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INSIDE TODAY’S PAPER Members discuss role of Off-Campus Council page 3 � “Drowsy Chaperone” page 8 � Women’s basketball begins seasonpage 16 � Viewpoint page 6

Donnelly wins seat over Walorski Professoremeritusdies at 86Joseph Brennan, professor

emeritus of English, died inhis South Bend home on Oct.25. He was 86.A funeral Mass was cele-

brated Monday in the Basilicaof the Sacred Heart , theUniversity announced in apress release Tuesday.Brennan taught at the

Universi ty of Notre Damefrom 1955 to 1993. The pressrelease said he was a “soft-spoken” professor ofAmerican literature.

U.S. Rep. Joe Donnelly, aDemocrat, retained his seat inIndiana’s 2nd CongressionalDistrict Tuesday, narrowlydefeating Republican JackieWalorski in one of the country’skey congressional races.Donnelly won 48.2 percent of

the vote, while Walorski had46.8 percent.In a statement released to the

South Bend Tribune, Donnellythanked Northern Indiana vot-ers for their support and reiter-ated his focus on improving thejob market in his district. “What’s at the forefront of all

of our minds is the economy,and I won’t stop until everyHoosier who wants a job, has a

job,” he said.Adjunct professor of

American Studies and SouthBend Tribune columnist JackColwell said with Indiana pollsbeing among the first to closenationally, the early results ofthis particular race would setthe tone for the 2010 Midtermelections. He noted an article inTuesday’s edition of The NewYork Times, which listed therace as one to watch.“Everyone knows there will

be a big Republican tide,” hesaid. “It’s a bellwether race thateveryone will be watching.”Eileen Flanagan, president of

Notre Dame College Democrats,said she is extremely pleasedwith what the victory repre-sents, not only for Indiana’s 2nd

The Notre Dame communitywill have the opportunity to savelives through a blood drive runby RecSports in coordinationwith the South Bend MedicalFoundation. The drive will runtoday and Thursday at the RolfsSports Recreation Center. This drive is one of three

blood drives that RecSports andthe South Bend Medical

Drive tobe heldat Rolfs

Survivordiscussespast abuse

Victimologist and educatorTena Dellaca-Hedrick deliv-ered her speech, “TurningPassion into Purpose” as partof a co-sponsored event heldby Saint Mary ’s Bel lesAgainst Vio lence Of f ice(BAVO) and the CrossCurrents Program’sCollegiate Speaker Series.Through audience partici-

pat ion act iv i t ies , Del laca-Hedrick helped students, fac-ulty and community members

Friedman to address recent book at Forum’s signature event

Pulitzer Prize winning journal-ist and New York Times colum-nist Tom Friedman will speaktonight about the global econo-my’s relationship to the commongood at the Notre Dame Forum’ssignature event.The event, which features a

lecture given by Friedman aboutissues he addressed in his most

recent book “Hot, Flat, andCrowded,” has been highlyanticipated by students and oth-ers involved in this year’sForum. “We’ve had a lot of positive

feedback,” said senior ShannaGast, a member of the workingcommittee for the Forum and apanelist at tonight’s event. “Thetickets for the Forum event withFriedman sold out in an hourand fifteen minutes so it’s clearstudents are looking forward to

what’s to come.”A roundtable discussion will

follow Friedman’s talk and willfeature Dr. Carolyn Woo, theMartin J. Gillen Dean of theMendoza College of Business,Gary Anderson, HesburghProfessor of Catholic Theologyand Gast. Andrea Mitchell, ChiefForeign Affairs Correspondentfor NBC News, will moderate thediscussion. “The panel is there to ask

more informed questions and to

probe a bit more into whatFriedman will talk about,” Gastsaid. Friedman was selected as the

speaker for this year’s signatureevent because of his writings onthe marketplace and his critiqueof certain economic practices. “Friedman is very vocal on

topics of globalization, incomegaps and issues that arise whendiscussing the common good,”Gast said. “He brings a moreinformed perspective to the

topic and he’s a really big namewhich brings more awareness.”Other students who have been

involved in the development ofthe Forum throughout the yearhope Friedman’s lecture and theissues he addresses will res-onate with students.“I hope that students will be

able to take away concrete,realistic ways that we can bemore responsible as global citi-

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College Republicans watch the election results in theLaFortune Student Center Tuesday night.

PAT COVENEY/The Observer

Flowers lay at the LaBar Practice Complex Tuesday in memory of junior Declan Sullivan,who died in an accident at the site Oct. 27.

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see SURVIVOR/page 5see BLOOD/page 5

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By SAM STRYKERNews Writer

By CAITLIN HOUSLEYNews Writer

By LAUREN KELLYNews Writer

By MOLLY MADDENNews Writer

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QUESTION OF THE DAY: IF YOU CREATED A POLITICAL PARTY, WHAT WOULD YOU CALL IT?

IN BRIEF

RecSports will sponsor aBlood Drive today from 11a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the RolfSports Recreation Center .Participation in the blood driverequires participation in anational research study involv-ing testing to detect West NileVirus in blood donations.

The colloquium “A Decade ofDiscovery with Chandra” willtake place today at 4 p.m. inNieuwland Science Hall Room118. Daniel Evans, from theMassachusetts Institute ofTechnology, will speak.

The lecture “New Researchon Dante’s Vita nova” will takeplace today at 4:30 p.m. in theSpecial Collections Room of theHesburgh Library. Zygmunt G.Baranski, professor of Italian atthe University of Cambridge,will speak. It is free and opento the public.

The Center for SocialConcerns will sponsor aSummer Service LearningProgram (SSLP) InformationSession today at 5 p.m. in theMcNeill Library of Geddes Hall.The SSLP is an 8 week experi-ence within a 3 credit Theologycourse. The Center recruitsNotre Dame students who areinterested in expanding theireducation by working with andlearning from persons who aremarginalized in society.

The lecture “Slip Slidin’Away: The Nimble Leaps ofEarly Northern Verse” will takeplace today at 5 p.m. in theHesburgh Library Auditorium.Roberta Frank, professor ofEnglish at Yale University, willspeak. It is free and open to thepublic,

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Superheroes brawl in Conn.parking garageSTAMFORD, Conn. — It is

assault charges for Spider-Man and Captain America,and breach of peace forPoison Ivy. Police inConnecticut said a mandressed as Captain Americaand another as Spider-Manhave been arrested aftergetting into a fight inStamford over theHalloween weekend.Stamford Police Lt.

Elizabeth Erickson said offi-cers found 25-year-oldMichael Sanchez, dressedas Captain America, beatingthe father of 21-year-oldVincent DeCarlo, sporting aSpider-Man costume, in aparking garage Sundaymorning.

The Stamford Advocatereported that DeCarloallegedly punched Sanchezof Stamford as police triedto break up the scuffle.DeCarlo’s girlfriend, 18-

year-old Nicole Bitterli ofToms River, N.J., dressed asPoison Ivy, also hit Sanchez.Sanchez and DeCarlo face

assault charges. Bitterlifaces a breach of peacecharges.

N.C. man pursues worldrecord for kidney tumorPIKEVILLE, N.C. — A

North Carolina man is cele-brating successful cancersurgery in an unusual way:by seeking world recordstatus for the tumor doc-tors removed from hisabdomen. The News &

Observer of Raleigh report-ed that Eugene Tyner ofPikeville has applied to theGuinness Book of WorldRecords for the status ofheaviest cancerous kidneyever removed.In a four-hour surgery,

doctors removed the kid-ney, which had grown tothe size of a cantaloupebecause of a huge malig-nant tumor. At 332 grams,the tumor weighed morethan twice the normalweight of a kidney.The 31-year-old former

prison guard said he’s pur-suing the record to solidifyhis victory over the cancerthat nearly killed him.

Information compiledfrom the Associated Press.

TOM LA/The Observer

Notre Dame College Republicans members sophomore Michael DeJaegher, seniorGuillermo Pi and senior Josh Varanelli sell T-shirts for election day in theLaFortune Student Center Tuesday.

“The PPP:Paolo’s Political

Party.”

Paolo Garcia

junioroff-campus

“Team Coco.”

Timothy Powers

seniorMorrissey

“The PartyParty.”

Allison Jeter

sophomorePangborn

“The HakunaMatata as aWay of Life

Party.”

Susan Tith

sophomorePangborn

“The TurdSandwichParty.”

Andy Schroeder

juniorMorrissey

“The PokemonParty.”

Yaset Acevedo

juniorFisher

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COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES

Members discuss role of Off-Campus Council

At this week’s Council ofRepresentatives (COR) meet-ing, members discussed therole of the Off-Campus Counciland how possible improve-ments could increase effective-ness and take more of the bur-den of handling off-campusconcerns from other groups,leaving more resources forother issues. “So much of the focus of on-

campus bodieshas been off-c a m p u sissues,” stu-dent bodyp r e s i d e n tC a t h e r i n eSoler said. “Wethink one ofthe things wecan do is toreally bolsterthe power ofthe Off-C a m p u sCouncil.”Referencing

the group’scons t i tu t i on ,Soler said theOff-Campus Council’s purposeis to “sponsor functions anddisseminate information to off-campus students, which hasbeen the goal of student gov-ernment this whole year.”Hoping to reduce ambiguity

about electing members to thecouncil and better express thegroup’s intended purpose,Soler raised a discussion aboutpotential constitutionalamendments. One of the unclear clauses

pertains to eligibility to runand vote for off-campus posi-tions. Under the current rules,only current off-campus stu-dents can vote for the follow-ing year, and in practice, onlyoff-campus juniors have tend-ed to run for these offices.“I guess it’s just been implied

that you have to live [off cam-pus] junior year to run forthese positions,” off-campuspresident Ryan Hawley said.“It doesn’t really make sense.What we’re thinking is havingpeople who are going to liveoff campus be able to run andvote so it’s much more repre-sentative of off-campus stu-dents.”Soler said expanding eligibil-

i ty for participation couldattract more applicants andensure the most capable stu-dents are given the opportuni-ty to fill the positions.“We think we can really up

the quality and get more peo-ple to apply for this if we couldget on-campus students whoare l iving off next year torun,” she said.After it was suggested that

the Off-Campus Council’s levelof activity has been lacking,Hawley said the problem wasfiguring out how to get inter-

ested off-campus stu-d e n t sinvolved andmaintaininga consistentm e e t i n gschedule.“We don’t

really havem e e t i n g swhich is partof the prob-lem,” hesaid. “It ’sbeen hard.People wantto getinvolved andhelp but

actually getting them involvedhas been difficult.”Hawley introduced the idea

of off-campus ambassadors,whose role would be to facili-tate the flow of informationbetween off-campus studentsand the on-campus president,as well as maintaining positiverelationships with members ofthe community.“We were thinking about

having neighborhood ambas-sadors who would go aroundneighborhoods introducingthemselves,” he said. “Theywould report directly to theon-campus president.”Soler said she felt redefining

the purpose of the Councilcould also help with thegroup’s current funding prob-lems.“The focus was thought to be

that it was a programmingboard,” she said. “But if wedecide that it’s disseminatinginformation then it’s probablysomething that could be takenmore seriously, i f this is amore legit imate need forfunds.”

Contact John Cameron [email protected]

By JOHN CAMERONNews Writer

Author and Historian LouiseW. Knight spoke about hernewest book, “Jane Addams:Sprit in Action,” at Saint Mary’sTuesday. She led an engagingdiscussion on the life of Addamsand her accomplishments inStapleton Lounge. Sister Kathleen Dolphin, head

of the Center for Spirituality,introduced Knight.“She engages the general

reader,” Dolphin said. “This isnot an easy task. However, shedoes it well.”Knight’s second book on

Addams includes a full biogra-phy as well as her “secret side”growing up in Cedar Town, Ill.,and being the youngest of five.Addams co-founded the HullHouse in Chicago and is theauthor of 10 books, Knight said. “She knew she wanted to be a

medical doctor and live amongthe poor,” Knight said.Addams attended Rockford

College in Illinois — a smallwomen’s college for girls ofwealthy families — in hopes ofbecoming a doctor. According to Knight, two

months after graduation, her

father died leaving her in ahaze. After one year of medicalschool she had a nervousbreakdown partly due to herfather’s death and the realiza-tion that the medical careerwas not forher.The images

of joy amongthe cata-combs inRome “tookher breatha w a y , ”Knight said.V i s i t i n g

R o m einstilled anew drive inAddams andinspired herto developthe HullHouse inChicago, shesaid. After convincing a friendto help, the two acquired aproperty in an immigrationneighborhood.“The settlement house was a

social effort to take college edu-cated men and women andplace them in a working classneighborhood,” Knight said.The idea was to cross class

lines, as well as to fulfill her

lifelong dream of living amongthe poor, she said. The settle-ment house transformed herlife. According to Knight, she

learned that poverty affects thesoul just asmuch asmaterialism.She herselfwas ferocious-ly anti-materi-alistic, eventhough shecame from awealthy fami-ly, she said. A d d a m s

wrote, “Thebest teacherof life is lifeitself.”She was

committed tosocial actionand embraced

union reforms, Knight said.Jane Addams can be describedas a “visionary and profit,”according to Knight. She washated by many but loved bymany more.This was Knight’s third and

final lecture at Saint Mary’s.

By MIRANDA PERETTINews Writer

Contact Miranda Peretti [email protected]

Knight reviews author’s life

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Student body president Catherine Soler leads the Council ofRepresentatives (COR) at its meeting Tuesday.

“We think we can reallyup the quality and get

more people to apply forthis if we could get on-

campus students who areliving off next year to

run.”

Catherine Solerstudent body president

“The settlement housewas a social effort totake college educatedmen and women and

place them in a workingclass neighborhood.”

Louise W. Knightauthor and historian

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Congressional District, but alsofor the nation as a whole.“We’re absolutely thrilled,”

she said. “It’s really taken overthe national narrative becausehe is a moderate Democrat run-ning against a very conservativeopponent.”Flanagan said the club was

especially pleased with theresults because of all the hardwork they put in to aiding thereelection of Donnelly.“It validates us as a club

because we knocked on hun-dreds of doors and made thou-sands of calls,” she said.President of Notre Dame

College Republicans Josh

Varanelli said Walorski’s losswas not a shock for the club.“We’re not terribly surprised.

Joe Donnelly has been anincumbent for a while,” he said“We didn’t expect her to pullthis off, but she definitely camequite close, closer than weexpected.”Colwell said Republicans had

targeted this race as one tomake a statement, as indicatedby the amount of money spentby independent groups on nega-tive advertisements directed atDonnelly.“They [had] picked this race

as a target,” he said. “He raisedmore than Walorski, but shehad more money from inde-pendent groups.”Varanelli said despite the local

congressional loss, on a nationalscale his club is extremely excit-

ed with the Republican results,which indicate that the partywill gain a majority in the Houseof Representatives.“It was a relief to take the

House,” he said. “As of now ourexpectations have been fulfilled.We’re just waiting to see whatelse falls in our lap.”Flanagan said the disappoint-

ment of losing the House is cou-pled with the political chal-lenges this change will present.“We’re obviously disappointed

we lost the House but we didwhat we could,” she said. “Ithink the Democrats will have tore-evaluate their prioritiesbecause in order to get legisla-tion passed, they must compro-mise.”Varanelli said while legislative

change may not be swift, whatis important is the statement

Americans have made withtheir voting choices this elec-tion.“It’s not like we’re going to

see instantaneous change,” hesaid. “I think Americans havespoken, and Democrats will nottake voters for granted as theyhave. This proves the lack ofsubstance behind some of thepromises of 2008.”Flanagan said now that

Election Day is over, her groupcan appreciate all the hardwork they put into the cam-paign. She said such effortshave defied the notion thatyoung Americans are uncon-cerned with the electionprocess.“People really stigmatize

young people as being apathet-ic, but our club defied thesestereotypes,” Flanagan said.

“We really care about the com-munity and the Democraticparty.”Once the lame-duck period

ends and the newly-elected offi-cials take office in January,Colwell said Republicans andDemocrats would be even moreconfrontational than they wereduring the 2010 campaign sea-son. He said this is due to the fact

that a Republican House will besquaring off n President BarackObama.“The initial thing will be that

it will be more divisive, morepartisan than it has been,”Colwell said. “The switch of theHouse to Republican will be astalemate.”

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zens,” said junior ShannonCrotty, a member of the workingcommittee for the Forum. Since one of the main goals of

the Forum was to facilitate dis-cussion among as many stu-dents as possible, Forum com-mittee members ensured thatstudents who did not secure aticket to the signature event thisevening would still have achance to participate in the con-versation. “Anyone not able to get tickets

can watch the event broadcaston Channel 13, the TVs inLaFortune or in the JordanAuditorium of Mendoza,” Crottysaid. “Hopefully, this will allowfor more people to become

engaged in the discussions fol-lowing the event.”Friedman’s lecture may be the

signature event of this year’sForum, but committee membersand University professors whoparticipated in the Forum’ssatellite events that were heldover the past two months,believe that the issuesaddressed at these panelshelped prepare the audience forthe topics Friedman will discuss.“I’m really happy with how

the Forum has developed sofar,” Crotty said. “The newForum format, with multipleevents and opportunities for dis-cussions rather than just onelarger event, definitely allowsfor more students and faculty tobecome engaged with the forumtopic.” University professors who par-

ticipated in the satellite events

agreed with Crotty’s sentimentand said the smaller eventsallowed more students to active-ly participate in the Forum. “I think the Forum events

have been excellent and havedone a much better job atengaging the students,” saidPeter Kilpatrick, dean ofEngineering and a panelist inthe Oct. 12 Technology: Boon orBane Forum satellite event. “Ifyou don’t prepare for the[Friedman] Forum event well, itwill be more entertainment forthe students than academic.” Professor Harindra Fernando,

a panelist in the same event asKilpatrick, said the satelliteevents allowed students to heara variety of viewpoints concern-ing complicated issues, which issomething that the previousForum format did not alwaysallow.

“Me and my colleagues on thepanel had different ways ofapproaching the issue at hand,”Fernando said. “It’s good tocome from different angles andviewpoints because the issue iscomplex that stretches acrosssocial and technological are-nas.”Crotty said she feels like the

satellite events served their pur-pose in preparing students forthe Friedman lecture tonight,and the additional panels addedmore substance to the theme ofthe Forum. “To me, one of the greatest

things about the Forum topic of‘The Global Marketplace andthe Common Good’ is that it canbe approached from a numberof stances,” she said. “The pan-els and discussions from theperspectives of business andlegal professionals, engineering

experts and political and theo-logical commentators have defi-nitely addressed the issue com-prehensively.”Forum organizers and partici-

pants said they feel they haveadequately addressed many ofthe questions that arise whendiscussing the marketplace andthe common good, but it is ulti-mately up to the students totake the information the Forumprovides and apply it to theirlives. “One of the main points we’re

hoping students get out of theForum is to ask themselves whythese topics matter to them asstudents,” Gast said. “I hope itsheds light on mundane, every-day action that can affect thecommon good.”

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Among his students wasUniversity President EmeritusFr. Edward “Monk” Malloy,who was anE n g l i s hmajor as anundergrad-uate andtook twoc o u r s e sw i t hBrennan. In his

autobiogra-p h y ,“Monk’s Tale,” Malloy calledBrennan “one of the mostarticulate people I have ever

met,” the press release said.A native of Providence, R.I.,

Brennan graduated fromProvidence College, earned amaster’s degree in Englishfrom Brown University andthen obtained his doctoratefrom the University of Illinois. Before coming to Notre

Dame to teach, Brennan was aFulbright scholar and didpost-doctoral work at theUniversi ta degl i Studi inFlorence and the University ofGottingen in Germany.His wife, Sheilah, associate

professor emerita of philoso-phy at Notre Dame, survivesBrennan. He is also survivedby his sons, Ciaran and Kevin,his brothers, James andWilliam, and five grandsons.

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develop a sense o f se l f .However, by he lp ing theaudience find themselves,Dellaca-Hedrick also helpedthem discover the power ofl i fe exper iences and theempowering nature of com-munity.As a victimologist, Dellaca-

Hedrick deals with patientsof domest ic and sexualabuse . Whi le Del laca-Hedrick works with victimsas part of her job, she her-self was also a victim of sex-ual abuse.However, she sa id she

decided not to dwell on herown victim stories. Rather,she discussed how stories ofv ic t imizat ion can changeinto empowering ones o fsurvival.With one exercise show-

casing how ‘victim’ and ‘sur-vivor’ are defined by differ-ent terms, Dellaca-Hedrickdemonstrated even wi thgood intentions, we view vic-tims in a negative way. “Victims of sexual assault

die the day they are victim-ized … then they are re-born,” Dellaca-Hedrick said.D e l l a c a -

Hedrick hadthe audi -e n c edescribe herbased onfirst impres-s ions . Thea u d i e n c ed e s c r i b e dher inw o r d sd e t a i l i n gher race ,sex, maritalstatus, reli-gion and age, among otherthings. After compiling alist, Dellaca-Hedrick wentthrough proving why three

of the five adjectives werefalse. She said each and every

aspect of a person’s charac-ter contributes to a person’sidentity in a vital way.“What you see on f i rs t

glance can re-vict imize aperson by assuming some-th ing about a person,”Dellaca-Hedrick said. “Evenfrom the best intentions, wemake assumpt ions aboutpeople … bym a k i n gassumptionsabout ourfr iends andfami ly, wecan hurtthem too.”D e l l a c a -

Hedrick toldthe audiencethat all weres u r v i v o r s ,who hadexperiencedsome eventin the ir l ives that hasimpacted us d irect ly andchanged their identity.“Anybody who feels they

haven’t survived something,I would like to meet you,”she said.Despite her own experi-

ence o f abuse , Del laca-Hedrick said she would not

change anythingabout her l i fe .She sa id herbackground ledher to travel theworld and meetand help people. “Every experi-

ence , whetherpleasurable orpainful, is a gift… and has ledus to where weare today,”Dellaca-Hedricksaid. “It’s what

we make of that gift that isup to us.”At work, Dellaca-Hedrick

said she helps her cl ients

f ind the ir own internalpower and strength. Therefore, Dellaca-Hedrick

urged the audience to findthemselves, claiming “edu-cation is not the only step-p ing s tone to where youwant to go.”Instead, she claimed, it is

personal exper ience thatmakes people who they are. “Academia is the icing on

the cake, but the cake —your cake — ismean ing fu l , ”D e l l a c a -Hedrick said. As part o f

enriching thatcake, sheasked theaudience tocreate person-a l goals andput them intoaction. As her las t

act iv i ty, shemade audience

members change positions inthe room and actual ly gothrough another person’spurse. She then asked forvolunteers to tell how theyfelt . ‘Nervous,’ ‘exposed,’‘exploited’ and ‘uncomfort-able’ were all words used todescribe the experience.Those were all the emo-

tions she said victims feelwhen telling their story. Byrecognizing that everyonehas fe l t this way at somepoint in their lives, she saidthey can better relate to ourpeers.Jacqualyn Zupancic, a jun-

ior, said she felt a sense ofcommunity she felt after thelecture.“[The lecture] brings unity.

I now know that I ’m nota lone,” Zupancic sa id .“People over and over againwill face the same things I’mgoing through.”

Foundation put together eachyear.Jennie Phillips, assistant direc-

tor of Fitness and FitnessFacilities, describes past drivesat Notre Dame as “very success-ful.” She said that the South Bend

Medical Foundation staff hasbeen “helpful andare good people towork with.”“[Giving blood

is] an easy way forpeople to con-tribute to theirlocal community,”Phillips said. “It’sfree and doesn’ttake a lot of time.”So far in 2010,

there have been252 donors fromthe Notre Damecommunity, Phillips said. Theresult of this is 226 lives saved.A total of 192 units of bloodhave been collected before thisdrive, she said. “One pint of blood can save

three lives,” Phillips said.The success of these drives

would not be possible withoutthe contributions of students and

faculty, she said. “I am always so impressed by

the response of Notre Dame.Everyone is so service-minded,”Phillips said.The actual process of donating

“takes about 45 minutes with 10minutes afterward to eat anddrink to make sure you’re notqueasy or lightheaded,” Phillipssaid. According to Phillips, there are

some requirements to keep inmind if you are planning to

donate. You mustbe at least 17years old andweigh a mini-mum of 110pounds. Youmust be in over-all good health.Also, all first timedonors need tobring a photo IDwith them. Students can

donate at a sta-tion set up in the

Rolfs Sports Recreation Centertoday from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.and Thursday from 9 a.m. to3:30 p.m., Phillips said. There are call ahead reserva-

tions but walk-ins are also wel-come.

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Science, politics andglobal warming

According to the late Senator DanielPatrick Moynihan, “everyone is entitled tohis own opinion, but not his own facts.”That Moynihan was a politician is ironic,as politics seems to be the one spherewhere differentparties actually dohave their ownfacts. Social secu-rity, tax rates,charter schools —statistics are con-stantly producedon both sides by think tanks and used bypolitical journalists. It’s easy to get eitherturned off or confused by the acrimoniousdebate. The most polarizing issues are those

over values that involve significant cultur-al elements and beliefs. Interestingly, sci-ence is inextricably involved in many ofthese hot-button topics. Some of themajor cultural debates of the pastdecades have involved the role of sciencein determining priorities. The teaching ofevolution versus intelligent design andthe global warming debate are two exam-ples of such issues. The handling of thetwo subjects by the scientific communityaffords larger insights about the interac-tion between science and politics.The evolution debate is an example in

which science clearly can and should bemarshaled to support a specific view-point. Part of the reason for this is theaccessibility of the scientific evidence toeveryone — even a cursory study of evo-lution is incredibly persuasive. The simi-larity of our genes and proteins and thoseof yeast and bacteria can easily be dis-played. Simply going on a walk or to thezoo can remind of us of our striking simi-larity to other creatures. The incrediblerichness of research on evolution formore than a century speaks firmly in itsfavor. No one has ever found a structurein living things that could not have feasi-bly evolved (called “irreducible complexi-ty”). The science is clear — evolutionshould be taught in school. The debateabout evolution is becoming less aboutcultural priorities and more about simpleintellectual honesty.This is a positive development — cul-

tural issues are often the most divisive,and science should attempt to keep out of

the crosshairs. Global warming is a situa-tion where science has failed in thisquest. Before I am accused of being adenialist, let me state that I believe thatman-made global warming is probablytrue, and that something should be doneabout it. Moving our economy towards amore full embrace of alternative energy isundeniably good for the environment(even in the absence of global warmingconcerns), as well as national securityand economic competitiveness in the nextcentury.One major problem is that the vast

majority of people can never hope to real-ly be able to evaluate the merit of globalwarming science — most scientistsincluded. How many people have actuallyresearched climate change, as opposed tosimply accepting their party’s view on it,armed with a few choice facts from theirfavorite commentators? How can we besure enough about the science to enactthe large-scale change that must takeplace to adequately protect against theworst scenarios? Predicting the future isnotoriously difficult, even for scientists.The reality is that the complex combina-tion of physics, chemistry and computer-model based speculation that undergirdsglobal warming is incredibly complex.So where has science failed in the glob-

al warming debate? As much as I wantedAl Gore to win the 2000 presidential elec-tion, the idea of casting the necessity todeal with climate change as a “moralobligation” is exactly the wrong way toapproach it. Militant attitudes about thenecessity to act quickly and drastically, ina way that is economically harmful in theshort term, is sure to only alienate peo-ple. Ridiculing people who deny the scien-tific consensus, despite the fact that noone on either side of the issue reallyknows how the scientific consensus hasbeen reached — is foolhardy.Indeed, the entire issue of the politics of

global warming seems fundamentallyunscientific to me, which is the reasonwhy I am so surprised at the dogmaticattitudes of some scientific publications.Science is at its core a skeptical endeavor— rigorous proof is needed to publishanything. Scientists needle each other forminute experimental flaws, and are care-ful to never rule out any possibilities or

permit unverified assumptions. No pre-dictions go unchallenged. So when theleading scientific journal in the world,Nature, announced recently that it willsoon publish Nature Climate Change, Iwas surprised, and quite honestly, disap-pointed. The sureness with which the sci-entific community has proceeded on theglobal warming front seems to threatenits stated precepts.This attitude leads to a deep hostility

towards scientists from many pockets ofthe electorate. It’s what fuels the mediasensationalism about the Climategatescandal and the tiny fraction of errantclaims in the IPCC report. It’s what ani-mates some people to call the entire ideaa hoax to impose more government con-trol on the market. Obviously, politicsrequires getting your hands dirty. Butthose who believe in global warming (likemyself) should understand that science isabout a rational analysis of the facts, anembrace of all the data. There’s no roomin science for insulation from competingclaims.The climate debate will not be won by

castigating non-believers as ridiculousand throwing economics out the window.It will be won by a cool-headed articula-tion of the consequences of climatechange — answer the “so what?” ques-tion, but do it in an intellectually rigorousway. Most people are driven to the pollsby the state of their job or deep-seatedbeliefs about important cultural issues —not the idea of biodiversity loss or theprospect of future coastal flooding. This,however, doesn’t mean that doomsdaypredictions should be made to mobilizepeople. Making this debate as militant aspossible is not worth it for the scientificcommunity. If global warming does proveto be overhyped, the credibility of sciencecould be seriously damaged. As Moynihanwould surely agree, facts should beregarded with caution. Above all, every-one should be allowed an opinion.

Edward A. Larkin is a senior with adouble major in Biological Sciences andClassical Civilization. He can be reachedat [email protected]

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

The Giants won the World Series onMonday night. We will win more.That’s about all I’m going to say

about my first championship team (Iwasn’t even fourwon the 49erswhen the SuperBowl in 1994).We took care ofbusiness, and Inow have brag-ging rights foranother ninemonths.This one is for

you Seattle,Kansas City,Baltimore,Washington andPittsburgh*.If you claim any of the above cities

as your hometown, your baseballteam finished last in its division andyou probably didn’t even noticebecause you all have pretty goodfootball teams.But if I told you that in three years

your team could go from the cellar ofits division to the pinnacle of the freebaseball world, would you believeme?The Giants finished in dead last

three seasons ago with 71 wins in theNL West. We finished second-to-lastin 2008, and third in 2009. Basically,we went from being awful, to lessawful, to okay, to champions.You are still probably leaning

towards no because the Pirates haveput together 18 consecutive losingseasons; Stephen Strasburg won’tpitch for the Nationals for at least2011 due to Tommy John surgery;the Orioles play in the same divisionas the Yankees and Red Sox; theRoyals have a cheap owner and theMariners play in the same city asPete Carroll, who may actually takedown a city this time.I say the answer is yes for a couple

reasons.First, there is parity in baseball.

Over the last 10 years, only the RedSox have won more than one WorldSeries. More than any sport, a gener-al manager with an eye for talentand an owner with any kind ofmoney can give your club theresources to rebound.Second, the baseball draft is a

legitimate retooling device. There’sno two-day ESPN special, but it getsthe job done better than any othersport’s draft, except that of the NHL.The Giants rode two rookies inBuster Posey and MadisonBumgarner all the way to the series,and the Rays did the same in 2008.Third, none of your squads have

valid curses that come to mind. Andeven if you do have a small hex, ifthe Red Sox can get rid of the Curseof the Bambino, any club can throwthe curse they’ve got too.**So keep showing up to the ballpark

like I did (which shouldn’t be toohard, as each of your venues isarguably one of the top 10 in base-ball) and keep checking the stand-ings. One of these days, you maystand on that pinnacle too.*Phoenix not included because the

Giants have a stranglehold on the NLWest for the foreseeable future.**Except Cubs or Indians fans. The

Bambino has nothing on Bartman orLeBron.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Inspired by yourmemory

As I walk around campus this week,I am filled with memories from yearsago. On Saturday morning, Nov. 13,1993 I joined the throngs of studentsin North Dining Hall for breakfastfilled with excitement for the “Game ofthe Century” later that day: No. 1Florida State vs. No. 2 Notre Dame. Aswe got our bagels and cereal, Iremember the moment when I over-heard another student say: “Did youhear? A freshman died last night!”Seventeen years ago we did not havecell phones, or even wired internet inthe dorms, so it took until later in theday to learn the name of the studentwho was lost from our midst, MaraFox. She was killed by a hit-and-rundriver as she walked along DouglasRoad with friends on their way homefrom dinner off campus. Her deathwas sudden, tragic, and filled withquestions about who was to blame. Asnews of her death spread across cam-pus, the joy of beating Florida State toclaim the No. 1 spot was over-shad-owed by the knowledge that a life waslost too soon.As the weeks went by, the Notre

Dame community mourned her loss.Her Lyons Hall roommates and herfamily and friends experienced thedeepest grief as their loved one wastaken from them. Those of us who hadmet her in our first three months oncampus mourned the bright light wehad briefly glimpsed. I had sharedadventures with Mara in our early fallgolf class as we both failed to make asingle shot, gave up, and snuck backto the Rockne before class was over.That was my only encounter withMara, but I felt her loss deeply. Whoknows the friend she might havebecome, the contributions she mighthave made to the Notre Dame com-munity and to the world. At our grad-uation in 1997, I remember thinking“someone is missing” and my eyesfilled with tears as I still felt the loss ofsomeone who died too soon.Witnessing the Notre Dame commu-

nity mourn the loss of Declan Sullivanopens up these memories again. Thegrief, doubt, anger, fear and sorrowfelt by so many reminds me of thestruggles we all encounter with theloss of someone we love. While hisfriends and family face the deep andprofound loss of Declan, witnessingtheir grief evokes in each of us ourown experiences of loss. For those ofus who have lost friends and familymembers, the grief in our heartsresponds to the suffering of Declan’sfamily and together we mourn the lossof a member of our community. Ourcompassion opens us up to emotionsand questions we have struggled withbefore: “Why did this have to happen?Who is to blame? Where is God in allof this?” I believe that God is in the midst of

the community that mourns, weepingwith us. I believe that we are strongerwhen we come together to share oursuffering than when we try to go italone. And I believe that everyoneresponds to grief in their own way.Listen to your friends who want to talkabout other people they have lost, donot judge other people for the waysthey respond to the death of a lovedone — we all grieve in our own ways.And most importantly, if you arestruggling to make sense of your emo-tions or responses in this time of sor-row please talk to someone. Your rec-tor, assistant rector, RA, a professor,priest, campus ministry, universitycounseling center — someone whocan help you reflect on your ownexperience of this loss to our commu-nity. Declan, I never met you but know

many people you touched. You will bemissed now and in the years to come.May we all be inspired by your memo-ry.

Megan Shepherdstaff

Assistant Director, ND Vocation Initiative Oct. 29

Honoring DeclanYou want to do something significant

to memorialize Declan Sullivan? Don’tthink about doing something for videog-raphers. Rest assured, new regulationswill protect them. Instead, do somethingfor those he cared about but who arestill quite unprotected: football players.Evidence is growing that not only profes-sional but college and high school play-ers are experiencing cognitive and emo-tional harm as a result of head injuries,even when these fall short of a concus-sion. For example, a recent Purduestudy of 21 Indiana high school footballplayers published in the Journal ofNeurotoma showed that eight sufferedsignificant cognitive and neurologicalchanges after a season of football eventhough only four of them had suffered aconcussion.If Notre Dame cares for its players,

who generate so much revenue for it, itwill become a leader and test its playersbefore and after the season to see if dis-

turbing neurological, cognitive or emo-tional changes have developed. If theyhave, it will treat the matter as a crisis,and take whatever measures are neces-sary to protect its players. Is there a bet-ter way to honor Declan than to dare todiscover uncomfortable truths and bewilling to take whatever difficult actionsthey imply?Some might say that following my sug-

gestion would be a political exploitationof Declan’s death. That the suggestionhas a political dimension I do not deny. Iwould argue, however, that the investi-gation of a question about the harmfulconsequences of a culturally entrenchedand economically powerful institution isnot an act of political exploitation but ofpolitical courage.

James Greenealumnus

Class of 1971Nov. 1

The Observer covercurse?

In addition to the posters, flags andsigns that are covering up the cinderblock walls of my room in Keenan, theinside wall near my door also sports sixof The Observer’s Irish Insider coverpages from throughout this season.Over the weekend, a fr iend and Inoticed that each of these cover ath-letes has experienced a considerablesetback this year. Dayne Crist andArmando Allen have suffered season-ending injuries. Unless the Irish canpull out victories in two of their finalthree games and become bowl eligible,Ian Will iams and Theo Riddick areunlikely to return. Carlo Calabresemissed the Tulsa game with a ham-string injury. The most recent coverfeatures David Ruffer with the head-line, “From Walk-On to Starter to Sure

Thing.” The senior kicker is having agreat season, but many are wonderingwhy he did not get a chance to prove soin the final minute on Saturday.Like the alleged “Madden Curse” that

has affected the careers of the NFLstars who have graced the cover of thefamous video game, it seems that theIrish may be facing a similar jinx. Sofor the 2011 season, I only ask that TheObserver be a l i t t le more selectivewhen deciding who to feature on eachFriday throughout the season. PerhapsRich Rodriguez and Lane Kiffin wouldbe a good starting place.

Josh Flyntsenior

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The Pasquer i l la East Musica lCompany (PEMCo.) opens up its runof the hit Broadway musical “TheDrowsy Chaperone” Thursday. Theshow is, at its heart, a musical forand about people who love musicals.In it, the Man in Chair decides toturn on his recording of the fictional1920s musica l “The DrowsyChaperone,” and the show comes tolife in his kitchen. The musical-with-in-a-musical proceeds as the Man inthe Chair in ter jects wi th h isthoughts, opinions and explanationson the story and the songs. Thoughthe Man in Chair openly criticizesmany of the tropes of musical the-atre, “Drowsy” is ultimately an odeto the musical and its iconic place inAmerican culture. The Man in Chair, played by sopho-

more Charlie O’Leary, serves as themusical’s narrator, often addressingthe audience directly. “It’s interesting, and oftentimes

hi lar ious , to see the contrastbetween the exaggerated world ofthe musical ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’and the more real i s t ic wor ld inwhich the Man in Chair l ives ,”O’Leary told The Observer in an e-mail. The Man in Chair’s chosen musical

is named for the character of theDrowsy Chaperone, who has perhapshad a few too many dr inks th isevening. The t i t le character i splayed by senior and Observer Scenewriter Stephanie DePrez. “The ‘Chaperone’ i s drowsy

because she’s an aging woman seek-ing love in her life while watchingthe young bride she is supposed tobe chaperoning question her love,”said sophomore John Kemnetz, theshow’s musical director, in an e-mail. “ More than anything though,she’s drowsy because it’s a 1920s-show-within-a-show, and nothingsays the 1920s l ike the tokendrunk!” Senior Joe Augustinsky, who plays

George, said, “She could put DonDraper to shame.”

Director Tyler Kaplan said NotreDame students are in for a treat with“The Drowsy Chaperone,” even ifthey don’t know it. “‘The Drowsy Chaperone’ is one of

the most original and hilarious musi-cals ever written,” Kaplan said in aninterview with The Observer. “Itspremise and style is so original Icannot rea l ly compare i t to anyother musical. Its mockumentarystyle is similar to the movies ‘This isSpinal Tap’ and ‘Wai t ing forGuffman.’”Freshman Brian Scully, who plays

Robert Martin, said of the show, “It’sa send-up of all the stereotypicalmusicals of days past; not only is itfun to watch for the over-the-topkitschiness of the genre, but the pro-tagonist’s ‘critique’ of the play hasa d is t inct ly modern sense o fhumor to it.”“ ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’ i s

unlike anything PEMCo. — or anyother musical theater group — hasdone in some time at Notre Dame,”Kemnetz said. “It’s a big show with huge, beau-

t i ful ly-choreographed song anddance numbers, fancy costumes andpretty much everything else youexpect from a large-scale productionwhile hiding pretty much all of thatunder the guise of a small-scale

show,” Kemnetz said.“There’s something that everyone

can enjoy in ‘Drowsy,’ whether it’sthe more serious theater of theexterior plot or the fun-loving,upbeat pace of the sub-plots.”Augustinsky agreed. “It’s really about more than just

old musicals,” he said. “It’s aboutsomething that brings about com-fort. It’s about something that wehold c lose to our heart .Throughout the show, we learnmore and more about this old manwho is narrating the show for usand throughout all of the hardshipshe’s gone through, the one con-stant has been this musical thathe’s been able to turn on and find

solace in. I think that this idea ofhav ing one escape, be ing i t ourfavorite book or a song that puts usin a good place, is something we canall relate to.”The cast and production crew had

nothing but praise for each other.“The best part about being a

part of this production has beenthe enthusiasm that I have seenfrom my entire cast and crew,”Kaplan said. “We have been enjoy-ing this show so much. We arestill laughing at the same partsthat we have done dozens o ftimes and can’t wait for everyoneelse to have a chance to enjoy thisshow.”O’Leary also spoke highly of his

fellow cast members. “I feel reallylucky to be working with such tal-ented people,” he said.Kemnetz said he believes their

hard work will show in the finalproduct. “They’re a great group to work

with and everything you see onThursday, Friday or Saturday is aresult of their hard work,” he said. Students are in for a fun night at

the theatre wi th “The DrowsyChaperone,” Augustinsky said. “Old shows were about going into a

theatre and for whatever length oftime, having fun. We hope that thisshow can provide everyone with thechance to have fun,” Augustinskysaid. “They will regret not going.”

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On campusWhat: “The Drowsy Chaperone”presented by Pasquerilla EastMusic Co.Where: Washington Hall MainStageWhen: Thursday, Nov. 4, Friday,Nov. 5 and Saturday, Nov. 6, 8p.m. How much: $8 non-students, $6students, available in theLaFortune box office


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Halloween home game

Football fans donned costumes aday early for the football game

vs. Tulsa on Oct. 30.

From the classic bedsheetghosts to the entire cast of Mario,

those not dressed as “Irish football fans” stood out in thecrowd — it was even easy to

spot the Waldos.

GOLF

Westwood tops Woods for No. 1 in the worldSHANGHAI — The f irst

encounter between LeeWestwood and Tiger Woodssince they switched spots inthe world ranking was notexactly the momentous occa-sion some thought it might be.A pair of photographers

crouched into position on thefar end of the range atSheshan International, whereWestwood was quietly hittingwedges and Woods was quick-ly approaching from the put-ting green.“Westy . . . Bi l ly,” Woods

called out to the new No. 1and his caddie, Billy Foster.He never stopped to chat.“Tiger,” Westwood respond-

ed, turning his head brieflybefore settling over his nextshot.They have been friends for

as long as they have been ontheir respective tours, and theexchange was s imilar tocountless others. The only dif-ference was the pecking orderin the world ranking, and eventhat comes with a dose of per-spective.Being No. 1 in the world is a

big deal to Westwood, as itshould be. On the home pageof his website is a photo ofhim standing before a map ofthe world, cradling a globeand holding up the No. 1 sign.“Whenever you can sit down

and say, ‘I’m the best in theworld right now,’ it’s a dreamthat everybody holds,” hesaid.Losing the No. 1 ranking is

not a big deal to Woods, norshould it be.He had been at the top for a

record 281 consecutive weeks.A year ago, it looked as if hemight be there the rest of hiscareer until his personal life

and golf game imploded. Theonly surprise for Woods is thatit took this long for someoneto replace him.“To be No. 1 in the world,

you have to win regularly,”Woods said. “And I haven’tdone that lately.”All of that can change this

week at the HSBC Champions,and not just between them.The top of golf is so crowded

at the moment that four play-ers — Westwood, Woods, PGAchampion Martin Kaymer andMasters champion Phi lMickelson — could get to No.1 this week without even win-ning. If Steve Stricker and JimFuryk had come over to Chinafor this World GolfChampionship, they alsowould have had a shot at No.1.It’s possible that the highest

f inisher among Westwood,Woods and Kaymer will go toNo. 1 in the world, providedthey’re in the top 20.Golf is no longer about

birdies and bogeys these days.It requires a calculator.To kick off the festivities this

week, the latest version of the“Big Four” gathered onShanghai ’s r iverfront andtouched swords in a photoopportunity to depict whatorganizers hope will be anepic battle for No. 1.But that’s just this week.All four players realize that

this competition will continueafter Shanghai and stretchinto Singapore, Austral ia,Dubai , South Afr ica andCalifornia — at tournamentsthey play the rest of the year.This business of No. 1 isn’t

likely to be settled anytimesoon.“It could — to really, defini-

tively know — take a year,”Hunter Mahan said. “We’re all

waiting for Tiger to get backto where he has been. Thisyear, he had some stuff to gothrough. But when he getsthat straightened out , weexpect him to be as good asever.”That remains to be seen.This is the 10th time in his

career that Woods wasreplaced atop the world rank-ing. Historically, he doesn’tlose the No. 1 spot as much ashe loans it out. But he hasnever been as unpredictableas he is now.And while interest in

America tends to peak whenWoods is demolishing his com-petition, it becomes fascinat-ing worldwide with four play-ers whose ranking average isseparated by less than a half-point.“This could be very exciting

for the game,” Westwood said.The top spot changed hands

10 t imes between SeveBallesteros and Greg Normanover a three-year period in thelate 1980s. This is more remi-niscent of 1997, when fourplayers — Woods, Norman,Ernie Els and Col inMontgomerie — were in thehunt for No. 1 around the U.S.Open at Congressional.The first time Woods was

No. 1, it lasted a week beforehe was replaced by Els, whowas supplanted by Norman aweek later, and then it wentback to Woods. I t rotatedamong those three during thenext year before the musicstopped and Woods took over.Woods, though, has been No.

1 for so long — al l but 32weeks s ince the 1999 PGAChampionship — that to sud-denly see so many other play-ers in the mix has given manymore bel ief that i t can bedone.

Consider the case ofWestwood. Woods had a leadthat was nearly triple in theworld ranking a year ago, yetWestwood sti l l managed toovertake him despite winningonly twice, neither of them amajor. He was consistentlybetter than anyone else, withtwo runner-up finishes in themajors, a tie for fourth in ThePlayers Championship, ninetop 10s and only one missedcut.“It gives everyone hope,”

Mahan said. “It’s been a longtime since someone other thanTiger Woods has been rankedNo. 1. Obviously, we all knowit’s possible in a sense. It justtakes good play, and somegood luck.”The good luck in this case

was Woods’ misfortunes, all ofit his own doing.The quest ion now is how

quickly he can put his gameback together, and whether hecan get back to the levelwhere he was winning nearlyhalf the tournaments heentered.Even at No. 2 — and he

could slip to No. 4 by the endof the week — Woods st i l lseems to be the one dictatingthe action.Westwood was asked Sunday

evening if he still consideredWoods his main rival, or if hethought the challenge morelikely would come from thegrowing pack of youngsters,either someone like Kaymer,Dust in Johnson or RoryMcIlroy.“I wouldn’t write Tiger off as

quickly as that,” Westwoodsaid. “I certainly wouldn’t.He’s proved that time and timeagain when he’s gone awayand comes back.”

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Redskins work out maligned former No. 1 pick Russell

ASHBURN, Va. — FormerOakland Raiders quarterbackJaMarcus Russell worked outwith the Washington Redskinson Tuesday, just three daysafter Donovan McNabb wasbenched in the closing minutesof a loss to Detroit.Offensive coordinator Kyle

Shanahan said Russell was oneof many players, including at

least one other quarterback,who were getting a look fromthe team.“We’ll evaluate him and

everyone else out there,”Shanahan said.The Redskins routinely invite

out-of-work players for work-outs on Tuesdays, but the tim-ing of Russell’s visit only addedto the team’s quarterbackdrama of the last few days.McNabb’s benching raised ques-tions about the six-time Pro

Bowl player’s future with theteam, and coach MikeShanahan added to the confu-sion by offering varying expla-nations for the decision.Russell, the No. 1 overall pick

in the 2007 draft, was releasedin May after three disappointingseasons with the Raiders. Heregressed on the field, was finedfor being overweight and wascriticized by the coaching stafffor his work ethic.Kyle Shanahan praised

Russell’s talents, but said theother factors do come into con-sideration when evaluating aplayer.“I don’t think you consider

anyone just based off of talent,”Kyle Shanahan said. “Everyonein the NFL’s pretty talented.(It’s) other stuff that really sepa-rates you. He is very talented,so I think he can overcomesome of the stuff that he strug-gled with. I don’t really knowthat personally, but if he looks

like he’s in good shape out hereand he’s working, and that’s allyou can evaluate. Sometimeswhen guys do get a secondopportunity, they can changetheir stripes.”The Redskins also worked out

quarterback J.P. Losman; nosetackle William Joseph; defensiveend Charles Grant; defensivebacks Tye Hill, Justin Miller andSha’reff Rashad, and receiversChad Jackson, Bobby Williamsand Taurus Johnson.

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ARLINGTON, Texas — Noarguing the World Series cham-pion Giants have dominant pitch-ing. General manager BrianSabean isn’t about to break upthat talented, homegrownbunch.He knows full well more hitting

might be needed to make anoth-er deep October run. As is thecase most winters for this club,San Francisco will go searchingfor a big bat that fits the budget.And it’s not supposed to be agreat free-agent market this off-season.At least now Sabean and com-

pany know they can win withoutthat marquee slugger.The Giants are on top again,

securing their first World Seriescrown since the franchise movedWest in 1958 with a 3-1 victoryover the Rangers in Game 5 onMonday night.The first question that always

comes up afterward: Can they do

it again?“We’re going to celebrate for a

while. We’ll go to our organiza-tion meetings not this week butnext and we’ll sort it out as bestwe can,” said Bill Neukom, theGiants’ bowtie-wearing second-year managing partner. “As wedid this year, we will burn themidnight oil. We will not go tobed any night without having fig-ured out who we are, where wewant to get, how we get there,who we need to get us there.”The Giants headed home late

Monday on festive charter flight.The victory parade isWednesday, pushed backbecause of Tuesday’s elections.Neukom himself let loose for a

little while. Soaked with beer inthe winning clubhouse, hebounced up and down with hisarm around infielder Juan Uribe.“Juan, Juan, Juan, U-ribe!” he

hollered.For all the near misses by gen-

erations of Giants greats —Willie Mays, Willie McCovey,

Barry Bonds — anyone with aconnection to the orange andblack had reason to cheer thislong-awaited title.“A day does not go by until

today that I don’t think about the‘02 Series,” former owner PeterMagowan said, fighting tears.“Now I don’t have to worry aboutthat anymore. I know how muchthe people of San Franciscoached for this. There are a lot ofhappy families in SanFrancisco.”Sabean creatively turned the

Giants into a contender — andthen a champion. His roster ofcastoffs and misfits, including in-season acquisitions Pat Burrelland Cody Ross, and rookieBuster Posey after a late Maycallup, came through with sur-prises in every round.The Giants got by Atlanta, then

stunned the heavily favored two-time defending NL championPhillies. They took care of theRangers deep in the heart ofTexas.

“Right now it’s a little bit sur-real,” Sabean said.The Giants got two victories

from two-time reigning NL Cy

Young Award winner TimLincecum against Rangers aceCliff Lee — unbeaten in the post-season before this — and aloaded Rangers lineup. SanFrancisco received spectaculardefense from second basemanFreddy Sanchez, who also deliv-ered with four hits and threeRBIs in the 11-7 World Series-opening win last Wednesday.“There’s just so much tradition

and history,” Sanchez said. “Forus to be able to do this, that’swhy it was truly a team effort.”Series MVP Edgar Renteria

produced two game-winninghits, including a three-runhomer in the seventh inningMonday, all while playing with atorn biceps.The Giants hit .237 in the post-

season but had a 2.47 ERA.Their postseason batting averagewas the lowest for a WorldSeries champion since the 1988Los Angeles Dodgers batted.227, according to STATS LLC.Their pitching carried them

just as it had all year for a teamthat clinched the NL West on theseason’s final day — and in itsthird try. San Francisco won theclose games with an unimpres-sive offense.With Lincecum, Matt Cain,

Jonathan Sanchez and rookieMadison Bumgarner, Sabean hasquite a formidable rotation setfor 2011. One of the first bigtasks will be deciding whether tore-sign first baseman AubreyHuff.The Giants will be counting on

more from $126 million pitcherBarry Zito, who was left off theroster for all three rounds in theplayoffs but handled it with classall the way.The 2002 AL Cy Young Award

winner with the OaklandAthletics failed to reach 10 winsfor the first time since his rookieseason in 2000. His 4.15 ERA isthe fourth-highest of his career.He went 1-8 with a 6.72 ERAover his last 11 outings and 10starts and only had one victoryin his last 15 appearances. Thestretch included a career-worstnine-game losing streak fromJuly 21 to Sept. 14.Zito was right there rooting

even when he wasn’t pitching.“That’s the biggest deal for me,

53 seasons or 52 years — how-ever you want to add it up —teams have been going out thereevery year trying to bring thisthing home,” Zito said. “And theyhaven’t been able to do it. To beable to be a part of a team tobring something so special to thecity of San Francisco, where myheart personally is because I’vebeen in the Bay Area for 10years as a professional.”

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Giants to maintain strong young pitching staff

AP

The San Fransisco Giants celebrate their World Series victory Monday.The Giants said Tuesday they plan to keep their homegrown players.

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“I knew my pick was going tobe a guess and so I wanted toshow the team that I believedthey were going to win,” hesaid with a laugh. “I was half-serious, yes, but I believed theywould win.”That style of leadership andbelief in Notre Dame isRidderwall’s defining charac-teristic and one that he willneed as alternate captain of agreen Irish squad.“He’s a great example for alot of players as far as his com-mitment,” Notre Dame coachJeff Jackson said.The Stockholm native under-stands how important his lead-ership will be in his final yearplaying in the Joyce Center.“Being an older guy on ayoung team like this, you’vegot to lead by example proba-bly more than talking,”Ridderwall said. “Stay positive,[have a] good attitude, and tryto keep everyone happy.”Ridderwall, the first NotreDame player from the land ofIkea, moved to Chicago to playfor the Chicago Chill, where hewas a teammate of currentIrish junior Billy Maday. Aftergraduating from high school heplayed one season in theUnited States Hockey League,leading the Tri-City Storm inscoring and making the all-rookie team. Throughout it all,however, Ridderwall had hiseye on the Golden Dome.“Living in Chicago, peoplebuild up Notre Dame to besomething out of this word. Ithink I knew right from thebeginning after coming to theStates that this place wasunbelievable,” he said. “I reallybelieved in the direction theprogram was headed, and withthe business school, I think itwas a good fit.”

Ridderwall’s first season withthe Irish started slowly. He did-n’t notch his first goal until histenth contest, and only had onemore goal in the regular sea-son. When the playoffs started,however, Ridderwall found hisstride. He peaked in the FrozenFour semifinal game againstMichigan, scoring twice,including the game-winner inovertime.“That run we had to theFrozen Four was definitely thegreatest hockey experience I’vehad with any team. Playing onthat level in front of that kindof crowd is something youdon’t do too often,” he said.“Now when I look back at it Ionly wish we could make ithappen again.”The Irish squads of the pasttwo years were not up to thelevel of that Frozen Foursquad, but Ridderwall contin-ued to improve. He led theteam in scoring his sophomoreyear, finding the back of thenet 17 times and earning aselection to the CCHA all-tour-nament team. His junior yearwas more of the same, scoring19 times including two hattricks. That most recent sea-

son, however, was a strugglefor Notre Dame — a trendRidderwall wants to reverse.“We all believe that we canget back to the Frozen Fourand do some damage,” he said.“I think obviously the ultimategoal is to win a national cham-pionship but short-term wewant to do better in theCCHA.”The Swedish striker has donehis part to improve on his playfrom 2009-2010.“I think I’ve gotten a little bitbigger and stronger,” he said.“This year especially I ’veimproved my defensive gameand awareness of the systemwe play.”Looking back on his time inSouth Bend, the finance majoris satisfied with his decision toplay for Jackson.“Hockey-wise, we played inthe Frozen Four, we won theCCHA regular season and theplayoffs [and] we’ve continuedto build off of that and makethis program great,” he said.“I’ve definitely liked the expe-rience I’ve had here.”

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Bend, she became motivat-ed to do everything in herpower to contribute imme-d ia te ly and he lp out herteam. “I had not fully realizedhow incredi-b ly ta lentedthis team wasuntil I was apar t o f i t , ”she sa id .“ N o t h i n gcompares totraining andrac ing wi ththem on adaily basis. Ican a l readytel l they aresome o f thegreatest rolemodels I will ever come incontac t wi th . Th is a lonemakes me want to work myhardest to not only scorepoints for them at meets,but also to achieve some ofthe th ingsthey haveduring theirt ime on theteam.”D o t z e l ’ sselfless atti-tude was ondisplay dur-ing theteam’s meeta g a i n s tM i c h i g a nState on Oct.29 . WhenDotze l got o f f the bus inEast Lansing, she found outthat she would be compet-ing in the 400-yard individ-ual medley. “The 400 IM would nottypically be placed in myusual list of events,” Dotzelsaid. Irish assistant coachKate Kovenock even had to

assure Dotzel that she wasactual ly in the race, andthat it wasn’t a rouse. Whenthe race ended and Dotzellooked to the scoreboard forresults, she was met with apleasant surprise — she’dwon. “I'm not going to lie, I wasincredibly excited when Ilooked at the clock and saw

a one next tomy name,”she said. H o w e v e r ,even in themidst of herf i rs t co l le -giate win anda persona lv i c t o r y ,Dotze l wassure to placeher accom-p l i s h m e n twi th in theconf ines o f

her team’s success. “The fac t that I cou ld

achieve my f irst win in achallenging event that I didnot feel extremely preparedfor made me very proud of

myse l f , butmostly proudthat I wasmaking myf i rs t contr i -bution to theteam,” Dotzelsaid. Wi th hert e a m - f i r s ta t t i t u d e ,Dotzel’s maingoa l for herrookie seasonis or iented

towards cont inu ing theNotre Dam’s dominance inthe Big East. “Notre Dame women’sswimming has won 14 yearsin a row,” she said. “I wantto help make it 15.”

Dotzelcontinued from page 16

“I had not fully realized how

incredibly talentedthis team was until Iwas a part of it.”

Sarah DotzelIrish swimmer

“Notre Dame women’sswimming has won 14years in a row. I wantto help make it 15.”

Sarah DotzelIrish swimmer

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Irish senior left wing Calle Ridderwall carries the puck against LakeSuperior State on Oct. 15. Ridderwall notched a goal in the game.

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Before she came to NotreDame, sophomore ChrissieMcGaffigan was playing threevarsity sports as a senior inDavenport, Iowa. But none ofthose sports was tennis. Regardless, McGaffigan joined

the Irish squad as theTennisrecruiting.net’s No. 32national recruit and made animmediate impact during herfreshman season. This year, herplay is continually on the rise asshe constantly works to improveon the court. Irish coach Jay Louderback

praised the effort and driveMcGaffigan has shown this sea-son, especially since she has lessexperience than most of herteammates.

“She hasn’t played as muchtennis as most of her teammates,but is getting more experienceevery semester,” Louderbacksaid. “You can always count onChrissie to work hard in prac-tice.”As far as mechanics go,

McGaffigan’s natural athleticismhas facilitated her efforts tobecome a better all-around ten-nis player, as well as create aunique style of play.“She is very athletic and moves

well,” Louderback said. “Chrissieplays a bigger game and is work-ing on being more aggressive bycoming to the net more after herbig forehand. She also uses herserve well to set up easier shots.”Although she has not played

tennis as much as she has othersports, McGaffigan’s extensiveexperience as an athlete has con-tributed to her ability to lead and

motivate her teammates. As asophomore, she is already in aposition of leadership due to theNotre Dame team’s youth. Half ofthe roster isfreshmen, andMcGaffigan’s roleas a leader withthe other return-ing Irish playershas been andwill continue tobe essential tothe team’s devel-opment.“Having played

four sports,Chrissie knowswhat it is like toplay on a team,”Louderback said.“She is very good at helping moti-vating her teammates and real-izes how important it is for ateam to work for toward the

same goals.”Perhaps most notable about

McGaffigan’s leadership andteam-focused mindset is her

infectious per-sonality that car-ries over fromthe locker roomonto the court.“She is very

outgoing off thecourt and islearning to bringthat to the courtas well,”L o u d e r b a c ksaid.Last season,

McGaffigan went16-10 in hermatches overall,

16-9 in dual play, 4-0 Big East,and 0-1 on tour. At one point, sheclimbed to the No. 90 in thenational ranks. In doubles, she

was 10-5 with senior KristenRafael, 3-3 with graduated seniorCosmina Ciobanu, 4-1 with juniorShannon Mathews and 1-0 withgraduated senior Kali Krisik.The improvement Louderback

speaks of has already been visiblein Notre Dame’s fall seasonwhere she has gone 4-2 in singlesand 2-2 in doubles with freshmanJulie Sabacinski. At the EckTennis Classic, hosted by theIrish, McGaffigan advanced to thesemifinals in the blue singlesdraw and the quarterfinals of theblue doubles bracket withSabacinski. McGaffigan will be looked to

once more when the Irish travelto Champaign, Ill., next week tocompete in the Illinois Blast tour-nament.

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stroke total, coming in oneunder par. Zhang improvedon the final day of play, cut-ting her individual strokesfrom 73 the previous day to70 in the final round. She fin-i shed on ly three s t rokesbehind the first place finish-er, TCU’s Brooke Beeler.Two strokes behind Zhang

was Notre Dame senior So-Hyun Park , who t i ed forfourth with Colorado’s EmilyTalley at 217 strokes, endingone over par. Park trimmedher score of 73 in the firstround to a pair of 72s in thesecond and third rounds, anaccomplishment consideringthe difficulties with both thecourse and weather.“The hardes t par t was

placing the ball in the rightspot on the greens .” Parksaid. “The weather today was

very windy which made thecourse tougher to play, butwe managed to play prettywell and we shot the lowestteam score for the day.”Nhim concluded the tour-

nament tied for ninth with atotal of 220 strokes and fourover par. The tournamentmarked her best score on a54-hole course during thefall season of her rookie year. “I’m happy I got a top 10,

but as always, individual per-formance can a lways be

improved,” Nhim said.Rounding out the top five

Ir ish scorers were juniorsBecca Huf fer and A l lare .Huffer took 43rd with 231strokes and Allare tied for54th with 234 strokes.Notre Dame’s 18-over par

finish was its second best ofthe season, which aided in itsvictory over No. 13 Coloradoand No. 17 Tulane.“Beat ing two teams that

were ranked ahead o f us ,which will help us move up

in the rank ings , was thehighlight of the tournament,”Park said.The Irish will have a break

from competition for a fewmonths, coming back to thetee with the spring seasonbeginning on Feb. 21 at theCentral District Invitational,hos ted a t the R iverWi lderness Course inParrish, Fla.

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McGaffigan adjusts to sophomore season

Contact Megan Finneran [email protected]

By MATT ROBISONSports Writer

“Having played foursports, Chrissie knowswhat it is like to play

on a team.”

Jay LouderbackIrish coach

Contact Matt Robison at [email protected]

set from the start, leaving nodoubt as to which team had hada better season. Of the three matches the two

teams have played this season,Tuesday’s was the closest interms of the final score, as theBelles had double-digit points ineach set, a feat they had notreached in each set facedagainst the Flying Dutch thisseason. The second set was the

strongest for Saint Mary’s, witha .243 hitting percentage off of13 kills and only four errors on37 swings. Although the Bellesfell short in the set, it was theclosest they have come to win-ning a set against the FlyingDutch this season. Hope is heavily favored to win

the tournament, which will con-clude on Nov. 6.Sophomore outside hitter

Stephanie Bodien led the Bellesonce again this season with ateam-high eight kills that werematched by eight digs. Junioroutside hitter Lindsey Stussadded seven kills and threeassists to the Belles effort whilefreshman setter Hailee Leitznotched a team-high 18 assists,8 digs and two kills. JuniorMeghann Rose brought in ateam-high 13 digs and an assist. In her final match at Saint

Mary’s, senior Ellen Hueslmannpicked up nine digs and threekills. Tuesday’s match was the final

contest of the Belles’ season.

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The team that will be on thecourt tonight is very differentfrom last year’s, so the exhibi-tion will give the team a chanceto see just how well they canplay together, against someoneother than themselves. The dif-ferences from last year arestriking, especially in light ofthe fact that the 2009-2010squad posted a 29-6 record.The current Irish lost five play-ers to graduation, and haveadded three freshmen.McGraw has seen definite

areas of improvement in allsides of the game, especially inthis year’s speed.“Every team is a little bit dif-

ferent,” she said. “I think thisteam is going to be a littlefaster than we were last year. Ithink we’re just a little betterdefensively, I’m not sure ifwe’re there right now. I thinkwe can see that we’re going tobe a little better transitionteam. I like the way we’re run-ning, I think things are veryup-tempo.”Other central areas in which

McGraw has noticed the Irishgrow are in ball handling, scor-ing and a revived post game.“I think with Skylar [Diggins]

having the ball in her hands alot I think we’re going to go alot and really move the ball in,”she said. “I think we’re shoot-ing the three-pointer a lot bet-ter than I think we’ve shot itlast year. I think we have moreweapons from the three-pointline than we did last year. I’mexcited about the post game. Ithink our post game is better

than it was last year. You know,we have more bodies, we havemore depth.“I think last year, we didn’t

have the depth, but now withErica Solomon, Natalie[Achonwa] and Ariel [Braker],as those two are freshmen, youknow, we get three new postplayers,” McGraw said. “We’rereally happy, we’re young,we’re going to have some upsand downs, but I think overallI’m excited about the season.”Many of the team’s ups and

downs will be coming from theloss of guards LindsaySchrader, Ashley Barlow andMelissa Lechlitner, who startedmost of last season’s games,and of center Erica Williamson,who was a steady presence forthe Irish, McGraw said.McGraw said the team was

“absolutely” going to miss theirexperience and the skills theybrought to the team. “You have a player like

Melissa Leichlictner, who’s anoutstanding leader. She wasthe general, she ran the team,”McGraw said. “That’s a bigvoid to fill with one person, sowe have a couple people tryingto fill that void. We loseLindsay Schrader, who couldreally score on the block, theleading rebounder. We’re not agood rebounding team rightnow, so we’re really going tomiss her. Erica Williamson, youcould really count on her totake the charge if you got beat.Ashley Barlow was just steady,a good defender. We really losta lot.” Among the current Notre

Dame players stepping up tofill the voids left by the gradu-ated seniors are senior forwardBecca Bruszewski and

Devereaux Peters and seniorguard Brittany Mallory. “[Mallory is] going to be like

the ‘glue player’ for us, kind oflike Lech was last year for us,”McGraw said. “She’s going tobe the one we need in thegame to keep us all together,”McGraw said. Peters, who hasbeen out for two weeks withslight tendonitis and is “a littlerusty coming in,” will have bigthings expected from her. Untilshe is healed, however, Peterswill be playing in limited quan-tities, and may not appear intonight’s game. McGraw also mentioned that

many freshmen would be com-ing off the bench as well. “They [the freshmen] give us

great depth. We have nineplayers right now that we canreally count on,” she said. Notre Dame’s depth will be

on display tonight as the team

is ready and excited to start theseason. McGraw said she’slooking for a few specific thingsfrom her team tonight, which ismostly having a lot of fun. “They’ll come out hard,

because it’s game day andthat’s exciting for them,”McGraw said. “We want to seeintensity but a lot of excite-ment. We want to see up-tempo, we want to see a lot ofscoring, we want them to havefun while they’re playing, andlook like they’re having fun byplaying hard and by playinggreat defense, and diving forloose balls, and taking charges.And having that kind of energythat we need to have.”The Irish will face Michigan

Tech at 7 p.m. tonight at thePurcell Pavilion.

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Senior forward Becca Bruszewski inbounds the ball during an Oct.8 practice. Bruszewski is one of four seniors on the Irish roster.

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Before freshman swimmerSarah Dotzel’s name was everuttered in a collegiate swimmeet, her name incited fearwith her club former team. At5-foot-4-inches, it was neitherSarah’s size nor demeanorthat provoked terror, butrather the training regimenthat became associated with

her name. “The ‘Sarah Dotzel Set’ is a

set created by my club coachwhen I was about 10 yearsold . I t i s a set focused onendurance,” Dotzel said. “It’sreally difficult and just thename of it sent swimmers onmy team into a panic, includ-ing me.”The ‘Sarah Dotzel Set’ is

emblematic of the fortitudeand pass ion that Dotze lshowed for the sport from an

early age. While swimmingfor the YMCA in her home-town of York, Penn., Dotzelexceeded even her ownexpectations under the guid-ance of her coach, MichaelBrooks. “What enabled my success

was a phenomenal coach whopushed me past what even Ithought was possible in prac-t ice and at meets ,” Dotzelsaid. Making the jump from club

swimming to competing at thecol leg iate leve l requiredDotzel to make some adjust-ments to continue her suc-cess . This included Dotzelforcing herself to adapt to amore demanding schedule,both academically and athlet-ically. “The major changes have

been different kinds of train-ing: including more practices,dif ferent kinds of sets andpractices, and l ift ing,” she

said . “ I had never l i f tedbefore co l lege so i t was acomplete shock to me havingto lift then go straight to aswim practice.”Often freshman year is a

time for self-growth, whereathletes look for personalimprovement and do not nec-essarily make large contribu-tions to their team. However,once Dotzel arrived in South

Notre Dame is ready to jump-start the season tonight when ithosts Michigan Tech in anexhibition game at the PurcellPavilion. After one of the pro-gram’s most successful seasonslast year, the No. 12 Irish areready to get the first game jit-ters out and put on their newuniforms. “I’m really excited to play

against some new faces,” Irishcoach Muffet McGraw said. “Ithink we all are ready to justget the kinks out, get in theuniforms, get in front of thecrowd, see what the Jumbotronis going to look like, the atmos-phere of the game. Especiallyfor the freshman, just being inthe uniform for the first time,it’s a big deal. So we’re reallyexcited to get the opportunityto get in front of our fans.”

The Belles’ season endedTuesday night as they wereeliminated in the first round ofthe MIAA Championship tour-nament against top-seededHope College. Saint Mary’s (5-21, 3-14 MIAA) went into thematch ranked eighth in thenine-team conference after aseason where its victories werefew and far-between. TheFlying Dutch (24-4, 16-1 MIAA)are currently No. 6 in theDivision III national rankingsand were the regular seasonMIAA champions alongsideCalvin. Saint Mary’s dropped the

match 3-0 (25-15, 25-19, 25-12) for the third time againstHope this season. The matchwas never contested too heavi-ly, as Hope commanded each

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ND WOMEN’S GOLF

Irish end fall slatewith strong showing

Dotzel’s work ethic serves her well in competitionBy MICHAEL TODISCOSports Writer

ND WOMEN’S SWIMMING

Notre Dame ended its fallseason with a strong come-back in the final round ofthe Alamo Invitational atthe Briggs Ranch Golf Clubin San Anton io , Tex . , asthey moved up from fifth tothird place with a three-round total of 882 (+18).No. 18 Notre Dame had satin fifth after both the firstand second rounds of play,which began on Sunday.Texas Christian Universitytook the tournament tit lewi th an 877, Texas A&Mfinished second at 880 andNo. 17 Co lorado took

fourth. “Our team a lways goes

into tournaments wantingto win, so we’re disappoint-ed we didn’t win, but wedid beat two teams rankedahead o f us , ” f reshmanKristina Nhim said.Nhim was among three

members of the Irish teamto finish in the top 10, eventhough the who le team,except for jun ior Kat ieAllare, was sick throughoutthe duration of the tourna-ment.F in i sh ing f i r s t f or the

Irish was freshman NicoleZhang , who took th i rdplace overa l l wi th a 215

see ZHANG/page 13

By MEGAN FINNERANSports Writer

Taking the courtND WOMEN’S BASKETBALL


Sophomore guard Skylar Diggins dribbles upcourt during an Oct. 8 practice. Diggins and the Irishbegin their season Wednesday night against Michigan Tech in an exhibition game.

McGraw, Irish begin2010 season at home

see McGRAW/page 14 see HOPE/page 14

By MEAGHAN VESELIKSports Writer

Belles fallto Hope intournamentBy ANDREW OWENSSports Writer

SMC VOLLEYBALL

see DOTZEL/page 12

HOCKEY

Ridderwall thriving early


Senior left wing Calle Ridderwall skates during a break in action on Oct.29 against Western Michigan. Ridderwall has four goals this season.

Irish senior left wing CalleRidderwall had a unique pre-diction in The Observer’s Oct.8 Irish Insider, publishedbefore Notre Dame’s footballgame against Pittsburgh. “Honestly, I have never in my

life seen an entire footballgame,” Ridderwall said. “I pre-dict the Irish will win 96-3.That sounds reasonable,right?”Ridderwall hails from

Sweden and moved to theUnited States in 2005, which isthe reason behind his lack ofunderstanding of football. Hehad a purpose for his pick,however.

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