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Alcohol-related incidents spark concernPolice make arrestsand issue citations forminor consumptionat off-campus parties

Students should knowtheir rights, attempt tocooperate to avoidtrouble with drinking

By SARAH MERVOSHNews Editor

By LAURA McCRYSTALNews Editor

Three people were arrestedand two more were cited lastweekend for minor consumptionin off-campus areas heavily pop-ulated with Notre Dame stu-dents. The suspects were 19 and20 years old.Three of the suspects gave

Notre Dame campus addressesand two gave out-of-stateaddresses.These incidents came after

police busted a party July 17 at1017 E. Washington St. and took43 people to jail for various alco-hol charges. Those arrestedincluded eight football players,one basketball player and ninehockey players. South Bend police responded

to a call that a fight was occur-

As the school year beginsand students attend off-cam-pus parties, local lawyers’advice is to understand notonly the law, but a lso thevalue of cooperative behaviorin encounters with police offi-cers.Notre Dame Law School

graduate Rudy Monterrosasaid it is crucial for studentsto know the law. He practiceslaw in South Bend and hasexperience defending stu-dents charged with alcohol-related offenses. “I do bel ieve that i t ’s an

issue that students do need tobe aware of what their rightsare and what they can andcannot do,” he said.

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Block Party returns to B1Fr. Warner selected as12th Superior General

The Congregation of the HolyCross has a new leader inRome, and he’ll arrive fromNotre Dame.Director of Campus Ministry

Fr. RichardV. Warnerwas electedon July 16to becomethe 12thS u p e r i o rGeneral oft h eCongregationof HolyCross inRome.Warner graduated from

Notre Dame in 1962 andreceived an honorary degreein 1987 from the University.He also studied theology atCathol ic Universi ty inSantiago, Chi le , and wasordained a Holy Cross priestin 1966.“Fr. Warner has served

Notre Dame with distinction inmany and varied capacities,and we are collectively — andI am personally — indebted tohim for his wise counsel, wit-ness to the Gospel and serviceto our campus and broader

community,” Universi tyPresident Fr. John Jenkinssaid in a press release.After his ordinat ion, Fr.

Warner returned to Chile toteach English for six yearsbefore becoming the provin-cial treasurer for the IndianaHoly Cross Province. In 1979,he became Provincial Superiorfor the Indiana chapter.Warner, a counselor to then-

Universi ty President Fr.Edward “Monk” Malloy,became director of CampusMinistry in 1989 and has heldthe position for more than 20years.In his new position, Warner

wil l succeed Fr. Hugh W.Clearly. He will oversee theinternational missions andoperat ions of theCongregation, founded inFrance in 1837 by BlessedBasi l Moreau. Warner wil lwork primarily from Rome,according to the release.The Congregation of Holy

Cross is an order of more than1,500 priests and has foundedeight colleges and universitiesin the United States, includingNotre Dame, and 45 second-ary schools worldwide, therelease said. In addition toeducation, the Holy Cross is

Saturday marks the returnof the B1 Block Party, whichwill be held at 5 p.m. in theLegend’s parking lot and starGuster and Mayer Hawthorne,among others.The event was originally

conceived after constructioncancelled the annual student-run concert, “The Show.”“The Show didn’t have a

place to go, and there reallywasn’t anything going on atthe beginning of the year lastyear so Legend’s decided tohave it in the parking lot,”said Aaron Perri, generalmanager of Legends. “I don’tthink it’s necessarily replacedThe Show.” The Block Party may not

have officially replaced TheShow, but it drew a largercrowd last year than theannual show ever did.“It was a wild success last

year. We had 5,000 people; itwas bigger than The Showever was. Even with five ticketbooths, we couldn’t keep upwith the line,” Perri said. “Wecouldn’t have been morepleased ... People just reallyembraced it.”While the Block Party is, in

part, a concert, Perri remindsstudents that the Block Party

is unlike The Show in that it isabout more than the music.He said he hopes students willtake advantage of all it has tooffer this year.“I feel like last year people

kind of thought of it just as aconcert and didn’t realizethere was a lot more going

on,” he said. “The idea behindit is that it ’s really threeattractions in one: the food,the festivities, the music. Weactually have free food from 5to 7 p.m., so that’s somethingnew from last year.”

see RIGHTS/page 6see ARRESTS/page 9

see WARNER/page 5 see PARTY/page 6

By COURTENAY DEVLINNews Writer

By JOHN CAMERONNews Writer

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Musician Matisyahu performs at last fall’s B1 Block Party.Saturday marks the return of the outdoor Legend’s event.

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It’s appropriate that I spend mosto f my t ime work ing for TheObserver, because I specialize inobserving. That’s my watered down term for

p ick ing out cer -ta in ind iv idua l son campus andgiving them just-obscure enoughnicknames tha tmy friends and Ican ta lk aboutthem.With two thou-

sand new fresh-men to choosef rom and thereturn of peoplewatch ing in thed in ing ha l l , thebeginning of fall semester is themost wonderful time of the year forus “observers.”Most of the time, it’s someone I

have never met. But their insis-tence on wearing cute dresses tothe DH on Sa turday morn ingsinstead of sweats like the rest ofthe hungover campus population,or their eerie resemblance to anarmadillo, warrants my “observa-tion.”Somet imes , i t ’s someone who

skirts the edges of my friend group.At least in this case they have somesemblance of who I am, but I can’tdecide if that makes it more or lesscreepy that my fr iends text me“Fril ls singing karaoke at a barabout her long distance relation-ship with JFK!!!” Probably morecreepy, but it’s fine.Basically, if you work in student

government, have hooked up withany of my fr iends or one of myfriends wants to hook up with you,are a bar i s ta a t S tarbucks oralways study in the same location,you are in danger of earning your-self a nickname.I’m sure I’ve earned myself one

right now since my picture is nextto this column. But do me a favorand a t l eas t make i t c rea t i veenough that I won’t know you’retalking about me when I pass youin the dining hall. Changing Smervto Smurf won’t cut it. For those o f you s i t t ing here

being creeped out, don’t even try topretend that you don’t do it too.Face it, campus “observing” is 10times better than Facebook stalk-ing because you don’t actually haveto be friends with the person to doit. All you need is to find out that

that girl dressed as a mermaid forthe theme party hooked up with thesame kid you did. Or have a guyrefuse to walk your friend homeafter breaking parietals, and soonyour fr iends wil l be texting youthings like, “Omg Ariel chatting itup with up Broken Legs at Feve.”At least for those of us who work

for the Observer, s ta lk ing , er Imean “observing,” comes with thejob description of being a journal-ist. So that’s my excuse. It’s not being

creepy, it’s being professional.

The Observer regards itself as a professional publication and strives for the highest standards ofjournalism at all times. We do, however, recognizethat we will make mistakes. If we have made a mistake, please contact us at 631-4541 so

we can correct our error.

The views expressed in the InsideColumn are those of the author andnot necessarily those of The Observer.

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QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?

IN BRIEFShakespeare’s fairy tale

“Cymbeline” will be performedtonight at 8 p.m. in the DecioMainstage Theatre at theDeBartolo Performing ArtsCenter. Tickets are $15 for stu-dents and $35 for general admis-sion. For more information call574-631-2273.

The annual RecSportsBiathalon will take placeSaturday at 10:30 a.m. at St.Joseph’s Beach, with registrationbeginning at 9 a.m. For moreinformation call RecSports at574-631-5100.

The musical “Kiss Me Kate”will be performed Saturday at7:30 p.m. in the Leighton ConcertHall at the DeBartolo PerformingArts Center. Tickets are $15 forstudents and $35 for generaladmission. For more informationcall the DeBartolo Box office at574-631-2273.

An opening reception for theMcGraw and PauLlosa CollectionExhibit will take place Sundayfrom 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the SniteMuseum of Art. All are welcometo attend.

There will be an outdoorscreening of the film “PlanetEarth” this Sunday at 8: 30 p.m.on South Quad. Snacks andrefreshments will be provided. Allstudents, faculty and staff arewelsome to attend.

The Kaneb Center for Teachingand Learning and the CareerCenter are holding a workshop”What Can We Do For You?” thisMonday from 5:30 p.m. to 6:15p.m. in the LaFortune StudentCenter Ballroom. Registration isrequired. Please register online atkaneb.nd.edu

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

OFFBEATM a n h i t b y f l y i n gf ish dur ing boat raceCOLUMBIA — A fish out

of water sent a Texaskayaker onto dry landinstead of the finish line atan annual Missouri Riverendurance race.Houston resident Brad

Pennington was consideredone of the favorites amongmen's solo racers in theMissouri River 340, acanoe and kayak race thatbegan Tuesday morning inKansas City, Kan. At leastuntil a 30-pound Asian sil-ver carp jumped from thewater and hit him in thehead. The fish are knownto panic and jump inresponse to passing ves-sels."It felt like a brick hit

me," Pennington saidWednesday.The 43-year-old lawyer

already was having troublesteering his boat, a stream-lined model built for speedbut not necessarily sturdyenough to withstand a riverknown for commercialtransport. The fish flew asPennington was trying toreturn to shore to repairhis kayak, assisted by acompeting three-man team

Champion ham fetch -es $1.6 mil for charityLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Start

baking those biscuits andstirring that red-eye gravy.Two donors have pledged arecord $1.6 million forKentucky's grand champi-on country ham.

That works out to about$100,000 a pound for 16pounds of Kentucky'sfavorite cured meat.The auction is the high-

light of the Kentucky FarmBureau's annual KentuckyCountry Ham Breakfast atthe state fair in Louisville.This year's winning ham

was produced byBroadbent B&B Foods ofKuttawa in westernKentucky.Bernard Trager, chair-

man of Republic Bank andTrust, and Dr. Mark Lynn &Associates, owner of Dr.Bizer's Vision World, con-tributed $800,000 eachThursday for the ham.

Information compiledfrom the Associated Press.

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Several Notre Dame students spent their Thursday afternoon playing cornholeand other games at a barbecue on South Quad, sponsored by the College ofEngineering.

Sarah Mervosh

News Editor

“Special K.”

Elizabeth Balderramma

juniorMcGlinn

“Cracklin’ OatBran.”

Kyle Sandberg

juniorAlumni

“Froot Loops.”

Lauren Kelly

sophomoreoff-campus

“Special K.”

Lucia Tosatto

sophomoreRyan

“HoneyBunches of Oats

and Oh’s.”

Tylor Gauger

sophomoreStanford

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Freshmen adjust tocollege life at ND

Freshmen are feeling thepressure of juggling academicsand a social life after their firstfew days on campus.Freshman Kaitlyn Keelin said

the assignments have beenstacking up.“I wasn’t really nervous,” she

said. “I’m slightly overwhelmedby the readings already on thefirst day. I wasn’t ready for it.”Keelin, who is taking mostly

general requirements, said sheis still in the process of makingfriends and branching out oncampus. Her roommate,Rebecca Moriarty, said she hasmade friends with mostly theother residents of her dorm.“It’s a lot different than what I

expected,” Moriarty said.“Actually, I didn’t know what toexpect.”Freshmen Bobby Hess and

Taylor Nutter said the worstpart of the first week didn’tcome in the classroom, butrather in adding final touchesto rooms and class schedules. “It’s been busy, but it’s been

really nice. Everybody’s reallykind here,” Nutter said. “I’mfrom San Diego, and I couldn’ttake that much. I had to find allI needed here. I also got into[Introduction to Anthropology]with [Professor James]McKenna, so I’m really excit-ed.”Hess said his schedule was

finally organized with his advis-er.“It was a shock at first to

walk into a 250-person general

chemistry class,” he said. “Butmy seminar is nice.”While some freshmen stress

about making friends, Keelin isnot worried because of thecampus atmosphere.“I always heard people were

friendly — that they go out oftheir way to help,” she said. “Itwas pleasantly unexpected.”Hess was worried about mak-

ing friends while keeping hisgrades up before he got to cam-pus, but those fears subsidedafter learning he was living inSorin College.Moriarty, whose mother

attended Notre Dame, heardstories about friendships madeon campus.“From that, I thought I

would’ve had great friends bynow, but it’s more than that,”she said. “You have to find peo-ple you want to be with.”Athletics seem to be the most

anticipated social event. BothMoriarty and Keelin said theycannot wait for football seasonto begin, and Hess said he’sbeen attending games with hisfamily for more than a decade,watching the student section.“I’m looking forward to being

in the student section and doingall the cheers,” Moriarty said.Keelin is also looking forward

to interhall athletics, specifical-ly soccer, although worriesabout balancing everything arealso growing stronger.“I just feel stressed out about

it already,” Moriarty said. “ButI’ll be okay. I’ll just set my mindto it.”

By AMANDA GRAYNews Writer

Contact Amanda Gray atagray3@nd.edu

Saint Mary’s campusundergoes renovation

Students returned to the SaintMary’s campus to find somechanges.Karen Johnson, vice president

for student affairs, said most ofthe work was done during thesummer, though students maystill see some continuing intothe fall. Many of the changeswere made to directly benefitstudents, while others benefitedstudents more indirectly andwere designed to add beauty tothe College.“All the work benefits the stu-

dents, whether it is providing amore comfortable learning orliving environment, or provid-ing a safer campus,” Johnsonsaid. Johnson said new closed cir-

cuit cameras were added to theAngela parking lot. These cam-eras were requested by stu-dents several years ago to cre-ate a safer environment in theparking facility. The College applied it,

Johnson said. In addition to thecameras, card access wasadded to Angela Athletic Center.Johnson said Lake Marian

was cleaned during the summeras well. Silt was removed fromthe lake and will be used asfiller around campus.

After several severe stormsduring June, seven trees wereremoved from campus and willbe replaced, Johnson said.Additionally, the College

changed the landscaping in sev-eral different areas on campus.Johnson said this was toremove old or overgrownplants. The Nature Trailreceived new markers, andfoliage around the trail wastrimmed.Johnson said several build-

ings were upgraded. The roofsof Moreau Hall and the ScienceHall are being replaced, andother building renovationsinclude a new air handling sys-tem installed in Holy Cross Hallto better circulate fresh airthroughout the building. Theradiators in Holy Cross Hallwere removed as well, allowingnew convection heating units tobe installed in every room.Regina Hall was the recipient

of some new furniture. TheCollege also repaired severalsidewalks after requests fromstudents last spring. “I absolutely think these

things improve the campus,”Johnson said. “Any time youmake upgrades and repairs youimprove the campus environ-ment.”

By ALICIA SMITHAssociate Saint Mary’s Editorr

Contact Alicia Smith atamith01@saintmarys.edu

Please recycle The Observer.

Recent revisions to the SaintMary’s Co-Exchange (Co-Ex) foodservices program have promptedCollege students to start a peti-tion in opposition to the changes.The former Co-Ex program

allowed Saint Mary’s students touse one of their meal swipes toreceive a ticket to eat dinner freeof charge at one of Notre Dame’sdining halls. In recent years, sev-enty-five daily tickets wereoffered on a first-come, first-serve basis, according to an e-mail sent to Saint Mary’s studentsexplaining the policy change.Beginning this semester, Saint

Mary’s students will only be ableto apply for a Co-Ex ticket if theircommitments to classes ororganizations at Notre Dame pre-vent them from eating duringnormal Noble Family Dining Hallhours, according to the e-mail.Saint Mary’s students who do

not fit these criteria must pay fullprice to eat at Notre Dame.“[The program] may exist for

decades to come, but with amore focused intent. The pro-gram is not being eliminated,”Karen Johnson, vice president ofstudent affairs at Saint Mary’s,said in an e-mail to the Collegestudent body. “It is being man-aged in a more efficient manner,so that Saint Mary’s studentswith a demonstrated need to beon Notre Dame’s campus atmealtime will get the Co-Ex tick-ets.”

According to Johnson, the for-mer policy often prevented stu-dents with commitments at NotreDame from obtaining tickets.“[The change] is about better

utilizing the tickets we distributeso the people who need them aregetting them. We are happy topay for the meals of students whohave a demonstrated need to beon Notre Dame’s campus,”Johnson said.Saint Mary’s and Sodexo, the

College’s food service company,pay the for the number of Co-Ex

meals each day because themeals are not included in an indi-vidual student’s meal plan, the e-mail said. According to the e-mail, the existing policy allowingNotre Dame students to eat atSaint Mary’s has not changed.Sophomore Genevieve Spittler

was a member of the SaintMary’s swim team last year.Because practices were held atNotre Dame, she said she oftenmissed College dining hall hoursand used the Co-Ex policy to eatat Notre Dame.

“We never had problems get-ting Co-Exes,” she said.Caitlin Acherl, a junior in the

Saint Mary’s ROTC program,agreed with Spittler.“I understand the fact that

[Saint Mary’s] needs to keep abudget,” she said. “However, Ithink they can limit the numberof tickets while still keeping stu-dents happy.”Several College students creat-

ed a Facebook event titled “WeWant Co-Ex’s Back” to protest tothe new Co-Ex policy. Students

who join the event are encour-aged to leave their e-mailaddress and short paragraphabout the how the revision of theCo-Ex policy affects them.Two of the event’s creators —

juniors Maggie Pinnick andGrace Kenesey, who is a memberof The Observer’s photographystaff — plan to present a 300-sig-nature petition to CollegePresident Carol Ann Mooney.

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SMC students protest new Co-Exchange policyBy ALISON MEAGHERNews Writer

Contact Alison Meagher atameagh01@saintmarys.edu

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actively committed to parishwork and missionary out-reach. The Holy Cross cur-rently has a presence in 16countries on five continents.“The General Chapter has

made an astute decision inelecting Fr. Warner to leadour congregation and, while

we will miss him and his min-istry at Notre Dame, werejoice that his talents will beshared in new ways aroundthe world,” Jenkins said in therelease.

Please see page 16 for arelated letter from Fr. ThomasDoyle, vice president for stu-dent affairs.

Warnercontinued from page 1

Contact Courtenay Delvin atcdelvin@nd.edu

Thirteen freshmen earnawards for anthropology

The Center for PublicAnthropology (CPA) has recognized13 first-year students for op-ed arti-cles they submitted to its 2009–10Community Action Project competi-tion. More than 7,500 studentsfrom 28 U.S. colleges and universi-ties submitted work to the CPA op-ed challenge this year. Only the topfive percent of entrants are givenawards.Three students in the Social

Science University Seminar taughtby Vania Smith-Oka, Nancy O’NeillAssistant Professor of Anthropology,received Public AnthropologyAwards in the spring 2010 round ofthe CPA competition: Jordan Bai,Ted Glasnow, and Isaac Harrington.Ten students in the Introduction

to Anthropology course taught byAssistant Professor Daniel Lendeand Associate Professor Ian Kuijt

received awards in the fall 2009round: Paige Aiello, Chris Allen,Woo Hyun Chun, Gabriel De Vela,Julian DeMelis, Sara Kolettis, PhillipLettieri, Catherine McDonough,Christina Rogers, and Alex Ydoate.Entrants were called on to

address three questions about thereturn of blood samples taken froman Amazonian tribe in a 1968research project—a controversialissue in anthropology:uAs students of anthropology —

the study of humanity — whenshould they act as global citizens,assisting people outside their ownculture and country?u After gathering information

about the controversy, what are theobjective facts of the issue?u Based on their understanding

of the facts and their beliefs abouttheir social responsibilities, whataction should they take in this con-troversy?

Special to The Observer

Underage consumption ofalcohol by a person underthe age of 21 in Indiana is aClass C misdemeanor and anarrestable o f fense , sa idattorney Michael Tuszynski,o f S tanley, Tuzynski &Associates in South Bend.Underage students who arestopped by police off icersare often issued citations,Tuszynski said, which arealso known as proxy arrests.In these cases, the offenderis released based on a prom-ise to appear in court whensummoned.The decision whether to

arrest or issue a citation isat the discretion of an indi-vidual police officer in eachsituation, although coopera-tion with thepol ice canwork to a stu-dent’s advan-t a g e ,T u s z y n s k isaid.“A little bit

of civility cango a longway,” he said. In the state

of Indiana,both theIndiana StateExcise Policeand c i typolice can respond to situa-t ions involv ing a lcohol .According to the s tate o fIndiana’s website, the ExcisePolice are the law enforce-ment division of the state’sAlcohol and TobaccoCommission.“South Bend Police, they’re

in charge of enforcing thelaws here in the city of SouthBend,” Monterrosa sa id .“Excise police specificallytarget certain types of viola-tions.”City police typically would

respond to a dispatch callsuch as a noise complaintabout a party, Monterrosasaid. They can issue cita-tions, make arrests and alsocal l in a uni t o f Exc isePolice. When either South Bend or

Excise Police arrive at thesi te of a party, Tuszynskisaid a warrant is typicallyrequired to enter a home.“The home is sacred under

the Fourth Amendment aswell as Article 1, Section 11of the Indiana Constitution,”he said. If a police officer knocks at

a door, asks to enter and isgranted permiss ion,Tuszynski said the require-ment for a warrant i swaived. There are also exi-gent circumstances, whichhe sa id a l low of f icers toenter a property without thispermission. One such exam-ple would be a situation inwhich a person fled police byentering a home. “It’s extremely fact specif-

ic,” Tuszynski said.Monterrosa said if police

knock on a door and seewhat appears to be criminalactivity, such as very youngpeople drinking alcohol, theyhave the right to investigatethe situation. Once inside a residence,

police officers may ask stu-dents for their identificationand request they take abreathalyzer tes t ,Monterrosa said. Studentsmay refuse this test, but it ismore l ike ly they wi l l bearrested i f they do so .Without a breathalyzerresult, there is no evidence

the student was drinking.This lack of evidence makesi t extremely d i f f icu l t tocharge the student with amisdemeanor, but they willlikely be booked into jail.“And that’s the catch-22

that you’re in,” Monterrosasaid. “Between a rock and ahard place.”If students take the breath-

alyzer test, Monterrosa saidit is stil l a police officer’sdiscretion whether to arrestor issue a citation.“I would tell you that typi-

cally I don’t see too manypeople getting arrested forminor consuming,” he said.Tuszynski sa id s tudents

who are arrested must bothpost a bond and test below acertain blood alcohol levelbefore they are released. Students who are on public

property, such as a sidewalk,Monterrosa sa id , may be

approached bypolice officers.In these cases,reasonable sus-picion of under-age consump-tion of alcoholis required fora breathalyzertest.“They call it a

walk and talk,”he sa id . “ Intalking to themif they get anyother informa-tion of a crime

being committed then theycan follow through with that.So an officer can go up toyou and talk to you, but I’dsay that they need to have atleast reasonable suspicionthat some criminal activity isgoing on.”Once students have either

been released from jail orissued citations, they wil lreceive a court summons inthe mai l , which makes i tcrucial that students providepolice officers with correctand current addresses ,Monterrosa said.Tuszynski said prosecutors

will file formal charges, andcases are then resolved inone of three different ways:tr ia l , p lea or d ismissal .There is also the opportunityfor a pre-trial diversion pro-gram, which would involve af ine , community serv icehours and potentially otherconditions. There is no crim-inal conviction associatedwith this program. Monterrosa said the pre-

trial diversion program is apreferable option for stu-dents because the case nevergoes to court. They can qual-ify for it if they have no pastconvictions.“By no means should they

ever proceed with a criminalcase,” he said. “Especially ifyou’re at Notre Dame oryou’re at Saint Mary’s ,you’ve already worked thathard to get to that point.“But I think that it’s very

best to have misdemeanorconvic t ion avoided at a l lcosts.”If the pre-trial diversion

program is completed,Tuszynski said it is impor-tant to understand thecharges are never erasedfrom a person’s record.When graduate schools oremployers ask students i fthey have been charged witha cr ime, s tudents mustanswer yes. These chargeswould also surface if a back-ground check is run on astudent who had completeda pre-tr ial diversion pro-gram. Monterrosa said any traces

of a charge may be erased

through expungement, whichcan be done with the help ofa lawyer, but is not neces-sary. Graduate schools andemployers would only betruly concerned wi thwhether an applicant hadbeen convicted of a crime,he said.Regarding students over

the age of 21 who host par-ties where alcohol may beserved to minors, Tuszynskisaid the same legal processwould apply. Posting a signat a party forbidding drink-ing under the age of 21might factor into the situa-tion, but it would not protectthe student hosts.“I certainly wouldn’t rely

on that,” he said. “When youhave a party and you servealcohol, you really kind ofput yourself in peril.” While Monterrosa said it is

easier said than done, theonly way to avoid encounterswith the police is to avoidminor consumption, publicintoxication or hosting par-ties at which underage stu-dents are present. Once astudent is in a situation withthe police, he said it is mostimportant to be cooperativebecause the final outcome isleft to police discretion. “Certain things are going

to happen depending onwhether you cooperate ornot with law enforcement,”he said.According to Monterrosa,

students also need to under-stand that they are a part ofthe city of South Bend. “ I have to say i f some-

body’s having a party justkeep it low key and keep itinside the house, but I guessit’s easier said than done,”he said. “I think people justneed to be aware of what thelaws are.”

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Rightscontinued from page 1

“I have to say ifsomebody’s having aparty just keep it lowkey and keep it inside

the house.”

Rudy MonterrosaNotre Dame Law School

graduate

Contact Laura McCrystal atlmccryst@nd.edu

Additional festivities includea rock wall, corn hole and aEurobungy, which is similar toa trampoline with harnesses.There will also be a 21-and-over beer garden and foodfrom Chick-fi l-A, PapaMurphy’s andJimmy John’s. While last

year’s showwas a fantasticsuccess, Perrisaid he hopesthis year’simproved Partywill be an evenbigger hit.“Five thou-

sand’s a greatnumber, and ifwe get to 5,000again it really feels packedthere in the parking lot, but wehave room for every student,”he said. “We can accommodateabout 8,000 out there.”With such a large crowd,

Perri advises students to gettickets in advance to avoid long

lines. This year, tickets can bepurchased for 10 dollarsonline, at the LaFortuneStudent Center box office andat the entrance to the BlockParty.“The tickets are only 10

bucks. We really try to keepprices down, even though theconcert costs more,” Perrisaid. “Students should know ifthey buy tickets in advance, it

will really savethem sometime.”Also returning

is the B1 AfterParty, which soldout last year. DJWhoo Kid, the DJfor 50 Cent, willbe providing theafter show enter-tainment.“The Block

Party is a fantas-tic event . . .

Legend’s is really proud to beable to present this and put itout there,” Perri said. “Wehope this year studentsembrace it even more.”

Partycontinued from page 1

Contact John Cameron atjcamero2@nd.edu

“Students shouldknow if they buy

tickets in advance, itwill really save them

some time.”

Aaron Perrigeneral manager

Legends

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ring at the corner of Washingtonand Eddy streets and were dis-patched at 1:41 a.m., accordingto the police report. “When the officers got there,

they realized the fight hadspilled over from 1017 E.Washington, so officers went tothat house and they called formore units because there was alarge party there,” the reportstated. The officer exited his squad

car and heard glass breakingfrom the rear of the house. Awhite male ranout from behindthe building andcontinued to runwhen policeordered him tostop. Officerspursued him onfoot, but wereunable to catchhim, the reportsaid. People also

jumped out of windows and fromthe roof of the residence, thereport said.South Bend police called

Indiana State Excise Police toassist them and were at thehouse for about an hour. It tookthree trips using the South Bendprisoner transport van andpatrol vehicles to transport all ofthe suspects to St. Joseph CountyJail, the report said. The suspects were kept in jail

until their blood alcohol contentlevels returned to zero. Formany of them, this took severalhours and they were releasedthe next morning.

The decision to arrest wasmade by the South Bend police,said Lt. Tim Cleveland, excisepolice commander for the dis-trict in which the incidentoccurred.“The decision was made

before our officers arrived,” hesaid. He said excise police make the

decision to arrest based on cir-cumstances.“If the individuals are too

intoxicated to walk, then we’llincarcerate,” Cleveland said. The blood alcohol levels for

those arrested at the July 17incident ranged from .02 to .16percent. Twelve of the 43 indi-viduals arrested had blood alco-

hol content levelsof .05 percent orbelow.Several mes-

sages left for theSouth Bend policewere notreturned. Student body

p r e s i d e n tCatherine Solersaid student gov-ernment is aware

of these recent incidents and is“putting forth efforts to protectstudents, keep them safe andallow us to have fun whilerespecting the law and ourneighbors.”Soler also said she is compiling

reports of the incidents andencouraged anyone who hasknowledge of an incident to con-tact student government.“We want people to come and

tell us so we know what’s goingon,” she said. “So when we talkto people we have testimonials.”

“If the individualsare too intoxicated to

walk, then we’llincarcerate.”

Lt. Tim Clevelanddistrict excise police

commander

Contact Sarah Mervosh at smervosh@nd.edu

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Beck rally to be held on ‘Dream’ day

WASHINGTON — GlennBeck says it’s just a coincidencehis Restoring Honor rally onSaturday at the LincolnMemorial will take place on theanniversary and at the site ofMartin Luther King Jr.’sfamous “I Have a Dream”speech. Civil rights veteransare skeptical.“This is going to be a

moment that you’ll never beable to paint people as haters,racists, none of it,” Beck saysof the event featuring SarahPalin and other conservativepolitical and cultural figures.“This is a moment, quite hon-estly, that I think we reclaimthe civil rights movement.”“When we heard about Glenn

Beck, it was puzzling,” the Rev.Al Sharpton said. “Because ifyou read Dr. King’s speech, itjust doesn’t gel with what Mr.Beck or Mrs. Palin are repre-senting.”Beck, a popular figure among

tea party activists and a polar-izing Fox News Channel per-sonality, is headlining theevent, and Palin, the 2008Republican vice presidentialnominee and a potential 2012president candidate, will be aprominent speaker. But Becktold his television audienceagain on Thursday that it’s notabout politics.The event’s website says the

rally is to pay tribute toAmerica’s military personneland others “who embody our

nation’s founding principles ofintegrity, truth and honor.” Italso is to promote the SpecialOperations WarriorFoundation, which providesscholarships and services tofamily members of militarymembers.The website urges citizens to

attend and “help us restore thevalues that founded this greatnation.”The rally, on the 47th

anniversary of King’s plea forracial equality is drawing astrong reaction — and severalcounter-rallies — as the nationlooks toward November’s elec-tions.Beck is known for his strong

opinions, including his state-ment that President BarackObama is a racist; he later toldCBS’ Katie Couric that he was“sorry the way it was phrased.”But organizers of Saturday’s

rally are telling attendees notto bring signs, “as they maydeter from the peaceful mes-sage we are bringing toWashington.”Signs at some tea party

events have included picturesof Obama embellished with aHitler-style mustache, racialepithets and threats toDemocratic officials. Suchposters have given tea partycritics grounds to claim theloose organization of activists ismotivated by racism againstthe nation’s first black presi-dent.“Dr. King never had to ask

anyone to leave their signs andguns at home,” said Benjamin

Todd Jealous, president of theNAACP. “To say to your follow-ers, don’t bring your signs —it’s like saying don’t open yourmouth.”“The 8-28 rally is supposedly

is about ‘reclaiming the civilrights movement,’ but it isbeing led by someone whoseidea of a racist is the presidentof the United States,” said JessLevin, a spokesman for the lib-eral Media Matters forAmerica. “This rally is aboutone thing and one thing only.And that’s promoting Beck’spolitical agenda.”Elsewhere in Washington,

civil rights activists planned tomark Saturday’s anniversary ofthe landmark 1963 speech withrallies and demonstrations,some ending on the NationalMall. One group planned afour-story sculpture in honor ofKing near the WashingtonMonument. Others planned tomeet at a Washington school.Sharpton’s National Action

Network planned a “Reclaimthe Dream” rally featuringEducation Secretary ArneDuncan, National UrbanLeague president Marc Morialand Martin Luther King III.In an opinion piece for The

Washington Post, King said ofBeck’s event that it’s “com-mendable that this rally willhonor the brave men andwomen of our armed forceswho serve our country withphenomenal dedication.” Buthe also said it was clear theorganizers were invoking hisfather’s work.

Associated Press

Students, take advantage of it: You’re being treated likekings now. With more free stuff than you can possibly use,and signs ushering you gently from ID Card registration tothe correct bathroom in DeBartolo, you probably won’texperience coddling like this until you enter a retirementhome 50 years from now.The first week back to school is traditionally filled with

free food, such as the picnic after the Opening Mass, andculminates in a concert put on by the Student ActivitiesOffice. The various student activity organizations havedone an admirable job, so far, of making the transition tocollege life more exciting and carefree.With the pageantry of football weekends still a week

away, the main campus entertainment thisweekend will happen just outside the foot-bal l s tadium at the B1 Block Party.While The Show, the traditional back-to-

school concert, had a weak showing withGood Charlotte in 2008 (and finally went onindefinite hiatus when it lost its venue in theJACC in 2009), Legends’ B1 Block Party isfilling the void. Bringing in rising artists like last year’sEric Hutchinson and Matisyahu was a great start, and theevent seems to have truly hit its stride by booking college-cult-favorite Guster as the headliner for this Saturday. Legends should be commended for making this event

affordable while still cramming in as much as the B1parking lot can allow. For only $10, Notre Dame, SaintMary’s and Holy Cross students will get to see Guster andMayer Hawthorne, but admission also cover several carni-val-type attractions (including Eurobungy), performancesby student bands Nick Gunty & the Powers Five andIdentity Crisis, as well as a “happy hour” with food fromseveral restaurants. With an expanded beer garden forthe 21 and over attendees, Legends is also clearly strivingto bring in more upperclassmen to what is sometimes seenas an extension of Frosh-O.

General Manager of Legends Aaron Perri told TheObserver he expects Saturday’s event to surpass lastyear’s 5,000 tickets sold. While the B1 Block Party canboast about a head count, it’s undeniable that the bevy ofother activities this week (glow in the dark putt-putt, theSenior BBQ at Stepan, soccer games and volleyball match-es) have attracted an enthusiastic turn out because theyprovide three of the things college students love: free food,a chance to socialize and a way to avoid thinking aboutclasswork. Tonight, all over campus, students can take part in

Irishenanigans, a series of giveaways, sporting events andother activities organized by SAO. Whether it be laser tag

on North Quad or a mechanical bull on SouthQuad, the obvious effort by SAO to get studentsout of their dorms and into the nice eveningweather before it becomes time to hibernatethrough the South Bend winter.But boredom and restlessness are on the way.

Make a point to stop by Activities Night at theJACC next Tuesday, August 31. Only through

continued student involvement and enthusiasm can theseorganizations keep producing new events, sprucing uptraditions and throwing out free stuff. (Not to mentionpublishing newspapers.)If you don’t keep busy, you’ll start to notice the small

number of back-to-school nuisances.Freshman, you’ll get used to sprinklers showering you

as you walk on the sidewalks in the early evening, havingto navigate around the iron fences obstructing obviousquad shortcuts and learning to tune out the upperclass-men complaining about the increase in price for quarterdogs at the Huddle.So students, especially seniors, don’t let all this free food

and fun pass you by. Chances are you won’t find a lot ofsub sandwiches or glow-in-the-dark putt-putt greeting youwhen you start your first job in nine months.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“It does not matter how slowly yougo so long as you do not stop.”

ConfuciusChinese philosopher

Take advantage of start-of-school activities

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As the semester begins, and beforeeveryone settles into their routines, awindow of opportunity exists wherebystudents offer themselves to newfriendships. Theiropenness showswith the sparklingtwinkles in theireyes. Soon that will-ingness to makenew friendshipswithers as classesand homework con-sumes each day. Butduring the schoolyear’s brief socialintroductory periodof time, the mostover-asked questionsurely is, “What did you do this sum-mer?”For me, the highlight of my summer

came when I met avid baseball fan andSupreme Court Associate Justice SoniaSotomayor — less than a year after herconfirmation — in a softball dugout forfive innings during a cancer survivor’scharity game played by a bipartisan,bicameral team of female members ofcongress. Justice Sotomayor’s low-keyarrival quickly turned into a pied-piperstyle walk to the dugout as well wish-ers greeted her and cell phone cam-eras frantically clicked. The energyaround Sotomayor rippled like thewave along the bleachers as she madeher way to the dugout.Upon her entrance into the dugout

where I served as one of the congress-women’s coaches, senators and repre-sentatives alike swarmed for picturesand autographs. Republican housemembers who, if sitting in the senateat the time of Sotomayor’s confirma-tion, would have been bound by ideolo-gy to vote against her, respectfullyrequested photo ops and autographswith genuine graciousness. It was oneof the rare moments in Washingtonwhen political affiliations wereremoved from an event, reminiscent ofthe pre-Gingrich political era.Anyone who spent more than a

minute with the justice would attestthat Sotomayor’s infectious smile anddown-to-earth demeanor were alsogenuine. Her gracious offering of asmuch time necessary to everyone whoasked cemented my impression of her.National Public Radio personality NinaTotenberg spent nearly a dozen min-utes with her, both peering out thedugout fence at the game while chat-ting about encounters with mutualfriends.I dutifully queued among the mem-

bers and eventually had my iPhonephoto snapped with Sotomayor as wellas an autograph. Ironically, sinceSotomayor ordered an end to theMajor League Baseball strike yearsago, she refuses to sign any type ofball, including the pink softball Ioffered to her. She signed wristbands,shirts and programs but no balls. The“Reliable Source” section of the

Washington Post published that factand estimated what her signature on aball would command in the memora-bilia market.As the game progressed and players

focused more on the game, JusticeSotomayor climbed on the bench, sit-ting on the back support with her feeton the seat so that she could better seethe game above the players in thedugout. While she sat alone during thefifth inning, I approached her solitaryfigure for my few minutes of qualitydiscussion. I mentioned that if my par-ents were alive, they would be thrilledat my ability to speak with her becauseall four of my grandparents wereItalian immigrants in the early 1900s.Sotomayor replied that our nation

certainly is a wonderful place ofopportunity, comparing the path sheand her immigrant family took to mypath. She joyfully and emphaticallyspoke from her heart when she tiedour families’ paths with the possibilityof intersecting and being together inthe dugout. It reminded me of theexcitement Catholics felt in 1960 whenJohn Kennedy broke the political reli-gious prejudices with his election aspresident.As I prepared to return to my coach-

ing duties and end our conversation, Icould not resist the bust-chopperaspect of my personality. I concludedby asking her to do me a favor the nexttime she saw Justice Antonin Scalia. Isaid, “Tell Justice Scalia for me that a

practicing Catholic says to quit givinghis opinions in speeches before issuescome before the court — he is sup-posed to decide on the merits in court,not prior.”Justice Sotomayor smiled her

famously broad grin, and I could see abright twinkle in her eye that knewwhat I meant. She merely nodded herhead as I shook hands with her onefinal time and resumed my coachingduties. She sat alone atop the dugoutbench for another two innings withoutmuch more conversation from othersin the dugout.As I think back on my first week at

Notre Dame when everyone seemed tohave a bright twinkle in their eyes andwere open to making new friends, Igleaned a life lesson. Students, bewarethat life’s many twists always seem topresent at least one new person with agenuine soul regardless of whether ornot destined for fame. Recognizing afuture Sotomayor begins with yourfirst week at Notre Dame.

Gary Caruso, Notre Dame ‘73,serves in the Department of HomelandSecurity and was a legislative andpublic affairs director in PresidentClinton’s administration. His columnappears every other Friday. He can becontacted atGaryJCaruso@alumni.nd.edu

The views expressed in this columnare those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

My summer experience hanging out in the dugout

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Show some faithThis letter is in response to Mackin Bannon and Rachel Cotton’s

answers to The Observer’s “Question of the Day” on Aug. 25. WhileBrandon Saia, Stephanie Prince and Tierney Roche correctly pre-dicted an undefeated season for the Fighting Irish football team in2010, Mackin and Rachel had the audacity to predict nine and 10wins after only their second day as Notre Dame students.Mackin? Rachel? Where’s the faith? What reason have you to

believe in anything less than perfection? What has caused you tobecome jaded so soon into your lives as Domers? I’ve lived through dark times as a student. I came to Notre Dame

during Brady Quinn’s final year amidst a hurricane of hype abouthow great our team was supposed to be. I thought I felt bad after abrutal loss in the Sugar Bowl that year, but then came the worstthree-year stretch in the history of our program ... After witnessing 3-9, 7-6 and 6-6 from the student section, I feel

as though skepticism should be justifiable. Even so, I still stay trueto my duty as a Domer by refusing to let doubt creep into my mind.Night is darkest before the dawn. In our case, night was darkest twoseasons ago.Now, as Coach Kelly ushers in a new era of Fighting Irish Football

I urge you to look around at the rays of new hope that wash overour campus and reflect in Our Lady atop the Golden Dome herself.Right now, a new energy unfamiliar to any current student is stir-ring just beneath the surface. Anticipation is mounting, and theechoes are nearly ready to be awakened. In just ten days, thunderwill shake down from the sky over Notre Dame Stadium. It is up toall of us to recognize the opportunities we currently have as coach-es, players, faculty, staff, administrators, and especially the players,the band, and the students, to take advantage of our short time hereby doing our own part to carry on the Spirit of Notre Dame. You will look back on these days for the rest of your lives, and our

tradition will live on through the stories you share with our futuregenerations. Wouldn’t you rather have your own stories begin likethose of Brandon, Stephanie and Tierney? Wouldn’t you rather startoff as a true believer?Go Irish! Beat Boilers!

Daniel Colt Collinslaw student

Class of 2013Aug. 25

I first visited and fell in love with Notre Dame when I was in third grade. My parents had broughtme to campus to see a football game. At that point in my life, I didn’t particularly care for sports,nor did I understand the majesty that is Notre Dame football. I can’t say if we won that day, but aphysical reminder of what I do remember is about to disappear.I remember running through the lush grass in front of the library, red and golden leaves crackling

beneath my feet. I remember chasing chubby squirrels wherever they scampered, and I remembermy parents having a difficult time explaining to me that it was time to leave. Most vivid in my mem-ory is flopping down in the center of a patch of grass, tossing freshly fallen leaves into the air, andcheering “I want to go to Notre Dame!”With this fond memory, it is disheartening to see ominous fence posts popping up across campus.

I believe that God made grass to frolic in, and not to be fenced in. Where will I frolic now comingfrom class after receiving an excellent grade? Surely if I wanted to prance in jubilation on a slab ofconcrete I would have found a college located in a concrete jungle! How will I skip barefoot to thelibrary on warm autumn days and feel the carpet of grass between my toes if intimidating and uglyfences deter me?Recalling the lines of Psalm 23, “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie

down in green pastures,” I implore the university: Stop this madness! These fences will decreaseour access to one of God’s most beautiful gifts: Grass, green with life and tall in exultation beneaththe heavens, inviting the most tired of feet to walk there and be cushioned.

Melissa JordansophomoreRyan HallAug. 26

Don’t fence me in!

Gary Caruso

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Walking around San Diego during thelast weekend of July, I was greeted bylamp posts bearing the banner of acharacter from the movie “Tron:Legacy,” which will come out later thisyear. Underneath the omnipresent adsare the words, “Celebrating PopCulture and the Arts.”

This is Comic-Con? I thought theSan Diego Comic Convention was agathering of 40-year-old-men insweaty Star Wars t-shirts, tradingSpiderman comics and Lord of the

Rings movie trivia. Instead, it’s more than a mile of the mostcutting-edge new products in movies, television, video gamesand comics (I actually bought some!).In-between unending rows of venders peddling everything

from anime hats to artist-interpretation Tolkien jewelry werebooths devoted to cult internet web-series like “The Guild”and network promotion sites for the likes of Square EnixGames, WB and Fox. Posters from horror films and viral fanvideos I’ve never heard of ran alongside lines of giddy fans,male and female, aged 10 to 80, clutching comics or cam-eras, waiting eagerly to see the writer/artist/actor who theywill tell you changed their life (and who you most likely won’trecognize). The only way to survive is to keep moving through the

mosh of people, each experiencing their own nirvana, and tomake sure not to stop too long to take a picture of that fabu-lous Wonder Woman/Iron Man/Slave Leia costume walkingby. And is that Joss Whedon?Be still my beating heart.This is the man who got me here. Sort of.I have been a fan of Joss Whedon shows (“Buffy the

Vampire Slayer,” “Firefly,” “Dollhouse”) since fellow NotreDame student and Scene writer Ellie Hall showed me themfreshmen year. Our nights spent diving into these cult TVshows eventually led to us both majoring in Film, Televisionand Theater (FTT) at Notre Dame. We ultimately wrote twogrant proposals, asking this fine university for the funds tostudy Whedon as a writer, director, and fan influencer.Thus we found ourselves at Comic-Con, video camera in

hand and thesis questions at the ready, willing to talk to any-one and everyone who claims to be a member of theBuffyVerse. Which was quite easy, seeing as we were at theMecca of superfans, surrounded by people who spend a yearmeticulously sewing the most authentic replication ofMalcolm Reynold’s (“Firefly”) iconic brown coat possible.After all, “Firefly” fans do lovingly call themselvesBrowncoats.Our journey began at 3 a.m. on a Wednesday morning, get-

ting up in order to get in line for Hall H, the 6,500 personseating hall that quickly became a parade of top HollywoodA-listers. In order to secure

our seats for the JossWhedon/J.J. Abrams(the producer behindthe new “Star Trek”movie and “Lost”)panel, we were forcedto sit through a longslog of people like WillFerrell, Tina Fey,Angelina Jolie, BruceWillis, Helen Mirren,Jeff Bridges, OliviaWilde and AaronEckhart. After popping my

eyeballs back into myhead, Whedon finallytook the stage tocrack wise aboutBuffy, 3D and his undy-ing love of the newmovie “Star Trek” (which made Mr. Abrams blush very redindeed). But this wasn’t just play – no, no – for it was all cap-tured on my camera, to be edited and transcribed for a uni-versity-funded documentary and thesis.Tuesday began in the line for Ballroom 20, capacity 1,200,

in order to see the “Joss Whedon Experience” panel (becauseapparently we’re not the only ones who love this guy). Aftersitting through a panel on “Stargate: Universe” (of which Ihad previously known nothing) we followed the ghost of anopportunity onto the exhibition floor that turned out to be adead end. Frustrated but determined, we explored ouroptions, for we simply could not miss the panel on the man

whose works we’re here to study, and decided to plead ourcase at the Dark Horse Comics booth, the comic book compa-ny that produces the tie-in comic books for all thingsWhedon.After asking around, we were handed off to a senior editor.

A firm case was made for our work, for the credit we were toreceive and for the academic impact we hoped to make withour respective projects. See, this is the kicker. Because wewere in San Diego as students, and not just fans, doorsopened to us that we would have never imagined. VIP passesin hand, we skipped up to the entry doors to make our wayin.But who should we pass? The man himself, Whedon, about

to go backstage. I frantically joined the mass of cameras sur-rounding him, getting over my raging inner fan in order tokeep the camera steady and take in the action of Whedonsigning an autograph for a fan in a wheelchair. In fact, overthe weekend, we spent so much time tailing Whedon that hisregular entourage became accustomed to us and stoppedtrying to wedge my camera out.As fate would have it, we sat behind Whedon’s go-to cos-

tume designer, who agreed to do an interview. After that, wehooked up with the Browncoat booth, and interviewed manyof the biggest movers and shakers in the Can’t Stop theSerenity charity movement (grown out of the “Firefly” cine-matic continuation from 2005, “Serenity”). Soon word got outabout our quest for knowledge, and we even had the produc-er and the star of an upcoming fan film for charity offer to beinterviewed.This was all in between our scheduled interviews with

mainstay Whedon show writers like Steven DeKnight andJane Espenson, who now develop and write for shows suchas “Spartacus: Blood and Sand” and “Battlestar Galactica.”Had we not been at Comic-Con, our pleas for contact wouldprobably have gone unanswered, but since we were able tocatch them during their moments of down-time, we wereable to gain a massive array of authoritative informationfrom people whose careers began on Whedon shows.But what about the final contact, the Holy Grail of inter-

views our fangirlsquee had been waiting for all week? It wasnot to be, but not without an exhaust of every avenue possi-ble. The golden moment came when Whedon was leaving his

“Dollhouse” comic book signing. I had stood their filmingintermittently the whole time, so he assumed I wasn’t goingto attack. When he walked by, I held out our contact card,hoping he would grab it as he passed. He not only took it, buthe stood there, looking at me expectantly. “Five minutes – forour thesis – we’re doing it on you – if you have any sort oftime – I know you’re busy –”“Well, I actually have to run to an Avengers thing right

now, but if I have time I’ll let you know.”Alas, “time” he did not have. But that “Avengers thing”

turned out to be the Hall H extrava-ganza that introduced the whole castof the upcoming film Whedon is cur-rently penning and will direct, com-plete with appearances by RobertDowney Jr., Scarlett Johansson andMark Ruffalo. I suppose I’ll forgivehim.After four days of double-take wor-

thy costumes, endless lines, briefencounters with destiny and enoughswag to merit another checked bag,we headed to the airport, beamingwith success. Armed with the badge ofacademia, we whittled our way intothe upper echelon of Browncoat com-pany. We talked our way into a closedpanel. We connected with a couple oftoday’s most successful television writ-ers. And eventually, we made contactwith the subject of our study.The moral of the story? Pursue your

passion. If you want to study it, there isa way. If you love it enough, you will run into people whowant to help. Ask your professors, your dean, and the end-less array of funding opportunities on this campus. When youget somewhere, don’t be shy. Impress people with how confi-dent Notre Dame students are. Surprise them with yourknowledge and quest for answers. Who knows? You mightjust end up at Comic-Con.

Contact Stephanie Deprez at sdeprez@nd.edu

The views expressed in this column are those of the authorand not necessarily those of The Observer.

There And Back:

A Student’s Tale

Stephanie DePrez

Scene Writer

The four glorious days of the San DiegoInternational Comic-Con give attendeesthe chance to rub shoulders with icons ofthe entertainment industry and enjoy thecutting edge of pop culture along with140,000 other l ike-minded, so-cal lednerds. The convention has grown so muchover the past 30 years that even the mostcasual conventioneer needs a map and aplan of attack. Fortunately, my partner incrime, Stephanie DePrez, and I were notcasual conventioneers — we were womenon a mission.

1. Do your research Be able to

recognize allof the famousnames thatwi l l be wan-dering aroundthe Exhib i tHall, becauseyou neverknow whenyou’ll run intoStan Lee orJ a m e sCameron onthe way to theb a t h r o o m .Know whichof your iconswill be at theCon and makesure you canpick them outof a lineup. 2. Have aplan of attackMilitary strategies have been planned

with less detai l than our f inely-tunedschedule. Since there are always a millioninteresting things going on at once, youneed to pick and choose the most impor-tant panels and the impossible-to-misssignings, and still leave enough flexibilityin case something important comes up.

3. Forget sleepI think we averaged four hours of sleep

a night during the Con. It’s a choice — youcan be well-rested, or you can be in thefirst row of Hall H when Joss Whedon offi-cially confirms that he’s directing andwriting “The Avengers.”

4. Buddy SystemYou cannot do Comic-Con alone. With a

friend along for the ride, you never haveto worry about losing a spot in line, goinghungry or having your seat stolen during

the panel break. Instead, you throw yourseat-saving fr iend a sandwich as shewalks into a panel and run off to trackdown a Fox publicity executive. Synergy.

5. Get ConnectedAwesome things happen really quickly at

Comic-Con, so when they do, it’s in yourbest interest to know about them as soonas possible. Actors and directors randomlyshow up at booths for signings, exclusivememorabilia will go on sale, or a free tacovan will park outside the convention cen-ter. You never know what will happen, butyou can bet that when it does, someonewill tweet about it. I brought my laptop tothe Con every single day and took advan-tage o f the f ree WiFi so that I cou ld

always knowwhat wash a p p e n i n garound theCon.

6. Don’t Be“That Fan”Yes, Comic-

Con i s theclosest thingto Nirvanafor practical-ly every fanbase imagi -n a b l eb e c a u s et h e r e ’ sa lways thatchance thatyou’ l l meetthe object ofyour devo-tion, but the

overly emotional/crazy fanatics ruin thatopportunity for everyone else (I’m lookingat you, Twihards). While Steph and I werewai t ing to in terv iew longt ime JossWhedon wri ter Jane Espenson at theCalifornia Browncoat booth, a Buffy alum,newlywed Seth Green, dropped by so thathe could introduce Jane to his wife. Heshook hands and talked with fans for afew minutes ... until one very loud guynoticed him and started freaking out. Cuecrowds and Seth Green’s hasty departure.The biggest names in the entertainmentindustry come to Comic-Con to meet fansand interact with them, but no one wantsto interact with a blubbering idiot. It’sokay if your inner fangirl is squealingwhen you realize that you’ve been sittingnext to Nathan Fillion for the past 15 min-utes (true story), but keep it that way:inside.

Seniors Stephanie DePrez and Ellie Hall

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By ELLIE HALL Scene Writer

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For those who, like myself, were unlucky enoughto miss Comic-Con 2010 this year, here are some ofthe greatest hits, misses, news and shockers tocome out of San Diego. Comic book movies are all the rage right now,

with “The Green Lantern,” “Thor” and “CaptainAmerica” all havingstrong presences atthis year’s SanDiego Comic-Con.But, perhaps evenmore exciting thanRyan Reynolds inthe CGI GreenLantern suit, is theannouncement of adirector and finalcast list for “TheAvengers,” a comicbook about thec r ime - f i gh t i ngantics of a legion offamous super-heroes, including, but not limited to, CaptainAmerica, Iron Man, Thor and the Hulk. Fanboysrejoiced when Joss Whedon, the creator of suchpop-culture hits as “Firefly,” “Buffy the VampireSlayer” and “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog” wasannounced as the director of this superhero extrav-aganza. Marvel Comics also announced their third Hulk in

the last decade, after Eric Bana and EdwardNorton both left the franchise, with Mark Ruffalo(“Shutter Island”), who will be joining the cast of“The Avengers.” Jeremy Renner, star of this year’sOscar winner “The Hurt Locker,” will join Whedon,Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson,Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson and many othersas the superhero Hawkeye. During the MarvelComics panel, Robert Downey Jr. saunteredonstage and proceeded to bring out the entire castof the film. Never has so much nerd-power been inthe same room at one time. Though “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” has since

been released, to mostly great reviews, EdgarWright surprisedfans at Comic-Con with severalfree advancedscreenings of thefilm. He reward-ed the fanboyswho made hisfilm possible andshowed Comic-Con how to do apanel the rightway — prefer-ably with a moviewaiting at theend. Not long after

d i r e c t o rGuillermo del Toro (“Pan’s Labyrinth”) announcedhe would no longer be directing “The Hobbit,” thesequel to the much-beloved and much-Oscar-win-ning “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, he came out atComic-Con and announced his next big project — anew film adaptation of the Disney World attraction“The Haunted Mansion,” absolutely unrelated inany to the 2003 Eddie Murphy movie. Though mil-lions are scratching their heads, del Toro professesto be a diehard fan of the ride and wants to make ita scary, but still family-friendly, film. Though people having been walking around

Comic-Con for years dressed as Han Solo, HarrisonFord finally made his first appearance at the geekMecca when he was brought onstage, as a surprise,by director Jon Favreau (“Iron Man”), during the

panel for his upcoming film “Cowboys &Aliens.” Tears flooded the eyes of many fanboysand girls in the audience, and even more outsidethe convention hall who missed Mr. Ford inperson. Aliens really are taking over the world, or at least

Hollywood. After the success of alien-related flickslast year, like “District 9” and “Avatar,” a ton of newalien movies were announced at this year’s Comic-

Con. They rangefrom the very inti-mate British film“Monsters,” abouta couple dealingwith the aftermathof an alien inva-sion, to “Skyline,”about aliens thatliterally suck peo-ple up into the sky,to “Battle: LosAngeles,” whichtakes a look atwarfare against analien invasion inLos Angeles. Each

of these films looks totally awesome, and eachtakes a different look at aliens. Whether they’ll beany good or not, however, remains to be seen. “Tron” was a cult hit almost 30 years ago and

this December, Jeff Bridges, this year’s Oscar win-ner for “Crazy Heart,” is back with a new look atthe world inside a computer. In “Tron: Legacy,”Sam Flynn (“Eragon”) gets sucked into the world ofTron where his father, Kevin (Bridges) has been forthe last 25 years. Sam must save his father and getthem both out of a world that doesn’t want them toleave. Not only did the “Tron: Legacy” trailer lookawesome, Disney brought out the big guns atComic-Con with an awesome scavenger-hunt thatled to a giant rave/party with waitresses dressed inTron suits serving fluorescent drinks, clips from thenew movies, a DJ and lots of video games. “Let the Right One In,” a Swedish film about a

young vampire and the human boy she befriends,took the movie world by storm last year, receivingimmense praise from most of the world’s top critics.Groans were heard round the world when director

Matt Reeves( “ C l o v e r f i e l d ” )announced he’d beremaking the film.And though nothingcould beat the origi-nality and ingenuityof the Swedish ver-sion of John AjvideLindqvist’s novel, thetrailer for “Let Me In”that premiered atComic-Con wasn’thalf bad. In fact, itwas downright entic-ing, showing off whatappears to be somegreat work by the

movie’s young stars Chloe Moretz (“Kick-Ass”) andKodi Smit-McPhee (“The Road”). Skepticism overthe American version is still running rampant, butmany were surprised at how not-bad Reeves’ filmactually looks. While Warner Bros. did a great job of showcasing

upcoming films like “The Green Lantern” and“Sucker Punch,” the audience was left fairly miffedby the lack of coverage of what might be the movieevent of the year: the release of part one of “HarryPotter and the Deathly Hallows,” the final install-ment of the wizarding franchise. They better havesomething good up their sleeves to make up forthis.

The View From Home

The four glorious days of the San DiegoInternational Comic-Con give attendeesthe chance to rub shoulders with icons ofthe entertainment industry and enjoy thecutting edge of pop culture along with140,000 other l ike-minded, so-cal lednerds. The convention has grown so muchover the past 30 years that even the mostcasual conventioneer needs a map and aplan of attack. Fortunately, my partner incrime, Stephanie DePrez, and I were notcasual conventioneers — we were womenon a mission.

1. Do your research Be able to

recognize allof the famousnames thatwi l l be wan-dering aroundthe Exhib i tHall, becauseyou neverknow whenyou’ll run intoStan Lee orJ a m e sCameron onthe way to theb a t h r o o m .Know whichof your iconswill be at theCon and makesure you canpick them outof a lineup. 2. Have aplan of attackMilitary strategies have been planned

with less detai l than our f inely-tunedschedule. Since there are always a millioninteresting things going on at once, youneed to pick and choose the most impor-tant panels and the impossible-to-misssignings, and still leave enough flexibilityin case something important comes up.

3. Forget sleepI think we averaged four hours of sleep

a night during the Con. It’s a choice — youcan be well-rested, or you can be in thefirst row of Hall H when Joss Whedon offi-cially confirms that he’s directing andwriting “The Avengers.”

4. Buddy SystemYou cannot do Comic-Con alone. With a

friend along for the ride, you never haveto worry about losing a spot in line, goinghungry or having your seat stolen during

the panel break. Instead, you throw yourseat-saving fr iend a sandwich as shewalks into a panel and run off to trackdown a Fox publicity executive. Synergy.

5. Get ConnectedAwesome things happen really quickly at

Comic-Con, so when they do, it’s in yourbest interest to know about them as soonas possible. Actors and directors randomlyshow up at booths for signings, exclusivememorabilia will go on sale, or a free tacovan will park outside the convention cen-ter. You never know what will happen, butyou can bet that when it does, someonewill tweet about it. I brought my laptop tothe Con every single day and took advan-tage o f the f ree WiFi so that I cou ld

always knowwhat wash a p p e n i n garound theCon.

6. Don’t Be“That Fan”Yes, Comic-

Con i s theclosest thingto Nirvanafor practical-ly every fanbase imagi -n a b l eb e c a u s et h e r e ’ sa lways thatchance thatyou’ l l meetthe object ofyour devo-tion, but the

overly emotional/crazy fanatics ruin thatopportunity for everyone else (I’m lookingat you, Twihards). While Steph and I werewai t ing to in terv iew longt ime JossWhedon wri ter Jane Espenson at theCalifornia Browncoat booth, a Buffy alum,newlywed Seth Green, dropped by so thathe could introduce Jane to his wife. Heshook hands and talked with fans for afew minutes ... until one very loud guynoticed him and started freaking out. Cuecrowds and Seth Green’s hasty departure.The biggest names in the entertainmentindustry come to Comic-Con to meet fansand interact with them, but no one wantsto interact with a blubbering idiot. It’sokay if your inner fangirl is squealingwhen you realize that you’ve been sittingnext to Nathan Fillion for the past 15 min-utes (true story), but keep it that way:inside.

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Dodgers leave Milwaukee with three winsAstros beat Phillies 5-1 for a record breaking four-game sweep; Home runs from Gonzalez, Tejada lead Padres over D-backs

MILWAUKEE — Casey Blake hita two-run homer and six Dodgerspitchers combined on a two-hitteras Los Angeles beat theMilwaukee Brewers 7-1 Thursdayfor a three-game sweep.The Dodgers came into

Milwaukee with a 3-14 mark onthe road in the second half butrekindled their playoff hopes withtheir first three-game sweep atMiller Park since May 23-25,2003.The Brewers lost their fourth

straight.Leading 4-1, the Dodgers broke

the game open in the seventhwith three runs off starter YovaniGallardo (11-6) and reliever ToddCoffey.Gallardo walked reliever Kenley

Jensen with one out and ScottPodsednik singled for the thirdtime. Ryan Theriot looped the firstpitch from Coffey into center foran RBI single that scored Jensen.An error by catcher Jonathan

Lucroy on center fielder ChrisDickerson’s throw to the plateallowed Podsednik and Theriot toadvance. Podsednik scored onReed Johnson’s single, andTheriot came home on Coffey’swild pitch.Blake’s 13th homer, a two-run

shot off Gallardo in the sixth,pushed the lead to 4-1. Dodgersoutfielder Andre Ethier was eject-ed during the inning for arguingwith plate umpire AdrianAnderson.Los Angeles starter Carlos

Monasterios, who allowed one

run and two hits in 4 1-3 innings,tired in the fifth. But the bullpencame on to protect a 2-1 lead.With one out, Monasterios

walked Gallardo, hit Rickie Weekswith a pitch for the second time inthe game and then plunked thenext batter, Corey Hart, to loadthe bases. That ended the rookieright-hander’s 10th start of theseason. Ronald Belisario (2-1)relieved and got Ryan Braun tostrike out swinging.Dodgers manager Joe Torre

brought in left-hander GeorgeSherrill to face left-handed hittingPrince Fielder, who hit into afielder’s choice to end theBrewers’ threat.After Fielder’s 26th home run, a

solo shot in the fourth, tied thegame, Podsednik lined a shot offthe glove of a diving Weeks at sec-ond base in the fifth. The balltrickled into short right field,allowing Brad Ausmus to score.Ausmus also had three hits.Podsednik singled, went to third

on Theriot’s double and scored onMatt Kemp’s groundout in thefirst.

Astros 5, Phillies 1Wandy Rodriguez pitched seven

sharp innings, Carlos Lee home-red and the Houston Astros beatthe Phillies Thursday to completetheir first four-game sweep inPhiladelphia in 11 years.The two-time NL champion

Phillies fell three games behindidle Atlanta in the NL East andtrail San Francisco by a half-game in the wild-card standings.Rodriguez (10-12) allowed one

run and five hits, striking out six.The left-hander is 7-2 with a 1.79ERA since June 24.The spoiler Astros got major

contributions from three formerPhillies — pitchers Brett Myersand J.A. Happ and All-Star out-fielder Michael Bourn — to earntheir first four-game sweep inPhiladelphia since September1999. They swept a four-gameseries from the Phillies in Houstonlast September.The Astros have owned the

Phillies in recent years. They arethe only NL team with a winningrecord (30-16) againstPhiladelphia since 2004.Phillies starter Kyle Kendrick

(8-7) allowed four runs and ninehits in six innings. He’s 1-2 with a6.23 ERA in his last three starts.Philadelphia has struggled

against the lesser teams in themajors, going 21-19 against clubsthat are 10 games or more below.500.The Phillies’ inconsistent

offense is struggling again, scor-ing two runs or less in seven ofthe last eight games.Rodriguez allowed only one

baserunner on a walk untilJayson Werth lined a single to leftto start Philadelphia’s fifth. RaulIbanez followed with a double,but Rodriguez pitched out of theno-out jam without allowing arun.Shane Victorino struck out.

Brian Schneider then lined out toright fielder Hunter Pence, whoeasily nailed Werth at the plate.The Phillies finally broke

through in the fifth. Chase Utleylined an RBI double into the right-field corner to cut it to 4-1.The Astros scored a run in each

of the first four innings, gettingkey, two-out hits for the first two.Anderson Hernandez singled andscored on Lee’s double to left inthe first. Angel Sanchez singledand scored on Bourn’s single toright in the second.Lee connected with one out in

the third, hitting a drive to deepleft for his 18th homer and a 3-0lead.Sanchez led off the fourth with

a double and scored whenRodriguez ripped a single off thescoreboard in right.The speedy Bourn stole a run in

the seventh. He reached on aninfield single, stole second basedespite getting picked off, andscored from second on an infieldsingle.

Padres 9, Diamondbacks 3Adrian Gonzalez hit a three-run

homer and Miguel Tejada had atwo-run shot as the San DiegoPadres beat the last-placeArizona Diamondbacks onWednesday night to take a sea-son-high 6½-game lead atop the

NL West.The Padres’ closest pursuer, the

San Francisco Giants, lost toCincinnati, 12-11 in 12 innings.David Eckstein had three hits andthree runs, and Tejada alsoscored three runs to help SanDiego improve to an NL-best 76-49.Arizona’s Stephen Drew went 4

for 4 with two solo homers for hisfirst career multihomer game.Drew wound up with a leadoff

home run after umpires usedinstant replay to reverse the origi-nal call. His second homer left nodoubt, clanging off the top of anadvertising sign atop the right-field wall with two outs in the sev-enth to chase Wade LeBlanc (8-11).The game was briefly delayed

in the third inning when a womanwith a Mexican flag and a manran onto the field, apparentlyprotesting Arizona’s immigrationlaw. Both were quickly appre-hended by security and led off thefield.Gonzalez’s homer was his 156th

in five seasons with the Padres,tying him for second with PhilNevin on the franchise all-timelist. He’s seven shy of NateColbert’s record 163. His shot toright-center off Joe Saunders (1-4) with no outs in the fourthinning was his 26th. Eckstein andTejada were aboard on singles.Drew led off the game with a fly

ball into the right-field corner.First base umpire Ted Barrett sig-naled fair ball as the shot offLeBlanc ricocheted back onto the

field and Drew pulled into secondbase.The umpires huddled, then

went to review video. Replaysshowed that the ball hit off a seatin the home run porch.The 1-0 lead didn’t last long.Eckstein singled leading off the

bottom of the inning and Tejadadrove an 0-2 pitch from Saundersinto the Padres’ bullpen beyondthe fence in left-center for a 2-0lead. It was Tejada’s second sincecoming to San Diego in a tradewith Baltimore on July 29, and hisninth overall.San Diego scored four runs in

the third to take a 6-1 lead. Threewere unearned due to two errors.Eckstein scored on a bases-loadedfielding error by Drew, the short-stop. Jerry Hairston Jr. hit a sacri-fice fly to bring in Tejada. AsTejada slid into home, the three-hop throw by left fielder RustyRyal hit him in the back for anerror, allowing runners toadvance to second and third.Yorvit Torrealba followed with atwo-run single.Arizona’s Adam LaRoche hit an

RBI double in the fourth andDrew homered again in the sev-enth, giving him 10.LeBlanc allowed five homers in

his first 12 starts, and has allowed16 in his last 12. He allowed threeruns and seven hits in 6 2-3innings, struck out seven andwalked two.Saunders also lost 10-1 to the

Padres on Aug. 8 at Phoenix. Heallowed nine runs and eight hits,walked three and struck out one.

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Milwaukee Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy tags Los AngelesDodgers outfielder Matt Kemp in the Dodgers’ victory on Thursday.

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San Diego Padres outfielder Chris Denorfia misses a long fly ballduring the Padres win over the Arizona Diamondbacks Thursday.

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PGA

Woods shoots best round since break from tourPARAMUS, N.J. — Yes, that

really was Tiger Woods’ nameatop the leaderboard.In his first tournament since his

divorce, Woods finally looked likethe No. 1 player in the worldThursday at the Barclays when heopened with a 6-under 65, hislowest score of the year, to sharethe lead with Vaughn Taylor. Itwas his first time leading afterany round on the PGA Tour sincethe Tour Championship lastSeptember.“It’s exciting to hit the ball flush

again,” Woods said. “It’s some-thing I’ve been missing all year.”He didn’t miss much at

Ridgewood Country Club. Woodshit all but one fairway and puttedfor birdie on all but two holes.And while he hit his driver onlytwice, they were two of his bestshots of the day — including onthe 291-yard fifth hole, where hisdrive landed pin-high and settled15 feet away.Was it just a coincidence that

his game showed up so soon afterhis marriage was dissolved?“I can’t really say that’s the

case,” he said. “As far as golf, itwas nice to put it together.”Woods and Taylor both played

in the morning, when the greenswere smooth and the conditionswere only breezy. They had aone-shot lead over Adam Scott,Brian Gay and Ryan Palmer. Scottplayed in the afternoon, where agust of wind played tricks on himat the final hole and led to bogey.

Scott endured a long day in thepro-am Wednesday and didn’tthink Ridgewood would serve upa 65 to anyone.“Seeing some good scores this

morning made me change mymind,” he said.That one of those scores

belonged to Woods was hardly asurprise.“For him to piece things togeth-

er can’t be too hard,” Scott said.“He’s very good.”The last time Woods’ was atop

the leaderboard after any roundof any tournament was when hewon the Australian Masters onNov. 15, less than two weeks afterhis life caved in on him — the carcrash after Thanksgiving night,details of adultery, five monthsaway from the game and a bro-ken marriage, which officiallyended Monday.His golf hasn’t been very good

either, which is why Woods beganthe FedEx Cup playoffs 112th outof 125 players who qualified. Hewas so low down the list that hewas first to tee off under a sunnysky at Ridgewood, the first timehe’s done that in his PGA Tourcareer.It worked to his advantage.“With fresh greens, everybody

in our group was making putts onthe front nine,” Woods said. “Youhad to get it today.”And he did. The 65 was his low-

est score in 46 rounds, dating to a62 in the BMW Championship lastyear. Taylor grinned when askedif he was surprised to see Woods’name on the leaderboard.

“Somewhat, you know?” hesaid. “It’s good to see him back uptop.”With sunshine and a light

breeze, conditions were ripe forscoring. Palmer had a chance tojoin the leaders until a three-puttbogey on the 18th put him at 66.Even though the greens becamebumpy in the afternoon after somuch foot traffic, the course wassoft enough to allow for goodscores. There were 14 playerswho shot 67, including Davis LoveIII, defending champion HeathSlocum and Stewart Cink.Phil Mickelson, with his ninth

chance in the last four months toreplace Woods at No. 1 in theworld, made only one birdie for a72.For Woods, the timing could not

have been better.Only the top 100 in the FedEx

Cup standings advance to the sec-ond round of the playoffs nextweek in the Deutsche BankChampionship. Woods at leastneeds to make the cut, then finishin the middle of the pack. He hada better solution.“I figure if I win, I should be

OK,” Woods said.For one of the few times this

year, he gave himself ample rea-son to believe that. Woods openedwith a 3-wood down the middle ofthe fairway, a pitching wedge to15 feet below the hole and abirdie putt.More followed, even on the par

5s, which have given Woods fits inrecent months.He mostly used his 3-wood off

the tee, figuring that was enoughto reach the corners without hav-ing to take on the tops of treesthat line the fairways. Plus, withsaturated conditions from rainearlier in the week, tour officialsallowed players to lift, clean andplace their golf balls in the fair-way.“With the ball in hand, it’s much

more important to hit the fair-ways,” Woods said. It was the firsttime since the 2006 British Open

at Royal Liverpool that he hit his3-wood off the tee on every par 5.The two times he hit the driver

turned out to be two of his bestshots of the day.After the tee shot on the par-4

fifth — only six players hit thatgreen off the tee — Woods useddriver into the wind on the 18th,hitting it so well that he had onlya 7-iron into the green. He hit apunch shot to just over 6 feet for afinal birdie.

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Tiger Woods reads a green during first-round play at the Barclays,played at Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, N.J., Thursday.

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Owners push for18-game scheduleATLANTA — NFL owners are

eager to increase the regular sea-son from 16 to 18 games.The players aren’t so sure.During a five-hour meeting at a

posh hotel in downtown Atlanta,the push to add two more gamesto the regular season picked upsteam Wednesday — at leastamong those who sign thechecks.“I think it’s a win-win all

around,” said Bob Kraft, ownerof the New England Patriots.The owners also unanimously

approved Stan Kroenke’s propos-al to purchase majority owner-ship of the St. Louis Rams,assuming he turns over control oftwo other teams he owns — theNBA’s Denver Nuggets and theNHL’s Colorado Avalanche — tohis son.Kroenke owns 40 percent of

the downtrodden Rams and exer-cised his right to purchase therest of the team from theRosenbloom family for a reported$750 million.“Obviously, all of us know and

respect Stan,” commissionerRoger Goodell said. “He’s been aterrific owner in the NFL andwe’re confident he will continueto be a great owner.”Kroenke must turn over opera-

tional and financial control of theNuggets and Avalanche to his 30-year-old son, Josh, by the end ofthe year. He must give up hismajority stake in the teams byDecember 2014 to meet NFLrules against cross-ownership offranchises in other NFL cities.But talks on the expanded sea-

son dominated most of the meet-ing.Goodell pointed out that the

league already has the right toimpose an 18-game schedule —and keep four preseason gamesfor each team — under the cur-rent labor agreement with theplayers. But that contract expiresafter this season, and it’s clearthe expanded schedule will be acentral issue in talks on a newcollective bargaining agreement.The owners would like to keep

the season at 20 weeks, reducingthe number of preseason gamesfrom four to two.“We want to do it the right way

for everyone, including the play-ers, the fans and the game ingeneral,” Goodell said. “There’s atremendous amount of momen-tum for it. We think it’s the rightstep.”The owners held off on voting

on a specific proposal that couldbe presented to the playersunion. Among the issues that stillmust be resolved: when to startthe expanded regular season,possible roster expansion to copewith more games, and changes intraining camp and offseason rou-tines to come up with ways forevaluating younger players whowouldn’t have as many presea-son games to make an impres-sion.“We want to continue to

address a variety of issues beforeputting together a specific pro-posal, which our negotiatingteam will provide to the union’snegotiating team,” Goodell said.“There’s tremendous support forit. Almost all the questions, allthe discussions, are how to do itin a way that’s fan friendly.”Around the NFL, however,

many players questioned the wis-dom of making an already gruel-ing season even longer. At the

very least, they want moremoney — and several proposedchanges in the rules governinginjured players, or adding anextra bye week to deal with thegrind.“With 16 games, every game is

important and therefore the fansare very into it, the stadiums arepacked because they know iftheir team loses, it pushes themfurther and further away frommaking the playoffs,” Cincinnatiquarterback Carson Palmer said.“I think if you go to 18, eachgame kind of loses a little bit ofits significance.”The players clearly expect to be

receive a bigger chunk of themulti-billion-dollar NFL pie ifthey’re going to be putting theirbodies on the line in two moregames that count.“Obviously the players want to

be compensated for two moregames,” San Francisco 49erslinebacker Matt Wilhelm said.“That’s the one thing the playershave to get met.”They are also concerned about

an increased risk of injuries andfret that it could shorten theircareers or increase the numberof health problems they endureafter retirement.“I would vote to eliminate two

preseason games and then keepit at a 16-game season becausethe longer you’re out there play-ing, the more your body breaksdown,” Chicago Bears tight endDesmond Clark said. “When youget into December, you’re likewalking zombies. You can’t feelyour joints.”Cleveland Browns linebacker

Scott Fujita said the timing of theproposal is odd, considering theowners want the players toaccept a smaller share of the rev-enue in the next labor agree-ment.“They are asking you to play

more games and put yourself atmore risk, and they are also ask-ing us to take a pay cut,” he said.“That’s a lot to ask. All thosethings don’t make a whole lot ofsense. We need to sit down andtalk through it all and find outwhat it is they’re really trying todo and see if it makes sense ornot.”But Kraft said the expanded

season is the most obvious step tobring in more money while theeconomy is struggling.“I really think going to an 18-

game season is critical to us get-ting a labor deal,” he said.“There’s not a lot ways in thiseconomic environment we cangenerate incremental revenues.That’s the best way.“The other thing,” he added,

“our fans have said pretty loudand clear they’d like us to havefewer preseason games.”Several players and coaches

have pointed out that having onlytwo preseason games would like-ly make it more difficult for fringeplayers to get enough of a look tomake the team.Already, teams have been

experimenting with joint work-outs in training camp, believingthose sessions could help replacethe shorter preseason. This year,for instance, the Atlanta Falconsworked out with both NewEngland and Jacksonville.“If it was a two-game presea-

son, then the starters are goingto see most of that time becausethey’ve got to get ready for theseason, so if you’re third string,good luck,” said Indianapolislinebacker Gary Brackett.

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Favre adjusts to new changes in Vikings’ offenseEDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — One

of the biggest reasons BrettFavre decided to return to theMinnesota Vikings this year washis familiarity with an offensethat he enjoyed being around somuch in 2009.Suddenly, in some ways, Favre

feels as if he’s starting all overagain.His two favorite targets —

Sidney Rice and Percy Harvin —have struggled with ailmentsthroughout the preseason. Ricehad hip surgery on Monday andlikely will miss the first half ofthe regular season while Harvinhas hardly practiced because ofrecurring migraines.“Not a lot different than last

year as far as chemistry is con-cerned,” Favre said Wednesday.“It would have been nice tocome in and go to bat with theguys that we finished with lastyear, but that is part of football.Every coach will say the samething. Regardless of who is putin there we have to play thesame way.”With Favre leading the way,

the Vikings changed from a run-oriented offense in the first threeyears under coach BradChildress into a pass-first unitthat finished second in theleague in scoring.Vikings receivers caught 207

of the 377 passes completed lastseason, nearly all of which werethrown by Favre. When Favrestepped into the huddle in San

Francisco on Sunday night, Riceand Harvin were not even in thestadium, meaning 143 of lastseason’s receptions weren’taround.Bernard Berrian (55 catches)

and Greg Lewis (eight) are theonly healthy receivers on thisyear’s roster who caught a passfrom Favre in 2009.Harvin did practice on

Wednesday for the first timesince a scary collapse last weekbrought on by migraines. Hewas taken from the field in anambulance, spent the night inthe hospital and did not makethe trip to San Francisco. Hisavailability for Saturday night’sgame against Seattle is in ques-tion.The reigning rookie of the year

forged a bond quickly withFavre last year, emerging as hissecurity blanket on third down.Harvin missed one game in theregular season because ofmigraines and several practicesin the playoffs as the Vikingsmarched to the NFC title game.“Percy’s situation is kind of

iffy,” Favre said. “We expect bigthings from him, bigger than lastyear. He has to take care of him-self first.”While Harvin dealt with the

headaches last year, Rice’s needfor surgery came as a surpriseto nearly everyone. He wasinjured in the NFC title gameloss to New Orleans, but saidthat doctors told him his hipwould heal without surgery.Rice posted an update on his

blog on Wednesday, saying thathe tweaked the injury duringminicamp in June but still hopedto avoid surgery. But doctorstold him on Monday that a newMRI showed “a problem thatcould shorten my career.”“Once the Doc got in there and

checked everything out, he saidhaving the surgery was the bestmove I could have made, so Idon’t regret it now,” Rice wrote.“He said it could have beenmuch worse if I would have triedto play on it during the season.He said it could have been mylast year of playing football, so Iknow I made the right decision.”Favre said he kept in contact

with Rice, who led the team with83 catches and 1,312 yards,while he spent the summerdeciding whether he shouldcome back for a 20th NFL sea-son.“I really felt like at some point

here in training camp he wouldbe able to go,” Favre said.“Obviously that’s not the case.Probably like most people, I waspretty optimistic that he wouldbe OK.”So Brett, if you knew Rice

would be out so long, would youhave come back?“I don’t know that for certain

because that obviously wasn’tthe case,” Favre said. “It’s hardenough at 40 to play. You take aguy out that had roughly 90-something catches and was obvi-ously pretty productive ... butthere’s more guys on this team,too.”

Rice said he hopes to be backbefore the first half of the seasonends. There have been theoriesthat he did not get the surgerybecause he was in the final yearof his contract and was hopingto sign an extension, and Riceaddressed that issue in his blog.“It’s not my concern what peo-

ple say about my contract, what-ever happens, happens,” Ricewrote. “If the Vikings decide togive me an extension, that’sgreat. If not, life goes on. I’llcontinue to work hard and doeverything I can to be successfulin what I’ve been doing mywhole life, and that’s playingfootball.”The Vikings scrambled this

week to add depth to a receivinggroup short on experience, sign-

ing veteran free agent JavonWalker on Tuesday and tradingwith the Dolphins for slot receiv-er Greg Camarillo onWednesday.Walker caught passes from

Favre for four years in GreenBay, but he has just 41 recep-tions in the past three yearscombined in Denver andOakland.Camarillo has 105 receptions

for 1,165 yards and two touch-downs over the past two years inMiami.“Without Sidney, it sure makes

it tougher, Favre said. “Butgoing into the season last year,no one expected the season thatSidney was going to have. So,maybe there’s another guy thatcan step up and do that.”

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to play, and also try to get alook at some players,” Clarksaid.Clark said his strategy will

be to get each player somefield time over the weekend bysplitting the squad into twogroups that will each play inone of the two games.

“I think what I’ll do is playthe more experienced group inthe Saturday night gamebecause on paper, Ohio Stateis the more highly rankedteam,” Clark said. “Then inthe Sunday game againstIPFW, I think I’ll play the ladswho didn’t play in theSaturday game. We’ll try togive the whole team somegame play.”Ohio State finished last sea-

son with a 12-5-4 record and

IPFW, the host school, closedthe year at 6-11-2.“It’s not a tryout,” Clark said

“But every day they go out topractice is a tryout, becauseyou’re always competing.We’ve got a pretty set system,and so you’re trying to pegdown the system and getteamwork and cohesion withinthe group. At the same time,we’re looking for them toprove themselves to me, espe-cially the new boys. “They have to prove them-

selves to the team too, espe-cially the freshman. It’s veryimportant that they provethemselves to the upperclass-men and start to stake a claimand show everybody that theycan play.”The Irish defeated Illinois-

Chicago in their first exhibi-t ion game, and Clark wasimpressed by the play of many,but particularly junior forwardMichael Rose and senior mid-fielder Greg Klazura.“It was good to see Rose

back because we lost him atthe end of last year with abroken ankle,” Clark said. “Itwas good to see him back andplaying well, and I was reallyimpressed with him. GregKlazura was showing greatwil l ingness to get into theattacking area, so I thoughtthat was good to see. Therewere a lot of guys with bitsand pieces that were verygood.”Notre Dame will face Ohio

State at 8 p.m. Saturday andIPFW at 2 p.m. Sunday. Bothgames will be played in FortWayne.

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“Our two seniors, MaryKa te Boyce and Ros i eO’Connor need to play wellfor us to be successful, andI fully expect them to riseto the occasion,” Hamiltonsaid. Boyce also finished in the

top ten in the country andrece i ved A l l -Amer i canhonors. Boyce was namedto the All-MIAA First Teamand finished ninth at theNCAAs in the spring, earn-ing All-American honors.She finished ranked 38thamong Division III golferswith an 82.06 spring aver-age. O’Connor has been acons i s t en t t eam p layersince her freshman year,often coming in third forthe Belles on the course. “They know the history

of our past successes andthey are ready to do theirpart to insure our futuresuccess,” said Hamil ton.

“The upper c l a s smenen joyed our run in theNCAA last year and wouldl i ke t o ge t back andimprove upon our 4 thplace finish.”Saint Mary’s will be com-

pe t ing i n e i gh t t ourna -ments, including the MIAAChampionships. The Belleswill also have the opportu-nity to play in familiar ter-ritory, as they compete inthe O ’Br i en Na t i ona lInvitational at the WarrenGolf Course.“We have a r e l a t i ve l y

young team with six newplayers so they are eagerto see what it is all about,”Hami l t on sa id . “Theuppers know what they arecapable of and our excitedabout the high level of playthe freshmen have broughtto the team.”The Belles will compete

at Trine August 28 and 29,t ee ing o f f a t 1 :00 p .m .each day.

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ing. “We have rea l ly s t rong

leadersh ip ,” Brown sa id .“Our co-captains have done areally good job in practicesand o f f the court he lp ingacclimate the freshman aswell as continuing to lead thereturning p layers . I th inkthat we have some o therstrong leaders, and differentpeople lead ind i f f e r e n tways.”Dealy has

641 k i l l s inher two yearswith the Irishand hasr e p e a t e d l yproven herselfas an a l l -around threaton the court .Puente jo insDealy as oneof the mostexperienced players on theteam and in the league, whilealso being a knowledgeabledefensive specialist. Puente and her fe l low

l iberos — sen ior MeganDunne, junior Frenchy Silvaand sophomore Chr is t inaTheofilos — have combinedfor more than 1,400 digs intheir careers. Puente’s expe-r ience on a l l s ides o f thecourt and keeping her team-mates on track will also beinvaluable for Notre Damethis season, especially withthe f i rs t three matchesoccurring in the same week-end.

Joining the Irish this sea-son are s ix members o f ah igh ly touted recru i t ingclass, which earned the No.13 ranking on prepvol ley-ball .com. The youth of thefreshmen won’t stop Brownfrom uti l izing them on thecourt this weekend.“We’ll have some freshman

play ing for sure ,” Brownsaid. “We’ve worked throughseveral different lineups andwe need to see how every-body responds in game timesituations. We need to see

what combina-tions might bebest for us butthere will defi-nitely be fresh-man on thefloor.”This week-

end, freshmenM a g g i eBr indock andSammie Brownstart at setter,a position thatwill automati-cally put them

in the spotlight. “It’s just a matter of mesh-

ing it al l together,” Brownsaid. “We go in there with theexpectat ion o f a win . . . Ahuge thing for us is that wefind a good rhythm and thatwe get better every night thatwe play.”The Irish open their season

against Marshall at 7 p.m.tonight. Notre Dame playsCal Po ly a t 7 :30 p .m.Saturday and f in ishes theweekend against Arizona at 1p.m. Sunday.

they can’t see you from yourbox area,” he said. “So weeven added a 49th [script]where I get to run out of thecoach’s box, which is a lot offun, out to the middle of thefield to call timeout.”Another example is a “tur-

t le punt ,” which the Ir i shwould use when in a puntingsituation near their own goalline and want torun some t imeoff the clock.“ I t ’s rea l l y a

m e n t a la p p r o a c hbecause youhave to belocked-in to thedifferent situa-t i ons tha t areo c c u r r i n g , ”Ke l l y sa id .“Understandingpersonne l changes , f o rexample.”Once No tre Dame goes

through those 49 scenarios,inc lud ing Ke l l y ’s dash tomidfield, fall camp will havecome to a close, and prepa-ration for the Sept. 4 openerwill begin.“That’ll be our last day rel-

a t i ve to the preseason , ”Kelly said. “The preparationthen i s 100 percen t onPurdue.”

Notes:u Less than a week after

declaring junior inside line-

backer Anthony McDonalddoubt fu l f o r the seasonopener, Kel ly changed histune Thursday.“He’s gone from doubtful to

quest ionable ,” Kel ly sa id .“We’re moving in a directionthat we think we may havehim in a back-up capacityfor Purdue.”

uAnother linebacker tooka step in the right directionThursday. The NCAAClear inghouse dec laredfreshman Justin Utupo fully

eligible. Utupocan now bothprac t i ce andcompete.

uSophomorec o r n e r b a c kE.J. Banks willrejoin the IrishTuesday, bu tnow in a ro leon the scou tteam. He wi l lbe unab le to

play in games, and is not onscholarship, Kelly said.Banks l e f t the t eam for

undisclosed reasons earlierth i s fa l l , and Ke l l y sa idBanks made the choice tocome back in the new role.“He wanted to come back

to Notre Dame. He wanted tobe on the t eam, and hewanted to prove himsel f ,”Kelly said. “So he is going toget the opportunity to provehimsel f , both on the f ie ldand academically.”

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“We’re really lookingforward to it since weknow we have a greatlineup of teams this

weekend and we knowit’s going to be really

competitive.”

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Notre Dame will open its2010 season on i ts homecourt, as the Irish will takeon Marshall, Cal Poly andArizona in the ShamrockInvitational this weekend.“This is always a really

exciting time of the year forus ,” I r i sh coach DebbieBrown said. “We’ve beenhere a couple weeks nowjust to practice, but it’s waymore fun when you get toplay.”Notre Dame, the Big East

regular-season defendingchampions , f in i shed las tseason 21-7. With six play-ers graduat ing and s ix

freshmen added to the ros-ter, the Irish are preparedfor a challenging weekend.“We’re really looking for-

ward to it since we know wehave a great l ineup o fteams this weekend and weknow it’s going to be reallycompetitive,“ Brown said.Brown and the Irish are

looking to their strong line-up of returning players tocontinue to lead the teamand show the freshman theropes. Junior Kristen Dealy,an outside hitter, and seniorAngela Puente, a libero, willco-captain the team whileworking with other return-ing players to take on thechallenges they will be fac-

One day after only describ-ing practice with disappoint-ed sentences sprinkled withharsh words , I r i sh coachBrian Kel ly said his teamcame was “close” Thursdayafter practice.“We’re getting close,” he

said. “Today was a prettygood day for us in terms ofbouncing back from what Iconsidered a sloppy prac-tice. Our guys came with apurpose today.”Ke l l y sa id Notre Dame

worked on some of the sames i tua t ions Thursday tha tthey d id in Wednesday ’spractice.“We got a lot of the things

done that we needed to,” hesaid. “Our goal l ine workdoesn’t get a lot of attentionduring the year, although iti s impor tan t in t erms o fpunching it when in thoseshort-yardage situations.”For most of the fal l , the

Irish practiced for about twohours per session, but in thepas t two days , they on lyspent 2 hours and 20 min-utes on the field, and Fridaywill be another short prac-tice.“ [Today ] w i l l be very

short, but one that they will

have to bring a mental edgedo i t , ” Ke l l y sa id . “We ’ l lhave our bench con tro lscript, which is about 49 dif-ferent scenarios that wi l loccur during the game …We’ll do that in the Stadium.We’l l put the headsets on

and do a dry run.”Kel ly said when he f irst

started as a head coach in1991 at Grand Valley StateUniversity, his bench controlscript only ran 16 scenariosdeep. Now, he even has ascenario that involves the

head coach running.“One i s how to take a

timeout in a two-point playsituation, when, clearly, thel inesmen, the umpire andthe referee get situated so

As the school year beginswith lots of new expecta-tions, Saint Mary’s looks toset the bar even higher thisyear. Big expectations are the

norm now for the Be l les .Last year, Saint Mary’s fin-ished as not only the bestt eam in the MIAA ; t heywere a l so one o f t he t opteams in the NCAA. Be l l e s coach Mark

Hamilton said that the teamhas some particular goalsthey want to achieve. “Our goa l th i s fa l l i s to

w in the MIAA champ i -onship, perform well in thetwo b ig tournaments , theO ’Br i en Na t i ona lInvitational and the NCAAFa l l P rev i ew and t o beranked in the top 5 in thecountry,” said Hamilton. Two of the top returning

golfers for the Bel les thisupcoming season includessen iors Mary Ka te Boyceand Rosie O’Connor. Bothhelped lead the team to theNCAAs l a s t s ea son andhelped the Belles have oneo f t he i r be s t s easons i nschool history.

Notre Dame will finish itsthree-game exhibition sched-ule with games against No. 18Ohio State and Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne this week-end, after opening with a 3-2victory over Illinois-ChicagoMonday.Irish coach Bobby Clark said

he is trying to establ ish agood core group of players aswell as to solidify their partic-ular game plan as the Irishprepare for the regular sea-son.“In the f irst game, you

wanted to try to get a resultout of it, but at the same time,you wanted to try to peg downthe team and how we’re going

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Irish coach Brian Kelly speaks with his players at practice this week. After an upsettingWednesday practice, Kelly said he was pleased with the effort and focus shown Thursday.

Getting “close”

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Then-senior Justin Morrow takes the ball down the field in a BigEast quarterfinals match against South Florida last season.

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