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By MADDIE HANNA By MADDIE IlANNA News Writer New' Writt·r Prnsidnnt Bush's inaugunt As l'r·psidnnt Bush bt>gins his tion today will mark tho oiTi sn<:ond tPrm in ol'f'irP today, eial beginning of' his sneond nal.ional polls as wnll as Notrn four ynars in oflkn, placing llarrw prol'nssors and st.udnnts him in tho growing - and l'ind liH~ nation just as politi ehallnngi ng - category of nilly dividnd as it was during soeond-tnrrn prnsidnnt.s. Novl'mlwr's contnnl.ious Princeton rankings not all bad Despite lozu grades in sonze areas, ND ranks high in athletic categories By KATIE PERRY Thn annual rankings pmvide years. In a pledge posted on Nt·w,Writt·r din~dion and information l'or their wnbsito, tho Prinenton many-eollnge bound high Heview vows to delivnr an This yPar·. Notn~ llanw was school students and thoir· par "unbiasnd and uncnnsornd onP ol' tlw rnost'I'Pat.urod coi onts. To rank tlw schools. the vinw" of' the featured universi IPgPs in thP l'rinr.nton Hnvinw's Prinenton Hnvinw snlncts what ties and adds that rankings are "Bnst :~:;7 Collngos" book list tlw y eo n s i d n r to b o t h o to p gnnnratod from "tho real ings, appnaring in I 0 ol' tho 64 schools - :{!i7 madn the cut exports" - current eollnge stu total eatngorins. Whiln rnueh ol' this ynar - and eatngorizes dnnts. t.lw att.nnt.ion following the thorn into top-20 lists focusing Among the UnivPrsity's favor rankings' rnlnasn was dorninat on diiTnn~nt !'.ritnria. able rankings. ono-third diroet Pd by tiH• llnivl'rsity's eontro According to thn Princeton ly involvod athletics. Notre vnrsial l'irst-placn ranking in Hnvinw's Wnb site, rankings are Dame took top honors in the t.hn 1:at.Pgory of "Aitnrnativo basnd on approximatnly 300 categories "Everyone Plays l.ifnstylns Not an Altnrnativn," survnys adrninistnrnd nithnr In tram ural Sports" and CLAIRE KELLEY !The Observer many of its otlwr top l'inishns nlnetronically online or via Despite negative rankings in some categories, Notre Dame rwvPr got a sncond look. papnr ovnr a period or three see REVIEW/page 4 earns high marks from the Princeton Review for athletics. Building collapses on CJ's Pub STUDENT SENATE ---··- Nearby demolition Members strive for causes problem African solidarity By KATE ANTONACCI A"i't.llll Nt·w, Editor Effort made to bring Bono to University ThrnP nrnployP<'S ol' C.J's Pub Africa startnd last yPar AMANDA MICHAELS on North Michigan Strnnt By when a group tntvPind to Wf'rP unharrnl'd WPdrwsday Assistant News Editor Nignria with "'f'hn Call to al'lPrnoon wl11•n dPrnolition on Solidarity." thn liatnway apartnwnt eorn Tho Sturlnnt Snnatn was They showed a vid!HI with plnx rwxt door wont wrong, focused on tlw "call to soli dips from tlw Nignria trip, rausing part ol' thn six-story darity" with Al'rica at snt to a rock vnrsion of building to collapse onto the Wednosday's mooting, as "Somewlwrll Ovnr thn roof ol' tlw puh. presenters urgnd thorn to Hainbow," fnaturing Africans Though C. I 's has long boon a support plans f'or an "AI'rica speaking to thn irnport11ncn popular rnstaurant and bar Wnek" and nndorsn a letter of' di!Tnrnnt cultures joining l'or Notrn Damn students, only to Bono, lnad si11gnr of' U2, tognthnr in brotlwrhood. a rook, waitrnss and bar requesting a U2 benefit con llanzlick tlwn nxplairwd I.PtHinr wnrn inside at tlw limn cert. the purpose of Africa Wnnk of' thn wllapsP. Emily Chin, Laura Fneney - tentativPJy snt for mid "Wn'd bonn working with a and Moghan llanzliek ask1~d April. dl'rnolition company on !the RICK FRIEDMANfThe Observer Senate to baek thnir nl'forts "It'd bn about bringing tlw Due to demolition problems with a nearby building, part of the to continue thn mission of' see CJ'S/pagc: 4 rook of CJ's pub collapsed Wednesday afternoon. raising thn awareness about see SENATE/page: 6 .'' '' r------ page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Thursday, January 20, 2005 INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE POET AND WHY? A day in the life From the time I was live, I've known I wanted to be a teacher. I was the child who always wanted to "play school" in real time - from the Bridget Higgins Jim Hyde Molly Butler Dan McSwain Molly Kealy Kate Lenehan moment my older brother left the freshman senior junior senior sophomore sophomore house for the bus O'Neill until the second he Cavanaugh O'Neill Pasquerilla East Lyons Pasquerilla West came home. I made sure to play "Tennyson- "Homer - it's "Garrison "Whoever "Dr. Seuss, "Molly - she , all the important it's so romatic. I epic. Keillor, because writes on the because I love writes me subjects - color , ing, snacking, nap love The Lady he wears red bathroom stall. " Seuss-ical the sonnets. ping and occasion of Shallot."' shoes." musical." ally, the alphabet. I loved playing school. Angela Saoud And then last week, it was time for me to give up Saint Mary's my childhood Editor vision of school and face reality as a student teacher. Arming myself with novels and IN BRIEF poems, newspaper articles and movie clips, I marched into Washington High School in South Bend last Monday HecSports will sponor its 19th thinking I was ready to teach. And I annual Late Night Olympics. am, but it takes a lot of work. The all-night fundraiser, start It's a little known fact that after we ing Saturd~ty at 6 p.m. and last all left our high school classrooms, our ing until Sunday at 4 a.m., will . teachers actually had to do work. And benefit the St. Joseph County not just a little work. A lot of work. Special Olympics. Student teaching means planning les sons for live difl'erent periods, waiting The Notre Dame Student in line to use the photocopier to make Film Festival will take place handouts, writing tests and quizzes tonight, Friday and Saturday. (something I always hated) and trying Each showing, one from 7 to 9 to devise thought provoking lessons p.m. and one from 10 p.m. to that will really help my students to midnight, includes 18 student learn something about English and features and takes place at the about themselves. Browning Family Cinema of the While my friends are getting ready to DeBartolo Center for the take their Wednesday night nap before Performing Arts. hitting State, I'm already in my paja mas, looking to Shakespeare for inspi University of Michigan eco ration or discovering ways to entice nomics professor will present a my students into writing a research lecture on "The Boomers paper. Approach Retirement: Policies The task is daunting to say the least. to Prepare for Growing Old in I feel as though I have more pressure an Aging America" Friday placed on me now than I have ever felt CLAIRE KELLEYrThe Observer from 10:30 a.m. to noon in the before - because if I make a mistake Food Services placed ice sculptures in front of North and South Dining Halls to cel Jordan Auditorium of the this time, I'm letting down 125 high ebrate "All-American Day." Mendoza College of Business. school seniors and myself. And as my friends sleep in late, and Notre Dame men's and my presence on campus diminishes, I women's track teams will host wonder if I'm doing the right thing. their home opener Friday from But it only takes one smile from a OFFBEAT 7 to 9 p.m. in the Loftus Sports student in the hallway, one "Hey Miss Center. S" to let me know my heart is in the Shrieking frogs unnerve quiet island nights - ever park violence. Right after classroom with my students - Hawaiian island since. jury selection began last Organist Chris Cramer will although it occasionally slips away to HONOLULU - A tiny Aside from the noise, the week, one man got up and present a concert tonight from my college life. frog with a huge shriek has frogs have a voracious left, announcing, ''I'm on 8 to 10 p.m. in the Reyes Organ To say my life has changed this invaded the Big Island and appetite for spiders and morphine and I'm higher and Choral Hall of the semester would be a vast understate won't shut up. Big Island insects, competing with than a kite." DeBartolo Center for the ment. I'm in the classroom every day, Mayor Harry Kim is look native birds and fauna. When the prosecutor Performing Arts. Free tickets leaving me a lot less time to be on ing for $2 million to begin And coqui frogs are adapt asked if anyone had been are required. campus and with my friends. But when controlling the spread of able to many ecosystems convicted of a crime, a a student writes something amazingly the nocturnal coqui frog, a and breed heavily in prospective juror said that The Harlem Globetrotters insightful in an essay question or says beloved native in Puerto Hawaii, experts said. he had been arrested and will play at the Joyce Center something so profound I wish I had Rico but considered an taken to a mental hospital Arena Friday from 7 to 8:30 thought of it, I get a feeling inside that annoying pest in Hawaii D.A. confronts "jury pool after he almost shot his p.m. Tickets are available I've yet to feel anywhere else- a feel since hitching a ride over from hell" nephew. He said he was through the Joyce Center ticket ing that says no matter how much in shipments of tropical MEMPHIS, Tenn. provoked because his office. work I have, or how little sleep I get or plants around 1990. Defense attorney Leslie nephew just would not that if my social life becomes non-exis Six ways to upgrade your Ballin called it the "jury come out from under the To submit information to be tent, it's not going to matter. PC, when not to upgrade pool from hell." The group bed. included in this section of The And when I walk into the classroom and tips on backing up. of prospective jurors was Observer, e-mail detailed infor next Monday, ready to teach for the The frogs have been mat summoned to listen to a Information compiled mation about an event to entire day, I'm going to be more than ing easily - and shattering case of Tennessee trailer from the Associated Press. obsnews@nd. edu ready. Because when I'm teaching, I am home. 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'. ------~-- Thursday, January 20, 200'5 The Observer + NEWS page 3 Saint Mary's anticipates opening of nevv Student Center Building will include space for student government, campus publications, theater, new bookstore, Internet cafe ty and othnr administrators to By NICOLE ZOOK basically como up with what we Assi\1.1111 News hliwr rwnd," slw said. "We took a !:am JHIS inventory for what we nnnd. hn· months. Saint Mary's stu canw up with a stratngir. plan." dPrlts haw hPnn wondPring what Hosnnbush. who said the plan Pxartlv liPs hPyond lhP brick walls li>r a student cnntnr bngan about of tJu."npw SturiPnl CPntPr. livn yPars ago, rallnd thn invnntory TIH'y haw SPPn tlw driwway a "wish list liw studnnl<;." pawd, hrass fittings and a dock Tlw list includes a brand nnw pul outsidP, and haw PVPn bonn bookstore location, two studnnt ahln to lift thl' siH'Ill s11paral.ing tho lounges, a First Source Bank dining hall and tiH' nPw lobby to branch. a 1:onvnninncn store and a !{PI a quil'k look at tlw unlinislwd tlwatnr. building. Tho nnw cnntnr will also contain t\cl'ording to l'arilitins dirPetor a cylwr cafi), whnrn studenl<; will .John lll'l.l'!', tiH•y will l'ind out havn wirnlnss lntnrnut accnss. The soon. cali\ will li1aturn grab-and-go styln "It's srhPduiPd !'or a Fdmtary nwals and an outdoor patio fadng !'omplntion," Dni.!Hl said. "It l.nMans. should all bn dorw hy thn 25th of "We'rn hoping to got Adirondack KELLY HIGGINS/The Observer J."PI>ruary, and right now wn'rn chairs and things likn that so pno The new Saint Mary's Student Center is scheduled to open In February and will Include offices planning to movn Studnnt pln can sit oul<;ide and enjoy the for a variety of campus departments. t\rlivitillS, ntc. lin! ovPr break weather," Hosenbush said. "We'rn Wf'(~k." vnry nxdtnd - it's going to b1\ a was especially pleasnd Saint DeLee expects the Student important part of thn Collngn's his Tlw building's thrnn llwnls will nkn !itdlity." Mary's was aiding studnnts who Center to be well usnd and said tory, and it will still bn usnd !'or hold ollirns, llll'llting rooms and The building will also accommo ehoose not to live in tho dorms. students will not be disappointed various functions. llowevnr, <"onfnrnncn rooms for Studnnt date two groups the llaggar ''I'm thrilled that something on when the ladlity finally opnns alter Hosm1bush also said shn li1nls tlw t\rtivitins [There's a lot goin' on.] Saturday 22, lOpm page 4 The Observer + NEWS Thursday, January 20, 2005 vide well-rounded and com Notre Dame is characterized Dame can allow formerly com top five "Jock Schools" in the plete recreational offerings." by the above-average athleti petitive students to rediscover a nation. Review Sophomore Ryan Hitter, an cism of its student body, as sometimes overlooked outlook Another category in which continued from page 1 active member of intramural each year it accrues a large on sports. Notre Dame was placed among sports from Sorin number of former "lnterhall sports have done the top 10 was "Students Pray "Students Pack the Hall, agreed that high school ath more than just fill a void," on a Regular Basis," Junior Stadiums," and ranked fourth both the students "Jnterhall sports letes. The spirited Hitter said. ''I've found that Amanda Murillo said that while among the "Jock Schools." an<;! opportuni have done more nature of the inter they also bring back the rea Notre Dame provides ample Richard O'Leary, director of ties provided by than just fill a hall sports pro sons most of us started playing opportunity for prayer, it is the intramurals and club sports, the University gram serves to fill in the first place -having fun." students themselves who drive attributed the widespread stu itself play crucial void." a void for those The importance of dorm the religious devoutness on dent involvement in interhall roles in the pop who have previ pride also lends itself to the campus. athletics to the organizational ularity of non Ryan Ritter ously participated popularity of intramural sports "There are so many opportu efforts of RecSports, as well as varsity athletics sophomore in competitive at Notre Dame, as students nities to become involved in the general enthusiasm of the at Notre Dame. sports, O'Leary band with their hall communi religious activities, and stu student body. "I think it's said. ties rather than self or random dents at Notre Dame are eager "The Athletic Department has mostly the students that fuel "Our intramural program ly-assembled teams. Dorm to grow in their faith," Murillo always supported the athletic the popularity of our intramu may be filling a competitive pride helps to fuel competition, said. "They encourage each interests of the entire student rals, but thankfully RecSports desire that has been carried Ritter said. other and support one another body," O'Leary said. "We are has given the students plenty of over from their high school Because many to grow spiritual- also blessed with a student opportunity to do so," Ritter days," he said. Notre Dame stu }y. " body that requires us to pro- said. Ritter argued that Notre dents are athletes 'There are so Numerous themselves, they many opportunities clubs, organiza have a marked tions and retreats appreciation for to become involved organized intercollegiate in religious through Campus athletics. The activities. " Ministry and University's first other religious JPW Mass place ranking in programs at the category of Amanda Murillo school offer "Students Pack the junior opportunities for Stadiums" shows prayer and per- Lector Au~itions that students sonal religious enjoy playing the role of athlete reflection for the students of as well as that of spectator. Notre Dame. Murillo is an The athletic history of many active member of many of these Notre Dame students allows programs, including Society of them to recognize the impor the Ivory Tower - which stud tance of fan support at athletic ies the theology of the body - events. and Eucharistic Adoration. "I feel a certain responsibility "I try to be involved in things and desire to do whatever I can that will encourage growth in JPW Lector auditions will take place in Basilica of the to help our sports teams my prayer life," Murillo said. -a;·~ because I've played on many Other categories featuring Sacred 1-leart on each of the following dates: teams myself, and I know full Notre Dame in the top 20 well that fans play a large role include "More to Do On in any game," freshman Kyle Campus" and "Great Campus Monday, January 24th at 5:00pm Meade said. Food." The large number of intramu Tuesday, January 25th at 5:00pm ral athletics participants and varsity sports attendees helped Contact Katie Perry at Notre Dame rank among the [email protected] Please attend one of the two auditions. Fo1· further information> please contact Harv Humphrey at be evaluated once the cause of 271-7289 or by email at [email protected] the collapse is determined, CJ's Linster said. continued from page 1 Memorial Hospital released a statement Wednesday after noon saying that they will be C-M building] and this was kind working with a contractor and Campus M inislry of a surprise this afternoon," insurance company to investi said Huth Linster, media rela gate the accident and deter tions manager for mine how to best restore CJ's, Memorial Hospital and Linster said. Health Systems, which owned Memorial Health System was Gateway and hired Warner demolishing the complex with and Sons, Inc. of Elkhart to the intention of putting new tear down the building. buildings up in the space in "I had gone by about five the future. minutes before this thing hap "It had been a hotel and pened and everything looked apartment building years ago. like it was going smoothly," Sometime in the 80s it was she said. "I don't know the converted into office space," total damage, but I under Linster said. "We've owned it stand that CJ's is not function for the past few years and ing right now. We're looking there was just too much that into it and trying to figure out needed to be done to rehab it ! . what happened with that dem for our uses so we'd been olition crew." planning on taking it down Rick Medick, owner of CJ's and temporarily using it as a Pub, spoke with WNDU after parking lot. the accident. "It was bizarre because we "It sounded like a bomb was had just had a news confer going off," he said. "I was just ence about a different build walking into the building. I ing we were going to put up La Bohime, Madame Butterfly and La Traviata missed the whole collapse by and we knew this was coming about 1 0 seconds." down at the same time, but Featured Performers: The Observer was unable to not in the way we did. SAI11R,DA¥, 22 • a~aa pm reach Medick on Wednesday. "I would imagine that this Following the accident, a has an effect on students." A great romantic escape on a Saturday nrght. crew began clearing the rub Thts performance will feature Italian romance ~ ble and removing excess Contact Kate Antonacci at at its best. Be sure to experience it with debris. 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'1'/\MP/\, Fla. - In what l.atnr, lsnwli l'rinw Minist«~r /\ri«d Sharon is believed to be the first d!l«:idnd lo rnsunw socurily talks with tho ruling or its kind, a judge l'alnstinians- lil'ting a throat to rotaliato for on Wodnosday upheld the an attack last W«Wk that killod six lsraoli fmleral law lotting states civilians ala remarkable continuity in the "A lot of people do still feel entered office in 2000, the last quarter century," which Bush that opposition," Bunick said. speculation in Washington, Speech could mislead people into While Bunick acknowl D.C. was that he would be continued from page 1 considering two terms the continued from page 1 edged that some members of middle of the road, reaching normal length for a presiden the general public are "put out to Democrats in a biparti "We're still here, we've cy, Ohmer said. ically low" for a second off and tired" after the inten san fashion. overcome difficulties and "When people don't get term president. sity of the election, many lib "But the exact opposite we're still going." reelected in the future, will Campbell cited approval erals still have energy and a happened," Campbell said. But the inauguration also that become troubling to us?" ratings for Presidents desire to push for reform. "Bush signaled publicly that signifies Bush's transition into she asked. Clinton, Heagan, Nixon, "The more vocal elements he considers himself to have his second term, which has The prevalence of second Johnson and Eisenhower on the left want to make it a mandate." proved problematic for many terms has also allowed the from Pew or Gallup polls all clear to the public that this Arnold also questioned the presidents.' media to gain influence over conducted during a similar stuff hasn't changed, it's still idea ol' a mandate. "Second-term presidencies, the public's perception of a time. The lowest - Clinton's going on," she said, referring "Does he have a mandate in historically in the later 20th presidency. News coveragp, of 59 percent- was still signifi to issues of liberal focus dur major change for Social century, tend to be very dis policies and proposals can cantly higher than Bu'sh's. ing the election. Security? Of course not," he appointing and crisis-ridden," often center on comparisons "What appears to have hap Reflecting upon the vehe said. "But the President is the political science professor between the two terms, pened is as we go through mence present among some · biggest megaphone in public Peri Arnold said, noting the Ohmer pointed out. the post-election period I is] members of the Dnmocratie life." troublesome second terms of "The extent to which [the we've kept that sense of divi Party, Arnold said the polar Although Bush will have a Presidents Eisenhower, media does I that can influ siveness," Campbell said. ization was based not just on Hepublican Congress during Johnson. Nixon and Reagan. ence how we see the second Similar to the Pew poll, a party, but also on Bush him his second term, it is unclear "The problem looks like presi term," she said. Washington Post-ABC poll for self. how much ability he will have dents enter the second term Even the president himself Jan. 12-16 found Bush's "George Bush is a lightning to enact significant change. full of hubris ... [and] find can see the nation through a approval rating to be 52 per rod," he said. "Liberal "It will be possible, but dif- that the mandate they different lens during his sec cent and disapproval rating Democrats see ficult to sign all thought they had was not a ond term than he did during to be 46 percent. Bush as objec Hepublicans onto reality." his first. Ohmer said a greater When broken down into tionable "There's nothing one issue - I The number of second-term awareness of the office and subcategories, the poll because of his Bush can do think his chances presidents in recent years the country comes with a sec showed only 33 percent of style, open except not be are less than a Americans "approve strong invocation of coin toss," Arnold poses challenges for their ond term. Bush." critics and their constituents. "When a president has a ly" of Bush, while a full 35 appeals to said. Because the trend of presi second term, he develops an percent "disapprove strong religion, the Lauren Galgano, dents winning second terms understanding of broader ly." veiled appear Peri Arnold president of Notre "l-Ie's not beginning, in ance and ref Dame Right to has become fairly consistent trends," she said. "Once political science reality, with a big wave of erences to the Life, said she wel in the past 25 years - out of you've been in there for a professor the four most recent presi while, you have a bigger pic support," political science notion that. comed the presi- dents, three have been ture, a stronger sense of his professor Peri Arnold said. there's a dent's second reelected - Americans may tory." Regarding public opinion, divine inter- term. come to expect it, Ohmer said. "nothing's changed" since the vention in "politics that he "I am excited to see what "If you read a second term Contact Maddie Hanna at bitter election season, said represents, and policies the team can accomplish with as stability, we've had a mhannal @nd.edu American Studies professor aimed at undoing the 70 the new dynamics," she said. Tom Guglielmo. years of accumulated policies "I wouldn't say President And while tempers always from the New Deal." Bush has a mandate by any subside following an election, Arnold saw limited possibil means, but he should certain Campbell said, the president ities for Bush to unite the ly feel confident that the + Finally, the Senate passed a is not likely to benefit. country. majority of the nation sup resolution from the Committee "There's going to be no "There's nothing Bush can ports his leadership." Senate on Hesidence Life commend honeymoon for Bush," do - except not be Bush," he Galgano said she is confi continued from page 1 ing the Office of Information Campbell said. said. dent Bush will stand firm on Technologies for its efforts in American Studies professor However, some of the divi his anti-abortion stance. student body together for starting a Dorm Printer Pilot Robert Schmuhl agreed. sion is overstated, according "[l-Ie will) nominate compe one week under one cause, Program that will install "We're certainly divided," to Campbell. tent judges who not only and it would be amazing," she printers in five different resi Schmuhl said. "There are a "Often from the press we uphold the sanctity of life, said. dence halls. Carroll, number of reasons for that - hear references to red and but understand the Chin then spoke about the Pasquerilla West, Stanford, in part because of some of blue states, polarization, the Constitution as it was intend letter to Bono - originally Keenan and Welsh Family will the figures who have been sense of a divided country," ed to be read by our introduced to the Senate by be the trial dorms. most promin~nt politically in he said. "It's easy to overplay Founding Fathers," she said. llanzlick in November - that + Committee on Academic recent years. that. Looking back over th11 Bunick said during Bush's invites U2. to play a benefit Affairs chair Vijay Hamanan Tom Rippinger, co-presi entire span of history, w11're second term, Democrats want c~mcert as what she called announced a College dent of College Republicans, not much more so." tg draw media attention to "the icing on the cake" for Headership pilot program - noted the contentious atmos Professors and students problems they see occurring. Africa Week. · bringing students three phere that still prevails after both said they ·thought the "There are unjust policies Feeney emphasized Africa national newspapers for free the November election. second term would progress that I know a lot of Week would go on with or - would start in February. "The political climate's still much like the first term. Americans don't want to hap without U2, but they should at The pilot program itself will polarized because of Iraq, "He's going to keep doing pen," Bunick said. "It's not least try to spark Bono's inter cost the student government with the war still going on, what he's doing, pleasing something that can be est with a display of student nothing, but they are still and the violence," he said. about 53 percent of the popu dropped now that the elec support by way of a mass looking into funding for the Nicola Bunick, co-president lation and making the other tion's over." amount of signatures. of College Democrats, said 4 7 percent pretty mad," The letter, once approved by Contact Amanda Michaels at the liberal opposition to Bush Campbell said. Contact Maddie Hanna at Senate, would be sent to Bono [email protected] was still thriving. Campbell said when Bush mhannal @nd.edu · as an initial expression of interest, and booths would be set up soon thereafter to col r------. ------lect the signatures. Though senators expressed their support of the idea, there was concern over the tone of the proposed letter, and they voted to have it COME WARM rewritten for next week in favor of a "more professional Juy otte etttree style." UPAf After the presentation, Judicial Council president Brin Anderson spoke to get otte free Senate about the upcoming. student body presidential and vice presidential elections. Petitions were due Wednesday and candidates will be official ly announced next week, she said. Enjoy our gourmet coffee drinks, "It's also my job to inform (Valid Monday-Saturday in both you of any campaign proce dure violations," Anderson steaming hot blueberry locations. Not valid with any other said. "Consequently, we've already had one, regarding offer or holidays) campaigning prior to pancal Thursday. January 20, 2005 USINESS page 7 MARKET RECAP Report says economic activity up Dow Shopping, tourism, job numbers continued to expand nicely in last few months 10,539.97 -88.82 }ones Associated Press •Up: Same: Down: Composite Volume: 1,323 136 • 1,497,165,312 WASlllNGTON Shoppers and tourists knpt AMEX I ,399.07 -1.53 salespeople busy, l'aetorins NASDAQ 2,073.59 -32.45 for thn most part hummnd and the jobs pieturfl NYSE 7,059.27 -55.26 brightened over the last S&PSOO I, 184.63 -11.35 few months, fresh signs NIKK£1(Tokyo) II ,405.34 0.00 that thn eeonorny is mov ing solidly ahead. FTSE IOO(London) 4,818.30 -5.60 Those were some of the devnlopments eontained in COMPANY %CHANGE I $GAIN I PRICE the Fnderal Heservn 's lat SIRIUS SATELLITE R (SIRI) -6.89 -0.43 5.81 est snapshot of economic NASDAQ 100 TR SER I (QQQQ) -1.65 -0.64 38.08 activity. rnleased Wmlnesday. The Fed's sur AASTROM BIOSCIENCE (ASTM) +20.90 +0.70 4.05 vey of busirwss conditions CISCO SYS INC (CSCO) -3.15 -0.59 18.15 around thn country also suggested that inrlation INTEL CP (INTC) -1.48 -0.34 22.60 isn't currently a danger to the economy. 30-YEAR BOND -0.43 -0.20 46.69 Elnvnn of thn Fed's 12 regional districts chanu~ I 0-YEAR NOTE -0.19 -0.08 41.87 terized economic activity 5-YEAR NOTE 0.00 0.00 37.17 from latn Novernbnr through narly January as 3-MONTH BILL +0.25 +0.25 23.27 expanding. the Fed survey Commodities said. The Clevnland dis LIGHT CRUDE ($/bbl.) -0.62 47.86 triet, hownver, reported that activity in its region GOLD ($/Troy oz.) -0.20 423.30 was mixed. PORK BELLIES (cents/lb.) +0.55 93.93 Thn report is dubbed the Excha Rates Beige Book for the color of YEN I 02.8400 its cover. but the signals that it sent were anything EURO 0. 7686 but drab. These indicators POUND 0.5346 of an improving economy CANADIAN$ 1.2271 will be discussed when Fed policy-makers meet for the first time this year, on Feb. AP IN BRIEF 1-2. Shoppers cluster outside a Toys 'R' Us in Burlington Township, N.J., In December. Economie analysts are Growing retail sales and job numbers In recent months Indicate a recovering economy. predicting that the Fed GM to launch new China models probably will boost a key what had been an extraor tronics and jewelry sold York City, where Broadway SIIANGIIAI, China - Boosting its lineup in short-term interest rate by dinarily low level to a more well during the holiday theaters set a box-office an increasingly competitive market, General one-quarter percentage normal one now that the season," the report said. reeord during the last Motors Corp. announced Tuflsday that it will point - to 2.50 pereent - economy has recovered Gift cards sold briskly in week of tho year." In the launch a new snries of made-in-China at that time. from the 2001 reeession some markets, although Atlanta district, tourism Clwvrolets next month. The Fed report suggests and terror attacks. sales of automobiles were also was strong. "Central The new small and mid-size models will roll that "the idea of measured The Fed survey said that mixed, the survey noted. Florida theme parks were out in late February and will bn sold through a tightening remains the "consumer spending "Adding to the strength filled to capaeity," th(~ sur nntwork of I 00 dealerships to be set up across order of the day," said inereased in most districts" in household spending was vey noted. China to sell and Sflrvice the vehides, the Stuart Hoffman, chief sinee its last survey an increase in tourism in On the manufacturing world's largest automaker said in a statement. eeonomist at PNC released in early several districts," the front, factory activity gen CM has invested than $2 billion in China Financial Serviees Group. December. Consumer report said. erally strengthened. since tiJIJH in joint vnntures that now make "The Beige Book didn't sig spending is important Hotel oecupancy rates "Looking ahead, manufac domestic brands as well as Buiek sedans, nal more concern about because it aecounts for were up in the Fed dis turers expected conditions Chnvrolnt Blaznrs, minivans and other models. inflation or about the econ roughly two-thirds of' all tricts of Boston as well as to rnmain positive in corn ll dairns about an H percent share of China's omy. That's a perfeet economic aetivity in the San Francisco, where the ing months," the survey vnhidn marknt. recipe for another quarter- . United States. number of Japanese visi said. "Most districts c;M China expanded its import lineup in point rate hike," he said. "Sales of luxury goods tors to Hawaii has reported that manufadur 2004 to meet strong demand for premium and Fed policy-makers raised were strong in the Kansas returned to pre-September ers intend to increase their luxury vnhides. It introduced the Saab brand rates five times in 2004_ City, Philadelphia and San 11, 2001, levels, the report capital spending in 2005." in May and Cadillac a month later. with each increase by a Francisco districts, while said. If that happens, that quarter-point. It was part retailers in the Atlanta, In the New York region, eould bode well for DuPont to close its Indiana plant of a campaign that started Chieago and Kansas City "tourist aetivity was higher stronger hiring in the HOUND HOCK, Texas DuPont in June to move rates from districts reported that elec- both upstate and in New months ahead. l'hotomasks Inc., one of the world's top mak nrs of photomasks for the computer-chip industry, Tuesday said it will cut about 100 jobs, or about 6 percent of its work force, as it moves to elose a photomask factory in Indiana in an effort to save money. The plant, in Kokomo, Ind., is DuPont United pilots agree on new contract Photomasks' oldest factory. The company nxpncts it to shut down in the quarter ending Associated Press to discuss the new contraet on tions. .lune 30. Wednesday. But the flight attendants' and Photomasks, a key componnnt of semicon CHICAGO - United Airlines and If approved, the latest agreement machinists' unions, joined by the ductor production, are etched plates of glass its pilots' union reached tentative will help United in its push to government's pnnsion agency and a usml by chip makers to transfer circuit pat agreement on a revised new con rewrite all its labor contracts to committee of United's unseeured tnrns onto silicon wafers. tract Tuesday, 11 days after a judge save costs for the seeond time in its creditors, suecessfully opposed that DuPont Photomasks spokesman Tom Blake dismissed the previous deal as 25-month bankruptcy. The Elk deal. Bankruptey Judge Eugene said tho photomasks mad1~ at Kokomo are unfair to other unions. Grove Village, 111.-based airline WedoiT ruled in their favor on Jan. becoming increasingly obsolete. Major cus The pilots' union leadership says it needs to cut wages and ben 7, saying it unfairly forced tho tomnrs such as Texas Instruments lne. are endorsed the agreement and sent it efits by $725 million annually - on other unions to join the pilots in shifting to tlw smaller photomask standard of to the approximately 6,400 United top of the $2.5 billion in annual letting United end their pension I :w nanometers or lnss. pilots for ratification. Balloting is to reduetions made in 2003 - and plans. DuPont Photomasks, which is based in begin Thursday and go until .Jan. eliminate defined-benefit pensions. United said Tuesday that tho new Hound Hock, will be lnf't with eight factories 31. The previous contract would have pact will provide the permanent locatl'd rwar customers' sernieonduetor fabri Neither the company nor union provided United with $180 million labor cost savings it nends to com cation and chip-dnsign centers. would release details, but United in annual savings and paved the plete its restructuring. Fivn of' the plants will focus on manufactur said the savings were similar to way for it to terminate the tradi "We believe that this agreement ing tlw lnading-edge photomasks. and three those outlined in the previous deal, tional pensions. Pilots agreed not to addresses fully the concerns raised will concentratn on making the older prod in which pilots had agreed to a 15 fight the pension move in exchange by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court," ucts, Blak1~ said. pereent pay cut. The pilots planned for additional financial eonsidera- spokeswoman Jean Medina said. ..------ Tl·iE OBSERVER page 8 IEWPOINT Thursday, January 20, 2005 THE OBSERVER Death penalty is never right P.O. Box 779, Notre Dame, IN 46556 024 South Dining Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556 If the trial judge approves the jury's redeeming himself- the cases in war? Whatever the answer to such EDITOR IN CHIEF recommendation, Scott Peterson will which ... execution ... is an absolute hypothetical cases, John Paul's teach Matt Lozar die for the murder of his wife, Laci, necessity 'are very rare, if not practi ing fully applies to all prosecutions MANAGING EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER and their unborn son, Conner. But cally non-existent."' Catechism, no. under ordinary criminal law, including Meghanne Downes Mike Flanagan don't expect Peterson to check out too 2267, quoting EV, no. 56. that of Scott Peterson. AssT. MANAGING EDITOR soon. The 641 This severe restriction arises from This teaching cannot be dismissed as Joe Hettler inmates on Charles Rice the importance of the conversion of merely .John Paul's personal opinion - California's death the criminal. St. Augustine and St. he put it in the Catechism. At the least, NEWS EDITOR: Claire Heininger row wait an average Thomas agree "for a just man to be it is a teaching of the authentic magis VIEWPOINT EDITOR: Sarah Vabulas Right or of 16 years to die. Wrong? made from a sinner is greater than to terium or teaching authority, whether SPORTS EDITOR: Heather Van Hoegarden Some die of old age create heaven and earth." S.T., I, II, Q. or not the Pope has proclaimed it SCENE EDITOR: Maria Smith rather than lethal injection. 113, art. 9. definitively. 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WEB ADMINISTRATOR: Jim Coulrer "redressing the disorder introduced by use of the death penalty is a universal, 752, codifies this requirement so that CoNTROLLER: Michael Landsberg the offense." Catechism, no. 2266. This and not a prudential, criterion. It such teachings, even if not proclaimed is retribution, restoring the balance of applies everywhere and to all states. "with a definitive act" are binding in OFFICE MANAGER & GENERAL INFO justice. Other purposes are rehabilita Even under this teaching, one could that "the Christian faithful are to take (574) 631-7471 fAX tion of the offender and deterrence of still argue for the death penalty in care to avoid those things which do (574) 631-6927 the offender and of others. some cases, for example, if a life not agree with it." ADVERTISING Pope John Paul II, in Evangelium inmate, already in maximum security, This teaching is an aspect of John (574) 631-6900 [email protected] Vitae (EV) and the Catechism, affirmed murders another inmate; or if the Paul's advocacy of a "culture of life." EDITOR IN CHIEF the traditional teaching that the state state is unable to confine inmates We have developed instead a "culture (574) 631-4542 has authority to impose the death securely. of death" in which the intentional MANAGING EDITOR (574) 631-4541 [email protected] penalty and that retribution remains EV and the Catechism discuss the infliction of death is readily accepted ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR the "primary aim" of punishment. But death penalty in the context of "pre as a problem-solving technique, as in (574) 631-4324 he has developed the teaching on the venting crime," and the "system of the death penalty, war, euthanasia BUSINESS OFFICE use of that penalty, so that neither ret penal justice." Perhaps this teaching and, of course, abortion. Seott (574) 631-5313 ribution nor any other purpose will might not apply to a military tribunal Peterson may die for killing the NEWS DESK (574) 631-5323 [email protected] justify the use of the death penalty which applies the "laws of war" out unborn Conner. But Laci could have VIEWPOINT DESK unless it "is the only possible way of ... side the usual criminal process. In a legally killed him to solve a problem or (574) 631-5303 [email protected] defending human lives against the just war, the state has authority to kill for no reason. John Paul instead SPORTS DESK unjust aggressor." In other words, if it intentionally, subject to the restrictions appeals "to each and every person, in (574) 631-4543 ·[email protected] is the only possible way of keeping of proportionality and non-combatant the name of God: respect, protect, love ScENE DEsK Scott Peterson from killing more peo immunity. Or perhaps execution of a and serve life, every human life!" Even (574) 631-4540 [email protected] SAINT MARY'S DESK ple. "fN]on-lethal means," continued terrorist leader could be justified even the life of a guy like Seott Peterson. smc.l @nd.edu John Paul, "are more in keeping with under John Paul's criteria if his con PHOTO DESK ... the common good and ... the dignity tinued imprisonment would incite fur Professor Emeritus Rice is on the (574) 631-8767 [email protected] of the human person. Today, ... as a ther terrorist attacks. On the other Law School faculty. His column SYSTEMS & WEB ADMINISTRATORS consequence of the possibilities which hand, the martyrization of such a appears every other Thursday. He can (574) 631-8839 the state has for ... rendering one who leader by executing him might have be contacted at plawecki.J @nd. edu. THE has committed an offense incapable of the same inciting effect. 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It Viewpoint Kenyatta Storin government has done this year? means character, and it means listening from Sarah Vabulas Illustrator time to time. " Graphics Katie Knorr Kelly MacDonald Vote by today at 5 p.m. at George W. Bush www.ndsmcobserver.com President THE OBSERVER Thursday, January 20, 2005 IEWPOINT page 9 Hats off to hats why a hatless America started /\s a child this was always one of my favorite times tographed bare-headed from the very beginning of ieans to end up chasing their fedoras down the stre(1l of ynar. Although it was bittnrly eold at limns, tho his political career. on a windy day. wintnrs in Chicago proved to be an exciting limo On the rare occasion that he did wear a hat, it often Today both men and womnn still wnar hats, but wlwn naeh morning held the possibility of waking up made front page news. /\t one point Kennedy was usually for morn functional purposes. Other than to a snow day. photographed on the family yacht in casual supporting your favorite sports team or college For several years I havn fondly Molly Acker sportswear with the sun ref1ecting on his cop- and whether it be worn sideways. backwards referred to this limn of ynar as "hat per tresses, and this was soon deemed as the or forward, hats today nxpress vnry little S(Htson" dnspitn the faet that I "new American look." about their wnarer. mysnlf nnvnr W(Htr hats. I always Nobody Likes a To many the decline of hat wearing was Hats no longer carry tho sanw signili know it has arriwd when I snn mid- /Jumb Blonde a pressing social issue in the '60s. cance they did only a few decades ago, dln-agnd mnn donning Irish walking Although the decline of hat-wearing when one's hat was ultimatnly an exten caps or litlln boys wnaring their navy-blue Chicago helped to eliminate the possibility of sion of oneself. llats not only epito Bnars hats with tho orange ball on the end, before being beaten up for wearing the wrong mized one's own sense of personal going outsidn to play. had during the wrong season, it also styln, but also providnd our nation with During wintnr brnak the book "Hatless Jack" by decimated tho hat-making industry, certain soeial norms to bn followed. Chicago Tribunn columnist Neil Steinberg caught my which had been rather lucrative up to I think a certain part of our nation's attnntion. I learnnd that traditionally, hats wore niJl this point. charm died with Kennedy's rnfusal to only usnd to knnp warm in frigid wnathor, but also to Moreover, it raised questions as to wear hats and the subseqlwnt demise mark one's stylo. In addition to winter, there were how a gentleman should conduct him of hat-wnaring. Nevnr will we son snvnral otlwr "hat snasons" throughout the course of self in a hatless world. llow could he young men approach young women tho ynar. Sept. 15 was dosignatod as our national llat look respectable in public without with the tip of a hat, and never will we Day. wearing a hat'? llow could he propnrly have to check a hat at a niee restau llistorically, to wear a summor straw hat after this greet someone without the tip of a hat? rant. .I ust watch today's Inauguration day was a gravn fashion faux pas; much like wearing llow could a man show interest in or -chances are that President Gnorge white after Labor Day is today. Stoinbnrg providns acknowledge a woman without a hat to W. Bush will not wear a top hat, which ;u:counts of hat-wearers having their haberdashery take ofl'? had for many ymtrs been an Inaugural stolnn or ovnn being bnatnn up for sporting straw Clearly, the country needed only to look tradition. This serves as ynt another hats after llat Day. lin also discusses tho shame of to its President for guidance in this time of reminder that hats no longer rnst atop losing your hat or having to chase after if it blew crisis. /\s we now know, President Kennedy America's fashion sense. away in a ('.hapter aptly tilled "Never run after your had few problems "acknowledging" women. own hat." The American people took note of their hat- Molly Acker is a junior communications and The book attributes the demise of hat-wearing in less president and gradually began to follow his humanistic sltldies douf1le major at Saint this country to thn late President John F. Kennedy. example. If this man could be elected the leader of Mary's. 1/er column appears eoery other Thursday. Much to the chagrin of the "hatters". the young presi the free world, while at the same time disregarding She can be contacted at [email protected]. dent often rnfused to wnar hats despite their eonstant tho soeial guidelines surrounding proper hat-wearing, The views expressed in this column are those of the attempts to outlit him in one. Kennedy was pho- then maybe there really wasn't any need for /\mer- author and not necessarily those of The Ohseroer. lETTERS TO THE EDITOR WMD are not the only This is not a victory President Franklin Delano Hoosevelt This is not a victory for those who reason for the war in Iraq celebrated his inauguration in 1945 with believe in the Hepublican values of nonin cold chicken salad and pound eake. tervention, limited government or liscal Tho Univnrsity of Illinois has a pretty good basketball team this year. Today, President George W. Bush will cel responsibility. /\flpr Chuck Prochaska's column "No WMD? So What?," I have to guess ebrate his inauguration with three days of Nor is it a victory for Catholics, who that this is a rellndion of nxtremely low admissions standards. Prochaska concerts, balls and candlelight dinners. face the very un-Christian polides of mas dernonstratns an amazingly limited grasp of the debate over the war in The total cost of the event is expected to sive tax cuts for the rich and wars of Iraq. I lis lark of knowlndge and lack of coneern for opposing viewpoints is surpass $40 million. Yet while the first aggression while abortion remains legal, incrndibln. lie argues that weapons of mass destruction worn not the rea family and their generous corporate ami without muc:h complaint from the presi son for tho war but rather lists several atroeities or Sad dam Hussein's gos plan to square dance at tonight's dent. mginw as tlw real cause. In fad, if I remmnber correctly, though two years "Black Ties and Boots" hoedown, we can't Perhaps most depressing. this is not a ago is becoming a bit foggy, the assertion that thorn were weapons of mass help but ask ourselves, exactly what are victory for any future generations who destruction was the main justifying reason for invading Iraq. If the histori we celebrating'! will undoubtedly grew up in a world of cal atrocities w11m enough, what was the use of Colin Powell testifying to This is not a victory for American for increased hostility towards /\merieans. tlwn~ nxist11nre bnfore the U.N.? eign policy, especially after the president Indeed, with reeent leaks of administra By far my favorite part of Prochaska's article, though, is the part where very quietly admitted to the end of our tion plans to bomb Iran before the end of h11 assorts that, despil(1 the fact that no weapons were found, they were failed attempt at finding any weapons of this summer, it is hard to imagine that. the l.hnrn. l>nspitn tlw nfTorts of a U.N. search tnam before the war and our mass destruction. This is not a victory for next few years will be any bolter than thn illustrious U.S. army aftnrward both of whom failed to lind evidence of the Iraqi people, who, now free from previous four. weapons of mass destruction, Hussein most certainly did have them. Saddam's oppression, face the tyranny of No one should celebrate this day. Prochaska is sure. In fact, if the liberalmndia wouldn't cover things up, wondering whether they'll survive the Instead, we should pray for a better plain /\nwrkans like us would know about them right now instnad of hear day. This is certainly not a victory for tho tomorrow. ing thnse made up reports. This terrible piece of writing and argument over 100,000 Iraqi civilians who now lay Unfortunately, we have beconw very dnsnrvns no place in an intnllignnt dnbate. dead as a result of Bush's war. good at that over the past four years. This inauguration is not a victory for Joseph Boyle the over 150,000 undersupplied American Stephanie Gharakhanian junior troops in Iraq who are forced to use scrap Mike Peterson Keenan Hall metal to insure their llumvees are prop Co-Presidents of the Notre Dame Peace Coaltion Jan. 19 erly armored due to poor planning. Jan. 19 U-WIRE School's out for ... never In high school, I used to jokingly say to llnish school and jump right into my right here. That is, if I pass Senior Columbia has helped me achieve my I'd bn a professional college student high-paying dream magazine job, but I Seminar this semester and the grad goals of bettering the world with "media when I was older. Now that I'm a col just don't see that happening. As much school admissions office accepts my arts" -for my math dass. I'll get extra le!{n snnior frantically tallying my cred as I'd like to go from seraping up application. credit if I use visual aides- likn photos its, I'm rnalizing that what started as a change to ride the el to traveling all I can't take any more "final projects" or maybe gum sculptures. Actually, the joke (in tended to freak over the world to interviewing high-pro based on my "reflections on the world in more I think of staying for grad school, Jamie out my parents about lile people, I have to bn realistie. So, I'll which I live" and things I'm passionate the crazier I think I am. Murnane financns) is hneorning just kenp going to school. about while somehow incorporating my morn of a reality. (,"olumbia But, until I land my dream job from major. This column originally appeared in While I plan to grad College writing this column, I can be found, For example, I'm now choreographing the Jan. 19 issue of the The Columbia uate in the spring The Columbia well, trying to land a dream job while my interpretive dance piece on the Chronicle. the daily publication at within an infrequent Chronicle writing this column. I've decided to go quantitative study of dreams using only Columbia College. Columbia rncord of to grad school. Well not go to grad movements to create letters spelling out The views expressed in this column nxaetly four years- I just don't think school. It's more like stay to grad a story I wrote about where I see myself are those of the author and not neces that'll bn enough for mn. Sure, I'd lovn school, as I'm planning on attending in journalism in 12.3 years, and how sarily those of The Observer. THE OBSERVER page 10 CENE Thursday, January 20, 2005 ALBUM REVIEWS Nas shows he's still got it to be a very good player, he never became By KENYATTA STORIN the huge star everyone thought he would Assistant Scene Editor be. Although Nas still does not have the At this point in his career, rap veteran esteemed status he once had, he has man Nas will probably never be able to eclipse aged to revitalize his career over the past his arch-rival Jay-Z in both fame and suc three years due to increased media atten cess, but his new double album, "Street tion from his feud with Jay-Z and Disciple," shows he still has something left in1proved material on his last two albums, in the tank. "Stillmatic" and "God's Son." While both In 1994, Nas came out with his stunning albums were far from perfect, they had rap debut, "Illmatic" - an instant classic their share of highlights, proving Nas that immediately catapulted him to the could still flow with the best of them. top of the rap game. But in the years "Street Disciple" continues this positive since, Nas' stock has wavered greatly, for streak of albums, and while it is not on while he has shown l1ashes of brilliance par with "Jllmatic" by any means, it is a over the years and is undoubtedly a very solid release. talented rapper, he has never been able to Not surprisingly, like all hip-hop double duplicate the power and skill of his debut. disc albums, "Street Disciple" has too Photo courtesy of mtv.com As a result, in many people's eyes he has much filler and lags at times, but overall Nas' "Street Disciple" is an ambitious double-disc album, but it would be always been somewhat of a disappoint the good outweighs the bad. For the most stronger if it was cut down to one. ment in hip-hop, much like what Derrick part, Nas avoids making concessions to Coleman is to the NBA. The recently the pop market by generally avoiding released Detroit Piston was the first over catchy pop hooks, allowing Nas to put Thompson and L.E.S. handle the produc and just chill with the Virgo." Nas also all pick in the draft by the New Jersey himself to the forefront and showcase his tion (with the exception of a few beats shows he still has plenty of bite in his Nets in 1990, and although he turned out rapping talents. Salaam Remi, Chucky done by Nas himselD, and the results, rhymes too, as shown by his attacks on while not stunning, are diverse and "Suicide Bounce:" It's obvious you don't refreshing. know how I react I Like, l don't know Lyrically, Nas keeps things fresh by where the party's at I You're foamin' at Street's going all across the board, rapping about the mouth, losin' breath I Like a cardiac politics, sexual exploits, racism, his child arrest, but I ain't impressed." hood, past musical influences and mar Nas may never be able to match the Disciple riage, among other things. He takes shots potential he once showed 10 years ago, at several people throughout the album, but he is still an excellent rapper that like like Condoleeza Rice on "American Way," ly still has a few more albums left in him. Nas where he raps, "Tell fHice] if she ever "Street Disciple" would be a stronger really cared about poor schools I About album if it was cut down to one disc. but it poor children, then she gotta prove I that is still an impressive release in and of Sony she ain't just another coon Uncle Tom itself. Nas may not rule the New York rap fool." In contrast to this, he is less serious scene anymore, but he is still about as on other songs, like the catchy party jam, solid a rapper as they come these days. "Virgo," (featuring Ludacris and Doug E. Fresh) with the chorus, "Hey girl, just Contact Kenyatta Storin at come and hold my hand I Won't you come [email protected] Nouvelle Vague an exquisite mixture of genres, eras oWTI largely-acoustic arrangements of the By MATTHEW SOLARKSI new wave classics, taking cues from jazz, Scene Music Critic lounge music and another "new wave" - bossa nova. Then the vocalists step in, and Some concepts are born in heaven. Indeed, the rest plays out like a dream. Nouvelle whoever had tile brilliant idea of marrying Vague does, however, seek to transcend the French chanteuse with the iconic songs mere kitsch by having the songs sung in tlleir ol' punk, new wave and goth must have a original English. pair of feathery wings tucked beneatll hi'l or New wave's household names are present hPr tweed eoat. Enter Nouvelle Vague, which and accounted for: The Cure, Joy DivL<>ion, has done just that. French for "new wave" The Clash and Depeche Mode all experience Thursday, January 20, 2005 CENE page II ALBUM REVIEWS Nelson proves he" Always Will Be" is Willie Nelson, and thus this quality of By BECCA SAUNDERS his voice just ends up adding to the lex AssiSiant Scene Editor turn of' most of the songs on the album. Nelson, who is notorious lilr doing duets Willi<~ Nnlson is a country music legend, with almost anybody and everybody - and appan~ntly lw "always will bn." ineluding even Kid Hoek and Brian Ndson's IH'Wf~st album "It Always Will Bn" McKnight on one of his more recent is ynt anotlwr solid n~lease. Nnit.hnr revo albums, "The Great Divide" - makes bet lutionary nor oiTnnsivf~, "It Always Will ter partner choices on "It Will Always Be." BP" is an Pnjoyable album from a music The thrnn duets on "It Always Will Bn" are lngnnd using tlw sanw formula for sueenss some of the bnst songs on the album and lw always had. Whill' thorn is not r·nally a showcase Willie with Norah Jorws, Paula trark that stands far abovn llw other Nelson and Lucinda Williams. The songs, all llw songs are good country strongnst duet is "Dreams Corne True" songs sung by a man who has had quite a with Norah Jones. The bluesy, jazzy mixed bit to do with t.hn dnvnlopmnnt of with the unique voices of .Jones and Anwrir.an 1~mmtry music. as a genn~. Nelson produces a mnmorably beautiful Photo courtesy of mtv.com Nelson is not the young performer he song. Willie Nelson's latest release, "It Always Will Be," Isn't among his best, but It is onen was and mud1 of his album is per In general, thn slower the song is on "It still a solid album. forrnml in a voien that lands sonwwhere Always Will Be," the better it is. The faster between singing and talking the lyrics. songs an~ gcmerally a bit cheesier, such as. llowcwnr, if anyone can make this work, it "Big Booty" in which Nelson sings of' an apparently larger woman, "She said, 'I songs on "It Always Will Be." In a slow ain't gonna fix you no more sausage I twanged voice made liw singing folk musk Biscuits and gravy on the side I You done NPison sings, "Sometimes I think that love said the wrong thing to me, baby I And is I sonwwhcre living on an island all you can kiss big booty goodbye."' Not the alone I I can see it in the darkness I I 1~an finest moment for country music lyrics. fen! it in the distance, and then it's gone." It Always Will Be However, the lyrics are, to an extent, a On a song that is musically one of' the best part of the genre. Therefore in a slower songs on the album Nelson's lyrics arP a song called "Tired" Nelson's borderline bit morn poignant than ehnesy. cheesy lyrics are liJrgivable and when per With a majority of' good songs, "It Willie Nelson formed right can be taken a bit more seri Always Will Be" is an enjoyablo album ously in their message. "Tirnd" is about a that sounds like any other Willie Nelson man who has tried to live the good life hut album out thorn. Willio Nelson is a lngnnd, - has also seen hardship and sings, "But I'm and while "It Always Will Bo" may not bo tired, Lord, I'm tired I Lifo is woarin' me legendary, it enrtainly is worth listening smooth down to the bone I No rest for the too, espneially li1r any Nnlson fan. weary, you just move on I And I'm tired." Nelson's lyrics mdeem themsnlves in the Contact Becca Saunders at title track which is also one of the best [email protected] Stephin Merritt and his beautiful music David Bither, senior vice president at· about his musie. ask me that?" eame thn exasperated Associated Press Nonesuch. "They have that singular But he also cites some singularly responsn after a longer-than-usual voien we're always looking for. It was incompetent interviewers, such as a pause. "I don't know. It's not part of Stnphin Morritt usually has a song an easy marriage." woman whose nervous tie caused her my world view." cycling through his !wad. The synthosizer-free "i" is the follow to trail otT midway through her sen Makos sense, given that. ho's one of up to 1999's "69 Lovo Songs," a throe tenens, leaving Merritt guessing at tho The challenge of popular music tho morn captivating and nclnctic disc set that greatly expanded the questions. OK, but. it's nverywhnre in his songs, singnr-songwritnrs around, !wading band's non-mainstream fan base and "She would trail oJT literally at the for whieh Merritt writes all the parts. such hands as Tlw Magnetic Finlds earrwd near-universal adoration from ends of sentences in which she was lin favors singers and musicians with and The Mhs and creating music f'or critics for its variety-style blend of trying to explain that she wanted not "conversational" approaehns - no rnovins. Chinese opera adaptations genres and for Merritt's ingenious to trail orr at the ends of sentences," pyrotechnics to obscure his sophisti and tlw Lnmony Snirkot audio books. lyries. Merritt remembnred. "She was very cated blend of wit and emotion, as But Mnrritl's inner soundtrack does A sampln from "I Don't Want to Get nervous, which is complntely forgiv Merritt manipulates pop musie n't always livn up to his crnative out Ovnr You," on thn l'irst album: "I could able. It's just difficult to eome off as a troupos and cliclws to delicious eiTect. ·- put. During an intnrview with The drnss in black and rnad Camus I kind, unintimidating, generous, intelli In "I Wish I llad an Evil Twin," he Associated Pross, for example, it was smoke elovn cigarettes and drink ver gent interviewee under those circum sots P,layfully nasty lyries, drlivnrmt In l'ol.t~r. l'aul and Mary's "Lmnon Troe." mouth I likn I was 17 I that would be a stances." his deadpan voice, against a yearning "So, you could son why I'd want to sen~am I but I don't want to get over On this day, battling a pernicious mnlody: "My nvil twin would lin and have othor rnusie playing whilo I you." cold picked up on tour, Merritt was steal I And he would stink or snx write," M1m·itt of'f'ort~d. explaining his Merritt enjoys concepts ·and paro subdued but engaged. Swathed in appeal I All men would writhn I crnativo process with a sad little dies, and "i" combines both. All 14 baseball eap, pu!Ty jacket and lumpy Beneath his seythe." smile. "I certainly don't want to write songs begin with the letter "i," a silly brown scarf, he mused on topies rang "In theater it's a eliehn that tho sne a song like 'Lemon Tree' and then concept that gave Merritt writing ing from trying not to appear original ond song of every rnusieal is an 'I - have to sing it. What if it's really good parameters and allowed him to poke in popular musie to how many times Wish' song," Mer-ritt nxplainod. "I and I have to sing it for decades? fun at the ludicrous task he set him one could hang out in a hotel lobby probably wrote with that in mind, What if it's a hit, and I have to sing it self in writing (,9 songs about love before being thrown out. because I was thinking of doing a 1wory day for· dncades'!" The reviews were favorable, but did A slight man with dark, intense eyes, musical about dopplegangers, an Such arn the porils of popular music. not match the reception given "69 a winsome smile and wickedly low-key ~daptatior! .. of 'Invasion of the Body Othc~rs inelude too much time in air Love Songs." sense or humor, Merritt is not so much Snatchers. ports and unsolicited dnmos from "I was aware that every review was ungenerous as transparently weary of At another point in tho conversation, "pathntic hut cute" tnenagers. Having going to begin, 'It's no "69 Love having to deal with the same silly while discussing "Lemon Trnn," hn just toured Europe and North America Songs," but ... "' Merritt said. "I was questions ad nauseam (ask "Why '69 pointed to thn "war l'ilm eliehe of a following the spring release of the expecting a bigger backlash- I didn't Love Songs'?" if you really want to quint, irn~lnvant song playing during a Fields' latnst album, "i," Merritt has realize that the backlash was going to ruin his day). scene of violeneo." had to eonl'ront plenty of both. be against me, rather than the music." "Stephin is not socially gregarious," Merritt embraens such o!T-the-wall Tlw album marks the band's first on bandmate Gonson said. "llis voice is eliches. Norwsuch, home to such pop luminar Musing on music very low and his hearing is spotty and "Part of the advantage of bning ins as .loni Mitchell, Brian Wilson and The Fields' new album, "i," features he doesn't suffer fools gladly. But he's hideously, cripplingly self-eonseious is Wilco. Al'tnr morn than a decade with 14 songs that all begin with that letter. an absolutely lovely person." that I feel fron to use cliches, ratlwr Mnrgn HIH~onls, the quartet (with Sam Merritt has not had an easy time of That's true when it comes to apolo than feeling compelled to seek out I>avol, Claudia Gonson and .John Woo it in the press, with adjectives running gizing to the tape recorder after a original expression," lw explained. on a variety of hand-played string the gamut from "intimidating" to particularly loud cough or fondly "The quandary in popular music is instrurnonts) has signed a two-album "rude." Some of this Merritt blames on remembering Fred Flintstone vitamins more about how to sound enough like dmd with Warner Bros. Heeords. writers not wanting to be seen as - but ask Merritt if he considers him other people that it is popular music "I think of Stephin as one of the gushing. If they attack him, he rea self a romantic, and you're in for it. ... while still making something identi grnat songwriters of his era," said sons, they're free to wax rhapsodic "What do you people mean when you fiably new." page 12 The Observer + CLASSIFIEDS Thursday, January 20, 2005 NBA Celtics, Pierce snap Bulls win streak with 92-83 victory James leads Cavaliers over Trail Blazers 107-101, becomes youngest NBA player in history to record a triple-double Associated Press there's no doubt about that. He ROSTON - AI Jefferson, deserves to be on the floor." scared to find himself on the Cavs 107, Trail Blazers 101 l1oor in crunch time, kept his LeBron James had 27 points, wits long enough to guide 11 rebounds and 10 assists to Boston to a victory. become the youngest player in Paul Pierce had 28 points and NBA history to record a triple 11 rebounds, while Jefferson double, and the Cleveland added a career-high 17 points Cavaliers beat the Trail Blazers - including a pair of key bas to send Portland to its fifth kets down the stretch - to lead straight loss. the Boston Celties past the James is 20 years and 20 days Bulls, snapping Chicago's old, younger than Lamar Odom, seven-game winning streak. who was 20 years and 54 days Jefferson led the charge as old when he became the the Celties rallied from a 66-57 youngest to do it on Dee. 30, deficit with a 12-2 run midway 1999 while with the Los Angeles through the fourth quarter. Clippers. That was James' 15th Jefferson gave Boston its first birthday. lead since early in the third James' pass to Zydrunas quarter and put the Celtics Ilgauskas with 1:19 left gave ahead to stay with a pair of free him 10 assists and completed throws with 7:56 left, then the triple-double. His team capped Boston's decisive run mates congratulated him during with a pair of baskets, including a timeout a short time later, and a floater as the shot clock his mother cheered him from expired, that put the Celties up the stands. 84-77 with 5:05 left. "It feels great. But it's not ''I'm not used to being out about the statistics, it's the there that late in the game," wins," said James, who also AP said Jefferson. "I was (seared), I had four steals. Cleveland Cavaliers LeBron James, right, drives past Portland Trail Blazers forward James really was. That's where I want Ilgauskas had 21 points and Thomas. James led the Cavaliers to a 107-101 victory and recorded his first career triple double. to be, but it's still a little fright 11 rebounds, and the Cavaliers ening. But I didn't show it." led by as many as 19 points. The win was Boston's 10th in down before he attempted what ter. around before Ginobili grabbed Cleveland is now 2-2 in the could have been the game-seal Kenny Thomas Jinished with the rebound as time expired. its last 12 home games as the midst of a six-game road trip, Celties kept pace with ing basket. 21 points, Korver had 18, and Ginobili, who missed with the Sacramento Kings Only his shot didn't come J aekson scored 14 of his 16 in Monday's win over Washington Philadelphia atop the Atlantic coming up Thursday night. Division despite an 18-20 close to the rim, a 24-seeond the third quarter. with a thigh bruise, scored 13 Portland's Nick Van Exel had violation was called, and Emeka Okafor led Charlotte points. Duncan had 12 points record. 28 points, while Damon "That was a very good win for Philadelphia had to sweat out with 18 points, 19 rebounds and 14 rebounds fur San Stoudamire had 27. its victory over the Charlotte and three blocked shots, but he Antonio, which improved the us," said Boston coach Doc When the Blazers came with Rivers. "You look at Chicago Bobcats. went just 4-of-12 at the line and NBA's best home record to 21-1. in 95-87 late in the game, missed two free throws in the and they've been playing so "I didn't get that call, I didn't Heat 111, Hawks 92 James hit a 3-pointer to slow final 2:33 with a chance to tie it MIAMI - Shaquille O'Neal and well, and we came out and get the free throw," Iverson said Portland's momentum. of his Jinctl attempt. "Everybody both times. Dwyane Wade each scored 25 defended them tonight." Portland was finally home "I was just off," Okafor said. points, helping the Miami Heat The Bulls pulled within 84-80 on my team was screaming it after a grueling six-game, 10- was a foul." "I tried not to think about it improve the Eastern before Pierce hit a field goal day road trip, during which every time I went to the line Conference's best record to 29- and knocked down four free The Bobcats can relate. they managed just one win. But After Iverson's miss, the because if I'm going to do that, I 11 with a win over the Atlanta throws for a 90-80 lead with even the comforts of home might as well kick the ball llawks. 1:10 left. Bobcats had a chance to go for couldn't boost their depleted the tie or the win. Jason Hart instead of shoot it. But I was Wade, who missed Miami's Eddy Curry scored 26 points, lineup. bad at the line." previous two games with a back Kirk llinrich added 12 points got the call, driving the ball Forward Zaeh Randolph Spurs 80, Clippers 79 spasms, sore ribs and a and Tyson Chandler scored toward the basket as time was missed his fourth game with a SAN ANTONIO - Tony Parker migraine, scored 12 of his eight points and grabbed 14 expiring. His shot also missed. sore right knee. Already short scored 25 points, including a points in the third quarter to rebounds for the Bulls, who And just like Iverson, he Darius Miles (left knee contu game-winning driving layup in help the Heat pull away. O'Neal held their opponent below 100 thought he was fouled. sion) and Shareef Abdur-Rahim "I wanted to make the refs the final seconds, to lead San added 12 rebounds, and Eddie points for the 23rd consecutive Jones scored 16 for Miami, (right elbow surgery), the call something," Hart said. "So I Antonio to a win over the Los game. Angeles Clippers. which played its first home Blazers started Ruben went into the hole and got eon "We couldn't make our shots The Clippers took a 79-78 game in two weeks. tonight," said Chicago coach Patterson and Theo Ratliff at tact. But there was no call." forward. lead with 19 seconds remaining Antoine Walker had his ninth Scott Skiles. "We didn't play Instead, the game ended with on a pair of free throws by straight double-double, 18 poorly. We just had trouble put Ratliff, usually a center, made the ball in Iverson's hands. The his first-ever start at forward Bobby Simmons. On the next points and a game-high 16 ting the ball in the hole. NBA's leading scorer with 28.5 rebounds, for Atlanta, which Tuesday night in the Blazers' possession, the Spurs' Manu -· Jefferson, the talented power points a game, Iverson scored Ginobili curled around the lane dropped its seventh straight 113-107 overtime loss in forward who jumped straight 24 points to lead the 76ers but and passed to Parker in the left road game and lost for the 14th Sacramento. Although fighting from high school to the NBA, was held to just six points in the corner. time in 17 games overall. Jason a stomach virus, he started has been playing more and second half. He faked a shot to get Collier added 17 points. more lately and is inching clos Wednesday's game but left a ''I'd rather play bad and we Simmons off his feet and then Miami, the NBA's best shoot er to a spot in the starting line short time later after getting win the game then play great drove baseline, bumping bodies ing team, connected on 51.9 up, especially given the increas two quick fouls and did not and we lose," he said. with 7 -footer Chris Kaman as percent of its field-goal ingly ineffective play of center return. But his poor second half left it he banked in a layup high off attempts. O'Neal made 11 of 20 Mark Blount. Blount had one of The Blazers led 32-26 mid up to Kyle Korver, Corliss the backboard with 7.8 seconds shots and scored 25 or more - his worst games as a pro, going way through the first half, but Williamson and Marc J aekson left. points for the eighth straight scoreless and failing to grab a the Cavaliers took off on a 23-6 to carry the Sixers. The Clippers' final inbounds game, extending his team rebound in 22 minutes. run to go up 51-38 on Sasha Korver made consecutive bas play went to Elton Brand, who record. Over that stretch, "I don't know about the start Pavlovic's layup. kets, including a 3-pointer, to backed Tim Duncan in a couple O'Neal is averaging 29.8 points ing lineup. That'll come," said Sixers 107, Bobcats 105 give Philadelphia a 103-98 lead, of steps before his turnaround and 12.3 rebounds. Rivers of Jefferson. "He'll earn Allen Iverson slowly dribbled and Williamson scored eight of jumper went off the right side of AI Harrington's driving layup that. But he's earning minutes, the ball, letting the clock run his 14 points in the fourth quar- the rim. The ball bounced with 5:38 left in the third quar- The Observer accepts classifieds every business day from 8 a.m. to 3 f.m. at the Notre Dame office, 024 South Dining Hall. Deadline for next-day classifieds is 3 p:m. AI classifieds must be prepaid. 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The meeting signals an effort to reach an NHL labor agreement. 7 Rutgers 12·3 738 8 Michigan Stale 15*2 718 9 Tennessee 12·3 693 10 NOTRE DAME 14-3 649 11 Texas Tech 13·2 NHL plans to begin labor negotiations 12 Connecticut 10~ 13 Minnesota 14-.3 said. "We will not make any further and which resulted in a constructive 14 Boston College Associated Press comment at this time." exchange of viewpoints," Hotchkiss 15 Vandertllil The bid to jump-start NHL labor More than half of the regular sea said. 16 Texas negotiations appears to have been a son- 662 of 1,230 games through Linden didn't have a new proposal, 17 DePaul success. Wednesday - has been wiped out so and he wasn't looking for attention. 18} Maryland Union president Trevor Linden and far, plus the All-Star game. Indeed, it wasn't until late Tuesday 19 Kansas State NHL board of directors chairman If Wednesday's meeting does repre that word filtered out where the 20 Iowa State Harley Hotchkiss spoke Wednesday sent a key step forward in the negoti meeting would be. 21 Georgia at Chicago's O'Hare International ations, it might be worth noting who These were the first talks since 22 Iowa Airport, and the sides are planning was not present: NHL commissioner Dec. 14. That was when the sides Purdue 23 another meeting in an effort to save Gary Bettman and union chief Bob broke three months of silence by sit 24 w Florida State the season. 25. Richmond Goodenow. ting down for the second time in six The session lasted about five hours, Linden reached out to the owners days, but any optimism was lost including several breaks so each and invited Hotchkiss to talk. The quickly. three-man negotiating group could center for the Vancouver Canucks Since then, other than rhetoric, huddle. It was just the third time the hoped that by holding talks without there had been silence. league and its players have had face the two leaders, some of the acrimo If the next round of talks don't CCHA Conference··Hockeywiiiltt: to-face talks in the four months since ny could be removed from the negoti move the sides to a settlement, the Standings the lockout was imposed Sept. 15. ating process. season probably would be lost. That team CCHi4 "We engaged in good dialogue "We credit Trevor Linden's initia would mean the Stanley Cup would today and will continue our discus tive in requesting this session, which n't be awarded for the first time since Michigan 15·1-tl 1&!1)..1 sions in the near future," Linden was informal, open and professional 1919. Ohio State 12·3·1 '' 1s;.5-3 T;L Nebraska-Omaha Northern Michigan ~t~ ''!:; ~~t~ ::\l(iiil -aowling Gfeen 7-s;.2 . ' 1Q-.'7;3 Lake Superior State ~2 iii;!, 7-12~3 IN BRIEF Michigan Stale t~~rit ,-_- · ' ~~t:~~1 ,nJJ,iJi, Alaska Fairbanks Wake Forest ends free Forest's 50 straight free throws Terry Hoeppner came to Indiana, Ferris Stale 4·Q.3 9·12•3 throw record in loss eclipsed the mark of 49 set in 1991 Hoeppner offered Sergi a scholarship - Miami (Ohio) 4~9-3 8•12~4 by Indiana State. to play for the Hoosiers. Wake Forest's NCAA free-throw Western Michigan 5·10·1 10-11·1 Roncalli running back plans Myskina advances to third NOTRE DAME 3•11-4 5·W5 record ended at a most inopportune time. to play at Indiana round of Australia Open After getting fouled while making INDIANAPOLIS - Tim Sergi, who MELBOURNE, Australia - French an off-balance 3-pointer with 4 sec rushed for more than 2,500 yards Open champion Anastasia Myskina onds left, Taron Downey had the last year but missed most of his sen berated herself and looked dismayed Demon Deacons' first missed free ior season of high school with a knee after many of the 25 errors she had throw in 51 attempts and No. 3 Wake injury, has made an oral commitment to overcome on the way to defeating Forest went on to lose to Florida to play football at Indiana. Tzipora Obziler 6-4, 6-2 in the sec around the dial State 91-8 3 in overtime Tuesday The 6-foot-3, 198-pound running ond round of the Australian Open on night. back is the second Indianapolis Thursday. Todd Galloway scored nine straight Ronc;:tlli player to make a Division I The third-ranked Myskina strug MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL points in overtime and finished with commitment this week. Teammate gled with a her serve in the first set, Iowa at Illinois 7 p.m., ESPN a career-high 21 to help Florida State Patrick Kuntz, a two-time All-State with Israel's Obziler breaking her snap Wake Forest's 10-game winning defensive lineman, also said he twice, but didn't face a breakpoint streak. would enroll at Notre Dame. Another chance in the second. NBA "It felt good when it left my hand," Roncalli player, defensive back Jason Abigail Spears, playing only her said Downey, the Deacons' best free Werner, was Indiana's high school second major, knocked out No. 20 Houston at Orlando 8 p.m., TNT throw shooter. "But you know, it hap Mr. Football and committed earlier to Tatiana Golovin of France 7-5, 6-1 to Cleveland at Sacremento 10:30 p.m., TNT pens like that sometimes." Purdue. advance to the third round. Wake Forest (15-2, 4-1 Atlantic Sergi, who was a first-team All "She got in my face from the start," Coast Conference) made 32 straight Stater in 2003, tore a ligament in bis said Golovin, whose preparation was TENNIS Saturday in a 95-82 win over North right knee in the fourth game last restricted by a virus. "I don't want to Carolina and its first 18 on Tuesday fall. Still, he was recruited by Miami make excuses, I was feeling OK phys 2005 Australian Open 2 p.m., ESPN2 night before Downey's miss. Wake (Ohio), and after former Miami coach ically, but it played a part." Thursday, January 20, 2005 The Observer + SPORTS page 15 NFL Roethlisberger will try to beat Patriots barehanded Assndatcd Press whoso pnrplnxing defenses Hichard Soymour, perhaps its I'ITTSIIUH<;II linn throttlnd NFL MVP Peyton best. defensive playor, can't play. f!oPthfislwrgPr is issuing this Manning of' tho Colts during lin didn't practice Wednesday warning to thP Patriots: The Nnw l•:ngland's 20-3 second boeause of a sore knee and is glovPs an• roming ofT for thn round victory. listnd as questionable. AH: rhampionship ganw. 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I I page 16 The Observer + SPORTS Thursday, January 20, 2005 : ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NFL Robbins charged vvith WANTED attem_pted m_urder Associated Press According to the report, Resident Hobbins beat Officer Colin MIAMI - Former Oakland Pfrogner to the floor, picked up Haiders center Barret Hobbins Detective Mark Schoenfeld and was charged Wednesday with slammed him into one wall and Advisors three counts of attempted then another, then grabbed felony murder, less than a week Detective Mike Muley by the after being shot during a furi face and rammed his head into NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE PREPARATION PROGRAM ous struggle with three police a corner. officers investigating a burglary Robbins then grabbed Muley's forearms, and Muley shot call. QUALIFICATIONS, Hobbins is best remembered Hobbins twice in the torso, the The Northwestern University College for missing team meetings the report said. The former player Preparation Program is looking for resi • completion of sophomore year of night before the 2003 Super dropped to his knees, grabbed college by June, 2005 Bowl in San Diego. lie spent his chest, snarled and growled dent advisors to help guide high school again, swore at the officers and • a· consistent record of academic Super Bowl Sunday in a hospi students through a summer of learning achievement tal and later acknowledged that slapped Muley's gun out of' his hand. he had stopped taking his medi and fun at Northwestern. Earn salary, • previous experience as an RA, tutor, or A charge of attempted felony . camp counselor cine for depression and bipolar murder can be filed when including room and board; work with disorder. • excellent communication, leadership, someone is injured during a bright, motivated high school students He was wounded Saturday felony. It carries a possible 30- motivation, and problem-solving skills night after Miami Beach police year prison sentence. The three from around the country and abroad; found him inside a women's • a wide range of extracurricular interests counts he faces cover the three and activities restroom in a building housing officers involved in his arrest, plan exciting events and gain valuable a pub, a gym and a jewelry said Ed Griffith, spokesman for experience while enjoying Northwestern • enthusiasm and a genuine interest in store. The pub owner called the Miami-Dade County state working with high school students police after Hobbins forced his campus life and exploring Chicago this attorney's ollice. • a strong sense of responsibility and way inside the building and Arraignment was set for Feb. summer! a high level of maturity refused to leave, a police report 9. said·. 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Miehigan this weekend," Frank Kuntz had boon rncruited by said. "lie's also looking at Ohio Special to The Observer national finishes to her cred five years, possesses a 4.0 some schools as a dnf'ensive State and Florida but Notre it, including a seventh-plaee GPA and is first out of' 434 end hut Frank expects him to Dame still has a shot." Notre Dame women's golf showing at the AJGA Spokane students in hnr elass. play on tho inside of the line as Another player on the Irish team received a commitment Classic where she shot a 230 She collected two varsity wdl. radar is Youngstown, Ohio from Courtney Sullivan for (76-79-75) against 17 other letters while playing at Sam Kuntz said he was attracted quarterback/defensive back the 2005-06 season. Sullivan athletes. She earne in 12th Barlow. Sullivan has won a to Notre Dame for many rea Kyle McCarthy. Notre Dame just hails from Gresham, Ore. and out of 71 golfers at the junior combined seven tournament sons, one being the coaching offered him a scholarship on joins Lisa Maunu, who com America's Cup in Whitefish, championships locally and stall'. Wednesday and Frank expects mitted in November, as the Mont. in 2003 as she carded across the Northwest "I love all the eoaches," Kuntz the two-way star to accept. ·· class of 2009 for the Irish. a 229 (82-75-72). throughout her career and said. "They want nasty football "lie is taking a visit to cam The Irish are corning off a Her experienee on the placed third at the 4A state playnrs, and I'm an old-school pus this weekend," Frank said. 2004 fall campaign, which course ineludes the north high school championships in guy. I'm the type of guy who "lie has a brother lwho doesn't included two tournament vie west junior ladies' match 2003. Courtney is the daugh will go in there and punch you play football! who is a junior at tories. play ehampionship (four-time ter of Lisa and Jerry Sullivan. in the face." Notre Dame. lie's really exeited Sullivan is a standout at participant), the junior "We fell in love with Kuntz, who along with I land about his visit and I expect he'll Sam Barlow lligh School, America's Cup (three times), Courtney's heart for the received a three-star rating commit to us pretty soon here." where she has had a strong and she is a two-time partiei game," said Notre Dame from Scout.com, also raved One player who could be the career at the scholastic level pant at both the USGA girls' head coach Debby King, who about the traditions at Notre jewel of the Irish dass is New and on the junior golf circuit. ehampionship and the junior is in her fourth year at the Dame. Jersey linebacker Brian She is the top-ranked player world eharnpionship. She helm of the Notre Dame pro "The tradition there is unlike Cushing. The Scout.com five in the state of Oregon, and elaimed a victory at the 2003 gram. "She has a great deter anywlwre else," Kuntz said. star player was leaning 47th nationally, in the class Oregon stroke-play champi mination and work ethie. One "It's such a prestigious school, towards Southern California of 2005 according to the onship. of her strengths is her desire not only athletically but aca but lately has been reconsider Junior Golf Scoreboard. Sullivan, who has been to be the best that she can domieally. A dngrnn from there ing his decision. Courtney has two top-12 playing competitively for over be." opens up a lot of doors for you." "Now I don't think he'll go to · Frank agreed that Kuntz, USC," Frank said about who racked up 114 tackles, 14 Cushing, who made 120 tack sacks and 27 tackles for loss les, 9.5 sacks and 7 intercep during his senior season at tions his senior season at NCAA FOOTBALL Honcalli High School, will fit Bergen Catholic High School. nicoly with Weis' aggressive "SC is just too far and I don't style. think his parents want him to "I In's tho type of guy you ean go so far from home." Leinart rem_ains confident in choice Cushing is now looking at build a team around," Frank Associated Press A new car in the driveway. "So," he added, "I just did what said. "lie's one of thosn lunch Notre Dame along with Miami, Regrets. was best for me." pail ~-,ruys that are going to work Florida, Penn State, Louisville Still no swelled head for the big ''I'm relieved more than any The guys wtio run the NFL and work and work." and Virginia. man on USC campus thing," Leinart said Tuesday night aren't used to hearing "No." Even With the intorior defensive "It's a tough race to handicap Five days after taking what over the phone from Los Angeles. though Leinart brought the line covered for 2005, Irish because of all the big schools might be the biggest risk in sports "It feel<> really good to get all that lleisrnan Trophy back to USC and cmu:hns arn looking to sign at that are after him," Frank said. history, here is the short list of' pressure ofT my shoulders. It got then tied the bow on a second least one defensive end. things Matt Leinart still does not to the point where I realized what straight national championship, l.awronefl Wilson, a defensive Contact Mike Gilloon at have: ever decision I made, there was you'd think the biggest man on end from Akron, Ohio, had vnr- [email protected] Millions in the bank. going to be some criticism. campus would be (WPn bigger. · best of acoustiCafe ·this thursday· january 20th · legends· 1Opm · free food first come first serve - ~~~-- ~------~- page 18 The Observer + SPORTS Thursday, January 20, 2005 son when leading at halftime. The Irish are out to their Guards best start in conference play continued from page 20 since the 2002-03 season, when Notre Dame won three Villanova Wndnesday, the of its first four and six of its Irish and Golden Eagles sit in first seven Big East games. a comfortable tie for second The Irish made the Sweet 16 place in the Big East. of the NCAA tournament that Notre Dame got to that point season. with help from forward Rick Thomas finished with six Cornett, who came off the rebounds and five assists bench in the first half to pro along with his 16 points that vide an inside presence for a helped him reach the 2,000- previously one-dimensional point mark. offense. Austin Carr, Adrian Dantley, Cornett finished with six Pat Garrity, David Rivers and points on 3-of-5 shooting in 13 Troy Murphy are the other live minutes of play, and he and players with 2,000 or more TIM SULLIVAN!The Observer Tarin Francis kept the points in Notre Dame history. Megan Duffy looks to pass the ball during a game against Purdue Sunday. Notre Dame defeat Mountaineers honest down Jordan Cornette had six ed Syracuse 7 4-61 Wednesday night. low. The Irish took advantage blocks to go along with six on the perimeter. points in 32 minutes. Orange cut the lead to 59-54. points, Jessica Hichter, 14, Notre Dame made 13-of-25 NOTRE DAME 70, Batteast but that was as close as and Vaida Sipaviciute added 3-point attempts, shooting WEST VIRGINIA 57 Syracuse would come. 10 points, six rebounds and 45.1 percent from the field at the WVU Coliseum continued from page 20 Notre Dame went on a 7-0 eight blocks. overall compared to West run behind five points from The loss snapped the Virginia's 33.3 shooting per NOTRE DAME (12-3, 4-1 Big East) brace]," McGraw said. Batteast, closing the door on Orange's two-game winning centage. Cornette 2-5 0·0 6, Francis :{-5 0-0 6, However, the Irish started the Orange for good. The Irish streak in the Big East. Thomas 5-11. 3-3. Falls 5-13 4-4 19, Falls, Thomas and Chris Quinn 4-9 3-3 13, Cornett 3-5 0-0 6, off slow, falling behind 15-9 finished the game on a 15-5 Quinn (13 points, 4-of-9 shoot Nickol 0-0 0-0 0, Murphy 0-0 0-0 0, Kurz with 12:57 to play in the first run. No. 11 NOTRE DAME 7 4, ing) all finished in double fig 0-0 0-0 0, Latimore 0-2 1-2 1, Carter 1-1 half after missing a few easy "Defensively, I think we SYRACUSE 61 0-0 3. Israel 0-0 0-0 0, Bosl 0-0 0-0 0. shots and turning the ball ures. have a lot of work to do," at the MANLEY FIELD HOUSE "When we're shooting the WEST VIRGINIA (11-4, 1-3) over. McGraw said. "We have a lot ball like that, we're going to · Gansey 2-8 3-4 7, Sally 0-3 0-0 0, But Batteast hit a jump shot of work to do in our man-to NOTRE DAME (15-3, 3-2 Big East) be tough to beat," Brey told Pittsnogle 3-10 2-3 8, Collins 2-5 0-0 5, to start a 14-0 Notre Dame man. We just need to keep Batteast 7-13 5-5 19, Erwin 0-4 0-0 0, ESPN. Herber 3-9 2-5 9, Price 0-0 0-0 0, Nichols run, and the Irish led 23-15 getting better." Borton 4-11 0-0 8, Duffy 6-9 4-4 17, 2-4 0-0 6, Young 2-6 0-0 5, Beilein Gray 0-5 0-0 0. Gaines 0-0 0-0 0, Allen Notre Dame jumped out to 1-5 2-2 5, Bonner 2-4 0-0 4, Fischllr 3-6 with just over nine minutes to Notre Dame forced 19 6-9 3-4 17, Powers 0-0 0-0 0, D'Amico its largest lead on a Quinn 2-3 8. play in the first half. turnovers, leading to 28 0-0 0-0 0. LaVere 6-10 0-2 13 three-pointer with 10:11 The Irish were able to points. They also dominated remaining. increasing the lead 1st 2nd Total extend their lead to 43-30 at on the boards, outrebounding SYRACUSE (10-6, 2-3) NOTRE DAME 38 32 70 Richter 5-12, 2-3 14. Nwagbo 3-7. 9-10, to 59-40. WEST VIRGINIA 31 26 57 halftime, behind LaVere and Syracuse 40-27, including 17 15, Sipavieiute 5No. 11-6, 0-0. 10, Kohn The Irish kept the offense point guard Megan Duffy, who on the offensive end. 1-5, 0-0. 3, Coleman 5-11. 5-5, 16, open against West Virginia's 1- :i-point goals: Notre Dame: 13-25 (Palls had 13 first half points. As a "We really attacked the bas Adamson 0-0 0-0 0, llarbut 0-2, 1-2, 1. 3-1 zone, allowing Thomas to 5-12, Thomas 3-5, Quinn 2-3, Cornette 2- team, Notre Dame shot 49 ket and were able to hold Norton 0-0 2-2 2, 4. Carter 1-1 ); West Virginia: 7-23 (Herber drive and giving Cornett, 2-5, Nichols 2-2, Beilein 1-4, Young 1-3, percent from the field in the them down, so I thought that 1st 2nd Tol.al Francis and Latimore room to Collins 1-2. Pittsnogle 0-3, Gansey 0-3. first half, including 3-for-3 was good," McGraw said. NOTRE DAME 43 31 74 operate on the low block. Sally 0-11. Rebounds: Notre Dame: 33 from long distance. Freshman reserve Charel Opponent :m :H 61 Johannes Herber led the (Cornette 7, Thomas 6, Falls 4. Quinn 4, In the second half, it was Allen also had a career high Cornett 3, Francis 3, Latimore 2, Israel 1); 3-point goals: Notre Dame 4-7 (Allen 2- Mountaineers with nine points, West Virginia 37 (llerber 7, Fischer 5, Syracuse (10-6, 2-3) who 17 points on 6-for-9 shooting 2, Du!Ty 1-3, LaVere 1-1. Batteast 0-1). while D'Or Fischer and Kevin Sally 5, Gansey 4, Pittsnogle 3, Young 3. came out fighting. With 11:04 for the Irish, one game after Syracuse 4-17 (Riehter 2-9. Coleman 1- Pittsnogle chipped in eight Beilein 1. Bonner 1, Nichols 1) Assists: to play, Syracuse's Chineze she was 2-for-10 from the 6, Kohn 1-2). Fouled out: Richter. apiece. Notre Dame 14 (Thomas 5, Cornette 3, Nwagbo converted on a three field against Purdue. Duffy Rebounds: Notre Dame Dame 17-40 Quinn 3, Falls 2, Francis 1); West Virhrinia (LaVern 10), Syracuse 8-27 !Sipavidute West Virginia fell into a hole 14 !Ganscy 4, Bnilein 3, Herber 3, Nichols point play that sent Batteast finished with 17 points to go 6). Assists: Notre Damn 15 (Duffy 6), early, as Notre Dame hit seven 2, Young 2). Total fouls: Notre Dame 15, to the bench with her fourth along with six assists, five Syracuse 14 (Coleman 4). Total fouls: first-half 3-pointers and went Syracuse 12. foul. Notre Dame missed its rebounds and four steals. Notre Dame 15, Syracusn 16. into halftime with a 38-31 next five shots, but Syracuse For Syracause, Nwagbo fin lead. Contact Pat Leonard at could not take advantage. ished with 15 points and five ' Contact Heather Van Hoegarden Notre Dame is 11-0 this sea- [email protected] With 5:20 remaining, the rebounds. Coleman had 16 at [email protected] With 35.8 seconds left in the game and the Ilornets clinging Boyce to a two-point lead, Boyce continued from page 20 nailed a go-ahead three-point er to give Saint Mary's a 62-61 lead. After the Belles grabbed den, I look up, and we're a rebound with 20 seconds down by four," Belles coach remaining, Boyce found the Suzanne Bellina said. "[Hiley's ball once again, this time hit- foul trouble] defi- ting two free nitely gave us a throws with 13.2 huge opportunity." "[Riley's foul left on the game Alison Kessler trouble] definitely clock to give drew three fouls gave us a huge Saint Mary's a in the paint dur three-point lead. ing the final six opportunity." However, the minutes, and she thrills were not hit all eight of her Suzanne Bellina over quite yet. free throws on the Belles coach With 1.1 sec night, improving ond remaining, on her MlAA-best Hornets' Angie 90 percent free-throw percent Neu drew a three-shot foul on age. Boyce, giving Kalamazoo an In fact, Kessler leads Division extra chance to tie the game. -- III in free-throw percentage After Neu hit the first cleanly among those with at least 60 and the second rattled in, the attempts on the Hornets trailed by season. just one. Emily Creach "It seemed like we Kalamazoo eoaeh baum also took were down by ro Michelle Fortier advantage of the and all of a then inexplicitly Hornets' vulnera sudden, I look up, elected to leave bility in the paint, just one player in scoring six of her and we're down by the box to try to 19 points in the Jour." grab the rebound final five min if Neu missed her utes. third free-throw. Ilowever, the Suzanna Bellina When the ball big blows Belles coach bounced off the ineluding two side of the rim, pivotal threes - came from three Hellos' out-muscled the ,. Boyce. She finished the game lone Hornet for the rebound. I with 19 points, scoring in dou With the win, the Belles (8-9, ' ble figures in the second half 3-5 MIAA) climbed to a fourth alone. place tie in the MlAA. The Belles will look to get back to .500 on Saturday at Contact Ken Fowler at Tri-State. kfowler 1 @nd.edu Thursday, January 20, 2005 The Observer+ TODAY page I 9 SCOTT ADAMS HENRI ARNOLD DILBERT JUMBLE MIKE ARGIRION TINA TRAINS HER BOSS YOUR JOB. AS I UNDER YOU'LL THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME STAND IT, IS TO MAKE USUALLY I ALSO JJ&M®I1JE. by Henri Arnold and Mike Arglrlon YOU'LL FIND ME IN UNINFORMED DECISIONS STAND LIKE TO Unscramble these four Jumbles, THIS CHAIR I DOING AND ACT LIKE A SOCIO LIKE FIDGET AND one letter to each square, Alii want on rt is REAL WORK. PATHIC EGOMANIAC. THIS. f-IARRUMPH. to form four ordinary words. "Happy Birthday,Sally" VREYN j I I r () C2005 Tnbune Media Services, Inc. All R1ghls Reserved. 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DespitP a slow start, the No. Troy Murphy should watch 11 Irish were able to pull away his heels. for a 7 4-61 win over Syracuse Chris Thomas had 16 points in New York Wednesday night. and Colin Falls led all scorers JacquPline Batteast had 19 with 19 as the Irish beat West points on 7 -for-13 shooting for Virginia at its own game in a the Irish {15-3, 3-2 Big East), 70-57 win in Morgantown. W. who snapped their two-game Va. Wednesday night. Big East losing streak with the Thomas notched his 2,000th win. career point, becoming only "I am really pleased with our tlw sixth player in Notre Dame offense, and I think we're history to do so and needing improving," Irish coach Muffet just 11 points to tie Murphy's McGraw said. "But I would just 2,011 career total. Murphy, like to see us play a little bet now with the Golden State ter defense." Warriors, played three sea Tho Irish were led in the first sons with the Irish. half by Courtney LaVere, who Thomas was a major player played 35 minutes off the in a terrific shooting night for bench. LaVere scored 13 Notre Dame (12-3, 4-1 Big points on 6-for-7 shooting, all East), which made 52 percent in the first half, to spark the of its 3-point shots and six Irish. She even hit the one shot more from behind the arc she took from beyond the arc. than the traditionally danger "I thought Courtney gave us ous Mountaineers (11-4, 1-3). a great lift off the bench," "Our guards were excellent McGraw said. "She was really tonight," Irish coach Mike ready to play. She did a great Brey told ESPN after the job attacking. I thought that game. was just a great performance Notre Dame won its second for her." straight and its first of seven LaVere also pullPd down 10 road games in its next 10 con rebounds for her second dou tests. ble-double of the year. Since Boston College TIM SULLIVANilhe Observer liM 5ULLI\iANJ i ne "I think she was just a little squeaked out a 6 7-66 win over Guard Chris Thomas looks to pass against Megan Duffy calls a play in a victory against more comfortable !without the Syracuse Jan. 10. Thomas scored his 2,000th Purdue Sunday. The Irish came away with the see GUARDS/page 18 point against West Virginia Wednesday night. win against Syracuse Wednesday night. see BATTEAST/page 18 FOOTBALL RECRUITING SMC BASKETBALL Recruits continue to commit Belles m_ove to fourth in joke going where he said he said Hand is a solid pick-up for Kuntz and Hand never turns his phone off," Notre Dame. MIAA with 64-63 win bring total for class Kuntz, a defensive tackle from "He's a big body," Frank said. Indianapolis, said. "I wanted to "He has very good size and plays lead into the break with a of2009 to 13 see what he'd say. Fortunately he hard." By KEN FOWLER steal and drive, but she was wasn't mad. He was actually Hand could not be reached Sports Writer called for a charging foul pretty happy." Wednesday night but his mother with 6.7 seconds remaining in By MIKE GILLOON The 6-foot-3, 255-pound Kuntz was thrilled by her son's choice. Belles guard Bridget Boyce the half. Sports Writer verbally committed to the Irish ''I'm very excited about [Hand's had a roller-coaster finale The call seemHd to weigh over Louisville and Michigan commitment]," Deborah during Wednesday night's heavily on the Belles, as the Patrick Kuntz eagerly dialed State. However, he cannot sign Middleton said. "We had a really contest against MIAA foe Hornets staked out a 1 0-point his phone at 3 an official letter of intent until great time on our trip to campus. Kalamazoo. lead with a 21-12 run to o'clock Tues Feb. 2. We met all the coaches except With the Belles trailing with begin the second. The Belles day morning. lie joins West Philadelphia !Irish head! coach !Charlie] Weis, 35.8 seconds left in the eon trailed by 10 with 8:45 He was call Catholic product Derrell Hand as and I was really impressed with test, Boyce scored live unan remaining, but Hornets' cen ing Jappy the 12th and 13th verbal com them. They seem like they have swered points to load tho ter Ashley Riley accumulated Oliver to let mitments for Notre Dame this been working together for years. Belles to the 64-63 win. her fourth foul with 6:37 the Irish year. !land, who announced he They are re.cruiting a lot of Saint Mary's trailed 27 -2(> remaining, giving the Belles defensive tinA will be playing for the Irish strong young men and I'm really at the half and was behind for just tho break they needed to coach know Wednesday afternoon, is a 6- excited about the future of the most of the second after los slice into the lead. he will be Kuntz foot-4, 305-pound defensive tack program." ing its momentum. "lt seemed like we were playing foot IH. lie chose Notre Dame over Hand will most likely play Belles guard Alison Kessler down by 10 and all of a sud- ball for Notre Dame. Michigan State and Wisconsin. created a great opportunity "Coach Oliver and I had this Mike Frank of' Irisheyes.eom see KUNTZ/ page 17 for Saint Mary's to take the see BOYCE/page 18 ~--- NO WOMEN'S GOLF NCAA FOOTBAll Nfl Nfl Nfl PGA Courtney Sullivan After choosing to Former Oakland Pittsburgh quarter- Philadelphia quarter- Phil Mickelson begins became Notre Dame's return to USC for his Raiders center Barret back Ben Roethlisberger back Donovan McNabb the 2005-06 season in second commitment for senior year, quarterback Robbins was charged prepares to be the first is confident as the team the Buick Invitational. the 2005-06 season. Matt Leinart remains Wednesday with three rookie starting quarter- enters its fourth consec- confident in his deci- counts of attempted back to reach the Super utive NFC title game. sian. felony murder. Bowl with a win on Sunday. page 17 page 17 page 17 page 15 page 13 page 13