Friday, September 17, 2010Volume 45 : Issue 19

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Employers target Facebook accounts

Students joke about“Facebook stalking,” whichinvolves searching throughsocial network websiteFacebook to gain informationon another person. But whathappens when employersbegin using these same tech-niques to find applicantsonline?

This presence may be pro-tected by privacy settings usedto limit access to individualaccounts, but even with justthe name of a person and a lit-tle information on where thatperson is from, virtually any-one can be found online.

Posts, photos, videos andcomments posted on Facebookcan cause problems for stu-dents as they begin to searchfor opportunities beyond theundergraduate level, associatedirector of the career centerKevin Monahan said.

Monahan said the context ofa post is not taken intoaccount if an employer hap-pens to check a profile.

“This isn’t l imited toFacebook. If you rant andrave, make homophobic, sex-ist, or racist remarks underthe guise of sarcasm, we don’thave the luxury of readingbody language or the circum-

stances surrounding the thingswe read or see somethingonline,” he said.

Companies such as Deloitteand Ernst & Young — twomajor recruiters of NotreDame graduates — haveFacebook pages, suggestingthat while they may be therefor people to “like” them onFacebook, they also navigatethe online forum.

Photos depicting parties,

often including underagedrinking, have brought aboutmany issues.

“I haven’t had trouble withit, but my employer back homesaid that any pictures postedof us doing illegal activities,while wearing any part of ouruniform, would subject us totermination,” freshman NicoleMcMillan said.

Some students respond byputting their profiles on full

lockdown, with as much priva-cy as possible.

A few students even changethe name that appears on theirprofile, which senior NickNormandin did once he beganapplying for jobs.

“I changed my name so it’snot recognizable. I don’t knowwhat exactly they’re lookingfor, but whatever it is, I don’t

Students toreceive localdiscounts

Local businesses will offermore discounts for studentsshopping and eating in theSouth Bend community asear ly as fa l l break in aneffort to engage students bet-ter wi th the surroundingarea, off-campus concernschair Emily LeStrange said.

“We are tak ing a s teptowards acknowledging thepossibility for embracing thecollege town environment inSouth Bend while respectingthe community at the sametime,” student body presidentCatherine Soler said.

The program, o f f ic ia l lyt i t led Students for SouthBend, will allow Notre Dame,Saint Mary’s and Holy Crossstudents to find discounts atlocal venues after presentingtheir student IDs, Soler said.

“This i s our cohes iveattempt to reach out to thecommunity in al l dif ferentways ,” LeStrange sa id .“Students for South Bend is

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Lyons Hall sponsorsCampout on the Quad

Eddy Street hosts open house

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Lyons Ha l l w i l l hos tCampout on the Quad from 8p .m. ton ight unt i l 8 a .m.Saturday, giving students theopportunity to spent a nightunder the stars for a goodcause.

Proceeds from the eventwi l l be donated to Wor ldVision, a Christian humani-tarian organization that willuse the money to supply mos-qu i to ne t t ing to nat ionswhere malaria is a leadingcause of death.

“ I ’m look ing forward toseeing how people react ,”Lyons president CatherineGillespie said. “This is differ-ent than anything I’ve seenon campus.”

G i l l esp ie , a sophomore ,said the event will featurespeakers inc lud ing

Aanuoluwa Adelani, a biolo-gy graduate student, who willtell her story of how malariapersonally affected her life.Souv ik Bhat tachar jee , aresearch assistant professorin b io logy, w i l l d i scussmalar ia sc ience andresearch, while Sam Rund, agraduate student in biology,will talk about World Visionand how the proceeds fromthe event will be used.

“The suggested donation of$6 covers the cost of one ofthe malaria tents given outby World Vision,” Gillespiesaid.

Sophomore Laurel Fischerof Lyons suggested the ideafor the event to Lyons HallCouncil in April. Fischer saidshe heard about a s imi larevent at another school andwanted to do something simi-lar at Notre Dame.

When most Notre Damestudents think of Eddy StreetCommons, they might envi-sion the long lines that fre-quent ly form outs ideChipot le and Five GuysBurgers and Fries. However,several new retai lers andeateries have opened theirdoors in the development,and Saturday’s Eddy StreetCommons Block Party aimsto connect students with thenew opportunities availableto them nearby.

The event, which is one offour events in the StudentGovernment-sponsored beNDkickoff weekend, will takeplace from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.at Eddy Street Commons.

The event wi l l featuremusic, promotions from sev-eral businesses and “a casu-al opportunity for studentsto explore the new storesand to hang out wi th

friends,” student body presi-dent Catherine Soler said.

Soler said she and studentbody vice president AndrewBell came up with the ideafor the event several monthsago.

“Andrew and I thought ofthis event during our cam-paign,” Soler said. “It ’s agreat way to introduce EddyStreet Commons as a place

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New vendors in Eddy Street Commons will open their doorsfrom 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday to offer free promotions.

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IN BRIEF

The Notre Dame Law Schoolis holding a Law andEconomics Symposium con-ference today from 2 p.m.until 5 p.m. in room 1140 ofthe Eck Hall of Law . Theevent is open to the public.

The Notre Dame Domer Runwill take place Saturday .Registration will start at 8a.m. at Legends. Pre-registra-tion online costs $15 per per-son. Registration the day ofcosts $20 dollars per person.The race starts at 9 a.m.

The Snite Museum of Artwill exhibit “ParallelCurrents: Highlights of theRicardo Pau-Llose Collectionof Latin American Art”Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5p.m. The exhibit will be locat-ed in the O’Shaughnessy WestGallery and is open to thepublic.

Selections from the WilliamMcGraw PhotographyCollection will be shown from10 a.m. to 5 p.m . inO’Shaughnessy Galleries Iand II of the Snite Museum ofArt. The exhibit is open to thepublic.

The Notre Dame departmentof music will host the Fleur deLys baroque chamberensemble — a performance ofthe music of the Bach familyand Telemann at 1:30 p.m. onSunday. An additional concertwill take place at 5:30. Theevent will be held in the ReyesOrgan Hall of the DeBartoloPerforming Arts Center .Faculty, students, staff, andthe public are welcome toattend. Call 574-631-2800 forticket information.

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Father of 55 suspectedof paternity fraudPARIS — A Paris man

who registered 55 childrenby 55 different mothersfaces up to 10 years in jailand fines for suspectedpaternity fraud and forhelping to obtain residencyunder false pretences,police said on Friday.The 54 year-old of

African origin, whoauthorities did not identify,was arrested in his two-room flat in Paris during apolice raid which yieldeddocuments showing morethan 50 people were regis-tered as living at thataddress.Police suspect the man

was involved in a socialbenefits scam which could

have been costing the stateover 1 million euros ($1.27million) annually in claimsby the mothers.“At the moment 42

women have been identi-fied and each claim thatthe man is the biologicalfather of their child,” Parispolice said in a statement.Authorities said the man

claimed he met the womenat bars, night spots andoccasionally during visitsto their home countries,including Senegal,Cameroon and Mali.

U.S. tourists charged withdesecrating the deadATHENS — Greek police

charged two U.S. touristswith desecrating the deadon Thursday after they

found six human skulls intheir hand luggage atAthens international air-port, a police official said.“The skulls were found in

a scanner check during astop-over in Athens ontheir way back to theUnited States,” said apolice official who request-ed anonymity. “The coro-ner confirmed they werehuman skulls.”The two young tourists

said they had bought theskulls in a souvenir shopon the island of Mykonosand believed they werefake, the official said,adding they had beenreleased pending trial.

Information compiledfrom the Associated Press.

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Students mingle at the welcome back party sponsored by Multicultural StudentPrograms and Services Thursday. The event included free food, a raffle, music,performances by student groups, a magic show and a photo booth.

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What has been your most memorablematch in your time at ND and whatmakes it stand out?

I’d say my most memorable matchwas this past year at NCAAs in thequarterfinals against Tennessee. Wewere up 3-2 and needed one morematch to clinch. I had a close matchwith a friend of mine, Cait l inWhoriskey, and ended up winning inthe third set. It was a great feeling toclinch a close match for my team tomake the final four.

Who is your biggest role model inthe tennis world and why?

I don’t really have a role model intennis, but I’d say growing up I reallymodeled after Monica Seles’ gamebecause she had a two handed fore-

hand just like me, and that’s veryrare. Of course, nowadays [Roger]Federer is always someone to look upto and admire.

What kind of racket do you use?

I use the Wilson Ntour racket.

Who has been your most challengingopponent?

I can’t pick who exactly been mytoughest opponent, Everyone is so tal-ented and I’ve had a lot in the pasttwo years. I would say that playingHilary Barte from Stanford (playedher in the semis of NCAAs this year)was a tough match for me. She’s alefty like me and I don’t usually likeplaying lefties. And she’s crafty soshe’s good at mixing up the points.

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The Career Crossings officehas developed a new programit will host once a month forSaint Mary’s juniors and sen-iors to help them prepare forlife after graduation.Stacie Jeffirs, director of the

Career Crossings office, saidshe is excited for the two newprograms, “Navigating theJourney” for juniors and“Planning for the Future” forseniors.“We’ve been seeing quite a

bit of traffic in our office. Whatwe’re hoping to do with thesemonthly programs is directstudents with either very spe-cific questions, or by focusing

on specific topics,” Jeffirs said. Once a month, Jeffirs and

assistant director MaureenBaska will facilitate topic-ori-ented discussions gearedtoward success upon gradua-tion. There will be separatepeer groups divided by year.Baska will lead juniors on

Tuesdays while Jeff irs wil ltake on senior discussions onWednesdays.“As the months go on we’ll

be talking about different top-ics as well. Discussions arevery topic focused, whereasthe junior group and seniorgroups are broader,” Jeffirssaid.A few weeks into the pro-

gram, Jeffirs said the feedbackhas been mostly positive.“We’ve had some interests

from students already and I’vehad students planning onbeing there [at the discussionsessions],” she said.Jeffirs said she hopes the

students will serve as the pri-mary facilitators of discussion,but that she will be availableto answer any questions stu-dents may raise during thesession.Jeffirs’ aim is to keep the

discussion groups relativelysmall because she said asmaller group enhances thedepth of conversation and cre-ates a sense of intimacy amongpeers.“The aim is to keep it small

but open to everyone,” shesaid.The goal of the two pro-

grams is to provide social sup-port for students who may feelalone and overwhelmed duringsuch a critical point in theirlives.“This is a designated organi-

zation to let them know whatkinds of resources are avail-able,” Jeffirs said. “How doyou get yourself unstuck fromthe situation so that you cankeep moving forward?”A benefit of the programs is

that students are not obligatedto commit. Jeff irs said themeetings are expected to becasual, which is a positive forstudents who have busy sched-ules.“If students have questions

they can come to these groupsand get some support fromtheir peers for whatever issueis affecting them,” she said.“The program is a nice andeasy way to get to know othergirls who may be overwhelmedwith some of the same issues.”

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Program offers grad prep

Contact Brianne Carroll at bcarro01@saintmarys.edu

Students generally spendthe morning o f a NotreDame football game plan-ning a tailgate, checking tomake sure they have theirtickets and listening to themarching band p lay theVictory March on the way toNotre Dame Stadium. Formost s tudents , a typ ica lgame day rarely consists ofarguing with a bartender inFrench about finding a localInternet connection so thegame can be broadcast on alaptop.So go the trials and tribu-

lations of organizing a gamewatch while abroad. Hundreds of Notre Dame

sophomores and juniors arescattered across the globein var ious s tudy abroadprograms, but the majorityof students are still findingways to stay connected tothe school through football. This is sometimes easier

said than done. Junior Shannon

McNaught, who is studyingabroad in Angers, France,said she and the other stu-dents in her program facedmultiple difficulties in try-ing to f ind a locat ion tocheer the Irish on againstMichigan. “We went to a pub where

we plannedto watchthe gameon theF r e n c hinternation-a l spor tschannel butthey weres h o w i n gFormula 1highlights,”she sa id .“After somef i n a g l i n gwi th thebar tender,we down-loaded aVPN system onto his com-puter and hooked it up tothe big screen to watch.”Unfor tunate ly for

McNaught and her c lass-mates, there were more dif-ficulties to face during thegame than quarterbackDayne Crist’s blurry vision. “The reso lut ion on the

screen was extremely poorand at the end of the thirdquarter, the bartender gotconfused and qu i t theInternet,” she said. “Afterthat, we just went to Plan Band watched the rest of thegame on ESPN.com on ourfriend’s Blackberry.”Junior Liz Ledden, who is

studying abroad in Toledo,Spain, said she and her fel-low Domers found a venuethey thought would be moreconduc ive to watch ing aNotre Dame football game. “The entire Toledo pro-

gram went to an Irish pubwe found in Madrid,” shesaid. “It felt a little weirdthough, because we were inSpain but we had a little bitof Notre Dame there withus.”Other s tudents haven’t

had as much luck finding ameans o f watch ing thegame due to the polit icalclimate of the country theyare studying in.

“Watching football gamesin China is really difficult,”sa id jun ior J ia HuaJuszczak, who is studying inBejing. “The TV and inter-net censorship def ini te lylimits the media outlets wecan use.”Juszczak wasn’t able to

watch either of the first twofootball games due to cen-sorship issues as wel l aso ther fac tors that comewi th l i v ing in a countrythousands o f mi les f romhome. “There are some alumni

here in Bejing who have asling box so they can watchthe games directly from theU.S., but there is still thetime difference,” he said.“Bejing is 12 hours ahead ofEastern time so most foot-ball games are played at 3a.m. on Sundays. So eitherway, it’s not ideal.”For those students who

have been able to watch thegames, they said they havehad interesting experienceswi th loca ls who haven’tbeen able to totally under-stand the culture of NotreDame football.“The Spaniards who were

in the bar with us thoughtwe were pretty entertain-ing , to say the leas t , ”Ledden said. “They weretrying to watch their fútbolgame on the TV next to us,but we were so much louder

so I th inkthey got a bitannoyed.”Whi le the

S p a n i s hmight havefound theIr ish fans amild annoy-a n c e ,M c N a u g h tsa id theFrench werea b i t moreopen wi ththeir hostili-ty.“After our

two gamewatches, I think the Frenchculture isn’t part icularlyfond of American football,or at least i t s fans ,” shesaid. “We always get reallyodd looks when we show upto the pubs with our jerseysand other game day gearon.”Whi le s tudents are

thrilled to be in a differentcountry and immersed in adifferent culture, they saidthey never miss Notre Damemore than on Saturdays.“Just watching the game,

even from a bar in Madrid,made a l l o f us fee l thewhole foo tba l l Saturdayfeeling again and made usmiss campus,” Ledden said.McNaught said the game

watches in France havemade her miss the excite-ment of being in the stadi-um, but there are o theraspects o f watch ing thegame in another countrythat spoil the atmosphere. “You can’t help but feel

l ike someth ing i s wrongwhen the British announceron Eurosport2 keeps refer-r ing to the Notre Damequarterback as ‘ JakeMontana’ throughout theentire broadcast,” she said.

Students observegame days abroadBy MOLLY MADDENNews Writer

Contact Molly Madden atmmadden3@nd.edu

By BRIANNE CARROLLNews Writer

“Just watching thegame, even from a bar inMadrid, made all of us

feel the whole football Saturday

feeling again and madeus miss campus.”

Liz Leddenjunior

“We got a lot of posi t ivefeedback, so we decided tot ry to make i t a rea l i t y, ”Gillespie said.World Vision is composed

of different sectors, and themoney raised from the eventwil l go directly to the EndMalaria campaign, which dis-tr ibutes mos-qu i to ne t t ingand fundsresearch fortesting. “Malar ia i s

one o f theleading causeso f death forchildren underf i ve in thed e v e l o p i n gworld, respon-sible for nearly2 ,000 ch i lddeaths a day,or one every40 seconds,” the organiza-t ion ’s webs i te sa id .“Transmi t tedby a mosquito,th i s d i seasek i l l s an es t i -mated 860,000peop le eachyear. An est i-mated 85 arechildren.”Gillespie said

Wor ld Vis ionpays for thenet t ing upfront, instead of waiting fordonations to come throughbefore acting. The donationshelp pay for charity alreadyunderway.

Gillespie said the charitywas selected because of itsChristian humanitarian mes-sage. “The event i s something

anyone can come to — socome by and donate , ”Fischer said. “You don’t haveto stay overnight if you don’twant to.”There wi l l be events for

par t i c ipants , inc lud ing ashowing o f the f i lm“Heavyweights” at midnight,

as we l l as thesale of glow-in-the-dark T-shirts. “It’s going to a

good cause, butyou don’t haveto fee l l ikeyou ’re ge t t ingweighed downby the serious-ness o f theissue,” Gillespiesaid. “Come outand have fun.”F ischer sa id

that overa l l ,coord inators o f the eventwant students to come and

suppor t thecause in anycapac i ty theycan.

“Feel free tocome and go asyou p lease ,”F i scher sa id .“It’s very flexi-b le . We jus twould be happyfor peop le tos top by. We

want everyone on campus tostop by.”

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want them to find it on myFacebook,” he said.Even while posts can be

monitored to some extent,once something is placedonline it is difficult to mini-mize its impact and impossi-ble to remove, Monahan said.“Once it is out there, it’s like

trying to put toothpaste backinto a tube; it stays out,”Monahan said.However, Monahan said

companies are not maliciouslytracking down every candi-date online. In fact, mostaren’t.“Most employers have a pol-

icy telling their managers andhuman resources: do not lookat these sites. There havebeen lawsuits about thesefrom individuals who feel theyhave lost opportunitiesbecause of Facebook, Myspaceor other social media sites.Those are sti l l pending,”Monahan said.Sophomore Jacqueline Patz,

whose sister worked inhuman resources, under-stands the basics of why thisrule has been set at manycompanies.“Her company is specifically

not allowed to go and look atpeople’s Facebooks. Whenyou’re hiring, you’re not sup-posed to take into considera-tion things like race or gen-der, and if you look atFacebook, you can’t avoid see-ing that in their pictures or ontheir wall,” Patz said.When this occurs, the main

question returns: are employ-

ers justif ied in looking atFacebook profiles or are theyoverstepping certain bound-aries?Two main theories have

emerged on the topic.The first opinion is based on

the Internet as a publicforum.“I don’t think that employ-

ers overstep any boundariesin checking Facebook. It’s apublic website and anythingyou post on there is somethingyou should expect everyone tosee,” McMillan said.Others, like Patz, find there

is a clear division between aperson’s profes-sional and per-sonal life.“I think that

there’s a big dif-ference betweenthe two, andwhenever thatline starts to getblurred, that’scrossing therights of youremployees,” shesaid.Monahan said

both sides haveconvincing arguments, butultimately the Internet is apublic forum that anyone canaccess.“There are valid arguments

on both sides, but when youpost things out there, evenunder the guise of a personalsite, it’s been made public. Ifyou don’t want these com-ments or pictures being read,you should not be putting thatinformation out there. I guessthe courts will decide whatthat privacy levels — or priva-cy expectations — should be,not just for companies, but for

all individuals,” he said.With all of this discussion on

how dangerous the Internetmay be, some students rush toedit their profiles their pro-files when applying for jobs.But students can take a step

back and breathe again.There are ways job applicantscan use the Internet to theiradvantage, and even combatnegative social networkingfrom their past, Monahansaid. “Developing a strong, posi-

tive online presence is key.Writing a blog offering indus-try advice or recommenda-

tions can help.Another wayis to create awebsite thatdetails somework or classexper iencesyou’ve had,”M o n a h a nsaid. “Bymaking theseactive, whenan individualsearches yourname, yourmore positive

aspects will show up first, andthat’s what you want them tosee.”As students forge their own

career paths, students likeNormandin have come to real-ize that growing up amidst asocial networking boom isbeginning to show its effects.“I think part of our genera-

tion, now that we’re mature,has grown up and is now real-izing the consequences,” hesaid.

Contact Kristen Durbin atkdurbin@nd.edu

Contact Nicole Toczauer atntoczaue@nd.edu

Lyonscontinued from page 1

Facebookcontinued from page 1

“It’s going to a goodcause, but you don’t

have to feel likeyou’re getting

weighed down by theseriousness of the

issue. Come out andhave fun”

Catherine GillespieLyons Hall president

“Feel free to comeand go as you please.... We want everyoneon campus to stop

by.”

Laurel Fischersophomore

“Once it is out there,it’s like trying to puttoothpaste back intoa tube; it stays out.”

Kevin Monahanassociate director

Career Center

where students should feelwelcome and be able to con-nect with the community.”

The participating stores andrestaurants will be open dur-ing the event and will offerstudents a variety of promo-tions. Students may obtainpunch cards that will enablethem to receive a free totebag or T-shirt if they get thecard punched at each partici-pating retailer. The cards willbe avai lable Fr iday at theblock party.

However, students do nothave to participate in eachstore’s promotion in order toreceive a free gift, Soler said.

Promotions include free cof-fee mugs from the HammesNotre DameBookstore , $5off any item atC a m e l l i aC o s m e t i c s ,f resh popcornfrom OldNational Bank,50 percent offall milkshakesand mal ts a tThe Mark Dineand Tap,waived enroll-ment for s tu-dents atAnytime Fitnessand a free blueand gold T-shirtwith purchaseof $25 or more at OutpostSports. However, two popular

Eddy Street tenants arenotably missing from the list

of participatingstores.

“Five Guysand Chipot le ,the most well-known vendors,are not evenparticipating inthe Block Party,so participationis coming fromplaces that stu-dents have yetto explore ,”Soler said. “It’sa great time forstudents to dis-cover the otheroppor tun i t i e soffered there.”

In keeping with beND’s goalof fostering better community

re lat ions and further inge n g a g e m e n tbetween NotreDame and thes u r r o u n d i n garea, s tudentgo ve rnmen t ’sspecial eventscommittee col-laborated withEddy StreetCommons andKite Realty, thedevelopers o fthe Commons, to make theevent a reality.

“We’ve been working a lotwi th these two groups , sowe’re exc i ted about the irenthusiasm and support forthe event ,” junior Er in

Pankiw, co-director of specialevents forS t u d e n tG o v e r n m e n t ,said. “We thinkit’s a good indi-cation of futurer e l a t i o n s h i p sbetween NotreDame and thenearby commu-nity.”

Soler said stu-dents could

submit suggestions and com-ments about the block partyat designated tables duringthe event.

definitely a key component ofthe beND program.”

The beND campaign is stu-dent government’s initiativeto foster better communityrelations between South Bendand the Notre Dame studentbody.

Student government begana list of more than 60 busi-nesses it approached to offerdiscounts, and that list willcontinue to grow as studentrepresentativeswork wi thD o w n t o w nSouth Bend andthe Chamber ofCommerce o fSt . Joseph’sCounty, So lersaid.

“We are look-ing espec ia l lyfor local placesso s tudentsreally have thechance to gointo the rea lSouth Bendc o m m u n i t y , ”LeStrange said.

L e S t r a n g esaid the ven-dors will display a windowdecal in their storefront to letstudents know that they offerdiscounts.

“This program really bene-f i t s smal ler loca l p laces ,”LeStrange said. “It gets theirnames out and attracts stu-dent business that might nototherwise be there.”

Some proposed venuesinclude Studebagels, Ritter’sIce Cream, Five Guys, GraniteCity, Papa John’s and UptownKitchen.

Student government fromNotre Dame,Saint Mary ’sand Holy Crosswil l also pres-ent the discountplan to bus i -nesses such asT a r g e t ,I s a b e l l a ’ sB o u t i q u e ,Meijer and TenT h o u s a n dV i l l a g e s ,LeStrange said.

“We can le t[South Bend]know that thestudent bodydoes not just want to stay oncampus,” LeStrange said. “Wewant to be in the communitytoo.”

Advertising these discountsthrough offcampus.nd.edu,the student government web-site, and hall staff in resi-dence halls would be a criti-cal part of the project so stu-

dents can know what is avail-able to them, LeStrange said.

“A lo t o f p laces l ikeBetween the Buns alreadyissue discounts but studentsdo not rea l ly know aboutthem,” LeStrange said.

Discounts would not applyto a lcohol ic beveragesbecause o f s tandardUniversity policy, LeStrangesaid.

The idea behind Studentsfor South Bend began whenstudent government tried toinvestigate applying DomerDollars and Flex Points to off-campus venues, Soler said.

S t u d e n t soverwhelminglypreferred dis-counts at localbusinesses thanhaving F lexPoint access inthese res tau-rants andshops, she said.

Past pro-grams sold dis-count t icketbooklets wi thcoupons thatstudents couldpresent at localvenues but theStudents forSouth Bendprogram would

avoid this option, LeStrangesaid.

“Students do not want topay for a d iscount ,”LeStrange sa id . “And to acertain extent I feel like youshould not have to in a col-lege town.”

LeStrange sa id vendorswould have the opt ion o fchoosing when and how tooffer the student discounts sothey can participate in theprogram on their own terms.

“We want the vendor to feelcomfortable too in this pro-

g r a m , ”LeStrange said.“We do notwant themstuck in some-thing that theydo not want.”

S o p h o m o r eC a t h e r i n eHermann saidaccessing theselocal businessand restaurantswould presenta challenge forsome students.

“ F i n d i n gtransportation

is time-consuming for me,”Hermann said. “But for stu-dents who have a car here[off-campus discounts] wouldbe really nice.”

Underclassmen that do nothave cars on campus wouldbe less motivated to go intoSouth Bend to use the dis-counts, she said.

“If discounts were appliedto deliveries then I would def-initely be more inclined totake advantage o f them,”Hermann said.

Junior Jack Dobmeier saidhe thought discounts in localrestaurants would be benefi-cial to him because he livesoff-campus and eats out formany of his meals.

“ I never used fourteenmeals in a week when I had aregular meal plan,” Dobmeiersaid. “I would order pizza orJimmy John’s when I got sickof dining hall food.”

Incorporating the Universityin local business by offeringstudent discounts would defi-nitely continue to develop anatmosphere of a college town,he said.

“During my freshman year Idid not think of [South Bend]as a college town, but it doesseem to be becoming more ofthat now,” Dobmeier said.

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“This program reallybenefits smaller localplaces. It gets their

names out andattracts student

business that mightnot otherwise be

there.”

Emily LeStrangeOff-campus concerns

chair

“During my freshmanyear I did not think of

[South Bend] as a college town, but itdoes seem to bebecoming more of

that now.”

Jack Dobmeierjunior

“Five Guys andChipotle ... are noteven participating

in the Block Party, so participation is

coming from placesthat

students have yet toexplore.”

Catherine Solerstudent body president

“We think its a goodindication of futurerelationship betweenNotre Dame and thenearby community.”

Erin Pankiwjunior

With its new beND program, student government is try-ing to tackle the complicated issue of the University’srelationship with the community — a focus of every stu-dent government administration each year.Student body president Catherine Soler and vice presi-

dent Andrew Bell have created their version of a commu-nity relations agenda with the new program, which Solersaid is a “cohesive effort” to promote off-campus activi-ties and encourage students to be respective members ofthe community.BeND is a good start, and has several events lined up

for its kickoff this weekend. Student govern-ment is hosting a picnic for both studentsand community members this evening on atthe Robinson Community Learning Center,as well as co-hosting a block party in EddyStreet Commons Saturday. On Sunday night,an attorney will speak to educate studentsabout interacting with police, followed by aMonday night panel with representatives from theIndiana State Excise Police, Notre Dame Security Police,the Office of Residence Life and Housing and a defenseattorney.Despite these events, though, beND lacks a clear plan

of how to achieve its goals in the long term. Soler hasoutlined several lofty aims, but student government stillhas to work to flesh out the program.“The program asks students to be mindful and respect-

ful ... and be willing to be engaged in South Bend,” Solertold The Observer.But Soler and Bell are vague on how the events they

have lined up will achieve this goal.The object ive o f the b lock party a t Eddy Street

Commons is to get students out into the community, butthat begs the question: Is Eddy Street Commons part ofthe South Bend community?Economically and demographically, the Commons is not

representative of the community, but rather more of anoffshoot of campus. There are better ways for students toengage with the South Bend community.This starts primarily with students living off campus.

Student houses are surrounded by fami ly homes.Introduce yourselves to your neighbors. While the goals of this initiative are most relevant for

off-campus students, those who live on campus must alsorecognize the roles they can play in the South Bend com-munity.South Bend has some great local shops and restau-

rants. Try the Chicory Café in downtown South Bend forlunch instead of Chipotle. Support local products by visit-ing the South Bend Farmer’s Market instead of grabbinga burger at Five Guys.

While the block party at the Commons is afun way to get students off campus, beNDshould focus on educational initiatives, likeSunday’s lecture about interacting with thepolice. The goals of the program, however, should

extend beyond dealing with parties and policeofficers. As for events to get students into the

community, student government should look outside EddyStreet Commons. For example, instead of sponsoringanother Cubs game trip, it should send students to aSilverhawks game. Finally, student government should separate beND from

volunteering initiatives. A community relations platforminherently has a different set of goals than student volun-teer work. Notre Dame students are often involved inservice, which aims to give something to a community.The equally important goal of community relations, how-ever, emphasizes the value of actually being a part ofthat community rather than s imply serv ing i t .Volunteering at the South Bend Center for the Homelessis an admirable activity, but so is getting to know yourneighbors. Overall, beND is a good launching point for Soler and

Bell’s community relations initiative. The objectives areworthwhile and necessary, but the leaders need to putmore work into narrowing beND’s focus and coming upwith a concrete action plan. In the meantime, individual students should take up the

responsibility to be good neighbors on their own.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“You sort of start thinking anything's possible if you've got

enough nerve.”

J.K. RowlingBritish author

[In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]

Being part of the community

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They cling to resumes padded withexceptional SAT scores and extracur-ricular activities. Their GPAs placethem in the top of their classes inschools scattered around the country.They are clubpresidents, teamcaptains, AP stu-dents and activevolunteers. Theireyes betray aneagerness theyattempt to mask with crossed armsand nonchalant stance.I stand before them with a stack of

yellow business cards in my pocketand a crisp badge that identifies me as“Megan Doyle, Admissions TourGuide.” These are the prospective students

for the future classes of the Universityof Notre Dame, and I am entrustedwith the task of introducing them tomy school. Through sleep-deprivedeyes, I see a school that brings mestress, exhaustion and an overcrowd-ed to-do list. I see the homework wait-ing for me when I finally leave my tourgroup and return to Lyons. I see arti-cle deadlines and reading assign-ments. Throughout the tour, I spout off

impressive historical facts about theCongregation of the Holy Cross, theFighting Irish football team, FatherSorin and the Four Horsemen. Wetroupe past LaFun, DPAC, DeBart,MCOB, Stonehenge, CoMo andTouchdown Jesus. As we walk, I also give them snap-

shots of student life. I regale themwith tales of the Lyons Hall interhallfootball team (victor in a total of zerogames last year), frozen yogurt inSouth dining hall and push-ups in thestudent section at football games. I tellghost stories. I invite them to seethemselves in my position as a studentat this University. I welcome them home. I was born and raised on dreams of

this school, and some of the stories Itell were mine before I was a kinder-gartener, much less a Notre Damesophomore. But many of these highschool students are walking the quadsfor the first time as they follow methrough campus. What do they hearwhen I speak? What do they see whenthey stare at the buildings I enterevery day?What does our world look like

through their hopeful eyes?I see backpacks loaded with books, a

hopelessly messy Lyons quad, candleslighting the Grotto, a sea of Kellygreen in the northwest corner of theend zone and a woman cloaked ingold. I see opportunities to challengemyself, to laugh until I cry, to trust, toyell with untamed energy and to love afamily that grows daily.A high school student asked me once

if I regretted my college decision atany point. I told her that sometimes Iam tired, stressed, confused and over-whelmed — but I would choose NotreDame over and over again should I betired, stressed, confused and over-whelmed anywhere in the world.Suddenly, my overcrowded to-do listfelt lighter.So take a deep breath and look

around. Remember what it was to fallin love with this place, this campus,this school. Welcome home … again.

INSIDE COLUMN

Welcomehome again

Megan Doyle

New s W riter

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

Contact Megan Doyle at mdoyle11@nd.edu

Submit a Letterto the Editor at

www.ndsmcobserver.com

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Competence, like truth, beauty andcontact lenses, is in the eye of the

beholder.”

Laurence J. PeterU.S. educator and author

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President Barack Obama has said ofAfghanistan, “This is not a war ofchoice. This is a war of necessity.” Ifthat is true, every citizen between theages of 18 to 25 should be prepared tomake the ultimatesacrifice. A volun-teer army shouldnot allow the restof American youngadults to discon-nect from debateson just and neces-sary wars. Let’sanalyze the nine years of evidence tofind justification for President Obama’sclaim. The war in Afghanistan has no

achievable goal, yet we are committingdesperately needed dollars to the warin the face of a devastating recessionat home. Even if every military offen-sive is successful and the Afghan peo-ple begin to cooperate effectively withthe U.S. military, the U.S. is still leftpropping up a corrupt governmentunder President Hamid Karzai. Not tomention the country’s infrastructure isnon-existent or in shambles, and thepopulation has little to no respect ofthe country’s political institutions. The plan of using force to win the

hearts of a people puts our soldiers ina precarious situation. Once one civil-ian is killed violently by a drone mis-sile, a grenade, or a stray bullet, theentire community will be pushed awayfrom supporting the war effort and atleast one, likely two or more, personwill enlist to fight for the Taliban.What would you do if a member of

your family or your best friend had

been killed by a heavily armed militaryforce from another country that doesnot practice your faith or speak yourlanguage? Would you risk your life tocooperate with a foreign military forceresponsible for civilian deaths in yourcommunity? The reality is everyAfghan knows a U.S. soldier will leaveif that is the order. They understandthe individual Afghan does not matterto Washington or the war effort.Therefore, why do we continue to putour soldiers into villages and tell themto be armed diplomats and communityorganizers?Bank bailouts are being talked about

in political ads across the country withpoliticians trying to be more populistthan the other. Is anyone mentioningthat we are currently “bailing out” thecentral bank of Kabul? Bank failurewould mean no government employee(Afghan military force) could be paidand one of the only sources of credit inthe country would disappear. Becausewe are building a country, and notfighting a war with our military, thisissue is potentially catastrophic. Whilethe Treasury department said no U.S.taxpayer money would be given direct-ly to the bank to protect its solvency,the U.S. will be bankrolling the govern-ment of Afghanistan for the next 10 to50 years. Therefore, we may not begiving cash to Kabul Bank, but by sub-sidizing other government action weindirectly are contributing.The U.S. will spend $105 billion

(roughly one-sixth of its defense budg-et) on the war in Afghanistan in 2010,which is more than the $98 billion theChinese government, second largest

spender on defense in the world, spenton defense in 2009. Total spendingfrom 2001 to 2009 in Afghanistan is$190 billion, yet experts are saying theTaliban has recovered from its initialdefeats to return to nearly the samepower and influence it had in 2001when the U.S. invaded.Why are we unable to learn from our

country’s past engagements abroadand the military history ofAfghanistan? You cannot kill an idea,or a culture that accepts the Talibanwith force. It must be destroyed byeducation and economic development.Modernity and legitimate democraticgovernance cannot be brought in byU.S. tanks and squads of marines.Maybe that is why many NGOs andexperts like Greg Mortenson, directorof the Central Asia Institute that hasbuilt 145 schools in Afghanistan andPakistan, believe money should beinvested in the human capital of theAfghan people instead of militaries.Between the 145 schools built by theCentral Asia Institute and the 300schools built in Afghanistan by theCARE foundation not a single one hasbeen destroyed by the Taliban. GregMortenson has said, “for the cost ofjust 246 soldiers posted for one year,America could pay for a higher educa-tion plan for all Afghanistan.”Remember when 60 percent of peo-

ple disapproved of health care legisla-tion and politicians and the media saidan anti-government revolution wasbrewing in this country? Then politi-cians began the race to see who coulddistance themselves more from the billbefore the midterms. Well, recent polls

show that 60 percent of Americansoppose the war in Afghanistan, yet ourcountry trudges on with nation build-ing and our country’s leaders are hold-ing their ground that we are fighting“a war of necessity.”People are not invested in the events

of the war because it has no effect ontheir day-to-day lives. Even in a reces-sion the economic costs of the war stillare not enough for the issue to be apart of political platforms in themidterm elections. How would this sit-uation be changed if every mother inthe United States knew it was possiblethat her child was sent into a battlewith no metrics for victory? Would col-lege campuses take some time awayfrom drinking to start organizingagainst a war that is taking the lives ofAfghan civilians and their friends orfamily members? How would politi-cians vote if their children were goingto war? To justify taking the lives ofmore than 1000 U.S. soldiers, andspending 1/6 of our defense budget,every young person in the U.S. shouldbe willing to fight to protect this coun-try. Do we have to reinstate the draft,college students included, to hold ourpresident accountable when he callsnation building in Afghanistan a “warof necessity?”

Chris Rhodenbaugh is a senior political science major and editor ofwww.LeftysLastCry.com, Notre Dame’sProgressive Headquarters. He can becontacted at crhodenb@nd.edu

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

Send college students to war in Afghanistan

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Best fan sectionChris,It is embarrassing to read your comments (“Section 32” by Chris Masoud,

Sept. 16) and to realize that they were expressed by a student at the Universityof Notre Dame. I did not have an opportunity to attend Notre Dame, but I lovethis University. I am an usher in Section 33 and drive 450 miles one way eachweek from my home in Iowa to help serve the University of Our Lady in mysmall way.Whenever a fan from the visiting school enters my section, I welcome them to

our fine University. I talk to all of the students in the area where the fan isstanding and remind them that they are students at the University of NotreDame, that they are the beat of the best and that we treat our guests with classand dignity. I also remind the visiting fan that if things happen to, unfortunately,go his/her way that they remember that they are our guest and that they alsoact with class and bring favor upon their university.Unsportsmanlike behavior in the stands does not help our team win football

games. It does, however, reflect poorly on the University that we love so much.In my eight years as an usher we have never had a problem with a visiting fan

in our section. I would enjoy meeting you Chris. I am the usher that checks tick-ets as the students enter the best section in Notre Dame Stadium ... section 33.Stop by and introduce yourself next game and join me in a cheer for theFighting Irish.

Curt FroyenUsher #5

Notre Dame StadiumSept. 16

ChrisRhodenbaugh

In Pursuit ofSocial Justice

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Passing judgmentThis is a response to Christopher Masoud’s article “Section 32” (Sept. 16). Now, I sit in sec-

tion 32. In fact, I sat directly behind those slimy Michigan girls. I felt a feeling of the utmostshame as I read your article, Chris. I didn’t even do anything to make these girls fear for theirphysical safety (something which I recently found out was classified as assault, but forget thelaw). In fact, I acted appalled at my fellow student’s behavior and shunned him. I even apolo-gized for him! I don’t know what came over me while I was standing there; I guess I just gotcaught up in the moment. But you, Chris, know better and can therefore pass down your judg-ment from the press box while sipping on club soda.In my defense though Chris, I only recently joined the Men against Violence, so I didn’t know

what you three-year members would know. The MAV code clearly states that you shouldnever bring any sort of violence against women, except Michigan fans at football games. Thenyou can do whatever you want. Another point you brought up, Chris, really got my blood boiling: There were only nine

arrests this weekend! Come on students, you’re all acting like there have been over 100arrests in the past month! It makes me so mad I just want to go back and knock those twoMichigan girls back down on their bums. Oh wait! I can! They were actually Notre Dame gradstudents! They go to school here! Chris, if you haven’t realized by now, I strongly disagree with you. But since I, along with all

the people who live in your section, are now dead to you, I have no problem telling you to stayin the press box.One more thing Chris, the person who pushed those girls was not forced to leave. After he

apologized, he felt ashamed of what he did and voluntarily left. He felt ashamed because he isactually a really nice guy who has never done anything like that before. I guess you can misssome things from way up in the press box. But please, keep sending your judgment down ourway while sipping on that club soda. We deserve it.

Nate Greenbergsophomore

Keough HallSept. 16

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Siegfried’s Pizzeria serves up tasty pizza options five days a week. Pizza,chips, drinks and pizza sticks are available Sunday through Thursday, 9:30 p.m.to 12:30 a.m. A 10-inch thin crust pizza costs $4, and a 12-inch pizza is $5.Available toppings include pepperoni, sausage, onions, ham, pineapple and gar-lic. Six pizza sticks can be purchased for $3.75, drinks cost $1.25 and all chipsare 50 cents. The chef prepares all pizzas in about 7-10 minutes depending ondemand. The pizzeria staff personally delivers your order if you wait inSiegfried’s lobby, and the staff does room deliveries to Siegfried residents. Allprofits are split among the owners.

Students, faculty, and celebrities of all ages and genders stop by the basement ofZahm House for two very distinct and respectable reasons: to pay their tributes to Ignatsthe moose, and to feast on the pure deliciousness that is the Zahm Za. Menu itemsinclude cheese, pepperoni, sausage, and, for the daring, presidential (both sausage andpepperoni) pizza, as well as cheese sticks. The Za isn’t free: $6 for a 12-inch or $10 for a16-inch, but it all goes to a good cause. All profits benefit the Robinson CommunityLearning Center in South Bend.

Nestled in the basement of Keenan Hall, Zaland is a Keenan-run pizza joint, serving late nightsnacks to the guys of Keenan and Stanford. Zaland is open for business Sunday through Thursdayfrom 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. and Friday and Saturday from 11:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. In addition tomouth-watering slices of Cheese and Pepperoni for only a buck, Zaland also sells assorted ice creamand bottled water for $1.25, chips and candy for 75 cents and fountain drinks for $1. Almost as pop-ular as the pizza are the luscious slushies that will give you that extra jolt you need to finish up theday. Whole Pizzas are also available for $6. So, if you’re up late studying and crave a midnight

snack, make your way down to Keenan’s basement and grab a slice. It’s the “Best in Za-Land.”

Though it may be worrisome to take pizza given by a bunch of dogs,Alumni Hall’s Dawg Pizza is worth the risk. Every night the dawg houseserves as one of Notre Dame’s finest pizzerias aside from Reckers. Theyserve thin crust pizza with your choice of cheese, sausage and pepperoni.They also serve up deliciously cheesy breadsticks. Dawg Pizza is open from10 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Sunday through Thursday, and from 12 a.m. to 3 a.m.on Friday and Saturday.

Morrissey’s restaurant was founded in 2001 when students filled a study lounge withbaseball memorabilia and made tables out of beer kegs, naming the establishment afterbaseball hall-of-famer and Manorite Carl “Yaz” Yastrzemski. Yaz’s offers brats, burgers,shakes, and their trademark “zachos” with prices ranging from 75 cents to $3, and profitsgoing to the dorm, according to Alex Oloritz, manager of Yaz’s. The eatery is open Mondaythrough Thursday from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. and Sunday from 11 p.m. to a.m.

Zaland

Zahm Za

Yaz’s

Dawg Pizza

SiegfriedPizzeria

On Thursday Scenefeatured four of the besteateries on campus. Today

Scene brings you five more restaurants to feed theinsatiable desire for pizza and burgers that occurslate at night in dorms all across Notre Dame.

Staff Report

Away Game Etiquette

What To Expect

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Do NotDoNotre Dame maintains a multitude of die-hard

fans. However, the Spartan advantages of man-power (more than 45,000 students in attendance,yikes!) and a lack of Catholic social teaching con-stantly nagging their consciences allows them tomore freely express their… pride. By “freelyexpress” I mean be prepared for heckling galore,the frequent outburst of obscenities and a proclivi-ty towards group-bullying. I f you walk into aSparty-dominated tailgate, expect an unfriendlychant for at least five minutes before you get a hotdog. Don’t let it ruin your pre-game, though. Statefans will appreciate your loyalty if you play intothe jeering and throw something right back atthem.

You have felt the joyof beating Purdue. Youhave deal t wi th thepain o f los ing toMichigan. Rather than

experiencing numbness watching the MichiganState game this Saturday on a television, manyDomers will venture to East Lansing to awaitNotre Dame football’s fate first-hand. As a native Michiganer, I have been to one

away game each year in my home state for thelast two years. If you are traveling to MSU thisweekend, get ready to see college football gamedays in a completely different light.

1) Wear blue and gold. MSU’s school colors aregreen and white, and you don’t want to be acci-dentally mistaken for a Spartan if you sportgreen garb.2) Keep in mind this is a night game — you

need to survive until 8 p.m. Do not get overexcit-ed and “tailgate like a champion” to the pointwhere you’ll be searching for a futon after din-ner. 3) Have fun! Rep for ND, make your presence

known in East Lansing and make new friends.You’ll be surprised how excited any Domer willbe when they see a classmate away from school,even if you do not know them at all.

1) Get lost. Stick with a friend — the MSUcampus is huge and you could get caught upin a myriad of places. Spartan Stadium couldend up being miles away from where youare.2 ) Antagon ize a Spar tan for too long .

Remember that no matter where you are,you are surely out-numbered. When alcoholis involved, inhibitions usually aren’t — don’tget trapped in a sticky situation.3) Cower in fear. In the wise words of

Freekbass, “We are ND.”

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By MARISSA FROBESScene Writer

Contact Marissa Frobesat mfrobes@nd.edu

“Shop For Something Good.” This was thecatch phrase of the extravaganza known asFashion’s Night Out. On Sept. 10, designers,models, socialites and students flooded thestreets of Manhattan in search of the mostglamorous parties in town. The fashion industry is one filled with plenty

of velvet ropes and guest lists, but for onenight only, the world of fashion opens its doorsto the greater public in celebration of theopening of New York Fashion Week. Fromthe catch phrase one may have assumed thatthe event would be supporting some worthycharity or helping people in need, but no, it’sall about fashion.Fashion’s Night Out is essentially a string of

parties that all occur on the same night,bringing together celebrity fashion fans,designers and models-of-the-moment, essen-tially just to prove how amazing they are. Theproceeds from the official Fashion’s Night Outshirt actually does benefit the New York CityAIDS Fund, so it’s one purchase of the nightthat no one should feel guilty about (too badthe same can’t be said about a pair of priceydesigner heels). It can be argued, though, thatthe event serves as a means of publicizing up-and-coming designers and giving them a larg-er fan base that will help support their artisticendeavors by purchasing their clothing. Inthat sense it is certainly honorable. Opening Ceremony, the innovative depart-

ment store that showcases talented newdesigners as well as the high priced mainstaysof the industry, organized a French-style fleamarket in the Ace Hotel. The market broughttogether the work of designers like Alexander

Wang, Rodarte and Proenza Schouler.Definitely not an average flea market by anystandard.Pop Magazine hosted what was essentially a

rave at New York concert venue Don Hill’s.The guests were surprised with a perform-ance from Iggy Pop. Despite the gritty exteriorthe party guests were among the most glam-orous in the industry including Gwen Stefani,Gavin Rosdale, and Margherita Missoni. Sak’s Fifth Avenue hosted one of the largest

soirees of the evening and it was packed wallto wall with celebrities and fashion fans fromthe local area. Attendees were able to meetdesigners like Victor & Rolf, Prabal Gurung,and Zac Posen while brushing shoulders withthe likes of Claire Danes and Coco Rocha. Ithad to have been a fashion fantasy come true.Bergdorf Goodman was a magnet for large

numbers of celebrities during its celebrationof Fashion’s Night Out. The Olsen twins servedas bartenders and Padma Lakshmi hosted adesigner version of Top Chef with CynthiaRowley and Gilles Mendel among the contest-ants. Throughout the night various gameswere played which simply served as a distrac-tion from guests like Victoria Beckham,Badgley Mischka, Manolo Blahnik and NicoleRichie.The second annual Fashion’s Night Out was

by any means a success and brought out allthe hip young stars for a good cause as well asgood times. Champagne flowed freely, design-ers played poker with their greatest admirers,and all were welcome to partake in the cele-bration when the fashion industry opened itsdoors to the rest of the world, and when thedoors were closed once more it left attendeesof Fashion’s Night Out begging for more.

By COURTNEY COXScene Writer

Contact Courtney Cox at ccox3@nd.edu

Mountain bike. Brand new in box (3

parts). Cheap. 574-261-1628

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UNPLANNED PREGNANCY? Don't

go it alone. Notre Dame has many

resources in place to assist you. If

you or someone you love needs

confidential support or assistance,

please call Sr. Sue Dunn at 1-7819

or Ann Firth at 1-2685. For more

information, visit ND's website at:

http://pregnancysupport@nd.edu.

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If you or someone you care about

has been sexually assaulted, we

can help. For more information, visit

Notre Dame's website:

http://csap.nd.edu.

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May the road rise to meet you.

May the wind be always at your

back.

May the sun shine warm upon your

face.

And rains fall soft upon your fields.

And until we meet again,

May God hold you in the hollow of

His hand.

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If you're alone, I'll be your shadow.

If you want to cry, I'll be your shoul-

der. If you want a hug, I'll be your

pillow. If you need to be happy, I'll

be your smile. But anytime you

need a friend, I'll just be me.

~Author Unknown

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When we honestly ask ourselves

which person in our lives mean the

most to us, we often find that it is

those who, instead of giving advice,

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solutions, or cures, have chosen

rather to share our pain and touch

our wounds with a warm and tender

hand. The friend who can be silent

with us in a moment of despair or

confusion, who can stay with us in

an hour of grief and bereavement,

who can tolerate not knowing, not

curing, not healing and face with us

the reality of our powerlessness,

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defenses looking to make theirimpact felt throughout the sea-son. The Purple Weasels (1-0),who lost in last year’s champi-onship game, are on a path ofredemption as they set out toreturn to the Stadium afterfalling just short of the title lastyear.

“We expect to win,” sopho-more receiver Alice Yerokunsaid. “Our goal is to go back tothe championship game andwin, no matter what.”

Meanwhile, the Shamrocks(1-0) have a difficult task instopping Yerokun and seniorquarterback Simone Bigi inPasquerilla West’s dynamictriple-option offense, whichaccumulated 26 points andover 150 yards of offense on asturdy Welsh Family defense inthe Purple Weasels’ win lastweek. Similarly, the Shamrocksshut out the Wildcats of Ryan,who boast a strong runninggame and a downfield passingthreat.

“We saw a running attackfrom Ryan last weekend whichwill help to stop [PasquerillaWest’s] running game,”McGlinn senior captain GillianAllsup said. “The key will besticking on our girls and beingaggressive.”

In addition to a strong run-ning game, the Purple Weaselsboast a dominating defensethat gave up a total of 49 yardsin their last contest. Againstthis stout defensive unit, theMcGlinn offense, able to scoreonly 12 points against Ryan lastweek, could quickly find itselfin a hole.

The two defensive-mindedsquads will battle at 4 p.m.Sunday at the LaBar PracticeComplex.

Breen-Phillips vs. LyonsBreen-Phillips and Lyons will

clash Sunday, with each hopingto earn its first win of the sea-son and avoid a damaging 0-2start. The Babes (0-1) lost 6-0to Cavanaugh last Sunday

while the Lions (0-1) lost by thesame score to Farley. BothBreen-Phillips and Lyons dis-played strong defensive outingsin holding their opponents toone score. Each struggledoffensively, however, and willlook to put points on the boardthis Sunday.

“After Sunday, we know weneed to focus on solidifying theoffense and getting all ourfreshmen as much experienceas possible,” Babes senior cap-tain Katie McNelis said.

McNelis emphasized the long-term consequence of the gamein terms of player development,as she expects her team tocome together and improve inthe weeks to come.

“One of our most importantgoals for this year is to inte-grate a lot of freshmen into BPfootball,” she said. “We wantthem to have a great first-yearexperience and also to create aunified team that can wingames. After our last few sea-sons, expectations for our teammight not be high, but we feelthis season we have the skilland dedication to surpriseeveryone.”

Lyons struggled to get theball moving offensively lastweek, but displayed a finelytuned defense that may be thekey to earning their first victo-ry.

Breen-Phillips and Lyons bothlook to get in the win columnSunday at 6 p.m. at LaBar.

Badin vs. HowardBadin Hall has a lot to prove

in its Sunday afternoonmatchup against a team that itknows well, South Quad neigh-bor Howard. The Bullfrogs (0-1) do not have a lot of time torecover from their tough 40-6loss to Pangborn before takingon the Ducks (1-0), the defend-ing women’s champions.

The Badin players know thatthis game could be a definingpoint in their season and arehoping to get their first win thisweekend. Badin senior captainand defensive lineman EliseGerspach is especially enthusi-astic even after last week’s loss,as her team has been practic-

ing and improving all week.“We definitely have a lot of

things to work on in practicethis week,” Gerspach said.“We’re planning on workinghard to fix all of the mistakesthat really hurt us last Sunday.”

This is a rebuilding year forthe Bullfrogs, as their rosterincludes a lot of young players.Despite her team’s youth,Gerspach’s sqaud is not intimi-dated and is excited to returnto play.

“We’ve got a lot of young tal-ent, and we just didn’t adjustquickly enough to the speed ofthe game,” Gerspach said. “Thecoaches and the team are goingto work hard, and we’re goinginto this Sunday with confi-dence and a new attitude.”

Despite the score of Badin’slast game, Howard’s playersare not taking the team lightly.The Ducks, coming off an 18-6victory over Lewis, are workinghard to stay undefeated inleague play. Howard seniorcaptain Kayla Bishop realizesthat the Bullfrogs are lookingto pull off the upset.

“We’re excited to have Badincoming up this Sunday,” Bishopsaid. “We know that they’llhave something to prove afterlast week, but we’re going to behoning our skills on both sidesof the ball this week in order tobe ready for them.”

Bishop credits her ownteam’s success last week to theteam’s defensive squad.

“Our defense did a reallygreat job this past Sunday incontaining the offense, andwe’re hoping to continue thatsuccess against Badin,” Bishopsaid.

Though Howard has theexperience, the Bullfrogs planto embrace the role of theunderdogs as they go back tothe drawing board to create asuccessful upset strategy.

The two South Quad neigh-bors meet Sunday at LaBar at 2p.m.

Pasquerilla East vs. LewisComing off a bye week,

Pasquerilla East will see itsfirst game action this Sundayagainst a Lewis team also hun-

gry for its first win. Thoughthey lost their first game toHoward 18-6, the Chicks (0-1)are looking to rebound thisweekend with a stronger game.The Pyros (0-0) are taking eachgame one by one, keeping theireyes on playing in the champi-onship game in the Stadium,according to Pasquerilla Eastjunior captain Kristin Mannion.

“We have been working onthe basics, trying to get back tothe fundamentals,” she said.“We are going to be aggressiveeach and every game by play-ing with hustle and high ener-gy. With our talent and play-makers, I am fully expectingour team to win the champi-onship.”

The Pyros will be looking tosenior quarterback MaggieWaller for offensive leadership.Her experience and talentunder center will be key ifPasquerilla East is to accom-plish its goals.

“Maggie is a great quarter-back and her experience willtake us far,” Mannion said.

Waller will have a toughmatch-up this weekend againsta Lewis defense that heldHoward, the defending champi-ons, to a mere eighteen pointsthis past Sunday. Her counter-part, Lewis quarterbackConnaught Blood, brings inten-sity and a high level of tough-ness to her offense that mayprove crucial in a tight game.

Lewis senior captain SarahCeponis has been working toinstill a sense of intensity in hersquad, and she issued a warn-ing to the Pyros on the heels ofthat effort.

“Lewis football has alwaysbeen about having fun, butstarting Sunday it’s going to beabout destroying our opponentswhile sti l l having fun, ofcourse,” she said. “We weren’tquite ready for our first game,but I don’t think [PasquerillaEast] is ready for our next.”

Pasquerilla East opens itsseason against a hungry Lewissquad Sunday at 1 p.m. atLaBar.

Walsh vs. RyanLooking to move one step fur-

ther after falling one gameshort of the championship lastseason, Walsh will open up its2010 campaign against Ryanafter enjoying a bye week onthe first Sunday of the season.

“We think we’re especiallyprepared for this week,” sopho-more defensive lineman JenRawding said. “We got someextra practices to solidify ourplaybook. It gave us a chanceto move the freshmen aroundat some different positions tofind their strongest spots.”

The Wild Women (0-0) hopethat an infusion of youth willhelp them reach their goals, asa number of talented freshmenjoin a squad that stormedthrough the regular season lastyear before losing in the semifi-nals to eventual championHoward.

“Our goal is to get to the sta-dium this year. We were closelast year,” Rawding said. “Welost to Howard in the semifinalsin a close game. That was obvi-ously a tough loss. We return alot of players and have a groupof enthusiastic freshmen, so wethink we have a good chance.”

Opposing them will be Ryan(0-1), who showed plenty of tal-ent but failed to put points onthe scoreboard in a 12-0 loss toMcGlinn on Sunday. Ryan is ledby sophomore quarterbackMaya Pillai and her scramble-heavy offensive arsenal. Pillaiand her team will come outagainst Walsh even hungrierfor their first win after theopening loss.

“Have you ever been to thecircus and seen the wildcatsdevour the ringmaster?” fresh-man wide receiver SaraMcGuirk said. “That’s whatthey [Wild Women] are in foron Sunday.”

The battle between the twointense squads will be held atLaBar at 3 p.m.

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After a 3-0 loss Wednesdaynight to Elmhurst (5-1), SaintMary’s will need to collect them-selves quickly before it hostsIllinois Tech on Friday.

The Belles (0-6) are still insearch of their first win of theyear with only three gamesremaining until conference playbegins. The Scarlet Hawks shouldprovide this team with another

opportunity to gauge theirstrengths and weaknesses asMIAA play approaches.

Illinois Tech comes into SouthBend with an impressive 5-2record. The Belles will need tocontain a potent scoring attackfor the Scarlet Hawks, who areheadlined by the play of sopho-more Lauren Capuano and juniorEmily Tilton.

Capuano, a midfielder, hasscored a team-high eight pointsand four goals on the year, whileTilton has contributed six points

and three goals of her own.Illinois Tech’s goalkeeper, sopho-more Amy Arnhart, has also beenimpressive so far, giving up fewerthan two goals a game on aver-age.

Aside from playing strongdefensively, the Belles look to tryto generate more scoringchances. The Belles have anMIAA-low two goals to show fortheir efforts so far.

Freshman midfielder MollieValencia will need to continue togenerate scoring chances for the

Belles by adding onto her team-high eleven shots. She and juniorforward Katelyn Tondo-Steelehave accounted for almost 40percent of the team’s shots thisyear.

Joyce pointed out that thatmight be a statistic indicative ofthe fact that the team’s offensivestruggles might be solved withmore ball distribution.

“We’ll concentrate on ouroffensive movement,” Joyce said.

For Joyce, however, the biggestkey for his team is to be assertive.

“The big thing for us is to playwith confidence,” he said. “Anumber of losses affects yourconfidence, but we’ll be hungryfor a victory.”

If the Belles can start to correctsome of these issues tonight, theymay be able to begin their confer-ence schedule with the momen-tum needed to generate severalwins. Tonight’s game kicks off atSaint Mary’s at 5:30 p.m.

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By ROBERT GRAHAMSports Writer

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MEN’S INTERHALL FOOTBALL

Stanford and Keenan to battle for the Chapel

Stanford and Keenan aresomething of an anomaly on theNotre Dame campus. Theyshare the same building. Theyshare the same chapel. Theyshare the same doorway, samefront lounge and same basicarchitecture. On Sunday, how-ever, the two dorms will sharethe same football field as theannual Battle for the Chapeltakes place in the first weekendof the season.

Stanford’s undefeated regularseason ended abruptly in thefirst round of the playoffs fol-lowing a loss to St. Edward’s,but with 17 returning players,the sky is the limit. Led by sen-ior quarterback Tony Rizzo, theGriffins praise aggressivenesson both sides of the ball.

“Game plan is to come outand play a hard four quarters,”Rizzo said. “Attack on offense,we’re not going to sit back andlet the other team score.Defense last year we gave upthree touchdowns all season, sowe are going to try to keep upour tradition of hard defense.”

Lining up against the Griffinson Sunday will be the Knights ofKeenan Hall, who also hopetheir season will culminate inthe Stadium. Following a disap-pointing 1-2-1 season last year,the Knights are back with asimplified offense and a solidoffensive line. Senior runningback, defensive back and co-captain Jamie Koepsel said histeam will have to work hard toget to where they want to bethis season, but he remains con-fident.

“We’ve got the talent to do it,we have the personnel to do it,”Koepsel said. “All we have to dois execute on Sundays.”

On the defensive side of theball, the Knights will look totheir other captain, senior mid-dle linebacker Bart Dear, to helpthem slow down Rizzo and theGriffins’ attack. Rizzo, however,is familiar with what Dearbrings to the field.

“I played against him in highschool,” Rizzo said. “So we kindof jaw back and forth. In yearspast it always comes down to atouchdown or less between thetwo of us.”

If Rizzo’s analysis rings true,spectators are in for an enter-taining game. The game will beplayed at 3 p.m. Sunday.

Duncan vs SiegfriedLast season could not have

gone more differently for theteams of Siegfried and Duncan.Siegfried ended the year on top,winning their second straightchampionship in Notre DameStadium, while Duncan finishedwinless at 0-3-1. This year, theyopen the season against eachother, in the first matchup inBlue League play.

Duncan hopes to use theground game to spark animprovement from last season.

“The goal in this league isalways to be mostly run,because the pass is risky,”Duncan junior captain andoffensive and defensive linemanPaul Scheel said. “We intend tocontrol the clock and posses-sion, but we’ll vary dependingon the game situation.”

The Highlanders will relyheavily on their lone senior,Andrew Wiand, who can play awide range of positions includ-ing quarterback, running backand slot receiver. Another keycontributor will be junior BrettLeahy, a tight end on offenseand defensive lineman and line-backer on defense, along withjunior safety and slot receiverAdam Zaabel.

Siegfried will try to pick upwhere they left off last seasonwith a mixed attack that leanstowards the run.

“We do try to balance it out,”Siegfried senior captain andoffensive tackle MichaelMcDonnell said. “But ourbiggest strength is our runninggame.”

The Ramblers will looktowards junior fullback andlinebacker John Aversa andsenior quarterback MattMeinert for big production asthey look to defend their title.

While there are many newfaces on Siegfried this year,McDonnell understands expec-tations are still high and thegoal is to three-peat.

“We realize we have a targeton our backs,” McDonnell said,“But we’ll try to move throughit.”

The young Duncan team willlook to pull off an upset of thechamps at Riehle Fields Sundayat 1 p.m.

Morrissey vs. KnottThe opening weekend of the

men’s interhall schedule will behighlighted by a greatly antici-pated Blue League matchupbetween Morrissey and Knott,as both teams look to start offwith a win after reaching theplayoffs last season.

Adding to a number of estab-

lished veterans that led theteam to a strong regular seasonshowing in 2009, Morrissey willdebut a number of new faces onthis year’s squad. Included inthe new faces will be NickConrad, a freshman and thenew starting quarterback forThe Manor.

Looking to stop the upstartMorrissey team will be anextremely confident Juggerknottsquad that also went to lastyear’s playoffs. They are ledthis season by team captain andsenior fullback Dan Shaffer.Shaffer is building his team’sidentity around physical playand hoping that toughness willtake them to the top.

“We plan to be the hardesthitting team on Sunday,”Shaffer said.

With confidence in their veter-an playmakers, Shaffer said histeam would look to build on lastyear’s positive momentum.

“This year we’d like to take iteven further,” Shaffer said. “Ourgoal is to make it to the champi-onship and build on last year’splayoff win.”

Morrissey also has lofty post-season hopes.

Both teams are eagerly await-ing the season and a chance tohit some opponents, beginningSunday at 2 p.m. at RiehleFields.

Zahm vs. FisherImprovement will be the focus

on Sunday, as two teams comingoff disappointing seasons willlook to push for a playoff run asFisher meets Zahm.

Zahm ended the 2009 seasonwinless and struggled to putpoints on the board all season,while Fisher recorded two winsand two losses on the season,which put them on the outsidelooking in when playoff timerolled around.

Even more disappointing thanthe poor records, however, wasthe lack of intensity and focusdemonstrated by both teams.

“We didn’t show up mentally,”Fisher senior captain MichaelMcMahon said. “So we’re look-ing to improve on that.”

Zahm Hall senior captainMark Pomerenke expressedsimilar sentiments, saying thatthe Zahmbies are looking toincrease enthusiasm while alsounveiling a more dynamic offen-sive system.

“I know a lot of people would-n’t give us a chance to win,”Pomerenke said of last year’scampaign. “But it’s a volatilegame.”

Although the Zahmbies are arelatively young team with inex-

perience at many key positions,they have set high goals forthemselves, aiming to win theirfour scheduled games and earna playoff berth.

McMahon is also optimistic,saying that the Green Waveplans to win games and improvefrom last year under the offen-sive tutelage and tactical geniusof senior coach Eric Prister.

“We’re excited,” McMahonsaid. “We want to get to the sta-dium.”

The clash of improving squadswill begin Sunday at 1 p.m. atRiehle Fields.

St. Ed’s vs. SorinAfter falling just short of com-

pleting an improbable champi-onship run last season, theGentlemen from St. Edward’swill begin their quest to returnto Notre Dame Stadium againsta strong squad from Sorin thatalso made the playoffs in 2009.

St. Edward’s squeaked intothe playoffs last year as the No.8 seed, but then made a run allthe way to the championshipgame before losing to Siegfried,41-12. The Gentlemen’s juniorcaptain, running back JayMathes, has made the goal forthis year’s squad clear: get backto the Stadium.

“Obviously we’d like to getback,” Mathes said. “We have apretty deep team. We don’t real-ly have one guy who’s going toexcel over anybody else.”

That depth will be a strongarea for the Gentlemen, a teamthat lost only four seniors fromlast year’s runner-up squad.Mathes also plans to run anaggressive, between the tacklesoffense.

“This year we’re really tryingto establish the run game,”Mathes said. “We feel like wehave a lot of speed on offense.”

Sorin also enters this seasonwith lofty goals after a dominat-ing campaign last year. TheOtters’ defense did not allow apoint in an undefeated regularseason that earned them a No. 2seed in the playoffs. A firstround upset by eventual cham-pion Siegfried ended their hopesof advancing, but junior widereceiver Bobby Sullivan hashope for a better result thisyear.

“We expect nothing less thanthe best from our guys,”Sullivan said.

Sullivan has especially highhopes for his offense, which willfeature an option attack.

“If you liked what you saw outof Denard Robinson onSaturday,” Sullivan said, “Comesee us run the option.”

Kickoff will be at 2 p.m.Sunday at Riehle Fields.

O’Neill vs. KeoughFor O’Neill and Keough, rival-

ry week arrives early in a weekone matchup as both teams lookto improve on disappointingcampaigns last season.

“It’s strange that this rivalrygame falls in the first week ofthe season,” Keough senior cap-tain Kevin Laughlin said. “Butonce the game starts, we’regoing to treat it like any otherand try to establish an identity.”

Both teams look to changetheir identities quickly after dis-appointing seasons in 2009. ForKeough to improve upon its 1-2-1 mark in 2009, youth will bethe name of the game.Freshman Aaron Grinsteinnerand Mike Fischer will start atquarterback and running backrespectively. Laughlin believesthat these players fit his offen-sive system, which will taketeams by surprise with its vari-ety of plays and balancedattack.

On the defensive end,Laughlin captains an athletic,fast squad that could counterspread-like offensive systemstraditionally run by divisionrivals. Senior cornerback BrianKoepsel and sophomore defen-sive end Rob Toole are bothexpected to be impact players.

Meanwhile, the 2009 O’Neillsquad finished 1-3, a poorrecord that senior captain GuySchwartz attributed to someathletes studying abroad andothers simply not participatingin interhall football. However,this year the Mob held tryoutsdue to a larger initial roster andare optimistic about their addeddepth.

Schwartz expects senior run-ning back Tom Friel to provideleadership for an offense whosequarterback has not yet beendetermined. Also, senior BobPowers, who played quarter-back his freshmen and sopho-more years, will serve as theMob’s offensive coordinator,providing experienced play call-ing.

The West Quad battle of up-and-coming teams will be heldat Riehle Fields Sunday at 3p.m.

By JOSEPH MONARDO, SAMGANS, DAVID KENNEY,VICTORIA JACOBSEN, JACKHEFFERON and MATTUNGERSports Writers

Siegfried champions take on winless Duncan; Morrissey and Knott hope for playoff return; Zahm and Fisher seek improvement

ND CROSS COUNTRY

Irish host teams for National Catholic Invitational

After a strong performanceat the Valparaiso CrusaderOpen on Sept. 3, the Irish lookto repeat successful finishesas they host the Nat ionalCathol ic Invi tat ional th isFriday at the Notre Dame GolfCourse. Several e l i te pro-grams from around the

nation, including Marquette,Detroit-Mercy, Dayton, SanFrancisco and St. Mary’s ofCali fornia wil l take on thecourse.

The men’s team, which fin-ished in f irs t p lace at theCrusader Open, will look tosenior Paul Springer to repli-cate the performance thatwon him Big East CrossCountry Athlete of the WeekHonors at the beginning of the

month. Springer finished infirst place overall with a timeof 19:34.50. He was followedby teammates Thomas Noel,Darryl Varney, Kevin Jacobsand Michael Tripp, who fin-ished in second, third, fourthand sixth respectively.

Of those listed above, bothVarney and Jacobs are fresh-men. In an interview withIrish coach Joe Piane follow-ing the race, he said the most

pleasing aspect of that racewas the performance of thefreshmen, who will undoubt-edly need to s tep up theirefforts on Friday.

The women’s squad shouldalso have high expectationsfor today’s race af ter i tss trong performance atValparaiso. Like the men, thewomen finished first overallwith 26 points, just edging outWestern Michigan’s total of

27. Junior Susanna Sullivanled the squad with a time of18:17.50. Classmate Mol lyHirt finished close behind inthird with a time of 18:35.10.

With their first collegiaterace under their belts, thefreshmen on this year’s squadlook to contribute significantlythis weekend.

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METAIRIE, La. — Reggie Bushsaid Thursday that his decisionto relinquish his HeismanTrophy is “not an admission ofguilt,” just the best way to endthe controversy.

“It’s me showing respect to theHeisman Trophy itself and to thepeople who came before me andthe people coming after,” Bushsaid after Saints practice. “I justfelt like it was the best thing todo, the most respectful thing todo because obviously I dorespect the Heisman. I dorespect all the things it standsfor.”

The Heisman Trophy Trusthad discussed reviewing Bush’seligibility for the award after anNCAA report concluded thatBush and his family hadimproperly accepted cash andgifts from sports agents whileBush was playing for SouthernCal.

Bush said he thought return-ing the award was the best wayto move forward.

“I felt just to kind of silence allthe talk around it, all the nega-tivity around it — I felt like thiswould be the best decision to doright now so I could focus.”

Bush was the landslide winnerof the Heisman following a high-light-filled 2005 season in whichhe piled up 2,890 all-purposeyards and helped lead USC tothe BCS national title game,which the Trojans lost to Texas.

Bush is now the first winner in

the 75-year history of theHeisman — one of the mostprestigious prizes in Americansports — to forfeit the award.

“I feel like he’s tried to puthimself in a position to do what-ever he can do to help the situa-tion,” said Saints defensive tack-le Sedrick Ellis, also a formerUSC teammate of Bush. “He’salways been a good guy as longas I’ve known him at USC andhere in New Orleans. ...Hopefully (people will) finallyleave him alone about it. It’s fiveor six years ago. We need to letit go and move on.”

Coach Sean Payton said Bushhas “matured a ton here sincewe drafted him” and has “thefull support of the players in thelocker room.”

“I know that he feels like thisis a family — a close-knit family— and for him, just like the restof us, it’s about winning champi-onships,” Payton said. “He’sdone that once already andwe’re aspiring to win more.”

Bush said he consulted familyand some associates before for-feiting the Heisman, a movesome of those close to himopposed.

“My mom and dad didn’t wantme to give it back,” Bush said.“That’s just the motherly andfatherly nature of parents. Theyunderstand it at the end of theday. They understand I’m agrown man and I’ve got to makemy own decisions and this is a

learning experience for me andanybody else coming after me.... All I can do is grow strongerfrom here.”

Allegations that Bush and hisparents had accepted improperbenefits while he was still anamateur athlete surfaced in2006 and the NCAA began ayears-long probe into the mattersoon afterward.

The probe concluded this yearand the NCAA in June cited USCfor failing to monitor its athletesclosely enough and punished theTrojans football programseverely. The NCAA imposed atwo-year postseason ban on USCand reduced scholarships.

While not admitting to any-thing in the report, Bush hassaid he regrets that his actionsin some way led to sanctionsagainst USC and caused contro-versy around his title ofHeisman winner.

“I’m not happy this hap-pened,” Bush said. “This is justa part of life. This is a part ofgrowing pains and becomingmore mature. You learn. Yougrow. You get better. You getstronger and hopefully younever make those same mis-takes again.

“How do I clear my name? Idon’t know. I’m not sure. This isthe first time I’ve been in thissituation,” Bush added. “I’veobviously got to brainstorm andget together with my team andsee what we can do. I’m here tolend a helping hand to USC andany time they need me and anytime I can do something to helpthem, they know I’m just aphone call away.”

Bush said he hopes putting thematter behind him allows him tofocus more on things like help-ing the Saints defend their 2009championship.

“All I can do is focus on thefuture and move ahead andmove on with my life and try tocontinue to help the NewOrleans Saints win games, everyyear, year in and year out andbe a constant contender in thisleague,” Bush said.

Bush said he also wants tostart a program to help highschool and college athletes dealwith the pressures and tempta-tions that come when their abili-ty provides them celebrity andfame before they’ve turned pro.

“You’re still a kid, but you’restill asked to make adult deci-sions,” Bush said, alluding to ahandful of college teams —including North Carolina,Alabama, Georgia and SouthCarolina — dealing with probesinto whether their players hadimproper contact with agents.

“Whatever the NCAA has,whatever programs they have,aren’t working and it needs tobe changed. If it’s not changed,it’s going to continue and it has-n’t stopped yet,” Bush said. “It’sgoing to continue year after yearafter year and you’re going tosee kids be ineligible. You’regoing to see great athletes miss-ing their junior and senior yearand seasons because the systemdoesn’t work.

“Obviously something has tobe changed. You’ve got universi-ties making millions of dollarsoff these kids and they don’t getpaid. The majority of collegeathletes who come in on schol-arship come in (with) nothing.That’s where you have a prob-lem. You’re making all thismoney off these kids and you’regiving them crumbs and thenyou’re surrounding these kidswith money and telling them notto touch it.”

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Bush decides to end Heisman controversy

AP

New Orleans running back Reggie Bush stretches before practiceThursday. Bush relinquished his 2005 Heisman Trophy Tuesday.

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“We’re ready to get started inconference play,” Irish coachRandy Waldrum said. “That’salways a big thing for us, andwe’ve had a good history of doingso well.”

Notre Dame will not only haveto contend with a surging DePaulteam, but also with a facility thatwill not be up to the standards ofAlumni Stadium. Wish Field dou-bles as the outfield of the DePaul

softball field and is composed ofAstroTurf instead of grass, posingan additional challenge.

“DePaul’s a really tough placeto play. We always seem to strug-gle to play well there,” Waldrumsaid. “And they’re a team thatcan beat you if you’re not readyto play.”

In addition, Waldrum and hisstaff must fight off complacencyafter the Irish’s return fromSouthern California.

“I just want to make sure wedon’t come back from ourCalifornia trip and think ‘we’rejust playing DePaul’,” Waldrum

said.After the conference opener,

Sunday’s tilt with Northwestern(3-2-2) will be the last nonconfer-ence game in which the Irish willcompete before the NCAATournament in November. Thisweekend will also mark the firsttime an Irish team coached byWaldrum will visit Evanston inthe regular season. LakesideField could also pose its prob-lems, as it is situated directly onLake Michigan. The forecast callsfor a 50 percent chance of rain,which could pose major chal-lenges to the Notre Dame game

plan. Not only is the facility going to

pose a challenge, but theWildcats themselves will be nopushovers. Earlier this year,Northwestern defeated UCLA (4-1), who is the only team to defeatthe Irish this season.

“It looked statistically likeNorthwestern had the better runof the play [in that game],”Waldrum said. “They’re obviouslyfully capable. The coach theredoes a really good job, and I thinkshe’ll have a team that’s reallywell-organized.”

Despite the challenges, the Irish

hope to get off to a strong start inBig East play and avoid stum-bling in winnable games early inthe season.

“They’re two games you needto take care of,” Waldrum said.“They’re two games that canclearly present a stumbling blockif you’re not ready.”

The Irish open Big East play inChicago Friday at 5 p.m. againstDePaul and will follow thatagainst Northwestern Sunday at5:30 p.m. in Evanston.

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cating their new stadium onFriday night,” Clark said.“They’re going to be pretty excit-ed to play that game. I thinkthey’ve been waiting to playNotre Dame to do the dedica-tion.”

Regardless of what promises tobe a hostile atmosphere, Clarkbelieves his squad is prepared tonotch a road win. Notre Dame is7-1-1 all-time against Michigan,

including a 5-0 win last seasonagainst the Wolverines in theAlumni Stadium opener.

“There’s no question it’s a greatrivalry, a natural rivalry betweenNotre Dame and Michigan andMichigan State,” Clark said. “Ourplayers will respond positivelyand they’ll play well.”

If the Irish are to extend theirgood fortunes against theWolverines, they will have to con-tain a strong Michigan attack ledby freshman sensation SoonySaad, who paces the squad withfour goals.

“They’re a very good attacking

team,” Clark said. “Their for-wards are two of the best we’llface, and that’s the challenge toour defenders. They’re very goodgoing forward, but so are we. Onpaper, it should be a game full ofattacking.”

The Irish will return to thefriendly confines of AlumniStadium Sunday againstMichigan State (3-1-0), as theylook to knock off a squad thatdefeated No. 7 Maryland inCollege Park on an overtime goalearlier in the season. The gamewill have a theme of revenge asthe Irish look to avenge a 2-1 loss

last season. Clark believes theteam will find no shortage of rea-sons to get motivated forSunday’s contest.

“I don’t think it’s hard to get theplayers up for a game betweenNotre Dame and Michigan State,”Clark said. “A rivalry like that isgreat for sport, great for bothteams. These are two really greatsoccer games this weekend.”

Whether or not the Irish prevailthis weekend, they can look for-ward to the eventual return ofsenior goalkeeper and lone cap-tain Phillip Tuttle, who returnedto practice Wednesday after an

injury kept him sidelined for thebeginning of the season.

“Phil started practicing yester-day,” Clark said. “We had himdiving for balls, doing everythingexcept contact really. He lookedvery good. He’s not ready to playyet, but he’s done everything thathe’s supposed to do.”

Action against Michigan willbegin at 7:30 p.m. Friday night inAnn Arbor, and the MichiganState contest will kick off at 2p.m. at Alumni Stadium.

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Valparaiso, Vincennes andWestern Michigan.

Junior singles player CaseyWatt will be traveling to Chicagothis weekend to compete in theIllinois Invitational. After twoconsecutive selections to the All-Big East team, he returns as ateam leader and will play a vitalrole in how far the Irish go thisseason.

In order to prepare for the claycourts it will play on this week-end, Notre Dame has taken a dif-ferent approach in practice thisweek.

“The nine guys that are goinghave been practicing at a localclub that has clay courts for thelast three days,” Watt said. “Wehave just been trying to adjust tothe new surface. Since this is ourfirst tournament this year andthe freshmen’s first college tour-nament, it’s important that weare patient out there on the claysince the court is slower andpoints will be longer.”

Watt added that he hopes theinexperienced players will quick-ly adapt to the speed of the col-lege game.

“I would love to see our fresh-men have a great first tourna-ment and transition into collegetennis smoothly,” he said.

Not only is Watt looking to helpthe Irish advance deep into theNCAA Tournament, but he is alsolooking to make some noise indi-vidually.

“My goal is to hopefully win allmy matches, but also just playwell because this is my firstmatch since NCAAs last year,”Watt said.

The tournament will consist ofa full slate of action Friday,Saturday and Sunday.

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the goal for every tournamentis to achieve that same out-come, Brown is making surenot to push her team too hardbefore the next string ofmatches.

“I think it’s one of the thingsthat the team knows what toexpect, and they’re used to it.In practice we have to becareful and be aware of howmuch we’re jumping andswinging.”

Brown added that part ofNotre Dame’s awareness andpreparation included watchinga lot of film, talking overplays, working throughchanges and being creative inthe coaching.

An integral factor in thepreparation has not been inthe Irish offense, an areawhere they have been suc-cessful all season, but in thedefense and blocking afterthey have served.

“We haven’t been focusingas much on the serving and

passing this week because weknew that we really need topick up the blocking anddefense in this kind of event,”Brown said.

The Irish have been averag-ing 2.67 blocks per set and11.66 digs per set. In addition,they have been working torecognize the offensive pat-terns of their opponents andresponding accordingly, achallenge they will facerepeatedly this weekend.

Returning to their homecourt is a welcome change forthe Irish, who have not com-peted at the Purcell Pavilionsince Aug. 29. Brown said hersquad is looking forward tothis weekend’s matches aswell as opening the conferenceseason at home next week.

The Irish will open the NotreDame Invitational againstDelaware (7-3) on Friday at 7p.m. at the Purcell Pavilion.The tournament will continueSaturday against Santa Clara(7-3) and Sunday when theyface No. 20 Dayton (6-3).

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Saint Mary’s will head to CalvinCollege this weekend to partici-pate in the Calvin Invitational.The Belles will compete againsta talented field, including confer-ence foes Alma and Calvin.

This weekend represents animportant turning point in theBelles’ season. Early in the year,the majority of events are eitherexhibitions or small two-teammeets. Belles coach JackieBauters said she is eager for herteam to begin the more competi-tive portion of its schedule.

“This week at Calvin we willsee some great regional competi-tion, a larger meet for us to real-

ly be competitive in. There aresome very solid D-III, D-II andNAIA teams coming to Calvinthis weekend,” Bauters said.

Because this is not strictly anMIAA competition, the team willnot necessarily be focused onwhere they finish, but rather onmeeting personal goals anddeveloping cohesion as a unit.

“Finishing a certain place isnot really as much of an empha-sis as performing well individual-ly and collectively as a group,”Bauters said.

Although this meet does notcount towards the Belles’ confer-ence record, the team will pre-pare vigilantly for the weekend.

“This week of practice will givethe team confidence in their rac-ing,” Bauters said. “We are

working on our focus and work-ing hard through the middle ofthe race. As a team, our goalsare to work together and havesome stellar times, giving them areal itch for the conference meetthe following weekend.”

This preparation paired withpast success in the race hasgiven Bauters optimism headinginto the weekend.

“Just about everyone racedvery well last year at Calvin, andI would imagine the same to betrue this year,” she said. “I’mexcited to see what some of theladies will do. I think there mightbe some unexpected great finish-es.”

Coming off an impressivefirst-place performance in thesecond MIAA Jamboree of theseason Tuesday, the No. 5Belles will test their mettleagainst the best teams in thecountry this weekend at theO’Brien National Invitationalat the Warren Golf Course.

Saint Mary’s coach MarkHamilton said the competitionwould be just as good, if notbetter than it was last year,when the Belles finished third.

“Outs ide of the nat ionalchampionships, this is the

best field we’ll face all year,”Hamilton said.

Teeing off against the Belleswill be Methodist University,Gustavus Adolphus,Wisconsin-Eau Claire,Southwestern, DePauw,George Fox, Allegheny, Centreand Ol ivet . Al l are top-10teams.

The f irst-place f inish forSaint Mary’s on Tuesday isjust a glimpse of the potentialthe Belles have yet to reach.

“We saw the tip of the ice-berg Tuesday,” Hamilton said.“We’re starting to make thechanges that need to be made.The players are adapting tohow I coach on the course,and I’m adapting to the waythey play.”

Although i t was only theBelles’ third tournament ofthe year, Hamilton thinks hisplayers are already nearingmidseason form.

“We’re pretty close to wherewe need to be,” Hamil tonsaid.

As a team, the Belles set aconference course record with

a cumulative score of 321, sixshots better than the previousrecord of 327 shot by Olivet in2008. Senior captain MaryKate Boyce finished tied forf irst , as she handed in acourse record score in confer-ence play of 78.

Finishing third in a f ieldwith the top 10 teams in thecountry is no easy feat, butHamilton would like to seeSaint Mary’s do even betterthis time around.

“I’d like to see us to better,”Hamilton said. “I f we playwell, we’ve got a shot.”

Going into the second MIAAJamboree Tuesday, the Belleswanted to prove that they arethe premier team in the con-ference. This weekend, theBelles look to prove that theyare the best team in thenation.

Play is scheduled to tee offat 1 p.m. Sunday and 8 a.m.Monday at the Warren GolfCourse.

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NHL

Quenneville set to staydespite cap casualties

CHICAGO — After theChicago Blackhawks won theirfirst Stanley Cup in 49 yearslast June, extending the con-tract of coach Joel Quennevillewas a no-brainer for generalmanager Stan Bowman.

And for once during the off-season, Bowman didn’t haveto consider the NHL’s salarycap in making a key personneldecision — one that lengthensQuennevil le’s deal through2013-14. The Blackhawkshave had to shed eight play-ers, including playoff heroesAntt i Niemi and Dust inByfuglien, from their champi-onship roster due to theleague’s $59.4 million playerpayroll limit.

“We’ve talked a lot about thecap and thankfully this wasn’tsomething that we had to

worry about that way,”Bowman said. “We’ve gotsome fresh (player) faces com-ing into the mix, but I alsothink it’s important to say theflipside of that is the stabilitywe have up top, particularlybehind the bench with Joelleading the group.”

Financial terms ofQuennevi l le ’s three-yearextension weren’t disclosedThursday. He had one yearremaining on a three-yearcontract he signed when hetook the Chicago coaching jobfour games into the 2008-09season after Denis Savard wasfired.

Not only did Quennevi l lelead the Blackhawks to theirf irst Cup s ince 1961, hebecame just the 14th coach towin 500 games. He previouslycoached at St . Louis andColorado.

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When Farley and Cavanaughsquare off Sunday, one touch-down may be enough to winthe game, as each team reliesheavily on its defense to carrythe squad through games. Boththe Finest (1-0) and the Chaos

(1-0) only allowed one touch-down in each of their victorieslast weekend, and neither teamwas able to convert extra pointattempts.

Despite playing a position onoffense, having a strongdefense is just how Cavanaughsenior receiver Holly Hinzwants it.

“Our defense looked reallygood in our first game,” Hinzsaid. “They really carried usthrough for the win. Ouroffense had some good looks,

and with a little more practicethis week we are looking forbetter execution in the nextgame.”

This year’s women’s interhallseason is different from yearspast. Some rules have beenchanged, and now there areseven players on the field foreach team, as opposed to eightin previous years. In spite ofthis change and its effect onCavanaugh’s playbook, theChaos remain focused onaccomplishing their goals.

“This week in practice isabout smoothing out the roughedges and making sure we areexecuting on every play,” Hinzsaid. “With a shorter seasonthis year, every game reallycounts.”

The Finest know that theywill be facing a tough side inCavanaugh, but they feel readyfor the challenge.

“Cavanaugh will be a toughopponent to play this Sunday,but we are excited for thismatchup,” Farley senior receiv-

er Molly Casanova said. “Wewant all of our girls to comeout with the same attitude thatwe did last Sunday and beready to win.”

Farley will square off againstCavanaugh Sunday at 6:00 pm.at the LaBar Practice Complex.

Pasquerilla West-McGlinnPasquerilla West and McGlinn

will take the field Sunday in ashowdown of two powerhouse

Just as the Irish football teamhas been preoccupied with oppo-nents from the state of Michigan,No. 24 Notre Dame will take thepitch for two huge rivalry gamesagainst Michigan opponents thisweekend. The Irish face offagainst Michigan Friday, beforeopposing No. 15 Michigan StateSunday as part of the BigEast/Big Ten Challenge.

Fresh off the annual MikeBerticelli Memorial Tournamentover the weekend in which theIrish (2-1-1) notched a 2-0 victo-ry over No. 22 Drake (5-3) and a5-1 win against Cal Poly (2-2),Irish coach Bobby Clark’s squadheads up to Michigan (3-1-1)Friday night to play in an atmos-phere that Clark expects to beespecially rowdy.

“It’ll be a big day for them,especially because they’re dedi-

After appearing in 19 of thelast 20 NCAA Tournaments, theIrish head into the 2010-11 sea-son with extremely high expecta-tions.

The first test for the Irishcomes this weekend when thesquad splits to play in two tour-naments, the Illinois Invitationaland the Purdue Invitational. Theparticipants in the IllinoisInvitational include Wake Forest,Alabama, Florida State andIllinois. All four teams earned aberth in the NCAA Tournamentlast season. Of the four teams,only Alabama did not advance tothe second round.

In West Lafayette, Notre Damewill face Arkansas, CaseWestern, DePaul, Dayton, Iowa,Morehead State, SouthernIllinois, UW-Green Bay,

After returning from a trip tosunny Southern California lastweekend, No. 7/11 Notre Damewill travel to Chicago this week-end for a two-game swing thatfigures to be much less welcom-ing, as the Irish (5-1-0) will facetwo of their toughest road testsof the season. Notre Dame willface DePaul on Friday beforeclashing with Northwestern onSunday to round out the trip.

The battle with the BlueDemons (4-2-2) will serve as theconference opener for bothteams, opening a new phase ofthe schedule, one that is muchmore critical to Notre Dame’spostseason hopes.

Blocking and defending hasbeen Notre Dame’s focus inpractice this week, as thedefense looks to set the tonefor this weekend’s Notre DameInvitational. The Irish hope tocontinue the success they haveshown in recent tournamentson the road as they return totheir home court to welcomeNo. 20 Dayton, Delaware andSanta Clara.

This weekend marks thefourth consecutive three-daytournament the Irish havecompeted in, a tough schedulefor any team. But they havebeen working it to their

advantage.“The opportunity to play

three matches each weekendis really important for us, andit helps us work out the bugsthat we see and just form thelineup that we need and getthe team playing together,”Irish coach Debbie Brownsaid. “It’s difficult to playphysically, back-to-back-to-back like that, but I feel it’sreally good preparation forus.”

Last weekend, Notre Dame(7-2) swept all three of theirmatches at Denver’s PioneerInvitational, the first three-match invite sweep the Irishhave had since 2005. While

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Senior forward Steven Perry goes for the ball against Cal Poly on Sept. 12. The Irish hopeto continue their winning streak after this 5-1 victory.

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Irish head to Chicago for weekendBy ALLAN JOSEPH Sports Writer

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Junior defender/midfielder Molly Campbell fakes out herTexas Tech opponent on Sept. 5. The Irish won 2-0.

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Brown guides teamthrough tournament

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Big games approachafter weekend wins

Farley, Cavanaugh plan to continue strong defenseBy LAURA COLETTI,ANDREW GASTELUM, IANGARRAHY, SARAH CRIPPIN,ADAM LLORENS and CHRISALLENSports Writers