Finding your place Sacrificing more than time Keep tabs on Commencement activities at Saint Mary ·s One MBA degree candidate juggled a two-hour Friday and Notre Dame with The Observer's schedule of events. commute and a family of six to earn his diploma from Notre Dame. MAY 18,2001 News • page 2 Scene • page 22 THE
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INSIDE COLUMN Events of the Weekend 5-6:30p.m. The ride FRIDAY. MAY 18 COMMENCEMENT MASS Joyce Center- South' Dome 2~4 ·-·· of a lifetime p.m. 6i4$:-;8 p.m. ttM~GE OF ARTS AND LEITERS HONORS ~-JlATION DINNER CONVOCATION 4 p.m. Joy&jJenter and North Dining Hall I'm going to die. I'm going to die. Washington Hall BACCALAUREATE MASS We're all going to die. ·.. -~ 0:c ·. . ~ SUNDAY, MAY 20 These are the thoughts that raced through my Angela Athletic Facility .. head atop a 200-ft. roller coaster a few days ago. 9:45 and 11 :45 a.m. 7:30- 10:30 p.m. 1 gripped the handlebars and braced myself for ,..,...... · COMMENCEMENT LI'ft!RGY the 70 mileAlour plunge. 9~p~l) a.m. SENIOR RECEPTION Century Cent~r x_i:· / Church of Loretto '<.·... Hair in my sweat-soaked {~{JATION DANCE ~~--#/ .... face, my heart leapt into my ')~f~:eenter- North Dome throat. Finally, the big drop 12:lSJl·m· was behind me. dj· '~'.· 'ijUTION OF BACHELOR AND MASTER dj. ·;,;;',i AS Or so I thought. \· Just as my heart rate IiJ . , ·· enter - North Dome. calmed, there came another Guests may begin entering Gate 10. loop, and another, and :}· '>~';t;.'~;&;l .· nter - South Dome .· .•~_,._ . ·'k .... another. As soon as I real 2. .--~~· ized that there were more I Christine Kraly "'" . ·. NCEMENT AND CONFERRING OF . lessened my grip and let . SEND-OFF CEREMONY • myself go. Joyce Center - South Dome I swallowed hard and let Senior Staff ~~;~ my screams turn to laughter. Writer I looked ahead to the drops {.HOOL DIPLOMA CEREMONY and corkscrews in front of flei{urgb Library Reflecting Pool me, and smiled. Ironically, these are my feelings as I face the most dreaded two words any unemployed, loan paying graduate encounters: real world. My outlook on the future changes from one minute to the next: it dips, turns, rises and plum ND, SMC award mets in a heartbeat. When friends and class Higgins wins laetare Medal mates are going off to grad school or having fam honorary degrees ilies I find it difficult to see myself in the world shows how an ardent embrace of By ALYSON TOMME Catholic doctrine intensifies the (the,greater world, of course, that exists outside News Writer Notre Dame and Saint Mary's will South Bend). hunger and thirst for justice," said award honorary degrees to distin Mostly, it's difficult to imagine stepping off this University President Father Edward guished figures in a variety of fields four-year tilt-a-whirl we call Notre Dame. Am I Monsignor George Higgins can now Malloy. "We want to honor him for this weekend. ready for real responsibility, for these funny, include himself in the company of following Jesus, a carpenter's son, Notre Dame recipients include: real-world things called "benefits?" former President John F. Kennedy, and heeding a vocation to serve his President Bush; John Bahcall, dis Yes, I am. Because I knew the ride had to end. social activist Sister Helen Prejean Lord in the workers of the world." tinguished astrophysicist; Father I knew that one day the classes would fmish, The and Catholic Higgins' career began by serving Cyprian Davis, professor of church Observer presses would stop and I would need to Worker founder the social action staff of the National history at Saint Meinrad School of face the next daunting drop called adulthood. Dorothy Day. As Catholic Welfare Conference (now the Theology; Marilou Eldred, president Throughout the years, the drops have become the recipient of United States Catholic Conference). of Saint Mary's; Louis Gerstner, Jr., less scary. I have terrific friends taking the same the University's where he was appointed director in chairman of the board and chief freaky ride who have eased my stomach and Laetare Medal 1954. In 1979, the National executive officer of IBM; John calmed my nerves at every new twist. My friend for the year Conference of Catholic Bishops Jordan II, founder of The Jordan ship with them has taught me that no drop is so 2001. Higgins selected Higgins as the secretary for Company and a Notre Dame trustee; steep that I can't handle. . has distin- special concerns. He subsequent~y William Kennedy, Pulitzer Prize Nothing in life seems so big when a fly.girl, a guished himself Higgins retired to teach theology at Cathohc winning author; Archbishop as a prominent University. hypochondriac, a rock star and a comedian face Giuseppe Pittau, secretary of t~e it together. and honorable American Catholic. Organized labor has always. ~een Congregation for Catholic I also know that though one ride is ending, "I look at the list of who's received Higgins passion. \\'hether participat Education; Sara Martinez Tucker, it before - some I've known person ing in rallies or speaking at inter~a there are hundreds of new rides ahead of me, president and chief executive offic~r ally or by reputation - and they are tional meetings, he became a leadmg urging me to get in and buckle up. And. I won'~ of the National Hispanic Scholarship die- not from a new ride, a new step m my hfe. very distinguished," he said. "It feels advocate of organized labor. Fund; and Andrew Viterbi, I've learned to deal with my anxiety and antici very humbling to be in the same cate His list of honors has been merely cofounder of Qualcomm and now gory." pation. All those crazy thoughts of "Chapter ~ 1 in lengthened as the recent recipient of president of Viterbi Group, LLC. six months," or "What curtains would look mce The Laetare Medal, the oldest and the Laetare Medal. He was awarded Saint Mary's recipients include: in my cardboard box?" are normal and will fade most prestigious mark of distinction an honorary degree from Notre Brother Richard Gilman, president away. This is, of course, what I tell myself and among Catholics, was awarded to Dame, which was followed by a labor of Holy Cross College; Margaret my family as I sit here jobless and waiting for Higgins for his work as a scholar, studies center named in his honor in McCarthy, an accomplished writer every loan student's favorite department to hunt activist and labor priest within the 1993. and lecturer for the college; and me down. Catholic Church of America. He will He published a book entitled Ernestine Raclin, a leader in busi I know that at the peak of each new plunge, I receive the medal on May 20th dur "Organized Labor and the Church: ness, education and voluntary com ing the University's 156th will look to my family and friends for inspiration. Reflections of a Labor Priest" and munity and social service activities Commencement proceedings. I'll look to my father for the shoulder to cry on. received the Presidential Medal of at the local, state and national lev my mother to tell me to dry my eyes and find a "The long career of George Higgins Freedom. els. job. And to my sister, of course, to make fun of the both of them. I'm sure I'll look to them this weekend, to pinch my arm and remind me of the a~azing LOCAL WEATHER NATIONAL WEATHER ride I've just taken, and the ones that lie ahead. I'll grip my cap and smile in the face of the corkscrews. I'll embrace the twists and turns. conditions and Come on life, bring on the big drops. 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Security Advisor Condoleeza is sure the speech will focus on speaks at SMC president to speak Ronald Reagan and his father, Rice, a former member of the the seniors. to ND graduates George Bush Sr., as he becomes Board of Trustees. recruited "For most seniors, this is the Observer Staff Report the fifth American president to Bush as this year's primary high point in their lives," Brown speak at a Notre Dame Commencement speaker. said. "We are extremely proud By SAM DERHEIMER Paula Madison, president Commencement ceremony. The topics Bush will discuss of them and their achieve and general manager ·or News Writer Several Notre Dame alumni in in his speech have not yet been ments, and the University does KNBC-TV in Los Angeles, will Congress, including Tim released, but Dennis Brown, its best to keep them at the deliver the Commencement President George W. Bush Roemer who district includes associate director of Notre forefront." address at S a i n t Mary's gradua tion cere Protesters object to decision to honor Bush mony. In addi Father Edward] Malloy really need be addressed as well. to the administration's choice of tion to her By KERRY SMITH believe George W. Bush is a role ·"Our petition objects to a a commencement speaker. duties at News Writer model for the graduating class range of policies being pursued According to Walshe, Malloy KNBC-TV, - someone worthy of an hon by President Bush. But it lets the defended his administration's Madison Madison The administration's decision orary degree?" Walshe said. president off too lightly," Walshe decision to honor Bush in a letter also serves to invite President Bush to give "Commencement is a time to cel said. "As an adamant supporter to a concerned alumnus as the vice the Commencement address and ebrate the values of the of capital punishment, he stands "Malloy has written a perfunc president of diversity for NBC, award him an honorary doctor University and President Bush is in fundamental opposition to the tory, less than thoughtful. four making her the first African of laws at incapable of doing this." U.S. Catholic Bishops and Pope sentence response to a long and American woman to become a Commence With 667 signatures, the peti John Paul II ... The petition carefully argued letter from an general manager at a net ment has tion has been signed by 115 fac could also have drawn attention alumnus explaining why he con work-owned station in a top sparked ulty, 98 graduate students, 173 to President Bush's derisory con sidered the invitation to five market. controversy undergraduate students, 208 tribution of $200 million for the President Bush to be totally "She is one of the few from within alumni, 22 staff members and international fund to counter the inappropriate," Walshe said. women in the position she t h e 51 others. AIDS pandemic in Africa." ··Malloy wrote ·In inviting has," College President University Walshe, who wrote the peti Petition supporters will protest President Bush, we honor the Marilou Eldred said. "And as community. tion, pinpointed the opposition to Sunday in two ways. Some will office he holds, rather than any far as we can tell, she holds M a n Y Bush Bush, writing, "The policies of gather at Leeper Park in the particular policy choices he the highest rank of any minor groups and the Bush administration which morning and march to the Joyce makes as our national leader.' ity person in her field." individuals will, inter alia, give a huge tax Center, where they will hold a Had Bush b.een pro-choice he An active volunteer in the affiliated with Notre Dame have refund to the rich, cut by 86 rally and hand out leaflets to would not have been invited. national community, Eldred expressed concern that the invi percent programs that provide those entering the graduation. That he seriously disregards hopes Madison will be able to tation neglects the Catholic val health care access for the unin The rally will include speeches Catholic social teaching in a host deliver a relevant address. ues and traditions on which .the sured, abandon the environment on what protesters think are four of other policies has been "Each year we try to pick University is founded. Led by - both nationally and globally contradictions between Catholic ignored." someone who is known to be a 'government professor Peter - to the predatory drive for cor- values and Bush's policies: labor, Opposition to Bush does not good speaker who will deliver Walshe, a group of faculty, stu porate profits, and promote the environment, capital punish stop at members of the Notre a message that is relevant to dents and alumni created a peti another arms race with its ment and the military. Dame community. Other protes the seniors," said Eldred. "We tion and will hold a demonstra Strategic Defense Initiative, con Protestors attending gradua tors are expected, including try to pick someone who will tion outside the Joyce Center tradict Notre Dame's mission as tion will wear white armbands members of the Indiana chapter really provide a challenge to Sunday to protest the decision. a Catholic university." and/or white tape on their mor of the American Atheist the class." "Does [University President Walshe thinks other issues tarboards signifying opposition Organization. +CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2001 OBSERVER SENIOR CLASS + THE MOLLY MCVOY LILA HAUGHEY KRIS DIANA TIM LANE. 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L , b ' l " .. r------FOUR EARS IN _VIEW Friday, May 18, 2001 The top 10 Observer news stories from the 199 7-2001 academic years page 5 I --=.._...... , *"·~·· Trustees reject Big Ten membership February 8, 1999 Fearing the loss of a unique identity Ten it would have been one of only Provost Nathan Hatch pointed out as a university, the Notre Dame Board two private universities and the only that Notre Dame is in a position that of Trustees voted against joining the member with a religious affiliation. other universities struggle to achieve. Big Ten conference. "No-tre Dame as a core identity: "Officers of other universities toss "The Board of Trustees affirmed the Catholic, private and independent. An and turn at night, trying to figure out recommendation of the Officers that association with the Big Ten would how to make their institution unique," Notre Dame should retain its institu only involve one element of that identi said Hatch. tional independence," said University ty, independence," said Malloy. "In our The Board of Fellows, the highest president Father Edward Malloy. "The deliberations about joining the Big decision-making body at the University ~ ,.._..,.~ n'o{#~(' 'k.... .::%~·-· .. (~ ' ~_,:;' decision was complex. [It] transcends Ten, there was never the concern for who are also responsible for appoint :..: ~ ~ ~ . "':1.0~-:..-.,:: ~.·... ;·•;''"''-":>. '_,·,,,: many individual factors, academic and our Catholic character being dimin i:ng the Board of Trustees, decided ~.:.~ . athletic. The ultimate [rationale ished." against membership in the Big Ten behind the decision] lies in a loss of "Fiscal factors were not a decisive Dec. 1, 1998. Their decision, however, institutional identity." determinant in the decision," Malloy was kept secret pending approval by If Notre Dame had joined the Big added. the Board of Trustees. Bridget's closes SMC cancels Kinder becomes 2 after police raid 3 'Monologues' 4 first female Guard More than 165 College President Molly Kinder. a 6- ~OBSERVER patrons received Marilou Eldred foot-3 senior, became citations for under informed the student the first female to join age drinking at organizers of "The -'77 =m------· the prestigious group Bridget McGuire's Vagina Monologues" of 10 students since Filling Station when that the play would the beginning of the local and state excise not make a reappear Irish Guard 51-years police raided the bar. ance on campus and ago. Police cited subsequently spurred Although she audi Bridget's for viola weeks of controversy. tioned for the Guard tions of state liquor Students held a and did not make the laws and manage speak-out, staged a cut during the fall of ment voluntarily sit-in, and finally per her junior year. closed the establish formed the play in the Kinder made the ment. lobby of Regina Hall. squad on her second try this fall. Feb. 2, 1998 Jan. 22, 2001 Sept. 2, 2001 NCAA sanctions Eld_red denies Garrick resigns to· 5 ND for violations 6 The Alliance 7 protest gay policy ·~~~- .-:.~..:;... = · The NCAA handed President Marilou ~OBSEKVER Father David 1 Notre Dame it's first Eldred denied official Garrick, assistant OssEiMR~--_"£_ ..... _____ , ever major violation in club status to The Garrick resigns, protests gay poUcy professor of commu connection with Alliance of Lesbian. nications and theatre, hiAh respond to NCAA aanctloru~ Kimberley Dunbar's Bisexual, Straight resigned in protest of .'tC:.U,.....~ ~~~14$~ gifts to a number of and Questioning the University's v.w*•Wn•• Irish football players. Women of Saint approach to gay and Dunbar's membership Mary's College after lesbian students and in the Quarterback six months ofdelib faculty. Club made her official eration. Garrick said that, University representa Eldred claimed after coming out as a tive, said the NCAA. ······-·iil' that other campus ~~·~~~:Ji celibate homosexual The University lost ~I~""-":.;...-....;•:~ organizations were in an April1996 letter two scholarships and ·~.-..t~ ...... already meeting the ~~.....------··----'·. ~~~ to The Observer, he received a two-year ...... -,...... ~ ~u~ ... proposed goals of was suspended from ' ,,..,.,.- ;1; • probation. :-% Hesburgh Norton elected Master Plan 8 receives medal 9 first female pres. 10 building begins University offi This spring Brooke Saint Mary's offi cials, Congressmen Norton accepted a posi cials broke ground and former tion no female before on the new ... ____ ----- President Bill her had held - stu Dalloway's Honoring a life Clinton gathered in dent body president. Coffeehouse and the U.S. capitol Norton and her vice Welcome Center, rotunda July13 to president Brian marking the begin award the Moscona won 56 per ning of a 1 0-year Congressional Gold cent of the votes. plan to develop and Medal to Father Norton is also the renovate the Saint Theodore Hesburgh, first incumbent vice Mary's campus. president emeritus president to win the of Notre Dame, for a role of president since lifetime of public 1973. service. Aug. 23,2000 Feb. 15, 2001 March 30, 2000 page 6 Th~ Observer+ THE YEAR IN REVIEW Friday, May 18, 2001 Irish lose to 'Huskers. SMC "Girl of Choice." Assault policy changes. Lieberman visits. Bar busts. 2000 • JOSE CUELLAR fThe Observer Women's basketball head coach Muffet McGraw and the players gather around the NCAA championship trophy after their 68-66 victory over Purdue In St. Louis Aprll1. When team returned to campus that night they were welcomed by more than 1,500 cheering fans. gy. But because of thousands kissing a girl in a shirt with al assault policy and appointed late night raids this year - By KATE NAGENGAST of tickets usually reserved for the Saint Mary's French Cross Ava Preacher, assistant dean the Finnigan's superstitious Associate News Editor Notre Dame fans were sold to while a girl in a Notre Dame of the College of Arts and Oct. 13 bust resulted in 147 Nebraska fans, season ending shirt looks on. The text around~ Letters, official resource per citations, while the Sea of Red injuries for defensive end the altered painting read, son for victims of campus Benchwarmer's Jan. 25 raid The joys and frustrations of Grant Irons and quarterback "SMC 2002 ... Girl of Choice." rape. The policy changes cited 18 students. this Notre Dame football sea Arnaz Battle and an overtime, Saint Mary's Board of included a du Lac revision that Although neither Finnigan's son began long before the three-point loss to Nebraska, Governance prevented the sale states, "student victims will nor Benchwarmer's lost their team's crushing defeat at the Irish fans returned home torn of the T -shirt, citing potential not be subject to disciplinary liquor licenses, the Notre Fiesta Bowl. The season's between feelings of pride in repercussions it could have on action" in connection with Dame students present at most anticipated game, when the team's talent and shame gender relations between the alcohol or parietals violations Finnigan's paid $100 fines to the Fighting Irish took on No. about the greed of Irish ticket College and the University. related to sexual assault and the University in addition to 1-ranked Nebraska Sept. 9, holders. Although the junior class the publication of two the $220 court fee and 40 was played before a sea of red board held a forum to protest brochures. The University also hours of community service T-shirts and screaming SMC shirt cases controversy the decision, claiming it was established a committee to most of the students received 'Huskers - though the game Saint Mary's junior class censorship for BOG to stop advise the University on issues as "minor in a tavern." A actually happened in the stirred controversy on both their sales, BOG absorbed the and procedures pertaining to minor in a tavern charge is a House that Rockne Built. the Notre Dame and Saint $1,300 cost for the shirts' sexual assault. Class C misdemeanor under Pre-game hype included Mary's campuses this fall printing and the shirts were Indiana State Law that can ESPN's GameDay coverage when its class T-shirt was never distributed. Busted Bars carry repercussions including from in front of Touchdown printed with an imitation of Going down in history with fines up to $500, six months in Jesus and a pep rally in the the painting "II Bacio" on it. Sex assault policy changed Bridget McGuire's and ICONN jail or loss of a driver's Stadium rather than the Joyce The painting on the shirt was Prompted by years of con as busted student bars, license. Center to accommodate fire altered to depict a young boy cern about rape on campus, Finnigan's and Bench Although Jeff Shoup, direc works and Dick Vitale's ener- wearing a Notre Dame shirt Notre Dame changed its sexu- warmer's both experienced tor of Residence Life, could not Thursday, Nov. 16 - Appointment of Ava Preacher Saturday, Sept. 9 - Notre Dame football loses to Nebraska Thursday, Oct. 12 - Finnigan's busted, before a sea of red Change to sexual assault policy r------• Friday, May 18, 2001 The Observer+ THE YEAR IN REVIEW page 7 'Monologues' cancelled. ND loses Clary, Murphy. ND joins WRC Women, champs change history. • • I I • 2001 comment specifically on the play was still forbidden as an the week of what would have 68-66 at the NCAA finals in St. the team's banquet. Even the punishments for underage stu organized event. Left without been his 21st birthday. Louis, Mo. White House showed their dents at Benchwarmer's he an alternative and unwilling to Women break barriers at ND This wasn't the only congrat pride in the team when said the office typically consid abandon the "Monologues" Women made noticeable ulations the team received, President Bush honored the ers previous cases of a similar entirely, 20 women from the strides on Notre Dame's cam however, as signs decorated champions at an April 23 cere nature when determining pun Saint Mary's academic com pus this year, both on to the residence halls, lights flashed mony in Washington, D.C. ishments. munity performed the play for football field in an Irish Guard's at the Joyce Center and area Graduating seniors Niele Ivey Saint Mary's students were more than 150 students, facul uniform and into the Office of businesses expressed their and Ruth Riley will play in the only punished by state law, ty and community members in the Student Body President. gratitude for the thrilling 34-2 WNBA - Ivey for Indianapolis not the College. the lobby of Regina Hall Feb. Molly Kinder, a 6-foot-3 season. and Riley for Miami. Kelley 19. senior, became the first female Student Activities also spon Siemon hopes to play basket This performance prompted Lieberman visits campus to join the prestigious group of sored a pep rally March 8 after ball in Europe after graduation. Eldred to request a letters of 10 students since the beginning During his travels as the apology to the Board of Democratic vice-presidential of the Irish Guard 51-years Trustees from individual mem ago. Although she auditioned candidate, Senator Joseph bers of CARE who were - Lieberman spoke at for the Guard and did not make involved, though those partici the cut during the fall of her Washington Hall before a pants who were not members somewhat hostile audience of junior year, Kinder made the of CARE never received such squad on her second try this Notre Dame community mem letters. CARE's four officers bers. fall. did send Eldred a letter, how Likewise, Brooke Norton His speech about America's ever, they interpreted apology moral uncertainty and the accepted a position no female not to mean a statement of before her had held - that of country's definitive need to regret, but instead as a return to faith and values in a student body president. After defense of a position as the finishing in the top two in the public dialogue was interrupt classical Greek definition sug ed. by screams of "What about primary, Norton and her vice gests. president Brian Moscona won abortion?" from seminary can "The Vagina Monologues," didate Steve Sanchez. Sanchez 56 percent of the votes to written by Eve Ensler, are reg defeat Ryan Becker and Nikki and members of organizations ularly performed off like Notre Dame/Saint Mary's McCord in the run-off election. Right to Life, the Progressive Broadway by a cast of promi Norton is also the first incum nent actresses in New York bent vice president to win the Student Alliance and the City. United Muslim Associated also role of president since 1973. protested with signs, banners, Although there were few neg pins and flyers outside the Leukemia claims two students ative public remarks about the auditorium before and during The Notre Dame Family lost success of these women, stu his speech. two members of this year's dent responses were over junior class to leukemia - whelmingly supportive. Eldred bans "Monologues" Brionne Clary Sept. 20 and College President Marilou Conor Murphy Jan. 31. ND joins the WRC Eldred informed the student Clary, an "enthusiastic" After the largest campus organizers of "The Vagina mechanical engineering stu demonstration Notre Dame had Monologues" that the play dent from Tyler, Texas and an seen in more than two years would not make a reappear active participant in interhall occurred Feb. 22, University ance on campus last January basketball, was re-diagnosed President Father Edward and subsequently spurred with the disease approximate Malloy announced his decision weeks of controversy. ly one week before the begin to become the 74th school in As part of a nationwide ning of the fall semester after the Workers Rights Consortium movement to increase discus going into remission during (WRC) March 7. sion about female sexuality on high school. A memorial mass Malloy's decision came after college campuses, the was held Nov. 21. a year of anti-sweatshop cam "Monologues" were performed After his condition inspired paigns by student activists. The on Saint Mary's campus dur 610 people to join the National University opted not to join the ing February 2000 sponsored Marrow Donor Program in an WRC last spring, but instead by the Campus Alliance for on-campus drive during March formed a task force that offered Rape Elimination (CARE). In 2000, Murphy developed Malloy a confidential recom 2001, however, administration pneumonia that compromised mendation March 2. declared there was no need to his immune system. Although Notre Dame has previously perform the play again. the prayers of students who turned down an invitation to Upset by the sudden ban and gathered in Zahm's chapel join the WRC in April 2000. the administration's unwilling were not answered, Murphy is Saint Mary's had already joined ness to explain their reasoning remembered by many students the WRC last April. for the ban, students held a as a "fun-loving guy with a speak-out at Dalloway's on strong faith." An active participant in National Champions Jan. 24 and representatives The Irish women's basketball from CARE met with Eldred on Campus Ministry and vice president of the College team and coach Muffet McGraw Jan. 31. When the administra brought a national title to Notre tion had not changed its posi Democrats, Murphy's strength Dame and received a greeting tion, nearly 40 students staged even inspired seven of his worthy of champions. a sit-in outside the Office of friends to shave their heads as the President in LeMans Hall a show of support during his More than 1,500 students and presented a petition with chemotherapy treatment. waited on Notre Dame Avenue PETER RICHARDSON/The Observer nearly 300 signatures support Murphy's memory was hon April 1 for the team bus to Molly Kinder became the first female member In the Irish ing the performance on Feb. 9. ored with a mass and a tree arrive from South Bend Airport Guard this year. Above, she marches in the first home football By the end of February the planting ceremony March 22, after the team defeated Purdue game of the season versus Texas A&M Sept. 2. Tuesday, Jan. 22 - Saint Mary's cancels , March 7 - ND joins the "Vagina Monologues" • page 8 The Observer+ CAMPUS \NEWS Friday, May 18, 2001 Weir, Scheib to be honored as valedictorians • Weir credits such an influence on my life as • Scheib has no hard play - have always been well, in particular my participa priorities for the self-proclaimed ND Valedictorian faith, curiosity for tion in the Notre Dame Folk regrets about SMC perfectionist, who balanced the success at ND Choir." career past four years as a secondary selection process: She participated in the Notre education and psychology double Dame Folk Choir for three years major. While managing teaching 1. The registrar's office By KATE NAGENGAST and acted as co-president of the By NOREEN GILLESPIE assignments at Penn High School provides a list of the stu Associate News Editor choir this year - an experience News Writer and Clay Middle School, Scheib dents with the highest she called "life changing." She also composed her senior psychol grade point averages in Carolyn Weir said she doesn't also served as a resident assistant As a high school senior, Julia ogy comprehensive, a comparison each college - approxi pay much attention to grades - in Breen-Phillips during her Scheib thought her college path of Sigmund Freud and William mately three students from but her curiosity, faith and fasci senior year and worked on com would lead her straight down James' theories of religion. Still each college. nation with her majors helped munity service initiatives at the Notre Dame Avenue to the Golden sneaking in time to contribute to 2. These candidates sub her to Center for the Homeless, Logan Dome. Residence Hall Association, class mit recommendations from achieve a Center, Martin Luther King With a rich boards, hall councils and Campus the dean of their college, a 3.95 grade Center and Little Flower Parish. family legacy Ministry during her tenure at peer and a draft of a 3- point aver Notre Dame, however, was not tied to the Saint Mary's, Scheib has learned minute speech. age and the Weir's first college choice. She University, the delicate art of time manage 3. The valedictory selec position as had planned to study music at she filled out ment. tion committee - which N o t r e Carnegie Mellon University in an applica Scheib is awaiting word on a consists of four faculty Dame's Pittsburgh, Pa., but changed her tion to the high school teaching position for members - discusses the 2001 vale mind during April of her senior college she the fall. While teaching may not be drafts, anonymously ranks dictorian. year in high school. Having had always what she wants to pursue as a the candidates and invites Gradua- Weir missed the application deadline wanted to Scheib permanent career, she is consid two or three finalists before ting with a for most colleges and universities, attend. But ering the possibility of eventually the committee for a final double major in the Program of Weir spent her freshman year when a rejection letter arrived in returning to school to work on a interview. · Uberal Studies (Pl.S) and theolo studying theology at Saint Vincent the straight-A student's mailbox, master's or Ph.D. 4. From these finalists the gy, Weir will deliver the valedicto College in Latrobe, Pa. She trans Scheib suddenly found herself 'Tve always been a person who committee selects the vale ry address on "faith, hope and ferred to Notre Dame during her blazing a path less traveled. loves school," she said. "As a dictorian, and the second love" at Commencement May 20, sophomore year because she Scheib had also sent in an appli teacher you still get to study, place candidate is asked to where she will also serve as a flag desired a larger school with a cation to the college across the because you have to learn the give the invocation. bearer. more reputable program. When stree~. where she had fallen in material to teach it. I don't want to The committee looks for "I would attribute a lot [of my she arrived at Notre Dame, how love with what she saw. teach kids just the basics." evidence of the candidates' success] to my faith. I don't think ever, Weir was attracted to Pl.S Four years later, the Saint As far as providing guidance for ·academic skills, their ability I could have dope a lot of it with in addition to theology. Mary's valedictorian for the class her fellow classmates during her to write and present an out the grace and wisdom of "I was intrigued by PLS for the of 2001 believes that things hap valedictory address Saturday, engaging speech and the God," said Weir. "[So the theme broad range of readings ... the pen for a reason - and has the Scheib will stay away from giving impaCt they have had on of my speech] is faith, hope and way the classes were conducted evidence of a successful college advice, she said. The speech will the student or University love and its coupling with the in small setting where you really career to back it up. be something that will reach out to community, said assistant knowledge and skills that Notre get to know your students and "From the day I got to Saint each graduate in the class of , provost JoY.VaPtt:Haii1:U~o.n. · Dame has given us to be actual professors through discussion Mary's, it's been no looking back," 2001. :·:·;j: ized in leadership, and the and you [as a student] have the Scheib said. "God does things for As she walks down the final ·sMC Yaleqictorian responsibility we have to bring · education in your hands," said reasons." stretch of the path she never these gifts ... into the world." Weir. Weir grew up in ····select!Qrrprocess; But for Scheib, who will gradu thought she'd take, she knows she . ··.······\>. After graduation, Weir will Greensburg, Pa., a town she ate Saturday at the top of her class made the right choice. \ work as an education research describes as similar to South Can~hctites are select~d with a 3.98 GPA, the valedictory "I applied to Notre Dame my based solely upon the high.. associate in the Department of Bend. The oldest of three chil junior year, just to see if I could distinction shouldn't separate her est grade point average in Education in Washington, D.C. dren, her parents, John and from her classmates. She didn't get in," Scheib said. "I just wanted a position she believes Notre Nancy Weir, own and operate the graduating senior class, even know she was in the running to do that for myself. I got in, but I said Theresa Marcy. vi.ce Dame has prepared her for well. Scholastica Travel, Inc., a compa for the honor until she investigat had no intentions of going there. I "I thought [my academic expe ny focused on educational tours president of academic ed her class rank for her resume know I wasn't meant to go there affairs. rience] was very unique as a PLS for students. in October. ... I'm just very happy it happened and theology major [because ofl She was also co-valedictorian However, hard work- and that way." the way I learned and the way it at Greensburg Catholic High fostered an outlook on education School - an honor she shared that I felt was different than any with Brian O'Donoghue, her where else, and really any other classmate in a class of 130 stu major," said Weir. "But the spiri dents and this year's student tuality at Notre Dame has been body president of Notre Dame. Congratulations Antonio and Kathleen!! Congratulations Class of 2001 ! Graduates: Are you moving to Cincinnati? Love, the Meet other alumni in the area by joining Faltos The Notre Dame Club of Cincinnati! * Happy Hours * Sports Teams * Pre-Season Pep Rally * Service Opportunities * Club Masses * Game Watches For more information, contact Melinda Sinclair at 513-861-3171 or check out our website: www .alumni.nd.edu/--ndc_cinc Hell of an end. Love, E • Friday, May 18, 200 1 The Observer+ CAMPUS NEWS page 9 Construction winds down on Malloy dedicates Hayes-Healy-Hurley, Malloy Hall Coleman-Morse center housed in the Computing Center stretching from the end of the By SCOTT BRODFUEHRER and Math Building (CCMB) since wing of the building to the News Writer it was built in 1962 before being _ access road heading to moved to the Hayes-Healy LaFortune Student Center. The When this year's graduating Center this week. The new facili addition is scheduled to include seniors first stepped on campus, ty provides more space and bet five research laboratories and they bought their books in a ter facilities for the department. nine faculty offices and will not small cramped bookstore at the "All of us are very happy with disrupt the current road struc site of the Coleman-Morse cen the move. You name it, we have ture. ter, were the first freshmen to it: better offices, better secre An addition to the Hesburgh live in McGlinn and Welsh taries' offices, better seminar Center for International Studies Family Halls and the first male rooms and it's better lit. It's will also be constructed, begin freshmen to live in Knott and much nicer looking," said Juan ning this summer. Siegfried Halls. The class was Migliore, director of undergrad "It's predominantly office here through the renovation of uate studies for the math space at the southeast corner of the Main Building and South department. the building. We plan to have 19 Dining Hall, the building of the In addition to better office private offices and three admin Rolfs Sports Recreation Center facilities, there are classrooms in istrative offices," said and the opening of the newly the building and more profes Schellinger. renovated Notre Dame Stadium. sors will be able to teach in the Work on the housing complex When these new alumni same building as their office. for visiting professors is current KYLIE CARTER/The Observer return to the Notre Dame and "First year classes are more ly behind schedule due to bad University President Father Edward Malloy blesses the new Saint Mary's campuses in a few likely to be here ... more profes weather. The building, which Coleman-Morse center in a ceremony May 4. years, even more transforma sors will be teaching in this was scheduled to open this fall, tions will have taken place. building than in the CCMB," said should be ready for occupancy Morse, members of the Board Notre Dame's math depart Migliore. by the beginning of the spring By SCOTT BRODFUEHRER of Trustees, University Officers ment and international studies Work will continue this sum semester. It is located across News Writer and staff members from department completed their mer on the new Malloy Hall, from the Fischer Graduate Academic Services for Student move this week into the Hayes which will house the Philosophy Residences Community Center In a spirit of thanksgiving for Athletes, Campus Ministry, the Healy Center and Hurley Hall. and Theology buildings, with a and will contain 24 apartments. the generosity of donors and Center for Social Concerns and The international studies scheduled completion date of Construction will also take celebration for the diverse the First Year of Studies. department was housed in the Aug.1. place this summer at Saint activities of Notre Dame stu Father Richard Warner. Main Building until its renova "We are finishing up the inte Mary's, with minor renovations dents, University officials dedi Director of Campus Ministry tion four years ago, and then rior. the carpet and the ceilings to McCandless Hall. cated the Coleman-Morse cen and one of the main forces moved to Hurley Hall. and finishing up the electrical "Beginning this week, we will ter May 5. behind the creation of the cen While Hurley was being reno outlets. Sitework, like sidewalks be installing sprinklers through The day's activities began ter. gave the homily, explaining vated for the past two years, the around the building and land out the building and renovating with a dedication mass at the how the center is "perhaps the department was housed in the scaping also must be completed. the hall directors room, the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. most significant building on Security Building, but is now in a Hopefully the departments will chapel and the entry area," said The celebration was presided campus." Warner emphasized more central location on cam be able to move in right after Keith Dennis, Vice President for over by University President how students have made the pus. The London Program, for August 1," said Dianna Creech, Finance and Administration. Father Edward Malloy and was building their own in the past merly housed in O'Shaughnessy the coordinator of the Malloy Dennis said construction at concelebrated by almost every weeks. Hall, also moved to Hurley Hall. Hall construction. Dalloway's Coffeehouse is "sub Holy Cross priest at Notre "This beautiful building is so "It will be very helpful to stu This summer, work will begin stantially complete" and will be Dame. Bishop John D'Arcy, much more than bricks and dents to have all the internation on an extension of Stepan completed by commencement. Auxiliary Bishop Daniel Jenky concrete. It is a tribute to who al study programs in one loca Chemistry Hall. According to "They have laid almost all of and Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus we are and wish to be as a tion on the center of campus," Joseph Schellinger, director of the bricks, and it will be ready Joseph Crowley, all from the University community," said said Claudia Kselman, associate academic space management, for the receptions this weekend diocese of Fort Wayne-South Warner. director of the international the expansion will be on the because some receptions in the Bend, also attended the mass. Immediately following the studies department. north end of the building and clubhouse may spill out onto the Members of the Liturgical mass, Malloy dedicated the The math department was will be a square addition, patio," said Dennis. Choir, Folk Choir, Hand bell building itself, and then the two Choir and Women's Liturgical centers. He blessed the building Choir provided music for the and engaged the crowd in celebration. In attendance at prayer, thanking the generous THE NOTRE DAME CLUBS OF the mass were family and benefactors and the workers friends of donors Tom Coleman who gave great care in con BOSTON AND WORCESTER and James and Leah Rae structing the building. CONGRATULATE THE CLASS OF 2001. If you're coming to the Boston area, send an ., e-mail to [email protected] to find out about upcoming events and plan on joining us for our annual "Schmooze Cruise" on Boston Harbor on june 21st. WE LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING YOU. Doobs- Congrats on your Welcome to graduation. I'm so Massachusetts proud of you. All my love- Hummingbird I • page 10 The Observer. + PAID ADVERTISEMENT Friday, May 18, 2001 Dear Graduates: I would like to take this opportunity to extend my prayers and best wishes to the members of the Class of 2001. I also want to express my gratitude for the rich contributions you have made to the University during your time here. For those of you who are graduating seniors, I hope that we have achieved our goal of providing you with an education that integrates the life of the mind with the life of the heart. May your commitment to your faith in God and to the service of God's people match your dedication to your chosen vocation and profession. We have high expectations of our graduates. The tremendous contribution that our alumni make to society and to the Church is a testament to the importance of these high expectations. For those of you leaving with graduate and professional degrees, I hope that you will carry with you the best of our traditions as they relate to your discipline. If you bring to your chosen field a strong set of ethical convictions and a commitment to justice, you will represent the very best of Notre Dame. May Our Lady, Notre Dame, continue to watch over you in the years ahead. We are blessed to have you as members of the Notre Dame family. Sincerely yours, (Rev.) Mark L. Poorman, C. S.C. Vice President for Student Mfairs . ?~.'· ~'. .. ~ ·, ·., ·, . .. ~ '1\. .,.. .. . i ., ', . . ' ., Friday, May 18, 2001 The Observer+ CAMPUS NEWS page 11 Notre Dame alumnus still missing in La Paz, Bolivia after investigating the disap Peace Corps officials remain according to a May ·11 state Bolivia to review the case and By JASON McFARLEY pearance of a 1999 Notre Dame concerned about the disappear ment released by the organiza an FBI emergency response News Editor graduate and Peace Corps vol ance of University alumnus tion. team will be on standby to unteer who has been missing for Walter Poirier and pledge to "After two months of intensive return to Bolivia should any new An FBI team has left Bolivia seven weeks. continue the investigation, investigation, and despite the leads develop, the release said. best efforts of the U.S. embassy About a month ago, two Notre [in La Paz, Bolivia], the Bolivian Dame residence halls teamed to police, Peace Corps search spe organize a fundraiser to benefit cialists and the FBI, we still do a South Bend agency and raise Obse~VeJt' Class of 2001 _not know what has happened to awareness about Poirier's case. Walter," officials said in the The Dismas House fundraiser statement. began in mid-April to collect Poirier disappeared on Feb. proceeds for Dismas of 22 in Bolivia's Zong Valley, Michiana, a local organization where he worked on eco that reintroduces former offend tourism development projects. ers into society, and serve as a Poirier regularly traveled living prayer for Poirier. between La Paz and several vil Keenan and Zahm hall resi lages in the valley. dents organized the campus "The FBI team reviewed all wide project, asking students to the investigative notes and evi donate at least two dollars. dence and conducted numerous Poirier is a former Zahm Hall interviews with residents of the president and Dismas staff Zongo Valley," the release said. member. "To date, the FBI has uncovered Organizers hoped to raise no credible evidence of foul play $15,000 through the effort, said in his disappearance." Father Gary Chamberland, Posters offering a reward for Keenan Hall rector. By information leading to Poirier's Wednesday, they had collected whereabouts are being distrib about $6,000, he said. uted throughout Bolivia, and the "We originally hoped to raise U.S. embassy will continue to $15,000, but maybe that wasn't work with the Bolivian media to realistic to expect," publicize the disappearance and Chamberland said. "We also reward, according to the hoped that this project would release. raise awareness about Wally's The FBI's regional representa situation, and I hope we did tive will make monthly trips to that." NEWS BRIEFS Senior to make presentation at Cambridge: Saint Mary's senior Alyson Leatherman will spend her summer not only preparing for the work world, but also preparing a presen tation for the Popular Culture Association International Conference at Cambridge in England. Leatherman will present her paper on the role of Osborne Liquor Company's advertising in southern Spain. The company's giant bulls have become more than just an effective ad campaign, according to a Leatherman's paper, they are part of the cultural identity of ThaV\ks for great for-tr years! many people in southern Spain. Provost Nathan Hatch gets reappoinbnent: Notre Dame's Board of Trustees has elected University Provost ~=~JMlrl!Ilil®(bJ®OO~ !F®riJ~ll~ !Fdoo~a @IJ@@loo®~U Nathan Hatch to a second five-year term in his current post. Hatch, provost since 1996, serves as the University's second \W@ om~llil rrJJ~~ ~ @1@1!• ranking administrator and chief academic officer. His reap pointment follows the Trustees' review of recommendations from University President Father Edward Malloy and an elected faculty committee charged with conducting a formal review of >':s ~ o.. n Hatch's performance. ~ ~ Q- ~Q> Q ;- For more information on these stories surf to The Observer ~,.: o::l ~ online at Observer.nd.edu ~ 0 t'l'l ~ ':s = liachef 8 o;. ~ 6" undick Erin Burke Donna Mowchan The Mi1ority ~1E!a·1g Ptogral1 Elizabeth Petruska Angela Chaput Molly Moran Col1glaDUtes 0. SaDs: Rebecca Glatz Sarah Panter Shannon Grady Tiana Checchia Erwin Cena Matthew Colon Adrienne Haynes Adrienne shim mel Nicolas Creten Abraham Cruz Kimberly Spayd Katherine Rakows.ki Kevin Dowdell Erin Weidner Aubree Dill Pedro Cuadra Kelley Siemo!J Nicolas Fehring Carlos Garcia .... ·- 01"!'110 Catherine Cook Kimberly Jackson ...... : . , . Farley Hall Lucia Gemma David Go Lokalia Hill . .. .. ' University of Notre Dame . Erica Freeburg J abari Holloway Monica Sara Mata ·• -1 . ----...... ------: Alexander O'Bannon Nelson Rivera Camilo Rueda Christopher Sanabria Esteban Sanchez Michael ShoShone Justin Srrrith Mario Suarez George Viamontes Matthew Yung We Are Proud Of @roJ>~a ~ ~~ ~11~~~ ~>I You!! ~rm~llrB ~~ a~ !JJ®[FJ~~ page 12 The Obun:er + PAID ADVERTISEMENT Friday, May 18, 2001 Congratulates all the lesbian, gay, bi and transg~nder graduates of 2001, and their graduating friends and supporters... . & Welcomes you, your family and friends into our strong and growing alumni organization. GALA-ND/SMC (Gay and Lesbian Alumni/ ae of the University of Notre Dame and Saint Mary's College) is an educational non-profit membership organization with over 800 tnem.bers representing alumni, faculty, staff and families of the University and College. Our user-friendly organization has no official affiliation with and receives no financial support from-the University of Notre Dame or Saint Mary's College. Our strength and support collles fro01 our m.elllbership and our numbers. To receive your -welcoming first-year membership packet and for m.ore inform.ation about our organization visit our web site at: http://galandsmc.org/ e-mail us at: galandsmc@aoLcom or write us at: GALA-ND/SMC RO. Box 257703 Chicago IL 60625 .. ~· ( .! / • Friday, May 18, 200 I The Observer+ CAMPUS NEWS page 13 Graduating seniors leave behind lasting contributions NDToday.com Of course, the site was not on the page. "They give a voice • Koelsch instills worked with BOG and SGA to cre + always quite so sophisticated. to parts of Notre Dame that ate Pride Week, which she said is offers students "Andy and I were stuck in don't always have a voice," he pride at SMC a time to get "excited" about Saint valuable services· these boring summer comput said. ''I'm really excited about Mary's. With a host of academic, er jobs, and we kind of just the open dialogue that has By MYRA McGRIFF sport and spiritual events, Pride came up with the idea for a been created by the page." News Writer Week incorporated every aspect By SAM DERHEIMER place that [students] could As the three seniors gradu of campus. At the end of the News Writer check what was going on ate, the exact future of Students see her painted face at week, Saint Mary's hosted a Notre around campus. There was NDToday remains unknown. almost all of Saint Mary's home Dame football pep rally. During What began humbly as nothing like it at the time. And But Helgesen said he wants the athletic games. Behind the face that pep rally on Oct. 6, 1999, the www.nd.edu/-fhelgese has it just kind of grew from that," page to remain in the hands of paint and large bell adorning her new Saint Mary's mascot was become one of the most vital said Helgesen. "It was a web the students. "Our current plan head, though, lays a much larger unveiled. resources Notre Dame stu page I wished existed." is to have Scott Palko, the gen message, the message of Belles "I told [Notre Dame] we had a dents have to keep up to date With the primary features of eral manager, continue to run Pride. mascot, and we didn't, so I had to on campus events. Originally a reverse student directory and the site. We would maintain Her name is Emily Koelsch and come up with one," said Koelsch. With help from graduating created by student polls~ ownership, but the actual con as early as her freshman year, graduating NDToday was trol of the page would remain Koelsch saw an opportunity to senior Cindy Traub, Koelsch came seniors Frank launched in with current students," unite the campus with a sense of up with the icon that would be the Helgesen and the fall of Helgesen said. pride. When Saint Mary's identity Belle's mascot. An icon that she Andy Warzon, 1999. as a college was questioned in a hopes will bring excitement to who were Word spread Other significant contribu 1997 letter to the editor of The Saint Mary's student body for later joined by quickly of the tions by the graduating class: Observer that called the Saint years to come. Accompanying the Nick Fellers, page and the • The Rector's Fund provides Mary's student body parasites, Belles' new mascot came a previ NDToday.com may be the most features it offered students, money to help disadvantaged Koelsch felt it was time to evalu ously unmatched intensity of prominent contribution the and Helgesen said that before students remain involved. ate how much students had shouts of "Go Belles!" Combining Class of '01 has left to the he knew it, the page had • The Greatness Grant pro invested into their school. To pride week, the mascot and the Notre Dame community. become a legitimate campus vides money to assist individu improve the college's image, new cheer. Koelsch feels that the NDToday claims over 4,500 rage. Since then, the page has als in Catholic social missions. Koelsch tried to get students to student body has achieved a new registered students from Notre grown significantly, so much so • Founder's Day is to become focus on the great features of level of pride for Saint Mary's. Dame and Saint Mary's, and that the three seniors found the new Irish Homecoming. Saint Mary's. "It gives Saint Mary's women a logs hundreds of hits a day. that they could no longer run During her sophomore year. way to celebrate, it gives us an The site currently offers stu the page on their own. The Class of '01 also saw a Koelsch worked to establish Saint identity. It also brings the spirit of dents features such as student Currently, the page employs a number of firsts and lasts: Mary's Pride Day. With the help of campus to the front." polls. teacher evaluations. a general manager. two sales • Senior Mike Brown became SGA, the one-day event was able This spirit that has trickled reverse student directory. local representatives, a food critic the first ever African-American to encompass the entire student down to the rising classes. With weather, a book exchange, and a photographer - all Leprechaun. body. The student body met on Koelsch graduating, her term as reviews, links to other Notre Notre Dame students. • Senior Molly Kinder became the library green in the shape of a the Belles mascot is over, but Dame sites and many other "We're extremely proud of · the first female Irish Guard. French Cross on Oct. 16, 1998 three new women have already applications. In addition to what the page has become," • The class witnessed the elec and an aerial photo was taken. filled the position. Junior Annie this, NDToday sponsors a said Helgesen ...Especially the tion of the first female student The event solidified the fact that Knish and freshmen Linda Janke Bookstore Basketball team, teacher evaluations. That is body president, Brooke Saint Mary's students were proud and Desiree Paulin will be the promotes campus events and just something Notre Dame Norton. to attend Saint Mary's and had a new painted faces at all of Saint even provided in-depth cover students deserve." • The class was the last to vested interest in their college. Mary's home games, continuing age on this year's student body Helgesen said he is also very experience camping-out for Continuing to test the limits of the celebration of a Saint Mary's presidential election. proud of the message boards football tickets. Saint Mary's pride, Koelsch community. Joseph Applewhite George Fackler Keith McLemore Michelle Putney Melissa Reilly Kelly J. Balok Nick Gibbons Amy Milcetich Jeff Riviera Kevin Campbell Michael Gunville Molly Niquette Edward Ryan Brittany Crawford Chris Hamilton Kelly O'Connell Margaret Sample Sharon Desautels Pamela Hillock Brian M. O'Connor Philip Stetz Paul Diamontopolis Jean (J.P.) LaBrucherie Katie O'Neill Benjamin R. Stiller Joshua Thompson Monica Diaz Michele Lagueux Thomas M. Owens . Leanna M. Thomas Jeffrey Dobosh Lisa Lam Autumn Palacz Christine Veliky James Drake Carrie Lenz Daniel Pellegrino Bridgette Wolf Carol D'Souza Loulan (Violet) Liu Maria L. Petrillo FrankYan Erin Ennis Amy C. Mathews Lindsey Power Irina Zavliova page 14 The Observer+ PAID ADVERTISEMENT Friday, May 18, 2001 THE FOLLOWING EVENTS ARE H1\.PPENING AT ., . . . ------Speaking Friday, May 18, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., with Authority Mary Catherine Hilkert, University of Notre Dame .r s·cna and rht c.lrlrcrinc "J l Professor, will be signing Speaking with Authority. . . f"Womc» Today "Vorce> ~ Friday, May 18, at 7:00 p.m., Jim Connelly and...,., ....., ...... · Donna Jones join us for a discussion ancl book. signing. They V\7ill be discussing One More Sunset, a poignant and inspirational affirmation of the human sptrtt.• • Saturday, May 19, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30p.m~, Ralph Mcinerny, University of Notre Dame Professor for over 40 years and author of a multitude of books ing Triple Pursuit, a Father NOT IN THE~ phone: 631-6316 • • Friday, January 18, 2001 The Observer+ CAMPUS NEWS page 15 Hall director, 4 rectors to leave Saint Mary's, Notre Dame By SCOTT BRODFUEHRER Joseph and I haven't been close News Writer to home since then. It's not the place that I would want to live, Students who return to but there is a family need for me Howard, Keough, LeMans. Lyons to be close to home," said Beatty. and Sorin halls next fall will fmd During her 10-year term as - a new face greeting them in th~ir rectress of Lyons, Beatty also dorms as four rectors and one served as the advisor to Amnesty International and taught three residence hall director will leave Beatty Dougherty Doyle Seymore Scalzo campus for new positions. semesters of a University semi nar. In her new role as pastoral Sister Kathleen Beatty is leav adult bible study," said Beatty. students," said Beatty. total of 13 years at Notre Dame ing Lyons Hall to be closer to her associate, she will work in a parish that serves 3,000 families. Beatty says her departure from Sean Seymore has served the - five as Keough Hall rector. He family. and will become a pas Notre Dame will be bittersweet. men of Sorin Hall for the last four will leave pursue an MBA at toral associate at St. Catherine of "It is an open-ended position, but some of the things that I will "It's going to be difficult. I have years - three as an assistant Harvard Business School. While Sienna parish in Oearwater, Fla. been connected with this rector and this year as a rector. studying at Harvard, he will "I left home at age 18 and be doing are visiting people who are shut-ins and conducting an University since 1979, but I have He is graduating Sunday with a serve in a Boston area parish. entered the Sisters of Saint to help my family. I will miss the PhD in chemistry and will be a "I will primarily be pursuing professor of chemistry next year my MBA and just assisting in a at Rose-Hulman Institute of parish in the Boston area. Technology in Terre Haute, Ind. Probably just by nature, I'll be In addition to serving on the involved in the business school residence hall staff, Seymore has commwtity, but not in an official worked as a teaching assistant in capacity," said Doyle. \ the chemistry department and in Although Doyle may eventually course development. return to Notre Dame, that deci HOMES FOR RENT "It kept me busy, but it gives sion must be made by the me a unique perspective on the Congregation of the Holy Cross. University to work in both a resi "It was difficult but also beauti dence hall and in the classroom," ful. It was hard especially this 2002 - 2003 SCHOOL YEAR said Seymore. year because usually you say 'I'll Seymore lived in Sorin for four see you after the summer,' but of his five years as a graduate this year it wasn't so certain. I -DOMUS PROPERTIES HAS 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 9 &10 student, but at Rose-Hulman he am excited for them, and I am BEDROOM HOUSES AVAILABLE will not work in a residence hall. not worried about the future of "I have lived in Sorin for four the hall, but it is hard to leave," -STUDENT NEIGHBORSHOODS years, and have become some said Doyle. -CLOSE TO CAMPUS what attached to the dorm, but Howard Hall Rectress Sister -SEClJRITY SYSTEMS PROVIDED life moves on," said Seymore. Anne Dougherty. a Franciscan -WELL MAINT ANED HOMES After serving as a hall director sister. is transferring to St. at LeMans Hall for two years, Bonnaventure University after -MAINTENANCE STAFF ON CALL Sara Scalzo will be leaving Saint being appointed vice president -WASHER AND DRYERS Mary's to become an assistant for university ministries, which _,. director of Student Life at Loyola entails overseeing the campus University in Baltimore. 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A lifetime OPR&l.~~,n11~;, for graduating sen~9t:s: ~~~\)· •t ·-:~:· - - - .: - : :; . - ~------~----~------~~-· page 17 The Observer • CAMPUS NEWS Friday, May 19, 2001 Group files complaint against College Jefferson named in • Saint Mary's dent of the college who related edge not having an up to date that she had reported a rape to crime log procedure, he does reas accused of failing the institution, which they indicat sure the college hopes to improve. civil rape suit to report rapes ed, would never 'be counted in the He said after going to recent con By JASON McFARLEY downtown South Bend bar statistics since it was merely an ferences on crime reporting he on the night of the alleged alleged incident." This April 1996 understands the college policy News Editor assault. She alleged Jefferson By MYRA McGRIFF rape was allegedly committed by a needs updating. . 1 Saint Mary's Editor gave her a false name at the male musician from a foreign "Yes we can do a better job A 19-year-old Saint Mary's bar and later raped her on country visiting the campus as we must make sure we are com student recently filed a law the Saint Mary's campus Security on Campus, Inc. (SOC), part of a cultural program. It was municating with the carnpus,"said suit against Notre Dame foot while she was passed out a non-profit watchdog organiza- reported to both campus and local Dennis. "We have the summer to ball player Clifford Jefferson from the effects of alcohol. tion, filed complaint of with the police (St. Joseph County). The a find out how to educate the cam Jr., claiming he sexually According to the represen U.S. Department of Education college's 1999 security report pus." assaulted her in March. tative, there is little physical (DOE), accusing the College of vio- (exhibit A attached) reports "0" However even if Saint Mary's evidence because a local hos lating federal laws pertaining to forcible rapes for 1996. The freshman alleges amends the current practices of pital did not complete a the reporting and disclosure of With the help of both former and Jefferson raped her on crime reporting, Carter still wants March 21 at Saint Mary's. No "rape kit" after the victims' sexual assaults on campus. current Saint Mary's students, the college to be reviewed. In the complaint filed May 8, SOC vice criminal charges are pending friends took her to the hospi Although the corn tal following the alleged inci SOC alleges that Saint Mary's vio- president S. against the senior corner plaint concerns back . dent. lated the 1990 Clery Act which Daniel Carter .. Yes we can do a better Saint Mary's, Carter Contacted on Wednesday, Jefferson has reportedly requires schools to provide cam- compiled the job - we must make sure hopes it will speak denied the rape charge and pus crime statistics and warnings information Jefferson declined to com as a wake up call to claimed that the sex was of on-going threats to students. in the corn- we are communicating ment on the civil suit. Notre Dame. "I have no comment on consensual, the representa The complaint alleges Saint plaint and with the campus. .. "We hope this will that matter," he said. tive said. Mary's failed to record at least two hopes it will lead to better While he said his refusal to University students who sexual offenses in security reports, lead to an response and policy comment was at the advice engage in pre-marital sex failed to categorize crimes accu- on-site pro Keith Dennis change from Saint of his attorney, Jefferson are subject to serious disci rately, failed to correctly identify gram review vice president of finance and Mary's and Notre would not disclose his coun plinary action. crime locations and has both non- from DOE. administration Dame," said Carter. sel's name, claiming that he According to page 126 of existent and incomplete policy Carter said Some students see was "between lawyers right the 2000-2001 edition of du statements. the proce- the complaint filed now." Lac, " ... the University According to the act, colleges dure is an audit of all Saint Mary's by SOC as a starting point. On Wednesday, attorney believes that sexual union must include: the geographical actions in regard to crime report Alter, who was featured in a Michael Anderson, who filed should occur only in mar locations of crimes, all required ing and procedure. Keith Dennis, March Cosmopolitan article about the suit in St. Joseph County riage. Students found in vio crime categories, as well as adopt vice president of finance and campus rape, said Saint Mary's Superior Court on behalf of lation of this policy shall be the Campus Sexual Assault administration, said he hopes needs to establish concrete guide the Saint Mary's student, did subject to disciplinary sus Victims Bill of Rights. Saint Mary's can correct its infrac- lines on how women should report not return phone calls from pension or permanent dis SOC claims the alleged January tion before such action is taken. crimes and provide victims of sex The Observer. missal." 1999 rape of Saint Mary's student Dennis, in reviewing the campus' ual assault with lists of counseling A representative at the However, Jefferson said Sarah Alter by a Notre Dame stu- compliance with the Cleary Act, services in and out side Saint lawyer's law firm, Anderson, Wednesday that neither his dent was not "disclosed to stu- says Saint Mary's has not inten Mary's community. Agostino & Keller, said the status as a student nor as a dents through Saint Mary's official tionally falsified or with held "I think the complaint is the first suit seeks damages for med football player has changed. published security report, or to the reports or statistics of crimes on step to make sure Saint Mary's is ical bills incurred by the Asked about procedure for U.S. Department of Education." campus. He explains missed data in compliance, which right now woman as well as physical handling lawsuits, Dennis In its complaint, SOC also states to a clerical error. they are not. There is definitely and emotional suffering. The Moore, Notre Dame director that an alleged April 1996 rape of "We are trying to understand more that can be done. I think student also seeks damages of public relations and infor another Saint Mary's student also how we are reporting,"said CARE (Campus Alliance for Rape to discourage her alleged mation, said it is not the went unreported. Dennis. "The events were reported Elimination) is great, but Saint assailant from future sexual University's policy to inter The complaint states, "During in the stat1stics but in the wrong Mary's need staff that is trained to assaults. cede in cases in which it is the course of our investigation we year." handle rape and assault cases," The representative said the not specifically involved as a were contacted by a former stu- 't Although Dennis does acknowl- Alter said. woman met Jefferson at a party. I The Office of Student Affairs would like to congratulate the following graduates: Andrea Mechenbier, winner of the Collins A ward Paul Nebosky, winner of the Gardner A ward David Wyncott, winner of the Student Affairs Special Recognition A ward . ' Thank you for your contributions to our com1nunity. Best wish~s as you begin your journey beyond Notre Dame. __. ______..... THE page 18 OBSERVER Friday, May 18, 2001 THE OBSERVER P.O. 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Since I've been here, my means that you love it. Does anyone cry observer .smc.1 @nd.edu the Notre Dame purpose has been to succeed academ over the loss of a person to whom he is PHOT0 ...... 631-8767 road. The last chap ically and personally- in essence, to indifferent? And similarly, would we feel SYSTEMS/WEB ADMINISTRATORS ...... 631-8839 ter of our collegiate make my Notre Dame experience live up teary-eyed about graduation if college books has closed, to my expectations for it. had been a mediocre experience? Of THE OBSERVER ONLINE literally and figura These things considered, I suppose it is course not. The fact of the matter is that Visit our Web site at http:llobsmm·.nd.~du for daily tively. not altogether unreasonable to feel just a a great sense of loss for anyone or any updates of campus news, sports, features and opinion As I reflect on this hint of sadness at the realization that it is thing always goes hand in hand with a columns, as well as cartoons, reviews and breaking news awareness, I can't Anne Marie time for me to leave this University, passion for that person or thing. from the Associated Press. help but be at least Mattingly which has been part of my dreams and I am beginning to rejoice in that little SURF TO: somewhat unhappy. my reality for the past 13 years. No ache that I feel whenever I think about weather for up-to-the movies/mwic.: for You see, Notre longer can college life at Notre Dame be graduation, because it means that Notre minute forecasts weekly student reviews Dame has been a Senior Staff something I excitedly anticipate or bliss Dame has become the place that I've guiding force in my Writer fully live. Throughout the past two always wanted it to be - a home that I advertise for policies online fatures for spe life for almost as weeks, I have at every turn been painful love and where I've had a wonderful and rates of print ads cial campus coverage long as I can ly aware of my imminent departure - time. archives to search for about The Observer remember. my last class, my last final and, in all It's true that I'm sad to go because I articles published after to meet the editors and I decided I wanted to attend school in likelihood, the last time that all of The know my relationship to Notre Dame in August 1999 staff South Bend during my second campus Observer's most dedicated seniors will the future will never be the same as it visit- I was in the third grade at the be gathered in one room, ever. has been during my time as a student time. As my family walked around the When I was eight years old, my mother here. But graduation doesn't mean isola POLICIES reflecting pool near the Hesburgh found me crying one evening in my bed tion from our lady's university (at least The Observer is the independent, daily newspaper library. I told my father of my newfound published in print and online by the students of the room as I reflected on the death of my not as long as there's fundraising to be University of Notre Dame du Lac 3.!1d Saint Mary's ambition. He took this opportunity to great aunt. I cried and cried, lamenting done!), and I can take heart in knowing College. Editorial content, including advertisements, is inform me that grades such as the 'C' I the fact that this woman (whom, inciden that no matter where I go there will not governed by policies of the administration of either had received in handwriting on my last tally, I didn't even know very well) would always be other Domers, ready and will institution. The Observer reserves the right to refuse report card wouldn't cut it for admission never again be part of my earthly life. ing to relive their years here with me. advertisements based on content. toND. Just as it seems that the last moments of Mter all, as Father Hesburgh told us The news is reported as accurately and objectively as "If it comes down to you and somebody college are slipping by at a pace l am during our 'Before You Go' Tour, "This possible. Unsigned editorials represent the opinion of else and you're equally good, they might powerless to slow, the finality of that sit-· place is part of you and you are part of the majority of the Editor in Chief, Managing Editor, look back to your last report card and uation made me feel frustrated and help it. Yi:lu can't get away from it if you try." Assistant Managing Editor and department editors. say, 'Gee, we better go with the other less. Imagine my surprise when my Commentaries, letters and columns present the views of the authors and not necessarily those of The guy,"' he told me. I went back to mother advised me that it was good to Anne Marie Mattingly is graduating Observer. Cincinnati resolved to improve my pen feel unhappy about my loss. from Notre Dame with a degree in Viewpoint space is available to all readers. The free manship, soberly believing that poor It doesn't seem like a logical thing to biology. She served as News Editor of expression of all opinions through leners is encouraged. grades in such an academically-indica say, but just as it was good that I was The Observer last year and owes her Leners to the Editor must be signed and must include tive subject as handwriting could threat upset about the death of my great aunt, great college experience to God, her contact information. en my chances to study under the Golden it is wonderful that I, and probably - parents, her fellow Observerites, the Qr«stions r~arding Obsnvn- policits shouLd bt dim:t Dome and feeling determined not to let everytme who graduates with me, feel McGlinn girls and Flat 7. td to Editor in Chi4'M ilu Connolly. DILBERT SCOTT ADAMS QUOTE OF THE DAY THANKS FOR TAKING I DISCOVERED THAT ME TO DINNER. WITH YOU I CAN WRITE CODE IN IT'S EASY. "Change is the law of life. And those who YOU'RE A TERRIFIC MY HEAD LJHILE YOU look only to the past or the present CONVERSATIONALIST. COMPLAIN ABOUT YOUR \ JOB ALL NIGHT. are certain to miss the future.·· ) John F. Kennedy president \ J -· THE Friday, May 18, 200 1 OBSERVER page 19 What have we Four years' LETTER TO THE EDITOR learned? progression• Living for I've spent a lot of time thinking about what I was going to write here. Many of the compositions that wind up on these pages are long remembered the moment winded but very poetic speeches about what Notre Dame means and how we can take it with us as we march into the real world. But I'm 7-5 I spent last spring at an English univer terrible at that kind of writing, so I'll spare you. Natural Light sity in London. Yes, it was fantastic, blah, Another format is the "Survival Guide for Freshman 0. blah - but that's not the point. Underclassmen" about how to endure the rig Biochem I felt like I had graduated, minus the ors of scholarship in one's final year. But hav Bridget's .. Pomp & Circumstance" (literally). No ing me give lessons like that would be like Random hookup at freshman party surveys filled out or silly hats. Few tearful Gandhi coaching Bengal Bouts -just plain Life-long friendships good-byes. Away from most things related wrong. As I write, I'm swirling in an insomnia Brag about constant sex to the Golden Dome, I had a taste of the laden hell brought about by equal parts over real world. work, procrastination and just plain old dumb 9-2 In the fall, it was as if I was blessed luck. Coors with a bonus year to come back and do all So as I devoted more and more thought to Sophomore Sibs the things I really wanted to do. I how I can boil down years of learning into promised myself that I would do what I Mike Marchand Premed roughly 800 words, it suddenly occurred to me Turtle Creek felt would make me happiest - right that most of the things I've learned here have Meaningful relationship then. Even if that was watching a movie not been in classrooms. Who woulda thunk it, with that person I know from psychology Senior Intellectual stimulation those boring old catchphrases at Freshman Brag about constant sex class instead of trekking to Coach's, or Orientation turned out to be true. So, these are Columnist going out instead of making that club the lessons I've learned at Notre Dame that, at 5-7 meeting. least in my mind, will stand out more in the Newcastle Now that my graduation is truly here, I future than anyth~ng I might have perused in some dusty textbook. JPW find that I don't regret a thing. Not even I learned from my professors that the only way to excellence is by Environmental Science napping, walking around the lakes, hav setting the bar high and then working your ass off towards those Corby's · ing late night laughing sessions when I goals. And every time I thought I had this maxim good and drilled Promise ring at the Grotto should be studying, cartwheeling on the into my head, I'd watch as the bar would get set even higher the next Spiritual balance and a personal altruism quad, attending other people's lectures, week. Brag about constant sex chatting about how amazing God is, fol The women's basketball team showed that there is no joy more lowing my passion for ice cream, making sublime than accomplishing those lofty goals after putting in the 9-3 friends with freshmen, wearing a flower maximum effort. They also destroyed the stereotype that female ath Pure grain alcohol behind my ear or telling that girl I've letes can't be beautiful. but I could write several columns on that Graduation never officially met that I've always alone. Anthropology thought she has beautiful hair. Scott Delgadillo, the inspirational 14-year old who spoke at the Debartolo These things make me happy. and I Purdue pep rally and passed away in January, taught me that there Random hookup at freshman party think I might keep this philosophy indefi is no such thing as a dream that's too big. $45,000 per year and a fat signing bonus nitely. Those that ran "In Tribute Of Their Race" proved that the Notre Admit virginity Dame "family" is alive and well, thank you very much. We are ND. Nicole Rodgers Mike Brown and Molly Kinder taught me that there is a difference Scott Blaszak. the author, is a graduating sent or between breaking tradition and remaking tradition. I must admit that Viewpoint columnist. off-campus I was skeptical when I first heard that for the first time the famous The views expressed here are those of the May 4, 2001 Notre Dame leprechaun would be an African-American- I won author and not necessarily those of The dered whether or not it would "look right." But when he started Observer. opening up a can on the poor Kansas Jayhawk mascot in his first football game, I knew he was something special. His spirited, border ing-on-maniacal cheering will forever make him the standard by which I rate future leprechauns. As for Ms. Kinder, the highest com pliment I can pay her is that when with the Irish Guard en masse, I LETTER TO THE EDITOR couldn't tell her apart from the rest of them. And she's also not a half-bad restaurant critic. Glenn Earl taught me that when the rules in a certain situation are stupid, don't follow them. He was supposed to be the man who Chastise Bush for policies guarded against fake field goals, but since he knew there was no chance in hell the Air Force Academy would run one with the game Mr. Bush has never used the power of govern Bush's personal life reveals a pattern of on the line, he went for the block instead. Make no mistake, the Four ment for the protection of the poor. responsibility avoidance coupled with schemes Horsemen, Knute Rockne, George Gipp, Rudy, Touchdown Jesus and His tax plan is a colossal wealth redistribution for personal advancement by currying favor with the Hand of God had nothing to do with sending that ball skittering to from the poor to the top 1 percent. In the areas powerful family members and friends. the turf. It was Glenn Earl and smart football. of bankruptcy law, health care, food and water Despite high school grades so wretched that The rest of the team taught me to always thank the people who safety and repetitive-motion injuries Bush has counselors doubted he could be admitted into a support you. This was a valuable lesson, as it served as an antidote to removed vital hard-won protections for low- and good college, Yale accepted him because his one that a few thousand alumni had tried to give me by deciding to middle-income Americans. father went there. His father also pulled cash in their pride and watch the Nebraska game from their RVs. He opposes affirmative action for those strings to enable him to avoid the Vietnam The raid at Finnigan's taught me to be more careful. disadvantaged by decades of state War, serving instead in the Texas Air The Notre Dame Security/Police gave me a couple schoolin's on sponsored racism but offers no alter National Guard. He enjoyed an extend humility, condensed into little yellow tickets. Their patience and native. ed adolescence of drinking and party understanding in dealing with me and those little yellow tickets There is no evidence that he ever ing that lasted until his 40s, including taught me that yes, they are a force for good in the world and that fought for civil rights or women's an arrest for vandalism at Yale and no, they are not glorified rent-a-cops whose sole reason for existence rights; except for vague bromides at least one later arrest for drunken is to aggravate students. during last year's campaign, he still ~t- driving. Sarah Alter taught me that everything is not always peaches and refuses to face these issues. 0 When he sold his house upon elec- cream and that people can get mighty mad if you say so. Bush badly damaged our elec . tion as Texas governor, it was Finally, Dan Cichalski taught me that people you don't even know toral system when last fall he went revealed that his housing covenant can change your life. Dan wrote a column in this very paper in Feb. to court to toss out tens of thou forbade sale to any person of color; 1998 that basically advocated letting President Clinton off the hook sands of legally valid, unambiguous he has yet to publicly rebuke this pro for the Lewinsky scandal, which was then only in its infancy. A 17- ly marked ballots in Florida. vision. year old freshman whippersnapper from Holy Cross found his logic Complicit in this disenfranchisement I urge all speakers at the '01 convo so convoluted that he rifled off a letter in response. With lessons were the governor of Florida, who is cation to chastise Mr. Bush for his dis learned from Mary Beth Ellis and Spencer Stefko, who taught that also Bush's younger brother, Florida's graceful conduct during the Florida one can be both intelligent and hilarious, that young punk is nearing chief elections officer, who was also his recount, to hold him accountable for the the completion of his 25th column. state campaign chair, and several Supreme lofty campaign rhetoric he used to cajole voters And what a long, strange trip it's been. Who woulda thunk it? Court justices appointed by his father. and to challenge this year's graduates to hold As Texas governor Mr. Bush refused to inter themselves to higher personal standards than Despite his use of "woulda." "thunk." and "schoolin 's, .. Mike vene in death penalty cases, turning a blind eye the ones he holds for himself. Marchand will be graduating in August, God-willing, with a B.A. in to substantiated reports of prosecutorial malfea English. He's yet to make any concrete post-graduation plans. but sance, defense incompetence, judicial corruption Richard Flint he's sure he'll think of something. and wrongful convictions. Days before her exe Naperville, Ill. The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not cution he even mocked Karla Faye Tucker's class of'84 necessarily those of The Observer. pleas for a commutation to life behind bars. May4, 2001 . j ·-·--··· o,.. • .;&t.u.ea.i ----~--- -~- ,- -~------ r\!HE page 20 vnSERVER Friday, May 18, 2001 Sharing memories, and building your own Ten and a half years ago, I was intro me, hoping I would come to understand And my understanding of it grew deep football game as a student. There are less duced to a place. it. I began to. er. I walked around the lakes on a clear tangible experiences that we have all It was October of 1990. I was 12. Notre The years went by. I came out to a few night. I discussed spirituality in class shared, too: that inexplicable spirit which Dame was No. 1 in the country and my more games. I heard a few more stories, rooms. I learned from the upperclassmen pervades our student body, the bonds that dad was taking me to see the Irish play and my understanding grew a little. in my section 1V lounge. I did all the little form in our unique dorm life. Stanford. Maybe there was more than just football things that you don't see when you come These are the things that generations of It was the first time that went on at this Notre Dame place. to visit this school on a football weekend, Notre Dame students share, the common I had ever been to When it came time to start thinking but that make it an incredible place. threads holding each class together even Notre Dame, and I about college, I thought about Notre As four years flew by, I did more of as each class, and each person, forms didn't really have Dame. these little things, and the guys I lived their own experiences. I could call it the much conception of it I knew it was a good school, but it was with and ate with in September of fresh true meaning of the "Notre Dame as a place. I knew it a long way from my mostly-Jewish high man year have are the same guys I live Family," but that's probably too cliched; it was where my dad school in Boston where, to a lot of people, with and eat with today. Much as my dad is just what makes Notre Dame the had gone to college, Notre Dame meant little more than a fo'ot talks about Kevin and Jones and Kearns unique place it is. but really all those ball team that BC beat a couple of times. - the lifelong friends who are a part of Ten and a half years ago, on a perfect two French words Tim Logan But those people just didn't get it. his memories here - I have my own. October afternoon, my dad tried to impart meant to me was the By then, I knew Notre Dame was differ Along the way I picked up a bunch of to me an understanding of this place we football team I ent, a special place, and after some hem my own Notre Dame memories: late have all come to call home. watched every ming and hawing I decided to come here. nights at The Observer, Fridays that end Now, after a set of Notre Dame experi Saturday in the fall. Senior Staff My dad was thrilled. His son would be at the 'Backer, the Michigan game sopho ences that were quite different, but also We got here on Writer joining the Notre Dame family, and he more year and way too many other things quite similar, from his, I think I've got it. Friday and spent the had an excuse to come to more football to list here. afternoon walking games. I, on the other hand, was a little But there are also memories that I Tim Logan is a former News Editor of around campus. We saw the Dome, the more nervous. share with my dad, who graduated 34 The Observer. He would like to thank his Library, the Grotto, the Bookstore. My But things worked out fine. After all the years ago this weekend. These are the dad for introducing him to this wonderful dad told me stories of his days here back hubbub of Freshman Orientation and the memories that each of us share with place. and his mom for always encourag in the mid-'60s, back when Ara was first few weeks of school, I settled into life nearly everyone who has ever graduated ing him to get here. coach and there weren't any women at Notre Dame. This place became much from this University: the way the sun The views expressed in this column are around to keep things under control. He more than just a football team to watch reflects off the Dome on a nice day. trips those ofthe author and not necessarily shared his memories of this place with on Saturdays; it became a home. to the Grotto on a quiet night, our first those of The Observer. LETIERS TO THE EDITOR Welcome Bush's visit without protest Allow visit to open real dialogue Address honors school I should clarify only that while I regard myself Bush's decision to increase our military arsenal, as fairly liberal, I do not personally belong to a this is a subject we should discuss seriously rather I was astonished to hear that some people connected with the political "party." I find the two-party system when than dismissing him out of hand. At the very least, University were against the President of the United States speaking followed absolutely to be frequently destructive, we should consider what it means that this uni here. Silly me, I thought it was an honor and signified the current polarizing issues that should not be polarized at versity is one of the largest ROTC training univer national eminence of our school. But I guess I was wrong. all. Having said that, I want to explain why I am sities in the country and the odd (to my mind) tra What has disturbed me the most is that the people spearheading not willing to sign the letter circulating among us dition of Catholicism opposing "conscientious the petition to not allow Bush to speak at graduation are faculty and for signatures to protest President George W. objection" in a serious and not naive way. graduate students. And once again I guess I am being silly, because Bush's giving our Commencement address and Obviously, military planning is not a contradiction all this time I thought graduation was something for graduating receiving an honorary degree. to Notre Dame as it currently stands. seniors. Don't get me wrong, I have great respect for the graduate First, I am not "angered" by Father Malloy's I also do not agree that Malloy's invitation students and the faculty here, but the ceremony is not for them. inviting George W. Bush here. I personally feel "demeans Notre Dame" because his "administra We all have the chance of a lifetime to be at a commencement honored for our community that he is willing to tions pursues its ruthless agenda" after a "deceit speech given by the leader of the free world. No matter what your spend time among us, for it gives us an opportuni ful campaign." While I cannot predict the future, I opinion of him or his policies might be, give him the respect due to ty for possible dialogue. We should remember as see no evidence of such blatant malice on Bush's him. I am sure Mr. Bush received many letters from Congressmen well that 30 years ago, a protestant president's part. In fact, the rhetoric of that sentence seems to from many Universities urging him to go to their almimater. But he accepting such an invitation from a Catholic uni have its own "ruthless agenda," and is full of chose Notre Dame. I say for once just be thankful of what we have versity would have been considered outrageously reductive generalities that would normally strike here. liberal on his part. the authors of this letter as being close to propa I am staggered by the second sentence of the ganda itself. Matt Friedman circulating letter that assumes the president's ini However, I do agree that Father Malloy and the freshman tiatives promote only the rich and damage the administration should consult with faculty, staff O'Neill Hall poor and national and global environment due to and students for future invitations. May 1, 200 l his alignment with "the predatory drive for corpo In the meantime, we have other problems closer rate profits," as well his promoting "another arms to home we should be discussing with our own race"- all of which are said to be "contradictory president of the University, such as low cultural to Notre Dame's mission as a Catholic university." diversity, small numbers of female professors and As an occasional teacher of writing and of ethi suspicions of salary inequalities. cal rhetorical moves, I find the generalizations of Why aren't we discussing our own environmen that sentence boggling. We can't, at this point, tal damage as we continue constructing increas Call for respect unilaterally mount such statistics against ingly large and energy-consuming buildings? President Bush, nor do I think he is someone com Why, as a Catholic community, do we maintain a I have a real problem with the commencement address. mitted to "predatory drives" on anyone's part. distance from the town around us? Why are we protest surrounding the decision I would also like to take this Perhaps I am mistaken. not willing to ofl'er a degree in education, when to have President Bush as our opportunity to ask that no one I do agree we need to talk with President Bush education was a commitment to our "founding commencement speaker. make an active protest during about our concerns for the environment -really fathers?" Why the inequity between rules A few faculty members wrote a graduation weekend. Just let it go. talk and ask to be heard. Certain decisions he has enforced (or ignored) for men's and women's petition that can be found on-line. Instead of embarrassing your recently made do alarm me- however, it was dorms? Why do our students frequently feel they The final line of the petition reads selves in front of all the families Ointon and not Bush who refused to sign the are regressing socially here, even as they progress "We insist that all future invita and friends of the students who international ban against land mines (to give but intellectually? tions to address our are celebrating the culmination of one example). And in fact, our country's polluting I could go on, but it seems to me we have seri Commencement Exercises be a lot of hard work and sacrifice, emissions have gone up by 15 percent over the ous concerns we really should be discussing with determined in consultation with respectfully cheer for these gradu last 10 years. both of our presidents rather than dismissing out the faculty of Notre Dame." I guess ating students and respectfully In this regard, I would be happy to talk with of hand President Bush's coming here at the commencement is all about and ignore President Bush. There is a either leader, whether Democratic or Republican, beginning of this new millennium. for the faculty of the University. time and a place for everything. to express our collected concerns precisely as a Never mind that a vast majority of Catholic university supposedly caring in a Catholic Jacqueline Vaught Brogan the graduating students are excit T.J. Vanderbeek fashion for the entire would. professor of English ed and tluilled at the prospect of seruor Furthermore, while I do disagree with President April30, 2001 the president coming to give a May 2, 200 1 \ ,· A3:HE Friday, May 18, 2001 vnSERVER page 21 Thank you LETTER TO THE EDITOR Words cannot express for coming I've had the good fortune to write a fair amount of let the entire lot of us so many times this year. I hope we ters and papers in the past four years, but I don't think I didn't frighten the children too much. ever had a more difficult time writing than with what I'm I don't think anyone will believe half the stories I'll be about to say. How anyone, even a psychology major with telling for the next few years, but I wouldn't trade the to my party all his innate, God-given ability, can sum up four years of memories for anything in the world. thanks and praise into words barnes me. Wow, it really is impossible to sum up four years The last four years have been ... an experi College has been a life rich and full of incident with mere words. There are so many people I ence. I would not give back any moment, -everything that it should be and more. Every could thank, but I won't take up much more good or bad, as they have all helped in culti day at this University has the potential to be space. vating me into the woman I am, the woman I memorable, and the biggest challenge to any My roommates and I are watching West am about to become and the woman I will be student is not taking that for granted. A Wing, and I just realized I'll be watching next in the future. I may leave wise man once said, life here moves pretty season (if I have time, hopefully) without Saint Mary's College, but fast, if you don't stop and look around, you 0 them, that we'll be scattered to the winds, for Saint Mary's College will might miss it. Or something to that effect. lack of a better way to put it. This is a good never leave me. But enough fortune cookie wisdom. As thing, but the sadness I feel when I consider Thank you to my par tempting as it is to talk about myself for the closeness of my undergraduate years only ents. Simple enough - everyone to read, I have a few people to accents how amazing they have been, how you gave me life, and in thank and this is as good a place as any I many unbelievable memories I have. that life, I was fortunate think. And now that I'm done for real, I sincerely to have three wonderful I'd like to thank anyone who helped me get hope that everyone has enjoyed their last sisters, both of you, an through four years of living with Brandon weeks. I know I have. Andas much as I will miss Zabrocki, from the body-painting first home you all, I know in my heart we'll all meet again overall loving, supportive Molly and nutty family and game to the last game of darts we won on . -- and have many more stories to tell. ' eventually, the signature Strzelecki Wednesday night. I'm grateful for that help. Brandon God bless and keep each and every member of this on the check written out isn't such a bad guy, and thanks to him for making me senior class. to Saint Mary's College. look like the normal one every once in a· while. Senior Thanks to my psych nerds for making some classes Jere my Joslin Excuse me - can some Columnist one please help me out bearable and still others something to look forward to graduating senior here? These two people and cherish. Thank you to the Venters for showing me Siegfried Hall have just signed their last check- after 16 professors don't have to be the enemy and for feeding May6, 2001 years of this, I'm not sure if they can stand the no-college-tuition-payment-withdrawal. Thank you to my girls of Saint Mary's. Rather, you are not girls but ladies, in the truest sense of the word, each and every one of you. There are too many of you to name, to 'I hate to leave, but it's go through individually and remark on all of your wonderful talents and abilities, your humor and your love. If you do not know how much I love you and cherish you all, and look time to go' forward to where and what our lives will bring us after college, then l apologize, but My mom's preschool class sings a also hope I remember to look both what we have learned here. Its time know that you are and always will be in my song to close out their day that sums ways. I hope I look at the Dome and to go. heart as the number one reason Saint Mary's up much more eloquently than I the Avenue and remember them as I I do hate to leave. I am excited for was where I was supposed to be. I am a bet could my feelings as I approach cross that street. what graduation brings, but I am not ter person for knowing you, whether it has graduation. It goes as follows, .. It's Preschool children hug everyone ready to leave all that this place has been since freshman or senior year or some time to go-I within arms reach. They love hugs. meant to me. I hate to leave behind where in between. hate to leave, For the last several weeks, as I have all the places and people that have Thank you to my English professors over but it's time to experienced countless "lasts," all I become a second home and family to the years. I am not going to lie to you, overall go. I hate to have wanted was a hug. I've needed me. Some days I feel like they're there is a love/hate relationship with the leave, but it's someone like that preschool teacher pushing me out the door. I want to department: I love the fact that you know me time to go. I had who hugs her little ones as their par scream, "But don't you know, I'm not so well and have pushed me to become the so much fun that ents leave them at school for the first ready to go yet." I hate to leave. writer that I am, and I hate the fact that in I'd really like to time. I've wanted someone to hold But, it is time to go. I am graduat doing so, I have had to admit that I was stay but I'll be me tight and assure me that every ing, and I am not leaving here wrong at some points. God, you guys are back again thing will be okay. empty-handed. I take with me all the good. someday. So Preschoolers are also completely things I have learned in my classes, Thank you to my young men of Morrissey long, so long, so Molly McVoy confident that they can do anything. all the faith that this place has Manor - all eight of you .. You know exactly long." They have no inhibitions. As much as instilled in me and all the love the who you are, but I do not think you will ever Her preschool graduating scares me, I want to be people here have showered on me. I know how much you truly mean to me. You ers sing each Senior Staff like those' preschoolers. I want to be leave with a foundation for whatever have helped make my last year a very ... day the words Writer ready for whatever comes next. I my next adventure brings that is so interesting one, shall we say? If nothing else, that describe my want to take whatever comes with strong that I feel ready to take on I love you all for it, and don't get all weirded emotions as I get the same openmindedness that anything. It's time to go. out just because I said I love you, okay? I still ready to wear my cap and gown. preschoolers bring to each new expe .. I had so much fun that I'd really expect a floor to crash on come next football I feel a lot like a preschooler as I rience they have. As I leave here, I like to stay. The memories that will season. leave this place. Three- and 4-year want to leave, not only sad about stay with me are some of the best A final grand thank you to Saint Mary's for olds are notorious for the phrase, what is being left behind, but excited memories I have from my life. I don't giving me the opportunity to come here and "Let me do it." They want to do and confident about what is to come. think I have ever laughed so hard, glean the campus and academia for all it is everything themselves but are often One of the best parts of a cried so much or enjoyed so many worth. If I could take one thing with me, I terrified when you let them do it. I preschooler's day is playing in the people as I have in this world we call would not be able to decide, as there is so feel exactly like that. l want to be playroom with their friends. That has college. I don't know if I should have much here that I love. Above all else, I am "independent" (whatever that not changed a bit since I was four been allowed to have so much fun in taking the knowledge that I am a young means) and control what my life will years old. The playroom may now be four years and get a degree for it in woman coming into my own, strengthened by bring. Senior Bar and The 'Backer, but all I the end. I had so much fun that I'd the most amazing backbone I could ever have However, when I actually get to really want to do is spend time with really like to stay. thought possible. leave the place where my meals are the people that have made this place But, I'll be back again someday. I This list could go on and on, and there is so cooked, my hallway is vacuumed and so special: my friends. will be that alumna in the bar and at much that I left off that deserves props, but I security will give me a ride home, I Those preschoolers have got it the football games that really doesn't only have so much space. So as a closing feel like crying. In some ways, I want right. Hold hands as you cross the understand she doesn't go here any note, I say to you all - do not miss me, to be an adult and do it myself. street, be ready for anything, play more. And, I will be proud to be her. because I will never be far away. I know I will Mostly, however, I'm terrified that with your friends and get a lot of I'll be back again someday. not miss you too much, as you are all imprint they're letting me do it myself from hugs. So long, so long, so long. ed on my heart. now on. And, as the preschoolers say, it is Teachers are always telling little time to go. It is time to walk across Molly McVoy is graduating with a Molly Strzelecki is a graduating Viewpoint kids to hold someone's hand as they that stage and get our diploma. It is degree irl biochemistry. She served columnist with an English degree. cross the street and to look both time to say goodbye to our rooms as Saint Mary's Editor last year. The views expressed in this column are ways. I would love someone to hold and our roommates, our professors The views expressed in this column those of the author and not necessarily those my hand as I cross State Route 31 for and our classmates. It is time to are those ofthe author and not nec ofThe Observer. the last time and leave this place. I move on from this place and use essarily those ofThe Observer. p ~en a E THE page 22 OBSERVER Friday, May 18, 2001 SCENE ASKS What a long, stran: What w __, 7~~ greatest Paul Grush reflects on his Notre Dame educe sacrific .,:~· u~ci~c ade for By AMANDA GRECO .!-' \ Scene Editor Q\ . 'A" t is a cold Monday morning. your tion? Your alarm clock screams I to rouse you in time to make it to your 8 a.m. class. More than a foot of snow has come down to cover South Bend -and Notre Dame, with all her luxuries, is not yet ..Living so far away from immune to such displays of home and feeling so Mother Nature's midwestern might. As you hit the snooze detached.,, button and snuggle down under the covers, you think Crystal Aguilar-McMillan "There's no way I'm walking senior, Le Mans Hall across campus in this weath er." For MBA student Paul Grush, a simple walk across campus was never an option. When the alarm clock rang for this student, husband and father of four, it was time to "My parents gave things rise and shine, no matter how up so I could go here. For few hours he slept, no matter me, giving up my summers how hard it was snowing. Not only did Paul face the respon so I could work to pay for sibilities of family life before my education was a big his first class each day, but a sacrifice. " two-hour commute lay between his home in the small town of Grabill, Ind. and the Kathy Fech University. senior, Le Mans Hall Receiving a degree from Notre Dame has been a life long dream for Paul; this Now that classes are over and finals have been taken, Pa Sunday - after two grueling left to right) Michelle, John, Jennifer and Megan. years of hard work and thou sands of miles passed on the toll road - that dream will become a resources available only on campus ..Loans, debts, financial reality. forced Paul to spend a majority of his sacrifices - but we knew After 16 years as a software engineer Fridays taking the trip back to the Bend. we were getting into it at for Logikos, a custom software engineer Saturdays found him immersed in Notre ing company, Paul decided in July of Dame football, and even some Sundays the beginning. I knew 1999 that he wanted more. The computer required his attendance at on-campus that Saint Mary's would science degree he had received from the lectures. be worth it. , Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology did Paul's devotion to his education was not not provide him the business background limited to the approximately eight hours to support the management or ownership he averaged on campus each day. While Cindy Traub positions he wanted to pursue. "I decided driving, Paul would listen to audio books senior, Annunciata Hall to go back to school to supplement my and digital audio versions of "The Wall technical skills," Paul said. Street Journal" and "The Economist." One day during lunch with Krista!, his During finals, Paul would digitally record wife of nine years, he popped the ques his notes and listen to them repeatedly tion: "What do you think about me going while he drove. to school?" Once at home, Paul continued to study .. We've had to sacrifice a lot Kristal knew that school would be a and work. Though the width of his office to get me home, or for my large commitment for Paul to undertake, door was all that separated him from his one that would require him spending long family, they often found that his work family to come visit me. I hours attending classes, studying and kept him isolated from them. "My family haven't been able to go home working on projects. She knew that his was basically on hold," Paul said, "I for many holidays., schooling would require her to support missed a lot of opportunities to be with the family financially with her salary them because of school." Paul lost the from her career as a software quality chance to participate in his children's Megan Kosel engineer at Raytheon. She also knew she school functions and had to pass up trick senior, Annunciata Hall would have to take a majority of the child or-treating two years in a row because of rearing on herself. What she didn't know school obligations. was that her husband would spend four The children, now ranging in age from hours every day in h'is car, racking up 2 to 8, wanted their father home. "He more than 1,100 miles a week. never had enough time to play with us or Paul searched for a school fairly close help with homework, he didn't get to eat to home, within what he deemed a "com supper with us," said Jennifer, the oldest. mutable distance." His main goal was to "He wasn't even happy and he was .. When I wanted to go to avoid uprooting the family and the home always doing homework," she added. they had built throughout the past P.ine Once football season was through, Paul Spain, all my mom's years. There were several options closer was able to take the children to their paychecks went towards to home, but Notre Dame was his hope; Saturday morning swim lessons. But even that instead of anything the others served as back ups. while the kids swam "Dad was always After his acceptance to Notre Dame, the reading and studying," Jennifer said. else.'' enormity of Paul's educational endeavor One evening, as Paul tucked in his struck him. Orientation consisted of what daughter Michelle, she asked if he was Alyson Leatherman he and his wife affectionately refer to as going to Notre Dame the following day. senior, Le Mans Hall "boot camp" - two weeks of driving the When he replied that yes, he would be long haul, seven days a week. Each going, she began to cry, telling her father semester, Paul took anywhere from 15 to that the kids no longer wanted him to go 17 credit hours, and in his first year, he to school because it kept them from see had at least one 8 a.m. class each semes ing him. "That was hard," Paul admitted, ter. Though the MBA program boasts no "But the kids were really good troopers." Photo poll by KYLIE CARTER/ The Observer Friday classes, work groups and Perhaps the strongest trooper in the \ p ~en a E THE Friday, May 18, 2001 OBSERVER page 23 SCENE ASKS ge trip it's been • • • 1tion, and the long road he took to get there What w~ fliegr~atest Now that Paul is through with school, the family is returning to sacrifice:'you matle for normal. Already the changes have begun. After his last final exam, Kristal already felt as thoug_h she "had the old Paul your equcqti6n? back," she said. "The morning .-.: .- ... ·-> .-::~~«-~~·~----.~~~~·=:--~v:-: after his last exam, he was a new man. It was a miracle." Paul hopes now that with his new degree, he will be able to "Running water, medical find the satisfying career he wants, either buying or starting a care and safety by going company that handles telecom abroad to Nepal.,, munications or medical technolo- . gy. While Kristal obviously holds Jenny Hickman no resentment for the extra work she contributed while her hus senior, Pasquerilla West band was in school, she is clearly ready for her own break. When Paul mentioned the possibility of pursuing a Ph.D., Kristal laughed and told him he could do that - with his next wife! For Krista!, she envisions a future that holds more time for her to spend with ../ sacrificed sleep, sanity her children. "I have been work and had to deal with ing for 19 years," she said. "In a South Bend weather.,. few years, I would like to quit and be more involved with my kids." As for the money and time Tim Brick Kristal contributed for her hus senior, Knott Hall band, her only request is that she "see a return on [her] invest ment." Looking back over the last two years, the Grushes are able to AMANDA GRECO!The Observer breathe a deep sigh of relief and 1ul has more time to spend with his four children, (from feel a great sense of accomplish ment. "I never thought we "The amount of money wouldn't get through it," Kristal that I have to pay back!, said, "Only sometimes; I just family has been Paul's wife Kristal, who begged 'God, please hurry up!"' In his ran a household as would a single, work two years of two hour commutes, Paul Jackie Bower ing mom- all while supporting her hus only once missed a day of classes - not senior, McGlinn Hall band and his quest for higher learning. because he didn't want to get out of bed Paul isn't shy in admitting that he or because of inclement weather, but couldn't have made it without Kristal. because his brother was undergoing a "She has been so supportive," Paul said. serious surgery. Even then, Paul contem "I call her my 'pioneer woman."' plated trying to make his evening class. It seems the trials have only strength "There were never any days where I ened their relationship. "I knew it was didn't want to go," he said. "School was going to be hard," Kristal said, "But I also something that I wanted to do for my knew it was for a finite period of time. family." In retrospect, Paul sums up his You can endure anything if you know it is commute to school as "amazingly sim "'/ sacrificed my sobriety. ,, finite," she added. It was hardest at the ple." Soon he will have his degree- and beginning, Kristal said, when Megan was all without a single speeding ticket. Jesse Dang only eight months old. It didn't take long, though, before the morning routine of senior, Dillon Hall waking, dressing, feeding and delivering four children and the afternoon juggling of rides, meals, homework, bathing and activities became simple for Krista! and the chil dren. Aside from the constant worry for Paul's safety on the road, Krista! found the work ·:1 sacrificed my nightlife with the family and the sacri for studying.,, fices she made for her hus band to be "worth it . . . it has Carlos Gomez Meade been worth it." Financially, the prospect of senior, Keenan Hall Paul going to Notre Dame was a bit harrowing. Not only were Kristal and Paul halving the family income and taking on the added expense of tuition, they were also paying for the cost of his travel. Paul traveled a total of 230 miles round trip four to seven times a week. "I sacrificed my - This amounted to approxi mately $28 a day in gasoline, grades.,, plus $4 for tolls round trip, on top of general maintenance for Ellen Leuchtmann the vehicle. "All in all, I think I senior, Howard Hall put on around 75,000 miles since I started school," Paul said. The way Krista! sees it, though, their life is status quo AMANDA GRECO!The Observer and ideal. "I am living the Outside of his hard work, Paul owes his successful American dream," she said, "I completion of the MBA program to his wife, Kristal. Photo poll by LISA VEL TEl The Observer have kids and we are in debt!" ------~ ------.------:---...- I i ' page 24 TheObserver+ SPORTS Friday, May 18, 2001 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL I Riley Irish bring home championship continued from page 44 leading the Irish to the Sweet 16. She averaged 18 points that year in Notre group of women turned the normally buzzer beater in Connecticut's 76-7 4 Dame's three NCAA tournament games. By TIM CASEY quiet Joyce Center arena into a Big East tournament title victory Senior Staff Writer Riley's effectiveness on the floor Notre Dame Stadium-type atmos and Notre Dame would have been increased year after year, due in no small phere. Plus, the victory catapulted the first undefeated team since the part to her work ethic and dedication that Before the season, anyone associ Notre Dame to its first ever number 1998 Tennessee squad. served as a model for her teammates. ated with women's college basket one ranking and perhaps more "I know we talked about it (win "Ruth is the type of player that you look ball stated the obvious. Connecticut importantly, gave the Irish their first ning a national title) last year," at and point to to say this is what we and Tennessee, the two glamour win in 12 tries over the Huskies. McGraw said March 31. "But it was want everybody else to do," McGraw said. programs, the defending national sort of a hollow goal. I don't think "To come out and see the Joyce As a senior. the once-shy Riley began to champion and runner-up, would Center full has been my dream for the team was ready to achieve that, take more initiative, instructing team more than likely meet once again for ever since I've been here," McGraw I don't think they were mature mates and often serving as a spokesper : ) the bragging rights (and another enough, I don't think they worked ' \ said after the game. "It's one of , I banner) on April Fool's Day, 2001. hard enough." son. \) those moments in my life that I'll "She led by example I think every year I How cocky was the always self always remember." They also weren't talented that she was here, "McGraw said. "This assured Connecticut coach Geno By season's end, McGraw would enough. This year, though, the Irish year she was more vocal. and I thought Auriemma? have a few more memorable high featured the best trio in the country "I know you're writing for Notre that was a big improvement for her." lights. plus several other players who The biggest adjustments Riley made as Dame and you want to write, you There was Senior Day on Feb. 24, accepted their roles. Ruth Riley blos- a senior, however, were to her game on know, that I spent all summer wor somed from a the last regular the court. She displayed a tendency to get rying about Notre Dame," Auriemma good (but foul season home "I know you're writing for into foul trouble at the worst possible said. "The only thing I spent all prone) center game for times, including a Sweet 16 loss to Texas summer worrying about was where Notre Dame and you want to into the National Siemon, Ruth Tech in 2000 during which the Irish blew my next beer and my next tan was Riley, Niele Ivey, write that I spent all summer Player of the coming from." Year. Ivey, the a 16-0 lead. Imani Dunbar, worrying about Notre Dame. During Notre Dame's championship run, Auriemma delivered that phrase and Meaghan unheralded nearly an hour after Notre Dame's The only thing I spent all fifth-year senior Riley fouled out of just two contests but Leahy. There still averaged 3.1 blocked shots per con ', . 90-75 win over Connecticut in the was the 89-33 summer worrying about was point guard, II semifinal games of the NCAA Final finally achieved test. win over where my next beer and my "I think it's just that I started realizing Four. Two nights later, on April 1, Georgetown in some national the Irish were national champions next tan was coming from., attention and that you don't have to block everything." the Big East Riley said. "I just knew that I· wanted to and the Huskies coach had had a tournament, the made second :! few additional days to down his team All be out there on the court with my team largest margin Geno Auriemma mates and not be hindered by foul trou favorite post-season beverage. of victory in American. Alicia Connecticut head coach ble. It was something I focused on all I What happened in the ensuing tournament his Ratay. a streaky ! i year." ' l t eight months, between the summer tory. There shooter as a That team spirit helped the Irish form a of 2000 and the spring of 2001? For were the first two NCAA games at freshman in 1999-2000, set the potent offensive attack. Facing double one, the Huskies and Volunteers the Joyce Center, in which the Irish NCAA record for three-point per both lost returning All-Americans to outscored Alcorn State and Michigan centage in a season. teams, Riley's scoring was limited early season -ending injuries by an average of 41.5 points per And Siemon, junior forward Ericka on in the 2000 season. Riley frequently passed the ball off to open teammates. (Connecticut's Shea Ralph and contest. Haney, sophomore center Amanda Svetlana Abrosimova and There was the 72-64 win over Barksdale, and freshman guards The names Alicia Ratay, Niele Ivey and Tennessee's Tamika Catchings) Vanderbilt in the Midwest regional Jeneka Joyce and Le'Tania Severe Kelley Siemon began to appear in the while the Irish maintained a rela final, a squad coached by Jim helped the women's basketball team "Leading Scorer" column more and more tively healthy lineup the entire sea Foster, McGraw's former boss at St. capture national attention. often. "It definitely makes us a lot harder to r,. son. Joseph's. There was the come-from Even President George Bush, who But that's only part of the story. behind win in the Final Four, when will address the graduating seniors guard," Riley said. "That's one of the rea Even if Connecticut and Tennessee's the Irish trailed by 16 points late in on Sunday. praised them at a morn sons why we were so successful this year. stars had not gone down, Notre the first half. ing ceremony at the White House. because they couldn't just focus on one Dame still would have been the And then there was the national "I love what Coach McGraw said," player." favorite. In fact, the Irish beat the title game. For two hours, Notre Bush said on April 23. "She said, McGraw thinks that improvement set Huskies by 16 points on Jan. 15, Dame and Purdue staged a classic 'Usually there are negative things Riley apart from other talented scorers on when Ralph and Abrosimova were battle. It ended in storybook Indiana that occur during the season. But less successful teams. both healthy. Also, in that game, for fashion, with Riley connecting on this year I've had not to call a single "I thought her passing was one of the ward Kelley Siemon played with a two free throws in the final seconds team meeting. I've gotten no com best parts of her game this year." broken bone in her left wrist. of the 68-66 win. plaints from professors. We can't McGraw said. "She doesn't care if she The 92-76 win provided the first Save for Tammy Sutton-Brown's even yell at the players, because scores a lot of points, that's the best thing glimpse of what was to come. On last-second block in a 54-53 Rutgers they do everything we ask.' I ne.ed about Ruth. She's so unselfish, she Martin Luther King Day 2001, a win on Feb. 17 and Sue Bird's your help with Congress." doesn't get frustrated if she's not scoring because it's not that important to her." 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Michael Zelenka St. Petersburg, Florida ~ ! page 26 The Observer+ SPORTS Friday~ May 18, 2001 TRACK AND FIELD Grow, Shay head to NCAAs Graf makes B-cut, leads to graduation while sprinter also is competing for a spot in Belles final meet By NOAH AMSTADTER Tom Gilbert was limited to the the 5,000-meters. If Shay qual in Sports Editor long jump with a hamstring ifed in both, he would compete injury. Liz Grow and Ryan in each event, Piane said. eight finishes. A second place fin By KATIE McVOY ish in the 100-meter hurdles with They started out as two Shay both were named Most King expects to return to the Associate Sports Editor teams of the many. working Outstanding Track Performer track this weekend, taking a time of 16.50 seconds brought together for the best possible for the men's and women's part in the long jump at the in seven points for the Belles, the team finish at each weekend's competitions, respectively. Georgia Tech Invitational. Junior transfer student Laura most any runner socred. Her 4 competition. What remains are Shay won 10,000-meter run Fellow jumper Jaime Volkmer Graf made history for Saint foot, 10 inch high jump was the few and the proud, ath in a time of 29:17.61, more hopes to qualify for the Mary's College at the MIAA track enough to land her a fifth place letes who already have or are than 12 seconds over Steve NCAA's in the pole vault, after championships last weekend as fmish, behind a 5-2 winning jump working to qualify for the Bohan of West Virginia. Grow taking second at the Big East her 800-meter time was good by Alma's Kristi Pykosz. She enough for a provisional qualifica added an eight place finish in the j.' NCAA Outdoor Track and field won the 400-meters in a time meet with a vault of 11-feet-11 track athletes. of 53.17 seconds in the fmals, 3/4. tion for nationals. 400-meter hurdles, an event Eleven athletes - four men but it was her time of 52.40 in "I placed well but I didn't Despite the fact that Graf's which she has run only twice, and seven women - remain at the preliminary heats that jump as well as I would have 2:15.28 time was good enough to with a time of 1:13.61. Notre Dame while the rest of benefited her most. liked to," Volkmer said. "I was break the previous MIAA record Joing Graf and Burket in scoring the team ended their season That time automatically kind of disappointed because and set a new Saint Mary's out- were freshmen Becky Shepkowski with the Big East qualified Grow for the NCAA the height that won, I've . door record, it was only good and Jaclyn Thompson. Championships on May 6. At Championships in Eugene, jumped before. It wasn't enough to give her a third place Shepkowksrs sixth place finish that meet, the women's team Ore. May 30-June 2. Grow cur exactly what I wanted to fmish in the race. Hope's Jennifer in the triple jump was a surprise fmished third for the third con rently is ranked fifth in the accomplish." Price and Calvin's Sara Veltkamp following a season where she gen secutive year, while the men's nation. At the Big East meet, finished ahead of Graf; Price won erally took second place to Burket squad took sixth. But Notre Dame's top sprint Volkmer also competed in the by nearly two seconds. who holds the school record in the Irish head coach Joe Piane er isn't just running the 400- long jump and triple jump. A provisional qualification gives event. However, a 31-10 jump, feels that his teams could have meters this postseason. Grow Now she can concentrate on Graf a chance to compete in the which still fell short of her person placed even higher had it not teamed up with sophomore the pole vault exclusively, a NCAA national meet if too few al best 32-7, was enough to earn been bitten by the injury bug. Kymia Love and freshmen focus she thinks will be benefi runners qualify automatically. Shepkowski points for the team. On the women's side, Kristen Dodd and Ayesha Boyd cial. However, it is unlikely that her Thompson tied her personal sprinter/long jumper Tameisha to take the gold in the 4x100- "I can put all my energy and time will be good enough to take best pole vault and tied the school King injured her hamstring, an meter relay at the Big East focus all on vaulting," Volkmer her to the meet. record, which she holds. Her 8-6 injury Piane thinks kept his meet with a time of 45.37 sec said. "As far as nationals go, I "We wanted to prove we have jump landed her in fourth place in team out of second place. onds. think I'm going to need to the girls who want to compete," the MIAA, falling three feet short "Tameisha King got hurt," The same group took fourth jump 13-feet or 13-2 to get in." Graf said. "We don't care what of the winning 11-6 jump. Piane said. "If she wouldn't in the 4x400-meter relay, fin The other athletes still com happened in the past. We are The Saint Mary's 400-meter have been hurt she could have ishing in 3:39.45 seconds. Both peting on the men's side are stronger this year." relay team took home a fifth place placed in the 100, the tOO relays are in contention for freshman Kevin Somok and The recently disbanded Saint fmish with a time of 54.14, wrap meter hurdles and the long spots at the NCAA meet on senior Pat Conway in the Mary's track team finished in sev ping up the scoring for the day. jump. That probably would Eugene. 1,500-meters and junior Derek enth place in the last meet of their Calvin took home an unques have got us into second place." Shay, who took part in the Dyer in the discus. Each look current existence, defeating the tioned MIAA title. The Knights On the men's side, the Olympic Trials last summer in to qualify for the NCAA Comets of Olivet. claimed first place in 17 of the 20 defending champion Irish lost the 10,000-meters, already Championships at this week Four women scored points for events, including five new MIAA top 2000 scorers Chris automatically qualified for that end's Georgia Tech the Belles, including Graf. records. Only three runner were Cochran and Marshaun West event earlier this season. He Invitational. Junior Erica Burket led the able to quench the fire Calvin Belles in scoring with three top began at the Hope field. 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"" . . . - .. . . - .. • :r • • II. ·~ • 1 I , .' 1:r : I Friday, May 18, 2001 ' ' page 28 The Observer+ SPORTS r : BASEBALL ' ' ' i ' i: Notre Dame hopes for first Big East Tournament title j· Hokie rallies. Heilman, Mike Carlin, Ben Cooke I I ;· By JEFF BAL TRUZAK Virginia Tech, sporting a 27- and Mike Naumann, it will be Assistant Sports Editor 26-1 record for the season, went their last home games in an Irish 14-11-1 in Big East play. The uniform. The Notre Dame baseball team Hokies have had problems on "They've given every ounce of will most likely be at graduation the hill, with Chip Runyon having energy they possibly could," said this weekend, but don't expect the best ERA on the staff, allow Irish head coach Paul Mainieri. them to be especially perky. ing 3.53 earned runs per nine "The greatest thing is they're not The Irish will travel through innings. In contrast, seven Irish prima donnas, they'll talk to a the night on Sunday morning, pitchers have an ERA below young kid." leaving the Big East 3.53. While Mainieri said the seniors Championships in Bridgewater, "Most of all, I'm looking for are not "an especially vocal N.J. at 4 a.m. and returning at ward to Virginia Tech," Porzel group," their leadership by 10 a.m., just in time to grab their said. ''We're going to have example has been undeniable. sheepskins. Tamayo on the hill, and they The tandem of the All-American But before graduating, there's haven't faced our big guns." Heilman and Tamayo have won baseball to be played. It will be Tamayo's first meet 21 games for the Irish, and have The No. 2 Irish squared off ing with Virginia Tech this sea emerged as one of the top week ;: against Virginia Tech Thursday, son. The senior righthander end starting duos in the country. vying for a Big East owns an 8-1 record, and oppos Porzel has recovered from a i'1\ Championship postseason cham ing hitters have batted .209 season opening slump to raise 1: pionship that has eluded the pro against the Miami native. He will his average more than 100 {: gram since it began Big East use the same pitching formula points duirng the latter half of play six years ago. The Irish that has proved successful the the 2001 campaign. The short ~: have already secured the regular entire spring. stop has proven effective in the !'· season Big East title. ''I'm not going to be doing any clutch, hitting .333 with runners J, The results of Thursday's thing different against them," he I. in scoring position. Pitcher Mike Naumann delivers during an April 5 victory over I, game were not know known said. And with Porzel's resurgence I, Dayton. The Irish are looking for their first Big East title. I, Wednesday night when The Other than against Virginia has come the resurgence of the I. ); Observer went to press. Tech, the Irish have been domi entire Irish offense. Notre Dame I "This is where the season I' nant in Big East play with a 22-4 is hitting .321 as a team, and has "We've watched the fan sup achieving. starts," said senior captain Alec record. Today, the Irish will face provided the pitching staff with port grow and grow and grow," "This team has a lot of confi Porzel, hitting .291 out of the either last year's champion increased run support. said Porzel. "We will play for dence - everyone knows what third lineup slot. "Everyone's Rutgers or Seton Hall. Notre "Our offense is on a roll," said ourselves and play for our fans." we expect," said Tamayo. comfortable. I think we have a Dame is a combined 6-0 against Porzel. "Everyone's looking to With so much success this sea For all their on-field accom I real light mood. We'll become these two squads this year, get RBis - everyone's stepped son, it's hard not to discuss plishments, Mainieri says that I more focused in practice." outscoring them 50-13. up." Notre Dame baseball without this year's seniors will be The Hokies provided two blem Being the No. 3 team in the Hosting a regional has the mentioning the College World remembered for different rea !I ishes on Notre Dame's 45-9-1 country has proved to have other added benefit of playing before Series. The Irish haven't visited sons as well. j record, beating the Irish twice in benefits besides prestige for the the Irish faithful. Notre Dame Omaha mid-June since 1957. "I think their legacy will be I Blacksburg on March 25. In both f Irish. Notre Dame will host an has seen their horne crowds Mainieri was born three months that they showed everyone the games the Irish had leads enter NCAA Regional at Frank Eck grow as they inched up in the later. proper way to carry themselves ing the fmal innings, only to see Stadium on May 25-27. For polls and claimed their status as But its clear the 2001 team as Notre Dame baseball play the advantages evaporate with seniors Porzel, Tamayo, Aaron a national powerhouse. knows what they're capable of ers," he said. ------. .Congratulations to the following ~: Citation tit Merit r, Wlnners:I Allan Huebner Alumni Hall Kathryn Wood McGlinn Hall Katrin Miller Badin Hall Gerard Olinger Morrissey Hall f, Mary Beth Stryker Breen~Phillips Hall Ben Perossa 0' Neill Hall Patrick O'Donnell Carroll Hall iiI' Casey McCluskey Pangborn Hall ! Joanne Koehl J. Cavanaugh Hall Liza Villaruz Pasquerilla East Joseph Lomangino Dillon Hall Tisha Greenslade. 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Series, the playoff of the eight April19, they swept a road double coach Deanna Gumpf and assis Because the team is playing, the regional champions to determine header against DePaul 7-6 and 5- tants Traci Conrad and John As students, parents, and faculty graduating seniors will not be able who wins the national title. 1. Gumpf. and the President of the United to participate in this weekend's The team began tournament The Irish are enjoying the No. 1 Senior All-American Jen Sharron States gather this weekend for ceremonies. play Thursday against No. 6 seed seed after having the most success won an impressive fourth consecu graduation and Commencement at The Irish finished the season Western Illinois. Also in Region ful season in team history. They tive Pitcher of the Year award, Notre Dame, the Irish women's with a 51-5 record, the best in Seven are Illinois State, DePaul, set a team record for wins, break posting a 0.32 ERA in league com softball squad still has some work team history, going 20-0 in Big South Carolina and Iowa. ing the old mark of 48 in 1996. petition, and a 10-0 record. to do. East play. They headed into the Big The results of Thursday's games They currently hold a 0.76 team Uzzy Lemire received the Player The team began its march to the East Tournament on a 33-game were not known when The ERA, on pace to smash the old of the Year award, becoming the College World Series and a shot at winning streak. Unfortunately, the Observer went to press Wednesday record of 1.14 set in 1993. third player in school history to do a national title Thursday. The Irish Irish ran into bad luck, losing 2-1 night. On May 10, Notre Dame swept so. She hit .383 in conference play, .._ finished the season ranked eighth to Seton Hall, then were eliminated Notre Dame has had successes the three major awards at the Big Additionally, Kristin Schmidt in the nation, and are seeded first by Villanova, 1-0. against this field earlier in the sea East Softball Championship received the Rookie of the Year in Region Seven hosted by Iowa. Despite this, the Irish are still the son. On Feb. 18, the Irish shut out awards banquet. Staff of the Year award. Belles play hard, but Walsh Hall can't make the grade Hall Libby Wilhelm rounded off Saint By KATIE McVOY Mary's pitching with a 1.88 ERA Associate Sports Editor after 26 innings of work. Walsh "Overall, I was pretty pleased It wasn't a question of solid with pitching this year," Kovach pitching or getting hits. The said. Saint Mary's softball team just Sophomore catcher Susan couldn't put the two together to Kutz led the Belles' hitting bring home enough wins to put charge, racking up 10 RBis, six the team over .500 this season. doubles and one homerun. Her The Belles finished in the .444 batting average was same seventh place spot they enough to get her named to sec finished last season in the ond team All-MIM. MIAA, with a league record of The highlight of the season 4-10 and an overall record of came in the form of a 2-0 week 14-19. Despite the losing end sweep of the Knights of sh Hall : . record, senior Cindy Traub was ~' . := Calvin College in mid-April. \·;,;v~: ~: happy with the team's perfor Martin pitched a shutout during ~ Ci.. mance. the first game, giving the Belles Hall "I think that our season, their biggest winning margin of although people may not see it the season at eight. Walsh Hal as a success with our wins and With Senger on the mound it losses, was a success because of was a close night cap, but Saint the way we were able to deal Mary's pulled out on top 13-12, with adversity on and off the tripling the number of wins it Walsh H field," she said. had taken in the MIAA up to The team fell under the lead that point. ership of first-year head coach The hits fell for the Belles dur John Kovach, who served as an ing the doubleheader, as lead assistant coach last season. ing sluggers Rachel Deer and Kovach replaced last season's i Kutz stole their way into home. ) head coach, Joe Speybroeck, "We had our hitting shoes on 'I after he left the team shortly Walsh Hall sh Hall :,t today," said Kovach of his before the season started. team's strong hitting perfor Senior Anne Senger led the mance. team's pitching effort along with Four MIAA wins were not 'lew·:~~~··sh ~~ ~~- help from junior Kristin Martin. enough to boost the Belles into .· a~· .. ~r~a~.·· Senger, who pitched 41 innings an MIAA playoff spot and the Walsh Hall on the season, finished up her team ended its season with a senior year with an ERA of 4.43 disappointing loss to Goshen and a record of 1-5. 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State and Rutgers before quarterfinal appearance Sports Writer For two years, the Irish falling to 11th-ranked came close to beating Syracuse in New York. The Harvard and thanks mostly While its record and ranking are bet Syracuse loss came despite By MIKE CONNOLLY The fourth season of to a strong game from a six-goal performance by ter in 2001, Notre Dame returns eight Notre Dame women's senior Maura Doyle, they Shearer. Sports Writer starters - including all-time Irish lacrosse was a season of finally did on their third try. The Irish beat two of the assist leader David Ulrich - from the firsts. The team achieved The sixth victory came six nationally-ranked teams The Irish have been here before but team that lost to Hopkins in last year's its first-ever victory over a against then 17th-ranked they faced compared to this time everything is different. quarterfinals. Hopkins, however, is a ranked team, Delaware, Delaware for their first zero in all previous years. The Notre Dame men's lacrosse team much different team. and then proceeded to ever victory against a In the inaugural season for makes its second straight quarterfmals The Blue Jays lost their goalkeeper, defeat a top-10 team, Yale. ranked team. That same Big East women's lacrosse, appearance Sunday when it takes on best midfielder and best attack from These victories helped the weekend, Vanderbilt ended the Irish finished third with John Hopkins in College Park. Md. The last year's semifinal team. Irish gain national recogni - the school-record six-game a 4-2 record. The team game will be a rematch of last year's "They are still an extremely talented tion and their first ever win streak in a heartbreak spent most of the year atop quarterfinals which the Blue Jays won team but they don't have two guys who ranking- peaking at No. ing upset. the standings with a 3-0 15-11, but there are few similarities were two of the very best players in the 18- and first ever 10-win The Irish once again record before losing to between the 2001 and 2000 versions of country and made them very, very season with an overall 10-5 bounced right back against Georgetown and Syracuse, each team. tough to play against," Corrigan said. record. the Huskies of Connecticut. who both finished ahead of To start with, the Irish aren't just "It was very difficult to concentrate on Head coach Tracy Coyne In their second home game, the Irish. happy to be in the quarterfinals this both those guys on the offensive end."· was very pleased about the the Irish played its most Most of this leadership year. They expected to win their first Those two guys - first team All results of this season. offensively explosive game. came from O'Shaughnessy, round game against Bucknell. Last Americans Dan Denihan and A.J. "We've come a long way," Sparked by three goals who earned the team's year the 12th-seeded Irish shocked the Hogan - dominated in the last meet she said. "We accomplished from sophomore Danielle MVP and was voted to the fifth-seeded Loyola Greyhounds in the ing. Denihan accounted for eight points a lot this year and it was Shearer in 41 seconds, the first team all-Big East as first round. while Hogan controlled the midfield. exciting to be on the bubble Irish won 19-5. well as the all-regional first The joyous celebrations that followed This time around, the Blue Jays won't for the playoffs." The rest of the season team. She led the team in the win against Loyola were noticeably have the benefit of either player but On a sad note, the pro went up and down for assists with 52. absent after Notre Dame's 12-7 win they are still a talented bunch. gram also saw its first-ever Notre Dame with two She was joined on the all again Bucknell. Freshman Conor Ford has led the recruiting class graduate. bright spots in the middle. Big East team by two "After the game one of the fathers Blue Jay attack in the last three games Standing out among the · Facing three straight juniors - Tina Fedarcyk came up to me and said "Last year we with 13 goals in those contests. In the team is senior captain Lael ranked teams, the Irish lost and Alissa Moser. celebrated like we had won the lot midfield, Hopkins features one of the O'Shaughnessy. the first to Duke and next defeated Fedarcyk, who joined tery,"' head coach Kevin Corrigan said. toughest players in the country. Eric ever athlete to sign an Irish then-No. 7 Yale. This O'Shaughnessy on the first "'This year it was all business.' We Wedin averages nearly 10 ground balls wnmen's lacrosse letter of marked the second win team, led the Irish with 42 aren't surprised to be here. We expect . per game and wins 56.8 percent of his intent. against a ranked team and ground balls and 30 caused to be here and we want to win this next face-offs. Irish face-off specialist Chad The Irish had a success first victory against a top turnovers. game to get to the Final Four." DeBolt must force a draw with Wedin ful spring break, unfazed 10 team. Second team all-Big East While the Irish made a Cinderella for the Irish to be successful, according by the defeat. They went on They then finished the honors went to Moser, who run in 2000, they have been solid all to Corrigan. to earn six-straight victo stretch and opened their finished with record setting year in 2001. They ascended as high as "He's got to beat him," Corrigan said. ries against Virginia Tech, next homestand with the 40 draw controls. Junior No. 2 in the national rankings and "What we really hope for is for us to Boston College, Harvard, season's first home loss to captain Kathryn Lam joins never trailed at the end of regulation. get a draw. If we can't beat him out Denver, and Ohio Georgetown. The next two O'Shaughnessy on the all Their lone blemish on their 13-1 record right, he want to tie him up and see if University. If there was one home games were solid vic regional level, earning sec was an overtime loss to fellow quarter we can turn it into a 3-on-3 ground ball turning point of the season, tories against rival Ohio ond team honors. fmalist Hofstra Pride. and make some plays." CONGRA TULAT/ONS LONDON PROGRAM STUDENTS in the Class of 2001 page 32 Th~ Observer+ SPORTS Friday, May 18, 200 I in contention for their first-ever ronment. Athletics helped didn't hurt. Big East Tournament title- not Cook assuage her fears. Cook came to Saint Mary's as Heilman to mention a national champi "Sports has created an atmos the youngest of six, all of whom continued from page 44 onship. continued from page 44 phere in my life where I'm busy played tennis. -A lot of that is because of but I have a good time," she "There was a lot of competi American - all as a freshman. Heilman. He's been an automatic MIAA. Cook's 89.1 stroke aver said. "They help us try to learn tion at home," Cook said. "Some "You'd think he dominates all win for Notre Dame whenever he age helped her team fmish third. to play our best and most itnpor of us got very competitive, espe the time, but he gets in jams," steps on the mound. Entering the This fall, Cook, an elementary tantly, it's an honest atmos cially in high school. It was Mainieri said. ''The thing that Big East tournament, he holds a education major, could not par phere. No one is out there play always hard for my mom and sets him apart is that he has the perfect 13-0 record in 13 starts ticipate fully in golf because she ing just for herself." dad to know who to root for." ability to raise his game. this season; and 10 of those are was student teaching in the fall. The days when Cook will be After receiving a degree in ele "The great ones can do that." complete games. He broke Notre Loyal to her team, however, she playing college tennis may be mentarv education with an Over the course of his next two Dame records in wins and strike made any meets she could. over, but she won't ever let go of endorsement in kindergarten, seasons, Heilman didn't become outs. His ERA is hovering around For all the success that Cook her racket. With a background Cook will take the summer off to just great - he was nearly invin the 1.50 mark. And he'll proba has brought to the Saint Mary's like Cook's, letting go just can't work at the Notre Dame Warren cible. He struck out a Notre bly become the flfSt Notre Dame athletic department, sports at happen. Golf Course. Dame season-record 118 batters baseball player to earn All Saint Mary's have been even Since she was 10, Cook's par She hopes to find a job at a ~ in both 1999 and 2000. He was American honors four times. more important to Cook's suc ents had been helping her with local elementary school in the } l named All-American for three "I think he goes down in histo cess at Saint Mary's. When she her tennis skills. Although she fall. Cook will move from shap { straight years. He pitched for ry as the greatest baseball player transferred in as a junior, she learned from a tennis pro at a ing a team into a champion to Team USA. He won 10 games in in the history of Notre Dame was worried she would have dif local racket club, the tennis shaping the minds of a younger a row. baseball," Mainieri said. ficulty adjusting to her new envi- court in her parent's back yard generation. Heilman had pitched in plenty But statistics don't set Heilman of memorial games. There was apart. Intangibles do. the tO-inning, 18-strikeout gem "He's the best pitcher in the I\ against West Virginia. Or his history of the school, but you'd l one-hitter against Villanova in never know it because he's so Notre Dame's 3,000th ever base humble," Mainieri said. "He's ball game. Or his five innings just about the greatest leader against Miami where Heilman that I've ever been around, and gave up one hit en route to a 1-0 he does it so much by example." victory - the first time the When he's not pitching, Hurricanes had been shut out in Heilman is in the dugout sup 20 years. porting his teammates. And after "Honestly, I don't know what a game, he'll help rake the pitch ~- more I could have accom ers' mound and get it ready for • • • 1 plished," he said. the next game. · ~~ By the time he was drafted by "When the other players on the the following students on their graduation from the the Minnesota Twins at the end team see the superstar doing , (' of his junior year, it seemed a those kid of things, then they University of Notre Dame and Saint Mary's College. I foregone conclusion that realize there's not reason for Heilman would leave Notre them to be prima donnas," said Dame to compete professionally. Mainieri. "If Aaron Heilman isn't dlai?U~&~ ~o/<2/V~ PlJ~ "At the conclusion of our sea a prima donna, nobody has the Erin K. Becker Andrew Benjamin Gregory Macke son, I honestly thought I was right to be." Melissa A. Bittner Frank Berzai Ryan Marten going to sign and that was it for But when Heilman steps on the Erin S. Blenk:e Laura Bond Lisa Martin HOLY me playing college baseball," mound, he becomes a different GinaM: Case Richard Buhrman Douglas McKenna OlOSS ) Heilman said. person. Mainieri calls him "pos Bridget M. Fisher Brian Colville Matthew McNeill «::OLLEGE I But during the summer, sessed" and rarely gQes out to Julianne Gerchman Todd Contanza Kevin Murray i Right for you. Right from the start. I Heilman had second thoughts. the mound to talk to him because Jill E. Gregory Michael Fanning Thomas Nichol * I Jillian Koepke P.O. Box 308 i He wanted to earn his degree "he's not a very nice guy." In Corey Hartmann Jonathan Sanders right away without having to between innings, Heilman sits in Michelle McDonald Brendan Healy Charles Storch Notre Dame, IN 46556-0308 worry about coming back to take the dugout stone-faced and Mirella Siciliano Matthew Hutson Joshua Stowe 219-239-8400 • www.hcc-nd.edu classes in the off-season. Besides, silent. Christie VanKeuren George Irving Adam Tracey contract negotiations weren't "Off the field he's the nicest William Kloska Ted Wallach moving very fast, and there were guy in the world," said Mainieri. major problems with the amount "But when he walks across that of the signing bonus - the Twins white line, it's like a whole differ offered $900,000, but Heilman ent personality. It's all business was holding out for $1.4 million. with him, and that's what you And so Heilman - and Heilman love in a kid." alone - made the decision to Heilman's business still isn't return to Notre Dame to finish finished. He wants to win a Big his senior season. East Championship and pitch in .·. "I knew that it had to be Aaron the College World Series. He'll Heilman's decision," Mainieri most likely be Notre Dame's first said. "I was very careful not to four-time All-American and is influence him one way or the projected to be drafted in the other. Nobody on our staff would first or second round this sum have blamed Aaron for signing mer. last summer." "It's been a tremendous ride," "I talked to my family and he said. "I hope we've got a few some close friends," he said. "But more tokens left in the machine." what it all boiled down to was Regardless of how the Irish fm ' . that it was my decision. And I'm ish their season, Mainieri already t ' very happy with the decision I recognizes the enormous influ made." ence Heilman will have on the "There's no way Aaron would program even after he moves on. have come back unless he "Even though he'll be gone, his thought we were going to have legacy will be so strong that it's an outstanding team," Mainieri really a standard that he set for said. the players that are going to fol The Irish didn't let Heilman low him," Mainieri said. "When down. Notre Dame ascended to a he's finished at Notre Dame, he'll I No. 1 and earned the right to be gone, but he won't be forgot I host the NCAA Regional. They're ten, that's for sure." I ~ I~ I'I . !I ' CoV\9 rah-1latioV\s Cathr~V\1 :; .. I; ['; Am~1 CoV\V\ie1 AileeV\1 I •: " •{,'~, ·~ if, R~aV\1 DiaV\e1 MiV\i1 I~. [~ !~~ ~ Leah1 Gee+a aV\d Ma~ie! . 'j Congratulations Ladies! This place will not be the .. same without you. I love you forever and always!! ' -- Ms. Peanut Butter Love1 AV\V\e Ma~ie 'I ";•' 'lll - Friday, May 18, 2001 The Observer+ PAID ADVERTISEMENT pag~ 33 * UBS Warburg > . UBS Warburg is pleased to welcome the best and brightest who've decided vvhere they belong. Full Time Hires Marybeth Briscoe Kristin Gaffud > Congratulations on joining one of the fastest growing investment banks in the world. '::» . ,· , ! ' unlimited Global careers in www.ubswarburg.com investment banking UBS Warburg is a bu~ness group of UBSAG.In the U.S .. sw.Jrities unden.witing. trading and brokerage a<:!Mties and M&A advisory activities at"e conducted by UBS WarburgllC. a wholly owned K.~bsidiary of UBSAG that isa registered broker de page 34 Friday, May 18, 2001 ' ' The Observer+ SPORTS ROWING Irish rowers miss out on NCAA Championship regatta kept the team upbeat, and had son. Bula felt that though she experience to be part of the the standard for how the pro By JEFF BAL TRUZAK the ability to see where we had wishes she could experience beginning. gram will be, and be part of Assistant Sports Editor been." Notre Dame building on the foun "In some ways I wish I could be Notre Dame history being on the From the start of the season in dation she and her fellow seniors there," said Bula ... But it's is a first women's rowing varsity It will take two seconds to read the fall, Notre Dame's strides help build, it was an unique great feeling that we helped set team." this sentence. And two seconds seemed to be more like leaps and was all that Irish rowing coach bounds. Their first race of the fall Martin Stone believes separated season, the Chicago Chase on Notre Dame from a trip to its first Oct. 7, saw Notre Dame secure NCAA Championship regatta. three gold medals and a pair of "We were the next varsity 8 silvers. they were going to take," said The Irish's early success was ; Commenc .1· Stone, referring to the NCAA indicator of things to come, but selections announced Tuesday. "I for Stone, evidence of the Irish's think if we had beaten Rutgers in potential would come later in the \'ideota pes are I the Big East we would hav:e gone. fall season. t We were out of it by two sec "After the Head of the Elk, I availabler onds." knew there was a possibility [we The Irish finished the 2001 would be ranked in the spring]," season ranked No. 16 in the Commencement l' said Stone. USRowing/Collegiate Coaches But Notre Dame's best racing Commencement Mass Rowing Association poll, with the would come in mid-May. Both Scarlet Knights checking in at Stone and Bula - coxswain of ROTC Commissioning No. 15. the first varsity eight - agreed But to focus on being so close that the first varsity eight's best Law School Ceremony to making the NCAA finals would race was not their dual race with ~1BA/E~1BA Diploma be an injustice to a season that, the Spartans but the semifmals of by all respects, was the fmest in the Lexus Cup Central Region Ceremony Notre Dame rowing's short histo Championship on May 12. ry as a varsity program. The Irish lined up with now Architecture Graduation To start, the program saw well-known rival Michigan State, Notre Dame in the USRowing poll Ohio State, and Texas in the Order online at: for the first time in school history semifmal. Notre Dame has previ on April 4, breaking in at No. 14. ously finished ahead of the http://www.nd.edu/- solution The ranking directly followed the Longhorns in two races at the first varsity eight's win over tra San Diego Crew Classic April 8. Or contact: ditional powerhouse Michigan "It was do or die," said Bula. Office of Information Teclmologies State on Mar. 31, when the Irish "We needed to make the finals to University of Notre Dame beat the Spartans twice on a have a chance at the NCAAs." ATTN: Solutions CenterNideotapes shortened 1200 meter course in Notre Dame responded in a East Lansing, Mich. ·race where Bula said "everything P.O. Box 539 As for the seniors that saw the clicked." blazing to a 6:38.7 fin Notre Dame, IN 46556-1088 program grow from a club sport ish for the 2000-meter course, to a fledgling varsity team to a beating Texas and finishing just Or call 219.631.9335 nationally respected squad, this over two seconds behind the win years' success was especially ning Buckeyes. sweet. Captain coxswains Claire Stone shared Bula's senti Bula and Erin Kiernicki, as well ments. "It was pure speed. They as rowers Melissa Alberding and put everything together," he said. Leah Ashe are the only four to Later in the day, the Irish fm have seen the program's seem ished fifth in the Grand Final, ingly exponential progression. positioning them for a shot at the "It's been an unbelievable NCAA Championships. And transformation," said Bula. "I though that shot didn't material 1 remember sophomore year when ize this year, Stone sees benefits f !I we didn't win a race and now from this year's success and r this year I have all these medals knowing that Notre Dame is Graduates: r~ on my wall." within striking distance of the top ~~'~'.·· II With Notre Dame long on youth competition in the country. and short on race experience, "We raced against 10 of the top No Matter Where You May Go, p Stone found that the seniors' 15 varsity teams, and we were journey in building the program within 10 seconds of most of Or What Your Financial Needs May Be, from the ground up was key to them," he said. i their role this season. The Grand Final at the Central { "They appreciate the strides Championships would be the last ) we made," said Stone. "They race for the Irish rowers this sea- We Will Always Be As Close As www.ndfcu.org . ,' ' I; ~ ; ' ' \ I l .I I' ~ ; I , ~ -~ q·, ,t fM~@@~@~~ {) f{' ' ~MOOCS~ IJ, ( ,,, ' I),' I''·i ''\t'.' ~ Chocolate Cafe 219/239-6611 NOTRE DAME 800/522-6611 FEDERAL CREDIT UNION You can bank on us PffP @ to be better lllt.U HIIUIIC UNDER Independent of the University '•, Friday, May 18, 200 1 The Observer+ SPORTS page_35 WOMEN'S TENNIS Belles bring home first MIAA championship By KATIE McVOY along with one third place fin "We had to win every [champi championship. They remained Jennifer Coleman took only two ish each at singles and doubles. onship] match, including the undefeated in the MIAA, clean points in the second set of the Associate Sports Editor "The hard work [the team] one they did, to win the tourna ing up a Hope team with a two championship round as Cutler put into tennis all year, the ment." set victory {6-4, 6-3). The team defeated her in two sets. A small but lively crowd work in the winter when they The Knish-Cook team, which dropped only one set in its Joining Cutler as freshman greeted the Saint Mary's tennis went six or seven weeks with was defeated only once in con climb to the championship, los champions were Jeannie Knish team on a May 7- a night out playing anyone but each ference play this season, took ing set two to Albion 6-2. at No. 3 singles and Kris when most students were other, that hard work at that an easy first round win on the Freshmen Jeannie Knish and Spriggle at No. 5 singles. Knish studying for point when they played the way to the championship, Kaitlin Cutler wrapped up solid took the championship round finals. The matches really paid off," head defeating Alma 6-1, 6-0. doubles play with a third place from Calvin, winning in two 15 mem coach Dee Stevenson said. In the semifinal round, Knish finish in No. 2 doubles after sets (6-2, 6-2). Spriggle bers of the The doubles teams were the and Cook faced off against a losing to Calvin in the semi wrapped up an undefeated sea tennis team foundation of the Saint Mary's Calvin team that appeared to finals. A solid two set (6-0,6-0) son with a two set victory in were all team this season, and proved be an easy target. They took victory against Alma in the the championship round (6-1, smiles as to be so again during the MIAA the first set 6-3, but Calvin consolation round claim~d the 6-0) against Albion's Kristen t h e y tournament. All three teams came back to take a 6-4 victory third place finish. Roskam. entered an took home a medal. in set two, tying up the match. It was the Saint Mary's fresh Ryan completed singles wins A n g e I a Knish "I'm very proud of them," Cook and Knish were not men who ruled the courts in with a No. 6 singles victory, Athletic Knish said. "They worked willing to leave Kalamazoo singles play. All three women defeating her opponents by no Facility together and made great without a playing their less than five points in each rally held in their honor to improvements over the sea champi first year of col set. A final two set victory (6-1, accept the first ever Saint son." onship, ..Coach promised me we lege tennis 6-0) against Hope's Dee Clouse Mary's MIAA title. Senior Natalie Cook and and came would have a came home with wrapped up the sophomore's By a margin of five points, junior Annie Knish led the dou back to championship before I a championship. first No. 6 singles victory. the Belles defeated defending bles with a No. 1 doubles claim a "I have to give Annie Knish and Cook made champion Hope College and championship. Cook also solid 6-1 graduated and I never a lot of credit to first team All-MIAA while brought home the MIAA claimed a third place finish in victory in believed him until the the freshmen Jeannie Knish and Cutler found women's tennis conference No. 2 singles. set three, tournament... who came [this themselves on All-MIAA second championship. Hope, a familiar adversary, guarantee season]." Annie team. Topping off the weekend "I am extremely proud and I was the final obstacle for the ing them a Knish said. tournament was the presenta still can't believe we accom team of Knish and Cook. The spot in the Annie Knish "They added a tion of the Sue Little I plished that," junior co-captain Flying Dutch defeated the champi captain lot to our team." Sportsmanship Award to Cook. I Annie Knish said. "Coach Albion team that was Saint onship. Kaitlin Cutler Athletic director Lynn l promised me we would have a Mary's No. 1 double's only loss " T h e finished off a Kachmarik led the rally to wel l conference championship all season before facing off combination of being focused perfect season with a perfect come home the team. She pre ~ before I graduated and I never against the Belles. It was a and having a goal, along with final tournament. Cutler, who sented each player with her believed him until the tourna l close match, but Knish and having a good time as friends had not lost one set in MIAA championship medal and con ~ ment." Cook came out on top in three and partners was what helped play all season, continued that gratulated all 15 who have ~ The seven players who trav l sets, 6-4,5-7,6-2. us win that championship," impressive record at the been supporting the varsity I eled to Kalamazoo, Mich. each "[Natalie] and Annie winning Knish said. Kalamazoo tournament. team. l came home with a medal as the No. 1 doubles when few people The No. 3 doubles team of She claimed the No. 4 singles Cook is the only graduating I Belles claimed four singles thought they could was a big sophomores Elisa Ryan and championship in six sets, giving senior as a strong team returns l titles and two doubles titles, inspiration," Stevenson said. Trisha Jones also took home a up a total of four points. Hope's for the 2002 season. l I I I FROM THE OFFICE OF RESIDENCE LIFE I Congratulations And Good Luck To The Follo'Wing Hall Staff' Members l As They Leave Their Positions l RECTORS l Sr. Kathleen Beatty, SSJ-Lyons Hall Sr. Anne Dougherty, OSF-Howard Hall Rev. Thomas Doyle, CSC-Keough Hall Sean Seyrnore-Sorin Hall ASSISTANT RECTORS Sarah Bassler-Walsh Hall Tim McFadden-O'Neill Hall Megan Shepherd-Breen Phillips Hall Kathleen Brannock-McGlinn Hall Rudy Monterrosa-Siegf"ried Hall Beth Stef"f"es-Fischer Graduate Res. Joe Birmingham-Stanford Hall Brian Mullally-Knott Hall Tracy VanMeter-Pasqucrilla West Hall John Bntst-Keough Hall David Omar Munoz-Dillon Hall Mike Warbel-Morrissey Hall Kelly Cox-Pasquerilla East Hall Sean O'Brien-Carroll Hall Laura Weiler-Lewis Hall Erik Goldschmidt-St. Edward's Hal I Kristen O'Connor-Lewis Hall Anne-Marie Wieland-Lyons Hall Erin Kennedy-Fischer Graduate Res. 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By TIM CASEY Although that perception cannot Senior Staff Writer be proven, the post-game reality can. Both quarterback Arnaz One night. That's how long it Battle and defensive end Grant took for the 2000 football cam Irons suffered season-ending paign to change from being termed injuries during the contest. Now, a a surprising success to being treat 1-1 Irish squad faced the rest of ed as another Bob Davie-led fail the schedule with a quarterback ure. It all "came apad' on Jan. 1, who had never played in a college in front of a national television game. audience when Oregon State But who was the signal caller? destroyed Notre Dame 41-9 in the Within days, former tight end Gary Fiesta Bowl. Godsey was named the starter. "It's pretty obvious we got The 6-foot-7 235 pound sopho whipped," Davie said at the time. more led the Irish to a 23-21 win "We were out coached and out the next weekend against Purdue. played. We got our butts kicked." His numbers (14-of-25 for 158 Hard to believe six weeks earlier, yards with one interception) were Davie, for perhaps the first time in decent but by early October, his four-year career, captured a Godsey had been relegated to a sliver of sympathy from the Notre back-up role. Dame nation. A 38-21 win against One week later, Godsey complet USC in Los Angeles capped a 9-2 ed only 4-of-15 passes for 20 yards regular season and virtually in a 27-21 loss at Michigan State, Freshman quarterback Matt clinched a Bowl Championship and alternated in the second half LoVecchio (above) filled the • Series-bowl berth. After the game, with freshman Matt LoVecchio . even some of Davie's harshest crit LoVecchio, one of three fresh role of signal caller and ics gave "Bullet Bob" partial credit men quarterbacks, took over the helped lead the Irish to the for the Notre Dame seven-game reins for good starting with the Oct. winning streak. 7 Stanford tilt. Fiesta Bowl. The Irish fell to So here's where Davie stands "I had no idea [I would play so Oregon State in the bowl today, as he prepares for his fifth soon)," LoVecchio said on Oct.4, year at the helm: a coach who the day he was announced as the game, ending a successful signed a new five-year contract on starter. "I still don't know what's season. Dec. 5 but also a man who under going to happen." stands that nothing is guaranteed. Neither did anyone else. But it Truth is, he (and his players) will became apparent that LoVecchio photos• by be judged every day for the rest of was not your typical18-year old. his Notre Dame career. Against the Cardinal, the PETER RICHARDSON And during this past year, the Franklin Lakes, N.J. native passed Irish received rrtixed reviews. for two touchdowns and 100 yards Never was that more apparent and helped Notre Dame (3-2 on the from that perspective, the most Then came the bowl game. One and two interceptions) to panic. than in the season's second game, season) to a 20-14 victory. demanding in the country," White month of anticipation turned into Suddenly, the win streak meant against Nebraska on Sept. 9. Only one of the six remaining said in a prepared statement. "Bob three hours of frustration. From virtually nothing. Less than a year after an NCAA games was decided by less than 12 has grown and learned a great the opening whistle, Oregon State "I've never been a part of some major violation, a 5-7 season and points - a 34-31 near-defeat to deal during his four years in the dominated Notre Dame. The thing like that," cornerback Brock an unflattering Sports Illustrated Air Force. With two seconds job and has demonstrated to me Beavers gained twice as many Williams said after the game. "This story, the Irish were on the verge remaining, Dave Adams, the not only that he is a very good foot yards (475 to 237), scored 29 is the worst loss I've been a part of. of upsetting the nation's top team. Falcons place kicker, lined up for a ball coach, but also that he has the unanswered third quarter points, It's hard, man. I don't want to criti Notre Dame had a first down with potential game-winning 28-yard respect and confidence of his play and forced the normally efficient cize anyone but overall we need a 1:07 left in the game and the score field goal. But Notre Dame sopho ers and staff.". LoVecchio (13-of-33 for 138 yards lot of work." tied 21-21. But the Irish opted for more Glenn Earl blocked Adams' overtime and lost 27-24 when attempt, forcing overtime. Joey quarterback Eric Crouch ran seven Getherall's nine-yard touchdown yards for the winning score. run on a "Z-reverse" sealed the The near-upset showed the first Irish's sixth victory and kept their Congratulations Math Majors. glimpse of the Irish talent. It also BCS chances alive. came at a price, both physically On Dec. 2, after November victo and emotionally. Prior to kickoff, ries against Boston College, the Stadium looked like a Rutgers and USC, the Irish were You've done a great job! Nebraska home game. The officially announced as Fiesta Bowl Cornhuskers' fans apparently participants. And within three days scalped thousands of tickets and Davie received the contract exten showed up in their customary red sion. Sami Assaf Rachel Riley attire. 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He also hit a Every year during the last game-winning shot against con decade, the Notre Dame men's ference rival Boston College to basketball program found itself put Notre Dame ahead for good on the outside looking in at an 76-75. exclusive party - March "From day one, I knew that this Madness. This year, the Irish was my team and I was going to earned themselves an invitation be the point guard," Ingelsby to the NCAA Tournament. said. "With me and Murph being Sparked to success by senior named captains. that really point guard Martin Ingelsby and helped out, just trying to lead this junior All-American Troy team to the NCAA Tournament. Murphy, the 20-10 Irish That was our goal from day one advanced to the second round of this year." the tourney for the first time A season ago, the Irish were since 1989, where they lost to the NIT runners-up. Not content with Ole Miss Rebels 59-56. Not In Tournament status this Notre Dame also won its first year, the Irish took their game to league championship since join the next level. ing the Big East, with an 11-5 Murphy repeated as a first conference record good enough team All-American and Big East for the West Division title. Player of the Year. The 6-foot-11 "That was one of our goals, to forward scored 21.8 points per win the Big East regular season, game and pulled down 9.2 and we did it," Inglesby said. rebounds. Along the way, the Irish Joining Murphy in frontcourt knocked off a host of ranked foes, dominance was junior transfer rose to the top 10 in the national Ryan Humphrey, a 6-8 bundle of polls, went on an eight-game energy who rattled the Joyce winning streak in the conference Center with his backboard-shak and beat Xavier in the fJ.rst round ing dunks, 14 points and nine of the NCAA Tournament. rebounds per contest. Harold The transition to success Swanagan, also a junior forward, wasn't the only one the Irish played well in both a starting role made in 2000-01. They also or as a sixth man, doing the little DUFFY·MARIE ARNOULTfThe Observer adjusted to yet another coach, as things that helped the team get to Senior Martin lngelsby dribbles down the court In an Irish victory against St. John's. lngelsby Mike Brey moved in after Matt the tournament. helped lead the Irish to their first playoff berth In the last 10 years. Doherty's one-year tenure at The other clutch performers Notre Dame ended. for Notre Dame this year were sophomore shooting guard Matt or reserve. coming back," said Brey, "even surgery, and recruits Chris Once Brey took over, he went The next question for the Irish though we lost a heck of a play Thomas and Jordan Cornette. to work winning over the current Carroll and junior small forward David Graves. Carroll jumped up is whether they can match this er." Thomas, a McDonald's All players. First up was Ingels by, year's success in 2001-02, having Although they lose the two American who led Indianapolis the lone starting senior and a his scoring average to 12.4 points per game and became a better lost Ingelsby and reserve Hans team captains, the Irish return Pike High School to the state player who started his first two Rasmussen to graduation and the brunt of their scoring and championship, is slated to take seasons before sliding into a all-around player. Graves scored nearly 14 points a contest and Murphy to the upcoming NBA core of their starting lineup in over the point guard duties, while reserve role for Doherty. Brey Draft. Carroll, Graves, Humphrey and Cornette will see time at the for made him a captain, and learned to adjust to any role the team needed him in, be it starter .. 1 like the experience we have Swanagan. Freshman guard ward position. Ingelsby responded, averaging Torrian Jones will be expected to The departed members of the build on his minutes from this Irish await their fates. Murphy season, as will reserve forwards will learn where his new home The Notre Dame Chapter Jere Macura and Tom when the draft is held June 27. of Timmermans. Walk-on Chuck Ingelsby hopes to either continue Thomas will also be back. his playing career or move to the New to the Irish lineup will be sidelines as a coach at the college Chris Markwood, a freshman level, and Rasmussen would like Phi Beta Kappa who redshirted after knee to stay on the court. Congratulates And Welcomes Its New Members From The Class Of 2001 \ Ingrid Anderson Sarah Haight Anthony Polcari Charles Ashbrook Katherine Harcourt Sarah Polito Sami Assaf Amy Harpole '~"" Michelle Pribbernow Mathew Baggetta Jenifer Hayob Katherine Rakowski Anna Benjamin Matthew Hedden Anne Ralph Michael Blaha Michael Heinz Jennifer Randall Timothy Bodony Steven Hemkens Megan Rector Zachary Bray Margaret Hess David Remus Liam Brennan Dawn Holicky Thomas Repetto Rachel Bundick Rachel Hopf Robert Ridenour III Collin Burkart Kate Huetteman Christopher Ripple Matthew Caccamo Jessica Hanley Jenks Maureen Rodgers Karen Callan Amy Jongeling Andrea Shatzel Robert Cellini Jakub Langer Patricia Simone James Chisholm William Lauinger Mary Simonis Kate Simpson Jessica Cichalski Elizabeth Leliaert Congratulations, Kevin Joseph Clamon Carrie Marshall Matthew Stanwix Priscilla Clements Daniel Matejek Daniel Storino Green! Patrick Cloud Kevin McManus Alena Stransky Meghan Cokeley Ellen Mills David Swinarski Finally, Something you Shannon Couture Dory Mitros Chad Sylvester CAN smile about as Caroline Travalia Erin Cowell Joseph Napolitano you complete "our'' Christina Denman Michael Naumann Carolyn Weir Christopher Dillon Lynne Noelke Terrence Welch Notre Dame family. Paul Dougherty Thomas O'Brien Jennifer Wellman Joseph Doyle Brian O'Donoghue Karen Wiener Love, Michael Enyeart Kelly O'Hagan John Wilson Dad (B.S. '65, M.S. James Wrzosek Scott Ford Andrew Olejnik '67), Mom (M.A. '67), Andrea Formolo Kyle Owens Daniel Zach Susan Gloss James Pastore, Jr. KaraZuaro Erin (B.B.A. '97), Brian Shannon Goodwin Michael Pedhirney Kristina Zurcher (B.B.A. '99} ------~ .il \ ! I r I page Friday, May 18, 2001 I \ 38 The Observer+ SPORTS q i FALL SPORTS i ) Teams face highs and lows in fall season l I,'\ I\ awesome season next year." senior Genny Yavello and sopho : \ Observer Staff Report ,; .,\ Bobby Johnston will replace more Megan Tenney- in 75th Milligan who resigned at the end and 72nd place respectively in Notre Dame Men's Soccer It was a season of recovery of the season. Johnston, who the MIAA final race. and regret for the Irish men's hails from Washington D.C., will Despite a weak running fmish, be coming to Saint Mary's after Saint Mary's did make news in lI soccer team this fall. I ) coaching high school soccer at the MIAA cross country world. , I At first glance, fans may simply Potomac High School. The college hosted the annual ' ) see a team with a 7-8-2 record i - Katie McVoy MIM Jamboree for the first time I that failed to qualify for the Big ( in its history in late September, ' East Tournament. Upon closer investigation, however, one finds Notre Dame Cross Country bringing all eight MIAA teams to out how much this team had to Not even a season off by top campus. overcome just to take the field. runner and All-American Ryan - Katie McVoy One morning last January, Shay could keep the Irish men's Irish head coach Mike Berticelli cross country team out of the Notre Dame Volleyball suddenly suffered a fatal heart nation's elite, as Notre Dame The Irish volleyball team con attack at age 48. Thirty-year old placed ninth in the NCAA tinued its Big East conference assistant coach Chris Apple took Championships. dominance in 2000, posting a over soon after on an interim Shay sat out the season after a 26-7 record and winning its fifth basis. summer of heavy training for the Big East regular season and Big From the start of the season, U.S. Olympic Trials. His team East championship titles. the Irish exhibited a strong mates picked up the slack. It was the first time since 1997 defense, but an inability to close Not only did head coach Joe the squad won both in the same the game on offense. Piane's squad snag its sixth top- year. The Irish swept through The Irish opened with a win 10 finish at nationals in nine the Big East tournament with 3- against New Mexico and a score years, the Irish placed fourth in 0 victories against Connecticut less tie against host UNL V at the the Big East Championships and and Rutgers. Denise Boylan UNL V FILA/Snickers Rebel captured several meet titles. earned Big East player of the Classic. In their first home game, "I thought we could [qualify for year honors as well as most out the Irish fell 3-1 to then No. 26 nationals]." Piane said, "but it standing player of the tourna ERNESTO LACAYOfThe Observer Bradley despite outshooting the doesn't matter what I think. It's ment. Denise Boylan encourages a teammate. The Notre Dame vol Braves 26-7. what the kids think." Notre Dame continued the hot leyball team finished in first place in the Big East. That trend continued through "The kids" had their minds set streak with a three-game win the season, culminating in highs on success. Junior Luke Watson against Cincinnati in the first we were ecstatic," Butcko said. years with the program," head finished in the top 10 in every such as a victory against a round of the NCAA tournament, "We had to fight hard and it gave coach Ross Smith said. "To win ranked St. John's squad and a meet of the season, including a before falling in the second us a lot of that energy. It was one three tournaments was great. seventh-place All-American fin close 1-0 loss to Connecticut. round to Ohio State. In that con of the high points. The team Shane Smith has been a three ish· at nationals. Two other "I think the fact that we com test, the Irish dropped a five really pulled together." year starter and our No. 1 player peted so well against top teams juniors, Pat Conway and Marc game heartbreaker losing the Another high came late in the for two years. I shows a lot about our team," Striowski, were the second and final game by only two points, season when the Belles pulled "She had a very good career third runners for Notre Dame. said senior forward Reggie 13-15. out a big victory at the Albion and will continue with golf play McKnight. "I think our team dis With only Sean Zanderson slat "Winning the Big East was Triangular with wins against ing futures next year. Danielle played a lot of character at ed to graduate and Shay return huge," said senior first team All I Albion and Kenyon Colleges to Villarosa's performance in that times." ing to the lineup, the Irish are Big East outside hitter Christi I' round out the regular season. last tournament was great. I hate At the same time, McKnight poised for a run at the title in Girton. "It was a goal of ours this The Belles didn't fare so well to say one performance won it -thinks that his team's experience 2001. year to dominate the Big East in the MIAA tournament, howev with five golfers playing on a On the women's side, a young will benefit each athlete. again, since it was the first time er. The squad suffered a tough team, but her play put us over "I think a good mark of a team team missed a return trip to since my freshman year we won II loss to a 27-8 Calvin squad (3-15, the edge to win the last one at I nationals, , and individual people is how both the regular · 5-15, 4-15). Illinois." I placing they deal with adversity," season and tour - Kerry Smith - Brian Burke McKnight said. "We had to deal eighth at "/ think the mark of a nament in the f with a lot of adversity and a lot the Great good team and individual same year. I Notre Dame Men's Golf Saint Mary's Golf I of things maybe a lot of people L a k e s people is how they deal "The NCAAs was outside the team don't even Regional disappointing The men's golf team finished A stormy start to the MIAA ~ know about." meet. with adversity. , because we were fifth at the Big East season ended sunny as the Saint Former Stanford head coach "It's so close, and we Championships while junior Mary's golf team wrapped up its Bobby Oark was hired to replace always Reggie McKnight had a goal to reach Steve Ratay finished in a three season with a strong finish in the way tie for first place with a 54 conference tournament. Apple in early February. hard not to soccer forward the Sweet 16." - Noah Amstadter get your - Brian Burke hole total of 215. Sophomore Senior Kyle Veltri led the goal," said Kyle Monfort tied for the best Belles to second place finish in Saint Mary's Soccer senior Chrissy Kuenster. final round with a one-under-par the tournament with a third Saint Mary's Volleyball 69, while senior Alex Kent fin place individual finish. It was a season filled with Kuenster was the only senior Returning no starters from the injury for the Saint Mary's soccer on the Irish varsity squad, which ished in a tie for 17th overall The 2000 season kicked off on 1999 season and facing the chal with a score of 28. a day when the weather had team as the Belles landed in sev- graduated two All-Americans the lenge of bonding with a new enth place in the MIAA with a year before. Sophomore Jen ~- "Steve Ratay did a fantastic other things in mind. The tour coaching staff, the Saint Mary's job," said head coach George nament the Belles hosted at record of 3-13. Handley led the Irish most of the volleyball team tempered its sev The loss of leading scorer year, followed by Kuenster. Thomas. "We got off to a Brookwood Golf Course fell prey enth place conference standing mediocre start this year, and to thunderstorms that ended the 'I Heather Muth to a season ending A slate of young runners and 7-22 record with individual I head injury wrapped up an rounded out the Irish varsity that set the tone, where I did not tournament prematurely and left and team improvements as the think we performed as well as I the scores unrecorded. unhealthy season for second- team. Junior Hilary Burn, sopho- 2000 season progressed. h d h J M'lli mores Kari Eaton and Muffy had hoped. I was pleased with The Belles spent the entire I year ea coac ason 1 gan. Schmidt, and freshmen Rachel "It didn't look like we did much our third place finish at Kent season battling with the Flying The loss added another hole to as far as wins and losses go but State. I'm very optimistic for next Dutch of Hope College. After it H an already weak team due the Endress, Megan Johnson and we had to make the transition to loss of sweepers Jessica Klink Jen Fibuch all took turns on year. I expect the freshmen and became clear that Albion would a whole new team," lone senior sophomore's to take over with take home a first place finish in ~ and Alissa Brasseur and fresh- Notre Dame's varsity. Victoria Butcko. "It was a build man Emily Erchick early in the ... -Kathleen O'Brien Ratay who has been the nucleus almost every meet, the Belles ing year for the team. I think we of this team." and the Flying Dutch teed off for season. did outstanding considering we - Bryan Burke second place. Five out of the Saint Mary's Cross Country An opening season win against were so young." seven times the two teams faced Ir The Saint Mary's cross country -, Alma seemed to be a good omen Inexperience took its toll early off, Saint Mary's came out victo ~ for the young team, but it proved team didn't go the distance quite as first-year head coach Julie Notre Dame Women's Golf I rious. But it was an overall low to be one of only three wins and fast enough this season to Schroder-Biek struggled to find The Notre Dame women's golf r,, improve on its performance last team made huge strides this sea · team score that left the Flying one tie. The Belles squashed the the right mixture of players and Dutch with the second place fin I' season, remaining in seventh son, winning three tournaments, Bulldogs of Adrian twice, allow positions. ish by little more than two f; ing them to avoid a last place fin place in the MIAA for the second "We had a lot of losses but we a single season school record. ,: year in a row. The first win came at the Notre strokes - a team average of ish. tried to stay positive," Butcko 360.3 compared to Saint Mary's Despite a final loss, Saint Under the direction of return said. "We did a lot of things on Dame Invitational in October, fol ing head coach Dave Barstis, the lowed by the William and Mary 362.1. Mary's ended its season on a and off the court to stick togeth Veltri ended her senior season Belles goals did not include a er." Invitational and Illinois t positive note. The Belles reached with a personal victory. She ·r. high finish in the MIAA. They Invitational in the spring. n. overtime play with the Flying Despite a slew tough oppo placed individually in the MIAA Dutch of Hope who finished fifth were looking only to run their nents and hard losses, the team In the last win, senior Shane best races. Smith finished in a tie for third top 15 and earned a spot on the in the MIAA. Despite losing the did enjoy some highs along the All-MIAA second team along game, the Belles saw the win as "My expectations are to have bumpy road of a tough season. with freshman teammate everyone run their best time," Shannon Byrne with 36 hole with freshman Jennifer DeWitt. a step in the right direction for One of the highs came midsea "It was a lot of work leading up next season. Barstis said. "All I ask is that son with a five-match win over scores of 153. Senior Danielle they cross the finish line and be Villarosa had the best finish of to the season, a lot of prepara "We're basically going to have Manchester Sept. 21. Suffering tion," Veltri said. "So I was the same team next year," fresh able to tell me they ran the best her career shooting 156, which with a discouraging 1-9 record, delighted to see it turn out the man Wendy Irvin said. "If we they could." was good for seventh place. the win gave the team a much way it did." pick up where we left off after The best they could run put needed boost. "This is the best year the [our last game] we'll have an Saint Mary's leading runners - "We took it to five games and women have had in my seven - Katie McVoy Friday, May 18, 200 1 The Observer+ SPORTS page·39 WINTER SPORTS Winter snows wins, losses on Irish, Belles ing team won their fifth consecu She also added her name to tive Big East Championship. In three record-breaking relays the process, they swam their way during the weekend, clocking to a 10-1 record and a No. 15 new records in the 200, 400 and ranking, the highest in the pro 800-yard freestyle relays. gram's history. Senior Colleen Sullivan round "Where do you begin?" asked ed out her collegiate swimming Irish head coach Bailey Weathers career with in record-breaking said after the Irish secured their style, resetting the 1 00-yard title. "It's a new generation of freestyle mark twice at the MIAA kids. To be able to win again is Championships. While the team really important, and to make was disappointed not to finish that transition is pretty incredible higher in the MIAA ranks, the for us." personal bests and records made But it didn't appear as if the this squad arguably one of the Irish would be so successful early best in Saint Mary's history. on. Senior Carrie Nixon hurt her "In the beginning our main shoulder and Notre Dame's top focus was Alma and Albion, but sprinter ended up not competing as the meet went on and the for most of the season. It took a records started falling and people talented group of freshman to were swimming personal bests make up for Nixon's absence. we forgot about the other teams Within a month after she and focused on us," said Sullivan. began competing. Labosky had The finish was the second ,.1& won three individual events - highest fmish for the Belles after the 200 individual medley, the finishing fifth in 2000. ~--:t:__ - ...... , n· .·s:: .. 88"'f"'> 400 individual medley. and the Graduating only three seniors 1,650 freestyle -three meets in from this year's squad, the Belles a row. will return a solid core of under classmen for· the 2001-2002 sea ERNESTO L.ACAYO!The Observer Her season culminated with a Irish senior captain Ryan Dolder skates during a fast break In a Feb. 9 game against Bowling victory in the Big East finals in son. Head coach Gretchen the 200 individual medley and Hildebrandt will turn over the Green. Freshman center Aaron Gill looks on. The Irish missed the CCHA playoffs. second-place fmishes in the 400 helm of the team to a new head individual medley and in the coach. Notre Dame Hockey with his second straight second and there's probably one other 1,650 freestyle. She qualified for - Noreen Gillespie After making its first trip to the place fmish in epee. Viviani was diver who would compete with the NCAA Championships in all CCHA quarterfinals at Joe Lewis the only first team All-American Herbie and Andy." Walsh said. three events, and earned honor Saint Mary's Basketball Arena in Detroit after the 1999- for the Irish but all five men Maggio holds the school record able mention All-American hon It was a season of firsts and 2000 season, this year's Notre earned All-American honors - set earlier this season against ors in the 200 individual medley. lasts for the Saint Mary's basket Dame hockey team looked to while Anna Carnick and Call Cleveland State. Huesman is in "Whatever you tell her to swim, ball team this year. build on that momentum and get were named All-Americans on second. At the Big East she say, 'OK, I'll do it', and does it A first for new head coach their first ever bid to the NCAA the women's side. Champion-ships, Maggio took really well," said senior co-cap Suzanne Smith and assistant tournament. Brian Casas and Forrest second on both the three-meter tain Kristen Van Saun. coach Sherry Donnelly and a last But after stumbling to last Walton both used strong second springboard and the one-meter While Labosky was dominating place conference finish for the place in the CCHA in the first few day performances to move up the springboard. Meanwhile, the distance events, Danielle team. months of the season, not even a rankings into All-American sta Huesman fm- Hulick and Lisa A first for starting freshmen late season surge was enough for tus. Walton finished ninth and ished fourth ..It's a new generation of Garcia were fill players Katie Miller and Leigh the Irish to claim a spot in the made second team All-American on the one ing in for Nixon Ann Matesich and a last for grad CCHA playoffs. while Casas rallied to fmish sev meter spring kids. To be able to win in the sprint uating senior Julie Norman. The low point for the team enth and earn second team All board and again is really events. Despite a 14-19 record, Smith came on the first weekend of American honors for the second fifth on the important... Meanwhile, Lisa believed her team took a much February when Notre Dame trav team. Casas finished eighth as a three-meter D'Olier finished needed stride in the right direc eled to Ohio State and were freshman in 1999. springboard. with a surge by tion. swept by the young Buckeyes. By Andrzej Bednarski and Andre W h i l e Bailey Weathers winning the 100 "I think if you really look at this point, the Irish were at the Crompton each finished with All Huesman head swimming coach and 200 yard where we carne from, although bottom of the CCHA standings American honors in sabre. and Maggio butterfly races at our wins carne early, we with little hope of making the Sophomore second team All were domi- the Big East improved immensely," Smith CCHA playoffs. American Ozren Debic just bare nating the diving events, senior Championships. said. "We really took some steps Notre Dame needed to sweep ly missed out on his second Jonathan Pierce staked his claim Hecking shattered every back forward." the next two series against straight first team All-American as one of the best male Irish stroke record. She played an After a disappointing 4-22 Bowling Green and Alaska award with a fifth place finish in swimmers ever. Although Pierce integral role in Notre Dame's vic 1999-2000 season, head coach Fairbanks to have enough points foil. failed to defend his 1,650 tories over Northwestern and Dave Roeder resigned and was to make the playoffs. With the exception of Carnick freestyle title at Big East, he still Michigan .-two ranked oppo replaced by new sports informa First, the Irish swept Bowling and Call in epee, the women turned in a solid all-around per nents that the Irish faced, and tion director Suzanne Smith. Green. Then came an improbable struggled at the championships. formance. beat, in consecutive nights. And With Smith's help, the Belles tie at Michigan. It was Notre Liza Boutsikaris and Maggie Pierce started the Big East she was just beginning to shine. started off the season on the right Dame's first non-loss at Michigan Jordan finished 16th and 17th weekend by finishing third in the At the Big East championships, foot. since 1982. Then, the Irish trav respectively in foil. Cari 500 freestyle. He ended it by tak she swam a 54.98 in the 100 The Belles boasted a 6-3 non eled to Alaska, where they took a McCullough and Destanie Milo ing third in the 1,650 freestyle. In backstroke, becoming the first conference record including a tie and a win against the took home 15th and 17th place between, he became the second Irish backstroker to break the championship at the Marietta ...... ~ .. • Nanooks . finishes. Notre Dame swimmer to break 55-second barrier. And just 10 •' ~ Turkey Shootout as they headed ~~- ~~q·, With tiebreakers against the Viviani still has some competi the four-minute barrier in the minutes later, she fmished ninth into league play inearly January. .f:~·· two teams ahead of them in the tion ahead of him, as he will be 400 individual medley. in the 100 freestyle. A strong 61-52 win against CCHA, Notre Dame looked to be heading to two Senior World Cup Meanwhile, senior Ryan Verlin By the time her season was ~--· Albion started off Saint Mary's in the playoffs. All they needed events and the U.S. National showed why he was Notre over, she earned honorable men MIAAplay. was a win and a Bowling Green Championships . Dame's top butterflyer when he tion All-American honors in the However, an injury that loss in the final two games of the - Mike Connolly took sixth in the 200 butterfly at 200 backstroke - joining benched leading scorer Kristen !· regular season to be assured a the Big East Championships. Labosky and junior diver Heather Matha put a damper on the A pair of rising stars for the / spot in the playoffs. The Irish got Notre Dame Men's Swimming Mattingly. team's strong start. Until her ·:-._'t their win on Friday against Irish was sophomore Jason It's hard to imagine how good ~·· Call it a season of fours. injury, Matha had been named Western Michigan, but so did All season long, the men's Fitzpatrick and freshman Matt the Irish would be when Nixon MIAA player of the week and ;~ Obringer. went down. But they didn't miss *",. Bowling Green. claimed the most rebounds in an ? ,·_--.._ swimming and diving team was . ~·· ~ . But it wasn't meant to be. Fitzpatrick took sixth in the a beat and did what they do best . '"~:··;.' led by four swimmers. Their MIAAgame. While the Irish lost their last greatest strength was their diving 100 breaststroke and third in the -win. Without the help of their lead 200 breaststroke, while Obringer - Andrew Soukup . ~. home game to Western Michigan ing post player, the Belles strug ,. ~ .'. - Notre Dame had four of them . --r.::. 7-2, Bowling Green won in over And at the Big East champi was solid in the 200 and 500 gled to claim victory. They went • t". 2!--, . time to take over the last playoff onships, the men finished - sur freestyle all year long. . Saint Mary's Swimming on a 1 0-garne losing skid before .i,_:. .. spot,. keeping the Irish out of the prise - fourth. When the season ended, the A freshman-dominated squad eventually recovering to defeat CCHA playoffs. "We did what we were capable Irish failed to qualify anyone for shot to a sixth-place fmish at the the Cornets of Olivet in their last - Matt Orenchuk of doing," Irish head coach Tim nationals. Their best chance was MIAA Swimming and Diving victory of the season. Welsh said. "Do we wish we were in diving, but Maggio finished Championships in February pro Three disappointing losses .~:-'"~·.u tenth at the Zone Diving meet ended the season and guaran . ' Notre Dame Fencing capable of more? Sure we do." pelled by a host of record-break A strong showing by the men On a thin squad that fmished 7- and Huesman was 13th . ing swims by freshman standout teed that Saint Mary's would and a breakthrough performance 2, the focus was more on individ - Andrew Soukup Megan Ramsey. have to face ofT against league leader Hope in round 1 of MIAA by sophomore epeeist Meagan ual performances rather than Notre Dame Women's Just narrowly missing NCAA Call were not enough for the Irish what the team could do. Division III provisional qualifYing tournament play. .. Swimming ~:; ..... Among the bright points for the times in two events, Ramsey dec The Flying Dutch, who carne in ..:.-.::_. in 2001 as Notre Dame finished third at the NCAA Fencing Irish was their diving tandem of Make it five in a row. orated the record board with undefeated, made short work of Championships. senior Herb Huesman and sopho In what might be considered lower marks in the 100-and 200- the Belles, wrapping up Saint Sophomore Jan Viviani repeat more Andy Maggio. one of their best seasons ever, yard butterfly and 200-yard Mary's with a 95-48 victory. ed as a first team All-American ''I've been here for 16 years the women's swimming and div- freestyle at the championships. - Katie McVoy ------if '' ' OUR EARS IN VIEW page 40 The top IO Observer sports stories from the I997-200I academic years Friday, May 18, 2001 Women win national chantpionship I ... Off~ER\IER Apri/2,200I With 5.8 seconds remaining and the weeks later, the Irish were on the North ing her assists. She was a unanimous NCAA Championship game tied at 66, Lawn of the White House receiving hon first-team All-American, Vorizon's Kelley Siemon found Ruth Riley open ors from President Bush. Women's Academic All-American Athlete under the basket. Riley missed the shot, But the Irish could not have achieved of the Year and Notre Dame's leading but collected the foul. The 2000-01 what they did without their three senior scorer. Naismith Player of the Year sank both starters - Riley, Siemon and point guard Siemon, the Big East's Most Improved free throws, putting the Irish up 68-66. Niele Ivey. The championship was espe Player, played half of her season with her Purdue inbounded the ball. All cially sweet for Ivey, playing in front of left hand in a brace after breaking bones American Katie Douglas missed a prayer her hometown fans in St. Louis. The 5-7 in the hand Jan. 13. Siemon led the Irish shot from just inside the key. Notre point guard overcame two torn knee liga in scoring their final regular season game Dame's Alicia Ratay grabbed the rebound ments in her career to emerge as a third at Pittsburgh only 24 hours after a stay in and the Irish were champions. Monk team All-A."'llerican. the infirmary with a stomach virus. Malloy embraced Irish coach Muffet Riley - a three-time Big East Defensive Riley now plays in the WNBA with the McGraw, 1,500 fans showed up towel Player of the Year - improved her game Miami Sol, while lvey is a member of the come the Irish back to campus and, two as a senior, limiting her fouls and increas- Indiana Fever. Football earns Irish teams earn Saint Mary's cuts 2 Fiesta Bowl bid 3 No. 1 rankings 4 track program After a horrendous When the Irish Under the recom 5-7 season, most SPORTS ::~- baseball squad SPORTS ~::~. mendation of second predicted Irish head ascended to the top year athletic director coach Bob Davie of the College Lynn Kachmarik, would be out of a Baseball poll, it Saint Mary's job. became the fourth President Marilou But behind fresh team to reach the Eldred made the man quarterback No. 1 ranking in the decision to discontin Matt LoVecchio, the 2000-01 academic ue the track and field Irish earned their year. team following the first'-ever BCS bid. In mid-October, 2001 season. However, against women's soccer was Kachmarik, who Oregon State in the the first team. was hired in 1999, Fiesta Bowl, the Irish During the winter made the decision in were humiliated 41- they were joined by the hopes of rebuild 9 and finished the women's basketball ing a struggling ath and men's fencing. letic program. season 9-3. SPORTS • ;if;::; .. ~·:::; .. '"::'5,.,__ GlANCE • ,::_::.:::,. • ~:£.::, • -,:-::::.:;, ... Dec. I2, 2000 April 24, 200 I Feb. I, 200I Murphy leaves Brey's squad makes Berticelli dies of 5 early for pros 6 NCAA tourney 7 heart attack After spending Under the direction Irish men's soccer three years at Notre SPORTS =~~ of first-year head head coach Mike Dame and leading the ~~--. ~------...... - ...... , ... , .... ¥~-~~ - ...... ~...... "'" •• ~~..,;..,;;.. coach Mike Brey, the B.erticelli died sud Irish to the NCAA -·--·- One and done men's basketball ERVER denly of a heart tournament, junior team made the NCAA attack. Troy Murphy an tournament for the Berticelli, 48, nounced his decision first time since 1990. coached the Irish for to leave Notre Dame After earning a 10 of his 23 years as early for the NBA share of the Big East head coach and com draft. regular season title, piled a 104-80-19 The two time All the Irish lost to Pitt in overall record. American led the the first round of the Berticelli led his Irish in scoring and Big East Tour team to the 1996 Big was named the Big nament. In the NCAA East Championship East player of the Tourney, the Irish title and three NCAA year in 2000 and beat Xavier before tournament appear 2001. falling to Ole Miss. j~~-..... -...-..... ances. SPORTS • !:;I; i' ..:=.. II ·- • "':".::: 1~~~~1:..~ tilANCE • ._;;.~ • ~ • ~ • _.;;:~ April 23, 2001 Marth 4, 200 I Jan. 26, 2000 Tennis wins first Brey takes over Wadsworth 8 MIAAcrown 9 men's program 10 resigns as AD Only two years After only one year When Michael after Saint Mary's SPORTS ~~- of coaching, Matt ·t;ii·· Wadsworth resigned joined the Michigan _,~::,..... _ ...... ,...... c.-...... _..._...... _,._... _._._.;;:::t';_.. ~!;.?'::. Doherty abandoned as athletic director, Intercollegiate Notre Dame to BSERVER President E·dward Athletic Association, return to his alma Malloy announced a the Belles tennis mater, North restructuring of the .. team brought home Carolina. athletic department. an MIAA title. One month later, Later that year, Led by Natalie Notre Dame hired Malloy announced Cook and Annie former Duke assis that Kevin White Knish, the team tant coach Mike Brey would become the claimed four singles as its 11th head new athletic direc championships and ._.,... ______._ .. _._.~~---.-... -..,.... ____ ..... --.-.-...-...... -----· coach. Brey left his tor. White's first two doubles champi - head coaching posi major decision was onships on the way to tion at Delaware to to give football defeating defending take the Irish to an coach Bob Davie a champion Hope. NCAA playoff berth. five-year extension. Apri/20, 200I Aug. I9, 2000 Feb. 8, 2000 Friday, May 18, 2001 The Observer+ SPORTS page 41 MEN'S TENNIS WOMEN'S SOCCER Huskies end Irish tournament run Top-ranked season By KATIE HUGHES the match 4-1, and advancing to heartbreakers to Indiana State, Sports Writer play second-seeded UCLA. Miami and SMU, could have eas "The score was a little mis ily ended in Irish victories. ends in semifinals leading," said Bayliss. "Matt Entering the 2001 season, The Irish men's tennis team Daly and Javier Taborga were Notre Dame lost its best player. ended its 2000-01 campaign in winning their matches. We senior Ryan Sachire, and were kick for another goal as the the second round of the tourna By MIKE CONNOLLY Irish completed dominated the missed a lot of very good oppor ranked 34th. Sports Writer ment with a 4-1 loss to tunities, and in that process lost The season evolved into a mix Broncos. Washing-ton, ending a path that some momentum. That was the of exceeding expectations by "Our team is just not ready soared past expectations. beginning of a collapse for us. winning the Blue Gray For 24 straight games, the for this type of competition," The Irish defeated No. 47 There were a lot of ifs, but if Invitational and flirting with an Irish women's soccer team Santa Clara head coach Jerry Harvard decisively 4-0 to wishes were horses, then beg elite top 10 ranking, thanks to never found itself trailing Smith said after the game. advance to the second round in gars would ride." the reliable, consistent perfor when time ticked off the clock. Three wins against west their 11th consecutive NCAA Senior Matt Daly was defeat mances from the bottom of the For 17 straight games they coast soccer powers Stanford, Tournament appearance. ing Washington's Dillon Ruby 7- Irish lineup. held on to the No. 1 ranking in Washington and Portland pro The 19th-ranked doubles 6, 2-1 when the match ended. "This year we had a lot of dif the country. For 45 minutes, pelled Notre Dame to its first team of juniors Javier Taborga Daly finishes his last season for ferent characteristics from each they dominated defending No. 1 ranking in women's soc and Aaron Talarico defeated the Irish having won eight of guy on the team," said Talarico. champion North Carolina in cer since 1996. Harvard's Barker and Turner 8- nine dual singles matches. "A lot of times we just clicked. the semifmals of the Women's "It's certainly a special 1, and Matt Daly and Luis "Matt Daly had as big a turn Coming off of the Blue-Gray, I College Cup. moment but we hope there Haddock-Morales defeated around this year as anyone felt like we could have beat any But then 24 games of injury, are many more to come for Chiou and Snyder at No. 3 dou we've had in a while," said team, but as the season lagged 24 games of fatigue and North us," Waldrum said in a pre bles 8-5 to take the doubles Bayliss. "He's been a real bea on, we kind of hit a lower point Carolina's quick strike offense pared statement. point. Junior Aaron Talarico con and a real example this and didn't perform as well as we caught up with the Irish. There were nine more spe won 6-3, 6-3 over Harvard's year. He's very team-oriented." should have." "I was really proud of the cial moments for Notre Dame Anthony Barker at No. 4 singles, While the This sea effort, due to a lot of things we before it hit the only blemish sophomore Brian Farrell took team's tour- son, Irish ten fought through all season due on its regular season record. No. 5 6-2, defeating Harvard's to injury," head coach Randy After winning 16 games in a nament run is ..If we play together and nis raised the George Turner, 6-2, and senior finished, bar by churn Waldrum said after the Tar row, the Irish had their first Matt Daly won at No. 6 6-2, 6-3 Taborga and play as a team. if we're ing out solid Heels scored two second half set back against the over Mark Riddell to clinch the Talrico will on the same page we can match after goals to end Notre Dame's Connecticut Huskies. victory. The last three singles perfect season. Connecticut played strong continue on to do some great things. •• solid match, matches were abandoned. compete in and heading The Irish battled to a 23-0-1 defense against the Irish and The Irish headed into the sec the next into next sea record in Waldrum's second settled for a 0-0 tie. ond round of NCAAs looking for round of the Javier Taborga son, they will year leading the Irish but ~ee Four games later, however, injuries to key players hke Notre Dame would have its their first trip to the final 16 doubles tour tennis player lose only one since 1994, knowing what the nament on starter, Daly. Ashley Dryer, Kelly Lindsey revenge with a 1-0 win 18th ranked Washington May 23 in "Once you and Amy Warner finally ended against the Huskies in the Huskies were capable of doing. Athens, Ga. begin to their run to a title. finals of the Big East "Washington has had an up "Last year, we were kind of in exceed any expectations you But what a run it was. Championships at Alumni and down year, but when they awe of being at NCAAs," said originally had, you like the taste Notre Dame opened the sea Field. get it together, they're pretty Talarico. "If we play together of that," said Bayliss. "Your son with dominating wins The win gave the Irish their talented. They've only had one and we play as a team, if we're expectations continue to grow. against Detroit (6-0), Tulsa (2- sixth straight Big East loss all year, to No. 1 Georgia," on the same page we can do Mine have, and the team's have 0) and Providence (5-1) before women's soccer champi said head coach Bob Bayliss. some great things on the court. I as well. What we got this year facing its first real challenge onship. The Irish have won Washington took Nos. 1 and 3 think our games compliment was the confidence that we can of the season - the Santa the title every year they have doubles, clinching the singles each other. I was really proud of play with the best teams in the Clara Broncos. been in the league. point to make the score 1-0, all the guys this year, I wish we country, and with some new The Irish knocked the previ The Irish entered NCAA play then Haddock-Morales defeated could have brought the whole freshmen next year, we could be ously undefeated Broncos out undefeated for just the second Jeremy Berman 6-2, 6-3 at No. team down to Athens." the best we've been in over a of the 1999 NCAA tourna time in the history of the pro ment. The Broncos entered 3 singles. The Huskies then took The Irish fmish the season 17- decade. Until you win it all, gram. The Irish entered the Alumni Field with revenge on Nos. 1, 4 and 5 singles, winning 7, most of their losses, including you're never quite satisfied." 1997 tournament undefeated their minds but Anne Makinen as well. sent them home with a 6-1 The Irish easily advanced to blowout loss. The senior from the semifinals of the Women's Finland, who was later named College Cup for the second the Hermann Trophy winner straight year. They outscored as the top women's college their opponents 7-1 including soccer player, assisted on two a 2-1 win against Santa Clara goals and converted a penalty in the quarterfinals. the NOTRE DAME CLUB of ORANGE COUNTY Don't tell OliTSTANDING CLL'B AWARD ("A" CLUBS) ZOOO NOTREDAMECLUBOFTHEYEAR1981.1983.1984, 1986 · · AWARD OF MERIT FOR SUSTAINED EXCELLENCE [N ALUMNI CLUB PERFORMANCE 1990 C~t~I:'P~~~~Oii~~LLENCE I9s5, 1981, 1988. 1989, 1990, I991, 1992, 1993, 1994. 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,2000 me where SPECIAL CITATION 1994, 1995, 1996, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999.2000 to go to THE NOTRE DAME CLUB OF ORANGE COUNTY college! CONGRATULATES THE CLASS OF 2001 Best wishes to our Orange County graduates: Elizabeth Barry Joseph Bonavita Andrew Dempsey Kevin Dowdell Congrats Patrick Fisher Charles Gabbert Kathryn Gallagher Ryan Hodge Elizabeth Lemire JennyLiem Meghan!!! Darren Madden Heather McDonald Kirk Miller Robert Miske Julie Osborn Stephanie Sanchez Adrienne Shimmel Megan Strader Peter Strottman Ryan Valadez David Zachry Plan on joining us for our "Class of 2001 Graduation Celebration" to be held .the ckend of June 16th. Check our website at www.ndcoc.com for more detads YO, Kevin! we on this and all of our other exciting activities! Moving to Southern California after graduation? Let us kno"":- send an e-mail to ndcluboc@).yahoo.com. We look forward to meetmg you! Love M, D, K, C, D, & K P.O. BOX 7191, ORANGE. CALIFORNIA 92863 VOICE MAIL TEL: (7I4) 563-6321 EMAIL: [email protected] l page 42 The Observer+ SPORTS Friday, May 18, 200 1 WOMEN'S TENNIS Irish make second consecutive trip to NCAA tournament singles player in Notre Dame Notre Dame with a 6-4, 6-1 win. By ANDREW SOUKUP history, has also qualified for the While Notre Dame was dis Associate Sports Editor NCAA singles competition and mantling Eastern Michigan, teamed up with Becky Varnum No.16 Texas A&M was upset 4-2 Sixteen teams arrived in in for the doubles championship. by Tulane. The cold and windy Georgia. Only one will leave with The Irish lineup will not conditions contributed to Texas a championship. change- Varnum will still com A&M's early exit. For Notre Dame's women's pete at No. 2 singles and Nina "I was very surprised," tennis team, this is the last stop. Vaughan will play No. 3. Caylan Louderback said. "A&M is a The Irish landed in Georgia Leslie, Lindsey Green, and really good team, and I thought late Monday night to begin Kimberly Guy will round out the they would give us some trou preparations for the NCAA singles lineup. ble." Championships, and Irish head The forecast calls for SO In the second round, Notre coach Jay Louderback feels the degree weather with high Dame didn't have any trouble Irish are poised to make a strong humidity levels. Louderback blowing by Tulane as they won run through the tournament. I doesn't expect the weather to 4-0 to advance to the Sweet 16. , I "I think we're playing the best I I affect the Irish. Dasso and Varnum started the I J I ·, we can right now," he said. The Irish, who practiced for Irish off with an 8-1 win at Nc. 1 "We're easily playing ·our best two hours Tuesday and doubles. But the Irish fell behind tennis of the year." . Wednesday. faced Florida 6-4 in the other two matches This is the second consecutive Thursday afternoon. Results before Green and Vaughan ral year that Notre Dame has were not available by press time. lied to win 9-7 at No. 3 doubles, advanced to the Sweet 16. But of In order to get to the finals. the clinching the doubles point for I . the five times Notre Dame has Irish beat Eastern Michigan and the Irish. , qualified for the national finals, I Tulane last weekend on Notre In singles, Guy crushed Anneli f they've lost in the quarterfinals Dame's campus. Axsater 6-0, 6-1. while Vaughan ~~ each time. The Irish began their tourna won 6-0, 6-3 at No. 3 singles and ·1 This time around, No. 13 seed ment run with a 4-0 victory over Green won her match 6-1. 6-2 to ',, ed Notre Dame faces a familiar Eastern Michigan. They handily move the Irish into the Sweet 16. foe in No. 4 seeded Florida. Last won the doubles point as Dasso Louderback believed the two li year, the Gators knocked the and Varnum won 8-1 and Green wins gave the Irish a strong l1 Irish out of the championships, and Vaughan captured their advantage heading into the 'I I, but Louderback expects a differ match 8-2. When their match NCAA finals. The Irish hadn't I.'t ent ending this time around. was abandoned, Katie Cunha played a match since they won ; "Playing Florida last year I and Guy were winning 6-2. the Big East Championship three I helped us a lot," he said. "They In the singles match, the No. 8 ~ weeks ago. ,I lost quite a few people, and so Irish quickly picked up the other "We're used to playing two ,, they're not as good. By the same three points. Guy was the frrst to matches during the season, have token, we're a lot better. win, as she won her No. 6 match three or four days ofT, and then f,) "It's gonna.be a good match." 6-1. 6-0. Green gave the Irish a go at it again," he said. "We defi As she has all season, Michelle 3-0 lead with her 6-1, 6-1 victory nitely have some momentum TIM KACMAR!The Observer r Dasso will lead the Irish at No. 1 at No. 5 singles, and Caylan heading into the NCAA Junior Nina Vaughan returns a serve. The Irish tennis team will ~ singles. Dasso, the winningest Leslie clinched the victory for Tournament." be travelling to Iowa to compete in the NCAA tournament. l r ;i ~f I . 1( • I • I '. T E lEST EPT e ET ••• I ·, ' PARK JEFFERSON APARTMENTS Now Renting 1 & 2 Bedroom Homes Starting at $466.00 I , ) ', I I Gourmet Kitchens, Spacious Closets, I { . j I Laundry Facilities, Indoor Swimming Pool, J I. Exercise Room & Party Rooms I { Located on Bus Line !t f l Minutes from Downtown, Universities & Shopping I' ~ ! View our Model Daily ;, ~ Mon , Fri , 9 , 6 ~I ~ Saturday , 10 , 6 ~~i Sunday , Noon , 4 ~~ 3001 East Jefferson Blvd. \ IP 'I ~ South Bend, IN 46615 ,, ' ;; l 219--232--3333 i: l !t . 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Most members of the Class of 2001 That's how long it took Notre Dame base spent this past week enjoying the ball coach Paul Mainieri to realize just how rewards of their four years on campus good Aaron Heilman was going to be. - a trip to Cedar Point. an outing to Notre Dame was in the process of disman Wrigley Field to see the Cubs and tling Florida State 10-1 in the 1998 season Wednesday night's formal dance. opener when Mainieri decided to have an Ruth Riley had to miss the festivities unknown freshman pitch the rmal inning. she was busy working. The "I wanted to bring him along slowly to get Observer's 2000-01 Female Athlete of his feet wet," Mainieri said. "I didn't want the Year spent the week in Florida, him to get shelled his frrst time out." preparing for her first season in the It turns out that Mainieri didn't have any WNBA as a member of the Miami Sol. thing to worry about. In his first collegiate The fifth overall pick in the WNBA outing, he threw the ball so hard and so fast draft last month, Riley is less than two that he shocked the entire Irish coaching months removed from leading the Irish stair. women's basketball team to its first "He threw that ball so good, I turned to ever NCAA title. She averaged 18.7 [pitching coach] Brian O'Connor and said, "I points as a senior to go along with 7.8 think we may have something here,"' rebounds, efforts that helped earn her Mainieri said. "And that was after. the first recognition as the Naismith Women's inning of a freshman year in a game that had College Player of the Year. already been decided. But the 6-foot-5 center didn't always I ; ''I'll never forget that game as long as I have it so easy at Notre Dame. When I i live." she first came to South Bend from the "Coach gave me the opportunity the first small town of Macy, Ind. in the fall of game of the season and I just ran with it," 1997, Riley was a tall and gangly proj said Heilman, The Observer's 2000-01 Notre ect. Dame Male Athlete of the Year. "I looked at it "I think when she came in she wasn't as my opportunity to prove that I belonged at ready really for the pace of the game," this level and that I could be successful." said Irish head coach Muffet McGraw. little did Heilman know just how success But Riley adjusted quickly, starting ful he was going to be. As a closer, Heilman the final 26 games of the season and led the nation in ERA, recorded nine saves, BRIAN PUCAVICHIJOSE CUELLARffhe Observer leading the Irish to the Sweet 16. She won seven games and was named an All- Seniors Aaron Heilman (top) and Ruth Riley (bottom) are the Observer's f I,, see HEILMAN/page 32 male and female athlete of the year after outstanding play. see RILEY/page 24 SAINT MARY'S ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Cook ends two successful years with championship sophomore year, following the aggressive and we attack the net." 1 \ By KATIE McVOY death of her tennis coach at that "Sharing that honor [of winning 1I ,' Associate Sports Editor I . university. the championship] with Natalie was I ' ). "After he died I started thinking wonderful, especially since we're : ~ Sad circumstances brought her to about family, and my parents live really good friends," Knish added. Saint Mary's, but senior Natalie an hour from [Saint Mary's] and I In addition to finishing with a Cook will leave with a smile. wanted to be closer," she said. doubles championship, Cook placed Cook, who came to Saint Mary's The year Cook transferred to third in No. 2 singles at the MIAA after the death of her tennis coach, Saint Mary's, hers was not the only championship, defeating :' wrapped up two years of personal new face in the athletic department. Kalamazoo's Jodi Kite and earning i ~ t • and athletic success last Saturday That same year Saint Mary's wel a place on first team All-MIAA. I 1 j \ with a team conference tennis comed new golf coach Theresa Cook and the Saint Mary's tennis I ~ championship, an individual tennis Pekarek and new head tennis coach team's journey to the top did not I championship and public recogni Stevenson. As the coaches adjusted come without struggle. When Cook tion for an attitude her teammates to the teams, so did Natalie. arrived at Saint Mary's last year, the 1-"•.··~ .. · _-.__ ... have been aware of all along. The results of this past tennis sea tennis team was in disarray . ;,.·.···L ; "[Natalie] is a tremendous leader son prove Cook made the adjust The coach who began the 1999 and a great role model," doubles ment well. As the only senior on the season was fired. The players now partner Annie Knish said. "That's squad, Cook faced her share of dif faced the challenge of learning how probably why she won the sports ficulties, but left feeling like a suc to play under Stevenson, as well as manship a ward. There is no athlete cess. welcoming a new junior who had more deserving." "It was good because I felt like been playing tennis at another Cook received the Sue Little people respected me," Cook said. school. sportsmanship award from the "But at the same time, I felt people The Belles rose to the occasion. A MIAA Saturday, the same day the couldn't relate to what I was going second place fmish in the MIAA was Belles tennis team won Saint Mary's through." aided by Cook who teamed up with frrst league championship in any Cook teamed with Knish to take senior Becky Kremer to claim a No. sport. home the No. 1 doubles champi 2 doubles championship and a "[Natalie's] not give up attitude, onship in the MIAA tournament last place on second team All-MIAA. her cheering on her other team weekend. Despite early season loss Cook's :vtiAA honors, however, mates when they were still playing es, the pair came together as team are not limited to tennis. and giving them words of encour mates and friends to bring home Cook also earned All-MIAA hon agement have been a great help to the victory. ors in golf in 1999. As a junior, she the team," head coach Dee "At the beginning of the season placed in the top 10 of the MIAA Stevenson said. we were losing together," Cook said. and was named second team All- LIZ LANG/The Observer Cook transferred to Saint Mary's Senior Natalie Cobk was named the Observer's Saint "Then our chemistry picked up. from Taylor University after her We're both really fired up and .=.-·Mary's athlete of the year after winning an MIAA title. see COOK/page 32 I J ~ ) ------~------~