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The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's OLUME 44: ISSUE 28 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1. 2009 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Blind dating gets new meaning at GRC event Program held at Legends featured series of social activities performed while wearing blackened goggles

''I'm a little ashamed to admit used to determine major person­ By MOLLY MADDEN that I watched a reality show ality preferences, and selected News Writer called 'Dating in the Dark' this three women and three men they summer," Russell said. "It turned thought would be compatible. Is love truly blind? out to be really interesting to The committee had the contest­ That was the question put to watch these six people on the ants make up a stage name to the test at Notre Dating in the show develop relationships in maintain anonymity. Some of the Dark, a program put on by the total darkness; they never got to aliases included Eleanor Gender Relations Center (GRC) see one another." Brownson, Buster Lorado, last night at Legends. The reality show was modified Rainbow Clay and Spike The event put three male stu­ for an audience in a club setting Beeching. dents and three female students at Notre Dame. The night was broken up into through a series of social activi­ "Planning this was a logistical three segments. The first was ties while wearing blackened nightmare," Russell said. "We called "The Experiment" and had goggles that prevented them finally decided that we should the six contestants go through a from seeing one another. The have the six contestants in dark­ variety of activities while wearing purpose was to see how relation­ ened goggles, so that they can't the goggles. ships develop when knowledge of see one another but the audience There was also a section in the other person's appearance is can see them." which the boys went off-stage unknown. Working with the University and the girls remained, removed The idea for the evening came Counseling Center, the GRC had their goggles, and then went SUZANNA PRATT!The Observer from a reality TV show, Heather potential contestants take a through the boys' backpacks. Notre Dame students participate in the GRC's Notre Dating in the Rakoczy Russell, director of the Meyers-Briggs type test, a wide­ Dark program on Wednesday at Legends. Gender Relations Center, said. ly-used psychological assessment see DARK/page 3

STUDENT SENATE Over 80 organizations Senate discusses student safety come to ND Service Fair

awhile." what is the role of the By MEGAN HEMLER such as AmeriCorps and By SARAH MERVOSH Schmidt said he leaned administration? What is the News Writer Teach for America. News Writer towards student safety off role of Notre Dame off cam­ "I came here to look at campus, because it is an pus? What is the role of stu­ Hundreds of Notre Dame Peace Corps and Teach for Student body president issue that student govern­ dent government?" Schmidt students, along with repre­ America," senior David Grant Schmidt told members ment will not be able to said. sentatives from over 80 serv­ Bettwy said, "but I also want of Student Senate he plans tackle on its own. Schmidt said he is most ice organizations, filled the to get an impression of what to present to the University's Schmidt, along with stu­ often asked if Notre Dame Joyce Center concourse the faith-based ones are like Board of Trustees on stu­ dent body vice president Security Police (NDSP) .can Wednesday night from 5 p.m. because I don't really have dent safety off campus, and Cynthia Weber and chief of go off campus. The consid­ to 8 p.m. for the annual any idea." asked senators to share staff Ryan Brellenthin, will erations that accompany Postgraduate Service Fair. The Fair offered students questions and concerns present to the student that request focus on juris­ The fair featured faith­ the chance to meet with serv­ about the topic at the meet­ affairs division of the Board diction, he said. based organizations such as ice representatives in an ing Wednesday. of Trustees in mid-October. "Where would we want the Alliance for Catholic informal setting. With casual "We've gotten a lot of e­ It will be the first of three them? Would we want them Education (ACE) and the clothing and light refresh­ mails and people talk to us presentations this year. just at Irish Row, and Irish Jesuit Volunteer Corps, but ments, the Service Fair had a daily about this," Schmidt "The direction that we're also included programs with­ said. "It's been an issue for planning on looking into is see SENATE/page 4 out a religious affiliation, see FAIR/page 4 Notre Dame faculty, staff, students participate in food Co-op

Porch volunteer said. said. "We all benefit. It's By KATIE PERALTA "[Farmers provide] produce everybody's." News Writer like apples, butternut and Koehler said since the coop­ winter squash, pumpkins, erative's inception last In an effort to supply their gourds, lettuce, local honey spring, membership has families with organic, fair­ and lots of grains," Koehler grown to over 100 paying trade food while at the same said. "We have meat produc­ members. time supporting northern ers whose animals are natu­ Rebecca Bonsib of Earth Indiana farmers, area resi­ rally raised and grass-fed." Cure Farm Producers agreed dents, including Notre Dame According to the organiza­ that the cooperative has ben­ faculty, staff, students and tion's Web site, Purple Porch efitted her business. alumni, are turning to Purple was founded last year after "It's been good exposure," Porch Co-op, a new local area residents became dis­ she said. organization that connects contented that the produce at Members of the cooperative people directly to area pro­ their local grocery store was pay a fee of $35 per year, ducers. often imported from many Notre Dame alumna and vol­ The farmers and growers of miles away. The group is unteer Liz Zaph said. Product Purple Porch provide fresh named after the purple porch orders, she said, can be made seasonal produce, dairy prod­ on which product distribution conveniently online, where ucts, grains and meats to initially took place. farmers advertise their sea- KATIE PERALTA/The Oberver area residents, Greg Koehler, "This is not a business that Marty and Babs Fair of Fair Bakery pose with their baked goods at a co-founder and Purple benefits one person," Koehler see CO-OP I page 4 Wednesday's Purple Porch Co-op distribution.

INSIDE TODAY'S PAPER Gigot Ideas Challenge page 3 • Reality shows you love to hate page 14 • Clausen injury update page 28 • Viewpoint page 12

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INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: /s IT POP OR SODA? Real World Rundown

As far as season openers go, there's Major League Baseball's opening day, NFLs Kickoff Weekend, and the season Sean McCullough Eric Hageman Rebekah Wierson Greg Delaiglesia Taylor Osicek premiere of the latest Real World/Road Ellen Niemiec Rules ChallengE>. That's the pecking sophomore junior sophomore sophomore freshman junior order. LeMans Dillon Stanford Pangborn Fisher Badin Now, you may have missed last night's debut of "The ''I'm going to "Coke. It's "Soda, because "Soda. I hate "Soda, because "Pop. I'm from Ruins" on MTY. have to go with southern I'm not a when people I'm from Texas. " Chicago and That's why I'm here. pop, being from dialect." Midwestern say pop, it's that's what I've Here's a play-by­ , play recap of what the Midwest. hick." irritating. always heard. " went down. It's just more 10:00 p.m. -The , episode kicks off fun to say. with some dramatic Sam Werner shots of Thailand, as well as highlights Associate from the upcoming Sports Editor Have an idea for Question of the Day? E-mail [email protected] season. Notable newcomers to this season are Chet and Sarah from Real World: Brooklyn, also known as the least IN BRIEF interesting Real World season ever. 10:10- If you picked 10 minutes for "Song Sung Blue," the love how long it took Tonya to get drunk and story of a Milwaukee hus­ naked, congratulations, you win. band and wife singing duo 10:14 - One sentence from Kenny just who pay tribute to the music contained three f-bombs and two "bro"s. of Neil Diamond, is showing And you wonder why I watch this show. today at 9:30 p.m. in the 10:29-Wes claims that he's going to Browning Cinema of the "tackle his teammates" to throw chal­ DeBartolo Performing Arts lenges if his teammates don't agree with Center. him. Dishonest play on The Challenge? Can we get a Congressional Committee The Kellogg Institute is on this? hosting a leeture on "Soeial 10:46 - The first challenge involves Cleavages and Political climbing a rope over your teammates. I Preferences in Comparative don't know. It didn't make a whole lot of Perspective" by Thad sense. All I know is Wes tried to throw Dunning, Associate the challenge lor his team but couldn't Professor of Political even do that right. Darrell says he wants Science, at Yale University, to send Wes home so he doesn't continue today at 4:15 p.m. in to throw challenges. Good strategy, Hesburgh Center. Darrell. 10:53- We were so close to our first The stadium tunnel will be fight of the season, involving, you open to the public as part of guessed it, Wes and Darrell. Game Day events for the 10:56- In the least surprising devel­ VANESSA Observer 2009 season Friday from 10 opment of the season, Wes chooses to go Juniors Kelly Jones and Deborah Olmstead, head officers in the Notre Dame a.m. to 5 p.m. into The Ruins against Chet, the skinny Glass Club, make glass beads on Tuesday night in the Jordan Hall of Science. rookie Mormon guy. This has to be one "Brothers at War," an inti­ of the biggest mismatches in Challenge mate portrait of an American history. family during the Iraq War, 11:01 - It's so cute watching Chet try will be showing in the to be competitive and, well, manly. An Browning Cinema of the actual quote: ''I'm going to go in there OFFBEAT DeBartolo Performing Arts and destroy Wes. From now on, I'm Center Friday at 6:30 p.m. It gonna be known as the bow-tie killa." Motorcyclist riding with the home was a fugitive from ehased together by the cou­ is a free but ticketed event. 11:15-Wes barely squeaks out the baby leads to 3 arrests North Carolina. They arrest­ ple during happier times. Tickets can be reserved at Ruins showdown over Chet, who kept it JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. - ed him as well. Police spokesman Vance the Ticket Office. respectably close. It looked for a while Washington County authori­ But before the offieers Mitehell says the man report­ like Chet might play the role of ties said a motorcyelist riding eould leave, they spotted a ed on Saturday that the The Linden String Quartet, Appalachian State, but it wasn't to be, down the road without a hel­ third man allegedly breaking woman took the goldfish winner of the Grand Prize which is too bad, because every met led to a series of discov­ into a nearby barn. So they from his apartment. and the Gold Medal in the Challenge needs a skinny little Mormon. eries and three arrests. The arrestc~d him, too. Mitchell says the two Senior String Division of the 11:25 -Another close Ruins for the Johnson City Press reported argued earlier about some 39th annual Fischoff women, with Tonya coming out on top. that when officers stopped Cops: Woman fried, ate jewelry the man had given National Chamber Music I'm glad Tonya will stay to provide her 21-year-old outside his home goldfish amid fight with ex her but took back. She want­ Competition, will be per­ own style of drunken, naked debauchery. on Tuesday, they found he PASADENA, Texas - ed the jewelry returned. forming Friday at 8 p.m. in In all, it was definitely an intriguing wasn't alone. The man also Authorities say a Houston­ Officers who were dis­ the Leighton Concert Hall of first episode. Obviously the biggest sub­ had an 18-month-old baby area woman who was patched to the woman's the DeBartolo Performing plot is Wes trying to submarine his own on board, also without a hel­ burned up at her former home arrived to find four Arts Center. team. It'll definitely be interesting to see met. common-law husband fried fried goldfish on a plate. The how that plays out over the rest of the As they wrote him up for their pet goldfish and ate woman said she already ate To submit information to be season. I'd like to thank James, Colin reckless endangerment, some of them. Pasadena the other three. included in this section of and Casey for giving me someone else to evading arrest and driving police say it's a eivil matter The Observer, e-mail detailed watch this with and not feel like a com­ on a suspended lic~ense, offi­ and no eharges will be filed. Information compiled from information about an event plete loser. cers learned another man at The seven goldfish were pur- the Associated Press. to obsnews@nd. edu One of the scenes from next week shows Shauvon saying, "I think I popped my implant." This is going to be a good season. TODAY TONIGHT FRIDAY GAME DAY SUNDAY MONDAY The views expressed in the Inside a:: Column are those of the author and U.l not necessarily those of The Observer. :z: Contact Sam Werner at ~ [email protected] U.l ~.... 0,,,,,,, 0,,,,,,, < ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, CORRECTIONS (,) e ....0 HIGH 67 HIGH 51 HIGH 68 HIGH 58 HIGH 62 HIGH 65 An article in me Sept. 30 edition ofThe Observer LOW 52 LOW 39 LOW 48 LOW 45 LOW 40 LOW 50 titled "Bishops support universal health care policy" was not primed in its entirety. A complete copy is available at The Observer's Web site. The Observer Atlanta 73 1 50 Boston 61 1 42 Chicago 62 I 45 Denver 75 I 44 Houston 87 173 Los Angeles 77 I 58 Minneapolis 63 I 47 regrets chis error. 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Thursday, October 1, 2009 The Observer + CAMPUS NEWS page 3 Mendoza hosts ideas challenge College changes class tronic networking to service help kids trying to manage By MEGAN DOYLE projects. their own businesses," Taylor ring purchase policy News Writer Students were allotted said. about 90 seconds to come up "Listening to all of the ideas The Gigot Center for with their own "elevator that are put forward here can lege, Hayes said she decided to Entrepreneurial Studies at pitch." This activity simulated inspire everyone to develop By MEGAN LONEY wait to buy hers. She waited the Mendoza College of busi­ a chance encounter with a new thoughts as well," fresh­ News Writer until her junior year, even ness hosted Ideas Challenge prospective investor while man Andrew Charnesky said. before the policy was put in 2009 on Wednesday night to riding in an elevator and Program Manager Melissa Since July 21 of this past sum­ place, to buy her class ring. encourage student innovation allowed presenters one shot Paulson said she was excited mer, Saint Mary's College has "It's not just for symbolic rea­ and make connections in to make a strong impression. by the positive turnout at the mandated that only students of sons," Hayes said of her deci­ order to spur scheme devel­ "I intend to participate in Ideas Challenge. junior status or higher can sion. "It's a waste of money to opment. the Business Plan "Over 140 people were here order class rings. buy the ring unless you are The second annual Ideas Competitions on campus, and tonight, and over 40 gave The idea behind this new poli­ going to graduate from Saint Challenge serves as an infor­ I am excited to see what presentations. I saw a great cy is to maintain the integrity of Mary's." mal precursor to the Notre everyone here has to offer," number of social proposals in the class ring, Vice President The original design of the ring Dame Business Plan junior Caitlin Putt said. the room, but I was also for Student Affairs Karen included only the seal and the Competitions. The Business "There are great resources impressed by the balance Johnson said. Before, under­ phrase "Spes Unica," but the Plan Competitions are year­ available here in terms of between disciplines," she classmen could buy a Saint words "Saint Mary's College of long events offering students ideas and talents." said. "Really, I am so glad Mary's ring, even if they Notre Dame" were later added. the chance to vie for forty After the presentations, that so many students were planned on transferring some­ The phrase was changed to thousand dollars in prize attendees not afraid to where else. "Saint Mary's, Notre Dame" in money students by developing voted on the get up, pitch "In the past a student could 1973 when the two schools designs for business ven­ best proposals, "The Ideas Challenge their ideas, enter Saint Mary's, buy a ring in decided to forgo a merger, tures. resulting in a and have fun her first week, and then with­ Balfour salesman Jim Bell said "This night is really intend­ three-way tie. should serve as a with this draw with the ring," Johnson in a 2005 interview with The ed to be a celebration of One of the user-friendly outlet night." said. Observer. ideas and innovations," winning teams, for the development The Ideas Juniors and above will have Other images on the current Program Manager Karen named Team Challenge is to provide proof, such as a tran­ ring represent the French ori­ Slaggert said. LED Zeppelin, ofideas. We wanted one way in script, that they have completed gin of the founding Sisters of Students from all colleges implemented to reduce the sense of which the 60 credit hours. Once students the Holy Cross - two fleurs-de­ were invited to present their guitar music intimidation for Gigot Center have reached this threshold, lis on the top of the ring and the unique ideas in an informal into an has responded they are able to purchase a ring French Cross. setting. The concept of an Electrical students who do not to the opening at any time. The current design of the Ideas Challenge developed Engineering have business for entrepre- Johnson said she has received Saint Mary's ring has been sold when the Gigot Center saw Senior Design experience but want neurs in no reactions to the policy from since 1973, although the tradi­ the need to expand the acces­ project. to day's job alumni, students or parents. tion of class rings has been a sibility of the Business Plan · Seniors Matt to participate. '' market. Senior Elementary Education part of the college since at least Competitions to non-business Prelee, Jon "So much major Megan Hayes said this the 1950s. The ring bears the majors. Altenburger, Karen Slaggert incentive to policy is appropriate for the college seal, adopted from the "The Ideas Challenge Rob Jones and Program Manager take risks is sale of the Saint Mary's class Sisters of the Holy Cross seal. should serve as a user-friend­ Arthur Kinsey Gigot Center present right rings. Another symbol of Christ on ly outlet for the development developed an now because of "The class ring is like a right the ring is the phrase "Spes of ideas. We wanted to idea to use the difficulty of of passage," Hayes said. "It Unica" or "One Hope" on the reduce the sense of intimida­ LED markers to teach musi­ breaking into the job mar­ represents all four years that bottom of the ring. tion for students who do not cal instruments to beginners. ket," Slaggert said. "Our mis­ I've been here [at Saint Mary's]. Students have the choice of a have business experience but Another participant, junior sion is to educate students It's something you should earn, small diamond or an open book want to participate," Slaggert Mike Taylor, suggested a Web and create a buzz about inno­ not just pay money for." to be displayed in the center of said. site to offer advice to high vation so students can After knowing another stu­ the ring. The participants, including school students hoping to become agents of change as dent who bought a class ring graduates and undergradu­ become entrepreneurs. they head into the real during her first year and ended Contact Megan Loney at ates, represented every col­ "I mowed lawns in high world." up transferring to another col- mloneyO 1 @saintmarys.edu lege on campus, and the over school, and I think that this forty ideas presented ranged would be a great way to give Contact Megan Doyle at in topic from science to elec- back to the community and mdoylell @nd.edu the audience, as many of the Dark contestants were led onstage only to see that the person they continued from page 1 had chosen did not feel the same spark as they had. EARN YOUR The girls found one male contes­ "Is this a sick joke?" senior Will tant's backpack to be "intense" Stark said after being led onstage and were surprised to find a only to take of his goggles and MPA IN ENVIRONMENTAL color-coded planner in another see that the girl he had chosen bag. had not shown up. When the boys got their turn to While the contestants said the SCIENCE AND POLICY go through the girls' purses, they experiment was interesting, they found a passport that didn't have also said it made them appreci­ any stamps, an iPod that fea­ ate just how important sight is to tured music from Hanson, and forming relationships with other they commented that one of the people. girls "might be Catholic" when "It's hard to describe," sopho­ they found a rosary novena book. more participant Janine Joly The second part was called said. "It was all the stages of a "The Intermission" which gave relationship in a very confused the contestants a chance to inter­ order." act with each other when the Senior participant Chris r audience wasn't watching, Tulsiak agreed that the lack of although they still had to wear sight made forming relationships their goggles and remain in more difficult. The Master of Public Administration Program in Environmental Science and "darkness." "I think that people play off The next segment was "The visual keys," he said. "I felt like I Big Reveal," in which the con­ was talking to a voice box at Policy is a twclve~momh program that combines Columbia University's hands-on testants came out and got to see some points." the face of the person who they Senior participant Patrick approach to teaching public policy and administration with pioneering chinking were most interested in. Then, Tighe said the lack of visuals the contestants decided whether made him more attentive to the about the environment, educating today's environmental leaders for a sustainable they wanted to pursue a relation­ conversations. ship with the person they indicat­ "I normally really struggle with tomorrow. FOR MORE INFORMATION, please call 212-854-3142, e-mail ed. listening," Tighe said. "But with If the contestants wanted to the goggles on it made me realize pursue a relationship, then they what was really being said." ael2130@col umbia.edu, or visit www .columbia.edu/cu/ mpaenv ironment. For would be led onstage with the The overall goal of the experi­ goggles on. And if the person ment was to explore moral foun­ information about SIPA programs, visit sipa.columbia.edu. they were interested in also dations, Russell said. wanted to continue a relation­ "We really wanted this pro­ ship, they would meet their gram to start dialogue among romantic interest onstage - gog­ students about moral discern­ gles still being worn. ment," Russell said. "I hope that Together, or individually if the all those who attended will gain other party did not appear, the information that causes them to ~ COLUMBIAjSIPA THE EARTH l NSTITUTE students took off their goggles reflect on their values in choos­ School ofinternational and Public Aff.tirs COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY and looked at the person they ing a friend or romantic partner." had most connected with during the program. Contact Molly Madden at There were many groans from [email protected] ======page 4 The Observer + CAMPUS NEWS Thursday, October 1, 2009 higher patrol of SBPD lin that bled." that this is somehow a year area]." "Our students are known off," Hebbeler said. "But Senate Matthew Robinson of St. Fair for being on you're actually continued from page 1 Edward's Hall suggested allo­ continued from page 1 top of their on the ground, cating money to improve gamn and "It's important to you're learning Crossings? Would you want SBPD. markedly different atmos­ r e a I I y and your skills them in the Northeast neigh­ "Of that $5 million that phere from tho annual Fall researching note that grad are being used borhood?" he said. we're donating to the com­ Career 1\xpo h1~ld in the places of schools and and you're also "The question also comes munity, could we earmark Joyce Center two weeks ago. interest to employers are really hopefully being up, how would you have some of it to uplift South Organized as morp, of a them. That transformed in NDSP respond to something Bend police force on Friday meet-and-grnet instead of really helps drawn to people some way that wasn't necessarily stu­ and Saturday nights?" he screening of applicants, the move the coming out of service, through com­ dent related? Should they be said. fair inel uded a variety of search for­ and I think that's a munity, responsible for protecting Gagan also suggested regional, national, and ward," he through the those people as well?" increasing the number of international service oppor­ continued. misconception, that relationships Schmidt said. telephones on campus for the tunities. The Center this is somhow a year that are being Pasquerilla East senator blue light emergency. "EvPrybody who we're for Social off" formed, and Taylor Ruby Gagan said she Keough Hall senator Marc talking to has done the pro­ Concerns, coming out a was concerned that if NDSP Anthony Rosa asked if there grams themselves, so which opened much different went off campus, more stu­ were funds to increase light­ they'rn a really good this year in a Michael Hebbler person than dents would get in trouble for ing in some of the darker off­ resource," senior Brianna newly con­ Director of Student you were going underage drinking. campus areas to improve Muller said. structed Leadership in." "What would they be doing safety. With the lingering effects building, is Center for Social "That's fur- responsible regarding students who are of the eeonomic recession, Concerns thering the underage but who are at Schmidt said he would not "Students have become for bringing mission of those off-campus locations? answer the questions, but more ereative in what they the fair to Notre Dame," Is it going to be easier for would take them into consid­ can do after they graduate," Notre Dame each year. he said. students to get in trouble?" eration for the presentation Center for Social Concerns Hebbeler said that service "It's good that Notre Dame she said. to the Board of Trustees. Director of Student enhances a resume in the provides us with opportuni­ Schmidt said other ques­ Andrew Bell of Knott Hall Leadership and Studemt eyes of employers. ties to continue serving oth­ tions that he has been asked said it was important to Transitions Michael "It's important to note that ers after we leave," senior include whether would Notre emphasize to the Board of Hebbeler said. "Applications grad schools and employers Lisa Bunn said. Dame ever provide off-cam­ Trustees that student govern­ are up this year. For exam­ are really drawn to people pus housing and whether ment was doing all it could to ple, Jesuit Volunteers Corp, coming out of service, and I Contact Megan Hemler at more pressure should be put improve off-campus safety. their applieations have dou- think that's a misconception, mhemler 1 @nd.edu on the South Bend Police "I think that it's important Department (SBPD). when you approach the Crisiti Yanker of Lewis Hall Board to emphasize what said strengthening SBPD we're doing and not just ask­ Farmers and producers said. Doppke is also a volun­ would be effective since they ing, asking, asking," he said. Co-op also like the idea of a coop­ teer with the cooperative. are already in the off-campus "Like saying, this is really erative because of the online Doppke and Koehler both area. important to us and this is continued from page 1 feature. hope to market the coopera­ "SBPD would be the best what we're doing but we "I like the ordering direct tive to Notre Dame students, option, to put pressure on can't do it on our own. We sonal products. Members from the customer," Marty especially graduates and off­ them because they are have to ask you as the Board then pick up their orders Fair, who co-owns Fair campus undergraduates. already in that area," Yanker to help us because we obvi­ weekly at a distribution cen­ Bakery of Hochester, Ind. "Today's students are very said. "Most incidents that ously can't do it on our own." ter. Referring to the fact that savvy on the Internet," I've heard of have been in "I like [Purple Porch I farmers know exactly how Koehler said. "They could that area of Notre Dame Contact Sarah Mervosh at because l can go online and much to bring to distribution order online conveniently." Avenue. Maybe we could get [email protected] see what they have," Zaph from the online sales, Fair Doppke and Koehler both said. "I get a better feeling said, "You don't overproduce hope to involve the of what's in season." or waste." University with the coopera­ Zaph said she also enjoys "By ordering ahead of tive. Those interested can the close-knit community of time, small famers are not visit the organization's Web ND's Kellogg Institute people at the weekly two­ stuck with stuff they don't site at www.purpleporch­ hour product distribution. sell at the end of the day," coop.com "It's neat getting to know Notre Dame political science the growers and farmers," professor and Purple Porch Contact Katie Peralta at awarded $180,000 grant Zaph said. member Matthew Doppke [email protected]

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YJLLA8E': . . . ·---. The U.S. Department of our efforts to continue to ,. .' ...... Education has awarded the enhance Asian studies at Notre VD. . ·.-. University of Notre Dame's Dame," Noble said. "We antici­ - -- Kellogg Institute for pate a significant impact on the International Studies an University, our community, and APRINE CAMPUS BOUSIIG CoHIIUIITY Undergraduate International our relationship to Asia." Ddarw.A-It-f..alps~.~ Studies and Foreign Languages The grant also will fund Asia­ Program (UISFL) grant of specific library resources and a approximately $180,000 to new outreach initiative to pro­ advance Asian language and vide Asia-specific curriculum area studies at the University. resources to teachers in elemen­ "We are committed to creating tary and secondary schools in a vibrant and distinctive inter­ Indiana, Michigan and Illinois. disciplinary program in Asian The award represents the cul­ studies that carries the Notre mination of an unusually large Dame stamp of excellence and collaborative effort that has been supports the University's mission under way for several years. • ~lit Art Brad Sew Hi;lti8ti.... Cmrtr • S.~V'*- --~flirlllrRI!ef to internationalize the curricu­ Collaborators include the Notre ..tCrsr i1 Clllb Heast ~~-Cart lum, the intellectual life, and the Dame's Center for Asian Studies, Center for the Study of ...... spirit of the campus," said - r.~aff)ryaiaaduDir ~~...... , ..f.~ ·-~-- Jonathan Noble, the provost's Languages and Cultures, .. li(;.SperiWW.fllluM.t£..­ advisor for Asia initiatives, who Department of East Asian • hl "rW.S.Drd.Hath& ... lttsletWc.t ,__Uilf t.di.W will serve as chair of the pro­ Languages and Cultures. and • Oa!ltY T 8 IIC!1Uai2-t7¥·rrr _, ject's faculty steering committee. Institute for Scholarship in the • OlSiteY 1 1 •at.mal1f7'f. , u Program components include Liberal Arts, as well as faculty in • O.Sitt·~Offictt • o.Silr~OLr new courses in Asian language anthropology, business, theology, and area studies with a special and film, television and theatre. focus on innovative language Project co-directors are learning and assessment, profes­ Sharon Schierling, associate sional and curriculum develop­ direetor of the Kellogg Institute, ment opportunities for faculty, and Howard Goldblatt, director and regional mini-conferences to of the Center for Asian Studies bring Asian studies experts from and research professor of around the Midwest to explore Chinese.

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Candy may have connection to arrests LONDON - Willy Wonka would be horri­ fied. Children who eat too much candy may Anniversary stirs pride, also unease be more likely to be arrested for violent behavior as adults, new research suggests. British experts studied more than 17,000 China's plans for exuberant celebrations are cause for safety concerns children born in 1970 for about four decades. Of the children who ate candies or Associated Press chocolates daily at age 10, 69 percent were later arrested for a violent offense by the age BEIJING - To mark 60 of 34. Of those who didn't have any violent years of communist rule clashes, 42 percent ate sweets daily. China put together its The study was published in the October biggest-ever military issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry. It parade: hundreds of thou­ was paid for by Britain's Economic and sands of marchers, batter­ Social Research Council. ies of goose-stepping sol­ The researchers said the results were diers and weaponry from interesting, but that more studies were need­ drone missiles to amphibi­ ed to confirm the link. ous assault vehicles. Everyone else, though, was Hunger strike over prosecutions grows asked to stay home. CARACAS, Venezuela- More than 150 China blocked off its city university students have joined a hunger center closing everything strike to demand the Organization of from Tiananmen Square to American States investigate allegations that the Forbidden City as it dozens of Venezuelans have been jailed for readied for Thursday's cel­ their opposition to President Hugo Chavez. ebration, asking residents Student activist Angel Arellano said to tune into the events by Wednesday that 163 people - mostly stu­ television. dents - have joined the protest since last Festivities surrounding week, when 10 students set up cots outside the founding of the People's the OAS offices in Caracas and vowed to con­ Republic will feature sume only water )lntil the Washington-based President Hu Jintao review­ group's Interamerican Commission of ing chanting troops, a fly­ Human Rights promises to launch a probe. over by domestically made Some students sewed their mouths shut. fighter jets and tens of thousands of students flip­ ping cards to make pic­ tures. NATIONAL NEWS Sixty floats celebrating China's manned space pro­ Man protests innocence in scheme gram and other symbols of MINEOLA, N.Y. - An attorney who progress will follow the mil­ claimed his own experience as an adopted itary convoy along the child motivated him to help people seeking parade route through to start families is suspected of running a Tiananmen Square. AP Ponzi-like scheme that ripped off couples The display is meant to Soldiers hold pigeon patterns during a rehearsal for China's 60th anniversary from New York to Texas, promising children underscore what the lead­ celebration performance scheduled to take place Oct. 1 . that didn't exist. ership calls the "revival of Kevin Cohen, 41, pleaded not guilty Friday the great Chinese nation," es over the country's gut Beijing were sealed off and well with Chinese who say to grand larceny and other charges after one and the plans stirred both wrenching twists - the businesses were told to it traditionally represents Long Island couple told prosecutors they patriotism - and some ruinous campaigns of revo­ shut down, beginning the full life of a person. The paid him $60,000 in fees for a promised unease at the pomp and lutionary leader Mao Tuesday. country's leadership has baby that he never delivered. Since then, 15 firepower. Zedong that left tens of mil­ "How many hundreds of avoided mention of any­ other couples from New York, Georgia, Ohio "China's international lions dead - as well as its millions are being spent on thing to do with supersti­ and Texas have contacted a prosecutor in standing has risen in an current challenges: a the National Day troop tion, though. New York's Nassau County, telling similar unprecedented way. We feel widening gap between rich review? Can you tell the Early this year, before stories. extremely proud of the and poor, rampant corrup­ taxpayers?" the prolific China's economy rebound­ increasing strength and tion, severe pollution and blogger Li Huizhi, a small ed from the global down­ Environmentalists not welcome prosperity of our mother­ ethnic uprisings in western businessman in southern turn, authorities promised FLAGSTAFF, Arizona - The leader of the land," Premier Wen Jiabao areas of Tibet and Xinjiang. Guangzhou city wrote on only a modest celebration country's largest Indian reservation is throw­ said in a nationally tele­ In a sign of concern about his popular blog Sunday. in keeping with the gloomy ing his support behind the neighboring Hopi vised speech on the the social ferment "Aren't the possibly tens of times. Tribe, whose lawmakers declared environ­ anniversary's eve. unleashed by free-market billions in money spent per­ Early this year, before mental groups unwelcome on the reserva­ The feel-good, if heavily reforms, the government haps a bit of a disservice to China's economy rebound­ tion. scripted moment is tapping has suggested people in the people? Because in ed from the global down­ Navajo President Joe Shirley Jr. and Hopi into Chinese pride sur­ Beijing stay home to watch today's China, there are turn, authorities promised lawmakers say environmentalists' efforts rounding the country's the parade on television. countless places more in only a modest celebration could hurt the tribes' struggling economies turnaround from the war­ Security in Beijing has need of this money." in keeping with the gloomy by slowing or stopping coal mining. battered, impoverished been intensifying for weeks Explanations vary for times. Shirley said Wednesday he will stand in state the communists took over worries that protests, why such elaborate festivi­ The parade is now billed solidarity with the Hopi Tribe. over in 1949 to the dynam­ which are common in ties are being staged. by state media as China's He also joined Hopi lawmakers in encour­ ic, third-largest world econ­ China, or an overexuberant Among them is the specula­ largest-ever display of aging other tribes to re-evaluate their rela­ omy of today. crowd might mar the cere­ tion that 60 is an auspi­ weaponry, reminiscent of tionships with environmentalists. The buoyant mood gloss- monies. Parts of central cious number that plays the Soviet Union. Andy Bessler of the Sierra Club says the group respects tribal sovereignty and under­ stands the need for tribes to develop their economies. Four Klamath dams to be removed

Associated Press "We relicense our hydro projects - relicensing to settlement involving a LOCAL NEWS that's the regular course of b_usiness," possible dam removal framework." MEDFORD, Oregon - The turning PacifiCorp Vice President and General Kempthorn said from Washington, 20-year-old. guilty in Mishawaka slaying point toward removing four Klamath Counsel Dean Brockbank recalled D.C., that he did not initially want the SOUTH BEND, Ind. - A 20-year-old man River dams in Oregon and California Wednesday after the Portland-based dams removed, but President George who pleaded guilty to killing a man during a to restore struggling salmon runs utility announced it had agreed to W. Bush wanted a resolution to the botched robbery has been sentenced to 55 came in the little Shenandoah Valley terms for removing the dams. long-standing water crisis, and he years in prison. town of Shepherdstown, W.Va. "In this case, Gov. (Ted) Kulongoski, was determined to find an agreement Alex R. Milewski and two co-defendants Michael Bogert, an aide to then­ Gov. (Arnold) Schwarzenegger, and at that would be a good business deci­ previously pleaded guilty in the Oct. 27 death Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorn, that time Secretary Kempthorn made sion for PacifiCorp. of 30-year-old Justin Bird. summoned representatives of it very clear from a public policy point PacifiCorp has agreed to terms for Authorities said Bird was shot at a PacifiCorp and the governors of Oregon of view that they did not want these removing four hydroelectric dams on Mishawaka home when he tried to intervene and California to the U.S. Fish and dams relicensed. They wanted the the Klamath that produce enough between Milewski and a friend making a Wildlife Service National Conservation dams removed as part of a larger power for 70,000 customers. If they drug deal. Milewski, James E. Bucher Jr. and Training Center there in May 2008. (Klamath) basin settlement and actually come out sometime after Jacob Manriquez, later admitted they They would find a way to peace in the restoration program. 2020, it will open some 300 miles of planned to rob the home's resident of mari­ Klamath after decades of battling over "Once that became abundantly river to salmon for the first time in a juana. water, fish, power and farming. clear, we shifted our framework from century. page 6 The Observer + NATIONAL NEWS Thursday, October 1, 2009 Budget crisis may cause partial shutdown of Mich. government

ing up tuition rates. Yet the Liz Boyd disagrned, saying cuts they'd have to absorb. Chairman George Associated Press higher education compro­ Bishop and Democratic Hevenue for cities, villages Cushingberry, D-Detroit, LANSING - One of the mise lawmakers passed Housn Speaker Andy Dillon and townships has dropped warned lawmakers they had nation's most economically Wednesday eliminated the of Wayne County's Redford by nearly a quarter in the to make a choice between battered states stumbled popular Promise Grant Township failed to get the past eight years, and mayors hurting education, health toward a partial government scholarship, which gave col­ votes to pass a budget deal statewide said absorbing a care services and public shutdown Thursday as lege students up to $4,000, that included denp cuts and proposed 11 percent cut in safety or finding more Michigan lawmakers failed and cut other student finan­ no new revenue. the new budget would force money. to agree on a spending plan cial aid to the bone. "They're unable to get them to lay off police, close But Republican Sen. John in one of the only states The lack of a budget deal approval on budgets based parks and shut off some city Pappageorge of the Detroit without a budget in place. left 51,000 state workers on agreements they agreed services. suburb of Troy criticized A deal to fill a nearly $3 unsure as they headed to to- not us," Boyd said. Michigan is even in danger Democrats for talking about billion shortfall with federal bed Wednesday night As legislative leaders of losing millions of federal raising more revenue. recovery dollars and more whether they'd have to show attempted to l'ind common dollars for Medicaid and "What you're saying is than $1 billion up for work ground, school and local similar programs if it can't we're going to take money in cuts fell Thursday. The government leaders grew come up with its share of from our citizens," he said. through, as administration increasingly nervous con­ matching funds. "Guess what? They don't many lawmak­ "We have taken steps had issued tem­ templating just how much in House Appropriations care for that." ers discovered porary layoff they couldn't to put a shutdown in notices earlier stomach deep place.'' in the day and cuts to schools told state con­ and local serv­ Liz Boyd tractors they ices such as might not get police and fire spokeswoman for paid. Tht' Onice of Muhieullural Student Progranls and Services and the protection in Mich. governor Jennifer Democratic .Minoritv Pre-.\Jedical Socic1v the stricken Granholm Gov. Jennifer · Present · state. Granholm had They also angled to get failed to final- an interim ize a temporary budget and budget sent to her by the avert Michigan's second Wednesday midnight dead­ shutdown since 2007. line. It would mean 30 more "Interrace Forum Secretary of State offices days for lawmakers to put a were set to close Thursday more palatable deal in place and state parks prepared to and she probably wouldn't ask visitors to leave if the have had to cut much spend­ EXCESS: impasse remained when ing during that period. state workers were sup­ The interim budget origi­ ·are Disparities posed to report for work. nally was Senate America Essential services such as Republicans' idea. But as state police and prisons House Democrats on would continue running. Wednesday tried to restore "We have taken steps to programs such as scholar- put a shutdown ships and in place," library money, ay, October 7, Granholm GOP lawmakers spokeswoman "What you're saying feared 2009 Liz Boyd said is we're going to take Democrats only shortly after· money from our wanted the 5:30P.M. midnight. But stopgap to win Boyd said the citizens. Guess what? more time for Geddes Hall governor's They don't care for tax increases. office was that." "The continu­ (C~enter f(>r Social Concerns C~om~e House) waiting on a ation budget possible reso­ was there as a lution from the George Cushingberry safety valve in Legislature to House Appropriations case we didn't keep govern­ finish," said Please RSVP bv l\t1ondav. ()ctobcr 5th to Chairman ' -/ ment running Republican msps@~nd.edu with '"Interrace" in the sul~ject line or before state Senate offices were Majority call 57 4-63 1-684 I scheduled to open Thursday. Leader Mike Bishop of Michigan already is strug­ Rochester. Having one in gling with the nation's high­ place would only give est unemployment rate, a Granholm "30 more days to shrinking auto industry, a pressure the Legislature to high rate of home foreclo­ adopt something she wants." sures and an economy that Granholm spokeswoman soured long before the national recession hit. The number of people receiving food stamps and unemploy­ ment checks keeps going up, and it's the only state where the Census Bureau found Uganda Information Session poverty rates rose two years ~m Interested in Africa? in a row. Pennsylvania is the only other state without a budget Interested in challenges and deal enacted. Leaders there issues of developing nations? reached a tentative deal nearly two weeks ago, but have been unable to get the Interested in Sub-Saharan Post votes to put all the pieces in Conflict Transformation? place. Only Michigan and Alabama have fiscal years that start Oct. 1, and Don't miss this study abroad Alabama has passed its opportunity through the School budget. Michigan is having a tough for International Training (SIT)! time finding money for everything from prisons to universities and in-school Information Session: Semester and Summer Options. health clinics for adoles­ cents. State revenues have grown just 1.3 percent MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2009 annually during the past decade when federal funds are left out, according to the 207 DeBARTOLO HALL 5:30 PM nonpartisan House Fiscal Agency. APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR All SESSIONS IS NOVEMBER 15, 2009 University funding has dropped 22 percent during the past seven years when adjusted for inflation, fore- THE OBSERVER

Thursday, October 1, 2009 USINESS page 7 MARKET RECAP Bank CEO to leave by year's end Stocks Dow Jones 9,712.28 -29.92 Bank of America's Lewis decides to retire as CEO and leave the company's board Up: Same: Down: Composite Volume: 1,663 li2 2,074 3,048,996,501 Associated Press NEW YOHK - Ken Lewis, the embattled CEO of Bank of America Corp., is leaving the company, succumbing to nearly a S&P 500 1,057.08 -3.5~i year of strife that followed NIKKEI (TokYQJ,~lillil'il;i.i:I~III~IIIIi:lkllli!li his company's acquisition FTSE 100 (London) 5,133.90 -25.82 of Merrill Lynch & Co. The bank, the nation's largest by assets, said COMPANY 0/oCHANGE $GAIN PRICE Wednesday that Lewis, 62, CITIGROUP (C) +2.98 +0.14 4.84 decided on his own to leave and would retire as CIT GROUP INC (DEL) -45.00 .-0.99 1.21 CEO and also leave the S&P DEP RECEIPTS (SPY) ·0.39 -0.41 105.59 company's board by the end of the year. The com­ BK OF AMERICA CP (SAC) -1.40 -0.24 16.92 pany did not announce a Treasuries successor, saying one 10-YEAR NOTE +0.46 +O.DlS 3.31 would be selected by the time Lewis steps down 13-WEEK BILL -4.17 -0.005 0.115 Dec. 31. 30-YEAR BOND +0.62 +0.025 4.05 The fact that no succes­ 5-YEAR NOTE -1.02 -0.024 sion plan was announced 2.32 indicated that the Bank of Commodities America board did not LIGHT CRUDE {$/bbL) +3.90 70.61 expect Lewis' decision at this time. Nonetheless, the GOLD ($/Troy oz.) +14.90 1009.30 news, coming after share­ PORK BELLIES (cents/lb.) ·3.00 81.70 holders had stripped Lewis of his chairman's title ear­ Exchange Rates lier this year, wasn't sur­ YEN 89.7550 prising because of the intense pressure he carne EURO 1.4642 under after the Morrill CANADIAN DOLLAR 1.0694 deal. Lewis had said he would stay on as CEO until BRITISH POUND L5969 AP after the company's finan­ Bank of America announced Wednesday that company Chairman and cial problems were CEO Ken Lewis will retire from the bank by the end of the year. resolved, a process expect­ IN BRIEF ed to take several years. However, with the bank meeting conducted by tele­ government, in part to off­ were moved up and paid Judge approves Texas coal plant. also under heavy criticism phone Wednesday evening. set those losses. The bro­ out in December. DALLAS - A federal judge has thrown out from government officials, "The board was surprised kerage lost $15 billion in Months later, the criti­ the last remaining legal challenge against a Lewis was increasingly when Ken told them what the fourth quarter and cism is still intensifying. large coal-powered plant near Waco, meaning seen as vulnerable. he wanted to do." more than $27 billion for New York Attorney General the facility will open in 2012 as scheduled, an "lie's had a big target on Stickler said Lewis began the year. Bank of America Andrew Cuomo in attorney said Wednesday. his chest for the whole thinking about stepping ultimately received $45 bil­ September subpoenaed Environmental- groups have long fought Merrill Lynch deal, and I down after returning from lion in government assis­ five members of Bank of against Sandy Creek Energy Associates L.P., can only imagine the emo­ vacation in August. Stickler tance. America's board as part of challenging its air-pollution permits and ques­ tional stress he's endured " said Lewis' decision was But Lewis came under an investigation into the tioning whether the proper pollution control said Alan Villalon, senior driven by the fact that the even greater attack after Merrill deal. Lewis' depar­ equipment was being installed. research analyst at bank is in better shape to Merrill Lynch, with the ture won't affect the inves­ But a federal judge in Austin ruled late Minneapolis-based First recover from the recession knowledge of Bank of tigation, Cuomo said in a Monday against the Sierra Club and Public American Funds, which and because "I think he's America executives, gave statement. Citizen in their lawsuit alleging the plant in owns Bank of America just feeling a little burned billions of dollars in bonus­ Bank of America had Riesel had never taken the steps required by stock. out for pretty obvious rea­ es to Merrill employees settled a separate investi­ the Clean Air Act to control emissions of mer­ Bank of America sons." even as Bank of America gation last month into dis­ cury and other toxic materials. The plant did spokesman Bob Stickler The Merrill Lynch deal asked for more bailout closures about the Merrill indeed have the proper controls on its permit, said Lewis wasn't asked to was first questioned after money from the govern­ bonuses with the the judge wrote in the his ruling. leave by the board or the Bank of America disclosed ment. The deal was forged Securities and Exchange "It's still very much on schedule, and this bank's regulators. that Merrill's losses were a year ago at the height of Commission, but a fedenil eliminates the last pending lawsuit challeng­ "He made the decision far more than expected. the financial crisis and judge threw out that $33 ing the project," said Eric Groten, an attorney himself," Stickler said, Bank of America then closed Jan. 1; the bonuses, million settlement, and~ for Sandy Creek. adding that Lewis informed asked for and got an addi­ which would normally needlessly penalized the Sandy Creek is one of 11 coal-powered the bank's board during a tional $20 billion from the have been paid in January, bank's shareholders. plants around the state that are either under construction or in the permitting process. The defeat for environmental groups comes as they've been touring the state pushing for a moratorium on new coal-fired plants. exas is the nation's leading producer of greenhouse Frontier Airlines to emerge from bankruptcy gases and consumes more coal than any other state. Associated Press customers will make up for whatever maintenance there more expensive, goodwill it might burn with the big­ he said. And a special tax on tickets NY regulators release gas drilling rules Frontier Airlines is set to exit bank­ airline partners that hire it to fly pas­ processed on Frontier's computer in ALBANY, N.Y. - State officials have com­ ruptcy protection on Thursday as sengers for them. Denver adds about $1.5 million a pleted new environmental regulations for nat­ part of Hepublic Airways, which Hepublic is looking at moving year extra to the airline's tax bill, he ural gas drilling that will clear the way for seems determined to run an efficient Frontier's aircraft maintenance and said. well permits in New York's part of a rich field airline even if it rurfles some feathers some tic-keting operations out Denver I le said he expects Frontier pilots that covers parts of four states. in the process. because of high costs there, CEO and flight attendants to stay in their The new rules, released foF public review By buying Frontier. Hepublic is Bryan Bedford said in an interview own unions sinee they work on the Wednesday, apply to the New York portion of transforming itself from a regiot1al on Wednesday. Airbus A320 family of planes while thf' Marcellus Shale region - a largely jet hauler of travelers for other air­ Bedford said both Indianapolis Hepublic erews fly Embraer regional untapped gas reserve that also runs through linfls into a carrif'r that compp,tos for (where Hepublic is based) and jets. Frontier's mechanics are repre­ parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. its own passengers. Earlier this year Milwaukee are competing for the sentPd by the Teamsters, while Tlwy are in addition to statewide oil and gas it bought Milwaukee-based Midwest maintenance operation. and he Hepublie's aren't in a union. regulations released in 1992. Airlines, too. hopes to make a decision by the end Republic is also returning the last More than a year ago, Gov. David PatBrson Republic may move Frontier's of October. Fronti1~r employs about of Midwest's 717s to Boeing in told the Department of Environmnntal maintnnancn opPratiol'l out of 250 people to work on planes in November. and furloughing the last Conservation to address concerns about Denver. It's grounding the last of the Denver, and they would get a chance 150 pilots and flight attendants who drilling in the region, which covers the south­ Boeing 717s flown by rwwly acquired to move to jobs wherever they're crewed thorn on Nov. 30. Those work­ ern half of New York. The order effectively Midwest Airlines. And it's gambling located, Bedford said. ers could get jobs back if their unions halted drilling there. that tho payofl' from hauling its own Taxes at the Denver airport make integrate with those at Hepublic page 8 The Observer + NEWS Thursday, October 1, 2009 Indonesia hit by earthquake Washington Post, LA Country struck by tremors of 6.8 magnitude; hu-ndreds feared dead Ti111es split services 200 bodies had been pulled Wednesday for countries along Associated Press Post service - a partnership from the rubble there. The the Indian Ocean, but was lifted Associated Press extent of damage in surrounding after about an hour; there were forgfld in 1962 by two PADANG, Indonesia - A pow­ areas was still unclear due to no yeports of giant waves. renowned publishers, Otis erful earthquake that struck poor communications, he said. The shaking in Padang felled SAN FHANCISCO - The Los Chandler on the Los Angeles western Indonesia trapped thou­ Padang's mayor appealed for trees and crushed cars. A foot Angeles Times and The side and Philip Graham on the sands of people under collapsed assistance on Indonesian radio could be soen stieking out from Washington Post are breaking Washington end. · buildings - including hospitals, station el-Shinta. one pile of rubble. At daybreak, up their news service after 47 When the service started, a hotel and a classroom, officials "We are overwhelmed with residonts used their bare hands years, m£!king it the latest casu­ newspapers were still highly said. At least 200 bodies were victims and ... lack of clean to search for survivors, pulling alty of the media upheaval driv­ profitable and the dominant found in one coastal city and the water, electricity and telecom­ at the wreckage and tossing it en by the array of alternative news sources in their markets. toll was expected to be far high­ munications," Mayor Fauzi away piece by piece. information and entertainment But the number of people er. Bahar said. "We really need "People ran to high ground. sources on the Internet. reading newspapers has been The temblor Wednesday start­ help. We call on people to come Houses and buildings were The divorce announced shrinking as more people turn ed fires, severed roads and cut to Padang to evacuate bodies badly damaged," said Kasmiati, Wednesday takes effect Jan. I. to the Internet, leading more off power and communications and help the injured." who lives .on the coast near the Beginning then, the Los advertisers to shift their spend­ to Padang, a coastal city of Hundreds of people wero quakn's epicenter. Angeles Times will distribute ing online. some of its best work through a 900,000 on Sumatra island. trapped under collapsed build­ "I was o~,~tside, so I am safe, The worst U.S. recession Thousands fled in panic, fearing ings in Padang alone, including but my children at home were news service jointly owned by since World War II has drained a tsunami. a four-star hotel, he said. Other injured," she said before her newspaper publishers even more ad revenue from The undersea quake of 7.6 collapsed or seriously damaged cell phone went dead.· Like McClatchy Co. and the Tribune newspapers, prompting both Co., the Times' owner. the Post and the Times to magnitude was followed by a buildings included hospitals, many Indonesians, ~he uses one powerful, shallow inland earth­ mosques, a school and a mall. name. The Tribune Co. has been reduce the number of operating under Chapter 11 quake on Thursday morning Thousands were believed The loss of telephone service reporters and photographers with a preliminary magnitude of trappe'd throughout the deepnned the worries of those bankruptcy protection since feeding content to their news 6.8, the U.S. Geological Survey province, said Rustam Pakaya, outside the stricken area. December. The financial duress service. before and after the bankruptey said. It hit about 150 miles (240 head of the Health Ministry's "I want to know what hap­ Although they are smaller filing led to staff cutbacks at the kilometers) south of Padang at a crisis center. pened to my sister and her hus­ than they once were, the Times depth of just 24 kilometers "This is a high-scale disaster," band," said Fit.ra Jaya, who Times and the Tribune's other and Post still have large audi­ newspapers, including The (under 20 miles). Health Minister Siti Fadilah owns a house in downtown ences. The Times is the fourth Shallow, inland earthquakes Supari told Metro TV. Padang and was in Jakarta Baltimore Sun and Hartford largest U.S. newspaper with a Courant, whose stories also generally are more 'destructive, Indonesian broadcaster when the quakn hit. "I tried to weekday circulation of 723,000 were distributed through the but there were no immediate TVOne showed footage of heavy call my family there, but I could while the Post is the fifth largest Times-Post venture. reports of damage or injures. equipment breaking through not reach anyone at all." with a weekday circulation of It's unclear whether the On Wednesday, buildings had laters of a flattened 3-story Hospitals struggled to treat 665,000, according to the most Tribune Co.'s troubles factored swayed hundreds of miles (kilo­ cement building, where dozens the injured as their relatives recent figures from the Audit into the demise of the Times- meters) away in neighboring or children had been taking hovered nearby. Bureau of Circulations. Malaysia and Singapore. classes. It said more than 30 IIfdonesias government In Padang, the capital of West children were missing and announced $10 million in emer­ Proprietors Sumatra province, the shaking feared dead, but gave no source gency response aid and medical Wamm & t.im:Jiii was so intense that people for the information. teams -and military planes were crouched or sat on the street to Wednesday's quake struck just being dispatehed to set up field ~occo'sAestaure.nt avoid falling. Children screamed off the coast of Padang, the U.S. hospitals and distribute tents, as an exodus of thousands tried Geological Survey reported. It medicine and food rations. 9irsl Orijpna/ :::Przza in 7aam / to get away from the coast in occurred a day after a kille1· Membnrs of the Cabinet were Sim

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Thursday, October I, 2009 The Observer + NEWS page 9

SAMOA Death toll in Tuesday's tsunami surges to 119

ple on the bus were screaming, "One woman we saw was so island residents. areas for up to a month and Associated Press crying and trying to call their confused that she doesn't even The quake was centered officials said some 2,200 people APIA - Police in green homes. We couldn't get on cell know where she comes from," about 120 miles south of the were in seven shelters across reflective vests searched a phones. The phones just died he said. islands of Samoa, which has the island. ghastly landscape of mud­ on us. It was just crazy." Makalavea added that the about 220,000 people, and "Right now, we're focused on strewn streets, pulverized With the water approaching hospital needs nurses, doctors, American Samoa, a U.S. territo­ bringing in the assistance for homes and bodies scattered in fast, the bus driver sped to the surgeons and blood to treat the ry of 65,000. people that have been injured, a swamp Wednesday as dazed top of a nearby mountain, increasing numbers of casual­ Another strong underwater and for the immediate needs of survivors emerged from the where 300 to 500 people were ties with broken bones and earthquake rocked western the tens of thousands of sur­ muck and mire of an earth­ gathered, including patients cuts. Indonesia Wednesday, briefly vivors down there," said FEMA quake and tsunami that killed evacuated from the main hospi­ At Sale Ataga village, more triggering a tsunami alert along Administrator Craig Fugate. at least 119 in the South tal. Among them were new­ than 50 police, some wearing the Indian Ocean. The 7.6-mag­ Reinforcements were on the Pacific. borns with IVs, crying children masks to filter out some of the nitude quake toppled buildings, way, including a Navy frigate Military transports flew med­ and frightened elderly people. growing stench of decay in the cut power and triggered a land­ and two huge Air Force cargo ical personnel, food, water and A family atop the mountain steamy conditions, searched for slide on Sumatra island, and at planes soon to leave from medicine to Samoa and provided food and water, while bodies underneath uprooted least 7 5 people were reported Hawaii. American Samoa, both devas­ clergymen led prayers. Afuafi trees and palms piled up at the killed. Experts said the seismic A Coast Guard C-130 plane tated by a tsunami triggered by said people are still on edge foot of a mountain. events were not related. loaded with aid and carrying an undersea earthquake. A and feared another quake. Tony Fauena, a 29-year-old Hampered by power and Federal Emergency cargo plane from New Zealand "This is going to be talked taro farmer, said the bodies of communications outages, offi­ Management Agency officials brought in a temporary morgue about for generations," said his 35-year-old niece and her 6- cials in the South Pacific islands flew from Hawaii to American and a body identification team. Afuafi, who lives just outside month-old son were found struggled to determine casual­ Samoa's capital of Pago Pago, Officials expect the death toll the village of Leone, one of the Tuesday but four other family ties and damage. where debris had been cleared to rise as more areas are hardest hit areas. members were still missing. Samoa National Disaster from runways so emergency searched. On Samoa, the two-hour drive "We don't know if the rest are Management committee mem­ planes could land. President Survivors fled to higher from the Apia airport to the under there or released out to ber Filomina Nelson told New Barack Obama declared a ground on the islands after the heavily damaged southeast sea," he said. Zealand's National Radio the major disaster for American magnitude 8.0 quake struck at coast initially showed no sign of Suavai Ioane was rattled by number of dead in her country Samoa. 6:48 a.m. local time (1 :48 p.m. damage before becoming little the violent earthquake that had reached 83 - mostly elder­ English said the temporary EDT; 1748 GMT) Tuesday. The more than a link between one shook Voutosi, a village of 600 ly and young children. At least morgue and the body identifica­ residents then were engulfed by flattened village after another. people. But he didn't have 30 people were killed on tion team were sent to Samoa four tsunami waves 15 to 20 Mattresses hung from trees, much time to calm down. American Samoa, Gov. Togiola after local officials expressed feet (4 to 6 meters) high that and utility poles were bent at "After the shaking finished, Tulafono said. concern "about the growing reached up to a mile (1.5 kilo­ awkward angles. about five or 10 minutes after, Authorities in Tonga, south­ death toll." meters) inland. It was clear that tourists were the wave very quickly came west of the Samoas, confirmed Hundreds of people bombard­ The waves splintered houses among the casualties, but fig­ over us," said Ioane, who was at least six dead and four miss­ ed American Samoa's radio sta­ and left cars and boats - many ures were impossible to ascer­ carried by a wave about 80 ing, according to Tongan gov­ tions with requests to announce battered and upside down - tain immediately with officials yards (meters) inland. He knew ernment spokesman Lopeti the names of their missing scattered about the coastline. saying they had no solid head he was lucky to be alive; eight Senituli. He said the waves loved ones. Broadcasters urged Debris as small as a spoon and count on the number of visitors bodies were found in a nearby practically flattened two of the listeners to contact their fami­ as large as a piece of masonry in the area. swamp. island's three villages. The gov­ lies immediately. weighing several tons were "There's not a single house The Pacific Tsunami Warning ernment dispatched a boat with In Carson, Calif., High Chief strewn in the mud. up, it's total devastation (in) the Center in Hawaii said it issued supplies to the island to help its Loa Pele Faletogo, president of Survivors told harrowing most popular place for an alert, but the waves got to more than 1,000 residents. the Samoan Federation of tales of encountering the deadly tourists," Dr. Ben Makalavea the islands so quickly that resi­ In Pago Pago, the streets and America, comforted Samoans in tsunami. from Apia's main hospital told dents only had about 10 min­ fields were filled with debris, the U.S. who came to him seek­ "I was scared. I was New Zealand's National Radio utes to respond. Another sys­ mud, overturned cars and ing news of their relatives. The shocked," said Didi Afuafi, 28, Thursday. He said some couples tem designed to alert aid agen­ boats. Several buildings in the chief said he learned the body who was on a bus when the can't find their children, and cies suffered a hardware mal­ city- just a few feet above sea of one of his cousins, in her giant waves came ashore on fear they may have been function that delayed notifica­ level - were flattened. Power 60s, was found floating along American Samoa. "All the peo- washed out to sea. tion, but that did not affect was expected to be out in some the shore. Pilot killed after plane crashes into cornfield

the cornfield to reach the plane, Associated Press which was engulfed in flames ALBANY - A single-engine and clouds of smoke. plane crashed into an Indiana The plane departed from cornfield Wednesday after the Grand Rapids, Mich., and then pilot, who was seen slumped flew north to Traverse City, over at the controls, lost con­ Mich., said FAA spokesman Tony sciousness and the aircraft flew Molinaro in Chicago. It turned out of control, officials said. around in Traverse City was fly­ Military officials do not believe ing back to Grand Rapids when it the crash was terrorism-related lost communication with ground but instead said the pilot may air traffic controllers, Molinaro have had a health problem or said. been suffering from a lack of The plane crashed about 12:40 oxygen. F-16s under direction of p.m. EDT in a field in a rural U.S. North American Aerospace area of eastern Indiana, about Defense Command intercepted 60 miles northeast of For Gay, lesbian, Bisexual S lluestioning Students at Notre Uame the plane and followed it for Indianapolis and 185 miles south about an hour until it crashed. of Grand Rapids, NORAD said. Indiana State Police Sgt. Rod John Erickson, a spokesman for Tuesday. October 6 Russell said the pilot, who was the Indiana Department of the only person aboard the Homeland Security, said the air­ 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. plane, died in the crash but that craft crashed on its own. the pilot's name would not be Controllers in Indianapolis 31B Coleman Morse released until the body is posi­ reported the plane had been cir­ tively identified. No one on the cling with the pilot slumped over The Core Council invites gay, lesbian, bisexual Hquestioning members of the Notre Dame ground was injured when it in the seat at about 25,000 feet, crashed. said Doug Church, a spokesman family. along with their friends and allies, to an informal gathering at the Co#Mo. David Lykins, 54, of Muncie for the National Air Traffic said he and his nephew were Controllers Association. doing construction work on a Church said controllers in nearby home when they saw the Minneapolis had earlier given Everyone is Welcome and Gonfidentiality is Assured plane, its wings pointed down, fly the pilot the OK to fly at that alti­ in three circles overhead before tude, strongly suggesting the it clipped some trees and pilot intentionally flew to that Coffee and Refreshments Wt11 Be Served crashed into the field. altitude and then lost conscious­ "That's when all the debris ness. Pilots of the F -16s deployed / started flying and a big puff of after air traffic controllers lost smoke came up," he said. contact with the small plane saw :~:~~ .-:~f ~r~: i::.: ,:" :·~v' Lykins said he called 911 while the pilot slumped over, officials 4. 1:%Ii:n&d

page 10 The Observer+ NATIONAL NEWS Thursday, October 1, 2009 illegal marijuana farms Marine avoids prison sentence

judge didn't know terms of the find a man standing against a overtake San Francisco Associated Press agrenment until after announc­ wall and throe men hiding CAMP PENDLETON - A ing his sentence. under a staircase. He ordered At a news conference Marine was spared prison time Under tho agreement, Nelson them to lie face down on the Associated Press Wednesday, San Francisco Wednesday for killing an got tho Jess severe punishment floor. SAN FRANCISCO - Socked Fire Marshal Barbara unarmed Iraqi detainee during a and remains eligible for an hon­ Nazario and Weemer entered in by coastal fog, gardeners in Schultneis said growers rewire battle to recapturn the city of orable discharge. the home and a search turned the city's Sunset District strug­ the homes to avoid detection Fallujah. ending a ease that "I just wanted everybody to up "about four" AK-47 guns. gle to coax vegetables from of the huge spike in energy proved troublesome for the gov­ hoar my side of the story and Nazario, visibly angered, plots rarely touched by sun­ use needed to grow pot. ernment because there were no that's exactly what happened," butted one dntainee's ear with light. But recently. a certain Shoddy electrical work can bodies and no relatives eom­ Nelson told reporters after the his rifle. Nelson said he band­ crop has flourished behind spark blazes she said, as can plaining oflost loved ones. sentencing. aged the wound. Nazario then closed doors. hot grow lights used to simu­ A military judge redueod Sgt. Nazario's lawyer, Kevin kicked the detainee in the groin Marijuana farms have late sunshine. Jermaine's Nelson's rank from McDermott, said his elient twice and shot him, NeLc;on said. become so widespread in this Houses in the Sunset often sergeant to lance corporal but strongly disagreed with Nelson's "You're going to do one, middle class neighborhood share common walls, which ruled out a bad eonduet dis­ account. Weemer's going to do one and that the city's new police chief allows fires to spread quickly. charge. "We are surprised and disap­ I'm going to do ... another one," appealed to the public Growers often nail plywood to The sentencing came al'ter pointed to say the least," Nelson recalled being told by Wednesday for tips to help the insides of windows to keep Nelson pleaded guilty Tuesday McDermott said in a statement. Nazario. shut the operations down. out natural light and prying to dereliction of duty after the "Obviously Nelson was intimi­ According to Nelson, Nazario Apparently even in this pot­ eyes, investigators said. As a government droppmJ a murder dated and worn down by the shot another detainee and com- tolerant town, there is such a result. fires can burn longer charge as part of a plea agree­ government. In plained when thing as too much green. without being noticed. ment. exchange for blood spilled on In the Sunset, police say row City firefighters typically During the two-day court­ apparently r.ho­ "/gave in to the peer his boots. houses crammed with as many battle two blazes a year martial, a court fi1r the first time reographod tes­ pressure and now I Weemer then as 2,000 marijuana plants caused by marijuana growing hoard Nelson's taped eonfi1ssion timony in sup­ have to live with it for shot a man who port of the gov­ bear the marks of classic operations, Schultneis said. from March 2007 - a grisly my was on his criminal enterprises. This year they have already account that his squad leader, ernment's theo­ the rest of l~fe." knees, Nelson Raids on three dozen homes fought four, including one at a Sgt. Jose Luis Nazario, beat ry about what said. and warehouses have uncov­ warehouse that partially col­ unarmed detainees in a house, happened in a Jermaine Nelson "He was just ered 20 guns, more than 8,000 lapsed onto a firelighter, caus­ killnd two of thorn by shooting room in U.S. marine shootin' plants and nearly $85,000. ing serious injuries. them in the forehead and Fallujah five shootin', Investigators believe that Conflict over grow houses ordnred squad members to kill years ago dur- shootin', organized crime is keeping the has long been an issue in two others. Four Iraqis died in ing brutal house-to-house fight­ shootin'," Nelson said. drugs, cash and weapons flow­ many small towns along the house. ing, Nelson was given a deal." Nelson said he shot the ing. Often once grow houses California's North Coast, the Nolson, 28, apologized before Nelson was tho only remain­ remaining detainee. He didn't are raided; police said, their heart of the state's pot-grow­ hn was senteneod. tnlling tho ing defendant in a ease that elaborate. backers just set up new opera­ ing territory. The boom in San judge he had failed the Marinos resulted in two legal defeats for The case came to light long tions down the street. Francisco's indoor growing by following Nazario's orders the government. Nazario was after thn battle. "All this has led to the cre­ operations comes at a time and ignoring his training. lie acquitted last year in federal In 2006, after he left the ation of a very dangerous situ­ when legalizing marijuana said he should have left the court in Hiverside, Calif'., on Marion Corps, Weemer applied ation," Chief George Gascon across the state has become a house and asked superiors for counts that included voluntary for a job in the Secret Service. said. hot topic, and many pro-pot help when he disagreed with his manslaughter. He was beyond During a background interview Growers are attracted by activists feel they are gaining squad loader. tho reach of a court-martial before a polygraph test as part rents that are moderate by traction with politicians and "I gave in to the~ peer pressure because he had completed his of the application, he was asked San Francisco standards. voters. and now I have to live with it for military obligations. about the most serious crime he Coastal winds sweep pot's The trend toward accept­ the rPst of my lili1," Nelson said Nelson's squadmate, Sgt. Hyan ever committed. skunky smell away. ance spurred by the spread of in an unswom stat1mwnt. "It's Weemer, was acquitted by a mil­ "We went into this house, Beyond the concern about medical marijuana - legal like I slapped my own family in itary jury of murder and derelic­ there happened to be four or drug-ripoff shootouts and under state law - has led to a the face." tion of duty in April. five guys in the house," Weemer deals gone bad, officials said common feeling that pot has The judge, Navy Capt. Keith In his 2007 confession to a said in a recording of the inter­ the real worry is the potential essentially become legal, espe­ Allred, sentenced Nelson to 150 Naval Criminal Investigative view played during his trial. "We for fire from houses gutted to cially in liberal bastions like days in prison, but the plea deal Service investigator, Nelson said ended up shooting them, we had create intensive urban farms. San Francisco. rulPd out incarceration. The he entnred tho Fallujah home to to." FBI says it did not edit bombing videotapes

cates something was on the Associated Press tapes that the FBI did not want OKLAHOMA CITY - The FBI to make public. says it did not edit videotapes of "They don't do anything by the aftermath of the 1995 accident," he said. bombing of the Oklahoma City A spokesman for the FBI in federal building before turning Washington, Paul Bresson, said them over to an attorney who is in an e-mail to The Associated ()n ~ale ~()W% conducting an unofficial inquiry Press that the agency did not into the bombing. edit the tapes before turning The FBI turned over more them over to Trentadue. than two dozen tapes taken Bresson said the FBI identi­ from security cameras on fied 26 videos in its files in buildings and other locations response to an April request by around the federal building to Trentadue for video from secu­ Salt Lake City attorney Jesse rity cameras in 11 different Trentadue. who obtained them locations. FBI agents did not through the federal Freedom of report finding any security Information Act. Trentadue tapes from the federal building said the tapes are blank at vari­ itself. ous times in the minutes before "The FBI made no edits or The Wedding Singer Roland Kelly Tribute The Wiggles Casting Crowns the blast. redactions in the processing of Broadway Starring Randy Kelly "Go Bananas! Uve" With Matt Redman "They have been edited," these videos." Bresson said. Trentadue said Wednesday. "The tapes are typical security National Tour at Palais Royale Family Concert Christian Concert The soundless recordings cameras - the view switches Fri..Sat, Oct. 9-10 Sunday, Oct. 11 Monday, Oct.19 Saturday, Oct. 24 show people rushing from camera to camera every few nearby buildings immediately seconds." after a 4,000 pound fertilizer­ Bresson declined to expand UPt:()minl! ~h()W§ and-fuel-oil bomb detonated in on the FBI's e-mail statement 1 front of the Alfred P. Murrah when contacted Wednesday. a~ 31 South aend sympildtiy SiN.!~f; l'k)vt···· h aenrl symPfionY' Federal Building on April 19. Trentadue began looking into Pops ~Latin Exposure· . estra Concert 1995, killing 168 people, the bombing after his brother, with 'Tlto Puente, Jr. Band -stgnature Strings" including 19 children, and Kenneth Trentadue, dind at the with Euclid Quartet Monday. Nov. 2 Celtic Thunder Show injuring hundreds more. Oklahoma City Federal Sunday, Nov. 15 David Cook Some show people fleeing Transfer Center in August "American ldor Winner through corridors .cluttered 1995. Kenneth Trentadue was a Tuesdayt Nov. 10 Tyler Perry's ...... with debris. None shows the convicted bank robb1~r who was "Laugh to Keep hom CryihgH Friday, Nov. 20 B()b & Tom Comedy actual explosion that ripped held at the federal prison after AU-Stars ., through the fedPral building. being picknd up on an alleg1~d Trentadue said the absence of parole violation at his home in footage before the blast indi- San Diego in JunP 199!1 Thursday, October 1, 2009 The Observer + PAID ADVERTISEMENT page 11

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Thursday, October 1, 2009 IEWPOINT page 13 To kneel or not to kneel Presiding at Notre Dame Masses a guideline about how his message and than private inclination or arbitrary standing, or from one standing to one around campus these days has become mission can spread most authentically. choice." kneeling. At their most benign, they are a study in group dynamics, and some­ And what is that guideline? The GIRM includes rules about both looks of curiosity. More frequently, they times group gymnastics. I am referring It is important to note that Jesus does the preferred postures at different parts are looks of confusion and sudden self­ to the differing approaches to kneeling, not lapse into any kind of relativism on of the Mass, including kneeling during consciousness. On some occasions, they standing, bowing this, or any other, occasion. His message the Communion Rite. However, it also are looks of contempt and judgment. and other liturgical is clearly not, "Let him do whatever he leaves room for variation in certain situ­ None of these seem particularly desir­ postures and ges­ Fr. lou DeiFra wants to; as long as he's helping people, ations, including, it would seem, appro­ able during a time of worship, especially tures at Mass. My it really doesn't matter." Rather, he is priate postures for chapels without of communal worship, and especially at words here do not Faith Point quite explicit about what authorizes this kneelers. So, as with the disciples in last the Eucharist. seek to contribute renegade demon-driver: "Do not pre­ Sunday's Gospel, we encounter an Last Sunday's Gospel was not about to the debate sur- vent him. There is no one who performs instance of some ambiguity. postures we ought or ought not to rounding "Who's right and who's a mighty deed in my name who can at Still, the words of Christ in Sunday's assume at Mass. But the Gospel does wrong?" but rather, in reflection of last the same time speak ill of me." Jesus Gospel and the teachings of the GIRM - seem to assert - rather provocatively Sunday's Gospel, to offer a word of cau­ displays his rather surprising comfort Scripture and Tradition - converge - that an authentic relationship to tion to both "sides." (It is a bit painful to with the un-named exorcist precisely quite conspicuously in guiding the atti­ Jesus Christ - an authenticity con­ mention "sides" when talking about a because he was casting out demons "in tude we are to extend to one another as firmed both by word and by the quality group who is celebrating the Eucharist my name." A living, authentic relation­ we live out our Christian lives as and power of a disciple's Christian wit­ together.) ship with the person of Jesus - and the authentically as we can, particularly at ness ("one who performs a mighty deed In last Sunday's Gospel, Jesus' apos­ authenticity of this person's faith seems the Eucharist, which forms us as the in my name")- is the primary guiding tles come running to Jesus, distressed to be confirmed by his power over evil People of God: "In the celebration of principle of discipleship, not member­ that they just witnessed someone driv­ - is the authorizing credential for disci­ Mass the faithful form a holy people, a ship to a particular clique of disciples. ing out demons in Jesus' name, though pleship. people whom God has made his own ... While the Gospel doesn't solve our prac­ this person was not "one of us"- i.e., As a presider at Mass, the disparate They should endeavor to make this clear tical problem of what postures and ges­ part of their group of disciples. If Jesus postures of the congregation at various by their deep religious sense and their tures we should or should not perform, ever had a moment when it would have times in the liturgy are unavoidably charity towards brothers and sisters it does make very clear an admonition been important for him to "control his noticeable. Arguments proliferate about who participate with them in the same not to cast judgment on others who are message," it would surely have been the importance of the reverence of celebration. Thus, they are to shun any living out an authentic Christian faith, now- at the very beginning of his min­ kneeling, the union of standing, how far appearance of individualism or division, and indeed, to enter into "Communion" istry, as this nascent "Christian move­ one ought to bow before receiving the keeping before their eyes that they have with them. ment" was just beginning to take shape. Eucharist, whether one should genuflect only one Father in heaven and accord­ Yet Jesus, not for the first time, exhibits before receiving the Eucharist. The ingly are all brothers and sisters to each This week's Faith Point is written by a striking restraint from control here. "General Instruction of the Roman other." Fr. Lou DelFra, CSC. Fr. Lou is the direc­ The right word might be "liberality" in Missile" (GIRM) has plenty to say here, I must admit, the differing postures tor of the Bible Studies and the ACE its technical sense but has become from preferring postures that "con­ and gestures, as noticeably disparate as Chaplain. He can be reached at impossible to use in a politics-neutral tribute to making the entire celebration they sometimes are, are not what attune delfra.2@nd. edu. discussion. However, perhaps it might resplendent with beauty" to fostering my attention the most when celebrating The views expressed in this column be said that Jesus' "liberality" in this practices that "serve the common spiri­ Mass. Rather, it is - sadly - the looks I are those of the author and not neces­ situation is used precisely to "conserve" tual good of the People of God, rather often see - from one kneeling to one sarily those of The Observer.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Hope in the city Losing sight of giving roots We've all got a lot to be hopeful about. A football team that's 3-1, hopefully about to jump into the Our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, spoke Sunday torical intellectual tradition, or on the viewpoints that rankings with another win. A fall that started late, Sept. 27th in Prague to the faculties there about the are most vociferously promoted and most heavily hopefully meaning that winter will too. Mid-terms proper use of academic freedom in the pursuit of funded? What will happen if in its anxiety to preserve two weeks away, hopefully giving us enough time to truth. Many would consider this statement to be triv­ a radical secularism, it detaches itself from its life-giv­ study, or at least throw together last minute plans ially true, and as such pay only trivial lip-service to it. ing roots?" to hit Vegas for fall break. Hope gives us something But as Catholics and as Christians more generally, the And his sobering answer: "Our societies will not to be excited about, something to look forward too. truth is not merely a provisional point at which our become more reasonable or tolerant or adaptable but Hope also gives us something to work towards, a intellectual affairs are aimed, some pragmatic goal, rather more brittle and less inclusive, and they will challenge to meet or goal to fulfill. but it is transcendent and divine: Our Lord did tell us increasingly struggle to recognize what is true, noble Each year about 300 Notre Dame and Saint that He is "the way, the truth, and the life." And so, and good." Mary's students choose to take personally hope's our work at the university, our pursuit of Truth, must Perhaps we would do well to ponder these words, call to action. They take 48 hours out of their win­ be informed by a truly holistic and universal view, one and ask ourselves: has the pursuit of truth at Notre ter breaks to "plunge" into urban poverty and in which moral and religious perspectives are not only Dame and our university's proper autonomy been examine what hope looks like in over 35 cities relevant but essential to our enterprise. · thwarted and subverted? In the work of the universi­ across the country. They pair up with Alumni Clubs But often academic freedom is invoked not as a ty, is more attention paid to what is fashionable, popu­ and charitable organizations to learn about prob­ proper means to pursue truth, but in order to divorce lar or well-funded? Has Notre Dame detached itself lems of poverty, hunger, education, healthcare, the intellectual and the moral. In light of this, our from its life-giving roots? And, perhaps most impor­ inequality, unemployment, and homelessness Holy Father asks a serious of tough questions: "Is it tantly, does Notre Dame struggle to recognize what is through direct service. This immersion experience not the case that frequently, across the globe, the true, noble and good? is the basis of a one-credit experiential learning exercise of reason and academic research are - sub­ course offered by the Center for Social Concerns. tly and not so subtly - constrained to bow to the Jonathan Buttaci With people still reeling over the economic melt­ pressures of ideological interest groups and the lure alumnus down, the health-care crisis, and the intensification of short-term utilitarian or pragmatic goals? What Class of 2009 of our military situations abroad, some have found will happen if our culture builds itself only on fashion­ Sept. 28 it hard to hope. It becomes even more important able arguments, with little reference to a genuine his- though, in times of turmoil, to embrace hope, as Pope Benedict XVI does in his recent encyclical Spe Salvi and as the Center for Social Concerns contin­ ues to do with its "Hope in Action" campaign. We must remember though that hope does necessitate No band? I'm_ sorry action, and action in solidarity with the poor, who have been and will continue to bear the brunt of In response to Jim Blase ("No band, no excuses", Sept. 28), I would like to ask, were you in band when you these crises. attended Notre Dame Law School? My guess is no. If you knew how the band worked, you would know that we While we at Notre Dame are not immune to the are told what games we are playing at, and when. We, as band members, cannot just "volunteer" to attend a effects of these hard times, we have an obligation game that the whole band is not being sent to, it just does not work that way. If I were to walk into the Purdue to find hope in the world and act on it. It is my stadium holding my clarinet saying, ''I'm going to volunteer to play the Notre Dame school songs," they would hope that you'll take some time this winter to go look at me like I was crazy. I know the band appreciates people wanting us to be at games, but you have to into the city not just to shop or catch a show, but to know how the system works before you get upset about it. give witness to the other side of the city, the unrec­ Purdue was my first game as a "normal" Notre Dame student, no uniform, no instrument, and I wouldn't ognized poverty and the hidden hope that is found trade it for a thing. Don't get me wrong, I love playing in the band at football games more than anything, but there. For more information on the Urban Plunge, the opportunity to wear an Notre Dame jersey, beads, face paint and other Notre Dame accessories is some­ visit socialconcerns.nd.edu. The application opens thing I've been waiting for, so don't take that away from me because your voice wasn't loud enough to sing the this week and the deadline to apply is October Victory March and Alma Mater over the Purdue fans like mine and the rest of my band friends who attended 30th .. the game. Thanks, and Go Irish, beat Huskies!

Kaitlin Sullivan Jessica Young senior senior off-campus Lewis hall Sept. 29 Sept. 29 THE OBSERVER page 14 CENE Thursday, October 1, 2009

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3 I Want You Back- Jackson 5 4 changes in casting have also with women who are her com­ By BRANDY CERNE taken plaee in its second season. plete opposites. Scene Writer 5 Hey Jealousy- Gin Blossoms I Iall· of thn east was overhauled, Port's former eo-worker leaving behind just Port and Palermo has a new job this sea­ Amprica's favorite love-to­ haughty eo-worker Olivia son as well. She now works for hate/hate-to-love reality shows Palermo. "Elle" magazine under Erin 6 Be True to Your School-The Beach Boys are back. New seasons of M'IV's Port has returned to working Kaplan, who does not appreciate "The llills" and "The City" have for cutthroat Kelly Cutrone while Palermo's uppity attitude. They started, but with some changes. also working on her clothing line. have a throw down over styling Fight for Your Right - Beastie Boys The most notable: issues within 7 the replacement of Palermo's first few Lauren Conrad on days of working, "Thn llills" with hinting to the 8 Coney Island -Good Old War Kristin Cavallari, audience that Conrad's an:h­ many more are to nemesis from high come. school. Thnir dra­ Both shows will 9 Rocket Man- Elton John mas played out on benefit from tlie "The llills'" prede­ casting !ihake-ups. cessor "Laguna Cavallari is a Beach." much more enter­ There She Goes- The La's Cavallari's pres­ taining lead that ence is sure to Conrad's blank Mo MoneyMo Problems-Notorious B.I.G. shake up the reality good girl charac­ & show in its fifth sea­ ter. Everyone loves feat. Mase Puff Daddy son. "The Hills" to watch a bad girl peakNl when wreak her havoc, Under Pressure- Queen & David Bowie Conrad and former which Cavallari best friend lleidi will definitely do Montag had a on season five of screaming match at The Hills. Port, a club in Season :{ while sweet and over Conrad's driven, is not alleged sex tape and exactly the most Montag's evil othnr exciting lead. half. Spencer Pratt. Sincn then, She has a new roommate and co­ Hopefully there will be more "The llills" had become stale and worker, Hoxy Olin, whom she screen time for Cutrone and new irrelevant by reitnrating Montag's was schoolmates with in girl Olin. as they are sure to have whining about becoming friends Calirornia. Olin is a wild, partying the best lines and create the most with I.auren again and the fad straight shooter and a weleome drama. that thn show nnvnr For some inex­ acknowledged plicable reason, Conrad's rising "The Hills" and celebrity and other "The City" draw job of fashion viewers back designor. With any episode after indiea Lion from thn episodP. Is it that premiere episode, they get a "Thn llills" is head­ voyeuristic pleas­ ed in a new dirlll~­ ure out of watch­ tion full of drama ing the young, rich with Cavallari as il'i and famous )pad lead. their glamorous In just the pre­ lives? Their lives miere. nntitled "Thn can hardly be con­ Bitch is Back," sidered accurate Cavallari has a loud on a "reality light with two of thn show" that is so other vapid only­ obviously scripted famous-for-doing­ and poorly acted. nothing stars, These shows are Stnphanin Pratt and the ultimate in Audr·ina Patridge. guilty pleasure, Cavallari is known mostly because for stealing guilt is the promi­ boyfriends, so wlwn nent emotion felt she starts flirting while watching with Patridge's ex, them. There are the insull<> start slinging. This will addition to the cast. Cutrone's many, many better ways to spend inevitably continun to develop interview with Olin was the high­ one's tinw, yet "The llills" and throughout the season so many light of the premien1, as the audi­ "The City" are so addicting and more lights can hn nxpnetnd. o nee got a glimpse of the two entnrtaining that they cannot be Over in "Thn City," the New 1:haracters that will bring the missnd. York City counterpart to Los most bite to "The City." It is an Angeles' "The Hills" and the intoresting dynamic to see kind, Contact Brandy Cerne at Whitney Port spinoff'. new saceharine Port surround herself bcerneO 1 @nd.edu ANDREA ARCHER I Observer Graphic ------

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iNDustry Alliance Documentary Film Burn Book, Geddes Hall Get Your Jams On '('.J"~ck Jam Fleur de Ly;; The Palace of Festival , DPAC@ 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. Auditorium @ 7 p.m. Nightclub), Legends @ Midnight Frederick the Great, DPAC @ 1:30 ln an effort to promote alumni fihnmak­ Most, if not all, women on this Everyone loves a cheesy dance p.m. and 5:30 p.m. ers, the Alumni Association in partnership campus are familiar with the song from the nineties. And Fleur de Lys is a musical group with the Dep~t of Film, Television movie "Mean Girls" starring everyone is in luck! associated with both Saint. Mary's and and ThP-2LfC and the DeBartolo Performing Lindsay Lohan. The University Legends is hosting "Get Your Notre Dame. They play period music Arto. Center are presenting the iNDustry Counseling Center, along with sev­ Jams On" nightclub Saturday on instruments authentic to the time. Alliance Documentary Film Festival. On eral other offices on campus, will night. They are sure to play such ·This Sunday they will be performing a· 'Thursday and Friday of this week, DPAC be hosting a "Mean Girls" watch classics as "Whoomp! (There it show entitled "The Palace of will be playing four documentaries made Friday evening, to be followed by is)" and "Gonna Make You Sweat Frederick the Great." This program is by Alumni. On Thursday evening there will a brief dialogue regarding the (Everybody Dance Now)." "YMCA" set to include music from the time of be a showing of "The Man Who Would Be way young women interact with may even make an appearance, Frederick the Great's reign as king of Polka King" at 6:30 p.m. This film tracks one another. A prominent part of you'll just have to see for your­ Prussia. Frederick was a great patron the road to fame for Jan Lewan, an the movie, the "Burn Book" an.d self. of the arts, in addition to being a com­ International Polka star. Following "Polka its effects on the women in the No doubt this will be a blast, so poser in his own right. The music King," "Song Sung Blue" will be shown at 9 story will be discussed. This event bring your friends and get ready selections will be taken from C.P.E. ·­ p.m., chronicling the inspiring yet tragic is part of a weeklong program to dance all night long to some of Bach, Hasse, Brenda and Quantz in love story of a Milwaukee husband and designed to raise awareness and the most ridiculous tunes from . addition to Frederick's own music. All wife Neil Diamond cover band. Also consid­ challenge body image and eating the last 20 years. Decade appro­ pieces will be played on the instru-· er attending "Brothers at War" and "Jam" disorder awareness on Notre priate clothing and accessories ments for which they were originally on Friday night. Dame's campus. suggested. composed. -

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take a page from the book of fans of independent integrity and wide­ By COURTNEY ECKERLE bands like Kings of Leon and keep a spread success and appeal, their Scene Writers stiff upper lip with a bittersweet sigh personal brand of rustic bluegrass­ and let the back-roads band trek off Americana isn't at all held captive into the mainstream. Perhaps it's by the Mason-Dixon Line, as they The crooning North Carolinian just the accident of conquering merge sounds that hail from every quartet The Avett Brothers' latest every dance hall and prairie-home hop, skip and a jump part of the album "I and Love and You" heart from coast to coast, or the country. "Head Full of Doubt!Hoad explores love and connection of summation of the inevitable, since Full of Promise" is a song that will family - both those related and the the Avett's caught the eye of Rick sound new to old fans, showing that kind you choose for yourself. Thi'i Rubin, the co-head of Columbia no obstacle - not even the politirs choice reflects the band itself, as Records who signed the band and deal breaker - is insurmountable sweet singing brothers Seth and produced their new major-label with sueh lyries as, "And your life Scott Avett make up half of the four­ debut. doesn't change by the man that's some. The brothers also adopted The album shies away from the elected I If you're loved by someone bassist Bob Crawford and cellist Joe caterwauling and banjo-filled hoot­ you're never rejected." Kwon into their fold. enannies that made their live per­ Second on the album, "January It's rare to see a previously unrec­ formances famous and have kept Wedding" is a sweet as pie ognized and hardly heralded band consistent in previous albums. This Appalaehian love ballad that name like the Avett's achieve a bigger change distills the album, making drops Audrey Hepburn and keeps a spotlight, but with thi<> latest album, melodies that feel like home and light seriousnes..<> to getting hitched. die hard fans are going to have to lyrics like the kitchen table. "I and The sincerity or the tone and lyrics Love and make it a (note to guys) heart melt­ You" is sure ing message to a lady love. Title 'I and Love and You' to inspire a track "I and Love and You" deals whole new with the pain of leaving them by The Avett Brothers horde into crooning, "That woman she's got badly wrong. Infectious frolicking of the realization of this troupe's the "Avett eyes that shine I Iike a pair of stolen tune "Kick Drum Heart" is one of potential. It thankfully keeps from Record Label: American Recordings Nation", polished dimes." the few times the Avett's really rock warbling too much about love, Recommended Tracks: "Kick Drum Heart," which has Serious as a shotgun tune 'The out on the album, if only for the rea­ which would have made the album become Perfect Space" starts off a somber son they were afraid of giving too maudlin, or too many upbeat pop "Head Full of Doubt/Road Full of Promise," "I fans' self­ ballad then kicks in as unexpectedly mueh of a good thing - a literal kick rock tunes, which would have been and Love and You" proelaimed and as epically as The Who's drum raps punctuate the chorus. just as great a betrayal to fans as the pledge of "Behind Blue Eyes" with a bit of While the Avett Brothers have had Avett Brothers suddenly transform­ allegiance. met..:'1.1 and a lot of sound to groove a successful career and following for ing into the Jonas Brothers. One With the with. The lyrirs, "Okay part two now nearly a decade, the album's final thing old and new fans alike can be b a n d clear the house I The party's over tune "Ineomplete and Insecure" sure of is that thi'i ragtag family is gracefully L:'lke the shouting and the people I repeats the line, "I haven't finished a just getting rewed up. toeing the Get out," illustrate the kind of frus­ thing since I b'tarted my life I I don't I i n e trated melody relatable to anyone feel much like starting now," perfect Contact Courtney Eckerle at between who has ever hosted a party gone for an album that is a continuation ceckerO 1 @saintmarys.edu

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MLB Phillies clinch third straight NL East title Chamberlain lasts less than four innings against the Royals in final start before the postseason begins

last out after Scott Eyre retired manager Charlie Manuel has a Associated Press the first two batters in the ninth. chanee to rest his regulars and PHILADELPHIA- Now, the Astros starter Brian Moehler set up his postseason pitching Philadelphia Phillies can rest and (8-12) gave up seven runs in 4 rotation. The Phillies still have a prepare to defend their World 1/3 innings. chance to secure homfl-field Series title. A crowd of 45,207 - the 38th advantage throughout the NL Kyle Kendrick pitched three straight sellout at Citizens Bank playoffs. They entered the night scoreless innings in relief of Park - waved their white-and­ 1 112 games behind Los Angeles. Pedro Martinez and the Phillies red "Fightin' Phils" rally towels Martinez, who is 5-l with a beat the Houston Astros 10-3 throughout the night and made 3.63 ERA in nine starts, strug­ Wednesday night to clinch their the atmosphere festive. gled from the start. He walked third straight NL East crown. Celebrations are becoming Hunter Pence to force in a run in Raul Ibanez hit his career-high common for the Phillies, who the first and gave up homers to 34th homer and Jimmy Rollins used to be the NL's laughing­ Towles in the second and fourth. had a double and triple for stock. The losingest team in pro­ Towles' drive to left-center in Philadelphia, which is heading to fessional sports has been think­ the second was initially ruled a the postseason for the third ing dynasty since winning the double, but umpires changed the straight year for the first time franchise's second championship call after reviewing the video. He since Mike Schmidt, Steve in 126 years last October. easily cleared the left-field wall Carlton and crew won three con­ Unlike the last two years, the his next time up to give the secutive division titles from Phillies didn't sweat out this divi­ Astros a 3-1 lead. 1976-78. sion title. They moved into first But the Phillies answered with The Phillies are trying to place for good on May 30 and four runs in the bottom half. become the first repeat champi­ have spent 136 days atop the Shane Victorino singled and stole ons since the New York Yankees standings. second before Chase Utley won three World Series in a row In 2007, the Phillies trailed the walked. Ryan Howard followed AP from 1998-2000. The Cincinnati Mets by seven games with 17 with an RBI single. Utley scored Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain leaves the mound in the Reds were the last NL team to remaining. They took advantage when Ibanez hit a bouncer to the fourth Inning of New York's 4-3 Joss to Kansas City Wednesday. win two straight in 1975-76. of New York's historic collapse mound and Moehler threw it into J.R. Towles, a career .187 hit­ and clinched the division on the center field for an error. Howard billion ballpark the same way 1901 at the Huntington Avenue ter (43 for 230), hit a pair of solo final day of the regular season, advanced to third and Ibanez they began - with a loss. Baseball Grounds. homers off Martinez, a three­ ending a 14-year postseason ended up on second. Joba Chamberlain lasted just 3 Hoping to be the Yankees' No. time Cy Young Award winner. drought. Jayson Werth's HBI groundout 2/3 innings in his final tuneup for 4 starter in the AL championship But the Astros couldn't spoil Players and fans had a wild put the Phillies ahead for good. the postseason and was booed series and World Series, Philadelphia's party. celebration and Philadelphia was Pedro Feliz doubled in another by fans at Yankee Stadium when Chamberlain h11.d a dreadful Kendrick (3-1) gave up two hits promptly swept by Colorado in run to make it 5-3. he walked off Wednesday night two-month stretch starting in and struck out four. Martinez the division series. Rollins and Victorino hit back­ during the Kansas City Royals' mid-August, going 0-4 witlt R.42 lasted just four innings, allowing Last year, the Phillies were 3Yz to-hack triples to start win over New York. ERA in eight starts. After receiv­ three runs and six hits in his first games behind the Mets with 17 Philadelphia's fifth. Ibanez's sac­ Derek Jeter homered leading ing a warning that he said "was start since a neck strain forced to play. They caught them during rifice fly made it 7-3. off the first, and Nick Swisher's a little bit more stern" from him out of a game at Atlanta on the final week and clinched on 29th homer tied the score in the manager Joe Girardi and coach­ Sept. 19. Brad Lidge, who has 11 the next-to-last day of the regu­ Royals 4, Yankees 3 fifth, a two-run drive off es early last week, he rebounded blown saves after a perfect sea­ lar season. The Yankees ended the first Robinson Tejeda. to beat Boston on Friday. son last year, came in to get the With four games left this year, regular season at their new $1.5 Kansas City broke a seventh­ "It's important that he has a inning tie when Mark Teahen good start," Girardi said walked against Damaso Marte Wednesday. "He had a good start (1-3) and John Buck tripled off last time and he's had good Sergio Mitre on a catchable drive starts during the year, but we that Swisher got turned around want him to have another good on and then fell down. Yuniesky start because there are decisions Betancourt followed with a that still have to be made." missed a squeeze bunt, and Girardi didn't give the pitcher Buck was tagged out by catcher another warning. Jorge Posada. "I think the message was clear. Jamey Wright (3-5) pitched I think he understood the mes­ two innings for the win in relief sage that, you know, we needed off Hobinson Tejeda, and Joakim to see him better," the manager Soria got three outs for his 30th said. "I mean, it was only seven, save in 33 chances, stopping the eight days ago that we had it." Yankees' seven-game winning Chamberlain allowed three streak. After Betancourt's throw­ runs, seven hits and four walks, ing error from shortstop put throwing just 52 of 91 pitches for runners on second and third strikes and going to three-ball with two outs in the ninth, counts on six of 22 batters. Hamiro Pena flied out to shallow He gave up run-scoring singles center. to Brayan Pena in the first, New York opened the ballpark Teahen in the third and another on April 16 with a 10-2 loss to to Pena that finished his night in Cleveland but went on to finish the fourth. It could have been 57-24 (. 704) at new Yankee worse: the Royals loaded the Stadium, the third-highest win­ bases with one out in the second ning percentage since 1901 for a before Tug Hulett popped out team in a first-year ballpark, and Billy Butler flied out. according to STATS LLC. The When Girardi finally came to Boston Red Sox were 57-20 the mound, Chamberlain headed AP (.740) with one tie in 1912 at back to the dugout v.ith his head Phillies pitcher Pedro Martinez pitches in the first inning of Philadelphia's 10-3 win over Houston Fenway Park, and the Boston bowed, then while in foul territo­ Wednesday. With the win and an Atlanta loss, Philadelphia clinched its third straight NL East title. Somersets were 49-20 (.710) in ry looked up toward the stands.

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AP team previous The Cleveland Indians fired Eric Wedge as manager Wednesday, but Wedge will remain with the team to 1 Oregon 1 manage the final six games. Wedge led the Indians to one playoff appearance in seven years with the club. 2 Oklahoma St. 2 3 Stanford 3 4 Wisconsin 4 5 Northern Arizona 5 Indians fire manager Wedge in advance 6 Colorado 6 7 lona 7 Associated Press Indians to one playoff ward situation, he's glad to The Indians were plagued 8 Portland 8 appearance since 2003 have some resolution. by slow starts throughout 9 Alabama 10 CLEVELAND - Eric and went through two "It's been a big elephant the 41-year-old's tenure 10 Georgetown 9 Wedge lost his job and rebuilding projects with in the room for a while," and this season they could­ 11 Tulsa 11 kept his uniform. the midmarket club. "I felt he said. n't overcome some early 12 BYU 12 Wedge was fired it was the right thing to do. After leaving the inter­ injuries and an atrocious 13 William & Mary n Wednesday as manager of It's been a long run here - view room at Progressive bullpen that blew games in 14 Virginia 14 the Cleveland Indians, who as managers go." Field, Wedge headed back April and May. 15 Providence 16 are in the final days of a General manager Mark to his office to begin Cleveland also recently 16 Iowa St. 25 terrible season that began Shapiro said he and own­ preparing for his final two went on an 11-game losing 17 Arkansas 18 with high hopes. ers Larry and Paul Dolan home games. It was a streak and has dropped 20 18 Cal Poly 21 Despite being told he came to a collective deci­ strange scene as he of its last 25, a tailspin that 19 North Carolina St. 19 would not be back next sion on Wedge's future walked down the corridor. likely sealed Wedge's fate. 20 Auburn 13 season, Wedge will man­ "fairly recently" and that He was passed by several "It was not one over­ 21 Butler 20 age the last six games of Cleveland's coaches were White Sox players who whelming component that 22 Washington 24 his seventh year with told Tuesday night that said hello and seemed sur­ led us to this," Shapiro 23 Michigan 22 Cleveland, which entered they would not be retained prised to see him still said. "It was a large num­ 24 New Mexico 26 25 Oklahoma Wednesday's doubleheader for the 2010 season. wearing his Chief Wahoo ber of things occurring. I NR against the Chicago White Wedge is under contract cap. think we just reached the Sox one game out of last for 2010. The Indians won the point where it was time to place in the AL Central. Wedge's firing had been doubleheader opener 5-1. make a change." "I still wanted to finish rumored for weeks, and Shapiro refused to dis­ Shapiro said the Indians what we started this year," although him still being cuss any specifics about will begin their search for NCAA Women's Volleyball said Wedge, who led the around makes for an awk- why Wedge was dismissed. a new manager soon. AVCA Division I Coaches Poll IN BRIEF team points 1 Penn St. 1487 Michael Vick renews Marlins' Nolasco strikes out Yankee Stadium sets 2 Texas 1440 contract with Nike nine consecutive batters another home run record 3 Washington 1393 NEW YORK - Michael Vick is back ATLANTA - Florida Marlins pitcher NEW YORK - Another home run 4 Hawaii 1305 with Nike two years Ricky Nolasco struck out nine consecu­ record has fallen at the new Yankee 5 Florida 1255 after the company severed ties over the tive batters against the Atlanta Braves Stadium. 6 Michigan 1160 quarterback's involvement in a dog­ on Wednesday night, one short of the Derek Jeter homered against Kansas 7 Oregon 1122 fighting ring. major league record. City's Robinson Tejeda leading off the 8 Minnesota 1058 "Mike has a long-standing, great The streak ended with a leadoff dou­ bottom of the first inning Wednesday 9 California 1015 relationship with Nike, and he looks ble by Adam LaRoche in the sixth night, and the $1.5 billion ballpark 10 Nebraska 886 forward to continuing that relation­ inning, and Nolasco finished with a became the frrst major league stadium ship," his agent, Joel Segal, said club-record 16 strikeouts. After throw­ with home runs in all but one regular­ Wednesday. ing more than 120 pitches, he was lifted season game. Segal would not reveal terms of the by manager Fredi Gonzalez with two Three ballparks had home runs in 79 agreement. Nike declined a request for outs in the eighth. The Marlins were of 81 games, according to STATS LLC: comment. leading 5-2. Edison Field (2000), Coors Field (2001) around the dial The deal was announced during a The big league record for consecutive and U.S. Cellular Field (2004). The only panel discussion at the Sports strikeouts in a game is 10 by Hall of game without a home run at Yankee Sponsorship Symposium by Michael Farner Tom Seaver for the New York Stadium this season was on June 18, NCAA Football Principe, the managing director of Mets on April 22, 1970, against San when the Washington Nationals won 3- Ohio State at Toledo BEST, the agency that represents Vick. Diego. 0 in a game that started after a 5-hour, The endorsement is the latest step Seaver struck out 19 in that game at 26-minute rain delay. 6 p.m., Big Ten forward for Vick as he seeks to rehabil­ Shea Stadium, including his final 10 Playing its regular-season home itate his career and his image after batters in a 2-1 victory. fmale, New York also became the frrst Colorado at West Virginia serving 18 months in federal prison. On The major league record for strike­ team to go deep in 73 home games, 7:30 p.m., ESPN Sunday, Vick played his first regular­ outs in a nine-inning game is 20, set by according to STATS. The 2004 Chicago season game since December 2006. Roger Clemens (twice) and Kerry Wood. White Sox homered in 72 home games. ------

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NFL NFL Cowboys running T.O. still silent on offensive \\Toes down, or that he and fellow after he refused to address Associated Press deep throat Lee Evans have reporters following a season­ wild despite injuries OHCIIAHD PAHK. N.Y. - If been mere afterthoughts in opening loss at New England. Terrell Owens has any con­ what's essentially been a dink­ l-Ie was questioned again after cerns about thn Buffalo Bills' and-dunk passing attack. And avoiding the media following a can do both," running backs oiTonso and his laek of a big­ Associated Press if Evans has said that he and 33-20 win over Tampa Bay in coach Skip Peete said. "With play role in it throe weeks into Owens have approached Week 2. IRVING, Texas - Imagine Marion and Tashard, we can the season, he's going to keep Edwards about taking more Then came last weekend. how many yards the Dallas grind it. Then with Felix there's it to himself. shots downl'ield, then that's After failing to make a catch Cowboys would be running for a chance of a big play every And if reporters don't like OK. sinee Week 6 of his rookie sea­ if they could keep their running time he touches it. It's very that, too bad, because Owens "Lee is a captain on this son, Owens went to the backs healthy. exciting to watch." feels whatever h1-1 says will be team, and if he said that, then postgame podium, where he Even with starter Marion Dallas is going to get a stiff taken out of context, and he I'll just go with that," Owens provided short answers and, Barber missing the last game test Sunday against Denver. The has no intention of throwing said. "I don't feel the need to on four occasions, said "Just because of an injury and back­ Broncos have the stingiest more fuel on th1-1 fire. say that because if I say it, going with the plays called." up Felix Jones leaving two defense in the NFL, allowing "I think over the years that's according to you guys, I'm tak­ His responses didn't sit well games with injuries, Dallas has only 214.7 total yards per always gotten me in trouble ing a shot at Trent or what not. with two NBC football analysts, averaged a whopping 193.7 game. They are seventh against and created some sort of divi­ So I just tend to not say any­ former coach Tony Dungy and yards rushing per game, 23 the run at 78.3 yards per game. sion in the locker room with thing." former safety Rodney yards better than any other NFL A bigger issue is the health of guys on the team," Owens said That's a considerable switch Harrison, on Sunday night. team. the Cowboys' running backs. after practke Wednesday. "I for a high-profile player who is Harrison referred to Owens OK, three weeks into the sea­ With Barber and Jones hob­ try to do th1-1 right thing now. no stranger to controversy. as "a clown," and added, "He's son, league-leading totals are bling, Choice is likely to start And even when I try to do the Owens' reputation for being more concerned with his own pretty worthless. But here's a and could be the only one who right thing, it's not the right disruptive has grown during stats than the team's success." pretty significant statistic: The suits up. thing. I'm in a situation where his 14-year NFL career follow­ Owens shot back at Harrison Cowboys have run for more Jones is almost certainly out I'm in a no-win situation. ing several public quarterback with several posts on his than 200 yards each of the last because of sprained ligament in "I just try to do the best I ean feuds. He's criticized Jeff Twitter page, making refer­ two games, a back-to-hack feat his left knee. Barber could be do without offending some­ Garcia, was suspended by the ence to Harrison being sus­ they haven't pulled off since back from a thigh strain. one." Eagles after a series of dustups pended in 2007 for using a 1979. In other words, it never There's no telling yet whether Welcome to TO. Version 2.0, with teammates and coaches, banned substance. happened in all the years he'll start, relieve or be inactive the one who is refusing to and has also suggested "I can only take so much and Emmitt Smith was running for again. If he'll miss the game, cause a disruption or say any­ Cowboys quarterback Tony try to be the butt of some­ the most yards in NFL history. Dallas probably would call up thing that might be considered Romo played a role in the body's jokes," Owens said. ''I'm So, what gives? Chauncey Washington from the a knock against quarterback receiver being cut by Dallas. not going to allow someone to How can Dallas be so much practice squad. Anderson is the Trent Edwards or the offense Owens said it's not his inten­ just call me a clown and feel more successful than last year, only other ballcarrier on the 53- after he had a 185-game tion to repeat the past in like they can just run all over when it ranked 21st in rushing, man roster and he has two car­ reception streak snapped in a Buffalo, the team that signed me." with pretty much the same run­ ries over three seasons. 27-7 loss to New Orleans last him to a one-year contract in Bills defensive tackle Marcus ners and blockers? "It's a tenuous situation cer­ weekend. March, days after the Cowboys Stroud believes the criticism "I don't have the answer," tainly," coach Wade Phillips "Guys, all I can say is that cut him. has been unfair. Stroud also offensive line coach Hudson said. "We're looking at what we I'm working hard, we're work­ "My thing is they brought me credited TO. for not giving in Houck said Wednesday. "I wish can do or what the possibilities ing hard as a team," Owens here to give this team a lift and to his emotions following the I did." are. We certainly don't want to said, as the Bills (1-2) prepare obviously create some oppor­ loss. A logical reason would be the go into the game with one run­ to play at Miami (0-3) on tunities," he said. "I don't "Any time you go out and team's preseason pledge to run­ ning back." Sunday. "Myself, I just have to know what else to say. I'm just play hard and lose a game, it's ning more. However, that's not Choice is no typical third­ make the best of the opportu­ going to try to stay positive hard," Stroud said. "The thing the case. The Cowboys actually stringer. He already has 100 nities that are coming my and keep working hard and is, a lot of people want to see have five fewer carries than yards on 22 carries, a solid 4.5 way." hope for the best. That's all him do something and they try three games into last year, yet yards per carry, and he did a It made no difference to you can do." to target him, but at the same they have 129 more yards. nice job as the primary running Owens that he has live eatches It hasn't been enough so far. time, he is getting a lot of The obvious difference is back over the final month of for 98 yards and one touch- Owens was initially criticized unfair criticism." they're running more effective­ 2008 when Barber and Jones ly. were hurt. The linemen are in their sec­ "Being put in that position last ond year under year and com­ Houck and are ing through and back at full showing the strength with "We certainly don •t team ... is really right guard Kyle want to go into the important, Kosier recovered more for the from foot prob­ game with one coaches and lems that limited running back.,, then my team­ him to three mates," Choice games last sea­ Wade Phillips said. "Once son. Barber is those guys look more comfortable Cowboys head coach at you in the in his second year huddle and as the starter, know that you while Jones and third-stringer can play, it's a good feeling." Tashard Choice are better in And they certainly do. their second NFL season. "We are very confident when Offensive coordinator Jason he is out there," quarterback Garrett is doing things differ­ Tony Romo said. "He is a smart, ently, too. smart kid." His basic formation uses two Barber hurt his left thigh at tight ends, Jason Witten and the end of his 35-yard run and Martellus Bennett, and some­ missed the last game. Phillips times he goes with a third, said Barber was limited in prac­ rookie John Phillips. Other tice Wednesday, but not as lim­ times he goes with fullback ited as last week. How Barber Deon Anderson. The results looks Thursday will go a long show Garrett is doing a good job way toward determining his mixing things up, sometimes availability Sunday. calling the perfect play against Jones overcame a thigh bruise a defense. in the opener, then sprained a For instance, against Carolina ligament in his left knee on Monday night, he called for a Monday night. left-side run when the Panthers "I guess, realistically. I should were blitzing from the right rule him out (Sunday), but I'm side. Jones broke through for still not," Cowboys owner Jerry 40 yards. He had a 56-yarder Jones said. "He has a lot of against the New York Giants the resolve and, at best, these week before and Barber had a things are very subjective." 35-yarder that game, too. After Denver, Dallas plays at All told, the Cowboys have lowly Kansas City, then has a seven runs of at least 20 yards bye. 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it?" Associated Press become financially responsible. but of course he had All-Stars like not going to be instant wins, that It won't be easy though. Still, team president Donnie Walsh Nash and Stoudemire. Becoming there is going to be a stepping SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.­ "If we don't win, it's going to be said hi'i coac:h has never come to a great coach often involves hav­ process. But certainly he thinks Mike D'Antoni could be forgiven if hard," said his brother, Dan, a him with a rPquest to get him bet­ ing great players first, and right and we think the organization and he sometimes catches himself Knicks assistant. "You can be ter talent now. now D'Antoni doesn't. coaches are up to that task and daydreaming of Steve Nash and patient, and he w1derstands that. "We talk every day and he "That's amazing, isn't it? That's that the players will buy in." Amare Stoudemire executing the But it's hard to choke it back. He knows," Walsh said. "Look, we how it is. That's how it usually perfect pick-and-roll. wants to win, he thinks he can would get a player if tho guy was works," D'Antoni said. "But I don't Mike D'Antoni said the Knicks Perhaps he occasionally closes win." somebody we knew we wantnd to think you get into that. I've never will have to overachieve this sea­ his eyes and pictures LeBron The plan Mike D' Antoni alluded live with, but we're not taking been into that." son to make the playoffs, but he James or some other superstar to was the Knicks' goal of being in chances. So no, he hasn't. He No player on the Knicks roster believes they can. More likely, finishing on the fast break. position to make a run at James understands what wn're trying to has ever been an All-Star. A coach their lack of talent will keep them When he opens them again, he or some other free agent next d0. " like Larry Brown loves having out of the postseason for the ninth sees a New York Knicks team that summer, when a deep class of free He can't like the effect it will players who are low on star straight year. is given little chance of winning agents will be available. To do have on his career record. The power so he can teach them. Walsh's plan has risks. The big this season. that, they traded away their top Knicks went. 32-50 last season Many coaches would probably Knicks could strike out in free Yet D'Antoni vows to stay two scorers, Jamal Crawford and and it's possible D'Antoni could prefer it the other way. agency and be right back in the patient and positive, even if he Zach Randolph, early last season lose 100 games in two seasons in "I think Mike i<> halfway of that," same place when they open camp suddenly racks up losses as quick­ to free up salary cap space, then New York. Isiah Thomas was flred Dan D'Antoni said. "Winning next fall. But D'Ant.oni is on board, ly as his old Suns teams used to did little to upgrade this summer, for that. drives him, but he loves basketball and he won't roek the boat. pile up points. choosing to save their money D'Antoni knew only winning in and he loves getting guys to a cer­ "This L<; fun, I love it. It's a chal­ "You have to have a plan," instead. Phoenix, where he averaged 58 tain level. So I think he's not quite lenge and I'm with our guys, and D'Antoni said Wednesday. "I It was somewhat lousy timing vktories in his four full seasons Larry Brown, he's probably not you know what, if we lose, we would be very selfish. I tell players for D'Antoni. After the Knicks and twice reached the Western Pat Riley. He's probably some­ lose," D'Antoni said. "But if we do to sacrifice all the time. If the plan threw away money on bad eon­ Conference finals. He was consid­ where in between. everything we're supposed to do is that we've got to do this, then tracts for most of the decade, he ered an offensive genius and a "He understands we're going to and that's what happens to us, what does that tell me if I can't do arrived in time to Se!Ol them star in the coaching business - have to do a teaching job, that it's then so be it. I'm OK with that."

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Maybe David Clowney should Tennessee on Sunday was only Diego Chargers team that has you come off being injured, The Chargers are usually have retweeted his entire mes­ partially fueled by the receiver's struggled to run the ball. you gain confidence back by strong inside the 20 with sage to Rex Ryan. tweet. After missing two straight practicing. So today was a Tomlinson, the 2006 NFL The New York Jets wide receiv­ "I wouldn't be doing this team games for the first time in his measuring stick of where I MVP. er called his benching for com­ the right thing," Ryan said, "if I brilliant career, am. It felt "Any way I can help this· plaining about playing time a thought he was being selfish in Tomlinson hopes pretty good." team, I'm willing to do it," he "minor misunderstanding" the fact that maybe he wasn't he can play Tomlinson said. "Definitely the red zone because the coach didn't see his preparing like he should or he Sunday night at "Any way I can help said the key is the area maybe I can take entire comment on Twitter. needed maybe a little kick in the Pittsburgh, Not this team, I'm willing will be how some of the pressure off Clowney said Wednesday that pants or something. Then, that's only do the his ankle things that we do down there, someone passed along to Ryan what we're going to do. I'm not Chargers (2-1) to do it." feels on and teams have to play us a only the first half of his tweet, saying him, specifically, but I owe expect the Thursday. little bit more honest. That's which was in response to a friend it to our team to get the best out defending Super LaDainian Tomlinson "I'm going what it's all about, and hope­ asking why he didn't see him on of everybody." Bowl champions Chargers running back to continue to fully I can do that." the field much during the Jets' Clowney, who has no catches to be riled up get treatment The Chargers have gained 16-9 win over New England in this season, said he was after falling to 1- and we'll see only 199 yards in three Week 2. informed by Ryan a few days 2, but San Diego as the week games, ranking them next-to­ Clowney tweeted shortly after before the game that he'd be hasn't won in Pittsburgh goes along," he said. last in the NFL. _ the win: "1 play in the 1st Half, 4 inactive. since upsetting the Steelers ''It was good to have L. T. "There's no question plays in the 2nd half ... A bit dis­ "I wasn't in the right direction," in the AFC championship practice," coach Norv Turner throughout the season we're appointed about my playing time Clowney said. "He even told me game following the 1994 sea- said. "I thought for what we better when we run the ball but very happy and satisfied he felt I kind of slipped·off a little son. • asked him to do and what he well," Turner said. "You look about the win." " · bit in practice, which is fine." The Chargers have been did in the first day back, at the end of the year last He added in a subsequent Clowney said he was only careful to avoid rushing things went smooth. I'm anx­ year when we started playing tweet that, "My team always benched and not fined for his Tomlinson back. They could ious to see how he feels in the way we're capable of comes first so I'ma just keep actions, and had "no clue" who either chose to let him play the morning. I thought there playing, it was because we grinding." went to Ryan with the tweets. Sunday night or have him sit were a couple of times that got the run going. We haven't "Of course, he's not on Twitter," On Monday, Ryan said he want­ out a third straight game and he turned it on pretty good. run the ball well enough to Clowney said of Ryan. "»e's not ed to see how Clowney respond­ then have the bye week to But again, when you're com­ keep them from just zeroing on anything for him to see that ed, and said he was "outstand­ continue to heal. ing back, to me, it's a day-to­ in on our passer and our pass for himself, but our media per­ ing" leading into the game "I want to play in this day thing and we'll see where protections." sonnel showed him what I actu­ against the Titans. Clowney said game," Tomlinson said. "But he is tomorrow." Also back at practice was ally wrote and showed him that I he and Ryan have no tension again, that's dependent on Tomlinson's absence coin­ rookie right guard Louis actually stated that my team between them, and he fully how the ankle does. 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Associated Press hard to come by. lie acknowl­ With 10 players already on lie said the. boot takes pres­ Quarterback Eli Manning SANTA CLARA, Calif. - edges the improvement. their injury rPport, coach Tom sure oil' the foot and ankle. echoed the approach the Giants Vernon Davis declared from "I think what Vernon is capa­ Coughlin limnd a new name on While the Giants remain opti­ take to all injuries: someone Day 1 this season that he could ble of is a lot better but it was the list Wednesday: backup half­ mistic Bradshaw will play, the gons down, the next guy steps be a key pla,ymaker. certainly a good game for him," back Ahmad Bradshaw, who reality is that most players who up. He vowed to have a big Singletary said. "It was taking rushed for 104 yards in New have missi1d practice this season "We know whoever is back impact for the 49ers in new another step. If you ask Vernon, York's 24-0 win over Tampa Bay have not played on Sundays. there, they will know what to offensive coordinator Jimmy Vernon wants the ball. And this past weekend. If that's the ease, free agent do," Manni_ng said, adding if Raye 's system - as long as he Vernon is going to make plays." Bradshaw walked to praetieP Gartrell .Johnson would back up they don't, he'll tell them. "We was given the chance. Davis earned a reputation for wearing a boot on his right ((Jot Jacobs. lie was signed a week will be on the same page. Guys The veteran tight end known fighting early in his carePr, to protect sprains to his ankle into the season after Danny will step up for us and make as much for his volatile nature even with teammates during and foot. lie did not work out. Ware dislocated his elbow on plays. as his lack of production during training camp. He did it this Neither Coughlin nor the opening kickoll' in the sea­ Guard Rich Seubert said his first three NFL seasons is year after saying sueh antics Bradshaw snemed concern11d son opener. Johnson was impressive. against now getting those opportuni­ were behind him. Singletary whether the backup to starter "I think I'm ready," said the Bues. ties, finally emerging as the tal­ sent him to the showers early Brandon Jacobs would play Johnson, who got six carries for "He ran the ball hard," ented threat San Francisco during the coach's debut last Sunday when tho Giants (3-0) 23 yards against the Bues. Seubert said. "It was exciting to selected with its top draft pick October against Seattle for the travel to Kansas City (0-3). - "Getting some good game time see him out there. I think he will in 2006 at sixth overall. · way Davis reacted to a personal It's an old collego injury, last week was good for me. I fit in fine, if we need him." He delivered with a career foul penalty. Bradshaw said, remembering nend to get my timing down, so I Besides Bradshaw and Ware, day in Sunday's last-second loss Davis considers growing up a his initial injury- a high ankle have a lot to improve on." defensive linemen Chris Canty at Minnesota, and the Niners big part of his success - and sprain - came on a toss play Johnson still has a lot of learn. (eall) and .Justin Tuck (shoulder) could be calling his number he largely credits Singletary in. during his freshman year at I le was awarded on waivers did not practice Wednesday. even more this week against St. that process. Marshall. after being cut by San Diego Tuck, who played eight plays Louis with star running back "I mean, you grow," Davis "You know what, I have hours before the Chargers' against Tampa, said his left Frank Gore sidelined by an said. "When you first come in played through a lot of pain dur­ Monday night season opener. lie shoulder is improving and he ankle injury. here, you try to find yourself, ing collegn, when I first injurnd flew cross-country and has been expects to play more in Kansas Davis is a captain and seems whether it's as a rookie, or your it." Bradshaw said. "I have just taking a crash course on the City. ready to change his image once second year, third year. You're boon able to do that ever since. Giants' offense for past two Cornerbacks Aaron Ross and for all, through his behav­ trying to find yourself and It always hurts during tho gamn. weeks. (hamstring) and Kevin Dockery ior and letting his play do the you're developing, not just as a There is a lot of pounding in the "That's just the name of the (hamstring), receivers Hakeem talking. For starters, he ignores player. but as a person. And game, somebody might !'all on it game, that's just the NFL," said Nicks (foot) and Domenik Hixon all the opponents who regularly when you develop as a person, a dilli~rent way." tlw rookie from Colorado State (knne), and linebacker Clint taunt him. you fine-tune yourself' and you Bradshaw said the injury who still is living in a hotnl Sintim (groin) wme limited in "You can't let nobody get figun1 out that, 'Jiey, it's not liJreecl him to miss two games as because he hasn't had the time praetice, while offensive line­ under your skin," Davis said just .about you, it's about the a freshman, but he has dealt to find an apartment. "You just men Kareem McKenzie (knee) Wednesday. "Because the team." - with the pain ever sitH:n. never. know. You always have to and Adam Koets (ankle) partici­ minute you l11t them get under Davis insists he won't get too "I do a lot of' cutting and I am be prepared." pated fully. your skin is the minute you get excited about his 2009 num­ weak." bers unless the 49ers (2-1) keep Davis, who has come a long winning. His teammates appre­ way to earn a leadership role ciate that newfound attitude. for coach Mike Singletary, The 25-year-old Davis was a matched his career best with Pro Bowl alternate last season seven catches against the after making 31 receptions for Vikings and set 35S yards and career highs two touchdowns, with 96 yards with his catches and two touch­ ''I'm just scratching ranking third on down recep­ the surface right now. the team. tions. He scuffled He has already With opportunities, with linebacker equaled his TO anything is possible." Marques Harris total from last during camp this season and his summer and Vernon Davis 14 catches are everybody paid nearly halfway 49ers tight end with sprints to the 31 he had across the width in 2008. of the field. "I can do a lot more than Davis claimed afterward it was­ that," Davis said. ''I'm just n't a fight, rather just an act of scratching the surface right being competitive. now. With opportunities, any­ All of that seems so long ago thing is possible." considering how he's doing After Sunday's 27-24 defeat, lately. Quarterback Shaun I Iill Singletary told Davis that very looks forward to throwing thing: The· coach knows Davis Davis' way more often. has more to offer. "He's a guy I feel very com­ Raye, the 49ers' seventh fortable with," Hill said. "lie offensive coordinator in as can be a huge weapon for us many years, runs a tight-end and we'll continue to hopefully friendly offense and always use that. Some of these games, has. While in Kansas City, he they're trying to got under his kept All-Pro tight end Tony skin and he's just not allowing Gonzalez a main part of the it at all. l-Ie's walking away Chiefs' mix. from stuff. lie's come a long Davis has been targeted on way in that. As far as his play­ 23 of 83 throws this season, ing ability, he's developed somn 27.7 percent of San Francisco's skills he didn't have when he pass plays, compared to 49 of came in the league." 509, or 9.6 percent, last season - Whnn Davis was announced under former coordinator Mike as one of the team's six C

MLB Nolasco, Marlins beat Braves

victory. shot off Vazquez in the fifth, Associated Press Nolasco's 16 strikeouts were made it 5-0. ATLANTA- Ricky Nolasco the most in the majors since Vazquez was 4-0 with an 0.84 struck out nine straight Atlanta Johan Santana fanned 17 for ERA in his previous four starts, Braves and set a Marlins record Minnesota against Texas on but he's been unable to solve with 16 strikeouts - the most Aug. 19, 2007, according to Florida. No team this season by a major league pitcher in STATS LLC. had beaten the right-hander more than two years - in With Martin Prado at the plate more than once, but the Marlins Florida's 5-4 victory Wednesday in the ninth, Diaz initially broke took their third victory over night. for home on a ball that bounced Vazquez after he allowed eight Trying to make a late push for away from catcher Ronny hits, five runs - three earned - the NL wild card, the Braves ral­ Paulino. Diaz hesitated, howev­ with nine strikeouts in six lied for two runs in the ninth er, and Paulino retrieved the ball innings. inning and had a chance to win quickly before making a strong The 16 strikeouts tied the after loading the bases with two throw to third. most by a pitcher against the outs. But the game ended when After he was called out, Diaz Braves since franchise relocated Matt Diaz was thrown out trying slammed his hand on the bag in to Atlanta in 1966. The last to scamper back to third follow­ frustration. pitcher to do it was Sid ing a pitch in the dirt. The play gave Brendan Fernandez for the Mets on July Nolasco's nine consecutive Donnelly his second save, 14,1989. strikeouts in one game were one though he did not retire a batter. The Marlins were eliminated short of the big league record Donnelly had just been brought from postseason contention set by Hall of Farner Tom Seaver in to replace closer Leo Nunez. after the Hackies beat for the New York Mets on April Atlanta, which began the night Milwaukee on Tuesday. 22, 1970, against San Diego. three games behind Colorado Seaver struck out 19 in that for the wild card, has lost two Kansas City 4, New York 3 game at Shea Stadium, includ­ straight with four games The Yankees ended the first ing his final 10 batters in a 2-1 remaining. The Rockies played regular season at their new $1.5 later against Milwaukee. billion ballpark the same way The Braves also were elimi­ they began - with a loss. nated from the NL East race. Joba Chamberlain lasted just 3 Philadelphia beat Houston 10-3 2/3 innings in his final tuneup and clinched its third straight for the postseason and was division title. booed by fans at Yankee Nolasco (13-9), who struck out Stadium when he walked off 14 of his first 19 batters, set a Wednesday night during the Marlins record with his 15th Kansas City Royals' 4-3 win over strikeout when Diaz fanned for New York. the final out of the seventh. Derek Jeter homered leading Nolasco's final strikeout victim off the first, and Nick Swisher's was rookie Brooks Conrad for 29th homer tied the score in the the first out of the eighth. fifth, a two-run drive off Nolasco's night ended after Robinson Tejeda. 123 pitches when manager Kansas City broke a seventh­ Fredi Gonzalez brought in Dan inning tie when Mark Teahen Meyer with two outs in the walked against Damaso Marte eighth and a runner on first. (1-3) and John Buck tripled off Meyer retired Chipper Jones on Sergio Mitre on a catchable a liner to end the inning. drive that Swisher got turned Atlanta scored twice in the around on and then fell down. ninth on Yunel Escobar's RBI Yuniesky Betancourt followed single and pinch-hitter Omar with a missed a squeeze bunt, Sr. Sue Dmm. OP. Su.~tknl Alli1in;, 631-7&1!1 Infante's RBI single. and Buck was tagged out by Auu Firth, Studelll Allitirs, 631-2!i!l:i Nolasco's streak of nine catcher Jorge Posada. Sy!Yia Dilluu, C:uupus Ministry, 631-7163 straight Ks ended with a leadoff Jamey Wright (3-5) pitched double by Adam LaRoche in the two innings for the win in relief John Dillon, Campus Ministry, Wit -7 Ui3 sixth. Nolasco fanned 12 off Robinson Tejeda, and Joakim Qr. Stts.1ttSteibr-P, 63!..8286 of his first 15 batters. save in 33 chances, stopping the Throwing 83 strikes, Nolasco Yankees' seven-game winning allowed four hits, two runs - streak. After Betancourt's none earned - and two walks throwing error from shortstop in 7 2/3 innings. He has won two put runners on second and third .sCare Center: 2ilt~mma of his last three decisions and with two outs in the ninth, th;uitit\s: 2ili-

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strong season. attack, boasting a strong "We have the talent. We down the Phoxes' aerial "We are just going to have passing game. have the heart," Hadley said. attack. Ryan to come out aggressive "Our receivers are quick "Now we just need some good The Pasquerilla West continued from page 28 against Ryan and make sure and athletic, and we expect football." offense not only hopes to con­ we stick to the game plan," them to consistently make The two undefeated squads tinue the success it had with more than ready for Lyons. Connell said. plays," Cline said. "Our top will face off at Riehle Fields option football last week, but Last week's game brought Ryan and Lyons will play receivers are senior Erin Thursday at 8 p.m. also find more balance improvement even between Thursday at 7 p.m. at Riehle Dolan, junior Holly Hinz, and through the air. the first and second halves, so Field. sophomore Brittni PW vs. Pangborn "Our passing game is only the extra practice time will Alexander." Pangborn (0-1) hopes to going to continue to develop. surely prepare them even Cavanaugh vs. Walsh If Cavanaugh expects to rebound from an opening loss We have six or seven very more. Two teams looking to build continue its march to the with a victory over athletic receivers and our "We look to come out with a more momentum off of playoffs, they will have to Pasquerilla West ( 1-0) quarterback, junior Simone bang and plan to prove that already impressive starts will contend with an equally fiery Thursday. Bigi, is gaining more confi­ Ryan, even as a new team, is meet Thursday as Cavanaugh Walsh team coming off a "We were disappointed in dence with each throw," a force to be reckoned with," and Walsh battle at Riehle come-from-behind 18-12 win our first game's loss, but it Pasquerilla West senior cap­ Bowen said. Field. against Pangborn. was a very even match and tain Cynthia Curley said. "We While Ryan is rather new to Cavanaugh started their "[Coming from behind] was we are looking forward to our know we can run, but we existence as a whole, Lyons is season with a 14-7 win over a good reminder that this sea­ next game," Pangborn sopho­ know we can pass and catch new to the 2009 season. After Badin, giving up one touch­ son is going to be a lot of more captain Julie Cooney too. Pangborn will not see a successful scrimmages and down after an interception work," senior captain Meghan said. "Our team has meshed one-dimensional offense on practice time, Lyons is ready left Badin with excellent field Hadley said. "But the team incredibly well. We aren't Thursday, and that may be to actually play. position. The Chaos expect an handled it marvelously and worried about bouncing difficult to adjust to." The defense is led by sopho­ even better performance from we came out on top." back." Both teams promise to bring mores Kat Rodriguez and their defense against Walsh. Walsh is looking to dupli­ At the center of the Phoxes plenty of intensity to this Caroline Maroney, both of "We're confident that we cate their undefeated regular offense is junior quarterback game and hope to come out whom proved their strengths can earn a shutout season record of last season, Gabby Tate, who will lead a on top. last year. They are joined by Thursday," senior captain and will benefit from new high octane passing attack. "We are going to come out numerous freshman. Sarah Cline said. freshman face such as defen­ All-purpose senior Megan with the same intensity from Offensively, Lyons is looking The defensive identity of sive lineman Alyssa Casill Bescher and sophomore wide the start and ensure it's car­ strong, especially with its Cavanaugh's team can be who had two sacks last game, receiver Liz Pawlak will be on ried on throughout the upperclassmen. Wide traced back to the intensity of as well as seniors returning the receiving end of Tate's game," Cooney said. "We will receivers senior Maria its leaders, and the high from abroad. passes. play to the end and hopefully Petnuch and sophomore expectation the Cavanaugh "We are looking forward to Opposing Tate and company come out with a victory." Caroline Maroney are ready players carry with them every getting [the seniors] back in will be an outstanding Pasquerilla West takes on to catch any ball that comes time they step on the field. as well as getting some new Pasquerilla West defense, Pangborn on Thursday night their way. "To play Cavanaugh football faces in the mix," Hadley which used multiple fourth at 9 p.m. at Riehle Field in a "We have an impressive is to be part of a family and a said. "But everyone on our down stands against Ryan last game that will see plenty of receiving core that I think legacy," Cline said. "Knowing team contributes. It's the week to preserve a 14-7 vic­ passing, well-executed plays, will be effective at moving the we're playing for the greatest truth." tory. and defensive stands. ball down the field," senior dorm on campus gives us The Wild Women will look The Purple Weasels quarterback Claire Connell extra motivation to win." to put together all of the defense, led by senior line­ Contact Megan Finneran at said. On the offensive side of the pieces against Cavanaugh and backer Cynthia Curley and [email protected], Chris Allen at The Lions are ready to take ball, Cavanaugh pours equal come out on top with a state­ senior defensive back Alyssa [email protected] and Barrick on Ryan and start out with a passion into their aerial ment victory. Moya, will focus on shutting Bollman at [email protected]

Mass NCAA FOOTBALL With an African American Flavor Porter leads Bulldogs (aka Rejoice! Mass) past Rainbow Warriors

inant as well, snapping Hawaii's Associated Press 62-game streak with at least one RUSTON, La.- Louisiana Tech touchdown. The Bulldogs held the coach Derek Dooley wrote an No. 7 offense to minus-7 yards open letter to fans urging them to rushing and 301 total yards, well attend Wednesday night's game below its average of 515.3. against Hawaii to see something Tech defenders kept the special. Warriors out of the end zone with Turns out that something special a goal-line stand late in the second was tailback Daniel Porter. quarter and sacked quarterback The senior rushed for 160 yards Greg Alexander five times before Sunday, Oct. 4 and two touchdowns, moved up knocking him from the game late the charts on three career rushing in the third, and finished with lists and helped the Bulldogs to a seven. dominant 27-6 win Wednesday "The sacks are just devastating," 9:00p.D1. night. He also wiped away all Louisiana Tech coach Derek those questions surrounding a Dooley said. Coleman-Morse Center slow start. The Warriors played their third "I got my mojo back tonight," consecutive road game for the first Chapel ofNotre Dame Our Mother Porter said, adding, ''I'm not going time since 1964, traveling to to say I was in a slump, but I was­ Seattle to play Washington State n't getting my yards." and Las Vegas for UNLV before the Porter jumped from lOth to 13-hour trip to Ruston. It was just ALL ARE WELCOME eighth on the Louisiana Tech (2-2, their fifth Western Athletic 1-0 WAC) career rushing list and Conference loss in the last 25 Food &fellowship to follow! kept Hawaii (2-2, 0-1) on the league games. chase the entire game. The senior McMackin said there is "no surpassed his season total of 145 whining in football" but acknowl­ yards rushing, as did the team edged his team appeared to be at with 352. a low ebb as it weathered home C-M The Bulldogs entered the game Campus Ministry games 36 days apart. ranked 103rd of 120 FBS teams "We didn't have any energy and with 97.3 yards rushing per game. didn't play our best game," he Porter nearly reached that num­ said. "We're really looking for­ ber in the first half and continued ward to going home and playing to make big runs as Louisiana Fresno State in front of our Tech pulled away in the second crowd." half for its ninth win in its last 10 All the travel helps explain why home games. it appeared Porter got stronger as "The problem with the run was the game went on. The Warriors (it was) the worst exhibition of had allowed just 126.7 yards rush­ tackling in football," Hawaii coach ing per game, but Porter passed Greg McMackin said. "We were that early in the second half. He diving and not tackling the way we played sparingly in the fourth teach. We're not that kind of foot­ quarter, but picked up runs of 19 ball team." and 14 yards on Bulldogs' fmal The Louisiana Tech defense had scoring drive, which ended in a no problem tackling and was dom- field goal. r------

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Dame's offense. scorns of 162 to take a share of more and more comfortable and "It's a little bit of an unconven­ ninth overall. Boyce shot a 79 on eonfident in each of our games Clausen tional set for a football team or for MIAA day one and an S3 on day two, which comes across into our next continued from page 28 an offense," the senior guard said. continued from page 28 while Hamma shot an 80 in the rounds." "It gives the offense an extra first round and an S2 in the sec­ Last spring, the Belles took last, in terms of dealing with the weapon, so to speak, in their gamn going a long way lbr us." ond. tenth at the NCAA tournament toe injury. ... When you use it effeetively in The Belles shot a team score of Junior Hosie O'Connor tied for after taking second to Olivet in the "Last week after the Michigan certain situations in a game, it 315 in the first round to take a 27th in the event with her fmal fall 2008 season. Saint Mary's is State game, after I got injured, it really helps out the offense." lead they nevnr rnlinquished, 1£>1- score of 171 to round out the currently 11 strokes ahead of was pretty painful. I could barely From a defensive standpoint, lowing it up with a 320 on day Belles top eompetitors. O'Connor Olivet for the lead in the MIAA. walk on it," Oausen said. "Just to there are several things the Irish two for a 635. They were 1 S went out with an 87 in the first The Belles won four eonsecutive translate that to this week, I feel a will have to worry about against strokes ahead of tl1e semnd plaeo round but eame back with an 84 conference championships from lot better than I did. After the Washington Saturday, beginning team, DePauw. to finish the weekend. 2002-2005, and are looking to Purdue game, I felt pretty good on with Huskies quarterback Jake Freshman Martyna Mierzwa Today's event will be the third take back tl1e title this faJl. Sunday and [Tuesday] when I was Locker. But Notre Dame L<> mostly medaled lor the tl1ird time this Iilli conference competition for Saint "With the remaining matches out there to practice." focused on itself, especially early in with a 154 to load the field of 99 Mary's this fall. The regular sea­ this season all being ML<\.A match­ The toe will require that Oausen the week with taekling fundamen­ golfers. She shot a 76 on day one son MlAA jamborees and a sea­ es, we need to play with confi­ play through pain, however, and tals still an area in need of and followed it up with a 79 on son-ending two-day tournament dence and hold a tight lead over he said he was prepared to do so improvement. day two to claim the title. are played to determine the the other teams," Hamma said. "lf for the rest of the season. He had a Senior safety Kyle McCarthy said Just a few strokes behind was league fall champion in hopes of we can secure a win this fall sea­ plate placed in his shoe that limits the Irish partieipated in some sophomore teammate Natalie winning the automatic entrance son, it will really set us up for suc­ the mobility of the toe and limits extra full-speed tackling drills dur­ Matuszak in semnd for the Belles into the NCAA tournament in the cess this spring; a win would the pain, but the pain is still there, ing Tuesday's practiee in an and ovBrall with a combined 157. spring. guarantee two of the three rounds he said, whether he's taking drops attempt to shore up those strug­ Matuszak had the second best "It is important to come off this for the eonference and a spot at from under center or out of the gles. seore in round two with a 77 to past weekend's win and go out nationals would be at our home shotgun. "I don't think it's any secret that follow up her day one round of there and win again tomorrow," course." "It really doesn't matter," our defense eels like we should 80. Hamma said. "We have the skills Clausen said. "When you're out tackle better than we did," the Junior Mary Kate Boyce and to take a big step tomorrow over Contact Meaghan Veselik at there playing, you've got to run defensive captain said. "So we had senior Perri I lamma both posted Olivet. With every win, we get mveseiO [email protected] around, throw the ball." a much more physical practice, at Anyone watching Notre Dame's least in individuals, than usual. We 24-21 victory over Purdue last were working on our tackling, and Saturday saw someone else in hopefully that translates to better However, the Belles were not son and continue to leave her Irish white and gold doing just that tackling on Saturday." able to capitalize on these oppor­ mark on the Belles defensive unit. for the better part of the second Even with those issues, however, Adrian tunities and were held scoreless For Saint Mary's, it will take a half. Sophomore Dayne Crist, the run defense was much continued from page 28 for the second straight contest. lot of relying on each other to Clausen's heir apparent, saw his improved against the "The players do show a overcome their early season diffi­ first meaningful game action Boilermakers Saturday, and spe­ son, the Belles have lbund a eou­ tremendous amount of support culties and find the recipe needed against the Boilermakers, effec­ cial teams captain and backup ple more weaknesses that they for each other," Crabbe said. for success. tively guiding the offense on a pair linebacker Scott Smith hoped to need to work on to remain in the "However, we need our players to "We know eaeh other and the of touchdown drives. see that continue against the eonference picture tl1L<> s1mson. demand more of each other when team is closer this ynar, but we "Whenever guys are out there Huskies with a similar approach. "Tonight we took a step back­ faeed with adversity on the field." still need to keep working to get making plays, it gets me excited," "Being able to stop the run has a wards," Crabbe said. "Now we Senior Jessica Slean has been a to the point where we know for a Clausen said. "Just seeing Dayne lot to do with just attacking the line have a lot of work to do in order pleasant surprise fi>r Crabbe this fact that eaeh and every one of us out there and just making plays is of scrimmage and kind of moving to catch back up with the rest of season. is going to give it their all for the just a fun feeling. Having Dayne the offensive line back so we're the conference and have a shot at Crabbe noted that she has been team," Duffy said. "If we come being another quarterback, it's just trying to get to the heels of the making it to the MIAA tourna­ one of his most eonsistent players out and honestly do that for every fun watching him go out there and offensive linemen as quickly as ment." this season and has shown the game it will be hard not to find make plays, just like other guys on possible," Smith said. "Just like I The Belles gave up their first most improvement from thn 2008 suceess." the team." talked about earlier, kind of trying goal of the game to Brittany season. Crabbe also stressed that the Another way the Irish made to force the ball east and west and Moreau in the 21st minute of the "She is hands down our hard­ team needs to work on maintain­ plays Saturday was with the not let them run straight down the ganu\ and a little over two min­ est working player day in and day ing its focus and seoring goals Wildcat formation. The formation­ line because that's the easiest way utes later the Belles gave up out," Crabbe said. "We need before their next MIAA game. do-jour of both college and pro to score, just run straight down another goal. more players to follow her exam­ The Belles will face Trine football was the subject of much your throat. After a weak first half the ple." Saturday beginning at 3 p.m. discussion Tuesday, as captain Eric Belles came out strong in the see­ Senior goalkeeper Patty Duffy Olsen was asked several questions Contact Matt Gamber at ond half out shooting their oppo­ also had four saves in the game Contact Kate Grabarek at about the Wildcat's role in Notre [email protected] nent 11-9. to increase her total for the sea- kgrabaO 1 @saintmarys.edu

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Roetlilisberger's request to expe­ Associated Press dite diseovery, or the sharing of CARSON CITY, Nev. - A evidence. Nevada judge denied motions by Roethlisberger's lawyer David lawyers for Pittsburgh Steelers Cornwell said that dnspite the quarterback Ben Roethlisberger outcome, his team was encour­ to dismiss a civil lawsuit alleging aged by the judge's reasoning. he raped a Lake Tahoe casino "Finding that plaintiff survived worker, according to court docu­ this round because of a generous ments released Wednesday. 'beyond doubt' standard indicates Washoe District Judge Brent that, at these early stages, the Adams rejected arguments that court is inclined to give plaintifl' the suit should be dismissed, say­ her day in court," Cornwell said ing the woman's allegations make in a written statement. "Of a "sufficient" claim that if proven, course, tllis cuts both ways." would entitle her to relief. "In any event, her allegations "The court recognizes that a remain false and we remain com­ motion to dismiss is only proper mitted to a vigorous defense." where it appears beyond doubt Cal Dunlap, the woman's that the plaintiff could prove no lawyer, has repeatedly declined set of facts which, if true, would comment on court filings and did entitle them to relief," Adams so on Wednesday. The Associated wrote in the order filed late Press, as a matter of policy, does Tuesday. not identify people who say they Adams also refused to strike have been sexually assaulted. The svsti!ini!ble rnilnnt the woman's complaint, finding The woman, a 31-year-old VIP Chi:lllenges of our time. A~ the climate dl··-what Gleick <

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more. This progression culminated in best career stroke average with course would certainly help you By CHRIS MICHALSKI Leading the way is senior Annie a tangible accomplishment her 74.82 and recently posted the top prepare for an event," said Holt. Sports Writer Brophy, who is easily the most sophomore year, a Big East indi­ score of four over par for the Irish "There is a mental preparation experienced player on the roster. vidual championship, which eoach at the Bettie Lou Invitational. advantage to playing a course that Most teams at the collegiate Brophy has played in every com­ Holt described as the "turning This strong leadership is some­ you have seen before." level from year to year have to petitive round in her Notre Dame point" in her production. thing of utmost importance for the The Irish will be on an even deal with losing seniors and career, which comes out to a total "I think she kind of validated team's success, but their experi­ playing field with their opponents replacing them with untested of more than 100 rounds of golf. herself as a player," said Holt. "I ence lends itself to even more. in the next tournament, as they freshmen. The Notre Dame "Annie came in and was a good thought she responded well to Playing a number of the same did not have the opportunity to women's golf team, however, is player within the junior rankings, [being the Big East champion! last tournaments from last season, compete in the Windy City not facing that issue this fall. but I think she has just progressed year and I've been real pleased many of the Irish players have Collegiate tournament last year. Losing only one senior from last nicely over the last few years and with her play so far this year. experinnce on these courses. Nevertheless, the Irish possess the year, Lisa Mauna, the Irish feature positioned herself well within eol­ Brophy's best finish so far this Although the Irish fielded the necessary skill and leadership to one of the most talented and lege golf," Irish coach Susan Holt sea.•;;on was 14th in the Bettie Lou samn lineup for the Mary Fossum surpa<;s the competition. experienced teams in the Big said. "I think her progression in Invitational. Invitational as they did la<>t year, it The first round of the Collegiate East. The Irish didn't pick up any her game over the years has Junior So-1-Iyun Park has also did not equate to improved is scheduled to begin on Monday. freshmen this year. but rather allowed her to step into that lead­ provided consistent scores and scores. have a starting lineup of two sen­ ership year and be one someone quality leadership for the Irish. "Typically you'd like to think Contact Chris Michalski at iors, two juniors, and one sopho- that people can look up to." Park currently has Notre Dame's that having prior knowledge of a [email protected]

FooTBALL SMC GOLF Tiptoeing back Belles enter third round Clausen feeling 'good' heading into UW game of tourney

By MATT GAMBER By MEAGHAN VESELIK Sports Editor Sports Writer

And now for your daily turf toe Saint Mary's moved up to No. 2 tutorial, here's Jimmy Clausen. this wPek a<> it heads to Kalamazoo ''I'm feeling good. I practiced today to play in the third MIM fall yesterday, and I'm just getting bet­ jamboree this afternoon at the ter every single day," the Irish jun­ Milham Park Golf Club. The Belles ior quarterback said at his currently sit atop the nine-team Wednesday press conference. "It's conference after winning the first just a nagging injury. I don't think MIAA competition and finishing as I'll be 100 percent healthy until the runner-up in the seeond. the end of the season or after the La<>t weekend, Saint Mary's took season." first in a field of 16 teams in the Even with the lingering pain, all DePauw Small College Classic at signs point to Oausen - and jun­ Deer Creek Golf Club. ior running back Armando Allen "Our win this past weekend was (ankle), for that matter- being really big for us and helped push fully prepared to play Saturday us to our No. 2 ranking in the against Washington. As Irish nation in Division III," Belles cap­ coach Charlie Weis said earlier tain Perri Hamma said. "We have this week, Clausen is much further been a strong team on and off the

along this week, as compared to PAT COVENEYfrhe Observer course and I think that is really Junior quarterback Jimmy Clausen calls out a play In the Irish's 24-21 victory over Purdue see CLAUSEN/page 26 Sept. 26. Clausen has been slowed since suffering a toe Injury against Michigan State. see MIAA/page 26

SMC SoccER WOMEN'S INTERHALL FOOTBALL Belles drop match vs. Adrian Ryan looks for first

By KATE GRABAREK victory against Lyons Sports Writer believe that we have the Adrian broke out to an early 3-0 By MEGAN FINNERAN, most fun week in and week lead over Saint Mary's Wednesday CHRIS ALLEN and BARRICK out." and the Belles were never able to BOLLMAN In torms of key players, recover. Sports Wrirers Hyan does not recognize "I thought we played below any. but rather chooses to expectation in the first half and we Thursday will mark a acknowledge its team as a quickly fell behind 3-0," head beginning for both Hyan and whole on both the offensive coach Ryan Crabbe said. "I went Lyons. and defensive ends. into this match v.i.th much higher Cranted, Ryan has played "We play as one unstop­ expectations." one game, a 14-7 defeat to pable unit," Bowens said. The Belles (3-7-1, 0-1) struggled Pasquerilla West, but it was "Our defense is certainly in the first half of the game allow­ lhe first game in dorm his­ one of the most intimidating ing all three goals before the half tory, and the team is still in defenses in the league and and were shut out for the seventh the beginning stages. our offense is quickly gain­ time this season. "We have really been ing confidence." With the game marking the meshing this season," senior Even with their rookie sta­ beginning of the conference sea- COURTNEY ECKERLErrhe Observer captain Kenzie Bowen said. tus, the Hyan women are Senior Jessica Slean dribbles the ball downfleld against Marian "We have a lot of young see ADRIAN/page 26 Sept. 26. The Belles lost the match 3-0. enthusiasm. I would like to see RYAN/page 25

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