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OLUME 43 : ISSUE 61 TUESDAY, DECEMBER2, 2008 Jenkins addresses economic crisis in letter

President tells faculty and staff that University will survive the recession , but that it must operate more efficiently

was not sent in response to how to address the ship of the University’s ments to financial aid, By AARON STEINER specific concerns, but he said University’s situation with resources is necessary at all research, graduate student News Writer Notre Dame is aware of regard to the recession have times, it is critical in these support, library funding, con­ p o t e n t i a l been ongoing during the past grave economic conditions,” struction projects, and faculty On the day when govern­ c o n c e r n s two or three weeks, stating he said, stating he has asked and staff salaries. ment officials announced that and issues. that such discussion are sim­ academic and administrative University Executive Vice the country has been in a “ W e ’ r e ply “prudent planning.” leaders to identify possible President John Affleck-Graves recession since December of not oblivi­ In the e-mail message, savings and reduce costs confirmed that current con­ 2007, University President Fr. ous to the dated Dec. 1, Jenkins said the where possible. struction projects will contin­ John Jenkins wrote to faculty e c o n o m ic University is “well positioned Jenkins also wrote that he ue to function, telling The and staff about the current conditions to weather the current asked the University budget Observer on Nov. 20, “All of economic downturn and its th a t are storm,” but also wrote that office to develop contingency the construction projects we potential effect on the facing the economic pressures would plans “in the event that eco­ have on campus are fully University. university Fr. John Jenkins force the University to “do nomic conditions worsen.” funded, and we are not going Notre Dame Assistant Vice com m uni­ University more with existing resources Jenkins said Notre Dame to stop construction.” President for News and ty,” he President in order to reduce expendi­ would rem ain com m itted to Affleck-Graves said con- Information Dennis Brown said. tures.” the core mission of the told The Observer the letter Brown said discussions about “While responsible steward­ University, noting commit­ see ECONOMY/page 4 Reish to use survey results as guide TCEs

Many students identify off-campus safety as a concern , but say they feel safe on-campus move to

By JOSEPH McMAHON a major concern for many stu­ dents. While 94.6 percent of Internet Assistant News Editor students said they felt safe BELIEVE TREATMENT Wl I N walking around campus at MEN & WOMEN'S DORMS G MODERATELY or EXTREMELY By AMANDA GRAY The results from last month’s night, 78.9 percent of students ; FEEL SAFE WALKING AROUND News Writer student survey, which was said they did not feel safe 05 55.4% {mm} taken by 3,658 students, will walking off-campus at night. Yes, but not. an issue. 53 94.6% Yes, on campus. help guide future student gov­ Reish said 89 percent of G3 53,4% {women) Notre Dame will be imple­ ernment initiatives and influ­ women feel unsafe off campus H 78.9%No, off campus. Yes, this is an issue. menting a new system to ence the final months of his at night, compared to 67 per­ (89% immm, 67% mm} evaluate professors and administration, student body cent of men. More upperclass­ courses at the end of this president Bob Reish said. men said they felt unsafe off 65.3% 72.8% semester, according to the BACK TO CA M PU S C O N S ID E R POSSIBLE DISCIPLINARY “ 1 think this information will campus than underclassmen, Course Instructor Feedback be very valuable both in the he said. AT NIGHT. CONSEQUENCES BEFORE CALLING Web site. different initiatives our office Reish said student govern­ N D S P o r RESIDENCE HALL STAFF. Course Instructor decides to pursue as well as ment would respond to these Feedbacks, nicknamed GIFs, helping provide hard numbers concerns with several initia­ will replace Teacher Course # 7 % D O N T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE STUDENT UNION. in support of some of these ini­ tives, including a winter break Evaluations (TCEs) this tiatives to both the faculty and safety forum “where students 71.6% UNSURE f THEPE'T A\ L'HDERuRAL'i.,' T ,,UL'ENT CONSTITUTION. semester. According to administrative offices on cam­ will find out how to help keep Gunty, the new system will be pus,” he said. their off-campus apartment or 84.4% DON'T HAVE A PRINTER IN DORM BUT WOULD LIKE ONE. completely online, so stu­ Reish said there was “no sin­ house safe as well as be able to dents will have a longer time gular, pressing issue” that sign up for an off-campus safe- 94.8%IN FAVOR OF ONLINE SYLLABUS DATABASE to fill out the evaluations. arose from the survey results, but said safety off-campus was see SURVEY/page 4 Observer Graphic by Mary Jesse see GIF/page 4 Irish fans disappointed, embarrassed by USC loss Students cite Marching Band's halftime show as highlight of game; Notre Dame falls 76-3 in two years to Trojans

which gave me a lot of hope, By LIZ HARTER and KATIE but then the offense was unable KOHLER to come up with even a first News Writers down until the third quarter.” Senior George Packer said he Notre Dame students who was not only disappointed in traveled out to the University of the loss, but embarrassed. Southern California this week­ “It’s embarrassing. We have end were hoping for a miracle lost 76-3 to USC the past two — but instead they got a mas­ years. Father Jenkins only gave sacre, watching the Irish fall Ty Willingham three years. 38-3 at the Coliseum. Why should Charlie [Weis] get Waiting until only seconds left more than four?” Packer said. in the third quarter for the “It sucks that we fell apart Irish’s first first down, students right at the end [of the sea­ t were disappointed in the last son],” Buddie said. “But I think game of the regular season. Weis will stay another year ... “I was disappointed overall,” too much money and overall said Saint Mary’s senior Allison improvements have been made Buddie, a member of the Band to have Weis leave now.” of the Fighting Irish. “Our Breaking Charlie Weis’ con­ ALLISON AMBAOSE/The Observer defense was able to keep it tract could cost the University A disappointed fan watches the Irish’s 38-3 loss close through the first quarter Notre Dame fans Dana Jason, left, and Ashley that some students called “embarrassing.” see USC/page 6 Cook watch the Irish’s 38-3 loss at USC Saturday. page 2 The Observer ♦ P A G E 2 Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Inside C olumn Question of the Day: D o you believe in second chances? Umbrellas in the snow

I don't think anyone is a fan of the snow that fell on campus on Monday. Daniel Reimer Jenna Heffernan Liz Peterson Meghan Lee Nick Ward It doesn’t settle on the ground in aes­ thetically pleasing drifts. It just kind of meekly melts on the sidewalks or feebly senior freshman senior senior senior tries to cover the grass on the quad. It’s off-campus Walsh off-campus off-campus Duncan either hard and stinging or wet and slushy — not that “Absolutely. “Yes, as long s “Yes, but I don’t “Yes, but how “No, but I big, feathery kind that elicits visions Jordan Gamble How would ‘Top the ‘second believe in third, many second believe in of idyllic Christmas G un’ have chance’ only fourth or fifth chances does miracles, you cards. ended if lasts one more ones. ” one person sexy thang ." Having Christmas Scene Writer card snow fall on Maverick didn’t football game. ” get?” your bare head is graduate?” cool, because it settles all angelically and stuff. But the kind of snowfall we had yesterday? I’d much prefer to keep it off my hair, face and clothing, thank you. I don’t relish being wet and cold once it all melts when I go inside — especially when outside. Notre Dame is going to be some degree of both for the In B rief next four months. To protect against the undesirable Join the Creative Writing snow, some people wear hats, others Program for a read in g by hoods, others are just tough and zip up poets Graham Foust and their jackets and saunter through the Catherine Wagner. They elements. But me, I use an umbrella. will read selections from I know, I know. An umbrella in the their work at the Hammes snow? Who does that? Notre Dame Bookstore One my friends, a native Californian tonight at 7:30 p.m. The who had never seen snow before com­ readings are free and open ing to South Bend, had the same ques­ to the public. tion freshman year. Some people told her it was nerdy, that you’d definitely Human rights activist stick out as a newbie to winter weather Winona LaDuke will speak if you were seen with an umbrella in on “The New Energy snowfall. Economy: Nonviolent strate­ I told her what I saw as the most gies of change utilizing rational approach: If it works for rain, indigenous knowledge” why not just use it for crystalline water tomorrow at 7 p.m. in the ice? Hesburgh Auditorium in Needless to say, I was the only person the Hesburgh Center for who had such an argument. International Studies. Maybe the novelty of walking through such precipitation discourages most S tu d e n ts for from using umbrellas. Maybe they relish Environmental Action (SEA) the light, white, fluffy, swirling good­ and GreeND are hosting a ness in a way that 1 cannot, seeing as ALLISON AMBAOSE/The O bserver Green Fashion Show how I have grown up in the crazy The referee seperates Notre Dame players from USC players as a fight tomorrow from 8 p.m. to 9 weather of Indiana and have had quite breaks out during the game Saturday at the Coliseum. at the LaFortune Ballroom. enough of “wintry mix” to fill up my Tickets are $5 and proceeds novelty quota. go to the Majora Carter And, if you have trouble remembering Sustainable South Bronx. to grab an umbrella even when it’s rain­ ing, the distraction of aforementioned Circle K, Knott Hall and swirling goodness will even further O ffbeat the Class of 2009 will make deter you from using one when its fleece blankets to donate to snowing. Man says God told him “He just said God said iber rifle had killed the cancer patients as part of So, in defense of snow umbrellas: to crash into car she wasn’t driving right, buck on Nov. 19. The Aidan Project. The They keep you dry (at least your head SAN ANTONIO — A and she needed to be Goodman said the deer project will take place and shoulders). All those layers of T- man who rammed his taken off the road,” looked dead to him, but Saturdayfrom 11 a.m. to shirt, sweatshirt, fleece jacket, parka, truck into a woman’s Bexar County Sheriff's seconds later the nine- 2:30 p.m. in the East Wing scarf, ski mask, sock hat and earmuffs vehicle on a highway Office spokesman Kyle point, 240-pound animal of South Dining Hall. will not be for naught. Seriously, if they early Friday told author­ Coleman said in the came to life. get wet, they are useless. ities he crashed into her online edition of the San The buck rose up, Notre Dame Women’s And, if you choose to go hatless, prob­ while going more than Antonio Express-News. knocked Goodman down Basketball team plays ably in an effort to retain some sign of 100 mph because God and attacked him with Purdue at 2 p.m. Sunday in hygienic attention to your hair, the told him “she needed to Deer attacks hunter his antlers in what the the Joyce Center. Call 574- snow will do your painstakingly styled be taken off the road.” who shot him veteran hunter called 631-7356 for tickets or visit coif no favors. Sure, it looks all angelic The truck rear-ended SEDALIA, Mo. — A “15 seconds of hell.” The the Athletic Ticket Office and stuff outside, but once you go into a the car on U.S. Highway hunter bagged a big deer ran a short dis­ Web page. heated building? Not so much. 281, both vehicles spun buck on the second day tance and went down, Most importantly, umbrellas often across a median then of firearms season, but and died after Goodman To submit information to come in bright, cheery colors, which came to a stop along a the kill caused him a lot fired two more shots. be included in this section stand out nicely against the (a) pristine barrier in the opposite of pain. Randy of The Observer, e-mailed white blanket of snow, or (b) the brutal, lanes. Both drivers suf­ Goodman, 49, said he Information compiled detailed information about churning mess of slush and mud. Either fered only minor thought two well-placed from the Associated an event to way, the umbrella wins. No one will be injuries. shots with his ,270-cal- Press. [email protected] able to resist the quirky charm of a bright red umbrella on the frozen tun­ dra of South Quad. 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Jensen, department chair of economics and economet­ my list and I think they’ll like Special to The Observer By ALICIA SMITH these purses.” and professor of economics rics, worked through a series News Writer Students paid a dollar University of Notre Dame and econometrics, is interested of readings with moral theolo­ entrance fee to the event. A economists Richard Jensen in environmental economics— gian Todd Whitmore, associate Saint Mary’s students gath­ portion of the profits from the and Kasey Buckles went back what would people be willing professor of theology and ered in the basement of the items sold will benefit Riley to graduate school last year. to pay to preserve the rain for­ director of the Program in College’s student center Children’s Hospital. Both had the chance to par­ est, for example. Part of the Catholic Social Tradition, Monday to purchase designer “The proceeds will go ticipate in an Institute for reason for his taking the beginning with Pope Leo XIII’s handbags and accessories for a towards Dance Marathon and Scholarship in the Liberal Arts course, he says, was to better 1891 encyclical Rerum good cause. the final donation will go (IS LA) program that allows understand how the environ­ Novarum and moving forward “We are hosting the event to towards Riley Hospital for Notre Dame faculty members ment figures into Catholic through documents on the role raise money and awareness. It Children in Indianapolis,” Voss course-release time for study social teaching. of women in the Church. It also brings something fun to said. of the Catholic intellectual tra­ Jensen worked with was interesting, she notes, to Saint Mary’s,” said senior Dance Marathon has hosted dition. Matthew Ashley, associate pro­ see how the Church’s teach­ Sarah Voss, the Dance several events this fall, and is Jensen and Buckles are two fessor of systematic theology. ings have evolved over the last Marathon president. planning on hosting many of seven participants in the “I read all the papal encycli­ 30 years. Over 150 bags were brought more in the future, closing with program since its inception cals, and just kept reading Her studies also have had to Saint Mary’s for the event. the Dance Marathon. two years ago, says Ken from there,” Jensen says. “I the interesting result of mak­ Brands like Coach, Kate Spade, “W e’ll be having a lot of Garcia, associate director of also read [Notre Dame theolo­ ing her — in many cases — Prada and many other design­ events next semester, so we ISLA. gian] Dick McBrien’s 1,200- more educated about Catholic er bags filled three tables. are really excited,” she said. “The program is designed to, page tome ‘Catholicism.’ 1 social teaching than her stu­ Along with the designer purs­ Saint Mary’s junior Kelly make faculty members famil­ became curious about what it dents who were raised in the es, designer sunglasses, wal­ Deranek, the vice president of iar with the Catholic tradition means to be Catholic, as well faith. They may know the prin­ lets, jewelry, headbands and publicity for Dance Marathon, and how they might incorpo­ as what it means to pursue the ciples, but have never read the scarves were available to be Kelly Deranek said they were rate relevant aspects of Catholic intellectual tradition.” actual documents. purchased at discounted planning another purse party Catholic teaching into their The pope, he notes, has What she’s gained from the prices. next semester. coursework,” he explained. begun directly addressing program is a better u nder­ Saint Mary’s freshman Hanna “The money goes to the gen­ The program is open to both environmental concerns. standing of her students and Vicary attended the event. eral benefit fund at Riley which Catholic and non-Catholic fac­ “He points out that in what they know about Church “It’s supporting a good cause helps the area of the hospital ulty members from any college Genesis, when man inherits teachings. and I want to get involved with th a t has the m ost need. It or school in the University, the earth, it doesn’t mean he “It’s up to me to make sure Dance Marathon. It’s a fun changes from year to year excluding the theology depart­ inherits the earth and wastes my students understand that fundraiser. A lot of times it is what our donation directly ment. It allows faculty to be the resources,” Jensen said. economic models aren’t incon­ like they are selling cookies or benefits,” Voss said. released from one course to “John Paul 11 specifically sistent with Catholic social candles. This is something that “I think it’s an incredible allow time for study, and offers argues that we have to be teaching,” she said. “Having I think more people can get cause,” Castle said. “The Riley a $7,500 stipend to the depart­ good stewards of the environ­ had this class, I feel much involved with,” she said. Children’s Hospital is a really ment to provide for their ment.” more prepared to do that.” Sophomore Mary Castle also important institute and I think replacement. For Jensen, one of the most “I think [the program] was shopped at the purse party. it’s wonderful what they are Rather than taking a formal interesting aspects of his stud­ quite valuable,” Jensen says. “ 1 knew all the money went doing. I am glad I get to partic­ graduate seminar, both ies was that he learned a great “I don’t have the same kind of to a good cause, and that’s ipate.” Buckles and Jensen worked on deal about what the popes understanding I’d have if I’d really important to me. I also independent reading and actually said — as opposed to been raised Catholic, but I need to do some Christmas Contact Alicia Smith at research with members of the what people think they said. have a much better under­ shopping. I got a lot of girls on asmith0 1 @saintmarys.edu theology faculty. 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such changes,” he said. will be a minor miracle,” he Oversight Committee might Economy Jenkins’ letter addressed said. Survey decide to pursue this initiative the University’s “most signif­ Jenkins mentioned that by informing students about continued from page 1 icant finan­ administrators continued from page 1 the student union structure,” cial asset,” are “very much he said. “This will not take struction does not begin its e n d o w ­ “While we cannot aware that eco­ ty listserv run by [the South time away from other initia­ u n til 1 0 0 percent of the ment, which guarantee that there nomic pres­ Bend Police Department].” tives we plan to pursue, but if funding is pledged, and 75 amounted to will be no changes to sures on some “We will continue our talks there is a way to combine an percent is received. $7 billion by of our dedicat­ with local community leaders event by providing more infor­ Joseph Russo, director of the close of our workforce, our cur­ ed benefactors and members and bring up this mation we might seek to Student Financial Strategies the fiscal rent assessment of the may limit their concern,” he said. “On the address this issue with that in the Office of Student year ending economic current ability whole, student government will venue.” Financial Services, told The Ju n e 30, to support our try to host more events that Two initiatives which Observer on Nov. 14 that the 2008. situation ... does not efforts.” inform students to be more received an overwhelming University remains commit­ Scott lead us to anticipate Jenkins proactive, rather than reactive response from students were ted to making a Notre Dame M a 1 p a s s , any such changes.” thanked in regards to student safety.” adding printers to every resi­ education affordable and University University staff However, students do contin­ dence hall — 84.4 percent of accessible, confirming vice presi­ and faculty for ue to place themselves in dan­ students who do not currently Jenkins' remarks. d e n t and Fr. John Jenkins th e ir w ork in gerous situations, with 65.3 have a printer in their dorm Jenkins’ letter specifically chief invest­ University President the letter. percent of respondents saying would like to have one — and addressed possible concerns ment officer, “Without your they had walked back to cam­ the creation of an online syl­ about employment. told The presence, dedi­ pus at night for some reason. labus database. The survey “It is a priority for the Observer in September that cation, and contributions, Reish said he was concerned showed 94.8 percent of stu­ University that our current a “tough year” lies ahead. Notre Dame’s traditions about situations dents said they employees remain part of But Malpass said at the would not be carried for­ w hen a student were in favor of the Notre Dame community. time he was “downplaying ward and its potential as a needs to call “Student government this. While we cannot guarantee expectations” for next June’s preeminent research NDSP or resi­ will try to host more Reish said his return. University would not be real­ that there will be no changes dence hall staff events that inform administration to our workforce, our cur­ “I don’t know how it will ized,” he said. to help treat has already rent assessment of the eco­ end up, but I think it will be someone, since students to be more begun pushing nomic situation ... does not a tough year. If we are posi­ Contact Aaron Steiner at 72.8 percent of proactive ... in for printers in lead us to anticipate any tive again this year, 1 think it [email protected] students who regards to student every dorm, r have been put in and last week that situation safety. ” the Campus consider the pos­ Life Council want to fill out the TCEs.” course,” Gunty said. sible disciplinary Bob Reish (CLC) passed a consequences GIF The switch to the new sys­ Laura Lindsley, a Notre Student Body President resolution tem has been in the works Dame sophomore, is opti­ before they call. encouraging continued from page 1 for a while. mistic about the new forms. “For this we Vice President “The switch to the new “Sometimes the questions plan to do more external of Student Affairs Fr. Mark “You’ll be completing GIFs system has been in the plan­ [on the TCEs] were redun­ research at other universities Poorman to show support for on your own time and you’ll ning and implementation dant or didn’t fit,” Lindsley to see the different types of the idea. see more questions that are stages for two years,” Gunty said. “Hopefully these new ‘good Samaritan’ clauses they “Since this resolution was tailored to the specific class, said. “A core team of about forms will be helpful, and have in place,” Reish said. passed by the CLC last Monday, rather than the uniform set 1 0 people have been work­ this in turn will encourage “This will probably be a joint he will give the Council a for­ of questions used for TCEs,” ing on this.” people to fill them out.” initiative between the Director mal, written response before said Dr. M ark Gunty According to the Web site, of External Affairs and our the semester’s end,” Reish Gunty, assistant said the the layout of the GIF will Residence Life committee.” said. director of “We think that the p r o b l e m s consist of the parts: the Reish said there were not Suggestions for the “Last Institutional overall quality of th a t his “university tier,” which con­ many differences between Lecture Series” were “over­ Research at team is tains 2 1 items used for all male and females responses, whelming,” Reish said, with Notre Dame. feedback will a w a re of courses; the “learning goals but added that “there were a the top two vote getters being Other universi­ improve. ” have been tier,” which includes six few outliers.” University President Emeritus ties that have worked out. goals tailored for each One of these outliers was Fr. Theodore H esburgh and implemented an course; and optional ques­ how men and women feel they Dr. Mark Gunty One d if­ professor James McKenna. online form have ference tions added by the instruc­ are treated within the Notre “We should have our next found success, assistant director noted by tor. The responses from pre­ Dame dorm system. Reish said Last Lecture scheduled by the Gunty said. Institutional Research G unty w as vious semesters will be 55.4 percent of men believe the end of the semester for the “We think that the new available in the future on the difference between men and upcoming spring semester,” the overall quali­ ranking of Class Search feature on women’s dorms is either mod­ Reish said. ty of feedback will improve,” “learning goals.” In the old InsideND for students to erately or extremely different, Two other initiatives which he said. TCE system, only one goal read when selecting classes. but is not an issue, while 53.4 also received support were the Ambour Dawson, a Notre was selected out of a list and All contact inform ation is percent of women Campus Dame sophomore, thinks the ranked for the course. In the kept completely confidential. believe that the F arm er’s new forms will be beneficial. new GIF system , six goals The surveys open on Dec. 2 difference “The ISenate] Gender Market, which “They’ll be much more will be available per course, and close Dec. 14, according between men and Issues committee will 46.5 percent of helpful than the in-class and all will be ranked. to the Web site. women’s dorms is respondents TCEs,” Dawson said. “Most “[The goals] have been either moderately most likely take on said they people are ready to leave by selected to match the con­ Contact Amanda Gray at or extremely dif­ gender equality in would be very the end of class, and don’t ferent and believe tent and format of the [email protected] dorms as an initiative likely to this is an issue. attend, and the “The [Senate] next semester. ” ND “day of Gender Issues service, ” which Write News. Call Jenn committee will Bob Reish 39.8 percent of most likely take Student Body President students said on gender equali­ they would be ty in dorms as an very likely to at 631-5323. initiative next attend. Reish semester,” Reish said. said these would be the “top However, both men and priorities” of the Senate Social women agreed sexual Concerns Committee. assault/rape was the most Reish also said 44.1 percent Quality Off-Campus Housing important gender issue on of students said they would campus, with 61 percent of likely not use Domer Dollars Multi-bedroom houses with appliances, security, maintenance and much more! students listing it as one of for charitable contributions, their top three concerns. showing a lack of support for a Now leasing for 2009 - 2010 school year “Because of this, the Gender resolution recently passed in Issues committee will be help­ the Student Senate. (574)234-2436 ing host a sexual assault “Since the legwork behind awareness week and giving out Domer Dollars donations has K ^iante/L Pn& p& nii& i t-shirts on the quad next already been done, we will fin­ week,” Reish said. ish up with this initiative, even Also of interest to Reish, who if it did not receive an over­ www.kramerhouses.com recycle had made it one of his top pri­ whelmingly positive response,” orities to make student govern­ he said. ment more approachable, was Overall, Reish and Senate the percentage of students who "As You Wish” - W A L L E T S - S C A R V E S Student Outreach committee - P U R S E S -CHANGE seemed to know very little chair Sarah Rodts, who I I m p o r t s - IN C E N S E PURSES about student government — designed the survey, said they LOAD5 OF SILVER & BEADED JEWELRY. 40.7 percent of respondents were very pleased by the num­ said they did not know any­ SILVER RINGS AND TOE RINGS. ber of responses. thing about the Student Union, TAPESTRY WALL HANGINGS/ BEDSPREADS “This shows a general inter­ and 71.6 percent of respon­ est in some of the initiatives we AND MUCH MUCH MORE dents said they were unsure if are pursuing, ” Reish said. “Our LOW PRICKS! GREAT CHRISTMAS GIFTS! there was an undergraduate campaign focused on trans­ (Suatem ala - Bolivia Peru - M exico - ThsKarud - Inrlia Student Constitution. parency and I think this survey La Fortune — Sorin Room “As far as the numbers helps achieve that goal.” Dec. 1-6 (Sal.) 1 I 5pm M-F Eves 7:30-10pm regarding an individual’s Proceeds from soles of jewelry guarantee the loving hands of Guatemalan knowledge of the student con­ Contact Joseph McMahon at families 3 times their average salary, as well as funds for their education stitution, the [Senate] jmcmaho6 @nd.edu W o r l d & n a t io n Tuesday, December 2 , 2008 CLoMPILED FROM TH E OBSERVER S WIRE SERVICES page 5

International N e w s India French first lady joins AIDS fight PARIS — France’s glamorous first lady threw her considerable star power behind India demands Pakistan take action the global fight against AIDS on Monday, as the world tallied the victims of the HIV virus that infects a new person every 15 Nation seeks answers as businesses reopen , life begins to return to nor- seconds. As ceremonies marked World AIDS Day, Associated Press Carla Bruni-Sarkozy signed on to become a goodwill ambassador for the Global MUMBAI, India — India Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and demanded Monday that Malaria, which said it has provided life- Pakistan take “strong saving treatment to two million people liv­ action” against those behind ing with IIIV worldwide. the deadly Mumbai attacks, “I think the world has become used to and Washington pressured AIDS,” the model-turned-singer told a Islamabad to cooperate with news conference in Paris. “We no longer the investigation. see it as a scandal or an emergency.” The only known surviving attacker told police that his Thai leader avoids capital amidst crisis group trained for months in BANGKOK, Thailand — Thailand’s prime camps operated by a banned minister stayed away from the capital Pakistani militant group, Monday, unable to quell a political crisis that learning close-combat tech­ has paralyzed his government for weeks and niques, explosives training shut down the city’s two main airports and and other tactics for their stranded 300,000 foreigners. three-day siege. Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat has Teams from the FBI and refused to send in police to evict protesters Britain’s Scotland Yard met besieging the airports or occupying his office with top Indian police as complex for fear of bloodshed, instead mak­ they prepared to help collect ing weak pleas for them to go home. The evidence, a police official demonstrators vow to stay until Somchai said. resigns; he has refused. Soldiers removed the The monthslong crisis has drained millions remaining bodies from the of dollars from the economy and is worsen­ shattered Taj Mahal hotel, ing divisions in Thailand. where the standoff finally Late Monday, an explosion hit protesters ended Saturday morning, camped outside Bangkok’s airport for with at least 172 people domestic flights. Mongkut Wattana hospital dead and 239 wounded. The said 13 people were injured, including three army had already cleared who suffered serious shrapnel wounds. other siege sites, including the five-star Oberoi hotel and the Mumbai headquar­ ters of an ultra-Orthodox Jewish group. N ational N ew s AP India’s financial hub Moshe Holtzberg, the 2-year-old orphan of the rabbi and his wife slain in the Mumbai returned to normal Monday Jewish center, cries during a memorial service Monday. Bush works on leaving a legacy to some degree, with parents WASHINGTON — President George W. Bush dropping their children off at apparently carried out by 1 0 onistic standards — carefully reinforced by the United says history will judge him, but he is getting his school and shopkeepers gunmen, exposed glaring refrained from making state­ States as Secretary of State own crack first. Bush is using his final 50 days in opening for the first time weakness in India’s security ments that could quickly Condoleezza Rice, who will office to tout his legacy, hoping to leave a lasting since the attacks, which forces and police. In the past lead to a buildup of troops visit India later this week, impression of overshadowed progress. Indian authorities blamed on two days, the country’s top along their heavily milita­ said the perpetrators of On Monday, World AIDS Day, Bush was her­ the banned Pakistani mili­ law enforcement official has rized frontier. attacks “must be brought to alded for his leadership in fighting the disease, a tant group Lashkar-e-Taiba. resigned and two top state In India, Pakistan’s high justice.” point that even his Democratic critics readily “I think this is the first officials have offered to quit commissioner to the country Pakistan must “follow the concede. Monday I am glad to be com­ amid growing criticism that met with Foreign Ministry evidence wherever it leads,” The anti-AIDS program Bush championed in ing to work,” said Donica the attackers appeared bet­ officials and was told that she said during a visit in 2003 has delivered lifesaving medicine to more Trivedi, 23, an employee of a ter trained, better coordinat­ “elements from Pakistan” London. “This is a time for than 2 million people in five years, up from public relations agency. ed and better armed than had carried out the attacks, complete, absolute, total 50,000 people before it began. Many of those Jewelry stores, clothing police. said ministry spokesman transparency and coopera­ helped live in impoverished sub-Saharan Africa, shops and food kiosks in a Prime Minister Manmohan Vishnu Prakash. His phras­ tion, and that’s what we where AIDS is the leading killer. winding side street near the Singh promised to strength­ ing, though, carefully avoid­ expect.” Jewish center were back in en maritime and air security ed blaming the Pakistani Pakistan has repeatedly Holiday parade accident injures nine business. But the normally and look into creating a new government. insisted it was not behind the OVERTON, Texas — A hospital official bustling street was half- federal investigative agency. The commissioner was attacks. Pakistani President says an accident at a holiday parade in east empty, and business owners While the cross-border told that India “expects that Asif Ali Zardari said Monday Texas has injured at least nine people, some said customers were slow in rhetoric between Pakistan strong action would be taken the gunmen were “non-state of them children. returning to an area so close and India has increased against those elements,” actors,” and warned against Mother Frances Hospital spokesman John to the violence. since the attacks, both coun­ Prakash said. letting their actions lead to Moore says eight people are being evaluated The 60-hour attack, tries — by their often-antag- India’s demands were greater regional enmity. Monday night at the facility in Tyler. Another person was flown to a Dallas hospi­ tal after the accident in the town of Overton. Moore says the injured include three women and five boys ranging in age from 6 to 11. Their conditions are not available. Obama announces sercurity team Moore says the accident is connected to an annual Christmas parade. No other details on the accident are immediately Associated Press prefer, he said the withdrawal turn in Clinton’s extraordinary available. timetable he emphasized in the career, a show of faith in Gates and CHICAGO — Barack Obama prom­ presidential campaign is still “the action to support Obama’s frequent ised “a new dawn of American lead­ right time frame.” talk of desiring robust debate ership” in a troubled world Monday, Clinton, as secretary of state, and among seasoned, opinionated peo­ announcing a strong-willed national Gates, remaining as defense secre­ ple in his inner circle. Local N ew s security team headed by Hillary tary, will be the most prominent Denouncing White House “group Rodham Clinton, who fought him faces — besides Obama’s own — of think,” Obama signaled a break BMV to hold holiday food drive long and bitterly for the presidency, the new administration’s effort to from President Bush’s tendency INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Bureau of and Robert Gates, the man who has revamp U.S. policy abroad. toward an insular management Motor Vehicles will again sponsor a holiday been running two wars for George At a Chicago news conference, style and go-with-the-gut diploma­ food drive in coordination with food banks W. Bush. Obama also tapped top advisers cy. across the state. The president-elect said he hadn’t Eric Holder as attorney general and “The time has come for a new Collection boxes will be placed in all 140 changed his mind about bringing Susan Rice as ambassador to the beginning,” said Obama, flanked by license branches from Tuesday through Dec. most U.S. combat troops home from United Nations. He named Arizona flags on a stage with Vice President­ 24. BMV Commissioner Ron Stiver says the Iraq within 16 months but added a Gov. Janet Napolitano to be home­ elect Joe Biden and his six newest agency is encouraging everyone who visits a cautionary note — he’ll consult with land security secretary and retired appointees. While Gates will stay at branch to bring in non-perishable food items his military commanders first. Marine Gen. James Jones as White the Pentagon, Obama said the mili­ to support the needy during the holiday sea­ While his new team may be a bit House national security adviser. tary’s new mission will be “respon­ son. more centrist — some war oppo­ The choices had been telegraphed sibly ending the war in Iraq through More than 27,000 items were donated and nents might even say hawkish — days earlier but were remarkable a successful transition to Iraqi con­ distributed as part of last year’s food drive. than many Obama supporters might all the same — still another major trol.” page 6 The Observer ♦ CAMPUS NEV(^S Tuesday, December 2, 2008

band was even audible above the mic-ed USC band.” USC The Trojan Marching Band’s USAF honors engineering professors continued from page 1 halftime show was a dig at the fact that the Band of the Fighting thinks that as an alum of the Irish hadn’t traveled to Southern Tomar, Xing were selected from 210 proposals, will receive research grants University, Weis should walk California in 35 years, she said. away. “USC’s halftime show was a “As an alum, he should walk classless attack on Notre Dame,” strength correlation in high- the human body). Special to The Observer away from the buyout and not Pellegrini said. “Their show was temperature ceramics as part Xing’s YIP focuses on the make the school pay ... out of designed to remind Notre Dame The University of Notre of his efforts in the YIP. It quantum limits of nitride RF respect for the school and the of what we missed out on in the Dame’s Vikas Tomar, assistant coincides well with his work high-electron mobility transis­ students who have had to watch 35 years that we haven’t been professor of aerospace and in the department’s tors. Through experimental the past two years,” Packer said. traveling to USC.” mechanical engineering, and Multiphysics Laboratory, and theoretical approaches, “Hopefully it gets better. There is Even though they felt attacked, Huili (Grace) Xing, assistant where he is studying she is investigating the physi­ nowhere to go but up.” Pellegrini said the band listened professor of electrical engi­ advanced ceramic matrix cal origins of the upper limit The only positive thing for to the USC halftime show and neering, are two of the 39 composites for use in energy of speed and power-handling Packer and many other Notre w ere com m ended by fans at engineers and scientists plants. High-temperature capabilities in gallium-nitride Dame fans was the beautiful their respect during their show. selected by the Air Force ceramics that can work in based semiconductor transis­ California weather, he said. “Our band was commended by Office of Scientific Research extreme environments — tors in order to advance the Senior I.uke Tabit thought the both Irish and Trojan fans as (AFSOR) as part of the 2008 radiation or corrosion — development of the next gen­ problem wasn’t the lack of tal­ having the better halftime show,” Young Investigator Program would significantly benefit the eration radio frequency appli­ ent, but the lack of emotion. she said. (YIP). coal industry and the develop­ cations. “I don’t think it would look She said most of the band is The program, which is only ment of nuclear power. For Similar electronic devices, good for Notre Dame to fire talking about how they outplayed open to engineers and scien­ example, a simple increase in featuring reduced size and another coach after three years, the Trojan Marching Band by tists at U.S. research institu­ operating temperature (made lower energy consumption, but we definitely need change. playing a better arrangement of tions who have received a possible through new high- have already been employed Our team has a lot of talent, but A-Ha’s “ fake on Me,” a song that doctoral degree within the last temperature ceramics) can in cell phone base stations. they don’t look like they are USC played during their halftime five years, recognizes those result in increased energy effi­ Xing envisions that high-elec- motivated at all. We don’t play as show, during the second half. who “show exceptional ability ciency. tron mobility transistors could a team and we don’t play with Senior Matt Meinig, a saxo­ and promise for conducting Although not part of his YIP replace bulky power adapters emotion, ” he said. phone in the band, said traveling basic research.” This year’s research, Tomar also is study­ with millimeter size chips, Kristi Pellegrini, a Notre Dame to USC will be something he YIP honorees will share ing biomaterials such as bone deployed in hybrid engines in senior in the Band of the always remembers from his time approximately $ 1 2 . 1 million issue and biosensors. In one automobiles, efficient tera­ Fighting Irish, said she was glad at Notre Dame. for research efforts over the project, he is analyzing the hertz (Thz) emitters and a she had the opportunity to travel “It’s something that I’ll remem­ next three years as outlined in structure-property relation­ host of other applications. to Los Angeles to support the ber for the rest of my life, to be their winning proposals. ships for bone tissue in differ­ Xing’s project aligns with team. sure,” Meinig said. “As a senior, As in previous years, compe­ ent chemical environments to her interests in nitride semi­ “It was definitely a unique it was a great way to top off my tition for the award was very determine how different drugs conductors and electronic and experience being out there and final season. Despite the out­ competitive. The ASFOR affect the properties (includ­ optoelectronic devices. Her supporting the football team,” come of the game and the hostile received 2 1 0 proposals ing strength) of bone tissue. current research activities in she said. “I wish the outcome of environment, it was probably the encompassing a broad range In another research effort this area include the integra­ the game had been better, but best away game I’ve played at of areas, including aerospace, using molecular analyses, he tion of heterogeneous materi­ I’m glad I had the opportunity.” because I could tell that every chemical and materials sci­ is focusing on understanding als using direct wafer bond­ Pellegrini said she thinks the Irish fan out there appreciated ences, physics and electronics, the fundamental mechanisms ing, development of high ener­ best part of the game was the the band’s presence.” mathematics, information that control biofunctional gy efficiency green light emit­ band’s halftime show. technologies, and life sciences. materials in extreme environ­ ting diodes for solid state “So many USC fans even came Contact Liz Harter at Tomar, who joined the ments, such as a highly lighting, as well as ultraviolet down and complimented the [email protected] and University in 2006, is investi­ radioactive environment or and infrared emitters, and band on our performance, ” she Katie Kohler at gating nanoscale thermal con­ sensitive physiological envi­ Thz detection technologies for said. “And during the game, our KkohleO 1 @saintm arys.edu duction and mechanical ronment (a diseased part of medical applications.

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M arket R eca p Stocks U.S. officially declared in recession Dow Wall street tanks, experts say economy is likely to suffer well into 2009 Jones 8,149.09 -679.95 Up: Same: Down: Composite Volume: Associated Press 5 23 48 3 ,358 2,420,784,979 WASHINGTON — Most | AMEX 1,228.55 -135.46 Americans sorely knew it NASDAQ 1,398.07 137.50 already, but now it’s official: The country is in a reces­ NYSE 5,092.66 -506.64 sion, and it’s getting worse. S&P 500 816.21 -80.03 Wall Street convulsed at the NIKKEI (Tokyo) 7,964.28 -432.94 news — and a fresh batch of bad economic reports — FTSE 100 (London) 4,065.49 -222.52 tanking nearly 680 points. With the economic pain COMPANY %CHANGE $GAIN PRICE likely to stretch well into 2009. Federal Reserve SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) -8.86 -7.98 82.11 Chairman Ben Bernanke CITIGROUP INC (C) -22.20 -1.84 6.45 said Monday he stands ready FORD MOTOR CO (F) -5.20 -0.14 2.55 to lower interest rates yet again and to explore other FANNIE MAE (FNM) -27.59 -0.32 0.84 rescue or revival measures. Rushing in reinforcements, 10-YEAR NOTE -8.05 -0.238 2.719 Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, who along with 13-WEEK BILL -50.00 -0.010 0.010 Bernanke has been leading 30-YEAR BOND -7.20 -0.251 3.236 the government’s efforts to 5-YEAR NOTE -11.37 -0.221 1.723 stem the worst financial cri­ sis since the 1930s, pledged to take all the steps he can in LIGHT CRUDE ($/bbl.) -5.15 49.28 the waning days of the Bush administration to provide -42.20 776.80 GOLD ($/Troy oz.) relief. Specifically, Paulson is PORK BELLIES (cents/lb.) -1.68 92.23 eyeing more ways to tap into a $700 billion financial bailout pool. YEN 93.7750 On Capitol Hill, House . v | | | EURO 0.7931 Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D- Calif., vowed to have a mas­ CANADIAN DOLLAR 1.2448 sive economic stimulus BRITISH POUND 0.6715 package ready on Inauguration Day for President-elect Barack Obama’s signature. That measure — which In B rief could total a whopping $500 Specialist Charles Solomon works at the New York Stock Exchange last month. Wall billion — would bankroll big street has continued to decline. Retailers offer deals on ‘Cyber Monday’ public works projects to gen­ NEW YORK — R e tailers who saw erate jobs, provide aid to intervention. Economic Research, a group Unlike past recessions, Thanksgiving holiday sales drop off as the states to help with Medicaid None of the pledges for of academic economists, consumers are bearing the weekend progressed stepped up online pro­ costs and provide money more action could comfort concluded Monday that the brunt of this one. Clobbered motions on the day known as “Cyber toward renewable energy Wall Street investors. The country has been suffering by job losses, hard-to-get Monday” to try to get consumers tired of development. Crafting such Dow Jones industrials through a recession since credit and hits to their the crowds at stores to keep shopping. a colossal recovery package plunged 679.95 points, or December 2007. wealth from sinking home But after weeks of already heavy dis­ would mark a Herculean 7.70 percent, to close at With NBER’s decision, the values and plunging portfolio counting both at regular stores and online, feat: Congress convenes Jan. 8,149.09. United States has fallen into investments, consumers experts were doubtful that the day would 6 , giving lawmakers just two It was another white- two recessions during Bush’s have cut back sharply on give much of a lift to what is still expected weeks to complete their knuckle day, punctuated by eight years in office. The first their spending, throwing the to be one of the weakest holiday seasons in work if it is to be signed on grim economic reports. An one started in March 2001 economy into chaos. years. Jan. 20. index of manufacturing and ended in November of Watching customers’ “People are expecting that deals will only President George W. Bush, activity sank to a reading of that year. appetites wane, employers get better as we approach the Christmas in an interview with ABC’s 36.2 in November, a 26-year The economy jolted into have throttled back on hir­ time frame,” said Youssef H. Squall, an “World News,” expressed low, the Institute for Supply reverse in the final three ing. The unemployment rate analyst at Jefferies & Co. “So while Cyber remorse about lost jobs, Management reported. months of last year. After a in October zoomed to 6.5 Monday is significant I wouldn’t say today cracked nest eggs and other Construction spending fell by short spring rebound, it con­ percent, a 14-year high. So is the only day to track. People may opt to damage wrought by the a larger than expected 1 .2 tracted again in the summer. far this year, 1.2 million posi­ wait a little more.” financial crisis. “I’m sorry it’s percent in October, the Economists say it is still tions have disappeared. The The Monday after Thanksgiving was happening, of course,” said Commerce Department said. shrinking and will continue jobless rate is likely to climb dubbed “Cyber Monday” by the National Bush. The president said Adding to the gloom, the to do so through at least the to 8 percent or higher next Retail Federation trade group in 2005 to he’d back more government National Bureau of first quarter of next year. year. describe the unofficial kickoff to the online retail season — when customers shopped at their desks as they returned to work. But with more deals advertised ahead of time and more consumers with high-speed access at home, the day has lost some lus­ Bush apologizes for economic crisis ter.

Associated Press National Bureau of Economic that Saddam did not have the Manufacturing falls to 26-year low Research reported on Monday. weapons, Bush replied: “You know, WASHINGTON — A gauge of U.S. manufac­ WASHINGTON — President Many economists believe the cur­ that’s an interesting question. That turing activity that fell to a 26-year low George W. Bush expressed remorse rent downturn will last until the is a do-over that I can’t do. It’s Monday followed similarly weak readings in that the global financial crisis has middle of 2009 and will be the most hard for me to speculate.” Europe and China, fueling fears of a deepen­ cost jobs and harmed retirement severe slump since the 1981-82 During a discussion about what ing global downturn. accounts and said he’ll back more recession. Americans should know about what The Institute for Supply Management’s index government intervention if needed On the war in Iraq, Bush said the it is like to be president, Bush was of manufacturing activity for November fell to to ease the recession. biggest regret of his presidency asked what he was most unpre­ 36.2 from October’s 38.9. The reading was “I’m sorry it’s happening, of was the “intelligence failure” pared for going into the office. worse than Wall Street economists’ expecta­ course," Bush said in a wide-rang­ regarding the extent of the Saddam “I think I was unprepared for tions of 38.4, according to a survey by ing interview with ABC’s “World Hussein threat to the United States. war, ” he said. “In other words, I Thomson Reuters. A figure below 50 indicates News,” which was airing Monday. With the support of Congress, Bush didn’t campaign and say, ‘Please the sector is contracting. “Obviously I don’t like the idea of ordered the U.S.-led invasion of vote for me, I’ll be able to handle The November reading is the lowest since people losing jobs, or being worried Iraq in March 2003 — a decision an attack.’ In other words, I didn’t May 1982, the Tempo, Ariz.-based ISM said. about their 401 (k)s. On the other largely justified on grounds — later anticipate war. Presidents — one of The report is based on a survey of corporate hand, the American people got to proved false — that Saddam was the things about the modern presi­ purchasing managers. know that we will safeguard the building weapons of mass destruc­ dency is that the unexpected will The report came the same day that the system. I mean, we’re in. And if we tion. happen.” National Bureau of Economic Research, a pri­ need to be in more, we will." Asked if he would have ordered On the presidential election, Bush vate group, said the U.S. economy has been in The U.S. economy fell into a the U.S.-led invasion if intelligence called Barack Obama’s victory a a recession since December 2007. recession in December 2007, the reports had accurately indicated “repudiation of Republicans.” 'W T The Observer page 8 V ie w p o in t Tuesday, December 2, 2008

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P.O. Box 779, Notre Dame. IN 46556 024 South Dining Hall. Notre Dame. IN 46556 Alternatives to go green E d it o r in C h ie f Chris Hint' While GreeND’s campaign to lower energy use and cost by handing out fluorescent lights are admirable, 1 feel that it’s important

M a n a g in g E d i t o r B u s in e s s M a n a g e r to note that there are alternatives to fluorescent lighting that also save energy and don’t have all of the negative aspects of fluores­ Jay Fitzpatrick John Donovan cent bulbs. First of all, many people forget or ignore the fact that fluorescent lighting simply isn’t a feasible alternative for some people and A s s t . M a n a g in g E d i t o r : Katie Kohler locations. Because fluorescent lights don’t work properly in very cold temperatures, they don’t work well as outdoor lighting in cer­ A ssr. M a n a g in g E d i t o r : Deirdre Krasula tain parts of the country. Other problems with fluorescent lights include the mercury inside them, which is released if they are acci­

N e w s E d i t o r : Jenn M etz dentally broken, and is released into the ground and water when they are thrown in the garbage. Other negative effects of fluores­

V ie w p o i n t E d i t o r : Kara King cent lighting occurs at a more personal level. In the workplace and in schools, studies have shown that fluorescent lighting increas­ es irritability, blood pressure, and misbehavior among children. Many individuals with conditions that can cause photosensitivity, S p o r t s E d i t o r s : Dan Murphy such as epilepsy and lupus, experience health problems due to fluorescent lighting. Many people also experience severe headaches Bill Brink and eye strain due to fluorescent light bulbs. S c e n e E d i t o r : Analise Lipari It’s certainly true that fluorescent lighting is the most energy efficient option, but its unpleasant light (even among “warm” CFLs, S a in t M a r y ’s E d i t o r : Liz H arter many people consider the light unflattering and unpleasant) and the immediate health ramifications led me to search for other P h o t o E d i t o r : Jessica Lee options. Although they give off a lot of heat, some halogen lights are far more efficient than other incandescent bulbs without the

G r a p h ic s E d i t o r : M ary Jesse hideous light and mercury of its fluorescent counterparts. Philips has released a line of natural-light bulbs called EcoVantage that save 25 percent on energy. As LED technology improves, it may prove to be a viable alternative for accent lighting. A d v e r t i s in g M a n a g e r : Maddic Boyer I fully agree with GreeND’s desire to save energy, but I believe it’s important to do so without introducing highly unpleasant and A n D e s ig n M a n a g e r : Mary Jesse even dangerous light. What I believe is most important, however, is ensuring that we don’t force fluorescent light bulbs on people C o n t r o l l e r : Stacey Gill who don’t want to fill their homes with limited-spectrum light that may cause them headaches or health problems. As I said, 1 fully S y s t e m s A d m in is t r a t o r : Mike Moriarity support GreeND’s desire to save the Earth through energy conservation, but we should also explore other options that are more

O f f i c e M a n a g e r & G e n e r a l I n f o pleasant and healthy, and ensure that if consumers want to pay the higher energy bills to continue using full-spectrum, warm, (574) 631-7471 pleasant incandescent lighting, they are free to do so. F a x (574) 631-6927 A d v e r t i s i n g Kelsey Robertson (574) 631-6900 [email protected] junior E d i t o r in C h ie f (574) 631-4542 Regina Hall M a n a g i n g e d i t o r Nov 18 (574) 631-4541 [email protected] A s s i s t a n t M a n a g i n g E d i t o r (574)631-4324 B u s i n e s s O f f i c e (574) 631-5313 N e w s D e s k Please don't stop the music (574) 631-5323 [email protected] V i e w p o i n t D e s k (574) 631-5303 [email protected] S p o r t s D e s k So we may not be doing so hot in football, but at least we can four or five drunken guys, two with solo cups in hand, stepped (574) 631-4543 [email protected] still proudly say we have tradition: the Friday afternoon pep inside the circle and interrupted the performance. They tried S c e n e D e s k rally, the band’s performance at Bond Hall, the football player’s to quiet the protesting crowds; one was yelling slurred words (574) 631-4540 [email protected] exiting mass, tailgating with friends and family, and the list to announce that a top recruit for next year was among them. S a i n t M a r y ’s D e s k goes on. For me, the epitome of Irish football tradition is Honestly, I’m not exactly sure what he was saying or who this [email protected] Friday’s Drummer’s Circle at midnight. recruit was, nor do I care. For me, not even Jimmy Clausen is P h o t o D e s k (574) 631-8767 [email protected] I look forward to yelling and dancing as I scream my lungs important enough to interrupt the drumline. S y s t e m s & W e b A dministrators out. I am obviously a huge fan of the Notre Dame drumline and Anyway, what makes me really upset is the fact that NDSP (574) 631-8839 love to show my support by coming out and cheering with did nothing about it. They were not shining lights in their eyes, them every single home game weekend. This is the best oppor­ they were not pushing them out of the circle, they were O b s e r v e r o n l i n e tunity to show my school spirit and get amped up for the game. nowhere to be seen! It just makes me wonder if it is a coinci­ www.ndsmcobserver.com This past weekend was no exception; I wont to the steps of dence that NDSP was conveniently absent while these drunken Main Building, despite the low temperatures and the good guys who were possible future football players interrupted the Policies amount of snow on the ground, for the last Drummer’s Circle of performance, that maybe this was preferential treatment The Observer is the independent, daily newspaper the year. Once I made my way to the front of the crowd, I was towards athletes, especially the football players. Would NDSP published in print and online by the students o f the rudely pushed back by NDSP as they shined their flashlight in have been missing if it were normal students the ones in there? University of Notre Dame du Lac and Saint Marys my eyes. Although this got me a bit upset, NDSP was doing its College. Editorial content, including advertisements, is job; they were making room for the drumline. 1 only question not governed by policies of the administration of either what was, according to me, excessive use of force. Like I said, Caroline Green institution. The Observer reserves the right to refuse advertisements based on content. however, I don’t mind being pushed a little as long as I get to sophom ore T h e news is reported as accurately and objectively as hear those beats. McGlinn Hall possible. Unsigned editorials represent the opinion of But what ruined this last Drummer’s Circle for me was when Nov 23 the majority of the Editor in Chief, Managing Editor, Assistant Managing Editors and department editors. Commentaries, letters and columns present the views of the authors and not necessarily those ofThe Observer. Viewpoint space is available to all readers. T he free True meaning lost expression of all opinions through letters is encouraged. Letters to the Editor must be signed and must include contact information. Being a senior I admit that I was disappointed with how years at this wondering institution, it has been my the game ended on Saturday, but when I read the view­ friends, my major, and Notre Dame Football. I have loved Questions regarding Observer policies should be points in November 23rd’s paper, I was even more disap­ every minute of it: the tailgating, the games, the feelings directed to Editor in C hief Chris Hine. pointed. Nobody talked about our senior football players. of triumph and the feelings of despair. Every weekend of We are so wrapped up in the future of the coaching staff fall semester, the student body has been brought together Post Office Information and what was thrown during the game that the true as one by Notre Dame Football.

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Letters to the E ditor Syracuse, snowballs, and seniors Pianos duel After watching the egregious show of ineptitude chance to play at home, which presumably is why that was the football game against Syracuse, former AD Kevin White scheduled such a patsy of three major problems stood out in my mind as 1 an opponent for the last home game of the controversy reflected upon my last Notre Dame football season. Oops. These guys work hard, day in and experience as a student. Just chatting with day out, for little to no recognition. They are the In response to Tyler Deschamps’s “Dueling Pianos and depressed fellow seniors after the game, I could ones who keep the guys that see the field — and the Catholic Identity”, I agree with your sentiments tell that these three issues — despite all the television cameras and fame (infamy?) associated wholeheartedly. I, too, was in the audience at the craziness that transpired — stood out perhaps with it — in fighting form. The unsung heroes, in Dueling Pianos show at Legends. I assumed it would be a the most: this case, remain unsung, and it was a night of simple entertainment in line with Notre Dame’s 1. We lost. Obviously. Not only did we lose, but heartbreaking sight for all of us seniors to Catholic identity. This, as would be proven later that we lost to a team that, according to Sagarin behold. evening, was clearly a false assumption. Like Tyler, I was rankings, is worse than 1 2 non-bowl-subdivision Oh, and a note about the snowball-throwing shocked and offended by the performers’ choice of songs. teams. It would be easy to rip apart our debacle: 99.9 percent of the seniors in the section “FHG” — I dare not say the actual title, but you know coaching, or our effort, or just the team in not only were not throwing at the team, but also what it is — shocked my sensibilities. Of course, not general — but I don’t want to. I want to believe in thought that the idiots who were should be wanting to seem a wet blanket, I laughed and chortled Weis. I want to believe ND will return to ejected. And some were, from what I saw. along with the rest of the crowd, but inside I was deeply prominence. Plus, that’s a topic for another Moreover, it sure seemed like these clowns were offended. Tyler, if that music violated your personal taste article. aiming at the Indiana State Troopers (mean- as it did mine, I have a nice album of Gregorian chants 2. Lack of respect for the senior class. Please, mugging, goofy-hat-wearing and all) rather than you can borrow if you want. Track 6 is particularly do us a show of respect — we’ve stood by you the team. God knows we have more animosity moving. through thick and thin, good (2005, 2006) and towards those guys than any football team, losing bad (actually, the worst season in ND history, or not. 2007). It would have been a nice gesture to Michael Scully address the senior section at the end of the game, senior instead of the traditional march over to Kevin Marvinac Zahm Hall freshmen. senior Nov. 21 3. The senior walk-ons and non-starters. Those off-campus who don’t quite make the depth chart deserve a Nov. 24 Weren't you listening? Snowball reactions Coach Weis said he was “taken aback” by the snowball This year, I participated in the creation of we are not striving for real relationships; we just throwing incidents at the Syracuse game. It’s funny that College HAS Issues, the annual presentation that want what is quick and easy. The work hard/play he should feel that way. I for one have been taken aback is mandatory for all incoming freshman. Of hard mentality translates to sexual activity; in for the entirety of my two seasons as a Notre Dame course, HAS represents Hookups, Alcohol, and fact, sexual activity becomes just another thing to student by this team. Since pro football dominates my Sex, and we hoped to prevent the incoming check off our “to-do list” for the week — and hometown of New York, I didn’t know much about freshman from making serious mistakes in any of almost always it involves serious binge drinking.” college ball before coming here, but I was given some these areas. Apparently, Melissa Buddie in her “Given the hook-up culture, I think many people impressions. Notre Dame was a premier program. They Nov. 19th letter concerning her own first semester have a skewed idea of how real relationships recruit the top players in the country, win things, and at ND must have slept through my portion. I work. If you only go through your college career generally don’t embarrass the University. Perhaps the spoke for roughly fifteen minutes ab o u t... that’s pursuing hookups, then you won’t be prepared to part about top recruits is correct, but I’ve seen anything right, the hook-up culture and its negative effects form successful relationships once you get out of but premier football under Charlie Weis. I’m not calling on the formation of lasting relationships. college. From my experience, getting caught up in for his termination, just suggesting that Charlie Weis The following are direct quotations of what I the hookup culture only leads to a skewed should be taken aback by how he doesn’t get top said to the entire freshman class this past August: perspective on your self-value and your value of performance out of his “top recruits” rather than “Obviously the hookup culture is not very others. It’s objectification of the opposite sex, snowball throwing. Thankfully motivational wizards Jeff conducive to strong and lasting relationships. I especially women.” Jackson and Mike Brey will carry us through the winter. would say that it actually impairs you in how you At the time, I had assumed that most incoming approach your relationships, because you are so freshman were old enough and mature enough Brian Wysocki used to doing it one way ... with no strings not to need such advice. But upon reading that sophom ore attached and most times with alcohol. But this is letter, it became clear that perhaps some of us Keenan Hall not a relationship, and rarely ever can it lead to a may need a friendly reminder (especially as every Nov. 24 meaningful relationship. In fact, all it ever really aspect of the harmful effects of hookups leads to is an awkward moment in the dining discussed was also found in what I had already h a ll” said). We don’t need to run any experiments to “As I talked with other friends, over and over I demonstrate the harmful effects of such heard that the outcome of hook-ups is awkward interactions (especially not six times). We just Band tops USC run-ins in the dining hall the day after; never need to practice some common sense. talking to that person again; and that it makes Occasionally, USC loses a football game. But like our relationships — even friendships — nearly Jim Ogorzalek perpetual sunshine, the SC Band always wins, easily impossible. You quickly realize that campus is not sophom ore outclassing the lesser bands of the Pac-10. So imagine SC that big after all ... really!” Siegfried Hall fans’ shock and surprise when our Irish band not only “The hook-up culture creates a situation where Nov. 24 visited the Coliseum for the first time last weekend, they conquered it. ND’s band easily outplayed, out-marched, and out-choreographed the Trojan marching band. They even got an ovation from the usually tough SC crowd. Alumni need compassion Most of my USC friends have never been out of the Coliseum or the Pac-10. Many didn’t even know we had a storied marching band of our own. They do now. As a My last game as a student at Notre Dame was student. Instead, I got to see Syracuse jumping native of Los Angeles and 1985 grad of ND, I know the pretty much as painful as could possibly be around in the middle of our band during the Alma Coliseum can be a lonely place for Domers. To the Notre expected. Yes, I cried. I stood the entire game, Mater and Fight Song. I will never be able to Dame Fighting Irish Band, thanks for making the trip including half time, in the freezing cold, just like forget that sight and how terrible it made me feel. and giving all of us, including my SC friends, something the rest of the senior class. I cheered my hardest. I didn’t get to see our senior players run around else to talk about besides the final score. See you again I did every possible thing I could think of to make the field one last time. The team ran out that in 2 0 1 0 ! the experience the best I possibly could. I went to tunnel as soon as they possibly could. We students the Pep Rally and Drummers’ Circle. I tailgated. I stayed out there for a long time afterward, but the ate a steak sandwich at the Knights of Columbus players were gone immediately. Tod Tamberg stand and a brat from a student-run concession And then, to top it all off, now alumni are writ­ alum 1 stand. participated in the marshmallow fight at ing in to the Observer and saying things like, class o f ‘85 half time. I did NOT throw snowballs. At anyone. “Class of 2009, you are an embarrassment to Nov. 30 And I DID ask those around me to stop. I got hit yourselves and to Domers everywhere.” Thanks a with a pretty hard snowball right in the neck and lot alumni. I really appreciate your support. The I suffered the redness and cold for the rest of the Notre Dame family is really making me feel loved. game. You’re really helping an already painful situation. I don’t think that students were trying to injure You guys are saying that you thought the student the players or anyone. They were trying to make body was better than that. Well, I thought our This space here is the best of the fact that they were stuck in the alumni were smarter than to make hurtful snow for four hours. The snowballs that I saw generalizations like that. Apparently we were all wasted paper. being thrown were all well before we even wrong. considered it a possibility that we might lose that game. It was very immature and childish, but for Tanya VanSlcyock Save trees. Submit a letter. me, the snowballs were the very least of what senior made my experience so sad. I didn’t get to Breen-Phillips Hall www. ndsmcobserve r. com celebrate the end of my football fan-dom as a Nov. 24 T h e O b s e r v e r

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; MiN» op “K in < of 4 * N Z * The life of Hunter S. Thompson

July 18,1937: Born in Louisville Kentucky to Jack Robert, an insurance adjuster and Army vet., and Virginia Davidson Ray.

July 13,1952: Thompson's father dies.

1955-1958: “Weird and Twisted Nights” is credited to Force in Texes, Illinois and Florida. He covers By ANALISE LIPARI Ralph Steadman, Hunter S. Thompson and in Air Force Base newspaper^ Scene Editor Mo Dean, and features a slower beginning and low-key vocals that pick up speed as the The name “Hunter S. Thompson” may song continues through its images of “man­ 1961: Writes two novels, “Prince Jellyfish” and seem unfamiliar to most young people today. gled bodies.” On a historical note, Steadman The Rum Diary.” "The Rum Diary" Is To a generation born well after the monu­ was a British cartoonist who is best known mental changes of the 1960s, Thompson’s for giving illustrated life too much of eventually published In 1998 brand of writing, Gonzo journalism, might Thompson’s work. only conjure up images of a fuzzy blue One of Thompson’s favorite bands, 1963: Marries longtime girlfriend Sandra Dawn Muppet rather than the decidedly countercul- Jefferson Airplane, contributes a lesser Conklin. tural approach to writing and to life that known track of theirs, “It’s No Secret,” to the Thompson embodied throughout that decade album. It’s something of a departure from and the rest of his life. The author of “Fear better known Jefferson Airplane releases, 1965: Moves to San Francisco, experimenting and Loathing in Las Vegas” and “Hell’s such as “White Rabbit,” but still feels dis­ with hippie and drug culture. Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the tinct. The liner notes reveal that Thompson Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs,” a pioneering had a crush on lead singer Grace Slick, 1966: Writes "Hell's Angels: The Strange journalist and a countercullural icon, whose distinctive voice shines on this guitar- and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Thompson was a man to be reckoned with driven anthem. Another countercullural icon, for his literary force alone. Lou Reed, adds “Walk on the Wild Side” as Gangs.” Thompson Immerses himself in Hell's A documentary film titled 7 7 ,p fjjm >„ the album’s eleventh song. Angels culture, riding and writing with the “Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. J . " One of the soundtrack’s ers for a year. This style of writing later Hunter S. Thompson” was soundtrack features strengths is its curious diversity; comes to be known as "Gonzo journalism. released earlier this year, and it clips of actor Johnny j|’ addition to tracks like those tracks I hompson s life and Depp’s narration, listed above, it includes one of career, as well as his unique Thompson's other musical loves, 1972: Writes and publishes "Fear and place in the rising tides of the recordings of bluegrass, on “My Old Kentucky Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey 1960s in America. The film's Thompson himself Home Goodnight” The song is an exercise in quiet, vocally-driven soundtrack features clips of and a slew of6 0s actor Johnny Depp’s narration, bluegrass. Right afterward is a 1980s and 1990s: recordings of Thompson himself, rock tracks that track by Big Brother and the and a slew of 60s rock tracks pepper the film as Holding Company, the band that ing "The Curse of Lono, that pepper the film as they did thp,, w/z/ Thnmn

MARY JESSE I Observer Graphic Irish In sid e r Tuesday, December 2, 2008 OBSERVER USC 38, Notre Dame 3 Good grief, Charlie Irish gain just 91 yards of offense in blowout at the Coliseum

By DAN MURPHY Sports Editor

For the second time in as many years, No. 5 Southern California hung 38 points on Notre Dame en route to a 38- 3 victory in Los Angeles Saturday. The Trojans rolled to their seventh straight victory over the Irish — the longest streak in the rivalry’s history — behind an impressive showing from senior quarterback Mark Sanchez. Sanchez fin­ ished his final home game with 267 yards passing and two touchdowns. “Well, it’s a rivalry game and it’s always tough to lose to any rival, but losing like this is obviously tough,” Irish senior Pat Kuntz said. On the other side of the b a ll, the No. 1 -ra te d USC defense stopped the Irish in their tracks. Notre Dame was held to a field goal on its only trip into Trojan territory and did not pick up a first down until the final play of the third quarter. The Irish defense kept things close through most of the first half, but the offense didn’t help it out. With just over nine minutes until the break, Trojans senior corner- back Cary Harris picked off a tipped Jimmy Clausen pass to give USC the ball at the 45- yard line. Clausen finished the day 1 l-fo r - 2 2 with two ALLISON AMBROSE/The Observer interceptions. Trojans tailback Marc Tyler jumps over Irish defensive back Sergio Brown during Southern Cal’s 38-3 win over Notre Dame in Los The very next play senior Angeles Saturday. Tyler had seven rushes for 58 yards, and the Trojans gained 175 yards on the ground against the Irish. Joe McKnight broke loose and juked his way through the the air, hitting an open call that gave the Trojans a Walker came in and hit the defender. secondary to give USC a 14-0 Damian Williams over the first down on the 1 1 -y ard 41-yard field goal attempt. “That really bothers me lead. The score was the first middle for the score. Williams line. Aldridge could play a big that a guy gets punched in of the season for McKnight. led all receivers in the game From there Gable took over, role in a potential bowl game the face and he gets thrown “I think that our lack of with seven catches for 8 6 rushing three times before for the Irish, who may be out of the game, you know, productivity on offense with yards. getting into the without their for getting punched in the USC d efen se led to our On the following drive, end zone for his two other run­ face,” Weis said. defense wearing down and Notre Dame got backed up to team-leading ning backs for The two rivals got in several giving up some of those big its one-yard line before it was eighth touch­ “We were ready to go. at least the shoving matches late in the plays,” Irish coach Charlie forced to punt to Johnson. down of the first half. game and almost broke into a Weis said. Johnson made it to the end year. From the time we left Sophomore brawl during pre-game All three USC running backs zone on the return, but the The Irish South Bend we Armando Allen warm-ups. The two teams — C.J. Gable, Stafon Johnson play was called back due to a finally cracked weren’t going suffered a leg met as Notre Dame came out and McKnight — finished the block in the back. the scoreboard injury early in of the tunnel to stretch and day with a touchdown and Sanchez drove his team on their first to back down. ” the gam e needed to be separated by combined for 175 yards on inside the red zone once more drive of the Saturday and coaches. the ground. before settling for a field goal fourth quarter. Jimmy Clausen did not return. “We were ready to go,” The Trojans followed with under a minute to go, The Irish gave Irish quarterback Weis said after Clausen said. “From the time McKnight’s score with back- giving USC a 24-0 lead going the ball to jun­ the game that we left South Bend we said to-back scoring drives to into the break. ior Jam es he was not cer­ we weren’t going to back close out the half. The score stayed there until Aldridge on tain of Allen’s down.” Sanchez connected with midway through the third seven of eight status. The Irish finished their reg­ McKnight for a 14-yard gain quarter when Sanchez got hot plays — the eighth was an Fellow sophomore back ular season at 6 - 6 with losses and then he found fullback once again. This time he con­ incomplete pass intended for Robert Hughes will also miss in four of their final five Stanley Havili on the next nected with Patrick Turner Aldridge — to move the team the first half of his next game games. play for another 39 yards. for a gain of 17, then Irish into field goal range. He because he was ejected in the After one unsuccessful run linebacker Toryan Smith got rushed for 51 of his 64 yards final minutes after getting in Contact Dan Murphy at play, Sanchez went back to hit with a pass interference on the drive before Brandon a scuffle with a Trojan dmurphy 6 @nd.edu

player of the game stat of the game play of the game quote of the game

Damian Williams 45 Joe McKnight’s 55-yard touchdown “If you ever want to be a USC receiver Minutes it took Notre Dame to run in the second quarter championship team, that’s where Williams caught seven passes for 8 6 get a first down The p la y p u t USC up by 1 4 and you have to be. ” yards and a touchdown turned the tables after Notre Dame Charlie Weis threw an interception Irish coach page 2 The Observer ♦ IRISH INSIDER Tuesday, December 2, 2008 report card

quarterbacks: Clausen threw two inter­ ceptions, one on the second play of the D game and another that led to a USC touchdown. He struggled to keep drives going with the passing game.

running backs: The backs rushed for 50 yards, an average of 1.9 yards per carry. D They couldn't convert third-and-shorts, and Hughes got ejected from the game.

receivers: The receivers weren’t asked to do a whole lot, but couldn’t do much once they got the ball: the longest catch of the c game was 11 yards.

offensive line: Clausen was sacked four times and had to leave the pocket often. The line didn’t clear any holes for the F backs and left the ball-carriers open for tackles for losses.

defensive line: USC rushed for 175 yards, less than other Irish opponents, C but the line allowed some big runs and couldn’t get much pressure on Sanchez. linebackers: The backers held their own against an athletic USC offense, but they couldn’t keep points off the board. c Sanchez had success through the air and the Trojan backs ran wild.

defensive backs: Blanton, Gray and McCarthy each intercepted passes, but the secondary couldn’t stop Sanchez. ALLISON AMBROSE/The Observer B- Blown coverage allowed Sanchez to find Trojans quarterback Mark Sanchez prepares to pass while Irish linebacker Harrison Smith attempts to tackle a wide-open Williams for a touchdown. him. Sanche passed for 267 yards and had two touchdowns and two interceptions.

special teams: Walker gave Notre Dame its only points with a 35-yard field goal, and the coverage teams played fairly well. C The unit as a whole did not disappoint, An open letter to Charlie Jr. but also didn’t make big plays.

coaching: The playcaJBng was predictable, LOS ANGELES — Dear Charlie ing you’re dad stinks and should with their lives than worry about the team looked flat and uninspired and Weis Jr., be fired as he was walking into the the basketball team? After all, it’s was not prepared to play a team of USC’s We’ve never met so I don’t know locker room. It’s cheap and it’s just sports, there are more impor­ caliber. The offensive game plan failed what your personality is like, or petty. tant things to worry about.” and the defense couldn’t stop the Trojans. how you handle criticism of your But at the same time, you proba­ When you see these Web.sites, father, but I can probably guess bly realize that the team that read the newspaper or watch overall: The Irish landed them­ that it hurts, dejectedly walked off the field ESPN, you might have the same selves on academic probation probably more Saturday wasn’t the same team it opinion. this week. They’ve got some th an w hen was at the beginning of the year. I was distracted in every aspect 1.4 someone says It resembled the team that took of my life. There were some long, studying to do before a possible bowl bid at the end of this month. something bad the field week in and week out last even sometimes tear-filled nights about you. season: The offensive line strug­ where I couldn’t slop worrying. 1 Every coach's gled mightily and as a result, the saw what they were doing to my son grows up offense did nothing. The defense, dad. He, too, became sadder and idolizing his while spirited in the beginning, angrier during this time, and that father. You wore down from being on the field made me even angrier. adding up think he’s the too much. As happened all last Finally, the school let him have smartest guy in Chris Nine season, and Notre Dame can’t have one more year. An odd arrange­ the world. You its team looking like it did in 2007. ment, but we made the most of it, the numbers think nobody is Editor-in-Chief You don’t want these critics to be winning our district title and a better coach right, but when you see the team advancing to the state quarterfi­ than he is. And play like this, you begin to worry if nals. So much for the argument First downs Notre Dame earned in the you don’t believe it when anyone they’re right to say your dad can’t that he couldn’t coach anymore. gam e. says otherwise. inspire his team and can’t develop Charlie Jr., you’re going to hear At least that’s how I felt growing the ta le n t th a t he brings in a lot of rumors — many more at up. My father, Chet, was the head because he can’t relate to college Notre Dame than we heard at my basketball coach at my high players. high school. Tune them out. Times the Trojans scored when in the red zone, school, Bishop Iloban, in Wilkes- As for my dad, his critics said he You’re going to hear a lot of talk on six chances. Barre, Pa., for 33 years. After my many of the same things couldn’t on TV. Turn it off. junior year, his job status was up motivate the team to play, that he And you’ll probably see some in the air. A handful of angry par­ was wasting talent, and that he things in the newspaper. Throw it Average yards per rushing attempt ents were displeased with his per­ couldn’t relate to high school kids. in the trash. for Notre Dame. formance — we finished just Funny, because after all, I was a People, young and old, have said 1.4 around .500 that year — and felt high school kid, and he always and will always say nasty things he should be doing better with the related to me pretty well. But I about your father. Sadly, this sort talent he had. recognized that we had talent and of dialogue is a part of our Yards per carry for Trojans tailback Joe It was only a handful of parents, things just weren’t clicking that American sports culture. McKnight. but it was the right parents — season, and it frustrated a lot of When my dad was done coach­ 15.8 those with the deep pockets — that people. I worried that people ing, it was tough, but everything wanted him out. The boneheaded would think those critics were did work out in the end. The whole principal listened to them and took right. ordeal actually brought us closer the matter under consideration The mistake was, 1 took it all together than ever. Nobody can Yards rushing for Notre Dame. 50 and for weeks, we waited until he personally. It was hard to get up take away all that he accom­ made the decision. and go to school every day, and plished, just as nobody can take Waiting was truly the hardest have to face the same rumors and away all your dad has accom­ part. accusations from these small peo­ plished - Remember, he’s the only Years since Notre Dame beat USC in the While we waited, people made ple all over again. guy on campus with four Super 8 Coliseum . accusations about my father and For weeks, we kept waiting. The Bowl rings. stabbed him in the back, parents who wanted my dad out As you go through the next few just as I’m sure you’ve probably even organized a meeting to rally weeks, don’t let the waiting get to Time of possession for Notre Dame seen reports in various newspa­ support for their cause. you. It’s just not worth it. during the first three quarters. 17:47 pers or Web sites, quoting sources In my head, I imagined all the — both named and anonymous — conversations they were having The views expressed in this column that take shots at your father. with each other, all the long phone are those of the author and not neces­ And maybe you heard the USC calls they must’ve had to plot dad’s sarily those of The Observer. Yards on offense USC racked up against the fans Saturday — and even the removal. I thought, “Don’t these Contact Chris Hine at Irish. 449 Notre Dame fans last week — say­ people have anything better to do [email protected] Tuesday, December 2, 2008 The Observer ♦ IRISH INSIDER page 3 Ineffective offense dooms Irish scoring summary By JAY FITZPATRICK Assistant Managing Editor 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Notre Dame 0 0 0 3 3 LOS ANGELES — Anyone looking for U SC 7 17 7 7 38 the main reason that Notre Dame fell to First quarter No. 5 USC Saturday needs to look no far­ ther than the top of the stat sheet. USC 7, Notre Dame 0 In the 38-3 loss, the Irish ran 49 offen­ Stafon Johnson 2-yard run with 4:06 remaining sive plays for 91 yards, good for a 1.9 (Buehler kick). Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 7:11 yards per play average. On the other elapsed. side of the ball, the Trojans had an aver­ Second quarter age of 6 .8 yards per play, with 449 yards USC 14, Notre Dame 0 gained on 6 6 plays. The rest of the stat sheet looks to favor Joe McKnight 55-yard run with 9:05 remaining the Irish, who played a disciplined game (Buehler kick). Drive: 1 play, 55 yards, :10 elapsed. (except for the occasional scuffle). The USC 21, Notre Dame 0 turnover margin was even with three Damian Williams 12-yard pass from Mark apiece and USC actually had more penal­ Sanchez with 4:48 remaining (Buehler kick). ties than Notre Dame did (eight flags for Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 2:33 elapsed. 80 yards against the Trojans and only USC 24, Notre Dame 0 two for 22 yards against the Irish). Buehler 35-yard field goal with 0:24 remaining. Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis credit­ Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 2:09 elapsed. ed a lot of his team’s offensive inability to the Trojan defense, which was one of Third quarter the best in the country in both scoring USC 31, Notre Dame 0 and yards going into this game. C.J. Gable 1-yard run with 5:03 remaining Weis said the Trojans backed into a (Buehler kick). Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 2:37 cover -2 shell, something they have not elapsed. done often this year. “They’re more of a press-man, bring Fourth quarter an extra guy down in the box,” he said. USC 31, Notre Dame 3 “But they felt they could stop us with Brandon Walker 41-yard field goal with 11:45 their front seven and they were able to remaining. Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 3:51 do that.” elapsed. The Trojans managed to sack Notre USC 38, Notre Dame 3 Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen four Patrick Turner 17-yard pass from Mark Sanchez times Saturday, all from the front seven VANESSA GEMPIS/The Observer with 7:57 remaining. Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, and only one from a linebacker. Irish running back Robert Hughes tries to break a tackle during Notre 3:51 elapsed. “They were able to get to us without Dame’s 38-3 loss to USC Saturday. Hughes had nine yards on three carries. having to bring any heat early in the game. Really I think that at the end of The low yardage totals are most sur­ ing only 7-0 despite giving up five times the day, the lack of productivity on prising, since the deep ball had been one as much total offense to USC (118 yards statistics offense and USC’s defense led to our of Notre Dame’s most potent offensive to 21 through the first 15 minutes). Weis defense eventually wearing down and weapons during the first 11 games of the attributed this early score to his total yards giving up more and more big plays,” season. But against the Trojans, the defense’s passion and emotion going into Weis said. leading Irish receiver in terms of yards the game. — 11 Clausen said the way to adjust to the was wide-out Golden Tate, who had two “In this game, I think that our defense cover -2 defense would be to try running catches for 15 yards. In the loss to let us hang around there for a while the ball more and checking down to Syracuse on Nov. 22, Tate had seven because their defense was working us shorter options in the passing game. catches for 146 yards and two touch­ pretty good right until the end of the Notre Dame’s offense could not do this downs. third quarter,” he said. rushing yards effectively, in large part due to USC’s The Irish only managed one first down But early in the second quarter, after defense. Any running plays or short in the first three quarters of play: a 15- the defense had just forced a Trojan passes were quickly snuffed out by the yard run by James Aldridge as the last three-and-out, Clausen threw a pass Trojan linebacking corps, led by play of the third quarter. Later on that intended for tight end Kyle Rudolph into Bednarik finalist Ray Maualuga. drive Notre Dame’s offense would see heavy coverage. Maualuga tipped the “They’re one of the top defenses in the Trojan territory for the first time. pass, which linebacker Kaluka Maiava country, if not the best defense in the Aldridge accounted for more than half grabbed for the pick, Clausen’s second. passing yards country,” Clausen said. of the team’s total offense against USC, That play ended up as a turning point The forced check-downs made the with 58 yards on 12 carries. Most of for the game, since Joe McKnight fol­ passing game Saturday easily the worst those yards came on Notre Dame’s field lowed it immediately with a 55-yard in Weis’ tenure with the Irish, and goal drive spanning the end of the third touchdown run to double the USC lead. Clausen finished the game 11 -of-22 and the beginning of the fourth quarter. passing with 41 yards and two intercep­ The Irish did hang with the Trojans Contactjay Fitzpatrick at tions. through the first quarter, and were los­ [email protected] return yards Anello breaks leg making tackle on return tim e of possession first half of any bowl game Century Man gain, the entire crowd — By FRAN TOLAN and GREG Notre Dame goes to. This With a tackle late in the Irish and Trojan faithful ARBOGAST m eans Robert Hughes will first quarter on Anthony alike — gave the Notre Sports Writers see the majority of the car­ McCoy, Irish strong safety Dame offense a standing ries in a potential bowl Kyle McCarthy registered ovation. Notre Dame kick cover­ game. his 1 0 0 th tackle of the sea­ age standout Mike Anello son. With the tackle, Future of the program was injured midway Early bird g e ts the points McCarthy became the first Notre Dame athletic through the first quarter When USC tailback Stafon player in the Notre Dame director Jack Swarbrick covering a punt. Anello Johnson scored on a two- secondary to hit the centu­ said he will meet with Weis made the tackle, but he yard plunge ry mark for next Monday to discuss the passing injured his leg in the w ith 4:06 tackles. season. Speculation swirls process. Anello was subse­ rem aining in “Our players that Weis will be fired, but Clausen 11-22-2 Sanchez 22-31-2 quently carted off the field the opening practiced hard this Standing Iris safety Kyle McCarthy with a ful1 - leg brace, and quarter, it Ovation said the rumors didn’t rushing reports after the game was the first week and had a good It took until affect the players. were that he fractured a time an oppo­ gam e plan going in. the last play “It didn’t affect us at all,” Aldridge 12-58 McKnight 4-63-1 Allen 4-7 Tyler 7-59 bone in his leg. The tackle nent scored a We really had our of the third McCarthy said. “Our play­ was Anello’s 23rd of the first-quarter quarter for ers really practiced hard receiving season, good for 1 0 th on touchdown on mind on this game Notre Dame this week and had a good the team. the Irish only and to pick up gam e p lan going in. We Hughes 3-9 W illiams 7-86-1 defense since unfortunately this is their first really had our mind on the Allen 3-3 Turner 6-83-1 Two down, one to go Sept. 27. On first-down of game only and unfortu­ Tate 2-15 McKnight 3-0 Armando Allen left the th a t day, how the game the g am e, nately this is how the game Kamara 1-7 McCoy 2-26 game in the first quarter. Purdue tail­ turned out. ” b ut the turned out. We’re a couple Rudolph 1-4 Johnson 2-24 Weis said he had a lower back opened accomplish­ wins away from being a tackling leg injury, and Allen was the scoring m en t w as nine-win team and that Kyle McCarthy on crutches in the second w ith a 2 2 - duly noted. falls on the players.” Maiava 5 half. Robert Hughes was yard scamper When James Blanton 7 McCarthy 7 Morgan 3 Aldridge ejected in the fourth quar­ for a touch­ Contact Fran Tolan at Gray 5 McAllister 3 ter for fighting, and by down during Notre Dame’s burst through the middle [email protected] and Greg Johnson 5 Moore 3 NCAA rule will miss the 38-21 victory. of the line for a 15-yard Arbogast at [email protected] Bruton 5 Casey 3 page 4 The Observer ♦ IRISH INSIDER Tuesday, December 2, 2008

JESS LEE/The Observer Laying down

the L.A. law JESS LEE/The Observer

The battle began before the game started. Irish and Trojan players

clashed on the field, emotions overflowing. Once the game began, how­

ever, the battle turned into a bloodbath. Notre Dame hung with the

Trojans in the first quarter and was only down by seven, but an inter­

ception and a long touchdown run quickly changed that. USC’s 17

points in the second quarter put the game out of reach.

USC added to its lead with a one-yard touchdown run in the third

quarter. It took the Irish 45 minutes — right up to the end of the third

quarter — to get a first down, and the Irish didn’t reach Trojan territo­

ry until the fourth quarter. Brandon Walker’s field goal averted the

shutout, but another Southern Cal touchdown pass ensured that Notre

Dame could not cover the 31.5-point spread, the largest in the history

of the series. Late-game scuffles on the field did nothing to change the

outcome, and Notre Dame limped out of the Coliseum with an even

record. VANESSA GEMPIS/The Observer

ALLISON AMBROSE/The Observer JESS LEE/The Observer Clockwise from top, Clausen throws a pass to Robert Hughes; linebacker Kerry Neal dives to recover a loose ball; Notre Dame and USC players get in each other’s faces before the game; Irish linebackers Steve Quinn, right, and Kevin Smith force Trojans running back Stafon Johnson to fumble; Trojans defenders sack Clausen. T h e O b s e r v e r

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

The heart wrenching love songs are all similarly unhurried and By JESS SHAFFER deliberate. More importantly, they all seem to have an enthralling Assistant Scene Editor spirit. Iron and Wine’s contribution, in their never-l'ail heart­ warming, romantic style, enchants listeners with the magical It provides the right musical blend for vampires and their sig­ “Flightless Bird, American Mouth.” nificant others, and it can do the same for ordinary people as But perhaps the most surprising musical contributor is the star well. This 14-song mix is just some of the music that set the mood of the movie himself, Rob Pattinson. Lending two tracks to the for the holiday season, teen blockbuster, Twilight. And for those, album, Pattinson’s crooning is soulful, measured, and breath tak­ who (despite constant attention paid to Bella and Edward in ingly redolent of pain and love. While he’s said that a musical books, movies, and the on the Web) still can’t get enough, this career is a backup, his musical talent has a captivating ability soundtrack will help feed the Twilight addiction. Still, the album that reeks a maturity that his acting skills lack. Sadly, these are has an eerily unusual and enjoyable mix that can stand on its the only two tracks available from Pattinson, whose talent could own, even without the Twilight phenomena. no doubt create more beguiling music. With a peculiar, and yet satisfying, blend of pounding, aggres­ Also, the instrumental and classical portions of the soundtrack sive techno-rock hybrid, hypnotic indie, and tender, slow love are worth being mentioned. While Carter Burwell created the songs, the Twilight soundtrack is surprisingly cohesive. An under­ entire score for the film, his touch is only found on the soundtrack lying anomaly connects the tracks with an indescribable quality in “Bella’s Lullaby,” which comes off a bit more like seductive subtly created by sound, lyrics, and tone that unpredictably work piano playing rather than calming, bed-time lullaby. More from together. Going off the heavily beaten path of solely popular hits, Burwell would have been a welcome addition. His talent easily the mix generates an offbeat concoction that translates from film could have replaced tracks from more predictable, unexciting to album, and has potential to suit Twilight fans and those not so artists like Paramore, which probably should have been left out in vampire obsessed alike. the first place. Additionally, “Clair de Lune” provided a classical, The appeal of Twilight’s soundtrack is that it’s atypical and charming piece that nicely works in with the rest of the album. - unpredictable in equal parts. At one moment, the processed Unconventional film themes somehow translate into an atypical sound of techno-rock pushes a fast, beating tempo and, at the sound that is just as appealing as the story for which it sets the 5 next, captivating raw vocals are crooning over minimal instru- mood. Some tracks utilize a powerful tension that encompasses I mental. And yet, the swings from one end of the spectrum to the equal parts of aggressive passion, empowering poignancy, and other are well balanced and coherent, starting off with fast paced measured restraint. Others have an affecting sensitivity that will beats and descending to soothing opera and instrumental. pluck at listeners’ heart strings. And still other songs instrumen­ The first tracks are generally high energy. But they go beyond a tal^ create charmingly enchanting melodies. film’s stereotypical “power jams.” Instead, characterized by a Perhaps all styles are in their own way memorizing and this is blend of the better attributes of rock and techno, these energetic the quality that defines and unites the album as a whole. And songs have a distinct tension. Maybe it’s the mixing of genres or while, of course, certain tracks are so evocative of their respective maybe it’s the lyrical themes of empowerment and temptation cinematic scenes that it is hard not to be sucked into the film, for (that obviously speaks to the themes of Twilight on the whole). the most part, the Twilight soundtrack can stand on its own as a More expressly, this appealing tension seems to derive from all offbeat, captivating mix. It will speak not only to Twilight fans but the artists attempt to control their powerful music, keeping it also to those who simply love a cohesive variety of none-generic, forceful without being overbearing or chaotic. satisfying music. ______A good example of this is Mutemath’s “Spotlight.” Using rhyth­ Co ntact Jess Shaffer at [email protected] . mic clapping and melodic humming to make a revved up tempo, this track translates to an equally empowered feeling for listen­ ers. Additionally, “Supermassive Black Hole” by Muse sets the Twilight: The Soudtrack tone for the entire album with its thumping pace and tough vibe. Various Artists A similar chanting, rhythmic vibe is continued in other tracks like Blue Foundation’s “Eyes on Fire” and The Black Ghost’s“Full Released by:Chop Shop Records Moon, ’’other album highlights. It’s not only the rhythmic quality Recommended Tracks: “Spotlight”, “Let Me Sign,” of the tracks that sew a thread from one high powered track to Flightless Bird, American Mouth,” “Full Moon” another but also an eerily off beat sound that is nonetheless confi­ dent in its atypical power. Tracks like these, while more subtle, are the strength and backbone of the album that help transition I between mellow and vigorously aggressive melodies.

MILL HAPPEN New but not novel

Talking Heads fan. this album is a lot like ode to Byrne’s confidence in a high being, Happen Today.” The album manages to be By MARTHA KARAM what you would expect from the band and the biblical references scattered unique from most music being released Scene Writer somewhere between “Remain in the Light” throughout the entire album hints that today, regardless of Byrne and Eno’s expe­ and “Speaking in Tongues.” Byrne’s higher being just might be God. rience and practice in music for three Time has treated David Byrne and Brian Byrne’s vocals have changed little, if at The music on the album is contemporary, decades. Eno well. Over 25 years after their collabo­ all, for the better, becoming slightly less but the lyrics could easily be placed on an The full streaming album is available on rative and experimental 1981 release “My comical and irritating than his Talking album over a half-century earlier and still the official site (http://www.every- Life in the Bush of Ghosts,” Byrne and Eno Heads days. The tracks “I Feel My Stuff,” be appreciated in a completely different thingthathappens.com), but for the deluxe team up in a familiar sounding summer “Poor Boy,” and “Wanted For Life” carry context. The ability of the lyrics to match edition, which contains 5 extra tracks, you Internet release, “Everything That Happens the most obvious influence from Eno with Eno’s instrumentation is why Byrne and can now order a physical copy. their more synthesized sound and stick-out Eno make a good team. Will Happen Today.” Byrne and Eno’s latest Contact M. Karam at [email protected] collaboration sounds exactly how you on the album as more current and accessi­ The ability of the lyrics to be timeless as would expect a Talking Heads and Brian ble. well as modern makes Byrne’s influence on Eno album to sound. Take Byrne’s vocals The ironic single off the album, “Strange the album more overtly memorable than EverythingThat Happens and soothingly sanctified lyrics and place Overtones,” is a poppy song about a song. Eno’s influence. It is also Byrne’s influence Will Happen Today them onto Eno’s distinctly warped electron­ The concept of a song about songwriting that makes the album sound more like a ic-rock sound and you get “Everything That seemed doomed. But despite its literal Talking Heads’ album than anything else. Brian Eno and DavidByrne Happens.” lyrics of “melting snowballs” and “hearing There is one difficulty in listening to this Released by:Legacy Records If you’re looking for an alhum that goes your feet in the apartment next door”, the album. When a producer and his artist get outside of what you expect from Eno and song’s subject ties together the entire together to make an album again, it’s a Recommended Tracks: “1 Feel Byrne, “Everything That Happens” will not album’s idea of the transcendent pleasures chore to avoid similarities and associations My Stuff’, “Poor Boy”, “The Eyes” suffice. Most of the songs on the album are of music over time and even Byrne’s per­ in sound to their previous work. If you are comparable in either lyrical mode or saun­ sonal beliefs. willing to accept that this album is not tering beat to any Talking Heads album The second song off the album, My Big going to be a refreshingly novel sound you’ve heard. If you happen to be a big Nurse, is testament to that subject. As an check out “Everything Thai Happens Will

MARY JE S S E I O bserver Graphic page 12 The Observer ♦ CLASSIFIEDS Tuesday, December 2, 2008 Richardson, Bobcats ease past Timberwolves

Pierce's strong fourth quarter helps Celtics earn ninth straight victory; Magic's road winning streak snapped at six

guys in together, we get extra Associated Press passes,” Brown said. “That CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The makes other people better.” point guard was nearly mis­ Randy Foye scored 23 take-free. The big man was points and Mike Miller added finally getting the ball — and 19 points and 10 rebounds for converting. The shooter Minnesota, which was never looked as good as ever follow­ in sync in its second straight ing arthroscopic surgery. loss. Top scorer A1 Jefferson It took a while, but the was held to eight points on 3- Charlotte Bobcats finally of-11 shooting and Minnesota appear to understand coach committed 14 of its 18 Larry Brown’s complex turnovers in the first half. offense. It was the end to a bad day Jason Richardson scored 25 for the Timberwolves, who points in another strong per­ learned in the morning that formance after top defender being side­ Corey Brewer lined with will miss the knee trouble, “It’s pretty difficult rest of the sea­ leading the because there are so son with a torn suddenly effi­ many demanding anterior cruci­ cient Bobcats ate ligament in to a 100-90 things that he wants his right knee. win over the you to do. ” “There are error-prone going to be Minnesota nights you Jason Richardson Timberwolves don’t have it on M onday Bobcats forward offensively,” night. coach Randy After start­ Wittman said. ing 3-9, the Bobcats have won If you don’t continue to do three of their last live games, things at both ends of the with a close loss to defending floor, then you can’t play. I've champion Boston during that got to find people to play.” stretch. In his record ninth With Bobcats part-owner NBA head coaching job. Michael Jordan back in his Charlotte Bobcats guard Raymond Felton, right, tries to steal the ball from Minnesota Brown appears to be making courtside seat for a second Timberwolves guard Randy Foye during their game Monday night in Charlotte, N.C. progress with a team that straight game following a won only 32 games under two-week absence, Charlotte teams,” Okafor said. “When pass to Ray Allen, who nailed coach Stan Van Gundy said. “I Sam Vincent last season. took the lead for good on he first comes in it takes a 3-pointer from the top to think more than anything it “It’s pretty difficult because Richardson’s reverse alley- some time to adjust. There’s a make it 71-57. was a problem with our there are so many demanding oop dunk on a feed from learning curve. Once every­ After Pierce scored easily schemes and preparation.” things that he w ants you to Augustin midway through the body learns it, people get against Turkoglu, the Magic The Magic had their four- do,” Richardson said of the second quarter. going.” tried Rashard Lewis against game winning streak 6 8 -year-old Brown. “But After Minnesota cut a 12- Pierce, with only a little bet­ snapped. Orlando had won six we’re a team that’s willing to point deficit to five, Charlotte Celtics 107, Magic 88 ter success. straight road games, one learn, was ready to listen and then pulled away in the final Everything was working so “He did what he’s been short of its club record set at looking for something differ­ period, highlighted by well for Paul Pierce that his doing all his career,” Boston the start of last season. ent. We still don’t have every­ Richardson’s spectacular, teammates just kept getting point guard Rajon Rondo said. Similar to the opening min­ thing down, but the things spinning alley-oop dunk off him the ball. “He had a rhythm and we utes of the game, when we’re doing are heading Felton’s pass that made it 84- Pierce scored 17 of his 24 continued to call plays for Boston broke ahead by 10 toward it.” 70 with 6:16 points in the third quarter to him.” points, the Celtics controlled While “They’re doing a left. lead the Boston Celtics to Allen added 21 points, the tem po and appeared to Richardson The Bobcats their ninth straight win over Rondo had 16 points with 12 run whatever they wanted on scored at least great job of just had 28 assists the Orlando Magic on Monday assists and Kevin Garnett offense. 2 1 points for acting like they’re and only 1 0 night. scored 15 points for the Boston, which held Orlando the th ird going and stunting. turnovers. “We were just taking advan­ Celtics (17-2) in a win over a to 39 percent shooting in the straight game “A lot of guys tage of the matchups,” Pierce top Eastern Conference rival. first three quarters, led 77-65 since his return It’s messing me up. ” played very, said. “We saw something that There were eight technicals at the break. after sitting out very well,” we could do whistled in the Eddie House’s 3-pointer seven contests Al Jefferson Brown said. and we just game, with ref­ m ade it 92-75 with 6:50 to “We were just taking following Timberwolves forward T h e kept going eree Bob play, and Boston cruised the exploratory Timberwolves to it. My advantage of the Delaney calling rest of the way, mixing surgery on his never had a te a m m a te s matchups. We saw four in the first starters with reserves. right knee, he got plenty of shot with Jefferson strug­ did a good half. In the opening half, the help. gling. In his first game in job of set­ something that we could “This was one Celtics shot 60 percent and Emeka Okafor, often invisi­ Charlotte since scoring a ting me up.” do and we just kept interesting led 28-18 after one. They ble in the paint this season, career-high 40 points in April, Pierce, going to it. ” game. A lot of opened it up to 37-22 on Glen added a season-high 24 Jefferson added nine who scored technicals,” Davis’ jumper before the points on 9-of-14 shooting. rebounds and blocked six only five Boston coach Magic scored 10 straight The notoriously poor free- shots, but couldn’t contribute points in the Paul Pierce Doc Rivers said, points to get back into it. throw shooter made all six on offense as he struggled opening Celtics guard before joking: “I The Magic were without from the line and added 1 0 with Charlotte’s defensive half, carried better be quiet their starting backcourt for rebounds. scheme. the Celtics before 1 get a the second consecutive game. Raymond Felton had a sea­ “They’re doing a great job from a two-point halftime technical.” Jameer Nelson was sidelined son-high 14 assists, and did­ of just acting like they’re edge to a 1 2 -point lead enter­ Lewis paced Orlando (13-5) for his fourth straight with a n't commit his only turnover going and stunting,” Jefferson ing the fourth quarter. with 30 points. Turkoglu had hip flexor and Mickael Pietrus until just more than 2 m in­ said. “It's messing me up.” Isolating against Hedo 19 and Dwight Howard, the is on injured reserve with a utes remained. Felton and After messing up for weeks Turkoglu on a number of NBA’s leading rebounder, had torn right thumb ligament. rookie D.J. Augustin (nine under Brown, the Bobcats trips, Pierce scored 15 of 14 points with 15 boards and “Yeah, they smacked us points, four assists) continued appear to be finally getting Boston’s 20 points as the four blocked shots. tonight,” Orlando guard to play well in Brown’s two- what their Hall of Fame coach Celtics pulled ahead 68-57. “We didn’t do a very good Anthony Johnson said. “But point guard backcourt. wants. When Pierce was contained job on the pick and rolls in with two healthy squads I feel “When we have those two “That’s his history with driving the lane, he fired a the second half,” Orlando very good.”

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NFL NCAA Football BCS Top 25

team BCS avg previou s

1 Alabama (58) 0.971 1 2 Oklahoma 0.935 3 3 Texas 0.922 2 4 Florida 0.885 4 5 USC 0.808 5 6 Utah 0.784 6 7 Texas Tech 0.781 7 8 Penn State 0.737 8 9 Boise State 0.703 9 10 Ohio State 0.634 10 11 TCU 0.563 14 12 Ball State 0.531 15 13 Cincinnati 0.483 16 14 Oklahoma State 0.428 12 15 Georgia State 0.405 22 16 Georgia 0.331 11 17 Boston College 0.320 21 18 Brigham Young 0.314 18 19 Oregon 0.304 23 20 Missouri 0.282 13 21 Michigan State 0.255 19 22 Northwestern 0.122 24 23 Pittsburgh 0.101 25 24 Florida State 0.077 20 25 Virginia Tech 0.057 NR

NCAA Football AP Top 25

team poin ts previous AP 1 Alabama (62) 1,620 1 The Giants’ Plaxico Burress arrives at Manhattan Supreme Court for arraignment with a law enforcement 2 Florida (3) 1,516 2 3 Texas 1,488 4 official in New York Monday. Burress accidentally shot himself at a Manhattan nightclub Friday evening. 4 Oklahoma 1,480 3 5 USC 1,355 5 6 Penn Stale 1,257 6 7 Utah 1,216 8 Burress turns himself into police 8 Texas Tech 1,197 7 9 Boise State 1,103 9 Associated Press Bloomberg also weighed me to a hospital.” Benjamin Brafman, his 10 Ohio Slate 1,069 10 in, saying it would be an It’s believed Pierce took defense lawyer. “I think 11 TCU 885 14 NEW YORK, N.Y. — outrage “if we didn’t pros­ Burress to a car and then any professional athlete in 12 Ball Slate 834 15 Taken to court in hand­ ecute to the fullest extent left with him, according to this situation would be 13 Cincinnati 824 16 cuffs, Plaxico Burress post­ of the law.” police. Burress was treat­ concerned.” 14 Oklahoma State 798 11 ed $1 0 0 , 0 0 0 bail on Burress shot himself in ed at New York- He said Burress is feel­ 15 Georgia Tech 708 18 the right thigh in the VIP Presbyterian Hospital/Weill 16 Oregon 630 19 weapons possession ing OK. “If they let him 17 Georgia 495 13 charges Monday as the section of the Latin Cornell Medical Center and play, he will be able to 18 Boston College 482 20 frenzy grew around the Quarter nightclub in released later Saturday. play. ... I think he will be a 19 Missouri 479 12 Giants star receiver who Manhattan about 1 a.m. Burress was charged superstar for the rest of 20 Brigham Young 385 20 accidentally shot himself in Saturday, police said. He with two counts of second- his career.” 21 Michigan State 312 22 a nightclub. did not have a permit to degree criminal possession Originally, police had 22 Mississippi 280 25 Authorities said team­ carry a handgun in New of a weapon, which could said that running back 23 Pittsburgh 241 NR mate Antonio Pierce was York. result in a prison sentence Derrick Ward was with 24 Northwestern 190 24 being investigated over his A witness reported hear­ of 3 years to 15 years if he Burress and Pierce at the 25 Oregon Stale 122 17 role in the weekend shoot­ ing a popping sound is convicted. He was not club, relying on informa­ ing, while the Super Bowl- before Burress’ legs began required to enter a plea tion given to them from champion Giants weren’t to shake, according to a Monday and is due back in security guards at the bar. sure what action they criminal complaint. It said court on March 31. But police said later that it would take, if any, against the person saw a bloody Burress did not say any­ was unclear if Ward was NCAA Hockey Burress. The NFL said it pistol fall out of his pant thing in court. at the club, and the run­ USA Today Rankings was monitoring develop­ leg and land on the floor “He is standing tall. He is ning back denied that he ments. Mayor Michael before Burress said “Take a mature adult,” said was. Men Record

1 NOTRE DAME (33) 10-3-2 In B rief 2 Minnesota (1) 7-2-5 Marbury’s future with Knicks Red Raiders’ Harrell’s finger Anderson out for season, 3 Boston College 9-4-1 uncertain after tirade broken in nine places Dorsey to lead the Browns 4 Miami (Ohio) 8-3-3 GREENBURGH, N.Y—Stephon Marbury LUBBOCK Tex. —Texas Tech quarter­ BEREA, Ohio—Derek Anderson’s season 5 Boston University 9-4-0 did not get the divorce he wants, but he and back Graham Harrell was recovering is officially over, yet another slap for the 9-4-3 6 Colorado College the New York Knicks agreed to a separation. Monday from surgery to repair nine down-on-their-luck Cleveland Browns. 7 Denver 9-5-1 Marbury was ordered Monday to stay breaks in two fingers of his non-throwing Anderson, who lost his starting job to 8 Northeastern 10-3-2 9 Princeton 9-2-0 away from the Knicks while the team looks hand, but he won’t miss any playing time. Brady Quinn several weeks ago, will miss 10 Air Force 13-1-0 for a solution to its $21 million problem — Texas Tech spokesman Chris Cook con­ the final four games after tearing a ligament one that has lingered since the preseason firmed details of Harrell’s injury and in his left knee on Sunday against and exploded last week when the team sus­ Sunday surgery. He didn’t have specifics Indianapolis. pended him for refusing to play and he on whether Harrell’s fingers got caught in An MRI taken Monday revealed retaliated with a series of inflammatory a facemask or slammed against a helmet Anderson tore the medial collateral ligament remarks about coach Mike D’AntonL in Saturday’s 35-28 win over Baylor. when he was sacked in the final minutes of Marbury’s future was “not resolved” dur­ ESPN.com first reported the details Cleveland’s 10-6 loss to the Colts. Anderson, around the dial ing a meeting with team president Donnie involving the nation’s leading passer. making his first start since Nov. 2 after being Walsh at the Knicks’ practice f acility, accord­ Surgeons inserted 17 pins and two plates benched for Quinn, will not need surgery. He ing to the players’ association attorney rep­ into the pinkie and ring finger of Harrell’s will be placed in a brace and will need four resenting him. The sides will continue to left hand. to six weeks to recover. talk, but Marbury won’t be around in the Harrell, a contender for the Heisman Quinn, too, is done for the season with a NCAA M en ’s B asketball meantime. Trophy, will play when the No. 8 Red finger injury. He has not yet decided whether “After meeting with Stephon and his rep­ Raiders (11-1) appear in their ninth to have surgery on his broken right index Duke at Purdue resentative this afternoon, we have directed straight bowl, likely the Cotton Bowl. finger, which he hurt on Nov. 17 at Buffalo. Stephon not to participate in practice or The fifth-year senior played in the sec­ The injuries to their top two QBs means 9:00 p.m., ESPN attend games until further notice,” Walsh ond half and finished with 309 yards and the Browns (4-8) will start third-stringer Ken said in a statement “We want to continue to two touchdowns, the second one coming Dorsey on Sunday against the Tennessee meet with him to discuss a long-term resolu­ midway through the fourth quarter to Titans (11-1). Return specialist Joshua tion.” cap a 21-point rally by the Red Raiders. Cribbs will serve as Dorsey’s backup. page 14 The Observer ♦ SPORTS Tuesday, December 2, 2008

C ycling Armstrong affirms Tour de France return in 2009

Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong will make a surprising return when he rides in next year's Tour de France

“If you’ve been away for tions. Also riding with Astana Associated Press three or four years, it would is Germany’s Andreas AUSTIN, Texas — Lance be silly for anybody to think I Kloeden, American veteran Armstrong will ride in the could pick up where I left Levi Leipheimer and top sup­ 2009 Tour de France, mark­ off,” Armstrong told The port rider Yaroslav Popovych. ing the first time he will Associated Press in a tele­ A stana is considered by far compete in that race and the phone interview from the strongest multistage Giro d’ltalia in the same Tenerife in the Canary team. year. Islands where Astana is “We’ll abide by the same “I’m committed to riding training. T can tell you I feel code th at I do: cycling is a for the best guy,” Armstrong better than ever, I feel team sport, while we’d all said Monday, stronger than like to win,” he said. acknowledg­ ever on Dec. The 37-year-old stunned ing the tax­ 1. How that the cycling world in ing schedule “If you ’ve been away for translates to September, when he could leave three or four years, it racin g , w e ’ll announced he was ending his him riding in would be silly for have to see. three-year retirement. He said then his goal was to a supporting anybody to think I could Mentally, in role in terms of moti­ race in the Tour but stopped France. pick up where I left o ff " vation, this short of a guarantee. The Giro feels like Reached by telephone, runs May 9- Lance Armstrong 1998-1999 to French anti-doping agency me.” chief Pierre Bordry would 3 1, and the Team Astana rider Tour begins Armstrong’s not comment on Armstrong’s July 4. decision to decision but did say “he will W ith such ride gives the be treated like everyone a quick turnaround between powerhouse Astana team a else” when it comes to drug two grueling races, the superstar lineup in France, testing. seven-time Tour champion including 2007 Tour winner Jonathan Vaughters, acknowledged his body might Alberto Contador. He missed Armstrong’s U.S. Postal not perform at the same level last year’s race because teammate during the 1999 it did when he won his last Astana was barred from rid­ Tour win and now Garmin Tour in 2005. ing for previous doping viola- Chipotle’s sporting director, said he was not surprised by Lance Armstrong rides past the Arc de Triomphe in Paris during Proprietors the news. YJarren & Linde “I never considered it a the final stage of the Tour de France July 24, 2005. o c c o 's realistic possibility he wasn’t R estaurant going to do the Tour,” recent years, organizers have petitive as possible,” he said. Vaughters said by telephone. taken additional steps to pro­ “The main objective is the CTrrs/ G rty iita f CPizxa rn C7oarn / “It's the biggest race in the tect riders. message of the foundation. Since 1951 world. Why A r m s tr o n g That’s the first priority and if wouldn’t he dismissed any we ride m oderately well, it Specializing in Italian Entrees want to do potential helps get the message out.” Tues. - Thurs.: 5:00 PM - 11 0 0 PM that?” threats He’s scheduled to return to Fri. - Sat.: 5:00 PM - 1:0O AM “We’ll abide by the same In re c e n t Monday: “It’s elite racing Jan. 20 for the 5 3 7 N o rth St. Louis • SoutH Bend, IN interviews, code that I do: cycling is not going to Tour Down Under in 574-233-2464 A r m s t r o n g a team sport, while we’d keep me from Australia. That’s also when r e v e a 1 e all like to win. ” going and the drug-testing program w o r r i e doing my job, he’s arranging with Don a b o u t his and it’s not Gatlin, America’s top anti- personal Lance Armstrong going to keep doping expert, will be in Quality Off-Campus Housing safety while Team Astana rider me from place. Multi-bedroom houses with appliances, security, maintenance and much more! riding in the spreading my But no race provides a open roads of message.” stage similar to the Tour. France and He has dedi­ “The Tour is the biggest Now leasing for 2009 - 2010 school year through the throngs of fans cated his comeback to raising bike race in the world; we that pack the route. awareness for the Lance need it to tell this story on (574)234-2436 The Tour has its own police Armstrong Foundation and the biggest stage,” force to guard each stage his global fight against can­ Armstrong said. “There’s a K ^iom e/i Pn&p&iiieA, and ensure safety, and cer. mutual respect there, it has­ French police paid particular “I’m happy with the record n ’t always been mutual love. www.kramerhouses.com attention to Armstrong’s (seven wins). I’m training We need them, they need safety when he was riding. In hard and trying to be as com­ us.”

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the send-off for the seniors, who learn from some dominant players By JARED JEDICK (574)234-2436 have been important leaders for the already on the team,” Brown said. Sports Writer Irish for some time now. “But she stepped up into the start­ fO uwH eSi PhO fxe/iU eA. Croal could not make it onto the ing role sophomore year and just The Irish finished up their season court this year for any extended kept getting better and better. She is in style with a 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, period of time because of injury, but really pretty remarkable.” www.kramerhouses.com 25-22) win over Xavier on Friday, she took over the role of doing After failing to reach their goal of sending their two seniors, middle whatever she could on the sidelines, making the NCAA's this year, the blocker Justine Stremick and out­ according to Brown. Irish have to look to next season, as side hitter Mallorie Croal, off into “Mallorie was just an outstanding they would like to move beyond the the sunset with a good taste in their leader,” Brown said. “She could not inconsistencies that plagued them 3 -6 Bedroom Townhomes mouths. be the leader she was on the court for most of this year. Spacious townhomes with security, internet, off-street parking and much more! “We all would have rather been because of her injury, but she did “It is a little frustrating when you playing in the NCAA's,” Irish coach everything she possibly could off of have an up and down year,” Brown Debbie Brown said. “But it was it to help the team.” said. “The early losses really hurt iiM rnviiii u w e n 1113a rr»TiiviMi important for those two to go out Brown found the hard work and us, especially with all the injuries.” with a win. We all have a lot of insights of Croal to her fellow team­ But Brown believes the season (574)234-2436 respect for Justine and Mallorie.” mates to be inspiring and an impor­ ended on a high note with the team Notre Dame (17-14; 9-5 Big East) tant aspect of the team down the coming together in the Big East K ncune/i P n o fiesiti& i did not disappoint on senior day, stretch and through the surprising tournament, bolstered by the fact dominating all facets of the game run to the Big East Championship. that the team is only losing two against Xavier (16-15; 8-5 Atlantic “Mallorie tried everything to get players to graduation and will boast www.kramerhouses.com 1 0 ) to pull out the sweep win and back out there, but her ability to do six returning seniors and four jun­ earn the team its 80th victory in the everything you would expect a iors. seniors four years. leader to do was important down “Overall we improved as a team,” “Overall, we did pretty well, the stretch,” Brown said. “She was Brown said. “Nobody on this team despite a somewhat poor showing an inspiration to us.” ever crumbled, and no one threw in statistically," Brown said. “Our main The last month of the season saw the towel.” goal was to get everybody into the Stremick coming on as the player The expectations are even higher match and gain some experience.” and leader Brown always knew she next year than this. Freshman outside hitter Kristen could be. “We have very high expecta­ Dealy and junior outside hitter “Justine is our dominant presence tions,” Brown said. “We felt that this Please recycle Christina Kaelin had 10 kills apiece at the net,” Brown said. “This last year would be the year we made it to lead the Irish in scoring, who hit month saw her playing up to the back to the NCAA’s and returned to .225 as a team. Sophomore outside ability that she always had.” an elite status. That did not happen hitter Kellie Sciacca tossed in eight Stremick came from a small town this year, so there is no question we kills with five blocks with Stremick by the name of Langdon, North want to make it there next year.” The Observer. nailing five more kills. Sophomore Dakota, and did not even play for a The Irish will be back next fall libero/defensive specialist Megan club team, but she found a way to looking to build on the momentum Dunne led the Irish with 14 digs, fol­ keep rising to the occasion and gained from a furious run at the lowed closely by freshman become a key player on a Big East end of the year. libero/defensive specialist Frenchy team, according to Brown. Silva’s total of 10. “When she came onto the team Contact Jared Jedick at But the real story of the day was as a freshmen, she had to sit and [email protected]

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very good win for them.” SMC B a s k e t b a l l Northwestern’s second-half Wildcats surge couldn’t have been more continued from page 20 different than the first 45 min­ utes. Before halftime, the Irish Belles break streak against Wheaton missed opportunities. constantly pressured the “I obviously feel sorry for Wildcats goal registering 11 ond period, tying the contest at it close until halfway through the seniors,” Notre Dame shots to Northwestern’s four. By KATE GRABAREK and 78 with only 39 seconds the first, in which a 17-4 run coach Bobby Clark said. The pressure paid off in the MICHAEL BLASCO remaining. for Chicago broke the 15-15 tie. “They’ve had a great career. 24th minute when senior Sports Writers Belles freshman guard The Maroons would not let up This is the first time they’ve defender Jack Traynor ripped Maggie Honan pulled down an until claiming a 73-64 victory. fallen in the second round. It’s a shot from near the top of the The Belles certainly had a full offensive rebound with 27 sec­ Newson repeated her double­ always tough when that hap­ 18-yard box that beat Wildcats plate over Thanksgiving break, onds left, before a crucial foul double performance adding 1 0 pens. This group of guys have keeper Misha Kosenthal to the opening a two-week home sent her to the free-throw line. rebounds to her 2 0 points. worked so hard over the past far post. stand with three games in four She sunk the first to take a 79- Belles senior forward Nicole four years and this year they Kosenthal would give up days. 78 lead. After missing the sec­ Beier tallied a career-high 20 have been superb. It’s been a nothing more, ending the game Saint Mary’s (2-3) earned its ond, Saint Mary’s junior for­ points alongside a perfect 6 - great senior class. I felt we with seven saves. In the 38th first win in eleven meetings ward Anna Kammrath picked for -6 effort from the free-throw deserved more, but soccer can minute, junior midfielder against Wheaton on up the most important of her line. Beier led the Belles with be a cruel game sometimes.” Michael Thomas beat Wednesday, triumphing 81-78 fourteen rebounds on the night. 32 points for the tournament Cruel would be the word to Kosenthal again to the far post, over the visiting Thunder, The Belles would not relinquish and was nam ed to the All- describe the end to Notre but his shot rebounded back before dropping two matches in the lead. Tournament team. She also Dame’s season. Kupe hit the off that post into play. Junior the Saint Mary’s College Senior forward Erin Newsom earned her first ever MIAA game winner with only 1:14 midfielder Dave Donahue was Thanksgiving Classic over the notched a double-double with Player of the Week Award for remaining on the clock when there for the rebound, but his weekend. The Belles took a 2 2 points against 1 0 rebounds her efforts off the bench. he took a pass from senior attem pt was saved by close, 66-63 loss to Otterbein, on the night, while the squad Saint Mary’s has struggled defender Brian Usinger and Kosenthal. before No. 21 University of shot 43.8 percent from the field through the early part of the fired past Irish keeper Phillip “I thought we played excep­ Chicago edged out Saint Mary’s and 42.9 percent beyond the season having been exacerbat­ Tuttle. tionally well in the first half,” 73-64 on Sunday. arc. ed by the graduation of an out­ The goal put a cap on a Clark said. “I also thought we Belles head coach Jen Henley After the holiday, Saint standing senior class last strong Wildcat performance in played well in the first part of is looking for her squad to step Mary's dropped both contests spring, notably guard Alison the second half that saw the second half. They scored up across the board this sea­ of the weekend’s SMC Kessler. Northwestern out-shoot Notre the goal and they certainly got son. Thanksgiving Classic, opening “There certainly was a void Dame 7-4 after intermission. into the game. They finished “ 1 expect us to have more the tournament with a 66-63 to fill after the graduation of The comeback started early in the game very strongly. We depth in our program this loss to the Cardinals. Alison,” Henley said. “But every the second half when the same had our opportunities. We year,” Henley said. “We need Otterbein shot over 55 per­ program goes through that duo responsible for needed to get a second goal.” to improve our overall team cent from the floor in the open­ transition when seniors gradu­ Northwestern’s game-winning That second goal never defense and be more balanced ing half to take a 38-34 lead at ate. The team has adjusted goal tied the game. In the 6 6 th came, and Notre Dame paid in our offense from last sea­ the half, while the Belles kept it well.” minute, Usinger slotted a dearly for it. It was the second son.” close by going 13-for-16 from The Belles open their M1AA- through ball putting Kupe time this season that the Irish In its first home game of the the charity stripe. A pair of conference schedule behind the Irish defense, and let in a goal in the final min­ season, Saint Mary’s survived a field goals from Honan to open Wednesday with a 7:30 p.m. the forward made no mistake utes that ultimately cost them late rally from Wheaton to take the second tied the game up game against Trine at Saint dispatching the ball past the game. In a regular season home the victory 81-78. quickly. The two squads traded Mary’s Angela Athletic Facility Tuttle. tilt at Louisville, Notre Dame After trading points through the lead seven teams before a in Notre Dame, Ind. “[Kupe] came on and caused conceded the tying goal on a the early going, a 24-11 Belles Cardinals three-pointer trouble for us,” Clark said. “We penalty kick in the 90th minute charge late in the first half halfway through the second Contact Kate Grabarek at had a little bit of a problem before losing in overtime. gave Saint Mary’s a 50-37 lead gave them the lead for good. [email protected] and with getting our feet in the heading into the locker room. In its Sunday match against Michael Blasco at back at that time. They Contact Greg Arbogast at Wheaton hung tough in the sec­ the Maroons, Saint Mary’s kept [email protected] pressed forward and it was a [email protected]

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young they got smacked a little McAlarney shot 8-of-13 from 3- bit when runs came like that ... point range in the second half, Maui That’s being old and poised.” 10-for-18 for the game. continued from page 20 Brey and his players said “I just felt good. I got my legs Texas’ physical play provided under me. My teammates did a winning streak record — origi­ the Irish with a good template great job, especially [senior for­ nally set from 1943-48 at Notre for their Big East schedule. The ward] Zach Hillesland. I have to Dame Fieldhouse. Against North Longhorns outrebounded the give him a lot of credit. He did a Carolina and Furman, Irish 48-37 but Notre Dame great job the past three days of McAlarney shot a combined 19- came up with several key getting ball exchanges and set­ for-35 from 3-point range. rebounds in the game’s waning ting good screens on my guy.” minutes. But as was the case all night, Notre Dame 81, Texas 80 “That was definitely the every time Notre Dame made a Notre Dame did not trail for toughest challenge I’ve had this run, North Carolina responded. the entire second half Tuesday whole season,” Harangody said. “We were in desperation time night but that doesn’t mean the “They have a great front line and I was just trying to put Irish had an easy time with A.J. with [forwards Connor] Atchley some points on the board,” Abrams and Texas. and [Damion] James.” McAlarney said. “But we can’t In a game that resembled a Brey said the win over Texas win without getting stops and Wild West shootout. No. 8 Notre will benefit the Irish during the we can’t come back without get­ Dame prevailed over the No. 6/7 selection process for the NCAA ting stops. It’s as simple as Longhorns 81-80 to advance to Tournament at the end of the that.” the final game of the EA Sports season. McAlarney hit another shot Maui Invitational. “I’m trying to figure out how that would’ve pulled Notre But not before Abrams to get a bid from the Big East Dame within eight, but the ref­ drained four second-half 3- right now with the schedule we erees had called a foul on pointers and saw his despera­ play,” he said. “Certainly, this Thompson. Irish junior guard tion 60-foot prayer graze the was a great resume win and we Tory Jackson missed the front front of the rim and fall just have the opportunity for anoth­ end of a one-and-one. North short as the final buzzer sound­ er one so anything we can stack Carolina then scored six of the ed. up.” next eight points. “We did a good job defending Two more McAlarney three- the [3-point] line the whole North Carolina 102, pointers made it 93-81 with ALLISON AMBROSBThe Observer game,” Irish coach Mike Brey Notre Dame 87 1:57 to play, but time was run­ Irish guard Tory Jackson drives to the hoop during Notre said. “A couple that he hit were At the Maui Invitational, Notre ning out on Notre Dame. A 3- Dame’s 88-50 win over Indiana at the Maui Invitational. bombs.” Dame showed why it was one of point play from Thompson and But Abrams’ biggest bomb the top 1 0 teams in the country, a pair of free throws from clean looks. Clean threes. 70, or 56 percent. North just missed. but in Wednesday’s champi­ Hansbrough gave the Tar Heels [Senior forward] Ryan Ayers Carolina also shot 19-for-21 “I was wondering if the [good] onship game, North Carolina a 100-81 lead with 1:17 to play. and Zeller had a couple there, from the free-throw line karma reversed, quite frankly,” showed why it was the No. 1 “We’re not at North Carolina’s but they have to keep shooting Brey said. “Because he got a team in the country. level yet, but we can be,” them because that’s who we Notre Dame 93, Furman 61 pretty clean look and he was The Irish, who defeated No. McAlarney said. are. We’re a team that needs to Playing without Harangody, feeling good.” 6/7 Texas Tuesday, fell to the Early in the first half, Notre knock down a good percentage the Irish still steamrolled Abrams got the shot off after Tar Heels 102-87 despite 39 Dame did play at North of those when we get clean Furman Sunday night in the Irish junior Luke Harangody, points and a Notre Dame record Carolina’s level. A dunk from looks, especially against a team Joyce Center as McAlarney hit who led Notre Dame with 29 10 three-pointers from Irish senior forward Luke Zeller like this, where we’re not going another nine 3-pointers and fin­ points and 13 rebounds, missed guard Kyle McAlarney. pulled the Irish within 24-21 to be able to maneuver inside as ished with 32 points. Jackson two free throws with 3.5 sec­ “They’re an elite team. We’re with 10:17 to play, but then they easy with all those bodies.” pitched in 17 points, eight onds left. Harangody’s foul not that,” Brey said. “We like to went on a dry spell, scoring just Brey added: “We’re going to assists and six rebounds while shooting was part of a second- aspire to be that in time. Maybe, five points in the next 6:40. need a few more of those to go Zach Hillesland added 12 half trend for the Irish, who hit hopefully by the league season, During that stretch, North in because we’re going to need rebounds. Ayers added 19 just 6-of-13 freebies during the maybe by February. We know Carolina grabbed a 40-26 lead. to score a lot against this team points on 8 -for-l3 shooting. period. where the bar is.” Brey said the lack of offensive to beat them. We’re not stop­ Notre Dame plays South Dakota The free throw misses were Notre Dame simply had no production was more Notre ping them or shutting them tonight. some of the only mistakes Notre answer defensively for the Tar Dame just missing open looks, down.” Dame made all day. The Irish Heels, specifically Tyler instead of North Carolina shut­ For the game, Notre Dame C o n t a c t Fran Tolanat committed just six turnovers Hansbrough and Ty Lawson. ting the Irish down. shot 32-for-78, 41 percent, [email protected] and Chris Hine against a physical Texas team. Hansbrough, the reigning “I think we missed a lot of while the Tar Heels shot 39-for- a t [email protected] “We should be a single-digit Naismith and Wooden national turnover team no matter who player of the year, scored 34 we play,” Brey said. “I w asn’t points and grabbed five sure if we’d be able to do that rebounds. Lawson, a lightning- CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY against Texas. That’s really tak­ quick guard, scored 2 2 points, ing care of the ball because they dished out 1 1 assists and come after you.” claimed tournament MVP hon­ Irish guards Kyle McAlarney ors. Forward Deon Thompson and Tory Jackson, who scored also pitched in 19 points and 13 19 and 16 points, respectively, rebounds. high-fived over Brey in the “I was disappointed, we did postgame press conference such a good job against Texas’ after they heard they had limit­ bodies in the paint last night,” ed Notre Dame’s turnovers to Brey said. “We couldn’t do it single digits. tonight and that’s disappointing With just over 12 minutes for all of us.” remaining in the first half, the One reason for Notre Dame’s Irish held a 19-13 lead. But trouble defensively could have Texas went on a 14-4 run over been the condition of junior for­ the next five w ard Luke minutes of play Harangody, who H i i f ® to take a 27-23 scored 13 points advantage. “We’re not on North despite suffering The Irish Carolina’s level yet, from flu-like fought back, symptoms though, to take a but we can be. ’’ Wednesday. 43-40 edge into Even with the locker room Kyle McAlarney Harangody not at halftime. With Irish senior at 1 0 0 percent, 2:34 left in the North Carolina period, senior only led 46-36 at forward Luke the half, but Zeller drained a extended its lead 3-pointer to give Notre Dame a to 58-43 with 15:15 left to play. 40-35 lead. After Texas cut the After the media timeout, YOU CAN MAKE A WORLD deficit to one on a pair of free Hansbrough scored North throws, Harangody answered Carolina’s next six points. Then with a jumper and a three-point a 12-4 run, featuring a three OF DIFFERENCE. lead the Irish would not surren­ from Lawson and a dunk from NATIONAL CLANDESTINE SERVICE CAREERS der in the half. Hansbrough, gave North

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lift off the bench. ” defe nse from 3-point range, hit­ goal at such a critical time as Against the Spartans, the ting 6-of-9 from 3-point land. the game-winner,” Waldrum Peters defense struggled to defend for­ McGraw said Watson always Cary said. “She’s just so good in the continued from page 20 ward Aisha Jefferson, who stays after practice to work on continued from page 20 air.” scored a career-high 34 points her shot, but there’s more to Waldrum said Schuveiller has “Our man-to-man defense is a and grabbed 11 being an effective “We have a little bit of a rival­ been moved forward on corner lot better than last year at this rebounds. The shooter than ry with Florida State so that kicks due to the recent injury to time," McGraw said. “We're Irish also strug­ We’re going to take practice. made it nice,” Irish coach senior forward Brittany Bock. willing to take some risks, we're gled to rebound - a look inside and “It has to hap­ Randy Waldrum said. “But “That’s something new we’ve not as conservative.” the Spartans take advantage of pen in a game to what really made me happy been doing, moving her up Guard Brittany Mallory scored grabbed 48 gain the confi­ was how well we played. We front on dead ball situations,” 19 points and hit 3-of-4 3-point- boards to Notre that. ” dence,” McGraw were clearly the better team the coach said. “She’s been ers against the Eagles. McGraw Dame’s 32. said. out there.” going up ever since Brittany’s said Mallory’s consistent per­ “The defense Muffet McGraw The Irish (5-0) Irish senior Kerri Hanks been out and it worked out on [Jefferson] travel to Eastern great Friday.” formance in other areas of the Irish coach assisted oji both Notre Dame game, rather than her 3-point was not very Michigan today to goals in the win over Florida On a cold night at Alumni shooting, makes her valuable. good,” McGraw face the 2-4 State, passing soccer icon and Field, which will be replaced “I wanted her on the floor at said. “But it was­ Eagles, who former North Carolina forward next season by the Alumni the end of the Michigan State n’t defense so much as rebound­ recently competed in the Mia Hamm on the NCAA all- Soccer Stadium, the Irish relied game because she knew what to ing.” Caribbean Challenge in Cancun, time assist list. Hanks is now on a trio of Texans to take them do.” McGraw said. “She’s fear­ Freshman forward Kellie Mexico. Both wins for the Eagles tied for second in the category. to the College Cup. Hanks, less on defense. She’s always a Watson torched the Spartans have come at home. McGraw “Kerri has broken so many Schuveiller and Knaack all hail said the Irish have a size advan­ records but I think this was the from the Lone Star State. tage against the Eagles, who biggest,” Waldrum said. "It “It’s kind of funny, with all the start three players who are couldn’t have come at a better cold-weather games we’ve been under six feet tall. time and she passed Mia playing in the past month, that “We’re going to look inside Hamm, who is the benchmark three of the players from Texas and take advantage of that,” she for women’s soccer — not only were the ones who hooked up said. collegiately but on the interna­ on our goals. So it was kind of McGraw said she wants the tional level, as well.” nice to see the warm-weather defense to play better against Freshman defender Jessica girls do that for us,” Waldrum Eagles guard Cassie Schrock, Schuveiller and sophomore for­ said. who leads the team with 16 ward Taylor Knaack both The Texas Irish and as well as points and 8 . 8 rebounds per scored off of passes from Hanks the rest of the squad will get a Weekly Specials: game, than it did against to give Notre Dame the win. welcomed break from the cold Jefferson. When Schuveiller headed in a when they travel to North The Eagles play an active corner kick just over 18 min­ Carolina to take on Stanford in Tuesday- $1 DoTSiestic Draft, $1 Slice of Cheese Pizza defense, McGraw said. utes into the contest, she the semi-finals Friday at 4:30 W ednesday- All you An.eat, homemade spaghetti $5.95 “They can trap, they can became the 19th different Irish p.m. press, they play zone, they play player to score this season. man,” McGraw said. “We have “That was really great for Contact Fran Tolan at r to be ready for their aggressive­ [Schuveiller], to get her first [email protected] ness.”

Don Savoie Note: Western Michigan’s Campbell Notre Damp Professor uWatson was named the Big got things started with his first of sings and performs every Tuesday East Freshman of the Week fol­ No. 1 two goals in the series halfway lowing her performances continued from page 20 through the first period. against Georgia Southern and Junior Kevin Deeth answered Michigan State. She averaged them all. Kuhn finished the late in the period with his third 12.5 points in the two games game with 35 saves. goal of the year. Deeth’s unit Nicola's Resturant and Bar and hit 7-of-ll 3-point shots. After a scoreless overtime which also includes Hanson, 1705 South Bend Ave She is the first Notre Dame period, they moved into a Ridderwall, Maday and Brett freshman to earn the award South Bend, In shootout. Western Michigan Blatchford was on the ice for all since current senior Lindsay 277-5666 scored early and Maday and of Notre Dame’s goals. Schrader in 2005. sophomore Calle Ridderwall “There is no question they (Located within walking distance to campus, both missed their chances. have had a lot of success over right next to Ivy Court) Contact Bill Brink at Jackson decided to move Thang the past couple weeks,” Jackson ...... [email protected] to the third spot because of his said. “Teams are going to start play late in the game and the looking for ways to shut them move paid off. Thang buried his down, so the are going to have to shot to send things to sudden be ready to make adjustments.” death. Ridderwall picked up the next “The shootouts are kind of a two goals in the second period feeling out process at this point. I and Maday rounded out the went in with a certain order of scoring in the third. Ridderwall guys I would use, but I changed had four points in the game that based on the way we were adding two assists to his pair of playing late in the gam e,” goals. Hanson also had three Jackson said. assists in the game. Two shooters later Condra The Irish will defend their No. Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore stepped up and finished things 1 spot this weekend in Big off for the Irish. Rapids, Mich, with a pair of & the Varsity Shops I & II Friday night was a little bit games against Ferris State. easier for Notre Dame. The team skated to a 4-1 win while going Contact Dan Murphy at Cordially invites you to our Student Appreciation Event four-for-four on the power-play. [email protected]

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H ockey Irish named top team in the country after weekend sweep

focus on the process not on senior captain Erik Condra Bill Maday netted his ninth of the the Broncos a 3-2 lead heading By DAN MURPHY where they are ranked.” scored the game-winner. The season only three minutes later into the final period. In the lock­ Sports Editor Notre Dame entered the week­ shootout victory was the second on the power-play to give his er room between periods, end just behind Minnesota in the of the season for Notre Dame in team an early 2-0 lead. Jackson said he called out his Notre Dame has reached the national rankings. A loss and a as many tries. “[Hanson and Maday] are play­ upperclassm en to take over. top again. tie from the Gophers were Senior forward Christian ing with a lot of confidence. Once They responded. With a pair of wins over enough to drop them behind the Hanson got the scoring started they start feeling good about Six m inutes junior Ryan Western Michigan this weekend Irish who received 33 of 34 first midway through the first period their game they start playing Thang, who has had a slow start the Irish moved to No. 1 in the place votes. when he snuck behind the even better,” Jackson said. to the season, tied the game with polls for the first time since the The team improved its unbeat­ Bronco defense and buried his Western Michigan then took a power-play goal. The Irish had end of the 2006-07 season. en streak to ten games, but it team-leading ninth goal of the over with three unanswered several chances late in the game “It’s all well and good,” Irish didn’t come easily. Western season. Christiaan Minella and goals from Patrick Galivan, Tyler but Western Michigan goalie coach Jeff Jackson said. “Polls Michigan took the Irish to their Garrett Regan both picked up Ludwig and Max Campbell. Jerry Kuhn managed to stop are polls, I didn’t really discuss it second sudden death shootout of assists on the play. Jackson said he felt his team lost with (the team |. I want them to the season Saturday night before Not to be outdone, freshman the momentum quickly, giving see NO. 1/page 17

N D W o m e n ’s S o c c er M e n ’s S o cc er Team falls Going out on top in NCAA Irish win final game on home turf Friday 2nd round

By FRAN TOLAN By GREG ARBOGAST Sports Writer Sports Writer

Farewell Alumni Field, hello The Irish must have left North Carolina. Alumni Field last Tuesday night The top-ranked Irish took with a bitterly cold feeling that down No. 6 Florida State 2-0 had nothing to do with the win- Friday night in the final game tery conditions they faced dur­ ever at Notre Dame’s current ing their second-round NCAA home field. The Irish remained Tournament game against undefeated and advanced to Northwestern. the College Cup as one of the For the first time in any of the top four teams in the country current Notre Dame players’ for the third season in a row. career exempting fifth-year sen­ This year’s championship iors, they won’t be tasting the weekend will be held at Sweet 16. WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, After a 2005 trip to the Sweet N.C. 16 followed by two Elite Eight Florida State knocked Notre berths, the Irish wore undone by Dame out of last year’s national two second-half goals from semifinals but the Irish freshman forward Oliver Kupe returned the favor by denying giving the Wildcats a comeback the Seminoles a trip back to the 2-1 win and giving Notre Dame College Cup. IAN GAVLICK and JE S S LEE/The O bserver an offseason to contemplate Left: Irish senior Brittany Bock and her team are headed to the College Cup once again. Right: see CARY/page 18 Junior Dave Donohue plays defense in Notre Dame’s 2-1 loss to Northwestern at Alumni Field. see WILDCATS/page 16

N D W o m e n ’s B asketball M e n ’s B asketball Peters reinjures knee Making waves in Hawaii in win over the Eagles By CHRIS HINE and FRAN TOLAN Sports W riters By BILL BRINK so far,” Irish coach Muffet McGraw said. “It was devastat­ Sports Editor ing news at first.” MAUI — Notre Dame faced its McGraw said the presence of biggest tests of the season over Bad news tempered No. 11 assistant coach Niele Ivey, who Thanksgiving break when it Notre Dame’s spirits coming off also had multiple ACL surgeries faced Texas and North Carolina a successful week — forward while at Notre Dame, will have in the Maui Invitational. The Devereaux Peters tore her left a positive effect on Peters’ Irish proved they belong among anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) recovery. the top teams in the country in Notre Dame’s 102-54 win “That was the first thing we when they beat Texas 81-80 over Boston College last talked about,” McGraw said. and learned what they needed Saturday. Peters, who tort; the “It’s a great reference point for to get to the same level as the same ligament on Feb. 10 her.” No. 1 Tar Heels. Of course, hav­ against Pittsburgh last season, McGraw also said she asked ing a healthy Luke Harangody, will miss the rest of the season. the rest of the players to fill one who contracted pneumonia in Peters had surgery to repair gap left by Peters’ absence. Maui, could have helped the torn ligament and success­ Despite losing Peters, Notre against the Tar Heels. fully rehabbod the knee. She Dame won two games over the Irish guard Kyle McAlarney returned to the court this sea­ holiday break, beating Georgia hit a Notre Dame record 10 3- son, seeing time in three games Southern 85-36 and No. 21 pointers against North Carolina and starting in one, before re- Michigan State 78-72. The Irish and then hit nine more Sunday injuring the knee. She averaged held Georgia Southern to 21.4 against Furman at the Joyce 7.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per percent field goal shooting and Center. In that game, Notre game and had six blocks this forced 24 turnovers. Dame snapped the school home ALLISON AMBROSE/The Observer season. Junior Luke Harangody goes up for a layup in Notre Dame’s 81- “She was doing a terrific job see PETERS/page 18 see MAUI/page 17 80 win over Texas in the semifinals of the Maui Invitational.