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Initiativeworks toend hunger

Student government’s “eNDHunger” campaign will targetfood scarcity in South Bend andhunger in the local communityas the initiative kicks off tonightwith an opening forum, seniorBeth Simpson, chair of the cam-paign, said.

“Rather than crossing theocean to look for need, we arecrossing the street to recognizethe hunger that exists in ourbackyard,” Simpson said.“Rather than operating on adonations model which is moretraditional and often easier, weare striving for increased com-munity engagement.”

Simpson is directing the “eNDHunger” campaign along withmembers of student govern-ment and the Center for SocialConcerns (CSC).

“This issue highlights theUniversity’s mission to putknowledge at the service oftruth and charity,” Simpsonsaid. “We are recognizing thatcampus exists within communi-ty with the residents of SouthBend.”

Student body presidentCatherine Soler and vice presi-dent Andrew Bell includedfighting hunger in their plat-form for election last spring.Soler and Bell were inspired bythe Global Water Initiative,which the preceding student

see HUNGER/page 9

By MEGAN DOYLENews Writer

C-Storechangeslocation

The Saint Mary’s C-Storemoved locations within theCollege’s Student Center overfall break — a change that wasmet with mixed reviews fromstudents upon their return tocampus this week.

The C-Store is now located inthe space that was formerlyoccupied by the Cyber Café. Itstill serves the College commu-nity as a convenience store,offering food, medicine and per-sonal care products.

“I don’t like the fact that theytook away the tables,” SaintMary’s junior Sarah Korbonitssaid about the new location. “Itwas a nice place to meet and eatwith friends. However, it lookslike it has potential to add agreater variety of food.”

Junior Aileen Hurd agreed.“It looked a little cramped, but

it seemed to be pretty good,”she said.

Follett Higher EducationGroup, which now manages theShaheen Bookstore, is using thespace previously occupied bythe C-Store for bookstore expan-sions. According to a SaintMary’s press release issued ear-lier this semester, this renova-tion will occur during Christmasbreak.

“Follett is proud to have SaintMary’s College as our newestpartner,” Follett president Tom

see C-STORE/page 4

By ALICIA SMITHAssociate Saint Mary’s Editor

Students attend Bessette canonization in Rome

A group of Notre Dame stu-dents studying abroad in Europethis semester were able toattend the canonization of St.André Bessette, the first memberof the Congregation of HolyCross to be canonized, in RomeOct. 17.

Last spring, the University con-tacted students who were plan-ning to go abroad this semesterto gauge interest in attendingthe canonization, according toFr. Joe Carey, interim director ofCampus Ministry.

“It was talked about in the

spring that our students abroadwould be the ones who wouldgo,” Carey said. “We knew along time ago that the canoniza-tion would be in October.”

The students completed ashort survey on why they wantedto attend the canonization andreceived an e-mail to notify themwhether they were accepted.

Some students, such as juniorSarah Kimball, who is currentlystudying abroad in Dublin, weredrawn to the canonizationbecause of prior knowledge ofBessette.

“I decided to go because Ilearned about Brother André ina class last year, and I justthought it would be a once-in-a-

lifetime experience to see a can-onization at the Vatican,”Kimball said.

The group of students whomade the trip from differentcountries around Europe theywere in was treated to an all-weekend affair. The Universityhad activities and meals sched-uled for the students from Fridayevening to Sunday afternoon.

Junior Monica Townsend, whois studying in Angers, France,said she was particularlytouched by a film the groupwatched about Bessette’s life,called “The Miracle Man ofMontreal.”

see ROME/page 5

By MELISSA FLANAGANNews Writer

Renters adjust to landlord

Editor’s Note: This is thefirst installment in a two-partseries about KramerProperties and CampusHousing, which both lease off-campus housing to studentsin South Bend.

Senior Carolyn Conley wasone of over 300 students whosigned a lease with KramerProperties before learning viae-mail last spring thatCampus Apartments would bemanaging her off-campusproperty this year.

“I was a little surprisedthat they told us by e-mailbecause that seems likesomething more important,maybe a phone call or a letter

in the mail,” Conley said. Mark Kramer, owner of the

local management companyKramer Properties, sold aportion of his portfolio toGross & Cohen Real EstateInvestors two years ago, butmaintained management ofthe properties to ease thetransition process. Kramersent an e-mail to studentsabout the change in manage-ment in February.

“We felt that was the mostefficient and quickest way,”Kramer said. “We urged themthat if they had further ques-tions, they could call ouroffice, and many of themdid.”

As a result of negotiationsbetween Kramer and Gross &Cohen, the terms of the leasestudents signed with Kramerwere still valid after the

transfer. Gross & Cohen chose

Campus Apartments, anational management chain,to manage the properties,including Notre DameApartments.

“I hadn’t heard of CampusApartments so I was a littleconfused as to why Kramerhadn’t given us any indicationthat he was going to sell ourhouse, but it wasn’t a reallybig deal,” Conley said. “Iknow everybody’s had a cou-ple issues this summer withlike the dishwasher beingchecked and needing to geteverything set up.”

After Campus Apartmentshired new staff members inAugust, Conley said manage-ment has improved.

By KATLYN SMITHNews Writer

see KRAMER/page 9

Photo courtesy of Sarah Kimball

From left to right, juniors Sarah Philbin, Sarah Kimball, Teri Relation andMeghan McKinney pose while in Rome for canonization ceremonies.

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Seniors Colin Parker, left, and Clifton Roberts stand in front of their off-campus house. They originallysigned a lease with Kramer Properties, but the house is now managed by Campus Apartments.

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QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT WAS THE BEST PART OF YOUR FALL BREAK?

IN BRIEF

The seminar “Theoretical andNumerical Modeling of Two-phase Flows of EnvironmentalImportance”will be held today at11 a.m. in Fitzpatrick Hall ofEngineering Room 258. FabianBombardelii, assistant professorof civil and environmental engi-neering at the University ofCalifornia at Davis, will present.

The lecture “Reflections on theMultiple Faces of the State” willtake place today at 12:30 p.m. inthe Hesburgh Center forInternational Studies Room C-103. Guillermo O’Donnell, pro-fessor emeritus of PoliticalScience at Notre Dame, willspeak.

The lecture “A History ofViolence? Realism andInternational Politics” will takeplace today at 4:15 p.m. in theHesburgh Center forInternational Studies. SebastianRosato, assistant professor ofPolitical Science at Notre Dame,will speak. It is free and open tothe public.

Notre Dame’s first “Rosary forLife” will take place today at 6:30p.m. in the Basilica of the SacredHeart. A scriptural Rosary willbe led by University PresidentRev. John Jenkins, with scripturepassages and meditations read bystudents, faculty and staff beforeeach of the five decades of theRosary.

The eND Hunger Kick-OffForum will take place today at7:30 p.m. in the Geddes HallAuditorium. It is the inauguralforum in a year-long series tospread awareness on campusregarding food scarcity in SouthBend. The CEO of the Food Bankof Northern Indiana will speak.

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

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Georgia couple findescaped buffalo in poolCLEVELAND, Ga. — A

north Georgia man said heand his wife found a neigh-bor’s buffalo in their swim-ming pool. ChrisNonnemaker said he andhis wife noticed two holesin the pool’s cover andwent outside to take a lookSaturday morning in WhiteCounty. Nonnemaker saidthey noticed somethingmoving. When he pulledthe pool cover back,Nonnemaker saw a buffalothat had escaped from aneighbor’s home.Nonnemaker called

police and videotaped theanimal’s rescue, whichinvolved ropes to help coaxthe buffalo out near the

shallow end.Deputies said the buffalo

belonged to a neighbor andescaped with two othersweeks ago. They said thosetwo were caught shortlyafter they got away.

Man rides lawnmower tofree dog from city poundHYDRO, Okla. — An eld-

erly Hydro man landed injail after springing hisprized pooch from the townkennel. Instead of paying a$100 fine for not having hispoodle on a leash, 73-year-old Edwin Fry decided tobust Buddy Tough out,driving his lawnmower tothe city pound Oct. 13 andbreaking into the cage withbolt cutters.As the pair escaped,

police officer ChrisChancellor interceptedthem.Chancellor told The

Oklahoman officers hadreceived numerous com-plaints about Buddy Tough,who had been in the poundbefore. He said Fry had beentold he could retrieve the dogand sort out the fine in court.“I’ve been in law enforce-

ment 20 years, and this is thefirst time I’ve known of any-one that has busted a dog outof jail,” Chancellor told TheOklahoman.Fry spent several days in

jail, and faces a municipalcharge of allowing an animalto run at-large.

Information compiledfrom the Associated Press.

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Bill the Goat cheers on Navy at Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.on Saturday. Notre Dame lost to Navy, 35-17.

“Doing servicework in

Appalachia.”

Gabriela Elizondo

sophomoreMcGlinn

“Sleeping.”

Matt Mikulski

freshmanAlumni

“Wakesurfing inGeorgia.”

Robert Niehaus

juniorAlumni

“Winning akayak on ‘ThePrice Is Right.’”

Cara O’Connor

sophomoreRegina

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The Observer � PAID ADVERTISEMENTSTuesday, October 26, 2010 page 3

Students can best protectthemselves while shoppingonline by paying attention towho they are purchasing from,said David Seidl, InformationSecurity Program Manager forNotre Dame’s Office ofInformation Technology (OIT).

As part of National CyberSecurity Awareness Month, OITis working to inform studentsof the dangers that can comefrom breaches in cyber securi-ty, including online shopping.

Seidl said the two biggestareas where online shoppersneglect to protect themselvesare in checking the credibilityof the site they purchase fromand the form of payment theyuse to buy their merchandise.

“People will go to one web-site and get l inked over tosome fly-by-night site that’snot something l ike anAmazon,” he said.

In order to prevent beingscammed, Seidl said studentscan visit resellerratings.com, awebsite with ratings on differ-ent online retailers.

“Resellerrattings.com gener-ally gives you a star-based rat-ing scheme. If you see it has500 and has been in businessfor 10 years, then the websiteis probably okay,” he said.

Another general rule ofthumb to keep in mind is tothink about the type of deal thewebsite is offering.

“One of the giveaways is thatif something is too good to betrue, it probably isn’t [true],”Seidl said.

Another area where onlineshoppers run into problems isin the way they chose to payfor their purchases.

Seidl said the best way to payfor merchandise purchasedonline is with a one-time usecredit card number.

“The basic concept is thatyou are able to go to a creditcard companies website andclick on a function that cangenerate a one-time use num-ber,” he said. “The number isno longer valid after the pur-chase.”

As opposed to giving a creditcard number, where there isthe possibility for someone tosteal it and use it until the cardexpires, a one-time use num-ber will be invalid after thetransaction is completed, Seidlsaid.

If, however, an online pur-chaser must choose betweenusing a credit card or a debitcard, Seidl said to opt for thecredit card.

Aside from potentially givinga website complete access toone’s checking account, thereare also more safeguards putinto place for credit card theft.

“Credit cards have more pro-tections by law so potentialissues for you are much small-er,” he said.

In addition to offering adviceabout online shopping, OIT isalso hosting a number ofspeakers Tuesday at the NotreDame Conference Center inMcKenna Hall to advise on dif-ferent topics related to cybersecurity.

The first portion of the dayfeatures two speakers, whowill address topics aimed attechnologically oriented stu-dents and professionals.

During the afternoon, eventswill be geared toward a wideraudience, with speakers focus-ing on securing one’s mobilephone and tips for parents toprotect their students online. Acomplete listing of the day’sevents can be found on OIT’swebsite.

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OIT encouragesonline securityBy LIZ O’DONNELLNews Writer

Contact Liz O’Donnell at eodonne1@nd.edu

Christopher said in the pressrelease. “Together, we canmake the Shaheen Bookstorethe chief resource to studentsand the entire Saint Mary’scommunity.”

Sodexo is managing the C-Store — which was previouslymanaged by the College — at itsnew location, according to thepress release.

“The new convenience storeseems to offer the same itemsas the old convenience store,minus the movies for rent andballoons,” sophomore CassieFill said. “The new setup will

take awhile to get used to.”According to the press

release, the tables and chairspreviously located in the CyberCafé will be dispersed through-out the Student Center atriumand lounge.

Additionally, the C-Store willnow remain open until mid-night.

Karen Johnson, vice presi-dent of Student Affairs, said shebelieves students will appreci-ate the changes made to the C-Store and bookstore, accordingto the press release.

“I think students will behappy with many of the upcom-ing changes to the StudentCenter, which include expand-ing the hours of the Café andconvenience store to midnight,”

she said. “The Student Center istheir space, and we want themto feel at home in it.”

Some students, however,remain unimpressed with thechanges.

“Disappointing,” junior KateSimon said about the new store.“They didn’t have Arizona Tea.”

Fill was also disappointedwith the change.

“My friends and I alwaysenjoyed renting more recentmovies from the C-Store lastyear,” she said. “But I’m inter-ested to see how the new con-venience store in the CyberCafé competes with the oldone.”

C-Storecontinued from page 1

Contact Alicia Smith at asmith01@saintmarys.edu

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For the first time this semes-ter, the Belles Against ViolenceOffice (BAVO) and the SaintMary’s Security Departmentare collaborating to offer aspecial safety education pro-gram for students. The program, created by the

National Self-Defense Institute,is not a self-defense class, butrather an educational sessionfocusing on risk-reduction. Ina two-hour session, called Self-Defense Awareness andFamiliarization Exchange(S.A.F.E.), students learn gen-eral self-defense informationand five basic techniques forrisk-reduction.“S.A.F.E. teaches some excel-

lent techniques and the time-commitment is easier to fit intoa hectic schedule — making ita great introduction for collegestudents,” Connie Adams,director of BAVO, said.“Participants have found thesession both fun and valu-able.”The program, offered as a

direct result of student inter-est, is one of the most com-monly requested BAVO pro-gram by students, Adams said. Staff from both BAVO and

the Security Department worktogether as instructors foreach session, Adams said.Members of both groups com-pleted training through the

National Self-Defense Institute.Adams said the sessions

offered through this programwould be beneficial and practi-cal for Saint Mary’s students. “I believe that all women can

receive a benefit from partici-pating in basic self-defenseclasses. Physical self-defensetechniques are one small por-tion of risk reduction, manywomen feel empowered whenthey develop this skill set,” hesaid.Though the sessions are not

self-defense classes, Adamsnotes that the information theyoffer is a step toward self-pro-tection. “It is not possible to entirely

eliminate one’s risk of experi-encing violence,” Adams said.“However, every step we taketo promote personal safety andreinforce the fact that violenceis not a community value aidsin our movement to eliminateviolence and abuse.”The program’s free sessions

are offered about once amonth throughout the academ-ic year. The first session washeld Sept. 16. The subsequent sessions for

this semester wil l be heldTuesday and Dec. 1 at 6:45p.m. in conference rooms D, Eand F in the Student Center.Sessions are also scheduled fornext semester, and advanceregistration is required.

SMC offers safetyeducation programBy MEGAN LONEYNews Writer

Contact Megan Loney atmloney01@saintmarys.edu

“It was a really great orienta-tion to the life of the man we hadcome to see,” Townsend said,“and nearly everyone was tear-ing up hearing the testimonies ofthe people he had cured of someillness or disability.”The Center for Social Concerns

also organized service projectsfor the students to participate inthe day before the canonization,Carey said. The activities helpedthe students trulyunderstand theservices Bessettep e r f o r m e dthroughout hislife.“I went with a

group thathelped organizeand sort medi-cine for the St.Egidio communi-ty, a servicegroup that offersaid and assis-tance to thehomeless andelderly in Romeand around the world,”Townsend said. “It really ham-mered home the theme of self-less service that Saint Andréexemplified.”For Kimball, the most power-

ful experience was being sur-rounded by thousands of peoplewho were all connected by theirfaith during the canonization inSaint Peter’s Square, Kimballsaid.“I always heard about how

being Catholic meant you werepart of a larger community thatspans the world, and we are allconnected by being Catholic,”Kimball said. “However, it washard for me to really grasp that

concept until I went to Rome andjust saw the sheer number ofpeople from all around theglobe.”The canonization was an

important one for not only theCongregation of Holy Cross, butalso Canadian Catholics, asBessette is the first Canadiansaint.Pope Benedict XVI also canon-

ized five other saints at the sametime as Bessette. Excerpts abouteach saint were read in his orher native language, Townsendsaid, and after each name wasannounced, it was easy to tell

where eachsaints’ followingwas located.Townsend said

the fact that theceremony con-nected so manypeople made itan even moreincredible expe-rience.“It offered an

extreme sense ofspirituality andalso pride inbeing part of theCatholic commu-nity, a communi-

ty that really does touch everycorner of the world,” Townsendsaid. “It was awesome that NDcould give us that opportunity.”Even though they were thou-

sands of miles away from SouthBend, the group of studentsremained loyal to their schoolover the weekend by watchingthe Notre Dame football gameagainst Western Michigan.“It was an incredible mixture

of the wonder of being in a for-eign country and of the sense ofhome I get from Notre Dame,”Kimball said.

Romecontinued from page 1

Contact Melissa Flanagan at mflanag3@nd.edu

“It was an incrediblemixture of the

wonder of being in aforeign country and

of the sense of home Iget from Notre

Dame.”

Sarah Kimballjunior

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As the new school year started,Carolyn Y. Woo had logged morethan 62,000 air travel miles duringthe summer. That’s four major con-tinents — with repeat visits to sever-al — in less than 100 days.From Uganda to Shanghai, New

York, Hong Kong and Australia, theMartin J. Gillen Dean of NotreDame’s Mendoza College ofBusiness talked with more than adozen business and alumni groupsabout a topic she finds increasinglyurgent in shaping the global market-place: business ethics and corporatesocial responsibility.“When we see the recent cases of

corporate misconduct, we can easilyagree that ethics and values aresorely needed as foundational lead-ership principles,” Woo said. “Butthere’s a bigger picture here, too,that goes beyond business ethics asthe answer to irresponsible behav-ior. On the global level, business canbe a force for good in solving soci-ety’s problems, such as poverty, vio-lence and disease. This is the con-versation that should be takingplace in classrooms, boardrooms, C-suites and government offices.”Woo, who has traveled extensively

to some of the world’s most trouble-some hot spots, includingAfghanistan and Pakistan, oftenworks with the United Nations andother NGOs, such as the nonprofitCatholic Relief Services, to study andwork with groups involved withsocial responsibility efforts.During her visit to Uganda in

June, Woo conducted a needs-assessment workshop for a group of40 African bishops and religiousleaders from 10 countries of EasternAfrica; namely, Eritrea, Ethiopia,Kenya, Malawi, Sudan, Tanzania,Uganda, Zambia, Rwanda andBurundi. The workshop, sponsoredby the U.S. Conference of CatholicBishops (USCCB), was intended tohelp these leaders develop humanand resource capacity in an effort tomeet the increasingly complexdemands of their congregations asthey faced HIV/AIDS, violence andthe rise of radical Islam.

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In order to improve off-cam-pus student life at Notre Dame,Campus Life Council (CLC)examined other universities’policies regarding off-campusparties and city police duringits Monday meeting.“It seems that a lot of these

programs grew out of situa-tions like we found ourselvesin,” student body presidentCatherine Soler said, referringto the spike in off-campusarrests earlier this semester.“Things were getting really badand they had to do something.”One of the schools CLC stud-

ied is Colorado StateUniversity, where theUniversity collaborated withlocal law enforcement througha Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MOU) to estab-lish a system for registeringparties. Hosts of registered

parties benefit from a warningand opportunity to correct thenoise violation before policeintervention.Soler said this program

would be difficult to adapt toNotre Dame.“The immediate problem

with that is it’s very high cost,and the area they live in is verylow in crime,” she said.Other universities, such as

Ball State and Duke, have usedMOUs and appeals to state leg-islatures to enable campuspolice to patrol the surround-ing off-campus community.Andrew Bell, student body vicepresident, thought using NotreDame Security Police or anoth-er third party to handle off-campus student incidents couldbe promising.“When we met with [South

Bend Police], several officerscommunicated to us that they’drather not have to deal withstudent parties,” Bell said. “Wehope to set up a program

where the response is sti l limmediate, like the police, butin another form … that couldeffectively do the same thing asthe police with-out straining[South BendPolice] and with-out legal conse-quences ifthey’re not nec-essary.”Based on the

example ofBoston College,which uses off-c a m p u sR e s i d e n tAssistants topatrol and dealwith problemat-ic parties, CLCdiscussed thepossibil ity ofinstating similar positions aswell as developing an adminis-tration position to deal withoff-campus life exclusively.“A lot of other schools have

an office or administrator orsomeone to deal with thingslike this,” Soler said. “Is it theresponsibility of Notre Dame to

create anadministrator ...to deal withmaking sure off-campus stu-dents’ needs arebeing met?”Alex Kasparie,

Knott Hall sena-tor, said a third-party solutionwould beappealing to stu-dents.“I think any

student is goingto tell you they’drather havesomeone elseknocking on

their door than SBPD,”Kasparie said. “I think that’sdefinitely an appealing thingfor most students.”Keough Hall rector Fr. Pete

McCormick said that, regard-less of University or communitycooperation, students wouldhave to contribute to the effort.He said students would proba-bly have to trade off some pri-vacy through registering hous-es and parties if they want tobenefit from warnings or non-police intervention.“We’ve talked a lot about

what the community can do foroff-campus students. The ques-tion in my mind is what stu-dents can do for the off-cam-pus community,” McCormicksaid. “There’s got to be someaccountability.”Bell reminded members that

it would require a specializedand adapted policy to fit theunique Notre Dame community.“We understand no solution

is going to be perfect at anoth-er school or perfect for us atNotre Dame.”

Group debates potential off-campus policiesBy JOHN CAMERONNews Writer

Contact John Cameron atjcamero2@nd.edu

“We’ve talked a lotabout what the

community can do foroff-campus students.The question in my

mind is what students can do for

the off-campus community.”

Fr. Pete McCormickrector

Keough Hall

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government administrationdeveloped during the 2009-2010 school year. “We wanted an issue a little

more relevant to the SouthBend area,” Soler said. “It isgreat to see Notre Dame stu-dents out in the communityand really trying to make a dif-ference in an innovative way.”The hunger campaign will

target the west side of SouthBend in particular.“We identified the west side

of South Bend as a food desertbased on research done byNotre Dame students and theUnited States Department ofAgriculture,” Simpson said.“This means people livingthere have a decreased or attimes no access to healthy andaffordable foods.”Simpson said food scarcity

results from lack of access interms of distance, cost andavailability of fresh andhealthy foods. These factorsare accompanied by greateraccess to fast food and otherunhealthy options. Seventy-eight percent of

northern Indiana householdswith children are food inse-cure, Simpson said.“Feeding the hungry is a

direct corporal work of mercythat can also be achievedthrough a holistic awareness ofthe way we live,” Simpsonsaid.The initiative is broken into

two main parts — communityand campus.“The first part is community

engagement,” Simpson said.“We have organized andbrought together a coalition ofcommunity leaders who workin South Bend with food scarci-ty or who work on SouthBend’s west side to discuss thepresent need.”

The community coalition metfor the first time Oct. 15 to dis-cuss the needs on the west sideof South Bend.

“We are capitalizing on thecommunity leaders and askingthem to articulate the visionthey have for the area,”Simpson said. “Notre Damestudent government is onemember at the table to con-tribute to this larger communi-ty effort.”The coalition will decide a

specific direction for its effortsduring the next meeting.Options include forming a foodcooperative, bringing anothergrocery store to the area,working tobring fresh pro-duce to cornermarkets andadvocating fortransportationc h a n g e s ,Simpson said. The second

branch of thecampaign isc a m p u sengagement toinform NotreDame studentsand facultyabout foodscarcity in the local communi-ty. Tonight’s forum in Geddes

Hall will feature the CEO of theFood Bank of Northern IndianaLisa Jaworski and senior LauraBeverly, who will speak aboutlocal hunger. Later forums willalso host leaders from thecommunity to speak to NotreDame students and faculty. “We are hoping the forums

can be a conversation betweenthe community and the stu-dents,” Simpson said. “Notre Dame students can be

liaisons between the communi-ty, farmers and entrepreneurs,Simpson said.“This part of the campaign

can help us all to realize thereare individuals living ten min-

utes from campus who do notknow from where their nextmeal comes or how they mightprovide food for their childreneach evening,” Simpson said.CSC community partnerships

director Annie Cahill Kelly par-ticipated in the communitymeeting several weeks ago. “My main hope is for sustain-

ability for the project,” CahillKelly said. “I hope the goodwork they are doing will serveas a foundation for involve-ment on student’s behalf formany years to come.”Ensuring a long-standing

connection the communityneeds to be a focus in this proj-

ect, Cahill Kellysaid.Simpson said

the challengefor the “eNDHunger” visionis creating aconnection tothe communitythat will lastbeyond thisyear.

“I thinkhopefully thatwhen our termcomes to anend the efforts

and commitments people havemade to the local groups willcontinue,” Soler said.Ongoing events include a

food drive lasting until Nov. 19and Domer Dollar collectionsin LaFortune Student Center inmid-November. Cahill Kellysaid this collaboration betweengroups, along with the varietyevents, is key to making a dif-ference in the South Bendcommunity.“Any time that groups on

campus collaborate, we furtherthe goal of creating the king-dom of God together,” CahillKelly said. “It is tough work todo solely.”

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“Feeding the hungryis a direct corporalwork of mercy thatcan also be achievedthrough a holistic

awareness of the waywe live.”

Beth Simpsonchair

eND hunger campaign

“I think they’ve come up witha pretty good team so every-thing’s been running smoothsince then,” Conley said.Conley said the team keeps in

touch with students on a regu-lar basis. For example, CampusApartments delivered freeHotBox Pizza to student resi-dents earlier this semester.“They’ve been really good

about timelyr e s p o n s e , ”Conley said.“Their office isreally accessible,so even though Idon’t need tocontact themvery much, theyseem like theyare doing a goodjob of stayingconnected withthe students.”D a n i e l l e

C h a m p a g n ebecame regionalmanager ofCampus Apartments’ SouthBend office in August.Champagne said student

complaints have been “mini-mal.” “We do quarterly inspec-

tions,” Champagne said. “We gothrough and we fix problemsthat students sometimes don’ttell us about.”Champagne said faulty appli-

ances are typical when studentsmove into properties.“Whenever students aren’t

here for two months, appli-ances sit, andsometimes theydon’t know howto properly usethe items,”C h a m p a g n esaid. “Next year,our goal is that,when studentsgo in, to go inwith them andshow them howto use everypiece of equip-ment in theirhouse.”According to

C h a m p a g n e ,Campus Apartments hasalready made the necessaryimprovements as a new man-agement company in the area.The company has updated itswebsite with an interactivemap of properties’ floor plansand is hiring a leasing agent toadd to the three-person, full-time staff.“We have a very steady staff

who are young and fun andenergetic, who are just lookingto plan events and get to knowthe residents individually,”Champagne said. “Notre Damestudents are a tight-knit com-munity, so we just want tomake sure that we are helpingthem in any way possible.”Champagne recognized the

advantages of being a part of anational chain serving collegesand universities across thecountry.“I think being a national

chain helps us because we dohave a lot of structure that ifever we need something,there’s always someone there,”Champagne said.Champagne expects a strong

leasing season for CampusApartments, which managesmore than 68 houses and 44apartments in the area. “I think they are just going a

little bit slower this year asopposed to last year,”Champagne said. Rent depends on the proper-

ty’s location, amenities andother factors.Conley pays$475 per monthfor a five-personhouse on WayneS t r e e t .Champagne saidthat rent wouldstay the samefor next year.C a m p u s

Apartments alsooffers studentsa r o u n d - t h e -clock emergencyma i n t e n a n c eand ADT alarmsystems.

“It’s up to their discretion andtheir parents’ discretion to acti-vate it,” Champagne said aboutthe security systems.Senior Colin Parker, who also

lives in a house managed byCampus Apartments, said hehas not had any safety or secu-rity issues this year.“I feel very safe because we

have been good about lockingour doors even when we arehome, turning on the securitysystems when we are home,”Parker said. “I don’t think

C a m p u sApartments hashad much to dowith that.”When the

house’s showerwas clogged andwasn’t running,Parker saidC a m p u sA p a r t m e n t sresponded thefollowing day.

“We took thatissue first toC a m p u sApar tmen t s , ”Parker said.

“They did a very good job ofturning it around and callingsomebody.”Parker, who had signed with

Kramer during the secondsemester of his sophomoreyear, advises students consider-ing off-campus living to shoparound early.“Go over to Campus

Apartments and look at theiroptions,” Parker said. “Whatwas valuable to us was proxim-ity to campus but also to othercollege students.”

The second installment of thisseries will examine the changesKramer Properties has experi-enced since selling many of itshomes to Campus Apartments.It will run in tomorrow’sObserver.

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community, so we justwant to make surethat we are helpingthem in any way

possible.”

Danielle Champagneregional manager

Campus Apartments

“Go over to CampusApartments and lookat their options. Whatwas valuable to uswas proximity tocampus but also toother college students.”

Colin Parkersenior

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Studying abroad in WashingtonLike many sophomores at Notre Dame, I

always believed that when I “studiedabroad” my junior year, I would actuallybe in a different country. Whether it was London or Rome, I, like

many other stu-dents, hoped toventure outside ofthe United States inhopes of learningabout the cultureand inner-workings of another country. As I moved through my sophomore year,

however, I learned that even as a politicalscience major, I still did not have a solidunderstanding of what goes on in theUnited States itself. The Washington Program provided me

with an opportunity that no other placecould — the opportunity to gain real workexperience in a field I was interested in, allwhile living in a world-class city that oper-ated at the very center of America’s being.While many of my fellow classmates

overlooked Notre Dame’s WashingtonProgram for these chances to go abroad,(and by all means, that was also a greatdecision) I found myself in Washington,and I have been lucky enough to havemany experiences and opportunities thatcan only be found in the nation’s capital.As young professionals in Washington,

we’ve already been exposed to a widevariety of events and experiences thathave allowed us to learn and grow in away that Notre Dame could never be ableto provide. Every week, students go on apublic policy visit to various places in theWashington area. These public policy vis-its comprise three credits of what is a six-credit public policy course (yes, thatmeans three credits for simply visiting themost interesting places Washington has tooffer). The highlight of these visits is unques-

tionably the visit to the White House,including meetings in the Executive OfficeBuilding and a tour of the West Wing. Thevisit allowed us to get unparalleled insightinto what goes on in the White House on adaily basis.“I felt like one of the lucky few that gets

to see the inner workings of government,although I didn’t particularly like the newdécor,” junior Henry Eggers said. “I feltprivileged to be there and I hope to goback someday, but for a slightly differentreason.”“I really enjoyed the interview part [of

the White House experience],” junior Jee-Seun Choi said. “My favorite part was justlistening to how things work in the WestWing, and hearing about people’s experi-

ence when their bosses change.”Taking classes in Washington is a

unique experience for several reasons.Because of the small size of the program,students are able to receive individualattention from professors that are at thetop of their particular fields. In therequired course on public policy, studentshold discussions on many of the most sig-nificant issues in society and try to exploredifferent methods to tackle these prob-lems. “Most of our professors work in the field

they teach,” sophomore ChristineD’Alessandro said. “Having small classesallows for active, learning and engagingclass discussions.”“The classes have much more of a prac-

tical, applicable feel than most politicalscience classes we would take back oncampus,” junior Julie Kirk said. Often times, professors will bring in a

colleague who is an authority on a partic-ular issue, giving students an opportunityto meet people who are very influential inthe political sphere. The AmericanPolitical Journalism class, for example,gives students the opportunity to meetWashington Post journalists and take tripsto various media outlets such as CNN.“[My American Political Journalism]

class is my favorite,” D’Alessandro said.“It’s taught right on the news floor of theWashington Post and we have incrediblespeakers each week.” The Washington Program also provides

a city-school experience that many NotreDame students may have longed to try buthave never had the chance to. Students are housed in an apartment

complex in one of the nicest and mostvibrant areas in Washington. The apart-ment houses hundreds of kids from otheruniversities across the country that havealso come to Washington to explore vari-ous internship opportunities.“There’s always something to do here,”

D’Alessandro said. “There are plenty ofmuseums, festivals, rallies and shows, andit’s easy to travel to other cities such asPhiladelphia and New York.” “Washington D.C is an incredible combi-

nation of past and present,” junior MikeJohnson said. “You really cannot go any-where without seeing or experiencingsome part of American history.”But as any Washington Program student

would tell you, in the end it is the intern-ship that is the backbone of the entire pro-gram.“The policy visits are unmatched, but

ultimately, the internship is what sets theWashington Program apart,” Nesi said.

“No other program gives students a com-parable opportunity.”Nesi also sees an additional value ininterning during the semester.“During the semester, there’s a lot hap-pening — Congress is in session, electionsare going on — and there’s not a glut ofinterns to do it all,” Nesi said. “During thesemester, most interns aren’t just sortingmail or making coffee, they’re getting sub-stantive experience that will help themwhen the time comes to get and actuallydo a real job.”Many students feel that an internship ina big city environment such as Washingtonwill better prepare them for life aftergraduation. “I definitely feel that [my internship] willhelp me in the future,” junior AlyssaMorones said. “I love that my internshipallows me to deal with real-world issueswhile giving me better insight into theinner-workings of Washington culture.”“I work at the South Korean embassyand working at the embassy helped mefind out what I am really interested in,”Choi said. “I am really enjoying workingthere, and I’m finding out more aboutmyself, which has been a good experiencefor me.”Many students who participate in theWashington Program wind up returning towork in the city after graduation. Nesi,who is himself an alum of the WashingtonProgram, currently works for the Obamaadministration in the White House. Theprogram has played an integral part informing a link between Notre Dame andthe nation’s capital. “Washington Program students, bothcurrent and former, are wonderful ambas-sadors for the University in our nation’scapital,” said Tom Kellenberg, the pro-gram’s executive director.Notre Dame prides itself on educatingboth the heart and the mind, emphasizingthe great importance of learning outsidethe classroom. The Washington Programis furthering Notre Dame’s mission for itsstudents. It is truly one of the best-keptsecrets at Notre Dame. “This has been my first time living in anAmerican city, and it’s given me a greatimpression,” Choi said. “It’s so differentfrom Notre Dame, but I really like beingwith all different types of people and doingmany different things.”

Lukas Mansour is a junior. He can becontacted at lmansour@nd.eduThe views expressed in this column

are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

When “Glee” premiered on Fox inMay of 2009, it was the talk of thetown. The show, about a high schoolglee club in Ohio, was clever, witty,featured great musical numbers bytalented youngperformers andreally capturedthe highs andlows of growingup in highschool.However, now in its second season,“Glee” has gone stale, relying onpopular music and tribute episodesto draw in audiences. Though stillsuccessful, I think “Glee” has losteverything that once made it great.But all hope is not lost. Though I amincreasingly disappointed withwhere the show is going, I havehope that “Glee” can regain its sta-tus as one of the smartest shows ontelevision. Tonight, the “Glee” kids tackle theiconic “Rocky Horror Show” in aHalloween-inspired episode. “RockyHorror” is a cult classic and couldbe a defining moment for the show.Will they do justice to a belovedmusical (and movie) or will theydrown it in the depths of mediocrityas they so often do? Only time, anda little Time Warp, will tell. But hereare my suggestions for how “Glee”could return to greatness.Stop creating plots based aroundmusic, rather fit the songs to theplot. In the beginning, “Glee” fea-tured really creative and thought-out plots and then picked greatsongs to fit into them. Now, mostepisodes feel like they were writtenin order to highlight certain songs.And in my opinion, that doesn’twork. At all. “Glee” once had style,edge and finesse, but now, the story-lines are hopelessly mundane. Andtackling serious issues, like religion,doesn’t make you edgy and buttonpushing, by the way.Enough with the tribute episodes.The Madonna episode was great.Really great. One of the best, in myopinion. But that’s because “Glee”made Madonna’s music fit in per-fectly and they took great creativeliberties with her songs. So do itright, or don’t do it at all.Learn how to transition into songs.“I don’t want to say it. I want to singit,” is not a clever way to transitioninto song. In fact, it’s embarrassing-ly uncreative.“Glee” covers of popular songs aregreat because they take an alreadygreat song and rewrite it for theglee club kids in a really cool way.The songs are tributes, but they arealso totally unique to the show.Remember “Don’t Stop Believing”from the pilot? That was amazing.But now, nearly every song on theshow basically sounds like the origi-nal. What’s the point in having theseamazingly talented kids on yourshow if you’re not going to let themshow off what they can do?Sue Sylvester is still funny. Nocomplaints there.“Glee” is still hugely popular andI’d be lying if I said I don’t watch itregularly. But I watch it because Ihave faith that it can return to itsroots and become truly great again.So here’s hoping.

The views expressed in the InsideColumn are those of the author andnot necessari ly those of TheObserver.Contact Mai ja Gust in at

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Celebrate seniors

The senior class is on the brink of an achieve-ment that has never been accomplished.Assuming (and this is a big assumption) that thefootball team beats Tulsa this weekend, thegame against Utah will be our chance to breakthe record of most losses in a four-year period,previously owned by the Class of 1964. When weget steamrolled by Utah on Nov. 13, we will offi-cially be the losingest class in Notre DameHistory. That day will also be Senior Day, a daythat the senior class is allowed on the field atthe end of the game. The senior class should notwalk onto the field, but storm the field in cele-bration of its four seasons as spectators in thestudent section. The senior class should show itsthanks and appreciation for a record-breakingfour seasons by storming the field at the closingof the loss to Utah on Nov. 13.

Matthew McManussenior

Off-campusOct. 25

Of the people, by the people and for the people

Dear Ryan Williams,In your letter on Oct. 14 (“Hats off to Judge

Phillips”), you simultaneously praised judicialactivism while, remarkably, providing a muchstronger argument against it. Judicial activism isexactly the monstrous evil people make it out to be!Our Constitution represents a contract between thepeople and their government. The cornerstone ofthis contract is that laws can only be made with theconsent of the governed through their elected offi-cials. Every time a judge substitutes their own opin-ion rather than adhering to the laws as written, itviolates the contract and calls into question whatrights we truly have if a judge can so easily ignorethe will of the people.I note that you cited one unassailable landmark

case, Brown v. The Board of Education, perhaps togloss over the incredible weakness of the others youmentioned. In Brown v. Board there was no dis-agreement that Brown was entitled to an equal edu-cation, the question was merely the criteria forequality, which fits well within the scope of thecourts. The same cannot be said for the other cases.

In Roe v. Wade the Supreme Court infamously madeup a right that was never mentioned in theConstitution, while simultaneously claiming federaljurisdiction over something that was clearly thedomain of the states. Likewise, in Citizens United itseemed like the justices started with an outcomethey wanted and then found a way to interpret theFirst Amendment to support it.Regarding the issue at hand, I have not made mymind up yet. On one hand, I am generally opposedto the possibility of any sort of romantic relation-ship on the very front lines of a war. At the sametime, I recognize that there are other regulationsthat could be enacted to prevent this, and manymembers of the military are not even on the frontlines. Either way, I know that I want this decision tocome through the proper channels and not by somejudge running an end around on the legal system.

Rory Murphyalumnus

Class of 2004Oct. 22

What is your horoscope today?

Find out on page 23.

Absence oftoughness

I am writing this with 11 minutes to go in thethird quarter, but this game is over. OVER.Perhaps we should rename ourselves the GentleIrish. Or the Fighting Amish. Because we showno visible evidence of toughness, mental orphysical. We are plenty athletic, but are devoidof heart. We win three games in a row and thinkwe’re really something. We didn’t want to playMichael Floyd “unless it was an emergency???”Talk about not respecting your opponent. Andwe’ve been working on the option “since lastsummer???” If that’s true, the entire defensivestaff needs to be fired today. We do not needmore talent. We need a complete attitude over-haul.

Mike Schaferalumnus

Class of 1982Oct. 23

UWIRE

Immoral charity pays drugaddicts to become sterile

Drug abuse is a serious problem, not just in theUnited States, but all over the world. Among theworst victims of this global plague are the childrenborn to drug-addled parents. A woman namedBarbara Harris could tell you all about this, as sheadopted and raised four chil-dren born to the same crack-addicted woman.“My husband and I had to

take shifts with him,” Harrissaid of her second child,Taylor, in a Feb. 8 BBC News article. “He wouldsleep 10 minutes, wake up screaming. I was justangry at his mom, I thought how could somebodydo this to a baby?”Harris’ inventive solution to the problem became

Project Prevention, an organization that paysdrug-addicted parents $300 apiece for long-termbirth control, which includes anything from Depo-Provera shots to more permanent methods of tuballigations and vasectomies — in short, sterilization.According to Project Prevention’s latest statistics,

which were updated on their website Oct. 17, theyhave paid a total of 3,600 “clients” in all 50 states.Of those clients, 1,319 had tubal ligations and 54had vasectomies, which means the number of“clients” who became sterile is about 1 in 3.Project Prevention has also recently gone global.

BBC news reported in an Oct. 17 article thatProject Prevention is offering 200 pounds, or $318,to addicts in various UK cities, including Londonand Glasgow, if they agree to the aforementionedbirth control.Harris and Project Prevention have been

attacked by critics who compare this charityorganization to Nazi programs in the 1930s thatsterilized or killed groups of people deemed to beunsuitable for procreation, including Jews andmentally handicapped people. Harris has also beenaccused of being a racist and targeting poor anddrug-addicted minorities.I wouldn’t go so far as to accuse Harris of prac-

ticing eugenics, and I don’t think she’s racist,either. Harris is white, but her four adopted chil-dren are black or of mixed ethnicity and her hus-band is black. Also, the statistics on her websiteshow that more than half of her “clients” arewhite. Also, I can certainly see her side of things,as many babies born to drug-addicted mothers suf-fer from withdrawals, premature birth, physicaland mental problems, among other things. I under-stand her desire to end the suffering of children.That being said, Project Prevention leaves me

with a bad taste in my mouth because I can see

such a “charitable project” being carried out onother groups of people someone might deem“unsuitable” for procreating.There are many children born into less thanideal conditions all the time, and although Ibemoan the overpopulation of the planet, I get achill at the thought of people being paid to getsterilized because they are deemed unworthybreeding stock. There are millions of children inthe U.S. who suffer without drugs coming into thepicture. According to worldhunger.org, 13 millionchildren in the U.S. are hungry. Should poor peo-ple be sterilized to spare their children from painand suffering? Should people be sterilized becausethey have Down syndrome? Or because schizo-phrenia runs in their family? Or diabetes? Whatabout people who are HIV positive?What about the children of people who are “suf-fering” because their livelihoods conflict withsomeone else’s belief system? Should gays be ster-ilized? Or illegal immigrants?When you target one group of people because ofthe harm they could do to their children, you runthe risk of declaring open season on anyone whomight be “undesirable.” As I’ve already stated, Ibelieve the population is dangerously high on thisplanet. I also meet people every day who annoy meto the point of thinking “Gee, I hope this idiotnever breeds,” but I am not arrogant enough tobelieve I can choose who should or should nothave children. I don’t believe any individual — orcharity — should be given the power to make thatcall.This is a choice that should be left up to the indi-vidual. I choose not to have children because,whether I raised them or not, they would be genet-ically predisposed to depression, thyroid disorders,obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes and my less-than-charming personality traits. The choice not toprocreate is mine, as it should be for anybody else,whether they’re an addict or just a jerk.The world does not need charities that preventpeople from procreating. There is already anaward out there given to people who find amazing-ly stupid ways of preventing themselves from con-tributing to the gene pool. It’s called the DarwinAwards. Support that, instead.

This column first appeared in the Oct. 20 editionof the Kansas State Collegian, the daily publicationserving Kansas State University.The views expressed in this column are those of

the author and not necessarily those of TheObserver.

Karen Ingram

Kansas StateCollegian

Heartland Rocker and Indiananative John Mellencamp will playNov. 13 at South Bend’s MorrisPerforming Arts Center, as theGrammy Award winning artistembarks on his “No Better ThanThis” tour. Tickets that were previ-ously on hold have recently beenmade available.

Mellencamp is best known for‘80s hits like “Jack and Diane” and“Small Town,” and was part of awave of back-to-basics rockersthat include Bruce Springsteenand Tom Petty. Mellencamp hasput his rock star days behind himbut has remained active in record-ing and touring with the likes ofJohn Fogerty, Bob Dylan and WillieNelson. His roots rock sound andhis stories about everyday folksearned him a spot in the Rock and

Roll Hall of Fame in 2008.

His South Bend show will featureold favorites as well as cuts fromhis latest album, “No Better ThanThis,” which was produced byfamed artist and producer T BoneBurnett and released to positivecritical reception. The album,which Mellencamp has describedas “folk”, was recorded at a num-ber of historic locations on his lasttour, including Sun Studios inMemphis and San Antonio’sGunter Hotel, where famed bluesmusician Robert Johnson record-ed.

As a special treat for this tour,audiences will get to view the doc-umentary film “It’s About You”before the show, which chronicleshis baseball stadium tour with BobDylan as well the recording ses-sions for the “No Better ThanThis” album. The film, made byfamed photographer Kurt Markus,offers a unique behind-the-scenesglimpse into Mellencamp’s writingand recording.

His shows usually includeboth solo acoustic and full bandsets, with something to pleaseeveryone. The concert is a greatopportunity for students interestedin music, or even parents in townfor the Utah game that sameweekend, to see a living legendperform.

After hearing that a sequel was in the worksfor last year’s surprise horror hit “ParanormalActivity,” expectations of many were low. Afterall, part of the appeal of the original film wasthe fact that it was made on a shoestring budg-et of $11,000, yet still managed to scare audi-ences more than most horror films in recentyears. A sequel with amped-up funding, studiosupervision and a different director could notpossibly live up to its predecessor, right?

Well, yes, but that doesn’t mean that“Paranormal Activity 2” isn’t full of frighteningmoments that will stay with you long after youleave the theater. The chilly scenes just don’thave the full impact or originality of those inthe first film.

More of a prequel than a sequel, “ParanormalActivity 2” takes place a few weeks before thehappenings of the first film. The story followsthe unusual occurrences at the original maincharacter Katie’s sister’s house. After a sup-posed robbery, Kristi (Sprague Graydon) andher husband Dan (Brian Bolden) set up a sur-veillance system in different rooms around thehouse. Without giving too much away, sinceboth films are best enjoyed with a spoiler-freemind, Kristi starts to get spooked. Dan is reluc-tant to believe anything paranormal is goingon, but when his teenage daughter, Ali (MollyEphraim), starts to investigate, the signsbecome too large to ignore. Adding to thestakes are a new baby, Hunter, and a pet dog.

Directed by Tod Williams, the story unfoldsthrough the combination of surveillance footageand handheld family video recorder, which issimilar to the first film but allows the audienceto see even more of the house than before.Now, it’s unclear where danger lies. It could bein any of the rooms, and it becomes impossibleto resist combing over every shot for somethingdisturbing. This waiting and building of sus-pense is what works so well for the films.“Paranormal Activity 2” follows the pattern ofthe original by starting slowly, but never reallyseems to build up to as quite a large and terri-fying ending as it should (and as the first film

did).There is less variety in the scares of this film.

The audience already knows there will beslamming doors, but there needs to be some-thing new to get under the audience’s skin evenmore. Warning: there is a basement involved,but these scenes were not as horrifying as theycould have been. Just the thought of a base-ment in a film like this is terrifying, but onecomes away from it wanting more.

Granted, “Paranormal Activity 2” still delivers

plenty of screams and jumps, but thinking backto some of the scenes in the original can still bequite disturbing, and these new scares justaren’t as enduring once the film is over.

One of the main reasons people are so scaredby these films is that with the low quality cam-eras and unrecognizable actors, one can startto believe that this could happen in any home.The thought of being home alone becomesmuch more frightening, as the danger comesfrom inside and seemingly without reason.

“Paranormal Activity 2” provides some expla-nation, which may have seemed like a goodidea in moving the plot forward, but actuallymakes it less scary for the audience and takesaway the idea that this can happen to anyone.

Still, “Paranormal Activity 2” is good fun anda suspenseful film that rises above many of theso-called horror films of today. It’s a sequel thatactually works, and, while a downgrade fromthe original, is much better than expected.

Around the BendW hat: John Mellencamp, “NoBetter Than This” TourW here:Morris Performing ArtsCenter, South Bend, Ind.W hen:Saturday, Nov. 13, 6:45p.m.How m uch: Tickets start at$39.50Learn m ore:morriscenter.org

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The Katherine Heigl-starring “Lifeas We Know It” really isn’t that terri-ble. But don’t get your hopes up. It’snot great, either. It’s exhaustinglypredictable and features just aboutevery romantic comedy trope thatexists. It is exactly the kind of un-clever and cheesy movie that is killingthe romantic comedy genre and yetbrings in millions of dollars at the boxoffice nonetheless.

However, i t does have a fewredeeming qualities. Katherine Heiglas Holly is not nearly as annoying asshe usually is . Though far fromcharming, she doesn’t reach thedepths of grating irritability that shehas mastered in some of her otherperformances. She’s still hard to like,

but she at least makes an effort in“Life As We Know It.” It helps thatshe’s a chef and makes really deli-cious-looking cakes.

On the other hand, Josh Duhamelreally is charming. His perpetual-bachelor character has been seen amil l ion t imes over in al l sorts ofmovies, but Duhamel has enoughcharisma and swagger to make Eric

Messer endearing and sympathetic.And the baby at the heart of themovie, Sophie, is too cute to not love.Played by triplets, Sophie steals themovie from her first scene on.

Alison and Peter are married, andHolly and Eric are their respective

best friends. Alison and Peter oncehad the noble intention to set theirbest friends up. The date, however,went horribly and they didn’t evenmake it to the restaurant. Severalyears later, they are godparents toSophie, though they still convenientlyhate each other.

When Sophie’s parents die in a caraccident, Holly and Eric must move in

and raise Sophie together. The endingis predictable, but “Life” hits somebumps and wins some laughs on theway. Most notably, Holly and Eric findthemselves surrounded by a group ofneighbors trying to help out. Led byMelissa McCarthy (“Gilmore Girls”) as

a Southern housewife, the neighborsbring more laughs than either of thestars. Josh Lucas as Sam, Sophie’sattractive pediatrician, enters the pic-ture for the necessary love triangle.

So yes, “Life as We Know It” ischeesy, formulaic and doesn’t packany clever surprises. But, to its credit,it’s still entertaining. Director GregBerlanti, known for work with televi-sion shows l ike “Everwood” and“Brothers & Sisters,” knows how tocreate romantic and domestic come-dy, drawing on everything from poopto pot to generate laughs.

For those who enjoy romantic come-dies about mismatched lovers, “Lifeas We Know It” will probably fit thebill completely — it’s cute, it’s funnyand baby Sophie is adorable. Puttinga baby into the middle of a romanticcomedy at least makes it feel like thegeneric plot line has changed a little.Or maybe the baby just distracts fromit.

For those who don’t tear up atcorny happy endings, stay away.Katherine Heigl may not be as annoy-ing as usual, but she is far fromcharismatic. And even an adorablebaby couldn’t save this movie.

The ending is sweet and will pleasethe right audience. So if your stomachcan handle cheesy one-liners, make-ups and break-ups and dramaticchases to the airport, then have nofear. It really isn’t terrible.

By MAIJA GUSTINAssociate Scene Editor

Contact Maija Gustin atmgustin@nd.edu

‘Life As We Know It’

Director: Greg BerlantiStarring: Katherine Heigl, JoshDuhamel and Josh Lucas

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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. —Brett Favre’s ironman streakhas endured a l i tany ofinjuries and even a pair ofpremature retirement pressconferences.

Perhaps this is the weekthat, finally, Favre’s healthprevents him from playing.

The 41-year-old Minnesotaquarterback has a stress frac-ture in his left ankle that couldend his NFL-record streak at291 consecutive games started— 315 including the playoffs.

Vikings coach Brad Childresssaid Monday an MRI onFavre’s foot revealed thestress fracture as well as an“avulsion” fracture in the heelbone. An avulsion fractureoccurs when a fragment ofbone is torn away by a tendonor ligament. Childress said

neither injury requires sur-gery.

“He’s got great pain thresh-old and also great competitivezeal,” Childress said, succinct-ly summing up Favre’s legacyof durability.

Favre is also the subject ofan NFL investigation into alle-gations that he sent lewd pho-tographs and suggestive mes-sages to a female New YorkJets employee in 2008, adevelopment that first put hisstreak in danger with the pos-sibility of a suspension underthe league’s personal conductpolicy. NFL spokesman GregAiello said Monday there wasnothing to report about theinvestigation.

For this week, it appearsFavre’s biggest problem willbe figuring out a way to healfast enough to face NewEngland on Sunday.

“He’s got to be able to do allthe things that his positiondoes,” Childress said. “Youcan’t put a guy that’s a sittingduck out there. His competi-tive nature I’m sure will comeinto i t . But a lot of t imesyou’ve got to protect peoplefrom themselves.”

Favre had arthroscopic sur-gery on the ankle in May, andhe received a series of lubri-cating injections in the joint atthe beginning of the season.The ankle has bothered him attimes this fall, but he hurt it inSunday’s 28-24 loss at GreenBay as he was being tackledfrom behind while throwinghis first of three interceptionsagainst the Packers.

Favre was limping aroundduring the game and walkinggingerly afterward, andChildress said he was wearinga walking boot around the

practice facility on Monday tomake him more comfortable.

He refused to rule Favre outof this week’s game, whichwould likely mean a start byTarvaris Jackson. But he alsoinsisted that the streak won’tinf luence the decision onwhether to play him againstthe Patriots (5-1).

“We have to do what is rightfor the Minnesota Vikings,”Childress said. “That’s what Iget charged with at the end ofthe day. I’m not worried aboutsomeone gett ing one morestart or one more yard toequal 300.”

His teammates will have tobelieve it when they see it.

“Unless they cut his leg off,it’s going to be hard to keephim off the field,” defensivetackle Kevin Williams said.“That’s the type of guy he is,from what he’s shown

throughout his career.”The Vikings (2-4) are strug-

gling to find the groove theyenjoyed in Favre’s first season,which started 6-0 and endedin the NFC championshipgame. With Favre’s turnovercount now at 14 — including10 interceptions, already threemore than last year — he hasbeen hurting them as much ashe’s helped them so far.

Favre didn’t enter the lockerroom at Winter Park when itwas open to reporters onMonday, but after the game hesaid he wouldn’t put hisrecord ahead of commonsense.

“If I can play but not beeffective, then it’s not worthplaying,” Favre said. “I hope Iuse good judgment, so we’llsee. I ’m no spring chickenanymore. I don’t heal asquickly.”

NFL

Stress fracture could end consecutive games streak for FavreAssociated Press

NFL

Saints try to pinpoint issue as Brees strugglesMETAIRIE, La. — Drew

Brees still smells greatness inthe New Orleans Saints’ lockerroom, even though the defend-ing champs stunk up theLouisiana Superdome duringtheir most recent performanceagainst struggling Cleveland.

“We’re all in the midst oftrying to put our f inger onwhat exact ly is going on,”Brees said Monday, a day afterthe Saints dropped to 4-3 witha stunning 30-17 loss to theBrowns. “We know the type ofteam we have. We know thetype of work ethic we have.The effort is there. Guys wantto win. Guys want to begreat.”

Last season, the Saints woreT-shirts around the lockerroom that read, “smell great-ness,” a motto derived from amotivational speech they gotfrom San Francisco 49ers Hallof Fame safety Ronnie Lott.They won their first 13 gamesin 2009, lost only three allseason and won their f irstSuper Bowl.

In 2010, the Saints have vac-illated from super (a 31-6 winat Tampa Bay), to so-so (closewins over struggling Carolinaand San Francisco) to plainsloppy (turnover-filled lossesto Cleveland and Arizona).

Brees, who had 11 intercep-tions all of last season, has 10already in this campaign,tying him with Brett Favre forthe league lead in that catego-ry heading into Monday

night’s game.Against Cleveland, Brees

was intercepted four times,tying a career high for onegame, and two were returnedfor touchdowns by linebackerDavid Bowens. Brees wassacked three t imes by theBrowns, and the Saints werepenalized seven times for 98yards.

Brees also was interceptedthree times during a 30-20loss at Arizona.

Coach Sean Payton saidBrees’ turnovers, as well asthe lack of interceptions byNew Orleans’ defense, aresymptomatic of the Saints notjumping out to big leads asthey often did last season.

“Certainly your chances ofturning the ball over from aninterception go up if you’replaying come-from-behindfootball,” Payton said, pointingout that teams are oftenforced to throw more whentrailing. “It gets back to beingin a posit ion where you’replaying with a lead, playingwith balance. As soon as youbecome one-dimensional, itbecomes more difficult.”

At the same time, Paytonsaid, opposing offenses havehad an easier t ime cal l ingconservative plays and pro-tecting the football, limitingtakeaways by a Saints defensethat was among the best in theleague in that category lastseason.

“The way we practice andthe effort we give, I think theturnovers will come,” Payton

said of his defense. “The dif-ference this season clearly isthat there haven’t been manycases ... where we’ve playedwith a lead of above a scorecompared to a year ago. When(a team has a two-score lead),the defense has more opportu-nities to rush the passer andthe opposition is one-dimen-sional.”

On paper, New Orleans’defense appears to be one ofthe bright spots on the club,ranking fourth overall in yardsallowed per game, comparedto 25th last season. All-Prosafety Darren Sharper, who onSunday played his first gamesince having offseason kneesurgery, said using such statsto judge the Saints’ defensecan be tricky.

“Now we’re top-five, but wehaven’t created as manyturnovers as last year, so isthe defense better than lastyear, or is the defense worse?

“We don’t worry aboutstats ,” Sharper continued.“Getting takeaways is what wepride ourselves on doing andthat’s the biggest factor inchanging the makeup of agame and whether or not youwin or you lose.”

Brees said the whole teamwas mindful of how hard itcan be to defend a champi-onship, and how often recentNFL champions have falteredthe following season, a phe-nomenon often referred to asa “Super Bowl hangover.”

The Saints never underesti-mated how hard it would be to

maintain last season’s excel-lence, Brees said, they’re sim-ply disappointed they’ve strug-gled to play well consistentlythrough the first seven weeks.It only gets harder this week,with the Pittsburgh Steelers(5-1) visiting on Sunday night.

“We’re never going to panic,but there’s definitely a senseof urgency,” Brees said. “Wejust have to really focus on the

details — not letting anythingslide, from being on time tomeetings, from what you’redoing in the film room, whatyou’re doing in the weightroom, what you’re doing inthe training room, taking careof your body. Just don’t let asingle thing slide. Make sureyou’re accountable to oneanother. That’s what every-body’s preaching right now.”

AP

Saints quarterback Drew Brees looks to the ground dur-ing a 30-17 loss to the Browns Sunday.

Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio — KyleWilson scored his first NHL goaland Mathieu Garon stopped 28shots to lead the Columbus BlueJackets past the PhiladelphiaFlyers 2-1 on Monday night.

Wilson, playing in his fifthcareer game, put the BlueJackets ahead 1-0 in the first.

Derick Brassard converted anice pass from Rick Nash for a2-0 lead and Garon made thelead stand during a wildonslaught by the Flyers in thethird period.

They outshot Columbus 12-4in the final 20 minutes, eventhough the Blue Jackets hadthree power plays. Ville Leinoscored his second goal of theyear for the Flyers, who havelost four of five.

The Blue Jackets have wonfour of five.

After Leino’s goal with 5:01left, the Flyers turned up theheat. They pulled Brian Boucher,who had 23 saves, for the extraattacker with 95 seconds left.But they never really came closeto getting the tying goal.

Midway through the first peri-od, Chris Clark carried the puckdown the left wing, fought offPhiladelphia defenseman ChrisPronger and pivoted to get off ashot from the left dot in front ofdefenseman Matt Carle. Bouchermade a blocker save, but therebound came back towardClark. At almost the same timehe got to the puck, Wilson, whowas crashing the net, one-timedit for the goal.

After a penalty-free first peri-od, Columbus took advantage ofthe Flyers’ first trip to the box.

With Danny Briere in for hook-ing, the Blue Jackets kept thepuck in the offensive zone for aminute and a half before Nash,stationed at the right goal line,slipped a pass under a divingKimmo Timmonen that wenttape-to-tape to Brassard for theone-knee, one-timer from theleft doorstep.

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Philadelphia Flyers’ goalie Brian Boucher makes the saveduring a 2-1 loss to the Blue Jackets on Monday.

NHL

Wilson nets first careergoal in Blue Jackets win

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Rules changes have pushed the limits of scoringNBA

INDIANAPOLIS — Larry Birdrisked bumps, bruises and some-times worse whenever he daredto attack the rim against the “BadBoy” Detroit Pistons or PatrickEwing’s New York Knicks.

He wouldn’t have had it anyother way. The Boston Celticsstar took his share of hits, deliv-ered a few and considered it alljust part of the game. TheIndiana Pacers president still

loves the NBA, even though hefeels it has gone a bit soft withrules changes designed to pro-mote a crowd-pleasing style thatputs an emphasis on scoring. Alot.

“Every meeting I go to, theytalk about scoring,” he told TheAssociated Press with a chuckle.“Everything is geared toward theoffense. My solution to that? Juststart everybody off at 20 to 20and play the game the way it’ssupposed to be played.”

Changes over the past decadehave opened things up and it’smore like a league-wide fastbreak than it has been in years.Last season, teams averagedmore than 100 points per gamefor the first time since the 1994-95 season.

While Bird isn’t necessarily afan, players don’t seem to mind.

“People don’t come to see bothteams score 40 points andnobody can create shots,” Pacersforward Danny Granger said. “It’s

always more entertaining whenpeople are scoring.”

Scoring across the leaguedropped to 91.6 points per gamein the lockout-shortened 1998-99season, the lowest average sincethe shot clock was introduced in1954.

The NBA responded by startedby limiting the hand checkingallowed by defensive players,then began curtailing the use offorearms. The 3-second rule wasintroduced during the 2001-02

season to keep post players fromcamping out in the lane.

Teams also started seekingquicker, more versatile players.In the 1980s and ‘90s, Utah’sKarl Malone was the ideal powerforward: a 6-foot-9, 260-poundfreight train built to handle physi-cal play. Now, many power for-wards look like Rashard Lewis:an agile 6-foot-10, 230-pounderwho comfortable behind the 3-point line, yet capable of puttingthe ball on the floor.

Associated Press

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Romo breaks collarboneARLINGTON, Texas — The

Dallas Cowboys’ miserableseason just got a whole lotworse: Tony Romo broke hisleft collarbone in the secondquarter against the New YorkGiants on Monday night, thenhis teammates let a 13-pointlead turn into a 38-20 deficitthrough three quarters.

El i Manning reboundedfrom interceptions on his firsttwo drives to match his careerbest with four touchdownpasses, Brandon Jacobs ran30 yards for a touchdown andLawrence Tynes k icked acareer-best 53-yard field goal.New York had a run of 31unanswered points from 4:22of the second quarter throughthe end of the third quarter.

The Cowboys were gettingstomped despite having priedaway three turnovers (includ-ing two intercept ionsreturned inside the New York20) and a 93-yard punt returnfor a touchdown. A loss wouldput them off to their worststart s ince going 1-15 in1989, the f irs t year JerryJones owned the club.

As i f that wasn’t badenough, the prospects forrecovery aren’t very goodwith Romo watching the sec-ond half with his left arm in asling.

The injury could end hisseason. Recovery time is gen-

erally 8 to 10 weeks. With theCowboys at 1-4 — and headedto 1-5 — there may not be anyreason to rush back.

The play came early in thesecond quarter, with Romothrowing a pass to Mi lesAustin, then taking a hard hitfrom blitzing Michael Boley.The l inebacker came inunblocked and running at himpractically full speed. Romolanded on the shoulder andremained f lat on his backuntil being helped by trainers.He was taken into the lockerroom for X-rays and replacedby backup Jon Kitna.

Kitna hadn’t played sinceOct. 5, 2008, when he waspart of Detroit’s winless sea-son. Whether it was the longlayoff, being 38 or both, he

sure looked rusty.His first pass was tipped. So

was his third. The next timehe dropped back, he wassacked for a 10-yard loss ,forcing Dallas to punt from itsown end zone. The Giantstook advantage of the shortfield to score the go-aheadtouchdown. His next pass wasfumbled by Jason Witten, set-ting up Tynes’ long field goal.

Dallas actually was leading10-7 when Romo was hurt. Afield goal at the end of thatdrive made it 13-7, then rook-ie Dez Bryant had the second-longest punt return in clubhistory, making a nice catchon a 69-yard kick and show-ing great speed and moves tostretch the Cowboys’ lead to20-7.

AP

Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo walks off the field Monday aftersuffering a broken collarbone during Dallas’ 41-35 loss to the Giants.

Associated Press

NBA

Miami’s ‘Big Three’ready to go for opener

MIAMI — Before leavingfor the airport Monday andcatching the flight to Boston,Dwyane Wade had a conver-sat ion with the fr iend hecalls Larry.

As in, the Larry O’BrienTrophy. The one they giveout for winning an NBAchampionship.

“I asked him where he’sbeen,” Wade said. “He’seluded me. He’s been miss-ing for a while.”

Larry will be waiting forsomeone in June, and onTuesday night the MiamiHeat wil l take what theyhope is their f irst stepstoward winning him when aseason of title expectationsf inal ly opens in Boston.Miami squares off againstthe reigning EasternConference champion Celticsin a matchup loaded withstory lines.

LeBron James’ opener withMiami after seven seasons inCleveland. Wade’s first timewith James and Chris Boshas his Heat running mates.Shaquille O’Neal — once ateammate to both Wade andJames — playing his firstgame in Celtics’ colors. PaulPierce, Ray Allen and Kevin

Garnett motivated by a Game7 loss to the Lakers in lastseason’s finals. Miami’s newBig 3 vs. Boston’s not-so-newBig 3.

Oh, and the small fact thatWade and James were bothousted from the playoffs byBoston last spring, defeatsthat helped along their deci-sion to play with one anoth-er.

“I think the NBA did anunbelievable job of picking agreat first game,” Wade said.

O’Neal says he believes it’sjust another game, notingthat the only big games inwhich he’s played in are theones where “jewelry” — aring — is up for grabs.

Not everyone is of thatopinion.

“Once LeBron took his tal-ents to South Beach, I thinkeveryone got excited,”Celt ics coach Doc Riverssaid.

The Heat practiced one lasttime in Miami on Mondaymorning, followed by coachErik Spoelstra gathering histeam in the locker room fora quick meeting.

He didn’t have to saymuch. Spoelstra broughtMiami’s 2006 championshiptrophy and reminded every-one of the season’s lone goal.

Associated Press

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SMC SOCCER

Belles fall to Adrian College

The offensive troubles con-t inued for the Be l l es th i sweekend, as Saint Mary’s fellto another MIAA opponent.

Saint Mary’s (2-16-0, 0-7-0MIAA) s t rugg led to a 2 -0defeat at the hands of AdrianCo l lege . The Be l l es hadchances throughout thegame, but were unable tocapitalize on their opportuni-ties.

Saint Mary’s coach MichaelJoyce said the game couldhave gone either way, as thesquad just could not put theball in the net.

“ I t was a fa i r l y evengame,” Joyce said. “We hadsome great chances to score— the ball just didn't fall forus . We pushed hard for agoal in the second half andgambled a bit defensively,which created some greatchances for us, but also gaveAdrian some good looks atour goal, so it was back andforth.”

The Bulldogs scored both oftheir goals in the first half.The f i rs t one came in theseventh minute off of the footof freshman McKenzie Doda.Sophomore Pa t t i Vaassenscored the second goal wasscored in the 18th minute.

The Belles’ last game of theseason will be Wednesday atTrine College. Joyce said he

knows how important it is tofinish this season off strongand gain some momentumgo ing in to the 2011 cam-paign.

“We’re looking for a winaga ins t Tr ine , ” he sa id .“They are much better thanthey have been in the past,so we'l l have to be on our

game. Finishing our chanceshas been a challenge all sea-son, so it is something we'reconcentrating on this week.We’re looking at it as a setupfor nex t year and want apositive result.”

By JOE WIRTHSports Writer

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Sophomore midfielder Ashley Morfin dribbles around a defenderduring the Belles’ 6-0 loss to Illinois Wesleyan on Sept. 8.

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ND WOMEN’S SWIMMING

Irish swept by LSU,Auburn at dual meet

The Irish fell to two eliteNCAA swimming and divingsquads Friday. The squad lost adouble dual meet, falling tohost Auburn 197-101 and toLSU 155.33-141.66.

Irish highlights during themeet included top place finish-es by senior Samantha Maxwellin the 100-meter breaststrokeand senior Katie Casey in the200-meter butterfly.

Senior Amywren Miller tooksecond in the 50-meterfreestyle, just 0.3 secondsbehind LSU’s first-place finish-er. Senior Lauren Sylvestertook silver in the 1,000-meterfreestyle, as Notre Dame’s first

squad also took second in the400-meter Medley Relay.

Going into the season, theIrish had dominated their con-ference, winning 14 consecu-tive Big East titles. Barnes saidthat the goal is to rank amongthe top 15 NCAA teams in thecountry and would like to seethe program “be more dialedinto an NCAA championshipeffort.”

Although the squad woundup losing to Auburn and LSU,the close finish showed that theIrish could still compete at thehighest level.

The Irish return to actionFriday when they take onMichigan State.

By KATHARINE MACKSports Writer

Contact Katharine Mack at kmack1@nd.edu

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Despite strong individual performances, the Irish fell to apair of SEC squads over the weekend.

SAN FRANCISCO — TimLincecum is the Game 1 guy forthe Giants again.

Lincecum will startWednesday night’s WorldSeries opener for SanFrancisco against the TexasRangers. Fellow right-handerMatt Cain will follow in Game 2on Thursday, Giants managerBruce Bochy said Monday.

While the Giants consideredgoing to Cain for the opener,Bochy said Lincecum will bewell rested despite brieflypitching in relief Saturdaynight in the NL championshipseries clincher at Philadelphia.

“We just kept things in orderand let Timmy have the firstone,” Bochy said before histeam’s workout Monday nightat AT&T Park. “Matt hasn’tpitched in a while. He didn’thave to pitch in that seventhgame, so he’s ready. Jonny justthrew. Matt’s one of our guys,too.”

When the series shifts toArlington, Jonathan Sanchezwill start Game 3 on Saturdayand Madison Bumgarner willbe on the mound for Game 4 onSunday. In the NLCS, Bochybroke up his righties and lefties— going with Lincecum, leftySanchez and then Cain and theleft-handed Bumgarner.

Cliff Lee starts the opener forTexas, making it a matchup of

Cy Young Award winners. Leewon the 2008 AL Cy Young forCleveland. Lincecum has wonthe last two NL awards.

“We’re feeling good about it.We’ll start it out with Timmyagainst Cliff,” Cain said. “Thisis what we’ve all dreamed ofdoing.”

The 26-year-old Lincecumwill be the first Giants pitcherto start a World Series openerat home since Billy O’Dell lostto the Yankees’ Whitey Ford atCandlestick Park in 1962.

Lincecum, who wasn’t avail-able for interviews untilTuesday’s workout day, hasnever faced Texas.

As much as was made ofPhillies star Roy Halladay inthe last series, the Giants willbe ready for the hype sur-rounding Lee. The lefty is 3-0during this playoff run and 7-0with a 1.26 ERA for his careerin the postseason, coveringeight starts in five series withthe Phillies and Texas.

“It was the Halladay show aweek ago after he threw theno-hitter against the Reds,”Giants right fielder Cody Rosssaid. “We’re not surprisinganybody, believe me.Everybody knows how goodour pitching staff is. But I thinkwe prefer for everyone to talkabout everybody else.”

Cain has pitched against theRangers once, allowing one runand three hits over eight

innings and getting a no-deci-sion in the Giants’ 2-1, 11-inning win on June 20 lastyear.

Sanchez has faced theRangers just once, winningwith two-thirds of an inning ofhitless relief on June 29, 2006,when he got Mark Teixeira tohit into a double-play grounder.Sanchez threw all of threepitches.

Like Lincecum, Bumgarnerhasn’t faced Texas.

Even though Sanchez didn’thave his best stuff Saturday,Barry Zito isn’t expected to beadded to the Series roster. Thestruggling $126 million leftywas left off for the first tworounds.

“A guy will have a hiccupnow and then. We’re herebecause of what Jonathan diddown the stretch,” Bochy said.

Center fielder Andres Torresis improving after injuring hisleft hip and groin area runningout a bunt single and divinginto the bag in the ninth inningof Game 6 against the Phillies.

“He is doing much better,”Bochy said. “He should be goodto go.”

Torres expects to be fine byGame 1.

“I have a little bit of soreness,but I’ll be all right,” he saidafter going through the work-out. “I was running to firstbase and I felt something therebut I hope to be OK.”

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Lincecum to start Game 1 of World SeriesAssociated Press

AP

Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum hurls a pitch toward home duringthe National League Championship series.

NHL

Canadiens take down Coyotes

MONTREAL — Each memberof the Montreal Canadiens’ topline scored, Carey Price madethe key saves, and the PhoenixCoyotes were once again denieda win at the Bell Centre.

Andrei Kostitsyn scored 1:25into overtime after linematesTomas Plekanec and MichaelCammalleri scored in regulationto give Montreal a 3-2 win overPhoenix on Monday night.

Kostitsyn, who assisted onPlekanec’s goal in the second,put a rebound past IlyaBryzgalov for his third goal intwo games as the Canadiensimproved to 5-2-1. Cammallerialso had a goal and an assist.

“All three guys, I think, are intop shape and we feel good witheach other,” Kostitsyn said.

The line has combined toscore 11 of Montreal’s 20 goals.

“I was excited coming into thisyear about our line,”Cammalleri said. “I thought thatas a group we played with a lotof different combinations lastyear, not knowing one another,and by the end of the year I feltlike us three kind of settled inand found ways to complementone another. I’m a big, bigbeliever that the longer you staytogether and the more chemistryyou can build the more dynamicyou can be offensively.

“I’ll reference the Sedin twins(Vancouver’s Henrik andDaniel), these guys have playedevery shift of their lives togetherand they just seem to knowwhere each other is a secondahead of the defender and thepuck ends up in the net moreoften than not, so that’s kind ofthe idea.”

Carey Price, who has startedeach of the Canadiens’ games,made 27 saves for his secondstraight win, including his firstshutout in nearly two yearsSaturday in a 3-0 win in Ottawa.

Kyle Turris and Derek Morrisscored for Phoenix, whichopened a three-game road trip.

Bryzgalov stopped 26 shots.The Coyotes have not won in

Montreal since a 5-4 victory onOct. 28, 1996.

“Well, you know what? It’s agood rink, good fans,” saidMorris, who scored on a powerplay 1:01 into the third to drawPhoenix even at 2. “They proba-bly have the best fans in theleague. They do a real good jobof creating momentum for theirteam. Even if the team doesn’treally have a good play they’realways oohing and ahhing on aplay that’s a close play and Ithink that they feed off of that.The team plays really well at

home and they played welltonight.”

Price stuck out his glove to geta piece of Adrian Aucoin’s slapshot from the right faceoff circleon another Coyotes power playlater in the third.

“He was seeing pucks well,obviously,” Aucoin said. “I thinkon a few of our chances wescreened him pretty good and hestill made the save. A couple ofpucks just hit him without himseeing them and that’s when youknow your goalie is playing theway you want him to, he’s just inthe right spot. On my chance,there was a guy diving in frontof me so I’m pretty sure he knewI was going upstairs and madethe right save.”

Turris gave the Coyotes a 1-0lead 2:49 into the second withhis third goal in two games. Hescored his first two goals of theseason in a 4-3 overtime loss toCarolina on Saturday night.

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Coyotes defender Ed Jovanovski checks Canadiens forward MaximLapierre over the boards in Montreal’s 3-2 win Monday.

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ND WOMEN’S GOLF

Irish finish sixthin North Carolina

Although the Irish didn’temerge with a first-place finish,they turned in a solid perform-ance over the break at theLandfall Tradition on the Dye GolfCourse in Wilmington, N.C. onSunday. The Irish rose from sev-enth place on the second day ofplay to sixth on the final day,marking the lowest score by anyteam during the final round ofgolf.“Although it wasn’t our best

performance, we managed toplay through until the last shot,”senior So-Hyun Park said. “Webeat Duke, who is ranked fourth,by twenty stokes on the final day.”Junior Becca Huffer led the

team throughout the tournament,finishing sixth out of 90 competi-tors with a final total of 218strokes, ending two over par. Shefinished with a score of 73 on thefinal day of play on the 54-holecourse, remaining consistent withher scores of 72 and 73 strokesduring the previous two days.Two freshmen stepped up to the

plate, as Nicole Zhang andKristina Nhim followed Huffer’slead. Despite being sick through-out the whole weekend, Zhangfinished tied for 17th with a total

of 224 strokes, progressing from75 on the first day of play to 73and 76 the following two daysrespectively. Nhim tied for 26th,just two strokes behind, cardingscores of 75, 77 and 74 strokesduring the three-day tournament.Park and senior Katie Conway

rounded out the scoring, finishingtied for 40th place with 230 totalstrokes. Park improved her gameon the final day to boost the Irish,improving on her 77 stroke scorefrom the first round to 75 on thethird. Conway finished tied for74th place with 240 strokes.The Irish finished with 896 total

strokes, good enough for 32 overpar. However, the team’s determi-nation was clear on the finalround of play, as they collectivelycarded a score of 296, just eightstrokes over par.“We had a team meeting the

night before [the final round] justto go through our mistakes andwhat we needed to focus on goinginto the last day,” Park said. “Weall seemed to have troublesaround the greens, so we talkedabout how to place ourselves bet-ter on the greens and to be espe-cially careful with the greenspeed.”

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SMC CROSS COUNTRY

Belles set new personal records

The Belles set 12 new per-sonal records for a c losesecond-place finish at theManchester Invitational onOct. 16. The squad was nar-rowly de fea ted by hos tManchester College, whichfinished with 38 points tothe Belles’ 45.“I was very pleased with

the team’s performance atManchester,” Belles coachJack ie Bauters sa id . “ Iwould put this as one of ourbest races so far — basedon pure performance.”Bauters was espec ia l l y

impressed with the Belles’top eight run-ners. “We d id a

much be t terjob o f pack-ing up insmall groupsthis week andf i n i s h i n gt o g e t h e r , ”Bauters said.“I’d stil l l iketo see ourt o p - f i v es p r e a ddecrease, butour six through eight wereright there which could bekey at Championships.”Ju l ia Kenney f in i shed

third overall with a time of23:09, followedc lose ly byJ o a n n eAlmond , whof in i shed s ix tha t 23 :34 .Kenney andAlmond werejo ined in thetop 10 byEmma Bakerand Ca t ieSa lyer. Bakerf in ished ninthwith a t ime of24 :08 , andSalyer earned 10th with atime of 24:09. “Our top four all had solid

races, but I was particularlyi m p r e s s e dwith Julia andCat ie ’s per -f o rmanc e s , ”Bauters said.“Catie, Emmaand [ sen iorS a m a n t h aWassel] havebeen workingtoge ther a l lseason , andCat ie hasdone ar em a r k a b l ejob helping to

lead that trio.”Grace College’s Marijean

Weger t f in i shed f i r s t a t22:43, while Manchester’s

Meredith Cors placed sec-ond wi th at ime o f2 3 : 0 5 .Manchesterhad twomore run-ners in thetop f ive, aswell as run-ners finish-ing 12 thand 15th tohelp securethe win. “ I t wou ld

have beengreat to get the win overManchester, but their topthree were just too close forus unfortunately,” Bauterssaid. Bauters also would have

l iked to see a l i t t le morecompet i t i on in the n ine-school meet. “The f i e ld was a l i t t l e

smal ler than in recentyears , ” Bauters sa id . “ Ith ink i t would have beenn ice to have a f ew moreteams show up to create amore competitive field andpossibly even better times.”The Belles will next run at

the MIAA Championships,hosted by Calvin College, onSaturday.

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“I think it would havebeen nice to have a

few more teams showup to create a more

competitive field andpossibly even better

times.”

Jackie BautersBelles coach

“I was very pleasedwith the team’s performance atManchester.”

Jackie BautersBelles coach

Boston University a season afterthe Terriers raised the trophy.

Senior right wing CalleRidderwall scored both goalsSaturday. Notre Dame over-came a 1-0 first period deficit toearn their first win over a top-ranked team since 2008, whenthe Irish beat then-No. 1Michigan in overtime in thenational semifinals. Ridderwallalso scored the game-winner inthe victory over the Wolverines.

“He’s a goal scorer, and that’swhere he’s got to elevate andshow that he can score when itmatters the most,” Jacksonsaid. “He’s had a history ofplaying well in some of thosesituations.”

In net, sophomore MikeJohnson stopped 28 of 29 Eagleshots, including 18 over thefinal two periods to hold thehigh-powered Boston Collegeoffense to just one goal.

“[Johnson] played outstand-ing,” Jackson said. “If he founda way to bring that level of playon a nightly basis, he could beone of the best goalies in col-lege hockey. The key is consis-tency.”

The Eagles got on the boardfirst with a power-play goalfrom senior Brian Gibbons.With just 10 seconds left on apenalty to sophomore NickLarson, Boston College’s JoeWhitney fired a shot from thepoint that Gibbons redirectedpast Johnson to give his team a1-0 lead at 19:13 of the firstperiod.

“I think our guys were readyto go,” Jackson said. “I thinkB.C. is just a tremendously tal-ented team, and I think it tookus half a period at least, maybea little longer, to adjust to theirspeed.”

The Irish rallied back in the

second period, and brokethrough on Ridderwall’s firstgoal at 6:44 of the stanza.Freshman T.J. Tynan forced aturnover deep in the Eagles’zone and found Ridderwall inthe slot, where the senior fireda wrister into an open net toeven up the score.

Later in the period,Ridderwall again found himselfin the right place at the righttime. With Notre Dame on a 5-on-3 advantage, senior RyanGuentzel moved the puck toRidderwall, who drilled a shotpast Boston College goalie JohnMuse for his fourth goal of theyear. Guentzel earned his team-leading seventh assist of theseason on the goal.

“I thought [Ridderwall] playeda great game,” Jackson said. “Itwasn’t just the fact that hescored two goals. I thought hedid a great job on our penaltykill. He was real solid at the endof the game when they pulledtheir goalie.”

From that point, it was up toJohnson and the Irish defenseto shut the door. Notre Dameheld Boston College to just fiveshots in the final period, includ-ing only one on three Eaglepower-play attempts.

“It wasn’t a matter of sitting

on that lead, it was a matter ofcontinuing to play our game,but maybe with a little morediscipline,” Jackson said.

Johnson improved his recordto a perfect 4-0-0 on the sea-son, with a 2.00 goals againstaverage and a .933 save per-centage.

“The key thing is that to be agreat goalie, you’ve got to bekind of like a closer in base-ball,” Jackson said. “You’ve gotto finish the game. That meanssometimes you stand on yourhead and make a great save totake the game home and he didthat on Saturday.”

The Irish play five of theirnext six games away from theJoyce Center, with a home-and-home series against WesternMichigan next weekend fol-lowed by road trips to BowlingGreen and Michigan.

“It’s not just a matter of win-ning one big game,” Jacksonsaid. “You’ve got to take care ofbusiness during the season. Ifyou just focus on the successesagainst good teams, it doesn’thave that much value if youturn around and don’t play wellthe rest of the time.”

fun. They are a good group ofguys. I was pleased with the trip.”

Neither team was able to scorein the first half when the Irish tookon the Cardinals, but freshmanmidfielder Dylan Mares was ableto put the ball past Irish fifth-yeargoalkeeper Phil Tuttle in the 55thminute off an assist from juniormidfielder Nick DeLeon. The Irishthreatened, but were unable toscore, and Louisville sealed thegame in the 84th minute on aDeLeon goal from 25 yards away.

“The Louisville game was ahard start,” Clark said. “Theywere good, especially on thatnight, and they were ready for us.The crowd there was great, andwe struggled in the first half. Inthe second half I thought we weregoing to tie it up, but their secondgoal ended the game. It was atough place to start, but I thoughtwe handled it well moving for-ward.”

Three separate goal scorers ledthe Irish to victory over Seton Hallthree days later. Senior forwardSteven Perry started the action,scoring off of an assist from fresh-man forward Harrison Shipp, whopicked up another helper later inthe game, giving him a team-highsix assists on the season. Juniormidfielders Michael Rose andBrendan King sealed the gameearly in the second half, eachscoring in the first 14 minutesafter the break.

“The team played very wellagainst Seton Hall,” Clark said.“They did a lot of good things, andthey were able to get a nice result.It was nice to see Rose and Kinggetting goals, and Shipp continuesto get assists for us, which is reallyimpressive from a freshman.”

The final contest of the breakwas the most closely contested. Ina match that saw 34 total shots ongoal, the Irish were able to pullout a draw against Connecticut.Both teams had excellent opportu-nities to score, and Clark thoughtthat his team was the better onedespite the tie, especially late inthe game.

“We started the Connecticutgame well, but we lost our grip forabout the last 20 minutes of thefirst half,” Clark said. “I thoughtwe edged them in the second half,and we certainly played better inovertime, but we just couldn’t getone in the net.”

Overall, Clark was pleased byhis team’s performance and inparticular the attitude of thereserves who made the trip, alongwith the rest of the Irish squad.

“We had some good team per-formances overall,” Clark said.“There were positives in all thegames. We brought the entireteam along, and the backup squadhad a fabulous attitude. Theycompete every day at practice,and they were fabulous on theroad. I have to give them a big paton the back for that. It was a greatbonding experience.”

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Sophomore left wing Nick Larson reaches for the puckagainst Lake Superior State Oct. 14.

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SMC SWIMMING

Belles compete in firstMIAA meet of season

The Belles return from FallBreak having competed intheir first league meet of theyear, the MIAA Relays, hostedby Calvin College in GrandRapids, Mich. on Saturday.Whi le the races were notscored, they served as animportant precursor to theupcoming season.

New head coach MarkBenishek may have benefitedthe most from the preview, ashe said he is sti l l learningabout the competition in theMIAA.

“I ’m new to our confer-ence,” Benishek said. “Thereseems to be some strongerschools . Ca lv in , Hope andKalamazoo seem to be thebigger schools.”

Despite facing these chal-lenges, Benishek thought histeam raced well overall.

“They had some s trongswims,” Benishek said.

One such strong swim camefrom the 3X500 freesty lerelay team of sophomore LizPalmer and juniors AudreyDalrymple and Megan Price.The trio recorded the bestfinish for Saint Mary’s, finish-ing fifth overall with a time of17:15.15.

Benishek said an intensetraining week that may haveworn down his swimmersmeant expectat ions werelower going into Saturday’smeet.

“Coming off this break weekwe had some pret ty hardtra in ing,” Benishek sa id .“The bar wasn’t set too high.”

In addition, Benishek said

the meet was run quickly,without much break betweenevents.

“ I t was a fas t meet andthere wasn’t as much timebetween relays,” Benisheksaid. “I just wanted to seehow they did. Some of themsurprised me.”

As the regular season getsunder way, Benishek will belooking for more of these sur-prises as the Belles look toimprove upon last year’s sev-enth-place finish in the con-ference. One reason forimprovement this year mayl ie in an improved teamchemistry that Benishek sayshas been a focal point as theBelles adjust to new leader-ship.

“The adjustments [have]been good,” Benishek said.“The feedback I got earlierthis year to develop more of ateam atmosphere — we did ahigh ropes course whicheveryone thought was great.”

Benishek says th is teambond will aid the team mov-ing forward as they faceMIAA competition.

“It absolutely helps, havingthat compet i t ive edge,”Benishek said of his squad’sunity. “There is a good rela-tionship between our upper-c lassmen and our new,incoming freshmen andtransfers.”

Saint Mary’s begins the dualmeet portion of their sched-ule next Fr iday againstKalamazoo at the Rol fsAquat ic Center. The racesbegin at 7 p.m.

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Notre Dame split a pair ofdual meets Saturday as itdefeated Oakland University166-132, but fell to Michigan bya count of 172-120. The Irishmove to 2-1 on the season.

The Irish received some keycontributions from freshmen, asFrank Dyer came in second inthe 200- and 500-meterfreestyle and Joshua Choi camein second in the 200 breast-stroke. Senior captain MichaelSullivan said freshmen contri-butions will be critical to theteam’s success.

“Seeing freshmen contributeis always exciting, especially asan upperclassman,” he said.“Having been on the team for afew years, it is no secret thatfreshmen need to contribute inorder to have a successful year.”

Senior Eric Lex also stood outat the 1-meter and 3-meterboards at Saturday’s meet. Lexwas one of five Irish divers tofinish in the top six in the 1-meter event by compiling336.60 points. Sullivan said forthe team as a whole to havesuccess in meets, the squadneeds solid contributions fromthe diving team.

“Eric and the other divers areguys that we love having on our

team,” Sullivan said. “They areawesome at what they do andmake up some of the best diversnot only in the Big East, but inthe country. Having them on ourside is awesome because youknow they are going to consis-tently place high in every meet.”

Sullivan himself came in sec-ond in the 200 backstroke andthe 200 individual medley. Hecredited his strong performanceto better preparation.

“In my events, I just focusedon going out and swimming myown race from the start,”Sullivan said. “With a hardweek of training under my belt,I knew I was prepared and justhad to do what I was used to.”

Sullivan said that there are alot of aspects of the meet thatthe team can build upon.

“As for our team, I think wedid a good job of reboundingfrom a slower start to themeet,” he said. “The first fewevents were tough, and Oaklandand Michigan were pretty deepin them. But we made someimprovements throughout thesecond half of the meet andended up with some solid swimsfrom a lot of different guys.”

Notre Dame’s next meet is onNov. 6 at home against Purdue.

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Irish split dual meets,move to 2-1 on season

ND CROSS COUNTRY

Notre Dame takes seventh

The Irish took part in the Pre-National Meet Saturday in TerreHaute, Ind., competing against 19of the top 30 teams in the country.The Notre Dame men took sev-enth place, while the women took23rd in an invitational that servedas a preview for the NationalChampionships coming up nextmonth.

“At the beginning of the seasonwe were not ranked at all by theNCAA — no one thought wewould have any sort of presenceon the cross country course,” sen-ior Dan Jackson said.

Since their first meet, the Irishhave turned that perceptionaround. Coming in first for themen was Jackson, who finishedthe eight-kilometer race 19thoverall in 24:11.3.

“I was moderately pleased withmy finish,” Jackson said. “ThePre-National race is one of themost competitive races in theentire country, and to finish insidethe top 20 while still training hardin the weeks leading up to therace makes me confident that Ican race better once I ease off mytraining and let my body recover.”

Following Jackson were NotreDame juniors Jordan Carlson,who took 31st in 24:19.1, andJohnathan Shawel, who took 55thin 24:39.9. Sophomore JeremyRae finished 59th in 24:39.9.

“One of our biggest strengths as

a team this year has been thesmall spread we have betweenour second to fifth guy,” Carlsonsaid. “We feed off each other andwork together as a group asmuch as we can and for as longas we can during the race.Sometimes it’s just whoever isfeeling better that day.”

Completing the team finisheswere freshmen Martin Grady at61st in 24:40.7, senior MatAbernethy at 121st in 25:16.0 andfreshman Walter Schafer in 156thplace in 25:39.4

“Seventh place is pretty goodconsidering the number of rankedreams that were at the meet, butwe know we have a lot left in thetank and have the potential toperform much better than wedid,” Carlson said. “We are defi-nitely going to surprise some peo-ple at the Big East next week-

end.”For the women, senior Erica

Watson took 64th place overall,finishing the six-kilometer race in21:23.1 Freshman Meg Ryanturned in a time of 21:38.5, goodenough for 92nd place.

Following Watson came threeclose finishes for the Irish, withfreshman Kelly Curran finishing120th in 21:51.9, sophomoreRebecca Tracy at 132nd in21:55.8 and junior Rachel Velardeat 139th in 21:58.9. Juniors MollyHirt and Susanna Sullivan round-ed out the squad’s finish, taking178th in 22:23.4 and 211th in22:49.2 respectively.

Both teams compete nextSaturday at the Big EastChampionships in Syracuse, N.Y.

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Sophomore Jeremy Rae runs amid the pack during the Notre DameInvitational Oct. 1. Rae finished 59th Saturday.

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back to school or turn profes-sional, so that puts his win inperspective.”Watt took on Matt Allare of OhioState in the semifinals, but wasunable to advance after fallingto Allare in straight sets 6-3, 6-4.

Three Irish doubles teamsalso made it to the quarterfinalsof the tournament before losingtough matches. The team ofsenior captain Tyler Davis andsenior Stephen Havens was metwith success before falling toDevin McCarthy and BalazsNovak of Ohio State 8-6 in thequarterfinals.

Watt and senior DavidAnderson made up the seconddoubles team, advancing to thequarterfinals before losing toAllare and Peter Kobelt of OhioState.

“I was very encouraged at ourdoubles play,” Bayliss said.“Tyler Davis and StephenHavens have been very good allfall, so their play came as nosurprise to me. Spencer

Tamadge and Niall Fitzgeraldhave talented hands and havebecome a pretty good team …We have shown that we are ableto play with anyone, but weneed to find a way to close thedoor better in doubles when weget a lead.”

Another standout match forthe weekend was a contestbetween senior Dan Stahl andMichigan’s Evan King. Stahl fellto King in a tough three-setter,1-6, 7-6 (7), 4-6.

“The Stahl-King match wasplayed at a very high level,”Bayliss said. “Dan tried to takeaway King’s time by playingpretty far up in the court and itworked, but most impressivewas his discipline and ability tostay in concrete patternsthroughout the match, forcingKing to blink first much of thetime. He showed great poisemuch of the match and forcedKing to break the pattern first.”

The Irish will take this week-end off before rounding outtheir fall schedule at theAlabama Invitational beginningNov. 5.

Irish their second tie of theseason.

“[Sunday] honestly was agreat game,” Waldrum said.“Georgetown is very good.They’re a very good attackingteam, and i t was probablyfrom a spectator’s point ofview a great game to watch.Both teams had greatchances. [Senior goalkeeper]Nikki Weiss was outstandingin goal for us.”

Having clinched a bye to thequarterfinals of the Big EastChampionships, the Irish will

take on the winner o f aThursday matchup betweenConnecticut and Louisvi l leSunday at Alumni Stadium.The Huskies were the onlyother team to hand the Irisha tie this season.

“Selfishly in a lot of waysI’d kind of like to get UConnsince we tied them a coupleof weeks ago,” Waldrum said.“Whichever one we get, weknow we’re going to get agood team in here . We’ l lprobably give the players thathave played a lot of minutes aday or two off in the earlypart of the week.”

to take on the Broncos (18-6,8-2 MAC). The Irish fell 3-1(25-19, 21-25, 25-23, 25-18),as junior libero Frenchie Silvahad a career-high 29 digs inthe defeat.

Al though the contestagainst Western Michiganwas a non-conference game,Brown stressed that the Irishdid not look past their oppo-nent. Instead, she pointed tothe lack of execution as a rea-son for the loss.

“Western was a good team,we knew that going in to thegame,” Brown said. “We justd idn’t p lay wel l against asolid MAC opponent.”

After the setback againstWestern Michigan, NotreDame rebounded s tronglyagainst Big East opponentSyracuse (21-5, 3-5 Big East).The Irish won in straight sets3-0 (25-16, 25-10, 25-17)after hitting at a strong .330clip for the contest.

The team finished their fallbreak act ion with a homematch against Marquette (15-7, 6-2 Big East) on Sundayafternoon. After jumping outto an early 2-1 lead, the Irishwould eventually fall 3-2 (16-25, 26-24, 25-22, 15-8) to the

Golden Eagles. Despite the loss, Brown was

pleased with her team’s per-formance against Marquette.

“This was an example oftwo evenly matched teamsplaying a good level of volley-ball,” she said. “We playedgreat volleyball and reallysucceeded on the things wehad focused on in practice.”

After struggling to get off toa good start early in games,Brown said hitting the courtstrong from the opening serveagainst Syracuse andMarquette was a top priority.

“We focused in practice onhaving a stronger sense ofurgency from the beginning,and I am proud of how theteam responded,” Brown said.

With three conference loss-es, the Irish have now begunto shift their season goals.

“We certainly wanted to winthe Big East regular season —we may have too many lossesto achieve this goal,” Brownsaid. “However, this doesn’tchange the fact that we stillwant to f in ish s trong andearn a high seed for the con-ference tournament.”

The Ir ish cont inue theirseason th is Saturday atPurcell Pavilion against St.John’s.

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The Irish hosted the ITAMidwest Regional Tournament,showing once again that theteam has the potential to followup on last season’s success.Junior Casey Watt was one of

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MEN’S SOCCER

Notre Dame beats Seton HallND VOLLEYBALL

Sciacca records 1,000thcareer kill over break

Undefeated Big East season ends with win over VillanovaND WOMEN’S SOCCER

The Irish wrapped up con-ference play this weekendwith a regular season cham-pionship a f ter remainingunbeaten through 11 contests— just another typical seasonfor Ir i sh coach RandyWaldrum. Notre Dame earneda 1-0 victory over Villanovaon Friday before concluding

the season with a 1-1 draw atGeorgetown on Sunday.Freshman forward Adriana

Leon’s goal in the 23rdminute proved to be the gamewinner on Friday, as the No.4/5 Irish (15-1-2, 9-0-2 BigEast) kept the Wildcats (7-12-0, 2-9-0) in check while bat-t l ing the adverse weatherconditions.“Friday was one of those

games against Vi l lanovawhere I thought we played

really well, we just didn’t fin-ish enough of our chances,”Waldrum said. “We weren’treally in much danger. Theydidn’t cause us much prob-lems offensively.”Leon has quietly emerged

as a consistent contributorand a n ice complement tojunior forward Mel issaHenderson. Although Leon’sscore on Friday was her firstof the season, Waldrum saidthe freshman is peaking at

the right time of the season.“She’s been playing really

well lately,” Waldrum said.“She’s all over the place upfront. She’s creating havoc forthe team almost every timeshe gets the ball. It was goodfor her to get the game-win-ner on Friday. I just thinkshe’s going to continue get-ting better and better.”The Irish took the pitch on

Sunday looking for their 10thBig East win of the season but

were thwarted by a CamilleTruj i l lo goal wi th 4 :09remaining in the second halfthat tied the game 1-1.Henderson got the Irish on

the board first with her con-ference- leading 14th goalafter earning a penalty kickon a nifty move at the top ofthe box. Waldrum creditedthe Hoyas (13-5-1, 7-3-1) forbattling back and handing the

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Irish forward Steven Perry flies past a defender during NotreDame’s 4-1 victory over Marquette Oct. 13 in Alumni Stadium.

The Irish experienced bothhighs and lows during theirfour games over Fall Break,splitting a quartet of games. Notre Dame (13-9, 6-3 Big

East) played its first matchof the break against DePaul(4-20, 1-8 Big East) on Oct.15th, as the squad defeatedthe Blue Demons 3-1 (18-25,25-23, 25-20, 25-18). KellySciacca notched her 1,000thcareer kill during the victo-ry, along with seven blocks.Sc iacca became only the19th player in program his-tory to reach the milestone. The Ir ish were without

star outside hitter KristenDealy for the contest. Irishcoach Debbie Brown saidNotre Dame was able to trynew packages and integratenew players into its gameplan as a result of Dealy’sabsence.“With Kristen out, we got

a look at some new people,”Brown said . “ [Freshmanmiddle blocker] Sam Brownplayed well, and [freshmanoutside hitter] Nicole Smithgot some really good experi-ence. It was an invaluableexper ience for both ofthem.”The Irish then traveled to

Western Michigan on Oct. 19

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By MICHAEL TODISCOSports Writer

Notre Dame took down thedefending national championsfor a third straight seasonSaturday, handing No. 1 BostonCollege a 2-1 loss in front of asellout crowd at the JoyceCenter.“We played a great team and

we held our own,” Irish coachJeff Jackson said. “I thought weplayed well as the game pro-gressed and it wasn’t like a free-bie — we had to earn that one.I’m sure that they’re feeling bet-ter about themselves knowingthat they could play with a teamof that caliber.”The No. 17 Irish (4-1-0, 2-0-0

CCHA) hadn’t beaten the Eaglessince 2008 — the last timeBoston College was defending anational championship. Lastyear, Notre Dame downed

Clipped wingsHOCKEY

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Irish senior left wing Calle Ridderwall skates during Notre Dame’s victory over Lake Superior StateOct. 14. Ridderwall had two goals in the Notre Dame’s 2-1 win over Boston College Saturday.

Notre Dame topsNo. 1 Boston College

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By SAM WERNERSports Writer

Irish hostMidwestRegional

see WALDRUM/page 22

In a week filled with difficultcompetition, the Irish achievedmoderate success on the fieldwhile improving off the field aswell.Notre Dame (7-4-4, 4-2-1 Big

East) began the week losing to No.2 Louisville (12-0-2, 7-0-0) 2-1before traveling to South Orange,N.J., where it defeated Seton Hall(3-11-1, 1-6-0) 3-1. The Irishcapped off the week against No. 5Connecticut (10-1-4, 4-0-3), fight-ing the Huskies to a 0-0 draw inovertime.“It was a great eight days

together,” Irish coach Bobby Clarksaid. “We drove lots of miles, sowe were road warriors, but it was

By ERIC PRISTERSports Writer

see CLARK/page 20

By KATE GRABAREKSports Writer

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