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The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Marys OLUME 43: ISSUE 108 TUESDAY. MARCH 24.2009 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Catholic groups outraged over Obama selection University stands by invitation to president
2008 article that Obama led the stu By MADELINE BUCKLEY dent body with 52.6 perc,ent of the News Editor vote in a mock election held by stu dent government, in which 2,692 Several religious and pro-life undergraduates and graduate stu- groups nationwide arn expressing . dents voted. outrage and threatening to protest The Cardinal Newman Society in South Bend after the University (CNS) - a group dedicated to announced President Barack "renewing and strengthening Obama will deliver the 2009 Catholic identity at America's 224 Commencement address at Notre Catholic colleges and universitit'!s," Dame's graduation ceremony May according its mission statement - 17. launched a Web site, Assistant Vice President for News www.notredamescandal.com, that and Information Denni'l Brown told acts as an online petition asking The Observer a rumor that Jenkins to withdraw the invitation Uniw~rsity ~witchboard'l were over for President Obama to speak based whelmed with callers and had to be on Obama's pro-choice stance. shut down Friday night is false - a The site currently claims over claim made by a March 20 article 47,000 signers, as of press time. on pewsitter.eom. David Costanzo, CNS communica Although many outside groups tions director, told The Observer AP are protesting University President that the Society believes Obama is Left: Protesters flocked on Washington shortly after President Barack Obama's January Inauguration for Fr. John Jenkins' decision, The the annual March for Ufe, in support of the right to life. Right: Obama, who is pro-choice, speaks to Observer reported in an Oct. 8, see 0 BAMA/ page 4 reporters in the Roosevelt Room of the White House Monday. Schmidt names Brellenthin Chief Executive Assistant Former Academic Affairs commissioner will bring experience to third-highest role in student government
"You need someone to tell Committee," Schmidt said. during his term as vice presi (CLC) and Student Senate. By LIZ O'DONNELL you when you're wrong and to "He worked on majors night dent from 2008-2009. According to the student News Writer be honest with you," Schmidt for two years, excused "Grant and I met several constitution, the CEA also will said. absences for interviews and times a week," Brellenthin chair the Executive Student body president Schmidt and Weber also knows all the deans of all the said .."It was a good opportu Programming Board meeting, Grant Schmidt selected Ryan c i t e d colleges." nity for me. Grant let me help a task that Weber highlighted Brellenthin as Chief Executive Brellenthin's Schmidt and Weber both him out on certain issues." as extremely important. Assistant (CEA) for the 2009- prior expe said they believe Brellenthin's Brellenthin is also a strong "The Executive 2010 school year. rience ·in connection with the admmis leader. "Ryan can be frank Programming Board is The CEA is thn third high student gov tration is one of his strongest and is highly practical," extremely important because es-t-ranking member of stu ernment as skills. Weber said. "His qualities it is comprised of the heads of dent government. behind a reason for Schmidt and Weber have work well with Grant and I. all the University program Schmidt and vice president their choice. each worked with Brellenthin He will keep us on track." ming," Weber said. Cynthia Weber. "Ryan did before. Weber sat on the As CEA, Brellenthin will Brellcnthin will also pn1side Brellenthin will be able to amazing Academic Affairs committee attend Executive Policy Board over several ideas that were balance out the president and work as the Brellenthin when Brellenthin was the meetings and will sit on the on their campaign platform. vice president, according to commis- chair. Schmidt oversaw the Council of Representatives Schmidt. sioner of the Academic Affairs Academic Affairs committee (COR), Campus Life Council see CEA/ page 4
SMC drafts new Constitution Web site brings ND By LIZ HARTER spirituality to world Senior Staff Writer
After almost a year of discus the creators of the Web site, sions and revisions, the Saint By MOLLY MADDEN said. Mary's Student Government News Writer Sullivan came up with the Association (SGA) Constitution is idea for the site three years online to be voted upon the stu Spirituality plays a dynamic ago when a new position had dent body this week. role in the life of the Notre been created within the As far as she could tell, the Dame community, even those Alumni Office. Constitution hadn't been revised not on campus. The University "We were focusing on spiri since 2000, Sarah Falvey, student has its own prayer Web site, tuality and wanted a ·way to body vic11 president and chair of pray.nd.edu, to allow people . touch as many people as possi the Constitution Committee, said. from across the world to par ble," Sullivan said. "My The Committee is a group of stu ticipate in the University's rich dream was to find a way that dent representatives as laid out prayer life. we could bring the vibrant by the Constitution meant to be "The purpose of the site is spiritual experience of Notre representative of the entire stu to help people connect with. Dame into homes, workplaces dent body. It consist'> of members their spirituality," Kathleen and schools." from each major board, each Sullivan, senior Director of After a year of planning and Spirituality and Service at the see SMC/page 6 BLAIR CHEMIDLIN I Observer Graphic Alumni Association and one of see PRAYER/page 4 ------
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INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT SONG DESCRIBES YOUR LIFE RIGHT NOW? Vievvpoint controversies
The Observer Viewpoint has received more than 200 letters on the mntroven:.-y generated by Obama's pending visit and his 2009 Comrriencement speech. The whirlwind of Sarah Spieler Kevin de Ia Montaigne Steven Santay Cristina Anaya Janeya Waked emotional frenzy surrounding our pre;ident's freshman sophomore visit has led me to realize something very freshman junior senior important P.W. Fisher Alumni Howard Howard No, I have no polarizing mmments to make about my political views in this situation. I '"/Love College' '"In Love With '"Hey Stephen' '"Poker race:' "Lady Gaga - know you were all holding your breath filr my " keen wisdom, but blues not a hemming skin by Asher Roth." the 8o's (Pink' by Taylor Lady Gaga. 'it'll be okay - color. So feel free to Tux to the Swift." just dance!'" exhale. Jess Shaffer Prom)' by Instead, I have real Relient K." ized that a true Viewpoint mntroversy requires the perfect Scene Editor mnditions, the ·perfect storm so to speak. First, of course, there must be a topic that sparks the passionate, emotional and ideologi cal foundations of how the Notre Dame mm munity understands the world as we know it For example, Melissa Buddie could not IN BRIEF have given this campus a blissful few days of poignant social commentary and mmedy if it The McBride Lecture: had not been for students' fundamental "Protecting the Planet and understanding of hook-ups and how they Creating Jobs: A Win-Win affect our unique Notre Dame social climate. Proposition" will feature Similarly, there must be one person, with David Foster, executive direc either a surplus of free time or an "O'Reilly tor, Blue-Green Alliance, a Factor"-esque need to share with the class. coalition of labor unions and This one person can push the boulder that environmental organizations. can bemme a juggernaut force behind mn The lecture will take place troversy, intrigue, mudslinging, and some today in the Hesburgh Library times valuable intellectual discussion. auditorium at 7:30p.m. Sometimes. I will now make a bold claim. Everyone A lecture hosted by the loves a Viewpoint mntroversy. Everyone. It's Theology department titled journalism and irrational intrigue all in one. "The Igbo and their No matter how mad one article or another Perception of God, Human will upset you or disturb you, you will always Beings and Creation," will eome back to Viewpoint It's as addictive and take place Wednesday and vital to Notre Dame sodallife as Facebook. Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the But sometimes readers' love affair with Jordan Auditorium of opinion mntroveto.)' might get a little ::;tale. A Mendoza Coll£'ge of Business. tad predictable. Uke any long term relation Nigerian novelist and poet ship, it might start to lack the sparks that mig Chinua Aehebe wHI deliver the inally drew you to it It is at these low points, Third Biennial Blessed Pope these lulls in controversy, that threaten the John XXIII Lecture Series in future of Viewpoint mntroversy and Observer PAT COVENEY !The Observer Theology and Cult· re. The readers' entertainment It is at these pinnacle A student panel titled "I Shall Arise in the Salvadoran People," featuring Cinnamon Sarver, talk on Wednesday ·ill focus moments where new Letters to the Editor a graduate student at Notre Dame pursuing a Masters in Theology, took place Monday on "Human Bein· and the must take up the torch and rekindle the night in Room 103 in the Hesburgh Center. It was the kick~ff event of "Romero Days," talk on Thursday will focus on flame. Or light the powder keg as the case celebrating the life and work of Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero. "Creation." may be. We are mmpletely capable mem bers of the Notre Dame mmmunity. While it is The 22r nual Romero important that we respond to current events, Lecture: "r, I Understand" demonstrating our prowess and know how, OFFBEAT will take r. today at 7:30 we should not need to rely on Fr. Jenkins to p.m. in t. Eek Visitors' give us material for our controversies. Pastor cited after shooting ' and sit down. event attended by Gov. Bill Center aiH• ium. Journalist I would like to close with some sugge&1ions arrow during service When the man objected a Ritter and Mayor John Eugene tlbo, who has for Viewpoint mntroversy. Or better yet, these SHEBOYGAN FALLS, second time, the pastor Hiekenlooper. covererl '10lie l.ltureh in are topics that I would love to get the Notre Wis. - A pastor and asked him to leave. He did Willie received thn award El Salv," .nee he moved Dame campuses take on. Because without a parishioner have been cited and called police. Friday for his actions in there in ' . will give the lee- Viewpoint mntroversy, I just don't know how I by police for shooting an The parishioner was cited November, when he and ture. will ever go about making up my mind on arrow during a eh ureh for using a missile indoors owner Megan Howard were these important issues. service. The pastor asked to and the pastor was cited for baby-sitting a toddler. Cree; ., host Associate Here are just a few: have the arrow shot across aiding and abPtting. Both Willie repeatedly yelled \'iee Pr, t and University Would you rather have a moderately bad the front of the church dur were fined $1 09. "Mama, baby" when .\rehiter .ug Mar<- 1 ho will incurable stutter or continuous Cheet.o fin ing a recent service at Howard went to the bath I ivor "ture titleu "LEED gers? Pentecostals of Sheboygan Parrot recognized for room and the toddler start & Sust the dance is a non-perishable food By AMANDA GRAY item, which will be donated on News Writer Saturday. Crowley is looking forward to the Notre Dame nerds can rPjoice social aspect of the week's events. this week, as several clubs cele "One of our goals is to create a brate Geek Week, a week-long cele social atmosphere where students this summer bration of all things nerdy, accord from different College of Science ing to Meagan Pitluck, senior and majors can mingle - not some president of the Math Oub. thing that happens very often with : ~ "The way I see it, Geek Week is the way our schedules go," said ;. View 2009 summer courses at just an opportunity for science Crowley. www. northwestern.edu/summ~r majors across the disciplines to get Klein is also looking forward to together and have fun doing 'nerdy' interacting with other Science things we're often too busy or_ majors. unable to do during the normal "It's just a fun way to bring fellow • Choose from more than 300 classes semester," said Pitluck. Science majors together," Klein • Earn transfer credit "Geek Week is a week-long cele said. "Let's face it, there's a little bit bration of science, math and all of geek in all of us at Notre Dame • Prepare tor graduate study things geek," said Drew Klein. jun and it's best to just embrace it." • Immerse yourself in an intensive scien'ce or language sequence ior and Social Chair of the Geek Week is sponsored by a American Chemical Society. "It's a variety of clubs, including the • Take advantage of day and evening classes on two campuses collaborative effort ... to foster unity Biology Oub, the Math Oub and the • Explore a new Thterest and camaraderie between all those American Chemical Society, accord with a genuine intere!>1 and fascina ing to senior Daniel Thaner, presi tion in science and math through a dent of the American Chemical week-long series of events." Society. There are many activities Thaner is looking forward to throughout the week, including a "seeing how many people we are movie in the Digital Visualization able to pry away from their books," Theater in Jordan Hall, follow11d by he said. liquid nitrogen ice cream on Whatever their major, the mem NORTHWESTERN Wednesday, culminating in a dance bers of the College of Science are on Friday in Jordan Hall of Science. enthusiastic about Geek Week. UNIVERSlTY Senior Charlotte Crowley, the eo "We hope this is the start of a president of the Biology Club, is new tradition, and we hope that enthusiastic about the week's fmal Geek Week can evolve into a much summer session event. bigger and more exciting celebra "The dance will finish out the tion of what makes us science and week, and we're really looking for math nerds so lovable," Crowley ward to it," S'aid Crowley. "The said. theme is 'A Night at the Nobels,' "Geeks of Notre Dame unite!" and we Invite our guests to dress Klein said. formally or dress as their favorite Nobel Laureate." Contact Amanda Gray at New Ownership For Science majors, admission to [email protected] Ready for Fall2009 BOARD OF GOVERNANCE Multi Million Dollar Group addresses Renovation formerly quota complaints Turtle Creek Apartments Clougherty also mentioned the By SARAH MAYER renovations of Annunciata, the top News Writer floor of Holy Cross. "Slandie said we are 100 percent Tri-Campus coiiUllis.<;ioner Alison sure that Annunciata will be getting Spurlock reported to the Board of a full kitchen and students can apply Governance that many rising juniors for the off-campus meal plan. This have complaints about the quota should encourage more students to system applied to Saint Mary's resi live on campus," Oougherty said. dence halls. Two senior Saint Mary's 'The Oass of 2011 is the first da<;s Communication Studies majors to have to live on campus for all asked for a co-sponsorship to attend three years," Spurlock said. "Many the Central States Communication students arc concerned about hav Conference in St. Louis. Stephanie ing to live in Regina and Kornexl's comprehensive project McCandless." was on Potowatami Indians and Residence Hall Association Lauren Kleinschimdt's was on Harry President Maura Clougherty met Potter. Both students were selected with the Director of Rnsidence Ufe to present their research at the con and Community Standards Slandie ference. Dieujuste to discuss the situation. "This is a great opportunity for "Slandie said that thl? reason thPy undergrads and grads to present put quotas in the halls i'i to increase their scholarly research to other diversity among the classes and schools," Kornexl said. increase a sense of community," Senior Alyssa Ryan, a member of Oougherty said. . the National Psychology Honor According to quotas from the Society Psi Chi asked for a co-spon 2008-2009 academic year, 130 spots sorship for the 13 members of the in LeMans and 80 in Holy Cross, Saint Mary's chapter to go to the which Clougherty states studPnts Midwestern Psyehological think of as the "desired" halls, were Conference in Chicago. reserved for juniors. Ninety-live "It will be a two-night conference spots were reserved in McCandless in Chicago for the eight of us to hear Hall and 90 were reserved in-Regina talks on psychiatrists and psycholo Hall for juniors this year. gists and to go talks and lectures to Admissions commissioner Kri<>tle approve our club on oampus and Hodges said that parent<> have made campus involvement," Ryan said. comments when they vio;,ited campus saying they prefer their daughters Contact Sarah Mayer at live on campus as long a<; possible. smayerO [email protected] page 4 The Observer + CAMPUS NEWS Tuesday, March 24, 2009 Committee." ongoing as we talk with other but he hopes his action will raise Brellenthin said that he Catholic institutions," he said. awareness for the pro-life cause. CEA believes he will be highly Oba01a "We're collaborating about how to Randall Terry, founder of the continued from page 1 involved in the Schmidt-Weber continued from page 1 most effectively support one anoth pro-life organization Operation administration. er's effort." Rescue, expressed similar plans to "Several of our ideas from "Grant and Cynthia have an inappropriate choice for The Observer reported Monday protest in South Bend. our platform came from allowed me to be in the room Commencement speaker because that Jenkins said the invitation to He said an Operation Rescue Ryan," Schmidt said. "These to make important decisions," the decision goes against a state Obama to deliver the staffer will come to South Bend ideas include hot Grab 'n' Go Brellenthin said. "While I am ment made by the United States Commencement address "is not Wednesday. Terry said he will options as well as Catholics in not nearly on the same level Conference of Catholic Bishops intended to condone or endorse his come Friday and stay with several America." as them, I hope to help them (USCCB) in a 2004 document titled position on specific issues regard staff members until the graduation While in office, Brellenthin out whenever they need input "Catholics in Political Life," which ing life." ceremony takes place or Obama said that he had a number of in the decision making reads: "The Catholic community But Joseph Scheidler, director of withdraws. goals he hoped to accomplish. process." and Catholic institutions should not the Pro-Life Action League and a "We are not going to take this "Grant and Cynthia had a Brellenthin said that the honor those who act in defiance of Notre Dame alumnus of the class lying down; and we are not going detailed platform that I helped biggest challenge he faces in our fundamental moral principles. of 1950, said the University's deci to simply send e-mails and make them out with," Brellenthin the transition to his new posi They should not be given awards, sion is "an insult to all Notre Dame phone calls. By week's end, we will said. "I feel that I have partial tion is letting go of the honors or platforms which would stands for." have an office open and fully ownership in the ideas." Academic Affairs Committee. suggest support for their actions." The Pro-Life Action League, a staffed in South Bend," he said in a In addition to his member "I will always be connected A representative in the office of Chicago-based, anti-abortion pres.<> relea<>e. ship on the Academic Affairs to the Academic Affairs Cardinal Franci<> George, president organization, released a press Terry told The Observer he Committee, Brellenthin cited Committee," he said. "It is of the USCCB, said Cardinal release Friday asking Jenkins to hopes to be working with other other experience that he has now going to be someone George declined to comment on withdraw his invitation to Obama pro-life and religious groups to had. else's responsibility and I the issue because Notre Dame is to speak at the graduation ceremo protest the Commencement. "At the end of my freshman _hope to give my successor out of the organization's jurisdic ny. Terry said he has a lot of plans, year I became the Stanford advice." tion. Scheidler said a university gives but does not want to disclose them senator. I decided from there Brellenthin said that he Bishop John D'Arcy of the approval about what a person in order to have an "element of to join the Academic Affairs wants members of the com Diocese of Fort Wayne-South stands for when extending an invi surprise." Committee as well as the munity to know that he plans Bend, who has been critical of tation to deliver a commencement "We will recruit people from all Community Relations commit to be accessible to all stu University decisions in the past - address. of the country, and we will make tee," Brellenthin said. dents. most notably the deci<>ion to allow He said the University's invitation this a circus," he said. Brellenthin also said that his Schmidt, Weber and "The Vagina Monologues" to be to Obama, who he called a "pro Terry said he ha<> been in contact first year on the Academic Brellenthin are looking for performed on eampu<> - had not death president," contradicts the with student groups on campus, Affairs Committee pushed him ward to success in the upcom released a statement regarding the Catholic nature of the University. but is not at liberty to say which to become even more involved ing year. Obama announcement as of press Scheidler said he is planning to students or groups. and apply to chair the com "All three of us have estab time and could not be reached protest in the months leading up to Brown said he does not want to mittee his junior year. lished the contacts that we Monday. Jenkins said Sunday he the ceremony as well as on gradu comment on the University's "As the chair of the wanted, and we are all highly had spoken with D'Arcy regarding ation day. response to future because that Academic Affairs Committee I experienced," Schmidt said. the decision but did not disclose ''I'm going to contact various possibility is hypothetical. got a good taste of policy and "We are ready to implement further information. pro-life groups that display the pic However, the student handbook, programming," he said. "I things that the student body Costanzo said the University is tures of what abortion is," he said. "duLac: A Guide to Student Life," also became interested in how as a whole will care about." seeking prestige and honoring a "There will be hundreds and hun states that "only members of the technology affects student life man rather than God and the dreds of graphic pictures at the University community may organ and pushed for the creation of Contact Liz O'Donnell at Church. exits to the expressway and on the ize or lead a demonstration on the Campus Technology eodonnel @nd.edu "There's tremendous appeal to campus if my lawyers can get us a campus." having a president deliver the spot." The handbook also states stu Commencement address for the Scheidler also said he is planning dent demonstrations must be reg University," he said. "It brings a protest outside the Joyce Center, istered in writing with the associ according to Sullivan. great fanfare, popularity and word where Commencement will be ate vice president for Residence "We have responded to of mouth for Notre Dame. Every held. He said he will gather sup Life, be "peaceful and orderly" and Prayer 13,000 prayers since the site time a president has spoken there porters to ask people attending the they cannot "impede the freedom continued from page 1 began two years ago," she in the past, there has been great ceremony to abstain from of the University community." said. visibility for Notre Dame." · applauding for Obama. designing, the site was The concept of being con Costanzo said the society is cur "When Obama speaks, we are Aaron Steiner contributed to this launched in 2007. There were nected to the Grotto from any rently garnering support and con going to try to cut the applause as report. about 22 key people involved where in the world has been sidering different courses of action. much as possible," he said. with the planning and actual popular and is responsible for "We will continue to maintain Scheidler said he doesn't expect Contact Madeline Buckley at creation of the site including attracting many visitors to the the Web site and the planning is Jenkins to withdraw the invitation, [email protected] individuals from the Alumni Web site. Office, Web Office, Campus "It was such a simple idea Ministry and a few faculty that has really taken off," members. Sullivan said. "But we really Funding for the site came wanted to be ambassadors for from class of 1950 alumnus, people at the Grotto and I Art Frericks. think this is a great way to "Not only did Art give us the accomplish that." money we needed to get the The site allows visitors to Web site up, but he also print off prayer cards on topics helped me with the design," such as unemployment, mar Please join us for: Sullivan said. riage, healing and gratitude. Many aspects of the site are "The prayer cards are meant specifically designed to con to be relevant for people The Third Biennial B1essed Pope John XXIII Lecture Series nect the spiritual atmosphere today," Sullivan said. "We are of Notre Dame to those who going to be putting up more In Theology and Culture cannot physically be on cam with topics such as depression, pus to experience it for them divorce, stress and others." selves. The site also features reflec CHINUA ACHEBE The site features a weekly tions on the various Gospels. video that goes to a different Until recently, Sullivan or fac spot on campus and incorpo ulty members had written rates religious activities so these reflections. However, "The lgbo and their perception of God, Human Beings, and Creation" that people away from Notre Notre Dame students will Dame can watch the video and begin to contribute some of the participate as if they were on reflections next month. Monday, March 23, 2009, 7:30p.m.: "God" campus. "I really wanted some stu-· "People can see these differ dent involvement. We want to Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 7:30p.m.: "Human Beings'' ent sacred spaces of Notre learn through our students, Thursday, March 26, 2009, 7:30p.m.: "Creation" Dame and get put into a and we hope that students reflective, spiritual writing the reflections will mood," Sullivan said. "It also bring more awareness to the allows them to practically live site from the student body as All lectures will be in Jordan Auditorium the Gospel." well as from their family mem Mendoza College of Business There is also a section on the bers," Sullivan said. site that allows anyone to sub As a whole, Sullivan believes mit a prayer request that will her vision of a Web site that then be prayed for at the would allow people from all Grotto on Thursday evenings. over to connect with their spir <> <> "We have a green candle ituality and the faith life at that is lit for a week in the Notre Dame has been actual Grotto," Sullivan said. "We get ized. Sponsored by the Department of Theology 125 prayer requests a day for "I hope this site helps people their prayers to be said at the to feel God's presence in their _ Made possible by a grant from the Dilenschneider Family Grotto. The green candle day-to-day life and encourage burns for a week for those them to live life with integrity prayers and then we put in a and that Notre Dame is with new candle for the next week's them in their faith journey," • f prayers." Sullivan said. Every prayer request that is received by the site gets a Contact Molly Madden at response through e-mail, [email protected] I ~ ORLD & NATION Tuesday, March 24, 2009 CoMPILED FROM THE OBSERVER's WIRE SERVICES page 5 INTERNATIONAL NEWS ANGOLA Mexico government offers reward MEXICO CITY- Mexico's government on Monday offered $2 million each for informa Pope leaves Africa with plea to leaders tion leading to the arrest of 24 top drug lords in a public challenge to the cartels' violent grip on the country. Benedict XVI hopes that poor can share in proceeds from natural resources The list indicated that drug gangs have splintered into six main cartels under pres Associated Press sure from the U.S. and Mexican govern ments. The two most powerful gangs - the LUANDA Pope Pacific and Gulf cartels - each suffered frac Benedict XVI on Monday tures that have given rise to new cartels, left Africa with a final according to the list published by the impassioned plea to cor Attorney General's Office. rupt leaders to let the poor share in some of the pro Sudanese president travels to Eritrea ceeds of the continent's KHARTOUM - Sudan's president traveled natural resources. to Eritrea Monday, choosing one of Africa's The parting words fol most politically isolated nations for his first lowed a controversial first trip abroad since an international court pilgrimage to the conti sought his arrest on charges of war crimes in nent where the growing Darfur. number of Catholics wel The one-day visit followed Eritrea's official comed his ringing denun invitation to Sudan's Omar al-Bashir, who ciations of corruption - faces the arrest warrant by the Netherlands while critics worldwide based International Criminal Court. condemned his rejection of Eritrean television showed live coverage .of condoms to fight the AIDS al-Bashir being greeted at the airport in the epidemic. Eritrean capital Asmara by his counterpart "Our hearts cannot be at President Isaias Afwerki, along with drum peace as long as there are mers and dancers. Sudanese state television brothers that suffer the later Monday showed live images of al lack of food, work, a Bashir returning to Khartoum. house, and other funda Sudanese Foreign Minister Deng Alor said mental goods," the 81- the visit was "important" and reflected year-old said in his Eritrean "solidarity ... with Sudan against the farewell speech at ICC." Eritrean Information Minister Ali Abdu Luanda's airport before told The Associated Press that al-Bashir was returning to Rome. accompanied by heads of security and intelli The pope bathed in a gence and was there to discuss regional warm welcome from huge security. crowds during the seven day visit to Angola and Cameroon, two countries with large Catholic popu lations and Catholic presi AP NATIONAL NEWS dents. Pope Benedict XVI closes his African pilgrimage with a wave at Luanda The countries are rich in International airport in Angola Monday. Conn. ronsiders apology for slavery resources, including oil, HARTFORD -Connecticut legislators are con but the countries' bishops Africa fight the AIDS epi AIDS on the cobblestones but it remains to be seen sidering making their state the first in New accuse the authoritarian demic provoked a in front of St. Peter's how each side will use the England to apologize for slavery and other racist regimes of enriching a firestorm of criticism, Square. capital gained by this policies of old. small elite while the vast including from govern Despite the criticisms of greatly successful visit for A legislative committee heard testimony majority remain mired in ments in France and his comments, Benedict's their own ends," Pestana Monday on a resolution that would issue a for poverty. Germany and European flock in Africa- the conti told The Associated Press. mal, general apology and express the General Angolan President Union officials. nent suffering most from In Cameroon, Benedict Assembly's "profound contrition" for the official Eduardo dos Santos, who On the plane to Africa, the disease and where the praised a nation at peace, acts that sanctioned and perpetuated slavery joined the pope at the air Benedict said that distrib church has seen its biggest with Christians and hundreds of years ago. port, did not directly uting condoms was not the growth in recent decades Muslims coexisting, But The state's African-American Affairs address the pope's com answer to the problem of - turned out in the hun Cameroon's relative stabil Commission, a liaison between black communi ments. "We are very happy AIDS. He said the best dreds of thousands. Even ity comes under the cor ties and the government, is urging legislators to we had this opportunity to strategy was the church's clerics and those who rupt and authoritarian pass the resolution, which it has called "an exer welcome you to our coun efforts to promote sexual believe condoms save lives regime of President Paul cise in reconciliation" and not an effort to deter try and we are very grate responsibility through turned out to see him. Biya, who has ruled 27 mine fault for slavery. ful for all the advice that abstinence and mooogamy. Nelson Pestana, a politi years through fraudulent you have given to our peo Before Benedict cal scientist at Luanda's elections. Alaskan volcano errupts five times ple," he said. returned to Rome, a few Catholic University, said Benedict also praised WILLOW - Alaska's Mount Redoubt volcano During the pilgrimage, dozen protesters gathered the pope had to be wary Cameroon for refusing to erupted five times overnight, sending an ash Benedict said Christianity in front of the Vatican car that his visit, sponsored by sign an African Union plume more than 9 miles into the air in the vol could inspire hope among rying candles and banners the state, is not used by agreement to guarantee cano's first emissions in nearly 20 years. the desperately poor of the that read "Pro life? Pro dos Santos to legitimize his abortion-for women who Residents in the state's largest city were region. condom" and "Condom no authoritarian rule. are victims of rape and spared from falling ash, though fine gray dust But his rejection of the AIDS." They arranged con The visit was "a win-win incest or whose pregnancy was falling Monday morning on small communi use of condoms to help dorvs to form the word situation for both sides, endangers their lives. ties north of Anchorage. The ash began falling around daybreak and continued into midmorn ing. They were supposed to end by noon. "It's coming down," Rita Jackson, 56, said early Monday morning at a 24-hour grocery store in Willow, about 50 miles north of Anchorage. She slid her fingers across the hood Experts consider ice as cause of crash ofher car, through a dusting" of ash. Associated Press Safety experts said similar icing con investigators would look at icing on the , dition existed when a Continental wings as a factor. WASHINGTON - Speculation over Airlines twin-engine turboprop crashed "We will be looking at everything as it LOCAL NEWS the crash of a single-engine turboprop into a home near Buffalo Niagara relates to the weather," he said. plane into a cemetery shifted to ice on International Airport last month, killing The single-engine plane crashed 500 Charter school advocates hold rally the wings Monday after it became less 50. feet short of the Montana airport run INDIANAPOLIS - About 200 charter school likely that overloading was to blame, A possible engine stall created by ice, way Sunday, nose-diving into a ceme advocates and students hope a Statehouse given that most of the 14 people on and the pilot's reaction to it, has been tery and killing seven adults and seven rally will draw attention to the work of the board were small children. the focus of the Buffalo investigation. children aboard. Relatives said the vic non-traditional schools. While descending Sunday in prepara "It's Buffalo all over again, or it could tims were headed to an exclusive resort A legislative proposal that passed the tion for landing at the Bert Mooney be," said John Goglia, a former mem on a ski vacation. Democrat-controlled House would limit fund Airport in Butte, Mont., the plane ber of the National Transportation Safety experts said finding the cause ing for charter schools. But several senators passed through a layer of air at about Safety Board. "Icing, given those condi of the crash is likely to be significantly said at the rally Monday that they would work 1,500 feet that was conducive to icing tions, is certainly going· to be high on complicated by the absence of either a to eliminate that provision in the GOP-led because the temperatures were below the list of things to look at for the inves cockpit voice recorder or a flight data Senate. freezing and the air "had 100 percent tigators." recorder, which isn't required for Schools set up display booths showing off relative humidity or was saturated," Mark Rosenker, acting chairman of smaller aircraft that don't fly commer their work, and brought cheerleaders, bands according to AccuWeather.com, a fore the National Transportation Safety cial passenger like airlines and charter and steel drummers to perform at the event. casting service in State College, Pa. Board, told -reporters in Montana that services. page 6 The Observer + CAMPUS NEWS Tuesday, March 24, 2009 stating that SGA, which is what board draft them and vote them of class treasurer and secretary BOG will become under the new into place." will no longer be elected, but SMC document, will "provide final She said she doesn't believe not rather appointed by the class continued from page 1 approval" of the budget and "rec addressing the stipend issue in president and vice president. ognized clubs and organization the new Constitution will cause "We wanted to be consistent," class board, each hall council, financial allotments." the same confusion as it did last Falvey said. "On all the other clubs and off campus. Falvey said this specific word fall because it could be addressed boards, only the president and Falvey presented the ing, along with other sections like in the Constitution's by-laws. vice president are elected and Constitution to the Board of it, were put in the document to "By-laws, unlike a constitution, they appoint the other members Governance (BOG) at the March "balance the power" of SGA. are easily amended and are of their executive board." 16 meeting for ratification. The "It was our intention to clear up meant to outline specific proce The purpose of the Student document passed unanimously. confusion about when commis dures of an organization, which is Diversity Board (SDB) would also "Our old Constitution was out of sioners played a role in voting," why things like budgeting proce be changed with the new date and a lot of she said. dures which might include the Constitution. The old Constitution the rules didn't The new granting of a stipend, and elec stated that SDB is supposed to make sense," Constitution tions procedures were moved unite the College community to Falvey said. "It does not, there," she said. provide an "open forum for all was time to "After asking students ... however, One of the biggest changes out cultures, histories, traditions and streamline stu clear up lined by the new Constitution is religions." The new Constitution dent government to distinguish between any confu the elimination of the BOG title. will change that purpose to and make it clear BOG and SGA, we found sion as to Instead, BOG will be called SGA. specifically state that the SDB is exactly what its that most students had no whether or "After asking students around in place to support the cultures, role and purpose not the SGA campus to distinguish between histories, traditions and religions is." idea what the Executives BOG and SGA, we found that of "multicultural and internation T h e difference was. ,, can collect most students had no idea what al students." Constitution a stipend. It the difference was," Falvey said. It also states that SDB is in came under fire "So, as a committee, we thought Sarah Falvey does not place to "provide support for eth earlier this school address it was unnecessarily confusing to nic students and increase their year when its student body "whether a have an organization known by enrollment and graduation rate unclear wording vice president stipend can two names, and decided to from" the College. created a debate or cannot streamline it." "This part was written specifi among students, be granted The Constitution also redefmes cally by the Student Diversity SGA Executives • to any and the election procedures for vari Board and was accepted at their and College all mem- ous boards under what would be recommendation," Falvey said. "I administrators when the SGA bers of student government," SGA if the document passes. believe the intent of the new Executive Board allotted funds for Falvey said. The Student Activities Board statement was 'to represent the a stipend for themselves in the One of the main reasons the (SAB) coordinator position will be varied heritages of all Saint SGA budget. Some students and budg-et was not passed with the replaced by the SAB president, an Mar,ts women, not just a select Executives said that BOG was stipend was that many BOG com elected position. The change was few. supposed to get to vote on the missioners were not comfortable made at the recommendation of For more information on the budget, but others stated that with the idea of eight students current SAB coordinator, Michele Constitution, a copy of it can be BOG did not have to vote and the receiving-money for doing their Peterson, and her board, Falvey found online at http://www.saint Executive Board had the final jobs, but the old Constitution did said. marys.edu/-bog/Final_revision- vote. The Executive Board not say the students could not "We felt that the person respon 1.pdf allowed BOG to vote and the allot themselves a stipend. sible for planning the bulk of To vote on the Constitution, visit budget, without a stipend alloca Falvey said the Committee did activities on campus should be the Web site http://www.saint tion, passed after weeks of delib n't feel as though they should elected by the students who are marys.edu/-surveys!sgaconstitu eration. draft any parts of the Constitution participating in those activities," tion.htm?id=nVDd The new Constitution elimi about the stipend because it "pri she said. nates any debate as to who gets marily affect[s] the new adminis The Class Board elections will Contact Liz Harter at the last say on the SGA budget, by tration, [so] we will let the new also be changed so the positions eharteO 1 @saintmarys.edu THE OBSERVER I Tuesday, March 24, 2009 USINESS page 7 MARKET RECAP Obama takes step for financial recovery Stocks Dow Administration plans to take over up to $1 trillion in mortgage securities Jones 7,775.86 +497.48 Up: Same: Down: Composite Volume: Associated Press 3,411 57 445 358,869,880 WASHINGTON - The Obama administration AMEX·N!iW<·· aimed squarely at the crisis NASDAQ 1,555.77 +9850 clogging the nation's credit system Monday with a plan NYSE 51lca5~8$ +353i,1!. to take over up to $1 trillion S&P 500 822.92 +54.38 in sour mortgage securities with the help of private NIKKEI (Tokyo) 8;i Language, economy threaten census WASHINGTON- With the 2010 census loom ing, tens of millions of residents in mostly dense urban areas such as Los Angeles and New York Home sales increase in February are at high risk of being missed due to language problems and a deepening economic crisis, gov ernment officials said Monday. Associated Press process and are not yet for sale. Plus, rate of 4. 72 million last month, from The challenges are creating consternation in as the recession deepens and job loss 4.49 million units in January. some cities, which say time and state budgets for WASHINGTON - One month does es mount, many buyers are likely to It was the largest monthly sales outreach are short. not a recovery make. But a surprising stay on the sidelines. jump since July 2003, with first-time "While the census is a federal responsibility, leap in existing home sales in "The four-letter word in the housing buyers accounting for about half of all there must be earlier and ongoing communication February was a welcome if tentative market is 'jobs,"' said Nicolas transactions. Home sales activity has and accountability to local governments and com sign of hope that the real estate mar Retsinas, director of Harvard returned to December's levels, but munities," said Stacey Cumberbatch, census coor ket may be stabilizing. University's Joint Center for Housing still remains lower than most of last dinator for New York City. While sales of existing homes Studies. "If you're worried about hav year. Testifying before a House panel, officials with remain at lows not seen in more than ing a job tomorrow, you're not likely Without adjusting for seasonal fac the Census Bureau and Government a decade, economists were encour to buy a home now." tors, though, sales nationwide were Accountability Office cited high risk groups of aged by the news, saying it. reflected Sheryl Morgan, a real estate agent down more than 10 percent from a hard-to-find immigrants, non-English speaking buyers who were taking advantage of in Canonsburg, Pa., about 20 miles year earlier. The West was the only residents and displaced homeowners who make deep discounts on foreclosures and south of Pittsburgh, recently lost two part of the country to show increased up roughly 14 percent of the U.S. population. other distressed properties. That's potential clients after strapped local sales, rising nearly 24 percent from a To ensure an accurate count, census oflicials essential if home prices are to find employers cut back on pay. "Instead year earlier. said they were devoting $250 million from $1 bil their long-awaited bottom. of selling and buying a new home, February's sales ligures don't reflect lion in stimulus money for outreach that will Prices plunged by almost 16 percent they're staying and refinancing," she the new $8,000 tax credit designed to include stepped-up canvassing of addresses to from a year ago in February and are said. - lure even more first-time buyers into identify residences with multiple dwellers and expected to keep falling well into The National Association of Realtors the market. However, the credit has homes now abandoned due to mortgage foreclo 2009. Tens of thousands of homes said Monday that sales of existing begun to attract buyers like Mindy sures. remain tied up in the foreclosure homes grew 5.1 percent to an annual Robbins, 30, of Billings, Mont. page 8 The Observer+ NATIONAL NEWS Tuesday, March 24, 2009 Parolees Study finds health risks for older Atnericans Associated Press and a 27 percent higher risk Study subjects were global warming," Popkin said closely of dying of heart disease. recruited from AARP mem in an interview. CHICAGO - The largest That's compared to those bers, a group that's healthier Successfully shifting away study of its kind finds that who ate the least red meat, than other similarly aged from red meat can be as easy older Americans who eat just five ounces per week. Americans. That means the as increasing fruits and veg -watched large amounts of red meat Women who ate large findings may not apply to all etables in the diet, said and processed meats face a amounts of red meat had a groups, Sinha said. The study Elisabetta Politi of the Duke Associated Press greater risk of death from 20 percent higher risk of relied on people's memory of Diet and Fitness Center in heart disease and cancer. dying of cancer and a 50 per what they ate, which can be Durham, N.C. SAN FRANCISCO - Parolees The federal study of more cent higher risk of dying of faulty. ''I'm not saying everybody like the one who killed three than half a million men and heart disease than women In the analysis, the should turn into vegetari Oakland police officers and left women bolsters prior evi who ate less. researchers took into account ans," Politi said. "Meat a fourth brain-dead over the dence of the health risks of For processed meats, the other risk factors such as should be a supporting actor weekend must be tracked and diets laden with red meat like increased risks for large smoking, family history of on the plate, not the main restricted more aggressively, hamburger and processed quantities were slightly lower cancer and high bod~ mass character." state Attorney General Jerry meats like hot dogs, bacon overall than for red meat. index.- The National P-mk Board Brown said Monday. and cold cuts. The researchers compared In an accompanying editori and National Cattlemen's The former Oakland mayor Calling the increased risk deaths in the people with the al, Barry Popkin, director of Beef Association questioned said he will examine how 26- modest, lead author Rashmi highest intakes to deaths in the Interdisciplinary Obesity the findings. year-old Lovelle Mixon was Sinha of the National Cancer people with the lowest to cal Center at the University of Dietitian Ceci Snyder said monitored following his release Institute said the findings culate the increased risk. North Carolina at Chapel Hill, in a statement for the pork from prison in November on a support the advice of several People whose diets con wrote that reducing meat board that the study conviction for assault with a health groups to limit red tained more white meat like intake would have benefits "attempts to indict all red deadly weapon. Mixon also was and processed meat intake to chicken and fish had lower beyond improved health. meat consumption by looking a suspect in a murder last year decrease cancer risk. risks of death. Livestock increase green at extremes in meat con but was never charged, accord The findings appear in The researchers surveyed house gas emissions, con sumption, as opposed to what ing to state prison officials. Monday's Archives of Internal more than 545,000 people, tributing to global warming, most Americans eat." "Mixon was certainly a char Medicine. ages 50 to 71 years old, on he wrote, and nations should Lean meat as part of a bal acter that needed more super Over 10 years, eating the their eating habits, then fol reevaluate farm subsidies anced diet can prevent vision," Brown said. "In equivalent of a quarter lowe-d them for 1 0 years. that distort prices and chronic disease, along with Oakland, the highway patrol pound hamburger daily gave There were more than encourage meat-based diets. exercise and avoiding smok has an office there, sheriff and men in the study a 22 percent 70,000 deaths during that "We've promoted a diet that ing, said Shalene McNeill, police. And all those agencies higher risk of dying of cancer time. has added excessively to dietitian for the beef group. should have a list of the more dangerous, threatening parolees so they can keep a watch on them." Problems involving parolees UNCERTAIN ABO-UT THE ECONOM_Y? from California's overcrowded prison system have long beset state officials who must monitor BE CE I ABOUT ·youR FUTURE .. them, as well as local officials who try to keep streets safe and federal authorities who enforce firearms and other laws. Mixon was- one of 164 4>, Crpwe HSJ?Nath N/\VfGANT Oakland parolees in mid-March Deloitte. who had outstanding arrest warrants for parole violations, state prison records show. The city of 400,000 had more than 1, 900 total parolees at the time, including nearly 300 who OM.EN'S PROFESSIONAL had been returned to custody or whose parole was about to be revoked. Statewide, almost EVELOPMENT C NFEREN E 17,000 of the nearly i 25,000 - ... 0? parolees were wanted for vio lating their parole require hz:,~:.!r /i< /ty l't 7ft: ): l.// VI ~y~ /: ~ 't ~ #~/ i ·c, ments, state records show. Mixon shot two motorcycle / ~--/ ~, l officers who had stopped him Saturday afternoon. Sgt. Mark FRIDAY MARCH 27 SAT--URDAY MARCH 28~ 20()9 Dunakin, 40. was killed; Officer John Hege, 41, was declared IN MEN[)()ZA CC)LLE(1E f)F BUSINESS brain-dead and remained on life support Monday. Mixon then fled to what his family said was a younger sis ter's apartment around the cor ner. When a SWAT team stormed the apartment, Sgt. Ervin Romans, 43, and Sgt. Daniel Sakai, 35, were gunned down before officers fatally shot Mixon. Mixon's relatives said he was upset that he was unable to fmd work and feared he would be arrested for a parole viola tion. California prison records show that authorities issued a warrant for his arrest after he failed to make a mandatory meeting with his parole offlce·r Feb. 19. Police have not said why he had been pulled over, but rela tives who talked to him on his cell phone just before the traffic stop said he was looking for a parking space. How someone could take down armed veteran officers with such lethal efficiency is a focus of the poUce department's investigation. Experts said offi cers know traffic stops carry clear dangers. "Motor(cycle) officers are at a tremendous risk. A police vehi cle at least provides you with a modicum of cover," said Dave Smith, a retired Arizona police officer who leads seminars on police street survival. THE OBSERVER Tuesday, March 24, 2009 IEWPOINT page 9 THE OBSERVER Brother Courtney the true patriot P.O. Box 779, Notre Dame, IN 46556 024 South Dining Hall, Norre Dame, IN 46556 To Whom It May Concern: this note ... citizen, could wake up in the morning to More often than not, we as citizens of an This weekend I had the distinct honor of get your coffee and newspaper, and begin EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ever-changing society tend to lose sight of laying to rest a true American Patriot, your litany of complaints about our gov Jenn Metz things that we value most- things that Brother Edward Courtney C.S.C. In 1941 ernment, the economy, the war, and any MANAGING EDITOR BusiNESS MANAGER we shaped our beliefs and founded our Brother Courtney joined the U.S. Army thing else that happens to grind your Bill Brink John Donovan culture upon. and served in five campaigns in North gears at that present moment. Meanwhile, Upon my arrival to Thomas Africa and Europe during World War II, they have not complained, they have not AssT. MANAGING EDITOR: Kara Ki~ college, I joined the Reagan including the storming of Omaha Beach at bickered, they have taken up their post AssT. MANAGING EDITOR: Aaron Steiner United States Air the D-Day Invasion of Normandy, on June and asked, "Yes Sir, is there anything else I Force ROTC Guest t 6, 1944. Upon his return stateside, can do or will that be all?" NEWS EDITOR: Madeline Buckley (Reserve Officer Columnist Courtney joined the Brothers of Holy In writing this, I do not wish to impose SPORTS EDITORS: Matt Gamber Training Corps). For Cross. A very proud American, Courtney my ideas or beliefs on you. I only hope that ScENE EDITOR: Jess Shaffer those of you unfamiliar with the program, was a well-known advocate against the you will remember how many have sacri SAlNT MARY'S EDITOR: Ashley Charnley college students who become Cadets or desecration of the American flag, petition ficed everything so that you may live, so Midshipmen take courses, attend leaderc ing the government to add an amendment that you can have your own opinion, your PHOTO EDITOR: Ian Gavlick ship training and participate in physical to the constitution outlawing the practice. freedom. I am not asking you to change GRAPHICS EDITOR: Andrea Archer training, all with the intention of graduat From 1989, up until he was physically your political views; I am not asking you to ADVERTISING MANAGERS: Theresa Bea ing with a Bachelor's Degree and earning incapable of doing so, Brother Courtney go sign up for military service. I simply Mary Clare Rodriguez a commission as an officer in one of the would sit onState Road 933, the major hope you will remember what they have AD DESIGN MANAGER: Mary Jesse various branches of the U.S. Armed road dividing Holy Cross and Saint Mary's done, and what they continue to do. They Forces. Now to say the least, my mom was from Notre Dame, with a large American do not complain about Government CoNTROLLER: Stacey Gill pretty apprehensive of me becoming a Flag by his side waving to cars as they Officials or question orders, they sacrifice SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR: Mike Moriarity Cadet. The thought of me being shipped drove by. This silent protest became well everything for you. They give you the OFFICE MANAGER & GENERAL INFO off to war upon completion of college is known in our community, helping opportunity to live the privileged life of an (574) 631-7471 FAX something that was, and remains unset Courtney to become widely supported in American. (574) 631-6927 tling for her. But although I understand his endeavor. Although the Constitution So I challenge you, Notre Dame, Holy ADVERTISING my mother's concern, to me there was not was not amended according to his wishes, Cross, Saint Mary's: next time you see a (574) 631-6900 [email protected] an option when it came to this decision. It Brother Courtney's efforts were honored veteran, thank them. When you sit in class EDITOR-IN-CHIEF was a duty. . when a flag pole was erected at his spot next to someone in ROTC thank them too. (574) 631-4542 [email protected] Something I have to explain is the rea on 933 by a reserve Marine Platoon upon Next time you stop by the Grotto, light a MANAGING EDITOR son for my mother's apprehension. She their return from a deployment to Iraq. eandle, and ask Our Lady to watch over (574) 631-4541 [email protected] ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR knows firsthand the strains of both grow Needless to say, he was speechless. those who are protecting you - even if (574) 631-4324 [email protected], [email protected] ing up in and marrying into a military Simply put, the point I wish to convey to they happen to be half way around the BUSINESS OFFICE family. It is stressful, constantly changing you is this: Our country is divided in many world. Remember what they do so that (574) 631-5313 or relocating, and at times can undergo ways: Democrats, Republicans, the rich, you may live, but most importantly : NEWS 0ESK debilitating tragedy. Five generations of the poor, hundreds of different races and never forget. (574) 631-5323 [email protected] my family have served the United States as religions. Some families have been hnre To Brother Courtney: here's a nickel on VIEWPOINT 0ESK (574) 631-5303 [email protected] members of the Armed Forces, in almost since before the Revolutionary War, some the grass to you, my friend, and your spir SPORTS DESK every major conflict in the last century got off a plane yesterday. Either way, we it, enthusiasm, sacrifice and courage - (574) 631-4543 [email protected] and into the new millennium. If you know have gathered as citizens of what is in my but most of all to your friendship. Yours is SCENE DESK me personally, you know about my fami opinion the greatest nation in the world, to a dying breed and when you are gone, the (574) 631-4540 [email protected] ly's background. You also know that I seek freedom and opportunity - to seek a world will be a lesser place. SAINT MARY'S DESK acharnO [email protected] bring that background up whenever I get better existence. Throughout our country's PHOTO DESK a chance. My heritage is something that I 233 year existence, a select few have Thomas Reagan is a sophomore (574) 631-8767 [email protected] take extreme pride in, despite the hard stood up to defend what we have worked majoring in political science. He can be SYSTEMS & WEB ADMINISTRATORS time I sometimes receive for carrying on so hard to achieve. These elite few have contacted at treagan@nd. edu (574) 631-8839 about it. Shut me up about it-not a fought, bled and died for an idea. Often The views expressed in this column THE chance. going unnoticed and unnamed, these few are those of the author and not OBSERVER ONLINE Getting back to the original intention for have sacrificed everything so that you, the necessarily those of The Observer. www.ndsmcobserver.com POLICIES The Observer is the independent, daily newspaper EDITORIAL CARTOON published in prim and online by the students of the University of Notre Dame duLac and Saint Mary's College. 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" · Scene Brauweiler Yes Jess Shaffer No William Blake Patrick Griffin English poet Caitlin Ferraro Vote by Thursday at 5 p.m. at www.ndsmcobserver.com THE OBSERVER page 10 IEWPOINT Tuesday, March 24, 2009 Mixed reactions to Obama The audacity of giving Before Obama-as-Commencement all of this? Besides the inevitable charity out of magnanimity rather Hemoving the personal aspect of giving speaker debate fatigue sets in for necessity of passing the bill onto future than the desire to pay less in taxes, hurts not qnly the donors by inhibiting Observer readers, I would like to offer generations (i.e. us). one of the shock numerous academic studies have them from carrying out their role as some more fuel for the fire as we con ing methods that would be implement depwnstrated that tax-deductions do followers of Christ, but generates a tinue the "dialogue" that Fr. Jenkins ed by the budget is a reduction in the provide a noticeable incentive for giv sense of entitlement among those in hopes we have as a tax benefit from itemized deductions, ing among the more afiluent popula need that discourages them from seek result of Obama's including charitable contributions, for tion. A study conducted by the Center ing a way out of their desperate situa acceptance of the the top two income brackets, from 35 on Philanthropy shows 47 percent of tion. This stands against the mission of invitation. percent and 33 percent to 28 percent. wealthier households say they would the University, which was named for While most of the Or, in laymen's terms, the budget plan give less if these tax deductions were the Church's model of faith and chari critique thus far would limit the amount of tax deduc removed. Furthermore, total itemized ty, the Virgin Mary. In its own mission has focused on how tions that wealthier taxpayers could contributions from the highest income statement, the University claims it the president's rad receive for donating money to charity. households would have dropped 4.8 "seeks to cultivate in its students ... a ical stances on Obama hopes to do this while simulta percent- or $3.87 billion -in 2006 if disciplined sensibility to the poverty, Christie abortion and stem neously allowing the Bush tax cuts for the policy suggested had been in place, injustice and oppression that burden cell research con Pesavento these same people to expire. according to the Center on the lives of so many. The aim is to cre tradict the views of ·Considering the fact that high Philanthropy at Indiana University. ate a sense of human solidarity and the Catholic Right income Americans account for a heavi Peter Orszag, White House budget concern for the common good that will Church, another Winging It ly disproportionate share of charitable chief. defends the reduction in his blog bear fruit as learning becomes service issue that is worthy donations relative to their numbers · by pointing out that the extra tax rev to justice." The selection of Barack of our attention deals with the ( 44 percent of charitable contributions enue generated from tlwse policies Obama as Commencement speaker. University's mission to encourage as recorded through IRS tax forms will fund Obama's plans for universal however, casts serious doubt on its charitable giving and community serv came from only nine percent of the health care. Taking money from pri devotion to this statement. ice. population, and less than two percent vate charities and using it to pay for The Obama administration released of taxpayers are responsible for 28 what amounts to government-run Christie Pesavento is thanking God she its fiscal year 2010 budget proposal on percent, or $81 billion, of all giving), charity? In English, we call this 'wel is not graduating this year. She also Feb. 27, which contained $3.6 trillion the combination of these policies in the fare.' thanks her friend Chris Geissler for in federal spending and prompted esti midst of our current financial crisis What I l'ind most disturbing about contributing the title to this column. mates by the independent will undoubtedly have an adverse these policy proposals is how they help E-mails can be sent to Congressional Budget Office of deficits effect on the amount of money chari foster a culture that discourages the [email protected] averaging $1 trillion over the next ties receive from these taxpayers. notion that people should help one The views expressed in this column are decade. Setting aside the hopelessly idealistic another by insisting that the govern those of the author and not necessarily How does Obama expect to pay for argument that people should donate to ment will take care of the poor. those of The Observer. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR A new approach Confusion Dear Fr. Jenkins, President Obama to be our Commencement speaker. And The March 23 article ("Jenkins: Obama 'honored' I am writing to express my gratitude to you for inviting Monday, I opened up my Observer to find not one, not University by accepting") containing Fr. Jenkins' response to President Obama to speak at this year's commencement. two, but three pages devoted to the Viewpoint, including a criticisms of the University's invitation to President Obama Granted, I am a little disappointed that you didn't hold off full two-page spread of verbose outcries of outrage or expresses two fundamental errors. First, Fr. Jenkins con until next year, when I will be graduating, but it's my own support from seniors as well as people who aren't even tends that honoring the president does not give the impres fault for not notifYing you sooner. Still, it's absolutely fan going to be around to watch the commencement on CCTV, sion of support for his radically anti-life policies. Instead it tastic that you've invited the President of the United much less actually attend the event. Most importantly, this recognizes "his very real and significant accompli'>hments." States. decision drew the all-important alumni letters required to Fr. Jenkins may be right in the strictest sense that relatively Just last week I was going through my collection of create the perfect Viewpoint war storm. few individuals will receive the impression that Notre Dame Observers, staring at the gray boxes pleading for So thank you, Fr. Jenkins, for bringing quality entertain condones the legalization of and recourse to abortion. But Viewpoint letters and wondering what I could possibly ment back to the Viewpoint section. And thank you, he is simply lying to himself if he does not think the general say. Then, on Friday, one Mr. Caruso wrote a column in Viewpoint editors, for courageously printing such a large public will hear Notre Dame saying "It's alright on the whole which he insulted ... pretty much everyone, and I thought selection of letters. I expect to see many more in the days to actively and coercively promote the taking of unborn life to myself, fmally, at last, we shall have a proper Viewpoint to come. so long as one makes up for it with commitment to other war. Being abroad last semester, I missed all the hubbub Soldiers in the Viewpoint war, I salute you! politieal positions favored by the University administration." about the hookup culture, although I have enjoyed the The direct taking of innocent hunmn life and the pruden residual Observer commentaries on the subject. Johanna Kirsch tial fashioning of economic, foreign aid or entitlement policy This semester's Viewpoints have so far only offered the junior are incommensurable, yet the University's honoring of entertaining but short-lived pet squirrel argument. But McGlinn President Obama says the exact opposite. And when it that same Friday, Fr. Jenkins, you went and invited March 23 comes to the other accomplishments that are the real rea son for the honor, I may have missed a part of Obama's as yet-short presidential career. So far his largest initiative (eco nomie stimulus) has yet to be proven successful, while most Acknowledgement, not acceptance of the currently evaluable "accomplishments" can be summed up with his press-dodging Friday rumouncements I applaud the administration's courage in extending an Guantanamo represents a critical step forward in our of more taxpayer fimding for abortion or ESCR and a li'it of invitation to Barack Obama to speak at Commencement national responsibility to uphold human rights. radically pro-abortion cabinet nominees, including an HHS this year. As the controversy flares up already, I feel that it Environmental policy is also a crucial component of a nominee well-known for shielding her abortionist crony is important to remember that a university provides an being a holistically pro-life nation. Being pro-life is about from prosecution. The main piece of his legislative record to opportunity for people who disagree to come together for an attitude and lifestyle and encompasses our entire rela garner attention during the presidential campaign was his the purpose of learning in a way that is respectful to all tionship to our fellow humans and to our planet, not mere refusal to allow medical care to infants that had been born participating parties. Inviting Obama to speak does not ly whether or not you support anti-abortion legislation. despite best efforts to kill them. That's quite an accomplish mean that the University' supports abortion; rather, it So let's talk. I invite you to disagree with me, or your ment to hang one's hat on. means that the University recognizes that a person's per roommate, or the kid in your Philosophy class, or Barack, As for Fr. Jenkins' second confusion, he seems to be under sonal beliefs do not invalidate their potential to contribute or anyone you please. I only ask that you respect my opin the impression that he has invited President Obama into a constructively to academic dialogue. ion, their opinions, whether or not those opinions match dialogue about issues of Catholic concern. My own experi Dissent is a powerful force that has value in politics, your own. Acknowledging difference of belief need not ence could be unrepresentative, but the last few academics and faith. The disagreements among our com imply support or endorsement. Instead, this acknowledg Commencement speeches through which I sat were mono munity strengthen our beliefs that are correct and chal ment does justice to the complexity of cause and eflect logues about issues important to the speaker, and Fr. lenge those that are not. Where agreement cannot be that all of these issues involve. Acknowledging difference Jenkins has yet to book the distingui'ihed respondent who found, disagreement teaches tolerance and understand is the first step towards learning and understanding, will be educating President Obama about how gravely mis ing. I disagree with many of my fellow students on a wide towards embracing the purpose and mission of our school. taken he is on human life. Perhaps one of the hundreds of range of issues. I certainly hope that this does not invali Our nation faces challenges every day that involve many accomplished public servants and intellectuals who has date my contribution to the Notre Dame community or different people with many different interests. I would managed to promote human dignity and equality without suggest that I do not have a place here. I also hope that think that the man who wakes up every morning trying to shamelessly kowtowing to the abortion lobby will manage to my differences and disagreements contribute in a small balance it all probably has some interesting things to say. make the cut for that less distinguished invitation. way to a dialogue that is as proud a tradition to our school as its Catholic identity. Likewise, I hope that this contro Joe McLean Aaron Sanders versy promotes a respectful dialogue among all of us junior grad student about the meaning of respect for life. off campus off campus It is my personal belief, for example, that the closing of March23 March 23 THE OBSERVER Tuesday, March 24, 2009 IEWPOINT page 11 announcement continue LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Choice affects everyone We are ... educated? A'i a Saint Mary's student, I have to weigh in takes graduation traffic to a whole new level. I am so embarrassed. We are at an more than a pro-choice platform. He on the debate about having President Obama Those of us who will need to leave on Sunday institution of higher learning. Those stands for a chance for change, a sp()ak at Notre Dame's Commencement since for long car rides home are facing a nightmare who are leaving here with a diploma drive for unity. His election was a it affects our community. Discussions of of secmity measures and road closures. It was are supposed to be cultivated indi monumental step forward for this Catholic identity and prestige aside, I am CUli a tad inconsiderate, to say the least, for Notre viduals, having the ability to receive country! That is what is important. ous if anyone in the administration considered Dame to put such a burden on the families of and reflect upon conflicting view That is what is being honored. the impact such an important political figure Saint Mary's and Holy Cross students. points, and furthermore, to be able Finally, debate is important. head will have on the travel plans of the other Other than that, congratulations to Notre to und.erstand a wider picture, one Articulating one's own morally and schools graduating that weekend. Yes, it is all Dame for nabbing the president. It is an honor that goes beyond the Notre Dame factually informed beliefs is impor very exciting that the president has agreed to for my brother school- I just hope the bubble, and beyond the teachings of tant. These are valuable parts of any come speak- Notre Dame shares the honor teleprompter doesn't malfunction. one religion. Graduates from our good university. There will no doubt with Arizona State and the Naval Academy, fine school should be able to see be frustration on both sides as the setting them apart from the long list of Ivy Sarah Falvey more, not less. discussion continues. I can only League schools (even the president's own alma senior I am disgusted that many of my hope that the discussion is an intelli mater!) whose requests for his presence were LeMans classmates aren't able to see the gent one that does not resort to declined. But really, inviting Barack Obama March 23 bigger picture. It does not matter for name-calling or uninformed posi whom you voted. Obama is the pres tions. I also hope that members of ident now. That is the first point: the Notre Dame community are able The President of the United States of to remember that we should work Don't hijack our day America is coming to our Universitv for solidarity and mutual under to speak at our graduation. Are yo". standing rather than for opportuni not honored? Are you ielll. , ..~u ties to shout from our respective To Mr. Keane and all the others who have pictures. I implore you: do not turn our special that if the president said that he soapboxes. And, for the sake of all expressed such outrage at the" invitation of day into a political circus. No one will say, would come to your house to have involved, please leave the protests President Obama to speak at this year's "Notre Dame invited President Obama to tea, you would tell him no, thank outside on graduation day. This day Commencement ("Reactions to Obama as ND speak, so the Church must think abortion is you, because he advocates different is about the graduates and their Commencement speaker," March 23): please okay now." People are much smarter than opinions than your own? President families. I have worked hard for this don't hijack our graduation. that. However, if you choose to hijack our Obama is obviously an educated and day. We have all worked hard. I Ul1derstand your objections. You are graduation with large-scale protests, people thoughtful man. He is worth listen Blood, sweat and tears hard. Please absolutely entitled to your outrage, but I will say, "How sad. How embarrassing." It is ing to. don't ruin it. would ask you to direct it to the proper parties our day, not yours. Show a little respect. Secondly, to focus on one issue on and in the proper manner. Threatening "pic his platform, or to focus on only one Beata Aldridge tures of dismembered children lining Notre Sean Lyttle issue out of the many currently trou senior Dame Ave." ("Obama choice unacceptable," third year law bling our world is to completely miss • off campus March 23) is absurd. The intended viewer (the off campus the point. Obama stands for much March22 president, I assume) will not even see those March22 Just embrace it Money talks I am a pro-life Roman Catholic, and as the University should be redirected towards Iri my four years here, I have eight semesters. In that time, I such, my first reaction to the announcement the true cause of its protest, namely, Obama been less than thrilled by certain have spoken with hundreds of of President Obama as Commencement himself. A petition should be speedily creat events on campus - the football alumni and have solicited nearly speaker was astonishment, followed closely ed to show Obama the magnitude of the team going 0-5 in 2007, the seem $90,000 in alumni contributions by a desire to protest this decision. I signed opposition to FOCA here at Notre Dame. ingly endless need to water the because I believed in the value of a the Cardinal Newman Society's petition. But Furthermore, we could ask Fr. Jenkins to sidewalks or the lack of $5 foot Notre Dame education. Many of then I came to the realization that no matter make good on'his promise of "engagement" longs at Subway -but I have you may have seen the green how many people protest, the University is with Obama. Giving a simple never been mmred enough to write Hollaback T-shirts promoting the not going to rescind its invitation. That Commencement speech does not allow the a Viewpoint Letter to the Editor. recent Thanksgiving in February would be like slapping our nation's president president to engage in an intellectual discus However, the announcement of hosted by the Annual Fund. This across the face. Petitioning Fr. Jenkins is sion with our University. Jenkins should President Barack Obama as the was held to thank alumni for their fruitless; Obama's coming is inevitable. invite Obama to take part in an academic Commencement speaker and recip financial support of Notre Dame as Instead, we should ask how we can bring debate of pro-life principles while he is here ient of an honorary degree shocked well as to raise awareness among good out of what may seem like a bad deci at Notre Dame. me. students that. tuition only covers sion. Fr. Jenkins and many others have sug When I first heard that President the cost of an education at Notre gested that this will provide a "basis of an Joey Kuhn Obama was to speak, I double Dame through February, with the engagement" with Obama. But it will not do sophomore checked the online news source I remaining months funded by con so unless we actively engage him. The mas Keenan was reading to make sure that I tributions, in hopes that students sive support that has been garnered against March23 was not accidentally reading "The would keep Notre Dame in mind Onion." While I would support when considering charitable dona President Obama if he were to tions after graduation. Until now, I speak at Notre Dame under the have had every intent to contribute Protest threat demeaning practice of academic freedom, I to Notre Dame after I graduate in find that he is deserving of neither whatever capacity I could afford This is in response to Kevin Keane's mean an American to protest. If you really feel the the honor of speaking at Notre because every dollar does make a spirited Letter to the Editor published on March desire to stand on Notre Dame Ave. with your Dame's Commencement nor does difference. However, unless the 23 ("Obama choice unacceptable"). In this let graphic pictures next to the person with the he deserve to receive an honorary administration acts to prove other ter, Mr. Keane threatened that if the University "God hates homosexuals" sign, our great degree from the University. To wise, I now believe that my contri administration did not heed his demands, he Constitution gives you that right. I just hope bestow these honors on a man who butions will be better spent at and others would line Notre Dame Avenue with that you and other alunmi step back from your is consistently against the beliefs of other charitable institutions. graphic pictures of aborted fetuses. He claims emotions and try to think back to yourself as a the Catholic Church and the Seniors, in a few weeks, you will that such a scene would result from the actions graduating senior. University is an utter disgrace to start receiving phone calls from of the University. That is simply false - such a Would you want protesters yelling as you Notre Dame. In my four years here, the Phone Center asking you to distasteful protest would only come from Mr. walk across campus in your cap and gown? the real disappointment is not that contribute to the Annual Fund or Keane and his fellow radical anti-abortion Would you want your young nieces and we went 0-4 against USC, marked to the Senior Class Gift. I strongly activists. I hope that he and others recognize nephews to see an aborted fetus as their par two decades since our last National encourage you to consider how the that Commencement weekend is not for him, ents find a parking place? Would you want stu Championship or never got a snow dollars you pledge will be spent. If or other alunmi, or for activists seeking to cre dents to disregard their four years of hard day. Rather, it is that Notre Dame you do decide to donate money to ate political theater. Rather, it is a celebration work and instead focus on a 30-minute speech and the administration succumbed Notre Dame, be aware that you can for the Notre Dame class of 2009 in which we by the President of the United States? Please, to the celebrification of a man who restrict your contribution to a finally receive the diploma for which we consider my classmates and me. consistently supports many of the group, residence hall or activity worked so hard. It is a time for my classmates Commencement is about us and our time at the beliefs that the Church vehemently that you feel will make the best use and me to have a final weekend together as University, not about alunmi who were on cam opposes and is actually honoring of your dollars. After all, each dol college students before we go off into the real pus during the time of Gerry Faust and their him at this year's Commencement. lar you donate could have been world or graduate school. · political positions. Not only has Notre Dame lost my spent on four quarter dogs. Through our hard work and committment to respect, but they have also lost my Notre Dame, we have earned the right to have Rick Raley intent to contribute to the Kelly Kapshandy our last weekend free from angry alunmi who seniOf University anytime in the near sentor come to bash our University's supposed loss of off campus future. I have worked in the Notre Howard Catholic identity. Mr. Keane, it is your right as March23 Dame Phone Center for nearly March23 ------ THE OBSERVER page 12 CENE Tuesday, March 24, 2009 Edward: "And so, the lion fell in love with the lamb." Bella: "What a stupid lamb." Edward: "What a sick, masochistic lion. " Yes, that's right. "Twilight" (dir. Catherin Hardwicke 2008) - the film that tells the love of a well-meaning vampire and his clumsy, pal classmate -has come to DVD. By NICK ANDERSON because the struggle is Are we the sick, masochistic lions, willingly important. Scene Writer down to watch the film again, realizing we While "New York Mining , no matter how hard we look, find a vampire The Beatles are at fault for Disaster 1941," weioghs on o whisk us through the forests of the Pacifi disco. Begrudgingly, most one's soul for days after lis orthwest? Or are we the stupid lambs, wasting people will admit this. In tening, the album is- not -earned money on the DVD of an at-best fact, anyone who argues The draining. In a fair world, adaptation of a book marketed to 'tweenage' Beatles are not responsible "Holiday," the opening track, ? for all music released after would be considered a pop three-disc special edition of "Twilight" con 1969 seems unreasonable. If classic. Although strangely hours of extended and additional footage we take a moment to exam eerie, the song is absolutely uii:l.lUI.lg the $17.99 purchase at Target worth it ine it, it gets deeper. gripping. By finding a fasci most basic vampire fanatic. To understand, one needs nating balance of calm and The edition also includes special featurettes to begin in 196 7. After being unsettling, it is able to keep a free digital copy of the movie and, if heard by Brian Epstein, The the listeners' attention with yours at Target, another set of free extra fea Bee Gees were signed by out overpowering their sens s. Polydor Records. Their first es. Getting over Robert Pattinson's Edward Cullen's single shipped, bearing a The surprising musical diculous American accent and distracting good white label simply reporting skill found throughout the , it's best to accept the movie for what it is: the the name of the band and disk allows several songs to oppily produced answer to the "Twilight" phe- song. Rumors spread that remain lighter without losing the name Bee Gees was code interest. While the band had e movie accomplishes anything positive for "Beatles Group." only been recording for two es catapulting R-Patz into the Hollywood spot Between the quality of the years when the album was it makes pale people fit in, at least with a cer song and The Beatles con released, there is not a hint crowd - a crowd of vampires that uncomfort nection, the song quickly of filler throughout the sparkle in sunny meadows. rose into the top 20 in both album. Impressively, after The extra footage and commentary can help you the U.K. and America. The several listens, the singles t inside the actors' heads. In the case of Kristen Bee Gees continued their mesh into a cohesive album, art, who plays the moody and average Bella career in music and went on a rare occurrence for a best wan, you don't really learn much. But, here's a to create some of the most of album. While almost every of what Pattinson shares: popular music of the disco song is worthy on its own, it ere's a really awkward bit in the bedroom," he era. is best appreciated as a of an interaction between his and Stewart's This tale seems clear cut. whole. acters. "And [Edward] just ends up jumping ou The audience is only left with The collection is plagued window, which is what I would do." one question: 'How did the by two flaws: songs where The main disc features an audio commentary leisure suit-wearing, disco the band loses its identity attinson (in his native British). Stewart and daneing, staying-alive Bee and shoddy production. Two ardwicke, as well as· three music videos and five Gees manage to be mistaken major influences, The d scenes, which include one of the si for The Beatles? To under Beatles and The Beacl} Boys, moments ever. (For brevity's sake, we'll call it stand is to listen to the first are evident on every song. At the bit with the ketchup." A true "Twilight" movie of their seven greatest hits their best, the songs provide buff, or at least someone who's seen the movie albums: Best of Bee Gees. a compelling companion to twice, will know what that means.) Released in 1969, there isn't these two bands; at worst The deleted scenes with director Hardwicke's a hint of their later popular they sound like a young band introduction are more flirty and a little scandalous songs. Instead the forgotten doing their best to cover than what actually made the cut, including a steamy gems contribute to a whole their idols. When the CD was dream sequence between everyone's favorite vam that can only be considered released, the record compa pire and his mortal love, and Stewart's favorite essential listening for any ny neglected a serious effort scene, which is not taken from Stephenie Meyer's fan of classic rock. at remastering it. While the novel, and veers. a little too on the creepy side. Musically and emotionally, old sound adds a fair bit of The commentary that lasts as long as a vampire's ·the compilation centers on charm to the recording, life (forever) features gratuitous shots of Pattinson the single, "New York Mining there are distinct moments uuuu.•~> his fingers through that now-famous mane Disaster 1941." Haunting , when the vocals overpower ps of screaming girls sporting "Team harmonics over sparse instruments. Worse, a num dward" and "Team Jacob" T-shirts at Comic-Con. instrumentation allow the ber of verses sound distorted With main menus sgund-tracked with that trying brothers Gibb to tell the almost to the point of come e-eerie vampire music, the additional discs take story of two men in a mine dy. about three hours to pour through. collapse in a way that is bqth In light of an extremely Other must-see features: Hardwicke's vampire kiss beautiful and harrowing. successful career that con montage, which is pretty self-explanatory, Edward's Intelligently placed as the tinued for the _next 30 years, piano concert and the "Becoming Edward" fea closing track, it acts as an it's not a surprise that their turette. "Becoming Bella" is there too, just not quite excellent climax to an album early work is lost to our gen as interesting. full of complex themes and eration. It is, however, unfor melodies. tunate. Their greatest cultur Contact Jenn Metz at [email protected] The Bee Gees truly hit the al achievement may be mark when singing about "Stayin' Alive" during disco, heartbreak. Beautiful har but their musical high mark monies over stirring occurred years before at the melodies manage to keep the release of this album. album for falling into a col lection of self-pitying songs. They aren't singing about Contact Nick Anderson at struggle becau.se 'they're [email protected] depressed about it; they sing THE OBSERVER Tuesday, March 24, 2009 CENE page 13 film is good because, while it delves deeply By KAITLYN CONWAY into interesting ideas, it gets too confused In Bruges Assistant Scene Editor in its strange pairing of hilarity and very dark ideas. Focus Features · "In Bruges" is the debut film of writer/director The basic premise of the film is that two Martin McDonagh. The film is a comedic thriller, both hit men, Ray (Colin Farrell) and Ken Director: Martin McDonagh dark and hilarious by turns. Judging from the trailer, (Brendan Gleeson). are sent to lie low in you would think that it was more laughs, but it is the picturesque Belgian town of Bruges Starring: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Rennes, soon clear that the film puts a lot of emphasis on after a job gone wrong. For the first half of Clemence Posey more serious questions. It's difficult to decide if the the film, they are waiting for instructions from their boss. Harry (Ralph Fiennes). In the second half. they aim instead to avoid him. The subplots include Ray's love-inter- est Chloe (played by French actress Clemence Poesy) and a film about midgets. If you're thinking this is a strange mix, then you're right. The film swings between outrageously comic scenes and dark, vio- lent moments. The actors, however, rise also bP argued that the comedic moments simply wonderfully to the occasion. Farrell's performance is highlight the darker features of the film in a different particularly noteworthy, as he is becomes sympathet way. Sometimes, it's a little hard to keep track of ic during Ray's darker moments and handles the sar exactly what's going on in Bruges. casm of the funnier moments with skill. He definitely If confusing, "In Bruges" does make you think. It's steals the show. . not thP same old gung-ho movie about hit men that However, it's difficult to decide what the movie is audiences are used to. McDonagh throws different supposed to be about. In some scenes, it can be ideas into the mix, questioning how far people are viewed as pure comedy, simply a delightful romp in willing to go to preserve honor and what's right. The the storybook town as Ray and Ken fail to act com film may try too hard to fit more solidly into the com pletely like tourists (th.ough this is much more on edy genre than it needs to succeed. If watched with Ray's case then Ken's). However, underlying the out the expectation of the movie being gut-bustingly entire film is the horrific accident that brought Ray funny throughout, the deeper messages will get and Ken to Bruges, and eventually brings Harry. across and will have people considering them for Photo courtesy of http://www.ieweekly.com. Through its extreme violence, the film seems to be hours after the credits roll. Guns, humor, love and films about little people make aiming for another message, something that it .loses through the more comedic moments. However, it can Contact Kaidyn Conway at [email protected] appearances in the racy dramedy, "In Bruges." Five years ago, I sat weeping in 1'ront All this ended, though, when on directing, but he is the Executive of the television watching Peter Jackson Friday I walked into the bookstore look Producer, so we can hope to see Weta and Fran Walsh kiss as they both held ing for some light weekend reading and Workshop doing most of the visual the.ir Oscars aloft, having finally ran into an England-imported issue of effects. Ian McKellen is confirmed to achieved the great- Stephanie DePrez "Empire Magazine." On the cover was play Gandalf, though he has yet to sign est honor filmmak------I did a double take - yep, Gollum. anything. Andy Serkis is interested in ers can receive, at My Gollum. My Andy-Serkis-jumpsuit being Gollum. Ian Holm is probably too the 76th Academy Assistant wearing Gollum. old to be Bilbo, though he may appear a Awards. rt was the Scene Editor With a breath of fresh air I realized fow times as the aged Bilbo and provide culmination of a my era wasn't over - "The Hobbit" voice-overs. TheOneRing.net's top three year journey for me, going from goes into production in New Zealand choice to play Rilbo is closet-nerd complete Tolkien ignorance in the sev this summer. Gone are the days of James McAvoy, who aside from being enth grade to full-blown obsession in Jackson-New Line-MGM struggles over an "Atonement" hottie played Mr. the ninth. At that point in time I was a money and rights. Done are thfl quib Tumnus in the first "Narnia" film. Other movie-quoting, elvish-speaking Ringer bles over who will direct and who will possible cameos: Hugo Weaving as with a full class presentation on the his have control. I can finally take off that Elrond, Christopher Lee as Saruman tory of Arda under my belt. (Convincing metaphorical pin I have been wearing (who has said he is very interested in my Honors Brit Lit tear-her that the for for two years with the slogan "No returning to Middle-earth, his insulting mation of Middle-earth was relevant to Jackson, No Hobbit." So please forgive cut out of "The Return of the King" "Jane Eyre" was an ar,hievement unto me if I geek out here a bit, relaying the aside) and even Orlando Bloom, whose itself.) information I have garnered in the past Legolas is the son of Thranduil, the As the years passed, the glory began few days regarding the adaptation of King of the Elves in Mirkwood. The film to fade. Other movies became popular. the prequel to "The Lord of the Rings." is slated to open Christmas 2011. "Pirates of' the Caribbean: Dead Man's Unfortunately, Peter Jackson won't be The last piece of juicy gossip: There Chest" joined "The Return of the King" directing. He feels he has put every will be a second film made, tying (and "Titanic") in the grossed-over-a thing into "Lord of the Rings," so he together "The Hobbit" and "The billion category. The second "Spider isn't interested into venturing back into Fellowship of the Ring." It will center Man" and the third "Star Wars" fed the Middle-earth to compete with his own around the interim between the two geek void. Conventions lost their Frodo work. That task now lies ""ith Guillermo stories, based on the actions of charac driven frenzy, and the trivia I had del Toro, the director of "Pan's tnrs as reported in the Appendices and amassed over three years was no Labyrinth." what can be surmised occurred when longer cool or interesting to the com This Catholic Filmmaker from Mexico they weren't directly involved in the mon man (which, I would venture, (who :was recently featured at the action (such as, where did Gandalf go?). became a problem for the poor chaps DeBartolo Performing Arts Center for This film will open in 2012. sitting next to me on airplanes). being just that) is known for his creepy So rejoice, all ye who worship at the Alas, I moved on. I let myself become visual effects and twisted storytelling. temple of Tolkien. Our cinematic day is obsessed with other things, like Joss Loosely translated, this means he is a hardly past. New Zealand will once Whedon ("Buffy," "Firefly," the current perfect candidate to pick up where again be ho~e to our obsession and "Dollhouse"). I still entered Notre Dame post-"Braindead" -Jackson left off. Other new trivia will arise. A<> my Assistant as a freshman full force, touting LOTR interesting similarities happen to be del Rector put it: Like the Ring, I have lay posters and pin-ups, nearly drowning Toro's chubby stature, hairy appear dormant, but will now re-awaken. my roommates in epic late-night rants ance and self-proclaimed "funny about how terrible it is when I meet accent." I fully 1mdorse him as my new The views expressed in Scene and people who have never seen the captain, leading me into the visual story Heard are those of the author and not Extended Editions. But the sparkle was of Bilbo Baggins and his journey to the necessarily those ofThe Observer. gone. I had to admit it - I felt like a Lonely Mountain. 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Franchitti is making a 1 Virginia (15) 10·0 return to the lndyCar Series in 2009 after a failed attempt at NASCAR during the 2008 season. 2 Syracuse 5·1 3 NOTRE DAME 6-0 4 Cornell 5·1 IRL interested in new locations for races 5 Princeton 5·1 6 Johns Hopkins 3·3 7 UMBC 7-3 Associated Press 8 Hofstra 4-1 Grand-Am Road Racing fantastic." and develop some pass 9 Maryland 6·2 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - event. They were also Terry Angstadt, presi ing zones. It's definitely a 10 Duke 7·3 The IndyCar Series impressed with the num dent of IndyCar's com place that's really tough 11 Brown 5·1 wrapped up a two-day ber of fans who came out mercial division, called to pass." 12 North Carolina 7-3 test session at Barber to watch. Barber Motorsports Park Dixon said those issues 13 Harvard 4·1 Motorsports Park on Track officials estimat a "gorgeous facility" and could be resolved "quite 14 Massachusetts 4·3 Monday with an eye ed that approximately "first-class operation," easily." 15 Loyola MD 5·3 toward possibly return 10,000 people attended though he said a few "You can look at the 16 Navy 6·3 ing to the track for an Sunday's seven-hour ses minor safety adjustments track being wider in 17 Colgate 4·3 official race as early as sion about a 30 miles might have to be made to some spots, and maybe 18 Albany 4·2 the 2010 season. from Talladega accommodate an IndyCar (create) some heavy 19 Hobart 5·1 Barber is one of only Superspeedway. race. braking areas," Dixon 20 Villanova 6·1 two preseason test sites "For a test session, it's There also was concern said. "A few 90-degree before the circuit's April amazing the amount of among some drivers as to corners (instead of so 5 season opener in St. people here," defending whether it would be too many U-shaped turns) Petersburg, Fla. The ses series champion Scott difficult to pass on the would help the passing. NCAA Women's Softball sion was as much a try Dixon said. "There's defi narrow 2.38-miln, 17- "They have the basics out for the track as it was nitely a huge fan base turn layout. here to have a fantastic ESPN .com/USA Poll practice for the drivers. here. To have the (ven "It's a fun track to circuit." Several drivers praised dors) on the backstraight drive. There are a lot of The IndyCar Series is team record the facility, which already and all the people out on fast corners," Marco running a 17 -race sched holds an annual AMA a test day, you don't nor Andretti said. "But we ule this year, down from 1 Florida (19) 27-2 Superbike race and a mally see that stuff. It's might have to sit down 18 events in 2008. 2 Alabama 23·2 3 Washington 24-3 4 Stanford 24-1 5 UCLA 24-3 IN BRIEF 6 Tennessee 23·3 7 California 21-4 Collarbone II!JUry hurts Fugative NFL QB Komio NCAA tournament ticket sales 8 Michigan 20·7 Armstrong's 'Tour' plans killed in a car crash down for first two rounds 9 Georgia 16·4 BALTANAS, Spain - Lance PHILADELPHIA - A former NFL COLLEGE PARK, Md. - A year 10 Oklahoma 23·8 Armstrong will have surgery after quarterback who failed to show for ago, Utah forward Kalee Whipple's 11 Arizona State 25-5 breaking his collarbone Monday sentencing on drunken driving parents and one of her five siblings 12 Northwestern 13-7 during a race in Spain. charges nearly four years ago was made the trek from Nevada to 13 Missouri 22-3 ''I'm alive!" the seven-time Tour killed in a car crash in Greece, Indiana to watch her play in the 14 Ohio State 20-3 de France champion wrote on his authorities said, leaving behind an first round of the NCAA women's 15 Arizona 26-7 Twitter feed. "Broken clavicle unsolved mystery involving two suspi basketball tournament. (right). Hurts like hell for now. cious fires and years spent on the This weekend? Surgery in a couple of days. lam. "It's just way too expensive," Thanks for all the well wishes." The State Department used finger Whipple said. The 3 7 -year-old American cyclist prints to determine that the victim of In a reeling economy, she's not was knocked off his bike during a Saturday's crash was William "Jeff' the only one alone on the road for around the dial pileup in the first stage of the Komlo, according to Jim Vito, Chester the two Big Dances. Vuelta of Castilla and Leon race. County's acting chief detective. Vito Ticket sales for the men's tourna The injury has jeopardized his said he was initially skeptical, con ment are down, there have been NCAA Men's NIT participation in upcoming races. cerned because of Komlo's history thousands of empty seats at games Armstrong was scheduled to com that he might have faked his own in both tourneys, and some schools Baylor at Auburn pete in the Giro d'ltalia from May death. cut back on entourages, either to 7p.m., ESPN 9-May 31 and the Tour from July "Even though we heard that he was save money or to avoid the appear 4-26. deceased, the first reaction was that, ance of spending too much when Penn State at Florida "For the Giro it's a very big well, we better make a positive identi times are tough. 9 p.m., ESPN problem," he said as he left fication," Vito said. Missouri, for example, saved Valladolid University Hospital. Once the State Department verified about $25,000 by taking 12 fewer "For now, the biggest problem is the fmgerprints were those of the 52- people to Boise, Idaho - where its just the pain." year-Qld fugitive, Vito was satisfied. men played Marquette on Sunday. page 16 The Observer + SPORTS Tuesday, March 24, 2009 NBA Bulls survive late run by Wizards for victory Murray's season-high 30 helps boost Hawks over T- Wolves ;-Wade sets Miami single-season points record in win nine games and the Hawks are Added Murray: "We're confi rolling, and the Heat never and playing as hard as they play, Associated Press 28-7 at Philips Arena. It was the d.ent in our building. The fans are trailed. it's tough to come back from fifth straight loss for the behind us. The energy that "It was what we needed," Wade behind." WASHINGTON - Onward goes Timberwolves. they're feeding us out there is said. "It's what we all talked about Miami stayed 3 1/2 games the Chicago Bulls' mediocre The home streak is the longest really helping us and motivating in the locker room before the behind Atlanta in the race for the march toward the playoffs. After for Atlanta since Nov. 12, 1996, to us out there on the court." game. It's something we haven't No. 4 seed in the Eastern all, nothing says postseason like Feb. 12, 1997, when the Hawks gotten in a while, just come out Conference playoff chase. The nearly blowing a double-digit won 20 in row. Heat 94, Grizzlies 82 and fight early." Heat - who won in Detroit on fourth-quarter lead against the "I feel good about the way Another record for Dwyane Michael Beasley had 17 points Sunday and swept a back-to-back worst team in the East. we've been playing at home," Wade, another win for the Miami and nine rebounds, Udonis for the third time in 16 tries this Chicago hung on and beat the Hawks coach Mike Woodson said. Heat. The NBA's leading scorer Haslem scored 11 points and season - also ensured they Washington Wizards 101-99 "I know the players individually only cared about one of those Jamaal Magloire finished with 10 would keep at least a 1 1/2-game Monday night to improve to five feel good about it as well." events. points and a season-high 12 lead on No. 6 Philadelphia, which games under .500, good enough Atlanta has three tough ones at Wade scored 27 points to top his rebounds for Miami. played later at Portland. to hold down the eighth and final home coming up starting own Miami single-season record O.J. Mayo scored 21 for the "Defensively, the starters defi playoff spot in the generously Wednesday night against the San - acknowledging afterward he Grizzlies, who started a four-game nitely set the tone," Heat coach spread-out Eastern Conference Antonio Spurs, Friday night wasn't aware he broke that mark road trip by losing for the 17th Erik Spoelstra said. "Their energy standings. Despite the close call, against Boston and Sunday - plus added eight assists as the time in 19 games. Rudy Gay was was incredible." the Bulls were perfectly content to against the Los Angeles Lakers. Heat easily beat the Memphis held to eight for Memphis, match Playing without starting for win for the fourth time in five "It's going to be a big stretch, Grizzlies on Monday night. ing his third-lowest output this ward Jermaine O'Neal, who sat games and open up a 1 1/2-game man, but I feel good about our Wade now has 2,064 points this season. out as a precaution with a bruised lead over the ninth-place chances here at home," Johnson season, 24 more than his previous "They really jumped on us from right hip but is expected to be Charlotte Bobcats. said. "We've just got to come pre best, set in the 2005-06 champi the start," Grizzlies forward available Wednesday when the "Of course there's a concern, pared and play our hearts out onship season. He got the record Hakim Warrick said. "When Heat visit Indiana, Miami beat the but the biggest concern is winning every night because it's going to on a layup two minutes in, part of you're playing against a team Grizzlies for the first time in the and losing," coach Vinny Del be tough." an 11-0 start that got Miami that's fighting for playoff position teams' last four meetings . Negro said. 'That's what it comes ... down to. We made enough plays today to win. We were fortunate a little bit at the end, but we got the job done." Ben Gordon scored all of his 21 points in the second half - including seven in the final 3 1/2 minutes - for the Bulls, who led 88-77 with 6:09 to play. Antawn Jamison scored the game's next eight points to put the Wizards back in it, and Nick Young made the score 100-99 with a 3-pointer with 3.6 seconds play. Gordon was then fouled and made 1 of 2 free throws with 2.6 seconds remaining. After Gordon missed the second attempt, the Wizards only had time for a 40- foot desperation heave by Jamison at the buzzer. "We don't worry about how bad we played in a time like this," said John Salmons, who scored 19 points for the Bulls. "We just got to keep trying and getting wins." Jamison finished with 34 points and 12 rebounds, and Andray Blatche had 15 points and 13 rebounds for the Wizards, who have lost five straight. Blatche started 6-for-6 from the field but fmished 7 -for-15. He also had two shots blocked and committed a bad pass turnover in the back court during a 14-0 third-quarter run that put Chicago ahead for good. "I don't know what the lack of urgency is in the third quarter," Wizards interim coa:ch Ed Tapscott said. "It has plagued us all season long, and it has caused us losses all season long." The Bulls trailed most of the game and were down by 12 in the first half, but they pulled ahead with the third-quarter spurt that included three dunks. Gordon, who sat on the bench in the sec ond quarter after an 0-for-4 first quarter, scored 14 points in the third. "I was just making some shots," Gordon said. "I didn't play the whole second quarter, I was kind of frustrated, so I just wanted to come out and play well in the third." Hawks 109, Timberwolves 97 The Atlanta Hawks are doing their best work at home these days. Flip Murray scored a season best 30 points and Mike Bibby and Joe Johnson each added 20 as the Hawks won their season high eighth straight home game, beating the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night. It was Atlanta's eighth win in Tuesday, March 24, 2009 The Observer + SPORTS page 17 NCAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NFL Boilers upset Tar Owens absent at Bills' conditioning Heels in Round 2 Controversial wide reciever not at optional conditioning program "He's a physical specimen," the playoffs for nine straight Associated Press Allaire said. "He has a very years. good history of being in shape, "I don't know about anybody Sixth-seed Purdue defeats third-seed North ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.- T.O. ready to go. We're not anticipat else's feelings, I know about Carolina for the first time in four years was a no-show Monday for the ing anything different this year." mine: I'm pretty excited," guard start of the Bills voluntary off Having reviewed Owens' Langston Walker said. "We've season conditioning program. workout program, Allaire said all seen him make some amaz buzzer by Carolina. That didn't stop his new team the two are "on the same page" ing plays and catches over the Associated Press "They got three fifth-year mates from eagerly awaiting and there isn't much he needs last few years ... He's definitely seniors," North Carolina coach Terrell Owens' arrival- when to address. something that defenses are CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Sylvia Hatchell said. "I think ever that might occur - and Allaire would only say, "wo'll going to have to account for." Purdue finally figured out how that probably really led the even getting in a laugh or two. see," when asked whether he Second-year receiver James to beat North Carolina when it way for them and gave them ''I'm really excited about expects Owens to take part in Hardy looked forward to start matters most. the confidence and stability meeting the guy," center Geoff the 12-week conditioning pro working with Owens, even Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton and and the desire and heart and Hangartner said. ''I've heard gram. though the two play the same Brittany Rayburn led five all that they needed to win he's a great teammate." It's also not clear whether position. Boilermakers in double digits today. I said earlier ... I Hangartner, whQ signed with Owens will attend the team's "I welcome him with open with 18 points apiece, and thought they were better than the Bills on Feb. 28, even got a voluntary minicamps set to start arms," Hardy said. ''I'm going to sixth-seeded Purdue beat their record and their seed, joke in at Owens' expense, in May. try to soak up as much informa third-seeded North Carolina and I think they proved that." showing there's more than one Two weeks ago, coach Dick tion as I possibly can and try to 85-70 Monday night in the They averaged 57.1 percent Bills newcomer with a playful Jauron noted the 35-year-old put it into my game. I know second round of the Oklahoma (28-of-49) - the highest side. Owens' previous history of not overall, at the end of the road, City Regional after losing to allowed by North Carolina this With an obvious wink and a taking part in voluntary sessions it's going to be a great experi the Tar Heels in two of the season. The Tar Heels had the smile, Hangartner complained with his past teams, but hoped ence for me." past three NCAA tournaments. nation's best scoring offense his free-agent signing has since the Bills would be an exception. Hardy has already benefited, "It's hard to beat a team so with 83.1 points a game. But been overshadowed by Owens, ''My hope is that he's here," saying he received an undis many times, and I think this they struggled shooting the who made a far bigger splash a Jauron said. "He knows how closed amount of money for was our team," fifth-year sen ball from the start, often miss week later when he signed a important it is for us, particular agreeing to give up his No. 81 ior Wisdom-Hylton said. "It ing the rim completely no one-year, $6.5 million deal. ly in his first year with us." jersey to Owens. Hardy will now was our time. We wanted it matter the shot and finished ''I'm pretty angry about it Under NFL rules governing wear 84. more. I felt like we were exe hitting just 36.7 percent (29- really," Hangartner said, barely offseason workouts, players are "The number was never a big cuting, playing a little bit of-79). able to contain his laughter. "I required to attend teams' deal to me," Hardy said. "For harder. I think we really want "It just came down to their figured all along I'd be like the mandatory minicamps, which the most part, everyone's excit ed it a bit more." work ethic," Lucas said. "They big-name free-agent signing." the Bills have scheduled for ed because they feel he can help The Boilermakers (24-10) outworked us plain and sim Pausing for effect, Hangartner June. us on the offensive side." will play Rutgers, an 80-52 ple. They outworked us." added: "That's fine. I can see Owens was unavailable for The NFL's broadcasting part winner over Auburn, on Purdue also had the edge at why we've gotten overshad comment. His publicist, Keith ners have taken notice. Sunday in their third trip to the free throw line, hitting 24- owed. He obviously earned the Estabrook, said he was not The league announced regional semifinals in the last of-27 compared to just 9-of-11 _right to be the lead dog." aware of Owens schedule Monday that the Bills will be four years. for the Tar Heels. Hatchell Owens' absence was not a big regarding the Bills and referred part of its Kickoff Weekend Purdue coach Sharon Versyp said her team must learn how concern for Bills strength and questions to the team. prime time schedule, opening called it huge for the program to get to the line more over conditioning coach John Allaire. One thing certain was how their regular season with a to reach its 12th regional final the offseason. Stressing that the program is eager Owens' teammates were Monday night game at AFC East overall but hasn't reached a "I think that was frustrating voluntary, Allaire said he was to see what impact he'll makP to rival New England on Sept. 14. Final Four since 2001. She for us," Hatchell said. already impressed with the a sputtering offense that's The game will feature not only had been telling those seniors The teams combined for shape Owens was in when the ranked among the league's Tom Brady's expected return, that their time was now. eight ties and seven lead two met shortly before the play worst over the past six seasons; but feature two of the league's "We've got the pieces of the changes with Purdue taking er signed with the Bills on and whether he can change the premier receivers, Owens and puzzle as long as everyone control when Campbell tied it March 7. fortunes of a team that's missed New England's Randy Moss. connects ... We kept saying, at 43 with a layup, and 'It's our time,' and they Rayburn put Purdue ahead to believed in that," Versyp said. stay with a jumper with 13:00 North Carolina (28-7) had remaining that was the start dominated the series between of a 13-2 run. these teams coming in and Each time North Carolina had won the past three over tried to rally after that, all. The Tar Heels failed to Purdue answered. Rayburn reach the regional semifinals pushed the lead to 66-56 for the first time in five years. when she hit a 3 and the free Lakisha Freeman scored 16 throw for a four-point play points for Purdue, and with 4:57 to go. The· FahKara Malone and Danielle Boilermakers led by as 16 Campbell 12 apiece. down the stretch. North Carolina senior It was a physical game that Hashanda McCants had writ featured at least seven jump ten a reminder to herself on ball situations - six in the her shoe that it could be her first half - with a tie at 30 last game and was coming off going into halftime. The a 1-for-9 performance in the Boilermakers opened the first round. It didn't help as game pushing the ball inside, she went 3-of-15 for six and that helped Tar Heels for points. Italee Lucas led the ward Iman McFarland pick up Tar Heels with 21 points, and her third personal with 2:12 Jessica Breland added 15. left in the half. Purdue came in having beat Purdue quickly led by nine en only one ranked team this when Wisdom-Hylton hit the season with that win coming first of two free throws at the over Texas. But the 14:39 mark. Boilermakers have five sen North Carolina answered iors on the roster who didn't with eight straight points and want to go home in the second took the lead when McCants round for a second straight got the rebound of a miss by year, and they promised to Chay Shegog and hit a jumper. match North Carolina's From there, it went back and aggressiveness and intensity. forth with the Tar Heels strug They did just that, prompt gling to find the basket. ing one fan to yell out, "We're As DeGraffenreid tried to going to Oklahoma" while the drive to the basket on one band chanted "Sweet 16, possession, she found herself Sweet 16" as Purdue dribbled smothered by three out the final seconds before Boilermakers, forcing her to one last off target shot at the back the ball out. ------ Tuesday, March 24, 2009 The Observer + SPORTS page 18 NHL NBA Carter leads Flyers Magic defeat Knicks at MSG to third straight "Win Celtics defeat Clippers despite limited playtime.for Garnett open," Turkoglu said. "I guess is because it was such a long Philadelphia center scores 40th goal of Associated Press they thought I was missing time since I had one from so NEW YORK - A division first half, I would keep miss far out, but it felt good," the season in victory over New Jersey title is waiting for the Magic. ing or I would stop shooting. Garnett said. ''I'm trying to All they have to do is beat the But you know me, I never give Paul [Pierce) and Ray all player to hit the 40-goal mark reigning NBA champions. stop shooting." . I have so far until I get back." Associated Press in a single season and it's the Orlando's big man is ready· After Garnett's dunk; Allen PHILADELPHIA- Jeff Carter 37th time in team history that for the big challenge. Celtics 90, Clippers 77 scored on a breakaway layup celebrated the big 4-0 for the feat has been accomplished. Dwight Howard had 29 Kevin Garnett couldn't help before he nailed a 3-pointer Flyers. Forty goals, 40 home "It's cool," Carter said of his points and 14 rebounds, lledo but smile, a sure sign that from the left corner 36 sec wins and plenty more reasons milestone. "It's obviously nice Turkoglu led a fourth-quarter he's feeling hoalthy. onds before Pierce's 3 from for Philadelphia to feel its best to be able to help the team out rally and the Magic tuned up Ray Allen scored 20 points the top, dosing the spree. hockey is ahead as the postsea and score some goals. It's deli for a showdown with Boston and the Boston Celtics, "We have such a great son get closer. nitely a good feeling. It's a by beating the New York sparked by an alley-oop dunk chemistry when our starting Carter and Simon Gagne good feat for myself and help Kn icks 106-102 on Monday from Garnett, pulled away for !1ve is out there," Pierce said. scored early in the third period from some good teammates." night. a win over the Los Angeles "We don't like him on the and Martin Biron was solid Biron kept the Devils in Turkoglu seornd 12 of his 16 Clippers on Monday night. bench. We like him on the again to lift the Flyers past the check from there and the points in the !1nal pnriod for Garnett played 18 minutes, floor." New Jersey Devils 4-2 on Flyers killed a four-minute the Magic, who lowered their hitting all five field-goal Rondo added 14 points and Monday night. power play after Daniel magic number to one to attompts while scoring 12 seven assists, while Kendrick Carter scored his 40th goal Carcillo was whistled for high clinch their second straight points. lie added two Perkins scored 12 points and and Gagne his 30th only 2:06 sticking. The Flyers are the Southeast Division titln. That rebounds and two assists in had 13 rebounds for Boston apart to hand Martin Brodeur only team to not allow a short could come Wednesday, when his third game baek since (54-18). The Celties have a only his third loss in 12 games handed goal this season. they host the Celties in a missing 13 with a sprained one-game lead over Orlando since returning from biceps Gagne and Timonen each game where second place in right knee. lie left a few min for second place in the surgery. had two assists. tho Eastern Conference will utes after scoring on an alley Eastern Conference. The "We really feel like we're Patrik Elias sat out for the be at stake. oop pass from Hajon Rondo - teams meet in Florida on starting to get into that Devils because of lower body "It is a big gam(;)," Howard a similar play on which he Wednesday night. groove," Carter said. "We're soreness af'ter he was hurt said. "They'vo got a lot of hurt his knee against Utah on But it was Garnett's alley playing solid D. Marty's stand Sunday against Boston. Elias, their guys back, so we're Fob 19 - but was line. oop dunk midway into the ing on his head making saves who has 30 goals and 77 points looking forward to it. They Boston trailed 55-52 mid third quarter that had to when we need them and guys this season, is day to day. won their last couple of way into the third quarter make his teammates feel are leaving it all out there." Shanahan was back, though, games and I think it'll be a before scoring 14 straight great. The Flyers have won three after missing the loss to Boston good matehup." points to take control. The "He has that presence," straight behind Biron and got a and he gave the Devils a 1-0 Orlando is a game behind Cnltics took tho lead for good Boston reserve forward Mikki goal and an assist from Daniel lead early in the ~ecopd when Boston for tho No. 2 seed. at 56-55 on Garnett's short Moore said. Briere. a shot from Dij,inius Zubrus Courtney Lee scored 22 points jumper in tlw lane before hfs Added Stephon Marbury, a Briere has bounced back into struck his skate and went past on some clutch free throws alley-oop brought the rela teammate of Garnett's in form since returning from the Biron for his fifth goal. shooting for the Magie, who tively quiet erowd to its feet. Minnesota: "He just changes groin injuries that cost him The goal was reviewed but it have won three in a row, the "The roason I was laughing the complexity of the game." most of this season. He has stood because there was no last two coming in a sweep three goals and two assists distinct kicking motion. of a home-and-home sories during the winning streak, Briere tied it with a power with the Knicks. helping the Flyers keep their play goal off a sharp pass from Nate Robinson scored 19 Store Your Stun hold on fourth place in the Timonen. Timonen faked a on just 6-of-23 shooting for ~ver the Simmer! Eastern Conference. slapper but made a perfect New York, which dropped Calf or stop on by & reserve today' Th~ Flyers followed three feed to Briere just outside the its fifth straight in a late losses in four games with road crease, who punched it past season collapse after enter [5141 203-0512 wins at Buffalo and Pittsburgh Brodeur for his eighth goal. taining hopes of a playoff and now a victory against the "We gave them a lot of room spot a week ago. The Knicks Atlantic Division leaders. out there. They found ways to honored seven players from "[t was just a matter of time attack the net and get goals," their past at halftime before for us to get back on track," Brodeur said. "It was kind of extending their dismal pres Briere said. obvious that we had some ent by clinching an eighth Brendan Shanahan and breakdowns in the open ice. straight losing season, tying Jamie Langenbrunner scored We g<;!:ve up some untimely a franchise worst. for New Jersey, which missed a goals." ''I'm not worried about chance to clinch a playoff spot. Briere helped put the Flyers what happened the last Biron stopped 32 shots and ahead in the second when he seven years, I'm worried heard the "Marty! Marty! controlled the puck in the right about this year," Knicks Marty!" chants that were so circle, getting Brodeur to eoaeh Mike D'Antoni said. familiar when he led the Flyers sneak out and face the Flyers "''m not very happy the way to the Eastern Conference center. Briere instead passed things are going right now, finals last year. Biron entered the puck to Mike Knuble, who but we're playing pretty the game with a 2. 7 3 goals pounded in his 26th goal and a well, we're playing hard, Sponso,.ed by: Minsltly, lnt'l Student Serv. & Activities, and Walsf1 against average, the lowest it's 2-llead. and as long as we ean do been this season. He is 10-4 in Briere has played in only 19 that, keep trying to get a lit his last 15 appearances, games this season because of tle bit better." All are invited to. ___ _ including a 27 -save effort in groin and abdominal injuries. David Lee had 14 points Sunday's win at Pittsburgh. He is still not 100 percent but and 13 rebounds in his "You kind of sense that same believes he is rounding into return after missing the loss feeling that the playoffs bring form toward the end of the Saturday in Orlando with ~ and the desperation and that season -just like the Flyers. right knee tendonitis, but kind of atmosphere," Biron "It seemed a week ago we the Knicks were without aize Christian Prayer said. "It was entertaining." were in a funk we were trying Larry Hughes, who left that Communal and contemplative, with song, Biron got some offensive help to get out," Briere said. "Teams game with an injured left reading of scriprure,inlercession & silence in a flash to open the third. were creeping up on us in the big toe. Carter knocked in Kimmo standings so this is a big step New York built an 11- all Christians in their common Timonen's shot 55 seconds into in the right direction for us." point lead late in the third , while always respecting the the period for his 40th goal, Langenbrunner scored his quarter before Turkoglu traditions of' eaclt individual. putting him third in the NHL. 25th from the slot on the brought Orlando back. He Claude Giroux led the attack power play to make it 2-2. converted a three-point play moments later and dumped the "We made some mistakes on early in the fourth and then puck behind him to Gagne, special teams and gave them had two 3-pointers as the who scored from the red line to too many chances," Magic eut it to 90-87 with 5 make it 4-2. Langenbrunner said. "We've 112 minutes remaining. Carter is the 13th Flyers got to be able to kill penalties." "They kept leaving we - Tuesday, March 24, 2009 The Observer+ SPORTS page 19 Katie Fleury, senior designat NBA ed hitter Linda Kohan and Eagles junior first baseman continued from page 24 Christine Lux have provided much of the offense this sea Jack, Pacers overvvheln1 Bobcats strong and experienced son for the Irish. pitching rotation. "At anytime any one or The Eagles boast wins over many of our starters can step to get off that losing streak." behind eighth-place Chicago Associated Press Boston University, Indiana up and be the one to play Danny Granger added 21 in the Eastern Conference, University and Hofstra so far great," Gumpf said. CHARLOTTE, N.C.- From points and Brandon Rush - the Bobcats were the target of this season. On the mound, sophomore getting into a dispute with a who started in Jack's old spot boos by their home fans after "Ball State is a good team Jody Valdivia and senior teammate to being benched to at shooting guard - scored shooting 3-of-19 in the third with pitching Brittney shifting to point guard, 15 for Indiana, which quarter and allowing Jack to that keeps Bargar have Jarrett Jack had a busy 24 outscored Charlotte 33-9 in roam free at the other end. them in the posted a num hours. the third quarter in their best "In every area we just got ball game," "Ball State is a good ber of strong He capped it off by being performance in weeks. whipped," coach Larry Brown Gumpf said. team with pitching that outings this nearly perfect. "We needed a little bit of a said. "They also are keeps them in the ball season. A night after getting into an change," coach Jim O'Brien Jack's only miss came on a also a very . ''I'm expect on-court argument with T.J. said of the lineup change. 3-point attempt in the first fast team with game. ing good Ford, Jack replaced Ford at "(Jack) gave us a tremendous minute of the second quarter. aggn:lssive hit things from point guard and scored 31 spark starting at the point Constantly beating Raymond ters and base Deanna Gumpf the mound," points on 13-of-14 shooting, guard spot. He maintained Felton off the dribble, Jack runners." Irish coach Gumpf said. leading the Indiana Pacers to the aggressiveness of our was two points shy of his The Irish are N o t r e a dominating 108-83 victory team the entire time, both career high despite sitting out coming off a Dame's best over the Charlotte Bobcats to offensively and defensively, the fourth quarter. split in last win of the sea snap a five-game losing with positive talk and good "You can't guard nobody Sunday's double header son came against No. 12 streak. court leadership. who shoots 13-for-14 from against the Wildcats of St. Oklahoma, who the Irish nar "We put that behind us. It "Not only did he score well, the field," Felton said. "He John's, pushing- their season rowly defeated 4-3. had nothing to do with it," he led well." was hitting everything: 3s, record to 11-11. The Irish took a day off of Jack said of the incident with There was little of that on mid-range, get to the basket. "Our advantage was that practice to make sure they Ford on Friday that got him the Bobcats' side. Boris Diaw It was tough. He had a great we were the home team with are prepared for Tuesday's banished to the locker room. scored 15 points but got no game tonight." good hitters up to bat," matchup with the Eagles. "I didn't want to come out help in a brutal performance The Pacers, whose recent Gumpf said. with the 'I told you so' stuff. I that ended their three-game funk left them 4 1/2 games Sophomore middle infield Contact Molly Sammon at just wanted to come out and winning streak. out of the final playoff spot, ers Sadie Pitzenberger and [email protected] play good basketball and try Entering the night one game were a different team after Friday's dispute. Jack and Ford had an on court argument that carried over to the bench midway thro'ugh the third quarter. They had to be separated by their teammates, and O'Brien sent Jack to the locker room. "Something happened between all of us," O'Brien said before Saturday's game. "We dealt with it and it's behind us." O'Brien replaced Ford with Rush in the starting lineup against the Bobcats. Ford entered for the first time with 3:38 left in the first quarter and finished with nine points and six assists. But the night belonged to Jack, who shot 9-for-10 from the field in the first half, including a long-runner to beat the shot clock. "It might have been a col lege 3, seriously," Jack said with a smile. Jack hit a fadeaway jumper with 5 seconds left to put Indiana ahead 53-45 at half time. After Jack hit the second of consecutive jumpers to com plete a 22-2 run that bridged the half, he high-stepped and high-fived his teammates as a bewildered Brown called timeout facing a 70-47 deficit. "I still thought we had a chance, then the third quarter we just didn't get a stop, we didn't take a good shot," Brown said. "Everything was Phishing scams look real, but don't be fooled. a jump shot and there you go. And they were phenomenal. They made everything. Jack They're an attempt to steal your identity. was spectacular.... They just handled us easily." There were many culprits as the Bobcats' successful stretch of nine wins in 12 games ended with a thud. Gerald Wallace, who had scored at least 2 5 points in the past three games, got into early foul trouble and finished with three points on 1-of-4 shooting. Raja Bell scored seven points on 3-of-9 shoot ing that included a 10-second sequence where he threw up an airball and was called for I a flagrant foul. Felton shot 3- for-13. Perhaps best describing the evening, as Wallace grabbed secure • a drink before leaving the locker room an air freshener on top of the cooler crashed to the floor and barely missed secure.nd.edu hitting him. "Everything is going wrong tonight," Wallace said. page 20 The Observer+ SPORTS Tuesday, March 24, 2009 It certainly means something to the official crowd of 3,013 NIT that took time out from their continued from page 24 lives - and watching the NCAA !Now £easina Por 2009-2010 Tournament- to watch Notre at the beginning of the season. Dame blow a 14-point lead But the NIT means something over a team it should've easily .Jlpp{y 'Today to Notre Dame. beaten, only to cheer like hell For all their struggles this as the Irish came back for the £imitetfSpace .JlvaiCa6fe! II season, the Irish have a small win. chance at redemption, a "The fans that we care about chance to ease the sting of are the ones that are going to Offerino 71ie CBest (Rgnta{IJ{g.tes in Town! their disappointing year. One cheer us on regardless," senior 1 could argue that winning an forward Zach Hillesland said. $99 t"f'or JS ?Aontlis (Rgnt •UJitli 12 !Montfi. Lease! NIT title could only cause more "The ones that show up to NIT $300 Off JSi !Montli.s (Rgnt 'Witli 9 !Montli. £ease! hurt, and lead to the inevitable games and cheer like it was the question, "Well, where was middle of the Big East season." Pree)!fppfication Pee Por Students 'Witli LCD.! that type of play all season?" And it certainly means some Cfose to Campus! But Notre Dame has rightly thing to Notre Dame's four sen chosen not to dwell on that iors who get to keep playing thought and has instead chan basketball at Notre Dame, even neled its frustration in an for just a few more days. If attempt to salvage some satis there's one thing more disap faction from the 2008-09 sea pointing for those seniors than son. The Irish take their next missing the NCAA Tournament, step toward that goal it's having your college career Wednesday, when they host come to its inevitable end, a Kentucky at the Joyce Center. crushing feeling they can put The NIT certainly means off for a little while longer. something to Tory Jackson, "I know that's kind of an who hit the game-winning shot issue, these people are going to Thursday, going coast to coast say, 'Well, it's the NIT, and it's after New Mexico tied it with not the Big Dance,"' Hillesland Morrissey Manor 7.9 seconds left. Jackson then said. "But I started playing stood on Notre Dame's bench basketball because it was fun Medallion Bunt as he celebrated with his and we're having a great time brothers, then donned Lepre right now and it's better to Juan's green hat for his have your season extend as far Y1 CLUE#2 postgame interview on ESPN. as possible than to hang up the ''I'm just thankful to be play shoes and head into the offsea ing and thankful to be hePe in son early." .. practice," Jackson said prior to Once the Irish do go into the practice on Monday. offseason, these seniors are "Sometimes, you think about, done at Notre Dame and will The gaze of a son both pure and small we always complain amongst close the book on four years of May, perchance, on a treasure fal1 each other in practice and we their lives they can never relive hate it sometimes, but you've or recapture. got to be thankful to be here, "It means a lot," senior Kyle because a lot of teams aren't McAlarney said. "We want to Believing in a purity not seen by others doing that." hopefully win here, but it The son's spot is marked by a band ofbrothers It certainly means something means a lot to just keep on to his teammates and coach, playing, keep thjs thing going who exploded off the bench in and keep surviving. Because jubilation after a last-second you don't want this thing to heave from New Mexico end- the camaraderie, the Return the Medallion to Room 001 in rimmed out. excitement in the locker room, "I was glad they were cele that's what this is all about." Morrissey Manor between 9:00 and 10:00 PM. brating," Irish coach Mike Brey It's just the NIT, but when it's said. "The one thing about all you have left, it means them that's interesting, they everything. · haven't shown emotion all the time. Last year when we got The views expressed in this the NCAA Tournament bid, you column are those of the writer · know how teams jump up, they .and not necessarily those of kind of were like, 'Well what do The Observer. we do?' ... It was kind of nice Contact Chris Hine at to see them getting wacky." [email protected] Fox run rampant on the court. Barlow put it straight and simple. Injuries "No defense, can't win," she continued from page 24 said. The Irish had potential to be one of the team's toughest great at the start of the season. defenders and called her "fear They were 11-1, with the only less." A fearless defender defeat an overtime loss to sounds like someone who can Michigan, when they entered contribute to 3-point defense. conference play. They went 10-6 Next year, they're both back. in the Big East, respectable and So is senior guard Lindsay enough for a No. 5 seed in the Schrader, who has another year tournament, but just shy of being Looking to Create an of eligibility since she took a a truly elite team. medical redshlrt her sophomore Next year they have that capa season. And junior guards bility. They have length and Unforgettable Graduation Party? Melissa Lechlitner and Ashley tenacity on defense to force Barlow. teams inside rather than allow The College Football Hall of Fame provides a perfect venue to create a That doesn't excuse Notre ing them to shoot over the Irish. Dame's play, especially near the They've got proven scorers. truly distinct and notable experience. end of the season. Notre Dame They've got tons of potential allowed 10 3-pointers to points in freshmen Erica • Memorable atmosphere Villanova in the quarterfinals of Solomon and Natalie Novosel. • Flexible to meet your needs the Big East tournament and They also managed to snag eight to Minnesota. It's tough to basketball's equivalent of Manti • Customized catering and beverage service win games when you do that. Te'o- Skylar Diggins, a 5-foot-8 • Complete party planning and support It also doesn't excuse the slow senior point guard from South start the Irish had, despite a Bend's Washington High School • Full-service AV department with wireless home crowd, or their inability to and the nation's No. 1 recruit. So internet capabilities keep the game close once they they have that going for them ... pulled within two in the second which is nice. For more i11jormaliou, rouf,KI .Ieney A11dersi1H: half, despite losing Schrader to a back injury. The views expressed in this col The players were the first to umn are those of the writer and discuss the team's problems. not necessarily those of The 57 4-235-5735 Lechlitner acknowledged that the Observer. defense was lacking and the Contact Bill Brink at team let Gophers guard Emily wbrink@nd. edu Tuesday, March 24, 2009 The Observer+ SPORTS page 21 him has been nothing but Friday. "I have no preconceived positive." "He took some reps at full notions on who can do Spring Moving to the backfield, back today," Alford said. "It's what," Alford said. "[But] I'm CMU continued from page 24 Alford, too, said that at this new to him obviously, so forming my opinions very continued from page 24 point in spring practice he there will be some growing quickly. It isn't taking me tions as possible, so the men was most concerned with the pains there for him. But he's long to form my opinions, tal errors are more disturb effort he a tough guy. which my mother has always ERA over 12.1 innings ing." was seeing. He wants to told me to keep to myself." pitched so far this season. The listed starters on the That effort, play." Currently, the depth chart The Irish will be looking offensive line are sophomore he said, 'They have to understand Alford has Armando Allen listed as to turn things around· Matt Romine at left tackle, would trans how good they can be. also added the starter, and Alford said after dropping the final junior Eric Olsen at left late into They have to feel that they t h a t the sophomore has a very two games of the weekend guard, junior Dan Wenger at improved Aldridge high ceiling. series against Seton Hall. center, junior Chris Stewart confidence. can be good before they would still "He really enjoys playing The glaring issue that at right guard, and junior " T h e y will be good. " play some the game," Alford said of plagued Notre Dame Sam Young at right tackle. have to halfback, as Allen. "He's very into getting throughout the matchup , The depth chart is not final understand Tony Alford well as the better, asks a lot of ques was the inability of the ized, though, and once fifth how good new posi; tions, and wants to improve." Irish pitching staff to get Irish coach year senior Paul Duncan is they can tion. For all the running backs, out of ~nnings with two accepted for a fifth year, he be," he said. One new Alford had· some very men down - in the three is expected to play a big role. "They have face that straightforward words of games, the Pirates scored Verducci even said h.e to feel that they can be good could be in contention next wisdom. 19 runs and batted .458 in expected Duncan to be the before they will be good." fall is freshman Jonas Gray, "Don't think so much. This two-out situations. starting left tackle. The one notable change at who played sparingly in mop isn't rocket science. Just go Notre Dame will also "My chips, to be up front running back this spring will up duty in 2008. Alford said play." look to get their bats with you, are on Paul Duncan be the shifting of senior that, as a new coach, all the going early, as the team is right now," Verducci said. James Aldridge to fullback, players were on equal foot Contact Sam Werner at 10-1 when scoring first. "The exposure I've had with which Weis mentioned ing so far. [email protected] Seton Hall starters Joe DiRocco and Keith Cantwell stymied the Irish offense in the final two games of the weekend series, combining to give up just four runs over 15 Q2P innings pitched. 1.:J 1"1 I ""'\i"" E. R. S I ~ Y" <:::> F The Central Michigan pitching staff may be a 1'-l C> T R.. E r:>.A. :rvl: E welcome solution to the recent struggles at the C<>I-I-.EGW.E <>F plate, as the Chippewas -A. .R."'r S ..A. :N" .I::> L E.. "T' "'rE.. .R. S have a team ERA of 6.19. Senior shortstop Jeremy I .:1::'1" it: e s N <> :r:t:"'l. i::t:"'l. ati <> .:1::'1 s Barnes and junior center .£<>r t:he fielder A.J. Pollock, who have hit .361 and .377 respectively on the sea son, will look to take Sh~~dy .A.wa..rd advantage of visiting pitching that has strug gled so far this year. :Eacl"l year, t.h.e Sl"lee<::iy Awa.r<..."i_. t"l.H.TT"l.ed £c•.r a. £<:::>rTT"ler c:i.ean The Chippewa lineup <.::~£ t:l"le Cc>llege <.:>£ Arts at:"l.cl Lett:ers,. l"l.C>J:"l<.::>rs oone t:ra.e:r·J.·"ll:~er will be led by sophomore <:>.£ t:l'l.e Arts c-lrtci l~etters f'.ac·Ltlty £c•r c:n.. t tst:aru::iir.g tea<.:l"lil:"lg. outfielder Matt Faiman, E3c•t:.l-. stLt<.:.ie.t-.t:s at-.cl ·f'i:"lCLllty <:o'lrc~ it"lvite<..:-"1 t<:> sLt.. l.---:>rn.it who is batting .407 on the nc;::>n"lin.at:ion let:t.ers £or t:.l."l.is year's awa.r<..-J to: year with 15 RBI. Redshirt freshman Nate Theunissen Stu.art Greer-.e is also batting .387 and .Assc.>ciate r::>ean f'c:.>r Ut~clergrac..i. t...:t.a.tc~ St'L-ac..ii<~s leads the team with three ·1 04 C>'Sl-..a t.:t.g.h1-..essy I ...:Iall home runs and 19 RBI. After Central Michigan, the Irish will again host a I:>eadlira.e non-conference opponent JVI:o:nday, .A.pril 1.3, 2009 Wednesday when Oakland visits Frank Eck Stadium. Notre Dame returns to conference play this weekend traveling to Pittsburgh for a three game series. Contact Michael Bryan at [email protected] SUMMER IN MAINE Males and Females. Meet new friends. Travel! Teach your favorite acti~ty Tenn~ Swim Waterski Softball Gymnastics Archery Silver Jewelry Rocks English Riding Soccer Copper Enameling Pottery Basketball lacrosse Field Hockey Office Theater Costumer Photo and more. .. June kl August. Residential Camp. Enjoy our website. 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Please complete the accompa nying form and mail it today to receive The Observer in your home. ------~~~~~~~- THE OBSERVER Tuesday, March 24, 2009 PORTS page 24 MEN'S BASKETBALL COMMENTARY' ND SOFTBALL Team needs Still fighting to 'step up' Big Dance or not, team is thrilled to be vs. Eagles playing in late March By MOLLY SAMMON Granted. the NIT isn't as Sports Writer important as the NCAA Tournament, but don't say The Irish will play host to these games mean nothing. the struggling Ball State Sure, it's Eagles Tuesday evening at a tourna Melissa Cook Stadium. The ment for first pitch is scheduled for those 5:00p.m. rejected "We will approach this from the game against Ball State like Big Dance. every other game. They are a And sure, good team," head coach Notre Dame Deanna Gumpf said. "We would need to step up and play rather be Chris Hine good ball to beat them." on its way With an overall record of to one of Senior Staff 9-12, the Eagles are not hav the ing one of their better sea Hegional Writer son's. But most of their wins finals this have been relatively low .....__ weekend, scoring games, which can be like many thought it would be ALLISON AMBROSEfThe Observer attributed to the team's Junior guard Tory Jackson celebrates after hitting the game-winning layup to ·give the Irish a 7(}68 see NIT/page 20 victory over New Mexico in the second round of the NIT on Thursday night at the Joyce Center. see EAGLES/page 19 FooTBALL Alford hopes to take running game to new level in '09 work on right off the bat two new coaches at the posi said it was just the start of a was that they were focused. By SAM WERNER offensively is our running tions vital to the running very long process. "Technical errors right now Associate Sports Editor game," Weis said in his intro game - Frank Verducci at "I certainly didn't anticipate I can understand because a ductory spring football press offensive line coach and Tony to go out there today and hit lot of the things I'm teaching At the end of the .2008 sea conference Friday. Alford at running backs our peak on day one," he said they haven't been exposed to son, Irish head coach Charlie Notre Dame averaged only coach. Verducci replaced "And I don't think we're in before," he said. "But in Weis identified the rushing 3.3 yards per carry in 2008, John Latina. who resigned, danger of peaking any time many ways assignment-wise attack as one area that need and only 109.7 yards per and Alford replaced Mike soon. from what I saw today." this is the same offense that ed drastic improvement if the game. The ground attack fin Haywood, who was named Verd ucci said that while it they've been in and we spend Irish were going to excel in ished 1 OOth in the 119-team head coach at Miami (Ohio). may take some time for the time before practice trying to 2009. Division I FBS (formerly I-A). Monday was the first day players to adjust to his style put them in as many situa- "We've identified as one of In order to speed up the the team was allowed to prac of coaching,· the only thing he the things we really want to improvement, Weis brought in tice in full pads. and Verducci was concerned about for now see SPRING/page 21 BASEBALL NO WOMEN'S BASKETBALL COMMENTARY ND plays host to Chippewas Irish took their hits, Squad looks to get in ready to start anew the win column as Some of Notre Dame's fans answers these questions well, but CMU comes to town stayed in their seats after the there is hope in the future. Irish lost to Minnesota in the first Notre Dame's knees lacked any By MICHAEL BRYAN round of the NCAA Tournament · luck this season. Sophomore for Sports Writer Sunday, ward Devereaux Peters tore the their blue same anterior cruciate ligament and gold (ACL) that she tore in February Notre Dame will try and last season. She had worked her recover from a disap painted pointing weekend today, faces staring way back, but went down in the blankly at third game of the season. facing off against Central Peters is 6-foot-2 and has a Michigan after losing two the empty of three in their confer court. They huge wingspan. She disrupts offenses, whf)ther it be leading ence opening series looked dumbfound the press, at the top of the key or • against Seton Hall. The Irish (13-7, 1-2 Big ed, unsure blocking shots in the paint. I Ier Bill Brink absence hurt Notre Dame's abili East) will take on the of what had just tran- ty to pressure opposing teams Chippewas (9-12. 1-2 spired. and; more importantly in its cur MAC) at 5:05 p.m. at The Irish Sports Writer rent predicament. its ability to Frank Eck Stadium. probably felt contest 3-pointers. Freshman Dustin Ispas A few games later, sophomore will take the mound for the same Notre Dame, making his way. Questions must have flut guard Brittany Mallory tore her third start of the season. tnred around their heads after ACI. against Michigan. Irish Ispas has yet to record a the game: why did we start so coach Mufl'et McGraw said earli VANESSA GEMPISfThe Observer slow? Why couldn't we guard the er this season that Mallory was decision and has a 2.92 Junior pitcher David Mills throws a pitch against Seton 3-point line? see CMU/page 21 Hall Sunday in Notre Dame's 11-4 loss. There's not an excuse that see INJURIES/page 20 ..