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The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOLUME 43: ISSUE 6 · TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER2. 2008 NDSMCOB SERVER.COM Dillon Hall cancels annual pep rally Indu.strial Rector says he didn't prepare residents for the event, which won't be rescheduled in 2008 desig)l. gets The rector also told his resi­ By MADELINE BUCKLEY dents the pep rally "was not News Writer coming together in a timely top-:; rank fashion." Dillon Hall Rector Fr. Paul Though this year's event is Doyle shocked residents not intended be rescheduled, Small program gains Sunday when he announced the Fr. Doyle expressed his intent residence hall's pep rally, held to hold a pep rally in the respect internationally every year before the first future. home football game of the sea­ "I hope we can have a pep son, was cancelled. rally next year that is the sort By JOSEPH McMAHON The pep rally, a series of skits of pep rally the Dillon men and Associate News Editor mocking aspects of Notre Dame campus community have come life, has been a Dillon Hall tra­ to expect," he said. Tucked into a basement dition since the late 1970s, lead Before Fr. Doyle broke the studio of the Riley Hall of Art pep rally scriptwriter Ryan news of the pep rally's cancel­ and Design, Notre Dame O'Connor said. lation to the dormitory as a industrial design majors Fr. Doyle cited two reasons whole Sunday night, he had a labor for long hours, drawing for his decision. private meeting with current JAY FITZPATRICK/The Observer sketches and building mod­ "I failed to provide the neces­ Dillon Hall President, Brendan Chris Zorich, a member of the 1988 Notre Dame football els. Although only staffed by sary direction and support," he National Championship team, speaks at last year's two faculty members, the said. see DILLON/page 4 Dillion Pep Rally on August 30, 2007. industrial design program has become a powerhouse, and was recently ranked as one of the top five interna­ tional programs by BusinessWeek magazine. "[Industrial DesignJ is a Construction continues across campus way that you can use the thinking or the methodology . Projects are ongoing, with work to continue this winter; buildings expected to open on time of the artist and apply it to real world problems," Industrial Design professor By BECKY HOGAN University Architect Doug Paul Down said. "In the last Marsh, these projects made 11 or 12 years we've had stu­ News Writer considerable progress dur­ dents that started to win ing the summer, and their awards because we started to Three major construction construction will continue enter more competitions." projects started last year - throughout the academic The program gained cam­ a new women's dormitory, year. pus-wide recognition last an addition to the Law "The weather was nearly year when former senior School building called the ideal for construction this Mallory McMorrow placed Eck Family Hall of Law and summer," Marsh said. first in the Mazda Design a new engineering building Marsh also said the Competition, an online con­ named Stinson-Remick Hall University employed over test, where contestants - are still underway on 650 tradesmen everyday entered their vision of the Notre Dame's West Quad, during the summer to 2018 MAZDA3. DeBartolo Quad and near ensure progress on the cam­ Industrial Design has won the original site of the for­ pus construction projects. numerous other awards in JESSICA LEE/The Observer mer University Club. However, construction on the past several years, The $57.7 million Eck Family Hall of Law, currently under con­ According to Associate struction, is expected to be completed by December 2008. Vice President and see BUILDINGS/page 3 see DESIGN/page 4 Saint Mary's rank falls in new report Daniels asstimes College drops from 91st to 104th, but overall score improves position as director By LIZ HARTER TOP LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES 2009 Saint Mary's Editor programs. By LIZ HARTER He will oversee 25 student B104 Albion College Saint Mary's Editor Saint Mary's tied for Albion,MI workers and more than 60 stu- 1 04th among the U.S. dent organizations as they plan News and World Report's B1o4 Bennington College Patrick Daniels began his events for the College. top liberal arts colleges for Bennington, VT time at Saint Mary's as the "I am the one who advises, 2009. .104 Hampshire College College's new director of stu- rather than supervises," he said This is only the second AmherJt,MA dent involvement the same time in an Aug. 29 statement. "I give year the College, which as the freshmen arrived; mov- students suggestions and rec- had previously been count­ .104 Presbyterian College ing into his office in the Student ommendations and point them ed among the top liberal Clinton, SC Center as first-year students in the right direction, but they arts schools in the region, .104 Saint Mary's College moved into their residence make the decisions." has been on the national Notre Darru, IN halls. Daniels decided to take the rankings list. It held the Daniels, who came to Saint position with the College to be number 91st spot la~t year. 1!1104 St. Michael's College ·Mary's from Towson University closer to members of his family, The College's Director of Colche.•ter, VT in Towson, Md., where he was who live in Michigan. He also the director of student activi- I Media Relations Gwen Washington and Jefferson wanted to the opportunity to .104 ties. He spent eight years at work more directly with stu- I O'Brien said the school College 1 securing a national rank­ WtLJhington, PA Western Michigan University dents. ing for a second consecu- where he served many different "At my previous institutions «Ji} .. '~~ roles, including director of stu- see RANKINGS/page 3 MARY JESSE/The Observer dent activities and leadership see DIRECTOR/page 3 page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Tuesday, September 2, 2008

INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT CLASSES ARE YOU DREADING MOST SO FAR THIS YEAR? Eyes on Denver I love Denver. I've lived in the Denver area all my life. Denver has a mountain mystiqun, an alluro that comes from being a world-da.'i'i city so dose to unchangeable, Cameron McConnell David Riehm Hannah Ha Graysen Petersen-Fitts Mercedes Llanas natural grbam a enver 08" bmmers hit McAlpine raps that when was held at the funeral sion I11K1dnd tlm strnel'i, and one fiiend told EAST LANSING, Mich. - the collider goes into opera­ home. The first pep rally of the sea­ me the 16th Strellt Mall (where I spent Who says science doesn't tion on Sept. 10, "the things 'This room is usually filled son is Sept. 5 from 6 to 7 p.m. many a night this summer) was a.<; erowd­ turn people on? Kate that it discovers will rock with sadness and contempla­ in the Joyce Center Arena. ed as tlw busiest street in London. McAlpine is a rising star on you in the head." tion, but today it is filled with Hngardlt~'i of tho j)(>lities, I think Dnnver YouTube for her rap per­ joy and celebration," the The Notre Dame Glee Club did a J.,rrnatjob of hosting the party. formance - about high­ Michigan couple tie the Rev. Greg Prather said at the will have a "Kickoff Concert" The nation wa'i J.,riven a chance to see energy particle physics. knot at funeral home start of Saturday's ceremony. at 8 p.m. Sept. 5 at the how friendly Denverites really are, and Her performance has ST. JOSEPH TOWNSHIP, Jason Storm, 24, doesn't Leighton Concernt Hall in the how welcoming our city is. drawn a half-million views Mich. - It generally has see much difference DeBartolo Performing Arts Volunl11er orientation filr the convention so far on YouTube. flowers, and a clergyman is between getting married in a Center. Tickets arc $5 for gen­ cnntlm~d on making sure ll> be hospitable. The 23-year-old Michigan often present, but this was a church or the funeral home. eral admission. The event is ;u1d that didn't go wmotiend. Our city bent State University graduate first for a local funeral "I look at it as, if you go to sponsored by the Department of over backwards to ensum a good timn filr and science writer raps home. a church and get married, Music. 1wery visitor who flew into DIA. about the Large Hadron Jason and Rachael Storm how many caskets do you P1mplP across America were !,riven tl1e Collider, the groundbreaking held their wedding at Starks think have been rolled down To submit information to be ehanee t11 see our gr­ pln around. TODAY TONIGHT WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY GAME DAY The 11iews expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer. Contact .<-;tephanie /Jel'rez at sdeprez@nd. edu

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where we are." recognized Saint Mary's as a Ran kings College President Carol Ann "Best Midwestern College for History professors Mooney said in an Aug. 22 2009," a category the College continued from page 1 statement, "The real proof of has ranked in since the our success can be found in Princeton Review began the 'tive year indicates Saint our graduates." "Best Regional College" cate­ win fellowships Mary's is on a course to meet "We know we compete on a gorization six years ago. a key goal in the College's national level. Saint Mary's U.S. News and World Report, Strategic Plan, which is to excellent faculty and our com­ which relies heavily on evalu­ provide "Educational mitment to educate the whole ations from peer institutions, Excellence person set us differs from the Princeton Special to The Observer and ambition to their work," said Thomas Noble, professor Equal to that of apart," she said. Review, which considers stu­ If recent history repeats and chair of history and a past the Best "The College has­ While Saint Mary's dent input. Its rankings are itself. Notre Dame historians recipient of National Colleges in the n't done anything U.S. News ranking based on standards for excel­ will enjoy looking to the future. Endowment for the Country." differently in the dropped slightly lence and student opinion Over the last three years, Humanities (NEH) and "The College this year - to 104 data, collected through a sur­ Notre Dame's Department of Fulbright fellowships. hasn't done past year." from 91 last year - vey on its Web site. History has won more This year's ACLS honorees anything differ­ O'Brien said this The information was com­ research fellowships from the are planning academic leaves ently in the past Gwen O'Brien fact is not neces­ piled in the publication's American Council of Learned to immerse themselves in their year," she said. Director of Media sarily worrisome to "Best Colleges: Region by Societies (ACLS) than any research. "We continue to College officials. Region" section of the Web other university in the country John Van Engen, Notre follow the lead- "While our rank­ site dedicated to colleges that and, in fact, has accumulated Dame's Andrew V. Tackes ership of our president who ing number did slip this year, "stand out as academically 20 external fellowships over Professor of History, is work­ has been at the helm for four our overall score actually excellent institutions of high­ that time period, more than a ing on a major reinterpreta­ years now. She set a goal improved, increasing by a er learning." dozen of which are from agen­ tion of the intellectual and cul­ early in her presidency to point," she said. "We are very cies used by the National tural life of 12th century move into the national liberal proud of that fact." Contact Liz Harter at Hesearch Council (NHC) to Europe. He also is the recipi­ arts rankings and that's The Princeton Review also eharteO 1 @saintmarys.edu assess the strength of humani­ ent of a 2008 NEH research ties departments. fellowship. A federation of 70 national An associate professor of scholarly organizations, the history, Alexander Martin is look forward to." programs and services ACLS is the preeminent repre­ concluding a decade of Daniels has many goals Karen Siron, the former sentative of American scholar­ research with a book titled Director laid out to improve the stu­ director of student involve­ ship in the humanities and "Enlightened Absolutism and continued from page 1 dent involvement office that ment who left for undis­ related social sciences. Urban Modernity in Moscow, will change the way the closed reasons, put in place Ahead of all other Top 25 1763-1881." job duties and responsibili­ office functions in relation to during her year-long tenure. research universities, Notre "It deals with the efforts by ties did students. Daniels also said everyone Dame's history department the ruling elites of tsarist not allow "[I want] to enhance the on campus has been very has earned six ACLS fellow­ Russia to make Moscow a m u c h offerings of programs and kind and welcoming as he ships since 2005, compared showcase for the type of opportuni­ services, develop new pro­ transitions into a new post with four for Brown authoritarian, Western-orient­ ty to work grams and services where at a new school and he is University; three each for ed modernization that they directly appropriate [and] to evalu­ looking forward to a good Harvard, Yale and Vanderbilt hoped to replicate throughout with stu­ ate 'why we do what we do' year. Universities; two each for Russia," Martin explained. dents," he as it relates to our programs "This is definitely where I Stanford, Princeton and Gail Bederman, an associate said in an and services for our stu­ want to be and I appreciate Northwestern Universities; and professor of history who spe­ e-mail dents," he said. "[I want) to the wonderful opportunity one for Columbia University. cializes in gender and sexuali­ Monday. empower and challenge stu­ given to me to be here," he "I think my colleagues have ty in the U.S., is writing a two­ "Saint dents as it relates to their said. been so successful because volume history of the earliest Mary's Daniels leadership, personal devel­ they bring an unusual combi­ public advocacy of contracep­ provides opment and life skills." Contact Liiz Harter at nation of erudition, originality tion in Britain and the U.S. me that and it is something I He said he will build on the eharteO 1 @saintmarys.edu

tion, Marsh said that these next fall. projects each have their The unnamed women's Buildings specific challenges when it hall will be 74,600 square continued from page I comes to their construc­ feet, according to a tion. University press release. these projects have not "The women's residence Although the women's always been smooth-sail­ hall involves load bearing hall has been constructed ing, as Vice masonry walls using similar materials to President of which is very those used on Duncan Business "[The women's resi­ time consum­ Hall. Marsh said that its Operations dence hall's] design ing and labor design will not be idefltical Jim Lyphout intensive," to Duncan's. explained. is unique, but its Marsh said. "Its design is unique, but "Last win­ details and materi- "The Law its details and materials ter's weather als are similar to School project are similar to those used was chal­ has challenges on Duncan Hall," he said. lenging for those used on with respect to The Law School addition, outdoor con­ Duncan Hall." its connection which will be called the struction to an existing Eck Family Hall of Law, activities, Doug Marsh building while will open in January 2009, and the Law it is occupied." while the existing Law Associate Vice School was Additionally, School building, Biolchini impacted by President and Stinson­ Hall will continue to be these condi­ University Architect Remick Hall is renovated for about anoth­ tions. It will a cast-in-place er year, Marsh said. The be complet- reinforced addition will feature a cov­ ed on time but additional concrete structure which ered archway connecting resources have been is also labor intensive, the two buildings. required to meet the Marsh said. Stinson­ schedule," Lyphout said. Lyphout Remick According to Lyphout, also said Hall, which construction on the Law that the is being School building, located on construction "Last winter's weather erected DeBartolo Quad, will cost sites will was challenging for near the $57.7 million and will con­ remain as outdoor construction site of the tinue though December they are University 200S. until the activities, and the Law Club will The new women's hall projects are School was impacted include a will cost the University completed by these conditions." nano-tech­ $1 R.3 million and is set to -meaning nology be open in August 2009, that the research Lyphout said. fenced-in Jim Lyphout center, a Stinson-Hemick Hall is areas on the Vice President new energy the mostly expensive of campus Business Operations center, an the three projects, costing West Quad undergrad- $69.3 million. will contin- uate inter­ Construction of the new ue to ham- disciplinary engineering building broke per mobility around cam­ learning center and a ground last November and pus. semiconductor processing it is set to open in Jan. According to Marsh, the and device fabrication 2010. new women's hall, located clean room. ALLISON AMBROSE and OUENTIN STENGER/The Observer Since all three buildings near the Hammes Top, a "Danger" sign hangs on the fence guarding the Eck Family Law will serve different func­ Bookstore, will serve as a Contact Becky Hogan at School. Bottom, a crane works on Stinson-Remick Hall, the new engi­ tions upon their comple- residence for 248 women [email protected] neering building, scheduled to open in January 2010. page 4 The Observer + CAMPUS NEWS Tuesday, September 2, 2008

cially when preparing for competitions. Design "We don't run a gravel pit continued from page 1 horn, we polish jewels. We must knep our numbers down inl'luding four v.-ry nst1wmnd in order to do wnll," he said. lntnrnational l>nsign Down himsPif rncently lnd a Exc1dlmH~P Awards I II>I~Al. team that developed the "Tiw IDEA awards are tlw AdapTap. an apparatus that most prnst.igious, and thn fact allows blind swimmers to that wn'vn won so many com­ swim faster and straighter. pnting against intnrnational Tho team was awarded the sdwols is vnry !~Xl'iting," pro­ prestigious Dr. Jacob Bolotin fnssor Ann-Marin Conrado Award. said. "It is vnry difficult to gnt Conrado, whose most an industrial dnsign award famous creation is the xBox bncausn gnnnrally it is a pro­ Livn headset, also brings fpssional comp!'tition. Our extensive dnsign experience studnnts havn bPPn winning to the classroom. Determined IDEA awards for some time to have students tackle prob­ now." lPms in the field, she leads an Industrial Dnsign attracts a eight-week service trip nach widn varinty of students. summer to Nepal. Snnior Kaitlyn BPnoit. a for­ "One of the things our nwr engi nenr. said the field department champions is the ~~ombirws a varinty of disci­ concept of social design, plirws in ord1~r to create a which is using design and Photo courtesy of Professor Ann-Marie Conrado solution to a problnm. design-thinking to solve some Industrial Design professor An~arie Conrado and students Miquela Suaza, Kelly Gronli, Audrey Marier, "Industrial Dnsign is the of the problems of society. Monique Caron, Hugh Monahan, Laurie Hunt, and Sawyer Negro gather during their trip to Nepal. mnnting point betwnnn One of the projects we do Marketing, Enginnnring and annually is our Nepal Fair Art. It pulls everything Trade Initiative," she said. Several projects have grown ing clothes. momentum and that we're together to ernatn a simple "The goal of that is to use out of the trip, including one The program continues to getting notice on campus and solution," she said. design to create attractive, graduate student who gain recognition, and projects in the larger Industrial Although many may consid­ desirable, contemporary designed a $3 washing from Notre Dame students Design community," Conrado er the program's small size a handicrafts - things that machine based on the twist­ will most likely be found at said. handicap, Down said having people want; not because it's ing action of a Chinese finger all the major design fairs this to manage only 40 students is fair trade, but because it is trap after watching Nepalese upcoming year. Contact Joseph McMahon at actually an advantage, espe- an attractive product." women labor for hours wash- "I think that we're building [email protected]

and intelligent without getting laughs at other people's Dillon expense." continued from page 1 Fr. Doyle had not read the script when he made the deci­ 'Md)uennny. sion to cancel, O'Connor said. "Fr. Doyle fnlt that he had not O'Connor said he believes given us enough guidance," that the wheels were partly set McQueenny in motion by prob­ said. "lin lems with the pep said that he "/ hope that we can rally t-shirt. normally "Our t-shirt design has a mnnt­ have a pep rally next was rejected by the ing with the year that is the sort of Student Activities II a I I pep rally that the Dillon Office," he said. President at The setback with thn nnd of men and campus com­ the t-shirts seemed thn I previ­ munity have come to to show the rector ous! school expect." that the event was ynar to get not going to be thn ball ready in time, rolling, Fr. Paul Doyle O'Connor said. whieh didn't Rector The explanations happen." Dillon Hall given by Fr. Doyle Thnre was did not satisfy many a lot of mis- students involved in eommunieation on both sides, the planning. lie gave no fur­ Md)unenny said. thor details rngarding the deci­ Aftnr speaking to McQueeney, sion to The Observer. Fr. Doyle hnld a meeting in "lie didn't have a very strong order to toll hall stafT about the argument," contributing cancnllation. O'Connor, a resi­ scriptwriter Evin llarpur said. dent assistant, said. "lie said we weren't prepared, Tho sudden dndsion sur­ but any problems could have prism! hall staff and scriptwrit­ been remedied if we were made JAY FITZPATRICK/The Observer ers, O'Connor said. aware of them. Irish coach Charlie Weis speaks to the crowd at the Dillon Pep Rally before the Penn State game The stuchmts in charge of put­ "We would have definitely in September 2006. ting thn pop rally together had been ready by Thursday, but Fr. bonn working since thn spring Doyle is a good guy and would and throughout the summer, not have cancelled the show if the pep rally to the Thursday them. He said he wanted to pointing." O'Connor said. They wore there weren't a reason." before the second home game "apologize to the Dillon fresh­ University students all across almost finished with the prepa­ The sudden cancellation has versus Michigan, in order to men" in particular. campus echoed that disappoint­ rations when they heard the led to much speculation among have more preparation time Dillon Hall resident sopho­ ment at the news of the pep news. residents. and the writers offered to go more Sean rally's cancella­ "The script was already writ­ "I think there is a deeper back over the script and "clean McCullough tion. ton," he said. "Tryouts were i s s u e . up" the show, said, that, "We love traditions. It's O'Connor supposed to bn that night. llarpur said. McQueeney said. like every­ part ofwhat makes received a call Evnrything was all snt." "I don't By the time sug­ one else in Notre Dame Notre from Student Body Thn scriptwriters had also know if his "/ think there is a deep­ gestions had been Dillon, he is president Bob already established several hands are offered, however, very shocked Dame and to have this Reish. guests to speak and appear in tied." er issue. I don't know if the decision was about the disappear is really dis­ "I Heish) had skits, O'Connor said. O'Connor his hands are tied. " final, he said. pep rally's appointing." heard about it and "Wn had lined up Charlin said it O'Connor cancellation. seemed genuinely Wnis, Evan Sharpley and .Jack seems the Evin Harper described the resi­ "I can't concerned," hn Swarbriek, thn new athletic decision was dents' reactions to believe that Ryan O'Connor said. scriptwriter dirnctor." hn said. made uni­ The Observer. Dillon hall is lead scriptwriter Freshman Fr. Doyle personally called laterally, but Dillon Pep Rally "Some were letting such Dillon Pep Rally Gabrinlle Stoik is a ead1 of thn gunsts to tell them "some are angry and some a beloved resident of Lyons, about the cancnllation, wondering if were just disap­ tradition not Dillon's sister dor­ O'Connor said. the orders pointed," he said. occur this year," he said. mitory. During freshmen orien­ Thn nnws was frustrating to came down to him" from some­ The pep rally is "the best rea­ O'Connor also lamented the tation, leaders "made a big deal tho students who had been where else, O'Connor said. son to be in Dillon," O'Connor discontinuance of both a Notre about the pep rally." working hard on the script. After Fr. Doyle cancelled the said "We do this for !the stu­ Dame and a Dillon Hall tradi­ "I was really looking forward O'Connor said. pnp rally, the writers and other dents] and now we can't." tion. to it. I heard it is really excit­ "Usually I the pnp rally con­ residents tried to come up with O'Connor said he regrets that "We love traditions," he said. ing," she said. sists on dumb, juvnnile humor," altnrnative ways to put on event the freshmen do not get to "It's part of what makes Notre lw said. "But this year our this season, McQueeney said. experience the pep rally that Dame Notre Dame and to have Contact Madeline Buckley at objnet was to makn it elever Some suggested postponing was especially designed for this disappear is really disap- [email protected] ORLD & NATION Tuesday, Septermber 2, 2008 CoMPILED FROM THE OBsERVER'S WIRE SERVICES page 5 INTERNATIONAL NEWS Category 2 Gustav hits Louisiana E.U. threatens to delay talks with Russia BRUSSELS, Belgium - European Union leaders warned Russia on Monday that talks Unlike Katrina, most New Orleans' levees hold, but some were overtopped on a wide-ranging political and economic agreement would be postponed unless Russian Associated Press troops pull back from positions in Georgia. The threat to delay talks set for this month NEW ORLEANS on the "partnership and cooperation agree­ Hurricane Gustav slammed ment" with Russia came after Britain and into the heart of Louisiana's eastern European nations held out for a fishing and oil industry with tougher line. But Europe's dependence on 110 mph winds Monday, Russian oil and natural gas deterred stronger delivering only a glancing sanctions. blow to New Orleans that "I think we found an excellent compromise raised hopes the city would (by) not going back to business as usual, but escape the kind of cata­ still making clear that we want to maintain strophic flooding brought by contact with Russia," said German Chancellor Katrina three years ago. Angela Merkel. That did not mean the state survived the storm Iraqis assume leadership in Anbar without damage. A levee in BAGHDAD - American forces on Monday the southeast part of the handed over security responsibility to the state was on the verge of Iraqis in a province that the U.S. once feared collapse, and officials scram­ was lost - a sign of the stunning reversal of bled to fortify it. Hoofs were fortunes since local Sunnis turned against al­ torn from homes, trees top­ Qaida in Iraq. pled and roads flooded. But a Sunni Arab leader criticized the Shiite­ More than 1 million homes led government of Prime Minister Nouri al­ were without power. Maliki for failing to embrace its newfound The nearly 2 million peo­ allies, underlining the threat that sectarian ple who left .coastal tensions still pose to a lasting peace. Louisiana on a mandatory Nevertheless, the transfer of Anbar province, evacuation order watched the cradle of the Sunni insurgency and the TV coverage from shelters birthplace of al-Qaida in Iraq, marked a dra­ and hotel rooms hundreds of matic milestone in America's plan to eventual­ miles away, many of them ly hand over all 18 provinces to Iraqi control wondering what kind of so U.S. troops can go home. damage they would find The 25,000 American troops remaining in when they were allowed to Anbar will focus on training Iraq's military come. back home. and police forces and standing by to help if the Keith Cologne of Chauvin, Iraqis are unable to cope with any surge in La., looked dejected after violence. talking by telephone to a friend who didn't evacuate. "They said it's bad, real bad. There are roofs lying all AP NATIONAL NEWS over. It's all gone," said A traffic light sits on East Gause Boulevard in Slidell, La., after being knocked down Cologne, staying at a hotel in by the Category 2 Hurricane Gustav Monday. Palin's 17-year old daughter pregnant Orange Beach, Ala. ST. PAUL, Minn.- John McCain's running But the biggest fear - that the Corps' hurricane protec­ mately 10,000 people who were left to flee to the mate, Sarah Palin, said Monday her 17- the levees surrounding the tion office. "We are cautious­ chose to defy warnings and Mississippi River, where offi­ year-old unmarried daughter is five months saucer-shaped city of New ly optimistic and confident stay behind began to cials would evacuate them. pregnant, an announcement stealing even Orleans would break and that we won't see cata­ emerge. But knowing that "It's overtopping. There's a more thunder from McCain and a flood all over again- hadn't strophic wall failure." the levees surrounding the possibility it's going to be Republican presidential convention already been realized. Wind-driven In the Upper Ninth Ward, city could still be pressured compromised," said Phil overshadowed by Hurricane Gustav. water sloshed over the top of about half the streets closest by rising waters, no one was Truxillo, a Plaquemines Adding to the day's drama, McCain aides the Industrial Canal's flood­ to the canal were flooded celebrating just yet. emergency official. said the announcement was aimed at rebut­ wall, but city officials and with ankle- to knee-deep "I don't think we're out of The National Hurricane ting Internet rumors that Palin's youngest the Army Corps of Engineers water as the road dipped the woods. We still have to Center in Miami said Gustav son, born in April, was actualJy her daugh­ said they expected the lev­ and rose. Of more immedi­ worry about the water," said hit around 9:30 a.m. near ter's. ees, still only partially ate concern to authorities Gerald Boulmay, 61, a St. Cocodrie (pronounced ko­ The national convention, which a political rebuilt after Katrina, would were two small vessels that Louis Hotel worker and life­ ko-DREE), a low-lying com­ party counts on to send its candidate surg­ hold. broke loose from their long New Orleans resident. munity in Louisiana's Cajun ing into the fall campaign, already had been Flood protections along moorings in the canal and One community in south­ country 72 miles southwest relegated to a distant second to the hurri­ the canal broke with disas­ were resting against the east Louisiana was fearful of New Orleans, as a cane on TV, in newspapers and on Internet trous effect during Katrina, Florida Street wharf. their levee wouldn't hold. As Category 2 storm on a scale Web sites. submerging St. Bernard By mid afternoon Monday, many as 300 homes in of 1 to 5. The storm weak­ Parish and the Lower Ninth the rain had stopped in the Plaquemines Parish were ened to a Category 1 later in Union official resigns amid scandal Ward. French Quarter, the highest threatened, and the parish the afternoon. Forecasters LOS ANGELES - An executive vice presi­ "We are seeing some over­ point in the city. The wind president called a television feared the storm would dent of the Service Employees International topping waves," said Col. was breezy but not fierce, station to issue an urgent arrive as a devastating Union has stepped aside in the midst of Jeff Bedey, commander of and some of the approxi- plea to any residents who Category 4. financial probes, and her ex-boyfriend was told to repay tens of thousands of dollars in union funds, the Los Angeles Times report­ ed Sunday. ELECTION 2008 The SEJU acknowledged Saturday that its top California officer, Annelle Grajeda, has taken a leave of absence while it investi­ gates allegations that she was improperly Gustav alters GOP convention plans involved in making payments to her former boyfriend. Associated Press hit the Gulf Coast, sparing New stepped the Iraq War, one of the key Orleans the type of damage inflicted issues in the campaign between ST. PAUL, Minn. - Republicans, by Hurricane Katrina almost exactly McCain and Democrat Barack Obama. determined to propel John McCain to three years ago. "The waging of war - and the LOCAL NEWS the White House, opened their storm­ President Bush skipped his planned achieving of peace - should never be shortened national convention on speech to go to disaster and relief micromanaged in a party platform .... Monday amid distractions involving centers, determined to avoid a repeat In dealing with present conflicts or Chicago recruiting Indiana hotels running mate Sarah Palin. of the disaster mismanagement of future crises, our next president must VALPARAISO, Ind. - The organizers of Delegates had scarcely settled into Katrina. preserve all optio][ls," it said. Chicago's bid for the 2016 summer their seats when it was disclosed a McCain was in Waterville, Ohio, Outside the Xcel center was a Olympics are turning to northern lawyer had been hired to represent where he helped pack supplies to be reminder of the passions the war Indiana's hotels for help in the Windy the Alaska governor in an investiga­ sent to the Gulf. stirs. City's campaign to land the games. tion of her firing of the state's public Both men's wives sparked cheers An estimated 8,000 to 10,000 anti­ Under International Olympic Committee safety commissioner. The other disclo­ when they appeared before the dele­ war protesters marched toward the rules, there must be 60,000 hotel rooms sure was personal, not political - the gates, shunning politics to urge contri­ convention, some of them smashing secured for the thousands of members of pregnancy of her 17 -year-old unmar­ butions to help storm victims. windows, puncturing tires and throw­ the "Olympic Family" - workers, spon­ ried daughter. Virtually the only political business ing bottles along the way. Police used sors and media - who would turn out for The convention's opening session of the convention's 2-hour session was pepper spray on the demonstrators the games eight years from now. was abbreviated as Hurricane Gustav approval of a platform that side- and made at least five arrests. page 6 The Observer+ NATIONAL NEWS Tuesday, September 2, 2008 Zoo spectators watch video of newborn panda Lun Lun' s cub, hairless and the size of a stick of butter, is the first born in the United States this year

Associated Press Saturday, just a week spring. before the second birthday Zoo officials inseminated ATLANTA - The only of Mci Lan, the zoo's first Lun Lun with Yang Yang's panda born at a U.S. zoo so panda cub. sperm in April. An ultra­ far this ynar was placed in "You can go to every zoo sound on Thursday con­ an ineubator on Monday for and see elephants, but you firmed zookeeper's suspi­ closer monitoring by can't go to every zoo and cions that the procedure zook1wpers aftnr visitors sen pandas," said Christy was a success. flocked to wateh mother Moonan, whose two chil­ "A lot of people wonder and ehild on a live video dren, Mia, 3, and Collin, 5, whether this is less exciting fned at Zoo Atlanta. brought small stuffed panda for us because it's our sec­ Zoo officials said in a toys with them to watch the ond birth," Wilson said. rnlnasn they wanted to cub on television screens in "Every giant panda birth is more dosely watch the tiny, the zoo's panda habitat. important. We are just as hairless cub - which is thn Three other U.S. zoos excited about this birth as size of a stick of butter - house pandas, which are Mei Lan's." basnd on thn bnhavior or endangered: San Diego, Mei Lan's birth was a tlw cub and its rnotlwr. Lun Memphis and Washington, landmark event for the Lun, in the zoo's birthing D.C. zoo, drawing in thou­ don. Mei Lan and dad, Yang sands or visitors and gen­ Zoo s po knswom an S i rn onn Yang, napped in separate erating a huge number of (;riffin wasn't able to pro­ rooms of the indoor part of hits on the online panda vide further information the panda habitat on cam. Weekend attendance about thn situation but said Monday. Zoo officials will figures weren't yet avail­ the vidno fond has been sus­ keep Yang Yang apart from able Monday, but zoo offi­ pended. his new cub as they have cials said they're expect­ The Panda eub, the gen­ with Mei Lan, because male ing them to be higher dnr or which hasn't yet pandas in the wild typically than normal because of Spectators photograph Lun Lun, an endangered panda, and her benn dnterminnd, wa-s born don't stay with their off- the new arrival. newborn cub during a video exhibition Aug. 31 at Zoo Atlanta.

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Tuesday, September 2, 2008 USINESS page 7 MARKET RECAP Oil prices fall as refineries remain intact Stocks Dow They drop more than $4 after Gustav hits coast weaker than originally projected Jones 11,543.55 -171.63 Associated Press Up: Same: Down: Composite Volume: 1,167 113 1,958 3,288,323,820 HOUSTON- The punch of Hurricane Gustav AMEX appeared to fall softly Monday on the vast energy NASDAQ -44.12 complex along the U.S. Gulf NYSE -84.04 Coast, allowing oil market traders to focus not on storm S&P 500 -17.85 damage, but on their grow­ NIKKEI (Tokyo) ti~laS~i!,;lfi~S~l~~~~~ ing anxiety over the state of FTSE 100 {London) 51636.60 +35.40 the global economy. Even as 110 i:nph winds COMPANY %CHANGE $GAIN PRICE raked refmeries that line the S&P DEP RECEIPTS (SPY) -1.08 -1.40 128.79 coast and rushed over the deep-water rigs off the FINANCIAL SEL SPDR (XLF) +0.14 +0.03 21.42 shores of Texas and POWERSHARES (QQQQ) -2.10 -0.99 46.12 Louisiana, the price for a barrel of oil plummeted by FREDDIE MAC (FRE) -14.58 -0.77 4.51 more than $4 a barrel to just above $111 because Gustav Treasuries was weaker than expected. Still, the storm's impact on 10-YEAR NOTE +0.47 +0.018 3.813 production platforms, 13-WEEK BILL -0.59 -0.010 1.69 drilling rigs and other equip­ ment likely won't be fully 30-YEAR BOND +0.52 +0.023 4.412 known for another day or 5-YEAR NOTE +0.62 +0.019 3.089 so. Assuming no damage, it Commodities typically takes two to four days to restart a refinery, LIGHT CRUDE ($/bbl.) -0.13 115.46 depending on its size. It can GOLD ($/Troy oz.) -2.20 835.00 take a day or two to get off­ PORK BELLIES (cents/lb.) +2.75 92.95 shore oil and natural-gas production going again. In 2005, hurricanes Katrina Exchange Rates and Rita knocked out the region's offshore energy YEN 108.4950 infrastructure for several EURO 0.6816 weeks. 1.0630 Transocean Inc., the CANADIAN DOLLAR world's largest offshore Mississippi Deparbnent of Transportation crews clear sand deposited by Hurricane Gustav in BRITISH POUND 0.5528 drilling contractor, said Gulfport Monday. Gustav hit the Gulf Coast weaker than expected, causing a drop in oil prices. Monday afternoon it appeared its three moored, 15 percent of the nation's prices and slower economic Markets in Asia tumbled semisubmersible rigs in the refining capacity based in growth. sharpl:y. The sell-off in IN BRIEF Gulf remained anchored in the region. "U.S. demand has fallen Europe was less pro­ position during the storm. Any serious damage to oil dramatically," said Linda nounced. Rising prices affect schoollnnch choices "We still need to send at . platforms and rigs or pro­ Rafield, an analyst at Platts, Light, sweet crude for MILWAUKEE - Kids may be worried about least one spotter plane out to longed refining disruptions the energy information arm October delivery fell $4.34 to homework. teachers and that pesky bully this double-check," the company could cause a spike in ener­ of McGraw-Hill Cos. "People $111.12 in late afternoon school year. But parents? They're leery about said. gy prices. Eqecat Inc., a risk look like they're making electronic trading on the lunches. Transocean said eight modeling firm, projected what I'd call a long-term New York Mercantile With food prices rising and packages shrink­ other rigs that used Monday that Gustav could adjustment in consumption Exchange. On Friday, the ing, parents are wondering how they'll stretch thrusters to move out of the knock out capacity for about patterns." contraet fell 13 cents to set­ their food budgets. Children are going to get an storm's path also were safe 5 percent of both oil and All that appeared to be tle at $115.46 a barrel. unwitting lesson in economics, analysts say, as and would be moving back natural gas production for supporting oil prices over The U.S. Gulf Coast is parents change their food-buying habits to keep to their drilling locations as the next year. the past week was Gustav. home to nearly half the costs down. soon as Monday evening. However, one factor likely With many betting the U.S. nation's refining capacity, Some kids will eat more hot lunches this year. In recent days, oil compa­ to mitigate any impact from energy complex in the Gulf while offshore, the Gulf Some will carry baggies full of snacks like nies shut down virtually all the storm on prices is that survived largely intact, accounts for about 25 per­ home-packed chips and crackers rather than oil and natural gas produc­ many analysts believe the attention returned almost cent of domestic oil produc­ prepackaged ones. Maybe there will be more tion in the Gulf, and the country's appetite for fuel immediately to the state of tion and 15 percent of natu­ peanut butter, if it hasn't been banned in school storm's threat halted about has been reduced by high the global economy. ral gas output. because of allergies, instead of lunch meats, or cheaper items like Spam. This year's lunchroom will be less about con­ venience and more about the bottom line, said Marcia Mogelonsky. senior research analyst with Mintel International in Chicago. Parents Government recovers $9.3 }Jillion will be shopping for deals but still wanting all the basics - fruits, veggies, proteins and fun Associated Press between 1996 and 2005, whistle­ manufacturers. Recoveries jumped things like chips and cookies. It won't be easy, blowers got more than $1 billion, say from about $10 million a case in she said. WASHINGTON - Whistle-blowers analysts. writing for the Annals of 2002 to $50 million by 2005. helped authorities recover at least Internal Medicine. Drug makers are required to sell Lewis MDA telethon sets new record $9.3 billion from health care The analysts' findings are conser­ products to state Medicaid programs LAS VEGAS - Jerry Lewis raised a record providers accused of defrauding vative. at the "best pr.iee" offered in the pri­ $65 million for the Muscular Dystrophy states and the federal government, Information was only available for vate marketplace. But the companies Associa... in his annual Labor Day telethon, according to an analysis of Justice about three-quarters of the 379 cases may artificially inflate the price, a benef"it that also made a pitch for those Department records. reviewed. Second, some of the largest according to the report. inconvenienced by Hurricane Gustav. The department ramped up efforts recoveries have taken place after the Another common scheme is to mar­ This year's 22-hour telethon added a special in the 1990s to combat health care period reviewed. ket drugs for uses not approved by plea for MDA-registered families forced to fraud by using private citizens with For example, the study doesn't the Food and Drug Administration. leave their homes because of the hurricane, inside knowledge of wrongdoing. include the single largest settlement, The report's authors, Aaron S. which made landfall Monday in Louisiana. The They now initiate more than 90 per- worth $920 million, which came Kesselheim of Brigham and Women's storm affected nearly 5,000 MDA families ' cent of the department's lawsuits against Tenet Healthcare Corp., one Hospital in Boston, and David M. needing services in their new location, the focusing on health care fraud. of the nation's largest hospital Studdert of the University of organization said. Whistle-blowers start cases by fil­ chains, in 2006. Melbourne in Australia, said data on Lnwis also urged viewers to contribute to the ing a sealed complaint in federal Still, the study highlights some hundreds of whistle-blower lawsuits Salvation Army's emergency disaster services. court. The department investigates important trends in health care should be researched to identify what The 2008 haul for the 43rd annual fundrais­ the allegation and can intervene, fraud. type of allegations turn out to be ing blitz was $1.2 million more than last year's assuming the lead role in the lawsuit. While the number of claims pur­ legitimate and lead to recoveries so total. Whistle-blowers then get between 15 sued has dropped in recent years, that the department can fast-track Lewis said he was prepared not to exceed percent and 25 percent of the recovery amounts have soared such cases. Reports indicate the the 2007 number because of the sluggish amount recovered. because of a late addition to the cast department rejects about three-quar­ economy. Of the $9.3 billion recovered of defendants - pharmaceutical ters of the cases it gets. THE OBSERVER page 8 IEWPOINT Tuesday, September 2, 2008 THE OBSERVER An anniversary worth remembering P.O. Box n9. Notre Dame, IN "46556 024 South Dining Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556 Notre Dame should, but probably herself') the arbiter of whether and espeeially on the Internet. Wonwn are EDITOR IN CHIH won't, commemorate this anniversary. when life shall begin, he will predictably the big losflrs in the contraceptive cul­ Chris Hin~ Forty years ago, July 25, 1968, Pope make himself' the arbiter of when it shall ture. Francis Fukuyama, in "The Great MANAGING EntTOR BUSINESS MANAGER Paul VI. in Humanae Vitae (HV), reaf­ end, as in abortion and euthanasia. Disruption," said the pill and abortion Jay Fitzpatrick Kyle West firmed the traditional Christian position John Paul II described abortion and liberated men from responsibility and on contraception. contraception as "fruits of the same put the burden on women, allowing Ass·l~ MANAGING EDITOR: Katie Kohler Until 1930, no tree." "many ... ordinary men ... to live fanta­ AssT. MANAGING EntTOR: n~irdre Krasula Christian denomi­ In HV, Paul VI foretold three evils that sy lives of hedonism and serial polygamy N~ws EDITOR: Jenn Metz nation had ever would result from the acceptance of formerly reserved only for a tiny group VIEWPOINT ElliTOit: Kara King said that contra­ "artificial methods of birth control": of men at tho very top of society." SroRTS EDITORS: Dan Murphy ception could ever L"[C)onjugal infidelity and the g1meral 3. "IAI dangerous weapon would thus Bill Brink be objectively lowering of morality." be placed in tho hands of' ... public SCENE EDITOR: Analise Lipari right Luther, One reason why sex should be authorities." Calvin, and Wesley reserved for marriage is that sex has Since 1970 the l'ednral government SAINT MAttY'S EDITOR: l.iz I !:mer rejected it. something to do with babies. But if it is has promotnd population control I'IIOTO EDITOR: Jessica Lee The 1930 Charles Rice entirely up to man (of both sexes) through contraception, with a focus on Gtt.AI'IIICS EDITOR: Mary Jesse Anglican Lambeth whether sex will have any relation to minorities and third world countries. ADVERTISING MANAI;ER: Maddie Boyer Conference gave procreation, why should it be reserved Planned Parenthood and other publidy cautious approval Right or for marriage, why should marriage b(~ funded entities promotn all forms of' AD DESIGN MANAGER: Mary Jesse to contraception. Wrong? permanent and why should marriage be birth eontrol among minorities to the CoNTROLLER: Tim Sobolewski Pope Pius XI heterosexual? extent that 37 percent of' all abortions SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR: Mike Moriarity replied that "any As Methodist Pastor Donald Sensing are on black women although blacks, at OFFICE MANAGER & GENERAl INFO use ... of matrimony ... in such a way wrote in 2004, the legalization of 36 million, are only 1 ;{ percent of the (574) 631-7471 that the act is deliberately frustrated in "homosexual marriage" became U.S. population. Since 1973, 10 to 13 FAX its natural power to generate life is an inevitable when the Pill severed "[tlhe million black babies have been aborted. (S74) 631-6927 ofl'ense against the law of God and of causal relationships between sex, preg­ "Contraception," said John Paul II, is ADVERTISING (574) 631-6900 obst•[email protected] nature ... and a grave sin." nancy and marriage." A eontraceptive "so profoundly unlawful as n!WPr to bn, EDITOR IN CHIEF When the Pill came on the market in culture willlegitimizfl not only homosflx­ lin· any reason, justified." That conclu­ (574) 631-4542 the 1960s, the Catholie Chureh eame ual activity, but also promiscuity, sion is not disturb(~d by thn legitimacy of MANAGING EDITOR under pressure to abandon its solitary pornography, divorce, in vitro fertiliza­ natural birth regulation. As IIV put it, (574) 631-4541 [email protected] stand against it HV's disapproval of the tion, cloning, etc. President R. Albert "If ... there are serious motives to spaee ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR Pill brought a storm of dissent and Mohler, Jr., of the Southern Baptist out births ... it is ... lie it to take into (574) 631-4324 BUSINESS OFFICE ridicule on Paul VI, e.g., "he no play-a Theological Seminary said in 2005, "The account the natural rhythms ... for the (574) 6.~ 1-5313 the game, he no make-a the rules." 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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Construction Save the DillcJn necessary evil Pep Rally

In response Rusty Marsh's "Campus construction ugly and inconvenient" (Sept. I have wanted to contribute to The Observer but something always came up to 1 ), I can agree that construction is indeed an inconvenient item to deal with on a keep me from writing. Nonetheless, I cannot ignore the recent travesty that has daily basis. That is about as far as I can go. occurred. I urge Mr. Marsh, and those who are like-minded to consider several things. Many of you are probably unaware that the Dillon Hall Pep Rally has been Construction takes time and equipment. Buildings do not spring up out of the cancelled. Some of you will be affected by this; some of you probably could not ground by themselves in a matter of days. If you were unaware of this, welcome to be more apathetic. Yet, as a proud Dillonite, I believe our signature event is one the real world. Every single building that is utilized on campus (yes, even the mag­ of the greatest traditions of Notre Dame and should not go down without a fight. nificent Dome and the Basilica) has had to undergo this process to become what In my first year as a timid freshman, the pep rally was my introduction to the they are today. A beautiful campus is not instantaneous, even at a Catholic cool character that is Dillon Hall. After the extremely awkward times of University. Domerfest and the myriad of other Frosh-0 activities, I was as apprehensive After time, when buildings are complete, Mr. Marsh's "beautiful university" will about my hall and even my college choice as an 18-year-old ean be. That all return, rest assured. I might add also that the work being done on the Basilica now changed after being a part of the Dillon Hall Pep Rally. Whether it was unex­ is to ensure that its beauty and grace remains. pectedly catching our distinguished hall rector as he performed a flying leap I can completely understand if I fail to persuade you to give the complaining­ from the stage or laughing along with my fellow hall mates, Jlt was the pep rally about-construction-on-a-daily-basis up, but it is very un-Christian and exceedingly that galvanized my newfound friendships and reinforced my identity as a proud crass, especially on Labor Day, to make the remark of "questionable contractors." member of the Dillon Hall family. Having worked many of my summers as a contractor myself, I apologize that the Equally important was the event itself which revealed the true characteristics appearance and sometimes moral standards of your typical contractor cannot of a Dillonite. With performances marked by a decided swagger, a sharp tongue, match up with your own values and character. If you would like to see work of this and the perfect dose of self deprecation, I knew that I had found my new home. nature performed by people that aren't questionable, by all means go ahead and Likewise, returning my sophomore year, I was anxious to see what the gifted give it a try yourself. It is my personal guarantee that you will enjoy it immensely, comics of my hall had in store for us, and in spite of their short time to prepare, and would love to make a career out of it. If not, try to remember that all work has the group delivered and welcomed a new group of freshmen to the Dillon Hall dignity and all workers deserve our respect. family. As to "unnecessary trees," having grown up in the desert I cannot recall ever The Dillon Hall Pep Rally is not about jokes or punch lines; it is about fostering having seen one. Perhaps you would prefer a landscaping based on sand? Jokes camaraderie and celebrating one of the best traditions of Notre Dame. Though aside, greenery is something that should always be appreciated, and most espe­ my 11th hour defense may come at a time too late to save the event, I implore cially given the direction this University is trying to take with regards to the envi­ the Notre Dame community to rally behind the continuance of our pep rally. If ronment. you have ever laughed at our event, found it to be even mildly entertaining or So for everyone that is frustrated with the construction process here on campus, just believe in the sanctity of one of the great traditions of Notre Dame, please please take the time to understand that it is something necessary for this do something to fix this error and show that the Dillon Hall Pep Rally means far University to do in order to forge on and provide a wonderful and beneficial expe­ more than a couple of off-color jokes. rience to future students, something that has been afforded to us by past genera­ I know what the event means to me; Notre Dame community, please show it tions. means something to you.

Kurt Nowak John Martell sophomore junior Duncan Hall Dillon Hall Sept. 1 Aug. 31 Understand your Stop wasting water

Although it may evoke carefree summer in light of the University's stated 2008 com­ days for some, the feeling of squishing mitment to sustainability on all fronts, legal rights around in soggy shoes is apparently a Notre including sustainable energy (this year's Dame tradition for any season the sprinklers Forum topic). The dire lack of access to clean On the evening of Friday, Aug. 29, an officer from the South are turned on. water is not a problem we can wave away as Bend Police Department shut down my party. Any bystander Notre Dame has a beautiful campus, partly another of developing countries' many woes. could have predicted that it was only a matter of time before the made so by its expanses of green grass. But Metropolitan Atlanta has been facing a dire party was broken up, as there were dozens of students on the my feet don't get wet because I like to frolic water shortage, and as a California native, I front and back lawns enjoying beverages and each other's com­ through the fields while the sprinklers are can't remember a year when we haven't been pany. going. No, I get to squish along to class urged to conserve water in whatever ways The fact that the police came and broke up the party was not because for some reason, the sprinklers on possible. I urge Notre Dame now to embody surprising, but the nature of the officer's visit was. Unfortunately, campus are set to water the sidewalks - its commitment to sustainability and respon­ he felt the need to lie to me and my roommates, deny us our con­ every sidewalk I have observed on campus. sible use of natural resources by addressing stitutional rights and threaten to "lock (us) up" if we questioned I am not the only one to notice. Far from it. immediately our concrete--happy sprinklers. anything he said. There are over 400 members in the If you agree, please take a minute to e-mail First, he told us that the ordinance that was 'passed' last year Facebook group, "Why are we watering con­ the University's Facilities Operations at ndfa­ mandated that we buy a permit from the city before we can have crete?" The group page links to an Observer [email protected] a group of our friends over. Anyone who went to Notre Dame last article from 1999 describing this very phe­ Thanks very much, year knows that this isn't true, and that the ordinance did not nomenon. The tradition, then, is quite possi­ become law; the City Council dropped the measure before holding bly almost a decade old, and is not one of the Jessica Kim a vote. many Notre Dame traditions of which I am graduate student Second, the officer told us that the students drinking on our proud. Fischer Graduate Residences front lawn and porch were guilty of public intoxication because It ashames me and particularly appalls me Sepr. 1 he could see us from the public sidewalk. Based on this premise,· one could conclude that a student drinking inside his house is guilty of public intoxication if an officer can see him through a window from the sidewalk. When I questioned the legal qualifica­ tions of the officer's statement, he threatened to lock me up and make sure my roommates and I were evicted. This made me feel powerless. I was also baffled that in the 21st century, in the United States of America, an officer of the law feels that he can target students, make up laws and flagrantly oppress our constitutional rights. The moral of the story is this: as long as students don't know what the laws concerning drinking and partying are, the police will take advantage of our ignorance and overstep their bound­ aries. Take some time to figure out what your rights are so that you can use the law to help you. Hopefully, a student body better versed in local laws will lead to a more respectful police force. In addition, the less time the police spend giving us tickets, the more time they have to combat the alarming number of robberies that off-campus students have been victim to this year.

Charles Cummings senwr off campus Aug. 31 THE OBSERVER page I 0 CENE Tuesday, September 2, 2008

MARY JESSE I Observer Graphic EXPERIENCE LOCAL ART, MUSIC AND FOOD AT ART BEAT 2008

the talent the city has to offer in the will get in on the action as well. Performing Arts Center and local gal­ By MICHELLE FORDICE visual, performing and culinary arts. Anyone passing by the South Bend leries, will have special presentations Assistant Scene Ediror Over 250 local artists and performers Hegional Museum of Art is welcomed as well. Also, all of the loeal restau­ - the City of South Bend Web site into their Perform/Install 2 exhibit, rants will be open f'or visitors to come Caught in the whirlwind that is Notre mentions that there was a record num­ which turns their Warner Gallery into a in and grab dinner. Dame, students don't often venture out ber of registrants this year - will set visual and performing ·arts venue and The event is free and will be held into tlw South Bend I Mishawaka area up along downtown sidewalks and features the work of John Benevenuto, from 4-8:30 p.m. on Thursday. Art Beat that surrounds them. But there is a lot show ofT their skills. Deb Whistler, and Brian Holderman. 2008 will spread out around Michigan to see, and at the beginning of each The event will focus around five The College Football Hall of Fame is Street and Colfax Avenue in downtown school year the eity of South Bend "scenes" set up in the area that will hosting a film screening of work from South Bend. There is free parking in otTers a glimpse of what is there with have continuous performances of the Indiana University South Bend Howard Park and paid parking their annual downtown festival, Art dance, theater, music, and poetry. For Independent Video and Filmmakers throughout the area. Beat. more information, check out the map Festival and the Mid Ameriea First held in 2003, this signature below. Filmmakers. Contact Michelle Fordice at South Bend event showcases much of More permanent features of the area Other venues, such as the Morris [email protected]

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UMPHREY'S McGEE TO PERFORM FRIDAY

cussion, Kris Myers on drums and By ANALISE LIPARI vocals, and Hyan Stasik on bass guitar. Scene Ediwr Bayliss, Stasik and Cummins are all alums of Notre Dame, and Cinninger's The Notre Danw community will play wife currently works for the University. host to a band of its native sons on Somewhat comparable to Phish and Friday night whnn Umphrny's Md;ee other jam bands, the group's quirky returns to South Bend for a eoneert at sense of musicality has helped them Saint Patrick's Country Park. This is build a solid fan base. Their self-made tho third year in a row that the band, first album, "Greatest Hits, Vol. III," whose members have featured fake longtinw conn1~etions Billboard ratings for to tho University, will To date. Umphrey's McGee every track recorded. play a concert the To date, Umphrey's night before the first has released eight albums. McGee has released horne football game. including 2004's "Anchor eight albums, includ­ Umphrey's MeGee, Drops" and 2006's "Live at ing 2004's "Anchor while based in the Murat." which was Drops" and 2006's Wriglnyville, Chicago, "Live at The Murat," The men of Umphrey's McGee are having their third annual sincn 2000, found its rated 4 out of5 stars by which was rated 4 out weekend concert this Friday at Saint Patrick's Park In South Bend. roots in the members' Rolling Stone. of 5 stars by Holling collnge days. With Stone. Fans looking to capitalize on the begins at 7 p.m., and the gates will four Notre Dame The band has also Umphrey's experienee can check out open at 6 p.m. alumni and a fifth band member from released two live DVDs, 2002's "Live their Web site, www.umphreys.com. In Saint Patrick's Park is an outdoor Indiana University in South Bend from the Lake Coast" and 2005's addition to the usual "merch," the site amphitheater within 5 miles of Notre (IUSB) among its founding members, "Wrapped Around Chieago: New Year's features original podcasts by the band Dame, located on the banks of the St. Umphrey's McGee has successfully kept at the Riv." and different set lists from recent con­ Joseph River. For morf1 information, up its Notre Dame connection while The group's repeated presence at the certs, including their August 31st show call the Morris Performing Arts Center tnnding to its growing success across popular Bonnaroo Music and Arts at Hed Hocks in Colorado. at (574) 235-9190. the United States. Festival held each summer in Tickets are being sold at the Morris On Thursday, Scene will feature an Their eurn~nt linnup includes Jake Manehester, Tennessee, as well as Performing Arts Center box office in interview with several of the members Cinninger and Brendan Bayliss on gui­ other festivals and tours, only South Bend, as well as via of Umphrey's McGee. tar and vocals. Joel Cummins on key­ inereased the growing popularity of Ticketmaster.com, for $25, and day-of board and vocals, Andy Farag on per- this pseudo-jam band ensemble. tiekets will be sold for $30. The show Contact Analise Lipari at [email protected] ------,

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backing vocals make a chorus of which loosely has the feeling of rhythm­ By RYAN RAFFIN "Subpoenaed in Texas I Sequestered in By JAMES DuBRAY based progressive rock. Imagine Roger Scene Writer Memphis" far more infectious than the Scene Writer Waters being supplanted by Marvin Gaye verbose lyrics would seem to allow. The -sounds odd, but the end product is bril­ The anticipation surrounding the release song details, in a storytelling style, a ques­ Jim James croons "It ain't evil baby if it liant as James' falsetto moans, "I can tell of the Hold Steady's newest album, "Stay tionable hook-up by the narrator, who ain't hurtin' anybody" on the opening title by the sounds you make that you are Positive," is immense. could be Craig Finn but likely isn't. Are the track of My Morning Jacket's latest release, pleased" over danceable, epic rock. The critical acclaim heaped on them has lyrics based on real events? Probably not, "Evil Urges." It's unclear as to whether or But My Morning Jacket does not com­ only increased with each successive but who cares? It's a great story. Finn's not those at Our Lady's University would pletely leave its rock and roll roots behind. album. Their third, 2006's "Boys and Girls approach is similar to that of Bruce say the same about the lyrics of James' The fourth tune continues the bevy of sur­ in America," was hailed as a masterwork, Springsteen's - telling stories of working most recent album. prises with the "Sweet Emotion" -esque, and rightly .so. It recalled the classic rock class kids who are desperate and jaded. "Evil Urges" focuses in part on the divi­ radio-friendly ''I'm Amazed." The album that influenced the band, while maintain­ Aside from the E-Street-esque piano siveness of religion, while also intimately also includes a pair of 3-in-the-morning, ing a lyrical mindset firmly rooted in mod­ appearing on nearly every song, this is delving into James' sexual yearnings, sweaty barroom, blackout guitar brawls ern society. And the lyrics, while on the where the band gets their oft-quoted which include a Carpenters-loving, made­ with "Aluminum Park" and "Remnants," subject, were brilliant, with references to Springsteen influence. for-Skinamax librarian. "Evil Urges" is My which are sure to please the portion of Jack Kerouac - check the album title - Things slow down for "Lord, I'm Morning Jacket's fifth studio album, and MMJ's fan base that was hoping to hear the and poet John Berryman in the first song Discouraged," one of the album's many their third with ATO Records, which also "AC/DC meets the Allman Brothers" side of alone. So, of course, expectations would be standout tracks. Telling the tale of a friend includes artists like Radiohead, Mike their favorite band. high for the follow-up. who has fallen into drug abuse, the song Doughty and Ben Kweller. The middle portion of "Evil Urges" takes But does "Stay Positive" satisfy? In a has Finn questioning God, wondering why James commented before the release of another compelling turn, as Jim James word, yes. It is everything one could hope his friend hasn't been saved. When he "Evil Urges." That the band's goal was to proves that he can be just as sentimental for. Actually, if you were hoping it would sings "So I mostly just pray she don't die," abandon traditional rock and roll sounds. and insightful as many of his indie rock solve the housing crisis, you'd be let down, the pain is palpable. Not only one of the This goal is certainly realized as My group fronting peers (see Ben Gibbard, so it's almost everything one could hope best songs on the album, it certainly stands Morning Jacket moves from funk-inspired Conor Oberst, or Colin Meloy) with songs for. Regardless, any apprehension upon lis­ among the fmest and most powerful the soul rock to an even more surprising direc­ that speak of love and desire. On the two tening to the album or any worrying that it band has ever written, with a guitar solo tion, early 90s metal, in the span of two numbers that James probably wrote alone might disappoint immediately disappear. that matches the song's tragedy with its songs. On "Evil Urges," My Morning Jacket at night, with nothing but his bleeding Things kick off with "Constructive epic scope. combats a commonly offered criticism that heart and acoustic guitar, "Look at You" Summer," a summer anthem about living While the upbeat songs range from the indie rock is all too white. The influences and "Thank You Too," James swoons the for the moment and seizing the day, and merely good, like "Yeah Sapphire" and are broad, but the most important tend to object of his affection as a "glowing exam­ about taking tired cliches like those and "Navy Sheets," to the great, like the title be black artists: shades of Sly Stone, Curtis ple of peace of glory," who "really saw my stripping them bare to reveal the beating track, the songs that cut the deepest are Mayfield, and Prince are heard throughout. naked heart/really brought out the naked heart underneath. It shouts out Joe the slower ones. Aside from the aforemen­ The defining factor of the album is its part." These tunes are separated by a 70s Strummer of the Clash and Iggy Pop's tioned "Lord, I'm Discouraged," tracks like musical diversity. Whether one believes AM pop-infused ditty, "Sec Walkin'" in "Lust for Life," and it's joyous and fun, the "Both Crosses" and "Slapped Actresses" that the album is still coherent determines which James temporarily falls into a state sort of song that sounds best while driving are stunners, all slow burn and introspec­ how most critics have responded to this of schizophrenia, revealing his belief that during a sunny day with friends. If you lis­ tion. There .are references to murder and ambitious record. "Evil Urges" is a signifi­ "demon eyes are watehing everywhere." ten hard enough, you can pick out some of Christianity, to the late director John ,cant leap forward for MMJ, and for the first The most controversial song on the the album's lyrical themes, like those of Cassavettes and to his wife Gena time brings the energy of their lauded live record, which has been a litmus test for Catholic imagery and growing up. The lat­ Rowlands. As "Slapped Actresses" closes sets to a studio album. feelings about "Evil Urges" as a whole, is ter is something one would imagine lead out the album on a chorus of "whoa-ohs," The standout tracks on "Evil Urges" are the George Clinton-meets-Metallica tune, singer/guitarist/lyricist Craig Finn struggles it's obvious that the Hold Steady weren't "Smokin' from Shootin'," along with "Highly Suspicious." The refrain is pure with increasingly at 37 years old. shaken by having all eyes on them. No, "Touch Me I'm Going to Scream Pt. 1" and pop-metal, and follows James talking about The first single, "Sequestered in instead of succumbing to the pressure, "Touch Me I'm Going to Scream Pt. 2," a "peanut butter pud!ling surprise." Memphis," is as catchy a song as the band they pulled up their bootstraps and pro­ which comprise over 12 minutes in total. Yet, as he sings the chorus, James is has ever written. Handclaps, horns and duced another masterpiece. These three tracks define a new sound, laughing with those who love his ambition "Stay Positive" is one more fine and against those who will remain entry in the catalogue of an excel­ "highly suspilcious" until they see The Hold Steady lent band. Not only that, it is with­ My Morning Jacket how fun and energetic this song is out question one of the best live. Stay Positive records of the year, growing bet­ Evil Urges Before "Evil Urges," My Morning Released by: Vagrant Records ter with each listen. Having your Jacket was clearly in the conversa­ expectations lived up to is uncom­ Released by: ATO Records tion for the best live act in rock Recommended Tracks: "Constructive mon, but having them exceeded is Recommended Tracks : "Smokin' from today. With this record, they have Summer'' and "Lord, I'm Discouraged'' extraordinary. It's tough to even Shootin"' and "Highly Suspicious" entered another elite group, one imagine how they're going to fol­ that has reeently only ineluded low this up, but the way they're Wilco and Radiohead, for the most going, no one will be let down. relevant roek group in the world.

Contact Ryan Raffin at [email protected]

Photo courtesy of stereogum.com Photo courtesy of normanrecords.com With "Stay Positive," the Hold Steady has exceeded fan and critical expecta­ My Morning Jacket breaks new musical ground with "Evil Urges." The band's tions. The first single off the album is "Sequestered in Memphis." influences include Curtis Mayfield, Sly Stone, George Clinton and Prince. page 12 The Observer + CLASSIFIEDS Tuesday, September 2, 2008

MLB Yankees outslug Tigers in battle of underachievers Alex Rodriguez has 4 RBis as major league baseball's highest paid teams compete without playoff implications

Migm~l Cabrera and Brandon Associated Press lnge. DETIWIT - What could Dorek .Jeter drove in one of havn bonn a Sl!ptnmber show­ two runs in the sixth, padding down bntwnnn tho teams with thn lead to 13-9. tho two biggest payrolls in "The bottom line is that we hasoball instoad had very littl1! w~n the game," Now York impact on tho pennant races. manager .Joe Girardi said. Thanks to a guy known as .Justin Verlander (10-15) "Pudgn," it was not devoid of lasted a earner-low 1 2-3 omolion. innings and gave up eight /\lox Hodriguez sparked a runs-live earned-and seven scoring barragn with a two­ hits with two walks. run single in the first inning ''I'll make this easy for you," and added an HBI in each of Tigers manager .Jim Leyland the next two frames to help said in a 9-second address to thn NP.w York Yankees build a reporters. "We basically threw hugo cushion they needed in a a lot of balls when we 13-9 win over the Detroit should've thrown strikes and Tigers on Monday. we threw some strikes when Perhaps the only intriguing we should've thrown balls. moment in the listless game "And, that's the end of the that lasted nearly 4 hours conversation. I'll see you happened in the second inning later." when Ivan Hodriguez came to Verlander agreed with the plate. Leyland's assessment. liB was greP.ted with a "The bad pitches I threw got standing ovation in his first hit and the good ones got hit game against thP. Tigers since as well," said Verlander, who they tradnd him. Hodriguez was booed as he walked to the acknowledged the fans by tak­ dugout when Leyland replaced ing ofT his helmet and waving him. "It's one of those days to thn sold-out crowd. you've got to get behind you." "That was spoeial," he said. Verlander has had a lot of "I apprnciatnd that very, very, starts he would like to forget very much. It was great. It this season after being the means that in the four years I only pitcher to throw a no-hit­ AP was here, I did a good job and ter, start a World Series game, New York's Johnny Damon is congratulated after scoring on an Alex Rodriguez single In the the fans appreciated that." and be Hookie of the Year and fourth inning of the Yankees' 13-9 win Monday over Detroit. The Yankees and Tigers an All-Star in his first two full playf1d a makeup game after a seasons. baseball, but it goes the same and the will we have with this Johnson. rnatchup in May was rained He won 35 games the previ­ way for both teams," Delgado ballclub." Batting leadoff, Drew singled out. The teams with the high­ ous two years and trailed only said. "It was pretty tough, but It was Delgado's 462nd in the first, tripled in the third est payrolls in baseball com­ Dwight Gooden's 41 victories whatever.. We got it done." career homer, tying him with and homered in the fifth bined for a performance that among pitchers in their first The Mets had little success Jose Canseco for 31st place on against St. Louis Cardinals seemed as significant and stir­ two full seasons since 1970. against Ben Sheets, but the the all-time list. starter Joel Pineiro. He hit a ring as a Grapefruit League Brian Bruney (2-0) was Brewers' right-hander left the "Obviously, it's flattering," ground-rule double in the sev­ exhibition. New York's open­ credited with the win for game after five scoreless Delgado said. ''I'm going to enth against reliever Kyle ing-day payroll, counting play­ pitching 1 2-3 scoreless innings as a precautionary play a couple more years, so McClellan (2-7) as the Chase ers on the disabled list, was innings in the middle of the measure with tightness in his I'm not so concerned with the Field crowd rose for a stand­ $209.1 million and Detroit's game. Sidney Ponson started left groin. New York then bat­ guys on that list." ing ovation. was $138.7 million. and gave up seven runs - six tered six Milwaukee relievers The Mets first baseman has Drew added another double Both underachieving teams earned-and nine hits over for four runs on seven hits and 20 homers.-and 60 HBI since in the eighth for his fifth hit, began the final month with three innings. four walks in the final four June 27, the most of any NL matching a career high and double-digit deficits in their "I didn't do what I was sup­ innings. player in that time. becoming the 12th divisions. The Yankees began posed to do," Ponson said. "He's one of our top pitch­ "Carlos has been amazing," Diamondbacks player to have the day seven games behind In his major league debut, ers," Milwaukee manager Ned New York manager .Jerry five hits in a game. the Heel Sox in the AL wild Phil Coke struck out two, Yost said of Sheets. "Do you Manuel said. "If he's swinging Drew also became the third eard race. inducting Cabrera with one on wanna take a chance of losing it well, he seems to come up at Diamondback to hit for the "You can't take anything for to get out of the seventh him? I don't. I take no chances the right time and put a good cycle in the franchise's 11- granted," Ivan Hodriguez said. inning to maintain New York's with starting pitchers this time swing on it. He's been out­ year history. Luis Gonzalez did Hodriguez signed with the four-run lead. of year. Very, very slight, start­ standing." it on July 5, 2000, at Houston Tigers after they lost an 1\L­ ed to get some tightness and and Greg Colbrunn did it on record 119 games in 2004, Mets 4, Brewers 2 I'm not taking a chance of him Diamondbacks 8, Cardinals 6 Sept. 18, 2002, at San Diego. then helped them reach the MILWAUKEE - The shadows pulling it." PHOENIX - Stephen Drew Chad Qualls (3-8) pitched the World Snries in 2006. in late afternoon at Miller It was the fourth win in five became the first player to hit seventh to earn the win. lie will be a 37 -year-old free Park can be brutal to hitters, games for the Mets, and all for the cycle in Chase Field, Brandon Lyon pitched the agent this offseason. but Carlos Delgado made good four victories have been come­ and newly acquired David ninth for his 26th save in 31 "Physically, I know he can contact anyway. backs. Eckstein singled home the chances. still play every day," Girardi Delgado's two-run homer off "Good teams do this," winning run to help the Down 5-1 in the third, the said. "llow many more years Eric Gagne in the eighth Delgado said. "It's important. Arizona Diamondbacks rally Diamondbacks chipped away he can do it? I don't know." inning propelled the New York It shows that you can do it. past the St. Louis Cardinals on at Pineiro, who allowed four /\lex Hodriguez's four HBis Mets to a victory over the Ideally, you want to be ahead Monday. runs and six hits in five helped the Yankees take an Milwaukee Brewers on but if you're not you'v(l got to Adam Dunn, Chris Young innings. 11-2 lead, but they were Monday. put together some good at and Mark Reynolds also home­ Arizona tied it at 6-6 in the ahead by just two runs follow­ "Probably the worst shadows bats, get some base runners red for the slumping sixth, when Heynolds hit a ing five innings after giving up that I've been involved with and come up with a big hit. It Diamondbacks, who overcame two-run shot on the first pitch homers to Gary Sheffield, since I've been in professional says a lot about the character a poor start by Handy from McClellan.

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NCAA FOOTBALL NCAA Football Coaches' Top 25

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1 Georgia (22) 1,438 1 2 usc (14) 1,430 2 3 Ohio State (14) 1,392 3 4 Oklahoma (3) 1,329 4 5 Florida (5) 1,293 5 6 LSU (3) 1,163 6 7 Missouri 1,143 1 8 West Virginia 1,008 8 9 Clemson 999 9 10 Texas 979 10 11 Auburn 888 11 12 Wisconsin 747 12 13 Kansas 714 13 14 Texas Tech 644 14 15 Virginia Tech 568 15 16 Arizona State 560 16 17 Brigham Young 547 17 18 Tennessee 506 18 19 Illinois 422 19 20 Oregon 399 20 21 South Florida 350 21 22 Penn State 3:13 22 23 Wake Forest 203 23 24 Michigan 112 24 25 Fresno State 91 25

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team points previous AP 1 Wake Forest 200 1 UCLA running back Ryan Moya, 15, celebrates after his touchdown gave his team the lead late in the 2 Connecticut 186 2 game. The Bruins held on to beat No. 14 Tennessee 27-24 in overtime Monday night. 3 NOTRE DAME 166 3 4 Boston College 155 4 5 Santa Clara 151 5 Bruins win debut in dratnatic fashion 6 Creighton 133 6 7 Indiana 129 1 Associated Press expired. After the Bruins went act, this is a lot of fun.' 8 Maryland 128 8 But in the overtime, when back in front, the Vols "It's been a hard five 9 Ohio State 118 9 PASADENA, Calif. neither the Bruins nor the answered with a quick 27- years beiing away from col­ 10 Virginia Tech 112 10 Quarterback Kevin Craft Vols were able pick up a yard march that ended with lege football. This is what I 11 Brown 109 11 sparked UCLA's offense in first down, Forbath made Lincoln's tying field goal. want to do." 12 Akron 95 12 13 Massachusetts 83 the second half Monday his kick and then Lincoln Raymond Carter had put Asked if he considered 13 night, and Kai Forbath missed from 34 yards. UCLA up 17-14 earlier in giving Craft the hook, 14 UCLA 75 14 15 West Virginia 73 15 kicked a 42-yard field goal Craft, who threw four the fourth with a 3-yard Neuheisel said, "I told Craft 16 lllinois·Chicago 71 16 in overtime to lift the Bruins interceptions and totaled 66 scoring run. that I threw four intercep­ 17 Southern Methodist 70 17 to a 27-24 victory over No. yards in the opening half of Neuheisel, a former UCLA tions in my first start, but 18 South Florida 65 18 18 Tennessee, making his first game for UCLA, quarterback who was the (coach) Terry Donahue 19 Saint louis 53 19 coach Rick Neuheisel's went 18-of-25 for 193 yards 1984 Rose Bowl MVP, waited until the third game 20 Northwestern 46 20 debut a winning one. and one touchdown in the returned as head coach last before he pulled me." 21 Bradley 41 21 The season opener for second half without an December after Karl Craft, a junior college 22 UC Santa Barbara 41 22 both teams had a wild fin­ interception. Dorrell was fired. The transfer who was a third­ 23 Tulsa 36 23 ish. The touchdown was a 3- Bruins, plagued by quarter­ stringer for the Bruins 24 North Carolina 28 24 The underdog Bruins, yarder to Ryan Moya that back injuries, went 6-7 last before injuries to the first 25 Furman 20.5 25 who took the lead with 27 capped a 70-yard drive and year. two quarterbacks pressed seconds left in regulation, gave the Bruins a 24-21 "It was a thrill for me to him into the starting role, were forced into overtime lead with 27 seconds left. be on the sidelines," he finished 25-of-43 for 259 when the Volunteers' The Vols had gone up 21-17 said. "At one point an offi­ yards, vv:ith the one touch­ MIAA Women's Soccer Daniel Lincoln kicked a 47- on Montario Hardesty's 20- cial said, 'Are you having down and four intercep­ Standings yard field goal as time yard run with 1:54 to play. fun?' I said, 'For an opening tions.

Team Record IN BRIEF W-L 1 Albion 3·1 Clemens and Co. arrested Singh wins aS!ain to all Man. City agrees to 1 Calvin 3·1 in Virginia parking lot but clin·ch the FedEx Cup terms witli ][lew owner 1 Hope 3-1 SALEM, Va. - The son of Roger NORTON, Mass. - Vijay Singh LONDON - Manchester City 1 SAINT MARY'S 3-1 Clemens and two other minor kept pouring in birdie putts, 35 feet agreed Monday to a takeover by a 1 Trine 3·1 on one hole and 60 feet on the 6 Alma league teammates were arrested United Arab Emirates business 2-2 early Sunday morning and briefly next, as cheers turned from disbe­ group, ending former Thai Prime 6 Kalamazoo 2·2 8 Adrian 1-3 jailed after a disturbance at a lief to sheer amazement. Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's brief 8 Olivet 1·3 restaurant in Salem. That might be the last bit of ownership of the Premier League In a news release, police said excitement for this edition of the club. Koby Clemens, Mark Ori and FedEx Cup. The Abu Dhabi United Group for Jimmy Goethals were arrested Despite a volatile new points sys­ Development and Investment will after police were called to the tem designed to give more players "look at the club's accounts and con­ parking lot of a restaurant. a chance, Singh took the suspense tracts before completion of a deal Clemens and Ori were charged out of the PGA Tour Playoffs with believed to be worth $360 million. with disorderly conduct. Goethals an 8-under 63 on Monday to win The group reached agreement late around the dial was charged with assault and bat­ the Deutsche Bank Championship Sunday afternoon with Thaksin, tery. in record fashion. It was his second board member Sulaiman al-Fahim MLB The three play for the Salem straight victory, giving him such a said in a press conference Monday Avalanche, which played its final large lead that he could wrap up morning. Astros at Cubs game of the season Monday in the $10 million prize before the The club said in a statement that a 7:00p.m., WGN Lynchburg. Tour Championship. "memorandum of understanding" In a statement, the Houston "Right now, my focus is going to has been signed and the deal is sub­ Astros said they were attempting to be next week, and see if I can wrap ject to a due diligence, allowing White Sox at Indians sort out the circumstances leading it up," Singh said. investors to request information 7:00p.m., CSN to arrest of the three players in Singh has been even more from Man City and the Premier their farm system. impressive. League. page 14 The Observer + SPORTS Tuesday, September 2, 2008

TENNIS NFL Querrey challenges Pacman, Tank to start fresh No.1 Nadal at Open Jones and Johnson, both back from suspensions, to play Sunday

Associated Press break points in that game­ Associated Press seven chances to get back on IHVING, Texas - Adam serve, to get right back into "Pacman" Jones and Tank NEW YOHK - When Hafael the match. But Nadal saved Johnson settled in for a new Nadal double-faulted on a each one, the last with a 117 season in their corner of the break point Monday at the mph service winner he punc­ Dallas Cowboys' locker room U.S. Open. it allowed Sam tuated with a yell of "Si!" Monday. <)uerrny to pull even at a set At deuce. ()uerrey swatted a Freshly displayed above the apiece and 4-4 in the third. runaround forehand wide, locker where Jones reclined Exactly two hours into their then on the next point, he into a pile of clothes were fourth-round match at tho ended a 1 0-stroke exchange several pictures of his 2-year­ U.S. Open, the 55th-ranked by pushing a forehand into old daughter. Johnson, mean­ ()uerrey was tied with the No. the net. ()uerrey dropped his while, talked about plans for 1-ranked Nadal- tiod with a lwad and tugged at the brim an entertainment center in man who owns five Grand of his sweat-soaked baseball the empty cubicle now Slam titles. eap as he trudged to the side­ between them af'ter final ros­ "You know." ()lwrn~y would linn. ter cuts. say later, "I felt liko I was Still, it was impressive the At the start of last season, right in that Querrey neither was playing for the Indeed he was. to tho sur­ stayed in extended exchanges Cowboys - or any other prise of pretty mueh everyone from the baselinn, precisely team. Both were serving NFL but ()w•rrey. The 20-yoar-old the sort of point that's been suspensions. Californian managed to match the foundation of Nadal's Jones did not even find out the relentless Nadal stroke­ carenr, wearing down more for sure until last week that for-stroke for long stretehos, exJwrienced and more suc­ he would be cleared by com­ bnfon~ losing 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (2), C!~ssf'ul players than ()uerrey. missioner Hoger Goodell to 6-:{. Hoger Federer comes to mind, play this season. He is "Not the worst thing in the for nxample. already finding it hard to con­ Adam "Pacman" Jones pictured at Cowboys training camp on world-going out to the No. 1 "Very tough, no'? Sam is a trol his emotios as he gets July 26. guy," ()uerrey said. big player, a big server," ready for Sunday's season Johnson is also sporting a "Probably the punt return AftPr a poor start, one he Nadal said. "lie has a great opener at Cleveland, his first new jersey number, switching more. I would like to take tlw attribut('(l mainly to norvous­ future." NFL game since Dec. 31, to No. 95 this week after first return back," Jones said, ness, <)unrrey began to make Nadal wound up with more 2006, when he was still with wearing No. 66 last season making sure to elarif'y that a stand when Nadal served unforced errors (41) than Tennessee. and throughout training wasn't any kind of guaranten. for a two-set lead at 5-4 in winnnrs (37). a rare ratio for "I don't want to get too eamp. "I said I would likn to takn the tho second. ()uern~y broke at him. Nadal's serve was bro­ over-hyped, but Sunday I'll be "Nine-to-five is just like all first one baek. We'll see how love tlwrn, and he broke knn a total of three times in ready," Jones said. ''I'm just day. Nine-to-five is how I it goes, man. I'm eager to get Nadal again two games later his l'irst three matches; trying to not get too riled up. work. I lovn the number," back out tiH~re." to take the set, and then Qunrrey broke him four times. Heading a couple of books Johnson said. "I was comfort­ Coach Wad1~ Phillips said skipped to tlw sidPiine shak­ "The match was crazy like every now and then helps me able in 66, but once a 90- Monday that Jones will likely ing a fist as most of tho parti­ that, no'?" Nadal said. out a little bit." number got free, I wanted to be used on kickoff returns as san crowd rosf~ for a standing The Spaniard assigned some The Titans traded Jones, just go ahead and jump on it well. lie wouldn't say if there ovation. blame for his problems to the their 2005 first-round pick, in because I don't want to be the was a chance of Jones being "I thought I was maybe swirling wind. something that April while the cornerback­ ugly one on the line." used offensively to help bol­ going to lose, like, (6-2, 6-2, ()uerrey also said was bother­ kick returner was still sus­ In the preseason, "Pacman" ster the injury-plagued 6-0) or something .... After I some. pended because of an accu­ played the first three games, receiving unit. broke him in 5-4 at love in the ()uerrey, of course, had mulation of arrests and legal the last starting at left cor­ Still, Phillips said Jones has second set, then I started hav­ other things to worry about: problems while with nerback in place of Terence made significant progress in ing a little more fun," ()uerrey lie was playing in Arthur Tennessee. Newman, the injured Pro the two months since he was said. "From that point on, it Ashe Stadium-the sport's When Jason Ferguson of the Bowl selection who is back at cleared by Goodell to practice was awesome." largest arena-for the first Cowboys was lost to injury practice and expected to play and play in preseason games lie adually led briefly, when time, and playing in a major after last year's opener, the against the Browns. with the Cowboys. The com­ it was 5-4 and 6-5 in the third championship's fourth round 305-pound Johnson was Jones doesn't know if he missioner waited until last set, but hn couldn't keep up in for the first time. signed off waivers from will start-"They ain't telling week to rule on the regular tho ensuing tiebreaker. Oh, yes, and playing against Chicago even though he still me nothing," he said-but he season. Then, with Nadal serving at Nadal, who has won 42 of his had to serve his suspension. will be prominent on passing "I think Adam Jones will 4- 2 in the fourth, () u err e y past 43 matches. Johnson did get to play the downs and special teams. probably get better and better mado the reigning French "I mean, it's nice to know he second half of the season for Jones' only punt returns in as he goes. He just hasn't Open, Wimbledon and Beijing actually had to go out there the Cowboys, and his gregari­ the preseason were for 18 played in a long time. He does Olympies champion work and fight for it," ()uerrey said, ous spirit has become much and 24 yards. have some real natural abili­ ratlwr hard. "rather than me kind of hand­ more evident now that he is So what does Jones look ty," Phillips said. "lie's not too () u e r 1'1~ y c o m p i l e d s e v e n ing it to him." settled with the team. forward to most'? far away."

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NFL Brady says ankle is better; hopes to start in o:pener Patriots head coach Bill Belichick refuses to answer questions about who will start Sunday against Kansas City

percentages, so I usually Matt Cassel, starting his Associated Press don't give them. I have been fourth season as the No. 2 FOXBOROUGH. Mass - yelled at more times with quarterback, could not lead Tom Brady ran through agili­ comments I make so I am the Patriots to a touchdown ty drills and said he is ready laying off that one. Write in 17 exhibition series. Kevin to play in the New England that, so he reads that, too." O'Connell, the Patriots third­ Patriots' opener. Bill No matter the percentage, round draft pick, is highly Belichiek is not ready to say all signs point to Brady regarded but is just a rookie. that will happen. extending his playing streak Tackle Matt Light missed Neither is much of a sur­ to 128 games, third most in the first three exhibition prise. history among NFL quarter­ games and guard Stephen It would be a big surprise if backs. Only Brett Favre (275) Neal missed all four. So the reeord-setting quarter­ and Peyton Manning (173) Belichick played it safe by bad, who had a right foot have longer streaks, and not risking Brady's health injury and missed all four both are still going on. with two starters missing exhibition games, does not And now the exhibition from the offensive line. start Sunday against the games are over. After eight seasons in the Kansas City Chiefs. "I felt like I could play all NFL, Brady expects to make "If it's up to me, there's no of them and I practiced the a smooth transition to play­ question" Brady said entire preseason, pretty ing in a game even without Monday. "I've been getting much," Brady said. "The the exhibition contests, all of progressively better over the deeision was made that, OK, them losses. past couple of weeks. I'm Tom, you're not going to play, "Throwing so many foot­ excited. I'm excited to start and I was fine with it." balls over the course of my the year." A week ago, Brady said he life, it's not like I need to AP The seeretive Belichick would be ready for the learn how to throw a football New England quarterback Tom Brady, 12, d1()es an agility drill defleeted a question about Chiefs. Since then, he said, or take a drop or make a Monday during practice. whether last season's NFL his foot has improved "quite read," Brady said. "All the MVP would start Sunday. a bit." plays that are in the play­ NFL reeord 23 touehdown these plays," Light said. "So "We will give you the injury He also did everything the book are ones that were put passes. And that was his first it's good to have him baek." report on Friday," he told other quarterbacks, running in when I was here, so I was year with the Patriots. That should happen on reporters Monday. "We will backs and receivers did dur­ a part of all those conversa­ "The whole team is ready Sunday now that his injured give you the practice report ing the first 15 minutes of tions. for Tom to come back," Moss foot has improved. after we praetiee." practice Monday that media "It's just a matter of going said Sunday. "He is the "I think we have moved Brady did not want to members were allowed to out and doing it at a faster leader of this team. He does past that," Brady said. "I was anger a coach who tells his observe. They stretehed then speed," he said. "I've played some great things out there out there practicing yester­ players not to reveal too jogged to the end zone for in a lot of those games to on the field with the ball." day and I am going out there mueh injury information. So the agility drills. know what that speed is and, On Monday, Light sounded to practice today. Hopefully, I he would not estimate how The Patriots, with no hopefully, I'm prepared for optimistic about Brady's will be practicing enough the dose to 100 percent he was proven backup, cannot afford it." return. rest of the week to give health-wise. to be without Brady, who set Besides, Randy Moss sat "The way he directs things everybody enough confidence "I don't know," Brady said an NFL record with 50 touch­ out all four exhibition games out there is what puts us in to know that I will be OK if I with a smile. "Coach hates down passes last season. last year and still caught an the right position to make go out there."

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MLB SoccER Lee shuts out White Sox for 20th "Win U.S. team to play Indians' unlikely ace becomes first pitcher in majors to reach milestone

Cleveland's record book as Feller was shown on the sta­ Associated Press qualifier in Cuba 20-game winners, Lee shut dium's giant scoreboard. CLEVELAND- Cliff Lee down the hard-hitting, Lee's 20 wins put a became Cleveland's first 20- Central-leading White Sox resounding stamp on his game winner in 34 years, with ease. He gave up two turnaround season. Americans have not played in Cuba in 61 pitching a five-hitter for his singles to open the first and Ineffective for the first four years; must win to continue World Cup hopes second career shutout to then retired 21 in a row. months of 2007, Lee had lead the Indians to a 5-0 win Arter he got Carlos Quentin been sent back to the minors ovflf thn Chicago White Sox to ground into a game-end­ last July, a startling downfall tie more jeers. Not that most Associated Press on Monday night. ing double play, Lee punched for a pitcher who had won guys on our team understand Lee (20-2) is the first his fist into his glove and 46 games over the previous MIAMI SHOHES, Fla. - Spanish." Indians pitcher to reach 20 hugged catcher Kelly three years. In his final start Landon Donovan took off his Though baseball-crazy Cuba wins since Hall of Farner Shoppach as fireworks before the demotion, Lee shirt and soaked in the South would need to score a major (;aylord Perry went 21-13 in boomed above Progressive was booed off the field and Florida sun as he walked off upset to bolster its chances of 1974. The left-hander's Field. And as he has done 19 sarcastically tipped his cap the field Monday, chuckling at qualifying for the nation's first milestone win - his ninth other times this season, Lee at Indians fans who were the dozen or so college girls World Cup since 1938, goal­ straight victory - came got in line to exchange sick of seeing him. photographing his every keeper Dany Luis Quintero exactly one year to the day handshakes with his team­ Now, they cannot get move. said "our motivation is always that hn was recallnd from mates. enough of Lee. Do not expect Donovan and greater against a rival like the tho minor leagues. First baseman Ryan Garko Since the first day of the United States men's soccer United States." With a chance to join Perry f'lipp11d the ball to Lee, and spring training in '08, he has team to get such a friendly "Cubans don't like to lose to as well as Hall of Famers he headed to the dugout as a been in a groove. reception at their next stop: the United States," he said. Bob Fellnr and Bob Lnmon in video tribute from Perry and The Benton, Ark., native The national team's first "The fans are more motivated went 5-0 in April and won match in Cuba in 61 years. and we are hoping for a full his first six starts before suf­ And don't expect the U.S. to stadium." fering his first loss on May foeus on anything but soccer, The U.S. knows it needs a 18 at Cincinnati. Lee lost for either. win to stay on track to qualify a second time on July 6 at "We're not going there to be for the World Cup. The Minnesota, but was 12-2 political," Donovan said Amnrieans play Trinidad and when he took the mound as Monday. 'Tm not going there Tobago on Sept. 10 in the AL's starter at the All­ to make any political state­ Bridgeview, Ill., and wins Star Game in Yankee ments. I'm gning there to play against both countries would Stadium. lie went 5-0 with a and try to win. That (politieal) all but assure a berth in the 1.86 ERA in August. part of it is real, but the rea­ final round of qualifying in lie came in leading the son we're there is to play soe­ North and Central Ameriea league in wins and EHA, and cor. And that'~ what we have and the Caribbean. no pitcher has meant more to remember." U.S. coach Bob Bradley said to his team than the laid­ The U.S. team held the first it's important his team doesn't back 30-year-old Lee, who of four practices in this north lose foeus with the distrae­ has accounted for 30 percent Miami suburb as it prepared tions that could surround the of Cleveland's 66 victories. to play Cuba in a World Cup game in llavana. Right now, he's a leading qualifier in Havana on "It's been a real long time so candidate to give Cleveland Saturday. The Americans are I think fin· our team, our play­ back-to-back Cy Young win­ coming off a 1-0 win over ers, it's a tremendous oppor­ ners. CC Sabathia won 19 Guatemala and are heavily tunity," Bradley said of the games last season for the favored against a Cuban trip. "It's certainly a unique Indians, one of four squad that lost to Trinidad experience and one everybody AP Cleveland pitchers to come and Tobago 3-1 in its opening is looking forward to. We just Cleveland catcher Kelly Shoppach, left, hugs pitcher Cliff Lee within one win of matching semifinal qualifier on Aug. 20. need to make sure we keep Monday after Lee completed h1s Major-league leading 20th win. the spit-balling Perry. The U.S. national team has our concentration on the traveled to Cuba only once, importance of the game with losing 5-2 in 194 7, although qualifying for the World Cup." the under-20 team played in Luis Hernandez, president Havana in 1991 during the of the Cuban Soccer STUDENTS Pan American Games. 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Waldrum said. "And its kind of "Having younger players look ten. fitting, you know, that we are up to me, it means a lot to me, "That's probably the No. 1 Hanks celebrating, this year, 20 years it's an honor," Hanks said. "But NCSA priority, to make that overall continued from page 20 of the women's soccer program I couldn't have done it without continued from page 20 experience as good as it can and for her to have a chance of my teammates setting up those be. You want everyone of Award of the Inn at Saint breaking the 70 goal-70 assist plays and letting me be the one demically, 21st in the those people to walk away Mary's Classic this weekend. mark ... it'd be in very good stepping up taking I penalty Director's Cup and had the and feel like they had a great For her powerhouse perform­ company if she could do that." kicks I." 30th best graduation rate four years," Heisler said. ance, Hanks was also named Waldrum praised Hanks not Two of Hanks' goals on among all schools in Divisions In 2007, Notre Dame beat the Top Drawer Soccer only for her talent but also for Friday came on penalty kicks I, II and III. out the Cardinal National Player of the Week the intangible qualities she after teammates were fouled Notre Dame and its Ivy Monday. brings to the field. inside the 18-yard box. finished 12th League com- And Hanks is not likely to "She's a leader, she under­ Waldrum said that despite among all of petitors to grab stop accumulating milestones stands the game, she sees it at Hanks' 68 goals and 59 assists, the nation's "Academics are a top the second spot anytime soon. a higher level she is far from a one-dimen­ schools. Div. concern for all of our behind Duke. She stands than a lot of sional player. !II school student-athletes, it's I Ieister said the within striking our players," "She does a lot of work for us Williams annual success distance of 70 "She's a leader, she Waldrum said. defensively and a lot of people University not up for debate. " stems from a career goals understands the game, "She is just a don't realize," the coach said. took the over- commitment to and 70 assists, she sees it at a higher really smart "They think all she does is all crown with John Heisler academics that a plateau student of the score goals but when you the top rank­ Senior Associate starts in the reached by level than a lot of our game. The watch her she's chasing back ing in aca­ recruiting only two play­ players." thing that she's all the way deep into our half. demics and Athletic Director process. ers in NCAA got going for She's a complete player." athletics. "Academics history. The Randy Waldrum her is she's not Hanks will not have a chance The Irish are a top con­ elite club the most physi­ to join the 70-70 club until at are in good cern for all of includes only Irish coach cally gifted and least midway through this sea­ company on the Div. I list our student-athletes, it's not two members not the biggest, son, but for now Waldrum said with Stanford, Duke, up for debate," he said. - Notre Dame strongest play­ he is just proud that she tied Princeton and Harvard taking Heisler also said that the alumna Jen Streifer and er, but you won't find a harder the school record for three­ the top four spots in front of polls helped when recruiting women's soccer icon Mia competitor." goal games. Notre Dame. The school's players and coaches because I Iamm of North Carolina. Hanks said that while it is an "It couldn't happen to a bet­ 23.66 rating was only two it showed that it is possible to "[llanksl is gonna continue to honor to be seen as a team ter player," he said. "She's points away from Harvard remain competitive despite set more and more records. leader, she knows if she did not been so much to our program and 2.33 away from high standards in the class- She owns a big majority of play for a top-flight program over the rpast] four years." Princeton. John Hopkins, room. them now for scoring for this like Notre Dame, she would not Univ. of Pennsylvania, program over its 20 y11ar histo­ have had the opportunity to Contact Fran Tolan at Northwestern, Cornell and Contact Dan Murphy at ry," Irish coach Handy rack up so many points. [email protected] Yale rounded out at the top [email protected]

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nals, but at least one of us will ning record," Venus said. "I Associated Press make it to the semis," Serena have a chance." NEW YOHK - By now, Venus told the crowd during an on­ Because of the luck of the and Snnma Williams know all eourt interview. "I've got prob­ pre-tournament draw, they too wnll how it feels to set ably the toughest match of the were placed in the same por­ aside sisterhood for a couple of tournament coming up next, so tion of the bracket in New hours and try to beat naeh I've got to be ready." York-mud1 to the disappoint­ other on a tennis court. Some sisters make plans to ment of' them, U.S. Open They know what it fnels like go shopping together, say, or to organizers and TV types. Even to meet at a (;rand Slam tour­ catch a movie. These siblings other players. nanwnt, what it feels like to keep running into each other "For sure, it would have been win such a at their sport's better for the crowd if' it was a m·atch, what it highest levels. final." Bremond said. "It would f1~nls like to lose. Venus beat have been a very good final." And they "It's so soon. You Serena for the That certainly rings true: much prefer it know, it's just title at Serena has lost a total of 14 when then~'s a Wimbledon in games through four matches at major champ i­ disappointing to be so July - their sev­ Flushing Meadows; Venus has onship at stakn. soon. .. enth major title dropped 15. The all-Williams match and or the eight women left in the showdown. sd Serena Williams Wednesday will tournament, only two have up by their easy mark the first won a Grand Slam title-Serena victories American tennis player time they've leads all active players with Monday at tlw squared off at eight, and Venus is right U.S. Open, consecutive behind with seven. comes earlier this time. Grand Slam tournaments since They won every U.S. Open This time, Williams vs. 2003. women's singles championship Williams is only a quarterfinal. Both have dealt with injuries from 1999 to 2002, meeting in "It's so soon," Serena said. and inactivity that stalled their the finals the last two years of AP "You know, it's just disappoint­ dominance, but clearly they that span-it was their ascen­ Serena Williams returns a serve during her win over France's ing to be so soon." are back at the height of their sion that prompted the U.S. Severine Bremond at the U.S. Open in New York on Monday. Both advanced through the powers. Open to move the women's fourth round without a chal­ "The best part is that we're final from Saturday afternoon careers. We're just playing the Nadal held off 55th-ranked lenge. The No. 7 -seeded Venus still here," Venus said, "going to Saturday night. Since 2002, way we should play." Sam Querrny, a 20-year-old dismissed No.

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Irish coach Charlie Weis told Weis the knee was get­ Scout.com reported. frame in the past year. Tight end's season said that ting worse. Ragone played in 11 games Rudolph is one of eight fresh­ ends with surgery Ragone "Mike came to me and last year and caught one pass men on Weis's two-deep depth tore the decided that having the sur­ for seven yards. Kyle chart, but the only one who is ligament gery done now prior to the Rudolph, a 6-foot-6, 252- currently slated to start. By BILL BRINK running start of school would be pound freshman, is atop the Junior Will Yeatman follows Sports Editor routes over best," Weis said. "The surgery latest depth chart. him. Ragone topped the depth the sum- was successful and Mike will Rudolph graduated from chart after Yeatman was sus­ Sophomore tight end Mike mer. lie spend the 2008 season rehab­ Elder High School in pended from the team in the Hagone chose to have surgery wanted to bing to be ready for the 2009 Cincinnati, Ohio, where he spring. Yeatman caught six on Aug. 22 to repair a slightly p I a y season." had 11 touchdown catches in passes for 37 yards last sea­ torn left anterior crueiate lig­ through it Mike Ragone Ragone tore the same liga­ his senior year. He is the son. ament (ACL) and will miss the and have it ment wrestling in high school fastest of the Irish tight ends 2008 season, Notre Dame said repaired at the end of the and missed his senior season and has added about 20 Contact Bill Brink at in a statement. season, Weis said, but Ragone at Camden High in N.J., pounds of muscle to his large [email protected]

ND WoMEN's SoccER ND ATHLETICS A league of her own Poll ranks Irish fifth Hanks logs sixth hat trick of Irish career in the U.S. By FRAN TOLAN Spons Wri1er By DAN MURPHY She won tlw IIermann Sports Editor Trophy as the best player in the NCAA as a sophomorn and Notre Dame was recently seored 1 :{ goals as a junior ranked l"ifth among Div. I dnspitf1 being frpquently dou­ schools for student-athletes by bln-tearned. Some people the National Collegiate might think Irish snnior for­ Seouting Assoication. The Irish ward KPrri llanks could not werP 12th overall in the sixth gnt much bntter. annual NSCA poll. Thny would be wrong. "It's a point of pridn," Senior In Friday's 4-0 Irish win over Assoeiate Athletic: DirtH~tor Loyola Marymount, llanks John lleislcr said. "It's one not.dwd thn sixth hat triek of thing for thn institution itsPif to lwr prolifk cart'l'r-, tying Jnnny talk about what wn do, but it's llllft's NotrP I>arm1 record. another to have somnone Plse "It nwans a lot, lwing a part r1H:ognize us and point out of this school nwans so much where we stand." and just for nw bning a bin to The poll combines athlete brnak rn1~orrls is awesome," graduation rates, acadnmie llanks said. ran kings, and the U.S. II an k s was a w a r d n d t lw Diroctor's Cup standings. Notre Ofl'nnsiw Most Valuabl!1 Player Dame was rankod 20th aca- JESS LEE!The Observer Senior forward Kerri Hanks fights for position in a 2-0 win over Santa Clara Sunday. The win see HANKS/page 18 clinched the Inn at Saint Mary's title for the Irish. Hanks had a hat trick earlier in the day. see N CSA/ page I 8

.. BILL BRINK CHRIS HINE DAN• MURPHY SPORTS EDITOR EDITOR-IN-cHIEF SPORTS EDITOR I doubt the Irish pull a Tampa Bay and lT!~*-~~~ Everyone's favorite analyst, Lou Holtz, Michigan's weak showing in the first week follow a terrible season with a great one, ~ part two of the important lesson that expe­ predicted Notre Dame to win 11 games gives Notre Dame a legitimate chance to but they will make tangible progress. / rience counts in college football. While ~ this season. However, I noticed that when win five of six out of the gates. The second Robert Hughes and Armando Allen, , last year the Irish started a freshman at ., he said that, he couldn't keep a straight half of the schedule gets tougher but a bit behind a bigger offensive line, will lead an quarterback (Jimmy Clausen), running _. face. Still, the notion that Notre Dame will of confidence in a young team will keep effective run game. Neither will star, but back (Armando Allen) and wide receiver. ,. win a majority of its games this season is the team from falling on their faces com­ Hughes will get the majority of the carries (Duval Kamara), not to mention an overall anything but foolish. Why? A schedule as pletely. The offensive line is beefed up but and produce both yardage and touch­ inexperienced offensive line, this year's soft as a marshmallow combined with after last year's numbers don't expect too downs. Jimmy Clausen is healthy and has squad features players who all have a some key experience for some talented much - Clausen will be picking plenty of good options to throw to, but the passing year of big-time football under their belts. underclassmen, including quarterback grass out of that dirty, new hair-do flowing game will take a few games to mature. With six very winnable games, including . Jimmy Clausen. Last season, after coach from his helmet. Pollsters may finally real­ Look for the air attack to mimic the last one against a rebuilding Michigan team, I Charlie Weis benched him for the USC ize Notre Dame doesn't belong in a BCS three games of last season once the of­ the Irish have a great chance to turn and Navy games, Clausen came back bowl and the next generation of Irish stars fense settles. The secondary may strug­ things around this year. Pitt and Michigan and had three solid starts to close out the will help in breaking the team's postsea­ gle, but the linebackers and defensive line State showed their weaknesses on Satur­ year. There's no reason he can't be an ef­ son drought that dates back to when most will anchor a solid defense. The middle of day, meaning the Irish have a chance to ficient passer who runs the offense capa­ of them were still in Pull-ups. the defense - lan Williams, Maurice Crum win a good number of the "coin-toss" I bly. As for the defense, the biggest chal- Jr. and Brian Smith -will shut down op­ games. With Southern Cal as the only .. .. lenge for the front seven is stopping the posing offenses. clear loss, the Irish won't be the 11-1 Lou run, something that proved difficult a year Holtz said, but will still be a solid team. ago. That being said, there's too much ~ talent on both sides of the ball, and too easy of a schedule for the Irish not to in- 1 crease their win total dramatically. PRDJICTIOII: PRDJICTIOII: 6-6. BOWL LOSS I 9-3, OATOR BOWL WIN PRDJICTIOII: 8-5, BOWL LOBS MARY JESSE I Observer Graphic.