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When Gregory Crawford, deanof the College of Science, and hiswife Renate left Tucson, Ariz.,with their final destination 29days and 2,200 miles away, theyknew there would be some longdays ahead.“We biked between six and 11

hours a day,” he said. “A shorterday would be 80 miles and thelongest day was 120 miles.There was one 60-mile day, butthat was in the mountains ofNew Mexico.”Desert to Dome, the couple’s

journey from Arizona to NotreDame, raised awareness andfunding to find a cure forNiemann-Pick Type C, a neu-rodegenerative disease.Renate Crawford said efficien-

cy was crucial in planning thetrip. It factored into what timethey began their journey eachday and how they ate meals,which were provided by a sup-port van that rode with them.“We left really early in the

morning. During the hours [onthe road] we were handed food,”she said. “We were trying tominimize down time.”Gregory Crawford said the

amount of physical exertion they

completed each day left themboth extremely tired and hungryonce they finished the day’s trip.“We ate twice as many calo-

ries as we normally do. At theend of the day, we had to updateour blog and Skype with ourkids,” he said. “When you ridefor that long, you kind of liedown and crash.”Desert to Dome was not only a

personal accomplishment for theCrawfords, it also marked thebeginning of a partnershipbetween Notre Dame and theParseghian Foundation, namedfor former Irish football coach

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Crawfords reflect on Desert to Dome journeyCollege of Science dean, wife bike 2,200 miles to raise research funds, awareness for neurodegenerative disease

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Students attend Career Expo Indiana excise policemeet with community

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Students meet with recruiters from 140 companies at theFall Career Expo on Wednesday.

Abbey Coons remembersattending Notre Dame’s CareerExpo in 2003, where she securedan internship for General Electric(GE). Now, she’s back as arecruiter looking for students withinitiative and experience.“I think companies like GE

specifically like Notre Dame’swork ethic and integrity,” she said.“It really meshes with companyvalues.”Nearly 1,800 students attended

the Fall Career Fair Wednesday atthe Joyce Athletics andConvocation Center to scout outsummer internships and post-graduate jobs from 140 compa-nies — just as Coons once did. To prepare for the Career Fair,

many students took advantage ofthe services at the Career Centerin Flanner Hall. “There have been many stu-

dents even early in the year,” saidLaura Flynn, assistant director at

When the Ind iana S ta teExcise police were foundedduring prohibition 97 yearsago, they were known as the“liquor police.” Now, they still handle alco-

hol-related cases, but one oftheir main goals is to maketheir presence known withinthe community, master offi-cer Michelle Traughber saidat a communi ty re la t ionsmeeting Wednesday.The University’s Office of

Community Relations held ameet ing wi th the exc i sepol ice in downtown SouthBend not to discuss a recentsp ike in a lcoho l - re la tedarrests, but to learn moreabout the excise police andtheir place in the community.The force, which works to

provide support to local taskforces and special investiga-

t ion un i t s , employs 90officers who cover six dis-tricts across the state.The excise police run the

Fatal Alcohol Crash Team,which ass i s t s a t acc identscenes invo lv ing a lcoho l .They a l so ass i s t a t DUIcheckpoints, investigate pri-vate areas of alcohol estab-lishments and issue permitsto individuals and businessesthat sell alcohol. One of their main goals ,

however, i s to make the irpresence known in areas ofthe community where offens-es become a major problemas a deterrent to violators.“If people don’t fear being

arrested, they will continueto break the law,” Traughbersaid. After the presentation was

over, Traughber opened thefloor to questions, at whichpoint the topic turned to the

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By SAM STRYKERNews Writer

By ANNA BOARININews Writer

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QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MYTHICAL CREATURE?

IN BRIEF

Notre Dame ROTC and theAmerican Red Cross aresponsoring a blood drivetoday at noon in theLaFortune Student CenterBallroom

Shakespeare’s “AMidsummer Night’s Dream”will be performed by Actorsfrom the London Stage atWashington Hall at 7:30 p.m.tonight. Tickets are $12 forstudents and available at theDeBartolo Performing ArtsCenter ticket office or by vis-iting performingarts.nd.edu.

Apple National ConsultingEngineer Steve Hayman willdiscuss and demonstrate howindividuals and institutionsare bui ld ing innovat ivemobile applications for theiPhone and iPod Touch. It willtake place at 3:00 p.m. in 105Jordan Hall of Science.

The Snite Museum of Artwil l host the exhibi t :“Paral le l Currents :Highlights of the RicardoPau-Llosa Collection of LatinAmerican Art today from10:00 a.m. untill 5:00 p.m.today in the O’ShaughnessyWest Gallery. The collectionfeatures contemporary LatinAmerican artworks from thecol lect ion of Ricardo Pau-Llosa.

John Matthias will performhis poem-drama “BalletMecanique,” with the voicesof Joyelle McSweeney andStephen Fredman and imageand sound by Chris Jara inthe Hesburgh CenterAuditorium tonight at 5:00p.m. All are welcome toattend

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OFFBEATKy. farmer claims somecorn popped on the stockELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. –

A Hardin County farmersaid that some earsamong his feed corn rowspopped on the stalk in aphenomenon that agricul-tural experts believe isassociated with irregularrainfall and high heat.Star Mil ls farmer

Patrick Preston sent aphoto of the burst kernelsthat look l ike partial lypopped popcorn to theUniversity of KentuckyCooperat ive ExtensionService.Hardin County

Extension agent DougShepherd told The NewsEnterprise he’s neverseen popped kernels

before.Shepherd said the outer

coat of a kernel canexplode from heat afterthe ears are pollinated.Temperatures in cornfields can be 10 degreeshigher than in the sur-rounding area as theplants are producingenergy.

Suspect’s haircut leads tohis arrestSEATTLE – A woman

who was robbed of $310while sitting at a Seattletraffic light gave police adetailed description of theman who stuck a gun inher open window.He had “GET MONEY”

shaved into the hair onone side of his head. He

also had “GET” tattooedon his r ight hand and“MONEY” on his lef thand.The Seatt le pi .com

reports a detect ivesearched records usingthe tattoo information andidentified a suspect whowas later pulled over by apatrol officer in the LakeCity neighborhood.His “GET MONEY” hair-

cut and tattoos matched,and 18-year-old LarryShawn Taylor was identi-fied by the victim in theAug. 23 robbery.Now, he’s held in the

King County Jai l forinvestigation of robbery.

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Students and faculty give blood in the LaFortune Ballroom Wednesday at thesemi-annual blood drive sponsored by Notre Dame ROTC and the Red Cross Club.

“Fairies.”

Camila Inarra

freshmanMcGlinn

“The Basilisk.”

Hayley Evans

freshmanRyan

“My roommate,Mike Mellitt.”

Kevin Dunne

sophomoreDuncan

“Harry Potter.”

Marti McGraw

sophomorePangborn

“Ranga.”

Mike Wiederecht

juniorKeenan

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The Student Senate unani-mously passed a resolution attheir meeting Wednesday pro-posing serve.nd.edu, a websiteto centralize information aboutservice opportunities both oncampus and in the local commu-nity for Notre Dame students. “The goal for this resolution is

to take the first step in thelonger process of trying to clarifyservice opportunities at NotreDame,” social concerns chair PatMcCormick said. McCormick said the Center for

Social Concerns (CSC) and stu-dent government want to reachout to people who do not have adirect link to some of the possi-ble volunteer activities. The University’s mission state-

ment calls for a concern forcommon good, and therefore, acommitment to service, the reso-lution said. “We have some of the greatest

opportunities for service of anycollege or university in the coun-try,” McCormick said. “But peo-ple are not always gettinginvolved outside of what theyhear about through theirfriends.” The resolution said a listing

such as serve.nd.edu “has thepotential to significantly increaseinvolvement in service on cam-pus and in the community.”The website would centralize

scattered information as well as

“bridge the gap betweenUniversity events and communi-ty events,” McCormick said.“I think if a lot of people miss

signing up for something duringActivities Night, then they do notknow how to get involved,”Badin Hall senator Ellen Carrollsaid. “I think this is a greatidea.”The Committee for Social

Concerns is working with theCSC, student government, serv-ice organizations and the Officeof Information Technologies todetermine the mechanics of theserve.nd.edu site, McCormicksaid. McCormick said students and

service organizations would alsobe able to post informationabout the entire spectrum ofavailable volunteer opportuni-

ties. “This website would not be

just a laundry list of serviceopportunities,” McCormick said.“It will clarify the layout of serv-ice opportunities on campus.” Cavanaugh Hall senator Tegan

Chapman said ensuring informa-tion is current would be thebiggest challenge in maintainingthe website. Other websites like

rent.nd.edu do not always pro-vide up-to-date information,Chapman said. McCormick said the only way

serve.nd.edu would follow itsgoals would be if the administra-tors were able to provide cur-rent calendars.

Senate pushes for service websiteSTUDENT SENATE

By MEGAN DOYLENews Writer

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Chief of staff Nick Ruof, left, and student body vice presidentAndrew Bell lead dicussion about a new service website.

Saint Mary’s students and fac-ulty looking to jazz up their fallschedules are in luck tonight.A jazz benefit concert will

take place at 7:30 p.m. in theO’Laughlin Auditorium.Proceeds from the performancewill benefit Children ofAbraham, a nonprofit organiza-tion that sends medical suppliesto impoverished countriesaround the world. Children of Abraham has pro-

vided more than $60 million inaid to medical clinics and hospi-tals serving the “poorest of thepoor,” said David Schrader, vicepresident of the Board ofDirectors for Children ofAbraham.The organization aids 29

nations, and its most recentefforts have primarily focusedon assisting Haiti. In addition to providing aid to

countries in need, Children ofAbraham aims to unite differ-ent religious groups in commu-nities.“Muslims have paid for ship-

ments to Christian hospitals,and vice versa. Jews andMuslims have worked togetherto provide for relief in Haitithrough a Christian organiza-tion,” said Schrader.Christopher Sallak, patron

services and marketing manag-er for Saint Mary’s, said the

concert will be another oppor-tunity for Saint Mary’s studentsto continue their history of serv-ing the community and those inneed. “Partnering with Children of

Abraham for this benefit con-cert is a great opportunity forour student body to supportanother faith-based organiza-tion and their recent work inHaiti,” Sallak said. Tonight’s concert will feature

music by popular jazz artistsBryan Lubeck, David Wells andthe Jim Pickley Trio.Lubeck, a Latin guitarist, is

featured on WNUA 95.5 radioin Chicago. His album “AcousticVineyard,” released in 2004,blends his Latin guitar with anurban-sounding band, creatinga more modern sound. On the flugelhorn and trum-

pet, Wells released eight CDsand has been featured inChristian music magazines. Hehas also appeared on the BETStation’s show “Studio Jams”.The Jim Pickley Trio, which

plays every Sunday at aMichiana church, has been per-forming for more than 20years.“Children of Abraham should

be supported because we savelives. Simple as that,” saidSchrader.Tickets are $10 for students

and $15 for faculty members.

College’s jazz concertto benefit non-profit

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Ara Parseghian, who lost threegrandchildren to the disease.Gregory Crawford said all

these factors made for a highlysymbolic trip, for him, his wifeand the organizations involved.“It was one of those things

that was once in a lifetime on apersonal level. But thinking bigpicture, Notre Dame and theParseghian Foundation areentering a new partnership, sothis bike ride is symbolicbecause the Foundation is inTucson,” he said. “Also, we canraise awareness and find thecure for Niemann-Pick Type Cthrough scientists at NotreDame and worldwide.”Renate Crawford said Notre

Dame helped fund the trip, asthe couple stayed at roadsidehotels along the way.She said the desert climate

and terrain often contributed tonegative emotions along thejourney, but the inspiringnature of the trip won out.“Sometimes there were days

of frustration because it was solong and hot. But we remindedourselves that this was nothingcompared to what theParseghians went through,”Crawford said.Gregory Crawford also said

the experiences of theParseghians helped factor indriving the duo to push them-selves every day.“There were emotions

because we were riding for theParseghian Foundation,” hesaid. “There was a sign of theParseghian kids on the side ofthe van that was kind of likeour own version of the ‘PlayLike a Champion Today’ sign.”He said the couple engaged in

a specialized training programfor the trip, which included

running up and down the stepsof Notre Dame Stadium to buildleg strength needed for the NewMexican mountains.“We cross-trained a lot. We

probably put in 1,000 to 1,200miles biking on the roadbefore,” Gregory Crawford said.“We did a lot of spinning,weightlifting and running.Biking in the wind in Indianafrom March to July reallyhelped us.”He said the natural wonders

around them were awe-inspir-ing and one of the highlights of

their ride.“The mountains in New

Mexico were spectacular. Theyhad just had rain before wearrived, so the desert was blos-soming,” he said.The couple said in addition to

the breathtaking scenery dur-ing the trip, interacting withNotre Dame Clubs along theway was one of the greatestrewards of their Desert toDome experience.“Tulsa was pretty unbeliev-

able. A few of their Notre DameClub members rode with us that

day,” Gregory Crawford said.After their nearly month-long

journey, Renate Crawford saidthe arrival back to the NotreDame campus was an unforget-table welcome home that noother university could have pro-vided.“We saw the Dome, we saw

the people and excitement andthen we heard the fight songand it was overwhelming,” shesaid.

Contact Sam Stryker [email protected]

Desertcontinued from page 1

the Career Center. “It’s been abusy couple of weeks.”Junior Amy Holsinger worked

with the Career Center to prepareher résumé. “I feel like I’ve been living in

Flanner the past few weeks,” shesaid. “The résumé review hasbeen amazing.”But even with preparation,

standing out in a sea of accom-plished, suit-clad students isn’teasy. “I did an internship before, but I

know it’s hard for most people toget one,” senior Caitlin Foster said.Flynn said students of a variety

of ages were expected to attendthe Career Fair. “We definitely expect the seniors

to be looking for jobs, and thesophomores and juniors for intern-ships,” she said. This dedication and enthusiasm

for finding a job doesn’t go unno-ticed by potential employers. “They’ve really provided a new

high standard,” said Dian Flittnerof Sentry Insurance.Laurie Bryne, representing the

medical equipment manufacturerStryker, said the company plans torecruit Notre Dame students heav-ily.

“We elevated the status of NotreDame in 2008 as a core school,which is a school that Stryker hasdetermined to partner with torecruit for the entire company,”said Byrne, the company’s associ-ate director of staffing and talentsourcing. Though many students hope to

obtain an interview as a result ofthe Career Fair, Kevin Monahan,associate director of the CareerCenter, said attending the CareerExpo doesn’t necessarily have tobe part of a detailed strategy forfinding a career. Instead, it can provide the stu-

dents with the chance to get theirnames into the opening market, hesaid. “Career Expos are about getting

information from employers andmaking a good impression,” hesaid. “The economy is still a littletight, but things are definitely look-ing up for employment.”Still, many students hope the

Career Expo will lead to successstories like that of Coons, whoexpects companies to continueconsidering Notre Dame studentsas strong candidates.“I received an internship with

GE through the same recruitingprocess in 2003 and have beenwith them ever since,” she said.

Contact Nicole Toczauer [email protected]

Careercontinued from page 1

recent wave o f underagedr ink ing arres t s o f NotreDame students. But Notre Dame Cr ime

Prevention Officer Keri KeiShibata, who oversaw thepresentation, said that topicwas not the purpose of themeeting.“We are not going to com-

ment on the recent incidents.We are here to talk aboutwhat the excise police can dofor our communi ty, ” shesaid. S t i l l , audience members

asked questions related tostudent drinking. Ch ip Lewis , an a t torney

wi th Lewis and Wi lk ins ,asked how of f icers deter-mine when to arrest studentsand when to cite students. “Underage dr inking i s a

misdemeanor for which youcan be arres ted ,” sa idCorporal Chris Bard of theexcise police. He said officers take on a

certain liability when releas-ing intoxicated people intothe communi ty and someoff icers are not wi l l ing totake that risk. “Regardless of arrest or

just being issued a citation,you will still have to appearbefore a judge,” Bard said. He sa id the bes t way to

avoid arrest and other con-sequences is to cooperatewith the police.“You still have to appear in

front of a judge, but in thereport the officer writes ifyou cooperated or not,” Bardsa id . “That a f fec t s thejudge’s decision.”

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Excisecontinued from page 1

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The Crawfords stop for a break in Missouri after completing the majority of their charity biketrip, which began in Tucson, Ariz.

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Priests, students meet topray, discuss vocation

Fr. Pat Reidy, a 2008 NotreDame graduate who recentlyjoined the priesthood, spentWednesday night with under-graduates who might be con-sidering the same calling.Corby Night, held in Corby

Hall, was an evening of prayerand conversation between cur-rent priests and men consider-ing priesthood on campus. Reidy said the night would

give men considering priest-hood the opportunity to talk ina comfortable setting within acommunity that shares a simi-lar understanding and mis-sion. Reidy said he was strongly

influenced as an undergradu-ate by Fr. Jim King, his formerrector in Sorin College whotold him, “If you’re discerningthe religious life, just try it.”The night began with a wel-

coming by many of the priestsin the Holy Cross Seminary. Anight prayer service followed,during which Fr. Matt Kuczoradelivered a homily about hisreasons for becoming a priest. The event concluded with a

chance for those interested in

any aspect of vocation to havea friendly meet and greet withpriests from all over campus. There was no pressure to

commit, but the night wasmeant to “simply let peopleknow of the different opportu-nities on campus that mighthelp them in discerning howGod is calling them to live,”said Fr. Ralph Haag, rector ofSt. Edward’s Hall. He said he hoped Corby

Night would help men move inthe direction that God wishesfor them to serve, whether ornot that includes the priest-hood. Kuczora said the priests

shared moving stories and rea-sons for their unique lifestyle,which were meant to help menwho attended Corby Night dis-cern their own feelings. Thepriests encouraged anyonewho even slightly feels God’scalling to come and be assistedby a welcoming community. Holy Cross Seminary offers

many programs for anyoneinterested in vocation. For alist of upcoming events andseminary news, visitwww.vocation.nd.edu

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Colo. wildfires run rampant

BOULDER, Colo.— A wildfireburning in the canyons andsteep mountainsides nearBoulder became one of themost destructive blazes inColorado history Wednesday asauthorities determined it haddestroyed at least 135 homesin just three days.Authorities provided the dire

assessment as firefightersencountered a tangle of rat-tlesnakes, downed power linesand combustible propane tanksand struggled to get an upperhand on the inferno.The Boulder County sherif’’s

office said Wednesday that 135homes have been destroyed —a toll likely to rise as the blazerages on and firefighters get aclearer picture of the damage.About 3,500 people have

been evacuated from about1,000 homes stemming from afire that broke out in a parchedarea near of Boulder onMonday. Residents of fourneighborhoods will be allowedto return home Thursdaymorning. It wasn’t clear howmany homes that involves.Four people remain missing

as some residents have stayedbehind and risked their lives totry to save their homes.No deaths or injuries have

been reported at this point,and the cause of the fire wasnot known.The fire west of Boulder is

not large in terms of size —only about 6,200 acres, orabout 10 square miles. But itstruck in a populated area thatinflicted major property dam-age.The reported loss of homes

surpasses that of the 2002Hayman fire in southernColorado that was the mostdestructive in the state’s histo-ry. That fire destroyed 133homes and 466 outbuildingsover 138,000 acres in a moresparsely populated area thatincludes national forest land.Todd Martin, incident com-

mander, told a crowd of about

600 at a public meetingWednesday night in Boulderthat it has cost $2.1 millon sofar to fight the fire.Firefighters took advantage

of cooler temperatures andlight rain to attack the wildfireWednesday but authoritiesacknowledged they still don’thave a good handle of theblaze. Fire officials scheduled ameeting night on the Universityof Colorado campus to updatethe community.“We just don’t have control of

the fire,” Sheriff’s Cmdr. RickBrough said Wednesday after-noon as some rain beganfalling over the fire area.Air tankers dumped 35,000

gallons of fire retardant on theblaze and crews began build-ing containment lines on theeastern side of the fire. Thelarge plume of smoke the firehad been producing since itstarted has dissipated becauseof the favorable weather.However, the fire was stillactively burning and threaten-ing structures, forcing somedeputies doing an inventory ofthe damage to retreat.Fire managers said as many

as 500 firefighters and supportpersonnel are at the fire andmore are on the way. LauraMcConnell, spokeswoman forthe management team, saidcrews are dealing with downedpower lines, debris, poison ivyand rattlesnakes. They alsohave to be watchful forpropane tanks in the area.Brough said the conditions

make it too dangerous for anx-ious residents to return tocheck on their homes. The firehas also destroyed at least fouroutbuildings and damaged atleast 12 homes, according to alist released by the BoulderCounty sheriff’s office.At the Colorado Mountain

Ranch, 60-year-old MikeWalker has been making astand against the fire with hiswife and 25-year-old daughterin a desperate effort to savethe children’s summer campand outdoor recreation center

they operate.“He’s safe, he’s up there,”

said Walker’s 19-year-olddaughter Rose, who evacuated.“He just won’t leave. We neverdoubted where he was, he justwon’t leave for anybody.”Rose Walker said her father,

mother and sister are tryingeverything to save their ranch,with her father using a tractorto scoop up flames away fromstructures, “literally draggingthe fire away from the build-ings.” On Wednesday, RoseWalker said her family werestill at their ranch, using rakesand backpacks filled withwater and a hose to put outany hot spots.Fire conditions were expect-

ed to worsen Thursday nightinto Friday and the risk of anynew fires quickly spreadingwas high along the populatedFront Range region, accordingto the National WeatherService.Seven of the country’s 19

heavy air tankers have beensent to Colorado to fight theblaze, considered the nation’stop firefighting priority. Twomore have been dispatched tothe fire, said Ken Frederick,spokesman for the NationalInteragency Fire Center inBoise, Idaho.Families like the Walkers

have been carrying out theirown fight against the fire.Firefighters have been sup-

plying them with water whenthey can and Rose Walker saidshe’s been crossing into the firezone to bring her family foodand supplies, although authori-ties have been reluctant to lether come up to the ranch.Despite her family’s efforts,

35 structures have burned,including the family’s home,sheds, barns and work areas,Rose Walker said. It’s not clearif those are among the totalstructures that authorities havealready confirmed haveburned.“It’s everything to us. It’s

home, it’s our work, it’s ourlife,” Rose Walker said.

AP

A man stands outside of his ruined home in Boulder, Colo. Authorities say more than 130homes have been destroyed in the fires.

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One of my various summer expe-ditions this summer was to checkout a few concerts, pretty college, Iknow. One of those concerts fea-tured a band ca l l ed An imalL i b e r a t i o nOrchestra, bet-ter known asALO, whoopened for JackJohnson. One ofthe i r songs ,“ B a r b e q u e , ”insp i red me toadopt a new perspective on life.Although its lyrics are slightly dif-ferent f rom the message I tookaway, it is a refreshing outlook.As cheesy as it might sound, it is

rather simple: Live life like it’s abarbecue . The essent ia l s :Surround yourse l f w i th fami ly,friends, good music and deliciousfood and beverages.Do you know anyone who does

not en joy a summer barbecue?Show me that person and I wi l lshow you an individual whose lifeis nothing but miserable.Most people might respond to my

new credo with the thought, “Well Ido that already.”Well, what I’m saying, is to go out

of your way to make this happen. Tell your supervisor that you can-

not work on the weekend becauseyou have planned a gathering withyour friends. Even if you have not,plan it. Turn the television off, putyour textbook down and just sit,listen and enjoy music. Truly expe-rience it. Call your grandparents, uncle,

aunt or long-distance cousin. Askthem how they have been. Careabout what they have to say. Go online and find a recipe for a

dish you’ve never cooked before,flip to a random page in the phone-book under “restaurants” and gothere. Choose an item on the menuat your favorite eatery that you’venever tr ied before . Exper imentwith “dining hall innovations.” Mynew favorite? A buffalo chickenwrap.Now, I’m only 19 years old, and I

feel like every time I sit down towrite a column I end up trying todish out wisdom. I know I don’thave the answer to how to live ahappy life. But I th ink the “barbecue”

lifestyle is an excellent paradigm towork wi th , “ summer s ta te o fmind,” i f you wi l l . We al l enjoyfriends, family, music, and food.But sometimes we care so muchabout everything else going on inour l ives that we introvert our-selves so much that we never trulyenjoy these life essentials.So, to quote ALO, “welcome to

your barbecue, pig out and dreamanew.”

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

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Isn’t it funny how the new schoolyear isn’t even three full weeks oldand already it doesn’t feel all thatnew anymore? Remember when youused to have to check your scheduleto find out whichclass you hadnext, or even(when no one waslooking) a map tofind out how toget to whichever class you had next?Guess what? That was only about 10days ago. It’s amazing how, in such ashort time, you become familiar withthe unfamiliar, and it feels likeyou’ve been here forever. Maybe,even this early in the semester,you’ve already had the chance toexperience the slippery slope. Haveyou skimped on the last few chaptersof a reading assignment becauseeveryone was going out? Sliiiip.Studied a whole afternoon less thanyou should have because someonetexted you from the quad with aFrisbee? Sliiiip. Perhaps drank morethan you intended to celebrate ourvictory over Purdue? Sliiip. We canignore the sound of ourselves slidingdown that slippery slope, but if wedo, we’ll lose the opportunity to putthe brakes on, to right ourselves andget back on track, to make sure thedirection we’re headed is reallywhere we want to go.Perhaps you heard before you

came here, “Oh, college is a chancefor new beginnings! It’s a freshstart! Make the most of it!” All ofwhich is true. So, given the opportu-nity for a fresh start, in a new place,with new friends, new classes,where no one knows that in highschool you were a geek, or a party

animal, or a soccer player, or thevaledictorian, or whatever … haveyou made the most of it? Certainlynone of us came here thinking, “I’mso excited to go to Notre Dame. I canstart out my career here as a reallyheavy drinker!” or, “Can’t wait ‘tilcollege so I can sleep in and miss my8:00 class!” or, “I bet I’ll meet someguys down the hall and spend all mytime playing Halo 3 with theminstead of getting involved on cam-pus!” But have we found ourselves ina place we never expected to be andcan’t quite figure out how we gotthere?Rest assured you’re not the first

person ever to experience the slip-pery slope phenomenon. You recog-nize the expression simply becauseit’s been a part of the human condi-tion since Eve said, “OK; well, justthis once.” Entire crowds of peoplehave been sliding for thousands ofyears — remember Moses and theIsraelites in the desert? Moses andhis people have met the Lord insmoke and thunder; they’ve receivedthe teachings of the TenCommandments (including the spe-cific directive not to create idols),and while Moses is away on themountain, his own brother Aaronhelps the people make a golden calfto worship. Sliiip — it’s oh so easy tolose your focus on what’s mostimportant in life. Moses begs God formercy, and gathers around himselfthose willing to commit to re-focus-ing, to a fresh start with the Lord.Fresh starts are tougher than

advertised. They’re a bit more workthan we’d like to admit; we reallyhave to pray hard and think andexamine who we want to be. We’re

not always willing to make the timeand to take the mental energyrequired to do so, and lots of dis-tractions eat away at our days andnights. However, even if the start ofthis year doesn’t feel so fresh to youany more, there’s always time for ado-over. Make your own new way; bethe person you can be proud to be;never forget what the people youadmire most have taught you. NotreDame can truly be a place where youwill feel most like the person Godcreated you to be, not the least bitlost at all, and ready to navigate anyunfamiliar territory that comes yourway.Moses approached the Lord to ask

for a fresh start after his people hadlost their way, and in the 3,000 or soyears since then, the Bible describesmany more instances in which indi-viduals or peoples get caught slip-ping off track without even realizingit until they discover they’re in quitealien territory, a place they nevermeant to be. Yet our God seeks thelost sheep; searches for the lost coin;rejoices with the father whose prodi-gal son has returned. With compas-sion, mercy and joy, God will walkwith each one of us who looks to himfor direction — through the word ofGod and the sacraments of theChurch — and who earnestly seeksto become the person we’re meant tobe.

This week’s column was written byKate Barrett, director of the Emmausprogram in Campus Ministry. Shecan be reached at [email protected]

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

You can always have a do-over

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Faithpoint

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“A hero is no braver than anordinary man, but he is braver five

minutes longer.”

Ralph Waldo EmersonU.S. poet

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Co-ex’s more than just food

The Saint Mary’s community received an extremely unpleasantshock at the beginning of this semester when they learned that co-ex meal exchange tickets are no longer available to the entire stu-dent body. We are all aware that this change must be due to thefinancial troubles that the College is experiencing, and that isunderstandable.What is not understandable is how the student body is being

treated in the aftermath of what the college must have knownwould be an incredible disappointment. The loss of co-ex feels verymuch like one more step away from the Notre Dame community weall love. Yes, Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s College and Holy CrossCollege are all separate institutions in their own right with differentthings to offer, but we are, or at least we are supposed to be, onestudent body.When I visited Saint Mary’s as a senior in high school, I was told

by everyone in charge of recruiting for the school that I would be apart of the Notre Dame academic, extra-curricular and social life. Iwas told I would get “the best of both worlds.” So imagine myshock, dismay and embarrassment when last night at the co-exforum I brought up this issue and was told flat out, “No. We madeno such promise.” The representative went on to claim that the stu-dents’ social activities are no concern of the College. Co-ex’s areonly given to students with “legitimate” excuses such as clubs,sports or band.The Saint Mary’s administration needs to understand that the

social connection with Notre Dame is a major attraction to students.I love Saint Mary’s and would never wish to transfer to Notre Dame,but feeling included in the social life of Notre Dame is one of thethings that makes Saint Mary’s special. These Holy Cross institu-tions have shared roots that date all the way back to Father Sorin,who intended them to be a community together. It’s not just trivial.It’s not just a co-ex: We’re putting our status as part of this commu-nity at risk.

Emily Schmittjunior

LeMans HallSept. 8

Game weekend supportLet me begin by commending you on your enthusiasm and rowdiness this last

weekend against Purdue. You set the tempo right away with a huge turnout to thefirst pep rally and carried it over to the game on Saturday. In the past, however,we’ve seen a drop off in attendance and support at the pep rallies and games as theseason went on. I’m urging you today not to comply with those negative traditions.This weekend marks one of the biggest rivalries in college sports as two of the win-ningest college football programs in the nation square off in what is sure to be anelectrifying game. It is time for us to take ownership in our football team and showthem that we will be there rain or shine, yelling till we’re hoarse, and never doubt-ing for a second that they’re going to beat up on Michigan all day Saturday.That support starts on Friday at the pep rally. Coach Kelly and the football team

will be on stage at the pep rally and we need to show them that the entire studentbody is ready to start building the excitement right away. Student government hasorganized a parade to lead our entire student body over to our pep rally venue atthe Irish Green Friday afternoon. The band, cheerleaders and fire department willbe waiting at main circle by six o’clock where we want the entire student body tocongregate for a walk over. The fire department will lead the students down NotreDame Ave. and into their own reserved section right in front of the stage for the peprally. The walk over begins at six o’clock Friday night, so get to main circle early. Also, in order to unify our stadium against Michigan this weekend all of the Irish

fans should wear Kelly Green to the game. The wolverines will be thunderstruckwhen they encounter the angry sea of green facing them as they walk out of ourtunnel.You’re the best student body and fans in the nation and we’re going to start show-

ing why teams should fear playing at Notre Dame. We’re going to support our teamthe whole season, starting Friday night, and they’re going to go out and take careof business on Saturday. Wear Kelly green to the game. Go Irish! Beat Michigan!Your Fighting Irish Leprechaun,

David Zimmersenior

off-campusSept. 8

Please recycle.

‘beND’Last weekend NDSP notified the student body that they are investigating

three reports of sexual assault on Notre Dame’s campus. These reportsbrought to light an issue that occurs more often than one might assume,and that yields tragic results. At Notre Dame, we talk about “the NotreDame family” and we all enjoy the feeling of home that this campus offerseach of us. As members of this community, it lies with us to take care ofeach other and to foster a responsible community in every way we can sothat everyone can have the best experience possible. You, as a part of theNotre Dame community, can be vital in preventing sexual assault.As members of student government, we are continually awestruck by the

responsibility and integrity of Notre Dame students. We also know thatwith a little more vigilance and awareness, many of these saddeninginstances of sexual assault can be prevented. Unfortunately, the majorityof sexual assaults at Notre Dame occur between two students who knoweach other, usually when one or both parties is under the influence of alco-hol. Sexual assault occurs when members of our community hurt others inour community. While this is a daunting fact, it also shows that we canmake an impact and can help to improve our community. This is especiallytrue when we attend parties with alcohol. Watch out for your friends andeven those you don’t know. Please “beND” and be responsible for eachother. Be chivalrous and kind, if someone looks overly intoxicated, do yourpart in making sure they get home safely. Never leave an intoxicated per-son alone. Also, take care of yourself. Travel in groups and try not to loseyour friends. Watch your drinks. Look out for those who look unable toward off unwanted advances. If you are interested in other ways that you can protect yourself and

your friends, think about attending Active Bystander Training on Sept. 22from 6-8:30pm. For more information about this event, and about sexualassault, visit grc.nd.edu.As the Notre Dame family, we are given many blessings, but along with

those great blessings come great responsibilities. Enjoy the weekend,“beND” and Go Irish!

Mariah McGrogansenior

Tim Castellinisenior

Senate’s Gender Issues CommitteeSept. 8

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Sunday night may not be thebest time for a concert twohours away, especially whenthe daybefore wasthe seasonopener ofthe belovedNotre Damef o o t b a l lteam. All ofthat didn’tm a t t e rwhatsoeverwhen Ifound outthere was aV a m p i r eW e e k e n dconcert atthe AragonBallroom inChicago.The Dum

Dum Girlsopened, andI was sur-prised byhow much Il iked thembased onlyon a l ivef i r s timpression.Dressed intight blackminidressesand fishnettights, theyd e f i n i t e l ygive off an alpha female vibeand a no-nonsense attitudewith their catchy pop rock.The second opener was

Beach House. Having seenthem this summer at Pitchfork,I was excited to see themagain. Their borderline ethere-al repertoire of songs was

pleasantly matched with a lightshow that made it look as if theentire venue was under water.They also took the opportunityto use the disco ball located inthe center of the ceiling

above the crowd.It created the illu-sion of tiny starsglittering on theceiling painted asthe night sky. Thelights were by nomeans the reasonBeach House wasincredible, howev-er. They were justas good live as theywere on their latestalbum, “Teen Dream” —not to be confused withKaty Perry’s “TeenageDream.” “Norway” wasmore breathy whenplayed l ive, whichenhanced the other-worldly sense thatalready comes from thetrack. They were a per-fect opener for theinsanity that was aboutto begin.For some reason, I am

a fan of bands that comeout to a crazy pump upsong, and VampireWeekend didn’t disap-point. At approximately9:25 p.m., VampireWeekend rushed on thestage to DJ Khaled’s “AllI Do Is Win.” The crowdwent crazy and the

energy didn’t ever slow downfrom that point. DrummerChris Tomson came to play forChicago dressed in a BenGordon Bulls jersey. All of theband members were enthusi-astic and seemed to be enjoy-ing themselves, but Tomsonespecially brought the energy

that made the show so great.The band started with

“Holiday” from their sopho-more album “Contra,” and itwas fantastic, but the reactionto “Holiday” was

clearly dwarfed by the reactionfrom the crowd upon hearingthe second song of the night,“Cape CodK w a s s aKwassa.” Ezra

Koenig’scalm singingwas juxtaposed entirely by thecrowd of people practicallyscreaming the lyrics back athim. The rest of the concertcan be described in the sameway, a lot of screaming,

singing, and quite a bit ofdancing. The f irst single off of

“Contra,” “Cousins,” was oneof the highlights of the show.

T h e

short song was packed withsuch intensity that it took meby surprise. While the songhad always been fast paced, itseemed more so live than it didon the album. It was almost asif they were feeding off the

crowd, and the frenet-ic energy made thesong much morecondensed andfast-paced.

V a m p i r eWeekend is

s o

oftena s s o c i -

ated with acollegiate, preppy image, andthe pairing of “Oxford Comma”and “Campus” near the end ofthe show brought out thatimage in a way that showedthey know why they’re per-

ceived that way, and theyembrace it to some extent. Thetwo songs are a much edgierand cooler representation ofpreppy than say, a mom’s cableknit sweater.

After theyannounced their lastsong, the band left the stageand during the wait for anencore, the entire crowdseemed unable to handle theanticipation. At first, I wasconcerned the entire f loorseemed to be shaking, but itturned out to be my fellow con-cert-goers stomping their feetrapidly on the ground, tryingto keep up their energy forVampire Weekend’s f inalmoments onstage. The show ended with “a song

about a boy leaving Cape Cod”as Koenig stated. “Walcott”was more rousing than the restof the songs in the set, in partbecause it was the final song,but also in part because it’sabout movement. It’s aboutleaving the boundaries of tra-dit ion as witnessed at theCape, and in many ways that’swhat Vampire Weekend does.They break the acceptednorms of indie rock aestheticand they break the stereotypesabout how Ivy Leaguers shouldact.

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Written, produced, directed,marketed and starring the sad,strange, self-indulgent TommyWiseau, “TheRoom” is a cine-matic trainwreck ofepic proportions. As a film it suc-

ceeds in nothing,fails at everything,and somehowcrosses the thresh-old of being on thelevel bad made-for-TV-movie. It skipsover the rarely chartered watersof M. Night Shaymalan in “TheHappening” and settles into itsown level of true suckiness.

It isn’t atrocious. It isn’tappallingly terrible. It isn’t anyone of the contrived one-linersthat are so often recycled whentearing an awful movie toshreds. No, neither Webster’sdictionary nor

Urbandictionary.com has a wordthat quite sums it up, because“The Room” is beyond “bad.” So, just how beyond bad is it?

Many of the lines in the movieare dubbed, with the soundoften not matching the actors’mouth movements. Several shotsare so poorly handled that theycut off the heads of the actorsand two separate sex scenes use

the same footage. The line “don’tworry about it” is said 14 timesin the film and a variation of“Johnny is your best friend” is

said 10 times. To make mat-

ters worse,numerous actorsare randomlyintroduced inseemingly impor-tant roles butnever evennamed nor givenany real purposein the film, suchas when a coupleis caught inexpli-cably having sexin Wiseau’s char-acter’s apartmentand nothing isever said about it. What Wiseau

has self-craftedhere is like aShakespearian

tragedy, in that it’s tragicallyawful. At the heart of the “plot”is a love triangle made up ofJohnny (Wiseau), his girlfriend,Lisa, (Juliette Danielle in a rolethat should be her last), andJohnny’s best friend, Mark (Greg

Sestero, who might be the onepassable actor in the entire film). Along the way we meet vari-

ous other characters, most ofwhom are never named or haveno discernable purpose being inthe film. For example, there’sDenny, Johnny’s creepy neigh-bor, who is almost killed by adrug dealer in yet another plotthread that is abandoned. There’s also the nameless psy-

chologist who just sits therelooking awkward for half ascene only to start talking toJohnny as though he’s knownhim forever. Add to that Lisa’smother, who appears in threescenes and says the same linesover and over, while having herface cut off by Wiseau’s master-ful cinematography.The story behind the film is

that Wiseau originally made“The Room” as a novel and play.After failing to get an audiencefor it, he decided to raise funds

to make “The Room” into a fea-ture-length film. The rumor goesthat his script was so nonsensi-cal that no one in Hollywoodgave him a penny. So the $7 million it took to

make the film remains just asmysterious as thefilm’s title itself.Really, is it called“The Room” becauseit mostly takes placein the living room?Given Wiseau’sattempt to make thefilm into a romanticepic, it’s highly doubt-ful he aimed so low inchoosing the film’s

bland title.Despite the film’s atrocious-

ness, in the years following thefilm’s original 2003 showing,“The Room” has amassed a cultfollowing that has propelled themovie into late-night showingsand the pages of EntertainmentWeekly. Now it draws the title of“the Citizen Kane of badmovies.”Every once I blue moon, a film

comes along that simplyastounds, leaves the audienceunable to utter words as the endcredits roll across the darkenedscreen, and that film likely goeson to win Best Picture awards. Even rarer is the brand of film

that takes itself seriously, yetfails in every possible way, in theprocess crossing over from trulyawful to unbelievably hilariousbecause of just how bad it is.

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TEMPE, Ariz. — LarryFitzgerald is back in practiceand, even in a knee brace, willprovide new quarterback DerekAnderson a welcome big-playtarget when the ArizonaCardinals open the seasonSunday in St. Louis.Fitzgerald has started all 92

games, plus each of Arizona’seight postseason contests, sincehe came into the NFL, and heand his coach have every inten-tion of keeping that streak intact.“He was moving along just

fine,” coach Ken Whisenhuntsaid after Wednesday’s practice,Fitzgerald’s second of the week.“He is progressing very well. Iknow he’s ready to play becauseit’s been tough for him to watchthe last two weeks.”Fitzgerald sat out the final

three preseason games afterspraining his right knee on anasty hit from Houston’s EugeneWilson in Arizona’s preseasonopener Aug. 14. The injuryoccurred as Fitzgerald caught apass over themiddle from MattL e i n a r t .Fitzgerald stayedin for anotherseries and recip-rocated a big hiton Wilson, thenleft the game.Fitzgerald said

that the coachingstaff insisted on ac a u t i o u sapproach to hisinjury.“I wanted to go

earlier,” he said, “but they keptholding me out and I think thatwas good. Injured, you can beworst enemy sometimes. “Fitzgerald enters his seventh

NFL season acknowledged asamong the top receivers in thegame. Now, though, he mustadjust to the absence of fellowstandout receiver AnquanBoldin and, most significantly,quarterback Kurt Warner.Boldin was traded to Baltimoreand Warner retired.No matter, Fitzgerald said.“I’ve got to continue to raise

my level of play,” he said. “Nomatter what’s going on aroundme, I have to go out there anddo my job and win and be some-body that my teammates cancount on to make plays for them,week in and week out. That’swhat I pride myself on.”Fitzgerald was elected one of

the offense’s captains for thesecond year in a row.“I’m honored to have that,” he

said. “I just want to make sureI’m carrying the flag positivelyevery single week and doing thethings a captain should do.”

Fitzgerald seems comfortablein the leadership role in what hehas said could be the mid-pointof his career. Once shy of thepress, he is exceedingly accom-modating these days. Back fromhis annual overseas summertrip, this one to Asia, he gave 2-year-old son Devin rides on hisSegway after training campworkouts. The two also were fix-tures courtside at Phoenix Sunsgames.Maturation, he said, “is just

something that happens” withtime.He emphatically denied

rumors that he had urged thecoaches to go with Andersonover Leinart, who was releasedby the team Saturday and hassigned with Houston.“I want to clear the air on that

one,” Fitzgerald said. “I hadnothing to do with that.Somebody told me I was pullingfor Derek. I’ve never taken asnap with Derek, so how can Ivouch for a man that I haven’teven played with. ... I think it’sunfair to point (to) me as some-

body thatwould do that. Ijust want towin. I believe inc o a c hWh i senhun tand what he’sdone here overthe years.“Your job is

not to talk inthe media orhave an opin-ion. It’s yourjob to go outthere and pro-

duce and do what you’re askedto do.”Fitzgerald must make an

adjustment from Warner, one ofthe best touch passers in NFLhistory, to the rocket arm ofAnderson.“We play receiver,” he said. “If

it comes hard, we’ve got to catchit. If it comes soft, we’ve got tocatch it. If it’s high, we’ve got tocatch it. If it’s low, we’ve got tocatch it. It’s part of our jobdescription. As long the ball’scoming my way, you’re nevergoing to hear me complain.”The ball has come his way

more than often, with spectacu-lar results, since he was draftedNo. 3 overall as a 19-year-oldout of the University ofPittsburgh.In week 15 of last season, he

became the youngest player inNFL history — at 26 years, 111days — to reach 7,000 yardsreceiving. Since 2005, he hasmore receptions (465) and yardsreceiving (6,287) than anyoneelse in the league. In the playoffstwo years ago, he shatteredmost receiving records.

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“He is progressingvery well. I know he’sready to play because

it’s been tough forhim the last two

weeks.”

Ken WhisenhuntCardinals coach

Morneau expects to returnMINNEAPOLIS — Just in

Morneau hasn’t played in ag ame i n mo r e t h an twomonths, and it’s been diffi-cu l t f o r h im to watch h i sM i nne s o t a Tw i n s s l u gt h r ough a p ennan t r a c ew i t h ou t h im — i n mo r eways than one.

Mo rn eau s a i d o nWednesday that he is st i l lo p t im i s t i c t h a t h e w i l leventually return from hisconcuss ion to he lp out in2010, even though he sti l lcan ’t s i t in the dugout towatch a full nine innings.“To keep the s ymptoms

down they say to l imit thestress,” Morneau said witha sheepish shrug.Easier said than done for ap l a y e r a s c ompe t i t i v e a sMorneau, the 2006 AL MVPand one of the pillars of theTwins clubhouse. He wenton the d i sab led l i s t a f t e rtaking a knee to the headwhi l e s l i d ing in to secondbase in a game against theToronto Blue Jays on July7.He took some batting prac-tice in August and has sati n t h e d u g ou t f o r s omegames at Target Field, butdoctors have advised him tot a k e i t s l ow l y i n t h o s estressful activities to expe-dite the recovery process.“We’re late in the game,

it’s more wanting to be outthere,” Morneau said. “Wegot a tie game or we’re upby one and we’ve got run-ners on base, you’re sittingt h e r e wan t i n g t o b e o u tt h e r e . Th e a d r ena l i n estarts going and you start-i n g t h i n k i n g a b ou t wha tyou would do in that situa-t i on . We ’ re jus t t ry ing tolimit that stuff. That’s partof it.”Mo rneau ha sn ’ t p l a y ed

s i n c e and i s s t i l l f e e l i n gsymptoms from the concus-s ion. But he did say he is“ h a v i n g mo r egood days thanbad ” t h i sweek.“It comes and

goes . The las tc oup l e d a y sI’ve felt prettygood and beenreal ly encour-aged,” he said.“ I t ’s g o i n g t ot a k e a f ewda y s l i k e t h a t . I t ’s n o tgoing to be just one or twowhere I can all of a suddengo o u t t h e r e a nd p l a y. Ihave to feel like myself.”His return sure would be ab o o s t t o t h e Tw i n s , whohave surged to the top o fthe AL Central even with-o u t t h e i r s l u g g e r i n t h e

l i n eup . M i c ha e l C udd y e rhas moved from right fieldto f i rs t base and f i l led inadmirably andthe Twins ledt h e Ch i c a g oWh i t e Sox b y4½ g ame swhen the days t a r t e d o nWednesday.I t ’s the sec-

o nd s t r a i g h tS e p t e m b e rthat Morneauha s b e enforced to wa tch f rom thebench. He missed the finalthree weeks of last seasonand t h e p l a y o f f s w i t h aback injury.“Being in here after the

game and seeing everybodye x c i t e d , i t ’st ough f o r met o b e a r oundt h a t , ”Morneau said.“As good as iti s t o s e e i t ,i t ’s de f in i te lyh a r d t o b ea r ound , n o tf e e l i n g l i k eyou ’re a par tof it.”

Morneau was hitting .345w i t h 1 8 h ome r s a nd 5 6RBIs when he went downthe first week in July. Eventhough he hasn’t played intwo mon t h s , o n l y J imThome ( 2 2 ) a nd J a s onKube l ( 1 9 ) h a v e mo r ehomers than Morneau onthe Twins.

“ I t ’s just a long process ,”he s a i d . “ I t ’s f r u s t r a t i ngwatching it and not being a

part of it. Thisi s wha t wep l a y f o r a ndy ou n e v e rknow h owmany chancesyou’re going toget to win.

“B e i n g t h ef i r s t y e a r i nt h i s s t a d i umand not be ingab l e t o b e a

part of it has been very dif-ficult. The boys are playingwell, that’s made it easier.It’s still my goal of makingit back this year.”I t h a s n ’ t b e en a l l b a d

news for Morneau. He wasr e c en t l y n om ina t e d a s af i n a l i s t f o r t h e R ob e r t oC l emen t e Awa rd , g i v e nannually to a major leagueplayer who combines com-munity service with excel-lence on the field.“It’s a real special honor,”

Morneau said. “What he didas a player and off the fieldhelping so many people wassomething special and i t ’svery humbling to be nomi-nated and recognized.”Morneau grew up in the

Vancouver area and ido l -i z e d C anu ck s f o rwa rdTr e v o r L i n d en , who wa salso very active in the com-munity. He made it a prior-i t y t o d o t h e s ame t h i n gwhen he made it to the bigleagues.

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Justin Morneau prepares to throw in a game earlier this season. Thefirst baseman has been out for two months after suffering a concussion.

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“The last couple daysI’ve felt pretty goodand been reallyencouraged.”

Justin MorneauTwins first baseman

“Being in here afterthe game and seeingeverybody excited,

it’s tough for me to bearound that.”

Justin MorneauTwins first baseman

IRVING, Texas — Tony Romomight be without two of his mainblockers in the opener Sundaynight at Washington.

Dallas Cowboys right tackleMarc Colombo and left guardKyle Kosier missed practiceagain Wednesday because ofknee injuries suffered duringtraining camp, leaving little timefor them to prove they arehealthy enough to play thisweekend.

Colombo is the surprise. Hewas supposed to have been backa week ago based on the initialtimetable when he underwentarthroscopic surgery.

“If he doesn’t practice thisweek, I would say he probablywouldn’t play,” coach WadePhillips said.Kosier sprained a ligament and

is three weeks into a recoverythat was expected to take 4 to 6

weeks.Dallas has veteran backups

for both: Alex Barron at righttackle, Montrae Holland at leftguard.

Barron was acquired from St.Louis during the offseason toprovide depth at both tacklespots. Holland was with Dallaslast season, but was inactive forall 16 games. Both started inplace of the starters during thepreseason.

Phillips said going with a pairof backups wouldn’t change thegame plan much.

“I think the strength of theguys that are in there, Barronand Holland, are comparable towhat we have so you don’t haveto change too much,” he said.“Colombo pulled and did somethings like that; well, Barron cando that. Montrae is a guard simi-lar to what Kosier does. It’s not abig change as far as the playsyou run.”

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Status ofHeismanunclearMETAIRIE, La. — Reggie Bush

declined to go into any detailWednesday on what he knowsabout the status of his 2005Heisman Trophy.“At this point, it’s kind of out of

my hands,” Bush saidWednesday after practice withthe New Orleans Saints.Bush said he could not “con-

firm or deny” whether he hasmet with anyone from theHeisman Trophy Trust anddeferred comment to the trustwhen asked about a Yahoo!report that said he could bestripped of the award by the endof the month.“If I’m not mistaken, I believe

the Heisman Trust peoplereleased a statement sayingwhatever was (reported) yester-day was inaccurate, so that’swhere we’re at,” he said.On Tuesday, trust executive

director Robert Whalen told TheAssociated Press that there hasbeen no decision on the status ofBush’s Heisman.The NCAA found major viola-

tions in USC’s football programand levied serious sanctionsagainst the school in June,including the loss of scholarshipsand a two-year bowl ban. TheTrojans have dissociated them-selves from Bush, who wasaccused of accepting money andother benefits from sportsagents.Losing the Heisman could fur-

ther tarnish Bush’s legacy,although Bush noted, “On thefield, play speaks for itself.”“That’s for the fans to kind of

make their minds up about,” headded.The NFL’s 2010 regular season

kicks off on Thursday night whenthe Saints host the MinnesotaVikings.With the rematch of last sea-

son’s NFC championship gamelooming, Bush said he hasn’teven thought about whether he’dactually return the trophy if offi-cially stripped of the award.“Here we are the day before

the biggest game of the new sea-son and that’s where my focusis,” Bush said. “It’s a big game.We’re playing the MinnesotaVikings. It’s going to be crazy. Sothat’s where my focus is now. I’vesaid all that I want to say andeverything else has to play itselfout. ... It’s an unfortunate situa-tion for everybody, including thekids at USC.”Bush said he has not spoken to

anyone at Southern Cal “for awhile.” He said he remainsfriends with Trojans coach LaneKiffin and talks with him onoccasion, but added that he has-n’t “spoken to anybody regardingthis specific stuff.”Titans quarterback Vince

Young finished second in theHeisman balloting in 2005 beforebeating Bush’s Trojans in theBCS national championshipgame. He refused to get drawninto any discussion about theHeisman potentially being avail-able.“I really don’t kind of know

what’s going on, just kind ofheard a little bit about it,” Youngsaid. “But no comment. Really nocomment about it right now.”When asked if he would accept

the Heisman if offered to him:“No comment right now, no

comment,” Young repeated.

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Belles defender deflected a shotoff the foot of freshmanKristina Dolak and into theback of the net. The elements played a crucial

role in the Titans next goal,when Bill scored her second ofthe game by using the wind ather back to guide to ball intothe goal. The Titans’ command-ing 3-0 lead was too much forthe Belles to overcome.The Titans added three more

goals in the second half, includ-ing another by Bill, completingher hat trick. The Belles tallied four shots

on goal in the second half.Perhaps their best opportunityto get on the scoreboard hap-pened when freshman MollieValencia unleashed a shot, butTitans’ goalie Alli Novak madea diving stop to preserve theshut out. Junior goalkeeper Kristen

Nelson made eight saves tolimit the damage as best shecould. The defenders also con-tributed to the save total byadding three of their own in thefirst half, which gave the Bellesa total of 11 for the game.It will not get any easier for

the Belles, as their search fortheir first win takes them toWesterville, Ohio, this weekendto play in a tournament hostedby No. 7 Otterbein. They willplay Otterbein Friday night,with a game against OhioNorthern to follow on Saturday.

tributed to our success thisseason. I f we cont inue toplay as a team we will gofar.”In the Belles’ Sept. 4 victo-

ry, senior Meghann Rose had12 digs. Other valuable con-

tributions in that win camefrom junior Danie Brink, whohad 10 kills, a .692 hittingpercentage and 26 digs .Senior Ellen Huelsmann andjunior Lindsey Stuss eachadded six digs.After the Belles square-off

with Albion Friday, they willface another conferenceopponent, Olivet (4-2) thefollowing day.

Growth will prove to be keyto the Belles’ success thisseason.“Our team cont inues to

improve every time they stepout on the court,” Kuschelsaid. “That will be vital toour success in conferenceplay this season.”

Allen has been listed as thestarter since the first depthchart came out last spring,but Wood only cracked thetwo-deep in the week leadingup to the opener. The sopho-more sat out all of last yearbut looked explosive in hisfirst action in an Irish uni-form. Wood only received onesecond-half carry, though,and Molnar said it might takesome time for him to adjustto the college game.“When you’re playing out

there for the first time, youtend to burn up a lot of nerv-ous energy before the gameand during the game, and Ith ink that was the case ,”Molnar said. “I would expecthim to be able to have morecarries and more enduranceas we go through the sea-son.”As Wood receives more car-

ries, the level of competitionbetween the two runningbacks will likely increase. ButMolnar said Wood and Allen,a long wi th the rest o f therunning backs, were always

supportive of one another.“These guys get a long

great,” Molnar said. “We’rereally starting to form thenucleus of a team where guysare really helping each otherand rooting for each other.”Molnar said it was difficult

to determine how the run-ning back s i tuat ion wouldshake out in the future, butacknowledged that bothwould get a good amount ofcarries.“Really, we have a 1-A and

a 1-B, and whoever’s that 1-Aand 1B- is probably going tobe a week-to-week proposi-tion,” Molnar said.Allen said that even if he

was eventually supplanted bya player two years his junior,i t wouldn’t bother h im aslong as the team played well.“At the end o f the day,

we’re here to win ,” A l lensaid. “It’s what we’re here todo, and me and Cierre under-stand that, no matter who isin the game. There will betimes when we both want toget carries, we just have toremember that . Whateverhelps us win.”


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bles partner, Kelcy Tefft, fin-ished the season as the No.1 doubles pair in the nationas well. Her sophomore season was

more of the same as she andKrisik dominated the dou-bles circuit and reached No.1. As a power player, shecreates a distinct advantagefor her partner.“[Frilling] sets her part-

ners up wi th qui te a feweasy balls because she hitsso hard,” Louderback said.Krisik has since graduat-

ed, but she received her fair

share of honors during hercareer, as well. In her juniorseason, she rece ived BigEast honors and was nameda Big East Academic All-Starand an ITA Scholar Athlete.What made the two such a

successful tandem, accord-ing to Louderback, was theirchemistry.“They are both really calm

under pressure ,”Louderback said. “Kal i ismore vocal during the matchwhile Kristy keeps her inten-s i ty wi th in herse l f . Theyhave those same personali-ties off the court as well.”The re la t ionship they

developed on the court grewinto a friendship, which inturn made that unique

chemistry even better.“They really enjoyed play-

ing together and havebecome very close friendsoff the court,” Louderbacksaid.This honor for two Notre

Dame women’s tennis play-ers is just one more exampleof the program’s rap idascension into the premierteams in the nation.“We have had two [doubles

pairs] make the ITA All Starteam each of the past twoyears and it is a testamentto the hard work our kidshave put in and i t showsthat hard work pays off ,”

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The Bel les wi l l look fortheir second win of the sea-son in their first conferencematch this Fr iday againstconference foe Albion athome. The Bel les (1-4) wi l l be

looking to bounce-back froma 1-4 loss against Elmhurston Sept. 4, while the Britons(1-4) also look to rebound,coming off a 3-0 loss to theirf irst conference opponent,Hope.“We have been playing very

well together this season sofar, which is great to seesince we have so many newfaces on our squad,” Bellescoach Toni Kuschel said.“Albion will be tough just likelast season. They run a fastoffense and they get strongerevery year. I think that if wecome out strong and play likewe have been, we will do wellagainst them on Friday.”There are indeed some new

faces on the Belles team thisyear, as four of the 13 playersare new to the 2010 squad.Kuschel said defense will be

the key to his team’s success.“Our strength def in i te ly

comes from our defense thisyear,” he said. “They havekept us in every match wehave played so far; however,our whole team has con-

Af ter a s te l lar 2009-10season, junior Kristy Frillingand 2010 graduate Kal iKrisik were recently namedto the ITA Collegiate All-Starteam as a doubles pa ir,recognition they earned forfinishing last season as thenation’s No. 1 doubles pair.Frilling and Krisik finished

last season 34-3 overall and25-0 during the dual season.“It is a testament to the

hard work our kids have putin, and it shows that hardwork pays off,” Irish coachJay Louderback said.A l though Louderback

noted that Fr i l l ing andKrisik were slightly differentplayers, he said that togeth-er, they made a great team.“They were a perfect f i t

with their game styles on thecourt,” he said. “[Krisik] wasvery consistent and madefew errors but can still play

a power game. [Frilling] is ab ig h i t ter who h i t s manywinners but makes moreerrors.”Fr i l l ing , a jun ior f rom

Sidney, Ohio, has had suc-cess at the collegiate levelsince her freshman year. She

received Al l -America andBig East honors in her firstseason and participated inthe NCAA tournament inboth s ingles and doubles.Frilling and her 2009 dou-

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FOOTBALL

Dual threat

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Senior Armando Allen breaks a tackle in Notre Dame’s game Saturday against Purdue. Allen rushed for 98 yards on 18 carries, averaging 5.3yards per carry and leading the Irish rushing attack.

Senior Armando Allen and sophomore Cierre Wood provide spark for Irish offense

Most teams would behappy with one reliable run-ning back in the backfield.Notre Dame has the enviable“problem” of having two.Senior Armando Allen and

sophomore C ierre Woodeach averaged more thanfive yards per carry against

Purdue Saturday ; A l lenrushed for 98 yards on 18carries, and Wood piled up63 yards on jus t seventouches.“We knew we had two

really, really good runningbacks,” offensive coordina-tor Charley Molnar said. “Wele f t the hot back in andwhen he got winded, we putthe next guy in and then hebecame the hot guy for the

most part.”While Allen still received

the bulk of the carries, hesa id res t ing whi le Woodplayed allowed him to stayfresh late in the game.“ I t was great [get t ing a

rest when Cierre was in],”Al len said. “ I t ’s nice thatwhichever one of us is in, westill get great production.”In Wood’s f irst four car-

ries, he had three rushes of

at least 15 yards. After hecame out of the game, Allenbusted loose for a 22-yardtouchdown run. He said hecame on the field even moremotivated because of Wood’simpressive performance.“Without a doubt,” Allen

said, “Cierre is a great run-ning back, and we use eachother as motivation.”

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SMC set tocommenceMIAA play

SMC VOLLEYBALL

Saint Mary’s unableto contain Wesleyan

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Junior Michelle Marshall attempts to control the ball Wednesdayagainst IWU. The Belles fell 6-0 to the No. 15 Titans.

Irish duo named All-StarsFrilling and Krisik named to ITA Collegiate All-Star squad

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Kristy Frilling returns a volley in Notre Dame’s Apr. 29 matchup againstDePaul. She and Kali Krisik were the No. 1 doubles team last year.

SMC SOCCER ND WOMEN’S TENNIS

The Belles were unable tohold off the dynamic attack ofNo. 15 Illinois Wesleyan, losing6-0 Wednesday night inBloomington, Ill.It was not all bad for Saint

Mary’s, which had reasonable

scoring chances early but couldnot capitalize. From that pointon, Illinois Wesleyan dominat-ed. The Titans first got on the

board in the 19th minute with agoal from freshman Tillie Bill.Moments later, the Titans tal-lied another score when a

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