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Junior Cari Pick was chattingwith friends online earlySaturday morning in Santiago,Chile, when the Internet cut outand her building began to sway.“My initial reaction was to

stare out the window at nearbybuildings to see if any of themwere collapsing. Luckily, theywere not,” Pick said ofSaturday’s earthquake. “My hostmother told me in Spanish thatthe safest place to stay wasinside our building, which hadbeen built to withstand earth-quakes.”Pick is one of 19 undergradu-

ate students studying abroad inthe South American country forthe spring semester. TheUniversity confirmed Saturdaythat all Notre Dame students andfaculty in Chile are safe after an8.8-magnitude earthquakestruck the country.All the students studying in

Chile live with host families, andafter the earthquake, Pick saidshe immediately tried to reachother students.“I spent the next few hours

frantically trying to contact otherstudents to make sure they werealright as well,” she said. “Thephone systems are unreliableright now.”The University also reported

that five graduate students par-

ticipating in the Alliance forCatholic Education program,three staff members and mem-bers of the Congregation of HolyCross working in Chile are safe.“For the second time this

semester, we are immenselygrateful that Notre Dame stu-dents, faculty and staff are safein the wake of a devastating nat-ural disaster,” UniversityPresident Fr. John Jenkins saidin a press release. “As was thecase last month for Haitiansafter an earthquake hit thatnation, the prayers of the NotreDame family now are with thepeople of Chile.”The University offers most of

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ND students in Chile unharmed in earthquake

Robinson Center celebrates ninth anniversary

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University faculty, ACE graduate students, Congregation of Holy Crossmembers also safe after 8.8-magnitude quake strikes Saturday morning

By MADELINE BUCKLEYNews Editor

see CHILE/page 4

For the past nine years, NotreDame faculty, staff and studentsas well as members of the SouthBend community have volun-teered their time to better theirlives of local children at theRobinson Community LearningCenter. The Center, an off-campus

educational initiative sponsoredby the University, celebrated itsninth anniversary Friday after-noon and gave thanks to thesupport of its volunteers.Speakers at the event included

University President Fr. JohnJenkins and South Bend MayorSteve Luecke. Jay Caponigro, the founding

director of the RCLC, was offi-cially appointed to the position

of the Director of CommunityEngagement for the University, apromotion effective March 1. No announcements about his

replacement at the RCLC havebeen made yet. Friday’s festivities also includ-

ed the recognition of variouscommunity volunteers and NotreDame faculty and students whowork to further the Center’s ven-tures. In addition, the James Kapsa

Take Ten Award was presentedto a local school leader andawards were given to the top 12schools in the Take Ten posterdesign contest.The Take Ten Program is an

outreach project of the RobinsonCommunity Learning Centerencouraging students to “Talk itout, Walk it out and Wait it Out”

By CARLY LANDONNews Writer

see CENTER/page 6

Registration for Basilica weddings during 2011 year begins

Today, the first day couplescan register for weddings atthe Sacred Heart Basilica forthe 2011 year, i s perhapsone of the reasons the “ringby spr ing” menta l i t y per -vades f o r many a No t reDame senior.According to Amy Huber,

Wedd ing and Bap t i smCoordinator of the Basilica,current s tudents , a lumni ,Univers i ty admin is t ra torsand Sacred Hear t par i sh-ioners are all eligible to sign

up fo r wedd ings a t theBasilica beginning today bycalling in. The process is competitive,

as desirable spots fill quicklyas the day progresses. “You jus t have t o be

patient and keep redialingun t i l you ge t through , ”Huber said. “I probably takeabout 70-80 reservations [oncall day].”Huber sa id the Bas i l i ca

accommodates only a certainnumber of wedding reserva-t i ons each year, and tha tnumber is limited by certaindays on which wedding cere-monies are disallowed.

“There are a little over 100dates for 2011 to give outand the summer afternoonda tes a lways go f i r s t a sexpec ted , ” she sa id .“[Weddings are not held] onho l iday weekends , JPW,Alumni Weekend, final vowsweekend, ordination week-end, Freshman Orientationweekend andCommencement weekend.”The f ee f o r use o f the

Basilica is $750, and Hubersaid that figure includes notjust the ceremony itself. “It also provides a wedding

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Firefighters work on a collapsed building in Concepcion, Chile,Sunday. No University students were harmed in the quake.

Photo Courtesy of Samantha Mainieri Roth

Samantha Mainieri Roth and husband Andrew Roth, both NotreDame graduates, exchange vows at the Basilica in the fall of 2009.

CARLY LANDON/The Observer

Seniors Jarred Carter and Austin Dwyer are recognized for their service during the RobinsonCommunity Learning Center’s anniversary celebration Friday.

By KATIE PERALTAAssistant News Editor

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QUESTION OF THE DAY: DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC?

IN BRIEFThe Hesburgh Library will be

open 24-hours a day this weekfor midterms. Good luck.

An exhibit called “Markingsby Koo Kyung Sook” will be ondisplay today from 10 a.m. to 4p.m. at the Snite Museum ofArt’s Milly and Fritz KaeserMestrovic Studio Gallery.Admission is free.

Daily Mass will be held in theBasilica of the Sacred Heart at11:30 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. today.

The women’s basketball teamwill play Connecticut today at 7p.m. at the Purcell Pavillion atthe Joyce Center. Ticket infor-mation is available at 631-7356.

The men’s basketball teamwill play ConnecticutWednesday at 7 p.m. at thePurcell Pavillion at the JoyceCenter. Ticket information isavailable at 631-7356.

The registration for intramu-ral spring sports beginsThursday at 8 a.m. The dead-line is March 18. More informa-tion is available at RecSport’sWeb site.

The women’s tennis team willplay Indiana Friday at 3 p.m. atthe Eck Tennis Center.Admission is free.

The Children’s Theater willperform Tomie dePaola’s“Strega Nona” Friday at theDecio Mainstage of theDeBartolo Performing ArtsCenter. Ticket information isavailable online atperformingarts.nd.edu

To submit information to beincluded in this section of TheObserver, e-mail detailedinformation about an event toobsnews@nd.edu

OFFBEATDrunk mom allegedly runsthrough school with swordMEMPHIS, Tenn. —

Police said the mother ofan elementary school stu-dent drank a 40 ouncebottle of malt liquor beforebrandishing a sword inher child’s school. Thewoman, 32, apparentlyintended to confront theparents of another childwho had been in a spittingmatch with her child theprevious day.According to court

records, an employee atRiverview ElementarySchool in Memphis report-ed a drunk woman armedwith a sword was running

through the halls of theschool and had threatenedto cut her.Officers who arrived on

the scene retrieved a blackcane that concealed theblade.

Ala. man attacked withWorcestershire sauce bottleFLORENCE, Ala. —

Police said a 38-year-oldman was charged withbeating another man at amotel with a sauce bottleand a fire extinguisher.Police said the suspect wasbeing held at theLauderdale County Jail on$6,000 bond on chargeshe attacked a 43-year-old

man who was returning tohis motel room.Officers said that as the

man opened the door tohis room Wednesdaynight, the suspect hit himon the head with a bottleof Worcestershire sauce,then grabbed a fire extin-guisher and hit him on thehead and face.Officials at Eliza Coffee

Memorial Hospital said thevictim was treated in theemergency room andadmitted to the hospital,where he was l isted ingood condition.

Information compiled fromthe Associated Press.

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Irish hockey coach Jeff Jackson hugs senior alternate captain Kevin Deeth after NotreDame’s win over Michigan Saturday night, when the team celebrated Senior Night.

“Yes. In a younggirl’s heart.”

Jordan Matulis

sophomoreHoward

“Of coursebecause DavidBlaine can

really levitate!”

Carleigh Moore

sophomoreHoward

“Yes because Iwant to ride on

the MagicSchool Bus!”

Johanna Kirsch

seniorMcGlinn

“Oh, oh, oh, it’s magic youknow ... neverbelieve it’s not so.”

Courtney Boise

seniorMcGlinn

“Yes. I can moveobjects with my

mind.”

Steve Santay

juniorAlumni

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CEO discusses changes in media

As expansion of the Internetover the past decade contin-ues to revolutionize Americanlives, the ramifications for thenews and communicationbusiness are especially pro-found. This changing media land-

scape was the main focus of alecture Friday by HarrisDiamond, CEO of WeberShandwick and theConstituency ManagementGroup.The lecture, t i t led “The

Evolving Media and ItsConsequences for AmericanSociety,” was held in theJordan Auditorium at theMendoza College of Business.The lecture and discussion,

part of Mendoza’s “Ten YearsHence” speaker series, pro-vided an insider’s perspectiveon objective news, televisionand print media.Objective news, Diamond

said, is again turning to parti-san and biased news sourcesboth online and in television.“Objective journalism is a

reality that has only existedsince the latter part of the20th century,” he said. “[Prior to that], newspapers

were very much partisanorgans,” he said. “They gavetheir readerswhat theywanted tohear.”The emer-

gence of polar-ized media out-lets again inrecent years,Diamond said,is “in manyrespects noth-ing more thana back to thef u t u r emoment.”Diamond rec-

ognized theimmense effect the accessibil-ity of the Internet has had onmedia becoming more biased.

Diamond said the mediahas “democratized the news”and now have “increasedquantity, decreased quality.”“In the age of information

it’s hard to saytoo much infor-mation is a badt h i n g , ”Diamond said. He said this

“democratiza-t ion” can bebeneficial, butalso hasadverse effectson the waypeople informthemselves. “In this world

of high-speedtechnology, liesare refuted immediately,”Diamond said. However, he said, the ten-

dency of “slivers of truth” tospread rapidly is problematic. “We manufacture contro-

versies just so we can fill upan hour of news,” he said. These sl ivers of truth,

Diamond said, can spread atthe detriment of businessesespecially.“An accusation made

against a company … is givenfull publicity … without a fullunderstanding or context,” hesaid. Companies today, he said,

must put more resources intodealing withmedia issues. “The world

right now isfascinated bytransparency,”Diamond said.“What mostpeople reallywant is a freeflow of infor-mation andanswers totheir ques-tions.”In the face of

corporate con-t r o v e r s y ,

Diamond said three issuescompanies face are whetherthe problem has been fixed,

how the company init ial lyreacted and what the compa-ny did for the people affected.The massive expansion of

the Internet also poses amajor threat totelevision net-works andbroadcasters,especially withregards tonews.“The main-

stream mediais going tostruggle,” hesaid. “In 10years I don’tbel ieve therewil l be a 30-minute news atnight. It’s not

the end of the world — it’sjust the end of an era.”The outlook for print media,

he said, is even grimmer. “The traditional sources [of

information] are going toslowly disappear,” Diamondsaid. “I’m a pessimist — Idon’t see newspapers long-term surviving.”The problem, he said, is

being fueled in part by news-papers themselves. “There is no business model

right now … for newspapersto stay in their current form,”he said. “They’re putt ingtheir content on the Web forfree. … Newspapers aredestroying themselves.”Despite the grim message,

Diamond insisted that mediaitself is not on the decline. He said students, especially

seniors, should not be dis-couraged by the changingstate of the media industry.“Obviously this year is going

to be tough. … Companies arestill going to be looking forpeople who understand thedigital world — those oppor-tunit ies are only going toincrease,” he said. “I wouldn’tconfuse short term difficultieswith long-term opportunities.They’re still there.”

SMC hall directorShea receives award

Responsible for supervising 10resident advisors (RAs) andabout 264 residents, McCandlessHall and Opus Hall director KadyShea received the Advisor of theYear award for her work withthe College Residence HallAssociation (RHA). Shea has not only managed to

keep order in the residencehalls, but has helped make somevast improvements to the qualityof life on Saint Mary’s campus. “[I really enjoy] getting to

interact with students on a regu-lar basis, and getting to knowthem personally, what’s going onin their lives and just being ableto help them as best I can withwhatever is going on,” Shea said.The award was

presented at theI n d i a n aResidence HallO r g a n i z a t i o nConference onFeb. 6.Shea and

LeMans Halldirector LeslieRobinson co-advise RHA atthe College.Shea was nominated by the

members of RHA and was cho-sen by the directors of theIndiana Residence HallOrganization (IRHO).“The advisor of the year was

pretty cool just because advisingRHA is part of my job but its justone small piece of my job,” Sheasaid. “They nominated me forthis award and the directorshipof IRHO recognized my accom-plishment. That was pretty coolto receive that.”Shea began working at the

College in August 2008. Sincethat time she has not only actedas a co-advisor for RHA, but asadvisor for McCandless HallCouncil as well. Additionally, she

has worked to help improve RAtraining as well as the roomselection process. Shea is also responsible for

keeping the Residence Life Website up to date. “It’s a challenge, but I also find

it very entertaining,” Shea said.“I try to have a positive look at it.Working with Residence Life andbeing a hall director, you comeinto work every day not knowingwhat to expect. It’s not the typeof thing where you log onto acomputer and start enteringnumbers all day.”Shea decided to become a hall

director during her undergradu-ate studies at Simmons Collegein Boston. Shea said she origi-nally wanted to be a teacher.“I always knew that I wanted

to help people in some capacity,”she said. “I had a first-year

experience classwhere I had acollege adminis-trator who facili-tated the classand she actuallyworked inResidence Lifeand kind ofopened my eyesto ResidenceLife. That’s whenI discovered that

you can make a career out ofthis and you can do everythingyou love, work with students andget paid for it.”Shea said she enjoyed working

as a hall director at Saint Mary’s.She has had a positive experi-ence with the RAs as well as theother residents in her halls. “I really enjoy working with

first year students just becausetransitioning into college is notalways easy and being able tohelp them with that transition ispretty awesome, and being ableto see them grow through outthe year,” Shea said.

By ALICIA SMITHNews Writer

Contact Alicia Smith at asmith01@saintmarys.edu

College bookstoreholds fashion show

Saint Mary’s ShaheenBookstore held a fashion showFriday in the student center atri-um to promote the College’s newspring clothing line, featuring dif-ferent types of apparel includingsweatpants, T-shirts and shorts. “We hold the fashion show to

promote all the new clothes andget the student body involved,”freshman Katie Gutrich, mer-chandise and fashion show direc-tor, said. Gutrich, junior Sarah

Schuchman and senior LillianReeves all served as merchandiseand fashion show directors forthe event.The three students were

responsible for designing the line,finding models and advertisingthe event to students aroundcampus.Gutrich said organizing the

event was an undertaking for allinvolved. “We’ve been working on the

line since fall semester,” Gutrichsaid. “We’ve advertised aroundcampus using flyers and televi-sion.”

Reeves said the new line fea-tures many bright colors for thespring and the clothes were cho-sen with the student body inmind.Around 100 new items of cloth-

ing were shown in the show, andorganizers estimated around 100members of the College commu-nity were in attendance. There were 60 models in the

show, including Saint Mary’s stu-dents, faculty and CollegePresident Carol Mooney.Onlookers appreciated the exhi-

bition of the new College apparel. “The show was really fun,”

freshman Dani Haydell, a studentmodel, said. “All the girls werefriendly and outgoing. I had ablast.”Models were able to keep the

merchandise they modeled.The clothing items went on sale

right after the show. All of thenew clothing was 25 percent offover the weekend.“We hold the show to promote

all of the new clothes and get thestudent body involved,” Gutrichsaid. “We just hope our effortswere rewarded.”

Contact Alison Meagher atameagh01@saintmarys.edu

By ALISON MEAGHERNews Writer

By JOHN CAMERONNews Writer

Contact John Cameron atjcamero2@nd.edu

“The traditionalsources [of

information] aregoing to slowly disappear.”

Harris DiamondCEO

Weber Shandwick andthe ConstituencyManagement Group

“Objective journalismis a reality that hasonly existed for the

latter part of the 20thcentury.”

Harris DiamondCEO

Weber Shandwick andthe ConstituencyManagement Group

“I always knew that Iwanted to help peoplein some capacity.”

Kady Sheadirector

McCandless and OpusHalls

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coordinator who will attendthe rehearsal and weddingand wi l l ass i s t in a l l thedetails of the wedding litur-gy,” she said. Coup les who choose t o

marry in the Basilica tendto do so because of a senti-menta l bond w i th theUniversity. “Most of the couples met

here, fell in love here andwant to have the sacramentof marriage here,” Hubersaid. “The Basilica is one ofthe most beautiful places oncampus and our staff at theBas i l i ca and CampusMinistry are wonderful insupporting these couples inall aspects of their prepara-tion and liturgy.”Samantha Mainieri Roth, a

2009 graduate, married herhusband Andrew Ro th , a2008 gradua te , i n theBasilica on Oct. 10, 2009.“The number one reason I

wanted to get marr ied atthe bas i l i ca i s becauseAndrew and I me t a t NDand it just symbolizes tradi-tion in every sense to us,”she said. “Just knowing howmany previous ND grads gotmarried there made it thatmuch more special.”A f o rmer No t re Dame

cheerleader, Mainieri Rothsaid the date of her wed-ding was especially difficultto come by. “I knew I wanted the bye-

weekend of the football sea-son in Oc tober t o be mywedding date because noneo f my cheer leader t eam-mates would be out of townthen since there wasn’t anaway game and there are noweddings on weekends ofhome games,” she said. “By the t ime Andrew

made it through the phonel ine , a f t e r abou t 500attempts, we were given the9 a.m. slot because that’sall there was left for thatday.”According to the Basilica’s

Web s i t e , ava i lab le wed-dings times are Fridays at 1p .m. and 3 p .m. andSa turdays a t 9 a .m. , 11a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.

Weddingscontinued from page 1

the abroad program’s classes atthe Pontificia UniversidadCatolica, a Catholic university inSantiago. The students arrivedin the Chilean capital Thursdayafter completinga three-weekprogram in therural Chileantown of Linares.They were origi-nally scheduledto start classes inthe cityWednesday.Pick said the

students havebeen told, how-ever, they willstart classesMarch 8, and theacademic facili-ties are relativelyundamaged.Junior Alex

Barker, anObserver Sportswriter participat-ing in the Chile study abroadprogram, said the students werelucky they arrived in Santiagowhen they did.“The pre-program took place

in a less developed area that wasmuch closer to the epicenter [ofthe earthquake]. It took a greatdeal more damage,” he said.“Buildings we were in just last

week now lay flattened anddestroyed.”Barker said most students are

fortunate to be living in buildingsmeant to withstand earthquakes.“Most of us live in some of the

nicest parts of Santiago so thehouses are much sturdier, andfrom what I’ve heard thus far,did not take any significant dam-

age,” he said.The Associated

Press is report-ing the death tollto be more than700 with nearlytwo million dis-placed by theearthquake.With unreliable

communication,Pick said manystudents are notsure how thenext few weekswill go, but manywill try to getinvolved in therelief efforts ifpossible.“One of the

main reasonsmany of us chose

the Chile program is for itsChilean Poverty andDevelopment service class, andonce we find out what we can doto help, we will try to do whatev-er we can to get involved,” shesaid.

Chilecontinued from page 1

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Photo Courtesy of Samantha Mainieri Roth

Samantha Mainieri Roth and Andrew Roth walk down theaisle at the Basilica after being married there in fall 2009.

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“One of the main reasons many of uschose the Chile program is for its

Chilean Poverty andDevelopment serviceclass, and once wefind out what we cando to help, we will tryto do whatever wecan to get involved.”

Cari Pickjunior

WASHINGTON — Secretaryof State Hillary RodhamClinton’s weeklong, five-nation tour of Latin Americais certain to focus on theearthquake in Chile while shealso tries to build support forfresh penalties against Iran.Clinton will briefly visit

Santiago, Chile’s capital,Tuesday morning. She hadbeen scheduled to go to Chilelate Monday for talks withChilean President MichelleBachelet and President-electSebastian Pinera, who takesoffice March 11. But thatmeeting has been canceledas Chile struggles to recoverfrom the quake.Before Clinton left

Washington on Sundayevening, she made clear shewould show U.S. support fordisaster rescue and recoveryoperations in Chile.“Our hemisphere comes

together in times of crisis,and we will stand side-by-side with the people of Chilein this emergency,” Clintonsaid Saturday after PresidentBarack Obama calledBachelet to offer assistance.The State Department

issued a travel alert Sundayurging U.S. citizens to avoidnonessential travel to Chile.Clinton starts her trip in

Uruguay at Monday’s inaugu-ration of the country’s newpresident, ex-guerrilla JoseMujica. Mujica’s election inNovember won praise fromother left-leaning populistleaders in the region, includ-ing Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez,a perennial thorn in the sideof the U.S. who is cultivatingcloser ties with Iran.In the Uruguayan capital of

Montevideo, Clinton will seeMujica and ArgentinePresident Cristina Fernandez.U.S. officials say she has noplans for separate meetingswith other inaugurationguests — for example,Chavez or other like-mindedleaders such as Ecuador’sRafael Correa or Bolivia’s EvoMorales.The Obama administration

has been pleased byUruguay’s contributions toU.N. peacekeeping forces and

Argentina’s stance on Iran’snuclear program, and Clintonwill encourage Mujica andFernandez to continue thosepolicies, U.S. officials said.Fernandez may raise

Argentina’s dispute withBritain over the FalklandIslands, but Clinton is notexpected to bring it up. “Thisis a matter for Argentina andfor Britain and it’s not a mat-ter for the United States tomake a judgment on,” the topU.S. diplomat for theAmericas, Arturo Valenzuela,said Friday.After her brief stop in

Santiago on Tuesday morn-ing, she heads to Brasilia,Brazil, for talks withPresident Luiz Inacio Lula daSilva, whose support the U.S.is seeking for a new round ofU.N. Security Council penal-ties against Iran over its

nuclear program.Brazil, a voting member of

the Security Council, hasbeen reluctant to additionalpenalties. Its leaders haveexpressed a desire toimprove relations with Iran,and Lula plans to visit Tehranin May.Clinton hopes to win

Brazil’s backing for sanctionsas well a commitment topress Iran to comply withinternational demands toprove that its nuclear inten-tions are peaceful.“We will be telling our

Brazilian counterparts thatwe encourage them toencourage Iran to regain thetrust of the internationalcommunity by fulfilling itsinternational obligations,which we feel that they havenot fulfilled,” Valenzuela saidbefore Clinton’s trip.

Clinton also will attend ameeting in Costa Rica ofregional foreign ministersthat will focus on improvingeconomic conditions in thehemisphere. She expects tosee outgoing President OscarArias, who brokered anaccord that ended the politi-cal crisis in Honduras lastyear.Clinton will also meet with

incoming Costa RicanPresident Laura Chinchillabefore wrapping up her tourin Guatemala on Friday.In Guatemala, Clinton will

meet a group of CentralAmerican leaders, includingHonduran President PorfirioLobo, who took over in lateJanuary from an interim gov-ernment that had oustedleader Manuel Zelaya in acoup last June, leading to apolitical crisis.

AP

People walk near a destroyed building in Concepcion, Chile, Saturday. The epicenter ofSaturday’s 8.8-magnitude was just 70 miles from Concepcion and 200 miles from Santiago.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

PORTLAND, Maine — Nearly 200,000homes and businesses were still with-out power Sunday as restoration effortscontinued days after a slow-movingstorm battered the Northeast withheavy snow, rain and high winds.More than 83,000 utility customers

still lacked electricity late Sunday after-noon in New Hampshire, the hardest-hit state. New York had about 87,000outages and Maine 23,000.At the peak of the storm, more than a

million utility customers throughout theregion had lost power.Hundreds of utility crews from as far

away as Michigan and Maryland con-tinued removing trees that knockeddown power lines and replacing utility

poles that snapped during last week’sstorm.Dozens of shelters provided warmth

and food at fire departments, schoolsand other places.Even after spending three nights at a

shelter in New Paltz, N.Y., 28-year-oldKeith Crum of Marlboro, N.Y., said hewas understanding of the ongoingpower outage. He recently moved backto the area from South Carolina, wherehe worked cutting trees away frompower lines.“They’re trying to do the best they

can with the power,” he said. “You gotto take into account there are a lot oflines down.”Bryan Bush lost electricity Thursday,

but he used a power generator he ownsto turn the lights back on in his home in

Kittery, Maine. Neighbors without thatoption have been stopping in for show-ers, warmth and cups of coffee.But with three utility poles still down

in front of his house and wires crossinghis driveway, he wasn’t too confidentabout getting power back anytime soon.“I wouldn’t expect much before the

middle or the end of the week,” he said.Deep snow in New York has made it

hard for people to get around.“A lot of people cannot honestly get

out of their house and get to the shel-ters,” said John-Anthony Bruno, execu-tive director of the Ulster County, N.Y.,chapter of the American Red Cross.“A lot of people are resourceful,” he

added. “If their neighbor has power,they go down the street rather thanshelter with us.”

NATIONAL NEWS

Man caught using shoe cameraINDIANAPOLIS — Police arrested a Fort

Wayne man after he allegedly used a cam-era in a shoe to look up women’s dresses ata shopping mall.The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police

Department says 40-year-old DavidDelagrange approached several women atCastleton Square Mall on Saturday andplaced his foot under their dresses.Police say an off-duty officer found that

Delagrange had a sophisticated recordingsystem with a camera attached to his rightshoe and video and audio controls in hispockets.

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Secretary of State to visit post-quake Chile, four other countries in weeklong tourAustralians bare all for photo shootSYDNEY — About 5,200 naked people

have embraced each other on the steps ofSydney’s iconic Opera House for a photoshoot by Spencer Tunick.Tunick, who is known for his nude group

photos in public spaces, posed participantsfor more than an hour in a variety of posi-tions Monday.“It was difficult to get the straight partici-

pants to embrace the gay participants andvice versa,” Tunick said. “So I was veryhappy that that last set up finally got doneand everyone came together (in a) united,friendly kiss, a loving kiss in front of thisgreat structure.”

Dead fish stink up Rio lagoonRIO DE JANEIRO — Thousands of dead

fish washed up on the shores of a popularbeachside lagoon in Rio over the weekend,offending joggers’ olfactory senses and lead-ing the city to fight the stench with disinfec-tant.The official state news service Agencia

Brasil said about 100 city employees work-ing full-time cleared nearly 80 tons of fish asof Sunday. There was no immediate estimateof how many died, but several species wereinvolved.Rio’s environmental secretary speculated

that increased levels of a harmful algae maybe the immediate cause of the sudden die-offFriday. She told Globo’s G1 Web site thatauthorities were still investigating, but theproblem was not affecting the fish anymore.

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Clinton heads to Latin America

Storm leaves 200,000 without power

Eber t par tially regains voice CHICAGO — Film critic Roger Ebert says

computer programmers have captured hisvoice from movie commentary tracks so hecan type what he wants to say and listenershear a voice that sounds like him.Ebert lost his ability to speak after surgery

for cancer. He writes in Sunday’s ChicagoSun-Times that a Scottish company hashelped him regain a voice his grandchildrencan recognize.Ebert recorded commentaries for DVD

movies before he lost his voice. A Scottishcompany called CereProc blended digitalrecordings of Ebert speaking to make histext-to-audio voice.Ebert writes that the voice will be heard

predicting Oscar winners on a segment of“The Oprah Winfrey Show” airing Tuesday.He says he may be able to use the voice for

radio and Webcasts.

Man shot to death in mallANCHORAGE, Alaska — Anchorage police

say a man taken into custody following a fatalshooting at a busy mall has been released,and they’re now looking for a man who mayhave been wearing a wig and fake mustache.Police just before 6:30 p.m. Saturday took a

call that shots had been fired at the DimondCenter mall. They found 29-year-old EdwingMatos wounded outside a barber shop. Hehad been shot multiple times.Matos was rushed to a hospital, where he

died.An off-duty Alaska State Trooper tackled a

man fleeing the scene. Police say the manwas was brought to Anchorage Police head-quarters for questioning and released.

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At Virginia Tech, where tail-gating and raucous apartmentcomplex parties are time-hon-ored rituals, university offi-cials are turning increasinglyto Mom and Dad to curb prob-lem underage drinking.This semester, the school in

Blacksburg, Va., began notify-ing parents when their under-21 students are found guiltyof even minor alcohol viola-tions such as getting caughtwith a beer in a dorm room.Although it’s common for

colleges to alert parents ofmajor alcohol offenses — orwhen a student faces suspen-sion — Virginia Tech is part ofa small but growing numbersending let ters home onminor ones.The debate about how much

to involve parents in suchcases is a balancing act forcol leges and univers i t ies .Officials want to hold youngadults accountable as theyventure out on their own, arewell aware that drinking ispart of the college experience,and also recognize potentiala l l ies in a generat ion ofhands-on parents who canhelp when things go too far.“I think it helps students

open up to parents ,” saidSteven Clarke, d irector ofVirginia Tech’s Col legeAlcohol Abuse Prevent ionCenter. “And parents can behelpful in setting boundariesstudents might need.”The beefed-up parental

notification policy is part of abroader strategy that includesalcohol-education classes anda “party positive” programthat encourages responsibledrinking.The student reaction to the

policy change, not surprising-ly, has been less than enthusi-astic.“If you have one beer in the

dorm and you get caught, Idon’t feel like parents shouldbe not i f ied,” said ErikPryslak, a junior engineeringmajor. “Now that we’re all incollege, we’re all adults. It’skind of your responsibility totake care of yourself. If youwant to make your parentsaware you’re about to bekicked out of school, then it’son you.”Studies show that students

who say their parents woulddisapprove of them drinkingare less likely to drink heavilyonce they get to college, saidToben Nelson, an assistantprofessor at the University ofMinnesota School of PublicHealth who has studied cam-pus drinking.At Virginia Tech, the school

has operated on a “threestr ikes” system for years :Students get one strike for aminor alcohol violation andtwo for a major one — thingslike getting a DUI or vomitingall over a residence hall bath-room. Three strikes and a stu-dent is suspended for at leastone semester.After a spate of a lcohol-

re lated deaths on col legecampuses, Congress in thelate 1990s changed studentprivacy laws to lower barriersto parental not i f icat ion incases involv ing studentsunder 21.Schools took a wide array of

approaches in response.Virginia Tech started notifyingparents of under-21 studentsafter major alcohol offensesor when a student had accu-mulated two strikes with twominor ones.

But some parents com-plained that because they hadnot been noti f ied of minorof fenses, they were in thedark until a student was sud-denly facing suspension, saidEdward Spencer, VirginiaTech’s vice president for stu-dent af fa irs . Hence thechange this semester — amove Spencer says a lsoreflects changing times.Parents of Generation X stu-

dents were often reluctant toget involved when the schoolinvoked an emergency clausein privacy laws and alertedthem of alcohol problems, hesaid.“The response would be,

‘You know, I’m leaving on acruise. I’m going to a classreunion.’”But today, parents of millen-

nials tend to be tethered bycell phone to children whostudies show of ten idol izetheir parents — so it makessense to go a step further inparental involvement, he said.“We’d like to strike a happy

medium,” Spencer said.

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Colleges enlist parents to stop drinkingbefore taking action. The Center lists the mission

statement of its Take TenProgram as one working “topromote choices and strategiesthat cultivaten on v i o l e n tc o mm u n i -ties.”Two Notre

Dame sen-iors, JarredCarter andAustin Dwyer,were recog-nized fortheir servicewithin thecenter at thecelebration. “We pretty

much havean occupa-tion wherewe are ableto help kids, play with them,tutor them and also give themadvice about the world andguide them in their futureendeavors,” Carter said abouthis two and a half years of vol-

unteer service at the Center.Members of the John Adams

High School Jazz Band provid-ed musical entertainment toguests, mainly consisting ofparents of the students andelderly members of the com-munity, Carter said.Each semester over 250

Notre Dame students volun-teer at theCenter.In a recent

press releaseabout his newp r o m o t i o n ,Caponigro saidhe would contin-ue to work toimprove NotreDame’s presencein South Bendand build rela-tionships withboth communityleaders and ordi-nary citizens. Healso expressedhope that thesep a r t n e r s h i p s

would last, sustain, and growbecause they are the “founda-tion of the Robinson Center.”

Contact Carly Landon atclandon1@nd.edu

AP

Virginia Tech resident advisor David Dorsett, left, chats with fellowdorm resident Matt Londrey about college drinking behavior Monday.

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“We pretty muchhave an occupationwhere we are able tohelp kids, play withthem, tutor them andalso give them adviceabout the world andguide them in theirfuture endeavors.”

Jarred Cartersenior

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IN BRIEF

NEW YORK — One run-way, a whole lot of problems.The main runway at New

York’s John F. KennedyInternational will be closedfor four months startingMarch 1. Millions of travel-ers will experience delays —including some not flyinganywhere near the BigApple.With about one-third of

JFK’s traffic and half of itsdepartures being diverted tothree smaller runways,planes will wait on longerlines on the ground for take-offs and in the air for land-ings. Delays at one of thenation’s largest airports willripple to cities across theU.S., including Los Angeles,San Francisco and Orlando.Passengers using JFK also

face another headache —higher ticket prices. JetBlue,American, Delta and otherairlines have cut their sched-ules by about 10 percent forthe shutdown period. Theycan raise prices becausethere will be a smaller num-ber of seats to meet demand.JFK’s Bay Runway, at

14,572 feet, is one of thelongest commercial runwaysin the world. It’s a backuplanding spot for the spaceshuttle, which has its nextmission in April. The runwayis being repaved with con-crete instead of less-durableasphalt and widened toaccommodate today’s biggerplanes.The project will affect at

least the first month of thepeak travel season, whichofficially starts on MemorialDay. But the chosen four-month period was pickedbecause it’s the driest in theNew York area, makingweather-related constructiondelays less likely. Of course,prompt completion isn’t cer-tain. A similar runwayrepair in Minneapolis lastyear created thousands ofdelays when it was slowedby unseasonably wet weath-er.JFK is already one of the

nation’s most delay-plaguedairports. It ranked 28th outof 31 major airports in 2009

in on-time performance,according to the Departmentof Transportation. A delay atJFK, especially one early inthe morning, can push backflights across the U.S.The longest delays occur

at peak hours — from about8:30 to 9:30 a.m. ET andbetween 5:30 and 6:30 p.m.The airlines and the air-

port are making adjust-ments. Besides cuttingflights, airlines are addingtime into their schedules. Soalthough flights may takelonger, more won’t necessar-ily be considered late. Still,Mike Sammartino of theFederal AviationAdministration expectsdelays at JFK will be about50 minutes during peaktimes and 29 minutes onaverage — similar to busysummer days.

Sammartino also says JFKofficials have added new taxiways at angles that allowplanes to go from terminal totakeoff more quickly. Henoted that the FAA and thePort Authority of New Yorkand New Jersey, which arefinancing the $376 millionproject, began planning theshutdown in early 2009.JetBlue, the biggest carrier

at the airport, said it expectssome “operational chal-lenges,” but that its reducedflight schedule should helpalleviate congestion.However, for passengers

on network carriers likeDelta and American thedelays will likely be worse,said Lance Sherry, executivedirector for the Center forAir Transportation SystemsResearch at George MasonUniversity. JetBlue already

tends to avoid the rushhours at JFK. And it hasfewer connecting flights,which push delays acrossthe country.Even if you avoid big

delays, you could face higherfares. George Hobica ofAirfarewatchdog.com saidsome fares are up signifi-cantly for the March-Juneperiod. For example, thelowest published fares forflights between JFK and LosAngeles InternationalAirport through June 20range between $278 and$298 roundtrip. That’s upfrom $198 to $218 recently.Delays and higher fares willaffect Los Angeles travelersthe most because the city isthe most popular domesticdestination from JFK, fol-lowed by San Francisco andOrlando.

AP

A JetBlue Airbus A320 taxis past another JetBlue plane at JFK International Airport in NewYork on Feb. 18, 2007. The main runway at JFK will be closed for four months starting today.

IRA, Vt. — Eric May wasn’t too keenon the taste of real maple syrup when hefirst moved to Vermont but he tappedsome trees anyway, borrowing bucketsfrom neighboring farmers. After boilingthe sap for 18 hours in a pot over anoutside fire, he produced his first quart.Then he was hooked.“I thought it was the cat’s meow,” said

May, 45. “Because it boiled. You take thisliquid coming out of a tree that you thinkis just water but you can taste the sweet-ness in it, you just boil it down then all ofa sudden after hours, you’ve got maplesyrup.Since that first year, his backyard sug-

aring operation has grown from 20 taps13 years ago, to 50 the next, then 300and 800 this year on the hillside behind

his house. He’s added vacuum-packedlines that carry the sap from the trees toa holding tank and he’s built a woodensugar shack where he and his teenageson spend long late winter nights boiling.He’s invested several thousand dollars,sells the syrup by word of mouth andhopes to make a little profit this year.May is one of a growing number of

hobby sugarmakers scattered aroundthe hills and muddy dirt roads of north-ern New England, where clouds ofsteam rise from sugar shacks eachFebruary and March.“We’ve just seen a tremendous

increase in people with a few maplesthat want to produce,” said HenryMarckres, a maple specialist with theVermont Agency of Agriculture, whoestimates the state has 2,000 smallmaple producers.

The number of backyard producershas been growing every year for the lastdecade but in the last two years — sincea shortage of syrup caused a spike inprices — more and more are getting intoit for the first time, he said.“It appears there’s no lack of market

for the syrup and the bulk price is highso you don’t even have to worry aboutmarketing it yourself. ... there is somemoney there and of course with theeconomy what it is, people, if they havea resource for it, they are going to use itto try to make some money,” he said.The average retail price is about $48 a

gallon, Marckres said.Syrup produced for sale must be grad-

ed for color, clarity, density and flavor —and be labeled. State inspectors can visitany sugar shack that sells syrup to testthe product.

Repavement of airport’s largest landing strip will cause delays, higher ticket prices

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JFK runway closed for repairs

Maple syrup hobby grows into business

EU finance chief travels to AthensBRUSSELS — The EU’s financial affairs chief

is traveling to Athens to hold discussions withGreek officials on their country’s debt crisis andefforts to enact painful austerity measures tocurb public spending.EU Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn

will have talks Monday in the Greek capitalwith, among others, Deputy Premier TheodorusPangalos, Finance Minister GeorgePapaconstantinou and George Provopoulos, thegovernor of the Bank of Greece, the EuropeanCommission said Saturday.His visit follows days of hectic international

negotiations.On Friday, Greek Prime Minister George

Papandreou held talks with the head ofGermany’s biggest bank and President BarackObama discussed Greece with GermanChancellor Angela Merkel and British PrimeMinister Gordon Brown via video conference.Greece’s EU partners have said they will not

toss Greece a financial lifeline.Rehn’s visit is designed to impress upon

Athens that its partners want to see quick,credible steps to put Greece’s finances in order.The country’s budget deficit has ballooned toalmost 13 percent of gross domestic product,more than four times the ceiling set by theeuro’s sound finances rules.

Topeka aims to be Google test siteTOPEKA, Kan. — A campaign to make

Topeka a test site for a new, ultrafast Internetservice is gathering speed.Google Inc. announced plans Feb. 10 to build

and test new high-speed broadband networksin one or more places around the country. Thecompany says the system of fiber-optic cableswould deliver Internet connections 100 timesfaster than most systems now available.Over the past week, Topeka city officials have

announced they’re completing Google’s requestfor information from potential trial communi-ties. The City Council has indicated that it’sbehind the effort.And a group called “Think Big Topeka” is

campaigning to build community and govern-ment support.Google has given communities a March 26

deadline to submit the completed requests forinformation.

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George W. Bush liked to talk aboutdemocracy and its many virtues. Heeven went so far as to make promotingdemocracy a central component ofAmerican foreign policy. I mention thisbecause on March7, Iraq will finallyhold the electionsthat had originallybeen scheduled forJan. 15.Contemplating

the many issues at stake in this elec-tion, I began to wonder if democracy isactually all that great. This is not tosay Iraq’s nascent democracy is hope-less — if anything, the past few monthshave shown Iraq has and will haverough patches but can work throughits issues in a legal and productivemanner (though there are many prob-lems still to work out). Rather, myquestion should be seen more simplyas investigating whether there arevirtues inherent in democracy.Often, we attach high-minded ideals

of freedom of speech, human rightsand other liberal ideas with democra-cy. In reality, these are concepts thatare not integral to democracy but toliberal democracies like the UnitedStates and Great Britain. A democracydoes not fundamentally ensure anyrights, as a democratic government ismerely one which is elected by thegeneral populace — or perhaps a por-tion of the populace. Democracy canencourage political awarenessamongst the populace which in turncan encourage freedom of speech andother liberal ideas. However, there is

no guarantee that this will happen.History abounds with ill-liberal

democracies and democratically-elect-ed governments destroying the veryconstitutions which allowed them to beelected in the first place. The mostfamous case occurred in Germany in1932 and we all know how that turnedout. Though Hitler never gained amajority vote, his rise to power illus-trates how a democratic governmentcan be manipulated into a dictator-ship. Other, more recent cases areRussia and Venezuela. Neither countryis overtly authoritarian nor threaten-ing to become so. However, neithercountry is exactly full of liberalism andfree ideas. In Russia, there is littlequestion Vladimir Putin is running theshow. Also, given the many reporterskilled in Russia over the past severalyears, I would not recommend anyoneinterested in pursuing a journalismcareer move to Russia. On the otherhand, Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez wasvery much legally elected and alsovery much abuses his power to stran-gle any opposition.The point here is that casting votes

does nothing to secure freedoms. If theabove cases are unconvincing, justlook at Hamas’ 2006 election in theGaza Strip. The group’s entire platformis opposed to anything even approach-ing liberal ideas. And their actions arenothing short of atrocious. When livingin Egypt, I met a young Palestinianwho was captured and tortured byHamas on three separate occasionswithin a two-year time span. At thattime, he was living with family and

going to school Gaza. The reason theytortured him? Money.Freedom is not secured by casting a

vote but by fighting for it. This doesnot necessarily mean violence — veryrarely, in fact. Rather, one fights forhis or her rights through education,laws, interest groups and civil disobe-dience. The most important of thesefour ways to fight is education becausean intelligent public is more difficult todupe and less likely to easily give uptheir rights. Essentially, if one desiresa liberal democracy, do not supportdemocracy but liberal institutions —places that encourage a person tothink for him or herself. Most particu-larly, this means promoting highereducation.It is easy for a an elected official to

destroy a country. It is much harderfor a government to ignore or subverta well-educated and politically awarepublic. And history has shown thateducation and political awarenessoften go hand in hand. Of course,whether promoting liberalism ordemocracy, the United States mustmake a conscious effort to work withand listen to its friends and allies.Perhaps this is the most important les-son as America’s politicians and pun-dits wait in anticipation for the resultsof Iraq’s March 7 elections.

James Napier is a senior historymajor. He can be contacted at jnapier@nd.edu

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

What saddens me about the current “conversation” in theViewpoint section on poverty, wages and Notre Dame is notthat many people don’t seem to understand the experienceof living in poverty, but that they don’t realize that thereare resources right here to help educate them on the issues.We don’t need to hear the stories of vulnerable people

working on campus for evidence (although they have, in thepast, written in — see Prudence Dorsey’s “Living wagenow,” April 28, 2008). Journalists have interviewed theworking poor, social scientists have studied them.If you’re interested in learning more about the working

poor, the problems they face or how poverty affects every-one, check out books like Shipler’s “The Working Poor,”Shulman’s “The Betrayal of Work” or Rank’s “One Nation,Underprivileged.” Or take a course offered by PovertyStudies (see www.nd.edu/~poverty).We have more than Catholic doctrine or living examples

to offer the debate. Use your resources to make informedcalls for social change and justice (or to argue againstthem).

Jessica L. Collettassistant professor

Department of SociologyFeb. 25

Use resources

Just a few thoughts on the discussion ofjust wages and the working poor takingplace in The Observer right now. There arethose on the one side who emphasize thatthe Church has no specific teaching on justwhat the exact figure of a just wage shouldbe, and even that Christ himself doesn’ttalk about just wages — His teaching iscompletely otherworldly. There are thoseon the other side who seem to think thatsomehow the Church suddenly woke up in1891 to talk of economic justice when LeoXIII wrote “Rerum Novarum,” having livedin darkness and ignorance before theindustrial revolution. Sometimes it seemsthat serendipitously that’s when the Churchfinally started to agree with the author. Butlet’s just consider a few All Stars of theCatholic tradition.For those who fixate on Christ not talking

about just wages, will any of his disciplesdo? If not Jesus, might we consider hisbrother James, a servant of God and theLord Jesus Christ? “Behold, the wages youwithheld from the workers who harvestedyour fields are crying aloud; and the criesof the harvesters have reached the ears ofthe Lord. You have lived on earth in luxury

and pleasure; you have fattened yourhearts for the day of slaughter.” And forthose who think the Church was in thedark on all this until 1891, how about St.Basil, “The bread that you store up belongsto the hungry; the coat that lies in yourchest belongs to the naked; the gold thatyou have hidden in the ground belongs tothe poor.” St. Bernard says, “The poor cry‘it is ours that you spend; what you stupidlyspend is cruelly taken from us.’” Might St.Thomas Aquinas be relevant, the medievalfigure Leo XIII held up for us as the exem-plar then and now of Catholic wisdom?“Goods which some have in abundance areowed by natural right to the sustenance ofthe poor; the Lord commands not only thata tenth part, but all that is superfluous begiven to the poor.” Even the bête noir of theGalileo affair, St. Robert Bellarmine wrote,“If one should wish to argue that what issuperfluous need not be given to the poorin strict justice, he still cannot deny that itshould be done out of charity. However, itmatters little whether one goes to hell forlack of justice or from lack of charity.”None of this settles whether a minimum

wage ought to be nine bucks or 10, but it

does establish a setting that ought to ani-mate the thoughts of all people of good willtalking about just wages and places theburden of proof upon those who wouldargue for the minimum, not more.Perhaps the difficulty experienced by one

and all in working together to address theissue of a just wage at Notre Dame for theworking poor who clean our toilets, washour halls and offices, cook our food andmake our places of worship and study sobeautiful, is that both antagonists argue interms of what the minimum we must do is,like the rich young man of the Gospel whoseemed to want to know the minimum hehad to do to be good. Maybe we need tochange the terms of the discussion and askwhether we are doing as much as we can,or whether in our desire for lower tuitionand nicer dorms, or higher salaries andbenefits for ourselves, we aren’t fatteningourselves up for the slaughter, denying thenatural right of the poor and rushing head-long into Hell for want of justice or charity.Few of us will take the counsel of perfec-tion that Christ gives the rich young man,to sell all that we have and give it to thepoor in order to follow Him. I complain as

much as anyone, perhaps more, that I’mnot being paid enough; and I’m not. Then Ilaugh, and make it to confession if I can.But perhaps you and I could do just a lit-

tle bit more than the minimum, whatever itis. Whenever we do the minimum for theleast of our brethren, we do the minimumfor Him. So, whenever we think we havedetermined the minimum, let’s do more.With James, let’s give thanks for all goodgifts around us sent from Heaven above;but let’s also ask whether there isn’t just alittle bit of excess in those gifts that wecould give to others in their wages, wageswhere justice and charity might meet andembrace. In that way perhaps we will givegreater thanks for the working poor amongus in whom we find the image of Godabsent in all these other gifts.The rich young man went away and

wept, for he had many fine things. DoesNotre Dame weep for the poor? Our Ladydoes. But do we?

John O’Callaghanassociate professor

Department of PhilosophyFeb. 25

Concerning just wages

Having read the Feb. 24 cluster of essays insupport of Catholic Social Doctrine, I feelobliged to respond in some way.Let me clarify: I am not Catholic and nothing I

am about to say is rooted in Catholic Doctrine.Actually, Catholic Social Doctrine is one of thenoblest and most idealistic pieces of writing oneconomics. However, it is also one of the mostill-considered and unrealistic.I believe this not out of any sentimental

attachment to the capitalist system, but out ofthe wholehearted belief that, in the long run,the incentives created by a free market servingwell-educated and informed people create moregeneral prosperity, and spread it more widely,than any other system ever conceived.I am not saying this out of selfishness, as I

intend to enter the military, not the private sec-tor. I say this because every scrap of my intel-lect and compassion forces me to the realiza-tion that trying to pay people more than their

productivity warrants only encourages them towork below their potential. This certainlymakes them and us all worse off. Our educa-tional system needs reform to make this trulypossible, but that is no excuse to enact vastentitlements and destroy untold wealth.Notre Dame may pay its workers however it

much it feels is warranted by its faith. I amwilling to accept the small increase in tuition todo this. However, noble or no, CST is notdesigned to deal with real human beings andshows no understanding of what makes oursocieties work. Its broad application would beso utterly irresponsible as to risk all materialprogress humanity has made in the past thou-sand years.

David Lougherysophomore

Keough HallFeb. 25

Catholic Social Teaching and economics

Black History Month: Where do we go from here?This column was written and approved

by the executive board of the Black StudentAssociation. Its members include MarvinLangston, Danielle Keller, Brittany Suggs,Raymond Umipig, Cedric Joint, CourtneyHaynes, ChristopherMoore and MarquesCamp.

Eighty-four yearsago, African American historian Carter G.Woodson founded the initial “Negro HistoryWeek,” to be celebrated in the second weekof February in remembrance and celebra-tion of the diverse and dynamic history ofthe African Diaspora in the United States.Until then this history had been sometimesburied, but most often omitted, from thestandard tales of American history.Intended to coincide with the birthdays oftwo prominent figures in this history,Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln,this one week has since become an entiremonth in celebration of the black communi-ty.During the past month members of the

Black community at Notre Dame cametogether to create programming celebratingthis history — we organized “Black CollarWorkers,” a panel on labor and race in the

United States; the Black Cultural ArtsCouncil hosted their annual talent showcaseBlack Coffeehouse and Shades of Ebonybrought acclaimed artist Dawn Okoro andwell-known blogger Patrice Yursik to cam-pus for a workshop on beauty and self-image with African American high schoolstudents from South Bend, among otherevents.We would also like to take the time to

mention a display in the Hesburgh Librarythat we constructed to memorialize the his-tory of Black people in the arts, entitled,“Negros, Coloreds, African Americans andBlacks in the Arts.” We have received quitea few criticisms and concerns about thetitle, many expressing that such emotional-ly-charged and culturally-incendiary lan-guage conjures up ghosts of slavery, racismand Jim Crow, and that it is not faithful tothe kind of identity that future generationsof the Black community hopes to build foritself.We would like to express, however, that

we aimed for the title to make a broaderpoint about the history of black citizens inthe United States — a commentary on theperseverance and success of the Black com-munity throughout history. It is certainlyironic that racial categories throughout his-

tory have seen dramatic significant linguis-tic transformations, perhaps as an attemptto reflect politically correct cultural sensibil-ities. Black citizens in the United Stateshave been Negros, they have been Coloreds,they have been Niggers, they have beenAfro-Americans, they have been AfricanAmericans, they have been Blacks. Yetthroughout this roulette of cultural catego-rization the internal identity of the Blackcommunity has never changed. While thenames changed, the community remainedexactly the same — fighting for abolition,crusading for women’s suffrage, rewritinghistory books, redefining science, breakingsporting color lines, becoming President ofthe United States — this is a communitythat has been a prominent co-author toAmerican history.The very idea of Black History Month has

been criticized by some, especially withinthe Black community, of trivializing theimportance of the contributions of BlackAmericans, of making them merely sup-porting actors in the story of American his-tory by setting aside a mere month for cele-bration (the shortest one, at that). WithoutWoodson’s deep passion and concern forhistory, however, the great and vast accom-plishments of the black community may still

be buried in the footnotes of the greatAmerican story. Though these contributionsfrom the Black community have risen to theconsciousness of most Americans the past84 years, we need to move far beyondthinking of Blacks as contributors in theabstract. They are as real, and as immedi-ate, as all of the hands of history — allraces, all colors, all creeds. One might wonder why we say all this at

the end, rather than the beginning, of BlackHistory Month. We do so because Februaryis only the beginning of the conversation,not the entirety of it. Though we as anation, and as students of history, are lightyears ahead in our knowledge of Black his-tory compared to where we were in 1926,we still have chapters upon chapters tobrush up on and volumes upon volumes towrite. As the question of how we as a nationhave got here becomes less of a primaryfocus, perhaps the most important questionof all will come to the forefront: Where dowe go from here?

Marques Camp can be contacted atmcamp@nd.edu

The views expressed in this column arethose of the author and not necessarilythose of The Observer.

Marques Camp

Guest Column

President Obama’s meteoric rise toCommander in Chief of the United Stateswas a unique moment in American poli-tics. His calm demeanor, level-headedoration, willingness to compromise andintellectual heftwere combined ina campaign prom-ising change. In

the 15 monthssince his

election,change has proven elusive,bipartisanship scarce andprogressivism negligible.

In a climate where only25 percent of the votingpopulation approves of thework being done byCongress, there will be anatural backlash against the

party in power. The man lead-ing the dissent is Fox Newspundit Glenn Beck. He’s anear perfect foil forObama; he’s emotional to

the point of crying on nation-al television, has less than a

semester of college education andisn’t afraid to speak impulsively. For apolitician, his trait set would be a deathsentence, but as he has said himself,he’s an entertainer. More important thanany other personal attribute, Beck isvery smart. By the age of 13, Beck already had a

job as a radio DJ. Immediately followinghigh school, he went to work in radio.

He was a naturalas a morningshock jock inthe same veinas HowardStern. Hefound suc-cess inHoustonandBaltimore

and alsofound a wife with

whom he started a fam-ily. As his Web site,

GlennBeck.com, says, “at the age of30, Beck lost his passion for radio – andeverything else.” Drinking and drugabuse took their toll, destroying his mar-riage and radio career, leaving him witha divorce and job in New Haven, Conn.,a long way down from many of his earli-er stations.Having hit rock bottom, Beck began

recovery. Alcoholics Anonymous helpedhim to quit both smoking marijuana anddrinking and his second wife helped himfind God through the Church of JesusChrist of Latter Day Saints. Beck startedover as a talk radio host in Tampa, Fla.On the radio waves, Beck experiencedthe beginning of a dramatic climb, tak-ing his station from 18th to first in thecourse of a year. Soon afterwards, Beck’s show went

national and led to a talk show on CNN.Beck’s libertarian-flavored conservativeviews managed to mesh well with CNN’stypically liberal viewers, giving him thesecond highest-rated show on the net-work. Beck jumped ship and left to FoxNews in late 2008, where his show hasenjoyed even greater ratings, soundlybeating the combined ratings of com-petitors CNN, MSNBC and HLN com-bined.Settled in at Fox News, Beck has

quickly become one of the most despisedmen on cable. His tactics, whether moti-vated by ratings or principles, oftenleave much to be desired. He’s nostranger to slinging ludicrous accusa-tions under the guise of “just askingquestions” nor is he afraid to questionObama’s birth, religion, racism or loveof country. These underhanded methodshave brought personal attacks againstBeck, a boycott of his show by advertis-ers and roughly three million viewersevery night. Beck comes off as a far right jester,

pointing out the flaws of power but con-cerned with becoming a joke himself.While his detractors may wish for thatfate, he’s become an increasingly power-ful force with each passing scandal.Beck has been instrumental in the pub-lic exposure of ACORN and just recentlyplayed a large role in the resignation ofVan Jones, Obama’s director of theWhite House Council on EnvironmentalQuality. Beck’s attacks on Jones are par-ticularly insightful. While his public andpolitical motives centered on Jones’involvement with STORM, a far-leftpolitical group, his underlying personalreasons concerned Jones’ suggestedboycott of Beck’s program through Colorof Change. This mixture of politicalsavvy with personal vendetta hasbecome hallmark of Beck’s style.For the past year, as Beck’s opponents

grew, so did his following. In the infancyof his fame, Beck seemed destined to bea carbon copy of Rush Limbaugh, a clas-sification Beck would no doubt take with

a bit of pride. Instead, it seems Beck hasa newfound appreciation of his power.Although he’s abrasive, partisan and flatout wrong at times, Beck may be takinghis role quite seriously. The first hint of this occurred early

this year when Beck was asked to speakas headliner at the CPAC. Beck spokedirectly to the disillusioned Republicanand independent voter, candidly stating,“I don’t even know what they(Republicans) stand foranymore. And they’ve gotto realize that they havea problem: ‘Hello, myname is the RepublicanParty, and I’ve got aproblem. I’m addictedto spending and biggovernment.’” It’s statements

like these thathave gained Beckboth his audi-ence and ene-mies, andstatements likethose from his CPACspeech may mark a danger-ous step towards converting theformer to the latter. Beck has alsorecently stepped off the party platformwith respect to President Reagan (“Idon’t think Reagan was a realRepublican. He just maintained someshared values.”) and global warming(“You’d be an idiot not to notice the tem-perature change” and its origins withman). This moment may end

up being a watershedfor Beck. It may be yetanother dead end forthe nomadic enter-tainer. More likely,this will transformBeck into a seriouspolitical player.He’s alreadyproven his abili-ty to grab andhold an audi-ence, andnow he may beproving he has some-thing to say.

Nick Anderson can be reached atnanders5@nd.edu

The views expressed in this columnare those of the author and notnecessarily those of The Observer.

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It seems rather odd to call this amusic “rewind;” Empire of the Sun’salbum “Walking on a Dream” was onlyreleased in 2009. While the album wasby no means overlooked or forgotten, itwas an album that should have gar-nered much more attention than itactually did, given its quality and thetiming of the album’s release in thewake of MGMT’s massive success witha similar synth-pop sound. It is analbum that at first will seem foreign tomost but with just one listen will haveanyone smiling and taking to the dancefloor.Hailing from Sydney, Australia, and

armed with a style of music that makesthem awesome for the same reasonsthat MGMT are awesome, Empire ofthe Sun has a flare for the “out there”that gives the duo a Lady Gaga-likequality. They created a dance floordream of a record on their debutalbum, “Walking on a Dream.” There’sa daring quality to every bit of the duo,Luke Steele and Nick Littlemore, thatmore than just creeps into their music.Much of their 10-track LP takes on a“love it or hate it” quality. The first halfof the album, until the track “DeltaBay,” showcases something real spe-cial. Songs like “We arethe People” and “HalfMast” play like funk-pop bliss at its best,giving each trackthat sort of airy,c l oud-n inefeel thatputs the“awe” in“ a w e -some.”

Althoughoften com-pared toMGMT andother newi n d i e -dance ilk,Empire ofthe Sun isno copycatnor are theya f lash inthe pan. Yes,the albumtrails off abit — just sothat there areno secrets here,it trails off more than a bit— but when the duo areactually concentrated onbeing true to their weird selvesand making good, enjoyable

music, that music plays like candy —sweet, blissful and purely irresistible. Speaking of purely irresist ible,

Empire of the Sun’s second single, theangelic, atmospheric “We Are thePeople,” exemplifies the band’s dance-ywarmth and ability to turn any subjectinto something coated with sunshine-yoptimism. The song’s prelude, “HalfMast,” a three-minute tale of longingthat foreshadows “We Are The People”and its heightened sense of loss, opensand continues in the most dream-likefashion of any song on the album, withits soaring synthesizer playing in thebackground.The album’s sole blemish, and a large

one at that, is that thelatter half of the 10tracks sound as thoughthey’ve lost the airinessof the first five tracks.The album shifts gears at“Delta Bay,” but neverreally reverts back to thestyle that makes youwant to put the first fivesongs on repeat and justlisten to them over andover again. And that’sprobably what you’ll do— forgo the last f ivesongs in favor of five (or

maybe four) of the best tracks of anyalbum released in 2009. There’s a journey on this record, one

highlighted by seductive melodies,memorable falsettos and monsterhooks that get in your head and haveyou dancing endlessly. That’s the greatsuccess here, and despite the band’slackluster second half of songs, it’s thefirst half — especially from “Standingon a Shore” to “We Are the People” —that shows that Empire of the Sun is aband you definitely ought to know.

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ND SOFTBALL

Irish sweep Georgia,Virginia at Invitational

ND WOMEN’S TENNIS

Irish extend win streak, Louderback notches 600th win

The Irish won their sixth andseventh games in a row thisweekend against Georgia Techand Tennessee, earning coachJay Louderback his 600th careerwin in the process. Notre Dame hosted No. 14

Georgia Tech in a highly compet-itive match-up in which the Irishfinished one crucial point abovethe Yellow Jackets, 4-3,Saturday. “The Georgia Tech players are

great competitors and the girlsare very experienced,” Irishassistant coach Julia Scaringesaid. “Their No. 1 girl won the

All-American tournament, andthey have a lot of talent on theirteam.” The Irish clinched the doubles

point in the first two match-upsof the game as seniors CosminaCiobanu and Colleen Rielley wonthe No. 3 doubles competitionand sophomore ShannonMathews and freshman ChrissieMcGaffigan beat their YellowJacket opponents in the No. 2doubles position. SophomoreKristy Frilling and junior KristenRafael fell to their No. 1 doublescompetitors. Rafael replaced senior Kali

Krisik this weekend after Krisik’sinjury Friday inhibited her abilityto compete this weekend. On the singles side of the com-

petition, two-game singles victo-ries from Ciobanu, Rafael andRielley rounded out the four totalpoints in the Nos. 4, 5 and 6 sin-gles positions for the Irish,clinching their sixth straight vic-tory. Frilling fell for the first time in

2010 Saturday to the No. 1ranked Irina Falconi of GeorgiaTech. “Falconi is a really talented

player. She can do anything,she’s got every shot in the book,”Scaringe said. “It’s easy to getfrustrated against her, andFalconi played smart.”Sunday, the Irish hosted No. 13

Tennessee. Tennessee took anearly lead against the Irish bywinning the doubles point, but in

the end the Irish topped theVolunteers 5-2. “[The Volunteers] fight no mat-

ter what the circumstances,”Scaringe said. “They have beenpretty beat up with injuries inthe last few weeks, but they’restill up. They took care of us indoubles.”The Irish No. 1 doubles team,

consisting of Frilling and Rafael,fell to Tennessee’s CaitlinWhoriskey and Maria Sorbello 8-1. In search of the doubles point,Notre Dame’s No. 2 doubles teamof McGaffigan and Mathews lostto Tennessee’s Rosalia Alda andZsofia Zubor in the tiebreakerpoint, 9-8. Notre Dame won thethird doubles point by a forfeitfrom Tennessee.

“Tennessee had us pretty nerv-ous after the doubles matches,”Scaringe said.In singles play, Rielley,

Ciobanu, Rafael and Mathews allwon, as did Frilling, who upsetNo. 7 Whoriskey 6-2, 6-0.“They came out really flat in

doubles, not a lot of intensity,played really tentatively,”Scaringe said. “They were moreenergetic and focused in singlesplay. They knew they needed towin four points and had to turn itup a notch on the court.”The Irish will take on No. 23

Indiana Friday at the Eck TennisPavilion at 3 p.m.

By MOLLY SAMMONSports Writer

Contact Molly Sammon atmsammon@nd.edu

The Irish swept Virginia’sCavalier Invitational this weekendwith 51 hits in the two-day, four-game series. Notre Dame facedGeorge Washington and VirginiaSaturday and Sunday, coming outvictorious in all four games.The Irish (8-4) hit 10 home runs

over the course of the weekendand posted a .472 team battingaverage over the four games toput them at 8-4 for the seasonand on a seven-game win streak. Friday saw Notre Dame start off

strong with 19 runs on 27 hits,including four players who hithome runs. Freshman utility play-er Amy Buntin hit her career firsthomer against GeorgeWashington in the first game.Sophomore catcher KristinaWright also hit her first careerhome run, as she led the Irishwith four RBI over the two games. Against George Washington,

freshman pitcher BrittanyO’Donnell struck out nine battersand allowed only one hit in fourinnings in the 8-0 win. Freshmanpitcher Jackie Bowe came in forone inning to give O’Donnell abreak and struck out another bat-ter. Notre Dame scored three runsoff five hits in the first inning andcontinued at a steady pace for therest of the game. Nine playerscombined for the Irish to have 13hits to start off their day.In Friday’s second game,

against Virginia, the Irish contin-

ued their hot hitting to win 11-3.After trailing 1-0 in the top of thefirst inning, they came back toscore four runs off of five hits.Notre Dame came out of thegame with 14 hits to Virginia’sfour. Junior pitcher Jody Valdivia

struck out six and gave up threeearned runs on four hits in fiveinnings. Junior infielder KatieFleury had a leadoff home run inthe bottom of the fourth to putNotre Dame up by six. Seniorinfielder Christine Lux ended thegame with a bases-loaded singleto right field that brought in twoIrish runs in the fifth of the onlyIrish hit of the inning.Success continued Saturday for

Notre Dame as the Irish closedout the Invitational with anothertwo-win day. Christine Lux andher sister, freshman infielderKathryn Lux, each homered onthe day. It was the senior’s 36thcareer homer, which tied a schoolrecord, and the freshman’s firstcareer hit for the Irish. Theirefforts led Notre Dame to win 12-0 over George Washington in fiveinnings and 9-0 over Virginia. In Saturday’s second game,

Valdivia gave up five hits whilestriking out four, getting out ofbases-loaded dilemmas twice inthe seven innings. Fleury led theIrish with three hits, includingtwo doubles and a homer, andsenior infielder Heather Johnsonhad a pair of home runs.

By MEAGHAN VESELIKSports Writer

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OLYMPICS

Crosby shines, U.S. falls

VANCOUVER, BritishColumbia — Rest assured,Canada, the national honor isserved.With a flick of the wrist from

The Next One, Sidney Crosby,Canadians found Olympicredemption Sunday.The pall of a luger’s death, a

series of embarrassing glitches,a first half so dismal the hostsconceded the medals race, aloss to the upstart Americans ina preliminary game.All but forgotten.Canada is the Olympic cham-

pion in men’s hockey, and thewhole country can finally cele-brate its Winter Games.Canada survived one of the

greatest games in Olympic his-tory to beat the Americans 3-2in overtime and cap the hostcountry’s record gold rush inVancouver.Crosby—hockey heir to

Canada’s own Great One,Wayne Gretzky—won it whenhe whipped a shot past U.S.goalie Ryan Miller 7:40 intoovertime after the U.S. had tiedit with 24.4 seconds left in regu-lation.“It’s a pretty unbelievable

thing. You know what? Everykid dreams of that opportunity,”Crosby said. “Being in Canada,that’s the opportunity of a life-time. You dream of that a thou-sand times growing up. For it tocome true is amazing.“Our team worked so unbe-

lievably hard,” Crosby said.“Today was really tough, espe-cially when they got a goal late

in regulation. But we came backand got it in overtime. … To winit in overtime, here in Canada, itdoesn’t get any better thanthat.”Canada’s collection of all-stars

held off a young, desperate U.S.team that had beaten it a weekago and, after staging a furiouscomeback from down 2-0 ongoals by Jonathan Toews andCorey Perry, almost beat theCanadians again.With Canada less than a

minute away from celebratingthe gold medal, Zach Parise—the son of a player who figuredin Canada’s finest hockeymoment—tied it with Miller offthe ice for an extra attacker.The moment he scored, the

groans of disappointed fanslikely were heard fromVancouver to the Maritimes. But

Crosby, scoreless the previoustwo games, brought back thecheers with his second post-reg-ulation game-winner of thetournament, a shot from the leftcircle that Miller was helpless tostop. He also beat Switzerlandin a shootout during the roundrobin.It was close. It was nerve-

racking. It was a game worthyof an Olympic hockey final.“I just tried to shoot it quick,”

Crosby said. “Iggy (JaromeIginla) kind of bumped it outfrom the corner, I tried to get aquick shot on net. I didn’t evenreally see. I barely looked at thenet. I just tried to throw itthere.”Before the game, Crosby

received a brief text messagefrom Penguins owner MarioLemieux that said: “Good luck.”

Associated Press

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Canada’s Sydney Crosby, left, celebrates with teammates ScottNiedermayer, center, and Drew Doughty after scoring in overtime.

MLB

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New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes met with federal investigators last week to discuss Dr. Anthony Galea, aCanadian doctor who is facing charges related to a banned drug. Galea is also linked to Tiger Woods and Barry Bonds.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. —Mets shortstop Jose Reyessaid Sunday he met withfederal investigators lastweek regarding a Canadiandoctor accused of selling anunapproved drug.Dr. Anthony Galea is fac-

ing four charges in hiscountry related to the drugknown as Actovegin, whichis extracted from calf ’sblood and used for healing.His assistant also has beencharged in the U.S. for hav-ing HGH and another drugwhile crossing the border inSeptember.Galea is known for using a

blood-spinning technique —platelet-rich plasma therapy— designed to speed recov-

ery from injuries. BesidesReyes, he also has treatedTiger Woods and severalother professional athletes.“They just asked me basi-

cally how I met the guy andstuff like that and what heput in my body,” Reyes said.“I explained to them whathe (was) doing. ... I don’tworry about anything. I did-n’t do anything wrong.”SI.com reported Saturday

night that federal officialshave told several athletes toexpect grand jury subpoe-nas in the case. The Website cited three anonymoussources familiar with theinvestigation.The New York Times

reported in December, citinganonymous sources, thatthe FBI opened an investi-

gation into Galea based inpart on medical recordsfound on his computerrelating to several profes-sional athletes.Reyes said he met with

investigators from the FBIfor about 45 minutes at theMets’ spring facility afterthey contacted himThursday morning. One ofhis agents, Chris Leible, alsowas present.The Daily News of New

York was the first to reportthe meeting.Reyes, who missed much

of last season with right legproblems, said he spent fivedays in Toronto inSeptember and was treatedby Galea three times duringthe stay. The shortstop wasasked by investigators if he

used HGH.“They asked me if he

injected me with that. I say‘No,’” Reyes said. “What wedo there, basically, he tookmy blood out, put it in somemachines, spin it out andput it back in my leg. So Iexplained to them that.”Mets spokesman Jay

Horwitz said the team wasaware of the situation, andmanager Jerry Manuel saidhe isn’t worried about itbecoming a distraction.Reyes said he felt better

for a while after the treat-ment but his leg still didn’trespond when he tried torun full speed. He had sur-gery in October to clean upsome scar tissue remainingfrom a torn hamstring ten-don behind his right knee.

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Cable challenges Russell towin back star ting QB jobINDIANAPOLIS — Coach Tom Cable

thinks the best thing for Oakland’s quar-terback situation is a competition.That means former No. 1 pick

JaMarcus Russell will have to win backhis old job.“I have not put a lot of thought into this

at this point,” Cable said when askedabout naming Russell the starter.“JaMarcus is working and doing thethings he should be doing right now. He’llget himself prepared to compete for thejob. I think that’s the only way to look atit.”

Cable did not respond to questionsalluding to the lawsuit filed by a formerassistant coach who claims Cable brokehis jaw during a training camp alterca-tion. He said only that he doesn’t have“that many distractions.”

He also acknowledged the team hopedto sign defensive end Richard Seymour toa long-term deal after putting the fran-chise tag on him earlier this week.

PETA backs of f of TigerWoods ad following outcry

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Theanimal rights group People for theEthical Treatment of Animals hasnixed a plan to use Tiger Woods’image on a billboard urging peopleto spay and neuter their pets.

PETA previously announced itwould erect a bi l lboard inWindermere — near Woods’ home— with his picture and the words:“Too much sex can be a bad thing ...Always spay or neuter!”

The group, which is known foredgy campaigns, says it decided toput the Woods billboard on holdafter talking with the golfer’s attor-neys.

PETA wouldn’t say whetherWoods’ attorneys threatened to sue.

Instead of Woods, the ad will fea-ture South Carolina Governor MarkSanford, whose widely known dal-liances have also made frequentheadlines.

O’Neal to have thumbexamined, miss gameINDEPENDENCE, Ohio —

Cavaliers center Shaquille O’Nealwill have his injured right thumbexamined Sunday by Dr. ThomasGraham at the National HandCenter in Baltimore.An MRI Saturday confirmed the

injury was a significant sprain.O’Neal, who was hurt during a winat Boston on Thursday, will missMonday’s game against New York.The team has not provided any

timeline for his return.With O’Neal out of the lineup,

Anderson Varejao will continue tostart at center. Former backupZydrunas I lgauskas, traded toWashington for Antawn Jamison, isnow a free agent following a buyoutfrom the Wizards. Ilgauskas is freeto sign with any team, but will haveto wait until March 21 under NBArules should he elect to re-sign withthe Cavaliers.

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The Irish struggled at timesagainst an inferior Penn Statesquad but were able to comeaway with a 12-8 win Sundayin their home opener.“We competed well as a

team,” he said. “[However,] wemade the day tougher on our-selves than it needed to be.”No. 3 Notre Dame (2-0) got

on the board first when sopho-more attack Sean Rogers beatthe Nittany Lions (0-2) goalietwo minutes into the game,notching his first career goal.Senior attack Grant Krebs andsophomore attack NicholasBeattie added two more goalsin quick succession, giving theIrish a three-goal advantagejust f ive minutes into theopening period. Penn Statetallied its first goal seven min-utes later before senior attackNeal Hicks scored the first ofhis three goals just before theend of the first quarter.Hicks, who leads the

Fighting Irish with five goalsthis season, added anothergoal early in the second periodto stretch the Notre Dameadvantage to 5-1, which wasanswered by a Penn Statescore. The Irish then reeledoff three more scores (twofrom Krebs and one fromsophomore midfielder GrantPfeifer) to take an 8-2 lead.Each team would add onemore before the end of thehalf — including a goal withthree seconds remaining byjunior midfielder ZachBrenneman. Notre Dame led9-3 at intermission.The Nittany Lions scored the

first goal of the second half atthe midpoint of the third quar-ter, which Beattie answeredfour minutes later. Penn Statescored once more before theend of the period to bring theteam within five goals.Hicks completed his hat trick

less than a minute into thefourth quarter before theNittany Lions threatened tomake it a game by scoringthree goals in quick succes-sion. However, with the PennState goal ie pul led, seniorattack Colin Igoe closed thescoring with a goal near theend of the game.Krebs’ and Hicks’ three-goal

performances led the FightingIrish, and Krebs added oneassist to give him a game-bestfour points. Despite the victo-

ry, Irish coach Kevin Corrigansaw much to improve in histeam’s play for much of thegame, especially on the defen-sive end.“We played too much

defense. We did a terrible jobclearing the ball,” he said.“We were erratic in mostphases of the game.”Corrigan said he was

pleased with the fact thatNotre Dame was able to getstops at the end of the gamewhen Penn State was threat-ening but felt that the teamwasted possessions and didnot value the ball enough. Heviews the win as a learningexperience in the process ofdiscovering the team’s identityand what they must do to wingames and hopes that hisplayers took a step in thatdirect ion. Though he sawmuch to improve, he said hedid see one thing he liked. The Irish look to continue

their winning ways with athree-game road tr ip overSpring Break to Baltimore,Philadelphia and Houston toface Loyola (Md.), Drexel andFairfield.

Junior midfielder Kailene Abtled the No. 8 Irish to a 15-10 victo-ry over Duquesne Saturday inNotre Dame’s home opener.The Irish (2-0) jumped out to an

early lead in the game on a goalby junior midfielder Shalyn Blaneyand then proceeded to score fourmore goals in a row afterDuquesne (0-3) tied up the gameat 1-1. Duquesne, however,answered with four goals of its

own midway through the firstperiod to tie the score at 5-5.“We built an early lead, but

from there we lacked a lot of disci-pline defensively,” Irish coachTracy Coyne said. “We could havereally put them away after ourfour goals in a row but we didn’tfinish them.”Coyne said she believed her

team lost track of the game plan,and needed to work on that goingforward.“Honestly, as a coaching staff we

were pretty disappointed with theteam,” Coyne said. “The game

was never really in doubt but I feellike we could have really dominat-ed. We need some discipline tostick with the game plan.”After Duquesne pulled even, Abt

led the charge as Notre Damescored six goals in a row to endthe quarter with the score 11-6.The Irish then rode two goals fromAbt and goals from freshmanattack Betsy Mastropieri andsophomore midfielder MeganSullivan, as well as improved playof freshman goalie Ellie Hilling, tothe win.

“I have a lot of confidence inEllie,” Coyne said. “She’s going tobe a great goalie for us. Just in theshort span between this game andthe last game she’s implemented alot of the things we’ve been work-ing on. She regrouped nicely andher play was a lot better in thesecond half.”The Irish outshot the Dukes 44-

17, but Coyne sees the 4-for-23shooting performance in the sec-ond half as a cause for concernthat needs to be worked on.“Shooting will be a focus of

practice this week,” Coyne said.“We also weren’t happy with thecrease defense so we’ll do somecrease drills. At this point it’sabout moving forward with thethings we’ve done well and fixingthe problem areas. Fitness-wise Ithink we’re in a good place.”The Irish will continue their

non-conference schedule with anoon game at Loftus Sports Centeragainst Dartmouth on March 7.

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Notre Dame tops Duquesne in season opener

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LOS ANGELES — So much forall that confidence the DenverNuggets had built up during theirtwo impressive wins against theLos Angeles Lakers earlier thisseason.The defending NBA champions

picked up on the playoff vibeinside Staples Center on Sundayand got things back to normal,despite a poor-shooting effort fromKobe Bryant .Lamar Odom scored nine of his

20 points in the fourth quarterand grabbed 12 rebounds, helpingthe Lakers overcame an 11-pointthird-quarter deficit and pull out a95-89 victory against the teamthey knocked off in last year’s

Western Conference finals. PauGasol added 15 points and 14rebounds.“It was nice to be in somewhat

of a pressure-cooker,” Bryant said.“It’s been two years now wherewe’ve beaten them in the postsea-son, so I’m sure they’re fed up.They played with a lot of energyand intensity, and we had to stepup against them. It was a playofftype of intensity.”Ron Artest added 17 points and

tied a season high with six stealsfor the Lakers, who trail theCavaliers by one game for theleague’s best record. They leadDenver by 5 1/2 games for theWestern Conference lead.“They slowed our offense

down,” Nuggets coach George

Karl said. “They picked up thepressure on us in the second halfand we didn’t have the persever-ance to pass the ball or penetratebefore the pressure came. Ourwhole thing with Kobe was to tryto plug him and keep him awayfrom the rim and off the freethrow line. We got that done pret-ty much the whole game.”Bryant was just 3 for 17 from

the field, finishing with 14 pointsand 12 assists. He was 1 for 9 dur-ing the first three quarters - theonly field goal coming on a layupwith 5:37 left in the opening peri-od.“God knows I love the triangle

(offense), but I kind of had to getinto a playoff mode a little bittoday - just put the ball in myhands and let me make the deci-sions. But I missed a lot of shots,”Bryant said. “My jumper was off.So I’ve got to get back in and workon it so it’s consistent again, afterbeing off for a long time.”Carmelo Anthony scored 21

points for Denver before foulingout for the second time this seasonwith 2:13 to play and the Nuggetsdown by four.“They did a great job of trying to

keep the ball out of my hands anddenied me every chance they got,”Anthony said. “They were muchmore aggressive in the second halfand made adjustments to what wewere doing.”Lakers guard Derek Fisher ,

who picked up two fouls 57 sec-onds apart during the first 2 min-utes and went to the bench, didn’tget his third until he fouledChauncey Billups behind the 3-point line with 5 1/2 minutes toplay. Billups made all three freethrows to tie the score at 82. Butthe Nuggets did not make a fieldgoal over the final 4:10, endingtheir three-game winning streak.

The Belles’ season is off to apromising start as they tookhome their first road win Sundayover North Central College inNaperville, Ill. Saint Mary’s (2-1) ended up

dominating the singles competi-tions after initially falling behindby a score of 1-2. Senior CamilleGerbert got the rally started bywinning 6-3, 6-1 in the No. 2 sin-gles spot. Juniors Franca Peluso,Jessica Kosinski and JillianHurley followed suit winningtheir matches to bring the overallscore to 4-2.Hurley returned with junior

Mary Therese Lee to secure theteam victory with a decisive 8-4win in the doubles, the team’sonly win in that competition.“Our coach is telling us that we

were dead even on paper, we

had to get at least one win out ofthe three,” Lee said. “[Hurley] hita lot of good balls and was a veryconsistent, really good player, itwas a really good match.” The Belles next head to

Orlando for a week-long tourna-ment over spring break. Theywill face some of the toughestcompetition of the season inWesleyan and Wheaton.“We are really proud that we

came back, this was a reallygood match for us to win,” Bellescoach Dale Campbell said. “It’sgood to have a little more experi-ence going into the spring trip.We will definitely have somegood opponents.” The veteran Belles squad will

have the rest of the week to restand fine-tune their skills beforethey take on Ursinus in their firstgame of the Orlando tournament.

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ND ends losing skidbehind Watt’s efforts

Notre Dame ended its three-match losing streak in stylethis weekend.The No. 41 Irish defeated

Michigan State 6-1 Saturdayand No. 31 Wisconsin 4-3 andToledo 6-1 Sunday.“It was a great weekend for

Notre Dame tennis at the EckPavilion,” Irish coach BobbyBayliss said. “Sunday provedto be our best match of theseason as we outgutted a tal-ented Wisconsin team that hadearlier beaten No.14 FloridaState in Tallahassee. It wassweet revenge for our guyswho lost twice to Wisconsin byidentical 4-3 score in matchesthat could not have been clos-er.”Notre Dame swept the dou-

bles and sophomore CaseyWatt’s win at No. 1 singlesclinched the win over theSpartans. It was Notre Dame’s21st consecutive win overMichigan State.The Irish won the doubles

point to jump ahead with a 1-0lead. At No. 3, junior DavidAnderson and freshmanSpencer Talmadge defeatedthe 45th-ranked Spartan duoof Denis Bogatov and ClarkRichardson 8-2. Watt and jun-ior Stephen Havens battledtheir way through a toughmatch to win 8-7 (7-2) overAustin Brooks and JohnStratton. Sophomore Samuel Keeton

broke ahead for Notre Damewhen he defeated theSpartans’ Will Davis 6-0, 6-4 instraight sets at No. 6 singles.The only Irish loss of the daycame in the form of freshmanBlas Moros’ fall to Stratton 7-6(7-4), 6-0 loss at No. 5 singles.Against Wisconsin, the

Badgers commenced the dayby securing the crucial doublespoint away from the Irish tobegin a very tough match.Watt and Havens won 8-5 at

No. 1 doubles over theWisconsin duo of MoritzBaumann and PatrickPohlmann but were followedby Davis and Fitzgerald falling8-4 to Marek Michalicka andLuke Rassow-Kantor at No. 2.Anderson and Talmadge closedout the doubles play with an 8-3 loss to Ricardo Martin andMichael Dierberger.The Irish were true to their

name as the fought back withwins in Nos. 1, 3, 4 and 5 sin-gles. Watt defeated Baumannagain 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 in a back-and-forth match at the No. 1position. Bayliss said Watts’win was the highlight of theday for Notre Dame.“Casey changed his tactics

and began to counterpunchmore to turn things around,”Bayliss said.Stahl, Anderson and Keeton

all also contributed to NotreDame’s success. “Anderson was aggressive

from the baseline and Keetonwas able to pass with preci-sion,” Bayliss said.The Irish again swept the

doubles division over theRockets as they mixed up thepairs. Fitzgerald and Daviswon 8-6 over NutthavitLikitkumchorn and AleksandarElezovic at No.1. At No. 2,Anderson and Talmadge won9-7 over Bryant Dudzik andTerence Weigan while Toledo’sLeonardo Henriques and LeoSarria lost 8-3 to freshmanMichael Moore and junior MattJohnson. Notre Dame won the match

with wins everywhere exceptat No. 2, where Anderson lostto Elezovic, 4-6, 7-6, 0-1.Helping to secure the win wereWatt, Keeton, Davis, Fitzgeraldand Moros to move NotreDame to 6-5.The Irish will next travel to

Champaign, Ill., to take on theIllini on March 2 for a dualmatch at 5 p.m. CST.

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Senior Gerbert leadsBelles to first road win

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The second round was back-and-forth, with each fighter landingpunches. The fighters sparredwithout either gaining a signifi-cant advantage, and this timeBennett was the one who playedthe role of late-round attacker. Hecould not gain momentum, andeveryone in the Purcell Pavilionknew that the fight would bedecided in the last round.Before the start of the third

round, Bennett motioned to alarge contingent of supportersfrom Zahm, getting a loudresponse and an almost tangibleenergy boost. He fed off the ener-gy, going on the offensive andlanding more punches, includingsome very hard jabs to Miller’shead. Miller realized that he wasfalling behind and began franti-cally attacking. He landed morepunches, but got overaggressive,allowing Bennett to evade andland more punches. The fightended with a flurry of punches,but Bennett’s energetic thirdround gave him the victory byunanimous decision. He creditedhis supporters with giving him thelate kick he needed.“Jason’s a real tough fight, [but]

Zahm is an unbelievable dormand an unbelievable atmos-phere,” he said. “My best friendslive there and they didn’t let medown this entire tournament.”

173 pounds

Matthew “Cool and Tough”Paletta def. Alex KissingerPaletta and Kissinger met in

one of the best fights of the night,an all-out slugfest that broughtthe crowd to its feet.From the first bell, the fighters

attacked each other. Both seniorswere throwing and landing hardpunches at an unbelievable pace.As the first round continued,Kissinger relied on his volume ofpunches, while Paletta preferredto block and throw fewer butharder punches.The second round was just as

energetic as the first one. Thefight was stopped three times inthe second round whenKissinger’s nose began bleeding.Each was throwing punches thatbordered on wild, and connectingon many of them. At one point,Kissinger went low and landed acombination on his opponent’sbody, ignoring the fact thatPaletta was connecting on multi-ple punches to his head at thesame time.The third round was even more

intense. Each fighter preferred totake and throw punches ratherthan attempt to dodge punches.The bout went back and forth,and though no one could predictthe winner, the whole PurcellPavilion rose to its feet in appreci-ation of the fight they had justwitnessed. The two embraced andlater exchanged numbers in thelocker room, having bondedthrough their competition.“That was the gnarliest fight

I’ve ever been in, in three yearsby far,” Paletta said. “I’m sure hefeels the same way; it was a hellof a fight.”Paletta, though bruised and bat-

tered, took a moment to reflect onwhat his championship meant tohim.“It feels great, it’s a lot of time

and a lot of sacrifices, getting outof bed when you don’t want to,”he said. “But [the win] makes it allworth it.”

180 pounds

Mike Doran def. Dominic“Warsaw War Hammer” GolabDoran defeated Golab in a

hard-hitting bout that went backand forth for the entire match and

left the good friends exhausted.From the beginning of whatDoran called a “friendly rivalry,”the two fighters went at it hardand with energy.Doran, a junior, used his length

to land punches early. However,he often got overaggressive andhis fellow junior Golab was able toevade and return punches duringthe first round, keeping the fighteven.During the second round, Doran

was able to dictate the pace of thefight using his footwork, butGolab preferred to take a fewpunches and then break out andland a combination of his own.Doran continued to use aggres-sive footwork even while takingpunches from Golab, minimizingthe effect of Golab’s combinations.The third round began with

Golab on the offensive, but Doranquickly regained control andrefused to relinquish it for the restof the bout. He seemed to havemore energy than Golab andstarted throwing significantlymore punches. Near the middleand end of the third round, Doranforced Golab into a mostly defen-sive mindset and laid on a lateextended combination at the endof the fight that decided the fightin his favor by a split decisionthat, when announced, left Golabcollapsing.“It was a really close fight; it

could have gone either way,”Doran said. “I just had a tiny bitmore left in the tank in thatround, but seriously a great fight,for sure my toughest so far.”Both competitors were left

reflecting on their Bengal Boutsexperience and looking forwardto next year.“It’s sad to be done, with the

guys and the atmosphere,” Doransaid. “Some guys think boxing isan individual sport, but it’s a realbrotherhood down here that’samazing every year.” Doran and Golab are both mak-

ing the trip to Bangladesh overthe summer to visit the Holy Crossmissions that the Bouts benefit.

189 pounds

Bernardo “Blue” Garcia def.Timothy WallaceWhen Wallace’s corner could

not clean up his bloody nose fastenough, the referee stopped thefight and Garcia earned his sec-ond consecutive title.The fight began with flurries of

punches from both Garcia andWallace. Though Garcia was theone coming at Wallace, Wallacewould stand his ground andreturn the punches.In the middle of the round,

Wallace began to fight moreaggressively and gained momen-tum before the bell rung, givingGarcia a respite to catch hisbreath.The second round began with

lots of energy, but Wallace con-trolled the tempo of the fight. Thefight was stopped, however, whenWallace began bleeding for thefirst time. This did not stop him,however, as he came out of thestoppage with an aggressive men-tality and attacked so hard that heknocked Garcia down and almostout of the ring.The fight was stopped repeated-

ly for blood throughout the sec-ond round, which exacted a heavytoll on Wallace’s momentum. If hehad been given a chance to buildhis momentum, he may havebeen very tough to beat, but thestop-and-start nature of theround favored Garcia.In the third round, Wallace

unleashed a high volume ofpunches, and though Garciafought back, Wallace landedmany of them. The match contin-ued to be stopped for blood, andGarcia was declared the winnerwhen the referee stopped thematch for the final time with oneminute and seven seconds

remaining. “His style matches up real

tough against the style I try tofight,” Garcia said. “I got kind oflucky because he started bleedingin the second round and they justcouldn’t get the blood to stop.”Garcia now gets to savor his

unlikely victory, but he is alsorelieved that the time-consumingBouts process is coming to anend.“I’m relieved, I really am, to be

done,” he said. “It’s a lot of pres-sure and a lot to think about.”

205 pounds

John “Papi” Tchoula def. Pat“Tigers Love Pepper, They HateCinnamon” BurnsThe fight began tentatively until

the junior Tchoula initiated thefurious boxing with a series ofbody blows. He would continue toplay the role of aggressor, but thesenior co-president Burns alsolanded quite a few punches onTchoula early. The first round waseven, with Tchoula landing a fewmore combinations but also miss-ing on more punches.The second round saw a display

of athleticism, especially at thebeginning. Tchoula moved withunbelievable quickness, but Burnsutilized his agility to evade manyof Tchoula’s bigger swings.Tchoula, however, often negatedthis by forcing Burns to the ropesand landing some hard puncheswhen he cornered Burns. Burnsrefused to back down, even mov-ing into more of an aggressiverole and providing a spirited endto the second round.The third round began with

both fighters attempting to go fora knockout blow, and Tchoulacame close when he moved Burnsto the ropes and knocked himdown. This seemed to really fazeBurns, who from that point oncould not throw nearly enoughpunches to counter the never-tir-ing Tchoula. Burns continued tofight his hardest, however, untilthe final bell, which saw theannouncement of Tchoula as win-ner by unanimous decision.

“It was a great fight,” Tchoulasaid. “I had to go out there andbox the best that I could against aguy like Pat Burns.”Though he landed some vicious

punches, Tchoula did not seem torelish it, explaining that he andBurns are very good friends andthat he’s glad the season is over.“I’m looking forward to next

year,” he said. “But it’s time totake some rest.”

Heavyweight

Will “at the Edge of Darkness”Burroughs def. Kevin “The LongBeach Lumberjack” CrepeauLaw student Burroughs and

junior Crepeau provided a spirit-ed end to the Bengal Bouts seasonin a match that saw Burroughs,one of the faces of the program,come away with yet anotherheavyweight championship in hislast appearance and his thirdagainst Crepeau in the finals.The match began with each

fighter testing the other, as wasthe strategy, explainedBurroughs.“He [Crepeau] always had a

strategy and he sticks to it and it’seffective,” Burroughs said.Crepeau landed more punches

early, though Burroughs landedharder ones. The junior wasmuch more of an active fighter,moving around the ring and mak-ing Burroughs come to him. Thefirst round was very even, witheach fighter landing a combina-tion in response to the other.The second round saw much

more energy from both fighters,especially Crepeau. He begangaining momentum and landedmultiple consecutive combina-tions before Burroughs abruptlyswitched the nature of the bout byknocking Crepeau to his knees.Both fighters landed some hardpunches, which pleased thecrowd. The first two rounds wereeven, and if anything, Crepeaumay have had the upper hand.“He caught me with a couple

good ones and he moved realwell,” Burroughs said. “The firstcouple rounds I was just trying tofind a counterpunch or find anopening.”The third round, however, was

dominated by Burroughs’ power.From the bell, he fought aggres-sively, ignoring punches hereceived in a singular focus onoverpowering his opponent. Hewas able to accomplish that goal,at one point pushing Crepeau intothe corner and knocking himdown. Crepeau still threw flurriesof punches, but it was not enoughand Burroughs won by unani-mous decision. The victory gavehim an opportunity to reflect onhis time with Bengal Bouts.“It’s been sweet. The guys in

this program are amazing,” hesaid. “I’m looking forward to see-ing how they will do not only inboxing but after they leave NotreDame. They are all amazingguys.”

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to get a first-round bye in the con-ference tournament.“We’ve had guys that stepped

up and are playing really welltogether,” Hansbrough said.“Nobody really cares how manypoints, we’re just all trying to wintogether. I think that’s a rarity incollege basketball.”The Hoyas (19-8, 9-7) could not

keep up with the Irish on theboards, even with Harangody stillsidelined because of a bone bruiseto his knee suffered on Feb. 11against Seton Hall. Notre Damehad 26 rebounds, 10 of themoffensive, compared toGeorgetown’s 15 total rebounds.“I think we were really fighting

the whole night trying to get inposition, not accepting blockouts,” junior forward TimAbromaitis said.Abromaitis scored 19 points.

Junior forward Carleton Scott had17 points and nine rebounds, fourof them offensive.Georgetown junior guard Austin

Freeman, who averages 17 pointsper game, did not start for theHoyas because of an illness. Heplayed, but scored only five points. Notre Dame trailed 4-3 three

minutes into the game, then tookthe lead for the rest of the firsthalf. The Irish pulled ahead 11-4and 21-14, but Jason Clark hit a3-pointer to pull Georgetownwithin three with 7:23 left in thefirst half.In the second half, a

Hansbrough 3-pointer gave NotreDame a 41-30 lead with 17:18remaining, and two layups fromfreshman forward Jack Cooleyput Notre Dame ahead by 12.Then a Georgetown 8-0 runpulled the score to 50-46 with8:40 left.But senior guard Tory Jackson

hit a 3-pointer to widen the leadto seven, Scott followed withanother and Hansbrough hit a

third after Scott scrambled for aloose ball to give Notre Dame a59-49 lead with 5:21 left.“Looking up at the scoreboard

and seeing you’re up seveninstead of four, that’s huge,”Hansbrough said. “We locked upand we played on the defensiveend as well.”Hansbrough stole the ball on

the next possession and wasfouled as he made the layup, thensank the free throw to give NotreDame a 13-point lead. The playcapped a 12-3 Irish run.Abromaitis was fouled taking a

3-point shot and the 88-percentfree throw shooter made all three,giving Notre Dame a 65-49 leadwith 4:08 to play.“All season long we’ve known

that we can compete with the bestteams out there,” Abromaitis said.“It’s really big to have this confi-dence and try to carry this for-ward.”

their lead with a power-play goallate in the first period, as sopho-more forward David Wohlbergflipped the puck over Johnson’s

back on a point-blank shot.The Irish answered with a 4-on-

4 goal early in the second whenjunior wing Calle Ridderwall redi-rected a quick shot from juniordefenseman Teddy Ruth.“I think getting that first goal

was really important,” Jacksonsaid. “Our confidence is so fragilewhen we give up a goal on the firstshift of the game. I think it hurtand we took a step backwards.Michigan is a fast team that willput a lot of pressure on you andforce you to make mistakes, andwe made some mistakes in thefirst period.”The equalizer came only min-

utes later when senior defense-man Brett Blatchford scoredshorthanded with a long slapshot.Exactly one minute later, seniorNotre Dame forward Joe Lavinflipped a backhand shot overMichigan goalie Shawn Hunwick’sshoulder from the low slot to putthe Irish in front. Freshman wing Kyle Palmieri

linked up with senior wing Ryan

Thang on a one-timer late in thesecond, putting Notre Dame up 4-2. Caporusso scored his secondgoal of the night early in the thirdto draw the Wolverines within agoal, but senior forward DanKissel extended the Irish lead lessthan a minute later. Jackson said he was proud that

his team picked up the emotionalwin to send out one of the mostdecorated groups of Notre Dameseniors in the program’s history.“This group of kids has been a

big part of what has happened tothis program in the last fewyears,” Jackson said. “Regardlessof things not going the way wewanted to this year, they’ve havehad a huge impact on the successof this program. I’ve very proud ofthis group of guys, and I’m glad wecame out on top tonight for them,to make it a positive finish to theregular season and get some confi-dence heading into the playoffs.”

and every game. She’s done it allfour years. She’s had just a bril-liant career, and I think she’sgoing to be irreplaceable.”The Irish will need another

balanced performance on bothends of the court if they hope toend No. 1 Connecticut’s 68-gamewinning streak Monday. Notre

Dame needs a victory or a lossby No. 18 St. John’s to lock upthe No. 4 seed in the Big Easttournament and a double bye.The Irish fell to the Huskies

(29-0, 15-0) 70-46 on Jan. 16.McGraw said a different mentali-ty and a renewed intensity wouldbe key as the Irish look to closeout the regular season with ahistoric upset.“Unfortunately we’re not going

to learn a lot from the last gamewe played them because we

played so poorly,” McGraw said.“What we want to do now is goout and play our game. I thinkthat we need to go in with a dif-ferent mindset. I think we needto go in with a different attitude.We need to come at the gameand be ready to really go to warand to battle.”Tipoff is 7 p.m. Monday at the

Purcell Pavilion.

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it’s their second weekend beingoutside. It was a high sky andvery windy, tough playing flyballs. It was fitting that the gameended with a dropped fly ball. Itwas good to get a win today. 4-2is a lot better than 3-3.”The Irish opened the tourna-

ment with an 11-1 loss to Illinois(1-2) Friday, followed by a 10-2defeat at the hands of No. 21Ohio State (5-1) Sunday. Althoughthe starting pitching failed tokeep the Irish close in its firsttrue test of the season, shoddydefense was responsible for anumber of unearned runs. TheIrish committed 13 errors in thethree games.“Our starting pitching did

struggle,” Schrage said. “They’regood hitters, they were reallytough. We had to make a lot ofextra pitches because we were

giving the team extra outs. I stillthink pitching is the strength ofour team, so we need to startpitching more innings, pitchdeeper into games so we don’thave to tax our bullpen.”After erupting for 39 runs in

the three-game season openerlast weekend, the offense strug-gled to plate runners against BigTen pitching, stranding a total of36 runners on base.Nevertheless, Schrage said he ispleased with the way his hittersare seeing the ball this early inthe season.“I was really pleased with how

we hit the ball yesterday andtoday. I liked our approachtoday,” Schrage said. “We justcouldn’t get that one big hit orstring of hits, but we were stillhitting the ball well. Matt Sciosciawas the best hitter on this trip,and Casey Martin stayed reallyhot.”

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hit Rivera with a left hook thatsent him through the ropes andnearly into the crowd, bringing thefight to an early end in the firstround.

133 pounds

Chris “Cougar” Cugliari def.Michael “The Silver CitySlugger” SaylesThe two senior captains battled

for three rounds, with Cugliaribesting Sayles in a unanimousdecision.“I was pleased that I believe the

two of us left it all in the ring,”Sayles said. “At the end of the day,it doesn’t matter so much winningor losing as it does going in thering and doing everything you canand leaving it all out there.”In the first round, Cugliari’s evi-

dent advantage in strengthseemed to wear down the defens-es of the smaller and speedierSayles. His strong jabs kept Saylesbackpedaling as the senior stayedon the offensive for most of theround. Toward the end of theround, a nice combination bySayles seemed to shift momentumas he got inside Cugliari’s jab andworked the body of his fellow cap-tain.Sayles carried a bit of that

momentum into the second roundwhen his combos started to hitmore frequently. Before the end ofthe round though, Cugliari hoppedback on the offensive, workingSayles into the corner and finish-ing the round with huge and pun-ishing combos.In the third round the two fight-

ers emptied their tanks. Cugliari’spowerful blows seemed to take atoll on the smaller Sayles, whosedefense weakened as he tiredlater in the fight. As the roundcame to a close, the two fighterswrapped each other up constantly,a sign of the obvious physical tollthe fight took on them. In the end,Cugliari’s consistent and punishingattack scored him the unanimousdecision.“I feel like a million bucks right

now,” Cugliari said. “After fouryears working for this, this is adream come true.”

140 pounds

Albert Toscano def. MichaelJohnstonThis battle of entertaining fight-

ers went the distance, with thesophomore Toscano scoring aunanimous decision over the sen-ior Johnston. The fight was a bat-tle of contrasting styles with theshorter and broader Toscanousing his strong base to punish thetaller Johnston. The fighters trad-ed blows for the opening portionof the first round as the pace even-tually settled down. Toscano’sstrong arsenal of punches putJohnston on the defensive, and hepunished the senior on the ropeswith his uppercut.Toscano went to the uppercut

early and often in the secondround, relying on a more careful,defensive style after his strongfirst round. After Johnston beganto use his jab to work his wayback into the fight, Toscano imme-diately reversed the momentumwith a thunderous combo that putJohnston on the ropes to end thesecond round.With Johnston needing a good

round in the third, Toscano imme-diately put to rest any comebackJohnston had, putting together astrong round ending with a knock-down toward the end of theround. After Johnston fell to themat at the bell, Toscano let loosewith a display of emotion as thesophomore scored a unanimousvictory on the strength of nearlyflawless boxing.

“I have been training for eightor nine months and all of the hardwork really paid off,” Toscanosaid.

147 pounds

Kieran Bulger def. Kevin“DiGiorno” OrtenzioThe defensive tilt between the

senior Bulger and the sophomoreOrtenzio resulted in Bulger scor-ing a split-decision victory over thesophomore. “I had to take it slow,” Bulger

said. “I figured that he is such aworkhorse in practice that hewould probably have goodendurance.”Early on in the fight both fight-

ers chose to pick their spots andBulger’s long reach helped himgain the upper hand, as the slowpace suited his careful style.From the bell in the second

round both fighters picked up theintensity as they threw morepunches, with Bulger hitting morefrequently as he blocked most ofOrtenzio’s attacks. Ortenziomomentarily turned the tide witha big uppercut that allowed him tochase Bulger around the ring forthe remainder of the round.In the third round the physical

nature of the fight took a toll onboth fighters as they were bothvisibly fatigued. Bulger came outlooking to hit as many big punchesas he could, but a couple missedhooks opened up his usually excel-lent defense and Ortenzio landedsome nice combinations on him.As the fighters continued toexchange big blows in the third,Bulger’s strong defense and longreach enabled him to preserve aclose split decision victory.“I wanted to keep my space and

make my punches count,” Bulgersaid.

151 pounds

Tim “The Slayer” Thayer def.Bobby PowersThis highly-anticipated fight

between the senior captainThayer and talented juniorPowers lived up to its billing andby the final bell the crowd offereda standing ovation to the pair asThayer squeaked out a split-deci-sion victory. “It definitely lived up to all the

hype,” Thayer said.Powers tried to use a small

height advantage by using his longreach to keep the powerful“Slayer” at bay. This strategy keptThayer backpedaling, but whenPowers left himself open to apunch the powerful senior wal-loped him with a big hook andforced the referee to check onPowers.“Thayer is the best boxer I have

ever fought against,” Powers said.The second round saw the pair

trade blows from bell to bell asboth struggled to take control ofthe round. Each fighter got in astrong combination, but eachrebounded to swing momentumback and forth multiple times.Thayer got the last blow rightbefore the bell, a punch thatsnapped Powers’ head back andset the tone for the third round.The third round was a struggle

for both fighters as the first tworounds left the pair exhausted. Bythe latter part of the round, theentire Purcell Pavilion was on itsfeet for both Powers and Thayeras they struggled to even raisetheir arms and complete a punch.Ultimately Thayer was able tofight through the pain and com-plete a few punches that enabledhim to win a close split-decisionvictory.

155 pounds

Ryan “Dayman” Slaney def.Adam “Mad” Cowden “Disease”The senior Slaney and the soph-

omore Cowden, nearly mirrorimages of each other in terms of

body size and height, fought aneven fight highlighted by bigpunches as Slaney scored a splitdecision victory. Cowden used hislong jab to keep Slaney on the runearly and get an edge in the firstround. The whole first round,Slaney kept to the ropes andseemed content to play a defensivegame against the chargingCowden.In the second round, things

turned. Initially, Cowden’s reachseemed impossible to contendwith but once Slaney got inside hepunished his younger opponentwith huge blows. A punishinghook from Slaney that sentCowden’s mouthpiece flying sever-al rows into the crowd highlightedthe round. After fighting resumed,Slaney used the little time leftbefore the bell to keep momentumgoing with strong punches.In the third round, Cowden

mounted a bit of a comeback, asthe round resembled more of abrawl than a boxing match. Bothfighters were punching with allthey had, but Cowden took controlof the fight halfway through thethird and didn’t ease up from hisonslaught. Ultimately, however,Slaney’s punishing run in the sec-ond round and early third provedenough to hand him the champi-onship by split decision.“After the fight I just wanted to

know that I gave it my all, win orlose,” Slaney said.

160 pounds

John “My Body is a Wonderland”Maier def. Alex “Gatito Loco”OlorizThe senior captain Maier defeat-

ed the upstart freshman Oloriz byunanimous decision in a capstoneof his long career with the BengalBouts.“As a freshman it’s an uphill

battle to begin with,” Maier said.“I helped him through the wholeprocess trying to get him here.” Maier used his size advantage

and boxing expertise to keep theshorter and stockier Oloriz at adistance and land several punches

in the first round. Oloriz tried togenerate leverage by using hisuppercut to attack Maier, but thesenior’s defense was strong.Maier controlled the second

round in similar fashion as he keptOloriz from landing any strongshots to the head or body. Maier’sstrong uppercut late in the roundsnapped Oloriz’s head back, andMaier followed it up with bigpunches to the bell.Oloriz sensed the need for a big

third round and opened with afurious combination, though at thetail end he left his hands open andthe experienced Maier seized theopportunity, beating the freshmanback with big punches. When thereferee checked on Oloriz shortlybefore the bell, Maier let loosewith a loud display of emotion, theresult of four years of training cul-minating in the unanimous victoryover Oloriz.“I spent four years training,”

Maier said. “Four years, and thiswhere I wanted to be. It’s a greatway to go out.”

163 pounds

Jordan Bucci def. Matt HopkeThe Bucci-Hopke fight may have

been the most interesting storiesof the night, because the twoopponents are also close friendsand housemates.“We’ve been roommates since

freshman year sharing a bunk,”Bucci said. “I don’t rememberever saying ‘good luck’ to a guywho’s about to hit you, so it waskind of weird in that respect.”The fight began tentatively, with

each fighter feeling out the other’sstrategy. Bucci and Hopke eachthrew a few punches, but neithergained the upper hand in the firstround. Hopke seemed to be morewilling to throw punches, whileBucci was content to dodge hishousemate’s punches. Near theend of the first round, the fightersshowed a burst of energy andeach pummeled the other’s body,but neither could gain an advan-tage.The second round was more of

the same. Each fighter wouldthrow two or three punches andthen disengage. They had a highenergy level and were bouncingaround the ring, but for the sec-ond consecutive round, neithercould gain an advantage.In the third round, the fighters

seemed almost mirror each other;their familiarity was evident, aseach could anticipate the other’smoves. Bucci used a burst of ener-gy at the end to land a series ofpunches that may have broken thetie and given him the unanimous-decision victory.Throughout the fight, it was evi-

dent how close the two were. Assoon as the bell ended each round,the fighters would bump fists, andat the end, the two shared a longembrace. Bucci admitted that thetwo were less aggressive becausethey were so close.“It was probably the longest and

most boring fight for everybodywatching, because neither guywanted to hit the other,” he said.In the end, however, Bucci hit

Hopke a few more times, andemerged the champion.

166 pounds

Gregory Bennett def. Jason“Pretty Boy” MillerBennett defeated Miller in one of

the tightest bouts of the night.Though the two tested each otherat the first bell, the fight quicklyturned energetic, with the sopho-more Bennett attacking whileMiller was able to dodge manypunches and take advantage.Miller, a senior, began to attacklate in the first round but couldnot build up significant momen-tum before the bell ended the firstround. Bennett said the increasedround length — two minutes perround — played into the pace ofthe fight.“Usually I come out pretty

aggressive from the start butbecause of the long rounds today Iwanted to keep it steady,” Bennettsaid.

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After dropping the first twogames of the Big Ten/Big EastTournament in blowout fashion,the Irish salvaged a much-need-ed win over Penn State 9-8 in 10innings Sunday.On a day plagued by bad

defense, senior right fielderDavid Mills scored the winningrun on a dropped fly ball off thebat of freshman third basemanAdam Norton.Junior Todd Miller (1-0) picked

up the win for Notre Dame (4-2),tossing 1 1-3 scoreless innings ofrelief. Although disappointed inhis team’s overall performance inthe tournament, Irish coach DaveSchrage said he’d take wins anyway he could get them.“We played three very similar

games, we didn’t play very gooddefense,” Schrage said. “I know

124 pounds

Jack “Rico Suave” Lally def.Steven “505” RiveraThe freshman Lally came out

with energy in his Bengal Boutsdebut and the only fight in the124-pound weight division,crushing the senior Rivera enroute to a victory by technicalknockout.“I was able to land some good

combinations and just back himoff,” Lally said. “I thought I wassuccessful at landing some solidpunches.”Lally’s speed was too much for

Rivera and from the opening bellhe took control. Early on in thefirst round the action was stoppedtwice to protect Rivera after furi-ous combos from Lally to theupper body and face of the senior.After the second stoppage, Lally

Another game without LukeHarangody was no problem forthe Irish. Ben Hansbrough madesure of that.The senior guard scored 21

points and Notre Dame knockedoff No. 11 Georgetown 78-64 onthe road Saturday, its secondstraight win against a rankedopponent and another step in itslate-season push for the NCAATournament.The Irish (19-10, 8-8 Big East)

followed their dominating gameagainst No. 12 PittsburghWednesday with another goodoffensive performance. The winmoved them to eighth place in theBig East, in position — for now —

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Notre Dame tops Seton Hall, a prelude to Connecticut tilt

Following two consecutiveroad losses last week, No. 7Notre Dame turned in a com-plete performance Saturday,crushing an overmatched SetonHall team 72-47 in SouthOrange, N.J.Although the game was briefly

tied at 18, the Irish put togethera 12-2 run to close out the firsthalf and put the game to rest.

“We played as well as we’veplayed in a long time,” Irishcoach Muffet McGraw said. “Thesecond half was really great, ourbalance, our depth. I was reallypleased with just the overallteam effort, which is somethingthat has been lacking in the lastcouple of games.”In her second game back from

an ankle injury, senior guardLindsay Schrader scored 12points to lead an Irish offensethat shot 56 percent from thefloor, its best percentage in con-

ference play all season. Seniorguard Melissa Lechlitner added10 points, as Notre Dame (25-3,12-3 Big East) appeared to haveregained its rhythm on offensewith Schrader’s return to thelineup.“We’re hard to guard when we

have a lot of people contribut-ing,” McGraw said. “Werebounded well today, we had alot of assists. Everybody did whatthey could do, and I thought wetook great shots. We didn’t shoota lot of threes, we really tried to

get inside a little bit more, andwe were very successful with it.”Several players approached

double figures in scoring for theIrish, who handed the Pirates (9-19, 1-14 Big East) their sixthstraight loss and 15th in 16games. Freshman guard SkylarDiggins and senior guard AshleyBarlow chipped in nine pointsapiece, and junior forwardDevereaux Peters added eightpoints and eight rebounds.Barlow’s nine points Saturday

give her 1,432 in her distin-

guished Irish career as she sur-passed Irish assistant coachNiele Ivey for sole possession of11th on the all-time scoring list.Barlow is just seven points shortof breaking the top 10.“She’s had a major impact on

our program,” McGraw said.“She has done so many differentthings. She’s our most versatileplayer — she rebounds, shescores, she defends. She makesbig plays after big plays each

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Champions crownedBENGAL BOUTS

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Sophomore Albert Toscano lands a punch against senior Michael Johnston in Saturday night’sBengal Bouts Championship. Toscano won the 140-pound fight in a unanimous decision.

14 finals bring end tomonth-long tourneyBy CHRIS ALLEN and ALLANJOSEPHSports Writers

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Second straight upset for NDBy BILL BRINKSports Writer

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Senior guard Ben Hansbrough takes a shot during Notre Dame’s68-53 victory over Pittsburgh Wednesday.

HOCKEY

Seniors honored withvictory over Michigan

see BOUTS/page 18

Irish droptwo of threeto Big Ten

see SCHRAGE/page 17

see BARLOW/page 17

The Irish sent out their seniorclass with a bang Saturday night,downing rival Michigan in agutsy 5-3 effort in the CCHA sea-son finale. Five players scoredfor Notre Dame as the Irishrebounded from an early 2-0hole in the brawling, bruisingrivalry match on senior night.The win sets up a best-of-three

series against Ohio State thisweekend in the opening round ofthe CCHA tournament for NotreDame.Irish coach Jeff Jackson,

whose team snapped a five-game winless streak, said hehopes the win will provide some

momentum going into the play-offs.“I hope we can build upon

this,” Jackson said. “We’re goingto be on the road in the firstround and that’s going to bechallenging, but, regardless ofwho we play, we’re going to haveto get goaltending and play gooddefensively and play with morediscipline than we have been.”The Irish, dressed in Kelly

green sweaters for senior night,fell behind only seconds into thegame when junior Wolverine for-ward Louie Caporusso fired awrist shot over freshman goal-keeper Mike Johnson’s shoulderon Michigan’s first shot of thegame. The Wolverines extended

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