 'Nuff said. regain some happy childhood mojo. say 'hip-hop hooray?'" After half an The first movie was ridiculous, and Though I could continue, it would be What I encoun- Stephanie hour I turned to my brother and said, coming from an intense high school for naught, because I know everyone tered w~s a travesty DePrez "This script is so bad, it's making my musical program I can tell you with who loves High School Musical isn't of the highest order. ______toenails cringe." Disney's attempt at certainty that it was nothing like reali going to stop loving it anytime soon. Being a musical the- "cute-hip-upbeat-frivolous-fun" had ty. I know "that's not the point," but And I can't really blame a franchise atre geek in high Assistant fallen flat on its face. really guys, give high school thespians that is off making billions of dollars school, I had Scene Editor Much to my chagrin, the tweeny some respect. We got none from the through clean entertainment, even if it approached this boppers came out in droves to the sports programs. The second movie's is an artistic disaster. All I can say is, new "lligh School Musical" movie with point that no-fool Disney decided to plot was unremarkable. I offer it up to when we look back on our lives, is this measurable excitement. But Disney, make a second. And a third. But the chopping block. really what we will want to see as our my beloved Disney, had sold out. I was before you gag me with a spoon, here Though I haven't seen the third, I've cultural contribution to the universe? not watching a relatable hero battle are some reasons I passionately heard of there are a number of bla life and insurmountable foes in order despise this "HSM" thing with the tant flaws that make Disney look just to "find" him/herself, as is the general white-hot intensity of a thousand suns. plain stupid. I'm here to tell you none The views expressed in Scene and formula for the D-COM, but instead I The music of those kids are going to Juilliard. Heard are those of the author and &aw a mockery of absolutely every It could have been cute, but it's just Juilliard programs are classical, and not necessarily those of The thing from high school theatre pro awful. I love the simple, catchy atti they aren't exactly looking for any of Observer. grams to Disney itself. tude of musical theatre today, but this the skills these characters display. Contact Stephanie DePrez at The music was a joke, nothing like went beyond. I would rail on against And a Stanford honors program? sdeprez@nd. edu Chad Danforth (Corbin Troy Bolton (Zac Efron) Taylor McKessie (Monique Coleman) Taylor is Gabriella's best Bleu) Chad has always been He captured the heart of beautiful broinioc Gabriella while wording off friend and biggest cheerleader. As the two ore yearbook editors together, the most resistant to his East High the obvious advances of arrogant Sharpoy and paved the way for others she encourages Gabriella to jump at the opportunities Stanford is offering. classmates stepping outside of at East High to break the mold as the jock-turned-singer. In the latest in Meanwhile she waits for o proper invitation from a certain curly-headed jock the status quo. Basketball is the stallment, the captain and leader of the Wildcats must decide his future: to prom. And what fine college institution will she be headed to in the fall? only thing on his mind. So can he play basketball at his Dod's alma mater? Or pursue drama? All while open his eyes in time and gather worrying about the state championship, spring musical, prom, the courage to ask his lady to graduation, and the distance between him prom? And will he be able to con and his beloved Gabriella in college. Go to ¥ vince his best friend Troy to drop see Efron's muscles and blue eyes in "Scream." ' the drama and work on his jump Stay to see where Troy wil~end up. shot? Bleu finally gets his chance in the spotlight as the best dancer in the cost during the junkyord set, bromance-inspired duet with Efron in "The Boys Are Bock." Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Hudgens) She got the whole gang together by shaking things up with her arrival of East High in "High School Musi cal". But this time around she will struggle with leaving the only place she ever developed roots and friends for her dream school Stanford. It's her idea that they all do the spring musical, but with Sharpay Evans (Ashley nsclale) As drama dub president Ryan Evans (Lucas Grabeel) Although still a diva in his own right, over early orientation will she make and the self-centered diva of East lUgh Sharpoy has one goal in mind: the movies Ryan has transitioned from villain to ally, and stepped out of the the ploy? And will she still be to become a superstar. Unfortunately, Gabrielle seems to be the one in shadow of sister Sharpay. He won the grand prize for his choreography in "High wearing her "T" for Troy necklace her way again. Sharpoy is on a mission to catch the eye of the Julliard School Musical 2" and will be back to choreograph the senior year musical. He too as a college freshman? Note Hud scouts and will stop of nothing to hog that spotlight. She also provides is vying for a spot at Julliard while dreaming of o successful career after gradua gens' dancing prowess in "Can I comic relief and a plethora of hot pink, crazy fashions. Her grandiose tion. He shines alongside new friend Kelsi. But will his sister entice him to return to Hove This Dance" and powerful flair for the dramatic translates beautifully in her over the top duet the dark side to steal the show? Grobeel is a fantastic odor, singer, dancer and his voice in "Walk Away." with brother Ryan, "I Wont It All." solo performance in the reprise of "I Want It All" is absolutely charming. MADELINE NIES I Observer Graphic ~------ page 14 The Observer + CLASSIFIEDS Wednesday, October 29, 2008 MLB MLB puts Series on hold until at least tonight miles south in Wilmington, Del. "We'll stay here if we have to Associated Press Too late for complaining, celebrate Thanksgiving here," PIIILADELPlliA - Sooner or anyway. A Series studded with he said in announcing the sus later, someone will win this big hoppers such as Hyan pension. World Series. Howard and B.J. Upton was no If the Phillies win a battle of Just not Tuesday night. Too longer whacky - it was down the bullpens when Game 5 wet. Besides, the baseball right wacky. resumes, llhey'll soon parade eommissioner went home to The teams are tentatively set up Broad Street. If they lose, Milwaukee. to resume at 8:37 p.m. time to fly to Tampa Bay. Maybe the Phillies and Hays Wednesday. Delays i.n the World Series can play ball Wednesday night. Since the Phillies will come are rare. There has never But snow showers are in the to bat in th-e bottom of the been a rain-shortened game forecast. sixth, fans won't have to wait and this was the first suspen So just sit light, folks, we'll long for the seventh-inning sion. get back to you when we can. stretch. They might not even There were three straight Hight now, bad weather is have time to get a hot dog. washouts in 1962 with the turning the Fall Classic into a liard to tell how many peo Yankees and Giants, and a Hainfail Classic. ple will tune in even if - for series of rainouts set up the Players and fans remained in once - a World Series wraps classic 197 5 game between limbo Tuesday, with Game 5 up before kids have to go to Boston and Cincinnati that still suspended from the previ bed. The TV ratings for the Carlton Fisk won with a home ous night. It was tied at 2 in first four games dipped by 25 run off the foul pole. In 1989, the sixth inning when a steady percent from last year. an earthquake interrupted downpour turned Citizens Tickets from Game 5 are Oakland and San Francisco for Bank Park into a quagmire, good for the resumption, pro a week. washing away the foul lines vided everyone can scramble While baseball purists deride and turning home plate into a back with their soggy stubs. Tampa Bay's Tropicana Field puddle. The Phillies' ballpark holds as an antiseptic dome that's The Phillies lead 3-1 in the nearly 46,000 people and sure ringed with crazy catwalks, at best-of-seven matehup, mean ly logistics will prevent some of least wet weather isn't a fac ing Philadelphia could be elose them from returning. tor. to winning a championship the Then again, a $160 seat in Hain intruded in Game 3 city despPrately craves. the upper deck is suddenly Saturday night, with the first Or perhaps not. more valuable for someone pitch pushed back to 10:06 "It's kind of like ovP.rtime in eager to see the Phillies try to p.m. - the latest start time in AP a sense, I guess," Tampa Bay win their first championship Series history - and the last Philadelphia groundskeepers roll out the tarp during the sixth manager Joe Maddon said. "Or since 1980, and the city's first pitch came shortly before 2 inning of Game 5 of the World Series Monday night. sudden vietory." major sports title since the a.m. "It's just the way it is," he NBA's 76ers in 1983. Despite a shaky forecast, became an adventure as All been more appropriate. said. "There's no crying about By Tuesday evening, over 50 baseball tried to play Monday Stars were reduced to looking "I was upset with some of it." tickets were available for night. It was raining lightly at like Little Leaguers. The the things that went on," OK, no crying here. The resale on StubHub.com, the start. Within a few innings, grounds crew kept putting Phillies manager Charlie manager who listens to spokeswoman Joellen Ferrer it was clear the showers down Diamond Dust to absorb Manuel said. "But I definitely Springsteen while filling out said. The prices ranged from weren't going to quit. the moisture, and it kept cak was agreed with everything his lineup card was real calm $599 to $3,500. "You're not going to win ing the infield. that happened, and I also - he'd already lost one game Commissioner Bud Selig, against Mother Nature," With the wind chill dropping agreed that the game definitely at 1:47 a.m., then saw this who new home for a day, was Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels into the 30s, several players had to be stopped. The condi unexpneted break forcn his ready to return to Philly for as said. wore caps with ear flaps tions were definitely Hays to relocate to a hotel 25 long as necessary. Soon, every pitch and popup attached. Mud flaps would've unplayable." NBA Police release nevv details regarding Thomas overdose know about it. They then Associated Press gency in which officers were difference between a 4 7 -year first, saw a 4 7 -year-old man on handed a bottle of prescription old man and a teenager." the floor and went into "stan searehed the house for other WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - pills at Thomas' Westchester Thomas' spokesman, Jesse dard operating procedure," Hall medications that might have Ollicers who responded to lsiah County home. Derris, said, "This continues to said. They administered oxygen been involved but found none, Thomas' home after a 911 eall Hall said the bottle had a be a private family matter and until an ambulance crew he said. reporting an overdose on sleep name on it, but he would not the family respectfully asks for arrived and took over, eventual As a player, Thomas won NBA ing pills found a man passed disclose the precise medieation. privacy." A call to Knicks ly lifting the man onto a gurney titles with the Detroit Pistons in out on the noor and gave him lie said police called the over spokesman Jonathan and taking him to White Plains 1989 and 1990 and an NCAA oxygen until an ambulance dose accidental because there Supranowitz was not immedi Hospital. championship with Indiana in arrived. was no suicide note and no indi ately returned. Thomas, fired as He said it was his depart 1981. He joined the Knicks as Authorities have not publicly cation the victim suffered from coach last April, still works for ment's first call to Thomas' the team president in 2003 and identified Thomas as the victim, depression. the team. house. An emergency services became coach in June 2006 but a person familiar with the Thomas has denied being the Some of the latest details log, with the names of the caller after Larry Brown was fired. case, speaking on condition of victim, and Hall again criticized about the Thomas case were and the patient blacked out, He was fired as the Knicks' anonymity because the official the ex-coach for saying it was first reported by Newsday. indicates the ambulance arrived coach April 18 after a season of poliee report has not been his 17 -year-old daughter, Hall said the 911 call made at the house minutes before dreadful basketball, a tawdry released, has confirmed it was Lauren, who required treat late Thursday from Thomas' midnight. sexual harassment lawsuit and the former NBA star and Knicks ment. multimillion-dollar home in the Hall said someone at the unending chants from fans eoaeh. 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C'est Ia vie. ------, OUND THE NATION Wednesday, October 29, 2008 CoMPfLED FROM THE ()BsERvnrs WJRE SERVICES page 15 NFL NSCAA/adidas Men's Soccer Rankings team points record 1 Wake Forest (23) 575 15·0·1 2 Akron 535 13·1·2 3 Creighton 510 10·1-1 4 St. Johns 497 12·1·3 5 Maryland 495 13·3·0 6 Northwestern 455 11-1·2 7 Loyola (Md.) 451 14·0·1 8 California 399 7-2·4 9 Tulsa 383 11-3·1 10 UC Davis 359 12·2·3 11 South Florida 341 10·3·2 12 North Carolina 317 11-3-1 13 Illinois-Chicago 274 10·2·4 14 UC Santa Barbara 265 9·4·2 15 Connecticut 247 8·3·5 16 Saint Louis 223 7-2-5 17 Indiana 184 9·4-2 18 Michigan 183 10·4·2 19 NOTRE DAME 152 9·5·2 20 UC Irvine 133 8+6 21 Louisville 95 9·5·2 22 Dayton 76 11·2·2 23 Pennsylvania 65 9·2·3 24 Drake 50 11·3·0 25 Michigan State 44 9·5·1 NSCAA/adidas Women's Soccer Rankings team points record AP 1 NOTRE DAME {34) 850 18-0-0 San Diego Chargers defensive coordinator Ted Cottrell looks on during a divisional playoff game against the Indianapolis 2 North Carolina 799 15-1-1 3 Portland 764 15-1-0 Colts. Cottrell was fired by the San Diego Chargers Tuesday, and replaced with inside linebackers coach Ron Rivera. 4 UCLA 763 14-0-2 5 Stanford 733 16-0-1 6 Florida State 677 13-2·1 1 Florida 639 15-2-1 Chargers fire defensive coordinator a · Virginia 607 12·3·1 9 Oklahoma State 525 15-1·2 Associated Press urx:lelp.rlcxmOO. Brad OJik:lnH; tid owr as hffid O:Jttroll was a pBffiJilal fu.vocite 10 usc 505 12·3-1 "Probably the things that we oxtdlfcfuwingthe 2005 ~ of general manager AJ. Smith 11 Duke 464 12·3-2 SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Norv haw needOO to improve in are the The~ haw no sad SMC VOLLEYBALL Belles end regular season vs. Trine On the season, junior eap By ERIC PRISTER ·.. your wireless device settings tain Lorna Slupezynski paees NO-secure network. Sports Writer the Belles with 328 kills on the season. Freshman setter for more information. Saint Mary's College looks Danielle Brink has recorded to cap off its season with a a team-high 693 assists for victory over conference oppo the year. nent Trine tonight. The The Thunder are led by Belles have already clinched senior outside hitter Sallie a fourth-place finish in the Hichardson, who has notched MIAA conference, but will 443 kills on the season and is look to improve on their 18-9 averaging 4.82 per game. overall record and their 9-6 This is the Belles' last game conference mark. Trine is before the MIAA conference currently in 8th place in the tournament, whieh begins MIAA, but can possibly finish November 4. The tourna as high as 6th. ment, along with the regular This is the second meeting season results, will deeide between the Belles and the which team receives the Thunder this season, with MIAA's automatic bid for the the Belles taking the first NCAA Tournament. match in four games. Senior The game will be played captain Kacla llellmann led tonight at 7 p.m. at Trine in Saint Mary's in the first Angola, Ind. match, accumulating a team best twenty kills and a Contact Eric Prister at match-high fourte!1n digs. [email protected] A Recycle secureQ~ Observer. secure.nd.edu i\re you interested in ... Master's degree in Theology? Catholic Identity? Spiritual Formation? Professional Development? Community Living? Working with kids, teens, and adults? Teaching Theology? Apps and more at echo.nd.edu 1,hen come learn more Oct. 29 Wednesday, October 29, 2008 The Observer+ SPORTS page 17 NCAA Glass takes over AD reins at IU after scandal Hoosiers' 1976 national champi 2007 he was president of the Associated Press onship basketball team. Capital Improvement Board, BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Fred With the Hoosiers in desperate which owns and operates Lucas Glass has been called The nend of a fresh start, they Oil Stadium and Conseco Closer. Now he gets to be The turned to a man with long ties Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, and Cleaner. and a strong investment in the he helped negotiate long-term Glass, who orchestrated bring university. The 49-year-old deals to keep the Colts and the ing the Super Bowl to earned both of his college NCAA's Final Four in Indy. Indianapolis, took on a greater degrees from Indiana and has Former Indianapolis Mayor challenge Tuesday by accepting served on an arts and sciences Bart Peterson, who attended the the athletic director's job at advisory board. His wife, news conference and credited Indiana amid an NCAA phone Barbara, and daughter, Katie, Glass with creating the formula call scandal and allegations the are both Indiana grads, too. that persuaded NFL owners to school failed to properly monitor Perhaps the most significant give Indianapolis the 2012 Super the men's basketball team. advantage Glass had over two Bowl, believes Glass' personality School officials are awaiting a other finalists was his statewide and judgment will mitigate any ruling from the infractions com credibility for doing things the perceived shortcomings. mittee. right way. "His judgment is remarkable. "We're almost over the long, "What they really needed was He has the ability to look at national nightmare, I hope, somebody who could sort of complex situations and figure because our place is one that restore trust and confidence and out the right thing to do," said AP has always followed the rules," reconnect the program to its Peterson, a longtime friend. Indiana University president Michael McRobbie introduces IU's new said Glass. "I think we can have roots," said Notre Dame athletic Glass replaces Rick athletic director Fred Glass at a press conference Tuesday that again." director Jack Swarbrick, a for Greenspan, who announced in It's been a tough time for mer colleague of Glass at Baker late June that he would resign at a major hit when former coach sity," Glass said. "Basketball Indiana athletics. and Daniels, an Indianapolis law the end of the year. Kelvin Sampson and his staff may be the easiest fix because The football team just ended a firm. The open-ended deal with were accused of making more we've got a dynamic coach. But four-game losing streak. The The Hoosiers took a different Indiana calls for a salary of than 100 impermissible phone people around the country don't men's basketball program has tack in making Glass the fifth $410,000 a year, IU spokesman calls while Sampson was still like wearing IU stuff and having the pending NCAA decision and athletic director this decade. Larry Macintyre said. under NCAA sanctions for a sim people coming up and making is bracing for its worst season in He has no experience in ath Greenspan was paid $275,000. ilar scandal at Oklahoma. comments because of what's decades under new coach Tom letic department administration, "In our discussions, I was In February, the NCAA happened." Crean. but does have a long track greatly impressed that Fred not accused the school of five major Greenspan orchestrated a To Glass, however, it's a dream record of bringing major sport only understood the challenges violations before later reducing major housecleaning. He job. ing events to Indianapolis, devel before our intercollegiate athlet one to a secondary charge. imposed penalties that included The lifelong Hoosiers fan spent oping budgets and fundraising. ics program but also the impor On the day Greenspan the loss of a scholarship for this Tuesday's news conference He brings significant sports tance of IU athletics being an announced his resignation, the season and a one-year extension proudly recounting stories about and political experience to integral part of the life of the school was hit with another of the NCAA's recruiting sanc pretending in grade school to be Bloomington. Glass led Indy's entire university," McRobbie major allegation: Failure to tions, got rid of Sampson and all Jade Butcher, a member of unsuccessful bid for the 2011 said. monitor. of his assistants and restruc Indiana's 1967 Rose Bowl team, Super Bowl and served as chief Glass' first task will be wiping "I think it's almost immeasura tured the compliance depart and the vivid memory of skip of staff to then-Gov. Evan Bayh away the stain of scandal. ble, not only for basketball but ment. Only two players are back ping school to meet the in the early 1990s. From 2000 to The Hoosiers' reputation took it's almost worse for the univer- from last season's team. -~------ page 18 The Observer + SPORTS Wednesday, October 29, 2008 NCAA BASKETBALL Doctor reveals stroke forced Olson to retire announce his return. lie typi said. "lie had a mental status Associated Press cally had eool but cordial exam two days ago. and he TUCSON, Ariz. - Lute rnlations with the media. seornd almost perfectly." Olson's doctor said Tunsdav "I think we ean attribute Knope said Olson is still that tlw l'ornwr Arizona bas· that behavior to the stroke," accepting that his health kntball l'oal"h had a stroke Knope said. foreed him to retire. Knope within thP last year and lw At nwdia day said the coach advisnd him to rl'tire. last week. Olson is "beating Tlw !"ornrnPnts by Dr. Stnvnn expressnd eon- himsdl' up" for Knopn at. a nPws !"onl'ert'ncn tri tion about his leaving the !"ailed by Olson's family oiTt>r ht>havior t.hat ''There is no dementia team shortly t.lw first nxplanation for day. "l'vp going on in coach bdore the sea- Olson's suddPn rt>tirnnwnt wished I had Olson." son. last WPPk, two days al'tnr lw that hour back "I c~an't toll appParl•d at thP Wildcats' many times," lw you how much nwdia day. Olson said at tlw said. Dr. Steven Knope Lutn wishes hn t i 111 n lw was P n P r g i z P d and Olson's hands Lute Olson's doctor werP here looking forward to his 25th havP tremblPd today," Knope spason with Arizona. in rerPnt years, said. KnopP said an MBI con prompting Olson's inter I' i r 111 P d llH' s t r o k n i n l h n rumors that he has im n~placement, Buss l'onnell, frontal part of Olson's brain. Parkinson's disease. Knope expressed his support. whirh )pft tlw llall of Famnr said Olson suffers from a "Today's news. as odd as With SPVPrP dPprPSSion and l.H'nign !"ondition called famil this may sound, is eoml'orting impairPd judgnwnl. ial trPmor but does not have only in that he now knows "This is a rallwr lTUPI twist l'arki nson 's. what he's up against as he AP . ol' fatt>," Knopn said at a "Tiwn~ is no dementia going works to return to good Former Arizona coach Lute Olson watches his team practice before a M1~KaiP CPntPr 1wws confnr on in coach Olson," Knope health." Pennell said. 2007 game. Olson retired Thursday after 24 years with the Wildcats. n n (' () at t (1 IHI (' d by l w 0 0 f Olson's daughtPrs, Jodi Brase and Christi Snydnr. "lin is quitP literally dnvas tatnd." KnopP said. "liP was doing gn~at ovPr tlw sumnwr and VPry mul"h wantPd to ful fill his obligation to tlw com munity and tlw university." Knope said Olson is rnsling at hom!' and is on a blood thinnPr. and lw's optimistic Olson will rl'covl'r. Thn announcement ended almost a yPar of spPculation about Olson's lwalth. Humors began to l'irniiatn whnn hP took a IPavP of absPIH'P last season for what hn later termed a "mndical eondilion that was not life-threatening." Over llw last few wonks, Knopn said he had talked to Olson about retiring beeause Olson was struggling to han din his workload as preseason praclien opnnnd. "lin just couldn't put the pinens tognthPr," Knopo said. ''lin !"ouldn't do what he neodnd to do for the team." Knopo said he ordernd the MIU on Monday al'tor Olson did not respond to recent treatnwnt for depression. "Unlikn a typical stroh that you may imagine where someone is unable to walk or talk or move a limb, this stroke oeeurred in a part of the brain where much of his intellectual function and his motor funetion was perfectly normal," Knope said. "So it was n · t q u it~~ apparent. The tipoff and the due eame in thn last sevnral weeks. when we bngan to treat what appearnd to be a bout of depression that simply didn't rnspond." Knope said he had trnated Olson for depression in the last year. during which Olson went through a eontnntious divorce from his second wife, Christinn. In April, Olson appeared ready to return to the grind of major 1:ollegn coaching. Olson told his doctor, "I love the game, I can't wait to get back." Knopn said. But something had changed. Knopn said the coaeh had responded earlier to antide prnssan ts but in tho more recent bout he did not and also oxhibited out-of-eharae tt~r behavior. 0 n e p u b I i e n x am p Ie 1: a m e whnn a combative Olson sparred with reporters during the April news conference to ------~------ Wednesday, October 29, 2008 The Observer + SPORTS page 19 NBA Pierce leads Celtics over Cavs in season opener Cleveland in tough seven-game Associated Press series, then eliminated Detroit in BOSTON - The championship six before facing the Lakers, the banner rose to the rafters. The team they beat for their 15th tears trickled down Paul Pierce's ti tie in 1984 but lost to in the cheeks. 1985 and '87 finals. The MVP of last year's NBA In Game 7 against the Finals finally was part of a cere Cavaliers, in Boston, James mony that often seemed outscored Pierce 45-41 but the unreachable throughout his 10 Celtics won 97-92. seasons, all with the Boston "I let it go quickly," James said Celtics. in the Cleveland locker room an But on Tuesday night, before hour before the ceremony. "I their season opener against the had to refocus myself to get Cleveland Cavaliers, the Celtics' ready for the Olympics. It was a 17th title banner and first since great game between me and 1986 was hoisted high above the Paul and it was a great game same court where Boston routed between the Cavs and the the Los Angeles Lakers 131-92 Celtics." barely four months ago in the James and his teammates clinching game. were on the court for the nation John Havlicek, an eight-time al anthem but left before the champion with Boston, carried ceremony. the golden Larry O'Brien trophy "They were invited," Rivers onto the court accompanied by said with a laugh. "I wouldn't other former Celtics and handed want to be out there either.... it to Pierce. They hugged and First of all, it's long. And, sec Pierce cried. ondly, they're giving us some "As a kid, I always dreamed of thing they want." moments like this," Pierce told It was a bright night for Boston the crowd before the first quar - fans' cameras flashing for ter. "You never know if this day nearly the entire 15-minute cer is ever going to come. I've had a emony and gleaming rings made AP dream come true to add another of 14-karat white gold with a Celtics guard Paul Pierce cries during the banner ceremony for defending champion Boston before banner to the rafters." total of 92 diamonds and emer its 90-85 win over Cleveland during the season opener for both teams Tuesday night. The team's owners handed out alds. The top of the ring features championship rings to players an emerald shamrock surround when you're the commissioner." to their first 16 titles as coach or Celtics owner and CEO Wyc before the green-and-white ban ed by 64 pave set diamonds Turns out, he was the only general manager. Grousbeck handed Pierce his ner was raised with several NBA commissioner David person booed at the ceremony. When Rivers came out to get ring after all the other players players pulling on two ropes that Stern had looked forward to par Then he opened it by saying, his ring - with Auerbach's sig had gotten theirs. Pierce, seem lifted it to the ceiling. Some for ticipating in the ceremony. "Here we are, No. 17." nature engraved on the inside - ing to fight back tears, held it up mer Celtics were presented with And when he was done, the he put his left palm atop the tro in his right hand as the fans rings between the first two quar "In this game, you have the crowd chanted, "Let's Go phy. roared and chanted, "MVP, ters. players say that you're playing Celtics." The biggest cheers went to MVP." Then he and his team "One team, once a year gets to for the ring," he said before it A brief video of Celtics patri Pierce, who had won just three mates raised the banner. have a ring celebration," coach began, "and, there you are, arch Red Auerbach, who died at postseason series in his first nine On one side of the new one Doc Rivers said before the cere being a part of fulfilling the goal the age of 89 in October 2006, years and was part of the team was the 1986 championship mony, "and we're that team of every player." got loud cheers when it was that managed only 24 wins the banner. On the other side was a because we earned it." Then. he added, "it's one of the played on the scoreboard at the season before their champi banner bearing the retired num The Celtics beat Atlanta and few times you don't get booed beginning. He guided the Celtics onship. bers of eight Celtics. Proprietors \>Varrcn & L india ~occo'sRestau.-ant !Jrr.s/Orrg.ind??izza in 7omn! 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Opposing 1-mvironments have The Belles' leading scorer on proven unfriendly to the Belles the season is senior forward so far as they have not recorded Lauren Hinton, who has found a road vktory in seven tries this thn back of the net five times season. Today, Saint Mary's and has also served up two travels to take on Albion. where assists. tlw team hopes it ean shake its Saint Mary's has also received road woes and conclude a a huge offensive contribution tough regular season sdwdule this season from the freshman on a winning note. elass, whieh is led by forward The Belles lind themsnlvns in Katelyn Tondo-Steele. Tondo a slump. having lost eight of Stnele has two goals and an Northeastern's MS in Accounting/ MBA tlwir last nine matches. assist. In all, freshmen have for non-accounting maiors: Last week. 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Saint Mary's has shown its ability to put thn ball in tho goal Contact Alex Barker at as it has found tlw net in all but [email protected] 617-373-U44 Write Sports for The Obse gspa@ ne11.edu Northeastern UNIVERSITY E-mail Dan at dmurphy6@nd. www.n1sarnba.neu.edu Welcome to 21st century student apartments. ONE BLOCK EAST OF NOTRE DAME Brand new, contemporary, furnished apartments now leasing for Fall 2009. • Two bedrooms • Private, full bath in each bedroom • Furnished • Includes 42" flat panel HDTV • Laundry room wlth washer & dryer • FREE Internet & 200+ TV stations • Walk to campus II Irish luxury apartments ROW Wednesday, October 29, 2008 The Observer + SPORTS page 21 shots," Kubinski said. "Alan Freshman Chris Walker golfers heading into the Lee's round was a perfect rounded out the Irish effort spring season. Nicholas Scodro example learning to right the with a 20-over 236 in his sec "Coming into the fall, we continued from page 24 continued from page 24 ship and starting to make ond collegiate tournament. didn't know what to expect some better finishes after get The tournament - which with [senior] Josh [Sandman] "It's really just repetition five bogeys in eight holes. He ting a lot of experience." was played at the par 72, being out," Kubinski said. "We and repetition," Nicholas responded with a birdie and Junior Doug Fortner shot an 7,197 -yard Forest Oaks hoped to play a little better said. "And getting in scrim nine pars to salvage the round ugly 10-over par 82 in his Country Club in Greensboro, than we did, but we're very mage situations and things and finish strong. opening round before firing a N.C. - marked the last com encouraged. A lot of guys are like that to help us under Kubinski said Allan-Lee's 7 2 and a 7 3 in his final two petition Notre Dame will see really learning, and we're stand positions." round was a good indication rounds to finish in 46th place. until March. Despite inconsis expecting to bounce back in That relationship was on of the benefit experience pro Senior co-captain Olavo tent results and a last-place the spring and make a run at full display Oct. 12 in a vides to his young team. Batista's final-round 81 finish at the Fighting Irish the Big East Championship." match against Pittsburgh. "We have a number of guys dropped him into 54th overall Gridiron Invitational, the Irish Despite Notre Dame's loss to really coming a long way in after shooting a 7 6 and a 7 4 have a young crop of talented Contact Michael Blasco at the Panthers, Nicholas terms of learning to make to start the tournament. and increasingly experienced [email protected] notched a career-high 54 assists, and Kaelin capital ized with 21 kills. Gray is especially impor those spasms are acting In her role as setter, it is tant this week for Notre when he's out there in prac- Nicholas' job to run the Hoyas Backs D a m e tice, because I offense on the court during continued from page 24 continued from page 24 because of really don't the course of a match. She his speed and "When they know know the said her biggest responsibili Last week against quickness, you're going to run it answer until ties are calling the plays and him for 10 years- from 1996- Washington, Aldridge was both of which after I see him deciding what type of set is 2000 at Stanford and from 2001- Notre Dame's leading rusher mirror and you still run it running best for a given situation. 05 at Notre Dame. That explains - the first time this season he Pittsburgh effectively, that sends around out Nicholas credited part of the major similarities between was tops for the Irish - with tailback a very good message." there," We is her success to the fact that the two teams in terms of 84 yards on only 13 carries, L e S e a n said of his she had the opportunity to scheme and formations, Clark two of which went for touch McCoy. Weis offensive cap play with former Irish setter said. downs. said Gray will Charlie Weis tain. Ashley Tarutis for two years "If you ask anyone, they'll "When somebody all of a represent Irish coach before taking over the start always say they're very similar to sudden gets something going, McCoy this +Linebacker ing role this season. us," he said. "At the end of the you're not looking to take week for the Brian Smith "[Tarutis) helped me learn day, personnel dictate how things them out just to take them Notre Dame scout team. had a cognitive test after the offense and taught me go, but I think you'll find that out. So that's where he is right "[Gray will] be wearing a suffering a mild concussion how things were run on the there will be a lot of similarities." now," he said. big old 25. So just you might against the Huskies. He will court," Nicholas said. "I just With home-field advantage The fourth quarter of as well look at him this not be held out of any prac went off and mimicked what and a chance to guarantee them Saturday's game against week and call him McCoy tices this week, but will have I could from her." selves a share of the Blue Washington also showcased instead of calling him Gray limited contact early in the Nicholas and the Irish (11- Division crown, the Irish are Notre Dame freshman running because that's who he will week. 11, 6-3 Big East) currently poised to erase concerns about back Jonas be this week in sit in third place in the Big last week's stumble. Gray, who this practice," +Weis said he foresees line East, tied with Pittsburgh "Everybody knows what the had yet to "When somebody all Weis said. backer Harrison Smith as and trailing Cincinnati and stakes are," Clark said. "If you're see playing of a sudden gets David Bruton's heir apparent St. John's. Nicholas said in the last week of the season time earlier Notes: at starting free safety, and told that, while she had hoped and you're playing for something this season going, you're not +Senior wide the sophomore what he needs for a better start, she's con very meaningful, you know it's because of looking to take them receiver David to do to win the job next sea fident Notre Dame will make been a good season. the team's out just to take them Grimes told Weis son. a run in its remaining "We're in that situation, play depth. Gray earlier this week "I told him, 'You're going matches. ing for the trophy, and you can't carried out." that he feels fully to have to lose a little weight "I think we have done OK ask for more than that. Well, you nine times healed after back and get a haircut.' I told him up to this point," she said. can - you can ask to play very for 61 Charlie Weis spasms kept him those are the two things that "We've won some big games, well - and that's our goal start yards (6.8 Irish coach out of the will probably have to go but we've also let down ing against Georgetown." yards per Washington together for him," Weis said. matches that we should won. carry) in game. If we just keep working Contact Matt Gamber at mop-up duty against the "He intends to go this Contact Jay Fitzpatrick at everyday at the gym, we'll [email protected] Huskies. week, and we'll see how [email protected] be happy with the result." The Irish have already lost their matches against Pittsburgh and Cincinnati, but have a matchup with conference-leading St. John's on Nov. 14 at the JACC. Nicholas, though, said she isn't worried about the teams on Notre Dame's schedule. "The only things we can control are on our side of the net," she said. 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Please complete the accompa nying form and mail it today to receive The Observer in your home. THE OBSERVER Wednesday, October 29, 2008 PORTS page 24 MEN's SoccER Irish set for rematch against Big East foe Georgetown East, 15 points) have lost just Notre Dame and Georgetown After scoring just one goal in a week, Notre Dame's offense has Hoyas come to town onee in their last eight games and each have one more Big East con pair of Big East road games last been potent. The Irish average have moved into third in the divi test after today's match. week, the Irish offense will be 2.19 goals per game, which ranks for midweek game sion, two points behind the Irish Today's match-up is a rare mid tested once again by a stingy 1Oth nationally, and have consis today at Alumni Field (9-5-2, 5-2-2 Big East, 17 poinlo.;) week day game because a Hoyas defense that allows only tently generated scoring opportu and Connecticut (8-3-6, 5-3-2 Big norovirus outbreak on the .58 goals per game. nities. Now they just need to con East, 17 points), which tied Georgetown campus caused the Georgetown bottled up the vert, Clark said. By MATT GAMBER Pitto.;burgh 2-2 last night. originally-scheduled Oct. 5 match Notre Dame attack in a scoreless "We've just got to play well and A~sociate Spons Ediwr Georgetown could grab first to be postponed. draw in last year's meeting, and put a complete game together," plaee with a victory today, as wins 'This game is such a big game, the Hoyas goalkeeping duo of he said. "We'd like to score goalo.; No. 19 Notre Dame can clinch earn three points and draws one and it's a pity it won't be played in Matthew Brutto and Mike Wilber but we also can't coneede goals." at least a share of the Big East point in the conference standings. a better atmosphere," Irish coach have combined for 10 shutouts The Hoyas are led by Brian Blue Division crown with a win in A win would give the Irish 20 Bobby Clark said. "There might this season. Brutto has recorded a Wiese, who played for Clark at today's 2:30p.m. home tussle points and a three-point advan not be that atmosphere, but I shutout in all eight games he has Dartmouth before coaching with with No. 24 Georgetown. tage over the Huskies, who play know our players will be very played this season. The lloyas (9-3-3, 4-2-3 Big just one more conference game. excited." But with the exception of last see HOYAS/page 22 FOOTBALL Running ntates No. 1 back for the spread-style Trio of tal en ted backs offense and Aldridge is the go have combined for to guy for the "pound it" pack age. 792 yards on ground Hughes is the back-up for both packages. Weis said the one thing he is By DAN MURPHY most proud of in his team's run Spans Ediwr ning game is its ability to run the ball in the smashmouth So far this season, the Irish package in recent games. He running game's only real prob said that some teams try to lem is one that most coaches stack the box against the run wouldn't mind having. Notre when Aldridge and fullback Dame has too many talented Asaph Schwapp enter the game, running baeks. but that has not always been This season, junior James successful for Irish opponents. Aldridge and sophomores "When they know you're Armando Allen and Hobert going to run it and you still run II ughes have split time at tail it effectively, that sends a very back for Notre Dame, rushing good message, because they for a combined 792 yards on know you're going to run it, and 4.28 yards per carry. you're still running it and gain They have shan~d the scoring, ing yards," Weis said. as well. Aldridge has found the Even though Aldridge did not end zone three times on the see much playing time earlier in ground and Allen and Hughes the season, Weis said he has IAN GAVLICK!The Observer each have a pair or touch played his way into a much big Irish junior running back James Aldridge hits a hole during Notre Dame's 35-17 win over downs. ger role based on his perform Michigan on Sept. 13. Aldridge rushed for 84 yards on 13 carries against Washington Sunday. Notrn Dame coach Charlie ance in practices and recent Weis said he rotates the trio games. day," Weis said. "He's been bet practice, and he's been running giving him more opportunities becaus1~ of the constant position "I think for about the last ter when we go against the first with power in practice and on the field." battle that has gone on this sea month in practice he's been get defense when he's gotten reps [offensive coordinator Michael] son. As of right now, Allen is the ting better and better every doing that. He's been better in Haywood has rewarded him by see BACKS/page 22 NO VOLLEYBALL MEN'S GOLF Nicholas' assists lead Scodro ties for first place l ND into home stretch Golfers finish fall season with seventh-place showing in N.C. Pa., native prefers to remain rough performances this fall. Scodro scattered six birdies Setter looks to help modest about her contribu By MICHAEL BLASCO No. 37 Duke finished atop the and four bogeys in his open I tions to the team. Sports Writer stacked field of 15 with a 5- ing round to shoot a 2-under t team rise in standings • "I think I've done okay," over par 869 - 21 strokes par 70 before carding an ' Nicholas said. "Being the set After an uneven showing in ahead of Notre Dame's 890. even-par 72 in Monday's late t By SAM WERNER ter out there, I need to direct his first collegiate tournament Notre Dame head coach Jim round. An eagle on the par-S t Spons Writer traffic and keep putting up a earlier this month, Notre Kubinski praised the mature fifteenth Tuesday put Scodro great set so that our hitters Dame freshman Max Scodro's play of Scodro and his ability in the sole possession of first It isn't Jamel Nicholas' job can get a kill." finished with a 3-under par to bounce back after his 78th place, but a bogey on the to rack up dozens or kills like The 5-1 formation the Irish 213 that catapulted him to a place finish at the Fighting 72nd hole of the tournament outside hitters Christina play is designed for Nicholas tie for first-place at the UNCG Irish Intercollegiate earlier dropped him into a tie for the Kaelin and Kelly Sciacca, but to get most of the assists, but Bridgestone Intercollegiate on this month. individual title. that doesn't mean the junior the sociology/FTT double Tuesday. An excruciating "Max has an all-around Sophomore Connor Alan setter hasn't put up some major still has to work to bogey on the 72nd hole pre sound game," Kubinski said. Lee finished tied for 24th with gaudy numbers of her own. develop a strong rapport vented Scodro from taking "He's fairly long, definitely a 6-over par 222. After fol Over the weekend, Nicholas with her hitters. Nicholas home solo medalist honors. one of the longer guys on the lowing up his opening-round posted 31 and 49 assists said she and Kaelin arrive to Battling through 25-knot team and long for a college par with a 2-over second against Villanova and Seton practices early to work on winds and a 30-degree wind golfer, but he also putts well round, Alan-Lee opened his llall, respectively, and leads their timing. chill, the Irish squad finished and has a great touch. He final round with a string of the Irish with 690 assists on in seventh place, a solid played some very good golf the season. But the Gibsonia, see NICHOLAS/page 22 showing after a string of out there." see SCODRO/page 22 Lire on the quarter more pressure on the quarter MIAA Women's OJicag> Bears in 1985. Riwra will dinator. He was let~ by the New back and a lot of passing yards. OOd<, and olJviot.Sy \\ben Wl cre Volleyball Standings have the bye week to figure out York Jets after the 2003 season Brees threw for 341 yards and ate pressure, not give up big why the Chargers (3-5) have and by the l"v1innesJta. \1king:; after 1hrre toudrlowrn. ~}5." Team Record league ouerall IN BRIEF 1 Hope 13-1 22·5 2 Calvin 11-2 20-4 Angels exercise team Holmes to return to North Texas reports fifteen 3 Alma 11-3 19-7 options on Guerrero, Lackey Steelers' lineup after arrest players failed drug tests 4 SAINT MARY'S 9-6 18·9 ANAHEIM, Cali[-The lc6 Angelffi~ PfiTSBURGH, Penn. - The Pittsburgh DENTON, Texas- Fifteen North 5 Adrian 1-8 11-13 will exercise their 2009 options on outfielder Steelers won't further punish wide receiver Texas football players failed drug tests 6 Albion 4-10 11-14 Vladimir Guerrero and pitcher John 11lckey, Santonio Hohnffi for being cl1argOO la'it. 'M*.lk conducted this fall at the request of 7 Kalamazoo 4-10 7-18 but will dOOine their option on outfielder Garret with a marjjuana-relaied offense and plan to coach Todd Dodge. 8 Trine 3-11 8·18 Arx:lenm. start him Monday night in Washington. Eighty-six players were tested from 9 Olivet 2-13 6-20 The 32-~-old Guerrero, an eight-time All Holmffi, \\holed the NFL in yard:;-per·<"&ch Sept. 24-0ct. 15. They were chosen by Star \\ho batted .303 with Z7 homers and 91 last seaoon, was oonched for the Steelers' 21- the coaching staff and were considered RBis this season, will PAIID $15 million next 14 lffiS Sunday to the New York Giants and regular contributors to the team. The }ffif. He had a $3 million bt.i)oot. Guerrero has was not in uniform. He was allmved to retrnn results of the testing were first reported hit at k>liSt .300 with 25 or more home l1.lffi in to the team after speaking to his te.annnaiffi by the Denton Record-Clrronicle. 11 straight ffiaSOllS, joining I.oo Gelnig as the and issuing a public apology on Monday. The school normally test.:; athletes at only two players in major league history to The NFL could pl.Hlish Holmffi onre his <: