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University, police, students react to arrestsTwo party busts over the weekend bring number of alcohol-related arrests to almost 60 since students returned to school

INSIDE TODAY’S PAPER CLC holds first meeting page 4 � Summer movie roundup page 8 � Wonen’s soccer strength of schedule page 16 � Viewpoint page 6

SMC’s Johnson elected to ASACCU

Karen Johnson, vice presi-dent for student affairs at theCollege, received nationalrecognition by being elected toa one-year term to the boardof directors for the Associationfor Student Affairs at CatholicColleges and Universities(ASACCU).

The New York-based ASAC-CU holds annual conferenceswhere leaders from schoolsacross the country can shareideas, resources and advicewith one another, Johnsonsaid. “ASACCU is the resource for

student affairs issues as theyrelated to Catholic colleges anduniversities,” Johnson said. She said she started her

work with the organization 10

years ago when she attended aweeklong workshop, “TheInstitute for Student Affairs atCatholic Colleges andUniversities.”“When the funding for the

workshops ended, theAssociation was formed,”Johnson said. “During the sec-ond year of the Association, Ihosted the annual conference

see JOHNSON/page 5

By ASHLEY CHARNLEYSaint Mary’s Editor

Photo courtesy of Annette Esquibel

At least 20 cars were broken into and robbed in the D6 parking lots Sunday night, accordingto NDSP. Read about the break-ins on page 3.

Seventeen years ago JimLaBella, general manager of theHuddle, came up with the con-cept of a limited-time, late-nightspecial that would offer hot dogsto students for just 25 cents. For a while, everything went

smoothly: The “limited-time”special became a staple ofHuddle Mart fast food, theHuddle made some money offthe sales and Notre Dame had anew thing to boast as tradition. “Then we started losing

money,” LaBella said. “We’vebeen losing money on every onethat we’ve sold for the last fiveyears, basically.” LaBella said last school year,

the Huddle Mart served 29,798hot dogs and lost eight cents oneach one of them. That lossprompted the decision to raisethe price to 33 cents per hot dog.“We waited as long as we

could,” he said. “Now, at threefor 99 cents we’re just breakingeven. We’re not making a centon these.” A departmental decision was

made over the summer to raisethe price, LaBella said. No othermajor price changes have beenmade to Huddle Mart productsthis year.

“We meet departmentally andlook at our costs, and thendetermine what to change,” hesaid.LaBella said he looks out to

protect Notre Dame traditionsjust as much as students do.That is why the price of the

hot dogs had not changed since1993, he said. The Huddle never promoted

the hot dogs as “quarter dogs,”LaBella said. They were simplymeant to be a low-cost specialoffered late at night. “We never called them quarter

dogs — that was a nicknamethat students gradually took on,”he said. LaBella does not expect the

tradition to change or fade nowthat the hot dogs cost 33 cents. “We haven’t seen any change

in the number of students pur-chasing the hot dogs this year,”he said.Regardless, students remain

dissatisfied with the price raise.For sophomore Brian Phelan,the renaming of quarter dogs as“midnight dogs” just does notcut it. “They should be called third

dogs, because before they werea quarter of a dollar — nowthey’re a third of a dollar,” hesaid.

see DOGS/page 5

By SARA FELSENSTEINNews Writer

‘Quarter dog’ pricesrise at the Huddle

The second major police raidlast weekend resulted in abroken-down door, landed apolice officer in the hospitaland brought the total numberof alcohol-related arrests sincestudents returned to school tonearly 60.The incident, in which stu-

dents reportedly refused toopen the door and one personpunched and kicked an officerwhile resisting arrest, sent 35people to jail. The recent trend to arrest —

rather than cite — students forunderage drinking has caughtthe attention of both studentsand the University. University spokesman

Dennis Brown said the admin-istration is working to addressthe issue. “We clearly don’t condone

underage drinking or gather-ings that infringe on the rightsof others,” Brown said. “At thesame time, the welfare of ourstudents is our highest priori-ty.“We have concerns about the

handling of some recent inci-dents that we are activelyaddressing through appropri-ate channels.”Indiana State Excise Police

busted a party on Turtle CreekDrive Sunday morning andarrested 32 people for minorconsuming alcohol, one personfor public intoxication and oneperson for furnishing alcohol

see ARRESTS/page 5 REN BRAUWEILER | The Observer

By SARAH MERVOSHNews Editor

BURGLARIES IN D6 LOT

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found today on page 6.

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QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT DO YOU DO TO BEAT THE HEAT?

IN BRIEFThe Snite Museum of Art will

be showing an exhibition enti-tled, “Selections from theWilliam McGraw PhotographyCollection.” The exhibit will beopen today from 10 a.m. to 4p.m. in O’Shaughnessy GalleriesII and III.

An exhibit titled “ParallelCurrents: Highlights of theRicardo Pau-Llosa Collection ofLatin American Art” will be ondisplay today from 10 a.m. to 4p.m. in the O’Shaugnessy WestGallery of the Snite Museum ofArt.

The Department of CivilEngineering and GeologicalSciences will host a seminartitled, “Risk Assessment ofWindborne Debris andHurricane Storm Surge: TwoApplications of PoissonTheory,” which will take placetoday at 11 a.m. in 258Fitzpatrick Hall.

The Department of Chemicaland Biomolecular Engineeringwill present a seminar titled,“Characterizing BiomembraneHeterogeneity,” taking placetoday at 3:30 p.m. in 138DeBartolo Hall.

A SCUBA info session spon-sored by RecSports will be heldtonight at 6 p.m. in 110 RockneMemorial.

The Student Activities Office ishosting Activities Night tonightfrom 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in theJoyce Center Fieldhouse.

The Mendoza College ofBusiness is sponsoring a lectureentitled, “The Ethics of GoldmanSachs: A Debate,” which willtake place at 7 p.m . in theCollege’s Jordan Auditorium

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OFFBEATOdometer mileage jumpbaffles vacationing coupleNEW YORK – A couple who

left their car parked in a long-term lot near Kennedy Airportduring a trip to Californiawere trying to figure out whattheir car has been doing with-out them. Mimi and UlrichGunthart said their carodometer reading jumped by724 miles while they were outof town. Ulrich Gunthart saidhe was “flabbergasted” whenhe saw the number. Anothersurprise: when they returnedto the car and started it up, amusic CD came on at full vol-ume.David Menter, a regional

manager for AviStar parking,said the company investigatedand looked over inventorylogs but “found nothing out of

the ordinary.”He said there have been no

similar claims by other cus-tomers, and the company willbe reviewing its procedures.The Guntharts said the inci-

dent won’t stop them fromparking at the lot again.

John Lennon’s toilet sellsfor $14,740 at auctionLONDON – A toilet that

belonged to late Beatle JohnLennon fetched 9,500 pounds($14,740) at auction onSaturday, around 10 times itsestimate, the sale organizerssaid.Lennon, who was murdered

in New York in 1980, had theporcelain lavatory removedfrom Tittenhurst Park inBerkshire, southern England,where he lived from 1969 to

1971, and replaced with anew one.The builders who took away

the white and blue lavatorywere told to “put some flowersin it or something,” accordingto the auction catalog.Builder John Hancock

stored it in his shed for 40years until he died recentlyand the lavatory was sent forsale, British media reportssaid.The toilet was among

Beatles memorabilia sold atauction as part of the Beatleweek festival in Liverpool, thegroup’s native city in north-west England. The pre-auctionestimate was 750 to 1,000pounds.

Information compiledfrom the Associated Press.

GRACE KENESEY/The Observer

Saint Mary’s junior Maggie Kendzicky ponders artist Patti Sayre’s “Losing Face”Monday in Moreau Hall.

“Crank up thefan because

Fisher has noA/C.”

Travis Evert

juniorFisher

“I think abouthow bad theweather is

going to be intwo months.”

Adam Newman

sophomoreStanford

“By hanging inthe one air-conditioned

room inCavanaugh.”

Jasmine Shells

sophomoreCavanaugh

“I play inStonehenge.”

Casey Easley

sophomoreBreen-Phillips

“I grab an icecold ‘root’ beer.”

Liz Moore

sophomoreRyan

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Newly-erected black postsand fencing that now standbetween the sidewalks alongseveral campus pathways haveled many Notre Dame studentsto question their purpose.James Lyphout, vice presi-

dent of business operations,said the reason for the installa-tion of the posts is aesthetic.“Individual decorative posts

have been placed in a fewselect areas to help protectlandscaped or lawn areas thathave chronically been difficultto maintain due to excessivevehicular traffic,” he said.“The posts are intended toguide vehicles that use side-walks, from service trucks togolf carts, away from theseareas.”Lyphout also said that the

University held meetings overthe summer with vendors andcampus staffto requestthat theyrefrain fromdriving onsidewalks foraesthetic andsafety purpos-es.“This effort

was intendedto increasep e d e s t r i a nsafety as wellas to minimizethe reoccur-ring damage to the campuslandscape,” he said.Despite the sudden appear-

ance of the posts and fencing,students should soon expect a

better appearance aroundthese new elements.“Sections of fence will soon

be landscapedwith new plant-ings that willsoften theappearance ofthe new fenceswhile blendingthem into thel a n d s c a p e , ”Lyphout said.S o p h o m o r e

Anthony Cossellbelieves that asthey are now, thepoles and fencesare an eyesore

on campus.“I think they are pretty

ridiculous-looking to be placedeverywhere,” he said.Senior Anna Katter agreed.

“It makes the campus lessinviting,” she said. “They seemsilly, like an arbitrary way tospend money.”Junior Melissa Guinan said

she understands the purposebehind the posts and fencing,but that does not necessarilymean it was a correct decisionto place them around campus.“I try to ride my bike on the

grass when it is busy so that Idon’t hit people or have toswerve,” she said. “We’ll findother shortcuts. Studentsaren’t dumb.”Sophomore Charlie O’Leary

said that a few simple addi-tions could improve the sight-lines around the poles drasti-cally.“Even if they put some plants

or flowers around the poles,that would help them seem

less out of place. A little effortwould go a long way,” he said.Though he views the poles

around campus as looking outof place, Cossell said one othersimple change could drastical-ly improve their appearance.“If they made the poles look

more like the fences to keeppeople off the grass, I couldunderstand that, but withoutbeing connected they lookawkward,” he said.O’Leary said he believes stu-

dents will soon grow used tothe new addition of the blackpoles.“I understand why they are

here,” he said. “It’s just goingto take a little time for stu-dents to get used to them.”

The Observer � NEWSTuesday, August 31, 2010 page 3

New fences block campus shortcuts

SARAH O’CONNOR/The Observer

Students found new fences around campus upon their return. James Lyphout, vice presidentfor business operations, said the posts serve aesthetic and safety purposes.

By SAM STRYKERNews Writer

Contact Sam Stryker [email protected]

ND policeinvestigateburglaries

At least 20 cars were brokeninto and robbed in the D6 parkinglots Sunday night.The cars’ windows were broken

and any valuable items, such ascomputers or Global PositioningSystems (GPS), that could be seenwere stolen, said Dave Chapman,assistant director for Notre DameSecurity Police (NDSP).“Basically anything of value that

people can see by looking throughthe windows are the cars theybroke into,” he said. “You canbreak a window and take some-thing out of a car in about five sec-onds.”Chapman said the cars were

broken into between around 9p.m. Sunday night and 1 a.m.Monday morning. Although secu-rity vehicles patrol campus, theywere not in the D6 north or southlots during the time of the break-ins. “We can’t be everywhere all the

time, unfortunately,” he said. NDSP is processing the evidence

and taking fingerprints of cars inhopes to find the suspect. They arealso helping students tape up theircar windows and vacuum upglass, as well as directing studentsto shops where their cars can berepaired.Chapman advised students not

to leave valuables in the car, evenif it is just a GPS base.“If the GPS has a base on it,

don’t leave the base sitting on thedashboard because that tells theperson there is probably a GPS sit-ting in the car,” he said.

Installation of black posts serves to limit vehicle traffic on grass, protect landscaping

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Westerink reflects onKatrina’s 5th anniversary

The fifth anniversary ofHurricane Katrina (Aug. 29) hascaused many Americans, and thenews media in particular, to lookback on that tragic event andreflect on its meaning.Joannes Westerink, a professor

of civil engineering and geologicalsciences at the University of NotreDame, has especially keeninsights into Katrina and its signif-icance. As the hurricane unfolded,he was providing forecasts of itsincoming storm surge, and in thestorm’s aftermath, he played aleading role in the effort to under-stand the causes of the catastro-phe and the development of stepsneeded to prevent its reoccur-rence.In 1991, Westerink and his MIT

classmate Rick Luettich, now aUniversity of North Carolina pro-fessor, developed ADCIRC: theAdvanced Circulation Model.ADCIRC has since become theauthoritative computer model forstorm surge used by the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers, theFederal Emergency ManagementAgency (FEMA), and the state ofLouisiana to determine water lev-els due to hurricane surge and todesign levee heights and align-ments.ADCIRC employs computer sci-

ence, coastal oceanography,mathematics and engineering to

forecast tides, riverine flows, windand wave-driven currents, as wellas incoming storm surge. Stormsurge is the wall of water pushedonto land as a hurricane comesashore. The model is increasinglymore accurate as geographicdetail, resolution and the underly-ing physics and computationalengines are improved. Recentrefinements have increased itsaccuracy to within half a meter 90percent of the time in hindcastinghigh water for a hurricane.As he reflects back on Katrina

and its aftermath, Westerink feelsthat the $15-billion dollar effortthat created 350 miles of floodprotection in the wake of the hur-ricane represents real progress.“This was an enormous and

very successful effort to build aflood protection system that willdoes a good job of trying to dowhat was supposed to have beendone in the wake of HurricaneBetty in 1965.” he said. “Congressfinally stepped up to the plate andprovided the massive constructionfunds to provide protection thatshould be effective for approxi-mately 40 years.”However, Westerink believes

that there are major issues thatstill need to be addressed. In par-ticular, he feels that a layered sys-tem of protection that placesgreater safeguards on especiallyvulnerable areas of the Gulf Coastwith high population levels needsto be developed.

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“They are intended toguide vehicles.”

James Lyphoutvice president forbusiness operations

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Council finalizes 2010-2011 agenda

Campus Life Council (CLC)cemented its agenda for thebeginning of the 2010-11 aca-demic year Monday, as itsmembers focused on the rela-tionship between Notre Damestudents and the local com-munity in l ight of recentevents with law enforcementoff-campus. CLC members said they plan

to delve into issues that havearisen after the recent escala-t ion of tensions betweenNotre Dame students andlocal law enforcement. “We are about to launch our

beND campaignas a cohesiveeffort at com-munity rela-tions,” studentbody presidentCatherine Solersaid. “We wantto increase goodneighbor rela-t ions and togain respect inthe community.”Ensuring stu-

dents are treated as matureindividuals without promotingunderage drinking is critical,she said.“We need to explore the

possibility of some sort of dia-

logue between students andlocal law enforcement,” LyonsHall rector Denise McOskersaid.Council members debated

the value of holding conversa-tions immediately, or aftertensions fol lowing recentarrests relax in the communi-ty. “We better be clear about

what we are going to saywhen we ask South Bendpolice to come in and speakwith us,” Keough Hall rectorFr. Pete McCormick said.“There is a lot of underagedrinking, and they are tryingto enforce the law.” CLC members said they

need to address the beNDc a m p a i g nfrom differentangles, includ-ing the factorsthat motivatestudents to gooff campus onweekends andeducation onlaw enforce-ment policies.“One leg of

this has to bec o m m u n i t y

relationships,” McCormicksaid. “The other part has tobe internal.” A renewed emphasis on

programming on campusmight alleviate some of the

pressure students experienceto go off campus on week-ends, McCormick said. On-campus events often

garner a reputation as boringand stuffy, so attract ingattendance for these pro-grams can be a challenge,Student Union Board manag-er Julia Sutton said. “Notre Dame students are

bright and creative,” StanfordHall rector Fr. Tom Gaughansaid. “We need to challengethem to move beyond thecrutch that is alcohol.”Student perceptions of law

enforcement may not line up

with reality so education is animportant part of this pro-gram, faculty senate repre-sentative Col. Jon Crist said.CLC will focus on education

for both on and off-campusstudents as well as on-cam-pus programming and in-dorm relat ionships, Solersaid.“We understand that there

are dist inct ions betweenthese different issues,” shesaid. “We can really get a lotdone here.”

Observer File Photo

Student body president Catherine Soler speaks to COR members atan April 14 meeting. She led the year’s first CLC meeting Monday.

By MEGAN DOYLENews Writer

Contact Megan Doyle [email protected]

“We need to challenge

[students] to movebeyond the crutchthat is alcohol.”

Fr. Tom GaughanStanford Hall rector

Mosque sitefire worriesTennesseeMuslimsAssociated Press

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Asuspicious fire that damagedconstruction equipment at thesite of a future mosque inTennessee has some localMuslims worried that theirproject has been dragged intothe national debate surround-ing Manhattan’s ground zero.Authorities told leaders of

the Islamic Center ofMurfreesboro that four piecesof heavy construction equip-ment on the site were dousedwith an accelerant and one setablaze early Saturday morning.The site is now being patrolledat all hours by the sheriff ’sdepartment.Federal investigators have

not ruled it arson, saying onlythat the fire was being probedand asked the public to call intips. Eric Kehn, spokesman forthe Nashville office of the U.S.Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,Firearms and Explosives, saidarson is suspected.The site has already seen

vandalism, said Joel Siskovic, aspokesman for the FBI in theMemphis office. A sign at thesite was spray-painted with thewords “Not Welcome” and thentorn in half. The FBI is investi-gating the fire in case it is acivil rights violation.“We want to make sure there

are not people acting with theintent to prevent people fromexercising their FirstAmendment rights,” Siskovicsaid.Essam Fathy, chairman of

the planning committee for themosque, said he has lived inthe city about 25 miles south-east of Nashville for almost 30years and has never run intoproblems with his faith untilnow. He’s concerned that out-siders could be involved.“I don’t think this is coming

out of Murfreesboro,” he said.“There were no issues at anytime, even after 9/11, therewere no issues. It just seemslike there’s a movement in theUnited States against Islam.”The debate in New York over

a proposed Islamic communitycenter and mosque two blocksaway from ground zero haspitted advocates for religiousfreedom, including New YorkCity Mayor Michael Bloombergand President Barack Obama,against opponents who think itis insensitive to the victims ofthe terror attacks.Tennessee Gov. Phil

Bredesen, a Democrat,weighed in on the project forthe first time on Monday.“I guess I would ask every-

body to remember that this is acountry whose deepest originsare in religious freedom — itwas founded by people whoescaped to it to practice theirreligions — and to ask peopleto please have great respect foranyone’s religious preferencesand their rights to practicethose in the United States. Ithink it goes right to the heartof what this country is about.”Supporters of the Tennessee

mosque and some leaders inother faiths hope the fire couldbe a wake-up call to supportreligious freedom.

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to minors. One person was also arrest-

ed for resisting law enforce-ment, battery to a police offi-cer, disorderly conduct andminor consuming alcohol.Tim Cleveland, excise police

commander forthe district, saidmany of thosearrested wereNotre Dame stu-dents, but hecould not con-f irm that al lwere students. The excise

police were inthe area of theparty becauseSouth Bendpolice askedthem to check alocation ofanother party.When off icersarrived, theparty they hadbeen called for was not occur-ring, but they discovered the

party on Turtle Creek Drive,Cleveland said. “They stumbled across the

one at Turtle Creek,” he said. Meanwhile, South Bend

police received a call for tres-passing at the same party. “There were individuals who

were climbing the fence togain access to the pool, whichwas closed,” Cleveland said. South Bend and excise police

officers were denied access tothe apartmentand waited fortwo hours toobtain a searchwarrant. Oncethe warrantwas obtained,the residentscontinued todeny off icersentry and SouthBend policebroke down thedoor.Cleveland said

officers decidedto arrest ratherthan issue cita-tions for under-age drinkingbecause of the

resistance they encountered.“They still didn’t open the

door even though they knewwe had a search warrant,” hesaid. “Then when we did gainaccess into the residence, peo-ple were hiding in closets andeverywhere else that theycould find.”A police officer was injured

when one person resistedarrest. He spent most ofSunday at South BendMemorial Hospital. “He was punched, he was

kicked and he did some dam-age to his knee,” Clevelandsaid. Cleveland encouraged stu-

dents to cooperate i f theyencounter law enforcementoff icials. While underagedrinking is an arrest-ableoffense, officers are less likelyto incarcerate with coopera-tion, he said. “It’s a higher likelihood that

you’ll be incarcerated if youtry to hide and attempt todestroy evidence and fail tocooperate,” Cleveland said. “Itis not our policy to incarcerateeverybody that we encounterthat is consuming alcoholunderage.”The recent influx in arrests

for underage drinking hasmany students on edge.

Junior Sarah Beringer said“a ton of people are talkingabout it.”“A lot of people are more

scared,” she said. “And someare really pissed off.”Junior Nick Grasberger said

he has noticed a large increasein incidents. “This year, so many more

people havebeen arrestedas opposed tojust writtenup,” he said.“This year isunprecedentedto the pointwhere you don’treally feel safeanywhere.”The large

number ofarrests hasdriven studentsto change theirhabits when itcomes to week-end activit ies.For Beringer, itmeans stayingsober when venturing off cam-pus. For Grasberger, who livesin St. Edward’s Hall, it some-times means not going offcampus at all.

“We’ve had a couple partiesin St. Ed’s as opposed to justgoing straight off campus,” hesaid. “Then when I have goneoff campus, I haven’t stayedanywhere too long.”Grasberger said the arrests

are especially notable becausethere may be other crimesoccurring in the area that

could havemore of animpact.“The South

Bend police arenot focusing onthe things thatare importantfor law enforce-ment. Whenyou’re out bust-ing parties toget money atthe expense ofp r e v e n t i n gactual crime ina town wherecrime is a realissue, thenthat’s a prob-lem,” he said.

“The priorities of legal author-ities have to be elsewhere.”

Arrestscontinued from page 1

Contact Sarah Mervosh at [email protected]

“This year is unprecedented to thepoint where you don’tfeel safe anywhere.”

Nick Grasbergerjunior

at my previous institution,Saint Mary’s University in SanAntonio, Texas.”She said she has remained

an active member and hascontinued to volunteer for jobssince the confer-ence was held inTexas. According to

Johnson, shewas nominatedby a slate of offi-cers. She said she

and her fellowmembers on theboard have goals“to improve[ASACCU’s] webp r e s e n c e ,improve commu-n i c a t i o nbetween mem-bers and serveas a greatresource.”Johnson said her position

should not affect her role atSaint Mary’s, but “it is alwaysan honor to represent [the]institution on a nationalboard.”Johnson said the knowledge

she brings back from the

board will help improve herwork at the College.“Keeping current with what

is happening in Catholic highereducation always improves theway I do my job,” Johnsonsaid. “Being able to shareinformation and resourcesreminds me that we do havegreat services and supportshere, but I can always learn

and bring newprograms toSaint Mary’s.”J o h n s o n

started at theCollege in2006. As vicepresident fors t u d e n taffairs, shesaid she over-sees the direc-tors of athlet-ics, multicul-tural servicesand studentprograms, stu-dent involve-ment, security,residence lifeand communi-

ty standards and women’shealth. She also said studentaffairs is there to listen to stu-dent concerns and “ensurethat the Saint Mary’s womanhas a well-rounded life experi-ence at the College and is pre-pared to meet the world she

enters into after commence-ment.”Between her work with

schools and ASACCU, she hasseveral years of experience.In her student affairs career

that has spanned more than 30years, Johnson said, “the morethings change, the more theystay the same.”She said she enjoys her work

at the College. “I really love working at

Saint Mary’s and have learnedso much from the confidentwomen who are studentshere,” Johnson said.

Johnsoncontinued from page 1

Freshman Beau Dolan agrees.“It doesn’t really make sense,”

he said. “It’s probably two-centmeat and a [half-cent] worth ofbread.”Junior Connor Paladino, said

that for the eight-cent raise inprice, the hot dogs should at

least “taste better.”LaBella said the Huddle works

to provide value to the studentswherever it can, but could notafford to lose more money onthe hot dogs. “Three hot dogs for 99 cents is

still ridiculously low-priced,”LaBella said with a laugh. “It’sstill a heck of deal.”

Dogscontinued from page 1

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“It’s a higher likelihood that you’llbe incarcerated if you

try to hide andattempt to destroyevidence and fail to

cooperate.”

Tim ClevelandExcise Police commander

ND ranks 13th for grad.rate of Hispanic students

The Univers i ty o f NotreDame is ranked 13th amongresearch universities and inthe top 35 overall for gradu-at ing Hispanic s tudents ,according to “Big Gaps, SmallGaps : Some Col leges andUniversities Outpace Othersin Graduat ing HispanicStudents,” recently releasedby the Education Trust.Notre Dame was identified

as having only a 2 percentgap in graduat ion ratesbetween white and Hispanicstudents and the third-high-est six-year graduation rate(94.3 percent) for Hispanic

students, bettered only byDuke and StanfordUniversities.“This i s an important

recognition of the increasingemphasis that the Universityof Notre Dame has placed onthe importance of Latinos tothe future of our country,”said Allert Brown-Gort, asso-c iate d irector o f NotreDame’s Institute for LatinoStudies. “Notre Dame is aninst i tut ion at which theLat ino presence has beensteadily rising over the pastdecade, and one in which weexpect to see an inexorableclosing of the gap in gradua-tion rates.


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“Assumptions are the termites ofrelationships.”

Henry WinklerU.S. actor

SynthesisTo prove the existence of a God is fairly

trivial: even Aristotle had his Prime Mover —a narcissistic genius unaware of his cosmos.The real challenge is proving the existenceof the right sort of God — one who builds usfrom our metaphysi-cal parts and leadsus down the longpath towardredemption. It isonly in meeting thischallenge that SaintThomas Aquinas achieved the insight thatsecured his place in history.God, his Third Way holds, must be a nec-

essary being — because, if there were nonecessary being, the existence of any contin-gent being would be inexplicable: any every-day thing has both the stuff from which it ismade — its matter — and the structure ofthat stuff — its form. But neither of thesethings explains the existence of the thing inthe first place: neither the fact that Socratesis made of flesh and bones, nor the fact thatthese flesh and bones are arranged in a cer-tain way, explains the fact that there is aSocrates rather than no Socrates — or, forthat matter, that there is a world rather thanno world. For where Socrates — or, for thatmatter, the whole world—now stands, therecould just as well have been nothing at all.Each thing, in other words, has three

metaphysical parts: its matter, its form, andits existence. But if these three are really dis-tinct, then it is not clear why the cosmos oranything in it exists at all. The cosmos, it isclear, is contingent. And this contingency canonly be explained by something that is nec-essary — that is, something whose formdoes not differ from its existence, somethingwhose way of being just is to be, nothingmore and nothing less. This is God — that is,Existence Itself.“It is said in the person of God,” Thomas

notes, “‘I am Who am.’” It is this existentialinsight that reveals to us his nature. Foronce we accept the soundness of the ThirdWay, it turns out that God not only exists butmust exist — and the only thing that mustexist is that whose form is identical to itsexistence. And this means that God, unlikeeverything else, must be absolutely simple —which means that he cannot be brokenapart, physically or metaphysically, and so iseternal. And, because he is totally simple, hehas no features to differentiate him fromanother God — and, thus, is necessarilyunique. And, because he is the source of thecontingent cosmos, that cosmos must be areflection of him — and so he must containwithin himself its form, albeit not in matter;but to contain a form within oneself but notin matter is to be a mind, and so God is amind — the Mind, the Architect of the cos-mos. And so on.Thus is revealed the real genius of

Thomas: he is a master synthesizer, bringingtogether the whole history of ancient andmedieval philosophy and showing that mak-ing all of it work together actually allowstremendous insight into theology — quite lit-erally, the science of God. In this, he is akinto Kant, another master synthesizer: in away, Thomas is employing a critical method,showing what is necessary for the cosmos toexist, to support human beings, and to beintelligible in the first place. He is, in otherwords, showing how “philosophy” as heunderstood it—what we would call naturalscience — presupposes rational theology,even if said theology stands at the very limitof human reason.Despite appearances, such a project is not

so foreign to us moderns. Why is it that thereis a world for natural science to study? Whyis it that it is transparent, rather thanopaque, to human reason — that is, whydoes it obey logical laws like those of identity,noncontradiction, and the excluded middle?And why is the natural world structuredsuch that it is able to support intelligent life?Why is it, in sum, that the human mind is,almost miraculously, able to mirror thestructure of the cosmos? This is a questionthat goes back at least to Pythagoras, andThomas — prefiguring Kant — tries to showthat doing natural science presupposesanswers to these questions: the world, obvi-ously contingent, must be the reflection ofsomething necessary; it must be intelligiblebecause that necessary being of which it is areflection is a mind — and we must echohim in this, since we too can understand thiscosmos; and it must be structured in theharmonious way it is on purpose.Yet Saint Thomas Aquinas, with his exis-

tential insight, attempted an even greatersynthesis.It was only in the century before Thomas

that Aristotle’s writings were translated fromArabic into Latin, taking the philosophicalworld by storm — but this was a problem,because that philosophical world had beenfounded in order to articulate a fundamen-tally Judeo-Christian worldview: the cosmosis a masterpiece built by an infinitely power-ful Will — one who loves us, and all of hiscreatures, as individuals, guiding us throughthe long millennia of history. But Aristotlepresents a profoundly compelling — andprofoundly Greek — alternative: our world isa system, an eternal harmonious structurebuilt up not out of individuals but rather outof universals in intricate taxonomical combi-nation — and is, thus, the product of Reasonand the correct object of human reason.The Judeo-Christian worldview is histori-

cal and focuses upon will, emphasizing theparticularity and changeability of the cosmos— and, therefore, its tragic transcendence ofour understanding. The Greek worldview, onthe other hand, is ahistorical and focusesupon reason, emphasizing the orderlinessand stability of the cosmos — and, therefore,its comforting comprehensibility.Virtually all of Thomas’s predecessors con-

cluded that these two worldviews were radi-cally incompatible: theologians decried thestudy of Aristotle, with his pagan misunder-standing of the nature of the world and Godand human beings; philosophers insistedthat Aristotle must be right — but also that,admittedly, the power of God extended evento the impossible, and that sometimes eventhe right is wrong.Whether said philosophers were sincere

or merely afraid of losing tenure is an openquestion. But Thomas, almost alone, dis-agreed with both sides: though they mightappear to be at odds, the two worldviewsactually only make sense in light of oneanother — and, in any case, they are cer-tainly compatible. Thomas, armed with hisexistential insight, worked mightily to showthat this is the case — to reconcile Reasonand Will, Eternity and History. To show thatGod can be Thought and Love at one andthe same time.Despite appearances, such a project is not

so foreign to us moderns. We feel the need ofit today in the life-and death-struggle of sci-ence with the humanities: the former, reach-ing for convergence upon the objective reali-ty behind all appearances, contends with thelatter, which reminds us that we are boundwithin the perspectives of language and cul-

ture — of race, gender, and class — that wehave inherited from history; the formerseeks the truth of things transcendent ofhuman bias, but the latter denies that therecan even be such a thing as truth withoutsuch bias. And this struggle echoes now —much as it did in the time of Thomas — upand down the academy, causing a crisis ofconfidence both within and outside the aca-demic world.It is tempting to think, therefore, that the

Thomist synthesis can show us the way for-ward — can help us to repair this rift in ourunderstanding of our world and ourselves.But it is not so clear, upon reflection, that itcan.Thomas saw, or thought he saw, the way

out of a crisis that put the very legitimacy ofscholarship at risk: his existential insightallowed him to synthesize two worldviewsthat seemed radically at odds. But it wasthat same existential insight that paved theway for Ockham and Luther and Calvin totear his synthesis apart: in admitting that theexistence and order of the cosmos are con-tingent — are, indeed, the product of divinewill — he threw into question the degree towhich said cosmos is transparent to humanreason — something that Aristotle and theGreeks had never thought to doubt. After all,if things are the way they are by divine fiat— and we cannot expect to discern the hid-den purposes of God — then we cannot relyupon human reason to stumble upon thetruth. If one’s will does not match that ofGod, one’s reason must be correspondinglydarkened; to know anything at all aboutwould take a miracle — would take, that is,direct revelation by God.Thomas held fast to the Greek idea that

human reason could know the purposive-ness in the world — could know, that is, tele-ology. But, if the existentialist insight is cor-rect — if things could easily have been verydifferent than they are — then our under-standing of teleology is at best a reasonableguess about the logic of the divine mind. TheScientific Revolution and the ProtestantReformation were only possible becauseeach gave up the attempt to understand theworld according to purposiveness: humanreason can see only matter in motion, notforms and the ends toward which they move— and thus whatever access we have todivine purpose in the world is through scrip-ture alone.In the search for an understanding of the

world without teleology were born the sci-ences; in the search for an understanding ofteleology through scripture alone were bornthe humanities. More and more did theystruggle with one another until, today, theyengage in an open warfare that makes thevery name of “university” farcical.And yet, and yet: each has achieved more

than anyone would have imagined possiblein the time of Thomas; to give up eitherwould now be impossible. We are, thus,caged by modernity: we cannot see whatsynthesis, if any, the future holds, but wealso cannot see a way to relinquish the needfor one. We know only that we wait foranother — doubtless very different — SaintThomas.

Daniel John Sportiello is in his thirdyear in the philosophy Ph.D. program.Listen this fall for his radio show, BoundVariables, on WVFI. He can be reached [email protected] views expressed in this column are

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

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Over the course of our short yet fruit-ful lives we have experienced manyfads. From Tamagotchis to BeanieBabies to Furbies to pogs to Pokemon,these iconic toys were staples of somany elementaryschools across thecountry. The hypewas huge and thecraze seemednever-ending.I still have a trunk

of Beanie Babiessomewhere thatcontains an almostcomplete set of themini Beanie BabiesMcDonald’s pack-aged with theirHappy Meals. Anda rule against trad-ing Pokemon cardshad to be enforced during recess at myschool. Oh the glory days, when clean-ing up your virtual pet’s poop waseverything. Some might have expectedus to be beyond all that wild fervor fora single item now that we are collegestudents, but it seems that isn’t so. Wehave a new fad that seems to be sopowerful it has followed us into our col-lege years — Silly Bandz.I first heard about Silly Bandz when

my roommate discovered them as shewas teaching a second grade class lastyear. I immediately thought they wereawesome. Little kids could have somuch fun collecting and trading themjust as we did back in the day withpogs. I did not think they wouldbecome a phenomenon even among21-year-olds. If you do not know any young chil-

dren, or if you simply never take noteof your surroundings you might be ask-ing, what exactly is a Silly Band?Simply put, they are silicone rubberbands that take shape in a design ofsome sort such as an animal, object,letter or symbol. They can be worn onyour wrist or ankle as an almost nor-mal rubber band, only to resume theirprevious shape when taken off. Prettycool.I also think Silly Bandz are a great

fashion accessory for kids. If I was a lit-tle kid I would probably be just astaken with these colorful rubber bandsas I was with Beanie Babies. But Istruggle to find the appeal for youngadults our age. Yes, they are cheap, butthey are also easy to lose and break.As I see a classmate, friend or

stranger wearing a Silly Band aroundcampus, I wonder where they got it.Did they steal it from some poor, inno-cent child? Did they bully their littlebrother into giving up his favoritedinosaur? Did they beg their mom tobuy a package in the aisle at Target?Or did they actually buy them for them-selves? That’s $5 that could have beenspent on your cover at Fever.So I ask you, students of Notre Dame

who are also wearers of Silly Bandz,where you got your Bandz and why youlike them? I also implore you all to visitsillybandz.com to discover the absolutewonder that is the official music videoof the company — “My Silly Bandz” bythe aspiring rapper Young Siege. As Mr.Siege wonders why people are “hatin’on [his] bandz” I will say that I am nottrying to do that, I am merely trying tounderstand why our age group findsthem attractive.Are they only cool if you get the origi-

nal brand and not an imitation? Arethese bandz truly as awesome as theirpopularity seems to say they are? Orare they juvenile and — well, to put itsimply — just silly?

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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Summer of LoveLETTERS TO THE EDITOR

My Notre Dame family,I am writing to you about a little adven-

ture I like to call the Summer of Love.Last fall I applied for, and somehow got, a

placement for the Center for SocialConcerns International Summer ServiceProject in Kolkata, India. The site placestwo Notre Dame students in Kolkata towork with the Missionaries of Charity, theorder of nuns Mother Teresa founded. Iwent off thinking I would discover a littlemore about love: how to give and to receiveit. It ended up being a complete under-statement.Arriving in Kolkata, I was sure I would

end up volunteering at an orphanage,although I promised myself I would startwith working at Nrimal Hriday, betterknown as Kalighat, a home for the destituteand dying of Kolkata. Mother Teresa found-ed the home to care for people in their lasthours, to give them dignity and love; tomake them feel like humans before theydied. I was scared beyond belief to workthere. How could I, a lowly student, do any-thing for these people who had suffered somuch?No surprise: I was incredibly wrong. I

found I loved Kalighat. As I gave thepatients medicine, fed, clothed, and washedthem, they gave me boundless amounts of

love. They held my hand, just as much as Iheld theirs. They massaged my back when Ilooked stressed. Then fanned me when Iwas drenched in sweat. They offered metheir stories, their smiles, their hugs. Iundeniably received invaluable lessons: Ilearned how to love.Mother Teresa once said, “We have been

created for greater things: to love and to beloved.” Her simple words present a chal-lenge and a blessing: to truly live ourhumanity to the fullest we have to love, butwe also receive it. So this Fall of Love Ichallenge you all to love each other. Holdopen the door for someone else. Smile atthat person you barely know but pass allthe time. As I found this summer, some-times it is the smallest actions that canoffer the most love. Go out into the commu-nity. Do a week-long service project overfall break. Apply for an ISSLP. Spread thelove.Enjoy the Fall of Love! I can’t wait to see

how love has transformed campus nextspring!Love until it hurts,

Anne HuntingtonjuniorabroadAug. 29

Underage drinking:worse than

armed robbery?Friday night South Bend police arrested 23 students, as we all

know very well. What many of us who just read The Observer fortheir daily news may not know is what else has been going on inthe South Bend community. Let me paint you a picture.Last Wednesday, while we were attending, or not attending as it

may be, our second day of classes, a hotel clerk and a localSubway were both robbed at gunpoint. Late Thursday night, whilemany of us were at Fever, the Domino’s on Edison road, theDomino’s that is just blocks from where I live and is literally 100yards from the outskirts of campus, was robbed at gunpoint. OnFriday night, two different people were robbed at gunpoint walk-ing around in South Bend. A man was arrested on charges offelony robbery, trespassing and resisting arrest, which alsooccurred on Friday night. On Saturday afternoon a Chineserestaurant was also, you guessed it, robbed at gunpoint and twowomen were shot at while walking around in South Bend.Now, somehow, the South Bend police department decided that

going to a college house party and arresting 23 Notre Dame andSaint Mary’s students for underage drinking on Friday night was agood use of their time. This makes sense because, as we all know,underage drinking is just as dangerous as armed robbery orfelony trespassing. Perhaps the South Bend police should find abetter use for their time. The Notre Dame community, faculty andstaff who live in the South Bend area should be outraged by thisblatant misuse of taxpayer dollars and obvious disregard for pub-lic safety.If you are looking for something to do on Saturday before the

Purdue game, remember this. The South Bend police will be outand about, busting up off-campus tailgates and ticketing underagedrinkers. But those out robbing local business and shooting mem-bers of the South Bend community will have no problems, seeingas the majority of the police force will be localized to combat tothe largest threat to the community — underage drinkers.

Joe Deterssenior

off campusAug. 30

This right here? This is big enough for me to write a story in. I couldtell you such a tale...but I won’t. You haven’t earned it yet. Want to

know how you can go about doing that?

Write in a letter.

New beginningfor a new year

Arriving at the Opening Mass for the year,everybody immersed in his or her thoughtsabout the new semester, we were struck bythe life of Blessed André Besset who will becanonized this coming October. As Fr. Jenkinsbrought to our attention, Blessed André was avery simple man who gave his entire life toChrist — a poor porter who simply opened thedoors of his home, his heart and his life towelcome people and to help them draw closerto the presence of Christ. But what more doesthis ask of us? The crucial implication ofBlessed André’s life is that everyone’s destinyis to become a saint, which means nothingother than the complete fulfillment of ourhumanity. And this shakes the bedrock of ourmentality. This is because the experience ofthe saints reveals to us that the answer to theultimate human question lies not in what wedo (we may simply open and close doors), butin the discovery of a reality that is more con-crete than the visible one and that sustains it. This reality is the answer to all the desires

that a new beginning always carries withitself — happiness, fulfillment, success, the joyof new discoveries, etc. All the saints testifythat with Christ we can say “You” to this mys-terious reality. And this, in fact, is the reasonwhy Notre Dame can be a family. Not simplybecause it is a tradition, but because themeaning of our life has become something —a someone — to whom we can say “You.” Howcan we stay together even in the face of

human limitations, illness, and death? Notsimply because this is ND, but because wehave met the meaning of everything. Becauseof Christ, who, through the faces of ourfriends in the Church, says to us: your life,everything (everything!) has a positive mean-ing. We want to write this brief note in order to

start our year recognizing this gift, at theheart of which is a new provocation: “For me,to live is Christ.” Now we cannot open ourbooks anymore without wishing that everyline carries the possibility of meeting thisPresence of Christ who is the real answer towhat our hearts desire. We are friends whowant to live everything, especially our univer-sity life, helping each other to recognize that“to live is Christ.” Everyone who has thisdesire is our friend.

Filippo Gianferrarigraduate student

off campusBrandon Cookgraduate student

off campusJack Greaney

sophomoreSt. Edward’s HallNancy Paul

junioroff campusAug. 29

Being frankabout franks

It’s come to my attention the price of “midnight dogs” went up to athird of a dollar from a quarter of a dollar. I’m sure the extra eightcents extracted from students’ pockets will really turn things around.While it’s not clear why business is languishing, whether due to agreat hot dog shortage or packer strike, it is clear LaFortune needsmore money. But why stop there? As a firm believer in fractions, Iwould like to point out the new cost of “midnight dogs” is actually 331/3 cents. Splitting pennies into thirds would yield an extra cent forevery three individual purchases. Think about that 20 years fromnow! True, some startup costs may be required; maybe the very bestin copper cutting technology and a license from the federal govern-ment. But in time — say, the next 20 years — it will all pay for itself!After all, a penny shaved is a penny earned.

John McKissicksophomoreDillon Hall

Aug. 30

‘Get Him to the Greek’

The plot of this movie was predictable and writ-ten on the movie poster itself. It seemed to bank onthe success and popularity of “Superbad” and“Forgetting Sarah Marshall.” While entertaining attimes, it tried to develop a dynamic and dark char-acter in Aldous Snow, the British rocker,which did not fit the comic theme ofthe movie. P. Diddy was the starof the movie, proving hisnewfound dedicationto acting. Any scenehe graced with hispresence was hilari-ous and novel.Unfortunately, JonahHill and Russell Branddidn’t come close to thecomedic value of the rapmogul, making this movieover-hyped and under-whelming.

‘MacGruber’MacGruber was surprisingly entertaining and

may be the funniest movie you haven’t seen.Despite the movie’s affiliation with the utterlyawful sketch on “Saturday Night Live,” the moviedelivered a refreshingly funny parody of spymovies and the MacGyver series. Admittedly, it wasa low-brow comedy movie, but Will Forte andKristen Wiig provided much better performancesthan they do on Saturday nights. The writing wasat times overly vulgar and crude, but without theoccasional ripped-out throat the movie would lackthe comedic value differentiating it from the awfuloriginal SNL skit.

‘Despicable Me’“Despicable Me” is the epitome of studio abuse of

3-D movies. Not only was this a children’s cartoon,but unlike “Toy Story 3” there were absolutely noscenes where the 3-D could be noticed. Other thanthat, the movie was cute and the little girls wereabsolutely adorable. Steve Carrell showed hisacting flexibility with an accent thatheld throughout the movie, causinghis first success releasing a familyfilm (contrary to what happened with“Dan in Real Life” and “EvanAlmighty”). Overall it was an averagechildren’s comedy that was neither terri-

ble nor great.

‘The A-Team’This action-

packed film whol-ly succeeds as aremake of the 1980’stelevision hit with amodern twist, as thistime around the mainplayers are Iraq War vet-erans. The A-Team is anoddball group of renegades

that must clear their name after they are set up fora crime they did not commit. The film is threeparts action and one part comedy, the perfect com-bination for an explosive, fun summer blockbuster.

‘Knight and Day’This action-comedy is formulaic and cheesy but

it is also incredibly fun due to delightful perform-ances by Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz. The film’spremise of a defective spy on the run with astranger he just met works because of Cruise andDiaz’s undeniable chemistry. Cruise plays theslightly deranged Roy Miller and leaves audiencesgrinning.

‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’If you can get past Kristen Stewart’s awful wig

and bad acting, it is easy to see that “Eclipse” isthe best film of the Twilight Saga thus far. Bella isonce again in danger while simultaneously beingtorn between her vampire boyfriend Edward andwerewolf best friend Jacob. But with an ever-increasing budget and more experience by theyoung actors, “Eclipse” is better than its predeces-sors. Oh, and Taylor Lautner is shirtless, again.

‘Eat Pray Love’A soul-searching adaptation of Elizabeth

Gilbert’s best-selling memoir, this film is about onewoman’s search for fulfillment. Portrayed by JuliaRoberts, Gilbert trots all around the globe to findher true purpose and a sense of balance in her life.To find that balance between a longing for inde-pendence and a deepdesire for love, Gilbertdecides to travel tothree different loca-

tions, each with a specificpurpose; to Italy to eatand enjoy life, to India tofind her spirituality andto Indonesia to look forbalance between thetwo.

‘Toy Story 3’The third installment in the beloved computer-

animated children’s series, “Toy Story 3” blendscomedy, adventure, insight and raw emotion. Andy,now 17-years-old, is expected to store away his oldtoys that he has outgrown before going off to col-lege.Hilarity and hi-jinks ensue when Woody, Buzz

and the other toys are mistakenly donated toSunnyside Daycare. The most commercially suc-cessful Pixar film yet, the movie is a must-see,especially for loyal viewers who have enjoyed the“Toy Story” series from the beginning.

‘Inception’Director Christopher Nolan(“Memento”, “The Dark Knight”)returns with his uncanny ability tocreate for both the masses and crit-ics alike. Leonardo DiCaprio, in hissecond psychological thriller of2010 (“Shutter Island”), giveshimself unto Nolan’s unique, butsomewhat choppy vision, as adream extractor assigned onelast big job, which withoutcoincidence is his last shot atredemption. The problem

here, like in some of Nolan’sother films, is that his character is

meant to be emotive and full of angst, butthat feeling never quite runs through DiCaprio’sveins in his great, yet blemished performance.Instead “Inception” as a whole, operates inimpressive fashion that leaves a little more to bedesired.

‘Exit Through the Gift Shop’Thierry Guetta, an eccentric French shopkeeper

sets out to meet and film the greatest and mostanonymous graffiti artist in the world—Banksy. Banksy’s work has earned him aglobal reputation, as his work can be seen onwalls from post-hurricane New Orleans to theseparation barrier on the Palestinian WestBank. Suddenly however, Banksy turns thecamera back on Guetta. What ensues is athrilling hall-of-mirrors documentary aboutthe nature of art, what is art, and who the hellare we, or anyone for that matter, to say whatcan pass as art. As Banksy best put it, “It’sbasically the story of how one man set out tofilm the un-filmable. And failed.”

‘Scott Pilgrim vs. The World’“Scott Pilgrim vs. The World” can be summed up

in three phrases: “comic book,” “speed addict”and “balls.” Scott Pilgrim is a visual rollercoasterthat is weak on plot, but honestly, whocares? From start to end, the movie is filled withunusual and enter-taining characters,hyper-realistic mar-tial arts battles,great music andmore visual affectsthan your brain canhandle. EdgarWright has donewhat a few yearsago would havebeen a pipedream: bringingthe look and feel ofa comic book to the big screen.Awesome upon awesomeness.P.S. For all you Michael Cera haters out there, inthis movie he gets punched in the face. A lot.

‘Salt’Evelyn Salt’s (Angelina Jolie) seemingly stable

life as a CIA agent gets turned upside down whenshe is suspected of an affiliation with a Russianspy group planning to assassinate the president.Though it remains uncertain throughout most ofthe film where her allegiance lies, the action isworth watching. Think of Jolie as a female versionof the character Liam Neeson played in “Taken.”

‘Sex and the City 2’Carrie and the girls were back this summer with

another flashy, dazzling big-budget ode to sex, thecity, couture clothing and, this t ime around,women’s rights, the Middle East, marriage, par-enthood and menopause. Unfortunately for the fabfoursome, the movie was so big and overdone, andway too long, that it sapped the heart out of whatonce made “Sex and the City” so great. Do yourselfa favor and skip this movie and check out the orig-inal HBO series instead.

‘Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time’Jake Gyllenhaal ventured out to the Middle

Eastern desert this summer with the video gameadaptation of "Prince of Persia: The Sands ofTime." In the end, it really is just another mind-less action flick, but Gyllenhaal is totally charmingas Dastan, a street-rat-turned-Prince wrongfullyaccused of killing his father. All "Aladdin" allu-sions aside (and there are plenty), "Prince ofPersia" is a fun movie full of parkour stunts, scarysnakes and star-crossed love. Alfred Molina'sgreat supporting role is perhaps the highlight ofthe movie. Just try not to think about the film'spolitical correctness.

‘Robin Hood’Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott (the duo behind

"Gladiator") teamed up once again this summerfor a new adaptation of the legend of Robin Hood.But gone are the green tights and general merry-making. Rather Robin Hood, played by Crowe, andhis band of merry men are more concerned with

saving a small village from theevil and greedy wrath of KingJohn. History buffs will enjoythe reference to the signing ofthe Magna Carta at the end.Though not a great movie over-al l , Scot t 's "Robin Hood"brings a grittier tone to thestory than is typically found inthe movies. And Russell Croweis still, even at 46, a bona fideaction star completely capa-ble of carrying an ent iremovie on his shoulders.

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This Week: Neo Folk With a (Literal) SoulHere are two acts that aren’t afraid to drop theology into the middle of their

music. Instead of Praise & Worship ready “Christian Contemporary Music,” orCCM, these acts use their folk roots to bust into a new genre that fuses thecurrent indie-folk wave with an unabashed Christian message.

Josh GarrelsThis Portland based one-man act has been flying politely under the radar

for nearly a decade. His delicately crafted acoustic layering sets the back-ground for some serious lyrical styling. His version of “All Creatures” (“Allcreatures of our God and King…”) flips the church hymn on its head into aquasi-rap declamation of disarmingly poignant theology.Tracks to Tap: “All Creatures,” “Zion & Babylon”

Mumford & SonsLondon-based and banjo-wielding, this quartet has perfected the musical

form of building a verse into an anthem. Their folksy exterior more oftenthan not unravels into frenetic strumming and passionate singing reminiscentof Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. The throwback aesthetic lends itself romanticwords that, though not pointedly spiritual, are an enchantingly honest look atthe human condition.Tracks to Tap: “Sigh No More,” “The Cave”

The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not neces-sarily those of The Observer. Contact Stephanie DePrez at [email protected]

Whether you’re rooting for TeamEdward or Team Jacob, or you justdespise the entire “Twilight” franchisein all its supernatural cheesiness, youcan’t argue that the soundtracksbehind the films are albums that canstand completely on their own, apartfrom the series.While the “Twilight” soundtrack fea-

tured mainstream alternative rockbands and the music of “New Moon”took on indie ballads to go with thefilm’s mournful theme, the “Eclipse”soundtrack combines soulful, jazz bal-lads with electronic indie tunes. Thesoundtrack balances well-knownmusicians like Muse, Beck and, appro-priately, Vampire Weekend, with less-er-known acts like Metric, Florence +The Machine, Fanfarlo and EasternConference Champions.The album opens with Metric’s

“Eclipse (All Yours),” a rolling elec-tronic melody with a driving guitarmade l ight by lead singer EmilyHaines’ lilting voice. The heavy drumand piano beats of Florence + TheMachine’s “Heavy In Your Arms” ismade even more intense by the haunt-ing voice of lead singer FlorenceWelch, while the strings and piano ofSia’s “My Love” make up a sweet bal-lad with a soulful voice that pro-

vides a perfect emotional backdrop forthe movie.Author of the Twil ight series

Stephenie Meyer has named Britishalternative rock super-trio Muse aninspiration for her novels and witheach new movie, the soundtrack hasfeatured a new Muse song. Althoughthe song was not originally writtenwith “Eclipse” in mind, the lyrics ofMuse’s “Neutron Star Collision (Loveis Forever)” fit perfectly along withthe “Eclipse” storyline: “Now, I’ve gotnothing left to lose / You take yourtime to choose / I can tell you nowwithout a trace of fear / That my lovewill be forever.”The Bravery’s “Ours” is an

upbeat, danceable alt-rockanthem, while Fanfarlo’s“Atlas” is an acoustic folksytune with appropriatelyintrospective lyrics, “Nextspring will bring you backagain / … / And maybeyou wil l be the one /Who’ll draw the line inthe sand / For us tocross.”The Black Keys’

“Chop and Change”brings a jazzy, blues-rock feel to thealbum, but the songis an unfortunatelyshort contributionfrom the indie rock

band at only two and a half minutes.The Dead Weather’s “Rolling In On ABurning Tire” has a dark, broodingtone that serves as background musicfor the movie’s ominous moments.Beck and Bat for Lashes collaborat-

ed to create a perfect mash up of lightbut fast-paced music with “Let’s GetLost,” while Vampire Weekend’s“Jonathan Low” is one of the morecatchy and upbeat tracks on thealbum in spite of lyrics that fit wellwith the movie’s often violent tone:“Violence from without / And angerfrom without / Crawling through thefields / Informing next of kin / They all

turned their backs / But theyall knew his name / And ifhe could return / They’dprobably do thesame.”

E a s t e r nC o n f e r e n c eChampions mixheavy yet excel-lent guitar riffswith rough,throaty vocalsto create “AMil l ion MilesAn Hour,” asong that bal-ances out thealbum well ,while Band ofHorses’ “LifeOn Earth” is

a slow-paced and relaxed tune fullof soft harmonies. Cee Lo Green,singer of Gnarls Barkley, contributed“What Part of Forever,” a light upbeatmelody with lyrics appropriate to themovie’s themes: “Run, run, run awayso lost, lost, never coming home /Rollin’, rollin’ down a track / … / Ourlove, I hope it’s not too late / That’sthe road, that’s the load, that’s therole.”Overall, the soundtrack certainly

serves as an album in its own right.It’s a diverse collaboration betweenvarious artists, both big name bandsand indie acts, seeking to reach out toa younger audience.

There are two types of music listen-ers: hunters and gatherers. Huntersare always on the prowl, readingmusic blogs and magazines, looking upthe soundtracks of movies and TVshows, andGoogling lyricsthey hear onobscure radio sta-tions. Musichunters haveaccounts atPandora andlast.fm, a collec-tion of ticketstubs from thissummer, andabout 18“Personal Best Of” lists. Hunters areruthless in their pursuit of the perfectsong, and go out of their way toexplain a detailed opinion on everyonefrom Lady Gaga to Bon Iver.Gatherers are in love with the

moment. They hear songs on the radioand slowly fall in love. They eagerlycollect mixes from their hunterfriends, listening intently to the musicthat has been handpicked for theirenjoyment. They casually ask who did“that one song” on the mix they just

received, in hopes of gathering more.They are passive in their pursuit ofnew music, and are content with the300 songs on their iPod that they havepurchased based on iTunes top-10tracks. They are willing to fall forwhatever is currently playing, but willvoice an opinion if asked. They aren’tmanic when it comes to new music; infact, gatherers let new music come tothem.This column will be devoted to the

gatherers. Each week will list a differ-ent grouping of musical acts that havea significant following in the hunter’sworld, but have yet to cross over thethreshold into the gatherer’s camp.That means there is a task for hunters:each week, email your favorite bandsor pick of the moment to me, alongwith a description of why they are soworthy, and I will include them infuture lists. This is an opportunity for those who

seek music to share it with those whowait for it. It is a space to exchangetastes and tracks. Whether you huntmusic down like it’s your major, oradore what you own until the nextgreat thing comes along, this column isfor you.

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CLEVELAND — MannyRamirez will have to follow twononnegotiable rules if he’s goingto play for White Sox managerOzzie Guillen.No. 1: Stretch with your team-

mates.No. 2: Be on the field for the

national anthem.That’s it. Well, he may have to

trim the dreadlocks. But that’sabout it.“I want him to feel comfortable

here,” Guillen said Monday. “Iwant him to like it here. I wanthim to have fun and I want himto be Manny.”Back to frighten pitchers who

haven’t seen him regularly in afew years, Ramirez will try to getChicago back to the AL playoffs.As expected, the White Sox

claimed the unpredictable butproductive 12-time All-Star slug-ger on waivers from the LosAngeles Dodgers, counting on hispowerful bat, full of so manyOctober swings and homers, tohelp them make a postseasonpush.“Hopefully, he can come in

here and give us some help,”White Sox first baseman PaulKonerko said. “We need to makeup some ground. There’s nodoubt Manny can hit. He makesany team better.”Chicago began a key 10-game

trip to Cleveland, Boston andDetroit on Monday night,although Ramirez is not expectedto join the White Sox, his fourthmajor league team, untilTuesday. They began the day 4½games behind first-placeMinnesota in the AL Central.The 38-year-old Ramirez

returns to the AL after spendingparts of three seasons in LosAngeles, a stay that ended on asomewhat sour note. He batted.311 with eight homers and 40RBIs in 66 games with theDodgers this season, but was on

the disabled list from July 20 toAug. 20 with a right calf strainand missed 33 games.Guillen said it’s possible

Ramirez could play on Tuesday ifhe feels up to it. Guillen plans touse Ramirez primarily as a des-ignated hitter and will bat himfifth.The White Sox are trying to

reach the playoffs for the firsttime since 2008. That year, theytraded for Ken Griffey Jr. beforethe July 31 deadline, but he hadlittle impact down the stretch orin the postseason.Griffey and Ramirez certainly

were different characters.Guillen feels Ramirez is misun-

derstood. He doesn’t anticipatehaving any trouble with him, andhe’s confident the enigmaticsuperstar will be easily acceptedin Chicago’s clubhouse.“People have the wrong idea

about Manny,” he said. “I don’tthink Manny is a bad guy or apain in the butt. It’s funny howpeople say Manny is beingManny. Manny is being real. Inever see anyone on his team getmad at him because he goesabout his business.”White Sox general manager

Kenny Williams said he consult-ed with his staff before pursuingRamirez.In the end, it was an easy call.“If I felt that this was some-

thing that was going to be dis-ruptive, then obviously wewouldn’t have done it,” Williamssaid. “But I think this is some-thing we need in order to help usachieve our goals this year. It’snot just about adding anotherbat, it’s adding a bat that can dodamage against the league’s verybest pitchers, and there is a dif-ference.”His first appearance for

Chicago will come against thelowly Indians, the team thatdrafted him and enjoyed his pro-duction for eight seasons. He’llthen head to Fenway Park,

where he was adored by Bostonfans before he was traded to theDodgers in 2008.That summer, he hit .396 with

17 homers, propelling LA to apostseason berth.The White Sox can’t expect

that, but that’s why they got him.“That’s the reason we made

the move,” Guillen said. “He’s notgoing to be a savior. He will helpus, but he can’t save us. We needto get all our guys as a group toplay better.”Although Guillen doesn’t have

many rules, the White Sox willrequire Ramirez to abide by theirappearance clause, which main-tains players keep their hairneat. Ramirez will have to cut hisdreadlocks, which currently flowto the middle of his back.Williams expects Ramirez to

comply with the club policyestablished by owner JerryReinsdorf.“From my understanding it is

not going to be an issue and he isgoing to make an adjustmentand conform to how we like tohave our players represented outthere,” Williams said.Guillen made it clear that he

won’t tell Ramirez anythingother than where he’s hitting.“If Jerry has any problem with

his hair or the way he wears hisuniform, they got to go directly tohim,” Guillen said, pretending towash his hands. “That’s not mydepartment. Guys can go outthere buck naked, and if theywin games for me, I’m happy.”Ramirez had early success

with the Dodgers, but the lasttwo years haven’t gone as well.He was slapped with a 50-gamesuspension after a failed drugtest last year. This season, he hasbeen slowed by leg injuries,which led to the Dodgers decid-ing to part ways with him fornothing in return.Ramirez’s salary is $20 million

in the final season of a two-yearcontract, but only $5 million is

due this year, with the rest to bepaid over the next three years.The White Sox were awarded a

waiver claim on Ramirez lastweek, giving them until 1:30 p.m.EDT on Tuesday to complete atrade with the Dodgers.In Guillen’s lineup, Ramirez

and his 554 career homers willfit nicely into a batting order thatalready has Konerko, Alex Riosand Carlos Quentin.“He’s a Hall of Fame hitter,”

Konerko said. “But just becausewe have him, we can’t ignore theother aspects of the game. We’vegot to play defense, we’ve got topitch. He’s a great piece to havebut we can’t let down anywhereelse.”White Sox infielder Omar

Vizquel was thrilled to be reunit-ed with Ramirez. They wereteammates on two Clevelandteams that made the WorldSeries.

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Ramirez adjusts to life with Ozzie, White SoxAssociated Press

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Manny Ramirez played his last game with the LA Dodgers August26, 2010 against the Brewers before going to the White Sox.

INDIANAPOLIS — JavarrisJames, an undrafted rookie run-ning back, understands his situa-tion very well.A cousin of former Indianapolis

Colts Pro Bowl running backEdgerrin James, the youngerJames knows that time is run-ning short for him to show whathe can do to the Indianapoliscoaching staff.The team’s final preseason

game Thursday night against

Cincinnati could be his finalopportunity to play in a Colts uni-form. NFL teams are required totrim the preseason roster to theregular season maximum of 53players by Saturday afternoon.“(The Bengals game) is big for

a young guy like me. It’s the lastpreseason game and that’s whenthey make a lot of final (roster)decisions. This is basically myseason right here,” James, a for-mer University of Miami back,said Monday.James followed in his older

cousin’s footsteps in college aswell as his choice of NFL teams.A four-year letterwinner for theHurricanes, he rushed for 2,162yards and 18 touchdowns duringhis collegiate career. Despitethose productive numbers, hewas not selected in last April’sdraft.He is battling first-year run-

ning back Devin Moore to be theColts’ fourth running back. He’salso in contention with Moore,along with rookie wide receiverBrandon James and rookie cor-

nerback Ray Fisher, as a poten-tial kickoff and punt returner.Through the first three presea-

son games, Javarris James is theteam’s second-leading rusherwith 53 yards in 15 carries. Hehas yet to return a kickoff orpunt in a preseason game, butthat could come against theBengals.“I feel like I can play a lot of

special teams. I can also play thefullback position (on offense),I’ve got good receiving skills andI can block,” he said. “I feel like I

have a good feel for this offense.So I just hope for best.It’s a learning process. Each

week (of training camp), I’vebeen getting better. I’ve beenlimiting my mistakes in practiceand in the games.“But this is a big game for me

(Thursday night). I understandthat I’m going to be able to playa lot (against the Bengals), so Ijust want to try and showcasemy talents. Not just for the Colts,but for the other 31 (NFL)teams.”

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NEW YORK — Defendingchampion Kim Clijsters brieflylost her step on a windy daybefore recovering in time towin her 15th straight match atthe U.S. Open.The second-seeded Belgian

beat Hungary’s Greta Arn 6-0,7-5 in the first round Monday.She fell behind 4-0 in the sec-ond set, and the 104th-rankedArn had a chance to serve outthe set at 5-4. But Clijsters gotthe break, then did it again toclinch the straight-set victory.Clijsters said she wasn’t

aggressive enough playingwith the wind at her backearly in the second set, waitingfor the ball instead of movingup for it.“She kind of put me under

pressure a little bit where itshould have been the otherway around,” she said.A year ago, Clijsters was a

wild-card entry in only herthird tournament back after 21/2 years away from the sport.Now she’s one of the favoritesto win the Open.Melanie Oudin and

Francesca Schiavone alsoknow how quickly perceptionscan change. Oudin has strug-gled with higher expectationssince her crowd-pleasing runto the U.S. Open quarterfinalslast year. So has Schiavoneafter her breakthrough FrenchOpen title in June.But neither showed any

signs of the pressure in cruis-ing to dominant first-roundwins.Oudin, the 18-year-old from

Marietta, Ga., needed just 56minutes to beat Olga Savchukof Ukraine 6-3, 6-0. Schiavone,

the Italian who won her firstGrand Slam weeks before her30th birthday, dispatchedAyumi Morita of Japan 6-1, 6-0in 58 minutes.If anything, Schiavone seems

to be having fun in the spot-light. Asked why she’s a fanfavorite, she playfully replied,“I attract them because I'mbeautiful.”Schiavone acknowledged

that maybe she’s a bit moremotivated at a Grand Slamthan at other tournaments.Schiavone, seeded No. 6, hadbeen just 3-6 since winning atRoland Garros. She lost in thefirst round at Wimbledon anddropped her opening match at

three other tournaments.She was pleased that her

first-round match was in thegrandstand — a year ago, shewas relegated to an outercourt.“I like to do it, because

adrenaline is coming up and Ienjoy much more than play infaraway court,” she said with alaugh. “Maybe because I am30 years old and now I want toenjoy with people.”Fifth-seeded Sam Stosur of

Australia, who lost toSchiavone in the French final,dropped her first set Mondaybefore rallying to beat ElenaVesnina of Russia 3-6, 7-6 (2),6-1.

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AP

Kim Clijsters of Belgium enjoys her win against Greta Arnof Hungary in the first round of the U.S. Open tournament.

WASHINGTON — RogerClemens put his right hand onthe lectern, leaned down towardthe microphone and made whatmight be the most importantpitch of his life: “Not guilty, yourhonor.”Those words, uttered Monday

in a strong, confident voice bythe seven-time Cy Young Awardwinner sporting a black blazerand blond highlights in his hair,marked the official beginning ofa court case that could taintbaseball even further and landthe “Rocket” in jail.U.S. District Judge Reggie

Walton presided over anarraignment hearing that lastedless than 14 minutes in the cere-monial courtroom at the federalcourthouse, across the streetfrom the Capitol.Walton set April 5 as the start

of jury selection — the Mondayof the first full week of the 2011baseball season, and alsoaround the time a case involvingBarry Bonds, the all-time homerun king, could be wrapping upin San Francisco.Pete Rose, Darryl Strawberry,

Dwight Gooden and DennyMcLain are among former base-ball stars to have spent time injail. Clemens and Bonds, whochased history on the fieldthroughout their careers, nowcould be chasing history off it.They are both in jeopardy of

becoming the first baseball starjailed because of a convictionrelated to the performance-enhancing-drug imbroglio thathas sullied their sport for muchof the past 15 years.If convicted of six counts —

three of making false state-ments, two of perjury and one ofobstruction of Congress —Clemens could face up to 30years in prison and a $1.5 mil-lion fine, although 15 to 21months is the more likely sen-tence under federal guidelines.As he has throughout the

process, Clemens again foughtany suggestion that he cheatedduring a 23-season career thatended with 354 wins and 4,672strikeouts. He won his first threeCy Young awards in 1986, '87and ‘91, dipped ever so slightly,then won four more in 1997,‘98, 2001 and 2004, at the ageof 42.On Monday, he was in

Washington because of testimo-ny he gave to Congress in 2008.He went before a House commit-tee to clear his name afterbecoming a prominent figure inthe Mitchell Report, which cameout the year before with anunflinching account of baseball’sdrug crisis.Back then, Clemens testified:

“Let me be clear. I have nevertaken steroids or HGH.”This time, his words were

fewer but every bit as forceful.And his actions spoke of a manwho refused to let a courtappearance ruin his day.He arrived at the courthouse

four hours early to go throughfingerprinting and paperworkthat is often left for after the offi-cial work in court is complete.Clemens apparently was trying

to get to North Carolina in timeto play in the first round of aweeklong amateur golf tourna-ment. He arrived at The Pearlgolf course in Calabash, N.C.,shortly after 5 p.m. and headed

for the practice range.After going through processing

early in the day, Clemens and histeam of lawyers — led by RustyHardin of Houston — ate in themain cafeteria.In the lunchroom, Clemens

offered no comment, other thana friendly “Hey, how ya doing,”to an Associated Press reporter.Hardin also didn’t comment,saying he didn’t want to violatethe gag order Walton hasimposed on those involved in thetrial.Before the short hearing,

Clemens could be seen stridingbetween meeting rooms on thesixth floor as Hardin and prose-cuting attorneys Daniel Butlerand Steven Durham exchangeddiscovery documents.Then, Clemens walked into the

300-seat chamber, adorned withstatues depicting ancientarbiters of justice and portraitsof former federal judges. Headjusted his cuffs and collar afew times, said a word or two toHardin, sat down, then stoodwhen Walton entered.Hardin waived his client’s

right to have the charges read,then Walton asked for Clemens’plea.“Not guilty, your honor,” he

said, before going back to thedefense table where he sat stillwhile the lawyers and judgeparsed over hearing dates anddiscovery issues.Clemens was released with no

bail and no real restrictions. Hisonly discernible reaction camewhen Durham asked that thecourt hold his passport, andClemens turned to one of hisattorneys and shook his head.“I think he's well-known

enough that if he were to departthe country, someone wouldknow who he is,” Walton said.The case has been portrayed,

probably simplistically, as one ofClemens’ word against thosewho gave unfriendly testimonyagainst him in Congress. Thekey figures there are his formertrainer Brian McNamee, whosaid the pitcher did use steroidsand HGH. Former teammateAndy Pettitte also told congres-sional investigators that Clemenstold him he had used HGH — aconversation Clemens saidPettitte “misremembers.”But in asking to push the start

of the trial to next year — withthe agreement of the prosecu-tors — Hardin said there ismuch scientific evidence to combthrough, as well, including pre-sumably the syringes McNameesays he used to inject Clemenswith drugs.On Monday, Hardin was given

access to the grand jury testimo-ny and FBI interviews that wereused to indict Clemens, alongwith a 34-page master indexand 12 computer discs of evi-dence. Durham called the evi-dence “voluminous.”“There’s a good deal of scien-

tific evidence that needs to betested,” Hardin told the judge.“We’re at the mercy of theexperts.”While the crux of the case is

whether Clemens used steroidsor HGH, any conviction wouldhave to come on evidence thathe lied to Congress about it. It’sa sort of backdoor way thatauthorities have used to ensnaresome of America’s most high-profile athletes who have beenaccused of using PEDs.

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t h e s e two t e ams w i l l b emore like our style.“I think the fans are going

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too.“Santa Clara’s got a really

g ood g oa l k e epe r [ j un i o rB ianca Henn inger ] , and Ithink she’s going to make adif ference,” Waldrum said“They a l s o have a y oungg ir l we were recru i t ing al i t t le b i t , [Jul ie ] Johnson,the freshman in their mid-f ie ld that they’ve got th isyear. Wi th UCLA , they ’ vegot k ids l ike [ jun ior mid-fielder] Sydney Leroux, whowon the Golden Boot at theunde r- 20 Wor l d Cup .They’re really loaded withtalent- you look at that ros-ter, and i t ’s made up of alot of national team kids, so

they’re going to be prettysolid through and through.”Wedged i n b e tween t he

Broncos and Bruins will beupstart Texas Tech, whichhas a famil iar face at thehelm in coach Tom Stone,who played for Waldrum ath i s f i r s t c o a ch i ng j o b a tMacArthur High School inIrving, Tex. “[Texas] Tech is going to

be new for us because wehaven’t played them since2004 and they’ve got a newcoach in Tom Stone that ’sb e en t h e r e abou t t h r e eyears now, and he’s proba-bly been the one coach thatthey ’ve had over the las tde cade t ha t ha s a c tua l l ybeen able to turn that pro-g r am a r ound , ” Wa l d rumsaid. “I ’m going to expectt ha t h e ’s g o i n g t o t r y t oplay as much soccer as hecan too because that wask ind o f h i s s ty le when hewas a player.” The I r i s h w i l l t a k e on

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out and digging her heart out. “She’s an explosive player,”

Irish coach Debbie Brownsaid. “She plays with a lot ofexperience and emotion, keepseverybody fired up and talks tothem on the court a lot.”Silva’s fired-up attitude is

clear to her coaches and team-mates, but she also has thestats to back it up. In hersophomore season, Si lvarecorded 323 digs, the most ofany returning player, andadded in 22 over the weekendin the Shamrock Invitational.But the numbers don’t comewithout some hard work.When she joined the team in

2008, Si lva’s speed oftencaused her legs to move fasterthan her arms, making herpasses jerky.This problemalso came fromher backgroundin soccer, notv o l l e y b a l l ,which came asa second choiceat first.“Init ial ly I

l iked soccerbetter, but thenI think thechallenge of anew sport wasreally whatpulled me in, especial lybecause I started out as a hit-ter,” Silva said. “I am relative-ly small, so having to provemyself against other talleropponents was a lot of fun. Ifell in love with the fast-pacednature of the game.”Learning to slow down the

game in her body and mindhas made Silva the strongerplayer that she is today. Fromthe start of her freshman yearto now, Brown feels that Silvahas improved in al l of herskills on the court, includingbecoming more patient in herpassing and smoothing out thebumpy passes. Furthermore,she has improved to become askilled defensive specialist,able to read and understand ateam’s strategies in order tomake better defensive movesherself. But Silva’s growth is not lim-

ited to her athletic abilities. “As a player, she’s improved

in all areas, and as a leader,she’s progressed in terms of

being vocal and keeping herteam engaged and involved,”Brown said. Her team is what is most

important to Silva and whatkeeps her motivated through-out the season, athleticallyand academically. When shecame on a college visit in highschool to Notre Dame, shetried to dislike the school. Asouthern California native,Silva had ties to USC but waspulled in by the atmosphere oncampus.“I was blown away by the

amount of spirit, tradition andpride that I could potentiallybe a part of,” she said. “I alsofelt an immediate click withmany of the girls on the teamas well as the coaches. I trulyfelt at home and knew that Icould not pass up on theopportunity.“I have been really self-moti-

vated my entire life and amnever satisfied.I want to con-tinue toimprove andget betterevery day andknow that dayin and day outI am givingeverything Ihave to myteam. I getuneasy think-ing that while Iam restingsomebody else

could be out there workingharder, so I do everything Ican to make sure that doesn’thappen.”As Silva and her teammates

work toward another success-ful season in hopes of a secondconsecutive undefeated BigEast season and a run in theNCAA Tournament, there areonly a few goals on theirminds. “As a team and individually I

think a huge goal is to makeeach practice, each match bet-ter than the one before,” Silvasaid. “Every day we have to befocused and united as a teamto get better. A huge theme forour team this year is the con-cept of “one team, one goal.”Silva and the Irish will be

advancing in their journey toperfection this week as theytravel to Reno, Nev., to play inthe Nevada Invitational Fridayand Saturday.

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emotion, keeps everybody fired up and

talks to them on thecourt a lot.”

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Notre Dame began its seasonby dropping three of four match-es, as the Irish fell to the OhioSquirrels, Michigan State andMichigan, and beat Virginia.In the first game of the weekend,the Irish found themselves upagainst a Squirrels team com-posed of former Dayton and Ohioplayers. The Squirrels scored aquick goal in the first quarter, butthe Irish were able to even up thegame on a man-up goal by seniorcaptain Matt Fordonski. A back-and-forth affair, aided by twogoals by freshman GenoFreeman, resulted in a 6-4 Ohiolead at halftime. The Squirrels came out strong

in the third quarter, tallying fivegoals and utilizing a counter-attack offense. The Irish wereable to net two more opportuni-ties, a five-meter shot by sopho-more Jon Hancher and a lateman-up goal by junior Drew

Wroblewski, resulting in the finalscore of 14-6.The Irish, looking to rebound

from their disappointing per-formance in the first game,matched up against MichiganState, the top seed in the tourna-ment. Notre Dame allowed theSpartans to score 12 seconds intothe game. Junior captain DanGeisman found the equalizer aminute later, but Michigan Statequickly responded with two moregoals to end the quarter. The Spartans started the sec-

ond quarter hot as well, runningoff two more goals beforeGeisman stopped the bleeding tomake the score 5-2. MichiganState would put in one morebefore half. At the start of the third,

Freeman came up with a big stopin goal, blanking a Spartan on anopen look. It wasn’t enough,however, as the Spartans wouldrun off three straight goals.Fordonski would score a lob toend the third quarter, 9-3. During the fourth, Irish again

struggled in their transitiondefense, allowing two goalsbefore sophomore Jon Hancherscored on a man-advantage off across-cage pass. The final scoreof 11-4 was disappointing, butthe Irish felt they had played amuch better game then theirfirst.Geisman started off the third

match for the Irish with a power-ful skip shot to the upper rightcorner for a goal and 1-0 lead.Fordonski managed to scoreanother goal to quickly add to theIrish lead. Virginia struggled toproduce offensively because ofNotre Dame’s solid defense, high-lighted by the goalkeeping effortsof sophomore Tate Kernell.

Viriginia could only produce onegoal in the first half during a 5-on-6 opportunity. SebastianTestero made easy work of theVirginia’s defense and scoredfrom hole set easily, and Geismanput yet another goal on the boardto finish out the half with theIrish in the lead, 4-1. Virginia put up a fight in the

third quarter, scoring three goalson Freeman, who made anincredible save against a Virginiaplayer on an one-on-one at pointblank range. Geisman, Fordonskiand Testero all scored a goal inthe third to keep the Irish up 7-4. The Irish powered ahead in the

fourth with two long shots fromTestero. Kernell made two greatstops to keep Virginia from creat-ing any kind of offensive momen-tum. Virginia finally managed toget one more goal in the fourthquarter on a counter-attackopportunity, but Fordonski fin-ished the scoring with a cross-cage skip shot from six metersout that found its way past thegoalkeeper’s reach.The final game of the weekendstarted out slowly, as both NotreDame and Michigan committedmultiple turnovers. Sloppy playby both teams resulted in a 1-1tie after Testero scored a lob shottoward the end of the first quar-ter. The Irish were able to take the

lead early in the second quarteron a goal by Freeman. Michigannetted a goal shortly after andthe two teams played to a 2-2 tieat half time.Two goals by Michigan in the

third quarter gave them a 4-2lead until the Irish were able tostop the bleeding with a goal oftheir own. Down by one headinginto the fourth quarter, the Irishfelt like they had the momentumto take control of the game, butthree quick goals on counterattack opportunities gaveMichigan a 7-3 lead. The Irishcontinued to fight back behindHancher, who provided two goalsto his team’s effort, but the pushwas not enough.While the results were not asexpected for the Irish, severalpositives were taken from theweekend. “This is a good starting place

for our season,” Fordonski said.“We have a lot of potential and itis still early. Look for us to makea serious push for the conferencetitle in October.” Kernell shared the same senti-

ments. “Hard work, both mentally and

physically, is going to be ourfocus going forward,” he said.“We’ll see a different team startto develop in the upcomingweeks and look forward to dis-playing it at Michigan State onSept. 18 and 19.”

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During her freshman year,the team did not perform upto its ability, but the memoryof a less successful seasonhas stayed with her for thelast few years. As a sopho-more, Rafael and the Irishwent to the NCAA Final Fourfor the first time in programhistory. They returned againlast year, but injuries heldthem back once again.Now, as her l as t season

with the Irish approaches,Rafael wants to change that.“I would be lying to say I

would not be dreaming of anational championship thisyear,” Rafael said. “Comingso c l o se these pas t twoyears, and especially afterlast year’s loss, the hungerfor achieving more is evengreater.”Unlike the lengthy roster

of a football team, the tennis

squad’s small group changesthe dynamic o f the t eamitself.“If we were any bigger, I

feel that we wouldn’t be asclose as we are now,” shesaid. “We know the ins andouts of each other and areable to take time to supporteveryone on the t eambecause there aren ’t thatmany of us.”Despite the fact that ten-

nis, as a sport, relies heavilyon individual performances,Rafael has found no negativecompetition during her timewith the Irish.“We are competitors, but

we use tha t to push eachother to become better play-er s and be t t e r peop le , ”Rafael said. “Where otherteams seem that they aremore concerned about win-ning for their own individualgoals, we play as a team andfor the team.

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Senior Kristen Rafael returns a volley during Notre Dame’s Apr. 9match against South Florida.

ranked recruit in the nation,according to Gol fweek.Zhang’s o lder brother,Dustin, is a senior on theIrish men’s golf team.“Nico le has so much

potential,” Holt said. “Fromtee to green, she doesn’thave a single glaring weak-ness in her game. Moreimportantly, she enjoys her-self out there and loves the

game.”As for the upcoming sea-

son, Holt said she is confi-dent Zhang wi l l have asmooth and successful startto her collegiate career. “Nicole has made the tran-

sition into college with greatease,” Holt said. “She is awonderful young lady with agreat personality, and shehas fit in well. The team isexcited to have her here andthe p layers tru ly be l ieveNicole can help the team getto where they want to be.”Although Zhang is already

an accomplished player onthe nat ional c ircui t , Hol tsaid she still has areas ofher game to improve.“Even really good players

can get better at somethingevery day,” Holt said. “Eventhough Nicole has a com-plete and wel l -roundedgame, she could work on herconsistency. If she improvesupon [that], she will be ableto play some amazing golfthis year.”

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A year a f t e r her t eamgraduated three players,Kristen Rafael is ready forthe cha l l enge o f be ingNotre Dame’s only senior.“Every year, we are a

team that works hard andis known for their ability tocompete,” Rafael said. “Wepride ourselves on makingsure the other teams knowthat when you play us, youwill get nothing easy.”As a four-year letter-win-

ner and team MVP recipi-ent in high school, Rafaelknew she was looking toplay at a school where shecould both focus on balanc-

ing tennis and academics.S ince the recru i t ingprocess began, she alwaysfe l t a t home a t No t reDame . Ra fae l sa id shecould not help but feel thepu l l o f the f ami l y - l i kea tmosphere o f the t eamand the traditional aspectsof the school.“I thought that i f I was

going to play for a univer-sity, I wanted to make sureI was a part of that univer-sity,” she said. “That everytime I stepped on the court,I wasn’t just playing for myteam or my coaches, butfor all of Notre Dame, forall of the students and thetradition.”

No. 4 Notre Dame knowsthis stretch is coming everyy ea r, and t h e t ime ha scome for the Irish to begintheir challenging non-con-ference schedule. This year’s slate is no dif-

ferent from previous ones,a s No t r e Dame w i l l p l a ytwo o f i t s n e x t t h r e ema t che s a ga i n s t t o p - 10West Coast foes. But Irishc oa ch Randy Wa l d rumknows i t ’s a necessi ty forhis team each year in orderto earn favorable seedingin the NCAA Tournamentand boos t i t s chances t ow in t h e p r og ram ’s t h i r dnational title.“The interesting thing is

that it could make a differ-ence in whether you openthe NCAA Tournament a thome or away at the end ofthe year,” Waldrum sa id .“ I t s h ou l d b e r e a l l y aninteresting two weeks. Thething that you thrive on isthat you want to play goodt eams , and I c an ’ t wa i tuntil it gets here.”The I r i s h b eg i n t h e i r

gauntlet on Friday againstNo. 8 Santa C lara , whichbeat Notre Dame 2-0, lastseason in Cal i fornia , and

trave l to No . 3 UCLA thef o l l ow ing F r i da y. Bo t ht e ams p r e s en t a t oughmatchup for No t re Damebecause they play s imilars t y l e s o f s o c c e r t o t h eIrish.“ I t h i nk t ha t S an t a

C lara ’s go ing to p lay thesame system we play andthey p lay very much l ikewe do , ” Wa l d rum s a i d .“UCLA plays a little bit of ad i f ferent sys tem than wedo, but they also try to pos-sess the ball and they try

play very attract ive, veryattacking soccer. Neitherone of the teams are l ikeBig Ten teams that are realphys i ca l , B ig Eas t t eamsa r e r e a l ph y s i c a l , a nd

For many college golfers,the ultimate aspiration is toone day tee it up with theprofess ionals . P layers logendless hours at the practicerange and putting green inan attempt to achieve thisdream. For freshman Nico le

Zhang, th is dream hasalready become a reality. Before ever making a shot

at the collegiate level, Zhangcompeted this summer in theU.S. Women’s Open, makingher the first Irish golfer everto do so. Zhang fired back-to-back 78s for a two-daytotal of 14-over at OakmontCountry C lub nearPittsburgh.Although she missed the

cut, Irish coach Susan Holtwas optimistic about Zhang’sperformance. “The U.S. Open experience

was amazing for Nico le ,”Holt said. “She learned somuch playing a course likethat in such difficult condi-tions. Playing against suchamazing compet i t ion andunder immense pressure willhelp her in the future.”Zhang was the No. 10-

ND WOMEN’S SOCCER

Irish to face difficultnon-conference schedule

ND VOLLEYBALL

Silva keeping team focused

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Junior Frenchy Silva celebrates an Irish point in Sunday’s loss toArizona. Silva has the most digs last year among returning players.

ND WOMEN’S TENNIS

see SCHEDULE/page 12 see ZHANG/page 14

By MIKE GOTIMERSports Writer

By MEGAN FINNERANSports Writer

see RAFAEL/page 14

ND WOMEN’S GOLF

Freshmancompetesin US OpenBy MICHAEL TODISCOSports Writer

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Irish senior defender Julie Scheidler on the attack in Notre Dame’s Nov. 20 match against OregonState. Scheidler and the Irish will face two top-10 teams in their next three games.

Tough road ahead

Lone senior Rafaelready for leadership

A familiar voice on the Irishvolleyball court has rung outlouder than ever before in thefirst few weeks on campus,and it doesn’t belong to one ofthe coaches. Frenchy Si lva, a junior

libero and defensive special-ist, has stepped up her gameand is keeping her teammatesfocused as they begin their2010 season.Despite standing at only 5-

foot-4, Silva has never let herheight keep her down on thecourt. Instead, she can beseen flashing across the courtto rescue a teammate setterwho played the first ball, set-ting up a strong defensive lay-

see SILVA/page 12

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