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INSIDE TODAY’S PAPER SMC creates finance committee page 3 � Music under the radar page 8 �Women’s basketball routs Morehead State page 16 � Viewpoint page 6
Police toexamine gamedayarrest
St. Joseph County Policewill conduct an internalinvestigation into the cir-cumstances surroundingthe arrest of a Notre Damestudent at an on-campustailgate Saturday, accord-ing to a St. Joseph CountyPolice press release issuedMonday.St. Joseph County Police
Sgt. Randy Kaps, a 19-yearveteran of the department,arrested a 21-year-o ldmale s tudent for publ icintoxicat ion at approxi-mately 2 p.m. Saturday,the release stated.The release referenced a
third-party video of thearrest , which a NotreDame student posted onYouTube Saturday night.The video received morethan 10,000 views beforei t was made pr ivateMonday afternoon.“Our department was
made aware o f theYouTube v ideo ear ly[Monday] morning depict-ing the arrest,” the pressre lease s tated. “Ouradministration has viewedthe video. At this time, weare gather ing furtherinformation relating to thecircumstances leading tothe arrest of the suspect inthe video.”The release also stated
the invest igat ion would
see ARRESTS/page 5
By MOLLY MADDENNews Writer
Likins describes role in investigation
When the University com-pletes its investigation into thedeath of junior Declan Sullivan,it will turn over its findings toPeter Likins, who will conductan independent review.Likins, 74, is the former pres-
ident of Lehigh University andthe University of Arizona andhas a doctorate in engineeringmechanics. He told The Observer his
experience with tragedy whileserving as a university presi-dent and his background in
engineering prepared him forhis role in the investigation.“I think my background as
an engineer helps me look atthe facts ins i tua t i onsl ike th is ,”he sa id .“[Engineers]want to knowexactly whathappened …That’s theway we’redisciplined.”Sul l ivan,
a videographer for the footballteam, died on Oct. 27 after thehydraulic scissor lift from
which he was filming footballpractice fell.Likins also dealt with
tragedies during his 24 years asa university president. In 1986, Likins was the presi-
dent of Lehigh when a femalestudent, Jeanne Clery, wasmurdered in her dorm room. Afederal law mandating thatevery university report theoccurrences of crime on andnear its campus was laternamed after Clery. He was also president of the
University of Arizona when astudent shot three professors todeath in a classroom in 2002. “Those are two very dramatic
examples, kind of book ends,1986 and 2002, and a lot inbetween,” he said. “Because Ihave that kind of trauma in myown presidential experience,that helps me understand allthe dimensions of what is goingon now at Notre Dame.”Likins is not being paid to
review the University’s findings. “[University President Fr.
John Jenkins] called me andasked if I would help him, andas a fellow president I’mpleased to do that as best Ican,” he said.Likins clarified that he does
see LIKINS/page 5
By SARAH MERVOSHNews Editor
Likins
International Student Services promotes Education Week
Ugandan student to discuss non-profits
Francis Tuhaise knows fromfirst-hand experience thatnon-profit organizations canmake a difference in the livesof Ugandan citizens. Tuhaise, a student in the
Kroc Inst i tute ’s MastersProgram of Peace andConf l ic t , wi l l speakWednesday about the chal-lenges, just i f icat ions andopportunit ies for the non-profit sector in Uganda. He is currently the co-direc-
tor of the Kyembogo Farmer’sAssociation (KYEFA), a non-profit organization in Ugandathat works with farmers inthe region. He received abachelor’s degree in adult andcommunity education fromMakerere Univers i ty inKampala, Uganda. Tuhaisealso worked for the Ugandan
government as a communitydevelopment officer, mobiliz-ing communities for govern-ment-funded programs. Fr. George Muganyiz i , a
Holy Cross priest, founded
KYEFA in Western Uganda in1998. Tuhaise was involved inthe initial planning stages ofthe organization and becameco-director after two years.KYEFA works to improve
farmers’ access to educationand medical care by increas-ing their incomes, Tuhaisesaid. The organization focuses
see UGANDA/page 4
By SARA FELSENSTEINNews Writer
Photo courtesy of Francis Tuhaise
Francis Tuhaise, a student in the Kroc Institute’s Masters Program of Peace and Conflict, standson campus. He serves as co-director of the Kyembogo Farmer’s Association.
The Office of InternationalS tudent Serv ices andAct iv i t i es i s present ing aseries of events this week topromote In ternat iona lEducat ion Week a t NotreDame. McKenna Pencak, assistant
director of communicationand outreach forIn ternat iona l S tudent
Services and Activities, saidthe week would promote anunderstanding of di f ferentcultures.“I think this week is impor-
tant to the Notre Dame com-munity because it allows stu-dents to enjoy other coun-tries and cultures,” Pencaksaid.She a lso ment ioned i t i s
important for s tudents tolearn about other culturesbecause Notre Dame hassuch a large internat ional
student population. In ternat iona l Educat ion
Week events began Mondaywith a dessert reception andscreen ing o f the f i lm“Streetball.” The film followsthe stories of eight men asthey journey from playingsoccer on the streets of SouthAfr ica to p lay ing in theHomeless World Cup game.“It is a great story of people
defying the odds and over-coming everything to accom-plish a dream,” Pencak said
about the film.Mike Mastroc inque , the
film’s associate producer, wasalso in attendance to answerquestions from the audience. Other events include the
International Taste of SouthBend, today from 7 to 8:30p .m. in the LaFor tuneBallroom. Local restaurantswill showcase their interna-tional cuisine, and the eventis free and open to all mem-bers of the Notre Dame com-munity.
Ten Thousand Vil lages, anon-profit organization thathe lps cra f t smen in th i rdwor ld countr ies , w i l l se l lcra f t s in the HesburghLibrary Atrium from 10 a.m.to 6 p.m. each day this week,Pencak said.The As ian Amer ican
Association of Notre Damewill present its annual AsianAllure show both Friday andSaturday in Washington Hall.
see EDUCATION/page 4
By REBECCA MORIARTYNews Writer
Appointed reviewer says background qualifies him to evaluate Notre Dame’s findings on Sullivan’s death
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE HARRY POTTER CHARACTER?
IN BRIEF
The seminar “Water, Energyand Insatiable HumanDemands” will take placetoday at 11 a.m. in FitzpatrickHall Room 258. Bryan W.Karney, associate dean ofapplied science and engineer-ing at the University of Toronto,will present this installment inthe Environmental FluidDynamics Seminar Series. Hewill be discussing creative andresponsive stewardship.
The lecture “Latin Americanto the Left” will take placetoday at 12:30 p.m. in theHesburgh Center forInternational Studies. JorgeQuiroga, former president ofBolivia, will speak. The lectureis free and open to the public.
The lecture “Research onWeak and Falling States:Making an Impact on Policy”will take place today at 4:15p.m. in the Hesburgh Centerfor International Studies .Pauline Baker, president ofthe Fund for Peace, will speak.The lecture is free and open tothe public.
International Taste of SouthBend will take place today at 7p.m. in the LaFortune StudentCenter Ballroom. Local inter-national restaurants will high-light their cuisines at thisInternational Education Weekevent.
The Education, Schoolingand Society (ESS) minor willsponsor a screening of the film“The Lottery” today at 8 p.m.in Geddes Hall. The screeningwill be followed by a panel dis-cussion featuring some ofNotre Dame’s experts on edu-cation.
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OFFBEAT
Man urinates on policecruiser after DUI arrestJOHNSON CITY, Tenn.—
Johnson City police said aman urinated on a policecruiser during a trafficstop for drunk driving.The Johnson City Pressquotes the police report’sdescription of the inci-dent . I t sa id po l ices topped 23-year-o ldDar ine l Lopez Cruz atabout 3 :30 a .m. onSunday after they saw hisChevrolet Blazer weavingin and out of its lane.Police gave Cruz a field
sobr ie ty tes t and thenarrested h im. That ’swhen he urinated on thecruiser.Cruz was charged with
DUI and indecent expo-
sure. He was jailed at theWashington CountyDetent ion Center on a$4,000 bond. It was notimmediate ly c learwhether he had obtaineda lawyer.
Man accused of tamperingwith public water systemFORT LAUDERDALE,
Fla . — A F lor ida manwas jailed on charges oftampering with a publicdrinking water system.The FBI said Earl Davisclimbed a fence on Nov. 1at the city of Hollywoodwater treatment plant.Davis allegedly took offall his clothes and thenturned off some powerswi tches in a contro lroom.
Then, the FBI sa idDavis put on a hazardousmaterials suit and turnedoff more switches and abackup generator. That’swhen p lant personnelstopped him, halt ing apotentially hazardous sit-uation.Police said Davis gave
the fa lse name “MikeMyers” when he wasarrested.Court records don’t
indicate why Davis mayhave done th is . At acourt hear ing Fr iday,Dav is was g iven unt i lMonday to get an attor-ney and a bail hearing isset for Nov. 17.
Information compiledfrom the Associated Press.
SUZANNA PRATT/The Observer
Students celebrate on the field at Notre Dame Stadium after the Irish beatUtah, 28-3, on Saturday. The win improved the Irish to 5-5 and gave theteam’s seniors a victory in their last home game.
“Fred orGeorge, eitherone. I can’t tellthe differenceanyway.”
Alayna Calabro
juniorPangborn
“Snivellus.”
Dennis Grabowski
juniorDillon
“Dobby.”
Kris Kast
senioroff-campus
“Snape, handsdown.”
Dianna Bartone
sophomorePangborn
“Ron Weasley.”
Lauren Sullivan
freshmanWelsh Family
“Fred andGeorge.”
John Mullaney
sophomoreDillon
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LecturerdiscussesSwedishsaints
Saints were a democraticfeature of Christian religion inmedieval times, according toAnders Frojmark, senior lec-turer in History at LinnaeusUniversity in Sweden.
Frojmark discussed the roleof saints and miracle tales dur-ing his lecture “The Voice ofthe People: Pilgrims’ MiracleTales at Medieval SwedishShrines” Monday in HaggarParlor at Saint Mary’s.
He spoke about the miracletales of saints from Sweden, ofwhich he said there areapproximately 600. He talkedabout how these tales impact-ed the pilgrim, or peasant,society of the region during themedieval times.
He narrowed his discussiondown to the more significanttales of certain saints fromSweden, and talked about therole these saints played duringthe 15th century.
“I will say, a saint was a goodperson, essentially a dead per-son, who lived in one way oranother and who now liveswith God.” Frojmark said.
Peasants and other membersof society during medievaltimes could use particularsaints for guidance, he said.
“You are free to choose. Youdecide which saint to turn to,”Frojmark said. “If saint No. 1doesn’t help, then you are freeto go further.”
Turning to stories of saintsalso helped Swedish peasantsconnect with God, he said.
“God lives everywhere and sodo the saints who live withhim,” Frojmark said.
He also said saints are acces-sible to people seeking helpthrough miracles.
“Miracles count as an impor-tant role in the biography ofsaints. After their death …they are more accessible,”Frojmark said. “Now I can govisit [a saint]. I can stand someinches from her body and talkto her.”
In order to keep the saintsand their stories alive, thosewho had interacted with themwould become storytellers andspread their stories throughoutthe region, he said. Frojmarkequated these storytellers frommedieval times who had expe-rienced the miracles with mod-ern television stars.
“Those who have miraculousexperiences became the objectof a lot of attention,” he said.
The significance of these sto-rytellers was their faith towardthe saint they were discussing,Frojmark said.
“Miracle stories were aprized offering that concernedthe saint’s honor, not one’sown,” he said.
According to Frojmark, thesestories were importantbecause they provided averagecitizens with role models.
“You never walk alone.[Saints] are there and they arewilling to help,” Frojmark said.“So no matter where you are,you can talk to them.”
In an effort to run SaintMary’s Student GovernmentAssociation (SGA) more effi-ciently and consistently, theBoard created a FinanceCommittee to supplement itsweekly meetings, student bodypresident Rachael Chesleysaid.
“The SGA F i nanceCommittee was implementedin order to enhance clarity,transparency and consistencyin regards to financial poli-cies, sponsorships and travelgrants,” Chesley said.
Clubs and organizations canapply for event sponsorshipsand travel grants if the grouptravels somewhere in repre-sentation of Saint Mary’sCollege, she said.
In years past, these requestswere brought before theentire board for review, butthe Finance Committee willnow handle grant applica-tions.
“The newly establishedFinance Committee focuses onthe sponsorships, travel grantsand finances for SGA, so thatSGA can focus on issues, initia-tives and the student bodyduring the bigboard meetingsonce a week,”Chesley said.
Chesley saidthe committeeallows for moreto be accom-plished duringSGA’s Wednesdayevening meet-ings.
“It has allowedSGA to focusmeetings on cam-pus initiatives,such as the Co-Exmeal ticket recon-figuration, Students for South BendDiscount Program in tangent withNotre Dame and Holy CrossCollege, the SMC-SGA website, andthe social place in Le Mans Hallbasement currently being designedand planned,” Chesley said.
Committee members include
Board executives who meetseparately from the largerboard, but are still answerableto all members of SGA, shesaid.
Chesley said the FinanceCommittee iscomprised ofsix members:treasurer, SGApresident andvice president,chief of staff,secretary andcampus clubcommissioner.
“ A l t h o u g hthis committeeis small, it isheld account-able throughthe F inanceC o m m i t t e eBy laws , SGA
Constitution as well as theentire SGA board,” Chesleysaid.
Chesley said she believesthe new commit tee a l sohelps remove unfairness ingiving out funds.
If a club or organization
does not agree with the deci-s ion made by the smal lercommittee, they are able toappeal to the larger board. Ifthe larger board votes thatthe appeal is valid, then theFinance Committee will meetagain on the issue.
“The Finance Committeehas removed b ias andincreased consistency andefficiency,” Chesley said.
S tudents in teres ted inapplying for their clubs ororganizations can find formsin the SGA office on the sec-ond f loor o f the S tudentCenter or on the s tudentgovernment webs i te , shesaid. They can also contactSGA with questions.
“Sponsorship and TravelGrant forms must be turnedin 15 business days beforethe event or day of travel,and forms must include nec-essary documentat ion forexpenses listed on the formas well,” Chesley said.
Contact Ashley Charnley at [email protected]
“The FinanceCommittee has
removed bias andincreased consistency
and efficiency.”
Rachael Chesleystudent body presidentSaint Mary’s College
Contact Ashley Charnley at [email protected]
SGA launches finance committee
By ASHLEY CHARNLEYSaint Mary’s Editor
By ASHLEY CHARNLEYSaint Mary’s Editor
The Observer � CAMPUS NEWSpage 4 Tuesday, November 16, 2010
its resources on agriculturebecause i t makes up morethan 70 percent of theUgandan economy. The pri-mary crops in Uganda arepineapples, coffee and tea. “We give [ the farmers]
improved seeds, we ass is tthem in forminggroups, and byforming groups,they are able tomarket theircrops moree f f e c t i v e l y , ”Tuhaise said. He said these
collective mar-ket ing groupsare essential tob u i l d i n gincome. Tuhaise said
the people ofUganda aregenerally morewi l l ing toembrace helpfrom non-profitorganizations than govern-ment, because they trust thenon-profits more. “The nonprofit sector pro-
vides a very good opportunityfor development in developingcountries,” he said. “Peoplehave a lot of trust in them,and they are less bureaucrat-ic … They are very transpar-ent as opposed to govern-ment, which is seen as verycorrupt.”When KYEFA was f irs t
founded, 15 famil ies werewilling to invest. Now, it hasgrown into anetwork of 36a s s o c i a t i o n sserving 936famil ies in 64village commu-nities. These fami-
lies live on iso-lated farmss c a t t e r e dthroughout theK y e m b o g oregion ofUganda. KYEFA also
assists farmersby providing atractor to sharebetween sever-al farms. Farmers may bor-row the tractor but must payfor their own gas. Tuhaise also said KYEFA
offers support to farmersbeyond the monetary realm. “Not all the support is just
financially related,” he said.“We also of fer technicaladvice.”The organization also works
on two other projects: onefocusing on water distributionand another on orphans. The water project helps to
sufficiently hydrate families,their animals and their crops,Tuhaise said. The orphan
project ass ists chi ldren inbuying basic materials forschool, like pencils, paper andproper clothing.“In Uganda, we have free
primary education, but theseorphans do not have the basic[resources] they need toattend school. We help over1,000 orphans,” he said. “Wehave 3,000 orphans [in total]but we cannot provide forthem all. We select the ones
with the mostneed.”Tuhaise said
KYEFA’s goalsfor the futureinclude increas-ing funding andexpanding i tsnetwork ofa s s o c i a t e dorganizations.“Over 36
groups areassociated withus, [but ] wewant as manygroups as wecan associatedwith us ,” hesaid. “We wanteach group to
be independent , have astrategic plan, have its ownprograms, and sustain its ownactivities.” Uganda Farmers, Inc., a tax
exempt, non-profit group, wasformed in sol idari ty withKYEFA in 2007. Tuhaise saidthis organization, founded inConnecticut, is key to KYEFA’sprograms.Founding KYEFA was not
very difficult, Tuhaise said,because it had a wide supportbase from the beginning. Hesaid the idea for KYEFA actu-
ally came fromthe farmersthemselves. “There was
already thesupport , [ thefarmers] justneeded some-one to organizeand put thepapers togeth-er,” he said.“The govern-ment valuesnon-prof i ts inUganda.”He said in
Uganda, thenon-profit sec-tor is able to
grow faster and with fewerresources than governmentalinitiatives.“From experience, I have
seen non-profits grow morewith less compared to govern-ment. Something very smallcan create a very big impact,”he said. “You are near people,and you don’t need to spendon the big s tructure. Thisgives a lot hope.” Tuhaise wi l l speak
Wednesday at 8 p .m. inGeddes Hall.
Ugandacontinued from page 1
Contact Sara Felsenstein [email protected]
Pencak said students performsongs and dances from Asiancul tures dur ing the show,which has been well attendedin previous years.All International Education
Week events will benefit theSaint Joseph’s County RedCross, which Pencak said is anew addition this year. Themoney wi l l go toward TheRed Cross’ aid for interna-tional refugees who resettlein South Bend from all over
the world. Attendees at all events this
week are encouraged tobr ing househo ld i tems tosupport this cause, Pencaksaid. There will be collectionboxes at all events. Pencak said this week is a
good way for s tudents tolearn about other cultureswhile staying close to NotreDame.“Students can get a touch
of the world while still beingin the Uni ted States ,” shesaid.
Educationcontinued from page 1
Contact Rebecca Moriarty at [email protected]
“We give [the farmers]
improved seeds, weassist them in
forming groups, andby forming groups,they are able to
market their cropsmore effectively.”
Francis Tuhaiseco-director
Kyembogo Farmer’sAssociation
“From experience, Ihave seen non-profitsgrow more with less
compared to government.
Something very smallcan create a very big
impact.”
Francis Tuhaiseco-director
Kyembogo Farmer’sAssociation
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not have a team to assist himand is not conduct ing theinvestigation. Rather, he willassess the internal investiga-t ion conducted by theUniversity.
“I’m not going to conduct ap a r a l l e lreview,” hesaid. “If I haveto say to them,‘Gee, you oughtto calculateblank, blank,blank,’ they willcalculate [it].”
While waitingfor theUniversi ty tocomplete i tsinves t i ga t ion ,Likins remainsin Tucson, Ariz.,and staysupdated through weekly com-munication with Jenkins.
“I speak to the presidentroughly once a week just toserve in whatever role heseeks from me,” Likins said.
That role sometimesincludes answering questions,but Likins saidhe mainly servesas a soundingboard forJenkins.
“That is one ofthe things that apresident needsin a crisis suchas this, is some-one who under-stands the depthof his pain,” hesaid. “Someonehe can talk to —not in a matterof reviewing thefacts, that’s notthe role that I play in my con-versations with the president— but just hearing his accountof what this experience hasmeant to him and to NotreDame.”
Likins said it is not clear ifhe will review the University’sfindings before or after theyare released to the public.
“That has not been explicitin our conversations, but whatis clear is they are trying tokeep me informed and theyhave given me anything Iasked for,” he said, but added,“None of it is to draw judg-ment. It’s too soon for that.”
Although the University has
not explicitly asked him tocome to campus, Likins saidhe expects to come to SouthBend at some point to respondto quest ions regarding hisreview of the investigation.
“If [Jenkins] is going to putforth in an open and transpar-ent way a review of thistragedy, part of that seems tome is to put me in the arenaalso so people can ask me
questions,” hesaid.
Likins said hehad no previousaffiliation withNotre Dameand has nevervis i ted theUniversity.
U n i v e r s i t ys p o k e s m a nDennis Brownsaid Universityoff ic ials sug-gested severalindividuals ascandidates to
conduct an outside review ofthe investigation, includingLikins.
“As a highly regarded uni-versity administrator, engi-neer and leader in col legesports, he has ideal creden-t ials for this assignment,”
Brown said.“We very muchappreciate himaccepting ourrequest to takeit on.”
Likins was amember of theK n i g h tCommission onIntercollegiateAthletics from2004 until hisretirement andserved theNCAA as amember of theP r e s i d e n t s ’
Commission. He later servedas a member of the ExecutiveCommittee and chaired apresidential task force on thefuture of intercollegiate ath-letics, according to a pressrelease.
He earned his bachelor’sdegree in civil engineeringfrom Stanford University andhis master’s degree in civilengineering at theMassachusetts Inst i tute ofTechnology. He also received adoctorate in engineeringmechanics from Stanford.
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look at other evidence andaccounts of the arrest.
“The information to be con-s idered inc ludes po l icereports from other police offi-cers at the scene, as well asother video obtained of theinc ident which may havebeen captured by securi tycameras on campus,” therelease said.
After the student’s arrest,police transported the stu-dent to the holding facility atNotre Dame Stadium beforebooking him into St. JosephCounty Jail. He was releasedfrom jail on $150 bond and isscheduled to appear in courtDec. 2.
In a s tatement Monday,University spokesman DennisBrown praised past coopera-t ion between Notre DameSecurity Police and St. JosephCounty Po l ice on footbal lweekends.
“The University, local law
enforcement agencies andour fans have worked in aspirit of cooperation the pasttwo years to create an envi-ronment on football week-ends, that, by all accountshas been overwhelminglypositive,” Brown said.
Brown said the University isaware of St. Joseph CountyPolice’s investigation of thearrest Saturday.
“We know that the incidentthat occurred Saturday i sunder rev iew by the St .Joseph County Sher i f f ’sDepartment in order to fullyunderstand all of the circum-stances surrounding the con-frontat ion,” Brown sa id .“University leaders will close-ly monitor the conclusions ofthat review, but believe thatthe positive momentum of thelast two seasons will not bederailed by a single incident.”
Notre Dame Security Policedeclined to comment Mondayabout this and other gamedayarrests.
Arrestscontinued from page 1
Contact Molly Madden at [email protected]
“I speak to the president [Fr. Jenkins]roughly once a week
just to serve in whatever role heseeks from me.”
Peter LikinsUniversity-appointed
reviewer
“As a highly regardeduniversity
administrator, engineer and leaderin college sports, he[Likins] has ideal credentials for this
assignment.”
Dennis BrownUniversity spokesman
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Bouncing right backThis past Sunday was shaping up to
be a memorable day. Coming off of theexcitement of Senior Day, the footballteam from my dorm and home for thelast four years, Dillon Hall, was play-ing in the inter-hall footballchampionshipgame againstSorin, and itturned out to bea thrilling game.Unfortunately, Dillon lost 7-6 in over-time. And while it may have been dis-appointing for me as a member of theDillon community, my heart went outto the players who had put so muchtime and effort into the team and hadsacrificed so much to win a champi-onship. It isn’t possible to be any clos-er to winning a championship thanthose guys were. But in the end, theywalked away empty handed, just likeevery other team in the league notnamed Sorin. It just seemed so unfair.That’s not to say that I haven’t expe-
rienced disappointment of my ownover my time here. There has beenplenty. I have been completely ignoredby girls that I’ve had crushes on, like Ididn’t even exist. I once got a testback and felt satisfied with my grade,thinking it was out of 50 points. Itwasn’t. It was out of 100.The football game at Michigan last
year was so frustrating and upsettingthat it made me feel physically ill. Andwhile I fully realize how ridiculousthat sounds, it is completely true. Ihad spent all summer before my jun-ior year counting down the days untilfootball season started; with visions ofBCS bowl games and top-10 finishesdancing in my head. And with onegut-wrenching last minute drive, all ofthose dreams came crashing down. Iseriously considered, on a number ofoccasions, asking my buddy who wasdriving to pull over because I thoughtI was going to throw up.I also trained for four months my
freshman year to participate in theBengal Bouts, only to get dominatedin my first fight. I sacrificed a lot totrain for the tournament: I gave upgoing out during training, I was eatingmeals unsuitable for an elementaryschool kid in an effort to cut weightand I was sleeping through classbecause I was so exhausted, not tomention the few hours every day Iwas spending in the gym. Just likethat, in less than four minutes, I hadlost and it was like none of that evenmattered. So, knowing what I was upagainst, I trained my sophomore yearand entered the tournament again. Ithen lost my first fight. Again.A natural human response in the
face of repeated disappointment isone of apathy, an absence of emotionor enthusiasm. Apathy is a defensemechanism created by the subcon-scious to protect yourself from pain.Rationally, this makes sense. If youtell yourself that something doesn’tmatter, there is no way that you couldbe hurt by that thing because, well, itdoesn’t matter.A dangerous thing happens, though,
when you become apathetic: not onlydo you shield yourself from disap-pointment, you also shield yourselffrom excitement. This is becausethere can’t be one without the other,the same way that there can’t be lightwithout dark or good without evil.And by not allowing yourself to gethurt, you also don’t allow yourself tobe truly happy.One man who knew this well was
President Theodore Roosevelt. He isresponsible for my favorite quote ofall time, which I have on a poster inmy bedroom. In a 1910 speech, hetold listeners in Paris: “It is not thecritic who counts; not the man whopoints out how the strong man stum-bles, or where the doer of deeds couldhave done them better. The creditbelongs to the man who is actually inthe arena, whose face is marred by
dust and sweat and blood; who strivesvaliantly; who errs, who comes shortagain and again, because there is noeffort without error and shortcoming… who at the best knows in the endthe triumph of high achievement, andwho at the worst, if he fails, at leastfails while daring greatly, so that hisplace shall never be with those coldand timid souls who neither know vic-tory nor defeat.”Whether or not they have actually
heard that quote before, Notre Damestudents certainly act like they have.One of the best things about this placeis the enthusiasm and passion thatevery person bring to campus, regard-less of whether it’s music, athletics,art, or anything else. Domers do notsit life out on the sidelines, and thebuzz that everyone brings every day isone of my biggest sources of inspira-tion.It is an uncertain time for us sen-
iors. There are a lifetime’s worth ofhope and dreams behind each job orservice or grad school application,and we have been met by a workforce that, essentially, is telling us notto get our hopes up. A lot of us are sit-ting by the phone, waiting (and pray-ing) that the company that we inter-viewed with, or the medical schoolthat we want to go to, will call usback.So even though I’ve been beaten
down before, both mentally and physi-cally, I’m bouncing right back up. It’sthe only way I know how to live, andI’m nothing if not stubborn, as myfamily can attest. So bring it on, realworld. I’m ready.
Andy Ziccarelli is a senior majoringin civil engineering. He welcomes youradulation and veiled threats at [email protected] views expressed in this column
are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
Harry Potter mania is upon us. Thecomparison between South DiningHall and Hogwarts will become muchmore apparent when swarms of stu-dents in gold and scarlet file in todrink Butter Beerand eat whateverexactly it is thatthey eat in HarryPotter. Chocolatefrogs perhaps? The stars of the
film have been on a media rampagefor the past week, beginning with thefilm’s London premiere and continu-ing on to the New York premiere thisweek. Of course the attention isamplified by the fact that this is thebeginning of the end of an era forHarry Potter lovers around the world,but no topic has permeated the con-sciousness of the public as much asEmma Watson’s haircut.Emma Watson has portrayed
Hermione Granger, the best friend ofHarry Potter and Ron Weasley for thepast 11 years. Of all Hermione’s char-acteristics (intelligence, a strictadherence to the rules, a borderlineneurotic obsession with Hogwarts: AHistory), none of her physical attrib-utes stood out more than her bushyhair. It was a symbol that she was too
serious and too wise to truly careabout her looks. She wasn’t somebimbo like Lavender Brown; she wasa smart, independent young woman.She gave hope to millions of girls thatthey would one day be able to growout of that awkward stage and jointhe ranks of gorgeously smart womenas Ms. Watson has. At the end of an era that has been
so formative to millions of youngadults, Emma has chosen to throw allcaution to the wind and chop off herhair into a bold pixie cut. She hadgrown so familiar to Potter fanseverywhere, and her long hair wassomething they could be sure of beingperfectly in place. Despite the sloppydays her costars Daniel Radcliffe andRupert Grint may be having (and let’sbe honest, they seem to have toomany to count), Emma Watson wouldalways have her golden brown locksto compliment whatever stylishensemble she sports.Now that Harry Potter is over, she
seems to be an entirely different per-son from the lovable know-it-all.Emma Watson is no longer synony-mous with Hermione Granger. And Icommend her for that. Many may notagree with me, but the choice to cuther hair was as smart as I’m sure itwas liberating. While Hermione willalways have that bushy brown hair,Watson will not.A haircut as drastic as hers can
define a career. We have seen it withNatalie Portman in V for Vendetta,and we have seen it with Demi Moorein G.I. Jane. It is a powerful moment,but that is only if the moment is cho-sen wisely. In this state of transition,Watson has most certainly chosenwisely. She can be seen on the redcarpet of the premiere lookingdemure as usual but totally differentfrom the little girl on the screen. Sheis edgier and much cooler. As Emma Watson transitions to
someone older and more bold thanthe character she portrays, perhapsit’s time for Harry Potter fans (myselfincluded) to do the same.
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Facebook breakupstudy
Students concerned their relationships are on therocks and could end soon can gain some insight froma study of Facebook statuses.A new graphic circulating on the Internet chartsthe use of the phrases “breakup” and “broken up” inFacebook status updates to showwhat time of the year couplessplit.David McCandless, a London-based writer and designer whofocuses on data journalism andinformation design, along withcolleague Lee Bryon, created thedata visualization in 2008 by scraping 10,000Facebook status updates for data.McCandless exhibited the graphic during a JulyTED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Conferenceon data visualization.He described the graph to the audience, saying,“People clearing out for Spring Break, coming out ofvery bad weekends on Monday, being single over thesummer. And then the lowest day of the year, ofcourse: Christmas Day. Who would do that?”The graphic shows spikes in breakups afterValentine’s Day and in the two weeks beforeChristmas.There was also a significant spike on April Fool’sDay.Jessica Semin, a freshman pre-nursing student atU. Nebraska-Lincoln, said she thinks people maybreak up more frequently in the weeks beforeChristmas because of winter break for college stu-dents.“Maybe since people are with their friends, and nottogether,” she said.“During Christmas in college, students go backhome and see old friends.”Jesse Barlean, a sophomore at UNL, had a differ-ent theory.“I was actually just talking about this with myfriends,” he said.“We thought people break up over Christmas andstay broken up until Valentine’s Day because theydon’t want to buy gifts.”He thought Spring Break breakups were alsoexplainable.“No one wants a girlfriend for Spring Break,” hesaid.Semin said that the Monday breakup spikesseemed likely to her.“Mondays are never a good day for anyone. Andit’s coming off a weekend,” she said, adding thatsometimes couples have fights over weekend events.Barlean agreed, saying, “People have badMondays.”As for April Fool’s Day, Barlean doubts that morecouples actually split up on that day.“On April Fool’s Day, maybe it’s just a joke,” hesaid.During his TED talk, McCandless uses his visuali-zation as an example of the wealth of data availableto researchers on the Internet.“There’s a titanic amount of data out there,” hesaid. “It’s unprecedented.”
This column first ran in the Nov. 15 edition of theDaily Nebraskan, the daily publication serving theUniversity of Nebraska.The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of
the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
International life lessons:Dorms 101
People say that abroad experiences are sup-posed to open up new perspectives and enlargeyour world because of their differences. Well, they’re definitely right that studyingabroad is different from South Bend, Indiana.Here in Perth, Australia, the weather is warm allsemester, drinking is legal at 18, and peoplestare at you funny for eating peanut butter andjelly. Craziest of all, however, is that dorms areco-ed.For many people reading, this may shock andsurprise you. “Impossible,” you might say.Contrary to popular belief, males and females intheir late teens and early 20s can live together, inthe same building, with little to no supervision. Despite what I expected when I first arrived,this living arrangement did not lead to unbridleddebauchery, (more) binge drinking or rampantintercourse. While there were certain revelatory insights(hint: girls, in fact, do not poop Starbursts and
rainbows), living with the fairer sex actually ledto, gasp, closer friendships and more straightfor-ward relationships. Dorm life, as it were, actuallybenefited from having ideas coming from femaleperspectives. Dorm events, at least in my opinion,were more exciting, fresh and fun as a result,although the active role of legal drinking mayhave had a role to play to this extent.So Notre Dame, fresh off of a new experience,as my world has definitely been enlarged, I canonly wonder if it matters. In the spirit of openingnew perspectives, why not consider a co-ed dormwhen it comes time to open up another residencefor the young inhabitants of the University? Andno worries, I won’t complain if you name itKeeler Hall.
Brendan Keelerjunior
off campusNov. 11
You know who you areTo Whom It May Concern:In 2001, Lance Bass starred in On the Line, a mis-erable film in which he searches endlessly for a girlhe saw from afar. Let’s look past the obvious irony inthat last sentence and focus on the bigger picture.I, too, am looking for a particular girl. I’ve resort-ed to The Observer to find you. Consider this an all-points bulletin to the girl that I’ve been stuck behindin the vegetable line four times in the last week.You know who you are, and your conduct is unac-ceptable. While others respect the dignity of stu-dents around them by moving swiftly through thevegetable line, you literally stand there with a spoonand pick out individual carrots. One by one, mypatience simmers into a controlled rage as you takefive minutes to fill a single bowl.As the line backs up, you single-handedly throw a
wrench into the gears of hundreds of hungry peoplein North Dining Hall.Let this serve as a friendly reminder that yourinability to use a spoon as it was intended has tochange. I refuse to stand by as a silent witness toyour rude, irrational, habitual crime against theNotre Dame population. As we move forward, hurryup.I didn’t want to have to resort to The Observer, butyour brash disregard for common courtesy has leftme no choice.In Notre Dame,
James Kachadoorianjunior
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When Weezer announced that its next releasewould be a collection of rarities, fans of the bandsaw a glimmer of hope. After a slew of inconsis-tent albums, from the radio-rock mediocrity of“Make Believe” to the puzzling-at-best“Raditude,” many questioned whether front manRivers Cuomo had lost the ability, or simply thewill, to recreate the power-pop glory of the firstfew Weezer albums. So, logically, scouring the archives for the best
B-sides and unused track from the band’s 15year tenure with the David Geffen Co. should bea return to form for the band. Right?Well, it’s not that simple. Cuomo described the
album as the band’s 9th studio release and thelogical follow-up to their latest original recordand indie-debut, the somewhat average“Hurley.” It is apparent after a listen that “Deathto False Metal” is surprisingly cohesive soundingfor a collection of songs spanning over a decade.As it turns out, the band picked the songs andthen brought them into the studio where theyreworked and re-recorded them. In that sense the record never lives up to what
it could be — that is, a unique glimpse into theevolution and development of the band. Instead,it oddly does seem like a follow-up to “Hurley,”and that’s not necessarily good news for fanslooking for classic Weezer.The songs themselves are really varied in
terms of quality. On these types of albums it israre to find huge standout cuts — after all, theydidn’t make it onto the records for a reason —but there are a couple very strong songs.Leading the album is “Turning up the Radio,” a
good, if not somewhat standard, sort of tune.With light feel, good lyrics and a big hook for thechorus, the song epitomizes the good-not-greatsort of song the band has become best known forin recent years.“Everyone” is an interesting experiment for the
band. Though fans of Weezer’s poppier side maynot like it, the song is good. By far the mosthard-rocking track on the album, Cuomo seemsto be trying for a Nirvana-grunge sound, whichthe band pulls off to some success. “I’m a Robot” is an upbeat, extremely wry take
on middle-class living that, in spite of its catchi-ness and interesting premise, ultimately fails todeliver. Though ambitious conceptually, thelyrics are mostly unsatisfying and kind of goofy,but not in the way that makes a lot of Weezer’ssongs endearing. The standout track is “Trampoline.” The song
is straightforward power-pop reminiscent of the“Blue” or “Green” albums and the lyrics get rightat the heart of the awkward angst that Weezer isreally about. The song has “fan favorite” writtenall over it, and really stands as one of the betterWeezer songs to come out lately, not just fromthis album. The rest of the tracks are largely interchange-
able. With mostly dull lyrics and plenty of catchybut not classic riffs, they might be aptlydescribed as filler, except they were speciallypicked and reworked for this collection. Like thealbum as a whole, they aren’t bad, they’re justnot special.
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‘Death to False Metal’Weezer
Label: David Geffen CompanyBest Tracks: “Everyone,” “Trampoline”
By ROSS FINNEYScene Writer
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The Situation: Music hunters seek, read, blogand cull music from radio, print and, most often,the interwebs. Music gatherers collect mix CDs,free digital downloads, and whatever their friendshappen to be listening to. If you are a gatherer,this space is for you. If you are a hunter, e-mailme your latest find, and I promise you’ll find itwritten up here. (Seriously. E-mail. Even if you’renot a student.)
Today we deal in the newest medium —specifically, the video. It is the grand culmina-tion of sound and image that has enticed ussince the late 1920’s. The “music video” hascome a long way from its early days as the driv-
ing force behind MTV (oh where, oh where did our MTV go?). But alas,now we are inundated with teenage mothers and the … uh … otherSituation. Now, music videos live on the internet, heavily promotedbehind every Vevo video you watch or streaming politely to 200 view-ers on a MySpace page. But no matter your budget, or your fame, oreven your musical talent, you can mash video and song to create yourown aesthetic experience. Here are some particularly clever ones.
Jessica Lea Mayfield, “Kiss Me Again”This is the epitome of lo-fi brilliance. Take your average
female, add a nose ring, guitar, formal dress and … see-through white board, and you get the main ingredients forthis YouTube gem. With I-couldn’t-care-less vocals and apenchant for split-screen, this video makes setting up a cam-era and letting it roll seem like easy business. But it is per-haps the do-it-yourself simplicity of this video that makes itso appealing and so mysterious to watch.
3OH!3, “Double Vision”From the people who warned you not to “trust a ho” comes
one of the most inventive videos I’ve seen this year. Insteadof flashing colors and booties in your face, this whole video isdone in one take. With people lying on their backs looking upat a camera from a bird’s eye view, they imitate a computerscreen. As the screen “scrolls up” (and the camera movesdown) the performers move into different positions to imitatewatching a concert video online (meta to the max), playing acomputer game and even a re-creation of the viral Daft Punkvideo of two girls with the words painted on their bodies.
Kylie Minogue, “Come Into My World”For another exercise in videos done in one take (or built to
look thus) is this trick video directed by Michel Gondry. Kyliewalks around town with a shopping bag, seemingly in circles.Except, each time she circles through, everything around hermultiplies (including the Kylies singing the song). It is soseamless that you won’t be able to resist watching the “mak-ing of” video behind it.
The views expressed in this column are those of the authorand not necessarily those of The Observer. Contact Stephanie DePrez at [email protected]
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Matt & Kim, a Brooklyn-based duocomposed of Matt Johnson on vocalsand keyboards and Kim Schifino ondrums and vocals, has been makingcatchy, lo-fi synth-punk for more thanfive years. However, very few had heardof the band prior to its hit song“Daylight” being featured in a Bacardicommercial last summer. “Daylight” was the lead single from
“Grand,” which was the band’s secondand breakthrough album. “Grand” sawthe duo receive critical praise for tight-ening its “do it yourself” sound withoutcompromising its fast-paced rawnature.On “Sidewalks,” the band’s latest
album released on Nov. 2, Matt & Kimhired semi-legendary hip-hop and indieproducer, recorder and studio jugger-naut Ben Allen, whose past creditsinclude Gnarls Barkley’s “St. Elsewhere”and Animal Collective’s “MerriweatherPost Pavilion,” among other critically-acclaimed albums. While it might beunfair to Johnson and Schifino to creditAllen with singlehandedly broadeningand improving upon the duo’s blitz-likestyle, Allen’s influence can certainly beheard in songs such as “Cameras,” thealbum’s first single, which features ahorn section, hip-hop samples andmurky electronic noises — three thingsone would not expect to hear on a Matt& Kim record.Beyond diversifying the band’s sound,
Allen manages to amplify the bestaspects of Matt & Kim’s music:Johnson’s huge vocal hooks and bouncysynthesizer riffs, combined withSchifino’s rapid-fire percussive style.Album opener “Block for Block” is clas-sic Matt & Kim — but with a moresophisticated feel. This does result in the duo losing some
of the “amateur charm” that might havepreviously been a large part of theirappeal, but losing some of its charm at
the expense of farsuperior songs is nota bad trade-off at all.Because of this,
“Sidewalks” also hasa “bigger” feel to it —a stark contrast withsome of their previ-ous material thatsounds as if it maywell have beenrecorded in a 10-by-10 foot bedroom.Mid-tempo slow-burner “Good forGreat” showcases this perfectly. Thatsong combines one of Johnson’s signa-ture floating keyboard riffs with a hugestring sample, reverb-drenched vocalsand Schifino’s best work behind thedrums yet.
Johnson’s lyricsecho this more opensound. Matt & Kim’ssongs previouslyhave been colorfulcollages of life inBrooklyn in one’s20s. “Sidewalks” seesJohnson adopting amore pensive, con-templative mood attimes, such as in thea f o r em e n t i o n e d“Good for Great.” “Somany books that I
didn’t read / But there’s so much air Ichose to breathe / How about the colorsthat I’ve seen? / So I’ll leave these pagesin the trees,” Johnson sings in the cho-rus.This new lyrical approach is the one
less-than-appealing part of the band’snew sound. The lyrics sometimes feelhollow and insincere when juxtaposedwith the bright musical approach. However, there is still room for blissful
moments amid Johnson’s more down-cast ruminations, such as in the album’spenultimate track “Silver Tiles,” whichwas actually the first song the band everwrote as a duo. It had never been fea-tured on an album before now.The final aspect of Matt & Kim’s new-
found expansive sheen is that Johnson’svocals have changed slightly from theirpreviously nasal and jittery qualities. Hesounds more confident and much morewilling to go for the soaring melody asopposed to more rapid-fire wordplay.One would never have thought it likelygiven their previous work, but Johnsonhas developed a genuinely good singingvoice, not just an interesting one. Thatbeing said, however, he still retainssome of his old, more raw singing styleon songs such as “Ice Melts,” thealbum’s closing track.With the help of Ben Allen’s studio
finesse, Matt & Kim have done somemajor reinventing on “Sidewalks” withalmost entirely positive results. Theband manages to create a diverse set of10 songs, something it previously hadnot really done. On “Grand” all thesongs seemed to sound the same start-ing around track six; on “Sidewalks,”each song has its own distinctive sound. For a group that made its name most-
ly through simplistic, fast-paced songs,hiring a new producer and evolving sty-listically was risky. Matt & Kim, howev-er, pull the whole thing off with ease,and come out sounding much betterthan before. Old fans should be pleased,and plenty of new fans should comearound as well. “Sidewalks” is Matt &Kim’s best album to date and a step in anew, more diverse direction for theband.
Stephen Susco, a 1995 Notre Dame graduate andco-writer and co-producer of “High School,” creditsNotre Dame for helping him develop his interest infilmmaking. Susco’s freshman film class piqued hisinterest in the field. Susco, who lived in PangbornHall “before [the dorm] was neutered,” wrote severalfilms while at Notre Dame.Also highly significant for Susco was his experience
with “Rudy,” which was filmed during his time as astudent. Susco auditioned for the film, and was run-ner-up for a part as one of Rudy’s brothers. Althougha role in the film did not pan out for Susco, observingthe production of the film gave Susco a valuableglimpse into the industry. Susco has also written screenplays for horror
movies “The Grudge” and “The Grudge 2,” both ofwhich enjoyed huge box office success. A screenplay,as described by Susco, is the film “in its rawest form”and undergoes constant editing and changes through-out the production process. Writing “High School” provided Susco a respite
from the dark, serious horror genre. The comedycenters on high school valedictorian Henry Burke(Matt Bush), who is reunited with his childhood bestfriend Travis Breaux (Sean Marquette) when the pairare involved in a parking lot accident. Straight-laced Henry later takes his first hit of mar-
ijuana, at the urging of his former best friend, andhilarity ensues. The next day, the overzealous highschool principal (Michael Chiklis) mandates a school-
wide drug test, threatening expulsion to whoeverfails. To solve this problem and save Henry’s brightfuture, the duo utilizes the aptly named drug dealerPsycho Ed (Adrian Brody) in a plot to get the entireschool high. The story is highly entertaining from start to finish
and possesses a surprising amount of suspense, duelargely to the volatility of Brody’s character. His wild-eyed threats and nonsensical mutterings generateuneasy laughs in nearly every scene in which heappears. His interactions with Sean Marquette areparticularly hilarious, and were largely the result ofimprov, according to Susco. The majority of the humor was raunchy and cer-
tainly not for everyone, but most will laugh consis-tently throughout the film. Most of the comedy andthe situations the pair of friends find themselves inare hysterical. Recurring jokes, such as Henry’s nau-sea in response to Psycho Ed’s terrifying threats, arebig hits throughout the film. A cross between “Pineapple Express” and
“Superbad,” “High School” features a dangerous andhighly entertaining mission mixed with plenty ofraunchy, gross-out humor and high school drama. The dynamic between Henry and his childhood
friend, Travis, is one of the highlights of the film. Thefilm’s portrayal of ex-“besties” on divergent life pathsis really well done. It’s easy to sympathize with bothcharacters, and the ending is really satisfying. Susco said this film has been described as a “stoner
movie,” but he also sees it as a “coming of age storyabout two friends.” Susco also said in an interviewwith The Observer that the film deals with the “fact
that alcohol is legal but marijuana is not” in a satiri-cal and farcical way. The hilariously hyperbolicalanti-marijuana educational film the students areforced to watch in detention bolsters this viewpoint.Susco’s current projects include a prequel to “High
School,” chronicling the back-story of Psycho Ed.Susco is also working on an action movie starringtween-favorite Taylor Lautner. Although Susco could-n’t divulge any details about the movie yet, it’s prom-ised to be awesome. “High School” hits theaters thisspring, and comes highly recommended.
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By TROY MATHEWScene Writer
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‘High School’
Director: John StalbergStarring: Adrien Brody, Michael Chiklis, ColinHanks
By CHRIS COLLUMScene Writer
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‘Sidewalks’
Label: FaderBest Tracks: “Cameras,”“Block for Block,” “Silver Tiles”
NFL
Panthers’ Clausen day-to-day with concussionCHARLOTTE, N.C. — Just
when rookie Jimmy Clausenand the Carolina offense finallyshowed some spark, albeit inanother loss, the Panthers werehit with more bad news asClausen’s status for next weekis uncertain because of a con-cussion.The Panthers were seething
Monday over the play that mayhave gotten Clausen hurt. Theyclaim a couple of Tampa Bayplayers recklessly dove into thepile as Clausen was stuffed shyof the goal line on fourth downon Carolina’s final offensiveplay Sunday in the Buccaneers’31-16 win.Receiver Steve Smith said
Aqib Talib and Sean Jones“went head first into Jimmy.”Replays showed Talib appearedto hit Clausen with a helmet-to-helmet hit. Smith then shovedTalib and was given a 15-yardpenalty.“Despite what people might
think, actually I am a teamplayer and I’ll do it again, andI’ll do it 10 out of 10 times, 100out of 100 times,” Smith said ofthe penalty. “Guys going inthere, he goes head first inthere, so I’m going to follow.”Coach John Fox declined to
comment Monday for fear ofbeing fined, but did say theywould send in a tape of the playto the league office. Fox alsosaid he wasn’t certain Clausensustained the concussion onthat play, but believed that’s
when it happened.Fox said Clausen, who com-
pleted 16 of 29 passes for 191yards, no touchdowns and noturnovers, didn’t show signs ofa concussion until after thegame. Clausen attended meet-ings Monday but was not madeavailable to reporters.“I talked to him after the
game and he had a littleheadache,” backup quarter-back Tony Pike said. “He saidhe was trying to watch tape(Sunday night) and theheadache got a little worse.”It could leave Carolina (1-8)
in an even bigger predicamentthan a week earlier, whenClausen was promoted tostarter after Matt Moore’s sea-son-ending right shoulderinjury.If Clausen can’t go Sunday
against Baltimore, and Foxwould only says he’s “day today,” the Panthers would turnthe rookie Pike, a sixth-roundpick who has thrown 12 passesthis season.“Always got to be ready,”
Pike said.Behind Pike is another rook-
ie, Armanti Edwards, whoplayed quarterback atAppalachian State but was con-verted to receiver when he wasdrafted in the third round. Hedidn’t take snaps at QB forCarolina until last week whenhe ran the scout team.The Panthers signed Brian St.
Pierre, who has thrown fivepasses in his NFL career, to thepractice squad on Friday.
Fox wouldn’t say if they’d tryto sign another QB.“We had Brian St. Pierre
around last week, just to have athird quarterback in the build-ing,” Fox said. “I think it washelpful as far as getting accli-mated to our offense, but we’lljust assess that day to day.”It’s been that kind of season
for the Panthers, who are nowtied for Buffalo for the worstrecord in the league.Clausen’s injury spoiled his
best performance in four starts,all losses. While the Panthersscored just one touchdown —they have nine this season —they moved the ball better. Thesecond round pick from NotreDame avoided major mistakesand looked more poised in thepocket.“I thought he made some
good third down decisions,”Fox said of Clausen. “We hadsome mishaps early in the firsthalf where we were maybe notquite as clean as we needed tobe and had to use some time-outs. But all in all I thought heperformed pretty well.”Clausen was also helped by
fourth-string running backMike Goodson, who rushed for100 yards in Carolina’s bestperformance on the ground thisseason amid numerousinjuries.Still, it wasn’t enough to lead
Carolina to its second win, witha leaky defense to blame. ThePanthers gave up 421 yards,including 186 on the ground.Two weeks ago, the Panthers
were ranked fourth in theleague in total defense. They’vedropped to 14th after allowing829 yards in two weeks to NewOrleans and Tampa Bay.“The opponent has a little
something to do with it,” Foxsaid.Now the Panthers have
uncertainty again at QB — andat receiver and the offensiveline. Left guard TravelleWharton was knocked out ofSunday’s game with what Foxcalled turf toe and was in aprotective boot Monday.
Wharton said he had “no idea”if he’d be able to play Sunday.No. 3 receiver Brandon
LaFell also left with a concus-sion.But despite all the losses and
injuries, the Panthers claimthey haven’t quit. And Smith’saggressive reaction on the finaloffensive play Sunday mayprove that.“I don’t see really a way I can
comment on that, other than itshows a lot about Steve to takecare of his teammate,” Foxsaid.
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LANDOVER, Md. — Nevermind whether Donovan McNabbcan go for two minutes. TheWashington Redskins havedecided they’d like to have himaround for another five years.And never mind whether he
was worth a pair of draft picks.The Redskins figure he’s worth$40 million in guaranteedmoney.Two weeks after they caused
an uproar by benching him inthe final 1:50 of a loss to theDetroit Lions, the Redskins onMonday signed McNabb to afive-year contract extensionworth $78 million — giving top-grade money to a quarterbackwho is about to turn 34 and ishaving his worst season since
he was a rookie.But the Redskins have decid-
ed the six-time Pro Bowler is acenterpiece in coach MikeShanahan’s rebuilding project,even as both endure growingpains with the Redskins’ newoffense.The deal came with impecca-
ble timing. It was announced afew hours before McNabb andthe Redskins faced the quarter-back’s longtime team, thePhiladelphia Eagles, in theMonday night game. It alsocame before McNabb was ableto take his first snap followingthe bizarre Halloween events inDetroit.With the Redskins trailing by
six, Shanahan yanked McNabbfor Rex Grossman, only the sec-ond time McNabb has been
benched during a game in hiscareer. Grossman lost a fumblethat was returned for a touch-down, and Washington lost 37-25 to drop to 4-4.Pulling McNabb was baffling
enough, but Shanahan com-pounded the matter by offeringvarying explanations over mul-tiple days. First, Shanahan saidhe felt Grossman was moreknowledgeable in the team’stwo-minute offense. Then thecoach said McNabb lacked the“cardiovascular endurance” torun a fast-paced drill becauseof nagging hamstring injuries.Offensive coordinator KyleShanahan said McNabb hadbeen tipped in advance that theteam might go with Grossman;McNabb claimed he didn’t hearthat.
The confusion put theRedskins in the spotlight duringtheir bye week. It had alwaysbeen assumed the Redskinswould sign McNabb to an exten-sion before his contract expiredat the end of the season, buthad Shanahan lost confidencein him? And would McNabbeven want to stay?The answers, apparently, are
no and yes. McNabb’s agent,Fletcher Smith, said the bench-ing had no effect on the negoti-ations, which had been ongoingto some degree since McNabbwas acquired from the Eaglesfor a pair of draft picks in April.“Once the regular season
started, we really were aimingtoward the bye week, and itcame together,” Redskins gen-eral manager Bruce Allen said.
“I think coach and myself saidthat Donovan’s going to be herefrom the beginning andDonovan has been real clear inhis intent of being a Redskin. SoI think it just puts an exclama-tion point on it.”Still, McNabb’s adjustment to
his first new offense in morethan a decade has been a big-ger challenge than expected. Hewas completing 57.4 percent ofhis passes with seven touch-downs and eight interceptionsand a rating of only 76.0 enter-ing Monday’s game. That said,he’s been working behind asub-par offensive line — he wassacked 22 times through thefirst eight games — and hasonly two reliable wideouts inSantana Moss and AnthonyArmstrong.
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Posey, Feliz namedleagues’ top rookies
NEW YORK — San FranciscoGiants catcher Buster Posey andTexas Rangers closer NeftaliFeliz wound up together on thewinning side Monday when theywere voted the Rookies of theYear.Earlier this month, Posey sin-
gled off Feliz as the Giants beatTexas in the clinching Game 5 ofthe World Series.“It’s hard to believe it’s been
two weeks,” Posey said.Posey hit several key home
runs in the stretch, then helpedthe Giants win the crown for thefirst time since 1954. He easilyoutdistanced Atlanta outfielderJason Heyward for the NationalLeague award.Feliz, the rocket-armed righty
who set a rookie record with 40saves as Texas reached its firstWorld Series, finished far aheadof Detroit center fielder AustinJackson for the AL honor.“I hope it’s not a fluke. I hope
I have a better season nextyear,” the 22-year-oldDominican reliever said througha translator on a conferencecall.Promoted from Triple-A on
May 29, Posey quickly adjustedto the big leagues — both at theplate and behind it.The 23-year-old Posey hit .305
with 18 home runs and 67 RBIs.He homered eight times afterSept. 1 in leading the Giants tothe NL West title, and his homeron the final day of the regularseason helped them clinch thedivision.Posey was picked first on 20
of 32 ballots in voting by mem-bers of the Baseball Writers’Association of America. Votingwas done by two members ofthe BBWAA in every league cityafter the regular season, witheach person listing three play-ers.Posey was left off the ballot by
Yasushi Kikuchi of Kyodo Newsfrom the Los Angeles-Anaheimchapter. Kikuchi chose Floridafirst baseman Gaby Sanchezfirst, Heyward second and St.Louis pitcher Jaime Garciathird.“I think Rookie of the Year is
for the rookie player who playsbetter than any other throughthe entire season. From thisstandpoint, Gaby and Jason pro-duced more hits and playedmore games than Posey. Also,Jaime Garcia pitched as a
starter through the entire sea-son,” Kikuchi said in an e-mailto The Associated Press.Born Gerald Dempsey Posey
III, the nickname “Buster” runsin his family. He was drivingwith his wife to the Florida Keyswhen he got word that he hadwon. He acknowledged he waswondering about the outcome.“I think I’d be lying to you if I
said I didn’t think about it,” hesaid on a conference call.Feliz got 20 first-place votes
and was listed on all 28 ballots.He drew seven seconds and onethird. He was at RangersBallpark, where the WorldSeries ended, when he foundout he’d won.The NL Cy Young will be the
next major award to beannounced. Philadelphia aceRoy Halladay is considered thefront-runner for Tuesday.Posey hit third and even
cleanup for the Giants as theybrought the championship toSan Francisco for the first time.He was equally praised for han-dling a pitching staff thatseemed to get better throughoutthe postseason.“How rare and amazing it is
to have a rookie catcher lead ateam to a World Series champi-onship,” Giants managing part-ner Bill Neukom said.In fact, the last rookie catcher
to play for a World Series win-ner was in 1966 withBaltimore’s Andy Etchebarren.Posey became the first Rookie
of the Year winner to become aWorld Series champion in thesame season since Boston’sDustin Pedroia in 2007. The lastNL player to do it was Florida’sDontrelle Willis in 2003.A star at Florida State, the
Georgia native went to see theSeminoles play Clemson lastweekend. Several football fansin the crowd recognized one ofbaseball’s fastest-rising stars.“That was nice,” he said.Posey played briefly at first
base when he was called up andmoved to catcher when theGiants traded Bengie Molina toTexas. He had a 21-game hittingstreak in July.Posey finished with 129 points
in the rookie voting. Heyward,who hit .277 with 18 home runsand 72 RBIs, got nine first-placeballots and 107 points.Garcia drew one first-place
vote and 24 points. Sanchez gotthe other two first-place votesand had 18 points.
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Giants rookie catcher Buster Posey hits a solo home run in the eighthinning of Game 4 of the World Series against the Rangers Oct. 31.
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LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Onceagain, the Chicago Bears aregetting many happy returnsfrom Devin Hester.The specialist who set
records running back kickoffsand punts in his first two sea-sons seems reborn on specialteams after struggling the pastfew years while trying to adaptto a bigger role on offense.“Devin has it going right
now,” coach Lovie Smith said.“Guys are doing a great jobblocking for him. He’s feeling it,of course.”Hester did a little bit of every-
thing against Minnesota onSunday.He handled kickoffs for the
first time this season andwound up returning two for atotal of 100 yards. He waseffective again on punts, run-ning one back 42 yards. Throwin a 19-yard touchdown catch,and it was a good afternoon allaround for Hester.The 27-13 win over the
Vikings put the Bears (6-3) in atie with Green Bay for the NFCNorth lead with a tougherschedule looming.Five of the Bears’ six wins
are against teams with three
wins or less at the moment,including two with 2-7 records(Detroit, Dallas) and a pair thatare 1-8 (Carolina, Buffalo). Theexception was Green Bay inSeptember.Now, they’re in a short week
with Thursday’s game atMiami, although Chicago mightbe catching the Dolphins at agood time. Tyler Thigpen mostlikely will start at quarterbackafter Chad Pennington suffereda season-ending shoulderinjury and Chad Henne injuredhis knee in Sunday’s win overTennessee. Coach TonySparano said Henne might beavailable, but the Dolphinssigned veteran Patrick Ramseyon Monday.For the Bears, there are few
breaks after this week, withhome games looming againstPhiladelphia, New England andthe New York Jets along with atrip at Green Bay.It would help if Hester keeps
this up.No one has more combined
punt and kickoff returns fortouchdowns than Hester, whoshares the league’s careerrecord with Brian Mitchell with13. They are also tied for sec-ond with nine punt returns forTDs, one behind Eric Metcalf,but it was a long time betweenbig plays.He went two seasons without
returning a punt or kickoff for atouchdown and was taken offkickoff returns last year. TheTD drought ended when he rana punt back 62 yards in a winover Green Bay in September.He had a 50-yard returnagainst Carolina in October andreturned another punt 89 yardsfor a touchdown against Seattlethe following week.Now, he and Dez Bryant are
tied for the league lead withtwo punt returns for touch-downs. His five returns for 20or more yards are tops in theNFL.And he just showed he can
still be dangerous on kickoffs,too.That’s an opportunity Hester
welcomed and he got it againstMinnesota, even though theBears have two solid options inDanieal Manning and JohnnyKnox.“It’s a team effort thing, and
whenever I get the opportunityto make plays I want to be apart of it and so my teammateshave faith in me, let them knowthat you can always count onme,” Hester said. “I’m going togo out and bust my tail andhelp them get the job done.”
INDIANAPOLIS — The Coltsnever expected this Novemberto be easy, not with roadgames against the Eagles andPatriots and a visit from theChargers.And that was before a rash
of injuries. The next twoweeks, starting with Sunday’sgame at New England followedby San Diego, may be more ofa survival test.“They (the Pats) are a good
team, arguably playing as wellas anybody andit’s a tough placeto play,”Caldwell saidMonday. “It ’salways been ahuge rivalrybecause bothteams have beenplaying wel lwhenever we’vemet, so there’s alot at stake.”Especial ly in
this wild andwacky season.Eleven of the
16 AFC teamsare within onegame of f irstplace, and,strangely, thedepleted Colts are the onlyAFC team with sole possessionof a division lead in the con-ference.The question: How long can
they keep it?Indianapolis (6-3) opened
Sunday’s game againstCincinnati without any of itsthree opening-day starters atlinebacker, without safetiesBob Sanders and MelvinBull i t t , without t ight endsDallas Clark and BrodyEldridge, without receiversAustin Col l ie and AnthonyGonzalez and without runningbacks Joseph Addai and MikeHart.Caldwell was optimist ic
some of those guys mightreturn for this weekend’s tus-sle with the Patriots.“I wish I could tell you who
they are,” Caldwell said, giv-ing his standard Monday
answer about injuries. “Guyshave been working hard andrehabbing di l igently.Hopefully, it will be like lastweek where we got a couple ofguys back, and, hopeful ly,we’ l l get a couple of moreback this week.”The good news in
Indianapolis is that the healthconcerns may finally be end-ing.Last week, team president
Bill Polian told his radio showlisteners he expects most ofthe Colts to be back on the
f ield for theDec. 5 gamea g a i n s tDallas.B u t
between nowand then, theColts need tosurvive twokey gamesthat couldhelp clear upthe AFC play-off picture.The Patriots
(7-2) are tiedfor the AFCEast leadwith the NewYork Jets, andthe Chargers(4-5) are sud-
denly one game behind AFCWest co-leaders Oakland andKansas City.Not that the Colts are paying
attention to other teams giventheir own issues.“Every game is about surviv-
ing,” Pro Bowl receiver ReggieWayne said after Sunday’s 23-17 victory earned them a dayoff Monday. “Every game isgoing to be tough, no matterwho we have out there, if wehave the original starter orthe new starters. They aregoing to look at it just like it’sthe plan old Colts out there, nomatter who is out there. Theyare trying to survive also.”It l ikely means, however,
that the Colts will face theirtwo biggest nemeses short-handed.New England won six
straight over the Colts, includ-ing two playoff games,
between the 2001 and 2004seasons. Four of those gameswere played in Foxborough,Mass. Since then, the Coltshave had the upper hand, win-ning five of the last six includ-ing the AFC Championshipgame following the 2006 sea-son.San Diego, meanwhile, has
won four of the last f iveagainst Indy, including back-to-back playoff games afterthe 2007 and 2008 seasons.So the Colts know what it
will take.“I’ve always kind of said,
‘Hey, we’ve got to focus on usand getting us better,’“ PeytonManning said. “I haven’t seenthe Patriots at all, I haven’tstudied them at al l , but i tsounds like they’re a typicalPatriots team. At the sametime, I think we really have tofocus on getting the Colts bet-ter.”The top priority will be scor-
ing touchdowns.Twice on Sunday, the Colts
settled for short field goalsafter driving into the red zone.The previous week, they alsosettled for a 37-yard field goalin a 26-24 loss atPhiladelphia.That’s not typical Colts ball,
and against a Patriots squadthat hung 39 points on theSteelers’ vaunted defense,well, Manning and Caldwellknow field goals won’t cut itthis week.Sure, some wil l contend
Indy’s red-zone struggles are adirect result of the missingpieces, but that’s not how theColts see it.They still have to win these
games and put themselves inposition to control their ownplayoff fate during the sea-son’s final month — regardlessof who’s playing and who’snot.“Anything can happen.
Everybody’s got a shot,”Caldwell said. “I think whoev-er can get hot and get on aroll can get control of thisthing. But the way this thing isgoing, it could up to Week 14,15, 16 before everything issolidified.”
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“I haven’t seen thePatriots at all, I
haven’t studied themat all, but it soundslike they’re a typicalPatriots team. At thesame time, I think we
really need to focus ongetting the Colts
better.”
Peyton ManningColts quarterback
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Hester provides sparkfor Chicago’s offense
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Bears wide receiver Devin Hester pulls in a touchdown duringthe first half of Chicago’s 27-13 win over Minnesota Sunday.
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S a i n t Ma r y ’s o p e n s u pt h e 2 0 1 0 - 1 1 c ampa i g nw i t h a r o a d ma t c h u pagainst Wheaton College.The p rogram i s coming
off another successful yearunder the he lm o f Be l l e scoach Jennifer Henley, asthey ta l l ied f i f teen v ic to-ries and finished in the topthree in the conference forthe second straight year. Avictory over Albion in thef i r s t r o u n d o f t h e M IAATou r n amen t l a s t y e a rmarked the fourth straightyear the Be l les advancedt o t h e s em i f i n a l s o f t h etournament.The Belles only have two
returning seniors, but thatl a c k o f e x p e r i e n c e d o e snot mean a lack of talent.The squad boasts two keyreturning starters in jun-ior forward Kelley Murphya nd s e n i o r g u a r d L i zWad e . Mu r p h y l e d t h eteam in scor ing las t yearwhi le reg is ter ing at least1 0 p o i n t s i n 2 3 o f t h eteam’s 27 games. Murphywa s s e l e c t e d t o t h e A l l -M IAA S e c o n d Te am a n dfinished the season amongthe top 10 ind iv idua l s inthe league in seven statis-tical categories.Meanwh i l e , Wade s e t a
new Be l l e s s ing le seasonrecord with 102 steals lastyear. She also became thef irst player to record 100ass i s t s and 100 s tea l s inthe same season and thes e c o n d t o ama s s 2 0 0assists and 200 steals in acareer.The Be l l e s f ace a d i f f i -
cu l t t e s t i n the Thunder,wh o r e t u r n a l l f i v estarters. Wheaton also fea-tures a 6 ’2” f reshman inMar is Hovee , who shou ldpo s e a s e r i ou s t h r ea t i nthe post.T h e B e l l e s b e g i n t h e
journey f o r a con ferenceti t le Tuesday at 7 p.m. inWhe a t o n C o l l e g e ’s K i n gArena.
“It was a similar format aslast week, more like how it willbe in the spring,” Stone said.Despite its brevity, Stone said
his squad had a successful fallseason and that he now has agood grasp of what his teamneeds to accomplish during theoffseason.“We had some things we
wanted to accomplish and wewere able to accomplish those,”Stone said. “We have a prettygood idea where we are andwhat we need to improve on.Overall, the team is prettygood.”Now that the offseason has
begun, the Irish can only hold
official practice for eight hourseach week until the second halfof the 2010-11 season begins.Stone said this time will be usedfor improving the fitness andstrength of his athletes.“It’s about getting stronger
and more fit, improving physi-cally,” he said.Stone also mentioned that the
winter offseason can also be agood time to address individualneeds based on what the coach-ing staff noticed during the fallseason regattas.“Everybody’s a little different
on what they need to improve,and that’s what the winter isfor,” Stone said. “Telling themthey need to work on this orwork on that.”
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respectively, in the 200 yardbutterfly in one of the tighterraces of the meet.Freshman Frank Dyer earned
two more Irish wins in the 50-yard and the 100-yard freestyleevents. Senior Joseph Raycroftsecured another first-place fin-ish in the 200-yard breast-stroke, followed by senior PeterKoppel in third. The Irish swept all of the
meet’s diving events. Seniordiver Eric Lex won both the 1-meter and 3-meter, while seniorWes Villaflor finished second inthe 1-meter and third in the 3-meter. Senior Nate Geary sec-ond in the 1-meter and third
place in the 3-meter. After a competitive meet
against Purdue on Nov. 6,where the Boilermakers defeat-ed the Irish 173-127, the Irishput in the work to prepare forUtah.“We swam well against
Purdue, so it was not a questionof swimming well [againstUtah],” Welsh said. “We swamwell both weeks. Part of ouridea and hope is that weimprove from week to week. Wecontinue to see that happen-ing.”Welsh was quick to point out
that the Irish had more than ahome-pool advantage. “They [Utes] do most of their
competing and all of their train-ing at altitude,” Welsh said.“When you get to sea level,things are different. To be fair,
we’d have to compare ourselvesto them at altitude.”
In Friday’s meet againstUtah, Welsh particularly credit-ed the senior class for leadingthe team to victory.“What I was happiest to see is
our senior class racing reallywell,” Welsh said. “That was thelast two-team dual meet in thepool of the season. To see theseniors swimming well was verygratifying — the divers, too.”The Irish will not compete
again in their home pool untillate January at the ShamrockInvitational. The team hits theroad on Dec. 3 for the IowaInvitational, where they willcompete against Iowa andDenver.
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SMC BASKETBALL
“We’re just better defen-sively,” Irish coach MuffetMcGraw said. “I think we’requicker. I think we have amindset, and defense is allabout the mindset. I don’tthink we had it as much inthe past andnow this groupreally likes todefend andyou can tell.”Notre Dame
had 26 stealsthree daysafter setting anew schoolrecord with 36against NewH a m p s h i r eFriday. TheIr ish scored35 points o f fof 40 total Eagles turnovers. “That’s something we’re
trying to pride ourselves on,is how we’re playing defen-sively,” McGraw said. “Weare playing hard for 40 min-utes.”By the time Eagles forward
Channing Hillman made aneasy layup with 11 minutesto go in the first half, NotreDame had 20 points. Seniorforward Becca Bruszewskiscored the first basket of thegame just six seconds aftertip-off.
“Offensively, from the startof the game, from the jump, Isaw it was going to be a goodgame,” Diggins said. “On thefirst play of the game, Beccawas wide open.” Diggins finished the game
with nine points and eightassists, one away from a per-sonal best. Freshman guard Kayla
McBride led the scoring with14 points. Shealso had s ixrebounds andtwo steals .Freshman for-ward NatalieAchonwa was-n’t far behind,with 10 pointsand threerebounds. “ T h e y ’ r e
capable ofhaving bign i g h t s , ”McGraw said.
“Both of them have lots ofpoise for freshmen.”Junior guard Natal ie
Novosel fol lowed McBridewith 13 points and sopho-more guard Kaila Turner had10. Six more players scoredat least five points. Bruszewski led the team
with seven rebounds, andeight more players had atleast three boards. “Everybody on this team
has a role, and when we allplay together, we’re danger-ous,” Diggins said.
Eagles guard ChynnaBozeman led the scoring forher team with 12 points. TheEagles shot just 17.5 percentfrom the field, including a 2-of-18 effort in the first half.The Eagles p layed their
first game Friday at No. 9Kentucky, los ing 84-48.Notre Dame wi l l p lay atKentucky Saturday after fac-ing No. 16 UCLA at homeThursday. “We’re ready for the chal-
lenge,” McGraw said. “I thinkwe’re all looking forward tothe next game just to seewhere are we really. We havean idea after two games ofsome things we’re good at.Now we need to f ind outwhat we’re not good at.”Thursday’s game is sched-
uled for 7 p.m. at the PurcellPavilion.
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Senior forward Devereaux Peters corrals a pass during NotreDame’s 91-28 win over Morehead State Monday.
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“Everybody on thisteam has a role and
when we all playtogether, we’re
dangerous.”
Skylar Digginssophomore guard
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In the final tune-up of the fallseason, the Irish competedagainst regional foes Indiana,Michigan State and Ohio Statein Columbus, Ohio.While the Spartans and
Buckeyes largely dominated theraces throughout the day, Irishcoach Martin Stone acknowl-edged the stiff competition hissquad faced and said the expe-rience was ultimately a success.“Michigan State and Ohio
State are pretty good,” he said.“Our second varsity improvedtheir speed. We learned somestuff and raced against twoteams that have been reallygood for four or five years now.Overall, it was pretty success-ful.”Sunday’s event, the second
team meet in as many weeksfor Notre Dame, was againgeared toward preparing theteam for the second part of therowing season in the spring.
Sophomore guard SkylarDiggins said No. 12 NotreDame’s focus for this year isto own the first four minutesof each game. Against Morehead State
Monday night , the Ir ishowned more than that as theydefeated the Eagles 91-28 atthe Purcell Pavilion. Notre Dame (2-0) held
Morehead State (0-2) withouta field goal for nearly nineminutes and went into half-time leading 40-7. The half-t ime score t ied a schoolrecord for fewest pointsal lowed in a hal f , lastachieved in 1985. “We need to set the tone
early,” Diggins said. “We needto start the game with defen-sive intensity.”Eagles coach Tom Hodges
said his team had watchedtape from last year’s NotreDame squad, which did notplay the same type ofdefense.
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Freshman guard Kayla McBride drives to the basket during Notre Dame’s 91-28 win over MoreheadState Monday. McBride led the Irish with 14 points in the victory.
MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING
Squad defeats Utah at Rolf’s
An enthusiastic and support-ive crowd can make all the dif-ference in a competitive swimmeet, as evidenced in NotreDame’s victory over Utah infront of a packed, standing-room-only crowd Friday. Backed by a supportive crowd
on family day, the Irish tookdown the Utes, 184-116, earn-ing a win in 13 of 16 events.Irish coach Tim Welsh said
the energetic crowd helped theteam to its victory.“It was a very spirited, high
energy meet from start to fin-ish,” Welsh said. “There was agreat crowd and great enthusi-asm. That helps us swim bet-ter.”Senior captain Mike Sullivan
took the first win for NotreDame in the 1,000-yardfreestyle. He clocked in at 9:33,while sophomore WesleyMullins followed in third overallat 9:48. Junior Petar Petrovic
and freshman Bertie Nel swamthe 100-yard backstroke in51.31 and 51.58, respectively, toearn first and second for theIrish. Sophomore Mason Weber
secured another win for theIrish in the 100-yard breast-stroke, followed by sophomoreChristopher Johnson in second.Seniors Christopher Wills andSteven Brus finished in first andthird at 1:53:28 and 1:53:47,
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Notre Dame diver Nathan Geary prepares for a three-meter dive at the Dennis StarkRelays at the Rolf’s Aquatic Center on Oct. 9.
ND WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING
Team takes down Utahin front of full house
Notre Dame’s defense surrenders only 28 points in a tour de force against Morehead State
WOMEN’S ROWING
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By MAIJA GUSTINSports Writer
By LAURA MYERSSports Writer
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Getting defensive
Notre Dame’s dominanceover Utah this weekend wasnot l imited to a victory onthe football field. In a con-v inc ing per formance , theIr i sh ro l led pas t the Utes185.5-112.5 Fr iday at theRolfs Aquatic Center.Notre Dame earned 11
individual wins and one relayvictory during the final dualmeet of the year. Sophomorediver Jenny Chiang earnedtwo gold medals in the 1-meter and 3-meter d ives ,whi le sen ior SamanthaMaxwell also took two goldsin the 100-yard and 200-yard breas t s t roke .Sophomore K im Ho ldenrounded out the v i c tor ieswith a pair of golds in the100-yard and 200-yard back-stroke.The bleachers were entire-
ly full for the meet, as fansfor both Utah (3-1) and NotreDame (2 -3 ) came out instrong numbers to cheer onthe i r respec t i ve teams .Maxwel l tha t she en joyedswimming in f ront o f theenthusiastic crowd.“Hav ing the s tands
absolute ly packed made afun racing environment, and
it was awesome to be able topull out a win on parents’weekend,” Maxwell said. “Ithe lped br ing the l eve l o fcompetition up a notch.”Maxwell was encouraged
by the progress shown byfreshman Lauren Stauder,who earned second place inthe 100-yard breaststroke. “ I was so ex tremely
impressed wi th LaurenStauder ’s swims aga ins tUtah,” Maxwell said. “Shecame in to the meet anddropped a lot of time fromher in-season performancesso far this year. It’s alwaysawesome to see a teammate’shard work pay off at a meet.”The Irish compete next in
the U .S . Nat iona l s inColumbus, Ohio, from Dec. 2-4. Maxwell believes that thewin over Utah positioned theIrish well for the nationalsinvitational.“I think each swimmer on
our team was able to learnsometh ing f rom th is meetthat will help them individu-ally at Nationals,” Maxwellsa id . “The meet aga ins tUtah also helped put us on ah igh no te go ing in toNationals, which is always aplus.”
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By MIKE TODISCOSports Writer
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