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ND celebrates opening Mass

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University President Fr. John Jenkins addresses students andfaculty at the Opening Mass for the academic year.

University President Fr. JohnJenkins urged students to followthe humble example of BlessedAndré Bessette during his homi-ly at Notre Dame’s annualOpening Mass Tuesday evening.

Students, faculty and staffgathered to celebrate the startof a new academic year in theJoyce Center and were invitedto attend a picnic dinner after-ward on DeBartolo Quad.

Blessed André Bessette, whowill be canonized as a saint ofthe Roman Catholic Church inOctober, entered the Holy CrossNovitiate in 1870 and servedthe other members of his orderin Montreal as the porter ordoorman.

“This simple man didn’t havegreat plans, but simply watchedthe door and waited,” Jenkinssaid. “He viewed each personwho came through that door asa call from God to compassion.”

There are various doorsthrough which certain people

and events come into our livesand we must watch these doorswith compassion and attentive-ness, he said.

“As we get on with the excit-ing and invigorating work ofthis semester, I hope you allremember the simple brotherfrom Montreal,” Jenkins said.

Jenkins also stressed theimportance of quiet prayer inthe midst of busy lives. He saidthe Mass readings remind usthat we must listen to what the

Bookstore begins textbook rental

In an attempt to offset risingcosts of education, some stu-dents are turning to the newFollett Rent-A-Text program,now available at the HammesNotre Dame Bookstore.

“We already have about 25percent of the student body reg-istered to rent, which is phe-nomenal,” student body presi-dent Catherine Soler said. “I’veeven gotten a few text messagesfrom people asking me how togo about renting textbooks.”

Soler said students can expectto save as much as 50 percent

Italian president knightsSaint Mary’s professor

Chivalry may be dead, but thehonor of knighthood still recog-nizes individuals for their work,like Portia Prebys, director ofSaint Mary’s study abroad pro-gram in Rome.

Italian President GiorgioNapolitano knighted Prebys onMay 24 in Rome, bestowing herwith the title “Cavalier of theOrder of Merit of the ItalianRepublic.”

This Order of Merit of theItalian Republic is the highest-

ranking honor in the countryand is awarded for “meritacquired by the nation” in litera-ture, the arts, economy, publicservice and social, philanthropicand humanitarian activities aswell as for distinguishable civil-ian and military careers.

Prebys is among a handful ofwomen who have been given thetitle of “Cavaliere” by theRepublic of Italy. This makes hertitle all the more important toher, she said.

“Italy’s prime minister, SilvioBerlusconi, is sometimes

By MEGAN LONEYNews Writer

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Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore has started renting out aselected number of textbooks for students.

By EMILY SCHRANKNews Writer

By EMILY SCHRANKNews Writer

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DESERT TO DOME

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Dean of Science Gregory Crawford and his wife Renate pose after completing a 2,200-mile bike ride from Arizona to Notre Dame. The Desert to Domeride raised funds and awareness for the Ara Parseghian Medical Research Foundation.

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Due to a copy editing error, in the Aug. 21 edition of TheObserver, it read "The applicant pool was less competi-tive than previous years." It should have read, "The appli-cant pool was less competitive in previous years." SaintMary's has seen a decrease in the number of studentswho agree to go to Saint Mary's after receiving their let-ters of acceptance. The Observer regrets this error..

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QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT WILL NOTRE DAME’S FOOTBALL RECORD BE THIS SEASON?

IN BRIEFSelections from the WilliamMcGraw PhotographyCollection will be on displayat 10 a.m. today in theO’Shaughnessy Galleries IIand III in the Snite Museum ofArt.

Opening Mass for the aca-demic year will be held in theO’Laughlin Auditorium at 11a.m. today at Saint Mary’sCollege.

The Global HealthColloquium: “‘A New WorldOrder of Heart Disease:Trying to Telescope theTransition in India”‘ willbegin at 4 p.m. today. Thecolloquium will be held in 283Galvin Life Sciences Building.

“ ‘ N o n - e q u i l i b r i u mStatistical Mechanics: agrowing frontier of ‘pure andapplied’ theoretical physics”‘will be held at 4 p.m. today in118 Nieuwland ScienceBuilding

“‘Cymbeline”‘ will be pre-sented by Shakespeare atNotre Dame today at 7:30p.m. The performance will beheld at the Decio MainstageTheatre. Tickets cost $12 to$35 and can be purchased athttp://shakespeare.nd.edu.

Campus Ministry will beholding a meet and greet inthe Student Center Atrium atSaint Mary’s College tomor-row. The meet and greet willbegin at 11:30 a.m.

“‘Even Fridays” FamilySwim and Assessment will beheld at 5:30 p.m. in theRockne Memorial BuildingFriday.

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OFFBEATMan realizes he was hitwith bullet five years later

BERLIN — Police say aman l iving in Germanywas shot in the back of hishead, but that it took himfive years to realize it .Police said Tuesday thatthe 35-year-old man washit by a .22-caliber bulletin the western town ofHerne as he was out in thestreet partying and drunkon New Year’s Eve f iveyears ago.

They say the manrecalled receiving a blowto the head, but told themhe didn’t seek medicalassistance at the time.

The bullet did not pene-trate the skull, and policesay the Polish man onlywent to see a doctor

recently when he felt alump on the back of hishead. An X-ray showed anobject under his skin, anddoctors operated andfound the projectile.

Police say it may havebeen a stray bullet firedby a reveler in celebra-tion.

Pennsylvania woman accusesraisins for probation violation

EASTON, Pa. — APennsylvania woman saysshe wasn’t ra is ing aglass, just raisins. Fifty-nine-year-old Judy Russois accused of v io lat ingher probation by drinkingand blames gin-soakedraisins she used to treather arthritis.

A Northampton County

judge sentenced Russothis month to time behindbars after she fai led aurine test. Her attorneyfiled papers Monday say-ing she turned to boozyberries because conven-tional medication doesn’twork.

Attorney Jason Jenkinssa id h is c l ient haslearned her lesson andasked that her sentencebe reduced to probationor time served. Jenkinssays Russo also has lungcancer.

She had been on proba-t ion af ter p leading nocontest to a s ta lk ingcharge.

Information compiledfrom the Associated Press.

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Thousands of students, faculty, staff and their families come together at the annualUniversity picnic on DeBartolo Quad Tuesday. Dining Halls closed to distribute a cookout-style meal to attendees. Entertainment included a live band, clowns and childrens’ games.

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ND continues renovations Senior kickoff held toreunite class members

Construction on a number ofbuildings around campus —including a new ice hockeyarena and the Institute forEducational Initiatives — wentas planned this summer, and theUniversity expects to completethe projects on time, ExecutiveVice President John Affleck-Graves said.

“Those are the two buildingsthat have gone really well,” hes a i d .Affleck-Graves said he expectedthe hockey rink to be completedin October 2011, while theInstitute for EducationalInitiatives is “well underway”and will be finished in April2010.

“Everything is continuing thatis funded,” he said.

The University’s policy is not tobegin construction on any proj-ect until 100 percent of the fundshave been pledged by donors.The policy helped save theUniversity from having a handfulof half-completed projects dur-ing the economic downturn.

Affleck-Graves said theUniversity is currently infundraising mode for severallarge projects and they are closeto closing the funding on theExecutive Education Center.

“That will probably be the nextbig project we do,” he said.

The University is also planningon erecting a social sciencesbuilding, a multidisciplinaryresearch building, two newdorms and a student activitycenter as part of the long-termstrategic plan.

Affleck-Graves said the studentactivity center would be “kind ofa mix between Stepan andLaFortune.”

“There would be some spacesfor clubs to have meeting rooms

but there would also be a bigopen space,” he said.

Affleck-Graves said theUniversity is also working on acancer research center calledHarper Hall that will be part ofthe Indiana University — SouthBend Medical School.

The University also worked onsome smaller renovation proj-ects over the summer includingmaking changes to Stanford,Keenan and Lewis.

“Over the summer we com-pletely renovated Stanford andKeenan — redid the bathrooms,changed some of the room lay-outs, repainted it,” Affleck-Graves said.

Affleck-Graves said theUniversity also completed a $15million renovation of the old LawSchool building and continuedworking on updating NotreDame Stadium.

“We take out all the seats werepair the concrete and we sealit,” he said. “So that project wentahead this summer and we willbe ready for football season.”

The Stadium renovations havebeen ongoing for the past foursummers and will be completednext summer.

“We will do the last phase ofthat next summer,” he said.

The University also did land-scaping work after a storm inJune felled several trees alongNotre Dame Avenue.

“We lost some big trees in astorm in June, so we continue toplant trees,” Affleck-Graves said.

At this time the University hasno plans to demolish any build-ings on campus, includingStepan Center.

“I think we will continue to useStepan,” Affleck-Graves said.“Stepan is actually a quite well-used building on campus.”

However, in the long-term,Stepan “will probably have tocome down” because of prob-lems the University has had withthe roof and other structuralissues, Affleck-Graves said.

As the members of the Class of2011 settle into their final year atNotre Dame, the senior class offi-cers and the Career Center havecollaborated to present thisyear’s Senior Class Kickoff.

The event, which will be heldtoday in Stepan Center, features afree barbecue, that includes avegetarian option on request, acash bar with beer and wine, aspecial appearance by NotreDame athletics and numerousoutdoor games including beachvolleyball, horseshoes and corn-hole.

In addition, seniors who attendthe event and register with theCareer Centerwill be able toenter theirname into aprize drawingfor a chance towin a 32-inchSamsung LCDTV, assortedNotre Dameapparel andNotre Damefootball tickets,among otherprizes.

Cath Flynn,senior classvice president, said the main goalof the event is to reunite mem-bers of the senior class before theschool year gets into full swing.

“We hope the event will bringfriends together and pump every-one up for a great year as wegrace campus for our last yeartogether,” Flynn said.

While the most obvious pur-pose of the event is socializingwith classmates, the Kickoff alsoprovides seniors with an opportu-

nity to meet advisors from theCareer Center and begin net-working for all postgraduateopportunities, including careers,graduate school and serviceopportunities.

“We want to give seniors aheads up about things that arehappening this fall related tocareer planning,” Anita Rees, anassociate director of the CareerCenter, said. “We are also excitedabout this year because there aresmall signs that the postgraduateopportunity search may be a littleeasier this year.”

Seniors will have several net-working opportunities availableto them at the Kickoff, includingmeeting representatives from theevent’s six corporate sponsors:KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers,

Accenture, GeneralMills, Ernst & Youngand Raytheon.

In addition to cor-porate networkingopportunities, MikeHebbeler of theCenter for SocialConcerns will haveinformation for sen-iors about postgrad-uate service oppor-tunities.

According to Flynnand Rees, both thesenior class and theCareer Center are

looking forward to the eventbecause it would not have beenpossible without the help of eachgroup. Both groups also antici-pate working together in thefuture.

“The Career Center looks for-ward to working with the Class of2011 wherever their careers takethem,” Rees said.

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By JOSEPH McMAHONAssociate News Editor

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Construction continued throughout the summer on newbuildings, including a new ice hockey arena.

“We hope the eventwill bring friendstogether and pumpeveryone up for agreat year as we

grace campus for ourlast year together.”

Cath Flynnsenior classvice president

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referred to as “Il Cavaliere” andwhen I hear the term, I just kind ofsmile to myself and chuckle awayat the irony of politics,” Prebyssaid.

The title is a sign of greatrespect in Italian society, Prebyssaid.

“I am thrilled at the honor thatrecognizes international culturalexchange as a goal for Italian soci-ety and recognizes my work at theuniversity level in trying to sustainthis goal,” Prebys said.

Prebys was awarded for herservice to the nation through hercommitted career in internationaleducation.

The knighthood recognizesPrebys’ contributions in the field ofinternational cultural exchange onthe university level, especiallythrough the founding and develop-ment of the Association ofAmerican College and UniversityPrograms in Italy (AACUPI) overthe past 35 years.

Prebys is president of the AACU-PI and therefore represents25,000 North American studentsstudying in Italy in any given yearin 150 academic programs. Aspresident, she has designed andpassed legislation through theItalian Parliament in regards toNorth American study abroad inItaly.

Her other work promoting cul-tural exchanges between theUnited States and Italy includeserving on the Italian Board ofTrustees to the FulbrightCommission for Educational andCultural Exchange between theUnited States of America and Italyfrom 1992 through 2002.

She was chair of the FellowshipSelection Committee from 1996 to2000.

This is not Prebys’ first timereceiving recognition for her workfor education between the UnitedStates and Italy.

At the College’s SesquicentennialConvocation in 1994, Saint Mary’sawarded her with the President’sMedal for her contributions to theRome Study Abroad Program.

Prebys was living in Italy doingresearch after graduating fromSaint Mary’s. When Saint Mary’scontacted her to assist them infounding the Rome Program. Shehas been working with the pro-gram since 1969.

Prebys has also been awarded adoctorate in Letters honoris causain 2003 and the President’s Medalin 2009 for her leadership withAACUP, both from John CabotUniversity in Rome.

The United States Embassy tothe Republic of Italy recognizedher work with a Certificate ofAppreciation “for work promotinginternational educationalexchange and commitment tostrengthening the bonds of friend-ship between the United Statesand Italy” in 2008.

Prebys is an advocate for inter-national education traveling wide-ly and lecturing, in both Englishand Italian, on international edu-cation and on the Italian literature.

She has published articles andbooks, in English and Italian, andher latest titled “Educating inParadise: 30 Years of Realities andExperiences of North AmericanColleges and Universities in Italy”was published by Centro Stampa2P and released in Florence in2008.

Contact Megan Loney atmloney01@saintmarys.edu

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by renting their textbooksinstead of buying them. TheRent-A-Text program alsosaves students from having toworry about buyback valuesand selling their books at theend of each semester, she said.

Students are able to makelight markings in the booksthat they rent, but they must beconservative, Soler said.

“The Bookstore hasexpressed their interest inmaking the program work, andhelping students stay fiscallysound. In other words, they aregoing to do their best to makesure that students are treatedfairly in the return process,”she said. “I am not aware ofany strict rule, but obviouslythere are expectations forrespecting the property andreturning books.”

During the program’s inau-gural semester, 35 percent ofthe textbooks sold at the book-store will be available to rent,Soler said.

“I would really like to seestudent government take amore active role in getting pro-fessors to support this pro-gram,” she said. “They have

the ability to help save studentsa lot of money on textbooks.”

Soler said that if professorscan commit to using a textbookfor at least four semesters in arow, then the book couldb e c o m erentable. Thismeans thateven cus-tomized text-books, whichmany profes-sors are nowusing, couldeventually berented insteadof bought, shesaid.

“I think it’sgreat to tangi-bly see how stu-dent govern-ment plays arole in studentlife,” Soler said.“The Rent-A-Text program isdefinitely awork inprogress thoughand we want student feedbackto see how we can improveupon it.”

Katie Elish, a sophomore psy-chology major, said the Rent-A-Text program has made text-book shopping much moreaffordable.

“There are some bookswhich I can only get throughthe Bookstore to begin withand the new rental systemsaves me from putting out a lotof money for them,” she said.

“It also elimi-nates the diffi-culties and wor-ries associatedwith sellingbooks back atthe end of thesemester.”

Elish said shewas able to rentbooks for hertheology class,as well as hercollege seminar.

“It’s such arelief to know Ican just turnthe books backin when I’mdone withthem,” she said.“Overall, I thinkit’s a great pro-gram and Ihope it can be

expanded in the coming years.”Students interested in renting

textbooks can register to do soon the Hammes Notre DameBookstore website.

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“The Bookstore hasexpressed their

interest in makingthe program work,

and helping studentsstay fiscally sound. Inother words, they aregoing to do their bestto make sure that

students are treatedfairly in the return

process.”

Catherine Solerstudent bodypresident

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Holy Spirit says to us. “So much in our world and

nation is about achieving goalsand solving problems, that werisk becoming our own master,”Jenkins said. “Notre Dameespecially is a place where weshould make time for quietreflection and prayer.”

During the Mass, students andfaculty offered petitions in

Chinese, French, Swahili, Irish,Italian and Spanish.

University Provost ThomasBurish delivered closingremarks after Communion.

“A University is a place ofconversation, a place wherepeople come to seek the truthtogether,” he said. “I wish towelcome back those returningto the conversation.”

Burish also spoke about theNotre Dame family and entrust-ed new students with the task ofcarrying on this wonderful tra-dition and keeping it alive for

others.“I hope you all learn what this

place is about,” he said.The Mass closed with the tra-

ditional singing of the AlmaMater.

“It really is a great way tostart the year,” sophomore KaraRyan said. “It reminds us ofwhy we are here, who we areamong and what it means to bea member of the Notre Damefamily.”

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Saint Mary’s makestop 100 colleges

Saint Mary’s has come in93 out of 250 schools onU .S . News and Wor l dRepor t ’s l i s t o f “Be s tNa t i ona l L i be ra l A r t sColleges.”

P re s i den t Ca ro l AnnMooney c r ea t ed t heCol lege ’s S trateg ic P lan,and i n c l uded t ha t shewou ld l i k e t o s e e Sa i n tMary’s listed among someof the best colleges in thecountry.

“We know that nationalrankings are important toour incoming students andtheir famil ies . I am veryp l ea sed t ha t we a r eranked in the t op 100 , ”Mooney s a i d i n a p r e s srelease.

Mooney started her pres-idency in 2004, and madeit one of her goals to havethe College recognized innational rankings, accord-i ng t o a p r e s s r e l ea se .This is the fourth consecu-tive year Saint Mary’s hasbeen on the list.

“Students graduate fromSaint Mary’s with an edu-ca t i on t ha t cha l l enge stheir minds, awakens theirimaginations, and instil lsin them the desire to leavethe world a better place,”Mooney said in a release.

Peer assessment, gradu-ation and retention rates,faculty resources, students e l e c t i v i t y, f i nanc i a lresources and alumni giv-ing are considered whiledetermining the rankings.

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When the dust and debris from theWorld Trade Center towers had settledin New York City, the beautifully archi-tected and historically significant St.Paul Chapel acted as a safe haven forfirefighters, con-struction work-ers, police offi-cers and othersin the area, andas the source ofmonumental actsof charity. Across the country and eventhe world, mourners and emotionalsupporters joined together in a waythat America, in its over 200-year his-tory, had never seen. And St. PaulChapel stood as the symbol of a unifiednation, one that would not tolerate theatrocities of terrorism. It was dubbed“the little chapel that stood.” Somegave credit to God, and so religionfiercely entered the playing field. Afterall, it was because of religion and aperceived lack of moral competencethat caused the terrorists to targetAmerica, wasn’t it?“God Bless America” gained new

meaning, as the song itself was sungmore often than ever. The unificationof the nation was growing, but as withmany unifications of the majority, asmall minority is further ostracized.Out of ignorance, fear, anger andhatred, American xenophobia rosemonumentally. The Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee documentedover 700 reported hate crimes onlyone month after the attacks. Reprisalkillings by “patriotic Americans” tookplace in California, Texas and Arizona.After the towers fell, there often wasno longer a distinction made betweenMuslim extremists who hijacked theplanes and Muslims who had been liv-ing as good citizens of the UnitedStates for over thirty years. Americanslived in fear of another terroristattack, and Middle Eastern-Americanslived in fear of Christian America’sreprisals. Now, almost nine years after the hor-

rific day, it has been proposed that anIslamic cultural center be built a fewblocks away from the site Ground

Zero. This possibility outrages manyAmericans, who believe that it dishon-ors the lives of the three thousand whodied from the terrorist attacks. In arecent Quinnipiac Poll, 52 percent ofNew Yorkers surveyed opposed theIslamic center, and 31 percent sup-ported it. The planned Islamic Centeris two blocks north from the site ofGround Zero, but the idea of any sortof Islamic prayer center, mosque ornot, gets deep under many citizens’skin. Capturing the disgust of manyAmericans, a Republican PoliticalAction Committe internet advertise-ment proclaims, “This ground issacred. Where we weep, they rejoice.”Where we weep, they rejoice. Thissimple statement illustrates the xeno-phobia and alienation still present inthe convictions of many Americans.The Islamic cultural center will be a

symbol, just as St. Paul’s is one today.If it is built, the proponents will view itas a symbol of America’s fostered tol-eration for the world’s religions, anoasis of inter-faith dialogue, an appre-ciation of the beauty and tradition inIslamic heritage. If it is built, the oppo-nents will view it as a symbol of dese-cration of the lives of the nearly threethousand who died, and a figureheadof a deteriorating patriotism in agrowingly diverse America. If it isbuilt, it will be a symbol, but of whatdepends on your interpretation. When Ronald Takaki wrote “A

Different Mirror: A History ofMulticultural America” in 1994, hesurely did not imagine the complexproblem of xenophobia that wouldarise because of heinous attacks onthe United States. He does, however,view the diversity of America as “anopportunity to open American minds.”What is needed, he writes, is “to stepback in order to see the rich and com-plex portrait they [different cultures]compose. What is needed is a freshangle.” The mirror seems like anappropriate metaphor for the debateover the Islamic center. In his provoca-tive work “Cosmopolitanism: Ethics ina World of Strangers”, KwameAnthony Appiah speaks about a shat-

tered mirror as a metaphor for truth:“each shard of which reflects one partof a complex truth from its own partic-ular angle ... You will find parts of thetruth (along with much error) every-where and the whole truth nowhere.The deepest mistake … is to think thatyour little shard of mirror can reflectthe whole.” The debate over theIslamic center, as with most debates, isabout perception — perception for thefamilies of the victims of 9/11, percep-tion of the world towards America,perception of the minority towards themajority, and vice versa. Both Takakiand Appiah are correct. Away from thedust of the towers, a fresh angle isneeded to understand the culturalimportance for Muslim and Americanculture of the proposed Islamic center.Those who view the center as a dis-honor to the families of the victims arenot seeing the whole picture, only theirshard of glass. Sally Regenhard, amother of a firefighter who died in thetowers, was interviewed by Newsweek,admitting that while she knows theMuslims involved in the building of theIslamic center are not the same as theIslamic extremists who hijacked theplanes, “It’s a perception thing.”Regenhard is absolutely correct. It is aperception thing. The building of an Islamic cultural

center with a swimming pool, a gym,an exhibition space, conference rooms,a day care, senior center, an auditori-um and prayer room would be anenormous step for this divided country.It would be one step in the right direc-tion of cleaning up the pieces of theshattered mirror of ignorance, fear,anger and hatred that so consumedthe American public following theattacks. And it would be one step inthe right direction of taking a freshlook at the importance of culturaldiversity, religious toleration, and reli-gious conversation in America.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

A big thank you to Ashley Mensch, Mark Weber, Dmytro Aponte, and the BengalBouts community for coordinating Bengal Bouts’ thoughtful donation to thefundraiser for the family of Bengal Bouts alum Geoff Spiess. The contribution ofBengal Bouts merchandise helped make the silent auction a success in assistingwith medical expenses. The Bengal Bouts organization is an amazing family withtrue heart.Thank you again.

Elizabeth McGrathalumna

Class of 2007Aug. 30

Thank you to the BengalBouts community

Like most young alumni, we havebeen contacted by our Alma Mater withrequests for financial support. Whilewe cherished our time at theUniversity, and would like to support itsendeavors, we feel we must reject theserequests and would like to share ourreasoning.

Over the past 13 years, tuition atNotre Dame has risen at 228 percent ofinflation. With tuition increases sky-rocketing in both good years and timeslike the present, where the averagefamily has actually become poorer, wefeel a misguided policy is being pur-sued.

The Administration claims that other“peer” universities are also raisingrates, so they must follow suit.However, since in continually raisingtheir rates these universities are actingcontrary to their long term interests, itis foolish for Notre Dame to follow theirlead. As tuition rates increase, the bur-den on students will increase, andwhile the most needy will continue tobe fully supported and the rich willcontinue to be able to bear the cost,those of moderate means will be slowlysqueezed out. Inevitably, some brightstudents will be forced to pursue a lessrigorous education in order to avoid

the resultant high levels of debt. Thismonetization of eduction is clearlyharmful to both society, and to the uni-versities involved, whose level of schol-arship will suffer. The benefit ofimproved ranking and prestige is notworth the cost to our student body.Notre Dame should reject this self-destructive course of action, andbecome an example for other institu-tions, instead of joining them in theirfolly.

Notre Dame is a Catholic university,and as such has a special mission. Inthe book of Hebrews, we read adviceinstructing the early church how it canbest fulfill its mission, advice we feelall Christians institutions should followif they are to fulfill theirs: “Be ye freefrom the love of money.” Can any insti-tution which continuously exacts moreand more from a young and naivegroup really say in good consciencethat it has fulfilled this commandment?We hope so, but we fear not.

Jesse LaeuchliBryan Lowery

alumni Class of 2007

May 30

A duty to reject“You are probably not that good a

rapper. Maybe you are the next LilWayne, but probably not, in whichcase you need to stay in school,” saidPresident Obama in an unusuallypedestrianmanner to acrowd ofyoungsters.Stay in

school. Oneof thoseunques-tioned pearls of wisdom instilled inour psyche by our parents, teachersand presidents rivaling other equally,and unquestionable aphorisms suchas “don’t do drugs.”But in times of hardship, when the

economy is slumping and studentswith college degrees are no longerguaranteed jobs upon graduation,staying in school, especially college,may seem to some a frivolous wasteof money.Why send your kids to college for

four (probably more) years and spendtens of thousands of dollars whenthey can get a job or start a businessright out of high school?The answer isn’t easy, and it’s less a

tangible asset than it is an intangibleone. (Some studies found that if youinvest the money that would haveotherwise been spent on college thelifetime earnings gap between collegegraduates and high school graduatesvirtually disappears – more a hypo-thetical situation than one based inreality.)So, for all you parents out there

roaming around campus this summerwith your eager-eyed kids, doubtingthe point of spending your life savingson four plus years of parties, booze,drugs and unprotected sex for yourpresumably innocent children is onlynatural. But don’t fret; chances arethey’ve already done those things

anyway (kidding of course), and thereare reasons that go beyond thestereotype of college as an extendedstay at a hedonistic resort for 18- to22-year-olds.But first, let’s address this “start

your own business” idea. Expectingyour 18-year-old to start a successfulbusiness of their own after highschool is almost up there with believ-ing in alien abductions. Sure, theyboth may happen and lessons couldbe learned, but does anyone knowsomeone who was, or did?This isn’t the first half of the 20th

century anymore. Kids, now mostlydeprived of true world-altering hard-ships (like the Great Depression andworld wars), not to mention victims ofcoddling parents, take longer to growup, and simply don’t have the capaci-ty to progress beyond service-industryor unskilled labor jobs on their own.Sure, there are exceptions, but this isour opinion; we were there, now weare here, and we are smarter, wiserand grateful that we went from thereto here.Though there are many alternatives

to college, and the cost of education issimply ridiculous in a democraticsociety that thrives on educated citi-zens, there are things you learn herethat can’t be learned by readingbooks.College is important, and next week

we will go into the reasons why (forone you learn how to be concise …maybe we slept through that class),but for now, enjoy our campus.

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Although I’ve listened to a fairamount of so-called “classic” popmusic, I don’t quite consider myself amusic snob. When I’m driving in a carwith other people, and whatever JasonDeRulo hassmeared uponthe airwaveslately comes on, Isnicker audibly.I’ve been knownto criticize thelyrics of many an innocent and unas-suming song. I am merciless about rip-ping on certain types of music — myblind spots include metal, country,anything that fuses rap or hip-hopwith rock, Christian (although I lovePrince’s “The Cross” notwithstanding)and, of course, Glee covers.In compensation for this poor atti-

tude on my part, I’m providing a list ofalbums that I really dig, so that otherpeople can make cruel and mean-spir-ited jokes at the expense of my musicaltaste. Elliott Smith - “XO.” This album is

super depressing when you first hearit, but it never stops getting better.Every tune is an earworm, every lyricindelible. A perfect complement togeneral melancholy.Weezer – “Pinkerton.” When I first

heard this album, I was embarrassedon behalf of Rivers Cuomo. I hated it,

absolutely. But over time his candid,awkward admissions and painfullystilted slang — from diary reading toan Asian fetish to the “shakin’ booty”deployed non-ironically — cease to beoff-putting and start to genuinely tugat one’s heartstrings, like the look on apuppy’s face when it has an accidenton the rug. And he successfully hooksa chorus around the phrase “I’mdumb, she’s a lesbian.” Genius?XTC – “Skylarking.” Hipster cred!

No, this album is great almost front toback — dig ‘Grass’ and ‘Season Cycle.’‘1000 Umbrellas’ is the second-bestchamber-pop song ever written, after“Eleanor Rigby.” Without these guysGrizzly Bear wouldn’t exist, but don’thold it against them. The “Pet Sounds”of the 80s.The Beatles – “Sgt. Pepper’s.”

Rockcrits love “Revolver,” averageJoes gravitate towards “Abbey Road,”and I’m partial to the goofy “WhiteAlbum” myself, which contains“Happiness Is A Warm Gun,” their bestsong (that drum entrance!). But noneof those albums have “Fixing A Hole,”“Getting Better,” “Lucy in the Sky WithDiamonds,” “With A Little Help FromMy Friends,” “Being For The Benefit ofMr. Kite,” “Lovely Rita” … I’m ram-bling, aren’t I?Love – “Forever Changes.” Listen to

it twice front-to-back. Thank me later.

Prince – “Purple Rain.” Duh? Hardly.This album sounds terrible and makesno sense. That is, until you realize it’srewiring your entire conception of popmusic. Even the weird melody thathooks “Computer Blue” improves withacquaintance. It took me a year tofully appreciate this album. Note toreaders: Please don’t remind me thatthe Foo Fighters covered “DarlingNikki,” which deserved a far betterfate.Michael Jackson – “Bad.” “Off The

Wall” had no filler, “Thriller” was“Thriller,” but this is where he reachednew heights of beautiful schlock. Fourwords: “Man In The Mirror.”The Wrens – “The Meadowlands.”

Depression and failure go arena-rock.A great autumn album.Fleetwood Mac – “Rumours.” You

love this album and you don’t evenknow it yet.Bill Withers – “Still Bill.” Contains

his greatest hits, “Use Me” and “LeanOn Me.” The rest is pretty good too,with “Who Is He (And What Is He ToYou)?” standing above the crowd.Massive Attack – “Blue Lines.” A

great late-night album, almost greatenough to make me reconsider reggae.Honorable mention: “Mezzanine.”Violent Femmes – “Violent Femmes.”

The great comedy album about teenangst Adam Sandler will never make,

though at times it sounds like he’s thefrontman. Starts with a 1-2-3-4 punch.The Rapture – “Echoes.” Like

“Purple Rain,” it sounds so wrong…but feels so right. The terrible tunelesssinging becomes immensely endearingon repeated listens, and the groovesare to die for. Possibly the best “MetalBox/Second Edition” rip in existence.Probably the only “Metal Box/SecondEdition” rip in existence. And at luckynumber 13 albums, I’ll end my list.I can already hear your disappointed

screams. “But those are all incrediblygood albums with broad appeal anduniversal acclaim!” you whine.“Where’s the juicy stuff? What aboutyour guilty pleasures? Surely there area few skeletons rattling about in theold closet!” Of course there are, dearreaders; but that’s between me and myiPod, which will never reveal that Ihave a little dance to Shaggy’s“Boombastic,” perfectly imitate thechorus of “Ridin’ Solo,” or know all thelyrics to “Party in the U.S.A.” and“Wannabe” (by the Spice Girls, folks).For that, you’ll need to see me at the

Backer.

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Getting settled at NotreDame in the fall is quite a process,as many students with half of theirlives still piled in the dorm hallwaycan attest to. Though time andtechnologyhave helpedwork outsome of thekinks ofmove-in andregistration, there is nothing moreglamorous about moving into adorm today than there was in the

1960s and the 1970s.

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Modernity has provided us with one start-of-school advantage,though. Who hasn’t vocalized a complaint about DART-ing (class regis-tration for all you freshmen)? Whether the class is full, the computerfroze or the counselor isn’t returning your phone calls, there alwaysseems to be some glitchduring registration.

Before the world wasgraced with this somewhatfrustrating technologicalability, students registeredwhen they arrived atschool in the fall withpaper and pencil. Imagine6,000 young men crowdedinto the Navy Drill Hall try-ing to sort out their semes-ter.

I’d rather pull my hairout while DART-ing inseclusion in my dormroom. And if I were afreshman, there would benothing more terrifyingthan loitering with theentire student body forhours on end with barelyany direction. Points fortechnology.

Photo from Dome 1960.

We still haven’t figured out the physical strain of move-in,though. For freshmen, dorms have passed along the duty to vol-

unteers on their Frosh-O staff. As amember of Walsh Hall’s committee ayear ago, I can state with confidencethat carrying a 60-pound itemthrown at me out of a car up to thefourth floor in sweltering heat didnot feel so modern, despite the factthat it was a mini-fridge tossed atme out of a black Escalade.Photo from Dome 1970.

And Freshman Orientationactivities were always awkward. Noone seems to have a solution to thatproblem, or it’s become such anuncomfortable tradition that it isnow a rite of passage for NotreDame freshmen. In the early days ofNotre Dame, the Blue Circle HonorSociety of upperclassmen orches-trated the welcome, which includeda “Frosh Mixer” and a“Pottawatomie Park Picnic.”

The yearbookof 1960 high-lights oneespeciallysuave Frosh-Ogame of old:an orange wasto be passedbetween stu-dents withoutthe use of theirhands. NotreDame boysplayed withSaint Mary’sgirls. It wasarguably a tadmore promis-cuous of anactivity thanallowed duringFrosh-O today,but definitely

just as painful. Photo from Dome 1960.

Even though these aspects of the fall at Notre Dame don’t sound soappealing, they make Notre Dame unique and contribute to the school’s tra-dition. Everyone admits (whether they’re proud of it or not) that some of theirfavorite memories are from DomerFest, and we all look forward to gettingsituated in our dorms in August. It’s nice to see some things stay the same.

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Summer is the time for relaxing. Forboat rides. For tanning on the beach.For new romance. For concerts. Forsleeping in until 2 p.m. For lazySunday brunches.

That atmosphere of summer is atough one to catch in these times whensummer jobs are a must. But when itis possible to capture this feeling, it’sworth the hassle to achieve it. On Aug.6 at the Comcast Center in Mansfield,Mass., Train and John Mayer gavetheir audience — around 10,000 peo-ple of all ages — this beloved summerexperience.

Train, the opening band, played asolid hour and a half before Mayercame out. They proved that despitetheir three-year hiatus, they are stillrelevant and talented. They alsoproved that the skinny jean trend ispermeating all groups of people, notjust hipsters and indie bands, as therock band’s lead singer, PatrickMonahan, sported a snug pair.

The band’s set was fantastic andincluded hits from all five of theiralbums. Monahan especially shined,showing off his amazing vocal skillsand sense of humor. Although he sangand joked for a straight 90 minutes, hestill held extended notes in the set’sfinale, the band’s first big single,“Drops of Jupiter.”

In fact, Monahan and his band matesactually sounded better live than theydid on the radio, which was a refresh-ing change from the overly retouchedvoices of many of today’s pop artists.

Train added humor to their set byplaying one song in what Monahancalled “country twang,” responding tothe release on CMT of “Hey SoulSister,” the first single off their newalbum, “Save Me San Francisco.”

A highlight of their set came nearthe end. Donning a white shirt,Monahan serenaded the fans with themoving song “Marry Me,” which hewrote for his wife. As he sang, he cir-cled the arena, giving out high fives.Even though the band was just anopening act, Train put on an incredibleshow and demonstrated that theywere worthy of headlining a futureconcert.

But as good as Train was as anopener, there is little that can surpassJohn Mayer in concert.

From the moment he walked out onstage, it was clear that this would be adifferent concert than his first ones.Gone was the clean-cut Mayer in abutton-down shirt and slacks.

This John was wearing that button-down, but it was sleeveless in order toshow off his left arm sleeve tattoo. Hisshaggy hair was kept back by a foldedwhite bandana. This John was edgyand hardened, no longer crooning“Your Body is Wonderland” to an

imaginary woman. He was bitter,

but was still his usual comic, laid-back self who could play a mean gui-tar.

He started off his set with “Vultures”from his 2006 album “Continuum.”From there he proceeded to play amind-blowing two-hour-plus set withcountless guitar changes and favoritetracks from all of his four solo albums.

As pictures and videos, artfullytimed and directed, appeared on thescreen behind stage, Mayer’s caramelvoice washed over the masses, mixingseamlessly with the images.

Between songs, Mayer offered wittycomments and humorous advice. Ashe introduced the pavilion seats to thelawn seats, he called the ComcastCenter his “unified machine ofgroove,” which he hoped was ready torock with him.

And Mayer, a native of Fairfield,Conn., was delighted to return to NewEngland. He had toured BerkleeCollege of Music, which he attendedfor one year, earlier that day and metwith students, giving them a quick les-son about “groove.” At the concert, hewas supremely concerned with hisown groove because he wanted to beable to put his “scholastic teachings togood use.”

He might not be the most articulateperson, but his songs speak to yoursoul.

Despite his seemingly self-absorbednature, Mayer kindly shared the lime-light at the concert. He not only high-lighted his own outstanding guitarskills with a solo or two, but also themusical genius of his band. From thesaxophonist to the drummer, eachshowcased their talent in a solo.

From “Vultures” to his closing songs,“Half of My Heart” and “Edge ofDesire,” Mayer and his band morethan delivered, providing an entertain-ing and memorable concert. The onlydisappointment was the exclusion offans’ concert favorites “Daughters” or“I’m On Fire,” a Bruce Springsteencover.

That night, as Mayer sang the cho-rus of his hit “Why Georgia,” repeating“Am I living it right?” the resonatinganswer for the audience was an over-whelming “yes.”

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Damon rejects Red Sox offer to rejoin team, stays in Detroit

DETROIT — Johnny Damon isstaying in Detroit.

The 36-year-old outfielderdecided to pass up a chance toreturn to the Boston Red Sox,rejecting their waiver claim andchoosing to remain with theTigers.

“These guys really like mehere,” Damon said Tuesday,adding he spoke to each of histeammates individually to besure he was wanted in theTigers’ clubhouse.

Damon was popular in Bostonwhen he helped the Red Soxwin the 2004 World Series toend an 86-year drought. Withhis long hair and beard, he waspart of the group of Red Soxplayers who called themselvesthe “Idiots.”

He fell out of favor, however,with many Boston fans when helater became a free agent andjoined the rival New YorkYankees.

“Considering the buzz thatJohnny created for many yearshere, one of the original ‘Idiots’of the World Series championshere, I thought it would be agreat idea. But sometimes theideas of others are not the sameas the person who actually hasto be in the situation,” Red Soxoutfielder Mike Cameron.

Damon’s contract gives himveto power over trades to allbut eight teams. Because theRed Sox weren’t one of thoseclubs, he was able to block themove.

Damon said he was leaning

toward staying put from thebeginning. He texted formerRed Sox teammate JasonVaritek and talked to DavidOrtiz, and both tried to convincehim to return to Boston.

“They told me they wanted aspark,” Damon said.

Said Varitek: “I reached out tohim, as a friend, as a teammate,and ultimately, he’s obviouslyhad some decisions to make.”

“I can only speak for whatJohnny has meant here andwhat he has done as a playerand what he is as a teammate.He would have been a big addi-tion to our team with what hecan do,” he said.

The banged-up Red Soxbegan the day 5½ gamesbehind New York and TampaBay in the AL East. Detroitstarted 10 games behindMinnesota in the AL Centraland far out of wild-card con-tention.

“This game’s tough enoughand when you’re in a positionand you’re in a city and you’rein a place where you want tobe, a place where you’re happy,there’s no real reason of doingthat,” Boston closer JonathanPapelbon said. “I’ve alwaysadmired Johnny since I camehere in ‘05 and he was one ofthe players that took me underhis wing and showed me the bigleagues. I wish him nothing butthe best.”

“I’m not surprised becausehe’s in a situation where he’shappy and if he’s happy, whynot stay? If he’s not happy, obvi-ously he would have left.”

Damon is hitting .272 withseven home runs and 41 RBIs in111 games. This is his first sea-son in Detroit.

“I feel like we’re not out of ityet,” he said. “At least we canmake some kind of run.”

Damon said he’d like to playin Detroit next year, too, but“there’s no guarantee.”

Tigers star Miguel Cabrerawelcomed Damon’s decision.

“It’s good for us. He stays

here and we can play moretogether and see what happens.We can do a lot of things,”Cabrera said. “We can winmore games, we can get moresupport in the lineup. If he stayshere for some reason, it’sbecause he likes it here, hebelieves in us. That’s good.”

Said Damon: “I’ve said MiguelCabrera was the best hitter I’veever seen and I wanted to see itfor a whole year.”

Damon talked to Detroit gen-eral manager DaveDombrowski on Monday nightbefore he made his decision andspoke to assistant GM Al Avilaand manager Jim Leyland onTuesday.

“I told him to do what yourheart tells you,” Leyland said.“Don’t worry about the DetroitTigers, Boston Red Sox, JimLeyland, Terry Francona oranybody else.”

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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — NickMangold got the big deal hewas looking for and a new labelthat might make Darrelle Revisenvious.

The New York Jets’ two-timePro Bowl center became thehighest-paid player at his posi-tion Tuesday, signing a seven-year deal with the New YorkJets that could be worth up to$55 million.

“To be able to say, ‘the high-est-paid center’ is very nice tohear,” Mangold said. “It workedout well for both sides.”

The deal includes over $22million in guarantees againstinjury, a person with knowl-edge of the contract told TheAssociated Press. The person

requested anonymity becausethe team did not announcedetails of the deal.

“Signed, sealed and deliv-ered,” a smiling Mangold said.

The All-Pro center wasscheduled to earn $3.3 millionin the final year of his five-yearrookie deal. The contract sur-passes the one inked last yearby St. Louis center JasonBrown, whose five-year con-tract was worth $37.5 million,including $20 million guaran-teed.

“It wasn’t a sticking point andI’m very fortunate that the Jetsdecided to go that route,”Mangold said of being theleague’s highest-paid center.“I’m very appreciative andexcited to have that. I’m surenext year some young gun will

come along and blow me out ofthe water anyway, and that’s A-OK in my book.”

Meanwhile, Revis missed his24th day since the team report-ed for training camp while in abitter contract dispute. Hewants to become the league’shighest-paid cornerback, a dis-tinction that belongs toOakland’s Nnamdi Asomugha,who signed a three-year, $45.3million extension last offsea-son.

“That’s on some other peo-ple,” Mangold said of Revis’ sit-uation. “I’m not gettinginvolved in that one.”

Unlike Revis, Mangold report-ed for training camp despitebeing disappointed with thelack of progress of the negotia-tions. He said owner Woody

Johnson and general managerMike Tannenbaum approachedhim two weeks ago about com-pleting a deal.

“I had resigned myself to thefact that it wasn’t getting donecoming into camp,” Mangoldsaid. “Now that it is done, Ihaven’t really wrapped myhead around it yet, but I’m veryexcited that it is.”

Mangold was a first-roundpick out of Ohio State in 2006,and quickly became regardedaround the league as one of thegame’s best at his position. Heanchored an offensive line lastseason that paved the way forthe NFL’s top rushing offense.

“It’s a huge move for theorganization,” quarterbackMark Sanchez said. “He’s thebest. He’s going to be compen-

sated that way, and should be.”Coach Rex Ryan held

Mangold out of team drills inpractice Monday, knowing hisstar player was about to final-ize his deal a few hours later.

“He’s like, ‘What?’ and I’mlike, ‘Yes, stay out. You’re goingto get this deal signed,’” Ryansaid. “I’d hate for him to step ina hole or something like that.”

Mangold appreciated the ges-ture, especially with the threatof injury anytime a player stepson the field.

“As close as it was, I’d shootmyself if something happened,”he said. “I’ve never gonethrough it before, never gonethrough a situation of having acontract right there, ready tobe signed. I just wanted to playit safe, as best I could.”

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AP

Johnny Damon, batting in an August 15th game against the Chicago White Sox, declined a claimby the Boston Red Sox and will stay with the Tigers. Damon won a World Series with Boston in 2004.

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Bud Selig honored with Miller Park statueMILWAUKEE — Bud Selig

worried about this day for sev-eral weeks, leading up to see-ing his statue for the first time.

“Given the guy didn’t havemuch to work with because Iwas never confused with ClarkGable, I thought he did a mas-terful job,” Selig said at theunveiling Tuesday. “I thoughthe captured me really remark-ably well.”

The former MilwaukeeBrewers owner who becamebaseball commissioner washonored with a bronze, 7-footstatue in front of Miller Park. Itwas designed and produced byBrian Maughan and portraysSelig with his right arm extend-ed, his hand holding a baseball.

The statue joined those ofRobin Yount and Hank Aaronat the stadium Selig pushed toget built.

Yount, Aaron and fellow Hallof Famers Frank Robinson,Ernie Banks and Al Kalineattended the ceremony alongwith more than a dozen ownersand other dignitaries repre-senting the 30 clubs. RachelRobinson, the widow of JackieRobinson, also sat in the frontrow.

“Bud Selig is my hero. He hastaken baseball to a far betterplace than where he found it,”Aaron said. “His life teaches usto persevere, never quit and toextend your hand to help oth-

ers along this journey.”Selig, a lifelong baseball fan

who brought the Seattle Pilotsto Milwaukee in 1970 andrenamed them the Brewers,continued to live in his home-town after becoming commis-sioner.

He was the interim leader in1992 after the resignation ofFay Vincent, and became com-missioner on a full-time basisin 1998.

Selig handed over ownershipof the Brewers to his daughter,Wendy Selig-Prieb, and thefranchise was sold to a groupled by Los Angeles investmentbanker Mark Attanasio in2005.

Selig established interleagueplay and the wild card, a pairof initiatives that didn’t sit wellwith baseball traditionalists butlikely contributed the sport’srebound in popularity in thelate 1990s.

Home run record chases byMark McGwire, Sammy Sosaand Barry Bonds also boostedthe sport’s profile — but thoseplayers’ feats eventually wouldlead to perhaps the biggest testof Selig’s leadership in thewake of the steroids era.

His attempts to explain weak-nesses in the sport’s drug test-ing policy by blaming the play-ers’ union’s inflexibility didn’tsit well with members ofCongress.

But as time has past sincethose hearings, some in the

baseball community havecalled Selig the greatest com-missioner in history, and it wasrepeated several times duringTuesday’s celebration.

“Believe me when I tell you,it’s not an easy job to be com-missioner of 30 different own-ers who have different needs,”Dodgers owner Frank McCourtsaid. “He has a vision for thegame and he’s done some won-derful things for the game.”

Besides Aaron and Yount, 20other former Milwaukee playerwere on stage, including RollieFingers, Paul Molitor and TedSimmons.

During his time as owner,Selig worked relentlessly tobring a club back to Milwaukeeafter the Braves left in 1965.He succeed in bringing thePilots just before the start ofthe 1970 season and foughtagain in a contentious battlewith Wisconsin’s stateAssembly to build a new park,one of nearly two dozen builtduring his tenure as commis-sioner.

“In my respects, I see this asa tribute of a lifetime of serviceto my sport, my state and com-munity,” Selig said of the stat-ue. “A community in which Iwas born and raised and con-tinue to live. You have no ideahow deeply touched I am.”

The commissioner said chil-dren would recognize Yountand Aaron in the area in frontof Miller Park, but he hoped to

leave this lasting legacy whenthey saw the statue of the mandressed in a suit and tie.

“I hope that one day when achild walks past that statueand says to his parent andasks, ‘Who’s that?’ the parentwill say, ‘He was just a passion-

ate man from Milwaukee, ayoungster who just like you hada dream to make this a betterplace. He never lost hope andhe never lost faith and throughit he made baseball (and) thecommunity a better place inwhich to live,’“ he said.

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AP

MLB commissioner Bud Selig speaks in front of a statue of him-self. The statue was unveiled Tuesday at Miller Park in Milwaukee.

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Golfer’s death ruled a suicideLAS VEGAS — The Clark

County coroner’s office ruledTuesday that 25-year-old pro-fessional golfer Erica Blasberg’sdeath was a suicide.

Blasberg died May 9 at herhome in Henderson, about 15miles southeast of the LasVegas Strip. She was found witha plastic bag secured over herhead.

Henderson police said thatwhile no foul play is suspectedthey have issued a misde-meanor arrest warrant for Dr.Thomas Hess on obstructioncharges. Police said Hess, whodiscovered Blasberg’s body,removed items from the scene,including a suicide note.

The contents of the notehaven’t been disclosed.

Hess turned himself intoauthorities, was booked into jailand released about 35 minuteslater, after posting $637 in bailTuesday afternoon, Hendersonpolice spokesman Keith Paulsaid.

David Mincavage, an assistantcity attorney in Henderson, saidthe nonviolent misdemeanorcharges against Hess carry amaximum penalty of a $1,000fine and six months in jail.

Mincavage said he could notcomment further on the case,and Paul declined to saywhether additional chargeswere possible.

The coroner’s office said

Blasberg died of suicide due toasphyxia, coupled with thepresence of toxic levels of pre-scription medication in her sys-tem, including prescriptionheadache, cough, pain andanti-anxiety medications.

The drugs in Blasberg’s sys-tem included butalbital,temazepam, alprazolam,codeine, hydrocodone, and tra-madol, according to the coro-ner, but Nevada law doesn’tpermit the release of details onthe amounts of medication.

“While asphyxia was the pri-mary cause of death, the pres-ence of prescription drugs inMs. Blasberg’s system was asignificant factor,” CoronerMichael Murphy said.

A 911 call from Hess thatsummoned police came fromthe house, and Blasberg wasalone when officers arrived,police have said. Blasberg’sagent said her bags werepacked for a tournament inMobile, Ala., when she wasfound.

The death investigation wascomplicated, police said,because Hess admitted alteringthe scene — including theremoval of the note indicatingBlasberg took her own life —and he stopped cooperatingwith detectives. Hess hid thenote and prescription medica-tions in his vehicle.

In a 911 call obtained frompolice by The Associated Press,Hess says he came to the house

to check on her after she didn’tleave for the tournament.

“I called her yesterday, shewas supposed to be leaving fora golf tournament but she did-n’t,” an agitated Hess said onthe call. “She picked up thephone and she sounded intoxi-cated at that time.”

Hess said Blasberg had con-sumed a “couple drinks” andwas sad the night before herdeath, but didn’t indicate shewanted to kill herself.

When asked by the femaleoperator whether Blasberg wasbeyond resuscitation, Hessreplied: “I’m a doctor.”

But Hess didn’t say he wasBlasberg’s doctor, instead say-ing he “knew her from the golfclub.”

When the operator told Hessshe was sending police, sheasked him to wait outside thehouse.

“Try not to touch anything,”she said.

‘Yes ma’am,’ he replied.Calls from The Associated

Press to Blasberg’s father, MelBlasberg, her agent ChaseCallahan and Hess’ lawyerCharles Kelly were not immedi-ately returned.

The Nevada State Board ofMedical Examiners in Renosaid Hess’ medical license isactive and he has had no disci-plinary action or pending com-plaints. He got his license topractice in Nevada in July2003.

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NBA

Doctors clear Yao forbasketball workouts

HOUSTON — HoustonRockets All-Star center YaoMing is confident that he’ll beready for the start of the regu-lar season after a team doctordeclared his surgically repairedfoot fully healed.

Yao missed last season afterundergoing complex surgery onhis left foot in July 2009. Teamdoctor Tom Clanton has clearedYao to resume basketball activi-ties.

The Rockets had said allalong that they expected Yao toplay in 2010-11. Yao was stillrelieved when he got the officialdiagnosis.

“I am very excited,” Yao saidTuesday. “I am just looking for-ward to playing a great season.I think I can count on my footnow.”

The 7-foot-6 Yao sweatedthrough a gray T-shirt during avigorous workout for reportersat the Toyota Center. He mostlyworked on post moves withteammate Chuck Hayes and 7-footer James Cripe, a player inthe NBA’s developmentalleague.

He landed awkwardly on hisleft foot at one point, wincing inpain. He resumed the workouta few seconds later, and saidhe’s less afraid to test the footthan he was two months ago,

when he started running again.“That’s just the confidence,”

Yao said. “I think everybodywould have that after a footinjury, and (I’m) just still a littlebit weak on that. I just need tocontinue to build on that.Compared to two months ago,it’s really a lot better.”

General manager DarylMorey says the team will becautious with Yao and limit hisminutes early in the season.Morey said Clanton’s diagnosiswas a “key hurdle” in Yao’sroad back.

“It’s great news,” Morey said.“It’s what we anticipated, butuntil you get over these mile-stones, you’re never for sure.He looks like his old self. Hestill has a ways to go on hiswind and things like that. Butit’s just good to see him outthere.”

Early in his recovery, Yao haddoubts about his future. In themonth after he was told that hewould likely miss the 2009-10season, Yao said he secludedhimself and hoped to find outlater that the doctors hadsomehow made a mistake.

“That was really a hardmonth for me,” Yao said. “I gota lot of phone calls from theRockets staff, coaches, players,teammates and my friends andof course, my family will alwaysbe there to stay with me.

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OXNARD, Cal i f . — WadePhillips was talking about howplayers did in the last presea-son game when he brought uphow wel l running backsMarion Barber and Fel ixJones have been doing.

Really? They combined for17 yards on s ix carr iesagainst San Diego. They’reaveraging 2.9 yards per carryover three preseason games.Their longest run is n ineyards.

But Phi l l ips and runningbacks coach Skip Peete insistnone of that matters.

Phillips said he’s watching“the way they run, the movesthey make, the power they’rerunning with, the decisionsthey’re making.”

Peete has a similar check-list: “Does he get up in there?Is he timid? Does he have theability to make someone miss?Does he lower his pads?”

And by those measuringsticks, the Cowboys like whatthey’ve seen from their 1-2punch in the backfield.

“They’re running hard,they’re doing good,” Peetesaid Tuesday. “Obviously,you’d want to see a 10-, 12-yard average. But preseason,that doesn’t usually happen.... In the preseason, you wantto get them in shape, get themready and then when we getto the regular season we’lltake advantage of all their tal-ents.”

Led by Barber and Jones,the Cowboys averaged 4.8yards per carry last season,tied for second in the NFL.Dallas was seventh in yardsper game at 131.4.

Barber got nearly twice asmany carries as Jones lastseason, a ratio that’s likely tochange this year. Jones hasaveraged more than six yardson every carry and receptionin his two-year career, andthe Cowboys want to see if hecan keep that up with moreaction.

Jones has gotten ready forthe added workload by bulk-ing up. He’s added aboutseven pounds, most of i tupper-body strength.

“It ’s muscle,” Peete said.“It’s not like he’s lost a step.His speed and quickness arestill there. You get worried ifa guy gets bigger and slower,but he hasn’t lost a step.”

Barber got thinner, droppingabout eight pounds in hopesof p icking up speed. Heweighs about the same as hedid as a rookie . He alsoweighs less than Jones, whichis odd since he’s the bruisingpower runner and Jones is thespeedy slasher.

“Really,” Peete said, “theweight doesn’t matter.”

Part of the reason for the —seemingly — sluggish start isa lack of use.

Dallas starters played oneseries in the preseason open-er, two series the next weekand lasted nearly a hal fagainst San Diego on Saturdaynight . Over those threegames, Barber has 25 yardson eight carries and Jones has15 yards on six carries. Thethird member of their three-man crew, Tashard Choice,has 69 yards on 18 carries;his average of 3.8 yards is thebest of any running back.

“One of the things we try todo in practice every day is get

ready for the season. Once weget to the preseason games,we’re a little bit more basic,”offensive coordinator JasonGarrett said. “That’s just ourapproach. The biggest thingwe want to see in the presea-son is evaluate our players.But any time you do anything,you want to do it well. Thathelps develop confidence.”

Phi l l ips and Peete stressthat in the preseason gamesthus far the Cowboys have

been “just running plays.”That means they are calling aplay and going with it regard-less of whether it’s the rightcall based on down, distanceand the defense they’re fac-ing. Many plays wind up beingdoomed to fail, which is whythey say it’s difficult to get anaccurate read on what playersare doing.

“Right now, we’re trying toevaluate people, we’re tryingto evaluate plays, we’re trying

to evaluate schemes,” Peetesaid. “We’re instal l ing ouroffense. There are a lot of dif-ferent plays to be worked on.... We’re not scheming, say-ing, ‘OK, if they line up likethis, then we’re going to dothat.’”

Still, 40 yards on 14 carriesby the two prime ballcarriersis a bit suspect.

“Preseason is not a directindicator of how you’re goingto do in the regular season,”

Phillips said. “I see the run-ning backs running well . Ithink we’re going to be able toblock for them. Would we liketo do i t in the preseasongame, where we make 198yards like the Saints did thelast week? That would benice. But we haven’t done thatso far.

“But I still think our runninggame is going to do good andthose guys are going to dogood.”

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Cowboys constantly evaluating backfieldAssociated Press

Junior forward MelissaHenderson scored an unassist-ed goal with 11:18 remainingto secure a 1-0 victory Fridaynight, as the Irish (2-0)improved to 20-2-1 all-time inseason-openers. The GoldenGophers (0-1) had the edge incorner kicks, 9-5, but fell shortin shots on goal by a margin of8-4.

The Irish had several scoringchances in the first half, includ-ing a look from the top of thepenalty area off the first cornerkick of the night. Freshmanmidfielder Mandy Laddish con-trolled the cross, but missedjust high of the goal.

“That’s a really good team,”Waldrum said. “[Minnesota]had the size on us, and theycreated a lot of problems out ofset pieces and corner kicks. Butin terms of the run and play, Ididn’t think we gave themmany opportunities.”

Although the Irish logged thevictory, Waldrum said hissquad lacked some composureand was unable to dominatethe possession game. Lookingfor an improved performancein the second match of the sea-son, Notre Dame struggled tocontrol the tempo early inSunday’s contest against UW-Milwaukee.

Held scoreless in the firsthalf, freshman midfielderElizabeth Tucker sparked theoffense by tallying her first col-legiate goal in the 52nd minute.Senior midfielder RoseAugustin followed with twoconsecutive scores to lead the

squad to a 3-0 victory over thePanthers (2-1-2).

“I thought we were outplayedby Milwaukee in the first half ofthe game, but in the secondhalf we made a couple ofadjustments,” Waldrum said. “Ithink the kids realized that ifwe could keep the ball, wecould make them chase thegame, and that’s what we did.”

While the veterans look topace the squad heading intothe season’s toughest challengeagainst No. 8 Santa Clara onSept. 3, Waldrum said theimpact of the rookies has beensignificant.

“We lost some key kids lastyear to graduation, but thefreshmen this year havestepped right in,” Waldrumsaid. “Mandy Laddish,Elizabeth Tucker, KeciaMorway — three freshman thatwere played a lot this pastweekend stepped in and didgreat. They look like they’reveteran players.”

Waldrum attributed theirseamless transition from thehigh school to the collegiatelevel to the attitude set by theveterans, especially seniorswho have their eyes set on afourth College Cup in fouryears.

“I think one thing that ourprogram has always been goodat is that our standard hasbeen so high,” Waldrum said.“Everybody knows what theexpectations are, and that’s toget to a Final Four every year ifwe can. The young players, theday they walk in the door, theyget that from the veteran play-ers.”

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NFL

Surgery will keep Rice outEDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. —

Brett Favre’s job just got awhole lot tougher.

Favre and the MinnesotaVikings will play the first half ofthe season—or more—withoutPro Bowl receiver Sidney Rice,who had hip surgery this week.

Coach Brad Childress saidTuesday that Rice had the pro-cedure in Vail, Colo., onMonday night. He couldn’t givea specific timetable for Rice’sreturn, but said typically ittakes about eight weeks beforea player can even get back topractice, let alone game action.

“I would think (it will take)probably at least eight weeksbefore we’re talking aboutdoing anything,” Childress said.

It’s a huge blow for theVikings, who have very littledepth at receiver. Percy Harvinhas struggled with migrainesduring the preseason, and theteam signed veteran JavonWalker on Tuesday to help out.

After catching just 45 passesduring an injury-plagued firsttwo seasons in Minnesota, Riceemerged as Brett Favre’s go-toguy in his third season with 83catches for 1,312 yards andeight TDs. He earned his firstPro Bowl bid, though he wasinjured in the playoffs and didnot play again.

Favre raved about Rice’scombination of size and leapingability, saying he felt confidentthrowing the ball his way even

if Rice appeared to be well cov-ered. Favre’s confidence in himallowed Rice to blossom, posi-tioning himself as one of thebest downfield threats in theNFC despite a lack of game-breaking speed.

He saw three specialists inthe offseason to examine hisinjured hip and declined tohave surgery, hoping the condi-tion would heal on its own. Ricenever participated in a practiceduring training camp, and itbecame apparent late last weekthat the injury was not improv-ing fast enough for him to beready for the season openeragainst New Orleans on Sept. 9.

Childress said all the special-ists, along with team doctors,agreed that surgery was notneeded in the offseason. Rice,who is in the final year of hiscontract for just $550,000 thisseason, decided somethingmore had to be done.

“I can’t feel what he’s feel-ing,” Childress said. “In theend, it’s up to him whether hewanted to have that procedureor whether he could pressthrough.”

The surgery, first reported bythe Star Tribune ofMinneapolis, means Favre’s20th season in the NFL willlikely be much more challeng-ing than last year.

In addition to Rice’s injury,Harvin has been plagued byseveral attacks of migraineheadaches this month, the lat-est coming last week when he

vomited on the field and need-ed to be taken to a hospital byambulance. He hasn’t played ineither of the first two games ofthe preseason and never knowswhen another bout will occur.

Harvin did not practiceTuesday and Childress said heis scheduled to have more testsdone and will not play untilthose are completed and evalu-ated.

“He’s not going to practiceuntil he finishes with the med-ical protocol,” Childress said.

With Bernard Berrian theonly healthy, established veter-an receiver on the roster, theVikings turned to one of Favre’sold teammates in hopes of fill-ing the gaps.

Walker was a first-rounddraft pick of the Packers in2002, and flourished early inhis career with Favre at thehelm. He caught 89 passes for1,382 yards and 12 touch-downs in 2004 to become oneof the top receivers in theleague.

But Walker fell out of favor inGreen Bay during a messy con-tract dispute in the summer of2005 that drew criticism fromFavre. He injured his knee thefollowing season and has beenplagued by knee and ankleinjuries in subsequent yearswith the Raiders and Broncos.

The 31-year-old Walker saidhe feels “like he’s 23” againand has no issues with Favrefrom their disagreement backin Green Bay.

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col lege tennis th is fa l l , ”Louderback said.

Because the outdoor seasondoes not begin until spring,and the indoor regular sea-son doesn’t begin until latewinter, the Irish have sched-uled plenty of indoor tourna-ments to prepare themselvesfor the grueling Big East andnational schedule.

Notre Dame will use thosetournaments to experimentwith different doubles pair-ings.

“We will have to work outthree new doubles teams withthe loss of our seniors lastyear,” Louderback said.

The Ir ish wi l l need torearrange their doubles pair-ings in a way that createssolid team chemistry and cre-ates the best opportunity towin. Gaining the best oppor-tunity to win will also hingeon Notre Dame’s seniors fill-ing leadership roles voided byKrisik, Rielley and Ciobanu.

“Our seniors and juniorswill have to take a leadershiprole for us to improve uponlast year ’s resul ts ,”Louderback said.

The preseason rankingshave not yet been released,but the Irish are expected tostart the season high in thepoll based off of last season’sfinal ranking of No. 6.

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unseated c lassmate BrianSmith at one of the outsidelinebacker positions in Kelly’s3-4 defense.

“Kerry Neal is a pretty goodfootball player,” Kelly said.“He plays physical . He’s avery smart football player.”

Neal, who has been closefriends with Smith since thetwo were roommates fresh-man year, said that the duoare constantly trying to helpone another, even thoughthey’re fighting for the samespot.”

“Me and Brian hang outtogether, crack jokes togeth-er,” Neal said. “Of course weget on the field, we’re goingto compete.”

Neal added that beingnamed ahead of his friend hasonly motivated him more.

“Brian is one of the bestplayers on the team, sothere’s no days of f ,” Nealsaid. “I’ve gotto come with iteveryday.”

Kel ly notedthat this l ine-backer positionmay be onethat changesbetween nowand NotreDame’s Sept. 4opener againstPurdue.

“I t ’s a very,very compet i -tive position,”he said. “And Kerry’s aheadright now, but Br ian hasshown a fight in him.”

In one of the more surpris-

ing depth chart changes, Kellyindicated that sophomoreChris Watt was in a close bat-tle with first-year law studentChris Stewart at left guard.After practice Tuesday, offen-

sive coordina-tor CharleyMolnar saidthe two werein a “close toa dead heat.”

“Watt hasjust come toplay everydayin practice,”Molnar said.“He is tena-cious. He’s apowerful guy,and he’s nots i t t ing back

and saying, ‘This job belongsto a guy that ’s had i t . ’ Hesays , ‘ I want the job. ’ Hewants to play now.”

Notes:� Kel ly sa id junior l ine-

backer Anthony McDonaldwas “doubtful” for the seasonopener against Purdue with aknee injury. McDonald hadbeen battling with sophomoreCarlo Calabrese for a startinginside linebacker position.

� Kelly acknowledged thathe and director of athleticsJack Swarbrick had spoken toNBC regarding the tempo ofgames this fall . Kelly’s no-huddle spread offense empha-sizes a quick pace, and manyhave complained about NBCcommercial breaks disruptinggameplay.

“There’s certainly a needfor us to address it,” Kellysaid. “I think we’re workingwith NBC to make certain thatthey get what they need froman advertising standpoint, butalso as the network that car-ries Notre Dame, that we’reable to do the things that weneed to do, as well.”

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“It’s a very, verycompetitive position,and Kerry [Neal is]ahead right now, butBrian [Smith] has

shown a fight in him.”

Brian KellyIrish coach

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Senior outside linebacker Kerry Neal prepares for a spring prac-tice in March. Neal is in the mix to start this fall.

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sophomore Danny O’Leary.“[Shipp] is not the tallest by

any means, he’s not big, butwhen it comes to playing, hehas such good skills with hisfeet, and he makes good deci-sions,” Clark said. “He’s themaster of the ball. His aware-ness on the field is first class.”

One more goal from UICthreatened the Irish lead, butjunior goalkeeper Will Walshwho held the Flames until timeexpired in his first start forNotre Dame, with senior teamcaptain and expected startinggoalkeeper Philip Tuttle out forthe start of the season with aninjury.

“[Walsh] is a capable deputy,”Clark said.

The Flames are a familiaropponent for the Irish. The twoteams have met on numerousoccasions, including a contest

in the NCAA Tournament. “They are always well

coached, and they play a goodbrand of soccer and handle theball well,” Clark said. “Theygave us a good test.”

Though the Irish proved vic-torious at the end of the night,Clark said the Irish have a fewareas of the defensive portionof the game that neededimproving. Three of the fivedefensive players graduatedthis past spring.

“It’s all about getting thefamiliarity back again, makingsure everyone’s on the samepage,” Clark said. “We hope welearned some lessons, andhopefully it’ll prepare us a littlebit for when the season beginsin just under two weeks.”

The Irish will spend theremainder of this week practic-ing for their second exhibitiongame against Ohio StateSaturday.

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Junior midfielder Brendan King squeezes between two SouthFlorida defenders during Notre Dame’s victory on Nov. 8.

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Coming off a Big East titleand 26-4 overall record lastseason, the Ir ish look toadvance past the NCAA semi-f inals a f ter fa l l ing in thesame round the past two sea-sons.

Then-No. 6 Notre Dame’slast season ended with a 4-1loss to then-No. 8 Stanford,after falling in 2009 to then-No. 9 California 4-2 in thesame round.

Irish coach Jay Louderbacksaid he expects Notre Dameto reach that high level ofplay once again.

“We are looking for ourteam to continue to be one ofthe top 10 teams in the coun-try,” Louderback said.

Despite the loss of threekey seniors , inc ludingCosmina Ciobanu, Col leenRie l ley and 2010 ITA Al l -American Kal i Kris ik , theIrish have a strong core ofreturning players as well as anumber of newcomers thatwill look to contribute rightaway.

“Hal f our team wi l l befreshmen so we wi l l needthem to get the experience of

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Not only did the Irish top theUniversity of Illinois-Chicago 3-2 in their first exhibition gameof the season Monday night, butthey also helped a good cause.

The profits from the gamewere donated to GrassrootSoccer, an organization createdby Irish coach Bobby Clark’soldest son Tommy Clark whilehe was in medical school. Theorganization uses soccer to pro-mote HIV/AIDS research andawareness among youth inAfrica.

“Hopefully Grassroot Soccerwill benefit, and to all the fansthat put in their dollar, I justwant to say thanks to them,”

Clark said. “We do this the daybefore classes start, and thiswas the seventh GrassrootSoccer Game we’ve had.”

The Irish took an early leadin the game after an assist fromjunior midfielder Brendan Kingset up classmate Aaron Maundfor a goal in the 13th minute.The first half ended with theIrish up 1-0.

UIC made a comeback in thesecond half, scoring a goal totie the contest.

However, the Irish respondedthree minutes later as juniorMichael Rose scored a goal offan assist from freshman mid-fielder Harrison Shipp. Shipphad two assists during hisdebut game, the other a pass to

When Brian Kelly advisedmedia members not to “getmarried to a two-deep rightnow” at his fall camp open-ing press conference, hewasn’t kidding around.

With every passing day, itseems like the Notre Damedepth chart enters an evendeeper state of flux.

Sophomore running backCierre Wood, who started thefal l as the fourth runningback on the Ir ish depthchart , has r isen to No. 2 ,Irish coach Brian Kelly saidTuesday.

“Right now, [senior]Armando [Allen] and Cierre[Wood] have shown thatthey’re running one, two,”Kelly said.

Wood, who didn’t seeaction in his freshman sea-son last year, said he wasready for his shot in the Irishbackfield.

“It ’s real ly excit ing,” hesaid. “There’s a differencebetween stepping on the fieldknowing you’re not playingand stepping on the field and[knowing] in a couple ofhours [you’re] going to beplaying.

“I just hope I don’t faintback there.”

Whi le Al len may be themost complete of the fourrunning backs, and seniorRobert Hughes the mostphysical , a quick look atWood’s high school film willshow his uncanny ability tof ind holes and break long

runs.“I can look at one point and

basical ly see everythingaround me,” Wood said. “I’mnot saying I have specia lpowers or anything like that,but I can sometimes sensewho’s behind me and what-

not.”On the other s ide of the

bal l , a new starter hasemerged at one of the out-s ide l inebacker posi t ions.Senior Kerry Neal has

Despite opening the seasonwith several new faces on thepitch, the fourth-ranked Irishpicked up right where theyusually do — in the win col-umn. Bolstered by the solidplay of a talented freshmanclass, Notre Dame postedback-to-back shutouts againstMinnesota and UW-Milwaukeein the first action of the 2010season.

“We opened with two verygood teams, two teams thatwill most likely be in the NCAATournament,” Irish coachRandy Waldrum said. “So toget two wins like that earlybefore we hit Santa Clara willbe really important.”

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Sophomore running back Cierre Wood carries the ball during practice Thursday. On Tuesday, Irishcoach Brian Kelly said Wood has moved into the No. 2 running back spot on the depth chart.

Wood challenges Allen;Neal past Smith for now

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Season starts with shutouts

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Junior forward Melissa Henderson dribbles past an Oregon Statedefender during Notre Dame’s 1-0 victory in the NCAA Tournament.

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ND win also benefitsGrassroot Soccer charity

see NEAL/page 18 see SEMIS/page 18

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By MOLLY SAMMONSports Writer

see CLARK/page 18

By CHRIS MASOUDSports Writer

Irish lookto get pastsemifinals

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By MATT ROBISONSports Writer