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Opponents attack Cheney’s voting recordBy LIZ Z A N O N IN ew s W rite r

In the final days of a close election where both presidential candidates are battling to cap­tu r e u n d e c id e d v o te r s , R epub lican c a n d i d a t e G eorge W.Bush contin­ues to p r e ­sent himself as a moder­a te “c o m ­p a s s io n a t e c o n s e r v a ­tive” who is w ill ing towork together with Democrats to a c c o m p l ish pu b l ic po licy goals. However after Bush nom­inated former Defense Secretary Dick C heney as h is r u n n i n g mate, opponents were quick to pick apart the Wyoming native’s voting record.

Cheney was first attacked by

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critics for his decision not to vote in 14 of the last 16 local an d s ta te e lec t io n s in T exas including the March 14 primary th a t e le c te d Bush for the Presidential nomination. Cheney was in charge of helping Bush find the Republican vice presi­dential nominee inT e x a s w h e r e he ________w as w o rk in g as chairman for the oil c o m p a n y ,Halliburton.

“It’s not a good sign when our candidates a ren’t participating,” s a id g o v e r n m e n t p ro fe s s o r C h r i s t in a W o lb re c h t , who believes that some people might be sk e p t ic a l a b o u t C h e n e y ’s choice not to vote. “The legiti­m acy of o u r g o v e rn m e n t depends on participation.”

W o lb re c h t d e n o te d t h a t C heney’s decision no t to vote does not necessa r i ly indicate how C heney will h a n d le his responsibilities as vice president if Bush is elected into office.

“Cheney d idn’t think he was going to run for office again ,” W olb rech t sa id as a possib le explanation on Cheney’s deci­sion no t to vote in s ta te and local elections.

“If he really had intentions of running he would have deliber-

fiT CAMPAIGN 2000 ^ately m ad e a vo ting re c o rd ,” said Wolbrecht.

Notre Dame American studies and journalism Professor Robert Schmuhl said voters would most l ikely look to C h e n e y ’s p a s t responsibilities and experiences as they make their decision.

“Cheney’s record is an issue, but it’s not one that will make a big difference in a voter’s deci­s ion,” said Schmuhl. “In most cases, people are looking at him for his experience as secretary of d e fe n se and for his m ore

re c e n t w ork a t H a l l ib u r to n ,” said Schmuhl.

C h e n e y ’s vo t in g r e c o r d as Wyoming’s only House member from 1979 to 1989 is also under scrutiny from m odera tes who disapproved of Cheney’s conser­v a tive le g is la t iv e d e c is io n s .

Among these votes was Cheney’s opposition of a 1985 ban on “cop-killer” bullets, his vote against continuing Head Start, h is d i s a p p ro v a l of

releasing South African leader Nelson Mandela from prison in 1986 and his refusal to support environmental initiatives to pro­tec t c lean w a te r and e n d a n ­gered species.

Wolbrecht reminds voters that Cheney w as a re p re se n ta t iv e from a very conservative state and voted in a way th a t most likely reflected the desires of his constituents. As a Republican, Cheney follows a traditional phi­losophy that supports maximum

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SMC quits smoking programBy MYRA McGRIFFN ew s W rite r

S a in t M ary ’s “Smoking C e s s a t io n : F r e s h S t a r t ” c lasses schedu led for the w eeks of Oct. 24 and 30 did not d raw the expected n u m b e r s . T he p ro g ra m , designed to assist students a n d s t a f f s to p sm o k in g , w as cance lled due to the low turnout.

“We h a d e i g h t p e o p le sign up but only one p e r­son sh o w e d for the f irs t c l a s s , ” s a id C a th e r in e D e C le e n e , d i r e c t o r of Health Services.

T h e p r o g r a m c a m e in re sp o n se to Sain t M ary’s new smoking policy, which l im i t s s m o k in g in s id e C o lleg e b u i ld in g s . T he Office of Human Resources a n d H e a l th S e rv ic e s team ed with the American C a n c e r S o c ie ty to b r in g f r e e q u i t s m o k in g p r o ­gram s to campus.

“We w anted to offer pro­gram s to help people stop s m o k in g , g iv in g th e m ano ther option,” said Cory A k in s of H u m a n Resources.

One of the program s set u p by th e A m e r ic a n Cancer Association offered faculty, s taff and students information on the effects of smoking. The free two- week program also offered par t ic ipan ts a “Commit to Q u i t ” k i t c o n t a i n i n g coupons and support num ­bers. The program did not get a high turnout, howev­er.

“For now we will provide i n f o r m a t i o n , t e l e p h o n e n u m b e r s a n d f ly e r s of community ‘quit sm oking’ p rogram s,” says Akins.

Over the s u m m e r Saint M ary’s adm inistra tion cre­a t e d a s m o k e - f r e e t a s k force committed to making S a in t M a r y ’s c a m p u s a sm o k e -f ree env ironm en t. The smoke-free task force resolved to approve a new policy th a t b an s smoking in all c a m p u s re s id e n c e halls and classroom build­ings.

Although students admit th e n ew s m o k in g policy has helped some cut back, some s tudents a re in favor of a different policy.

“I think the classes are a good idea, but not every-

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In s i d e C o l u m n

Bovine BingoAh, homecoming time in high school. You

rem em ber the feeling: either you made Homecoming Court and were thrilled or rolled your eyes at the list and proclaimed, “Please, I’m glad I’m not on it. T h a t’s not my sort of thing.”

Most high school Homecomings include a pep rally followed by the football game that night.Halftime has the crowning of a king and queen, and then the highlight of the night is the semi-formal dance following the game.

For MOST schools the dance is the highlight of the evening. But not for the high school in my home­town of Winchester,Kentucky.

The highlight of Homecoming night in Clark County is Bovine Bingo.

Recently Clark County's football program has been on a slow decline. In fact, a win last year snapped a 23 game losing streak. Needless to say, the num ber of fans in the bleachers has declined.

However, on Homecoming night, the bleach­ers arc packed full yet again. Everyone has bought his or her ticket for the main event that follows the game.

Imagine th i s — and I sw ear I am telling the honest truth — after the game has concluded and the players have left the field, the grass is divided up into 1000 squares. The squares arc numbered and tickets arc sold with numbers one through 1000.

A proud Clark Countian then leads the hero of the night out onto the field: one lucky farm er’s cow is led to the middle stadium and then its guide walks away.

The fans and ticket holders now begin the waiting process... they wait... and they wait... and they wait.

The moment they’re anxiously anticipating? When the cow, you know, does his business, relieves himself, takes care of a bodily function, drops his load. The lucky person that holds the ticket number of the square where the cow places his pie is the winner of half the money collected by the contest.

Some fans get a little over-excited and try to cause the cow to use it in their square. If he travels in that direction, they use foghorns or large bells to try and scare the cow and cause him to go. But that never seemed to worked.

Most of the time it seemed as if the cow knew exactly what was going on and was going to make the most out of his one moment in the spotlight. Sometimes it would take hours and most fans would sit there intently waiting for that grand moment when the cow would stop, everyone would gasp and a winner was declared.

Since early elementary school days, I a t tend­ed Clark County's homecoming with the hopes of being the Bovine Bingo winner. But unfortu­nately I never brought the money home.

I hear Bovine Bingo no longer exists.Someone probably claimed the cows were being abused even though I sw ear the cows loved the night as much as the rest of Clark County.

There’s nothing like Homecoming in high school, and there 's nothing like Bovine Bingo in the heart of the Bluegrass... I guess cow pies are worth more in Winchester.

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Univ. of Iowa professor endorses Nader’s visitIOWA CITY, Iowa

G reen P ar ty p re s id e n t ia l c a n d i­date Ralph Nader brought his an ti­corpora te views to the University of Iowa Oct. 27 in an a ttem pt to rally both D em ocratic P arty and u n d e ­c id e d v o te r s u p p o r t in th e f ina l days of the 2000 election season.

The event, held in the IMU Main B a l l r o o m , d r e w a p p r o x i m a t e l y 2,000 Democratic, Republican and Green Party supporte rs from the UI and Iowa City community.

UI law p r o f e s s o r a n d sc h o o l board m em ber Nick Johnson, who i n t r o d u c e d N a d e r to th e c ro w d , s a id he h a s w o r k e d a c t iv e ly in every Democratic presidential cam ­paign since 1948 and held appoint­m e n t s u n d e r t h r e e D e m o c r a t i c adm in is tra tions before deciding to

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OWAendorse Nader earlier this year.

“This w as not a tr iv ia l decision for m e ,” Jo h n so n told the crowd. “But I have come reluctantly to the conclusion tha t the two m ajor p a r ­ties a re no m ore ab le of in te rn a l re fo rm th r o u g h in s t i tu t in g cam -

p a ig n -f in an ce laws th a n a hero in addict is of kicking his hab it .”

He said th a t 30 years of broken p r o m i s e s f ro m b o th o f th e tw o m ajor pa r t ie s to reform cam paign f in a n c e , c o m b in e d w ith N a d e r ’s c o m m i tm e n t to rid th e p o l i t ic a l process of p r iva te - in te res t money, led to his endorsem ent of Nader.

Nader took the stage at 7:30 p.m. to the app lause of 1,200 people in the packed ballroom and a n o th e r 700 in an overflow viewing room. He spoke for two hours, conducted an hour-long ques t ion -and -answ er session, and met with supporters at a post-rally reception.

Topics of Naders speech included c am p a ig n f inance , civil d iso b e d i­ence in A m erica and the a tt i tudes of young voters.

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Students wait for refund from MTVBLOOMINGTON, Ind.

Six months after MTV Campus Invasion Tour’s Bush a n d Moby c o n c e r t w as c a n c e l le d , m an y In d ia n a U n iv e rs i ty t i c k c th o ld e r s s ti l l h av e no t r e c e iv e d refunds — or an explanation. The Bloomington, Ind. concert was canceled three days before the scheduled April 14 show, with no specific reasoning given and no answ ers for fans. Ticketholders, who have been waiting for refunds since the cancellation, will contin­ue to wait while a lawsuit between the William Morris Agency, which represents Bush, and local company Jason Millican Promotions plays out. Millican said his com pany is su ing the William Morris Agency for a breach of contract and conversion resulting from the agency canceling the show. But he said the parties are working on a settlement in the meantime because “realistically you never know how long it’s going to take if you go to tr ial.” Millican’s lawyer, Thad Kelley of the law firm Kelley, Belcher and Brown, said the complaint will be heard in a federal court.

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Stars support election candidatesSEATTLE

Big n a m e c e le b r i t ie s in both th e D e m o c ra t and Republican parties visited Washington State this past week to gather support for Vice President A1 Gore and Texas Gov. George W. Bush. With one of the closest pres­idential elections in more than 20 years, both parties arc using every tactic to win over the minds of undecided voters. Polls show a near deadheat between Bush and Gore in Washington. Democrats used Hollywood s tar power at a rally last Saturday, in Seattle’s Gas Works Park with director Rob Reiner and actors Martin Sheen, Christine Lahti, Alfre Woodard, and Dule Hill speaking. Democrat candidate for senator, Maria Cantwell and for­m er governor Mike Lowry, runn ing for Washington Lands Commissioner also spoke. The actors, who pas­sionately delivered their lines, urged a vocal crowd of more than 500 Gore supporters to vote. “As the acting president of the United States,” said Sheen, drawing off his role on NBC’s television series “West Wing.” “I am very honored to declare Tuesday, Nov. 7, A1 Gore Day.”

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Vaccine shortage threatens U.S.By KELLY HAGERN ew s W rite r

Flu vaccine supplies expect­ed to be distributed this year should be approximately equal to w hat was d is t r ib u ted last year, but a substantial amount of vaccine will reach providers later than usual, the Center for Disease Control said last week. The announcement was a revi­sion from a p r io r a n n o u n c e ­m en t th a t t h e r e w ould be a shortage of the flu vaccine this year.

The In fluenza vaccine , the shot that protects humans from the flu, is in high demand this year as more people become a w a re of th e im p o r ta n c e of im m uniza tion . A cco rd ing to manufacturers of the vaccine, approximately 75 million doses are being produced for distrib­ution. This total is higher than last year, which totaled a net distribution of 74 million doses. Most v a cc in e d o se s u su a l ly become available to providers by October with 99 percent of d i s t r ib u te d d o se s a v a i la b le before D ecem ber. H ow ever, where as most of the vaccina­tions w e re g iven in e a r l i e r October in previous years, this year, as m any as 18 million doses are expected to be dis­tributed in December.

Due to this potential health impact of the delayed flu vac­cine a v a i la b i l i ty , th e CDC

u p d a te d th e i r r e c o m m e n d a ­tions for the 2000-01 season with overall attempts to safe­g u a rd those people who are considered “at risk.”

At r i sk peo p le in c lu d e all persons over the age of 65 and th o se w ith c h ro n ic m e d ic a l conditions . Also, m any s tu ­dents are considered high-risk due to the sharing of classroom and living space. This is espe­cially true for college students who reside in dorms. College students sharing quarters and living spaces are often hit by the flu because they fail to be vaccinated.

Another recommendation the CDC promotes is in regard to the importance of mass vacci­n a tion c am p a ig n s schedu led later in the seasons, as the vac­cine becomes more available. D u r in g th i s t im e , w h ich is e x p e c te d to b e g in in November, the CDC will focus efforts on increasing participa­tion by high-risk persons and their household contacts.

Such a g roup is a lread y in full fo rce s e rv in g th e South B end a r e a . F lu B u s te r s , a Community Outreach program of S a in t J o s e p h ’s R eg iona l Medical Center, has been hold­ing community flu vaccinations for the past month in p repa ra ­tion of the season.

“We h av e b e e n w o rk in g within the community for the p a s t c o u p le m o n th s as we enter the flu season hoping to

get as many people vaccinated as possible,” said Erin Pagel, wellness coordinator for Saint Jo seph ’s Medical Center, who also worked with FluBusters in previous years.

Pagel, along with a staff of nurses, volunteers and clerks, plan daily trips to businesses an d o th e r s i te s w i th in th e county to administer and pro­mote the vaccine. During peak flu season, the FluBusters even offer a drive-thru vaccination site, where people can literally drive through an< be vaccinat­ed. O rganizers hope the site makes the ordeal as non-com- plicated as possible.

“Our whole goal is to make vaccinations easily accessible to all people who are in need of the flu vaccine,” shared Pagel. “The drives target people that c a n n o t g e t to p h y s i c i a n ’s offices and other providers.”

V acc in a t io n effo r ts for all groups will continue into the holiday sea so n and la te r , as long as the flu vaccine is avail­able. Production of the vaccine will c o n t in u e th r o u g h D e c e m b e r . S tu d e n t s who would like to be v a cc in a ted should call Health Services, or their doctor for more informa­tion.

“We encourage everyone to get vaccinated against the flu,” said Pagel. “Influenza is a seri­ous d isease th a t can be con­trolled and prevented through proper immunization.”

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Kotlowitz analyzes race in newest book

“Storytelling has a fierce power. It agitates, it

provokes, it forces us to think o f the world a little

bit differently. ”

Alex Kotlowitz author

By M EG DAD AYN ew s W rite r

Storytelling is w hat a u th o r Alex Kotlowitz said he loves to do most when he read excerpts from his book “The Other Side of the River” Monday in the Hammes Bookstore.

“S to ry te l l in g h as a f ie rce power. It agitates, it provokes, it forces us to think of the world a little bit d if fe ren t ly ,” said Kotlowitz, the University’s jour- nalist-in-residence this semes­ter, during his discussion about his book.

D esp ite th e two y e a r s K o t lo w i tz sp e n t with L a f a y e t t e a n d P h a r a o h R i v e r s w h i l e working on th e book m any Arts and Letters s t u d e n t s r e a d in Core class,“There are No Children Here,” he said tha t he “never spoke openly and honestly about race with the two boys.”

Kotlowitz’s curiosity abou t racial attitudes and his belief th a t “w hite A m ericans d o n ’t think race still matters in this coun try ,” led him to the two Michigan towns of St. Joseph and B en to n H a r b o r in May 1992. Although they are similar in size, the two towns are dras­tically different; St. Joseph is fa ir ly a f f lu e n t and B en ton H arbor is mostly poor. More notably, St. Joseph is 95 p e r ­cent white and Benton Harbor is 93 percent black.

T he r e s id e n t s of th e two towns have little to do with one a n o th e r , b u t the m ys te r ious d e a th of 16-year-o ld Benton Harbor resident Eric McGinnis in May 1991 stirred emotions and controversy in both towns.

Caught in the act of stealing $44 from the glove c o m p a r t­ment of a car outside a popular teenage nightclub in St. Joseph, M cGinnis, an A fr ican -

American, was chased toward th e r iv e r d iv id ing the two towns, first by the owner of the ca r and la te r by an off-duty po l icem an . McGinnis d i s a p ­peared that night and his body w ash ed upon the St. Joseph side of the river five days later.

More than an analysis of the h a n d l in g of a n d a t t i tu d e s to w a rd M cG in n is ’s d e a th , Kotlowitz describes the book as taking an in-depth look at the “o f ten c o n te n t io u s issue of race.”

“The two towns came to view the dea th with different p e r ­spectives,” said Kotlowitz.

M ost of th e w h ite , m iddle c la ss , St. J o s e p h r e s i ­d e n ts d i s ­missed it as an a c c i d e n t a l d e a th be liev­ing th e boy tried to escape po lice by s w i m m i n g down the river toward Benton Harbor. Their c o u n te r p a r t s a c ro s s the

river had other opinions.“T he p e o p le of B enton

H a rb o r w e re conv inced not only t h a t he h ad been m u r ­de red , bu t th a t he had been murdered by a white person,” said Kotlowitz.

Kotlowitz said that he hopes that his writing will “push peo­ple a little to think about them­selves.”

He believes tha t “The Other Side of the River” has done that to some extent because when the book came out, people in St. Joseph had mixed reactions to it, some of which were better than he expected. Hopefully, the book will encourage resi­dents on both sides of the river to reevaluate their beliefs and p o ss ib ly s p u r som e to take steps to correct the relationship between the two towns.

“Some people up there are filled with hate,” said Kotlowitz. “But for the most part I found people who would like to do right by each other and don’t know where to begin.”

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R epublican vice p residen tia l nom inee Dick Cheney h as been plagued by his sp o tty voting record . He h a s no t voted in 1 4 of th e la s t 1 6 local e le c tio n s in T exas.

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c o n tro l by the s t a t e s a n d a sm a ll f e d e r a l g o v e rn m e n t . Cheney’s voting record must be evaluated within the context of this ideology, said Wolbrecht.

C heney h as d e fe n d e d his record stating that some of his votes as a House member were the result of procedural t raps se t by D em o cra ts . Bush has continuously backed his r u n ­ning m ate’s record in response to the criticism from opponents earlier in the campaign.

Schmuhl noted that after the vice presidentia l deba te with

D e m o c ra t n o m in e e Joe L ieberman, the perception of C heney sh if te d as he spoke about sensitive issues such as racial profiling and gay rights.

As citizens make their final dec is io n n ex t w eek , Donald K o m m e rs , p r o f e s s o r a t the Notre Dame Law School, said that Cheney's voting record in the House will not have a sig­nificant influence over whether v o te r s d e c id e to vote Republican or Democrat in the impending election.

“It will help Bush more than h u r t h i m ,” K o m m e rs sa id , a d d in g t h a t if a n y th in g , Cheney’s nomination helped to consolidate his base of conserv­ative Republicans.

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A r m e n i a n s r a l l y t o r e m o v e l e a d e r :M ore th a n 1 0 ,0 0 0 p e o p le r a l l i e d in th e Armenian capital Monday to demand the res­ignation of President Robert Kocharian over the n a t io n ’s grim econom ic s i tua t ion . The ra l ly ’s o rg a n iz e r , A rk ad y V a r ta n ia n , w as detained a f te rw ard by police who said the demonstration was unsanctioned. Vartanian leads the 21st Century Association, a coalition of small political par t ies , none of which is resented in parliament.

S t o r m k i l l s 8 i n E u r o p e : a powerful s to rm b a r re le d ac ross w e s te rn Europe on Monday, ravaging anc ien t oaks, g rounding flights, cutting power to more than 100,000 homes and snarling traffic. At least eight peo­ple were killed. The storm left Eurorail out of service.

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G o r e s e e k s b l a c k v o t e i n e l e c t i o n :President Clinton urged black voters Monday to support A1 Gore, saying there would be no one to restra in Republicans from damaging the economy, the environm ent, health care and schools if Republican George W. Bush is elected president. Clinton joined black en te r­tainers like Queen Latifah and Hispanic star Jimmy Smits on a 45-minute radio show in an effort to turn out the vote.

L o s A n g e l e s w a t e r c o n t a m i n a t i o n :City records show that industrial runoff with possibly dangerous levels of chromium 6 was discharged for two decades into storm drains that flowed into the Los Angeles River, the Los Angeles Tim es re p o r te d Monday. The records obtained by the newspaper offer the first detailed evidence of how the chemical may have been introduced to the Los Angeles a re a ’s ground water, leading to con tam ina­tion that still troubles the region today.

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D a n v i l l e t e a m d r i n k s t o i l e t w a t e r :Members of a high school girls volleyball team are undergoing medical tests af ter a t e a m ­mate admitted she filled bottles of drinking water in toilets. She was suspended for five days — the m axim um allowed u n d e r s ta te law.

T h r e e E l k h a r t t e e n s a r r e s t e d : Three teen-agers have been arrested for burglariz­ing an au to p a r ts s to re and to r tu r in g and killing a kitten the store employees had adopt­ed. The cat was named Gizmo.

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Palestin ian youths throw s to n e s a t Israelis c rossing Kami in th e Gaza Strip M onday a s th e region con tinues to be p lagued by violence. Two Israeli d e a th s , th e first in a m onth, prom pted a m assive Israeli m issile s trik es .

Missiles fly in retaliation of deathsA ssociated Press

JERUSALEMIn one of th e m o s t

intense Israeli assaults in a m onth of fighting, a ttack helicopters unleashed mis­sile attacks Monday night on offices of P a le s t in ia n l e a d e r Y a sse r A r a f a t ’s F a tah m ovem ent, s tr ikes m eant to re ta lia te for the killings of two Israelis.

Israel fired w arnings to clear the four offices in the West Bank and Gaza Strip b e fo re f i r in g m iss i le s , Israel television said. The missiles se t off fires, but there w ere no im m ediate reports of injuries.

The two killings were the first Israeli deaths in and a ro u n d J e r u s a l e m s ince th e v io le n c e b e g a n la s t m o n th . At l e a s t 45 Palestinians were wounded

Monday.“I don ’t know w hat the

I s r a e l i s a r e t ry in g to achieve th rough this lan ­g u a g e , ” P a le s t in ia n , s p o k e s m a n Saeb E re k a t to ld a rm y ra d io . I s ra e l i Prime Minister Ehud Barak “said that violence will not be r e w a r d e d or ach ieve anything. The prime minis­ter needs to listen to him­self.”

Earlier in the day, Barak opened the winter session of p a r l iam en t and won a temporary reprieve for his unstable, minority govern­ment, warning Palestinians there would “be no reward for violence.”

The Israeli military said it z e ro e d in on p o s ts belonging to Arafat’s body­g u a rd s , know n as Force 17, and his p a ra m il i ta ry o rg a n iz a t io n , ca lled the

Tanzim. “The army w on’t let civilians, communities and soldiers be struck,” the military said, a p p a ren t ly referring to the two Israelis killed.

E phra im Sneh, I s r a e l ’s deputy defense m in is te r , described the operation as a “measured response.”

“T here ’s almost no limit to w hat we can do,” he said in a television interview.

In p a r l ia m e n t , B a r a k ’s c o a l i t io n a p p e a r e d sa fe from collapse for a t least the nex t few weeks. The ultra-Orthodox Shas party, Israel’s third-largest, said it would su p p o r t him for the next month, and Ariel Sharon, the hawkish leader of th e o p p o s i t io n Likud party, told par l iam en t he still hadn’t given up on the idea of jo in ing an e m e r ­g ency co a l i t io n w ith

Barak’s government.H o w ev e r , th e conflic t

w ith th e P a le s t in ia n s remained on the boil, and A r a f a t gave no s ign of o r d e r in g an end to the street confrontations.

In Gaza on Monday, he declared, “Until Jerusalem, u n t i l J e r u s a l e m , un til J e ru sa lem , the capital of o u r i n d e p e n d e n tPalestinian state.”

In his speech to p a r l ia ­ment, Barak warned Arafat that he “would gain noth­ing through violence.”

“Neither will you,” shout­ed Issam Mahoul, one of 10 Arab lawmakers in the leg­islature, all of them angry over the dea ths of Israeli Arab citizens during recent r io ts . M ahou l and o th e r A rab leg is la to rs heckled Barak and Sharon during their speeches.

U.S. struggles for leads in Cole bombingA ssociated Press

WASHINGTON P r e s id e n t C lin ton sa id M onday

there are “some promising leads” in the investigation of the bombing of the USS Cole but the United States is encountering obstacles in Yemen as it pursues the case.

He appea led directly to Y em en’s p res iden t for d irect access to w it­n esse s , su sp e c ts and ev idence in the Oct. 12 a t ta c k th a t k i l led 17 U.S. sailors and injured 39 others.

Clinton said Yemen had coopera t­ed fully in th e f i rs t p h a s e of the

investigation. “There have been dif­ficulties now,” he added.

“ I h o p e t h a t we c a n w o rk it o u t ,"C l in to n sa id , “b e c a u s e 1 do believe tha t they w an t to know who did it and I know th a t we have to find out who did it. There are some promising leads out there . We just need to get on it as quickly as possi­ble b ecau se the p rob lem in these things is tha t the trail can get cold.”

He said tha t Yemeni officials “are w o r r i e d a b o u t h a v in g A m e r ic a deploy more resources in Yemen to do the investigation than they are. 1 th in k they fee l c o m fo r ta b le t h a t

they can do it .”C l in to n s a id he a r g u e d to

P re s id en t All A bdullah Saleh th a t the United States and Yemen should have “a g en u in e , jo in t in v e s t ig a ­t i o n ” a s it h a d w i th K en y a a n d T a n z a n i a w h e n U.S. e m b a s s i e s t h e r e w e r e t a r g e t s o f t e r r o r i s t attacks.

S e c r e t a r y o f S t a t e M a d e le in e A lbrigh t said th a t Yemen “had to c o o p e r a t e m o r e ” a s th e U n i te d States searches for links to Islamic militant Osama bin Laden, who has em erged as the prime focus of the investigation.

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Microsoft products available to hackersAssociated Press

SEATTLE W hen the f i rs t coup le of

new accounts popped up, the n e tw o rk a d m in i s t r a to r s a t Microsoft Corp. didn't pay too much attention. Most likely, someone new didn’t set them up properly.

Then a few more accounts appeared. Then more.

W ithin a few days , th e re were ab o u t two dozen new accounts. W hat’s worse, who­ever was creating them start­ed trying tou p g r a d e th e i r n e t ­work privi- l e g e s , i n c l u d i n g permission to view h ig h - lev e l files a n d their more- s e n s i t i v e i n f o r m a ­tion.

That, according to sources f a m i l ia r w ith th e c a s e , is when Microsoft called in its computer security team.

Company officials believe th e h a c k e r h a d ac c e s s for about 12 days, but only to the source code, o r b luep rin ts , for a single p roduc t th a t is still in th e e a r ly s t a g e s of development. T hat contrasts to initial company statements th a t the h ack e r could have had a c c e s s for up to five weeks.

But M ic ro so f t o f f ic ia ls a d m i t t e d M onday th a t its c o m p u te r e x p e r t s w e re unable to track the infiltrator despite m ore than a w eek ’s worth of electronic cat-and- mouse th ro u g h the c o m p a ­ny’s network.

“We are continuing to work c lo se ly w ith law e n f o r c e ­m e n t , ” s a id c o m p a n y s p o k e s m a n Rick M iller .

“Beyond that, we really can’t say much more.”

M iller a c k n o w le d g e d the hacker could have been in the system longer than 12 days but said the company is confi­d e n t th a t high-level access occu rred only betw een Oct. 14-25.

Even with low-level access, th e h a c k e r cou ld h av e a c c e s se d c o rp o ra te e -m ail and other confidential infor­mation, Miller said.

M ark R asch , a f o rm e r Ju s t ice D e p a r tm e n t official and now vice president of the

R e s t o n ,

“I t ’s tough because once the hacker creates the

accounts, he can look like a normal person

logging in. ”

M ark R asch former Justice Department official

V a . - b a s e d c o m p u t e r s e c u r i t y firm Global I n t e g r i t y , s a i d M icrosoft’s lack of suc­cess is c o m m o n am o n g the industry.

“Only thed u m b o n e s g e t c a u g h t , ” Rasch said. “Microsoft's expe­rience is not atypical, e spe ­c ia l ly if th e bad guy w as sm art.”

Sources close to the case, who did not wish to be identi­f ied , to ld T he A sso c ia te d Press that the company m an­aged to learn of the infiltra­tion early.

While the hacker was able to c re a te new accoun ts for himself, many computer net­w orks build in th a t kind of f lexibility so th a t m id level m a n a g e r s can c r e a t e a c c o u n ts for new w o rk e r s and teams.

“It’s tough because once the hacker creates the accounts, he can look like a normal per­son logging in, ” Rasch said. “So which accoun ts do you m on ito r? T h e r e ’s a lw ays a chance you’d miss one.”

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Simplifying abortion with pillsOn Sept. 28, the Food & Drug

Administration approved the marketing of mifepristone, or RU-486, the abor­tion pill used in France for more than a decade. Danco Laboratories will m ar­ket it under the name Mifeprex. The drug will allow women to have abor­tions in the privacy of their own homes up to seven weeks after their last men­strual period. The woman first takes RU-486 (mifepris­tone), which neu­tralizes proges­terone, a hormone required to m ain­tain pregnancy.About two days later she returns to the doctor to receive misoprostol, a prostoglandin that contracts the uterus, expelling the child. Two weeks later the woman returns to the doctor to ensure that the abortion is complete. She must agree to have a surgical abortion to complete the job if necessary, which is needed in 5 percent of the cases. Possible side effects of the RU-486 regi­men include bleeding, cramping, nau­sea, headaches, vomiting and diarrhea.

There is one catch. Misoprostol, the second drug used in this procedure, is sold by Searle under the name Cytotec. It is approved by the FDA as a trea t­ment for ulcers. Since doctors may legally prescribe any approved drug for any purpose, separate FDA approval is not required for the use of misoprostol to complete the RU-486 abortion. On Aug. 23, 2000, however, Searle issued a warning that “Cytotec is not approved for the induction of labor or abortion ... Serious adverse events reported follow­ing off-label use of Cytotec in pregnant women include maternal or fetal death;

uterine hyperstimulation, rupture or perforation requiring uterine surgical repair, hysterectomy or salpingo- oophorectomy; amniotic fluid embolism; severe vaginal bleeding, retained placenta, shock, fetal brady­cardia and pelvic pain.” Despite this warning, the FDA, on Sept. 28, “approved” the RU-486 “regimen” including the use of misoprostol con­trary to the Searle warning. The FDA website says, “Patients taking Mifeprex must take 400 ug of misoprostol two days after taking mifepristone unless a complete abortion has already been confirmed.” This is your federal gov­ernm ent at work, using your tax dollars to protect maternal health.

Apart from the risk to the mother, a further legal complication in the use of RU-486 is the possible application to it of state laws that regulate abortion, including notice to parents of a minor, counseling and waiting periods, dispos­al of fetal remains, etc.

Physicians already can terminate pregnancies by giving high doses of birth control pills, or the “emergency contraceptive” pill, within 72 hours of unprotected intercourse. Human life begins at the fertilization of the ovum by the sperm. Such “morning after” pills or “emergency contraceptives” are therefore not truly contraceptives. They kill the unborn child by preventing his implantation in the wall of the womb from which he would otherwise draw sustenance until his birth.

RU-486 allows the mother to kill by pill at later stages than such early abortifacients. We may expect further improvements that will reduce side effects and simplify the killing proce­dure. In 1973 the Supreme Court invented a “right to privacy” which included the right to m urder one’s own unborn child. Now technology is mak­ing abortion a truly private matter, beyond the effective reach of the law.

Legalized abortion, whether surgical or chemical, is an outgrowth of the contraceptive ethic in which one makes himself or herself the arbiter of whether and when life shall begin and, predictably, of whether and when it shall end. In Evangelium Vitae, John Paul II described abortion and contra­ception as “closely connected, as fruits of the same tree .” “IT]he pro-abortion culture,” he said, “is especially strong ... where the church’s teaching on con­traception is rejected. |l |n ... many ... instances such practices are rooted in a hedonistic mentality unwilling to accept responsibility ... and they imply a self- centered concept of freedom, which regards procreation as an obstacle to personal fulfillment. The life which could result from a sexual encounter thus becomes an enemy to be avoided at all costs, and abortion becomes the only possible decisive response to con­traception. The close connection between ... contraception and ... abor­tion ... is ... demonstrated ... by the development o f ... products, ... which, distributed with the same ease as con­traceptives, ... act as abortifacients in the very early stages o f ... the life of the new human being.”

It is fitting that the manufacturer of RU-486 for Danco is Hua Lian Pharmaceutical Co. in Shanghai. RU- 486 is used in China to implement its one-child policy which includes forced abortion and infanticide. China, of course, cares nothing for the life of the child nor for the health of the mother. Neither, it appears, does the Clinton Administration.

Professor Rice is a professor in the Law School. His column appears every other Tuesday.

The views expressed in this column are those o f the author and not neces­sarily those o f The Observer.

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Using Nader to win our

DemocracyAlthough volunteers may have collected enough petition signatures,

Ralph Nader and his vice presidential running mate Winona LaDuke did not get on the ballot in Indiana. Fortunately, they did achieve status as “declared,” ie., official, write-in candidates, which means you can write them in as candidates and have your vote for them counted. (For those of you voting by absentee ballots in other states, they’re write-in candidates in Georgia, Idaho and Wyoming, and are on the ballot in all other states except North Carolina, Oklahoma and South Dakota.)

But the state of Indiana and St. Joseph County a ren’t going to make it easy for you to successfully vote for them as write-in candidates. To do so in St. Joseph County, you must immediately ask for a write-in ballot when you sign in at the polling station and before you enter an individ­ual polling booth. They should give you three separate ballots: a county ballot, a state ballot and a presidential ballot. You cannot utilize St. Joseph County’s mechanical voting machines at all if you want to write-in even just one candidate; you must use old-fashioned paper ballots to cast all your vote choices. For all three ballots, you should carefully read the instructions and mark your choices. It’s possible to vote a straight party ticket on the county and state ballots and still write-in on the presidential ballot. On the presidential ballot, to vote for Nader and LaDuke, you have to mark the box next to the write-in option and then write in their names. The polling stations will not have any signs displayed about how to write-in candidates or who the declared write in candidates are — the burden is on you both to ask for the ballot and to write in their names. When I lived in Seattle, where we’d routinely vote on several ambiguously titled ballot initiatives and a plethora of obscure nonpartisan offices, I’d bring my voting “cheat- sheet” with me into the booth. (This is perfectly legal; political parties sometimes print such sheets up for voters to use.)

If you’re still planning to vote for Gore because you don’t want “Dubya” to win, rest assured that you can vote for Nader/LaDuke in Indiana with a clear conscience. Remember the Electoral College? Because our presidents a ren’t elected by national popular vote, you should be thinking about the presidential ticket in terms of your own state, not according to the national race or national polling trends. As nationally-syndicated columnist Molly Ivins has suggested, you should vote for Nader if you live in a state that’s solidly for Bush, since your vote for Gore in those states is very unlikely to help him nationally. According to various sources, that leaves approximately 11 states which are possible toss-ups — states in which you’ll have to decide between voting for the best candidate (Nader) or voting for the lesser of two evils: Delaware, Florida, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Wisconsin. As you may have noticed, Indiana isn’t one of the few swing states that Gore and Bush have been concentrating on for the last couple of months.

From 1948 to 1996, Indiana cast its Electoral College votes (depend­ing on the year, its 12 or 13 of the 270 needed to win) for a Republican all but one time, when it voted for Johnson over Goldwater in 1964. Recent polls in the Indianapolis Star and South Bend Tribune in September had Bush leading Gore by seven or nine points.I Iotlinescoop.com, a site that compiles the “most recent reputable state polls,” shows Bush with a 12 point lead in Indiana. Voting for Gore in Indiana isn’t going to help him beat Bush nationally, so why waste your vote?

Instead, you could try to help Nader get a minimum of 5 percent of the vote, which would qualify him (or the next Green Party nominee) for the public funding in the next election. Katha Pollitt of “The Nation” correctly points out that, despite many depressing similarities, there are still some meaningful differences between Bush and Gore. Yet, for many years she also argues that leftists of all stripes have been repeat­edly betrayed and taken advantage of by Clinton/Gore and the Democratic Party for far too long. Presidential and electoral politics are definitely not the sole or arguably the even most important, methods to address issues of social justice or to win back our democracy from its corporate sponsors. Leftists need to be struggling for these issues at all levels of politics, from the grassroots and local levels on up. And Nader’s certainly not perfect, but voting for him in Indiana is surely better than further legitimizing Gore’s right-centrist politics. Given that your vote for Nader one won’t help elect Bush and two could help Nader get public financing (and thus a more visible forum for talking about sorely neglected issues), I’m hard pressed to see what moral and political justification could possibly be given for voting for Gore in Indiana — or, for that matter, in any of the other non-swing states.

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Finding international stereotypes

JoannaM ikulski

InnsbruckS tim m e

Battling the onslaught of the Austrian flu, I stumbled alone and motherless two Wednesdays ago to M-Pries, the local super­market. As I feverishly searched the aisles of familiar products bearing unfamiliar names for tea and honey and tissues, an older woman clasping a packet of instant noodles mum­bled in Tirolian dialect. I lacked the ability to dis­cern her words, uttered a quiet “excuse me” as I attempted to squeeze past her and marvelled at her one-sided conver­sation. Suddenly she turned her eyes from the small bag of conve­nience towards my pale face and scolded me loudly and forcefully for my apparent igno­rance. Frantically I uti­lized my last resortphrase for such situations, roughly translated from the German, “I am an American. I only speak a little German.” Her eyes grew and filled the entire lens of her Frisbee-sized glasses. Then raising her chest to the ceiling she shouted in a voice that consumed the inside of the small market, again roughly translated, “Yeah well I am a Tiroler. 1 am an Austrian.”I covered my face with a box of tissues to protect it from the stoning by Austrian bags of Ramen that seemed imminent and cowered to the cashier.

Later as I considered my terrific ability to endear myself to the older Austrian set, another incident that I had repressed resurfaced in my consciousness. We travelled from Innsbruck to Salzburg in a bus not equipped to carry the luggage of 22 students exploring Europe for an entire year.Consequently, to the perturbation of our driver a number of our suitcases sprawled out in the back seats during the journey. Unloading pre­sented a few issues and I, polite and helpful, moved my feet from the floor onto the seat as my fellow Innsbruckers pulled their bags past my chair. Our driver, standing guard at the door, witnessed my assault on the dignity of his bus and forcibly moved my feet back onto the floor with the strength of his words, “Typical American. We don’t do that in Europe.” Flabbergasted, I wondered, what exactly is a typical American for Austrians? Are we simply ignorant human beings who accidentally ignore old ladies in the grocery store and defile chairs with our feet? Or does a greater definition lie in the hearts of Austrians?

I turned first to the fortunate Austrian stu­dents that inhabit rooms with the Innsbruckers this year. My roommate Karin could not give me a direct answer, but informed me that she and other Austrians could instantaneously spot an American walk­ing down the street. “I cannot explain it. You just know.” Her friend, observing the clothes

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scattered over my desk, had earlier declared that she had never seen a clean room during a six month stay in the United States. She had seen orderly spaces in Austria, but never in the United States. The idea of “sneakers and jeans” featured prominently in our conversa­tion.

It stood parallel to the word “McDonald’s.” Karin’s brother apparently had asked her whether I ate many hamburgers. Another important concept in the characterization of Americans: the microwave. In Europe the inhabitants practice a religion that forbids their use. Twice in the last week roommates of uninformed Notre Dame students have cringed and turned red in quite embarrass­ment after watching their American friend place an item of food in the microwave, cook it and then eat it. Dan Birk’s roommate, in fact, defined the American lifestyle with a sim­ple phrase, “microwaving a Kase-Frankfurter and eating it on a croissant.”

To my surprise, considering my earlier adventures, the older Austrians that I asked stereotyped Americans less eagerly than our twenty-something friends. One Tiroler, to the agreement of our director’s wife, Anita, replied that the numerous ethnic groups that inhabit the U.S. prohibit any classification of

Americans. However he did mention that he thought all Americans spoke

annoyingly through their noses.(Our professor in Salzburg

thought so as well. He mock­ingly cringed his nose, squint­

ed his eyes and withheld his breath with every English

word that he uttered.) Anita also contended that the ubiquitous presence of American restau­rants, clothes and music in Austria have effected the adoption of an American lifestyle by the youth of Europe. With every McDonald’s built underneath a European historical landmark, like the famous Golden Roof of Innsbruck, the stereotype of the typ­ical American teenager personifies to an ever greater degree the typical

Austrian teenager.For better or worse

that is. Abiding by the American concepts of

justice and equality for all, I asked the Notre

Dame students to speculate on the stereotypes that

Austrians apply to Americans. I heard these words: loud,

obnoxious, stressed out, over­weight and lazy. With the words

“typical American” ringing in my ears,I looked at my friends and observed aloud,

“Wow, we really have a fantastic view of our­selves.” Marik Frens-String, bitter that at seven o’clock in the evening not a single gro­cery store in the city of the Innsbruck remained open, turned and announced,“Lazy! Cancel that! Austrians are the lazy ones. They close their stores early and don’t even work on Sundays.” Oh well, so much for stereotypes.

Joanna Mikulski is a sophomore Arts and Letters major. She is spending the semester abroad in Innsbruck, Austria.

The views expressed in this column are those o f the author and not necessarily those o f The Observer.

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Fleck’s latest effort fails on its move toward popBy GEOFFREY RAHIEScene M usic C rit ic

T he age of alterna-pop and boy b a n d s has all but

destroyed the airwaves across the country, leaving music lovers to a b a n d o n rad io to find som e worthwhile music. One of those few bands making worthwhile music for years has been Bela Fleck and the Flecktones.

Composed of Bela Fleck (ban­jos), Jeff Coffin (saxes, flute, clar­inet), Future Man (synth-axe dru- mitar, vocals) and Victor Wooten (assorted basses) the Flecktones have deep roots in jazz and blue- grass. While their early work is instrumental bliss, their last cou­ple of albums have been brought down by the ir a sp i ra t io n s for crossover pop success. Their lat­est, Outbound, contains strong

instrumental tracks, but is riddled with guests and almost laughable lyrics.

The 40 second intro that kicks the disc off is basically a sax trio that does a good job of setting the tone for the nex t t r a c k “Hoe Down." For those of you unfamil­iar with that title, it is a work by the g rea t A m erican com poser Aaron Copeland. The Flecktones, with some help from guests, do an excellent job reworking this classic. The band basically trans­ports the lis tener to a country jamboree.

However, trouble starts to brew when Future Man starts to take over on lead vocals with backing from g u e s t S h aw n Colvin (of “Sonny Came Home" fame.) Just about the time when “A Moment So Close” starts to kick in, Future Man lays down some truly dopey lyrics. The lyric complexity is on

the level of a third grader, bla- tanatly talking about love and world peace in nearly every song. It doesn’t help that Future Man’s voice is paper thin. And when Shawn Colvin starts singing the words “Way up high," you know that something must be wrong.

It’s a shame that the album was not entirely instrum enta l. For years, the band has been putting on startaling live shows and col­lecting awards for best contempo­rary jazz group. So when they play some technically bombastic material, listeners are in for a real treat. The standout “Lover’s Leap” comes complete with clar­in e t w ork from Coffin and a m ind-b low ing bass solo from Wooten. These two men prove to be the brightest spots on an oth­erwise below-par album. Wooten adds more solidification to the thought that he might be the best player known to man. Fleck’s delicate picking sets the tone for the beautiful “Hall of Mirrors." His playing can alternate from insane banjo fireworks to slow melodic bliss.

There should be no complaints on the musical chops displayed by the four core members, or the instrumental guests for that mat­ter. The problem with the effort comes down to Future M an’s h o r r e n d o u s s ing ing and the guest singers. Someone has to step up and realize that Future Man is destroying what this band should be all about: making com­plex, technical music that true

afocianodos can salivate over. The band should not be about trying to change the world, or score a hit on the radio. And who made the decision to let Shawn Colvin s ing b ack u p ? This is almost as bad as their last studio a lbum which in c luded Amy Grant’s help and Dave Matthews singing about communication. Since he produced the album, it would appear that Fleck is calling most of the shots on Outbound. So, what was he thinking?

All a ro u n d , th ings could be worse — there could have been singing on every track. It would have been more enjoyable to lis­ten to a six track EP of simply covered instrumental standards.

Instead Future Man and Shawn Colvin w ant to bring the world together. Please, Bela, take the band back. Give the public an all­in s t ru m e n ta l m as te rp iece the next time around, and save the s issy s tu f f for Jew el an d the Indigo girls.

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Sophomore slump plagues Something Like HumanBy JOE LARSONS cene M usic C rit ic

Most people know Fuel as the band who gave us the m elancholy ro ck e r “S h im m er" off the b a n d ’s 1998 release, Sunburn. The catchy lament of fading love in “Shimmer" was voted by Radio and Records as the most played track of modern rock radio in 1998, and catapulted Sunburn to platinum standing. The band supported its record with a rigorous two years on the road, opening for bands like Aerosmith and Creed. They return now with their sophomore release. Something Uke Human, which is immersed on the same guitar-based sound that brought them so much success on Sunburn.

F u e l’s f irs t s ing le off of S om eth in g Like H um an , “Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" has already reached the top of Billboard’s Modem Rock charts. It’s reflective and des­perate lyrics mixed with heavy, layered guitar make for an exceptional combination. Brett Scallion’s searing lead vocal work projects the song into a veri­table rock anthem. He goes from a soft, pensive sound in the verses to a roar­ing, demanding scream in the chorus.The song emanates a despair and anxi­ety tha t builds into the chorus and, accompanied by a layering of orches­tra l s tr ings and th u n d e r in g drum s, hammers home its point powerfully. It is infectious, tempting the listener to put it on repeat and listen to it over and over again in order to fully absorb the song’s emotion and feeling.

H owever, p ro b le m s quick ly a r i s e s in the re s t of Something Like Human. Though “Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" is an excellent rock song that blends intelligent lyrics with a great guitar riff, the rest of the album seems to fall short, leaving those turned on by its first single, a little jilted by the rest of the album. Though songs like “Empty Spaces” and “Down" are solid rock songs, they just do not reach the b an d ’s potential, exemplified in “Hemorrhage."

Fuel has the ability to m ake great music... but

they ju s t h a ven ’t pu t together a complete

album.

The songs seem like an attempt at rock, more than hon­est efforts of expression. Carl Bell’s guitar riffs break no new ground, and, in fact, during a majority of the songs, sound like other people’s songs. “Prove” steals a riff from Megadeath’s “Angry Again.” One could mistake the first two measures of “Last Time” for “Everlong” by the Foo Fighters. The heavy, acoustic riff in “Slow” resembles the hit “Touch, Peel, and Stand" by Days of the New. And “Scar,” “Prove,” and “Down" all seem to sound remark­ably like Alice in Chains.

Something Like Human’s sound seems like an attempt to fit into the Seattle heavy rock scene led by Alice in Chains and Soundgarden circa 1994. Then in order to mesh with today’s hard rock trends, they occasionally add choppy, syncopated drum rhythms heard in bands like Korn.

Though they try to present themselves as a hard rock band, they also lighten up on a few tracks. “Innocent," because it is still based in heavy guitar, could work, but is ruined by poor lyrics — it addresses Satan, and then

apparently a group of angels, as it asks for some guidance in life or something. And just as the track seems to be coming together at the end of each verse, the song mentions the impossibility of know­ing yourself in a world where everyone is constantly being “bought and sold." The song tries to say something important about life, but comes off as just a failed attempt to be contemplative.

The most insulting song on the album is “Bad Day," which might have been better performed by Cyndi Lauper during her “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” era. The song tells the story of a guy who is having communication prob­lems with his girlfriend, who had a bad day and just doesn’t want to talk about it. The listener is supposed to feel bad for this guy because he does not get to hear his girlfriend complain. The lyrics of this song explain them­selves, “Spilled her coffee, broke a shoelace, smeared the lipstick on her face. Slammed the door and said I’m sorry, I had a bad day again."

H ard rock b a n d s do not s ing songs this corny.

S o m e t h i n g Like H um an is an o v e ram b i- tious album that j u s t does not acco m p lish its goal. It tries to rock, but sounds m ore like a cover band play­ing their favorite songs. Then, it t r i e s to have slow, thoughtful b a l la d s whichcome ac ro ss

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m ore as corny p ieces of pop music that even Celine Dion wouldn’t touch.

Fuel h a s the ability to make grea t music, as shown with ’98s “Shim m er” andthis album’s “Hemorrhage (In My Hands),” but they just haven’t put together a complete album.

They have their own formula for good music, but unfor­tunately turn to other formulas that have already been used by o ther bands to fill the rest of their albums. Though these are decent songs, they pack less impact because they’ve all been heard before.

So, if you’ve heard “Hemorrhage," and want to hear more like it, buying Something Uke 1 luman will leave you completely unsatisfied. You’d be better off just buying the single and listening to and old Alice In Chains album.

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David Gray makes an impressive U.S. debutBy LISA B R U N OScene M usic C rit ic

The musical journey thus far for the U.K.'s David Gray has been anything but smooth. Since Gray’s first release in 1992, he has had a varie ty of se tbacks with labels in his h o m e lan d . Therefore, the listening public should consider itself lucky that he kept on the path, and finally released his fourth album, White Ladder, on his own label.

W ork ing off his ow n la b e l offered him the opportunity to

not only c rea te an a lbum the way he wanted, but also to pro­m o te it in his own way. The result has been nothing but posi­tive as he has developed a hefty following in the U.K. and a local s tam p of app rova l from Dave Matthews. In fact, White Ladder received such approval th a t it was released here in the U.S. as the first re lease on M atthew s’ own label, ATO.

W ith W hite L a d d e r , Gray smoothly sails through the 10 tracks with confidence, proving he can navigate marvelously on his own, without a heavy-handed

record label corraling his talent.White Ladder’s first release,

“Babylon,” reveals Gray’s amaz­ing voice, a voice that consistent­ly c h a n g e s th r o u g h o u t the a lbum . He has a voice th a t is raw and varied, and that can go from being graveley to as smooth and soothing as honey. Coupled with his voice are the wonderful­ly revealing lyrics of “Babylon” that are instantly intoxicating, “ If you want iV come and get it/ for crying out loud/ the love that I was giving you was never in doubt/ let go your heart/ let go your head/ and feel it now.”

Gray’s style can be described as h a v in g a d ec id ed ly folk underpinning with an electroni- ca twist. I t’s a lmost as if folk m us ic m e e ts th e likes of Everything But the Girl.

White Ladder was recorded in Gray’s London home, with the w in d o w s open — open to a world musical freedom. This is obvious as each t r a c k offers something different musically, and lyrically, speaks to living. This is the kind of disc that can be thrown into the player with­out any need to skip through a song. Each track offers a sooth-

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Bizkit’s third album falls short of past effortsBy JEFF BALTRUZAKScene M usic C ritic

The boys of Limp Bizkit, who thundered into America’s living rooms in 1998 with a cover of George Michael’s “Faith,” are undoubtedly rising stars. Blurring the line between rock and rap, their 1997 album, Three Dollar Bill Y’all, coupled with a massive tour with rock giants Korn, and brought the band instant fame. But it was 1999’s Significant Other that truly launched them into the pan­theon of multi-platinum artists and MTV darlings.

Their new offering, Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water, brings frontman Fred Durst, guitarist Wes Borland, DJ Lethal, drummer John Otto, and bassist Sam Rivers together for the band’s third album in just three years. Unfortunately, Chocolate Starfish, while ener­getic, brings the group’s shortcomings glaringly to the sur­face. Durst’s lyrics are, simply put, simplistic and unimagi­native, and Borland’s riffs are uninspiring at best, leaving Limp fans longing for the days of “Nookie.”

Still, the talent of DJ Lethal and Otto cannot be denied — even by a lackluster compilation like Chocolate Starfish. Lethal lays down beats that are both original and brilliant, only to have them destroyed by the heavy, plodding guitar work of Borland.

The band’s most popular songs (think “Re-arranged”) have featured harmony between the hip hop beats and the

guitar, but Chocolate Starfish only occasionally finds this melodious relationship. Otto distinguishes himself with challenging and unique drumming, while not overpower­ing the beat of Lethal.

In the album booklet, Durst describes the songs on Chocolate Starfish as “Gateways to our souls.” If this is the case, the souls of Limp Bizkit are shallow and self-serving, living for their appearances on MTV. Durst’s lyrical abili­ties are weak, and he spends considerable time on the album merely exalting the band’s accomplishments. The themes of Chocolate Starfish are muddled in a flurry of formulaic songs. Many songs proceed from slower, more subdued hip-hop beats into overly heavy riffs — even for Limp Bizkit — and then back again. The rock and the rap elem ents the band attem pts to fuse instead seem to oppose one another.

Another problem with the release is the opening intro. Nothing is more annoying on an album than a pointless introduction. Limp allocates m inute after minute to informing the listener that “Limp Bizkit is in the house,” helpfully confirming the realization that the album is, in fact, by Limp Bizkit, in case fans had gotten confused. It does not introduce any of the album’s themes, and is only saved at all by a rich, textured, ringing beat by Lethal.

Durst’s creativity problems bubble up in the first song, “Hot Dog.” After mentioning Nine Inch Nails, Durst then proceeds to steal the line “I want to f— you like an ani­mal,” from “Closer.” Expletives are an integral, almost

necessary part of many songs, and Limp Bizket tracks are certainly no exception. But Durst uses the f- word incessantly, especially on “Hot Dog,” and he comes off look­ing ignorant and incapable of writ­ing deeper lyrics.

“My Generation,” the next track, has entered the Billboard charts simultaneously with “Rollin’ (Air Raid Vehicle)” but is the weaker of the two songs. Borland dominates the flow of the track — in a bad way. And while the rest of the song proceeds quickly, his riffs seem to hang back and conflict with the beat and drumming of Otto.

When Borland takes a breather in the slower part of the song, “My Generation” is strong, until it again returns to its multi-paced ways. •

“Full Nelson” is by far the worst song on Chocolate Starfish, and possibly, the worst song ever made by the band. Even Lethal is off his

game, producing a b e a t t h a t is uncharacteristi­cally ordinary.

In “Rollin’ (Air Raid V eh ic le )” the band finally finds thesmoother middle ground between r a p and rock.Though the lines are nothing U2 would re spec t , the song is u n d e n i a b l y ca tchy , and is r is ing on the Billboard charts.Otto p ro d u ces his finest work of the e n t i r e a lbum , driving the entire song and c rea t in g a legitimate hit.

Apparently, as “Living it U p” will attest, Ben Stiller is Durst’s “favorite mother f-— .” That about sums up the highlights of this song, which features descriptions of the band’s life of excess in the midst of chaotic guitar play.

Limp is too talented not to have a few excellent tracks on an album, and Durst breaks out of his f-word shell to pro­duce a couple truly good lines of lyrics. For Chocolate Starfish, these tracks come at the end of the album.

“Boiler” is arguably the best song on the album. A sub­dued Borland meshes beautifully with Otto and Lethal, creating a track with understated passion and intensity.

“Hold On” is simply surreal. Here, the band shows that it is more than just heavy guitars thrown together with a DJ. Durst has real feeling in his vocals, and this time, song truly does act as a “gateway” to the band’s soul.

Rap fans will love the final track, “Rollin’ (Urban Assault Vehicle),” as the band reprises the earlier song on the album by featuring Redman, Method Man and DMX, with an unique and flowing beat that would make Dr. Dre jeal­ous. The song is pure energy.

Still, the final three tracks cannot fix what represents only an average effort by a band that music fans are increasingly looking to for innovation.

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ing melodic back­d ro p a g a in s t the h a rsh rea lit ies of love and life.

“T h is Y e a r ’s Love” is undoub t­edly one of the m o s t r e v e a l in g songs on the disc and was the ca ta ­lyst for his g r e a t fo llow ing in I r e la n d . Gray w e a v e s a ta le of love familiar to any l i s t e n e r , “This y e a r ’s love h a d better last/ heaven know s i t ’s h igh t im e / I ’ve b een waiting on my own too long/ and when you hold me like you do, it feels so right.”

Once again it is a m u s ic a l r e l i e f to p u r c h a s e an album that doesn’t disappoint, and is an original creation that hasn ’t b een sh a p e d to fit into som e record label’s image or mold.

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With th e support of Dave M atthew s, David Gray’s la te s t album White Ladder has been exploding across America.

L ad d e r t h a t he has p lenty to offer, and that he himself is best s u i t e d to d ic ta te how it is offered.

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Belles earn victory at Albion InviteBy ALICIA O R T IZS p o rts W rite r

The volleyball Belles played h a rd las t w eek en d and t r i ­umphed at the Albion College Invitational.

A f te r a r o u g h s e a s o n of close wins and disappointing losses, the Belles are bringing their season to a close with a few wins under their belt.

The Albion College quad e n d e d up b e in g a t h r e e - t e a m t o u r n a m e n t i n c l u d i n g K e n y o n C o l l e g e ,Saint M ary’s College an d A l b i o n College.

The Belles av en g ed th e i r previous loss against Albion and won in five games, 15-10, 9-15, 15-8, 6-15, 15-10.

“A lb ion w a s n o t p la y in g w ell ,” ju n io r outside de fen ­sive h i t t e r A n g e la M eyers said. “ We toughed it out and won.”

The Kenyon game ended in t h r e e c lo se g a m e s , a s the Belles won with scores of 16- 14,15-11, and 15-6.

“Kenyon had a pretty good team, but we ju s t shu t them d o w n d e f e n s iv e ly ," c o ach Ju l ie S c h ro e d e r -B ie k sa id . “T h is w as th e b e s t t e a m defense tha t we have played so far this year.”

Even without any prior con­te s t s a g a i n s t K enyon , th e Belles felt they were well pre­pared going into the match.

“Kenyon was unfamiliar to u s , ” j u n i o r s e t t e r J a m ie

D ineen sa id , “bu t we b e a t th e m in th e en d w h e n it c o u n te d . We p lay ed rea l ly well and we stepped up as a team .”

As a team, the Belles aver­aged 20 digs per game for the d ay a n d o f fen s iv e ly had a lm o s t 12 kills p e r g a m e (11.75).

“This was a g r e a t way to finish out our regular season and a g rea t way to go in to

the MIAA t o u r n a ­m e n t . ” S c h r o e d e r - Biek said.

Junior out­s id e d e f e n ­sive h i t t e r A n g i e M ey e rs led th e t e a m with 30 kills,

18 s e rv ic e p o in ts , a n d 52 digs.

F r e s h m a n s e t t e r / o u t s i d e hitter Leigh Ann Matesich fol­lowed with 18 service points, 26 digs, and 78 assists. Right s ide h i t te r Denise Langlois had 24 service points and 20 digs, while middle hitter Jolie LeBeau added to the effort with 21 kills and 6.5 blocks.

Dineen ended the day with 15 kills, 13 po in ts , and 22 digs

“MC C h r i s to p h e r c a m e through for us,” Meyers said. “She pulled th ro u g h at key t im e s .” C hris topher had 20 kills, 13 points, five service aces and 20 digs.

The Belles perform ed well without their senior defensive s p e c ia l i s t V ic to r ia Butcko, who missed the day’s games for graduate school exams.

S a in t M ary ’s will p lay a t Calvin on Wednesday.

“Albion was not playing well. We toughed it out

and won . "

Angela M eyers outside defensive hitter

M e n ’s S o c c e r

Irish look to close season with winBy N O A H A M STA D T E RA ssistan t S p o rts E d ito r

The Notre Dame m e n ’s soc­cer team looks to close out its s e a s o n on a h igh n o te a s it travels to Indianapolis tonight to take on IUPUI.

The Jaguars , coming in with a record of 8-8-1, look to end their regular season with a vic­to ry b e f o r e h e a d i n g to M acom b, 111., for th is w e e k ­e n d ’s Mid-Continental con fe r­ence tournament.

S e n io r f o r w a r d T h e is H e r m a n n , w h o h a i l s f rom Blicdersdorf, G erm any, leads IUPUI. Hermann has tallied 14 goals and three assists to total 31 p o in ts th is s e a s o n . Also s t a r r i n g for th e J a g u a r s is j u n io r g o a lk e e p e r A rm a n d o Fem ia, who a t te n d e d A dam s High School in South Bend. In a n o th e r local c o n n e c t io n for th e I r ish , J a g u a r m id f ie ld e r Ju s t in H ines a t t e n d e d South Bend’s Clay High School.

“T h e y ’ve g o t a c o u p le of South Bend k id s , so t h e y ’re a lw a y s h ig h ly m o t iv a te d to b e a t u s . ” s a id N o t re D am e head coach Chris Apple of the c o m p e t i t io n . “T h e y ’ve com e here two y ea rs in a row and we’ve beaten them jus t barely 1 -0 .”

Apple also notices s im i la r i ­ties b e tw e e n th e tw o t e a m s with similar records tha t have found success as of late.

“T hey’re r igh t a round .500. They j u s t q u a l i f ied for th e i r c o n f e r e n c e t o u r n a m e n t , so t h e y ’r e r id in g h i g h , ” s a id A pple. “T hey j u s t b e a t O ra l Roberts over the weekend, 2-0. T h e y ’ve h ad a good s t r e t c h here over the end of the season w h e r e t h e y ’ve w on s o m e games.”

The Irish are coming off of a 2 -0 v ic to ry a g a i n s t M ounta ineers Friday night in their final home game, a game

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D efender A ndreas F orstner and th e Irish play th e ir la s t g am e of th e se a so n to n ig h t a t IUPUI.

in which the Irish con tro lled the ball the en tire game, out- shooting the Mountaineers 19- 5.

“The West Virginia game was probably one of our best p e r ­fo rm a n c e s of the y e a r , ” said A pple . “W est V irg in ia n ev e r h a d a c h a n c e a ll g a m e . We to ta lly d o m in a te d . I feel like w e ’re playing our best soccer of the year .”

In the W est V irginia gam e, Apple w as able to play 19 of

his 26 players, including ju g ­gling his lineup to star t all six s e n io r s in th e i r f inal c a r e e r home game. Tonight the lineup will likely be similar, with p e r­haps a few of the seniors com­ing off the bench.

“I’d like to see another game like W est V irginia w h e re we can get 19 to 20 guys into the g a m e if all goes w e l l , ” sa id Apple.

The Irish and J a g u a r s kick off tonight at 7:30 p.m.

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Rowers earn silvers at regattaS pecial to T h e O b se rv e r

The men’s rowing club enjoyed its third consecutive outstanding showing this past weekend.

After posting its best finish in club history at both the Head of the Rock and Head of the Charles R egattas , the c lub r e tu rn e d home to host the Head of the Elk in Elkhart. Silver medal finishes by both the Varsity Open 4 and

Novice 8 C boats highlighted an overall team performance that placed the Irish second overall in mens’ competition.

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After racing three miles, the Varsity Open 4’s second place showing among 23 boats was only th re e seconds behind Michigan. In lightweight 4 rac­ing, the Irish finished a very respectable, seventh, while the final race of the day found the Open 8 A fin ish ing behind Michigan, Purdue, and Michigan State in a field of 26. The Irish will re turn to the water in the spring, as the Head of the Elk traditionally ends the fall cam­paign.

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M ary’s eq u es tr ian s ga rn e red enough points at the Butler U. / IUPUI Horse Show this weekend to finish second and c a r ry R eserve High Point honors . Purdue topped the eight school field. Mary Barter placed third in novice fences an d second in novice flats. Others capturing second p lace f in ishes w ere Lyndsay Lyden in open flats and Salvador H ernandez in walk, trot.

Also contributing to the team score were Laura Anderson and Audra Valatis, third and fifth in novice flat, respectively, and Jennifer Pojunas, fifth in both intermediate fences and interme­diate flats. Donna Gauvin’s fifth in novice flats and Elise Boneau’s third in advanced walk, trot, can­ter completed the team scoring.

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competition, along with a first- r o u n d bye. He u p -e n d e d Northern Illinois’ Raymond van Wasbeek 6-3, 7-5 in the second ro u n d a n d d e fe a te d Northwestern’s Jamie Sahara 6- 1, 6-4,in the third round, before fa l l ing to M ic h ig a n ’s H enry Beam in the round of 16 in a t ig h t th r e e - s e t m a tc h by the score of 7-6, 4-6, 6-4.

“Javier played extremely well into the round of 16,” Bayliss noted. “His match there was a simple case of which ever player got to the net first generally had the best chance to win the point. It’s a style that Javier is not as c o m f o r t a b l e

“I was disappointed that we didn’t do better at the regionals but it’s the first sort o f setback

we’ve had all fall. ”

Bob Bayliss Irish head coach

w ith . Indoors , he does need to look for oppor­tu n i t ie s to be m o re a g g r e s ­sive, and I think he le a rn e d s o m e th in g in that match, and I think he is still an outstanding p la y e r a n d is going to have a great year.”

U nseeded H addock-M orales rallied for a 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 win over Western Michigan’s Ryan Maarschalk in the first round of play to earn a berth in the round of 16 and breezed past Butler’s Peter Voelz 6-3, 6-0 in the sec­ond ro u n d to s e t up a th i rd round match-up with Louisville’s 12th-seeded Turtko Kujundzic. Kujundzic was forced to retire with Haddock-Morales leading the m atch 6-0, 1-0. Haddock- Morales succumbed to defeat 6- 1, 6-3 when Wisconsin’s fourth- seeded Danny W esterman’s big style of play proved to be too much for him to handle.

“ [H ad d o ck -M o ra les ] h a d a good to u r n a m e n t , and he is going to be a great player here,” Bayliss said. “He got a little over­whelmed by Danny Westerman from California, who is simply at this point too big and strong for Luis. W es te rm an played well enough th roughou t the whole match, and never really let Luis back in it — he didn’t get many opportunities.”

O ther Irish r e p re se n ta t iv e s that fell in the singles portion of

the tournam ent were Talarico, Casey Smith, M att Scott, and A n d re w Laflin 1 9 th - se e d e d T a la r ico w as d e fea ted in the third round, while 1 lth-seeded Smith, who was hampered by an illness, bowed out in the second round . Both Laflin and Scott were defeated in the first round.

P e rh a p s th e b igges t d is a p ­pointment of the weekend came w hen the top-seeded doubles pairing of Taborga and Talarico were ousted in the second round a t th e h a n d s of M in n e s o ta ’s Jonas Svensson and Tyson Parry 9-8 (10-8).

“In doubles against Minnesota with Aaron and Javier, we just let them hang around too long,” Bayliss said. “When a match is only a pro-set and all of a sud­den you get into a t ieb reaker

anything can hap­pen and it did. We h ad n u m e ro u s b r e a k po in topportunities, we d i d n ’t m akeen o u g h r e tu r n s and keep enough ba lls in p lay on the return games, an d we w e r e n ’t p a r t i c u l a r l y p re s s e d on our se rv ice gam es. I th ink we needed

to play with more of a sense of urgency than I saw.”

The remaining two Irish dou­bles teams also bowed out early in the to u rn a m e n t . Haddock- Morales and Smith lost 8-3 to a pairing from Purdue in the sec­ond round, while Brian Farrell and Ashok Raju dropped a close match to a team from DePaul in the first round by the score of 9- 8 (7-2).

With the feeling of frustration lingering after each Irish player left the court in defeat, the team only becam e m ore h u n g e r to prove they will easily recover from their disappointing perfor­mance when they resume action in the spring.

“It’s the first step back, but generally in the course of a sea­son you ’re going to have se t­backs,” Bayliss said. “If you can take one step back and two steps forward then you are still on the same plane for which you are striving. Hopefully this is some­thing th a t will burn in every­one’s memory, and maybe we’ll come back clicking on all eight cylinders in January.”

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team completely took control.“Our defense played rea l

well, and ou r offense wore them down," said Zant, who added that the outcome of the game could’ve gone either way.

“Our mistakes hurt us, but we fought to the end. I can’t complain. It was tight to the end,” said Zant.

Next up for Knott is Sorin Hall in a rematch of last year’s interhall championship game. “We have a lot of work to do,” said Pawloski, "but we will improve on

fumble, stopping the momen­tum of the Green Wave.

Both teams turned the ball over again towards the end of the second quarter,leaving the game scoreless headed into the second half.

The Otters looks like a new team in the second half, deter­mined to prove th a t they belonged among the elite teams in the men’s league.

“At halftime, I just wanted the guys to re-collect th em ­selves and stay strong,” said Sorin coach Fred Faber. “We knew our defense had to be strong in the second half.”

After punting on their first possession of the second half,

Sorin got theoffense.”

Knott fig­ures to con­tinue to rely on a defense th a t will a t te m p t to s t re tch its s h u t o u t streak to six g a m e s .Zahm Hall, meanwhile, will lose some key leaders to gradu­ation, including, Kirt Hartman, Greg Smith and captains Joe Sainz and Bill Hennessey. However, much of this year’s nucleus will be returning for another run at the title next year.

“We’ll fill some slots, learn from our mistakes and be bet­ter next year.” said Zant.

Sorin 19, Fisher 0Fans on the sidelines of the

Sorin Otters victory against the F isher Green Wave would swear they were watching two different football games.

The first half went back and forth, with neither team able to put the ball in the end zone, missing golden opportunities in the first quarter.

Sorin q u a r te rb a c k Pete Belden completed a 50-yard bomb to Antione Tobias, only to have it called back due to offen­sive pass-interference, forcing the Otters to punt.

Fisher looked good on the subsequent drive, moving the ball up to the Sorin 20-yard line through a series of short runs.

But as the second quarte r began, Trevor Morris and the Sorin defense caused a Fisher

“Our m istakes hurt us, but we fought to the end. I can't complain. It was

tight to the end. ”

Brian Z ant Zahm captain

ball back deep in Fisher terri­tory when a fourth down snap for the Green Wave w en t over the pun ter’s head. From there, Belden found Sorin

captain Mike Crowe in the end zone for the quick touchdown pass. The extra point attempt was blocked.

Sorin took over again near mid-field after another poor punt-snap. Belden completed a 20-yard pass to Tobias, and then found Crowe once again for his second touchdown of the game.

“These w ere my first two touchdowns ever, in playing four years of interhall,” said Crowe. “1 was just in the right place at the right time.”

Green Wave q u a r te rb a c k Byron Lcvkulich tried to get things moving in the fourth quarter, but was intercepted by Brent Smith on Fisher’s first drive of the quarter. Following two big defensive penalties, Sorin ru n n in g back Dave Kanesek punched the ball in for the third Otter touchdown of the half.

The O tters converted the extra point this time, making the score 19-0.

The Sorin defense allowed less than 10 ya rds of total offense by Fisher in the second half.

The Otters advance to play Knott next Sunday in the semi­finals.

V o l l e y b a l l

Irish earn pair of Big East wins♦ Notre Dame nets key victories over St. John’s and Connecticut

By RACHAEL PRO TZM ANS ports W rite r

C onfidence keep s th e w ins coming for the Irish volleyball team, which continued to plow through the 2000 Big East sea­son undefea ted this weekend. Completing victories over Big E as t foes St. J o h n ’s and Connecticut, the Irish improved to 8-0 in the league.

“Against St. Jo h n ’s we came out and played with confidence,” said senior co-captain Christi Gorton. “The key word for the weekend was confidence.”

The Irish, now 18-5 overall, shu t down St. J o h n ’s in th ree gam es S a tu rd ay (15-0, 15-9, 15-10).

S e n io r C h r is t i G ir ton and ju n io r M arcie Bom hack co m ­bined for 33 kills while senior Denise Boylan added eight digs, th ree kills, two aces and two blocks. Junior Malinda Goralski r a c k e d up sev en b locks and eight kills to aid Notre Dame. St. Jo h n ’s fell to 4-3 in confer­ence play with its sixth loss in history to the Irish. Notre Dame w as ab le to edge over C o n n e c t ic u t in a f iv e -g am e match Sunday (15-11, 11-15, 15-5, 13-15, 16-14).

“It was good to be in a pres­sure situation and actually win this time,” said Gorton. “UConn p lay ed a lot b e t t e r th a n we expected.”

Girton ra c k e d up a c a re e r - high 31 kills w hile B om hack totaled 19 kills, 13 digs and five

blocks. Junior Kristy Krcher had 21 kills a n d n in e d igs and Goralski chipped in with 13 kills. Boylan put in a strong offensive perform ance for the Irish with 69 a s s i s t s w h ile s o p h o m o re Jan ie A lderete provided some Irish defense with a career-high 18 digs.

“We sti l l h ad l i t t le la p se s a g a in s t C onnec ticu t , it could have easily gone e i th e r w ay ,” Gorton said. “We had opportuni­

ties to win the fourth game but we didn’t. We still need to work on finishing games.”

The Huskies fell to 13-10 over­all and 4-3 in Big East play with their sixth loss to the Irish, hav­ing just one win in a 1998 upset.

The Irish will return to home action this weekend as they host Boston College, North Carolina an d P ro v id e n c e w ith N orth Caro lina being the only non ­conference match.

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that a team tha t w on’t be beat c a n ’t be bea t .”

No one can argue with that. After Nebraska, a game peo­ple gave them about as much of a chance of winning as peo­ple thinking the XFL was c re ­ated to promote football, they lost a captain on defense and their s ta r t ing quarte rback .

Since then, they’ve gone 5-1, are now bowl eligible, and still have the realistic goal of playing in a BCS bowl.

However, h ea r t and c h a ra c ­ter don ’t do it alone.

A team has to have a lot of ta len t to win, but Notre Dame isn’t lacking there , either. They’ve got Tony Driver. They’ve got Joey Getherall.Add David Givens and Anthony Weaver. Anthony Denman. Mike Gandy and Jim Jones a re two offensive line­man you don’t hear much about because of the ir posi­tion — but m any think both will be playing in the NFL next year.

So w h a t ’s been going on the last couple weeks in the fourth q u a r te r? West Virginia was one block in the back away from pulling within a touchdown of the Irish after trailing by four touchdowns going into the quarte r .

Air Force scored 18 and very nearly 21 after s ta r t ing the q u a r te r down 28-10.

In fact, if you look at the four October games, w here the Irish a re undefeated , th ey ’ve been outscored 53-14 in the fourth quar te r .

On the o ther hand, they still outscored those four team s by a total of 54 points, although 31 of those cam e against a Navy team th a t ’s still looking for its first win after getting beat up by Toledo this w eek­end.■ “Their defense was tired at the en d ,” Air Force wide receiver Ryan Fleming said. “If we played an o the r q u a r te r and a half, we would have really shoved it down their th ro a ts .”

Notre Dame wide receiver Joey Getherall had a different perspective.

“The defense knew we were going to win so I think th a t ’s why they had special energy on th a t last kick to get the block,” he said

For someone not directly involved, it’s hard to say why it seem s like the Irish have been having problem s ending games.

T here could be some fatigue, like Fleming said. T eam s could ju s t be really s tepping it up in the fourth quar te r .

Or maybe the Irish know exactly how much it’s going to take to win, get th a t out early, and ju s t happened to cut it a little too close on Saturday.

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He is talking about using those skills to let Notre Dame control the game from s ta r t to finish, not for two or three quar te rs .

Given this te a m ’s talent, tha t improvement is very realistic.

Given its goals, that improvement is necessary.

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Flying Dutch top Belles in sudden death overtime,4-3By SARAH RYKOWSKIS ports W rite r

The Belles fought through reg­ulation to deadlock in a 3-3 tie, bu t w e re u n a b le to top th e Flying Dutch as Hope defeated Saint Mary’s 4-3 in sudden death overtime, Saturday. Hope scored the gam e-w inner five m inutes into the overtime period.

“We p layed w ith th e s a m e intensity as the gam e aga ins t Albion,” freshman Wendy Irvin said. “But we let down a little in the second half.”

After H ope’s Becky C reagh opened the scoring just five min­u tes in to th e g a m e on th e Dutchmen’s first shot on goal, Irvin an sw ered the cha llenge w ith two go a ls of h e r ow n, putting the Belles up 2-1.

“They were both crosses and I was just there,” Irvin said about her goals. “On the second one the ball just hit my chest and fell right at my feet so I walked it right into the net.”

With those two goals against Hope, Irvin has now tied fresh­man Stephanie Artnak with five goals to lead the team in scoring.

Artnak assisted on Irvin’s first goal and scored Saint M ary ’s third to tie the game again with six minutes to go in the second half.

“Shawna [Jianonni] shot and the ball ricocheted off a Hope player,” Artnak said. “Then I hit it in from right outside the 18.”

A n o th e r f r e s h m a n , K ris ten

Greenwood, assisted on Irvin’s second goal, crossing it from the right side of the field, allowing Irvin to run it in.

B elles h e a d c o a c h J a s o n Milligan experimented with his lineup, as he has in the last few games, moving freshman Katie G reen and lone sen io r L au ra Paulen in at defense.

“Laura played an outstanding defensive gam e ,” A rtnak said. “[Having h e r a t defense! has m ade all the difference. Laura shut their wings down. She had a great game.”

Green has also assisted in bot­tling up the offensive corps of the more formidable MIAA teams.

“P u t t in g Katie G reen back th e re on defense was a g rea t move by [Milligan],” Irvin said.

Coming out of halftime tied 2- 2, Hope scored early in the sec­ond to ta k e a 3-2 lead . The Belles battled back however to knot the game at 3 again.

“We were down but we never gave up,” Artnak said. “We were always on their side of the field. We played so well.”

T he B elles o u t s h o t th e D u tc h m e n 1 9 -14 . Irv in and Artnak led with four shots each. Katy Robinson had three shots, w h ile h e r fe llow c o -c a p ta in Jessica Klink made two.

“We definitely dominated the first half of the game,” Irvin said. “The second half was more even and w en t back and forth con­stantly. I feel like we played a better first half and let down in the second.”

Still, pulling a tie in regulation ag a in s t a team th a t had shu t them out 3-0 earlier in the sea­son was certainly an ach ieve­m e n t th e Belles th in k they should be proud of.

“We were happy with the way we played but we wished that we could have won o u r la s t game,” Irvin said. “I don’t think that anybody didn’t give it their all.”

Emilie Dirkse, Amy Dobb and Candice Koos all scored for the Dutchmen in regulation, while Kimiko Sugimoto got past Belles goalie Tia Kapphahn to take the win for Hope. Kapphahn finished with 10 saves and Hope netmin- der Laura Hinkle made five for the Dutchmen.

Despite ending the season with a loss, the Belles were satisfied with the team ’s overall perfor­mance this season.

“We w anted to win this last game,” Irvin said. “We came out more aggressive this time than last time. Towards the end of the season we were working as a team and talking more on the field. T h a t c a m e ou t to o u r advantage this time around.”

Saturday’s game, as well as a p rev io u s g am e a g a in s t 2000 MIAA champion Albion, showed the Belles w ha t they can look forward to from their team next season.

“We’re basically going to have the same team next year,” Irvin said. “If we pick up where we left off after this game we’ll have an awesome season next year.”

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Fallon blocks kick as Keenan defeats Alumni, 10-7By JAMES VERALDI and TODD NIETOS ports W rite rs

Glenn Earl w a s n ’t the only football player who had a big blocked kick this weekend.

Kevin Eallon cam e th ro u g h with the gam e w inning block kick in o v e r t im e as K e e n a n edged Alumni 10-7 in the first round of the in terhall playoffs Sunday.

“We got a good p u sh from o u r d e f e n s i v e l i n e , ” s a id K e e n a n q u a r t e r b a c k Billy E llsw orth . “Kevin w as th e n able to get a hand on it.”

A f te r K e e n a n w e n t a h e a d with a 25-yard field goal in its o ve r t im e possess io n , Alum ni stood ju s t 10 yards away from a second round m atch-up with rival Dillon.

A f te r q u a r t e r b a c k C h r is Cottingham was tripped up on th ird down, the Dawgs w ere left with fourth down from the 12-yard line.

“We w e re p re t ty s u re they were going to fake the kick or come out and play o ffense ,” s a id K e e n a n c a p t a i n H e rb Giorgio.

But the Dawgs d idn’t.I n s te a d , B ra n d o n N u n n in k

a t t e m p te d a 2 9 -y a rd k ick to send it into dou b le ov er t im e w h e n F a l lo n c a m e t h r o u g h w ith t h e b lo c k to v a u l t th e Knights into the second round.

The gam e w as played tigh t th roughou t, with Alumni d ic­ta t in g the a c t io n in th e f irs t h a lf an d K e e n a n in the s e c ­ond.

A lu m n i to o k an e a r ly 7 -0 lead on a 27-yard strike from C o tt in g h am to ta i lb a c k Alex

Roodhouse.T he to u ch d o w n w as se t up

by the defense, which stuffed Keenan inside its own 5-yard l in e , s e t t i n g up th e o f fe n se with g rea t field position.

From th a t point on though, th e K e e n a n d e fe n se he ld its ground.

L in e b a c k e r B rian K un itze r p layed an o u ts t a n d in g gam e as the K night’s defense com ­p le t e l y s h u t d o w n A lu m n i t h r o u g h o u t th e s e c o n d h a l f and into overtime.

“We m a d e t h e n e c e s s a r y ad jus tm ents a t the half,” said Giorgio. “Our defense stepped it u p .”

T h e D a w g ’s d e f e n s e w a s c h a r a c t e r i z e d by c o n s t a n t p r e s s u r e on t h e K n i g h t ’s q u a r te rb a ck . Defensive line­m an Nick L instro th and line­backer Bailey Siegfried led the ongoing pass rush , which dis­rup ted the Keenan offense all day.

K e e n a n ’s lo n e r e g u l a t i o n score cam e in the third q u a r ­te r a fter a big punt re tu rn set up g o o d f ie ld p o s i t i o n . Ellsworth connected on a 21- y a r d s t r i k e to S te v e B u rn s ty in g t h e g a m e a t s e v e n a piece and sending it into over­time.

“The gam e could have gone e i th e r way, bu t they had the m o m e n tu m a t th e e n d ,” said A lu m n i l i n e m a n Nick L i n s t r o t h . “We h a d th e m o m en tu m in the beginning, a n d th e n th e y to o k it ove r . T h a t ’s w h a t a llowed them to win the gam e in overtim e.”

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S tepan Fields, the Dillon Big Red crushed the the Stanford Griffins in the f irs t round of the playoffs.

Dillon e n t e r e d the p lay o ff p ic tu re in f irs t p lace overa ll with a 4-0 record , but it was still wary of a possible upset.

In the second quarte r , q u a r ­terback Tayt Odom scrambled for a five-yard touchdown, but the Stanford defense p reven t­ed Dillon from converting on the e n s u in g 2 -p o in t c o n v e r ­sion.

The Griffins staged a com e­b a c k b e f o r e th e e n d of th e s e c o n d q u a r t e r w h e n w id e r e c e i v e r C o rey H a r t m a n n caught a touchdown pass from the Stanford quarterback .

S t a n f o r d a t t e m p t e d a 2- point conversion, but failed to put it into the endzone.

By the end of the first half, the g am e re m a in e d close as Dillon led, 12-6. At the begin­n in g of th e s e c o n d h a l f , S ta n f o r d t h r e a t e n e d a g a in ; h o w e v e r , th e G rif f in s w e re halted on the 4-yard line.

Dillon, however, cam e alive in the fourth q u a r te r , beg in ­n ing with s e n io r Joe P a r k e r ru n n in g th ro u g h th e Griffin defense for a touchdown.

Later in the fourth q u ar te r , senior cornerback Matt Walsh in te rcep ted a pass and ran it back for a touchdown.

With time ru n n in g out, the Griffins a ttem pted to tu rn the g a m e a r o u n d w i th a few s trong offensive drives.

As the team m arched down th e f i e l d , a n o t h e r p o o r ly th row n pass found the hands of Walsh.

Time soon exp ired and the Bulldogs were victorious.

In t h e n e x t r o u n d o f th e interhall playoffs, the Bulldogs will face the Keenan Knights. “With an offense like ours, all we n eed to do is m a k e su re th a t we d o n ’t com plicate our

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Sp o r t sGoing out w ith a bang

Falling ju s t short o f a post-season bid, the Irish

look to end their season with a win against IUPUI at Indianapolis tonight.

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M e n ’s In t e r h a l l P l a y o f f s

Knott defense stymies Zahm in first round, 7-0By JO H N N Y LEITNER and JO H N BASCIKS ports W rite rs

Through four regular season games, the tenacious defense of Knott did not a llow a single touchdown to be scored on its watch.

In its first playoff game against Zahm, in a game that featured inspired play by both defenses, Knott made it five in a row, pre­vailing 7-0.

Knott captain Brian Pawloski admitted that the potent aerial attack of Zahm had his team “a little nervous”.

However, the Juggs remained confident throughout the game.

“The defensive line played out­standing," said Pawloski. “It was frustrating trying to figure out Zahm, but the front seven played awesome and pulled us through.”

After both offenses struggled in their opening possessions, Knott forced a fumble on a Zahm punt

return, which was recovered by coverage man Looe Baker at the Zahm twenty-yard line.

The Knott offense quickly took advantage of their field position, scoring in three plays off a touch­down pass from Mario Suarez to captain Brian Pawloski.

M om ents la te r , the Juggs a p p e a r e d poised to strike again.

After two p e n a l t i e s ,Zahm fu m ­bled inside its own 10, and K n o t t p r o m p t l y p ounced on th e ball.However, it was unable to capitalize.

After being denied of the end- zone three times, Knott went for the knockout punch on fourth down, but an interior run was suffocated by Zahm defensive end

Steve Lickus at the four.Zahm threatened late in the

first half, but did not score. Zahm sought to strike fast in the second set, but lost a third fumble on its f irs t possession . The Zahm defense continued its stingy play, however, and Zahm took over again.

As the third q u a r te r drew to a close, Z a h m advanced into Knott territory, bu t failed to convert a cru­cial fourth down. Knott co n tinued to play a conserv­ative, mistake- free offense,

and pinned Zahm at the eight- yard line following a late punt.

The Rabid Bats did not surren­d er with time ru n n in g down, however; a pair of completions earned Zahm a first and goal at

the Knott eight with a minute remaining.

A fade pass on second down appeared at first to be good for a to uchdow n , bu t Zahm was flagged for offensive pass inter­ference on the play.

Quarterback Dan Burke threw a couple of desperation passes towards the end zone, but the re lentless p re ssu re of K nott’s defensive fron t, led by Joey Gonzalez and Kyle T ro t te r , thwarted Zahm’s final shots, and the game ended at 7-0.

Both teams felt that the com­petitive and intense nature of the game was not surprising.

Knott captain Pawloski noted that last season’s bout between th e se team s w as also a one- touchdown affair.

Zahm captain Brian Zant was pleased by the performance of his team. Zant saw both teams’ first half defensive stands as critical momentum changes, but neither

see KNOTT/page 15

“The defensive line p layed outstanding. It was

fru stra ting trying to figure out Zahm but the fro n t

seven p layed awesome and pulled us through. “

Brian Paw loski Knott captain

see FOX/page 16

M e n ’s T e n n i s

Irish falter at Midwest ChampionshipsTough IrishshowpotentialBy RACHEL BIBER

S ports W rite r

No t ro p h ie s w e re b r o u g h t home to South Bend after the conclusion of the Intercollegiate T e n n is A sso c ia t io n M idw est Cham pionsh ips last w eekend and the Irish left the final fall event with only the disappoint­ment of a sub-par performance.

“I was disappointed tha t we didn’t do better at the regionals but it’s the first sort of setback we’ve had all fall,” Notre Dame head coach Bob Bayliss said. “Maybe we were due one, but because it’s the last event of the year it’s still a disappointment to me. I’m sure they share my dis­appointment. This performance did not meet the goals we had set individually and collectively.”

Irish players Javier Taborga an d Luis H a d d o c k -M o ra le s sh o w e d a g l im m e r of N o tre D am e’s au tum n success w hen they fought their way through the draw to reach the final 16 in singles. But high hopes in the doub les p o r t ion of th e even t w ere d a s h e d w h en the first- s e e d e d p a i r o f T a b o r g a and Talarico w ere knocked out in round two.

After impressing the collegiate tenn is world by reach in g the final 16 of the recent ITA All- A m e r ic a n M e n ’sChampionships, Taborga earned the No. 5 seed in the weekend’s

see TENNIS/page 13

JOHN DAILYZThe O bserver

D e sp ite a poor sh o w in g by th e Irish , Jav ie r T aborga re a c h e d th e to p 1 6 round a t th e In terco lleg iate Tennis A ssociation M idw est Cham pionships la s t w eekend .

A chance at a perfectly cen­tered 28-yard field goal with th ree seconds to go in a game to beat the Irish a t Notre Dame Stadium.

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complete with his “crouch and bounce” pre-kick ritual, had on Saturday.

But Irish strong safety Glenn Earl d idn’t feel like playing along with w hat would have been the Falcon upset, blocking the kick and sending the two team s into overtime, tied at 28.

Notre Dame showed a lot of toughness this weekend. After building up and then losing a 28-10 lead in the fourth q u a r ­ter, they were able to make a play at the end of regulation and then score a touchdown to Air Force’s field goal in overtime, winning 34-31.

But you have to give the Falcons credit, too. They outscored the Irish 18-0 in the fourth qu ar te r , running the ir advantage in the final period over the last th ree games to 55-14.

“We consider ourselves a fourth q u a r te r team and w hen the fourth q u a r te r comes around we expect to dom inate , and th a t ’s w hat hap p en ed ,” fullback Scot Becker said.

Well put. But th a t ’s not w ha t the Irish expected.

The last time the Irish faced overtime was in Septem ber aga ins t the the No. 1 N ebraska Cornhuskers. In th a t game, the Irish were a big underdog, trailed going into the fourth, came back to send the game into overtime but lost by th ree on an Eric Crouch touchdown run.

The biggest difference? Air Force isn ’t Nebraska.

“T h e re ’s not a group of guys in the country with more c h a ra c te r ,” Bob Davie said. “I told them before the game

As long as you’re not from Notre Dame, this would seem to be a low risk- high pay­off s i tu a ­tion.

T hat was the chance tha t Air Force kicker Dave Adams,

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