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OLUME 39 : ISSUE 114 THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2005 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Leaders reflect as terms come to a close
Istvan, Bell: faith in Mooney , SAGA flank government restored W hite-M oran era
By AMANDA MICHAELS By MEGAN O ’N EIL News Writer Saint Mary’s Editor
Eor Adam Istvan, even the Today marks the end of so-far stalled struggle against another Saint Mary’s student the dome’s scaffolding has its government administration, silver — or rather, golden — and for president Sarah lining. Though it will bring Catherine White and vice him no joy as a senior at com president Mary Pauline mencement, as outgoing stu Moran, it concludes a year dent body president, he sees that began with the excite the situation surrounding the ment of a new college presi Main Building’s renovations dent and ended with the as confirmation that he has gravity of the approval of a fulfilled his campaign prom gay-straight alliance. ise of restoring faith in stu Elected in January 2004 dent government and break over then-vice president ing down campus apathy. Sarah Brown and Michelle "When seniors had a prob Fitzgerald, White and Moran lem with I the dome scaffold were immediately handed the ing!. they came right to stu task of welcoming former Outgoing Notre Dame student dent government to help and Notre Dame vice president represent them,” Istvan said. body presidmt Adam Istvan and and associate provost and “But when the alcohol policy vice president Karla Bell, above, incoming Saint Mary’s presi was instituted a few years dent Carol Mooney to cam and Saint Man/'s president ago, there were unorganized, pus. sporadic protests everywhere. Sarah Catherine White and vice “At the beginning of opr I think this shows that the 1 president M ary Pauline Moran, term we set out to ’ring’ in students are beginning to at left, end their terms today. the changes that were trust that we will work for planned to enliven our cam them to get things done, and ♦ pus this year, especially wel really, that’s huge." coming Dr. Mooney as our Intangible strides aside, PHOTOS BY president,” the two outgoing Istvan, vice president Karla BETH WERNETAND officers wrote in an e-mail. see ISTVAN/page 6 KELLY HIGGINS see WHITE/page 8
S ena te Journalist remembers Vatican II
Members say farewell Newsweek editor analyzes media coverage of Pope John X X III
Woodward said. His age major changes in church amid tears and smiles By MEGAN O ’N EIL meant Pope John would head teachings, Woodward said. Saint Mary's Editor the church only for a few Pope John and his council years, while in the meantime received more attention in Speaking to a room filled to a successor could be anoint the United States, Woodward capacity, author and con ed. said. The large Catholic pop tributing editor at Newsweek It was no wonder then. ulation in the country made it magazine Kenneth Woodward said, that when more of an issue, and even Woodward lectured on media the Pope decided to convene Protestants were interested coverage of Pope John XXI11 a council to revise canon law, in what the world’s most and the Second Vatican the magnitude of such an prominent Christian leader Council Wednesday at Saint event was not initially recog would say. Further, a rising M ary’s. nized. political star added to media The selection of Pope John Newspapers in England, coverage, Woodward said. 23rd as the new pontiff in Ireland and Australia had lit “ In 1959 a Catholic, John P. 1958 was initially perceived tle coverage of the three Kennedy, was running for the by the media, and then sub years of preparation that Democratic nomination for sequently portrayed to the went into the first of four president of a country that BETH WERNET/The Observer public, as a way to buy time council sessions that would Sorin senator Erik Powers addresses representatives, proposing the for church officials, eventually conclude with sec MEDIA/page 8 renaming of Spring Break to “Erik and Alec’s Week of Awesomeness.”
scathing report about how the By MADDIE HANNA administration treats us like chil Associate News Editor dren,” student body president Lightning causes power outage Adam Istvan said. “But we’ve Between tears and laughs, sen already been there, so I’m not ators made their goodbyes, going to do that.” Dame with much of its elec an electric strike on the ByKATEANTONACCI heard discussion and passed a Istvan then said that when he tricity. The outage occurred main lines.” Hurry of resolutions, setting an next tried to come up with Associate News Editor at 11:09 p.m. arid concluded As a way to protect Notre example for the newly elected “something profound to change at approximately 11:29 p.m., Dame’s electric equipment, representatives crowding the everyone’s lives,” all that result More than 50 buildings on said Shawn Annis, operation the breakers opened up and room at the current Student ed was a blank sheet of paper. Notre Dame’s campus were supervisor at Notre Dame’s temporarily shut down Senate’s final meeting “ I guess all I can say is thank temporarily without power power plant. power, Annis said. Wednesday night. you to everyone,” Istvan said. Wednesday evening when “The one I power outage] “They IA E PI still had “When I was trying to figure “ It’s been an incredible year.” lightning struck a main we just had a little bit ago power; we just had to wait out what to say at my last officer lie cited the implementation of power line of American was from the storm coming for the storm to move report at the last Senate meeting, Electric Power (AEP), the through,” Annis said just first I was going to write a see FAREWELL/page 4 company supplying Notre after the incident. “It was see POWER/page 8 page 2 The Observer ♦ PAGE 2 Thursday, March 31, 2005
I n s id e C o l u m n Question of the Day: W hat is your favorite ice c r e a m flavor a n d w h y ? D om e has m eaning
Two days ago, a friend perfectly described how the scaffolding around the golden dome has made the seniors feel this year. Al Klein Courtney Darlington Michelle Brintnall Paul Carlson Chris DeStephano Emily Rhatiean Driving back from Easter break, she recalled seeing the dome and saying: “It junior freshman freshman freshman junior freshman makes me want to Keough McGlinn McGlinn Dillon Keough McGlinn throw up.” Well put. And if seeing the “Blue moon, “Mint chocolate “If they had “My horse “Sherbet — it “I ’m gonna dome looking so unat because the chip ... cookie anything that bucked me off gets the job have to go with tractive didn’t make me queasy, reading about taste is out of dough ... black tasted like pina into a vat of ice done. ” frozen custard. ’’ Executive Vice President this world!" raspberry ... / colada, I ’d be cream as a John Affleck-Graves’ don’t know, I all over it. ’’ child. I almost attitude toward the Joe Hettler importance of it certain like drowned. Yeah, ly did. Senior S ta ff everything. ” I don’t like ice Affleck-Graves, the Writer cream. ” administration’s repre sentative on the issue, is quoted as saying in yesterday’s Observer, “ Honestly, I did not anticipate the huge reaction,” and “Graduation is not about the physical dome. You don’t remember standing in front of it I n B r ie f getting your picture taken.... There could be no dome and it would be a fabulous time.” While I credit Affleck-Graves for taking A conference entitled personal responsibility for keeping the scaf “Contemporary Catholicism, folding a secret from students, I’m still hurt. Religious Pluralism and That a University official would make such a Democracy in Latin America: comment is personally disheartening to me. Challenges, Responses, and I expected more from this University and its Impact” will take place at the administrators. Hesburgh Center for But maybe that’s the problem. Maybe we International Studies today students truly understand the meaning of from 8:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. certain places on this campus better than some of the administration. Fault the sen The National Prison Rape iors for actually thinking the dome has Elimination Commission will meaning on graduation day. Blame them for hold an open meeting from 1:30 making travel arrangements for grandpar p.m. to 3:30 in McKenna Hall. ents or aunts or nephews to make cross country and cross-world trips for just one A panel symposium entitled chance to share with them one of the most “After Objectivity: What Moral sacred aspects of this University. Hold them Norms should Govern responsible for seeing the dome and instant Reporting and Commentary?” ly remembering what this place stands for will take place tonight from 6 and why they chose it as their university. p.m. to 7:30 in the Eck Visitors’ I have heard the reasons for the scaffold Center auditorium. The event ing — money, costs, weather. But I would is cosponsored by the “Notre hope that the administration would realize Dame Journal of Law, Ethics how important this is to its students. and Public Policy” and the Attending Notre Dame was my lifelong DUSTIN MENNELLA/The Observer White Center on Law and dream and 1 did everything I could to get Dr. Philip Sakimoto gave a guest lecture entitled “The Universe and Everything In It” in Government. accepted. I prayed every night in high DeBartolo Wednesday night. The talk included some of NASA’s plans for the near future. school for this opportunity. Lynn Davey, director of the Why? Because I remember coming out to Maine non-profit agency Kids Notre Dame football games at age 6 with Count, will give a talk entitled my dad and getting butterflies in my stom O f fb e a t “Reframing Children’s Issues ach when we drove between mile marker to Move Public Policy” today at 78 and 77, straining my neck to sneak a Thief Steals Poop From demanded money, San Tuesday. at 4:30 p.m. in room 131 of peek of that beautiful dome in between the Woman Walking Dog Diego police detective But Gillespie said a birth Decio Hall as part of the 2005 tall trees. SAN DIEGO — The hunt Gary Hassen said certificate obtained from Women of Notre Dame Series. I remember being downright giddy as we is on for a turd burglar. He then aimed his .22- Harrisburg showed that walked toward the dome, making sure to Police in San Diego are caliber semiautomatic at her mother was born in Mura Christopher, president never step on the grass in God Quad and searching for a gunman Misty and pulled the trig 1899. “ She was not happy and chief executive officer of never, ever walk up the front staircase. who swiped a bag of poop ger twice but the gun did about it at all!” the Center for Practical And I remember feeling an emptiness as from a woman out walk n’t fire, Hassen said. Stein struggles to hear Bioethics in Kansas City w ill we drove back to Ohio after the game, ing her dog. and see. She makes her give a lecture entitled “ Decision knowing it’d be another year until I’d see The woman told police Woman Insists She’s Not way around her small Making Challenges at the End that golden dome again. that she was out walking a Day Over 1 05 apartment, 26 steps up of Life” tonight at 7 p.m. in Once I attended school here, things didn’t her dog, Misty, on Monday RED LION, Pa. — from the street, slowly but McKenna Hall. The event is change. I can’t count the times I’ve walked night when a man in his Minnie Stein had just one steadily and resists part of the “Advances in in God Quad, looked up to see that golden 20s ran up behind her and complaint on her 106th entreaties to move in with Supportive and Palliative Care” structure and said a quick prayer of thanks. grabbed the bag she was birthday. She was sure family members or into an conference. So no, graduation isn’t about a physical holding. she was only 105. “She assisted living home. “She building. But it is about what that physical When the gunman dis always thought that she won’t hear of it,” Gillespie To submit information to be building symbolizes and means to countless covered what was in it, he was a year younger,” said. included in this section of The .people across this world. It is about how threw it down in disgust, Stein’s daughter, Joan Observer, e-m ail detailed that building touches people, pulls at their pointed his gun at the 32- Gillespie, said on her Information compiled information about an event to emotions when they see it. It is about the year-old woman and mother’s birthday from the Associated Press. [email protected] way that the golden dome, and what it stands for, triggers a sense of pride at being a part of this great school. TODAY TONIGHT FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY That’s why it’s important. Not because students want something real pretty to have DC 111 in the background of their graduation pic ture. The seniors want an unobstructed Golden Dome on graduation day because it 5 encompasses everything that is Notre Dame. We seniors are only embracing something that you, the University, taught us. 5 If you don’t understand that, you don’t O understand Notre Dame. HIGH 58 HIGH 50 HIGH 40 HIGH 42 HIGH HIGH LOW 35 LOW 33 LOW 32 LOW 32 LOW 35 LOW 45 The views expressed in the Inside Column are those o f the author and not necessarily those o f The Observer. Atlanta 72 / 59 Boston 52 / 38 Chicago 54 / 34 Denver 41 / 26 Houston 82 / 56 Los Angeles 80 / 54 Minneapolis 44 / 30 Contact Joe Hettler at [email protected] New York 56 / 44 Philadelphia 60 / 46 Phoenix 78 / 51 Seattle 58 / 48 St. Louis 61 / 36 Tampa 82 / 64 Washington 68 / 48 Thursday, March 31, 2005 The Observer ♦ CAMPUS NEWS page 3 Faculty members address controversial Schiavo case
Notre Dame Law School professors debate issues of morality and legality in front of audience, television cameras
means to preserve his own life, the importance to abiding by the By KAREN LANGLEY but there is no obligation to use law, even in such excruciating News Writer extraordinary means.” cases as that of Schiavo. Robinson went on to enumerate “The rule of law is not an While temperatures rose the ways in which care could be amoral concept," he said. “It is throughout the region Wednesday" categorized as extraordinary. what creates an order that allows afternoon, temperaments were “If the means used to preserve each of us to pursuer certain ends heightened in the Notre Dame life were too painful, then they in this life. To appreciate all Law School courtroom during a are extraordinary,” he said. “ In aspects of this case, we must faculty discussion of the contro the age before anesthetics, refus examine the rule of law.” versial Terri Schiavo case. Before ing amputation was justified even I le then discussed various legal a full audience and television cov in the face of death. Care could aspects of the interplay between erage, four members of the law also be considered too expensive the state and federal courts. school faculty — John Robinson, or too repugnant to be ordinary.” “This case is notable because A.J. Bellia, Richard Garnett and Robinson also mentioned that Congress gave an inferior federal John Finnis — presented brief in 2004, Pope John Paul II stated court the power to review judg accounts of specific aspects of the that “the administration of water ments of a state court," he said. case. and food, even when provided by “This is a matter that has never Professor M. Cathleen Kaveny artificial means, always repre been tested, and it is a substantial of the law school and the theology sents a natural means of preserv issue.” department moderated the dis ing life, not a medical act,” ren Associate Professor Garnett DUSTIN MENNELLA/The Observer cussion. dering such provision morally developed dialogue on the sub Notre Dame faculty served as panel members in a discussion “This case raises a number of necessary. ject, “Were Terri Schiavo’s reli- about morality, law and the fate of Terri Schiavo Wednesday. issues from the perspective of Associate Professor Bellia fol gious-freedom rights violated?” morality and the perspective of lowed with a presentation on the Garnett noted three different doms of people living in certain dens of continuing care. law,” she said. “Sometimes as we question, “ Can and should con dimensions of the problem in this types of government institutions. “The law must uphold fairness sort through these issues, it can gress give the federal courts juris case. Garnett’s final point dealt with against partiality,” he said. “The become confusing, so we at the diction to hear a case already “The first [dimension] is the role of religious freedom comparative burdens and bene law school wanted to facilitate a decided by the Florida courts?” whether Ms. Schiavo’s access to debates in the public forum. fits of caring for patients in such discussion [on the case]." Bellia referred to a statement the sacraments is being provid “The religious believer, like condition are similar to those of Associate Professor Robinson made by Bishop John D’Arcy of ed,” he said. “ My understanding everyone else, has the right to get caring for a senile, severely initiated the discussion by the Fort Wayne-South Bend dio is that she was given Holy out in the public square,” he said. retarded or hopelessly insane addressing the question, “What cese in which the Bishop echoed Communion at the time the tubes “Nothing is turning us into a person.” does the Catholic tradition say the Pope's comment that food and were removed by way of a drop of theocracy just because some peo He discussed the issue of about artificial nutrition and water represent an ordinary wine.” ple who are trying to save Terri *vhether the continuance of life in hydration for patients in a persist means of preserving life. The second aspect of the case Schiavo happen to be religious.” a vegetative state is an undigni ent vegetative state?” “The question arises, why deals with religious freedom case Professor Finnis developed the fied existence that would justify “Beginning in the 16th century should we spend time discussing that the Schindlers [Schiavo’s par dialogue on the subject, “How do the removal of feeding devices. in Spain, Catholic moral teaching who has authority if what is hap ents] submitted, Garnett said. He law and morality relate in the After the presentations con on medicine developed a distinc pening in Florida is morally discussed the complaints that had Schiavo case?” cluded, the floor was opened to tion between ordinary and wrong? Why not just take what been brought under the 2000 He explained that it is im por the audience for questions. extraordinary care,” he said. ever means necessary to change statute Religious Land Use and tant to decide whether the bene “Every person and especially it?” he said. Institutionalized Persons Act, fits of caring for an individual like Contact Karen Langley at every Catholic must use ordinary Bellia proceeded to emphasize which protects the religious free Terri Schiavo outweigh the bur [email protected]
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME THE LAW SCHOOL ...is honored to host an open meeting of the
N a t io n a l P r is o n Rape E l im in a t io n C o m m is s io n
March 31, 2005 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. McKenna Hall Auditorium
The Commission will discuss the problem of sexual assault in prisons.
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Notre Dame Journal of Legislation Symposium on the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 Law School Courtroom The Observer ♦ CAMPUS NEVC^S Thursday, March 31, 2005
that.’” the honoree of the award. peers, Sorin senator Erik Powers Chief executive assistant and ♦ Residence Life Committee stood before the Senate and Sem inar Farewell student body president-elect member Brendan McHugh pre asked members to reconsider a continued from page 1 Dave Baron thanked Istvan and sented a resolution on the motion previously proposed by Bell for the pair’s service in stu Ruckus Network designed to pro him and former presidential run Fair Trade coffee in the dining dent government. vide Notre Dame with a legal ning mate Alec White to change to honor halls and the Huddle, as well as Baron incited applause by alternative to pirating music and the name of Spring Break to “ one m ildly [successful] and one praising the pair’s leadership movies from the Internet. “Erik and Alec’s Week of extremely successful Board of skills, acknowledging “Karla, McHugh said that the only pay Awesomeness.” Trustees Report,” as highlights whose enthusiasm for making ments would be for students to “People say that student gov C atholic from the current administration. student life better is just conta download music or movies. ernment doesn’t get much done,” Istvan said he hoped the new gious, and Adam, who made us “It’s free to the University to Powers said. “This is something senators would make sure the realize there are some things you facilitate the service,” McHugh tangible.” historian University follows through with just can’t compromise on.” said, explaining that students Reasoning with senators, the changes proposed by student Following these farewell could either pay by credit card or Powers continued, “If you’re not government. addresses, Ryan Willerton, assis as an item in their tuition bill. going to do it for your dorm, do it Special to The Observer “It’s the job of the people sitting tant director of the Office for The Senate passed the resolu for yourself. If you’re not going to Notre Dame’s Cushwa on the outside of this room to be Student Activities, spoke about tion. do it for yourself, do it for Alec Center for the Study of diligent,” Istvan said. “From Old to Gold,” a year-end ♦ Sarah Bates presented the and [me].” American Catholicism will “It’s been a tough year for campus yard sale created by a Residence Life Committee’s sec The resolution passed, host a conference entitled Notre Dame,” he added, refer partnership between the ond resolution regarding same- although Istvan immediately “The Future of American ring to the firing of head football University and United Way of St. gender activities for future said, “ I’m going to have to pocket Catholic History” April 8 coach Tyrone Willingham, the Joseph’s County. Freshman Orientations. that.” and 9 at McKenna Hall. resignation of trustee David “All proceeds raised will go to Bates said members of her Powers was also the subject of The conference is being Duerson and the changing of the United Way of St. Joseph’s committee and focus groups that a resolution read by Baron enti held in honor of University presidents. County,” W illerton said, explain discussed the recent Board of tled “Resolution Bestowing Erik Christopher Kauffman, “But I can’t say the same for ing that students are encouraged Trustees report felt there needed Powers Emeritus Status to Erik editor of the journal U.S. us,” he continued. “We’ve perse to donate gently used or new to be “activity between dorms of Powers.” Catholic Historian and vered through problems — and belongings to the sale to be held the same sex [during Freshman Designed since “no award or author of numerous books they [members of the administra in the Notre Dame Stadium on Orientation] so we’re not just accreditation really exists in the and articles on American tion] are starting to listen to us.” May 21. pressuring students to meet Student Union that could ade Catholic history. Istvan said the fact that the Willerton also discussed the members of the opposite sex.” quately give [senator] Powers his “Chris Kauffman’s schol administration initiated a meet options for shipping belongings The resolution passed, mean due recognition,” the resolution arship has certainly ing with him and senior class home or storing them in hall ing a letter will be sent to next praised Powers’ “ingenuity and expanded the study o f U.S. president Darrell Scott about the storage trailers. year’s Frosh-0 staff recommend providential inspiration to show Catholic history,” said regilding of the golden dome was In other Senate news: ing that all dorms must engage in case three different hairdos dur Timothy Matovina, direc a sign of the student voice being ♦Judicial Council president a minimum of one same-gender ing the year: Classic All- tor of the Cushwa Center, heard. Brin Anderson appeared before interhall activity and that an American Powers, the Blonde “but his contribution of Student body vice president the Senate to present the Student award be added to the weekend Artificial Comb Over and the mentoring younger schol Karla Bell gave a more emotional Union Ethics Committee’s selec for “Best Intra-gender Activity.” Skinny Stone Cold Steve Austin.” ars is even greater, espe farewell than Istvan. tion for the Michael J. Palumbo ♦ Committee on University The resolution passed without cially through his editor “Thank you for your commit-^ award: Siegfried senator James Affairs chair Katie Boyle opposition. ship of U.S. Catholic ment, your support, your enthu Leito. explained a resolution on cap ♦ Without discussion, the Historian. As one of the siasm,” Bell said, pausing to wipe According to a letter written by ping the maximum punishment Senate passed a resolution read many beneficiaries of his away tears. “Your passion Anderson and presented to the for first-time parietals offenders, by Bell recognizing the national enabling leadership, I’m inspires me.” Senate, the award “honors an proposing that «a first-time champion fencing team. The res delighted that my col Bell advised senators to undergraduate student for their offender should not be removed olution will be sent to the team’s leagues and I are able to “always believe in the possibility outstanding dedication and serv from his or her residence hall. coach in congratulations. host a conference that will of change” and said it was ice to the Notre Dame Student The Senate passed the resolu further develop the field to important “to look back and Union.” tion. Contact Maddie Hanna at which Chris has dedicated [say], ‘I’m glad I made time for The Senate approved Leito as ♦Sparking laughter among his [email protected] his life ’s w o rk .”
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U.S. citizen taken hostage in Iraq WASHINGTON — A U.S. citizen was taken Frail pope requires feeding tube hostage in Iraq this week along with three Romanian journalists, the State Department said Wednesday. Vatican officials claim extra medical aid is needed to improve John Paul II's health The three Romanians disappeared Monday shortly after interviewing interim Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi. There was no official Associated Press word that an American had been taken VATICAN CITY — In hostage with them until State Department another sign of Pope John deputy spokesman Adam Ereli confirmed it Paul II’s growing frailty, Wednesday night. He- released no further the Vatican said information. Wednesday that the 84- One of the Romanian journalists was able to year-old pontiff was getting report the hostage-taking by sending a text nutrition from a tube in his message back to her office. nose and acknowledged his The kidnappings occurred near the journal convalescence from throat ists’ Baghdad hotel. surgery last month has been "slow." Fatah militants fire on West Bank Vatican spokesman RAMAI.LAII, West Bank — Palestinian mili Joaquin Navarro-Valls said tants fired Wednesday at Palestinian leader John Paul was fitted with a Mahmoud Abbas’ West Bank headquarters nasogastric tube to while he was in the compound, but he was not “improve the calorie injured, security officials said. intake" and help him Later, the 15 gunmen — who said they recover his strength. belong to an armed group linked to the ruling The statement was Latah movement — went on a shooting ram- issued shortly after the jxigc throughout the city of Ramallah, damag pope tried unsuccessfully ing several restaurants and forcing shops to to speak to the crowds in close, witnesses and officials said. St. Peter’s Square fo r the Internal fighting has plagued the Palestinian second time in a week. territories for months, largely the result of a After managing just a rasp breakdown in authority and command caused of his voice, he blessed by more than four years of fighting with Israel well-wishers by making that severely debilitated the security forces the sign of the cross with and other Palestinian Authority institutions. his hand and withdrew from his window. A nasogastric tube is common in people requir N a t io n a l N e w s ing supplemental nutrition. The tube is threaded down the nose and throat into Study documents military assaults the stomach and liquid WASHINGTON — A task force examining food is fed through it. sexual assaults at U.S. military academies said While uncomfortable, no Wednesday that counselors and cadets are sedation or surgery is Pope John Paul II appears at the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter’s confused about confidentiality rules, affecting required. The patient can Square at the Vatican yesterday. He tried to speak, but the words were not clear. efforts to reduce the number of attacks. eat and speak with the The panel, created by Congress last year tube in place. tal feeding, Paris said. appeared to indirectly the activities of the Holy after reports of assaults at the Air Force Dr. Barbara Paris, direc Terri Schiavo, the deny any hospitalization See and the life of the Academy in Colorado, is studying the situa tor of geriatrics at severely brain damaged was planned. Another ch u rch .” tions at the U.S. M ilita ry Academy at West Maimonides Medical woman at the center of a Vatican official confirmed But Navarro-Valls said Point. N.Y., and the Naval Academy in Center in New York City, legal battle in the United there was no plan to the pontiff’s public audi Annapolis, Md. said the tube m ight be just States, was fed for years return John Paul to the ences remain suspended. Members of the task force said at a public a temporary measure to by a PEG tube b e fo re it hospital. He said medical assis hearing that they had found significant gaps boost John Paul's nutrition was removed this month. In the Vatican’s state tance was being provided in understanding by cadets and midshipmen during his recovery. It wasn’t clear when the ment, the first medical by the Vatican medical about whom they can turn to in total confi But she said it also could pope’s nasogastric tube report on John Paul since staff under the direction of dence if they are sexually assaulted. be the first step toward a was inserted, but it was March 10, Navarro-Valls the pope’s personal physi Retired Maj. Gen. Mike Nardotti Jr. said that more permanent feeding first acknowledged by the said the pope was continu cian, Dr. Renato Buzzonetti under the current rules, a victim’s initial tube. In that procedure — Vatican on Wednesday. ing a “slow and progres — an apparent reference statements to a psychotherapist can be known as PEG, for percu None was visible during sive convalescence” from a to reports that outside obtained by military officials in a court-mar taneous endoscopic gas John Paul’s brief appear tracheotomy Feb. 24. In medical help had been tial. trostomy — a surgical inci ance at the window that surgery, a tube was called in. sion is made in the Wednesday. inserted in the pope’s The insertion of the feed California Secretary sworn in abdomen to permit a tube Italian media have said throat to help him breathe. ing tube was the latest in a SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A former lawmak to be passed directly into the pope’s doctors were The spokesman said series of interventions for er was sworn in Wednesday as California the stomach. considering a PEG tube John Paul spends “many the pontiff, who has bat secretary of state, and quickly promised to The nasogastric tube is because John Paul was hours" seated in an arm tled Parkinson’s disease for restore public, confidence in the beleaguered less invasive and simpler having trouble swallowing. chair, celebrates Mass in years as well as hip and office. than the PEG procedure, The procedure must be his private chapel and has knee ailments that have Former state Sen. Bruce McPherson, 61, a but is not generally used done in a hospital, and work contacts with his made it virtually impossi Republican nominated by Gov. Arnold for long-term supplemen- Navarro-Valls’ statement aides “following directly ble for him to stand. Schwarzenegger to replace former Secretary of State Kevin Shelley, vowed not to let down the state or the office’s staff. Bill allows religious texts in public Lo c a l N e w s U.S. Supreme Court rules on the said. “We’re setting ourselves up for Daylight savings bill revived Associated Press constitutionality of displaying the a lot of ridicule. Again, Mississippi INDIANAPOLIS — Daylight-saving time JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi Ten Commandments on public prop will look less than progressive." started ticking again in the General House on Wednesday overwhelm erty. Other lawmakers defended the Assembly on Wednesday after lawmakers ingly approved a bill that would Mississippi has had a law since state’s right to decide the issue. inserted provisions that would mandate allow the Ten Commandments and 2001 requiring the motto “In God “Maybe the Supreme Court will statewide observance of the clock change other religious texts to be placed in We Trust ” to be posted in public say this is not legal, ” said into an unrelated bill. public buildings, a day after the schools. The new bill would allow Republican Sen. Alan Nunnelee. The House Public Policy Committee Senate also approved it. the motto, the Ten Commandments “Just because the Supreme Court stripped a speed-limit bill of its contents, The legislation now goes before and excerpts from Jesus’ Sermon on says something doesn’t mean that replaced them with the daylight-time lan Republican Gov. Haley Barbour, who the Mount to be posted in all public it’s right." guage, and then voted 8-4 to send the new is “inclined to sign” it, said his buildings. The high court heard arguments bill to the full House for consideration. It spokesman, Pete Smith. Democratic Sen. Johnnie Walls earlier this month in cases involving could be eligible for a vote next week, and The measure passed the House unsuccessfully tried to kill the bill a 6-foot granite monument on the the b ill’s sponsor. Republican Rep. Jerry Torr 97-15 and the Senate 40-4 despite Tuesday. Texas Capitol grounds and framed of Carmel, said he believes it will pass the warnings from some lawmakers “What we’re attempting to do copies of the commandments in two House. that the state should wait until the here is proselytize our religion," he Kentucky courthouses. page 6 The Observer ♦ CAMPUS NEWS Thursday, March 31, 2005
get done, and was over Istvan whelmed at first,” Bell said. Arts center names top official “But you build up confidence continued from page 1 after a w h ile .” Istvan, now a seasoned vet Laura Moran to serve with five performance halls Chicago. Bell and chief executive assis eran, told incoming president that opened last fall. A longtime supporter of tant Dave Baron can count Baron to remember to dele as marketing director Moran joined the staff of the arts in South Bend, the institution of the Huddle gate — a technique he said Notre Dame Media Group, Moran has been involved Video and Fair Trade coffee, that he and Bell had to learn the University’s on-campus with local arts presenters Special to The Observer decisive movement on the the hard way. marketing communications and performers for many Teacher Course Evaluation “You eventually learn this Laura Moran, most recent agency, in 2001 and had years and has completed issue, development of an off- job isn’t doing everything that ly director of Notre Dame served as director since contract work for national campus safety seminar and needs to be done yourself, but Media Group, has been 2003, overseeing the expan promoters and booking sharpened focus on the issues making sure everything that appointed director of mar sion of the department to agents and served as a m a r of sexual assault, eating dis needs to be done gets done,” keting for the University’s include marketing planning keting and advertising con orders and diversity as part of Istvan said. “You also learn new Marie P. DeBartolo and Web design. Under her sultant for the Morris the progress made during that if you want realize your Center for the Performing leadership, the Media Group Performing Arts Center, their term. goals, there are some things Arts. received recognition for its Lampkin Music Group and Istvan said that excepting you just can’t compromise In her new role, Moran will work from the Council for South Bend Civic Theater, the SYR issue — which he on.” oversee marketing efforts for Advancement and Support of for which she is a member of said was clearly pushed off all events at the DeBartolo Education, the American the marketing committee the table by vice president for Contact Amanda Michaels at Center, a 151,000-square- Advertising Federation and and a regular volunteer at Student Affairs Father Mark [email protected] foot, $64 m illion building the Publicity Club of the theater’s box office. Poorman during a meeting before the term began — everything on the “to do” list he wrote on his first day in office had a check beside it. Bell and Istvan refused to take sole credit for these proj N o w . ects, however, explaining that only this year’s student gov ernment, which they likened to a “family,” could have all your incoming accomplished them. “Everything we did this year was a joint effort by everyone in student government, from calls can be free. senators down to committee members whose names don’t usually get to be printed,” Bell said. Tipping his hat specifically ..... to the Student Senate and the " Student Union Board, Istvan added that he felt all of the groups were more cohesive and professional this year than in the past. The focus on constructive discussion and action allowed stagnant proj ects to get back in motion, he said. “When people say that stu dent government can’t do anything, it’s a self-fulfilling prophecy,” Istvan said. “After three years of talking about getting DVDs in [LaFortune], we just decided to do it and — (Even the ones from got it done. 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M a r k e t Re c a p Stocks Co-founders leave Miramax D o w 1 0 ,5 4 0 .9 3 +135.23 Jones Bob and Harvey Weinstein part ways with the Disney-owned indie film studio Up: Same: Down: Composite Volume: 2 ,5 1 6 15 0 776 2, 135,444,250 Associated Press
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Disney has scaled back world. leader of the Hewlett-Packard Co. acknowl Fiction.” This year, Miramax films the budgets of films pro “We’re going to be look edged Wednesday that the computer and print But Disney chief execu received 20 nominations, duced under its Walt ing to put together a team er maker is ailing but stopped short of saying tive Michael Eisner chafed including two in the best Disney Pictures and that is going to be able to whether the Silicon Valley stalwart should at the Weinsteins’ ambi picture category for “The Touchstone labels and will ferret out great ideas, n u r remain intact. tions to become a larger Aviator” and “Finding release more movies aimed ture filmmakers and do A day after being named president and chief media company, Neverland.” at family audiences. things that aren’t tradition executive, Mark Hurd, 48, said he plans to take bankrolling larger, costlier But Disney Studios Miramax will operate ally in the box.” Cook said. several months to learn about the diversified films and moving into book Chairman Dick Cook said with less than half the With one thorny negotia technology company, with one of his first p riori and magazine publishing. Wednesday he intends to budget of recent years. tion out of the way, Disney ties being comprehensive financial evaluations The Weinstein brothers hire a creative team that And the label will have to now turns its attention to of its five divisions and dozens of product lines. did deliver one thing will keep Miramax at the do without the talents of another creative partner, Director Patricia Dunn told reporters she Disney has not been able forefront of producing such Weinstein-nurtured Pixar Animation Studios. expected Hurd to overcome the most daunting to achieve on its own — smart, edgy films. filmmakers as Quentin Pixar broke off talks with obstacle — learning and blending into HP’s fra Academy Award-winning “I think it’s awfully Tarantino, Kevin Smith Disney about extending ternal corporate culture, known as “ the HP films. Three Miramax films important,” Cook told The and Robert Rodriguez. their lucrative relationship way” — within six months. — “The English Patient,” Associated Press. “ It gives Those directors have said past the delivery of next “Shakespeare in Love” and us an opportunity to find they will create their next year’s film “Cars.” Disney’s Three firms charged with scams “Chicago” — have won talented new filmmakers projects with the incoming chief executive, WASHINGTON — The government Wednesday best picture Oscars and the with fresh voices that are Weinsteins’ new company. Robert Iger, has said he announced it has reached settlements with three studio has garnered able to tackle new ideas in Cook said Miramax will will reopen talks with companies accused of bilking thousands of debt- numerous other awards really thought-provoking remain a serious player in Pixar. ridden people out of more than $100 million using schemes that often left customers in worse financial shape. The Federal Trade Commission settled lawsuits it brought last year against National Consumers Council, Better Budget Financial Services and Paramount names new president Debt Management Foundation Services, which have since ceased most operations. hire of Brad Grey, the new chairman CEO Sherry Lansing. The settlements order the companies and their Associated Press and chief executive of Paramount. Berman has led Fox for five years, principles to pay back about $7 million to con LOS ANGELES — G ail B e rm a n, Both executives come from the a relatively long tenure in the pres sumers and include $125 million in suspended who has crafted the prime-time world of television with a mandate sure-cooker job of network enter penalties, which could be paid if defendants are schedule for the Fox Broadcasting to turn the ailing studio around. tainment. As a producer, she helped found to have lied about their assets. Co. since 2000, was named p re si Paramount is a unit of Viacom develop the TV shows “Buffy the Though the individuals involved are allowed to dent of Paramount Studios Inc., which also owns CBS, MTV, Vampire Slayer” and “Malcolm in continue in the consumer debt business, they Wednesday. Infinity radio stations and Simon & the Middle.” She had had mixed would face tougher penalties if they repeat the The announcement had been Schuster book publishing among results at Fox, especially with intro fraud. expected since last week, when other media outlets. Executives have ducing a year-round schedule. “If there are other companies out there think Paramount said it was considering pledged to spend more money and Berman acknowledged there will ing that they can deceive consumers who are in Berman for a position at the movie take bigger risks at the studio, be a learning curve at Paramount. financial distress, we’ve got three words for studio and Fox named Peter Ligouri which has been known in recent “The experience that I’ve had in them: Give it up,” Lydia Parnes, acting director of to succeed her at the network. years for box-office flops such as television and the creative process the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, said at Berman w ill start her new role “The Stepford Wives.” and having good relationships with a news conference. sometime in May. Grey arrived at Paramount with creative people and putting together In the largest settlement, National Consumers Berman will replace current extensive TV experience. He had a team that fosters creativity are all Council, a California-based group of companies Paramount President Donald run the talent agency Brillstein-Grey transferable skills,” Berman told and individuals, failed to deliver on promises of DeLine. The studio said it was in Entertainment and produced films The Associated Press Wednesday. free debt counseling, instead passing client infor discussions with DeLine about his and television shows, most notably “But I have tremendous humility mation to other organizations that charged thou future with the company. the HBO series “The Sopranos.” He knowing there is a lot to learn in the sands of dollars for programs. Berman is the first high profile took over from longtime Paramount film business.” page 8 The Observer ♦ CAMPUS NEWS Thursday, March 31, 2005
vying for breaks and inside of Pope John upon his year, including the issue of information. Because there death in 1963 was profuse, White diversity on campus,” White and Media had not been such an event Woodward said. The New Moran said. “Saint Mary’s, along continued from page 1 in the Church in a century, York Times ran 36 columns continued from page 1 with other institutions, is not journalists often turned to and the New York Daily alone in dealing with this chal Church “experts” to help News ran 13 full pages on lenge.” had never had a Catholic interpret and convey what his life and death. Mooney’s presidency officially The Pride Week T-shirt was not president,” Woodward was emerging from the Woodward cited obituary began with the school year in the only instance when the issue said. sessions. after obituary in which August 2004, but she was regu of diversity at the College arose There was a sincere con “A journalist is only as Pope John was called one larly on campus to facilitate the during the outgoing administra cern, Woodward said, that good as his sources, espe of the most popular popes transition in the spring and sum tion’s tenure. On March 15 the if elected, Kennedy would cially at the in m o d e rn mer. There was an inauguration Straight and Gay Alliance (SAGA) take orders from Rome. V a tic a n ,” “However you deal times. ceremony weekend in January applied to Board of Governance As the enormity of the Woodward According to which brought hundreds of for official club status at Saint Council dawned on the said. “The with this Pope ...he Woodward, guests to campus. Mary’s. White and Moran world and the media, journalists is an evangelist. I the public In the fall of 2004, White and presided over two emotion-filled Vatican City was flooded had one eye think that explains should expect Moran faced another challenge BOG meetings in which officers with reporters from all on the Pope a s im ila r when controversy surrounding debated the role of such a group over the world, Woodward and the other him more than m e d ia o u t the annual Pride Week T-shirt at a Catholic institution. White, said. As many as 3,600 on the devel anything else. ” pouring for erupted on the college campus. who does not vote herself, decid journalists passed in and oping factions the death of The shirt, which mimicked a vin ed to delay the vote one week to out of the city during the within the Pope Jo h n tage vermouth ad, was perceived allow board members to Kenneth Woodward various council sessions, council.” Paul II, which by some in the College communi research the need for an alliance mixing with theologians Pope Jo h n journalist he said could ty as sexist and racist, and a bad at the College. and scholars. himself happen within portrayal of the institution. On After that week, on March 21, “For the journalists and became sort of a celebrity months. Nov. 19 the Student Activities SAGA was overwhelmingly for the bishops there it was figure for some media out “I know what they are Board issued a general apology, approved. simply the best of times,” lets like Time magazine, going to say about John but did not mention the shirt. A White and Moran said in Woodward Woodward Paul II because I have handful of students who objected despite of the difficulties they said. “ Rome is said. He was already read his obituary,” to the Pride Week T-shirt staged faced while in office, the experi one of those “A journalist is re g u la rly said Woodward. a silent protest on Nov. 22, ence was “very rewarding.” cities in the only as good as his described as a When asked what the demanding an apology from stu “We were honored to have world where sources, especially “shepherd” obituary will read, dent government for what they served the Student Body this in every con and guardian Woodward was prompt believe to be insensitivity. A sec year,” White and Moran said. “It versation you at the Vatican. ” of Christians with his answer. ond and more specific apology has been both a challenging and are expected w orldw ide. “How ever you deal with was issued shortly thereafter rewarding experience. We feel to talk about Kenneth Woodward His plea for this Pope ... he is an evan and student government hosted good about the work we have religion, sex, several forums in which the journalist dialogue dur gelist,” Woodward said. “I done and wish the new adminis art and poli ing the Cuban think that explains him identity of the College and its tration our best in their time of tic s.” missile crisis more than anything else.” portrayal was discussed with leadership.” The meetings were held was widely published, win students. behind closed doors, and ning him the image of a “We feel that our board according to Woodward, peace seeker. Contact Megan O ’Neil at learned to balance the unexpect Contact Megan O ’Neil at journalists were constantly The coverage and praise [email protected] ed challenges that arose this [email protected]
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Associated Press in the department’s evidence information he may have to room. investigators. in discrimination suit ALBUQUERQUE — The police Last year an anonymous e- Sam Thompson, a spokes chief resigned abruptly mail was sent to law enforce woman for the attorney gener Wednesday amid a scandal ment officials claiming that al’s office, said Gallegos’ resig Black attorney fired and replaced white jurors involving his department’s weapons, drugs and jewelry nation would have no effect on alleged mishandling of evi were missing from the room. the investigation. dence. That e-mail helped prompt an “This was the chiefs decision Chief Gilbert Gallegos had attorney general’s investigation, ... I think he made the right been under increasing fire over launched at Gallegos’ request. decision, ” Albuquerque Mayor possible long-standing problems Gallegos said he w ill offer any Martin Chavez said.
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WASHINGTON— Republic music makers. aspects have not gone away, we “All of my favorite stories are ans who swear by the princi establishes national educa After making its name as a felt it was time to focus on the stories behind my favorite ple of states’ rights are hav tion testing standards, and the recent law that seeks to powerhouse in music television, music.” songs. It’s the true history and ing to make some exceptions VH1 shifted its focus in recent And the effort seems to be story of the band,” Green Day’s when it comes to saving Terri restrain lawsuit abuse by years to pop culture and nostal resonating with musicians and Billie Joe Armstrong told The Schiavo, or reining in trial allowing class-action suits to gia shows (think “I Love the performers, who have lined up Associated Press. lawyers, protecting the sanc be moved from state to feder 80s” ). to participate. The song Armstrong said he tity of marriage and advanc al courts. Now, it’s back to focusing on The music kicks off Saturday looks forward to telling the ing the party’s other priori In addition, there is the the music and those who make with the return of “Storytellers,” audience about is “Jesus of ties. 2002 election law that it with “VH l’s April Music a 90-minute show that gives Suburbia,” the disturbing por Capping medical malprac imposed national standards Month,” a month of fresh pro musicians a setting to tell the trait of Bush era suburbia and a tice payouts, putting in place on the states in such areas as gramming that will offer live story behind a particular song turning point for the band dur President Bush’s centerpiece registration and provisional performances, music video pre and then perform the song live ing the recording process. education law and moderniz balloting. A 2004 law created mieres and specials. before an intimate audience. Armstrong said he was ing the election system also federal standards for state- “VH1 is about music, artists First up: “Storytellers: Green pleased VH1 has returned the are among the GOP goals issued driver’s licenses and and pop culture,” said Christina Day” (10 p.m. EST) which will focus to music. that, critics say, expand fed personal identification cards. eral powers at the expense of On a smaller scale, a law states’ rights. last year pre-empted state “Our members have raised concealed weapons laws by the alarm” about the tenden giving an across-the-board cy of Washington to pre-empt exemption from those laws Bishops survey sex abuse victims state laws, said Susan Parnas for active or retired law Frederick, who heads the law enforcement officers. and criminal justice commit The states’ rights issue Associated Press could have done better and conference, said safeguards tee of the National gained prominence when how they can support victims have been built in to weed out Conference of State Republicans, frustrated by The nation’s Roman Catholic heal. any fake responses. Legislatures. the refusal of Florida state bishops said Wednesday that “The horrific experience of The abuse crisis began in “We obviously feel that courts to reverse the decision they are asking victims of cler being sexually abused is best January 2002 with the case of there are times when nation to remove the feeding tube gy sex abuse around the coun understood by the survivors of one accused priest in the al actions are necessary,” she from the brain-damaged try to fill out a survey on how this crime,” said Archbishop Archdiocese of Boston, then said. Schiavo, rushed through church leaders can better help Harry Flyrfn, chairman of the spread throughout the country But recently, she said, emergency legislation allow them recover and protect Ad Hoc Committee on Sexual and beyond. “everything comes down ing the case to be heard by a young people from predators in Abuse fo r the U.S. Conference Since then, the bishops have from the federal government federal court. the future. of Catholic Bishops. adopted a toughened discipline whether we like it or not.” Lawmakers, aware that Through the Web site The survey is anonymous, policy dealing with guilty cler Her bipartisan group has such an issue is traditionally www.victim-outreach.com , the with researchers promising gy, enacted child protection put out its first “Pre-emption left to the states, wrote the bishops are asking victims to that there w ill be no way to and victim outreach plans in Monitor” to warn state legis bill so that it applied only to evaluate how diocesan officials identify victims who partici dioceses and removed hun lators about federal efforts to the Schiavo case and did not responded to their abuse pate. Sister Mary Ann Walsh, a dreds of accused priests from usurp their powers. affect the substantive rights claims, what church leaders spokeswoman for the bishops’ church work. It mentions two of the Bush of the states. Jersey girl Psychologist makes testimony in Jackson trial slain after Expert explains to ju ry that a false claim from 13-year-old boy would be 'extremely rare' Associated Press boasted that Jackson would buy refusing him anything. SANTA MARIA, Calif. — The Cynthia Bell said the conver psychologist who was the first sation took place in 2003 dur to tell authorities about claims ing a Miami-to-California flight m an a kiss that Michael Jackson molested with Jackson and members of a 13-year-old boy testified the boy’s family. Wednesday that it would be “He was saying things like, Associated Press “extremely rare” for a child ‘Look at what Michael got me,’ ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A that age to make a false allega and, ‘These are very expensive 15-year-old girl was fatally tion. watches,”’ Bell said. “He did shot after refusing a man’s Stan Katz, one of the prose say, ‘Michael bought this watch demand for a kiss, authorities cution’s key witnesses, was pro for me and he’ll buy me any said. The alleged gunman was hibited by Judge Rodney thing.’” captured Wednesday night in Melville from testifying directly Prosecutors contend the Washington, D C. about the credibility of watch was a bribe to keep the Atlantic County Prosecutor Jackson’s accuser or whether boy from revealing that J e ffre y B litz said A lfre d R. he believes the molestation Jackson gave him alcohol. The Bishop, 21, will be charged occurred. defense contends the boy and with murder in the death of However, Katz said that chil his family were out to bilk Elisa Hernandez, a high dren over 5 rarely fabricate Jackson. They have portrayed school sophomore. claims of molestation. the molestation charges as a Hernandez had gone to an He said that accusers who shakedown attempt. apartment in her housing appear to be truthful some Bell also testified that she complex to visit girlfriends times change their stories dnd served Jackson wine in a Diet just before midnight Tuesday, embellish or exaggerate, while Coke can but did not see the AP Blitz said. “children who make false alle boy drink from it, as the prose Michael Jackson appears in court earlier this month. Testimony Bishop, a friend of the gations are usually consistent, cution says happened. by a psychologist highlighted trial activity on Wednesday apartment’s occupants who almost scripted.” On Tuesday, Bell said it was stored some of his belongings Jackson’s defense has noted her idea to serve Jackson wine chicken was warm. I want a laughter, and Auchincloss there, arrived shortly after inconsistencies in testimony by in soda cans and it became a side of coleslaw. I don’t want it quipped, “Your honor, may I w ard. the accuser and his brother. routine on all of the pop star’s on the same plate.’ ... He was approach the witness?” After some casual conversa Under cross-examination, flights, because “Michael very demanding throughout the Also testifying was attorney tion, Bishop tried to get Katz acknowledged he has Jackson is a very private entire flight,” she said. William Dickerman, who was Hernandez to kiss him, but done no research on civil suits drinker.” She said Jackson was At one point, prosecutor contacted by the accuser’s fam she laughed at him, the prose involving teenagers in abuse a nervous flier who could not Gordon Auchincloss asked Bell ily in February 2003 and wrote cutor said. Bishop then pulled cases, but later testified, “I stand turbulence. if she saw Jackson cuddling the letters to Jackson’s then-lawyer, out a pistol, put it to her head don’t recall any adolescent or She testified that the boy was boy. She said that she did not Mark Geragos, claiming the and demanded a kiss, Blitz preadolescent making claims rude and unruly throughout the think so but that Jackson had family was being subjected to said. for profit.” flight, at one point starting a an arm around the boy while surveillance and harassment by According to witnesses, Jackson, 46, is accused of food fight by throwing mashed listening to music. Jackson associates. Hernandez refused, and molesting the boy in 2003 and potatoes at a sleeping doctor Auchincloss asked Bell, He acknowledged on cross- pushed the gun away twice plying him with alcohol. who was traveling with “What do you define as cud examination that he never before Bishop allegedly shot Earlier Wednesday, a flight Jackson. dling?” mentioned allegations of her through the left eye and attendant testified that the boy The flight attendant also said She hesitated, smiled and molestation, false imprison fled, Blitz said. She died at the once showed off an expensive the boy had a wide range of said, “ I’d have to show you.” ment or giving wine to children scene. watch the singer gave him and unreasonable demands. “His The courtroom erupted in in his letters. 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When Dean uses the language of evil to E d ito r in C hief The pope wished to commission some was not a limitation but the source of its refer to the conservatives in the Republican C laire Heininger paintings for St. Peter’s, and having heard appeal. Party he is just telling it like it is. M anaging E d ito r B usiness M anager of Giotto’s growing reputation he sent a The popularity of the red state/blue state Writing off large sections of the American Pat Leonard Mike Flanagan courtier to request a trope was based not on its geographical electorate as religious fanatics is an addic sample of his work. Peter W icks analysis, but the way it provided disap tive consolation. Oliver Stone has blamed Asst. M anaging E d ito r ; Maureen Reynolds Once the courtier had ------pointed Democrats a convenient label for the failure of his disastrous biopic Asst. M anaging E d itor ; Sarah Vabulas a rrived in Giotto’s Englishm an dismissing the recalcitrant inhabitants of Alexander on “a raging fundamentalism in A sst. M anaging E d ito r : Heather Van Hoegarden workshop in Florence Abroad “Jesusland” (also known as “The United morality in the U.S.” (Sure, Oliver, whatever and conveyed the State of Texas”) as beyond the scope of rea gets you through the night). S ports E d ito r : Mike Gilloon pope’s wishes, Giotto took a sheet of paper soned debate. But the political cost to all this is very Scene E d ito r : Rama Gottumukkala and a brush dipped in red and then with a Op-ed writers, activists, internet pundits high, and while the tendency to dismiss Sa int M ary ’s E d ito r : Megan O ’Neil twist of his hand he drew a perfect circle. and a disturbing number of elected politi people with whom one disagrees can be P h o t o E d ito r : Claire Kelley The pope took Giotto’s perfect circle as a cians took the line that while the people found across the political spectrum, the Graphics E d ito r : Graham Ebetsch sign of the artist’s greatness. who voted for Bush may have been superi people who pay the highest price are those Advertising M anager : Nick Guerrieri In thinking rather than drawing, howev or in number, they were so inferior morally whose policy views put them in a minority. 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M arch 28 T o d a y ’s S t a f f News Sports Eileen Duffy Mike Gilloon O b s e r v e r P oll Q u o t e o f t h e D ay Katie Perry Bobby Griffin Jarrett Lantz Ken Fowler “Immature love says: 7 love you Viewpoint Scene Were you impressed with Submit a teller because I need you. ’ Mature love Caroline Murphy Kenyatta Storin Charlie Weis at his dorm visits? says: 7 need you because Graphics I love you.’” Kelly MacDonald lo the Editor al Vote today by 5 p.m. at www.ndsmcobserver.com Erich Fromm German philosopher T Th e Observer Thursday, March 31,2005 V^ ie w p o in t^ page 13 Putting the band L e t t e r to t h e E d it o r back together Spring visitation Something is in the air in South Bend and it’s before. prospects arrive not just a crisp Midwestern March breeze. The In short, Spring 2005 has been a semester of atmosphere around us is thick with a tangible regeneration, the likes of which I cannot recall emotion, not cloud cover. As the calendar informs over the past eight years. All of this renewal, 1 The Office of Undergraduate Admissions would like to recognize us, we’ve entered the heart of springtime. believe, is the result of a new shepherd tending to and welcome the 154 prospective African American, Asian But this year in the Bend it’s Bob M asters his flock. In fact, this entire rebirth was set in American, Latino and Native American students visiting campus to as much a poetic experience, ______motion in mid-December. attend this year’s Spring Visitation Weekend. We have specifically with all its stereotypes of / fa ll on the In the deepest dark of winter, brave men made designed the weekend to address the questions and concerns of renewal and regeneration, as Floor and I a commitment to renewal, a pledge to renaissance prospective students from under-represented student populations. a literal meteorological sea- Laughing — a return to Notre Dame. We hope that these talented young men and women will gain valu son. For President-Elect Father John Jenkins so able insight into the several aspects of campus life through conver Weather and date aside, I believe there has loved the University that he gave to them Charlie sations and interaction with faculty, stall', alumni and current stu been a spring-like renaissance at Notre Dame, Weis. dents, and that their decision to enroll at Notre Dame will be based one in the hearts of its loyal sons and daughters Like a man on a mission of destiny, our new upon positive personal experience. rather than its grass and trees or rain showers coach has set about on a task of conversion. We know that success requires commitment from all members of and May flowers. Without a doubt, he has met with fabulous suc the Notre Dame community. With that in mind, we anticipate It began subtly, with only a seemingly rabid few cess. enrolling the most diverse and talented freshman class in our his admitting to a born-again feeling. My brother is From dorm lounges and lecture halls to the tory. one such renewed devotee and has since become Knights of Columbus building, Coach Weis has Our Spring Visitation Weekend begins today and will extend almost an Evangelical, witnessing his once-again made it a point to wake up the echoes that once through April 3. We clearly need everybody’s help in making this inspired faith to anyone who will listen. roared in South Bend. I believe in these echoes, an encouraging event for these potential members of our student But what was once a small kindling burning in these ghosts. body. Gil Martinez, Assistant Director and Diversity Recruitment the spirit of a small number has turned into a When I was a child I could not imagine that the Coordinator, Son Nguyen, Counselor and Assistant Recruitment great lire of revitalization. I’m sure I’m not the Irish could ever lose a football game. We were Coordinator, along with our student diversity coordinators Steven only one who has noticed that our long-suffering Notre Dame and what though the odds, we'd win Arevalo, Covington Doan, Krystal Hardy and Lakota Mowrer, have campus has the feeling of a tent-revival meeting over all. But during eight years of lowered expec been working diligently on the event. lately. tations, my boyish faith underwent a crisis of 1 want to share with all the members of the Notre Dame commu Whore wore you when you found yourself start diminishment. W hither had fled the stuff of nity a letter that appeared in The Observer five years ago that I ing to believe again? Was it in your dorm’s social dreams, the stuff of Holtz and Mirer, Rocket and feel captures the essence of the program. It was written by Cindy lounge, packed to the gills with 180 of your Brown? Santana, one of our Assistant Directors of Admissions: friends? Did you skip a class only to discover your After a long exile, we’ve found a leader who, “The main purpose of Spring Visitation Weekend is to bring stu faith had been charged like a cell phone battery like many of us, wears his Irish heart on his dents here who may not be fortunate enough to visit the campus by an afternoon lecture in DeBartolo? Maybe, like sleeve. There’s been talk of national champi on their own as well as high talent diversity students that may not me, your loo-long dormant belief was rediscov onships, talk of dismantling the mighty Trojans of be considering Notre Dame as their first choice. I bis is an oppor ered in the basement of the Knights of Columbus use. tunity for students to decide, for themselves, whether or not Notre building. After eight long seasons of expecting the least, Dame is their match. In no way arc we trying to sell Notre Dame. As always in matters of belief, the where is less this renewed faith in the magic in the sound of our Spring Visitation is not a show. We hope that students leave Notre important than the when. And the who. name is enough to make a man come back to the Dame knowing that we have answered all of their unanswered This newly tapped flowing well-spring of convic light. questions. We also hope to clarify all of the misconceptions of this tions would make Billy Graham blush. Lou Holtz used to talk about believing in the place by exposing them to a taste of the different cultural events Everywhere one looks new believers are being spirit of Notre Dame. After nearly a decade in the that take place throughout the year. The most important thing, horn and old ones are coming back into the fold. desert, the spirit’s coming back. though, that we be supported by the Notre Dame community, as an Even those few who were angry — those for We born-agains are not delusional. We know the office that is here to help the University as a whole. There is so merly faithful voices who found more comfort in kind of recommitment required in putting the much effort that is put into this weekend, and we work extremely complaint than community — seem to have silent light back in the Irish will take time. But as Spring hard to improve it every year. The only way to increase diversity ly given their consent to the movement, rejoining Football begins this week, it feels good to believe on this campus is to have as many people as possible involved in their fellow believers as one body of devotion. in the blue and gold again. the recruitment process. It is important to know that without the Our very campus landscape seems to be feeling Like the inspired mission of Jack and Elwood support of the community, we are never going to improve the the same regenerative energies as the students, Blues in The Blues Brothers failure is not an diversity of this campus.’’ faculty, staff and alumni that traverse it. New option. When Cindy wrote the above letter, our First Year class was 16 buildings are going up, from Hammes Mowbray to We’re putting the band back together. We’re on percent ethnic minority students. This past fall we enrolled 22 per Jordan to Guglielmino, and new plans are being a mission from Weis. cent. Our Lady’s University has made a tremendous commitment to drawn as fast as can be imagined for as yet more excellence in all that we do, including diversity. With everybody’s additions to our architectural family. Bob Masters is a senior English major. He can help we can make Notre Dame a better Notre Dame. Indeed, the great and famous symbol of our be contacted at [email protected] University, the Golden Dome itself, js undergoing a The views expressed in this column are those Daniel J. Saracino make-over and when the necessary improvements of the author and not necessarily those of The Assistant Provost for Enrollment are made, Our Lady will shine brighter than ever Observer. M arch 28 U-WlRE Isn't real life enough? “American Idol." “Survivor.” “The Real World. ” Primarily, let me state that I, too, have a special place order to survive, and many of the contestants rise to the “Newlyweds.” “The Apprentice." “America’s Next Top in my heart for reality television. I didn’t miss an occasion. Model ” “The Bachelor.” “The Bachelorette.” “The episode of “America’s Next Top Model” last season, and It’s thrilling for us to see that people a lot like our Osbournes. ” “Making the Band. ” “Wife Swap.” “The I’m very into “American Idol” this season. selves can be on television, can have contact with Tyra Simple Life.” “The Ashlee Simpson Show.” The list of One belief I have held for quite some time is that we Banks and Sean Combs and Paula Abdul, can have raw, reality television shows that we as love to watch reality television because it makes us feel untapped talent and can make a lot of cash, regardless Americans watch goes on and on. Andrea better about ourselves. Cynical, I know, but sadly, it’s of their family problems, poor upbringings, relationship You don’t think America is that Cortland true. We watched Ashlee Simpson get caught lip-synch issues and exposed and exaggerated flaws. obsessed with reality television? ------ing. We constantly see Coral and Tonya and Shane and But the real reason I think we like reality television so Think it’s just a few TV shows here Rutgers C.T., and an innumerable slew of others, battle it out much is the reason that I like reality television — it and there? Think again. Since reality U niversity and make fools of themselves on the countless Real gives us the opportunity to step out of our immediate TV hit the air, more than 300 differ- Daily Targum World/Road Rules challenges. life and into someone else’s. It’s real life, just not our ent shows have aired, all of which fall We see people cry. We see people cheat. We see eating real life. For just one hour, we can think about whether into the genre of reality television. Compared to disorders. We hear people make unbelievably asinine Bo or Anwar will get cut tonight or whether Nadia’s Canada’s two shows, Australia’s two shows and the remarks. Reality television provides us with the oppor voice was flat on that last song and not about the war in United Kingdom’s 20 shows, I would think that such a tunity to say, “Wow, these people are really messed up! Iraq, getting into graduate school, Terri Schiavo and our number qualifies reality television as an American I’m saner than this!” Not only is such a theory disheart problems with our significant other. It makes us forget obsession. ening, I honestly don’t believe that it’s our primary rea that we’re lonely or exhausted or stressed out or frus The question then is: Why do we as Americans love son for watching reality television. Sure, it’s an added trated. All the while, we’re seeing other people who are reality television so much? What aspect is it about reali bonus to be reminded that you’re not the only American all of those things as well — and when the hour of reali ty television that fascinates us? Not surprisingly, I’m not who isn’t perfect, but the good-hearted person among ty television is over, we’re ready to resume our lives. the first person to pose this question. In fact, psycholo us cynics would surely think there’s something more. gists nationwide have begun to examine the American Maybe it’s that we thrive on competition — and noth This column originally appeared on March 30 in the fascination with reality television. There was even an ing brings out competitive nature in people quite like a Daily Targum. the daily publication at Rutgers article in Psychology Today about this very subject. national television audience. University. These professionals have offered quite a few theories Reality television really puts its participants in a situa The views expressed in this column are those of the about the rationale for such a phenomenon. tion where they have to be cutthroat and aggressive in author and not necessarily those o f The Observer. T h e O b s e r v e r page 14 S c e n e Thursday, March 31, 2005 C o n c e r t P r e v ie w 'R aices' m akes history o f i t s o w n ence the branching out of Latin The 15th annual Latin Expressions. The inclusion of Project Fresh is also Expressions looks to the likely to generate enthusiasm, since this new group has been a crowd favorite past to break new ground since its recent inception. The group does hip-hop, b-boy, popping and more, offer ing to bring in a Latin influence for this By CHRISTIE BOLSEN show’s dynamic. Assistant Scene Editor “Being their first year in existence, they’ve been able to make a name for At 15 years old, Latin Expressions is not themselves pretty quickly,” said Garcia. going through a rebellious adolescent The last act of the show — another phase — this year it is going back to its innovative addition — is a Selena medley, roots. which honors the Tejano singer who was The name of the 15th annual show is killed 10 years ago on March 31, 1995. “Raices,” which translates into “roots.” The show features Yadira Huerta (singer Friday night, the acts that take the stage and the show’s assistant director), will pay homage to the past, where each Antonio Rivas (lead electric guitar), Luis Latin Expressions was an exciting display Silva (electric bass), Lukas Mendoza of multicultural talent, as well as bring (drums), Alfredo Tuesta (percussion) and new flavor in showcasing Latino culture Elizabeth Robles (keyboard). The group of at Notre Dame. sophomores, who have never played Senior April Garcia, who was assistant together before, will perform a medley of director her freshman and sophomore Selena’s songs. year and has been director the past two “ For a lot of people, and even me per years, said that the caliber of the acts this sonally, she was the person who really year’s is the highest she has ever seen. encouraged me to dance and to sing in With so many talented singers and Spanish and to figure out what she was GEOFF MATTESON/The Observer dancers auditioning for a chance to per saying in Spanish,” Garcia said of the Latin Expressions performers practice at Siegfried Hall, above and below. The form it made the selection process over slain bilingual star. “It’s one of the best 15th annual show is sold out and will be performed at Palais Royale on Friday. whelming and difficult, but she said that acts I’ve seen in my time here — hands all of the chosen acts are exciting for dif down. We want people to be standing up ferent reasons. and singing and dancing by the time they stands why we’re doing it,” Garcia said. singer that you never knew, and to see a One of her favorite acts will be leave.” “We really want to show big appreciation culture expressed that way ... I almost Machetes, a traditional dance from the This year’s Latin Expressions w ill be to the past 15 years and all the work and feel like it’s a big party,” Garcia said. state of Jalisco that will be performed by like no other before it. Dennis Bonilla, ideas that people put into it.” Garcia said that the point of putting on Ballet Folklorico with actual machetes. producer, said that this is his fifth show Bonilla said that one of the most posi the show during Spring Visitation week It’s a dance that has been tossed around since he went to one his senior year of tive aspects of Latin Expressions is that it end was not to mislead prospective stu in the past as a potential act, but hasn’t high school during a visit. He said that is a learning experience. Audience mem dents into thinking Notre Dame is more been executed for the show until this the production has come a long way since bers have the opportunity to learn about diverse than it is, but to show that culture year. It features very real 18-inch knives the show he saw in high school because it personal views and opinions as well as does exist on campus. and a lot of teamwork and trust. is more diverse in the Latino community. where different people come from, but it “Notre Dame isn’t like this every week “It’s an amazing thing to watch them “It’s my final year, and I feel that we’ve is not like being taught because it is end, but I think it’s important to show do,” Garcia said. “I don’t think there’s any finally come up with a show that’s fully enjoyable. what we are capable of,” Garcia said. other act in the show that’s so based on diverse and encompasses something for “We feel we do a good job of expressing “And what is available to them here ... teamwork. It’s like you’re so worried everyone — dance, song, poetry,” Bonilla ourselves and the community, but we you come to Spring Vis., you go to Latin about your partner — you don’t want to said. “ It’s just a change of pace; it’s very don’t limit anyone because the audience Expressions and you might think, I like to slice off your own hand, but you don’t entertaining and artistic but at the same is of all races,” Bonilla said. dance like that too, or I like that kind of want to slice off your partner’s either.” time there’s meaning behind it.” While the show is m ulticultural in music, or I love that song — I think that’s Another act, Dale con Todo, will high The vibe of this year’s colorful collection nature, Garcia expressed the same view really important.” light the diversity in the production. This of performances will be different than in that it was meant to appeal to all people Latin Expressions 2005, “Raices,” is dance features couples dancing with a years past for other reasons, including of all ethnicities, not just those participat sold out and will be on Friday at 7 p.m. Puerto Rican influence, with traditional the fact that the venue at Palais Royale ing. For those that need transportation to costumes as well as modern ones. Since has never been used for Latin “ It’s a good time to see the person who Palais I&yale, buses start running at 6 there have been sentiments in the past Expressions before. The set-up and the sits next to you in class, their secret ta l p.m. at Library Circle. that the show is too focused on Mexican types of acts w ill also lend to the new feel ent. Whether it be the amazing poet that culture, Garcia was glad that such an to the show. you never knew existed, or the phenome Contact Christie Bolsen at impressive dance group was able to influ “We hope that the audience under nal dancer, or the knock-your-socks-off [email protected] WSND-FM TOP 5 SPINS OF THE WEEK: 1)BECK-Guero 2) IRON AND WINE - Woman King [EP] 3) MAH SWEENEY / T he O bserver Thursday, March 31, 2005 S c e n e page 15 A l b u m Re v ie w s Unwritten Law's latest better left unwritten “Elva,” it was surprising that verses. Once this song is in one’s head By M ICHELE JEFFERS Unwritten Law did not float as well in it will stay there whether one likes it Scene Music Critic the mainstream as its counterparts. or not. The band took time off and released a “We felt like each of our songs have With the recent release of its sixth recording of acoustic tracks from its been written and played really well, album, “Here’s to the Morning," performance on M TV’s “Music in High but they haven’t been that cohesive as Unwritten Law’s latest bid upon the Places,” leaving fans hungry for more. a piece from front to back. This time, public makes one want to lobby for However, the band’s latest release we’re really making sure that all the the album to be repealed. may cause some fans to lose their songs are fused together, so it stands Back in the early 1990s, Unwritten appetite. ^ as one piece of music, with a really Law blossomed forth from the fertile The album features an array of gui defined sound as well,” lead singer skate-punk garden of San Diego. As tar-heavy, vocally driven songs that Scott Russo said in an interview on one of the forefathers of the pop-punk ultimately fail to impress. It begins hiponline.com. genre, Unwritten Law helped lead the with an awkward electronic introduc It is true that earlier albums had a musical revolution against the boy tion, segueing into two rough and more random and uneven feel, but it bands that were tyrannizing TRL tumble songs, “Get Up” and really did not matter because the viewers across the country. “Celebration Song.” Amid the filler songs were all pretty good. When Victory was dearly won in 2002 there are a couple songs that will get recording this album, it appears that when the entreated allies. New Found one’s heel tapping. “Because of You” the band made the assumption that its Glory and Jimmy Eat World, saved the and “I Like the Way” feature catchy audience lacks an attention span of musical heyday by pointing their mus melodies. The single “Save Me” moves more than three minutes because kets toward their bedazzled well- more slowly than the rest of the every single song is practically the groomed foes, forcing them to scram. songs, but the song retains extra zest same. However, Russo prevents total Photo courtesy of unwrittenlaw.com With the immense popularity of the by interspersing a jaunty chorus in boredom through his rambunctious Despite Unwritten Law’s history of single “Soein’ Red ” from the album between the instrumentally naked and punching vocals that tirelessly endures round after round. creative albums, "Here’s to the The album teeters on the verge of Morning” is a dull and disappointing making one believe it has meaning, release. Here's to the but insufferable lyrics and recycled be seen. However, listeners will not riffs prevent one from making that lose sleep over it because the album mistake. Beyond implying that the does not even have one spoonful to Morning men of Unwritten Law skipped class help the songs go down. during D.A.R.E., the album’s artwork This review may seem unfairly and lyrics imply a confused, and at harsh, but a band with such longevity Unwritten Law times awkwardly obsessive, relation and history of creative albums should ship with drugs. be held to a higher standard. “Here’s Whether Russo sadly believes he is to the Morning” is not egregiously increasing street credibility or hang bad, but the $15 one would shell out ing on to a wild youth with these ref for it would be better spent on a bur- erences, or whether he is actually at a rito and a couple of sea-monkeys. point in his life where he wants to feel something more than what numbing Contact Michele Jeffers at chemicals can offer him, remains to [email protected] Decemberists release best album yet quirky, obscure and intelligent nature. crashing, dark, pulsating song about a By KERRY O ’CONNOR The songs on the Decemberists’ third pirate ship that sets a picturesque scene Scene Music Critic full-length are tinged with a wisdom and for the rest of the album. The songs are sophistication rarely found in rock eclectic — each experiments with a dif If rock n’ roll had existed in pre-revolu albums. The songs seem urgent, pressing ferent genre. tionary France, it would have sounded and captivating. Colin Meloy captures one As is evident on “We Both Go Down like this. The Decemberists’ new album with his voice, forcing one to listen, and Together,” Meloy could write a catchy pop brings a new layer of maturity to its sto he does not disappoint. However, The song if he liked, and this is the closest rytelling, leaving accessible accounts of Decemberists is not to be confused with thing offered. It sounds like a sincere love love and growth behind for theatrical other bands with a similar singer-song- song but is actually written about a cou tales of fiction told with a historical back writcr formula. This album is one that ple from different social classes who jum p drop. would remain intriguing even if there from a cliff when they realize they cannot Singer/songwriter Colin Meloy formed were no lyrics at all. There are an incred love each other in life. The Decemberists in Portland four years ible number of instruments mixed into The Decemberists hit perfection several ago, creating a literary indie-pop quintet each track — guitars, violins, accordions times on the album, though it has its that rose quickly to critical acclaim. The and several other instruments most musi share of excesses. “ Bagman’s Gambit” is title of the band’s newest album, cians do not even know exist. The music a seven-minute epic, starting with an “Picaresque” — a rare adjective relating drives Meloy’s melodies down paths not acoustic guitar before crashing into full Photo courtesy of decemberists.com to adventure stories starring roguish anti- visited on previous Decemberists records. swing. The song climaxes minutes later The Decemberists’ “Picaresque” is a heroes — gives an indication of the band’s The album begins with “La Infanta,” a with a cacophonous instrumental melt down that brings the song full circle with quirky and eclectic album that utilizes an acoustic finish. It is incredibly alluring a variety of instruments. and offers glimpses of musical genius, but songs on its first two albums (see feels too ambitious at some points. “California One”), but with “Picaresque" Furthermore, some of the songs feel it is evident the band has set upon some Picaresque like Meloy tried to squeeze one too many thing more universal, and with this comes verses in — a song that sounds like heav an increased level of complexity to cope en in the first minute might seem tortur with. This is not to say the songs are not The Decemberists ous by the fifth or sixth. Such is the case incredibly appealing— it is only a matter with the nine-minute "M ariner’s Revenge of which Decemberists’ style is preferred. Song,” which offers an interesting aes “Picaresque” is the Decemberists in K ill Rock Stars thetic but sounds too much like it belongs perfect stride, evolving somewhat pre on a soundtrack to a musical. However, dictably but ultimately agreeably. If this is } ) } V , . y | preceded by the album’s masterpiece “On not the Decemberists’ masterpiece, it is The Bus Mall,” it is easy to overlook the awfully close. small misstep. The Decemberists are known for the Contact Kerry O ’Connor at precious, immediately personal story- koconnl l@ nd.edu ND BONNIE 'PRINCE' BILLY - Superwolf 4) LCD SOUNDSYSTEM - LCD Soundsystem 5) M 83 - Before the Dawn Heals Us page 16 The Observer ♦ CLASSIFIEDS Thursday, March 31, 2005 NBA Parker's 28 enough to defeat Sonics by 13 Duncan-less Spurs match team record with 34 home wins this season Associated Press burst for San Antonio, which led 51-35 at halftime. SAN ANTONIO — Tony Parker Parker led all scorers with 16 scored 28 points and the San at the break on 7-for-10 shoot Antonio Spurs let a 20-point ing. fourth-quarter lead dwindle to 10 before holding off the Seattle Dallas 112, Boston 100 SuperSonics 89-76 Wednesday When it came to finishing off night. the Boston Celtics, the high-scor A three-point play by Seattle’s ing Dallas Mavericks turned to Ronald Murray midway through an unlikely source: defense. the fourth quarter cut the Spurs’ Dallas used a 22-6 run early in lead to 75-65. Parker then made the fourth quarter to break open two free throws and a layup, and a clpse game and extend the Brent Barry tipped in his own Celtics’ losing streak to four missed layup to put San Antonio games Wednesday night. back up by 16 points with about “We worked on being able to four minutes left. close out games early in the sea Seattle coach Nate McMillan son defensively,” said Dirk soon sat down star guard Ray Nowitzki, who led Dallas with 36 Allen, who was pestered defen points. “Offense w ill come and sively all night by Bruce Bowen, go, but defense is what wins and the SuperSonics didn’t games down the stretch. Five or threaten again. six good solid minutes on Manu Ginobili had 15 points defense set the tone in the fourth for the Spurs, whose 34th home quarter.” victory matched the team Keith Van Horn added 21 for record. the Mavericks, who won for the Allen scored 14 points on 6- ninth time in 11 games and con for-17 shooting, with half of tinued to excel on the road. They those baskets coming in the have league’s third-best road opening period. Murray scored record at 24-11. 13 points of his team-high 17 Since w inning 11 of 12 after points in the fourth quarter, and acquiring Antoine Walker, the Nick Collison, Antonio Daniels Celtics and their star have and Damien Wilkins each added slumped. Walter has shot just 11 points for Seattle. 33 percent during the four-game Neither team was at full slide. AP strength in the front court. San After Ricky Davis cut the Ray Allen goes up for a layup in Wednesday’s game against the Spurs. San Antonio defeated Antonio went without Tim Mavericks’ lead to 77-76 with Seattle easily, and Supersonics guard Allen was held to 14 points on 6-for 17 shooting. Duncan (right ankle sprain) for 11:15 left, Van Horn, Josh the fifth consecutive game, while Howard and Jerry Stackhouse backup Carlos Arroyo (flu) Even with the victory, Heard Othella H arrington added 16 Seattle’s Rashard Lewis (right combined to score 17 points dur watching from home, Tayshaun was ready to hand the job back points and eight rebounds and foot bruise) sat out for a second ing the pivotal run, giving Dallas Prince and Lindsey Hunter split to Brown. Jannero Pargo also scored 16 for straight night. its biggest lead of the game at the playmaking duties the Bulls, who won their seventh The Spurs established them 99-82. Wednesday night as Detroit Chicago 102, Charlotte 99 straight game despite being selves at the opening tip, when The Celtics pulled to within pulled away. Ben Gordon showed Emeka without their top two scorers. Ginobili grabbed the ball and 101-92 with 2:12 remaining on a “We were a little down at half- Okafor why the Rookie of the Eddy Curry was a late scratch took it in for a spinning reverse runner by Walker, but Nowitzki time,” Prince said. “But we knew Year award is still up for grabs. with Hu-like symptoms, while layup. converted two three-point plays we had to respond.” Gordon scored 22 of his Kirk Hinrich missed his fifth San Antonio scored its first in the next minute to put the Detroit, which had lost four of career-high 35 points in the straight game with a strained dozen baskets in the paint and game out of reach. its previous five games, was fourth quarter Wednesday night left hamstring. quickly built a double-digit lead, “I thought we played great coached by assistant Gar Heard to lead the Chicago Bulls over The Bulls, who came into the while on defense the Spurs con defense when we needed to,” fo r the 10th stra ig h t game as the Charlotte Bobcats for the game leading the NBA with 39.2 fined Seattle’s offense to the Stackhouse said. “We were the Larry Brown recovers from uri- Bulls’ seventh straight win. bench points per game, rode the perimeter. Seattle shot 6-for-19 better defensive team tonight nary-tract surgery. Brown is Gordon drained a tie-breaking 8-of-12 fourth-quarter shooting (32 percent) in the first period, and that made the difference.” expected back for Friday’s game 3-pointer with 42.8 seconds left, of Gordon, who’s also a candi with only six of its 18 points against the Clippers. then gave Chicago a 101-97 lead date for Sixth Man of the Year. coming inside. Detroit 99, Sacramento 82 “When Lindsey was out there, on another 3 w ith 21.7 seconds “I thought they outplayed us An 11-foot baseline jumper by The Detroit Pistons didn’t have we were able to be more aggres left. most of the game, but Ben just Vitaly Potapenko capped a 9-0 either of their top two point sive on defense, but we knew he “I was just feeling it,” said got hot down the stretch,” Bulls Seattle run early in the second guards for the second half. The couldn’t play all 24 minutes,” Gordon, who scored the Bulls” coach Scott Skiles said. “He’s a that cut the Spurs’ lead to 31-27. Sacramento Kings couldn’t take Heard said. ”So we put Tay on final 16 points. “I was getting very, very good shooter. There Ginobili then isolated on rookie advantage. the ball and had Rip (Richard good looks, I was freeing myself are very few guys who can shoot Wilkins and beat him with a With Chauncey Billups ejected Hamilton) guard their point. It up, and all I needed was a split like him and that are not afraid driving layup to start a 16-4 late in the second quarter and worked pretty well.” second.” to take big shots.” The Observer accepts classifieds every business day from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Notre Dame office, 024 South Dining Hall. Deadline for next-day classifieds is 3 p.m. All classifieds must be prepaid. C lassified s The charge is 5 cents per character per day, including all spaces. 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Baylor sports so often has “It helps magnify the other evoked negative images. success programs have had,” Miserable football teams. The men’s basketball coach Scott men’s basketball tragedy two Drew said. “It’s a platform to summers ago when a player talk about other success as was killed, allegedly by a team well. As we all know, people mate, leading to an investiga watch TV and read newspa tion that uncovered a scandal. pers. The more positive publici While there have been some ty people see, the better.” healing moments for the Drew was hired after the world’s largest Baptist universi death of player Patrick ty since then, nothing has pro Dennehy, who had been missing vided the boost created by the for six weeks before his body Lady Bears making the NCAA was found in a field a few miles Final Four. from campus in July 2003. “This has taken us one step Former player Carlton Dotson further beyond the tragedy,” goes on trial for the slaying this athletic director Ian McCaw summer. AP said Wednesday. Basketball coach Dave Bliss Michigan State players celebrate following a 76-69 win over Stanford in the championship game of Adds Grant Teaff, Baylor’s and athletic director Tom the NCAA Kansas City Regional March 29. The victory advanced the Spartans to the Final Four. football coach during the pro Stanton resigned after serious gram's heyday: “This is a cata NCAA violations were revealed. lyst that can pull people strong The school also levied stiff Associated Press women’s team beat Stanford month at the Breslin Center, ly together again in support of sanctions on itself and relaxed on Tuesday night. “It’s going an arena both teams share, something extremely positive. transfer rules, letting its top EAST LANSING, Mich. — to be a little easier on me this some players from the men’s ... Athletics are the window three scorers switch schools. Rob Dare and his friends weekend because the sites team rushed the court along through which the world looks They w ere last in the Big 12 crowded around a TV, will be closer together, and side other fans. at your university. Right now, this season. screaming as Michigan State the games don’t conflict. “That was an amazing, spe the view is pretty good.” Drew is hoping the excite competed for a spot in the “I can’t wait to get to the cial moment for our program There have been other feel ment generated by the women Final Four. pep rallies and other events and this community when the good stories lately from the will help his squad, too. The students weren’t watch we have planned before each guys did that,” McCallie said. Waco campus, about 100 miles “Hopefully events like this ing the men’s team, however. game.” “They realize we all sweat the south of Dallas. again show the positiveness of For the first time, Dare and Simon w ill watch the men same, we all bleed green and The school’s baseball, softball Baylor University and all the his buddies were tuned in to play North Carolina on it says 'State' on both of our and women’s tennis teams are good things happening,” he cheer on the Spartan women. Saturday in St. Louis, then jerseys. ” all nationally ranked this said. Michigan State will have its travel 250 miles to Though the women are a spring. The men’s tennis team Mulkey-Robertson insists that men’s and women’s teams in Indianapolis for the women’s top-seeded team and the men won the school’s first NCAA she addressed her team about the Final Four this weekend game against Tennessee on are a fifth-seeded squad, both championship last spring. the men’s tragedy only once and Dare, as much as it sur Sunday. have had to Last summer, Baylor track before last season. She chal prises him, will be interested I f b o th scramble to win stars Jeremy Wariner and lenged the Lady Bears to give in both games. Michigan State "They realize... we some games en “Everybody follows the men teams pull off route to the Final Darold Williams won gold Baylor fans something to rally all bleed green and medals at the Olympics. around. around here, but now people upsets, Simon Four. liven the football team, which “It’s not like we got motivated are jumping on the women’s will be back in it says 'State' on The men beat had won just five of its previous by it, or used it as motivation in bandwagon, me included, ” the St. Louis on both of our Kentucky in dou sophomore said Wednesday. “ I Monday for the ble overtime on f>8 Big 12 games, upset Texas the locker room,” she said. “I jerseys. ” A8(M at home last October. just felt like we needed to take was really impressed with men’s national Sunday in a Still, all that pales in compari the focus off the tragedy as best them against Stanford. Me championship regional final, son to the Lady Bears (31-3) we could and win basketball and my friends couldn’t before wrapping Joanne McCallie and the women capping a season full of posi games.” believe how good they could up her whirl Spartans coach escaped the sec tives by making the Final Four, The Lady Bears made it to the shoot. Maybe we should’ve w in d to u r ond round with a putting them two wins from a NCAA round of 16 for the first started following them earli Tuesday night in 61-59 win over national championship. time last season. er.” Indianapolis for the women’s Southern California. Both will Michigan State has gone title game. face traditional powerhouses hoops crazy, a fact that could Just six schools have sent in the Final Four: North be seen and heard on and both men’s and women’s Carolina for the men and around campus. teams to the Final Four, but Tennessee for the women. Merchandise was hawked the feat has now happened Michigan State’s women had on street corners under four years in a row. not advanced past the second makeshift tents, and congrat Georgia was the first to do round before this season ulatory messages could be it, in 1983, and Duke followed while the men have won two seen on businesses’ mar in 1999 before Oklahoma, national championships and quees. Texas, Connecticut and now are going to the Final Four for A green and white Spartans Michigan State had two teams the fourth time in seven years blanket attached to a flag pole advance to the semifinals — one more trip than any flapped in the wind in the from 2002-05. Last year, the other team since 1999. back of a pickup truck on the Huskies were the first to have Michigan State w ill open eastern edge of campus. both men’s and women's Breslin this weekend so fans As if a partly cloudy, 70- teams win national champi can watch the games on the degree day wasn’t enough to onships in the same season. oversized monitors above the create a buzz in the winter- Michigan State coach Tom court for free. weary college town, two Final Izzo said superior facilities, The College Store, a local Four-bound basketball teams successful recruiting and sup store specializing in Michigan provided an extra boost pf port from the administration State paraphernalia, is hoping excitement. likely helped each school pull soon to have available for sale For the past two weeks, off the accomplishment. “This Dance Is For Couples Michigan State president Lou At Michigan State, the head Only ” T-shirts featuring both Anna Simon has crisscrossed coaches of both basketball teams. the country to give equal time programs are close and the If such a shirt was on the to the Spartans in both the players are, too. racks Wednesday, Rond a men’s and women’s NCAA Izzo said he spoke with Bokram would’ve bought it. tournaments. women’s coach Joanne P. “I’ll be back,” said Bokram, There’s no rest for Simon McCallie on Wednesday after 49, o f East Lansing. now. noon, a day after he gathered Gov. Jennifer Granholm “It’s a great problem to his players to watch her team plans to travel to both the AP have,” Simon said in interview topple Stanford. men’s and women’s games Baylor center Steffanie Blackmon, left, smothers Minnesota with The Associated Press a When the women clinched a this weekend with her 15- center Janel McCarville during the Bears’ 64-57 win March 26. few minutes after the share of the Big Ten title last year-old daughter Kate. A r o u n dt h e N a t io n page 18 COMF1 LED PROM I H E OBSERVER'S Wl RE SERVICES Thursday, March 31, 2005 Intercollegiate Women’s MLB Lacrosse Coaches Poll team record points 1 Northwestern 8-0 299 2 Virginia 6-1 280 3 North Carolina 8-2 260 4 Princeton 4-2 256 5 Duke 8-2 240 6 Dartmouth 6-0 220 7 Penn State 6-3 212 8 Georgetown 5-1 208 9 Maryland 6-4 174 10 Hofstra 7-1 155 11 Boston University 5-1 141 12 Johns Hopkins 5-2 135 13 Penn 4-2 103 14 Cornell 3-2 102 15 Delaware 4-2 85 16 Ohio State 4-4 82 171 Syracuse 5-2 63 171 Towson 6-1 63 19 Temple 3-2 22 20 William & Mary 3-4 17 Geico/STX Coaches’ Poll Men’s Lacrosse Top 25 team record points 1 Johns Hopkins (7) 5-0 197 2 Duke(3) 9-0 191 3 Virginia 6-1 182 4 Maryland 5-2 156 5 Army 5-2 155 6 Navy 7-1 142 An Oakland Athletics team banner hangs from the upper deck at the Coliseum in Oakland on Wednesday. 7 Georgetown 4-2 141 8 Syracuse 2-3 138 Baseball’s owners approved the sale of the A’s Wednesday to Los Angeles real estate developer Lewis Wolff. 9 NOTRE DAME 5-1 131 10 Cornell 3-2 108 11 Hofstra 3-4 87 12 Baseball owners approve Oakland sale Hobart 5-1 84 13 Massachusetts 5-2 64 14 Stony Brook 5-1 59 Associated Press news conference back in great privilege to have my ing general partner. 15 Bucknell 5-2 49 Oakland on Friday to for name associated with a John Fisher was part of 16 Princeton 0-4 45 PHOENIX — Baseball’s mally introduce Wolff as the franchise that has such a the early ownership team 17 2-5 37 North Carolina owners unanimously new owner, hoped to have rich and proud history as that bought the San 18 Brown 3-1 33 approved the sale of the everything complete by the Oakland Athletics. I am Francisco Giants in 1992, 19 Dartmouth 3-1 30 Oakland Athletics to Los Monday’s season opener in excited about our future but recently sold his share 20 Towson 4-3 19 Angeles real estate develop Baltimore. and working to continue the to purchase the A’s. 21 Delaware 6-3 18 Wolff, the team’s vice A’s tradition of excellence 22 Rutgers 3-4 11 er Lewis Wolff on Wolff met with baseball’s president for venue devel ownership committee in 23 Loyola 3-3 5 Wednesday, all but finaliz both on and off the field.” 24 UMBC 2-4 4 ing a deal in the works for opment, and his group are Schott served as the man January and has repeatedly 25 Villanova 5-3 2 about a year. paying about $180 million aging partner and will said his priority is to build a The owners spoke for 5 to purchase the team from remain involved with the baseball-only stadium in IIS by ' minutes via conference call Steve Schott and Ken club in some capacity, Oakland, possibly in the to approve the sale, the Hofmann, co-owners since maintaining a minority Coliseum parking lot. The next-to-last step necessary jointly buying the A’s in ownership. A’s and NFL Oakland Golfstat Men’s Top 15 for Wolff and his group of 1995. John Fisher, the billion Raiders currently share the investors to assume control “ For the past three years, aire son of Gap chairman aging venue. team scoring avg. wins of the team. I’ve had the pleasure of and CEO Don Fisher, w ill be That could mean relying Now, the parties just have being involved in one of the a majority investor — a sign on some private money, 1 Oklahoma State 71.03 3 to hold the closing, sign the best-managed organiza the small-market A’s might because Oakland voters 2 UNLV 71.67 1 documents and complete tions in all of professional not be one of baseball’s low- have voiced opposition to a 3 Georgia Tech 71.55 1 the transaction. sports,” Wolff said in a budget teams for much new stadium to be funded 4 Georgia 72.30 2 The A’s, who planned a statement. “1 consider it a longer. W olff w ill be manag with their tax dollars. 5 New Mexico 71.95 3 6 Wake Forest 73.13 0 7 Florida 73.48 2 Arizona State 72.39 8 0 I n Brief 9 Duke 72.95 2 10 Bringham Young 71.73 2 11 Auburn 72.13 0 Mauresmo reaches Nasdaq terfinal match between No. 5-ranked Junior teammates named 12 UCLA 73.06 2 100 semifinals Elena Dementieva and unseeded Kim Baker Award finalists 13 Minnesota 73.40 1 KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — Amelie Clijsters. ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell goalie 14 Augusta State 73.15 1 Mauresmo moved one round closer Source says Brown w ill David McKee and Colorado College 15 Tennessee 73.36 3 to the Nasdaq-100 Open title — and coach Pistons Thursday linemates Brett Sterling and Marty the No. 1 ranking. DETROIT — Larry Brown will Sertich are the finalists for the Hobey The top-seeded Frenchwoman return to coach the Detroit Pistons Baker Award, given to college hock reached the semifinals by beating this week after missing 10 games, a ey’s top player. 17-year-old Ana Ivanovic 6-1, 6-4 team source told The Associated The finalists were announced Wednesday. Press on Wednesday. Wednesday and the award w ill be around the dial Mauresmo, who spent five weeks Brown will rejoin the team at prac handed out April 8 at the Frozen at No. 1 last year, can regain the top tice Thursday, according to the Four in Columbus, Ohio. ranking if she ‘wins the tournament source, who spoke on the condition McKee set a school record with 10 and beats a top-five player in one of of anonymity, and w ill be on the shutouts for Cornell’s record-setting her final two matches. Lindsay bench at home Friday night against defense this season. He led the NBA Davenport, who skipped the hard- the Los Angeles Clippers. nation in goals-against average at Cavaliers at Bulls 8 p.m., TNT court tournament to protect her He did not coach the Pistons on 1.24, the third-best mark in college Timberwolves at Lakers 10:30 p.m., TNT troublesome knees, has been No. 1 Wednesday night at home against hockey history. His .947 save per since October. Sacramento, missing his 10th centage tied for first in the nation. “Of course I would love to get it straight game since undergoing a The sophomore has 15 career C ollege Basketball NIT back,” Mauresmo said. “But having procedure related to hip surgery, shutouts, already breaking Ken St. Joe’s at South Carolina 7 p.m., ESPN had it once, it’s pretty different. My which caused him to miss six games Dryden’s school record of 13 career. goals are somewhere else. Doing in November. The other finalists are a pair of PGA T our well in these big events is today more Brown’s future with the defending junior forwards. Sertich leads the BellSouth Classic 4 p.m., USA important to me.” NBA champions became uncertain nation in scoring with 27 goals and Mauresmo’s opponent Thursday when he openly questioned whether 37 assists. Sterling leads the nation will be the winner of the last quar he’d be able to return this season. with 34 goals and has 29 assists. Thursday, March 31, 2005 The Observer ♦ SPORTS page 19 MLB Boston trades Kim, calls pitcher 'a mistake' Red Sox owe reliever Epstein said Kim, when informed of the trade, apolo $6 m illion , acquire gized for not doing better. Kim missed time with the flu Rockies' Narveson this spring and has allowed four earned runs in 6 2-3 innings during the exhibition season. Associated Press All the while, he has been bom barded with rumors that Boston FORT MYERS, Fla. — The would try to unload his $6 mil Boston Red Sox traded reliever lion salary, or part of it. Byung-Hyun Kim to the “I heard many stories about Colorado Rockies, calling the the trades this offseason but it’s $10 million, two-year deal they nothing I can control," he said gave him in 2004 “a mistake.” last week, “but I know the gen Kim was sent Wednesday to eral manager and manager and the Rockies for left-handed all the teammates still trust in pitcher Chris Narveson, 23, who me to help out the team." was optioned to Triple-A Kim, a native of South Korea, Pawtucket, and catcher Charles was acquired from Arizona on Johnson, who was immediately May 29, 2003 in the trade that designated for assignment and sent Shea Hillenbrand to the released. Diamondbacks. He went 6-4 As part of the trade, Colorado w ith 16 saves and a 2.28 ERA sent Boston about $2.6 million in 42 outings after being named to equalize the salaries. Boston’s closer July 1. He did Johnson is owed $9 million and not allow an earned run in his Kim $6 million, part of a $10 final 13 regular season appear million, two-year deal he signed ances. before the 2004 season. But he lost the job in the play “We certainly made a mistake offs after allowing the tying run and I take responsibility for to reach base in the ninth that,” Epstein said. “It’s just a inning of Boston’s loss in the mystery what happened to this first-round opener against guy." Oakland. Then, during player Epstein noted that in 2003, introductions for Game 3 of the Kim made contributions to the AL division series in 2003 at team’s playoff run and was at a Fenway Park, he was booed loss to say what happened to and made an obscene gesture him in 2004. at the crowd. He later apolo “I’m not so sure [success] gized. would have happened to him in Even so, the Red Sox re Byung-Hyun Kim pitches against Cleveland May 5, 2004. Kim was traded from the Red Sox to Boston,” he said. “ He was cry signed him. Then he went 2-1 the Rockies in exchange for pitcher Chris Narveson. ing for a change of scenery.” with a 6.73 ERA for Boston and was at Triple-A Pawtucket from May 11 to Sept. 21. The former Arizona closer blow two ninth-inning saves at Yankee Stadium in the 2001 What’s the Future of this World Series. But he made the All-Star team with the Diamondbacks in 2002, when he had a career-high 36 saves. Relationship? In 299 career appearances, Kim is 31-28 w ith 86 saves and Please join us for an afternoon of reflection and discussion designed for dating couples a 3.37 earned run average. He has allowed 315 hits and 176 who are discerning the next stage of a relationship commitment. runs, 157 of them earned. He has struck out 455 batters and walked 176. 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Education Department after a steroid policy.” “I don’t see why it should cy and challenged its critics “His work for us and other pro one-year residency at SUNY- Robert D. Manfred Jr., base impact his credibility, 1 really while testifying before fessional sports Stony Brook. He ball’s executive vice president, don’t,” Manfred said. Congress, has discrepancies in clubs and leagues does not hold an biographical statements about has been marked “Those M.D. from Stony his professional and education by scholarship discrepancies are Brook, according al credentials, according to a and research, and to Dan Rosett, a newspaper report. he has earned the not important university hospital The discrepancies appear in respect of our enough to spokesman. media guides and handouts member clubs be there. ” And in papers with information about Dr. through his sent to Harvard Elliot J. Pellman, an internist efforts. University for a who is also team doctor for the The league Elliot Pellman seminar and to New York Jets and the New “expects that Dr. medical advisor the House York Islanders, The New York Pellman will cor Committee on Times reported in Wednesday’s rect the public Government editions. record as it relates to any of his Reform, which held hearings on Pellman, also a form er presi credentials.” steroids in baseball two weeks dent of the National Football The Jets also backed Pellman. ago, Pellman identified himself League Physicians Society, told “Dr. Pellman has communi as an associate clinical profes the Times he had not tried to cated an oversight on his sor at the Albert Einstein mislead anybody. He character resume, and we have acknowl College of Medicine. ized the errors as minor, said edged the clarification, and it But he is an assistant clinical he would correct w ill be reflected professor, a lower-ranking and them and primari in future corre honorary position that is held ly blamed the dis “[Pellman was] spondences,” the by thousands of doctors. crepancies on completely truthful team said in a Pellman does not teach at other people, statement. “We Albert Einstein, and his associ including his sec in presenting his are thankful to ate status is pending. retary and the qualifications." have Dr. Pellman The Times reviewed Pellman’s Jets. leading our med credentials after his nationally “ In a w ay, I ical department, Mike Milbury televised appearance before the th a n k yo u, and stand firmly House committee on March 17. because those dis Islanders behind him, and He was added to the hearing at crepancies are not general manager his team of med the request of Major League important enough ical profession Baseball and staunchly defend to be there, and als.” ed baseball’s steroids policies. they have all been fixed,” he Islanders general manager When informed of the errors told the newspaper. Mike Milbury said Pellman was in Pellman’s biography, Major League Baseball “completely truthful in present Representative Henry A. expressed concern about the ing his qualifications” when the Waxman, Democrat of Times’ story, but offered its team hired him in 1996. California, the ranking minority support for Pellman on Pellman’s bio in the Jets member on the House commit Major League Baseball medical advisor Dr. Elliot Pellman testi Wednesday. media guide states he has a tee, told The New York Times in fies in Washington during a steroid hearing March 17. “ Dr. Pellman has been a valu medical degree from the State able asset to Major League University of New York at Stony Baseball over the last two years Brook. But the Times report as the league advisor on med said state records show Students W h a t A re y o u Ca l l e d t o d o ? 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Stephen Silliman, PhD Professor & Associate Dean # © • * StudentUniverse.com College, of Engineering Term* Afl fans m baaed «c' roundsip vwel and Wed* a S S M C T e n n is N D S o f t b a l l Belles blue about Irish pitchers confuse Crusaders Booth , Wisen team to innings of no-hit ball. ond game when they combined With the strong pitching for a no-hitter,” Schoonaert loss to Maroons throw perfect game keeping Valparaiso off the said. “All the way through the scoreboard all game, the Irish lineup the offense was clicking against Valparaiso were able to build on their — the first, fifth and eighth taking the first set (6-3), but she lead after an early start. hitters all had homers in the By TIM DOUGHERTY lost the next two (2-6, 0-6). Senior Liz Hartmann doubled first. It was a total team effort. Sports Writer Palombo’s No. 1 doubles match By RYAN DUFFY to lead off the second inning, We got solid defense, especial with senior partner Miranda Sports Writer then came home after center- ly in the second game, our The Belles dropped their Mikulyuk also came up short. fielder Malorie Lenn doubled pitchers kept us in the ball match 6-2 to the Maroons of the After going to a tiebreaker, they After squeezing out a walk- to center. Two batters later, game and the hitters took care University of Chicago Wednesday lost (7-9). off win in their previous game Schoonaert stepped to the of things.” afternoon. Due to looming The match was the first time against Western Michigan, the plate and smacked a double Notre Dame began its eight- storms and the Maroons’ sizable this year Palombo and Mikulyuk Irish left no room for doubt down the right field line to run inning when sophomore lead, the last doubles match was had been doubles partners, as this time around, jumping out stake the Irish to a 2-0 lead. Stephanie Brown crushed a cancelled. Gordon’s injury propelled to early leads and sweeping In the third inning, the Irish solo shot to lead olT the game Saint Mary’s coach Dee Mikulyuk up to the number-one Valparaiso in a Wednesday delivered the knockout blow. for her first homer of the year. Stevenson said the match was doubles position with Palombo. doubleheader. Freshman Katie Laing led off Laing, who went 3-for-6 hitting more closely contested than the “We played really well for the Notre Dame appeared to be with a single, and after Megan out of the number two spot, final score indicated. first match playing together,” clicking on all cylinders, win Ciolli reached on a bunt single, followed with a double, then "It could have gone either Palombo said. “ It came down to ning the first game 5-0 and the Meagan Ruthrauff walked to moved to third after Ciolli sin way, ” Stevenson said. “We lost a couple of points. At one point second game 10-0 in five load the bases. Hartmann then gled to center. After Ruthrauff three really close matches. we were winning (7-6).” innings behind several of the drew the second walk of the walked to load the bases, Possibly we could have been Stevenson said he did not see most dominating performances inning to drive in a run, and Hartmann calmly stepped into ahead 5-3 without having to play any signs of rust from the long of the year from both the Carrie Wisen singled to left to the batter’s box and launched that last match.” gap between action for the Belles offense and defense. score two more. the second pitch she saw over Playing Np. 6 singles due to the — who had not played since “Valparaiso came in here Starting pitcher Heather the leftfield fence for a grand absence of injured sophomore returning from their spring with an 0-18 record, and Booth and Carrie Wisen com slam, the first of her career. Grace Gordon [torn ACL], fellow break trip to Orlando March 13 sometimes that’s hard for bet bined to throw a perfect game Hartm ann finished the day 3- sophomore Mary Beth Pavela — because the layoff helped ter teams, because they’ll play in the conclusion to the dou for-4 with a homer and five lost her first official match of the them work on strategies for dou down to the other team’s bleheader, retiring all 15 bat RBIs. year in three grueling sets (6-4, bles play. level,” junior Sara Schoonaert ters they faced. After Hartmann’s grand slam 6-7, 6-7) — dropping the last two One of the brightest spots of said. “ But I feel we did a good The Irish have now recorded cleared the bases and gave the by tie breaking points. the match was the play of sopho job of playing to our ability no-hitters against Valparaiso Irish a 5-0 lead, Gessica Stevenson hopes that Pavela’s more Kelly McDavitt, who was level and not dropping down to in two of the last three years. IJufnagle singled to right, lengthy match, which lasted involved in both of the Belles’ theirs.” Although the dominant bringing senior Nicole Wicks to three and a half hours, will help victories. In addition to winning In the first game, Steffany pitching performance took the the plate. her later on. her number-four singles match Stenglein allowed only two hits pressure off the Notre Dame Wicks has had just eight at- “It was a good experience for in straight sets (6-4, 6-4), she in five innings, striking out 10 offense, the team came out in bats this season, but still man Mary Both to get in a close and sophomore partner Caile for her fourth double-digit the first inning to bash three aged to drive a pitch deep over match, ” he said. “Next time Mulcahy defeated the Maroons’ strikeout game this season. home runs on the way to an the left field wall for her first she’ll know how to win it.” number two doubles pair (8-2). Sophomore Kenya eight-run rally that put the h it of the 2005 season. Junior co-captain Kristen Fuemmeler followed her with game away from the start. Palombo jumped ahead early in Contact Tim Dougherty at one of her best outings to date, “Our pitchers were really Contact Ryan Duffy at her number one singles match, [email protected] finishing the shutout with two good, particularly in the sec-. rduffyl @nd.edu Congregation of Holy Cross With joy and thanksgiving we invite you to celebrate the ordination to the priesthood of: Rev. Andy Sebesta, C.S.C. Rev. Kevin Sandberg, C S C. The Sacrament of Holy Orders will be conferred by The Most Reverend Gerald R. 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Uwilingiyimana Buffalo, NY Dang (Anna) Hua Houston, TX Vanessa Valdez Fontana, CA Micheal Huang Redmond, WA Ami Waldenberger Montevideo, MN Tram (Tammi) Huynh Elmhurst, IL Leora Wallace Chicago, IL Dorian Inzunza Indio, CA Alex Washington Spring, TX Mallory Jabobs Argyle, TX Nathan Whitfield Hot Springs, AR Dana Jason Cincinnati, OH Ashley Williams Yuma, AZ Doris Kawira South Bend, IN Sarah Yoo Las Vegas, NV Lewis Kellen South Bend, IN Tesia Zientek Shawnee, OK Paris Shardai Kingsberry Bilings, MT Thursday, March 31, 2005 The Observer ♦ SPORTS page 23 B o y s ’ M c D o n a l d ’s A ll-A m e r ic a n G a m e Blue Devil recruits combine for 30 points in East victory 49, but the West came roaring Zeller from Indiana to partici By PAT LEONARD back. pate in the game — was forced Sports Writer West point guard Mario to answer questions about possi Chalmers (Anchorage, AK — bly skipping college to play pro Duke manages to have suc Kansas) dropped 13 points in a fessionally. cessful seasons even when it 20-2 run to narrow the East “Right now, I just really want doesn't contend for the national lead to 74-69. to go to college and have that title. Teams exchanged baskets for experience to play for [Duke Blue Devil recruits Josh a good portion of the half up coach Mike Krzyzweski],” he McRoberts (Carmel, Ind.) and until a television timeout with said. “I feel like I’m not ready Greg Paulus (Manlius, N.Y.) car 7:59 to go. After the East led at for the NBA physically or men ried the McDonald's All- that point, 97-85, West coach Al tally.” American East team to a 115- Rhodes went with a lineup that The West led only once in the 110 win over the West included Chalmers and fellow game when Martell Webster Wednesday night at the Joyce Kansas recruit Julian Wright (7- (Edmond, Wash. — Washington) Center. for-9, 14 points). banked in a 3-pointer on the McRoberts was named the The West closed the lead to team’s first possession to make game’s MVP after scoring 17 four, 106-102, with 1:57 remain the score 3-1. points and grabbing a game- ing and tied the game after con McRoberts responded to the high 12 rebounds. Paulus helped secutive field goals from Monta basket w ith a deep bucket of his out with 13 points and nine Ellis (Jackson, Miss. — own, making the score 4-3 East assists. Both McRoberts and Mississippi State). as McRoberts would go on to tie Paulus played 24 minutes, the Green regained the lead for Green for the lead in scoring at most by any other player in the the East, however, with two free half with 14 points apiece. 28th annual McDonald’s game. throws. Paulus then sank 5-of-6 Notes Led by 24 points from from the charity stripe down the ♦ Paulus is a two-sport high Oklahoma State-bound Gerald stretch to seal the victory. school All-American, earning Green — the most impressive The East shot 51.4 percent to the honor in football and basket scoring threat on the floor and the West’s 44.6 percent. ball. Notre Dame recruited winner of this year’s dunk con Notre Dame recruit Luke Paulus — a quarterback in high Zeller (Washington, Ind.) started test — the East pulled away school — for football, but the after seeing a 65-43 halftime the game for the West squad New York native decided to put lead shrink to a tie with under and played 15 total minutes. his football career on hold and two minutes to go in an unusual Zeller played the high post and play basketball at Duke. ly competitive game compared did not see the ball much. He ♦ The East’s Tasmin Mitchell shot 0-for-2 on the evening and to past years. (Denham Springs, La. — “They kind of jumped on us in grabbed two rebounds to go Louisiana State) was given this the second half, ” McRoberts with two assists. y e a r’s McDonald’s said, “but we hung in there and "1 loved playing on the Joyce Sportsmanship Award at half- got the win. ” Center floor,” Zeller said. “I wish time of Wednesday’s game. I could have given |the fans) Green scored live of the East’s Mitchell scored six points in 13 something to cheer for, but we’ll first seven points in the second minutes. half after shooting 4-for-4 from have to w ait until later.” GEOFF MATTESON/The Observer 3-point range in a 14-point first McRoberts, on the other hand Contact Pat Leonard at East forward Josh McRoberts receives the game MVP award half effort. The East then led 72- — the only player other than [email protected] from legendary UCLA coach John Wooden Wednesday. Friday, April 1 > / tt, Don't be fooled... 0fa 9 K l i l P The Hemi Guy • ABC sitcom "Rodney" THURSDAY • "Premium Blend" MARCH 31 on Comedy Central 1 0 PM 10 pm NIGHTCLUB midnight Saturday,Honoiv April 2 New Album: "Commit this to Memory" NIGHTCLUB Pr°duced by Mark Hoppus S O^ tW . ue and SornerSl PM midnight of Blink 182 O f f " ^ A E C E N D S f n o t h e d a m e page 24 The Observer ♦ SPORTS Thursday, March 31, 2005 to the left centerfield gap and looking up for the Irish after cruised from there. It’s Dury chugged his way to third for junior Liz Donohue bested always fun playing well in an RBI triple. Cooper followed Potential Chelsea Nusslock 6-4, 7-5 at front of a home crowd.” continued from page 28 with a bullet up the middle, continued from page 28 No. 6 to put the score at 3-3. Lauren Connelly and Buck scoring Dressman and putting But Beck secured the win for were the first to walk off the out. Matt Edwards flied out Notre Dame in front 12-3. the Irish were anything but a Wisconsin, defeating Sarah courts, defeating Sandra before Matt Bransfield Lopez cranked an RBI double pushover, clinching the dou Jane Connelly 5-7, 6-3, 7-5. Blaier and Jessica Collins 8-2 reached on a third baseman’s to left center to score Cooper bles point with an 8-3 win Sarah Jane Connelly said at No. 2. The duo is 21-8 on error, which scored Nettey. and extend the Irish lead to over Katie McGaffigan and the Buckeyes proved to be the season and 10-5 in dual Dury followed with a mam 13-3. Lindsay M artin. Christian challenging opponents across matches. moth blast that just snuck Besides the victory, the Irish Thompson returned to the the board. Sarah Jane Connelly and inside the left had more good courts in the team’s match “We knew it was going to Stasnyfollowed their lead field foul line for news when pitcher against Oklahoma State after be a battle w ith a 8-3 victo a th r e e - r u n “The highlight of John Axford threw being sidelined with a knee going into it,” ry over Jennifer bomb. After the night was John a scoreless eighth, injury the last two meets. Connelly said. “We knew it was Poskitt and another Chicago recording three Sarah Jane Connelly was “They just Lauren Simmons State error, Axford. That's a strikeouts and one heartened by the team’s per fought really going to be a battle at No. 3 to Craig Cooper good tune up for walk. Axford formance in doubles, adding hard and I don’t going into it. ” clinch the dou pushed one him for next week. ” missed all "of last that she looks forward to think we were bles point. At more run across season after hav seeing just how successful as competitive 19-7 on the sea with a fielder’s ing Tommy John the team as a whole w ill be. as we could Sarah Jane Connelly son and 9-4 in choice to the Paul Mainieri surgery and he is “We still have a good third have been.” Irish senior dual matches, shortstop. Irish head coach expected to be a of the season left,” Connelly Notre Dame the pair has won Notre Dame key contributor to said. “We still have a lot returns to the six of their eight added two runs Notre Dame’s more matches to win.” courts on Saturday, hosting matches together. in the third when Lilley starting rotation. In singles, No. 44 Catrina Long Beach State at 10 a.m. Catrina and Christian smoked a bases-loaded single “The highlight of the night Thompson recorded her sev Notre Dame 7, Oklahoma Thompson were last to finish up the middle to score Cooper was John Axford,” Mainieri enth victory in her nine con State 0 after a tough 8-4 loss to and Ross Brezovsky, giving the said. “That’s a good tune-up tests against nationally- Oklahoma natives Sarah Zana Masnic and Iryna Irish a 7-2 lead. for him for next week.” ranked opponents. The soph Jane Connelly, Lauren Tkachenko at No. 1. In the fourth, Greg Lopez Axford is scheduled to start omore extended the team’s Connelly and Buck had the Sarah Jane Connelly start added an RBI sacrifice fly that A p r il 6 in a m a k e u p gam e advantage, putting Notre opportunity to showcase ed the Iris h o ff on the rig h t scored Cody Rizzo to push against Bowling Green. Dame in the lead 2-0 with a their talent before a home foot with her 6-0, 6-2 tri Notre Dame’s advantage to 8- Notre Dame now prepares 6-2, 6-2 defeat of No. 93 crowd on Saturday, impress umph over Poskitt at No. 5. 3. Pinch hitter Danny for a critical three-game McGaffigan at No. 1. ing their family and friends Buck added to the team’s Dressman slapped a two-run weekend series against Big But the Buckeyes refused in attendance with a triumph success, beating Masnic 6-1, base hit to center field, East foe Rutgers on Saturday to back down, winning three over Oklahoma State (4-8). 6-1 at No. 2 and Stastny extending the Irish lead to 10- and Sunday. The Scarlet of the next four matches. The The team shut out their defeated Collins 6-1, 6-1 at 3 in the fifth. Knights are 12-8 and tied with match at No. 2 pitted the two opponents 7-0, claiming wins No. 5 to clinch the win. Dressman did more damage the Irish at 3-1 in the confer players tied for No. 100 in at each of the singles posi After the meet’s outcome to Chicago State in the bottom ence. the ITA national rankings — tions and at Nos. 2 and 3 in was decided, Donohue regis of the seventh. After Dury Buck and Burke — against doubles en route to the victo tered a win over Blaier 6-2, doubled down the right field Contact Joe Hettler at each other. Burke emerged ry. 6-1 at No. 6 and Catrina line, Dressman ripped a shot [email protected] victorious with a 6-2, 6-0 Sarah Jane Connelly had Thompson outlasted No. 97 win. Martin tied the score for only words of praise for her Tkachenko at No. 1 6-2, 2-6, the Badgers, beating Lauren teammates. 1-0 (10-3). Finally, Lauren Connelly 6-4, 6-1 at No. 3. “Everyone played really Connelly prevailed over Write Sports Wisconsin pulled ahead 3-2 well this weekend,” Connelly Simmons 6-2, 6-2 at No. 3. as Caiati defeated Stastny 7- said. “We just came out and 6 (7-4), 6-3 at No. 4. got out on top early after Contact Ann Loughery at Call Mike at 631-454: Things appeared to be winning doubles and we just [email protected] "Catholic Higher Education in Eastern Europe and the United States: Opportunities and Challenges" Tuesday, April 5,9:30-4:00 pm Recker's Hospitality Room An exchange of ideas and experiences on the teaching, academic, and leadership roles of the Catholic university, with participants from Croatia, Hungary Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine, and the United States Sponsored by the Nanovic Institute for European Studies. www.nd.edu/~nanovic Thursday, March 31, 2005 The Observer ♦ SPORTS page 25 leading Bartlett High School to Irish. Schrader saw her first forget the experiences she’s Schrader a second place finish in Class Next year, Schrader should glimpse of playing for the Irish had as a McDonald’s All- AA. She w ill enter Notre Dame play a significant role for Notre when the lights were off for American. continued from page 28 in the fall, where she intends to Dame. The Irish lose leading pregamo introductions. “I’m going to remember this major in education in order to scorer Jacqueline Batteast to “I thought it was awesome, for a lifetime,” Schrader reiter "It was an amazing experi become either an athletic graduation, and standout because that’s how they’re ated. “But the best thing about ence," Schrader said. “I think I director or a high school bas freshman Charel Allen is cur going to do it for every home it is that the money goes to will remember it for a life ketball coach. rently out with a torn ACL and game,” she said. “I’m really, charity. And I think that’s fan tim e.” Schrader said that the expe MCL in her left knee. really excited to come here in tastic.” Schrader finished her high rience playing at the Joyce Schrader’s ability to score the fall. I can’t wait.” school career averaging 22.1 Center has made her even should get her some early min However, regardless, Contact Heather Van Hoegardcn points and 10.3 rebounds while more anxious to play for the utes for the Irish. Schrader said she w ill never at [email protected] Live Where You Play Great People • Fun Lifestyle • W alk to cam pus • Hook-up with friends, B r in g t h is GEOFF MATTESONZThe Observer just blocks from your Lindsay Schrader dribbles up the court In Wednesday’s game. 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Zeller’s high school career. do just that during his next four Center crowd. “I don’t know if there’s a town “The media kept saying there But it didn’t work out that way, years. Despite not having a major left,” he said. would be more pressure,” Zeller and Notre Dame basketball fans impact on the game, Zeller hoped After three practices, East said. “But I kept saying it would will have to wait until November Contact Matt Lozar at his team would get close enough coach A1 Rhodes came away be more support. That’s how I to see Zeller get that first basket. [email protected] so he could have a chance to impressed with Zeller’s game. repeat history. “He is five times better than “I was hoping we could get it what I thought, and I don’t mean down to one point and maybe I that as anything but a com pli could shoot another half-courter,” ment,” Rhodes said. “He’s one of Tour Guide Manual. P a g e 7 8 . he said. the big people Notre Dame Planning Your Route: What Not To Do If Zeller ended up doing that, needs.” then he m ight not be able to do Zeller received a lot of attention what he’s going to do the next this week, not just because of his couple of days. memorable game-winner, but “I haven’t had time to think or because he is the headline recruit sleep,” Zeller said. “I’m looking in Notre Dame basketball coach forward to going home and rest Mike Brey’s incoming recruiting ing.” class. He’s the first McDonald’s G ir l s ’ M c D o n a l d ’s A ll-A m e r ic a n G a m e Courtney Paris leads West with 16 points guards, who were selfless tonight.” By MATT LOZAR Both teams struggled in the first Senior Staff Writer half, each scoring 28 points, but neither shot better than 30 per All-star games don’t usually cent. The game started to open up stress team basketball. late in the half as the teams start But at halftime of the Girls’ ed running and getting into the McDonald’s All American High open court instead of relying on School Game, that’s what the West individual moves to create offen team emphasized. sive opportunities. Fifty-two second-half points Marissa Coleman led the East showed it wasn’t a bad idea as the squad and a ll scorers w ith 19 West beat the East 80-64 at the points in 21 minutes. Joyce Center Wednesday night. Schrader is Notre Dame’s only “We were trying to get started McDonald’s All-American, and the and gel with everybody,” said first since Crystal Erwin attained Lindsay Schrader, who w ill be the honor for the 2003 game. The Office of Undergraduate Admissions is now hiring tour guides attending Notre Dame in the fall. Courtney LaVere played in the “We were playing more as a team game in 2002. for the summer, fall, and spring. Applications are available at than individuals, which teams Texas is the only school with admissions.nd.edu/tourguide.pdf or in 220 Main Building and are tend to do in all-star games. three All-Americans while Playing team ball really won the Maryland, Duke, Oklahoma and due April 8th. Questions? Contact Jill or Gabe at 631-7505. game.” California each have two. Most valuable player Courtney Overall, the night and weekend Paris led the West with 16 points was a positive experience for on 7-of-10 shooting and 12 Schrader and Paris. rebounds. Eleven of Paris’ points “When you’re on an All-Star came in the second half. team, everyone can take big Rebuilding “As a post player, it’s hard to shots,” Paris said. “We got confi play in games like this,” Paris said. dence with each other. 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T he O bserver Thursday, Month 31, 2005 i PORTS-M - ^ page 28 M c D o n a l d ’s A ll-A m e r ic a n G a m e s Arching to the next level Ze//er W d scoreless Illinois' Ms. Basketball , Schrader shows her in McDonald's game , skills in team's 80-64 victory over the East bt/f looks promising Bartlett, 111., finished with nine By HEATHER points on 4-for-7 shooting and By MATT LOZAR VAN HOEGARDEN also grabbed three rebounds in Senior StaffWriter Sports Writer the game, in which she played 15 minutes. The half-court buzzer-beater Lindsay Schrader gave Irish “It feels good, it feels really, Luke Zeller made Saturday night fans a glimpse of the future really good,” she said. “ 1 wanted to win the Class 3A state title is Wednesday night when she to end my high school career still the last basket he’s made. scored five straight points in the with a win and I did.” After Wednesday night’s second half to give her team a Schrader, recently named Ms. McDonald’s four-point Basketball in the state of Illinois, All-American g e e A J s o le^d, , ... See Also showed her future teammates game, Zeller Schrader hit and coaches what she could do didn’t fill out Blue Devil a jumper and Courtney Paris at her new home. Irish head the box score recruits combine th e n a 3- leads West with coach Muffet McGraw and assis pointer to put HC . . „ tants Jonathan Tsipis and Center debur the West team ^ Coquese Washington were in In his 15 min- East’s victory” up 45-41 in page23 attendance Wednesday night, as utes, the sen- pane 23 t h e were current Irish freshmen io r fro m McDonald’s All-American High Charel Allen and Tulyah Gaines, Washington School basketball game at the who will play with the 6-foot High School Joyce Center, a game that the guard/forward next season. finished 0-of-2 shooting from the West eventually won 80-64, “It feels like home already,” field, with two rebounds and two after a slow, sloppy first h a lf of Schrader said of the Joyce assists. play. Center. His biggest cheers came in the “I think we were playing more Schrader, the only player from pregame introductions when as a team than as individuals, Illinois on the roster, said the Zeller was announced as part of and that helped a lot,” Schrader experience was a very positive the starting lineup and cheers of said. “We really played team ball one. “Luke” came from the Joyce GEOFF MATTESON/The Observer and that’s what won us the “It was an amazing expen Luke Zeller defends Richard Hendrix in Wednesday night’s game.” see ZELLER/page 26 game. Zeller, a Notre Dame recruit, had two rebounds. The high school senior from ses SCHRADER/page 25 B a s e b a l l N D W o m e n ’s T e n n is Dury nails homer Thompsons lead team again the doubles point in both 3. This was the pair’s 20th By ANN LOUGHERY contests. Of the last 16 win in the last 27 matches in 12-run victory Sports Writer matches, the team has this season. secured the doubles point on Freshman Brook Buck and The No. 28 Irish have 13 occasions. junior Lauren Connelly did Sophomore slugger runs scored, five Irish players recently showed glimpses of Facing Wisconsin (10-4), not fare as well in their dou added two hits each (13-10) just how much potential they senior captain Sarah Jane bles match, falling to Caitlin leads N otre Dame and nearly everyone with a possess, shutting out Connelly and junior Kiki Burke and Kaylan Caiati 8-3 Notre Dame jersey besides Oklahoma State 7-0 on Stastny were the first to walk at No. 2. But the No. 2 team over Chicago State batboy Tommy Mainieri saw Saturday and nearly defeat off the courts in the doubles of sophomores Catrina and action en route to the team’s ing No. 35 Wisconsin 4-3 portion of the meet with a 8- Christian Thompson proved fourth straight victory. By JOE HETTLER Tuesday afternoon. 2 triumph over Nicole Beck “When you play a team with Notre Dame (8-8) claimed and Chelsea Nusslock at No. see POTENTIAL/page 24 Senior StaffWriter such -a poor record, you think the kids could just go through From the way this season the motions,” Irish head coach has unfolded for Chicago Paul Mainieri said. “But they State, Wednesday’s game came out focused.” against Notre Dame was prob Freshman Joey Williamson ably a moral victory. picked up his first career vic T he C o tory, going four innings and ugars, who yielding three runs on eight entered yes hits. The Irish used a planned terday 0-24 rotation and pulled Williamson and had lost before the fifth. Mainieri used games 26-0, six more pitchers before the 2 5 -1 2 a nd night ended. 32-4, led 2-0 Notre Dame plated five runs after the top in the first inning, thanks to of the first shaky Chicago State defense before falling Mainieri and Dury’s first home run of y e t a g a in , the season. After Alex Nettey this time to the Irish 15-3 at singled and Brett Lilley Frank Eck Stadium. walked to put two on and zero ERIC SALES/The Observer Mike Dury went 3-for-5 with Sarah Jane Connelly, front, battles against Purdue on March 22. The Irish defeated Oklahoma a three-run home run and two see DURY/page 24 State 7-0 on Saturday and fell to Wisconsin 4-3 on Tuesday. NO SOFTBALL SMC TENNIS MLB MLB NCAA TOURNAMENT NCAA BASKETBALL CO UJ CD Notre Dame pitchers Saint Mary's loses 6-2 Baseball's medical Boston trades Byung- Baylor proud of Michigan State looks combine to throw per to the University of advisor is under scruti Hyun Kim to Colorado women's basketball forward to seeing both Qg fect game against Chicago. ny for false biographical for two minor league team reaching Final men and women in 3 Valparaiso. records. Four. Final Four. o CD< players and cash. page 21 page 21 page 20 page 19 page 17 & 5 page 17 CO