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University family mourns Declan SullivanFam i l y , f r i e n d s , students gather forMass of Remembrance

Everyone had his or her ownway of honoring Declan Sullivan.The men of Fisher Hall were

united by wearing lime greendorm sunglasses. Each LewisHall resident carried a yellowflower. Students who could notfit inside the Basilica of theSacred Heart stood outside,holding candles from the Grottothat flickered gently amongst thecrowd.But when it came time for the

sign of peace, dorm mates,friends and people who hadnever met Sullivan crossed aislesto hug each other in a powerfulexample of the homily’s mes-sage: We are loved, and we arenot alone. Around 1,000 people attended

Thursday’s Mass held in honorof Sullivan, the Notre Dame jun-ior who died in an accidentWednesday. More than 1,000others gathered outside andabout 500 watched the Mass livein the LaFortune Student Center. University President Fr. John

Jenkins presided over the Massand Vice President for StudentAffairs Fr. Tom Doyle deliveredthe homily to the standing roomonly congregation, which includ-ed Sullivan’s family and theentire football team. The Mass’s scripture readings,

the memory of Sullivan and thesupport of the Notre Dame com-munity serve as reminders oflove and connection, Doyle saidin his homily. “Tonight’s stories and the story

Donnelly defends seat against Republican challenger

Editor’s Note: This is thefinal installment in a two-partseries featuring two candi-dates vying to representIndiana’s 2nd CongressionalDistrict.

U.S. Rep. Joe Donnelly saidthe economy and employmentare among the most importantissues in the race for the con-gressional seat in Indiana’s

2nd Congressional District.The Nov. 2 election, in which

RepublicanJ a c k i eWalorski ischallengingDonnelly, isone of sev-eral crucialr a c e sacross thec o u n t r ythat wi l lde terminethe pol i t ical balance inCongress.

Donnelly, who has held thecongressional seat since 2006,told The Observer he ispleased with the progress ofhis 2010 campaign due to itsfocus on economic andemployment issues.“I have tried to talk about

the issues in our district, theprimary issue being jobs, howwe create more jobs, and howwe bring more jobs to ourregion, and how we make theAmerican economy stronger,”he said. “The campaign hasgone well because we have

been able to focus on theissues that are important.”Donnelly is a 1977 Notre

Dame graduate and 1981Notre Dame law school gradu-ate. He said his college educa-tion gave him a strong senseof values and influenced hiscongressional duties. “When you leave Notre

Dame, Notre Dame gives youthe values you need to try a doa good job,” he said. “Youhave the motto of ‘God,Country, Notre Dame.’ That isthe cornerstone of what we try

to do in Congress, what is bestfor the country.”Donnelly said not only has

the University been an impor-tant influence on his politicalduties, but Notre Dame repre-sents a political partner ofsorts, both now and for thefuture.“I’ve been blessed with the

number of Notre Dame stu-dents who work in my office.We have had a number ofinterns throughout the year

By SAM STRYKERNews Writer

By LAURA McCRYSTAL andSARAH MERVOSHNews Editors

Donnelly

Athletic director speakson moments leadingup to student’s death

Director of Athletics JackSwarbrick entered the foot-ball practice field at about4:47 p.m. Wednesday, andwi tnessed two comple tedpasses . He sa id prac t i ceseemed normal, until he felta powerful gust of wind, andsaw objects that had former-ly been stationary fly pasthim.“It was an unremarkable

journey in the sense thatprac t i ce was normal andplays were being conductedwith no difficulty,” he said. Short ly a f ter, Swarbr ick

felt the wind speed up andheard a crash.He described the minutes

preceding Declan Sullivan’sdeath from his perspective ina press con ferenceThursday, where he to ldreporters the University islaunching a full investigationinto the video tower accidentthat caused the Notre Damejunior’s death.Swarbr i ck dec l ined to

answer questions about thepossible effect of the day’sweather condit ions on theaccident until the investiga-t i on i s comple ted . Windsreportedly reached 50 milesper hour when Sullivan, whowas videotaping the footballpractice for the University,was on the scissor lift thatcollapsed.“There i s a l o t t o l earn

here, and we wil l learn i tall,” he said. “I know there’s

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The collapsed video tower remained strewn across Courtney Lane, adjacent to the LaBarPractice Complex, on Thursday afternoon.

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Students congregated at the Grotto Wednesday night in remembrance of juniorDeclan Sullivan. The students lit candles and said prayers for Declan, his familyand his friends.

“Megan Fox asPoison Ivy butno thumbs.”

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Cavanaugh, Pasquer i l laEast and Walsh Hal ls wi l lsponsor Internat ionalHorror Movie Fest inLafortune Student Centertonight . The movies , “M”and “The Ring,” will start at7 p .m. in MontgomeryAudi tor ium. The event i sfree and open to students.

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Ohio zoo said the longestsnake living in captivityhas died. The ColumbusZoo and Aquarium saidworkers found the 24-footpython Wednesday morn-ing dead from an apparenttumor. The snake, namedFluffy, held the GuinnessWorld Record as thelongest snake living incaptivity. It was about aslong as a moving van andas thick as a telephonepole. It weighed 300pounds.The 18-year-old reticu-

lated python had drawnlarge crowds since the zoogot it in 2007.Reticulated pythons are

named for the cross-hatch-ing patterns on their skinand average 10 to 20 feetlong. The largest recordedone was 32 feet, 9 1/2inches long when it waskilled in 1912 inIndonesia.

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a lot o f speculat ion aboutwhat may or may not havehappened, but that ’s whatthe investigation is for.”Swarbrick also declined to

comment on which channelsof authority authorized anoutdoor prac-t i ce and whowas responsi-ble for c lear-ing the videog-raphers totape pract icef rom thetower.“It’s not one

d e c i s i o n .There aremultiple deci-s ions made ,”he sa id . “ I t ’snot a decisionto go outside.I t ’s a hos t o fdecisions rele-vant to ‘Do yougo outside?’” The Notre

Dame SecurityPolice (NDSP)and a con-t rac ted acc i -dent recon-struction teamare investigat-ing the acc i -dent . TheI n d i a n aOccupat iona l Sa fe ty andHea l th Admin i s t ra t ion( IOSHA) a l so launched aninves t iga t ion . The s ta teinvest igates al l workplacefatalities, an IOSHA officialsaid. As Swarbr i ck wa lked

through the north end of thewes t f i e ld o f the LaBarP r a c t i c eComplex , hesa id he sawitems like tow-e l s andGatorade con-ta iners f ly byhim. Of f i c ia l ses t imate thetower fe l labout 4 :51p.m., he said.“I noticed the

netting on thegoal posts startto bend dra-mat ica l ly andheard ac r a s h , ”S w a r b r i c ksaid. “At first,I couldn’t ori-en t the l oca-t i on o f thecrash.”Em e r g e n c y

p e r s o n n e lr e s p o n d e dquick ly fo l lowing the co l -lapse of the tower, Swarbricksa id . NDSP responded inthree minutes, followed bythe Notre Dame F i reDepartment and a city ambu-lance.Swarbrick and head foot-

ball coach Brian Kelly toldplayers and staff members toleave the accident scene.“Coach Ke l l y remained

with me by Declan until theambulance a t tendant hadDec lan up on a l i f t , ”Swarbrick said.Be fore the ambulance

reached the hosp i ta l ,Su l l i van was no longerbrea th ing on h i s own, he

said. Su l l i van ’s parents and

younger bro ther came tocampus Wednesday evening.His sister is a freshman atthe University. Vice Presidentfor Student Affairs Fr. TomDoyle spent the evening withthe family.During the press confer-

ence, University PresidentFr. John Jenk ins sa id

Su l l i van wasbr igh t , ener -getic and dedi-cated.“There i s no

greater sadnessfor a universitycommunity thanthe death of oneof the students.There i s cer -ta in ly nogreater sadnessfor a fami lythan the loss ofa son or broth-er, ” Jenk inssaid. “It is withthe sense o ftha t doub lesadness that onbeha l f o f thew h o l eUn ivers i t y, Iwant to expressour deepes tcondolences.”S w a r b r i c k

said the investi-ga t ion in toSullivan’s deathbegan immedi-

ately. In response to ques-tions about practicing in theweather cond i t i ons andallowing the videographersto use the towers, he saideach individual sports pro-gram makes i ts own deci -sions about how practice willproceed. Investigators willexamine the decisions made

about that spe-c i f i c prac t i celead ing up tothe accident, hesaid.S w a r b r i c k

sa id no in for -mation wil l bere leased unt i lthe inves t iga -t i on i s com-ple te . He sa idhe expects theprac t i ce f i e ldwill be restoredby th i s week-end.At l eas t one

other videogra-pher was on atower tap ingp r a c t i c eW e d n e s d a y .Swarbrick saidhe has w i t -nessed pas tprac t i ces inwhich the video

towers were not used, possi-bly because of weather con-cerns, most likely, lightning,he said.The videographers are part

o f the broader foo tba l ladmin i s t ra t ion team, andthey report to a video coordi-nator. “We’ll let the investigation

thoroughly and completelyrun i t s course . And thenwe’ll have the ability to real-l y unders tand what hap-pened, to learn from it andto move forward from i t ,”Swarbrick said.

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“There is no greatersadness for a

university communitythan the death of oneof the students. There

is certainly nogreater sadness for afamiy than the loss ofa son or brother. It iswith a sense of thatdouble sadness onbehalf of the wholeUnveristy, I want toexpress our deepest

condolences.”

Fr. John JenkinsUniversity president

“We’ll let the investigation thoroughly and

completely run itscourse. And then we’llhave the ability toreally understandwhat happened, tolearn from it and tomove forward from

it.”

Jack SwarbrickDirector of Athletics

of our being here together as acommunity this night tell us thatwe are loved, and we are notalone,” Doyle said. “The divinescriptures, this Basilica filledtonight, the people standing out-side, the body and blood that wewill share tonight, not onlyremind us, but they will show usin high drama that we are lovedand we are not alone.”Doyle acknowledged the fear,

isolation, guilt and anger thatSullivan’s family and friends, aswell as the entire Notre Damecommunity, are experiencing inthe aftermath of Wednesday’saccident.“Most days we live here in a

place that feels like Eden beforethe Fall,” Doyle said. “But thereare times in all of our lives thatmake us feel like we no longerhave a story to orient us.”Despite these feelings, Doyle

looked to the readings as storiesfor guidance and comfort. “No, we have not fallen off the

page,” he said. “We are not lost.Yes, there are stories that tell usexactly who we are and where weare and where we are going.”Doyle also related the power of

the stories in scripture toSullivan’s love of storytelling. Hesaid Sullivan’s passion for film-making allowed him to create

meaningful stories through thelens of a camera.“Declan Sullivan has told great

stories. His life has been a trulygreat story,” Doyle said. “DeclanSullivan and Jesus Christ invite usinto the greatest story, the story ofJesus Christ’s love ... that we areloved and that we are never trulyalone.”Doyle quoted a Eucharistic

prayer that says, for those whofollow Christ, life will not endafter death, but simply change. “Declan Sullivan’s life is

changed, but it is not ended,” hesaid. “Declan now lives in themost full form and the bestessence of his being.”Those standing outside could

hear the Mass through speakers,but they were unable to see it. Freshman Kathleen Duncan did

not know Sullivan personally, butshe remained outside on thechilly, windy night to stand in soli-darity with the Notre Dame com-munity.“The whole feeling of the cam-

pus and the community just mademe want to be here,” she said.“You could tell everyone was coldbut ... nobody complained.”Duncan said the crowd gath-

ered outside the Basilica was“very united,” particularly duringthe sign of peace. Though Duncanonly came with two other stu-dents, she turned and hugged thepeople around her.“It was like a big family,” she

said.

Student body chief of staff NickRuof, who helped organize theMass, said he knew there wouldbe an outpouring of attendees,but even more attended than heexpected.“The security guards and the

ushers said, ‘We’ve never seenanything like it,’” Ruof said.Around nine priests were need-

ed to serve communion to thecrowd outside, which included anadditional 500 people whowalked over from the watch inLaFortune, he said.After the congregation sang the

Alma Mater, hesitantly raisingtheir index fingers into the air,words from Doyle’s homily stuckwith them. “Declan is loved and he is not

alone. And we are loved and weare not alone.”

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Above: Students join hands in prayer during a Mass Thursday evening to remember DeclanSullivan. Right: Members of the Notre Dame family enter the Basilica of the Sacred Heart beforethe Mass. The crowd filled the Basilica and spilled out onto the quad outside.

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who have worked in our officein Washington,” he said. “Mywife also works at NotreDame, so the University is ahuge part ofour lives and Iam extraordi-nari ly proudto be a gradu-ate of theschool.”D o n n e l l y

said the issueof employ-ment is criti-cal for collegestudents, andyoung collegegraduates inIndiana’s 2ndCongressionalDistrict are ani m p o r t a n tpart of theworkforce.“We have

seen theunemployment rate dropthroughout our congressionaldistrict, so college studentswho want to stay in our area

from Notre Dame and go outinto the job market , moreopportunities are available tothem,” he said.Donnelly, who is a member

of the moderate congressionalDemocratic group named theBlue Dog Coalition, said hismoderate pol i t ical stance

inf luences hiseconomic deci-sions.“I think our

moderate policiesare what is goingto get us back to abalanced budget,which is criticalto our college stu-dents,” he said. On the topic of

health care,Donnelly said oneof the most popu-lar aspects of thebill across partylines was the pos-sibi l i ty fordependents to becarried on theirparents’ programuntil age 26.

“I think it’s a big help,” hesaid.Donnelly said his pro-life

stance was important during

the health care reform debatein Congress. “We wanted to make sure

the bill was not only pro-life inits funding sources, but it’salso pro-life in the way that ittreats expecting mothers inthe medical area,” he said.Donnelly also takes a strong

stance on responsible energyindependence. He said theU.S. could drill offshore in anenvironmental ly consciousmanner that is both safe andresponsible. He ci ted therecent BP oil spill disaster asan example of a company cut-ting corners, something hesaid the U.S. government mustcurb.“Part of our job in Congress

and in the country is to makesure the rules are followed,”he said. “If we do this we canhave a very strong energy pol-

icy and a very environmentallyfriendly energy policy.”Donnel ly said education

would continue to be of politi-cal importance if he is reelect-ed, as his district is influentialin that level of learning.“Our district is blessed with

Notre Dame and so manyother college institutions,” hesaid. “I’m a strong supporterof increasing Pell Grants and astrong supporter of decreasingstudent interest on loans. Abig part of my work is makingcollege more affordable forour families.”Despite the country being in

the midst of a troop surge inAfghanistan, Donnelly said heis looking to increased steadi-ness in the region. The pres-ence of American troops in theAfghanistan could change inthe coming months, he said.

“We are hopeful that thistime next year there will besignif icant stabi l i ty inAfghanistan and troops willactually be coming home,”Donnelly said.Donnelly said the combina-

tion of his economic and for-eign policies represents thecorrect political approach thecountry should be takingtowards solving the issues thatare being addressed in thiselection.“I think that the Blue Dog

message of f iscal conser-vat ism, strong nat ionaldefense and strong support fornot only American families,but also American small busi-nesses is the right message atthis time,” he said.


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Congressman Joe Donnelly hosts a roundtable discussion on Chinese currency manipulation inSouth Bend on Oct. 6 with representatives from the House Ways and Means Committee.

“We have seen theunemployment ratedrop throughout ourdistrict, so college

students who want tostay in our area fromNotre Dame and goout into the job market, more

opportunities areavailable to them.”

Joe DonnellyU.S. representativeIndiana 2nd District

Teaching assistant by day,researcher by night — add onanother 30 to 50 hours of readingand studying, take into considera-tion some driving time, and youbegin to have a clearer image ofthe life of a graduate student atNotre Dame. Victoria Smith, a graduate stu-

dent in her second year of a Ph.D.program in the biology depart-ment, assists in a freshman biolo-gy class. Through a teaching assistant

(TA) position, graduate studentscan receive a stipend for theirservices, she said. Graduate stu-dents also obtain stipendsthrough fellowships they havebeen awarded, or through aresearch assistantship.“A stipend is essentially a paid

salary for your work as a gradu-ate student,” Smith said. “With aresearch assistantship, your advi-sor is responsible for paying yoursalary through his research fund-ing.”Karen Tang, a first-year clinical

psychology doctoral student,works in a less visible position,focusing her energy into research.“The stipend that I receive from

the University of Notre Dameallows me to devote my time toresearch and academics, withouthaving to worry about taking anoutside job to pay for daily livingexpenses,” Tang said. “It is anhonor and a privilege to have theopportunity to just learn andthink.”Graduate students with paid

stipends, Smith said, are not per-mitted to have any other jobs.Tang found that with herdemanding course and researchworkload, there would be no timefor an outside job, even if allowed

one.“Graduate school is a full-time

position,” Tang said.Smith estimates approximately

45 to 55 hours of her week aredevoted to research in the lab, inaddition to her work as a TA andreading at home. Tang spends the majority of her

non-class time in the lab, readingarticles in her area of interest,attending meetings and workingwith undergrad-uate researchassistants.Though stu-

dents traditional-ly go straightfrom undergrad-uate educationto graduateschool, Tangtook a detour.She had a part-time job whereshe assisted aprofessor investi-gating potentialenvironmentaland genetic fac-tors involved inautism. After graduation, she wasoffered a full-time position in theprofessor’s lab, which guided hertoward her current position. “I was lucky to have been intro-

duced to a field that I am sointrigued by,” Tang said.Thomas Frederick, a first-year

chemistry and biochemistry grad-uate student, entered his field ofstudy by accident.“When inquiring into under-

graduate research opportunities, Iwas not able to join the originallab group that interested me. Iended up in one that shaped mycareer as a research scientist,” hesaid. Frederick said this ultimately

sparked his interest in proteindynamics using Nuclear MagneticResonance.

Graduate students also takeadvanced classes on their topic ofinterest, Smith said. Students inthe Ph.D. program have to taketwo classes a semester for thefirst two years of the program,and then one credit worth ofclasses afterwards. “Classes tend to be primarily

discussion based rather than testbased,” Smith said. “They involvereading a lot of primary literature

that is being pub-lished in sciencejournals.”F r e d e r i c k ’ s

course loadrequires him totake three coreclasses and threeother electives,one of which mustbe in his field ofspecialty. These graduate

students said livingoff campus has itsbenefits. Though there is

the drawback ofcommuting to

work every morning, an especial-ly difficult task on football week-ends, Smith is able to have petsand plant a garden.For Tang, life off campus allows

for separation between her workand personal life.“So much of my time is spent

working in the lab, which is offcampus, or in classes,” she said.“I appreciate [having] the time athome to unwind.”After graduate school, Smith

said she will likely stay in acade-mia as an assistant professor at auniversity. Tang hopes to continueworking with children withautism and their families. For undergraduates looking to

go to graduate school, Tang sug-gested thinking about it early. “The biggest piece of advice I

have for undergraduates is to notbe afraid to speak to your profes-sors, TAs or professionals in thefield that you are interested in.Ask questions about what theythought of their program of study,if there are any faculty membersaccepting students for the upcom-ing year and even what theybelieve would be the best fit foryou,” Tang said. “People love toshare their experiences withfuture graduate students.”Frederick said that preparation

is key, especially as an undergrad-uate.

“As an undergraduate, youshould go beyond the simple classrequirements and seek out oppor-tunities to get experience. Notonly does this increase yourchances of getting either a goodjob position or admittance to aprofessional degree program,” hesaid, “but it allows you to experi-ence a field of work so that youcan decide now, rather than later,if it is something you would like todo.”

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Graduate students find challenges rewardingBy NICOLE TOCZAUERNews Writer

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“The biggest piece ofadvice I have forundergraduates isnot to be afraid to

speak to your professors, TAs or professionals in the

field you are interested in.”

Karen Tangfirst-year Ph.D. student


Positive attitude guides paralyzed alum after accident

After 2008 graduate AaronMartinuzzi broke his neck div-ing into a pool in August, hewas paralyzed from his shoul-ders down. He’s spent the pastfew months in rehabilitationtrying to regain strength, but he

looks at his life-changing spinalcord injury in a positive light.“It’s been an exercise in

patience,” he said. After his Aug. 20 accident,

Martinuzzi spent three weeks ina Biddeford, Maine hospital,where he got his respiratoryfunctions back and did somesimple occupational therapy(OT).

Since then, he’s moved to theUniversity Hospital at theUniversity of Michigan, wherehe is doing OT four to six timesa day. “Right now, due to the nature

of my injury, I’m workingtoward really simple things,”Martinuzzi said. “I’m strongenough to use machines withreally, really light weight. It’s

not like I’m doing 30 poundbicep curls.”Martinuzzi is mostly working

on regaining the strength in hisback and shoulders. One of hiscurrent goals is working to ableto operate his wheel chair witha joystick. Currently he uses a“suck-n-blow” wheelchair,which moves the chair througheither sucking or blowing airinto a tube. Even though the recovery

process is slow and tedious,Martinuzzi said he is confidentin his abilities. He specificallywants to gain strength in hishands and shoulders becausethat will help him become morecapable in all areas, he said. His ultimate goal is to be able

to return to medical school atthe University of New England,where he was working towardhis doctorate of osteopathicmedicine. “Right now, I can see some

significant gains, but I can’tpredict what exactly will hap-pen,” Martinuzzi said. “I justtake it a day and a week at atime.”He said his previous experi-

ence as an athlete has helpedhim keep a positive outlook onthis while process.“I swam in high school and

was an avid climber”, he said.“I was always working onimproving my performance.Rehab is sort of the exact sameprocess.”Support from family, friends

and even people he has never

met, has made the recoveryprocess easier and helped him,he said.His family created a Facebook

page called “Friends of AaronMartinuzzi” and they also madea page on caringbridge.org,where family and friends cangive updates about the status ofa loved one going through achallenging health issue,according to the website. “I’ve always been someone

that looks forward and doesn’tlook back,” Martinuzzi said.“It’s nice to know that everyoneelse shares that attitude andcan look forward to new goals.”Some of his aunts have

planned fundraisers to helpcover some of the medicalexpenses. At their first event, awalk/run in October, a specialdonation was made inMartinuzzi’s honor.“One of my aunts … knew

that I loved to rock climb andate a lot of Cliff Bars,” he said.“She contacted [the company]and showed them my mountainproject page, which is likeFacebook for climbers. Theyliked what they saw and donat-ed 66 pounds of Cliff Bars to theevent.”Martinuzzi said he is grateful

for the support he has and theprogress he’s making.“Everyone has been incredibly

positive,” he said. “Every day Irealize just how lucky I am.”

Photo courtesy of Maria Martinuzzi

Aaron Martinuzzi, a 2008 Notre Dame alumnus, climbed Colorado mountains during the summerof 2009 before he sustained a spinal cord injury in August 2010 that left him paralyzed.

Martinuzzi makes steady progress in occupational therapy, works toward goal to return to medical school

Contact Anna Boarini [email protected]

By ANNA BOARININews Writer

HONOLULU — The SocialSecurity numbers, grades andother personal information ofmore than 40,000 formerUniversity of Hawaii studentswere posted online for nearly ayear before being removed thisweek, The Associated Press haslearned.University officials told the AP

that a faculty member inadver-tently uploaded files containingthe information to an unprotect-ed server on Nov. 30, 2009,exposing the names, academicperformance, disabilities andother sensitive information of40,101 students who attendedthe flagship Manoa campus from1990 to 1998 and in 2001. Ahandful of students from theWest Oahu campus were includ-ed in the security breach.UH-West Oahu spokesman

Ryan Mielke said there was noevidence that the faculty mem-ber acted maliciously or that anyof the information was usedimproperly. The faculty member,who retired from the West Oahucampus in June, was conductinga study of the success rates ofManoa students, and believed hewas uploading the material to asecure server.The university apologized for

the incident, saying it was inves-tigating how it happened. It wasnotifying the former students bye-mail and letters, and has alsoalerted the FBI and Honolulupolice.“We are troubled (and) deter-

mined to notify everyone accord-ing to law and committed to doeverything possible in the futureto prevent this from happening,”UH system spokeswoman TinaShelton said.The incident is the third major

information breach in the UHsystem since last year. Each time,university officials promised itwas strengthening its networksystems and working to identifyother potential security risks.In the latest breach, UH imme-

diately removed the exposed filesand disconnected the serverfrom the network when it wasnotified of the informationbreach on Oct. 18 by AaronTitus, information privacy direc-tor of Liberty Coalition, which isa Washington-based policy insti-tute.

Google cleared its caches lateThursday, some 11 months afterthe information was first putonline.“During that time, theoretical-

ly, anybody with an Internet con-nection could have had access toit. How likely that is ... is any-body's guess,” said Titus, whodiscovered the files under aGoogle search.Titus said the university's

statement that it has no evidencethat the personal informationwas used maliciously was some-what misleading.

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Hums delivershis ‘Last Lecture’

Everyone is on a journey andthe most important part of thatjourney is the path that youtravel along the way, account-ing professor Ed Hums saidThursday evening at the fourthinstallment of the 2010-11 LastLecture Series. The student government-

sponsored Last Lecture Seriesgives Notre Dame professorsthe opportunity to share theirlife lessons and experiencesoutside of the classroom set-ting. “You should always take the

time to recognize who is walk-ing with you,” he said in thelecture at Washington Hall.“The three ‘P’s,’ parents,priests and professors, areespecially important in yourjourney here at Notre Dame.”Hums said he still remem-

bers when he was first accept-ed to Notre Dame as an under-graduate and how his mothercried when she heard thenews.“Never underestimate your

parents’ love for you and makesure you reciprocate your lovefor them,” he said.Hums said he believes the

priests at Notre Dame aregreat resources of faith for thestudents to turn to in times ofneed. He also discussed therelationship between the pro-fessors and the students, draw-ing from his personal experi-ence as a faculty member atthe University. “Professors actually live

through their students,” hesaid. “You’ll never know how

much your successes mean tous.”Hums told students to pick

out one professor each semes-ter and to take the opportunityto really get to know that pro-fessor.“You never know what expe-

riences you may share withhim or her or what doors it willopen to you in the future,” hesaid.The gap between students

and professors at Notre Damehas grown, and Hums said heis said about that.“You have to understand that

not only can you learn, but youcan also enjoy it,” he said.Hums told the students it’s

okay if they encounter difficul-ties with the material in theirclasses. “There are a lot of people out

there who struggle, and it’sokay,” he said. “You may getB’s or C’s, but you will still turnout well.”Hums also said students

should have a strong supportsystem of friends and col-leagues. “Friends are there forever.

They will help you get throughyour journey,” he said. “Andcolleagues help you do theheavy lifting. They are the peo-ple who lift you up continuous-ly when you have your downdays.”Hums encouraged students

to think about the little butter-fly effects in their lives.“There are so many simple

events that lead you to greatthings,” he said. “It’s importantto recognize them.”

Contact Emily Schrank [email protected]

By EMILY SCHRANKNews Writer

Corruption in officersfrustrates Calif. police

ELL, Calif. — Leaders ofthis scandal-ridden city'spolice union, frustrated bywhat they see as a lack ofurgency to investigate cor-ruption in their own depart-ment, are cal l ing for thesuspension of a high-rank-ing police off icial and aninvestigation of their oustedformer police chief.Kurt Owens, vice presi-

dent o f the Bel l Po l iceOfficers Association, saidThursday that he and otherveteran officers knew foryears o f abus ive towingpract ices that targetedHispanic drivers and hadheard allegations of policeinvolvement in voter fraud.He said he and others com-plained to their superiorsand to outside investigators,but saw little done to stopit.“I’ve been to the FBI and

the DA's office on issues like

this and others that cameup three or four years ago,”Owens, a 23-year veteran ofthe department, told TheAssoc iated Press a f ter anews conference outside thec i ty 's smal l po l ice head-quarters . “We were to ld,‘We think this is an interde-partment feud,’ and, ‘Bringus more evidence.’”S ince the Los Angeles

Times reported in July thatBell's former city manager,police chief, and four of itsfive City Council memberswere among officials paidhuge sa lar ies to run theworking-class city, severalagencies have conf irmedthey are investigating.Eight current and former

officials of Bell, includingthe mayor, vice mayor andformer city manager, werecharged in September withmisappropriating $5.5 mil-lion in public funds from thecity, where one in six peoplelive in poverty.

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Univ. posts info of 40K students

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SAN DIEGO — A shootout atan apartment left a police offi-cer and two other people deadThursday, sending dozens ofresidents running from theirhomes, many in their pajamas.Officer Christopher Wilson

was fatally shot in the con-frontation that beganWednesday night, when SanDiego County officers and U.S.marshals went to check on aman on probation and serve anarrest warrant on another.After the man on probation

slammed the door in their faces,officers pushed their way intothe apartment and arrestedhim, said Assistant Police ChiefJim Collins. Four other peopleran into a back bedroom,including the man police believewas named on the warrant, hesaid.Officers got backup from the

San Diego police departmentand then kicked in the door ofthe bedroom, where they weremet with gunfire, Collins said.Wilson, a 17-year police force

veteran, was fatally shot in theliving room while three officersfired back. Two officers fled toanother bedroom and eventual-ly escaped out a window, Collinssaid.Fellow officers carried Wilson

down the stairs from the sec-ond-story apartment. Momentslater, police banged on resi-dents' doors, yelling, “Get out!Get out!” witnesses said.A 26-year-old father of two

who only identified himself asLuis listened to the confronta-tion from his downstairs apart-ment. “I just heard like a bigboom, then they exchangedsome words, then I heard,‘Officer down! Officer down!’”Luis said.He told The Associated Press

that he looked out his windowand saw officers carryingWilson, whose face was coveredin blood. Luis yelled for his wifeand two young children, andwas preparing to make anescape when officers banged onhis door to help his family leavesafely.“It was pretty scary,” said

Luis, who fled without puttingon his shoes.Luis said his family joined

about 50 men, women and chil-dren who were running,crouched down, to the otherside of the complex, under thecrackle of gunfire. Some were inpajamas and slippers.They later made their way to

a supermarket parking lotacross the street, where theyspent the night as the standoffcontinued until shortly afterdawn.After a SWAT team tossed a

nondestructive grenade to makea loud noise and flash of lightinside the apartment, a manand woman inside notifiedpolice that they wanted to comeout. They were detained forquestioning, Collins said.An hour later, police shot tear

gas into the apartment.When no one else emerged

after 90 minutes, police creptback into the apartment, Collinssaid, where officers discovereda man and woman fatally shoton the floor, which was litteredwith guns. Police believe thedead man may be the suspectnamed on the warrant for acase of assault with a deadly

weapon.It was not immediately clear

whether the two committed sui-cide or died during theshootout, Collins said. He alsodid not know how manyweapons were found in thehome.Police have not released the

suspects' names or details aboutthem, saying they were investi-gating. Police said they believethe man on probation may havebeen harboring the man wantedon the warrant, but they did notknow the relationship betweenthem and the others in theapartment.Wilson, 50, who had served in

the Navy, patrolled the south-east working class neighbor-hood called Skyline for years.He helped train rookies andtaught them to treat residentsrespectfully, city officials said.

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San Diego policeman dead after shootoutUnnamed suspects kill an offier and twoo the r s a f t e r a po l i c e c on f ron ta t i on

AP

Police cars gather outside a San Diego apartment complex where an officer was shot and killedafter a shootout on Thursday.

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NASHUA — A New Hampsh ireteenager charged in a deadly homeinvasion testified Thursday he heardthe victims’ screams and pleas beforetwo of his partners started hackingat the mother and daughter.Eighteen-year-o ld Quinn Glover

said the mother screamed to herdaughter to run.“They were terrified,” Glover said.

“ I heard cr ies for he lp , begg ing ,‘no,no’”Glover testified against co-defen-

dant Steven Spader, 18, who prosecu-tors say wielded the machete in theattacks that killed Kimberly Catesand severely wounded her 11-year-old daughter, Jaimie, in their MontVernon home one year ago.Glover said Spader was obsessed

wi th k i l l ing peop le in the weeksbefore the attacks.Spader, he tes t i f i ed , wanted to

break into homes, kill the occupants,stay overnight in the home, roast andeat the victims and stage their bodiesfor the media. He talked at one point

about putting the heads of his victimson stakes, Glover said.Glover previously pleaded guilty to

robbery, burglary and conspiracy. Heagreed to cooperate with the state inexchange for a 20-year prison sen-tence.On cross -examinat ion , G lover

acknowledged he lied to police in hisfirst two interviews. He concoctedseveral alibis for himself, first thathe was meditating in woods and laterthat he was watching television withhis father. He said he was telling the

truth Thursday.Spader is charged

wi th murder,a t tempted murderand other felonies.As Glover testified,

Spader stared at himwi th h i s f ingerspressed in f ron t o fhim — his standardpose during the fourdays of his trialGlover appeared in

court wearing orangepr i son pants andsh i r t , h i s shack ledank les inv i s ib le tojurors. He punctuatedmost of his answerswith “sir.”Glover said Spader

and co-de fendantsChristopher Gribbleand Billy Marks origi-na l l y targe ted thehouse nex t door tothe Ca tes home onTrow Road, but ruledi t ou t as too b ig .After they broke intothe house , G loversa id , the fourapproached theclosed bedroom doorwith weapons out. Hesa id Spader had amachete and Gribblehad a knife. He saidthey were in the leadand they entered thebedroom.Then the screams

began.“ I heard screams

and cr ies . I heard‘Jaimie, run! Pleasedon't do it,’” GlovertestifiedGlover sa id he

turned around, cov-ered h i s ears andwalked back towardthe k i t chen .

Prosecutor Peter Hinckley asked himwhy.“I walked away because I wanted

to walk away from the situation,”Glover said. “I didn't take anythingthat was said prior seriously. Thatwas my mistake.”Afterward, Glover said, Spader was

“euphoric, excited. He seemed likehe had just gotten off a roller coast-er.” Glover said he told Spader theywere mak ing too much no i se , towhich Spader replied, “Two peopleare dead. I think we made enoughnoise.”G lover sa id he d id no t see the

attacks, but entered the room later.He said he saw Jaimie crumpled onthe floor, tangled in the curtains of asliding glass door.Jaimie told police she pretended to

be dead , then s taggered to thekitchen to call police. A doctor testi-fied that if she had lost conscious-ness and not gotten help, she wouldhave died from a punctured lung.“On the bed, there was a woman

covered in blood,” Glover said. “Shewas moving somewhat and moaning.”He said he saw Gribble put a knife tothe right side of her throat. Gloversaid he turned away, and when helooked back, the knife was on theother side of Kimberly Cate's throat.Glover said he lost track of Marks

but Marks had no blood on his cloth-ing after the attacks.On the r ide home, G lover sa id ,

Spader was laughing and joking.Glover admitted on cross-examina-

t ion by defense at torney AndrewWinters that he went to the housewith the intent of killing the occu-pants, and that he was fascinated bykillers such as Charles Manson.The prosecutor asked Glover if he

had attacked either victim, and heanswered “no.”G lover sa id Spader was s t i l l

euphoric 12 hours after the attacks.He said Spader and Gribble showedup in h i s dr iveway and Spadergrabbed him by the shoulders.“He ... said, ‘Quinn, we broke up a

family. Isn't that great?’” Glover tes-tif ied. “He said it may become anaddiction because he liked the highso much.”Marks, who has yet to enter a plea,

has agreed to testify against Spaderand Gribble, who is to go on trial inFebruary. A fifth defendant, AutumnSavoy, pleaded guilty to hinderingthe prosecution and conspiracy inexchange for a 5- to 19-year sen-tence. He also is expected to testifyagainst Spader.

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DENVER — Scientists saythey’ve found the first com-plete skeleton of a dinosaurthat is an ancestor to thesauropod, the largest creatureever to walk the planet.The 30-foot-long skeleton,

complete with skull, may helpreveal the story of how the120-foot-long, giant-neckedsauropods evolved and becamesolely plant eaters.The bones were found in

southern China, Texas Techpaleontologist SankarChatterjee said Thursday. Heplanned to present preliminaryfindings of the discoverySunday at the GeologicalSociety of America meeting inDenver.“It’s like a manuscript. Many

pages are missing. We are stilltrying to piece it together,”Chatterjee said. “This is one ofthose missing links. Now we’llknow better how thesedinosaurs evolved.”The skeleton, estimated at

more than 200 million yearsold, was found by one ofChatterjee’s colleagues in 2005in flood plains around Lufengin Yunnan province, which hasbeen rich with dinosaur finds,he said.It appears to be that of a

new species, which has tenta-tively been namedYizhousaurus sunae to honorthe local population and a

Chinese paleontologist,Chatterjee said.At least six other species of

sauropod relatives have beenfound in the same depositwhere this skeleton was found,said Randall Irmis, curator ofpaleontolgy at the UtahMusuem of Natural Historyand an assistant professor atthe University of Utah.He said he had not seen

Chatterjee’s report but sawphotos of the skull. “It looksstrikingly similar to an animalin the same deposits, theJingshanosaurus,” Irmis said.The skeleton Chatterjee is

studying shows the animalstood on four feet. It also hasthe beginnings of a long neck.The broad, high, domed skullhas eye sockets on the sidesand a short snout with a wide,U-shaped jaw of a broad.Serrated, spoon-shaped teethsuggest i t ate plants, l ikesauropods.The bones of all sauropod

ancestors that scientists havefound in recent years are fill-ing in clues about how suchgiant beasts came to be andwhen they started eating onlyplants.“Everyone loves sauropods

because they’re the largestanimals to have ever walkedthe earth,” Irmis said. “Eventhe public wants to know, howdid this great body size evolve?Specimens like this help usanswer those questions.”

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Scientists unearthdinosaur skeleton

Council targets street harassment

NEW YORK — Whistles, cat-calls and lewd come-ons fromstrangers are all too familiar toNew York City women, who saythey are harassed multipletimes a day as they walk downthe street. Now lawmakers areexamining whether to do some-thing to discourage it.A City Council committee

heard testimony Thursday fromwomen who said men regularlyfollow them, yell at them andmake them feel unsafe anduncomfortable. Advocates toldstories of preteens andteenagers being hounded byadult men outside city schoolsand pleaded for government toaddress the problem.“This is not our way of not

being able to take a compli-ment,” said Nefertiti Martin,who testified at the hearing.“This is an issue of safety.”Street harassment of women

is as old as cities themselvesand is common around theworld, but the pushbackagainst it is a more recentmovement. Volunteer activistsin Cairo are planning to launcha website, Harrasmap, wherewomen can instantly reportcases of leering, groping andother sexual threats.Soon, the group Hollaback,

an organization formed fiveyears ago to stand up to streetharassment, will release asmart phone app allowingwomen everywhere to do thesame.Hollaback told councilmem-

bers that women have left jobs,broken leases and skippedschool all just to avoid inces-sant unwelcome advances fromstrange men they pass on theircommutes.Holly Kearl, author of “Stop

Street Harassment: MakingPublic Places Safe andWelcoming for Women,” saidshe informally surveyed morethan 800 women from 23 coun-tries and 43 states, and 99 per-cent of them had been harassedby strangers.“Because of street harass-

ment, from a young age womenlearn that public spaces aremale territory,” Kearl said.“They learn to limit the placesthey go, they try not to be inpublic alone — especially atnight — and when they arealone, they stay on guard.”Councilwoman Julissa

Ferreras, chair of the women’sissues committee that held thehearing Thursday, recalledlearning as a young teen how to“speedwalk” to dodge certainmen, and which corner storesshe should always avoid.“This harassment limits the

rights and freedoms of womenand girls to enjoy a simple walkoutside,” she said.The Associated Press heard

similar stories from New YorkCity women.Kat Pope, 28, of Manhattan,

said she quit going to her gymin the mornings because shewas harassed so badly on herway there and back. Men at aconstruction site would whistle,stare and yell at her as shepassed, every single day.

She still gets harassed inother locations, but it happensmaybe once a week instead ofdaily.“It feels disgusting,” she said.

“In the moment, I feel helplessand I never know what to do tomake it stop.”Carrie Goodman, 27, a stu-

dent who lives in Manhattan,said she hears a whistle orcomment “once or twice a day.”“It bothers me, but I just keep

walking,” she said. Goodman isskeptical that lawmakers cando anything about it, though.“You can’t really control what

comes out of people’s mouths,”she said.Hollaback is pushing the city

to commission a study, a publicawareness campaign and per-haps even legislation, including“no-harassment zones” aroundschools to protect youngwomen.“Too commonly, street

harassment is believed to bethe price women pay for livingin New York City,” said its exec-utive director, Emily May. “Butwe’re not buying it.”New York men who told the

AP they have called out strangewomen on the street said theywere doing it just to be friendlyand seemed genuinely sur-prised that any attention can beunwelcome.

“We say hello, that’s all, noth-ing derogatory,” said TonyAlibrandi, 54, a constructionworker taking a lunch breakwith several of his fellow work-ers. “We see a friendly face, wesay hello.”

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Friday, October 29, 2010 page 13In Remembrance � DECLAN SULLIVAN 1990-2010

Anyone who would like to share theirown memories of Declan can emailJordan Gamble at [email protected]

New responses will be added to The Observer’s website, ndsmcobserver.com

“Enthusiastic” best describes Scene contributor DeclanSullivan.Declan was enthusiastic about music and film, wasn't

afraid to jump on a challenging story, strove to come upwith interesting twists on arts and entertainment reporting,and always brought energy to the room.Declan often used his knowledge and training from the

Department of Film, Television and Theatre to come upwith new leads or provide specialized insight in his writing.

He had a laid-back personality, but he still jumped at theopportunities to secure an interview with artists likeShwayze and comedians like Mike Birbiglia and MichaelIan Black.He was a friend to many people on The Observer staff,

and he will be sorely missed. His coworkers at TheObserver shared their memories of him.

- senior Jordan Gamble, Scene Editor

“(What) I remember about him washis insistence on attempting to sneakswear words into his articles, givingthe whole office a good laugh everytime editing his work, secretly wish-ing we could leave in what he wroteoriginally. What a horrible, horribleloss.”

- junior Marissa Frobes, AssistantScene Editor

“I met Declan my first week of freshmanyear. Walking into my Theo 101 class, I had noidea what to expect. As I took a seat in theback of the classroom, I took stock of the peo-ple around me, unaware of the impact theywould have on my life and the friendships wewould form. Declan was one of those people.We quickly formed a bond during that class,

and although we ran in different circles, wewould often find time to meet up, even afterthe semester ended. Declan had a way ofalways making you smile, and no matter howlong it had been since he had seen you, healways greeted you with a hug and a genuineinquiry into how your life was going. His sig-nature laugh brightened a room. It was hardto hang out with him and not just love the lifeyou were living.He will be a sorely missed face on campus,

and I cherish every moment that we spenttogether and every moment that made melaugh.”

- junior Mary Claire O’Donnell, Scene Writer

“Editing on a night when Declan was writing alwayshad an air of mystery in it. What exactly is he going toturn in? He had a unique way of expressing his thoughtsand opinions about movies, music and everything in-between. His stories were far from conventional. Hisvoice was totally unique and very pervasive in his work.Scene has lost a writer who always kept us from beingstale. You will be missed, Declan.”

- junior Maija Gustin, Associate Scene Editor

“Although I knew him only briefly, Declan litup any room he was in for more than 30 sec-onds. His personality was contagious, and Icouldn't help but gravitate toward someonewith a passion for life. I will miss your fearless-ness and one-of-a-kind sense of humor. You willnever be forgotten in the basement of SouthDining Hall.”

- junior Chris Masoud, Assistant Sports Editor

“I met Declan at an Observer party last year andcould tell immediately that he was a genuine per-son. He wasn’t afraid of just being himself. He wasthe kind of person who didn’t take things too seri-ously, had a great sense of humor and just wantedto have fun. He brought smiles and laughs to somany on this campus. Declan, you will be dearlymissed.”

- junior Sara Felsenstein, News Production Editor

“Declan was definitely the quintessential Scene writer,always laid-back and fun to be around but ambitiousand enthusiastic about what he wrote. He was alwaysexcited to take on challenging interviews that othersmight find intimidating and his articles were full of cre-ative twists, so there was never a dull moment whileediting his work. He was a unique soul, and he will bedeeply missed.”

- junior Alexandra Kilpatrick, Assistant Scene Editor

“Although I did not know Declan personally Iam familiar with his work as I have createdgraphics to accompany his articles on the Scenepage over the years. I believe I speak on behalfof the entire graphics department - staff mem-bers past and present - when I say that his hon-est, upbeat, humorous articles will be greatlymissed. Our thoughts and prayers are with himand his family.”

- senior Blair Chemidlin, Graphics Editor

“I officially met Declan the second week of ourfreshman year, and we had been friends eversince. The first time we met was when a mutualfriend introduced us outside of CoMo. I intro-duced myself, and he forgot my name about fif-teen seconds later. I always knew he felt awfulabout that incident because he always made sureto say “Hello, Molly!” every other time we met upfor the next two years. I'll never forget the moneyparty in Fisher with Declan and his friends fresh-man year. Campus just feels different without himhere. He was an unbelievably kind person and agood friend.”

- junior Molly Sammon. Assistant Sports Editor

“As members of the Notre Dame com-munity, we are all deeply saddened bythe news about Declan. It is always sadwhen a life is cut short at such a youngage. We pray that his soul may rest inpeace and we also pray for his family inthis difficult time.”

- senior Cornelius Rogers, Scene Writer

“I went back and read some of the articlesDeclan wrote for The Observer. Some ofthem I now remember reading earlier thisyear, sitting in South Dining Hall, admiringand being inspired by the work of otherScene writers. To think that we've lostDeclan so soon is truly heartbreaking.”

- freshman Ward Pettibone, Scene Writer

“I'll always miss Declan's carefree attitude, the wayhe badly danced like no one was watching him andsang off-key at the top of his lungs like no one was lis-tening. He was one of the funniest guys I'll ever knowand I'll miss him.”

- Chris Hine, class of 2009, Editor-in-Chief emeritus

“Declan was a friendly and animat-ed presence in the Observer office. Inever saw him without a smile. Hewill be greatly missed.”

- senior Packy Griffin, Scene Writer

This is an excerpt from anarticle that originally ran in theSept. 16 issue of The Observer.

Whereas the focus of Bon Iveris usually on founder JustinVernon, drummer S. Carey —real name Sean Carey — hasbeen more in the limelight as oflate.His debut album, “All We

Grow,” an awesome album tojust put on and relax to, wasreleased on Aug. 24 to solidreviews, and he is currently ontour with The Tallest Man onEarth. Recently, I managed to get a

phone interview with Sean andask him a few questions about

getting into music, making hisown album and life as abonafide celebrity … well, sortof.

So first the basics: Where are youfrom, how did you get into music,when did you first want to be in aband, all that stuff?Sure. I grew up in Lake

Geneva, Wisc., and I startedplaying drums when I was 10. Iwas into music even beforethat: my mom is a singer, andmy dad is a musician and musicteacher. I was listening to a lotof music as a kid, for sure. Iremember I saw my oldest sis-ter play in the middle schooljazz band, and I thought that

was the coolest thing, especiallythe drummer.

Really, for jazz band? I used to bein it. I never really pictured it as acool thing.(laughs) Yeah, I thought it was

really cool. I played in jazzbands until … well I still do. Idefinitely thought it was cool; Iguess I’m a nerd.

Yeah, I guess everyone whoplayed an instrument in highschool was kind of a nerd in oneway or another: Join the club onthat one. You can’t really bust outthe trumpet to get girls.(laughs) You just picked the

wrong instrument.

This is an excerpt from anarticle that originally ran in theFeb. 17 issue of The Observer.

Okay, so easily the best moviereleased in the past 12 monthswas “[500] Days of Summer.”Starring Joseph Gordon-Levittand Zooey Deschanel, thisromantic comedy managed totake a genre that is flooded byawful Matthew McConaugheyand Jennifer Aniston vehiclesand turn it into something with amessage on the complexities ofmodern relationships that, at thesame time, remained entertain-ing due to an offbeat sense ofhumor, a great soundtrack andvisually dazzling moments thatconveyed the emotions of thecharacters in a way that wordsnever could...

“[500] Days” at least deserveda nomination for Best OriginalScreenplay or Best Actor. That’snot to knock the movies nominat-ed in those categories — they arepretty solid. But the fact that“[500] Days of Summer,” a moviethat not only completely changedthe way an entire genre is per-ceived — think “Star Wars” tosci-fi and fantasy movies — butalso appeals to nearly every per-son that it is shown to — I’mtalking about coasties-to-stonersrange of appeal — did not garnereven a single nomination makesme nervous about our society ingeneral...I’m not saying “[500] Days”

deserves to win Best Picture, oreven be nominated for it, butlooking at some of the movies upfor the award, it is at least as

good or better than half on thelist. I mean, “Up” was a goodmovie, but aside from the first 15minutes, it’s a pretty standardPixar flick. And I don’t thinkstandard flicks should berewarded with both Best Pictureand Best Original Screenplaynods... “[500] Days of Summer”

deserved the nomination, andyou not giving it to them justshows how oblivious you are tothe difference between goodmovies and movies with bigbudgets and star power. If notgiving the nomination seemedlike the right move to you, then Idon’t want to be right. P.S. If you haven’t seen “[500]

Days of Summer,” you reallyshould. Zooey Deschanel issooooo hot.

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This is an excerpt from anarticle that originally ran inthe Sept. 10 issue of TheObserver.

At 9:15 p.m. Friday night, Iwalked into a nondescriptroom on the 2nd floor ofLaFortune, not really knowingwhat to expect. I was told thatme and a few other students

would be interviewing comedi-ans Mike Birbiglia and MichaelIan Black here ...After what seemed like an

eternity, they finally entered.Michael and Mike were bothextremely friendly, introducingthemselves personally to every-one in the room and asking forour names...When Mike Birbiglia came

over to shake my hand, I intro-duced myself prompting aresponse of “Hey … Declan?Like D-U-C-K-L-I-A-N?”Everyone laughed, I correctedhim, and then I proceed to gig-gle like a schoolgirl on theinside, knowing that one of mycomedic heroes now has myridiculous-sounding nameingrained into his head.

This article originally ran inthe April 12 issue of TheObserver.

Going into The Roots/MikePosner concert Saturday, Ididn’t really know what toexpect. I had never heard ofMike Posner before he wasannounced as the opener, so Ididn’t know a lot about him. Il iked The Roots a lot, butmany of my favorite songs bythem are collaborations orfeature substantial guest per-formances, so I was wary thattheir live set may not be asgood as their productionsound.I showed up late and missed

the first few songs of the MikePosner concert, but what Isaw was good. He worked thecrowd, encouraged participa-tion and did everything agood entertainer should do.Honestly, however, it just was-n’t memorable. I rememberhaving a good time during hisset, but there were no specificmoments that I rememberbecause of him — I rememberNotre Dame concert security,but that’s for later. Again, itwasn’t a bad concert: it wasentertaining, but I probablywon’t remember much from ita week from now.The Roots’ set, however,

was epic. The band didn’treally adhere to a set list;instead, they took a muchmore “jam band” att itudetowards the show. They inter-spersed in their songs shortcovers of other songs, individ-ual musician showcases andjust pure jamming. They were able to control

how the crowd felt at nearlyall times, taking the room

from just chilling and bobbingtheir heads to raging andbouncing in a matter of sec-onds. The Roots are knownfor their amazing live sets,and now I know why this istheir reputation. Also, theirafter-show demeanor —namely, the way they cateredto the fans by coming out atthe end to throw memorabiliainto the crowd — was some ofthe best I’ve seen at a con-cert.The only major issue I had

with the whole experiencewas the setting. Notre Damedoes not know how to hostconcerts. I’ve been to concertsat home and concerts at otherschools, and both the crowdand the concert security atNotre Dame were both suchdowners — it was the samefor the Matisyahu concert.Some people in the crowd didnot even seem like they want-ed to be there, and even morewere hostile to many actionsthat I find essential to theconcert experience: jammingout, singing, shouting, crowdsurfing and moshing, amongother things. Concert security wasn’t any

better. In fact, their main pur-pose there seemed to be toquash any attempt to do any-thing besides stand station-ary, maybe allowing a bit ofhead bobbing and quiet talk-ing to those around you. Ifthis is your idea of what aconcert should be, go to a jazzclub or lock the dorm to yourroom and listen to a CD byyourself in the dark. I like togo to real concerts, not onesthat make me yearn a concertthrown in Chicago, atMadison or a junior college.

In Remembrance � DECLAN SULLIVAN 1990-2010 Friday, October 29, 2010page 14

This is an excerpt from anarticle that originally ran in theSept. 17, 2009 issue of TheObserver.

Two weeks ago, a pair ofScene writers interviewed themusic duo Shwayze in promo-tion of their new album "Let ItBeat." The half of the interviewinvolving producer Cisco Adlerappeared last week. This is the(printable) portion of the conver-sation that transpired betweenScene writers Mike Bartlett andDeclan Sullivan and rapperAaron Smith, a.k.a. Shwayze...Mike Bartlett: Anybody else

who's coming up?Shwayze: Beardo is coming up,

everyone on Banana Beat … oh,and LMFAO. This tour we'reabout to do is going to be out ofcontrol. Are we coming to yourcity?MB: No! We talked to Cisco

about this. You're going to DesMoines, Iowa, but not to SouthBend.Declan Sullivan: Yeah, talk

about a slap in the face!S: Oh, wow. (Laughs.) How far

of a drive is it?MB: From Malibu to ND?Declan Sullivan: It might be a

bit. (Laughs.)

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Friday, October 29, 2010 page 15In Remembrance � DECLAN SULLIVAN 1990-2010

A sign outside of 443 Fisher Hallreads, “Declan Sullivan, Class of2012.” The sign, a montage of themost whacky — most Declan-esque — pictures his friends couldput together,hangs bottomright, next tofive similarsigns, includ-ing my own. He was and forever will be a

dear friend of ours, becausethrough it all — his legend statusduring Frosh-O, his invention of“the bus driver” dance, his count-less “isms” that could give YogiBerra a run for his money and allthe other memories that nowstand suspended in time in ourhearts — he was one of us; the“wild card” of our group, ala “It’sAlways Sunny In Philadelphia,”and we love him for that.I came to know Declan through

a line from one of his favoritefilms, “American Beauty:” “Thereis nothing worse than being ordi-nary.” Declan loved film: the art ofhow a camera dances at the headof a scene, producing images, thatwhen put together take us toanother place and time if only fora moment and make us feel some-thing more than the ordinary. Hehoped to inspire that same kind ofwonder through his own filmmak-

ing, and it was here at NotreDame where he cultivated hisinterest into a talent that dared tobe on the edge and would alwaysput a smile on audiences’ faces. At the heart of it all, Declan was

a soul wild at heart. To know himwas to know an individual whostruck a beautiful balancebetween being fun-loving and con-stantly driven. When life gave himlemons, instead of making lemon-ade, he made vodka sour. He wasan individual in the truest senseof the word. In the end, there wasonly one Declan.It’s so hard to think and try to

process the reality that Declan isgone. How do we remember some-one who made such an impact onour lives when deep down it does-n’t feel like he’s gone, perhapsbecause the shock of it all makesus cling to the hope that he’ll pokehis head through the door?

I think the answer lies in atoast Ray Romano gave at hisbrother Robert’s wedding in“Everybody Loves Raymond:”Editing. Yes, editing. To remem-ber a person is to remember asum of so many parts — our expe-riences with, our perceptions of,and everything we associate withthat person. In thinking back onDeclan, however, it’s a series ofmemories that most readily come

to mind, not everything, but thefond memories of a friend who Icared deeply for. Everyone willremember about Declan what theywant to remember. For each of us,his friends, his family, and all themembers of the Notre Dame com-munity, there are a set of memo-ries that will shape how weremember him. Editing is how wedive through the many pictures

we have and decide which ones tokeep. We throw out some andkeep the others — the good ones— just the good ones.

Shane is a junior who lived withDeclan in Fisher Hall and haswritten for the Scene sectionsince his freshman year.Contact Shane Steinberg at

[email protected]

Shane Steinberg

Scene Writer

“Them’s be fighting words!”The words slipped out of Declan’s

mouth smoothly. He gave me a slylook as I shot back a glare.We were sitting in our weekly Scene

section meeting.As usual, I satat the front ofthe room, doingmy best tosimultaneouslylook authorita-tive as sectioneditor whilealso attemptingto entertain asmall room ofdistracted,tired and over-worked writerson a Sunday afternoon. Declan sat to my left. Fast at his

side was his partner in crime, ShaneSteinberg. The two almost alwayscame as a duo to Scene events, readyto deliver a witty play-by-play of mymeeting monologues. Despite my glare, admittedly I

adored their commentary, which keptme sane and eliminated the self-con-sciousness of taking oneself too seri-ously. Fortunately for the Scene sec-tion, the two also came with a heartysupply of fresh ideas and enthusiasticwriting.This particular verbal spar came

from a disagreement about the film“(500) Days of Summer.” After somegross overstatement on my part bash-ing the film, Declan was bold enough

to check my commentary. He, in goodjournalistic style, backed up his com-ment with a solid article in Monday’spaper. The entire staff of The Observer

appreciated Declan’s steady contribu-tions to Scene. I most appreciated hislively spirit that fostered a distinctsense of community within the sec-tion. His willingness to be an active part

of our weekly meetings may haveseemed a small part of his jobdescription at the time. In hindsight,Declan’s reliability in attending Scenemeetings put a face to his vivid byline. Volunteering for article assign-

ments that no one else wanted andhis witty repartee were not includedin his job description. But goingbeyond the call of duty, Declan sethimself apart as a valuable memberof the Scene family that allowed us toflourish creatively, professionally andsocially. Declan’s death has highlighted the

enduring and supportive quality ofthe community that he helped build.Declan was an enthusiastic cheer-leader to section bonding. No one candeny that he shined when rallyingother Scene staffers to attend partiestogether. Declan, laughing and cheering,

would egg us on at the annualChristmas Party as we lost yet anoth-er competition to the Sports section.Our losses could never be attributedto Declan. Eager and willing, he wasa solid member of our team, who

always pulled his weight.Many have already commented on

Declan’s relaxed disposition that putpeople readily at ease. His sense ofbold humor added a distinct comple-ment to his laid-back attitude. Declan frequently showed up to our

meetings in sweats. His knit cap wasalmost always pulled tightly downaround his head. His hair poked outand his eyes seemed bleary fromwhat undoubtedly had been anothergreat or, as Declan liked to put it,“epic” weekend.I remember one month in particu-

lar that I spent hounding the Scenestaff to take headshots for theirbylines. I’d look over at Declan, in hissweats and hat, and feel a creepingsuspicion that he’d ignore my trivialrequest in his busy, fun-loving life.Even when I finished my term asScene Editor, I never got more than ashoulder shrug when I asked Declanif he’d gotten his photo yet. Today I discovered that Declan did,

in fact, take his headshot. Declan’sheadshot is the photo you have seenon television and in newspapers. When I sat down to read the cover-

age of Declan’s death, I felt weigheddown by a heavy heart. Nonetheless, Icouldn’t help but laugh when I sawthat his elusive headshot was thephoto most frequently used to memo-rialize him. The story behind his headshot

seemed fitting for a relaxed spiritwith a wry sense of irony and humor.It seemed equally fitting that he looks

young, bright and smiley in the photo. When recalling someone’s story like

Declan’s, I admittedly only haveglances. Fortunately, those glancesare simple yet shining peeks. Declan beaming as the Scene team

loses another competition to theSports section at The ObserverChristmas party. Declan, in his knitcap, poking fun at our weekly meet-ings, keeping the daily grind frombecoming too mundane. Declanjovially picking an “indier-than-thou”fight with me over articles. Declan’s bold comment of “Them’s

be fighting words” often driftsthrough my head. Whenever I findmyself in need of a pep talk, weirdlyenough Declan’s crafty smile and thatphrase pops into my head. With thatlittle bit of inspiration, I feel assuredthat I’m on the right track, living lifeboldly in the eyes of someone whoindiscriminately brought life to week-ly meetings and Christmas partiesalike. Declan’s story, his life and his

death, inspires us to live life confi-dently, celebrating being young andalive. With a ready embracing of life’spreciousness, we can rememberDeclan’s example with gratitude,laughter and a renewed sense ofinspiration to seize a well-lived life.

Jess is a senior and served as theScene Editor from March 2009 toMarch 2010.Contact Jess Shaffer at

[email protected]

Jess Shaffer

Scene EditorEmeritus

Shane, middle, with Declan to his right and other members of their2010 Bookstore Basketball team, “The Blouses.”

Photo courtesy of Shane Steinberg

page 16 Friday, October 29, 2010In Remembrance � DECLAN SULLIVAN 1990-2010

In honor of DeclanLETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Our Notre Dame family

In a noisy Fisher quad so recently visited, the dim lights shed evidence of asea of young students, shouting and joking just audibly above the buzz ofsharply selected music. A white MacBook endlessly streams a random boot-legged copy of some obscure movie that nobody has ever heard of, save forone person. The classmates collect all over the quad sharing stories of thehilarious day-to-days of each other, the friends swimming in the quad amidsta freshly-painted mosaic of random film books and beer can pyramids, collec-tions that chalk up evidence of hard work and a successful party thrown theweek prior. As the laughter increases and the music buzzes, I can’t help butdirect my smile to the center of the room. I’m drawn to the goofy, sprawledout Declan Sullivan as he so smiles with the sincerity and confidence uniqueto a lost generation. For that moment, I feel at home.

This moment no longer exists. That vivid, seemingly uncharacteristicmemory of a brief moment in time has since come and gone. The party dieddown long ago, and what should remain in the center of the room has nowturned into a memory held by the few so fortunate. An individual with unex-plainable talent and limitless growth is no longer with us. Declan, the productof creativity and a yearning to share a vision, is now the victim of anothermoment in time. This time, the lights are off. The room is silent. All thatremains is a memory.

As I sit here writing this, silently fighting back vicious waves of emotionson every point of the spectrum, I’m surprisingly comforted. Declan had anuncharacteristic confidence that can’t be described through any normal stan-dards. He recognized the realities of life and sought true happiness throughthe pursuit of that which matters most: family, friends, experiences and last-ing memories. We as Notre Dame students search for meaning by subjectingourselves to systems and standards and place unconscionable amounts ofpressures on ourselves to succeed. Just like Declan, we are brought into thisworld to experience the true wonders of life, the miracles that have absolutelynothing to do with the trivialities us as Notre Dame students know all toowell. We do this all with the hope in the back of our minds that these tests,homework, competitions and projects will somehow bring us closer to feeling“right,” that working hard in a system valued as true will bring the truth weso desperately crave, the same truth Declan lived every day in his live. Werely so much on success through the perspectives disciplined by years of self-conditioning that it has to take tragedies like this for all of us to stumble backand ask what just happened.

As Ferdinand Foch once wrote, “The most powerful weapon on earth is thehuman soul on fire.” I reflect back on my fantastic memories with Declanhere at Notre Dame, and I can’t help but smile. Much like Declan did in thecenter of that crowded room in one of the hundreds of moments with myfriend, I’ve got a smile on my face and a laugh in my heart, because Declan,wherever he may be, knows that I finally see what he’s seen his entire life. It’sthe drive to seek success through family, friends, experiences, and lastingmemories that gave Declan the fire in his soul to become an unquestionablypowerful figure for all who dared to know him. A presence encountered butfor just a moment.

The noisy Fisher quad comes back to life; the lights and music jump rightback on. The students suddenly return to crowd a noisy quad, laughing andsharing stories much like before. While we stare to the center of a room that’sseemingly vacant, we share true laughter for the first time, smiling with thesincerity and confidence that is no longer unique to us anymore. We seeDeclan smiling back with that goofy smile and ridiculous laugh, made palpa-ble by the many moments with a friend who stood for something so much big-ger than us. As we look to each other and emulate Declan’s goofy smile, we’reall at ease, because we understand for the first time. We’re finally home.

God bless Dec, we’ll forever love and miss you. We know you’re home too.

Mark Anthony Rosajunior

Fisher HallOct. 28

Since before I was a student at Notre Dame, I’ve heard of the incrediblestrength and unmatched support felt once a part of the Notre Dame Family.Never has the truth of that statement been more apparent to me than lastnight, as I sat at the Grotto and witnessed the silent strength of our studentbody grieving the loss of our classmate, Declan Sullivan.

I saw you, girls from the 6 chick down the hall, lined up along the pew,sharing in the grief and supporting one another. I saw you, couple fromCalculus class, gazing at the flickering candles, and holding hands in prayer.I saw you, boy from my engineering class last semester, light a candle foryour lost classmate. I saw you, groups of friends and sections of dorms,gathered in prayer. Then, I saw you, men of Fisher Hall. I saw you walktogether and stand in support of one another. And I witnessed you all say adecade of the rosary.

The final words of the memorial, I could not hear, because the most mag-nificent and mighty wind gust blew. The blast of wind swirled leaves andhowled so loudly; I closed my eyes. And when it ended, there was a calm.And I opened my eyes and saw the Grotto filled with people, and I knoweveryone there felt God’s presence in that windblast.

Seeing my classmates support one another was a beautiful thing. Attimes, I could not see the light of candles because of the number of peoplegathered to pray together. Fr. Jenkins said mass at Lewis last night, and heencouraged us to reach out to one another in this time of great sorrow.Seeing so many of the Notre Dame Family, uniting in prayer and supportingone another, was a reminder of what a strong bond we all share, and what ablessing it is to be a part of it. We are Notre Dame.

Kimberly BonnetsophomoreLewis Hall

Oct. 28

‘Declan-esque pictures’Photos courtesy of Lauren Keating, Matthew

Gates, Melissa Guinan and Shane Steinberg

Anyone who would like to share their own memories of Declan can

e-mail Jordan Gamble at [email protected]

For further reflections and more of Declan’s Observer work, check out

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MLB

NBA

Spurs, Pacers face off in opening gameIf this is the last go-around for

San Antonio’s Big Three, theygot off to a familiar-lookingstart together.“I think we’re going to see

that a lot this year,” said Spursguard Tony Parker, beginningthe final season of his contract.The Spurs hope so.Tim Duncan had 23 points

and 12 rebounds, Manu Ginobiliscored 22 points and Parkerhad 20, pushing the Spurs pasta shaky defensive performanceand the Indiana Pacers in a

122-109 victory on Wednesdaynight in the season opener forboth teams.San Antonio blew an early

double-digit lead and didn’tshake off the Pacers for gooduntil the fourth quarter. It cameafter what was apparently astern wake-up call aboutdefense from coach GreggPopovich at halftime.“He was not really happy,”

Parker said. “I’ll leave it atthat.”Added Duncan, “We don’t

want to give up 100-plus everynight.”

Roy Hibbert led Indiana with28 points and Danny Grangerhad 26. Darren Collison scored19 points in his debut for thePacers.“We went stagnant on

offense,” Granger said. “Wefroze.”The Pacers, coming off a

dreadful 32-win season, showedpromise before squandering aclose game. They erased anearly 10-point deficit thanks toHibbert, who was 10 of 17 fromthe field, and carried a slimlead late into the third.But the Spurs pulled away in

the fourth.Richard Jefferson opened the

final quarter with a 3-pointerfrom the corner, and after MikeDunleavy missed two freethrows that would have tied thegame, Ginobili gave the Spursmomentum for good withanother 3-pointer.Ginobili was 5 of 9 from

behind the 3-point line in afamiliar Big Three-led win forthe Spurs. How much longer thechampionship trio will betogether is in doubt withParker’s contract situation,though the star point guard has

repeatedly said he wants toremain in San Antonio.No longer among the NBA

favorites, the Spurs are mindfulof beating the teams theyshould beat and not fallingbehind early in the West. SanAntonio labored out of the gatewith an overhauled roster lastyear and doesn’t want to be sopatient this time.“All three played pretty well

for the first game of the sea-son,” Ginobili said. “And whenthat happens, everythingbecomes better.” Collison was 7of 13 and had seven assists.

Associated Press

He was the can’t miss kid, atalent so prodigious that he mayhave rewritten the record bookshad things gone according toplan.When cocaine meant more to

Josh Hamilton than life itself,though, baseball didn’t stand achance.“All I could think about was

how to get and use moredrugs,” Hamilton said a fewdays ago. “I mean that’s all Icared about and allI thought about.”Blessed with

tremendous ability,he was equallycursed by tremen-dous desires. Theyalmost cost him hiscareer, and couldhave cost him hislife.On Thursday

night, Hamiltonwas batting thirdand playing centerfield for the TexasRangers in Game 2of the World Series. If his teamends up winning the champi-onship, he’ll be the one beingdoused on the field with gingerale instead of champagne.He plays a game where fail-

ure comes easier than success.But his time on the field may bethe easiest part of a life hestruggles to live every day.By now it’s become a routine,

because a routine makes it thatmuch harder to stray. For abaseball player, the temptationsof life can often be magnified bythe temptations of the road.“You don’t necessarily wake

up in the morning and thinkabout it — I’m not going todrink today or I’m not going to

use drugs today,” Hamiltonsaid. “You have things in place.You wake up in the morningand pray. I do my Bible study inthe morning and at night whenI get home. I listen to Christianmusic and country music.There’s a lot of things I had tochange as far as what I wasdoing and what kind of life Iwas leading to make my lifebetter.”The years it took him to

change are lost forever, whichone day may cost him a place in

baseball his-t o r y .Hamilton is29 now. Thealcohol anddrugs thatwere somuch a partof his lifekept him outof the majorleagues farlonger thanTampa Bayever imag-ined when itmade him

the No. 1 pick in 1999 andsigned him to a $4 millionbonus.Watch what he did to the

Yankees in the playoffs, though,and it’s hard to believe that thisis a guy who has barely playedthe equivalent of three fullyears in the bigs.The best player in baseball

has just really started to play.“I think that we might not

give him enough credit for whathe has accomplished in a shortperiod of time,” Rangers presi-dent Nolan Ryan said beforeGame 2. “The scouts are tellingeverybody, don’t let JoshHamilton beat you and don’tpitch to Josh Hamilton.”

The Giants didn’t exactly fol-low that advice in the openerand somehow managed to getaway with it. Hamilton wenthitless in four at-bats beforedrawing a walk his final timeup in a losing effort.Without their star, though, the

Rangers wouldn’t even be here.Hamilton carried them againstthe Yankees, batting .350 withfour home runs and so intimi-dating opposing pitchers thatthey issued him an ALCS-recordfive intentional walks, includingthree in the Game 6 clincher.“He’s capable of doing this for

many, many years into thefuture, and I think the more heplays, the more he begins tounderstand, and the better hewill be,” manager RonWashington said. “He makesour lineup go.”What makes Hamilton go is a

little more complex. By his owncount, his battles with addictionput him in and out of eight dif-ferent rehab centers and, as theyears went on and the bonusmoney ran out, he startedthinking that maybe he wouldnever play baseball again.But after serving several sus-

pensions for positive drug testsin the minor leagues he finallymade it to the majors withCincinnati in 2007. And nowhe’s the certain AmericanLeague MVP after hitting .359with 32 home runs and 100 RBIin the regular season.The temptations, though,

remain. Hamilton had a relapsein a bar in January of last yearthat came to light months laterwhen embarrassing pictureswere posted online.He doesn’t go out much now

and, when he does, carries littlecash to reduce the chances hemight head to a bar to spend it.

His idea of a big night on theroad is hanging out and playingXbox with pitcher C.J. Wilson,who doesn’t party.He understands how fortu-

nate he’s been, and he doesn’tshy from talking about it. In away, it’s a form of therapy.“I feel very blessed because a

lot of folks don’t get secondchances,” Hamilton said. “Drugand alcohol, they kill. That’s assimple as it gets. You knowwhat it feels like to get high orto drink. You know that littleglimpse of (how) good it is. But

think of all the bad stuff thatcan come from it. Think aboutkilling somebody, waking up thenext day not knowing what youdid the night before. All the badconsequences greatly outweighthat little bit of feeling good.”Hamilton’s teammates respect

his battle so much they sur-prised him by pulling out gingerale to spray on their sluggerwhen the Rangers beat the Raysto open the playoffs. If theRangers win, he’ll almost surelybe the one leading them to thechampionship.

“The scouts are tellingeverybody, don’t letJosh Hamilton beat

you and don’t pitch toJosh Hamilton.”

Nolan RyanRangers president

Associated Press

Hamilton battles at bat, with old addiction

AP

Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington, left, and Josh Hamiltonwatch from the dugout during Game 1 of the World Series.

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SMC CROSS COUNTRY

Belles prep for MIAAchampionship event

The Belles hope to conquertheir division foes and securetheir best conference finishin program h is tory a t theMIAA Championsh ips th i sweekend.Saint Mary’s currently sits

in third place in the MIAA,and will face Calvin, Hope,Adr ian , A lb ion , A lma,Kalamazoo, Trine and Olivet. The Belles enter the race

fresh off a second-place fin-i sh a t the Manches terInvitational two weeks ago.Manchester Col lege edgedSaint Mary’s by just sevenpo ints . Though they wereunable to win, the Belles set12 new personal records.The team will turn to sen-

iors Julia Kenney and CatieSalyer, junior Joanne Almondand sophomore Emma Baker— the top four runners fromthe Manchester Invitational— to lead them to a win. AtManchester, Kenney finishedthird overall with a time of23:09. Almond finished sixthat 23:34. Baker and Salyerwere neck and neck to securethe ninth and tenth places at

24:08 and 24:09, respective-ly.Be l les coach Jacque l ine

Bauters sa id that theManchester Invitational wasone of the team’s best per-formances o f the season .With the Belles well preparedphysically, she is now focusedon preparing them mentallyfor the MIAA Championships.“Really, this past week was

a lot of making sure we’rehealthy and mentally focusedon what we are going out toachieve,” Bauters said. “Theteam has, in my opinion, puttogether a memorable seasonthus far and I’d really like tosee them cap it off with somerea l success in our MIAAcompetition.”She said a hallmark of the

Belles game has been theircamaraderie and teamwork.“We work a lot on working

together and hopefully thatwi l l carry over come racet ime for some great out -comes,” Bauters said.The Be l les head to hos t

Calvin College Saturday forthe 2010 MIAAChampionships.

By MAIJA GUSTINSports Writer

Contact Maija Gustin [email protected]

MLB

Guillen involved in shipments of illegal drugs

Saint Mary’s hosts its annualhome meet this afternoon atthe Rolfs Aquatic Center atNotre Dame with Wabash andMIAA foe Kalamazoo comingto town.The Belles are coming off

two strong finishes in theirfirst two contests of the sea-son.Saint Mary’s opened the

season at the Dennis StarkRelays hosted by Notre Dame,where the Belles finished infourth place out of 112 teamsbehind three Division I teams— Notre Dame, Illinois State,and Valparaiso.In the Relays, the Belles had

three third-place finishes,including the 400-yard med-ley relay, 400-yard backstroke

relay and the 400-yard freerelay. Junior Tina Koswendaalso finished third in the com-bination diving event.The Belles next competed in

the MIAA Relays, a non-scor-ing event.The Belles had their top fin-

ish in the 3x500-yard freerelay with sophomore LizPalmer and juniors AudreyDalrymple and Megan Pricetaking fifth place in the event.The Belles also took sixth

place in four events that day,including the 200-yard back-stroke, breaststroke and but-terfly relays, as well as the400-meter medley relay. The 200-yard butterfly relay

team consisted of Dalrymplefreshman Genevieve Spittler,sophomore Liz Litke andsophomore Katie Griffin.Last season against

Kalamazoo, the Belles fell

180-107, but had some strongfinishes including first placefinishes by Dalrymple andsophomore Ellie Watson.Waston took first place in

the 1000- and 500-yard freestyle events, while Griff inearned the top spot in the100-yard breaststroke as wellas the 100-yard butterflyevents.Dalrymple took home first in

the 200-yard breaststroke andthe 200-yard individual med-ley events. Dalrymple tooksecond in the 100-yardbreaststroke behind Griffin.After this event the Belles

will take almost a month offbefore they travel to theUniversity of Chicago for itsInvitational the weekend ofNov. 19-21.

Contact Kate Grabarek at [email protected]

By KATE GRABAREKSports Writer

Saint Mary’s hosts dual meetSMC SWIMMING & DIVING

SAN FRANCISCO — SanFrancisco Giants outfielder JoseGuillen, left off the team’s postsea-son roster, is linked to a federalinvestigation into shipments ofperformance-enhancing drugs,The New York Times reported onits website Thursday night.The story, citing several uniden-

tified lawyers, said federal authori-ties told Major League Baseballthey were looking into shipments

of human growth hormone,allegedly sent to Guillen’s wife inthe Bay Area.That was just before the post-

season began, The Times said.Guillen was left off the Giants’ ros-ter for all three rounds because ofa nagging neck injury, according tomanager Bruce Bochy.A person in Major League

Baseball confirmed the investiga-tion to The Associated Press. Theperson spoke on condition ofanonymity because the probe was

ongoing.“I don’t know anything about it

and right now I don’t have a com-ment,” Bochy said.Jay Reisinger, Guillen’s attorney,

also declined comment in an e-mail. San Francisco beat the TexasRangers 9-0 on Thursday night fora 2-0 lead in the World Series.Guillen’s teammates were sur-

prised to learn of the investigation.“Hmmm, I never heard about

it,” Eugenio Velez said. “Wow.”Pablo Sandoval also had no

knowledge of Guillen’s situationand would not comment.It was a bit of a surprise when

Guillen wasn’t included on theGiants’ roster for their first playoffseries against Atlanta. And whileother players who were left off —including $126 million pitcherBarry Zito — have been aroundthroughout the team’s Octoberrun, Guillen has been curiouslyabsent.Hitting coach Hensley Meulens

said he hadn’t been in contact with

Guillen since the playoffs began.“I have no clue, no idea,”

Meulens said upon being told ofthe investigation.The 34-year-old Guillen has

been tied to performance-enhanc-ing drugs before. The SanFrancisco Chronicle reported in2007 that he allegedly purchasedmore than $19,000 worth of HGH,steroids and other drugs from thePalm Beach Rejuvenation Centerbetween May 2002 and June2005.

Associated Press

There will be no neighborly lovethis Sunday as Fisher braves thevaunted defense of Dillon in the firstround of playoff games.As the regular season champion

of not only the Green League butalso all of interhall, No. 1-seed Dillonhas been consistently dominantthroughout the season, withincreasing victory margins of 8, 8,19, and 29. Dillon’s methodical pass-ing game, especially the combina-tion of freshman quarterback KevinFink and sophomore wide receiverWill Salvi, has been the cornerstoneof the Big Red’s offense. The duo hasbeen known to remain on the fieldlate after practice, and their effortshowed throughout the regular sea-son.“[Fink and Salvi] play really well

together,” senior captain JordanSmith said. “We’ll definitely take ourshots downfield and if it keepsworking we’ll keep going to it.”The Big Red’s defense has also

proved formidable throughout theyear. Coming off a shutout ofKeough last week, the Dillondefense looks to keep up the intensi-ty.“Defensively we want to build off

of last weeks game,” Smith said.“Defense came out really intense,flying around, hitting hard, celebrat-ing after plays, and that’s what wewant.”Though Dillon’s strength on both

sides of the ball is undeniable, No. 8Fisher does not intend to go downwithout a fight. The Green Wave’s

notoriously physical defense hashassled all its opponents throughoutthe season, particularly its toughblitzing. Though Fisher has facedsome struggles offensively, its lastgame against St. Ed’s saw greatimprovement. “Our offense started to click

against St. Ed’s,” senior captainMichael McMahon said. “The key onSunday will be having our offensework like it did against [St. Ed’s].”As a team that has not earned a

trip to the playoffs in three years,Fisher is approaching Sunday’sgame with enthusiasm and confi-dence.“[Dillon] is the number one seed

but we’re not going to be scared bythem,” McMahon said. “We’re excit-ed and we’re not holding anythingback because it’s playoff time. We’rehappy to be back [in the playoffs]and I think we’re peaking at theright time.”With the possibility of a major

upset looming, Fisher will take onDillon Sunday at 1 p.m.

Alumni vs. CarrollThe little dorm that could will

begin their march to the Stadiumthis Sunday as Carroll will begintheir playoff schedule against one ofthe most impressive teams of the2010 season in AlumniThe No. 6 seeded Vermin (3-1)

completed an unlikely march to theplayoffs behind a team with a rostercomposed of more than one-halffreshmen players. Carroll’s new phi-losophy of hard work and youth hasthem in position to upset some big-ger dorms in the postseason.“Good commitment to practices

and a solid work ethic has made abig difference this year,” sophomorecaptain Keith Marrero said.

Carroll’s freshman quarterbackJake Gardner, along with freshmanreceiver and cornerback BobbyDorman, who returned two inter-ceptions for touchdowns in theopening game, will look to continuethe Vermin revival on Sunday. Inaddition, junior running back NickTammerine is another key to amulti-faceted offensive attack.Meanwhile, the No. 3 seeded

Dawgs (3-1) have come back from adown year in 2009, due largely to astrong core group of juniors takingleadership roles including juniorcaptain and running back DanDansdill.A Dawgs’ defense that surren-

dered a mere 14 points in four regu-lar season games will look to count-er the Carroll attack. “We’re running the same defense

we did in 2009, but leadership com-bined with strong freshman andsophomore editions have led to bet-ter execution,” Dansdill said.On offense, the Dawgs run the

triple option attack behind juniorrunning backs Barrick Bollman andDansdill, but freshman quarterbackWill Cronin can also throw the occa-sional pass.Both teams enter the game with

sour tastes in their mouths fromlosses to end the regular season.Previously winless Knott upsetAlumni in an 8-0 shutout, whichwas largely a meaningless game forthe Dawgs with a playoff spot inhand.Carroll, meanwhile, was blown

out 20-2 by No. 2 seeded Sorin, whoeasily proved to be the Vermin’stoughest regular season test. “We took [the loss] with a grain of

salt,” Marrero said. “But at thesame time we used it to improvesome of our weaknesses in prac-

tice.”The two strong squads will face

off Sunday at 1 p.m. at Riehle Fields.

Sorin vs. MorrisseyNo. 2 seed Sorin and No. 7 seed

Morrissey face off this weekend asthe Manor attempts to pull off a firstround upset and advance to the sec-ond round of the playoffs.Junior wide receiver Bobby

Sullivan said the Otters (3-1) havebeen training all week in prepara-tion for their battle against theManor (2-2).“We all stayed here last week to

get ready for this. We did a lot ofpool workouts underwater with aweighted ball,” Sullivan said. “Sobasically we’re just hoping we canstay afloat on Sunday.”Sorin receiver Ryan Robinson said

he heard the Manorites have alsobeen busy in the weight room thisweek in hopes of upsetting Sorin.“I heard they’ve been doing a lot

of weightlifting and stuff,” he said.Morrissey is anticipating strong

performances by their freshmen.“Early in the season we switched

from a 4-3 to a 3-4, and that was abig switch for us because we’re ayoung team with a lot of quick kidswho can hit hard,” Morrissey juniorlinebacker Tommy Montalbanosaid.Sullivan, though, said the Otters

were only aware of one youngManorite, and they weren’t evensure of his exact identity.“We hear that they have a pretty

good freshman,” Sullivan said. “Wedon’t know what position he plays,but they’ve been letting freshmen dothe talking.”The Otters’ special teams unit is

due for a dominant performancewith two exceptional kickers readyto lead the team.“Special teams is going to carry

Sorin all the way to the stadium,”sophomore kicker Connor Wathensaid. “It’s all about the kicking game.They’ve got two great kickers,[myself] and [senior] MichaelBrowder.”Morrissey is not studying the

scouting report on Sorin, however,because their only concern is theirown performance."We don’t know a whole lot about

Sorin, but our business is to knowabout Morrissey,” Montalbano said.“I think we know what we’ve got,and we’re feeling pretty good goinginto Sunday.”Morrissey also has not forgotten

about their former teammate who iscurrently playing for Sorin.“There’s an ex-Morrissey Manor-

ite on Sorin,” sophomore safety andcaptain Alex Oloriz said. “We’ll belooking for him.”The Otters and the Manor will

face off Sunday at 2 p.m. at RiehleFields.

Stanford vs. SiegfriedWhen Siegfried takes the field

against Stanford this weekend,more than a mere playoff game willride in the balance. With a success-ful playoff run – which beginsagainst the Griffins – Siegfried canestablish itself as a dynasty.The No. 5 Ramblers (3-1) bring in

with them the top defense in themen’s league, giving up just over 3points per game. After pitchingshutouts in their first two games, theSiegfried defense has allowed alltheir points in the past two games,including a loss to Alumni.No. 4 Stanford (3-1), on the other

hand, thrives on offense. TheGriffins, led by senior quarterbackand captain Tony Rizzo and juniorwide receiver Griffin Naylor, aver-age just under 16 points a game.“We’re going to stick with what

we’ve been doing all season long,”Rizzo said. “We really only struggledin one game all season so we’rekeeping with our general strategy.”Naylor is the main playmaker on

offense and came up big last weekwith a touchdown catch and a bigsnag on a key fourth-down play.“He’s a big player for us but I

think we have a lot of big playmak-ers,” Rizzo said.Siegfried senior left tackle and

captain Michael McDonnell, howev-er, believes in his strong defense, ledby senior defensive lineman PatKelly.“We’ve made a few personnel and

scheme changes,” McDonnell said.“We are well aware of how potent[the] Stanford [offense] is and thinkour hard work and time in practicecan help us finally stop them.”Although the Ramblers are the

two-time defending champions, thisteam has its own identity.“We’re a different team than the

last couple years,” McDonnell, whowill be seeking to end his careerwith three straight titles, said. “Wehave a few guys back with experi-ence but we have our own identity.”While this will be the first official

playoff game for both teams, eachplayed in seemingly must-wingames last week in order to securetheir spot in the playoffs. Siegfriedknocked off Morrissey whileStanford shut out O’Neill.“It gave us a lot of confidence to

win that game,” Rizzo said. “I’mhappy we bounced back and nowwe want to prove that loss [to Dillon]was just a bad game.”When Stanford’s unstoppable

force meets Siegfried’s immovableobject, sparks are sure to fly. Kick offis set for Sunday at 2 p.m. at RiehleFields.

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MEN’S INTERHALL

Top seed Dillon to take on neighbor FisherAlumni faces off against underdog Vermin after taking first loss; Experienced Sorin takes on young Morrissey squad

By KELSEY MANNING,MEGAN GOLDEN, MATTUNGER and MATTDEFRANKSSports Writers

GRACE TOBIN/The Observer

Sorin sophomore quarterback Ted Spinelli carries the ball in anOct. 10 game against Zahm. Sorin will face Morrissey this Sunday.

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As No. 3-seed Cavanaughcarries its perfect record intothe playoffs, an underdog No.6-seed McGlinn team will relyon its experienced offense toprovide the spark needed topull off the first round upset.Cavanaugh (4-0) steamrolled

through its division in the regu-lar season. The Chaos compileda 42-point differential en routeto a perfect record. To ensuretheir continued success, theChaos don’t feel the need tooverhaul their playbook or styleof play, but instead turn theirattention to the little things.“We are just trying to fine-

tune all of our plays and getour execution down,” seniorwide receiver Holly Hinz said.“Try to not really put anythingnew in, just try and perfectwhat we have.”The biggest change that

Cavanaugh will face in theplayoffs, Hinz said, is playingteams that they haven’t seenbefore. The Chaos will facesuch a team this week, as theywill line up against an experi-enced McGlinn (2-2) squad forthe first time this year.“We have a lot of seniors and

juniors on the team,” McGlinnsenior cornerback Caitl inCarlin said. “I think it’s going tohelp us in the playoffs, havingbeen there before. Playoffs area different level game-wise, sothe upperclassmen and theirleadership are going to be help-ful for the younger girls on theteam.”The Shamrocks made the

playoffs despite a four-pointnegative differential in the reg-ular season, but they won’t letany regular season strugglesaffect their playoff goals.“The championship game and

winning the championshipwould be our goal,” Carlin said.Still, McGlinn realizes that it

has a long way to go and a lotto prove before they get a shotat the championship.“We are just focusing on

Cavanaugh for the first weekand going from there,” Carlinsaid.Cavanaugh is also taking its

road to the Stadium one gameat a time, as it is careful not tooverlook McGlinn in the firstround.“I think just coming out with

intensity now that its playofftime [is key],” Hinz said. “It’sreally anything can happen,any team can win. We just haveto make sure, when we comeout, that we are ready to play.”Cavanaugh and McGlinn will

face off at 3 p.m. Sunday.

Farley vs. PangbornNo. 4-seed Farley will take on

No. 5-seed Pangborn thisSunday in the first round of theplayoffs.The Finest (3-1) and the

Phoxes (3-1) both understandwhat it means to make theplayoffs in such a competitiveleague.“Making it to playoffs means

that you have to show up readyto play your very best andexpect the other team to do thesame,” Farley senior captainMolly Casanova said. “Entering

playoffs is a reminder that youcan’t take any team lightly.”Pangborn senior captain

Gabby Tate is eager to showthat her team has what it takesto play in Notre Dame Stadiumfor the championship. Lastyear, the Phoxes suffered a dis-appointing loss to PasquerillaWest in the semi-final game,falling just short of this goal.“Ever since the beginning of

the year, we have ended everypractice by putting our handstogether and shouting ‘stadi-um’,” Tate said. “Playing in[Notre Dame] Stadium has beena dream of mine ever since Ifirst heard about interhall flagfootball on my campus tour asa high school senior. If we playeach playoff game like I knowwe can, we fully expect to playin the championship.”Both teams are preparing

vigorously, hosting extra prac-tices this week and developingnew offensive and defensiveschemes based on the opposi-tion.“We will be having an intense

practice on Thursday becausewe want to give Farley every-thing we got,” Tate said. “Ourcoaches scouted Farley and weare working on some new playsbased on their defense and ourdefense is working on ways tostop Farley's versatile quarter-back.”The Finest will be looking to

their tough defense to onceagain perform and holdPangborn in check.“I think our greatest strength

is with our defense being ableto limit the amount of pointsthat are scored on us andallowing the offense morechances for possessions,”Casanova said.The game will take place at 2

p.m. Sunday.

Howard vs. Welsh FamilyNo. 1-seed Howard will look

to continue its regular seasondominance, while No. 8-seedWelsh Family is looking to buildon newfound momentum andpull off the upset when the twosides clash this Sunday.The Ducks (4-0) have cruised

through Blue League play, win-ning all four of their games byan average margin of 20 points.Last week, they beatPasquerilla East 26-0, clinchingthe top seed in the process.Even more encouraging forsenior captain Kayla Bishop isthat Howard is playing its bestfootball when it counts.“It felt really good to keep

progressing last week,” Bishopsaid.Bishop is especially pleased

with her defense, which hasgiven up only 13 points all year.“Our defense has really

stepped up individually,”Bishop said. “We’ve done agreat job of covering ourreceivers and getting pressureon the quarterback.”The Ducks can only hope that

this year’s playoff run is as suc-cessful as last year’s, whenthey capped an undefeated sea-son with a win in the champi-onship game over PasquerillaWest.“Going to the stadium last

year was such a cool experi-ence, especially for a dorm assmall as Howard,” Bishop said.“That said, we expect WelshFamily to come out and playwith a lot of heart. We’re tak-

ing them very seriously.”The Whirlwinds (2-2) secured

the last playoff spot in a pres-sure-packed 20-12 win overRyan last week. That win wasthe culmination of an improba-ble turnaround for WelshFamily, which suffered a stringof injuries in its first game andwas forced to forfeit its second.The next week, they were ableto field a team and went on totwo close wins over Walsh andRyan. After the rough start,they now sit just three winsfrom a championship.“The first couple of games

were frustrating, but we hadconfidence that we could getthrough it,” Whirlwinds seniorcaptain Cari Pick said. “Nowthat we have that momentum,we feel we should be able tokeep it going.”While the odds may seem

long, Pick doesn’t think hersquad is done just yet.“We’re expecting Howard to

be tough, but we’ve been work-ing well as a team in practice,”Pick said. “We think we’re upto the challenge.”The quarterfinal showdown

will take place 1 p.m. Sunday.

Pasquerilla West vs. LewisThis Sunday No. 1-seed

Pasquerilla West seeks toadvance in the playoffs againstwild card No. 7-seed Lewis.Both teams are confident goinginto their first playoff gamecoming off victories in theirregular season finales.The Pyros, led by senior cap-

tain Libby Koerbel, hope tokeep their momentum moving

at full force after a strong regu-lar season.“We, like every one else, are

coming off fall break, but wehave had some good practicesthis week,” Koerbel said. “Weare not going to underestimateLewis. We know they are agood team.”Lewis, led by senior defensive

lineman Sarah Ceponis andsenior cornerback MaryMcKeever, is excited to seewhat noise it can make in theplayoffs.“As the wild card, we realize

our reputation is not as strongtheirs, but we are excited toshow them, and everyone elsewhat we can do,” Ceponis said.Offensively, Lewis is led by

sophomore quarterbackConnaught Blood and freshmanwide receiver Colleen Haller.“Blood has been making cru-

cial plays for us all season,”Ceponis said. “When Bloodfinds Haller on the field, goodthings happen for us.”Pasquerilla West hopes to

counter the dangerous passing

attack of Lewis with their ball-hawking defense.“We have had an interception

in every game so far this sea-son,” Koerbel said. “We wantmore in this game. We want tokeep consistent pressure onLewis’s quarterback.”Lewis is also confident in

their defensive prospects in theupcoming matchup.“We have a lot of new faces

on defense this year, but every-one has come together and weare very confident defensively,”Ceponis said.Both teams hope to keep

their seasons alive an advanceto the next level in theirrespective quests to conquerthe playoffs and ultimatelyreach Notre Dame Stadium.Pasquerilla West and Lewisface off this Sunday at 4 p.m.


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ND WOMEN’S GOLF

Squad competesin Texas tourney

With a sixth-place finish againstsome of the top teams in the nationat their last event, the No. 18 Irishhave had a successful fall season,which they will try to continueSunday and early next week asthey travel to San Antonio for theAlamo Invitational.The Irish had one of their top fin-

ishes of the 2009-10 season lastyear at the Alamo, where then-senior Annie Brophy tied for firstplace and Notre Dame finished tiedfor second of 12 teams with a finalteam round of 292. In hopes ofrepeating that result this season,the team has been working on itsown weaknesses.“The team and I have been

working on what we thought weneeded to work on based on ourperformance last weekend,” seniorSo-Hyun Park said. “Each of ushad different areas to work on sowe’ve been focusing to practice onthose areas.”The successful results have con-

tinued this fall as the Irish havetaken the title in two of their fourcontests. Notre Dame defeated 10teams, including rivals MichiganState and Kent State, at theMichigan State Mary Fossum Inviteto commence the season on Sept.26, and followed up the victorywith another over 12 teams host-ing the William K. Warren Inviteon Oct. 2-3.Notre Dame placed fifth out of 15

schools at the Mercedes-BenzCollegiate Championship inKnoxville, Tenn. earlier this month,and most recently performed wellat the Landfall Tradition Invite atthe Dye Golf Course in Wilmington,N.C. The Irish carded their bestround of the tournament on the

final day of play on Oct. 24, postingan 8-over round of 296. The totalwas also the lowest of all 18 teamsfor the day, and launched the teamfrom their seventh-place spot afterDay 2 to sixth after a three-roundtotal of 896. No. 5 UCLA won thetournament with a final score of880.Junior Becca Huffer led for Notre

Dame with a sixth-place individualfinish after a third-round mark of73, and a 54-hole total of 218. Shewas one stroke behind the fifth-place finisher from North Carolina.In her first two seasons on the Irishsquad, Huffer has become the pro-gram’s all-time leader in careerstroke average with a 75.24 in 63rounds of play.The team’s two freshmen, Nicole

Zhang and Kristina Nhim werealso central to Notre Dame’s sixth-place finish. Zhang tied for 17thindividually, and Nhim tied for26th. Seniors Park and KatieConway rounded out the Irishscoring effort with rounds of 75and 74, respectively, to finish Day3.Notre Dame will face 13 teams

at the University of Texas at SanAntonio event, held at the BriggsRanch Golf Club. Among the com-petitors will be No. 13 Tulane, No.17 Colorado, TCU and Texas A&M.“I think we have a great chance

to win this tournament if we justplay like we've been playing sofar,” Park said. “We've been veryconsistent throughout the semesterso if we can keep posting lowscores, we can bring the trophyhome.”A practice round will begin on

Saturday at 9:30 a.m. and the firstround will tee off at 11 a.m. onSunday.

By MEAGHAN VESELIKSports Writer

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SMC SWIMMING

Saint Mary’s hostsKalamazoo and Wabash

Saint Mary’s hosts its annualhome meet this afternoon at theRolfs Aquatic Center at NotreDame with Wabash and MIAA foeKalamazoo coming to town.The Belles are coming off two

strong finishes in their first twocontests of the season.Saint Mary’s opened the season

at the Dennis Stark Relays hostedby Notre Dame, where the Bellesfinished in fourth place out of 112teams behind three Division Iteams — Notre Dame, IllinoisState, and Valparaiso.In the Relays, the Belles had

three third-place finishes, includ-ing the 400 medley relay, 400backstroke relay and the 400 freerelay. Junior Tina Koswenda alsofinished third in the combinationdiving event.The Belles next competed in the

MIAA Relays, a non-scoring event.The Belles had their top finish in

the 3x500 free relay with sopho-more Liz Palmer and juniorsAudrey Dalrymple and MeganPrice taking fifth place in the

event.The Belles also took sixth place

in four events that day, includingthe 200 backstroke, breaststrokeand butterfly relays, as well as the400 medley relay. The 200 butterfly relay team

consisted of Dalrymple freshmanGenevieve Spittler, sophomore LizLitke and sophomore Katie Griffin.Last season against Kalamazoo,

the Belles fell 180-107, but hadsome strong finishes including firstplace finishes by Dalrymple andsophomore Ellie Watson.Waston took first place in the

1000 and 500 free style events,while Griffin earned the top spot inthe 100 breaststroke as well as the100 butterfly events.Dalrymple took home first in the

200 breaststroke and the 200 indi-vidual medley events. Dalrympletook second in the 100 breast-stroke behind Griffin.After this event the Belles will

take almost a month off beforethey travel to the University ofChicago for its Invitational theweekend of Nov. 19-21.

By KATE GRABAREKSports Writer

Contact Kate Grabarek at [email protected]


ND WOMEN’S SWIMMING

Irish travel to EastLansing for meet

Notre Dame will look to protectits perfect record in the poolagainst Michigan State when theIrish travel to East Lansing, Mich.,today.The Irish (0-2), who are looking

to rebound from losses at a three-team meet to LSU and Auburnlast weekend, are 6-0 all timeagainst the Spartans. Senior All-American Samantha

Maxwell was one of only twoNotre Dame swimmers to earn avictory at Auburn. She said shebelieved a focus on fundamentalshas left the team much improvedsince their SEC showdown lastweekend. “Our team has really focused on

cleaning up some of the mechan-ics of our races,” Maxwell said.“This week we have specificallyworked on starts, turns andunderwater kicking. We are look-ing forward to and getting thechance to showcase theseimprovements.”Making these improvements in

practice, however, has not beenan easy task for the Irish. Manysetbacks have tested the team, butMaxwell said the team hasadmirably persevered, and saysthat the squad is in good positionheading into Michigan State.

“We have been facing sicknessand injury but are continuing totrain through it and to train withpurpose,” she said. “This is thetime during the season that thegirls on our team really show howtough they are.”Maxwell said a victory at

Michigan State would require afull team effort. This means notonly do the swimmers need tohave a strong showing, but thedivers must also be sharp.“Our divers have been putting

in a tremendous amount of timeon the boards which is greatbecause they are critical pointscorers for our team as well,” shesaid. Maxwell said she was excited

for the team to compete against aBig Ten opponent and believesthat the meet will be tightly con-tested. “We have a great opportunity to

head to East Lansing and race aBig Ten school in their own envi-ronment,” she said. “Both teamsare going to be putting up a fightto get a win and it's going to pro-vide an atmosphere for some hon-est racing at this point in the sea-son.”The meet will begin at 5 p.m. on

Friday at the McCaffre Pool inEast Lansing.

By MICHAEL TODISCOSports Writer

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WOMEN’S ROWING

Rowers to face off against Tulsa

After finishing third at theirfirst event of the fall season atthe Head of the Rock Regatta inRockford, Ill., the Irish areshooting to top Tulsa on theSaint Joseph River during Fridayand Saturday’s dual meet.After a brief layoff due to fall

break, Notre Dame coach MartinStone said his team is anxious tocompete.“There was a little rust earlier

in the week, but I saw today wewere ready to go,” he said.In any sport, competing on

familiar territory usually aidsthe home team, and collegiaterowing is no different, Stonesaid.

“It’s like a time trial; you’reracing against the clock,” Stonesaid. “We practice every day onour course and we know howfast it takes to get to certainpoints.”However, Stone said the Irish

will not be taking the GoldenHurricane lightly, especiallygiven their performance at theHead of the Oklahoma Regattathree weeks ago, where Tulsaadvanced seven boats to thefinals.“I know that they’ve raced

very well,” Stone said. “They putup some good times at the Headof the Oklahoma.”Friday’s action will consist of

head races between eight-manboats, so each shell will beginthe race in 10-15 second inter-vals and row in one direction.

Saturday morning, four-manboats will compete in a stakerace, which employs the samestaggered start but requires theshells to race to a point, turnaround, and race back.“Saturday is a little more

tricky,” Stone said. “It requiresstopping and spinning the boataround a buoy.”Stone said he hoped Irish fans

would come cheer on the teamon its home course.“The best place to come and

watch on Saturday morning isdown at the bridge by thefarmer’s market,” Stone said.Friday’s races begin at 4:30

p.m., and Saturday’s will start at10 a.m.

Louisville or Connecticutwould have posed. “I really take the approach

of coaching and worryingabout our team instead ofworrying about the otherteam,” Waldrum said. “Wejust really focus on being bet-ter at different phases of ourgame and not really worryingabout who you’re playing.”

The privilege of hosting thegame may be a crucial advan-tage due simply to the comfortNotre Dame has not only inAlumni Stadium but aroundcampus as well.“I’ve always said you want

to be at home come playofftime,” Waldrum said. “It keepsyour kids in the routine. It’snice to be home and playerscan sleep in their own bed.”Waldrum also said he was

looking for a large contingentof fan support on Sundaydespite what may be adverseconditions. He had previously

expressed concerns aboutattendance at AlumniStadium, especially by stu-dents.“The fans certainly are a

plus. I know I’ve been con-cerned about the turnout ofthe students and such,” hesaid. “I hope we have [a goodturnout] again, because thatcan be a huge help.”Notre Dame hosts

Connecticut at 1 p.m. Sundayin Alumni Stadium.

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MEN’S SOCCER

Hoya game moved to Sunday

The last home game of the2010 season, originally sched-uled for Saturday againstGeorgetown, has been post-poned to Sunday at 6:00 p.m.An Irish victory over they Hoyascould give the Notre Dame abye in the first round of nextweek’s Big East tournament. Georgetown’s game against

Connecticut, originally sched-uled for Wednesday, was post-poned until Thursday night,which led to this weekend’sgame being postponed. TheHoyas beat the Huskies 1-0 andclinched first place in their divi-sion. Though Georgetown’s victory

on Thursday cost the Irish (8-4-4, 5-2-1) a shot at first place inthe conference, a win over theHoyas would grant them secondplace and send them directly tothe tournament quarterfinals. “We had hoped this week was

going to put us into a positionwhere we could clinch the BigEast, but since Georgetown (11-4-1, 7-1-0) beat Connecticut, wewill be hoping to get secondplace in our division headinginto the Big East Tournament,”Irish head coach Bobby Clarksaid.The Irish will attempt to

break Georgetown’s currentnine-game win streak. “That speaks volumes,” Clark

said. “To win nine straight isimpressive.”The Irish will welcome back a

familiar face on Sunday, exceptthis time, he’ll be watching thegame from the other team’sbench. Georgetown head coachBrian Wiese played for Clark

when he coached at Dartmouth.Wiese was an assistant coachfor Clark for five years atStanford, and continued onwith Clark to Notre Dame forfive more years before takingup his current job andGeorgetown.“I’ve always hoped we would

win the Big East, but if it’sgoing to go to someone else, I’mpretty glad it was Brian,” Clarksaid. Notre Dame is coming off a 3-

2 win against Pittsburgh, inwhich junior midfielderBrendan King scored the game-winning goal in the 89thminute. The Irish are hoping keep the

momentum going and earn awin for the seven seniors whothe team will commemorateduring their last home game oftheir collegiate soccer careers. “As the last official home

game of the season, it is a very

special time for all of our sen-iors,” Clark said. ”It was a goodsenior class, they’ve doneextremely well. Hopefully theycan do well in the tournamentand take us far into the NCAAs.That’s the target at themoment.”Senior goalkeeper and team

captain Phil Tuttle spent halfthe season out on the benchwith a knee injury, and seniormidfielder Jeb Brovsky also hada scare earlier in the season.Luckily, Clark and the Irish areboasting good overall teamhealth heading into Sunday’sgame.“In the moment, our health is

good, and hopefully it stays thatway,” Clark said. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:00

p.m. Sunday at Notre Dame’sAlumni Stadium.

ND CROSS COUNTRY

Team to run in BigEast championship meet

After strong races at theNCAA pre-Nat iona l Meet ,The Irish head to SyracuseFr iday to face o f f aga ins ttheir conference rivals in the2010 Big East championship. Bo th the Notre Dame

women and theNo. 23 men willrace to improveupon the i rstrong perform-ances a t l as tyear ’s meetaga ins t thetoughes t B igEas t t eams ,i n c l u d i n gG e o r g e t o w n ,S y r a c u s e ,Louisv i l l e andVillanova.The Irish men

are coming offa seventh-place finish at thepre-Nat iona l Meet , wheresenior Dan Jackson finished19th overall to lead the Irish.Jackson was followed by jun-ior Jordan Carlson, who fin-ished 31st, junior JonathanShawel in 55th, sophomoreJeremy Rae in 59 th , andfreshman MartinGrady in 61st. “Of course, Dan

Jackson ran verywell,” Irish men’scoach Joe Pianesa id . “JordanCarlson ran verywe l l . I t was h i sbes t race s incehe’s been here atNotre Dame. Thetop f ive k ids a l lran very well.”For the women,

sen ior Er i caWatson f in ished64th to lead the Irish to 23rdplace. Trailing Watson wasfreshman Meg Ryan in 92ndplace, freshman Kelly Curanin 120th , sophomoreRebecca Tracy in 132nd andjun ior Rache l Ve larde in139th. The Irish have several Big

East veterans returning forthis year’s championships.The men f in ished s ix th in2009 wi th he lp f rom

Jackson , Car l son andShawel. Sophomore JessicaRydberg returns for the Irishwomen.Piane said he was conf i-

dent in his team’s ability toperform tomorrow.“We had two very good

weeks o f t ra in ing ,” P ianesaid. “We’re trying to get insome easy distance and to

ge t somerest.”Piane cred-

i t ed NotreDame’s suc -cess to as t rong worke th ic and ap o s i t i v etraining atti-tude. “ T h e y

w o r k e dexceptionallyhard do ingal l the r ightth ings th i s

year. They have a tenaciouswork e th i c , ” P iane sa id .“They’re living the lifestyle.They’ve done a very good jobof that.”The B ig Eas t champi -

onships feature five national-ly ranked men’s teams andfour women’s teams. For the

m e n ,S y r a c u s ec u r r e n t l ys i ts on topa t No . 17 ,w h i l eGeorgetownfo l lows a tNo . 21 ,Notre Dameat No . 23 ,L o u i s v i l l ea t No . 28a n dVillanova atNo . 29 .Villanova is

ranked No . 1 for women,with Georgetown at No. 5,Syracuse a t No . 8 andProvidence at No. 13.Piane said he believed the

meet would come down to asix-team race between theIrish, Syracuse, Georgetown,Lou i sv i l l e , Vi l l anova andProvidence.

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“Jordan Carlson ranvery well. It was hisbest race since he’sbeen here at Notre

Dame.”

Joe PianeIrish coach

“They worked excep-tionally hard doing allthe the right things

this year. They have atenacious work ethic.”

Joe PianeIrish coach

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ND VOLLEYBALL

St. John’s, UConnnext up at Purcell

The Irish will celebrate theholiday weekend by lookingfor a pair of victories as theyhost Big East opponents St.John’s and Connecticut, twoteams that they have easilydefeated in seasons past. Torepeat that trend and not leteither the Red Storm or theHuskies have their way, NotreDame (13-9, 6-3 Big East )knows it has tost ick to i t sgame plan. “For th is

weekend we'rereally excitedabout havingtwo new oppo-nents that weknow will posea threat buta lso we cantake care of aslong as we'reon our game,”senior co-capta in AngelaPuente said.Consistently staying on their

game has been a challengefor the Irish in recent match-es, who have lost four of theirlast six contests, all to confer-ence rivals. In comparison tothe team’s conference seasonlast year, when they wentundefeated, this seems shock-ing, but lacking six seniorswho graduated last year hasled to some changes. The last two games have

showed a much revitalizedNotre Dame team, however,as the Irish defeated Syracuse3-0 on Oct. 23, and battledwith Marquette through fivesets before falling 3-2 on Oct.24. The Golden Eagles victory

over Notre Dame was anotherloss but not one without a few

highl ights for the Ir ish asthree players recorded dou-ble-double performances .Freshman Andrea McHughled the team with 19 kills and10 digs , and was fo l lowedclose behind by junior KristenDealy’s 14 kills and 14 digs,as well as freshman SammieBrown’s 56 assists and 12digs. Junior libero FrenchySilva also posted double-digitdigs with 12 and senior KellieSciacca had 12 kills and six

blocks. “One of our

most recentthemes inpract ice hasbeen cons is-tency,” Puentesaid . “We'retry ing toemphasize theimportance ofplaying at thesame highlevel through-out a match,and the entirew e e k e n d ,

instead of allowing those upsand downs.”While focusing on consis-

tency in the execution of thegame plan, the Irish aren’tletting the holiday spirit passthem by as they compete ontheir home court and have alittle fun. “On past Halloweens we've

sometimes dressed up whenwe're traveling, but this yearI am bringing Halloween rib-bons for everyone to wear intheir hair,” Puente said. “Youmay see some crazy hairdos.”Notre Dame wil l face St .

John’s Saturday at 10 a.m.and Connecticut Sunday at 2p.m., with both matches tak-ing p lace at the Purcel lPavilion.

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“One of our mostrecent themes in practice has been consistency.”

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and that wil l put pressureon anybody,” he said. “It’sgoing to be important thatwe learn to have consisten-cy.”In add i t ion , the wounds

f rom l a s t y ear ’s t r i p t oKa lamazoo a re s t i l l r aw,when the Irish were blownout in back-to-back gamesby the scores of 7-2 and 4-1.Lav in sa idthe hos t i l eenvironmento f Wes t e rnM i c h i g a n ’ sL a w s o nArena w i l lpose i ts ownchallenge.“As much

as we wan tt o f o rge tabou t l a s tyear, we haveto rememberthat we wentin to a p lacel ike Lawson Arena . . . andwe d idn ’t p l ay t oo we l l , ”Lavin said. Jackson said he was inter-

ested to see how his teamplays outside of the friendlyconfines of the Joyce Center,as Saturday’s game will bethe first true road test of theregular season for the Irish.“Playing on the road isn’t

something that everybody onthe team has had the oppor-tunity to display how they’llrespond,” he said. “How werespond to that is going tobe crucial.”

The Ir ish penalty-ki l l ingunit, a subject of much diffi-cul ty in last year ’s d isap-po in t i ng campa ign , wasmuch improved in the winover Boston College and willcontinue to be of the utmostimportance as the seasonmoves forward.“ I t ’s j u s t hard work , ”

Lavin said. “The coaches areunbel ievable at preparingus . I t i s a lmos t s e condnature for us to go out andact on penalty kills.”The con te s t s aga ins t

W e s t e r nM i c h i g a n ,e s p e c i a l l yS a t u r d a y ’ sroad date, willp rove a s thebeginning of atrying stretchfo r No t reDame ’s new-found g r i t t i -ness.“We have a

much be t t e rwork ethic. Weare phys i ca l ,we are gri t t i -

er,” Jackson said. “I thinkour conference is going tobe tougher, so we are goingto have some real ly toughgames coming up in the nextfew weeks. Lawson’s a toughbuilding.”Wes tern Mich igan v i s i t s

the Joyce Cen te r F r idayn igh t and then hos t s t heI r i sh Sa turday n i gh t i nKalamazoo. Both games arescheduled to begin at 7:35p.m.


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preparing us. It isalmost second nature

for us to go out and acton penalty kills.”

Joe LavinIrish captain

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Notre Dame will honor juniorDeclan Sullivan with helmetdecals and a pregame momentof silence before its gameSaturday against Tulsa,Director of Athletics JackSwarbrick said in a press con-ference Thursday.Sullivan, a videographer for

the football team, diedWednesday after the tower hewas filming practice from col-lapsed.The University canceled its

usual Friday football luncheonand pep rally.Swarbrick said the athletic

department’s primary focuswas the emotional well-being ofthe students and staff involvedwith the football program.“It’s the nature of this place

and being part of the team,” hesaid. “Their response was emo-tional, and our focus is themand Declan. I’m not focused on… our performance on thefield.”He said the University consid-

ered postponing Saturday’sgame.“Certainly we talked about

it,” Swarbrick said. “You don’tjust move forward without con-sidering all of that, and we hada discussion about whether wethought it appropriate to playthe game as scheduled. Weconcluded that it was. We con-cluded that it was because it’san opportunity to honorDeclan.”

While the game will continueas planned Saturday, Swarbricksaid it would be dedicated toSullivan’s memory.“In the extraordinary emo-

tions that sort of overwhelmedme in the past almost 24 hours,thinking about how we’re goingto do on Saturday is not one ofthem,” he said. “We care aboutwinning and losing here, but itdoesn’t matter right now.”Irish coach Brian Kelly and

Notre Dame players will not beavailable to the media untilafter Saturday’s game. TheUniversity called off Kelly’sThursday press conference andradio show.“[Kelly] is the head of that

group of student-athletes andstudents,” Swarbrick said. “Andwe want him focused on them.“We’re going to leave the

team and coaching staff to dealwith this in a private mannerthrough Saturday.”Swarbrick said he met with

Kelly and the entire Irishcoaching staff shortly after hereceived word of Sullivan’sdeath. In what he called an“emotional evening,” he tried toprovide support to Kelly andthe coaches.As a videographer, Sullivan

was an important part of theIrish football program,Swarbrick said.“There is an intensity that

attaches to the experience ofbeing part of a team, part of anathletic program, and Declanwas part of that program,”Swarbrick said. “So the sorrowis felt in many ways even

greater.”Swarbrick said the team

would practice inside the LoftusSports Center Thursday andFriday as the University’s inves-tigation of the cause of the acci-dent gets underway.

“We’ll do our best underthese circumstances just to pre-pare our football team,”Swarbrick said. “But this isn’tabout the game so much as it isabout the young man and mak-ing sure that we take care of

him and we honor him.”Notre Dame plays Tulsa at

2:30 p.m. Saturday at NotreDame Stadium.

By SAM WERNERSports Writer

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Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick addresses junior Declan Sullivan’s death during a press conferenceThursday in the Eck Visitors Center. University President Fr. John Jenkins spoke before Swarbrick.

ND WOMEN’S SOCCER

Big East tournamentbegins with Huskies

Having run the Big East regu-lar-season slate without suffer-ing a single loss, No. 3 NotreDame will host ConnecticutSunday in the Big EastTournament quarterfinals. The Irish (15-2-2, 9-0-2 Big

East) had a bye into the quar-terfinals, having earned the topseed in the tournament byvirtue of their National Divisiontitle, while the Huskies (9-8-3,4-5-2) defeated Louisville 3-0Thursday night in the tourna-ment’s first round.The two schools last met on

Oct. 15, when Notre Dametraveled to Storrs, Conn. andgave up a late goal on a freekick that allowed Connecticutto tie the match, which ended1-1. A similar late breakdownin a recent game Georgetownhad Irish coach RandyWaldrum concerned.“That was really a lack of

concentration,” he said. “Weswitched off instead of keepingthe switch on for the last four

minutes.”Notre Dame struggled to con-

vert attacks into shots on goal,something that Waldrum saidthe Irish cannot repeat if theyare to advance in the tourna-ment.“We just didn’t score enough

goals with the chances we cre-ated,” he said. “I don’t think wereally tested their goalkeeperenough.”Husky senior midfielder Elise

Fugowski will again be the pri-mary challenge for the Irish, asshe created a number of prob-lems for Notre Dame in theteams’ last meeting.“[She] really created some

problems running the ball outof midfield into the attack,”Waldrum said. “We’re going tohave to do a much better job ofhandling her.”Because the Irish did not

know who they were going toface until Thursday evening,they spent the week workingon their own strengths andweaknesses rather than on thespecific tactical challenges

Irish face Broncos in pair

The No. 11/13 Irish wil ltackle the challenge of refo-cus ing a f ter tak ing downNo. 1 Boston College a weekago when they face a home-and-home ser i e s aga ins tCCHA opponen t Wes te rnMichigan this weekend.The Broncos (4-1-1, 0-0-0

CCHA) will visit the JoyceCenter on Friday night andwill host Notre Dame (4-1-0 , 2 -0 -0 ) i n Ka lamazoo ,Mich . on Saturday n ight .I r i sh s en i o r cap ta in JoeLavin said he believed thath i s t eam has moved onf rom the h i gh o f t ak ingdown the t op - rankedEagles.“Everything’s pretty much

in the rearview already,” hesa id . “Obv i ous l y you ’ regoing to try and reflect on awin l ike [Boston Col lege]and take the positives andturn them into somethingthat’s going to be consistentthrough every weekend.”Wes te rn M i ch i gan w i l l

serve as a difficult measur-ing stick for those consis-

t en t pos i t i v e s , a s t heBroncos a re o f f t o a ho tstart, including three roadwins in the past two week-ends. “They ’ r e p l ay ing ve ry,

ve ry we l l , ” Lav in sa id .“They’re a great team andwe just need to go into i tknowing we can beat any-

body.”Irish coach Jeff Jackson

said he saw the Broncos’s t y l e o f p l ay a s a th rea tthat his squad will have tocounter with consistency.“They p l ay a r ea l up -

tempo, up-pressure style,

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Irish freshman Kevin Lind and junior Sean Lorenz, both defenders,corral the puck Oct. 13 versus Lake Superior State.

By ALLAN JOSEPHSports Writer

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Swarbrick: ‘We care about winning andlosing here, but it doesn’t matter right now’

‘It’s an opportunity to honor Declan’

HOCKEY

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