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Exec Cab, Senators make progress on resolutionBy MEGHANNE DOWNESNews Editor

M e m b e rs of th e E x ecu t iv e C ab in e t a n d S tu d e n t S e n a te made p rogress tow ard r e a c h ­ing a com prom ise reg a rd in g a proposal to c re a te a co llabo­ra t iv e body co m p o sed of all s e v e n b r a n c h e s o f s t u d e n t go v e rn m en t t h a t w ould c o n ­so l id a te an d r e d i r e c t p o w e r w ith in th e s t u d e n t g o v e r n ­

m en t in fras tru c tu re .Sunday, the S tuden t Senate

voted 14-9 in favor of the r e s ­o l u t i o n , i n t r o d u c e d by S tu d e n t body p r e s i d e n t P a t H a l la h a n , b u t the re so lu t io n f a i l e d b e c a u s e t w o - t h i r d s w e r e n e e d e d fo r p a s s a g e . H a l la h a n invited s e n a to r s to M o n d a y ’s E x ecu t iv e C ab in e t m e e t in g w ith th e h o p e th a t E x e c u t i v e C a b i n e t c o u ld e x p la in i ts d e s i r e to c r e a t e this body and add ress Senate

concerns.The original p roposal called

fo r a C o u n c i l o f Representa tives to be em pow ­ered with d e libe ra t ing issues r e la te d to th e C o l la b o ra t io n Fund and Constitution of the S tuden t Union - pow ers c u r ­r e n t l y h e ld by th e S t u d e n t S e n a te . T he C ouncil , w h ich i n t e n d s to be an e x p a n d e d form of the c u r re n t Executive Cabinet, would consist of the v ic e p r e s i d e n t , f o u r c l a s s

pres iden ts , four sen a to rs , the Hall P re s id en t’s Council chair, t h e S t u d e n t U n io n B o a r d m a n a g e r , t h e C lub C o o rd in a t io n C ouncil p r e s i ­d e n t , t h e S t u d e n t U n io n T r e a s u r e r , t h e J u d i c i a l C o u n c i l P r e s i d e n t , t h e off- c a m p u s p r e s i d e n t a n d t h e chief of s ta ff for the Office of the S tuden t Body President.

H a l l a h a n w i l l p r e s e n t a r e p o r t to t h e U n i v e r s i t y ’s B oard of T ru s te e s T h u r s d a y

th a t ad d re sse s multiple issues t h a t s t u d e n t g o v e r n m e n t is f a c i n g a n d th e o u t c o m e of S u n d a y ’s m e e t i n g d id n o t affect his overall report .

S a r a h R e e f e r , Hall P re s id e n t’s Council Chair and E x e c u t iv e C a b in e t m e m b e r , sa id th e re was a need to have a body th a t re p re s e n ts every b ran ch of s tu d e n t governm ent in o r d e r to d i s c u s s a n d

see CABlNET/page 4

Spade show cost about $100KBy TERESA FRAL1SHAssistant News Editor

F u tu re p ro g ra m m in g for Student Union Board events will not significantly be affected by low turnout at the Oct. 4 David Spade even t, sa id C harlie Ebersol S tudent Union Board president.

Ebersol said the budget for the performance allowed a cushion for overall loss, and that the final cost was within the range speci­fied in SUB’s yearly budget - even though the final budget for the Spade show w as not approved by the F inanc ia l Management Board.

The total cost for the event was approximately $100,000, Ebersol said. That figure accounted for a variety of fees, including the rental cost for the Joyce Center, which totaled about $15-20,000. The rem a in in g e x p e n d i tu re s included the sp eak e r’s fee for Spade, production costs, techni­cal r id e r and m isc e l la n e o u s costs.

Ebersol said SUB spent rough­ly $15 ,000 to $ 2 0 ,0 0 0 of its $234,000 annual budget to cover

the money lost by the concert. SUB intended for the Spade con­cert to be one of the more costly events for the year and budgeted appropriately.

“We knew the event would be expensive. This only affects one sec t io n [of SUB’s b u d g e t) ,” Ebersol said.

Total ticket sales for the Spade show were no more than 1,400, a figure well below w hat SUB had planned for, Ebersol said. And some people who bought tickets d idn ’t even a ttend the show, he added.

Ebersol said couldn’t say for sure where the rest of the money to pay for the Spade show, which could be as much as $50,000, would come from because of the uncertainty regarding SUB’s final b u d g e t for the year. W hat department that money will be drawn from won't be clear until the fiscal year ends in June, he added. However, the money SUB spent to cover the cost of the e v en t cam e from a fund the organization uses to defray pro­gramming costs.

“They will just have to always

see SPADE/page 4

TIM KACMAR/The O bserver

C om edian David S p ad e perform s on O ct. 2 a t th e Joyce Center. According to Student Union Board President Charlie Ebersol, the total co st of the event w as about $ 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 .

Cheney's visit wasa successBy BETH ERICKSONNews W riter

In his fundraising appearance a t th e Joyce C en te r last Thursday, Vice President Dick C heney ra i s e d m ore th an $200,000 for Congressman Chris Chocola’s 2004 re-election cam­paign.

The success of Cheney’s recent visit increased Chocola’s cam ­paign fund substantially, advanc­ing his total past the $500,000 mark.

More than a year before the election, Cheney’s assistance has a r m e d f re s h m a n Chocola to defend his highly contested seat and the Republican majority in Congress.

T he even t w as su rp r is ing ly lucrative for a fundraiser held d u r in g a non-election year. A non-election y ea r appearance

see CHENEY/page 4

Vatican may prohibit female altar service

TIM KACMAR/The O bserver

A fem ale altar server carries a candle In the Basilica. A new Vatican proposal may elim inate fem ale altar servers.

By AMANDA MICHAELSNews W riter

Only nine y ea rs a f te r the Vatican gave women permission to serve beside their male coun­terparts at the altar, a new pro­posal th re a te n s to force them back into the crowd.

On Sept. 23, the Italian Catholic monthly, “J e s u s ,” re le a se d advanced text of an article featur­ing excerpts from a draft docu­ment, or directive, written by the Vatican congregations for Divine Worship and the Sacraments and for the Doctrine of the Faith. Distributed on June 5, the docu­ment was an expansion on the papal encyclical published in April that cut down on abuses during Mass, specifically d u r in g Communion.

According to reports, in addition to banning applause and dancing at Mass — both of which often occur at papal services — the doc­um ent specified that the use of female a l ta r servers should be avoided “unless there is a ju s t pastoral cause,” and that “priests should never feel obliged to seek girls for this function.”

However, bo th the Catholic News Service, the media exten­sion of the United S ta te s Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), and the N ational Catholic Reporter (NCR) s ta ted th a t the d irec tive w as a lm ost immediately sent back for revi­sions.

“On June 29, the cardinals in charge of the two offices working on the document had a meeting and rejected it,” said John Allen, Rome correspondent for the NCR.

"The final version is expected by Christmas, and at least for now it says nothing on altar girls.”

Though the news of the propos­al’s rejection is cause for much relief among female acolytes, the m ere suggestion of restr ic ting their use has stirred up controver­sy all over the United States and Western Europe, where the prac­tice has become commonplace.

Since 1994, the USCCB has held tha t each individual bishop has the power to decide whether or not females within their diocese should be altar servers — a ver­dict based on the interpretation of 1983 Canon Law 230 .2 , said Sheila Garcia, USCCB Secretariat for Family, Laity, Women and Youth. To this date, very few dio­ceses across the country have pre-

see ALTAR/page 4

page 2 The Observer ♦ PAGE 2 Tuesday, October 14, 2003

In sid e C olum n

ConfessionI’m about to make a confession that

could be considered scandalous, shock­ing or even blasphemous — at least on this campus. It’s not something I’ve told many people, though that is obviouslyabout to change, Amanda Michaelsand believe me, my views have 'changed since Productionthen. With that Editorsaid, here it goes.

I wasn’t thrilled to be coming to Notre Dame.

That’s right. I got my letter on the day my family went out to get our Christmas tree last year, and in a moment that was made even more anti-climactic by the visible ‘congratu­lations!’ in the address window, I was accepted. 1 smiled, my mom cried, we bought a tree. I fulfilled the expecta­tions set for me by my friends, family and teachers, and was off to one of the finest academic institutions in the country. I gave wary smiles to Notre Dame fanatics and half-heartedly affirmed how excited I was, and how much I loved it. About 9,000 seniors across the country would kill to be in my position as a future Domer, but that didn’t seem to matter.

I still wasn’t ecstatic.For a while, I blamed it on the fact

that Notre Dame had never been my ultimate college goal. I was no legacy. I never wore a Notre Dame cheerleading outfit as a toddler and didn’t write essays in elementary school about why Rudy was my hero. I worked and stud­ied and joined every activity under the sun in high school because I was obses­sive and wanted to be the best, not because I thought they would improve my chances of getting in here.

It’s not until now, after two months at the most perfect university I could have chosen for myself, that I realize that it was that unfocused, break-neck pace that was the problem.

In high school, my goals had been so far up in the heights of Olympus that I never saw them. On the 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. days I spent running from school to the newspaper to the theatre to the marching band, I was like a mouse in a maze, frantically trying to get to my reward but always seeming to turn the wrong way.

So when graduation rolled by, after the glow from my five minutes of fame faded, I was left with nothing but a piece of paper and three months to think about what it meant. Was this really the fruit of my labor? A universi­ty shrouded in tradition, but still more tangible than any of my previous dreams had been — was it right for me? Was I reaching down? Reaching up?

Was it all worth it?I see now that it was. I’m no big

believer in destiny or kismet or Fate or what have you, but I can safely say that every hour spent suffering through Chemical Biology or sleeping on a cramped bus after a band competition helped bring me here today. I am so content and happy here, in part because I have chosen a different approach to college than I did to high school, but also because I know that I belong here, no matter what my doubts once were.

So now, with clear conscience, I can go back home for fall break and reply honestly to anyone who asks, “Yes, I love it at Notre Dame, and no, I would­n ’t change my decision for anything.”

C o n ta c t A m a n d a M ic h a e ls a t a m ic h a e l@ n d .e d u . T h e v ie w s expressed in the In sid e Column are those o f the author and not necessari­ly those o f The Observer.

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will make mistakes. If we have m ade a mistake, please contact us at 631-4541 so we can

correct our error.

Paul McDonald

SeniorOff-campus

Q u e s t io n o f t h e D ay : D o you u se F indit?

Cristina Fuji

SeniorOff-campus

Hope Feher

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Matt Searle

JuniorOff-campus

“Not really, I have a Mac. ”

“No, I use Loseit. ”

“My brain doesn't work right now. ’’

“I thought it didn’t work anymore. ”

“Why isn’t it working

anymore. ”

“I ’ll exercise my 5th amendment

right. "

CHUY BENITEZZThe O bserver

A Notre Dame student show s off his skateboarding skills Monday afternoon In front of O'Shaughnessy Hall. Students on both cam puses took advantage of the unusual­ly warm fall weather to Jog, bike and skateboard.

O ffbea t

Agency Is selling land on the moon

MELBOURNE, A ustra l ia — Now h e re ’s a gift th a t’s really out of this world. A n ew r e a l e s t a t e agency , Lunar Realty, based in the southern Australian city of Melbourne, opens its doors T uesday se lling o n e -ac re blocks on the moon for 59 Australian dollars (US $40) a n d 1 0 - a c r e “ l i f e s ty l e ” b lo c k s fo r A $ 2 9 8 (US $ 202).

B u s in e s s m a n P au l J a c k s o n , 33, a n n o u n c e d Monday he had bought the Australian rights to sell the lan d from N e v a d a -b a sed en trepreneur Dennis Hope.

Hope has been cashing in since 1980 on w hat he said was an ap p a ren t loophole in the 1967 United Nations O u te r Space T re a ty t h a t barred nations from laying claim to the moon but said nothing about individuals.

Hope registered a claim for the moon and p lanets with the United States, the Soviet government and the United Nations and, oper­a t ing as L unar Embassy, has b een se ll ing p lo ts of extraterrestria l real estate ever since.

Court d ism isses claim by barefoot man

CINCINNATI — A federal

a p p e a l s c o u r t h a s d i s ­missed a lawsuit by a man w ho s u e d th e C o lu m b u s Metropolitan Library after he w a s a s k e d to le a v e because he was barefoot.

Robert N e in as t sa id he r e g u la r ly goes b a re fo o t , and his constitutional right to g e t i n f o r m a t io n h a d been infringed by the poli­cy t h a t he could no t use the l ibrary w ithout w e a r ­ing shoes.

T he 6 th U.S. C irc u i t C o u r t o f A p p e a l s d i s ­a g r e e d , r e a f f i r m in g a lower court ruling.

In fo r m a tio n c o m p ile d from the A ssociated Press.

In B r ie f

U.S. Court of Appeals Judge John Noonan Jr. will give the E rasm us lecture entitled 1'Out o f D i f f ic u l t ie s C om es Development” today from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Court Room of the Law School. The lecture is spon­sored by the Erasmus Institute.

Robert Frederick, manager of corporate responsibility at Ford Motor Company, will give a lec­tu r e on “ C o r p o r a t e Responsibility a t Ford” as part of the Cardinal O’Hara Lecture Series in Business Ethics. The lecture will take place tonight from 7 to 8 :30 p .m . in the J o r d a n A u d i to r iu m of the Mendoza College of Business.

The S tudent Union Board is presenting “Step Afrika! USA,” a U.S. based percussive dance ensemble based in Washington, D C. The company highlights the African-American fraternity and so ro r i ty a r t form of stepp ing and its links to dance traditions around the world. This group performs tonight from 8 to 10 p.m. in Washington Hall. There is no admission charge.

The cam pus’ best comedians come together in the Campus Comedy Contest for a night of l a u g h te r to c o m p e te for the championship of campus come­dy. The competition will be held to m o r ro w n ig h t from 7 to 9 p.m. in the LaFortune Ballroom.

Come to A lum ni to h e a r a faith-filled speech followed by m a s s in th e c h a p e l a t the A lu m n i H all N ig h t o f F a i th from 9 to 11 p.m. Wednesday in the Alumni Hall Chapel.

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B o ard o f G o v er n a n c e

Officers update list serve policyLeaves of absence for study abroad limited

By MEGAN O ’NEILNews W riter

Officers approved an updated ve rs io n o f th e S tu d e n t Government Association’s offi­cial policy on mass emailing at Monday’s Board of Governance m ee t in g . T he a m e n d m e n t s came amid widespread abuse of c a m p u s l is t s e rv e s a t S a in t Mary’s.

The revised edition restricts the use of class and residence hall list serves to the five main s tudent boards a t the College. Individual students are instead encouraged to utilize alternative sources of cam pus-w ide com ­munication.

BOG h ad r e c e iv e d s e v e r a l complaints from students about mass emailing. Individuals had reportedly been using the two main list serves on campus for personal reasons such as travel arrangem ents over fall break. The S tu d e n t H a n d b o o k , ex p la in ed S tu d e n t Body President Elizabeth Jablonski- Diehl, does no t in c lu d e any guidelines for mass emailing. It was necessary, the re fo re , for BOG to reinforce its stance on the issue.

“We need a policy that we can stand behind,” Jablonski-Diehl sa id . “At le a s t for th e t im e being, we are responsible for enforcing the policy.”

One such alternative outlet for com m unication to which s tu ­

dents are directed by the policy is th e S a in t M a ry ’s V ir tua l Village. Virtual Village can be accessed from any computer on campus. It provides a forum in which the student body can do everything from exchange foot­ball tickets to sell textbooks. S tuden ts can also hang hard copies of notices and requests at designated locations on campus.

In one of the most significant changes to the existing policy, Board members voted to add a d isc la im er to its re fe rence to V ir tu a l Village and b u l le t in boards. It states that, while the College provides sites for com­munication between students, the s tu d e n t s th e m se lv e s a re responsible for all postings and subsequen t transactions. SGA c a n n o t in su re any ex ch an g e between individuals.

While board mem bers easily ap p ro v ed the rev is ion of the policy, d e b a te en su ed on the p ro p e r way to d is tr ibu te and im p le m e n t it. S ev era l bo a rd m em b ers favored giving s tu ­dents a grace period in which to learn about the rules.

“We need some sort of infor­mal w a rn in g ,” said Elections Commissioner Nicole Haeberle. “We a re dealing largely with first year students who simply don’t know.”

Others argued that the reper­cussions for violating the policy, which will include an incident report drafted by the judiciary board, should be implemented

immediately.After a lengthy discussion ,

officers decided to provide a hard copy of the updated policy to each student, as well as con­ta c te d v io la to r s by em a il through the conclusion of this week. Following fall break, vio­lators will be cited and referred to the judiciary board.

In other BOG news:♦ BOG voted unanim ously to recognize Flipside as a Saint Mary’s club. Flipside had previ­ously retained the status of an official club, but was placed on probation and then disbanded last year after failing to follow p ro p e r SGA p ro c e d u re . As a Saint Mary’s club, Flipside will receive an an n u a l a llow ance under the BOG budget.♦ D isney’s s u m m e r h it “The Pirates of the Caribbean ” will be shown tomorrow evening at 7 p.m. in Carroll Auditorium. The movie is be ing sp o n so red by S tudent Activities Board as a m id te rm s tu d y b re a k . Admission is free.♦ Saint M ary’s is ce lebra ting Breast Cancer Awareness Week. RHA is s p o n s o r in g s e v e ra l events. S tuden ts a re e n c o u r ­aged to check their emails for da tes and times and to w ear the ir pink can ce r a w a re n e s s ribbons through Friday.

Contact Megan O ’Neil at onei0907@saintmarys.edu

By AMANDA MICHAELSNews W riter

S tu d e n ts d is sa t i s f ie d w ith N o tre D a m e ’s s tu d y a b ro a d o ffe r in g s who a r e p u r s u in g a l te rn a t iv e s m ay find th e m ­selves campus-bound if they are not careful.

In a decision passed down by the Office of the Provost, the n u m b er of leaves of absence th a t the College of Arts and Letters g ran ts to those going outside the University to study abroad has been reduced from 40 to 16.

Ava Preacher, assistant dean for u n d e rg ra d u a te s tud ies in the College of Arts and Letters, cited budgetary concerns as a cause for the reduction.

“A s tu d e n t who applies for one of these a l te rna tive p ro ­grams does not pay Notre Dame tu i t io n ,” P r e a c h e r sa id . “So we’d like to have fewer students going a b ro a d th ro u g h o th e r schools, un less they have an overriding academic need to do so. The University has always had the ability to say th a t a study abroad program was not more appropriate than its own.”

Those traveling to countries in Africa or East Asia, where N o tre D a m e ’s I n te r n a t io n a l Studies programs fall short, will be given p r io r i ty for leave g ran ts . P re a c h e r also added that, in the past, all 40 leaves of absence were not used, so their

further limitation was practical.Though the decision is said to

affect each college, Douglass Hemphill, assistant professional specialis t in the Office of the Dean of the Mendoza College of Business, said he was not aware of any such reduction.

“To the best of my knowledge, we have not been given any kind of quota or limit or num­ber. ” said Hemphill. “The focus is on filling Notre Dame's [study abroad] programs.”

Sister Kathleen Cannon, asso­c ia te d e a n of th e College of Science, said that their limit is seven leaves of absence and has been so for years.

“With our programs, we know w hat the num bers [of partici­pants] arc and can plan accord­ingly. If we had no way of limit­ing those going outside of Notre D am e for s tu d y a b ro a d , we would have no handle on what was [happening] on cam pus.” said Cannon.

Because of the rarity of alter­na tive s tudy a b ro a d p a r t ic i ­p a n t s w i th in th e School of Architecture and the College of Engineering, the limit for each school has not been tested.

For those who are affected by the cutbacks, Preacher suggest­ed investigating summer cours­es or som e of the u n d e rsu b ­scribed programs within Notre Dame.

Contact Amanda Michaels at amichael@nd.edu

CSCC E N T E R F O R

S O C I A LC O N C E R N S

c e n te r fo rso c ia lc o n e rn s .n d .e d uO ctober 14, 2003

Sites Seeking VolunteersA companion and helper is

needed for a woman who is physically and slightly men­tally handicapped. Contact Rose Anne at 287-3891 or 277-4341.

The Dujarie House, located on Holy Cross College’s campus, is looking for a volunteer to assist a retired religious member 1 or 2 hours a week. Contact Steve Kastner (skastner@hcc-nd.edu) at 287-1838.

Roundtable Discussion with Fr. Chacour on Oct. 31

Father Elias Chacour was born to Palestinian Christian parents in Upper Galilee in 1939 and has been working for peace in the Holy Land all his life.

He founded the Mar Elias Educational Institutions (in Iblilin, Galilee, Israel) as a means of fostering dialogue, education, and reconciliation. He has written two books on the subject, “Blood Brothers” (1984) and “We Belong to the

Land” (1990). He has been nominated three times for the Nobel Peace Prize (1986, 1989, 1994), and was honored with the World Methodist Peace Award and the Niwano Peace Prize.

When: Friday, October, 31, 4-5 pm.

Location: To Be Determined.

To learn more , got to: www. twelvedaystojerusalem. org/ chacour/chacour. htm l

Tutors, Mentors Needed for ChildrenMonroe Primary Center is

looking for tutors for grades1-4 on Mondays-Thursdays from 2:30-3:45pm. Contact Mark Tulchinsky at 231 - 5831.

Marquette Primary Cen­ter is looking for tutors for their LEAP and LEAP PLUS programs that run Monday- Thursday from 2:30-3:30pm. Contact Iris Thomas at 283- 8395.

Washington High Schoolneeds tutors for a new tutor­ing program for at risk stu­dents. Time slots are available throughout the day, Mon-

day-Friday and after school from 3-5pm. Contact Linda Hopkins at 289-2532 or Rick Tomaszewski at 280-4033.

A 16-year-old boy needs a male mentor to hang out with 1 or 2 times a month. Contact Diana Cotton at 234-5914.

Individual TutoringA 14-year-old boy with

cerebral palsy needs a mentor. The commitment is 1 or 2 times a month. Contact Sandy Krowsky at 237-7863.

An after school enrichmentprogram is looking for tutors

for children grades 1-4, Mondays-Thursdays from 3-5pm. Contact Martha Allen-Shabazz at 288-8418 or 234-9071 after 3pm.

One Time OpportunitiesSt Augustine’s Soup Kitchen

is looking for volunteers to help staff the kitchen and serve lunch to the impover­ished on South Bend’s west side on Monday, Wednesday, or Friday from 10:30 am-12: 30 pm. Contact 234-6334.

Seminars and ProgramsTake the Urban PlungeImmerse yourself in the realities of urban poverty. The Urban Plunge is a one-credit experiential learning course scheduled for a 48-hour period during winter break.

Information Session Held at the CSC:Tuesday, October 28, 7:30-8:30 pm

Hispanic Leadership Intern ProgramThis is an eight-week immersion into the Latino com­munity of metropolitan Chicago. Intern with one of five community agencies.

Application deadline is November 19. Contact Colleen Knight Santoni (knight.28@nd.edu) with questions.

CHICAGO: City o f Hope?! (January 6-11, 2004)Come experience the gospel in action on the streets of Chicago! Meet with community organizers, labor organiz­ers, and faith-based organizations who are working to make social change in Chicago’s neighborhoods.

Applications available online at the CSC or the Robinson Community Learning Center.

Application deadline: October 13th, 10pmContact Jay Caponigro (caponigro.2@nd.edu) for moreinformation. 631-9423.

International Summer Service Learning ProgramLearn more about the Center’s eight week service-learning program in 12 developing countries.October 15, 28, & 29 6:30, at the CSC

Applications available at the CSC or online at the CSC web site. Applications due Nov. 1.

page 4 The Observer ♦ NEWS Tuesday, October 14, 2003

Cheneyco n t in u ed from page 1

need only raise half the funds of an election y ea r event to be considered successful, Chocola told The South Bend Ttibune.

Prior to the election of 2002, Cheney visited the Joyce Center in a similar capacity and raised $250 ,000 for Chocola’s f irst congressional race.

President Bush visited South

Bend two m onths before the 2002 co n g ress io n a l election and g e n e ra te d $650 ,000 for Chocola a n d th e In d ia n a Republican Party, propelling Chocola to victory.

The Second Congressional District race is one of the most significant and expensive con­gressional battles in the coun­try. Candidate spending s u r ­passed $3.2 million in 2002.

Contact Beth Erickson at eerickso@nd.edu

Altarc o n t in u ed from page 1

vented women from serving.Though the language of the

draft document was only m ar­ginally m ore restrictive than current standards, many fear its appearance signals a possible shift toward conservatism with­in the Vatican.

“T here a re apparen tly still many chauvinists in the Vatican who think that males are inher­ently superior to females in the eyes of G od,” sa id F a th e r Richard McBrien, professor of theology and Crowley-O’Brien Chairman of Theology at Notre Dame. “[But the r e v e r s a l of Vatican II] h a s a lready been established in many other ways over the past 25 years. This lat­est matter is merely a speck on the window pane in comparison with many other examples of reversals.”

T rad i t io n a l is ts have often argued that allowing women to be altar servers brings them one step too close to priesthood, and that the position should be used only to encourage boys to con­sider a vocation in the Church — a tradition that the directive reportedly aimed a t reviving. However, this presented a prob­lem for the Vatican because, as

Garcia pointed out, Pope John Paul II has presided over Masses where women were servers.

Kelly Hager, coordinator of servers a t the Basilica of the Sacred Heart and an altar serv­er herself said, “I do not serve because I want to be a priest. I serve because i t ’s a personal choice to participate in liturgy in a way that I feel called to partic­ipate. I hardly think that any woman gets involved with the sole intent to try to become a priest.”

“Women will eventually be ordained as deaconesses, and then as priests,” McBrien said, countering the directive’s goals. “But those changes won’t come about simply because girls are allowed to serve at the altar. There a re far more powerful forces a t work in the Church and in society at large that will b r in g a b o u t th e se ch an g es sometime in the new century.”

Though concern on campus over the im plications of this d irec t ive is high, espec ia lly among females, F a ther Peter Rocca, rec tor of the Basilica, said that, in terms of pastoral application, the proposal would not have changed practices at the Basilica, and tha t female a l ta r se rv e rs will a lways be needed.______________________

Contact Amanda Michaels at amichael@nd.edu

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break even [on future events],” said Erin Byrne, advisor for the Student Union Board and student programs coordinator.

According to LaFortune opera­tions m a n a g e r Matt Biergans, Student Activities printed 3,072 tickets and sold about 1,200 $20 student tickets at the Information Desk. Additional tickets were also sold Oct. 4 a t the door of the Joyce Center.

E berso l a t t r ib u te d th e low

a t te n d a n c e to th e s h o r t tim e frame SUB had to publicize the event.

“We had so little time to pro­gram it,” he said.

Because Oct. 4 was the first football bye week, SUB planned to host a major event for that week­end . Initially, p ro g ra m m e rs planned to include a Top 40 open­ing band for the Spade perform­ance , a p ro p o sa l t h a t w as dropped from the budget shortly before the event took place, said Ebersol.

The final contract for Spade’s performance was signed Sept. 27, and w as not app ro v ed by the Financial M anagem ent Board.

Initially, SUB submitted a budget, which was approved by the FMB, for the Spade event that included an opening act. Because the final contract was signed just before Spade came to Notre Dame, the FMB did no t rev iew th e final budget, said Ebersol.

Don Norton, p resident of the FMB, declined to com m ent on whether FMB would review the final budget although the event had already occurred, or if the budget would be available to stu­d en ts , as th e S tu d en t Union Constitution mandates.

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a p p r o v e i s s u e s , i n c l u d i n g th o s e r e l a t e d to th e b u d g e t a n d c o n s t i tu t io n , in s te a d of the S tuden t Senate approving issues re la ted to and having a c h e c k on b o d ie s o t h e r th a n itself.

S e th O ’D o n n e l l , C lub C o o rd in a t io n C ouncil p r e s i ­d e n t a n d E x ecu t iv e C a b in e t m e m b e r , s a id , “We w a n t to synthesize all the bylaws into one sou rce .”

S e n a t o r s r a i s e d c o n c e r n th a t th is w ould d e t r a c t from the S e n a te ’s du t ie s and sa id th a t the S tuden t Sena te typ i­cally approves all resolutions f ro m o t h e r s t u d e n t g o v e r n ­m en t bodies.

T a i R o m e r o , t h e S t u d e n t Union Board p ro g ra m m e r and an E x ecu t iv e C a b in e t m e m ­ber, sa id the c h a n g e s would be beneficial for the effective­n ess of s tu d e n t g o v e rn m e n t and w ould n o t d e t r a c t from th e S tu d e n t S e n a t e ’s pow er. She poin ted out th a t m ost of th e ir tim e is sp e n t r e s e a r c h ­in g i s s u e s a n d t h a t th e y would have four votes on the

Council.S ince H a l la h a n in t ro d u c e d

t h e r e s o l u t i o n b e f o r e t h e S e n a te W e d n e s d a y , s e v e r a l s e n a t o r s s a id th e y w e r e in f a v o r of a c o n ­s o l i d a t e d b o d y b u t w e r e c o n ­c e rn e d t h a t the E x e c u t i v e C a b in e t d id no t c o n s u l t t h e m w h e n th e y decided to r e d is ­t r i b u t e p o w e r w i t h i n t h e S t u d e n t Governm ent and c r e a t e th e Council . O th e rs questioned why th e re w as an u rg en t need to pass this r e so ­lution.

H a l l a h a n s a i d s e n a t o r s w ere given the opportun ity to pa r t ic ipa te on the th ree com ­m ittees - constitu tion , budget a n d c o l l a b o r a t i o n - t h a t w orked to g e th e r to com pose the reso lu tion . He said these s e n a to r s w e re in fo rm ed a t a S tu d e n t S e n a te m e e t in g and in d iv idua lly w h en Execu tive Cabinet first began discussing the topic in September.

L e w is s e n a t o r C la i r e Berezowitz , who is the cha ir of the S e n a te ’s oversight com-

“We want to synthesize all the

bylaws into one source. ”

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Council president

m i t t e e , s a i d f o l lo w in g th e Executive Cabinet m eeting, “I w a s n e v e r a s k e d by P a t . I ap p ro ach ed Je rem y [Lao, s tu ­d e n t u n io n v ice p r e s i d e n t ]

b e c a u s e th e[ b u d g e t ] w a s s o m e th in g o v e r ­s ig h t w as w o r k ­in g o n , a n d he s a i d t h e r e w a s a l r e a d y a c o m ­m i t t e e inE x e c u t i v e C a b in e t w o rk in g on i t .”

S h e s a i d Lao told h e r he would pu t h e r on the e- m a i l l i s t fo r th e

com m ittee . However, the one e - m a i l s h e d id r e c e i v e reg a rd in g an upcom ing m ee t­in g g a v e t e n t a t i v e m e e t in g de ta i ls th a t w e re never la te r confirmed.

The m eeting ad jo u rn ed with severa l s en a to rs acknow ledg­ing t h a t m a n y of t h e i r c o n ­c e r n s h a d b e e n a d d r e s s e d and H allahan seem ed hopeful t h a t h i s r e s o l u t i o n , in a revised format,, would be d is­cussed a t W ednesday’s Senate m eeting.

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International N e w s

Israel destroys illegal border tunnelsGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Dozens of Israeli

tanks entered the Rafah refugee camp on the Gaza-Egypt border before dawn Tuesday, the second large-scale invasion there this week, witnesses said.

Israeli military sources confirmed tha t an operation was underway. They said it was a continuation of a three-day mission that began Friday, aimed at clearing away tunnels used by Palestinians to smuggle weapons from Egypt.

Witnesses said two columns of armored vehi­cles entered the camp from two directions, heading for a different section of the camp. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

In the first operation, eight Palestinians, including two children, were killed by Israeli gunfire in fierce exchanges. Palestinians said about 100 buildings were destroyed, leaving hundreds of families homeless.

The Israeli military said that about 30 build­ings were knocked down, and three tunnels were found and blown up. However, the mili­tary said, about 10 tunnels were still in opera­tion.

N ational N ew s

Big Sur deaths believed suicidesSALINAS, Calif. — Authorities said Monday

they w e re in v e s t ig a t in g as s u ic id e s th e dea th s of two young w om en found a t an oceanside resort with plastic garbage bags over their heads.

Jacqueline Toves, 26, and Abigail Tapia, 27, left behind notes addressed to their fami­lies, sa id M on te rey County S h e r i f f Mike Kanalakis.

A u th o r i t ie s w e r e a w a i t i n g to x ico lo g y reports to determine the exact cause of the deaths.

The women had lived to g e th e r in Long Beach an d w e re fo u n d d e a d in a ca b in F r iday a t the G o rd a S p r in g s Inn in th e rugged Big Sur region.

Penn, escapee turns h im self inWILKES-BARRE, Pa. — An escaped prison

inmate charged with two m urders and sus­pected of others surrendered to police at his home Monday night after three days on the run, a state police spokesman said.

Hugo Selenski, who escaped Friday night from th e L u z e rn e C oun ty C o r r e c t io n a l Facility by climbing down a 60-foot rope of knotted bedsheets, was taken into custody at 8:45 p .m ., s a id T r o o p e r Tom Kelly, spokesman for state police in Wyoming, Pa.

Selenski, 30, was taken to the Wyoming station for processing on escape charges.

Selenski and cellmate Scott Bolton climbed down a rope assembled from 12 prison-issue sheets. Bolton fell and was cap tu red on a rooftop, critically injured.

Selenski is charged with killing two people whose remains were exhumed from the yard of his home outside Wilkes-Barre. He also is a suspect in the deaths of three others whose bodies were also recovered from his proper­ty.

Local N e w s

Disposal of nerve agent haltedNEWPORT, Ind. — A subcontractor hired to

dispose of 300,000 gallons of a chemical cre­ated by the d e s tru c t io n of the deadly VX nerve ag en t has been o rd e re d to end its work on the project.

In a brief sta tem ent released Monday, the main contractor for the VX destruction proj­ect said it had directed Perma-Fix of Dayton, Ohio “to stop work on the su bcon trac t” to dispose of the chemical hydrolysate.

Parsons Engineering’s s ta tem ent also said Perma-Fix’s Dayton site had been “eliminat­ed as an a l te rna tive" for d isposing of the hydrolysate.

F r a n c e

Muslim students' scarves spark debateA ssociated Press

PARIS — A century ago, F ra n c e pu l led dow n the cruc if ixes h an g in g in its c l a s s r o o m s in a t r i ­um phant climax to its fight to separate the state from th e p o w e r fu l R om an Catholic Church.

Today, b a t t le lines a re being drawn over another re l ig io u s e m b le m , th e Islamic head scarf, which so m e F r e n c h se e a s a t h r e a t to t h e i r n a t i o n ’s core values and unity.

A b i t t e r d e b a t e o v e r whether the head-covering can be w o rn in pu b l ic s c h o o ls , o r by civil s e r ­v a n t s , h a s f e s t e r e d for nearly 15 years and deep­ened as F ra n c e ’s Muslim sons and daugh ters come of age.

Some see it as a flag of Islamic militancy, or a sign of s u b m is s io n to m en . Others see it as the start of a spiral into unknown te r­ritory that could transform France’s definition of itself.

F r a n c e h a s a M uslim population of 5 million — almost 8 percent of its total p o p u la t io n — w h ic h is b e c o m in g in c r e a s in g ly assertive. France is becom­ing concerned for its hard- w on s e c u l a r u n d e r p i n ­nings, a cornerstone of its constitution.

So deep a re these con­c e r n s t h a t P r e s id e n t Jacques Chirac established a co m m iss io n in Ju ly to study ju s t where secu la r ­ism s ta n d s in a c o u n try with th e l a rg e s t Muslim population in Europe.

“It is indeed the question of o u r n a t io n a l cohesion t h a t is b e in g p o s e d ,” C hirac sa id in July. “We cannot remain passive.”

P r im e M in is te r J e a n - Pierre Raffarin has th rea t­ened that if necessary he’ll pass a law to impose secu­larism. “I’m not afraid of Islam,” he said last spring.

A gence France P resse

Alma Levy (left) and her sister Lila study at home. The tw o were expelled from their suburban Paris school for wearing the traditional Islamic headscarf.

The issue i s n ’t ju s t the hum ble h ead scarf . Both Chirac and the prime min­i s t e r h ave vo iced d i s a p ­proval over o ther Muslim dem ands tha t they see as challenging basic tenets of w h a t it is to be F ren ch : sexually segregated class­rooms, a school ca len d ar tha t respects Muslim holy days , an d the re fu sa l to take oral exams with pro­fessors of the opposite sex.

But it is the s c a r f th a t has captured center stage.

T he level of d e b a t e r a c h e t e d up w ith th e e x p u ls io n th is m o n th of two sisters from the Henry W allon h ig h sch o o l in Aubervilliers, a Paris sub­urb, for refusing to remove their scarves.

“They were chased out of sch o o l l ike d o g s ," sa id L a u r e n t Levy, f a t h e r of Lila, 18, and Alma, 16. He c la im ed f e a r of Is lam is “e a t in g aw ay a t F re n c h society.”

Teachers said the school

acted on complaints from som e Muslim pupils who wanted the ban enforced.

Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy backed the expul­s io n , a n d F r a n c o i s H o i la n d e , l e a d e r of th e opposition Socialist Party, ag reed , saying: “The law must be applied. We’re in a secular country.”

E ach y ea r , t h e r e a r e a b o u t 150 c o m p la in t s in v o lv in g h e a d s c a r v e s , a c c o r d in g to H a n ifa C h e r if i , th e E d u c a t io n M in is t ry ’s m e d ia to r who in tervenes in crisis s i tu a ­t io n s . U n re so lv e d c a s e s lead to expulsion — fewer th an 50 last year, Cherifi said.

Even a m o n g M uslim s there is disagreement over w h e t h e r t h e i r r e l ig io n m andates the scarf that in m o s t c a s e s c o v e rs ha ir , ea rs and sometimes fore­h ead and sh o u ld e rs . But hundreds of girls defy the unw ritten code forbidding scarves in public schools.

While many schools toler­ate them, they have led to conflicts, te ach e rs ’ strikes and court cases.

T here a re large Muslim communities in neighbor­ing countries, from Britain to B e lg iu m . I n c id e n ts involving scarves are usu­ally settled quietly on the lo ca l leve l, b u t in S e p te m b e r , G e rm a n y 's h ig h e s t c o u r t fa i led to r e s o lv e th e c a se of a Muslim w om an who was denied a state teaching job u n le s s s h e do ffed h e r scarf.

T h e c o u r t a s k e d G e r m a n y ’s 16 s t a t e s to d ra f t law s on sca rv es in state institutions, and four of them quickly announced they would seek to legis­late a ban.

“T he h e a d s c a r f , a f te r all, is not just folklore and a m e r e sy m b o l (bu t) a d e m o n s t r a t i o n of an expression of fa i th .” said H esse s t a t e m in is te r for schools, Karin Wolff.

Navy to limit peacetime sonar useA ssociated Press

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — The Navy has agreed to limit its peacetime use of a new sonar system designed to detect enemy submarines, but which may also harm marine mammals and fish, an environmentalist group said.

T he N a tu ra l R esources Defense Council, which sued the military on the issue, and the Navy reached a set­tlement last week in which the Navy agreed to use the new system only in spec if ic a r e a s a lo n g the e a s t e r n seaboard of Asia, according to docu­ments provided by the environmental group.

The agreem ent must be approved by a federal m ag is tra te to become perm anen t, but if implemented the deal would greatly restrict the Navy’s original p lan for the sonar system, which once was slated to be tested in most of the world’s oceans.

The Navy has not rece ived final word of the ag reem en t , but would comply, said Lt. Cmdr. Cappy Surette.

“Whatever the final decision is, the Navy will uphold the law,” Sure tte said from the Pentagon.

Environmentalis ts say so n a r sys­tems endanger marine mammals and fish, especially whales. They point to a different system the Navy used in 2000, when at least 16 whales and two dolphins beached themselves on islands in the Bahamas. Eight whales died and scientists found hemorrhag­ing a r o u n d th e i r b r a in s a n d e a r bones, which could have been caused by exposure to loud noise.

“Oceans are an acoustic environ­ment, and the species that live there h ave an a c u te a c o u s t ic s e n s e , ” Frederick O’Regan, president- of the I n t e r n a t io n a l F u n d for A n im al W elfare, sa id in a con fe rence call Monday. “If we interfere with these

critical behaviors, we may be affect­ing not ju s t individual animals, but entire populations.”

Last y ea r the N atu ra l Resources Defense Council and other environ­mental groups sued the Navy over the new system, seeking to re s tr ic t its use.

U.S. Magistrate Elizabeth Laporte later issued a preliminary injunction restricting use of the system, and in a separate ruling ordered the environ­mentalists and the Navy to negotiate a final settlement.

The new deal, which is the result of those negotiations, largely mirrors the re s t r ic t io n s im posed by L a p o r te ’s injunction.

Since the injunction, the Navy has used the sonar system in restricted a re a s w ithout ha rm to m arine life, Surette said. It is designed to detect enemy diesel submarines at great dis­tances.

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Nepalese star trades fame for securityKucinich announces White House bidAssociated Press

CLEVELAND — D e m o c ra t Dennis Kucinich, th e l ibe ra l fo u r- te rm c o n g re s sm a n who h a s b e e n s t e a d f a s t in h is o p p o s i t io n to th e I r a q w ar , formally kicked off his p re s i­d e n t i a l b id M o n d a y w i th a harsh critique of U.S. foreign policy.

“America cannot put its foot on the accelera tor of w ar and a d v o c a t e p e a c e , ” th e Ohio lawmaker, who favors a w ith­d r a w a l of U.S. fo rc e s f ro m I r a q , to ld s e v e r a l h u n d r e d c h e e r in g s u p p o r t e r s in th e c h a m b e r s of th e C lev e lan d City Council.

His candidacy a long shot at best — Kucinich tra ils m any of his r iva ls in fund ra is in g and pu b l ic o p in io n po lls — the White House hopeful used the a n n o u n cem en t speech to stress his an ti-w ar stance, his o p p o s i t io n to i n t e r n a t i o n a l t r a d e p ac ts an d his s u p p o r t for a s ingle-payer, un iv e rsa l health care plan.

“F re e d o m b id s us to f r e e ourse lves from th e sh ack le s of v iolence,” he said. “W hen peace becom es innerm ost , it th e n b e c o m e s o u te r m o s t in o u r c o m m u n i t i e s a n d o u r nation.”

Kucinich said th a t if elected p res iden t , he would look for nonviolent ways to solve the w o r ld ’s p ro b le m s , inc lu d in g th e I s r a e l i - P a l e s t i n i a n t e n ­sions in the Middle East. The

self-described u rb an populist a lso s a id he w ould o r d e r a s t u d y o f r e p a r a t i o n s for blacks whose ancestors were slaves.

T he D em ocra tic c a n d id a te c a l l e d fo r c u t t i n g th e Pentagon budget by about 15 percent, a rguing tha t it would f r e e up b i l l i o n s o f d o l l a r s without underm ining national s e c u r i ty . “It w o u ld i n s t e a d enhance the economic securi­ty of our na tion ,” he said.

K u c in ic h , w h o h a s b e e n c a m p a i g n i n g fo r m o n th s , m a d e th e a n n o u n c e m e n t in his native Cleveland, the first stop of a multistate tour tha t will in c lu d e M ich igan , New H a m p s h i r e , W isc o n s in a n d Iowa.

T he kickoff sp eech a t City Hall served as a rem inder of Kucin ich’s political t r ium phs an d b i t te r d is a p p o in tm e n ts . Elected in 1977, the 31-year- old “boy m ayor” guided a city th a t two yea rs la te r becam e the first since the Depression to go into default.

K u c in ic h f a c e d d e a t h t h r e a t s , a n d w a s fo rc e d to w ear a bulletproof vest when he th rew out the first ball at a Cleveland Indians game.

He barely survived a recall e lec t ion b u t los t his bid for r e - e l e c t i o n by a l a n d s l id e . Then, in the 1990s, he m ade a political comeback, winning a sta te Senate sea t and even­tually capturing a U.S. House sea t in 1996.

Associated Press

BALTIMORE — For millions of Nepalese worldwide, Prem Raja Mahat’s rich, mellow voice is an instant portal to an idyllic pic­ture of life and love beneath the vistas of the highest mountain range in the world.

The Nepalese music superstar is cu rren tly crafting his 47th a lbum — while w orking as a r e s t a u r a n t m a n a g e r in B a l t im o re , w h e re he m a k e s about three times what he did as his country’s version of Bruce Springsteen.

Mahat abandoned fame and his homeland seven years ago to protect his wife and four school- aged children from an in su r ­gency that has killed more than7.000 people. Guerrillas inspired by the late Chinese revolution­ary le a d e r Mao Zedong have fought since 1996 to rep lace Nepal’s constitutional monarchy with a com m unis t s ta te . The government calls them te r ro r ­ists.

“I miss Nepal, because they love m e th e r e . I m iss be ing fam ous,” Mahat said recently, sipping a frothy yogurt lassi and watching the early dinner crowd stroll past the Mughal Garden r e s t a u r a n t , w h e re he e a rn s about $3,000 a month.

“But in my country there is fighting and death and poverty. T h a t is why I l e f t , ” he sa id . “Every pa ren t in the world ... wants to do well for their chil­dren. I am no different.”

T h e re a re a p p ro x im a te ly50.000 Nepalese in the United S ta tes , a cco rd ing to K rishna

A rya l , f i r s t s e c r e t a r y a t the E m b assy of N epal inWashington.

Forty p e rcen t of N epal’s 23 million people live in grinding poverty , a n d to u r i s m to Katmandu, the country’s cultur­ally r ich c a p i ta l , a n d Mt. Everest, which s t r a d d le s the N ep a l-C h in a b o rd e r , h a s dropped because of the violence. The H im alayan k ingdom lies between China and India.

Todd Lewis, a p ro fe sso r of re lig ion at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass., who has lived in Nepal periodi­cally over the past 23 years, said Nepalese from all parts of socie­ty have left the country in search of better lives.

“Having talent, even record­ing, doesn’t necessarily get you anywhere financially in Nepal,” Lewis said . “Even a m odest , middle-class life here running a restauran t would still be vastly more lucrative than staying in Nepal and living off of one of the p o o re s t c o m m u n i t ie s in th e world.”

Mahat, 42, is one of the most fa m o u s peo p le to h av e left Nepal. While fans at home feel the loss, Nepalese in the United States revel in the handful of concerts he gives every year.

When Mahat takes the stage, he usually carries a sarangi, a small stringed instrument that’s played upright, like a miniature cello. He wears a high topi, the na t io n a l cap of Nepal, and a brightly colored vest. His hit love song from 2002, “Hiunchulima H iu n ,” or “Snow in the Snowcapped Mountains,” runs

more than 20 minutes.“We call him the ‘King of Folk

Songs,”’ said Ram Kharel, who hosts an American public access te lev is ion show on N epalese n ew s a n d cu l tu re . “At every Nepalese event in America, even if he’s not there, people sing his songs. He is that popular.”

Mahat originally came to the United States to visit friends. He decided to stay when he realized the opportunities his children would have here. Mahat plans to r e tu rn once the violence su b ­s id e s a n d his c h i ld re n a re grown. In the meantime, he vis­its Nepal every y ea r or so to r e c o rd th e so n g s he w r i te s before his shift a t the r e s ta u ­rant.

The important thing, he said, is that his children understand w ha t he has given up — and why.

“They thank me for bringing them here and giving them this opportunity,” he said, flashing a wide, album-cover smile. “They understand my sacrifice, that I am giving up my name and good job — for them.”

For people who grew up idol­izing Mahat, seeing their hero toiling in an everyday job can be jarring.

“We are a little sad because he is so famous in Nepal. It would be grea t for him to be singing rather than working in a restau­ran t ,” said Roshanee Shrestha, who recently watched him bus tables and greet guests. She first heard M ahat’s voice as a little girl, curled up in her home in the shadow of the snowcapped Himalayas.

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October 15, 2003 4:00 p.m., Law School Courtroom

“Agenda-Setting and the Scope of Deliberative Democracy”

Presenter Paul J. Weithman

Professor and Chair Department o f Philosophy

Commentator Patricia L. Bellia

Associate Professor Law School

Tuesday, October 14, 2003

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AK Steel talks “critical” for successMIDDLETOWN, Ohio — AK Steel Corp.'s

talks with its unions about ways to make the company more competitive are critical to the s tee lm ak e r’s fu ture , a com pany spokesm an and analyst said Monday.

Pension and re t iree health care expenses account for $40 of each ton of steel tha t AK Steel sells, putting the company at a disadvan­tage c o m p a re d to n e w e r c o m p a n ie s w ith lower costs, industry analyst Charles Bradford said.

Hot-rolled steel, for example, currently sells for ab o u t $290 a ton on the sp o t m a rk e t , Bradford said. AK Steel supplies that steel to auto, construction and appliance markets.

“They absolutely have to do so m e th in g ,” said Bradford, of B radford Research/Soleil Securities in New York City. “The question is, w h a t can th ey do to o ffse t a $ 4 0 -p e r - to n penalty?”

McCoy said the com pany has begun talks w ith its u n io n s , i n c lu d in g th e U n ited S te e lw o r k e r s and th e A rm co E m p lo y ees Independen t F edera t ion , which re p re se n ts hourly workers at the company’s Middletown Works mill. All sides have agreed to keep the details private, he said.

Microsoft to release security updateWASHINGTON — Stung by criticism over lax

software security, Microsoft Corp. disclosed plans Thursday to update its flagship Windows operating systems early in 2004 to make con­sumers less vulnerable to hackers.

Microsoft said the changes, announced by chief executive Steve Ballmer during a trade conference in New Orleans, will be offered free in the next “service pack” update to users of Windows XP and W indows S erver 2003 software.

The announcem ent was airried at calming Microsoft customers increasingly irritated by the ease with which hackers and others have broken into Windows computers. Adequately protecting an average personal computer can take far more time than many customers are willing to spend.

B olivia

Natural gas deal sparks protests16 dead after martial law declared; president alleges foreign involvem ent

A ssociated Press

LA PAZ — T h o u s a n d s took to the s t ree ts in the capital, chanting anti-gov­ernm ent slogans despite an announcem ent Monday by Bolivia’s president tha t he will she lve co n tro v e rs ia l p la n s for n a t u r a l gas exports.

The plans to sell gas to th e U n ited S ta te s an d Mexico had a lread y p ro ­voked massive protests in which a t leas t 16 people have been killed.

But P re s id e n t Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada’s deci­sion to abandon the project was followed by criticism from his own vice p re s i ­d e n t , d e m a n d s t h a t he res ign , la rge d e m o n s t r a ­tions and a public t r a n s ­portation strike that virtu­ally para lyzed La Paz on Monday.

“ I c a n n o t c o n t in u e to su p p o r t the s i tu a t io n we are living,” Vice President Carlos Mesa sa id , urg ing the president to change his po lic ies . However, M esa said he will not resign.

D e v e lo p m e n t M in is te r Jorge Torres, however, did s tep dow n citing “ i n s u r ­m o u n ta b le d i f f e r e n c e s ” with the president.

The embattled president a d d re s s e d the na t io n on radio and television after meeting with top advisers and military leaders, amid indications tha t his three- yea r old governm ent was weakening.

S a n c h e z de L o z a d a vowed “to defeat the sedi­tion a n d r e s to r e o r d e r ,” a n d c a l le d th e m a s s iv e p ro te s ts , “a plot e n c o u r ­aged from abroad aimed at d e s t r o y in g Boliv ia an d s t a in in g o u r d e m o c ra c y w ith b lo o d .” He did no t elaborate.

As the p res iden t spoke, m a r c h e s a n d s p o r a d i c c la s h e s c o n t in u e d in La Paz . W i tn e s s e s sa id demonstrators threw rocks at the residence of former

Demonstrators carry a battering ram through the s tree ts of La Paz Monday as they protest a plan to sell Bolivia’s natural g as to the United S ta tes .

P r e s i d e n t J a im e Paz Zamora, a close associate to Sanchez de Lozada. No one w as in jured and Paz was not at the house at the t im e . T h e p r e s i d e n t i a l p a la c e , m e a n w h i le , w as u n d e r h e a v y m i l i ta ry guard.

But fo r th e m o s t p a r t , M o n d a y ’s m a r c h e s ap p ea red peaceful. Radio s ta t ions w ere u rg ing so l­d ie r s a n d p o lice to u se restraint.

“Do not shoot. Let’s stop th e k i l l in g a m o n g Bolivians,” the announcers repeated.

P ro tes te rs w ere re p o r t ­edly blocking roads in sev­eral areas in the country.

During weekend protests in El Alto, a city of 750,000

people next to La Paz, sol­d ie rs k il led a t le a s t five d em ons tra to rs , according to witnesses. The govern­ment had earlier reported 11 d e a th s , b r in g in g th e total in that city to at least 16. T h e g o v e r n m e n t declared martial law, send ­ing soldiers with automatic w e a p o n s to p a t r o l th e streets.

R e s id e n t s a n d h u m a n rights groups say the num ­ber of victims is probably close to 20.

T h e g o v e r n m e n t h a d e s t im a te d th a t r e v e n u e s from the gas exports would bring about $1.5 billion a y e a r to B o liv ia , S o u th America’s poorest nation.

But u n io n l e a d e r s and th e n a t io n ’s p o o r In d ian

m ajori ty , w h ich h as f r e ­q u e n t ly led p r o t e s t s a g a i n s t g o v e r n m e n t a t te m p ts to priva tize the coun try ’s sta te industries, a rgue the economic bene­fits won’t reach them.

T h e p r e s i d e n t to ld an early m orn ing news con­fe ren ce th a t he will p ro ­m ote a na tiona l dialogue on the gas exports.

“T h e r e will be no gas exports to new m a rk e ts ,” Sanchez de Lozada said.

He said the dialogue, in which his government will g a th e r op in ions from all s e c to r s in th e co u n try , should last until the end of the year.

P r o t e s t l e a d e r s sa id shelving the project won’t stop the demonstrations.

W.Va. grocery union members strikeA ssociated Press

CHARLESTON — Grocery workers a t Kroger s to re s in West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky voted to strike at midnight Monday — jus t days after K ro g e r c l e r k s w a lk e d o u t in Southern California.

More than 2,000 m em bers of the United Food & Commercial Workers Local 4 0 0 a p p r o v e d a s t r i k e — re je c t in g th e c o m p a n y ’s c o n t r a c t offer, union officials said.

A Kroger spokesman said the com­pany planned to close all 44 stores in the three states at midnight Monday; only its pharmacies will stay open.

“T h e p r o p o s a l d o e s n ’t p ro v id e enough money to pay for our bene­fits,” union president Jim Lowthers

said. “They ought to be providing for the families th a t he lped e a rn th a t money.”

The union represents about 3,300 w o rk e r s for th e C in c in n a t i -b a se d chain in 37 stores in West Virginia, five in Ohio and two in Kentucky. K ro g e r is W est V irg in ia ’s fo u r th - la rgest employer, with about 5,100 employees statewide.

“We ain’t asking for all of it, jus t a fair shake,” said Randy Atkins, who works at a Kroger in Charleston.

In Sou thern California, c lerks a t K r o g e r ’s R a lp h s a n d P a v i l io n s , Safeway Inc.’s Vons, and Albertsons g r o c e r i e s w e n t on s t r i k e la te Saturday. Replacement workers were h ired there . More than 850 s u p e r ­m a rk e t s and a b o u t 7 0 ,0 0 0 un ion

workers at those stores are affected.In Missouri, abou t 10,000 United

Food & Commercial Workers m em ­bers have been on strike a t the St. Louis a re a ’s three largest chain gro­c e r s s in c e l a s t T u esd ay . T h e 96 s to re s affec ted by the s t r ik e have h i re d t e m p o ra ry w o rk e rs and cut b a c k h o u r s . T he b ig g e s t s t ick in g p o in ts a r e m ed ica l costs and pay raises.

Kroger proposed an 8 percent, or $9 million, increase for w orkers in West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio, in w hat it pays into a health and wel­fa re fund a d m in is te re d by a th ird party.

An i n d e p e n d e n t a c tu a r y d e t e r ­mined the fund needs an additional $29 million, Lowthers said.

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Oxford! Yup, we Corners have finally made it; after all of the planning, read­ing, shopping and flying, we are here and settled into our housing. How to describe Oxford to Notre Dame students ... that’s the ques­tion. I’ll try to break Geoff JohnstonOxford down into ________________manageable, organ­ized chunks of infer- A D om er a t mation. O xfordThe town

Domers have no relationship like that between the University and the city of Oxford. The University is dispersed throughout the city so that, between every College building, there are well- traveled roads, bridges and sidewalks.

There are people everywhere. Europeans by the thousands line the sidewalks, dressed in fur, leather, long coats and boots, scurrying about from store to store, babbling in every human language. Buses rule the streets, careen­ing around turns and making sure that pedestrians know their place in the transportation food chain. Bicycles are ubiquitous and dangerous, scooters put­ter about, and souped up Vettes with huge exhausts drive by our college win­dow at night, vibrating the whole flat with metallic bass.

The city of Oxford is everywhere; there are merchants by the hundreds hawking their wares from 18th century shops, there are street performers and beggars, there are ambulances screaming with impossible volume down every road. The Town is loud, obnoxious, full of life.There is no parallel to the town at Notre Dame.Social life

But what would Oxford be without its pubs? There are dozens of pubs, each with its own special clientele, some serv­ing primarily students and some serving the city in general. The drinking age in England is 18, so students are every­where, drinking, eating and laughing. (Though from what I have seen, the

argument that lowering the drinking age decreases the number of drunk students is false; there are plenty of students here who plan on leaving the pubs on a stretcher.) Pubs are the place to meet students in Oxford; random people will often sidle up to a half-filled table, no matter who else is sitting there.The food

Well, British food, from what we have seen, is not very good. In fact, it is down­right awful. Even in College, the food is bland, without a hint of spice (and I’m from the Midwest, where food is bland to begin with). But there are two bright spots: The many sandwich shops serve healthy, delicious lunches on-the-go, and the many ethnic restaurants around town serve spicy cuisine faithful to the culture.The gown

The first thing one notices about the University is that it is old — very old. The buildings of beige Ashlar stone dominate certain sections of the city, with no rhyme or reason to their placement. Amidst all of the shopping, yelling and eating, the University is at once invisible and overbearing. Watching over the walkers below, the buildings seem to be waiting, or perhaps meditating, oblivious to the action around them. But the cen­ter of undergraduate student life is the particular college where one eats, lives and studies.New College

Each of the colleges that make up the University is a castle, with fortifications and battlements, guarded from the noise of the outside world by gardens of Day- Glo green grass and imposing, turreted towers. Inside the College walls, one enters a different and infinitely more tranquil world than the one outside. Passing through winding passageways of weathered stone, the sense of silence, of introspection, becomes more evident with each step.

The New College Hall is similar to the one in Harry Potter: The walls lined with oak paneling, the paintings of College fel­

lows watching meal after meal, the High Table standing above all of the benches and chairs.

Completing the Old Schools Quad, the New College Chapel lies like a great ship docked in harbor, battered by age on the outside but immaculate within. Greeting visitors to Chapel stands a slightly larger than life-sized sculpture of Lazarus: His body seems to be slightly decomposed, emaciated beneath a wrap of bandages, but his head, which is much too large for his body, is turned at an impossible angle to face the altar. Behind the altar, there is an enormous wall filled to the very apex with delicate sculptures of saints, bishops and prophets.

There are many gardens to graze in, and there are lively clubs to join and College bars to relax in, away from studying.Culture

Here are a few of the invalid, sweeping and unfair generalizations I have made about the British. The British are more reserved and soft-spoken than Americans. When I first heard them con­verse, it sounded as if they were speak­ing in hushed, secretive tones about everything. Our manner of speaking, which is more a direct, in-your-face, get- to-the-point style, does not suit the British well. Also, the British eat much smaller meals than we Americans do (our portions per meal are probably dou­ble the size of theirs), but 1 haven’t been to the local KFC, so 1 can’t report on whether the American restaurants still super-size. They also don’t exercise as much, unless you count the miles of walking they do, as few people own cars. There is so much more to say about Oxford, but those thoughts will have to wait for another day.

Geoff Johnston is a junior studying at Oxford fo r the year. He can be contacted at gjohnsto@nd.edu.

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A dream overdueIn his autobiography, Malcolm X

states, “Many whites a re even actually unaware of their own racism, until they face some test, and then their racism emerges in one form or ano th ­er.”

From what I have observed as an African American in all-white envi­ronments during high school and here I not only agree with Malcolm X, but I also feel his words can be the first s tep in accepting our individual roles in the continuance of racism and creating a world of equity and justice for all peoples.

One day last semester, I was walking to South Dining Hall, a few yards in front of two white girls. I overheard their conversation about a friend, also white, and his troubles getting into his first choice college. Apparently this young man, with high test scores, good grades, and the usual exemplary extracurriculars was rejected from his dream school. One girl proffered, while her companion agreed, th a t if he had been a black male, or be t te r yet a black female, his admission would be no problem.

Ask yourself, in our world of su p ­posed tolerance and political co rrec t­ness, why would this girl make such prejudicial rem arks within my — a black female’s — earshot? Obviously she felt safe enough to express her opinions at tha t time because she p ro b ­ably did not know any blacks were around. That girl and many other indi­viduals have candidly denounced blacks in my presence because they misjudged my fair complexion for whiteness. Instances like this illustrate

our society’s remaining racial bias and how majority culture manages to hide it from public view.

In our environment, we have created divergent definitions of ethnici­ty and color. While ethnici­ty is subjective, per ta in ­ing to how one views her or himself based on ancestral ties and cultural backgrounds, color is a much more complex construction.Judging by skin color or manner, peo­ple objective­ly assign racial quali­fiers to others and in teract with them according to these s te reo ­types.

Thus, people believe they can avoid responsibility for harboring racist a ttitudes as long as they play nice in the company of minorities, and only express their true feelings within their own racial group. Americans think if they stay along the path of political correctness or preface their s ta tem ents with the phrases like “Don’t take this the wrong w ay...” or “Don’t be offended, bu t . . .” they will never be called into question. Everyone shies from confrontation, unwilling to accept or speak truths about themselves and their communi­ties. This fear and its application of political correctness, is in my mind one

of the biggest impediments we face in our country and at Notre Dame to reaching racial harmony and u n d e r ­standing.

Some may feel the worst of our racial past is behind

us, with the Reconstruction

Amendments, “Brown v. Board

of Education” and affirmative action provid­ing legal and institutional references to combat inequity. I say, anyone who thinks this is living in a dream world. As the ruling

class — politi­cians and busi­

ness leaders — discards m an u ­

facturing jobs, out­sources to foreign

nations and assists the wealthy with preferential

tax cuts and deregulation, people of color are discarded to the

ranks of the working poor, unem ­ployed, incarcera ted and impoverished. Blacks and Hispanics are the most fre­quent victims of environmental injus­tice, assigned to live and work in pol­luted urban neighborhoods.

These issues even touch the splendid isolation of our University. According to the website Tolerance.org, there are five known hate organizations within spitting distance of Notre Dame in St. Joseph and Elkhart counties, including

a Ku Klux Klan chapter in our own South Bend. In nearby Gary, public housing developers a re building and relocating minority, mostly black, fami­lies into units constructed across the s tree t from a known hazardous waste site.

Our purpose as s tew ards of this country and our local communities is to leave conditions better than when we found them. We inherited a system of injustice which oppresses people of certa in ethnicities and a cultural delu­sion of the “se lf-m ade” person. We need to discard these lies and tools of injustice crea ted and perpetuated by the ruling classes and, on every social level, take a contemplative look at racial interactions and ideological con­structions.

Individually, I challenge you to exam ­ine your own ideas with intellectual honesty to pinpoint your own racial prejudices and then purge them. We all ha rbo r stereotypes, and anyone who claims innocence is e ither lying or will­fully exists in a homogeneous fairy land.

At Notre Dame, we need to not only crea te forums to debate racial topics, but also patronize them. Let’s continue discussion of affirmative action, like at the panel discussion last week, and ini­tiate o ther instances where we can have constructive dialogue on issues of race and inequality. By coming togeth­e r authentically, we can, after cen­turies of struggle, and build a racially harm onious society.

K am aria Porter is a sophomore h isto­ry major. Contact her at kporter@ nd.edu.

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Kamaria Porter

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Too much criticism forQuinn

You know, I'm getting really tired of the constant criticism Brady Quinn receives every weekend. Everyone seem s to focus on what h e ’s doing wrong r a th e r than every­thing he’s doing right.

Consider the first few gam es of the s e a ­son. He was only put in to make an a t tem pt at cleaning up our senior q u a r te rb a c k ’s mess (meanwhile gaining some experience).

Take Michigan State, for example. Ty puts him in with five or six m inutes left in the game, we need two touchdowns, and Quinn is in a no huddle offense. This is t re m e n ­dous p ressure for even a seasoned q u a r te r ­back, let alone an 18-year-old freshm an with virtually no college football experi­ence. How does Quinn respond? He m a rc h ­es all the way down the field and scores.Yet no one gave him any credit. On the con­trary, they ju s t said how he d idn ’t do any­thing to help get the win.

Fast forward to Purdue, Brady’s first s ta r t and full game. T heir line averaged 26 s ta r ts per player versus our four s ta r ts per player. The result? Brady gets the ta r kicked out of him for the entire game. We had no ru n ­ning game at all, so h e ’s forced to throw 60 times, completing 30 for 300 yards. And he did this while getting hit som ething like 18 times, 14 of which were knockdowns (I don’t rem em ber the exact stats), not to mention he was our leading ru sh e r with almost 50 yards. One hell of a perform ance in my book and the s ta ts book.

Nevertheless, the rep o r te rs and n ew sp a­pers (including our own) all said the sam e

thing: “Different quarte rback , sam e resu lts .” Granted, I was very disappointed in the loss, but 1 was also really excited about Brady Quinn’s perform ance, as well as the fu ture of our young team.

Now go to last weekend. Jo n es’ running game kicks into high gear, taking a huge load off Quinn’s shoulders, we win, and everyone complains tha t Quinn d idn’t throw enough and d idn’t contribute to the win. It ju s t so happens th a t our team was much more w ell-rounded than past games, so Quinn d idn’t have to do everything like he did against Purdue. This is a good thing.

My God, people, ju s t leave the kid alone. He’s done an ex traord inary job so far. Sure, he m akes some rookie mistakes, but we ca n ’t expect him to come out of high school playing like Joe “The Comeback Kid” Montana. Besides, all those edges will be smoothed out soon enough. You know all the talk about the “West Coast offense” everyone is so sick of hearing? Well, Brady is the quintessentia l (no pun intended) West Coast qu a r te rb ack that Coach Willingham has been waiting for.

Sure, give criticism where criticism is due, but it’s equally im portant to give credit w here credit is due. So give the boy some credit.

Dave Welchsenior

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No more altar girls?I was sorry to see the frus­

tra tion expressed in Anna N ussbaum ’s Oct. 10 letter. While this issue is open to legitimate debate, I’d like to offer reasons the Church might decide to disallow female a l ta r servers (which, I should add, they haven’t yet).

The fact is, boys and girls are different. Girls a re na tu ra l volunteers; they jum p in and help w herever needed. I t’s hard to find an a re a of parish ministry th a t isn’t mostly p e r ­formed by women anymore, and more power to them. The unfortunate fallout is tha t re li­gion is often viewed as w om en’s domain. All too com ­mon is the Mass w here the priest is the only prom inent male, looking r a th e r cowed by the overwhelming female presence. Hardly the image of an “a lter Christus” whose example boys may w an t to fol­low.

Having only a l ta r boys p ro ­vides boys a way to serve tha t appeals to them. In parishes where girls serve, they often overtake tha t ministry, while the boys drop out of w hat becomes yet an o the r g irls’ club. Giving the boys a chance to be boys a t church is an opportunity to lea rn from the priest and each o ther about a

faith of heroic sacrifice, a faith worth living and dying for and, yes, a faith even w orth getting up earlier on Sunday for.

Historically, a l ta r serving has been a stepping stone in t ra in ing for the priesthood, and the Church would like to re tu rn to tha t tradition. The results of this were shown by the Arlington, Va. diocese, which has only male a ltar servers , and is now among the top two U.S. dioceses for priestly vocations.

Finally, I’d like to address a misconception the letter seem s to imply. Our culture has m isconstrued gender equality to consist of perfo rm ­ing the sam e tasks. This reflects a demeaning, utilitari­an view of the hum an person. Rather, we should understand th a t while men and women a re intrinsically different, and thus serve Christ in different ways, the Church has always proclaimed their equal dignity. Rem em ber tha t we uphold a w oman as the highest created being (just look on top of the Dome).

Emily Klejeskisophom ore

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Charismatic Clooney excels in latest role

M iles M assey (George Clooney), a sm ooth divorce attorney, trys to fight his attraction to Marylln Rexroth (Catherine Zeta-Jones), a ruthless gold digger.

By JACK WATKINSScene Movie Critic

T h e m o s t a m a z i n g t h i n g a b o u t In to lera b le C ruelty is not how good it is, bu t how bad it could have been. T he film w as o r ig in a l ly s e t to s t a r Hugh G ran t and T ea Leoni, and Joe Dante was originally s la ted to d irec t it. T h en J e r e m y I ro n s a n d H e a th e r L ock lear w e re ta b b e d . Ron H ow ard was briefly in ta lks to d irect.

A fter going th ro u g h v a r io u s o th e r p e r m u t a t i o n s — i n v o l v i n g J u l i a Roberts and Geoffrey W right, am ong o the rs — the final p ro d u c t som ehow e m e rg e d as a Coen B ro th e r s m ovie s t a r r i n g G e o r g e C lo o n e y a n d C ather ine Zeta -Jones .

T h e Coen b r o t h ­e r s , J o e l a n d E t h a n , a r e of c o u r s e t h e d u o r e s p o n s i b l e fo r s o m e o f t h e b e s t f i lm s o f t h e l a s t d e c a d e , i n c l u d i n g Fargo a n d The B ig L e b o w s k i , w h i l e C looney a n d Z e ta - J o n e s hold s im i la r p r e e m i n e n c e am ong m odern sex symbols.

Despite the im pressive assem bly of ta len t in this film, the show belongs to C lo o n e y , w h o h a s s e i z e d t h e o p p o r t u n i t y to c o m p l e t e h is m a k e o v e r a s a m o d e r n - d a y C a ry G r a n t . C l o o n e y ’s M ile s M a s s e y is exac tly th e s o r t of c h a r a c t e r G ra n t played in his com edies — han d so m e, c h a r i s m a t i c , h ig h ly e n e r g e t i c a n d p ro n e to e x a g g e ra te d fac ia l e x p r e s ­

sions and physical humor.M assey is a d ivorce a t to rn e y who

becom es engaged in a complex duel with Marilyn Rexroth (Zeta-Jones) , a beau tifu l and ru th less gold digger. Of c o u r s e , t h e i n e v i t a b l e h i l a r i t y ensues , and the inev itab le sp a rk s fly.

T he Coen B ro the rs did not exactly w rite the sc r ip t — they got on board th e p ro je c t an d r e w r o te it to th e i r ta s te s . It is likely th a t the basic plot o f a r o m a n c e b e t w e e n th e r i v a l s p la y e d by C looney a n d Z e ta - J o n e s was in the orig inal scr ip t , bu t I find it im possib le to believe th a t the f a r ­cical su p p o r t in g c h a ra c te r s a re any ­th ing bu t Coen inventions.

I n c lu d e d h e r e a r e a m a n w ith a s t r a n g e o b s e s s i o n w i th t r a i n s , a s t r a n g e conc ie rge n am ed Heinz, the

B a ro n K ra u s s v o n E sp y , a s e n i o r la w p a r t n e r w h o seem s to have no functioning v i t a l o r g a n s , a n d a n a s t h ­m atic assass in n a m e d W h e e z y J o e . S u c h c h a r a c ­t e r s a l l o w

Clooney to p lay th e s t r a ig h t m an in som e scenes , while being the cut-up with Zeta -Jones .

T h e Coen B r o t h e r s , a lw a y s s t u ­den ts of film history, have also filled th is movie with va r io u s h o m ag es to p a s t w orks. Most obvious, p robably , is the con tinued para l le l ism be tw een C looney a n d G ra n t . F a r m o re s u r ­p r is ing w ere two seq u en ces n e a r the beg in n in g of the film, w hich closely

resem bled scenes from David Lynch’s M u lh o lla n d D rive . Lynch a n d Jo e l C o en t i e d fo r t h e B e s t D i r e c t o r a w a r d a t C a n n e s in 2 0 0 1 fo r M ulho lla n d D rive and The M an Who W a sn ’t T h e r e , r e sp e c t iv e ly , so it is likely th a t Coen w an ted to tip his ha t a t Lynch.

U l t i m a t e l y , t h e m o v ie e x c e l s

b ecau se of its s t a r ’s p e r fo rm a n c e — see ing a m an get b it ten by a poodle is n o t f u n n y , b u t s e e i n g G e o r g e Clooney b it ten by a poodle is h i la r i ­ous, b ecau se he m akes it funny.

Contact Jack Watkins at jwatkinl@ nd.edu

“Intolerable Cruelty”...

D ire c to r : Joel Coen and Ethan Coen W r i te r s : Robert Ramsey, Matthew Stone, John Romano, Joel Coen and Ethan Coen S ta r r in g : George Clooney, Catherine Zeta- Jones, Geoffrey Rush and Billy Bob Thornton

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'The Rundown' trips over its own ambitionsBy ANNIE ROHRSScene Movie Critic

Director Pe te r Berg’s The R undow n p resents poor acting and poor sc r ip t­ing in this combination action/comedy film that, in trying to be both, doesn’t do either genre justice.

Dwayne “The Rock” Jo h n so n plays Beck, a tough guy from Los Angeles

w h o is w o r k i n g o f f d e b t s to h is wealthy boss by doing his dirty work. His d re a m is to own his own re s ta u ­r a n t , b u t be fo re he can a t ta in th a t , Beck has to do one final job. He must t r a v e l to th e B r a z i l i a n j u n g l e s to re tr ieve his boss’ son, Travis, played by Sean William Scott. Travis is seek ­ing a t r e a s u re th a t would m ake him rich and has gotten himself into some trouble he c a n ’t get out of on his own.

It proves to be no easy task for Beck, a s h e is fo i le d a t a l l a n g l e s — by Travis , who h as no d es ire to r e tu r n h o m e , by th e f o r c e s o f n a t u r e , by M a r i a n a ( R o s a r io D a w s o n ) , w h o ’s a f te r the t r e a s u r e for h e r own r e a ­so n s , a n d by H a tc h e r (C h r i s to p h e r W alken), a s la v e -d r iv e r who owns a gold m ine and em ploys eve ry o n e in to w n . Once H a tc h e r d i s c o v e r s t h a t Travis knows how to find this t r e a s ­ure, which is worth a huge fortune, he w o n ’t l e t B eck take Travis w ith­out a fight.

T h e p lo t h a s p o te n t i a l as an a c t i o n m o v ie , b u t fa ils to p an o u t . T h e r e a r e s o m e s t r o n g fight scenes and i n t e r e s t i n g t w i s t s in th e fo rm of j u n g l e r e b e l s , s e x - c r a z e d m o n k e y s a n d h a l lu c in o g e n ic f ru i t . However, they c a n ’t save th e movie from its f o u n d e r in g o n e - l in e r s and misplaced humor. The movie is badly w rit ten , with the d ialogue sw itch ing b e t w e e n e x t r e m e l y s e r i o u s a n d extremely flippant. This clash, m ean t to add comic relief, is only distracting. The d ia lo g u e is u n re a l i s t ic and the a t te m p t to mix in h u m o r w ith h a rd physical action falls short.

The acting in the movie leaves much to be desired, as well. Jo h n so n ’s Beck is s to ic , u n e m o tio n a l and very o n e ­

s id e d , m u c h like a m a c h in e . He is never daun ted by any enemy, r e g a rd ­less of n u m b e r , s ize or w e a p o n . He s in g le -h a n d e d ly b e a ts up the e n t i r e d e fe n s iv e l ine of an NFL te a m and fends off m ultip le a t ta c k e rs wielding guns, knives and whips, for the mostp a r t w i th no w e a p o n of h is ow n .S co tt’s Travis is a cons tan t rem inder of the sa rcastic , wise-ass Stifler from the A m erican Pie movies, a role tha t Scott c a n ’t seem to b reak out of. He

adds much of the c o m e d y to th e f i lm ; h o w e v e r it j u s t d o e s n ’t fitin to th e c o n f l ic tsmoothly. S tifier’s jokes and attitude a r e v e ry o u t o f p la c e in a w ild jungle in which he is runn ing for his life while d e sp e r ­

a te ly s e e k in g a m y s te r io u s h id d e n t rea su re and fighting off Hatcher and his hit men.

While the en tire movie is oppressive­ly flawed, the ending is the biggest let­down. All of the issues a re resolved with a lm o s t r id icu lous ease a f te r so m u ch conflic t an d s t ru g g le , and the conclusion ultimately leaves the aud i­ence w ondering w hat the point was.

By try ing too ha rd to be both, The R undow n fails to successfully take off as e ither an action or comedy film.

Contact Annie Rohrs at arohrs@nd.edu

“The Rundown”

D ire c to r : Peter Berg W r i te r s : RJ. Stewart and James Vanderbilt S ta r r in g : The Rock, Seann William Scott, Christopher Walken and Rosario Dawson

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Beck (The Rock), a hired tough guy from Los Angeles, confronts his prey, Travis (Sean William S cott), In the heart of a Brazilian Jungle.

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Tarantino hits his stride with 'Kill Bill'By C. SPENCER BEGGSScene Movie Critic .

K ill B ill: V o lu m e 1 h a s Q u e n t in T aran tino ’s dirty little f ingerprin ts all over it — the movie plays like a vanity piece. But not tha t t h a t ’s bad, because if t h e r e ’s a d i r e c to r th a t d e se rv e s a vanity piece, it's Taran tino . K ill B ill is the fo u r th fu l l - l e n g th f e a t u r e h e ’s d i rec ted , bu t he h as a l r e a d y e s t a b ­l ish ed h im s e l f a s o n e of th e g r e a t d i r e c to r s of A m e r ic a n c in e m a . And Kill Bill proves to be a tour de force of h is g e n iu s — h is s e l f - r e f e r e n t i a l , t o n g u e - i n - c h e e k genius — but genius nonetheless.

The film is a b o u t a w oman known as T h e B r id e (U m a T h u r m a n ) w h o w a k e s up f ro m being in a coma for four years after she was savagely beaten and left for dead at the a l t a r by a sh a d o w y u n d e rw o r ld kingpin named Bill (David Carradine) and his four-person team of ru th less k i l l e r s , th e D e a d ly V ip e r A ssass in a t io n S quad . T he B ride , or Black Mamba, a co d en am e by which sh e w as o n ce k n o w n , s e t s o u t fo r revenge on h e r fo rm er lover and his d i r t y - d e a l i n g h e n c h w o m e n a n d henchman.

But n e v e r m in d th e p lo t . K ill B ill

i s n ’t too c o n c e rn e d w ith plot; i t ’s a s im p le re v e n g e s to ry told in a very s ty l i z e d way. R e v e n g e is th e on ly m o t i v a t i o n in th e f i lm . At f i r s t it s e e m s odd to w a tc h a film w ith no m o t iv a t io n , b u t t h e r e i n l ies one of T a ran tino ’s annoyingly brilliant flour­ishes: By rem oving the re a so n for a story, he can focus on the telling of it.

K ill B ill is a s a m u ra i movie. Well, i t ’s a s a m u r a i m ovie s e e n th r o u g h American eyes. Taran tino uses a lot of kitsch and cliche in the film, including an extended anim e sequence for one of the c h a ra c te r ’s back stories, which

seem s slightly in s e n s i t iv e a t f i r s t ; by th e end , however, i t ’s a p p a r e n t th a t Taran tino i s n ’t t ry in g to m ake a s a m u ­r a i f i lm , b u t give us a new in te rp re ta t io n of one.

L i k e T a r a n t i n o ’s

o ther fea tu res — Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown — Kill B ill is ex trem ely violent. It has been called th e m o s t v io le n t m ovie e v e r m a d e , which is a d eb a tab le claim, bu t it is certa in ly one of -the most artfully vio­lent.

W h e re T a ra n t in o re a l ly show s off his gen ius is in the beau tifu l ly c o n ­s truc ted fight scenes with the ir p rec i­sion choreography , ar tfu l c inem atog ­

rap h y and ea r th -sh a k in g sound ed i t ­in g . T h e f i g h t e r s m o v e w i th a M a tr ix /C r o u c h in g T iger, H id d e n Dragon su p e rh u m an grace , but unlike the slew of M atrix w annabes . Kill B ill m a n a g e s to r e ta in the d ra m a of the f ig h ts w i th o u t th e p h y s ic a l law s of n a t u r e . T he B ride , th o u g h a f ie rc e w a r r i o r , d o e s g e t h u r t a n d le a v e s open the q u e s t io n w h e th e r sh e will live through the second volume of the film, w h ich will be r e le a s e d in t h e ­

a tre s next February.T a ra n t in o h a s rea l ly h it his s t r id e

with K ill B ill, and he knows it. Every s e c o n d of th e film is d r ip p in g with T a ra n t in o ’s cocky, se lf - r igh teous and d a m n ed a r t is t ic personality . K ill B ill is a te r r i f ic film th a t qu ite perfectly dem o n s tra te s th a t Taran tino is truly a m as te r of his craft.

Contact C. Spencer Beggs at beggs.3@nd.edu

“Kill Bill: Volume 1"

D ire c to r : Quentin Tarantino W r i te r s : Quentin Tarantino and Uma ThurmanS ta r r in g : Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Lucy Liu, Daryl Hannah and Vivica A. Fox

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Preppy kids rock in latest filmBy KATIE WAGNERScene Movie Critic

School o f Rock is a s lightly above- a v e r a g e com edy . It is e n t e r t a i n i n g for p e o p le of all a g e s , b u t l e a d in g a c to r J a c k B la c k ’s over ly d r a m a t i c ac t in g w e a k e n s th e film. T h e child a c t o r s a n d t h e m u s i c a r e t h i s m ovie’s high points.

The movie b eg ins w ith s t ru g g l in g heav y m e ta l g u i t a r i s t D ew ey F in n (B la c k ) g e t t i n g k i c k e d o u t o f h is band due to his on -s tage an tics . This

s h a t t e r s his l i fe long d r e a m of w in ­n i n g t h e b a t t l e o f t h e b a n d s . To m a k e t h i n g s w o r s e , F i n n ’s r o o m ­m a t e ’s o v e r b e a r i n g g i r l f r i e n d d e m a n d s th a t the job less an d broke Finn pay his long overdue re n t . Finn a lm ost gives up on his m usica l a s p i ­ra t io n s un ti l he d isco v e rs a ploy to both pay his r e n t and con tinue p lay ­ing rock.

He ta k e s a ro le as a long -te rm s u b ­s t i tu te a t a p re s t ig io u s p r iv a te e l e ­m e n ta r y sc h o o l , im p e r s o n a t in g his friend and ro o m m ate Ned Schneebly (Mike W hite). D esp ite his s t u d e n t s ’

obsession with acad em ics and a lack of r o c k ’n ro l l b a c k g r o u n d , F in n is d e t e r m i n e d to c o n v in c e th e m t h a t rock is th e m os t im p o r ta n t th in g in th e w o r ld . T h a n k s to h is p a s s io n , s e n s e of h u m o r and m u s ic a l e n t e r ­t a i n i n g a b i l i t y , B la c k t r a n s f o r m s th e se ch i ld re n in to a g ro u p of rock m u s i c i a n s . T h e S t u d e n t s i n i t i a l l y c h a l le n g e F in n ’s lack of sc h o o l in g , b u t e v e n tu a l ly th e y all a p p r e c i a t e a n d s h a r e h is i n te n s e love of rock music.

The d iv e rse p e r s o n a l i t i e s o f ea c h fifth g r a d e s t u ­d e n t m a k e th is m o v ie s e e m v e ry s i m i l a r to a t r u e c l a s s ­ro o m o f n i n e - y e a r -o ld s . Each c h i l d ’s u n i q u e ­n ess of c h a r a c ­t e r b r in g s a lot of h u m o r to the f i lm . M a n y o f t h e s t u d e n t s h av e in c re d ib le m u s ic a l t a l e n t , w hich m ak es the movie very e n t e r ­ta in ing .

A n o th er s t ro n g po in t of the movie w a s t h e h u m o r b r o u g h t by th e u p t i g h t p r i v a t e s c h o o l p r i n c i p a l ’s ( J o a n C usak ) s u r p r i s i n g o b s e s s io n w ith Stevie Nix. B lack ’s ac t in g w as on e o f th i s f i lm ’s w e a k n e s s e s . He w as funny , b u t no t as fu n n y as he w as in Sha llo w Hal.

Also on th e d o w n s id e , th e s p e e d with which Finn w as able to change th e o p in io n s of th e c h i ld r e n a b o u t him was not rea l is t ic . Finn w as too

goofy to be ta k e n seriously. His p a s ­s io n fo r r o c k w a s so o v e r th e top th a t he cou ld h ave b een d iag n o sed as in san e even though he was being s in ce re .

H o w e v e r , t h a t no c h i ld o r o t h e r c h a r a c t e r a c c u s e d h im o f b e in g r i d i c u l o u s fo r h is p a s s i o n a lm o s t m a k e s h i s i n t e n s e l y e m o t i o n a l b eh av io r seem com m endab le .

The overa l l m essage of this film — th a t you sh o u ld a lw ays follow your d r e a m s — w a s s a t i s f y i n g . T h e u n d e r l y i n g m e s s a g e — t h e r e a r e

o t h e r m e a s u r e s o f s u c c e s sb e y o n d e a r n i n g g o o d g r a d e s in s c h o o l — w a s c o n v i n c i n g a n d t h o u g h t - p r o v o k ­ing.

T h e o n e h o u r a n d 48 m i n u t e s of this PG-13 film, r a n very quickly. T h e m o v ie le f t l i t t l e r o o m fo r y a w n i n g . T h e

sch o o l s c e n e s w e re in te r e s t in g and v e ry a n im a te d , t h a n k s to the child a c t o r s . T h e r o c k ’n ro l l s h o w s p ic ­tu r e d w ere qu ite colorful and excit­ing.

This film is ce r ta in ly w orth seeing, espec ia lly if you a re a fan of classic h e a v y m e ta l m u s ic , as long as you d o n ’t m in d h e a r i n g a few c h e e s y lines and see in g a com edic p e r fo rm ­ance by Jack Black th a t is less than his best.

Contact Katie Wager at kwagner@nd.eduDewey Finn (Jack Black) tries to p ass on his love and knowledge of rock’n roll music to the kids In his fifth grade c la ss at a prestigious, preppy school.

“School of Rock”

D ire c to r : Richard Linklater W rite r : Mike WhiteS ta r r in g : Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White, Sarah Silverman, Joey Gaydos , Maryam Hassan, Kevin Clark and Rebecca Brown

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Uma Thurman and Lucy Liu se ttle their differences over a sword duel In director Quentin Tarantino’s fourth feature effort, a stylized samurai revenge film.

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Wakefield confuses Yankees, leads Red Sox to winAssociated Press •

BOSTON — No fists , j u s t knucklers.

Tim Wakefield and the Boston Red Sox won this duel with a baf­fling pitch that floated and flut­tered past the New York Yankees in a 3-2 win Monday night that knotted the AL cham p io n sh ip series at two games apiece.

Todd Walker and Trot Nixon h it so lo h o m e rs for B o s to n ’s struggling offense, and pinch-hit- ter Jason Varitek had a key RBI grounder in the seventh, speed­ing to f i r s t to j u s t avo id an inning-ending double play.

Most significantly, there were no more fights between the old foes.

“I think it was kind of good to let everybody calm down,” Nixon said. “I think we all disrespected the game the other night."

After a one-day break caused by a rainout, there was none of the brawling that marred Game 3 on Saturday. Relying on base­b a l l ’s m os t m y s te r io u s p itch , Wakefield beat Mike Mussina for the second time in the series , w h ich now m u s t r e t u r n to Yankee Stadium later this week.

“Being ra ined out yes te rday got everybody cooled dow n," Wakefield said.

Until the n in th , New Y ork’s only run came home on Derek Jeter’s fifth-inning double that hit th i rd b a s e . But a f t e r Sco tt W il l iam so n s t r u c k ou t Nick Johnson leading off the ninth, pinch-hitter Ruben Sierra closed New York within a ru n with a homer, ending a streak of 19 1-3 s h u to u t in n in g s fo r B o s to n ’s much-maligned bullpen.

Williamson, who had relieved Mike Timlin to s ta r t the inning, then s truck out David Dellucci and Alfonso Soriano to earn the save.

“It w as n ice to h av e a nice

clean game for baseball fans,” Varitek said.

The series continues at Fenway P ark on Tuesday, originally a travel day. David Wells pitches for New York a g a in s t D erek Lowe in Game 5.

After S unday’s ra inou t, fans had a festive time on the warm au tum n night, booing Yankees c a t c h e r J o rg e P o sa d a , who s c r e a m e d S a tu rd a y a t P ed ro Martinez after the Boston pitcher hit Karim Garcia with a pitch. Posada w en t 0-for-4 with two strikeouts, leaving seven runners on base.

They also chanted “We w ant Nelson," a reference to New York reliever Jeff Nelson, involved in Saturday’s ninth-inning bullpen scuffle. Nelson entered to boos in th e e ig h th j u s t a f t e r Felix Heredia hit Walker in the shoul­der. There was no hint of trouble on th is one — W a lk e r w e n t directly to first base and said he wasn’t upset.

Still, there was at least one dis­pu te — bu t even th en , it was resolved quickly and civilly.

A fte r N e ls o n ’s f i r s t p i tch , Boston m a n a g e r Grady Little came out to talk to the umpires, who then checked the pitcher’s belt and glove. But they didn’t find anything against the rules.

“We had some indication that we saw a little som eth ing out th e r e ,” Little said. “We d id n ’t know.”

Nelson d idn’t mind, saying it probably was in retaliation for New York a sk in g u m p ire s to check Timlin in the opener.

“His ball moves a lot, my ball moves a lot. It didn’t bother me,” Nelson said.

There was extra security in the Yankees bullpen following the G ame 3 fight t h a t involved a m e m b e r of B o s to n ’s g ro u n d s crew. There was a police officer stationed there from the start of

th e g am e M onday and no grounds crew personnel.

But the focus in this one was on the starters.

Wakefield improved to 4-0 in LCS play — he w e n t 2-0 for P i t t s b u rg h in 1992 a g a in s t A tlan ta . His e ig h t s t r ik e o u ts matched his season high, and he allowed just five hits.

“I th ink it had a little m ore depth tonight,” Wakefield said. “It was moving quite a bit in New York, but it didn’t have as much depth as it did today."

While the Yankees had runners in four of the first five innings, Wakefield pitched out of trouble, holding New York to l-for-8 with runners in scoring position and leaving the bases loaded in the fifth, w hen P osada ended the inning with a flyout. Wakefield then struck out the side in the sixth and retired the side in the seventh on four pitches.

“H e ’s very u n p r e d i c t a b l e , ” Posada said. “It’s a pitch that he never knows what it’s going to do. The ca tche r d o esn ’t know what it’s going to do.”

While Boston’s staff has been led by Martinez in recent years, Wakefield has taken the lead against New York.

“Outstanding,” Martinez said. “He’s our ace right now.”

Wakefield threw 11 of 20 pitch­es for balls in the first. After Soriano walked leading off and Jeter singled, Jason Giambi hit a scorcher to first that was caught by Kevin Millar, who doubled up Je te r . After a w a lk to B ernie Williams, Posada took a called third strike.

“I got lucky enough that Kevin Millar was standing on the right spot,” Wakefield said.

Boston’s offense, which led the major leagues during the regular s e a so n , h a s no t sc o re d m ore than five runs in any postseason game. But the Red Sox made due

with Walker’s homer leading off the fourth, Nixon’s starting the fifth and Varitek’s RBI in the sev­enth.

Walker’s homer was his fifth of the season, a record for Boston players.

“I’m m ore focused now than I’ve ever been in my life because you’re battling every at-bat, and more specifically, every pitch,” Walker said.

Varitek — just 2-for-36 against Mussina — didn’t hit the ball as far, but his run made the differ­ence. With one out in the seventh and the bases loaded following an in te n t io n a l w a lk to Bill Mueller, he grounded to Jeter,

who made a nice pickup at short­stop. Jeter threw to Soriano for the force, but Varitek just legged it out.

“I thought tha t was the most im p o r ta n t p lay of th e g a m e ,” Little said.

M u ss in a h a s a l lo w ed five homers in the two starts against Boston, is 0-3 in this year’s play­offs and is winless in his last six p o s t s e a s o n s t a r t s . He looked frustrated after the game.

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D illon returns to practice MondayAssociated Press

CINCINNATI — Bengals run- ning back Corey Dillon returned to practice Monday after missing C inc inna ti’s la s t gam e with a strained groin.

Dillon has been limited to one complete game this season. He hyperextended a knee in a pileup in Oakland in the second week of the season and strained his groin a week later.

He s ta r ted against Cleveland on Sept. 28, but had to leave the gam e because he couldn’t cut. Coach Marvin Lewis then rested him during a loss at Buffalo, and Dillon didn’t work out last week as the team was off.

Lewis said it was too early to tell whether Dillon will be avail­ab le to p lay S u n d a y a g a in s t Baltimore.

“Everything looked fine,” Lewis said. “Everybody worked today. It was good to have Corey out there.”

Dillon took handoffs, caught passes and ran some agility drills during the brief time that prac­tice was open to the media.

“He did some things,” backup Rudi Johnson said. “He didn’t do e v e ry th in g , b u t w h a t he did looked good.”

Dillon d e c l in e d to ta lk to reporters after practice.McNabb fights through Injury

PHILADELPHIA — D onovan McNabb will remain the Eagles’ s tarting qu ar te rb ack despite a spra ined right thum b th a t has limited his effectiveness.

“He’s working through the pain of t h a t and sh o u ld be f in e ,” coach Andy Reid said Monday.

McNabb struggled Sunday in a loss to Dallas, often overthrowing his targets. He was ll-for-26 for 126 yards, his lowest total in a mediocre season.

McNabb, who was hurt Sept. 29 against Buffalo, played with wrapping around his thumb that extended to his wrist.

“It’s not an injury he can’t play with,” Reid said.Culpepper back as starter

EDEN PRAIRIE, M inn. — Minnesota quarte rback Daunte C u lp e p p e r will r e tu r n to the s t a r t in g l in eu p th is w e e k e n d when the Vikings host Denver.

Culpepper missed the Vikings’ previous two games after break­ing three small bones — and p a r­tially fracturing a fourth — in his lower back Sept. 21 at Detroit.

Gus F r e r o t t e s t a r t e d in Culpepper’s place in Minnesota’s wins over San F ran c isco and A t la n ta . C u lp ep p e r , who returned to practice Monday, got an ex tra week of rest because the Vikings were idle this past weekend.

“He’s good to go,” coach Mike Tice said Monday. “He ju m p s right back in. He’s the No. 1. Gus is back to being No. 2.”Brunell to have surgery

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — J a g u a r s q u a r t e r b a c k M ark Brunell had surgery Monday on his left elbow and will be out at least a few weeks.

The surgery was done to allevi­a te sw ell ing on his th ro w in g elbow. Coach Jack Del Rio said Monday it would be at least two or th ree weeks before Brunell could throw again.

Brunell was injured Sept. 21 when he slid on the artificial turf in Indianapolis. An abrasion on

the elbow needed five stitches.Byron Leftw ich s t a r t e d his

third straight game in Brunell’s p lace S unday a g a in s t Miami. Leftwich was backed up by David Garrard, and Del Rio said he did­n ’t plan a roster move to acquire a third quarterback.

Pennington could return soonHEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Je ts

coach H e rm a n E d w ard s said M onday th e r e is a “50-50" c h a n c e q u a r t e r b a c k Chad Pennington will start against the Philadelphia Eagles on Oct. 26.

Pennington, out since the pre­season with a broken and dislo­cated left wrist, will begin doing team drills this week at practice wearing a red, noncontact jersey. Edwards said there is no chance P en n in g to n will s t a r t Sunday against Houston.

E d w ard s said he will m ake that decision later this week, and also is trying to decide whether to make Pennington the backup before he s tarts a game. As of M onday, P e n n in g to n has not been cleared to play.Gold out for season

DENVER — Denver linebacker Ian Gold will miss the rest of the season after tearing the anterior c ruc ia te l igam ent in his right knee.

Gold was injured in the first q u a r te r of Denver’s 17-14 win Sunday against Pittsburgh while covering a punt. Broncos coach Mike S h an ah an said Gold will have surgery after the swelling goes down, probably in a week or two.

“It’s really tough,” Shanahan said Monday. “Any time you lose not only a g rea t player, but a great leader and a great person, it’s always tough.”

A hard hitter and one of the fastest linebackers in the league, Gold w en t to the Pro Bowl in 2001, his second season , and replaced Bill Romanowski as a s tarter at outside linebacker last year.

Gold was second on the team in tackles with 166 last season and he entered Sunday’s game with 39, second to A1 Wilson’s 48. He also has two in terceptions this year, including one for a 12- yard touchdown in the opener against Cincinnati.

“It's about as tough as it gets," defensive end Trevor Pryce said. “It’s always tough when you lose somebody who plays hard and leaves everything on the line.”

Moulds could return this weekORCHARD PARK, N.Y. —

Buffalo re c e iv e r Eric Moulds could r e tu r n to p ra c t ic e this week after missing the Bills’ 30-3 loss to th e New York Je ts because of a strained groin.

Moulds didn’t practice all last week but said Monday tha t he feels “a lot better.”

Coach G regg W illiam s was cautious about Moulds’ return.

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M oulds, B uffa lo ’s lead in g receiver, was hurt when he fell awkwardly after making a catch that helped set up the Bills’ win­ning drive in a 22-16 victory over Cincinnati on Oct. 5.

The Bills sorely missed him last w eekend w hen they m anaged only 193 total yards. Backups Bobby Shaw and Josh Reed com­bined for 100 yards receiving.

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Three Redskin players out with injuries

ASHBURN, Va. — W a s h in g to n Redskins tight end Robert Royal has a broken bone in his r ight hip and will miss at least six weeks.

Running back Trung Canidate and co rn e rb a ck F red Smoot also could miss nex t w e e k ’s gam e a t Buffalo. Canidate has a severe ankle sprain, while Smoot sprained his shoulder in Sunday’s 35-13 loss to Tampa Bay.

Royal was injured trying to block Sim eon Rice. Rice got p a s t Royal, knocked the ball away from q uar te r ­back Patrick Ramsey and recovered the fumble to end Washington’s open­ing drive. It was the first of Rice’s four sacks in the game.

“It w as k ind of a f luke in ju r y ,” coach Steve S pu rr ie r said Monday. “He got all twisted around somehow.”

S p u r r ie r sa id Royal could go on in ju r e d r e s e r v e fo r th e s e c o n d straight year. Royal was out last sea­son w h ile rehab il i ta t ing a sp ra in e d ankle.

Army coach Todd Berry fired over losing record

WEST POINT, N.Y. — Army coach Todd Berry was fired Monday after compiling a 5-35 reco rd over four years.

“The Corp of Cadets and the fans of Army football deserve a competitive program that is representative of this g r e a t i n s t i t u t i o n , ” s a id Lt. Gen. William Lennox Jr., superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy.

Army (0-6) has ju s t one win in its last 17 games and a school-record 12 losses in a row. The Black Knights are averaging 63.8 yards rushing per game to rank last in the nation and a re the only team averaging under two yards per carry.

South Florida, playing its inaugural C onference USA gam e las t m onth , s h u t o u t A rm y 2 8 -0 a t M ichie Stadium, m arking the first time the Black Knights had been blanked at home since 1981.

John Mumford, who served as the team ’s defensive line coach the past

four s e a s o n s , w as n a m e d in te r im coach.OSU lin eb ack er R eynolds suspended for choking

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio S ta te linebacker Robert Reynolds was sus­pended one gam e Monday for j a m ­ming his fingers into the th ro a t of Wisconsin quarterback Jim Sorgi and choking him.

R e y n o ld s w il l m iss th e e ig h th - ranked Buckeyes’ homecoming game Saturday against No. 9 Iowa at Ohio Stadium, coach Jim Tressel said.

Sorgi said he had difficulty talking and breathing after the injury in the th ird q u a r te r of W isconsin ’s 17-10 win Saturday night. He said he could­n ’t bark out the signals loud enough to be h e a r d by th e o th e r p lay e rs , keeping him from going back into the game.

R e y n o ld s i s s u e d a s t a t e m e n t Su n d ay n ig h t th ro u g h Ohio S ta te , s a y in g t h a t he h a d a p o lo g ized to Sorgi and W iscons in coach B arry Alvarez.

Angry Big East sues Boston CollegeSuit also filed against four ACC officials

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HARTFORD, Conn. — Officials from four Big East football schools approved a l a w s u i t M o n d ay a g a in s t Boston College, its athletic d irector and four Atlantic Coast Conference officials, s t a t e A t to rn e y G e n e ra l Richard Blumenthal said.

T h e su i t , to be filed Tuesday in Vernon Superior Court, alleges that the ACC a n d B oston College c o n ­sp ired to w eak en the Big E as t . B o s to n C ollege announced Sunday th a t it would follow the University of Miami and Virginia Tech,

which a re leaving the Big East to join the ACC.

“We just got off a confer­ence call,” Blumenthal said early Monday evening. “All the presidents have author­ized this lawsuit.”

T he su it n a m e s Boston College a th le t ic d i r e c to r G ene D eF il ip p o , ACC C o m m is s io n e r J o h n Swofford , ACC P re s id e n t Carolyn Callahan, ACC Vice President Donn W ard and ACC Treasurer Cecil Huey, Blumenthal said.

C o n n e c t ic u t , R u tg e r s , P i t t s b u r g h a n d W est Virginia already are suing Miami. A judge last week

th re w out a case a g a in s t the ACC on ju r isd ic t io n a l grounds.

“I suspect the sam e will happen to those of us who, by v irtue of ou r ro ta t ion , h a p p e n to be o f f i c e r s , ” Ward said. “And I suspect the people of Connecticut want their attorney general to chase far m ore im p o r­tant issues.”

The case against the ACC w as th ro w n ou t b e c a u se attorneys could not prove the conference did enough business in Connecticut to w a r r a n t a s t a t e su it . By suing the conference direc­tors as individuals, Big East

schools hope they can get a r o u n d th e j u r i s d i c t i o n issue.

“We a re not requ ired to show they a re transacting business,” Blumenthal said. “If they have violated the la w a n d h a v e d a m a g e d Connecticut or its citizens, they can be sued.”

M essages seek in g co m ­m e n t w e r e le f t a t th e h o m es an d offices of the o th e r school and c o n fe r ­ence officials. Hugh Keefe, an attorney who represent­ed the ACC, did not re turn a page.

Miami and Virginia Tech join the ACC next year.

Boston College runs the ball playing against the University of Connecticut this past Septem ber. Big East offi­c ia ls are suing Boston College and Atlantic Coast Conference officials a conference change agreem ent.

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Irish hope to rebound against VikingsByJUSTIN SCHUVERAssociate Sports Editor

A trip across the s ta te b o r ­der might be ju s t w h a t Notre Dame needs to rebound from a d isappoin ting conference loss last weekend

The Irish (7-2-3, 3-2-1 in the Big East) travel to Ohio to face the Vikings of Cleveland State in a non -conference m atchup to n ig h t . N o t r e D a m e ’s l a s t game was a disappointing 5-2 loss at home to Big East-oppo­nent and No. 25 Rutgers.

D esp ite his t e a m ’s d e fe a t , I r i sh c o a c h B obby C la rk is keeping a positive outlook on things.

“Realistically, you 're going to lose a few gam es each y ea r ,” he said. "I’ve always said tha t winning is a habit and losing is a habit. You ju s t don’t want to get in the habit of losing."

The Irish can take some pos­i t ives o u t o f th e loss to th e Scarlet Knights. F reshm an Ian Etherington, who has provided solid play all year, finally got r e w a rd e d for his h a r d w o rk with the first goal of his Irish c a re e r . S e n io r c a p t a in G reg Martin had the o ther tally for the Irish.

Notre D am e cam e in to th e Rutgers gam e ra n k ed fifth in the nation but figures to fall a little when the new polls come out. Ju s t the s am e , however, the Irish a re on the na t io n a l

ra d a r , and i t ’s im p o r ta n t for the team to bounce back right away.

“T he n ice th in g is t h a t we don ’t have to wait too long to sh o w th a t w e ’re s ti l l a very good team ,” Clark said. “If we h ad to w a i t a w eek or so to play again, tha t would be kind of annoying.

“T h a t ’s one of the positives of o u r s i tu a t io n , an d I th ink the boys a re looking forw ard to this gam e.”

Cleveland State (6-7) comes into tonight’s game on its own dow nw ard swing. The Vikings are currently mired in a four- gam e losing s t reak , including tw o c o n s e c u t i v e s h u t o u t s . Their last game was a 2-0 loss at home to Marshall Thursday.

By far, the offensive lead e r fo r t h e V ik in g s is S t e p h e n Ademolu. The ju n io r forw ard from Windsor, Ont., leads the team with 23 points (10 goals a n d th r e e a s s i s t s ) . F o rw a rd S p e n c e r Lappin is second on the team with 14 points (five goals and four assists).

In goal, the Vikings r o ta te the trio of freshman Josh Cain a n d j u n i o r s S c o t t D eitz an d Amir Kettani. Kettani has the m o s t s t a r t s , w i th n in e , b u t Cain has a better goals-against average (Cain has a 1.94 GAA to Kettani’s 2.11).

T h e V ik ings h a v e ro u g h ly m atched their opponents goal- for-goal this season, scoring 24 goals while giving up 27. They

have been out shot 185-142 in 13 games this year.

Despite the fact the Vikings a r e a n o n -c o n fe re n c e o p p o ­n e n t , C lark does no t be lieve his team will lighten up on its intensity.

“ I th ink w e ’ll be very solid T u e s d a y n i g h t , ” he s a i d . “Anytime you’re coming off a

lo s s , you h a v e to r e g r o u p . We’ve got to win all the games we can.

“T h e r e w il l o n ly be o n e league champion, and we have to be very conscious of a t-large bids (for the postseason NCAA tournam ent] and get as good a record as possible.”

The Cleveland State game is

the f irs t in a four-gam e road trip in which the Irish will play th ree Big East matches. After fa c in g th e V ikings, th e Irish will travel to Storrs , Conn. to m e e t C o n n e c t i c u t S a tu r d a y night.

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CHIP MARKSZThe O bserver

Notre Dame’s Justin Better keeps the ball away from an Akron defender In a gam e earlier this season . The Irish travel to play Cleveland S ta te In hopes of rebounding after losing to Rutgers 5- 2 at home last weekend. The Irish are ranked No. 5 In the nation.

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SMC S o c c e r

Winless Adrian gives Belles unexpected testSaint Mary's gains eighth win of season

By JOE HETTLERSports Editor

It w a s n ’t the kind of g am e S a in t M a ry ’s e x p e c te d from lowly Adrian.

T h e B e l le s p l a y e d s o l id d e f e n s e a n d r e c o r d e d t h e i r fifth shu tout of the year in a 2- 0 w in S a t u r d a y , b u t th e y c o u ld n ’t do m in a te A dr ian (0- 12, 0-8 in the MIAA) the way they did w hen the team s first m e t las t m onth . Sa in t M ary ’s won th a t game 7-0.

“We p lay ed a s t ro n g g am e d e f e n s iv e ly b u t c o u ld n o t develop our rhythm within our a t t a c k , ” B e lle s c o a c h P e t e r H a r in g s a id . “We h a d so m e good opportunities but were a t a d s lo w to th e b a l l w h i le going to goal.”

T h e B e l le s a l s o lo s t tw o p la y e r s for t h e i r n e x t gam e against rival Hope — one to a red card and ano ther to injury.

S o p h o m o r e d e f e n d e r S han n o n C ulbertson received a red card in the 72nd minute on a ha rd tackle of an Adrian p la y e r . T h e c a r d w il l k e e p C u lb e r tso n ou t of th e t e a m ’s Saturday game against Hope.

S en io r s t r ik e r W endy Irvin in ju red h e r ank le d u r in g the b eg in n in g of the se c o n d h a l f and could no t r e tu r n . She is listed as out for next week, as well.

S a in t M a r y ’s g o t o n th e s c o r e b o a r d w h e n f r e s h m a n

Colleen Courtney fired a long ch ip sh o t from 35 y a rd s out over the goa lkeeper’s head for a n u n a s s i s t e d s c o r e in th e 35 th m inu te . It w as the f irst goal of C o u r tn e y ’s co lleg ia te career.

F e l lo w f r e s h m a n C a ro ly n Logan added the Belles second goal in the 68th minute, when she stole an A drian pass and raced down the field to put the b a l l p a s t th e g o a l t e n d e r for a n o t h e r u n a s s i s t e d sc o re — L ogan’s fifth goal of the s e a ­son.

The win puts the Belles a t 8-2 -2 on th e s e a s o n a n d in to s o le p o s s e s s i o n o f s e c o n d p lace in the MIAA stand ings , tw o p o i n t s b e h i n d l e a d e r Hope. The Flying Dutch are 7- 1 in c o n f e r e n c e p lay , c o m ­p a r e d to t h e B e l le s 5 -1 -2 m ark . The Belles will have a c h a n c e to knock dow n Hope this weekend, but they will do so w ithou t two of th e ir p lay­ers.

“We h a v e a b ig m a tc h a g a in s t Hope n e x t S a tu rd ay , a n d I will h av e to go to th e d ra w in g b o a rd and dev ise a p la n to solve th e key lo sses t h a t w e to o k [ S a t u r d a y ] , " H a r i n g s a id . “T h is c o m in g w e e k w il l be a t e s t o f th i s t e a m ’s m e n ta l s t r e n g t h a n d th e ir ability to come toge ther to co n tinue w ith ou r success thus far.”

T h e g a m e is a t h o m e a n d s ta r ts a t 10 a.m.

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Champscontinued from page 20

have struggled in athletics for much of the last few years. But the golf te am ’s success, along w ith th e s u c c e s s of se v e ra l o ther sports , is beginning to put the College on the map.

By JUSTIN SCHUVERAssociate Sports Editor

T h e B e lle s go t a p a i r of much-needed wins this week­end on the ro ad a t the Tri- State University Triangular.

Saint M ary’s (14-10, 2-7 in MIAA) d e fe a te d h o s t school Tri-State University Saturday with a score of 36-34, 30-24, 3 0 -2 7 . T h e B e lle s l a t e r k n o c k e d off U n iv e rs i ty of Michigan - D earbo rn by the score of 30-28, 30-24, 29-31, 3 0 -1 8 to w in th e T r i -S ta te Triangular.

“During the whole day, I was happy with how our p layers maintained their poise,” coach J u l ie S c h r o e d e r - B ie k sa id . “The officiating was not some of the best w e ’ve ever seen, b u t we w ere able to control the things we had to control to win.”

One of the factors contribut­ing to the Belles’ tournam ent victory was a newfound offen­sive production by the middle a t t a c k . M idd le h i t t e r E lise Rupright led the team with 12 kills a g a in s t T r i -S ta te , and m iddle h i t te r Shelly B ender contributed 10 kills to the win over UMD.

“Saint Mary’s is near the pin­nacle of academics; it’s always ra n k ed high in the Midwest. And so the next logical step to increase its value in the coun­try w as a th le t ic s ,” Hamilton said.

T h e B elles will now ta k e some time off and begin team practice again in February. The te a m p la n s to t r a v e l to

The team continued to get its usual production from out­side hitter Kristen Playko, as well, with the f reshm an col­lec t ing 18 kills and 19 digs against UMD and 11 kills and 15 d ig s a g a i n s t T r i - S t a t e . Classmate Ann Cusack had a solid day at the defensive spe­cialist position, collecting 42 total digs in the two matches.

T h e Belles c a m e in to th e T r ian g u la r on a th re e -g a m e losing s t r e a k , inc luding two conference losses. The wins Saturday came at a time when the team needed a momentum

Pinehurs t on spring b reak to face some of the best teams in th e n a t io n . Until th e n , Ham ilton said the team will work out individually and pre­pare to take aim at the Division III national title next year.

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of change.“It was a real good boost for

us to w in th i s t h i n g , ” Schroeder-Biek said. “I think w e rea lly p layed good team vo lleyba ll . T h e te a m rea lly talked a lot better.

“We need that kind of com­m u n i c a t i o n g o in g in to th e home stretch. We’re too good of a team to be where we are in the c o n fe ren ce s tan d in g s right now.”

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Belles bounce back with wins

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C lub S p o r t s

Water polo team finishes 2nd at NorthwesternSpecial to T h e O bserver

The m e n ’s w a te r polo club traveled to N or thw es te rn this weekend for its final tune-up b e fo re t h e C o n f e r e n c e C ham pionships he ld a t Notre Dame Oct. 25-26 . P laying in the ir th ird t o u r n a m e n t in as many w eeks, th e I r ish m ad e full use of their deep bench to succeed over the weekend.

In t h e i r f i r s t g a m e o f th e weekend, the Irish faced a stiff challenge from No. 7 Indiana. The solid play of goalies Scott T a g w e r k e r a n d D ev l in M cC orm ick f r u s t r a t e d th e l l o o s i e r s h o o t e r s a l l g a m e long, while John Penilla’s four g o a ls led t h e I r i s h to an impressive 12-8 upset victory. F o l lo w in g th e b ig w in , th e strong play of the Irish contin­u ed a g a i n s t a s o l id Io w a squad. Despite poor shooting which plagued the team d u r ­ing the en tire gam e, the Irish pulled out a close 9-7 victory t h a n k s to a d o m i n a t i n g de fen se e f fo r t by s e n io r Jay Deimel.

In th e i r th i r d g a m e o f th e day, th e I r i s h o v e r p o w e r e d Miami th a n k s to im p re s s iv e play from the u n d e rc la ssm e n of the team. Sophomore Ryan Downey and freshm en George lleidkamp and John Kelly each netted goals as the Irish came away with an easy 10-3 win. The game left the Irish u n d e ­feated in pool play, qualifying th e m for th e c h a m p i o n s h i p game on Sunday against No. 5 Michigan State. Unfortunately, the Irish could no t solve the steady Michigan State defense and s t ru g g led offensively all

g am e long . D esp ite a n o th e r s t ro n g d e fen s iv e e f fo r t from McCormick and Tagwerker, the Irish were overpowered in a 9- 3 loss.

T h e s t r o n g s e c o n d - p l a c e s h o w in g s h o u ld p ro v id e the Irish with m om entum heading in to t h e C o n f e r e n c e C h a m p i o n s h i p s , a t Rolfs A q u a t ic s , Oct. 2 4 -2 6 , w h e re the team will a ttem pt to quali­fy fo r N a t io n a l s h o s t e d by Texas A&M.W omen's Ice Hockey

The women's ice hockey club traveled out of the CCWHA this w e e k e n d to face a p o w erfu l Robert Morris College squad in C hicago . In F r id a y ’s ac t io n , th e I r i sh h a d a to u g h g am e a n d fell 10 -1 , w ith th e only Irish goal coming with 3 m in­utes, 40 seconds rem aining in the first period. Lizzy Coghill s c o r e d w i th a s s i s t s f ro m A n n e m a r i e K e n n e d y a n d Emmy Venechuk.

On Saturday, the Irish fell in a v e ry t i g h t r e m a t c h , 2 -1 . Two s t a r t e r s r e tu rn e d to the line-up — center Megan Mattia and defensem an Tori Blainey. The Irish fell behind early in the first period but knotted the score a t one on a pow er play g o a l by s o p h o m o r e J a c k y Kehler on a pass from Blainey. D espite som e a m a z in g saves by A n n e W e n g e r in g o a l , R obert M orris sco red la te in th e t h i r d p e r io d to ice th e game.W omen's Field Hockey

T h e w o m e n ’s f ie ld h o ck ey club co n t in u ed its successfu l fall campaign with a 7-0 victo­ry o v e r t h e U n iv e r s i ty of

C h icag o S a t u r d a y a t R ieh le F ields. F re s h m e n a c c o u n te d fo r a l l t h e I r i s h s c o r i n g as Mary Davis and Kaitlin Moran scored th ree goals each, with Rebecca Mosca completing the s c o r in g . Molly Fox, A lisa F in e l l i and K a tie B u t le r all recorded assists for the Irish.

Last week, the Irish opened fall p lay in C o lum bus, Ohio. The Irish tied In d ian a 1-1 in the d a y ’s f i r s t a c t io n . Davis sco red for Notre Dame, with an assist from Butler.

T he I r ish n ex t s q u a r e d off with host Ohio State and domi­n a ted the Buckeyes 3-0. Fox fired home the first goal, and M oran th en sco red a p a i r of goals.

T h e f in a l g a m e w a s a rem atch with Indiana to de te r ­mine the to u rn am en t cham pi­on. Like the f irs t en co u n te r , this match also ended in a 1-1 t ie . B u t le r s c o r e d th e I r i s h g o a l , a s s i s t e d by R e b e c c a Mosca.

EquestrianThe Notre Dame/Saint Mary’s

E q u e s t r i a n c lu b c la im e d Reserve High Point honors at both S a tu rd a y ’s and S u n d ay ’s s h o w s a t St. M a r y ’s o f th e Woods College in Terra Haute, Ind.

Scoring points in the follow­ing events were: in term edia te j u m p A, J u l i a B u rk e , 2 n d ; in te rm edia te jum p B, Liz Bell 2 n d , C h e l s e a B ro w n 5 th ; novice ju m p A, L a u re n Ball, 2nd , novice j u m p B, A n d re a O l iv e r io , 1 s t ; o p e n f l a t B, K e lsey O s tb e r g , 1 s t , C la i r e F re e m a n , 3 rd ; i n t e r m e d ia t e flat A, Bell, 6th; in te rm ed ia te

f l a t B, J u l i a B u r k e , 3 r d , Brown, 6th; novice flat A, Ball 2 n d , C a t h e r i n e L in n , 6 th , nov ice f la t b, O liver io , 2nd ; a d v a n c e d w a l k - t r o t - c a n t e r , Kristen LaSota, 1st and Lauren Croall, 6th. The Irish finished with 32 points, finishing s e c ­ond to Purdue.

On S u n d a y , K a t ie B a r o n , F re e m and O s tb e rg f in ish ed 1 s t , 3 rd a n d 4 th in o p e n fences; Brown, 6th in in te rm e­diate fences, and Oliverio and Ball 1st a n d 6 th in n o v ic e fences. In the flat competition. F re e m a n and Baron fin ished 4 th a n d 6 th in o p e n , B u rk e a n d B ro w n 2 n d a n d 4 th in in term edia te and Oliverio, Ball an d Katy Ryan, 1st, 4 th and 6 th in n ov ice . In w a lk - t ro t - cantor, LaSota took 3rd, with Croall and M arta Ascadi e a rn ­ing 4th in separa te classes.

U ltim ate FrlsbeeThe m e n ’s and w om en’s ulti­

m ate frisbee squads competed a t St. O la f ’s A n n u a l ex i t 69 T o u r n a m e n t a t th e N a t io n a l S p o r t s C o m p le x in B la in e , M inn , l a s t w e e k e n d . T h e m e n ’s field of 29 te a m s w as highlighted by the presence of t h r e e n a t i o n a l p o w e r s — C o lo ra d o , C a r le to n a n d th e re ign ing na t io n a l cham pions , Wisconsin.

T h e Irish en te red Pool Play r a n k e d fo u r th in t h e i r pool, a n d p ro c e e d e d to sw e e p St. Olaf, 13-8, Northwestern, 13-7 and a s tunning 13-10 win over C a r l e to n . T h e I r i s h t h e n defea ted S teven’s Point 13-11 in th e P r e q u a r t e r s , th e University of Chicago 13-5 in the quarterf ina ls and Madison X in the sem ifinals 13-10. In the finals, the Irish fell to the o t h e r W is c o n s in s q u a d , Madison Y, by a final count of 13-5.

Stanford Hall jun io r Matthew S u l l iv a n w a s d o m i n a n t on defense dom inance as he ta l ­lied 15 d e fen s iv e s to p s over the weekend. Off-campus se n ­io r s S e a n O ’N e il l , Tom B em ille r and David Hoffm an s p e a r h e a d e d th e o f f e n s e , which peaked in the semifinals as Notre Dame only tu rned the d isc o v e r o n ce on o f fen s iv e points for a score.

The w om en’s squad also had a f in e s h o w in g as it p la c e d th ird in the event. The Irish

o p e n e d w i th w in s o v e r St. B e n ’s, 13-2 and M a c a le s te r , 10-7, before dropping a game to Train Wreck, 13-5. In the quarterfinals , the Irish defeat­ed t h e M a d is o n c lu b , Hufflepuff, 10-7, before d ro p ­ping the sem ifinals to pow er­house Carleton, 13-1.

S e n io r c o - c a p t a i n N aom i C ordell a n d c la s s m a te Katie Twidwell sparked the team on o f f e n s e a n d d e f e n s e . S a in t M a r y ’s s o p h o m o r e A m a n d a S ch ram m w as o u ts tan d in g in m ak in g the t r a n s i t io n to the h a n d le r p o s i t io n . F re s h m a n Rachel Meeks cau g h t severa l scores in her first outing.

“T h e t e a m s te p p e d up the level o f in te n s i ty an d pulled out som e close m a tc h e s ,” co­c a p ta in J ill D a u g h e r ty sa id . “We a re s ta r t ing to gel offen­sively and gain a lot of confi­dence .”

SailingT w e n ty s a i l o r s f ro m th e

Notre Dame sailing club com­p e te d in t h r e e r e g a t t a s la s t weekend in a flurry of activity. S e th O’D o nne ll , K atie Bush, Dave H a rm o n , Liz Shelleby , K a te K e n n e d y a n d K a th y M o n t ic e l lo c o m p e te d in I n d ia n a p o l i s in IUPUI’s Last Call R e g a t t a . K e n n e d y and M on tice l lo p la c e d se c o n d in the B division, while O'Donnell and Bush sa i led very well in the A division.

K a t ie R oney , M e g h a n n F in e rg h ty , E rin Elser, Ralph Pantony, Katie B ran d es , Dan Ryan and Mike Stephens sailed in th e C a ry -P r ic e M e m o r ia l I n te r s e c t io n a l h o s te d by the U n iv e r s i t y of M ic h ig a n . S a tu rday was cold and windy w ith som e very exc iting r a c ­ing. Stephens and Elser raced in the A division, with Roney an d F in e rg h ty in the B d iv i­s io n . As r a c i n g c o n d i t i o n s c h a n g e d t h r o u g h th e day, Brandes crewed in the A divi­s io n w i th R yan a n d R oney l a t e r s a i l i n g in t h e B ’s. P a n t o n y s k i p p e r e d w ith F inergh ty as crew on Sunday in th e B division. The Irish p la c e d s e v e n th o v e ra l l w ith W is c o n s in , M i n n e s o t a a n d M ic h ig a n c l a im in g th e top th ree spots for the Big 10, fol­lo w e d by C o r n e l l , Ohio , M ich igan S ta te . N o tre Dame and Miami (Ohio).

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Interhall F ootball

Keenan, Morrissey tie 12-12Interhallcontinued from page 20

f i rs t c o n tro l le d by St. E d ’s w ith Sorin only hav ing one p o s s e s s io n th e e n t i r e f i r s t half. St. E d’s put toge the r a few long drives only to come up empty in the red zone.

S o r i n ’s g a m e w in n in g touchdown came in the fourth q u a r te r on a 35-yard touch­down pass from quarterback Colin O’Keefe to wide receiver Tom Doar.

“Tom made a great adjust­m e n t on th e p lay a n d w as able to bring it into the end zone,” O’Keefe said.

Sorin’s defense was able to ho ld on to th e l e a d w i th an in t e r c e p t i o n by co rne rback Chris P a le y t h a tc l in c h e d th egame.

The dominating force in the game was St. Ed’s r u n ­n in g g a m e t h a t lo o k ed u n s t o p ­pable as it pound­ed away at Sorin’s defense all day. St. Ed’s went to its g r o u n d g a m e on 24 plays and had two se p a ra te 7 0 -y a rd d r iv e s in th e f i rs t half.

Each time St. Ed’s t h r e a t ­ened however, Sorin’s defense rallied, forcing an in te rcep ­tion to end the first drive and making a goal line s tand on the second.

S o r in ’s offense d id n ’t see m u c h t im e on th e f ie ld throughout the game but then again most of the team was playing on both sides of the ball. Call it bad luck or ju s t s t r a n g e c o in c id en ce , b u t a large group of Sorin’s starters weren’t at the game.

“We had th ree of our best players h u r t today,” O’Keefe said. “We even were missing one guy who got stuck in traf­fic on th e w ay b a c k f ro m Chicago.”

To m ake things w orse for S o r in , St. E d ’s c o n s i s t e n t rushing attack looked like it w ou ld w e a r d o w n th e i r undermanned team.

“They ran the ball all over us in the first half but I think they got ju s t as t ired as we did,” O’Keefe said. “We don’t do a whole lot of conditioning during the week but somehow we stayed tough during the second half."

T he tu r n in g p o in t in th e game occurred at the end of the first h a l f w h en St. E d ’s failed to score a f te r getting the ball first and goal a t the 3. Sorin’s defense held on three plays in a row and time ran out in the half before St. Ed’s could get off a final play.

Sorin’s victory in their last r e g u l a r s e a s o n g a m e p u ts them a t 2-2. S t .E d ’s reco rd now stands at 1-1-1 with one game left to play. The playoff situation for both teams will be decided by the gam es on Wednesday.Zahm 10 , Fisher 7

With the r igh t p layers , in the right place, a t the r ight time, the Zahmbies played a skillful gam e to a victorious end. Zahm won by a field goal this p a s t Sunday, d e fea ting Fisher 10-7, to put Zahm in possible contention for a play­off spot.

“We had ou ts tan d in g play from people who know how to play football,” Zahm captain Mike M aimone said. “These guys stepped up and gave it everything they had.”

T h e w in b r in g s Z a h m ’s record to 2-2 and closes its regular season play but puts th e G re e n W ave b a c k to a trailing 1-2 record with one g a m e le f t a g a i n s t St. E d ’s Wednesday.

Zahm opened with the ball but quickly lost it on a fum­ble. The defense d idn’t back dow n however, ho ld ing the Fisher team behind the first- dow n l ine a n d fo rc e d th e Green Wave to punt.

Several long drives by quar­terback Casey Cullen started Fisher’s second quarter more successfully, bu t F isher lost the momentum after a third- down sack.

The Zahm team energy as a whole exp loded on its nex t

b a l l p o s s e s ­s io n . M ost n o t i c e a b l e was the coor- d f n a t i o n b e t w e e n b r o t h e r s M itch a n d Chad K napke as th e y took p r i m a r y responsib ili ty for moving the ball into scor­

ing territory.“Our defense s tep p ed up,

though we c o u ld n ’t s top all the runs, but most of all, the offense’s passing really game came to life,” Zahm coach Joe Washington said.

Z ah m c o m p le te d t h e i r touchdown drive with a pass to Mike Russell at the 15 and then Chad Knapke in the end zone.

In t h e t h i r d q u a r t e r th e Green Wave tried to make up the deficit with Andy Pfiester and Cullen running the ball, b u t th e Z a h m b ie d e fe n s e b locked a F ish e r field goal attempt to end the quarter.

Both teams were pushing at the end, playing fast but also s o m e t im e s clum sily . Z ah m failed to m ake a first down a g a in s t F i s h e r ’s agg ress ive defensive line, but regained the ball shortly after as the result of a Green Wave fum­ble.

T h e o f fe n se m a d e h u g e s t r id e s dow n the field, bu t then opted for the field goal. Kicker Zach Ja r a sent the ball through successfully for what turned about to be the game- winner.

With ju s t five m inutes left on the clock, a revived Fisher o f fe n se t h e n s u r p r i s e d its opponents with a rapid touch­down and extra-point comple­tion.

Z ah m s c r a m b l e d to increase its lead but couldn’t gain the needed yards. Fisher loo k ed to t ry for a se c o n d touchdown in the last seconds but an interception by Zahm’s Luke Dillon sealed the game for a Zahmbie triumph.

“We lacked the intensity ... and once we had it at the end it came about because we had our backs to the wall, but it was too late,” Fisher captain Tom Gorman said.

After hopes of matching last s e a s o n ’s open ing loss t u r n ­a ro u n d with a n o th e r th re e game winning streak, Fisher was surprised and dissatisfied by the outcome of the game.

“We’re disappointed we did­n ’t play at the level we should have ,” Gorman said. “As for next week, we re just looking to play better than we did and have some fun.”

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By KATERINE GALES, KATIE WAGNER and LAUREN OSTERHUSSports W riter

A closely played game ended anticlimactically Sunday af te r­noon, as the Keenan Knights tied the Morrissey Manorites 12-12.

“We definitely d idn ’t play as well as we sh o u ld h a v e ,” M orrissey q u a r te rb a c k Marty Mooney said. “We came out flat — this was a game we needed to win.”

K eenan a p p e a re d to be the superior team in the first quarter, scoring two easy touchdowns. Although the first drive of the gam e re s u l te d in a p u n t to M orrissey, K e e n a n ’s M ark Munninghoff intercepted the ball for a 35-yard run th a t put the Knights f irs t and goal on the Manor’s 5.

Quarterback Patrick Downey found Reed Langton on the goal line for a touchdown by inches. Morrissey fought back to block the extra-point kick attempt.

Langton would come through for the Knights again on the next M orrissey drive, blocking the punt and running it back for a touchdown. The extra point again fell short, as the Knights faked a kick and Downey’s pass to the end zone was high.

The Knights would not be in d a n g e ro u s sco r in g t e r r i to ry again. Keenan started the second quarter with the ball on its own 13-yard line, then dropped six yards as the Manor defensive line forced a fumble. The p u n t on fourth and nine was blocked by Morrissey’s Joe Dugan, who ran the ball back for the touchdown.

In the second half , Mooney completed a twenty-yard pass to Dave Purcell for a touchdown.

The e x tra -p o in t w as b locked, leaving the score at 12-12.

Although the Manorites would put together several drives for the rest of the game, they would not be in close scoring range again.

K eenan k e p t th e de fens ive p r e s s u r e on, as B rian Long sacked Mooney on his own 48- yard line for a loss of eight yards and Langton almost intercepted the next pass.

L ang ton w ould l a t e r sack Mooney and end M o rr is se y ’s offense for the game.

However, Downey was unable to complete the long pass as time expired.Alumni 27 , Keough 0

Thanks to Alumni senior cor- n e rb a c k /w id e re c e iv e r Cory Harkins th ree touchdowns and A lu m n i’s d o m in a te d e fen se , Keough (0-3) left the field Sunday defeated and scoreless, losing to Alumni 27-0.

Keough’s first possession ended quickly with an interception by Harkins. Alumni senior quarter­back Chris Cottingham completed a 14-yard to uchdow n pass to Harkins during A lum ni’s third possession to put the Dawgs on the board.

After a touchdown pass from Cottingham to Chris Seponski and a field goal, Cottingham launched a 45-yard pass to a wide-open Harkins for another touchdown. Harkins scored A lum ni’s final touchdown off an in terception and a 60-yard run by Harkins.

“I feel I played well and I think our team did great,” Harkins said “This w as a m u s t win for the playoffs.”

This win was especially exciting for Alumni (2-2). The team lost its last two games and was playing w ith o u t six p la y e rs due to injuries.

“I think our defense leads the team, but finally our offense did what they had to and stepped it up,” Seponski said. “By the end of the game, both sides of the ball were playing up to their poten­tial.”Dillon 42 , Stanford 0

Dillon c ru ise d by S tan fo rd S unday 42-0 beh in d a po ten t offensive a t tack and s tr ingen t defense that forced three inter­ceptions.

The Big Red had six offensive to u chdow ns , as S tan fo rd was unable to defend against Dillon’s d o m in a n t ru n n in g gam e. The Griffins also struggled to move the football throughout the game.

D illon’s d e fen se s to p p ed Stanford at every turn. Ed Lira g rabbed two picks for the Big Red, with Robert McBride adding another interception.

The defense positioned the ball well, providing scoring opportuni­ties on which the offense never failed to capitalize.

Robert McBride, Ray Dennis, Dan Block and Ben Butwin all scored for Dillon, while Kevin McCarthy’s had two more touch­downs in the incredible victory.

Stanford seemed more focused on having a good time this season than on winning the league. This Sunday’s contest was their last game, and although they lost, the Griffins remained upbeat.

“I think we’re definitely the best 0-4 team out there,” said tackle Matt Goulet.

A lthough s c o re le s s , the Stanford players never lost their sp i r i t t h r o u g h o u t th e gam e, ardently supporting their team from the sideline.

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Something to build onVictory at Pittsbrugh could be just what Irish need to get back on track

By JOE HETTLERSports Editor

It might have only been one victory, but Saturday’s dominating performance on the road against Pittsburgh could be the turning point for the Irish this season.

After bare ly squeak ing out a win over Washington State in its first game, Notre Dame dropped three straight games and fell to a measly 1-3.

But S a tu r d a y m ay h av e turned the tides.

“This game gave us a great d e a l o f c o n f id e n c e ,” I r ish q u a r t e r b a c k B rad y Q uinn said.

The Irish defense complete­ly shut down the Pittsburgh offense, holding them to only 175 to ta l y a rd s a n d th e offense gained 352 yards on the ground — the most by a Notre Dame team since 1999.

“We’ve just never given up since the first week,” offensive lineman Jim Molinaro said. “We’ve just kept moving forward. We knew we had to keep making progress and really build on what we accomplished [Saturday].”

The bye week may have been the biggest factor in helping Notre Dame m ake such vast improvements. The week off gave the coaches a chance to move people around, like inserting freshman Ryan Harris into the right tackle spot and moving Dan Stevenson

“I f there’s a hole, hit, i f there’s not a hole, make one. ’’

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to right guard. The move paid off as the Irish had a successful rushing attack.

“I think everyone really kept their focus during the bye week,” Molinaro said. “It’s been really important not to listen to any outside voices. It’s going to come. If we keep working hard it will come our way.”

H e a d in g in to th e P i t t s b u rg h gam e , arguably the weakest part of the team was the running game. But tha t unit can now build on the record-breaking rushing per­formance of Julius Jones and the dominat­ing way it played on the final drive, when

the Irish ran off the last nine m in u te s of the gam e. T h a t m om en tum could stay with Notre Dame when it takes on No. 5 USC next weekend at home.

“We had confidence in each other,” offensive lineman Bob Morton said, talking about the running backs and offensive l in e m a n . “S o m e tim es you bicker back and forth. But this

time we just said, ‘If there’s a hole, hit it, if there’s not a hole, make one.’

The Irish m ust now look ahead to the Trojans, Boston College on the road and then a home game against Florida State. If Notre Dame can find a way to get through that stretch, they will have a good chance of finishing the season on a strong note, with gam es aga ins t Navy, BYU, S tanford and Syracuse to end the year.

Contact Joe Hettler @ jhettler@nd.eduNotre Dame's Julius Jones tries to break several ta ck les against Pittsburgh Saturday. The Irish want to use their momentum from the win for next week.

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Belles enjoy second straight MIAA titleBy ANN LOUGHERY, STEVE

COYER and RACHEL SCHIROSSports W riters

The two teams couldn’t have been more different.

The Carroll Vermin (1-2) suf­fered the most severe loss of th e ir sea so n 19-0 Sunday to the Knott Juggerknotts (2-1-1). Knott cap ta in Drew Donovan described the win as “the best w e ’ve p la y e d a l l y e a r . ” D o n o v an a lso b e l ie v e s Sunday’s win will propel them to the playoffs after fall break.

Knott scored early in the first q u a r t e r a f t e r s e n i o r Mike Pykosz caught a 20-yard pass f rom q u a r t e r b a c k Ben G ilf i l lan . K ick e r E ric W o o ld r id g e s e n t t h e b a l l th rough the up rig h ts for the extra point to put the Juggs in the lead 7-0.

“T h a t really got us going,” D onovan sa id of th e t o u c h ­down. “From then on, we rea l­ly c o u l d n ’t do a n y th in g wrong.”

On th e fo l lo w in g p lay , a penalty hindered the Vermin’s offensive drive and ended the quarter . Several o ther pen a l­ties throughout the game limit­ed Carroll’s opportunities for scoring.

The Vermin began the sec­ond q u a r te r in possession of the ball but soon relinquished it to the Juggs after a fourth down bungled p un t a t tem pt. K n o t t r u n n i n g b a c k J o h n Bisanz gained 15 yards ru sh ­in g on th e n e x t tw o p lay s be fo re th e Juggs tu rn e d the ball over to the Vermin.

Sophomore Alex Fergus soon intercepted a pass from Carroll q u a r te rb a c k Kory Wilmot to regain possession. Pykosz ran for 10 yards to pu t Knott 20 yards away from the end zone.

A fte r c a tc h in g a five-yard pass from Gilfillan, Knott wide receiver Mike Peters ran for 10 yards into the end zone. Senior Dustin Beauchamp countered the offensive drive by blocking th e J u g g s ’ a t t e m p t for th e extra point.

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responsible for another touch­down at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Donovan cited Peters as a player that realized his potential during the game.

“We really have to get him on the field as much as possi­ble,” Donovan said.

It w a s n ’t u n t i l th e fo u r th q u a r t e r th a t the Vermin got their offense going. In the final m inutes of the game, Wilmot r u s h e d for 10 y a r d s a n d p a s s e d for 15 to B u tz a n d sophomore Dan Berkhout.

“We a b a n d o n e d o u r g am e plan early and never really got back on track until the fourth quarter,” Butz said of the late offensive drive. “We lost as a team today.”

C arro ll will face Siegfried Wednesday.Sorin 6 , St. Ed’s 0

Usually t h e r e ’s s t re n g th in num bers but Sorin proved an exception to that saying as its 15 man squad pulled out a 6-0 victory Sunday over St.Ed’s.

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see INTERHALL/page 18

By JOE HETTLERSports Editor „

Even after a tough first nine holes, the S a in t M ary ’s golf team didn’t lose confidence or the conference title.

The Belles used consis ten t team play in the final 27 holes to fen d off A lb ion by six strokes. Saint Mary’s also won the overall s tandings for the season with a team average of 341 strokes per match. It was the second straight season the Belles d o m in a te d the MIAA conference.

“We knew w h a t we had to d o ,” c o a c h M ark H a m il to n sa id . “We p layed c o n s is te n t and we had the most consis­t e n t s c o re s . T h e re w e re no days really low, but no days really high either.”

After day one the Belles shot 342, good enough for a seven stroke lead over Albion. Hope, Saint Mary’s stiffest competi­

tion all season, struggled to a 363. T h a t high score all but locked up the overall season title for the Belles. So the team focused on putting away Albion on day two of the tournament.

“We weren’t so much focused on Hope a s we w e re on Albion,” Hamilton said. “But [Hope’s] high sco re did take some of the pressure off.”

S te fa n ie S im m e rm a n , the defending Division III national champion, finished the tourna­ment in fifth — tied with team­m ate Julie Adams. Both had scores of 165. Simmerman also tied for co-medalist honors for the en tire fall season with a 82.8 average. Adams was only one stroke away from tying her te a m m a te , as she ended the fall averaging an impressive 83 strokes per round.

The c h a m p io n s h ip is also positive for the e n t i re Saint Mary’s community. The Belles

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The Belles record their fifth shutout of the sea­son.

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CLUB SPORTS

The N otre Dame men's water polo team takes second place in a weekend tournament at Northwestern.

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MEN S SOCCERNotre Dame a t Cleveland S ta te 7 p.m. Today

The Irish look to rebound against Vkings.

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AL PLAYOFFS

The Red Sox even the series against New York behind the strong pitch­ing of Tim Wakefield.

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NFL

News and notes from around the league.

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