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British Consul GeneralRobert Chatterton Dicksonvisited Notre Dame’s campusMonday to meet withUniversity President Fr. JohnJenkins and undergraduatestudents.

Dickson was appointed HerMajesty’s Consul General inChicago on June 26, and hesaid the job has been bothfascinating and busy thus far.He is responsible for relationsbetween Britain and 13Midwestern states, includingIndiana.

He said his position involvesa variety of responsibility interms of relations betweenthe U.S. and the UnitedKingdom, and the geographi-cal range of his responsibili-ties has led to frequent travel.

“Campus visits are one ofthe best parts of my position,”

Dickson said. “This is myfourth campus visit, and Ialways enjoy them. It was areal privilege to visit NotreDame.”

Dickson traveled fromChicago to South Bend tomeet with Jenkins Mondaymorning, and he said the twodiscussed cooperation inhigher education relations.According to Dickson, highereducation is one of the mostimportant connectionsbetween the United Statesand the UK.

Dickson said he recognizedjust how important educationis for the future of, and therelations between, bothnations.

During his visit the ConsulGeneral also lectured in anIntroduction to PoliticalScience Class and touredcampus. He said he enjoyedhis visit and interactions with

British consul visits Notre DameBy CHRISTIAN MYERSNews Writer

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INSIDE TODAY’S PAPER ND Habitat gets to work page 3 � Taylor Swift extravaganza page 10 � Men’s interhall playoff wrap page 16 � Viewpoint page 6

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British Consul General Robert Chatterton Dickson takes in theNotre Dame campus during a tour Monday.

Student government deliveredmore than 200 letters frommembers of the Notre Damecommunity to the family of jun-ior Declan Sullivan on Monday,student body chief of staff NickRuof said.

“The Notre Dame family istruly a family and it was shownover these past few days,” Ruofsaid. “Everyone came togetherto be arm-in-arm together insupport.”

Student government wantedto allow students to show theirsupport for the Sullivan familyafter Sullivan’s death, Ruof said.In a Thursday e-mail, studentbody president Catherine Solerand student body vice presidentAndrew Bell invited students tobring notes and cards to theiroffice in LaFortune StudentCenter.

“As student government we

Studentsmake cardsfor Sullivanfamily

see CARDS/page 5

Through a partnershipbetween the Center for SocialConcerns (CSC) and the SouthBend Catholic Worker, NotreDame students will contribute tothe local community this schoolyear by recycling aluminumcans.

The program, calledMiraculous Metals, began thisweek and will continue as longas students support it, saidMichael Hebbeler, director ofstudent leadership at the CSC.

There are currently 22 resi-dence halls participating in the

CSC, hallsrecycle cansfor Worker

see CANS/page 4

By MARISA IATINews Writer

By MEGAN DOYLENews Writer

Notre Dame graduates’ stu-dent debt is comparable to orless than national averagesreleased in recent reports,according to Joseph Russo,director of Student FinancialStrategies.

Comparing Notre Dame’s stu-dent debt to averages innational reports is difficult, butvaluable, Russo said.

“We always benchmark,” hesaid. “It’s good to compare.”

The Project on Student Debt,a national organization,released a report about stu-dent debt on Oct. 21. Thereport, titled “Student Debtand the Class of 2009,” statedthat 2009 college graduateshad an average debt of$24,000.

Russo said the median stu-dent debt for 2009 Notre Damegraduates who borrowedmoney for their education is$23,588. This number includesgovernment and private loans.

According to The CollegeBoard’s “Trends in Student Aid2010” report released lastweek, the average student debtfor 2009 graduates of four-year, private colleges was$26,100. Russo said this num-ber is a more accurate com-parison for Notre Damebecause it compares the

University to its peers.“We compare pretty favor-

ably on that one,” Russo said.Russo said Notre Dame grad-

uates’ default rate for studentloans is well below the nationalaverage. According to TheCollege Board, seven percentof college graduates default, orfail to pay, their student loans.For Notre Dame graduates,however, Russo said thedefault rate is less than onepercent.

“So yes, $23,588 is a lot ofmoney, but even in tough timesour default rate seems to bedecent and students appear to

be managing their monthlypayments.”

While national reports suchas The Project on Student Debtuse both government and pri-vate loans to determine totaldebt numbers, Russo said heprefers to exclude privateloans when analyzing NotreDame’s averages. Private loansare discretionary for each stu-dent or family, he said. TheUniversity only presents gov-ernment loans, which includeboth Perkins and Staffordloans, as part of its studentfinancial aid packages.

“A University policy in

awarding student aid in gener-al to try as best we can meetthe full financial need of stu-dents, and we do that often byincorporating underlying gov-ernment student loans … notprivate,” Russo said.

The median student debt forNotre Dame’s 2009 graduatingclass, excluding private loans,was $19,225, Russo said. Thatnumber rose to $20,625 for theclass of 2010.

While Russo said nationalreports can be valuable, healso said public and media

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Mauricio Santillana, JimHenson Fellow at HarvardUniversity, will present theseminar “Modeling theChemical Composition of theAtmosphere of Our Planet in aChanging Climate: Mathematicaland Physical Challenges” at11 a.m. today . It will takeplace in Fitzpatrick Hall,Room 258.

Bill Miller will give the lec-ture “American Politics in the21st Century: The NativeImpact on American Politics”today at 3 p.m. in theHesburgh Center forInternational Studies. Miller isa Grammy Award-winningrecording artist, performer,songwriter and activist and hewill discuss the present andfuture impact of NativeAmericans on American poli-tics.

A Feminist Voice PanelDiscussion on Feminism in theWorld Today will take place inthe Geddes Hall auditoriumtoday at 7:15 p.m. The panelwill discuss different perspec-tives of feminism, featuringprofessors from different fields.

Stratford Caldecott, Editor ofSecond Spring and writer onChristian apologetics, theology,and culture, will give the lec-ture “Beauty for Truth’s Sake”tonight. It will take place at7:30 p.m. in DeBartolo Hall.

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Man robs bank, then offers$1K for a rideCAPITOLA – Police say a

bank robber forgot to set upa getaway ride, so heoffered $1,000 to people onthe street for a lift after theheist. Capitola police said aman in his 40s or 50sentered a bank at 11:40a.m. on Saturday andordered $20 and $100 billsfrom the teller.Police said the man then

jumped onto the counter,pushed the teller andgrabbed money from the till.They did not say how muchmoney he took.About a block from the

bank, witnesses told investi-gators that a man was offer-ing $1,000 to anyone whowould give him a ride to

Santa Cruz.The California Highway

Patrol, Santa Cruz policeand Capitola policesearched for the suspect,but have not found him.Police believe is a tran-

sient, and are looking tointerview anyone who mayhave given him a ride.

Man gets 5-day sentencefor theft caught in photoMADISON – A man cap-

tured in a vacationing fami-ly's photograph as he stoletheir bag in front of theWisconsin State Capitolreceived a five-day jail sen-tence and a nearly $500fine.The Wisconsin State

Journal reported Saturdaythat Glenn Lambright was

given credit for time alreadyserved after pleading nocontest to misdemeanortheft earlier this month.Vacationer John Myers of

Bloomfield, N.J., had set theself-timer on his cameraand hustled into the framewith his wife and two chil-dren in August. Meanwhile,a man grabbed a bag con-taining Myers' wallet andother items.After discovering the bag

missing, Myers checked hiscamera and found a photowith a man picking up thebag in the background.Myers showed the photo topolice, who recognized theman and tracked him down.

Information compiled fromthe Associated Press.

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Troop ND performs at the halftime show of the men’s basketball home opener onMonday night at Purcell Pavilion. The Irish defeated Marian University, 85-52, inexhibition action.

“‘I’m ShippingUp to Boston’ –

DropkickMurphy’s.”

Daniel Barrera

juniorAlumni

“YoungForever.”

William Cowhey

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“Jimmy EatWorld.”

Christina Tellez

seniorMcGlinn

“Local Natives.”

Kate Albertini

sophomoreRyan

“‘Chillin’ –Wale.”

Danny Domingo

freshmanFisher

“‘Thinkin’ BoutU’ – DiggySimmons.”

Myriha Burce

sophomoreMcGlinn

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attention tend to focus onextreme or individual cases ofhigh debt.

“Those are not representa-tive,” he said. “Look at [NotreDame’s] statistics. People whostart here actually finish ontime … and they’ve had a goodexperience and they pay theirloans off.”

Summarizing student debtthrough averages is also a chal-lenge, Russo said, because eachstudent’s financial situation isdifferent. He said Notre Dameuses the median numbers whenanalyzing financial aid becauseit removes the “outliers.”

“It’s always dangerous toquote statistics,” he said. “Thebiggest single challenge I’vehad in 46 years has been theneed to provide good, simple,accurate … information.”

However, Russo said he isconfident when speaking aboutNotre Dame graduates’ abilityable to handle college debtbecause a good education is aninvestment.

“More and more, when wetalk about affording education,we talk about seeing it as aninvestment,” Russo said.“Which, if you’re a typicalNotre Dame grad, the return onyour investment will be yourlifetime and how you do, notjust income-wise … but alsoyour health, your longevity …your civic involvement. Somany good things happen ifyou’re a Notre Dame gradu-ate.”

Last month, Notre Dame’sHabitat for Humanity Clubbegan construction on the17th house it has built duringits time as a student group.

The club commits to build-ing one house each year for afamily it chooses based onstability of jobs, support sys-tems and Christian values,according to senior DeborahOlmstead, who serves as clubco-president.

This year, Habitat’s house isbeing built for a family offour, which consists of afather and three children,Olmstead said. Their futurehome is locatedon MilburnCourt inMishawaka.

I t wi l l be ao n e - s t o r yhouse, withthree bed-rooms, twobathrooms, abasement anda garage.

But Habitatdoes not simplyhand out hous-es, Notre Damesenior and club co-presidentOlmstead said.

“We do not give away hous-es for free,” she said. “Theowner will have a mortgagethat’s interest free and that’sworth the value of al l thematerials in the house. Theypay that over 15 years.”

Houses are built at the low-est cost possible by havingvolunteers do as much of thework as possible and by bar-gaining discounts for suppliesfrom local businesses,Olmstead said.

Habitat has had one regularweekend bui ld so far thisyear, along with its annualBlitz Build event. The firstregular build was attended by25 to 30 volunteers and was ahuge success, Olmstead said.

“We finished our work twohours earlier than expected,”Olmstead said.

Blitz Build takes place overFall Break to construct theentire exterior of a home.

“We invite past alumni tohelp us and we provide free

breakfast andlunch for ourv o l u n t e e r s , ”Olmstead said.“At the end ofthe day we goout to dinnertogether andpart ic ipate insocial act iv i-ties.”

During thefall, builds takeplace on awayfootbal l gameweekends, and

in the spring there is onenearly every weekend,Olmstead said. The next buildis Saturday.

Habitat for Humanity of St.Joseph County assists NotreDame’s chapter of the organi-zat ion. Beyond technicalwork such as electricity and

plumbing, the house is builtentirely by volunteers.

“It touches me to know I’mgiving famil ies somethingthey could not acquire ontheir own,” Olmstead said.

Habitat’s funds come entire-ly from alumni donations andfundrais ing events. Theirnext event, Jail ‘N Bail, willtake place Friday afternoon.

For this fundraiser, stu-dents can sign up to havethemselves or a fr iend“arrested” by NDSP andbrought to a makeshift jail onSouth Quad. The “bailout” feeis $10.

Next year, Habitat is lookingto travel abroad, Olmsteadsaid.

“We hope to go abroad on aglobal v i l lage project andhelp with construction proj-ects in ei ther Mexico orSenegal,” she said.

Olmstead, who used to bethe family liaison for the club,said that she believes Habitatfor Humanity enables familiesto provide opportunities fortheir children.

“When I was family liaisonwe took a single mother andher kids to Mega Play,”Olmstead said, “and she cameup to me and said I don’t getto do this kind of stuff withmy kids.”

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Habitat begins work on new houseBy MELISSA FLANAGANNews Writer

Contact Melissa Flanagan [email protected]

Photo courtesy of Deborah Olmstead

Members of Notre Dame’s Habitat for Humanity work on anouter wall of the club’s new house last month.“It touches me to

know I’m giving families something

they could notacquire on their

own.”

Deborah Olmsteadco-president

Habitat for Humanity

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Miraculous Metals program,Hebbeler said. Students can col-lect aluminum cans and dropthem in designated boxes in theirhalls. Catholic Worker staff mem-

bers, as well as people whoreceive support from the Worker,will collect thecans and bringthem to a localrecycling center.The cans willthen beexchanged formoney, whichwill support theWorker’s daytimedrop-in center,Our Lady of theRoad, and thenighttime shelter,the St. PeterClaver House.“There’s a

men’s house andwomen’s house,and they take inthe poor andmarginalized, sopeople looking for a home, look-ing for a roof, looking for com-munity,” Hebbeler said. “Thehouses open up their doors tothose in need, and the people livethere.”Most of the proceeds will go to

Our Lady of the Road, wherepeople can eat a meal, do theirlaundry or take a hot shower.The center supports 60 to 130people each day. The fundsraised by the Miraculous Metalsprogram will support the center’soperation as well as buildingrepairs. Hebbeler said these funds are

especially helpful in the winterwhen the St. Peter Claver Houseprovides overnight shelter from

cold weather. “They like to keep it small for

fellowship and community, andthey can take up to 10 men eachnight,” Hebbeler said. “They pro-vide a roof and bedding and cof-fee and breakfast in the morn-ing.” Hebbeler also said many Notre

Dame students regularly volun-teer at the Catholic Worker. Hesaid the visits create “a sense ofsolidarity of walking together.”

“There will beNotre Dame stu-dents spendingthe night with thehomeless men aspart of weathera m n e s t y , ”Hebbeler said.“Some of themoney [from themetal collection]may be feedingv o l u n t e e r s .That’s whatmakes theWorker what it is— this sense ofc o m m u n i t y .Notre Dame hasa vital presencein the drop-incenter and at the

Catholic Worker.”Although the project is just

beginning, Hebbeler said the CSCis looking forward to seeing theprogram’s results. He also hopesmore Notre Dame students willbecome involved with theCatholic Worker. “There’s good enthusiasm from

the [residence hall] social con-cerns commissioners, and wehave a great partnership withthe Catholic Worker community,”Hebbeler said. “We expect thisproject to bring more studentsinto the community to see theimpact.”

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Notre Dame students. Both thequantity and quality of studentquestions during his lecturetold him a lot about the caliberof students at the University, hesaid.“I was impressed by the

Notre Dame students,” Dicksonsaid. “They were intelligent,thoughtful and engaging. I wasalso veryimpressed bythe campus andthe spectacularBasilica. I amkeen to do morewith NotreDame; I’ l l beback.”Dickson has

had an exten-sive career lead-ing up to hiscurrent post. Aself-describedcareer diplomat, he said heenjoyed the variety of his 12different positions during his20 years of service. In 1990, he left his “more

lucrative” job at a bank to workin the government’s Foreignand Commonwealth Office(FCO), and said he has neverregretted that decision.As a British ambassador to

Macedonia, he managed a teamthat aided the Macedonian gov-ernment in gaining admittanceinto both the European Unionand NATO. Dickson described his work

in the British embassy inManila, Philippines, as bothfascinating and challenging. Hedealt with poverty, floods andearthquakes, but said he

enjoyed position and wasstruck by the spirit of theFilipino people. He also worked in the British

embassy in Washington, D.C.,which he said is most similar tohis current position. “Our relationship with the

United States is the mostimportant relationship we havewith any country,” Dicksonsaid. He was involved in shaping

the UK’s contribution to the2003 invasion of Iraq that oust-

ed SaddamHussein. Dicksonadvised Britishofficials and wasinvolved indiplomatic nego-tiations.For a time,

Dickson was thejoint-head of thecounterterror-ism departmentat the FCO inLondon. In thatcapacity, he said

he managed teams that helpedvarious countries developstrategies to counter terroristactivities within their borders.He focused on countries inSouth Asia, North and EastAfrica, and the Middle East. He described the work as

both busy and unpredictable.One particularly unpredictablefacet of his work was crisisresponse, wherein his teamwas responsible for advisingthe British Government on howto respond to terrorist attacksand activities. The worstattacks during his tenure werethe shootings and bombings inMumbai in 2008.

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In order to provide inter-national relief for malnutri-tion while offering a localtwist , Saint Mary’s juniorMered i th R izzo opened aCollege chapter of the WillWork For Food (WWFF)organization.Accord ing to R izzo , the

organization, which was co-founded by Steven Weinbergand Josh Cohen o f theUniversi ty of Michigan in2007, is a student-run non-profit which aims to f ightmalnutr i t ion overseas byvo lunteer ing in the loca lcommunity. “It is an organization that

combines local communityservice with internationalrelief,” she said. “So it kindof comes from the idea of aDance Marathon or a RelayFor Life where people getsponsors for, in that case,dancing or walking around,but we want to make theimpact twice as big and sowe do local volunteer hoursout in the community andthen find sponsors for thatwork.”The money ra i sed f rom

sponsorship is donated toDoctors Without Borders tobuy nutritional supplementsfor malnourished children,Rizzo said. “It’s specifically this sup-

plement called Plumpy’nut,and i t ’s k ind o f l i ke apeanut butter type of mate-rial that has all these sup-plements in it,” she said.S ince 2007 , R i zzo sa id

WWFF has raised more than$50,000 to assist malnutri-tion.

In addition, the organiza-tion has been sanctioned bythe C l in ton G loba lInitiatives for Universitiesin 2008 and 2009 and wasan In terna t iona l Semi -F ina l i s t in the 2009 De l lSoc ia l Innova t ionCompetition. The slogan for the cam-

paign, Rizzo said, is “volun-teer ing local ly to make adifference globally.“R i zzo sa id

she wanted toopen a SaintMary’s chap-ter in orderto drawawareness tothe i s sue o fmalnutr i t ionwhi l e s t i l lass ist ing thelocal commu-nity. “Child mal-

nutrition hasbeen n i ck -named thes i l en t k i l l e rbecause a lotof people areunaware of itand i t ’s overshadowed byother crises,” she said. “Ithink this is a great way totake the things that g ir lsare a l ready do ing in ourcommuni ty t o make tha timpact a global impact.”According to Rizzo, each

month the Sa in t Mary ’schapter wi l l ho ld a workeffort. Each work effort willa l l ow members o f theCollege community to col-lectively volunteer. “I’m the chapter represen-

tative for the Saint Mary’scommunity, and anybody iswelcome to be involved,”she said.

Rizzo said the first workeffort will be held Nov. 7.Accord ing to R i zzo the

November project will allowstudents to go door to doorto collect canned goods foran area food pantry. Addi t ional ly, R izzo sa id

plans are underway for avariety of other work effortsincluding making cards forsold iers and help ing at alocal animal shelter.

WWFF has agoal of collect-ing $4,000 thisacademic year,and R izzobe l i eves tha tthe chap terhas the capa-b i l i t y t oachieve it. “The head-

quarters teamat theUn ivers i t y o fMich igan se tus a goa l o f$4,000 for theyear, which isthe same goalse t f o r everyother universi-

ty, for Michigan State, forOhio State, for everywhere,”she sa id . “ I th ink we ’ recompletely capable of it. Irealize we’re a much small-er school, but I kind of likethe challenge and I think wecan do it. According to Rizzo, stu-

den t s f rom Sa in t Mary ’sCol lege, the Universi ty ofNotre Dame and Holy CrossCollege, as well as membersof the surrounding commu-nity, are invited to join inthe cause.

By ALICIA SMITHAssociate Saint Mary’s Editor

Contact Alicia Smith [email protected]

“Our relationshipwith the United

States is the mostimportant

relationship we havewith any country.”

Robert DicksonBritish Consul General

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Student starts WWFF chapter

“I think we’re completely capable of[reaching $4,000]. Irealize we’re a muchsmaller school, but I

kind of like the challenge and I think

we can do it.”

Meredith Rizzochapter representative

Will Work For Food

“There’s good enthusiasm from the [residence hall] socialcommissionres, andwe have a great

partnership with theCatholic Worker community.”

Mike Hebbelerdirector of student

leadershipCenter for Social

Concerns

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wanted a cohesive effort tosend things to the familyinstead of berating them withmail,” Ruof said. “We wanted aunified student body responseto the Sullivan family.”The Hammes Notre DameBookstore donated 200 cardsthat were available at thereception following Thursday’sMass of Remembrance in honorof Sullivan. Theremaining cardswere later avail-able in the stu-dent govern-ment office, andthey were allused, accordingto Bell. Studentsalso placedmany otherenvelopes in thecollection box,Bell said. Student government collectedcards throughout the weekendso students had time to reflect,Ruof said.“We wanted to be a place forstudents to send their sympa-thies through us to the family,”

Ruof said. Ruof said the fact that manystudents who did not knowSullivan wrote letters to hisfamily represents the mannerin which the student body hasunited following Wednesday’saccident. “We want to let the Sullivanfamily grieve,” Ruof said. “Wewant to give them their privacybut facilitate the student body’ssympathies to the family at thesame time.” Bell said the University pro-vided buses to transport stu-

dents, footballplayers, studentathletic man-agers and video-graphers fromcampus toSullivan’s funer-al in BuffaloGrove, Ill.Monday.V a r i o u sadministrators,deans and rep-resentatives of

Student Affairs were also pres-ent at Monday’s funeral Mass,Bell said.The University is looking towork with Fisher Hall and theFinancial Management Boardto create a memorial scholar-

ship in Declan’s name, Ruofsaid.“We want to show support forthe family as well as for themen of Fisher and the womenof Lewis,” Ruof said. Ruof said student governmentwould also organize a tribute to

Sullivan during the home gameagainst Utah on Nov. 13 toshow continued support in theNotre Dame community forSullivan’s family.

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Student Government delivered more than 200 letters to juniorDeclan Sullivan’s family Monday.

“We wanted to be aplace for students to

send their sympathies through

us to the family.”

Nick Ruofchief of staff

Saint Mary’s yearly literarymagazine, “Chimes,” is getting anew look this year.Seniors Sarah Sheppard andMeghan Price, co-editors of“Chimes,” are now taking sub-missions and recruiting for thespring edition of the magazine,which will be published onlineonly.Sheppard said will they acceptsubmissions from any SaintMary’s student no matter hermajor or area of study. The mag-azine began in 1892, accordingto the Cushwa-Leighton Librarywebsite. “We accept poetry, short sto-ries, plays excerpts from novelsor novellas; really anything fic-tion. There are art submissionstoo,” Sheppard said. Not all submissions are guar-anteed to run in the magazine,Sheppard said. “Chimes” has aneditorial board of 10 to 15 stu-dents that read over each sub-mission and then discuss whatpieces will go into the final edi-tion. “We’ll have a meeting inNovember or December then wehave two submission dates. One’sin the winter and one’s in thespring,” she said. The first submission date forstudents is Dec. 1, Sheppardsaid. In the past, the “Chimes” boardhas sifted through up to 60 pagesof prose and poetry to narrowdown and put together an edi-tion. Previously, the publication hashad a print version, but in orderto accept more submissions,Sheppard said they have movedto creating only an online editionof “Chimes.” “That is the best part aboutswitching over to online, we canprint a lot more,” Sheppard said.Price said the final publicationis e-mailed to alumnae and pro-fessors so the student work ismore widely read.Students are not limited as towhat they can send in to“Chimes,” but Sheppard saidthey generally only print two orthree pieces from a single author. “We accept as many submis-sions as someone wants to send,”Sheppard said. Price said “Chimes” is stilllooking for students interested inediting as well as writing submis-sions. She added that sheenjoyed seeing the creativity ofSaint Mary’s students.“I got into ‘Chimes’ because Ilove editing and publishing,”Price said. “That is what I wantto go into. It’s a great group ofgirls. Girls get into it and it’s real-ly fun to read all the interestingthings girls here write.”

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“Perhaps the feelings we experiencewhen we are in love represent a

normal state. Being in love shows aperson who he should be.”

Anton ChekhovRussian playwright

More than just a gameAs the clock hit zero this past

Saturday, the meaning went wellbeyond the fact that Notre Dame hadjust suffered another (record-break-ing) loss. It meant that it was time togo back to reali-ty. For a univer-sity that was stillgrieving the lossof one of its fam-ily members, wecould no longerdistract ourselves with a game. But,at least for a period of a few hours onSaturday, we did our best to take thepain that we felt as a community andchannel it into something positive.At their most basic level, sports are

just games. The dictionary defines theword “game” as “an amusement orpastime.” And in many respects,that’s exactly what they are. Thinkabout it: football is group of 11 play-ers trying to tackle someone fromanother group of 11 players that isattempting to carry a goofy-shapedball past a line. Hockey sounds evenworse: two teams of six players on iceskates attempting to hit a rubber discinto a net using a wooden stick. Whenit is put this way, it sounds ridiculousthat millions of people would spendtheir time watching these games, andeven more ridiculous that grown menare being paid millions of dollars toplay them. In American society,though, sports have a meaning thatgoes far beyond what physically goeson in between the lines.American culture is one of intense

competition. Not just in athletics,mind you, but in everything we do.This culture of competition and con-stant need to better your neighbor ispart of what keeps us on edge and,for better or for worse, is aningrained part of who we are as apeople. People compete in business,in the classroom and, yes, even inparenting. So, it should come as nosurprise that people follow sportswith the same vigor and intensity that

they do with everything else in life.People need a way to stoke their com-petitive fire, so to speak, and follow-ing a sports team provides the perfectopportunity to do that.In a much different light, sports can

be used as a form of therapy or assome form of release. Obviously, thiswas the case for the Notre Damecommunity this past weekend, butthere are countless examples of thisphenomenon that we can seethroughout America. The most promi-nent example of this was right afterSept. 11. The whole world took a fewdays to grieve and recover, and right-fully so. But after a few days, therewas a big push in America to “returnto normalcy” and one of the biggestways that we could do this was tostart playing sports again. Peoplewho had lost friends and loved onestuned into the games because, atleast for a few hours, they could con-centrate on cheering and pitchingchanges and yelling at officials, andnot on what they had lost. Sports hadprovided them a chance to be normalagain. On a much smaller (and lesssignificant) level, I had the opportuni-ty to spend my summer in Arizonathis past year. And for the first fewweeks, I was busy, overwhelmed and,most importantly, homesick. Butevery time they were on television, Ituned in to watch the Chicago Cubs,no matter how poorly they were play-ing, because seeing the ivy on theoutfield walls and hearing theWrigley Field organ playing broughtme to a place much closer to myfriends and family back home.Most importantly, though, sports

can be used as a galvanizing force,one that can unite millions of peopleacross gender, race, political and gen-erational barriers like nothing else inthe world can. I had the fortune ofsitting next to a retired plumber fromSouth Boston a few years ago at aspring training baseball game. Hegrew up poor, had never been to col-

lege and, basically, shared nothing incommon with me. Except for one veryimportant similarity — we both lovedbaseball. And so for the next threehours, we became best friends thatwere born 50 years apart, talkingabout strategy and players and oldteams. I never saw him again andnever will, but for that day, baseballhad brought us together.When people go to the voting booths

today, there will be an intense andsharp divide based on fundamentalphilosophical differences and socialconditions. And yes, there still areneighborhoods in America separatedby race, with hard and bitter feelingson both sides. But once the ball iskicked off, or the first pitch is thrown,or the puck is dropped, none of thatmatters. We are all one. It didn’t mat-ter whether you were a white-collarexecutive working in the Loop or anauto mechanic living on 91st Streetlast spring; as a Chicagoan, we couldall agree on the Blackhawks. Andwhen the Hawks brought home theStanley Cup, over two million peoplepacked the streets of the city to cele-brate, almost three times the numberthat celebrated with fellow ChicagoanBarack Obama after he was electedpresident.There are an uncountable number

of stories that could be told aboutrelationships formed and adventurestaken, all in the name of followingyour team. For the rest of our lives,we will reunite with Notre Dame fansand alumni on Saturdays in the fall towatch the Irish. And while people willlabel sports as “just games,” we knowthat isn’t true. They are so muchmore than that.

Andy Ziccarelli is a senior majoringin civil engineering. He welcomesyour adulation and veiled threats [email protected]

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The other day, when my roommateand I were shopping for Halloween cos-tume accessories, we stumbled acrossChristmas decorations in the third aisleof Michael’s. While most would arguethat late October istoo early to begincelebrating theChristmas season,we were both elat-ed and immediate-ly decided to pur-chase a “HappyHolidays” scentedcandle and goldcolored plasticreindeer for ourcommon room.This begs the

question, when isthe proper time to begin partaking inChristmas festivities? Some say as soonas the adorned store doors open forfrenzied shoppers looking to get thebest deals on Black Friday; others,when the holiday drinks go on sale atStarbucks or the storefront windowdisplay goes up at Marshall Field’s inChicago.I’ve always been ahead of the game

in my desire to partake in the holidayspirit. On elementary school bus rides,I would attempt to convince my busdriver to allow us to sing Christmascarols before Thanksgiving break, withno avail. The rule was steadfast — nosinging before Thanksgiving. No excep-tions.Such a preponderance of rules

against the early celebration of theChristmas holiday only increased myeagerness to begin the festivities aheadof schedule. Even today, I’m that girlwho listens to Christmas music inOctober. I was more than ecstatic thisyear when I realized that 102.3 FM TheStream had completely switched overto Christmas music over Fall Break.I also currently have seven Christmas

stations on my Pandora site, createdfrom a wide range of Christmas tunes,including Dean Martin’s “Baby, It’s ColdOutside,” John Lennon’s “Happy Xmas(War is Over),” Vince Guaraldi Trio’s“Christmas Time is Here” from “ACharlie Brown Christmas” and BurlIves’ holiday music from everyone’sfavorite stop-motion animated TV spe-cial, “Rudolph the Red-NosedReindeer.”Starbucks’ advertisement of their

holiday drinks only advances the cause.Gingerbread lattés, peppermint mochasand eggnog lattés are invariably thereason that I exhaust my Flex Points bythe end of fall semester each year, leav-ing nothing on my card with which topurchase any last minute Christmasgifts for friends and family.My family and I have our signature

Christmas movie traditions, from view-ing “Home Alone” on Thanksgivingevening, only pausing to break for pie,be it pumpkin or chocolate pecan, towatching “Christmas in Connecticut”before midnight mass on ChristmasEve.Whatever I’m doing to celebrate

Christmas, I always appreciate thespirit with which people partake in theholiday season, showing gratitude foreverything and everyone in their lives.No matter when you begin theChristmas season, whether you spendit with family or friends, make sure tobe grateful for all with which you areblessed.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Missedopportunities

I saw and heard President Jenkins’ prayer forDeclan Sullivan at the start of the Tulsa game on TVfrom my home in northwest Michigan. However pre-sumptuous of me to improve on his prayer, Inonetheless wish I had heard Father Jenkins speak afinal paragraph something like this:“And finally, Heavenly Father, we ask your forgive-

ness. We, particularly those of us in the administra-tion and athletic department of this University, askthat You forgive us of our terrible, grievous mistakeof judgment in allowing, permitting and directingthis young man, who was not only our student butour employee, to assume a position high on a dan-gerous piece of equipment under the extreme weath-er conditions that prevailed this past Wednesdayafternoon. We also ask the forgiveness of Mr.Sullivan’s parents, his sister (also a member of theNotre Dame family here on campus), the rest of hisfamily, his classmates and friends.This we ask in Your name ... [etc.]”My sympathy for Mr. Sullivan’s family and friends

is boundless. Speaking now as a lawyer, however,I’m fully aware that this addendum to FatherJenkins’ prayer would cause a severe case ofapoplexy on the part of the University’s lawyers. Butneither they nor the administration should be con-cerned with such issues, so mundane in the circum-stances; rather, simply put, they should do what’sright. Moreover, legal liability in this case is clear,and will undoubtedly be admitted at some point insettlement negotiations or even during litigationitself, should it come to that. Notre Dame’s onlydefense will be a partial one, one based on anattempt to limit damages by reason of the fact thatMr. Sullivan had no dependents, was not married,and had no children.Father Jenkins missed a big opportunity to seek

forgiveness and express sorrow, not only for Mr.Sullivan’s death, but for the actions of the University.Hopefully, he will not miss another.

Franklin A. (Steve) Morse IIalumnus

Law School Class of 1964Nov. 1

Record doesn’t lieJoe Donnelly the legislator is a lot differ-

ent than Joe Donnelly the campaigner. Hisrecord contradicts what he is campaigningon. He wants you to think he has support-ed policies that have created jobs, is fiscal-ly prudent, and isindependent, buthis record pointsstarkly in theother direction.The fact is Joe

Donnelly voted with Nancy Pelosi 88 per-cent of the time, voted for the trillion-dollar(at least) government takeover of healthcare, and voted for the $800 billion stimu-lus that sent taxpayer dollars to foreignfirms while the American economy has lostabout three million jobs since it passed.The Democrats promised the unemploy-ment rate would not rise above eight per-cent if the government implemented thestimulus. Not surprisingly, the unemploy-ment rate is still over nine percent.No one has to wonder where Indiana

State Representative Jackie Walorskistands on the issues. As Assistant FloorLeader in the Indiana House ofRepresentatives, Jackie was a leader in thefight for a balanced budget and responsi-ble government. Jackie’s message is verysimple: cut spending, cut taxes and get thegovernment out of the way so businessescan expand and create jobs.While many states are in fiscal disaster,

Indiana has sound finances. She is a com-mitted budget hawk, who wants less gov-ernment and lower taxes. The longer thefederal government drags its feet on theeconomy, the more painful Indiana’s budg-et and other state budgets will be.

Donnelly the campaigner would haveyou believe he has fought for a balancedfederal budget, when in reality the nation-al debt has risen $5 trillion since he andthe Democrats took office in 2007. He sayshe supports using unused stimulus fundsto pay down the debt. With his record ofnearly maxing out the nation’s credit card,why should we believe him? Do his emptycampaign promises trump his record ofreckless spending?Donnelly says he supports the extension

of the Bush tax cuts for two years. Doesanyone seriously think that we will be outof the woods in two years? So instead ofsupporting it now, Joe Donnelly supportsthe largest tax increase in American histo-ry two years down the road. I’m sure thebusiness community is thrilled. Every American person, family and busi-

ness will pay higher taxes if Joe Donnellygets his way, whether next year or in twoyears. He refuses to unequivocally supportno new tax increases, and his and theDemocrats’ position has a crippling effecton business and consumer confidence inthis country.In Indiana Jackie was part of a coalition

that turned a budget deficit into a surplus.She was a leader in the fight for propertytax reform and supported legislation thatbrought Hoosier homeowners the largestproperty tax decrease in state history.She has made it clear to the Republican

leadership that, if elected, she will not rub-ber stamp whatever they introduce. Shewill stick to her limited government, pro-business, and pro-life principles no matterthe situation. Every federal agency and department

must be audited to cut waste and fraud.She supports freezing spending with theexception of defense to restore sanity tothe system. Jackie supports extending allof the Bush tax cuts permanently to instilla sense of certainty in businesses and con-sumers.The number one obstacle to economic

growth in Indiana is the federal govern-ment. Joe Donnelly voted for the healthcare law that more Americans oppose thanfavor consistently in poll after poll.Donnelly claims he supports small busi-nesses, but the health care law is loadedwith regulations and mandates on busi-nesses. The law that Donnelly voted for requires

businesses to file 1099 forms with the IRSeach time they purchase something thatexceeds $600. The business community isunderstandably up in arms, as this sense-less requirement, among many others inthe law, will divert billions of dollars to sat-isfy the demands of big governmentinstead of creating jobs.Donnelly was somehow convinced at the

final moment that the health care billwould not cover abortions because of anexecutive order from the most pro-choicepresident in U.S. History. The language ofthe law has not changed; it leaves the dooropen to taxpayer-funded abortions, as pro-life groups affirm. Accordingly, pro-lifegroups like National Right to Life havethrown their support behind the truly pro-life candidate, Jackie Walorski.Jackie Walorski supports the repeal of

the disastrous Obama Care law and willreturn the focus to the doctor-patient rela-tionship instead of putting the IRS and the

Department of Health and Human Servicesin charge of your health care. She supportsinterstate purchase, coverage for pre-existing conditions, tax-free health savingsaccounts, and medical malpractice reform.Because of his devastating legislative

record, Donnelly has resorted to distortingJackie’s positions. Independent watchdoggroups have called out Donnelly on his ads.He said Jackie supported the elimination ofPell Grants for students, which FactCheck.org said is not true.He said she supports the privatization of

Social Security, which is not true. TheAssociated Press said that Donnelly’sattack ads on Social Security “do notresemble actual Republican proposals.”Jackie wholeheartedly supports Social

Security for current beneficiaries andthose nearing retirement. She has pro-posed that Americans have a serious con-versation about reforming the system foryounger generations because it is goingbroke. She supports allowing younger gen-erations to invest a portion of their payrolltaxes in personal accounts.Don’t let Joe Donnelly fool you. If re-

elected he will continue the failed Obama-Pelosi-Reid agenda, while Jackie Walorskiwill lead to spur job creation and get gov-ernment spending under control.

Mickey Gardella is a sophomore andthe Chairman of the Notre DameCollege Republicans CampaignCommittee. He can be reached [email protected] views expressed in this column

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

Mickey Gardella

Guest Column

Spirit alive despitefinger pointing

In the midst of investigations and allegationsand finger-pointing and blame, the Notre Damefamily gathered at Sacred Heart Church in avery real demonstration of what Notre Dame isall about.Sure, the Notre Dame haters will say the place

is all about football and money and NBC’s weeklypaychecks to the bean counters under theGolden Dome. And maybe in a way it is.And they will accuse the football coaching staff

of not exercising good judgement when they didnot bring Declan Sullivan off the scissor lift whenthe winds kicked up.And clearly they did not.And they will laugh at all the lawyers who will

conspire to make a mint in fees from the law-suits that inevitably will be filed.And they will.But the students, the family that is Notre

Dame, will see none of this. Lost in this adult-sized maelstrom will be the students — NotreDame’s sons and daughters, the ones that gath-ered as a family at the Sacred Heart church tocelebrate Declan’s life.Now certainly, such a gathering is not unique

to Notre Dame. It happens in other places duringother times of loss. However, what is unique isthe familial spirit that binds Notre Dame stu-dents and alumni and subway alumni — all thepeople who love the place, many of whom can’teven explain why.

Many of the kids who gathered — especiallythe ones who didn’t know Declan — felt sad in away they didn’t understand. After all, Declanwasn’t their son or their brother or even theirfriend.However, as every Notre Dame student and

alumni knows, he was all of those things and, ina special way, perhaps more.You see, this is the real spirit of Notre Dame —

the one we sing about in the Victory March andhonor in the Alma Mater. It is intangible. It isinexplicable. And it binds the sons and daugh-ters of Notre Dame together as much as any fam-ily or friendship.It is this spirit that makes all of us who never

knew Declan Sullivan shed tears at his tragicpassing.It is this spirit that the students will cling to

when they go home for breaks and are asked bypeople about “the kid who died filming the foot-ball team.”It is what they will remember long after they

leave Notre Dame.And it is most likely the reason that a young

man named Declan Sullivan brought his dreamsand committed his heart to this special place welovingly call Notre Dame.

Frank LaGrottaalumnus

Class of 1980, 1981Oct. 29

Where is the accountability?Dear Editors:What must be determined in Declan Sullivan’s

death is the individual responsible for him beingover 40 feet in the air in a device that was not tobe used in winds over 25 mph. The space shuttleChallenger blew up because one man at NASAwanted it to fly in weather that was too cold for itscomponents so that President Reagan could usethe success in his State of the Union address. That

man was a bully and people died because of him.If we have another bully on campus responsibe forDeclan’s death, punishment should be swift.Thank you,

Robert Lachalumnus

Class of 1988Oct. 28

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The Music...

Taylor Swift is back, and thistime, it’s personal.

The 20-year-old country-turned-pop starlet released her third studioalbum “Speak Now” last week.Unlike her previous records “TaylorSwift” and “Fearless,” she wroteevery song on the new album with-out co-writers.

Perhaps the most frequent criti-cism leveled at Swift has been thecharge that most of her songs arevirtually interchangeable, with sim-ilar sounds and lyrics. While“Speak Now” contains some unde-niably Taylor songs, such as “Mine”and “Back to December,” Swift alsomixes up her music stylistically.

“Mean” is almost retro-Swift,reaching back to her country rootswith a plucky melody and southerntwang. On the other end of thespectrum, “Better Than Revenge” isunlike any song Swift has releasedbefore. With its somewhat risquélyrics and pop-punk sound, itsounds more like Avril Lavigne inher prime, in a completely fantasticway.

The album kicks off with “Mine,”the first single released and a songseemingly destined to follow in thefootsteps of “Love Story” and “YouBelong With Me” as the go-to songto faux-ironically belt out at dormparties.

The title track on “Speak Now”takes one step in a new direction,with light, pop verses that arealmost spoken rather than sung,but reverts to a more recycledsound for the chorus. It’s a move-ment in the right direction, but thesappy cliché ending is still totallyTaylor.

“Dear John,” maybe the mostanticipated song on the album, isworth a listen for its lyrics, as Swiftdescribes the breakdown of herrelationship with 33-year-old JohnMayer. The song is also, however,emblematic of one of the few prob-lems with “Speak Now.” At 6 min-utes, 44 seconds, it is, quite frankly,longer than any Taylor Swift songshould ever be. “Speak Now” hastwo songs over six minutes — thesleep-inducing “Last Kiss” is theother, clocking in at 6:07 — andthree more longer than five min-utes. To contrast, the longest songon “Fearless” was “Fifteen” at 4:54.

It may be Swift trying to branchout as a songwriter, but she’s justnot varied enough stylistically tomake six-minute songs worth lis-tening to. To be fair, though, notmany musicians are.

“Dear John” and “Back toDecember,” the other breakup songon the album, both differ fromSwift’s previous songs aboutheartache though. While Swiftsounds bitter and angry in“Fearless” tracks “You’re NotSorry” and “Forever and Always,”the two songs on “Speak Now”speak more to sadness and regret.

While many of the songs aredirected at one particular person,“Mean,” the fourth single releasedfrom the album, is a harsh reply toSwift’s musical critics. The country

tune is catchy and similar totracks like “Our Song” from herfirst album, but the lyrics arealmost comically childish. With achorus of “Why you gotta be somean?” Swift sounds like a grade-school student getting bullied onthe playground. She’s proved, evenon this album, that she’s capable ofpowerful defiant songs, so it’s curi-ous that she’d choose to soundalmost whiny when slamming thepeople who are “drunk and grum-blin’ on about how [she] can’t sing.”

“Never Grow Up” seems to be themost personal song on the album.Swift doesn’t attack or call out any-one, but rather muses about howquickly she herself has grown intoan adult. In a song easily relatableto college students ready to moveinto the real world, she sings abouther first night in her new apart-ment, juxtaposed against memoriesfrom her childhood. “Never GrowUp” is not the most musically inven-tive song, but the lyrics are heart-felt enough to make it powerful.

Two tracks later, we reach thecrown jewel of “Speak Now” —“Better Than Revenge.” From thespoken introduction, in which shesays to “Go stand in the corner andthink about what you did,” Swiftdoes her best to shed her pristinepop idol reputation. The punk-poptrack is devoid of all hints of coun-try — or sappiness, for that matter— as Swift sings about a love notlost, but stolen, and boldly pro-claims that her relationship’s sabo-teur is “better known for the thingsthat she does on the mattress.” Thesong is so refreshing and new forSwift that it alone warrants anextra half-shamrock.

Lyrically, the album comestogether in an interesting fashion,truly showing Swift at the cross-roads between childhood and adult-hood. She sounds like a four-year-old in “Mean,” deals with a teenagebreakup in “Back to December,”breaks up a wedding in “SpeakNow,” and moves in with a guy in“Mine.” While her songs are allover the board, they actually cometogether nicely.

It’s tough to improve on“Fearless,” which has sold overnine million copies worldwide, but“Speak Now” is different enough toshow Swift’s maturation as an artistwhile still staying true to thesounds and themes that make heras popular as she is.

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Taylor Swift

Label: Big Machine RecordsBest Tracks: “Better ThanRevenge,” “Mine”

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Taylor Swift has always beenfamous for singing about her rela-tionships, from the very realaspects to the very imaginary. Shedoes the same on “Speak Now,”

with songsinspired bysome of herfamousboyfriends. Iwon’t be get-ting into that— much. I’dratheranswer thequestion I’veheard sever-al people

ask, which is how she managed somany relationships in her 16 small-town years. The answer: she didn’t.If you look at the themes of hersongs from her debut album,“Taylor Swift,” her next album,“Fearless,” and even a few trackson “Speak Now,” you see a fewcommon themes that give away afairly small number of pre-fameflings.

Relationship 1: The passengerseat

Let’s be honest, this girl has apretty traditional sense of whoshould be driving the car. Eitherthat, or this particular relationshiptranspired before Taylor was oldenough to have a driver’s license. In“I’d Lie,” an early song not on analbum, Swift pines after a boy whosays he’ll never fall in love — as shesits in his passenger seat. Cut fromthere to “Fearless,” in which shehas managed to corral this boy andis now out on a first date with him— sitting in his passenger seat.Then you get to “Our Song,” whereshe is once again in his front seat,returning from a date further alongin the relationship. But finally, shegets fed up with this antifeministrelationship, or she turns 16. Sherecounts in “Picture to Burn” howvery angry she is at her teenagelover for not allowing her to drivehis truck. Next!

Relationship 2: The shiny guy

Good thing this one happenedway before Taylor Lautner, becausewe all know how he feels aboutmen who sparkle. I hate that I evenunderstand that reference. Anyway,we know from “Hey Stephen” thatthis bright spot is Stephen, a manshinier than any other Taylor hasmet. We are part of the experienceas she tries to grab him like a rac-coon does a piece of tinfoil. Shetries to convince him to be with herin “Hey Stephen” and again in“Jump Then Fall,” saying that if heshines, she will too. Pretty coolpromise right there. But eventually,as we see in “You’re Not Sorry,”waiting around for him gets prettydull. Next.

Relationship 3: The fairy tale

Ignoring how a boy wearing adark gray T-shirt, making you

clearly overdressed in compari-son, counts as a fairy tale, or howbeing Romeo and Juliet could everbe a good thing, we can look at therelationship that exists only inTaylor’s mind. First, you have thewonderfully illiterate “Love Story,”followed by “Long Live” on her newalbum. The prince and princessbecome the king and queen. Youcan add “Mine” to this fantasy cate-gory as well, as it tells a very simi-lar story. But the fantasy comescrashing down in “White Horse,”when she realizes life is not a fairytale, and starts to see reality. Whichbrings us to the next relationship:

Relationship 4: The unrequitedlove

This one has a pretty clear trailthrough all three albums. Taylor’sfirst big hit, “Teardrops on MyGuitar,” is all about unrequitedlove, as she longs for a guy who isunavailable. She continues her sadtale in “You Belong With Me,” andimagines a happy ending that won’tactually happen in “Speak Now.”Bet that guy feels pretty stupidabout now. Because look who thewoman he spurned is now dating:

Relationship 5: The celebrities

I didn’t want to go into this, butseven minutes explaining why itwas dumb to fall for John Mayer?Really? Taylor, I think you’re fan-tastic, but there’s a certain salesthreshold at which I’m allowed tomock your pain, if just a little bit.Plus, your mom was against it,which leads to the last relationship:

Relationship 6: The family

Probably everyone’s favorite ofTaylor’s relationships, and certainlythe most stable. Tell me you don’ttear up every time you listen to“The Best Day.” And while I alreadymentioned it once above, part of melikes to think “Long Live” is also atribute to her family and friends,with a clever reference to “TheLion, The Witch, and TheWardrobe,” in which the four sib-lings become kings and queens.And if you’ve gotten this far into thestory, you’re probably not surprisedby the level of over-thinking thatwent into that statement.

The little black dress and theemotional qualities of rain are tooubiquitous to classify into one rela-tionship. But we have plenty of bothhere in South Bend, so Taylor, if youneed any material you should lookno further than another visit toNotre Dame. And I hope you tookall of this in the good fun it waswritten in, though I’d be reallyimpressed if you found somethingto rhyme with Laura.

The views expressed in this col-umn are those of the author andnot necessarily those of TheObserver. Contact Laura Myers [email protected].

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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Justfour weeks ago, Randy Mossgushed about returning toMinnesota. He felt fortunate toreturn to his first team and waslooking forward to seeing thosepurple No. 84 jerseys again.So much for the happy

reunion.After three disappointing loss-

es in four games, the Vikingsdecided to dump the six-timePro Bowl wide receiver follow-ing a loss to New England thathad Moss wistful about hisPatriots days during a bizarrepostgame rant. It was anothershocker in tumultuous seasonfor a team that began the yearwith Super Bowl aspirations.Vikings players confirmed

Monday that coach BradChildress informed them duringa team meeting that Moss hadbeen let go, a few minutes afterthe NFL Network first reportedstruggling Minnesota (2-5) hadwaived him less than a monthafter acquiring him from NewEngland for a third-round draftpick.Childress and team officials

didn’t respond to messagesseeking confirmation of thedecision. Moss’s locker atWinter Park remained full of hispractice gear when it was opento reporters in the afternoon.His agent, Joel Segal, said he’sbeen in contact with the Vikings,even though the move was notmade official Monday with theleague.“Merely a technical thing,”

Segal said in an e-mail.About an hour before the

news came out, Childress took12 consecutive questions duringhis regular news conferenceabout Moss, his effort, and hismindset in response to a rant byMoss following Sunday night’s28-18 loss to the Patriots.Moss, who was fined $25,000

last week for failing to cooper-ate with the media and makehimself regularly available forinterviews, stepped to the podi-um after the game butannounced he wouldn’t take anyquestions. He repeatedlyexpressed admiration for coachBill Belichick and his formerteam and criticized the Vikingsfor not taking enough of hisgame-planning advice.Moss had only one catch for 8

yards against the Patriots. Infour games for the Vikings, hehad 13 receptions for 174 yardsand two touchdowns.Childress didn’t mention the

move when he talked toreporters Monday and saidMoss was staying back in theBoston area for a few days tospend time with family. Askedwhether he regretted acquiringMoss, the coach said “not atpresent.”Moss, who was traded from

Minnesota to Oakland in 2005after finding his share of troubleand frustrating the organizationwith his attitude, expressedeagerness to connect with BrettFavre when he arrived andtalked about how much he stillloved Vikings fans some 5½years after his departure.

While his presence opened thefield for wide receiver PercyHarvin, who has blossomed intoone of the league’s most danger-ous offensive players, Mossnever materialized into the deepthreat the Vikings sought whenthey traded for him Oct. 7. Hislongest catch was a 37-yarder,and he was only targeted twiceagainst the Patriots.“I’m definitely down that we

lost this game. I didn’t expectwe’d lose this game,” Moss said.“I don’t know how many moretimes I’ll be in New Englandagain. But I leave coachBelichick and those guys with asalute: ‘I love you guys. I missyou. I’m out.’”Childress said Monday he did-

n’t see Moss’ remarks as “incen-diary.” The closest he came tocriticizing him was acknowledg-ing he could’ve caught a passthat fell incomplete in the endzone while the Patriots werecalled for pass interference.“But again, I don’t know,”

Childress said. “He was restrict-ed. If they called pass interfer-ence, there had to be some kindof restriction.”Asked whether he felt Moss

had been playing hard,Childress said, “He’s playinghard when he needs to playhard.”Linebacker Ben Leber was

one of a handful of players whoappeared in the locker roomand expressed surprise at themove. But he didn’t soundhappy about Moss’ postgameremarks, either.“It was just, ‘Wow,’” Leber

said. “Just because it soundedlike it was unprompted andsounded like he wanted to getsome stuff off his chest. He cer-tainly has every right to do that.I don’t think that’s the way to doit.”Leber said Childress didn’t

give the team much of an expla-nation.“He didn’t really dive into any

details,” Leber said. “Just said,‘That’s where we’re going to gowith it.’”Moss’s contract called for a

$6.4 million base salary this

season — leaving the Vikings onthe hook for at least $1.5 mil-lion. If Moss is claimed onwaivers, the team that signs himis responsible for the remainderof his salary. If he clearswaivers, then he can sign as afree agent under new terms.Claiming priority is based on

inverse order of the currentstandings, so the Patriots —who lead the league at 6-1 —would be last. Belichick declinedcomment Monday.“You can’t bait me into it,” he

said.

NFL

Vikings cut Moss after four-week reunionAssociated Press

AP

Wide receiver Randy Moss was waived by the Vikings Monday.He was acquired from the Patriots in September for a draft pick.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — MattMoore still has his job and JohnFox insists he’s not worried abouthis. It’s just that nobody can seemto figure out how to end a dizzyingdisplay of offensive ineptitude thatcould rewrite the CarolinaPanthers record book.Fox spent his Monday press con-

ference after the latest failed effortto move the ball replying simply,“yep,” when asked if Moore willremain the starting quarterbackahead of rookie Jimmy Clausen.Moore threw three more inter-

ceptions in Sunday’s 20-10 loss toSt. Louis that left the Panthers (1-6) the NFL’s lowest scoring team(12.1 points), worst offensive unit(251.4 yards a game) and last in

turnover margin (minus-10).Despite playing in only four-plus

games, Moore has 10 intercep-tions and two lost fumbles,accounting for more than half ofCarolina’s NFL-high 23 turnovers.But Fox was quick to point out

miscommunication with thePanthers’ underwhelming receiv-ing unit.“There were some other areas

that broke down on some of theinterceptions,” Fox said. “I don’tthink I can pin it on” Moore.Fox, who has never finished

worse than 7-9 in his eight previ-ous years in Carolina, also shookoff questions about his future.Denied a contract extension

over the past two years, Fox is inthe last year of his deal after thePanthers spent the offseason over-

hauling the roster and sheddingpayroll to become the NFL’syoungest team.“I don’t think it matters if you

have four years orone year and I don’tcare if you’re a play-er or a coach,” Foxsaid of his contract.“I think in the timesnow we’re all wellcompensated.“I don’t think I’ve

ever really worriedabout having a jobin this league. I’mnot going to startnow.”While Fox has taken subtle

shots at the roster-gutting earlierthis season, he disputed Mondaythe claim the Panthers don’t have

enough offensive talent to be com-petitive — even if statistics sayotherwise.Carolina’s 85 points are 33

fewer than theNFL’s second-lowest scoringt e a m ,Cleveland. Itseight touch-downs arethree fewerthan second-to-last Miami. The13 interceptionsare a league-high and thePanthers are

getting inconsistent performancesfrom rookie receivers and newoffensive linemen.Even four-time Pro Bowl receiv-

er Steve Smith is struggling. Hedropped two passes and had a keyfumble in the fourth quarter thatled to St. Louis’ clinching touch-down.“I have always believed we have

enough talent,” Fox said. “It is justa matter of executing your assign-ment on a particular play.”The running game, which used

to be at the heart of Fox-coachedteams here, is not immune. AsDeAngelo Williams (left foot) satout against the Rams, JonathanStewart managed 30 yards on 14carries.With Williams hobbling in the

locker room Monday and sayingonly, “I’m doing my best to getback on the field,” the Panthershave dropped to 28th in theleague in rushing.

Fox says Moore will remain Panthers starting quarterbackAssociated Press

“There were someother areas that

broke down on someof the interceptions. Idon’t think I can pin

it on Moore.”John Fox

Panthers head coach

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Notre Dame has comethrough the fall season with astrong team that returns all ofits starters from last year’ssquad and has added talentedfreshmen to the roster.“The thing that stands out

for us this fall has been ourdepth,” Ir ish coach BobbyBayliss said. “We have 10 to12 players who have demon-strated with quality wins thateach is capable of playing andwinning at a No. 5 to No. 6level on a top 25 team. It isdifficult to project now whatour lineup could be, but atleast two of our freshmenhave shown that they can winat an elite level.“Both [ freshmen] Greg

Andrews and Billy Pecor havewins that are very impressiveso far. Both are very aggres-sive off the ground and madeit to the finals of a nationalchampionship a year ago at

the junior level. Dan Stahlplayed bri l l iant ly at t imesagainst Michigan’s Evan Kinglast week.”Junior Casey Watt will once

again lead the team at No. 1singles. Watt advanced to thesemifinals of last week’s ITAMidwest Regonial at NotreDame in a performance thatincluded an upset of OhioState’s Chase Buchanan in thequarterfinals. “Buchanan had won the US

National Juniors and theJunior US Open in 2009, sothat is a pretty big win,”Bayliss said. “Casey can winbig for us high in the lineup ifhe becomes more adept athandling shorter mid-courtballs and finishing better atthe net, but this is a challengefor him. He certainly will bechallenged here by the levelthat Stephen Havens hasshown this fall.”In their final event of the fall

season, the Irish will againsplit the team in two, sending

half with Bayl iss to theWilliam & Mary Invitational,and the other half with associ-ate head coach Ryan Sachireto the Alabama Invitational inTuscaloosa, Ala.Havens and Pecor will travel

to Virginia with Bayl iss ,accompanied by seniors DanStahl and David Anderson,juniors Niall Fitzgerald andDaven Brodess, and sopho-mores Blas Moros andSpencer Talmadge.Andrews wil l travel to

Alabama with fellow freshmenRyan Bandy and Matt Dooley,along with seniors MattJohnson, Bryan Kelly, SeanTan and Tyler Davis and jun-ior Sam Keeton.The Irish will look to have

strong showings in bothevents before they return toNotre Dame to prepare fortheir spring season opener atWilliam & Mary on Jan. 22.

By KATE GRABAREKSports Writer

Contact Kate Grabarek [email protected]

MEN’S TENNIS

Watt leads Irish in singles matches

ARLINGTON, Texas — EdgarRenteria saves his most mem-orable moments for the WorldSeries.After getting the hit that

won the 1997 title for Floridaand making the final out forSt. Louis in Boston’s 2004 win,he pushed the Giants to theirf irst championship in 56years.Renteria’s three-run homer

off Cliff Lee in the seventhinning stunned the TexasRangers and their fans, send-ing San Francisco to a 3-1 vic-tory Monday night in Game 5.His unexpected offense fromthe No. 8 spot in the battingorder earned him World SeriesMVP honors.Not bad for a guy who began

the postseason on the bench.“It was a tough year for me,”

Renteria said. “I told myself tokeep working hard and keepin shape because something isgoing to be good this year.”A five-time All-Star who has

declined dramatically the pastthree seasons, Renteria hit.412 (7 for 17) with six RBIs inthe Series. He had all of threehomers and 22 RBIs during aninjury-filled regular seasonthat landed the shortstop onthe disabled list three timesand prompted him to openlyponder retirement.“I don’t know. I’m going to

think about it and see whathappens,” he said Mondaynight.But he’s used to the big

stage — Renteria is one ofonly two players to get aWorld Series-ending hit andhit into a World Series-endingout, according to STATS LLC.The other was Goose Goslin,who struck out for Washingtonagainst Pittsburgh in 1925,then singled for Detroitagainst the Chicago Cubs in1935.In 1997, Renteria’s 11th-

inning single up the middle offCleveland’s Charles Nagy wonthe t i t le for the FloridaMarlins, only the fourth Game7 in World Series history tostretch into extra innings.Seven years later, his come-

backer to Keith Foulke fin-ished Boston’s four-gamesweep of St. Louis and gavethe Red Sox their first titlesince 1918. He was the onewho hit the ball that DougMientkiewicz made famous.

MLB

Giants win WorldSeries in game five

Associated Press

AP

San Francisco Giants Edgar Renteria and Cody Ross celebrateafter Renteria’s three run home run in the seventh inning.

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games because of an Americanboycott instituted by PresidentJimmy Carter during the heightof the Cold War.

Returning to the traininggrounds where so much hap-pened with Brown and herteammates made the recogni-tion and the reunion even morespecial.

“It’s a lot of fun, any time Ican get together with my team-mates from the 1980 Olympicteam, we always have a goodtime,” Brown said. “It wasprobably a little extra specialjust being in Colorado Springsbecause that’s where wetrained and where we wentthrough so much; [it was]where we trained and lived andspent so much time there. Itwas nice to be back and it wasreally nice to be recognized bythe city.”

Not only was the weekendspecial but it was also an honorfor Brown and her teammatesto be reminded of how muchthe city cared for them and hadtaken them under its wings.The 1980 Olympic team was thefirst group to train in ColoradoSprings, and none of the playershad any connections to the cityor were from the state ofColorado. It was all anunknown for them, but theteam quickly gained local sup-port after they arrived.

“We didn’t know how it wasgoing to be,” Brown said. “Noneof us had friends or family oranything there, and it was real-ly special the way the city ofColorado Springs just reallyadopted us. From the minutewe were there, whenever wewould play there, we wouldplay to sell-out crowds. A lot ofpeople in the community justreally took an active interest.They would have us over forhome-cooked meals, just tookus in, as if we were from thereand had lived there all along.”

Returning to her old traininggrounds with her teammatesreminded Brown of the bondsthat had been formed and thatcontinue to play a role in herlife today.

“We stay in touch quite a bit.Obviously not with every singleperson on the team but thebonds that we formed when weplayed together and for theamount of time we playedtogether are still very strongand these are still my bestfriends,” she said.

Although they never compet-ed on the Olympic stage, a “bit-tersweet thing” for Brown, shesaid her team has been recog-nized by a number of organiza-tions for their role in puttingUSA Volleyball on the map.

“It’s a great honor to be rec-ognized and always a good timewhen we can get together withour teammates because, like Isaid, there’s such a close bondand because we are such goodfriends, so it was pretty specialto come together and be able tocelebrate something like that,”Brown said. “And 30 yearsafter, it’s kind of crazy to thinkof that, but it was 30 years agoand it’s kind of special to knowthat those bonds are as strongas ever.”

When asked if it felt like 30years had passed by since sheand her teammates were train-ing in Colorado Springs, Brownlaughed and said, “No, not atall. That seems crazy.”

None of the 1980 Olympiccoaching staff were able toattend the event because of cur-rent coaching duties and sched-uling. The team’s head coach,Dr. Arie Selinger, is currently

coaching the Israeli NationalTeam, while the two assistantcoaches are coaching in Japanand at St. John’s University.Four of Brown’s teammateshave also gone on to becomecollege head coaches.

The bonds Brown forged withher teammates that continue toplay an active role in her lifewere an important part of herexperience as a player, and animportant aspect that sheencourages the Irish playersshe coaches to consider.

“I have shared with them andI have told them that it’s possi-ble that their teammates willturn out to be the best friendsthat they’ll have in life, and it’sjust a matter or cultivatingfriendships and relationships,”Brown said. “I’m sure that forthe Notre Dame players, for the20 years that I’ve been able tocoach, I know that some ofthem, for a fact, are still bestfriends with their teammates.”

While Brown and her team-mates were together duringsuch a tumultuous time wherethey didn’t know what theirOlympic fate would be, she saidthat she tries to pass on theimportance of her daily experi-ences with her teammates toher players.

“There’s something about thethings you go through as ateammate, and all the practicesand hard work, just the experi-ences that you have that createa special bond,” she said. “Ihave shared with them that ifthey have the opportunity todevelop the friendship like Ihave with my teammates, itmakes it all worthwhile forsure.”

Brown and the Irish are cur-rently 15-9 overall and 8-3 inthe Big East in her 20th seasonat Notre Dame.

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Irish coach Debbie Brown talks to her team in a game againstDepaul on Oct. 15.

teams got two rounds in onthe final day. Park shot tworounds of 74 in the event,which she was able toimprove upon with a Sundaytota l o f 73 and a 72 onMonday.

Freshman Kristina Nhim,who has also had a standoutfirst season with the Irish,narrowly trails Zhang andPark with a 147 total fromher round one score of 75and round two 72. Nhim iscurrent ly t ied for 15th .Junior Becca Huffer, wholed Notre Dame last week-end at the Landfa l lTradi t ion in Wi lmington,N.C., stands in fourth forthe team. Her first round

total was a team-high 79,but she managed to comeback with a 72 for an over-al l 151. Currently, she istied for 33rd after being in54th after the first round.

Closing out the Irish scor-ing is junior Katie Allarewhose 154 total ties her for50th, a five spot drop fromher day one 45th place fin-ish. She f in ished Sundaywith a round of 78, but wasable to come back with a 76on Monday.

Tournament play will con-t inue tomorrow morningwith the th ird and f ina lround of the tournament.Tee times begin at 8:30 a.m.at the Briggs Ranch Gol fCourse in San Antonio ,Texas.

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Senior guard Scott Martin drives to the basket against MarianMonday night. Notre Dame won 85-52.

got going there and got morecomfortable,” he said. “[Thefirst shot] was nice. I juststepped into it, and knocked itdown. I was wide open so I hadto shoot it.”

Atkins, a freshman fromColumbia, Md., finished thenight with eight points on two-for-two shooting, along with oneassist.

Before the game, the onlypeople who had really seenMartin and Atkins in actionwere the players passing themthe ball.

“It was [a long time coming],but it was fun,” said Martin,who sat out the 2008-09 seasonafter transferring from Purdueand then missed last season dueto a torn ACL. “I’m just happy Igot out there and played with[my teammates] rather thanagainst them for once.”

Martin, still sporting a kneebrace to protect his surgically-repaired knee, said he enteredMonday’s contest with relativelylow goals, especially when com-pared to his 15 points.

“Individually, I was just happyto get into the game,” he said.“That’s all I wanted to do, toplay for a minute and then Iwould have been happy. Thatwas where my goals kind ofstopped.”

Instead, Martin logged 26minutes, while Atkins notched21 in his first action at the col-lege level.

“I would say the best thing isI didn’t miss a shot. two-for-two.Everything was good,” Atkinssaid. “Everybody else gotinvolved. Scott [Martin] beingback is a big part.”

Atkins came off the benchwith 13:30 left in the first half,

extending his wait by six and ahalf more minutes.

“I was excited all day to getout there. It felt good to finallyget out there with everybody,”he said. “After pre-gameshootaround, I felt like [thegame] was right there, but wehad to wait another three orfour hours. It’s good to get thefirst one out of the way.”

Preventing Atkins from start-ing alongside Martin was thenewly-named quartet of Irishcaptains: Abromaitis and sen-iors Tyrone Nash, Carleton Scottand Ben Hansbrough. In 27minutes, Nash, a forward, tal-lied nine points and eightrebounds, while Scott added 13points and seven rebounds.Hansbrough contributed 14points.

Despite the balanced offensiveattack, the captains said thebest aspect of Notre Dame’sgame was its defense, which ledto a quick start and a 24-8 leadafter less than nine minutes hadpassed.

“We did well defensively,”Scott said. “We came out of thegate, jumped on them early anddidn’t let up. … They are a greatteam. They control the ball well.Coach is going to say we have toget out there and defend shoot-ers, and that is what we did.”

Notre Dame held the Knightsto 33.3 percent shooting on thegame, including 27.6 percent inthe second half. Meanwhile, theIrish ended the game at 59.2percent shooting from the field,including 9-of-16 on three-pointers.

Notre Dame will play its sec-ond and final exhibition gameSaturday against CatholicUniversity from Washington,D.C., at 7 p.m. at the PurcellPavilion.

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pleased with the season theFinest had.“This year was lots of fun.

We peaked at the right time.I’m proud of our seniors,” Rittsaid.The Phoxes will battle No. 1

Howard next Sunday for theright to go to the Stadium.“We lost to Howard in the

regular season,” Tate said.“We know we’ve got our workcut out for us, but we’ve got afair chance if we play as well[as we did today]. It will be agood game.”

Howard 7, Welsh Family 6Without its starting quarter-

back, No. 1 Howard made upfor it with a pair of sistersand ended any hopes of a No.8 Welsh Family upset, defeat-ing the Whirlwind in a close-fought game. The Ducks were miss ing

senior captain and startingquarterback Kayla Bishop, sos is ters Kai t l in and ClareRobinson filled in, with fresh-man Clare taking over pass-ing duties in the first half andsenior Kaitlin replacing herfor the second half.Though Howard d id not

have its usual offensive fire-power, the Ducks ’ t imelyinterceptions held down theWhir lwind pass ing at tack.Kaitl in Robinson, who alsoplayed middle linebacker, hadtwo interceptions in the firsthalf, both of which occurredwith Welsh Family just yardsfrom a touchdown. Shereturned her second intercep-tion for a touchdown to giveHoward the lead.The Whirlwind fought back

with a successful drive late inthe f irst hal f . Junior widerece iver Char lot te Seas lycaught a pass from sopho-

more quarterback VickyMoreno in the end zone, butWelsh Family was unable toconvert the extra point.Both offensive units were

stymied in the second half,which featured three punts,an intercept ion and twoturnovers on downs. Theinterception came courtesy ofC lare Robinson, who a lsoserved as safety and rusher.On game’s final drive, Welsh

Family appeared to completea long pass that would haveput the Whir lwind wi th inscoring range, but the playwas ca l led back due to ahold ing penal ty. WelshFamily was unable to make afirst down inthe next threeplays, and theclock expiredas theH o w a r dof fense tookthe field. “The game

was real lyclose,” KaitlinR o b i n s o nsaid . “WelshFam came outstrong but ourdefense heldup and that’s why we wereable to win the game. Wemade some good intercep-tions and good stops.”“The game started off pretty

slow, but we got to see thatwhen our o f fense i s morelackluster than usual ourdefense can really step it upand give us a big win,” seniorcoach Fritz Schoenhut added.With the victory, Howard

will play No. 4 Pangborn innext Sunday’s semifinals.“We’re glad we’re still in it

and we’re looking to repeatour title,” Kaitlin Robinsonsaid.

McGlinn 13, Cavanaugh 6In a shocking upset, No. 6

McGlinn toppled regular-sea-

son juggernaut No. 3Cavanaugh with stout defen-sive play and creativity onoffense in a victory.Both teams appeared rusty

at the outset as the two sidestraded punts for the greaterpart o f the f i rs t ha l f . TheChaos (4-1) scored first on atouchdown pass from juniorquarterback Becca Cink tojunior running back BrittniAlexander. The Shamrocks (3-2) would answer wi th atouchdown pass from juniorLauren Miller to sophomoreEmily Golden as time expiredto end the first half.McGl inn would take the

lead with i ts second scoremidway throughthe second half,when Miller andGolden connect-ed for their sec-ond touchdownon the day. TheShamrocks fol-lowed up theirtouchdown withan interceptionby senior defen-sive back CaitlinCarlin, her firsto f two. Car l inwas a standout

for a McGlinn defense thatpicked off four passes on theday, including one by juniorwide receiver/defensive backKate Tucker on a CavanaughHail Mary as time expired. “We played to our strengths

on offense,” Carlin said. “Wewere able to capitalize on theturnovers that the defensewas able to force.”Offensively, the Shamrocks

showed some imaginat ionwith the ir p lay ca l l ing ,repeatedly using the hook-and-ladder and moving thequarterback all over the field.McGl inn’s impress ive per-formance was countered by adisappointing showing fromthe Chaos, who entered thegame with an undefeated

record.“We just d idn’t have the

answers,” Cavanaugh seniorwide receiver Holly Hinz said.“We knew they were a goodteam, we knew they had apowerfu l o f fense . Just a l laround our team didn’t havea great day.”The Shamrocks realize how

important their first roundvictory is, as they now havethe conf idence to make adeep playoff run.“I think when you are ever

the underdog and can pull offthe upset,” Carlin said, “youjust have to ride the wave ofhaving momentum.”As the Cavanaugh football

season ends earlier than theplayers would have hoped,McGlinn gets set to enter thesecond round of the playoffswith momentum to carry itforward.

Pasquerilla West 19, Lewis18 (OT)No. 7 Lewis was fired up on

Sunday and nearly pulled offa huge upset against No. 2Pasquerilla West in its over-t ime loss to the PurpleWeasels.The Chicks made it clear

they were go ing to g ivePasquerilla West a challengefrom the opening whistle. TheLewis defense danced ontothe field and was able to holdthe explosive Purple Weaseloffense on a goal line stand.The Lewis offense was unableto take advantage o f theturnover, however, and afterthree plays punted the ballback to the Purple Weasels.With a second opportunity,Pasquerilla West maneuveredits speed option offense downthe field and senior quarter-back Simone Bigi was able tosneak in for the score.On the following Lewis pos-

session, sophomore quarter-back Connaught Blood tookover the field. She ripped offmultiple long runs shaking offPurple Weasel defenders leftand right. She capped off thedrive with a 40-yard bomb,setting up the Chicks on the

one-yard line, which allowedthem to score a touchdown onthe following play.Not to be outdone, B ig i

marched her squad down thef ie ld and put the PurpleWeasels back on top. Afterthe Pasquerilla West touch-down, Lewis took over with aminute left in the half. Bloodmarched her team down thef ie ld and scored on a oneyard run with only secondsleft in the half.Both defenses locked down

in the second hal f .Pasqueri l la West’s defensebroke up mul t ip le passattempts and Lewis’s defen-sive line, led by senior cap-tain Sarah Ceponis, sackedBigi for multiple losses. Theteams traded the ball backand for th unt i l regulat ionexpired.Enter ing overt ime,

Pasquerilla West scored on anend around reverse. Af terconverting the extra point,Pasquerilla Westgave Lewisthe bal l back. The Duckspunched in a touchdownalmost immediately, but couldnot convert the extra point,and the Purple Weaselsemerged with a one point vic-tory.Despite the loss, Ceponis

was proud of her team.“We played real flag football

out there today,” Ceponissaid. “We wouldn’t want to goout any other way.”Pasquer i l la West senior

captain Libby Koerbel wasnot as exc i ted about hersquad’s effort.“The defense started out a

little slow,” Koerbel said. “Wefe l t good in pract ice th isweek, though, and we’reexc i ted to go up againstMcGlinn on Sunday.”Pasquerilla West will face

McGlinn in the semifinals onSunday.

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Pangborn senior Gabby Tate looks to pass against Farley Sunday.The Phoxes won in overtime.

“The game was reallyclose. Welsh Fam came

out strong but ourdefense held up.”

Kaitlin RobinsonHoward Senior

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it in any way. I know individu-als are certainly dealing withit.”Before the game, F isher

said a prayer as a team inmemory of Sullivan.From the

outset the BigRed’s defensecame out withintensity, forc-ing a fumblewithin thefirst few min-utes thata l lowed theoffense to takeo v e r .T h r o u g h o u tthe game theBig Red wereal l over thefield, leading to two intercep-tions and 14 more incomple-tions from Fisher junior quar-terback Pat Hertenstein.“Our [defensive] strategy

was to come out, hit hard,and play fast and intense,”Dillon senior captain JordanSmith said. “Our defense wasperfect today.”Despite a strong effort from

Fisher on the defensive sideof the ball, Dillon was relent-less on offense. The GreenWave came up with a few bigstops, highlighted by two inthe red zone in the secondhal f , and a b locked extrapoint. In the end, they weresimply worn out by Dillon’sdual-threat offense featuringsophomore running backTerry Howard and the passingduo of freshman quarterbackKevin Fink and sophomorereceiver Will Salvi.“Not many teams have the

luxury of being able to runand pass,” Smith said. “Not alot of kids play quarterbacklike that, so it’s great having[Fink].” Fink credits the success of

Dillon’s passing game to hison-field chemistry with Salvias well as his other receivers.“ [Salv i and I ] work wel l

together,” Fink said. “We havebeen working hard and get-t ing our t iming down andthat’s really paid off. I’m verycomfortable throwing to him.We’re lucky to have a greatcore of receivers.”Dillon’s second drive of the

contest ended when Howarddove into the end zone for thescore, while its third conclud-ed with a long catch and runon a pass from Fink to Salvifor a touchdown. Fisher man-aged to hold Dillon out of theend zone after the Big Red’ssecond score unt i l F inkhooked up with sophomoret ight end Ben Ferry for atouchdown on their f inaldrive. The Big Red now look ahead

to their next opponent ,Siegfried. When asked about

improvements to be madebefore that game, however,Dillon seemed extremely con-fident.“Nothing,” Salv i sa id .

“We’re perfect.” The Big Red wil l take on

Siegfried in the semif inalsSunday.

Siegfried 28, Stanford 3S i e g f r i e d

began thedefense of itsi n t e r h a l lchampionshipin s ty leSunday, as theNo. 5R a m b l e r srolled past No.4 Stanford.Led by sen-

ior quarter-back MattMeinert’s twotouchdowns —

one passing, one rushing —and sophomore running backDavid Whitmore’s 75 rushingyards on 5 carr ies , theSiegfried (4-1) offense provedi t was just as good as i tsvaunted defense.“The offensive line blocked

really well today. I think thiswas their first really completegame,” Meinert said. “Theystayed on their blocks andreally took it to them today.”The offense turned in their

best performance this season,amassing 221 total yards andscor ing a season-high 28points.In an opening dr ive that

chewed up the ent ire f irstquarter, Siegfried marched 65yards on 14 plays, capped bysophomore running backBryce Burton’s 4-yard touch-down plunge. Burton finishedthe game with 37 rushingyards on 9 carries.The Ramblers defense was

determined to start strong aswell. After allowing a coupleof long complet ions byStanford senior quarterbackTony Rizzo, Siegfried forcedRizzo out of the pocket andintercepted an errant pass.On the second play of the

ensuing drive, Whitmore fol-lowed a block by senior lefttackle Michael McDonnell andsprinted 55 yards down thesideline for a Siegfried score,g iv ing the Ramblers a 14-point lead.The Griffins (3-2) showed

signs of life late in the firsthalf, with a 31-yard field goalthat cut Siegfried’s lead to 11. The Ramblers took complete

control of the game in thesecond half, however, as theirdefense allowed just 17 totalyards in the second half andrepeatedly frustrated Rizzo,who finished the day 14 for27 with 141 yards and 2interceptions.“[Stanford] threw a lot. Our

secondary gave up some bigplays but kept them out of theend zone,” Meinert sa id .“That was real ly what we

needed to do.”The lone bright spot on the

Griff ins offense was juniorwide receiver Griffin Naylor,who hauled in six passes for56 yards.Siegfried will continue its

t i t le defense against No. 1Dillon in the semifinals.“We’ll be ready,” Meinert

said. “Dillon’s good but we’lldefinitely be ready.”

Alumni 18, Carroll 6In Sunday afternoon’s quar-

terfinal matchup between No.3 Alumni and No. 6 Carroll,the Dawgs’ offense could haveeas i ly been mistaken forNavy’s against Notre Dame, asthey ran the triple option tonear perfection in their 18-7win over the Vermin. The Dawgs (4-1) d idn’t

attempt a single pass and jun-ior captain and fullback DanDansdill led the charge with24 carries for 127 yards and atouchdown.The Dawgs’ bal l -contro l

offense limited the pass heavyVermin (3-2) offense to justfive possessions, two of whichoccurred at the end of thefirst and second halves.The Alumni offensive line

was nearly impenetrable in its213-yard rush-ing perform-ance. “The offensive

line was stellartoday,” Dansdillsaid. “The cred-i t def in i te lygoes to them.”The Vermin

a p p e a r e dpoised to pul lo f f the upsetwhen they tookan ear ly 7-0lead. Af termissing a fieldgoal on the opening drive, theVermin regained possessionon an Alumni fumble. Twoplays later, freshman quarter-back Jake Gardner completeda 40-yard screen pass to jun-ior running back NickTammerine for a touchdown.Gardner completed 12 of 18passes for 155 yards on theday.Alumni would cut the lead

to one at the end of the firsthalf after a touchdown on afive-yard quarterback sneakfrom freshman quarterbackWill Cronin, but the Dawgsmissed the extra point.The game was decided in

the th ird quarter whenAlumni, trailing 7-6, drove 65yards on the opening posses-sion of the second half andcapped off the drive with aone-yard quarterback sneakfor a touchdown. Despi temissing the two-point conver-s ion, Alumni ’s 11-minutedrive demoralized the Vermindefense. A three-yard touch-down run in the fourth quar-ter by Dansdill sealed the winfor Alumni.In the second half, Dansdill

sa id the Dawg’s defenseadjusted to Carroll’s offensiveattack.“We tried to limit them to

short passes and didn’t wantany big plays,” he said.While Carroll’s surprising

season ended in a disappoint-ment, Carroll sophomore cap-tain Keith Marrero remained

u p b e a tabout thefuture. “ W e ’ r e

r e t u r n i n gour ent iresquad nexts e a s o n , ”M a r r e r osaid. “You’llhear fromus.”A l u m n i

will squareof f againstSorin in thes em i f i na l s

on Sunday with a trip to thechampionship game at NotreDame Stadium on the line.

Sorin 14, Morrissey 0The postseason bat t le

between Sorin and Morrisseyshowcased an except ionalOtters defense, as the No. 2seed shut out the youngManor attack.Sorin’s (4-1) defense was

aided by two interceptions onthe day, including one thatimmediate ly fo l lowed anOtters touchdown.“I just dropped back in cov-

erage and caught it. He put itup, and I caught it,” sopho-more cornerback Ted Spinellisaid.Spinel l i led the Otters ’

offense as well, connecting onfirst-half touchdown passeswith seniors Jon Beckerle andMichael Browder.Morrissey (2-3) freshman

defensive back Isaac Evanshad an interception in thesecond half, as Morrissey’sdefense shut out the Otters inthe second half of play. TheMorrissey offense, however,never quite found the answer

to their lack of productionthis season. “If you look at our season,

we could never really get any-thing going on offense,” soph-omore l ineman Sean Baursaid. “We’ve had three touch-downs this season, maybe. Wedon’t take ourselves seriously,maybe not seriously enough.”Despite the loss, Morrissey

will return many experiencedplayers next season.“We have literally everybody

from this year coming backnext year, so we’re lookingforward to that,” Baur said.Sorin senior defensive back

Matt Gring ended Morrissey’schances with his third inter-cept ion in the past threegames.“Our defense stepped up

big, led by our senior defen-s ive backs . I fee l l ike ourdefense can help us make it tothe championship. Threeinterceptions says somethinggood,” Gring said. “HappyHalloween.”As far as preparation for

next weekend, the Otters willbe taking it easy.“We’re taking the week off,”

sophomore athlete RyanRobinson said. “We’re havinga bye week. We’re over-worked, and we’ve gotin jur ies , so hopeful ly th isweek wi l l br ing rest andrelaxation.”The Otters have only one

goal, and that is to bring atitle to Sorin.“We’ve made a lo t o f

improvements this year, and alot of that’s due to our uniqueability to practice using swim-ming pools and mouse traps,”Spinel l i sa id. “We want towin. We want to go to theStadium and win.”The Otters will face Alumni

on Sunday.

Contact Kelsey Manning [email protected], MatthewDeFranks at [email protected],Matt Unger at [email protected] Megan Golden [email protected]

McMahoncontinued from page 16

“Not many teams havethe luxury of being able

to run and pass.”

Jordan SmithDillon Senior

“We tried to limit themto short passes anddidn’t want any big

plays.”

Dan DansdillAlumni Junior

SMC VOLLEYBALL

Eighth-seeded Belles to play No. 1 Hope in tournament

Sa in t Mary ’s wi l l be upaga ins t the odds ton ightwhen it takes on Hope in theMIAA tournament.The Belles (5-20) will enter

the nine-team tournament asthe No. 8 seed and will look

for a major upse t aga ins ttop-seeded Hope (23-4 ) ,which ranks 8th nationally,in their opening match of thedouble round-robin tourna-ment.The Be l les know exact ly

what they’re up against withthe Flying Dutch, whom theyhave faced twice this season.Both matches resulted in a 3-

0 Saint Mary’s losses.“We were just [at Hope] on

Saturday so our team knowswhat to expect,” Belles headcoach Toni Kuschel said.Saint Mary’s must be more

consistent with hitting, as thelast two matchups betweenthe teams resulted in a Bellesattack percentage of .078 onOct. 5 and a .033 attack per-

centage on Saturday.“We will need to play bet-

ter. We need to be consistentwith the ball and play in sys-tem,” Kuschel said.The Belles must also try to

conta in the po tent Hopeof fense . The F ly ing Dutchposted a .449 attack percent-age in their Oct. 5 match andincreased their attack per-

centage to .453 on Saturday. “We wi l l need to serve

tough against a great offense.We will also need to be morefocused on service receivingand defense,” said Kuschel.The match begins at 7 p.m.

at Hope.

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Carroll junior running back Nick Tammerine runs the ball againstAlumni on Sunday. The Dawgs beat the Vermin 18-6.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Notre Dame off to a good startND WOMEN’S GOLF

Irish in fifth despiteimproved strokes

Pangborn comes from behind to take Farley in overtimeWOMEN’S INTERHALL FOOTBALL


Freshman guard Eric Atkins goes up for a shot in the exhibitiongame against Marian on Monday.

After commencing the2010 Alamo Inv i tat ionalwith a first-round score of298 on Sunday and a fifth-place s tanding, the Ir ishhave cut nine strokes offtheir second-round teamscore but remain in f i f thplace. Monday’s compiledscore o f 289 puts NotreDame at 587 overall as itheads into the today’s thirdand final round.

Texas Christian Universityleads the tournament with atwo-day total of 575, fol-lowed by Tulane in secondwith 581 and Texas A&M

and Colorado tied for thirdwith a 36-hole stroke totalof 582.

Freshman Nicole Zhangand senior So-Hyun Parklead the Irish with rounds of145, tying them for ninthamong the 75-player field.Rookie sensat ion Zhang,who entered the tournamentas Notre Dame’s No. 2 seed,shot a 72 on Day 1 and fol-lowed i t wi th a 73 onMonday. Her Day 1 scorewas an even-par total andlanded her in third, a posi-t ion now held by playerswho shot a 143. Last sea-son, the event was short-ened due to rain, but the

see PAR/page 12

By MEAGHAN VESELIKSports Writer

Fol lowing Wednesday’sdeath of Notre Dame juniorDeclan Sullivan, a Fisher res-ident, RecSports contactedFisher with an offer to post-pone its first-round playoffgame against No. 1 seedDillon.

Without hesitation, Fisherrector Fr. Rob Moss and sen-ior captain Michael McMahondeclined the offer.

“We definitely appreciatedthe offer,” McMahon said.“That was very kind of them.While we are all dealing withthe tragedy, we have to rollon with what we are doing.

“I don’t want to downplay

Dillon shuts out FisherMEN’S INTERHALL FOOTBALL

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Fisher junior Pat Hertenstein throws a pass in Fisher’s game agaist Dillon on Sunday. The Big Redbeat the Green Wave 20-0.

Fisher loses to Dillon,declines game change

see McMAHON/page 14 see REUNION/page 12

By KELSEY MANNING,MATTHEW DEFRANKS,MATT UNGER and MEGANGOLDENSports Writers

Brown andteammatesmeet again

Irish fans have waited twoyears to watch senior guard ScottMartin take the court, and theyhave waited months to see howfreshman guard Eric Atkinswould do leading the offense.

As Notre Dame defeatedMarian 85-52 in an exhibitiongame Monday, Martin tied withfourth-year forward TimAbromaitis as the leading scorersin the contest with 15 pointsapiece. He went six-for-10 fromthe field, including three-for-fivefrom 3-point range, and hit hisfirst shot of his Notre Damecareer.

“I was a little nervous at thestart, a couple butterflies, but I

By DOUGLAS FARMERSports Writer

see MARTIN/page 12

By MEAGHAN VESELIKSports Writer

ND VOLLEYBALL

No. 4 Pangborn showed justhow badly it wanted to reachNotre Dame Stadium in thefirst round of playoffs againstNo. 5 Farley on Sunday. AfterPangborn fell behind early,the Phoxes (4-1) recovered to

force a tie at the end of regu-lation and scored a touch-down in the overtime periodto win the game 25-19.

“This was a give-and-takegame,” Pangborn seniorquarterback Gabby Tate said.“It was one of the greatestflag football games I’ve everplayed in. Either team couldhave won.”

The Finest (3-2) took anearly lead when junior receiv-er Kaitlyn Vitale received a

short pass through the middlein the end zone. Farley’s run-ning game was effective inmoving the bal l down thefield to gain better position.Vitale scored again on a simi-lar series to make the score13-0.

Pangborn answered justbefore halftime with a touch-down of its own. Freshmanreceiver Mary Kate Veselikreceived a long pass on theright side of the field and ran

it in for a touchdown.The Phoxes tied the game in

the second half on specialteams when they returned aFarley punt to the house for atouchdown. After exchangingtouchdowns, the teamsremained tied at the end ofregulation. Pangborn’s tena-cious defense held the Finestscoreless in overtime. Whengiven the ir chance, thePhoxes made the most o ftheir opportunity when Tate

found Veselik in the left cor-ner of the end zone for thedeciding points.

“Both freshmen came uphuge today,” Tate said. “MaryKate kept her cool and playedgreat . I ’m expect ing goodthings from her in thefuture.”

Farley’s loss was not forlack o f e f for t , and seniorcoach Kevin Ri t t was s t i l l

By LAURA COLETTI,VICTORIA JACOBSEN,JOSEPH MONARDO andDAVID KENNEYSports Writers

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