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The theme of Sunday’s sixthannual Holy Half Marathonasked participants, “Who areyou running for?” In thatspirit, race organizers hopedthe thousands of participantswould think beyond their owntraining, to others.“The past few years, the

money has all gone to New

Orleans and the theme hasbeen New Orleans too,” sen-ior and race director GabbyTate said. “This year wewanted to do something dif-ferent and get more peopleinvolved from South Bend andout of the Notre Dame bub-ble.”Working with the theme,

the directors decided to focusthe fundraising efforts onlocal charities.“We came up with a l ist

from friends’ suggestions andnarrowed it down to a few,which we presented to allfour class councils,” seniorand race director SeanKickham said. “They votedand those are the charitiesthat the money will go to.”This year’s race will benefit

the South Bend Center for theHomeless, St. Adalbert ele-mentary school and Michiana

Nearly 2,000 students kickedoff their weekend by rocking outto hip-hop duo Chiddy Bang andjam band Of A Revolution(O.A.R.) at the Student UnionBoard (SUB) spring concertFriday night.SUB concert programmer Matt

Stolze said SUB initially plannedto sell 1,100 tickets to students,but the overwhelming studentdemand for tickets promptedSUB to sell more tickets.“We worked with campus offi-

cials to increase the number oftickets sold,” Stolze said. “I’mhappy to say that after thisincrease, we sold approximately1,940 tickets.”Chiddy Bang opened the con-

cert for an enthusiastic StepanCenter crowd, playing new songsin addition to their most popularsingle, “Opposite of Adults.” Freshman Bobby Hess said he

thought the audience reactedfavorably to Chiddy Bang’s per-

formance.“I felt that most of the popula-

tion at the concert was lookingforward to Chiddy Bang morethan O.A.R.,” he said. “Everyonewas really excited at the endwhen they [Chiddy Bang] came

back on stage to play withO.A.R.”Students agreed that Chiddy

Bang’s collaborative finale onO.A.R.’s fan favorite “That Was a

Holy Half benefits locals

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Runners competed in the Holy Half Marathon Sunday. This year’s race focused on whoparticipants were running for and donations went to local South Bend charities.

Tourneyhonorsstudent

Behind Keenan Hall Saturdayafternoon, more than four dozenKeenan residents played basket-ball in memory of Sean Valero.The inaugural Keenan Klassic, a

two-on-two basketball tourna-ment, shifted its focus from aSouth Bend charity to remember-ing Valero after the sophomorewas found dead March 31.Sophomore Ryan Dunbar

helped found the event with class-mates Gabe De Vela, StephenSchwaner and Preston Scott andsaid the tournament was a greatway to honor Valero. The sopho-more was found dead March 31.“It was great to come together

and remember a friend and havea fun day of community, havingfun and donating money for agood cause,” he said.Dunbar said the tournament

had 27 teams, raising $270. Hesaid the funds would most likelygo toward planting a tree with arock and plaque near Keenan toremember Valero.“The guys in Keenan wanted to

have a memorial for Sean,”Dunbar said. “The tournament

O.A.R. creates waves FridayMoms visit daughtersduring weekend events

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Megan Dempsey and Kellie Zeese eating with their mothers atdinner during the St. Mary’s Junior Mom’s Weekend.

Saint Mary’s juniors got tospend quality time with theirmoms during Junior Mom’sWeekend Friday throughSunday.”We have been planning

Junior Mom’s Weekend sincethe beginning of the year. It isone of the main events of junioryear and a very special traditionat Saint Mary’s College,” juniorboard member Hannah Huppsaid. “There are a lot of timesfamilies come to campus, but

By SAM STRYKERNews Editor

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see WEEKEND/page 5

By CECILIA GLOVERNews Writer

By ANNA BOARININews Writer

By KRISTEN DURBINNews Writer

see O.A.R./page 4

Graboskyruns forprayers

Jeff Grabosky took a pit-stop at campus this week-end as he cont inues across-country run withonly basic essentials in ababy jogger and a rosary. “From an athletic per-

spect ive , I have runmarathons and a couplehundred-mi lers , so th isseemed like the big nextstep,” he said. “I coupledthat with my personal lifewhere prayer is real lyimportant.” Whi le fa i th a lways

played a large role in hisfamily, Grabosky, a 2005Notre Dame graduate, saidhe felt the power of prayermost dur ing a d i f f icul tperiod of his life in 2006.“My mom passed away,

and my wife walked out onme. I was left with every-thing I had in my car for acouple months,” he said.“Prayer is all I had.” During his break on cam-

pus, f r iends hosted aprayer serv ice wi th

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Of A Revolution performed at Stepan Center with ChiddyBang Saturday night. Approximately 1,940 tickets were sold.

see HOLY/page 5

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IN BRIEFDr. Tracy E. Cooper ,

Professor of Italian andSouthern Renaissance andBaroque art and architecturein the Department of ArtHistory at Temple University,will give a lecture today titled,“Palladio’s Venice: Politics ofthe Classical,” in Bond Hall at4:30 p.m. The talk will coverthe topics presented in herbook Palladio’s Venice:Architecture and Society in aRenaissance Republic.

The Center for SocialConcerns will be sponsoring itsannual Ganey ResearchAwards Dinner today at 5:30p.m. in the Jordan Hall ofScience. The dinner will recog-nize campus and communityresearch partners.

The 2011 Art Battle will takeplace in LaFortune StudentCenter today at 5:30 p.m.Artists will be given 30 min-utes to create a piece based onthe theme: What does identitymean to you? Artwork will bedisplayed in the Sorin Roomfrom 7:30 pm to 9:30 pmTuesday for students to votefor the winners. Entry fees are$5 for individuals and $10 forteams up to three.

The final round of theChesterton RhetoricCompetition will take placetonight in Geddes Hall at 7:30p.m. Graduate students from abroad range of departmentswill give eight to 12 minuteorations and will be judged onprofundity and creativity ofargument, clarity of reasoningand beauty of expression. Thefirst prize winner will receive$400 and the second prizewinner will receive $100.

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

OFFBEATPolice in Thailand seizesmuggled monitor lizardsBANGKOK — Authorities

in Thailand have seized1,800 moni tor l i zardsbeing smuggled on pick-up trucks to the capital.Customs of f ic ials say

the Bengal moni torl izards were hidden inmesh bags and stashed inopen containers behindboxes of frui t in threepickup trucks. They werese ized Thursday at acheckpoint in southernThailand.Customs Department

chief Prasong Poontaneatsaid Friday he suspectsthe lizards were destinedto be eaten. He said theirmeat sells for $7.50-$15per pound ($16-$33 per

kilogram) in China, mak-ing them worth morethan $60,000.International trade in

the reptiles is banned. InThailand, illegal sale ofwildlife carries a penaltyof up to four years inpr ison and a f ine o f$1,300.

Man arrested for takingover Pennsylvania houseMURRYSVILLE, Pa. — A

man has been jailed oncharges that he took up resi-dence in a $500,000 westernPennsylvania home withoutthe owner’s permission.Frederick Harris III, of

Wilmerding, remained in theWestmorland County PrisonFriday on burglary, criminaltrespass and criminal mis-

chief charges filedWednesday when Murrysvillepolice say they found him inthe home.Police say the 43-year-old

Harris had toured the homewith a real estate agent whorefused to give him keys. Helater broke a window, pulledup the ‘for sale’ sign andmoved in anyway. Policewere alerted when a caretak-er noticed someone in thehouse.Police Chief Thomas

Seefeld tells the PittsburghTribune-Review that Harris’“car was in the garage. Hehad personal items in thehome. He basically was mak-ing a home there.”

Information compiled fromthe Associated Press.

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Zahm sophomore Jimmy Vowers prepares for a pass in the seven-on-seven inter-hall lacrosse tournament Sunday. The interhall tournament followed a men’slacrosse game, part of Playing for Peace, which benefits Sudan.

Johnny Romano

freshmanDillon

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Question: What superpower do

you wish you had?

Johnny: The ability to fly,

because then I wouldn’t have to

walk.

Q: Which Disney prince do you

most resemble?

Johnny: I actually resemble

Ariel. My room looks like her

treasure cove.

Q: Who was your first crush?

Johnny: Amanda Bynes

because she was the cutest per-

son on the Amanda Bynes Show!

She was awesome in that.

Q: Who would you like to arm

wrestle?

Johnny: Father Jenkins

Q: Which country would you

like to own?

Johnny: Probably the United

States because it’s BA.

Q: What is the one thing that

everyone should know about

you?

Johnny: The interesting thing is

I’m not a role model. I’m a jeans

model.

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Saint Mary’s students, facultyand even a few mothers set theiralarm clocks a little earlierSaturday in order to volunteerfrom 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the SouthBend community as part of theRebuilding Together project.“The goal of Rebuilding

Together is to repair low-incomehomes and revitalize neighbor-hoods,” Saint Mary’s junior CatCleary said.Carolyne Call, the director of

Saint Mary’s Office for Civic andSocial Engagement, said SaintMary’s has sponsored a house forthis event for the past seven years.As a house sponsor, Saint Mary’s

donates $3,500 toward repairs ofthe house and provides volunteersfor the day, Call said.Around 50 Saint Mary’s students

worked on the west side of SouthBend on Albert Street repairingthree houses by painting andremoving shutters and housenumbers in order to make way fornewer fixtures.Three students, juniors Laura

Glaub and Cat Cleary and sopho-

more London Lamar, said they didnot mind waking up early to helpwith the event.“Even though I had to wake up

early on a Saturday after a longschool week, the greater feelingwas knowing I was giving back tosomeone who was in need,”Lamar said. “Every stroke of colorthat was painted on the house wasa stroke of love.”Since Rebuilding Together coin-

cided with Saint Mary’s JuniorMom’s Weekend, some of the par-ticipants enlisted their mom’s helpwith the project.“My mother and I wanted to do

something different that would befun together,” Glaub said.Glaub and her mother removed

house numbers and shutters, andCleary and her mother repainted ashed.“It was worth [getting up].

Saturday morning at 7:00 a.m. Idid look at my mom and say, ‘Let’sgo back to bed.’ But coming homeat 1:30 p.m., we talked about howmuch it was worth it,” Glaub said.“I made new friends and newmemories doing projects I neverthought I could do. I have so muchappreciation for anyone who isable to take window shutters off.” All the girls said they hope to see

the program grow in the future,including Glaub.“More days. More weekends. I

love it,” Glaub said. Cleary noted the importance of

students giving back to the com-munity.“I continue to participate in

Rebuilding Together year afteryear because it is a wonderful wayfor our college to acknowledgethat we do not live independent ofthe South Bend community andthat we have a responsibility tohelp all of our neighbors,” shesaid.

The Notre Dame men’slacrosse team furthered itssocial justice initiative with aPlaying for Peace game followedby an interhall tournamentSunday.Kevin Dugan, director of Men’s

Lacrosse Operations, said theyheld the tournament to showNotre Dame’s unceasing supportof Sudan. Theinitiative beganfall semesterwith a three-on-three basketballtournament andStand withSudan peacerally.“It’s a follow-

up to make surewe didn’t justhave this oneevent in the fall and check it offthe list of things to do,” he said.“We want there to be a continu-ous call to awareness on the sit-uation in Sudan.”Dugan said they specifically

selected the Georgetown gamefor the high level of publicity.“We chose the Georgetown

game because we knew it wasgoing to be nationally televisedand that we would be able to getthe message out about Sudan toa national TV audience,” he said.

“The announcers talked aboutPlaying for Peace and Sudan fortwo minutes and that surelyhelped to raise awareness.”At halftime, students at the

game went onto the field andformed a human peace signaround the field’s interlockingND logo. They then prayed forSudan, turning the stadium froma venue for athletics to a venuefor social concerns advocacy.The team also recognized the

organizations that have support-ed Playing forPeace at halftime,such as CatholicRelief Servicesand Adidas.After the game

ended, eightmen’s and twowomen’s interhallteams competedin a seven-on-seven lacrossetournament. The

teams played 25 minute gamesrefereed by men’s lacrosse play-ers.Duncan’s team defeated St.

Edwards with a score of 7-5 inthe men’s championship. In thewomen’s, Pangborn beat Ryan 6-4.Sophomore Brian Benedict,

who scored three goals forDuncan in the championshipgame, said the tournament andoverall initiative was a majorsuccess for the lacrosse team.

“This was just an awesomeday,” he said. “We got to cheeron our No. 2-ranked team, had ahuge student prayer at halftimeat midfield, got to play lacrosseourselves, all while raisingawareness for an importantcause.”St. Edward’s captain Quinn

Kilpatrick said his team’s moti-vation to participate was two-fold.“It’s obviously a great cause,

and we also wanted to get somepractice in before the big inter-hall season starts up,” he said.For Pangborn captain Rachel

Kalinoski, the best aspect of the

tournament was the combina-tion of playing a game sheenjoys.“I know our whole team really

enjoyed the tournament and wehope to play again next year,”she said.The Playing for Peace initiative

has truly infused the lacrosseprogram with the ethos of NotreDame, Dugan said.“We have made new friends all

over campus at the KrocInstitute, the Center for SocialConcerns, the Ford Program,RecSports, Campus Ministry, stu-dent government, Play Like AChampion and the general stu-

dent body,” he said.Dugan said the game had a

tremendously high studentturnout.“The student response was so

encouraging. It was great to seethe men’s basketball team comeout to support the event and ourteam as well,” he said. “Therewas a real spirit of community atthe game — everyone was thereto support an important causeand to cheer on their team, itwas a special Notre Damemoment.”

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Playing for Peaceraises awarenessBy MELISSA FLANAGANNews Writer

Contact Melissa Flanagan atmflanag3@nd.edu

SMC volunteers with RebuildingBy CAITLIN HOUSLEYNews Writer

Contact Caitlin Housley atchousley@nd.edu

Photo courtesy of Kevin Dugan

African children pose with lacrosse equipment during the summer of 2010. The Notre Dame men’slacrosse team has been involved with spreading lacrosse in Africa, which drew them to supporting Sudan.

“We want there to bea continuous call toawareness on the

situation in Sudan.”

Kevin Dugandirector

men’s lacrosse operations

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Crazy Game of Poker” was thehighlight of the night.Senior Julie McCaw said she

also enjoyed Chiddy Bang’s initialperformance and their surpriseappearance at the end of theshow.“They brought a lot of energy to

the stage which helped get thecrowd into their music,” she said.“One of my favorite parts waswhen they took words and phras-es from people in the crowd andthen freestyled.”Headliners O.A.R. followed

Chiddy Bang with an engagingperformance that exceeded theaudience’s expectations.“[O.A.R.] was so much better

live than I was expecting them tobe,” sophomore Caroline Lennonsaid. “I didn’t go to the SUB con-cert last year, so I had low expec-tations for the show being inStepan [Center], but both actswere really good. It was a goodscene.”Sophomore Kat Wilson said she

had seen O.A.R. perform livebefore Friday’s show, and thisshow compared favorably withher previous experience.“They were just as good as the

time I saw them before, but it wascool that all of my friends werethere with me,” Wilson said.“They did a good job of pulling offthe show in Stepan, and I reallyliked that everyone was so closeto the stage.”McCaw had also attended an

O.A.R. concert in the past, but shesaid this concert was enjoyablydifferent.“In both concerts they played

some of my favorite songs, like‘About an Hour Ago,’ but [O.A.R.]sounded different both times,”she said. “I love the way O.A.R.changes up the way they playtheir songs every concert, sooverall it was really good.”Although students who had

seen either group perform priorto Friday’s concert e xpressedmore enthusiasm for the per-formances, both acts alsoappealed to audience memberswho were not die-hard fansbefore the show.“Even though I’m not really

familiar with O.A.R. and didn’tknow all the songs, I just had agreat time with my friends,”sophomore Katie Fuentes said.“[Chiddy Bang and O.A.R.] keptthe concert going, so it was reallyfun.”

O.A.R.continued from page 1

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was a way to commemorate afriend and bring in some fundsfor the memorial.”Basketball was the perfect way

to honor Valero after an emotion-ally challenging week, Schwanersaid.“The tournament was great, we

had great participation. It was abeautiful day and everyone had agreat time,” he said. “It felt goodto be able to commemorate Seanwith a fun, upbeat event after thelast week of grief and mourning.”Keenan rector Fr. Dan Nolan

said the event helped members ofthe residence hall heal emotional-ly.“The tournament has been a

way for the guys to honor Seanand work through their grief, andfeel like they are accomplishingsomething,” he said.Dunbar said he hopes the tour-

nament becomes an annual tradi-tion for Keenan Hall to raisemoney for a variety of causes. Hesaid he and his friends wereinspired to create the event withthe recent addition of a basketballhoop to the residence hall.“My roommates and I thought it

would be a neat idea to puttogether a basketball tourna-ment. We wanted to also use thisas an opportunity to help outthose who are less fortunate,”Dunbar said. “There are manycharities out there, and they allneed donations. We didn’t want tolimit this tournament to donatingmoney to the same charity everyyear because other charities arejust as deserving.”Dunbar said every year partici-

pants would have the opportunityto choose where funds raisedthrough the event will go.“We would provide a list of

charities that we would want toreceive our donations, and thenwe would basically leave it up tothe guys who are giving themoney to decide where it goes,”he said. “This also would lead tothe possibility of donating to dif-ferent charities every year as away to spread the wealth.”Dunbar said when residents

were presented with charityoptions this year, the overwhelm-ing response was to use the fundsto commemorate Valero.“To hear the guys say over and

over that they wanted the tourna-ment to donate to the memorialspoke volumes about the types ofguys here at Notre Dame and thesense of community really pres-ent in the dorm life at Keenan,”he said.Dunbar said he and the other

co-founders of the Klassic keptthe event within Keenan for thefirst year. He said future install-ments may feature other maledorms participating, or adding aco-ed tournament.“We’re going to try and expand

a little year by year, possibly get-ting some local sponsors downthe road,” he said.Scott said there was an amaz-

ing response from Keenan resi-dents, which speaks positively to

the future of the event.“This year’s tournament had a

great turnout, but I think it willonly get better with time,” hesaid. “We had a lot of guys sayingthey wish they’d signed up thisyear and that they can’t wait untilnext year.”In addition to participating in

the tournament, Dunbar saidKeenan residents supported theirfriends who played.“Everyone who participated

had a good time,” he said. “Iknow a lot of people who hadrooms with a view of the courtwho even watched.”

Dunbar said the response to theevent as both a charity fundraiserand a means of commemoratingValero has been incredible.“I’ve had a lot of people come

up and say it was neat to put onthis tournament. I think it wasjust great with the tournamentraising money for charity in gen-eral and to do a good deed toremember our friend Sean,” hesaid. “Both aspects of the tourna-ment seemed to commemorateSean.”

Contact Sam Stryker atsstryke1@nd.edu

TOM LA/Observer Photo

Onlookers watch the basketball tournament from the sidelines. The Keenan Klassic washeld in honor of Sean Valero’s memory this year.

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this is a great opportunity forjust mothers and daughters tospend some quality time togeth-er and enjoy a fun-filled week-end.”A wine and cheese reception

in Haggar Parlor was heldFriday from 5 to 8 p.m. to kickoff the weekendcelebration. Amorning work-out of yoga andpilates was heldSaturday atAngela AthleticFacility, followedby a light lunchand shoppingmall in theStudent Centerand afternoontea in TheR e i d i n g e rHouse.“It was really

nice spendingtime with mymom by participating in theevents and having her see whatmy life is like at Saint Mary’s,”junior Alex Mirandola Mullensaid. “I loved getting to knowmy friend’smoms bettertoo. It was sonice to relax andenjoy the eventsthat wereplanned for us.”Hupp, who

was in charge oforganizing theshopping mallportion of JuniorMom’s Weekend,said companiesincluding LoveAlways Jewelry,Twist O’ Luck Soda and InspireMe! had wares for sale at themall. Mass was celebrated in The

Church of Our Lady of Loretto atSaturday afternoon, followed bya cocktail hour and closing din-ner at the Hilton Garden Inn

Saturday night. A silent auctionalso took place Saturday nightduring the dinner at the Hilton,consisting of items such as aKate Spade necklace, Coach bagand Tiffany & Co. necklace.College President Carol Ann

Mooney spoke Saturday night atthe Junior Mom’s dinner at theHilton Garden Inn.“President Carol Ann

Mooney’s speech at the dinnerwas very touching and set the

mood for thenight,” juniorKristen Figarisaid. “I lovedhow she talkedabout the rela-tionship betweenmothers anddaughters. Thatis something youcan only talkabout at an all-women’s school.The whole din-ner was veryspecial.”Junior Mom’s

Weekend endedSunday with “A

day to be spent with yourdaughter,” according to theschedule. Whether it was walk-ing around the beautiful cam-pus of Saint Mary’s or going out

to eat at afavorite restau-rant, Sunday wasa day meant formothers anddaughters toenjoy together.“This is a great

w e e k e n dbecause you getto meet all ofyour daughter’sfriends and theirparents who youhave heard somuch about,”

said Liz Headd, mom to Collegejunior Allyson Headd. “I had agreat time and I look forward toseeing everyone again at gradu-ation.”

Down Syndrome, a local familysupport and advocacy group.Runners can choose whatcharity their run will benefit. Last year, the Holy Half

raised $15,000 for theBrodamore ImprovementAssociation, which benefitsvictims of Hurricane Katrina.This year, the organizers saidthey hoped to surpass lastyear’s total.Even though the race is a

large fundraiser, this year thedirectors wanted to make therace more of an event, withmore activities than just therun.“We’re having more food, a

costume contest, award cere-mony and free massages at theend of the racefor runners, “Tate said.While the

race is af u n d r a i s i n gevent, whatdrives it are therunners. Thisyear, SaintMary’s seniorCatie Salyerhad a very spe-cial race,thanks to herboyfriend, sen-ior Colin Raymond, and a spe-cial finish line question.“We ran the whole race

together, and helped and sup-ported each other,” Salyer

said. “He finished in front ofme, when I crossed the finishline, he went down on oneknee and was there waitingfor me. It was really specialand really person-al, since running ismy thing.” The proposal was

made even morespecial by the pres-ence of Raymondand Salyer’sfriends.One of

Raymond’s friendseven held the ringduring the raceand made a quickhandoff before Salyer crossedthe finish line. Salyer said she hopes that

she and Raymond will be ableto come back after they gradu-ate and run the Holy Halfagain, but that all depends on

where they areliving.“Col in’s in

Army ROTC andwe don’t knowwhere we wil ll ive, but I ’msure sometimewe wil l comeback for it,” shesaid.Junior Pat

Kissling ran hissecond HolyHalf, running forthe Center for

the Homeless. Kissling said heis a regular runner thattrained casually and wouldabsolutely participate in theevent again.

“I thought i t went real lywell, and had a great turnout,”Kissling said. “ The best partfor me was running aroundSouth Quad because that is

where thereis always alot of peo-ple.“A n n a

S v e n s s o nsaid she isnew to theHoly Half .The juniorplayed a var-sity sport inhigh schooland dances

with the pom squad on cam-pus and decided to give thehalf marathon a try. “I thought that the race went

really well and had a greatturnout, “Svensson said. “Thebiggest challenge for me wasthe heat. I trained in muchcolder weather and I had tostop more, around the waterbreaks, due to exhaustionfrom the heat.”Svensson trained using a

schedule she found online forrookie half marathon runnersand said it was helpful, espe-cially since she did not knowwhen a runner should reachtheir peak mileage. “The schedule was really

encouraging and helpful ,”Svensson said. “I feel like if Iwould have followed it moreclosely, I would have done bet-ter.”

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Grabosky at the Grot toSaturday, and he addressedrunners at the Holy Hal fMarathon Sunday. NotreDame played a large role inhis spiritual development,Grabosky said. “Growing up, I didn’t really

have any points where myfai th was tested. I th ink[Notre Dame] was a waywith daily Masses and thegreat friends and support Ihad, wi th the spir i tualaspects of campus and hav-ing priests all around, to laymy base and solid founda-t ion,” he sa id . “So laterwhen the storm hit, God wasmy rock. I was able to gothrough whatever was beingthrown my way.”Grabosky began his jour-

ney Jan. 20 in Oceanside,Ca., and he plans to com-plete the run mid-May inLong Island, N.Y., after run-ning roughly 3,700 miles onback roads and highwayshoulders. “There is no place I would

rather be than the path Godhas la id out for me, andthat’s where I feel I am,” hesaid. “It just shows that Godcan do amazing things out ofterrible circumstances … I’mtry ing to promote peoplemaking time in their dailylives for God.”Grabosky quit his job at a

running store in Washington,D.C., in order to train andplan his run across America.“It was kind of a logistical

nightmare to train for it andproperly plan for it,” he said.Grabosky runs with 70 to

80 pounds of supplies for histrip in the baby jogger. Asupport team or fellow run-ners do not travel with him,so he carries a tent, sleepingbag, clothes, medical sup-plies, food and water. “I run as much as 60 miles

in a day,” he said. “I think Iwould go crazy i f I didn’thave something to keep meoccupied l ike prayer . . . Idon’t listen to music or aniPod so that prayer reallyfills that void.”Grabosky said he mapped

his route so he could visitfr iends and family on hisshort stops throughout thecountry, but he also met peo-ple throughout his journeywho supported him.“The people I have met

really have been the biggestthing for me,” he said. “Welook at the media and thenews, and basically we canbelieve terrible people areeverywhere out there. But Imet so many supportive peo-ple, … people who did nothave much but wanted toshare with me the little theydid have. It really makes mewant to be a better person.”Throughout the journey,

Grabosky said he receivesprayer requests from acrossthe country and praysdecades of the rosary foreach request.“As far as getting through

it, I compare this to daily lifestruggles that people dealwith , whether they arefinancial problems or maritalproblems or health related,”he said. “They get up andbattle anyway. That is mymotivation to get through mystruggles every day.”Grabosky said he begins

each day with a prayer to St.Michael the Archangel andfollows with personal peti-tions and the prayer inten-tions he receives through hiswebsite. “I’m just asking people for

intentions, not money,” hesaid. “I still have a long wayto go, and I can never havetoo many requests.”Petit ion requests can be

submitted on www.jeffrun-samerica.com and throughthe run’s Facebook page.“I’m hoping that this shows

to others that anything isposs ib le when God isinvolved,” he said. “That willmake me feel like this run isa success.”

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2005 Notre Dame graduate Jeff Grabosky began his run acrossthe country Jan. 20 and plans to complete 3,700 miles by May.

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Notre Dame senior Colin Raymond proposed to Saint Mary’s sen-ior Catie Salyer at the end of their run in the Holy Half Marathon.

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“We’re having morefood, a costume contest, award

ceremony and freemassages at the end

of the race for runners.”

Gabby Tatesenior

“I thought the racewent really well andhad a great turnout.”

Anna Svenssonjunior

McGlinn

“It was really nicespending time with

my mom by participating in theevents and havingher see what my life

is like at SaintMary’s.”

Alex Mirandola Mullenjunior

Le Mans

“President Carol AnnMooney’s speech atthe dinner was verytouching and set themood for the night.”

Kristen Figarijunior

Holy Cross

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“The more I study religions themore I am convinced that man

never worshipped anythingbut himself.”

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It all started at 10:22 a.m. on Feb.29, 1992 at Cedars-Sinai MedicalCenter.It was Leap Day in Los Angeles, and

Kimberly Llorens had just given birthto her prodigy,Adam Llorens.OK, so that lead

may sound a tadhaughty, but I’llcut to the point ofthis column. Oneof the most impor-tant moments inan infant’s life isthe first shirt puton his or herback.For many of

you, this shirtwas perhaps col-ored blue and gold and featured thetimeless “ND” interlocking emblem onthe front.This was not the case for me.I come from “the dark side” as it is

perhaps identified here on campus, formy father is an alumnus of theUniversity of Southern California, andproud of it. And so, it would only benatural for his first and only son towear the colors of cardinal and gold.And so it began. I was an official

member of the Trojan family andembraced every aspect of it.As time progressed, I soon became a

super fan of USC athletics, in particu-lar the football squad, which was inthe midst of one of their all-time pinna-cles throughout my adolescent years.In fact, some of my favorite child-

hood memories revolve around SC foot-ball. Among others, watching CarsonPalmer and the Men of Troy destroyIowa 38-17 in the 2002 Orange Bowland idolizing Matt Leinart in his 2004Heisman campaign as the boys beat upon Oklahoma in the BCS title game towin the national championship.But none of these compared to the

fascinating events of October 15, 2005at Notre Dame Stadium. Backed up against the wall, Leinart

converted a pass to Dwayne Jarrett ona fourth-and-nine situation to put theTrojans deep into Irish territory late inthe fourth quarter.Then the improbable happened.It was the only time I had ever

prayed for a football play in my life.“God, if there’s anything I ever have

asked of you, please let SC score atouchdown here.”Leinart answered my call, valiantly

plunging his way into the end zone fora Trojan touchdown.“Conquest” was ringing throughout

the Llorens household.Now, please don’t be offended by this

column, for many of you are guilty ofthe same “crime.” I see plenty of stu-dents donning the gear of their home-town collegiate team, schools that evenperhaps their parents attended, yetyou do not receive ridicule for yourblasphemous attire choices.I am simply here to state that for the

rest of my life, a sliver of cardinal andgold blood will always circulatethrough my system.Alongside Michael, another Trojan

friend of mine in Knott, it is safe to saythat we feel welcomed into the NotreDame family.We just want our family to appreciate

our affection for Traveler and TommyTrojan.So don’t judge. Respect the team I

spent the first 18 years of my life ador-ing.And, as always, Fight On ND.

The views expressed in this InsideColumn are those of the author andnot necessarily those of The Observer.Contact Adam Llorens at

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Adam Llorens

SportsProduction Editor

Ayecha?“Ayecha” or “Where are you?” was

the first question asked in the Bible.Seemingly, it should be a question fromAdam: “Where are you, my God? Whatam I doing here? Where am I?”Instead, however,God asked thequestion. Did Godnot know whereAdam was? Godknew; Adam didnot. Adam neededthe question tobring him tounderstandwhere he was,not physically,but in relation toGod. The question“Where are you?”is a humblingone, and one that we should ask our-selves on a regular basis. It can beused to assess where we stand in rela-tion to our God, our faith, our country,our school, our work, our family, ourfriends or ourselves. The concept ofsacrifice is pivotal and instrumental inthe attempt to understand where weare. The most valuable possession weown is our time, and when we decideto give our time to someone other thanourselves, it is easier to reflect uponthese relationships and to really knowwhere we are.Lenten sacrifice is an important way

for Catholics to become grounded intheir understanding of where theystand in their faith. The sacrifice sym-

bolizes the sacrifice that Jesus madeby dying on the cross and absolving thesins of the world. The sacrifice theymake during Lent is a reminder of thegreater picture.Sacrifice, however, is not for God: It

must be for others first, God second.“Truly I tell you, whatever you did notdo for one of the least of these, you didnot do for me” (Matthew 25:45). EvenJesus places himself after others. Ourcommitment to others grounds us inthe world we call home. Another ques-tion asked in the Bible is “Am I mybrother’s keeper?” The answer isundeniably, “yes,” but the dilemma iswhether or not we show we are by ouractions. For those who believe in God,sacrifice brings them closer to Himthrough others, grounding believers intheir faith. However, for both thosewho do believe in a god and for thosewho do not, sacrifice brings them to abetter understanding of themselvesand their relationship to others. Forboth, the call to their brothers and sis-ters is the same. In answering thequestion “Am I my brother’s keeper?”we should respond with a resounding,“Yes!” “I do not believe you,” the skep-tic will say. “Then I shall show you,”we respond.One of the reasons sacrifice for oth-

ers grounds us in our world and ourunderstanding of ourselves is due tothe fact that no one ever explicitly asksus, “Are you your brother’s keeper?”When we ask ourselves this questionand when we answer it with our

actions, we are silently and humblybecoming closer to those around us —humble before our God, humble beforeour fellow brothers and sisters. Thesimilarity between those who believe inGod and those who do not comes in thededication to others. We find ourselvesin others. If there is ever a time tobelieve that God does not exist, it is themoment that we see the suffering inthe world and we must believe that weare the only ones who can help, whowill bring change for the better. Inthose moments, the sacrifices we makefulfill our moral obligation as ourbrothers’ and sisters’ keepers. So sac-rifice can be spiritual, but it is alsopractical and humanizing.Combining the aspects of sacrifice

and grounding leaves us with the ques-tion “Where am I?” and the answer “Iam my brother’s keeper.” For where-we-are and who-we-are so closely con-nect in all aspects of our lives — ourrelationships with ourselves, ourbrothers and sisters and our god of ourunderstanding. Who we are deter-mines where we are. Acting as ourbrothers’ and sisters’ keepers estab-lishes us as those who when asked“Ayecha?” can answer completely, intruth to ourselves, in the midst of oth-ers, and under the beauty of heaven.

Alex Coccia is a freshman. He can becontacted at acoccia@nd.eduThe views expressed in this column are

those of the author and not necessarilythose of The Observer.

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Final Fourmemories

Thank you to all of you who supported our team this year, andespecially those of you who made the trip to Indianapolis to see usplay in the Final Four.There are some moments in your life that you will always treas-

ure, and for me, walking onto the court for the national champi-onship game and seeing all of the Irish fans, especially the hun-dreds of students filling the rafters at Conseco Fieldhouse, was oneof those special moments.I am really proud of my team and what they accomplished this

year, but the thing that made it so special was to have all of youthere to share in our journey. It really meant a lot to all of us tohear “We Are ND” as the final seconds ticked off the clock. I wasnever so proud to be a part of the Notre Dame family.Thank you and GO IRISH!

Muffet McGrawHead Coach

Notre Dame Women’s Basketball TeamApril 8

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Sean Leyesjunior

Carroll HallApril 7

As someone who writes for the Arts sec-tion, I rarely get the opportunity to be open-ly militant about particular issues. Today, Iam up in arms over an arts issue.Rutgers University drew attention this

week for paying“Jersey Shore” starNicole “Snooki”Polizzi $32,000 tospeak at the uni-versity lastThursday. Youdon’t need to be Suze Orman to realize thiswas a bad deal, but it gets worse. Theschool is paying Nobel-laureate writer ToniMorrison $30,000 to speak at its springcommencement in May.I could tell you that this is a crying shame,

but that’s the obvious argument. So, I’mgoing to explain to you why this is our fault.One of the most basic principles in any

economics class is that of supply anddemand. Supply really isn’t in play here, butthe point is that when demand is high, youcan set prices high.Demand for Snooki is high because the

youth of our nation is obsessed with her asi-nine show. Demand for Morrison is low,although she’s won a Nobel Prize for litera-ture.If talent were a precious metal, Snooki

would be worth about 78 cents at your localGold 2 Cash location. She is (debatably) tal-ented at tanning and laundry. I’m not evengoing to joke about the gym part. She’s likeIvan Rodriguez, except with more emphasison the “Pudge.” If Snooki is gold, Morrisonis rhodium; it’s worth a lot more, but youwouldn’t know because you’ve never heardof it.When I reference the youth that makes

Snooki so popular, I mean you guys. Now,I’ve only seen one full episode of “JerseyShore,” but I can’t hole myself up in anivory tower. I watch a lot of TV that is

chemically proven to kill brain cells (forexample, Syfy’s “Danger Mouse vs. The LabRats”). As I can attest after watching “TheRoom” for the first time this weekend,watching overtly stupid things is massivelyentertaining. But if we’re going to demon-strate outrage over something like Rutgers’absurd display of celebrity proclivity, wehave to do it actively.What’s your excuse for having not read

“Beloved”? Too much text? Too little time?I understand that many intelligent people

don’t get the opportunity to attend college,but arguably you are among the top quarterof the population in terms of qualificationsto read “high-level” literature. Let me tellyou: It’s much more strenuous than reading“Harry Potter.” But it’s much less strenuousthan reading “The Sound and The Fury.”Authors, playwrights and artists routinely

feel the heel of a society that finds theirwork too inconvenient to appreciate. Yes, anhour-long episode is easier to digest than a600-page novel. But even if I never readMorrison again, I will still hang on to howamazing her prose was.It’s easy to say that paying Morrison less

than Snooki is wrong. It’s tougher todemonstrate that we mean it. Don’t watchMTV this week. Go out and buy a respectedbook. It doesn’t have to be Morrison. Itdoesn’t even have to be literature. Sayingsomething is wrong is meaningless. Actingon it sends a message.Terry Jones, if you’ve gotten bored insti-

gating violence in the Middle East, can Irecommend “A Shore Thing” for your nextbook burning?

This article first appeared in the April 5edition of The Lantern, the daily publicationserving Ohio State University.The views expressed in this column are

those of the author and not necessarilythose of The Observer.

UWIRE

Ryan Book

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EDITORIAL CARTOON

Education for allAs an alumnus of Notre Dame’s Alliance for Catholic Education

and a committed advocate for school reform, I encourage all stu-dents to attend this Wednesday’s Notre Dame Forum “The System:Opportunity, Crisis and Obligation in K-12 Education.” The topicand field of education is unique in that in one way or another itaffects every member of our society. Whether with regards toAmerican innovation, the fight for social justice or concerns overnational security, no other issue is as central to the success of ourrepublic quite like education.As an institution, Our Lady’s University has done much to bring to

the forefront problems that face our educational system today. Ithas fought for the place of our Catholic schools within the system byfighting for the rights of parents to choose where their childrenattend school, as well as advocating for better efficiency and inno-vation in both private and public schooling systems. Through thework of ACE and the Institute for Educational Initiatives, NotreDame is leading the fight in higher education with regards to edu-cation equality.It is no surprise to me then that Notre Dame has such an

esteemed panel for this Wednesday’s forum. The four panelists,which include former D.C. Chancellor Michelle Rhee and schoolchoice innovator Howard Fuller, will open your eyes to the impor-tance of changing the way our country does education.I wish I could attend such a wonderful forum. I encourage you to

be a part of this conversation beginning Wednesday, April 13th. It isone that requires our attention.God bless the continued work in education of Notre Dame, the

Institute for Educational Initiatives, and the Alliance for CatholicEducation.

John Clarkalumnus

Class of 2007April 10

Kicking up a hullaballooDearest Domers,In the past week, a great deal of discourse has been dispensed over the topic of fash-

ion and personal style and self respect and their interrelatedness. However, in thesemany extremely academic commentaries we have, as a community, failed to addresssomething at the root of the issue: How did leggings become a viable pants-replace-ment option in the fashion world? Fellow academics, we are indeed skirting the realquestion: What philosophical, historical and social constructs motivated the world’sfashion leaders to dress women as bourgeois men of the late Italian renaissance? As anadded benefit to our mental exertions, by examining these issues we may even extrapo-late future women’s fashion trends — we have recently had pointy shoes, billowy blous-es, and skintight leggings; should we soon expect flat hats and codpieces?Ever-so-sincerely,

Karen Krogsenior

Breen Phillips HallApril 8

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The only problem with the StudentUnion Board (SUB) concert Friday nightwas that the order of acts was back-wards. O.A.R. was good, and they maybe the better-known band, but ChiddyBang didn’t just steal the show; theyowned it.The two-man team of Chidera

“Chiddy” Anamege and Noah “XaphoonJones” Beresin had the crowd in a fren-zy from the moment they stepped onstage. The artists themselves seemedsurprised at how active and responsivethe crowd was. Both artists said in aninterview that college campuses areamong their favorite places to play.“We love playing at colleges. We did-

n’t really have a college experience, butyou know now, we’ve gotten a party atevery campus we’ve played at. And Imean you all are our peers, we’re 20years old,” Beresin said.The band laid out mostly tracks from

their first official production, “ThePreview,” a set of tracks meant to pre-view their upcoming debut full-lengthalbum, “Breakfast,” due out this sum-mer. But they also played a few songsfrom their first mixtape, “The SwellyExpress,” and even played a song theymade with renowned rapper Big Sean.For a minute there was a bit of excite-

ment in the crowd when those who rec-ognized the beginning of the songthought that Big Sean was about to stepon stage. Instead, Beresin filled in and

did a pretty good impression, eventhough he preceded it with some humorabout his lack of rapping ability.The highlight of the performance,

though, was Anamege’s display of purelyrical talent. Beresin told the crowdthat his partner could freestyle rap lit-erally anything, including, as he said,Oogly-Boogly.They opened it up to the crowd, and a

sort of “Whose Line Is It Anyway” ofrapping began. The crowd gave therapper a list of topics to freestyle aboutand Anamege knocked it out of thepark. He nailed every single suggestion,including a memorable line about pari-etals, an “ole” to Zahm and its moose,and even salt.They closed their set with a roof-rais-

ing performance of the song that madethem famous, “Opposite of Adults.” Butthe night was not over, as the duo cameback out at the end of the concert to doa bit of performing with O.A.R., withmuch crowd approval again.Though the group didn’t play any

songs from their new album, one ofwhich was prevented from being per-formed because the title contains somehumorous profanity, the duo definitelymade a few fans Friday night.All around it was a fantastic show,

from both bands. But if Chiddy Bang’sperformance was any indicator ofthings to come, O.A.R. might be openingfor them not too long from now.

By KEVIN NOONANScene Writer

Contact Kevin Noonan atknoonan2@nd.edu

Of A Revolution (O.A.R.) gave NotreDame students exactly what they werelooking for Friday night: an excuse to becarefree, happy, maybe a little tipsy andcompletely at ease while they listened tomusic that brought them back to a timebefore finals and parietals.Chiddy Bang’s opening performance got

the crowd ready for what would be anight of raucous but surprisingly coordi-nated jumping, singing, moshing and theoccasional crowd-surfing. After the duoexited the stage, O.A.R. slid smoothly intoplace and did what they do best: play forcollege crowds.The band, which gathered its college

cult following while studying and per-forming at Ohio State, warmed the audi-ence up with an easy performance of“Black Rock,” then followed with theirmore recent hit “This Town.” The set list,which contained a mix of more popularO.A.R. anthems like “Love and Memories”and new material such as “Over andOver,” kept the concert’s rhythm pleasant-ly paced.Mark Roberge, the lead singer, wasn’t

shy showing his love to the audience andstudents were even more shamelessreturning such. It would have been almostimpossible to hear the band’s croon overthe excited clapping and chanting fromthe crowd if it wasn’t for the resonatingclarity of Roberge’s voice. The audience latched onto the band’s

every lyric, belting each line without fail.We went with them and let ourselves go,broke with them till they shattered andput behind any griping that went out toSUB for picking what some called a “has-been” act. When O.A.R. asked “how bout

a revolution” there wasn’t a “no” in thebuilding. Notre Dame was happy to drowndeep inside O.A.R.’s water and especiallythrilled to drown deep inside their sound.The band kept the audience guessing

and gave a special preview of material tocome with their performance of “Over andOver.” The ballad, slower than most otherO.A.R. tunes, towed a simple but potentline. Jerry DePizzo, the band’s saxophon-ist, listed “Over and Over” as one of hisfavorites, even though he doesn’t performin the actual song.“It’s a really great song and it’s just the

piano with Mark singing,” DePizzo saidTuesday. “There’s not a whole hell of a lotof instrumentation, but it’s super power-ful, well-written too.“For being a ballad-type tune … you

would think that it doesn’t work in a lot ofsituations. But it always tends to, regard-less of how rowdy the audience is, or howill fitting the situation may be. It alwaysseems to come through and really reactwith people and that’s a cool thing towatch.”Students did react to the performance

— with resounding applause and cheers.Toward the end, they chanted for “ThatWas a Crazy Game of Poker” and gotexactly that, but with a twist.The band closed the show with the old-

school hit that made them famous, butkept it fresh with an impromptu rap fromChiddy. Roberge took a turn at freestyleand the two kept the beat pulsing throughthe crowd for an impressively long finalperformance. The back-and-forthbetween the two acts was the perfect endto a night in Stepan and the perfect startto South Bend’s first sunny weekend ofthe year.

By ADRIANA PRATTScene Writer

Contact Adriana Pratt at apratt@nd.edu

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Name: Andrea Suarez

Spotted: South Quad

Andrea enjoyed Sunday’s warm weather

with this stylish purple ensemble. Her bright

purple strapless shirt looks great with her

cuffed jeans and purple sandals. Her aviator

sunglasses add the perfect final touch to her

outfit. Andrea looks cool and chic with this

tropical outfit.

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Contact Maria Fernandez at mfernan5@nd.edu

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Heat best Celtics in possible playoff previewMIAMI — If this was an

Eastern Conference semifinalspreview, then the Miami Heatand Boston Celtics showed whatto expect.Few pleasantries.Pushing and shoving.And maybe a Game 7 in

Miami.LeBron James scored 27

points, Dwyane Wade added 14and the Heat moved closer tothe No. 2 seed in the East play-offs Sunday by beating the slid-ing Celtics 100-77.“It was a playoff-atmosphere

type of game, from the fans toboth teams’ approach to whatthe game meant,” Wade said. “Ithad that feel.”Miami moved a game ahead of

Boston, trimming its magic num-ber to clinch the second seed totwo. The teams will finish sec-ond and third in some orderbehind Chicago in the East, slot-ted to play in the conferencesemifinals.“We’d like to play them, I can

tell you that,” Celtics coach DocRivers said. “And we may haveto if we want to go somewhere.”Chris Bosh added 13 points

and eight rebounds for Miami,which had been 0-3 againstBoston this season, though Heatcoach Erik Spoelstra cautionedagainst overstating the win’simportance.“We proved we can beat them

tonight,” Spoelstra said. “That’sabout it, in my mind.”Paul Pierce scored 24 points

and Kevin Garnett added 21 forBoston, which lost for the 10thtime in its last 19 games. TheCeltics were outrebounded 42-26, and outscored 44-26 in thepaint.“What else do you expect? It’s

Boston-Miami,” Garnett said.“Supposedly it’s two of, if not thetop two, teams in the East. Youhave to expect that. You have toexpect that coming in hereyou’re not going to get the call.You had to expect their passion— a team you have beaten threetimes.”The Heat finally solved the

Boston hex, beating the Celticsfor the third time in the last 21meetings. Bosh had been 1-13against Boston since March2007, and the Celtics ended boththe 2009-10 seasons for Wade(in the first round) and James (inthe second round).

Miami won for the 13th timein its last 16 games, and itsbench — maligned for much ofthe season — outscored Boston’s32-12.“What worked for us today is,

offensively we played together,”Wade said.Ray Allen scored 13 points for

the Celtics. Rajon Rondo washeld to just seven points and fiveassists on 3 for 8 shooting.“Frustration is high on our

team right now,” Rivers said.Miami’s role players were

huge.Mario Chalmers had nine

points in the second quarter,when the Heat took the lead.Joel Anthony had eight reboundsin the first half, two less than theentire Boston roster. ZydrunasIlgauskas scored six quick pointsearly in the third as the Heatremained in control, andAnthony took advantage of atriple-team on James for a dunkand a 74-59 lead on the finalplay of the third quarter.Of course, this being Celtics-

Heat, nothing would come easilyfor Miami.Down by 22, Boston ran off 12

straight points, Allen starting itwith a four-point play, and

Pierce adding both a 3-pointerand a three-point play to get theCeltics within 85-75.It was the last gasp. Mike

Bibby’s 3-pointer with 4:49 left,followed by Bosh’s follow ofJames’ miss, sent the lead backto 15.“We built that lead by just

keeping guys in front of us, con-testing shots and flying arounddefensively,” James said.Boston scored the game’s first

eight points and hit eight of itsfirst nine shots. The Celtics weremaking it seem easy, especiallywhen Garnett — who hadn’tmade a 3-pointer all season —stepped into one from the leftwing and connected for a 22-15lead.“It looked like the same old

song,” Spoelstra said.It didn’t stay that way. Boston

went scoreless for the next 6:17,and Miami took the lead forgood on the opening possessionof the second quarter.Tensions were already high,

and emotions soon boiled over.Jermaine O’Neal — who had

just been easily scored on byJames 27 seconds earlier intransition — tried to stop anoth-er drive by the two-time reign-

ing MVP with a shoulder checkwith about 4 minutes left in thesecond, making no play on theball.A scrum quickly broke out

under the basket. O’Neal earneda flagrant-1, James got a techni-cal for throwing the ball back atO’Neal, Wade and Pierce alsogot technicals for some pushingand jostling, and a small amountof debris flew from the standsonto the court.“I thought it was all theatrical,

all the crap. I guess that’s calledtoughness these days,” Riverssaid. “Two guys run into eachother, we’ve got to call a flagrantfoul, which I thought was a joke.And I thought the reactions byboth were a joke.”Bosh earned another technical

2½ minutes later for arguing hetied up a loose ball with Rondo,only to have referees awardBoston a timeout. But the Heatkept their composure, keptpouring it on after halftime, thenturned their eyes toward roadgames that loom large at Atlantaon Monday and Toronto onWednesday.“This is cool and all,” Bosh

said, “but we still have two moregames.”

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MLB

Young’s effort not enough as Nationals win in extras

NEW YORK — Chris Younglooked right at home in CitiField’s wide-open spaces.Lucas Duda very much did not,

and now he’s headed to theminors.Young allowed one run and

one hit in seven innings beforethe Mets’ bullpen — helped byDuda’s gaffe in right field — blewthe lead and ultimately the gamein a 7-3 loss to the WashingtonNationals in 11 innings Sunday.Ivan Rodriguez hit a tiebreak-

ing RBI single in the 11th inningand Laynce Nix followed with athree-run homer off BlaineBoyer (0-2), the Mets’ fifth reliev-er.“If we had won today, I

would’ve been really satisfied,”Young said. “I’m a little disap-pointed in the run I gave up inthe second inning. It started witha leadoff walk, which, to me, isunacceptable. Ultimately, theytied the game in the eighth orninth, and so if we have that runback, we’ve got a three-run lead

instead of two, so I take theblame for that.”The Mets appeared to place

blame elsewhere.Duda was optioned to Triple-A

Buffalo, while Boyer was desig-nated for assignment. To taketheir places, the Mets purchasedthe contracts of reliever JasonIsringhausen and Ryota Igarashi.Isringhausen had been in PortSt. Lucie, while Igarashi pitchedfor Buffalo on Sunday.Young got 15 of his 21 outs on

flyballs. The only groundout heallowed was Rodriguez’s RBI tosecond base in the secondinning.After he came out, Duda mis-

judged Rodriguez’s leadoff fly inthe eighth. He sprinted towardcenter, but the ball sailed overhis head. Rodriguez wound upwith a leadoff double off D.J.Carrasco, who then walkedpinch-hitter Matt Stairs with oneout and gave up an RBI single toIan Desmond before RickAnkiel’s grounder to second tiedit at 3.“It’s horrible, man,” Carrasco

said. “To just come in there andgive the game away like that isvery frustrating.”Then in the 11th, Rodriguez’s

hit got past second basemanDaniel Murphy, who pinch hit forBrad Emaus in the ninth afterthe Mets’ bullpen blew a 3-1 leadin the eighth. Duda scooped upthe ball, but his throw to theplate was inaccurate and pinch-runner Wilson Ramos scoredeasily.“The route that was taken, I

thought he was going to getthere,” Carrasco said. “I wasn’treally worried because we had atwo-run lead at the time. It wasthe fact I couldn’t control thecutter later on. That’s what gotme stuck.”Drew Storen (1-1) pitched a

scoreless 10th for Washington,which salvaged a 3-3 road tripand took two of three from theMets thanks to timely hittingfrom its bench players and fiveinnings of scoreless relief.The Nationals have won three

out of four since dropping four offive to start the season.

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New York Mets catcher Josh Thole tries to reach a foul ball hitby the Nationals’ Ivan Rodriguez in the Mets’ 7-3 loss Sunday.

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AUGUSTA, Ga. — CharlSchwartzel gave this Masters afinish it deserved.On an amazing Sunday at

Augusta National, where theroars came from everywhereand for everyone and didn’t stopuntil it was over, Schwartzelemerged from the madness bybecoming the first Masterschampion to close with fourstraight birdies.His final putt from 20 feet

curled into the side of the cupfor a 6-under 66, the best clos-ing round at the Masters in 22years. It gave the 26-year-oldSouth African a two-shot victoryover Australians Adam Scottand Jason Day.“Just an exciting day,”

Schwartzel said. “So manyroars, and that atmosphere outthere was just incredible. A phe-nomenal day.”

Indeed, this final round had itall.First came a fist-pumping

charge by Tiger Woods, whoerased a seven-shot deficit innine holes only to go flat on theback nine. Then came the stun-ning collapse of 21-year-oldRory McIlroy, who put his namein Masters lore for all the wrongreasons.Still leading by one shot as he

headed to the back nine,McIlroy hit a tee shot next to thecabins left of the 10th fairwayand twice hit a tree to maketriple bogey. He three-puttedfrom 7 feet for bogey on the11th, four-putted from about 12feet on the next hole and buriedhis head into his forearm as theshock began to settle in.McIlroy shot 80, the highest

final round by the 54-holeleader since Ken Venturi in1956. Not since Jean Van deVelde at Carnoustie had some-

one blown at least a four-shotlead going into the last round ofthe major.So wild was this steamy after-

noon that eight players had atleast a share of the lead onsome point during the backnine. The steady hand camefrom Schwartzel, whose onlybogey came on the fourth holeas this Masters was just gettingwarmed up.He got up-and-down from

behind the 15th green for birdieto briefly tie for the lead, onlyfor Scott to stuff his tee shot into2 feet up ahead on the par-316th. Schwartzel answered witha 15-foot birdie to catch Scottatop the leaderboard again.Then came the pivotal 17th,

where Schwartzel made a 10-foot birdie. It was the first timeall day he had the lead to him-self, and he finished it off instyle.South Africans now have won

two of the last three majors, fol-lowing Louis Oosthuizen win-ning at St. Andrews last sum-mer. This one came on the 50thanniversary of Gary Playerbecoming the first internationalplayer to win the Masters.“I am absolutely delighted for

Charl and South Africa.Congratulations and very welldone to him. That is how youfinish like a champion!” Playersaid on Twitter.In so many respects, this

looked more like 1986 whenJack Nicklaus charged on theback nine to win a sixth greenjacket over a Hall of Fame castof contenders. There were twiceas many possibilities at thisMasters, though, from Woodsand former Masters championAngel Cabrera, from GeoffOgilvy and Luke Donald, fromK.J. Choi and Bo Van Pelt, whomade two eagles on the backnine.Schwartzel set the tone early

when he chipped in from some75 feet across the green forbirdie on the opening hole, thenholed out from the fairway onNo. 3 for eagle. Just like that,McIlroy’s four-shot lead wasgone.The cheers were impossible

for McIlroy to ignore.From the second green, where

he was scrambling to make par,McIlroy could hear the noiseahead of him for Schwartzel’seagles. Moments later cameanother roar to his right on theseventh green, where Woodsstuffed one close for anotherbirdie.Woods’ red shirt looked a little

brighter. He walked a littletaller. And the cheers kept com-ing.The biggest boom from the

gallery came on the par-5eighth, when Woods knocked inan eagle putt to reach 10 underand tie for the lead. There wasno mistaking that sound, or whoit was for.Over the next few minutes,

more cheers could be heardfrom all corners of Augustaeach time Woods’ score wasposted on a leaderboard. He stillhad the back nine to play, andmomentum was on his side.Not for long, though.He missed a 3-foot par putt on

the 12th, failed to birdie thepar-5 13th with a 7-iron for hissecond shot. Then, after twirlinghis 7-iron with a shot so pure itsettled 4 feet away on the par-515th, he missed the 4-foot eagleputt.Woods closed with a 67, his

best final round ever here. Buthe shot a 36 on the back nine,and that doesn’t win theMasters, certainly not this one.“I got off to a nice start there

and posted 31,” he said. “Andthen on the back nine, couldhave capitalized some more.”Which shot would he like to

have back?“Oh, we can’t do that,” Woods

said. “We do that every weekand we would go crazy, wouldn’twe?”Schwartzel finished at 13-

under 274 and moves to No. 11in the world, making him theNo. 1 player in South Africa. Hebecomes the sixth South Africanto win a major.“It’s been such a short time to

think about what can happen.It’s a dream for me,” Schwartzelsaid. “It’s obviously the highlightof my golf career, by a long way.I always thought if there wasone I would win, it would be thisone.”For Scott and Day, it was bit-

ter disappointment for them-selves and their country. TheMasters is the only major anAustralian has never won, and ithas become a rallying cry for somany players who watchedGreg Norman endure years ofheartache.Scott, who switched to a long

putter in February, took the leadfor the first time with a shortbirdie on the 14th and had thelook of a winner with his teeshot to tap-in range on the 16th,and a clutch par save from thebunker on the 17th.He missed his 25-foot birdie

putt on the final hole that he ran4 feet by and settled for a 67.“I don’t think I can ask for

anything more,” Scott said. “Ihad a putt at it at the last — notmy best, but everything else waspretty good today.”Day came to life at the end

with consecutive birdies thatallowed him to shoot 68 and joinScott at 12-under 276. Hehugged his wife before goinginto the scoring hut, only to seeSchwartzel play the 18th with-out any drama.“I couldn’t do any more than

what I just did today,” Day said.“Charl played even better golf.”Woods tied for fourth at the

Masters for the second straightyear, joined by Ogilvy (67) andLuke Donald (69). Ogilvy ran offfive consecutive birdies on theback nine — unforgettable atany other Masters but this onefilled with so many highlights.Donald was in the mix until hit-ting 9-iron into Rae’s Creek onthe 12th for double bogey.He rebounded beautifully,

however, and showed his great-est emotion on the 18th. With anawkward lie near the bunker, hescooped a shot that hit the flagand bounced back off the green,and Donald chipped in forbirdie.

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Schwartzel wins Masters in dramatic finishAssociated Press

AP

Masters winner Charl Schwartzel, right, shakes Phil Mickelson’s handafter donning the traditional green jacket Sunday in Augusta, Ga.

While the Belles’ four-matchwinning streak came to a dis-appointing end this weekend,the team left with knowledgeof what it will take to chal-lenge top MIAA opponents inthe upcoming conference tour-nament.After a dominating perform-

ance against non-conferencefoe Bethel College (8-5, 3-0MIAA) Friday, the Bel les’streak was snapped Saturdayin Hol land, Mich. againstMIAA opponent Hope College.The Flying Dutch quicklyrebounded from a 9-0 loss theprevious night against Division

II opponent Grand Valley Stateto hand the Belles (9-6, 2-2) a7-2 defeat.Saint Mary’s quickly fe l l

behind in the doubles portionof the match, getting swept inthree matches. Senior JesssicaKosinski and freshman MaryCatherine Faller played in theclosest doubles match of thethree, but still lost 8-4.“Hope was just more aggres-

sive than we were [in dou-bles],” senior No. 1 singlesplayer Jillian Hurley said. “Welet them control the points andwere constantly on defense.”Following doubles play, the

Bel les were down 3-0 andfaced the challenge of needingto win five of six matches to

salvage a victory.“It’s definitely disheartening

and frustrating to enter sin-gles play down 3-0,” Hurleysaid. “But the strength of ourteam lies in singles play, so wewere a little optimistic.”Nonetheless, the Bel les

could not overcome the deficitas their No. 1 and No. 2 sin-gles players posted the team’sonly victories of the match.In a three-set match, Hurley

avenged her loss last seasonto fel low senior KatherineGarcia with a come-from-behind victory. Hurley fell 6-2in the first set but reboundedto win the final two sets 6-2,6-3.“[What decided the match]

wasn’t so much skill level as itwas confidence,” Hurley said.“After the first set, I stoppedfeeling sorry for myself andpulled it together.”Meanwhile, Kosinski defeat-

ed Hope sophomore LeahLaBarge in straight sets, 6-3,7-5.On Friday, the Belles defeat-

ed cross-town rival and NIAAopponent Bethel College 5-1,in a match in Mishawaka. The Belles’ lone loss came in

the No. 1 doubles match inwhich the freshman duo ofMargaret Boden and Hurley

fel l to the Pi lots ’ Mol lyO’Grady and WhitNeuenschwander, 8-3.Following doubles play, the

Belles needed only three sin-gles matches to win asKosinski, Faller and seniorMary Therese Lee all easilydispatched their opponents instraight sets.The Bel les look to c l imb

back above .500 in MIAA con-ference play Tuesday at 4 p.m.at Alma College.

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was over, hold the ball to getdifferent people in. We weren’table to get those better shootersin effectively, though.”The offensive frustration is

not a new problem for the Irishthis season. Coyne said, as shehas in the past, that the rest ofthe roster needs to meet theintensity level of the team’sleaders.“It’s unacceptable,” Coyne

said of the lack of offensive exe-cution. “We just don’t haveenough people stepping up. Ourkey personnel continue to showup but we don’t have enoughpeople stepping to their level.”

Coyne said that at NotreDame, teams are expected toachieve a level of excellence.She said her coaching recordmirrors those expectations.“At Notre Dame, there’s an

expectation,” she said. “Itdemands excellence. It’s as hardon [the players] as it is on any-one else. We’re just not in thatframe of mind. I, myself, amused to winning. I win, the kidsI coach win, my teams win. It’sjust what we do.”Although the Irish have not

lived up to pre-season expecta-tions, Coyne said their talentlevel and desire has never beenan issue.“These kids are talented

enough,” Coyne said. “Theyhave great attitudes and theywork really hard, it just doesn’t

happen for us on game day. I’mnot saying it’s not going to behard, but I still think we canturn this around.”Coyne said she told her team

after the loss to Syracuse shebelieved they had the ability toright the ship. Coyne also saidshe expected to be watchingplenty of film upon returning toSouth Bend.“I told the team after the

game, ‘Maybe we can be one ofthose surprise, get-it-togetherteams,’” she said. “When we getback I’m going to go back andlook at film again with an openmind and try to figure outwhat’s wrong. I still think thekids have it in them.”

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SMC TENNIS

Hope ends Belles’ winning streak at four games

Contact Matt Unger atmunger3@nd.edu

By MATT UNGERSports Writer

teams created a friendly atmos-phere, it was all business oncethe events started. TeamHoosierland beat theCommonwealth 103-96 in themen’s competition, and pre-vailed 104-96 on the women’sside. Irish athletes played alarge role in the Indiana victo-ry, and strong performanceswere seen across the board. Distance runners were the

stars of the day for the NotreDame women. Junior MollyHirt won the 5,000-meter runin 17:18.83, and was closelyfollowed by freshman MegRyan, who finished second.Irish runners also placed firstand second in the 1,500 meterrun, where sophomore RebeccaTracy and freshman KellyCurran finished in 4:24.43 and4:27.26, respectively.On the men’s side, the Irish

throwers had an especiallygood showing, led by seniorJohn Belcher. Belcher placedthird in the shot put, and fol-

lowed that up by winning thehammer throw with a personalbest.“[Belcher] had a really good

day on Saturday,” Hills said.“He threw over 57 meters inthe hammer, and that’s a per-sonal record for him.”Another Irish thrower who

performed well was freshmanAndrew Brock.“[Brock] had a pretty good

day in the shot,” Hills said. “Asa freshman, throwing over 45meters like that is really good.”Although Saturday’s meet

was a great change of pace forthe Irish, their schedule contin-ues to sprint forward. The Irishwill be back in action thisweek, and will try to divide andconquer as they competeacross the country. The multi-eventers will travel

to Lawrence for the KansasRelays, while the other Irishathletes will compete at the Mt.SAC relays in Walnut, Calif.,and the Dave RankinInvitational in West Lafayette,Ind.

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we strung hits together ... andwe played really strong defenseso we prevented them from get-ting on and scoring."A couple of freshman led the

charge in the victory, as pitcherCallie Selner recorded twostrikeouts with the bases loadedto end the first inning.Meanwhile, first basemanChrissy Porter delivered thegame's only run with her fifth-inning home run — the first ofher career. Despite the team'sstrong performance, SaintMary's disappointed in the sec-ond game.

"We just haven't proven thatwe can play 14 innings in oneday," Belles coach Erin Sullivansaid. "Our pitching has beenstruggling a little bit and our runproduction has been down.When we struggle on defense, itshows on the offensive sideinstead of being able to draw theline [between the two]."There was no rest for the

weary, however, as the Belleshad to return home for a Sundaydoubleheader against NorthCentral (14-6, 1-1 CCIW). In theopener, Saint Mary's failed to geta hit in all five innings of theshortened game and fell 12-0.The Belles lost the second game8-1, but showed improvementboth from the pitcher's circleand the batter's box.

Junior Angela Gillis took theball for the first time this seasonfor the Belles and turned in animpressive performance, evenwhile her team was hamperedby a number of untimely errors. "Angela Gillis pitched a fantas-

tic game," Sullivan said. "I thinkevery one of her runs must havebeen unearned. She hit everyspot, she missed her spot threetimes. We can't ask for anymore. She fielded her positionwell, she got a base hit, so shewas fantastic. We throw her inagainst a team that was shellingus in game one and she was justawesome, lights-out. We are def-initely going to have to keepgoing with her."Despite Gillis' praiseworthy

performance and a few other

scattered highlights, Sullivansaid that she was unimpressedby her team's showing onSunday. "[We displayed a] lack of confi-

dence, we did not come out withany intensity or energy, and wehad way too many errors," shesaid.To ensure that they are victori-

ous moving forward, the Belleswill have to focus on bringingbase runners home, Sullivansaid."When we have runners on,

we need to score them," shesaid. "We were really good atdoing that in the first 10 games,we haven't done that since."Having lost seven out of their

last eight games, the Belles willhave to pick themselves out of

the mid-season slide. With sixdoubleheaders remaining beforethe conference tournament,Saint Mary's is tasked withdemonstrating that it can play ata high level for an extendedperiod of time."I think we need to do better

and pick ourselves up and havemore confidence," Enayati said."We are a great team and wehave really great players. Wejust need to believe it, and every-thing else is just mental."The Belles will not have to

wait long to prove that they arecapable of playing better, as theytravel to Franklin on Tuesday fora non-conference match-up.

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SOFTBALL

Irish stretch winningstreak to nine games

Seven players recordedthree hits on the day for theIrish and six hits went forhome runs as Notre Dame’sbalanced and pers is tentoffensive attack brought downSyracuse in back-to-backgames Sunday in New York.Though travel complications

for Notre Dame (24-10, 5-0)did not allow the scheduledFriday game to be played, thepair of victories brought theIrish winning streak to ninegames, matching their longestof the season. In addition, theIrish squad remains undefeat-ed in Big East play. Despite an early homer for

the Orange (24-10, 3-5) ,Notre Dame was able toquickly even up the count assenior infielder Katie Fleurysmashed a home run of herown in the top of the second.The big hi ts cont inued assophomore catcher AmyBunt in crushed a two-outtwo-run homer, which sailedover the fence and gave theIr ish a comfortable lead.Senior inf ie lder HeatherJohnson and junior infielderDani Miller followed up withback-to-back home runs —the second time the pair hasdone so this season. “I think everyone stayed

real ly composed and justjumped all over those pitch-ers,” Miller said. “It wasn'tjust the home runs; everyonewas contributing. It’s reallyexciting to see back-to-backline drive doubles to score orjust textbook softball.”Of fensive support came

from senior catcher AlexiaClay, who led the Irish withthree runs scored and helpedthe squad best the Orange 9-2in the home opener. In the second contest

Syracuse pitchers were faced

with equally formidable bat-ting as Miller smashed hersecond home run of the day tokick off the first inning, andFleury was quickly broughthome by so l id h i ts fromBuntin and senior outfielderBrianna Jorgensborg.Though Syracuse evened up

the score, Johnson broughther hitting streak to a whop-ping 16 games with a third-inning homer that put theIrish back on top. Clutch hit-ting by Notre Dame left veryfew players on base, resultingin a 7-4 win.“We did a lot of little things

r ight ,” Mi l ler sa id . “Thepitchers kept us in the games,and the hi t ters producedruns. We didn't leave a lot ofrunners on base, which is agreat indicator of how wellwe are working together rightnow.”In the opener freshman

pitcher Laura Winter struckout nine in a complete gamefor her sixth-straight victory,while the tandem of Winterand senior p i tcher JodyValdivia was able to close outthe second game. The Irish will return home

for the remainder of theweek, starting with a Tuesdaydoubleheader with BowlingGreen and closing out withmore Big East p lay nextweekend against Louisville.According to Miller, the squadis fee l ing conf ident aboutmaintaining its undefeatedconference record as i tmarches c loser to the BigEast tournament.“We are definitely feeling

good,” Mil ler said. “Thesewere good wins, and I knowthat we are already lookingforward to carry this momen-tum to next weekend againstLouisville.”

By KELSEY MANNINGSports Writer

Contact Kelsey Manning atkmannin3@nd.edu

an outstanding pitching duelbetween two right-handers,Connect icut ’s junior MattBarnes and Notre Dame sen-ior Brian Dupra. Both acesmatched each other throughsix scoreless frames, witheach giv ing up their onlyearned runs in the seventh.“ I t was d isappoint ing

because we played at a real-ly h igh leve l for seveninnings, as did Connecticut,but we blinked first,” Irishcoach Mik Aoki said. “Ourlevel of play dropped a littlebit in the eighth and faded inthe ninth. But I think it isone of those things wherewe are learning. We haveshown flashes of playing at ahigh level. There are justsome matters of consisten-cy.”Trailing 2-1 in the bottom

of the eighth, Notre Damewasted a golden opportunitywhen i t put two runnersaboard with only one out

and the heart of the lineupdue up. But the Huskies ’bul lpen induced pop-outsfrom standout freshman firstbaseman Trey Mancini andfifth-year senior right fielderHerman Petzold to end thethreat.The Ir i sh threw away

another chance in the bot-tom of the ninth when theybrought the winning run tothe plate with no outs, butcouldn’t get the ball out ofthe infield in the 3-1 loss.The second game of the

series featured more offen-s ive incons is tency as theIrish couldn’t build on anearly 1-0 lead after Mancinislapped a two-out RBI singleto right field to start off his3-4 afternoon. Senior right-hander Cole

Johnson las ted only 4 .1innings , g iv ing up f iveearned runs. The right-han-der struggled with his con-trol as the game progressed,walking three batters — allof whom eventually scored.“He wasn’t as sharp as he

been in other outings,” Aokisaid. “But in that first inning

we kind of took him out ofrhythm a little bit in termsof making those two errorsbehind him. He should’vebeen out of the inning butsuddenly he had to go andthrow 15 more pitches to getout of the inning with somereal pressure against him.”Mancini led the charge in

Sunday’s finale, going 2-4with four RBI including asolo bomb to left field in thetop of the third for his fifthhome run of the run. Petzoldalso added four RBI to helpthe Ir i sh take a 9-0 leadafter three innings, givingsenior r ight-hander ToddMiller plenty of breathingroom to record the win.“Plain and simple, in order

to beat good teams you haveto play at a high level fromthe f irst pitch to the verylast,” Aoki said. Notre Dame has the week

of f unt i l they resume BigEast play with a series thisweekend against WestVirginia.

football. Everybody’s jumped toconclusions that Mike Floyd isgoing to play football. Mike has somany things on his plate that hehas to handle before he can eventhink about football.“This is fluid. This is everyday

evaluating. He may come intomorrow and say, ‘Hey coach, Ican’t do this,’ or ‘This is too diffi-cult.’ This is everyday talking tohim and making sure he’s takingthe right steps to number one gethis degree, and number two, per-sonally, he’s got to take care ofthings we talked about that ourabsolutely crucial to his successas a student and as a youngman.”Floyd remains scheduled to

appear in court on May 2.“It’s only been three weeks,”

Kelly said. “This young manneeds time to get some things inorder. He’s doing the right things,we’ve put together a plan that hehas to follow, that he wants to fol-low. He’s the one that said, ‘Listen,I need to do these things to beright.’ There’s a lot of work thathas to be done, there are a lot ofhurdles that he has to cross first.”The junior became Notre

Dame’s all-time leader in touch-down receptions (28) and secondall-time in catches (171) last sea-son.

Notes

u Kelly will appear as aguest analyst for the NFL Networkon Saturday, April 30, in its cover-age of the First Year Player Draft.Kelly will join Alabama coachNick Saban, Wisconsin coach Bret

Bielema and North Carolinacoach Butch Davis on the net-work.“I’m going to do it only from a

perspective of a college footballcoach, how you get to this point,because I have no idea how thoseguys [prospects] are rated by theNFL,” he said.

u The 82nd Annual Blue-Gold scrimmage will be televisedlive on the Versus NetworkSaturday, April 16, marking thefirst time the spring game will betelevised nationally.“We’re excited about that,”

Kelly said. “[Broadcaster] TomHammond will be doing the game,so the NBC talent will be there. It’sgoing to be exciting. I hope thatwe can live up to those expecta-tions of being on TV. Right nowwe’re a little thin in certain areas,but we’ll make it exciting. It willbe a good opportunity to show-case our football team on Versus.”

u Freshman wide receiverDaniel Smith remains inactiveafter suffering a Grade 1 ham-string injury in practice twoweeks ago. Kelly said the recoveryprocess has revealed a strengthdeficiency in Smith’s leg thatexisted prior to the injury.“As we’ve gone back to look at

this, he probably had a deficiencyin that leg when he came on cam-pus,” Kelly said. “This is almostabout strengthening as much as itis the hamstring [injury]. We’regrading it as about a 30 percentdeficiency in that hamstring.We’re going to get him back, butwhether he gets back in time forthe spring game is questionable atthis time.”

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got so many other guys you’reworried about on the perimeter.At the end of it all, you have tofind him on the inside becausethey do. It takes one guy tomake a mistake, and he makesyou pay for it.”The Hoyas fought back and

were in control of a 3-2 leadwell into the second quarter,but the Irish answered with apair of goals. Comeau keptGeorgetown in the game, how-ever, as he completed a hattrick with his third goal of thehalf, making the score 4-4 athalftime.Notre Dame’s defense made

its necessary adjustments at thehalf and held the Hoyas to onlyone goal in the third quarter.The sole goal was pivotalthough, tying the game at fiveheading into the final quarter.“We’ve proven ourselves to be

a pretty good defensive team,”Corrigan said. “We make ithard on people. We make themearn their goals. [The Hoyas]had to earn theirs today. Wegave them a lot of extrachances today because of somemistakes. That was a little dis-appointing, but it was good toknow our defense and [sopho-more goalie] John Kemp wereup to the challenge.”Senior midfielder David Earl

led the Irish with two goals andone assist. Earl drew a penaltyon the Hoyas with three min-utes remaining, which led to aman advantage and a game-winning goal by junior midfield-er Max Pfeifer.“[The key to the game was]

good possessions toward theend of the game. It’s a one-goalgame, so you never want to givepossessions away,” Earl said.“We got good shots, [took] our

time on offense and obviously[were] able to bury some[goals]. At the end we were ableto keep them away from scoringand play some good defense atthe end of the game.”Corrigan said he has been

able to rely on his co-captain tomake plays during crunch time.“David Earl is just a stud. He

does everything for us. We’vecome to count on him doingeverything,” Corrigan said. “Atthe end of the game, whetherwe’re on offense or defense,David Earl’s going to be on thefield, and we’re going to becounting on him to make a play.That’s just about everything youcould say about a guy.”Earl said the Irish and Hoyas

have several players on theirrosters who attendedGeorgetown Preparatory inMaryland, so the Irish hadadded incentive to snag the vic-tory against this particularteam.“I think about 10 kids on our

team know about 10 kids ontheir team, so between them, itwas definitely a rivalry,” Earlsaid. “They beat us last year, soit was nice to come away withthe victory today.” Corrigan said the Irish

enjoyed earning the victory athome under the sun.“It’s like a spring sport here

at Notre Dame — lacrosse.Who’d have figured?” he said.“It was a great day to get a win.I don’t know if we played aswell as we were hoping to, butthat credit goes to Georgetown.They are a very good and tal-ented team. We knew it wasgoing to be a game until the lastsecond, and it was.”The Irish return to action for

their final home game Saturdayagainst St. John’s at 7 p.m. atArlotta Stadium.

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Irish, IU win Border Battle

It was still a track meet,with the same events, samestandards and the same famil-iar faces. But the KentuckianaBorder Battle was differentfrom any other meet for theIrish, and was a welcomechange, at that. The premise of the Border

Battle is simple: an annual

battle for track supremacybetween the states of Indianaand Kentucky. Notre Dameteamed up with rival Indianato form Team Hoosierland,taking on The Commonwealthteam of Kentucky andLouisville. The pairing of ath-letes that so often competeagainst each other resulted insome great competition, andsome great friendships.“It’s a very interesting

meet,” Irish junior throwerAndy Hills said. “We seeIndiana a couple times a year,and Louisville’s in the Big Eastwith us, so we see them all thetime. It’s cool to go down thereand compete with peopleyou’ve gotten to know over theyears. It makes it fun foreverybody.”While the composition of the

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It took all four quarters of atightly-contested afternoon forthe No. 2 Irish to defeat rivalGeorgetown 7-6 in front of apacked stadium in their Playingfor Peace game Sunday.The Irish (8-0, 3-0) opened

the game with a goal from jun-ior attackman Sean Rogers, butthe one-point lead did not lastlong. Georgetown (5-5, 2-2)sophomore attackman TravisComeau quickly responded, ashe and Rogers exchanged apair of goals to end the firstquarter even at 2-2. Irish coachKevin Corrigan said Comeaupresents several problems forany defense.“He’s so nifty and he gets the

tough ground balls inside onrebounds and stuff like that,”Corrigan said. “He’s hard tofind and cover because they’ve

FOOTBALL

MEN’S LACROSSE

BASEBALL

Outburst prevents sweepBy ANDREW GASTELUMSports Writer

see DUEL/page 14

WOMEN’S LACROSSE

Inconsistency troublesND team over weekend

Belles dropthree overweekend

SMC SOFTBALL

see BELLES/page 13

Irish win Big Eastthriller in final quarter

By MEGAN GOLDENSports Writer

see CORRIGAN/page 14

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Irish senior pitcher Todd Miller hurls a pitch toward the plate duringNotre Dame’s 14-4 win over Connecticut Sunday in Eck Stadium.

Junior wide receiver MichaelFloyd will remain suspendedindefinitely from football activitiesafter meeting with the Office ofResidence Life last week, Irishcoach Brian Kelly said Saturday.According to a press release,Floyd will continue his education-al pursuits and will have theopportunity to rejoin the footballprogram after meeting certainrequirements set by the university

and Kelly.“Michael has shared with me

the outcome of his hearing withour Office of Residence Life, andI’m happy that he has the oppor-tunity to move forward both aca-demically and athletically here atNotre Dame,” Kelly said in a pressrelease Saturday. “However, thisdoes not change the fact thatMichael is still a suspended mem-ber of our football team.”While he is appreciative of the

chance to move forward, Floydsaid he will not disclose thespecifics of his meeting.

“I’ve met with the Office ofResidence Life and, while I don’tplan to discuss the details, I’mgrateful that I still have a chanceto earn my degree from NotreDame and be a member of thefootball team,” Floyd said in apress release. “I know that I stillneed to meet requirements set bythe university and coach Kelly,and that I have a lot of work to dothat and to prove that I’ve grownfrom this experience. I’m sorryagain for the poor decisions I’vemade and for letting so many peo-ple down.”

Floyd was arrested the morningof March 20 for operating a vehi-cle while intoxicated. At the time,Kelly said Floyd would not returnto football activities until legal anduniversity disciplinary matters“had run their course.”“Academics and personally, he’s

got a lot of things in front of him, alot of hurdles he has to go throughbefore we even start thinkingabout football,” Kelly said. “Weare so far removed from the foot-ball end of this. What I’m pleased,what Mike told and shared withme, is he’s going to be in school.

The most important thing forMichael Floyd is to get hisdegree.”Kelly said Floyd, a sociology

major, remains 25 credit hoursaway from graduation and willcontinue his pursuit of a degreenext year. However, Kelly wouldnot give a timetable as to whenFloyd could return to the gridiron.“I can only comment on what I

do as a football program,” Kellysaid. “Michael is suspended, andthat’s indefinite. This is not about

By CHRIS MASOUDSports Writer

Floyd remains suspended, but could rejoin team with time

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Irish junior Sean Rogers hits the turf after a shot during Notre Dame’s 7-6 win overGeorgetown Sunday in Arlotta Stadium. Rogers had two goals.

Hoyas handled

see FLOYD/page 14

Heading into possibly theirtoughest home series of theseason, the Irish were lookingto make a statement against ateam filled with major leagueprospects. Despite losing theseries , Notre Dame st i l laccomplished this goal.The Irish (13-16-1, 4-5 Big

East) continued their offen-sive struggles by dropping thef irst two games of the bigseries with conference rivalConnecticut (17-11-1, 7-2),but rebounded Sunday with a14-run outburst in what isNotre Dame’s biggest win ofthe year thus far.The series opener featured

an outstanding pitching duel

Notre Dame returned fromits east coast swing this week-end having again shown mad-dening inconsistency. The Irish(5-7, 2-2) defeated Villanova15-4 Friday before falling toSyracuse 12-7 Sunday.Notre Dame began the

weekend with a convincingwin over a team it was heavilyfavored to beat. The Irishblanked the Wildcats (4-5, 0-2)16-0 last season and againdominated the ‘Cats behindsophomore attacker BetsyMastropieri’s four-goal, five-point game.On Sunday, the Irish and

Orange (5-6, 3-0) started thegame on fire, as Notre Damejumped to an early 3-2 lead.Heading into the second halftrailing 8-5, the Irish finishedthe game committing 11 oftheir 14 turnovers and scoredonly twice. Senior attackerAnsley Stewart led NotreDame with three first-halfgoals.According to Irish coach

Tracy Coyne, her team’s losscame down to a lack of poise.“We lacked composure,” she

said. “We were trying to exe-cute our offensive sets and justcouldn’t get it done. I wantedus to run the fast break out oftransition, and then when it

By CORY BERNARDSports Writer

The Belles dropped three oftheir four weekend games, butrecorded a win against No. 13Adrian, the last remainingundefeated team in college soft-ball.Saint Mary's (11-10, 1-5

MIAA) snapped Adrian's (25-1,5-1 MIAA) 24-game winningstreak with a 1-0 victory overthe Bulldogs in the first game ofSaturday's doubleheader beforedropping the second game 11-2.The win was the first in confer-ence play for Saint Mary's thisseason, and was a fitting rewardfor a well-played outing by theBelles."It was amazing, it is a great

feat to beat the only undefeatedteam in all three divisions," jun-ior outfielder Lauren Enayatisaid. "We worked really hard,stayed up the whole time and

see COYNE/page 12

By JOSEPH MONARDOSports Writer